| Something to prove: GM Smith remembers his roots
When the Santana trade drew critical reviews, Smith referred to the Twins' grand history of trading valued veterans for unknowns. And he kept his sense of humor. Without prompting, Smith pulled out two pieces of paper. One was a smart-alecky Sporting News list that read: "No. 4 -- Johan Santana: Here's how bad it is, the other night I'm watching Entertainment Tonight and Paula Abdul says, 'That Twins GM must be crazy.' " Smith laughed, then showed off what he calls his favorite cartoon. He's often referred to as "Billy," even though he prefers "Bill." It's The Family Circus. In it, the boy asks, "How old do I hafta be to change my name from Billy to Bill?" Smith already has learned that in his new job, getting called "Billy" is not the worst of all possibilities.
PSG power past Auxerre and into final
Paris Saint-Germain FC reached the French League Cup final at the expense of AJ Auxerre following a 3-2 win at the Parc des Princes. First-half headersPSG now have the chance to gain some silverware after enduring a disappointing season in which they lie 16th in Ligue 1, just three points clear of the relegation zone. A superb first-half display from Paul Le Guen's men was the key to victory. Mario Yepes opened the scoring with a header after 31 minutes and Pauleta struck with a similar effort 12 minutes later. Own goalAuxerre pulled one back with 16 minutes remaining as France goalkeeper Mickaël Landreau fumbled into his own net to concede an own goal. However, Bernard Mendy restored the two-goal lead five minutes later and a spectacular last minute bicycle-kick from Julien Quercia was nothing more than a consolation for Jean Fernandez's team.
2% entertainment tax on deck
Claudia Location: j. on Oct 5, 2007 at 10:13 PM Just another one of Fayhey's Follies. Heaven hElp us if he gets elected to any other ofice, in either our city or any other office. He's just to busy making a name for himself, rather than doing any good for this city.Making himself a joke is more like it.
Posted by: Justin Location: BIG O! on Oct 5, 2007 at 07:15 PM I do not agree with this tax one bit, not to mention I do not agree with building a new stadium. Taxes of Nebraska pushed me across the river, everything is cheaper there; from gas and cigarettes to eating a nice dinner with your family. I do not understand why the Mayor of Omaha wants to spend millions of dollars the city DOES NOT have for a new stadium, espicially when we have the gun crime problems this city has. 3-5 shootings a night, in North Omaha? But its ok to brush those off and worry about spending 95-125 MILLION dollars because he thinks everybody in this city can afford it.
Spontaneous catastrophe: Notes from a recent 'Bakken Evening Out'
Behind the thick stone walls and arched windows of an impressive 25,000-square-foot home on Lake Calhoun, one might expect to find fine wine and food, enlightened conversation, entertainment and music. And one would find all of these things in this beautiful structure, mingling with some lunatic dressed as Ben Franklin, a machine that electrocutes you, strange fish, Frankenstein’s monster and a little miniature house that explodes. Welcome to the Bakken Museum, second Tuesday of the month. The home sits tucked away on the west shore of Lake Calhoun, almost out of sight from those touring the lakes by bike or car. No extravagant sign marks the spot, although being a museum of electricity, the proprietors could surely think of something to grab the attention of passersby.
Overpass targets walkers, bikers
Robert Walton can't wait for construction of the new Mason Corridor project to begin. An avid cyclist, he is interested in the new bike lanes the city said will be added to make it easier for cyclists to travel north and south through Fort Collins. .
The Insider
George Eliot signed up for membership, and Dickens used the library to research A Tale of Two Cities. The handsome house in the corner of St James's Square, which now has 8,000 members and one million books, has for the past 160 years been the best 'place on the civilised earth', but it no longer caters for those who are 'not rich'. Carlyle's insistence that readers pay only a 'small annual sum' has seemingly been forgotten, and the annual fee is to rise by nearly 80 per cent to £375. Will readers begrudge the cost? For those, like me, who go there a dozen times a year, paying over a pound a day for the privilege may seem a little steep; for the many others who use the library as an office, a sitting-room, or a venue for dangerous liaisons, it is cheap at the price. There is, simply, nothing else like it.
Manley recommends extending Afghan mission
Why hasn't these development and diplomacy been more of the Afghan Mission as it was mandated in the beginning?
No wonder they been tiger teaming information. We been lied to
No we must of get out now, I find this reason it just a carrot and we do not trust this government any more in most any manners. Posted 22/01/08 at 9:32 AM EST | Link to Comment .
IG slams govt failure to check unregistered SIM card sales
IG slams govt failure to check unregistered SIM card sales * Gohar says practice contributing to terrorist activities, and despite repeated requests authorities not helping
By Malik Siraj Akbar
QUETTA: Balochistan Inspector General (IG) of Police Saud Gohar on Monday voiced discontent at the governments failure to obligate mobile phone companies to ensure proper customer registration.
He said the misuse of unregistered mobile phone numbers had become an irksome contribution to terrorist activities in the province. Balochistan police is deeply concerned by the unregulated system of providing Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards to customers, the IG told reporters at a press conference.
The police department has continuously been requesting concerned government authorities to deal with the issue, but no encouraging steps have been taken so far, he said.
South River suffers second power outage
SOUTH RIVER — The second power outage in as many days left borough residents without heat and electricity for about two hours on a frigid Sunday night. The borough lost electricity around 6 p.m., leaving residents and businesses to cope with the cold conditions until power was restored in most of the municipality just before 7:50 p.m.; there were scattered reports of individual power outages even after that time.
Mayor Raymond Eppinger said the problem occurred about a mile away from the borough's electrical substation at the line that feeds the South River utility with raw electricity from PSE&G. An undetermined malfunction occurred on the line and caused the entire system to shut off as a safety precaution.
The blackout was the second in less than 36 hours for South River, which operates its own electrical utility; the borough went dark on Saturday around 9:30 a.m.
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