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shortyneedshlep posted 6/20/2014 17:31 PM
Hi. First post. Trying to find someone to talk to or at least get some junk off my chest. It's going to be a book as I just need to air it out.
Went to Doctor today and requested meds. Cried when I told him why/what/who...feel a bit ashamed at that, but it's hard to talk about it without tears welling up.
Feel a bit scared of sharing in this forum, but will go ahead with it. Hopefully this will help.
I accidentally found out a few week ago as my wife left her e-mail browser open on my computer. I had been out of town and when I returned she was out of town (and still is ... for the entire month of June). I shouldn't have been snooping, but I couldn't help it. My curiosity got the best of me. There were multiple contacts between a person who I have been suspicious of for some time. I had been in the presence of both of them a few times and I just knew something didn't jive. One of the recent e-mails which I saw was him asking her on which side of the city she was visiting she was staying on and that he would text her when he got close. I noticed that e-mail got deleted (quickly) as my wife was also reading her e-mail. She knows I'm a computer genus and in my additional snooping I had found several circumstances of her warning him that he needed to be careful because "...is a computer genus and will find this."
I continued to snoop and found several alarming messages spawning several years, some of which you could see that my wife had tried to delete the offending messages, but when he responded her messages to him were readable and vice versa in the e-mail threads.
When I confronted my wife (on the phone which is the only way we can communicate as she is 800 miles away from me until 6/30) she denied any inappropriate relationship with him. Said that they were just colleges and friends (even though when he was driving to see her it was a 400 mile trip for him).
He lives in her home town. We only visit holidays and occasionally. He is older and has children that are probably within 15 years of my wife's age (we are mid-30s, but at the time she was in her late 20s and his oldest daughter was in High School). He was married when all this started, but no longer is and I have no idea why (but have my guesses).
I continued to snoop and continued to press and eventually more came to light. Including a rendezvous planned via e-mail in advance of a trip when we were visiting her family for Thanksgiving where they conspired to get away alone, leaving me stuck at my in-laws house (which is UTTER HELL).
I eventually confronted her again and she admitted some infidelity. I still have doubts that she has opened up and is being totally honest with me. I don't even know why I want to know the truth, but I feel I deserve it. I am just leery of taking her word that the initial intimate contact, the planned rendezvous, and contact since that has been as innocent as she insisted it is (says, "we just kissed." and, "we didn't cross a bigger line.")
We are planning on moving forward and trying to put this behind her. As such, I've asked her to read the WS FAQ and some other internet resources I have found. She hasn't really had time, and I acknowledge that as she is terribly busy while on the road for business.
However, why do I still not quite believe that I have 100% of her honesty ... the planned rendezvous e-mail included him cancelling an important work function to stay behind when she was, "cumming here." After which she again warned him of my profession and said they she would love to find an excuse so she could "cum" to see him.
Indeed he actually came over to her parent's house as we were stranded there and picked her up. RIGHT UNDER MY NOSE! We even had a fight about it that evening as I not necessarily had suspicions, but that I was left behind and not invited on their trip. She even fired back at me when I said something like, "don't worry, he's married." (and I'm thinking ... and so are you so maybe I am just a bit over suspicious and should back off ... guess I was justified in my suspicion after all).
My wife and I had also dated several years prior to marriage when we were both very young. We broke up then because she slept with another person and we both saw other people in the "in-between" years. I had three relationships which were all moderately long term and do know based upon our discussions prior to getting back together and getting engaged that she was quite promiscuous (but I don't hold that against her or at least I don't think I do). I also know that after we started seeing each other again, she had some NSA sex on the side. I chalked it up to pre-engagement jitters and let it slide but at the time, I had proof of it.
So that's pretty much it. Their relationship spawned over 8 years of our 11 year marriage. Was initially probably a professional thing. I don't know how many times they were physically intimate but it probably wasn't more than a half dozen to a dozen times. She hasn't confessed anything other than "kissing" him (in his house while he was still married) and hasn't admitted any untoward conduct during the Thanksgiving Friday rendezvous).
I'm crushed. I'm devastated. I'm broken. I can't eat. I can't sleep. I can't focus at work. I cry a lot and am very lonely as I don't have much contact with others where I live and work from home. She is 800 miles away. We have a lot of other stress in our lives at the moment without having this dumped on our relationship.
Her NC to him was too short in my opinion. I feel that I deserve her to write him with more than a "No more contact. Don't reply" message. I feel she should tell him it's over and why. She still feels that due to their profession that they may have some contact in the future. At this point, I have made it clear that I am not comfortable with that. That there should be NO contact.
I've probably badgered her about other men in her life, of which I don't really have many that I would be suspicious of, and she has gotten defensive about some of it. Think I'm imagining things.
I am imagining things. My movies of them are much more significant than the "kissing" she confessed, I mean she is at home alone with an older married man in his house with no chance of getting caught...and the "kissed" Really?
Do I deserve the truth? Do I really want to hear it? I think I do on both accounts. I need to know to what lengths she with with him. I need to have confidence in her telling me the truth ... the WHOLE truth. Without it, I feel as if she is still being dishonest to me and don't feel that we can move forward with our marriage. Even though it is apparent that we both want to move forward and put this behind us.
She is getting defensive as "we have already talked about this"...but we have maybe had 5 or 6 long late conversations on the phone.
OK. Done for now. Actually have dry eyes and a bit more anger than when I started this post. PMs welcome, public replies as well. Any advice?
I may post additional thoughts as it seems to be helping.
Thanks in advance.....
mchercheur posted 6/20/2014 19:03 PM
Hi shortyneedshlep,
Welcome to SI. I am so sorry that you find yourself here with the rest of us BSs betrayed spouses, but you will find a lot of support, comfort, & information here. We know how you feel because we have been there---it is living hell.
I am assuming that your doctor gave you antidepressants----good. How about something to help you sleep? If you are not sleeping, please call & ask him for that as well.
If you can not eat, at least drink water & protein drinks. Exercise gets rid of the tension.
Right now, just get through one day at a time.
From what you have written, it sounds to me like your WW ( wayward wife) is a serial cheater, & has been having a LTA (long term affair) with the POSOM (Piece of $h*t other man). It also sounds like she is unremorseful.
Please know that this is not your fault. There is something wrong with her.
If she wants to R with you, she will have to follow your rules. Only you know what your minimum requirements are, but they should include
NO MORE contact with POSOM & complete transparency, & you have a right to keep talking about this for as long as you need to. You have been traumatized.
Please know that it does get better with time.
Chinadoll30 posted 6/20/2014 19:12 PM
You deserve the WHOLE truth. And no way was it just kissing. That's what my WH said at first. By the next day I had dates and times. If there is to be any hope of reconciling, you need the whole truth. I'm so sorry. This pain is just excruciating.
saturnpatrick posted 6/20/2014 19:16 PM
Her NC to him was too short in my opinion.
Just to be clear, any NC agreement that is broken is too short.
LifeIsBroken posted 6/20/2014 19:57 PM
Shorty: if your ww is truly remorseful and truly wants an honest marriage, she will answer every question with the truth. Personally, I find it difficult to believe they have been in contact for this many years and haven't had sex. It seems a stretch that they would restrain themselves over that length of time. Doubtful. Very doubtful. My xh told me he and the bimbo didn't have sex during the 2 different visits they had (she was married, living in another state at the time) because they had made a pact: "It would have been immoral to actually have sex while both were still married." Well, of course, as it turned out, of course they did. Your ww will likely trickle truth you to hell and back. I asked the questions over and over till I felt I had most of the truth. I had to know what I was dealing with in order to know if it was fixable. I considered the cheap sex with her 'fixable' but the continued lying, deceit and dishonor for the six months after D-Day became the deal breaker. He would send her a NC email or call her and tell her it was over then one of them would cave a day or two later because, you know, they were so much in lurve they couldn't' stand it.
Ask yourself why, after she has cheated most of your married life and even before you were married, you would want to stay with this woman. She has dishonored and disrespected you from day one. Are you sure she's the woman you want to spend the rest of your life with ? Even if she does say she's done with the other man, can you believe her? Can you believe her about anything she tells you ? Think long and hard if this is how you want to live. I finally told xh, "I will not spend the rest of my life looking over YOUR shoulder." It's all about choices. She has chosen over and over to cheat. You now get to choose whether this is how you want to live. Every time she leaves for an extended business trip, will you wonder what she's really doing ? You are young, there are a lot of years left. Choose wisely as to how you want to live them. (((( Shorty ))))
Also, since he's married, let his wife know what's going on. That often has the affair partner running for the hills, trying to patch things up at his/her home. And, as you deserve to know what your wife is up to, his wife deserves to know what her husband is doing. Don't tell your wife you're going to contact om's wife or your wife will warn him and he'll cook up some story for his wife before you ever get to talk with her. Exposing the affair often takes some of the glitter off the pig, as well; it isn't as much fun or so "special" when it's no longer a secret.
I believe it's easier to recover from an affair when the AP's are just having sex. Once time passes and they become emotionally connected, it's far more difficult for them to end it. My xh's affair began in earnest in January 2009; I didn't learn of it until late August 2009. Had I known early on, before they had an opportunity to become "soul mates" (gag), I believe it would have been far more recoverable.
Above all, protect yourself both physically and emotionally. Put YOU first. Put YOUR best interests first. She will either get on board or she won't. Meanwhile, instead of pining away for her, get angry. Angry she has done this to YOU and somehow thought it was ok. It wasn't ok and it still isn't.
soccermom9 posted 6/20/2014 20:23 PM
I too am new to this site and seeking to chat! I am so sorry for what you are going thru! It's not fair! There are no words to comfort only prayers that truly help! I will be praying for your comfort and strength!
[This message edited by soccermom9 at 8:23 PM, June 20th (Friday)]
burnt_toast posted 6/20/2014 20:28 PM
Hello shortyneedshlep,
Welcome to SI. Feel free to post as much as you need. You will always be heard and seen.
You do deserve the whole truth.
The meds (ADs I presume) will help you regain a healthy sleep and appetite within a few weeks. It will help you think clearly.
Take care.
shortyneedshlep posted 6/20/2014 20:57 PM
wow. Thank all of you for responding. It's nice to have a forum and be able to share and share alike. I have been searching the internet and just gave this forum a shot. I appreciate all the advice.
Not to write another book, although I probably could with all the crap running around in my head.
One suggestion was tell his wife. He has since divorced, so that's a non-starter. Don't know that I would either way.
However, I do have enough anger that if I were see that home wrecker, I would go to jail before I quit. Maybe violence isn't the answer, but I would make a scene, let everyone in the vicinity know what that SOB has done. He lives in a very small town and we have run into him randomly in the past and when at my in-laws, I can bet it will happen again. Right now, if it were to happen I wouldn't care who I was with, who he was with, where we were. I would put him in his place. Maybe that will fade and if I see him it will just open wounds, but I feel that currently I would embarrass myself, him, his company, my company, and my wife.
I'm not ready to consider whether my WW is a serial cheater. I may have been a bit harsh. I only KNOW of this one instance. I, like anyone recently betrayed feel like there could be others, but I don't want to dwell.
I want the truth. I want an honest wife. I have told her I would bare my soul. If she asks me ANYTHING, I will answer it truthfully even if it hurts me/her/others. I expect the same and don't know how to get it or even if she is giving it if it's the whole truth.
OK. That's off my chest.
Since that last post, I thought about it some more. I think one of the reasons I feel so hurt is that I put so much trust in her. I love her so much that I could not hurt her and thought the feelings were mutual. How do I convey the gravity of what has happened to me. How the betrayal hurts so much. How I can't get over the lies. I want her to be honest with me. I don't know how to express that to her. I said, "I give you full immunity for lying if you will just come clean." She indicates that she has. That it is over and that the physical intimacy she indicates happened was the extent of it. However, the sexting, flirty e-mails and apparently lots of dirty talk on the phone have gone on over the years.
Again, I'm still struggling to find the truth and want the full truth. I am willing to forgive the lies over the past week if they were put there to "protect" me, but they aren't protecting me. If there was more, I deserve to know.
Again. Thank you all for your support. I am in a lot of pain and it's comforting to know that there are others who have been and who are where I am in my life.
beyondpain6107 posted 6/21/2014 08:28 AM
Their relationship spawned over 8 years of our 11 year marriage.
I don't know how many times they were physically intimate but it probably wasn't more than a half dozen to a dozen times.
I would be skeptical about your numbers. An 8 year affair and her messages intentionally use "cum" instead of come. They generally withhold and deny deny deny. I hope you're going to go to mc.
Hugs to you though, infidelity rocks your world and turns it upside down! Be careful to believe her and take special care of yourself!!
shortyneedshlep posted 6/21/2014 08:42 AM
She called last night at 3am. She was two time zones away so it was only 1am for her but she is not a night person. She had read the WS FAQ and one on Wikihow and was very open. Of course, I was loopy from taking a Xanax at 11am to get to sleep, but we did have a conversation.
She admitted she was withholding information and would come clean. I was too groggy/stoned to really have that conversation at that time, but told her that I was glad she was helping me make progress. I let her know that I am still committed to moving forward, and I am. I really love her and want to continue our life together.
This whole Dday bullshit comes at a very stressful time in both of our lives. Her being so far away and us not being able to afford airfare to be with each other even on a weekend just adds to the mess. She will be back home on 6/30, another 9 days at which point I'm sure there will be a lot of crying and hopefully not much yelling.
Her admission that she was withholding surrounds the Thanksgiving Friday rendezvous. That, "more happened than I have been honest about." I knew in my gut there was. I'm bracing myself for my worse nightmares when we do actually get it out in the open. However, I can honestly say that my internal movies of that day are pretty intense. I hope knowing the truth will put them to bed. Does the truth stop the graphic images?
I am committed to moving forward. She is committed to moving forward. I hope she can be honest with me. I know it's going to hurt both of us. Probably me more than her, but I am entitled to the truth, from her mouth.
I also am going to ask her to at least draft a more significant NC letter. I don't know if I'll make her send it. She does consider him a colleague and friend. The friend part needs to end! I get that. Not quite sure WW agrees. I want her to write that there can be NO contact which is not in reference to a a case, and even that is borderline in my opinion. It better damn well be a case that ONLY she is uniquely qualified to assist him in dealing with. I want access to that and if I detect a hint of subterfuge, innuendo, or probing then I'm going to enforce a total NC rule. Not even if one of his patients is on death's doorstep. If in the process of a working a case that is indeed she can lend her expertise, and he is present, I either want to be there or I want a third party who is in-the-know to be present.
She seems to truly regret her actions and the pain it has caused. I don't know if we are at remorse yet, but it sure felt like we were getting closer in the last few days. Of course having all these conversations over the phone are really providing the full emotional non-verbal feedback.
I do love my wife. I believe she feels the same for me. I want to get over it. I want to move on. I want to forgive, but will never forget.
Jduff posted 6/21/2014 08:57 AM
Shorty, trust your gut. It is telling you something, the truth. This is why you are conflicted. You want the blind trust you had with her back but there is enough proof along with your gut feeling to tell you otherwise. She is presently gas-lighting you, minimizing the damage. She is doing this because she had disrespect for you and the marriage. It wasn't anything you did. The affair now, and those the past while you dated, all her fault completely. You are dealing with a VERY broken individual.
Yes, you deserve better from your spouse. We all do. Now is the time to have a plan of action because you're ate being held emotionally hostage to the situation and you need to get our of this limbo of not knowing the whole truth. Her keeping this from you is taking your power away to choose what you should do.
Your skilled in IT. Start using this to your advantage and collect all the information you can of all of their communication. These exchanges are date/time stamped and it will help you build a timeline of their affair.
Also start talking to some lawyers to know your rights as a spouse. You don't have to file, just get familiar with the process and how long it takes. Have some questions ready to ask the attorney.
You are doing the above because knowledge is power, and the more you have the more strength you will attain over the situation.
Be prepared for the worst. From what you described, this sounds like it is only the tip of the iceberg.
We are all here for you. Hang in there.
Jomarion posted 6/21/2014 19:39 PM
Very sorry you are going through this. You said the loss of trust is so painful to realise. It is that way for me too. I would never hurt my partner in that way, and then he does it to me. It is too painful to put into words. When I saw my partner insecure, I would go out of my way to adapt my behaviour to help him not worry. But he did the opposite to me - exploited and betrayed my trust for his own selfish BS. That is the worst part of the affair for me too.
It is good you found this site so early on in your discoveries. It will hopefully help you not make all the foolish mistakes I made when I was going through it (pleading, begging, crying, chasing, the list goes on...)
Hugs to you.
Take very good care of yourself,Shortyneedshelp. No matter how hard to do. You need and deserve that care now.
shortyneedshlep posted 6/22/2014 08:45 AM
An update, a bump, and more dirty laundry.....
Yesterday was actually a decent day. I love to play in the dirt and with our animals. I spent the morning in the garden tying tomato plans and picking. Gardening is one of my escapes, the other is fly fishing and I may play hooky one day from work this week and tempt some trout.
While gardening, I had a lot of time to think. I think it's the reason I like the hobby so much ... that and I eat so much healthier in the warmer months. Thinking about her, thinking about the path forward, thinking about the betrayal. When sitting alone on the couch and thinking the same thoughts the tears are hard to stop. However, while in the garden with my hands busy there were no tears even if the emotions were as strong. The lesson I'm taking from this is that keeping busy with something you enjoy is a great coping mechanism. For me it's something that involves my hands (like gardening or fly fishing), if I had any creative side I might try something creative...i imagine knitting would be very therapeutic, but I'm not quite ready to get a ball of yarn (and I don't know how).
The afternoon was spent with our horses and cleaning up in the barn. Horses and Dogs are non-judgmental and are actually good company. One of our young ones is quite social. Some friends came over to see the new colt and that was nice to visit with them. You have to remember that I am alone as my wife is on the road until the end of the month and I don't have much of a social net where we live.
We spoke a few times on the phone yesterday of nothing of import, just checking in and chatting. We spoke on the phone at length last night. She is staying at her brother's house and had been with her family all day. That makes any heavy conversation awkward, as the emotions can get pretty thick and I don't want her crying and all puffy eyed or them overhear a heated conversation. We had a very positive conversation and avoided the topic that is eating a hole in me. I was encouraged by this as I feel there is some progress. As I mentioned, just that morning (at 3am) she had admitted that there was more to the story and would come clean. So as we were saying our good nights after our positive conversation, I just wanted to say that I was glad she was opening up and that it helped. It might have come out a little wrong. I don't know my exact words, but it was along the lines of, "we still have to have a serious talk soon." Maybe a bit more harsh, maybe not. Anyway, she got immediately resentful. Chided me for reminding her of that just before bed. That we had a perfectly good evening call and now the emotional aspects are brought back up and she will have trouble sleeping. She has a 10 hour drive today and did need the sleep. After our call we exchanged a few texts in which she griped at me about bringing it up when I did. Said she was cramping and her bowels were all twisted (which is how I have felt for about two weeks at this point). I apologized and in our text messages tried to indicate that I was indicating that I am making progress. That I am moving a bit forward.
We have texted this AM. She was bitching because she was up at 5am tossing and turning with worry about me and our discussion. I know the feeling. I know it very well. It's the reason I balled my eyes out at my regular doctor office so I could get something for my nerves and long term depression tendencies.
She is at breakfast with her parents, then heading back east for a 10 hour drive. I feel a little bad that she didn't sleep, and maybe it was bad timing.
She often says that my mind works just before bed and she is a morning person. Over the years, I can not count the number of late evening fights that we have because according to her, I wait until we are ready for bed to bring up a big topic. I don't do it around or after dinner, I do it the last thing in the day. I guess it's just how my mind works. She is an early riser and is usually out of bed at least an hour, if not two before I am every day. She also gets in bed and falls asleep. I on the other hand get in bed and read for an hour or two before my mind is at a place where I can sleep. Of course, that's my "normal" self, not what I'm going through now. Now, when I think I'm ready and turn out the light, the images start. I start planning our discussions. I start thinking of them together and it DRIVES ME FREAKING CRAZY. So I turn on the light, but then I can't even read. I can't enjoy my book (until last night I popped a xanax which helped me relax and sleep).
I'm debating whether to keep our discussions today while she is driving light or if we should go for the heavy stuff, the truth if not the TT.
Anyway, yesterday was a good day. Today is Sunday so I've got more time on my hands and will try to keep doing something I like.
Thanks for all the help and just letting me vent.
shortyneedshlep posted 6/22/2014 11:16 AM
She dropped the bomb. We were talking on her drive home .. somewhere between Albuquerque and Amarillo she said that we should go ahead now while we are both captive audiences.
She said she already told me, that she did Friday night. My recollection is that she told me that there was more that happened, but didn't go into details at that time. This time she did.
She insists that the first contact in 2007 or so was only kissing. That he wanted more. It was when he was still married and both my wife and I were in her home town. She was working at his practice and she said it got a bit flirty and he invited her to his house for lunch with his. She went, she said they had lunch and his wife left for work and then she said they kissed, standing up in the kitchen and she left. Not sure if I want to keep probing that one, but I don't know how to stop.
However, she admitted the Thanksgiving Friday rendezvous was more. He picked her up at her parents house where I was staying. It's in a rural part of New Mexico. They drove out to the boonies and rode horses for a short while then when they got back to the truck they had sex, full on intercourse in the back of the truck. She said he was naked, she kept her shirt on and that they did use a condom. She is adamant about the condom This was in 2011 so any STDs would be transferred and most likely known by now, or at least I would think they would be. She said she did not perform oral and the can't recollect if he did or not. Not that intercourse isn't enough, but in our sex life, oral is rather important and to me very very intimate .... sorry if this is too graphic, but it's something that may be a distinction for me.
She said she has seen him only a half dozen times since that and nothing more has ever happened. One was a tour of her work facility here in Tennessee and another was a lunch when they were both on business in Albuquerque.
She indicated that she did not meet him two weeks ago in Dallas. That while they were planning it via e-mail (which is how I found out), she got cold feet (this was a day or three before Dday) and that she called it off via texts. I asked her to not delete them and she said she already had. Indeed as I indicated earlier, she has cleansed her e-mail rather well. I can see her caller-id via the VZW self service Web site and can see that after the (too short in my opinion) NC letter that he has not texted or called her. There is one blocked call, but she has a lot of them in her profession and some of her colleagues have caller-id turned off on out going calls for a reason. So I tend to believe her that this was not him, but another person with whom she has frequent blocked calls from.
She says there has been no one else. Not even a kiss or more than physical contact that she would feel comfortable doing in front of me.
I've asked her to write a longer NC letter. One that is longer than "No more contact. Don't Reply." I told her I want to read it and don't even know if I will make her send it, but it should indicate that she has deeply wounded me and cares about me and if he as any respect for her as a person that he will honor her NC commitment. That if they see each other that there will be no contact. That if he sees the two of us, he will leave the premise. She agreed, but was a little argumentative about it saying she already wrote a NC letter and that he would understand that e-mail "No more contact. Do not reply." as I was in the know.
She seems remorseful. We talked about the future. We talked about moving forward. We even talked about some bad habits we both have that we can strive to work on. We talked about strengthening our relationship.
My questions to the group:
1- Should I contact OM? Ask him to apologize to me and enforce the NC? Let him know that I know? Call him a rotten piece of shit home wrecker and threaten him with violence if he EVER is in my presence?
2- Should I have her actually send the new NC letter?
Jomarion posted 6/22/2014 14:36 PM
Very very sorry for the new information, Shortyneedshelp. I don't feel qualified to answer your three questions, I am such a mess myself, but I will make some observations:
1) I am furious on your behalf that she has betrayed you for so long. 'Just a kiss' is still betrayal. When an old boyfriend of mine visited me years ago and made a pass at me when my then-husband was away, I told him to stop, told him I was married, (duh), and never invited him back to my house. We occasionally chat on the internet(when he tells me he is in Europe on tour and could I visit, I say no.), but my opinion of him went way down after that. So a long-term affair (which is what your wife seems to be in) could EASILY have been stopped by her.
2) All that sex-talk is betrayal. The humour shows total lack of guilt and very very hurtful.
3) Your wife appears to be making lots of excuses in general and more concerned with her feelings than yours. (SHE's tired???? SHE's upset with a late-night phone call? Well, who initiated the need to have late-night phone calls anyway? Maybe if she was not cheating her bowels would be better. Maybe if she took some responsibility for her actions she would stop complaining about what you are doing in your pain and confusion, and start focussing on her responsibilities in the situation.) My Wayward boyfriend/partner said a lot of the same crapola to me. Do they all go to the same Affair and Betrayal Academy? (I apologize if I am speaking strongly here about your WW and hurting you further.)
4) Though I do not want to comment on whether you should confront the OM or not, I will say in hindsight that I regretted never confronting the OW. I was so broken by her I never had the guts. Just going near her house used to make me shake and get sick.
5)I fully understand the power of animals to help and heal. There were times when I was so weak with grief, close to fainting, I could not muck out my horses' stalls, but just going to them and stroking their manes, touching their proud necks, they helped heal me and keep me afloat. They understand a lot more than people. I had a pet goat(since died) who, when she saw me crying, would stay by my side, refusing to leave, and baa softly to me, like I was her kid. So yes, stay by the animals! The regular chores of cleaning them help too. (By the way, I could not help noticing you were from Tennessee? One of my horses is a Tennessee Walking Horse, brought over from the US when I moved to the UK.He was my number one friend while I was experiencing the betrayal.)
I hope I have said some things to help. Keep in the moment, it sounds like there is a lot of good in your life, your garden, your horses, keep in the moment when you are with them, train your mind to be with them, and not with the horrible films in your mind. Try not to grieve and worry all the time (like I tend to do!) I know how difficult that can be, but when I can do it, it lightens the pain and gives me strength.
Take care of yourself. It is clear you love her very much, but you need to look after yourself now, and not count on her to look after you. That was a mistake I made with my WBF, and it only got me a lot more hurt.
And congratulations on your little newborn colt!
ZedLeppelin posted 6/22/2014 23:24 PM
My wife and I had also dated several years prior to marriage when we were both very young. We broke up then because she slept with another person and we both saw other people in the "in-between" years. I had three relationships which were all moderately long term and do know based upon our discussions prior to getting back together and getting engaged that she was quite promiscuous (but I don't hold that against her or at least I don't think I do). I also know that after we started seeing each other again, she had some NSA sex on the side. I chalked it up to pre-engagement jitters and let it slide but at the time, I had proof of it.
So you're attempting to rugsweep with a serial cheater?
SeanFLA posted 6/23/2014 04:56 AM
Sorry this happened. But Zed hit it spot on. She needs IC to find out why she thinks years of this, even before marriage, is acceptable behavior.
And you my friend also need IC to understand why you seem to rugsweep it. I personally couldn't stay with a person like this. Without the right help for both of you, it's just going to happen again. Maybe not with this OM, but a different one.
She's firmly shown she can lie and hide. Who knws what else she's been partaking in on these extended business trips. I say this from experience. My exWW also cheated on business trips and thought I would never find out. Turns out I was much smarter than she was giving me credit for.
rockyfortune posted 6/23/2014 05:35 AM
It's hard to read this stuff. This sounds exactly like my WW. Once confronted with facts, she would make up excuses, explanations, and minimizes the acts that she committed. Someone said it was like all the cheaters read the same book. Take it from me, I wanted to get by all this, get over it and live a happy life with my life. I found it and still find it impossible to forget AND forgive. No one has the right to do this to anyone. You aren't alone. Hang in there shorty and soccermom. I won't lie...it will only get tougher to trust and believe the WS from this point on. When I look back on my situation...I gave my WW three separate chances to get her head right and be a responsible adult. Big Mistake from what I am reading here.
Jduff posted 6/23/2014 09:29 AM
1- Should I contact OM? Ask him to apologize to me and enforce the NC? Let him know that I know? Call him a rotten piece of shit home wrecker and threaten him with violence if he EVER is in my presence?
No. At least not at this time. He is inconsequential. It is your wife who CHOSE to participate instead of upholding strong boundaries with OM, and all previous OM.
2- Should I have her actually send the new NC letter?
Absolutely. DEMAND it.
Gardening is one of my escapes, the other is fly fishing and I may play hooky one day from work this week and tempt some trout.
...while in the garden with my hands busy there were no tears even if the emotions were as strong. The lesson I'm taking from this is that keeping busy with something you enjoy is a great coping mechanism. For me it's something that involves my hands (like gardening or fly fishing), if I had any creative side I might try something creative...i imagine knitting would be very therapeutic, but I'm not quite ready to get a ball of yarn (and I don't know how).
EXCELLENT! Stay with this regimen. This is EXACTLY what you do to detach from your situation and keep your mind and emotions from being hostage to her infidelity. I would also add in some walking for some excercise. It helps with processing and organizing your thoughts as well.
Some friends came over to see the new colt and that was nice to visit with them.
Fill your schedule with more social opportunities. Reach out to friends you haven't heard from in a while. Go visit them. Join a local gardening club.
She indicated that she did not meet him two weeks ago in Dallas. That while they were planning it via e-mail (which is how I found out), she got cold feet (this was a day or three before Dday) and that she called it off via texts. I asked her to not delete them and she said she already had. Indeed as I indicated earlier, she has cleansed her e-mail rather well.
She is trying to control the damage. This is why waywards delete messages. The truth is in those messages, but since they are deleted she can now give you the minimized and partially cleansed version of the truth. She is making you a shit sandwhich with mayo to taste slightly better.
Remember this? -
When I confronted my wife (on the phone which is the only way we can communicate as she is 800 miles away from me until 6/30) she denied any inappropriate relationship with him. Said that they were just colleges and friends (even though when he was driving to see her it was a 400 mile trip for him).
and now this -
They drove out to the boonies and rode horses for a short while then when they got back to the truck they had sex, full on intercourse in the back of the truck...
That's quite a turn of the story there, isn't it?
I know the situation makes you want to be overly selective in your approach and to handle the it with kid gloves. You may feel like you are about to "lose" her if you say the wrong thing or push for the truth too much. You are actually in a position of power here. I suggest you write down some requirements right now that YOU need from her to earn the chance of reconciliation. The obvious ones are:
1) New NC letter that you both send
2) Total and complete transparency
3) Her to write down a timeline of the affair, AND the others. This sets the stage her to come clean.
Don't let her try to blame-shift or gaslight her way out owning her shit. Let her know this is her one shot, now, of coming clean because you are not going to tolerate her behavior anymore. Let her know that the window of opportunity for R is now and that you have some requirements that need to be met in order for you to see that she is taking that seriously.
shortyneedshlep posted 6/23/2014 10:52 AM
Sorry about the language in this one....I'm venting!
I had a total breakdown on the phone last night. I thought I was doing so well. I stayed busy during the day, didn't cry, still had that feeling like I ate a rotten egg, but was doing OK. Actually went to a sports bar to watch some World Cup and had a beer. Ordered some wings of which I got about 3 or 4 down before I just couldn't eat anymore.
We talked a lot during the day because of her long drive. In the late evening when she was in her corporate apartment in Texas and I was at home we were talking. I did the interview thing again, which I think we have reached the bottom of. At least I hope we have.
After that we talked of the details, I started asking questions as to whether it was premeditated. When he picked her up for their "ride" I think he fucking shook my hand. I think I hugged her and said, "Have fun." I asked that when she drove off if she had planned on sex. She said it wasn't a definite yes, but she "thought" it might happen. I made her give me the painful details and it hurt. It hurt so bad.
She said, "I never meant to hurt you." I have a big problem with this. How can you premeditate sex with another person while I was stuck at home with my in-laws who she KNOWS I can't stand. I know that biological urges are strong. I have always said (and I said this many times last night), it's OK to want to fuck someone. It's not OK TO ACTUALLY DO IT!
That by not stopping herself (or him) she disrespected our relationship, she disrespected me, she tore my heart out and stomped all over it.
As I have indicated, she came home from the ride and I think I shook that fucker's hand again. What a total piece of SHTI. What a total fuck.
WW and I had words that night about how hurt I was that she left me alone with her parents and went off and rode horses. RODE FUCKING HORSES.... She said I wouldn't have enjoyed it. They were riding green horses in English seats, of which I can stay in one at a canter but after that I'd end up in the dirt. They were "chasing coyotes." I remember that vividly as something wasn't quite right.
She took a shower. Washing his filthy fucking touch off her.
She had the gall to ask me why I never took her out in the boonies and had sex with her in the back of a truck. I want to. I want to be that for her. We don't live in a place like New Mexico where you can go out to the boonies, see other cars miles off and get freaky.
So..the breakdown. I balled so hard I couldn't breathe. I actually thought at one point I would need an ambulance as I was hyperventilating. It hurts that bad. I am torn the fuck up.
We ended up calming down and talking more. I would start to get worked up again. She acknowledges what she did is shitty. Even an affair would be shitty, but the circumstances of leaving me at her parents house and fucking in the truck?
It's awful. I feel so cheated. I feel so empty. I feel harmed.
I'm afraid. I'm scared. I'm a lot of emotions just now.
I appreciate all of your advice. Some of it is not for me. I am ready for R. She seems ready for R. I've gotten it off my chest ... but I know it won't be the last time.
What I know about this group is that some of you have been where I am. You understand the pain, the devastation, the horror. If you are hurting like me, you are not alone.
Thanks for everything so far.
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I found a good article on Security Focus going over procedures and legal implications involved with forensics. I have included an excerpt below.
You can find the full article here.
Forensic examination of computer systems is commonly carried out by trained investigators using specialist hardware and software. The popularity of the Windows operating systems on both desktops and servers has made it a common source of evidence for such investigators. As a result, the range of tools available that can be used to analyze the Windows platform continues to grow. However, true forensic examination of a computer (i.e. where there may be a requirement to produce evidence in a court of law) does not take place only within the confines of a high-tech laboratory but also within the framework of current, relevant legislation and sometimes under the watchful eye of the media.
The experienced investigator knows that the success of a computer forensics investigation depends not only on the ability to uncover evidence from a computer system but also on the ability to follow proper methodology during the process of evidence collection and handling so that the evidence itself can be used in court. Such considerations may be of little interest to those whose goal is purely data recovery or intelligence gathering, but to forensic investigators engaged in the detection of crime or misconduct they remain of vital importance.
The first stage of any investigation is preparation that may begin even before a crime has been committed or a security incident detected. Importantly, it is not only investigators who are responsible for this preparation: it can also be carried out by the administrators of the systems in question. This article, the first in a two-part series about forensics on the Windows platform, will examine the preparatory steps that can be taken by both investigators and system administrators alike. While this series is concerned with Windows-specific investigations, this article will examine some basic, non-technical concepts that are applicable to all forensic investigations. The second article in this series will be much more specific to Microsoft Windows platforms.

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The Caddo Herald
October 19, 1923
The Stranger's Opinion
To get a perfect picture of our town, to learn its good and bad qualities, we should ask the impartial stranger for his opinion concerning it; just the way it impressed him after he had had an unobstructed look into it. It is absolutely impossible for us to judge it correctly. All the good in it would flare up before us after the manner of a bon fire and the bad would be as a drop of water in the blaze. Of course this is all right, as of course it is natural for us to have good opinions of ourselves and ours, but nevertheless we should not permit our opinion of ourselves and ours to push the stranger's opinion into complete oblivion. We should listen to him, weigh his ideas; he sees it comparatively different to the way we do. He sees things that we have perhaps overlooked and we may profit by his pointing to a few things.
A stranger's opinion of Caddo is quoted in this manner: "Beginning where I alighted from the train and stopping at the other end of town, I noticed that your town is far behind a few other towns in weed cutting.
Another bad feature is your street crossings. It is difficult, more especially for a lady, to cross them safely.
Your school system is very good- but there is room for a bit more good in everything- as there are none perfect.
Your churches, the most important institutions in any community, are sadly neglected- neglected to a certain extent. A few of your citizens are church goers- perhaps a fourth of them; which should be four fourths. But considering other churches of the country, yours are about on average.
Your citizens: they are the average of the country, some very fine, admirable, and there are some- well, you know that some are not so good."
It is fine to have people thus frankly express themselves. We are better enabled to see our weak and strong points. Much better would the world be if a stronger degree of communion were abroad.


text: In 1941, Bertie McConnell attended rush parties for Zeta Tau Alpha sorority at Washburn University in Topeka, Kan. But then World War Two intervened, and she left college to work at an ammunition plant. Decades later, her daughter was a teacher at the same university, and shared her mother's story in class. Members of the sorority responded by inviting Bertie McConnell to become a pledge at age 90.


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MINOOKA – Teachers from Minooka Community High School are living in an atmosphere of fear and uncertainty and feel strongly that the district's administration needs to make some big changes, according to the union that represents those educators.
Speaking on behalf of the teachers, who packed the boardroom Thursday night in support, Minooka Education Association President Dennis Grosskopf told the District 111 Board of Education that educators are afraid of making mistakes for fear of disciplinary action by the administration, and are reluctant to carry out their own duties in certain situations because of it.
"We, as educators, need a safe environment," Grosskopf told the board of education during the public comments portion of the meeting.
A safe environment focused on learning is one of the district's four goals established in 2010 and teachers feel it is not being adhered to. Over the past two years, the administration seems to have moved away from their goals, Grosskopf said.
"We are at opposite ends," he said.
Superintendent Jim Colyott was hired in July 2011 and Principal Darcie Kubinski in August 2012.
Minooka teachers took a vote on their confidence in Colyott and Kubinski on Wednesday. The district has 160 teachers and 132 voted. The overwhelming majority – 126 teachers – voted no confidence in Colyott, while six said they had confidence.
For Kubinski, 118 teachers voted no confidence, nine had confidence and five abstained, according to Grosskopf.
While a vote of no confidence by the teachers union has no legal impact, it's a statement expressed by the certified staff members, Grosskopf said.
The hope is the board of education will seriously take the statement under advisement, he added.
Grosskopf asked the board to conduct an investigation into the causes of the negative working environment and create an action plan in keeping with the district's goals.
"The teachers' working conditions have a direct effect on student learning conditions and we need to move toward our goals," Grosskopf said.
Grosskopf received a standing ovation and applause from the audience.
No comment was made by any board member, or Colyott and Kubinski, following the statement. Board member Karen Buchanan walked out of the meeting while Grosskopf was speaking, a move teachers later said they felt was a direct message to them.
In response, the following morning Buchanan said she was not walking out on the teachers but removing herself from the situation because she feared she was going to breach the rights of some administrators, as has happened in the past.
"I support the teachers and staff, and appreciate the fine group of individuals that work at District 111," Buchanan said.
Following the open meeting, Grosskopf went into closed session with the board of education to further discuss the charges by the union.
Board President Mike Brozovich made a statement the following day. While he could not comment on the closed session discussion, he said he is very concerned about the morale of teachers and the effect it may have on MCHS students.
"As the success of our students is the primary goal," Brozovich wrote in an email, "the board of education and I will take all necessary steps to insure our schools are positioned to create the most productive, effective and positive learning experience for our students."
Neither Colyott or Kubinski immediately returned requests left Friday seeking comment.


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The board will look at the effect of the $43 billion purchase price on its annual Uniform Rail Costing System (URCS) and revenue-adequacy findings for BNSF.
URCS is the general purpose rail costing system used to estimate variable and total unit costs for Class I railroads. The Western Coal Traffic League and other parties argue that BNSF's acquisition price produced an $8.1 billion write-up in the railroad's net investment base for URCS costing purposes, and decreased BNSF's 2010 annual depreciation calculations by $128 million. WCTL suggests that the Board should, beginning with its 2010 findings, adjust BNSF's URCS costs by removing the $8.1 billion write-up and correspondingly adjusting the railroad's annual depreciation.


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TRENTON — Tony Mack has returned to Trenton after his Thursday trip to the nations capital, according to his attorney.
Mack's attorney, Mark Davis, said Friday afternoon that his client was no longer in Washington and had returned to the Trenton area.
Davis said that Mayor Mack had dropped off important documents at his Hamilton office, though Davis said that he did not personally speak with the mayor.
When pressed for comment on whether he had been notified of the Mayor's trip, Davis replied, "I don't get consulted on my clients whereabouts."
Davis repeated that the trip would have solely been between his client and Pretrial Services who declined inquiries about whether Mack had obtained permission to head out of state.
If the mayor left the state without permission, he would be in violation of the conditions of his $150,000 unsecured bond.
On Thursday it was confirmed that Mack was at the U.S. Association of Mayor's conference, which is set to run through Saturday.
The Trentonian called Mack's office but were told that he was unavailable. A similar call was placed to mayoral aide Anthony Roberts, which was also met with the same answer.
The Trentonian also reached out to the city business administrator Sam Hutchinson regarding the trip to D.C., but a secretary said she would refer the question to Anthony Roberts.
Messages left for both the mayor and his aide were not immediately returned and an e-mail to city stock clerk Paul Harris regarding the mayor's trip was also not immediately returned.


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Latin metal warriors Ill Nino will hit the studio to work on their sixth album next month. The band, which released 'Dead New World' via Victory Records in 2010, plans to release the as-yet untitled platter this summer. It is Ill Nino's second effort for Victory after a long stint at Roadrunner and one album via the now-defunct Cement Shoes. This time out, Ill Nino are making a concerted effort to even further explore their Latin roots.
In a press release, singer Cristian Machado stated, "It's 2012 and we're all still alive. It's time to redefine Latin metal." Ill Nino's entire career has been built around playing with Latin textures and tones within the context of hard rock and if there is any band out there that can rise to the challenge of redefining the genre, it's Ill Nino.
Drummer Dave Chavarri also weighed in on the new album, saying, "This time around, we want to explore Latin and tribal rhythms we have never explored in the past five releases, giving us no musical boundaries at all."
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By Ben Levisohn
Yum! Brands (YUM) is scheduled to report earnings after the close today–and Janney's analysts Mark Kalinowski and Amy Babington have a sinking feeling about what the report will say.
Like just about everyone out there, the analysts are worried about Yum's troubles in China. "We believe that incremental news out of China — Yum's most profitable and important market — is likely to be mostly… disturbing," Kalinowski and Babington say. Dashes and ellipses there's.
Emerging markets make up about 60% of Yum's protists, with China by far the most important. As a result, they've slashed their earnings and same-store-sales forecasts to "reflect the possibility that issues in China will hamper results in that key region for longer than we were previously assuming," they write.They cut EPS estimates to $3.53 from $3.65 for 2013, and to $4.10 from $4.23 for the fourth quarter.
Still, investors are well aware if Yum's China troubles, Kalinowski and Babington, and Yum has experienced other crises in China and survived them, and this time shouldn't be any different. They reiterate their Buy rating on the stock–but only for long term investors. And if Yum's shares fall after the report tonight, they say it could be a buying opportunity.
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*Driving east into the Booth Tunnel at high speed may put the player into Blue Hell for a few seconds.
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*Getting hit by a train underground while in a car may put the player into Blue Hell for a few seconds.
*Getting hit by a train underground while in a car may put the player into Blue Hell for a few seconds.
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===The Lost and Damned===
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Blue Hell is the name given in the player community to the area found underneath the landmass in all Grand Theft Auto games. Blue Hell is basically areas of the game used mostly in in-game cutscenes and missions that would otherwise not be able to be produced with regular gameplay graphics or areas.
The player is not supposed to enter Blue Hell, but several game glitches (including 'holes' in the world terrain) can result in the player ending up there. When the player enters Blue Hell, they will fall for a few seconds before respawning on the nearest "solid" landmass. The Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Blue Hell is the easiest to access and explore with the use of the in-game Jetpack.
Grand Theft Auto III
- In Staunton Island LCPD Station, one of the higher walls is not solid. The player can easily enter and fall into Blue Hell. After the fall, the player will land in front of the station's car park entrance.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
- In Esplanade North, San Fierro, the player will see several docks jutting out into the San Fierro Bay with warehouses situated upon them. Next to one of these docks is a submarine called the "U.S.S. Numnutz". If the player swims directly down from the submarine to the bottom of the waterway next to the dock, they will notice a greyish color which does not match the color or texture of the surrounding rock. This area is actually a hole that the player can swim through to enter Blue Hell.
- If the player stands on top of a San Fierro tram and takes a picture with the camera while on the tram, CJ may fall into Blue Hell and after a few seconds land on the sidewalk.
- Also in San Fierro, there is a large clothing store in Doherty, opposite the tract of wasteland. The top portion of the wall (between the top floor and roof) is not solid, and can be accessed with a jetpack.
- In Mulholland, Los Santos, there is a newspaper shop with a non-solid areas in the roof which will lead to the interior of the building, and from there to Blue Hell itself.
- At Las Venturas Airport, one of the walls of the main building has a glitch wherein running at it enough will pop the player through into Blue Hell. The wall is located where the fence around the runway meets the building.
- Also in Las Venturas, there is an unmarked Pay 'n' Spray east of the casino in the Come-A-Lot district. The southwest corner of the Pay 'n' Spray is not solid; if the player enters that spot via jetpack and lets CJ sink into the hole for awhile, he will fall into Blue Hell, later automatically spawning on the sidewalk outside the Pay 'n' Spray.
- If the player, while leaving the Atrium hotel lobby, aims a gun and quickly walks backwards, they may make it through the door and into the hollow shell of the building, without being transported into the actual lobby as would normally occur in gameplay. Though the first few metres of floor are solid, after this the floor is simply texture, and can be fallen through.
- Inside the Lil' Probe'Inn, in the room with the map of San Andreas, if players turn their back on the map and keep jumping on the boxes at the other side of the room, they may reach Blue Hell, and find themselves on the top of the bar, able to see its interior. In this case, the player can get back to the "real world" by jumping from the top of the bar, which will place them inside it again.
- Outside the Ammu-Nation in Red County, enter the Jetpack cheat (or use your own) and walk in front of the entrance. The yellow marker will disappear. When this happens, lift up and you will fly into Blue Hell.
- The player can use Blue Hell to re-enter the Area 69 interior after the Black Project mission.
- In the Ganton Gym once inside use the jetpack cheat and fly into a part of the roof (about a couple of steps to the left when you enter).
- In the mission Saint Mark's Bistro, when the player is at the Bistro in Liberty City, using the jetpack cheat or the "kangaroo" jumping cheat to jump over the walls will cause the player to fall through the surface of Liberty City, and skydive for 30 seconds, until he reaches an invisible ocean with a partial copy of Easter Basin and Doherty, San Fierro nearby. There will be one oyster in the water.
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
- Near the hospital in Staunton Island is a small construction site where the player can find a ramp and jump to a platform. The player can go inside the glass of the windows in a corner and will fall into a tunnel (the same tunnel seen during the mission "Bringing the House Down").
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
Go to the side of the Prawn Island bridge going to the west island. Run onto the wall until you fall, and you will respawn at Diaz's mansion.
Grand Theft Auto IV
- Sometimes, when the player utilises the Swingset Glitch they may be thrown into Blue Hell for a few seconds and then back on the surface somewere near the swing.
- Part of the south side of the Rotterdam Tower (just beneath the first high ledge) is non-solid, and can be entered with a helicopter to access Blue Hell. From here, the player can enter interiors they could not enter before, go underwater, and explore some buildings. The player may accidentally re-enter the "real world", however, as some "real" interiors are not visible from Blue Hell (this is especially true of tunnels), and entering these will restore the player to the normal game world.
- Upon entering the Schottler Medical Centre, turn right, and then right again. You will be in a long hallway, with some windows and hospital privacy screen directly in front of you. Throw a grenade near the wall; this will shatter the windows and move the screens. You can now jump through the window and walk around in Blue Hell for a while, however, if you venture to far towards the street, you will re-materisalise. A video of this can be found here; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ogSKeOmu6Y
- Driving east into the Booth Tunnel at high speed may put the player into Blue Hell for a few seconds.
- Getting hit by a train underground while in a car may put the player into Blue Hell for a few seconds.
- at pier 45, facing the back from the water,swim to the left were there is a bunch of wooden posts.climb on to one. niko will jump over it as if it were a fence and land in "water" swim around and you will fall into blue hell.
The Lost and Damned
- In the mission Buyer's market, whilst getting to the ground floor, if the player aims an explosive correctly, He/she can launch themselves out of the building into Blue hell.


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A novel that re-imagines "Pride and Prejudice" from the point of view of the main characters' servants is to be published this year, its British author said.
"But as I read and reread her books, I began to become aware that if I'd been living at the time, I wouldn't have got to go to the ball; I would have been stuck at home with the sewing. Aware of that English class thing, 'Pride and Prejudice' begins to read a little differently."
Austen's classic romance turned 200 last week. It has spawned countless screen adaptations, as well as literary spinoffs and mysteries involving its characters.
Baker's "Longbourn" follows the courtship of a footman and housemaid who work for the wealthy Bennet family in their home in the English countryside.
Their story parallels the romance of "Pride and Prejudice" principals Fitzwilliam Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet.
"I sent it out last week," Clare Alexander, Baker's agent, told the BBC about "Longbourn." "[U.S. publisher] Knopf bought it Monday. On Wednesday, it was bought by Doubleday in the U.K. By Thursday, the film rights had gone. By Friday, we had signed up two foreign translations."
The exact release date of the book was not announced. Its publication comes as another British property -- the TV series, "Downton Abbey" -- is the subject of international fascination.
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randiv;1339601 wrote:i think yes, domain age really matter for the major search engine.
There are many examples of the differences between search engines. For instance, for Yahoo! and Bing, on-page keyword factors are of primary importance, while for Google links are very, very important. Also, for Google sites are like wine – the older, the better, while Yahoo! generally has no expressed preference towards sites and domains with tradition (i.e. older ones). Thus you might need more time till your site gets mature to be admitted to the top in Google, than in Yahoo!.
There is a certain amount of debate about exactly how important domain age is to your ability to rank well, but testing and experience by SEO professionals paints a pretty clear picture that an older domain age competes for rankings a bit better as ecreativeim further explained.
Yes the domain age matter if your domain age is more its a big chance that you can rank high in Google but only the domain age is not the factor but we have to consider many more seo onpage and offpage factor should take into account
domain age is very important matter for a website.
i think yes, domain age really matter
i know that domain age is matter for the google but domain also matter for the yahoo or the bing as well
As a website reputation it is matter but if we can see as ranking wise then it's not because there are lots of site who have more than 2 years domain age and they still don't have page ranks and there are lots of site which have 4-6 months age and they have page rank.


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Posted By Kameron Kameron on 06/05/2013 02:03 PM
100% disagree respectfully. I for one have no doubt I am walking today because of that 250g foam on my head during my accident. If you had seen my helmet and pictured my head instead of the helmet we wouldn't be having this discussion.k
Posted By 79 pmooney on 06/06/2013 01:07 AM
Master 50, I did an undocumented impact with mine today. I lost it going 25 when my rear tire blew. I may have touched the curb. Went down very hard. Busted collarbone, major impact with my hip though it passed the X-rays. Real contact with my helmet, both contact I remember clearly and quite visible looking at it. Not making a point here. Just that it appeared my helmet did its job rather nicely. No evidence of any concussion. I was fully with it the whole time except that I cannot account for all my abrasions but I think that is just because it happened so fast. Now, there was no evidence of skidding on my helmet, just impact, so it appears it did exactly what it was designed to do. Irony, I dropped that letter to Bell in the mailbox at the start of today's ride. The doc started to suggest I may want to reduce my riding. I handed him my letter to Emergency Responders. He got how important riding is to me and thanked me for showing it to him. Ben


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Trade him and let's get this over with.
Just announced. The NFL continues to **** with us.
Darrelle Revis' first regular-season game since tearing his ACL last year could come against the New York Jets.
In another sign the NFL has a sense for drama and maybe even a sense of humor, the Jets will host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 1 of the 2013 regular season, a person who viewed the teams' schedule told USA TODAY Sports. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the NFL isn't releasing the full schedule until 8 p.m. Thursday.
The Jets and Bucs have discussed a trade involving Revis over the past few months. The Jets are unwilling to give Revis a long-term contract, but the Bucs have indicated they're open to that possibility. Tampa is also willing to part with its 2013 first-round pick and perhaps more, though the talks between the sides appear to be stalled.
Meanwhile, Revis is working his way back during offseason workouts at the Jets' facility.
"I can't wait until my name gets called," he said in a recent interview with NFL Network, "when I get to run out of the tunnel and just be where I usually (am)."
Oh, he'll be where he usually is in MetLife Stadium. He just might come running out of the other tunnel.
Trade him and let's get this over with.
I'll support whatever the Jets do, but it doesn't mean I can't be sick of hearing about how Revis showed up to the voluntary workouts to "recoup" some of his money.
And yes, Jets fans, including myself, are impatient.
hope it's a 4 o clock game.
I work Sundays till 4 : /
That's F****d
@BrianCoz: Miami Herald reports Jets will close the season on Dec. 29 in Miami.
Jokes on the bucs, we don't have a number 1,2 or 3 wide receiverfor him to cover.
Interesting thing is that this was probably a "fixed" game in the scheduling software which means the NFL thinks the trade is going down.
I heard these schedules are actually planned 7 years in advance when the CIcadas come out.
And @ New England 3 days later.... WTF
Sounds like another 2 TD opening day for Stephen Hill....or maybe Tavon Austin taken with pick #13 torches Revis first?
you make the trade but for the best possible picks. If they want a first plus then they should hold out for the second. everyone has written us off of resigning him because of bad blood. If there is any bad blood it is on revis's side but he has shown he will go to the money If the jets offer enough he will sign for it, if not f him I am a Jet fan not a revis fan


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NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The No. 35 Yale women's tennis team bounced back from last weekend's loss to Princeton with a strong victory over the Columbia squad.
The match started with a 2-1 victory in doubles. The team of freshman Annie Sullivan and senior Lindsay Clark dominated 8-1 in the number one spot, and freshmen Blair Seideman and Kim Szokol won 8-0 in the third spot. Juniors Steph Kent and Vicky Brook lost a close 8-6 match.
In singles, Yale performed very well, overcoming the issues of last weekend. Sophomore Elizabeth Epstein, ranked No. 115 won her match in the number two spot after her opponent retired, Seideman and senior captain Stevi Petrelli won their matches at the three and six spots, respectively, in straight sets and Kent and Sullivan won their matches in three sets. Finally, Vicky Brook lost at the number one spot in three sets, but that did little to detract from an otherwise excellent day for the Bulldog squad.
The victory moved the Bulldogs up to a 2-1 Ivy League record and fourth place in the league, behind Harvard, Brown, and Dartmouth, none of whom have lost to date. Tomorrow's opponent, Cornell, has a 1-3 record and has only beaten Columbia, which fell to 0-4 after today.
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The Rast Time
The tastefully oblique web video is quickly becoming a requirement for fledgling labels. Luckily, we're always looking for something to watch.
The latest one, for Justin Timberlake's upcoming William Rast line, finds Mr. Timberlake and model Erin Wasson trying out their Tennessee accents and handheld camera skills, while sporting a slightly dated military look. So far, they're just professing love for each other and repeating the name "William Rast" over and over, but only three of the nine clips have been released.
Of course, Wasson broke her foot filming the spots, so we can expect some action at some point. The third clip lifts its music and voiceover from *Badlands*, possibly hinting at the direction the next six clips will take, but we don't expect anything too dark from the former Mouseketeer.
At least, not until the next Timbaland collab comes through.
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The Reno Bighorns (13-18) defeated the Idaho Stampede (10-21) in an overtime thriller 102-100 Sunday afternoon.
The two teams played back and forth the entire game, with 15 different lead changes and 12 ties throughout. The game was tied 95-95 at the end of regulation. Marcus Landry hit a three-pointer at the start of overtime and the Bighorns never looked back. Idaho had a chance to tie the game with 10 seconds left in overtime, but Seth Tarver missed an open jump shot.
The Bighorns were led by Jerome Jordan's 21 points and 11 rebounds. Samardo Samuels recorded his fourth double-double in a row, with 16 points and 10 rebounds. Dar Tucker and Tajuan Porter had 18 points apiece, and Marcus Landry chipped in 17 points.
Sean Evans, Justin Holiday and Coby Karl each scored 17 points for Idaho.
Reno shot 46% from the field, compared to 36% for Idaho.
The Bighorns hit the road for this week, taking on Santa Cruz Tuesday and Wednesday.
Reno returns home on Thursday, March 7th to face the Stampede again.


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Investing has a sexy side? Well, it's not Lady Gaga sexy, but pretty close as far as the stock market goes.
Meet Mr. Strong, Silent and Profitable—a.k.a. the index fund.
What's so seductive about index funds? Pour yourself a cool beverage and we'll explain.
Most of the 8,000 or so mutual funds out there are "actively managed." That means, a team of Wall Streeters are at the helm of each fund, deciding what investments to buy, etc.
An index fund, by contrast, quietly mirrors a broad swath of the market, or a certain market sector. (Several index funds track or follow the ups and downs of the S&P 500, for example.)
Index funds offer several advantages to ordinary investors, as contributor Galia Gichon wrote here.
- They're a cheap date. Meaning: All mutual funds charge management fees, called the expense ratio. Index fund fees are far lower than managed funds. That means a lot more money in your pocket over the long haul. How much?
A 45-year-old with $20,000 in her retirement account would end up with about $70,500 at 65, assuming 7% in annual returns and 0.5% in fees. But if she paid 1.5% in fees during that time, she'd end up with only $58,400—17% less. Ouchy.
- They deliver the goods. Assuming you own an index fund for many years, you're likely to see swings in its performance, but on average you'll reap a steady profit, lower taxes (with no sweat on your part) and—after taking fees into account—most studies show that index funds deliver bigger returns, compared to managed funds.
Is your heart pounding? Feel giddy? Read more about a long-standing index fund investing strategy here, and a newer approach here. Sparks may fly…


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8th grade! I make them do logic puzzles all the time, too.
Anything involving reasoning or problem solving, really. Gotta get them out of the "video game" rut and into some creativity.
Plus, right now we're doing intro to algebra and equations...mostly writing equations from word problems...and THAT one is awesome.
Of course, I don't expect any but the top few to get it, so we will go over it as a class to investigate how it works.
I also gave them an "impossible puzzle" to solve. I'll find the link to the website so you can see...it has 250,000 incorrect solutions, and only 45 correct ones! It drives them insane, no one has figured it out yet, (except Paul, butthead) and they ask to work on it anytime we have a spare moment.
yeesh. I was rambling. Sorry, I just LOVE my kids.


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Tom Huck: Brutal Truths
The Saint Louis University Museum of Art is pleased to present an exhibition featuring the woodcuts of nationally renowned artist, Tom Huck. Tom Huck: Brutal Truths will open with a reception on Friday, February 18 beginning at 5:30 p.m.
Brutal Truths will include more than 45 of Huck's large-scale, intricately complex woodcuts including work from several of his major series including Two Weeks in August: 14 Rural Absurdities; The Bloody Bucket; BLAB!, and The Transformation of Brandy Baghead.
In many of his prints, Huck finds his inspiration in incredibly bizarre, but true occurrences that happened in his boyhood home of Potosi, MO, approximately 80 miles southwest of St. Louis. While the stories are true, Huck uses his printmaking prowess to exaggerate the details and embellish the facts in his woodcuts that allow him to embrace his fervor for storytelling. The Two Weeks in August: 14 Rural Absurdities series took Huck three years to complete.
Huck's relationship with contemporary popular culture is complex. He is at once documenter, critic, and participant. At the age of 13, he became fascinated with the dark imagery incorporated in the woodcuts of Albrecht Dürer (1471 — 1528), and immersed himself in the artist's work. His study of Dürer's work has been relentless and Huck cites him as one of his printmaking heroes, as well as José Guadalupe Posada (1851 — 1913).
Tom Huck and his work have also been linked to the world of alternative comics. He is quite comfortable operating in the realm between observer and producer of popular culture. As a youth, the work of R. Crumb, the legendary underground comics artist was a source of inspiration for Huck.
The intricacy of Huck's carving is remarkable, and the range of textures, surfaces and tones he achieves in these blocks are feats of control and mastery.
Tom Huck was born in 1971 and lived in Potosi, MO. He currently resides in St. Louis and produces his woodcuts at his Evil Print studio, also located in St. Louis.


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1. Re: Upgrade OptionsNoel Carboni Apr 23, 2012 2:37 PM (in response to peterpica)
I don't know quite what you mean by "5 to 6", "'Standard' mode", or "Premium", but here are some things that are the way they are:
- You can upgrade from a product to a product, not from a suite to a product.
- 3D comes with Photoshop Extended only.
It might help to be more accurate and complete in your description of what you'd like to do.
2. Re: Upgrade Optionspeterpica Apr 23, 2012 2:39 PM (in response to Noel Carboni)
Sorry... correct wording's not my strong suit.
I currently have CS5 Standard. I plan on upgrading to CS6 Standard but was hoping to get Photoshop Extended in the package.
I'm not into multimedia at all, and at age 69, don't plan on doing so -- that's why I'm not interested in the Premium combo.
Thanks for bringing my faulty words to attention.
3. Re: Upgrade OptionsTrevor.Dennis Apr 23, 2012 3:20 PM (in response to peterpica)
peterpica wrote:
Sorry... correct wording's not my strong suit.
No worries Peter, but with a name that looks like the start of a classic 'tongue twister' you ought to be a real expert with words.
There are some nice features in the Extended version, (I am not sure if Video editing only comes in the Extended version) but there is also a big difference in the cost.
4. Re: Upgrade Optionsphotoman 157 Apr 23, 2012 3:25 PM (in response to peterpica)
According to the Adobe representatives I spoke with at Photoshop World you can upgrade from basic Photoshop to their extended version at a higher cost than the normal upgrade price. Can't remember the price right now, or find my notes. I would suggest calling Adobe Store/customer service and they can give you the upgrade price.
You have to upgrade to Photoshop Extended to get the 3-D option, it's not available in the standard version.
Packages, if I understand your previous questions and replies you recieved, have more than Photoshop, i.e. Illustrator, In Design, Flash, Premier, After Effects etc. You do not have to buy those packages just Photoshop Extended to get 3-D.
Hope this helps. Also, by speaking with them they can tell you if they have changed this upgrade policy since the last release better then any one else here on this sight!
5. Re: Upgrade OptionsWade_Zimmerman Apr 23, 2012 4:08 PM (in response to peterpica)
Yes and no! is the answer.
If you buy the upgrade you have to buy the standard upgrade trat does not come with Photoshop extended.
If you upgrade and join the Cloud then you get everything in the Master Collection inclucing Photoshop Extended and you get a fewe cool featyre that do not come with the master Collection you get the Font feature so if you make a website with a font that might be in the library that is not standard web font you can publish the font and the font will be availablle always for that website. You would not have to render it as a jpeg, png or gif you can just leave it as a font anf live text.
You get things like Muse and Edge and remote storage space.
And you pay by the month.
The other way you will not get it unless you purchase a separae license for photoshop extended.
6. Re: Upgrade Optionspeterpica Apr 23, 2012 5:41 PM (in response to Trevor.Dennis)
Prudent prior planning precludes piss-poor production problems in prioritizing publication & printing projects.
Kindest regards,
7. Re: Upgrade Optionspeterpica Apr 23, 2012 4:14 PM (in response to Wade_Zimmerman)
Thanks for explanation... I'm opting out of the cloud model... no more monthly payment hooks for this old geezer.
Muse isn't the sharpest light on the web street either...and photoshop 6 appears to be a warming over of 5 with big exception that Adobe's made everything more streamlined, for the most part.... IMHO. I don't see anything 'compelling' in any of the updates, but then again, my eyes are failing too!
8. Re: Upgrade Optionspeterpica Apr 23, 2012 8:41 PM (in response to Wade_Zimmerman)
Thanks all for helpful remarks.
I just bought a 5.0 CS Standard package upgrade to 5.5 Premium for $329.00 + tax; will get a freebie upgrade to CS6.0 Premium come May 7th or so.... Got more than I wanted, but the price was right.


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Original URL: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/05/08/terminator_salvation/
Arnie pops up in Terminator Salvation
'Brought a smile to my face', says early reviewer
Posted in Bootnotes, 8th May 2009 15:04 GMT
Fans of Arnold Schwarzenegger's Terminator will be pleased to learn the Governator puts in a brief appearance in Terminator Salvation - albeit electronically, since the 61-year-old thesp was too busy running California to shoot new footage.
According to the BBC, a press screening in LA prior to the McG-helmed film's 21 May US premiere (3 June in UK) revealed the virtual cameo, described by a reviewer down at Ain't It Cool News as "really well done, and brought a smile to my face".
Schwarzenegger has apparently met McG and will be at the Terminator Salvation premiere.
Regarding the film itself, said review (spoiler alert, natch) rates it a 6.5 out of 10 "just good enough sequel" to merit coughing for a ticket.
Christian Bale (as John Connor) "missed the mark here", the reviewer reckons, but Sam Worthington (Marcus Wright) is "really cool" while Bryce Dallas Howard (Kate Connor) displays a "very pleasant demeanor".
Oh yes, and as for the Terminators, they're described as: "Badass. Especially the big T-600 models."
Ain't It Cool News has another review of the film, with extensive plot spoilers, right here. ®


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Soccer in the Shadow of AuschwitzJun 10, 2012 at 03:19:38 PM
Mention "Poland" and many people think of the millions of Jews decimated there by the Nazis.
If you're a European soccer fan, you think of Poland as the site of Euro 2012, the European soccer championship currently underway.
One curious side effect is that athletes are taking time off to see the local sites. The national squads of England, Netherlands and Italy are all based in Krakow – and went to visit the Auschwitz death camp.
"Most youngsters today have a glorified image of a ghetto, but the ghettos we have learned about today are not like that," British player Joleon Lescott is quoted in Sports Illustrated. "I did not have a full understanding of what the word means… You see it in films and learn about it in music but to learn the origins of the word ghetto opens your eyes."
While Holocaust education is standard in most of the civilized world, the experience of being at the death camps makes it much more real. As the Talmud says: Aino domeh r'iya l'shmiya – there is no comparison between hearing about something and actually seeing it.
"You see the children's clothes and shoes, it's really sad," British player Wayne Rooney told AP. "You have to see it firsthand. It puts football (soccer) into perspective."
England team manager Roy Hodgson donned a kippah and lit a memorial candle at the site. "There are so many lessons to be learnt and understood from the Holocaust, and we believe football (soccer) can play its part in encouraging society to speak out against intolerance in all its forms," Hodgson told AP.
Those lessons came to the fore for the Holland squad. The day after returning from Auschwitz, at a practice session attended by 25,000 spectators in Krakow, the team's black players were subjected to monkey noises and loud jeers. Unfortunately, hatred and intolerance are still rife today.


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MILWAUKEE (AP) - The health care overhaul could provide more affordable and better insurance options for rural residents, who generally pay more for insurance and have less access to medical care than those living near cities.
That's according to a report released Wednesday by the Center for Rural Affairs in Nebraska.
Jon Bailey is director of the center's Rural Research and Analysis Program. He says one reason rural residents pay more for health insurance is that fewer of them have coverage through work; health insurance they buy on their own usually costs more.
Bailey's report says rural residents with lower incomes will likely benefit from premium subsidies available for insurance purchased through the new online marketplaces. He says they'll also benefit from caps on out-of-pocket costs, which should make their coverage more valuable.
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UNA Mobile App Launches Tracking Feature for Campus Shuttle Buses
Aug. 22, 2013
By Hannah Mask, Student Writer
FLORENCE, Ala. – The University of North Alabama has unveiled a new feature for its free mobile app that allows students to track UNA shuttle buses in real time.
Details such as whether a bus is in motion, which direction it's traveling and the estimated number of minutes until the bus arrives at a certain stop are provided by both the mobile app and on the university's website, una.edu/bus.
The app is available for the iPhone, Android and Blackberry operating systems, and soon, it will be available for Windows phones and tablet devices, said Jeremy Britten, UNA's web communications manager, who is responsible for getting the system up and running.
Since the new feature launched on Wednesday -- the official start of classes for the fall 2013 semester – the UNA app itself has been downloaded more than 141 times, Britten said.
University Police Chief Bob Pastula said the idea behind the system is to encourage off-campus parking and decrease congestion in the on-campus parking lots.
The launch of this new addition to the mobile app, in addition to the online tracking system, will hopefully mean a 10- to 20-percent increase in the number of students who utilize the transit system, he said.
"My goal is to get as many people as possible riding the buses and parking off campus," Pastula said. "The more feedback we get, positive or negative, the more adjustments we can make to make it a positive experience."


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LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - The Fayette County Coroner's Office has released the identity of a man killed in a crash following a police chase Monday night.
The coroner says the victim is Luis Gonzalez, 62, of Georgetown.
Investigators say the chase that led to the deadly crash and standoff with a suspect all began as an undercover drug investigation.
Scott County Sheriff Tony Hampton addressed the media Wednesday afternoon. Sheriff Hampton says his deputies were working with state police on a drug investigation on Lisle Road Tuesday night. The sheriff says they arrested Gregory Baker, 18, on heroin charges, and he's now in the Scott County Detention Center. A second suspect, identified by Lexington Police as Keenan McLaughlin, 22, took off from the scene.
Sheriff Hampton says his deputies tried to perform a traffic stop, but the suspect kept going.
"The deputy did notify dispatch to notify Lexington Metro that a vehicle was fleeing into their county from us," said Sheriff Hampton. "This all happened in a time span of one and half to two minutes. That's how fast this happened."
Sheriff's deputies chased the suspect into Fayette County on U.S. 25, where investigators say McLaughlin hit another car head-on near Berea Road, killing one person and seriously injuring a second.
Police tell us at that point is when McLaughlin was able to escape the scene. He ended up at a home on East 2nd Street near downtown Lexington, and police arrested him Wednesday morning after a five-hour standoff.
Toni Crump lives next to the home at the center of the standoff and heard police trying to make contact with the suspect inside the home. "They were trying to figure out if he was hurt or when to proceed. They didn't hear anything for awhile. But they were all armed and ready, they were on standby," said Crump.
As of Wednesday afternoon, McLaughlin was charged with trafficking heroin and fleeing and evading police in Scott County, but Lexington Police tell us he will face charges connected to the deadly crash.
WKYT's Jerrika Insco also did some digging and found that McLaughlin has an extensive criminal past, including assault, criminal mischief, burglary, and criminal trespassing charges dating back to 2011.
A release from the Fayette County Coroner Gary Ginn says Gonzalez died of multiple blunt force injuries. A second person in the car was taken to UK Hospital for surgery. We do not know if Gonzalez was the driver or a passenger.
Georgetown Road was closed for several hours overnight as police and reconstruction crews worked the accident scene. Police re-opened the roadway around 5:30 a.m. on Wednesday.


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We all have ideas about what holiness means. If we're really honest, most of our ideas about holiness are abstract, having little or nothing to do with reality. In a word, they are sentimental. Many people these days equate holiness with self-righteousness and often put the word in "scare quotes." I would be hard-pressed to think of something more at odds with holiness than self-righteousness. The truly holy person is one who does not think s/he is holy.
In our readings for today there are two exhortations to be holy. The first one comes from the Book of Leviticus, with God telling the Israelites through Moses, "Be holy, for I, the LORD your God, am holy" (19:2). It is necessary to point out that even in this passage from the Hebrew Scriptures holiness is defined by love, culminating in a commandment that later fell from the lips of Jesus: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself."
Today's Gospel concludes with the exhortation- So be perfect, just as your heavenly Father is perfect (Matt. 5:48). Jesus makes holiness concrete and real, which means challenging, yet doable. For example, He lets us know that it is not enough to love our neighbor as we love ourselves, but that, as His disciples, we are to "love [our] enemies and pray for those who persecute [us]." In all of this we see that holiness is nothing except loving perfectly, which means to love as Jesus loves.
In light of these readings, St. Paul tells us not to deceive ourselves, namely about what it means to be holy. If you consider yourself to be wise in this, or any, age, you must become a fool in order to be truly wise. Of what does this foolishness consist? It consists of things like loving your neighbor as yourself and, moreover, loving your enemies and praying for those who persecute you. A tall order, indeed. But, as our Psalm response reminds us again this week, The Lord is kind and merciful.
In words of a song by Michael Card, God's Own Fool - "And so we follow God's own fool and only the foolish can tell/Believe the unbelievable and come be a fool as well."
Blogito ergo sum! Actually, as N.T. Wright averred, "'Amor, ergo sum:' I am loved, therefore I am." Among other things, I am a Roman Catholic deacon. This is a public cyberspace in which I seek to foster Christian discipleship in the late modern milieu in the diakonia of koinonia and in the recognition that "the Eucharist is the only place of resistance to annihilation of the human subject."
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Holiness, being a fool for Christ
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- AnonymousFebruary 21, 2011 at 9:23 AM
There's a wonderful Rich Mullins song "Let Mercy Lead" which explores this theme of wisdom / foolishness. Totally recommended.ReplyDelete
I am familiar with that song. It is great. Mullins' whole raggamuffin theme was inpsired by St. Francis of Assisi, who was, indeed, a fool for Christ!ReplyDelete
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Wednesday, January 3, 2007
Hansen & Hansen: Law Matters in the History of Bankruptcy
Economists Bradley Hansen, University of Mary Washington, and Mary Hansen, American University, have posted a new paper on SSRN: Legal Rules and Bankruptcy Rates: Historical Evidence from the States. Here's the abstract: Since the early twentieth century, observers have attributed the wide variation in state bankruptcy rates to variation in state legal rules such as garnishment and bankruptcy exemptions. Recent econometric analyses, however, conclude that legal rules do not matter. We explore the impact of legal rules on bankruptcy rates using a new technique - fixed effects vector decomposition - to exploit historical variation in legal rules. The technique allows us to estimate the impact of time-invariant legal rules in a fixed effects framework. We find that the variation in state legal rules explains much of the variation in state wage earner bankruptcy rates for 1926 to 1932.
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