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RICARDO POWELL .......talks love and cricket - 2004-01-17
It's hard to read the state of play with Ricardo Powell. Occasionally, his eyes hint at a smile, but not really. But neither do they shadow his face in a frown, in worry, in discontent.

He has more of the poker player's face than Carl Hooper. So I try to imagine what he must have felt when he watched Carlton Baugh jnr, a wicketkeeper
by trade and four years younger, walk out for West Indies in a Test as a batsman in the second match of the current series in South Africa; or when he heard that Dwayne Smith, a relative beginner in first-class cricket, had been called up as Marlon Samuels' replacement on the tour. Smith has since also made his Test debut.
Read the full story at Jamaica Observer

Millions needed to fight mining - 2004-01-17
The county, caught up in a high-stakes legal poker match against the phosphate mining industry, has to ante up -- big time.

Unless it reaches an agreement with IMC Phosphates, the county will have to come up with another $2.8 million through September to continue its campaign.

The estimate, provided by Charlotte's Tampa attorney, Ed de la Parte, would allow the county to continue challenging mining permits that IMC is seeking in the Peace River Basin. It would also fund lobbying and negotiations.
Read the full story at Sarasota Herald-Tribune