| Cheers as youngest landlord takes over oldest gastropub
Now the Doric on Market Street has been handed to one of the city's youngest landlords – a 27-year-old from Ireland.The lease has passed to Dubliner Michael O'Sullivan after the pub was sold by previous owner Alistair Mowat for an undisclosed sum to pub and restaurant group Caledonian Heritable. Mr Mowat, a former director with city brewer Scottish & Newcastle, had years of experience in the trade before taking on one of Edinburgh's most historic watering holes. But the incoming Irishman was quick to point out he has been working in the Capital's pubs and clubs for longer than his customers might expect.He said: "I originally came to Edinburgh to do a month's work experience, but this month has now stretched to nine years. I started out in an Asian fusion restaurant called The Wok Bar, which isn't around any more, then I moved on to a place called the Baillie.
HAVERHILL: Woman who left $1 million in cocaine in rented minivan will ...
LAWRENCE — A Haverhill mother of four will spend the next 15 years in prison, convicted of trafficking more than $1 million worth of cocaine found in a rented minivan. Lawrence Superior Court Judge Leila Kern said it was a tough sentence to impose on Nicole Paquette, 31. Until her 2006 arrest for trafficking cocaine, Paquette only had a car accident on her record. "It's not an understatement to say I spent a sleepless night. I did," Kern said during yesterday's sentencing. Paquette's 2006 arrest led to what police Chief John Romero described then as the largest cocaine bust ever seen in the area. Between the 21 kilos found in Paquette's rental car and another 30 kilos seized from a Methuen home linked to the crime, the drugs had a street value of $2.5 million, Romero said at the time.
Bill takes aim at gaps in airport security
The proposed switch comes after federal immigration officials last week arrested more than 30 O'Hare workers who used fraudulent airport identification cards. Many of those arrested were working in the country illegally. The phony IDs were used to gain access to airplanes and other secure areas.
"This is not the way security should be run at one of the busiest airports in the United States," Kirk said.
Currently, local airport officials assign access badges to workers whose jobs include entering secure areas, including the airfield, aircraft and baggage-handling areas. Airport security guards, local police departments and the Transportation Security Administration all share responsibility for law enforcement at the airport.
But a host of problems at the TSA -- screeners failing to catch decoy bombs in undercover tests, low screener morale and high absenteeism -- raise questions about whether the federal security agency would do a better job protecting airports and passengers from terrorists and criminals than the existing security regimen.
SIRIUS Satellite Radio Announces Broadcast Schedule for Super Bowl ...
NEW YORK, Jan. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SIRIUS Satellite Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) , the Official Satellite Radio Partner of the NFL, will provide the most comprehensive radio coverage available of Super Bowl XLII, with 12 live broadcasts featuring game calls in eight languages, an increase from the 11 broadcasts and seven languages SIRIUS aired last year, plus live day-long news and expert analysis every day of Super Bowl Week. "The NFL is one of the cornerstones of SIRIUS' programming and our Super Bowl broadcasts will provide fans unparalleled access to the year's biggest sporting event," said SIRIUS CEO Mel Karmazin. "SIRIUS NFL Radio will feature comprehensive coverage of Super Bowl Week and fans across the country can follow the game in several different languages." "With the broadcast going out in eight different languages and round-the- clock coverage leading to the game, more fans than ever will be able to experience the excitement of the Super Bowl on SIRIUS NFL Radio," said NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.
Four SOPU leaders booked
Gulati Travel Services were fined Rs 5, 000 in the same case. The forum said: Spicejet and all other airlines are directed through this general order to refund the ticket amount to passengers to allow them to travel by another airlines if they choose to do so. Further, Spicejet and Gulati Travel Services were directed to pay Rs 51,000 as litigation cost to Dr Bhagat Singh Sherawat, a resident of Sector 19 here. Sherawat had got four tickets of Spicejet booked on Septamber 28, 2006 for a nine-day family tour. The flight was to leave on December 23, 2006 to Banglore from Delhi. He purchased the return tickets of Indian Airlines, which were non-refundable. On reaching Delhi, Sherawat was told the flight had been cancelled as the previous flights were running late due to fog.
Asia Rebounds: Post 1997 Seoul
The financial crisis that began in 1997 dealt a devastating blow to many Asian economies. What was at that time perceived to be a localised currency and financial crisis soon spread to other South East Asian countries including Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines. By late 1997, the contagion effect extended its reach to South Korea, Hong Kong and China. Almost a decade later, find out how Asia has rebounded from this crisis. Simulcast on CNAS & CNAI Thursdays (Until 21 Sep) CNAS at 830PM CNAI at 830PM (HK/MNL), 6PM (DEL), 730PM (JKT) .
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NCAA's punishment of LBSU makes little sense
Monson isn't hearing jeers yet from the local boosters, nor from the gentleman who counts most, F. King Alexander. "I think the guys have played hard all year, and that's a credit to the head coach," he says. "They've had a few bad breaks at the end of some games, and that's been unfortunate. I think Dan Monson has done an excellent job of representing our school with class and dignity. And so has his team. "I'm just so impressed with the way our players have handled themselves in a season of such adversity. They'll be a time in years to come when other teams will be worried about us." No doubt about that, although this season the only worry other teams have had about Long Beach State has been to avoid running up the score so as not to embarrass the Amazin' 49ers too badly.
Top-growing US web categories in January 2008
As the presidential primaries kicked off, the politics category jumped 65% to 13.8 mln visitors as Americans went online for news coverage and opinions and to visit candidate Web sites. BarackObama.com led the category with 2.2 mln visitors, up 429% from December, followed by HillaryClinton.com with 1.1 mln visitors (up 202%). On the Republican side, MikeHuckabee.com attracted 937,000 visitors, up 96%, while JohnMcCain.com grew 261% to 596,000 visitors. The career category was led by CareerBuilder LLC with 24.8 mln visitors, followed by Yahoo! HotJobs with 17.4 mln visitors and Monster with 17.1 mln visitors. Concerns over a shaky real estate market, along with those resolving to move residences in 2008, precipitated a 28% gain to 42 mln visitors to the real estate category in January 2008.
Woman testifies against ex-Peru military officers about massacre
It happened in the midst of a civil war in Peru between the government and the Shining Path guerrilla group. Rondon's unit blocked an escape route in a village in the Andean highlands while Hurtado's men searched from house to house, according to court documents. Ultimately, dozens of people were forced into two buildings and Hurtado's soldiers opened fire on them, the lawsuit alleges. The suit was filed under the U.S. Alien Tort Statute and Torture Victim Protection Act, which allows non-U.S. citizens to bring to courts cases of international law violations if the accused lives or has assets in the United States. Hurtado came to the U.S. in 2002 and recently served a six-month sentence in a Miami federal prison for lying to U.S. officials to obtain a visa. He remains in federal custody pending deportation proceedings.
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