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Season four is almost over! Amie Simon recaps another remarkable episode of Downton Abbey:
Although this week's episode of Downton answers the question about what to call the many men falling all over Lady Mary, viewers were still left hanging about a lot of other things, and it seems impossible that they'll all get wrapped up by next week's finale!
Thanks to Mary and Blake's rescue last week, the pig farm is now in full swing (or is that snort?), and both Lady Mary and Branson decide to hire Timothy Drewe on the spot after seeing how much more capable he than the actual "pig man." Sure, yeah, pile more work on Drewe! He's only single-handedly running his father's farm. Why not pigs too? Even Blake seems to think Drewe can handle more—suggesting they add dairy over the breakfast table.
Frenemies Isobel and Violet are still continuing their sometimes-volatile relationship, with the Dowager admitting that she is feeling much better, while giving Isobel the details on Cora's infamous brother. Something about him taking money for allowing drilling on land he may or may not actually own. Hmm. Mysterious!
The Grantham household is in upheaval, thanks to Robert's departure happening during the town bazaar, which is held on the estate grounds. While Cora flutters around nervously trying to handle all the details, young Rose secretly makes plans with her jazz singer beau...only she's not really fooling anyone.
Downstairs, Molesley slides up to Baxter and flirts, as only Molesley can, by talking about how far he's fallen in station. Surprisingly, Baxter flirts back! Without revealing much about her own past, she hints that she's been in similar circumstances and tells him he'll "climb back up again" in no time. Sweet—except for that bit she slips in at the end, probing him for information about Anna and Bates.
The kitchen rivalry between Ivy and Daisy continues, especially after the arrival of a letter from Alfred. His father has passed away, which gives him an excuse to visit Downton, and poor, love-struck chef Alfie has proposed to Ivy via the letter, asking to whisk her away to London with him! Patmore does everything she can to hide this news from Daisy, but that girl is not easily duped.
Lady Mary and Blake continue their hate-flirting, until the nanny brings the littles in, at which point Blake picks up baby George and dotes on him, which makes Mary smile. Like, a lot. Hmm. It's interesting that Lord Gillingham didn't interact with Mary's son at all, isn't it?
Speaking of Lord Gillingham, it's announced that he's decided to stop by the house that evening. Mary asks Anna to tell Mrs. Hughes, and an upset Anna finally confides that it was Green who attacked her. A shocked Mary encourages her to go to the police, but once she explains that she can't because she's afraid of what Bates might do, Mary agrees to keep quiet.
And she's right about Bates! From the way he questions Anna about Green in the boot room later, it's clear he totally knows what happened. Augh! I'm so nervous about this whole situation, especially since Anna is traveling to London with Lady Mary and leaving Bates all alone.
Ivy finally tells Mrs. Patmore that she doesn't want to marry Alfred, because she doesn't want to settle for someone she's not in love with. Of course, once Daisy learns what's happened she accuses Ivy of being a heartless wench for breaking Alfred's heart a SECOND time. (Side note: I was chanting "Food fight! Food fight!" during this scene, but it sadly didn't happen.) Poor Patmore. She tried to keep the peace!
Meanwhile, Isobel continues to encourage Branson to return to his political ambitions and make a run for office. While in town, Branson thinks about what she said—but then gets distracted when he spies Rose and Jack Ross dining together. A brazen Rose even touches his face! In public! Ross knows what's up though, saying, "I hope we're brave enough for this." Naïve little Rose acts like it's no big deal. Ummm…it's still only the 1920s, my love. In England, no less.
Molesley continues his pursuit of Baxter by offering to get her coffee, which was almost as aggravating for me as it was for her, but then he's actually kind of sweet to her: "You might realize down there that we don't much care for Mr. Barrow. I hope I don't offend you … but I wish you'd give us credit for making up our minds about you." Awww, Molesley! Who knew you could be so cute?
And … I hoped this was going to happen! Branson and Isobel run into the lady friend he met at last week's political meeting. Her name is Sarah Bunting, and, as Isobel says, she "knows her own mind." During their conversation, Tom subtly gets the details on where she works so he can find her again. WAY TO GO, BRANSON! I'm rooting for you. She seems like a perfect match.
Aunt Rosamund has finally arrived to help Lady Edith figure out how to tell her parents…or so I thought. But it turns out Edith has a plan that will allow her to see her baby without the stigma of being "ruined." She'll just, uh, have it, and then GIVE it away to farmer Drewe, who will apparently raise the child as his own and let Edith see her/him whenever she wants. Wait, what? How is this a valid plan? What happened to just telling Robert and Cora?
Rosamund thinks it's a crazy idea, and suggests instead that Edith come with her on an "extended trip" to Switzerland to and give up the baby for adoption while they're away. Nooooo!!! Come on, Rosamund! I thought you were on Team Edith! Auntie wastes no time approaching Cora with the plan to "really learn French," and then telling the whole family at dinner—although you can see that the Dowager is NOT buying their story.
Dinner gets even more awkward when Gillingham reveals he's been thinking about his life, eliciting some excellent raised eyebrows from Mary. Blake and Gillingham then volley a little back and forth, being completely transparent about their feelings for Mary, while Napier is left out in the cold.
After dinner, Mary summons Rose to her room to discuss the Jack Ross situation. But although Mary tries to convince Rose that the relationship is doomed, the petulant youngster persists, saying she's going to marry Jack, and telling Mary, "I want to see [mummy's] face crumble when she finds out!" Is this true love? Or just rebellion? I guess only time will tell.
The next morning, all three of Mary's suitors take the same car home. That is going to be the most intense car ride EVER. Too bad Barrow's not the chauffer! OH, and Gillingham actually tells Mary he's taking Blake with him because he can't leave him there alone with Mary! He even says he's going to call off the engagement. … but Mary still can't promise she'll be his. How long can this go on?
All the ladies in the family must be thinking the same thing, because they keenly watch all three men leave and Lady Rose wonders aloud what a group noun for suitors is—with Cora answering, "A desire." Bravo, Cora! I agree. That's perfect, even if Lady Mary dismisses it as "nonsense."
Speaking of nonsense, The Dowager is having none of it from Edith and Rosamund, and has them both over for tea to interrogate them about their "trip." Violet offers up this sting as a clue for why she knows it's a lie: "Rosamund has no interest in French. If she wants to be understood by a foreigner, she shouts." YAY! She'll talk some sense into both of them, I'm sure of it.
Since Anna and Mary are departing for London for the day (so Mary can see … Gillingham? Blake? Napier? Who knows), Bates asks Carson for a day off to go to York. Wait. What's in York? It's not Green, I hope. Bates' poker face is too good for me to tell! But I'm worried—so so so worried. Eeeesh.
While the bazaar is being set up, Patmore reveals that Alfred is coming by in person to question Ivy about her feelings and encourages Daisy to take the day off and go see Mr. Mason. Aw, poor Daisy! I know she's uber-bitchy to Ivy, but I hate to see her get her heart broken a second time.
Hopefully Branson won't find himself in the same boat, since Ms. Bunting keeps popping up! He finds her stranded on the side of the road and tells her almost his entire life story while fixing her car, then sends her home with a wistful look. But! She's looking back at him, too.
At The Dowager's house, Isobel, Edith, and Violet have assembled for tea with Lord Merton, the father of Larry Grey, and Lady Mary's godfather. According to Violet, he's insufferable, but Isobel and he seem to get along smashingly! The Dowager's face is absolutely PRICELESS when Merton offers to walk her home. Oooooh! Love connection! He even sends flowers to her later! FLOWERS.
Unfortunately, after they depart, Violet tells Edith she thinks Rosamund is right about the trip and the adoption plan. Oh no! I really wanted her to be on Edith's side and help her find a way to keep the baby. Bummer.
The purpose of Mary's trip to London is revealed: she's gone to see Jack Ross and talk some sense into him about marrying Rose. She warns Jack that their relationship will be too difficult for people to accept, and that Rose may only be trying to prove a point. And Jack mostly agrees, telling Mary he won't be following through with their engagement because he doesn't want to spoil her life. Aw. I'm already bracing myself for a spoiled, tantrum-y Rose.
Mary also tells Anna that she's going to see Lord Gillingham and discuss his valet. Anna is really nervous about it, since the chance of Bates finding out grows greater with every person who knows. While she's fretting, we get a glance of a resolute Bates heading off to York… or wherever he's actually going.
Using Gillingham's feelings to her advantage, Mary asks him to sack Green, even though she can't tell him exactly why. "He's does something you'd find abhorrent," she explains. And Tony doesn't even hesitate to agree…even revealing that he actually did break off his engagement to Ms. Lane Fox, and adding a swoon-worthy declaration: "I won't give up Mary, not until you walk down the aisle with another man. And possibly not even then."
The bazaar is finally here! Molesley sees James and his coif sneaking drinks of the boozy punch, until Carson smartly moves him to the "tea tent" so he can't get drunk and rowdy. Whew. I bet Ivy is relieved!
Sad Rose is sad, but oh happy day! Lord Grantham arrives home as a surprise. He says that Uncle Harold is fine, receiving nothing more than a reprimand—and Barrow tells everyone that America was, "Interesting. Very modern, and very interesting." Way to be cryptic, Barrow.
Even though Daisy is missing the bazaar, she's having a fine time with Mr. Mason. And after spilling her heart to him about her feelings for Alfred, Mason offers her some sound fatherly advice, "There won't be too many people that you'll love in your life, and Alfred is one. You need to say goodbye to this young man." Feels! So many of them.
And here comes the (not) shocker of the episode: Gillingham shows up at to tell Mary that his valet, Green, is DEAD! The story goes that he was in Piccadilly where he slipped and fell into the road, getting hit by a bus. Mary looks troubled, to say the least, and delivers the news to Anna—which makes her VERY interested in what Bates was doing in York while they were in London. I don't know; this seems pretty incriminating. Much more so than arsenic in a tart.
And just when Gillingham thought he was safe, Blake shows up at the bizarre. Mary confides in him too, saying, "If you thought a man was involved in a crime but you didn't blame him for committing it, what would you do?" Blake tells her he would say nothing—so it looks like Mary won't. For now.
James and Molesley provide a bit of comedic relief during a competition, which Jimmy is sure he'll win: a test of strength test involving a mallet and a bell. Of course, once he fails, James claims, "It's not fair weighted," but once Baxter talks a nervous Molesley into trying it out, he wins! Hahahaha. The best. Take that, JIMMY.
Barrow antagonizes Baxter, claiming she's not really trying to deliver on her end of the gossip bargain, and a lovestruck Molesley steps in to rescue her! Cute! Baxter still looks nervous, though, casting a worried glance back over her shoulder.
Taking Mason's advice, Daisy comes back just in time to say goodbye to Alfred. He admits he's been a bit blind—saying that maybe he didn't "see" Daisy before. But she's pretty much done with this whole dance, and tells him it's time for them both to move on. This is the most mature conversation any of the junior kitchen staff has EVER had. I'm amazed! And so is Patmore, who tearfully tells Daisy she's as proud of her as she would be of her own daughter. * sniffle *
And now it's time for Blake to formally pursue Mary! He tells her he can't think of anyone but her, and he's as good at making romantic speeches as Gillingham is. Ut-oh! But she's still not ready—even if it seems like she might be more attached to Charles: "Rather than add to the list of men I've disappointed, it might be kinder now to let you off the hook." However, Blake says he won't leave without putting up a fight. Good lord, she is popular this season, isn't she?
The episode ends with a champagne toast, all the women tilting their heads curiously over Mary's "desire," and Robert looking confused.
Oh man! So much to wrap up in next week's Season 4 finale! Will Edith leave on her trip and give up the baby? Which suitor will Mary choose? Will Rose talk Jack into changing his mind and elope? And what will happen to Bates now that Green is dead?!?!? A week is too long to wait to find out.
Best zingers:
Patmore, to Ivy (re: not wanting to marry someone she doesn't love): "You're a very optimistic generation, I'll give you that."
The Dowager, re: Lord Gillingham: "He's the most unconvincing fiancé I've ever come across."
Carson's reply to James about the bazaar:
James: "Do we get paid extra?"
Carson: "No but if you play your cards right, you'll avoid a clip behind the ear."
Most heartbreaking lines:
Jack to Mary: "I wouldn't give in if we lived in even a slightly better world."
Edith to Violet: "Sometimes I feel that God doesn't want me to be happy."
Since Ms. Simon gave voice to my fears about what Bates might have been doing in York, I will try not to spend too much time on them here. I did not expect to feel a sense of dread when learning of Green's deservedly ignominious demise. One thing does not fit, however. I thought Gillingham said that the "accident" which killed Green happened in Piccadilly. If Bates was there, it would mean that he lied to Carson about where he was going. John Bates is many things, but he has never been a good liar.
My favorite moment in this episode was the all-too-brief picnic with Daisy and Mr. Mason. I had almost forgotten what Daisy's last name was, but of course she took William's name when she married him. I love that in loving William, Daisy gained a father and Mr. Mason gained a daughter. Part of me has always hoped that she will take Mr. Mason up on his offer because it would secure her future.
Anna and Baxter together! This is really a moment of joy and happiness! People do not usually see such thing. it is really a nice picture.

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CSS Font SizesMay 10, 2003
A couple of reactionary items to feedback on the Garden.
The URL csszengarden.com forwards you to mezzoblue.com/zengarden, which effectively breaks the back button. I didn't realize this was happening! I definitely wouldn't have chosen that way on purpose; when I figure out what to do about hosting, I'm hoping the domain will be the final URL instead of a forward.
The issue of font scaling has popped up a few times now.
For me, some of the designs that are posted are hard to use because I normally scale fonts up. arch4.20 and Stormweather suffer when this is done to them. I hope that font scaling and different user base fonts will be considered 'normal' uses that designers are expected to take into account.
— Michael Croft
I think I screwed up on that point. I'm so used to coding font sizes as pixels (and since IE6/Win doesn't allow you to resize hard pixel values) that in my testing I never think to fool around with font size and see what breaks.
Part of the problem in a project like this is that while text can scale gracefully, images can't. It's inconsequential to tell a box with only a background colour to grow as text scales, but it gets a whole lot harder when that box has to fit inside another box that only has so much room.
This is one of the problems with CSS as a design language — it's either all or nothing where fonts are concerned. It's a perfectly valid design requirement to constrain text within a certain area; if CSS provided a way to say "resize all fonts but these ones" then the problem is eliminated. Short of serving all your text as an image, there just isn't a way to do this right now.
Any designer worth his or her salt will agree with that point; font scaling needs to be taken into account. But it's a give–and–take process, and you can't expect him or her to cater to every contingency. There's no way I'm going to be able to make my pixel–value background images work if someone chooses to browse at text–size 300%.
The wonderful thing about style sheets is that if my entire design is done with them, I can provide an alternative. If someone chooses to surf at 300%, they'll have the option of a different stylesheet which doesn't break. It may not be as pretty, but at least they can get to my content.
This is probably the best of both worlds. I will give you what I think is my most effective design by default. If you have problems with it, I will give you an alternative or two to chose from that will hopefully clear up those problems. It's tough being all things to everyone; it's substantially easier when there's a choice involved.
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There is one saying that can be applied to many professions and walks of life and that is "You can't please all of the people, all of the time" . Sometimes you have to draw the line.
You are right about providiing a seperate stylesheet for people who want text at 300% but I personally think that browser vendors should make it so that pixel font sizes can be scaled up because at the end of the day, they are a valid size definition and easier to work with (in my opinion).
"if CSS provided a way to say "resize all fonts but these ones" then the problem is eliminated."
But CSS does have this, as you mentioned. You define your fixed size text in px and your relative size in em. On Mozilla the user is going to be able to resize pixels, but that is the fault of the design community who got lazy and decided to do everything in pixels rather than taking 10 minutes to figure out ems.
The reason Mozilla (and others) allows resizing of px-based text is because as ridiculous as it sounds, according to the W3 spec px is a relative unit, not a fixed pixel width. (source)
I think Opera is doing it best, from a design standpoint. You get your whole page scaled up, rather than just your font. There's no way designers will ever be happy with having to accomodate scalable fonts when their images remain fixed - that breaks proportions and throw alignments off; not a good thing.
It's arguments like these that make Flash so attractive to designers.
Flash = an evolving open standard, created and developed by one company that specializes in design tools.
HTML/CSS = evolving open standards, created and developed by many different companies that specialize in high-tech tools.
Is it any wonder? Pretty easy to control a few hundred employees and move in one direction, compared to reining in the vested interests of a consortium of hundreds of companies.
actually that was one of my gripes about how html has been evolving. we have yet to see primary layers being able to tell secondary layers to adjust its size/position according to the primary. this feature has been built into flash, but not html.
I think the point of this is being missed. People that view a font at 300% know that they aren't getting the page displayed the way it was meant to be displayed. I second the comment that you can't please all the people. My point is that I don't think having a design slightly fall apart with text at 300% displeases anyone really.
The answer is simplicity. It's all about the content anyway.
Regarding scaling of graphics, W3C's Scalar Vector Graphics spec (SVG) might be worth bearing in mind. As the name suggests, it has some nice characteristics…
I really have to get my act together and start exploring SVG. Thanks for the nudge, Dan!
I agree with Dave S - Opera does it best, by scaling *everything* on the page.
IMHO, the way of the future would be to use ems, or similar relative lengths for defining the image sizes. Then the browser should scale them as it scales text. SVG would fit in well with this, although bitmaps would look rough unless the browser has a good quality scaling algorithm…
I've struggled with the font sizing in my design submittal… it really is a pain to deal with, and me thinks someone should just change their screen resolution if they have a hard time seeing the words, that's basically the effect opera creates anyway…
This is more of a font-sizing wishlist for browsers. I'd like to see menu with:
– [Page Zoom]
—- 50% | 100% | 150% | 200% etc.
– [Text Zoom]
—- (All text)
to Michael who said a person should just change screen resolutions, that's just insane. As a designer, I work in 1600x1200 to get max space for work, when I surf, every site seems to use a font size of 2, which is very hard to read, which is why I have used opera for a long time. Since making the switch to css-based design, my main priority is that the site scales, because I know how annoying it is that everyone uses fixed sizes, and I don't want them to experience that on my sites. Of course, there's no 100% solution - I still haven't figured out why opera zooms up to 1000 - but I make sure all my designs are liquid, so that they scale as nice as possible, because a huge percentage of the world doesn't like to squint to read their screens, it is a priority. The content is what is important, not how I think it should be displayed. That's the problem from the start, designers wanting to force their design on the audience. Liquid is the way to go, I'm tired of all the small text, especially in obscenely cluttered commercial sites that are a jungle to sort through, and break easy when you zoom a bit… Font scaleability should be a primary design concern.
I experimented with a css zen garden design and then realized that scaling my fonts to 150% would screw up my image-based design in Mozilla.
I got to thinking about the nature of design versus function - font sizing falls neatly on both of those arenas, causing severe problems when one focuses on one or the other, usually design. In my case, the Design suffers because font sizes are necessitated by image backgrounds and particular div layouts.
Most of us AREN'T designing our sites for a CSS Zen Garden-like existence, which hinges pretty nearly solely on design. However, after doing a design of my own, I begin to question the overall effectiveness of CSS Zen Garden when designers must disrupt the "feng shui" of their work to accomodate what essentially boils down to a user functional issue.
That's not to say function isn't important - it is - but since Zen Garden is a Design experiment, my hindsight desire is to sublimate function under design. Font sizes be damned!
Nobody's going to change their screen resolution when using an lcd screen. LDC screens are made for one screen resolution only. And a lot of laptops these days have 1400x1000 or even 1600x1000 on 14 or 15 inch screens. You cannot use those without increasing font sizes.
A question … which organization specified that Pixel sized fonts are Fixed ones? (Not Resizable) … W3C?

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I am a big fan of Julia. I love her independence, her humor and her can-do spirit and I admire her efforts to educate people about the pleasures of good food. I even own both of the Mastering French Cooking volumes - First Editions, in fact, so I was very excited to see this challenge. This was also perfect for me because I'd been meaning to try french bread at home, after doing it on my culinary school classes last year - and just hadn't gotten around to it. I even have this fancy pan, which I talked my mom into buying me for Christmas last year - and I think I've used exactly twice (for shame!) For my loaves, I did a boule, a small oblong loaf, and two ficelles. I didn't add any flavorings - but I did see some loaves at the store the other day with some sea salt sprinkled on them - might be an idea for the future!
Sadly though, I did not have the best luck with my bread. Everything seemed to be going along swimmingly until I got to the third rise - when I went to slash my loaves for the oven, they deflated like sad little balloons. The ficelles fared a little better, but even they had a slightly tough crust and a slightly mealy crumb. I think somewhere along the line perhaps I let it overrise? Or in the proofing (third rise) I didn't cover it well enough? It seemed like it formed a gluten shell that was a little too thick. I do think I may have overworked the dough on my smaller loaves because they had that swirly look - but when I ate one last night (after they had cooled!) and again this morning for breakfast, they were delicious.
At least what I wound up with was tasty, and I do plan to work on my bread baking skills - I am hoping to take a bread class this fall in my culinary program (if they offer it at night.) In the meantime though, I think I'll let my local bakery (Bread and Cie) take care of this particular task for me - since they do such a much better job of it!
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As you view the full Quidam tape, look for examples of fantasy and reality and the interaction of theatre, music, dance, and visual art.
Based on the lesson plans and handouts for Program 1, think about how you might adapt these lessons in your own teaching and write some notes in your journal.
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Hey Ravens fans. Bengals fan here.
Just curious, how concerned are you about your secondary considering 3 of your 4 starters are coming off injury and possibly landing on the PUP? Really surprised you guys didn't draft more for the secondary.
Hey Ravens fans. Bengals fan here.
Just curious, how concerned are you about your secondary considering 3 of your 4 starters are coming off injury and possibly landing on the PUP? Really surprised you guys didn't draft more for the secondary.
Only two of our starters are coming off of an injury, and there's been no talk whatsoever about Fabian Washington landing on the PUP List. Obviously anybody would be concerned if Ed Reed was on their roster and he was hurt and probably going to miss games, but we like Tom Zbikowski and he played very well filling in at the end of last season. On the other side of Foxworth, if Washington isn't ready to go then we feel like Webb will be. Even so, we didn't draft for the secondary because we didn't feel like we had to. None of the top players available when we were picking were defensive backs. I believe the only one we really valued was Chris Cook, but we couldn't move up. Probably for the best considering we got Kindle and Cody. Either way, we got the depth we needed in free agency by signing Walt Harris and Ken Hamlin. Things seem a lot worse than they actually are from the outside.
"Biggest blowout since Andy Reid vs. Skinny jeans" - Colts01
Webb, Washington, and Reed are all coming off injuries, no?
And from an outside view, the secondary wasn't that good last year, which is why the draft surprised me.
Yes, but Webb wasn't a starter. He was our nickelback for the majority of the year. Fabian Washington was the starter. As far as the draft goes, there are two ways to improve your pass defense; improve your secondary or improve your ability to rush the passer. We opted for the latter, adding both Kindle and Mount Cody to attack the QB. Why have two average corps when you can have one great one? Having Suggs, JJ, Barnes, Kindle, Ngata, and Cody along with the rest of the defense is a much better alternative than adding a rookie or two to the secondary. Like I said, we got our depth in free agency instead. We can't all be blessed with a Pro Bowl-caliber tandem of corners like Hall and Joseph.
"Biggest blowout since Andy Reid vs. Skinny jeans" - Colts01
My biggest concern for the Ravens is the communication. Most of the magic on the Ravens defense comes from the way Ray Lewis and Ed Reed read the formations and adjust their calls on the fly. They really are remarkable. I can't tell you how many bad defensive calls have turned into turnovers because Ed and Ray create on the fly. They are the best front to back communicators I have seen. Remember what the Steelers looked like without Polamalu. Their communication between James Farrior and Troy is just as significant. What looked like magic with Polamalu in the game, looked pretty basic without him. I am afraid the Ravens may have the same issue this year.
And Kindle and Cody are also rookies with just as much potential to not do well as a rookie CB.
I agree with Cris, not having Ed Reed for the first 6 games of the season is a big setback for the Ravens defense. He's the biggest playmaker on that defense.


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Monday, 22 September 2008
Eco town
Back in the UK, much is being made of the proposed eco-towns. These are supposed to be developments which encourage living in a more sustainable manner. However, none of them seem to be seriously tackling the problems of transport by making a serious effort to get people out of motor vehicles. The Dutch have tackled this by encouraging people to cycle.
Houten is a few kilometres South East of Utrecht. It dates back hundreds of years, however it was always a small town until the 1960s when it was targeted for growth. In the 1970s, the city's planners decided to discourage car use and encourage the use of bicycles. The city has grown rapidly since then, allowing a lot of new ideas to be built in at the point of design. It now has 47000 residents living with a very low road casualty rate and a very high cycling rate.
To quote from the Houten local government website: "There are 16 districts, each is only accessible to cars via a peripheral road encircling the town. A network of different types of paths for cyclists and pedestrians has been created throughout the area, with a direct backbone thoroughfare to the town centre. Only in residential streets cars are mixed with cyclists. Mostly all schools and important buildings are located along the cyclist's backbone."
We visited Houten on the 2006 Study Tour and found it a pleasure to cycle there.
The local government web page has English language information about Houten, including links to other articles about the city.
While other countries have been slow to pick up on what has been achieved, many of the principles established in the design of Houten have since been used in other new developments and existing cities around the Netherlands. This includes Assen where we base our Study Tours, where the new suburb of Kloosterveen has a strong resemblance to other modern Dutch developments (VINEX wijken) which are influenced by Houten.
Note, though, that Houten itself now find itself in some respects a little outdated. Many things were done first in the city, and these ideas have been adapted as they were adopted elsewhere. For instance, bicycle roads in Houten can be used by motorists as through routes. This is not the case of examples elsewhere. Cycling is far more pleasant without cars and the incidence of bullying by motorists is reduced as a result of keeping motor vehicles away from cycling routes.
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- Shek said...
Reading your posts gives me so many new insights on bicycle friendly communities. It also makes me frustrated about the place I live in. I don't know which one is greater in power, the insights gained or the frustration felt!
- 22 September 2008 at 19:46
- David Hembrow said...
Well, I do hope you're enjoying it regardless.
We certainly think it's good here, and certainly a lot less frustrating than where we used to live. That's why we moved here !
- 22 September 2008 at 21:14
- amsterdamize said...
funny thing: I was born in Houten (1971), saw it expand from 3000 to more than a tenfold and yes, bumped into many foreign tv crews that were filming the 'green zones', aka bicycle infrastructure and zoning buffers.
Another fine example of carrot-and-stick policies.
- 23 September 2008 at 09:20
- acline said...
I agree with Shek--hope and frustration. We just won't get there without some kind of energy crisis. Seems like Americans never get around to the things that matter until it's crashing around our ankles.
- 23 September 2008 at 15:52
- DrMekon said...
This looks so different to the Monderman approach. I'd love to see you contrast them. I was reading Simon Jenkin's article (http://tinyurl.com/4wyafb), and I got the sense that it's better than what's normal in the UK, but far behind the cyclist-prioritised designed you've shown.
- 24 September 2008 at 17:27
- David Hembrow said...
Thanks for all the comments. Comparing segregation with shared space is a good idea. We have quite a bit of shared space around here, but to be honest I think it's over-rated.
In the English language press you tend to see only the somewhat idyllic representation that the enthusiasts have that somehow this has resolved all problems between motorists and cyclists. On the other hand, over here (and in some of the Dutch language comments on youtube) you also read the concerns of those who live with it. These often come from cyclists, including the national campaigning organisation Fietsersbond.
I took a couple of photos and a bit of video of the shared space in Oosterwolde a few months back which you can see here and here.
- 24 September 2008 at 18:14
I'm beginning to see the potential in our village for more cycleways and less traffic. Just one question about implementation- how do the fire service get around? I'm asking because if I get involved in bike advocacy and we suggest blocking through streets, this will be the first question because we have eurpoe's largest print works on the edge of the village...
- 26 September 2008 at 21:43
Added to the previous comment: I'm glad you have reservations about 'shared space': I'm not entirely convinced either: drivers seem to treat it as their space with pedestrian interlopers.
- 26 September 2008 at 21:53
- David Hembrow said...
There are no roads which are completely blocked off and of course the cycle paths are wide enough that you could drive a fire engine along them in an emergency.
The bicycle roads are proper roads. They're the same width as they'd be if they weren't bicycle roads, it's just that they are legally prioritized for cyclists, and don't offer much of a through route for drivers.
- 26 September 2008 at 22:18
Great insight David. Now if we could only get all that infrastructure over here!
- 27 September 2008 at 12:39
I think having essentially flat ground helps to encourage cycling.
The 'ECO?' town planned near me is all based on car travel - it would be better built somewhere closer to jobs and major centres of population.
No-one in the UK will cycle 20+ miles a day - 2-4 miles maybe if fuel keeps going up. We need these examples to be real and a success not just property tycoons filling political donations.
- 2 October 2008 at 20:45
- David Hembrow said...
Most cycle journeys all around the world are quite short, but designing a development around cars is the best thing you can do to encourage people to drive instead of cycle.
An article by Steve Melia discussed the way that Britain is not providing better permeability for cycles than cars. This is in large part the tragedy of the design of the Eco Towns.
BTW, referring to the Nethelands as being flat in this context is misleading. The country is (mostly) flat, but so are many highly populated areas of the UK which have much lower cycling. Switzerland has a higher cycling rate than the UK, and it's anything but flat. So, it's all about social issues surrounding cycling, and sadly the UK lost its cycling culture. That's what needs to be regained in order that cycling will increase. First of course you need to increase subjective safety to the extent that people will find cycling to be pleasant.
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Officials from Gervais School District examined a state-of-the art portable classroom on a recent visit to Blazer Industries in Aumsville.
"There was nothing outwardly that looked futuristic," said Superintendent Rick Hensel, "but everything that was in there had thought behind it either to provide energy savings or reduce some type of environmental concern."
The district hopes to buy 20 of the classrooms designed by Portland State University architects as healthy, green and affordable alternatives. Soon officials will know the price tag for the eco-friendly buildings.
Gervais is moving forward with plans to consolidate students at one campus using the new portables despite the fact that voters rejected the $4.24 million bond to pay for it.
"The board is very firm on the consolidation idea," Hensel said, "it's just a matter of how soon we can get it done."
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so cute Casey...what a beautiful Resurrection Day!ReplyDelete
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the picture of aiden "driving" ains around in the golf cart is priceless! definitely brought a smile to my face :)ReplyDelete
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i was so relieved to see that you posted where your shoes came from. otherwise you would have been getting an email from me. :) amazing little easter recap.ReplyDelete
That picture of your little ones with the Easter bunny...so so cute.ReplyDelete
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So much cuteness. I think Aiden gets cuter with every post. I love his stripey shirt and your nude wedges and I'm so glad that you guys had a fun holiday.ReplyDelete
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Your pictures are beautiful! What an amazing family. I spent the weekend with my boys and working on a monkey for Apple. They should be in the mail this week :-)ReplyDelete
Casey, you must like "A" names like I do! My husband's name is Adam, my son's name is Aidan, and if I ever have another baby and it's a boy, I'm naming him Aaron. Amelia or Ariel for a girl.ReplyDelete
Somehow, Apple suits your family just fine! :D
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Primary Source Document Use: Remembrance Day / Veterans Day
The use of primary source resources can connect students the past in a very real way. I am sharing primary source documents of my Uncle Leonard. You may want to introduce this brief narrative about my Uncle Leonard with your students to introduce the investigation of these resources as historians.
The Critical Thinking Consortium has created a series of videos to share with your students to introduce them to the Six Historical Thinking Concepts. Each of these videos can be the basis for a mini-lesson.
Historical Significance
- How notable was the event at the time it was happening?
- How widespread and lasting were the consequences after the event?
- Has the event become symbolic of representative of key historic trends?
Evidence and Interpretation
- Can we trust the source of information?
- Artifacts- Are they authentic?
- Accounts- Are the authors qualified to report on the topic?
- Do the sources provide relevant evidence to the questions we hope to answer?
- The evidence that can be drawn from historical sources depends on the questions we ask?
- Does the evidence support the interpretation offered?
- Do the conclusions go beyond what can be reasonably be concluded form the source?
- Were several sources consulted to confirm an interpretation?
Cause and Consequence
- What are the range of factors that contributed to the event?
- Which of the causes are most influential?
- Causes can be People, Ideas and Beliefs, Institutions and Organizations, and Other Events
- Some causes are immediate
- Some causes are underlying
- What were the intended and unintended consequences of the event?
Historical Perspective
- Examining the past through Social, Intellectual, and Emotional lenses of the time in order to understand the what it would have been like for the people living then
- Are we using our knowledge of the beliefs and values existing at the time to interpret the people, events, and practices of the past?
- Are the interpretations representative of the beliefs, values and practices of the time? Or have important differences been overlooked?
Continuity and Change
- For each aspect of life,
How have they stayed the same?
How have they changed?
- Were the continuity and changes positive or negative?
- How rapid or slow were the changes?
- Did any of the changes mark turning points in the course of history?
Ethical Judgement
- Are ethical judgements included in the historical accounts you are studying?
- Are ethical judgements offered as
clear statements of praise or blame?
suggestive of positive or negative opinion
- Are ethical judgements offered as
- Are these judgements reasonable or justifiable?
- Has the historian fairly considered the interests and perspective of all key groups when making the judgement?
- Historians need to consider what people knew and believed at the time?
- Does the judgement seem plausible when all of the evidence is considered?
Teachers, use the Document Analysis Worksheets with your students as they examine the following primary source documents.
My Uncle Leonard Gosney's Narrative
My uncle was born in Allandale, Ontario December 25, 1922. He was the middle son of three boys. My dad, Herbert William, was the oldest. He attended King Edward Public School and then later Barrie Central Institute, now called Barrie Central Collegiate, the oldest school in Simcoe County. Leonard joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in May 1942. His rank as Sergeant.
Leonard's early training began at the St. Catharines Flying Training School in Ontario from May 25 – July 25, 1942. His training on the Tiger Moth and the Cessna Crane began.
He then trained at the No. 11 Service Flying Training School, Yorkton, Saskatchewan from July 26, 1942- Nov. 6, 1942 using the simulation Link Trainer and flying the Cessna Crane.
His continued training took him to the Elementary Flying Training School at Shellingford, England from Feb. 20 – Mar. 18, 1943 where he continued to fly the Tiger Moth.
His next training location was the R.A.F. Unit Ossington, Nottinghamshire, England from Apr. 2 – Apr. 12, 1943 where Leonard trained on the Oxford and the Anson.
Leonard moved onto the bomber command training airfield at Holme-on-Spalding Moor in Yorkshire, England, where he continued his training on the Oxford from Apr. 14 – May 17, 1943. He learned B.A.T. – Blind/Beam Approach Training at this airfield.
He then moved to 14 A.F.U. at Fraserburgh located in Aberdeen, Scotland from May 27 – Sept. 17, 1943 where he trained on the Wellington.
He moved onto RAF Balderton (in Nottinghamshire, England) and then RAF Syerston (near Newark, Nottinghamshire) from Nov. 13 – Dec. 24, 1943. He flew the Halifax and Lancaster bombers.
His military experience ends in great sadness to my family. He and his crew were reported missing on his first Lancaster bomber mission on January 1, 1944 flying over Berlin, Germany.
The series of documents that follow gives you a glimpse of his early life, when he was declared missing in action, then the follow-up official letters declaring him dead and official documents that were sent to my grandparents. You will see that my grandparents received correspondence from early January 1944 to 1951 concerning the loss of their son. Just think how every time another piece of mail came into their home, they must have lived through his passing each time. Now think of all the families that lost a love one during the war who also had to deal with their loss on an ongoing basis. The loss of my Uncle Leonard is still felt in my household especially around his birthday- Christmas Day, New Year's Day and of course Remembrance Day. The pain does linger. I want to share his story as we need to remember the heavy cost of war.
Fred and Florence Gosney – Parents – Picture taken at time of their wedding, 1918
Leonard is sitting on the hobby horse with his older brother, Herbert William (my dad)
- Sept 29 1943 Letter from Nottingham Overseas Club
- Telegram -Missing In Action
- Envelope for telegram
- Jan 6 1944 -Letter from Wing Commander
- Jan 8 1944 – Letter from Wing Commander
- Jan 11 1944 – Letter from Command Chaplain
- Canada House Letter- no date
- Feb 7 1944 Barrie Collegiate Institute Assembly
- Mar 20 1944 – Letter from Squadron Leader
- July 2 1944 -Letter from Church of Good Shepherd, Wyebridge, Ontario
- Sept 22 1944 -Letter from Casualty Officer
- Nov 15 1944 -Letter from Air Marshall
- Nov 21 1944 -Letter from the Chaplain
- Dec 18 1944 – Letter from the Premier of Ontario, George Drew
- Nov. 11, 1945 – Town of Barrie Certificate
- Nov 29 1945 -Statement of War Service Gratuity
- June 18 1946 -Letter from Casualty Officer
- June 18 1948- Letter from Casualty Officer
- Oct 6 1951 -Letter from the Group Captain
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"Specialty Crop farming is a large part of the agricultural community in New York's 27th Congressional District," said Congressman Collins, a member of the House Agriculture Committee. "This grant program will help our fruit and vegetable farmers, along with their partners, develop new ways to bring products to the market, helping farms grow and increase profits."
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Nixon puts hold on spending, cites tax cut bill
Gov. Jay Nixon froze $400 million of spending Friday for education, building repairs and state services because of concerns that legislators could override his veto of an income tax bill that he contends would drain state revenues.
Nixon announced the spending restrictions while signing a nearly $25 billion operating budget for the 2014 fiscal year that starts next Monday. He also said he has directed his budget chief to prepare a plan to eliminate 1,000 employee positions if the tax-cut veto is overridden.
The income tax cut "would undermine our fiscal foundation now and for years to come," Nixon said at a Capitol news conference. It is "a dangerous experiment we simply cannot afford. These costs are real and immediate if my veto is not sustained."
Earlier this month, the Democratic governor vetoed a Republican-backed bill that would have phased in a tax deduction for business income over the next five years. That bill also would have gradually reduced the income tax rate for individuals and corporations over the next decade.
Legislative projections presume the bill would reduce state revenues by more than $700 million annually once fully implemented. But the immediate cost would be smaller and each incremental tax rate reduction for individuals and corporations would take effect only if state revenues continue to rise by $100 million annually.
But Nixon says the annual cost would be higher and could hit as much as $1.2 billion in the short term, based on other provisions in the bill that link Missouri's tax rates to federal legislation about online sales tax collections.
Lawmakers would need a two-thirds majority vote in both chambers to override Nixon's veto during a September session.
Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Kurt Schaefer says he still wants to override the veto of the tax-cut legislation and accused Nixon of "playing politics with taxpayer money."
"He's using it as leverage to basically further his opposition to giving Missouri taxpayers back any of their money," said Schaefer, R-Columbia.
House Speaker Tim Jones and Senate President Pro Tem Tom Dempsey both asserted that Nixon exceeded his constitutional authority by withholding spending despite a budget surplus.
"This is nothing more than a politically motivated stunt that places Missouri families and children at risk by needlessly cutting critical education funding in an attempt to generate controversy over a common sense tax reduction bill for all Missourians," Jones, R-Eureka, said in a written statement.
Nixon put a hold on a $66 million increase — which he originally recommended to lawmakers — in Missouri's $3 billion funding formula for public schools. He imposed a 4 percent spending freeze on public colleges and universities, which essentially wipes out a funding increase and dips into the institutions' core budgets. And Nixon froze a $10 million appropriation that would have funded a cooperative medical school program in Springfield between the University of Missouri and CoxHealth and Mercy Health System.
The governor particularly emphasized the cuts to education.
"Members of the General Assembly can either support House Bill 253 (which cuts the income tax) or they can support education, but they can't do both," Nixon said.
Nixon's actions received an instant endorsement as "prudent and necessary" from the Missouri School Boards' Association, which is part of a coalition urging lawmaker to sustain the veto of the tax cut.
"The withholdings are just the first indication of how devastating the tax cut bill will be for the public school students in our state for years to come," Carter Ward, the association's executive director, said in a written statement.
Schaefer disputed such assertions. He said Missouri's revenues have grown by nearly 10 percent for the 2013 fiscal year, meaning the state should carry over at least $350 million into the new budget year. He questioned Nixon's claims that the tax-cut would have an immediately negative effect on the state budget.
Schaefer said Nixon's budget actions "make up a speculative budget shortfall, which doesn't exist and will not exist."
In addition to the education spending, Nixon froze $184 million for building repairs and construction, including money that had been targeted for the state Capitol, a new office building, state parks and the design of a replacement facility for a mental hospital in Fulton.
He also put a hold on $14 million of general revenue expenses that would have helped finance a $500 pay raise for state workers and nearly $46 million that would have provided a pay hike to medical professionals who treat low-income patients covered by the state Medicaid program.


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- David Petraeus first met Paula Broadwell while she was at Harvard
- Petraeus resigned as CIA chief on Friday
- The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan also is under investigation
The career-ending affair that led to the resignation of CIA Director David Petraeus had its roots in a multi-year friendship, a flattering book and a young writer who was taken with the four-star general's leadership style.
The affair came to light during an FBI investigation of a complaint that author Paula Broadwell, 40, was allegedly sending harassing e-mails to another woman close to Petraeus, a U.S. official said. That probe also uncovered e-mails related to Gen. John Allen, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, and put his nomination for NATO commander on hold.
Here's a look at the anatomy of the affair:
Spring 2006
Broadwell meets Petraeus when he speaks at Harvard, where she is a graduate student, according to preface of "All In" -- the book Broadwell wrote about the general's career and his impact on the military. She told the general about her research interests and he agreed to put her in touch with people studying the same issues. "I later discovered that he was famous for this type of mentoring and networking, especially with aspiring soldier-scholars," Broadwell wrote.
January 2007
The Senate confirms Petraeus as the commanding general for U.S. troops in Iraq.
Early 2008
Broadwell begins her Ph.D. thesis on Petraeus' leadership skills. Some of the interviews were done via e-mail. Others were conducted as Broadwell occasionally ran with the physically fit four-star general, including one time with Petraeus and his team along the Potomac River.
July 2008
Gen. John Allen begins his assignment as deputy commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) in Tampa, Florida, serving under Petraeus.
October 2008
Petraeus is named commander of CENTCOM, based at MacDill Air Force Base near Tampa, where Jill Kelley and her husband attend social events alongside the area's military elite.
February 2009
Petraeus is diagnosed with prostate cancer. Two months of radiation treatment at Walter Reed follow.
Broadwell moves with her husband Scott and two children to Charlotte, North Carolina.
June 2010
Petraeus is tapped to replace Gen. Stanley McChrystal as the top commander in Afghanistan. He is confirmed by the Senate on June 30, and takes command on July 4 of that same year.
Allen is named as temporary CENTCOM commander, replacing Petraeus.
Broadwell decides to turn her research into a book and visits Afghanistan multiple times. "We had a relationship before I went there as far as this dissertation was concerned, so it just took it to another level," Broadwell told CNN's Brooke Baldwin in February 2012.
July 2011
Allen succeeds Petraeus as the top American commander in Afghanistan.
August 31, 2011
Petraeus retires from the U.S. Army and is awarded the Army Distinguished Service Medal.
September 6, 2011
Petraeus is sworn in as new director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Broadwell keeps in contact with Petraeus and is later invited to his office for events.
October/November 2011
Petraeus and Broadwell begin their affair about two months after he takes over at the CIA, according to a friend.
January 24, 2012
Broadwell's biography, "All In: The Education of General David Petraeus," is published.
January 30
In an interview with her hometown newspaper, the Bismarck Tribune, Broadwell describes Petraeus as an inspirational figure who always takes care of his subordinates.
An American official and a source close to Jill Kelley say Gen. John Allen and other officers begin receiving anonymous e-mails. The e-mails bear the handle "kelleypatrol -- or something similar," an official said, describing the missives as "a warning that Kelley was a seductress or something along those lines." That official called the e-mails "vaguely threatening, but above all weird." The source close to Kelley said Allen forwarded at least one of those e-mails to Kelley, thinking it's a joke. It mentions the upcoming meeting Kelley and Allen are due to have.
Kelley, 37, is an unpaid volunteer social liaison to Joint Special Operations Command, based in Tampa. Kelley and her husband have said they have been friends with the Petraeus family for more than five years.
Kelley and her husband begin to get e-mails from an unknown source, with four different e-mail addresses used, according to sources close to Kelley. Some are directed at her husband.
Kelley complains to an agent she knows in the FBI's Tampa office about threatening e-mails from an unidentified source. Tampa Division Cybersquad begins an investigation. The e-mails do not mention Petraeus, but a U.S. official tells CNN the nature of the messages was along the lines of "stay away from my guy." Another source says they referenced "the comings and goings of the generals and Ms. Kelley."
The identity of that FBI agent was a mystery for days after the scandal broke. He was identified November 14 by the general counsel for the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association as Frederick Humphries.
Investigators and prosecutors determine they should investigate the case. An FBI agent asks Kelley for copies of the e-mails. A source close to Kelley says the e-mails being sent to her stop in mid-July.
Petraeus' relationship with Broadwell ends, according to friends close to Petraeus. The end of the affair was a mutual decision, says a friend.
Records of IP addresses are obtained, and Kelley is told that Broadwell (whom she does not know) is the sender of the anonymous e-mails. A U.S. official tells CNN that investigators "gained access" to Broadwell's computer. As part of the FBI's investigation, agents discover e-mails between Petraeus and Broadwell using Gmail accounts.
Petraeus tells Broadwell to stop sending harassing emails to Kelley, a U.S. official says. There is disagreement between sources exactly when this took place.
July 28
Broadwell -- by now a lieutenant colonel in the Army Reserve -- appears on a panel at the Aspen Institute.
"I was embedded with Gen. Petraeus in Afghanistan, and it was a little confusing to some of the folks there because I am also a military reservist with a top-secret FBI clearance and then some," Broadwell told the audience.
Late summer
The FBI informs the Justice Department about the investigation. By this time, the FBI has long concluded there was no national security breach, but continues investigating whether Petraeus had any role in the harassing e-mails sent to Kelley. It is not clear when FBI Director Robert Mueller and Attorney General Eric Holder are informed.
Petraeus and Allen both write letters on behalf on Jill Kelley's sister Natalie Khawam, who is in the midst of a custody battle.
FBI investigators interview Broadwell. There's confusion over the date -- variously reported as some time in September, or as late as the week of October 21. A law enforcement source tells CNN's Fran Townsend that Broadwell gave authorities her computer at this time.
October 26
Broadwell talks to students at the University of Denver, and says: "The CIA annex (in Benghazi, Libya, during the attack on September 11, 2012) had actually had taken a couple of Libyan militia members prisoner and they think that the attack on the consulate was an effort to try to get these prisoners back. So that's still being vetted."
(On November 13 Sen. Susan Collins says she is surprised that Broadwell "had access to some classified information. We don't know whether that is true or not.")
October 27
Petraeus and Broadwell both attend the Office of Strategic Services Dinner in Washington. They do not sit together.
Late October
The FBI agent in Tampa -- Humphries -- who had been approached by Kelley reaches out to office of Rep. Dave Reichert, R-Washington, to express concern about lack of progress in the investigation. Reichert contacts House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, according to Cantor spokesman Doug Heye. Heye says Cantor had a conversation with the agent, described as a whistle-blower, about the affair and subsequently Cantor's chief of staff notified FBI Director Mueller.
"I received information from an individual that I had not met before and did not know," Cantor said later. "The information that was sent to me sounded as if there was a potential for a national security vulnerability."
FBI investigators interview Petraeus. There's disagreement over the date. The Washington Post reports it's October 29.
November 2
The FBI wraps up its case after interviewing Paula Broadwell a second time.
November 5
Broadwell offers CNN "a short essay on (Petraeus') leadership principles in light of" his 60th birthday. "Sorry I have been incognito-focused on the phd!" she adds.
November 6 (Election Day)
Petraeus' boss, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, is informed of the probe in a phone call from the FBI at around 5 p.m. He speaks with Petraeus and advises him to resign.
November 7
Clapper notifies staff that Petraeus -- who turns 60 this day -- is considering resigning and why.
November 8
Newly re-elected President Barack Obama is informed. Petraeus visits the White House to hand in his resignation.
White House spokesman Jay Carney says later: "The president was certainly surprised when he was informed about the situation regarding General Petraeus on Thursday."
November 9
The president accepts Petraeus' resignation during a phone call. Petraeus steps down as director of the CIA, days before he was scheduled to testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee about the September 11 attack in Benghazi.
According to a congressional aide familiar with the matter, the House and Senate intelligence committees weren't informed that there was an FBI investigation before November 9.
Obama is also made aware of the investigation into Allen when the Department of Justice notifies White House counsel that there may be an issue associated with Allen's nomination, according to National Security Council spokesman Tommy Vietor.
November 11
Lawmakers complain in televised interviews that the FBI didn't alert them sooner to the investigation.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-California, who chairs the Senate intelligence committee, says on Fox: "We received no advance notice; it was like a lightning bolt."
Kelley's identity is revealed by the Associated Press, and she issues a statement asking for privacy.
Kelley's statement: "We and our family have been friends with General Petraeus and his family for over five years. We respect his and his family's privacy and want the same for us and our three children."
That evening, the FBI notifies the Pentagon of its investigation into Allen's communications with Kelley, a senior official tells CNN.
November 12
Former Petraeus spokesman in Iraq Steve Boyland says Petraeus has told him meetings with Broadwell were "infrequent." He confirms Petraeus had a non-work e-mail account.
He also says Petraeus indicated "there was a possible obsession and she felt she was warding off the competition."
Boyland tells the Daily Mail that after the affair, "David and Paula were still in contact about Paula's dissertation."
Vietor says Fox is "flat out wrong" to suggest Brennan knew about the issue before November 7.
Broadwell retains D.C. criminal defense attorney Robert F. Muse.
At 9 p.m., Broadwell's home in Charlotte is searched to see what classified materials she might have. According to the Charlotte Observer, eight to 10 agents remove several cardboard boxes and bags.
"I don't think this is going to lead to any charges against her," a U.S. official tells CNN. He says an earlier search of Broadwell's computer revealed she had some classified material. Both she and Petraeus had said it did not come from Petraeus.
On Humphries, the FBI agent approached by Kelley, the same official says: "He was never on the case. He passed the information on to others who deal with cyber cases but he never worked the case and didn't receive information on the investigation as it proceeded."
Humphries sent shirtless photos to Kelley before this case ever began, according to an official.
On the same day, a senior U.S. defense official says the FBI uncovered between 20,000 and 30,000 pages of "potentially inappropriate" e-mails between Allen and Kelley. This is later clarified by a senior U.S. official -- many of the e-mails were group aliases rather than directly between Allen and Kelley.
November 13
John Nagl, who worked for Petraeus for years, says Petraeus insists he never shared classified information with Broadwell. Her access to Petraeus was "highly unusual but not illegal."
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, says it is "absolutely imperative that General Petraeus come and testify" on Benghazi. "He has a great deal of information that we need." Feinstein agrees.
A U.S. official briefed on some of the details of the Allen e-mails suggests there is no cr


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Current Law Students / Re: Career advice needed. T20 slightly above 3.0 LS GPA« on: February 24, 2009, 08:52:57 AM »
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