Proteas at 330-6 on day 2 of 1st test vs. England

England's disciplined bowling removed Jacques Kallis and J.P. Duminy on Thursday as South Africa added 68 runs in the opening session to reach 330 for six wickets on the second day of the first test.

Kallis had added eight runs to his overnight score of 112 when he edged a delivery from James Anderson to be caught low down at second slip by Paul Collingwood in the seventh over of the day.

Kallis batted for just over five hours, hitting 16 fours and a six in 225 balls to record his 32nd test century and put on a 124-run partnership with Duminy. His dismissal came after South Africa added 21 after resuming on 262-4 at SuperSport Park.

Mark Boucher …

Maurice G. Koppel, building designer

Maurice G. Koppel, who had a hand in designing many of the city'sfamous high-rise buildings, died Sunday. He was 93.

Mr. Koppel, of Lincolnwood, was involved in the wave ofcondominium conversions that hit the city in the early 1960s. Amongthe buildings he worked on: the Carlisle, Outer Drive East, DoralPlaza, the Carriage House and 1440 Lake Shore Drive.

Mr. Koppel also was involved in commercial design. He spenttwo years designing and …

Oil prices start the new year at a 26-month high

NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices rose past $92 a barrel on Monday to a 26-month high, as the new year began with the prospect of still higher energy prices to come.

Benchmark oil for February delivery rose as high as $92.66 a barrel, $1.20 above Friday's settlement price, in trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It gave up most of those gains to settle 17 cents higher at $91.55 on Monday. The last time oil settled above $92 a barrel was on Oct. 3, 2008, when it reached $93.88.

Oil has been gaining ground on speculation that the global economy will continue to grow in 2011. Many analysts expect the price for oil to reach at least $100 a barrel this year, which will mean higher …

Bees find a home near bullpen at Marlins' ballpark

The latest buzz at the Florida Marlins' ballpark involves bees.

An area near the visitors' bullpen became infested, with one entire section of seats and part of another were roped off for Saturday night's game against the Washington Nationals.

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Car Talk: ; It takes a lot of training, practice to be stunt driver

Dear : I want to know how to get a job, a very specific job. Itseems like every car commercial on the networks now shows thevehicle soaring through sand dunes or simply down a quiet road, yetthey always show a disclaimer: "Professional Driver on ClosedCourse." Those guys and gals are never on camera, except for theirhelmets, but they get all the giggles of getting paid to have a LOTof fun driving! Because we see so many of these commercials, itwould seem that there is a huge demand for these "professionaldrivers," yet I have never seen a want ad anywhere for one. Thereare ads for big-rig drivers, but not for these commercials.

It looks like fun, and there ought to be good …

Putting a Price on a Head; Work stoppages, discrimination complaints, imposition of protective import tariffs and international trade battles are often triggered by allegations of unfair compensation.

Work stoppages, discrimination complaints, imposition of protective import tariffs and international trade battles are often triggered by allegations of unfair compensation. Behind these conflicts is an underlying question: What is the value of an employee?

Baseline columnist Paul A. Strassmann, who served as a technology executive and consultant to Fortune 500 companies, devised a formula to measure the worth of an employee at a public corporation (see "Real Numbers," p. 30, and "Tool," right).

His goal: Give information management executives a better understanding of how to allocate scarce I.T. resources. "There are a growing number of firms where the overwhelming …

UNC-Asheville defeats Gardner-Webb 86-76

Matt Dickey scored 18 points and Reid Augst added 17 to lead North Carolina-Asheville to a 86-76 win over Gardner-Webb on Wednesday night.

Gardner-Webb (5-9, 1-3 Big South Conference) led 43-38 at halftime and 57-48 with 13 minutes left, but was just 9-for-33 from the field in the second half.

The Bulldogs (7-8, 3-1) shot 56.6 percent for the game (30 of 53), and had six players in double figures. J.P. Primm added 13 …