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My youngest has three more years of HS. I've told myself all along that I can survive that long and then see what the state of my marriage is at that point. But there are days when three years seems like forever.
I suspect that knowing when it's time to "throw in the towel" in a marriage is different for everyone.
I hung in during 8 years of major problems, also thinking towards the end of that 8 years that I should keep the marriage intact until my son was in college. But then something occurred that made it clear to me that I couldn't and shouldn't sacrifice myself any more, and that my son was being affected. Doesn't matter what happened; I'd reached my breaking point and after that, I was done.
During that last 8 years I would often talk to my friend, a divorce lawyer, about the tough choice of whether to divorce or not. I was mainly worried about the impact on my son. I wanted my son to have a father participating full-time in his life -- that was very important to me. So I went back and forth for years, always choosing not to do anything. But once the straw broke the camel's back the choice to divorce was clear and seemed necessary. I still think it was the right choice for me and for my son, although I'm sad that I had to make that choice.
I read that your father recently passed away, and I'm sorry to hear that. (I can probably relate to how you may feel, since my mom passed away last year.) I read about your wife's lack of support to you, which is sad and disappointing and might be causing you to think harder about divorcing.
The last thing I will say is, it's tough to stay in a bad marriage, but there are also challenges when you get out of a bad marriage. It can be lonely; there's no guarantee that you will find a compatable long-term date for companionship. It's just a difficult choice.
Take care.
I divorced my 1st wife about 13 years ago. For me, it came down to an ultimatum. I tried like crazy to save our marriage but she made a choice to move to another state. It was when she made that choice that I decided it would be over. I simply told her as soon as she pulls out of that driveway, there is no going back. It was extremely hard seeing my two young kids leaving with her but in the end, it was the best choice and the right choice. I now could see the light at the end of the tunnel. No more wasted nights wondering "what if" or "what should I have done" or "what can I do". It was as if a huge weight had been lifted off my shoulder.
About a month later, my "soon-to-be" ex wife at the time, came back to town with the idea we could work on our marriage. She was in for a rude awakening. I made it clear to her it was over and it would stay that way. It felt good knowing that I was now in control. About 2 years later, I re-married to a woman who I absolutely adore and cherish! She is one of the best things to ever happen to me (aside from the birth of my kids).
As for the kids, my kids were very young and yes it was hard (my oldest started crying one night when I drove them home because he didn't want me and his mommy to divorce). In the long run, they adapted extremely well-better than I could have expected actually-and show no ill effects from divorce. In fact my oldest son, now 20, sent me a nice text one night saying he now understands why we divorced and he's happy things turned out the way they did. Kids are resilient and they'll get thru it. It won't be easy, but they'll get thru it.
The decision whether to divorce or not is not an easy one, especially in situations similar to yours (I've loosely followed your posts).
Have you had a serious one-on-one, coming to Jesus, no holds barred talk with your wife to let her know exactly how you're feeling? Have you consider a long separation first?
If you wouldn't get divorced because your kid was going through a milestone, I've never gotten the logic of staying married until a milestone, if that makes sense?
Follow what you think is right for you. You're not selfish to want to be happy, and you're not bad to want to fight harder.
DH has also said once his kids got over being angry at him for not saying good-bye (he knew his ex would cause a scene so he left while she was at work), he noticed they were happier and more relaxed. Kids know when their parents aren't happy and can feel the stress in the house. If the parents can at least be civil and friendly toward each other, that's one thing but from what you've posted about your wife, that isn't happening.
Yes, it will be hard. Yes, you'll feel guilty. Once the dust has settled, unless you are being truly selfish (you're not), you will see it was the best thing. It may take weeks, months, or years to come to that realization but it will happen.
One person cannot keep a marriage together; it takes two.
I know that you have been married for many many years and in the past had casual conversations with others who have a similar history and such to yours. Can you confide in one of them concerning your thoughts to bounce things off of?
The only advice that I can offer is to not make any decisions right now. You have just undergone a very painful bereavement. Whether you think so or not, this will affect any decisions that you make. Give it a couple of months first ...
I know that I'm not there yet, and I also know that this is not the time for me to be making any big emotional decisions.
Spring is always our worst time, for some reason.
I think that my wife is very emotionally confused. We talked last night, and she said that our relationship would be better if A, B, C and D...where A, B, C and D are things I've expressed a desire for over and over again and she has been uninterested. She seems completely unaware that we have the kind of relationship that *she* has chosen, for the most part.
I don't really have any advice, but I think those who have already posted have offered great suggestions.
I know you're hurting, and confused. But hang in there. We are here for you. And you're a strong person. No matter what happens, I think you'll get through it ok.
<3 luck
I know you feel like you're in a one-sided relationship, and I am sure that is more frustrating than you could possibly explain to those of us who have not been there. Just wanted to offer support.
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ORDINARY HEROES: The "Lame-duck" Mayor
by John Javna, Fri Nov 10, 2006 at 08:14:51 AM EST
Watching Republicans like Tom Delay dismiss the Democratic victors as a "lame duck Congress" reminds me of one of my favorite political stories. It's an instructive tale about how "good ol' boys" who try to undercut a newcomer's power can wind up eating their words in the end.
Here's what happened: In 1970, Vermont was still a Republican stronghold. There wasn't much of a constituency for a socialist political party...but a few anti-war activists decided to form one anyway. They called it Liberty Union. During the '70s, the same 3 or 4 guys from the Liberty Union Party seemed to run in every election, for whatever office was open. I don't think any of them ever got more than 5% or 6% of the vote, and they were never a factor in the elections. But they kept running. A lot of mainstream Vermonters considered them a joke.
In 1978, one of Liberty Union's perennial candidates--a Jewish socialist from Brooklyn--quit the party and moved to Burlington, the state's biggest city (population: 37,000) and home of the University of Vermont (UVM). He gave up politics, rented an apartment and worked as a writer. But his retirement didn't last long. Burlington had been run by the same group of good ol' boys for decades. The mayor, Gordon Paquette, had been in office for 5 or 6 terms; no one stood a chance against him. However, in 1981, as the mayoral election approached, Paquette and the local police got into a dispute. If I remember correctly, the cops wanted a raise; the mayor wouldn't give it to them. (Note: anyone out there remember the details?) The socialist from Brooklyn jumped into the mayoral race as an independent, and a supporter of workers' rights, standing 100% behind the cops. And the police, as a symbolic "Screw you" to Mayor Paquette, endorsed the Socialist in return. It was as improbable an alliance as you could imagine. But the unexpected mainstream support turned Our Hero into a credible candidate--albeit a prohibitive underdog--for the first time in his career. And he took advantage of it. With a dedicated group of supporters, he went out and registered UVM students like crazy. He also reached out to people who'd become weary of Paquette's political machine. Of course, Mayor Paquette and his cronies didn't take this challenge seriously. Why should they? So on election day, they--and pretty much everyone else in town--were astonished to discover that the socialist had actually won the race...by 10 votes. (Or 12, depending on who's telling the tale).
That was just the beginning. The shell-shocked good ol' boys of the city council considered the election a fluke. They were sure there was no way the socialist would ever get elected again--he was an automatic "lame duck." So they decided to ignore him. For example, they began scheduling city council meetings without informing the mayor's office when and where they were being held. But they miscalculated--instead of making the new mayor seem irrelevant, they made him a sympathetic figure, And he fought back. He publicized the council's outrageous actions, admonishing them for violating the public trust. In the next election, the public responded--not by returning a Good Ol' Boy to the mayor's office, but by throwing city council members out. The socialist got his own council members installed, and Burlington's city government was transformed permanently. Today, the mayor has moved on, but the city government is still stocked with his allies.
And what happened to this lame duck? Well, he became a political icon in Vermont, respected for his independence and honesty, and gradually moved up the political ladder: On Tuesday, former Burlington mayor Bernie Sanders was elected to the US Senate. We can only hope all of our newly elected "lame duck" Democrats do just as well.
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29 June - 24 July 2009
Organisers: Dr RH Clayton (Sheffield), Professor P Hunter (Auckland), Professor N Smith (Oxford) and Dr S Waters (OCIAM)
Predicting physiological behaviour from experimental data combined with environmental influences is a compelling, but unfulfilled, goal of post-genomic biology. This undeniably ambitious goal is the aim of the Physiome Project and its subset the Cardiome Project which is an international effort to build a biophysically based multi-scale mathematical model of the heart. To achieve this goal requires further development of the current generation of advanced cardiac models which span an already diverse set of mathematical representations from stochastic sub-cellular regulation models to whole-organ-based sets of coupled partial differential equations. The focus of this programme will be on the development and application of the mathematical techniques which underpin the ongoing extension of this approach, and specifically to:
The aim of this programme will be to debate and provide contributions from state of the art mathematical techniques for galvanising the wider research community into focused action on the emerging issues of applying mathematics and computational science to develop multi-scale computational models of physiological systems.
The theme for each week is:
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|Integrated Cardiac Function, with a one week conference on The Cardiac Physiome: Multi-scale and Multi-physics Mathematical Modelling Applied to the Heart
Focus: To review the characterisation of subcelluar measurement with biophysically based models of subcellular components including: channel and exchanger functions, signalling and transduction pathways.
Goal: The develop a position paper which review classes of subcellular models in terms of both structure (ODE/PDE, markov etc) and physiological function and then outlines a discussion based on:
This will be prepared for publication in a special issue of Progress in Molecular Biology and Biophysics
Two slides for each participants to (1) introduce what they are working on and (2) significant challenge in their work.
Kevin Burrage: Coupling fluctuations in channel behaviour at the cellular level to tissue : multiscale simulation of stochastic and deterministic processes in the heart
Followed by Welcome drinks reception at the Newton Institute and dinner in Cambridge
2:00-2:30 Dan Beard: Merging Cellular Biochemical Models Using Physicochemically Rigorous Rules
2:30-3:00 Martin Fink: Model Development and parameter estimation: the relationship between model structure, model parameter and available data.
3:00-3:20 Steven Niederer: A Meta Analysis of Cardiac Cell Models
3:20-3:40 Hans Dierckx: TBC
3:00-4:00 Elizabeth Cherry: Tale of two dogs and implications for cardiac electrophysiology
4:00-5:00 Discussion chaired by Nic Smith
Focus: To investigate frameworks and methods used to couple excitation and mechanics at both cell (ODE) and tissue scales (PDE). The influence and interdependence of these two phenomena will be discussed along with mathematical and computational tools.
Deliverables: We would invite everyone to contribute to a position paper establishing the level of detail that is appropriate for different types of numerical experiment. This paper might cover the following areas and include specific numerical examples:
This will be prepared for publication in a special issue of Progress in Molecular Biology and Biophysics
Sasha Panfilov: TBC
Followed by Welcome drinks reception at the Newton Institute and dinner in Cambridge
2:00-2:30 Olivier Bernus
2:30-3:00 Flavio Fenton: TBC
3:00-3:20 Steve Niederer Coupling cardiac excition and contraction
3:20-3:40 Early Career Participant TBC
3:00-4:00 Martyn Nash (TBC)
4:00-5:00 Discussion chaired by Richard Clayton
Focus: To investigate frameworks and methods to describe the flow and transport properties of the coronary vasculature, and to consider how these models link to the cell and tissue models considered in weeks 1 and 2.
Deliverables: To develop a position paper that reviews the current state of play in coronary vascular fluid mechanics, and outlines discussions that have taken place during week 3. This paper might cover the following areas:
This will be prepared for publication in a special issue of Progress in Molecular Biology and Biophysics.Program Outline
Spencer Sherwin: Large scale vascular flow modelling
Followed by Welcome drinks reception at the Newton Institute and dinner in Cambridge
2:00-3:00 Tim Secomb: Determinants of coronary structure and flow
3:00-4:00 Peter Davies: Title TBC
4:20-4:40 Rebecca Shipley Homogenization of the Vasculature in Tissues
4:40-5:00 David Nordsletten Blood flow and Cardiac Mechanics in the Left Ventricle
3:00-4:00 Nic Smith Integrating fluid mechanical models into global heart function,/p>
4:00-5:00 Discussion chaired by Sarah Waters
Multi-scale and Multi-physics Mathematical Modelling Applied to the Heart
Supported by BBSRC, the Wellcome Trust and the Newton Institute
See: http://www.newton.ac.uk/programmes/CPP/cppw01p.html


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German scrap metal company says the move will improve the company's balance sheet.
James Stapeley will replace Chris White, who is retiring from plastics recycling firm.
Company follows up deal for The Newark Group by acquiring SP Recycling's Tennessee plant.
IT asset disposition firm also expands Brazil plant.
Steel Dynamics and AK Steel buy steel mills in Michigan and Mississippi.
Agency calls for OSHA to implement combustible dust standard.
Funds are generated from fees imposed on solid waste landfilled in the state, annual retail business sales and new tire sales.
Consortium of food and beverage producers will help to assess recycling options.
Canadian company expects recycling capacity at Turkish plant to reach 110,000 metric tons per year.
Portugal-based consortium is dedicated to research and development of standards for a circular economy.
David Riddell will assume nonferrous metals management role.
Waste and recycling company will rebrand a number of regional affiliates with the Republic name.
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DALLAS — One game after the Oklahoma women turned in the most improbable and dramatic comeback victory in the Big 12 tournament's history, the Sooners proved how futile falling behind by 19 points at the half tends to be as well as how fragile a team they can still be.
A day later, Sunday, against Iowa State, back inside American Airlines Center, there wasn't even the hint of a rally as the Cyclones cruised by the Sooners 79-60.
OU couldn't stop Iowa State defensively, allowing 46 percent shooting (29 of 63) shooting; couldn't mount anything offensively, shooting 35.5 percent (22 of 62) from the field and 29.2 percent (7 of 24) from 3-point land; couldn't stand up to the Cyclones on the boards, getting outrebounded 49-28; and couldn't get to the free-throw line, making 9 of 12 less than 24 hours after earning 33 attempts against West Virginia.
OU coach Sherri Coale gave most of the credit to the Cyclones.
"How they're not ranked," she said, "I have no idea."
The Cyclones did something on Sunday that West Virginia did not do Saturday: play a 40-minute game.
After trailing 41-22 at the half, the Sooners never got any closer than 18 in the second half.
"They manhandled us on the inside, had great poise on the perimeter, knocked down open looks. We didn't do the same," Coale said. "We didn't come with the same aggression … They deserved to win the game and have a chance to play in the championship."
Anna Prins, the Cyclone center with Brittney Griner-like size and a deft touch from the outside, finished with 32 points on 11 of 20 shooting and nine rebounds.
Chelsea Poppens, smaller than Prins yet more physical, added 14 points and 10 rebounds, while Hailey Christofferson added 10 and nine boards.
They dominated OU early on both sides of the court, scoring on one end and clearing the glass on the other.
"Their post players are really strong," said OU forward Joanna McFarland, who finished with 12 points and nine rebounds. "They have a good mind about position. If you let them get deep, they're going to score."
OU could have used some help from leading scorer Aaryn Ellenberg, but the junior shooting guard finished 3 of 16 from the floor and scored 11 points. Point guard Morgan Hook matched McFarland's dozen to co-lead the Sooners.
Iowa State coach Bill Fennelly likes the way his team's playing heading into today's championship game.
"We were a great team in a great environment and we're excited to play (today)," he said.
It was the Cyclones' third victory this season over the Sooners and Coale thought the performance might be unprecedented.
"I don't know if I've ever seen them play any better," she said.
It got away from OU fast.
The Sooners made 4 of 5 shots to begin the game and lead 10-7 16:22 before the half, but didn't score again until 8:27 remained when an Ellenberg 3-pointer made it 24-13.
Iowa State followed with a 13-4 run (part of a bigger 30-7 run) to claim its first 20-point lead.
"We just went bone dry," Coale said. "Just like last night."
This time, OU wasn't coming back.
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CHICAGO (MarketWatch) — Passengers departing O'Hare International Airport continued to face long delays late Wednesday, after a thick morning fog caused air-traffic and flight delays in the central part of the United States as travelers journeyed for the Thanksgiving holiday.
The National Weather Service replaced an earlier dense-fog advisory with a hazardous weather outlook of fog "with potential for dense fog" well into the evening.
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Travelers looking to the Federal Aviation Administration's national map of airport delays from their mobile devices had little luck earlier, because the service went down on the busiest air-transit day of the year.
The FAA's site for delays was back in service by midafternoon.
United noted that there were flight delays in Detroit, Toronto and Houston because of fog, as well as in St. Louis and Minneapolis. Meanwhile, flights out of Calgary, Canada were facing delays because of snow.
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By Julie Huss
---- — LONDONDERRY — They are making their garden grow and learning all about art in the process.
Students at South Elementary School are enjoying lessons in nature under the guidance of visiting artist-in-resident Cynthia Robinson.
The Moultonborough-based artist has been at South School for several weeks, teaching all grade levels about nature and the art they can find there.
The school's outdoor garden courtyard served as a natural classroom while Robinson led the lessons, including how to find space and shapes in the natural landscape and how to create a window of greenery, flowers and other outdoor assers.
Robinson's visit was made possible partially through a New Hampshire State Council for the Arts grant and through other South School fundraising efforts, including the school's "Art to Remember" program where parents can purchase items bearing their child's artwork.
South Elementary art teacher Marcia Connors said having Robinson at the school has been good for engaging students in the art of nature in the garden.
"The kids just love to be out here," Connors said.
One morning last week, Robinson was teaching students about space, value and how shapes of all types can be found outdoors.
Students then wandered on their own or in groups to search out garden space to create a drawing.
"When I come out here, it lets my mind wander," 10-year-old Jesse Baldwin said. "It makes me feel good and free."
The fifth-grader sat quietly with his sketchbook, studying a nearby perennial and an autumn pumpkin display arranged nearby.
His classmates scattered among the garden area, some near a far wall, others standing along a pond complete with fish and turtles.
Emma Strangman, 10, was interested in the pond for her sketching exercise.
"I love the fresh air, the plants and the fish," she said.
Her friend Alexandra Kelly, also 10, used her small viewfinder to scope out the perfect scene.
"We can pick anything to do," she said. "I think I'm going to draw the waterfall and the turtle."
Robinson said she has visited many schools to teach her nature lessons and South School's garden was one of the most extensive and pretty garden areas.
"This is an anomaly," she said. "This is a great opportunity and what a resource it is for the school."
The garden also helps students be calm, creative and receptive to learning.
"Outside in nature, the pattern completely shifts," Robinson said.
Connors said South Elementary is very proud of the garden and all the experiences students can get while being in the space to learn.


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Rehearsals are oriented toward adults, but kids who want to sing are welcome to tag along.
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DCP provides e-learning opportunities to increase the outreach of its training activities. The online courses, based on sound academic principles, are intended for decision-makers from different government levels and representatives of the private sector, NGOs and international organizations.
The courses include highly social elements, self-assessment activities, hands-on tasks and peer-to-peer reviews. This wide set of activities ensures retention of content and knowledge sharing among participants and stimulates the creation of lively networks, which last long after the online courses end.
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---- — PEABODY — "It's a sign of the times," City Councilor Dave Gamache said as the city approved its first and second electronic billboards on Route 1.
But the times notwithstanding, the vote was taken with some misgivings.
Slapped down by the courts in a previous effort to restrict the number of billboards in Peabody, the City Council unanimously approved these signs last Thursday. But by the time they got to a third, static billboard for Route 1, member Barry Sinewitz could no longer contain his doubts.
He cited state rules requiring that electronic billboards be 1,000 feet apart and static billboards 500 feet apart. He wondered what the expected changes in state regulations will mean for decisions made now.
"We're approving billboards haphazardly," he complained. "How can we approve this when we don't know if it's legal?"
There were doubts expressed on whether the 1,000-foot limit included both sides of the highway. A representative from the billboard company, Clear Channel Outdoor, told the council that it did.
Sinewitz asked that the vote be postponed until the city's community development department charts exactly where the billboards are going and how far one will be from another.
Ironically, Sinewitz had voted for both of the electronic billboards — one is an existing billboard being replaced by an electronic sign. He finally balked when it came to a new static billboard, defined as a traditional billboard sign illuminated with spotlights.
"I just feel like I'm voting on something not even knowing what the zoning is," he said.
In the past, Sinewitz has been an outspoken critic of billboards, noting with displeasure the appearance of the city's first electronic sign years ago at a Route 114 office. It came complete with an image of a "throbbing foot."
Dave Gamache, whose ward contains all the Route 1 billboards, saw no difficulties. He referred colleagues to electronic signs already on Route 93 in Stoneham and Medford. Well-defined and colorful images, clearly visible day and night, flash on and off, allowing the sign to advertise multiple products.
"It's like pushing a button on the remote control," Gamache said. "I'm highly in favor of it."
The second sign, from Total Outdoor Corp. drew a complaint from resident Barry Poretsky of Heatherwood Lane, who said it will be too tall.
In response, Gamache noted there is a height restriction. He also quoted another resident who had contacted him, and who "really believes this is not going to be detrimental to the neighborhood."
The city's new billboard zoning is designed to limit the signs to Route 1 and Interstate 95. Peabody is considered a prime location by billboard companies, because so many highways go through it.


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CATF Advocacy Director Conrad Schneider (far left), Congressman Edward Markey and other climate experts after testimony before the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, March 2010.
The Diesel Clean-up Campaign led by the Clean Air Task Force and state-based partners is working to enact local, state, and federal policies to clean up pollution from dirty diesel engines. The Diesel Clean-up Campaign is officially endorsed by more than 525 organizations in all 50 states. In addition to advocating for widespread diesel clean-up policy on the federal level, Campaign partners in more than a dozen states lead on-the-ground campaigns to reduce diesel pollution by winning policies, legislation, and regulation on the local and state levels. As the campaign gains momentum, political leaders are increasingly heeding the call that the implementation of effective diesel clean-up policy is a win for health, a win for climate, and a win for jobs. To learn more, and to take action in support of this campaign, please visit the Diesel Clean-up Campaign.
The ultimate goal of the Diesel Clean-up Campaign is to reduce diesel emissions 70% by 2020 through a combination of engine retrofits, replacements, and repowerings fueled with cleaner diesel. Particular focus is paid to "hot spots"—those areas of concentrated diesel pollution where low-income and minority communities often reside—and the more than 200 U.S. counties (home to more than 88 million people) that currently fail to meet federal air quality standards under the Clean Air Act. In these communities and others, diesel retrofits are one of the fastest, simplest ways to reduce the public health burden of poor air quality, and to achieve compliance with EPA standards.
The work of our state-based campaign partners is improving local/regional air quality, and laying the groundwork for necessary federal action. Successful advocacy for local diesel clean-up policies and legislation lends tremendous credibility to the federal campaign, which is working to influence the current, reform-minded Administration and Congress within the context of the Climate debate, the reauthorization of federal transportation laws, and imminent Clean Air Act regulatory deadlines—a combination that presents an unprecedented opportunity for diesel clean-up progress.
Current Federal Campaign Goals include:
- Congressional support to fully fund the Diesel Emission Reduction Act (DERA) which provides the best opportunity for fast-acting diesel reduction measures, but which has lacked adequate funding since its original passage in 2005.
- A "Credit for Clunkers" Clean Truck Initiative combining a rule by EPA to reduce pollution from large trucks with financial incentives to assist with compliance.
- A provision in the federal Transportation Bill to require and fund the installation of modern pollution controls on diesel construction equipment used on federally funded transportation projects.
- Inclusion of funding for diesel black carbon reductions as part of federal climate legislation.


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STATE COLLEGE — Police in State College are searching for three suspects after masked gunman robbed a downtown jewelry store.
Authorities say the heist happened shortly before 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Kranich's Jewelers. Police say three men entered the store, demanded the keys to the display case and ordered employees on the floor.
Store owner Charles Kranich says one of the suspects held a gun to an employee's head. Police say the thieves got away with an undetermined amount of jewelry before fleeing. They also took a ring, a watch and a wallet from one of the employees.
No one was hurt.
Police have given the men's descriptions to local transportation officials and are on the lookout for them.


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SELINSGROVE — April 15 is just around the corner. The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program offers free tax preparation. Union-Snyder CAA and AmeriCorps have partnered with the IRS to help low to moderate income individuals who are not able to prepare their own taxes. This program is limited to those filing non-itemized returns.
A qualified volunteer will assist in filing taxes and assess if qualifications for certain tax credits are met. This program is offered through the Union-Snyder Community Action Agency and AmeriCorps at the Snyder County East Building (formerly the Selinsgrove CareerLink) at 713 Bridge St., Selinsgrove. There will be sites available in Selinsgrove and Lewisburg. For more information and to schedule an appointment, call AmeriCorps member Laura LaGrave, or Janet Bilger, at 374-0181.


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The state partnered with the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association to produce and distribute brief radio address once a week. Audio files and a written transcript of this radio address can be accessed on http://www.wi-broadcasters.org and http://walker.wi.gov/Weekly-Radio-Addresses. To download an mp3 file, you can right click the radio address link and click "save link as."
On Thursday, Gov. Walker delivered the weekly radio address titled Honoring Those Who Serve:
Hi, this is Scott Walker.
This week, we marked the 11th anniversary of the horrific terrorist attacks on our nation on September 11, 2001.
When those who want to destroy our nation senselessly killed innocent citizens, we responded by banding together and moving forward. Wisconsin stands with those who have selflessly served in the past, and those who are currently defending our freedoms abroad.
It is important to remember the price individuals have paid for the freedoms we enjoy today, which is why last week I went to visit with Wisconsin National Guard Troops deployed in Kosovo. They were deployed for Operation Joint Guardian, the NATO mission to ensure a safe and secure environment and freedom of movement for all residents of Kosovo. Those serving in Kosovo appreciated their home state supporting their efforts.
As we remember the devastation caused by terrorist attacks, I encourage everyone to reach out to those families who have loved ones overseas or veterans who have served in the past to offer words of support and encouragement. The brave men and women who volunteered to serve, protect the freedoms we enjoy today.


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|mare (mä'rā) Pronunciation Key
Plural maria (mä'rē-ə)
Any of the large, low-lying dark areas on the Moon or on Mars or other inner planets. The lunar maria are believed to consist of volcanic basalts, and many are believed to be basins formed initially by large impacts with meteoroids and later filled with lava flows. Compare terra.


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Anthony Stalter NFL Guru 101sports.com
Rams at Lions, 12:00PM
From their running back and offensive line to their banged up secondary, the Lions are a flawed team. If the Rams can somehow build a lead and let Chris Long and Robert Quinn loose on Matthew Stafford then St. Louis has a shot to spring the upset. But the biggest problem facing the Rams is that their offensive line will have a difficult time containing the Lions' front four, which is the strength of their defense. Brian Schottenheimer will lean on Steven Jackson and the running game but Sam Bradford could be in for a long day and eventually Detroit should pull away. (The young Rams also figure to struggle on the road this year, and Ford Field can get loud whether Detroit is competitive or not.)
PREDICTION: Lions 31, Rams 13
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Day Trip to St. Barts
Among our stops on St. Barts wasVilla Raisiniers, on Flamands Beach. Go after April 16 and this 2-bedroom, 2-bath beachfront cottage can be yours for only $3,312/week (incl. taxes and fees).
Before we were interrupted by tech snafus, I was in the middle of relating my adventures on St. Maarten/St. Martin and islands nearby. And today I'm here to tell you that, even on the normally unaffordable Caribbean island of St. Barts, there are beachfront villas that might actually be within the realm of possibility, as long as you avoid peak season:
Last Monday we ferried over to St. Barts for the day so I could check out a few affordable vacation rentals for my annual villa-rental feature in Conde Nast Traveler's June issue. Peg Walsh of St. Barth Properties, a St. Barts specialist on my annual list of the world's best villa rental agents, showed me the beach house pictured above, as well as . . .
Villa Les Embruns, another 2-bedroom, 2-bath vacation rental on the Baie de Flamands. This one can be had for only $3,588/week (incl. taxes and fees) after April 16.
Villa Les Embruns isn't smack on the beach like Villa Raisiniers, but it's only a 3-minute walk away, plus it's got a pool and is more elegant, with more modern conveniences.
But if you want to see the beachfront rental that would be perfect for my own family someday when I can afford it -- or if you want to find out what happened to Charlie on the ferry from Marigot to St. Barts (remember that fateful ferry ride to Anguilla?) -- click to the next page....
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... and after. That's the ferry pier in St. Barts' main town, Gustavia.
Pretty port, huh?
Pretty chic too.
At any rate, here's the view from the pool of the six-person beachfront villa that would be perfect for most families I know:
This 3-bedroom, 2-bath villa, called Crystal Dream, is right on the beach and goes for $6,314/week (incl. taxes and fees) after April 16.
That's $300 per room per night. Not bad for St. Barts, huh?


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