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By: Ken Olson, Associate Professor & Beef Specialist, SDSU Extension
Beef cattle producers that braved the weather to attend the Range Beef Cow Symposium had the opportunity to listen to top-notch speakers. A common theme across many of these speakers, and especially from the producers, was the importance of capturing added value in the cattle they sell.
A key is that modern pricing grids differentiate among individual cattle at harvest based on how well they grade. In brief, grids reward premiums to carcass characteristics such as high quality grades and lean yield grades, and conversely discount low quality grades, yield grades that indicate reduced cutability, dark cutters, underweight or overweight carcasses, etc. An animal that grades prime, yield grade 1 or 2 (remember, lower yield grade numbers indicate higher cutability) can be worth hundreds of dollars more than an average animal.
Additionally, animals that gain at faster rates and more efficiently are worth more in the feedlot phase. Again, an animal that gains at 5 lb. per day and converts at a rate of 5.5 lb. of feed per lb. of gain will be worth hundreds of dollars more than animals that gain at average or below average rates and conversions.
Imagine the value of an animal that combines fast and efficient gain in the feedlot with superior carcass traits. These are the kind of cattle that were making money even when costs of gain were extremely high during much of 2012.
So how does a cow-calf producer capture some of this added value if his or her calves have these superior capabilities during post-weaning performance? First, that producer needs to be able to document the performance capacity of their cattle. Measuring performance is key; a person can't manage these traits if they don't measure them.
This involves developing relationships and communicating with feeding and packing sectors to get feedlot and carcass data on their cattle. There are a variety of mechanisms to accomplish this. One is to enroll calves in a calf-feeding program like the Calf Value Discovery Program conducted by SDSU. Another option is to discuss this with your seedstock producer. Many seedstock producers buy back calves or create relationships with feedlots so they and their bull-buying customers can get data back on the progeny of their bulls. With the declining number of cattle to feed in the U.S., many custom feedlots will provide a lot of data and services to attract customer cattle, including providing feedlot and carcass data.
Another element of capturing added value is using the data to increase the capability and value of the cattle. Once feedlot and carcass performance on an individual basis is known, genetic capacity in any herd can be improved by buying bulls or semen that improve deficient traits and culling cows that transmit deficient performance to their calves. Because growth and carcass traits are moderately to highly heritable, genetic progress can be fairly rapid. Knowing who the best cows in a herd are based on the performance and profitability of their calves will go a long way toward selecting for the most profitable and culling the least.
Critical to making this work is communication. Conversations with your seedstock producers will be important to genetic improvement and possibly marketing the future offspring. Communication with feedlot management will be critical to capturing feedlot performance and also probably carcass data. Working with a branding program, which may include joining or investing in the organization or company, may be key to collecting data and also providing the channel to market cattle with high performance. The bottom line is that communication across sectors plays multiple roles, including providing opportunity to measure and improve performance, streamline production and reduce costs, capture performance data, and share in the increased market value of the cattle.
Many cow-calf producers have heard the horror stories of feedlots that won't share feedlot performance data or the premiums that they receive, and packers that don't return carcass data. Fortunately, there are plenty of cow-calf producers, feeders, and packers that have seen the value of communication and cooperation to improve the value of the cattle and that share in the rewards. Those that want to work together can find each other and ignore those that aren't interested in cooperating.
There will be great opportunity for profitability in beef cattle production for the foreseeable future, and those that work hard to capture more value with have the opportunity to maximize that profit potential.
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4-5 on the day -1.5u's.
Recap time.....Tex I capped as winning outright and did, RI I had as pk so value in the line, UConn the same as RI, Wash, I expected everyone to be on Oregon, but I was wrong. Most were on Wash and I hate betting teams that everyone is on. I trust my numbers. This game I capped out at 2. FSU 1h I just had the halves reversed, UNI I had as even also. UCF/Tol bad reads. My numbers said value in the play. Vegas dont hand out free money. Buff -4 should have raised my brow instead I thought easy money. Auburn, more of a fade of Ark on the road this year....backfired. So there are my thoughts on the day. I even thought when making some bets...this day just doesnt feel right. Regardless....-1.5u on the day.
YTD: Hoops 60-45-2 +12.8 Working on tomorrow's card as we speak. As anyone who bets daily will tell you, its a grind and as long as you stay positive thats the key.
GMU +3 1/2 (got this game at even)
Minny -5 (minny plays well at home, wisky not so good on the road, I got it -7)
Colorado +3 (I have Colorado winning by a bucket)
Portand St -2 (they burnt me last time. We'll see)
St Peters +8 (I got Rider by 2)
ULL +6 1/2 (Think this open on bol at +9. I never seen that number. I got this at even/-2)
St. Marys +1 (This number is the same as Michigan State vs Michigan. I got St Marys winning.)
I grabbed some of these earlier today. BoL tonight. May have a couple 1st H's and 2nd H's.
2-2-1 -.2u with Colorado and Portland St pending.
Updated record 4-3 +.7u Ytd: +13.5u
Hofstra +12.5 grabbed this last night. I got the game at 4-6 so some value in the +12.5.
May add one more. Still waiting. Terrible card....BOL tonight.
Forgot this....
Iona +2.5 (yep its +3 now)
2-0 +2u's
Ytd: 66-48-2 +15.5u
Okie State -1
still looking at a couple of late games.
Ugh one of them days 1-3 it looks. Hate not trusting my numbers sometimes. Oh well so is the grind. I'd make the UK bet again with my numbers, the Pacific bet I wish I could have taken back, hadnt updated my notes right, no excues here. So it goes. Good Luck tomorrow....
1-3 2.-3u overall: 67-51-2 +13.2
Played these so far...
Portland St +1
Oregon State +2
Samford +4
Nova u132.5
Syracuse -7

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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — The U.S. dollar gave up gains on Friday, pushing it to a weekly loss against major rivals, after the American economy in December saw the smallest monthly job gain in three years.
The economy created 74,000 jobs last month, sharply lower than the gain of 193,000 expected by economists polled by MarketWatch. The December increase was the smallest since the beginning of 2011. The report also showed the unemployment rate dropped to 6.7% from 7%.
The ICE dollar index DXY, -0.26%, a measure of the greenback against six other currencies, fell to 80.646 from 80.978 late Thursday. The index had touched an intraday high of 81.14 just ahead of the report, according to FactSet. Friday's move lower pushed the dollar index to a weekly loss of 0.2%.
The WSJ Dollar Index BUXX, -0.15%, a rival gauge of the dollar's strength, fell to 73.86 from 74.25.
The Federal Reserve said in December that it will start reducing the pace of monthly bond purchases by $10 billion a month to $75 billion, which implies that the central bankers believe the economy can withstand the withdrawal. Minutes from the Fed's meeting indicate that officials believed the benefits of its stimulus program were declining. The Fed's bond purchases have been understood to weigh on the dollar.
Investors had been looking to the jobs report, the first since the Fed decided to reduce its monthly bond purchases, for clues on the speed of potential further reductions in purchases. But Win Thin, global head of emerging market currency strategy at Brown Brothers Harriman, emphasized that the central bank needs a series of data points before changing its course.
"The Fed can't just react to month-by-month numbers," said Thin, adding that he expects the Fed to continue reducing its bond purchases by another $10 billion at its next meeting.
The weather may have caused distortions in the jobs data, which was another reason to take the report with a grain of salt, analysts said.
"Everything we know about the U.S. economy — the totality of all the numbers — suggests that Q4, including December, was showing a bit of momentum," said Richard Franulovich, chief currency strategist for the northern hemisphere at Westpac Banking Corp.
Investors should watch next week's retail sales and January's jobs report for a read on the economy. "A soft retail sales number and another weaker payrolls is going to be a concern for the dollar," he said.
The decline in the unemployment rate to 6.7% could also attract attention in light of last month's conversation at the Fed about lowering the 6.5% unemployment threshold for raising rates. The minutes of the December meeting showed that only a few voting members wanted to lower the threshold to 6%, with dissenters saying the change could chip away at the bank's credibility. The bank has emphasized that it is in no hurry to raise rates.
The euro EURUSD, +0.2992% jumped to $1.3667 from Thursday's $1.3596, ending the week with a 0.6% gain against the greenback. European Central Bank President Mario Draghi on Thursday emphasized what could cause the central bank to ease further, in a dovish press conference following the ECB's decision to keep interest rates unchanged.
"The divergence of the monetary-policy trajectory should eventually be dollar positive, but we're not quite there yet," said Thin of Brown Brothers Harriman.
The British pound GBPUSD, +0.1203% was little changed at $1.6481 from late Thursday's $1.6479. For the week, the pound was up 0.4% against the dollar. Industrial output in the U.K. was flat in November from the previous month, missing expectations of a 0.4% rise.
The dollar USDJPY, -0.41% dropped to ¥104.08 from ¥104.79. The dollar fell below the ¥104 level a few times Friday, pushing it to a 0.7% weekly loss against the yen.
The Australian dollar AUDUSD, -0.4832% rose to 89.95 U.S. cents from 88.90 U.S. cents late Thursday, for a weekly gain of 0.6% against the greenback. Data from China, Australia's largest trading partner, for December's exports and trade surplus missed expectations.
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It's no secret that the electric company, phone company, and cable TV company all frequently share space on the same utility poles. National Electric Safety Code (NESC) rules control the location and spacing between these cables to ensure the safety of workers when they perform their respective services.
Frequently, the electric utility installs a bare ground wire or static wire on the pole top to protect its power circuits from lightning strikes. This wire is grounded by running a wire from the pole top wire to a ground rod driven into the earth at the base of the pole.
Unfortunately in this case, poor electrical housekeeping on the part of the municipal utility ultimately led to the death of one unsuspecting TV cable technician, who attempted to perform routine maintenance on a cable TV fitting attached to his company's portion of the pole.
The Scene
The setting of this tragic accident occurred at an electric utility pole, similar to the one depicted in the Figure (click here to see Figure). The technician was standing near the top of a ladder (the ladder is not shown so you can more clearly see the current path). On the left side of the pole, you see a cable TV wire and fitting attached to a grounded steel support wire. The fiberglass ladder was leaning against the wood pole. Even if a person stood on the top rung of the ladder, he would still be clear of the electric utility power conductors at the top of the pole.
The Accident
Notified that there was a problem with a filter in the cable TV fitting, a cable technician dispatched to the site, climbed the ladder, and attempted to troubleshoot the situation. During this work, he was well clear of any energized electrical wires supported by the pole. When he experienced difficulty in removing the filter, however, he yelled down to his co-worker for a pair of pliers. While on his way to the truck to retrieve the pliers, the co-worker momentarily looked back, only to see the technician falling to the ground.
Pronounced dead by a doctor at the scene due to "massive head and brain injuries secondary to accidental electrocution," the technician had burn marks on both of his hands — with the right hand showing more severe damage than the left. The doctor also noted that the victim's body was positioned northwest of the utility pole and that the fiberglass ladder was resting against the west side of the pole.
The Investigation
I was contacted by an attorney retained by the technician's family (plaintiff) to investigate the accident and give my expert opinion on the cause of his death. Because my involvement occurred many months after the accident, a site visit would not have been of much use. Fortunately for me, the local police and OSHA had taken multiple photographs at the accident scene. I was able to combine these photos with depositions of witnesses and measurements/observations by utility personnel to reconstruct the accident.
Examination of the Pole
An examination of the wood pole by electric utility personnel revealed that a ground wire ran up the east side of the pole from the ground level. However, as the investigating utility electrician followed the ground wire up the pole, he realized it had been cut in two places — 6 ft and 10 ft above ground level — and that the top portion of the wire was hanging in mid air (less than ¼ in. away from the 2,400V phase conductor at the top of the pole).
At the time of his inspection, the electrician noted current was "jumping across" from the live phase conductor to the end of the ground wire. He measured approximately 880V between the ground wire on the pole and the steel wire supporting the TV cable. He concluded that the energized phase conductor had induced the 880V on the ground wire due to its close proximity. In addition, he noted the steel wire supporting the TV cable and fitting registered 0V — as it should have, due to the fact that it was grounded.
A comparison of the location and routing of the ground wire on this pole with the ground wire configuration of a standard pole revealed that someone at the electric utility had removed the static wire connection at the top of this pole to make room for an additional phase circuit. However, the timing of this event remained unknown.
Similar Non-Fatal Experience
After digging deeper into the details, I discovered that an electric utility electrician, who had been working on the same pole previously, had reported receiving a shock from one of the rungs of his ladder earlier that year. He had placed his ladder against the east side of the pole, which could have easily placed one of the rungs in contact with the inadvertently energized ground wire on the pole. Although he immediately notified his supervisor of this experience, for whatever reason, this electric shock event was not reported verbally or in writing to anyone in management at the municipal electric utility. It was also found that there was no detailed follow-up on this event to determine the real source of the shock.
Further investigation into this matter revealed the supervisor to whom the electrician reported the shock to (and even the electrician himself) assumed the shock had come from disconnected service drops hanging on the sides of the pole. The municipal electric utility was in the process of converting the overhead service drops to underground feeds and had cut the service drops free with what it considered sufficient clearance above grade. Although the electric utility taped up the dangling service drops following the shock event, no one performed a detailed inspection of all the connections on this pole. Had a detailed inspection been performed at this time, the close proximity of the disconnected ground wire to the 2,400V phase conductor would have easily revealed itself, preventing the fatal accident.
There is also no evidence to suggest that the municipal electric utility inspected all of its poles to ensure a similar situation did not exist elsewhere in its service territory. Based on the information provided by the deposed, there did not appear to be any well-established procedure for recording such incidents, conducting follow-up investigations to determine the root cause of the incident, or making provisions to prevent a recurrence.
Accident Reconstruction
Based on the evidence, I came up with the following conclusions regarding how the accident played out. The cable TV technician climbed up his fiberglass ladder, which was resting against the west side of the electric utility pole, to remove the filter from the TV cable fitting supported from the pole. Because the fitting was above the end of the ladder, he would have had to reach up and out to work on it. He most likely steadied himself against the pole by reaching around it with one hand as he reached out with his other hand to the TV cable fitting to remove the filter. When he had difficulty removing the filter, he probably reached further around the pole to better steady himself. It was at this point that he must have made contact with the energized ground wire, which carried some voltage (880V or higher, depending on how close the loose ground wire at the top of the pole was to the energized phase conductor).
The pattern of burns on the victim's hand were consistent with placing the hand at almost a 45° angle with the vertical against the pole covering the ground wire, as one would do to steady oneself. This would have placed his upper body in the current path between the energized ground wire and the grounded cable TV support cable. The passage of current through his body either caused his death or caused him to fall to his death (see Electrical Circuit Phenomena on page 10). The location of his body, as found on the ground at the base of the pole, was consistent with him leaning out (to the north) to work on the cable fitting. An examination of the deceased's hands showed no evidence that he had attempted to break his fall, indicating that he was either dead or unconscious prior to hitting the ground.
The Outcome
The cause of the accident was attributed to poor housekeeping by the municipal electric utility, as was evidenced by the hanging, disconnected (but apparently still energized) service drops on this pole — not to mention the manner in which the ground wire had been cut and not removed (or at least secured properly) to ensure it would not contact energized conductors at the top of the pole. Although no specific financial details were divulged, the case did settle out of court in favor of the technician's family.
McCauley is a forensic engineer and president of Consolidated Consulting Corp. in River Forest, Ill. He can be reached at: [email protected].
SIDEBAR:Electrical Circuit Phenomena
Because the ground wire was not connected to ground and cut in two places, the connection between the end of the ground wire above the cut section and the ground was through the wood pole. The dry wood (the weather was dry at the time of the accident) in the pole presented a high resistance to electric current so that very little current flowed via this path. In other words, not enough current flowed to cause the protective devices that protected the power circuit to trip and interrupt the current. Thus, the arc between the phase conductor and the ground wire could have continued indefinitely. Had the ground wire not been cut in two places, it would have provided a safe path to ground and should have tripped protective devices.
As shown in the first Figure, when the victim contacted the energized ground wire above the cut sections and the grounded cable support wire at the same time, the current flowed into his hand touching the energized ground wire, through his body, out his other hand to the cable TV support cable, and then through the cable TV ground wire to ground. The burn marks on his hands confirmed this path.
The resistance of the human body for electrical safety purposes is considered to be about 1,000 ohms, according to IEEE Std 80-2000. Before the switch is closed in the above circuit, simulating a person contacting the energized ground wire while being grounded through the cable TV support cable, the voltage across the resistance representing the wood pole is about 880V, as measured by the electric utility. When the switch is closed, the body resistance shorts out the wood pole resistance, because it is so much smaller in value, which allows current to flow through the body. When this happens, the voltage across the body resistance will drop from whatever the open-circuit voltage on the ground wire was (880V or higher) to a lower value due to the higher current flow from the source through the body resistance (click here to see Figure). It only takes about 70mA to 300mA of current to kill a human. Thus, it only takes about 70V to 300V to cause a potentially fatal current to flow in the body.


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New Zealand has a "one size fits all" approach to its tax system which negatively impacts on small businesses, according to a major global report.
The Paying Taxes 2013 study looked at the steps taken worldwide to make it easier and cheaper for small and medium-sized businesses to pay taxes in the year to May 2012.
Overall, governments had continued reforming their tax systems despite global economic uncertainty, said the World Bank, International Finance Corporation and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) report.
New Zealand was described in the 165-page report as generally following a "broad based, low rate" approach to tax policy.
"This approach, along with a high standard of tax administration through the Inland Revenue, has led to the present system being well recognised as comprehensive and coherent.
"However, the New Zealand tax system is not without issues and limitations."
Although SMEs made up 97 per cent of kiwi businesses, the income tax system adopted a "one size fits all approach" which failed to distinguish between large multinationals and small businesses.
"This means that SMEs are required to complete the same income tax compliance requirements as larger more complicated businesses."
The New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants had released two discussion documents over the past three years suggesting a more simple tax regime for SME's, it said.
The report also said the kiwi government's focus on returning to surplus by 2014/15 had put pressure on Inland Revenue (IRD) to increase tax revenue by generally getting tougher on closing loopholes, enforcing legislation, and pursuing tax debts.
IRD had won a number of "high profile court cases" on the general anti avoidance rule, it said.
"Businesses now face a degree of uncertainty as to when legitimate tax planning becomes tax avoidance.
"Some tax professionals believe the tax avoidance pendulum has swung too far in the Inland Revenue's favour and that this may ultimately require legislative intervention."
Overall, the New Zealand tax system had proved resilient in light of domestic and global economic conditions, the report said.
Reforms announced in the 2010 Budget had contributed to a fall in New Zealand's total tax rate and the time spent by tax payers in making their payments, it said.
In terms of global averages, medium-sized companies paid a Total Tax Rate (the cost of all taxes borne) of 44.7 per cent of profits, made 27.2 payments, and spent 267 hours complying with its tax requirements in the year.
In comparison, New Zealand SMEs paid an average Total Tax Rate of 33.5 per cent, made eight payments, and spent 152 hours meeting tax requirements.
Out of the 185 economies, the most common tax reform in the year was the introduction or improvement of online systems for tax compliance, which occurred in 16 countries.
The number of economies which made reforms dropped from 35 last year to 31 this year.
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You have got to be kidding me. Has anyone seen the recent Trane Manufacturing Advertisement concerning "Nothing can stop a Trane" where they have a Jet Fighter come in a drop a bomb on a Trane unit and state nothing can stop a Trane. Give me a Break! Really?
Really, Does Trane want their customers to believe that such and event could take place and their Trane condenser would continue to work. LOL Boy, if that is not a stretch of the truth I don't know what is. That is like murdering someone and then stating he/she has never killed anyone.
Give me a Break.
How stupid does the Trane Manufacture think the consumer is? I don't think so Trane. This is false advertisement to the core. Think about it people, do you think the wiring itself could survive such at hit? If that were the case nobody would be able to afford such a unit for their home.
This is crazy advertisement and someone needs to file a law suit against Trane for False advertisement and I would say chance's are you would win, when it comes time for a real test as shown on TV. No Trane could sustain operation after an explosion like that. LOL
Anyone with any common sense, would know if the wiring breaks down, so does the communication aspects, and I can guarantee you Trane dose not use special wire to sustain such a bombing. Again you have got to be kidding me. Really?
Come On Trane! Really?
Funny thing about his article. Just using the word Bomb on this blog will proably get more hits then the people that have watched this false advertisement by Trane! If you know what I mean, it will be a tag for this comment.
Hello Goverment, who is suppose to be protecting us. But, Who can't protect us from this False Advertisement. Apparently Not you! You have allowed it!
How about this I have seen the littlest things Stop a Trane, and laugh about their commercial that nothing can stop a Trane, YEA RIGHT THATS IS THE BIGGEST BULL I HAVE EVER HEARD.


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The Big East will split into two six-team divisions and add a championship game in 2013 to reflect the league's expansion, the conference announced Tuesday.
Over the last 12 months, the Big East has lost West Virginia to the Big 12 and Syracuse and Pittsburgh to the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Orange and the Panthers will join the ACC in time for the 2013 season. To offset these losses, the Big East added Central Florida, Memphis, Houston and Southern Methodist from Conference USA and San Diego State and Boise State from the Mountain West.
"This unique combination of nationwide scope and regional flavor reflects our commitment to innovation in response to the changing landscape in college football while honoring a tradition of success on the field and in the classroom," Big East Commissioner Mike Aresco said.
Come 2013, the conference will create an East and a West Division – splitting up the 12 teams along geographic lines.
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"This new alignment gives the Conference and its fans the best of both worlds – national exposure that is a result of the Big East being in six of the top 10 U.S. media markets – with a schedule that focuses on spirited regional rivalries," Aresco said.
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The conference championship game will not be played at a neutral site, as some other conferences do, but at the home field of one of the participating teams, likely the team with the best record.
The move to a 12-team league will allow the Big East to play an eight-game conference schedule, with five games against divisional foes and three cross-divisional games. The Big East has historically played a seven-game conference schedule.
Aresco said that the Big East would re-evaluate the conference's layout in 2014, when Navy "and possibly other schools" join the league.


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Opening the Door to Higher Ed for 1st-Generation Grads
Choosing to pursue higher education can be an intimidating prospect. There's the cost, time commitment, lengthy application process, and question mark at the end about what realistic job prospects are out there. The process may be especially intimidating for students who are the first in their families to go to college. Lili High understands this all too well. High was a 2007–08 AAUW Community Action Grantee, and she has been working to encourage more traditionally underrepresented students to pursue higher education.
During her grant term, High targeted at-risk high school girls, many of whom "had a difficult time understanding the importance of school and an education. They didn't seem to make the connection to school and their future. Low self-esteem prevented them from dreaming and really seeing what they could do." To address these issues, with her grant High developed a career exploration program in Florida and brought in women from different industries to talk about math, science, school, and careers.
High says that, in her experience, girls often "are the first in their families to go to college. They don't know where to begin or how to navigate the higher education system. Some students do not have the support system. Some families do not see the value in an education. They need the kids to work to help support the family."
Encouragingly, after High moved on from the program to another job, she kept up with some of the girls she had worked with. One of the girls was accepted to Florida State University. Another graduated from Florida State College, Jacksonville, with an associate degree. "We just planted the seed," High said. "The girls' determination, hard work, and knowing people believed in them was how they got there."
Now that she works at a state college, High has seen a few notable systemic improvements to reach a wider potential student audience. She says that more colleges and universities are trying to make the system easier to navigate. Many high schools are now partnering with colleges and universities to make it easier for students to complete the application and admission process, in addition to spending more time with students to make sure they know what's out there.
High has been motivated from a young age to be confident in pursuit of her dreams and help others do the same, thanks to the early influence of her mother. "Working with agencies and schools to find better ways to help our kids — to help them believe to value an education and to understand what an education can do for them … that keeps me going. I also have my mother in the back of my mind — she would want me to use my education and my skills to help others."
Lili High's Community Action Grant was sponsored by seven Florida endowments: the Lenore D. Feibel Research and Projects Grant, the AAUW Flagler County (FL) Branch Research and Projects Grant, the Florida 75th Anniversary Fund Research and Projects Grant, the Frances Pew Hayes Research and Projects Grant, the Marjorie G. Kinnan Research and Projects Grant, the Helen H. Landers Research and Projects Grant, and the AAUW Marco Island (FL) Branch Research and Projects Grant.
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Allen ensnared in Petraeus scandal
Marine Gen. John R. Allen, the four-star U.S. commander of the war in Afghanistan, exchanged thousands of "potentially inappropriate" emails with Jill Kelley, the Tampa woman who claimed to have been harassed by the ex-mistress of former CIA Director David Petraeus, a senior defense official told POLITICO early Tuesday.
Allen, 58 and married, was nominated in October by President Barack Obama to be Supreme Allied Commander Europe and commander of the U.S. European Command. That nomination is now on hold, but Allen will remain commander of U.S. forces and the NATO International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan, the official said.
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The FBI notified the Defense Department on Sunday of "potentially inappropriate communications" between Allen and Kelley, and turned over to Pentagon lawyers 20,000 to 30,000 pages of emails exchanged by the two from 2010 to 2012.
The email web has now ensnared two of the biggest stars of the U.S. national-security establishment, and two of the commanders in America's longest war. Allen succeeded Petraeus as commander in Afghanistan in July 2011. Before that, Allen had been based in Tampa as deputy commander of the U.S. Central Command.
( Also on POLITICO: 10 facts about Jill Kelley)
From late 2008 until mid-2010, Allen was deputy commander at CENTCOM while Petraeus was commander.
Kelley, 37, who had complained of threatening emails from Petraeus biographer Paula Broadwell, has been described as a Tampa socialite and friend of Petraeus who was viewed by Broadwell as a potential romantic rival.
( PHOTOS: General David Petraeus's career)
Kelley's complaint to an FBI agent about the emails touched off the investigation that led to the resignation of Petraeus, 60, on Friday.
Allen holds one of the highest profile and most sensitive positions in the military, consulting with President Barack Obama, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Afghan President Hamid Karzai as the U.S. prepares to transition control of the country's security to Afghans. The U.S. has about 68,000 troops in Afghanistan, and the total NATO force numbers about 100,000.
( Also on POLITICO: Petraeus could lose security clearance)
Panetta, now on an Asia-Pacific swing, was flying from Hawaii on Sunday when the FBI contacted his general counsel, who was aboard the plane, about the emails at about 5 p.m. ET Sunday. The secretary's senior advisers immediately told him of the call, and the White House was also notified, the official said.