Mayoral debates could use a pterodactyl or two to liven things up
Globe and Mail
As a six-year council veteran, Peter Ladner was more conversant with the issues, while Gregor Robertson had more fire in the belly. My rough scorecard on the 15 questions fired their way had Mr. Robertson ahead 8-7. In other words, given my...
Claire Beale On Advertising: A new creature stalks the giants of ...
The Independent
Hapless Rab C Nesbitt star Gregor Fisher trying to maintain his comb-over and his dignity for a photo-booth picture and failing deliciously. No matter, because "Happiness is a cigar called Hamlet". Or Hovis' Boy on a Bike peddling into the ...
German minister quits over Afghan strike
Space War
Berlin (AFP) Nov 27, 2009 - Germany's former defence minister Franz Josef Jung quit the cabinet on Friday over a deadly air strike in Afghanistan, the day after claims of a cover-up took the scalp of the country's top general.
Norway's Romoren wins opening ski jumping event
AP via Yahoo! Sports
Bjorn Einar Romoren of Norway edged German teenager Pascal Bodmer at the Nordic Opening Saturday to start the ski jumping season. Romoren sailed to 139.5 and 139 meters with his jumps, amassing 299.8 points for a clear victory in Ruka. The ...
Norway's Romoren wins opening ski jumping event
AP via Yahoo! Sports
Bjorn Einar Romoren of Norway has edged German teenager Pascal Bodmer at the Nordic Opening to start the ski jumping season. Romoren sailed 139.5 and 139 meters with his two jumps, amassing 299.8 points at the Ruka ski center on Saturday. T...
Exeter Chiefs 15 - 0 Gael Force: Gael Force gamble on pack power not enough
The Scotsman: Sport
GAEL Force head coach Stephen Gemmell made nine changes to the team beaten 29-8 by Cornish Pirates in their opening British and Irish Cup clash, but this was another fruitless
DEUTSCHE BAHN SELL-OFF
Der Spiegel
Gregor Gysi, floor leader of Germany's far-left Left Party, warned that rail fares would increase, as private investors would demand a return on their investments. Fritz Kuhn from the Green Party said he doubted whether the privatization wo...
24-Hour Room Service: Zabola, Transylvania, Romania
The Independent
Now, the new generation of Mikeses, Gregor Roy Chowdhury and his brother Alexander, are restoring their ancestral home. They have started with a 16th-century outbuilding known as the Machine House. With its whitewashed walls and open firepl...
Graeme Morrison has eye on winning start
Times Online
... injury that kept him out last week. “It's just a twist but if he got a bang on it at the moment, he could be out for three months, so it is not worth risking him,” Sean Lineen, the head coach, said. “That creates a great chance for Col...
Thom backs Toonie to help Scots have a ball
EveningTimes Online
THOM EVANS says Scotland have made progress with the ball in hand under Andy Robinson - despite scoring just two tries in their three autumn inter-nationals.
Card results
Owen Sound Sun Times
The winners of the pepper at Harrison Park Seniors' Centre on Oct. 1 were Marie Mundle, Ted Schuknecht, June Davidson, Jim Brown, Bertha Chatwell, Doug Swan, Harold Scott, Doreen Mc- Gregor, Irene McConnell, Lee Ekstrom, Doreen Scott, Berni...
WEM 33, Moose Lake/Willow River 22 In 2A
WCCO Minneapolis - St. Paul
When it appeared that Waterville-Elysian-Morristown was digging in for a grind-it-out type of game, Jordan Gregor found a seam and dashed into the end zone.
Pumas dish out dose of reality
The Courier
Once more a great result which revived the latent optimism of rugby fans was followed by a cold, hard dose of reality as the Pumas, a much more limited side than Australia (as the Wallabies demonstrated at Cardiff on Saturday evening), were...
Briefs: Religion calendar
St. Petersburg Times
Spring Hill Baptist Church , 3140 Mariner Blvd., will present German concert pianist Gregor Breier in concert at 6 p.m. Nov. 9. An offering will be taken. The church is also having a special four-week sermon series on John 3:16 beginning at...
Michael Sheen to play terrorist
MSN UK News
... upcoming drama Frost/Nixon and Brian Clough in The Damned United, joins an already star-studded cast on the new film, Empire.com reports. Brandon Routh, Carrie-Anne Moss and Samuel L Jackson will also feature in the film, which is dire...
Robinson warns there will be no let-up
The Scotsman: Sport
TWO steps forward and one back is a simple way to encapsulate Scotland's first Bank of Scotland Autumn Test series under Andy Robinson, and while the great Wallaby win tow
WEM 33, Moose Lake/Willow River 22
KARE 11 Minneapolis-St. Paul
Jordan Gregor caught touchdown passes of 68 and 42 yards, Reid Roemhildt added a 46-yard touchdown run, and Waterville-Elysian-Morristown beat Moose Lake/Willow River 33-22
IRAQ WOUNDS HEAL
Der Spiegel
According to a new poll, the image of "modern Germany" is positive again in the United States. Diplomatic clashes over the Washington-led invasion of Iraq are a thing of the past, but Afghanistan could create new problems. By Gregor Peter S...
Emergency Services
The Mail Tribune
Assault — William Justin Watson-Paul, 24, of the 1300 block of South Fifth Street, Pocatello, Idaho. Sheriff's deputies arrested Watson-Paul early Sunday on charges of assault, strangulation, harassment and menacing. He is being held in the...
EVANS: TRIES WILL COME FOR SCOTS
Sporting Life
Thom Evans insists Scotland have made progress with the ball in hand under Andy Robinson, despite scoring just two tries in their three autumn internationals.
Vancouver, Puerto Rico reach USL-1 final
ESPN.com
With a man advantage in the first leg after Marcina's 36th minute sendoff for an elbow to the torso, midseason acquisition Andrew Gregor gave the Rhinos the lead when USL-1 Goalkeeper of the Year Bill Gaudette made a fantastic diving save o...
