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WVU eyes more consistency in 2012
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — When driving across the Mason-Dixon Line on Interstate 79 South to Morgantown, you'll encounter a billboard on the right side of the road displaying a big "70" with an orange taking the place of the zero.
The sign reads, "It's not just our speed limit," followed by 70-33, the score of West Virginia's Orange Bowl win over Clemson.
It's no surprise West Virginia would celebrate the historic win. The Mountaineers scored the most points ever in a bowl game, and Dana Holgorsen became just the third coach to win a BCS bowl as a first-year head coach.
While the victory showed the capability of West Virginia's offense, it also masked the unit's inconsistency and inefficiency through the season.
"If you look at the middle of the season, there were a lot of games we were mediocre on offense," offensive coordinator Shannon Dawson said.
West Virginia opened spring practice Sunday, and the national expectations for the Mountaineers' offense couldn't be higher. Holgorsen said the 70-point barrage was a perfect storm of the offense, defense and special teams playing well, but he said the offense still has work ahead.
"If we get a little big-headed because we scored that many points, I just got to remind them that we scored 10 against South Florida the game prior to that, so we are far from having things figured out," Holgorsen said.
Still, the win was impressive. Quarterback Geno Smith threw for a BCS-record 407 yards, tossed six touchdowns and ran for another. Receiver Tavon Austin showed how dangerous he can be with an 11-catch, 117-yard receiving performance and tallied a BCS-record four touchdowns.
West Virginia set or tied 28 individual, team and combined team records in the Orange Bowl. It's easy to balloon the expectations when the offense was unstoppable, gaining 589 total yards, but it came on the heels of three poor offensive performances as the Mountaineers limped into the BCS bowl.
"The last game of the season in my mind skews everybody's mentality," Dawson said. "I don't think you have to look very far to get grounded."
In its final three conference games, West Virginia averaged 375 yards — almost 100 yards below its season average — and 25 points per game. All three were wins, but the offense benefited from the defense and special teams.
Against Cincinnati, the Mountaineers recovered a fumble in the end zone and blocked a field goal to secure the win. Against Pitt, the defense made nine sacks in the last 25 plays. Against South Florida — after a defensive touchdown and kick return for a score — a timely fumble recovery was parlayed into a last-second field goal to clinch a share of the conference.
Despite the occasional struggles of last season, the offense returns nine starters from a unit that scored the fourth-most points in school history. That includes Smith, who set the school's single-season passing record with 4,385 yards.
The offense has the potential to score and gain yards in bunches. More importantly, Dawson believes the unit should be focused on more lofty goals.
"Hopefully Geno and everybody offensively is focused on winning every game," Dawson said. "Directly after the bowl game in Miami, everybody was talking about winning every game next year."Additional Information:
By the numbers
Here is how West Virginia measured up offensively last season:
Passing: 346.9 yards/game (6th in country)
Rushing: 122.7 yards/game (92nd)
Total: 469.5 yards/game (15th)
Scoring: 37.6 points/game (13th)

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Photos: Hunter Pence bobbleheads in Philly, Hunter Pence in Los Angeles
The Phillies traded Hunter Pence to the Giants at the non-waiver trade deadline and were stuck with Pence's bobbleheads. Even without Pence, the promo went on.
Wednesday is 1990s Retro Night at Philadelphia's Citizen's Bank Park, while Tuesday is 2011 Retro Night with Hunter Pence bobblehead night. All fans at Tuesday's game against the Reds will receive a bobblehead of Pence, who was a Phillie for a grand total of one year and two days.
The Phillies sent the outfielder to the Giants at the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline. Pence, 29, was acquired by the Astros in a trade from the Astros on July 29, 2011. In his just more than a year as a Phillie, Pence gained hero status in the team's run to an NL East title and he was honored with a bobblehead night this season. But for a team that has been to the playoffs each of the previous five seasons, nobody in the marketing department expected a trade-deadline fire sale, but yet here we are with Pence bobbleheads in Philly and Pence in Los Angeles as a Giant.
|The Phillies gave out these Hunter Pence bobbleheads despite the fact Pence is now a Giant. (Associated Press)
|There are no known plans for a Hunter Pence bobblehead in San Francisco -- yet. (Getty Images)
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We've talked about the financials, and I fully support her going to school. We've been together over 2 years, we've lived together for 1. Her family, including her father, really pushed her to move back home to do this. They hate that she has been living in Wisconsin.
When we were together, she thought I would be proposing much sooner, as I definitely led her to believe that. And I never acted. She said part of her leaving was she didn't know where our relationship was going. She's also told me in the past, several times, that the ring doesn't matter, I could give her a piece of gravel and she would say yes to a proposal.
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I mean they wanted her to leave me and move back home to go to school. We both want to work things out, get married, start a family. But she also really wants her fathers blessing.
It is tempting to tell you what to do, but that is not within the scope of my ethical responsibilities. I am however, interested in hearing how you resolved your issue. My hope is that you marry if you both truly love one another. I recall counseling a young couple to do just that in the face of their entire family being against it. They have now been married for 5 years and have two beautiful children. Needless to say, the grandparents are now also happy. Not to say this will occur in your case. Sooner or later we must do what we must do without our parents approval; then, we are grown up.
I understand the ethics, bit I'm not looking to be told what to do. I'm simply looking for the perspective of someone with the ability to put themselves in my shoes and tell me what they would do. I may very well not even heed the advice, I'm more looking for someone else's take.
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We have not told either of her parents yet, as they are both clearly not on board. Our plan is to wait a bit, visit each other a few times, and hopefully let her family see the improvement in our relationship before telling them of our engagement and her plan to move back. Our hope is that in time, they will see we have thought this out, are doing the work, and eventually they will accept this. Time will tell how they feel, but at least we know we will be happy together, with or without their blessing. Thanks again.
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In April of 2003 I went on the New Zealand Journey sponsored by Interweave Press, publishers of Spin-Off Magazine. Led by two well-known spinning teachers, Nola Fournier and Margaret Stove (www.artisanlace.co.nz), it was designed for people like myself who are spinners, knitters and weavers. It provided a combination of traditional historic and tourist sites, as well as places where we could purchase yarn and fiber with "reckless abandon."
It was a busy sixteen days. We had a few "free days" and most of our evenings were unscheduled. It was a pleasant group of women, two were accompanied by husbands. Whenever possible in the evening we would meet in the hotel lounge or someone's room to spin or knit and show off our purchases of the day. As always with any group of spinners and knitters there was an ongoing exchange of patterns and techniques.
I am not a shopper by nature, but found myself in the middle range between the people who believe in "shop til you drop" and those making a few careful purchases. Our philosophy was if you saw something you really liked you should buy it, because you might not see it again. My approach to souvenirs was "small and flat." However that did not apply to yarn and fiber.
The accommodations were all first class. The tour bus was comfortable and the drivers knowledgeable and entertaining. Our main responsibility was having our bags outside our hotel room door at the correct time. We covered a lot of territory and usually only stayed one or two nights in each place. The stay at the Creative Fibre Festival was the exception. We were in Cromwell for four nights.
Some journeyers would spin with support spindles on the bus, and others knitted. Some were such advanced knitters that they could knit lace patterns on the bus. Mostly I sat with my nose pressed against the window, with my simple knitting forgotten in my lap. I was completely enthralled by the wonderful landscape.
I was pleased to discover that there were Internet hook-ups in many places, including hotel lobbies and libraries, so I was able to e-mail home regularly. I would have taken more e-mail addresses with me if I had realized how easy and relatively inexpensive it was. My colleagues at the library in Andover, MA, were interested to discover that the libraries in New Zealand charged for time on the Internet.
From the Auckland airport we rode north to the Bay of Islands. It had been raining all day but stopped by the time we reached Paihia. Our hotel was on the beach. Taking pictures of the South Pacific from our hotel room I caught a beautiful rainbow. It was an auspicious beginning.
The next morning we went to the Waitangi Treaty Grounds where we were given a short introduction to Maori [Mow-ree] history and culture. The Bay of Islands is the area where the first Maori peoples arrived from Polynesia about 1300 on their large canoes, and also where the English settlers first landed 500 years later. The Treaty House is an English-style structure where the Treaty of Waitangi, between the Maori tribes and the British Crown, was signed in 1840. At the centennial of the Treaty in 1940 a traditional Maori meeting house was constructed nearby.
On the grounds were plantings of what is known as New Zealand flax (Phormium tenax) with its spear-shaped leaves. It is quite different from the Flax (Linum usitatissimus) of Europe and North America.
After lunch in Kerikeri we went to the Rainbow Falls. Alex, our North Island bus driver, thought he remembered a yarn shop nearby. We stopped and found a small shop that had a dye room in the back. They had lovely space-dyed yarns as well as fibers to spin. We had fun deciding what to buy. Then we went to a shop were they made chocolates by hand. We had to buy some to eat and some to keep in reserve. Next to it was a little shop with wooden objects. I bought my husband a ruler with samples of the different woods that are unique to New Zealand. This was my kind of day!
The next morning we took the tour boat around the Bay of Islands. Fortunately it was a clear, calm, and sunny day and the captain was able to take the boat through the Hole in the Rock, which was very exciting. We had lunch at the Zane Gray CafČ in Cape Brett. I knew of Zane Gray as a writer of westerns but discovered that he was also a deep-sea fisherman and loved New Zealand.
In the afternoon we rode west across the North Island to Omapere. Again we stayed at a beach resort but this time it was looking out on the Tasman Sea.
The next morning we rode down the west coast to the Waipoua Forest to see the Kauri trees which are unique to New Zealand and on the scale of the giant Sequoias of northern California. We saw the tallest surviving Kauri tree, "Tane Mahuta - God of the Forest." The remaining Kauri trees are now protected, but when the English first arrived they saw them as perfect for ship's masts and cut them down indiscriminately. The Kauri trees also give off a gum-like resin similar to amber. Collecting the Kauri gum and making things from it developed into a separate industry. We visited the Kauri Museum in Matakohe (www.kauri-museum.com) where they had displays of the tools used in the lumbering industry and the resin industry. A wide variety of decorative objects made from Kauri wood and the gum are also exhibited.
Auckland is a large international city. Staying at the downtown Skycity Hotel was something of a shock after three days of beach resorts. My roommate and I went on the Skywalk just at sunset and that was fun. We learned an interesting lesson in energy conservation at this large hotel. To operate the hotel-room lights we had to put the key card that we used for the door into a slot next to the door. Otherwise most of the lights didn't work. It forced you to turn off the lights before you left. Since much of the electricity in New Zealand comes from hydro power they are very conscious of conservation. We found this again in the hotel in Cromwell.
The next morning after a brief stop at Mt. Eden, the volcanic crater on the edge of Auckland, we rode south towards Rotorua. Several people in the group were fans of the film of Lord of the Rings and were disappointed that we wouldn't be stopping at any of the areas where it was filmed. So Alex, our bus driver, took us a little out of the way to Matamata where they filmed Hobbiton. We only had time to stop at the sign that says "Welcome to Hobbiton" and take pictures of each other.
As a result we were a little late arriving at the Maori Arts and Crafts Center in Rotorua for our lesson in working with New Zealand flax. We were shown how to use the whole leaf to make a small flower. We were sitting on the floor in the weaving area. I'm not sure who in the group took this picture. Behind me is Jill Turner. Her shop is The Lady Peddler (www.ladypeddler.net).
Then the instructor demonstrated how to take off the outer skin with a sharp shell to expose the inner bast fiber. She gave each of us some of that fiber to try a special spinning technique. You simultaneously create two singles then ply them together in a few motions. After the class we toured the grounds in little trolleys to see the mud pools and geysers for which Rotorua is famous. In the evening we watched a performance of Maori songs and dances.
The next morning we headed for the Agrodome (www.agrodome.co.nz), arriving just as one show was ending. Before the next show we could see the stars of the show, the rams from the different breeds, waiting on a platform on the side to make their entrances. We took turns taking pictures of each other with these handsome fellows. I don't even know who in our group to thank for taking the picture of me with that good looking Corriedale ram shown at the top of this page.
In the show, as each ram came to his place, the master of ceremonies described the characteristics of his breed.
When all nineteen rams were in place, the m.c. gave a shearing demonstration with another sheep. At the end of the show Border Collies demonstrated their agility as sheep dogs by racing over the backs of the rams. It was great fun!
We flew from Rotorua to Christchurch then changed planes for another flight to Queenstown. We were now on the South Island. It was definitely chillier, not unlike October in New England. Queenstown is a major ski resort, with a large lake at its center and surrounding mountains that are appropriately named "The Remarkables."
Saturday was a free day, meaning that we had to find our own ways to spend money. A few of us went to the Birdlife Park to see the Kiwi birds. Because they are nocturnal the kiwi are kept in a special enclosure with low lights, though we were still able to see them. They are very funny birds. I bought some bird guide books, and managed to identify a few of the many varieties.
Since it was the beginning of fall there were dahlias everywhere. The bus driver had mentioned a "flea market" on the wharf, which was in fact a very upscale crafts fair with lots of high quality items.
Sunday morning on the way to Cromwell we made two stops. The first was Arrowtown which is a preserved Gold Rush town from the 1860s. One area of interest was the shanty town where the Chinese workers lived. The second stop was the Gibbonston Winery. Wine making is a new industry in New Zealand and this area of Central Otago has the right climate conditions. We had a tour of the vineyard and a wine tasting. At their cafČ we had an excellent lunch.
Cromwell was the site of the Creative Fibre Festival. Part of the town was flooded in the 1980s to create Lake Dunstan a "hydro-lake" to power a hydro-electric dam and some of the old buildings were relocated.
The three-day Creative Fibre festival was like most fiber conferences, a combination of classes in knitting, spinning, and weaving, with a little dyeing and fimo clay on the side. Also an opportunity to meet others who enjoyed the same activities we do. As always there were vendors, in this case referred to as "The Trades." We did our share buying some of the lovely fleeces, fibers, and yarns they had to offer. One evening a member of our group returned from The Trades with a funny comment. One of the vendors asked her if Americans only bought and wore purple!
My first class was a field trip to a Merino sheep station. Shearing with hand blades and electric blades was demonstrated. Then an explanation of how the fleeces were sorted and classed. Local spinners were on hand with examples of their fine handspun work. Some were also spinning. I was attracted to a wheel with a name on it that I recognized. The owner explained that it was made from recycled Kauri wood. Just two weeks earlier I would not have known what Kauri wood was, so was very impressed.
I was also told about a spinner from the Canterbury Guild who had compiled a notebook of descriptions and photographs of the spinning wheels owned by the guild members. We were able to connect and she shared her information. What a treasure trove! I'll be writing about all of this in an upcoming issue of the newsletter.
In the knitting class about finishing techniques that I attended, I was the only person using the Continental method of knitting (carrying the yarn in the left hand). But the other knitters were very fast. New Zealanders take their knitting very seriously and produce beautiful handknit garments.
What impressed me most at the conference was the National Exhibit. I am a veteran of many fiber conferences and have seen many exhibits. This one had absolutely beautiful knitting and weaving, much of it done with handspun yarns. What was equally impressive was how well it was displayed.
The next morning we headed out in damp cloudy weather to the sheep farm of Stuart and Susan Albrey (e-mail: email@example.com) in Waimate. This is not a stop for regular tour buses, but a special opportunity for spinner friends of Nola and Margaret. The Albreys specialize in colored fine-wool sheep. The barn was set up with boxes of fresh fleeces more or less arranged by breed. There were also already handspun and handknitted articles for sale as well as factory spun yarn made from their wool in the natural colors. I was looking for a fine wool moorit and found one in a Corriedale. I didn't exactly push someone out of the way, but I did hold on tight to the box as I showed her where there was another of similar reddish-brown color. Since I planned to share this fleece with a friend at home I bought the whole thing which was 2 kilos. Stuart had pointed out a fleece that was a honey-color that he said was also genetically a moorit, so I decided to buy half of that. As I was waiting in line to have it weighted, I noticed half of a silver-gray fleece in a box on the ground. So I bought that one too with "reckless abandon!" Who knows how soon I would be back. They are beautiful fine long-stapled fleeces.
After a filling home-cooked lunch, we went back to the fenced area next to the barn to meet some of the first-year sheep who hadn't been sheared yet. They were waiting to be displayed at an upcoming wool festival. We could admire the fleece on the hoof as it were. I must confess I took lots of pictures of the sheep. As a Massachusetts friend who is an artist and a sheep raiser said, "You can never have too many pictures of sheep."
Next we rode to Fairlie where we were matched up in groups of three and four with our host families for our overnight farm stays. We had heard about deer farming, that the enterprising New Zealanders had found a market for venison, and were now raising deer on farms. Jane, our hostess, told us that many sheep raisers turn to deer farming when they retire because it is less work. Trevor, her husband, drove us around near the pastures so that we could see some of their sheep up close.
We had tea, and then a delicious home-cooked "company" dinner. It ended with a "pavlova," which is a cake log filled with passion fruit and kiwi. It was wonderful.
In the morning we took more pictures of the garden before Jane drove us back to the bus. Next stop was The Tin Shed in Geraldine which is heaven for the serious tourist shopper. I only bought a couple more big items and some small ones. Outside in a screened enclosure I found that they had some interesting forms of brightly colored pheasants.
In Ashburton we went to the Ashford Handcraft Centre and CafČ. This was one of the highlights of the trip for me. Although it was Good Friday, which is a national holiday, Elizabeth and Richard Ashford and some of their staff opened up for us and even provided a tasty lunch. The group had a fine time doing what they did best - shop! Two journeyers even bought "Joy" wheels to be shipped home to them.
Elizabeth and Richard Ashford have been long-time subscribers and supporters of my newsletter and I have met them before at conferences. Richard was eager to show me his collection of spinning wheels in the little museum that he has upstairs.
Because it was Good Friday and there were no workers, Richard was able to show us the factory without worrying about safety issues. That was fun. I'll be reporting on the factory tour and their museum in upcoming issues of the newsletter.
Shortly after our arrival at our hotel in downtown Christchurch, we attended a performance by the storyteller Margaret Copland. She portrayed Sarah Stokes, an Englishwoman who came to New Zealand with her family in 1850. We could practically feel the boat swaying when she described the 99-day voyage. Then she took off her bonnet, pulled her shawl over her head and portrayed Rosalia Gierszewski, who came with a group of German-Polish immigrants to New Zealand in 1872. Both of these women are Margaret Copland's ancestors. It was a wonderful blend of genealogy and performance art.
Saturday morning walking around the corner from our hotel into the Cathedral Square we discovered a large 8-foot tall statue of Buddha and a banner proclaiming "Celebrate Buddha's Birthday!" Vendors were putting up little booths to sell different kinds of Asian food. We came back later to have lunch.
We walked over to the Arts Centre, which is located in the former college buildings, passing a weekly crafts fair that was going on (www.artscentre.org.nz). We visited the Canterbury Spinners Guild in their meeting rooms in the Arts Centre. We sat and spun with them for a while and admired the tapestry that they produced for the Millennium celebration.
In the afternoon I visited the library in Christchurch which was not far from our hotel. Since I work in the local library at home, I was curious about the library there. This library was the head of a system that has 12 branches. They provide services to a population about ten times as large as Andover. But there were some similarities, like the fish tank in the Children's Room and activity room, and many differences, including materials printed in Maori, Japanese, and Korean. I saw some ideas I liked and told my colleagues about them when I returned.
In the evening we went to a Wildlife Park and had dinner. Again we saw Kiwis only this time in a more natural setting at night.
Our last day was Easter Sunday. It was a lovely sunny day, so we walked down to the Botanical Gardens which were magnificent. The farewell dinner was at a restaurant at the Arts Centre. We traveled there by the little tramcar that circles the downtown tourist area. It was a special reserved car with a waitress serving hor d'oeuvres and champagne.
Monday we prepared for departure. We had a period when we had to wait in the lobby for the bus to the airport. I went for a walk along the river across from the hotel. I discovered a sculpture commemorating the four women who led the New Zealand suffragette movement. Women in New Zealand won the right to vote in 1893! What a civilized country!
Since the members of the group who were going on to Australia had to be at the airport earlier than the rest of us, we all went together. We visited the Antarctic Center that is near the airport. Christchurch is the departure point for the Antarctic scientific expeditions. While it was interesting, we had all reached the saturation point. No one bought anything in the shop! We were ready to take our fleeces and yarns and head home.
On the flight back I saw the film Whale Rider. I thought they were showing it because we were on Air New Zealand. I enjoyed it. I was happy to learn that it has won prizes and is being distributed in the US. I suggest that you see it if you can.
Now as soon as my bank account recovers I will have to figure out how to get back there. It won't be the same without the group, but there are still many areas of New Zealand I want to explore.
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Instead of advocating for the comprehensive medical marijuana bill proposed by Assemblymember Richard Gottfried (D-Manhattan) and State Sen. Diane Savino that passed the Assembly last year, the governor opted to revive a 1980 state law, the Antonio G. Olivieri Controlled Substances Therapeutic Research Program, and plans to set up a study in which up to 20 hospitals would distribute the plant to approved patients.
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I lay down wiht her to breat feed her and put her to sleep, but when I move sje moves and when I get up she more than likely will get up. I need to find a way to put her to bed by herself. I do bottle feed her as well, but breast feeding is usually a sure fast way for her to fall asleep. I need help because its making it difficult for me to sleep! :-(
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Can the steering shaft be removed from the column?
I'm at work and can't really 'look' at my column - Can the steering shaft (splined part) be removed from the main housing so that it can be machined?
It has to be removable, but it doesn't have to go back in I suppose and I don't see it as a separate part on realoem.
Yes, my workbench is a mess.. :eek: Lots of projects going on at once around here.
I was able to remove the splined steering shaft. The reason that I removed this is so that I can machine it down to a smaller diameter and install a weld-on type quick release.
Starting with the steering column removed and laying on your workbench.
Remove the tamper proof torx on the side of the column.
Use a light hammer to tap the lower tube out of the main aluminum housing. Tap on the welded-on bracket that bolts to the dash bar.
The lower telescoping shaft is keyed to the main shaft so it's safe to separate them. Note the general orientation of the two shafts though.
Remove the locking ring from the steering shaft where the steering wheel was connected.
Use a rubber mallet to gently tap the shaft out through the front of the column (towards the steering wheel). There is a bearing that is permanently installed on the splined end of the shaft so be careful to not damage it. (I'm re-using this picture just to show you where to tap to remove the shaft - You will hammer on the right section to push the shaft out through the front)
Then obviously cover the bearing with something before machining or welding.
Hi, i find this is very interisting, can you provide some picture? Thank you
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Great pict, really helpfull to understand.
I need to ask your advice, my column has a play in the bottom part (steering rattle, i checjed it and it is the steering column that has some play, not the lower joint steering)
, do you think it has anything to do with the fact that the column has 2 connected shaft?
Do you have any suggestion how to fix it?
Any suggestion will be highly appreciate
Thank you
i think my problem is the same as this guy in the video
do you have any advice how to fix it ?
since you have experience with the column disassembly
also please check this thread:
your experience with the column disassembly would help us alot..
The youtube link isn't working so I'm not sure exactly what your column issue is. There aren't any components in the upper section that I disassembled that would likely cause any noticeable rattle. The best thing would be to inspect the joints like is mentioned in the other threads. If those are all in good shape then remove all of the plastic covers from the steering column and verify that all of the bolts are tight that secure the column to the dash bar (body).
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Dezerea Bryant Wows Tyson Invitational 60m Field
By Jacob Most
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Tyson Invitational Results | Hoosier Hills Invitational Results | ISU Classic Results
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark., and BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Dezerea Bryant entered Friday as the as the nation's premier sprinter, having posted the nation's fastest 60-meter time and the world's fastest 200m earlier this season. Her performance Friday only solidified her credentials as elite.
Bryant dealt beautifully with having to navigate three rounds of 60m heats at the nation's deepest meet for sprinters this weekend: the Arkansas Tyson Invitational. She won the championship final in a scorching fast 7.16 seconds, which is the fastest collegiate time in the nation this season.
Bryant's time lowered her personal best and school record by .03 seconds. Additionally, it sits just .01 second outside the all-time collegiate top-10.
Also at the Tyson Invitational, LSU's Jasmin Stowers edged Kendra Harrison in the 60m hurdles final with a time of 8.03. Harrison ran 8.04 and Baylor's Tiffani McReynolds was third (8.05). Harrison's top time of 7.96 still ranks No. 1 in the country this season with Stowers and McCreynolds ranked Nos. 2 and 3 respectively.
Rebecca Famurewa produced a 2-foot-2-inch/.062m weight throw PR mark of 19.42m/63'8¾" to finish sixth.
Kayla Parker entered a long jump competition for the first time this season and broke 6m and 20-feet for the first time with a collegiate division third-place mark of 6.1m/20'0.25". Sha'Keela Saunders placed fifth.
At the Indiana Hoosier Hills Invitational, Michelle Canterna cleared a season-best and indoor-PR 3.91m/12'10" to finish seventh in the pole vault.
Charles Moushey placed second in the Hoosier Hills men's pole vault with a top clearance at 5.02m/16'5.5", while Michael Jensen was seventh getting over at 4.77m/15'7.75".
Alisha Adair was second at IU in the 200m (24.69), she qualified for the 60m final earlier in the evening, a race which will be run on Saturday.
Justin Kretchmer placed third in the high jump with a top clearance of 2.04m/6'08.25", and Joanne Imbert produced a long jump PR at IU, placing fourth with a mark of 5.67m 18'07.25".
Keilah Tyson also made the Tyson Invitational 60m final, having run 7.39 in the semifinal heat. Parker clocked in at 8.27 in the 60H final.
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Denver Health, the city's safety-net hospital, has been operating its ambulance service under an inadequate response-time standard, according the city watchdog.
The Denver Auditor's Office on Thursday issued an alert to Mayor John Hickenlooper and various Safety Department agencies, warning that Denver Health paramedics are striving to hit response-time goals that are below national regulations.
A lengthy investigation published by Westword in June revealed that Denver Health's ambulance system was failing to meet the basic response-time standards established in its operating agreement with the city –- resulting in delays that, in some neighborhoods, stretched upwards of thirty to forty minutes.
But according to the auditor, the standards the hospital failed to meet are too low to begin with. Under its own rules, the Paramedic Division is expected to arrive at scenes within 8 minutes and 59 seconds 85 percent of the time. But the code established by the National Fire Protection Association has a higher standard of 90 percent.
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December 19, 2014
I'm pleased that the Senate is following the House's lead in supporting the actions of the Bulk Data Task Force, which was created in a bipartisan effort in 2012 to make legislative data more open and accessible.
Hoyer Sends Letters to House Rules Chairman Sessions Requesting Delegate Voting and a Ban on Discrimination Against LGBT Staff
December 19, 2014
We treat House Delegates and the Resident Commissioner as we treat all other Members for almost all purposes.
Hoyer Statement on President Obama's Executive Order Creating the Task Force on 21st Century Policing
December 18, 2014
Today's executive order is an important step forward in responding to the recent tragedies in Ferguson, New York, and other cities with careful and thoughtful steps to enhance police training and strengthen trust between law enforcement and the communities they serve.
Hoyer Statement on Release of Alan Gross, President Obama's Announcement of Policy Changes for US-Cuba Relationship
December 17, 2014
I join in praising the release of Alan Gross and express tremendous relief at his safe return to his family.
December 17, 2014
I join in thanking Raj Shah for his service these past five years as Administrator for the U.S. Agency for International Development.
December 17, 2014
I am pleased that the Senate has finally confirmed three of the four commissioners to lead the Election Assistance Commission after a disturbingly long vacancy period.
December 17, 2014
I join in congratulating Jonathan Stivers on his confirmation as USAID Assistant Administrator for Asia last night.
December 17, 2014
I am very disappointed that the Senate failed to reauthorize the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act before it adjourned for the year.
December 16, 2014
Today's heinous attack against schoolchildren and teachers in Peshawar ought to be condemned universally in the strongest possible terms.
December 16, 2014
I join in congratulating Dr. Vivek Murthy on his confirmation as U.S. Surgeon General.
December 11, 2014
We have time to return to the Rules Committee, pass out a rule which strikes these two provisions, and pass the bill.
December 10, 2014
I am glad that the House finally acted on a multi-year reauthorization of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act.
December 9, 2014
When this new house convenes on January 6, it will be the first in 59 years not to include the distinguished dean of this House, Mr. John Dingell of Michigan.
December 9, 2014
December 9, 2014
For generations, American men and women have fought and died on the field of battle to uphold the highest principles of justice and human rights that our nation embodies – not only for Americans but for oppressed people throughout the world.
December 8, 2014
Four years ago today, the Democratic Majority in the House brought to the Floor and passed legislation to end the threat of deportation for law-abiding, undocumented immigrants who were brought here as children and have known no other home than America.
December 5, 2014
The Bureau of Labor Statistics's jobs report for November shows an economy that is resilient and ripe for growth.
December 5, 2014
Ashton Carter is an excellent choice to serve the next Secretary of Defense.
December 4, 2014
Hoyer Discusses Need to Pass Omnibus Spending Bill on Fox News Channel's "Your World with Neil Cavuto"
December 4, 2014
I think that the Speaker does not want a government shutdown, [Republican Leader] McConnell has indicated that he doesn't wasn't a government shutdown, and none of the rest of us in the leadership want a government shutdown.
December 4, 2014
I am pleased that the House has passed the National Defense Authorization Act for 2015, critical legislation to support our military that the Congress has never failed to enact before the end of the year.
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December 4, 2014
Thank you very much, Leader Pelosi, and let me join you in congratulating [Rep.] Maxine Waters on her leadership [as] the Ranking Member on the Financial Services Committee and all the Members of the Financial Services Committee, the [Ranking Member] of our Small Business Committee [Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez], all of whom have worked so very hard on this issue and understand the consequences of inaction.
December 4, 2014
My heart goes out to the family of Eric Garner, who continue to seek justice for his tragic death on July 17.
Hoyer: Republicans Need to Come Together with Democrats to Pass Bipartisan, Comprehensive Immigration Reform
December 4, 2014
It is very disappointing that the Republican Majority in the House wasted Congress's time today on a partisan bill that will undermine the President's executive actions to strengthen our borders, keep families together, and focus enforcement efforts on criminals.
December 4, 2014
Everybody in that body believes the immigration system is broken.
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The idea of a unity government was first floated among senior Kadima members several weeks ago, when members of Mofaz´s entourage began to understood that the party´s odds of surviving the elections were diminishing.
No one anticipated the dead-of-night political drama.
In a secret maneuver on the sidelines of a Knesset plenum vote to disperse the Knesset, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Kadima Chairman Shaul Mofaz reached a surprise agreement early Tuesday morning. The move annulled elections and led to the establishment of a huge coalition with 94 MKs.
The maneuver surprised both the political system and the media, which only started reporting the sudden reversal after 1:30 a.m., not long before legislative activity in the plenum was halted. Some newspapers had already printed headlines announcing the Knesset had been dispersed. Some had even printed analyses regarding the political repercussions of the High Court of Justice decision to evacuate homes in Beit El.
The decision to establish a unity government will officially go into effect Wednesday, when Shaul Mofaz is sworn in and receives the positions of deputy prime minister and minister without portfolio. As early as Wednesday he will take part in a diplomatic meeting with EU Foreign Minister Katherine Ashton. For now, Mofaz will be the only Kadima minister, but politicos believe that Kadima currently the largest party in the coalition will receive three additional portfolios. This is based on an oral agreement between Netanyahu and Mofaz to the effect that the growing partnership between the two parties will lead to Kadima receiving additional cabinet posts.
Despite the coalition´s large size, it will soon face no small number of challenges: finding an alternative to the Tal Law, evacuating the settlement neighborhood of Ulpana Hill and approving a new government budget. It will face all these challenges just as presidential elections take place in the U.S. in November, with the issue of the Iranian threat looming in the background.
The idea of a unity government was first floated among senior Kadima members several weeks ago, when members of Mofaz´s entourage began to understood that the party´s odds of surviving the elections were diminishing. Among the prominent supporters of a unity government was MK Yulia Berkovich-Shamalov. Aides to Mofaz as well as Likud aides held several preliminary meetings, but none of them developed into anything significant.
On Wednesday one week ago, the gears started to turn. Coalition Chairman Zeev Elkin (Likud) met with strategic advisor to Mofaz, Lior Horev, and with Mofaz´s chief of staff, Avi Widerman. The three of them hashed out various scenarios, but last Friday, at the end of the shiva (mourning) period for the prime minister´s father Benzion Netanyahu, the prime minister´s aides delivered a message: There is nothing to talk about, we´re going to elections.
On Sunday, Netanyahu arrived at the Likud Convention without knowing of any serious developments in the works that might forestall elections. Despite ongoing talks between Kadima and Likud members, these were not being coordinated with Netanyahu and Mofaz. The only people keeping the channels open and acting with the permission and authority of higher-ups were Horev and Elkin. However, after several failed attempts to reach an agreement, it appeared as though the elections were a done deal.
On Monday morning, hours before the Knesset was expected to approve an early elections law, the defense minister´s chief of staff, Yoni Koren, received a phone call from Horev. Horev requested help in finding the most appropriate person in Netanyahu´s circle with whom to float a new proposal that might prevent elections.
Without hesitation, Koren suggested Natan Eshel, the prime minister´s former chief of staff. With Koren as a go-between, Horev and Eshel were soon speaking by phone, and within half an hour they held a face- to-face meeting at the latter´s Tel Aviv home. The level of mutual suspicion between the two men, who had never met before, was great.
Nevertheless, the meeting between Horev and Eshel ended with a sense that there was reason to continue talking. The two went to Jerusalem, where they briefed Koren as well as Netanyahu and Mofaz. At 4 p.m. Monday, when Knesset chairman Reuven Rivlin announced to the Knesset plenum that this would probably be the Knesset´s last sitting, Netanyahu and Mofaz were holding their first meeting at the Prime Minister´s Residence on Balfour Street.
The two were soon forced to cut short their meeting to participate in a special Knesset session on Herzl Day, where they were expected to speak. Following their speeches the two men got into their cars and sped back to the Prime Minister´s Residence, careful to leave the Knesset building separately so as not to arouse suspicion. This time, Defense Minister Ehud Barak joined them and was asked to approve the draft. In a side room in the prime minister´s residence, aides sat together and began putting the agreement in writing. At this point, Elkin was made privy to the secret deal in a telephone call.
Once again, however, negotiations were interrupted when the two leaders were summoned back to the Knesset for the vote to disperse the Knesset in a first reading. When the vote was complete, it was already close to midnight. Netanyahu, Mofaz and their respective staffs rushed to the prime minister´s residence for the last time. Those present in the Knesset plenum, including many journalists, started to feel like something was afoot, but only at 1:30 a.m. was the bomb finally dropped: Netanyahu asked to convene the Likud party at 2 a.m. Mofaz made the same request of his party. There would be a unity government.
On Tuesday, in an interview with Channel 2 news, Eshel stressed that negotiations had not taken place during Benzion Netanyahu´s shiva. "This is a step that every prime minister would seek, but only a few could achieve it," Eshel said. He indicated that he had helped with the process in a private capacity. "I know that alongside all the politicians, there are private individuals as well who are friends of the prime minister. I did not start being Netanyahu´s friend three years ago. I´ve been by his side for 17 years and I truly believe I acted not just as a friend. I believe in the man and his path," he said.
The coalition agreement
The new coalition agreement stipulates that Likud will pass an alternative to the Tal Law by the end of June, as well as work to change to the system of government by the end of December, so that by the next elections there will be a new system of rule in Israel. It was also agreed that Kadima Chairman Shaul Mofaz would be appointed deputy prime minister as well as minister without portfolio in the Prime Minister´s Office. During negotiations, Netanyahu offered Mofaz a special defense portfolio that would include responsibility for the organs of security and intelligence, but Mofaz declined the offer.
Mofaz will also be a member of the diplomatic-security cabinet, as well as the Forum of Eight (which will now be called the Forum of Nine). The agreement stipulates that Mofaz will be a member of any security forum that the prime minister is part of, so that in effect a new forum has now been created, the triumvirate, which will consist of Netanyahu, Barak and Mofaz.
Additional points in the agreement concern the renewal of the peace process, advancing the issue of internal security, social policy and more. Kadima will head the Knesset Economic Affairs Committee as well as the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, but will be forced to resign its chairmanship of the State Control Committee.
In addition to their written agreement, Mofaz and Netanyahu reached oral agreements that Mofaz described in a Kadima faction meeting as "secret agreements." According to these oral agreements, as the partnership between Likud and Kadima grows in the coming months, party members will receive additional jobs in the government and Knesset. It was important to Mofaz that this be agreed upon orally and not in writing, so as to prevent criticism that Kadima had entered the government in order to garner senior jobs.
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Tricky: Scenes from a Life #71
Tricky gives his consent (1968)
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The series is: Tricky: Scenes from a Life
5 comments:
- Peter L. Winkler said...
Be seeing you!
- January 25, 2009 5:39 PM
- swac said...
Note to Castro: You have just been poisoned.
- January 26, 2009 11:30 AM
- Lex10 said...
or.............he's flicking a booger.
- January 29, 2009 4:15 PM
- BlizzB said...
"Your daughter did a good job!"
- February 08, 2009 5:50 PM
- John said...
I'm guessing that's George Romney (Mitt's father) on the left. One of the most consistently interesting things about Dick Nixon is how his political peers and contemporaries viewed him. Almost without exception, the consensus was that he was distant, personally unknowable, deceptively smart, and, well, weird. I imagine Romney thinking to himself, "How on earth did this strange guy get to be President over a fellow with hair like mine?"
- October 02, 2009 9:56 AM
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The plot hews close to Poltergeist, the tobe Hooper-directed, Steven Spielberg-produced haunted house classic from 1982.
"tobe wants you to come in and see 'im," she reluctantly announced.
For tobe was rolling about the room in an ecstasy of uproarious mirth.
Wa'al, tobe hed ter make a report ter the jedge o' the county court every six months.
Fact is, I was expectin' to hear that she and tobe Loveland was married or engaged.
Five or ten minutes of such scrutiny of his man was all Uncle tobe ever desired.
And Uncle tobe was not given to nervousness, which made it worse.
The men worked busily at the wagon and tobe sat watching them.
Made a pitcher o' me this summer, bein' buckjumped by old tobe.
Sence then the Cunnel jes gins tobe her orders, an' he moseys ter do 'em quick, jes like he war obleeged ter obey.


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There are a lot of cool databases out there covering an unbelievable number of topics. For example, here's a fish DNA database designed to fight seafood fraud and promote conservation, and here's a German database designed to track the rise of neo-Nazis. Starting today I'll occasionally feature interesting databases in this blog as I come across them. Since February is Black History Month, I thought it'd be appropriate to highlight databases related to African-Americans. Afriquest is a free online database for records of African American genealogy and history. The site, run by the University of South Florida, allows readers to share and preserve documents, images and family oral history. The African American Biographical Database, run by a company called ProQuest, is a subscription database that claims to have the "largest electronic collection of biographical information on African Americans" from 1790 to 1950. AABD offers accounts of slave life and the experiences of African American business owners, educators, religious leaders and more. It includes historic photographs and illustrations and birth records. The African American Inventors Database includes the names of the inventors, the nature of their creations, and the patent date. For example, on April 14, 1891, William B. Abrams received a patent for the "Hame attachment," a part for a draft horse's collar that allows the animal to be pulled. There are many more run by various universities around the U.S., but most require that users be students or employees of the institutions in question. This Google search gives you an idea of what's out there. Now read this:
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Nine days since Barack Obama completed his campaign for the presidency, successfully defeating Mitt Romney and earning a second term in the White House, this evening "Piers Morgan Tonight" welcomes the one man who knows exactly what it feels like to lose a presidential election to the former senator from Illinois: John McCain.
The Arizona Senator shares some insight into how he coped with defeat in 2008:
"I have a great line that I use all the time: 'After I lost, I slept like a baby – sleep two hours, wake up and cry. Sleep two hours, wake up and cry,'" delivers McCain. "The best medicine for defeat is to get busy. Because it's so wonderful to feel sorry for yourself, but that really doesn't gain you much. So get busy, and get it behind you." Watch more here.
On the Nov. 15 edition of Amanpour, guest host and contributor Hala Gorani interviewed Mohamed Refa'a al-Tahtawi, chief of the Egyptian presidential cabinet, about Egypt's potential involvement in brokering a peace between Israel and Gaza. Gorani also asked al-Tahtawi about whether his nation would continue to honor the Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty, in the face of continuing violence in the region.
The following is an excerpt from that interview:
Hala Gorani, CNN host, Amanpour contributor: Dr. Refa'a al-Tahtawi joins me now on the phone. He's head of Mohammed Morsi's presidential advising committee. He was also Egypt's ambassador to Iran and Libya. He is traveling to Gaza tomorrow with Prime Minister Kandil of Egypt.
So this is a question that people have, first of all, thanks for joining us, Dr. Tahtawi. Are these treaties that Egypt signed with Israel, these - all these decades ago, are they in jeopardy today?
MOHAMED REFA'A AL-TAHTAWI, CHIEF OF THE EGYPTIAN PRESIDENTIAL CABINET: No, not at all. Not at all, because we have declared several times and repeatedly that we abide by our international commitments (ph). But respecting the peace treaty does not mean they're idle or indifferent to what is going on along our borders and what is touching our brothers. And we cannot be indifferent to human sufferings. So we are abiding by our legal obligations, but we are active to help establishing real peace in the area.
The full transcript of this program may be found here. This edition of Amanpour aired on Thursday, Nov. 15 on CNN International at 3:00pmET in the North America. In Europe, Amanpour airs on CNN International at 21:00 CET.
(CNN) - David Petraeus' resignation was not linked to the September attack that killed four Americans in Benghazi, Libya, and he never passed classified information to the woman he was having an affair with, the former CIA director told an HLN journalist.
Petraeus, in conversations with HLN's Kyra Phillips, confirmed to her what his supporters have been saying about the ongoing scandal.
"In our first conversation," Phillips said Thursday, Petraeus "had told me he had engaged in something dishonorable. He sought to do the honorable thing in response - and that was to come forward. He was very clear that he screwed up terribly ... even felt fortunate to have a wife who is far better than he deserves."
Phillips, who has interviewed Petraeus in war zones, initially reached out to him to express shock at the news of the affair that derailed a highly decorated career in the military and CIA.Photos: Who's who in the Petraeus scandal
Among other things, Petraeus said he has not talked withPaula Broadwell, his biographer and woman he admitted an affair with, since the scandal broke.
What the Petraeus scandal says about digital spying and your e-mail
"He insisted to me that he has never passed classified information to Paula Broadwell," Phillips said. "He said this has nothing to do with Benghazi, and he wants to testify. He will testify."
Petraeus is scheduled to testify Friday before the House Intelligence Committee, and a Senate aide confirmed that he also will testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee that day.
The former CIA chief didn't try to persuade his bosses to let him keep his job once he admitted the affair, and "has maintained to me all along this was a personal failing," Phillips said.
Petraeus' extramarital affair ended months ago. But it continues to make waves in Washington, as suspicions ripple through the capital about the timing of its revelation and Petraeus' scheduled testimony into the September attack on the U.S. Consulate in Libya.
In addition, the chain of fiery e-mails that led the FBI to discover the sexual indiscretion has caused collateral damage, putting the imminent nomination of Gen. John Allen to the highest echelons of military command on hold, until the nature of his e-mail exchange with a military "socialite" and his relationship with her have been clarified.
The FBI investigation was triggered by Frederick Humphries, a veteran agent who is a friend of Jill Kelley,whose contacts with Allen are being reviewed, said Lawrence Berger, general counsel for the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association.
The tricky nature of investigating Gen. Allen's e-mails
Kelley contacted Humphries about anonymous e-mails that questioned her character and that led her to believe that someone was cyberstalking Petraeus and Allen.
Humphries took the information on the e-mails to the "appropriate components," Berger said. "He reported it to the proper channels and had no further part in the case."
Asked about reports that Humphries pestered the agents assigned to the case for information, Berger said that wasn't the case.
"I don't accept that. He followed proper protocols," he said.
The investigation led to the discovery of the affair between Petraeus, 60, and Broadwell, 40.
The fallout has been widespread, but there are signs that the FBI investigation is winding down, said CNN contributor Tom Fuentes, a former FBI assistant director.
There is no indication of criminal activity on the part of Petraeus or that he disclosed classified information, senior federal law enforcement officials told Fuentes.
Kelley financial troubles
Kelley hosted top military brass at her home, but it's unclear if Allen or Petraeus were aware of the Kelleys' financial difficulties or the unusual background of a charity they founded.
Public records show that four years after the Kelleys purchased their $1.5 million home, Regions Bank filed to foreclose on the property, saying the couple hadn't made a mortgage payment since September 2009.
Florida records show there are at least nine lawsuits involving money and the Kelley family, including large unpaid credit card bills of more than $320,000.
Public records also show the Kelleys founded a cancer research charity in 2005 called the Doctor Kelley Cancer Foundation.
But in a telling 2008 federal tax return, the Kelleys' charity reported that it spent the exact same amount of money as it raised - $157,000.
The charity's money paid for parties, transportation, legal bills and other administrative costs. There is no evidence any of the money was used for cancer research or caring for cancer patients.
Asked for the Kelleys' side of the story, a source close to the family told CNN the source didn't have enough information to respond.
Broadwell's security clearance
It appears unlikely that Broadwell would face prosecution in the case, a senior law enforcement official said.
Officials continued to review materials taken from her home, but it appears that any violations of releasing classified information appear not to be egregious.
At the same time, however, Broadwell's security clearance with the government has been suspended, pending the outcome of the investigation, two U.S. officials with direct knowledge said.
The relevance of Paula Broadwell's security clearance
Petraeus reportedly has not been following the media firestorm over the extramarital affair that led to his resignation.
"He wants to maintain a distance and focus on his family at this time," his aide, retired Col. Peter Mansoor, has said.
He is dealing with the moral implications of his actions and the long healing process ahead.
The affair with Broadwell ended about four months ago, Mansoor said, though the two remained in contact afterward, as she needed his help to finish her dissertation.
On Capitol Hill
In Congress, lawmakers from both parties have complained about not having been notified sooner of the investigation.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, is concerned about possible links between the timing of Petraeus departure and a congressional inquiry into the September attack in Libya, which killed four Americans.
Some of his Republican colleagues share Graham's unease.
In the Senate, the nature of the FBI's investigation into Petraeus' affair has also raised the ire of Senate Intelligence Committee Chairwoman Dianne Feinstein, D-California, who wants questions answered on "how it was instituted."
Read more: How pillow talk could be security threat
Separately, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta has ordered a a review of existing ethics training programs "to determine if they are adequate," he said in a memo to Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
"I seek your views on how to better foster a culture of value-based decision-making and stewardship among senior general and flag officers," Panetta said. He wants to send an interim report to President Obama by December 1.
Panetta has defended his request to withhold Allen's nomination to NATO commander pending an investigation into his contacts with Kelley.
Defense officials have said Allen may have exchanged inappropriate e-mails with Kelley, who was a volunteer at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida.
In the wake of the investigations, the access Kelley had to visit the air base has been suspended, according to a defense official. Her special access gave her the ability to get onto the base simply by showing her ID.
Reports by officials familiar with the messages between Kelley and Allen give conflicting impressions about their potentially inappropriate nature.
"If they got out, John Allen would be very embarrassed by them," said a U.S. official familiar with the e-mails but who added that there was no evidence of physical contact between the two.
But a senior official close to Allen told CNN that the e-mails contained nothing pointing to sex or anything of a romantic nature.
Allen has yet to be questioned by Defense Department inspector general staff but is expected to cooperate. He has denied wrongdoing, defense officials have said.
"What I don't want to do is try to characterize those communications," Panetta told reporters from Bangkok, Thailand, on Thursday. "I have tremendous confidence in Gen Allen. I don't think anybody ought to jump to conclusions."
Read more: The Petraeus scandal: What we know
Broadwell's anonymous e-mail, which had also been sent to a number of other officers, bore the handle "kelleypatrol - or something similar," an official said. Allen may have received the first one as early as mid May.
The official described the e-mail as "a warning that Kelley was a seductress or something along those lines" and said it was vaguely threatening, but above all weird. "Allen did not know it was (from) Broadwell," the official said.
That Allen remains in command in Afghanistan suggests that there is no criminal issue, a U.S. official told CNN. But the official said the Defense Department's inspector general could still find evidence of criminal conduct.
Every 19 minutes, someone dies of a drug overdose in America. That U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) statistic refers to legal and illegal drug use, but most of those overdose deaths are due to legal prescription drugs.
Accidental prescription drug overdoses in the United States now kill more people than heroin, crack, and methamphetamines combined. And, also according to the CDC, accidental prescription overdoses now kill more Americans than do car crashes.
In a compelling new documentary, Deadly Dose: Dr. Sanjay Gupta Reports,CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta reports how prescription drug misuse has become an epidemic. He speaks with a survivor, and takes viewers to the front lines of the crisis – riding along with paramedics, interviewing emergency room doctors, and listening to panicked calls to a poison response center – witnessing, first-hand, the too-often deadly consequences of drug overdoses.
Deadly Dose will debut on Sunday, Nov. 18 at 8:00pm and 11:00pm ET & PT on CNN/U.S. The network will encore the one-hour documentary on Saturday, Dec. 1 at 8:00pm and 11:00pm ET & PT. FULL POST
Rep. Joe Heck (R-NV) tells CNN's Soledad O'Brien that both former Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice and Ambassador Susan Rice had wrong information when handling the claim of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq and the events leading up to the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, respectively.
O'Brien asks, "You've lost me completely. Let's back up again. I'm sorry. Forgive me. But you've lost me. So in both cases, you have someone who says, we had intelligence, the intelligence was wrong, what I said was wrong because the intelligence was wrong. How is this not analogous to Ambassador Susan Rice and Condoleeza Rice?"
Rep. Heck says, "Because nobody came out and said Condoleeza Rice had nothing to do with the situation. Here's the difference. Is that they put forward really a sacrificial lamb in Ambassador Rice. Somebody who'd go out, make statements and then they could claim deniability after the information was proven to be wrong."
Starting Point with Soledad O'Brien airs weekday mornings from 7-9am ET on CNN.
Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) weighs in on fiscal cliff debate, violence in Gaza and how Mitt Romney's comments that President Obama won reelection because he gave a lot of gifts to voters "were way off base."
Rep. Van Hollen says, "With respect to allowing young people to stay on their parents' healthcare plans until their 26 – if I recall right, Governor Romney said hey that was a part of the Affordable Care Act, a part of Obamacare that he was going to try to keep."
Starting Point with Soledad O'Brien airs weekday mornings from 7-9am ET on CNN.


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A "Caulfield Cup" of candidates is expected to put their hand up to run for the seat of Melbourne following the resignation of long-serving Labor frontbencher Bronwyn Pike, an expert has said.
Monash University political scientist Nick Economou said he expected "all sorts" of candidates run in the byelection with the Labor-held seat in danger, with Ms Pike's departure leaving it open to the Greens to claim it.
"That would be a historic outcome," he said.
"And no doubt it will add to the crisis enveloping the Labor Party in both state and federal politics. I'm not sure if her decision to leave at this time is in the party's best interest."
The Greens hold the federal seat of Melbourne after a deal was struck with the Liberal party directing its preferences to the Greens.
"I think the Greens will go hard to win it," he said.
"They will do more than drive around on motorbikes with the candidates face stuck to a billboard on the back."
A spokesman for the Liberal Party said the party was "considering its options".
However, Mr Economou said it was unlikely the Liberal Party would run a candidate.
"It is a lot of potential grief for no apparent return," he said.
"It won't be like the Niddrie contest. I think the Melbourne byelection will be quite interesting. I would say prominent independents will pop up and cash in on the 27 per cent Liberal vote."
Dr Economou did not expect the Liberal Party, if they were to run a candidate, to direct their preferences to the Greens.
He said Ms Pike's resignation would come as a disappointment because she presented herself for the 2010 election but doesn't feel she can "go the distance" in opposition.
Ms Pike said it seemed the "right time to move on" and her contribution to public life had finished.
The 56-year-old entered parliament in 1999 and served in several senior ministerial positions in the Labor government, including the health and education briefs.
She said she was "absolutely" confident Labor could hold the seat.
"It is really only the Coalition or Labor who can form a government," she said.
"The real question will be whether [Premier] Ted Baillieu has the courage to stand a candidate. I think it is important the Liberals give the people of Melbourne the opportunity to have a genuine choice in the election."
Ms Pike said she had no job to go to but was looking forward to beginning a "really big job".
Ms Pike's departure from the Opposition, led by Daniel Andrews, will spark the third byelection since Labor's state election loss, following those of the seats of former premier John Brumby and former deputy premier Rob Hulls.
While both of those byelections were in relatively safe seats, Labor held Melbourne with a 4.4 per cent margin against the Greens at the last election.
Greens MP Greg Barber said the party "absolutely" had another Adam Bandt to run in the byelection because that was what the electorate needed.
When asked whether it would be better for the Greens if the Liberal Party did or didn't run, he said: "Who knows? The voters in this area will make up their own minds."
He was equally non-committal when asked about doing a preference deal.
"We're not talking about preferences, we're talking about people's primary votes," he said.
Mr Barber said the official report on the 2010 election confirmed voters in the seat of Melbourne were less likely to follow how-to-vote cards than those in other electorates.
He said the Greens would preselect a candidate shortly.
"We will be running preselection over the next week or so, where we will be spoilt for choice," he said.
Opposition Leader Daniel Andrews said the byelection would be a "challenge" for Labor.
"It won't be easy," he said.
"I'm confident we'll have a strong candidate who has a good understanding of the local area."
He denied the party needed a "renewal" and said he was unaware of any other party members considering resigning.
The Australian Financial Review


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Trendy Boyfriend Clothes
Co-opting trendy boyfriend clothes from loved ones or husbands is no newsflash for women.
Featuring Nicole Kidman
How many times have you borrowed his T-shirt for the night, or stolen his favorite shirt because it paired so well with your work-appropriate skinny jeans?
Speaking of jeans, the whole "Hey, his clothes looks pretty cool" concept led to the apparition of boyfriend jeans, which are basically baggy jeans that resemble those worn by men and which have an addictive masculine charm to them.
On top of that, designers have introduced menswear-inspired clothing for women as well, so if you like this sort of style, here are some tips to make the boyfriend trend your own.
Select a Shirt
Even if your boyfriend's shirts look quite appealing, you won't need to borrow them anymore.
Top designers like Alexander Wang and renowned brands including Seven For All Mankind, Old Navy and Gap are featuring their own versions of masculine shirts intended for women's use.
Menswear-inspired shirts are a bit slouchier, but some are still created in such a way they enhance a woman's curves.
You will be able to find crisp white shirts for whenever you feel like sporting a classic look, or you may also sport awesome button-down shirts featuring less neutral shades. How about prints?
The most popular printed menswear-inspired shirts come in the form of lumberjack-inspired pieces made of flannel.
While the red and black pattern may look incredibly suitable for a rockfish edgy look, black and purple plaids along with tan-and-pink combos make for excellent versions if you're looking for a bit more femininity.
Trendy Boyfriend Clothes
Updated May 8, 2012


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Janoris Jenkins adjudicated, fined
Published: Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at 2:10 p.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at 2:10 p.m.
Former Florida cornerback Janoris Jenkins pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor marijuana possession charge.
Jenkins was adjudicated guilty and forced to pay a $421 fine.
Jenkins, an All-SEC cornerback, was kicked off the team by Florida coach Will Muschamp in April after being arrested on marijuana possession charges for the second time in the span of three months. Jenkins had a previous arrest in June of 2009 after being involved in a fight outside a downtown bar.
Jenkins is reportedly considering his future options, which include either entering the NFL supplemental draft or possibly transferring to Division II North Alabama.
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I'M installed The BT5 on my hard disk,now i want to install NVIDIA driver.
first i use apt-get install nvidia-driver command to intsall,the error is :not find the packges...
then i download the driver from www.nvidia.com and install it.but the error is:
Unable to find the kernel source tree for the currently running kernel. Please make sure you have installed the kernel source files for your kernel and that they are properly configured; on Red Hat Linux systems, for example, be sure you have the 'kernel-source' or 'kernel-devel' RPM installed. If you know the correct kernel source files are installed, you may specify the kernel source path with the '--kernel-source-path' command line option.
my notebooke is ASUS A53XI241SV there are two Graphics.Intel and NVIDIA GT540M.


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