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READ MORE Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print An “average” pitch rating by the ICC for the recently concluded Boxing Day Test between Australia and India has eased some pressure off the MCG and its ground staff, in the wake of last year’s “poor” rating. Given the dull draw played out last year between Australia and England, there was a sharp focus on the quality of the drop-in pitch in the lead-up to the third Test. The first two days of the match, which saw India pile up 7 for 443 declared, revived concerns about another dull surface, but the match turned on the third day with some unpredictable bounce and 15 wickets falling. India eventually won by 137 runs to retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The ground staff had prepared for the game with short-term changes – the addition of a layer of sand between the trays and the concrete base, the reduction of pitches on the square from 10 to seven to aid more natural wear and tear, and ...

READ MORE Now 23, Ikonomidis’ debut goal for the Socceroos has confirmed what he already knew: it was all totally worth it. “It had probably the biggest influence on my career, my time in Italy,” he said. “All my youth development over there, everything I learned was the Italian style – whether it was technically, tactically or mentally. I feel like I grew a lot going over there and it was probably the best decision I’ve ever made in my life. “The main thing that it gave me, apart from my skills, was the mental strength. I moved over by myself and had to sacrifice a lot to follow my dream of becoming a professional. The stuff I went through in Italy is definitely helping me today. It keeps me more calm and a little bit more centralised in all my thoughts.” Article source: https://hollywoodlife.com/2018/12/19/stars-who-used-fame-for-good-2018-pics-eg18/ Share this: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (...

READ MORE Emotional: Darren Lehmann announces his resignation as Australian coach. Credit: AP His exit was a shock to everyone, particularly considering to this day he maintains he had no knowledge of Warner and Bancroft’s plan to change the condition of the ball. Lehmann was contracted until after next year’s World Cup and Ashes and given his favourable record with the side, it was a shame he wasn’t able to see it out until the end. The big controversy While the Longstaff Review was very much a watershed moment for the game, the ongoing discussion point since March was the suspensions of Smith, Warner and Bancroft. Many believed the 12-month suspensions handed down to the captain and vice-captain were extremely harsh, particularly given they were banned from playing domestic cricket as well. What a stupid look it was, however, to see the two running around in the Global Canada T20 League. Article source: https://hollywoodlife.com/2018/12/19/stars-who-used-fame-for-goo...

READ MORE A man in his 20s has been rushed to Rockingham General Hospital in a critical condition after a diving incident off Rockingham on New Year’s Day. It is understood the man found himself in trouble after diving offshore about midday. He was rushed to shore in a boat where he was met by police and St John Ambulance emergency crews who attempted to resuscitate him. The man was then rushed to hospital. A hospital spokeswoman did not comment on his condition, but a spokesman for St John Ambulance said paramedics were working to maintain a pulse when he arrived at hospital. Police are working to identify the man. Article source: https://hollywoodlife.com/2018/12/19/stars-who-used-fame-for-good-2018-pics-eg18/ Share this: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window) Best Wordpress Plugin development company in India       Best Web development company in In...

READ MORE Delays are still affecting train lines across Sydney more than 20 hours after lightning and storms struck on New Year’s Eve, damaging overhead wiring and signal equipment. Premier Gladys Berejiklian said there is no plan to provide commuters with a refund or compensation.  “That is not currently in our plans, no,” she told reporters in Sydney.  NSW Opposition leader Michael Daley said the government’s handling of the situation is “just not good enough”.  “What an international embarrassment this is,” he said comparing the organisation for the fireworks with the meltdown on Sydney trains. “The [train] system has got to get over a bit of rain. Eighteen hours later there is still a shutdown. There’s something seriously wrong here, and the premier has to explain why.” Wild weather battered Sydney on Monday evening, causing extensive delays and cancellations across the network. Multiple major cit...

READ MORE She said many CMIs, which could run into seven pages, were too long and complicated, making patients unlikely to read them even if they were provided in paper form. Communication Research Institute chief executive David Sless agreed, saying the documents did not “invite reading”. Professor Sless, who worked on the design of CMIs in the 1990s, said Australia had once led the world in medicine communications but had “gone to the back of the class”, with the documents “designed for something that is basically one up from a typewriter”. “It’s a bit of a national disgrace,” he said. Australian Medical Association president Tony Bartone said CMIs were “too dense, too confusing, too non-user-friendly”. Article source: https://hollywoodlife.com/2018/12/19/stars-who-used-fame-for-good-2018-pics-eg18/ Share this: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to...

READ MORE Mr Collins said on the on-time performance was worse than the same period a year earlier, when the rail operator beat its target every month, due to a combination of factors such as weather-related events and an increase in services. The introduction of 24 new Waratah trains , which would replace decades-old S-Sets, should improve the network’s reliability, especially on T2 and T8 lines, he said. But Labor leader Michael Daley said the severe disruptions on one of the busiest nights of the year showed that “something is seriously wrong” with the train network, and he cited a $130 million cut to rail maintenance last year. “If you neglect the system, it lets you down,” he said. “This is just not good enough. The system has got to be able to get over a bit of rain. Even if it knocked out parts of the system last night, 18 hours in there are still some cancellations and shutdowns … and the government has to explain why.” Article sou...

READ MORE “Twenty years ago I would not be the position I’m in and I’m grateful,” Ms Nash said. Monash University’s program aims to tackle the shortage of Indigenous doctors, but it also raises some important questions about the prerequisites required to make a successful medical student. In 2017, the average ATAR of students who received an offer to study a bachelor degree of medicine at Monash was 99.25. But as the faculty of medicine’s deputy dean Professor Michelle Leech explained “the reason why these score have been driven so high up … is to do with demand”. For every one place in the course, there are 14 or 15 eligible applicants who have excelled academically and also done well in the aptitude test called the UMAT, meaning that university administrators have to introduce stringent selection criteria, including an interview, to whittle candidates down. Article source: https://hollywoodlife.com/2018/12/19/stars-who-used-fame-fo...

READ MORE “I can’t believe it, this is a place I’m familiar with, so it’s very shocking,” said Tatsuhiro Yaegashi, a 27-year-old worker in the area. Meanwhile, in New York ‘s Times Square, throngs of soggy revellers greeted 2019 with fireworks and the drop of a sparkling crystal ball. Christina Aguilera performed in a snow-white dress and coat while partygoers danced in their rain ponchos. Revellers in rain coats in Times Square, New York City. Credit: AP Umbrellas were banned as part of the tight security plan, reflecting concern over the possibility of random attacks. Many around the square spent nearly half the day in the chilly rain waiting for the ball drop but, despite the grim weather, some said they felt energised by the crowd and hopeful the new year would be better than 2018. Article source: https://hollywoodlife.com/2018/12/19/stars-who-used-fame-for-good-2018-pics-eg18/ Share this: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to s...

READ MORE Can you say Twenty Nine-Tina? Christina Aguilera took Times Square by storm on New Year’s Eve, belting out a medley of hits right before the ball dropped! Watch her epic ‘Dick Clark’ performance here! We’re in for a beautiful start to 2019, thanks to Christina Aguilera . The singer, 38, was just one of the many musicians hitting the stage on the east coast, at the NYC leg of  Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest 2019 — but definitely the most memorable.Christina always commands the stage, but her performance was next level, a stunning medley of her biggest hits throughout her career. We’re still freaking out right now! She started out with her first chart-topper, “Genie in a Bottle”, and looked like a damn snow queen. Elsa is shaking . Wearing tiny sunglasses, white thigh-high boots, and a white puffer coat with a train, she transitioned seamlessly through the songs that made her an ...

READ MORE Christina Aguilera stunned in a glamorous outfit during her performance on ‘Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve’ on December 31 and fans couldn’t contain their funny reactions! See what they had to say here! Christina Aguilera , 38, closed out her already successful year with an electric live performance in New York’s Times Square as part of Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest.  She looked radiant while performing a medley of her greatest hits and although her voice was flawless as always, her fashion choice was the real highlight of the night! The talented songstress chose a tight white mini dress with a turtle neck under a massive matching white and silver glittery jacket that gave us some serious Cruella de Vil vibes! Yes, it’s true Xtina reminded us of the 101 Dalmatians antagonist with her outfit, which also included unique thin and glittery sunglasses that she rested halfway down ...

READ MORE Happy New Year’s to everyone except the umbrella that viciously attacked Chrissy Teigen! Poor Chrissy’s 2019 is off to a rough start after getting smacked in the face, but… it’s pretty funny. Watch it go down in slo-mo here! We’re less than an hour into the new year, and we already have the best meme of 2019. Let’s give it up for Chrissy Teigen getting her face crushed by an umbrella while trying to hug Leslie Jones ! So, Chrissy was having a fun-filled night while hosting NBC’s New Year’s Eve show with Carson Daly and Leslie. Everything was awesome! But as the clock struck midnight, all hell broke loose. We’re being dramatic, but still. As you can see in the video below, Chrissy attempts to go in for a hug and kiss to celebrate the ball drop with the Saturday Night Live star. Slight problem: Leslie, who is much taller than Chrissy, leans down for the hug and whacks Chrissy in the face. Lucky for us, Leslie’s umb...

READ MORE DeRozan completed a double-double with a game-high 10 assists. Jayson Tatum recorded a 12-point, 11-rebound double-double for the Celtics, who went 1-2 on a trip to Houston, Memphis and San Antonio, winning the middle game. Marcus Morris had 18 points, Kyrie Irving 16 along with eight assists and Terry Rozier 15 for Boston, which shot 48.9 per cent. Elsewhere, James Harden scored 43 points and bagged a triple-double for Houston in a 113-101 win over Memphis, Charlotte proved too strong for the Orlando Magic 125-100 and Indiana beat Atlanta 116-108. Reuters Article source: http://watoday.com.au/world/jailed-china-critic-and-nobel-winner-liu-xiaobo-dies-20170713-gxaxlp.html Share this: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window) Best Wordpress Plugin development company in India       Best Web development company in India

READ MORE Police are investigating after a man has drowned at a beach in Sydney’s eastern suburbs on New Year’s Day. About 2pm on Tuesday, the 34-year-old was pulled unconscious from the water at the north side of Clovelly Beach near Eastbourne Avenue, NSW Police said. NSW Ambulance paramedics at the scene on Tuesday. Credit: Peter Hannam The man did not respond to a defibrillator, as “doctors on the scene” performed CPR on him for “quite some time”, a spokesman for NSW Ambulance said. Lifeguards at the north end of Clovelly also attended to the man. Credit: Peter Hannam Article source: http://watoday.com.au/world/jailed-china-critic-and-nobel-winner-liu-xiaobo-dies-20170713-gxaxlp.html Share this: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window) Best Wordpress Plugin development company in India       Best Web d...

READ MORE The Herald also witnessed a young man tackled by police when he seemingly ingested something from his pocket after a positive indicator from a drug detection dog. “The possession or supply of prohibited drugs is a serious criminal offence. Those thinking of bringing substances into the event are reminded there will be uniformed and plain-clothed police patrolling the festival, which will include the use of drug-detection dogs. Not only are they illegal, prohibited drugs can be extremely harmful to your health, and are potentially life-threatening, particularly combined with alcohol,” police operation commander, Detective Chief Inspector Stuart Bell said in a statement on New Year’s Eve. Despite the four deaths since September, NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has reiterated her government will not consider pill testing. “There is no such thing as a safe illegal drug and I urge everyone who is attending a festival to stay safe and think carefully about th...

READ MORE US Strategic Command, which oversees America’s nuclear arsenal, has apologised for a Twitter message saying it was ready if necessary to drop something “much, much bigger” than the New Year’s Eve ball in New York and showing a clip of an aircraft releasing bombs. “#TimesSquare tradition rings in the #NewYear by dropping the big ball…if ever needed, we are #ready to drop something much, much bigger,” the tweet said, hours before the midnight descent of the illuminated ball in New York’s Times Square marking the arrival of the new year. Our previous NYE tweet was in poor taste does not reflect our values. We apologize. We are dedicated to the security of America allies. — US Strategic Command (@US_Stratcom) December 31, 2018 The video showed a B-2 bomber dropping bombs, followed by explosions on the ground. The message touched off many critical comments on social media. Mary Fahner-Short, using the handle @maryfshort, wrote o...

READ MORE Ruby O’Rourke will deprive herself of food in a hunger strike calling for stronger regulations that ensure Australian children in childcare receive quality food.   She’s promised to go 46 days without food. It’s a decision Ms O’Rourke knows is drastic but believes she has been left with no other choice. “I want the government to see what malnutrition looks like,” she told SBS News. Ms O’Rourke is the founder of Healthy Australia, a not-for-profit advocating for the health and welfare of families nationally. Speaking to SBS News, she talks with determination in her voice well aware of the challenge that lie ahead.  Ruby wants to draw attention to the ‘malnutrition’ of Australian children in childcare – a problem she believes is not being adequately addressed. A collaboration between Healthy Australia and the University of Newcastle found that only five per cent of Australian childcare centres ...

READ MORE Click on the tile for Bandersnatch on Netflix and it will tell you this movie-length episode of Black Mirror runs one hour and 30 minutes. Click play, and there will be no sign at all of the usual scroll bar that allows you to see how much time is left to run, only an option to go backwards or forwards in increments of 10 seconds. Click the forward button repeatedly while playing and you will eventually hit a point where even that 10-second leap is beyond you, because the episode has hit a juncture where you, as viewer, have to select which of the two narrative paths now open to you to take. Replay Replay video Bandersnatch – which takes its name from Lewis Carroll’s Through the Looking Glass , in which it signified a creature that lives on the other side of the mirror (or looking glass) – is an interactive story in which viewers use their remote control (or, in my case, PlayStation controller, which vibrates at every fork in the narrative) to end up at ...

READ MORE A man in his 40s drowned at Lake Wivenhoe about 5pm on Monday and another man died after being pulled unconscious from Gold Coast waters just after 6pm. A 28-year-old Cairns man was also found dead in mangroves along Chinaman Creek in the city’s south on Monday morning. “We have noticed over the first few weeks of school holidays there have been a large number of drownings and near drownings both at the beach and in pools, creeks and dams,” senior advanced care paramedic Stephen Turner said. “Be careful around water and keep your children well supervised at all times.” Article source: http://watoday.com.au/world/jailed-china-critic-and-nobel-winner-liu-xiaobo-dies-20170713-gxaxlp.html Share this: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window) Best Wordpress Plugin development company in India       Best Web development company...

READ MORE The indecent assault allegation first came to light in November 2017 when former Boston TV anchor Heather Unruh told reporters that Spacey groped her teenage son during a chance encounter in a crowded bar. Kevin Spacey in House of Cards . Credit: Netflix It is alleged that Spacey bragged about the size of his penis, unzipped the alleged victim’s pants and assaulted him after buying him multiple drinks. The alleged victim filmed part of the encounter, according to court documents . Neither Spacey nor his lawyers have addressed the allegation publicly. However, the actor released a video last week in the voice of Frank Underwood . In the bizarre clip, Spacey said he wasn’t going to “pay the price” for something he “didn’t do”. It was unclear whether he was addressing the criminal charge. “Some believed everything [said about me] and have just been waiting with bated breath to confess it all,” Spacey said. “You...

READ MORE Look who is rocking quite the ROCK on THAT finger! Kylie Jenner posted a pic of herself on New Year’s Eve looking glamorous, but it’s what she’s got sparkling on her hand that has fans talking. Though Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott are often calling each other ‘wifey’ and ‘hubby’, the pair have yet to make anything official in their relationship — until now? On New Year’s eve, Kylie posted a party pic of herself and bestie Jordyn Woods, seemingly on their way to a big bash. Jordyn in turn did the same, but look closely at one of the selfies and you’ll see Ky is wearing a diamond ring on her left hand that fans have never seen before — and now the talk of the town is the littlest Jenner could finally engaged! Sadly, no one has said anything official yet. Besides the pic of her and Jordyn, Kylie is staying rather quiet. The same can not be said about her fans, who flipped their lids once they saw the pic of her ...

READ MORE 10…9…8… It’s almost time to say good-bye to 2018 and kick off 2019! The ball is dropping in Times Square in New York City. Here’s how to watch the New Year’s Eve tradition online for free! Grab a glass of something bubbly and a sweetheart to kiss, because it’s New Year’s Eve! 2018 is so last year, and with 2019 practically here, all that’s left is to count down the final seconds of this year! The biggest countdown is happening in Manhattan, as over a million people will brave the rain and balmy temperatures to watch the ball drop in Times Square. For those who’d rather stay at home (or couldn’t afford a ticket to New York City this year) you’re in luck! The city will stream the ball drop LIVE on its official website, and you can watch it here – FOR FREE! Millions in NYC (and the millions watching at home) will count down as the world-famous ball is lowered in Times Square. This year, the ball (a ge...

READ MORE Camila Cabello looked beautiful in her last performance of ‘Havana’ of 2018! See how amazing she looked on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve on December 31! Camila Cabello , 21, was as hot as Havana tonight! The singer brought the house down when she performed her mega-hit “Havana” on  Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest  on December 31 , and she looked red-hot doing so! She strutted across the stage in Hollywood in an amazing, glittery look, singing her smash hit of 2018 that won her an American Music Award, a VMA, and perhaps even a Grammy in 2019. (Fingers crossed!) Camila nailed the sexy choreography for her iconic song in an outfit that’s pretty unique to her style: high-waisted, ruffled pants, a glittery red turtleneck, and elbow-length black gloves with rhinestones. With tousled hair and glittering accessories, Camila was perfectly stunning. Who says you can’t be...