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Worcester housing programs help low and moderate-income households find and pay for clean, safe, affordable housing in public or privately owned units. Rental programs include Section 8, MRVP, and AHVP rent vouchers; private subsidized housing; and public housing. Homeownership programs help families buy, keep, and repair single and multi-family homes.
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Homeownership programs help low and moderate-income Worcester families buy and repair single and multi-family homes. Worcester homebuyers may be eligible for low mortgage interest rates, down payment and closing costs assistance, mortgage insurance, lead paint removal assistance, and homebuyer counseling.
Section 8, the Masssachusetts Rental Voucher Program (MRVP), and the Alternative Housing Voucher Program (AHVP) offer tenant-based vouchers to help low-income Worcester residents pay their rent. People with tenant-based vouchers can use their vouchers for any apartment they choose that meets the program requirements.
Use the Rental Assistance Eligibility Check on the MassResources.org web site to see if you might qualify for benefits. If you are a landlord who would like to know more about the Section 8 program, see the MassResources.org Landlord's Guide.
Privately owned affordable housing is low rent housing set aside for low and moderate-income Worcester residents. The government gives tax credits or subsidies (money) to housing developers. In return, the housing developers charge lower rents to eligible households. You can use the Rental Assistance Eligibility Check on the MassResources.org web site to see if you might qualify for benefits.
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Foreclosure prevention programs are free counseling, mortgage modification, and mortgage refinancing programs that help you if you are in trouble with your home loan, or think you will be in trouble in the future. The programs sometimes make it possible for you to keep your home. Tenants in foreclosed buildings are protected by Massachusetts law and do not have to move out right away.
Worcester residents who cannot live safely on their own have many housing choices. These housing choices range from private housing with support services, to long-term group care facilities with full-time medical staff.
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I am interested in selling this pair of candelabras, and I cannot seem to find info on them.
I have gotten as far as 'antique bronze empire period french candelabras' but I cannot find a pic of them anywhere (found some similar, but not these). I was hoping someone might have info, or can help me find info on this pair. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.3649041353016.2169646.1483928967&type=1#!/photo.php?fbid=3866649633087&set=a.3649041353016.2169646.1483928967&type=1&theater |
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Better pictures would help: better lighting, in focus and some closeups of the ladies. Examine them carefully in good light, with a magnifying glass, for any marks and numbers. |
Chances of finding a picture of those same candelabra is slim to none! There are lots and lots of figural candelabra both French and Italian....and likely Spanish and Portueguese as well. Where did you get them.....any way to trace the provenance back? See what you see here: http://www.google.com/search?q=antique+figural+bronze+candelabra&hl=en&prmd=imvns&source=lnms&tbm=isch&ei=E-6bT_CRK6TD2QXng72YDw&sa=X&oi=mode_link&ct=mode&cd=2&ved=0CDcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1024&bih=542 |
Here is a link that might be useful: The candelabra
lazygardens.. thanks, I will post some better pics. I have gone over them a few times.. no markings :( Lindac... thanks. I got them from my Mom's Aunt just before she passed. I know they are worth some money, but I don't want to under (or over) price them. |
Anyone in the family have any idea where they came from? You should be looking at some big bills!!! |
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Maple-Mocha Brownie Torte Recipe
- 1 package brownie mix (13x9-inch pan size)
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 2 teaspoons instant coffee granules
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1-1/2 teaspoons maple flavoring
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Chocolate curls or additional walnuts, optional
- Preheat oven to 350°. Prepare batter for brownie mix according to package directions for cake-like brownies. Stir in walnuts. Pour into two greased 9-in. round baking pans.
- Bake 20-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted 2 in. from the edge comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
- In a large bowl, beat cream and coffee granules until stiff peaks form. Gradually beat in the brown sugar, maple flavoring and vanilla.
- Spread 1-1/2 cups over one brownie layer; top with second layer. Spread remaining cream mixture over top and sides of torte. Garnish with chocolate curls or walnuts if desired. Store in the refrigerator. Yield: 12 servings.
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University Park, Pa. -- A new federal grant received by Penn State's Department of Comparative Literature, in the School of Languages and Literatures, will provide scholarship support for summer Arabic coursework for high school students who live near University Park, and for college students at Pennsylvania colleges and Penn State campuses other than University Park. Students can earn four Penn State credits through a special four-week intensive Arabic course, called the STARTALK Arabic Academy, that will be offered from June 13 to July 8 on the University Park campus.
In addition, scholarships from other sources also are available for high school students who wish to study Turkish, Chinese, or Russian through this summer's Language Institute. These scholarships cover up to 90 percent of in-state tuition. Further information can be found at http://www.outreach.psu.edu/programs/language-institute/high-school.html.As Department Head Caroline D. Eckhardt explained, the grant, called STARTALK ("Start Talking"), comes from federal funds that are administered by the National Foreign Language Center at the University of Maryland. STARTALK's mission includes expanding access to critical foreign languages by offering students creative and engaging summer experiences. For 2011, STARTALK has funded 108 summer programs nationwide.
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Cost recovery on track: NBN Co
PUBLISHED: 20 Feb 2013 19:22:00 | UPDATED: 21 Feb 2013 08:06:35PRINT EDITION: 20 Feb 2013The switch on of the NBN network in Aspley in the northern suburbs of Brisbane, Wednesday, attended by the Federal member for Petrie Yvette D'Ath, Broncos' player Jharal Yow Yeh and Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan. Photo: Paul Harris
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NBN Co had declared it is on track to recover its costs and generate a financial return.
"NBN Co continues to expect that it will pay back to the Government the amount spent on the network within the timeframe laid down in the updated Corporate Plan issued in 2012," NBN Co chief executive Mike Quigley said in an emailed statement that was in response to a report published by The Australian Financial Review on Tuesday. "To suggest otherwise is incorrect and misleading."
NBN Co took 17 hours to respond to the AFR's initial request for comment.
The government-owned company's head of regulatory affairs and industry analysis Caroline Lovell said in a letter to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission on Tuesday that NBN Co's base case scenario is that all of its costs, as measured by an initial cost recovery account (ICRA), would not be recovered by 2039-40.
"If the base case assumptions in the 2012-15 Corporate Plan are modelled, the ICRA would not be extinguished by 2039-40" Ms Lovell said in the letter.
She also outlined two scenarios where NBN Co does extinguish the ICRA, based on NBN Co keeping prices flat, and raising prices by the consumer price inflation rate, minus 1.5 per cent, and assuming those prices do not affect consumer demand.
However, NBN Co has repeatedly pledged to cut wholesale prices in both real and nominal terms. The company's base case scenario is for prices to decline in both real and nominal terms over time.
It will cost $37.4 billion to build the nationwide network over the next decade, which NBN Co expects to recover by 2033.
However, the ICRA, which will play a key role in setting wholesale broadband prices, is calculated differently, taking the amount spent by NBN Co and capitalising it at a regulated rate agreed with the ACCC.
Ms Lovell also said in the letter on Tuesday that under a scenario where prices are raised by the maximum amount allowed (which is the CPI rate minus 1.5 per cent), it could lead to an "averse demand scenario" which would actually increase the ICRA. This is because those price rises could lead to fewer subscribers on the network, using slower speeds and less data.
Mr Quigley said: "The project's financial underpinnings remain robust. NBN Co is on track to deliver a financial return to the Government over the life of the project while providing all Australians with access to high-speed broadband services."
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I am considering covering up an ugly old cinder block walls that surround my back yard. The ground that butts up against the wall is concrete. Now I was told I can drill holes in the concrete and stick the plants in the holes and let them "creep" up the walls.
My questions are: Will this work? And how big should the holes be and how far apart should I place the plants for them to be able to cover a 6 foot tall wall? I would appreciate any help. Thank you. |
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I would recommend planting a scarlet runner bean vine...they grow like crazy and love to cover things. :) Plus, butterflies love the flowers and I believe that the beans are edible. I would get 2 or 3 big pots and plant the vines in there. My only concern with drilling holes in concrete and sticking the plants in there is that there is no possibility for the roots to grow and spread and there would be no drainage... |
The bigger the better, using spacing recommended for creeping fig planted in open ground. This plant will definitely cover masonry, even growing upside down (on a ceiling). |
- Posted by watergrass z9 CA (My Page) on Tue, Jun 21, 05 at 12:24
I just want to add a note of caution if you decide to go with the creeping fig - this plant is a monster! One year, I planted 3 vines along a 5' high by 60' wide wall, in about 2 seasons, they managed to cover my entire wall, turned the corner to the adjacent wall, AND they jumped over to completely cover my neighbor side of the wall, too. Nothing can beat the look of a creeping fig covered wall, but unless you plan to trim it regularly, it can get pretty messy. It took us (and the neighbor) days to take out the middle vine. I understand a single creeping fig vine can cover an entire castle. No wonder the description says that its growth is "indefinitely" |
Mine must be a slow grower then,lol. Its been in the ground 3+ years and has just begun to make a move. |
I planted creeping fig on my cinderblock walls -- it was strange as it started to grow but never would grab onto the wall and would fall down -- then, about 3 years in, it started grabbing and has covered about 60% of my original plan. It is growing vigorously now but not kudzu-like -- I'm in L.A. so it gets limited water. If I was in someplace where it rains alot, I can only imagine how fast they could grow. Question -- does this plant form from cuttings easily? I'd like to plant it in another area and thought I'd give it a shot . . . |
- Posted by jeanneckelly (My Page) on Thu, Jun 22, 06 at 22:16
I'm in LA as well and my creeping fig won't attach either. Does anyone have any advice on coercing it to attach itself and/or how to realistically keep it up until it does grab hold on it's own. We have a mesh net up now but it's hard to keep it close enough to the wall to really work and it completely prohibits edging. Help! Thanks! |
- Posted by Padilla(firstname.lastname@example.com) onTue, Apr 15, 08 at 3:12
I also live in L.A. and ourS is also growing slowly. You need to water the wall that you'd like them to attach to. Preferably in the evening. |
I live in the San Joaquin Valley just North of LA in California. My father and I have been messing around with Creeping Fig Vines for about 8yrs. Here are a few FAQs that might help people out. Here in California things like block walls get VERY hot this doesn't entice the vine to cling, also the lye in the masonry repels the roots/vine. So that might be why some have had successes with constantly watering their block walls down, keeping it cool and washing that chalky white layer of lye away. We have found that the best way to promote growth on a block wall is to use cement anchors and attach 2x4's to the wall then bolt wire mesh or fencing to the 2x4's. This gives the plant something to hang on and extends the life of the wall (somewhat). For the person who asks about drilling holes in her cement; my father did just that about 5 yrs ago in almost the exact type of situation. As long as you use a coring machine and drill about 6" to 10" (bigger = better) diameter holes that go all the way through the cement to the soil you should be fine. Check first to make sure there aren't any GAS LINES, or any other lines where you plan to do this. As for wooden fencing, that's different. I have it on my wooden fence and I love it. My fence is also supported by steel pipes not wooden 4x4's. The vine is 'eating' the fence and promoting deterioration. So my wooden fence shouldn't last more than 5-6 yrs before a good wind takes it down. I accept this and plan on replacing it anyway with a vynle fence. If you want to keep your wooden fencing as long as possible don't plant vines on it. Hope this was helpful. |
- Posted by cactusgardener (My Page) on Tue, Jul 27, 10 at 18:03
I have a question: I planted creeping fig on block wall fence about 7 yrs. ago and it grew like Topsy; now this summer it just died! Will it come back or should I chop the dead stuff down and start all over? I live in Tucson and baby, it's hot this summer! But newer creeping vines on another part of the wall are doing great and they all get the same amount of water from a drip. |
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i planted 30 of these for ground cover last march and they were just starting to take off when we had a 1 day freeze. i thought these were cold hardy plants but they all turned brown down to the ground |
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Question; I have an old rusty metal fence (wire is about spagetti thickness), with metal wire approx. 2" x 2" on center. If I plant creeping fig and intertwine the existing vines through the fence, should the vines be expected to grab hold, grow, and eventually cover the fence? |
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Time not on Jason Garrett's side
Cowboys coach needs a better grasp of clock management before it's too late
IRVING, Texas -- Jason Garrett preaches the importance of situational football, knowing that the outcomes of close NFL games come down to the final few moments.
Sunday's loss at Baltimore was the third time in the Cowboys' past 10 games over the past two seasons that clock mismanagement played a major part in a loss.
The Cowboys let 16 seconds burn off the clock following Dez Bryant's 1-yard catch to the Baltimore 33 to attempt a 51-yard field goal try by Dan Bailey. As good as Bailey has been, he was a 50 percent kicker (2-of-4) from 50 yards or more. Sunday's kick missed to the left by a couple of feet.
"When I look at it, I say we left too much meat on the bone there," Garrett said Monday. "We needed to get more than one yard when we had one timeout and 26 seconds. It starts with the play call that I had and then it really goes from there."
There were two better options available for the Cowboys than just calling a timeout with 6 seconds left: Spike the ball or call their final timeout immediately.
Garrett acknowledged he should not have a run a play that had Miles Austin and Kevin Ogletree run vertical routes which all but eliminated the spike option, although the lack of urgency from Austin and Ogletree had in getting back to the line of scrimmage and Bryant's arguing with an official did not help.
Garrett valued the timeout too much.
"Because once you're in field-goal range, you don't want to lose that opportunity by not having a timeout and something happens and all of a sudden, 'What the heck just happened here? We had a chance to kick the game-winning field goal,'" Garrett said.
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Cowboys kicker Dan Bailey talks about how comfortable he was from 50 yards out in Baltimore.
Why not call a play that would have been a sideline completion or a Tony Romo throwaway? Bailey still would have had an opportunity at the 51-yarder.
This isn't a new issue.
Last December at Arizona, the Cowboys let 18 seconds run off the clock after a Bryant catch at the Arizona 32. Even though the Cowboys had two timeouts left, they elected to spike the ball with seven seconds to play to set up a Bailey kick from 49 yards.
Most remember it as Garrett icing Bailey by calling a timeout before the first kick, but the play clock was running down and the operation was rushed. The timeout was actually a smart move in a way if people remember Bailey's first miss of the season at San Francisco came on a rushed operation. In Arizona, Bailey's first kick was good, but his second went left and the Cowboys lost in overtime.
A week later against the New York Giants, television replays caught Jerry and Stephen Jones -- and one of the owner's grandsons -- pleading, "Call a timeout, Jason!" after a New York reception to the Dallas 1. Sixteen seconds ran off the clock before Garrett called the timeout.
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This would be funny if it didn't make Cowboys' fans cry. Imagine the reaction if this kept happening to Wade Phillips.
On Monday, Garrett was accountable for the late-game miscues. He accepted the blame for the loss in meeting with the players, too. He even put the players' penalties on him and probably would have taken the fall for the traffic on Interstate 35 during rush hour if necessary.
But whatever benefit of the doubt he gets for his Princeton pedigree and his always-in-control demeanor is lost.
Garrett is 29 games into his head coaching career and, in many ways, learning as he goes.
He better figure out late-game clock management because he might not get too many more chances.
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James Faulkner slammed 69 runs off 47 balls as Australia beat England in a one-day cricket international to take a 2-0 lead in the series.
Australia picked batsmen Ed Cowan and Shaun Marsh and recalled bowler Ben Hilfenhaus in a 13-man squad for next week's series-opening cricket Test against India.
Australia picked four rookies, including a spin bowler who was working as groundsman six months ago, for its three-Test cricket series in Sri Lanka starting next month.
Aaron Finch smashed a world record 156 to lead Australia to a 39-run win against England in the first of two Twenty20 cricket matches between the teams.
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I'm very happy to see it get its natural color back. I hope that means the damage wasn't too severe. I don't have enough experience to come up with an answer. Here is what it looks like this morning..... |
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Can somebody explain this to me? Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining :) |
- Posted by islandbreeze 6b MI (My Page) on Fri, Jan 10, 14 at 12:56
I hate to say it, but it looks freeze-dried, dead to me. I've had several palms that looked like that and never recovered. Don't give up hope though. What was your minimum temp? And any idea for how long? |
- Posted by eriktampabay (My Page) on Fri, Jan 10, 14 at 13:04
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- Posted by tropicalzone7 7b (My Page) on Fri, Jan 10, 14 at 13:46
I would also look into getting some copper fungicide so you don't have bud rot. It looks like the fronds got pretty burned but it might be alive! I have terrible luck with pindos so I'm never optimistic when the fronds show damage, but since yours is a lot bigger than mine was, you might have more luck. I really hope it pulls through for you! -Alex |
Ouch, that pindo looks very sad. I hope it makes it. |
I think he'll pull through. We were between 2-8 degrees for about 48 hours. I may lose the existing fronds but I'm hopeful for a full recovery. My other Pindo, which was protected by the path of the winds looks better. Time will only tell. Thank you all for your well wishes. Ironically, my little 3 gallon Mule looks fine. Go Figure. I did gain so valuable data in the way of the Pindo's limitations in my area. I know that I can rate this winter as at least an 8 out of 10 on the severity scale. So a normal wrapping without a heat element would have made a big difference. |
The mule palm is quite a surprise. The pindo, not so much. They are very good about recovering but seem to be weekend for years. Can you get a good pic of the emerging spear? |
I will take pictures tomorrow and post them. On a VERY POSITIVE note, I have approximately 60 unprotected Windmills all over Long Island with no reported failures. Maybe Long Island can truly be Windmill Country. :) |
- Posted by tropicalzone7 7b (My Page) on Fri, Jan 10, 14 at 20:09
Nassau County managed to stay pretty "warm" during this cold spell compared to Suffolk and areas in New Jersey so I think the trachys will definitely pull through. I know of 50+ year old Camellias in Long Island that have never suffered from dieback so I could definitely see trachys being great palms in spots of Long Island. The one in that pic is really beautiful! Hope you keep us updated on the trachys you planted around Long Island when the weather warms up! And I hope your pindo and mule pull through. The mule palm's green spear is looking very promising! Worst case senario with the Pindo if it does get spear pull is you can try cutting off part of the trunk. Sometimes people have success with cutting a little bit of the trunk off (but not too much since you need to cut it where the wood is new). Keep us updated for sure! -Alex |
It will be an honor and pleasure to keep everybody updated. I got a really good feeling about the 2 Pindos. That said, I was smart enough only to install 4 others besides mine As for the temp difference Nassau and Suffolk (I can't speak for NJ) it was a seesaw back an forth. At times we had the lower temps and at times they did. Westhampton is traditionally the coldest spot on Long Island. This is a snapshot of January for my town. It doesn't take wind chill into account. |
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"It's funny. I lost a bet with my wife because she wanted to put trees in the driveway, and now the trees make it impossible to play there," says Hoeveler, founder and chief executive officer of U.S. Sports Camps, which markets 52 Nike tennis summer camps across the country. "My two sons were both pretty serious, heavy duty basketball players at Branson."
Now that they're grown up, Charles, 30, and Justin, 23, are trying to help their 61-year-old dad win another national father-son doubles tennis title. Charlie and his dad have partnered to win 15 national age-group tournaments and, now that Hoeveler has advanced into a new age group, his goal is to win at least one more national title with Justin on his side.
Hoeveler, who also has won nine national age-group singles titles, has successfully juggled his love of family with his passion for tennis. He doesn't need much else in his life.
"I'm known him for 25 years, and it's rare he wanders far from center court," says Bill Simons, publisher of Inside Tennis magazine.
"Well, he likes good wine," says Dick Gould, director of tennis at Stanford University.
"To the best of my knowledge, tennis is his major occupation and business.
Hoeveler plays tennis at Mt. Tam and Lagunitas clubs. When he's not playing tennis, he's probably thinking tennis. That's his livelihood.
"I try to keep my life in balance," Hoeveler says. "I have a great job and developed this wonderful company. It's fun."
It's a bit of a fluke, too. Hoeveler graduated from Dartmouth College in 1967 and then went to business school at Stanford. He was a broker for an investment firm in San Francisco out of college.
"That was not going to be my lifetime pursuit," he says. "I really wanted to get into sports."
New career
Hoeveler's big break was when a new company started by Billie Jean King, Tennis America, went broke. Hoeveler worked for Clossco, western states distributors of Adidas athletic shoes. Its owner and Hoeveler's business partner, Bill Closs, started investing in Tennis America in April 1974."By August, the thing was bankrupt. It was done. It was totally mismanaged," Hoeveler says.
Closs asked Hoeveler to step in part time and rescue it. And he did. For 10 years. He crafted a business model for U.S. Sports Development, creating youth and adult summer tennis camps by utilizing college tennis coaches and their staff and facilities while lending administrative expertise to support them.
Then Adidas decided one day to buy out all its distributorships. Hoeveler and his business associates were offered jobs elsewhere in the company.
"It's time," Hoeveler said. "I'm going to go do the camps full time."
Now Hoeveler has camps of all kinds, including the first tennis camp they developed at Williams College in Williamstown, Mass. That's when Tennis America was bankrupt and Hoeveler had to raise money to erase the debt and keep the camp alive at Williams.
"I told a business manager there, 'Here's a check. You're clean. You're whole. We want to come back and run a camp and, if we're successful, we're going to be here the next 50 years,'" Hoeveler says. "And that was 31 years ago."
Nike connection
Hoeveler's next big break came with he hooked up with Nike. That was easy. Ian Hamilton, who in 1976 was a member of Hoeveler's coaching staff at the tennis camp in Squaw Valley, was moving up the Nike corporate ladder. He was instrumental in signing Andre Agassi, Pete Sampras and Monica Seles to endorsement deals with Nike, and now Hamilton wanted to get into the tennis camp business.Hamilton called Hoeveler, who was unhappy with the commitment and flexibility he had with Adidas, and offered Hoeveler another business opportunity.
"I'll be on the next plane," Hoeveler says.
With Nike's help, Hoeveler's company was able to acquire more tennis camps and expand. U.S. Sports Camps began providing summer camps for every sport conceivable and then some. Computer camps, performing arts camps, surfing camps, bowling camps, even broadcasting camps.
$27 million in revenues
Some have failed, but most have prospered. Hoeveler handles about 400 camps. He figures U.S. Sports Camp brings annual revenues of $27 million from 14 sports and $6 million alone for its tennis camps. The Nike name and the Internet have a catalyst toward a booming business that, at the core, relies of a solid working relationship between Hoeveler and coaches."We didn't reinvent the wheel," Hoeveler quips. "We had an idea with a partnership with the coach and we're all in the same boat. If they don't do well, we don't do well. It's still that way to this day."
All told, about 50,000 youth and about 1,000 adults are attending Hoeveler's U.S. Sports Camps this summer.
"What he has done in the business field is unmatched," says Simons, Inside Tennis publisher. "That he's been able to replicate these camps all over the country, it's the grand slam. It's like Sampras winning Wimbledon year after year."
Hoeveler's company, which employs about 20 people locally and 3,000 part-timers across the country, is based in Terra Linda. Everyone seems to be happy from baseline to baseline.
"He makes you feel like you're working with him, not for him," says Gould, Standford tennis director.
"Our only goal every summer is to have no letters (of complaint) go directly to (Nike founder) Phil Knight," Hoeveler says.
With the company in good shape, Hoeveler is trying to keep himself in shape. Naturally, that involves playing tennis.
"The third part of this balance is competitive tennis, and it's fun and it's compelling but it's work," Hoeveler says.
Hoeveler is very good at it. An Eastern Collegiate singles and doubles champion at Dartmouth, he has excelled in masters tennis.
"He's a wondrous guy," Simons says. "In a field where there's jealousy and backstabbing, he emerges unscathed. He's admired universally. Even though he's mellow and totally friendly, he's a competitor."
That's where Hoeveler separates himself. His persona on the baseline is different from the way he approaches business.
"It kills me not to perform well," Hoeveler says. "I'm incredibly intense on a tennis court. I don't know why. It's not so much that I hate losing, but I do like to win and I do like to compete as well as I can.
"As a businessman, I'm not a tough guy at all. I think business should be fun. It should be win-win. It should be non-adversarial."
Tennis is more tenacious.
"The guys I play today are still slugging away near the top of national rankings," Hoeveler says. "We were not real stars in college. We've all sort of got a second wind in this sport."
Making connections
For Hoeveler, it blows in the same direction as his business. Many of the contacts and relationships he has developed playing tennis are linked somehow to his ventures away from the court. Hoeveler has game on both fronts."When it comes to left-handers, Hoeveler took all the charm and sweetness and left absolutely nothing for (John) McEnroe and (Jimmy) Connors," Simons says.
"He's perfect," Gould says. "His creativity and ideas are endless, and his energy is boundless. His vision is very, very good."
Especially the day he walked off a tennis court at Stanford and spotted a lovely blonde coed walking by. Hoeveler wound up marrying her and together they had four children.
"He's been a great father," says Gould, who recruited Hoeveler's first son to Stanford. "He and Jan raised great kids and that's probably the most important thing they've done. He's fun, bright and gregarious but that (family) is priority No. 1."
Tennis is No. 2. That encompasses much of Hoeveler's time.
"He gives so much to others," says Jan Hoeveler, Charlie's wife of 37 years. "It's amazing he can even find time to sneak away."
The Hoevelers like to attend football and basketball games and tennis matches at Stanford where Charles played tennis and daughter Wendy was an All-American coxswain in crew. Hoeveler played on the grad school team in 1969, Gould's first year as varsity tennis coach at Stanford. Hoeveler's biggest victory was winning over Jan.
"He's got a zest for life," says Jan, now a math teacher and college counselor at The Branson School.
"I might be the only guy in the history of California to have only one wife and only one house (in his lifetime)," Hoeveler says.
When he's not playing tennis or exercising, Hoeveler will allow himself to sit down and read a book. One that he's been reading is titled "The Dictionary of Corporate Bull----." Last month it was stacked atop of a bunch of other books and boxes in the entry way to his house. The Hoevelers are currently remodeling their home of 30 years.
"My wife was pregnant (with daughter Katie) and teaching at Redwood and we were living in the city," Hoeveler says. "She said to me one day, 'There's this little house in Ross. É' I'm like, 'Oh, my gosh.' I started grabbing my wallet. It cost $70,000."
Just one kid at home
The Hoevelers are staying in an apartment for about five months until the house is redesigned, mostly to accommodate the grandchildren, though the square footage of the house (2,200) will not change. Justin, the youngest of their four children, is the only one who is still living at home. A 6-foot, 170-pound senior guard, Justin was a walk-on basketball player at Northwestern University last season after being a walk-on tennis player there for three years.So that hoop in the Hoeveler's driveway did some good.
"It would be nice to have a garage there," Hoeveler says.
You would think it would be nice - and necessary - to have a tennis court out back, too. Hoeveler is successful enough to afford his own tennis court. But it's more enjoyable and engaging for him to play tennis against friends at Mt. Tam and Lagunitas and, besides, there's no room in the back yard to build a tennis court.
"Even if I had the space, I don't think I'd do that," Hoeveler says. "I'd put in a pool."
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The European Union and Central Asia
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In June 2007, the Council of the European Union (EU) adopted The EU in Central Asia: Strategy for a New Partnership, highlighting the growing importance of Central Asia to the EU. This book examines the EU's policy towards the five Central Asian states of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan,...
Published February 26th 2014 by Routledge
Regime Transition in Central Asia
Stateness, Nationalism and Political Change in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan
Series: Routledge Advances in Central Asian Studies
Presenting a study of regime transition, political transformation, and the challenges that faced the post-Communist republics of Central Asia on independence, this book focuses on the process of transition in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, and the obstacles that these newly-independent states are...
Published October 20th 2013 by Routledge
Politics, Identity and Education in Central Asia
Post-Soviet Kyrgyzstan
Series: Routledge Advances in Central Asian Studies
Focusing on the areas of politics, identity and education, this book looks at some of the most pressing and challenging issues that Kyrgyzstan faces in the post-Soviet era. It argues that Kyrgyzstan is challenged with oscillations between the old and the new on the one hand, and domestic and...
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Oil, Transition and Security in Central Asia
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Approaching Central Asia from the perspective of geopolitics, transition, oil and stability, the authors provide a very broad and diverse analysis of the region, examining domestic and international developments since 1991. The book both provides an introduction to the region and presents advanced...
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Local photographer Roger Whitacre began shooting images of Denver in the 1970's. This exhibit contains images of buildings that either vanished from the landscape during the final decades of the twentieth century or, as in the case of Union Station, altered their appearance. Whitacre's black and white images document a vanished Denver.
Exhibit of images created by Roger Whitacre of vanished Denver buildings. Whitacre is a local photographer who has documented Denver's residents and their built environment beginning in the 1970s. *Exhibit has been extended until January 12, 2015.
Ethiopia Reads Presents A Celebration of Landscape, Culture and Art
Four artists-- 2 Ethiopian and 2 American-- traveled together to depict the beauty of the Ethiopian countryside through paint and photography. Their work will be on display at the Blair-Caldwell African American Research library, along with art by local Denver artists with Ethiopian ties, during the month of October.
Lead Artists: Stephanie Schlatter Elaine Tucci Helen Zeru Aklilu Temesgen
Local Artists: Mahlet Samuel Yaphet Teklu Denise Livingston Yodit Gidey Greg Cradick
Photographic images by Colorado photographer William Reiquam from the Western History and his private collections. The exhibit contains over fifty years of photographs from landscapes to portraits to experimental.
The Art of Now is a community art show that explores the relationship between who we were as we began our journey as artists and who we have become. Artists will show one piece of art from their early career and one piece completed in the last two years. Artists include: Alistair Bane, Joel Cook, Patricio Cordova, Ron Hicks, Rochelle Johnson, Helen Littlejohn, Irving Watts, and Rob Yancey.
Artist Talk/Closing Reception: Wednesday, September 24, 6-8 p.m.
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Legacy of Wilderness, Vida Ellison Gallery - Level 7 From the Conservation Collection of the Denver Public Library in partnership with The Wilderness Society. Includes Photographic Exhibits "Colorado Wilderness 50" by John Fielder, September 3 thru October 1, and "The Ansel Adams Wilderness" by Peter Essick, October 3 thru November 2.
The Denver Public Library is proud to present the exhibit "Norihito's Kiri-e" in partnership with Denver's sister city of Takayama.
Kiri-e is the Japanese tradition of detailed artwork made of paper cutting into often intricate designs. Norihito Yoshimoto's work captures the beauty of Hida-Takayama and the gentle spirit of Japan.
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Opening Reception: Saturday, August 16th, 12-4 p.m. Light refreshments will be served. Door Prizes and Games
View the 10th Annual Mile High International Pastel Exhibition, sponsored by the Pastel Society of Colorado and then join us for an Artist demonstration at 2 p.m with Jane Christie. This is a great opportunity to view this exceptional artist talking about painting with pastels.
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"But the first time I went," Russell says, "old Vic wouldn't let me in. Did that happen to you?"
"No," says Ronnie, "But you're funny-lookin', boy."
Not exactly. Russell, in mint 1950s faded Levi's and a light-blue gabardine shirt, appears to have just stepped off the set of Giant, as befits a Denver vintage-clothing baron. When he talks, his jaw muscles work James Dean-ly. Ronnie, who is twenty years older, affects an equally studied look: perfect old jeans, perfect lightweight wool shirt. The cuffs of their pants are rolled up exactly one inch. The only new clothes either one of them ever buys are white socks, white underwear and white T-shirts (no pocket).
"Well, old Vic wouldn't let me in," Russell continues. "I had to get wired and stay there all night. It took me three times. And finally."
"Oh, lord, honey," Ronnie says, remembering his own first time, which came in 1980, five years before Russell gained entry. "What a store. He had gabardine cowgirl shirts with silver leather fringe, ancient Levi's and pleated pants. He offered me the building, with everything in it, for $300,000. I should have done it," he concludes. "Every time I step in his door I spend at least a thousand dollars."
But every time, the return on his investment in "new old stuff" is exponential. In the vintage-clothing business, it's one thing to find some old man's gangster suit in a thrift shop--and quite another to locate a stash of never-worn Elvis pants in the back room of a small-town general store. Both Ronnie and Russell have cruised the country most of their adult lives looking for just such mitzvahs. Now that they've joined forces, as co-owners of Denver's American Aces, they've doubled their number of secret sources. But Vic's time-warped department store, with its three stories full of crap accumulated between 1940 and 1971, remains the best.
"If you'll recall, there's no sign anywhere on the building," Ronnie says. "And half the time old Vic doesn't let you in, anyway."
"You'll ask him if you can buy something, and he'll pretty much say no," Russell says.
Still, Ronnie and Russell have managed to get around old Vic on numerous occasions. They've been so successful so often, in fact, that it's hard to imagine Vic has anything left that they might want.
"Ha," Ronnie says. "There's plenty. Because what people want in vintage changes so much, we'll buy stuff we wouldn't have looked at twice ten years ago. There's still hundreds of things."
"The kids are buying the tackiest of the polyester, if you can believe it," Russell says. Bell-bottoms, wide lapels, Superfly shoes? "Right," he confirms, "and don't forget, this is still our secret. We ain't finished with old Vic quite yet."
The son of a Field and Stream fly-rod evaluator from Columbus, Ohio, Ronnie Crawford was born with a vintage gene.
"My mother was a trash-picker," he says. "She made it okay to look through garbage cans and pull things out. My creative and trash-picking skills all come from her."
Now 51, Ronnie has been honing those skills since the late Sixties, when he was a college student at Ohio State. In those turbulent times, he grew his hair long, purchasing a short-hair wig to wear on Army Reserve weekends; changed his major every quarter, settling eventually on photography and cinematography; and became addicted to the pursuit of cool old stuff after a shotgun wedding transformed him into the head of a small household.
"My wife and I started going to garage sales and buying things for our little abode," he remembers. "In the springtime of discontent, 1970, our campus was on strike, shut down, and I met a guy with a whole house full of wonderful stuff. Complete Fiesta ware dinner collections. Wonderful pottery. I liked it, and I started going to flea markets, and pretty soon I had my own wealth of extra stuff."
This, he explains, was years before having a complete set of Fiesta ware meant anything to anyone. Except Ronnie. The Forties became his favorite decade. At first he concentrated on pottery, but he quickly segued into clothes, furniture, cars and anything else that fit his double-wide definition of cool.
"Before the Forties, things were too antiquey," he says. "Although I like Art Deco, too. Any kind of kitsch."
But his burgeoning obsession remained strictly recreational for several years. He worked as a food photographer for Westinghouse--taking studio shots of real hams inside real refrigerators--until 1976, when his by-then-ex-wife and son moved to Boulder. He followed them to Colorado, worked for a semester teaching photography at a community college, then drifted into life as a broker of vintage items, moving up from the back of his van to a Broadway Terrace garage. In 1979 he opened his first store, Rudely Decadent.


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