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In many developing countries, environmental problems are magnified by communities' direct dependence on their local environment for drinking water, fuel wood, or land for farming. Environmental damage can have enormous consequences on a community's livelihood; likewise, meeting a growing community's needs can have important implications for the environment.
Peace Corps Volunteers are leaders in grassroots efforts to protect the environment, working on projects such as establishing forest conservation plans and developing alternatives to wood as a fuel source. They collaborate with various organizations to promote environmental education through projects like recycling, wildlife protection, and park management. Volunteers also work to provide potable water to rural and urban communities and to alleviate waterborne diseases.
Volunteers have degrees and experience in a variety of areas, from forestry, biology, and environmental science to recreation and park administration, education, and engineering. Among the qualities sought is a strong interest in the environment.
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Environment Education and Awareness
Volunteers assist communities where environmental issues are in conflict with basic needs for farming and income generation.
Volunteers focus on increasing family income, improving the environment for businesses, educating young people, and helping businesses find markets for traditional or value-added products.
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Volunteers work with municipalities and communities, as well as with regional or national governments.
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Volunteers work with local governments and communities to improve water and sanitation facilities.
Environment currently represents 9% of the volunteer jobs, with a breakdown by subsector being:
Environment Education and Awareness: 5%
Forestry: 3%
Protected-Areas Management: 1%
Environmental and Water Resources Engineering: 1%
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Environment Volunteers
36% are in Latin America
29% are in Africa
12% are in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
7% are in Pacific Islands
6% are in North Africa and the Middle East
4% are in The Caribbean
3% are in Asia
Environment Fund
Communities around the world are challenged by the need to improve their development in an environmentally sustainable way. Peace Corps Volunteers are working with their communities to show that sustainable environmental management is not only good stewardship, but can be an engine of future economic growth. Contributions to this fund will help Volunteer and community projects such as environmental conservation and ecotourism.
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MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA -- A difference without distinction! That's what you'll run into if you ever have a problem with Target's branded charge card. Several weeks ago I received a letter from Target. It stated that my Red Card account had been incorrectly credited approximately $50 due to some unexplained internal error. Fine, except on the next month's statement there was an interest charge of $1.15 for my "borrowing" that $50 while it was showing as a credit in my account.
So now I have to take time out of my busy day to get this cleared up. Not only didn't I want to pay the interest charge, but with so much identity theft going on I wanted a true explanation as to what prompted Red Card to credit my account in the first place and then charge me a fee for it. Here's what I did and what I want to share about Target and the Red Card: (1) The Call Center is way off shore. By that I mean I couldn't cut through the CSR's accent and I don't believe she could understand me… not to mention the static and poor sound quality on the cheap VOIP lines.
(2) After 3 disconnects and over 2 hours I got my $1.15 back. However I felt I was scolded for this being my fault. CSR said if I hadn't requested the original credit this would have never happened and Red Card was doing me a favor by letting me off the hook. Remember, I never requested the credit in the first place and had received a letter of apology from Target alerting me to their error and apologizing for the mistake.
After my scolding, I became even more concerned about identity theft and requested an explanation and details surrounding that mysterious credit. I was told only one person in the universe could answer that question: **. I asked to be transferred to ** and got his voice mail. I left my daytime number and my cell phone number, but ** only called back my daytime number at 7pm and left me a voice mail and a return number to call him back.
In his message he also scolded me for not leaving my home number so he could cross reference my account info before he called. When I returned the call to his direct line, guess what? Back to square one. I got another low-level CSR who wanted to start at the beginning again before transferring me to **. Nonsense. I hung up.
(3) I called my Target store to discuss with manager on duty. She said she would research and get back to me. (4) Three days later no response so I stopped by store. Manager said she had been off on scheduled break and left note for another manager, so nothing had been done. She would get right on it.
(5) Later Manager notifies me Target Red Card is a different company from Target Retail and there is nothing they can do to help me find out what happened. They cannot even request a person with authority at Red Card contact me. Not the same company??? Wait a minute. They're the same company to me. What are they doing to distinguish themselves as different entities? The Target cashiers are the ones who pushed the card on me every time I checked out, they have their name & logo on the card, and the call center answers phone as Target. Surely Red Card adds a little something to Target's bottom line.
Not believing what I was hearing I crafted the following email and sent to email@example.com, firstname.lastname@example.com, firstname.lastname@example.com and a few other email addresses I guessed at.
"How can a $1.15 error cost one Target store over $8000 a year in sales?"
$8000 is approx how much my household spent at our local Target pharmacy last year. That doesn't include the tens of thousands we've spent on RX over the past several years. Nor does it include all the toys, bicycles, groceries, home goods, cleaning supplies, toiletries, etc. we've purchased. Every bit of that business is about to depart forever... all because of a buck and some change. Your store manager says she is helpless to resolve my issue. Call me if you're interested in discussing retaining my business or even if you're just curious. Or you can simply wait until I share my experience on the internet.
I can't say I was too surprised but the Next Day I heard from **. I had to call her back so the number was good. She told me she was not in customer service but actually in the corporate office. But ** only repeated what the manager had told me. Credit Card and Target are separate entities. If I wanted answers I was on my own. I requested that she have someone from Red Card call me since I did not want to start with a low-level CSR again. Nope. Please call that same number (you've already spent hours getting the run around on).
You would think even if Red Card was another company, Mr. (Just google Target CEO) ** or his board might have some clout to push Red Card to contact me. But ** and CEO Bob decided to stand their ground without escalating my issue. So me, my cash and my insurance walked with our $8000 of business.
So beware. Don't sign up for or use the Red Card. When this unknown Credit Card company makes an error on your statement, or if you suspect identity theft, you are on your own. You are at the mercy of some offshore CSR whose Americanized name will be Mary or Eric but will barely speak or understand English.
I guess $8000 wouldn't mean much to CEO who Forbes reported made $39.63 million last year. But ask the part-time pharm tech how many hours she'll be cut back due to the loss of revenue at her pharmacy (She told me her hours were based on # of scripts filled. Our 10 RX per month would be tough to replace and she expected to be cut back). I wonder how many retailers would chomp at the bit to acquire an $8000/yr account. Not Target. They are having a record year. The board will be too busy deciding how many bonuses to pay themselves and how much more they can charge their employees for those official red shirts they're required to wear.
WHITE PLAINS, NEW YORK -- About 15 years ago I took out a Target card in upstate NY in return for a 10% discount on items totaling less than $25. That day I paid in cash since the card was supposed to be mailed. About 6 months later (after NEVER receiving the card through the mail) I get a call from Target. They had an incorrect address and agreed to send another card which I never received and never used. A week after the call I got a bill in the mail saying I owed almost $4,000 for unpaid merchandise. They claim I left the store without paying which I would never do.
I called and told them there was a mistake because these charges are illegal. They said they would look into it. Every 6 months or so I would get another bill offering a settlement if I paid a few 1,000 dollars. Over the years this amount has been reduced. The last offer (about 2 months ago) was a settlement offer for a few hundred dollars. My only regret is that I didn't save all letters and report it to the proper consumer fraud authorities.
In conclusion, Target perpetuates scams, fraud and illegal unauthorized charges. Although this is well documented (it's posted all over the internet) they continue to get away with illicit activity. It's just a matter of time before they will be fully exposed and completely OUT OF BUSINESS for good. According to a very reliable source this will definitely happen before 2015. BUYER BEWARE when shopping at Target because you do so at your own risk of being scammed!!!
I did a balance transfer from my Target Visa to my Bank of America Visa. I did this for two reasons first the interest rate on my Bank of America Visa was lower and second I was planning to make a purchase that I planned on paying off by the end of the payment cycle. Which would have allowed me to borrow the money interest free. However Bank of America made a mistake and paid off the transfer balance twice. I caught it while the second payment was still pending and when I called Bank of America's customers service they assured me that the second one would drop off.
Of course it didn't, when I checked a couple of days later the second charge had gone through putting me over my credit limit. I was told that I would have to contact Target and request that they reverse the balance transfer. Which I did right away, Target said that they could not reverse the transfer but would send me a check for the total of the transfer. I ask them if the purchase that I had made the day before would affect the amount of the check that I received since I had just made a purchase. I was told "no" since they saw the double payment and they would request the check that day which was March 14, 2008.
They also told me that I should received the check within 10 to 14 days. On March 24, 2008 I called to tell them I had not received the check yet. At that time I found out that the change of address that I had put in (via internet) had not taken effect and that the check which I was told was sent out on March 14, 2008 would probably reach me by the end of the week. But if I didn't get it by March 28, 2008 to call.
On March 28, 2008 when I checked my mail I got my statement which had been forwarded from my old address and hadn't closed out until March 17, 2008 ,but still no check. When I called them the first customer service representative again told me that the check had been sent out on March 14, 2008 for the full amount of the second balance transfer which had been made in error.
When I questioned her about my balance being zero and not the amount I had charged, she claimed to look into it a little more and stated that the check had gone out on March 14, 2008 for the difference between the balance transfer and the purchase that I had made. At this time I told her I wanted to close my account.
She then transferred me to someone who I suppose was her supervisor. The supervisor main concern was did I really want to close my account. She almost immediately went into the what great benefits the Target credit card offers. When I tried to explain the situation to her, her condescending response was that I made a purchase. I told her that I was aware that I made a purchase but that when I called on March 14, 2008 I was told that they understood the problem that my purchase would not affect the check they were to send me for the balance transfer.
I then told her that I was told that I should have received my check (no matter the amount) within 10 to 14 days. She then told me that's right but how could I expect the check already it was only sent out on March 27, 2008. After repeatedly having to tell her that I was told that the check had been sent out on the March 14, 2008; she finally checked and admitted that she did see the request for the check on March 14, 2008 and the call back on March 24, 2008.
Needless to say that I have closed my Visa account with Target. More than losing a credit card customer though, they have lost a customer in me period. I used to work for Target and am well aware of how this company stresses its superior customer service. Not only was this lady condescending but argumentative. It has to be one of the worst customer service experiences that I have had in quite a while.
OK so I signed up for a credit card with target back in early December and bought 98.00 worth of merch. Well late January rolls around and still no bill! So I call them and they said "your bill isn't due till feb 8 and we have the address wrong in our system." My address is 601 they had 610... so they sent me a bill and I didn't get it till after the due date so they called me to see about making a payment over the phone and they'd waive the late fees, so I said "sure why not..." Gave them my checking info and made a payment over the phone for 40.00 meaning my balance would be 58.00 since the late fee was waived due to their stupidity on entering the address wrong...
Two weeks pass and I get another bill saying I had a late fee and a nsf fee... I called them and they said "our mistake we didn't enter your checking acct info correctly but we will waive it if you give a payment over the phone again"... I said "no go ahead and waive it but I will make the payment in store with cash today," They agreed... March comes around another bill... I decided OK what the hell I'll give payment over the phone another try, mind you I am a very busy person so I can't always make it into the store to make a payment... so I paid 40.00 and that would bring my total after interest to around 10.00... that was on March the 8th...
The next day March the 9th I signed up to access my acct online so I could start paying my bill online... and guess what I saw a 25.00 late fee for Feb and a 20.00 nsf fee for Feb... and a 25.00 late fee and 20.00 nsf fee for March.. wtf I thought so I called the 800 number on the back of the card and asked for a manager who by that was was extremely rude!!!! And what do you know the ck acct number was once again entered wrong but she is trying to tell me that is my fault and that I purposely gave it to them wrong and that they don't make errors more than once.
I said "apparently you do because you did with my address and again with my ck acct" and while she admitted that the service agent just copied my info from Feb for the March payment instead of making the correction she said that doesn't matter because I provided the wrong info the first time (Feb) which I insist I didn't I gave it to them correctly their employees just can't copy numbers down correctly... And no they wouldn't waive any of the fees so now my bill is nearly 200.00 in fees and only 10.00 in charged merch.
So I advise everyone to either not get involved and get a target card or never make payment over the phone because obviously they have a bunch of idiots working at the call centers...
As usual upon checkout I received the same old, "Would you like to apply for..." Normally I just politely say "no," but this time I got the hook. "You will get 5% off this purchase and all future purchases when you use your "Red Card." I knew my credit was still good, so I filled out the application and approved immediately. Saved almost $5! I was a happy camper!! Got my first bill in the mail and went online and set up online payment and paid entire balance. Just got an email today saying I could see my statement. Statement! I didn't owe Target anything, or so I thought.
First time I tried to sign on, my password was rejected. I then had to go through the "forgot user name" process and type my card info in only to find I had it right in the first place. When I finally got to my online account I saw that I had a $26.16 balance. How could that be? I paid the entire balance as soon as I got it? I went to "View statements" and see a charge for "Fees Charged" $25 and "Interest Charged" $1.16.
WHAT? I called customer service immediately and after wading through the menu got a hold of an American customer service representative I say this for the benefit of previous posts that refer to "**" reps. I asked why I was charged a "Late Fee" when I paid my bill as soon as I got it. The polite representative said the payment was received one day late. I told him the bill was sent out late. He offered to refund $13 and make the balance $12.
I said, "No way, I want to cancel this card right now and I'll NEVER shop at Target again." I was not as polite as the representative. He said he would see what he could do. He came back and said Target would waive late fee and interest. Interest on a late fee! Can you imagine that?
I will from now on use my Red Card and receive the 5% discount and immediately pay the bill online making sure of course that there is not a pre-existing balance and my payment is not credited to the previous month so the onerous Red Card will have the opportunity to charge me the dreaded Late Charge plus Interest. Read the other reviews of people who paid too early. I can't believe this company.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA -- For being a customer friendly store the credit card division is not. Being sued for nonpayment on a credit card. I contacted them about my situation. Went to a non profit Debt management program to help me with my credit card bills. Target sent my account to a Law firm for collection. They called. Asked all kinds of questions that I should never of answered. I found that out after the fact. They demanded payment. Unreasonable payments. I told them that I couldn't make such payments. That's why I went to DMP. They told me that they don't work with DMp.
If I didn't pay they would sue me and put a lien on my house which I told them too much information about my personal finances. They think I have a lot of equity in my house so they are going that route. I have tried twice to get a equity loan. Turned down twice. They wanted proof of that. Not an easy firm to deal but I guess no firm is when they are hired to get your money. I have gone to court. The Judge was very nice. He gave me another 30 days to try to work something out. Sent them a proposal to pay a smaller amount in a lump sum to get them out of my life. Have not heard a thing.
I called them right after my court appearance to try to negotiate with them. They told me I had too much equity in my house. They won't budge. I will never have another credit card in my lifetime. They are such a trap. They are like loan sharks after your money when you fall on hard times. Just want to let people beware of Target National Bank. If you have trouble paying that account you might see yourself in Court. One thing that I have learned is not let those guy intimidate you. They are doing their job like they are trained to do. The system needs to change. We are not criminals.
Court is not where these cases need to be and taking up the judge's time to handle real criminals. I was making every attempt to pay this bill. I did not abandon it like some people do and I am treated like this. It is appalling. They need to rethink the way they go about this process. Please rethink in letting your customers to use DMP in this hard economic times.
I have had a Target VISA for 3 years now. I used it frequently, usually averaging about $2200/month, which I paid off every month in full. Imagine my surprise when I went to use the card to pay for dinner and it was declined. As soon as I got to the car, I called the customer service line to see what the problem was. I was told that because my minimum payment of $25 had not been received 3 days prior, the card had been put on hold. I explained that I use my bank bill pay to pay my bills and it was possible the check was delayed somewhere in the mail. Sorry, I was told, this was an automated procedure they had no control over.
I asked the CS rep to look at my payment history to verify I always paid in full and on time, which he did (with the exception of one late payment in three years). I explained how mortified and embarrassed I was to have my credit card declined and I could not believe that my card was being frozen because my payment was 3 days late. I asked why I hadn't been notified with at least a courtesy phone call of this incredibly strict policy. He stated I was called earlier that day--I asked him to confirm the phone number and time. Turns out I was called 20 minutes earlier on my home machine (no message was left on our machine).
I was so outraged and disappointed with this terrible policy, that I asked to cancel my account on the spot. At first the CS rep tried to charge me the $15 fee (to pay via check over the phone), but his supervisor stepped in and waived the fee, late fee and finance fees. The supervisor was very courteous and understanding and said he has been experiencing more than a few of these situation--he claimed he had brought it up to his manager, but to no avail.
Even though I pay in full every month, I will not take the chance that my card will be frozen/declined if my payment is delayed/lost in the mail. Target VISA needs to rethink their policy. They have just lost a once-loyal card holder, with a near-perfect credit score. I would caution other cardholders to reconsider. The reason I signed up for this card in the first place was because of the 10% coupons. Honestly, it's not worth it to me after this terrible experience. I would rather pay full price and use my United VISA instead.
Please Boycott Target, they are arrogant SOB's. They have the reputation of a nice neat and clean store that is better than Walmart and others, but that is as far as it goes. If you have to deal with them on anything the customer service is just awful. The corporate office has their people standing firm when it comes to anything in the customer's favor. It doesn't matter if you have been a loyal customer, when you need something or help they suddenly change their tone. I have been a loyal credit card customer of theirs for 3 years. I began with a 9.9% rate, used it when I needed to and all was well.
They even get you to believe they are doing you a favor by offering 5% more off if you use the card. What they don't tell you is sooner or later they are going to up the rate to 20.24%, even though I have always paid on time and most of the time more than the minimum due. Tonight I was going through my credit and doing a makeover as people have told me it is what I should do. EVERY CREDITOR I called helped me out and lowered the rates in some way. When I called TARGET, nothing!!! Plain and simple, she told me very rudely that there was nothing they could do for me and that the only thing in the system was a 9.9% for 6 months.
I am one of the victims of downsizing and have kept up quite well and always paid my bills. Now that things are getting tight I now need THEIR help. Like I said everyone did except TARGET. I said to the lady that I was trying to keep from having to NOT pay something and have enough for everyone to get something towards my debt.
She said "I'm sorry, there is nothing we can do". I then said "so you would rather get nothing than help me at all". Again "sorry sir, there is nothing we can do for you". So, they will get nothing when I am out of money. I assure you and her superiors that this is true. I am surprised they are in business with customer service like this. TARGET SUCKS!!!
I applied for and was issued a Target Visa several years ago after being talked into getting a card by the Target cashier to save 10% on a purchase. I was given a $6500 credit limit. This is actually a low limit compared to my other credit cards because I am fortunate enough to be able to pay my balances each month and make a good income from my full time job. Recently I started using the Target Visa again after they instituted the 5% savings and also added a substantial grocery section to my local Target in Montgomeryville, PA. I have only used the card twice recently and when I went to pay for my groceries today, my card was declined twice.
The cashier apologized but said that there is nothing that they can do locally. I therefore paid for the groceries with my debit card and left. I called Target credit card services when I got home and was told that since I had not used my card in a while, the limit had been reduced from $6500 to $200. I asked to have it reinstated to $6500 and was told that could not be done until the account got reviewed over several months of usage.
I asked if they could just run a credit report with my social security number to check my payment history on other cards and other things to aid them in increasing the credit limit but they said that Target does not work with credit reporting agencies that way. Well, it is going to be hard to use the Target Visa card very often for my groceries with just a $200 limit as I usually spend at least $100 each week with the inclusion of cleaning products, toiletries and pet food. Oh well, it is Target's loss.
As soon as I get the bill in about a week, I am going to pay off the Target Visa and cancel the card altogether. I might start shopping someplace else out of principle. The only complication is that I own Target stock - which makes this situation even more ludicrous.
As a customer since 2001 I was astonished today when I decided to take you up on your shopping offer and save 10% when using my Target to make a purchase. I checked my account balance and found that my available credit had been reduced recently which given the current state of the economy is completely understandable as you are likely minimizing risk. Rather than $300 of available credit I expected you had reduced my available credit in the last few weeks to just $100. Again, understandable given these uncertain times.
So I took some cash and my card with $100 of available credit according to your update just a few days ago and went to my favorite Target location here in Seal Beach to do some Christmas shopping in an effort to take advantage of the 10% offer YOU SENT TO ME in the mail recently.
When I arrived at check out after an hour and a half spent shopping at your establishment I was told by the very nice cashier that unfortunately the purchase had been declined. I reduced the level of my purchase to under $40 and was again told it would not go through. Unbelievable. How was this possible? When I got home I checked over my account online and found that you had reduced the available credit not once but twice and all without notification. I believe that this is exactly what Congress and the people in our great nation are so confused and upset about. A lack of common courtesy and no business acumen whatsoever.
While I know that it is important for businesses to manage risk but question why you would waste valuable resources including the cost of mailing and the loss of the paper and time necessary to complete the mailing of this "Special Offer" that YOU* sent to me.
I run a mid size company and am from time to time astonished that companies like Target continue to flourish in difficult times given the lack of customer service example I have just provided. Perhaps times are changing. Please understand that as I circulate this to my friend Jack Popejoy at KFWB and other local radio, television and web based Consumer Reports sites along with Ed Royce (Congressman from our district who has taken a particular interest in credit card company's behavior recently.)
It is my hope that this letter of correspondence receives something other than a canned response from your system. But be assured that all correspondence will be placed on some very high profile sites around the net beginning with this letter and then adding to the string as you reply. The next move is yours.

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Like I said earlier this week, Alive is not about to get partisan in regard to this election. We keep it apolitical around here. But if, like, Clint Eastwood came to town to enact bizarre performance art in support of Mitt Romney, we'd be there because as a film icon, Eastwood is relevant to the arts & entertainment landscape we cover.
So is The National, one of the great thinking-man's rock bands of our time and native Ohioans to boot. They were at the Newport last night to stump for Barack Obama in the form of gloomy guitar ballads interspersed with reminders to get registered and vote early. They met with the press ahead of the show, an opportunity they mostly used to voice their contempt for the right wing. They even spent the day on the Oval helping approximately 11,000 people register to vote. (Singer Matt Berninger: "There's a blond guy named Gene that I actually f---ed up his registration. Are you there, Gene?") But come showtime, it was essentially an abbreviated version of your average National concert with infrequent, vaguely political window dressing. No "Four more years!" chants, no grandstanding, just brief bursts of understated banter from a band that openly claimed to be the worst banterers around. (They're not.)
That's just as well because few of the people in attendance, save the exuberant ideologue pep squad whose scripted presentation preceded the concert, seemed to be there for a political rally. Giant "FORWARD." banner notwithstanding, this was a National show filled with National fans looking forward to hearing National songs. (The number of voices singing along to "High Violet" deep cut "Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks" was formidable.) In that regard, the band delivered. Their set of fan favorites (not really "hits," right?) was especially impressive given that the band admitted during the press session that they had been too busy working on a new album to rehearse this music until the day of the show. No rust was discernable.
They began with "Start a War," because politics, right? Actually, Berninger made some remark about how the "Boxer" ballad was maybe not the right choice of an opener given the circumstances, but it seemed like an ideal way to ease into The National's uniquely brooding headspace. They accelerated slightly with "Anyone's Ghost" before really ripping into the instant-classic twilight rocker "Mistaken For Strangers." From there it was a blur of one anthem after another — "Bloodbuzz Ohio," dedicated to the Columbus crowd, of course; "Afraid of Everyone," which Berninger explained was about the dystopian political discourse of our current media cycle; "Slow Show," their version of a torch song; "Squalor Victoria" re-imagined as a Spiritualized song circa "Let It Come Down" — each of them graceful and grand.
The trumpet and trombone players at the flanks lifted this music to the heavens, or at least to the ceiling. Having seen them five times now, I can definitely proclaim that The National is an inside band. Sets at Lollapalooza 2008 and the LC in 2010 fell flat, while a 2007 appearance at The Basement (no, really) and a 2011 gig opening for Arcade Fire at an Indianapolis arena were exultant experiences. Such dark, introspective music, power-charged though it may be, does its work most majestically in enclosed spaces. (Weariness tends to drift away in the open air.) The only song that didn't connect Wednesday was a new one called "I Need My Girl," not so much an example of building tension without release as a failure to build tension at all.
No matter. From there came a grand finale featuring some of The National's most political songs. They made sure to point out "Fake Empire" was written during the Bush administration. The crushing "Mr. November," the most obvious National song for an election year, was suitably triumphant but not quite the iconic moment I was hoping for. "Terrible Love," a deeply personal slow-build that has absolutely nothing to do with the government, seemed to be the big finish, but the band busted out acoustic guitars and shakers for one last tune that felt positively "Kumbaya" in the best possible sense. Their unplugged version of "Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks" generated more than enough electricity to end on an, ahem, hopeful note.
Across the street at the Wexner Center, another lefty rock show began minutes after The National's ended. This one wasn't an official campaign event, but with some of the most outspoken liberals in rock in the building, it had the potential to function as an unofficial second rally. A visit from Corin Tucker, who used to wail with feminist punk legends Sleater-Kinney, was occasion for an opening set from R. Ring, featuring alt hero Kelley Deal of The Breeders.
The place was damn near empty. It was debate night, sure, but Tucker's old bandmates Carrie Brownstein and Janet Weiss would have had no trouble filling the place with their new project Wild Flag under similar circumstances. (Thank Brownstein's comedic turn on "Portlandia" for that.) It's a shame too since Corin Tucker Band's punk rock is every bit as feisty and potent as Wild Flag's, if not more. Sad but true: Neither of the student journalists covering the National show had ever heard of Sleater-Kinney, which apparently relegates Tucker to relic status until she stars in her own hipster-skewering sketch comedy series.
R. Ring was up first. I caught a few minutes of the Dayton-based duo's Independents' Day set but found it hard to latch on to their brand of noise-driven folk-pop in the light of day. Guess they're an inside band too because this performance was mesmerizing and in-your-face, Deal trading heavily affected microphone duties with Mike Montgomery as they covered Shellac, wrung whirring sounds from a sewing machine and pierced the ether with melody. Deal, wearing an R. Ring T-shirt, debuted a protest song that included the lyrics, "Dear Gloria, choice has got no chance/ When big government's small enough to fit inside my pants."
Paradoxically, Tucker's band seemed less forceful than R. Ring though they were much louder. This was loose, fun, guitar-tangled rock music. It was steeped in the influence of '70s Bowery guitar-slingers Television and possibly Jicks, the second act of fellow Portland indie demigod Stephen Malkmus. When Tucker and wiz sideman Seth Lorinczi weren't weaving harmonic strands, watching Lorinczi gleefully coaxing all manner of sounds from his array of pedals and instruments was pure joy. The rhythm section held it down, though ex-Unwound drummer Sara Lund's attempt at a playful "O-H!" chant received the most conflicted, self-loathing "I-O!" in human history.
Tucker's voice, which could cut a pineapple in mid-flight, was as striking as ever. Her songwriting chops have not waned as she's migrated further from her riot grrrl roots into the rock 'n' roll fun that marked Sleater-Kinney's later years. (Even feedback-bleeding swan song "The Woods" was built on hooks). She mentioned the debate and the Obama rally, but almost as afterthoughts or time-killers between songs. Even during the feminist wake-up call "Groundhog Day," the stakes seemed lower than in Sleater-Kinney's salad days. Chalk that up to the middling attendance, or the sense that something more important was happening in Denver, or the simple fact that Tucker, like The National and R. Ring before her, kept the discourse to an unexpected minimum. But although her show seemed less connected to the machinations of American democracy, witnessing her unleashing her powers was as exhilarating as ever — and certainly more edifying than watching those bozos argue about tax plans.


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These handouts provide basic information about the seven different areas to focus on when you are trying to manage your diabetes. Each one includes facts, tips, advice, and activities that will get you started on your self-care and reinforce the lessons you learn in diabetes education sessions. This page contains links to handouts that are available in both English and Spanish.
American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE)
This handout provides basic information about monitoring your blood sugar to help manage your diabetes.
American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE)
This booklet addresses the special challenges for very large people who are physically active and provides tips and ideas to become more active and healthier—no matter what your size.
Weight-Control Information Network (WIN)
Diabetes Forecast is a lifestyle magazine for people with diabetes. It provides people with diabetes and their families with comprehensive, accurate, and timely information and support on all aspects of diabetes, including diet, fitness, self-care, and research.
American Diabetes Association (ADA)
This website provides information on how stress impacts health along with steps to take to stay emotionally balanced and lay the foundation for complete wellness.
American Psychological Association
This guide uses visual representations to show the benefits of regular exercise to those with diabetes. It gives suggestions to get more active and includes places for you to write your ideas and create your own physical activity plan.
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
This guide will help you fit physical activity into your life—your way. Decide the number of days you'll exercise, the types of activities you'll do, and the times that fit your schedule.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
The Behavioral Diabetes Institute is an organization dedicated to helping people with diabetes live long, healthy, and happy lives. This website provides an array of evidence-based clinical programs, all designed to help people overcome the emotional and behavioral obstacles to living well with diabetes.
Behavioral Diabetes Institute (BDI)
This free workshop helps older adults get the support they need and find practical ways to deal with pain, fatigue, and stress. Older adults can also discover better nutrition and exercise choices, understand new treatment options, and learn better ways to talk with their doctor and family about their health.
National Council on Aging (NCOA)
This toolkit includes articles, videos, and other materials to help you attain greater emotional health and balance in your life.
This guide, designed for Alaskan Natives, shares success stories about how small changes, such as increased physical activity and healthier eating, are helping to prevent or manage diabetes.
Indian Health Service
This tip sheet offers strategies to help you improve your eating and physical activity habits. Whether you feel like change is a world away or just around the corner, the information here can help you get started.
Weight-Control Information Network (WIN)
ChooseMyPlate.gov from the USDA illustrates the five food groups that are the building blocks for a healthy diet and provides tools for diet/calorie tracking and information on weight management, physical activity, and healthy eating. Some materials available in Spanish.
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
This handout provides information about diabetes and steroids and how people with diabetes can cope with high blood sugar caused by steroid use.
Family Health Care Center
This resource provides tools for behavior change and information on how to create new healthy habits as well as a network to connect and share with other concerned families.
Diabetes Families
This guide teaches about how diabetes affects you, and what you can do to take care of yourself. There is space in the back for you to keep track of your diabetes care, set goals for yourself, and work toward living well with diabetes.
Wisconsin Diabetes Prevention and Control Program
A subsection of the Diabetes Self-Management website, this collection of articles provides tips on managing stress, dealing with depression, communicating with your loved ones, and finding support groups and other kinds of help.
Diabetes Self-Management
This weekly television series is dedicated to empowering the millions of Americans living with diabetes, featuring real people, real stories, celebrities, advice, and diabetes-friendly cooking.
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Eat More, Weigh Less? provides information about cutting caloric intake to successfully lose weight. Details include a list of nutritious and filling foods, healthy ingredient substitutes for recipes, and ways to cut calories without eating less.
Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
This booklet and website, designed for Latino families, provides strategies for quitting smoking and factors to consider when making a plan to quit smoking.
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
This quit smoking program helps you re-learn your life without cigarettes. The EX Plan helps you see quitting not as one big war, but as a number of little battles you can actually win. Includes tools to chart your progress and set your quit smoking date.
This booklet provides tips and ideas to improve your eating plan and become more physically active before, during, and after your pregnancy.
Weight-Control Information Network (WIN)
These interactive online lessons are designed to educate you on topics such as diabetes management, healthy eating, physical activity, medication, glucose levels, monitoring, and more.
University of Georgia
This online program helps you begin the journey to quit smoking by taking you through a series of modules with activities designed to help you prepare to quit and stay committed.
American Lung Association (ALA)
This application for the iPhone and iPad provides users with instant access to diabetes nutrition facts for making healthy eating choices.
Go Meals
This DVD, designed for older adults, features strength, balance, and flexibility exercises that can be done at home, at work, or at the gym.
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Learning how to manage your diabetes can feel overwhelming, but you're not in it alone. With the help of your diabetes educator and the Diabetes Goal Tracker app, you're taking steps to move your health in the right direction. Diabetes Goal Tracker is a tool to help you set your goals based on the seven proven diabetes management approaches.
American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE)
This guide from the American Cancer Society® offers information on how to quit smoking.
American Cancer Society (ACS)
This website is filled with information about living with diabetes and developing habits for healthy eating and physical activity through small, sensible steps. En español
This guide shows you how to incorporate regular physical activity into your daily life, with encouraging tips and suggested goals for getting started.
Diabetes Australia
This flyer provides easy steps to take charge of stress to manage your health and live healthier.
Prescription Solutions
Lose It! is a smart phone app that helps you set goals and achieve them through tracking your daily calories, habits, and exercise.
FitNow, Inc.
This meal planning curriculum is for people living with diabetes and their support persons. The curriculum incorporates participatory nutrition education, food preparation activities, and tasting of foods. En español
Oregon Diabetes Program
This website provides mental health information related to conditions, treatment, therapies, and coping strategies.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
This national weight management program is designed to help veterans lose weight, keep it off, and improve their health. The materials available on this website can also be used to help non-VA patients manage their weight. En español
U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs (VA)
This worksheet helps people with diabetes better understand and manage their physical and emotional health through problem solving.
Prescription Solutions
This handout serves as a guide for identifying motivations to lose weight and setting weight loss goals. It also prompts consideration of the steps to reach goals, approaches for tracking progress, and support systems.
Indian Health Service
This online tracking tool lets you track what you eat to manage your diabetes and prevent the onset of complications. Explore nearly 5,000 foods and find recipes and healthy alternatives to improve your meals. En español
American Diabetes Association (ADA)
This tip sheet helps Hispanics/Latinos at risk for type 2 diabetes move more and eat less to reduce their risk. En español
National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP)
This booklet and website, designed for Latino families, provides information on how to stay healthy and prevent diabetes problems, especially heart disease.
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
This comprehensive kit includes reproducible patient education handouts on 29 topics related to cardiometabolic risk reduction, prediabetes, diabetes, and CVD. En español
American Diabetes Association (ADA)
On this website you'll find suggestions for reducing the number of calories in what you drink and help deciphering nutrition facts labels. En español
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
This televised chair exercise program was developed by a team of medical and fitness professionals to improve the health and wellness of older adults, physically limited individuals, and those managing chronic conditions and chronic pain.
Sit and Be Fit
For Smokers: Stop Smoking Today provides smokers with resources to quit smoking, including information about cessation medications, social support, online tools, phone numbers, and facts about successful quitting.
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), Smoking Cessation Leadership Center (SCLC)
SugarStats is a free blood sugar tracking and online diabetes management tool.
This online resource provides individuals with personalized nutrition and physical activity plans, a method for tracking foods and physical activities, and support to make healthier choices and stay on track.
U.S. Department of Agriculture
This comprehensive guide will help you control your diabetes by keeping a balance between what you eat, your physical activity, and your medication. It will also help you take important steps to prevent diabetes-related health problems. En español
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
This tip sheet and web site talks about the emotional consequences of diabetes and how to cope. It includes information about how psychologists can help with diabetes management.
American Psychological Association (APA)
This inspirational booklet, written by Dr. Steven Covey, features seven habits that can help you with diabetes management. Learn to become more effective in managing your diabetes on your own, with your medical team, and with your family and friends.
Bayer Diabetes Care
This video and facilitator's guide demonstrates patient-centered self-management education and encourages health care professionals to follow up with their patients, showing that it does not take much time to get patients to self-manage effectively.
Improving Chronic Illness Care
This website provides information on seven self-care management areas for people with diabetes: healthy eating, being active, monitoring, taking medicine, problem solving, reducing risk, and healthy coping.
American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE)
This program can help you lose weight by forming helpful habits, eating smarter, getting more exercise, and providing support through in-person meetings and online resources. En español
Weight Watchers
This bilingual Spanish and English presentation flipchart makes it easy to educate Hispanic and Latino Americans about the link between diabetes and heart disease. It includes easy-to-understand illustrations, a scripted presentation, and two copier-ready handouts. En español
National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP)
This easy-to-read booklet is designed to help you make the lifestyle changes that will lower your blood cholesterol and reduce your risk for heart disease.
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
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A deadly way to target suspending bass, stripers and other gamefish feeding on baitfish, the Viking Marine Plain Jane is designed to actually simulate a school of baitfish. Shrink wrap covers the crimped wires below the eyelet, and it features five or three durable wires with swivels that allow you to easily attach your choice of swimbaits, grubs, spinnerbaits or jigs. Often referred to as an umbrella-rig, it provides you with the potential of catching a limit with a single cast, and it can even be fished with a stouter, standard rod. Simple and to the point, the Viking Marine Plain Jane takes care of business.
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She's Indian; his family is Scottish; they're both federal prosecutors who meet, fall in love, and stage a wedding the town is still talking about. (TV execs, are you listening??) Honoring the bride's heritage, the groom arrived at the ceremony like a prince—perched atop a painted pachyderm who paraded his pulchritude down a prime Pasadena promenade, preceded by a passel of bhangra dancers and perky percussionists. The performance proceeded perfectly, thanks to the pre-arranged police parking permits. (Phew!) A bagpiper in full kilt regalia joined the procession, which wound up to the terrace of the Pasadena Museum of Art. At sunset, a Hindu Fire Ritual launched the Indian ceremony, for which the bride wore a beautiful crimson silk gown. Then the Western ceremony began with a California Supreme Court Justice singing Ave Maria. This highly personalized wedding of Napu & Tim Searight was featured on Diane Sawyer's Primetime Wedding Special (unfortunately, they didn't bring the elephant.)
More multi-cultural flair was on display at the Suhaag International Bridal Fair, where Here Comes The Guide staffer Lisa Edd was On the Scene: "My favorite part of the day was the fashion show. It began with a wonderful Indian dance performance, including adorable young children. I had a front row seat, which gave me an up-close view of some gorgeous gowns with both Indian and African patterns by Swati Couture and other designers. The models came in all shapes and sizes, just like real women! Part of the runway even had a chuppah (supplied by Certified By The Guide vendor Under The Chuppah.) The fair was a total blast!" Keep checking our Wedding Fairs page for Suhaag's next event.
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The candidate, Jack S. Hamlett, currently is serving as the interim city manager at Sinton.
Hamlett was one of four applicants for the job who were interviewed by the council following its March 11 meeting.
Hamlett was chosen as the finalist for the position after an executive session Monday night that lasted about 90 minutes.
Councilman George P. "Trace" Morrill, III made the motion to request Hamlett's presence at next week's council meeting, and that motion was seconded by Councilman John Fulghum.
Mayor David Carabajal and Mayor Pro Tem Libby Spires both voted in favor of the motion.
Hamlett has been involved in city administration work for about 38 years. He earned bachelor and master of science degrees in political science and city management from East Tennessee State University in 1972 and 1975, respectively, and was a management assistant to local governments for the Waccamaw Regional Council of Governments in Georgetown, S.C., during most of 1975.
From 1976 to 1981, Hamlett was city administrator in Lake City, S.C., and then took the city administrator's job in Farragut, Tenn. He remained in that position until 1995 when he moved to Texas to work as the city manager in Seguin.
In 2006, Hamlett moved to Rosenberg to manage that city until 2013.
While in Rosenberg, Hamlett developed plans to upgrade a wastewater system and improved that city's bond rating.
While in Seguin, Hamlett established a nonprofit corporation for a water project with the City of Schertz and served as the executive director during the implementation of that $50 million project.
During his 14 years in Farragut, Tenn., Hamlett said the population of that city increased from 6,000 to 15,000.


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To enable SOAP support, configure PHP with --enable-soap .
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If you are using 3rd party all-in-one servers on windows (like Uniform Server etc), "php_soap.dll" may not be included in the default distribution. If this is the case, the do phpinfo(); first, check what compiler is used - you need to find out if it's VC6 or VC9, then got to official php download page, get windows binary distribution (.zip archive recommended), and copy php_soap.dll from that archive to your server (on Uniform it's <path>usr\local\php\extensions\ and then restart the apache service. Please note that despite of compiler difference, PHP comes in two flavours - thread safe and non thread safe. If one does not work for you (check logs - "unable to load dynamic library '...' usually means file is not there (not the case) or cannot be loaded (due to compiler ABI mismatch or ts/nts mismatch). Try thread safe binaries first.
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The Phillies seem to be getting all of their ducks together: Jayson Werth has just signed a new two-year contract.
And now there were two as the Phillies and Jayson Werth have just come to an agreement, avoiding the need to go into arbitration. Jayson Werth, the Phillies' rightfielder, after originally starting the 2008 season platooning with Geoff Jenkins, have just signed a two-year deal with the Phillies, dollars amount still to be release. Last year, Werth emerged as the team's everyday rightfielder, as he hit .273, with a .498 slugging percentage and a .363 on-base percenatge, as he obtained 114 hits in 418 at-bats in 134 games played, as he hit 16 2Bs, 3 3Bs and 24 HRs, knocking in 67 RBIs, while scoring 73 runs and stealing 20 bases. In a six years career, he has a batting average of .263 with a .451 slugging percentage and a .355 on-base percentage, as he has 367 hits in 1394 at-bats in 460 games played, including 66 2Bs, 12 3Bs and 57 HRs, as he knocked in 222 RBIs, while crossing the plate 229 times, as well as stealing 44 bases. The signing, just like the earlier three-year deal with Ryan Madson, keeps Werth from becoming a free agent at the end of the season.
With Werth's signing, the Phils now have only two players who are arbitration worthy at the moment, Chad Durbin and Ryan Howard, and I'm betting that Durbin will be signing a contract with the team by Friday night, since the two sides are close, money-wise.
Nice move front office. But, it would be even better if you can come with some way to get Howard to sign a multi-year deal that will be beneficial for all involved.
Edit: The numbers have finally been released. Werth will be receiving $10 million dollars for two years, being given $3 million this year and $7 million in 2010.
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I really think Howard is going to hold out for arbitration…hate to say it but, he seems to really be motivated by the money. Maybe it is just his parents prodding him (saw his dad in an interview last year telling him to go for the cash)? If I were him, at his age and size, I'd be worried about injury, so I'd sign up for multiple years to guarantee my money, even if it is less per year. He is taking a big risk otherwise. If he gets 18 million and then has a bad injury, next year won't be so rosy. Hoping he'll come to his senses….not likely.
I hope that's not the case, thinking only about the money, that is. Cause if he is, I have to agree with you, if he gets injured this year, he is so screwed. He should be thinking about his over all future and not just a year at a time. I mean, if he gets injured, and he has a bad year the next season, where his power numbers (HRs and RBIs) go down, then he is going to look back and see that he had messed up when coming up for arbitration. Be best for him if he took a several years deal, and see how things shake out from there. If the numbers are still there, and if he can lower his strikeouts total, improve his fielding (as in making fewer errors) and stop swinging at the junk, thereby improving his batting average, he'll have a way better leg to stand on when he goes to the bargining table. Well, we'll see, won't we.


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Stupidest Thing I Heard Today
Henceforth to be titled "STIHT".
Almost every day I'm confronted with beyond-ridiculous statements that turn me sideways. I literally cringe when I hear/read them. A little monologue automatically goes off in my head (OK, and out loud once in awhile as well) that serves — for my purposes — to make the bad thing stop. Because the stupidity has become relentless, I feel the need to rant publicly. Hence STIHT.
So, as I'm finishing my day, leisurely pondering the conclusion of the TV show I was watching, that nasally, self-indulgent voice of Sex In The City's primary protagonist wistfully bleats "Someone once said that two halves make a whole." Let me tell you: the sinews, tendons and synapses controlling my fingers' hasty dispatch of power to the source of such inanity were so swift as to make Mercury look like Kurt Rambis. My sanity was saved with a flick of the wrist.
Why? Well, allow me to rant.
No one, in the history of all intellectual life, has ever said "two halves make a whole". Sure, someone has actually said those words. But I can assure you that, apart from the confines of the writer's room for Sex In The City, no one who said them was met with anything less than a Potsie-perfect "Duh."
Because the profound thing about the statement, to the extent there is anything, is not that two halves make a whole, but instead that a "whole" can be split into two halves. That wisdom has been known since at least the time of Ur, and probably for quite a bit before that.
Put simply, there is nothing remotely profound in the statement that "two halves make a whole" since the only revelatory thing of the entire statement is the complete converse — i.e. that a whole can be split into two equal parts called "halves." That "someone once said" such an unenlightening statement may in fact be true, but it doesn't prove anything apart from the utter vacuity of the person proposing such statement to have meaning at all.
Now for the anticipated FAQ's:
"So what's the point of your rant?"
Stupid things piss me off. Writing about their stupidity seems better than punching holes in walls (yeah, you've been there).
"But why do I care?"
Why would I know? Or care?
"I mean, why should I bother reading your rants?"
Don't bother. I write them to keep down on my drywall and putty expenses (OK, and for entertainment purposes). Consider it like a reality show — public therapy.
"But would Snooki approve?"
No. Punching walls is mandatory in her world.
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Oh, just wait until my next rant. I mean, they're not even real people.
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WASHINGTON, D.C.-- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in cooperation with six retailers, is announcing the voluntary recall of all Buckyballs and Buckycubes high-powered magnet sets sold by these companies. CPSC continues to warn that these products contain defects in the design, warnings and instructions, which pose a substantial risk of injury and death to children and teenagers.
Imported by Maxfield & Oberton LLC, of New York, N.Y., Buckyballs and Buckycubes consist of sets of numerous, small, high-powered magnets. These sets vary in the number of magnets included and come in a variety of colors. Individual magnets in the set are about 5 millimeters in diameter. Individual magnets in Buckyballs are spherical and individual magnets in Buckycubes are cube-shaped.
About three million sets of Buckyballs and Buckycubes have been sold in U.S. retail stores nationwide and online since 2010 for between $5 and $100.
Consumers should take the high-powered magnet sets and all associated individual magnets away from children and teenagers and contact the retailer from which they purchased the product to obtain instructions for their remedy:
These retailers have agreed to participate because Maxfield & Oberton has refused to participate in the recall of all Buckyballs and Buckycubes.
In July 2012, CPSC staff filed an administrative complaint against Maxfield & Oberton Holdings LLC, of New York, N.Y., after discussions with the company and its representatives failed to result in a voluntary recall plan that CPSC staff considered to be adequate to address the very serious hazard posed by these products. This type of legal action against a company is rare, as CPSC has filed only four administrative complaints in the past 11 years.
CPSC has received 54 reports of children and teens ingesting this product, with 53 of these requiring medical interventions.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly related to this product recall or involve a different hazard with the same product. Please tell us about your experience with the product on SaferProducts.gov
CPSC is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with the use of the thousands of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $900 billion annually. CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical or mechanical hazard. CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters and household chemicals - contributed to a decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years.
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Gary Lofthouse is a veteran banker and business manager who has taken the reins in the City of Beeville's finance director's office.
And Barbara Treviño is settling into her desk in the city secretary's office.
Lofthouse started in the finance office at the end of November, replacing the current city manager, Deborah Ballí.
Treviño is replacing Tomas P. Saenz, who retired last year.
Saenz said this week he will hang around City Hall in January and February to help his replacement learn the ropes.
Former city secretary Mel Bernardo and an interim in that office, Tammy DuBois, have both left the city.
Lofthouse is a native of Corpus Christi and a 1988 graduate of Calallen High School. After earning his degree at Texas A&I University in 1992, Lofthouse moved to Beeville to serve as an assistant comptroller at State Bank and Trust.
He left that position in 1994 to take a job as the comptroller at Coastal Bend College where he worked for the next 10 years.
After that, Lofthouse moved to Kenedy, where he was the business manager at the Kenedy Independent School District. In 2009, he moved to San Antonio to work for the Bexar Metropolitan Water District and later went to work for the Clear Choice Medical Equipment Co.
Then he landed the position here.
When he is not working, Lofthouse said he is an avid fan of the Dallas Cowboys, and he spends as much time as possible with his three children.
His 15-year-old daughter is a sophomore at A.C. Jones High School and a cheerleader, and his two sons, ages 8 and 3, live with his former wife in Victoria.
The new finance director is still moving his things to Beeville.
"I know half the people here in town," Lofthouse said. He has put Mrs. Ballí on notice that he eventually would like to have her job.
"I look forward to spending the rest of my life here in Beeville," Lofthouse said.
The new city secretary has similar plans. In fact, the daughter of former City Council member and Mayor Pro Tem Raul "Rudy" Garza and his wife, Janie, has already spent her entire life here.
A 1979 graduate of A.C. Jones High School, Treviño married and had three sons before going to work as one of the first correctional officers on the staff of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's William G. McConnell maximum security prison outside of Beeville.
That was in 1992, and over the next 20 years, Treviño enjoyed a spectacular rise through the ranks of the Texas prison system.
She was promoted to a position as an intake interviewer at the Garza Units (which were named after her father) and later became a case manager at the same institution.
From there, Treviño served as a chief of classifications at the John B. Connally Unit in Kenedy before being promoted to the position of assistant director of the TDCJ's Region IV.
During that time, Treviño worked on her education, earning three associate degrees from Coastal Bend College and a bachelor's degree from the University of Houston at Victoria.
Today, Treviño's sons are grown, but she has yet to become a grandmother. "I'm blessed that I still have my mom," she said.
One of her heartaches is that her father did not live to see her sons become men.
"It's going to be some hard shoes to fill," Garza said of the fact that she is following Saenz's position in the city secretary's office. Saenz held the position for more than 40 years before retiring.
Her one important contribution to the community is that "I'm home grown. I have a special connection."
Treviño said she decided to retire after completing her 20 years with the TDCJ rather than accept a promotion, because to have taken another job would have required her to leave Beeville.
In fact, her spare time is spent making this city an even more comfortable home. When she is not working, she stays busy remodeling her house.
"I hang Sheetrock; I paint; I tape and float," she said with a laugh.
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Henry's Fabric 101 Continues: Lace
Today, in Henry Roth's week-long series of Fabric 101 we take a look at lace. Timeless, romantic and oh-so classic, lace is often the piece de la resistance for brides who want to make a statement-making appearance. Here, Henry gives his take on lace.
Henry says:
Lace is a traditional, old school fabric. This is where I believe mine and Michelle's signature is very strong because it exemplifies our "future vintage" style. We take old-school styles and interpret them into modern shapes for the quintessential Henry Roth signature silhouettes, which Michelle and I love to deliver because we adore using different laces in different ways.
1. Chantilly lace is light and malleable. We adore the way it transforms signature Henry Roth style in gowns like Ina/Diana.
2. Lace appliqués from Alencon lace (which has its origins in the region of France). It is corded and is used on gowns that work well by punctuating the fabric and giving it gesture and flair in gowns such as Helena, Kalea, Darcy/Inga.
3. All-over lace is lighter, malleable and easy to work with. Have a look at Kara.
4. The beautiful thing about lace beaded with Swarovski crystals intertwined in lace fibres. Look to Karissa for how this lace technique offers texture, while the glistening effect of the beading gives more lustre to the lace.
Who wears it?
Lace is having a huge revival because of the way it is used with shapes in such a creative way. Michelle and I love taking contemporary, gorgeous striking silhouettes and waving a magic wand using lace. This is for brides who want to make a fashion forward statement or look to more classic styles for a twist on 21st century modern princess.
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The release of a report by former Democratic Sen. George Mitchell on the use in Major League Baseball of anabolic steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs certainly received plenty of attention.
Although the Mitchell investigation was conducted without benefit of subpoenas, cross-examination, any interaction between accuser and accused or sworn testimony, all the named players are likely to be considered guilty until proven innocent, at least in the court of public opinion.
Hold on.
There is little question that steroids, like all drugs, have side effects, including shrinking of the testicles and psychological impacts, that should make most people think twice.
They apparently can help to bulk up muscles and increase strength, but they don't improve eye-hand coordination and other factors important to athletic performance.
Whether they are significantly more effective than legal supplements, personal trainers and intensive workouts is a controversial question.
It wasn't until 1988 that Congress passed a law, strengthened in 1990, requiring a doctor's prescription, and placing steroids on Schedule III (midrange for controlled substances). Numerous steroid precursors and derivatives were still legal under this law until 2004.
Despite widespread suspicions of steroid use, Major League Baseball had no testing program for steroids until 2003. That program triggered treatment and further testing, but no public announcement or penalty for a first-time test failure. A testing program involving suspensions was not begun until 2005.
Legally, until 2004 possession and use of steroids was a minor infraction that was seldom prosecuted except for large-scale distributors. As a private organization, Major League Baseball was free to institute stricter policies, but did not put in place a policy with teeth until 2004.
So does this report demonize people who didn't do anything illegal or were effectively controlled by organized baseball until late in the game, in many cases long after their alleged use of steroids?
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Indiana may be an ideal state for a sports enthusiast — the Indy 500 takes place in Indianapolis annually, and the Pacers and Colts call its capital city home. But what most people don't know is that a handful of influential fashion designers spent their early years in the Hoosier State. The Indianapolis Museum of Art pays tribute to them with an exhibition titled "An American Legacy: Norell, Blass, Halston & Sprouse," running from May 4 to January 27, 2013.
More than 50 garments spanning a half a century make up the show, consisting of pieces by Norman Norell, Bill Blass, Halston, and Stephen Sprouse. The items include a Blass gown created for first lady Nancy Reagan, as well as a Norell day dress worn by actress Betty Furness during the 1960 presidential convention. Andy Warhol also has a presence in the exhibition, through a 1972 Halston floor-length dress covered with Warhol's "Flowers," and a Warhol-inspired camouflage dress designed by Sprouse and worn by Blondie front woman Debbie Harry.
"Norell, Blass, Halston, and Sprouse influenced not only American fashion, but international style," said Niloo Paydar, curator of fashion and textile arts at the IMA, in a press release. "The pieces in 'An American Legacy' were selected to represent the unique style of each designer, highlighting their individual artistic approaches and philosophies of decorating the human body."
All four of the designers ended up leaving the Midwest for the country's fashion capital, New York, living out the prime of their careers in the Big Apple. But we imagine that there must be something stylish in the Indiana water for the state to have spawned four great American fashion icons.
Click on the slide show to see highlights from "An American Legacy: Norell, Blass, Halston & Sprouse," on display at the Indianapolis Museum of Art through January 27, 2013.