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Foreign media said the United States refused to stop its reconnaissance activities offshore China

Monday, September 7th, 2009

body>reporter from beijing gold micro-”the united states warships and planes,
reconnaissance policy should be adjusted to reduce the ships and planes until
the termination of reconnaissance activities is to solve sino-us naval and air
military security, the problem lies.” august 27, in the sino-us meeting on
maritime military security consultations china’s surveillance activities along
the u.s. side has made clear its stance.

america’s response was “willing to through the sino-us maritime military security consultation mechanism to ensure ugg hammond slipper that the two sides continue to explore with the chinese ships and planes safe and effective method.” in this regard, foreign media interpreted as “the united states rejected china’s request.”

u.s. embassy spokeswoman susan stevenson also said that the united states, freedom of navigation, will focus on how to avoid conflicts up, “our position has not changed.”

the u.s. side has accused evaded the

this is china’s overseas media that the united states reconnaissance activities to date of the most explicit statement, which may mean that china will take tough measures the u.s..

august 26 to 27, sino-us military was held in beijing, sino-us military maritime consultation mechanism special meeting, the chinese delegation was led by ministry of national defense foreign affairs office of the commissioner, deputy director of friends of the fly, the u.s. military is represented by the u.s. pacific policy planning bureau headquarters, rudolf ahlers. the meeting, the chinese side pointed out that the united states exclusive economic ugg layback slipper zone in china, and its frequent air and sea reconnaissance over the measurement campaign, contributed to the sino-us naval and air military security root of the problem. the u.s. side evaded.

it is reported that since 1998 the two countries signed the “maritime safety consultation agreement”, both sides held a total of seven times annual meetings, 13 working group meetings and 2 special meetings.

dai xu-famous chinese military experts told, “international herald leader,” an interview, said that china’s position is clear, the united states either to accept or bear the consequences. the u.s. should unconditionally accept the solution put forward by china-us naval and air military security, the problem lies, stop the ship and plane detection.

if the u.s. continues to conduct reconnaissance activities in the chinese waters, dai xu-view, from the military may take the form of specific, the first warning, second expulsion, if does not work directly surrounded the invasion of the vessel sinking.

foreign policy and military means does not match classic cardy the

since march this year, the united states have occurred more than a confrontation between ships, china’s publicly reported incidents of confrontation between the three since washington has announced a confrontation between the yellow sea and south china sea 6 onwards. “flawless” was confrontation between the incident, the chinese government’s stance, said, “perfection” was sailing in black classic croche violation of “united nations convention on law of the sea” and the chinese laws and regulations, as the ship without chinese government approval to enter china’s exclusive economic zone. but the united states has instead recriminating and complained that the chinese side on the sea has always been overlooked “rules of the road,” adding that the chinese side in order to threaten both ships harassed u.s. ships a safe manner.

in fact, the u.s. exclusive economic zone in china, the surveillance activities from the cold war continues to this day, the yellow sea, east china sea, south china sea that both chinese navy, zhu bo, the submarine access to the sea, exercises and weapons testing area near the sea, and the total u.s. military class surveillance ship presence.

song xiaojun military experts told the “international herald tribune”, as long as the u.s. intention to contain china’s rise remains unchanged, the u.s. surveillance near china’s coast will not stop, “the world is still the law of the jungle in the world, now our most urgent task is to improve china’s the comprehensive strength, and strengthen its own armed forces. ”

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Xun Yi Jiaochuai 7 Granny under the bus is

Sunday, September 6th, 2009

Yesterday, 7:00 o'clock, Nanjing Road Yongning open Pukou 611 buses, cars to a ugg Amelie sandal nearby police station Yongning site and did not stop but continued driving, he drove a section of the road, a nearly 70-year-old Granny suddenly shot off the windows require the driver immediately stop, but this time the car has opened bus stop 200 meters, Granny refused to get off to require bus drivers to the car to go back, the driver refused. Two men got into an argument, the confusion was hit by a passenger kick Granny under the bus.

Granny was a kick UGG Classic Crochet butt was then sitting on the ground, but fortunately, not affected by any injury, get up after the bus had left the poor old lady had to go home. Go and talk to neighbors, said a neighbor who is very angry that people are being kicked in the buses, the bus ugg classic Tall companies should give an explanation. Granny came to Nanjing, then a bus company in North Pukou. Parties in order to identify the driver, the old procurator an entire morning. To go home after lunch, the afternoon waiting for Granny to continue to the bus company. 611 road near a bus rolled into the company, Granny is a look at the morning drivers, driver of the vehicle she was traveling, so a grabbed. Granny am really sat the driver recognizes the station, really, who have been kicked, but never taken the stand not because he slipped station, the station reported that he was, probably never heard Granny; he did not kick the old too, is a stranger kick board, and he has nothing to do.

Granny did not recognize the driver kicked her, but was kicked because the bus drove off the station, the bus company should give an explanation. One leader said the bus company, the driver slipped stations can basically determined women’s classic cardy according to the provisions of its internal processing, Granny want to go home. Granny quit, she strongly require the drivers to see an apology and bring their own injuries. After denial of a bus blocking the front of the vehicle and called in his daughter, who called the police. After the police arrived to mediate almost 7 o'clock in the evening, bus drivers, on behalf of the company a leader apologized to Granny, and Granny paid 200 yuan of money.

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Lockerbie air disaster: the three doubts to be clarified

Sunday, September 6th, 2009

  The face of tremendous pressure at home and abroad, the Scottish Justice Minister Malek Skoll Ken Nimai released today, "relentless," and will announce the release of Lockerbie principal involved in the decision of all the information to prove highly controversial move that the reasonableness of . On the same day, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has finally broke his silence, saying the culprits to return Libya to the crash of a hero's reception by the angry, Discount UGGS but he is still not a direct assessment of Scotland's decision, saying the British Government did not act as a role in this matter . He also refuted the "Scottish Government's decision undermined the United Kingdom and the United States and other allies in the relationship" at all.

     Since the Scottish Minister of Justice announced on the 20th of this month, based on humanitarian grounds, to release suffering from advanced pancreatic cancer will be soon from the world of the Lockerbie air disaster manufacturer – Libyan McGrath Selassie after he caused a great stir in the United Kingdom and abroad, Mai Kee Skoll in the "inside and outside is not a person" or embarrassing situations.
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     The strong rebound in the United States to break the tacit agreement of Libya

     Twenty one years ago a tragedy occurred in that field, there were 270 victims 189 were Americans. I learned that he was released after McGrath Selassie, the U.S. government and severely criticized by the Scottish government. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton first made it clear Ugg Nightfall that "this decision is absolutely wrong," had long been involved in the Lockerbie air crash investigation even more severely criticized the Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Robert Mueller, which is the "mockery of justice."

     Let the Scottish Government was embarrassed that the Libyans gave a hero's welcome to crash maker, and personally met with Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. But prior to their release, the Scottish government has reached with Libya had "not rendering" in understanding commitment.

     In the UK, the opposition also took the opportunity to criticize Brown's government, and suspected that the British Government in which the role. While the Government argued, the United Kingdom in the diplomatic aspects of the Scottish Government has control over, but in the administration of justice, Scotland is independent of the British Government.

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Argentina's number one 49 years, shame screeching pseudo-jacket

Sunday, September 6th, 2009

Argentina's Rosario's Aluoyituo Giants Stadium, suffered a heavy blow, Maradona's team performance in poor Brazilians do not charge much enthusiasm on the biggest rivals to win a 3 to 1. Dunga's team won the South African World Cup qualification, Argentines have suffered frustration, despite the current blue and white army is still in fourth place, but, with the present such an image, even into the next year, Argentina's World Cup, it is impossible make a difference, however, because of the status and authority of Diego Maradona, the Argentine media also does not nag class is a full-blown shouting voices, but fans of the backlash has already begun gradually increased, and the next round match against Paraguay, if another one sitting in waiting, then I am afraid that Maradona had embarrassed himself again UGG Classic Crochet Boots on the stay, the location of the national team.

"For Brazil, there can be only one result, that is victory, I will work with the team of life and death." In the loss to Ecuador later, Maradona has issued such a mobilization order. However, even Maradona himself did not expect was that he not only did not get this game, but created a very shameful record: This is the home of Argentina 49 years, the maximum score for Brazil lost the last big blue and white army Scores lost to Brazil or in the 1960 May 29, the nature of Rocca Cup friendly matches, second-leg home loss to Brazil 0 to 2 score of 1 to 4 defeat; in fact, Argentina lost to Brazil 2 home the ball over a total of only two times before, there is a more distant one in 1923, the score is also 0 to 2; Argentina's last home loss to Brazil in 1995 has also been a matter of, when the score is 0 to 1 .

The face of rivals such as Brazil, Maradona played some small tricks, such as deliberately changed course, and now Aluoyituo Giants Stadium is small, stands just 5 meters away from the turf, Maradona fans to use the momentum to threaten Brazilian breaking bile; nag also makes the cut sod is low, try to get wet in order to allow Brazilians suited. But the result is just the opposite, but played a more Brazilian-shun, but Argentina would like to speed up the passing rate, but can not find the feeling of Barcelona, in fact, Argentina's players did not pass the ball like the strength of Barcelona. Argentina is also reflective of some insight, saying that cheating is not Argentina's football way after all, compared to 10 years of contest results, behind Brazil, Argentina has a lot of, if the Argentine soccer is still addicted to these Xiemenwaidao it very difficult to have emerge from the Ugg Crochet boots Argentine soccer day. Only the soul feelings of football on the pitch with the soul dances, Argentine football can really convincing.

Against Brazil, Maradona had only to demand respect from the players to fight, and before the game he repeatedly stressed the "need to strangle the Brazilian team, you must rush out to fight", and to encourage Massey "has become a man," Tevez is also means "to eat of the Brazilian team," Aguero is called "to play with a testicle" (meaning out manhood). However, the Argentine coach Angel Er Kapa hurricane is that it only shows that Argentina has been unable to find a direction on the technical and tactical, "With these players, Argentina should not only count on the players to fight."

Maradona the identity and characteristics of a player well known, but as a coach, he had apparently not yet found its own identity, with the Spanish "El Pais", then, the past 10 months, Maradona is Argentina arm of can not be decoded. Sometimes he let the team lying in the crook of the arm where Riquelme, Juan Roman Riquelme left the national team but after the team also said Maradona "is Masiqiela Noga another one people", and soon He also said the team was "Mascherano gbogame Seaga another player," he recently called Argentina by "Javier Mascherano, Messi, Huonasijia other players constituted."

Of Colombia, Diego Maradona selected three forwards and tactics, but this game, he will Aguero out of the starting lineup outside. Since then, Maradona 6 wins 3 losses, and four warm-up tournament victory was achieved, the official game is 2 wins 3 losses, in the middle there is a defeat to Bolivia more than 6 such a lowly tragedy. Served as assistant Valdano Capa said: "Maradona is still is still looking for team, even he himself did not know what to look for." Now in Argentina, Ugg Nightfall sale both in technical and tactical level or the results of the competition, are based unsatisfactory. Most Argentine fans can not accept is that Argentina has no authority, nor do I feel pessimistic fans: This team even able to participate in the World Cup, and it may very difficult to break through even the group stage.

The individual level, many of Argentina's players a return to the national team lost feeling, like Messi is the case, competition, Argentina is just a bunch of regular people to see the name, rather than the team as a whole. Argentina Mingshuai Menotti had criticized, said: "Everybody feel that the mere name of Diego Maradona will be able to make the national team Ugg Classic Cardy played better, in fact not the case. Maradona did not have time for the whole team more fluid ground running, quick success, he is likely to give the players a lot of pressure to exert. "We can say that Maradona for Argentina's lost the" identity card ", which is the biggest tragedy.

It is reported that Maradona took over Argentina after the pointer has been placed on many place their cronies, "Maradona Party" have occupied the national team, but Maradona's confidant who was with Maradona Namibia, like the national team experience, is far from adequate. Maradona to rely on more "spiritual encouragement Law" inspire the team, but now, in the "spiritual encouragement Law" useless, he was in the technical and tactical and self-cultivation and the lack of ability to spot deficiencies in the command has been fully exposed out of the game, Argentina 0 to 2 behind the first half, second half, the command of Diego Maradona did not bear fruit ugg cardy boots , and pulled one back after the ball, the team would immediately lose a ball, Maradona is also completely despair, His gloomy colors, there is no move, a player he was never admitted defeat, but on the bench, he seems to always early to be discouraged, throw in the towel.

Menotti said that Maradona took office almost a year, but also command a lot of games, but Argentina played exactly what kind of football that fans do not know, Maradona himself to not answer, something that makes were extremely anxious for. After taking office, Maradona's team tactics and the ever-changing lineup, the team lacks a stable framework of ideas and the main, from the goalkeeper to the striker, the team has been replaced, a fixed starting lineup is not simply down, and even in Brazil this important game, he also dared to arrange two rookie halfback playing a result, pay a heavy price. In the coaching position, Maradona is new, perhaps Argentines really can not ask him too much, can only say that the Argentine Football Association to do things hastily (of course, including commercial factors), will be Argentina's national team to dump this important position, When the practice base to give Maradona, while losing some important games, but also amount to a Maradona to pay tuition fees. But this kind of tuition, not too expensive, a little.

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Iran ready to negotiate with the six-nation table game started a new round of US-Iraq whereby Iraq

Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009

International Online reports (Xinhua Wang Qian): Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Jalili Secretary of Supreme National Security Council 1, said that Iran was ready on the country's nuclear issue with the United States, Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany, 6 countries negotiations, and put forward a new package of proposals. Chinese experts hold the view that Iran's the gesture shows that the nuclear issue between Iran and the United States launched a new round of games has begun, and Iran may be the verification of its nuclear facilities to take a more flexible policy, but Iran will stick to the bottom line, will not give up its nuclear program.

As early as April of this year, the United States, Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany issued a joint statement, inviting Iran over its nuclear program and other issues of direct negotiations, but the first time in nearly 5 months later, Iran did not respond until ready to with the six-nation negotiations. China Institute of Contemporary International Relations, Middle East expert Li Shaoxian that Iran at this time send a positive signal, there are complex reasons. Shao-Xian, said: "The first year, Iran held a presidential election in June and eventually the aftermath of Dan Ding, that is, Mahmoud – Ahmadinejad re-election was confirmed, and now the list of cabinet members has already begun its consideration of the Iranian parliament. Iran's new government was formed this matter come to an end, meaning that it is in Iraq) is ready. The second point is that the new Iranian Government with the biggest problem is how to deal with the United States Barack Obama the Government's new policy of the Iranian nuclear issue. Obama, on the Iranian nuclear issue In fact, he has adopted a new posture is willing to negotiate with Iran, while the United States has set aside a September this period, but also to send a certain amount of pressure on Iran. "

China Institute of International experts, GUO Xian-Gang further analysis that in addition to the growing Iran's political stability and change in U.S. attitude factors, the evolution of the international situation as well as the relationship between Iran and Israel also contributed to Iran's decision to negotiate with the six-nation causes. He said: "The evolution of the international situation also enabled Iran to see, through negotiations, Iran could maintain its rights on the nuclear issue, at least to gain time, making it the peaceful uses of nuclear energy facilities can be further improved. Now mainly in the financial crisis in the world Under the focus of the entire international community is how to deal with this financial crisis, like the Iranian nuclear issue behind these questions are a little on the list position. On the other hand, through negotiations, but also to avoid the Israeli military strike against Iran. "

Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Jalili Secretary of Supreme National Security Council, 1, also said that the world situation over the past year according to a new development, Iran has been updated to resolve the nuclear issue on the country's package of proposals, and hoped to become a new package of proposals round of negotiations. Jalili did not disclose a new package of proposals for specific content, but the China Institute of International experts, GUO Xian-Gang that the new proposal may be to Iran's peaceful use of nuclear energy in the maintenance of the right to protect Iran's sovereignty and dignity of the same time, the issue of adoption of new verification the flexible approach. He said: "I think it is the so-called Iran an updated proposal may be a little more clearly than in the past is to Iran's peaceful use of nuclear energy with particular emphasis on the right is inalienable. In addition, Iran and the International Atomic Energy Organization, as well as Iran and the United States and Western countries, the issue of verification has always been huge differences between them. in the updated plan, perhaps Iran, in this matter will take a more flexible attitude, that is, if Agency's objective, you can allow it to want to go to verification of any place. so as to give the outside world to show that Iran is a responsible and rational attitude. "

China Institute of Contemporary International Relations, Middle East expert Li Shaoxian also believes that Iran's past performance from the point of view, Iran on the nuclear issue has always adhered to the "hands of the two-handed" policy to deal with the United States to exert pressure on Iran. Therefore, the new package of proposals should also comply with this principle. Shao-Xian, said: "Iran's Mahmoud – Ahmadinejad during the second term of the policy on the nuclear issue, I think yes 'to dual pairs of hands'. The United States Government, despite Barack Obama put a new gesture, but it is In fact, or hard and soft 'hands', this will not change, of course, the focus is to emphasize 'talk' side. Iran in this regard 'hand' has shown, from Mahmoud – Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was elected After a series of speeches on the point of view, Iran's hard-line stance on the nuclear issue will not change, it has greatly benefited. but on the other hand, it is Iran a 'soft' side to allow the IAEA to send Iran has publicly go to Iran's sensitive nuclear facilities to inspect, which means it has actually demonstrated that it is a gesture of reconciliation. "

Iran is willing to negotiate for the position, the United States now that the United States has not yet received Iran's package of new proposals and to prepare recommendations on these six-nation negotiations with the formal notification. However, it is understood that the six countries on the 2nd Foreign Ministry official is scheduled to be held in Frankfurt, Germany to discuss Iran nuclear issue. GUO Xian-Gang and Li Shaoxian agree that Iran's package of proposals because of the specific content is not published, so it is difficult to determine whether States would accept Iran's proposal, but one thing is certain, Iran and the United States on the nuclear issue has started a new round of game . In the future negotiations on Iran's nuclear facilities, the issue of verification will be the focus of discussion. GUO Xian-kang says: "In the International Atomic Energy Agency on Iran's nuclear facilities subject to verification of this issue, I think this is a key place. Iran is purely peaceful uses of nuclear energy in the end, or through the peaceful uses of nuclear energy to achieve the purpose of making nuclear weapons, this is the need of verification to verify. So in the verification issue, may be a focus of the six-party discussions, but also the six nations negotiating with Iran in the future, time-consuming and energy thing. the parties concerned on this issue, from a technical level, at the political level it is quite difficult to negotiate. "

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The Commonwealth suspended Fiji's membership of the Commonwealth

Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009

Xinhua News: Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma 2, that due to Fiji within the stipulated period has not agreed to the holding of democratic elections, the Commonwealth made the request with immediate effect from the Commonwealth to suspend the membership of the Pacific island countries .

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MEN AND PORN (SBT)

Tuesday, September 1st, 2009

This is part of Buddha Mama’s Sex Blog Thursday. Click here for more sex blogs.There are many taboos in society. Things we simply don’t talk about. Things everyone has at least a little bit of curiosity about…but never, in a million years, would admit. Oh come on. You know you do! Here in Nashville we have a store called Hustler Hollywood. It’s a different kind of adult bookstore. Located right in the heart of town, it’s all white and red and shiny and classy looking from outside. Inside…well, it’s still classy. In fact, when you first walk in you might think it’s like any other store…until you get to the back corner. That’s where the walls are lined with vibrators and a few odd sex toys for men. The bondage stuff is in a different corner and in the center are rows and rows of DVDs. Just one glance and you’ll probably look away, embarrassed by what you see on the cover of those DVDs. And you’ll quickly move on. Wouldn’t want anyone to think you actually watch that type of thing. Yet in Hustler Hollywood you see something you don’t really see in those adult movie places. Instead of creepy men trying not to make eye contact with each other as they skim the racks, there are couples. And groups of women. And no one is really all that embarrassed to be there. In fact, one night when I went in there with my friends, I heard a clerk explaining to two women who appeared to be in their 40s what the best vibrator was and why. She was using great detail too — so great that I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. But neither of the women seemed the slightest bit flummoxed by her wording. It was all part of a night at the Hustler. It makes me wonder…are some of us becoming too open to all of this? Recently a reader contacted me because her boyfriend has been visiting porn sites. She discovered it one day and asked him about it, but he didn’t seem to want to talk about it. My first suggestion was for her to rent an adult movie she’d like to watch, put it in the DVD player, and greet him in lingerie one night when he comes home from work. They should watch the movies together. But I am concerned that plan might not work. Some people simply cannot get past the shame of it. Despite the fact that places like Hustler Hollywood exist, they choose to indulge their porn habit in private, where no one can see them. They are embarrassed. It is a private thing, and they can’t imagine sharing it with someone. Maybe it goes deeper than that. Maybe, for some people, their secret fantasies and fetishes are more enjoyable because they keep them secret. If they are able to have sex, it is normal, standard sex. They keep the kinky stuff safely tucked away in the imagination. So what happens when that person’s lover wants to become involved in those fantasies? It would stand to reason that, in a healthy relationship, the person would be more than agreeable to that. What a great opportunity to make all those secret fantasies come true. Right? So then…why do so many of these porn fans prefer to keep their lovers away from that side of themselves? Why would a man, involved with a woman he loves, not want to indulge those fantasies with her rather than on his own? Why would he shut her out of it? Porn addiction seems to be growing in this country. No longer do addicts have to sneak into adult bookstores at two in the morning, hoping and praying they don’t encounter someone from work or church. Now they can order that porn delivered directly to their front door in a brown unmarked envelope. Or, better yet, go online and download that porn for a fee. Some sites even offer monthly memberships. Someone’s watching all this stuff and somehow I have a feeling they are watching it alone.So what does it mean when a woman learns her boyfriend is spending a lot of time watching porn? And what if that man doesn’t want to share that indulgence with the woman in his life? Is that cause for alarm?KEEP IT IN YOUR PANTS, MR. PRESIDENTSUBSCRIBE Copy the text below to put my banner on your page:

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Dolly Parton: ‘I know I’m a bit over-exaggerated’

Wednesday, August 19th, 2009

LONDON, England (CNN) — “Never wear your makeup to bed,” implore the beauty editors. But Dolly Parton was never one for following conventional advice on looking good.

She sets her own standards, from her striking sculptured hair to the bright lashings of eye shadow caked on a face that she has admitted in the past owes a lot to modern surgery.

“I know I’m a bit over-exaggerated; I wear too much makeup, too much hair,” the singer-songwriter and theme park co-owner told CNN’s Revealed.

And it’s not just for the stage or public appearances. The truth, Dolly told CNN, is that when she’s in California or New York “where anything could happen” she goes to bed with her makeup on.

“I think I’m not going to wash my face until morning, and then I’ll clean it off and I’ll put it on in case I have to get up in the middle of the night,” she said.

“If I go out in public, people expect me to look a certain way and if you say ‘There’s Dolly’ or whoever it may be, you expect to see them in the way that you see them, the way you know them.”

Dolly’s dedication to her image has helped push the small town country girl up the ranks from gifted singer and songwriter to international icon complete with her own Dolly-branded theme park.

Parton introduced herself to the country music charts in 1967, at the age of 21, with her debut album “Hello, I’m Dolly.” A successful partnership with Porter Wagoner, the host of the television show of the same name, put her on the national stage.

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Sarah Palin Resigns

Monday, August 17th, 2009

Announced in Wasilla Alaska today, Sarah Palin has resigned her remaining term as Alaska's governor. While this may come as a shock to some, not all are that surprised by this political manevuer experts are now speculating the three options of why she might have decided to make this announcement and subsequent action.

1. Scandal on the horizon?

    Could the possiblitly of a scandal be calling? Another baby? A love affair? Any other morsel of human existance that we (and the media love to sink our teeth into?) – Possible, we will see.

2. Republicans In 2012? – While hard pressed to hope and wish, some die hard repupublicans are hoping she might be wisked off to a secret training camp (preferably located next to Fox news headquarters) and learn to be the next President of the US ? Could that be possible? Sure …. why not?

3. News anchor / talking head for the newest political talk show ….. or side kick for David Letterman? It's hard to even write this one but I guess if you can read the teleprompter and it is possible.

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Nannes shocked by Australia call-up

Monday, August 17th, 2009

“I was sitting at home and the phone rang and it was Michael Brown and he normally calls either if you’re selected or you’ve done something wrong and I was scratching my brain to work out what I’d done wrong because I had no idea there were even Twenty20s in England, I hadn’t even looked. Complete surprise!” Fast bowler Dirk Nannes said.

“It hasn’t sunk in for me but my wife was jumping up and down.”

“Bizarre the way the world turns isn’t it? At the time I certainly didn’t think I’d get a go,” he said.

“But at the time I didn’t really know there was another Twenty20 World Cup coming up next year again.

“It’s just bizarre, certainly when you’re growing up as a kid you think about it but cricket’s been a bit of a world wind for me, starting so late and it’s kind of crept along and crept along and one day I’m playing for Victoria which I thought was amazing the next day I got the IPL gig and then I’m playing in the World Cup for Holland and then this, it’s all a bit bizarre and it’s probably going to be in 10 years when I sit down and go ‘geez I’ve done some pretty good things’.”

“It’s a super plus for me that I’ve done that, who knows whether I would have been selected if I didn’t play for them … I had a great experience there and it’s done me a world of good,” he said.

“It was good fun, and it was certainly unique because everyone there, they’re all amateurs … I was playing with a Burger King manager and a debt collector and an insurance salesman and they were just having fun playing cricket.

“That moment of winning the game against England at Lord’s was probably the best sporting moment I’ve had and I’ll never forget that.”

“I’ve never really thought too much about my cricket in that respect going forward what I’m going to do. It’s a bit of a cliche but I take it as it comes … I’d like to think I’m not just going to be selected for a couple of games and hopefully I do well and get selected going forward,” he said.

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