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Home prices in the United States are rising sharply, new data indicate, but with jobs and the economy growing at a sluggish pace, experts caution the housing market is not likely to sustain a sharp upward trajectory and give a major boost to the economy. The Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller index for the nation's 20 largest cities posted its first year-over-year increase, at 0.5 per cent, since 2010. Los Angeles Times
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is expected to lift the state's ban on natural-gas drilling, in place since 2010, at least for some counties. It is rumoured the decision will take effect next month. Mr Cuomo, a Democrat, will probably also unveil new rules for drilling based on a dozen other states that require transparency on chemicals used and their impact.Bloomberg
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SOBEWFF: Cooking Lunch with Katie Lee, Hoping For Some Billy Joel Stories
Katie Lee, Lorenzo Boni and Jeff Mauro.
All photos by Carina Ost
If you have to leave the beach for an event, you just hope it is at a place as beautiful as the Biltmore in Coral Gables. The tired and hungover folks tried their best to be dignified in such a beautiful place as we began with wine, cheese and chianti jam outside overlooking the golf course before being lead into a ballroom.
The lunch was interactive, meaning we did the cooking for our meal. Although this was way better than cooking at home and it should be, tickets were $150 per person. We were given chef hats, aprons, already cut and measured ingredients, chefs instructions, and someone else did the clean up. It is strange to go to an event with a chef and not taste any of the food. Your table mates are responsible for the success of the meal. We relaxed by drinking the flowing wines provided by Entwine.
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For the first course, we were tasked with making an asparagus, grape tomato and vermantino wine pasta dish over a ricotta-mascarpone cream using Barilla Gemelli pasta. We followed Barilla chef manager Lorenzo Boni through the steps.
Voila! It was a pretty simple recipe that felt light and healthy despite having a dollop of two kinds of cheese and olive olive hidden underneath delicious carbs.
For the second course, Katie Lee of The Kitchen walked us through her recipe for chicken with a mushroom and garlic gravy. The master of ceremonies was her co-host on the The Kitchen, Jeff Mauro. He was full of energy and walked through the dining room reporting back to Katie how people were doing. He even got people to chant, "Table 11 is the worst."
If that wasn't enough pressure, Next Iron Chef winner Marc Forgion walked in and gave us the "I'm watching you" look. He was hosting the interactive dinner later in the evening.
We dredged, sauteed and braised, and were left with a pretty delicious entree. Katie said that she was from West Virginia and gravy is its own food group that goes on everything. Our gravy was full of fragrant herbs, white wine and chicken stock.
The result was a flavorful chicken breast served with some dijon Brussels sprouts that were provided by the Biltmore.
This was not the result of our baking skills. The Biltmore provided us with our dessert course, it was a cinnamon raisin bread pudding made from potato rolls.
These kind of events are a risky purchase, the word interactive is open to interpretation and if you have a sucky table (looking at you, table 11) then you have a bad meal or worse, a bad time. Or you can have fun hosts, drink wine, learn something and make new friends. Thankfully, our experience was the latter. Each table was also given a student from the Coral Gables Senior High Culinary Arts Program for assistance. Last year, we weren't so lucky.
It was a lovely and PG-rated afternoon, we even saw an FIU student get the Barilla scholarship. It was nice to be removed from the craziness at the beach for a few hours.
Speaking of the more scandalous, along with cookbooks, Katie Lee wrote a novel a couple of years ago that she described at the event as "very juicy." It is about a young woman who gets divorced from her celebrity husband, we are hoping for some Billy Joel stories.
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Shia LaBeouf has been making a name for himself as the actor who's not afraid to be completely honest in interviews which has mostly been contained to how shitty Transformers 2 and Indiana Jones 4 are. Until now. When asked if he banged Megan Fox on the set of the first Transformers, he admits to Details that he gave her a side of The Beef:
Asked if he hooked up with Megan Fox, LaBeouf nods affirmatively. "Look, you're on the set for six months, with someone who's rooting to be attracted to you, and you're rooting to be attracted to them," he explains. "I never understood the separation of work and life in that situation. But the time I spent with Megan was our own thing, and I think you can see the chemistry onscreen." When I inquire about Fox's status at the time with her longtime boyfriend, Brian Austin Green, LaBeouf replies, "I don't know, man. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know . . ."—repeating the phrase exactly 12 times in various intonations, as if trying to get it just right. Finally, he says, "It was what it was."
BRIAN: *throws down magazine* Is this true?
MEGAN: You're Brian Austin Green, yet somehow I have sex with you.
BRIAN: I'll be good.
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WILLIAMSTOWN, Massachusetts -- The first two times the men's basketball team battled their archrival Ephs in Williams' Chandler Gymnasium, the Jeffs emerged victorious. Ever since, Amherst had not been able to best Williams at home, a streak lasting over 10 years. That streak came crashing down Saturday night in Williamstown, as the Jeffs stunned the fifth-ranked and previously-undefeated Ephs with a convincing 90-67 victory.
The first half proved to be a back-and-forth battle between the two teams, with the Jeffs taking a 35-32 lead into the locker rooms at halftime behind strong guard play from the trio of Brian Daoust '01, Chris Ingraham '99 and Pat Mulvey '00. Stifling defense from the Jeffs held the Eph offense in check, though Eph seniors Mike Holland and Jim Frew did their part to keep the hosts in the game, with Frew contributing 16 points on six of twelve shooting, and Holland adding a game-high 23 points and 11 rebounds.
The game stayed fairly even until about the halfway mark of the second half, when the Jeffs gradually began to pull away. Shooting 60 percent from the field during the half (18 of 30), the Jeffs turned the game into a rout, eventually tallying a 23-point victory. Mulvey paced the Jeffs with 22 points, while Ingraham added 18 and Daoust connected for 16 points. Inside, the Jeffs received solid play from Charles Field '99 and Chris Smith '00, with both pulling down seven rebounds.
The Jeffs rebounded from a 17-point loss to Wesleyan University on Wednesday night to turn the tables on the Ephs, who handed the Jeffs their first loss of the 1997-98 campaign last January 31 in Williamstown with a 34-point rout. The Amherst win moves the Jeffs to 8-3 on the season, heading into next Tuesday's game at Trinity College.
Williams (8-1), which finished last season as a National Semifinalist with the #3 ranking nationally, had taken 15 of the last 18 games with Amherst, though the teams had split their last four decisions, with the home team winning all four games.
W (67): Dickens 1-7 1-2 3, Sheehy 2-3 0-1 4, Seward 1-1 0-0 2, Holland 8-17 6-8 23, Conley 3-4 0-0 6, Frew 6-12 3-4 16, Benjamin 1-6 0-0 2, Hunt 4-17 2-4 11, Dupuis 0-0 0-0 0, Keenan 0-2 0-2 0
3-point goals - A 8 (Daoust 3, Mulvey 3, Ingraham 2), W 3 (Holland,
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Fouled out - W Hunt.
Rebounds - A 37 (Quattlebaum, Field 7), W 34 (Holland 11).
Assists - A 12 (Chapman 4), W 14 (Sheehy, Frew 4).
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Charlie Rankin (Stephen Dorff) is out of prison, but not out of trouble. Indebted to the man who saved his life behind bars (Willem Dafoe), Charlie must now carry out a murder to settle the score. But things start to change for Charlie when he meets Florence (Michelle Monaghan), a mysterious and beautiful lost soul who sees the good hidden beneath his tough exterior. When the hit goes bad, it's Charlie's life that is on the line, and he'll have to figure out how to settle his debts—and keep Florence out of danger—before his past.
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El Cid (1961) is a historical epic film, a romanticized story of the life of the Christian Castilian knight Don Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, called "El Cid" who in the 11th century fought the North African Almoravides and ultimately contributed to the unification of Spain.
Made by Samuel Bronston Productions in association with Dear Film Production and released in the United States by Allied Artists, the film was directed by Anthony Mann and produced by Samuel Bronston with Jaime Prades and Michal Waszynski as associate producers. The screenplay was by Philip Yordan, Ben Barzman and Fredric M. Frank from a story by Frank. The music score was by Miklós Rózsa, the cinematography by Robert Krasker and the editing by Robert Lawrence.
The film is a favorite of Martin Scorsese, who called it "one of the greatest epic films ever made."[5] Scorsese was one of the major forces behind a 1993 restoration and re-release of El Cid.[6]
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Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar (1043 – July 10, 1099), known as El Cid Campeador (Spanish pronunciation: [el ˈθið kampeaˈðor], "The lord-master of military arts"), was a Castilian nobleman, military leader, and diplomat. Exiled from the court of the Spanish Emperor Alfonso VI of León and Castile, El Cid went on to command a Moorish force consisting of Muladis, Berbers, Arabs and Malians, under Yusuf al-Mu'taman ibn Hud, Moorish king of the northeast Al-Andalus city of Zaragoza, and his successor, Al-Mustein II.
After the Christian defeat at the Battle of Sagrajas in 1086, El Cid was recalled to service by Alfonso VI, and commanded a combined Christian and Moorish army, which he used to create his own fiefdom in the Moorish Mediterranean coastal city of Valencia.
Rodrigo Díaz was educated in the royal court of Castile and became the alférez, the chief general, of Alfonso VI, and his most valuable asset in the fight against the Moors.
He was the subject of the oldest extant Spanish epic poem Cantar de Mio Cid.
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According to the Internet Movie Data Base [IMDb]: In some Muslim countries, the film was nearly banned until the censors thought of a better idea, which was to simply cut out the entire climax of the film, so instead of showing the dead El Cid lead his army to victory against the Moors, they simply ended it at his deathbed.
Also: The 1993 reissue restores 16 minutes of "lost" footage. [IMDb]
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It was 1961 & I remember seeing this movie with my mother in Manhattan at one of the big movie palaces. I must've been 10 years old. That means it must've been about a million years ago when the Theatrical District, Times Square, Tin Pan Alley was dirty filthy wild wonderful interesting colorful. The Yankees ruled the world. A newly styled young President Kennedy sat in the White House in Washington DC. The 1960s was just beginning. Don't over-romanticize those times.
An epoch that started with such magnificent promise turned into a decade of bitter divisiveness. There would be many social gains but an imperialistic war would siphon much needed human & monetary resources. The Cold War raged. Civil Rights & Voting Rights for all came at an enormous cost with implications for future generations & national unity. The consequences of decisions made during those times--both personal & political--are still felt today. It was the high point of American Empire. The Hollywood Epic reflected that fact. Where are we today? Struggling on. That's what Life is.
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19 July 2016 - Mental Health service retractions
The Committee had considered at their October and November 2015 meetings the proposals of the local Manchester Mental Health and Social Care Trust to retract a number of services.
Following these discussions the Committee arranged a seminar to which a number of service users and providers of mental health services from across the city were invited, along with representatives from the Clinical Commissioning Group and the City Council. The group shared their knowledge and experience and made a number of suggestions as to how mental health services could be best delivered and improved.
Further information on the seminar held 19 January 2016 can be found here.
At the July meeting the Committee invited a representative from the local Clinical Commissioning Group, the statutory NHS organisation responsible for the planning and commissioning of health care services for the local area to give an update on mental health services.
The Committee were informed that a decision had been taken not to retract any services and services will continue to be delivered pending the appointment of a new mental health provider for the city. The details of the new provider are due to be announced in August and that a consultation exercise will then be undertaken with service users, their families and carers, led by Commissioners and with the full participation of the new provider to help shape and inform the new service.
Members supported the decision not to change any of services currently provided until the new provider and delivery model is agreed. The Committee will be considering a report at their September meeting that will provide an update on how this work is progressing and will allow the Committee the opportunity to comment on the proposed consultation exercise.
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Over the previous 12 months the Health Scrutiny Committee has continued to examine how the Council and its partners in the NHS deliver health and social care services to improve the health and wellbeing of Manchester residents.
Consideration has been given to a wide range of topics ranging from services for Carers, Mental Health and Wellbeing, the continued development of an integrated Health and Social Care service, Urgent Care, access to GPs and the new Drug and Alcohol Service.
In addition to considering reports at Committee meetings, members undertook a number of visits to the Accident and Emergency Departments at the three Manchester hospital sites. The purpose of these visits was to witness the pressures experienced at these sites and to speak with, and hear from clinicians delivering this important service.
Throughout the year members of the Committee had established a subgroup to undertake a detailed review of services for Learning Disabled citizens and their Carers. The members of this group held a total of six meetings. As part of their review members of the group visited a number of day centres and community facilities to meet with and hear the views of Learning Disabled citizens and their carers. The findings and recommendations of this review were submitted to the February 2016 meeting of the Committee and can be accessed via the following link:
Throughout the year the Committee considered a number of reports that discussed Mental Health Services in Manchester and recognised that this was an important issue that affects a significant number of residents. To support the broader discussions around the future delivery of Mental Health Services members agreed to host a seminar in January 2016. An invitation was sent to Councillors, a range of Voluntary and Community Sector groups, service users and user groups as well as the local NHS. The seminar was well attended and was an opportunity to discuss and hear different views on how improvements to mental health services can be made. The recommendations from this meeting, which included the promotion of the advocacy service and recognition of the important role of carers, were submitted to the January meeting of the main Committee where they were approved.
At the February 2016 meeting the Committee agreed to establish a subgroup to examine Home Care Provision and its transition to a community based support model. It was proposed that this group will commence their investigation in the next municipal year and report the findings of their investigation to the main Committee.
19 January 2016 - Discussing the future of mental health services in the city
The Health Scrutiny Committee had considered a number of reports regarding Mental Health Services and decided to dedicate a separate meeting to discuss the future of mental health services in the city. The purpose was to discuss how improvements to mental health services could be made, particularly in light of the Mental Health Improvement Programme, the new service specification and developments at a Greater Manchester level. Invitations were sent to a range of Voluntary and Community Sector organisations, service users and elected members and the session was attended by the NHS (Clinical Commissioning Group), senior officers from the council and clinicians.
Members received presentations setting out the current Manchester context and providing an overview of the future of mental health, social care and wellbeing services in Manchester . The session then heard in turn the views and experiences of all of the guests who were invited to suggest what improvement could be included in the new mental health service specification for Manchester . 26 areas of improvement were identified, ranging from having Mental Health practitioners working in GP surgeries and Accident and Emergency Departments; improved partnership working with the Voluntary and Community Sector; service users and carers being involved in the design of services and recognising the importance of peer support. An overview of this session and copies of the presentations delivered can be viewed at –
The NHS representative welcomed the opportunity to hear and share the views of the service users and organisations present. He said that the conversation and areas of improvement identified will help inform the new service specification. The recommendations that arose from this session were received and formally endorsed by the Health Scrutiny Committee at their meeting of 28 January 2016.
29 October 2015 and 26 November 2015 - Manchester Mental Health and Social Care Trust
At the October and November meetings the Committee considered two reports from the Manchester Mental Health and Social Care Trust. The Manchester Mental Health and Social Care NHS Trust provide mental health services and substance misuse services to adults and older people across the city of Manchester .
The first report considered at the October meeting dealt with the financial position of the trust and the proposed retraction of services to deliver a balanced budget. In recognition of the of strength of feeling about this issue the Committee had invited the Chief Executive of the Trust, Commissioners, Trade Union representatives and service users to speak at the meeting.
The Committee heard of the services identified by the Trust that they wished to withdraw to make the required financial savings. However even with these there would still be a £2.3 million gap in the budget.
Both the union and service user representatives said that any removal of services that had been proposed by the Trust would have a very negative impact on people who rely on these services.
The second report considered at the November meeting gave the Trusts response to the Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection report that was published in October 2015. The CQC are the independent regulator of health and social care in England , and following their inspection they had awarded the Trust a rating of 'Requires Improvement'.
The Chief Executive of the Trust attended the meeting and explained that following the inspection the Trust had developed an Action Plan to address all of the points raised during the inspection. Both the Trust and the members said that the commitment and dedication of the staff to deliver the highest levels of care for service users was recognised in the report and they expressed their thanks to the staff working at the Trust.
The members decided that a seminar would be held in January 2016 to discuss the proposals for the future delivery of Mental Health Services in Manchester .
23 July 2015 - Greater Manchester Health Devolution
At the July meeting the Committee also discussed the decision taken on the 15 July as part of the Healthier Together consultation. The Committee said that they regretted the decision reached not to allocate Wythenshawe Hospital as a specialist site. The members said that they had expressed their views and the reasons as to why they believed it should be a specialist hospital and were very disappointed by the outcome.
Also at the July meeting the Committee discussed the Devolution deal agreed for Manchester and the implications of this on the provision of Health and Social Care services for residents.
The members welcomed the Devolution agreement that will enable the region to plan and deliver services in response to local need and ambitions. They also agreed that it is an opportunity to better design and deliver Health and Social Care services in a joined up way to improve the health of Manchester residents. The Committee noted that the Health Devolution settlement is still in the early stages with a lot of the detail to be agreed but noted that a lot of work is ongoing. The Committee agreed that this is a subject that they will return to regularly to receive updates.
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Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene hit his 21st Test ton - and sixth against England - as the visitors hopes of levelling the series suffered.
Jayawardene (149no) batted throughout the second day of the final Test as the hosts took their score on to 384-6.
He put on 149 with Tillakaratne Dilshan (84) and then an unbroken 97 with Chaminda Vaas (46no) after tea.
Ravi Bopara got his first Test wicket, Prasanna Jayawardene, but England missed three chances on a tough day.
1225: That's it for us for the day - and that's it from me for this Test as I'm sure all you members of the Tom Fordyce fan club will be delighted to hear that he'll be your man in the live text seat for the last three days of this game. To whet your appetite, you can read Tom's feature on Fabio Capello from earlier this week on the BBC Sport website.
Play is due to start at 0400 GMT once again - so please set your alarms and keep Tom company tomorrow morning. Until then, enjoy the rest of your day, and from me, a merry Christmas to all of you at home.
1219: Right, one last e-mail (thanks for all your cricket carols, sorry we weren't able to use more):
"I am a member of the UK Armed forces serving in Iraq. I rely entirely on your live text to keep my American colleagues up to date on our progress so keep up the good work"Simon Cole in the TMS inbox[It's great to hear that - happy Christmas to all our forces personnel who may be following the cricket via BBC Sport around the world - MM]
1205: SL 384-6 (129 overs)They're staying on - ump Daryl Harper takes his sunglasses off to see what the light is like without them. Maybe Sri Lanka want to stay on, they're clearly seeing it very well. Sidey goes round the wicket, for possibly the first time in the match. Jayawardene has been stuck on 149 for a while now. Even the Shipping Forecast has ended. A maiden from Sidey.
"Vaas is cracking on a bit isn't he? Has no one told him he is supposed to stay there for another three days and there is no rush?"Nigel at work in London in the TMS inbox
1202: SL 384-6 (128 overs)Harmison is set to come on - umpire Harper has a word with Vaughan. Are they talking about the light? But Harmy begins his over anyway. A short ball is pulled through midwickets for four by Vaas - they can hardly offer the light when he saw that one that well! He has 46. The partnership is now 97 - now the highest seventh-wicket Test stand for Sri Lanka against England. Harmy goes round the wicket as R4 LW listeners have the Shipping Forecast imposed on them. The over ends, and the umpires consult about the light.
1157: SL 380-6 (127 overs)Sidebottom replaces Bopara, while Roshan Abeysinghe on TMS compares Vaas's tactic of "pretending to play outside off-stump" to former England keeper Jack Russell. He sees off the over before pinching the strike with a single off the last ball, keeping his skipper on 149.
1153: SL 379-6 (126 overs)But no, it's Colly for the meantime. Jayawardene is inching towards his latest landmark, guiding a single to square leg to reach 149. He bowls a bouncer, then another which is signalled as a wide - and umpire Harper makes a "one more and you're off" signal. Vaas straight-drives back past the bowler and the outfield allows them to run three. Jayawardene square-drives - but Sidey gets down well to keep him on 149.
"Isn't it about time England started looking for an out-and-out fast bowler in the mould of Brett Lee or Dale Steyn? Our attack just doesn't have the bite it had when we won the Ashes and no disrespect to the bowlers we have available, but not even Harmy is consistently reaching the 90mph mark. This kind of adds to the Christmas list of a decent keeper and fielders who can catch!"Daley, Scarborough, in the TMS inbox
1147: SL 374-6 (125 overs)Bopara continues to Jayawardene, who square-drives a single to reach 148. Harmy is warming up - and the TMS crew expect he's coming on to expedite a bad-light decision. Vaas is still having some fun, slashing at one outside off-stump and it sails over slip for four.
1142: SL 369-6 (124 overs)Vaas plays defensively to Colly - while Aggers on TMS reveals that he's going to a curry-tasting evening tonight. A single takes Vaas to 34 - can Jayawardene reach the big 150? He turns a single to long leg to reach 147, and a wild return from KP almost brings his 150 in overthrows until Hoggy makes a diving stop.
1138: SL 367-6 (123 overs)Jayawardene slashes Bopara for four through point, then takes a single. The Essex all-rounder goes round the wicket to Vaas, but the latter expertly guides one through the covers for a single. An attempted bouncer is pulled to long leg by Jayawardene, where it knocks over a water bottle just outside the rope. That's his 15th four, taking him to 146, but he then plays and misses at one. Jayawardene then straight-drives, and it's so straight it hits the stumps but Vaas is safe.
1134: SL 357-6 (122 overs)So, how long can the light hold? Colly replaces KP as England rotate their back-up bowlers. Jayawardene has spent 20 hours, 25 minutes at the crease this series. That's longer than I've spent at the crease in my entire life - and if I were to live another 100 years at my current batting skill level, Jayawardene would still be ahead of me. The Durham chap sends down some perfectly acceptable military medium, the batsmen exchange singles and then Jayawardene pinches the strike again.
1129: SL 354-6 (121 overs)Monty's off - can Ravi "Goldenarm" Bopara make the breakthrough? Jayawardene pulls him to long leg for a single. But he pitches it up well, and the over yields just the one run.
1125: SL 353-6 (120 overs)Simon Hughes on TMS reveals he used to play the church organ in Ealing many moons ago, and CMJ thinks he'd be better there than in the choir. Vaughan is back on the field. A nifty late cut brings Jayawardene a single to take his score to 129. Vaas then rocks back and cuts KP through point where Monty cuts off the boundary and they run two. Vaas singles past a diving Bell (pun unintended) at mid-on. Jayawardene, in a rare show of aggression, pull-drives towards cow corner for four to bring the 350 up, then pinches the strike with a single.
1121: SL 344-6 (119 overs)Vaas takes a single off Panesar's first ball, and with Monty still bowling over the wicket, Jayawardene is happy to use his pads against anything pitching outside leg stump, without any fear of being out lbw. He nudges a single to point.
1118: SL 342-6 (118 overs)Pietersen gets a couple to turn against Vaas, who steers a single through the covers. The cricket carols have even reached TMS, and Simon Hughes tries singing one.
1115: SL 341-6 (117 overs)Monty goes over the wicket to Jayawardene, who pushes forward to the first couple before reverse-sweeping him for four.
1112: SL 337-6 (116 overs)England introduce their seventh bowler, Kevin Pietersen, for some off-spin. He has two Test wickets, Kamran Akmal and Mahendra Dhoni (can he only get wickies out then? Prasanna Jayawardene's already out), and my "gaffer" Martin Gough tells me he's never taken a wicket in a Test that's achieved a result. Jayawardene takes a single off his first ball to bring up the fifty partnership, but the rest of the over is pretty tidy as he gets some turn.
"To Farouk (0844) - it isn't 'overcast' in Hong Kong, it is horrendously polluted which is why we can't see the sun! Well, to be fair it is going dark now, but that is an improvement as it means you can't see the scum in the air. Still, I'm off to Happy Valley to stand outside in the fresh air and watch the horse racing, while quaffing a beer and keeping up to date with TMS on my mobile"Mark Stamper, Hong Kong, in the TMS inbox
1108: SL 336-6 (115 overs)Vaughan is off the field again briefly, with the Montster to continue the attack. Jayawardene nurdles another single before Vaas gloriously cover-drives for four - he's already made 26.
1101: SL 331-6 (114 overs)A rather turgid spell of dot balls is ended as Vaas and Jayawardene exchange singles, both working bouncers from Hoggard to leg. A drinks break is taken - someone give them some Lucozade or something.
1057: SL 329-6 (113 overs)Harmy leaves the field, 12th man James Anderson on for his umpteenth sub-fielding stint. It'd got a little dull now - even the TV cameras seem more interested in showing the traffic encircling Galle than the actual cricket. Monty sends down a maiden to Jayawardene, as far as I can make out.
1053: SL 329-6 (112 overs)Jayawardene singles off Hoggy, and Vaas defends the rest of the over. It's all gone a little quiet.
1049: SL 328-6 (111 overs)The Montster wheels away to Jayawardene, who determinedly prods forward. A single rotates the strike and Monty goes over the wicket to the left-handed Vaas, but he's still wicketless after 20 overs.
"Morning Mark. Hope our boys wipe the butter off their fingers. By the way, am still simmering like a pot of stew over the accusation yesterday from your Eastbourne correspondent that Sarah B, Sarah C and I, are actually men. C'mon, step outside and say that mate. 'Oo you looking at? Eh Eh?"Carole in Maidenhead in the TMS inbox
1042: SL 324-6 (109 overs)Vaas guides a poor long-hop from Monty to the cover boundary for four. One of the young ball-boys returns the ball to the chasing Harmy, who sportingly throws the ball for the young boy to throw back in - and he's not got a bad arm on him, either. The next one rears out of the rough, spins sharply and Vaas has to fend it off at nearly head height.
1038: SL 320-6 (108 overs)Jayawardene runs another quick single to Harmison, who then hits Vaas on the glove with a lifter as they run a single. That's his bowling hand - might it be a glimmer of light for England? The sprinting Sri Lanka physio, whose athleticism is legendary, runs on to apply some cream, while umpire Asad Rauf sits down to have a rest. When they resume, Jayawardene guides another one through the covers for two.
"Without being biased towards England, their current world ranking of number two does seem inflated. They have just one quality batsman - KP; and one quality spinner - Monty; and that's on a good day. But this entire series, they've been playing catch up, and certainly not worthy of their current ranking. Number five is a more appropriate position, at least on current performance. And isn't it time we start ranking the umpires too?"Viraf, Hong Kong, in the TMS inbox
"Typical, my internet has been down all morning, and have missed two wickets and had to spend over an hour speaking to chatchat. Have had stern words with said internet provider for this callous act of theirs and informed them that I'm not impressed!"Dr Tim, Birmingham, in the TMS inbox[If your internet's ever down, don't forget you can always follow the live text on your mobile - MM]
1032: SL 316-6 (107 overs)Having bowled 17 of the first 106 overs, and just six all day, Monty Panesar is back in the attack. He yields a single to Jayawardene as Vaas shows he's capable of stout defence as well as flashy shots.
1029: SL 315-6 (106 overs)Jayawardene and Vaas exchange singles off Harmy, and the skipper guides the last ball down to Pietersen at third man for a single.
1024: SL 312-6 (105 overs)Hoggard returns after a brief two-over spell from Sidey. But Hoggy can't make the breakthrough against Vaas. He drives uppishly at one which sails over the off-side field for four. He then tries to pull one on the other side of the wicket, and they run two.
"A crossword clue: Put the spinner on my prone Santa (5,7)"JJ in the TMS inbox[Could it be that well-known spinner Parmesan Tony? MM]
1020: SL 306-6 (104 overs)The two-over Bopara interlude is ended and Harmison returns. Vaas flicks a slower ball off his legs - what would England give for a number eight batsman with his fluency? Just that single from the over, though.
"Re: David from Gateshead's criticism of Sarah's poem. Surely you can see that the non-rhyming final couplet is actually what the poem is about? (!) The effect of the author's knee-jerk rejection of rhyme mirrors the effect of the jarring (if predictable) event that is Matty Prior dropping the catch"G in Shoreditch - self-appointed capital of world post-modernism - in the TMS inbox
1016: SL 305-6 (103 overs)Vaas singles to cover off Sidey before Jayawardene has a mow through backward point at a loose one for four to take his side past 300. A much better shot off the final ball brings another four off his legs - nine off the over.
"Mark, isn't it about time for a mention for Paul Grunill?"Neil, Slough, in the TMS inbox[Barnsley's finest isn't in today - my "gaffer" for the day is Martin Gough, who some of you may remember as "Our Man in Guyana" at the World Cup - MM]
1011: SL 296-6 (102 overs)Jayawardene dabs a single off Bopara and Vaas, who is no mean batsman for a number eight, adds a two before pulling a magnificent shot through wide mid-on. It looks four all the way but the outfield slows it down and they only take three.
"Is it fair/ethical for Sri Lanka to bat for the whole five days, drawing the game and winning the series?"Col (in Chester) in the TMS inbox
1002: SL 287-6 (100 overs)Left-hander Vaas, with an orangey-pink bandana under his helmet, lets his first ball go through before he edges the second and second slip takes it on the bounce.
1000: With superb timing, Radio 4 LW listeners are returned to TMS from the Daily Service just as the players return. Chaminda Vaas is the new batsman, and we've got two more balls of Bopara's over to finish up after tea was taken mid-over.
"Not to worry, I played this game on my xbox last night and England racked up 700 in two sessions, KP 244, Bell 196, it's in the bag"David Couchman, Macclesfield, in the TMS inbox
"I bet this wicket will be an altogether different proposition when Sri Lanka's seamers and Murali get to work on it. If the weather holds, I predict an innings defeat and more humiliation"Geoff Gibson in the TMS inbox
"Climate records for Sri Lanka indicate very low rainfall in February. Wouldn't that be an ideal month for them to host Test matches that actually finish? Question: Which countries host the (a) highest and (b) lowest percentage of completed Test matches over the last 30 years? My guess would be: a) Australia b) Sri Lanka"David Quine in the TMS inbox
"Hi Mark - when will our idiotic selectors realise that if a batsman/keeper drops only one catch per match off a top six batter, they will then need to score a century in every innings simply to reach parity. For Iron-Gloves Prior to reach parity would require him having an average double that than 'The Don'!"Jonathan West in the TMS inbox
"With respect to Charles' question (0903), the answer is probably still yes. England need to bowl Sri Lanka out twice to win and the only hope was to do something bold i.e. get them in early and skittle them out cheaply first innings. It went half right: we got them in early... It's dry here in Singapore but rain is around and getting close to knocking off time so it's getting dark as well"Richard in the TMS inbox
0933: SL 287-4 (99 overs)The Montster is going to have a twirl before tea. He has a couple of close fielders against Jayawardene, who prods a single to take his score to 99. The field disperses slightly for Dilshan, but there's still a short mid-off on the drive. A paddle-sweep from Dilshan brings two runs which takes him to 80 - he'll be overtaking his captain soon. As if he heard me typing he guides one past Cook at second slip and that brings him another four. The partnership is now worth 149.
0930: SL 280-4 (98 overs)Monty P, still fielding in the deep, adjusts his patka and tucks it into the back of his shirt as Harmy tries a slower ball against Dilshan, but it's not as well-disguised as Dilhara Fernando's and Dilshan lets it go. The next ball is slightly wide and Dilshan gloriously cover-drives for four. "This series is finished", my BBC colleague Jonathan Stevenson glumly predicts. Look out for his match report at the close of play.
0924: SL 276-4 (97 overs)Good running from Dilshan allows Jayawardene to take three after he guides Bopara to midwicket. Dilshan nudges a single, and just those four runs from the over.
0920: SL 272-4 (96 overs)Jayawardene summons the Sri Lanka physio to have a look at his hand, although he's unlikely to have been too badly hurt by someone of Bopara's pace. Dilshan plays out a maiden from Harmy, during which he's barely troubled. 20 minutes until tea. That's 98 for the skipper
0915: SL 272-4 (95 overs)Essex's Bopara trots in again with his medium pace. Jayawardene is remaining as watchful on 94 as he was in single figures. Ravi even beats the bat a couple of times, and Jayawardene reaches 95 with a single he fends away from his body. A careful two to deep cover, where the Montster is still the boundary sweeper, takes Dilshan to 72. He then pulls the last ball to midwicket and takes a single.
"Nice ditty Sarah, if slightly let down by rhyming 'Tillakaratne' with 'Prior'! I mean, you had worked so hard up until that point, you should have finished it off! Still, better than anything I could come up with. Probably"David (all man), Gateshead, in the TMS inbox[But not everyone agrees (see below) - MM]
"I know we all have Sarah from Canterbury as our top Test match totty but nothing can ever excuse the Christmas Carol she wrote and you posted. It is like the cricket - pretty desperate"Andrew Gell, Teddington, in the TMS inbox
0911: SL 268-4 (94 overs)Dilshan thinks about absolutely belting one from Harmison but withdraws his bat at the last minute. Aggers points out that Monty P is still in the deep square-leg position on the hook, but Mike Selvey rather uncharitably says "He's got to go somewhere". A single takes Dilshan to 70. Jayawardene is into the nervous nineties - he's on 93, and make that 94 as he runs a single off the last ball. Stuart Broad brings on a drink and an orange towel for Prior.
"I think that Harper has to go. He has had an appalling game with several mistakes; yes, I know England have dropped several regulation chances, but you cannot have a clearer error than that. Clearly missing the pads and nicking either bat handle or glove. Someone has to make ICC aware that their top-notch umpires are not good enough!"Daniel, Belgium, in the TMS inbox
0907: SL 266-4 (93 overs)Bopara is on for his third over (having previously bowled the 28th and 30th). Still looking for his first Test wicket - can he break the partnership? His right elbow sticks out slightly as he runs in, and Jayawardene guides him off his legs for three to midwicket, where Hoggard chases just inside the boundary. Aggers on TMS once recalls having five runs awarded off his bowling when Leicestershire and West Indies paceman Winston Benjamin once caught the ball in his cap while the ball was being thrown back to the bowler.
"Surely all you wildlife spotters didn't miss the massive whale spouting water just 500 yards off the coast. How's that for an addition to the Sri Lankan wildlife menagerie?"BB in the TMS inbox
0903: SL 263-4 (92 overs)Harmison replaces Hoggy at the Old Fort end. Dilshan singles to leg, before Jayawardene guides a looser delivery behind backward point for four. Bopara is limbering up - might he get a bowl?
"At the risk of getting you buried under an avalanche of e-mails, is there anyone out there who still thinks it was a good idea to put them in?"Charles Sheldrick, Devon, in the TMS inbox[The avalanche is probably starting even now - MM]
0857: SL 258-4 (91 overs)Bell's off the field, Anderson's on as 12th man and Cook is standing in at first slip. Dilshan tries to guide Sidey away for a leg bye to long leg. Jayawardene is still seeing the big picture - draw this game and his side win the series.
"Amateur fielding from England today. Everyone has been fretting about losing this series and dropping to number five in the world but hang on a minute is this not our rightful place? If people think we are the second best in the world then I fancy they have been drinking some strong stuff this Christmas... LOST in Sri Lanka (let's assume). LOST at home to India! LOST last winter to Aussies. DREW last summer home to Sri Lanka. In fact we have only beaten West Indies and Pakistan in eight series since winning the Ashes. How can we believe we are a decent side with that form?"Nick Blyth in the TMS inbox
0853: SL 257-4 (90 overs)Hoggard runs in to Dilshan, who tries to glance one off his hip. Prior takes it left-handed and appeals for a catch. It's not out, and Prior's not happy - replays are inconclusive but he may have possibly gloved it, the super slo-mo indicates. But in umpire Harper's line of vision, he couldn't possibly have seen that - so as much as it pains me to say it, the batsman should get the benefit of the doubt there. "He hasn't got X-ray vision", says Mike Selvey on TMS. Dilshan takes a single while the controversy dies down.
"I fail to see why England persist with two of our better out-fielders standing at first and second slip. Both Bell and Collingwood have never been utilised as slip fielders very often for county or country. I appreciate the slip cordon is a problem with the likes of Trescothick, Strauss and Flintoff missing but surely it's worthwhile trying a change of personnel?"Ste, Darlington, in the TMS inbox
0844: SL 256-4 (89 overs)Jayawardene is struck on the thigh by Sidebottom, Prior leaps up to appeal, but Sidey doesn't - and umpire Rauf isn't interested. Sidey completes a maiden, and the drinks trolley comes on.
"Thanks Pumudu in Windsor for the heart attack. I'm currently in (overcast) Hong Kong and about to fly back tomorrow to sunny Surrey in the UK for Christmas. The thought of trying to navigate the hire car around the M25 from Heathrow in one foot of snow is not very appealing! But then I saw the bit about Windsor, Canada¿ presumably not a corgi in sight?"Farouk, Hong Kong, in the TMS inbox[No corgis, but we have had a lizard today - MM]
0839: SL 256-4 (88 overs)While the "Bopara's Cap Incident" is replayed a number of times, the unshaven Hoggard runs in to Jayawardene, who shoulders arms - knowing exactly where his off-stump is. The Sri Lanka skipper eventually steers one between third slip and gully, Collingwood fields just inside the rope (keeping his cap on!) and three runs are completed. The drinks trolley is poised by the boundary.
0835: SL 253-4 (87 overs)Hair blowing all over the place, the luckless Sidebottom beats Dilshan's outside edge again. Another quick single brings up the 250 for the home side. Jayawardene drives at the last ball, and although it runs down to the point boundary, Bopara stops it just inside the rope and Cook completes the fielding as they run three. However, TV replays show that Bopara's cap falls off his head and lands on the ball as he stops it inside the rope (while his sunglasses also fall to bits) - should five extra runs be credited?
0830: SL 249-4 (86 overs)Dilshan boosts the score with a couple of leg-byes, before flicking Hoggy over square leg and it shoots away for four. He tries another hook, and yet again it hits him on the helmet - but they again run a couple, and this time they're signalled as runs. A single brings him off strike - while Radio 4 LW listeners are about to endure Yesterday in Parliament.
0826: SL 240-4 (85 overs)Jayawardene prods Sidey for a single, and Dilshan pushes into the off side for another scampered singleton. The Notts man is still out of luck here, despite some swing and bounce with the new ball.
0822: SL 238-4 (84 overs)Jayawardene pushes a quick tip-and-run single into the off side to bring up the century partnership - Dilshan has scored 55 of that 100, and Jayawardene 33 (81 overall). Aggers notices the ground staff encircling the arena - while you can add another animal to the menagerie we've seen on this tour, as a lizard (possibly an iguana) is spotted. It runs around the ramparts of the fort for a while, before disappearing into the concrete.
"Bit disappointed with the fielding mishaps - especially considering how good the fielding was in the one-dayers. Is it the heat?"Linda in Newbury
0817: DROPPED CATCH - SL 237-4 (83 overs)Sidey's still getting it to swing, Dilshan nudges a two to leg but then he nicks another one and it's dropped AGAIN. Between Prior and Bell (keeper and first slip). AGAIN. Sheesh. Sidey must be spitting feathers here. Simon Hughes on TMS thinks Prior doesn't stand wide enough for Sidey's left-arm-over line. They ran a single there, too. Jayawardene tickles one off the next ball, with the same result.
"Re: Harry Guinness on cricket at Yale. If Harry looked beyond his ivory tower he would find many US universities with cricket teams. Our touring team have played games against U. Vermont and RPI (New York) in the north east US since the mid 90s and over here on the west coast there are inter-collegiate games for undergraduate teams in So Cal that include UCSD, UCI, San Diego State, USC and CSUF. I'll bet there are many others around the country"Nigel (UCSD) in the TMS inbox
0801: SL 226-4 (80 overs)Fourth umpire Gamini Dissanayake jogs out to hand Asad Rauf the second new ball, which can be taken after this over. Jayawardene, a master of crease-occupation and run-accumulation, takes another single off Harmy while CMJ catches a mosquito on his hand in the TMS commentary box. Dilshan finally tries to hook, but mistimes it and it hits the earpiece of his helmet. They run a leg-bye (sort of a helmet-bye). Dilshan is struck on the pad, umpire Harper says "not out" as it looked a bit high, and another leg-bye is taken.
"I agree with Dave in Cumbria, why is it that Aussies such as Ponting, Warne, McGrath, Langer, Gilchrist etc etc can stay at the top of their game for years, but our players seem to drift in and out of form, or we have one player who we think will be the saviour of English Cricket... then... they disappear!"Keith Block, Wellington New Zealand, in the TMS inbox
0757: SL 223-4 (79 overs)Monty still has a slightly odd field with a slip, a short leg and a Reasonably Short Extra Cover on the drive. Jayawardene takes two off the first ball, then a single to Bopara on the cover boundary, which CMJ reckons would have been two to most of the other England fielders.
0754: SL 220-4 (78 overs)Harmy fires in a very high bouncer at Dilshan which is ruled to be an aerial wide by umpire Daryl Harper. The next ball is a no-ball, extending the over further. Dilshan drives one just wide of Bopara at mid-on, he makes a diving stop as his sunglasses fall off and shies at the stumps at the bowler's end but misses as they run a quick single. Jayawardene pinches the strike with a single to fine leg, and these two have added 82 now.
If you're just joining us, our earlier-than-usual start of 0400 GMT was torpedoed by some rain yesterday afternoon, and we didn't start until 0530 GMT. Here are the amended times for the last two sessions:
0749: SL 216-4 (77 overs)It's a double change of bowling as Panesar replaces Hoggard. Jayawardene is still putting safety first, defending Monty's quicker ball off the back foot. He then cuts straight to Pietersen at backward point, and it's a second maiden for the Montster - he has a nevertheless economical 0-31 from 15 overs.
0746: SL 216-4 (76 overs)Harmy's first ball after lunch is driven back down the ground for three by Jayawardene. There are no fewer than three men back on the fence on the leg side for Dilshan - a very obvious trap to hook, but Dilshan isn't having anything of it so far. He gloves one down to Sidebottom at long leg for two. Angus Fraser on TMS echoes a comment my dad often makes to me - that as a captain, you always feel you're one fielder short. The last ball is a fierce bouncer which Dilshan tries to duck but it hits him on the peak of his helmet.
0741: We're just starting up again - Harmison replaces Collingwood in the attack.
"Hi Mark! No papers to write but have my final exam for the semester in 10 hours' time. Trying to keep up with the score in between last minute study cramming. Hope Mahela gets another 100 and we bat England out of the game. As for the weather, it's pitch dark here at 2am but there's a foot of snow outside and the temperature is hovering around 0"Pumudu, Windsor, Canada, in the TMS inbox
"Simon Hughes the analyst is wrong to say 'bowl flatter'. I agree Panesar needs to bowl maidens, but not flat. He should be allowed to bowl and not be restricted. This is the exact problem with English spinners. Everybody starts seeing them as one who restricts runs. I agree he has to get more control, but not by bowling defensively. That defeats the purpose"Nik, USA, in the TMS inbox
"Devon Malcolm appeared recently on the UK quiz show The Weakest Link - he didn't win the show - but survived several elimination rounds!"Liam Thomson, Tokyo, in the TMS inbox
"With regards to Gladstone Small, he played for the England team that won a beach cricket tournament in Australia last January!"David in the TMS inbox
"Thank you for such wonderful commentary, first time using the BBC live cricket coverage, brightens up a cold dark morning here in Germany. Keep it up and Merry Christmas to everyone"Richard Evans in the TMS inbox[And a merry Christmas to all of you - MM]
0704: Right, time for a break - back soon.
0702: SL 211-4 (75 overs)Another well-placed off-drive brings Dilshan a single off Hoggy. He's suddenly got 41. Jayawardene guides a single to mid-on. Hoggy tries another off-cutter which is biffed between cover and mid-off for four by Dilshan. Is he trying to reach 50 before lunch? He tries to hook the last ball, but fails to make contact - he reaches 45 at the interval, with his captain on 71.
"Here in Seattle we have had our first fall of snow already, and the skiing season is truly upon us. Let's hope the boys can steal a win here, something to cheer us for Christmas. I may be 4500 miles from Maidstone this week, but Cricket is always one bookmark click away"Douglas, Seattle, WA, USA, in the TMS inbox
0658: SL 205-4 (74 overs)Dilshan drives Colly and it beats the ring of off-side fielders, and the cover boundary sweeper is the unlikely figure of Monty P, who returns the ball quickly as they run a single. We should have just one more over before lunch.
"To Matt in Brisbane: Agree on your sentiments about Christmas in Brisbane. It's oppressive, limp and not a patch on Blighty. On the other hand its beats trudging up the M4/M5 to support Newport County versus some Midlands team, and getting a drubbing. Still overcast here, come on England (and Wales in this case)"Mark, Brisbane, in the TMS inbox
0655: DROPPED CATCH - SL 204-4 (73 overs)Monty's off and Hoggard has changed ends. Jayawardene takes a single, before Dilshan clubs one towards the chanting and clapping Barmy Army members on the cover boundary, and they run a single which brings up Sri Lanka's 200. Yet another edge by Jayawardene... but this time it goes between keeper Prior and first slip Bell. It definitely carried - Prior seems to change his mind and take his hand away at the last minute, but he should have gone for it as it wouldn't have carried to Bell. To add insult to injury, the ball sails away for four.
0649: SL 198-4 (72 overs)Colly is indeed thrown the ball, while Bopara walks off the field clutching his hand and Anderson comes on for another sub-fielding stint. Colly bowled a maiden in his only over yesterday, but Dilshan guides his first ball away for two and dabs the next one through third man for four.
"Good to see Sidebottom, having started his Test career promisingly, now becoming inconsistent. It certainly seems to be the favoured approach to establishing a place in the England side" Dave, Cumbria, in the TMS inbox
"In response to 'Sleepless in South Lancashire' and his question about Steve Harmison... and your response about his brother. The family has quite a sporting tradition. His uncle Mel Harmison played for the Bedlington Terriers team that once reached the third round of the FA Cup only to lose to Blackpool (1997 I think it was)"David in Sydney in the TMS inbox
0644: SL 192-4 (71 overs)Paul Collingwood is seen warming up - might there be time for a pre-interval trundle from the Durham man? Jayawardene and Dilshan exchange singles off a rapid over from the Montster, while Bopara waves to the dressing-room - does he want physio treatment on his hand?
0641: SL 190-4 (70 overs)Hoggy is bowling to a 6-3 off-side field for Jayawardene, including two slips and a gully. Jayawardene pushes a single to deep point - he now has 64, but has only scored 13 runs in over an hour's play today. Dilshan off-drives but a very good long-barrier stop from the Montster prevents a run. In an age where the "long barrier" seems a thing of the past and so many needless runs are conceded through its non-use, I salute Mr Panesar for his dedication to the cause. Bopara then dives to stop a fierce drive at cover - it looks like his hand really stings, so he swaps positions with Pietersen and goes out into the deep for a rest while he sucks his fingertips. One run from the over - thanks to Panesar's and Bopara's fielding, mind you.
"Meant to be getting some kip as I'm flying home for Christmas later today. But the combined excitement of Live Text and the prospect of actually being able to listen to TMS when I get home is keeping me awake. Like a hopeful child on Christmas Eve! Come on England, for once ignore the script and pull something out the bag. Stand up Harmy and Monty... and Pietersen...ny"Anatol, New York, in the TMS inbox
0636: SL 189-4 (69 overs)Monty bowls one that's far too short at Jayawardene, but he's really in his shell now and can't get him away. He finally opens the face and guides one past slip for a single. Just one run from the over - about 25 minutes until lunch now.
"So grateful for TMS. Sitting on the wrong side of the Atlantic, and the wrong side of the evening, and working through the night (as I shall be tomorrow). In the spirit of Scott, does anyone have input on the Universals of Consonant Clusters? Much obliged. Point of interest: Yale is one of the few US universities with a cricket team. Keep up the good work - it's a long time til sunrise..."Harry Guinness in the TMS inbox
0634: SL 188-4 (68 overs)Hoggy beats Dilshan with an absolutely marvellous delivery, a sort of fast off-break that cuts back and sails straight through the gate as Dilshan tries to play forward. He eventually times one, hitting it hard through extra cover for four. Another fierce off-drive is cracked past mid-off for another boundary - that's the fifty partnership.
"Listening in from Wellington New Zealand on the internet, unfortunately no sitting on my deck tonight (7pm) sipping Bourbon & Coke, overcast here as well... must be catching! So will have to do with a cup of tea and digestive... by the way what ever happened to Gladstone Small, haven't heard much from him over the past few years... nor Devon Malcolm?"Keith Block, Wellington, in the TMS inbox[I saw Gladstone Small outside the SCG in January - he was there with an England fans' tour group who were waiting for a coach after the game - MM]
0616: SL 173-4 (65 overs)Sidey is still bowling a pretty good length against Jayawardene, who has now faced 73 balls since his last boundary. The wild-haired Notts swinger allows a rueful smile to cross his face as Jayawardene plays and misses, the ball just missing his outside edge. The skipper nods back in a mutual show of respect. Just a single is taken, off the last ball. Time for a drinks break - the drinks trolley is accompanied by England reserves Broad, Swann and Anderson.
"No essays to write here. Just watching Scooby Doo on TV and cricket on computer"Steve, Windy Greece, in the TMS inbox[And England would have got away with it, if it wasn't for those pesky dropped catches - MM]
0611: SL 172-4 (64 overs)The bearded Harmy, still bowling round the wicket, oversteps for the first no-ball of the innings, while Simon Hughes regales TMS listeners with the story of how some comedy fielding from Phil Tufnell once allowed eight runs to be conceded off one ball. (It involved a ball being thrown in and hitting an unguarded short-leg helmet after they'd run three). Jayawardene pinches the strike when he dabs a single to midwicket.
"Even though it is only the second day it feels like a draw is on the cards. As for the weather, cold and crisp and dark here in Turkey. Snow later"OSJ, Ankara, in the TMS inbox
0606: SL 170-4 (63 overs)Jayawardene delicately guides Sidey down to third man where he's denied a boundary by Bopara's athletic stop but they run three anyway. Prior makes another athletic legside take as the pitch still appears to have some life in it.
0601: SL 167-4 (62 overs)Dilshan is naturally an aggressive player, having played 131 ODIs but just 42 Tests. He plays the ball to mid-on where Vaughan, utterly needlessly, flings the ball back to the striker's end and it flies away for four overthrows - to the condemnation of the TMS team. Harmy won't like that dent in his figures either - although that's the only scoring stroke from the over, as Harmy goes round the wicket for the last ball.
0556: SL 163-4 (61 overs)Sidey is very lucky not to be charged with a wide as Prior takes the first ball in front of first slip. But Jayawardene remains cautious and a maiden ensues.
"Used to live in Bristol, does that qualify? But in LA now, where it is actually raining today for once, believe me we need it! Love to think we'll bowl them out for 250 but then I've been an England supporter for all my 54 years, so..."Chris David in the TMS inbox
0552: SL 163-4 (60 overs)Harmison lets fly with an aerial wide, which sails away for four as first slip Bell does the chasing. Keeper and BBC Sport columnist Prior then concedes the first bye of the innings as Jayawardene jogs through. A sprawling stop by Ravi Bopara denies Dilshan a run.
0546: SL 158-4 (59 overs)At lunchtime today, Aggers will be talking on TMS to a couple of members of the Harrow school team who were on this ground when the tsunami struck three years ago. Dilshan carves Sidey past the second of the two gullies with a square-driven four, before nudging a single off his hip to square leg.
"In reply to Scott, The Cori Tap unfortunately does not show cricket. I happen to be fortunate enough to live a couple of minutes away from this pub and rest assured, after sampling some of the 15% tipples they offer, getting home in one piece takes priority over cricket"John in Bristol in the TMS inbox[Other pubs are of course available - MM]
0542: SL 153-4 (58 overs)Prior makes a smart legside stop that earns him a little clap from Harmy. Aggers senses there may still be rain in the air. Jayawardene is fairly watchful, playing out a maiden from Harmy, and then a group of groundsmen come out with a sack of sawdust for running repairs on Sidey's footmarks.
"Scott in Bristol, the fact that as a major academic 'authority' on matters of criminological research I choose to publish my important insights in a slightly less traditional form does sure not surely make them less acceptable. BBC Live Text should be accepted by your tutors as the high quality, worldwide, peer-reviewed online academic journal that it is. Let me know if you want me to talk to your lecturing staf on this matter. 'Epistemological' means 'about how we know stuff' by the way"Paul in Lancs in the TMS inbox
0538: DROPPED CATCH - SL 153-4 (57 overs)Ryan Sidebottom takes up the attack, slanting the first ball across Jayawardene who offers no stroke. Umpire Asad Rauf mutters into his walkie-talkie about something, holding play up for a few seconds, while Aggers on TMS notices a pink coach with white stripes encircling the ground. After Jayawardene nudges a single, Dilshan slashes one to gully where Cook dives to his right, gets both hands to it but can't hold on. You have to say that was catchable. Sidey then strays down the leg side and Dilshan helps it down there for four. That brings the 150 up.
"Monty to tear into the middle order and set it up for us! Or is that wishful thinking! Seeing as we are doing the weather round-up from around the world, like Sydney it's over cast here in Cyprus"Percy Purcell, from the RAF Suppliers at RAF Akrotiri, in the TMS inbox
0533: SL 148-4 (56 overs)...and we're under way, with R4 LW listeners jumping back on board. Steve Harmison takes the first over, having bowled unchanged from that end for a five-over spell before the end yesterday. He's bowling to Mahela Jayawardene, who lets the first couple of balls go through as he shoulders arms, before steering the first single of the day through cover. Harmy's getting a bit of early bounce.
0528: England's fielders emerge for their "huddle", followed by the Sri Lanka batsmen. We look all set for some action here...
"I have a two-litre thermos flask of coffee next to computer. Probably should have gone to bed rather than stay up ready for a 4.30 start but never mind. Now if anyone has some brandy to put in said thermos that would be appreciated"Grant Simpson, Edinburgh, in the TMS inbox
"It's overcast here in Hong Kong and no essays to write at all"David Stanton in the TMS inbox
0516: A team photograph is taking place to commemorate the return of cricket to Galle. Both teams are there, along with coaches, trainers, and various ECB apparatchiks such as chairman Giles Clarke and chief executive David Collier. "If this was Channel 9 in Australia, they'd be selling pictures of this by sundown", says CMJ on TMS.
"C'mon Harmy! I've finished all my uni work but i've still got up to cheer the boys on - Let's give 'em some chin music and get 'em out cheaply! Who wants a coffee?"John in Bristol in the TMS inbox
"I am also looking forward to the start of play! Also, apologies to those in the UK, the sun is shining in Melbourne! Sorry Andy in Sydney!"Phil in Melbourne in the TMS inbox[Hope Christmas is sunnier for you in Melbourne than it was when I was there last year for the Test - I was told it was the wettest Christmas Day in Melbourne for 20 years! MM]
"I expect the lads to bowl out the side with Jayawardene stuck in the nervous 90s. I slept all of yesterday to get up to follow the cricket... typical that it rains overnight there. Plus I'm going home tomorrow! I predict a KP riot"Steven, from Bristol, in Reading, in the TMS inbox
"My wife is now a converted cricket lover but still has problems with the finer nuances, like 'How can I tell who is in if they are all dressed in white'?"Roadmanjohn from a sunny Muscat on Eid holiday[Or, like in this year's Friends Provident Trophy final at Lord's, where both teams were dressed in nearly identical coloured clothing - MM]
"Scott in Bristol, on the ethical implications of quantification in criminolgical research, I think you could do much worse than refer back to Thomas Kuhn's masterly study of how scientiifc research is necessarily conducted within highly polticised parameters (Struture of Scientific Revoluntions, 1970), and in this context quote Max Weber "From no ethics in the world can it be concluded when and to what extent the ethically good purpose justifies the ethically dangerous means and ramifications (in Gerth and Mill's 1947:121). Paul Hammersley is very good on the epistemological issues underpinnig the distinctions between qualitative and quantitative research"Paul in Lancs in the TMS inbox
0500: This is a public service announcement - we were supposed to have started play an hour ago, but they are still clearing up the outfield after rain yesterday evening. We'll start at 0530 GMT, and we also have some adjusted session times for you:
However, we've gone off for bad light between 1130 and 1145 GMT on just about every day of the series, so don't expect this day to go the full distance.
0457: In other news from international cricket, Ireland (who had a memorable year with their World Cup display) have named a very youthful winter training squad - with one of my favourite players from their team, Dave Langford-Smith (aka DLS) missing out as he is setting up a painting and decorating business. Good luck, DLS.
"Disappointed with no play, was looking forward to checking up every 15 minutes or so while doing this lovely report. Monty to get a few more wickets I think. Hopefully limit them to under 300, ideally 250 though. Also for those in the UK, take heart, it's overcast in Sydney today"Andy in Sydney, in the TMS inbox
"They say 'curiosity killed the cat', but since I've got up early especially and there's no play I thought I'd risk it. Why, on your scorecard, is Steve Harmison referred to as 'S Harmison' whereas every other player is just referred to by their surname? Is there another Harmison out there with whom we might get confused (a fearsome fast bowler, perhaps, one-time No 1 in the world, whwho can blow away the opposition at will)? Could the real Harmison please stand up?"Sleepless in South Lancashire, in the TMS inbox[I think it's because he has a brother, Ben Harmison, who also plays for Durham. We have to distinguish between the two for the purposes of our stats, in case they play in the same game - MM]
0445: This is a public service announcement. We should have started play at 0400 GMT today, but rain yesterday evening has left ground staff having to clear water off the outfield. After an inspection half-an-hour ago, it was decided we'll start at 0530 GMT while the Super Soppers do their work. In the meantime, stick with us and we'll keep you posted.
"I'm here at work, was looking forward to some good cricket to keep me awake! I think we will knock them down for around 250-275. I predict a big score for Ravi later today (hopefully not too soon)"Mike, Bristol, in the TMS inbox[Tons of messages from Bristol today! MM]
"Morning Mark. Gutted play hasn't started on time, I need something to keep me powering on through this essay. Anyone know anything about the ethics of qualitative and quantitative data in relation to criminological research? I don't. Harmy will get a five-for and Monty will get the rest! Come on boys!"Scott, Bristol, in the TMS inbox
"Sorry Mark, girlfriend away, forgot to go to bed so have stayed up all night, now it's morning, can any dawn raiders getting up for the morning watch tell me when it's unacceptable to open another tinnie?"Matt, Wide Awake Club, West Yorkshire[You don't need to apologise to me for your girlfriend being away - people might think things - MM]
0414: While we wait for the inspection, there's one or other goodies to take a peek at on the BBC Sport website today - such as a Q&A with India's star batsman Sourav Ganguly.
"Morning Mark, I set my alarm for 0345 only to find play delayed by an hour - do I stay up for an hour or risk going to sleep and not waking up?"Andrew in Nottingham in the TMS inbox[Aggers on TMS said it's OK to have an extra hour's sleep if you want, but I'd reset the alarm clock just in case - MM]
0406: Several players from both sides have been receiving batting practice on the outfield, including Lasith Malinga who's been slogging a few, while Ravi Bopara has been batting against some gentle throw-downs from England bowling coach Ottis Gibson.
0402: Fear not, seeing as we're here, we will try to keep you entertained while we wait for play to begin. Do get in touch via e-mail (email@example.com with "For Mark Mitchener" in the subject line), text 81111 (with "CRICKET" as the first word), while 606 will be up and running after 0900 GMT. But we hope to be well under way by then. In the meantime, you can always check out Jonathan Agnew's verdict on Day 1, on the TMS Blog.
"We're going to inspect again at 0945 local time (0415 GMT), with a view to starting at 1030 local time (0500 GMT). But for us to be contemplating play again within an hour is amazing, the staff here have worked very hard, and the Super Soppers are working overtime. But player safety has to be paramount, as someone could slip up and these are athletes earning their livelihoods here"Umpire Daryl Harper speaks to TMS
0340: Morning, everyone. Hope you've set your alarm clocks - as we're starting even earlier than normal today, in a bid to make up time lost yesterday morning.
The match situation is that Sri Lanka (having been asked to bat after England won the toss) are 147-4 in thier first innings, with captain Mahela Jayawardene as majestic as ever on 51 not out, and he's been joined by Tillakaratne Dilshan who has seven.
Steve Harmison bowled well to take three wickets yesterday, although day one's "champagne moment" was undoubtedly when Kumar Sangakkara (on 46) mis-hooked to deep backward square leg, and Monty Panesar clung on to the catch.
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Publication Date: 6/27/2006
Citation: Zhilenkov, E.L., Popova, V.M., Popov, D.V., Zavalsky, L.Y., Svetoch, E.A., Stern, N.J., Seal, B.S. 2006. The ability of flagellum-specific proteus vulgaris bacteriophage pv22 to interact with campylobacter jejuni flagella in culture. Virology Journal. 3:50-54. Interpretive Summary: Campylobacters are bacteria that normally inhabit chickens in their gastrointestinal tract and can cause a significant proportion of food-borne disease. The high colonization incidences of poultry by campylobacters and the resultant clinical infections in humans have prompted a number of investigations focused upon identifying and subsequently eliminating Campylobacter spp. from poultry. Reduction of Campylobacter spp. populations on chicken skin with bacteriophage has been attempted as an alternative control measure to antibiotics with varying degrees of success. During ongoing collaborative investigations between our laboratories, a collection of bacteriophages that attach to and/or infect C. jejuni were isolated in the Russian Federation to address the issue of utilizing bacteriophage for bacterial control. A bacteriophage (PV22) that productively infects Proteus vulgaris was isolated and this phage attaches to the flagella of C. jejuni inhibiting its movement in liquid cultures. Consequently, it may be possible to test phage PV22 as an antimicrobial agent to decrease C. jejuni colonization of the chicken intestine.
Technical Abstract: Research was initiated to examine Campylobacter jejuni-specific bacteriophage in the Russian Federation to develop alternative control measures for this pathogen. A C. jejuni flagellum-specific phage PV22 from Proteus vulgaris was identified in sewage drainage. This phage interacted with C. jejuni by attachment to flagella followed by translocation of the phage to the polar region of the bacterium up to the point of DNA injection. Electron microscopic examination revealed adsorption of PV22 on C. jejuni flagella after a five minute incubation of the phage and bacteria. A different phenomenon was observed after incubating the mix under the same conditions, but for twenty minutes or longer. Phage accumulated primarily on the surface of cells at sites where flagella originated. Interestingly, PV22 did not inject DNA into C. jejuni and PV22 did not produce lytic plaques on medium containing C. jejuni cells. The constant of velocity for PV22 adsorption on cells was 7X10-9 ml/min. It was demonstrated that a bacteriophage that productively infects P. vulgaris was able to bind C. jejuni and by a spot test that the growth of C. jejuni was reduced relative to control bacteria in the region of phage application. There may be two interesting applications of this effect. First, it may be possible to test phage PV22 as an antimicrobial agent to decrease C. jejuni colonization of the chicken intestine. Second, the phage could potentially be utilized for investigating biogenesis of C. jejuni flagella.


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The "Circus Tent" of Beijing
While the low-level homes are packed tightly together, says Garst, they'll never reach the density of tall apartment buildings. The result is a sprawling metropolis, and Beijing residents spend a lot of time commuting.
Garst's solution? Get out of town:
"One solution is to channel growth to Beijing's satellite cities. This is, in fact, already starting to happen because many of those who are able to, voting with their feet and choosing to live in places like Shunyi for better air and easier access to outdoor recreational activities."