Saudi King says Britain failing to tackle terrorism
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- Saudi King says Britain failing to tackle terrorism
- Ellsbury, Pedroia embody great homegrown talent
- Red Sox’s Second World Series Title Draws Yankees Comparisons
- Red Sox are rich, but more than fat payrolls at work
- YouTube China Censorship Update
Saudi King says Britain failing to tackle terrorism
San Diego Union Tribune - Oct 29, 2007
Officials said he cancelled because he was taking leave after adopting a second child, and denied any suggestion that the move was a snub to the Saudi government. Junior foreign office minister Kim Howells, who spoke instead of Miliband, said the two nations were working together to tackle terrorism. ‘This is a home-grown problem for both of us,’ he said. ‘Practical co-operation is very important. ‘
‘20 TO 30 YEARS TO DEFEAT TERRORISM’
The Saudi monarch said in his interview that most countries – including Britain – did not view terrorism seriously enough. ‘It will take 20 to 30 years to defeat the scourge of terrorism with vigilant effort,’ he said. ‘And I strongly urge all countries in the world, including Great Britain, to take the matter of fighting terrorism very, very seriously.
Ellsbury, Pedroia embody great homegrown talent
Providence Journal - Providence Journal (subscription) - Oct 29, 2007
“I’m sure there are a lot of people in our player-development (department) who are pretty proud right now, as they should be,” Francona said. “We’re the ones who get to stand up here and talk about the young kids, but the player-development people, the ones that spend all the time with them, they’ve done a great job. ” And being more of a home-grown product is important to the Sox, Francona said. “I think there’s a lot of pride in that,” he added. “Any time you talk with (general manager) Theo (Epstein), he’ll bring that up right away. “Our owners give us a lot of money to go out and spend and get good players. But having guys come through your system is a great way to do it.
Red Sox’s Second World Series Title Draws Yankees Comparisons
Bloomberg - Oct 29, 2007
Boston finally caught the Yankees thisseason, ending New York's string of nine straight divisiontitles. The Red Sox' $143 million opening-day payroll was secondonly to the Yankees' $190 million. Boston is the first team with multiple world championshipssince the Yankees in 2000. In the previous six years, there havebeen six different World Series winners. “It's unbelievable to win one and people can say it's afluke, but to win two like this, knowing how difficult it is, itjust really speaks to what a great organization we have,'' Henrysaid in the clubhouse moments after receiving the World Seriestrophy. New York won the 1996 and 1998-2000 championships with acore of players led by shortstop.
Red Sox are rich, but more than fat payrolls at work
Christian Science Monitor - Oct 29, 2007
“But … when they really started going was when [Kevin] Youkilis and [Dustin] Pedroia started hitting down the stretch in August, when Ramírez was out of that lineup. “And those guys are home-grown,” developed from within, Matthews says in an interview from Florida, where he is watching high-school teams. First-baseman Youkilis, he says, is another key “lunch pail” performer. Sizing up the Rockies Not that the Rockies players are all recent minor-league call-ups making short money. Todd Helton is paid more than $16. 5 million.
YouTube China Censorship Update
BusinessWeek - Oct 29, 2007
Numbers like that are bound to instill confidence in investors looking for the next big Web 2. And with Chinese censors playing games to prevent YouTube access in China, the chances that a home-grown alternative can, Baidu-like, dominate the market at bet are looking better and better.