An in form Martyn Cull, who will be looking for more runs for Suffolk in the Minor Counties Championship match at Long Marston from Sunday onwards
by Carl Marston
Saturday, July 7, 2012
10:25 AM
Essex all-rounder Michael Comber will join up with the Suffolk squad this weekend, for their Minor Counties Championship fixture against Hertfordshire, to take place at Long Marston over three days from Sunday.
Comber will replace Simon Guy, who is unavailable. It is set to be the only change to the Suffolk starting line-up from the previous match, a truncated affair which ended in a draw against Bedfordshire.
Clacton stalwart Comber played a couple of Minor Counties Championship matches for Suffolk in 2010, and is renowned for his big hitting.
Skipper Justin Bishop admitted: “We really need to win three of our last four matches to stand a chance of winning the league.
“We’ve been unlucky that our first two games were effectively two-dayers, due to the bad weather. The Norfolk game was quite even, but we came close to beating Bedfordshire.
“However, it’s asking a lot to win a match inside two days.”
Several of Suffolk’s side have hit a rich vein of form this season, especially batsmen Tom Huggins and Martyn Cull.
“Tom always scores a lot of runs for us. In fact, we tend to take that for granted sometimes,” explained Bishop.
“But Martyn has been in fantastic form all season. He’s got a lot of runs for his club and county.”
Suffolk squad: Huggins, France, Cull, Adnan, Ward, Bishop, Warn, Swallow, Rees, Comber, Rash, Hunn.
Source: www.eadt.co.uk
Republicans: Repeal health law, boost economy - USA Today
Hello, I'm Ann Marie Buerkle from Central New York. I grew up working at my parents' grocery store, the Mohegan Market on Genesee Street in Auburn, N.Y. I went on to become a nurse and then a health care attorney in Syracuse. Eighteen months ago, I had the honor of being sworn in to the United States House of Representatives.
The opportunities available to me were all part of the American Dream. These days, however, that dream has been put on hold for too many people. Just look at yesterday's jobs report, the latest in a string of bad news about the economy. Unemployment is stuck at 8.2 percent -- higher than it was when President Obama took office, and much higher than his administration promised it would be with the 'stimulus' in effect.
The American people know what has to be done -- get Washington out of the way, empower individuals and small businesses, let them flourish -- but the president still refuses to change course. He's doubling down on policies that are holding us back and making things worse, starting with his health care law, which is driving up costs and making it harder for small businesses to hire workers.
The health care law, which carries an astronomical price tag and a mess of regulations, taxes and fees, fosters a climate of uncertainty and instability throughout our economy. According to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 74% of small businesses say this law makes it more difficult to hire new employees. A big part of the problem came to light recently when the United States Supreme Court ruled that the mandate at the heart of this law is actually a massive tax.
The court's decision and yesterday's jobs report add to the urgency of repealing the president's health care law in its entirety, and next week, the House will vote to do just that.
If a town hall meeting I held earlier in the week is any indication, this vote can't come soon enough. The president may think this matter is settled, but for the hardworking taxpayers and small business owners in my district, anxiety over his health care law is only growing more and more palpable. A few days ago, I heard from a small business owner who had just learned his health costs will jump by 15 to 19%, starting in January. Last week, a local manufacturer called this health care law the 'worst ... speed bump that we've come across in at least a generation.' Think about that.
This health care law just flies in the face of what America is supposed to be, and repealing it would revitalize our economy and the values upon which our country was founded. Then we would finally be able to pursue a common-sense, step-by-step approach that protects Americans' access to the care they need, from the doctor they choose, at a lower cost. As a mother of six and someone who's spent most of my professional life in health care, I know how important it is to ensure families and doctors make these decisions -- not Washington.
Of course, we can't stop there. As part of the Republican jobs plan, the House has passed more than 30 bills to remove government barriers to economic growth. On top of that, we will act by early August to rein in job-crushing red tape and stop the tax hike on small business owners that is scheduled to take effect on January 1st. With so much at stake, we urge President Obama and our Democratic colleagues to consider these ideas and to work with us.
Middle-class families know what has to be done, and they shouldn't have to stomach another dismal jobs report before we take action to rebuild our economy and renew the promise of the American Dream.
Thank you for listening. May God bless our military, our veterans, and may God bless the United States of America.
Source: content.usatoday.com
Cortese Snatches Pole From Kent At Soaking Sachsenring - thecheckeredflag.co.uk
Sandro Cortese denied Danny Kent a maiden Moto3 pole position for the second successive weekend with a sensational late lap in torrential rain at the Sachsenring. A deluge fell in the minutes before qualifying and the home favourite coped best, in stark contrast to his championship rival Maverick Vinales.
When the red light turned to green, the riders poured out on to the near-flooded race track and Cortese gave the home fans a fright when his Red Bull Ajo KTM came to a halt at the end of the pit straight. Thankfully for Sandro, he was able to recover his bike to the pitlane.
After showing promising pace in Friday practice, Jakub Kornfeil continued his impressive form by setting the pace early on but wet weather specialist Jack Miller was chasing him hard, as was Adrian Martin on the JHK Laglisse FTR-Honda. With the halfway stage approaching, Martin had the edge but Danny Kent then came into contention, grabbing provisional pole on a 1:44.802, some 16 seconds off a dry lap time.
The return started to fall even heavier, just as Kent improved to a 1:44.474, and the number of improvements on the timing screen quickly disappeared. Maverick Vinales was one of those desperate to move up as he lied down in 29th.
As the likes of Luca Gruenwald fell off at turn eight, Cortese pressed on and started to set personal bests, climbing up to ninth with three minutes to go. The KTM rider was threatening his teammate’s pole time on his next lap but a near highside exiting the last corner restricted him to fifth. With one lap to go, Sandro delivered in some style with a 1:42.989, taking pole by a mind-blowing 1.5 seconds.
Having sat in the pits in the closing stages, Kent couldn’t respond and had to settle for second with Martin completing the front row, a first time occurrence for the Spaniard. Jack Miller will also start higher than ever before in fourth with Jakub Kornfeil fifth and Brad Binder sixth.
Louis Rossi, winner in similar conditions at Le Mans, took eighth for Racing Team Germany with Jonas Folger putting in a tremendous display to finish eighth on home soil. Luis Salom managed to salvage ninth on the second RW Racing machine with Alexis Masbou tenth.
Danny Webb qualified 22nd for Mahindra and will start ahead of the championship leader Maverick Vinales who could only climb as high as 24th, the lowest qualifying position of his career. Romano Fenati was another big name to be spooked by the horrendous conditions and the Italian will only race at the discretion of the stewards after finishing outside the 107% cut-off.
Source: www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk
Kent Life celebrates 50 years as the county’s magazine - Kent News
Kent Life
Sarah Sturt, Kent Life editor
Saturday, July 7, 2012
8:00 AM
Archant Lifestyle magazine has been there to document all the momentous changes in Kent
Kent Life was launched in 1962 with a cover price of two shillings and just 52 pages of almost exclusively black and white photographs and advertisements.
The monthly magazine is now part of Archant Lifestyle, the magazine division of the Archant group, a family-owned business that started more than 160 years ago, Kent Life celebrated its Golden Anniversary with a party and a June collector’s edition, which gave us the chance to look back over the intervening decades and see how much has changed.
For example, while we now regularly feature properties in the million-pound bracket, in the June, 1962, Kent Life you’ll find advertised for sale a ‘superior and charming detached residence’ in Sevenoaks, with seven bedrooms no less – at £13,250.
The last 50 years have seen radical changes to the face of Kent, especially in the transformation of its transport system – the arrival in the 1960s of the M2 and M20 and, 20 years later, the M26 and M25 motorways (‘Freedom from the juggernaut!’ trumpeted Kent Life in 1980).
Kent Life also reported on the completion of the Channel Tunnel in 1994, High Speed 1 and Ebbsfleet International in 2007, the staggered opening of the Dartford Crossing (the west tunnel in 1963, the east in 1980 and the bridge in 1991). It’s hard to imagine our lives today without any of these vital communication links.
Kent Life continues to reflect a changing, growing and vibrant county – from the arrival in 1999 of new retail giant Bluewater, carved out of a chalk quarry, to the opening of the Turner Contemporary in April, 2011, and its subsequent impact on Margate’s exciting revival as Kent’s new cultural heart.
And a lifesaving £11m in 1984 enabled Chatham Dockyards to re-launch as a tourist centre, transforming the whole area.
But some things remain constant and Kent Life retains its strong community feel, with an emphasis on ‘faces and places’. We put three towns each month ‘in the spotlight’ and always make sure we talk to the people who live and work in the area to get their insider viewpoint.
One of our most popular sections has always been our Social pages, and we love showcasing red letter county occasions. Our Kent Character feature enable us to introduce readers to everyone from High Sheriffs, church leaders and dignitaries to Kent actors, dancers, TV stars, authors and athletes.
Food and drink plays an increasingly important part in the magazine, especially with the increasing interest in local produce, grow-your-own and farmers’ markets. As such a strong farming county, the countryside will always be important to your leading county magazine.
Our ethos is celebratory and there is much to celebrate in this great county of ours.
It’s been an extraordinary half century in Kent and Kent Life has faithfully reflected its highs and lows in words and pictures, and will continue to do so.
Here’s to the next 50 years!
Source: www.kentnews.co.uk
Archbishop of Canterbury: Government has no right to introduce gay marriage - Daily Telegraph
“There have also been discussions between Home Office and Church House officials.”
He added: “The basis of the mandate for changing the state’s understanding of marriage given the lack of any commitment in the election manifestos of the main parties has been one of the many issues raised in those discussions.”
Asked by Gerald O’Brien, a lay Synod member from Sevenoaks, Kent, if it would be correct to infer that Dr Williams “does not accept that the Government has a mandate to make these changes ”, the archbishop replied: “I think that would be a reasonable inference”.
But Dr Williams also appeared to accept that the Church was fighting a losing battle against the proposals, continuing: “It is only right to note, however, that same sex-marriage now has the official support of all three main parties.”
The Church’s official response to the proposals to introduce same-sex marriage has fuelled a growing internal row over homosexuality which surfaced on Friday night as the leadership was also trying to avoid a second split, over the appointment of women bishops.
While some Synod members welcomed the document as a restatement of traditional values, others challenged its theological basis, as well as the right of the Church’s authorities to draw up such a definitive response on their behalf without consultation.
Dr John Sentamu, the Archbishop of York, also faced demands to release the initial findings of a panel of bishops reviewing the Church’s position on civil partnerships, but he said the report was “confidential”.
Father Ian Stubbs, an Anglican priest from Glossop, Derbyshire, delivered a petition to Dr Williams and Dr Sentamu, signed by almost 4,000 people who object to the church’s refusal to endorse homosexual marriage.
The Government’s proposals — which ministers intend to make law by 2015 — have also been strongly opposed by the Roman Catholic Church, the Chief Rabbi, and the Muslim Council of Britain.
But other religious groups, including the Jewish Reform and Liberal movements, have backed the plans.
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Essex defeat ends Kent's T20 knock-out dreams - News Shopper
Essex defeat ends Kent's T20 knock-out dreams
9:35am Saturday 7th July 2012 in Sport By Jim Palmer
KENT'S slim hopes of scraping a quarter-final berth in the Friends Life T20 were scotched as Essex Eagles consigned them to a 23-run loss at Canterbury last night.
The Spitfires' fifth loss in nine T20 games means they cannot qualify for the knock-out stages, even as a best third-placed team.
Skipper Rob Key said: “It is always the most disappointing thing in county cricket for me – you can work really hard for a win (like at Surrey on Thursday) and you blow your chance to enjoy what you have done.”
He added: “I probably made the wrong decision not batting first.
“We won the toss on a used pitch and sometimes it can skid on and it is generally better to bat under lights. But it wasn't to be.”
Despite losing James Franklin for nought second ball, Essex accumulated ones and two wells as Pettini (59 from 36 balls) and Greg Smith (32 from 36) added 98 for the second wicket.
But then Kent struck back with four wickets in four overs for 24 runs to pin Essex back to a modest 149-5 from 20.
Darren Stevens was the pick of the bowlers, taking three wickets for 13 runs in four overs.
Kent started slowly after the break, limping to 21 for one from six overs.
When skipper Rob Key was bowled by James Franklin for seven with the score at 33-2 from 8.1 overs, the Spitfires were firmly stuck in neutral.
Two run outs in the 11th over put the contest to bed for good, as Kent were reduced to 50 for four.
Kent struggled on, making 126-9 at the close.
Geraint Jones top scored with 24 not out from 17 balls, but the match was as good as over by the time he arrived at the crease.
Key said: “To keep them down to 150, we thought we had a decent chance, but we didn't get going at all really.
“We needed to be at 50-odd from the first six overs but we were too slow and never got any momentum from there, and we were always chasing the game on a pitch that was getting tougher to score on.”
Kent Spitfires take on Middlesex Panthers in their final Friends Life T20 game of 2012 at Uxbridge on Sunday
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Essex: Olympic torch delayed following motorcycle collison - chelmsfordweeklynews.co.uk
Essex: Olympic torch delayed following motorcycle collison
9:14am Saturday 7th July 2012 in News
Police are investigating a collision between two motorcylists which delayed the Olympic torch convoy.
At 7.40am this morning on the on the A414 near Hylands Park, Writtle, Chelmsford, a man and a woman, who were known to each other, collided as the torch approached from the opposite direction.
A police spokesman said: "The two cyclists were given immediate medical aid by staff from one of the coaches.
"The two cyclists are being taken to Broomfield Hospital where they will be treated for potential broken bones.
"The Olympic Convoy was delayed for approximately 15 minutes at the scene but is now continuing on its journey across Essex."
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