The Latest Dallas News headlines for Jan 24 2012

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• Manager of pizza franchise accused of illegally recording employee
  Rockwall police say 28-year-old Charles Ewing, the manager of a Papa Murphy’s pizza franchise, used his phone to secretly record at least one employee changing clothes.
• New ordinance aims to silence the noise in Fort Worth
  Currently, the ordinance prohibits noise that is deemed “unreasonably” loud; sound that is 85 decibels or more. But under the proposed changes, set noise levels would be lowered for neighborhoods and non-residential areas.
• Special delivery arrives on the highway
  Life’s journey is full of surprises. Few are bigger than little Willow’s birth Friday afternoon – in a moving car on a rural highway.
• Pilates and cardio combine for a funky new beat
  It is called Beats Per Minute. A Pilates cardio class meant to build long, lean muscles, while raising your heart rate like traditional aerobics.

• Suit filed by mother of Parkland patient who died while in psychiatric care
  
• Plano ISD teacher put to the test on ‘Jeopardy!’
  
• DISD pulls agenda item to consider allowing graduations at churches
  
• Study finds that Dallas-area students who drop out find school boring, have disengaged parents
  

• Jesus Vs. Religion Debate Heats Up
  One of the most popular videos on the internet takes aim at a sensitive and unlikely target, Christian churches.
• The Changing Face Of UT Arlington
  The University of Texas at Arlington has been quietly rebranding itself over the past few years, and the city of Arlington and many in North Texas are starting to notice.
• Chesapeake Energy Cutting Production In Barnett Shale
  With natural gas positioned as the energy source to power Texas homes for 200 years, Larry Langston expected to get at least a few decades of production out of the gas under his land.
• Police And Residents Alike Tout DPD’s Crime Reduction Program
  The Dallas Police Department’s Mandatory Crime Reduction Program targets specific high-crime areas –– and police and residents alike are praising its effects.

• Gaglardi: Attendance is up at Stars games
  Attendance at Dallas Stars hockey games is up by about 5,000 fans per game since the ownership change, new owner Tom Gaglardi said at a Dallas Business Journal event Monday evening.Gaglardi, a Vancouver businessman, acknowledged the last couple of years have been hard on fans, but said “it’s our job now to get people back in the building.”"Hockey is a marvelous sport,” Gaglardi said at Stephan Pyle’s restaurant in downtown Dallas, where he spoke at a gathering of business leaders assembled to celebrate the release of the DBJ’s Book of Lists…
  
• Macy’s sues Martha Stewart over J.C. Penney deal
  When J.C. Penney (NYSE: JCP) announced its partnership with Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia (NYSE: MSO) in early December, it seemed as if it was only a matter of time before Macy’s got angry.Originally Macy’s (NYSE: M) said it was “reviewing the Martha Stewart products sold at Macy’s for potential changes in the future.” It looks like its keeping-it-cool policy has expired.The Cincinnati-based department store chain filed a lawsuit against Martha Stewart Living Monday in the New York state Supreme Court…
  
• Texas Instruments to close two plants, but sees bottom of downturn
  Texas Instruments Inc. said Monday that it will close two older chip manufacturing plants, one in Houston and one in Japan, although the Dallas company said it believes that “we’re at the bottom of this downturn.”In an earnings release, TI (NASDAQ: TXN) said the Japan and Houston plants will be shuttered over the next 18 months, with production shifted to unspecified “other, more advanced TI facilities.”The two plants accounted for about 4 percent of TI’s revenue in 2011, and each employs around 500 people, the company said in a news release…
  
• Gilt Groupe closes Dallas office
  New York-based Gilt Groupe closed its Dallas Gilt City office in connection with about 90 layoffs throughout the company.CEO Kevin Ryan told AllThingsD that the company, known for its flash site selling designer labels at a discounted price, cut about 10 percent of its workforce.A majority of the cuts, which reportedly took place Friday, were under Gilt City, a deals site that offers luxury experiences. The company said it closed offices in San Diego, Houston, Philadelphia, Seattle, Dallas and Atlanta…
  

• Jesus Vs. Religion Debate Heats Up
  One of the most popular videos on the internet takes aim at a sensitive and unlikely target, Christian churches.
• The Changing Face Of UT Arlington
  The University of Texas at Arlington has been quietly rebranding itself over the past few years, and the city of Arlington and many in North Texas are starting to notice.
• Chesapeake Energy Cutting Production In Barnett Shale
  With natural gas positioned as the energy source to power Texas homes for 200 years, Larry Langston expected to get at least a few decades of production out of the gas under his land.
• Police And Residents Alike Tout DPD’s Crime Reduction Program
  The Dallas Police Department’s Mandatory Crime Reduction Program targets specific high-crime areas –– and police and residents alike are praising its effects.
• Q&A With Urban Flower Grange Hall’s Store Managers
  The great thing about shopping in Dallas is that if you look hard enough you can find hidden gems that cater to people who are looking for unique and special pieces to define their own personal styles.
• Mavs Stretch Home Winning Streak To 7 With 93-87 Win Over Suns
  Shawn Marion scored a season-high 29 points and the short-handed Dallas Mavericks stretched their home winning streak to seven games with a 93-87 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Monday night.