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Johnson wins second Daytona 500 pole as Hendrick team rolls on
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - The Hendrick Motorsports juggernaut just keeps on rolling. Reigning NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson won his second Daytona 500 pole less than 24 hours after new Hendrick teammate Dale Earnhardt Jr. took the checkered flag in the non-points Budweiser Shootout. Michael Waltrip, embarrassed last year at Daytona when his then-new team was caught in the post-qualifying inspection using an illegal fuel additive in his Toyota, also had a great run Sunday, taking the outside pole. Only the top two qualifiers locked in starting positions for next week's 50th running of the Daytona 500. Asked if this makes him the favorite to win the 500, Johnson said, "We have to wait until we get out in the draft and see how these cars work.
PREVIEW: SUNDERLAND v LATICS
Both Latics and Sunderland are both tied on 23 points in the Barclays Premier League which makes this a "six pointer". It is only a month since both clubs met at the Stadium of Light in the E.ON sponsored F.A. Cup, and Latics ran out comfortable 3-0 winners. However, with both sides having changed almost half their starting line-ups as the league took a break, it's bound to be very different this time especially as both clubs making transfers during the January window. Manager Roy Keane has boosted his defence with the signings of Manchester United pair Phil Bardsley and Jonny Evans. The former is a right back who has signed permanently for a fee of £2million whilst the latter is a Northern Ireland international on loan until the of the season. The Black Cats also snapped up French Under 19 defender Jean Yves-Mvoto from Paris Saint Germain, who stands at an intimidating 6ft 4ins.
After the borders came down
A tiny boy in a green shirt whirls around, his hand above his head before we are shown a shot of a tank blowing up, the soldiers' bodies thrown in the air. Chuckles of approval. As a helicopter gunship is bathed in fire, he says: "They landed in a minefield. Their people could not save them." His wife Kameta adds something to the effect that Chechnya will not be beaten. As he turns to talk to me his son takes over the computer and puts on a game that involves firing big weapons at vehicles. Not usually one to be bothered by such games, it's a bit more disturbing in view of the real life carnage that preceded it. We are on the outskirts of a rather delightful Polish city, Lubin. The couple and their six children, aged between six and 19, have applied for asylum in Poland and now live in a state-run centre for people waiting for their cases to be heard.
July 2006
Dad did not sleep well the night before so most the time he would pack the car the evening before. Mom would try to let Dad get a couple of hours of sleep before the long drive from Ohio to the Cape. We would normally leave late and drive through the night and get to the Cape around noonish. We tried to stop once and that was a disaster as no one sleep and it was a waste of money. Even into my years of driving, we have done the same. Only now that it is just my wife and I we do try to find a place to stop over night to and from. Personally I would rather get there and have more time for the Cape. But I am learning to take things a little easier now that the kids are not along for the ride. The only night with more anticipation was Christmas Eve, we couldn’t sleep, we didn’t want to sleep, we just wanted to go.
U.S. Marine arrested over rape in Japan's Okinawa
A woman strolls an area where Tyrone Luther Hadnott, a 38-year-old marine of Camp Courtney in Okinawa, is believed to meet a Japanese schoolgirl, in Okinawa city, southern Japan, Monday, Feb. 11, 2008. Japanese police arrested the U.S. marine Monday for allegedly raping the 14-year-old Japanese girl, but the suspect denied he raped the teenager, police said. (Kyodo News/AP Photo) .
East Timor's Ramos-Horta wounded
East Timor television reported that Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao's home also came under fire, but that no one was hurt. Ramos-Horta was being operated on at an Australian army hospital in the capital, presidential adviser Agusto Zunior told The Associated Press. It was unclear whether his injury was life-threatening. One of Ramos-Horta's guards was killed in the attack, army spokesman Maj. Domingos da Camara said. Two cars passed Ramos-Horta's house on the outskirts of the capital, Dili, at around 7 a.m. local time and began shooting, da Camara said. A rebel soldier wanted on murder charges for a flare-up of violence in 2006 was killed in a shootout with guards, he said. Alfredo Reinado was due to go on trial in absentia for his alleged role in several deadly shootings between the rebel army troops and police units in April and May of 2006.
Nightbares at our rail stations
The Pakenham line is the most dangerous, recording a fifth of all rail crime, police data compiled for the Sunday Herald Sun reveal. Commuters can expect unruly behaviour, assaults, fights and vandalism on Sydenham, Frankston, Epping and Werribee lines. But Alamein and Melton lines are among the safest. Individual stations, including Merlynston, Moonee Ponds, Murrumbeena, Upfield, Oak Park, Spotswood, Williamstown Beach and West Richmond had the least trouble. Between October last year and this month, police recorded 1327 crimes on trains and at stations. Victoria Police data show violent thefts and assaults have soared across the network. Robberies between July and this month totalled 197 -- a 41.7 per cent jump. And assaults rose by almost a quarter to a total of 745 offences across all 209 metropolitan stations.
Johnson wins second Daytona 500 pole as Hendrick team rolls on
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - The Hendrick Motorsports juggernaut just keeps on rolling. Reigning NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson won his second Daytona 500 pole less than 24 hours after new Hendrick teammate Dale Earnhardt Jr. took the checkered flag in the non-points Budweiser Shootout. Michael Waltrip, embarrassed last year at Daytona when his then-new team was caught in the post-qualifying inspection using an illegal fuel additive in his Toyota, also had a great run Sunday, taking the outside pole. Only the top two qualifiers locked in starting positions for next week's 50th running of the Daytona 500. Asked if this makes him the favorite to win the 500, Johnson said, "We have to wait until we get out in the draft and see how these cars work.
PREVIEW: SUNDERLAND v LATICS
Both Latics and Sunderland are both tied on 23 points in the Barclays Premier League which makes this a "six pointer". It is only a month since both clubs met at the Stadium of Light in the E.ON sponsored F.A. Cup, and Latics ran out comfortable 3-0 winners. However, with both sides having changed almost half their starting line-ups as the league took a break, it's bound to be very different this time especially as both clubs making transfers during the January window. Manager Roy Keane has boosted his defence with the signings of Manchester United pair Phil Bardsley and Jonny Evans. The former is a right back who has signed permanently for a fee of £2million whilst the latter is a Northern Ireland international on loan until the of the season. The Black Cats also snapped up French Under 19 defender Jean Yves-Mvoto from Paris Saint Germain, who stands at an intimidating 6ft 4ins.
After the borders came down
A tiny boy in a green shirt whirls around, his hand above his head before we are shown a shot of a tank blowing up, the soldiers' bodies thrown in the air. Chuckles of approval. As a helicopter gunship is bathed in fire, he says: "They landed in a minefield. Their people could not save them." His wife Kameta adds something to the effect that Chechnya will not be beaten. As he turns to talk to me his son takes over the computer and puts on a game that involves firing big weapons at vehicles. Not usually one to be bothered by such games, it's a bit more disturbing in view of the real life carnage that preceded it. We are on the outskirts of a rather delightful Polish city, Lubin. The couple and their six children, aged between six and 19, have applied for asylum in Poland and now live in a state-run centre for people waiting for their cases to be heard.
July 2006
Dad did not sleep well the night before so most the time he would pack the car the evening before. Mom would try to let Dad get a couple of hours of sleep before the long drive from Ohio to the Cape. We would normally leave late and drive through the night and get to the Cape around noonish. We tried to stop once and that was a disaster as no one sleep and it was a waste of money. Even into my years of driving, we have done the same. Only now that it is just my wife and I we do try to find a place to stop over night to and from. Personally I would rather get there and have more time for the Cape. But I am learning to take things a little easier now that the kids are not along for the ride. The only night with more anticipation was Christmas Eve, we couldn’t sleep, we didn’t want to sleep, we just wanted to go.
U.S. Marine arrested over rape in Japan's Okinawa
A woman strolls an area where Tyrone Luther Hadnott, a 38-year-old marine of Camp Courtney in Okinawa, is believed to meet a Japanese schoolgirl, in Okinawa city, southern Japan, Monday, Feb. 11, 2008. Japanese police arrested the U.S. marine Monday for allegedly raping the 14-year-old Japanese girl, but the suspect denied he raped the teenager, police said. (Kyodo News/AP Photo) .
East Timor's Ramos-Horta wounded
East Timor television reported that Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao's home also came under fire, but that no one was hurt. Ramos-Horta was being operated on at an Australian army hospital in the capital, presidential adviser Agusto Zunior told The Associated Press. It was unclear whether his injury was life-threatening. One of Ramos-Horta's guards was killed in the attack, army spokesman Maj. Domingos da Camara said. Two cars passed Ramos-Horta's house on the outskirts of the capital, Dili, at around 7 a.m. local time and began shooting, da Camara said. A rebel soldier wanted on murder charges for a flare-up of violence in 2006 was killed in a shootout with guards, he said. Alfredo Reinado was due to go on trial in absentia for his alleged role in several deadly shootings between the rebel army troops and police units in April and May of 2006.
Nightbares at our rail stations
The Pakenham line is the most dangerous, recording a fifth of all rail crime, police data compiled for the Sunday Herald Sun reveal. Commuters can expect unruly behaviour, assaults, fights and vandalism on Sydenham, Frankston, Epping and Werribee lines. But Alamein and Melton lines are among the safest. Individual stations, including Merlynston, Moonee Ponds, Murrumbeena, Upfield, Oak Park, Spotswood, Williamstown Beach and West Richmond had the least trouble. Between October last year and this month, police recorded 1327 crimes on trains and at stations. Victoria Police data show violent thefts and assaults have soared across the network. Robberies between July and this month totalled 197 -- a 41.7 per cent jump. And assaults rose by almost a quarter to a total of 745 offences across all 209 metropolitan stations.
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