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In part I of this article, we talked about McDonald's expansion opportunities and how it could easily add another 10,000 new restaurants in APEMA (Asia/Pacific, Middle East and Africa) in the next 6-7 years.
So, what are the reasons stopping McDonald's from opening 1,600 or 2,000 stores annually as opposed to 800 it opened in 2011 – the highest in the last nine years? In 2012, the company plans to add around 900 new restaurants which again implies it has potential to open more.
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1) Finding the right franchisees
McDonald's prefers the franchisee model. Over 80% of its restaurants globally are franchised. However, it is not always easy to find franchisees that are on the same wavelength as McDonald's. This is true especially in developing countries where the restaurant chain faces difficulties such as quality and reliability issues, a weak legal system, or simply that franchisees do not possess enough scale.
A paucity of good franchisees meant that the restaurant chain had to open company-operated stores in China since it obviously wanted to be part of the country's growth story. Only 36 of its 1,400 restaurants were franchised at the end of 2011. Opening company-operated stores often requires a greater capital expenditure which could slow down the expansion process. There are other countries too such as Vietnam where McDonald's doesn't have a presence yet because the company has not been able to find the right franchisees.
2) Real estate dynamics
As much as McDonald's is a fast food chain, it is also a real estate company. Usually, McDonald's owns the land on which its franchisees operate. The company then collects a one-time initial fees, rent and royalties (which are a percentage of sales) from the franchisees. These franchisees are labeled conventional franchisees by McDonald's.
However, real estate prices vary from region to region and it might not always make sense for McDonald's to buy the land since the return on investment might not be good enough. In other cases, the real estate might demand too much investment. This is especially true in highly populated cities which are common throughout the developing countries.
The first few McDonald's restaurants in developing markets usually flourish in the urban metropolitan cities where real estate prices can be several times those the average prices in the U.S. Sometimes, the rules are also carved out in a way such that they favor the tenants rather than the landlord. In such a scenario, McDonald's lets the franchisees buy the land and develop restaurants and receives only the initial fees and royalty in return (i.e. no rent). Such franchisees are called developmental licensees. Figuring out the best policy takes time and can again decelerate the expansion process.
3) Capital expenditure
McDonald's plans to spend $2.9 billion on capital expenditure in 2012, half of which will be spent to refurbish its existing restaurants in the U.S. and Europe to make them appear more upscale. As much as international expansion is important, the health of its restaurants in the U.S. and Europe cannot be overlooked since they contribute a lion's share to its earnings (the two regions contribute almost 80% to the total profits). The U.S. has been the best performing market for McDonald's this year with comparable sales up 4.8% in the first eight months.
Since McDonald's has limited cash on its balance sheet, it has to carefully manage its expenditure between opening new restaurants versus upgrading existing ones. The company obviously does not want to invest so much that it puts a strain on its balance sheet without being absolutely sure of the returns.
4) Setting up the supply chain
The company has to spend a significant amount of time in setting up its supply chain before having a substantial presence in a region. In India, the fast food giant spent nearly $100 million working with farmers and setting up the supply chain six years before it officially opened its first restaurant in the country. Twenty years hence, the company has less than 250 restaurants in the country. Now, with the operations set up in the country and a firm grip on the understanding of the market, McDonald's plans to double the number of restaurants in the country in three years beginning 2012.
In Russia too, McDonald's will soon open its first restaurant in Siberia, a region in the Eastern part of the country. Until now, all of the 324 McDonald's restaurants in Russia were present in the western region since the supply chain and logistical constraints did not allow the fast food chain to open outlets on the Eastern side. There was always scope to open new restaurants in Siberia since the region has only two other fast food chains, KFC and Subway, however setting up the supply chain often takes time.
5) Tailoring the right menu
McDonald's has a presence in 120 countries. A long history of expanding into new territories has given McDonald's the ability to mold its menu according to the tastes of the local population. Creating new menu products and developing a firm understanding of the local markets takes time. It would be foolish not just for McDonald's but for any company to go full throttle with expansion without fully understanding the markets they operate in.
Some of McDonald's menu items developed exclusively for the local population include Bubur Ayam McD (Malaysia), McAloo Tikki (India), McArabia (Egypt), McMollete (Mexico), McPollo (Chile), McKroket (The Netherlands), McTurco (Turkey), McLaks (Norway), Shaka Shaka Chicken (Singapore), Koroke Burger (Japan), and the list is endless.
Recently, the restaurant chain even announced that it was going to open its first all vegetarian outlet in India. So, adjusting to the local conditions is a time-consuming effort and it is in McDonald's best interests that it offers the right balance of local and international menu items before accelerating its store openings.
Impact on Stock
Adding around 8,500 restaurants (around 7,000 franchised and 1,500 company-operated) in the next 6-7 years yields a price of $110, or an upside of about 15%.
However, this assumes that the other factors such as spend per customer or average customers per restaurant to be unaffected by these restaurant additions, which is probably false. An increased presence would probably have some sort of a cannibalization effect. Moreover, most of the additions are in developing markets, where the average revenue per customer is usually lower than that in the U.S.
We have a $94.5 price estimate for McDonald's, which is about 10% higher than the current market price.
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Man charged with fatally shooting his wife
A Cape Coral man accused of shooting and killing his wife was arrested and charged Thursday.
Michael G. Young, 49, was immediately taken into custody by the Cape police after being discharged from Lee Memorial Hospital, where he was treated for an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.
On Dec. 14, Young allegedly fatally shot Sally A. Young, 49, then tried to commit suicide.
Young was booked Thursday at the Lee County Jail on the charge of second-degree homicide.
"Even though an arrest has been made, our work continues as we build our case and ready it for the state to carry through to successful prosecution," Sgt. Dana S. Coston said in a prepared statement.
"Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family and especially the Youngs' 9 year-old son, who has to live with the aftermath of this horrific crime for the rest of his life," he said.
At about 11:18 p.m. Saturday, Cape police responded to reports of multiple shots fired at 2918 S.W. First Place. Approximately two minutes later, a second caller contacted authorities and reported shots fired.
Officers were advised that one person was shot and another person possibly shot themself.
Police arrived on scene to find Sally A. Young dead from multiple gunshot wounds.
According to a report, she was shot outside of her residence and the weapon was a shotgun.
Young was transported to the hospital in critical condition.
He was treated and later released from the facility at about 2:50 p.m. Thursday.
Officials reported that the couple's son was present during the shooting but was unharmed.
As of Tuesday, the boy was in the care of family members.
An account has reportedly been set up for the child at Wells Fargo. The public can contact any local Wells Fargo branch for information on how to contribute a monetary donation to the account.a

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Weather Blog: Sandy's Storm Surge And Wisconsin Wind
Thank you for stopping by the Weather Watch 12 Blog! Hurricane Sandy will make landfall Monday evening or Monday night. The storm surge associated with the storm will be one of the greatest concerns along the coast. In today's blog we discuss what causes a storm surge, and discuss why the surge with Sandy has the potential to be devastating. Also we'll dive into forecast rain totals and look at the one impact of the storm for southeast Wisconsin.
Let's start with explaining what storm surge is, and why it occurs. Storm surge is an abnormal rise of water generated by a storm, over and above the predicted astronomical tides. The rise in water level from a storm surge can cause extreme flooding in coastal areas.
The diagram below courtesy of NOAA shows a hurricane, and where the storm surge forms. Notice that the cause of the storm surge is from the wind pushing water toward the coast, and also the pressure of the storm.
It is important to note the difference between a normal water rise associated with a daily high/low tide and a storm surge. The image below explains this in a very clear way. If the storm tide is 17 feet, and the normal high tide is 2 feet, the storm surge is 15 feet.
As hurricane Sandy approaches the Northeast coast the storm surge will coincide with high tide. Tides are caused by the gravitational pull of the moon on Earth. Since water is not attached to the Earth, the moon pulls at it causing tides. Ocean levels rise and fall daily as the sun, moon, and Earth interact. As the moon travels around the Earth and as they together orbit the sun, the combined gravitational forces cause the oceans/seas to rise and fall. Since the Earth is rotating while this is happening, 2 tides occur each day.
High tides can be even higher during a full moon. The October full moon occurs Monday, coinciding with the landfall of Sandy. During a full moon the gravitational pull of the moon and sun are combined. The result is a higher, high tide.
As Sandy makes landfall during high tide late Monday or Monday night, the is a big concern for tremendous storm surge along the coast. The NHC storm surge forecast below shows the percent chance of a storm surge of 5 feet or greater occurring as the hurricane makes nears the coast.
Another aspect of Sandy will be the heavy rain. Rainfall forecasts place amounts in the 4 to 8 inch range for parts of the mid-Atlantic and Northeast. The HPC 3 day rainfall forecast is shown below.
Wisconsin will be located on the far western edge of the low pressure circulation. This will mean windy conditions from later Monday through Wednesday. Wind gusts may touch 50 mph right along the Lake Michigan shoreline Tuesday. Most locations will see gusts around 40 to 45 mph throughout the day.
The gusty winds in our area will create big waves on Lake Michigan. If you take photos please email them to firstname.lastname@example.com and we may use them on-air!
For more on Sandy and our local forecast watch WISN 12 News. And for updates throughout the day follow me on Twitter @jnelsonweather
Have a great day!
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Do you ever feel frustrated when you just cannot access the right information right when you need it? Or when you spend several hours chasing multiple sources, verifying if something is accurate or not when you have urgent issues to resolve? Well, now imagine this scenario in a business environment where your personal performance or the performance of your team is affected with these exact same challenges every day. And then imagine situations where you may miss the boat on closing a very important deal, resolving an urgent, technical customer issue, or misinterpreting data for an important report, because of all these communication barriers.
When we access information in a static, asynchronous environment, we have several dependencies, factors, variables, and therefore a higher chance of error. Our inability to verify data instantaneously, and having no version control in place, can make collaboration in a business environment quite challenging. Imagine an employee trying to verify if the document that was emailed to him or her on a specific date is indeed the latest and greatest version. Then imagine the string of email communications to various colleagues in order to confirm if the version he or she has, is indeed accurate. Let's keep this story going; now those peers are going through all of their email records to confirm when the last version was sent and then keeping their fingers crossed that if the document changed, someone, somewhere has saved or shared a copy of it with another peer. This email chain has unnecessarily flooded several inboxes and the amount of time employees have spent reading and deleting each message, could likely have been better spent closing an important deal, working on a critical report, or solving a high priority customer issue.
One such company that was experiencing similar information reliability and collaboration challenges is avodaqAG. avodaq strives to optimize the performance of various project teams which are distributed across multiple locations. Their offices are scattered across Germany and Singapore, hence their main business challenge and priority becomes empowering a virtual workforce with the right tools to solve customer issues and address their urgent needs in a timely manner.
"We didn't have a good way to make sure everyone on a virtual team had access to all of the relevant files and information pertaining to a project," says Andreas Kusch, chief executive officer for avodaq. Instead, documents and information tended to be scattered across multiple offices and team members' hard drives, making it difficult to find all information pertinent to a particular project. "We realized that an enterprise collaboration platform with social networking features would help employees find information and expertise more quickly, maximizing team performance while further increasing customer satisfaction," Kusch says.
Cisco WebEx Social allowed avodaq to create online social communities where the employees could share and post information instantly, and collaborate real time via discussion forums, wikis, and blogs to confirm the accuracy of that information. Additionally, Cisco WebEx Social empowered avodaq with an improved content management process, since now the employees could store and share documents in a synchronous environment. This also helped them to achieve version control and not waste time chasing information down to verify the accuracy of it. Moreover, the tagging and search features of Cisco WebEx Social enabled employees to find experts more efficiently and as a result, solve problems quicker.
Once the experts were found, avodaq used Cisco Jabber to quickly connect with them real-time, whether via Jabber for Windows, Jabber for iPad, or Jabber for iPhone. The Cisco WebEx Social environment allows employees to launch Jabber with a single click, and have instant messaging conversations to escalate decisions, and reach solutions faster. avodaq also uses Cisco WebEx Meeting Center, which can be launched instantly in the Cisco WebEx Social environment. The meeting recording feature was especially useful for the workers so they could document their meetings, and share the recording, notes, and data later with those unable to attend the meeting.
The combination and ultimately, the implementation of all these various real-time Collaboration tools and solutions proved highly beneficial for avodaq. The results speak for themselves. Kusch notes that he was able to drastically reduce travel by eliminating 100 trips annually, saving the company an estimated $100,000 without sacrificing the in-person experience. Additionally, avodaq saw a great improvement in their response time to customers, because now their distributed workforce had faster access to experts and information.
To learn more about avodaq's successful results, I encourage you to read the case study.
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WOONSOCKET, R.I., Feb. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- CVS/pharmacy, the nation's leading retail pharmacy, today announced its "A Su Salud" (To Your Health) health fairs for 2010. The community wellness program offers free comprehensive health risk assessments and screenings to help people in underserved areas with early detection and disease prevention. More than 800 events are scheduled for 2010 in cities including Miami, Los Angeles, Dallas/Fort-Worth, Houston, Corpus Christi, San Francisco, Sacramento and Fresno.
A Su Salud is part of efforts by CVS/pharmacy to improve access to preventative care and ensure that cost is not a barrier to important health services like screenings. The fairs provide diabetes, blood pressure, cholesterol and osteoporosis screenings, and also examine patients for oral care, provide referrals for mammograms and pap smears, and offer consultations with doctors and pharmacists. In 2009, CVS/pharmacy provided free and low-cost medical screenings and services valued at $49 million to the community through the A Su Salud program and direct referrals from the events.
"This recession has made it more critical than ever for people to have access to adequate and affordable healthcare," said Troy Brennan, M.D., and Chief Medical Officer, CVS Caremark. "Hispanics are disproportionately affected by chronic diseases like diabetes and we are pleased to help make these health services more accessible to help aid in early detection and lower their risk levels for disease and complications."
Last year, over 195,000 people were screened during the events, underscoring the importance of access to these services. Of the individuals screened, many health concerns were discovered, including:
In addition, many of the health fairs included cancer screening for women where over 16,000 women across the country were referred to these free services. This year, CVS/pharmacy will again partner with local and state agencies to host mobile units offering low-cost and no-cost cancer detection services for women, including mammograms and pap smears.
Once screened, CVS/pharmacy helps patients through on-site consultations with bi-lingual (Spanish/English) physicians who analyze the results and refer patients to no-cost, low-cost medical facilities within that neighborhood or to their primary care physician should additional follow-up be required.
For more information, and a full calendar of A Su Salud events, please go to www.asusalud.com or call 888-604-0333.
About CVS/pharmacy
CVS/pharmacy is the retail division of CVS Caremark Corporation ( CVS). The Company operates more than 7,000 CVS/pharmacy and Longs Drugs stores. CVS/pharmacy is committed to improving the lives of those we serve by making innovative and high-quality health and pharmacy services safe, affordable and easy to access, both in its stores and online at CVS.com. General information about CVS/pharmacy and CVS Caremark is available at http://www.cvscaremark.com/.
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Back in the good old days, rogues were stuck with whatever leather gear that happened to drop. It didn't matter if it had spirit or strength on it, as we really had no other options. We could augment our pieces with a few different enchants, but even those were better suited for warriors. While sometimes it seemed as if there were a random number generator churning out tier loot, we happily scooped it up anyway. The class, and everyone else, was at the mercy of the itemization gods of Blizzard.
Times have changed quite a bit since those days. While we're still not able to craft custom pieces of gear tailored to fit our every need, we're not stuck with caster stats anymore. With the number of dungeons and bosses available, combined with the addition of justice points, there are a ton of options for nearly every slot on our character sheet. Enchanting has grown to encompass most of our gear, while reforging and the gem system have taken gear customization even further. Not only is there more gear to be had, but the gear we do get is much more malleable, allowing us to pick the perfect combination.


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Slugger Galarraga reflects on career at Roxivus
Big Cat, who won batting title with Rockies in 1993, retired in 2004
DENVER -- Fifteen years after leaving the Colorado Rockies, and almost a full decade since ending his illustrious Major League career, Andres Galarraga is enjoying the perks of retirement.
But baseball is never off his mind.
"The game is in my blood," the former first baseman said during a question-and-answer session organized by the Rockies as a part of their three-day Roxivus fanfest at Coors Field. Galarraga was one of several players invited to the event, which included Pedro Astacio, Jason Jennings and David Nied, among others.
"Whenever I watch a game [on television], I start to think of coming back at any role," Galarraga said. "I want to keep the doors open. Maybe when Omar Vizquel becomes a manager in Venezuela like he plans to, I can join him at some point as a coach."
Galarraga, 52, is one of the Rockies' most beloved players of all-time. The franchise's first batting champion was invited for a second time this season to take part in the activities celebrating 20 years since Major League Baseball was played in the state of Colorado for the first time.
"I was so lucky to become batting champ with the Rockies," Galarraga said. "My name sounded a lot back then. That feat helped me in being on fans' minds. I surpassed offensive records set by Venezuelan players in the Major Leagues. I was extremely fortunate to become an important representative of all Venezuelans."
Galarraga played 19 seasons in the Majors, spending five of those with the Rockies (1993-97). He started his Rockies stint with a bang, reaching a .370 batting average a season after posting a .243 mark with the Cardinals.
"Don Baylor [who was the first Rockies manager] was my hitting coach with the Cardinals, and we went on to improve my hitting. He developed the batting stance I became known for. No one had such a stance before," Galarraga said. "It helped me in having better vision and bat speed. Before Baylor, I only looked at the ball with my left eye. Afterwards, I had both eyes on the ball, and my swing became more fluid and things just clicked.
"I signed with the Rockies just so I could stay with Baylor and continue the work we started in St. Louis."
When asked for his most memorable at-bat, the Big Cat did not hesitate to mention what happened on May 31, 1997, at Pro Player Stadium in Miami.
"It was such a long blast. It should be among the longest homers in baseball history," Galarraga said. "It was initially measured at 579 feet. Two innings later, they cut it down to 529.
"You know, this so-called Coors Field thing in which people say offense gets inflated at that ballpark annoys me so much, because both pitchers and hitters have to do our biggest effort, regardless of the place we play in. However, it was nice that it happened outside of Denver, in order to prove to people we could hit the ball further no matter where we play."
After Galarraga's batting championship, there was an explosion of Venezuelan talent in the Majors. The native of Caracas is not surprised.
"Venezuelan baseball has grown so much," he said. "We don't even rely on foreign players at winter ball the way we did 30 years ago. There were more than 120 Venezuelan players at Spring Training. There are approximately 80 players from my country in the regular season. And this will only grow even more."
There is one fellow Venezuelan who inevitably gets compared to Galarraga as time has gone by.
"Miguel Cabrera will break all of my records. He will even break records set by American players. He is the one I mention, since he gets compared to me so much. He is a great listener," Galarraga said. "I wish many kids, who haven't reached the level he has, would listen to coaching advice the same way he does. I keep on telling him he has to work hard and do his best both on and off the field, as a positive role model."
Looking back at his illustrious career, Galarraga thanks fans for their support as a player and as a cancer survivor.
"I am patient when it comes to meeting fans," he said. "They paid my salary. Sometimes it's so hard to say that I get so much love and support. My dealing with cancer made me get letters from all over the world, from people who weren't even baseball fans. That helped me a lot in overcoming the disease. I am very blessed, because I can serve as a positive example for kids."


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From Tim Brown of Yahoo! Sports {linked here}
Phillies have traded Shane Victorino to Dodgers for Lindblom and Ethan martinSo we're trading away Lindblom and Martin for a rental? Victorino is a free-agent at the end of the season. Plus Victorino is not having a nice year. .324 OBP? {linked here}
By the way, I can care less what Victorino has done to us before. He's with the Dodgers now, deal with it. I just don't like this trade.
Dodgers made it official....
The Los Angeles Dodgers today acquired outfielder Shane Victorino from the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for right-handed reliever Josh Lindblom, minor league right-hander Ethan Martin and a player to be named later or cash considerations. Dodger General Manager Ned Colletti made the announcement.
"We're excited to add an All-Star caliber player with postseason experience," said Colletti. "He plays the game with passion, gives us a top of the order bat from both sides of the plate, can steal bases and is solid defensively in the outfield."
Victorino, 31, is batting .261 with nine homers, 24 steals and 40 RBI in 101 games this season with the Phillies. The switch-hitter is hitting .316 against left-handed pitching this season and is swinging a hot bat of late, having hit safely in five consecutive games and nine of his last 10 at a .378 clip (14-for-37) since July 18.
The two-time All-Star (2009 and 2011) has a .277 career batting average with 88 home runs and 394 RBI in nine Major League seasons with the Padres (2003) and Phillies (2005-2012). The speedy Hawaii native has twice led the NL in triples (2009 and 2011) and has been successful on 81.9% of his stolen base attempts with 186 steals in his career. In the field, Victorino is a three-time Rawlings Gold Glove Award winner (2008-10) and ranks 10th in the Majors with 54 outfield assists since 2006. He won a World Series ring as a member of the 2008 Phillies and has appeared in 46 career postseason games, batting .269 with six home runs and 30 RBI.
Victorino was originally selected by Los Angeles in the sixth round of the 1999 First-Year Player Draft before he was lost to San Diego (2002) and then Philadelphia (2004) in the Rule 5 Draft.
Lindblom, 25, has gone 2-2 with a 3.02 ERA in a team-leading 48 relief appearances this season. The Indiana native is in his second Major League season after being selected by the Dodgers in the second round of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft out of Purdue University.
Martin, 23, was the Dodgers' first round selection (15th overall) in the 2008 First-Year Player Draft and is 8-6 with a 3.58 ERA in 20 starts this season with Double-A Chattanooga.-


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Hot on the heels of vampires and cronuts, our nation's next big fixation appears to be VIRGINS (i.e. just regular people who haven't done a couple of very narrowly defined things with their genitals). MTV's new virgin-focused reality show, Virgin Territory, premieres tonight, profiling non-humping young Americans of all stripes—the willing, the righteous, the desperate, the mortified.
A few advance reviews are out, and, perhaps unsurprisingly, the day-to-day lives of virgins don't sound like they make for particularly compelling TV. Because, again, VIRGINS ARE JUST REGULAR PEOPLE. Some of them are interesting, some of them are boring.
Here's Willa Paskin at Slate:
Virgin Territory tries to get into psychological explanations for all of this unwanted virginity, because like the participants' friends, MTV thinks it's weird.
...Watching these three fret about their sexual status, I was reminded of the stress of being a pubescent girl who gets her period late: Until it arrives, you are embarrassed that you don't have it. And then one day it arrives, and all that worrying was for naught. The ocean is really big. If you're trying, it's hard not to fall into it eventually. And the loss of your virginity, symbolically and emotionally resonant as it is, is just the first step. The morning after Lisa's wedding night, she seems extremely underwhelmed about what happened the night before. "It wasn't breathtaking," she says. She may no longer be virgin, but what happens next would make a great subject for a reality show.
And Jon Caramanica at the Times:
All of them associate sex with real consequences, as if they'd at least been watching "16 and Pregnant." (Undoubtedly, there was a development meeting for this show at which calling it "18 and Celibate" was proposed.)
But "Virgin Territory" would have been even more timely five or six years ago, at the peak of promise rings and Disney pop, when mass media had its squeakiest-clean moment since the sock hop era.
...Mostly, though, the conversations surrounding sex verge on the noxious, showing the burden of societal sexual pressure from both sides. On the one hand, there's the banter of Kyle's friends, with their casual sexism and understanding of women as prizes. Contrast that with the resigned conversation of Mikaela's friends, who talk about physically coercive men. In one scene, one of them has to repel a handsy man on the dance floor, screaming, "That guy just grabbed my vagina!"
Again, doing or not doing this one particular kind of genital-touching does not in and of itself a compelling character make—though I'll admit that the bizarro cult of piety and pressure that we've constructed around virginity (evidenced, for one, by this television show) is fascinating and warrants some pointed critique. I'm just not sure Virgin Territory—with its focus on marriage and implicit stance that virginity is "weird"—will be the one to give it to us. But I haven't seen it yet. So I guess I'll find out tonight.
If you REALLY can't get enough virgins, you can also stream Therese Schecter's documentary How to Lose Your Virginity on Vimeo right now.
And virgins, listen to me. Everything is fine. You are not weird. Do what you want with your junk. It's yours.


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Apple CEO Tim Cook has issued a public apology for the company's widely criticised iOS 6 Maps app, suggesting that iPad, iPhone and iPad owners should download competing map apps or use Google's web app while Apple improves its offering.
The letter was published on Apple's homepage on Friday, just over a week after iOS 6 was launched on 19 September.
"At Apple, we strive to make world-class products that deliver the best experience possible to our customers," writes Cook. "With the launch of our new Maps last week, we fell short on this commitment."
"We are extremely sorry for the frustration this has caused our customers and we are doing everything we can to make Maps better," he continues.
Cook explains that Apple needed to build a new Maps app from the ground up in order to provide features such as turn-by-turn directions and Flyover.
"There are already more than 100 million iOS devices using the new Apple Maps," Cook says. "In just over a week, iOS users with the new Maps have already searched for nearly half a billion locations."
"While we're improving Maps, you can try alternatives by downloading maps apps from the App Store like Bing, MapQuest and Waze, or use Google or Nokia maps by going to their websites and creating an icon on your home screen to their web app," Cook says. The letter even links to an Apple how-to which shows users how to add Google and Nokia maps web app icons to the Home screen of your iOS 6 device. (Last week, we wrote an article explaining how to do this too).
Cook promises that Apple will continue to keep working on Maps until it "lives up to the same incredibly high standard" that customers have come to expect from the company.
This isn't the first time an Apple CEO has published an apology on the company's website. Apple's late co-founder Steve Jobs wrote several apologies during his time at Apple, about subjects including the lack of Adobe Flash on iOS devices, digital rights management on music, and environmental issues.
See also:
Apple admits Maps is 'no one's issue but ours'
iOS 6 Maps app fails to impress, users want Google Maps back
Steve Wozniak 'disappointed' with Apple's iOS 6 Maps app
How to report problems in iOS 6's Maps


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Print advertisement created by Batarya, Turkey for T-Diamond, within the category: Personal Accessories.
Im blasting into laughing!!! liked it!
One of the most brainless, half assed and idiotic attempts to be funny in advertising since these:
And, would I buy a ring from those guys? Erm… no.
In addition to being super stupid sexist ad, it's also super lazy:
Pure junk and suppose not a "real" ad, but one conjured up by infantile creatives for attention.
ND Fletcher
Bora Topsever, Cansu Bakır, Veli Güzel, Derya Taşçi, how does it feel to work in the ad business when you are only 14?
One of the crappiest ad printed I've seen here in a while.
No one cares about child labor, eye donation or saving the Earth: NO PSA!!! http://adsoftheworld.com/forum/135094
in addition to Andrej Troha's great findings...
very similar to this http://files.coloribus.com/files/adsarchive/part_1373/13736305/file/ca...
I think the woman be totally turned off by the man with a big salami.
I think it's pure simple and clever. " There's nothing can surprise a woman and open her mouth more as a diamond ring does." It works for me.
It's funny, but sexist.
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At least, they managed to get Copyranter's attention. Not sure it's good thing for them, though.
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NEW YORK, N.Y. – Payments processor MasterCard Inc. said that its profit and revenue rose in the first quarter as card users spent more. Profit beat the forecasts of Wall Street analysts, though revenue missed slightly and the company's stock fell in midday trading.
Company executives sketched a picture of a mixed global economy and a U.S. consumer suffering from the payroll tax hike that took effect in January. The results showed stronger growth outside the U.S. than at home, with purchases in Asia, the Middle East and Africa growing the most.
The Purchase, N.Y., company does business all over the world, and its results are a window into how people are spending — and how they're feeling about the economy — on all different income levels.
In the U.S., consumer spending was relatively strong in January after a weak holiday season, MasterCard executives said. But it slowed in February and March, and MasterCard leaders guessed that was because consumers were registering the effect of the higher payroll taxes, a result of negotiations over the federal budget in Washington.
The U.S. economy in the first quarter "was definitely very choppy," MasterCard Chief Financial Officer Martina Hund-Mejean said in an interview with The Associated Press. She expects the current quarter to be muted as well.
"We have still a very high unemployment rate, housing is just starting to get better, all the discussion in Washington about the fiscal debt — that makes people feel uncomfortable," Hund-Mejean said. "So there are a number of things that are not resolved."
CEO Ajay Banga said he was pleased that the first-quarter results met the company's own expectations, despite the "challenging economic conditions." He said U.S. consumers had also been hurt in the first quarter by high prices for food and gas, as well as winter storms in March.
Sterne Agee analyst Greg Smith described the quarter as "a slow start," with some measures of revenue lighter than he expected. Overall, though, results were in line with expectations, Smith said in a note to clients. A lower-than-expected tax rate helped, and he noted that the year-ago quarter was particular strong, meaning the company had a tough comparison to meet.
MasterCard is trying to elbow its bigger rival Visa out of the way for market share in the debit card business, but Visa has stepped up efforts to regain lost ground. Spending on MasterCard-branded debit cards rose more than spending on credit and charge cards.
MasterCard is also focusing on developing countries, where most transactions are still done in cash. The company has been expanding in the region that includes Asia, the Middle East and Africa, and signed an agreement to "explore opportunities" in China.
Purchases in Asia, the Middle East and Africa grew 20 per cent over the year measured in U.S. dollars, 13 per cent in Europe and almost 11 per cent in Latin America. In the U.S., growth was just 4 per cent.
MasterCard earned $766 million in the first three months of the year, up 12 per cent from the same period a year ago, the company reported Wednesday. That worked out to $6.23 per share, beating the $6.18 per share expected, on average, by analysts polled by FactSet.
Revenue rose 8 per cent to $1.9 billion, slightly less than the $1.93 billion forecast by financial analysts who follow the company.
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A 14-year-old girl abducted after robbers invaded her suburban Atlanta home early Tuesday was found alive just a day later. Two of the alleged kidnappers are in police custody, authorities say.
Ayvani Hope Perez was forcefully taken by two gunmen who pushed their way into her family's Ellenwood, Ga., home at about 2:15 a.m Tuesday. As the assailants burst into the house, the girl's mother tried to hide her teenaged children, but Perez was taken as they demanded money and jewelry, Clayton County police said. When they got nothing from her mother, they shot the family dog and took Perez. But just over 24 hours later, Perez was found in a nearby suburb. Authorities say the girl has been reunited with her family, but have not revealed the circumstances of her recovery, only noting that she's in "good condition."
Police said the family had only recently moved into the home and that they didn't know the kidnappers.
The kidnappers reportedly demanded a $10,000 ransom for the girl's return. Overnight, Perez's family had been trying to raise the money, though the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported it's rare for abductors to demand money when they are not known to their victims.
The two alleged abductors, identified as Wildrego Jackson, 29, and Juan Alberto Rodriguez, 40, have been arrested, Clayton County police chief Greg Porter told Channel 2 Action News.
Once a Levi's Call alert was issued, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the FBI were able to aid in the search for Perez. Police released sketches of the two kidnappers Tuesday afternoon, setting up checkpoints across the state. Police believe the men in the sketches may still be at large. Porter said Perez was ultimately found in Conyers, Ga., just 15 miles from the scene of the abduction.


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Who Might Get Portfolios Under Either Leader?
As speculation continues as to just how much support former Foreign and Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has in the Labor caucus, the thoughts of some turn to what major portfolios may be granted under either the Prime Ministership of Julia Gillard or perhaps Kevin Rudd.
It is increasingly likely that Kevin Rudd would not take back the Prime Ministership at the leadership spill which occurs on Monday. But it is still possible, were Rudd to pull around 40+ votes of the party room that a second later ballot could be successful a la Keating in the 1991.
Either way that will not stop me speculating just who might get some of the major portfolios vacated or made untenable in this ugly, toxic and likely terminal battle.
As already said, it seems very likely at this early stage, even before Kevin Rudd returns home to Australia that Julia Gillard will win the ALP leadership vote on Monday morning at 10am. That certainly leaves the vacated Foreign Affairs portfolio available to either a strong talent or a key factional backer or perhaps someone with experience in a similar area. Maybe all three.
I strongly believe, and have been stating on Twitter for days now, given his strong backing of the Prime Minister in the media in recent times, becoming the first to outwardly condemn the actions of Kevin Rudd, that Simon Crean will be the successful candidate for the position of Foreign Minister.
Not only do I base my views on that support, but Simon Crean is one of the most experienced members of the ALP party room, having even been one of the leaders of the party this millenium.
More importantly, the current Minister for Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government and Minister for the Arts was Minister for Trade, ironically under Kevin Rudd. Trade is a very closely related portfolio to Foreign Affairs and indeed shares the same departmental home, so it wouldn't be an unnatural step to make.
It is far from certain, with the Prime Minister calling for unity after a vote where she is expected to win, that those Ministers who spoke outwardly in support of Kevin Rudd would be dumped from their portfolios. Indeed unity would probably dictate that they were kept in those positions. However, in the unlikely event they are forced out, that would leave spots for junior backers, including parliamentary secretaries, to take their spots.
Speculation then turns to what positions would be gained by Rudd backers in the event of a successful spill now or in the future. I am not so sure there would be pardons for some of the key Gillard backers in the ministry were Rudd to become PM again.
I think Wayne Swan may be an immediate casualty along with Gillard who would return to the backbench of her own volition, though action against the former may not be a politically smart move.
Of the already announced key backers, I would not mind betting that Chris Bowen would be a candidate for Deputy Prime Minister and add to that the Treasury portfolio, mirroring the situation at the moment where Wayne Swan has both responsibilities.
There might also be some blood from some of the other portfolios, with Gillard supporters like Crean and Conroy possibly losing their responsibilities or being demoted.
Either way, Gillard or Rudd, it does not look like there would be wholesale changes as being so close to an election it would not give new ministers time to slot into roles properly in which they may not have had much background in their time in politics. Above all else, too much blood and collateral damage would not look like a party united.
It's fun to speculate isn't it?
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Lakers put together four-game streak
The Iowa Lakes Softball Team picked up its first two Region XI victories by sweeping North Iowa Area 6-5 and 9-2 in a doubleheader on Wednesday.
In the first game, Iowa Lakes erupted for five runs in the first inning, which included a two-RBI double by Kylee Pospisal.
The visitors tied the game at 5-5 with a four-run third inning, which included a three-run home run by Emilie Stirling.
Iowa Lakes scored the go-ahead run in the bottom of the sixth when Kimberly Frank hit a one-out triple and came home on the following single by Sierra Gudvangen.
Frank finished 3-3 at the plate while Gundvangen was 2-4 with two RBIs. Pospisal was 2-3 with two RBIs and Kristi Larson was 1-4 with two RBI. Also Nyna Tendal was 2-4.
Frank earned the win on the mound. She gave up five runs (four earned) on six hits with eight strikeouts and one walk.
Iowa Lakes had a big eight-run fourth inning in the second game.
The Lakers finished with 14 hits led by Gudvangen, who went 3-4 with an RBI. Kristi Larson, Salina Gonzalez and Pospisal all went 2-4 while Jordyn Derflinger was 2-3.
Frank again was the winning pitcher as she gave up two earned runs on five hits with one strikeout and one walk.
The Lakers' next scheduled home stand is a doublehader against Iowa Central on Wednesday.
Lakers hit well against NW JV
The Iowa Lakes softball team pounded out 27 hits in sweeping a doubleheader, 14-1 and 15-3, against the Northwestern Junior Varsity on Tuesday.
The wins improve the Lakers to 9-13 on the season.
"We played well today," said Iowa Lakes coach Jess Van Loy. "There are still some little things we need to get better at, but all in all two wins is exactly what we needed to get back on track and gain a little confidence."
In the first game Iowa Lakes sent 13 players to the plate in the third inning as they scored eight runs.
That inning included a two-run home run by Kristen King and a grand slam by Kristi Larson, her second of the game as finished 2-3 with eight RBIS. King also had a sacrifice fly in the inning as she finished 2-2 with three RBIs.
Nyna Tendal also went 2-3 with an RBI while Kimberly Frank was 3-3.
Frank earned the win on the mound as she gave up one run on four hits with seven strikeouts and one walk in five innings of work.
In the second game, Iowa Lakes scored 10 runs in the second inning while cruising to victory.
This time Jess Abrahamson had the grand slam home run as she went 3-3 with five RBIs. Larson finished with another home run as well and was 1-2 with three RBIs. King finished 2-2 with a double and an RBI. Kylee Pospisal finished 1-2 with two RBIs. Also Sierra Godvangen was 3-3.
Jordyn Derflinger earned the win on the mound. In five innings, she gave up three runs (one earned) on six hits with two strikeouts and no walks.


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Twenty years old and it's never looked better. Titan Minimal Art (TMA), the classic model from Austrian premium eyewear manufacturers Silhouette, is celebrating its 20th birthday in 2019. To mark the occasion, Silhouette has developed a special edition of its award-winning design icon. Featuring signature lightness, four new models offer innovative protection against UV A, B and C radiation as well as harmful blue light emitted by smartphone screens. There's a unique story behind each model in the new collection. And all of them begin in Austria. This is where the TMA has been manufactured ever since 1999, following a strict production process that involves as many as 300 steps and a careful eye for detail.
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The Workshop Lab Site Professional Learning is being conducted in the South Bay Union School District and is based on the training provided at Columbia University's Teachers College Reading and Writing Project, one of the most renowned training centers for teachers. This training supports teachers with experts modeling mini-lessons, conversations about observations, and collaborative group discussions. Teachers also work to fine tune formative and summative assessment and are able to more accurately measure their students' progress.
They are able to provide greater support where the class is struggling and effectively applaud students where the class is excelling. During this rigorous training program, teachers have the chance to observe one another and provide constructive feedback, creating a collaborative learning experience for all participants. More importantly, South Bay Union School District is keenly aware that expansion and growth can only occur through exploration of the unknown; that being said, this training program provides a unique setting where risk-taking is promoted.
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Deborah Clubb speaks at MOMS Demand Action on the impact of domestic violence and actions you can take.
More than 120 women and several "woke" men joined Memphis' own master distiller and a powerful survivor of violence for a party in support of women's advocacy at ANF Architects earlier this year. Read more about Women, Whiskey and Chocolate by clicking here.
With concern for our supporters and honorees, organizers of the 2020 Women of Achievement awards will postpone the 36th annual reception on March 29 with full intent to reschedule as soon as possible later in the year, hopefully by late summer/early fall.
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Read 35 years of WA essays honoring 257 women and two groups or tour the new Memphis Women's Legacy Trail from the safety of your personal car – all of this can be found on the Women of Achievement website.
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The Memphis Area Women's Council advocates for women on the toughest issues, when women are ill-equipped or sometimes too traumatized to advocate for themselves — especially when it comes to safety at home, in the work place, and on campuses.
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A rumored bout between Fedor Emelianenko (31-4) and Jeff Monson (42-12) is now slated for a Nov. 20 M-1 Global event in Russia.
The fight, which previously was expected to take place Nov. 12, instead takes place eight days later at Olympic Stadium in Moscow.
M-1 officials today announced the plans.
The Nov. 20 date allows M-1 Global to avoid going head to head with the UFC's debut event on FOX, as well as a boxing blockbuster between Juan Manuel Marquez and Manny Pacquiao, which are both scheduled for Nov. 12.
Although broadcast plans haven't been announced, the Emelianenko vs. Monson fight could air on Showtime in North America.
Emelianenko's fights for the first time since an ill-fated bout with Dan Henderson at "Strikeforce and M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Henderson" that ended with him dazed on the mat after a peekaboo punch from Henderson in the first round. After the July bout, Emelianenko said he wasn't sure whether he'd continue to fight or retire from the sport.
It was Emelianenko's third consecutive loss, and it led UFC president Dana White to declare the former PRIDE champion was cut from Strikeforce, which is owned by UFC parent company Zuffa. M-1 Global officials said Emelianenko was not under contract with Strikeforce – and instead Showtime – and would continue to work with the premium-cable network.
Emelianenko is winless since a Strikeforce-debut victory over Brett Rogers in November 2009. Since then, he's suffered a submission loss to Fabricio Werdum in 2010 and a recent TKO defeat to Antonio Silva in the opening round of the Strikeforce heavyweight grand prix earlier this year. Despite the losses, all three of Emelianenko's recent Strikeforce fights have been some of the highest-rated events in Showtime's MMA history.
Monson recently snapped an eight-fight win streak with a Strikeforce loss to Daniel Cormier in June. (The fight marked Monson's Strikeforce debut.) Since his stint with the UFC in 2006, which included a failed bid to take Tim Sylvia's belt, he's competed in organizations throughout the world and has picked up some notable victories over the likes of Roy Nelson, Ricco Rodriguez, Sergei Kharitonov and others.
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Even as details about the Sandy Hook elementary school shooting are still emerging, Rush Limbaugh claims that the shooting will be used by liberals to attack conservatives, second amendment and Republicans, reports Real Clear Politics.
"It is terrible, incomprehensible but I'm going to tell you something – as we sit here at this very moment, you know it and I know it – there are liberals trying to find a way to blame this on conservatives or Republicans," Limbaugh told his audience.
As examples of past instances when such partisan blame game took place, Limbaugh named Hurricane Katrina, shooting of Rep. Gabby Giffords as well as the shooting in Aurora this past summer.
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The Ottawa Citizen reported that in Ottawa, Canada three people suffered from sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) in January while at their fitness center. The most recent case involved a 71-year-old man that collapsed while on a treadmill. The staff was able to keep the man from dying before paramedics arrived by providing shocks from an on-site automated external defibrillator (AED) and administering CPR. (Source)
Working out at a gym is one of the best steps toward a healthier heart, but a gym is also a high-risk area for SCA. Any cardio-type workout is intended to work the heart muscle by increasing the body's demand for oxygen. This activity leads to a healthy heart, but also has the chance of triggering any underlying heart conditions that lead to SCA.
The best chance of surviving SCA is when CPR is administered alongside therapy from an AED. AEDs like the Zoll AED Plus, give voice instructions on what is needed, whether it is a shock to restart the heart, or to continue CPR. If a shock is needed, every minute the victim does not receive one, reduces their chance of survival by ten percent.
AED.com has been an AED provider for 14 years and has seen the need for AEDs in fitness centers. "While fitness centers provide a great place for the health conscious, we have seen several cases of customers that have used an AED in their fitness center to save a life, as well as customers that have purchased an AED as a result of a gym member having a Sudden Cardiac Arrest event without an AED present ," commented Justin Darby, Director of Marketing for AED.com. "The best way a fitness center can protect its customers is by implementing an AED with a staff trained to use it. Preparation is key."
To make it easier for fitness centers to be prepared for SCA, AED.com has created discounted AED packages specifically with fitness centers in mind. "Purchasing an AED online can be overwhelming," said Darby. "There are many different types of AEDs, necessary accessories, and price differences, which can make it difficult to choose the right AED." The fitness center packages are designed to meet any fitness center's needs and provide it at an affordable rate. For more information on AED.com's Fitness Center Packages, please visit: http://www.aed.com/aed-packages-page/fitness-aed-packages.html
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Understanding that auditors allocate greater resources to fraud brainstorming when engagement risk is significant fosters brainstorming of a superior caliber corresponds to stronger regulatory compliance. Auditors report that engagement teams are holding fraud brainstorming sessions earlier in the audit, document more detailed risk assessments, plan more specific procedures, and retain more documentation. These characteristics contribute to adequately addressing increased PCAOB regulatory scrutiny. Additionally, brainstorming sessions are highly regarded when they occur in a face-to-face fashion and are attended by multiple levels of firm personnel—whether that is "core" or "non-core" professionals. Fraud brainstorming sessions are executed less mechanically (as determined by PCAOB inspectors) by using fewer checklists and increase the amount of time auditors prepare for brainstorming sessions.
Dennis, S. A., and K. M. Johnstone. 2016. A Field Survey of Contemporary Brainstorming Practices. Accounting Horizons 30 (4): 449–472.
The results of this study are important for audit firms to consider when designing their group discussions, required by US and International auditing standards, regarding the susceptibility of their clients' financial statements to fraud and ways these potential frauds could be enacted. The study's findings suggest that interacting groups with brainstorming guidelines and pre-mortem groups (i.e., where participants engage in a backward-thinking process, in which they envision the event of an undiscovered fraud emerging after the financial statement audit period) generate the highest quantity and quality of fraud ideas. The study's results are important for audit firms to consider, since the quantity and quality of ideas generated in the fraud group discussions are key characteristics of the output of such discussions. Specifically, the quantity of ideas is important because the "mere mention" of ideas during the meeting is likely to elevate auditors' overall skepticism and alert them to a variety of potential frauds they could encounter. The quality of ideas is an inherently important output of the discussion, and the rarity/uniqueness of ideas (a dimension of quality in the study) is important because audit team members are likely to already be aware of obvious potential frauds, and so the group discussion could be best used to construct more "out of the box" frauds that are less likely to be known.
Trotman, K.T., Simnett, R., and A. Khalifa. 2009. Impact of the Type of Audit Team Discussions on Auditors' Generation of Material Frauds. Contemporary Accounting Research. 26(4): 1115 – 1142.
The adoption of these electronic brainstorming alternatives by audit firms would be consistent with the increase in the use of technology within audit firms. As firms move to electronic brainstorming, there are potential benefits of using a nominal form over an interacting form. Firms should at least be aware of some potential negative effects of interacting electronic brainstorming, such as social loafing, and consider the benefits of building mechanisms to overcome such negative effects. The authors find that because less experienced auditors make less effort in interacting brainstorming sessions, they develop less complete, coherent, and applicable mental simulations than those in nominal teams.
Chen, Clara X., Trotman, K. T., & Zhou, F. 2015. Nominal versus Interacting Electronic Fraud Brainstorming in Hierarchical Audit Teams. Accounting Review 90 (1): 175-198.


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If you've landed at this post, it's likely because you just discovered your husband is having an affair.
I'm so, so sorry.
It's a cliche to say "it could happen to anyone", but I do believe that's true. While affairs may be more likely to happen in relationships that are distant, that have unresolved conflict, or that have tension sexually, they're not confined to those relationships. A while ago I wrote how emotional affairs especially can pop up at work, or anywhere men and women naturally spend extended time together. Sometimes people in even good marriages do terrible things.
I remember being stunned when a neighbour of mine announced that her husband was leaving her for another woman. This was a family that did everything together–skiing trips, volunteer work. They had even taken a sabbatical and taken their kids sailing around the world! They were "Family". Yet the husband met somebody at work, and devastated his wife and his kids in the process.
I have seen affairs happen after couples have put a lot of work into their relationships, and I have seen affairs when the relationship was already a mess. It isn't always straightforward.
And so today I'd like to talk to the women who find themselves devastated because they've discovered their husband's infidelity (and even if you're not there, please read along, because chances are all of us know someone who will walk through this one day).
1. Surround Yourself with Help
You're going to be devastated when your husband confesses he's having an affair. Sometimes we don't want to tell anyone because we're hoping it will all go away; he'll wake up and realize what a mistake he's making, and then we can just go forward like nothing happened. Don't do that. You really need some help. You need someone to talk with, and someone to pray with, and someone who will support you in your feelings.
When you feel sad and betrayed, you tend to want to go to your husband with those feelings because he's usually the one you talk to about important things. Find someone else. You need to get some perspective.
2. Realize That Just Because Your Husband Is Having an Affair NOW, Your Marriage is Not Necessarily Over
Here's the most important thing: while Jesus allowed divorce in the case of infidelity, he did not command it. And I know many couples who have survived affairs and emerged strong from it (I won't say they've emerged better, because I don't believe that; but I do think that God brought good out of the situation and helped them cling together).
One couple I know ended up separating for a year and a half. He needed some time to get his head on straight, and once he did, he realized he didn't want to lose his family–he chose his wife over the "other woman". It took several years for his wife to trust him again, but she was eventually able to. That was over fourteen years ago now, and they're doing great.
Sometimes, too, affairs haven't even been consummated. Maybe he's announced that he's "in love" with someone, and doesn't know what to do. Physical affairs often begin as emotional affairs, and if he feels "in love", he may think he needs to confess. But that doesn't mean that he will necessarily act on it.
That's why it's important to look at the individual situation. Is your husband following Christ? Is he open to the Holy Spirit? Is this out of character for him, or is it another in a long line of affairs? Does he check out every woman and make comments about women's appearance, or has he generally stayed faithful in mind and body beforehand?
Sometimes an affair will signal the end of the marriage, especially if a guy never really has been fully faithful. But other times it's a mistake that he's made, and he's really confused, and really hurting, and it won't mean that the marriage is over. So do not despair!
Are you PeaceKEEPING or PeaceMAKING?
3. Take Stock of Your Anger
Now it's time to deal with the anger that you're feeling. In some cases, it's not the affair that leads to the divorce; it's the anger of the other partner. He confesses, and a big part of him wants the marriage to work, even if he can't bring himself to say that because he's so confused. But in her anger she pushes him away and decides that she can never trust him again.
Anger is real. Anger is even justified, I believe, when someone has betrayed you like that. But don't make decisions in your anger, and, as much as possible, try not to push him away because of your anger. Talk to someone else about your anger. Try to work through it with a mentor. Anger is not a good partner for making decisions.
4. Focus on the Children
When you're both confused and hurt, the thing that it's easy to talk about is the affair itself. How could he do this? Why her? Is she better than me?
While there is a time and a place for that, it's often better to work through the whys and the hows of the affair after you've made the decision whether or not you're going to stay together.
So let's talk about something on which you have common ground, and which can rescue the relationship: namely, the children. I wrote a post a while back on what to say to a friend who is contemplating leaving her husband. And I suggested that you steer clear of taking about the affair, because the unfaithful spouse can always justify that in his or her mind. So focus on the kids instead. Do we really want to do this to the kids? Do we want to put them through this?
Talk about what you'd like for the kids, and how you'd like them to grow up. And then perhaps it will be easier for him to choose to stay.
5. Don't Be a Doormat
Finally, don't be a doormat. While some women react in anger, others do the opposite, essentially saying, "I'll do anything as long as you stay." That's not healthy for the relationship, and it's likely to backfire, for one simple reason: you can't respect a doormat. In order for him to stay, he has to want to be with you. He isn't going to want to be with someone he can't respect.
The best book I have ever read on this subject is Love Must Be Tough by James Dobson. It walks through how to save a marriage when only one partner wants it saved, usually because the other partner is having an affair. And he goes through the feelings that you'll experience, shows you how to run to God with your issues, how to find your own pride and your own identity once again as you turn to God in prayer, and shows the most successful route for saving a marriage. He believes that entails allowing the wayward spouse to experience the full consequences of his actions. So rather than lying over and taking whatever he brings in his confusion, you draw clear boundaries. I highly recommend it.
I get emails every week from women who have discovered their husbands are having affairs. Some of these are online relationships; some are at work; some are at church. Some of the scenarios I read and think, "that doesn't sound like there's much hope (outside of a miracle)". This is a pattern for him (and often extended even before the wedding). But others I read and think, "that could be rebuilt".
If you ever hear that devastating news, I just pray that you will find yourself someone to talk to, read the book, and then pray about what course you will pursue. Reconciliation, if possible, is usually the best option, for you and your kids. But it is not always the best option. And whichever route God leads you through, He will always be there to carry you.
UPDATE: A reader rightly pointed out that I should have had a sixth point, namely, pray! Of course! So sorry. I assumed it throughout the points, but I should have been more up front. But prayer is so needful, especially in these hard times. This is one of those things that you can't logically think through or logically figure out what to do, because there's so much going on you can't see. You need God to work–not just on your husband, but also on you to give you strength to do what's necessary, in whatever direction. So pray! God will show up.
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