On March 27, 2009, Mabus was nominated by President Obama as Secretary of the Department of the Navy.[18] He was sworn in on May 19, 2009,[19] and held a ceremonial swearing in at Washington Navy Yard on June 18, 2009 where he was re-sworn in by the Secretary of Defense Robert Gates.[20][21][22][23]

Originally posted by MamaJ
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I thought he..... en.wikipedia.org... ... was Mabus??? He is not dead yet...

George is George?? Right?

On March 27, 2009, Mabus was nominated by President Obama as Secretary of the Department of the Navy.[18] He was sworn in on May 19, 2009,[19] and held a ceremonial swearing in at Washington Navy Yard on June 18, 2009 where he was re-sworn in by the Secretary of Defense Robert Gates.[20][21][22][23]

edit on 27-12-2012 by MamaJ because: (no reason given)

As it flares out of the distant Oort Cloud, the newly discovered comet C/2012 S1 (ISON) appears to be heading on a trajectory that could make for one of the most spectacular night-sky events in living memory.

Astronomers predict that the comet will pass just 1.16 million miles from the Sun as it swings around its perihelion, or closest approach. (This may seem like a lot, but remember—the Sun is big. If we were to scale the Sun down to the size of Earth, the comet would pass well within the orbits of dozens of satellites.)

Of course, comets have a habit of not living up to expectations. This one could be sucked into the Sun during its close approach, or not grow as much of a tail as astronomers hope.