Monthly Archives: December 2009

Updated: Hunters take Wis. officials to task over poor hunt – Wausau Daily Herald

Updated: Hunters take Wis. officials to task over poor hunt – Wausau Daily HeraldMADISON State conservation officials should re-evaluate their deer population formulas and stop encouraging hunters to kill antlerless deer, hunters and lawmakers said during a hearing today. The … Continue reading →

Motor racing-Glock sure that Schumacher planning F1 comeback – Reuters UK

Motor racing-Glock sure that Schumacher planning F1 comeback – Reuters UKLONDON, Dec 15 (Reuters) – German driver Timo Glock is convinced compatriot Michael Schumacher will make a Formula One comeback with Mercedes next season and is looking forward to racing … Continue reading →

Text Size – Chicago Tribune

Text Size – Chicago TribuneWASHINGTON — Federal regulators voted Wednesday to require companies to reveal more information about how they pay their top executives amid a public outcry over compensation. The Securities and Exchange Commission voted 4-to-1 to expand the … Continue reading →

Motor racing-Lloyds Bank’s LDC takes stake in Manor F1 team – Reuters UK

Motor racing-Lloyds Bank’s LDC takes stake in Manor F1 team – Reuters UKLONDON, Dec 14 (Reuters) – The private equity arm of Britain’s bailed-out Lloyds Banking Group has taken a stake in the new Manor GP Formula One team due … Continue reading →

Beshear, lawmakers say money for child welfare will be tight – Courier-Journal

Beshear, lawmakers say money for child welfare will be tight – Courier-Journal with a revenue shortfall of nearly $1 billion and still must come up with another $161 million to balance the budget. State officials have pledged to do that … Continue reading →

Motor racing-Lloyds Bank’s LDC takes stake in Manor F1 team – Reuters UK

Motor racing-Lloyds Bank’s LDC takes stake in Manor F1 team – Reuters UKLONDON, Dec 14 (Reuters) – The private equity arm of Britain’s bailed-out Lloyds Banking Group has taken a stake in the new Manor GP Formula One team due … Continue reading →

Redskins clawing towards respectability – Washington Times

Redskins clawing towards respectability – Washington TimesJim Zorn would have loved to spend Monday gushing about Jason Campbell’s strong play, the improvement of his second-year receivers, Brian Orakpo’s four-sack tour de force and the overall impressiveness of the Washington Redskins’ … Continue reading →

Other Hoop Thoughts – CNN Sports Illustrated

Other Hoop Thoughts – CNN Sports Illustrated Georgetown sophomore center Greg Monroe has had his share of doubters since he was in high school, but I have never been one of them. He had 24 points and 15 boards against … Continue reading →

Trulli, Kovalainen pemandu pasukan Lotus F1 Racing – The Malaysian Insider

Trulli, Kovalainen pemandu pasukan Lotus F1 Racing – The Malaysian InsiderKUALA LUMPUR, Dis 14 Jarno Trulli dari Itali dan Heikki Kovalainen dari Finland dipilih sebagai pemandu Pasukan F1 Malaysia, Lotus F1 Racing. Ia diumumkan oleh Menteri Belia dan Sukan Datuk … Continue reading →

Many Minnesota schools seeing enrollment increase – Marketplace.publicradio.org

Many Minnesota schools seeing enrollment increase – Marketplace.publicradio.orgA few years ago her class typically had 18 students. But this year, Aitken has 26, which she thinks is too many. “Our class sizes are just rising,” she said. “They seem to … Continue reading →

Comebacking Massa set to drive Ferrari F1 car – CBS Sports

Comebacking Massa set to drive Ferrari F1 car – CBS SportsMARANELLO, Italy — Felipe Massa’s return to racing continued on Sunday when Ferrari said the Brazilian driver will get behind the wheel of a Formula One car in the “next … Continue reading →

Soccer: Virginia beats Akron on penalty kicks for NCAA men’s title – Seattle Times

Soccer: Virginia beats Akron on penalty kicks for NCAA men’s title – Seattle TimesTitle is decided on penalty kicks: There are pictures of each of Virginia’s national-championship teams in its locker room, and there is about to be an addition … Continue reading →

UPDATE 2-Motor racing-F1 embraces new top 10 scoring system – Reuters UK

UPDATE 2-Motor racing-F1 embraces new top 10 scoring system – Reuters UKLONDON, Dec 11 (Reuters) – Formula One approved a new scoring system on Friday with points extended to the top 10 drivers in a record-equalling 19-race 2010 season that … Continue reading →

In WA, rich tribes benefit from stimulus money – Tacoma News Tribune

In WA, rich tribes benefit from stimulus money – Tacoma News TribuneWashington’s Indian tribes so far have been awarded more than $94 million in federal stimulus funds, an unprecedented windfall for some of the neediest communities in the state. Nationwide, … Continue reading →

In WA, rich tribes benefit from stimulus money – Tacoma News Tribune

In WA, rich tribes benefit from stimulus money – Tacoma News TribuneWashington’s Indian tribes so far have been awarded more than $94 million in federal stimulus funds, an unprecedented windfall for some of the neediest communities in the state. Nationwide, … Continue reading →

Japan’s Takuma Sato misses out on Lotus F1 drive – Daily News and Analysis

Japan’s Takuma Sato misses out on Lotus F1 drive – Daily News and Analysis“We know Taku has not got Lotus — we found out yesterday,” his commercial manager Matthew Winter told Reuters. “He has now come off the list.” Lotus … Continue reading →

New and Upcoming iPhone Games: A Sheep on the Edge, F1 Racing and Boom – MobileTechReview

New and Upcoming iPhone Games: A Sheep on the Edge, F1 Racing and Boom – MobileTechReviewAssyria Game Studio announced Woolly the Jumper: A Sheep on the Edge, a 2D platformer, is coming to the iPhone and iPod touch very soon. … Continue reading →

New plan could expedite short sales – San Francisco Chronicle

New plan could expedite short sales – San Francisco ChronicleThe program, outlined Dec. 1 by the Treasury Department, is an attempt to streamline what has traditionally been a contentious, time-consuming process by requiring lenders and others to use nationally uniform … Continue reading →

3 new faces for Lotus F1 team – Straits Times

3 new faces for Lotus F1 team – Straits TimesSEPANG – LOTUS F1 Racing announced on Sunday three senior appointments to its team as the Malaysia-based motorsport team gears up for its debut season in the 2010 FIA Formula 1 … Continue reading →

Ground Game Key In Titans-Rams Tilt – WSB-TV Atlanta

Ground Game Key In Titans-Rams Tilt – WSB-TV Atlanta(Sports Network) – Two of the top running backs in the league will be on display at LP Field this Sunday, when NFL leading rusher Chris Johnson leads the Tennessee Titans against … Continue reading →

Renault to remain in F1 – Straits Times

Renault to remain in F1 – Straits TimesThe two front-runners in the battle to take over Renault were Luxembourg businessman Gerard Lopez, and David Richards, the boss of the British motor racing engineering firm Prodrive and former team principal of … Continue reading →

Davis beats record in 1,500-meter win – Minneapolis Star Tribune

Davis beats record in 1,500-meter win – Minneapolis Star TribuneAmerican Shani Davis and Germany’s Jenny Wolf lowered their own world records Friday in the final speedskating World Cup before the Vancouver Olympics. Davis won the 1,500 meters in 1 minute, … Continue reading →

Brazilian driver Di Grassi to join F1, race for Virgin – CBS Sports

Brazilian driver Di Grassi to join F1, race for Virgin – CBS SportsBrazilian media reported on Friday that he would announce a deal next week to drive for the Manor Grand Prix team, which is expected to compete next season … Continue reading →

Deconstructing TV’s No. 1 Show – Wall Street Journal

Deconstructing TV’s No. 1 Show – Wall Street JournalLOS ANGELES The biggest hit on television this season doesn’t generate much buzz. Critics shun it, awards ceremonies overlook it. Its stars rarely hit the red carpet. Yet CBS’s crime-fighting procedural “NCIS” … Continue reading →

Surrey schools in space crunch – Vancouver Sun

Surrey schools in space crunch – Vancouver SunMETRO VANCOUVER — Surrey schools are in urgent need of more space to accommodate a growing student population, teachers, trustees and politicians told a news conference Thursday. With enrolments up by more than … Continue reading →