Spotlight on lower order as Windies search for Newlands win

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (CMC) — With West Indies desperately needing a change in fortunes in order to win the final Test against South Africa starting here today, the spotlight has fallen on the side’s lower order.

The tourists enter the contest at Newlands trailing 1-0 in the three-Test series following a heavy innings and 220-run loss at Centurion and a rain-affected draw in Port Elizabeth earlier this week.

In the opening Test, the Windies batting was abysmal but 22-year-old opener Kraigg Brathwaite and seasoned campaigner Marlon Samuels restored some sense of pride in the second Test, when they fashioned high-quality hundreds.

Even then, they collapsed from 231 for two during the second session on the penultimate day, to 275 for nine, when rain forced an early close.

Captain Denesh Ramdin said his team was aware that the lower order needed to contribute more and were focused on doing this over the next five days.

“Marlon Samuels and Kraigg Brathwaite, the way they batted and the partnership, we’re extremely happy with the way they went about it,” Ramdin told reporters here on New Year’s Day.

“The South African bowlers bowled really well and they coped with it. We’re disappointed in the lower order that they did not capitalise on that start. But having said that, we improved from our first game going into the second so hopefully we can take from the second going into the third. It’s a new year so hopefully we can change some things.”

Ramdin is one of the culprits. He’s managed just 38 runs in three innings on tour and 43 in his last five innings. In his first series as skipper against New Zealand last June, he was guilty of getting starts but failing to carry on.

Veteran left-hander Shiv Chanderpaul is also short of runs. He failed to score in the tour match and has since scraped together 32 runs from three innings in the last two Tests.

Ramdin conceded that both he and Chanderpaul were under the microscope but stressed they would not be pressuring themselves.

“Our (team) confidence is building at the moment. We had a very slow start to the tour so hopefully we can continue to build that momentum,” he said.

“Myself and Shiv didn’t get runs in the last game but we’re not going to put ourselves under any pressure, we’re just going to continue to enjoy it, use our experience and contribute to the team.

“He (Chanderpaul) is enjoying his cricket still, sharing a lot in the meetings and around practice sessions. I’m sure he wants to get a big one come this game, once he gets a start.”

Overall, the Windies batting remains a big problem, especially the startling manner of their collapses. In Centurion, they were cruising at 162 for three in their first innings and were bowled out for 201.

In the second innings, they were on 87 for two and crashed to 131 all out.

There was no change in Port Elizabeth, as they lost seven wickets for 44 runs late on the fourth day to squander a position of strength.

“We’ve assessed that (collapses) and we had a bit of a chat about it, in terms of guys getting out and a couple wickets falling,” Ramdin explained.

“We always need someone at the crease to guide the new batter who is coming in and to share what’s happening. It’s always difficult to move on when there are two new batters there; it gives the opposition an upper hand on you.

“Hopefully we can get some better starts and our batters can go on.”

Despite the prevailing problems, Ramdin remained upbeat about the Windies chances, noting the team planned to take fresh guard for Newlands.

“We have some confidence from the last game but as I said, it is a new game so we have to start fresh. We have to refresh our minds on their batters, where we need to bowl at them, where we need to create our chances and stuff like that. It is going to be an exciting five days of this Test match.”

Squad – Denesh Ramdin (captain), Kraigg Brathwaite, Devon Smith, Marlon Samuels, Leon Johnson, Shiv Chanderpaul, Jermaine Blackwood, Jason Holder, Jerome Taylor, Kenroy Peters, Sheldon Cottrell, Shannon Gabriel, Chadwick Walton, Sulieman Benn.

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FUGITIVE ON THE MOVE? Ambush suspect spotted outside of search zone

This photo by the Pennsylvania State Police shows Eric Matthew Frein, 31, of Canadensis, Penn. (AP/PennDOT via Pennsylvania State Police/File)

The search for a Pennsylvania state trooper’s accused killer took on new urgency Saturday after a woman told police she spotted the man in a wooded area with his face caked in mud and carrying a rifle.

State police said the new sighting appears to be highly credible because it took place near the Pocono Mountain East High School where survivalist Eric Frein attended classes.  The woman told authorities she saw Frein dressed all in black a little after 9 p.m. Friday and that the distance between them was only 15 or 20 feet.

“We’re still searching,” Lt. Col. George Bivens said during a briefing Saturday afternoon updating the media on the search, which is now entering its sixth week.

Hundreds of state police have been searching a heavily wooded area near the home of Frein’s parents in Canadensis in the state’s rural northeast. Based on the sighting, Bivens said it appears Frein has moved about six miles south. He said the search area was being expanded to include Paradise and Pocono townships, lehighvalleylive.com reports.

State police said Frein is the gunman who ambushed two state police troopers at a state police barracks in Pike County late at night on Sept. 12. The attack killed Cpl. Bryon Dickson and badly wounded Trooper Alex Douglass.

Douglass left the hospital Thursday. “He’s in good spirits and doing well,” Bivens said.

Bivens said state police are testing blood found at two homes for a link to Frein.

Frein is a self-described survivalist. During the manhunt state police recovered documents which show Frein has held a grudge against law enforcement and government for a long period of time.

“We’re not going to rest,” Gov. Tom Corbett said at the news briefing, according to lehighvalleylive.com. “Nobody’s going to stop until we find this individual and he’s apprehended.”’

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FUGITIVE ON THE MOVE? Ambush suspect spotted outside of search zone

HUNT FOR COP KILLER "Sleepy" town upended amid massive search

Jere Dunkelberger says business is slow at Dunkelberger’s Sporting Outfitter, on Main Street in Stroudsburg, but he understands. (FoxNews.com)

CANADENSIS, Pa. –  In northeastern Pennsylvania, where deer season is both a rite of passage and a key to the local economy, the only hunt taking place is the one for a survivalist and suspected cop killer believed to be hiding in the woods and toying with police.

Ever since Eric Frein allegedly gunned down State Police Cpl. Bryon Dickson and wounded another trooper before disappearing into the rugged Pocono Mountain woods surrounding his hometown of Canadensis on Sept. 12, the rural region has been inundated by police and, for a time, media. But as the manhunt nears the one-month mark, the press has largely moved on and the state has canceled hunting season in seven area townships. Hunters can still track their game elsewhere, but the businesses that depend on sportsmen, from taxidermists to bed-and-breakfast proprietors, are cursing the killer police describe as “pure evil.”

“It’s become commonplace to see armed vehicles driving down the road with troops inside,” said Gayle Horowitz, co-owner of The Brookview Manor Inn, in Canadensis, adding that the night air echoes with the constant sound of helicopters.

Between hunting season and fall foliage, October is typically the Brookview’s busiest month of the year. But the restaurant is empty and plenty of vacancies exist now that a killer is believed to be prowling the surrounding woods. Looking out at the vast forest surrounding the 10-room, Colonial-style country inn, she lamented how one of the tiny, rural community’s own sons could have turned everything upside-down.

“We’re a sleepy little town,” she said. “We don’t lock doors.”

Authorities believe they have Frein, a deadly accurate sniper obsessed with Eastern European war reenactments, contained in a 5-mile radius. On Wednesday, they released pages from a journal found in the woods, in which Frein allegedly described shooting the state troopers. They also detailed campsites where Frein is believed to have lain low, cooking over small fires even as hundreds of heavily armed police hunted him. Police have found pipe bomb booby traps and a gun resting against a tree, but have only had a handful of unconfirmed sightings of Frein.

“I’m mad for all of the sportsman out there.”

- Dave Weiss, hunter

Dave Weiss, a hunter who lives in the Monroe County seat of Stroudsburg, understands why the Pennsylvania Game Commission implemented the temporary ban on hunting and trapping. His anger is directed at the man suspected of killing Dickson.

“I’m mad for all of the sportsmen out there,” said Weiss. “And this ban affects a lot of people whose livelihood is dependent on hunting. It hurts the entire economy of the Poconos. It has a ripple effect. That area was built on tourism.”

Like many area gun enthusiasts, Frein, who fled into the woods armed to the teeth, made purchases at Dunkelberger’s Sporting Outfitter, on Main Street in Stroudsburg. Jere Dunkelberger, the 67-year-old proprietor of the shop, which sells everything from high-powered rifles and compound bows to hunting knives and fishing gear, said that with a killer on the loose, lives are more important than dollars.

“It’s our livelihood, but this is unprecedented,” Dunkelberger said. “Everybody’s just going to have to buckle down and say, ‘Hey gang, this is the way it is and we’re going to have to deal with it till it’s over.’

“Hopefully this whole thing will come to an end sooner rather than later,” added Dunkelberger, who said he has turned over to police the records of sales made to Frein, but believes “to the best of our knowledge,” the murder weapon was not bought at his store.

As an avid hunter and owner of Hap’s Taxidermy in Blakeslee, Pa., Vince Volz has found both his leisure and livelihood crimped by the suspension of deer and bear hunting. 

“I guess I have to accept the fact that they must really feel strong that they have a good chance of catching this guy,” Volz said. “That he’s still there, still in the area.”

With hotels, restaurants, campgrounds and taxidermists all feeling the pinch, the one industry that seems to be thriving is speculation about Frein.

“I am not ruling out the possibility that he had help,” said Stroudsburg resident Ian Schreier. “I don’t think he’s in the county. I think he’s left the area. He’s long gone. I bet he’s in Montana.”

Horowitz said she’s not surprised Frein has evaded capture for so long.

“It’s very dense up here,” she said. “You can walk 10 feet into the woods and not see anybody. I can understand how he’s eluded them all this time.”

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Search for crashed plane continues

Chad Bryan, Staff Reporter

The search for the wreckage of the plane that crashed off the coast of Jamaica yesterday will resume today.

CEO and managing partner of Buckingham Properties, Larry Glazer, along with his wife Jane Glazer are believed to have perished in a plane which crashed 14 miles north-east off the coast of Port Antonio, Portland.

The Jewish couple was flying in a Socata TBM-700, a high performance single-engine turboprop plane designed to seat six to seven passengers.

The aircraft left Rochester, New York, at 8:45 a.m. yesterday and was scheduled to land in Naples, Florida. However, it veered off course before crashing off the coast of Jamaica.

The plane, identified by its tail number N900KN, was built, manufactured and purchased in 2014. Federal Aviation Authority records show that plane model retails for US$3.5million.

Numerous followers of the Buckingham Properties Facebook page expressed their thoughts and condolences to the family of the Glazers following the crash.

One follower wrote, “Prayers to the Glazer family from a stranger in Oklahoma”, while another user commented, “praying for you all.”

According to information on the page, Buckingham Properties has more than 60 properties totaling over 10.5 million square feet in the United States.

Glazer, who is the president of the TBM Owners and Pilot Association, has a master’s degree in finance from Columbia University.

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Search launched for CPL girls

As the biggest party in sport, the Caribbean Premiere League (CPL), prepares to bowl off on July 11, sponsors Digicel, along with Appleton, have launched a search for the ultimate CPL girls.

The auditions will be held today at the J, Wray and Nephew Headquarters on Dominica Drive in New Kingston, beginning at 11 a.m. The prospective CPL girls must be between 18 and 24, be able to dance well, and possess the requisite looks and personality to match.

Certainly, the ladies will have to bring their A-game as they undergo the scrutiny of a top-class panel of judges including Digicel Brand Ambassador, Yendi Phillips; style icon, Dexter 3D Pottinger; as well as representatives from Digicel, Appleton, and CPL.

Encouraging the ladies to put their best foot forward, Pottinger said, “We want girls with energy and they must look the part. it’s not an either/or. it has to be both. Our aim is that these girls will represent the energy of Jamaica and be memorable.”

At the end of the casting, of 24 stunning and talented ladies will be chosen: 12 to wear the outfit of the CPL/Appleton girls; six for the Digicel/CPL ‘Babes’; and another six for the Appleton cheerleaders.

Tahnida Nunes, senior sponsorship manager at Digicel, said: “The Digicel/CPL Babes will help to keep the vibe going with dancing and entertaining the crowd. The biggest party in sport simply could not take place without fun and energetic dancing girls!”

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Caribbean Model Search on Sunday

Entertainment

Friday, September 06, 2013

MORE than 100 supermodel hopefuls will take the stage at the Caribbean Model Search (CMS) scheduled for Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, St Andrew, on Sunday.Staged annually by Pulse, the contestants will be vying for the titles Jamaica Fashion Model, Male Face of Jamaica, Jamaica Petite Fashion Model, the Full Figure Fashion Model of Jamaica, and an opportunity to become global supermodels.Kingsley Cooper, chairman of Pulse, said this year’s crop represents Jamaica’s diverse ethnic groups.“This year’s group is a great combination of different hues and races,” he said.“There is also energy, passion and ambition. While none of these are new, there is an abundance of all these attributes well above the level usually seen at this event each year. Because of this, patrons can expect fierce competition between the contenders and particularly outstanding winners, ” he continued.Last year’s winners were Sashauna Robinson — fashion model; Kenny Wilson — male face; Shantel Minott — plus size model; and Jheanell Nesbeth, petite model.Interestingly, several of Jamaica’s supermodels, who previously participated in the region’s biggest and most respected fashion event, did not win the competition, but nonetheless went on to phenomenal success.This list includes Vogue cover girl Lois Samuels, international modelling superstar Jeneil Williams, Carla Campbell and Nicole Gray.Entertainment will be provided by dancehall act Popcaan.Last year’s winners from left: Jheanell Nesbeth, Sashauna Robinson, Kenny Wilson, and Shantel Minott.COOPER… patrons can expect fierce competition between the contenders and particularly outstanding winners

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Bing introduces abuse search pop-ups

27 July 2013 Last updated at 10:34 ET Bing’s warning is triggered by a search term “blacklist” compiled by experts Microsoft’s Bing search engine has become the first to introduce pop-up warnings for people in the UK who seek out online images of child abuse.

The notification will tell them the content is illegal and provide details of a counselling service.

It comes after the prime minister said internet companies needed to do more to block access to such images.

Yahoo, which uses Bing’s technology on its search page, said it was considering a similar move.

Google, the UK’s most popular search engine, is not planning to use pop-ups but said it would continue to report material and help experts combat the problem.

The debate about online images showing the sexual abuse of children has come to prominence after two high-profile murder trials heard how the killers searched for them.

Bing’s pop-up warning, which only applies to searches conducted in the UK, is triggered when people enter words on a “blacklist” compiled by the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (Ceop).

Microsoft said the notifications aimed “to stop those who may be drifting towards trying to find illegal child abuse content on the web via search engines”.

A spokesman said: “This is in addition to Microsoft’s existing and longstanding policy of removing any verified links to illegal content of this sort from Bing as quickly as possible.”

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It is a small, initial part of the solution to prevent child sexual abuse, protect children and pursue offenders”

End Quote Andy Baker Ceop deputy chief executive “Microsoft has been, and remains, a strong proponent of proactive action in reasonable and scalable ways by the technology industry in the fight against technology-facilitated child exploitation. We have teams dedicated globally to abuse reporting on our services and the development of new innovations to combat child exploitation more broadly.”

However, Bing’s alert does not seem to go as far as Prime Minister David Cameron’s call for a message warning people of the consequences a criminal conviction for their actions could have “such as losing their job, their family, even access to their children”.

He also called for the internet companies to block certain searches from even providing results.

“There are some searches which are so abhorrent and where there can be no doubt whatsoever about the sick and malevolent intent of the searcher,” the prime minister said in a speech.

‘Positive step’

Google, which last December was found by a consumer group to have an 88% share of the UK search engine market, said it had a “zero tolerance policy” to child abuse imagery.

A company spokesman said: “We use purpose-built technology and work with child safety organisations to find, remove and report it, because we never want this material to appear in our search results. We are working with experts on effective ways to deter anyone tempted to look for this sickening material.”

A spokeswoman for Yahoo said it supported the work of third parties in “running education and deterrence campaigns on our platforms and are already actively engaged in discussions with Ceop and others”.

She added: “Yahoo has a zero tolerance policy when it comes to child abuse images online. Our dedicated governance and safety teams work hand-in-hand with the product, engineering, and customer care teams to remove these illegal images. We also work with a number of external partners.”

A Ceop report this year highlighted how the “hidden internet” helped distributors of child abuse images to evade detection by using encrypted networks and other secure methods.

David Cameron recently met the parents of murdered schoolgirls April Jones and Tia Sharp

Ceop deputy chief executive Andy Baker said: “This is a positive step in the right direction to deterring potential offenders from accessing indecent images of children on the internet. But it is a small, initial part of the solution to prevent child sexual abuse, protect children and pursue offenders.

“While the Bing project isn’t the whole solution, I hope it goes some way to making those who are curious about searching for indecent images think again.”

Ceop acknowledged its “blacklist” could not include every search term that might lead to images of abuse.

John Carr, from the Children’s Charities’ Coalition on Internet Safety, told the BBC: “To hardened technology-sophisticated, technology-literate paedophiles, these pop-ups will probably make very little difference.

“But there is a very large number of men who perhaps have a marginal interest in this type of material and we need to stop them getting any further engaged with it.”

Mr Carr said the internet companies were all focusing on the problem of child abuse material.

In June, after a meeting chaired by the culture secretary, the government said Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, Twitter and Facebook would allow the charity the Internet Watch Foundation actively to seek out abusive images, rather than just acting upon reports they received.

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Bing introduces abuse search pop-ups

Bing introduces abuse search pop-ups

27 July 2013 Last updated at 10:34 ET Bing’s warning is triggered by a search term “blacklist” compiled by experts Microsoft’s Bing search engine has become the first to introduce pop-up warnings for people in the UK who seek out online images of child abuse.

The notification will tell them the content is illegal and provide details of a counselling service.

It comes after the prime minister said internet companies needed to do more to block access to such images.

Yahoo, which uses Bing’s technology on its search page, said it was considering a similar move.

Google, the UK’s most popular search engine, is not planning to use pop-ups but said it would continue to report material and help experts combat the problem.

The debate about online images showing the sexual abuse of children has come to prominence after two high-profile murder trials heard how the killers searched for them.

Bing’s pop-up warning, which only applies to searches conducted in the UK, is triggered when people enter words on a “blacklist” compiled by the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (Ceop).

Microsoft said the notifications aimed “to stop those who may be drifting towards trying to find illegal child abuse content on the web via search engines”.

A spokesman said: “This is in addition to Microsoft’s existing and longstanding policy of removing any verified links to illegal content of this sort from Bing as quickly as possible.”

Continue reading the main story

It is a small, initial part of the solution to prevent child sexual abuse, protect children and pursue offenders”

End Quote Andy Baker Ceop deputy chief executive “Microsoft has been, and remains, a strong proponent of proactive action in reasonable and scalable ways by the technology industry in the fight against technology-facilitated child exploitation. We have teams dedicated globally to abuse reporting on our services and the development of new innovations to combat child exploitation more broadly.”

However, Bing’s alert does not seem to go as far as Prime Minister David Cameron’s call for a message warning people of the consequences a criminal conviction for their actions could have “such as losing their job, their family, even access to their children”.

He also called for the internet companies to block certain searches from even providing results.

“There are some searches which are so abhorrent and where there can be no doubt whatsoever about the sick and malevolent intent of the searcher,” the prime minister said in a speech.

‘Positive step’

Google, which last December was found by a consumer group to have an 88% share of the UK search engine market, said it had a “zero tolerance policy” to child abuse imagery.

A company spokesman said: “We use purpose-built technology and work with child safety organisations to find, remove and report it, because we never want this material to appear in our search results. We are working with experts on effective ways to deter anyone tempted to look for this sickening material.”

A spokeswoman for Yahoo said it supported the work of third parties in “running education and deterrence campaigns on our platforms and are already actively engaged in discussions with Ceop and others”.

She added: “Yahoo has a zero tolerance policy when it comes to child abuse images online. Our dedicated governance and safety teams work hand-in-hand with the product, engineering, and customer care teams to remove these illegal images. We also work with a number of external partners.”

A Ceop report this year highlighted how the “hidden internet” helped distributors of child abuse images to evade detection by using encrypted networks and other secure methods.

David Cameron recently met the parents of murdered schoolgirls April Jones and Tia Sharp

Ceop deputy chief executive Andy Baker said: “This is a positive step in the right direction to deterring potential offenders from accessing indecent images of children on the internet. But it is a small, initial part of the solution to prevent child sexual abuse, protect children and pursue offenders.

“While the Bing project isn’t the whole solution, I hope it goes some way to making those who are curious about searching for indecent images think again.”

Ceop acknowledged its “blacklist” could not include every search term that might lead to images of abuse.

John Carr, from the Children’s Charities’ Coalition on Internet Safety, told the BBC: “To hardened technology-sophisticated, technology-literate paedophiles, these pop-ups will probably make very little difference.

“But there is a very large number of men who perhaps have a marginal interest in this type of material and we need to stop them getting any further engaged with it.”

Mr Carr said the internet companies were all focusing on the problem of child abuse material.

In June, after a meeting chaired by the culture secretary, the government said Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, Twitter and Facebook would allow the charity the Internet Watch Foundation actively to seek out abusive images, rather than just acting upon reports they received.

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Saint restarts summer search

Entertainment

Friday, July 19, 2013

SAINT International model agency is relaunching its model search series, Summer Fashionface.The search restarts tomorrow at the Junction Guest House in St Elizabeth and Moby’s in May Pen. Start time are noon and 1 pm, respectively.“Over the years, we have engaged other effective scouting methods but we have always received many calls for our summer search, and we decided this year was ideal,” said Deiwght Peters, Saint International CEO.Models Nakeisha Robinson, Canise Jackson, Sam Taylor, Jotasha Turnbull, Raschell Osbourne have been discovered through the search.They have stylishly represented the rock in runway and commercial projects for prestigious international brands such as Calvin Klein, Giorgio Armani, Roberto Cavalli, Kenneth Cole, and Givenchy.“We have many top agencies in London, Milan, New York and Paris who have expressed interest in representing one of our new talent, but so many are already represented that we had to go searching for new faces,” Peters revealed.SAINT still has the enviable position of discovering, developing, signing and representing the highest number of Jamaican models working in the world fashion markets today.New generation stars led by Shena Moulton, Orneila Edwards, Ashane Rose, Trissan Holder, Brad Allen and others still give currency to its roster.

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