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NSW Premier Mike Baird has performed an extraordinary backflip on his greyhound racing ban, saying he and his government got it wrong.Mr Baird confirmed plans to reverse the controversial ban following cabinet and party room meetings on Tuesday, instead promising to introduce stronger regulations for the industry, including harsher penalties for animal cruelty.In hindsight as we reflect on this we got it wrong, Mr Baird told reporters in Sydney.I got it wrong. Cabinet got it wrong. The Government got it wrong.Mr Baird and his deputy, Troy Grant, have faced an unrelenting campaign waged by opponents since announcing the divisive ban three months ago.In August, Mr Baird said the ban, under which greyhound racing would end in NSW from next July, wasnt about political point scoring but trying to do what is right.We chose a course that we believed was right, Mr Baird said.He said the decision to reverse the ban had come after listening to feedback from the industry.We did not give the good people in the industry the chance to respond, a chance to reform, he said.On behalf of that, I am sorry. That is something we should have done.He said a new body chaired by former NSW premier Morris Iemma would be set up to govern and regulate the industry.Mr Baird said that his personal thoughts on animal cruelty had not changed.The greyhound industry will be given that one last chance, he said.The barbaric practices we have seen have to end.The premier acknowledged his decision would disappoint a lot of people.The ban, announced in July, came after a Special Commission of Inquiry report that found up to 68,000 uncompetitive greyhounds had been slaughtered in the past 12 years, and nearly one in five trainers had used live animal baits.Animals Australia Chief Investigator Lyn White criticised the reversal, saying that Mr Bairds backflip was a new low in Australian politics.The politicians who pressured Premier Baird to overturn this ban are set to have sleepless nights, she said.Their political destinies are now wedded to an industry whose sense of right and wrong went missing decades ago.To see a state premier crucified for making a courageous and correct decision based on the findings of a former High Court judge, is a new low in Australian politics.Ms White claimed the backflip was a win for the industry.The anti-ban politicians have breathed life into an industry that a Special Commission of Inquiry concluded was unable to reform in the short to medium term, she said. 49ers Jerseys Authentic China . 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Right now he has earned the trust of the staff and the other players.Ash said Laviano will get the snaps with the first team for the next two weeks, and would be his first game starter. He hinted that the quarterback needs to produce to keep the job because there is depth behind him.Choosing the backup will come in a couple of days. Ash said he had no plans to use the more mobile Allen in a two-quarterback system at present.Ash, the former co-defensive coordinator at Ohio State, said he brought in Allen to throw a bomb into the quarterback room during Big Ten media days.Allen was moved to wide receiver bby TCU last year before graduating in the spring and committing to Rutgers in June.dddddddddddd As a quards.Laviano completed 61 percent of his passes for 16 touchdowns and 12 interceptions in 11 starts.Ash said that Laviano did not have a good spring practice but he picked up his game over the summer.I think he has matured, Ash said. I think he has grown as a leader. I think he has done a lot to earn the trust of his teammates. I would assume he probably did not have that last year and he did not have a lot of that this spring, but through his work this summer, his determination and the way he has changed how he lives his life he has definitely earned the trust of his coaches with the way he has performed and behaved this summer. I am excited to see what he does on game day.Rettig started the first game last year after Laviano was suspended for using fake identification. Between his lone start and mop-up duty, the LSU transfer and former highly touted recruit completed 56 percent of his passes for two touchdowns and no interceptions.Laviano will now lead the revamped offense. After running the pro-style offense under Flood and his predecessor Greg Schiano, Ash hired offensive coordinator Drew Mehringer, who has implemented the power sp