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NEWS OF THE WEIRD by CHUCK SHEPPARD A veteran University of Colorado administrator is on forced leave after her sideline made news in December. Resa Cooper-Morning, 54, "cultural diversity coordinator" in the ethnic studies department at CU Denver, also ran a phone-sex business for which she took calls ($1.49 a minute, "phone sex that will rock every part of your body," according to her website) during hours she worked for the university. Said her daughterin-law: "I've been in her office, and she's said, 'Oh, let me be right back, I have a phone call.' She takes them very discreetly, shuts her door." A KCNCTV investigation found that the phone-sex hours listed on the website had recently been cut back, from "7:30 a.m. Chuck Sheppard until late at night" to "weekdays after 3 p.m." [KCNCTV, 12-12-2013] Government In Action Florida's second-most populous county, Broward, announced in December it was removing the agricultural tax break for 127 properties because it appeared their "farming" work was a sham. Broward's property appraiser estimated the county had lost "hundreds of millions of dollars" over the years granting the bogus reductions -- as landowners were blatantly housing just a few cows (in some cases, merely renting them) to graze and calling that "agricultural." The appraiser's office, after auditing only a few of the exemptions, found, for example, that land occupied by a government-contract prison was "agricultural" (with a rent-a-cow arrangement). [WPLG-TV (Miami), 12-17-2013]] The Ontario College of Trades ministry, finally implementing a long-ago reclassification of about 300,000 professionals, announced in November that barbers would immediately face fines if they had not acquired new licenses demonstrating proficiency with perms and highlighting and other aspects of women's hairstyling. Even barbers who had cut men's hair for decades and with no desire to accept female customers would probably need a costly study program for the upgrade, which one barber estimated at 2,000 hours and $5,000 or more. Said one exasperated old-timer, "We're barbers, not neurosurgeons." [CBC News, 11-2-2013] COPYRIGHT 2011 CHUCK SHEPHERD 20 UCW JAN. 29 - FEB. 4, 2014 WEEKLY HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY For the Week of January Jan. 27, 2014 ARIES (March 21-April 19)People will want to help you, but don't let them today. Selfreliance is a source of pride for you, and you will push the limits of your physical and mental abilities in the name of independent effort. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)Be an investigator. It's in your nature now, and besides, it will be lucky for you to know the origin of things. Until you understand how they started, you won't know the trajectory they are on. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) You are someone's biggest influence today, and with that power comes the responsibility to behave in the way you'd like to see this person — and maybe the world in general — behave. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21) Reading will be important to your development and may even change the way you approach your days. At the very least, what you read will make you feel accomplished. GEMINI (May 21-June 21) The term "just deserts" has its origins in what's deserved or merited and is not at all about the sweet treat at the end of a meal with which it is often confused. However, sometimes what's deserved is a sweet treat. That will be the case today. CANCER (June 22-July 22) You could participate in a gabfest and should be very careful about what you say in this scenario. Much could get lost in translation. The best strategy will be an exit strategy. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) "Friend zone" or "relationship zone" — it's your choice. By navigating the categories, you'll make your life easier. You are happy when you are emotionally organized. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)Before you point out the flaws around you, have a solution or two ready. This will distinguish you as a leader and the kind of person who takes care of business. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) The thing you do as an escape will wind up being the exact opposite of escape. It will connect you to the moment and to the people who share it with you. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)No matter where you go, you won't have to pretend to be anyone to fit in there today. Take a deep breath, and be yourself. Remember that confident people don't mind admitting fear and doubt. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Life dreams are similar to the dreams you have at night in that they have a way of fading, changing and transitioning into different scenes. You'll be letting go of an old dream and embarking on a new one. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) In a multimedia-driven world, mixed messages are the norm. Which should you believe: the down-home version or the high-gloss mass media equivalent? Only you can decide. By Holiday Mathis Good Morning Fayetteville with Goldy & Jim W Weekday Mornings 6-10 a.m. Talk Line: 910-864-6400 Local News, Weather, Traffic & Sports ADVICE GODDESS Dinner and a Second Mortgage I know you've discussed how the guy should pay on the first few dates. I've been dating a pretty fabulous woman for a month, and I'm dipping into my savings to take her out to the sort of restaurants she's used to. I earn a decent living in a creative field, but she is in finance and clearly makes far more money than I do. I may have complicated things when, on our third date, she wanted to pick up the check and I wouldn't let her. Is there a smooth way to let her know that I now need her to throw down some dough? — Can We Say Amy Alkon Awkward The organ that gets used on the third date isn't supposed to be the kidney you sold on the black market to pay for dinner. It's nice to take a woman out for a special meal from time to time, but the guy who can keep up the weekly wining and dining at restaurants where even the cockroaches speak passable French isn't the guy you are -- and probably isn't the guy she expects you to be. Women do look for a man to be ambitious and show potential. But typically, a woman who wants a rich guy not only has calculated her date's net worth (probably pretty successfully) long before the first date but has also trained herself to identify a fake Rolex at 50 paces and read even the subtlest signs about a man's income like fiscal tea leaves. So, this woman is probably well aware that if you're "managing a hedge fund," it's just a little money you're putting aside to replace the dead plants on your balcony. Also, unless a man's a spy, a woman doesn't like him to pretend to be somebody he's not. This isn't to say you should have some awkward conversation with this woman about how you really do need her to pay for dinner -- or hope she gets the idea when she sees you standing by the on-ramp with a cardboard sign, "Spare $264.50, plus tip?" Instead, just take her to places you can pay for painlessly and wait until you're in a relationship to talk about money. Though women evolved to look for potential partners to show generosity, you can do that in a symbolic way, simply by treating her to something more affordable -- maybe a ticket to a museum and fancy ice cream afterward -- and by showing generosity of spirit: fairness, kindness, and willingness to do the right thing even when it's hard. A woman who really likes you will really like you when you're treating her to the shoe rental at a bowling alley. Plus, you'll be more fun when you aren't worrying about money, and she'll be more relaxed when she isn't worrying that you'll have to file for bankruptcy if she adds shrimp to her Caesar salad. WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM