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    This webinar will clarify exactly what narcissism is, what it means clinically, and how this pattern is central to understanding domestic abuse and gender-based violence in all forms. Current models of family and gender-based violence do not account for narcissism and its associated patterns, which is a significant omission. Narcissism is often portrayed and misunderstood as superficial vanity and attention-seeking behavior, as well as mere egocentricity and selfishness. While these are elements of narcissism, the key pillars of narcissism – lack of empathy, entitlement, grandiosity, arrogance, impulsivity, poor frustration tolerance often manifested as rage, emotional dysregulation, incapacity for taking responsibility, and a propensity to emotional manipulation, exploitation, control and coercion – are associated with a greater likelihood of physically and psychologically abusing partners and other people close to them. These patterns are often intergenerational, culturally-reinforced, and a byproduct of existing frameworks of gender privilege, patriarchy, social and economic stratification, and authoritarianism. Many clinicians are not adequately trained in personality patterns such as narcissism, which can often leave a “”hole”” in our understanding of these patterns of violence and abuse. A clearer understanding of narcissism may actually shift the conversation on gender-based violence and emotional and physical abuse into new perspectives which can inform prevention and policy.

    Front steps at 5112 Swiss Avenue, Early 1940s

    Aerial view of Swiss looking West from La Vista

    W.W. Caruth home, 4949 Swiss, Circa 1949

    5600 block of Swiss, Winter of 1917-1918

    Munger’s building restrictions stipulated that the homes on Swiss Avenue had to be at least two stories in height, the exteriors constructed of brick or masonry, they were not permitted to face a side street, and each residence had to cost at least $10,000 to build, a hefty sum at the time.  No home could be constructed ‘on spec’, all houses had to be built and occupied by their intended residents.  

     

    Prominent Dallas families embraced the concept, they hired nationally renowned architects to design and build their showplaces.  These included Bertram Hill, Lang & Witchell, DeWitt & Lemmon, Charles Bulger, Hal Thomson, Marion Fooshee, C.P. Sites, Marshall Barnett, and W.H. Reeves, among others.  

    In 1973, Swiss Avenue was designated as Dallas’ first historic district.  On March 28, 1974, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and is an official Dallas Landmark District.

     

    Today, Swiss Avenue stands as the finest example of an early 20th Century neighborhood in the entire Southwest.  Its eclectic mix of homes, spanning its 2 ½ mile stretch, represent virtually every popular residential design style of the day, including Mediterranean, Spanish, Spanish Revival, Georgian, Mission, Prairie, Carftsman, Neoclassical, Italian Renaissance, Tudor and Colonial Revival.  It has evolved from one man’s unique experiment in planned urban development to become a living testament to America’s architectural diversity.

    Workers with horse-drawn wagons preparing to pave Swiss Avenue, the first paved street in Dallas

    The original cornfields along newly paved Swiss Avenue

    The Swiss Avenue Trolley on Main Street

    CREDIT: Dallas Historical Society

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    IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MARY ELLEN LOGAN BENDTSEN


    DISMISS; Opinion Filed April 30, 2008
     
     
     
    In The
    Court of Appeals
    Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
    ............................
    No. 05-08-00122-CV
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    IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MARY ELLEN LOGAN BENDTSEN
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    On Appeal from the Probate Court No. 3
    Dallas County, Texas
    Trial Court Cause No. PR-05-00770-03
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    MEMORANDUM OPINION
    Before Chief Justice Thomas and Justices Bridges and FitzGerald
            We questioned our jurisdiction over this appeal, and on March 24, 2008 we requested the parties to submit briefs addressing that question. Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(a). Appellant Justin Dale Burgess and appellee Frances Ann Giron submitted briefs. We now conclude that we lack appellate jurisdiction and accordingly dismiss the appeal.
            On January 28, 2008, appellant filed a notice of appeal of the October 29, 2007 Order on Motion in Limine. On February 13, 2008, appellant filed an Amended Additional Notice of Appeal also asserting appeal of the November 12, 2007 Order Granting Frances Ann Giron's Motion to Enforce Judgment and Cancel Notice of Lis Pendens. Appellant did not timely file his January 28, 2008 notice of appeal or his February 13, 2008 Amended Additional Notice of Appeal.
            Appellant asserts his notices of appeal were timely because requests for findings of fact and conclusions of law were filed with the trial court for each judgment subject of appeal and these requests extended the deadline for filing the notices of appeal to ninety days from the respective orders. See Tex. R. App. P. 26.1(a)(4).
            The February 13, 2008 “Amended Additional Notice of Appeal” was not timely filed despite appellant's assertion that a request for findings of fact and conclusions of law extends the deadline for filing the notice o

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