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September 10
A variety of global art adventures will help greet the new season beginning tonight, with several museum and gallery openings that hop cultures, travel around the planet and journey back in time.
At the Norwest Bank Atrium, 1740 Broadway, the Asian Pacific Development Center hosts its first annual Artists of Asia Showcase, a benefit exhibition of works by five contemporary Chinese artists. Age-old themes and techniques mix with modern sensibilities in the pieces, which remain on view through September 18. Two of the artists will be on hand for a 6 p.m. fundraising reception featuring appetizers provided by the Imperial Restaurant; tickets are $35. For details call 303-393-0304.
The Denver Art Museum gets into the autumnal act with its Fall Antiquities and Art Show, a major four-day event rounding up twenty of the best contemporary Native American artists currently working in the United States, as well as a national cross-section of antique dealers offering everything from pre-Columbian objects to American folk art. The event kicks off tonight at 7 with a preview party benefiting the DAM's Douglas Society, a group that focuses on educational programs to promote native arts; the show and sale then get under way Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., along with artist lecture/demonstrations at 1:30 daily. Finally, the show culminates from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday with the DAM Friendship Pow Wow, an annual event with lots of colorful dancing and costumes. The museum is at 100 W. 14th Ave. Pkwy.; admission is $75 for the opening-night benefit and $10 on show days ($8 members; $15 for a three-day pass). Call 303-640-4433 or log on to www.denverartmuseum.org.
Contemporary work by an artist who began as a member of New York's famed "Group of Ten" before diverging from his companions' abstract-expressionist bent to follow his own unique path is the subject of Ben-Zion: In Search of Oneself, which opens today at the Mizel Museum of Judaica, 560 S. Monaco Pkwy. Ben-Zion's representational abstractions based on biblical themes go on display at a 7 p.m. reception; the show continues through November 30. Call 303-333-4156.
September 11
Yee-haw!--yet another reason to love living in the West: The Morrison Cowboy Celebration, a nice little two-day gathering with singing cowboys (and cowgirls), range poets, yarn-spinners and even a bit of a Mexican serenade on Saturday, begins tonight at 7:30 at the Morrison Town Hall, 110 Stone St., Morrison. A second program follows at the same time tomorrow; $12 steak dinners are being served pre-concert at the nearby Blue Cow restaurant either night. Concert admission is $12 and seating is limited; call 303-697-2314 for reservations.
Environmental issues don't just affect the white majority--people from all ethnic backgrounds are concerned with the conservation of natural resources. Justice for All: Racial Equality and Environmental Well-Being, a conference sponsored by CU-Boulder's Center for the American West, will tackle the subject today and tomorrow at the Renaissance Denver Hotel, 3801 Quebec St., with a well-rounded slate of speakers led by National Park Service director Robert Stanton, the first African-American to hold the post. Representatives of Native American and Hispanic points of view will also be on hand for the fascinating conference, which includes a bus tour to Rocky Mountain National Park. The symposium costs $75 for both days; for information or to register, call 303-492-4067 or log on to www.colorado.edu/ArtsSciences/CenterWest.
September 12
It may seem a little early for spooks and ghouls to make their autumn appearances, but in some of Colorado's most famous old mining towns, specters are apparently in season. You can take your pick between two cemetery tours this weekend, both of which feature costumed historical figures who pop out from behind tombstones to tell their stories. In Victor, the two-day Colorado History Group Fall Rendezvous gets under way this morning at 9:30 with much more than the average yard crawl--a full schedule of mine excursions, saloon visits and even an outhouse tour will fill the hours before tomorrow's event-capping trek among the vaults of Mount Pisgah Cemetery. Admission is $20 daily; for reservations call 303-355-0211. And your other opportunity for an educational scare? Central City's Masonic Cemetery plays host to historical hobgoblins during the Gilpin County Cemetery Crawl, beginning at 2 today; tickets are $5 (children twelve and under free). Call 303-582-5364 or 303-914-8431.
Here's a great example of people getting together to give something enriching back to their community. Whittier Community Day is a family-oriented neighborhood celebration without any fancy trimmings except for this: It includes the unveiling of the Whittier Renaissance project, for which Whittier Elementary School students and neighborhood adults teamed up to create giant string dream-catcher sculptures. Today's festival-goers can "check out" individual sculptures, which will be further decorated with poems and symbolic objects during the day, to display on their lawns in a show of community spirit. The small, sweet event takes place from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Fuller Park, 28th Ave. and Williams St.; call 303-282-9717.
Being in one of Ireland's best unknown bands, Stockton's Wing, has been like a required internship for more than a few Celtic-music whizzes since its inception over twenty years ago. In addition to offering the usual dazzling displays of musicianship self-evident in all the best Celtic combos, Stockton's Wing is a good example of how traditional Irish bands never seem to die, break up or fizzle out. Instead, their members just seem to pass the torch quietly. See Stockton's Wing tonight at 8 at the new Swallow Hill Music Hall, 71 E. Yale; for tickets, $15, call 303-777-1003 or 303-830-TIXS.
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September 13
Have some--it's good for you. There'll be no doubt about that at this year's Jewish Cultural Festival, a well-rounded, daylong voyage into the heart of Judaism. The festival's many satellite events, including a Jewish Folk Music Festival, kosher foods and farmer's markets, an arts-and-crafts fair and various children's activities, cover a lot of cultural ground, but it's surely the News4 Chicken Soup Cook-Off that really boils the Jewish experience down to its absolute essence. Bring your cold and flu bugs with you and you're guaranteed to leave them behind. The fest goes from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. today at the Robert E. Loup Jewish Community Center, 350 S. Dahlia; admission is free. Call 303-399-2660.
September 14
Fans of the Takacs String Quartet can take heart--there may still be a few tickets left to the ensemble's encore performance tonight at Grusin Hall, Imig Music Bldg., CU-Boulder campus. (Sunday afternoon's concert was, as usual, sold out well in advance.) Takacs, the University of Colorado's resident string quartet since 1983, will present an all-Beethoven program beginning at 8; to reserve tickets, $20, call 303-492-8008.
September 15
Drift back in time with the Sweet Sounds of Soul, a musical event that's a lot like comedian Sinbad's nostalgic funk-and-soul summer concert tours--only without Sinbad. On this tour, comic William Troxler takes over with the funny stuff, but the right music's all there: Earth, Wind & Fire, the Isley Brothers and the O'Jays head up the beautifully choreographed and orchestrated bill. The show begins at 7 p.m. at McNichols Arena; for tickets, $27.50 to $55, call 303-830-TIXS.
September 16
The voice hasn't really taken a beating over the years, but it's darkened. That's no reason, though, to dismiss Joan Baez, indisputably folk music's first lady until the day she dies. Baez sounds off clear as a bell tonight at the Paramount Theatre, 1621 Glenarm Pl.; up-and-coming songbird Catie Curtis opens the show at 7:30. Admission is $22; call 303-830-TIXS to reserve tickets.


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God's Word – Counsel and sound judgment are mine; I have understanding and power. Proverbs 8:14
Proverbs 8 Counsel- God gives counsel and sound judgment through the power of Christ…
Heavenly Father,
You are good to your daughters, to those who are pure in heart. You give counsel and sound judgment to us. You have given us Christ and the power of the Holy Spirit. Great is your faithfulness and love enduring all things. Our feet had almost slipped; we had nearly lost our foothold. We had envied the arrogant we saw the prosperity of the wicked. They have no struggles;
their bodies are healthy and strong. They are free from the burdens common to man; they are not plagued by human ills. Protect us from evil; let our hearts not be drawn to what is evil. Father we ask for your forgiveness, in our sins and our wickedness. We will forgive as you have forgiven us. We know Father that counsel and sound judgment are yours; You have understanding and power. By you kings reign and rulers make laws that are just; by you princes govern, and all nobles who rule on earth. Father you direct the king's heart and move it like a water course. You love those who love you, and those who seek you find you. With you are riches and honor, enduring wealth and prosperity. We thank you for your wisdom through your word. Your word illuminates and brings us revelation to the issues of the heart. Lord we thank you for the victories that you give. We thank you for your provision in abundance. We thank you for your mercy grace through the death, burial and resurrection of Christ. It is in Jesus name we pray…Amen!
Mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance,
Love in Christ,
Jennifer Pettiford
Things to consider:
• Counsel and sound judgment belongs to God
• Those who seek the Lord find him
• God has understanding and power

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How to play Tanki Online? Keyboard layout
When you first start playing Tanki Online (play!) it shows you default keyboard layout for controlling your tank. But is it the best possible solution? Or there're other more convenient ways to control your tank? I'm ready and willing to give you two more keyboard layouts for playing Tanki Online with several advices.
Default layoutI bet you remember this picture:
By default you're supposed to control your movement by using arrow keys, swinging tank turret with "Z & X" keys, and lift and lower camera view with "Page Up & Page Down" keys. From my opinion this layout is crap, don't use it! Especially if you're skilled in playing first-person shooters on PC. This way you've probably got used of moving your character with your left hand on keyboard, while aiming and shooting with the mouse in your right hand. Fortunately there's no need to switch hands and retrain for playing Tanki Online.
Recommended layout
I personally recommend using a different layout, which should suit most Tanki Online players. Use your left hand on "WASD" keys for controlling movement, your index and middle finger on "< & >" keys for swinging tank turret and your ring finger on "[ & ]" keys to control camera view.
One hand to rule them all layout
Here's another nice layout, adopted by many Tanki Online players. Use your left hand on "WASD" keys and on "Z & X" (or "Q & E") keys to control both tank movement and your turret. This way your right hand is free to control camera view with "Page Up & Page Down" keys and quickly activate supplies without stopping.
Video of controlling your tank singlehandedly!
Common keys
Don't forget about common keys, used regardless of layout you choose:
Recommendations on getting used to Tanki Online controls
1) Start using your turret from the very beginning. Swinging turret gives Tanki player an obvious advantage over enemies. Master that skill continuously. Don't use camera view keys much yet, focus on turret controls. Don't use a center key – it is useless in Tanki Online. Practice on such popular Tanki maps as Sandbox, Polygon, Boombox, Sandal, etc.
2) When playing Smoky or Twins lower the camera for better aim and lift it up to see enemy disposition. Do it frequently. Get used of it.
3) The best map for mastering camera view controls is Fort Knox 2. Create a battle at Fort Knox 2 and make this battle private by checking the corresponding checkbox (so none will bother you). Try going from your base to enemy base and back, continuously controlling your turret and camera view. It should look similar to the video shown below.
Practice makes perfect: maneuver sequence at Fort Knox 2
Always lower you camera manually every time you drive through the gates or under the bridges and lift it up immediately after you get out of there. Lift or lower the camera to find a better look at your opponents and the enemy base. In fact when playing on Fort Knox 2 map your camera should always be moving up and down and your turret should be swinging from side to side in search of enemies. After you feel you've had enough, join a random battle at Fort Knox 2 and apply your new skills at real battle.
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- To make all your dishes taste their very best, make sure you shake on Goya Adobo before cooking. Adobo's perfect blend of garlic, oregano and other Latino spices is the perfect seasoning for all your meat, poultry and fish dishes. A simple shake is all it takes. (from Goya)
Salt, Granulated Garlic, Tricalcium Phosphate (Prevents Caking), Oregano, Black Pepper, Turmeric.
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Legal Question in Family Law in Nevada
is she entilteled to more monies than the ssd for my child she already gets
1 Answer from Attorneys
Your post is VERY limited on information, so I'll address child support in general. Basically, if a parent has primary custody (called the custodial parent), that parent is entitled to child support from the other parent (the non-custodial parent). The rate is 18% for one child, 25% for two children, 29% for three, etc. That is regardless of any other source of support for the child. In other words, if a parent had primary custody and married a millionaire, the other parent would still need to contribute their share under the law. If parents share JOINT physical custody the basically pay each other the support. For example, if dad's statutory support was $500 and moms was $400, they would split the difference and dad would pay $50 per month. It's often difficult for one parent to understand why he or she should pay support to the other when they both have the child the same amount of time. As a judge put it to my client just yesterday, "If you [dad] were a millionaire and mom made minimum wage, it would be unfair to the child to have a lavish room at one place and nothing at the other home." The main goal of the law and Court is just to give the child everything possible.


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"We are going to support everyone to recover their goods and rebuild their homes that were destroyed, to compensate agricultural producers for the loss of crops, and in finance plans for businesses,"
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"I've learned that every day you should reach out and touch someone. People love a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back."
"There are nine requisites for contented living: HEALTH enough to make work a pleasure; WEALTH enough to support your needs; STRENGTH enough to battle with difficulties and forsake them; GRACE enough to confess your sins and overcome them; PATIENCE enough to toil until some good is accomplished; CHARITY enough to see some good in your neighbor; LOVE enough to move you to be useful and helpful to others; FAITH enough to make real the things of God; HOPE enough to remove all anxious fears concerning the future."


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Iconic Bond girl Honor Blackman wants to be Prime Minister for a day
SCREEN legend Honor Blackman, 88, has been an actress and singer for over 60 years, making her name in The Avengers and as the iconic Bond girl Pussy Galore in 1964's Goldfinger opposite Sean Connery.
She has also appeared in numerous theatre productions throughout her career and will be touring with her one–woman show from October.
Twice–divorced, she has two adopted children and has homes in London and Spain.
You've had a long and varied career – what work are you most proud of?
It's funny but like many actors, I don't like scrutinising my own work.
But when I did a national tour of Stephen Sondheim's A Little Night Music, I had a fabulous time, as I did in the ITV comedy The Upper Hand.
But I loved playing such a feisty woman in The Avengers.
What was it like to be a Bond girl?
Do you know, I was so damn busy in the run up to Goldfinger that I hadn't registered how important a role it was and how my life would change.
Working with Sean was just so yummy and it's ironic that you'd think I'd have been sent to lots of wild locations abroad, but I was mainly at RAF Northolt in Middlesex!
What is the most embarrassing moment of your career?
I exposed a breast while I was playing a model in The Fifth Season at the Cambridge Theatre in 1954.
My character had to change very quickly in between scenes and I hadn't noticed that I was showing rather more to the audience than expected!
When I was in The Avengers, I had your typical red–blooded males sending me letters, but I interestingly had a lot of lesbians writing to me, cheering me on
Who would you like to swap places with for 24 hours and why?
I'd be fascinated to be the British Prime Minister.
I'd love to hear what President Obama's telling David Cameron behind the scenes.
Have you had any unusual fan mail over the years?
When I was in The Avengers, I had your typical red–blooded males sending me letters, but I interestingly had a lot of lesbians writing to me, cheering me on.
I think it was because they found it so refreshing to find a woman who finally proved it was possible to be the equal of a man.
Why did you decide to get involved with Macmillan Cancer Support and its World's Biggest Coffee Morning?
As you know, I had breast cancer myself, so I know how much good this charity does. This is its biggest fundraiser.
And what are your plans for the rest of the year?
I'm heading back to Spain as my next one–woman shows starts in October.
I try to take a break around the holidays because my family and grandchildren are important to me.


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Chad Ochocinco, the Cincinnati Bengals six-time Pro Bowl wide receiver, is having trials with the Sporting Kansas City of the MLS, despite not having played competitive soccer since 10th grade. The 33-year-old thinks he can make it in pro soccer during the NFL lockout.
He got me thinking about some NFL and NBA (a league also going into lockout soon) stars who can play soccer at the highest level – thanks because to their intelligence and athleticism.
My team, in a 4-3-3 formation:
Goalkeeper – Dirk Nowitzki
He's German, so already better than Manuel Almunia. With an imposing 2.13 meters he would be tough to beat in the air.
Centre Back – Clay Matthews
The Green Bay Packers linebacker loves to break down attacks and with his size, speed, aggression and dodgy hair, he's the team's Carles Puyol.
Centre Back – Tom Brady
The New England's Patriots' quarterback is not afraid of contact and tougher than he looks. with 1.93 meters he's tall for soccer. He's quarterback eyes will help him with the long pass. And he has a Brazilian wife for some good advice.
Left back – Troy Polamalu
The Best defender in American football with telepathic understanding of teammates and opponents. Would easily out-intimidate John Terry or Nemanja Vidic. Would he pick up the game? well, he can play the piano.
Right back – Tony Parker
San Antonio's French guard has played soccer before. Fast and reliable, he's the perfect right back.
Defensive midfielder – Patrick Willis
The San Fransisco 49ers player is regarded by many as the best inside linebacker in professional football. Strong willed and can chase small midfielders all day.
Center Midfield – Manu Ginobili
Every 4-3-3 team needs a reliable passer and tackler who can score once in a while. With great work ethic, little ego and solid skills, Ginobili is your guy. It helps he's Argentinean.
Right wing – Chris Johns
The Tennessee Titans star is lightning fast and arguably the NFL's best all-around running back. Patrice Evra – watch out.
Left wing – Chris Paul
Speedy, loves passing and combative attitude.
Playmaker (number 10) – Steve Nash
Nash is probably the best soccer player in the NBA. His brother played for Canada and Alessandro Del Piero and Thierry Henry are his friends.One of the smartest athletes on the planet, he even owns a Canadian team.
Striker (number 9) – Kobe Braynt
For all his love for Barcelona the Tiki Taka passing game may not be the thing for the NBA's best player. But with height, desire to score and Italian upbringing, may be better striker than Niklas Bendtner.


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Been playing with this over the weekend and have seen two issues.
1. After uploading photos to a second album of a gallery page and you are adding captions you need to select the album from the Album dropbox each time. If you do not then that image will be added to the selected album. It appears to always be the 1st album added.
2. When adding a Cover Image to an album and you are selecting one from the file store, the folder for the gallery page has the name of the page as it was first saved. Also the name of the first album folder retains the Default Album name. When I check the Files & Images section of the CMS I can see that all folder names are the same as the page names and album names.
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Thursday, 2:39pm
Reno, NV
"Hey, you bastards, I'm still here!" (Steve McQueen as Papillon, floating away to freedom…)
I'm re-publishing, below, a portion of one of the more influential posts I've ever put on this blog.
It's just a slightly tweaked way of looking at the best way to start your new year… but that tweak makes all the difference in the world. I've heard from many folks that this particular technique finally helped them get a perspective on where they're at, where they're going…
… and why they care about getting there.
Most goal-setting tactics, I've found, are useless. Worst among them is the traditional New Year's resolutions (which seldom last through January).
This is something I've used, very successfully, for decades… to reach goals, to clarify the direction of my life, and to change habits. I first shared it in the old Rant newsletter a few years back, and I've hauled it out here in the blog on a regular basis. It's timeless shit.
Here's the relevant part of the post:
"Goal Setting 101 And
The January 15th Letter"
Yeah, yeah, I know a chat about goals can quickly turn into a boring, pedantic lecture. But then, so can a chat about space flight.
And, in reality, both space flight and your goals are VERY exciting things.
Or should be.
It's all in the telling.
What I'm not going to discuss are "resolutions". Those are bogus pseudo-goals that have the staying power of pudding in a microwave.
No. It's merely a coincidence that I'm suggesting a review of your goals in January, just after the New Year's supposed fresh start.
I mean… there's not much else to do, so why not sit down and plan out the rest of your life.
This is, of course, a very damp, cold, and bleak time of year.
The depths of winter and discontent.
A good percentage of the population suffers fleeting depression because of lack of sunlight… thanks to the geniuses behind Daylight Savings Time, who arrange for dusk to arrive around 2:30 in the afternoon in these parts.
We also just got slammed with back-to-back-to-back "Storms of the Century", each one dumping a record load of snow on us. I sent photos to friends, and many emailed back wondering when I'd gone to Antarctica to live.
We had a little cabin fever brewing. Didn't help when the local PBS channel ran a special on the Donner Party, either. Three feet of snow drifting down, the lights flickering, enough ice on the road to make the SUV sidle like a Red Wing goon slamming someone into the boards.
The safest place was home… but man, the walls start to close in after a few days.
I'm telling you, I had excuses up the yin-yang for allowing my senses to get a little dulled. The natural response is to turn your mind off, and hibernate until March.
And I succumbed. Started moping around, watching CSI: Miami reruns instead of reading a book, surfing the Net for stuff I didn't care about… you know the drill.
I'm sure you've done your own version of it now and again.
And I'm also sure you already know that no amount of "buck up" happy talk will mitigate the gloom.
In fact, there are a few enlightened health pro's who say we should let our bodies wind down every year or so. Get a full system-flush type of cold, crawl under the covers for a few days and let the demons and other bad stuff bubble to the surface.
So you can purge the crud. Evacuate the used-up bacteria and tube-clogs out of your pipes, physically. And shoo the whispering monsters out of your head.
We're not perfect creatures. We need to sleep, we need to recharge our batteries, and we need to stop and get our bearings. At least once a year.
So don't beat yourself up for the occasional down period. We all have them, and the healthiest folks just roll with it. It's not good to repress this stuff.
It only becomes a problem when you sink into clinical depression. That's the cold, empty state where nothing looks good, and hope is an absurd memory.
I've been there. Several times. The year I turned 30 (for example) I lost my job, my girlfriend and my place to live all within a 45-day stretch.
That shit can wear you down.
Now, I have two things to say about this:
Thing Numero Uno: If you think you're losing a grip on your mental state, seek professional help. Don't head straight for pharmaceutical land, though — give "talk therapy" a try with a real, qualified psychotherapist.
Choose this therapist carefully. You're going to dump every secret you have on him.
Keep in mind the fact that everyone goes through bumpy emotional states. And that the percentage of people who actually do lose it every year is rather small.
That's why talking about your problems with someone who has perspective can be so beneficial — the first thing you learn is that you aren't alone.
And what you're going through is not abnormal.
Most of the time, you're gonna be fine. Even when your problems seem overwhelming.
There are tools available to help cope. You don't often come across these tools on your own.
This is one of the few times that the "science" of psychology earns its keep — finding out how others successfully dealt with the same nonsense you're suffering through can change everything.
A good book to read (while you're waiting for the spring thaw) is "Learned Optimism" by Martin Seligman. I've recommended it before, and it deserves another nod. (The blurb on the back cover, from the New York Times Book Review, starts with "Vaulted me out of my funk…")
I haven't read the book in ten years, but I remember the main lesson well. A study, explained up front, stands out: Someone tested the "happiness" quotient of a vast sample of people, including Holocaust survivors.
And it turns out that, at some point in your life, Abraham Lincoln was right — you are as happy as you decide to be.
This is startling news to anyone lost in despair. Because it seems like you've been forced to feel that way. With no choice.
But it's not the case. The happiness study revealed that you can not tell from a person's current attitude what sort of trauma they had gone through earlier in life. People who had suffered horribly could be happy as larks, while silver-spoon never-stubbed-a-toe folks were miserable.
The difference? Attitude. Optimistic people work through setbacks and trauma… while pessimists settle into a funk that can't be budged.
And it's a CHOICE. At some point in your life, you choose to either live in gloom or sunlight.
This realization rocks many folk's boat. Especially the pessimists. They dominate society, politics, business, everything. And they are very protective of their gloom and doom outlook. Invested, heavily, in proving themselves right about the inherent nastiness of life.
Maybe you're one of 'em.
If you are, you're killing yourself, dude.
Current studies show that heart disease rates are HALF for optimists over pessimists. So, even if you doubt the ability to measure "happiness" — it is a rather rocky science — you still can't deny the stats on dropping dead from a gloomy ticker.
Now, I am most assuredly NOT a clear-eyed optimist. I get creepy feelings around people who are too happy all the time.
But I do prefer having a good time, and appreciating the finer things in life (like a deep breath of cold alpine air, or the salty whip of an ocean wave around my ankles, or a secret smile from the wonderful woman I live with).
I'm just good at balancing out the bad with the good.
Being in direct response helps. Lord knows, there's a LOT of bad with every piece of good news in this wacky biz.
Gary Halbert and I have a term we've used for years now: We're "pessimistic optimists". (Or maybe we're optimistic pessimists. I forget.)
How does that work? Easy.
We expect horrible atrocities at every turn… and rejoice when we defy Fate and unreasonable success rains down on our undeserving heads.
We groove on the good stuff in life… and just nod sagely at the bad stuff and move past it as quickly as possible.
If you focus on the bad things that can go wrong, you'll never crawl out of bed in the morning.
When you finally realize that — not counting health problems — pretty much everything bad that business, or relationships, or politics can throw at you will not kill you… then you relax.
And eagerly court the Unknown by starting another project.
Have you ever had your heart broken? Hurts like hell, doesn't it. Feels like your life is over.
Well, from my perspective, sitting here at "just past 50" and pretty darned happy, all those women who broke my heart long ago look just plain silly now. And my resulting deep depressions — where I was sure life was over — are just tiresome lessons I had to get through.
Not a one of those ladies was worth a burp of angst. They were fine people, I'll agree to that. A few were exceptional (and very skilled at certain man-pleasing arts).
But worth a Shakespearean suicide?
No way.
It's taken me a while, but I'm now a certified realist. My youthful idealism has drained away, and my brushes with hate-everything dogma never took.
And guess what? Contrary to what an embarrassing huge number of self-righteous folks would have you believe… being a realist has not dented my passion for life one little bit.
In fact, it has opened up a whole new world of unexplainable spirituality (which cannot be contained within any formal religion).
I'm not against religion. Let's have no "save my soul" emails here. One of my best friends is an ordained minister with a doctorate in theology. And I have other friends committed to various belief systems ranging from fundamentalist to Buddhist to humanist.
We get along because, on a deep level, we understand that true spirituality transcends whatever way you choose to express it or appreciate it.
I loathe black-and-white views of the world. It's a shame that our great country has descended to this "you're nuts if you don't agree with me" mentality… but it's part of the pendulum that's been swinging back and forth ever since we left the jungle.
The far edges of our institutions — political, religious, cultural, all of it — are in spiritual and emotional "lock down". They're sure they're right, they're positive you're wrong, and neither facts nor logic will sway their position.
Mushy liberals seem astonished that anyone would ever not love us, or want to destroy our culture. Repressed conservatives seem intent on crushing everyone who pisses them off (and that's a lot of people).
It's "whatever" versus "blind obedience". And neither works so hot in the real world.
I have no use for dogma, or idealism, or punishingly-harsh rules that have been cooked up by hypocrites.
Hey — I'm in no position to tell anyone how to live their life. I've screwed up plenty, and if I have any wisdom at all, it's only because I've survived some truly hairy situations.
But I don't believe anyone else is in a position to tell you how to live, either. That's gotta be your decision.
And it's a damn hard one to make.
Fortunately, while I can't tell you how to live, I can move some smooth (and proven) advice in your direction. Take it or leave it… but give it a listen anyway, cuz my track record on successful advice-giving is fairly impressive.
And I'm telling you that having a hateful, brooding attitude will stunt your growth. It will make you a smaller person, a less-wise person, an older and feebler person.
And you won't grow. Not spiritually, not physically, not emotionally. Not in your business life, either.
Most people don't want to grow, anyway. Growth only comes from movement and change… and the vast majority of the folks walking the earth with us today are terrified of change.
You can't blame them, really. Change is a form of death. Whatever was before, dies. And whatever comes next must be nurtured with devotion and sacrifice.
That's hard. That's a hard way to live, always dying and being reborn.
And because it's hard, it's avoided.
Well, screw that.
I suspect, if you're reading this, you are not afraid of change.
But you may not yet understand the power that REALLY giving yourself to change offers.
And that brings us to…
Thing Numero Dos: Goals are all about change.
That's a subtle point many people gloss over. Rookie goal-setters often get stuck on stuff like quitting smoking, or vague concepts like "become a better person".
Or "get rich".
That seldom works. Goals need to be specific… and they need to involve profound change in order to take hold.
Halbert often talks about "image suicide" — the necessity of killing and burying the "self" you are so heavily invested in, before you can move to a new level of success.
I see this all the time in my consultations. Biz owners refuse to do even slightly risky marketing, for fear of damaging their "reputations."
And my question to them is: What reputation?
Unless you're the top dog in your niche, no one gives a rat's ass about what you think or do. No one is looking at your marketing for inspiration or condemnation, because you aren't the guy to look at.
No. What these scaredy-cats are talking about when they say "reputation" is what their family and friends think of them.
And that's a sure sign of a losing attitude. That ain't Operation MoneySuck.
My friend Ron LeGrand, the real estate guru, is one of the best natural salesmen I've ever met. The guy understands the fundamental motivating psychology of a prospect at a master's level. And he knows that one of the major obstacles he faces in every sale… is what the prospect's spouse (usually the wife) will say.
She can nix the sale with a sneer. Or she can nix it in the prospect's head, as he imagines that sneer.
Ron counters both sides of the objection expertly. He encourages the prospect to get his spouse involved in the decision, so she becomes invested in it.
Or, he suggests waiting until the first big check comes in… and letting the money explain to her about what you're up to.
This is the reality of most people's lives. As much as they want what you offer… they are terrified of making a mistake. Cuz they'll pay dearly for it at home.
It's a huge deal-nixer.
That's why you include lots of "reason why" copy in your pitch — to give your buyer ammunition for explaining his decision to the doubters in his life.
However, as Ron knows, the best (and simplest) "reason why" is results.
Money, as they say, talks.
The top marketers seldom give a moment's thought to what a risky tactic might do to their "reputation". They don't really care what people think about them.
You can't bank criticism.
I know many marketers who are involved in projects they are passionate about… but which bore their spouses to tears. Some (like Howard Stern's former wife) are even deeply embarrassed.
But they don't complain much. Because the money's so good.
Aw, heck. I could go on and on about this. The story of Rodale's shock and dismay at the brutally-honest ad I wrote for their timid "sex book" is a great example. They refused to mail it, because of their "reputation".
Yet, after it accidentally did mail, and became a wildly-successful control for 5 years, they suddenly decided their reputation could handle it after all.
The people who get the most done in life are all extreme risk-takers. They embrace change, because growth is impossible without it.
But you don't go out and start changing things willy-nilly.
You need a plan.
You need goals.
Now, there are lots of books out there that tell you how to set goals. I recently found, in a moldy banker's box, the ad for Joe Karbo's book "The Lazy Man's Way To Riches" that I'd responded to back in 1982. The exact ad! With the order form torn out… it was the first direct mail pitch I'd ever encountered, and it changed my life forever. Joe's book was essentially a treatise on setting goals. And it's good.
It was a wake-up call for me.
I'm having that crinkly old ad framed. Can't imagine why I kept it, but I did. Pack-rat riches.
If you can't find that particular book, there are dozens of newer goal-setting guides on the shelves. But they're all based on the same formula:
1. Decide what you want.
2. Write it down, and be specific.
3.Read the list often, imaging as you read that you have already achieved each goal.
What this does is alter the underpinnings of your unconscious. When one of your goals is to earn a million bucks this year, and that goal burns bright in the back of your mind, each decision you make will be influenced.
So, for example, you won't accept a permanent job somewhere that pays $50,000 a year. Cuz that isn't going to help you attain your goal.
The problem is, to earn a mil in a year, you need to average around $50,000 every two weeks. This is why it can take a while to get your goal-setting chops honed. As I've said many times, most folks don't know what they want.
And they aren't prepared for the changes necessary to get what they want, once they do decide on a goal.
What kind of guy earns $50,000 every two weeks, like clockwork? It takes a certain level of business savvy to create that kind of steady wealth. It doesn't fall into your lap.
What kind of guy makes a windfall of a million bucks in one chunk? That's another kind of savvy altogether.
In that same moldy banker's box, I also found a bunch of my early goal lists. And I'm shocked at how modest my aims were.
At the time — I was in the first months of going out on my own, a totally pathetic and clueless rookie — I couldn't even imagine earning fifty K a year.
My first goal was $24,000 as a freelancer. And to score a better rental to live in. Find a date for New Year's. Maybe buy a new used car.
Listen carefully: I met those goals. As modest as they were, it would have been hard not to. I needed them to be modest, because I was just getting my goal-setting chops together.
And I wasn't sure if I was wasting my time even bothering to set goals.
Let me assure you, it was NOT a waste of time.
The lists I found covered several later years, too. And what's fascinating is that many of the more specific goals I set down were crossed out — I wanted those goals, but didn't feel confident about obtaining them.
So I crossed them out, and forgot about them.
A couple of decades later, I realize that I've attained every single one of those "forgotten" goals. The big damn house, the love of my life, the professional success, even the hobbies and the guitars and the sports car.
I'm stunned. This is powerful voodoo here.
The universe works in mysterious ways, and you don't have to belong to a religion to realize this. The whole concept of "ask and you shall receive, seek and you shall find, knock and the door will be opened" was well-known by successful people long before Luke and Matthew wrote it down.
The keys are action. Movement.
Ask, seek, knock.
These simple actions will change your life forever.
Back to making a million in a year: Some guys know what they need to do to make this goal real. They've done it before, or they've come close.
Setting the goal is serious business for them… because they are well aware of the tasks they've assigned themselves. Take on partners, put on seminars, create ad campaigns, build new products. Get moving on that familiar path.
I've known many people who started the year with such a goal… who quickly modified it downward as the reality of the task became a burden. Turns out they didn't really want the whole million after all.
Half of that would suffice just fine.
To hell with the work required for the full bag of swag.
Other guys don't know what they need to do to earn a mil. So their goal really is: Find out what I need to do to earn a million bucks.
Their initial tasks are to ask, seek, and knock like crazy.
And change the way they move and act in the world. Because they must transform themselves into the kind of guy who earns a million bucks in one year.
Right now, they aren't that guy.
So, for example, reading "The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People" suddenly becomes an "A" task, while remodeling the kitchen gets moved to the back of the burner. Sharpening your ability to craft a killer sales pitch becomes more important than test-driving the new Porsche.
More important, even, than dating Little Miss Perfect. And test-driving her new accessories.
Tough choice?
Nope. When you get hip to the glory of focused change, you never lament leaving the "old" you behind.
It will be hard, sometimes, no doubt about it. Especially when you discover your old gang no longer understands you, or mocks your ambition. They liked the old, non-threatening you. They want him to come back.
But you've changed. And hot new adventures are going to take up a lot more of your time now.
My trick to setting goals is very simple:
Every January 15th, I sit down and write myself a letter, dated exactly one year ahead.
And I describe, in that letter, what my life is like a year hence. (So, in 2009, I dated the letter to myself as January 15, 2010.)
It's a subtle difference to the way other people set goals. Took me a long time to figure it out, too.
For many years, I wrote out goals like "I live in a house on the ocean", and "I earn $24,000 a year". And that worked. But it was like pushing my goals.
Writing this letter to myself is more like pulling my goals. For me, this works even better. Every decision I make throughout the year is unconsciously influenced, as I move toward becoming the person I've described.
But here's where I do it very differently: My goals are deliberately in the "whew" to "no friggin' way" range. Mega-ambitious, to downright greedy.
There's a sweet spot in there — doable, if I commit myself, but not so outrageous that I lose interest because the required change is too radical.
I'm pretty happy with myself these days. Took me a long, hard slog to get here, and I earned every step.
And I want to continue changing, because I enjoy change. But I don't need to reinvent myself entirely anymore.
So here's what makes this ambitious goal-setting so effective: I don't expect to REACH most of them.
In fact, I'm happy to get half of what I wanted.
There's a ton of psychology at work there. The person I describe a year away often resembles James Bond more than the real me. Suave, debonair, flush, famous, well-traveled… and in peak health. I hit all the big ones.
However, long ago I realized that trying to be perfect was a sure way to sabotage any goal I set. Perfectionists rarely attain anything, because they get hung up on the first detail that doesn't go right.
Being a good goal-setter is more like successful boxing — you learn to roll with the punches, cuz you're gonna get hit.
You just stay focused on the Big Goal. And you get there however you can.
I'm looking at last year's letter. I was a greedy bastard when I wrote it, and I didn't come close to earning the income figure I set down.
Yet, I still had my best year ever.
And — here's the kicker — I would NOT have had such a great year, if I wasn't being pulled ahead by that letter. There were numerous small and grand decisions I made that would have gone another way without the influence of what I had set down.
I didn't travel to the places I had listed. But I did travel to other, equally-fun places. I didn't finish that third novel. But I did position it in my head, and found the voice I want for narration. That's a biggie. That was a sticking point that would have kept the novel from ever getting finished.
Now, it's on power-glide.
There's another "hidden" benefit to doing this year-ahead letter: It forces you to look into the future.
A lot of people make their living peering ahead and telling everyone else what to expect. Most do a piss-poor job of it — weathermen are notorious for getting it wrong, as are stock market analysts, wannabe trend-setters, and political prognosticators.
Yet, they stay in business. Why? Because the rest of the population is terrified of looking into the future. That would require some sincere honesty about their current actions… since what the future holds is often the consequence of what you're doing right now.
If you're chain-smoking, chasing street hookers, and living on doughnuts, your future isn't pretty. For example.
Or if you've maxed out all your credit cards, and haven't done your due diligence to start bringing in moolah, your future isn't nice, either.
No one can "see" into the future for real. But that doesn't mean you shouldn't try.
In fact, it's easy, when you have a little experience in life.
Things you do today will have consequences tomorrow. If you put up a website today for a product, and you do everything you can to bring traffic to it and capture orders… your consequence can be pretty and nice.
Sure, you may get hit by a bus while fetching the morning paper… but letting that possibility scare you off of trying for something better is for pessimists (who are scheduled for early checkout).
You have enormous control over your future.
And once you realize that, you can set out to start shaping it.
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Okay... I took water at every stop along the way and still ended up getting really dehydrated during my first 10K yesterday!
52° 21' North, 4° 52' East
Just drinking from the water stations, I never get much of those cups "in" me, so I like to carry some reserve. Especially when it is warm out.
What I always did when i was racing was make sure to hydrate real well before the race. So not necessarily the day before or such, but definitely the day of. Drink drink drink, up until 1/2 to 1 hour before the run starts.
OK, now I've tried that as well but end up having to pee at the start of the race. If it's a short one I am uncomfortable all race. Definitely a balancing act.
Runners run.
Someone (who is a trainer at my club) suggested to me this week to drink a lot of water until about 1 1/2 hours before the race. Drinking during the race does not help that much anymore, he said. Note: I don't know if this is true - or if so, if it's true for everyone! Maybe there are others who can say something about it...
You'll ruin your knees!
""...the truth that someday, you will go for your last run. But not today—today you got to run." - Matt Crownover (after Western States)


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Cute little squirrel. Maybe he was the one who a-salted tex's peanut yesterday - he does look a bit skittish :)
Thanks Marina, we are still waiting here too.No SmallPkg, this is not a flying squirrel.
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This week we take a best-case, worst-case look at five offensive and defensive players who will go a long way in shaping the Cowboys' season.
Best-case: The reunion works
When Melton had Rod Marinelli as his defensive coordinator with the Chicago Bears, he was in Pro Bowl form. The Cowboys are banking on it happening, literally. They signed Melton to a one-year deal with a three-year option as a free agent. If Melton performs the way he did in his final two years -- 13 sacks in a two-year run as a starter -- then the Cowboys will gladly pick up the option, which would guarantee Melton $9 million in 2015. Melton is coming back from a torn anterior cruciate ligament and went through individual drills in the offseason program as he continued his rehab. The Cowboys know how important he is to their defensive line. He has the best resume but played in only three games last year before getting hurt and did not have a sack. He could draw the double teams that would free up other pass rushers. Marinelli has a way of speaking a defensive lineman's language. He makes sure they are relentless and attack up the field. Marinelli helped make Jason Hatcher a Pro Bowl player last year. He never had more than 4.5 sacks in a season but put up 11 in 2012 under Marinelli. Similar production from Melton would go a long way in helping a defense with low expectations.
Worst-case: He needs more time
Adrian Peterson ruined it for everybody coming back from a torn ACL by being otherworldly in 2012 when he ran for 2,097 yards. He raised the expectations that everybody can come back that fast and that well. Robert Griffin III offered up the other side of the recovery. He was OK last year but not as dynamic as he was a rookie. The general thought is that a player is better the second year after the torn ACL. Players have to make physical and mental recoveries from the injury. Sometimes the mental recovery can be erased quickly with the first few hits. Other times, it takes a while for instincts to return. For the Cowboys, that would not be good because Melton is looked at as one of the kingpins of a re-made defensive line. He cannot be a question up front if the Cowboys want to be better in 2014 than they were in 2013. The Cowboys don't need him to be Warren Sapp, but he can't be average either. For Melton, that would not be good because if he needs another year, he will not cash in on that $9 million guarantee and would be a free agent in 2015 coming off two potentially so-so seasons.


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cupcake wrote:I really really WOULD NOT stress too much about the choice between them. They are far more similar than they are different. Obviously for some subjects they courses have a very different syllabus (or only offered at one and not the other), and for some they are very similar. If you think the course content is mostly the same, just choose the town you like the most. Cambridge is quieter and less formal (no gowns for exams for example). Oxford is a little bigger, and the town is a lot lot busier. Almost certainly you will "live in" in college owned accomodation for an entire undergraduate degree at Cambridge. At Oxford at most colleges you have to "live out" in privately owned houses for at least 1 year (not the first) if not 2. This can greatly increase your expenses as you will have to pay rent for 52 weeks, not 24. But some people prefer it as they can stay in Oxford out of term.
Nonsense. The two are very similar.Columbia_Student wrote:Cambridge has engineering while Oxford has the rest.
cupcake wrote:I don't think one is superior to the other. Of course they are always competing against each other in league tables, but these tables aren't any more meaningful that those published in the US and elsewhere. In reality both are more similar to each other than they are to anywhere else.
Get over this Cambridge is superior for sciences and Oxford is superior for arts thing. Over 800 years of history this is true on average, if you count things like Nobel prizes won and Prime Ministers produced. But on a day to day basis you are not going to be left uneducated by studying English at Cambridge or Physics at Oxford. I did natural sciences at Cambridge and as a graduate student I do some teaching (practical classes) for the Biology course at Oxford. I can tell you from personal experience that Oxford Biology is extremely similar to the Biology options in Cambridge Natural Sciences. I don't expect other subjects to be any different.


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Tripp County, South Dakota Genealogy
|Tripp County, South Dakota
Location in the state of South Dakota
Location of South Dakota in the U.S.
|January 8, 1873
|County Seat
United States South Dakota Tripp County
- 1 County Courthouse
- 2 History
- 3 Places/Localities
- 4 Resources
- 5 Societies and Libraries
- 6 Web Sites
- 7 References
County Courthouse
Tripp County Courthouse
200 East 3rd Street
Winner, SD 57580
Phone 605.842.2266
Register of Deeds has birth records from 1909,
burial records from 1941 and land records; County
Treasurer has marriage records from 1909; Clerk
Court has divorce, probate and court records from 1912[1]
Parent county
- 1873--Tripp County was created 8 January 1873 from Gregory and Todd(old) Counties and unorganized territory.
- County seat: Winner, SD 57580; Tripp County Courthouse
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
1905, 1915, 1925 State Censuses --Unique information could include: Ethnic Background, Maiden Name, Church Affiliation & Military Service
1905 state census with images can be viewed free at FamilySearch Record Search
1915 state census with images can be viewed free at FamilySearch Record Search
1925 state census with images can be viewed free at FamilySearch Record Search
1935 state census with images can be viewed free at FamilySearch Record Search
1945 state census with images can be viewed free at FamilySearch Record Search
Local Histories
"Tripp County Centennial 1909-2009", published by Winner Chamber of Commerce Centennial History Committee, 480 pages; history of Tripp County; many biographies of area families.
"Businesses in Winner, SD from 1910 - 2008, A Tripp County Centennial Project", Keo Boreson, Compiler, August 2009; history of each business building on Main Street of Winner, SD and change of ownership and type of business, 200 pages
"Our Roots are in Wewela", Helen Turnquist, Compiler; 2009; History and maps of Wewela, SD; many old pictures of town, church and school; biographies of families in area; 195 pages
"Colome, SD Diamond Jubilee, 1908-1983", Diamond Jubilee Book Committee, Frances Jorgenson, Chairman, 207 pages. History of Colome: Naming of Colome, Churches, Organizations, Schools, and Business. Includes large section of biographies of families of area and many pictures of town and people.
"Before Homesteads in Tripp County and the Rosebud", by Gladys Whitehorn Jorgensen. 138 pages. Excellent early history of Tripp County area along with biographies of very early families and prominent Native Americans in the area. Many pictures and maps.
Tripp County Rural Schools, 100 Years" compiled by Family Tree Society, Winner, SD, 192 pages; rural school pictures and stories.
Vital Records
Societies and Libraries
Family History Centers
Web Sites
- USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
- Family History Library Catalog
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists : United States of America, 10th ed., (Draper, UT: Everton Publishers, 2002)Tripp County, South Dakota, p.628
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).


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Four Compounds of Cubes
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Here are stl files of compounds of 3, 4, 5, and 6 cubes and the openSCAD files that produced them.
George Hart's Virtual Polyhedra site has a section on compounds of cubes. Its a good place to start a study of compound polyhedra. These four compounds and others are described. See:
The cube has 13 rotation axes - three four fold axes, four three fold axes, and 6 two fold axes. Three of the compounds use these axes for construction.
The compound of three cubes takes three overlapping cubes and rotates each in turn 45 degrees about one of the three four fold axis. The polyhedron produced is a well known one and is shown in M. C. Esher's lithograph, Waterfall.
The compound of four cubes takes four overlapping cubes and rotates each in turn 60 degrees about one of the four three fold axis. It is often called Bakos' compound after T. Bakos.
The compound of 6 cubes takes six overlapping cubes and rotates each in turn 90 degrees about a 2 fold axis.
The compound of 5 cubes places the overlapping cubes inside an imaginary dodecahedron. The dodecahedron is placed so that three of its two fold axes are aligned with the three four fold axes of the cubes. The cubes are then rotated, each in turn, by n*360/5 degrees, n taking the values 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4, around a 5 fold axis of the imaginary dodecahedron. The resultant compound has icosahedral symmetry.
A cube with holes corresponding to its 13 rotation axes is provided: axes_cube.stl. Pieces of 1.8 mm rod can be inserted in the holes to make an aid to understanding how the compounds are constructed.
All of the compound cubes need to be printed with external support. They have dangling edges but ReplicatorG seems to handle them well.
OpenSCAD has a built in cube command and a simple rotate command that makes coding these compounds trivial. For example the code for the compound of three cubes could be either
rotate([45,0,0]) cube(size=35,center=true);
rotate([0,45,0]) cube(size=35,center=true);
rotate([0,0,45]) cube(size=35,center=true);
rotate(a=45, v=[1,0,0]) cube(size=35,center=true);
rotate(a=45, v=[0,1,0]) cube(size=35,center=true);
rotate(a=45, v=[0,0,1]) cube(size=35,center=true);
depending on the form of the rotate command that one uses.
Other cube compounds are described on the Virtual Polyhedra site and many are easily constructed with openSCAD.
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This is a great little study in the cube form, had some fun printing a few variations of this. Â But I have to hand it to you for the second to last paragraph in your description, I read it out loud and my wife looked at me like I was speaking in tongues ;)
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BH is running, not dealing w/anything. We are almost 7 weeks from DDay and says he still doesn't know if he wants to working on R or truly S or even D. I offer time, but still living together means that we're in the house most of the time after work or on weekends together. No kids. So if we are there together, we watch TV, movies, listen to music, clean the house...all the normal stuff. We just don't talk much to each other.
Here's the kicker for me. My H is on his phone texting constantly. And I mean in a way that would make any teenager think "dude, you sure do text a lot!". My H is so not a phone person either. He always brought his phone home in the eve, put it on the counter and forgot about it. Hardly ever used it or even answered it and hated texting. Now it's constant dinging and tip-tapping while we're eating dinner and/or watching TV (and he has always hated being distracted during TV or movies).
So Wednesday night after 2 1/2 hours of texting during dinner and TV, I asked if he would feel better if I weren't there. He tells me that he "doesn't mind" me being there. He kind of likes the "normal" feeling, etc. And when I tell him that it doesn't really feel that he's there bc he's so busy texting, and it hurts, makes me suspicious and feels like he's punishing me, he just says he's "lining things up" for his plans later in the week. And these are the plans that he never wants to tell me about, where he going, who he's with, etc. Bc none of it is my business, we're separated. But it doesn't feel that way and he doesn't want me to leave (neither of us really have a place to go for more than a few days @ a friend's house & no family in the area). But, I've offered. Many times.
I'm so confused and honestly at this point I'm a little mad and a bit disgusted by him. I know that sounds harsh and maybe I'm just upset right now too. The thing is that my H and are truly madhatters in the sense that he's had multiple emotional/somewhat physical (no intercourse, that I know of) A's over the years we've been together and I had the PA 12 years ago. My lies to cover it up are our biggest challenge now.
Sometimes it truly feels that it would be better to start over fresh, for both of us. I feel that this is just a cycle at times for us. We go through rough patches and we both get depressed and he seeks out EA's rather than deal. Yes, there was the one time (and yes, it was one time too many) in our 22 yrs that I too chose a PA over him, our marriage and reacting to our issues constructively. I wish to god I hadn't made that choice. I wish I hadn't lied. We were younger then and we really didn't deal with anything constructively back then. My H is not a believer in IC/MC and is typically the type that wants to sweep under the rug.
I know it's only 7 weeks and I've had 12 yrs but I'm struggling with feeling like I'm losing my whole life and everything I love one day/week and the next just feeling like walking away and starting new. I am so mad at him for not, at minimum, wanting to at least work on himself and stop going out and drinking with friends (which he never used to do and even still hates) and texting other women (I've seen the bill and I know some of these girls...one has been a past E/PA). He knows that I know and told me it wasn't my business and that if I contacted her (or the other, new girl) then I would stand no chance of ever getting him back.
Bottom line: I feel that he wants an RA and won't feel justified and ready to move on until he gets it. I think he's in some ways wanted this for a long time. I feel like a little of this is an excuse and an exaggeration of his feelings in order to punish me and possibly get to have the PA that he's kind of always wanted to have and can now justify it (at least in his mind).
If you don't know my story, then know that my H loves porn and wanted me to fulfill some of his fantasies which is what fueled some of the sexual/intimacy problems we had 12 yrs ago that I used to justify my A to myself. My H knew I was having an EA but wasn't as worried about it as long as it wasn't a PA (he doesn't really believe in the EA concept as a problem...um, yeah, I know...go figure!) and even liked for me to tell him about my "dirty talk" and flirtations with the AP while H and I were having sex. What he didn't know back then was that it turned in to a PA. I TT'd that and came clean 7 wks ago. Very confusing and F'd up I know.
I want MC and work toward R, once and for all. We've got a 90% great M! We have so much in common, are so much alike, we even have great sex when we do have it. We've just always used it as a weapon against each other to get what we wanted sexually from each other in the areas we do have differences. We need to deal with that shit and what has always led him to immediately turn toward OW when the chips are down and what made me justify an A 12 yrs ago. To a certain extent it was an RA of my own.
Agggghhhhh! Ok, I'm breathing again. Perspective? I know I'm being selfish, inconsiderate, impatient, etc. Right?
Gosh your living situation sounds so much like mine, I got a bit choked up reading it.
We are only 4 weeks out from Dday and have two children so our going through the motions includes keeping things normal for them. We're not separated but we're very much on a roller coaster. We're in MC but H doesn't really know whether he wants R or D. I suspect at the moment he's here for the kids, although he hasn't admitted this to me. He is also on his phone ALL the time, so I totally get why you feel shut out because of that.
We are still having HB and have some really intimate, close days but those are followed by huge downs which last several days.
I'm not angry and I don't resent my H for it, although it can be frustrating at times. I just keep in mind that it's all a process and I love him with all my heart so I have to be strong for him.
Are you in MC? It works wonders for us. We don't talk about my A at all really, apart from the evening after our MC sessions. If it weren't for that, he probably wouldn't discuss it at all. It might open up some avenues of communication for you too?
Be gentle with yourself today. Take half some time, have a bath and try to relax.
Chin up. Unwavering. Fight. We can do this.
Sorry you are experiencing similarities. It's difficult...but we don't have a right to complain, right? That's what my H basically says or does at times.
US: I love and adore my H in so many ways, but I fear that the truth is that you are right and this will never change. That's the reality that scares me to death.
Thinks it's basically a scam that helps people believe what they want to believe rather than face harsh truths.
I'm not a madhatter, so there is probably a dynamic to your relationship that I can't easily relate to, but it seems like you have as much right to question him about his texts and phone usage as he does for you. I realize that the d-day for your A is very recent and that he has to work through that, but still.
US, I'm trying to figure that one out. If I can, if I want to...
As to now, we are dating, so I would be an hypocrite if I were to lecture people about the badness of revenge affairs. Truth is I don't regret it at all. I used to, but I don't anymore. Bottom line is: if he's looking for an exit A, I wouldn't wait for him to find it. Just part ways and move on. People do stupid sh¡t when they get hurt by the person they love the most, there's no need to let them sink into doing things they're going to regret. It's like keep cheating, you know? If the relationship can't be saved it's better to let him go.


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Luther alumni events are open to all alumni and friends of the college, including parents and other family members of graduates and students. If you need more information or if you're interested in planning an event in your area, please call the Alumni Office at (800) 225-8664.
Sponsored by Alumni
Join us as we celebrate the sesquicentennial of the college. The Sustainable Sesquicentennial Six student theatre group, directed by Dr. Robert Larson, will perform Luther Sketches: A Lighthearted Romp Through Luther's Sensational Saga.
Luther Sketches Cast: Kate Stebbins '11, Monona, Wis.; Rachel Rudeen '11, Bird Island, Minn.; Sam Simataa '13, Windhoek, Namibia; Cate Anderson '14, New Ulm, Minn.; Holly Fusco '14, Indianola, Iowa; Trevor Green '14, Hampton, Iowa; assistant director, Andrea Oldfield '12, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
9:40 a.m.
Main Hall, Center for Faith and Life
Luther College
Questions? Contact Sherry Alcock, 563-387-1505


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Bottomless girls,
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Adolf, Oliver—bush hair in my teeth.
Someone on their knees.
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This Indiana Pacers team just continues to impress, exceeding all my modest expectations so far this season. Of course, no one should get carried away with a 7-game winning streak at the start of the season, but when the Pacers' goal is to be the No. 1 seed in the East (and perhaps the entire NBA), any distance they can create between themselves and Miami, Chicago and Brooklyn (with my apologies to the Knicks) is welcome.
And with a solid 96-91 road victory against a loaded Nets team (granted, one still trying to get the pieces to fit) — their 4th game in 5 nights, by the way — the Pacers are now 3 games ahead of second place Philly and Miami. In fact, no other Eastern Conference team apart from the Pacers have less than 3 losses on their records thus far.
Again, it's too early to be jumping on Oprah's couch, but if they can remain healthy, there is no reason to think that the Pacers can't keep up this kind of play. Remember, Danny Granger has yet to play a game, George Hill is not even close to 100% with a nagging hip injury, and new pieces such as Luis Scola and CJ Watson, as solid as they've been, aren't in complete synch with the rest of the team. So while Miami battles health problems to Wade and LeBron (not to mention championship fatigue) and Chicago and Brooklyn try to integrate their new pieces, Indiana has a perfect chance to keep running away with the regular season.
For now, let's just be happy that they're still winning. Paul George has got that look in his eye this season, which speaks volumes about his character considering he just got paid (whereas other guys usually put in the effort in a contract year). He's super confident and is currently hands down a top 5 player in the league, possibly even top 3. Just take a look at his stats, which have actually dropped the last couple of games: 25.1 points, 7.9 rebounds, 4 assists, 1.71 steals, 3 turnovers, 26 PER, shooting 47% from the field, 43% from 3-point range and 85% from the line. Those are MVP numbers right there.
Equally important to the team's success has been Roy Hibbert, whose inconsistent days appear to finally be behind him — at least on the defensive end. I thought Roy was going to be in trouble tonight against the best offensive big in the game, Brook Lopez, but instead Roy (kind) of got the better end of that duel with a 15-point, 11-rebound double-double (with 2 blocks) while holding Lopez to a 16 and 7 night. Roy will never be a consistently dominating offensive presence, but his defense is now widely regarded as the best in the league, and even the officials are now giving him the benefit of the doubt on a lot of 50-50 calls. (If only they could give some of that respect to Ian Mahinmi, who looks horrible on paper but has actually been a solid backup for Hibbert and would be a great backup if only they'd give him the same respect.)
Lance Stephenson continues to be the X-factor, someone who can create, push the ball, finish at the rim and now even hit the open three with buckloads of confidence. He's always been someone who can turn the tide of the game by himself, but now he's mostly doing it in a good way. Lance is currently the team's second-leading scorer after George with 14.4 points to go with his 5.1 rebounds and 4.9 assists. Not bad for a work-in-progress.
David West is not yet in a groove, but he's getting there. Tonight's game was a perfect example of why he's still the most reliable player on the team, though Paul George is quickly closing in on that title. The team now has the luxury of two guys (three when George Hill is healthy) who can hit big shots when the team needs them the most. I thought Kevin Garnett's length would give West all sorts of problems but instead he used his mobility and money mid-range jumper to neutalize the matchup disadvantages.
And last but not least, the bench. Ohhhh, the bench. Luis Scola offers the relaible scorer the Pacers bench has missed for eons, and if the Pacers can get a contributing Granger back, that's going to be a nasty one-two punch, a poor man's version of the Paul George-David West duo for the Pacers reserve unit. Throw in CJ Watson, the perfect reserve point guard who can comfortably step into the starting role, the rim protection of Ian Mahinmi, a poor man's version of Roy capable of taking on most second-unit bigs, and the confident offense of Orlando Johnson. And we haven't even touched on the potential of Solomon Hill, the guy the Pacers are trying to groom into the next Granger, and Chris Copeland, the sharp shooter who will eventually get a chance to show why the Pacers used part of their mid-level exception on him.
Pacers fans shouldn't get too ahead of themselves right now, but there's no reason not to be excited by the hot start.
Looking ahead, the Pacers take on Memphis at home after a single day of rest in a battle for defensive supremacy in the league. It should be an ugly game and no one should be surprised if the Pacers get their winning-streak snapped given it's their 5th game in 7 nights — but regardless fo the outcome it's clear that this Pacers team is for real and is really going for it this season.


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When I was a student, most of my lunches came from home — a trait I shared with a couple of the young students I sat with Wednesday at the KISD Career Center.
We were invited to taste some potential new menu items for the next school year.
Like my new friends, I left thinking that if my elementary school cafeteria served items like those offered Wednesday, I would definitely buy lunch more often.
School nutrition has changed a lot in the last few years, in part due to new regulations mandated by the federal government in the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010.
Starting next fall, schools have to serve more fruits and vegetables, whole grains and higher quality cuts of meat.
Those changes prompted the Killeen Independent School District Nutrition Services staff to take a closer look at menus.
Killeen ISD does a taste test each year to get student input on the lunch and breakfast menus, but this year saw more changes than usual as the new requirements kick in.
That meant this year's group of students — from Saegart Elementary, Patterson Middle and the KISD Career Center — as well as a few adults, had more items to taste. Twenty-seven, to be exact.
Trying a mix of salads with different dressings, bread sticks, chicken strips, hamburgers, pasta and fish, it was clear how much better school food tastes, and a little surprising how well liked the healthier items were.
While the hands-down favorite among the fourth-graders sitting with me was what I expected — a chicken nugget (with whole grain breading), it was encouraging to see them prefer a whole grain wheat flour breadstick to a whole grain white flour one.
They even kind of liked a veggie burger made with rice, and loved macaroni and cheese with whole grain pasta.
While tuna salad and fajita glazed fish tempted my palate, the girls only said "eeww," which made me laugh, because that would have been my exact reaction as a 9- or 10-year-old.
It's a good thing the district offers different menus for different age groups, including faculty and staff, because the adults at my table (myself included) loved a raspberry vinaigrette dressing the fourth-graders found too sour. We also liked some spicier chicken strips the girls deemed "too hot for kids" in the comment section of forms we filled out.
Killeen ISD school nutrition director Steve Murphy said items receiving 85 percent endorsement in each group would make it on menus in August. From where I sat, there will be a lot of new options at elementary, middle and high schools next fall — all of them nutritious and tasty.
It's a winning combination that will hopefully go a long way toward helping students grow into adults who make smarter, healthier food choices.
If I'd had so many options available as a child, I definitely would have left my brown bag at home.


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The Fund is managed by Eaton Vance Management, a subsidiary of Eaton Vance Corp. (NYSE: EV), based in Boston, one of the oldest investment management firms in the United States, with a history dating back to 1924. Eaton Vance and its affiliates managed $247.8 billion in assets as of January 31, 2013, offering individuals and institutions a broad array of investment strategies and wealth management solutions. The Company's long record of providing exemplary service and attractive returns through a variety of market conditions has made Eaton Vance the investment manager of choice for many of today's most discerning investors. For more information about Eaton Vance, visit www.eatonvance.com.
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The most recent seizure took place May 27, after CBP officials with X-ray devices found $22 million worth of phony products shipped from China earlier in the month.
Advanced X-ray equipment was put in place to survey shipments at the Port of Oakland after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the Oakland (Calif.) Tribune said Wednesday.


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It's like clockwork. Pixar releases one movie every summer. From years and years of success, audiences have come to rely on the tour de force of animation to provide at least one very good (or great) film each year. With the release of "Cars 2," the sequel to one of Pixar's more mediocre efforts, there comes an overwhelming sense of pressure. Will it live up to expectations? Exceed them, perhaps? Or will fans tout it as a new low for the animation studio?
We'll find out this weekend.
"Cars 2" aside, it seems as though every year Pixar's latest release sparks a debate among film fans. What are some of Pixar's best movies, and which ones are, well, just pretty good? Let's take a look at my five favorite Pixar movies.
The five best from Pixar:
5."Finding Nemo": More than a children's movie, "Finding Nemo" is an unexpected (and brilliant) study on father-son relationships. Having lost his entire family in a barracuda attack, Marlon, a clown fish, finds one remaining egg – Nemo. When Nemo is abducted by scuba divers, both Nemo and Marlon begin a journey to reconnect with each other, and, in the process, the two experience an adventure full of self-discovery. It's in the exploration of characters where we begin to see Pixar develop into the studio it has become today. Oh, and the underwater setting lends itself to some of the most beautiful CG animation of all-time.
4. "Toy Story 2": A perfect supplemental piece to the original "Toy Story," the sequel makes a few welcome additions without losing the magic of the original. There are some new characters, more developed scenes of action, and a back-story for Woody. But the best thing to come from "Toy Story 2" is a sense of doubt in the characters. It's something that the original only touched upon briefly. Where exactly do these toys belong? What are their roles in life (umm … toy life, that is)? Yeah, it might seem a bit ridiculous, but the way Pixar presents it is incredibly moving. It gives the sequel layers that most follow-ups don't have, and sets the series up for a heart-wrenching finale in 2010's "Toy Story 3."
3. "WALL-E": Andrew Stanton's ("Finding Nemo") ambitious experiment tested the boundaries for Pixar and for audiences. It paid off. "WALL-E" tells the story of the last survivor on Earth in 2085, a cubing robot named WALL-E. He ventures into space (hitching a ride on a spaceship in one of the movie's funnier moments) for the love of a more advanced robot named EVE. The first 40 minutes, which contains no dialogue among humans, is some of the best and most daring filmmaking to come out of Pixar. Tough for kids to sit through, but something many film fans have really come to admire. The rest of the movie's pretty good, surprising viewers with an in-your-face message that will hopefully reach a younger generation. That is, if they have the patience to get past the first 40 minutes.
2. "The Incredibles": As everyone knows by now, Brad Bird is a genius, and "The Incredibles" might just be his career-defining masterpiece. The story of a superhero family who aren't legally allowed to be "heroes" anymore, is a simple concept that Bird brings a lot of depth to. The parents are shells of their former selves, looking back on those glory. The kids have personal troubles stemming from their latent powers. And together, the family is dysfunctional and disorderly, trying to fit into a "normal" role they weren't destined for. It's a lot of fun watching this family gel as they rediscover what it means to be superheroes and a family. The movie also has some of the best action scenes ever featured in an animated movie, with quirky animation that gives each character a unique shape and personality. "The Incredibles" seems to have gotten lost somewhere between "Finding Nemo" and the commercial Goliath "Cars." That's a shame.
1. "Toy Story": Pixar's first feature-length film, and it remains the studio's best. "Toy Story" is arguably the perfect animated movie. It begins with its strong sense of adventure, and ends with building one of the greatest friendships in film history (Woody and Buzz, like peanut butter and jelly). It's funny without sinking to "Shrek"-like levels of humor, and the movie created an iconic cast of characters that have stuck with a generation of fans – and found some new ones along the way. Above all that, "Toy Story" is an innovation to behold (for 1995, that is), bringing computer-generated movies to the forefront of the industry. "Toy Story" redefined people's perception of animated movies, and Pixar has continued that pursuit ever since.