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Unionist ‘summit’ in bid to thwart SNP
S.C.U.M. (thanks to Wullie for that appropriate designation) wants to talk about Scotland's future - so they go to London. When this is pointed out - it's an ant-english rant! Here's an idea - why don't these parties, instead of colluding and conspiring, challenge the SNP to debate the issue on television? Alex Salmond would wipe the floor with the lot of them. .
EAST BAY ROUNDUP
MAYOR'S CHIEF OF STAFF TO LEAVE CITY: Dave Grenell, chief of staff to Richmond Mayor Gayle McLaughlin, plans to leave the city at the end of the year to study government policy abroad. Grenell, 34, will spend about eight months in nine European countries through the Marshall Memorial Fellowship, a 26-year-old program that encourages participants to work together on international and domestic policy challenges. Some of the best ideas, particularly in environmental and social issues, have originated outside the United States, spurring Grenell's interest to apply for the fellowship, he said. Ireland, for example, banned plastic bags years before San Francisco became the first city to prohibit it in this country. "I think government needs to be about pursuing the best ideas available to solve problems," Grenell said.
Nov. 15th - RUNNING WOES
Through nine games, the Bears are averaging a league worst 3.0 yards/carry running the ball. Yet, Bears center Olin Kreutz doesn't feel the offense has hit rock bottom. "Oh no," Kreutz laughed. "No, no. I've been here a long time. We've had some bad offense around here. It's not the worst it's been, but this is pretty bad. We're just not very good at running the ball right now and the way to improve it is everybody work on it, but we've been saying that for a long time now. So, what do we have to do? If we knew we would have done it. We recognize it. We're embarrassed by it. We're trying hard to get it fixed." .
Vioxx settlement heats up law fight
LANSING (AP) More than 1,000 Michigan residents could end up getting part of a $4.85 billion national settlement if they or their loved ones took the painkiller Vioxx. But that hasn't squelched a firestorm over the state's unique 1995 law shielding pharmaceutical makers from product liability lawsuits over drugs such as Vioxx. Michigan's law is the toughest in the country, allowing legal damages only if plaintiffs prove a company withheld or misrepresented information about a drug that would cause the Food and Drug Administration to not give or to withdraw its approval. That law seemed to pose an insurmountable barrier for Michigan residents who wanted to file claims that Vioxx had harmed them or a family member. But some took a chance on suing Vioxx manufacturer Merck & Co.
Super Bowl cameraman juggles to catch jingle
At crunch time at the Super Bowl today, he'll rely on the confidence gained from having been in the same precarious situation many times before. To avoid defeat, he'll rely on his savvy, quickness, toughness and anticipation, along with his vision of the field. Millions of dollars are riding on his shoulders. Tom Brady? Eli Manning? No, he's Mark Allan, a stocky, 61-year-old San Francisco native who lives in Inverness. He has wielded a camera for 40 years. Today, the freelance television cameraman's mission, as at many previous Super Bowls, is to capture the key player of the victorious team in the frenzied seconds immediately after the clock has run out. Someday, if he were so inclined, his epitaph could echo the triumphant words he and his crew elicit from the day's hero: "I'm going to Disneyland!" In the commercial that will further immortalize the lucky player, an off-camera voice says, "(Player's name), you've just won the Super Bowl.
Unionist ‘summit’ in bid to thwart SNP
S.C.U.M. (thanks to Wullie for that appropriate designation) wants to talk about Scotland's future - so they go to London. When this is pointed out - it's an ant-english rant! Here's an idea - why don't these parties, instead of colluding and conspiring, challenge the SNP to debate the issue on television? Alex Salmond would wipe the floor with the lot of them. .
EAST BAY ROUNDUP
MAYOR'S CHIEF OF STAFF TO LEAVE CITY: Dave Grenell, chief of staff to Richmond Mayor Gayle McLaughlin, plans to leave the city at the end of the year to study government policy abroad. Grenell, 34, will spend about eight months in nine European countries through the Marshall Memorial Fellowship, a 26-year-old program that encourages participants to work together on international and domestic policy challenges. Some of the best ideas, particularly in environmental and social issues, have originated outside the United States, spurring Grenell's interest to apply for the fellowship, he said. Ireland, for example, banned plastic bags years before San Francisco became the first city to prohibit it in this country. "I think government needs to be about pursuing the best ideas available to solve problems," Grenell said.
Nov. 15th - RUNNING WOES
Through nine games, the Bears are averaging a league worst 3.0 yards/carry running the ball. Yet, Bears center Olin Kreutz doesn't feel the offense has hit rock bottom. "Oh no," Kreutz laughed. "No, no. I've been here a long time. We've had some bad offense around here. It's not the worst it's been, but this is pretty bad. We're just not very good at running the ball right now and the way to improve it is everybody work on it, but we've been saying that for a long time now. So, what do we have to do? If we knew we would have done it. We recognize it. We're embarrassed by it. We're trying hard to get it fixed." .
Vioxx settlement heats up law fight
LANSING (AP) More than 1,000 Michigan residents could end up getting part of a $4.85 billion national settlement if they or their loved ones took the painkiller Vioxx. But that hasn't squelched a firestorm over the state's unique 1995 law shielding pharmaceutical makers from product liability lawsuits over drugs such as Vioxx. Michigan's law is the toughest in the country, allowing legal damages only if plaintiffs prove a company withheld or misrepresented information about a drug that would cause the Food and Drug Administration to not give or to withdraw its approval. That law seemed to pose an insurmountable barrier for Michigan residents who wanted to file claims that Vioxx had harmed them or a family member. But some took a chance on suing Vioxx manufacturer Merck & Co.
Super Bowl cameraman juggles to catch jingle
At crunch time at the Super Bowl today, he'll rely on the confidence gained from having been in the same precarious situation many times before. To avoid defeat, he'll rely on his savvy, quickness, toughness and anticipation, along with his vision of the field. Millions of dollars are riding on his shoulders. Tom Brady? Eli Manning? No, he's Mark Allan, a stocky, 61-year-old San Francisco native who lives in Inverness. He has wielded a camera for 40 years. Today, the freelance television cameraman's mission, as at many previous Super Bowls, is to capture the key player of the victorious team in the frenzied seconds immediately after the clock has run out. Someday, if he were so inclined, his epitaph could echo the triumphant words he and his crew elicit from the day's hero: "I'm going to Disneyland!" In the commercial that will further immortalize the lucky player, an off-camera voice says, "(Player's name), you've just won the Super Bowl.
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