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Welcome to Week 3's Weekend Winners. There were some old names and some new names and some surprising names. Let's take a look-see shall we?
It's been a tough first two weeks for the Cam Newton, but he got back on track against the reeling New York Giants. The Panthers ran the ball 46 times compared to Newton's 27 attempts, but he completed three touchdown passes and ran another one in himself. The seven rushing attempts for Newton were his most for the season, which is a good sign for his fantasy production going forward.
Antonio Brown had his best game ever against the Bears on Sunday night with nine receptions, 196 yards and two touchdowns. The Steelers got behind big and had to pass to catch up. Brown was the main beneficiary. He was used in the middle of the field more than the first two weeks, which is more in his wheelhouse. With the Steelers having little running game at the moment they'll continue passing.
Drew Brees got back on track like we all knew he would with 342 yards passing, three touchdowns and a fourth touchdown on the ground. His main target Jimmy Graham also happens to be a Weekend Winner. He caught two touchdowns on nine receptions for 134 yards. He currently leads all tight ends with 358 yards receiving, which is only one yard behind DeSean Jackson for the lead in wide receiver yardage. He's had a touchdown or more each week and leads all receivers in fantasy points. He's been worth that early pick so far this season.
The only other tight end close to Jimmy Graham this season is the Browns' Jordan Cameron who caught three touchdowns on six receptions for 66 yards against the Vikings on Sunday. All the hype for him this preseason wasn't enough. He's tied with Jimmy Graham now for tight end touchdowns and is second overall in tight end/wide receiver fantasy points to Graham. The Trent Richardson-less Browns went pass first all game and should be able to keep Cameron in targets.
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The Cowboys have been using DeMarco Murray extensively in both the run and pass game this season and he's rewarding them by staying healthy and putting up big numbers this week. He finished the game with 26 carries for 175 yards and a touchdown as well as three receptions for 28 yards to put him over 200 total yards. If he can stay healthy he's going to put up consistent numbers all season with that workload.
Jake Locker isn't someone who has been on many "Winner" lists in his NFL career, but this week his skills in the running game were used as well as a nice passing effort. His 68 yards rushing and a touchdown on five carries was his career high and his 299 yards passing was his third highest number. He also led his team on a game winning drive. It was a nice step forward for Locker.
Josh Gordon wasn't expected to do much in his first game of the season after his suspension. It also didn't help that Brian Hoyer was making a spot start for an injured Brandon Weeden, but Gordon showed that all the talk of him fitting the Browns new offense perfectly was right on. He caught 10 passes for 146 yards and a touchdown including a 22-yard run. As long as he continues to be heavily targeted he will make something happen for his fantasy owners.
Santonio Holmes has been limited in practice and keeps talking about not being 100% healthy, but this week he broke out with five receptions for 154 yards and a touchdown. He was of course helped by a weak Bills defense and some nice play by Geno Smith who also deserves a Weekend Winner nod for throwing two touchdowns and running for another while throwing for 331 yards.
This felt like a crazy fantasy Sunday with all our predictions being chucked out the window, but Joique Bell lived up to everyone's prognostications when he totaled 132 yards and a touchdown in a perfect matchup against Washington with Reggie Bush out. He'll continue to be useful this season, but Bush will return.
Nate Washington has been written off by many, including myself, but he's still the heart of the Titans' receiving core and he showed it with eight receptions on 10 targets for 131 yards. With Kenny Britt playing some very poor football Washington and Kendall Wright have stepped up to lead the way.
Jason Snelling has been a bit of an unknown running back for the Falcons, but he always seems to get the job done when called upon. He was splitting time with Jacquizz Rodgers, who also had a good game, but Snelling got that coveted touchdown to go with his 111 yards on just 15 touches.
The Jets put up more yards than they knew what to do with against the Bills and many of those came from Bilal Powell. With Chris Ivory out of the game Powel had 27 carries for 149 yards. He missed a huge game by not getting into the end zone, but just for perspective, Powell's highest rushing output for his career was 78 yards.
After seeing his starting position snatched away from him after the Colts traded for Trent Richardson, Ahmad Bradshaw decided to show everyone what they would be missing out on when he is delegated to back up duty when he totaled 111 yards and a touchdown in a big win for the Colts in San Francisco.
Matt Forte continued to play well, this time in a tough matchup with the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday night. He rushed 16 times for 86 yards and a touchdown while also catching four passes for 24 yards. He also totaled 111 yards, which seems to be a theme for running backs this week.


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Sequence Medallist Competition
22 March 2013
Sunday 2nd December in Bournemouth
On Sunday 2nd December, the second Sequence Medallist Competition (Bournemouth) was held at the Hotel Piccadilly. The event was both organised and hosted by Terry Hunt and Barbara Harvey with an excellent selection of music provided by Nigel Bradshaw. The adjudicator for the day was Ms. Lynsey Hay.
Competitions were divided into age and grade categories for both solo and couples in Classical, Ballroom and Latin American Sequence. Although this was not a Blackpool Qualifier event, couples had the opportunity to participate in an additional 3-dance event.
The day was well attended with adult entries in particular up on last year. Once again the emphasis was on fun, with schools encouraging and supporting each other. Pupils from different schools partnered each other in the couples categories and the teachers assisted each other in partnering for the solo events. Highlights of the day were the Under-8 entries and the Adult and Child Latin Sequence where a few mums and dads had obviously been training hard!
A fantastic day which we look forward to repeating in December 2013.
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Ten years. That's about three times the average length of an NFL player's career, according to its player's association.
It's also how long Alex Leaf has been a three-sport athlete, as well as an outstanding student. In fact, he was recently named to the all-state academic football team. His 4.1 grade-point average puts him firmly on the cusp of being in the top 10 percent of students at Rock Falls High School.
If he can crack that top 10, Alex will likely attend Sauk Valley Community College on a full scholarship that is provided to high school students in that illustrious 10 percent, then move on to a 4-year school like Northern Illinois University.
But Alex is twisting in the breeze (pun intended) on one of the toughest decisions he'll ever make: Does he want to play sports in college?
He has the opportunity. Several Division-II and -III schools have expressed interest in his football talent, and he's fleet enough of foot to run track at most of those schools, too.
But Alex is suffering from a malady I've heard about a lot lately, and I'm not exactly sure whether it's more prominent than in bygone eras.
He's burnt out. And who could blame him?
After tackling a school day chock full of classes that include such college-level beasts as statistics and advanced speech, both of which would earn him credits at Sauk, he hits the weight room. Then it's off to either practice or a game. Once he gets home, his nose is in a book until it's time to turn in, most always before 10 p.m.
Wake up. Repeat. As the late, great Pat Morita famously coined as Mr. Miyagi, don't forget to breathe.
During the summer, Alex doesn't have those exhausting classes. Instead, he spends his days in the sun de-roguing corn for Green Rose Farms. And for years he worked concessions for the Northern Illinois Youth Tackle Football League, in which he started playing the game in third grade. This past season (August through October), he spent his Saturdays refereeing NIYTF games.
I don't know about you, but I'm pooped just writing about Alex's daily life. Oh, and he's got a main squeeze in Bree Celetti. If married life has taught me anything, it's that love is a full-time job in and of itself.
Check out how this segue grabs you: I look at Alex's decision the same way I look at losing love, giving up soda, basically letting go of anything that brings enormous, heart-beating-through-chest satisfaction, but is also accompanied by plenty of pain.
During a Twitter conversation Monday night, Alex told me he wants to "enjoy life" in college, his time not dominated by sports. But he also mentioned that he'll be playing in the state all-star football game for the all-Western Illinois squad in July, well after his deadline to make a decision on the sports/no sports conundrum.
He lamented the timing, saying he wished he could put on the pads one more time to "feel it," with hopes it would help with his decision.
Here's my bold prediction: It wouldn't. Just like seeing your ex one last time for closure or having one last Sun Drop or Whopper before employing a dietary restriction, it doesn't make it any easier to say goodbye. Quite the opposite. It's going to feel extraordinary in the moment (well, maybe not seeing your ex), making you wonder, "Why in the world would I ever give this up?"
On the flipside, how is a kid who's "out of fuel" expected to step back and make a clear-minded decision of whether he can keep doing what's made their life what it is today? Alex's words, not mine.
There is no perfect advice. Alex can talk to his classmate and close friend, Addesyn Nailor, for advice. Suffering from similar burnout, she decided not to play hoops in her senior year. He can talk to his dad, who – while Alex's folks never pressured any of their three kids to play sports – wondered aloud to his youngest how he could go into college without playing sports.
My opinion? Well, I try to never pen a column without firmly planting my feet in the soil on one side of the fence or the other. But I refuse to do that in this case. It's not my place.
That job is exclusively reservered for Alex. And there's no perfect time to make his decision. It's a tough life lesson, but he'll be better for having to make it.
As for the rest of us, the next time we use a sentence resembling one of the following, "He's just a kid," "He can take it," or "It's good for him," remember that teenagers' energy is not, in fact, boundless. Other similarly driven high-schoolers? They can take solace in the fact that they're not alone.


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Great read. IMO Cassel would not rank #17 in either area if he had better receivers to throw to. Bowe has been really good, up until Sunday and Moeaki and McCluster will be good with more experiance. But for the most part all the QB's on that list have far more weapons at available to them.
IMO Cassel will be an outstanding QB for the Chiefs for a number of years to come and will improve as the team around him improves.


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Lansing City Councilwoman Jessica Yorko says she was horrified when she saw, what she calls, a threatening Facebook post by local campaign consultant, Joe DiSano.
It read, "Stand against Chong-Anna Canfora and you will be humbled old country way." It's a threat often used on Twitter by the extremely profane former professional wrestler 'The Iron Sheik'.
Canfora is running against Yorko for her Fourth-Ward City Council seat. Yorko says that's not what the campaign process is about.
"It's about an exchange of ideas that help us move forward and do better for the people that we represent and the people we serve, not about annihilating other people," she said.
Not long after the first post, Canfora's husband responded with 'There will be blood'. News 10 caught up with Canfora, who says the posts weren't officially from her campaign and shouldn't be taken seriously.
"Joe DiSano is a friend of my husband's. He is not employed by my campaign and frankly, after this dust up, he wouldn't be," she said.
She also says Yorko is overreacting.
"They looked immature, drawn out of context, and weren't directed at Councilwoman Yorko," said Canfora.
While Canfora doesn't know who they were directed to, another supporter of her's, Thomas Morgan told News 10 over the phone the comments were aimed at an endorsing organization he wouldn't name.
That doesn't matter to Yorko.
"By making that statement, you are involving anyone who is running against you," she said.
Canfora says Yorko is just trying to draw attention away from the race itself.
"My opponent seems to be trying to distract and talk about things other than her record," she said.


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Q. I just got a new smartphone and I want to do something with the old one other than stick it in a drawer. I use GPS a lot. Can I turn the old smartphone into a full-time GPS?
A. Absolutely! This is actually a good idea since you're less likely to play with a phone that isn't your main phone while you're driving. The only problem is that you need a GPS app that stores its maps offline since your phone won't have a data connection. The Google Maps app has this option, but navigation is iffy. NavFree USA can use maps offline, and it has navigation features that don't use your data plan to work either. After that, all you need is a way to charge and mount your phone in your car, and those cost a fraction of what dedicated GPS units cost.
Q. I have an important voicemail that I don't want to lose. Should I pay for one of those services that can save it to my computer?
A. I wouldn't. There are plenty of ways to do it for free. For starters, Google Voice can do it automatically if you use the service. If not, I wouldn't try to set it up now. You might lose your voicemail. Instead, download audio-editing software like Audacity and grab an auxiliary audio cable to plug your phone into your computer. All you have to do is hit record on your computer and play the voicemail. You can delete any extra audio by highlighting it and tapping delete on your keyboard. Save the result in a .wav file. You can convert it to MP3 with fre:ac if you want to play it on other gadgets.
Q. There is no room left on my desktop for new icons. Do you have any tips to help me clean it up?
A. Certainly. First, take stock of your desktop and figure out how many of the icons you actually use. You can delete program icons you don't use often, and move files you don't open frequently to your Documents folder. Create new folders on your desktop by right-clicking and choosing New>>Folder. Move similar files into a folder and name it appropriately. You'll have your files close, but they'll take up less room. These ideas should go a long way toward cleaning up your desktop. If you need more options, look into desktop customization programs like Nimi Places and Rainmeter or add more desktop space with Desktops.
Q. My computer's Internet connection is slowing down. Should I buy a new modem?
A. Maybe. First, use Speedtest to test your connection and see if your speeds are really slower than they should be. If they are and your modem is more than a five years old, a new modem could give you a speed boost. The latest industry standard for modems in DOCSIS 3, and it is required on newer network and for high-speed Internet. Call your service provider and see what it recommends. It might have another explanation for the slowdown. Or it might upgrade you to a new modem. You also could purchase your own supported modem, but I would save that as a last resort.
Q. My smartphone's battery doesn't make it through the day. Do you have any tips that can help?
A. Sure thing. Start by turning down the screen brightness on your phone. Make it as dark as possible while still seeing it comfortably. You can also make the screen turn off more often, too. When you're not using them, turn off Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and location services. It helps to turn off most notifications that apps generate, too. If you have home screen widgets you don't use or live wallpapers, disabling them can add serious battery life as well. If you want specific power-saving recommendations based on how you use your phone, download Carat. It will monitor your battery use and give you ideas on how to get more life out of it.
Kim Komando hosts the nation's largest talk radio show about consumer electronics, computers and the Internet. Hear it locally at 94.3 WSC News Radio noon-3 p.m. Sundays. For more information, go to www.komando.com.


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ATLANTA- A former Georgia bank president has been sentenced in federal court in Atlanta to serve 12 years in prison on charges of conspiracy to commit bank fraud.
Mark A. Conner, former president of FirstCity Bank of Stockbridge, pleaded guilty in October. The 46-year-old also pleaded guilty to perjury in his personal bankruptcy filing in federal bankruptcy court.
Conner held top positions at FirstCity between 2004 and 2009. Prosecutors say he conspired with others to defraud FirstCity's loan committee and board of directors into approving multiple multimillion dollar commercial loans to borrowers who were purchasing property owned by Conner or his co-conspirators.
Conner's prison time will be followed by five years of supervised release. He's also banned from banking for life and was ordered to pay restitution of $19.5 million.


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SEATTLE — Kyle Seager drove in two runs, Mike Zunino homered into the second deck at Safeco Field and Dustin Ackley stole a home run with a leaping catch at the wall in the Seattle Mariners' 5-2 win over the New York Mets on Monday night.
After losing two of three to the Angels after the All-Star break, Seattle got a solid start from Roenis Elias and improved to 8-2 all-time against the Mets.
Elias (8-8) threw 5 1-3 innings before leaving with cramping in his left forearm. Seattle's bullpen was stellar the rest of the way, helped by Ackley's outstanding grab to rob Travis d'Arnaud of a home run in the sixth.
Seager had RBI singles in his first two at-bats and Zunino hit his 14th homer of the season, an estimated 415-foot shot off starter Jonathon Niese (5-5) into the second deck in left field.
Ackley added an RBI double in the eighth, part of a three-hit night.
Elias looked down at his hand after throwing a pitch to Lucas Duda leading off the sixth and was immediately visited by trainers and manager Lloyd McClendon. The left-hander threw a couple of warmup pitches and stayed in, striking out Duda on a 2-2 pitch.
That was enough for McClendon, who immediately signaled to the bullpen. Elias walked off to a nice ovation, but with a trainer at his side and continuing to try to stretch his hand. Seattle announced Elias left with cramping in his left forearm.
Dominic Leone took over and was immediately greeted by a deep drive from d'Arnaud. Ackley found the left-field fence, got just enough elevation to get his glove over the wall and made the catch in the webbing of his glove.
David Wright had an RBI single on the 10th anniversary of his debut in the majors, but the Mets' only other run came on second baseman Robinson Cano's error in the ninth that allowed Juan Lagares to score.
Niese was activated from the disabled list before the game. He hadn't pitched since leaving in the first inning July 4 against Texas when he was struck in the back by Alex Rios' line drive. He was placed on the DL two days later with a left shoulder strain.
Niese's streak of 21 straight starts giving up three earned runs or less was snapped when Willie Bloomquist collected his third hit, an RBI double in the fourth inning for a 4-1 Seattle lead. Niese allowed 11 hits and struck out six in six innings.
NOTES: Wright's debut came on July 21, 2004, at Shea Stadium against Montreal and he went 0 for 4 while batting seventh in a 5-4 Mets win. Wright said the memories of being at Triple-A Norfolk the night before, getting notified of his call-up and arriving at the stadium remain vivid. His teammates treated Wright to dinner on Sunday night when they arrived in Seattle. Wright said the dinner became more of a roast. ... Seattle picked up its 22nd win vs. left-handed starters, most in baseball. ... Niese last allowed more than three earned runs Sept. 7, 2013, at Cleveland.
Seager, Ackley lead Mariners past Mets 5-2
SEATTLE — Kyle Seager drove in two runs, Mike Zunino homered into the second deck at Safeco Field and Dustin Ackley stole a home run with a leaping catch at the wall in the Seattle Mariners' 5-2 win over the New York Mets on Monday night.


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DAVIE, Fla.—The Barry Buccaneers jumped out to a first-half lead, but could not hold on to it as they tied the Nova Southeastern Sharks 2-2 in double overtime in Sunshine State Conference women's soccer action on Saturday at the NSU Soccer Complex.
The Buccaneers (4-6-1, 1-4-1 SSC) scored twice in the first half. Sarah Wolfer put Barry on the board in the 17th minute. Sara Karna's shot bounced off the post and Wolfer was there for the rebound and a 1-0 lead.
Kayla Hodge got in on the scoring in the 36th minute on a similar play, except Hodge followed up her own shot for the goal, after her first was stopped by Sharks' keeper Amanda Kopale.
The Sharks (4-5-2, 3-3-1 SSC) score twice in the second period off of corner kicks. Ali Scilliano scored in the 67th minute, on NSU's second corner of the game and Dillja Olafsdottir tied the game in the 77th minute on the next corner.
The Bucs return to action on Wednesday, Oct. 17 at 7:00 pm when they host the Florida Southern Lady Mocs at Buccaneer Field.
Soccer Game Summary (Final)
2012 Barry University Soccer
Barry vs Nova Southeastern (10/13/12 at Davie, Fla.)
Barry (4-6-1, 1-4-1 SSC) vs. Nova Southeastern (4-5-2, 3-3-1 SSC)
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Weather: Dark
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Barry............................. 0 2 0 0 – 2
Nova Southeastern…… 0 2 0 0 – 2
1. 16:50 BUW Sara Wolfer (2) (Sara Karna)
2. 25:46 BUW Kayla Hodge (2)
3. 66:25 NSW Ali Scilliano (1) (Stephanie Moensch)
4. 79:13 NSW Dillja Olafsdottir (3) (Andi Burchfield)
Shots: Barry 19, Nova Southeastern 20
Saves: Barry 10 (Becca Rogers 10), Nova Southeastern 7 (Amanda Kopale 7)


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Peanut Butter Layer Cake Recipe
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My husband loves peanut butter, so this cake is his favorite. Sometimes I switch frosting recipes and use a chocolate frosting garnished with peanuts.
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- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1-1/4 cups sugar
- 1/2 cup peanut butter chips, melted
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1-1/2 cups milk
- 1 cup peanut butter chips, melted
- 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 3 cups confectioners' sugar
- 2 to 3 tablespoons milk
- Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in melted peanut butter chips. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition.
- Pour into two greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans. Bake 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
- For frosting, in a small bowl, beat melted chips, cream cheese, vanilla and salt until light and fluffy. Add confectioners' sugar alternately with enough milk to achieve spreading consistency. Spread frosting between layers and over top and sides of cake. Yield: 12-14 servings.
Originally published as Peanut Butter Layer Cake in Country April/May 2003, p49
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"This did not turn out for me. I used rice milk for the cake. Made 4 cupcakes that seemed fine, and baked the rest in 2 - 8 inch pans. They didn't rise. I made the icing as directed, and as soon as the melted chips hit the cream cheese, I had bits of the chips throughout the icing. Family said it tasted okay, but will not make it again."
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"the kids loved it"
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"love it, hadn't had it since i was a child"


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Transfer news: Paul Scharner rejoins Wigan on loan from Hamburg
Wigan have re-signed Paul Scharner on loan from German club Hamburg on a deal until the end of the season.
Last Updated: 31/01/13 11:25am
The 32-year-old Austrian international, who played for the Latics from 2006-2010, will remain at the DW Stadium until the end of the season.
Scharner is Athletic's fourth signing of the January transfer window, following Roger Espinoza, Angelo Henriquez and Joel Robles.
Manager Roberto Martinez has been looking for a defender to replace the injured Ivan Ramis and the Wigan official website has indicated Scharner has been brought in to play at centre-back.
"His experience will be a huge asset going into the last third of the campaign and he knows our football club inside out the same way that we know Paul and his professionalism down to detail," read a statement on www.wiganlatics.co.uk.
"He is ready for the challenge and to help the team in an area where we have suffered a few injuries and we are slightly light in numbers especially at this moment of the season, facing the vital moments of two competitions."
Martinez is enthused by the return of the towering utility man, who also played in midfield for the Latics, adding: "There is no better centre-half for us to bring in than Paul Scharner.
"He knows the football club, we know him well, he has incredible experience and is a meticulous professional which means he is always in a great physical condition.
"He is desperate to come in and help the team and fight for his position. For us, it couldn't be a better option."
Scharner said: "It really is fantastic to be back. Wigan will always have a big place in my heart, so to be asked to come back and help the team now is something really special for me."
Only Emmerson Boyce (182) and Maynor Figueroa (169) have played more Premier League games for Wigan than Scharner, who has 145 appearances to his name.
Having signed from Brann in Norway in January 2005, Scharner left Wigan to join West Brom in 2010 before joining Hamburg two years later.


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By Ben Levisohn
Egypt's military staged a coup to depose President Mohammed Morsi with some popular support. The Egyptian EGX 30 Price Return Index dropped 0.3% today.
Standard & Poor's says Brazil's protests could force the government to spend more. The Bovespa stock index fell 0.6% today.
A bulldozer destroyed a 5,000 year-old pyramid in Peru. The Bolsa de Valores de Lima General Sector Index dropped 0.3%.
Russia's grain harvest jumped 75%.Russia's Micex stock index gained 0.2%
South Africa's platinum union rejected an accord designed to prevent chaos in that nation's mining industry. The FTSE/JSE Africa Top40 Tradeable Index fell 1.2%.
Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan might find it harder to make peace with Kurds following protests, Bloomberg said. The Istanbul Stock Exchange National 100 Index dropped 3.6%.
Emerging Market Stocks on the Move
Mindray Medical (MR) fell 1.3% to $37.72 after being cut to Neutral from Overweight at Piper Jaffray.
Mead Johnson (MJN) dropped 8.1% to $$68.85 after being downgraded by Goldman Sachs over its China issues.
Eike Batista's OGX Petroleo e Gas (OGXPY) fell 10% to 18 cents as his empire continued to crash. Batista owes Banco Bradesco (BBD) less than 4 billion reais.
Vale (VALE) received a license for its Serra Sul project. Its shares fell 1% to $12.74 today.


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Climate Action Plan tax spending by category over last five years:
Total: $5.3 million
Personnel: $1.7 million
Education and marketing: $629,846
Services delivery: $2.2 million*
Overhead: $272,573
Transportation: $180,426
Unspent balance: $392,023
* "Services delivery" includes rebates, incentives and energy advisor consulting services, as well as consulting services to the city for program development.
Since Boulder voters approved the Climate Action Plan tax in 2006, the city has spent $5.3 million in its efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
But less than half of the money generated by the utility tax -- just 41 percent -- has gone to what the city categorizes as "services delivery" -- rebates and incentives to homeowners for energy-efficiency upgrades, energy audits for residents and business owners, and consulting help to develop the city's programs.
The city spent 32 percent of the tax money on personnel, with another 12 percent going to education and marketing, 5 percent to overhead and 3 percent to transpiration. The final 7 percent is an unspent balance.
Boulder is asking voters to approve an extension of the tax on their utility bills for another five years. If it's not renewed, the tax will expire in March.
City officials said they know some taxpayers will be disappointed that more of the money collected through the CAP tax hasn't gone directly to rebates and incentives. But, they said, it took time to develop the program, and money spent on personnel, education and marketing has helped give thousands of residents and business owners the tools they need to make important energy efficiency upgrades -- often using private money.
"There has always been a philosophy of leveraging other funds and using private contractors to transform the market for energy efficiency," said Kara Mertz, manager of Boulder's Local Environmental Action Division.
A report from the Rocky Mountain Institute commissioned by the city earlier this year concluded that Boulder had made "impressive" improvements in energy savings -- though not enough to reach its Kyoto Protocol goals of getting greenhouse gas emissions 7 percent below 1990 levels -- and had done so in a way that was reasonably cost effective.
The report also concluded that the cost-effectiveness of the programs would increase over time as the start-up costs are now behind the city. The most cost-effective emissions reductions have come from residential and commercial lighting programs, commercial energy audits, and solar rebates and grants, the report said.
Another report from the Brendle Group said Boulder should put more focus on commercial energy efficiency, an approach the City Council has said it intends to pursue if the CAP tax -- also known as the carbon tax -- is renewed by voters.
Breaking it down
The tax on utility bills generates about $1.8 million every year for the city, though in 2007 and 2008, the city applied a lower tax rate. That money funds a variety of energy efficiency programs, including residential and commercial EnergySmart, SmartRegs for residential landlords and Ten for Change, a program that encourages business owners to reduce their energy use by 10 percent.
Though spending on personnel has increased over the time of the tax -- from $209,224 in 2007 to $381,382 in 2011 -- it now makes up a smaller percentage of the total spending.
At the same time, money spent on "services delivery" has varied considerably from year to year, in part because that category includes consulting contracts that provide services both to consumers and to city staff. When the city was revamping its programs and developing the EnergySmart program -- which provides energy advisers and rebates to consumers -- in 2009 and 2010, spending on services, including consultants, increased.
In 2011, just 27 percent of CAP tax money went to services delivery and 25 percent went to education and marketing.
Boulder spokeswoman Sarah Huntley said money spent on marketing often has a good return on investment as people who learn about energy efficiency tap into private-sector rebates or spend their own money on improvements.
"So much of our Climate Action Plan is dependent on community involvement," Mertz said. "The outreach we do can get someone involved, and then they do an improvement that gets a rebate from Xcel."
City officials estimate that between $4 and $5 of private money is spent for every $1 of CAP tax money.
Before 2011, Huntley said, the city did not track spending on rebates and incentives in a way that can be isolated from other services.
The city spent $170,203 in residential rebates and SmartRegs incentives in 2011 and $312,136 so far in 2012. The city has another $137,000 for residential rebates and program subsidies for this year, which will be used in the first quarter of 2013 if it lasts.
No CAP tax money went to commercial EnergySmart programs in 2011, though $192,600 in state and federal grant funds administered by the city were given to commercial EnergySmart rebates.
In 2012, the city has given $300,000 in commercial rebates. Another $75,000 has been set aside for large property owners between now and the end of the year.
Huntley said city officials understand the public wants an accounting of how the money was spent and improving record keeping and making sure records are kept in a way that makes year-to-year comparisons meaningful is one of the city's commitments as it moves forward -- regardless of whether the renewal passes.
'Corporate welfare'
Boulder resident Dennis Scheminske, a retired public relations consultant, voted for the CAP tax in 2006, and he said he hasn't decided how he'll vote this time.
Scheminske said that when he donates to charities, he takes a close look at how much they spend on administrative costs and overhead. He said the city's CAP tax spending doesn't seem to fit the same standards he would use when selecting a charity.
He said more of the money should go to rebates and incentives.
"The focus should be on the end-user," he said.
Jon Caldara, president of the free-market think-tank Independence Institute and a longtime Boulder resident, dismissed the CAP tax as worth less than "the fairy, pixie dust, elf tax."
If energy-efficiency saves people money or if people value it, there should be a market for those services without government intervention, he said.
Boulder voters are being asked to extend the city's Climate Action Plan tax for another five years. Here's the actual ballot language:
"Without raising additional taxes, shall the existing Climate Action Plan excise tax be extended for five years for the purpose of continuing to provide incentives, services, and other assistance to Boulder residents and businesses to improve energy efficiency, expand the use of renewable energy, and take other necessary steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, at the current rate of $0.0049 per kilowatt hour (kwh) for residential customers, $0.0009 per kwh for commercial customers, and $0.0003 per kwh for industrial customers on electricity consumed, from its current expiration of March 31, 2013, through March 31, 2018 as a voter-approved revenue change?"
"This is corporate welfare with a happier face," he said.
Mertz said the city is constantly assessing its impact on the market. During a pilot program with the commercial sector, the CAP tax is paying for energy coaches but also measuring the benefit to the businesses of that service.
Mertz said the city anticipates there will come a time when businesses will see enough benefit to energy coaches that the city won't have to subsidize them anymore. She compared the transition to curbside recycling, which the city provided at one point but is now handled through commercial waste hauling contracts.
'Such a cinch'
Todd Krawczyk, who recently had an energy audit of a home he and his wife bought on Locust Place in north Boulder, said the program made it easier and more affordable to find out how they could make the house more energy efficient as they prepare to undertake a significant remodel.
He said he was amazed at all the small fixes identified by the energy audit, and, because of rebates, it only cost him $120.
Krawczyk said he would gladly pay the carbon tax to have the program available for more residents in the future.
Susan Osborne, a former Boulder mayor who is on the committee to pass the CAP tax renewal, said the city could have done a better job tracking the money, but she has no doubt that it's a valuable program.
Osborne said it took some time for the city to develop the most appropriate programs, but now that EnergySmart is well established, it's showing good results.
"It feels like we've hit the nail on the head in terms of developing an easy-to-use program to help people make their homes more energy efficient," she said. "It would be a shame if we didn't have the money to continue the EnergySmart program and keep making our community more energy efficient."
Osborne has taken advantage of the program herself, with an energy audit of her home that led her to take on a number of upgrades, from insulation to an airtight doggie door. She's reduced her electricity usage by more than 200 kilowatts a month, she said, and plans to install solar panels sometime soon.
The energy adviser helped her identify qualified contractors and available rebates for every project.
"I feel like it's really just the best program in the country for helping people make energy efficiency improvements," Osborne said. "It's just such a cinch."
Osborne said that she would have been much less likely to vote for SmartRegs, the program that requires residential landlords to meet certain energy efficiency standards, if assistance weren't available from the city.
However, landlords still will have to meet higher standards by 2018 even if the tax isn't renewed.
Huntley said Boulder's energy programs aim to find the "sweet spot" between people's desire to be environmentally conscious and their ability to actually make changes.
"This program says you can make an environmental difference, and we're going to make it easy," Huntley said.
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Is it possible for people to never come out of the fog?
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Shockedman posted 6/1/2013 10:49 AM
Thoughts? How long is too long to wait? After being married for 10 years and together for 17 years, I thought my WW would snap out as soon as the bubble popped. Been 8 days and she is still in DEEP. She only knew her AP for 9 months and the affair was 7 months long (if it is even over. She claims she has had no contact, but I don't believe her)
keptmyword posted 6/1/2013 12:11 PM
Listen, I have read some of your situation. Right now, in your wife's mind, you are the enemy. You are the one that popped her bullshit fantasy bubble and stands in the way of it. The fantasy is a highly addictive drug to the very weak-minded - like her. She HAS to keep you demonized in her mind to mask the reality that she is doing something to you that she would never want done to her - deep down she knows this.
Look, NO ONE was more deluded into her bullshit fantasy than my STBXWW. If you could see the letters that she wrote this guy you would say "Holy shit, that's fucked up!" She thought that it was the greatest love that could ever possibly exist between two human beings - and during that time she treated me like total shit. She was downright mean and cruel. Romeo and Juliet? Anthony and Cleopatra? They didn't have shit on my WW and her shitbag affair guy.
Until I filed for divorce.
After she found out I filed, her tune changed completely. I got the tearful phone call asking if we could reconcile. At our first mediation we talked privately and she was balling the entire time. She claimed she never wanted a divorce, that she resented the affair guy, that she wanted her family back, and realizes all the damage she has caused, etc.
Filing for divorce is the only action that will deliver a reality that she cannot delude herself away from.
You can always dismiss it if you are inclined to want to reconcile.
I strongly suggest you file for divorce immediately and have her served with the papers.
Abbondad posted 6/1/2013 13:13 PM
Keptmyword (and shockedman),
This is where I am now. I told my wife I want a divorce and am about to see my attorney. She is furious at me. Cold as ice. She actually said, "Fine, you made your bed. I am moving on."
This is after a two year affair (still ongoing) during which I begged, pleaded, and humiliated myself overall. Made plenty of threats to divorce but always backed off after she shed a few tears.
Now that she sees I'm serious, her cake is removed. (I have been 180ing.). I am the devil. I am destroying her and my family.
I do not foresee any bubble bursting through the divorce process. Just more anger. She is in Fogland way too deep for way too long. If she comes out of it before the final papers are signed it will mean she had a brain transplant.
It would be nice, but don't hold your breath.
Rella posted 6/1/2013 13:22 PM
Talking about D should not be an empty threat, but a promise of events to come. If you go this route, be prepared for the possibility of it being welcomed by WS, as their way of starting their new life. He/she may not see the destruction until well after the D is final, and by then you will hopefully be enlightened by a new found life yourself. I know how much this hurts, but don't think that the threat of D will necessarily change the BS's tune.
[This message edited by Rella at 1:23 PM, June 1st (Saturday)]
1Faith posted 6/1/2013 13:51 PM
There is no set timeline on how long to wait. I believe you will know when you know. If she's not showing the remorse YOU need then I think you need to take that as a sign. You can't force her to care. You can't wake her up from e fog. But the 180 can help you gain some control of this surreal sucky situation.
I can feel your broken heart! I know that ache. We all do. I can't express how sorry I am you are going through this, but I can tell you, it will get better. It is so hard to find your happiness again, but you can. It's out there. You just don't know what it looks like yet.
Finding a good therapist is a strong step forward to healing. Sometimes, just the act of reaching out for help empowers you. You began that road when you posted here. You can't just "get over it". You gotta work through it. This is a very safe and compassionate place to be as you work through it all.
Your WH's decision to cheat has nothing to do with you. There is no excuse for infidelity. When I first decided to take back control of my own happiness after DDay, I used this mantra: Hold your head up, be strong, you did nothing wrong!
Writing here is very cathartic. Sometimes just typing your thoughts helps you process the mess. It can bring a little clarity to a completely unclear and unbelievable situation.
Plus, this place is just full of very kind and caring people that totally get it!
Please remember to take care of you. This kind of pain takes a wicked toll on the body and soul.
Keep moving. You are doing great. We are rooting for you.
Shockedman posted 6/1/2013 14:22 PM
Thanks for all the great advice.
1Faith: Your words mean a lot to me. I really appreciate your compassion and caring. I am doing my best to take care, but it has been very hard. Lost 11 pounds already! I had it to lose for sure, but........I guess we are all on the "stress diet"
I am trying to keep busy and take control of my own destiny. I am meeting with an attorney to at least know my rights. I at least feel good about this.
Anyone have any comments on living arrangements? I asked her to move out and she did, but she has only been gone 8 days and has been pressuring me about coming back for short periods to stay because she feels like she is inconveniencing her dad. I said absolutely not. She could come while I am away, but she must sleep elsewhere. For example, she wants to stay in our home on Tues and Wed to pack and hang out with our animals as she prepares for a trip. I said no and she is throwing a tantrum saying "It is half my house too!" I said she could come from 5pm - 10pm both nights and I would leave. Why is that not good enough for her? She can't handle not being in control.
keptmyword posted 6/1/2013 14:28 PM
Abbondad and Shockedman,
Rella is absolutely correct and I should have made the point in my initial post. Don't make divorcing an empty threat.
First off, it should not be a matter of talking about or threatening to divorce. My STBXWW threatened me with divorce just about every single time we spoke after D-day while she was still in the affair. I never responded to the divorce threats and she never filed.
When I filed, I filed with FULL intent on carrying through with it - no matter what. And I am. Any potential for or attempt at reconciliation will come AFTER divorcing and I am no longer in a position for her to hurt me emotionally or any other way.
Telling her you want a divorce is meaningless and empty. It is not until they see that you have committed the ACTION of filing a petition for dissolution of the marriage with a court of law and then her being served via a law enforcement official that becomes stark, fucking, undeniable reality that she can't delude away. The situation she created is now a matter of public record and authorities are involved.
That ACTION sends the message that you are not fucking around anymore and that you are not tolerating her fucking around. It sends the message that you value yourself more than this Jerry Springer bullshit that she has heaped upon you and your children.
It sends the message that her value to you has plummeted and that you TRULY know that you can do better than this shit.
And, she will face the cold, hard reality that deep down she knows you can.
solus sto posted 6/1/2013 14:29 PM
(((Shockedman)))) What an apropos user name. I'm sorry you find yourself needing SI, but glad you found it.
I know the early days seem like an eternity, but you're very, very early in the game. Like at Ground Zero.
The fog may linger for WELL more than days, or even weeks.
And yes, it may be where the WS chooses to live indefinitely. (My husband still happily occupies that fantasyland, and always will; we are 3 years out from the last d-day, and I have not seen remorse. And I have not seen empathy. I never will.)
But at 8 days? My message is LOTS more optimistic: it's NOT unusual for a WS to still be foggy at that time---there's LOT of reason to hope for the best, at this point, if she's gone NC.
You say you don't believe her. If your gut is screaming that contact is ongoing, I'd recommend some clandestine espionage. When you reach 50 substantive posts (by substantive, I mean posts that are not simply things like, "^^^^This! I totally agree!"), you will gain access to a forum called "Investigative Tips." There, you can explore some of the ways to carry this out.
There will be NO fog abatement until NC is established, and quite possibly, for some time after. How long you wait is 100 percent your decision. The popular wisdom is to wait 6-12 months before making big decisions. This may be good advice, in that it conveys an important message: you don't have to make any decisions today, tomorrow, or the next day.
OTOH, many of us know WELL before 6 months elapse that we can't remain in the marriage. Though I don't really dig much of his advice, Dr. Phil is right on the money when he says, "The only thing worse than staying in a marriage that can't be saved for 6 months is staying in a marriage that can't be saved for 6 months and a day." In other words, if your GUT is screaming that this is a dealbreaker, that you don't and won't have a wife who becomes adequately remorseful, transparent, and empathetic, it's HEALTHY to draw your line in the sand.
You don't have to decide today, tomorrow, or the next day.
I hope your wife emerges soon.
Ashland13 posted 6/1/2013 14:45 PM
This is what's happened with Perv. Sometimes, when there is no "fog", there is another term. I am no psychologist or counselor, but an "exit affair" is what Perv has accomplished.
Here is a little theory behing the idea: even though he has to know somewhere in his gut that what he's done is very, very wrong, he didn't want to be married anymore to me and didn't want to tell me...or be alone.
So he searched and searched for women while he was married (and all kinds of other things) and found one with such low standards and esteem that she would accept him as a married person who made all these amazing (not) promises to her and she accepts his lies as well...at least I've not heard they aren't together and don't want to know.
There are people who believe in the fog and who do not, like a mid life crisis and in my experience, this is a term sometimes put on someone who treats their BS in the manner talked about on Shocked's thread.
Yes, Shocked, you could very well be the "evil" one in your WS's life...that's what I am to Perv, a recepticle for the blame of absolutely any wrong in his life...that actually he himself set up and changed.
Divorce in our situation was what he wanted but he didn't have the guts to tell me or actually do it. He can barely say the word now and I am the only one who says "Ex", I noticed.
But he's getting his wish and unloading an entire family, house and possibly child in order to go off in search of some Disney-land type life that he thinks exists.
I think what he wanted was to also be "free" to explore sex with anyone who might, though he tries to say this is otherwise...but the words and actions don't match.
Sorry to be long-winded and talk about my situation instead of yours, but they sound a little similar.
I'm sorry for your frustration.
FWIW, I've heard of people from friends and neighbors who do eventually come to thinking of the people they threw away, but it is often years to realize that they have actually made their problems far worse than simply dealing with their problems internally and trying to change them externally and make faults of others.
There is one man I hear stories of who is a mirror-image of what Perv did and he cries now to his children, parents and anyone who would listen about the horrible mistakes he made when he did this.
His OW has her own share of baggage and "activity" and he's waking up to it a little and seeing that maybe some of the "problems" in the marriage were made bigger than they were and could have been fixed.
I think sometimes a person like Perv or your WS is so mixed up that they don't know where to turn or sometimes how to figure out a way to fix what they've done. So it just gets worse.
Shockedman posted 6/2/2013 09:20 AM
I think WW is coming out now. She called me last night and was for the first time humble. She was not so entitled an indignant. She, of course, in the reality of losing her life and M said, "I really, really love you very much and SO deeply regret all the pain I have caused."
It make it so much harder, for me really. I wish she just kept being a selfish bitch. Then my decisions would be so much easier. 2 days ago, she said the typical "I love you, but I am not in love with you" and that she is "In love" with her AP. She did say that it is possible to love 2 people at the same time and I agree. In college I was in love with my current W after we had been dating for 2 years, but I was away at school and also fell for someone else too. BUT that was then. I was 19. Now I am 36. We have been married for almost 10 years and built a life together. 17 years of being together. We are not college kids anymore. I have a sense of outrage and absolute disgust that a person with this much to lose can be so selfish. I know that the walls are crumbling down around her and she just hit a brick wall.
She just sent me this:
"You don't deserve for what I did to haunt you. You don't deserve this kind of pain. I don't know how long it will take me to even forgive myself for what I've done to you. I beat myself up over minor things....can't imagine what I have in store for how I'm going to even treat myself. Then add how you may treat me...and wondering if you can ever look at me with any kind of love or respect..my heart breaks for all of who I've hurt. I'm living every second in immense pain....know that I'm not okay....I'm not fine....I'm reeling from what I've done to everyone....I am to blame....I am the storm in our lives....I am the perpetrator...I'm the adulterer....I'm the cheat...I'm the untrustworthy piece of shit...I am to blame....I'm in shambles...you didn't deserve this....I have no words to help anything......I am not worth even you considering forgiveness...."
I hate to see her in this state, but she certainly deserves it and it is just the tip of the iceberg. We are only on day 9. Took her this long to just come out of the fog. We got weeks of IC still ahead before we start MC and I am just not sure If I am willing to go through all the pain and agony that she caused in our lives to endure several years of therapy just to get back to point of decency in our lives.
This is the hardest part and I am sure that many of you have been in that boat. How do you decide? How do you justify putting yourself through so much pain and agony when you did not force it upon yourself? Your cheating souse did? I recognize that in order for me to heal individually, I will have to go through a lot anyway on my own journey, but my journey won't be clouded by a women that betrayed me.
[This message edited by Shockedman at 9:20 AM, June 2nd (Sunday)]
LadyQ posted 6/2/2013 10:02 AM
The fog can be everlasting. X still has no clue. It's been about 8 years since I first chose to confront rather than rug-sweep. He continues to blame me, his upbringing, the man in the moon. He comes to get the kids for his weekends and wants to chit-chat like we are old friends. He really just doesn't get it and probably never will because he isn't interested in doing the hard soul-searching work to figure out his "whys".
ButterflyGirl posted 6/2/2013 10:47 AM
I have no words to help anything......I am not worth even you considering forgiveness..
Honestly, her whole email sounded like a big pity party for herself, only focusing on her feelings and not about yours..
And in the quote above, it sounds like she wants to give up, but doesn't have the guts to say it. Almost like she's asking you to give up on her..
I don't like these twisted games, because it puts it on you to say something like, "Yes you can honey, we can make it, we can get help, let's do this.." That's totally backwards. It should be her begging and pleading and promising to do everything in her power to fix her mistakes..
My initial thought when I read the title of this thread was that yes, it's possible for people to never come out of the fog. And that includes the betrayed spouse as well as the wayward spouse. Not saying this applies to your situation, but I think a lot of betrayed people continually think with their heart instead of their head and don't face the reality of the situation..
I have come to learn that quite a few relatives in my family tree just "looked the other way" till death did them part..
heforgotme posted 6/2/2013 11:05 AM
Been 8 days and she is still in DEEP.
That's not very long, so there might still be hope. Just don't try to baby her out of it. Won't work and will hurt you.
WH came out in about 48 hours. But if she thought she was in luuurve, it may take a lot longer. But the process won't even start until NC is maintained.
Good luck.
jjct posted 6/2/2013 11:05 AM
Shocked, lemme guess:
Did you tell her you are meeting with a L?
If so, the recent wallowing is a result of her hearing the approaching toot toot of the reality train - not remorse.
True remorse doesn't flip flop, going from ILYBINILWY one day to such texts the next.
True remorse is consistent, and it's not only words.
She just knows which buttons of yours to push, seeing's how she installed them.
It's our fog - thinking, hoping! the crumbs of regret we receive taste like true remorse.
Happydays posted 6/2/2013 12:07 PM
It's our fog - thinking, hoping! the crumbs of regret we receive taste like true remorse.
Right on!
My exW said the exact same things. All that I wanted to hear. But her actions were different. She was still in contact with OM. Roaming around with him. That is when I decided to quit the M.
Actions not words.
tfkeel posted 6/2/2013 12:23 PM
True remorse doesn't flip flop, going from ILYBINILWY one day to such texts the next.
wondering if you can ever look at me with any kind of love or respect.
Now, there's the real. Me, me, me, me, me, me. She's done it, but doesn't want to own it, or the just recompense of reward resulting from it. She's trying to "buy" your forgiveness at a CHEAP price.
TRUE remorse takes YEARS to develop, in most people. When they fully (FULLY) come to grips with how THEY have destroyed their own, and their family's lives, and how there is NO ONE TO BLAME but THEMSELVES for having done it.
Personally, I don't buy into the "fog" idea. Adulterers CHOOSE to be adulterers. Nobody holds a gun to their heads.
Housefulloflove posted 6/2/2013 12:24 PM
For some it isn't a fog, it's their personality/disordered brain that is the problem. There is no "coming out" of that, just the sad realization of who they were in the first place.
BrokenBill posted 6/14/2013 05:13 AM
It's not easy to decide (we are in that same boat). Also it's so early for you to make that choice. Know that the damage is DONE and the pain is there to be dealt with (I assume she's NC). I have chosen to go through that pain with my wife regardless of whether or not we divorce in the end (I feel that will become clear on it's own). There is a lot to understand about yourself as well as about her, it doesn't work to always hold that "victim card".
I see some value just in the fact that she wrote that, despite that it's mostly me me me! Infidelity is an act of selfishness and she is clearly that.
If she can follow that with some actions and further more with concern for you then i'd say take your time and let it unfold. Be there for her if you can, you will soon know if it's crumbs to a trap or the start of a deeper look at herself.
Tread with caution.
Mack9512 posted 6/14/2013 06:39 AM
Please take a look at what she sent you. A real close look. There are way to many "I"s in that email. It is still all about her. Once she sends you something that talks more about YOU then you might be able to consider "thinking" about gifting her with R. Actions not words.
k9lover1 posted 6/14/2013 07:14 AM
IMHO I think she is desperately trying. But it seems that she's not picking the right words.
How about some credit for at least making an attempt to be sorry for what she's done?
Shocked - are you sure what you want? Sometimes I get the feeling that you don't want to R with her because of what she did. It can't be erased - it's there for eternity. I have the sense that you were questioning your M prior to the affair - the differing view on children, etc.
If you don't want to R, be clear about it and file.
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Sonata No. 3 in B minor Op. 28 (1844) [30:25]
Preludes Op. 94 [39:56]
Nick van Bloss (piano)
rec. 25 July 2012 (Preludes); 10 September 2012 (Sonata), Wyastone Leys, Monmouth, UK
Nick van Bloss returned to the recording studio in 2008 after a long absence and began what is projected as a long-term relationship with the Alliance arm of Nimbus Records. Rather than easing himself into the journey with a few gentle foothills, van Bloss has gone straight for the peaks. A well-received recording of Bach's Goldberg Variations started it off, Beethoven's Diabelli Variations are in the plan and here we have Chopin's rich and complex B minor sonata and that cornucopia of pianistic riches, the Preludes.
As I said in a recent review of Samson François's Chopin set on Erato, Chopin is as much a tone poet of the piano as Liszt and Smetana are of the orchestra. You can hear this in the B minor sonata where the power and narrative drive of the Ballades are very much in evidence. Van Bloss ideally clarifies the denser passages of the first subject. Also the transition to the nocturne-like second subject is managed naturally. With Chopin, it seems that a nocturne is never far away; van Bloss's cantabile in the main theme of the third movement is suitably operatic. The sostenuto passage that follows is characterised in the manner of a ballade with Chopin's beloved cello putting in an appearance. The pianist catches the propulsive echoes of Alkan in the galloping rhythms of the finale, and provides a rich sound in the triumphant final bars.
"He saw himself drowned in a lake. Heavy drops of icy water fell in a regular rhythm on his breast, and when I made him listen to the sound of the drops of water indeed falling in rhythm on the roof, he denied having heard it. He was even angry that I should interpret this in terms of imitative sounds. He protested with all his might - and he was right to - against the childishness of such aural imitations. His genius was filled with the mysterious sounds of nature, but transformed into sublime equivalents in musical thought, and not through slavish imitation of the actual external sounds."
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Van Bloss proves himself as much a master of controlled rage as gentle lyricism as a truly appassionato account of the D minor prelude closes this magnificent performance of the Preludes. Coupled with a strong account of the B minor sonata, it takes its place among the most recommendable.
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Rhonda BeLue, associate professor of health policy and administration (HPA) and Lori Francis, associate professor of biobehavioral health (BBH) have been accepted into the Schreyer Honors College Distinguished Honors Faculty Program (DHFP) for the 2014-15 academic year.
BeLue and Francis' research focuses on racial, ethnic, income and geographic disparities in adult and child health and chronic disease management. Their work includes studies on obesity and cardiometabolic outcomes, particularly within the family context.
The DHFP of the Schreyer Honors College provides an opportunity for Distinguished Honors Faculty and Schreyer Scholars to participate in innovative, interactive programs. Over dinner table conversations, during field trips, and in small-group discussions on timely topics, distinguished faculty and students share experiences and perspectives that may venture beyond the labels and definition of an academic major or course. Since its start in 2011, the program has reached more than 1,500 Schreyer Scholars.
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BeLue received her bachelor of science degree in biology in 1994 from the University of New Mexico, her master of science degree in statistics in 1999 from Cornell University, and her doctorate in policy analysis and management in 2001 from Cornell University. Her teaching interests include epidemiology, program evaluation and community-based research. Her research interests include health disparities in families in the U.S. and global settings, and systems science approaches to understanding the interrelations among risk factors related to chronic health conditions.
Francis received her bachelor of science degree in preventive medicine in 1997 from the State University of New York at Buffalo, her master of science degree in human development and family studies in 2000 from Penn State, and her doctorate in human development and family studies in 2003, also from Penn State. Her teaching interests include cultural health psychology; ecological and family systems theory in behavior modification; and developmental approaches to disease prevention in children and adolescents. Her research interests include sociocultural factors influencing the development of obesity in low-income and minority children, including family environment, neighborhood characteristics and socioeconomic status; family-based interventions to reduce and prevent obesity and related morbidities in children; and understanding biobehavioral, family environmental and cultural factors that influence self-regulation of energy intake and body weight in young children.
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When you represent a throng of young up-and-coming actors, you never know when things will snap, crackle and pop all at once. But they do. Ask ICM's Lorrie Bartlett, whose clients have been parading through the hottest pics of summer.
Zoe Saldana heated up the newest "Star Trek" and will appear in December in James Cameron's "Avatar." Josh Duhamel and Megan Fox, both of whom Bartlett shares with fellow agent Chuck James, rocked the box office with "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen." It's no surprise, then, that Bartlett has a reputation for pairing her talent with A-list directors and major films.
"It's been satisfying and fun to watch someone you have had a great deal of belief in be in two tentpole movies," she says of Saldana. "She's had a banner year."
Saldana next stars in Sony's remake of "Death at a Funeral" and Warner Bros. action pic "The Losers." Duhamel next is starring opposite Katherine Heigl in "Life as We Know It" and follows with "The Romantics" opposite Katie Holmes and Anna Paquin. His Disney romantic comedy "When in Rome" opens in January.
Bartlett and James, who have worked closely together for years, joined ICM from Gersh in October, carrying with them a robust roster that also includes Fox, Elisha Cuthbert, Mena Suvari, Kelly Macdonald, Dennis Haysbert, Jordana Spiro, Regina King and Rodrigo Santoro. Since the move, Bartlett's been instrumental in signing Golden Globe winner Sally Hawkins, Paul Wesley, Emmy Rossum, Jacinda Barrett and Linda Cardellini.
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"You can't look at the pictures of the little six- and seven-year-olds and not be upset," School Board president Roy Lester said of the school shooting in Newtown, Conn., last Friday. "School is supposed to be a very safe area. But this is not the first time in this country that things like this have happened."
With sadness over the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School came renewed concerns about school security. One of the main concerns, said Superintendent of Schools David Weiss, is making students and staff feel safe, especially children, who returned to school in the district two weeks after Hurricane Sandy.
School officials said that they have reviewed the district's safety protocols following the incident at Sandy Hook Elementary and are being proactive. Nearly two months after Hurricane Sandy, Long Beach is still in the midst of a recovery; many residents remain displaced or are working to rebuild their homes.
"People's emotions in general in Long Beach right now are very fragile," said Weiss.
School officials took action within hours of the shooting. Though the events in Newtown were an isolated incident, and there was no elevated threat level for Long Beach schools, Weiss said that the events warranted a review of the district's school safety procedures.
"I think that everybody in the school wants to feel safer," he said. "So we're going to do what we can to make them feel safer."
Weiss said the district has tested the security at all of its buildings, and conferred with its security and safety consultants. Some appropriate changes were made, though Weiss declined to go into detail.
Long Beach Police Commissioner Michael Tangney said that the Police Department is working with the district to go over its safety protocols.
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DRTV: The next generation
When Vertical Branding launched in Encino, CA in 2001, Nancy Duitch and her partner planned to market continuity-based products — including skin care and anti-aging items such as Bun & Thigh Max and Perfect Lift — exclusively through DRTV ads. And for a while, the channel worked wonders.
"We were strictly direct response, and our continuity programs had three- to five-year life spans," Duitch explains. "They were extremely profitable for us."
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For Vertical Branding, the solution was about more than going multichannel. After taking the company public in 2005, acquiring a product-development company and splitting with her partner, Duitch began developing products in-house and taking them straight to retail. "We basically turned our entire structure and strategy upside-down," she says.
"We either create and develop our own products or we acquire licensed products from inventors," she explains. "We'll create an ad campaign for the Internet and television to drive sales and create brand equity, but you're not going to have huge profits on television. TV is really used to drive profits to retail."
On the retail side, Vertical Branding now sells to Wal-Mart, Target, Linens 'n Things, CVS, and others. Successful products include Hercules Hook, Zorbeez and E-Z Folds, which have become recognizable brand names.
"Customer now ask for Hercules Hook when purchasing hooks," Duitch explains.
She adds that retail now accounts for about 65% of her sales, while direct response accounts for the rest. Of that remaining 35%, 40% is done through the Internet, with the rest coming from DRTV and a small amount of print.
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It may sound like a shocking admission from the head of a company that worked almost solely in DRTV just a few years ago. But Duitch is hardly alone. Paul Soltoff, chairman and CEO of direct marketing agency SendTec, says that the realities of the marketplace have forced most companies that previously focused solely on DRTV to expand their sales channels, or go out of business, in the past 25 years.


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City Hall's money problem is not one that historically gets a lot of the spotlight for very long.
There is no new civic monument for public use that is at the end of the process for elected leaders to point to as they run for re-election or higher office.
Handle it properly and it disappears from view because no news is good news when it comes to city finances. And until you handle it properly, it is a basic financial problem that every one with bills and taxes to pay can react to at its basic bottom line, even if it is on a scale of hundreds of millions of dollars.
As our cover story notes, there is no good answer to "How much?" But that is just the first question we have to ask of those we've elected. These days, how much is followed by the terms. And what is the relationship of righting the city's financial ship with the duties and services city government should and must provide?
The answer to the relationship is that solving the city's long-term financial problems is the foundation for everything that follows. City Hall has to get that right. And it can't while it's pursuing an economic development strategy that is all window dressing.
Even with an unfunded pension liability estimated at more than $700 million by Memphis Mayor A C Wharton Jr., Wharton is still talking of the city buying AutoZone Park on terms still to be settled.
His first numbers on the ballpark deal crumbled after a few questions. So, now new numbers are on the way.
The same day in May that the administration went to the council with its first public discussion of the problems Tennessee Comptroller Justin Wilson had with the city's finances was also the time the administration chose to start talking about a renovation of the old police building.
No one appears to care enough whether the numbers are accurate on the front end. It's like the concept is just get the money committed any way possible and worry about how to meet the commitment later – 20 to 30 years down the road when someone else is in office.
This is the illusion of economic development – a kind of carnival sideshow selling any kind of movement for the sake of movement.
And our priorities including real and sustainable economic development – the things we have to do and have to do right – suffer as a result.
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Noting U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator "Ambassador Eric Goosby has been selected to head the U.S. Department of State's new Office of Global Health Diplomacy, officially turning the page in the ongoing saga of the program formally known as the Global Health Initiative (GHI)," Amanda Glassman, director of global health policy and a senior fellow at the Center for Global Development (CGD), writes in the center's "Global Health Policy" blog that the appointment "stirred many of the same questions and concerns that arose from the GHI death notice and left me wondering: is this news a Christmas miracle or a lump of coal for U.S. global health programs?" In the joint post with Jenny Ottenhoff, policy outreach associate at the CGD, Glassman discusses her thoughts on how "a global health ambassador could prove a 'value add' to the U.S. global health architecture" and her "fear that ambassadorial leadership and increased diplomacy on their own are unlikely to move the GHI goals forward dramatically." She continues, "While the official launch of the office is probably not the Christmas miracle U.S. global health programs need, it looks like a step forward considering the general dysfunction GHI faced the last four years" (12/17).View Full Article
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