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Flu ShotsPage 3

Charlando del Cine y TVPage 10

Cocina de Tia YolePage 19

Left to right are: director Mario Vallejo, staff member Martin Bautista, director Frank Reyes, staff member Manuel De La Rosa, directors

JoAnn Nichols, Dale Zuck, Jeanette Rojas Flores, and board chairman, Mario Garcia. Contributed photo by Revista Staff.

La Cmara de Comercio

elects directorsby Revista StaffLa Cmara de Comercio held its

annual meeting on November 6,2014 at the University of Houstonmulti purpose room. The cham-ber elected new board membersand said fair well to three retiringboard members.

New board members elected to

two year terms include JeanetteRojas Flores, UnitedHealthcare;JoAnn Nichols, JLM Specialist,LLC; Mario Vallejo, Crystal CleanServices, and re-elected to secondterms were Lucy Herrera, RanchoEscondido; Dr. Gloria Gonzalez,C&G Enterprises, and MonicaRodriguez, First Community

Bank.

Chamber board members retir-ing in 2014 where Chris Rivera,Josie Solis and Rick Villa. Otherboard members include FrankReyes, South Texas Ventilation,Dale Zuck, Rampart FinancialGroup, Marisol Gonzalez, Os-car Torres, Oscars Pest & Ter-mite Control and Mario Garcia,

UHV Giving Tree event to

collect items for nonprot groupsThe University of Houston-Victorias Student Government As-sociation is once again ready to spread holiday spirit through theGiving Tree.

The annual event brings in donations of supplies for a variety ofVictoria nonprot groups. This year, the Giving Tree, which begins

on Monday, will benet ve charities: Adopt-A-Pet, Food Bank of

the Golden Crescent, Mid-Coast Family Services, the Old Land-mark Committee and Victoria Trap-Neuter-Return.

Its a great opportunity to give back to the community and helpthose in need, said Bola Adebayo, president of the Student Govern-ment Association and a junior biology major. The SGA is alwayslooking for ways to help out others, and this is a great tradition thatwe want to continue.

The Giving Tree will kick off at 11 a.m. Monday with a tree deco-rating event in the UHV University Center foyer, 3007 N. Ben Wil-son St. Hot chocolate will be available, and the event is free and

See DIRECTORS, pg. 17

See TREE, pg. 16

UHV mascot jax the jaguar helps decorate the 2013 Giving Tree. UHV Student Govern-

ment Association hosts the Giving Tree every year to provide supplies to local charities.

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2 Revista de Victoria, December 2014 www.revistadevictoria.com

Reprinted with permission of the

Victoria Advocate

Coming together is a begin-ning; keeping together is prog-ress; working together is success.- Henry Ford

Creating a vision is always ex-citing. The endless possibilities ofa blank canvas can inspire us. Butit also can be daunting.

For some, visioning can feellike a frustrating exercise becauseof the endless possibilities. It often

feels like all talk and no action.The Victoria Alliance, a new ef-

fort to improve our communitysfuture, is in this early, exciting, ex-cruciating stage.

However, the survey is only therst step. It lays the ground work

for assessing the communitys val-ues and priorities. It gives a wayfor people to start engaging, in apositive way, to inuence the fu-ture of Victoria. That engagementwill be in full force when we begin

the community forums in January2015.

To be successful in organizinga community-wide effort, it willtake all of us before change startsto happen. The key is to hear fromall sectors of the community - wemust reach out in a broad way toassure everyone has the opportu-nity to be heard.

All of us can help in that effort.We can each be a leader in our ownway, reaching out to people in our

churches, social organizations,workplace and through our friendsand family.

The success of this processgreatly depends on people step-ping up to become leaders, creat-ing ripples of change through theirspheres of inuence, generating

big waves collectively.The 20-question survey is de-

signed to be relatively easy tocomplete. Still, some of the ques-

tions require some real thought inorder for responses to be meaning-ful. The survey strives to capture apicture of where we are and wherewe have come from as a commu-nity. It asks for a satisfaction ratingon a variety of community attri-butes, as well as accomplishmentsand what we should preserve.

Heres one of the questions toget you thinking:

When you think about the future

of Victoria, what is the most im-portant aspect of living in Victo-ria that you hope is preserved andmaintained?

We took a peek at a few of theresponses so far:

A focus on the arts Riverside Park and The TexasZoo

Historical downtown/architec-ture

Nothing! Its time for change.All ideas are welcome. Only by

hearing from all can we move for-ward together.

Of course, the survey also triesto capture what we want Victoriato become. Asking questions, like

what one thing would you changeor improve, forces us to set priori-ties.

Complaining is easy, but doingsomething about it takes real com-mitment. None of us has all theanswers, but together we can nd

wisdom. Completing the surveyis that rst step on our journey to-ward shaping Victorias future.

One of the wonderful thingsabout living in a small community

is the ability to make a difference.Its relatively easy to make a bigimpact if we will just commit totaking that rst step. Victoria Alli-ance is giving us a boost - lets allstep up together.

Whats your vision of Victoria?

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Victoria County United Way, Walgreens, and FamilyWize team up to provideflu shot vouchers for uninsured and underinsured individuals and families

Victoria County United Wayand FamilyWize Community Ser-vice Partnership are dedicatedto building strong communitiesthrough better health. FamilyWizehas been selected to help distribute1,000 free u shot vouchers pro-vided by Walgreens. The vouch-ers are for families and individualswho are uninsured or underin-sured, and otherwise unable to af-ford a u shot without the voucher.

The u can have signicant

impact on thelives of manyindividuals, es-

pecially thosewith lower in-come and/orwho are eitherunderinsuredor not insured.The Centers forDisease Con-trol and Pre-

vention reports parents spend be-tween $300 to $4,000 in medicalexpenses and miss an estimated11 to 73 hours of work when theirchildren get the u.

Many of the families we sup-port cannot afford the cost of aninuenza vaccination let alone the

direct medical costs and time awayfrom work if they or someone intheir family contracts the u,

commented Dan Barnes, CEO of

FamilyWize. Families who areunable to afford proper medicalcoverage need support from com-

munity partners to stay healthyand nancially stable.

Individuals can apply to receivea free u shot voucher by visiting

the FamilyWize website (www.FamilyWize.org). The vouch-ers have been provided by Wal-greens as part of a nationwideprogram with the U.S. Departmentof Health and Human Services(HHS), which helps to make u

shots available to people withouthealth insurance coverage andwho are unable to afford a u shot

through the program. In additionto the free u shot vouchers, which

are available on a rst-come, rst-

served basis while supplies last,everyone visiting the website(www.FamilyWize.org) can get afree FamilyWize prescription sav-

ings card for savings up to 75% offcost of their prescription medica-tion.

FamilyWize has existing rela-tionships with many families and

See FLU, pg. 18

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por Gloria Rivera

VATICAN En la misa del do-

mingo, Noviembre 23, el PapaFrancisco canonizo a 6 personassantos. Ellos son, Kuriakose EliasChavara, Nicols Longobarda,Rosa Eluvathingal, Giovanni An-tonio Faria, Ludovico Casorio,and Amato Rincn.

Los nuevos santos fueron per-

sonas que ayudaron a los pobres.Dos eran de India y cuatro de elloseran de Italia.

WASHINGTON, DC GOP Re-publicanos de la Camera hanpresentado una demanda en con-tra del gobierno de Obama paraalgunas de las medidas unilatera-les adoptadas en virtud de Obam-acare.

Una y otra vez el Presidente ha

adoptado por ignorar la voluntaddel pueblo estadounidense y re-escribir la ley federal por su cuenta

sin el voto de Congreso, dijo elCamera de Representantes JohnBoehner (R-Ohio).

CHINA Se mueren 26 personasen un incendio en una mina. Hubo50 heridos. La compaa Hengdatienen ms de 4,600 trabajadores yla compaa esta investigando lascausas del incendio.

HONDURAS Miss HondurasMara Jos lvarez y su hermanaSofa mueren asesinadas. Plutarco

Ruiz es el acusado de la muerte delas dos hermanas.

Ruiz, de 32 aos, ha confesadoante las autoridades ser el autormaterial del crimen. Ruiz era elnovio de Sofa, hermana de MissHonduras.

LONDON El Prncipe Williamvisitara China y Japn en la primera parte de 2015. Esta va ser la

primera visita de un real de Inglat-erra en 30 aos a estos pases. Es-tas visitas se los pidi el gobierno

del United Kingdom al PrncipeWilliam.Durante su visita promover el

United Kingdom y relaciones conChina y Japn.

CUBA Hace 15 aos que ElinGonzlez fue rescatado de lasaguas de Florida cuando el tenia5 aos. Vivi en Florida un pocotiempo y despus vino su papa y selo llevo a Cuba. El es una personaprivada de 20 aos y ahora estudia

en una universidad en Havana. En

una entrevista que tuvo hace unosaos dijo que todava Fidel Castrolo visita.

JAPAN Cientcos Japoneses

anunciaron recientemente que losE-cigarrillos contienen hasta 10veces el nivel de agentes causantesde cncer en el tabaco regular.

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA La casa del fallecido actor RobnWilliams se vende por $25.9 mil-lones. El vivi en esa casa pormuchos aos.

LONDON Prince Charles anun-cio recientemente que los planesde divorciar a su esposa Camilla

ya no son verdad. Seguin cazados.


Elin Gonzlez. Contributed photo.


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Generals announce 2015 TCL schedule

The Victoria Generals releasedits 2015 Texas Collegiate Leagueschedule today, Monday, Novem-ber 24, 2014. The 2015 season willmark the twelfth season in TCLhistory, as well as the Generalsseventh season as a league mem-ber. The league will maintain its60-game schedule with six teamsnext summer.

The league lineup remains un-changed from last season with allsix teams returning to action.

The Generals will host a totalof 30 regular-season home gamesduring the summer against theother TCL members. The Acadi-ana Cane Cutters, Brazos ValleyBombers, East Texas Pump Jacks,Texas Marshals, and WoodlandsStrykers will all make trips to Vic-toria to take on the Generals nextsummer.

The Generals season will kick-off with a two-game road trip toLafayette to take on the AcadianaCane Cutters starting on Thursday,May 28, the earliest starting datein league history.

The Generals will then return

home on Saturday,May 30 for theirhome opener againstthe TCL ChampionBrazos Valley Bomb-

ers. The Bomberscame back from anopening game loss inlast years champion-ship series to capturethe rst back-to-back

championship inleague history and thesecond for the Bomb-ers

A 60-game sched-ule format, dividedinto two 30 game

halves, will be employed by theTCL for the fourth straight year.The Generals wrap up the rst-

half on Wednesday, July 1 at homeagainst the Woodland Strykers.The Generals will open up thesecond half of the season at homeagainst the Brazos Valley Bomberson July 2. All win-loss records willbe reset for the second-half of theseason.

Just as it was last season in theTCL, the rst-place and second-

place teams of the rst-half will

clinch playoff berths and receivethe #1 and #2 seeds, respectively,in the TCL postseason. The Gen-erals clinched the #2 seed in 2014by nishing in second place during

the rst-half of the season.

The rst-place and second-place

teams in the second-half will re-

ceive the other two playoff spots inthe four-team postseason. If thereis a repeat winner, or second-placenisher, in the rst- and second-

half, the team with the next bestoverall season record will receive

the postseason bid.The schedule will take on the

same look as it did in 2014 as ev-ery team will play three succes-sive two-game series every week.

Monday will serve as a league-wide off-day throughout the sum-mer. After the shortened openingweek, every team will play at leastone road series and one home se-ries every week of the season.

The leagues top players willmeet on Tuesday, July 7, for theTexas Collegiate League All-StarGame. The TCL event will pre-cede its major league counterpartby one week, with the site to be an-nounced soon. The All-Star Gamewas played in Brazos Valley lastsummer, with the East Texas play-ing host in 2013.

The TCL regular-season con-cludes on Friday, August 7, as theGenerals nish the regular season

at home against the Texas Mar-shals. The 2015 TCL Postseasonis scheduled for August 8-11.

The post-season will again fea-ture two rounds, with the division-al round being a one-game, win-ner-take-all matchup. Winnersof the divisional round will meetin the three-game TCL Champion-ship Series. The Victoria Generalslast won the TCL Championship in

2010.Several returning sponsors have

already resigned for the 2015season including Killebrew, Inc,Bedbutlers, Cole, Cole & Easley,

DoubleDaves, and CompadresInk to name a few. Many new andexciting sponsors are currently inthe works to join our sponsorshipteam.

First pitch for all Victoria Gener-als home games will be at 7:05pm.

All home games will be playedat historic Riverside Stadium inVictoria. The full schedule can beviewed at www.victoriagenerals.com.

Season tickets for the VictoriaGenerals 2015 season are on salenow. Fans can buy tickets andmerchandise at the team store lo-cated at 1307-H East Airline Road,online at www.victoriagenerals.com, or by calling 361-485-9522.

A TODAS LAS PERSONAS Y PARTES INTERESADAS:

Unin Carbide Corporacin ha solicitado a la Comisin deCalidad Ambiental de Texas (TCEQ) la RENOVACIN delPermiso Nm. 22321 para Calidad Atmosfrica, que autorizala continua operacin de una funcionamiento de una xido deetileno tanques de la oleada y carga del Rack ubicada por la7501 State Highway 185 del norte, en la ciudad de Seadrift,Condado de Calhoun, Texas 77983. En la seccin de avisosPBLICOS de este peridico se encuentra informacin adi-cional de esta solicitud.

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Victora Fire and MDA celebrate Fill the Boot8 Revista de Victoria, December 2014 www.revistadevictoria.com

Members of the Vic-toria Fire Departmentand members of Local3679, along with theMuscular Dystrophy

Association, will cel-ebrate their 60-yearpartnership and kickoff the re ghters

annual Fill the Bootfundraising campaignto benet children and

adults affected by mus-cle disease throughoutthe Victoria area.

More than 20 mem-bers of the VictoriaFire Department willfan out across two

intersections withboots in hand for thisyears drive on Satur-day, December 13thfrom 9 a.m. to 5p.m.,at the corners of NEZac Lentz & N Navar-ro and Laurent & RioGrande.

Throughout 2014MDA and re ght-ers are celebrating 60years of proud partnership,

joined together in the ght

against life-threatening muscledisease, said MDA Executive

Director Jennifer Carrisal. Lastyear Victoria Fire Departmentraised over $20,000 for MDAhealth care services, equipmentrepair, support group, and to help

send kids to free MDA summercamp in Burton and Rockport,Texas. We are grateful for every-thing they do.

As the Muscular Dystrophy As-sociations largest national spon-sor, the IAFF fuels MDAs

mission to nd treatments and

cures for life-threatening musclediseases. We know the moneywe raise makes a difference in thelives of people affected by neu-romuscular diseases, and that ithelps them get the care they need,said Local 3679 President, EmilioReyes. Fill the Boot is a proudtradition for us, and its a great

way for re ghters to be out in thecommunity reminding residentsthat we are here, always ready tohelp. Last year was a huge successand were hoping that the citizensof Victoria will help us raise evenmore money for MDA this year.

IAFF support for MDA began in1954 when the organization com-mitted by proclamation

to support MDA until a cure isfound, and the organizations un-wavering commitment to MDAhas remained strong to this day.The IAFF raised $100,000 forMDA in 1955, and $1 million in1970, and re ghters continue

to raise the bar in their fundrais-ing efforts. In 2013, more than100,000 re ghters participated

in Fill the Boot events across thecountry and raised $26.2 million.To date the IAFF has raised $530million for MDA.

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How to teach kids the value of money

For most children in America,the holiday season is a wonderfultime, with tasty treats, vacationfrom school, and plenty of toysand gifts that seem to magicallyappear.

Of course, parents know its notmagic -- those gifts cost money!Not having to worry about that partof it is a gift found only in child-hood, but young children do need

to learn to appreciate the value ofa dollar, says C. Ernie Nivens, the2005 Father of the Year for Char-lotte, N.C. so designated by theAmerican Diabetes Association.

As a parent, grandparent andveteran nancial advisor, I can

talk all day about what I can do foran individuals specic needs, but

so much of it comes down to thebasics of how were raised, saysNivens, (www.nivenswealth.com),a celebrated nancial specialistsince 1990.

When children are spoiledand never taught the value ofmoney, parents have neglected toempower them with the ability tobudget and prioritize resources.

Nivens, author of Bakers Doz-en: 13 Insights from Highly Suc-

cessful Financial Advisors, saysthat a percentage of money chil-dren earn or receive as gifts thisholiday season should be put asidefor at least one of four pockets.

Pocket 1: College savings.

College graduates in the Class of2014 share a sad historical fact theyre the most indebted classever. The average graduate withstudent-loan debt has to pay back

some $33,000, according to ananalysis of government data pub-lished in Edvisors, a group of web-sites about planning and payingfor college.

Hopefully, well have a bet-ter handle as a country on stu-dent debt in the future, he says.Teaching children the importanceof this pocket from a young age isimportant. Theyll understand theconcept and need for establishing

a budget for their future better-

ment. Pocket 2: Fun and games:

Dream Pocket. Children need toknow that the entertainment theyconsume on a regular basis in-

cluding TV, movies, internet andvideo games isnt free. Havingthem help pay for a video game ora summer trip is a direct and con-crete way for a child to experiencethe necessity of giving up some-thing in order to gain somethingtheyd like to have. It also helpsthem become more discerningabout requests for toys, games andoutings.

Pocket 3: God Pocket. While

the ability to save money is a vir-tue to a childs future well-being,giving part of ones savings to ahigher purpose is a way of actingon their values. Giving donationsto a church, charity or to buy afriend a treat teaches children thatmoney isnt the ultimate goal inlife.

Pocket 4: Saving for the fu-ture. Can a child always predicther money needs to the last dollar?Can adults? Of course not, andthats why a pocket for generalexpenses is useful. It could be thata charitable effort takes off withinthe community, which could re-quire travel. Or, she may acciden-tally break a window while play-ing catch with her friend. Howeverthe money may be needed forfuture use, its great to be able tosupplement the other pockets with

savings.

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MERRY CHRISTMAS!

fromRevista Staff


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Hola Feliz Navidad! El ao2014 se paso tan rpido! Ahoranos preparamos para el nuevo ao;

pero antes con los festivos de laNavidad.

La telenovela favorita demuchos es La Gata. Ya sabemosque la pobre (pero rica) Esmeraldava sufrir hasta el n de la novela.

Eva Mndez, actriz de Hol-

lywood, explica que el papel demama es muy exhausto. Diceque sus noches han sido una batal-la por conseguir que su pequeaduerma unas horas en la noche.

Laura Zapata, que sabe cantarmuy bien, se esta preparando parahacer un disco con mariachi. Enuna entrevista hace poco, Lauraconfeso que le gusta mucho el

papel de la mala en las novelas ylo esta haciendo muy bien en LaGata como la mama de Pablo.

Sofa Vergara celebro el Dade dar gracias con su novio JoeMangniello y la familia de ella. Lapareja van muy bien.

La telenovela Amor Real estasaliendo en Telemundo en las ma-anas. Fue una de las telenovelasms favoritas de mucha gente.

Anglica Vale espera a su bebemuy pronto. Dicen que es unnio! Hay muchas Anglicas enesta familia! Bueno, si es otra An-glica ser tan bonita como todasellas.

Otra que espera su bebe muypronto es la actriz y unas de lasconductores de Un Nuevo Da,Adamara y su novio, Toni Costa.Ella espera una nia.

El actor Oscar Janeada quienhizo el papel de Cantinas en la

pelcula del mismo nombre, dijo,(Cantinas) Era un personaje queaunque representaba (a) un pobrelo vean los ricos.

Barbar Mor hizo el papel deElizabeth Taylor en la pelculaCantinas.

El productor de la pelculaAround the World in 80 Days


See CHARLANDO, pg. 11

por Gloria Rivera

Eva Mendez. Contributed photo.Oscar Jaenada. Contributed photo.


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fue Mike Todd, quien estaba casa-do con Elizabeth Taylor en aqueltiempo. Cantinas tuvo un papel

en esta pelcula en Hollywood y sehizo muy amigo con Mike y Eliza-beth. La pelcula fue todo un xitohace ms de 50 aos, como tam-bin la reciente pelcula Cantin-as tambin lo fue.

Los rumores ya se comenzaronque la esposa de Pedro Fernndeztenia celos de las escenas que elhacia con Mejora de Sousa en latelenovela Hasta el Fin del Mun-do.

Pedro Fernndez niega estosrumores y dice que se sali de lanovela por razones de su salud.

El cantante Jos Jos se encuen-tra enfermo. Esperamos que susalud sea buena en este prximoao. Ha tenido una brillante carre-ra con muchsimas canciones muy

populares y grandes hits.Angelique Boyer y Sebastin

Rulli ya cumplen 6 meses de hacernovios! En todo este tiempo siem-pre le decan a la prensa, No, nosomos novios. Tambin ella es-taba en luto por la muerte de sumama.

Ahora despus de ms de 6 me-ses, dicen, Somos novios!Que felices estn!

Feliz Navidad a todos. Hastepronto.


CHARLANDO, from pg. 10Sofia Vergara y Joe Mangniello. Contributed photo.

Angelique Boyer y Sebastian Rulli. Contrib-

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Theres a new star on Texas license plates!

The Texas Department of MotorVehicles board recently approvedthe addition of a new star symbolas an option on all personalizedspecialty license plates in Texas.

My Plates, recently proposed theintroduction of the new symbol. Itwill be offered in addition to exist-ing symbols that include the Texassilhouette, heart, period and dash.

The star is synonymous withTexas and we expect the new

symbol will prove very popularamongst our plate customers,said Steve Farrar, President of My-Plates.com.

My Plates also recently intro-duced a new price reduction in

Texas to further broaden the ap-peal of its specialty plates for allTexans.

Since November 2009, Tex-ans have purchased more than

214,000 My Plates, putting morethan $27M in the general revenuefund, which helps pay for servicesfor all Texans.


Texas now offers a new star symbol forspecialty plates

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Want to Survive the Coming Tech Tsunami?Overcome Your Humanness

Well over half of Americansare at risk of losing their jobs tocomputerization in the next fewdecades. To stay relevant, saysEdward D. Hess, well have tode-humanize ourselves by over-coming qualities that hold us backfrom becoming the best thinkersand learners we can be.

You know technology is advanc-ing by the day. You may know thatover the next 10 to 20 years, ac-

cording to two experts, 66 percentof U.S. employees have a medium-to-high risk of being displaced bysmart robots and machines pow-ered by articial intelligence. But

heres a twist you may not haveconsidered, says Edward D. Hess:

To hone the human strengths thatwill carry you through this techtsunami, you rst must conquer

some very human failings.Ironically, being human helps

us and hurts us, says Hess, aprofessor at the University of Vir-ginias Darden Graduate Schoolof Business and author of the newbook Learn or Die: Using Science

to Build a Leading-Edge LearningOrganization. We possess ex-traordinary abilities that machinescant replicate, including the abil-ity to ideate, create, emotionallyengage, and empathize. But to tapinto these abilities when the tech

tsunami hits, well have to over-come our human nature.Hess explains that research in

neuroscience, psychology, and be-havioral economics has offered upan unattering picture of the way

we think and learn. While humanshave the capacity to be highly ef-cient, fast, reexive thinkers,

our autopilot thinking isnt verycritical or innovative. Instead, itsrather lazy and is hobbled by our

egos, biases, and emotions. This,

Hess says, is the humanness wemust overcome to stay competi-tive.

Here, he spotlights eight thingsyou (and, if youre a leader, youremployees) need to do to de-humanize yourselves so you canthink better, learn better, collabo-rate better, and emotionally en-gage better:

Put less stock in being right.When were right, our egos (in

other words, the views we haveof ourselves) are reinforced andvalidatedand that feels good.So we instinctively seek out situa-tions that validate our views of theworld and of ourselvesand weselectively lter out information

that contradicts what we knowto be right. Problem is, none ofthis supports the cultivation of bet-ter thinking and learning.

Effective learning requires us

to uncouple our egos from our

beliefs by admitting that as hu-mans, were wired to be subopti-mal learners, Hess explains. Inorder to learn, we have to be will-ing to look closely at our mistakesand failures and to really listen topeople who disagree with us. Inother words, we have to be will-ing to be wrong! Overcomingthe strength of our ego-defensesystems requires deliberateness,mindfulness, management of ouremotions, and quieting our egomore on those things later!

Overcome lazy thinking. Be-lieve it or not, it takes a dispropor-tionate amount of energy to learn.Although the brain comprises onlyabout 2.5 percent of our bodyweight, it generally uses 20 per-cent of the bodys energy. As a re-sult, the human learning machineprefers to operate in a low gearon autopilotas much as possibleto conserve energy. Nobel laureateand behavioral economist Daniel

Kahneman puts it this way: Lazi-ness is built deep into our nature.What this means is that no mat-

ter how intelligent or experiencedyou are, you probably arent doingyour best thinking, Hess says.Especially in situations with im-portant consequences, you need todeliberately think about how you,well, think. Are you proceedingbased on impressions, feelings,impulses, or a desire to protect


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your ego? Or are you unpack-ing and questioning assumptions,weighing alternatives, and diggingdeeper?

To start strengthening yourthinking, mentally rehearse eachupcoming day by thinking aboutwhat instances, meetings, occur-rences, decisions, and events mayneed higher-level thinking, Hesssuggests. Then in the evening,take 15 minutes and replay the daywith an eye to identifying situa-tions in which your lazy thinking

may have gotten you in trouble.Over time, youll be able to createa checklist of the types of issues,problems, or situations that requiredeliberate thinking.

Stop being so judgmental. Ourhuman drive to be right, com-bined with our predisposition to-ward lazy thinking, causes us tobe judgmental of other people andsituations. We do it in work and inlife all the time: Thats a terrible

idea. Hes an idiot. She didnt tryhard enough. I know better. And soon. The problem is, judgments likethese set the stage for division, re-

sentment, and roadblocks, not col-laboration, dialogue, and progress.

Suspending judgment has al-ways been a particular challengefor me, Hess admits. My mindalways wants to formulate a re-sponse or counterattack instead ofreally listening to what the otherperson is saying. I have to remindmyself that interactions with oth-ers are not guerilla warfare; norare they tools to help me conrm

what I already believe. They arestress tests to help me evaluateandif necessarychange whatI believe.

Get less rigid. Throughout histo-ry, rigid processes and procedureswere (usually) a good thing for hu-

manity. Do Action X and Action Y,and get Result Z, which providescomfort, shelter, sustenance, orsome other desirable outcome. Butin todays rapidly changing world,doing things the way theyve al-ways been done is a recipe for ob-solescence. We humans will haveto start xing things before theyre

broken in order to stay relevant.Rein in your emotions. Emo-

tions are one of the dening quali-ties of being human, and they cancertainly make life wonderful,worthwhile, and interesting. Butwhen it comes to doing your bestthinking and learning, emotionstend to hold us back. Even if youconsider yourself to be a very ra-tional person, Hess guarantees thatyour emotions impact your atti-tudes, communications, and be-haviors, as well as your approach-es to problems, new situations, anddecisions.

Learning to self-manage youremotions is a valuable skill to de-velop, Hess comments. Tactics

as simple as taking deep breathsor taking a walk to reduce physi-ological stress can help you beginto tame emotions. Although wecant completely turn off ouremotions, we can deliberately tryto think rationally about the situ-ation, causing the emotional reac-tion to turn on cognitive areas

of the brain that can tamp downemotions.

Stop letting fear drive your de-cisions. From an evolutionarystandpoint, fear is a good thing.It alerted our ancestors to dangerand held them back from makingdecisions that might threaten thespecies survival. But in the busi-ness world, playing it safe becauseyoure afraid of the consequencesis likely to have the opposite ef-fect: A bolder colleague (or com-puter!) will step up to take yourplace. Abraham Maslow aptly stat-ed that an individual would engagein learning only to the extent heis not crippled by fear, [and] tothe extent he feels safe enough to

dare.Fear of failure, fear of lookingbad, fear of embarrassment, fearof a loss of status, fear of not be-ing liked, and fear of losing onesjob all inhibit the kind of learn-ing thats essential for your long-term job security, Hess asserts.


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Obamacare, one year later

It was one year ago that the Af-

fordable Care Act (Obamacare)was introduced. What have welearned? This is a complex ques-tion. There was the total frustra-tion of a poorly working website.There was a lot of confusion asto whether you could keep yourdoctor. There was confusion ifyou could keep your old healthinsurance plan. By and large,Obamacare has been a good andbad thing.

So the good. Obamacare allows

anyone to be guaranteed healthinsurance coverage, regardless ifthey have current or past majorillness. There is now no waitingperiod before you could receivetreatment for an existing illness orongoing treatment. As a result, ithas been reported about seven mil-lion persons enrolled in the mar-ketplace.

Personally, I represented doz-ens and dozens of never before

insured. Many of my clients hadpre-existing conditions. A fewclients had very serious life ordeath conditions. And a couplehad serious accidents shortly after

enrollment and most of their medi-cal costs were covered by theirnew insurance. Unfortunately, onedropped her insurance because the$26 premium was just too expen-sive and she felt she didnt need towaste her money. (And the rest ofher story later.)

Contrary to how our Chamberof Commerce would like to mar-ket our town, Victoria, Texas is notan overly wealthy town. We have

a fairly large portion of our resi-dents who are barely making it.We have members of our commu-nity who have serious illness suchas cancer, diabetes, heart disease,and kidney failure which is goinguntreated. It is very difcult for

a Victorian to attain heart surgerywhen you are making $21,000 ayear. It is even more difcult to get

a kidney transplant when you haveno insurance.

My most memorable client wasa gentleman who was experienc-ing kidney failure. I went to hishome only to learn he was under-going kidney dialysis on himself,in a back room of the house. WhileI did not actually see the process,that is what I was told. Once wewere able to enroll him on the BlueCross health plan, a non-prot or-ganization accepted his need andwith insurance he was able to help

pay for the ongoing costs.A couple months ago I did re-

ceive a phone call saying he was

able to attain a new kidney. Hewas doing much better and was

Dale Zuck. Contributed photo.

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open to the community.Adopt-A-Pet is a local animal

rescue, rehabilitation and adop-tion service. The Food Bank of theGolden Crescent collects food forthe needy, elderly and sick. Mid-

Coast Family Services works toeliminate family violence, home-lessness and substance abuse. TheOld Landmark Committee helpstake care of children and the needy,and organizes community celebra-tions such as Juneteenth, MartinLuther King Jr. Day and BlackHistory Month. Victoria TNR is anorganization dedicated to improv-ing the health and living conditionsof homeless cats through trapping,neutering or spaying, and return-ing them to volunteer caretakers.

We hope to have the leadersof the organizations there to of-fer more information in person,Adebayo said. The Victoria com-munity has the opportunity tocontribute to these organizations,and UHV students have a chanceto connect with and get more in-volved in the community.

Donations needed includecanned food, clothing items, petfood, cat litter, toys and toiletries.A full list of items needed by eachnonprot will be available at the

tree decorating event. It also can befound online on the UHV SpecialEvents page and the SGA website,www.uhv.edu/sga, on Monday.Donated items can be placed underthe tree. The Giving Tree does notaccept cash donations.

We like for people to donateitems that the organizations canuse right away, said MichelleLooza, SGA vice president and asenior psychology major. Its giv-ing back to the community andhelping those who are less fortu-nate, including animals in a shel-ter.

Last years event saw many do-nations of pet toys, baby clothes,toys for children and cat food,

Looza said. This year, the orga-nizations will be accepting dona-tions to the Giving Tree until Dec.12.

For more information about theGiving Tree, call the Student Gov-ernment Association at 361-485-4495.

AVISO DE LA SOLICITUD Y DECISIN PRELIMINA R PARA ELPERMISO DEL SISTEMA DE ELIMINACION DE DESCAR GAS DE CONTAMINANTES DE TEXAS (TPDES) PARA AGUAS

RESIDUALES INDUSTRIALES RENOVACIN

PERMISO NO. WQ0001303000

SOLICITUD Y DECISIN PRELIMINAR. Calhoun Port Authority, P.O. Box 397, Point Comfort, Texas 77978, que opera el ES Joslin Power Plant (planta deenerga), una estacin de planta de energa, ha solicitado a la Comisin de Calidad Ambiental del Estado de Texas (TCEQ) una renovacin para autorizar Texas

Contaminante Descarga Eliminacin Sistema (TPDES) Permiso Nm. WQ0001303000, que autoriza la descarga de descarga de una vez que-por enfriamiento deagua y euentes previamente monitoreados (de internos emisario (Outfall) 101) a un ujo promedio diario no debe exceder de 231,000,000 galones por da a travs

del emisario (Outfall) 001. La TCEQ recibi esta solicitud el da 30 de mayo del ao 2014.

La planta est ubicada en el sur de 1593 1002 Farm-to-Market Road, aproximadamente 1.5 millas al sur de la interseccin de la State Highway 35, sur de la cuidadde Point Comfort, en el Condado de Calhoun, Texas 77978. El euente tratado es descargado al Cox Bayo en el Segmento Nm. 2454 de las bahas y Esturareis. Los

usos designados para el Segmento Nm. 2454 son uso para recreacin contacto primaria, las aguas de la ostra, y son uso excepcional vida acutica.

El Director Ejecutivo de la TCEQ ha completado la revisin tcnica de la solicitud y ha preparado un borrador del permiso. El borrador del permiso, si es aprobado,establecera las condiciones bajo las cuales la instalacin debe operar. El Director Ejecutivo ha tomado una decisin preliminar que si este permiso es emitido,cumple con todos los requisitos normativos y legales. La solicitud del permiso, la decisin preliminar del Director Ejecutivo y el borrador del permiso estn dis-ponibles para leer y copiar en la comodidad biblioteca de Point Comfort ubicada dentro de la biblioteca publica del Condado de Calhoun, 1 Lamar Street, PointComfort, Texas 77978. Este enlace a un mapa electrnico de la ubicacin general del sitio o de la instalacin es proporcionado como una cortesa y no es parte de lasolicitud o del aviso. Para la ubicacin exacta consulte la solicitud.http://www.tceq.texas.gov/assets/public/hb610/index.html?lat=28.646944&lng=-96.545555&zoom=13&type=r

COMENTARIO PUBLICO/REUNION PBLICA. Usted puede presentar comentarios pblicos o pedir una reunin pblica sobre esta solicitud. Elpropsito de una reunin pblica es dar la oportunidad de presentar comentarios o hacer pregun tas acerca de la solicitud. La TCEQ realiza una reunin pblica si elDirector Ejecutivo determina que hay un grado de inters pblico suciente en la solicitud o si un legislador local lo pide. Una reunin pblica no es una audiencia

administrativa de lo contencioso.

OPORTUNIDAD DE UNA AUDIENCIA ADMINISTRATIVA DE LO CONTENCIOSO.Despus del plazo para presentar comentarios pblicos, el Direc-tor Ejecutivo considerar todos los comentarios apropiados y preparar una respuesta a todo los comentarios pblicos esenciales, pertinentes, o signicativos. Amenos que la solicitud haya sido referida directamente a una audiencia administrativa de lo contencioso, la respuesta a los comentarios sobre la solicitudser enviada por correo a todos los que presentaron un comentario pblico y a las personas que estn en la lista para recibir avisos sobre esta solicitud.Si se reciben comentarios, el aviso tambin proveer instrucciones para pedir una reconsideracin de la decisin del Director Ejecutivo y para pedir unaaudiencia administrativa de lo contencioso. Una audiencia administrativa de lo contencioso es un procedimiento legal similar a un procedimiento legal civil en

un tribunal de distrito del estado.

PARA PEDIR UNA AUDIENCIA ADMINISTRATIVA DE LO CONTENCIOSO, USTED DEBE INCLUIR EN SU PEDIDO LOS SIGUIENTES DATOS:su nombre; direccin; telfono; nombre del solicitante y nmero del permiso; la ubicacin y la distancia de su propiedad/actividad con respecto a la in-stalacin; una descripcin especca de la forma cmo usted sera afectado adversamente por el sitio de una manera no comn al pblico en general; y ladeclaracin [Yo/nosotros] solicito/solicitamos un/a audiencia administrativa de lo contencioso. Si presenta por parte de un grupo o asociacin el pedidopara una audiencia administrativa de lo contencioso, debe identicar el nombre y la direccin de una persona que representa al grupo para recibir cor-respondencia en el futuro; debe identicar un miembro del grupo que sera afectado adversamente por la planta o la actividad propuesta; debe proveer lainformacin ya indicada anteriormente con respecto a la ubicacin del miembro afectado y la distancia de la planta o actividad propuesta; debe explicarcomo y porqu el miembro sera afectado y como los intereses que el grupo desea proteger son pertinentes al propsito del grupo.

Despus del cierre de los perodos para los pedidos y comentarios, el Director Ejecutivo enviar la solicitud y los pedidos para reconsideracin o por una audienciaadministrativa de lo contenciosos a los Comisionados de la TCEQ para su consideracin en una reunin programada de la Comisin.

La Comisin otorgar solamente una audiencia administrativa de lo contencioso sobre los hechos reales disputados del caso que son pertinentes y esenciales para ladecisin de la Comisin sobre la solicitud. Adems, la Comisin slo otorgar una audiencia administrativa de lo contencioso sob re los asuntos que fueron presen-tados antes del plazo de vencimiento y que no fueron retirados posteriormente.Si ciertos criterios se cumplen, la TCEQ puede actuar sobre una solicitud pararenovar un permiso para descargar aguas residuales sin proveer una oportunidad de una audiencia administrativa de lo contencioso.

ACCIN DEL DIRECTOR EJECUTIVO.El Director Ejecutivo puede emitir una aprobacin nal de la solicitud a menos que exista un pedido antes del plazode vencimiento de una audiencia administrativa de lo contencioso o se ha presentado un pedido de reconsideracin. Si un pedido ha llegado antes del plazo devencimiento de la audiencia o el pedido de reconsideracin ha sido presentado, el Director Ejecutivo no emitir una aprobacin nal sobre el permiso y enviar la

solicitud y el pedido a los Comisionados de la TECQ para consideracin en una reunin programada de la Comisin.

LISTA DE CORREO. Si somete comentarios pblicos, un pedido para una audiencia administrativa de lo contencioso o una reconsideracin de la decisin delDirector Ejecutivo, la Ocina del Secretario Principal enviar por correo los avisos pblicos en relacin con la solicitud. Adems, puede pedir que la TCEQ ponga

su nombre en una o ms de las listas correos siguientes: (1) la lista de correo permanente para recibir los avisos del solicitante indicado por nombre y nmero del

permiso especco; y (2) la lista de correo de todas las solicitudes en un condado especco. Si desea que se agrega su nombre en una de las listas designe cual lista(s)y enva por correo su pedido a la Ocina del Secretario Principal de la TCEQ.

Todos los comentarios escritos del pblico y los pedidos una reunin deben ser presentados durante los 30 das despus de la publicacin del aviso a laOcina del Secretario Principal, MC 105, TCEQ, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, TX 78711-3087 o por el internet al www.tceq.state.tx.us/about/comments.html

CONTACTOS E INFORMACIN DE LA AGENCIA. Si necesita ms informacin en Espaol sobre esta solicitud para un permiso o el proceso del permiso,por favor llame a El Programma de Educacin Pblica de la TCEQ, sin cobro, al 1-800-687-40 40. La informacin general sobre la TCEQ puede ser encontrada ennuestro sitio de la red www.tceq.state.tx.us.

Tambin se puede obtener informacin adicional del Calhoun Port Authority a la direccin indicada arriba o llamando a Sra. Lisa O. Murphy, P.E., Presidente, al512-327-2725.

Fecha de emisin: el da 20 de noviembre del ao 2014

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Garcia Remodeling and Construc-tion. The board of directors will

lead and coordinate chamber proj-ects and manage and control thebusiness and affairs of the cham-ber.

The chamber announced a newscholarship program to local highschool, vocational and college/university students. The 2015schedule of event will be the Val-entines Dance, Fiesta Victoria inApril, a BBQ cook-off and a com-bined event with the Victoria De

Leon Club later in the year.La Cmara de Comercio has re-located its ofce to 2001 E Sabine,

Suite 103 and can be contactedat 361-572-5900, There websiteis www.camaravictoria.com andemail address is [email protected]. According to thechamber website there are over 75members.

Chamber staff members areMartin Bautista and Manuel De La

Rosa, who serve as membership

coordinators for the chamber andare UHV Intern and Work Studystudents. They can be of assistanceat the chamber during ofce hours

of 9 a.m. till 4 p.m., Monday Fri-day.

The chamber is available to as-sist in grand openings, networking,stafng, marketing, and nance

and training member businesses

with the cooperation of the SmallBusiness Development Center.


To proceed more fearlessly intothe future, you (and ideally, yourwhole organization) need to adopta different mindset about mistakes.

Learning is not an efcient 99

percent defect-free process, he

adds. Far from it. So mistakeshave to be valued as learning op-portunities. In fact, as long asthey dont violate nancial risks

guidelines and you arent makingthe same mistakes over and overagain, mistakes can be good. Thekey is making sure youre learningfrom them. And the faster and bet-ter you are at turning mistakes intolearning opportunities, the lesslikely it is that you will be replacedby some machine. Acknowledgingmistakes, confronting weaknesses,and testing assumptions is a reli-able strategy for long-term suc-cess.

Make it (whatever it is) lessabout you. Looking out for num-ber one is engrained in human na-ture. We instinctively think abouthow situations and events will im-pact us and how we can use them

to our advantage. Hess isnt sayingyou should stop looking out foryour own interests, but he is advo-cating that you make more of aneffort to empathetically considerhow others are being impacted,and how you can all work together

to achieve desirable outcomes.Humans have the best chance

of surviving the coming technol-ogy tsunami when we band to-gether, he notes. Well need todraw on our collective intelligenceto innovate and adapt, and wellneed to work in teams to confrontand get past individual biases andegos. In my own work life, Iveexperienced the power of makingit less about me. When I startedto really listen to my team, to sus-pend my judgments, to pay atten-tion to others emotional cues, andto consider their views, my teambegan to perform at ever-higherand more successful levels.

Making it less about me

quieting my egobecame mucheasier when I realized I am not myideas or my business beliefs, andas a leader, I dont have to be rightall the time, adds Hess. But I dohave to get to the best answer allthe time, and in many cases thatinvolves others helping me thinkbetter. Humility will help you re-ally hear what your customers andcolleagues are saying, and humil-ity will help you be open-minded

and more willing to try new ways.Both make innovation and entre-preneurial activities more likely tobe successful.

Stop the time traveling. Thehuman mind has a tireless abilityto dissect past events and project

what might happen in the future.This power can be very benecial

when used for goodbut too of-ten, Hess says, we use it for evil.We obsess over past mistakes andbeat ourselves up, instead of learn-ing what we can and moving on.We stress about future what ifsover which we have little to nocontrolor we plan our responsesto other people instead of actuallylistening to them talk. And in themeantime, we fail to use the pres-ent moment productively.

We must train our brains to bewhere we are right now, fully en-gaging with and responding to ourcurrent experience, Hess notes.This is especially important (and

difcult) when were connectingwith other people. Consider thatwhile most people speak at a rateof 100-150 words per minute, wecan cognitively process up to 600words a minute! To ght cognitive

boredom and keep your attentionfrom wandering, listen actively bysummarizing what the other per-son said and asking questions forclarications.

I want to assure you that Im

not anti-technology at all, Hessconcludes. Im excited by allthe tech advances that are beingmade, and I think theres room foreveryoneman and machineifwe humans focus on developingthe skills that are ours and ours

alone. As technology drives busi-ness change, not only will we haveto rewire the way we operate asindividuals, but entire organiza-tions will need to be radicallyrestructured in terms of their cul-tures, leadership models, view of

employees, innovation and col-laboration processes, and more. Inthis new environment, will you beprepared to utilize the competitiveadvantage your humanity givesyou?

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BAKED STUFFED CHICKENBREASTS4 large skinless, boneless chickenbreast halves cup dried tomatoes1 cup crumbled feta cheese1 (14 oz.) can artichoke hearts,drained and chopped

2 teaspoons nely chopped freshBasil2 garlic cloves, chopped ne

3 tablespoons olive oil1-tablespoon olive oil1 teaspoon nely chopped fresh

basil1 fresh tomato, slicedPreheat oven to 450F.

Cut a pocket in chicken breastsfrom the thicker side in order to

stuff.Soak dried tomatoes about 10minutes in boiling water; removefrom water and chop.

In a mixing bowl combine thechopped tomatoes, feta cheese,chopped artichokes, 2 teaspoonsof the basil, garlic and olive oil.Mix with spoon so all ingredientsare well combined. Then stuffeach breast equally.

Place stuffed breasts in a shal-

low baking pan. Combine remain-ing 1-tablespoon olive oil and 1teaspoon of basil, brush over topof chicken.

Cover and bake for 25-30 min-utes or until nearly done. Uncoverand place tomato slices over thetop of the chicken. Place back inoven until tomatoes cook slightlyand the top of chicken slightlybrowns, about 5-10 minutes.Serves 4.

ROASTED ASPARA-GUS WITH GOAT

CHEESE AND BACON2 pounds asparagusstalks, washed andtrimmed2 tablespoons plus 2teaspoons extra-virginolive oilCoarse saltCoarsely groundblack pepper1 (3.5 to 4-ounce) logsoft fresh goat cheese,

crumbled2 teaspoons freshlemon juice1 teaspoon grated

lemon peel (zest)

Cook bacon in heavy large skil-let over medium heat until brownand crisp. Transfer to paper tow-els and drain. Crumble bacon; setaside.

Position rack in center of oven

and preheat to 500F. Arrange as-paragus on large rimmed bakingsheet. Drizzle with 2 tablespoonsolive oil and turn asparagus to coatwell. Sprinkle generously withsalt and pepper. Roast asparagusuntil crisp-tender when piercedwith knife, about 7 minutes.

Remove from heat and arrangeasparagus in single layer on plat-ter. Sprinkle with goat cheese,then bacon. Drizzle with lemonjuice and remaining 2 teaspoonsoil. Sprinkle grated lemon peelover it. (Can be prepared 1 hourahead. Cover with plastic wrap.Let stand at room temperature.)Makes 6 servings.

ROASTED POTATOES WITH ON-IONS

2 pounds red skinned potatoes,cut in 1 to 2-inch chunks1 large sweet onion cut in largechunks4 to 5 cloves garlic, smashed andminced1-teaspoon salt teaspoon freshly ground blackpepper teaspoon dried dill teaspoon dried thymeDash dried marjoram or basil

3 tablespoons olive oilLine a large shallow baking panwith foil; spray with cookingspray or lightly grease.

Heat oven to 400F.Combine all ingredients in a

large bowl or food storage bag;toss to coat thoroughly.

Arrange in the baking pan andbake for 30 to 40 minutes, un-til potatoes are tender and nicely

browned.Serves 4 to 6.

SPARKLE TREES COOKIES1 cups butter, softened1-1/3 cups powdered sugar teaspoon salt1-teaspoon vanilla1 recipe Powdered Sugar IcingGreen colored sugarCandied red cherries, sliced

In a large mixing bowl beat but-ter with electric mixer on mediumto high speed 30 seconds. Addpowdered sugar and salt; beat untilcombined, scraping sides of bowl.Beat in vanilla. Add our; beat

until dough comes together. Wrapand chill dough 1 hour or untileasy to handle.

Preheat oven to 350F. Dividedough in half. On lightly oured

surface, roll one half of dough ata time to -inch thickness. Cutdough with 4-to 6-inch tree-shapecutters. Place cutouts 2 inchesapart on ungreased cookie sheets.Bake 12 to 14 minutes or untiledges are lightly browned. Coolon cookie sheets 1 minute. Trans-fer to wire rack; cool completely.

Brush cookies with strokes of

Powdered Sugar Icing; sprinklewith green sugar. Add cherry sliceto top. Makes 16 (6-inch) or 28

(4-inch) cookies.Store in airtight container at

room temperature up to 3 days;freeze up to 3 months.

Powdered Sugar Icing: Stir

together 3 cups powdered sugar,1teaspoon vanilla, and 2-3 table-spoons milk to make thin icing.Refrigerate icing up to 1 week.Let come to room temperature; ifnecessary, thin with few drops ofmilk. Makes about 1 cup.

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hoping to return to work. This sto-ry would probably have not beenthis positive without Obamacaresguaranteed insurability.

While the previous story is butone of the many good results, there

are a number of unintended con-sequences of the federal govern-ments attempt to x a problem.

The negatives included: uncer-tainty. No one knew if they couldkeep their plan. Last year the gov-ernment said, no. Then the presi-dent said yes we could for onemore year. Then the presidentsaid we could keep our old plansindenitely. As of today, some in-surance companies will drop someof their customers on January 1.Some, like my Cigna health insur-ance are allowing me to keep it an-other year.

The worst negative is cost.Obamacare coverage has greatlyincreased the cost of insurance.This year my clients are seeingon average 15 to 30 percent price

increases. Personally, my insur-ance is up over a hundred dollarsa month. While some may say theinsurance companies are greedy,if you think, the kidney transplantand the million dollar expense forit must be paid by someone. Insur-ance claims are paid by us who arehealthy through higher premiums.

Just think how many kidneytransplants, heart surgeries, headtrauma cases, and cancer patientswere members of the newly in-sured Obamacare clients?

So Obamacare has had its goodand bad. My thought, any timegovernment says it is here to help,you can bet there will be some col-lateral damage. And always the

damage will be to your and mybank accounts.

Dale Zuck is a local indepen-

dent insurance agent with 19 years

experience. He is a contributor to

Revista. Do you have questions

about health insurance? You may

call Dale Zuck at 361.572-0024

OBAMACARE, from pg. 15

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