U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman duplicated others' words in Post, DBJ op-eds

A pair of columns published by Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman of Aurora within the past year contain passages of previously published work by other House members but did not attribute the source of the information or writing.

The op-ed columns on different subjects were published beneath Coffman's byline in The Denver Post and the Denver Business Journal.

The Post op-ed contains unattributed material from a budget proposal crafted by Republican U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, while the Business Journal op-ed contains material earlier published by U.S. Rep. Sam Graves of Missouri.

Ethics experts contacted by The Post said the duplicative writings fall short of their definition of plagiarism. But they said Coffman's use of material by other writers failed to reach accepted standards for attribution.

Coffman is engaged in one of the most contentious congressional races in Colorado. The Post made its discovery of the duplicative writing when a Democratic operative associated with the campaign of Coffman's rival, state Rep. Joe Miklosi, provided documents and alleged plagiarism to a reporter and the news organization's editorial page.

Those documents were delivered to The Post on Monday — the day ballots were mailed to voters and a week before early voting begins.

After reviewing the documents, editorial-page editor Curtis Hubbard changed practices for future contributors meant to ensure that submissions are original work.

"There has always been an unspoken understanding that items submitted to the opinion pages are the original work of the author and that proper credit is given to other sources when it is due," Hubbard said. "We have now spelled out that policy in writing and posted it to our website so there will be no question as to our guidelines moving forward."

Coffman on Friday called the plagiarism allegations "absurd."

"My staff are in constant collaboration with various committees, and a major role of committee staff is to help members create content," Coffman said.

The Post's editorial board operates separately from the newsroom, which conducted a review of the op-eds in question, along with recent op-eds published by Colorado's current congressional delegation.

Staff for Coffman's campaign said that in the unpaid Post op-ed April 15, House Budget Committee analyst Matt Hoffmann inserted an explanation that laid out the Republican majority's plan to reform Medicare as part of its fiscal 2013 budget proposal.

Coffman's campaign provided documents showing how the op-ed column was altered — at Coffman's request — by Hoffmann, who inserted verbatim language from Ryan's "Paths to Prosperity: A Blueprint for American Renewal," published almost a month earlier.

Coffman said he didn't know that the material came directly from the budget plan. Requests to Hoffmann seeking comment have not been returned.

Coffman's campaign provided documents that detailed the collaboration that led to publication of the Business Journal op-ed Aug. 24.

In that instance, a Republican staffer for the House Committee on Small Business wrote an op-ed about the impact should the so-called "fiscal cliff" of tax increases next year transpire.

The staffer e-mailed Coffman's staff, saying, "We've written for you to use as you wish."

The Small Business Committee staffer also gave similar — but not exactly the same — material to other Republicans, including Graves, the committee's chairman.

Coffman's campaign said that collaboration with partisan staffers was common practice in Washington. And the campaign provided two instances in which significant portions of text were repeated in two pairs of op-eds published by Republican congressmen since 2009.

Coffman's campaign also provided a copy of a Post op-ed by Denver U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette, a Democrat, that contained similar material to another source in a piece published earlier on the Rocky Mountain PBS website. DeGette's duplicative wording amounted to three copied phrases — not full sentences or paragraphs.

Independently, The Post found one instance in which sentences in a Post op-ed written by DeGette later appeared in a press release by Democratic U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.

Roy Peter Clark of the Poynter Institute observed the Coffman documents and said these kinds of events can occur when a politician or public official makes use of a ghostwriter.

"Responsible practice requires transparency: making it clear who wrote what," Clark said in an e-mail.

Teresa Fishman, director of the International Center for Academic Integrity, said given the purpose and context of an op-ed, the original authors could easily have been noted.

"In my opinion putting forth text written by someone else as his own in an op-ed runs contrary to the legitimate expectations for an op-ed, i.e. that the content was produced by the person to whom it is attributed," Fishman said via e-mail.

Staff researcher Vickie Makings contributed to this report.

Kurtis Lee: 303-954-1655, klee@denverpost.com or twitter.com/kurtisalee

Shared writing

A Denver Post op-ed by Rep. Mike Coffman uses the following language from Rep. Paul Ryan's "Path to Prosperity" budget plan.

Identical content shown in italics.

From Rep. Coffman's April 15 Denver Post op-ed:

"The second-least expensive approved plan or the traditional fee-for-service Medicare, whichever is least expensive, would establish the benchmark that determines the premium-support amount.

" If a senior chose a costlier plan than the benchmark plan, he would be responsible for paying the difference between the premium subsidy and the monthly premium. Conversely, if that senior chose a plan that cost less than the benchmark, he would be given a rebate for the difference. Payments to plans would be risk-adjusted and geographically rated. Private health plans would be required to cover at least the actuarial equivalent of the benefit package provided by traditional fee-for-service Medicare."

From "The Path to Prosperity:"

"The second-least expensive approved plan or fee-for-service Medicare, whichever is least expensive, would establish the benchmark that determines the premium-support amount for the plan chosen by the senior.

If a senior chose a costlier plan than the benchmark plan, he or she would be responsible for paying the difference

Between the premium subsidy and the monthly premium. Conversely, if that senior chose a plan that cost less than

The benchmark, he or she would be given a rebate for the difference. Payments to plans would be risk-adjusted and

Geographically rated. Private health plans would be required to cover at least the actuarial equivalent of the benefit

package provided by fee-for-service Medicare."

Note: In preceding paragraphs of Coffman's op-ed, he references GOP House-passed fiscal year 2013 budget proposal.

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Live chat: Colorado high school football's Week 8

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• 7 p.m.: (10) Brush at Sterling
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• 7:30 p.m.: Merino at (4) Akron

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U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman duplicated others' words in Post, DBJ op-eds

A pair of columns published by Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman of Aurora within the past year contain passages of previously published work by other House members but did not attribute the source of the information or writing.

The op-ed columns on different subjects were published beneath Coffman's byline in The Denver Post and the Denver Business Journal.

The Post op-ed contains

unattributed material from a budget proposal crafted by Republican U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, while the Business Journal op-ed contains material earlier published by U.S. Rep. Sam Graves of Missouri.

Ethics experts contacted by The Post said the duplicative writings fall short of their definition of plagiarism. But they said Coffman's use of material by other writers failed to reach accepted standards for attribution.

Coffman is engaged in one of the most contentious congressional races in Colorado. The Post made its discovery of the duplicative writing when a Democratic operative associated with the campaign of Coffman's rival, state Rep. Joe Miklosi, provided documents and alleged plagiarism to a reporter and the news organization's editorial page.

Those documents were delivered to The Post on Monday — the day ballots were mailed to voters and a week before early voting begins.

After reviewing the documents, editorial-page editor Curtis Hubbard changed practices for future contributors

meant to ensure that submissions are original work.

"There has always been an unspoken understanding that items submitted to the opinion pages are the original work of the author and that proper credit is given to other sources when it is due," Hubbard said. "We have now spelled out that policy in writing and posted it to our website so there will be no question as to our guidelines moving forward."

Coffman on Friday called the plagiarism allegations "absurd."

"My staff are in constant collaboration with various committees, and a major role of committee staff is to help members create content," Coffman said.

The Post's editorial board operates separately from the newsroom, which conducted a review of the op-eds in question, along with recent op-eds published by Colorado's current congressional delegation.

Staff for Coffman's campaign said that in the unpaid Post op-ed April 15, House Budget Committee analyst Matt Hoffmann inserted an explanation that laid out the Republican majority's plan to reform Medicare as part of its fiscal 2013 budget proposal.

Coffman's campaign provided documents showing how the op-ed column was altered — at Coffman's request — by Hoffmann, who inserted verbatim language from Ryan's "Paths to Prosperity: A Blueprint for American Renewal," published almost a month earlier.

Coffman said he didn't know that the material came directly from the budget plan. Requests to Hoffmann seeking comment have not been returned.

Coffman's campaign provided documents that detailed the collaboration that led to publication of the Business Journal op-ed Aug. 24.

In that instance, a Republican staffer for the House Committee on Small Business wrote an op-ed about the impact should the so-called "fiscal cliff" of tax increases next year transpire.

The staffer e-mailed Coffman's staff, saying, "We've written for you to use as you wish."

The Small Business Committee staffer also gave similar — but not exactly the same — material to other Republicans, including Graves, the committee's chairman.

Coffman's campaign said that collaboration with partisan staffers was common practice in Washington. And the campaign provided two instances in which significant portions of text were repeated in two pairs of op-eds published by Republican congressmen since 2009.

Coffman's campaign also provided a copy of a Post op-ed by Denver U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette, a Democrat, that contained similar material to another source in a piece published earlier on the Rocky Mountain PBS website. DeGette's duplicative wording amounted to three copied phrases — not full sentences or paragraphs.

Independently, The Post found one instance in which sentences in a Post op-ed written by DeGette later appeared in a press release by Democratic U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.

Roy Peter Clark of the Poynter Institute observed the Coffman documents and said these kinds of events can occur when a politician or public official makes use of a ghostwriter.

"Responsible practice requires transparency: making it clear who wrote what," Clark said in an e-mail.

Teresa Fishman, director of the International Center for Academic Integrity, said given the purpose and context of an op-ed, the original authors could easily have been noted.

"In my opinion putting forth text written by someone else as his own in an op-ed runs contrary to the legitimate expectations for an op-ed, i.e. that the content was produced by the person to whom it is attributed," Fishman said via e-mail.

Staff researcher Vickie Makings contributed to this report.

Kurtis Lee: 303-954-1655, klee@denverpost.com or twitter.com/kurtisalee

Shared writing

A Denver Post op-ed by Rep. Mike Coffman uses the following language from Rep. Paul Ryan's "Path to Prosperity" budget plan.

Identical content shown in italics.

From Rep. Coffman's April 15 Denver Post op-ed:

"The second-least expensive approved plan or the traditional fee-for-service Medicare, whichever is least expensive, would establish the benchmark that determines the premium-support amount.

" If a senior chose a costlier plan than the benchmark plan, he would be responsible for paying the difference between the premium subsidy and the monthly premium. Conversely, if that senior chose a plan that cost less than the benchmark, he would be given a rebate for the difference. Payments to plans would be risk-adjusted and geographically rated. Private health plans would be required to cover at least the actuarial equivalent of the benefit package provided by traditional fee-for-service Medicare."

From "The Path to Prosperity:"

"The second-least expensive approved plan or fee-for-service Medicare, whichever is least expensive, would establish the benchmark that determines the premium-support amount for the plan chosen by the senior.

If a senior chose a costlier plan than the benchmark plan, he or she would be responsible for paying the difference

Between the premium subsidy and the monthly premium. Conversely, if that senior chose a plan that cost less than

The benchmark, he or she would be given a rebate for the difference. Payments to plans would be risk-adjusted and

Geographically rated. Private health plans would be required to cover at least the actuarial equivalent of the benefit

package provided by fee-for-service Medicare."

Note: In preceding paragraphs of Coffman's op-ed, he references GOP House-passed fiscal year 2013 budget proposal.

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Germany's dasHaus brings back lessons in energy efficiency

On a dirt lot north of downtown Denver, Germany has erected dasHaus — an uber-tight unit demonstrating technology for creation of homes that save energy and money.

This is the house's final stop on a 25-city tour that shows off inch-thick vacuum panels for super-insulated walls, triple-pane windows that don't leak, ventilators that recover heat from stale air. The idea is to help Americans who spend $80 billion a year on home heating and cooling, which is a major source of carbon emissions.

But dasHaus is bittersweet because some of the tricks perfected in Germany were hatched in Colorado.

German diplomats unveiling the exhibit — open and free at 25th and Lawrence streets until Tuesday — told how a professor visited Colorado and learned from the likes of Amory Lovins at an experimental home in Snowmass before launching the "passive house" movement back in Germany.

Today, government-backed manufacturing of building materials and expansion of solar and wind power is propelling Germany's economy.

"Here is the future in front of you," Consul General Bernd Fischer said as 40 or so energy-efficiency aficionados gathered this week. "It is a future of getting rid of fossil energy to heat homes."

Americans interested in modifying their homes to save energy may buy German products, he said. "German companies are at the top of the technology chain."

But Scott Morrissey, manager of the residential building program in the Colorado Energy Office, said builders and renovators can find Colorado-sourced products for business and home applications. "Within most markets in the United States, there's a great deal of efficiency that can be obtained on a cost-effective basis without needing to go to the true top-of-the line in energy efficiency products."

Colorado leaders have been promoting the state's leadership in the research and development of energy technology at universities and government labs. State officials recently provided a $1.3 million loan to Denver-based Ravenbrick, helping the company raise $5 million to begin production of super efficient windows.

Denver residents keen to construct energy-saving homes — about 15 are being built around Denver — say they often need technology and materials made elsewhere, which forces up costs.

Triple-pane windows, for example, are "one of the most expensive components," costing tens of thousands of dollars on some projects, said Lance Wright, vice president of the U.S. Passive House Alliance, which advocates construction that requires fewer solar panels due to superior insulation and air-tight design.

Wright built a house near the University of Denver for which annual energy bills are $300, he said. That's less than many residents will pay in a single month during winter.

"It's not just cheaper to operate," Wright said, "it is comfortable. It has good air quality. It is durable."

The dasHaus exhibit sits on a vacant lot where Denver-based international development entrepreneurs experiment with innovative structures and urban farmers grow food.

At the exhibit opening, Denver's chief sustainability officer, Jerry Tinianow, said he'd recently been in Germany and admired the prevalence of trains, abundant wind farms, and towns where most homes had solar panels.

Denver ranks "among the greenest cities" and is "one of the most-advanced cities in renewable energy," Tinianow said.

"Yet when I stand in dasHaus," he said, "I am jealous."

Bruce Finley: 303-954-1700, twitter.com/finleybruce or bfinley@denverpost.com

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Aurora theater plans call for changes to theater 9

Redesign efforts at the Century Aurora 16 call for significant changes to theater 9, according to building plans filed with the city at the beginning of this month.

Theater 9, where 12 people were killed and at least 58 others were injured in a July 20 mass shooting, will become a Cinemark XD theater.

According to Cinemark's website, these XD "extreme digital" theaters features an oversize wall-to-wall and ceiling-to-floor screen. Officials with Cinemark declined comment Thursday.

According to the building plans, Kansas City, Mo.-based TK Architects developed the redesign and Colorado Springs-based TMS Construction is the contractor heading the project.

Costs are estimated at $950,000, according to the

building plan.

The building plan's official description of work calls for "interior and exterior" finish upgrades throughout the theater complex as well as upgrades in the auditoriums "and conversion of one auditorium to be a large-screen format auditorium."

The Aurora Sentinel reported Thursday that original plans from 1997 called for 421 seats in theater 9 and the new plans call for 360 seats. In September, Cinemark president Tim Warner told Aurora Mayor Steve Hogan that the company would reopen the theater complex. Warner at the time said the company hoped to reopen the theater in the New Year.

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More than 100 gather to honor those killed at Fero's bar

More than 100 people gathered outside Fero's Bar & Grill Thursday night to pay their respects to the five people slain there early Wednesday.

While some shared stories and laughs, others broke down on their hands and knees, sobbing uncontrollably.

The victims of a suspected robbery unsuccessfully hidden by arson were bar owner Young Suk Fero of Aurora, 63, Daria M. Pohl, 22, of Denver; Kellene Fallon, 45, of Denver; Ross Richter, 29; and Tereasa Beesley, 45, of Denver.

"This was so senseless, just something you can't even explain," said Sam Smart, a friend of Pohl

Friends and family of the five greeted each other with hugs and handshakes as they dropped off flowers, stuffed animals and pictures of their loved ones.

"I'm just so glad she (Fero) is in heaven now, smiling down on all of us," said Robert Boone, long-time bar patron.

No matter who they were there to honor, most at the vigil agreed the situation came down to "wrong place, wrong time" for all involved.

"This is the worst thing that could ever happen," said Lindsay Moore, friend of Fero. "She was a wonderful woman and very tough."

Those who knew Fero well said she was no-nonsense person, who likely ordered the suspects to leave the bar once the incident unfolded.

Investigators arrested Dexter Bernard Lewis, 22; Joseph Hill, 27; and Lynell Jonathan Hill, 24, on Wednesday night about 11 p.m., Denver police announced Thursday morning.

Ryan Parker: 303-954-2409, rparker@denverpost.com or twitter.com/ryanparkerdp

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Romney, Ryan to make joint appearance Tuesday at Red Rocks

 Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and his running mate Paul Ryan will share the stage next week in a rally at Red Rocks Amphitheater.

The Romney campaign announced that the rally would be held on Tuesday — two weeks before the election.

The doors will open at the outdoor amphitheater — 18300 W. Alameda Parkway in Morrison — at 4:30 p.m. and the program begins at 7:05 p.m.

Tickets may be picked up at the following locations on Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Sunday from noon to 9 p.m. and Monday and Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Arapahoe Victory Center

5950 S. Willow Dr.

Greenwood Village, CO 80111

Littleton Victory Center

9032 West Ken Caryl Ave

Littleton, CO 80128

Colorado State Headquarters

13949 W. Colfax Ave.,

Lakewood, CO 80401

Denver Victory Center

110 Cook Street

Denver, CO 80206

Douglas County Victory Center

413 Wilcox St.

Castle Rock, CO 80104

Aurora Victory Center

479 N. Sable Blvd.

Aurora, CO 80011

Adams County Victory Center

2200 E. 104th Ave.

Thornton, CO 80229

Tickets may also be obtained by visiting www.mittromney.com/CO

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Newsweek to cease print edition after 80 years

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FILE- In this Monday, May 16, 2005, file photo, pedestrians walk past the Broadway entrance to the Newsweek. building in New York. Newsweek announced Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012 that it will end its print publication after 80 years and shift to an all-digital format in early 2013. Its last U.S. print edition will be its Dec. 31 issue. The paper version of Newsweek is the latest casualty of a changing world where readers get more of their information from websites, tablets and smartphones. It's also an environment in which advertisers are looking for less expensive alternatives online.

LOS ANGELES—Newsweek's decision to stop publishing a print edition after 80 years and bet its life entirely on a digital future may be more a commentary on its own problems than a definitive statement on the health of the magazine industry.

Magazine ad revenue in the U.S. is seen rising 2.6 percent this year to $18.3 billion, according to research firm eMarketer. That would be the third increase in three years, driven mainly by gains in digital ad sales, though print ads are expected to be flat.

Paid magazine subscriptions were 1.1 percent in the first half of the year, according to the Audit Bureau of Circulations. And while single-copy sales at newsstands are down 9.6 percent, overall circulation—the bulk of which

FILE - In this Thursday, Feb. 8, 1996, file photo, Los Angeles Lakers basketball player Magic Johnson adorns the cover of four weekly magazines, from left, Time, Sports Illustrated, U.S. News & World Report and Newsweek in Los Angeles. Newsweek announced Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012 that it will end its print publication after 80 years and shift to an all-digital format in early 2013. Its last U.S. print edition will be its Dec. 31 issue. The paper version of Newsweek is the latest casualty of a changing world where readers get more of their information from websites, tablets and smartphones. It's also an environment in which advertisers are looking for less expensive alternatives online. ((AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File))

is in print—is steady compared to a year ago.

The water is so warm for the magazine industry that in the first nine months of the year, 181 new magazines were launched while only about a third as many, or 61, closed, according to publication database MediaFinder.com.

By several measures, the magazine business has stabilized, albeit at a lower level, since the Great Recession ended three years ago.

For some, that casts a harsher light on Newsweek's decision to abandon print—affecting the nearly 1.4 million Newsweek subscribers who get their copy each week in the mail. They say it speaks to the magazine's trouble connecting with and keeping its readers.

That brings to mind some questionable covers, like the July 2011 what-if image depicting what Princess Diana would have looked like at age 50, or last month's "Muslim Rage" cover depicting angry protesters, which was roundly mocked on social networks like Twitter.

Newsweek's is using a difficult print ad environment as an "excuse" for its decision to end print runs, said Samir Husni, director of the Magazine Innovation Center at the University of Mississippi School of Journalism. He lays the blame at the feet of Tina Brown, the editor who took control of Newsweek when it merged with the news website she ran, The Daily Beast, two years ago.

"Tina Brown took Newsweek in the wrong direction," Husni said. "Newsweek did not die, Newsweek committed suicide."

To be sure, the problems were acute by the time Brown took control. Newsweek's circulation had plummeted from about 3.1 million in 2007 to 1.8 million in 2010, when The Washington Post Co. sold the magazine to stereo equipment magnate Sidney Harman for $1. Harman later placed Newsweek into a joint venture with IAC/InterActiveCorp's The Daily Beast website in an effort to trim the magazine's losses and widen its online audience.

This year, total circulation is down to about 1.5 million, less than half of what it was five years earlier, even including about 29,000 digital copies.

Meanwhile, circulation of rival Time magazine is down from about 4 million in 2006 to 3.3 million this year, a decline of just 19 percent.

General news format magazines have been challenged with the rise of news reading on the Internet, much of which is free. And Newsweek isn't the first to drop its print product. US News & World Report dropped its weekly print edition years ago and now focuses on the Web and special print editions, such as a guide to best graduate schools. SmartMoney announced in June that it was going all-digital.

Yet others are succeeding. The Economist has nearly doubled its circulation to 1.6 million from 844,000 a year ago. The Week is up to 541,000 from 525,000.

And unlike the bold move by Newsweek, many publications are taking steps to add digital formats while maintaining the print product, which is still the mainstay of their business.

Paul Canetti, the founder and CEO of MAZ, a company that helps magazines publish digital editions, says he tells prospective clients to "dip their toes" into digital publishing and "wade in as the market demands it." He notes only about a quarter of Americans own tablet computers, which have become a popular way to read online magazines.

"Maybe what they're really facing is an audience-connection problem and not really a print-versus-digital problem at all," he said.

Going all-digital could solve many problems associated with the print magazine business. For instance, magazine publishers charge advertisers according to a so-called "rate card" that is based on a promised number of paying subscribers, called a "rate base." If subscriptions fall, publishers then must spend a lot of money mailing potential customers and offering heavy discounts just to keep advertising revenue from falling.

In contrast, online advertising usually requires advertisers to pay only for ads that are seen or clicked on by readers, a number that is easily measurable in real-time and that doesn't require the discounting of subscription prices.

Moving online could solve that problem, which hit Newsweek in particular, said Tom Rosenstiel, director of the Project for Excellence in Journalism at the Pew Research Center in Washington.

"Newsweek's problems came from spending an enormous amount of money to maintain a guaranteed rate base," he said. "They ended up spending millions each year to try to reach a number of readers they needed to reach."

Newsweek is betting that there will be enough growth in the number of tablet users to make up for the fact that when its print runs end with the Dec. 31 issue, a lot of subscribers will be left without a way to get the magazine.

The magazine expects that the number of tablet users in the U.S. will exceed 70 million this year, up from 13 million just two years ago, Newsweek spokesman Andrew Kirk said.

"We have reached a tipping point in the industry at which we can most efficiently and effectively reach ... readers in an all-digital format," he said.

However, it's a choice that doesn't reflect the general health of the industry, said Mary Berner, president of The Association of Magazine Media.

She said she doesn't want a decision by one publication to be an indication that the entire magazine industry "is going down the toilet."

"That's simply not true," she said. "The experience of reading the print version of magazines is not going away."

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AP Business Writers Michelle Chapman and Barbara Ortutay in New York contributed to this report.

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Atasi Perselingkuhan Antara pasangan

Atasi Perselingkuhan Antara pasangan Apakah Anda sering bertengkar dengan pasangan? Banyak pasangan yang terjebak dalam hubungan buruk tanpa mengenali penyebabnya. Tak melulu soal perselingkuhan, pertikaian justru kerap terpancing dari kebiasaan buruk dalam mengelola hubungan.

Psikiater Rebecca Gladding, MD, sekaligus penulis buku 'You are Not Your Brain: The 4-Step Solution for Changing Bad Habits, Ending Unhealthy Thinking, and Taking Control of Your Life', memaparkan lima kebiasaan buruk pasangan yang berpotensi menghancurkan hubungan, dikutip galtime.com.

1: Berdebat mempertahankan ego
Perbedaan pendapat itu sah-sah saja. Masing-masing memiliki hak untuk memberikan argumen untuk mempertahankan pendapatnya. Namun, terkadang banyak pasangan yang terus berdebat lantaran masing-masing ingin memenangkan "pertarungan".

Ada yang ngotot agar pasangannya 100 persen setuju dengan argumennya. Ada yang sudah menyadari argumen pasangannya yang benar, tapi tetap bertahan pada ego lantaran tak ingin terlihat kalah di hadapan pasangan.

Hentikan kebiasaan ini. Coba kendalikan ego saat berdiskusi dengan pasangan. Jangan sampai Anda selalu menempatkan pasangan sebagai musuh yang harus selalu tunduk pada argumen Anda. Kedepankan logika berpikir demi hubungan harmonis dan mencegah pertikaian panjang.

2: Berasumsi
Jangan-jangan dia begini, jangan-jangan dia begitu, atau pasti dia seperti ini, ... Kalimat-kalimat seperti ini biasanya mudah tersulut saat ketakutan dan kecemasan merayapi diri. Tuduhan begitu mudah muncul dan menempatkan diri sebagai korban kebohongan, tanpa ada komunikasi yang baik dengan pasangan.

Jangan biasakan menuruti bayangan atau merasa memiliki firasat sebelum Anda mengomunikasikan persoalan dengan pasangan. Kedepankan komunikasi dalam hubungan. Bicarakan semua masalah. Diam dan berasumsi justru akan menyulut pertikaian yang berpotensi merusak keharmonisan hubungan.

3: Mengejar jaminan perasaan
Tak hanya dihujani kalimat mesra, wanita juga sangat senang jika pasangannya mengulang-ulang komitmennya terhadap hubungan. Dan, wanita cenderung suka membahas topik yang sama, terutama ketika pria sempat melakukan kesalahan atau selingkuh.

Membahas suatu masalah atau menanyakan perasaan pasangan memang penting, tapi ada batasnya. Jangan sampai usaha membuat nyaman perasaan justru membuat pasangan merasa tidak dipercaya. Ingat karakter pria, semakin didesak, ia justru semakin menghindar.

4: Memeriksa ponselnya
Melihat ponsel pasangan tergeletak mungkin sangat menggoda. Apakah pasangan masih berhubungan dengan mantan? Apakah pasangan melakukan kebohongan? Pertanyaan-pertanyaan inilah yang biasanya menggerakkan tangan kita untuk memeriksa pesan-pesan singkat dan email pasangan diam-diam.

Terlepas rasa penasaran yang menggelora, ini sebenarnya justru mengindikasikan kita tak percaya dengan pasangan. Hati-hati, memeriksa hal-hal pribadi pasangan justru bisa memicu pertikaian serius yang dapat menghancurkan hubungan. Jika memang ingin membacanya, lakukan saat sedang berdua pasangan, bukan diam-diam.

5: Membahas hal penting lewat layanan elektronik
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Promo Member Alfamart Minimarket Lokal Terbaik Indonesia

Promo Member Alfamart Minimarket Lokal Terbaik Indonesia merupakan promosi Yang dilakukan Oleh Minimarket Lokal Terbesar dan Minimarket Pertama Terbaik Indonesia guna untuk menarik Simpati dan Perhatian lebih dari masyarakat untuk menjadi Member Alfamart dan khususnya pecinta Informasi internet dengan menyelenggarakan Promo Indonesia Kontes SEO Alfamart 2012.

Member Alfamart Adalah sebutan untuk para pelanggan setia Alfamart.Para member Alfamart akan mendapatkan berbagai macam keuntungan dan kejutan special dari Alfamart seperti: HematKu, Kalender Belanja, Specialku dan Hadiahku,serta program ekslusif lainnya. Member Alfamart adalah pelanggan yang memiliki dan bergabung dalam keanggotaan Kartu AKU, A Card Flazz atau Kartu AKU BNI Promo Member Alfamart Minimarket Lokal Terbaik Indonesia

Bagi anda yang suka berbelanja tentunya tidak asing lagi dengan minimarket yang satu ini. Sebagai Minimarket Pertama yang memiliki member terbanyak di Indonesia Alfamart memberikan banyak inovasi untuk memanjakan membernya. Salah satunya adalah dengan konsisten 2 minggu sekali  memberikan Promo khusus untuk member-membernya baik untuk berbelanja di Alfamart atau pun di merchant-merchant yang banyak bekerja sama dengan Alfamart untuk memberikan potongan harga atau harga spesial.

Promo Member Alfamart Minimarket Lokal Terbaik Indonesia. Promo Indonesia ini diberikan oleh Alfamart sebagai Minimarket pertama yang mempunyai member terbanyak di Indonesia. Ketika mendengar kata "promo" pasti semua orang tertarik, karena pada setiap kegiatan promo pasti akan ada diskon, hadiah atau sesuatu yang menguntungkan lainnya. Dan kabar gembiranya, Alfamart sebagai minimarket besar Indonesia sedang mengadakan penawaran yang menarik, yaitu Promo Member Alfamart Minimarket Lokal Terbaik Indonesia. Promo Indonesia ini diberikan Alfamart untuk para calon member dan juga member Alfamart.

Minimarket Alfamart yang berdiri sejak tahun 1994 oleh PT. Sumber Alfaria Trijaya Tbk ini yang sekarang sudah memiliki banyak member dan merupakan member terbesar di Minimarket Indonesia. Pertumbuhan  Alfamart di Indonesia sangatlah pesat bak "jamur di musim hujan", terbukti dengan berdirinya cabang-cabang Alfamart yang tidak hanya di kota-kota besar tapi sampai ke pelosok-pelosok kecamatan di seluruh negeri Indonesia.

Alfamart Minimarket Pertama yang memiliki member terbanyak di Indonesia Alfamart Memberikan Motivasi dan Inspirasi serta Inovasi untuk memanjakan membernya. Salah satunya adalah dengan konsisten 2 minggu sekali  memberikan Promo Indonesia khusus untuk Member Alfamart baik untuk berbelanja di Alfamart Minimarket atau pun di merchant-merchant yang banyak bekerja sama dengan Alfamart Minimarket untuk memberikan potongan harga atau harga spesial.

KARTU AKU Promo Member Alfamart Minimarket Lokal Terbaik Indonesia

    Kartu Aku

Adalah kartu member yang pertama kali diluncurkan Alfamart pada tahun 2005. Dengan Kartu AKU, Member akan dapat memperoleh manfaat dan berbagai macam keuntungan serta Promo Indonesia menarik yang tidak dapat diikuti oleh pelanggan lain yang bukan merupakan member Kartu AKU. Kartu AKU berlaku Nasional di Alfamart seluruhIndonesia.

A CARD FINAL Promo Member Alfamart Minimarket Lokal Terbaik Indonesia
    A Card Flazz

Adalah Kartu Member Alfamart yang di luncurkan pada 15 Mei 2010 bekerja sama dengan Flazz BCA, yang selain berfungsi sebagai kartu member juga dapat digunakan sebagai alat pembayaran/transaksi karena A Card Flazz merupakan Kartu Prepaid (kartu non rekening yang dapat menyimpan uang untuk keperluan berbagai transaksi).

A Card Flazz dapat digunakan sebagai alat pembayaran tidak hanya diseluruh outlet Alfamart, Alfamidi ataupun Alfaexpress tetapi juga diseluruh merchant Flazz antara lain restoran, salon, toko buku, parkir, bioskop dan masih banyak lagi. Untuk sementara ini, A Card Flazz berlaku di Jabodetabek,Surabaya

KARTU AKU BNI Promo Member Alfamart Minimarket Lokal Terbaik Indonesia
    Kartu Aku BNI

Merupakan salah satu Kartu Member Alfamart yang di luncurkan pada 1 Januari 2010, merupakan kerjasama antara Alfamart dengan Bank BNI. Kartu AKU BNI merupakan kartu multifungsional, yang selain berfungsi sebagai kartu member, juga berfungsi sebagai alat pembayaran. Pengguna Kartu AKU BNI juga akan mendapatkan berbagai keuntungan dan kejutan spesial dari Alfamart serta tentunya dapat mengikuti program-program eksklusif khusus member di Alfamart. Untuk saat ini, Kartu AKU BNI berlaku di Alfamart Jabodetabek.
8 Keuntungan Member Alfamart

   1. Hematku dan Kalender Belanja
   2. Spesialku dan Hadiahku
   3. Special Big Program for "Member Alfamart"
   4. Redemption For "Member Alfamart"
   5. Member Alfamart" Thematic Promo
   6. Special Treatment for "Member Alfamart" Birthday
   7. Special Event/Activities For "Member Alfamart"
   8. Merchant For "Member Alfamart"

 

Demikianlah penjelasan singkat tentang  Promo Member Alfamart Minimarket Lokal Terbaik Indonesia Semoga dapat bermanfaat dan memberikan pengetahuan Lebih kepada masyarakat agar dapat bergabung menjadi Member Alfamart dan pastikan anda mendapakan keuntungan dan manfaat lebih dari Alfamart Minimarket Lokal Terbaik Indonesia

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