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Married 38 Years
I am married 38 years now and live in a sexless marriage, I have read lots of stories about this subject and one writer said every ones story is different.
My wife is unwell suffering from a constant back pain down at her tail bone and has arthritis. This has a lot to do with her lack of interest in sex.
What I cant understand is hugs, kisses and cuddles and kind words are a thing of the past also, we have a wonderful family and 2 grandchildren which my wife has not trouble baby sitting. Lifting them in and out of the bath is no trouble at the time, but suffers after wards.
I used to say to her all the time about out lack of sex and the answer I get is "Is that all you think about" so I have stopped asking and am really confused about it all.
Having an affair or leaving is not the answer i would be looking for, she is a very kind person and has said to me in the past to leave and go and meet someone else. I just could not do that.
For anybody reading this, I have not made it very clear for an answer, as I write I think the real answer is. "There is light an the end of the tunnel" and I can only hope that some day my wife will get well again.
I pray that is the case. WE all deserve love..God Bless
My husband and I have been married goin on 23 yrs. He is a good man, hard working, loyal and faithful.

Said that, I left him. As a nice guy that he is, he never made me feel like a wife. We were more like room mate with sex every now and then. There is no foreplay or cuddling or anything like that. Most of the time I would be sound asleep and would be woke'n up to it. After words he would hand my a towel and go to sleep. I was unhappy for many years. I even had affairs to give me what I so desperately craved, someone to want me, desire me.

After a while I realized that this was not only unfair to him, but unfair to me as well. I just couldn't live like that any longer.

Through the years together I have tryed to talk to him about how I feel and what could be done about it. But each and every time it always ended up back to the same way.

I was about to just give up and just except things for what they were and try and find a way to "just live with it". But after about a year of it, I just couldn't take it any longer and sat him down and told him it was over.

I have since moved out of state and I'm starting my life over.

Am I happier? Some times.

Am I lonely? Yes and no.

Do I think I made the right choice? Most Deafeningly!

I may never find another partner. I may be single for the rest of my days. But there is a total difference in feeling lonely while by myself, then feeling lonely while with someone.
jln99 hit the nail on the head. Many people use illness as an excuse not to have sex. There are other sexual activities that you can under take instead of intercourse. What ever happened to kisses, hugs and cuddling. I cannot understand how our spouses don't want some attention. I couold never figure this out.
After reading your story, I am fond of your patience and compassion for your wife's suffering. It's refreshing to hear of your appreciation for your family and you do not seem bitter for having to live with compromise. (I bet you're a great grandad!)

I agree that it wouldn't be healthy for you to continuously suppress your desires. Or to suffer silently. I think you should seek happiness in whatever form is fulfilling for you.

But, I'm feeling as though some comments that have been left are a little harsh on your wife. I would imagine that negativity is an easy emotion when one is living with physical limitations and pain. From your story, I wouldn't have assumed she is maliciously denying you. She may feel really inferior because of her condition. Maybe she needs some healthy encouragement instead.

Keep trying. It's hard for me to think that she would mind her loving husband's persistant affection.

Best wishes to you. I hope you both find what you need in each other.
I would think that their is something beyond the excuses because if she is able to lift grandchildren and have fun with them assuming they are young, then the pain she endures during these activities are pretty much the same. My point is pain of any sort is pain no matter what the reason is. I think that both of you should seek counseling to resolve this if your wife is not willing to discuss and resolve this with you. Sometimes a professional can intervene and maybe your wife will realize that this is excuse is not worth loosing you but rather rekindling what you have left. What I say to you

is if she is pushing you away you should find out why before you decide to walk away. This way you will have no regrets if this is your choice, if you choose to stay then PLEASE seek professional counseling to help her

see the light.
I understand after 38 yrs, hard to change things.

Just keep trying to communicate with her....maybe, some flowers, cook dinner with candlelight some soft music might help her get in the mood....

I honestly know how bad it feels to not have intimacy..any of the above would more than help me.

Best wishes to you.
I understand after 38 yrs, hard to change things.

Just keep trying to communicate with her....maybe, some flowers, cook dinner with candlelight some soft music might help her get in the mood....

I honestly know how bad it feels to not have intimacy..any of the above would more than help me.

Best wishes to you.
King,

one, sex is not your wife's priority. If it was, she'd lift your grandkids less and use the energy to have sex with you more.

two, it never gets better.

The sooner you understand that, the better off you're going to be. The worst situation is to live in a confused, hopeful state, which never comes to fruition.
my husband is older than me and i too have chronic back pain but i have tried for ever to instigate the sex but there is always an excuse! i love to be cuddled and hugged and even kissed, and i dont mind if there is nothing else but he becomes hostile and starts an argument so he doesnt have to come near me,i to wonder were to go?
I'm in year 35 of marriage, and affection and sex were not really ever what I would call great, it used to exist. When my wife started menopause, her ob-gyn prescribed Effexor XR for her menopause. It totally ended all sex and affection. If your wife is taking any meds, it could have a lot to do with your situation, especially if there is more than one med. Drug interaction can do strange things to a person, if it is what is happening to in your situation. I know meds are necessary, but most doctors don't seem to check or in the case of my wife, care about multiple prescriptions.
Hi 2326king, sorry you're having such a difficult time. If you are waiting for your wife to 'get well again' then I don't think she will. Chronic back pain and arthritis are debillitating and saps your energy. You say she suffers after just lifting a child out of a bath so it's not really surprising that she doesn't want sex. You have been married for nearly 40 years and don't want to leave her so I think you will have to resign yourself to the fact that she doesn't want to have sex any more. A kiss or a cuddle isn't too much to ask of her though, so maybe you can work on her being more affectionate. Good luck.


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Hi Madge, and welcome to cruise-chat.
As your flight is in the evening, you will debark the ship after most other passengers. All passengers are assigned a "color tag" based on a number of factors, including flight time. The color system is used to get people off the ship in as orderly a fashion as possible. You will also use this color to locate your luggage after debarking.
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I'd estimate that it will be at least two hours between the published time of arrival and the time you actually get off the ship. You can use this time to have a nice, leisurely breakfast.
Yes, you will also have a long wait at the airport, but it would probably be from about noon on.
Another option might be to take a shore excursion offered by the cruise line on disembarkation day...typically a tour of the surrounding area. These are offered only to those pax with late flights, but I don't know if that includes international flights.
Some passengers will opt to spend the day at a hotel. They take a taxi from the pier to a hotel nearby, enjoy the day at the pool, and then take a taxi to the airport a few hours before the flight. But...you will still he among the last ones off the ship due to the time of your flight, so it will be at least noon before you are checked into the hotel.
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- 1. In a large salad bowl, combine the cauliflower, tomatoes, celery, onion and green pepper. Add the salad dressing; toss to coat. Cover and chill until serving.
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I purchased the tablet through the Lenovo website. Upon receipt- I attempted to activate the (2g $ 25.00 dollar) monthly plan through AT&T via the Lenovo built-in activation center on the tablet. After signing up- I received an email to call Lenovo which I did- I was then told even know Lenovo displays the plan right on the tablet out of the box- it is not available and I would have to purchase a $60.00 dollar 5 gig monthly AT&T plan. So with much frasutration I attempted to activate the tablet through verizon as they too are shown on the tablet as a preferred vendor. So now I went to the Verizon store and was told by the manager that the Verizon system is not recognizing the built -in wireless cards serial 3s etc.
I even tried with sprint and they too said they could not activate. Does anyone have any suggestions? I should not be forced into a $60.00 AT&T monthly plan- especially the fact that Lenovo displays the cheaper AT&T plan on the Lenovo tablet.
Has anyone run into the same issues. If so- do you have any suggestions? I am ready to return the tablet as Lenovo has been of no help at all.
Thanks in advance.
Solved! Go to Solution.
I'm also experiencing lack of support from Lenovo. Support staff in Atlanta know nothing.
Are you having a 3g carrier issue as well?
Thanks very much
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I', also having the same problem in Ireland!
When i press activate device.
It just comes up with the same page .
"mobile Broadband"
"To signup and activate: Please contact your service provider."
"Important: you may be asked for the following information when activating"
And follows with
Imei number:
Sim number (ICCID) [SOMETIMES ITS DOESN'T APPEAR /NULL]
Subscriber identification (imsi): [SOMETIMES ITS DOESN'T APPEAR /NULL]
Adapter description: Ericsson F5521gw
Driver Version: MBM U300-ril 22.214.171.124
Firmware version :R3B01"
Irish Network mobile broadband providers, Like Vodafone , O2 , Three, and Meteor are all 3g/ Umts capable networks also Meteor is EV-DO compatible.
yet when i click activate i thought it is like a Wizard Setup screen and it just displays this "Contact your service provider" page and no buttons and no way to proceed to the next step. Of connecting the Modem.
Also currently the Providers are not aware of any way or know how in relation to activation of Broadband software on tablets as they stated from reps " Its a pointless excerise to Minimize a Market by restricting Network providers to a certain category , especially in Ireland where all providers rely on a 2100mhz frequency".
They seem to think it is based on 3 options:
1. A mistake in programming by Lenovo (more likely).
2. They require only certain Recongised network providers ( You scratch my back i scratch yours)
3. They possibly overlooked the fact that Tablets are a more Personal item that just a Business utensil and are only so far been used to access the Internet by Mobile Broadband via bill pay plans sims only.
I feel the later number 3 personally , I think there is a work around using pre paid sims but involves a Pc with internet, sim card with credit and a company network provider which allows internet use via pre paid monthly plans like Mobile broadnand dongles. Which needs a dialer software to connect to the server via *99# etc.
Apn settings which is more advanced in the tablet.
and a way of using the modem to send inquiries to the message center via texts which all usb dongles do comunicate with their servers.
i find this really strange, i have the uk version of the tablet.
all i did was get a vodafone data modem on contract which gives me 1gb for just under £10 a month, i then just took the sim card out and put it in my tablet, all i had to do was go and change the apn to a vodafone one, i had a pay as you go sim and did the same thing but i had to manually create an apn for that but again no problems, no need for activation as the sim works out of the box
Well today i found that Vodafone brought out a new Sim Card.
So i purchased a mobile broadband Sim Card.
I registered the mobile broadband pass via PC 5gb download allowance.
Plugged the sim into slot (Tpt turned off) .
turned on the device and selected the propper APN profile.
Usually 4 depending on provider.
i Selected the APN profile which wasn't the two WAP settings , but the Profile that was for Mobile BroadBand.
hey presto automactically connected.
ps .The Activation option is BullS**t , just like a pop up ad.
Yup! Exact same situation for me. Running around banging my head as I attempted to get the $25 AT&T 2gig plan (did the whole Verizon attempt as well). However, where I finally found refuge was with T-Mobile. I tried their 1gig $30/month no contract deal and it worked well. Also, I see Virgin Mobile offers a 500 mb $20/month no contract deal which I might give a go next.
Lenovo really scewed the pooch on this one. I do love the tablet but the 3G fiasco is such a laugh. They should be beyond ashamed of this mess.
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I', also having the same problem in Ireland!
When i press activate device.
I'm on 3 Ireland and it works like a charm, though all Irish carriers should work just as well. The "activate device" dialog is useless, thats only for the US providers so that they can screw customers. For the rest of the world you can just go into any cell phone shop, buy a prepaid sim card with data, and pop it into the tablet. The APN settings should already be in the on-board database, I did not have to do anything beyord that.


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Ex-Gov. Jeb Bush, Rev. Al Sharpton and John Legend to join MSNBC anchor Joe Scarborough in Tampa Thursday
Florida Congressman-turned-MSNBC morning anchor Joe Scarborough is bringing a star-studded cast to his appearance in Tampa Thursday: Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, R&B singer John Legend, Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg Newark Mayor Cory Booker and the Rev. Al Sharpton.
These are the guests NBC has announced for a live broadcast of Scarborough's Morning Joe show from Alexander Elementary School in Tampa. The topic: what works and what doesn't in education, a discussion which will include a town hall discussion with "selected guests and members of the Florida education community" according to an MSNBC release.
Scarborough will also be joined by his co-host and on air foil, Mika Brzezinski.
Ironically, Bush may be the only notable who is not at Alexander Elementary in person, appearing by satellite from New York City, according to a spokeswoman for the Hillsborough County School District. The school was chosen because of its diversity -- 90 percent of students are on free or reduced lunch, which a high percentage of minority students -- and its success as an A-level school on the FCAT tests.
"They wanted a school which shows that, if everyone works together, it doesn't matter what color their skin, their religion, their economic background or what language they speak," said district spokeswoman Linda Cobbe.
About 240 people are expected for the channel's town hall segment, including Superintendent MaryEllen Elia, school board members Susan Valdes and Carol Kurdell and Megan Allen, 2010 Florida Teacher of the Year and a 4th grade teacher at Cleveland Elementary School in Tampa. The telecast, however, is closed to the public.
The whole event is dubbed Great Expectations, and will air from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. on MSNBC Thursday.
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The 'Great Expectations' Broadcast and Town Hall Event on May 25 Will Focus on Education in America
Guest include Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, Former Gov. Jeb Bush, and Musician John Legend
NEW YORK - March 23, 2010 - MSNBC's "Morning Joe" will broadcast live from Tampa, Florida on Thursday, March 25 with a special broadcast and town hall event focused on education in America. The "Great Expectations" broadcast will bring together the leaders who are at the helm of education reform in America. The program will also feature a one-hour town hall discussion with special guests and members of the Florida education community.
"Morning Joe" co-anchors Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski will be joined by Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, Former Governor Jeb Bush, Grammy-Award winner John Legend, Rev. Al Sharpton, and Mayor Cory Booker among others. The guests will discuss what works and what doesn't when it comes to education, including success stories of educational entrepreneurs and schools that have exceeded expectations.
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I find myself with two versions of Haddock installed: the Debian-supplied 2.9.2 in /usr/bin, and a cabal-install-provided 2.4.2 in ~/.cabal/bin, which is first in my $PATH. (Presumably this was due to some package depending on a newer version of Haddock than Debian provided in the distant past.)
As a result, when I install any package (with 'documentation: True' in my ~/.cabal/config), I receive warnings as follows:
Installing executable(s) in /tmp/hmph/bin Updating documentation index /tmp/hmph/share/doc/index.html Warning: Cannot read /usr/lib/ghc-doc/haddock/Cabal-126.96.36.199/Cabal.haddock: "Interface file is of wrong version: /usr/lib/ghc-doc/haddock/Cabal-126.96.36.199/Cabal.haddock" Skipping this interface. Warning: Cannot read /usr/lib/ghc-doc/haddock/hunit-22.214.171.124/HUnit.haddock: "Interface file is of wrong version: /usr/lib/ghc-doc/haddock/hunit-220.127.116.11/HUnit.haddock" Skipping this interface. ... and so on, for every installed library
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A comprehensive immigration reform bill has been passed by the U.S. Senate but it will likely die in the Republican controlled House of Representatives. However, the Senate bill itself is weak and not supported by many Latino and Black organizations. More important, the national immigration reform conversation does not include continental Africans or those from Haiti, Latin America and the Caribbean.
Today's column again underscores the need for public awareness and leadership about the unconscionable neglect of Black immigrants in the United States. Despite being passed by the U.S. Senate, the immigration reform remains a highly controversial and is nowhere near a done deal. African Americans too are divided on the immigration issue. Many feel, and sometimes with good cause, undocumented Latino immigrants get jobs and receive preferential treatment at their expense.
The Black Alliance for Just Immigration (BAJI), a group largely comprised of African Americans and Black immigrants, was formed in 2006 in the wake of an upsurge of public opposition to proposed repressive immigration reform legislation in Congress. BAJI's mission: "To engage African Americans and other communities in dialogue that leads to action that challenges U.S. immigration policy and underlying issues of racism and economic inequity that frame the dialogue. We are also committed to bring the voice of the African American Diaspora into the immigration rights debate by facilitating discussions with Afro-Caribbean, Afro-Latino and African immigrants."
BAJI believes it is in the interest of African Americans to actively support immigrant rights and build coalitions with immigrant communities to further mutually beneficial economic and social justice. "All people, regardless of immigration status, country of origin, race, color, creed, gender or sexual orientation deserve human rights, as well as social and economic justice. U.S. immigration policy has been infused with racism, forcing unequal and punitive standards on immigrants of color; and immigration to the U.S. is driven by an unjust international, economic order that deprives people of the ability to earn a living and properly raise a family in their own countries."
BAJI also believes that through international trade, lending and investment policies, the U.S. government and large corporations are the main promoters and beneficiaries of an unjust economic order. African Americans, with a long history of being economically exploited, marginalized and discriminated against, have much in common with Africans and other people of color who migrate to the United States.
In 2009, BAJI and other immigrant rights groups convened the inaugural meeting of the Black Immigration Network (BIN). Fifty-one participants from 30 cities, 17 states, born in 16 different countries, met in Baltimore, Maryland. The goals were: 1) to examine critical issues around African American and immigrant relations, especially the relations between African Americans born in the U. S. and immigrants of African descent; 2) to strategize about ways to address immigration issues and other key social and political issues facing our communities; 3) to foster intergroup cohesion and explore ongoing networking and collaboration.
BIN's vision statement: "To create a Black immigration network that encompasses people of African descent who reside in the United States. Since Africans in the diaspora have long-standing divisions, spurred by misconceptions and misunderstandings, it is important to share African American ancestry and similar experiences with racism and exploitation in the U.S, and globally, and build a common ground framework for common struggle. BIN can be an important space for gathering and ongoing strategizing, information-sharing and work for the benefit of all our communities."
Major decisions in Baltimore included: To continue BIN as a national network-a Continuations Committee was formed to develop proposals for organizational structure, membership criteria and recruitment; developing a framework statement and a set of principles and recommendations for humane immigration reform; focusing on relationship and alliance-building between and among African American communities and communities of African, Afro-Latino and Afro-Caribbean immigrants.
BIN continues to develop plans to work in Los Angeles, collaborating with community-based labor and faith-based groups. The long-term goal includes changing the knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and behaviors of a significant segment of the African American community about the root causes of immigration, immigrants' stake in supporting fair and just immigration reform and the importance of building alliances with immigrant communities around a range of common issues.
The initial focus is supporting and engaging immigrants of African descent and challenging the invisibility of African, and Afro-Latino immigrants in the immigrant rights movement. Also, to elevate the concerns, barriers and inherent challenges these immigrants face by emphasizing and capitalizing on the diversity of immigrants from all parts of the world. The proposed work in Los Angeles includes three components: A training and technical assistance program targeting Black faith, labor and community organizers, a public education program targeting African Americans and the development of solidarity, advocacy and action.
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If you didn't already know, today's kids rock. Figuratively and literally. You have the high school dude who bench pressed 700 pounds here in Abilene, the Texas basketball team that showed so much compassion by helping a mentally challenged player from the other team score a basketball goal, or kids just simply rocking out to tunes we all know and love. Today's kids are just doing amazing things at young ages.
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A decade before a water main rupture disrupted Christmas for tens of thousands of Pinellas residents, the county was warned of its weakened condition.
An acoustics test, conducted over 133 days in 2001, revealed 600 possible break points in the Belcher Road line that required "significant corrective measures."
But instead of replacing the faulty pipe, Pinellas water managers downplayed the risk, opting for repairs and repeatedly delaying its removal, according to a St. Petersburg Times review of hundreds of pages of documents dating back to 1996.
As a result, the county has spent nearly $2 million since 2004 for repairs to the water main that runs under Belcher, from East Bay Drive to Bryan Dairy Road. The total includes $300,000 for emergency repairs, but does not yet include all the overtime hours it took to fix the rupture in December.
More than 150 people worked furiously around the clock to repair the break, one of the largest in county history. The pipe will be replaced for $7.5 million this year, a decade after questions surfaced about its integrity and decades before it was supposed to wear out.
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The pipe that ruptured in December was made by a company called Interpace.
Warnings about the company's defective piping go back decades, in news stories about costly breaks across the country and in Pinellas County's own files.
In 1979, Pinellas sued the pipe maker after a larger, 60-inch, pipe ruptured. Essentially the wire reinforcing the main went bad, undermining the strength of a pipe expected to last decades.
Interpace, which made some of its pipes in Pasco County, went out of business, plagued by defective piping claims across the country.
Pinellas spent $21 million to replace the line and $9 million on the 15-year legal battle, though court awards eased some of the bill, news accounts show.
But a smaller, 48-inch version of the pipe remained, underneath Belcher Road. Unlike with the bigger pipe, the county held off replacing it because it hadn't actually ruptured or demanded serious reconstruction, officials said. It also was a smaller model, albeit with the same bad wiring.
It appears to be among the last of its kind among the major governments in Tampa Bay. Hillsborough no longer has any, and St. Petersburg replaced its a decade ago, utility officials said.
Tampa has about a mile and a half left in several places, including a section on Bruce B. Downs Boulevard that is currently being replaced, wastewater director Ralph Metcalf said. Plans are under way to replace the others.
"This (pipe) is going to go bad. It is just going to be when," Metcalf said.
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In early 1997, Pinellas hired an engineering firm to investigate the main under Belcher. Reports at the time describe it as deteriorating, raising suspicions.
But crews had trouble getting an adequate look, so an acoustics test was ordered.
The results prompted a recommendation for repairs or replacement.
The county decided in 2004 to spend $1.2 million to replace several sections of the pipe. The matter came before the County Commission as an "emergency" expense due to "imminent" risks. The item was approved without any discussion, including an unexpected $430,000 in additional repairs, records show.
"Normally those types of issues don't get reported up to the commission level unless they have a material impact," said Commissioner Ken Welch, a board member since 2000. "Obviously, this one did."
Pick Talley, the utilities director from 1991 to 2008, said the staff and studies never suggested the entire line posed an imminent threat, allowing them to proceed only with repairs.
Replacing the whole main would have been complex, requiring extensive traffic mitigation and coordination with other projects that could disrupt water service. Private engineers, in reports provided by the county, never ruled out only making repairs.
But even a simple valve repair triggered alarm.
"Decisions need to be made quickly," Kevin Becotte, the current interim utilities director who was then director of the general maintenance, wrote in a February 2004 e-mail to staffers. "As I told you Monday, the leak could be undermining the road, causing a potentially dangerous situation."
The 2004 repairs only served to raise more questions about the integrity of the pipe.
As workers excavated around the pipes, they discovered the main was in worse shape than originally thought. Some sections thought to be fine had crucial support wires that were long deteriorated, according to reports at the time.
"We had no idea whether the segments of the pipe were good or bad," said former utilities engineering chief Michael Sweet.
An outside consultant reviewed video from inside the main in 2005, and said the pipe was worse, in fact, than lines the county was currently replacing.
Engineers warned that the water pressure could be surpassing a level the pipe could tolerate.
The county turned down the pressure, and decided it was time to replace the pipe.
But that 2005 decision didn't translate to actual work on a replacement line.
The project suffered numerous delays as officials decided on a replacement line and haggled over its design.
Construction on a new $10 million line was scheduled for 2009. But that schedule collided with the recession and newly hired County Administrator Bob LaSala imposed spending cuts.
So the project was delayed again, said Sweet and former utility director Tom Crandall, Talley's successor.
"It was the opinion of staff, and I'm not trying to point the finger at someone else, but it was the collective opinion of staff that we could get by for another year and there would not be catastrophic failure," LaSala said.
"Was is it done cavalierly? Absolutely not. It was done with a great deal of thought," he said. "We thought, 'Well, could we get another year out of it?' "
But when money was again available, the project snagged over revisions to a workable traffic plan for when crews were digging up the street. The only plus: construction costs dropped $2.5 million during the recession.
Work on a new line started in June — more than a year later than engineers planned.
Work was scheduled to be done in fall 2011. Now the county is asking the contractor to speed up the work in hopes of avoiding another blowout.
Once the new line is in place, the old, deteriorating main will be abandoned.
Times researcher Carolyn Edds contributed to this report. David DeCamp can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or (727) 893-8779.


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BOK Financial Corp. (BOKF) filed Annual Report for the period ended 2011-12-31. Bok Finl Corp has a market cap of $3.66 billion; its shares were traded at around $53.52 with a P/E ratio of 12.9 and P/S ratio of 2.6. The dividend yield of Bok Finl Corp stocks is 2.5%. Bok Finl Corp had an annual average earning growth of 2.4% over the past 10 years.
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A massive thank you to everyone who helped make our first year so much fun. We were able to bring a ton of artists that otherwise may not have had a chance to grace our city, make a ton of new friends, and listen to so much incredible music. A special thanks goes out to the Sound Table, Clandestine Artists, SOCO Audio, HEAT Promo, Beat Lab, and the many other organizations that helped us put these shows together. We have decided that we wanted to bring in Year 2 with a bang so without further delay...
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Greg Paulus and Nick DeBruyn AKA No Regular Play met as 8 year olds growing up in St. Paul, Minnesota. Picking up inspiration from hip-hop and jazz legends such as A Tribe Called Quest, J Dilla, Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock, Greg performed trumpet at local jazz clubs in his teenage years and together they traveled to Cuba's Havana to study Afro-Cuban rhythm, music and culture. Greg went on to study jazz/classical at the Manhattan School of Music and worked with James Brown's drummer and Lauryn Hill before touring with critically acclaimed indie band Beirut.
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In 2008 they released the acclaimed "Blonde Juan" digital package and in 2009 the "Owe Me" ep was released as a 12" .
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A firm believer that the long hours of studio work keeps a musician grounded, he's produced 14 EP's, two albums, and countless remixes to date, on highly respected labels like Crosstown Rebels, Dumb Unit, Foundsound, Alphahouse, Rrygular, Mo's Ferry, and Hallucination Limited. Licensing original tracks to mix compilations such as Matthew Dear's Fabric mix, Luciano's HiFi SciFi on Soma and Damian Lazarus' Get Lost mix shows that his peers in the industry hold his music in high regard.
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As UNC winds down this year's spring football season with Saturday's 3:00 pm Spring Game in Kenan Stadium, the Tar Heels are looking to finish strong and have some fun in front of their loyal fans.
Head coach Larry Fedora is looking to see guys flying around and making things happen, and the Tar Heel players themselves---many of whom are embattled in fierce position competitions---are seeing this as their last big chance to make an impression on the coaches while making much-needed improvements in a game-like setting.
"I hope I'm going to see guys having fun, you know," Fedora said after practice earlier this week. "A lot of effort. It's their opportunity to show out. But I want to see effort. That's the main thing. I want to see these guys play hard. I want to see them have fun. I want to see them play hard. I want to see them play fast. I want to see them play physical."
"It's our last opportunity to get better," added junior right guard Landon Turner. "I'm just going to play hard, try to end this spring on a good note, try to take everything that I've learned this spring and just leave here a better football player on Saturday."
Turner is the only UNC full-time starting offensive lineman from 2013 who is certain to play in Saturday's game, as two are gone and two others are injured.
The rising junior has been working hard this spring to bring along his younger teammates, of whom several are going to have to play key roles this coming fall.
"I've had a lot of pressure to be a leader from the coaches. And I know I'm one of those guys on the line," Turner told us. "I know that guys look up to me. But I can't let that necessarily change what I do. I'm just going to continue to be myself and just continue to try to lead by example. I'm not a big rah-rah guy. So the best thing I can do for the guys is just show them what to do through my own work ethic. It's a blessing to me, because it keeps me in check. It's kind of humbling."
"Absolutely, when it comes down to it really, I want to do what I can do for the team. What's best for the team. So if that means I have to be more vocal, I'm sure the opportunity will come up where I need to be more vocal."
UNC's lack of depth along the offensive line heading into Saturday is the biggest concern with this team at the moment.
Starting left guard Caleb Peterson has been out all spring, the Tar Heels only have one scholarship player (Lucas Crowley) and a largely-untested walk-on (Arien Smith) at center, and starting right tackle Jon Heck wasn't practicing Wednesday and is doubtful for Saturday, creating a situation where it could directly affect how the Tar Heels scrimmage.
While the event is scheduled to have two 15-minute quarters normal to real games, and then two 15-minute quarters with running clocks for the second half, the offensive line concerns could create some challenges fielding two complete units.
"We're definitely ahead of the offensive line right now (with our defensive line)," said Fedora. "Guys are making some plays. We finally are building up some depth in the defensive line. We've got multiple guys who can roll in right now, and we're making a lot of progress there, I think."
"We want to see if we can split with the offensive line," Fedora continued. "There's a lot of situations we can use, but right now the thinnest spot we are is along the offensive line. So that's going to dictate how we do this with the game. Some guys may have to play on both sides."
"We just haven't had a lot of guys," added Turner, the team's mainstay at right guard going back to the latter part of the 2012 season.
"We've had some guys sick. We've got some flu going around. But it's just another challenge to answer. I think we're going to be all right. We've got a solid corps of guys, and with the guys we've had out, some guys that haven't gotten a chance to get as many reps have gotten a chance to get better, too. If anything, I think our depth has improved over the course of this spring."
Another player who is likely to not play on Saturday is Ryan Switzer, though he's been able to take part in much of UNC's spring practices and the various drills and segments. Others who probably won't play include Darien Rankin and Romar Morris.
"Saturday I'll be watching unless things change, but I'll have a good time with everybody," Switzer said. "There's only a couple periods in practice where I'm not able to do stuff. The seven-on-seven, the one-on-ones, the routes on air, I've been able to do all that. And that's been my main focus is to make sure I'm a better route runner. Make sure I'm more dependable, more reliable as a receiver to my quarterbacks. And I've gotten that accomplished this spring and I'm proud of myself for it."
Saturday will be Seth Littrell's first opportunity to call plays in a game-like setting as North Carolina's offensive play-caller, and the first time new UNC staff members Larry Porter and Keith Heckendorf will get to work with the Tar Heel players on the sidelines on a Kenan Stadium Saturday afternoon as position coaches.
While Heckendorf was on the staff last season, his role is considerably expanded now as quarterback's coach.
"I think it's been pretty smooth, really (the transition with the new coaches)," said Fedora. "I don't think there's been a problem there. We're still trying to identify who we are personnel-wise as an offense, and that's the most difficult thing. What kind of offense are we going to be? What kind of team are we going to be offensively? What personnel groupings, what kind of plays are we going to be able to take advantage of this year?"
"I think terminology (coming from other schools) is the hardest thing," the third-year UNC coach added. "Ball is ball, but when you get in the heat of the battle, and words are coming out that you know, and that makes it difficult. Especially with what we're doing, because we're trying to process things as quickly as possible."
"It's pretty much been the same," added Switzer of the new coaches. "We've tweaked it a little bit. We've got a couple different route combinations in. But for the most part it's been the same. And we're just looking forward to continuing getting better at it."
While there's plenty of uncertainty as to how the new coaches will mesh with the players in a true game environment, there's every bit as much uncertainty about which players will emerge as key contributors at several positions.
Fedora indicated that defensive end, running back, and quarterback are just a few of the position battles that provide guys chances to step out of the crowd on the biggest stage the spring season has to offer on Saturday.
"I don't know if we've defined who's going to be the No. 1 guy yet (at defensive end)," said Fedora. "Jessie Rogers is probably the guy that if we had to throw somebody out there right now, he would be the first guy that goes. He's got the most experience over there. But I know that Junior Gnonkonde and Dajaun Drennon, all three are in the mix."
"Until we determine who's No. 1 and who's No. 2, right now I could see multiple guys playing back there (at running back)," Fedora continued.
One player who will have a lot of eyes on him Saturday is true freshman running back Elijah Hood, who is in competition with T.J. Logan and Khris Francis for those much-desired repetitions in Carolina's offensive backfield rotation.
"I think he's come a long way this spring," said Fedora of Hood. "I think he has a pretty good grasp of what we're doing offensively. And the more reps he gets, the better he's going to be. His legs are under him, all those things. But he's still having to think. He's still having to process things. When you think you don't play as well."
For Hood and the rest of the UNC players, Saturday is going to be their last, best chance to show what they're got until August 30th's home opener against Liberty.
When Liberty arrives in Kenan Stadium it will be for real of course, and the Tar Heels from that point on won't get any re-dos.
Aside of this summer's training camp, perhaps nothing can better prepare the Tar Heel players for the upcoming season than coming out with a spirited and well-executed workout on Saturday. They'll have some quality film to spend the rest of the offseason assessing, and guys will be able to feel good about what they've accomplished this spring if they can come out and perform well in front of the UNC faithful.


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I'd say that you need to go with your gut on this...
I have small kids. I've slept in until 10:30 in the morning. Our second DD wandered across the road to the park when she was 20 months old. Our kids would rather not wear shoes, or clothes for that matter. And often, by the time people get to kid number 4 they're running a pretty relaxed household. If the vibe is that this family really needs help though, you should call CPS.
Has your DD said anything to their older boy about his brother roaming so far? Have you talked to the little boy about why he wonders so much? If he's allowed to be wondering?
Aside from the shoes, does he seem uncared for? Is he showing up hungry? Is he beyond regular kid dirty?
I've tried to talk to the little guy but I don't even think he's quite four. I always ask him if his mom knows where he is when he comes over and he says yes. He's also asked my 13 yo to have sex with him, but almost four year olds can say things they have overheard without really knowing what they mean...
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Okay, that last sentence really jumped out at me. I'm a social worker, and thus a mandated reporter. And if I had a situation like that, I'd have big red flags up.
You're absolutely right that four year olds can repeat things they overhear without knowing what they mean, but the problem is determining whether it really is that. And that's not easy to do unless you know what to look for and what kind of follow up questions to ask.
I hate to jump too quickly to "Call CPS" but between the mention of concern about a substance abuse issue, asking your 13 year old to have sex, and the lack of supervision, unless you're in a position to figure out that the children really aren't in danger (and it doesn't sound like you are) then it may be a good time to say "this is beyond my scope of knowledge, I need to ask someone who knows how to deal with it."
He's also asked my 13 yo to have sex with him, but almost four year olds can say things they have overheard without really knowing what they mean...
if the kid saying hadn't bothered you, you wouldn't have thought to tell us about it. that means your gut is telling you something is wrong.
call CPS. they will go over and check it out. if something bad was going on and you didn't call even though you had seen the red flags, you would feel real bad. if you call and it is nothing, then you will have peace of mind. trust your gut.
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Ok, I say neglected only because that's my opinion, I so don't want to sound judgemental here but I NEED advice!!!
We live in a ruralish area, we actually live in the county seat of a rural area. Our specific neighborhood is tucked between a large church, that boasts an attractive playground and our kid's K-12 School building, which of course has another attractive playground. There are only 5 streets in our little sub of small 1950's cape cods, very working class, very tight knit. On the other side of the church is a busy 2 lane highway. Hard to get to on foot and no roads that directly tie the highway into our sub but it's there...The road our sub is off of is a two lane road as well and while the speed limit is only 35 mph, it's still busy.
Over the summer, a family moved in about three streets away. The mom has four kids and I think her boyfriend lives with them. The kids are boys who are 14 and 11, a five year old girl and a 3-4 year old boy. My oldest dd is friends with the oldest boy. The mom works and over the summer the littlest boy would often show up at our house, with no shoes, and if he couldn't play at our house, he'd go on to the school to play, we live on the last street before the school. The neighborhood kids all cut through our yards to get to the school, which is fine, so he wasn't ever out on any main roads but still...
I thought it was because mom was at work and the kids weren't watching him closely enough.
Since school's been back in session, he's shown up at our home several times and about 30 minutes later mom comes looking for him because he left without her knowledge. Last time it was 10:30 in the morning and she was in her nightgown and said he left while she was sleeping!!! She seems nice enough but a) doesn't know a thing about me, and she was fine to let him play at our house, she's met my older kids but still...and b)he never has shoes on!!!
I'm back at work and we have a sitter than comes to our home. I relieve her at 12:15 and take my son to preschool at 12:30. When I came to get Chase at lunch today, the sitter said a little blonde boy came over with no shoes on and asked to come in. I explained briefly and said she too had seen him alone over by her house, which is over by the church. About five minutes later we were loading into the car to go to preschool and here comes two middle school kids (who had been outside for gym class in the grassy area behind out property) with the little neighbor boy. I asked if he had been at the school and they said yes and I asked if they knew where he lived and they said yes so I went on to the school to take my son to class.
I don't know what to do. I know my oldest daughter has seen the father of the two youngest children at their home arguing with the mom over the kids in the past. I don't think she would respond well to my talking to her about it. I just have that impression. I've tried hard to be friendly and she's nice but not very receptive. My husband has wanted me to call CPS since about mid summer. He's just always alone! I love our neighborhood and I know all the kids look out for each other, and him but anything could happen, you just never know. I wish the school had called the cops and said a kid had wandered over there today! It's not really helpful to just take him home over and over.
So, any ideas or suggestions???
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The shoe thing, to me, is no big deal. It is not always indicative of neglect and is actually good for growing kids. There are many groups of people who intentionally go barefoot as often as possible. That does not sound cps worthy to me. Now him all over the place at odd hours is concerning and I would talk to the mom about that before calling CPS. Just letting her know that you are not always available or maybe offer to give her some baby proofing things (which she may have and he is just able to get through). If she seems confused be honest about your concern over his safety. If shes not receptive, then shes not. Then take the next big step.
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I would call CPS. You don't have to know what exactly isn't right in a situation to call-- it's CPS's job to figure out what is going on in the home that's resulting in an unkempt 3-4 yo roaming the streets without shoes. And, I have to agree, the comment about asking your 13 yo to have sex is a red flag-- it could just be something he heard, or it could mean something more. Again, I would call CPS and let them investigate.
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and the sad thing is, he'd get three to four times the sexual abuse in foster care.
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Ketch and Hiro-pon teamed up in September 1999 in Tokyo, and just a year later people from all over the world were cramming into their gigs at the huge and prestigious Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland. By 2004, as the buzz around them continued to build with their nonstop touring, Gamarjobat were back at the Fringe to scoop the lofty Double Act Award — followed in 2005 by the stratospheric Tap Water Award, when they were chosen from among the festival's 2,000 acts and at one fell swoop became the event's top celebrities. At that time, indeed, The Scotsman newspaper described them as "irresistibly, endearingly funny and undoubtedly the most skilled and clever comedy in Edinburgh," and the London-based Daily Telegraph dubbed them "utterly mesmerizing."
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