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DFW NEWSFLASHwww.dfwnewsflash.com 972-870-1992Life Choices!Jerry was the kind of guy you loveto hate. He was always in a goodmood and always had somethingpositive to say. When someonewould ask him how he was doing,he would reply,“If I were anybetter, I would betwins!”He was aunique managerbecause he hadseveral waiterswho had followedBishop him around from“DD” Hayes restaurant to restaurant. The reaChapel son the waitersfollowedJerryNewswas because ofhis attitude. He was a natural motivator. If an employee was having abad day, Jerry was there telling theemployee how to look on the positive side of the situation.Seeing this style really made mecurious, so one day I went up to Jerry and asked him, “I don’t get it! Youcan’t be a positive person all of thetime. How do you do it?” Jerry replied, “Each morning I wake up andsay to my self, Jerry, you have twochoices today. You can choose to bein a good mood or you can chooseto be in a bad mood. I choose to bein a good mood. Each time something bad happens, I can choose tobe a victim or I can choose to learnfrom it. I choose to learn from it.Every time someone comes to mecomplaining, I can choose to accepttheir complaining or I can point outthe positive side of life. I choose thepositive side of life.”“Yeah, right, it’s not that easy,” Iprotested. “Yes it is,” Jerry said. “Lifeis all about choices. When you cutaway all the junk, every situation is achoice. You choose how you react tosituations. You choose how peoplewill affect your mood. You chooseto be in a good mood or bad mood.The bottom line: It’s your choicehow you live life.”I reflected on what Jerry said.Soon thereafter, I left the restaurantindustry to start my own business.We lost touch, but often thoughtabout him when I made a choiceabout life instead of reacting to it.So how will you choose to acttoday?Take care and “I will see you inthe terminals!”For more information, visitwww.dfwchapel.org.DirectorStacey StarkeyPublisherJohn StarkeyManaging EditorElaine Paniszczyn972-816-3715Circulation ManagerTammy Pompa — 214-676-1145Sales RepresentativesMargaret LopezRuth MedcalfBob TolerPage 3Airlines for America names Dan Elwell asSenior VP for Safety, Security & OperationsAirlines for America (A4A)recently named former FederalAviation Administration (FAA)Assistant Administrator for Aviation Policy, Planning and Environment, and commercial airlinepilot Dan Elwell as Senior VicePresident, Safety, Security and Operations. Elwell joins A4A from theAerospace Industries Association(AIA), where he was Vice President of Civil Aviation, responsiblefor monitoring domestic and international civil aviation policy, andlegislative and regulatory activityfor the U.S. aerospace manufacturing industry.At A4A, Elwell will lead theadvancement of the airline industry’s reputation for safety excellencewhile focusing on streamlining system operations to improve efficiency. Elwell will also serve as a liaisonon safety, security and operationsissues with governmental agencies, including the Departmentsof Transportation and HomelandSecurity, FAA and TransportationSecurity Administration.“Dan is uniquely qualified forCelebrate the New Year with 10 free flowering treesBy becoming a part of the nonprofit Arbor DayFoundation, new members will receive two white flowering dogwoods, two flowering crabapples, two Washington hawthorns, two American redbuds and twogolden raintrees.“These beautiful trees will give your home in Texaslovely flowers with pink, yellow and white colors,” saidJohn Rosenow, founder and chief executive of the Arbor Day Foundation. “These trees are perfect for largeand small spaces, and they will provide food and habitat for songbirds.”The trees will be shipped postpaid at the right timefor planting, between February 1 and May 31, withJanuary 9-15, 2013enclosed planting instructions. The 6- to 12-inch talltrees are guaranteed to grow or they will be replacedfree of charge.Members will also receive a subscription to theFoundation’s bimonthly publication, Arbor Day, andThe Tree Book, which includes information about treeplanting and care.To become a member of the Foundation and toreceive the free trees, send a 10 contribution to TenFree Flowering Trees, Arbor Day Foundation, 100 Arbor Avenue, Nebraska City, NE 68410, by January 31,2013. Texas residents can also join online at arborday.org/january.Advertising: sales@dfwnewsflash.comNewsroom: news@dfwnewsflash.comThe entire contents of this newspaper are the soleproperty of The Irving Rambler, Inc., with all rights reserved.Reproduction or use, without permission, of editorial orgraphic content in any manner is prohibited.If you have an upcoming event, game scores, a pressrelease, or interesting story, please let us know. DFWNewsFlash encourages submission of articles, facts, andphotographs pertaining to the people, life, business, andentertainment of the DFW Airport and the surroundingarea.this role at A4A, with an unmatched combination of operational, government and policy experience,” said A4A President andCEO Nicholas Calio. “He is highlyregarded with strong relationshipsin the airline industry, on the Hilland within the Administration,and will be a key advocate as wework to advance a National AirlinePolicy and continue to improve theefficiency of the air transportationmanagement system.”Prior to joining AIA, Elwell wasFAA Assistant Administrator forAviation Policy, Planning and Environment, responsible for development and implementation of U.S.aviation policy, near- and long-termforecasting and planning, and theFAA environmental research andregulatory division.Elwell also served as Managing Director of International andGovernment Affairs with American Airlines, where he worked withDepartments of Transportation andState on bilateral and multilateralaviation negotiations and international alliances. 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Page 4DFW NEWSFLASHJanuary 9-15, 2013972-870-1992 www.dfwnewsflash.comTSA WEEK IN REVIEWWWII era inert bazooka round found at Chicago O’HareInert Ordnance and GrenadesEtc. – A WWII era inert bazookaround was discovered in a checkedbag at Chicago O’Hare (ORD).Five inert/novelty grenades werediscovered at four different airportsthis week. Two in checked baggageat Denver (DEN), and one eachin checked baggage at Tri-cities(TRI), and Ontario (ONT). Onegrenade was discovered in a carryon bag inside of an ammo can atManhattan (MHK).An inert M-60 fuse igniter wasdetected in a carry-on bag at Tampa (TPA).Submachine BB Gun – A gas op-erated automatic bb machine gunwas discovered at Newark (EWR).Items in the Strangest Places– A knife was discovered in a bagat Dulles (IAD). It had been sewninto the lining.A bladed multi-tool was discovered concealed in a package ofsocks at Albuquerque (ABQ).A knife was discovered at Burbank (BUR) concealed underneaththe lining of a bag between thehandle and wheels.A belt buckle knife was discovered at San Francisco (SFO).What Not to Say at an Airport– A passenger at Portland (PDX)told the officer checking his ID thathe had a bomb in his cell phone.A Denver (DEN) passenger inthe gate area was overheard on hiscell phone stating: “I am going toblow up the plane.”Stun Guns – Eleven stun gunswere discovered this week in a carry-on bags around the nation: Twoat San Francisco (SFO), and oneeach at Columbia (CAE), Orlando(MCO), Monroe (MLU), San Jose(SJC), Baltimore (BWI), Salt LakeCity (SLC), San Francisco (SFO),Denver (DEN), Reagan Washington National (DCA).Source: The TSA Blog - http://blog.tsa.govOwners of sick plants find help at unique Texas A&M clinicMost days Sheila McBride arrives at work to find sick plantsscattered about. She loves that.“People come in to find out whatis wrong with their plants, and wehelp them out,” said McBride, diagnostician at the Texas Plant DiseaseDiagnostic Lab in College Station.The lab, part of the Texas A&MAgriLife Extension Service, handles up to 2,000 samples a year, according to Dr. Kevin Ong, director.“This plant clinic started offin 1956 solely to support countyAgriLife Extension agents in helping farmers, but over the years thathas changed,” Ong said. “We stilluse the Extension mission to servethe people of Texas, but we nowhave a big group of samples thatcome in from the growers and professional landscapers, arborists andhomeowners.”For McBride, the daily challengecomes from opening boxes frommail services or accepting samplesin person, then carefully examining the leaves, stems, branches androots to determine why a plant issick.“I have to look at each sampleand decide in my diagnostic mindhow I am going to treat it,” shesaid. “My number one best friendis my microscope. Probably about80 percent of the plants that comein I can diagnose using my microscope. There are specialized sporesthat I can see and that will leadme to find out what’s causing theproblem.”And the most typical sample thelab receives? Turfgrass from homeowners wanting to correct problemsin their yards.The plant clinic uses a variety ofother methods to diagnose problems if the source isn’t determinedunder the microscope, she said.Sometimes plant samples are put ina specialized medium to see whatgrows. Other times a polymerasechain reaction is used to look fororganisms that cannot be observedby microscope.McBride said she also likes toeducate people about plant diseasesand provide tips and advice aboutcuring or preventing illnesses inplants.Information on how to get a diagnosis for a sick plant can be foundat http://plantclinic.tamu.edu/.McBride offers these tips forsending samples.If possible, send a whole plant. “Ilike to see the leaves, the stems, theroots, the whole picture,” she said.“In fact, send pictures as well, if youcan,” McBride said.Trees obviously can’t be shippedintact, but send more than a leaf. Abranch would be good. “Individualssee that a leaf turns yellow and sothey just send us a leaf,” she said.“But we need more than that to getthe full picture.”Don’t add water to the sample ormake it wetter than it already is.Send samples fresh.“Don’t let a sample sit in a vehicle for four days in 100 degreeweather,” she said.Among her favorite diagnoses is“fire fungus” after the Bastrop firesin 2011 and a palm tree disease thatappeared for the first time in Texas.“After the fires, people startedseeing an orange fungus growingall over the trees,” McBride said.“The people around Bastrop wereworried that it would be harmful tohumans, their pets or the wildlife.”She said the lab performed aseries of tests – from isolating andgrowing the fungi to DNA analysisand classical morphological identification to determine it was a harmless Pezizomycete – similar to somefungi that appeared after the 1980eruption of Mount St. Helens.The palm tree disease, she said,was identified in the lab and nowis being confirmed by attemptingto infect healthy baby palm treesgrowing in the lab in order to watchthe disease progression and prove itis killing palms.The plant clinic tries to providefor each sample not only a diagnosis but some recommendations forcontrol.“And I also try to give them justa little bit of information as far asthe actual pathogen and what itdoes,” she said.The cost for the diagnosis andrecommendations is 35 for instate samples or 55 for samplesfrom outside of Texas.“The interaction we have withplant owners gives us the opportunity to provide them with information and teach them how totake care of plants,” Ong added. “Ifa disease problem is caught early,then action may be taken to preventfurther loss and in fact save quite abit of money. Also we benefit fromhealthier plants or even a readily,available food supply.”Source: Texas A&M University SystemVisalakshi Rao Vallury, M.D., Ph.D.Specializing in Family Practice University of Illinois College of MedicineJames Scholar Program for Independent Study Mt. Sinai Family Practice Residency of Chicago, IllinoisDepartment of Family Medicine and Community Health Board Certified, American Academy of Family Physicians Fluent in English and TeluguMEDICALandSURGICALCLINIC ofIRVINGCall today to schedulean appointment!972-253-43432021 N. MacArthur Blvd. Suite 325 Irving TX 75061

DFW NEWSFLASHDuring their own ‘Breakfast of Champions,’ Don McClelland, his grandson Madison Jeter, Raymond Landtroop,his son Larry Landtroop, J.D. Morrison and his son Dave Morrison (lft to rt) spend the morning discussing thememories of the men who flew in and maintained B-24 Liberators during WWII.the World War II veterans, pilots and veterans themselves, discuss their fathers.“I worry about their stories being lost,”Larry Landtroop said. “Dad has kind of kepta record of his missions. We are putting together a ‘diary’ if you will, so hopefully we willhave a whole diary of what he did.”“Just listening to them talk is so amazing,”Billy Jack Davis, a friend and Army veteran,said.“When they did all this, about half ofthem were teenagers, and the rest were intheir 20s,” Wally Gray said. His father, Col.Howard W. Gray joined the Army Air Corpsin 1935 and was assigned to the TrainingCommand 2nd Air Force during WWII.Col. Gray is a deceased member of the group.“They were just young guys.”“You couldn’t get a guy today to go on thatmany missions that dangerous,” Billy Jacksaid. “He wouldn’t do it.”Fresh salads, fruits, America’s favoriteChinese food, cocktail shrimp, soup,dessert, ice cream.(Valid only on birthdate with one or more guests present.)Drive“Twenty five percent of those in the 8thAir Force who flew missions came back,”Larry said. “Seventy-five percent of themwere either shot down and captured or killed.”“It was more dangerous to be in the 8thAir Force than it was to be a Marine on IwoJima,” Billy Jack said. “They would go out ona 1000 plane mission and lose 10 percent.That is 100 airplanes with 10 men on an airplane - that is 1000 guys gone in one day.”“There were over 250,000 lost in the 8thAir Force,” Larry said.“Just letting them talk about this, you seesmiles all around. We are glad we were ableto make these guys’ Christmas. They may notget a chance to do this again,” he added.“We want everyone to know how proudwe are of them, of what they did and the risksthey took,” Billy Jack said.“If it wasn’t for them, we might be speaking German now,” Larry said.114 northIrving RamblerentranceDFWReader’sChoice2012 RITE!OFAVDFWllirnGNorthgateMonialogSUIHS5 minutes. Get fresh food every day!NEXTTOPetSmart183*IrvingMallMacArthurEast Buffet Party Room For Up To 100 People Senior Discount 10% FREE Birthday Buffet!Page 5Photo by John StarkeyBeltline Roadhad families and I was just single, I said, ‘I’llgo fly your trip.’ And the next day they flew,and they didn’t come back. That’s the way itworks.“Mostly from that time, I remember thecold. But the fear of the flight didn’t seemto enter my mind. It was kind of exciting tofly those missions. There was a lot of fun involved. But I never really thought about howI could get killed doing these things. I couldhave been killed doing the things I did, and Idon’t know why I did some of them.“I was 18 and a half years old. I enjoyedflying and the excitement. But I was toodumb to think of the consequences of whatI was getting into. I’d just go ahead and do it,and not even think about it. That is how warsare won, by the young people who don’t havegood brains, who just kind of do things anddon’t think about consequences.“I’ve been extremely lucky. I’m a God fearing person, and God’s in control. He was withme all the time I was over there.”“You had an angel flying with you, too,”Raymond Landtroop, a pilot for the 389thBomb Group, added, laughing.“On my fourth mission we went to Saarbrücken,” Raymond said. “That was the largest railroad marshalling yard in Germany. Wehad a shell that went through our left wingand didn’t explode. If it had of, I wouldn’t behere. Normally, they did explode.“Anyway, I bombed that place five times.About every two weeks we’d go hit it. They’drebuild it, we’d go over and tear it out. They’drebuild it, we’d tear it out. Any time a trainwanted to go from one side of Germany tothe other, they had to go through Saarbrücken. So if we kept it tore up, they couldn’t go.”EstersContinued from Page1“Our other targets were ball bearing factories and machinery factories,” J.D. Morrison,an aircraft mechanic with the 492nd BombGroup, said.“We bombed a synthetic oil refinery inPoland,” Raymond said. “That was a longway over there. We clobbered it good. Smokecame up to 20,000 feet then leveled off, because the wind was blowing. I guess. That’sthe only time I ever went to Poland.”Little did I know I had met a real life celebrity. Don McClelland served during thewar with actor Jimmy Stewart.“I flew tail gunner for Jimmy Stewart, hewas the pilot,” Don said. “I was part of hiscrew. He was 34 years old when he was flying.I was only 18. One time I said, ‘What’s an oldman like you doing flying these missions?’ Hesaid, ‘You watch your mouth, boy. Don’t betalking to me like that. You don’t treat me likean old man. I can do just as good as you can.’“He was very friendly and very intelligent.He was in the Chief of Staff Division, so hehelped plan the missions the night before.Everyone liked him. If you got in trouble andyou had to tell him your story, you’d betterbe truthful. If he caught you lying, he had nouse for you.“After the war, he went back to movies.You’ve probably seen It’s a Wonderful Life.That was one of the best ones he made.“He lived in a neighborhood with DorisDay on one side and Lucille Ball on the otherside. But when [his wife] Gloria died, he saidhis life was over. He went into hibernation.So he just lived upstairs in his big house. Hewas very reluctant to allow people to comepay him visits. But I was one he’d allow tocome visit. We were good friends.“I had a lot of respect for Jimmy Stewart,because he wanted to do his part during thewar.”Sitting further down the table, the sons of1VeteransJanuary 9-15, 201316www.dfwnewsflash.com 972-870-1992 south entrance DFW4023 West Airport Frwy Irving972-659-8999 fax 972-659-8933

Page 6DFW NEWSFLASHJanuary 9-15, 2013972-870-1992 www.dfwnewsflash.comDOT issues two fines against passenger carriers for tarmac delaysground for hours on end, and wewill continue to work with airlinesand airports to make sure that airtravelers are treated with the respect they deserve before, duringand after their flights.”Airlines may not allow tarmacdelays longer than three hours ondomestic flights and four hourson international flights at U.S. airports without giving passengersan opportunity to leave the plane.Exceptions to the time limits areallowed only for safety, security, orair traffic control-related reasons.In addition, if a flight is delayed atthe gate and passengers are able toleave the plane, the carrier must announce the opportunity to deplane30 minutes after the scheduled departure time and every 30 minutesafterward.The Department found thatCopa left passengers strandedaboard an aircraft at New

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