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...smacked 130 for Hurlstone Agricultural in 1978. Brett Lee's quick, even off a short run. After nagging away outside my off stump, Bing dropped one short. I went to pull it, the ball skidded on and hit me in the gooly. I was wearing a titanium protector, for extra confidence. Quality box. My left-arm pace was rusty, too much swing, couldn't pitch them on the stumps. Warney, 700 wickets (and counting!), gave me a nickname. "Extras," as in wide and no ball. Top bloke, even though he went to a private school...
...incumbents who do not wish to return to the UC presumably will do little to inspire students to run. Perhaps the task of finding and calling for candidates to run in the new elections should be delegated to someone more impartial. Sometimes perfectly competent, dedicated people need an extra push or encouragement before they find the courage to put their own name on a ballot. Incumbents are probably not the right people to administer that extra push...
This short time frame does not plague other schools. Howie Cusack, president of Pretty Polly Productions, which helps 95 colleges in the area including Harvard put on concerts, says that about 90 percent of the colleges he works with have a fixed budget. With the extra lead time afforded by a fixed budget, colleges can secure better acts and make adjustments when complications arise...
...thin that “it’s like being on a tight rope and hoping you don’t trip,” says McCambridge. That’s exactly what happened with Snoop—the Boston Police Department unexpectedly demanded that Harvard hire extra police officers for the show, and the HCC simply didn’t have the money or the time to save the event...
...believe that I, in stretching for every extra yard, I think I rolled up on his ankle,” Dawson said...