Iraqi Army Drives Into Future With M1A1 Abrams Tanks
Soldiers with Company C, 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, United States Division-Center, worked with Iraqi Army 9th Armored Division soldiers during M1A1 Abrams tank drivers training Jan. 15-16, at Camp Taji, Iraq. “We focus on driving M1A1s to drive Iraq forward into the future and for the betterment of the people of Iraq,” said Iraq Army Jundi Anwar Hakim Khidher Al-Janabi, a tank commander with the 9th Armored Division, out of Camp Taji. All 140 M1A1s that the Government of Iraq has purchased from the U.S. are to be issued to the 9th Armored Division in monthly installments by the end of 2011, following a transitioning process at Contingency Operating Site Hammer, Iraq. The 9th Armored Division tankers will attend a 45-day new equipment operator’s course this spring at the Besmaya Combat Training Center, Iraq. The new equipment operator’s course curriculum will lead Iraqi Army tankers through everything the soldiers need to do as a crewman and crew in order to operate the tank effectively, starting with basic tank safety and ending with crew gunnery exercises,” said Sgt. 1st Class Philemon Jones, a platoon sergeant and master gunner with Company C, 1st Bn., 18th Inf. Regt. Armor crewmen with Company C, 1st Bn., 18th Inf. Regt. are training the Iraqis on individual tasks in preparation for the new equipment operator’s course. “The training will allow them to have a base of information, so [at the new equipment operator’s course] they can concentrate on the crew tasks instead of the individual tasks,” Jones said. The M1A1s will give Iraqis confidence in their equipment, precision in their engagements, pride and a new level of prestige, he said. “[Now] they’re on the same level as other countries and can defend themselves against internal threats as well as external threats,” Jones said. The M1A1s will help the current situation and control terrorist activities, said Jundi Hazim Swadi Jaber, a tank loader with the 9th Armed Division. “We will move forward, ahead of neighboring countries, in our technology. We’ll have an advantage,” Hazim said. “I’m proud, because I’m learning a new tank with technology that will help to fight the terrorists.” By Dialogo February 02, 2011
The US/Cuba Legal Forum, Inc., and La Unión Nacional de Juristas de Cuba will put on their third annual conference aimed at promoting discussions of different views, exchanges of experience and necessary reflections on the state of US/Cuba legal relations to be held in Havana, Cuba, May 25-28.On the first day of the conference there will be several panels of four attorneys each, two from the United States and two from Cuba. The panelists will discuss important topics central to the status of US/Cuba legal relations from the perspective of both nations. Discussions will be respectful, professional, and open. Simultaneous translation English/Spanish will be available. Law professors from the US and Cuba will participate in the conference. Active participation from the conference attendees will be encouraged by workshops discussions on the second and third day of the conference. The conference will be open to attorneys, law students and legal professionals.Included, as part of the conference will be a cocktail party, two lunches, and a farewell dinner. There will be opportunities to tour the University of Havana and other places of interest.The total cost of the conference, including airfare from Miami, hotel with breakfast from Sunday to Thursday morning will be no more than $2,000.Travel from other locations in the US, additional days in Cuba and special travel requirements can be arranged by the travel agency or the sponsors. CLE credit has been applied for.For more information, contact the US/Cuba Legal Forum at uscubalegalforum@yahoo.com, or write to US/Cuba Legal Forum, 235 S.W. LeJeune Road, 2nd Floor, Miami 33134 or call (305) 303-0660.Russell-Brown to lead UF center Measure would make it harder to avoid jury duty Two bills promoted by the Bar’s Business Law Committee have cleared a key legislative committee.The House Judiciary Committee on April 2 approved an overhaul of the state’s corporation laws and a technical bill affecting the Uniform Commercial Code.Rep. Dudley Goodlette, R-Naples, sponsored HB 1623 and said it was the product of work by the state Division of Corporations, the section, law professors, and other interested parties.It streamlines many operations for the state, helps companies reduce some administrative operations, and guarantees inspection rights for company directors, among other changes, Goodlette said.“In general, it enhances and modernizes Florida’s corporate laws, encourages businesses to incorporate here, and protects investors,” Goodlette said. “It will significantly improve our corporate chapter and significantly promotes Florida as a good place to do corporate business.”The second bill HB 283, sponsored by Rep. Jack Seiler, D-Pompano Beach, would modify the UCC by adding requirement to filing amendments to financing statements, and provide exceptions to requirements for filing termination financing statements.Both were unanimously approved.Foundation seeks new fellows It would be harder to avoid jury service, and judges and the governor would lose their automatic exemption from service under a bill making its way through the House of Representatives.HB 1441, sponsored by Rep. Chris Smith, D-Ft. Lauderdale, also creates a fund to compensate jurors for lost wages when they serve on a lengthy case. It was passed by the House Judiciary Committee April 2 but, at Bar News deadline had no companion bill in the Senate.Smith said the measure reduces circumstances that people can cite to be excused from jury duty. It also requires that if they are excused, they must set a time within six months when they can serve, unless a judge agrees there are extreme circumstances that justify a further delay. In addition, the bill strengthens job protections for people serving on juries.It would also impose a $20 surcharge on civil filing fees to go into a fund to compensate jurors up to $300 a day after the 10th day of a trial, if their employers do not pay their wages while they serve on jury duty. The bill requires the Supreme Court to set rules for administering that fund.Rep. Philip Brutus, D-Miami, asked Smith if he really wanted judges serving on juries, noting the state law that exempts judges, the governor, and some other public officials from jury duty was being struck in the bill. “In the real world,” Smith replied, “no lawyer is going to let a judge sit on their case [on the jury]. But if we’re going to be fair and take in everyone, then let’s take in everybody.”Rep. Holly Benson, R-Pensacola, chair of the Select Committee on Article V, noted that plans for the state taking over more funding of the trial courts next year have most fees paid to clerks, not the court, and said Smith might want to change his lengthy trial compensation fund to track that. Smith promised to consider that.Committee Chair Rep. Jeff Kottkamp, R-Cape Coral, said the bill would provide more sophisticated jurors, who now have problems serving, and that would help in complex trials.“We need jurors who can understand a lot of the evidence,” agreed Rep Juan-Carlos Planas, R-Miami, a former prosecutor. “I ask you to work with the people to make sure this bill becomes law. The more people on this [juror] list that we can get on the jury, the better off we’re going to be.”Business law bills moved April 15, 2003 Regular News The Florida Bar Foundation has launched a drive in the Tallahassee area to recruit more fellows to boster the Foundation’s endowment.“As lawyers, we know that a helping hand — especially from a lawyer — can truly change someone’s life,” said William H. Davis, who is chairing the Tallahassee fellows campaign and serves as the Foundation’s secretary/treasurer. “The Florida Bar Foundation funds programs all over Florida, including in Tallahassee, that extend that hand to those who otherwise wouldn’t have a chance at justice or perhaps even peace of mind.”Davis said for decades the Foundation has been providing the leadership and funding necessary to help the legal system work for all Floridians and through its endowment, “is a sound and permanent expression of our sworn duty and of our desire to meet it.”“I hope that you will join me in sustaining the Foundation’s endowment by becoming a life member of The Florida Bar Foundation, through the Fellows program,” Davis said. “There are currently only 57 Fellows in Tallahassee, and our legal community clearly can and should be much better represented in this good work.”You can become a fellow by pledging a tax-deductible gift of $1,000 that is payable over five years or less. For more information about becoming a fellow, call the Foundation’s Amanda Styles at (800) 541-2195, or Davis at (850) 222-0720, or log on to the Foundation’s Web site at www.flabarfndn.org.Law Day event set for Tallahassee
On May 1 The Florida Bar Foundation, Legal Services of North Florida, Legal Aid Foundation of the Tallahassee Bar Association and The Capital City Bar Presidents Council will celebrate Law Day with a reception and dinner at the president’s box and the University Club at Doak Campbell Stadium.The reception will run from 5- 7 p.m., and will be an opportunity to recognize all volunteer attorneys, fellows of The Florida Bar Foundation, and Bruce Conroy, the recipient of The Florida Bar President’s Pro Bono Service Award for the Second Judicial Circuit. The recognition program will be addressed by the Charlie Crist, Florida’s attorney general. The dinner follows the reception and will be on the third floor ballroom of the University Club at 7 p.m., with special guests and speakers Second Circuit Public Defender Nancy A. Daniels and Melanie Ann Hines, the former statewide prosecutor.Bill Davis, chair of The Florida Bar Foundation Tallahassee fellows campaign, will be recognizing local fellows of the Foundation. The Capital City Bar Presidents Council also will be presenting the second Richard W. Ervin Equal Justice Award to Public Defender Daniels. Daniels was selected in recognition of her significant contributions to Florida’s legal justice system.The reception is open to the public with the recognition program beginning at 6:15 p.m. General parking is available. Guests may use the elevator entrance left of Section C of Doak Campbell Stadium. Entertainment and refreshments will be served. Tickets for the dinner are available in advance by mailing $35 per person by check to the Tallahassee Bar Association at P.O. Box 813, Tallahassee 32302, by April 25.US/Cuba legal forum set for May 25-28 in Havana Briefs Katheryn Russell-Brown has been named director of the University of Florida Levin College of Law Center for the Study of Race and Race Relations.“We conducted a very thorough national search to find someone with Katheryn’s unique combination of scholarship and leadership,” said Dean Jon Mills. “She not only has strong academic credentials, she possesses the ability to foster unity and understanding across campus and throughout the state. I believe she will deepen our knowledge of racial issues and help us develop strategies for the future.”“This is a wonderful opportunity to continue and elevate the important but challenging local, national, and global conversation on race,” said Russell-Brown, who comes from the University of Maryland, where she was an associate professor of criminology and criminal justice. “UF’s law school offers an intellectually rigorous and welcoming environment for this work.”The Center for the Study of Race and Race Relations seeks to promote racial understanding, interracial dispute resolution, racial equality and racial healing, and to influence public policy through university, local, state, and national projects. It also brings guest speakers to campus and hosts state and national conferences.Russell-Brown is the author of two books, The Color of Crime and the forthcoming Underground Codes: Race, Crime, and Related Fires, both published by New York University Press. Her 1994 article, “The Constitutionality of Jury Override in Alabama Death Penalty Cases,” published in the Alabama Law Review, was cited by the U.S. Supreme Court in Harris v. Alabama (1995).Broward Bar offers benefit The Broward County Bar Association has forged an agreement with DeskTop Business Solutions to provide its members with a technological benefit.DTBusiness, a Web-based technology company, has developed L.A.W.S./Pro, an application that provides attorneys with anytime, anywhere access to the functions needed to run their firm, including calendaring; case management; invoicing; back office accounting – accounts receivable, check writing, general ledger, trust processing; document management and storage; secure email; and legal research.For more information call the BCBA at (954) 764-8040.
While credit union leaders are ever vigilant of the latest in fraud activity to keep their institutions safe, synthetic identity fraud is an area that’s tricky for many to detect. It helps fraudsters navigate through most credit unions’ initial identification checks. Not only can credit unions get caught up in the scam by issuing credit cards, for example, but so can many other businesses that end up accepting those credit cards. Synthetic identity theft involves the use of real documents, like utility bills, but some or all the documents are based on false information. A true synthetic identity is created with completely fictitious elements, but it appears real and will pass the first line of traditional identity checks. For example, a fraudster may order utility services to a vacant lot. They can use the invoice for this service as proof of residence, thus passing an initial check performed by many credit unions. Synthetic ID fraud typically falls into one of three categories: employment, credit repair, and nefarious. Work or employment synthetic identity fraud is used to avoid being disqualified from jobs that require citizenship, residency, or no criminal record, and jobs that require good credit ratings in order to access consumers’ personal data or information. These typically are not conducted by a single individual, but more likely an organized group that establishes and sells the identity credentials. continue reading » ShareShareSharePrintMailGooglePinterestDiggRedditStumbleuponDeliciousBufferTumblr
You will never guess what is underground.More from newsParks and wildlife the new lust-haves post coronavirus20 hours agoNoosa’s best beachfront penthouse is about to hit the market20 hours agoUnderneath this double-storey German designed home at 20 Narrung St in Middle Park, is an underground bomb shelter.At just under 12 sqm the shelter might not be large enough to survive an extended nuclear fallout, but it could be a reassuring feature in an increasingly uncertain world.There are a number of bomb shelters in older suburban homes across Australia that were built during the Second World War when the threat of aerial bombardment was very real.This house was built in the final years of the Cold War in the 1980s, a time when there was a public fear of nuclear war.Owner Bin Wang was unsure as to why the bomb shelter was built, but he said the unusual feature did have a more practical use as a wine cellar.“I really love the bunker,” he said.The home is on the market now through Ray White Middle Park.Watch: Unique homes from around the worldVideo Player is loading.Play VideoPlayNext playlist itemMuteCurrent Time 0:00/Duration 0:34Loaded: 0%Stream Type LIVESeek to live, currently playing liveLIVERemaining Time -0:34 Playback Rate1xChaptersChaptersDescriptionsdescriptions off, selectedCaptionscaptions settings, opens captions settings dialogcaptions off, selectedQuality Levels720p720pHD540p540p360p360p270p270pAutoA, selectedAudio Trackdefault, selectedFullscreenThis is a modal window.Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window.TextColorWhiteBlackRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyanTransparencyOpaqueSemi-TransparentBackgroundColorBlackWhiteRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyanTransparencyOpaqueSemi-TransparentTransparentWindowColorBlackWhiteRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyanTransparencyTransparentSemi-TransparentOpaqueFont Size50%75%100%125%150%175%200%300%400%Text Edge StyleNoneRaisedDepressedUniformDropshadowFont FamilyProportional Sans-SerifMonospace Sans-SerifProportional SerifMonospace SerifCasualScriptSmall CapsReset restore all settings to the default valuesDoneClose Modal DialogEnd of dialog window.This is a modal window. This modal can be closed by pressing the Escape key or activating the close button.Close Modal DialogThis is a modal window. This modal can be closed by pressing the Escape key or activating the close button.PlayMuteCurrent Time 0:00/Duration 0:00Loaded: 0%Stream Type LIVESeek to live, currently playing liveLIVERemaining Time -0:00 Playback Rate1xFullscreenQuirky ranch with a view!00:34 Related videos 00:34Quirky ranch with a view!01:53Chill out in this underground home00:35Dreamy wooden cabin, Slovenia00:29Multi award-winning treehouse01:24Want more of your view? Get a rotating home!00:37The French reno full of life DEEPER UNDERGROUND: This suburban home has its own bomb shelter.IF DISASTER ever hits Brisbane, then this suburban home that is currently on the market could be the safest place to hide.
Illustration: A Baker Hughes building. Photographer: Gerd Fahrenhorst. Shared under CC BY 3.0 license; the image has been croppedIndustrial giant GE is looking to get rid of its Baker Hughes GE business, just one year after acquiring oilfield services giant Baker Hughes for $3 billion.In a statement on Tuesday GE said that it would focus on Aviation, Power, and Renewable Energy, “creating a simpler, stronger, leading high-tech Industrial company.”GE said it planned to divest its equity ownership position in Baker Hughes, a GE Company (BHGE) – a 62.5% interest -“in an orderly manner” over the next two to three years.GE said BHGE’s full stream offering brought together equipment, services, and digital solutions to help its customers be more productive—a unique and powerful value proposition in a changing market, adding that the separation would provide BHGE with enhanced agility and the ability to focus on leading in the oil and gas industry.The company is also working to separate GE Healthcare into a standalone company.John Flannery, chairman, and CEO of GE, said: “Today marks an important milestone in GE’s history. We are aggressively driving forward as an aviation, power and renewable energy company—three highly complementary businesses poised for future growth. We will continue to improve our operations and balance sheet as we make GE simpler and stronger.”Flannery added: “GE Healthcare and BHGE are excellent examples of GE at its best—anticipating customer needs, breaking barriers through innovation and delivering life-changing products and services.“Today’s actions unlock both a pure-play healthcare company and a tier-one oil and gas servicing and equipment player. We are confident that positioning GE Healthcare and BHGE outside of GE’s current structure is best not only for GE and its owners, but also for these businesses, which will strengthen their market-leading positions and enhance their ability to invest for the future while carrying the spirit of GE forward.”At the time of the merger last year, BGHE had around 70,000 people, operations in more than 120 countries, four product companies—Oilfield Services, Oilfield Equipment, Turbomachinery and Process Solutions, and Digital Solutions—and 24 product lines and segments.The company has dual headquarters in Houston, TX and London, UK.Offshore Energy Today StaffRelated:<span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”></span>
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HealthLifestyleNewsRegional CARPHA survey to help reduce impact of mosquito-borne diseases by: – August 8, 2018 Share (CMC) The Trinidad-based Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) is to conduct a survey to determine the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of Caribbean people concerning mosquito-borne diseases.The survey, which is being funded by the European Union, will also be carried out in several Caribbean countries.The first survey, which begins on Thursday in Barbados, is being held in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Wellness.A government statement issued there said that the findings will guide the development of programmes and interventions to reduce the impact of mosquito-borne diseases.The statement said that data collectors, wearing identification badges, will be visiting communities to ask a series of questions, and using their phones and mobile devices to fill out the questionnaires. Interviewees will remain anonymous and all information collected will be confidential.
Capas, Tarlac mayor Reynaldo Catacutan,meanwhile, said the town welcomes the Filipinos who returned from Wuhan afterhe initially urged government to consider another quarantine site for therepatriates. “We Filipinos, always help eachother at wala pong makakapagpabago doon.Only wrong information can destroy a relationship as strong as what Filipinoshave,” he added. The repatriates – 29 Filipino adults andone infant – along with 10-member government repatriation team were aboardchartered Royal Air flight that landed around 7 a.m. at the Haribon Hangar ofthe Philippine Air Force in Clark, Pampanga. The repatriated Filipinos will beprovided with food, hygiene kits, other necessities, and will be given accessto cellphones, while a mental health team will assess the Filipinos’ mentalwellness on the third day of quarantine. “We were blindsided. And we owed itto our people na mag-explain sa kanila perowala kaming full information the very moment na lumabas po ito sa national news,” he further said. “Nagkaroon po ng spread of fear at fakenews. Una dahil hindi po kami nainform,at hindi namin nai-relay sa mga tao.” MANILA – A total of 30 Filipinos repatriatedfrom Wuhan, China arrived in the country on Sunday, marking the firstevacuation of Filipinos from the epicenter of the 2019 novel coronavirus acuterespiratory disease (2019-nCoV ARD). Upon their arrival, the Filipinos weretransferred from the plane into their dedicated buses, and brought to theAthletes’ Village in New Clark City in Tarlac, which will be their home for the14-day quarantine period, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. “We in Capas, offer our home, oursympathy, and prayers for the health of our fellow Filipinos at sana pomagkaroon na ng permanenteng solusyon para sa nCoV,” Catacutan said in astatement. The chartered Royal Air flight carrying the 30 repatriates and the 10-member government repatriation team landed around 7 a.m. on Sunday at the Haribon hangar of the Philippine Air Force in Clark, Pampanga province, north of Manila. DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS The Department of Health has so farmonitored 267 patients suspected of carrying the new strain of coronavirus, ofwhom 230 were admitted to hospitals and 19 were discharged. There were three confirmed cases of 2019nCoV ARD in the country, all of them Chinese national from Wuhan, China. One ofthem died earlier this month at the San Lazaro Hospital in Manila./PN
Bath, IN — Sunday evening, Franklin County Sheriff’s Deputies were called to Oxford Pike to the report of an ATV accident with injuries.Deputies determined that Trevor J. Rich, 23, of Oxford, Ohio, was traveling westbound on Oxford Pike when he lost control of his 1994 Honda EX300 ATV causing the vehicle to go off of the roadway, striking a utility pole.Rich was flown by Air Care medical helicopter to University Hospital in Cincinnati, for treatment of injuries sustained in the accident. Deputies believe speed was a factor in the accident.
Florida Department of Health officials have confirmed the first case of Hepatitis A in Indian River County this year.Hepatitis A has been spreading across south Florida and killed a husband and wife in Palm City last month.According to the state’s health website, since the beginning of the year, there have been 1,768 hepatitis A cases reported in Florida.In fact, the infection ballooned to 89 hepatitis A cases reported in the week of May 12 to May 18 alone. Health officials advise you get a Hep-A vaccine and use good hygiene practices to avoid contracting the potentially deadly disease.If you present with symptoms such as dark urine, and jaundice, seek medical help immediately.
Bumrah is touching close to 90 mph on this deck. Usman Khawaja and Marcus Harris are hanging in there. The pitch is starting to assist the bowlers even more now. New Delhi: Australia chose to bat and they got off to a great start thanks to a magnificent 112-run stand for the opening wicket between Marcus Harris and Aaron Finch. Both batsmen reached fifty but Finch was trapped LBW by Jasprit Bumrah. The middle order wobbled and it took an 81-run stand between Shaun Marsh and Travis Head. Head reached his fifty but Marsh was undone by Hanuma Vihari. The second new ball helped India make further inroads with Ishant Sharma getting Head out for 58. However, Tim Paine and Pat Cummins have ensured Australia have reached a good total on a wicket that is assisting the pacers immensely. (SCORECARD) Lunch on day 1 of the Perth Test and it is comfortably Australia’s session. Finch and Harris managed to negotiate a tough period in which there was movement and assistance both in the air and off the wicket. India could not maintain the consistency and leaked runs. Australia are 66/0 and they would be hoping to build from here. That will be stumps on day 1. Australia are 277/6 and they will be pleased with their effort. Marcus Harris and Travis Head star for Australia but Ishant Sharma and Hanuma Vihari were the pick of the bowlers with two wickets apiece. WICKET! Gone, another one! The pressure has reaped dividends and Australia are unravelling here. Hanuma Vihari gets his first Test wicket. The extra bounce from the Perth wicket does the trick and the batsman edges it to slip where Ajinkya Rahane takes the catch. Harris gone for a well-made 70. Facebook Twitter Whats app Linked In Facebook Twitter Whats app Linked In Aaron Finch scores the first Test runs at the New Perth stadium by pulling Jasprit Bumrah to the deep midwicket fence. This should give him some confidence after his failures in the Adelaide Test. Facebook Twitter Whats app Linked In Here are the playing XIsIndia: Lokesh Rahul, Murali Vijay, Virat Kohli(c), Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant(w), Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit BumrahAustralia: Aaron Finch, Marcus Harris, Usman Khawaja, Shaun Marsh, Peter Handscomb, Travis Head, Tim Paine(w/c), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood Facebook Twitter Whats app Linked In The partnership between Marcus Harris and Aaron Finch has neared 100. This is the kind of partnership that can help them set the tone in this Test match. 14:57 (IST) Facebook Twitter Whats app Linked In The fifty-run partnership is up between Harris and Finch. After a long time, the opening partnership is coming good for Australia. Harris cracks a short ball from Umesh Yadav to the deep backward point fence. Australia are somehow managing to hang on. The shadows have engulfed the main square at the stadium and we might not be able to stretch play till 3:20 PM IST. Facebook Twitter Whats app Linked In Facebook Twitter Whats app Linked In Marcus Harris is dropped by KL Rahul at second slip as he gets a boundary to third man. At the other end, Khawaja has consumed 35 balls just for five runs. Facebook Twitter Whats app Linked In Facebook Twitter Whats app Linked In Facebook Twitter Whats app Linked In 07:28 (IST) 13:46 (IST) Facebook Twitter Whats app Linked In Facebook Twitter Whats app Linked In 08:25 (IST) For all the Latest Sports News News, Cricket News News, Download News Nation Android and iOS Mobile Apps. 13:51 (IST) 10:50 (IST) The partnership between Head and Shaun Marsh has reached 50. These two are once again putting up a good fight, like they did in the second innings in Adelaide. Facebook Twitter Whats app Linked In Australia have won the toss and chosen to bat. India have gone for an all-out pace attack, with Umesh Yadav teaming up with Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah. 14:18 (IST) 13:34 (IST) Both Marsh and Head are making smooth progress. Another wicket for India could turn the session again? Only about 70 minutes remain in the day. 08:44 (IST) 10:50 (IST) WICKET! Another massive moment before the second new ball and Vihari has struck again. The ball drifts away and the edge is taken by Rahane. Australia have lost a vital wicket before the new ball, Marsh gone for 45. Facebook Twitter Whats app Linked In That is tea on the first day. India have fought back well in this session and they have taken three wickets. Australia are 145/3 and they will need a good partnership to get going. 09:41 (IST) 09:26 (IST) 14:48 (IST) Facebook Twitter Whats app Linked In Aaron Finch hits his second fifty and gets there in style with back-to-back boundaries off Hanuma Vihari. However, he is trapped LBW by Jasprit Bumrah and departs for 50. That is a vital wicket for India. Facebook Twitter Whats app Linked In Head gets another boundary to the third man fence but India can now take the second new ball. This will be vital to their chances and they will be looking to take a couple of wickets. However, they have not taken it. Hanuma Vihari continues. Hello and a warm welcome to the second Test. For all fans thinking that this match would happen at the WACA, the wicket where great pace and bounce is the norm of the day and the Fremantle Doctor is part of the match dynamics, one would be disappointed. The match will be played at the swanky but new Perth stadium. Modern times but we must move along with it. Toss shortly. 12:00 (IST) India are desperately searching for the breakthrough now. Finch and Harris have negotiated the period well as Kohli searches for options. Facebook Twitter Whats app Linked In 11:40 (IST) 07:26 (IST) Aaron Finch continues to bat in a steady manner. Ishant is so far not overstepping and he is getting plenty of movement. Marcus Harris, at the other end, is yet to open his account. Facebook Twitter Whats app Linked In Facebook Twitter Whats app Linked In WICKET! Head has lost his head. Bad shot. Short ball and Head upper-cuts it straight to third man. The umpires check for the no-ball but Ishant is safe there. Only just. A solid knock from Head ends but he could have done so much better. Finch edges a length ball from Bumrah but it eludes KL Rahul at slip and goes away to the boundary. The scoring rate is decent for Australia, compared to Adelaide where they had batted very slowly. 
Facebook Twitter Whats app Linked In Facebook Twitter Whats app Linked In Facebook Twitter Whats app Linked In Facebook Twitter Whats app Linked In FIFTY for Harris! What a moment. In front of his home fans and with Justin Langer as the coach, it has been a stunning knock. Can he go on to make a big score? India are wheeling away here. The new ball is just five overs away 13:06 (IST) 09:57 (IST) 11:14 (IST) Finch and Harris get going with boundaries while Ishant oversteps. Ricky Ponting had pointed out in the Adelaide game that the umpires had not seen Ishant overstep a lot of times. He counted about 16 of them. Facebook Twitter Whats app Linked In 12:07 (IST) 11:05 (IST) 07:54 (IST) 08:35 (IST) 14:42 (IST) Ishant Sharma starts off proceedings with three slips and a gully. There is plenty of movement off the deck and in the air as well. Good bounce also. Welcome to the new Perth stadium. 08:47 (IST) WICKET! The pressure has gotten to Usman Khawaja and he has thrown it away. Short and wide ball from Umesh Yadav and the batsman edges it to Pant. Australia are 130/2, with Harris still going strong. Facebook Twitter Whats app Linked In 09:04 (IST) Facebook Twitter Whats app Linked In Facebook Twitter Whats app Linked In After a slow start, Marcus Harris gets going with two boundaries off Umesh Yadav. Kohli is rotating the pacers around. Mohammed Shami is in. If India want some spin relief, they can potentially turn to Hanuma Vihari, who can bowl offspin. Facebook Twitter Whats app Linked In Oh, India have opted for a review as Shami pings Aaron Finch in front of the crease. Virat Kohli opts for the review but the ball is just missing the stumps. India have lost the review. It was not clipping so India will have only one review left. India are continuing to apply the screws but Shaun Marsh and Travis Head have steadied the ship. The partnerships is nearing fifty. After 15 balls, Marcus Harris gets off the mark. The Indian bowlers are not giving away an inch on this wicket as they get movement both in the air and off the deck. Facebook Twitter Whats app Linked In 08:17 (IST) Harris nears a fifty with yet another crunching drive through cover. He is nearing a fifty. What a moment this would be for Marcus Harris, scoring in Perth in front of his home fans with Justin Langer as the coach. Finch and Harris have stitched a steady opening stand. If they can survive the next 20-25 minutes, they would have done a great job. WICKET! Brilliant catch from Virat Kohli. Handscomb looked to steer a short ball to third man but the extra bounce disoncerts him and Kohli plucks a magnificent catch at gully with his right hand. Fantastic fielding and Australia slip further. 14:09 (IST) Paine is batting confidently but Bumrah is getting exaggerated movement off the deck. Pat Cummins and Paine are lucky that they are not edging it. 12:39 (IST) Facebook Twitter Whats app Linked In Facebook Twitter Whats app Linked In 08:04 (IST) Welcome back to the second session. Kohli’s side will be determined to take some quick wickets but the Australian openers have made a confident start, with Harris crashing Shami to to the deep cover fence. 07:59 (IST) 14:26 (IST) Shaun Marsh looks to cut a flatter delivery from Hanuma Vihari but Pant fluffs the chance. Sledging is alright but if one cannot back it with steady wicketkeeping, then it can backfire. Facebook Twitter Whats app Linked In Facebook Twitter Whats app Linked In 10:41 (IST) 07:17 (IST) 14:38 (IST) Facebook Twitter Whats app Linked In Facebook Twitter Whats app Linked In Facebook Twitter Whats app Linked In 15:04 (IST) Facebook Twitter Whats app Linked In India have taken the second new ball. They will at least want one or two wickets with this new cherry in order to start day 2 on a high. Facebook Twitter Whats app Linked In 15:26 (IST) 12:16 (IST)
Saint Mary’s College rang in the Chinese New Year Thursday with a tea party, complete with paper lanterns, music and sweets. Held in the Warner Conference Room in the Student Center, the celebration featured two different types of Chinese tea, as well as snacks ranging from candies to biscuits. Alice Siqin Yang, assistant director of Global Education, said the tea party was held to raise awareness about the country, as well as to share information about study abroad programs. “I think that it’s important for students nowadays to know more about Chinese history and Chinese culture and Chinese language,” she said. During the event, students shared experiences studying abroad in China. Senior Julie Hagopian said students should consider the benefits of studying in China. “Just jump,” she said. “Just go. It’s one of the best. Financially it’s one of the best-priced trips. You still get three credits for it.” Hagopian said she had fears before her trip, but she did not regret her decision. “It’s scary going to a place that you don’t know the language,” Hagopian said. “You’re not exactly familiar with the culture or the food, but that’s the beauty of it. You just have to jump. Leave inhibitions at the door, and just go.” Hagopian said it is important to share the Chinese culture with the Saint Mary’s community. “General multicultural-ness is always important … to bring to the forefront that there are different cultures around the world,” she said. “Sometimes it’s not always represented as well in a beautiful, Midwestern, primarily white campus like our own, but reaching out makes it more clear that there are other cultures and they are just as vibrant as our own.” Yang said other events pertaining to Chinese culture would be held. On Feb. 19, the College will host the event “Chinese New Year Celebration.” The event will be held in O’Laughlin Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. It is free and open to the public. Yang said the event will have a variety of different cultural aspects to it including song, dance and kung fu.
One tweet says it all: “Journalism today all about speed, buzz, page views, instanaiety, not substance, leads to uninformed citizens, end of democracy, and probably civilization.” Kathleen Parker, author of the above tweet, Washington Post syndicated columnist and winner of the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Commentary, delivered the 29th annual Red Smith Lecture in Journalism on Thursday, titled “Journalism in the Age of Twitteracy.” Despite her success, Parker said she did not originally plan on becoming a journalist. Born in Winter Haven, Fla., she said reading was protection from unpleasant household chores for her. She said she read quite a bit in her youth. Parker left Florida in her early 20s, ventured north and began writing at the Charleston Evening Post. “I fell in love with journalism the old-fashioned way,” Parker said with a humorous bent. “We met at a party, we had a few drinks and one thing led to another. It really was love at first sight. “We made no money – I was taking home 90 bucks a week – but we were happy because we were doing something important,” she said. “There is nothing like going home at the end of the day with something in your hand that shows what you did.” Although she is always proud of her work, Parker said she often becomes frustrated while writing. “I do procrastinate and I do love-hate writing, because it’s so hard,” she said. “Writing is extremely difficult. I have to sift through masses of information to determine what is meaningful, and then find the meaning in that.” Her early experiences in journalism differ greatly from that of young journalists in the current age, Parker said. “I’m afraid that the spirit that I grew up with seems to be dead. Technology may have liberated us from newsprint,” she said. Technology may enable individuals to accomplish tasks faster and more efficiently, Parker said, but such efficiency is often overrated. “Twitter is fast, furious, spontaneous and immediate. But haste is the enemy of accuracy,” she said. “We know a lot of stuff. But are we really smarter?” Parker said technology changes human behavior, even if it does not change essential human nature. “The consensus seems to be that we’re better off with more people, more non-journalists, more people who are non-media talking,” she said. Parker said she disagreed with the consensus. “All voices are not created equal,” she said. She added that writers today feel more entitled, without paying their “journalistic dues.” Parker referenced her tweet when she presented the real problem of today’s generation. “A 2008 study showed that 34 percent of young people age 18-24 get no news from any source on a typical day,” Parker said. “If no one is reading the news, how will we manage a democratic government that relies on an informed citizen?” Parker’s experience with journalism will soon become simply a generation of journalism history, she said. “We have to convince them [young people] of the importance of news to self-governance. I think this will be a real challenge in the age of Twitteracy,” Parker said.