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£150m flop squad: Meet the Premier League summer signings who have failed to match the hype (and one who's already left!)
They were the signings unveiled beneath the optimistic burn of the summer sun.
But, as winter nears, they remain in the shadows; injured, benched or still searching for the form which persuaded their new employers to invest in the first place.
While labelling them flops may well prove premature, more was no doubt hoped for and expected.
Late arrival: Manchester United boss David Moyes signed Marouane Fellaini from Everton in a £27.5million deal
For after 11 games of the Premier League campaign, it is fair to reflect that the stars of this season were already in residence.
The new boys, on the other hand, are yet to convince.
Indeed, Sportsmail has assembled a squad of 16 which are still to impact since their close-season move.
And, at a combined cost of £150million, supporters will be hoping to see more when the top-flight resumes this weekend.
Top form: Stars such as Luis Suarez and Daniel Sturridge have outshone the Premier League's newest recruits
Maarten Stekelenburg (Roma to Fulham, £4.75m)
It was a bittersweet bow for the Holland netminder, the joy of a 1-0 victory at Sunderland tempered by the agony of a shoulder injury which would keep him out for two months.
His last four outings, however, have all ended in defeat, shipping 13 goals along the way.
Poor return: Maarten Stekelenburg has shipped in 13 goals in 4 games since overcoming a shoulder injury
John Brayford (Derby County to Cardiff City, £1.5m)
After three impressive years at Pride Park, Brayford won his move to the Premier League with the newly-promoted Bluebirds.
The 25-year-old, though, is yet to enjoy a single sniff of top-flight football and there has even been talk of a return to the Rams.
Sitting it out: John Brayford hasn't played a single minute of Premier League football for Cardiff since joining
Martin Demichelis (Atletico Madrid to Man City, £3.5m)
Within a week of arriving the Argentine damaged his knee ligaments in training and was subsequently sidelined for nearly two months.
He returned for a trip to Stamford Bridge but it was a debut to forget as Fernando Torres nicked a last-minute winner for Chelsea.
Demichelis started City's final outing before the international break – an away-day at Sunderland – but he was again below par as the hosts emerged with a shock 1-0 victory.
Hair-raising start? Two of Martin Demichelis' three league appearances for Man City have ended in disappointing defeats
Jores Okore (Nordsjaelland to Aston Villa, £4m)
The Denmark international has already been ruled out for the remainder of the season after rupturing cruciate ligaments in the 2-1 defeat to Newcastle last month.
That was his third Premier League appearance, each of them ending in defeat for the Ivory Coast-born defender.
Huge blow: Aston Villa's Jores Okore was ruled out for rest of season after rupturing his cruciate ligaments
Florian Marange (Bordeaux to Crystal Palace, Free)
Bizarrely signed and then left out of Ian Holloway's 25-man squad for the Premier League, the Frenchman's contract was duly ripped up last month following just one League Cup outing.
Holloway claimed he was 'too slow' for English football. His return to France was certainly speedy.
Bad move: Florian Marange claimed he wanted to 'rip up' his contract after being left out of the 25-man squad
Jesus Navas (Seville to Man City, £17m rising to £22.9m)
The winger had long since been revered on these shores thanks to the exposure of Spanish football on television.
So far, though, it is fair to say Navas has failed to live up to that billing and City have won just four from his nine top-flight appearances, during which time the Spaniard is yet to score.
Big name: Jesus Navas has won the World Cup but has so far failed to show his undoubted quality in England
Marouane Fellaini (Everton to Man Utd, £27.5m)
The Belgian would probably don the armband in this XI. It was soon levelled at the 25-year-old that he was not in the class of player normally associated with the Red Devils.
And, during the opening quarter of the campaign, he has done little to disprove that theory.
He has made just two league starts for his new club and was sent off against Real Sociedad in the Champions League earlier this month.
Fellaini's only goal this season came in the Capital One Cup against Stevenage (for Everton!)
Non-starter: Most of Marouane Fellaini's (right) appearances for Man United have come from the bench
Erik Lamela (Roma to Spurs, £30m)
A harsh inclusion? Not when you consider the fee and the hope on the terraces of White Hart Lane that this was the man to fill the void left by Gareth Bale.
Lamela is yet to even a start a Premier League match and his sole goal has come against Moldovan minnows FC Sheriff in the Europa League.
Big shoes to fill: Spurs signed Erik Lamela for £30million from Roma following the sale of star man Gareth Bale
Arouna Kone (Wigan to Everton, £6m)
Roberto Martinez raided his former club to snare the Ivory Coast striker for a fairly sizeable fee.
Just as well he later landed Romelu Lukaku on loan from Chelsea, for Kone failed to score from five substitute appearances in the league before a knee cartilage operation ruled him out for the rest of the season.
Yet to impress: Arouna Kone has missed a number of gilt-edged chances and is yet to score for Everton
Ricky van Wolfswinkel (Sporting Lisbon to Norwich City, £8.5m)
Many had flirted with the possibility of bringing the Dutch forward to England, only to switch their attention elsewhere.
Chris Hughton, one of those who had tracked Van Wolfswinkel during his time in charge at Newcastle, eventually took the plunge but the £8.5m gamble has backfired on the evidence thus far.
He has just one goal, scored on the opening day against Everton, and has since found himself relegated to the bench.
Gamble: Ricky van Wolfswinkel joined Norwich for £8.5m but has failed to find the net since the opening day
Stevan Jovetic (Fiorentina to Man City, £22m)
More was no doubt expected of the highly-rated Montenegrin following five eye-catching seasons in Serie A.
A string of niggling injuries have hampered his progress, however, and his only league start came in the drab goalless draw at Stoke City.
Big deal: Stevan Jovetic cost Manchester City £22m but niggling injuries have restricted him to just one start
Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo to Liverpool, £7.2m)
The Spaniard was already struggling to impact on the pitch when a thigh injury confined him to the treatment room. He's due to return later this month but will have a job trying to displace the in-form pairing of Daniel Sturridge and Luis Suarez.
Comeback: Iago Aspas is closing in on a return from injury but will likely have to settle for a place on the bench
Marco van Ginkel (Vitesse Arnhem to Chelsea, £9m)
The Dutch midfielder suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury against Swindon Town in the Capital One Cup having appeared as a substitute against Hull City on the opening day of the season
With the injury expected to keep him out of action for six months, the 20-year-old will probably have to wait until next season to make his mark at the club.
Unfortunate: Marco van Ginkel appeared for Chelsea against Hull but got injured at Swindon in the Cup
Andreas Cornelius (FC Copenhagen to Cardiff City, £7.5m)
The Dane was, until the arrival of Gary Medel, a club-record signing for the Bluebirds.
His league exposure has been restricted to just one minute and, after suffering an ankle injury at Accrington in the Capital One Cup, he is only set to return this weekend.
Broken record: Andreas Cornelius joined Cardiff for £8.5million and will be desperate to return from injury
Andrea Dossena (Napoli to Sunderland, Free)
He may have cost nothing, but there were high hopes for the 10-times capped Italy full-back when Paolo Di Canio brought him to Wearside from Napoli.
In just his second start, however, he was red carded for a reckless, two-footed lunge and slapped with an immediate three-game ban.
Manager Gus Poyet has already warned Dossena could find it hard to regain his place in the side.
Leaving already? Sunderland boss Gus Poyet has warned Andrea Dossena may struggle to regain his place
Antolín Alcaraz (Wigan to Everton, Free)
Another who Martinez chose to bring with him to Merseyside, the Paraguayan is yet to kick a ball following hernia surgery.
Put through his paces: Antolin Alcaraz is yet to appear for Everton following his summer move from Wigan
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Chevy's choice: Stick with Noel or pursue Vigneault
NO one but GM Kevin Cheveldayoff and members of his inner circle know how the Winnipeg Jets feel about their coach Claude Noel right now. But if Alain Vigneault finds himself on the street in the coming days, the mystery may end.
Cheveldayoff needs to determine whether Noel has overachieved with a subpar roster or held back his team with poor coaching. At this point, the answer is not clearly evident.
But if the Vancouver Canucks do what many think they will and fire Vigneault, keep an eye on Cheveldayoff to see if he makes a play.
Under normal circumstances, one would expect the Jets organization to exercise patience with Noel and let time reveal his exact worth. But if the Canucks — ousted from the Stanley Cup playoffs in the first round for the second straight season — get twitchy and fire this established and tremendously successful coach, Cheveldayoff will at the very least have to consider taking a run at Vigneault.
Cheveldayoff was asked at season's end if Noel would be back running the Jets and he would not say yes.
"The answer is, that everybody that is under contract is under contract," said Cheveldayoff. "It's one of those things when you talk about a coach at this point in time, if I say something one way or say something the other way, it's always misconstrued. There should be no interjection or expectation that Claude Noel is not the coach. The question then leads to, 'Well, then you must be signing him to an extension.' There's a process in place to deal with these things.
"It's a question that has to be asked. Claude Noel is the coach of the Winnipeg Jets. He is under contract and as we move forward the processes will unfold."
Cheveldayoff could easily have said he wanted Noel back. The extension question could have been handled by saying it hadn't been discussed yet. But Cheveldayoff, for his own reasons, left the door open. Maybe he doesn't want to tip his hand prior to negotiations. Maybe he wants to bring Noel back on a short leash. Or maybe he wants to replace him.
The only thing known for certain is that when given a chance to say his coach would be back, Cheveldayoff demurred.
Noel was hired to coach a hockey team with a group of core players that had never made the playoffs together. They still haven't. The core has not dramatically changed. In fact, Cheveldayoff subtracted from the roster to collect draft picks at the 2012 trade deadline, and at the same juncture in 2013, did nothing.
All moves of a GM who has repeatedly stressed the need for patience while he restocks the organization's player pool.
The coach could make the argument the GM has done little to help him, that he's been doing his job, patiently waiting for the program to kick in and supply him with a roster both talented and deep.
The Jets were woefully shallow at forward this season and the blue-line featured a lot of youth. In the end, the Jets were a middling roster, achieving similar results.
It's true Noel hasn't had a lot to work with but one might also argue he hasn't been able to get this group to take the next step. It's all perspective and Cheveldayoff's on the matter is both unknown and all powerful.
Noel has coached the Jets to a 61-56-13 record over two seasons and missed the playoffs both times. To say he's had a fair shake would be inaccurate but pro sport isn't about what is fair. If Cheveldayoff has come to the conclusion Noel isn't the coach to lead the Jets and someone he feels better suited for the job is available and attainable, he'll make the change.
Kill or be killed is the law of the jungle.
Noel had to supervise the transfer of a franchise from Atlanta to Winnipeg, hire a coaching staff, put a program in place and become familiar with an entire organizational roster in his first season. This season's labour dispute robbed him of a training camp. No question, there have been plenty of cards stacked against Noel in his first fulltime NHL head coaching position.
Has he proven himself to be a successful NHL head coach? Not really, says the record. Has he been given the tools and opportunity to make that case? Again, not really.
Vigneault — and there is no guarantee (should he be fired) Winnipeg would be able to secure his services— is an elite NHL head coach.
Two Presidents' Trophies, a Jack Adams Trophy, six Northwest Division banners and Game 7 of a Stanley Cup final are all on Vigneault's resumé. Many NHL teams would want him as their head coach.
Vigneault did all this with a superior roster. Could Noel have matched his results with those same players? Good question but the answer is elusive. Noel doesn't have the NHL track record to lead to a conclusion one way or another.
If Cheveldayoff could land Vigneault, who will cost around $2 million per year and want as much as a five-year deal, it would be difficult to argue against the move.
But it would also fly against everything the Jets have said they stand for in terms of patience and development.
Perhaps the lure of landing a fish as big as Vigneault could move the Jets off their organizational principles. Cheveldayoff, if he is unsure of Noel's future with the organization, might determine he can't pass on the opportunity to hire a coach like Vigneault while waiting to find out if Noel is indeed the right man.
Asked to bet, I'd have to put my money on Claude Noel being back and likely given a one-year extension. With what he's had to work with and the circumstances surrounding the situation, he deserves more time.
But deserve and fair aren't in the pro sports dictionary.
So no one should be surprised, given the opportunity to bring in a known quantity, if Cheveldayoff pulls the trigger.
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As a crafter, I've noticed that there is no end to ideas if you're willing to listen to other people.
For example, a co-worker came to me at the beginning of the summer and said she was in need of a cross-body bag. In fact, the email conversation made me smile, and I wish I had kept it to quote it.
Her pitch was that with gas prices so high and the weather being nice, she'd be spending more time riding her bicycle to farmers' markets and the library and would love to have a bag she could wear cross-body to put her library books and market purchases in.
Needless to say, this co-worker got my creative juices flowing, and I (eventually) set out to make the bag she envisioned.
I think I was pretty successful. She loved it but hasn't yet used it the way it was intended.
This isn't a pattern so much as a tutorial on making a cross-body bag.
What you'll need:
A heavy fabric for outside of bag (twill, denim)
A lighter fabric for lining (cotton or blend)
Straight pins
Sewing machine
Matching thread
Iron and ironing board
What you do:
1. The first thing I did for this one, to make sure I had a long enough handle, was to cut along the longest edge of the outer and lining fabrics anywhere from 36 to 48 inches. These two pieces will be stitched together later to be added as a handle.
2. Fold your heavier fabric in half and cut out the body of your bag at a size you'd prefer (cutting the fabric doubled will give you the front and back of the bag).
For this bag, I was going for something that would be wide enough and long enough to hold books and market purchases. It ended up to be about 14 inches wide by 13 inches long. I always cut out the bags keeping in mind that I want a 1/2 inch seam allowance.
3. Line one of the outside pieces up on your lining fabric (which is doubled), and cut out the lining.
4. Put the right sides of your outer fabric together and stitch up three sides. Next, put the right sides of your lining fabric together and stitch up both sides and along the bottom, leaving a 6-inch gap for turning the bag once you put the two pieces together.
5. Line up the side seam with the bottom seam on each side of each stitched-together piece so that you form a triangle, and about an inch and a half or two inches from the top of the triangle, stitch across. Then, measure about a half-inch from that seam and cut the extra fabric.
6. Take the two long pieces of outer and lining fabric to your ironing board and iron a 1/4 inch or so crease along both long sides of each piece of fabric (do this with the right sides of the fabric down on the ironing board). When I do this, I make sure the creases are done so both pieces of fabric are equal width when placed together.
7. Place these two long pieces of fabric together so creases are lined up (this is basically wrong sides together). These should be pinned together.
8. Stitch down both long sides of the handle (and across the shorter edges if you wish).
Next, we'll put the pieces together:
1. Turn the outer part of the bag so right sides are out.
2. Stand up the lining of the bag (wrong sides out) and insert the outer portion of the bag into the lining so that the two pieces are right sides together.
3. You'll want to insert the handle between the outer fabric and lining at this point. Place one end where the seams meet on one side of the bag and then, being careful to keep the handle from twisting, loop it under the external fabric, keeping it between the inner and outer layers. Then match up the other edge with the seam on the other side of the bag. Be sure to pin things into place so nothing moves as you're stitching.
4. Stitch around the opening of the bag to join everything together, making sure to reinforce the stitching on each end where the handle is attached.
5. Turn lining, and as you do, pull the outer body of the bag through the 6-inch gap you left in the bottom of the lining. Your bag should come out so that the handle is not twisted and safely stitched into the sides of the bag.
6. At this point, you can stitch up the 6-inch gap in the lining either by hand or with the machine.
7. Either hand-stitch or machine-stitch around the top of the bag again (this time so the stitching shows).
To block the bag, you can either iron out the corners by putting an iron inside the bag, or you can block it on a cereal box and give as a gift or enjoy yourself.


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Why don't you cut up potatoes before boiling?
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- lesliepc16 Dec 19, 2006 02:02 AM
I have a bit of a silly question, but I was wondering if anyone knew the real reason why they recommend keeping potatoes whole when you boil them. For instance, when you're making mashed potatoes. I always thought it was because it makes the potatoes watery, but is it more a taste issue?
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haha. Right. I guess 'they' are the hosts of the various cooking shows I've seen.
I guess cause its easier for the potatos to disentegrate into the water and then retain water. Or maybe it has something to do with starch.
either way, I cut up my potatos in equal sized pieces, throw them in cold water, and then bring the water to a boil. It works fine
Nutrients and flavour leach out of the spuds when they're boiled. It's worse when they're peeled before boiling and worse still when they're cut up, since more surface area is exposed to the water. It also tends to make the potatoes more water-logged.
The author Jeffrey Steingarten discusses mashed potatoes at length in a chapter of one of his books; I have used his recommended techniques with great results. I will paraphrase his take:
Boiling a whole potato leads to uneven cooking. The outside becomes overcooked, the inside undercooked. However, if you cut the potato into very small pieces a lot of the nutrients and flavor get boiled away. As a compromise, Steingarten recommends cutting potatoes into large slices ("between five-eighths and three-quarters of an inch thick") before boiling.
It works well!
re: Yaqo Homo
Joel Robuchon, the Michelin three-star chef who built his reputation on mashed potatoes (some would say mashed butter with potatoes), uses small potatoes (rattes) and boils them whole in their jackets. Once peeled and mashed (or, rather, food-milled), he heats them in a saucepan to evaporate excess water.
With larger potatoes he advocates pricking them all over and baking until tender.
And, *pace* Steingarten, both methods preserve more flavour and produce a better texture than peeling, cutting and boiling.
re: carswell
The step of heating the cooked, drained potatoes in the pan they were boiled in, to evaporate excess liquid, is the key to avoiding watery mash.
I find potatoes cook a lot more evenly and faster when cut first. Faster translates into less nutrient and flavor loss and evenly translates into a smoother end product.
Always cut your potatoes. What do three-star chefs know, anyway? ;)
Add me to the list of cut before boiling. Always do. Never really viewed mashed potatoes with butter, milk, S&P as a means of getting extra nutrients. I just like them.
I'm in the "peel, cut and boil" camp. I do cut them into large chunks and use russets for mashed potatoes.
Besides uneven cooking as suggested above, ending up with hot potatoes you then have to peel and reheat makes it too much of a multi-step process. (I'm reminded of the Roz Chast cartoon -- recipes for people w/ too much time on their hands with 50 steps for one dish!)
Yes, for good smooth mashed potatoes you have to peel and cut, imo. It's actually good for the potato to be on the cusp of disintegrating because that way the mashed potatoes will be smooth not lumpy without having to mess with a the ricer(as inevitably occurs with an unevenly cooked spud- and in my opinion sometimes the ricer doesn't even deal with all the tiny lumps). Using small potatoes sounds like a good idea if you have a 3-star kitchen with a sous chef who can peel the hot skin off of a zillion little taters. Though I do agree that you need to boil potatoes whole for salad and watch them like a hawk so they don't over cook.
I always cut and peel my potatoes before boining, if I am making mashed potatoes. Like a lot of the postera above, I cut them into even sized pieces. If I am using small reds, or fingerlings, I leave them whole, skin on- boil ( or steam), and mash away.
If I am making potato salad, I leave them whole, skin on, and boil. I then take them off the heat, drain, and douse them with vinegar. I peel them while they are still hot, and make the salad.
I make mashed potatoes from thin-skinned taters cut up & boiled but never peeled. The peels hold a lot of the nutrients & I like the added texture, flavor, color in the dish (unless I'm going for something that has to be more refined/creamy). I also often go 2/3 potato, 1/3 carrot. If you cut them roughly the same size, you can cook them together & done & ready for smash/mashing at the same time. I leave a little cooking liquid so I don't have to use as much butter & milk (as I posted on another thread, I also sometimes like to use olive oil, chicken broth and goat cheese instead of butter & milk -- especially for lactose intolerant guests, but also just because it's damn delish). I also always use tons of salt & pepper, and either garlic (cooked a little 1st in the butter or olive oil) or chives.
If you cut them up and don't pull them out early enough, they do start to disintegrate and get watery. If you get them out on time, though, they're fine. I always boil whole potatoes if I have time, but if I've waited too long to start them, I'll quarter them (skins on) and it takes less time.
What you add to the potato's after boiling is what really makes the difference. I peel and cut my potato's before boiling and then drain as much water as possible. The key for great mashed spuds is to heat your milk and/or cream and soften your butter and/or cream cheese, etc. If you add cold ingredients to hot drained potato's, you end up with a gewy mess.
Peel and cut down the middle length wise,then three slices across. Usually works with a 4-5 inch potato. Place in cold water, and then boil using a knife, insert til runs through testing the largest slice if there is one.
I mash with hand masher, salt and pepper, butter and then add milk. Then I whisk in a tablespoon of mayo to fluff them up. Then usually grind more pepper and salt before serving.
Something so easy that can be messed up if you don't drain them properly or they're not cooked long enough. Bleh.
All right. After hearing all these opinions, I will just cut my potatoes into medium sized pieces first. Thanks!
I use something similar to "the Steingarten method" - Cutting into thick slices with the peel. However, I then mash them up with the peel (using an old fashioned hand-masher).
I find the "rings" of peel fall off easily when mashing, and can be picked out quite easily. They also add more flavor to the final product.
After draining my slices, I put them back in the hot pan over a warm burner before mashing. This helps dry them out a bit.
Cook's Illustrated suggests adding the butter before all ingredients because the oil coats the starch molecules, and prevents them from coming into too much contact with the water in the milk/cream/stock/whatever (I use greek yogurt & milk). This keeps them from getting too gluey. I do this and get great results every time.
re: JudiAU
I use a two step boiling/steaming process.
For the perfect taste & texture, don't fully boil them. Start with a boiling pot of salty water, but lower the heat, cooking your potatoes at 160 degrees F for 25-30 minutes or so. Remove from the heat, let them rest for 30 minutes--then steam them until soft and mashable. A bit more time consuming, but for reasons I do not understand, this produces superior-tasting mashed potatoes.
I was thinking about trying them steamed next time.
But normally I use small red-skinned, unpealed and uncut - though I half some larger ones if they're in the mix. I used to use bigger taters and cut them I can tell the difference. It's slight, but I can tell the difference, at least with red taters.
re: NYchowcook
I have an Irish recipe for Colcannon that says to simmer green onions in the milk that you'll use to mash the potatoes. That's a real nice way to infuse a bit of extra flavor.


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12:45 p.m. — 8400 block of Woodbriar Drive. Burglary. The victim returned home from work and noticed several items missing from his son's room, including a videogame system, iPod and cell phone. The man immediately suspected one of his son's friends, because he believes the friend previously stole a laptop computer from his home. He did not report that theft, because he felt he could get the computer back without getting the boy into trouble. The victim went to the friend's house and told his father about the incident. The father defended his son, saying he didn't steal anything. A short time later the father gave the victim's son the stolen laptop computer, without saying how he got it. A deputy called the suspect's father, who immediately stated that he was an attorney in Michigan and that "he doesn't talk to cops." He refused to say where he got the stolen computer and said no charges could be filed against his son, because there was no proof. The deputy told him that the investigation would continue until they returned the stolen items.
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CLARINGTON -- While there are big plans to extend the GO train into Bowmanville, some council members are getting frustrated by the lack of funding dedicated to bring the commuter train to Clarington.
"For all they have plans, they don't know how they're going to pay for their plans, and have no strict timelines," said Mayor Adrian Foster in council chambers on Feb. 4.
He added Metrolinx is considering new fees and taxes to fund transit in the Greater Toronto Area, which he worries could end up going towards building transit in Toronto or west of the city, rather than bringing the GO train to Clarington.
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Courtice citizen Fred Johnson presented council with a petition of approximately 70 signatures against connecting George Reynolds Drive to link Courtice Road to Hancock Road and bringing the bus route directly through the neighbourhood.
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The changes to the neighbourhood are being considered as part of Clarington's Hancock neighbourhood design plan.
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Date: February 16, 2010
by: Jen Blanco | Associate Editor
Local pairs figure skaters Amanda Evora and Mark Ladwig concluded their Olympic debut Feb. 15 with personal best scores for free skate and overall score, finishing 10th in the pairs figure skating competition at the Pacific Coliseum.
"After being in 10th after the short, I was really nervous going into the long," Evora said. "We wanted to stay in the top 10, and I put more pressure on myself than I should have. To compete as well as we did under the pressure I put on myself, it's really a success for me."
The pair received a score of 114.06 points in the free skate for a combined overall score of 171.92. Evora and Ladwig's previous bests were 98.19 and 148.33, respectively, which they set at 2009 Skate America in Lake Placid, N.Y.
"I enjoyed every moment of this program, more than I ever have," Ladwig said. "It wasn't perfect, but it was still our season's best. I only missed the [triple] toeloop. I think I got a little excited about the [triple] toeloop and sort of muscled it, and you just have to let it flow."
Teammates Caydee Denney and Jeremy Barrett finished 13th with score of 105.07 in the free skate and 158.33 overall.
"It wasn't about being perfect," Barrett said. "We wanted to show the world what the USA had to offer."
China claimed the top two spots on the podium with Xue Shen and Hongbo Zhou winning the gold medal with a score of 216.57. Teammates Qing Pang and Jian Tong finished second with 213.31 points and Germany's Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy won the bronze medal with 210.60 points.
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And for FilmColumbia, I assume. I dipped my toe into the annual Columbia County film festival again this year — and seeing three movies and attending a screenwriters panel is considered dipping during a five-day event that featured more than 45 screenings, panels, discussions and parties — and left having experienced two sure-fire Oscar contenders […] [Read More]
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This trailer for Hitchcock came out last week, but I'm just getting around to posting it now. Anthony Hopkins plays the filmmaking heavyweight in this behind the scenes look at the making of Psycho. Scarlett Johansson is on hand as that movie's female lead, Janet Leigh, and Jessica Biel, little seen here, is Psycho co-star […] [Read More]
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You may not think this news affects you personally, but the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced earlier this week that they have moved up by approximately five days the date when the nominations for the 85th annual Oscars are revealed. All ballots have to be in by 5 p.m. Jan. 3 and […] [Read More]
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Dust off some mantel space, Mr. Day-Lewis. You could very well be joining Jack Nicholson, Meryl Streep, Ingrid Bergman and Walter Brennan in the triple-Oscar club come next February. (And he'd be the only one to win all three in the lead category.) [Read More]
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Daniel Day-Lewis can't be the President of the United States, having been born in London, after all, and his holding of dual British and Irish citizenship. But he can play one on TV, er, in the movies. Lincoln, specifically. And does a movie come any more pedigreed than this made-for-Oscar biopic of our 16th President? […] [Read More]
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Australia 4 for 487 (Clarke 218*, Cowan 136, Hussey 86*, Morkel 2-109) lead South Africa 450 by 37 runs
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On the same afternoon Australia rejoiced the confirmation of Ed Cowan as a genuine Test opening batsman, their prolific captain Michael Clarke squeezed South Africa with a merciless unbeaten 218 to give his side the psychological and tactical high ground after four days of the first Test.
Graeme Smith's side began the day in search of quick wickets to press for victory in Brisbane, but a first Test century of high accomplishment by Cowan smoothed the path for Clarke and Michael Hussey to run the tourists ragged in the final session. Australia piled up 181 runs after tea to close on 4 for 487, a lead of 37 with another extended day's play to follow.
Clarke's innings grew in command with every hour, and maintained his outstanding record of performance since assuming the national captaincy. His third Test score beyond 200 in 2012 made Clarke one of only three batsman to achieve the feat, joining Sir Donald Bradman and Ricky Ponting. Rare company indeed.
Cowan was considered by some to be under some pressure for his place entering this match, though the national selector John Inverarity had been highly supportive. That faith proved well founded, for Cowan produced exactly the sort of innings the team required. Scoring within his favoured zones and showing sound judgement of when to defend, this was a major step in Cowan's career, and also a poignant achievement a year to the day since the death of his mentor, Peter Roebuck.
Hussey's innings demonstrated how destructive his batting can be when runs are behind him, and in his busy running and pure driving he pushed tiring opponents to their limits. Before the series Inverarity had hoped Hussey was "due" for a strong series against South Africa after several poor ones, and he has made the ideal start.
The defusing of the touring bowlers was a tonic for the rest of Australia's batsmen, and the contempt with which they were treated at the finish by Clarke and Hussey will be sobering for Smith. Rory Kleinveldt and Vernon Philander gave up 19 no-balls between them, the latter's bowling notably nobbled on perhaps the flattest Test surface he has seen on so far. Steyn threatened intermittently, and Morkel's bounce did not diminish, but the employment of Smith and Hashim Amla as modest spinners conveyed a lack of variety in South Africa's attack.
In responding aggressively to a perilous position the night before, Cowan and Clarke had tilted momentum their way even before they emerged on the fourth morning. But they had to fight to build on that advantage early on. After a brief early flurry, runs came steadily rather than swiftly, Cowan pushing singles while Clarke punched a pair of delectable straight drives back past Steyn in between leaving plenty of deliveries wide of off stump.
Cowan had an uncomfortable moment when he cuffed past the stumps and down to the fine leg boundary while trying to leave Steyn, and Clarke was twice the beneficiary of good fortune when his unconvincing attempts at a sort of half-pull shot lobbed into the air but out of the reach of fielders.
Clarke looked ungainly against the short ball on more than one occasion, once taking his eye off a Steyn bouncer and gloving into the space between the stumps and the slips cordon. But he prospered in other areas, playing with a restraint that showed self-awareness of how important his wicket has become for Australia.
As the adjournment ticked closer Cowan reached the outskirts of a century, gaining four runs when the umpire Asad Rauf failed to detect Morkel's bouncer had skimmed straight off the batsman's helmet. He would go to the interval two runs short of a hundred, but happy to wait.
On resumption Cowan did not take long to gather those runs, pulling Philander powerfully to midwicket to pass three figures. His celebration was ebullient, but he also collected himself pointedly at the end of the over, regathering his focus to resume the task. At the other end Clarke had further troubles with the short ball, but unfurled a pair of crisp drives to close on his own century.
He reached the mark with a hurried single to backward point, and raised his bat for the sixth time since becoming Test captain and the second time in as many Gabba Tests. Clarke and Cowan's stand had by this time become the highest for the fourth wicket in all Tests between Australia and South Africa, blunting a visiting attack that had looked so daunting at the start of the innings.
Having seen off the second new ball, Cowan was dropped at fine leg when Steyn's path to the catch was distracted somewhat by Alviro Petersen's convergence. Ultimately Cowan would would not perish at the hand of any bowler. Instead he was run-out at the non-striker's end when Steyn deflected a Clarke drive onto the stumps - Cowan's penchant for backing up a long way reducing his chances of getting back in time. That dismissal brought Hussey to the crease, and he had a couple of nervy moments against Morkel before tea arrived.
There would be a few more plays and misses in the final session, but they were rare moments of consolation for South Africa as Hussey and Clarke streaked away. Hussey's cover driving was a particular highlight, while Clarke reached his double century with another pristine straight drive. By the close a draw was the most likely result, but Clarke, Cowan and Hussey had ensured that it will be the South Africans more likely to be sweating.
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Christensen: 'I Won't Be Typecast
STAR WARS star HAYDEN CHRISTENSEN isn't scared of being typecast - despite the supposed 'curse' on previous stars of the sci-fi movies.
The 23-year-old actor takes on the legendary role of DARTH VADER in forthcoming film STAR WARS EPISODE III - REVENGE OF THE SITH.
Although CARRIE FISHER and MARK HAMILL, who starred in the original trilogy as PRINCESS LEIA and LUKE SKYWALKER, struggled to get work after the movies wrapped, Christensen refuses to accept the same frustrating fate.
He says, "I think it's a little dated, to be honest, the whole typecast thing.
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