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Animal Care and Control
Understanding Practical and Philosophical Differences Before Taking a Job
Growing numbers of animals are unwanted, lost, or abandoned by owners each year. Stray, uncared for animals pose threats to the public as sources of injury, disease, and property damage. The animals also suffer from hunger, illness, accidents, and deliberate cruelty inflicted by uncaring people. People who want to help resolve and prevent these problems often choose to work in government-run animal control facilities or in private animal care organziations such as shelters, animal sanctuaries, and wildlife rehabilitation clinics.
Animal control departments are typically run by city or county governments and funded by tax dollars. Their primary purpose is to protect citizens from the hazards of unwanted and problem pets, livestock, and wildlife.
Animal shelters, animal sanctuaries, and wildlife rehabilitation clinics are often run by private organizations, such as local or regional humane societies, and funded by charitable donations. Their purpose is to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the animals in their care.
Choosing whether to work in an animal control facility or a private agency will affect several aspects of your work life including
- Salary and benefits
- Job stability
- Working environment
There are also philosophical differences between different animal control facilities and different types of shelters. Philosophical differences can lead to contrasting views of which animals to accept, proper treatment of animals in the shelter, who may adopt homeless animals, and whether or when euthanasia, or painless killing, is practiced. Such differences can greatly affect your happiness in a given working environment.
Read What's in a Word? to learn more about philosophical and semantic debates in the animal care field.
Which Animal Protection Job is Best for You?
With so many dogs, cats, small pets, horses, and exotic animals at both sheltering agencies and control facilities, there are many types of work needed to run the organizations well.
Which job you want will depend on factors such as your interests, training, skills, and motivation. Often, people start out volunteering to work directly with animals, then move into other jobs as they gain experience and education.
The following profiles of various positions will give you a better idea of employment options at animal care and control facilities.
- Animal Control Officer
- Disaster Specialist
- Executive Director
- Humane Educator
- Shelter Manager
- Volunteer Coordinator
- Wildlife Rehabilitator
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KENT, Wash. -- The latest batch of beer is just about ready to take flight at Kent's Airways Brewing. The politics in the nation's capitol, however, could keep it grounded.
"This beer is gonna be parked for a while," said Head Brewer Alex Dittmar, as he sampled the brew on Friday.
The beer will remain in the huge fermentation tank for the time being because Dittmar can't get the labels for his latest brew approved. The government agency that oversees the labeling of America's alcohol is currently shut down, along with all other "non-essential" services during the government shutdown.
Without those mandatory labels, Dittmar can't bottle and sell his beer. So, for now it sits, potentially stopping production entirely if the shut down drags on.
"It's simple," he said. "If the product isn't out there and people aren't buying it, we don't make money."
And it isn't just beer. Any wines, beers or spirits in need of new or updated labels are being delayed while lawmakers languish. It usually takes about a month for labels to be approved by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau. Producers who applied for labels for a new vintage of wine or a seasonal beer well before the current shutdown are now fearing the consequences.
"It's bad for business and it's bad for America," said Brian Countryman, owner of Woodinville's Celaeno Winery.
Hundreds of cases of the company's wine are waiting to be shipped to market, but they can't go anywhere without the government approved label. Countryman says the government is putting small business over a barrel.
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The shutdown is also delaying requests from small businesspeople hoping to open a new brewery, winery or distillery.
On Thursday night at the brewery, Alex Dittmar tried to simply check the status of his label, but the government website that tracks such applications was shut down as well.
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We're looking for a tech writer to update Mike Gunderloy's book Painless Project Management with FogBugz to cover the new features in FogBugz 6.0.
More than just a manual, this book is a great introduction to software project management. Greg Wilson, writing in Dr. Dobb's Journal, said, "I think we'll all be better off if this book will become the standard against which other end-user documentation will be measured."
Mike Gunderloy is busy with other projects, so we need someone to revise the chapters and add about 40% more content to cover new features in FogBugz 6. As the UI of FogBugz has undergone a major refresh, all the screenshots will have to be reshot.
If you're interested in this project drop me an email describing your specific qualifications, and attach a writing sample. Update, 3/20/2007: It turns out Mike will have time to do the second edition, so we're not looking for a writer any more.
You're reading Joel on Software, stuffed with years and years of completely raving mad articles about software development, managing software teams, designing user interfaces, running successful software companies, and rubber duckies.
I'm Joel Spolsky, co-founder of Fog Creek Software, a New York company that proves that you can treat programmers well and still be highly profitable. Programmers get private offices, free lunch, and work 40 hours a week. Customers only pay for software if they're delighted. We make Trello, insanely simple project management, FogBugz, an enlightened bug tracker designed to help great teams develop brilliant software, and Kiln, which simplifies source control. I'm also the co-founder and CEO of Stack Exchange. More about me.


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The so-called "fiscal cliff" is in the news these days. This "cliff" is the confluence of the budget deal recently concluded to raise the debt ceiling, and the expiration of the 12-year-old "temporary" tax changes collectively called the "Bush tax cuts". All the rhetoric says the "cliff" is a danger to be avoided, when in fact, it is only step 1 toward avoiding a much more severe problem
I want to explain three myths about this "cliff".
First, the "cliff' will not balance the budget - not even close. The total net fiscal effect of the "cliff" on the federal budget in 2013 is somewhere in the neighborhood of $600 Billion dollars. This is a little over one half of the $1.1 Trilion deficit that is expected. If we "fall off the cliff", we will still have a deficit in 2013 that is larger than the last year of George W. Bush's presidency. (see http://mendotaheights.patch.com/blog_posts/entitlements-promises-and-debt for background information.)
Second, the deficit is said to be essential because it is "stimulus". Monetary stimulus clearly does not "fix" economies. To quote Mike Shedlock: "If fiscal and monetary stimulus worked, Japan would not be facing its own fiscal cliff, with a debt-to-GDP ratio of 235 percent. If printing money worked, Zimbabwe would be the richest nation on earth." Deficits are great for buying votes. Voters get goodies, and the bills are paid "later". Deficits are politically essential, hence politicians are desperate that they continue. Deficits are economically dubious.
Third, the world will not end if we "fall off the cliff". The most dire consequence claimed of the "fiscal cliff" is recession. Recessions happen. We will survive.
The fact is that we are already in a very, very deep debt hole - $16 Trillion. We are currently adding another $1 trillion every year. We don't know what will happen when this debt bubble pops. Recessions happen when poor economic choices catch up with an economy. Deficits and stimulus won't prevent recessions. We are like an alcoholic on a bender, insisting on more drinks to keep the hangover away. Any sane person knows that debt cannot be racked up forever.
When you are in a hole, the first thing to do: Stop digging.
The question on the "cliff" is not what will happen if we "fall off". We know that will be painful. The question is what will happen when the music stops. What happens when the US government defaults on its debt? I don't know what will happen when this bubble pops, but I can tell you this: the consequences will make us wish we had taken action sooner.
Our $16 Trillion federal debt, carried at historically average interest rates of about 5%, would soak up $800 billion per year in interest payments. Our debt is growing at $1 trillion per year. There is no question that our interest rates will return to (at least) historic levels. The only question is when.
We know a recession will be painful, but we don't even know what will happen if we have a European-style debt crisis in the US. That's what we are risking - a collapse of confidence in US creditworthyness.
The longer we keep the deficit game going, the more severe the consequences when the bubble pops. Any action to correct our federal budget problems will be painful, but the longer we delay, the more painful it will be. Let's do the right thing, take our lumps, and pay our debts, before it's too late.


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Born Deborah Jane Kerr-Trimmer in Helensburgh, Scotland on Sept. 30, 1921, Kerr started ballet lessons at the age of five and began her schooling at Northumberland House Boarding School in Bristol. A quiet and sensitive girl, she was frequently bullied, but found escape at age 16 when invited to attend the Hicks-Smale Drama School, where she continued her ballet studies and honed her diction and deportment. Kerr had her first taste of acting when she read some children's stories on the BBC and earned small parts in performances of Shakespeare. She decided to concentrate on acting instead of ballet - citing her 5'7" inch frame as being inappropriately tall - and participated in productions at... Continue Bio >>
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Diagnosis of Congenital CMV Using PCR Performed on Formalin-fixed, Paraffin-embedded Placental Tissue.
American journal of surgical pathology
2013; 37 (9): 1413-1420
Congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection may be asymptomatic until hearing loss manifests in childhood. Because diagnosis of congenital CMV requires viral detection within an infant's first 21 days of life, CMV polymerase chain reaction (PCR) on formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) placental tissue provides a unique opportunity to identify congenital exposure in cases in which CMV is not initially suspected. To assess the utility of this approach, a database of all CMV cultures performed from July 2001 to March 2012 was used to identify infants in whom urine CMV cultures were obtained within 100 days of life. Corresponding placentas were then identified through the pathology database. The database was also queried to identify placentas in which CMV immunohistochemical analysis had been performed. CMV PCR was positive in FFPE placental tissue from 100% (5/5) of cases in which the first urine culture collected before the first 21 days of life was positive. Placentas from 20 infants with negative CMV urine cultures were CMV PCR negative. Interestingly, CMV was detected in 12.5% (1/8) of placentas in which the first CMV-positive urine culture was collected after the first 21 days of life. Furthermore, 4% (1/26) of placentas with chronic villitis by histology (no urine cultures available) were CMV PCR positive. In the 10 CMV PCR-positive placentas, including 3 cases of fetal demise, CMV immunohistochemistry was positive in just 6 cases. These results suggest that the confirmation of CMV exposure in utero by PCR of FFPE placental tissue provides a useful adjunct to histologic evaluation and may identify infants requiring close clinical follow-up.
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Dead or Alive 5 Review
- Posted September 26th, 2012 at 11:28 EDT by Ernest Lin
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Dead or Alive 5 has enough to please fans and newcomers with game mechanics that are easy to learn, but difficult to master.
We like
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- Dynamic and lively characters and environments
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- Not enough evolution
- Graphical shortcomings
- Poor storytelling
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After the departure of Dead or Alive creator Tomonobu Itagaki from Team Ninja in 2008, many were concerned about the future of the series. For fans, Itagaki was DOA. A lot of the designer's personality had been injected into the games and Itagaki has called DOA's female characters his 'daughters' in the past. Nothing was heard about a sequel for several years following DOA4's release. Now nearly seven years later, Dead or Alive 5 is here and brings some welcome improvements to the table, yet plays it safe.
The most noticeable change is in the graphics and presentation. Textures and lighting are the best the series has seen. Characters have undergone a major makeover. Gone are any round faces or large, flat anime eyes. Instead characters now have more slender faces and eyes with depth, sparkle, and moving pupils. It is a very noticeable evolution, especially when looking at Kasumi or Ayane. Some fans may be adverse to the new design; I was at first but it grew on me. New character perspiration and water effects can soak into clothes, affecting their appearance (e.g. Hitomi's white tank top becoming translucent). At other times the result is more subtle resulting in damp hair or wet skin. Characters also undergo gradual battle-damage so they look dirtier as a match goes on. Each character's animations are unique and now have more nuances that reflect his or her personality and fighting style, from Kasumi's elegant and graceful style to Hayabusa's calm, decisive composure. Everything feels fluid and runs at a smooth 60 frames per second. The end result is characters that are more believable and alive rather than a cast from an old arcade fighter.
Much of the same can be said for the environments in Dead or Alive 5. Every stage is filled with background animations and objects that can influence the battle. In a Middle-Eastern battleground stage, bullets ricochet around the fighters with sand and dust being kicked up as they move. There are destructive elements as well like crumbling buildings and explosive oil rig containers. Certain spots in stages called Danger Zones will trigger an event that deals out damage to the character that bumped into it. DOA's signature multi-leveled stages are back too. Players will have to be aware of their characters' surroundings if they want to survive. Dead or Alive 5's stages are the most awe-inducing spectacles ever seen in a fighting game.
Not everything is great about DOA5's presentation however. Two aspects of Dead or Alive Dimensions (3DS) have been carried over: a new camera style named "Action" and "hit effects." The "Action" style features a camera that moves around more than in previous games to add intensity and appeal to newcomers and spectators. This can be switched to the "Classic" camera but "Action" is the default. Likewise, "hit effects" are on by default and emphasize where a character was hit by exaggerating the point of impact with an air ripple effect. This helps newcomers by making it easy to distinguish if an attack is high, mid, or low and makes for a showy, possibly distracting visual. A number of the background objects also have low polygon counts or muddy textures. For example, a particular monkey in the campaign looked like it was from a PlayStation 2 game. Last but not least are the infamous breast physics. Team Ninja's team needs to retake physics class because DOA5's breasts are the least realistic part of the presentation; they move like the softest gelatin known to man and often times it looks like the clothes are a part of the breast. At times, the breasts look so bizarre that it almost gives off the appearance of a visual distortion filter over the chest of the female fighters.
Audio is nothing special nor bad. The soundtrack, while generic, gets the job done. Bi-lingual audio tracks, a first for a numbered game in the series, are present. The American voice actors are appropriately cast but still do not beat the iconic Japanese cast. The fighting sounds great with punches and kicks sounding like they have weight to them. Something I especially enjoyed is the environment's surround sound effects that further enhance each stage's personality. There were often times when I heard a voice or a ... (continued on next page) ----
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HOUSTON –- A security guard said he risked his own life when he witnessed a fight outside of the Houston business he's paid to keep watch over.
The guard, Larry Horner, told KHOU 11 News that God put him in the "right place at the right time."
It was shortly before midnight Thursday when Horner said he saw four men fighting outside the welding business he works at on Houston Avenue. One of the men smashed another man's head with a beer bottle, and a third man stabbed the fourth man with a knife.
Horner said when he saw the knife, he took action, but he believes someone else's words may have saved him from getting hurt.
"They had seen me coming," Horner told KHOU 11 News. "So the suspect that was actually stabbing the guy said 'policia! policia!' That's when he let go of the guy."
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Chocolate Crunch Ice Cream Recipe
Making ice cream goes smoothly when you do prep work in advance. I make the custard ahead and refrigerate it overnight. Plus, I toast the almonds beforehand and separate my add-ins into labeled containers. —Rosalie Peters, Caldwell, Texas
- 1-1/2 cups milk
- 3/4 cup sugar, divided
- 4 egg yolks
- 2-1/2 teaspoons instant coffee granules
- 2 cups 60% cocoa bittersweet chocolate baking chips, melted and cooled
- 1-1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips, melted
- 3/4 cup slivered almonds, toasted
- 1/3 cup milk chocolate toffee bits
- In a large saucepan, heat milk to 175°; stir in 1/2 cup sugar until dissolved. In a small bowl, whisk egg yolks and remaining sugar. Stir in coffee granules and bittersweet chocolate. Whisk in a small amount of hot milk mixture. Return all to the pan, whisking constantly.
- Cook and stir over low heat until mixture reaches at least 160° and coats the back of a metal spoon. Remove from the heat. Cool quickly by placing pan in a bowl of ice water; let stand for 30 minutes, stirring frequently.
- Transfer to a large bowl; stir in cream and vanilla. Press plastic wrap onto surface of custard. Refrigerate for several hours or overnight.
- Line a baking sheet with waxed paper; spread melted semisweet chocolate to 1/8-in. thickness. Refrigerate for 20 minutes; chop coarsely.
- Fill cylinder of ice cream freezer two-thirds full with custard; freeze according to manufacturer's directions. Stir in some of the chopped chocolate, almonds and toffee bits. Refrigerate remaining custard until ready to freeze. Stir in remaining chocolate, almonds and toffee bits. Allow to ripen in ice cream freezer or firm up in the refrigerator freezer for 2-4 hours before serving. Yield: 1-1/2 quarts.
Originally published as Chocolate Crunch Ice Cream in Country Woman March/April 2006, p43
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My family doesn't like chocolate ice cream, but they devoured an entire batch in less than 20 minutes. I like serving the mix-ins on the side. The texture is so smooth that some prefer it without the mix-ins.
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This is a wonderful recipe. I've made it more than once with great results. I did not make the "add-ins", and it was fine w/o them.
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The Tea Party is made up of many individuals who do not always have the same opinions. The Tea Party is used as a "whipping boy" for voters who are confirmed Obama supporters.
It would make more sense to try to persuade Obama supporters to desert their candidate because of radical liberal groups. These radicals are much more "far out" than members of the Tea Party, who simply want to preserve the America we love.
What is supposed to be the compromise? Would such compromises include going along with adding three-quarters of a trillion dollars to the debt every year instead of $1.2 trillion? Would it include going along with huge tax increases for some kind of vague promise to make cuts in spending (which in the end usually don't end up happening)?
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A few weeks ago, Woody went to into our host mom's house to "top up" electricity on our meter box. The conversation that proceeded went a bit like the old vaudeville joke by Abbott and Costello "Who's on First?" Here is the conversation that occurred between Woody and our host mom:
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Ohio's new 10th congressional district merges Montgomery and Greene Counties, as well as a part of Fayette County, changing the political landscape for 2012. Emily McCord speaks to Jessica Wehrman for this edition of PoliticsOhio. She's a reporter for the Columbus Dispatch based in Washington, D.C., and her stories appear in the Dayton Dailys News. Werhman breaks down what the changes the new map brings for Montgomery, Clark and Greene Counties and what that means for congressional races and its national implications.
A Miami Valley Democrat who lost a congressional race in 2008 has announced she is running for Ohio's new 10th congressional district. Sharen Neuhardt was the Democratic candidate against current congressman Steve Austria for the 7th district four years ago.
Since then, Ohio has gone through a redistricting process due to slow population growth. The new map was approved in December by lawmakers. It merges the 7th and the 3rd districts into what's now the 10th congressional district. Neuhardt says she believes that the new map is an opportunity for Democrats.
Republican Representative Steve Austria from Beavercreek announced today that he will not be seeking reelection in the 2012 congressional race. Austria currently serves the 7th district, and would have faced a tough challenge ahead against Republican Congressman Mike Turner of the 3rd district.
The two were pitted against each other after Ohio released a new congressional map, merging the 3rd and 7th districts into a new 10th district. Ohio lost two congressional districts this year due to slow population growth.
US House member Mike Turner says a proposed new Congressional map for Ohio combines his district with that of a fellow Republican. That could set up a possible face-off.
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Severe mental illnesses including bipolar disorder, schizoaffective disorder and schizophrenia are treatable brain conditions that often improve with treatment.
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Lockport Union-Sun & Journal — The county Legislature this week voted to approve Niagara County Community College's proposed $49.1 million 2013-14 budget.
The budget includes a line showing the county's required annual contribution to "maintenance," $8.8 million. The subsidy is the same going into 2013-14 as it's been the last seven years.
Lawmakers' unanimous vote to adopt the NCCC spending plan followed a public hearing at which no resident spoke for or against the contents.
The budget calls for a 2.6 percent or $96 per semester increase in tuition charged to Niagara County residents, to $3,792 per year. It also calls for a net reduction of three employee positions, and increased investment in computer- and instruction-related equipment.
Also Tuesday, lawmakers OK'd the county's official request for the state's permission to charge a "Medicaid penny," or an extra 1 percent sales tax on purchases countywide, for another two years, from Dec. 1 through Nov. 30, 2015.
The state sales tax is 4 percent and New York counties are pre-authorized to charge and collect up to 3 percent more. Niagara County has had permission to charge 4 percent more since 2003, with the understanding that the extra 1 percent is banked to help pay the county's share of residents' monthly Medicaid costs.
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LinksterNo. 1 Star: Vladimir Tarasenko, St. Louis Blues
The Calder watch is on? The Blues rookie scored his third of the season, assisted on an Andy McDonald power-play goal and fed Alex Pietrangelo for the game winner as St. Louis sunk the Nashville Predators, 4-3.
No. 2 Star: Ryan Miller, Buffalo Sabres
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Ryan Getzlaf opened and closed the scoring for the Anaheim Ducks, who moved to 2-0 and held off the Calgary Flames, 5-4. But it was Daniel Winnik, of all people, who had a 3-point night with two goals and an assist. He scored in the first period to make it 3-0 for the Ducks, and then broke a 3-3 tie at 4:02 of the third. Winnik played 17:04 for Anaheim, and now has four goals on the season, tied for the NHL lead with Marian Hossa.


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I cover economic/political issues with liberty as my polar star.
Do you know why oil and prices are moving sharply higher? Some blame the oil companies, charging they are manipulating prices. Others cite U.S. sanctions on Iran and the threat of a military encounter that would disrupt the flow of oil from the Middle East.
Speculators, too are blamed for ostensibly bidding up the price of oil. In the political arena, President Obama is taking credit for increased domestic oil production even as his critics point out the slow pace of drilling permits issued by his Administration soon will hamper additional increases in the U.S. oil production.
Yet, the basic reason for higher energy prices is being overlooked, even though it is right before our eyes: Oil prices are up because the value of the dollar is down. Our common sense hides this source of higher prices because we view the dollar as fixed, and prices as moving. News reports explain the sharp rise in consumer prices in February were caused by higher energy and food prices, implying that higher prices cause inflation. Of course, higher prices do not cause inflation. Higher prices are inflation.
The cost of this deception goes well beyond the vilification of the oil industry and free markets. The real price of the on-going debauchery of the dollar is measured by the loss of our prosperity and the debasement of our liberty.
Neither the dollar, nor the price of individual items are fixed. Changes in the relative prices of goods and services occur because of technological change or shifts in supply or demand. The price of computers and televisions fall relative to the price of, well, just about everything. On the other hand, the freeze earlier this winter in Florida reduced the supply of oranges, leading to an increase in the price of orange juice. But, the value of the dollar also changes, usually in ways that are imperceptible over short periods of time. As a consequence, when the dollar price of gasoline rises 6% in a month, as it did in February, it appears that the price of gasoline is up, rather than the value of the dollar is down.
To see more clearly how the price of the dollar has changed, it helps to view price changes over a 10 year period. Since 2002, the price of a barrel of oil has increased four-fold, to $107 last Friday from $26 in 2002. To suggest that oil companies had enough power to impose such a price increase, or that speculators are responsible for a quadrupling of the price of oil is, on its face, preposterous. Instead, the price of oil and gasoline are up because the Federal Reserve has driven the value of the dollar down.
For example, if the dollar since 2002 had been as good as the:
• Chinese yuan, the price of oil today would be $82 and a gallon of regular gas would cost about $3.10;
• Euro, the price of oil today would be $77 and regular gas would cost about $2.90;
• Japanese yen, the price of oil today would be $71 and regular gas would cost about $2.75;
• Swiss Franc, the price of oil today would be $63 and regular gas would cost about $2.50.
Mr. Kadlec,
I do not get a copy of the emails that scurry through the internet providing talking points for people wishing to discredit the present administration. However there would appear to be at least one that talks about gasoline prices rising as a result of a weak dollar. I suspect this because there have already been several blogs right here at Forbes.com on this very topic, with titles very similar to yours.
Consider Mr. Woodhill's blog of a few weeks ago entitled "Gasoline Prices Are Not Rising, the Dollar Is Falling" where he makes a nearly identical argument to yours.
Pr. Domitrovic has a very similarly themed piece from last week where the "weak dollar" caused the Great Recession and writing "Oil did even more, retracing the upward march to $35 a barrel it had made in the 1990s, this time not stopping till it crashed through $100."
Timing is everything in the news business Mr. Kadlec. I will say the same thing to you that I said to them. If your argument were sound, the prices of all things would be increasing. However housing prices continue to fall.
The prices of commodities are driven by supply and demand. There is an oversupply of houses and an under-demand for house so there is downward pressure on prices. In oil, the opposite situation exists. There are specific market forces driving the prices of oil and housing in different directions.
Comparing housing prices to gasoline is a false analogy. Housing prices are not falling everywhere, nor are the declines equal around the country.
Do you not think that housing prices overall are not higher than in 2002? Do you think a 2012 dollar can buy as much house in your neighborhood as a 2002 dollar could have?
If I may add, changes in global supply or global demand do not account for the drastic changes in the price of oil, however the devalutaion of our currency does.
Think of it this way, if we operated in a barter only economy, the value of my labor hour relative to a barrel of oil has not changed.
Now enter dollars as medium of exchange. I trade my labor hour for dollars, but the Federal Reserve has flooded the market full of cheap dollars. What producer of oil would not want more dollars to maintain the sales value of their product and their global purchasing power?
Hello Boxhawker,
You wrote:"Comparing housing prices to gasoline is a false analogy. Housing prices are not falling everywhere, nor are the declines equal around the country."
It is not an analogy. Houses and gasoline are both commodities that are bought and sold in the open market for dollars. The price of gasoline has not risen evenly across the country, it has risen some places faster than others. The price of house has dropped some places faster than other. That is the effect of local markets. Market forces, an imbalance between supply and demand, is what is driving up the prices of some commodities in some markets and driving down prices of some commodities in other markets.
Hello bnen,
You wrote:"If I may add, changes in global supply or global demand do not account for the drastic changes in the price of oil, however the devalutaion of our currency does."
I believe that you are incorrect, there have indeed be huge changes in the balance of supply and demand in the world, it is called "War with Iran". Iran is one of the largest producers of crude oil in the world and it is currently not being allowed to sell its crude oil because of sanctions, this reduces supply. Iran is threatening cut the strait of Hormuz which allows a huge portion of the oil from Iraq, Kuwait, and other Persian Gulf. Numerous pipelines from other oil producing nations pass near Iran. This is creating instability in the markets and as result there is increased demand.
Mr. Kadlec,
You wrote:"This hides from our view and common sense that the dollar itself is changing in value, it too is moving and therefore cannot be treated as a fixed point of reference."
Of course this is the case, if the price of oil goes up, the value of a dollar relative to a barrel of oil goes down. If the price of a house goes down, the value of a dollar relative to a house goes up. The same is true for any commodity that one can think of, alfalfa, barbie dolls, and computers. There is no "absolute" value for a dollar, it is always relative.
You wrote:"In other words, if the Federal Reserve had maintained the value of the dollar in terms of the CPI over the past 10 years, oil prices today would be around $80 a barrel, and a gallon of regular gasoline would cost just over $3.00 a gallon."
A barrel (55 gallons) of crude oil (depending upon its "crack spread") can only produce 10 or 20 gallons of gasoline. The rest is asphalt or kerosine or other petroleum products. It is not possible to sell gasoline for 3 USD/g when it costs 100 USD/barrel (or just under 2 USD/gallon) for crude oil. Nothing the Federal Reserve can do to can the basic laws of petroleum engineering and economics. If the price of crude oil goes up, the price of gasoline goes up.
Iran is a major producer of oil and it is not able to sell its product on the world market because of sanctions. This has reduced supply. Because of uncertainty about the supply, demand has increased – producing an "instability premium". Supply is down and demand is up, prices of crude oil must rise, the price of gasoline must rise.
This is what Adam Smith and David Ricardo wrote about 200 years ago and it is still true and there is nothing the Federal Reserve can do to change it.
You are such an apologist for the Fed's monetary policy that you must either be a member of the Fed's Board of Directors, or a cabinet member of this current administration. To so blindly disregard what has been done to the dollar (i.e. flooding the world with trillions more of them), as one of the main culprits in the explosion of gas prices is ignornant at best.
Mr. Kadlec is spot on with his analysis, and is correct to point out that this incessant expansion of the money supply is the biggest threat to American liberty today. Unless the Federal Reserve is stopped, this will bring about the demise of America.
So the war with Iran is responsible for the last 10-years of oil price increase.
Jude Wanninski once wrote:
When I wrote the energy editorials for the WSJournal between 1974 and 1978, Yergin, just out of school, began his career as a Harvard energy expert by taking up the Malthusian cry that the world was running out of liquid petroleum and natural gas. He didn't know what he was talking about then, and he is no better now, permanently fixed in a drop of liquid amber as an energy pessimist. My optimism rests on my early schooling in geophysics, at UCLA, prior to a segue into political science and journalism. That is why the WSJ editorial page from 1974 to 1978 was arguing that there was no energy problem — that the oil crisis had occurred because Richard Nixon took us off the gold standard in 1971 ~ which led Canadian economist Robert Mundell to predict there would soon be a dramatic increase in the price of oil, and thence all other commodities. Supply-side economics was born out of the "energy crisis."
Hello Jernoble,
Is it really such a "wild and crazy" idea that when supply and demand are not in equilibrium that if demand exceeds supply prices will rise (oil) or if supply exceeds demand prices will fall (houses). It seems to me a fairly straight forward big freshman economics. I do not believe that saying that supply and demand influence prices of commodities makes me an apologist for anything other than Adam Smith.


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By Jessica Bruha
The Norman Transcript
NORMAN — The female officer involved in Wednesday's shooting at Main Street and Hal Muldrow Drive was identified by fellow officers as Glenda Vassar.
Vassar repeatedly issued verbal warnings to him, but she shot him after he began to approach her in an aggressive manner armed with a small kitchen knife, eyewitnesses said.
The man was identified as Richard Darwin Eaton, 44, of Norman. Just before the shooting, he allegedly demanded $40 and accosted an employee at a Wendy's restaurant, eyewitnesses and police said.
Court records show that Eaton has previously faced charges including burglary, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and forgery.
As of Friday, Eaton was listed in stable condition at OU Medical Center. Although he is receiving medical treatment, he still is under police custody with formal charges pending.
Earlier this year, Vassar was recognized as the first female officer to receive the Police Officer of the Year award. She has worked as a Norman officer for two-and-a-half years and was commended during the awards ceremony by Chief of Police Keith Humphrey.
She has been "a positive role model for women of all ages," Humphrey said at the ceremony.
Officer Vassar was placed on administrative leave for 72 hours after the incident, in accordance with the standard department policy. The incident is one of the few officer-involved shootings in Norman involving a female officer. The last one occurred around 25 years ago, Norman police Lt. Ricky Jackson said.
During Vassar's administrative leave, she was required, as part of the policy, to talk to a peer support responder (PSR).
The Peer Support Team was developed to help officers "defuse" or "debrief" from incidents such as officer-involved shootings, Jackson said. The team allows officers involved in critical incidents to sit down and talk to someone who has been in their shoes.
"Suicide is the No. 1 cause of death of police officers," Jackson said. "In the past, they were just telling a guy to suck it up and move on."
That was before many realized that Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, depression and other conditions were affecting officers after being involved in critical incidents, he said.
A PSR is not a licensed therapist, doctor or psychologist, but they receive training to recognize signs of stress, depression and suicide. Being a PSR is voluntary and is generally another peer such as another officer, dispatcher or a civilian, Jackson said.
If the PSR recognizes any of the signs and thinks the officer may be having difficulty coping with the incident, they will then refer the officer to a counselor, psychologist or psychiatrist. The psychologist will then assess the officer and determine when the officer can return to work.
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Aug. 16
5:56 p.m. Quentin Nathaniel Queen, 23, of Centerville, was charged in the 900 block of East Maple with manufacturing/delivery/possession with intent to conspire, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.
3:04 p.m. Kelsey Wagner, of Exline, was driving a 1995 Dodge south on North 12th. While making a left turn, the driver lost control of the vehicle and gained excessive speed. It collided with a legally parked 2007 Saturn owned by Julie Pribyl. Damage to both vehicles was estimated at $3,000. Wagner was charged with failure to maintain control.


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— Shuffle Function anchoring 24-hour pledge drive
MANKATO — KMSU's spring pledge drive begins Wednesday — and you can bet the Shuffle Function radio show hosts will be back in the saddle for their annual 24-hour radio show.
This year, KMSU has set a goal of raising $35,000. Tim Lind and Shelley Pierce will do their part by holding their 11th annual 24-hour Pledge Drive A-Go-Go. The show goes 6 p.m. Thursday to 6 p.m. Friday.
"Every year we do this, it's a year off our life," Pierce laughed. "We put so much work into it, but only because we love KMSU. I don't even want to think what I'd do without the radio show."
As usual, Lind and Pierce have planned several events to get people in the giving mood.
Monday is Intergalactic Bacon Day. Visitors to KMSU during the Shuffle Function morning show may find chocolate-covered bacon, bacon shakes, peanut butter and bacon sandwiches, bacon and maple cupcakes, and maybe even bacon-flavored shaved ice.
Tuesday is Free Book Day in which station visitors will receive a free book.
For more information about KMSU's pledge drive, visit www.mnsu.edu/kmsufm/. For more information about Shuffle Function, visit www.shufflefunction.blogspot.com.
MSU Concert Bands hosting 'Mostly Minnesota' concert
MANKATO — The Minnesota State University Concert Bands will host "Mostly Minnesota" at 7:30 p.m. today.
The concert will be held in the Elias J. Halling Recital Hall of the Earley Center for Performing Arts, 320 Maywood Ave.
The University Concert Bands consists of the Symphonic Band and the Concert Wind Ensemble, which are composed of university students, staff, and community members. Amy Roisum Foley directs both of these ensembles. In addition, Dawn Punke, master's student, will be conducting both ensembles.
The "Mostly Minnesota" program is comprised of a diverse range of musical styles all closely linked to the state of Minnesota. Shelley Hanson will be featured as guest composer and conductor on three of her own works.
Concert admission is $9, and $7 for current MSU students. Advance purchase is encouraged. Purchase online at www.mnsu.edu/music. For more information, call the MSU Performance Series office at 507-389-5549.


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It seemed Joe Nathan was pointing the finger at Nick Castellanos Wednesday night, but perhaps not. (Denis Poroy / Getty Images)
Oakland, Calif. � No two Tigers have probably felt worse about one play this season than Nick Castellanos and Joe Nathan did in the stunning 3-1 walk-off loss to the Oakland A�s on Wednesday night.
That was evident in their postgame comments.
But was the reaction handled the right way?
Nathan gave up a three-run home run to Josh Donaldson with one out in the bottom of the ninth to lose the game.
Anibal Sanchez had been outstanding for 8.1 innings but exited after a one-out double by Coco Crisp.
What happened next lit the fuse to an explosive finish.
On a soft liner near third by John Jaso, a ball that Nick Castellanos should have caught � and said he should have by labeling it �catchable� � the play was not made.
The ball went off Castellanos� glove, putting runners at first and third with one out instead of Nathan facing a two-out situation with a runner on second.
Nathan repeatedly said the inability to get Jaso out changed the entire inning. But he never once mentioned Castellanos by name, never once called him out for not making the play, never even once referred to it as a play that should have been made.
But by focusing on it without first establishing that the biggest mistake of the inning was his meaty pitch to Donaldson has led to varying interpretations of his reaction.
Here�s mine, and it starts with this: Sometimes blame is so blatantly obvious, it doesn�t have to be self-assigned.
Nathan hasn�t become one of baseball�s premier closers by ducking blame on a big home run or by assigning it to others. If he didn�t first establish in so many words that Donaldson�s home run was �all my fault,� it was a mistake of omission not commission.
He�d just given up a three-run boomer on a wheelhouse slider to lose the game. Everyone knew whose fault it was.
A proven pitcher who doesn�t raise his hand every time in an obvious blame situation can be excused.
So then why did Nathan focus on the play at third � the one Castellanos didn�t make? And did he throw Castellanos under the bus for not making it?
I say he did not.
To some extent, a rookie who doesn�t make a key play that needs to be made must be spared, especially when it�s a veteran such as Nathan doing the talking.
But that�s why Nathan never called it a mistake, or referred to Castellanos by name.
However, as an upfront player who doesn�t hide from comment in good times or bad, Nathan couldn�t explain his own predicament without mentioning what led up to it.
It�s like discussing a sequence of pitches � except this sequence involved a play before a costly pitch.
Asked what was the difference between coming into the game with the bases empty and a runner in scoring position, Nathan said, �It�s the same. It�s still about getting outs. The big out there was getting Jaso.
�You get him and it changes everything. It changes your approach against Donaldson. It changes how you can pitch to him, how you can play with him a little bit.
�When we didn�t get Jaso, it puts you in a tough spot: First and third with a real good hitter at the plate. It kind of forces me to go after one of their better hitters in the lineup.
�Like I said, Jaso was the out we thought we had. But, unfortunately, it didn�t happen.�
At that point, Nathan � who�s been around long enough to know how he�s sounding � should have said, �But, look, I gave up the home run. This one is on me.�
But he didn�t say it.
So his comments have been taken by some as criticism of Castellanos for not making the play.
Because Nathan kept going back to the importance of the out.
(Before Thursday�s game, Nathan was approached at his locker for additional comment but had to excuse himself for some on-field work.)
When asked about the speed the A�s had on the bases before the home run, for instance, Nathan said Wednesday, �My focus and my attention is still on Donaldson. Like I said, though, it�s a tough spot when it�s first and third with one out as opposed to two outs and a man on second.
�Like I said, again, the whole inning was Jaso and getting him out.�
Ever think that could have been a self-indictment by Nathan for giving up a hit to someone on a 2-2 pitch whom he once was ahead of at 0-2?
�The Jaso at-bat was the one I wanted,� he said. �It definitely would have changed a lot of what that inning ended up being.�
Either way, it was incumbent on Nathan not to make it sound like he was criticizing a teammate instead of himself � because if you don�t make it crystal clear every time, no matter how long you�ve pitched or played, there�s no guarantee how your comments will be interpreted.


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Traverse City Record-Eagle
---- — Today's recipe comes courtesy of Sandy Langdon, retired from the Record-Eagle. She has served it a few times lately when entertaining friends. It's comfort food in a casserole dish.
Mom's Chicken Pie
4 c. cooked chicken, cut into bite-size pieces
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 14-oz. can chicken broth
1/2 t. tarragon
1 c. peas and carrots, cooked
2 medium onions, chopped and steam-cooked
11/2 c. flour
2 t. baking powder
11/2 c. buttermilk or sour milk
1/2 c. butter, melted
Heat oven to 350°. Spray 13-by-9-inch baking dish with cooking spray. Place chicken in bottom of dish. Mix soup, broth and tarragon together and pour over chicken. Arrange peas, carrots and onions on top of that.
Mix flour and baking powder in a bowl. Stir in milk and butter and form dough. Pour the dough over the chicken. Bake one hour until crust rises and is golden brown. Serves 4-6.


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If people don't know Trey Wilson by now, they will certainly know his voice if they follow the Bluefield Blue Jays during this Appalachian League season.
Wilson, a former student at and broadcaster for Bluefield College, is back at Bowen Field as the public address announcer for most of the Blue Jays' home games, and the new radio voice for the team at home and away.
The season starts Thursday with a 7 p.m. game in Bluefield against the Greeneville Astros. All 34 road games this year will be carried on the radio on 100.9 FM, plus six home games. They will also be carried on the website bluefieldjays.com.
A native of Portsmouth, Va., Wilson enrolled in BC in marketing.
"I was out of school for a little while, and when I came back, I decided I wanted to change to the communications-journalism field. That was really where my passion was, more so than advertising."
"Another thing about Bluefield: In the time I was out of school, I actually moved here to Bluefield, got a couple of jobs, and worked to save up enough money to get back into school. And I really adopted this town.
"Being a non-student, living in the culture of Bluefield, it really did become my second home, a very special place to me."
"The history of the area is really the biggest thing. I actually made a documentary for an Appalachian Studies class that I took at Bluefield, and really learned a lot about where this city has been over the last century and a half."
"Being a history nerd, like I am, growing up in Virginia is the best place to be a history fan. You have so much, with Colonial Williamsburg up to Richmond ... and the D.C. area, but I never knew of anything out here.
"In the Virginia (history) classes we take as kids, they never talk about this part of Virginia — and of course West Virginia was a part of Virginia at one point."
"And I liked the atmosphere."
"To tie that in with baseball, the historic roots of baseball in this city are so great. ... now coming up to about 90 years. This ballpark turns 75 (years old) next year. It opened up in 1939. ... I like to study baseball history as well, naturally with my other interests."
He said professional baseball "holds its own special place in the city."
He covered the Blue Jays for the past two years for a Fox Sports-affiliated website called FutureJays.com.
"I wrote about the development of Toronto prospects at all levels," he said. "Of course, that 2011 team was a blast, a lot of fun — a lot of big prospects from that team, guys that you're going to see at the Major League level very soon. ... That was a fun team to watch."
"Unfortunately, some of those guys aren't with Toronto anymore, guys like Noah Syndergaard, who's with the Mets now. You may see him in the big leagues before the end of the year ... ."
His presence around the Bluefield team led to being offered a job. In keeping with the multi-tasking at the local ballpark, his job as director of media relations also includes being the sole radio voice for the team and manning the public address microphone when he's not on the air.
Bluefield general manager Jeff Gray said, "It's a pleasure to bring Trey aboard for the 2013 season. We look forward to him bringing his skills and knowledge of baseball to the Bluefield Blue Jays organization."
With a background in print media and graphics, Wilson has also been helping with the game program, media guides and team notes, "and being the liaison between the local media and the organization," he said, "plus, actually studying for the live broadcast every day and every night.
"There's a lot that you have to be fluent on to keep up with the flow, and the team."
He learned a lot working with the athletic teams at Bluefield College, a job he hopes he will continue doing in the next academic year.
He said, "I started out writing press releases and doing some photos for the website, and some different aspects of sports information.
"Then our former SID (sports information director), Chase Neidig, asked me if I wanted to try broadcasting some games. We hadn't had any broadcasts (in recent years).
"In my head, I was thinking, this is always something that I've wanted to do, but never really thought I'd get the chance. So I'll give it a shot. We started doing volleyball, basketball and baseball for the college — and eventually football, when that launched."
"It turned out to be something ... that I really enjoyed, something that was a lot of fun."
He has found that there's an art to delivering a ballgame over the radio.
"The good broadcasters, they always say, can make it possible to 'watch' a game on the radio," he said.
"The pace of baseball is so much different from any other sport. It really gives you time to be detailed about everything that you're seeing, and make all of the senses of the listener come alive — hopefully.
"One of the beautiful things about baseball is its pace, and its attention to detail. Everything that is done on the field goes down (in statistics) and is saved for history, for all time, in a statistic.
"And the process of how that statistic comes to be is, of course, what we do, and describing every detail that I can about how that happened, without boring the listener."
"It's a challenge, and it's something I'm still learning."
The distribution of the broadcast is a step up, he said.
Wilson noted, "This is the first time, at least in recent memory ... that the games will be on FM. Of course, they were on WHIS the last two years. I think this is an exciting opportunity, an opportunity to reach a broader audience for Blue Jays baseball."
"I'll be doing the public address announcing for most of the home games, aside from the six (home) games that we carry on the radio."
"As the public address announcer, I don't want to be a focal point in the game. I just want to be something that the person in the crowd at the game hears, but maybe it doesn't necessarily click in the front of their minds.
"At least, they know who's batting, and know what's going on with the game, kind of subtly, in the background — until we get to the reads for our wonderful sponsors. Those, I want them to hear."
"And with the promotional games that will be going on, on the field. ... There will be a lot of things that fans are very accustomed to seeing at Bowen Field, like the dizzy bat race. We might be including a few new things."
"We want the fans to experience the ballgame, and to enjoy that, but also, to be able to become a part of the game itself by participating in these different events between innings."
He expects to be ready for the Appy League road trips this summer.
"I traveled with the team as the in-house broadcaster for Bluefield College," he said. "Of course, this is going to be my professional debut ... but really, it's the same thing."
"During long bus rides, I'll possibly be listening to baseball games on my phone, through the MLB app. If I'm not, I'll be studying notes. Probably a combination of the two, really."
"Honestly, the Appalachian League trips are much closer than many of those Mid-South (Conference) trips that we have to do for Bluefield College. A two-hour bus ride is nothing compared to a 20-hour bus ride."
Asked about working with Bluefield manager Dennis Holmberg, Wilson said, "This will be my first time working kind of 'on the same side' as Dennis. I've always been with outside media. So, it'll be, hopefully, a little bit easier."
"He's definitely a character," Wilson said. "Honestly, that just makes me a little bit more excited about spending this season working with the Blue Jays."
Wilson is hedging his bets about his future in communications, but he hopes to stay connected with the sport he's enjoyed covering.
He said, "Honestly, my heart is very much still with the print industry. That's where my real connection is. But, doing this broadcasting job, along with the public relations aspect ... , that's not too far behind my main interests.
"My goal is, if I can stay close to the game of baseball, then I'm going to have a very happy and content life. That's really what the ultimate goal is."
"You have the players at this level, they're just trying to find their way to stay in the game and move up. That's really the same place I'm at, in whichever media it might happen to fall in."
"This is something that I never imagined that I'd actually be doing. So if I have the chance to do it this year, it's not something I'm taking lightly. It's an opportunity that a lot of people in the (broadcast) industry fight for, for a long time. So I want to take full advantage of every game that I get to do."
He said, "During the summers that I have spent in Bluefield, my favorite place to be has always been Bowen Field. I can't wait for the season to get started."
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Blue Jays on the air...
The six Bluefield Blue Jays home games that will air on the radio this season:
July 5, Elizabethton
July 9, Johnson City
July 19, Burlington
July 29, Danville
Aug. 19, Pulaski
Aug. 22, Kingsport
All 34 road games will be broadcast.


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Contact: Jenni Smith or Ellen Sterner
SMU News & Media Relations
(214) 768-7650
May 16, 2002
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DALLAS (SMU) -- Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University has announced that the Rev. G. Jean Jeannie Treviño-Teddlie will be the new director of its Mexican American Program, following the Rev. Minerva Carcaño, who was appointed in 2001 as district superintendent within the Oregon-Idaho Annual (Regional) Conference of The United Methodist Church. Treviño-Teddlie will be appointed to the position by Bishop Ben R. Chamness of the Fort Worth Area effective July 1.
The Perkins Mexican American Program, in its 28th year, is a center for assisting churches in their ministry to the growing Hispanic population in the United States while also working closely with The United Methodist Churchs National Plan for Hispanic Ministries and the Rio Grande Annual Conference, which comprises Hispanic congregations throughout Texas and New Mexico.
Rev. Treviño-Teddlie has a deep commitment to helping churches expand their ministry with the Hispanic community, coupled with a thorough understanding of the challenges and opportunities we face in the next decade, said Perkins School of Theology Dean Robin W. Lovin. Her appointment to Perkins will move our efforts to prepare leaders for Hispanic ministry beyond the borders of both culture and country.
Treviño-Teddlie is an ordained deacon in The United Methodist Church and is a member of the Central Texas Annual Conference where, since 1994, she has worked as a missionary for Hispanic ministries from the denominations General Board of Global Ministries assigned to the Commission on Church Growth and Development in the Central Texas Conference. Her long history of leadership in Hispanic ministries in Texas also includes work as a consultant with the Inter-conference Committee on Hispanic Ministries in the Central Texas and Rio Grande conferences, and in the early 1980s she was the executive director of the Metropolitan Board of Missions for The United Methodist Church in Fort Worth.
Treviño-Teddlie has completed course work at Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston, Ill.; Brite Divinity School in Fort Worth; and United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio. She earned her Master of Science degree in social work from the University of Texas at Arlington, concentrating in administration and theory of organizations and community organizations. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish from the University of North Texas and has her secondary teaching certificate.
She currently serves as a consultant to the General Board of Global Ministries and the General Board of Discipleship of The United Methodist Church, assisting Annual Conferences in strategic planning, development and training for Hispanic ministries. She is the author of Pentecost Journey: A Planning Guide for Hispanic Ministries. She currently serves as a member of the denominations General Commission on the Status and Role of Women. She also has served on the General Council on Ministries and has served as a delegate to the churchs General and Jurisdictional Conferences.
The Mexican American Program was founded in 1974 by the Perkins School of Theology, which had become a center for training ministerial students for work in the Spanish-speaking context and culture. Its first director was the Rev. Roy Barton, who led the program for 21 years. In addition to its work in the region, the program has established relationships with seminaries in Costa Rica; Monterrey and Mexico City, Mexico; and Matanzas, Cuba and is currently developing relationships with seminaries in Honduras and Chile.
Perkins School of Theology was founded in 1911 by the Methodist Episcopal Church South, now The United Methodist Church, as one of the original schools of Southern Methodist University. Offering a variety of degree programs, it remains one of the few university-related theological schools in the nation.