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DO NOT MOVE HERE! The staff are very rude and not helpful. The manager is a wanna be high class broom rider - very trashy. They do not take care of any situation. I would not refer my worst enemy here… Full Review ▶
I AM CURRENTLY LIVING AT THIS APARTMENT COMPLEX. I WILL MENTION WHY YOU SHOULD NOT RENT HERE. THIS APARTMENT COMPLEX WILL NOT LET YOU CANCEL YOUR LEASE EVEN IF YOU DID NOT MOVE- IN YET. THE APARTMENT IS VERY LEAKY- I… Full Review ▶
I want to take a moment to write about my experience and warn others of this HORRID place! EVERYTHING you read is TRUE! In fact the Texas Tenant Council just ran a story that is on FB about this place and… Full Review ▶
I am currently living in Center Point Apartments and it is a nightmare. I have had problems from day 1. My apartment has flooded 3 times. The third time they finally decide to check and see what was causing the problem.… Full Review ▶
Yes, the management sucks. Leasing staff is snotty as hell. They do not fix anything in a timely manner. If at all. During the winter they did not salt or sand the parking lot or the breezeways during the ice storms.… Full Review ▶
I have lived at this apartment complex for the past two years. In that time, I have had my toilet worked on at least 8 times, my tub repainted twice, my dishwasher hasn't worked properly, my dining room flooded because my… Full Review ▶
Management sucks. My husband and I lived here in 2011 for almost a year. At first the move seemed to be ideal, but then as we actually lived there, we always heard gun shots, ghetto people always walking around, under age… Full Review ▶
DON'T DO IT. I lived here from 07-08 and paid the ridiculous move out fees. Escape and never look back. These people are sue-happy. The Dallas Observer just did a piece and it's more than accurate. http://www.dallasobserver.com/2013-10-03/news/at-centerpoint-apartments-moving-out-often-means-a-trip-to-court-and-a-fat-bill/ Full Review ▶
DO NOT MOVE HERE!!!! This place is a dump. There are roaches everywhere no matter how clean the apartment is kept. Ghetto people playing loud music everytime, underage teens drinking outside the apartments and you can hear everything. Maintenace is so… Full Review ▶
Anyone deciding to move here should read this article first: http://www.dallasobserver.com/2013-10-03/news/at-centerpoint-apartments-moving-out-often-means-a-trip-to-court-and-a-fat-bill/full/ Full Review ▶
I stayed in Center Point for 6mons. During my time didn't have any major problems. If I needed to state anything it can be this: I lived on the first floor 2bed,2bath Con's 1)people running up & down stairs all night… Full Review ▶
Hi everyone. I live in California and my exhusband just gave me this address for his residence. Being so far away I am reluctant to allow my ex to bring my 7 year old daughter to visit there without making sure… Full Review ▶
I have lived at Centerpoint for almost 2 years. ------, the complex manager is kind, witty, and charming. The office staff is friendly and quick to resolve any issues. I had the maintenance people out today for a minor fix; they… Full Review ▶
Although this wasn't my first choice of places to rent I have enjoyed my stay here. That staff has been very accommodating and friendly both over the phone and in person. Really appreciated the maintenance crew. Had one guy come in… Full Review ▶
Cheap apartments means cheap and shady everything. When I had first looked at this place, they were nice, as everyone often is when you're apartment hunting. I was promised only the need for a pet deposit when I moved in. Upon… Full Review ▶
roach infested not little ones but BIG roaches. whether its the apartment complex that has roaches or someone in the building but they are coming thru the vents and its nasty! stains started to appear on the carpet when nothing was… Full Review ▶
I have only lived here 1 month and I am ready to move. The staff is nice until you move in. the apartment stinks like an old car. The parking is a nightmare, the noise level is crazy, always people hanging… Full Review ▶
This complex's ownership recently lost a court case in Waco through the Tenth Court of appeals for defrauding residents by assessing false charges for damages upon move out, baiting people into missing walk thrus and then suing for damages and huge… Full Review ▶
The staff is mostly under trained, and the management's attitude is horrible. The grassy areas are just about covered in dog droppings. The unit it self was nothing special. The fixtures were painted over, the tub cracked the first week, and… Full Review ▶
If you are being sued by Centerpoint can you please share any lessons learned in order to fight this obvious corruption. Thank you Full Review ▶
I have lived in Centerpoint Apartments for 1 1/2 years. I started in one of the small studios and upgraded to larger 1 Bedroom. I moved in right after the military because I needed a quick affordable place. I can say… Full Review ▶
This apartment complex is a den of crime. While living there, there were countless burglaries and robberies. The apartment complex manager that lives there had her back door kicked in at 10am in the morning and her apartment burglarized right next… Full Review ▶
Just moved here 3 months ago. I wish I had found this web page and read the reviews before moving here. The management here think they are The Gestapo and that it's 1939 and we (the tenants) are living in their… Full Review ▶
IF ANYONE HAS ISSUES. PLEASE CONTACT THE FOLLOWING. TEXAS TENANTS UNION INC. 4228 MAIN ST. DALLAS, TEXAS 75227 http://www.nonprofitfacts.com//TX/Texas-Tenants-Union-Inc.html See below please. THIS PLACE PROTECT TENANT'S RIGHTS, PRESERVE HOMES, IMPROVE THEIR LIVING CONDITIONS, AND ENCHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THEIR… Full Review ▶
I walked my apartment several days before I moved in and that should have been it but I needed a place to live and the rent was cheap. Upoon entering the apartment I noticed that the refrigerator looked as though it… Full Review ▶
I am leaving since 2010 and I have had a wonderful experience here. The staff including the Manager are fantastic. If you have some issue with something in your apt they answer as soon they can. Kendra is a very nice… Full Review ▶
This was the worst apartment complex I have ever lived in. From the time I moved in till the time I left. If you came home after 7pm there was no place to park. I had to have my tub resurfaced… Full Review ▶
I currently live at this apartment complex. Sadly, this property is awful. There are constant full trash dumpsters, dumped furniture, dog pooh every where, the hot tubs have never worked, the workout rooms equipment is ancient and not maintained, the plumbing… Full Review ▶
My husband and I have lived at Centerpoint for seven months and love it. Our apartment is perfect for us and was in excellent condition when we moved in. The manager and office staff have always been friendly and helpful in… Full Review ▶
The mangement is poor, they do not inform you as a resident that they will be working on the apartment. One morning the water is on by the time I got off work the water was off. I stayed there for… Full Review ▶
My fiance and I have lived here for over a year (and will soon be out forever! YAY) and the only reason we still live here is because of the price...which is the ONLY positive. Office staff are all very rude.… Full Review ▶
These apartments are cute and clean! I hate to be leaving this property, but my husband and I are moving back to Allen. The staff have been friendly and efficient from day one. The property is constantly being kept up with… Full Review ▶
We stayed here for 3 months while building a house. The staff was awesome. They were courteous warm and friendly and always knowledgeable and empowered to meet my needs and answer my questions. They even anticipated some needs and prepared ahead.… Full Review ▶
I went to these apartments with my wife and the service was horrible. If you go here do not talk to Yolanda. When we arrived Yolanda did not even say hi to my wife or ask her name. She just talked… Full Review ▶
This company has sued hundreds and hundreds of residents over the last 10 years. They just lost a lawsuit in Waco at another property that they own for over $70,000 dollars in damages for defrauding residents out of their security deposits.… Full Review ▶
The worst place for living. Full Review ▶
If you can, just pay penalty and move out. Otherwise you have to be ready to fight with their management everyday. Full Review ▶
This complex may be cheap to move into but they will destroy your credit and garnish your wages whenever you move out. They screen applicants on how much they can sue them for upon move out, not on things like credit… Full Review ▶
Live in a studio. Paid $409 for a year(concession $106)Gave legal more than 60 days notice to leave,rent for STUDIO upped to $513 per month water trash Total = $539.49 each for next 3 months. Like banks that charged late fees… Full Review ▶
I moved to CenterPoint because, it was cheap and it was decent and it was one of the few places that i could afford. However, at this time what can i tell based on my experience of staying here is that:… Full Review ▶
Contrary to what is being said I had a great experience. These are not glamorous apartments (older and basic) so you get what you pay for. I only dealt with management once about my dish washer and they were on the… Full Review ▶
I used to live there at that apartment complex about a year ago. The water bill is so high. It was three times as much as what I am currently paying. Now, I get my water bill by mail and their… Full Review ▶
JUST TERRIBLE!!!!!!!!!! The manager herself is terrible...Ive lived her for a while and its just terrible. ive stayed for so long due to countenance but i cant wait till my lease is up. Full Review ▶
About a few years back, I was looking for an inexpensive place to live. Centerpointe Apartments came up in a listing. So, I checked it out, made inquiries, and communicated back and forth. I expressed interest but wasn't sure about the… Full Review ▶
Ok so after reading the review by ($6,055.12 out of pocket) I decided to go and read up on all these court filings. Most of them read "forcible entry detainer" which from my knowledge translates to eviction. So why is everyone… Full Review ▶
Denton County Online Lawsuits http://justice.dentoncounty.com/JPSearch/jpcivfrmd.htm Type in "Centerpoint" in NAME OR CAUSE NUMBER Hit SUBMIT And you will see for yourself just a FEW of the lawsuits filed (Only those filed in Denton County) My name is on the 17th page… Full Review ▶
My mother was the guarantor for my brother on a lease at Centerpoint. When renewal time came, my Mom elected not to gaurantee the lease. My brother signed the lease and 2 weeks later they evicted my brother for a fake… Full Review ▶
The phrase "You get what you pay for" comes to mind when recalling my experience at Centerpoint Apartments. Let me preface this opinion by stating that I left my unit in good standing and I paid my rent on time every… Full Review ▶
When I decided to move out it was less than 60 days till my lease was up. So to give my 60 days I stayed an extra month. They didn t tell me when I decided to do this that that… Full Review ▶
You should not be worried about the thieves that break into the apartments. I would worry more about the one that manage the place . If want to get sued this is place to move to. Rude and hateful. Do not… Full Review ▶
Centerpoint is a direct gate to hell. I paid my rent on time every time and kept to myself, I never caused any problems the 2 years I lived in centerpoint. Till I turned in my notice all was okay the… Full Review ▶
If your answer is yes than by all means go ahead and live here. I cosigned for my brother and since then both he and I have had nothing but problems. First day he moved in there was a water leak… Full Review ▶
I actually never lived here, thanks be to God. I wish I didn't know the truth to what is written in most of these reviews. It is unfortunate, and gives the apartment world a bad name, that a situation such as… Full Review ▶
AVOID CENTERPOINT AT ALL COSTS. Full Review ▶
WHAT A TERRIBLE PLACE! THE OFFICE STAFF ARE TOTAL JERKS AND WILL TRY TO NICKEL AND DIME YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE GOT WHEN YOU MOVE OUT. THEY UNREASONABLY CHARGED OVER $1000 OF MOVE OUT FEES. WORST EXPERIENCE EVER. DO NOT RENT… Full Review ▶
I lived at Centerpoint for a year, my first place ever on my own in a studio apartment. For a single, college aged male, it was in my price range for that part of town. I had read the reviews before… Full Review ▶
Hi guys I had a question. When you guys checked out from the apartment did everything go well and you found out they are sueing you later on? or they already told you during check out time what needed to be… Full Review ▶
I am so furious with the "management" at Centerpoint. I just moved out and I am glad i'm out! Let me say that I loved my neighbors but the management is a different story. I lived there for 6 months, paid… Full Review ▶
center point i dirty,not safe for children,and especially for women!!!!!! while i was on vacation i was told by a friend that lives next to me that by our gate someone was RAPED AND KILLED!!!! also that someone at the front… Full Review ▶
Not a bad place if you like cheap apartments with thin walls you can hear your neighbors every move through. They treat their good renters like crap when they move out too. You can pay on time or early every month… Full Review ▶
Here is one of my HUGE issues: I just received my lease renewal. It is an increase of $160. I was told that the maximum increase would not be more than $20. Our neighbor is also moving because they too received… Full Review ▶
I just want to advise anyone who is thinking about moving to Centerpoint...or moving out of Centerpoint...that the allegations about being sued are true. I moved out one month early, after a 3 yr residency, had given 60 days notice, and… Full Review ▶
They issued out maps of where they were going to re-surface the parking lot, then didn't follow their guidelines, yet still had the tow company out there. The resurfacing job was a$s. There are 1001 cracks and potholes still there. All… Full Review ▶
The owners favorite past time is Suing. It is a power trip and he is money hungry. Yikes.... He doesn't care whom he is suing employees, residents, familty of dead residents, it doesn't matter...the bottom line to him is the almighty… Full Review ▶
If you're looking to move into the GHETTO of North Dallas Centerpoint it is. When I moved out the sued me over 150.00. 75.00 cleaning costs and gate key for 75.00. Its the worst place to live. I regret even living… Full Review ▶
Ralphs Pizza is just next store to this place and they do deliver, so does Domino's, Pizza Hut, Chinese food and everyone else who delivers food. I have never been shot at Centerpoint nor do I walk or spy on people… Full Review ▶
HAHA! I am so sorry I read these reviews AFTER I moved in :( Some positives about the place: Rent is relatively inexpensive for what the place has to offer. I also met my boyfriend here, but I guess I can't… Full Review ▶
I COULD WRITE THE LONGEST REVIEW BUT THERE ISN'T ENOUGH SPACE ON THE INTERNET TO TELL YOU HOW MUCH I HATE THIS PLACE. PLEASE TAKE MY WORD FOR IT AND STAY THE HELL AWAY FROM THIS PLACE. I PROMISE YOU WILL… Full Review ▶
Place is pest infested, no sufficient parking space, AC units produce very high levels of noice at night to the point it is impossible to sleep. Water faucest in very bad conditions. Stay away from the place. Full Review ▶
I too am among the many being sued by this company. I moved to this complex mostly for the weight room they offered. What a horrible mistake that was! The entire time I lived there my car tires were always inexplicably… Full Review ▶
I came to the Dallas area and stayed on a 3 month lease. I gave them 25 day notice that I wasn't going to renew. The next thing I know they were telling me that I had to give 60 day… Full Review ▶
AS FAST AS YOU CAN. GET AS FAR AWAY FROM HERE AS POSSIBLE. I HATE THESE APARTMENT. THEY ARE THE FIRST ONE'S I'VE EVER LIVED IN AND IT CAN'T BE THIS BAD EVERYWHERE. Full Review ▶
I would love to stand with a poster board sign in frnt of the complex warning potential renters. When i signed my lease i was unsure on whether i should sign it for 3 months or six seing as i was… Full Review ▶
I lived at Centerpoint for about two years and really had no problem with the place. I was very quiet, kept my apartment really clean, never smoked in my apartment and paid all my bills on time, with the exception of… Full Review ▶
I lived there for about 1 1/2 years and was so thrilled to be out of there; can't believe I stayed for as long as I did. The walls were thin and I could hear everything. There were frequent police visits… Full Review ▶
I lived at Centerpoint Apartments for almost 3 years. I have never had a problem with the people in the office. Always nice and ready to help with anything that went wrong with my place. I started out in a studio… Full Review ▶
The walls are very thin, I have this big fat man whom stays above me, and every step that he takes I hear them. The management sucks, they are rude, and I the parking spaces are too close together. I would… Full Review ▶
I lived at Center Point for over 3 years, and moved out in 2008. I had many many issues over the years from dealing with a car being towed that shouldn't have been, to terrible bug problems, awful neighbors (I swear… Full Review ▶
I read these comments and think I am just lucky or everyone else is crazy. I lived here for 1 year. I put up a $500.00 deposit and paid 2 months rent up front. I gave a 60 day notice and… Full Review ▶
I just moved out of this complex a few months ago, thank GOD. I did not take pictures when I moved out, but was only here for 6 months, and I was barely ever home. When I moved out, (I HAD… Full Review ▶
I finally moved out not to long ago and I have to say that Center Point Apartments are dirty, nasty, ghetto, and the management is ridiculous. ***WARNING*** IF YOU PUT DOWN A DEPOSIT YOU WILL NOT.. I REPEAT .. WILL NOT… Full Review ▶
I have lived here for 11 years. Through the good and the bad. All in all it is an affordable decent place to live that is in a great location. The staff has been nothing but sweet every time I go… Full Review ▶
I believe the owner is crazy...I know he is going to try to sue me when I move out at the end of this month. He does it to everyone. The supervisor has the hots for him and she will do… Full Review ▶
I never moved a thing in this dump...They sued me for $686 for (damages), I returned keys next morning (I RENTED A HOTEL ROOM FOR THE NIGHT). I waled in a saw a BED... That folds into the wall.....naww I was… Full Review ▶
I finally moved out of this dump. Unless you are a crackhead or a convicted felon then do yourself a favor and keep looking. The office staff are greedy and incompetent and the maintenance are even worse. People never clean up… Full Review ▶
This place is 'trumping' up reasons to sue. We left our apt. in EXCELLENT condition. Join with us to get this stopped! Full Review ▶
They have horrible management here, they are shady, sue happy and they are not going to get away with it with us. They are trying to charge us with 300 for cleaning and trash damages and 800 for concession they gave… Full Review ▶
On the first day I moved in some of my items to the apartment, but the next day I planned to finish moving the rest of my items. They towed my car with all my items in it. They indicated that… Full Review ▶
Don't move to these apartments. They are absolutely horrible. I lived at these apartments and the management is horrible. They are right about getting you when you first come to the apartments. The leasing agents are nice and friendly when you… Full Review ▶
Why is it this GHETTO APT. Also has a 31%? Did ya'll see Sunset Oaks and The Lodge? I see prositutes and I know one time a Maintancxe man had a 8th grader pull a knife on him. STAY AWAY!!!! Full Review ▶
My daughter and a friend (students at Texas A&M) rented an apartment for three months during a summer internship in Dallas. The lease states that they were to give a 60-day notice before moving out. Is that not ridiculous? On a… Full Review ▶
Dont do it!! the management is horrible and wont help you if you want to upgrade, in fact they will charge more than other renters are paying. they are very unclear on exactly what the pet policy is. they charged us… Full Review ▶
I lived here for almost 2 years and finally got out about a year ago. The office staff seems friendly, but will turn shady as soon as you turn your back. The maintenance was okay, sometimes they would fix things in… Full Review ▶
I lived at Center Point a couple of years ago and must admit the bad reviews are true. The mgmt is nice when you are getting ready to sign the lease but are not so nice once it is signed. I… Full Review ▶
-Maintenance has always been great about fixing things quickly. (One morning, they even helped me jumpstart my car when I left the headlights on all night.)
-There's security, Alex, who's out there most nights.
-They let you know well in advance of any… Full Review ▶
I am staying with for the last six months and extended to another sixmonths in last minute Very friendly and cooperative staff Full Review ▶
At first i was hesitant about moving here after reading all the negative reviews. I came from out of town for a few months for a job. I must say i enjoyed my stay. My apartment was clean and i kept… Full Review ▶
These apts are horrible. We just moved in and are already wanting to leave. I cannot use my microwave because it throws a breaker. When their "electrician" came out he said to just unplug some stuff and it will work. I… Full Review ▶
These bastards sued me over $75. The manager did the walk-through on my move-out without telling me, then tried to come up with all these charges that didn't exist. Like..."the mirror on the closet door is gone" when I had actually… Full Review ▶
I leased here for 6 months, only living here during 5 of them. When I moved out, I had the carpets cleaned, and left the place in GREAT shape. (the carpets stunk when I moved in!). I mentioned when I moved… Full Review ▶
I lived here for 4 months while working in Dallas temporarily, and while it's well below my normal standards of living, I had no problems with the actual apartment. I am, however, moving out today, so I will see how that… Full Review ▶
I gave these people the required 30 day move-out notice and they denied ever having received it from me. They sued my co-signer for aprox $2200.00. They reported this amount as charged off to the credit bureau, and it showed as… Full Review ▶
When I moved into Centerpoint, my apartment was already old. When I canceled my lease you have to schedule a walk through. There was never anyone available to walk my apartment. At the end of the day I was charged all… Full Review ▶
THIS IS IF NOT NUMBER ONE , WELL THEN ITS IN THE TOP… Full Review ▶
2. ghetto people drinking forties on the steps
3. housing project next door where all the crime comes from
5. ghetto people racing through the parking lot
6. Bass booming from every car that passes
7. drugs everywhere!
8. Oh yea, did I mention… Full Review ▶
Terrible place, they work with people with bad credit so in return they have a lot of losers there. There was a murder there when I lived there. Apartment people had bad customer service..its because they deal with losers all day.… Full Review ▶
I co-signed a lease for someone that lived in Centerpoint. I was scared every time I went to visit that person. There are people running around outside at all hours and there was also a horrible roach problem. Over two years… Full Review ▶
Horrible problem with mold - the apartment management cleaned it up, but would not move us to a different apt or let us out of the lease (dispite a mold clause). Proper notice given, but still responsible for rent.
Office staff is… Full Review ▶
While this is not the Ritz, it is a good value for the money. When you are paying $400 a month for 600 square feet you really can't be very picky. The management is great, when I had a hard time… Full Review ▶
I am a single female and I have lived here for over a year and a half. For the most part, it's been ok. The quality of people whom they have decided to lease to has definitley declined, but that has… Full Review ▶
Convenient location, affordable price, friendly management, BUT....never seen so many roaches in my whole life. Full Review ▶
This place is truly a dump. I am moving out soon, and cannot wait for my lease to be up.The owner is a real loser who likes to run his mouth and thinks he can do as he pleases. If he… Full Review ▶
Maintenance was slow to fix my trash compacter, and the elevators need new carpet. Other than that, seems to be well run. Haven't seen the criminals mentioned, but feel certain the surveillance cameras will stop all that. Regardless - will keep… Full Review ▶
This place is a complete, unsafe dump! To start with, there were 11 speed-bumps (ONE-WAY) to my apartment. This means if you live in a back-unit, there are 22 speed bumps a day your car must endure. As you ride through… Full Review ▶
I lived in building 13 and can tell you when I moved in the place was nice. I don't know whet happened but within 6 months it became the getto. The nastiest people from every background started living there. The management… Full Review ▶
Most of these posts regarding management are true. This apartment complex is owned by an individual, not a management company. They have very unethical business practices. You WILL be sued if you leave here owing any amount at all. I moved… Full Review ▶
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I hve lived here since 03 and cannot wait to get out. I recently had a run in with the manager about the gates being slammed and their lack of concern for their tenants rights and the noise problem. The "manager'… Full Review ▶
Spent about a year and half at centerpoint. This is my critical assessment:
Parking: After 7pm you're likely not going to find a spot by your place. Spots are available elsewhere, though, you just have to walk 50-100 yards. Some junky cars… Full Review ▶
I have lived here for about 2 1/2 years and I am miserable. I live near a gate and people slam it all night long, as loud as they can. They manager and owner will not fix it. Dogs crap everywhere… Full Review ▶
We moved in Summer of 2004 and things were okay. I kinda looked at it like you get what you pay for and during the day when we moved in and viewed the property it did not seem that bad. But… Full Review ▶
I lived here for a few years when I was in Grad school. It was a horrible experience! I'm not sure which was worse...the loud neighboors, the VERY rude office staff or the unsavory conditions. I never had a problem w/roaches… Full Review ▶
Oh my God!! When my boyfriend (now husband) use to live there the place was covered in roaches. I know what you are thinking, you must be dirty. not so. The place was ok until the good neighbors moved out… Full Review ▶
I lived there for 7 months too long! The young girl who works in the office was great, but the people who live there are horrible. After moving out, one of the managers tried to give my mom and myself a… Full Review ▶
It has been a while since we visited the property, but we knew right away that it was NOT the place for us. The young lady that showed us around was very polite and friendly, but what turned us off were… Full Review ▶
When I moved into Center Point about 3 years ago this was a very nice place to live; however the last six months have not been pleasant. I expect it is because as the rental rates have been lowered to really… Full Review ▶
I used to live here but now live in some other apartments in the area. That was a big mistake; going from frying pan to fire. Seriously folks these apts. are as good as it gets in Far N. Dallas. This… Full Review ▶
They sued me but I am in a great apt. in Grapevine! So like I
said before anyone that was on staff in 2001 are liars! Especially Angela,Kendra and Shawn. I told you that I did not want to be a… Full Review ▶
This last post is obviously the Center Point staff trying to up the rating of themselves on this site. I liked the wording of your story, sounded like a commerical. Nice try staff..... Full Review ▶
well, it is your fault for ASSuming i am part of the staff here. I actually live in Bldg 11, feel free to email me, as I left my email address for people to contact me...Unlike cowards who hide and post… Full Review ▶
I moved in, but never stayed because I was scared of this ghetto! It was only a three month lease anyway. They make it look real nice and it kind of does in the front, but then if you can just… Full Review ▶
The most safest and beautiful complex in the Dallas area with the most friendliest office staff and competent maintence workers around, not that you'll ever need them of course! Always plenty of parking and never any questionable people living on either… Full Review ▶
I have to say the management and "counterpoint experience" really speak for themselves on this page. The place is dirty, always looks border line ghetto. No matter what they make it sound like they do in fact admit felons (federal equal… Full Review ▶
PARKING PARKING THE SUM OF IT ALL NO PLACE TO PARK A CURRENT INSPECTED AND REGISTERED AUTO BUT IF YOUR A LONG TIME RESIDENT YOU CAN HAVE A PEICE OF JUNK THAT DOES'NT RUN HANGING OVER THE FIRE LANE LINE ONLY… Full Review ▶
I was a renter at Center Point and I advised all prospective renters to run! I have had alot of problems with them.(1)The noise level was like being at Woodstock (2)people often stayed after hours and 'partyied all hours in the… Full Review ▶
To the person who posted all the garbage about suing this website, please read through the website and find out that this is totally legal, and about time !
THERE IS ALSO A SPACE UNDER EACH APARTMENT FOR THE MANAGEMENT OR OWNERS… Full Review ▶
Managment is right I didnt live there. I however drove thru at night and saw four police cars and pack of wild thugs in the parking lot. When I say thugs I do NOT mean a group of black people. These… Full Review ▶
First, there is something in this country called free speech, which the Internet takes great advantage of. Second, most corporations have a registered agent, depending on the state you live in, so that is more "the norm" than "shady." This typically… Full Review ▶
Who is this schmuck that keeps writing on this web-site? Where is the proof that there are any delinquents living on this property? If you don't live here, and never have, how do you know about anything that happens at this… Full Review ▶
Obviously this site is for disgruntled delinquents who have nothing better to do with their time but trash my apartment complex.
Obviously, whoever this person is writing these derogatory comments wants to try to hurt this business. Somehow, someway, Centerpoint has pissed… Full Review ▶
I visted this apartment complex and after seeing the outside, looking at the small apartment, and seeing all the peeps who live there I could not get out of there fast enough. The funny thing is I never filled out an… Full Review ▶
Management is the only one that puts good reviews on here. They make crap up about how good it is. It is sad to see so many reviews on here out of all of the apartments in Dallas. Obviously this place… Full Review ▶
I lived at Centerpoint last year and it was a nightmare. I was drawn there because of the cheap rent, but let me assure you, the majority of the bad reviews here mirror my experience there. Let's review the inexcusable: Parking… Full Review ▶
Just reading thru some reviews here and finding it so funny that the apartment managers spend so much time and effort posting their fake crap. I have never seen so many people so 'happy' with something that they went out and… Full Review ▶
Bottom line people is you get what you pay for - I didn't come here expecting concierge service and a brand new apartment with granite countertops - but I did expect exactly what I got - a well maintained but older… Full Review ▶
I have lived at centerpoint for 11 years, thats right, 11 years. I have not had any of the problems the other people on this sight have. The office staff has always been helpful and cordiall to me. I have saved… Full Review ▶
after living thier in 2004 and moveing out i have to say i wasn't suprised to see they claimed to have found no end of problems with my apartment when i moved out..i even went ot the care of steam cleaning… Full Review ▶
I have been reading comments all day long on many different properties. The common denominator in all of these reviews is just plain old mad disgrunted people. People who are writing comments on this site can't even spell! If anything, this… Full Review ▶
I have similar issues as described by postings here. I'm definitely interested in doing whatever I can to make sure the word gets out on this place.
Maybe some local news channels would be interested in covering this issue if enough… Full Review ▶
this place is horrible. we moved in here because we just had a new baby and we were desprite for a place of our own.the place sucked there are people walking around all night long there was a girl who would… Full Review ▶
This if by far the worts place i have ever seen. The staff is horrible, and not willing to listen to any concern of their residents. I cant say that the other bad postings that i have read on this site… Full Review ▶
I was desperate for an apartment quick and found this place for a moderate price and it looked nice from the front. I never bothered to check it out at night or check out the crime rates, when I asked the… Full Review ▶
I HAVE BEEN A RESIDENT AT CENTERPOINT FOR THE PAST TEN YEARS. I MUST SAY, THIS HAS BEEN ONE OF THE MOST PLEASANT AND PEACEFUL COMMUNITIES I HAVE EVER LIVED AT! THERE HAS NEVER BEEN ANY PROBLEMS OR CONCERNS THAT HAVE… Full Review ▶
I would suggest that you read the lease carefully because it is not a standard apartment lease. The main goal of this apartment complex does not seem to be working with their customers to provide solutions that make everyone happy, but… Full Review ▶
I lived at Centerpoint apts. when I lost my "real job" and had to restructure. The rent was very reasonable and I got the service I did not get from my $1200. per month apartment I came from. So, Kudos to… Full Review ▶
This was my youngest son's first apartment. When he moved from the complex after the lease was up, management could care less about returning the deposit -- I checked the apartment myself (Mrs. Clean!). They also billed for everything they could… Full Review ▶
Office staff are rude and inconsiderate, especially for apartments that are not that great to begin with. Full Review ▶
And obviously from the Center Point staff. I lived there for a year and I can agree to most every negative thing posted here. Horrible parking, people having gunfights in the courtyards at 3 in the morning. Maintenance would take forever,… Full Review ▶
I lived there for a few years and still pass by occasionally. I paid my rent on time and left the apt in good condition so I never had any problems. I don't know if they really sue people but if… Full Review ▶
I can't beleive people get so frustrated when it is clear to me that these people writing negative reviews are people who act like asses. For example, the lady who was told she needed a co-signer to offset her crap credit.… Full Review ▶
I went in on Thursday to look at some floor plans and talked to a really nice person who seemed like she knew what she was doing. I had told her repeatedly that my move in was July 30 and for… Full Review ▶
Wow!! I love drama! Sign me up, I wanna live here and hang in the office, entertainment like this costs money. The rent is reasonable and it sounds like a blast, (for those of us who will pay on time that… Full Review ▶
HI, I am currntly looking for an apartment to rent. Just reading the comments and the reactions I wouldn´t live here for all the rice in China.
Thank you for your inchoate logic in forming your response(s).
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I live at Centerpoint and heard through neighbors about this feud that was going on. I have lived at Centerpoint for the last 18 months and have had absolutely no problems. The only month that I was late on my rent,… Full Review ▶
Hello? This is my mom that you are talking about. I am 13 years old and every since i understood what the word job ment my mother told me how to be a leader, and not a follower. Why don´t you… Full Review ▶
In response to "The Gods Honest Truth", this ex-employee should pray that God forgives her for lying through her buck teeth. The only thing that was truthful about her vindictive review was the last paragraph of her idiotic essay.
This… Full Review ▶
Kendra? Is this you?
I thought you had been the mgr for only 11yrs..... if so then is this a "menial tasks" outlined in YOUR job duties?
Do the owners ask the same of you?
Are you blatantly falsifying… Full Review ▶
you have got to be kidding!!!
are you guys serious?
who is CPMGMT? Please tell me not the MANAGEMENT OF CENTER POINT.... please.
Guys, I´m just curious how long it took you to gather this information & spat… Full Review ▶
As an owner, I would never allow the response about"Calling the Kettle Black". They just showed how unprofessional they can be folks! I am not an idiot or job hopper and I did not say anything that was not the truth.… Full Review ▶
To the angry ex-employee....I as a resident have to say you are way off base with everything you have written. The office staff here at Centerpoint has been very professional since the first time I walked thru the front door. I… Full Review ▶
I was told as an employee that I must go on this sight and make up good stories about living here, due to all the bad ratings. So I did. I saw so many unprofessional management decisions going on, in this… Full Review ▶
This company does like to sue former residents- I know several people who lived here because rent was cheap. Left owing thousands because they got sued-- the owner will get his day- what comes around goes around. Just wait. Don´t… Full Review ▶
this place is discusting, it looks like a freakin flea market from the outside with all these banners and flags hanging everywhere, the management even passed out a letter to us asking us not to flush any toilet paper down the… Full Review ▶
This in response to some of the views I have seen on this page.
I have to agree that the staff is very friendly and helpful. I am a single mother that needed a place that would fit into my budget… Full Review ▶
It has been over 3 years and sounds like nothing has changed. The management are buttholes, nothing is fixed----at all really-- but promtly has never been heard of. You can hear EVERYTHING in your building and the week before I was… Full Review ▶
you know, at first i really liked this place. it seemed like a nice place to live, affordable... but then i realised they had put me in a smaller apartment then i had orgionaly asked for and charged me the price… Full Review ▶
I lived here about a year ago and moved after a 6 month lease because my husband needed to be in Plano with his job. Had no problems to speak of. The parking does suck if you come home late. I… Full Review ▶
I lived at Centerpoint for 3 years and enjoyed it. The rent was very affordable and I never had any problems. The only reason that I moved out was I bought a house. I did a walk through with the manager… Full Review ▶
I LIVED AT CENTERPOINT APTS. BEFORE I BOUGHT MY HOUSE. I found it clean and nice. The comments about the landscaping is true. The office staff was freindly and nice. I gave my notice as required, walked the apartment with the… Full Review ▶
I want to let everyone know who may be looking for a new home, Centerpoint is it. I have lived here seven years and absolutely love it. I am a single mom and enjoy the gated community. I check with Dallas… Full Review ▶
These apartments are cheap for 3 reasons: A) they receive government funding for being a section 8 housing complex B) they receive government funding for allowing ex prisoners to reside on the premises C) they keep attorneys on retainer so they… Full Review ▶
I used to live in Plano TX. at a higher dollar community. Due to the sagging economy I lost my job and was forced to take a position for a lot less income. I struggled to pay out my lease term… Full Review ▶
CenterPoint will sue you at the drop of a hat. They have sued MANY of people including me. I moved out of my apartment early because I wanted to be closer to my job. I paid the last months rent and… Full Review ▶
If this place is so great why are you anonymous? Is it because maybe you work in the office? If it is soooo great give your name so maybe you can get free rent or something. This nasty place is a… Full Review ▶
i have actually enjoyed living here for about almost 1 year 1/2 now its very cheap what i love the most is that its always really clean outside. the people from the office are really friendly. you do have to always… Full Review ▶
this place is the worst place to live ever! the staff is the worst i have ever seen. they are rude and not helpful once you have signed your lease. they mislead you on the apartment and its atmosphere. the parking… Full Review ▶
I hated living at Center Point. They are very rude and tried to sue me after I moved out. They lost in court about the only good thing about that place. Full Review ▶
We lived here for 2 years and we had so many problems...the parking is aweful!! Both of our cars got dinged up bad, never any where to park after 8pm. Rent is way to high, takes maintence forever to get to… Full Review ▶
I lived here for almost two years. The parking is awful. You can´t have any visitors at all!!!! People break into your cars all the time. YOu can here everything your neighbor is doing! There are people who roam around everywhere.… Full Review ▶
I have lived at Centerpoint for two years, with a few problems...major leaks ruined half my stuff, they constantly turn the water off. They don´t tell you that they also use these apartments for section 8 housing, & that lots of… Full Review ▶
I moved in to this apartment complex about 3 years ago. I only stayed here because the rent went down. I had terrible neighbors and when I complained about noise and harrasment to the office, virtually nothing was done. The parking… Full Review ▶
I lived there for 3 months with no problems. The management was responsive to problems in the apartment. Be careful with the payment due day. Full Review ▶
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Stranger in a Strange Land: encounters in the disunited States
Gary Younge New Press, 301pp, £10.99 ISBN 1595580689
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The US can be a hard place to understand. How can a nation founded on the promise of freedom and justice for all be so riven by conflict and inequality?
This collection of articles by Gary Younge is an excellent guide. Black, opinionated and not afraid to crack a joke or two, Younge has worked as the Guardian's New York correspondent since shortly after 9/11. As he travels across America, he uses his outsider status to depict a nation where Republicans and Democrats, conservatives and liberals are locked in a struggle to claim the American dream.
The war on terror, race, politics and culture are covered with insight and a deliciously subversive wit. When challenged on his anti-war views with the cliché "If it wasn't for us you would be speaking German by now", Younge responds: "No, if it wasn't for you, I would probably be speaking Yoruba."
Younge's criticism of the disastrous intervention in Iraq is accompanied by a reminder that the path to war was smoothed by Britain's compliance. In his eyes, there is as little room for Euston Manifesto-style apologists as there is for the hysterical anti-Americanism of some of their opponents.

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You remember when I wrote that the Spice Monkey cafe was growing up and getting a liquor license? They did and tonight is a free wine tasting to be accompanied by the aptly named Swinging Monkey band.
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This workshop is open to members and non-members, students and industry professionals. There is no fee for members or students. There is a $35 fee for non-members. Attending non-members can take advantage of this opportunity, which will include a complimentary individual membership for 2013.
11:00 AM Registration Opens
11:30 AM Lunch Begins
12:00 PM Welcome and Introduction of the CLTT program - Dr. Tulio Sulbaran, CLTT
12:30 PM Presentation 1 - Weigh-in-Motion Technology - Bob Susor, Mettler - Toledo
1:10 PM Presentation 2 - Weigh-in-Motion Case Study - Bobby Hayes, Neel - Schaffer, Inc.
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1:40 PM Presentation 3 - Interagency Cooperation in ITS Applications - Jim Hennessey, Hattiesburg/Forrest County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) (with help from Tim Bean, Gresham, Smith and Partners and Joe Baggett, URS Corp.
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SEIU Launches Urban Radio Ad
On April 4th, SEIU launched a national urban radio ad, "It's Time" urging members of Congress to pass immigration reform for good. The ad comes out today, on the 45th commemoration of the assassination of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and will run through April 10 across the country. This is the first national urban radio ad in a series from SEIU in ongoing efforts to organize for commonsense immigration reform with a road map to citizenship.
Last week SEIU launched a national cable television ad on America's most watched cable news networks. Watch it here.
Victory in Oregon!
In a huge victory for Portland activists, including FFE's We Are Oregon, a county sheriff reversed his position and said he will no longer hold undocumented immigrants in detention if they are suspected of or report minor crimes. Also in Oregon, SEIU Locals supported the successful efforts to pass tuition equity. The bill was signed into law this week, further carrying the narrative for reform in state.
• Read more about sheriff's reversal here.
• Read more about the tuition legislation here.
SEIU Members and Allies are Gearing Up For April 10 Rally in Washington D.C.
Leading up to the rally in DC on April 10th, SEIU Locals and allies will host over 50 events across the country. Events over the weekend of April 6th will include rallies, canvass activities, voter registration events, phone banking calls to Congress and other civic engagement events in places like Boston, Denver, Las Vegas, Miami, New York and many more.
Many of these events are expected to draw thousands. The event currently being planned in New Jersey event will include Senator Menendez, Congressman Pallone, Newark Mayor Corey Booker and SEIU 32BJ President Hector Figueroa.
SEIU Members, Allies Represent at Town-Halls During Congressional March Recess
From California to New York, SEIU members and allies are turning out in large numbers to in-district town-halls during this March Congressional recess, showing support for MOCs who support commonsense immigration, and asking those who do not to stand for immigrant justice.
Below is a snapshot of town-halls attended by SEIU member and allies since Friday March 29, 2013.
• SEIU-USWW members participated in the town-hall sponsored by Representative Barbara Lee in California. SEIU-USWW also showed out in force at Representative Ed Royce's town hall on April 1st.
• On March 28th Mi Familia Vota activists and allies attended a town-hall hosted by Senators John McCain and Jeff Flake in Prescott, Arizona.
• Mi Familia Vota activists attended a town-hall sponsored by Representative Steven Horsford in Las Vegas, Nevada.
• SEIU 32BJ members attended a meeting with Senator Pat Toomey in Pennsylvania.
• Mi Familia Vota activists and SEIU members attended a meeting with Representative Randy Weber in Texas.
• Hundreds of SEIU members and Mi Familia Vota activists turned out to Representative Jeff Denham's town-hall in Modesto, California and also represented at town halls sponsored by Representative McClintock.
• SEIU 32BJ members in New York were in the house when Representatives Joe Crowley and Grace Meng held town-halls this week.
• SEIU members joined allies from Gamaliel-member organization Transforming Action for Power (TAP) in Indiana at a congressional delegation event on March 28.
• In Washington D.C., SEIU leaders met with Senator Patty Murray of Washington state.
• Since the beginning of February, SEIU elected leaders and members have participated in more than 150 in-district meetings with Members of Congress or their staff.
Across the Country, SEIU Members Are Joining Allies in Call for Reform
Below is a snapshot of field activities that have taken place since Thursday, March 28, 2013.
• SEIU International President Mary Kay Henry marched with SEIU members and allies as part of state wide events honoring the legacy of Cesar Chavez on March 30, 2013. Read press coverage here.
• SEIU USWW members in Oakland participated at an action at a detention center on Friday March 29.
• SEIU Local 105 and Mi Familia Vota in Colorado participated in events in Representative Mike Coffman's district on Saturday March 30th.
• SEIU Local 21LA participated in a solidarity press conference hosted by the Congress of Day Laborers where they hand delivered petitions in support of reform to Senator Landrieu's office urging support for a pathway to citizenship.
• SEIU Locals in Minnesota participated in several Cesar Chavez events with stops in the district offices of Representatives Michelle Bachmann, Keith Ellison, and Collin Peterson.
• Mi Familia Vota hosted a citizenship fair on Thursday in Reno, and then participated in a Concienda Cesar Chavez Health Fair in Las Vegas on last Saturday.
• Mi Familia Vota led the Latino Leadership Council's effort to pass a resolution calling on Congress to pass commonsense immigration reform at the Clark County Commission. This is the first such resolution from a Nevada government entity and was passed unanimously.
• Mi Familia Vota also spearheaded the Latino Lobby Day which took place today in Carson City. Participants urged their elected officials to support the resolution calling on Congress to act on commonsense immigration reform and the driver's license/privilege cards bill. The Nevada state legislative resolution passed unanimously out of the State Senate today. Additionally, participants attended the speaking engagement of Representative Joe Heck who spoke to Nevada legislators at the Capitol.
New York
• In Long Island City, SEIU 32BJ members participated in an Asian Pacific American Community town hall on immigration reform. Also in Long Island, SEIU members are participating in a small business forum on the topic of immigration.
New Jersey
• SEIU 32BJ participated in a press conference with the Main Street Alliance. New Jersey Locals also participated in a press conference with Representative Donald Payne and several faith leaders to draw attention to the issue and build momentum to the massive rally planned on April 6th. Read more here.
• After plans for a convergence on the Mt. Lebanon office of Rep Tim Murphy, SEIU 32BJ and allies from the Interfaith Impact Network and One Pittsburgh received notice that the Representative had agreed to meet with them and further the dialogue on immigration reform.
• Washington SEIU Locals, along with One America, cosponsored a webinar for progressive allies on how they can be engaged and active members of the immigration reform fight locally.


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Each SunTalk is accompanied by a PDF text document which you can download & print & use to follow along with the recorded presentation. The SunTalk documents are written at an 8th grade reading level, but the ideas & concepts that are presented are designed to appeal to "students" of all ages.
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U.S. Army Sergeant Jesse Castro, 22, from Guam died on December 6, 2006, while on patrol in Hawijah, Iraq, in a roadside bombing that killed four others. Jesse Castro hails from Guam and is the seventh known soldier from Guam to die in the War on Terror. In remembering Jesse Castro and the other Insular Heroes who have gone before him, the Department of Interior's Office of Insular Affairs honors those who have given the ultimate in sacrifice in the War on Terror. Sgt. Castro leaves behind his wife, Theresa Castro, and a 2-week old son, Jesse Castro, Jr.


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Poet Billy Collins Headlines Writers Series at HartwickSeptember 25, 2012
Hartwick College will host a series of readings and presentations by award-winning writers renowned in the arts, humanities, and sciences throughout the 2012-2013 academic year. The series is titled "Four Writers Who Changed the World" and the first reading in the series will feature internationally recognized former U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins on Wednesday, October 17 at 8 p.m. in the Anderson Center for the Arts Theater. Collins was recently labeled by The New York Times as "the most popular poet in America."
Collins' work has appeared in a variety of periodicals including The New Yorker, The Paris Review, and The American Scholar. He is a Guggenheim fellow and a New York Public Library "Literary Lion," and his last three collections of poems have broken sales records for poetry.
Included among the honors Billy Collins has received are fellowships from the New York Foundation for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Guggenheim Foundation. He has also been awarded the Oscar Blumenthal Prize, the Bess Hokin Prize, the Frederick Bock Prize, and the Levinson Prize - all awarded by Poetry magazine. In October 2004, Collins was selected as the inaugural recipient of the Poetry Foundation's Mark Twain Prize for Humor in Poetry.
In June 2001, Billy Collins was appointed United States Poet Laureate 2001-2003. In January 2004, he was named New York State Poet Laureate 2004-06. Billy Collins is a Distinguished Professor of English at Lehman College of the City University of New York, as well as a Senior Distinguished Fellow of the Winter Park Institute at Rollins College.
Hartwick College has long been committed to fostering excellence in writing. Presented by The NEH Visiting Distinguished Professorship in the Humanities & the Division of Arts & Humanities, "Four Writers Who Changed the World" is free of charge and the community is invited to attend. Events will be held at 8 p.m. in the Theatre of the Anderson Center for the Arts on the Hartwick campus, and a reception and book-signing will follow each reading. Copies of books by each author will be available for purchase prior to the readings at the Hartwick College Barnes & Nobel Bookstore on campus.
"Billy Collins, Marilynne Robinson, David Sloan Wilson, and Derek Walcott have each changed our world," said Hartwick College Professor of English Dr. Robert Bensen, "because of the ways they write about the personal and political, the scientific and spiritual dimensions of our lives."
This year's presenters in the series include:
Wednesday, October 17, 2012: Poet Billy Collins. U.S. Poet Laureate 2001-3. Author of twelve volumes of poetry, including The Trouble with Poetry, Nine Horses, Sailing Around the Room, The Art of Drowning, Questions About Angels, and others. 8 p.m., Anderson Center for the Arts Theater.
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Wednesday, November 7, 2012: Science Writer David Sloan Wilson. SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence; Guggenheim Fellow and National MS Society Book Award. Author of The Neighborhood Project, Evolution for Everyone: How Darwin's Theory Can Change the Way We Think About Our Lives (2007), and three others.
Monday, March 11, 2013: Poet and Playwright Derek Walcott. Nobel Prize for Literature and MacArthur Foundation Award, Royal Society of Literature, and the Queen's Medal for Poetry. Author of twenty-one volumes, including White Egrets, The Bounty, Tiepolo's Hound, Another Life, and many other collections of poetry, plays, and essays. Hartwick College awarded Walcott an honorary doctorate in 1990 in recognition of his many contributions to the College.
Thursday, April 18, 2013: Novelist and Essayist Marilynne Robinson. Pulitzer Prize, PEN/Hemingway Prize, National Book Critics Circle Award; essayist and novelist, author of When I Was a Child, I Read Books; Gilead, Housekeeping, The Death of Adam, Absence of Mind.
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The materials you distribute should be easy for your audience to find and use at the time they are likely to need them. When selecting your communication format (or formats), think about how your audience prefers to get information. Also ask:
Which communication formats allow you to reach the most people?
If you have the resources, using a variety of communication formats can help you reach more people. Think about when and how your intended audience can access the materials. For some organizations, putting materials on a company website provides convenient access. For others, having the materials on an internal website means that employees can only access materials from work, not when they are at home.
Which formats are most likely to be useful?
Consider how and when you want people to use the materials you are providing. For example, if you are using materials from Topic 1 (Tips for your health care appointment), it may be useful to provide hard copies of the materials and encourage people to take the materials with them when they visit the doctor.
Appropriate communication format(s) might include:
- Develop electronic versions of the materials and post them on your organization's website or distribute them by email.
- Develop hard copy materials and mail them to people's homes or distribute them during company meetings, health fairs, or other gatherings.
- Develop an oral presentation to give in person, or to record and make available as a webinar. (See the box below for a sample presentation with handouts for employees.)
- Incorporate information from the Communication Materials into newsletter articles.
- Incorporate information from the Communication Materials into short emails and send an email on a different topic each week.
- Create a series of short "information tips" to send by text message or social media (e.g., Twitter or Facebook).
Sample Documents: Educating Employees to Make Smart Decisions
Below are examples of a PowerPoint presentation with accompanying handouts that employers can use as part of a kick-off campaign to begin a conversation with their employees about the issues addressed in the Communication Materials. Employers are free to adapt these materials to meet their goals and needs.
- Getting Smarter about Health Care − T O G E T H E R (PowerPoint presentation)
- Why is Our Company Talking About Getting Smarter About Health Care…and Why Should I Care? Frequently Asked Employee Questions and Answers?(Word®)
- Getting Smarter About Health Care: Three Steps You Can Take– Employee Tip Sheet (Word®)
Publicize your communication efforts
Simply making materials available is not enough. You also need to let your employees or members know the materials are available and encourage their use.
Organizations that actively work to drive people to their materials experience far greater success. You could publicize your communication campaign through
- Newsletter articles
- Employee fairs
- Lunch-and-learns or other group presentations
- Messages from company leadership
- Personal communications from employee champions or supervisors
- Social media (blogs, Facebook, Twitter)
- Message boards
If possible, use a variety of channels to spread the word about your communication campaign. One large health care purchaser promoted their campaign using newsletter articles, posters, a conference session, and social media.
When publicizing the materials, make sure you let employees or members know:
- What the materials are and where to find them
- Why you are distributing them
- Why and how you hope employees or members will use them
Reinforce the message
For many people, using evidence-based health care requires thinking about their health and health care in a new way. It means assuming more personal responsibility and developing new skills, such as speaking up and asking questions of their health care providers or seeking health information on their own. People often have concerns about these new responsibilities and behaviors—perhaps making it hard to act on the information they get.
To address this reluctance, it is especially important to seek out ways to reinforce and build on the messages and information you provide.
- Look for opportunities to work with health plans and/or health care providers, including pharmacies and nurse help lines, to promote and support the messages you are communicating about using evidence. You may also want to coordinate your efforts with those of other organizations—health departments, unions, business coalitions, advocacy groups, and community-based organizations. For example, one health plan coordinated its efforts with a health care purchaser to ensure that employees would get consistent messages from both organizations.
- Build on external events to demonstrate the relevance of the Toolkit's messages. For example, if the local media report on the publication of quality comparisons for local hospitals, use the Communication Materials about health care quality standards and comparisons to help employees or members learn more.
- Consider how your organization's benefits strategy supports or undermines your messages and what you can do reinforce the messages and drive changes in behavior. One employer coupled its communication campaign with efforts to improve access to health care by offering incentives to encourage appropriate care and use of resources.


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Baptism is an incredible gift from God. In this first sacrament of intiation, we receive the grace of the forgiveness of original sin and all personal sins, and we become the adopted sons and daughters of God and members of his family, the church. Baptisms are celebrated on the second Sunday of the month during the 11:30 Mass, except during the season of Lent. Parents are required to attend a Baptism Seminar, held on the last Monday of the month, to renew their connection with this beautiful sacrament. Please call Pam Garey at 626-6977 or email pgarey@maryqueenofpeace at least three months before the anticipated date of birth to make the necessary arrangements. A form can be found here under documents.
Penance, also known as confession and reconciliation, is one of the sacraments of healing in the Church. The sacrament encompasses four parts: contrition, confession, satisfaction or penance, and absolution. Contrition means that we are sorry for our sins, and we intend to try to do better. Confession is the act of stating our sins to a priest. This is always required with mortal or serious sins, but is also a good and pious practice with venial or less serious sins. Satisfaction or penance consists of prayers or particular actions the priest assigns to us to show our sorrow, and to make some amends for our actions. And finally absolution - the words Jesus Christ speaks to us, through the priest - freeing us from our sins. Jesus set up this sacrament as a way to heal sin and human weakness. He told the apostles: "Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained" (John 20:21-22). Confessions are heard at 4 pm every Saturday in the church and 30 minutes before every Sunday and weekday mass. You may also call one of the priests to schedule a special time for the sacrament.
Holy Communion is a sacrament of initiation in the Church. In it we are nourished and strengthened for our daily lives. We believe that Jesus Christ is fully present - Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity. The bread and wine are not symbols, but signs of his Real Presence. Although we normally receive Communion during Mass, if someone is homebound by illness, a Priest, Deacon or Extraoardinary Minister of the Eucharist will bring the Eucharist to that person. If you are homebound or know someone who is, call the office at 626-6977. Preparation for First Communion takes place at Mary, Queen of Peace during the second grade, with reception of the sacrament in May. Traditionally, First Communion is held on the Saturday of Mother's Day weekend.
Confirmation is also a sacrament of initiation. According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church: "By the sacrament of Confirmation, [the baptized] are more perfectly bound to the Church and are enriched with a special strength of the Holy Spirit. Hence they are, as true witnesses of Christ, more strictly obliged to spread and defend the faith by word and deed" (par. 1285). Like Baptism, Confirmation can be received only once since it imprints on our soul an indelible spiritual mark. At Confirmation, we are marked with the seal of the Holy Spirit. Confirmation is conferred in the 11th grade. Preparation begins in the 9th grade. Classes focus on the sacrament itself and on Church teachings so that students are fully prepared to be members of the Catholic faith. The candidates choose a patron saint and a sponsor. The patron saint is chosen based on attributes he or she exhibited in life that the candidate wishes to emulate, or for some other similar reason. A man or woman, faithfully living out the Catholic faith, is chosen as a sponsor - to be a support and a role model of Christian living. For information on Confirmation, call DRE Jewell Bayhi at 674-9794 or email@example.com.
Your first step: Call the church to make sure it is available. It is important to contact the parish as far ahead of your proposed date as possible since weddings are booked quite far in advance. To begin the process, please contact the church office at 626-6977 at least six months before your wedding date.
To be married in the Catholic Church, one party to the marriage must be Catholic and both must be free to marry, i.e. either not previously married, or if one was previously married, he/she has received through the Catholic Church a declaration of nullity for that previous marriage.
Ill health should never separate a person from the Sacraments or from the Mary, Queen of Peace community. If you, or a member of your family, is homebound, please contact the office at 626-6977. If you would like to receive the Sacraments of the Anointing of the Sick, Penance or Holy Communion while you are hospitalized or ill, call the parish office and it will be arranged.
Mary, Queen of Peace Catholic Church - 1501 West Causeway Approach Mandeville, LA 70471 - 985.626.6977 - firstname.lastname@example.com
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Iowa scientists: Climate change caused the drought
By Staff (CBS News) - November 20, 2012
Scientists are saying that due to climate change caused by greenhouse gases, Iowans should brace themselves for more bad weather like the 2012 drought.
More than 130 scientists from Iowa colleges and universities said in a statement on Monday that this year's drought is consistent with a warmer climate predicted as part of global climate change, and more droughts can be expected.
"In a warmer climate, wet years get wetter, and dry years get dryer," Christ Anderson, research assistant professor at the Climate Science Program at Iowa State University, said in a press release. "And dry years get hotter — that is precisely what happened in Iowa this year."
Scientists and researchers from 27 Iowa colleges and universities signed the Iowa Climate Statement. It says a warming climate causes extremes that lead to more flooding and drought, and Iowa has experienced both in recent years.
The state was hard hit this year when drought spread across two-thirds of the country.
Dave Courard-Hauri, the chair of the Environmental Science and Policy Program at Drake University, said in a press release that climate change like the recent drought is costing Iowans money, and if citizens band together to help solve the problem, it will also help create more jobs and expand the economy.
The scientists say warming will continue as global emissions increase and greenhouse gases accumulate, and they expect a growing number of droughts as soon as the 2020s.


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July 14, 2014
Unearthing the Cape: 4 Caves With Ridiculously Beautiful Views
Alessandro Candotti
A swashbuckling word-nerd and life-time student of the creative edge, Alessandro spends his time cooking up funky stories and getting his teeth kicked out at Thai Boxing. His geekiness comes in useful where he gets put to work fashioning digital content that sizzles. When not searching for the perfect metaphor, Alessandro hunts for the quirky, the arresting and the powerful, since following Dr Seuss' maxim you gotta:
"Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the THINKS you can think up if only you try!"
Why are caves cool? There's a kind of primordial, beauty to them. Especially the fourth of these, the burial site of a 12,000 year old cave-man! This list has been hand selected for the most glorious views in Cape Town and surrounds. Ready to unearth the ancient beauty of the Mother City?
Check out our 4 top caves with spectacular views, starting with...
1. Elephant's Eye
Silvermine Nature reserve is home to lynx, porcupine, tortoise, grysbok, baboon, black eagles and genet, as well as stupendous beauty, birdlife and the Cape's famous fynbos flora (including the iconic South African Protea).
Take the route either from the Tokai Arboretum by signing in at the thatch gate, or from the Tokai Lookout, accessed from the car park at the Silvermine reservoir. It's a 2 hour walk to the Elephant's Eye Cave.
The cave is roofed by emerald ferns and the vineyards of Contstantia stretch as far as the eye can see!
2. The Chapman's Peak Look Out Cave
Chapman's Peak Drive, the outrageously gorgeous 9km route with lovey 114 curves, leads from Hout Bay through to Noordhoek. Just below the lookout point, a secret hideout awaits!
The ocean expands into the horizon whilst alongside you sheer rock falls into the lapping waves.
The sunsets are crushingly beautiful from here.
3. Woodstock Cave
A thick crack 50m wide and 15m deep in the breastbone of Table Mountain, zigzag up the rocky contour paths from either Tafelberg Road or up the path around the mountain starting from The Rhodes Memorial.
It's about a 1 hour walk. to the cave, and the rewards are spectacular.
4. Peer's Cave
When archaelogist Victor Peers first entered Peer's Cave, he found Khoi San rock art on the walls and abandoned stone tools from an ancient age. Deeper within, he found the bones of 9 people's scared burial ground, the most famous of whom - "Fish Hoek Man" - was nearly 12,000 years old!
Explore up the dunes starting above 19th Avenue for a rewarding hike with unreal views of the surrounding landscape. No wonder the ancients thought it was a holy place!
What do you think of our hole in the earth beauties? Tweet us your comments @CapeTownTourism. You might also want to discover more about caving in Cape Town. Want a list of tour operators for an adventure of mind as well as body? Contact Cape Town Tourism on +27 (0)21 487 6800 or email us email@example.com!


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Tourism Minister Walter Mzembi and the owners of Renco mine in Masvingo are on a collision course, after the ZANU PF minister allegedly instigated the takeover of the mine.
Last month ZANU PF's Chivi South MP, Irvine Dzingirai, declared he was the new manager of the mine, which has been the site of a labour dispute for several weeks. Production there had ceased after workers' wives and local villagers barricaded the main gate, demanding an improvement in workers' conditions and community assistance projects.
Renco owners RioZim have now gone to the High Court to try and retain their legal rights to the mine, accusing Mzembi of instigating the takeover.
"Minister Mzembi arrived at the mine... He called a public meeting and announced that RioZim had not complied with the indigenisation obligations of the country and hence they were taking over Renco," RioZim said in a statement last week.
It said the minister had appointed Dzingirai as the general manager and directed all staff to work under him. The mining firm added that the MP was now using threats and intimidation to bar RioZim directors and management from the mine.
Mzembi has denied RioZim's accusations, saying he only became involved with the mine when Renco workers lobbied him, as their local MP, to intervene in a pay dispute.
Criticising the RioZim statements he said: "That's political slander. I'm surprised by their statement, which seeks to politicise what is a dispute between them and their workers," he told Reuters.
He has since retaliated, publicly accusing RioZim of offering him a US$100,000 bribe. He was quoted by the state run Herald newspaper as saying: "They tried to buy me out of this case, with a US$100 000 brown envelope which I turned down, preferring to advance community and worker issues which they have blatantly violated over the past 40 years."
"I am not that cheap, neither is my constituency worth so little, after four decades of gross neglect and abuse. They must try someone else. I will not be bought with filthy lucre to sell an entire constituency's aspirations and dreams about development which they clearly see being implemented more responsibly by other corporates like Zimplats and Unki in areas where they are operating," Mzembi said.
The MDC-T spokesperson for Masvingo province, Harrison Mudzuri, said that ZANU PF has from day one tried to openly politicise the labour dispute at the mine, in order to take it over.
"Dzingirai is trying to threaten workers to either join ZANU PF or they will be fired. We are concerned because this is a labour dispute that is being politicised by ZANU PF," Mudzuri told SW Radio Africa.
The MDC-T spokesperson said ZANU PF is trying to use "political muscle to make sure no one intervenes," while insisting they are taking over under the country's indigenisation laws.
Indigenisation Minister Saviour Kasukuwere has since been quoted by the NewsDay newspaper as saying this is "irrational" and that he will be investigating the Renco situation.
"We want law and order in this country and we don't want indigenisation to be dragged into the mud," Kasukuwere reportedly said.


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Sorry for the late post, school has been a little busy. At our last meeting (2-12-09) we discussed opportunities for club members to get involved in the community.
There is an option to volunteer at a nearby elementary school with members of the Forestry Club. The children get the benefit of positive role models and volunteers get a great leadership opportunity.
In April or early May volunteers are needed in Big Stone County, MN to help plant bare root fruit trees that are a result from a 150 tree donation to elementary students in a effort to promote community sustainability and nutrition awareness. I am the student organizer on working on this project this semester and can help answer any questions.
As far as activities this semester, when March hits we will be busy planting, planting, planting. I was also interested in getting a Saturday tour of Bushel Boy Farms in Owatonna MN. http://www.bushelboy.com They are a large producer of hydroponic lettuce and tomatoes. It is a place I have always been interested in visiting.
Horticulture BINGO was the over all the big hit of the meeting. Members were asked general horticulture vocabulary from classes as Plant Prop. and Greenhouse management. It was a lot of fun.
If anyone has questions or suggestions of volunteer opportunities please contact me.
Megan Mathey


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Hi all, just wondering if anyone has used the company BBQ coach, they sell prefab, and ready to install cabinets for outdoor applications. Thanks, Pat
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I looked at their stuff but didn't see the reason to buy a kit. You can build the same thing in a day with some Trex, 25-gauge metal studs, self-tapping screws, and hardibacker. All available at your local hardware store.
One tip, get a chop saw to cut the studs. Saves a lot of time and improves accuracy
If you can build a WFO - you can certainly build your own cabinets :D
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Hi Dennis,
I was thinking of using Trex under the steel studs on my dome enclosure. Do you think this is really required?
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John -
No, not for the oven house. I only used Trex where the cabinets came in contact with the ground so that I wouldn't have moisture issues. (Actually, I used a trex knock-off that I got out of the bargain bin for a buck a foot. That was a deal.) But the oven house should be sealed well enough that moisture coming up from the bottom is not an issue
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Thanks. I was hoping to hear that. It's up to me to make sure my enclosure is competent enough to weather the 3-4mo 'rainy' season we got here in SoCal.
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Hi Dennis,
thanks for the reply, appreciate your vote of confidence, but I have never built framing before, but you are right, if I can install an oven, I should be able to do this. Do you know of any reference books or sites that can help with design?
How did you secure your faming down, through the trex into the concrete? I have a retaining wall that I am placing my cabinets agaisnt, looks like you do as well. I was worried about securing cabinets to wall because retaining wall is poured concrete with a footer, and the slab is floating.
I have an electric compound miter saw, would that work if I got a metal blade for a chop saw?
Take care, pat
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Also, really like your stone veneer, can I ask what type/brand that is?
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Pat -
On the "how to" front, I just looked for images of metal stud BBQ frames on the internet. There were a few "eHow" like guides that were crap. I copied what I saw, the only trick you need to know is how to cut the "track" to overlap the corner
I screwed the framing to the back of the retaining wall, and through the trex to the patio pavers. My pavers are floating on a gravel bed like your slab is - but I don't think the pavers are going to move as they are locked in by the "U" shape of my retaining wall. I guess there is some risk that the pavers will sink over time, but I figured I was better off locking the cabinets square.
One thing that you will find in working with the metal studs is that the construction seems totally flimsy until you get the sheathing on it. Sheathing + studs, it is rock solid.
On the saw - I used a 10" carbon chop-saw blade on my 12" miter saw. You get lots of sparks, but it works. The 12" chop-saw blades have a different sized hole, so you can't use them. There are also miter saw specific blades that are made for steel studs - but they are $50 and the chop saw blades are about $7-8. You decide ;)
The stone veneer is from a friend's BBQ project. He bought too much so I benefited from "free" :D. I don't know the brand, but it is real stone, glued together. I think it is slate. I am looking forward to getting it installed!
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Thank Dennis, looks great, thanks for the info and good luck with yours. take care
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Sorry, one more question, how deep is your cabinets? I was looking for 24", didnt want to go deeper then that because it would impede entrance to wfo
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