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- Jan 9:
- Police believe suspected Antioch kidnapper attempted abductions the day before his arrest
- Jan 8:
- Antioch kidnapping suspect charged with six felonies
- Jan 6:
- Suspected Antioch kidnapper admits to abducting 7-year-old in exclusive jailhouse interview
- Antioch kidnapping: Pittsburg Target store employee cracks case, police say
- Jan 4:
- Antioch police chief releases statement on 7-year-old's abduction and safe return
- Jan 3:
- Antioch girl rescued after being abducted in front of her home
Editor's note: Antioch police clarified on Monday that Le Shay Burks, who told this newspaper and other media outlets that she had alerted police to the kidnapping suspect's vehicle, had not arrived on the scene until after a police detective had taken the suspect into custody.
ANTIOCH -- Le Shay Burks' birthday celebration Friday night just happened to take her to the Antioch Marina. There, she and her sister just happened to park next to a Toyota Camry with its windows fogged from the inside.
Burks didn't think too much about the fogged windows until her other sister just happened to call to tell her about an Amber Alert regarding a local 7-year-old girl who had been kidnapped by an armed man and driven away in a Camry.
Burks, who describes herself as "overly nosy," followed her instincts and walked up to the car. There, she said, she saw the young kidnap victim lying in the back seat with David Allen Douglas, 43.
She thought about pounding on the window but turned instead to a car passing behind her. And, it just happened to be driven by a plainclothes Antioch police officer who was aiding the search.
"I like to check things out, no matter what it is," Burks said Saturday. "It's gonna get me in trouble one day."
The 25-year-old customer service rep's curiosity was the young girl's ¿salvation Friday night. After spending most of Saturday morning at the hospital, she and her parents returned to their home around 6 a.m. The young girl went to sleep in her own bed.
The girl's family declined interview requests Saturday. Men identifying themselves as her grandfather and her father both said she was doing "OK."
Douglas was arrested on suspicion of kidnapping and held on $4 million bail in the Contra Costa County Jail in Martinez.
"I couldn't believe it," Burks said. "It was really happening and I couldn't believe (Douglas) had the (gall) to drive right past the police station to the marina. When the police arrested him, he just kept staring at me. I had to leave, I just couldn't take it."
The drama began Friday evening when, according to police, the girl and her mother had been shopping at Walmart and returned to their well-kept, modest two story home on Antioch's south side.
They were unloading the car when a man drove up in a gold Toyota Camry, got out and grabbed the girl. When the girl's mother tried to pull her daughter back, the man pulled a gun and dragged the girl into his car, police said.
The search for the girl began at 6:45 p.m., and Antioch police officers and FBI agents had Douglas as a person of interest "within a relatively short amount of time," Antioch police Chief Allan Cantando said in a news release. Police said Douglas was also positively identified as a suspect in an attempted kidnapping Friday morning in Antioch.
Right after the girl had been found, the police said she appeared to be physically unharmed. On Saturday evening, though, Cantando said that officers were investigating whether the girl had been sexually assaulted. "We are still investigating that aspect of the incident," he said.
For that reason, this newspaper is no longer naming her or her family even though the names were used in the Amber Alert.
Police Lt. John VanderKlugt, who had been part of the search to find the girl, said early Saturday he was informed of her safe return when he came back to the police station to check on more leads.
"I didn't even know she had been found," he said. "When I walked in and they told me she was safe, that was all I needed to hear. Perfect."
A Facebook entry for David Douglas identifies him as an Antioch resident who is an adviser at World Financial Group. He posted photos that show him as an ex-Marine who, he notes, trained for Desert Storm, the 1990 invasion of Iraq to free Kuwait.
He is not a registered sex offender, according to the Megan's Law website, which tracks such offenders in California.
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Credit Suisse Sports Awards |2012
The Credit Suisse Sports Awards 2012 will take place in Zurich on this coming Sunday and will be broadcast on SF 1 from 20:05. Our champ has already been honoured as "Swiss Athlete of the Year" four times (2003, 2004, 2006 and 2007). He now has the chance to be awarded the title for the fifth time. If so, he would equal former ski racer Vreni Schneider's record.
The other nominees:
Fabian Cancellara (cycling)
Dario Cologna (skiing)
Didier Cuche (skiing)
Beat Feuz (skiing)
Steve Guerdat (show jumping)
Matthias Kyburz (orienteering)
Iouri Podladtchikov (snowboarding)
Nino Schurter (mountain biking)
Thabo Sefolosha (basketball)
Members of the public may telephonically participate in the voting during the evening of the event. The numbers will be displayed on screen during the live broadcast on SF 1 from 20:05.
Vote for Roger and help him clinch his fifth title!
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Young rehired for 2013-14 year
May 8, 2013
PARKERSBURG — Wood County Board of Education members voted unanimously Tuesday to approve Jesse Young be rehired for next year....
If everyone had access to the video and watched what the students were doing under the direct supervision of a "trained educator" they would be dismayed and the pressure on the board to not rehire this teacher would be overwhelming. I don't understand how they watched the video and bought his excuse that he didn't know what was going on behind his back because he clearly turns around in his underwear several times during the dance. I would think other teachers would likewise be outraged that he is allowed to continue in the classroom.
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The kid in the box is Autistic as my dog. I know him, and he's not autistic. It's amazing what you can get kids "diagnosed" as......I guess so they'll get special treatment. If you have a child in school that really wants to learn, you'd encourage teachers to put barriers around kids that are that much of a disturbance. Hopefully Mr. Young can learn from this mistake, and set a standard for all teachers and young adults.
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beepbeep Do you work with kids or are you just a self taught expert. Some autistic children are high functioning and do well in mainstream classes. I agree that Martin was a good school but the ACLU is hardly a conservative group and like it or not Martin is now not an option. What about BD or other special needs,should we segregate them all?
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beepbeep What is a normal kid anyway. What gives you the right to decide who should be in any classroom? By the way I think it should be moot, not mute,but I am a baby boomer, so you probably know better.
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beepbeep you sinking down to calling me the latter part of my moniker just proves how basic you truly are. And I happen to be nowhere near being a baby boomer. But I see how those insinuations helped prove your point.
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This teacher shouldn't be fired and neither should the teacher for the bad kid fort. And yes regardless of the kid having a disability or not a little humiliation goes along way. To bad some parents don't get that.
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too much time, energy and money spent on this situation. A simple disciplinary action would have been sufficient rather than try to ruin a new tearchers future.
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beepbeep I am 100% certain that if it were your child that were put in the "bad kid fort" you would feel completely different about how that teacher was treated. That child is autistic. How dare that teacher humiliate a child - ANY CHILD - because she can't handle them. I'm still shocked that her behavior didn't make national news. She was not wrongly fired and I hope and pray that she never gets hired as a teacher again. I sure wouldn't want her "teaching" any member of my family.
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reality- you just want to argue....sheltered and hidden from the real world and a teacher being present while they simulate sexual positions are two very different things, and you know it.
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beep.... does not matter what these kids do in their own time--doesn't make it right on school grounds under teacher supervision. Having said that, I believe this was a young teacher who made a mistake & shouldn't lose his whole career for what the kids did.But I will fight tooth and nail to make sure the bad kid fort teacher NEVER teaches int his county again.
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Mr. Young first off didn't dance with his pants off, he had pants on took them off and had shorts on underneath. I have watched the video, the guy was noted in admitting to his mistake and would work harder going forward. Ending his career shouldn't be the ultimate cause as he has learned from his mistakes. If he tried to fight his termination from a different angle you would have every right to chastize the board, but he owned up to his mistake, and noted it wouldn't happen again.
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Law and the entire board just caved to political pressure by reinstating this guy. So, does this mean we all can dance with our pants off in front of our classes? Law and the whole board are afraid to do their jobs. Yes, the Bad Fort Teacher needs to be reinstated also. If Young is not deserving of being fired, than neither is the other teacher. Does the BOE know anything about setting a precedent? They just did. This makes a complete mockery of the WV Code of Conduct for teachers which we all have to follow and sign a form that we understand it. The public should be outraged!!! For those idiots that found nothing wrong with the video, are you blind as well as stupid!! What a farce!! The whole central office needs cleaned out. Not a one has the moral courage to stand up against something wrong. Shame on them!
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beppy---What changed your mind from your3:27 AM post ,to your7:06 AM post ???
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Several of the older, more experienced teachers have tried talking to Mr. Young about his behavior and familiarity with some of his students before this incident happened. Apparently he did not take their advice. It disturbs me that there were some other indications that he was going to get himself into trouble eventually and he did not heed any advice. I predict this will not be the last time we will be hearing of Mr. Young's activities with students.
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I have worked for the school system for over thirty years and never once did I ever consider taking my pants off and dancing around in my underwear with the students that were in my care. Mr. Young needs to have supervision in his classroom from the Administration to make sure he can TEACH in an appropriate manner.
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beepbeep, one doesn't have to be a religious freak to expect students and teachers to act decent and responsible in public. I don't approve what was done in that class, however, some students have no authoritive teaching at home, and they will do what they want to with no exceptions. Others will follow thinking, so what? The teacher made a bad decision, and students took advantage of it. He has since apoligized, and no one was physically harmed, this is a lesson for the students of its own. Let them learn that owning up to a bad decision is the right thing to do. Lessons can be learned from bad situations, thats why its sometimes said, when bad things happen, something good can come from it. Which by the way is called LIFE!
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The board made the correct decision. Mr. Young is a young, enthusiastic teacher who cares about teaching. His support from the students speak for itself. We need to keep teachers who understand our youth and bring an interest to the class room.
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I find it appalling that the teacher states he was unaware of the actions of the students and what they were doing behind his back. The teacher actions were just as bad as the students actions and he is suppose to be a role model. I think he knew what was transpiring behind his back because his pelvis thrusts were just as bad and vulgar.
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several parts to my comment on this article. 1.so much for the freedom of information act. I guess the board doesn't have to abide by the law. 2. A young teacher made a mistake, nobody was hurt, the students should have known better as well. 3. Just another example of our degrading society and lack of parental upbringing and discipline in the schools. 4. I can only hope this teacher learns from his mistake.
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- Oct 26:
- EBAL roundup: Fourth quarter rally lifts Foothill past Granada
- DFAL roundup: Balanced Miramonte tops Dougherty Valley 55-24
- WACC roundup: Encinal edges Castro Valley 27-26
- DVAL roundup: College Park defense shines in second half in win over Concord
- De La Salle runs past Amador Valley 63-14
- De La Salle runs past Amador Valley 63-14
- El Cerrito 41, Pinole Valley 7
- Oct 25:
- California High tops San Ramon Valley 35-21
- East Bay high school/community college scoreboard for Friday, Oct. 25 events
- Friday's East Bay high school football scores
The Newark Memorial High football team made two key defensive stands in the final two minutes to remain in the hunt for the Mission Valley Athletic League title with a 10-6 win over American at Tak Fudenna Stadium.
American took over at its own 25 with 3 minutes, 52 seconds remaining and drove to the Newark 16, but three straight incomplete passes by Ryan Barker gave the ball back to the Cougars with 59 seconds left.
The Eagles got one final opportunity after a Newark punt, taking over on the Cougars 47 with 6.5 seconds left. A deep pass by Barker fell incomplete as time expired, giving the Cougars (5-3, 3-1 MVAL) their third straight victory.
Newark jumped out to a 7-0 lead late in the first quarter when Franco Napal scored from eight yards out. Napal led the Cougars with 125 yards on the ground on 35 attempts.
Bryon Jones then kicked a 37-yard field goal as the Cougars took a 10-0 halftime lead.
The Eagles (5-3, 2-2) got their offense in gear with when Drew Lyell found the end zone on a 5-yard run. Lyell led the Eagles with 15 carries for 51 yards.
Irvington 30, Moreau Catholic 14: Vikings senior Jack Shank rushed for two touchdowns and passed for another to lead Irvington (5-3, 4-1 MVAL) to a victory over host Moreau Catholic.
Shank rushed for 120 yards and passed for 119 yards in the victory.
The Mariners (4-4, 0-4) began their homecoming night with a strong defensive effort in the first quarter, holding the Vikings offense scoreless until a 50-yard punt return by senior Jared Lozoya set up his 1-yard touchdown run in the second quarter.
Moreau Catholic struck right back when quarterback Lucas O'Rourke connected with Richard Hampton in the back of the end zone to come within one point of Irvington at 8-7. The Vikings took a 16-7 lead into halftime when Shank scored untouched on an 80-yard quarterback keeper.
Shank repeated the feat on the Vikings' first possession of the second half, scoring on a 31-yard run for a 24-7 Irvington lead. The Mariners tried to pass their way back into contention but a series of dropped passes and a Lozoya interception of an O'Rourke pass dashed all momentum for the Mariners.
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This week (download here) the Geeks are excited to be talking once again to Raymond's coaches from PRS-Fit, Jeff (@coachprs) and Diane(@coach1D). The coaches came on as part of the marathon preparedness episodes that we have been having over the past two weeks. This time, the focus was on an individualized taper and race plan for Raymond. Coach Jeff gives Raymond a step by step game plan on how to move forward from now – 2 weeks before the race – to how to handle the day after. Coach also took a few questions from the chatroom in regards to nutrition, hydration, and sleep.
Coach Jeff is always a good source of information and his plan has truly helped Raymond progress as much as he has this year. If you would like to learn more about him or get in contact with him, check out his weekly podcast "Train with the Coaches" available on iTunes.
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SNOWMASS VILLAGE - Pictured are tourists and locals enjoying the afternoon sun on the deck of the Timbermill on the Snowmass Village Mall in 1978. The Timbermill was a popular apres-ski and live music bar with a lively scene in the 1970s. One band that used to play often was Commander Cody, whose hit song was "Hot Rod Lincoln." It was also one of the first bars to get the video game "Pong." Note the beer of choice in the '70s - Coors - stacked in the background.
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I use QCad on Debian Linux and the only issue i have is that the QCad interface starts in the old Linux interface and even if i change the QT settings and restart QCad the same old ugly interface.
I have QT3 and QT4 installed used by QT Linguist, this should be the problem?!
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A 98-year-old Talent woman remained hospitalized after her car collided with another at the intersection of Highway 99 and East Rapp Road Sunday morning, police said.
"It was a traffic signal violation on one of them, but they both claimed to have green, and we didn't have any witnesses," said Talent police Cpl. Dave Plummer.
Neither driver was cited, Plummer said, but Wilma McIntyre's 2000 Toyota Camry and Steven Kahae's 2006 Ford F-250 were both towed away from the intersection because of "pretty heavy damage."
Both drivers were alone in their vehicles and wearing seatbelts, Plummer said.
McIntyre remained in Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center Monday in "fair condition," hospital spokesman Grant Walker said.
Kahae, 41, of Talent, was turning into the northbound lanes of Highway 99 from East Rapp Road as McIntyre was headed south on the highway when their vehicles collided at the intersection, Plummer said.
Jackson County Fire District No. 5, Ashland Fire & Rescue and Talent police responded to the scene at about 9 a.m.
Initially, McIntyre was transported to Ashland Community Hospital, but redirected to RRMC shortly after, Plummer said.
Kahae was not injured, Plummer said.
"People need to be paying attention and not be in such a hurry," Plummer said. "The weather isn't much of a factor yet ... there is no ice. Typically, accidents start with a distraction."
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Joined a small bike parade tonight, down and around the Strip with Rock the Bike rocking the bike on the ectoplasmic Soul Cycle Chopper.
That's Mark with the Flyby at the Venetian fountains … more photos.
Joined a small bike parade tonight, down and around the Strip with Rock the Bike rocking the bike on the ectoplasmic Soul Cycle Chopper.
That's Mark with the Flyby at the Venetian fountains … more photos.
I rode past Tony on the way home tonight and couldn't help but turn around to find out more about his bike. It may not be evident from my phone-cam picture, but he's riding 36 inch wheels. Apparently this is a promo bike from Coker (they make tires, commuting unicycles, and the odd bike among other things). Coker's apparently fresh out of the Monster Cruiser, Tony's riding a variant on that from what I can tell.
Tony says he just liked the bike. He rides for exercise on nice days. I can't blame him, today was lovely in Seattle.
Tinkerers, start your tinkering! The Innovate or Die – You and up to 4 friends make a machine that "transforms pedaling energy into a new and useful purpose", then post a 2 minute video on Youtube. Judges from Specialized, Google, and Goodby, Silverstein and Partners (CA based ad agency) will pick a winner based on creativity, design, and environmental impact. Top prize is a cool $5k, plus a bike from Specialized's new 'Globe' line of bikes. You've got until December 15th, now go!
The Tour of Lake Mead was this morning. Formerly called the "hangover ride", it's a fully police supported 24mi "down and back" to the visitors center or some place in the park down the hill. I wouldn't really know - I didn't have time to look. The "tour" started fast from the gun. I talked to a couple familiar faces who all said to "stay at the front" because there were plenty of bozo's nursing hangovers and late nights. One guy also offered up $100 cash to the "winner", but it sounded more joking than legit.
I don't wear cycling shoes when I commute – carrying a 2nd pair of shoes just to ride my bike seems a bit silly. I'm also just vein enough to really despise running shoes. Unfortunately for me, weak arches demand strong support and ever since they started jacking up the sensitivity on the magnetometers at the airport it's very hard to find a pair of shoes with a steel shank. Enter the Patagonia Huckleberry – shoes with a steel shank. Not only that: they've done some toe-box magic to make it roomy without being boulbous (fits in toe-clips!); there's a teeny tiny bit of eco-goodness in the shoe construction (30% recycled rubber, etc), and they come in bike hugger approved green.
I wouldn't mind riding cleated shoes, if I could find something I could reasonably wear through the day and that didn't look like I'd left the rest of my superhero outfit at home. What are y'all wearing on your rides?


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Follow the footsteps of Katniss Everdeen
Western North Carolina gives 'The Hunger Games' fans a similar experience
Published: Sunday, July 27, 2014 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, July 23, 2014 at 5:44 p.m.
Die-hard fans of "The Hunger Games" movie are flocking to Western North Carolina, where they can train as tributes, visit filming locations and even consume the same foods as their favorite characters as participants in the Unofficial Hunger Games Fan Tours.
Want to go?
What: Hunger Games Fan Tours — DuPont State Recreational Forest
When: Saturday, Aug. 30, Oct. 11, Oct. 18
Tickets: $59 includes guides for filming locations, exploring waterfalls, "Hunger Games" lunch and camouflage, archery
and sling shot instruction. Hike begins at Hooker Falls Parking
Lot in DuPont State Recreational Forest. Archery and sling shot classes will take place in downtown Brevard.
Reservations: www.hungergamesfantours.com.
What: Hunger Games Unofficial Fan Tours
When: Aug. 16 and Oct. 25
Where: Henry River Mill Village, Burke County (near Hildebran)
Tickets: $50 includes learning archery and creating your own loaf of bread at the bakery as a take-away souvenir.
Info: www.hungergamesunofficialfantours.com
"Last year, we had visitors from 42 states and three countries," said Tammy Hopkins, co-founder of the Unofficial Hunger Games Fan Tours in Brevard. "These experiences cater to the 'superfans' who want to experience what their favorite characters experienced in the movie at any given film location."
Hopkins said participants can choose a day tour of filming locations at DuPont State Recreational Forest or opt for a more immersive adventure weekend that includes a modified game simulation in which fans compete as tributes. A day trip to Henry River Mill Village, where the District 12 scenes were filmed, also is available.
"The adventure weekend is ideal for fans looking to role-play for more than a day," Hopkins said. "We hold a reaping, give survival lessons — teaching such things as shelter building, making fires and how to camouflage yourself — and then on Sunday they're tossed into a nonlethal version of the games."
Emily Debuck, 19, her sister, Elyse DeBuck, 24, and cousin Madison Fay, 18, traveled from Houston to participate in the day tour, which in addition to visiting film sites, includes survival workshops where participants learn how to camouflage like Peeta, shoot arrows like Katniss and practice sling shot techniques like Rue.
"I'm a hard-core 'Hunger Games' fan," Emily Debuck said. "I love Jennifer Lawrence, and this is like sacred ground to walk where she walked."
Emily Debuck said her family already had been planning a trip to visit relatives in Western North Carolina, but "The Hunger Games" fanaticism quickly took over after her grandfather sent an email about the tour.
"I was like 'Mom, we are going; this is a once-in-a-lifetime tour,' " Emily said. "I wouldn't have missed this for the world, and I've learned a bunch of fun facts about how scenes were filmed, and I'm even more impressed knowing the challenges Jennifer Lawrence faced in doing her own stunts."
Hopkins, who also serves as a tour guide, divulged yet another Jennifer Lawrence movie tidbit as she directed the attention of her eager audience toward a shallow, ankle-deep pool at the base of Bridal Veils Falls.
"This is Katniss' pool," Hopkins said. "They used sandbags to diverge the flow of water from the falls to this pool to make it deep enough that Jennifer Lawrence could safely jump into it during the scene where she is fleeing from the fire."
Elyse Debuck said what most impressed her more than the movie trivia was learning the "Hunger Games" crew spent days off helping to revitalize the DuPont park.
"I studied tourism sciences, and I've learned a lot today about how much the movie crew gave back to the community," Elyse Debuck said.
The Texas trio said they were already planning another road trip so they could experience the full adventure weekend that includes night time zip-lining, a costumed Capital ball and a chance to win the game simulation.
Emily Debuck said her strategy to win in the game simulation would be to copy Rue and hide in a tree.
"I've thought a lot — like multiple times — about what my strategy for the games would be." Debuck said with a laugh. "I'm not very good at climbing trees but I figured it's the kind of thing I can learn on the fly, especially with the adrenalin rush of other tributes trying to kill me."
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Max Wittek is a redshirt freshman without a college start on his resume. But USC's 19-year-old quarterback said his inexperience gave him at least one advantage going into Saturday's game at the Coliseum against top-ranked Notre Dame.
"Not being able to have seen me before," Wittek said of the Fighting Irish, "they don't know what to expect."
Talk about unexpected: It's been a season of surprises.
In August, USC was ranked No. 1 in the Associated Press media poll, coach Lane Kiffin was hailed as the savvy architect of a program unbroken by severe NCAA sanctions, Matt Barkley was a Heisman Trophy front-runner and the Trojans envisioned a trip to South Florida for the Bowl Championship Series title game.
Three months later, USC is 7-4 and unranked, fans are calling for Kiffin's head, Barkley is sidelined because of a sprained shoulder, and an unenviable bowl trip to El Paso could be in the Trojans' future.
Meanwhile, a Notre Dame team absent from the preseason top 25 is 11-0. After consecutive 8-5 seasons, Brian Kelly is a coach-of-the-year candidate. Linebacker Manti Te'o is in the Heisman mix and, perhaps most important, the Irish are two victories from their first national title since 1988.
The scenario has made Kiffin and the Trojans unlikely favored sons in Southeastern Conference country, where fans are rooting for an upset that would eliminate 5½-point favorite Notre Dame from the BCS title equation.
Not that Kiffin is worried about repairing his image in the South. There's plenty of heat at home. After last week's 38-28 loss to UCLA, athletic director Pat Haden told Bill Plaschke of the Los Angeles Times, "Lane is my head coach, 150 percent, now and hopefully for a long time."
That did little to soothe a Trojans fan base that has watched USC lose three of its last four games.
Oregon-Oregon State: With so many scenarios for how the season may -- or may not -- play out, No. 5 Oregon was focused only on Oregon State and the 116th Civil War.
Oregon's march toward the national championship game detoured last Saturday with a 17-14 overtime loss to Stanford. Now, even the team's shot at the Pac-12 title is in jeopardy.
"You have to be mentally tough," Oregon running back Kenjon Barner said. "It's football. You're going to lose some games. It happens."
Saturday's Civil War at Reser Stadium is a must-win for Oregon (10-1, 7-1) if it wants to keep its hopes for a fourth straight Pac-12 title alive.
Oregon State coach Mike Riley laughed when asked this if he's worried the Ducks will be doubly motivated against the 16th-ranked Beavers (8-2, 6-2) after the loss.
"I don't know what their mindset is going to be," Riley said. "But they're a really good, resilient football team. So that's what we expect."
Florida-Florida State: Two of the nation's best teams, with national championship hopes on the line. Now this feels like one of those classic Florida-Florida State games.
In recent years, the rivalry hasn't been quite what it used to be when Bobby Bowden was coaching the Seminoles and Steve Spurrier was leading the Gators back in the 1990s. For the first time since 2000, both teams are ranked in the top 10 for their regular-season finale.
Defense is each team's signature, so expect points and yards to be tough to come by Saturday in Tallahassee.
The 10th-ranked Seminoles (10-1) lead the nation in total defense and rank among the top five in four other defensive categories. No. 6 Florida (10-1) isn't far behind, sitting fourth nationally in total defense.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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Roger moved into the final in Halle today with a 6-4, 6-7 (4), 6-3 victory over sixth-seeded Tommy Haas.
It was already Roger's third consecutive match over three sets - he is now just on victory short to equaling Björn Borg's grass-court record of 41 victories from 1976 to 1981.
"I could've — should've — closed it out earlier," Roger said. "Over all, I played pretty solid, but I didn't serve as well as I wanted. He converted only 2 of 16 break-point chances against Haas. "I returned well on the deuce side and had some difficulty on the ad side. Tommy either served better or I couldn't get the ball in play."
Roger will play Tomas Berdych, who defeated Kristof Vliegen, 6-3, 6-2, aiming at his fourth title in Halle. Roger holds a 2-1 edge over Berdych in their head-to-head meetings. Berdych defeated him in the 2004 Olympics but lost the next two encounters at the 2005 Hamburg Masters and in the French Open this year.
i know u r the no.1 n its easy for u to win.wish you good luck for ur final
Congratulations for reach the final. Best wishes for you, enjoy...you are doing one the things you most like..playing tennis!! Therefore victory will come...¡Bon courage!
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You have had tough and strong matches this week haven't you. How amazing you are!!Today's final will be absolutely yours. I'm looking forward to a good result.
Good luck to you in the today's final.
It was a great match, and you could have won it on the second set, but I have to admitt Haas is not a giver but a fighter too. Unfortunately since few weeks, your face does not show any emotions, even when you win a wonderful point, I just
Congrats on getting to the final! You defeated some very good players along the way. I hope and pray you are extra focused and play with extra precision during the final. Berdych will definitely come out swinging. Go Roger!
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Here is the transcript of an interview with former CIA director and Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta about the night Osama bin Laden was killed by Navy SEALs. The interview was conducted by Julia Prodis Sulek of the San Jose Mercury News in the walnut orchard of Panetta's Carmel Valley ranch on Feb. 25, the day before his successor, Chuck Hagel, was confirmed.
Sulek: You have said that there was no torture done on your watch.
Panetta: No, the torture took place in the early 2000s, soon after, well, after 9/11. They basically at that time authorized what are called enhanced interrogation methods, and they then used those methods on some of those prisoners that were located at some of the sites overseas. When Obama came in, by executive order, he basically got rid of all enhanced interrogation procedures. So, as director of the CIA, we never used any of that.
Sulek: Can you tell me about the night Osama bin Laden was killed and how you watched that all unfold? Tell me your feelings when you heard the end result.
Panetta: There's a great photograph that I have of my deputy director, Mike Morell, who is actually the acting director now, and I with our arms around each other at the moment the helicopters all returned to Jalalabad in Afghanistan -- which meant at that point we knew that we were OK and that we'd gotten the mission. But it was, you know, mainly because we never had 100 percent confidence that it was bin Laden. We had a lot of intelligence that indicated that. We had the fact that they were his couriers and other pieces of intelligence that kind of indicated, I think by a process of elimination, that it really couldn't be anybody else. At least it certainly led to that. But as I said, we never had 100 percent. And that made it very risky as an operation to basically go 350 miles into Pakistan and conduct an operation with special forces. The biggest concern was we didn't know what the Pakistanis would do and whether or not we'd suddenly wind up having a gunfight there at the compound. That really raised the most concerns.
But I always had a test -- throughout my political career -- which was to ask the average citizen, "What would you do knowing what I know?" And I really felt that if the average citizen knew that this was probably the best shot we had at getting bin Laden that they would say "Do it." I remember saying exactly that to the president. And ultimately the president, to his credit, made the same decision.
The operation was under the CIA's control, so we had to set up an operations room at Langley. We basically ran the operation from there. There were, as you know, some very tense moments. But when we got the code word "Geronimo," we knew that all the work, all the years of effort, were paying off.
Sulek: That word "Geronimo" came at what point?
Panetta: It was after we knew that they had gone into the main compound -- and it was a period of 20 or 25 minutes of silence where we didn't know exactly what they had found. The guy who was the head of special forces, Admiral (William Harry) McRaven, who was operating I think out of Jalalabad, basically said, "I think we have the code word 'Geronimo.' " But we didn't have confidence. And then, within a few minutes, they confirmed it.
Sulek: What was that 20 to 25 minutes like?
Panetta: It was probably the tensest time I've gone through throughout my career in politics because that 20 minutes was obviously the difference between success and failure. And if by chance he wasn't there, then obviously we were in a situation where I had basically directed the special forces. I said, "Get in. Go in. Find bin Laden. Capture if you can. Do what you have to do to get him and then get out of there." And I said, "If you go in and you don't find bin Laden, get the hell out of there." Either way I wanted them in and out as fast as they could.
Contact Julia Prodis Sulek at 408-278-3409. Follow her at Twitter.com/juliasulek.


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Easy access to both the Muskingum and Ohio rivers made downtown Marietta a prosperous place for businesses to grow and flourish.
But that same proximity also meant that Marietta businesses were often first to take a battering when the waters started to rise. Never was that more evident than during the March 1913 flood.
Several area businesses had no choice but to close for the duration of the flood and several weeks thereafter while the community worked to piece buildings back together. The flood, in effect, was responsible with shaping how many downtown businesses operated, and how they coped with the many floods that would come later.
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"Have you ever wondered why none of the downtown businesses have carpet?" asked Marietta resident Gretchen Otto, 74.
The reason, said Otto, is that business owners knew that carpet would not have a very long life expectancy in the flood plain.
Otto's grandfather, John Wesley Otto, founded the department store Otto Bros. in 1886 on Front Street in Marietta. By the time John Wesley moved the business in 1893, he had seen his fair share of floods, said Gretchen.
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Flood impact on area businesses and industry
Otto Bros. on Putnam Street: Water reached to the second floor of the department store, which reopened after weeks of laborious cleanup.
Richard's Brothers Pharmacy on Front Street: Managed to move all but a few items to the third floor.
Bellevue Hotel on Front Street: Housed and fed flood sufferers on the second floor of the hotel, which housed the restaurant and rooms with fire places.
Marietta Post Office on Front Street: Under eight feet and two
inches of water.
The Marietta Chair Company on Sacra Via: Lost new sawmill
and large quantities of lumber.
"People forget that Marietta flooded almost every year until the flood controls were put in down the Muskingum River. But it wasn't a major flood. It only maybe came into the basements," she said.
With potential flooding in mind, John himself oversaw the design of the new building, located at 118, 120 and 122 Putnam St., said Gretchen Otto.
"There were double doors so you could get a row boat through them. He wanted wide aisles and he wanted wide stairways because the rowboat had to float up there to the second floor," she said.
The wide aisles also gave plenty of breadth to the glass top display cases, which did not stay firmly put during the flood.
"Sometimes a display case bolted to the floor would come loose and spring to the surface like a whale," said Gretchen.
Otto Bros. did not suffer any merchandise loss during the 1913 disaster because waters in the low lying basement gave them a good warning that it was time to begin moving merchandise high on the second floor.
But cleanup after the fact was a slow and laborious process. Because no clean water was available downtown, John and his brothers would take a row boat to his Fifth Street home and transport clean water back to the store, two buckets at a time, said Gretchen. The slow process meant the store lost quite a lot of business, she said.
For many downtown businesses, the flood became the mark by which everything else was measured.
Sue Rose Davis, 75, whose uncle John Rose owned Richard's Brothers Pharmacy on Front Street, can remember helping clean up during floods during her youth.
"When I was old enough to help clean up, I can remember my dad and Uncle John standing around in feet of muck and they would say 'Boy this isn't anything like we used to see,'" recalled Davis.
Back then, everybody who had a boat or manpower available would come and help. Therefore, Richard's was able move all but a few things up to the third floor, said Davis.
The flood halted communication for more than a week. The Marietta Post Office was under water for several days.
In a 1951 newspaper article commemorating the 38th anniversary of the flood, post office employee Ed C. Morgenstern recounted how the water was eight feet, two inches deep in the post office. Morgenstern and other employees returned to the flooded office by boat to try to salvage what they could.
"Post office officials rowed from the steps of Marietta College library to the post office over the swirling waters of the Muskingum," he recalled.
The post office recovered, but several businesses were not be so fortunate. The entire building that housed bicycle manufacturing business Lobdell Rim Works at the bottom of Montgomery Street was washed into the Muskingum River, said the article.
The Register-Leader, a local newspaper, suspended regular operation on March 27 because "the big press and the greater part of the plant in fact" were under several feet of water.
But starting on March 30, the company got special authorization to release a Sabbath edition of the paper to keep citizens abreast of the situation. The crudely hand-typed edition told tales of even more local industry ripped away by the waters.
Several buildings at the fairgrounds were a complete loss, among them two barns and the newly built grandstand.
The Marietta Chair Company's brand new sawmill was swept away, never to be seen again.
"Although men employed by the company are hoping to recover much valuable lumber from the plant, which has lodged against the draw span of the rail-road bridge," said the Register-Leader on March 30.
The next day, the paper reported that a few businesses had "succeeded in getting their valuables to the third or attic floors. Others secured barges and loaded their goods upon them." However, most downtown businesses suffered a total loss of merchandise, they reported.
However, one site made the most of a bad situation, housing some refugees and serving food on the upper floors.
The Bellevue Hotel then stood at the current site of the Lafayette Hotel. Although its first floor was nearly entirely flooded, the hotel's restaurant and several rooms with fireplaces were located on the second floor, making it possible to serve food and house the displaced just after the flood.
"With uncanny prescience and foresight, the Bellevue proprietors had moved their saloon up to the second-floor out of flood reach," said a Marietta Daily Times article.
With every other saloon in town under the flood waters, the boat-through saloon business at the hotel fared well, said the newspaper.
Area businesses coped with merchandise loss and others struggled to reopen, but on a larger scale the flood would forever impact industry on the river.
According to a report by the Silver Jackets, a multi-state flood risk management group, "The damage to roads, railways, telephone, and electrical lines paralyzed commerce in and out of the region. As a result, there was a national outcry for state and federal government to reevaluate their role flood control."
As a result the Ohio Conservancy Law was signed in 1914, giving the state the authority to establish watershed districts and collect taxes to fund improvements in those areas.
And though businesses slowly licked their wounds and reopened, commerce transportation on the rivers was never again what it was before the flood of 1913.


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07.02.2013 - US biotech Biogen Idec has bagged full rights to Elan's Multiple Sclerosis blockbuster Tysabri in a US$3.25bn deal.
The news came following rumours that Biogen Idec plans to take over the Irish drugmaker, after its Alzheimer antibody bapineuzumab failed in a Phase III study. Biogen instead decided to take full ownership of the currently most effective therapy for the relapsing form of multiple sclerosis (MS) for US$3.25bn. Under the terms of the agreement, Elan will receive 12% of global net sales for the first year after the deal is completed. After that, Elan will receive 18% on up to US$2bn of global net sales and 25% on any sales over that amount. Last year Tysabri made US$1.6bn (+8%) but an MAA as first line treatment filed last month is expected to further boost sales. "The restructuring of this business collaboration provides Elan with significant strategic flexibility," said the company's CEO Kelly Martin.
With the deal, Biogen Idec strengthens its MS drug portfolio after having co-marketed the antibody Tysabri with Elan since 2004. The US company filed for US approval of its oral dimethyl-fumarate BG-12 (Tecfidera) last year. Biogen could then offer the Interferon beta-1a Avonex alongside with BG-12 and Tysabri strenghtening the company's position in the lucrative MS market against Novartis, Teva, Merck KGaA and Bayer.
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I AM SO VERY HAPPY TODAY!!! I had received a copy of my gr.grandfather and gr.grandmother's cemetery markers but had never been able to find them in the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, in Wood Co, TX. Well, today, I FOUND THEM.
W. B. Davis, was a CSA veteran, therefore, since I have found it, it won't be necessary for me to request a replacement marker, however, there are no dates, any suggestions as to how I may get the dates attached to the marker.
Thanks, Dorothy Hays Harbin,
Note: Dorothy originally sent this email to us on May, 16, 2011. She shared this also with us at our monthly meeting on that evening so that we were all able to be excited for her then.
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Cadmium toxicity occurs when a person breathes in high levels of cadmium from the air, or eats food or drinks water containing high levels of cadmium. Cadmium is a naturally occurring metal. It is usually present in the environment as a mineral combined with other elements like oxygen, chlorine, or sulfur. Either short-term or long-term exposure to cadmium can cause serious health problems. If you suspect you have been exposed to cadmium, contact your doctor right away.
Most cadmium used in the United States is a byproduct of the productions of metals such as zinc, lead, and copper. It is also found in the following products:
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News 12 at 6 o'clock / Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW) -- Club Fiesco owners have been given several tickets within the last 18 months, and it could be the end of the road for the club.
"No more Fiesco," said Shirley Neil, who works a few blocks down from the club.
Neil not only wants the club's liquor license suspended but says she thinks city leaders should close the doors for good.
"They leave trash all in front of our business. We tow cars they leave on our property. It's just dangerous," Neil said.
Deadly is more like it. Edward Yancey, 21, was killed in the club's parking lot in January. The person accused of killing Yancey is 18-year-old Deontre Alvez Hubert.
Club Owner Daniel Magana has seen blue lights a lot. The club was cited for having strippers illegally in 2011. Magana has also been given four tickets for allowing minors in the club.
"There's minor in there. We see them coming out all the time. They know it and it needs be to closed down," Neil said.
City leaders recently voted to suspend Club Fiesco's license for 90 days and place the club on probation for a year.
"If they have a similar situation while on probation, then we'd ask commissioners to revoke their license," said Deputy Director of Planning and Development Rob Sherman.
"They need to close it down or have police and a fire marshal there," Neil said.


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(a) For the purposes of this section, "early childhood education" means programs for children who have attained the age of four prior to September 1 of the school year in which the pupil enters the program created in this section.
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(1) Among other positive outcomes, early childhood education programs have been determined to:
(A) Improve overall readiness when children enter school;
(B) Decrease behavioral problems;
(C) Improve student attendance;
(D) Increase scores on achievement tests;
(E) Decrease the percentage of students repeating a grade; and
(F) Decrease the number of students placed in special education programs;
(2) Quality early childhood education programs improve school performance and low-quality early childhood education programs may have negative effects, especially for at-risk children;
(3) West Virginia has the lowest percentage of its adult population twenty-five years of age or older with a bachelor's degree and the education level of parents is a strong indicator of how their children will perform in school;
(4) During the 2006-2007 school year, West Virginia ranked thirty-ninth among the fifty states in the percentage of school children eligible for free and reduced lunches and this percentage is a strong indicator of how the children will perform in school;
(5) For the school year 2008-2009, 13,135 students were enrolled in prekindergarten, a number equal to approximately sixty-three percent of the number of students enrolled in kindergarten;
(6) Excluding projected increases due to increases in enrollment in the early childhood education program, projections indicate that total student enrollment in West Virginia will decline by one percent, or by approximately 2704 students, by the school year 2012-2013;
(7) In part, because of the dynamics of the state aid formula, county boards will continue to enroll four-year old students to offset the declining enrollments;
(8) West Virginia has a comprehensive kindergarten program for five-year olds, but the program was established in a manner that resulted in unequal implementation among the counties which helped create deficit financial situations for several county boards;
(9) Expansion of current efforts to implement a comprehensive early childhood education program should avoid the problems encountered in kindergarten implementation;
(10) Because of the dynamics of the state aid formula, counties experiencing growth are at a disadvantage in implementing comprehensive early childhood education programs; and
(11) West Virginia citizens will benefit from the establishment of quality comprehensive early childhood education programs.
(c) Beginning no later than the school year 2012-2013, and continuing thereafter, county boards shall provide early childhood education programs for all children who have attained the age of four prior to September 1 of the school year in which the pupil enters the early childhood education program. Beginning no later than the school year 2016-2017, and continuing thereafter, early childhood education programs that are full day and five days per week shall be available to all children meeting the age requirement set forth in the subsection.
(d) The program shall meet the following criteria:
(1) It shall be voluntary, except, upon enrollment, the provisions of section one, article eight of this chapter apply to an enrolled student, subject to subdivision (3) of this subsection;
(2) All children meeting the age requirement set forth in this section shall have the opportunity to enroll in a program that is full day and five days per week. The program may be for fewer than five days per week and may be less than full day based on family need if a sufficient number of families request such programs and the county board finds that such programs are in the best interest of the requesting families and students: Provided, That the ability of families to request programs that are fewer than five days a week or less than a full day does not relieve the county of the obligation to provide all resident children with the opportunity to enroll in a full-day program; and
(3) A parent of a child enrolled in an early education program may withdraw a child from that program for good cause by notifying the district. Good cause includes, but is not limited to, enrollment of the child in another program or the immaturity of the child. A child withdrawn under this section is not subject to the attendance provisions of this chapter until that child again enrolls in a public school in this state.
(e) Enrollment of students in Head Start, in any other program approved by the state superintendent as provided in subsection (k) of this section may be counted toward satisfying the requirement of subsection (c) of this section.
(f) For the purposes of implementation financing, all counties are encouraged to make use of funds from existing sources, including:
(1) Federal funds provided under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act pursuant to 20 U. S. C. §6301, et seq.;
(2) Federal funds provided for Head Start pursuant to 42 U. S. C. §9831, et seq.;
(3) Federal funds for temporary assistance to needy families pursuant to 42 U. S. C. §601, et seq.;
(4) Funds provided by the School Building Authority pursuant to article nine-d of this chapter;
(5) In the case of counties with declining enrollments, funds from the state aid formula above the amount indicated for the number of students actually enrolled in any school year; and
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27 December 2011
1st Test, day 3: That long awaited 5 wicket haul for Hilfenhaus
The lead is in place for the Baggy Greens due to the urgent rescue mission from the man who does it best, Michael Hussey. He's been in a career threatening drought with his Test game and along side him to save things was Ricky Ponting.
It was a day though that belonged to Ben Hilfenhaus who took his maiden 5 wicket haul. Really proud of him as he gets his career back on track while Huss fights to give himself an extended run with the Baggy Greens.
Day 4 is going to be very tough indeed and the bowling effort that we saw from the Baggy Greens today will need to be repeated come tomorrow.
Full scorecard via ESPN Cricinfo
India 282 all out
Ben Hilfenhaus 5-75 (26 overs), Peter Siddle 3-63, James Pattinson 2-55
After surviving some close encounters and having some luck go their way at our expense, India found themselves taking day 2 and being in a slightly dominant position.
However day 3 didn't start out as well as they'd hoped as India only managed to add 68 runs to their overnight total due to some really awesome seam bowling.
The proceedings began with one of my personal bowling favorites Ben Hilfenhaus bowling Rahul Dravid. It was a massive wicket after Dravid survived being bowled off a no-ball by Pedro Siddle.
Hilfy then continued to hit back hard at the Indian middle order as he removed young gun Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni and then the nightwatchman Ishant Sharma, who hung about for quite a while.
The results came from fuller pitched bowling.
His first ball of the day was pitched on off-stump and there was just enough movement for Dravid to push it away to the onside. Second ball was a similar line but just pitched up slightly fuller and with a bit of movement after pitching it beat the outside of edge of Dravid and he gone for 68.
He followed this up with two deliveries pitched right up in the block hole to VVS which made the intentions clear.
Seeing him claim his first 5 wicket haul after 17 Tests (this being his 18th) was a very proud moment and I am so stoked for Hilfy. It's been a very frustrating journey for him after being the top wicket taker in the 2009 Ashes series, to suffering a knee injury which has affected his performances since then notably being dropped after the 2010/11 Ashes series.
He has worked hard and his experience counted in his favor with a few of our other fast bowling options out injured. He delivered an outstanding spell of bowling so within the context of the game I think it was a special effort.
Peter Siddle grafted hard yesterday with James Pattinson showing serious fight despite his inexperience.
Pedro took over duties from James Pattinson for day 3 and he removed VVS Laxman in no time.
He was able to grab one more wicket being that of Ashwin's while James then came on to bowl out the last batsman. Pedro was able to get just enough shape to work well in partnership with Hilfy to bring about a major Indian middle order collapse. A few shorter pitched deliveries were thrown in there for tactical variation. Was good to see it when a plan comes together.
An issue Hilfy and the rest of our bowlers faced (paticularly Siddle) was the lack of fuller pitched bowling. They veered off too short at times and that was frustrating but for the better part I still maintain my opinion they did a decent job but we didn't take those critical moment and opportunities.
For day 3 it was a far better collective bowling effort from this trio of fast bowlers playing in their first Test match together. Knocking India over for under 300 was a mighty fine effort. Well done boys!
The eagerly awaited moment!
Ben Hilfenhaus shows the relief as he finally claims his maiden 5fer. Well done Hilfy.
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8-179 from 60 overs
Lead of 230 runs
Michael Hussey 79*, Ricky Ponting 60
Another batting collapse, another display of loose shots and inside edges onto the stumps.
It happens to all teams but unfortunately we've have had our fair share of exposure to batting collapses.
David Warner, Michael Clarke and Shaun Marsh all chopped the ball on with attempted attacking strokes while Ed Cowan just had some misfortune leaving a ball that was just too straight and hit his pads. No shot offered and he was on his way which was a pity because that debut innings of his was outstanding.
Fortunately our senior players brought about a rescue mission to get us somewhat back on track.
Both Ricky Ponting and Michael Hussey fed off each others intentions and their innings were quite similar.
Playing the ball with soft hands into the gaps, running very well between the wickets, showing their class once they got things under way and this was evident in their shot execution for their respective boundaries.
I had a look at their wagon wheels and it was very interesting to see so many similarities with the way they mapped things out.
Unfortunately the way we see the nervous nineties for most batsman, Punter is now suffering from the nervous sixties. He has made another half-century for the summer but has failed to carry on.
No need to be critical as it was a joy to see Punter's innings alongside Huss (the good old days some might say) but it was just a possible lapse in concentration that resulted in Punter flashing at one.
He had played some lovely back foot drives but he was caught out lunging at a wider one from Zaheer Khan to be caught in the gully.
Huss continued to play with gritty determination as his career is totally dependent on it.
He had a life line when Dravid dropped him in the slips but he has played wonderfully so far for his 79 runs with 7 boundaries. I use the word "urgent" to describe this innings from Huss as after Ben Hilfenhaus' effort with the ball and yet another collapse, we needed something special from Huss who has come off the two worst Test series of his career.
We urgently needed him to show his class and we urgently needed someone to step up after we slipped to 4-27.
Brad Haddin departed cheaply with Pedro Siddle and Nathan Lyon following soon after but fortunately James Pattinson can graft so hopefully he will give Huss the assistance needed to try and advance our lead which is easily 70 runs short of something substantially threatening.
Ben Hilfenhaus will probably have a licence to slog so let's see how things go but that lead isn't too minimal to give India enough of a threat.
The Verdict?
India will feel they clawed their way back into the game and momentum rests with them.
Their collapse will weigh heavily on their minds but they did have batsmen stand up, notably the veteran players. They're in a good position now.
We need a lead of 300 to take to the field with a psychological advance to try roll them for the victory.
It was an outstanding bowling effort from our boys but the collapse was upsetting.
Very good Test match so far and good to see some dominance from the bowlers from both teams.
Fear not though if you are a Baggy Green fanatic as the Huss is still there and we know how good he is when batting with the tail. It brings out the best of his competitive spirit.
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21 comments:
I am disappointed with our batting.Our bowlers take the pain in setting up the game for us and the batsmen seem to just waste it with irresponsible!Why cant they ust see of the new ball? i think BBL has played a role in the dismisals of both Shaun Marsh and Warner in both the games!And i think its time for haddin to play his natural game elsewhere!He never looked like a vice-captain and looks unliklely to be in the top6!Would love to see Tim Paine take up his place...hope he recovers soon! as you've mentioned, we need atleast 300 to be in the game.less than 300 in a fourth day flat wicket will be a cakewalk for the Indian senior batsmen!
- December 28, 2011
I am disappointed with our batting.Our bowlers take the pain in setting up the game for us and the batsmen seem to just waste it with irresponsible shots!Why cant they ust see of the new ball? i think BBL has played a role in the dismisals of both Shaun Marsh and Warner in both the games!And i think its time for haddin to play his natural game elsewhere!He never looked like a vice-captain and looks unliklely to be in the top6!Would love to see Tim Paine take up his place...hope he recovers soon! as you've mentioned, we need atleast 300 to be in the game.less than 300 in a fourth day flat wicket will be a cakewalk for the Indian senior batsmen!
- December 28, 2011
- Sylvester said...
Very disappointing display by the top order. Thank God Hussey and Punter stood up, a welcome change from some of our other efforts.
Hoping Warner learns from this, Cowan wrong judgement and I think Marsh is showing rustiness. Haddin on the other hand is a lost cause, I have absolutely no confidence in him, he's a tailender to me now.
Was a great comeback by Hilfy today, bowler brilliantly and well supported.
- December 28, 2011
- Ian said...
Yeah Josh.
It is just so disheartening but thankfully we're still in the contest so that's a positive but there is cause for concern.
The younger blokes like Warner and Marsh will come right but our issue has been consistency all around. It's been a long time since we had that sadly.
"he's a tailender to me now."
I had to laugh at that Sly. Kind of like in the movies when they say, "you're dead to me".
Indeed Hilfy was a champ and he had excellent support.
All in all it's now up to Huss who seems to have a knack of delaying his comeback of class.
- December 28, 2011
- Sylvester said...
Haha now that you mention it, it does sound similar.
Don't mind players producing career saving knocks in the situation we were in, would have been down right embarrassing having another one under 100. Hopefully Pattinson can survive first up tomorrow and Hussey can get himself in again and go on to that ton. Definitely need 300 against India, would take one hell of an effort from the bowlers to keep them under 250.
- December 28, 2011
- Stapo said...
Credit to India for bowling well and yes the Aussirs got out to some poor shots in this match but let's not forget whatever happens that the umpiring has been unacceptable it seems to be forgotten by some media but the Australians have had no luck with Ian Gould in the last 18 months he used to be a fine umpire now lost his form and should go.
Ben Hilfy bowled really well great to see him back in form. He's. Got his confidence back and is swinging the ball again.
It's a pity about Brad Haddin he's always going to be compared to Adam Gilchrist and seems to have lost his confidence in the last 6 months.
Great partnership by Punter and Huss has the Aussies in the game and if Huss can bat well on day 4 we should be set for a great finish on day 4.
- December 28, 2011
- Ian said...
"Australians have had no luck with Ian Gould in the last 18 months he used to be a fine umpire now lost his form and should go."
Haha, I remember you sledging Gould at Newland's from the boundary, that was one of my funnier cricketing moments Stapo.
We're in agreement though.
Yeah, I have always felt Hads was bound to carry that burden. In 2008 for the Bangladesh ODI series he said it was a thing of the past for him but I don't agree.
He came in when his cricket was at its peak and he's struggled, more evidently now.
Natural game versus expectations and the way he has struggled to read the game when batting is upsetting because he's so much better than that.
Anyways, day 4 should be a cracker.
- December 28, 2011
- Big Nose Stu said...
Our top 3 really did undo all the good work our quicks did this morning. Hilfy was superb and Patto and Siddle bowled well without reward. Our top 3 really got themselves out but the Indians bowled superbly. I just hope 250 is enough tomorrow. Also think Haddin is surely on his last legs and Justin Langers role as batting coach needs to be looked at.
- December 28, 2011
- Stapo said...
Oh Ian Mr Gould has lost the plot since Newlands simple sack him.
I can't believe the talk about Langer he's a part of the coaching staff for many years. It's up to the batsmen in the middle. JL is not just a batting coach he knows the mental side of the game like few others. JL was one of Australias greatest ever openers.
He's working with inexperienced players look what he's done for David Warner he's turned him into a batting machine. Like Steve Rixon and Craig Dermott the team will develop well over time and supporters need paitence.
- December 28, 2011
- Big Nose Stu said...
Yeah I get it Justin Langer is a top bloke... He is the batting coach and our batting has been poor for a few years now. Whatever he is doing is not working. Time for a change.
- December 28, 2011
I really don't know what to say. I can't help but feel for the Australian bowlers atm. They go through hell to set up a match for us and dozens of times over the last 2 years our batsmen throes it away.
I'm 100% certain that its a mental toughness issue, a real incapacity to say "fuck you, I'm going to bat all day". You saw it in Clarke, haddin and marsh today (I don't blame warner, he's opening and isn't reaponsible for recovering from a collapse unless its his partner and the #3 who get out, same with Cowan). They didn't seem to recognise what was happening, its not like they played only one bad shot and were out, there was a couple and then boom, gone.
I've mentioned the mental issue a couple of times and it only seems to be the batsmen - this morning and Pedro's last spell showed that the bowlers have got that "going to get you out no matter what" attitude.
I wonder what it is? Is it Langer, unable to teach the middle order to recognise a collapse in progress and how to stop it? Is it that the batsmen are so supremely overconfident that they think they won't get out of they play a loose shot? Is it just an inability to prevent from playing the loose shot? (I certainly have the last when I play... That's why I'm pretty bad!)
I'm not sure. What I do know is that mcdermott has been brilliant for the bowlers and, mostly, rixon has been brilliant for the fielding (mostly). Both were exceptional appointments. It's too early to tell for Arthur, but his history is great and I have faith. I'm thinking that, perhaps, the issue with the batting is that Langer was never really in the situation where he had to struggle to save the match, so, perhaps, he doesn't have the experience to teach the middle order how to do it. I would love to be proven wrong, but damn I'm sick of collapses. We've now had more than anyone except Bangladesh in the last two years.
- December 28, 2011
- Stapo said...
We just had a change of head coach the last thing the Aussie team needs is further changes the 2 players under pressure today scored 50's let's pay tribute to them. Punter and Hussey are going to be around for a long time on current form. Hussey might score a big hundred tomorrow.
Congrats to the MCG crowd this test match everyone clapped Ponting and Hussey as they walked to the crease and the support for the Aussie team in general has been outstanding.
- December 28, 2011
- Sylvester said...
Nothing against Langer he's a great guy and all but some players just aren't made for coaching. For me what happened to our bowlers after Mcdermott took control is enough for me to see what a new batting coach can do.
- December 28, 2011
- Sylvester said...
I will add Langer took over in 2009 and we have since had 3 scores under 100. Obviously not pinning it all on him but that ain't a great stat to have on your CV.
- December 28, 2011
- Big Nose Stu said...
Spot on Sylvester, it is clear from the outside looking in that Langer isn't doing the job we need at the moment. A change would be wonderful it has worked well for the bowlers with McDermott coming in.
- December 28, 2011
- Stapo said...
Yep that's true the batting has not been great at times but fact is Langer was only part time from 2009 to mid 2011 that was a shocking mistake by CA to make any coach of the national team part time.
- December 28, 2011
- Sebastian said...
Yeah, I didn't mean to suggest Langer isn't a brilliant player, just that we should look at the batting records and think about whether he should be maintained. I know we've had heaps and heaps of change lately - selectors, coaches, administrators, players - and we're still suffering batting collapses in almost every match we play.
Obviously, the Argus review was huge and all inclusive, it looked at coaching and coaches and determined that Langer is doing the job. With all the change recently, it's probably not the right time to go against the structure and setup determined by the review - i.e. keep Langer for now. I just don't want to see the sort of complacency that we saw from 2008 to 2011. To avoid that, we have to ask the difficult questions.
It's made more difficult for Langer as McDermott has had immediate and huge success. Not just with the new players, Pattinson; Lyon; Cummins in particular, but Siddle is the really impressive change.
Since McDermott has taken charge, Siddle has taken 20 Wickets at 28.40 with no 5-fers (i.e. he's consistently taking wickets!). Before McDermott, Siddle took 74 wickets at 32.10. His strike rate has also improved by 5! Watson has had a similar improvement: from 43 wickets at 31.41 to 13 wickets at 16.76 (admittedly, heavily helped by the Galle & Cape Town pitches!).
Enough of a rant from me. I'd be posting this sort of stuff on my blog, but my home computer's broken :(
- December 28, 2011
I agree with most of the comments. A very disappointing performance (again) from our batsmen. For me, Brad Haddin and Michael Clarke are the most culpable. They are experienced players who know that the second innings is the time to knuckle down and do the business. To be fair to Clarke, he got a reasonable ball, but it was a shame he couldn't show more ticker. And Haddin .... can't keep, can't catch, can't bat ... time for a change there I reckon. Apart from that I'd stick with the rest of them - certainly some disappointing aspects, but also plenty of positives in this game.
- December 28, 2011
The batting and the fielding isn't crash hot. In fact, the catching is dire a lot of the time. Look at Michael Clarke, after all these years, he still drops more catches to his right than he takes. Not sure if it's coaching or just lack of talent though as I've never been up close to the system.
- December 30, 2011
I was bloody pleased for Hilfy though. Couldn't happen for a nicer cricketer even if he is the world's biggest bogan.
- December 30, 2011
- Ian said...
Hi Lou
The fielding has been atrocious at times but for the 2nd innings it was right up there after the way the standards were well below par in the first.
Another area where consistency will turn things around.
Indeed, Hilfy is a champ and I was stoked to see his moment arrive at last.
Shaun Tait probably up there as the biggest bogan but also has that whole cool cat attitude going.
- December 30, 2011


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