| New battle at Queen's Park: punctuation
The hallways of Queen's Park have seen quite a few controversies over the years, but none like this. "Look, it just boggles the mind," Kormos said in trying to describe the issue. The problem is one of punctuation. Last Friday, Kormos was in his office when a worker came to change the sign on his office door. According to Kormos, the title MPP wasn't punctuated properly. The lettering on the door said "M.P.P." while Queen's Park policy calls for the periods to be removed on all MPPs' offices throughout the entire building. "I find out they've scheduled 45-60 person hours to this," said the MPP. "[You have to] shake your head and wonder who is prioritizing these types of issues." Kormos sent a letter to the Speaker demanding to know why Queen's Park was spending money on something that seemed so frivolous.
Don't expect breakout of boxing matches at NASCAR races
NASCAR officials declared recently that they want to see their drivers showing more personality and fire. It was a nice thought, but fans shouldn't raise their hopes too high. The past is gone, and there's little NASCAR can do to recapture it other than display dusty photographs and mementos in a Hall of Fame. Don't expect more races to end like the 1979 Daytona 500 did, with drivers wrestling right there in the infield. "It's not going to be some big change," Carl Edwards says of NASCAR's stated desire for drivers to loosen up. Even if NASCAR looks the other way, someone's watching. This big-money sport relies on sponsorships and not every corporation that pays millions to dress a car in decals wants the kind of publicity a right cross and a headlock on national TV can bring.
Industry Wrapups
Real estate: Reilly spices up his little slice of downtown S.F. On the money: BofA's Countrywide buy might look like a steal Health care: Pacific Partners taps No. 2 after CEO's mystery exit Enterprise Gateway to growth Small business: Survey: Public supports employer health mandate Small biz how to: Companies punch up profits with fitness programs Entrepreneur profile: Mike Kerwin In Depth: Health, Insurance and Benefits Quietly efficient Employers get blamed for billions in comp fraud Health-care 'report cards' generate confusion PAMF hopes its online info system bucks trend Opinion Our view: Health mandate eats at restaurants and pocketbooks Editor's notebook: Don't try this diet at home Guest opinion: Energy independence trumps fly-fishing Guest opinion: What America needs is a good recession Letter to the editor: S.F.
What the gaffer said
OffatEleven looks at Steve Coppells post match thoughts after the defeat to Aston Villa left us deep in relegation trouble. "I think today if you'd looked at the league table before the game, you're conclusion after the game would be that there's a team going for Europe and a team in the bottom three so the difference was there," "They had the edge, but from a fight perspective, from an effort perspective, we couldn't ask for anymore. "We just need to be better, we need to be more competitive and we need to push these teams a little bit closer. "I do feel that there's more potential there, there's more to come from them. "For whatever reason we're not playing to our optimum at the moment and now it takes a collective effort, with direction from me, to get ourselves out of this." Kalifa Cisse was harshly punished for handball in the first half and conceded a spot kick but Coppell feels justice was done, "Well to be honest I thought it was poetic justice because if any player tried to get his arm out of the way it was (Kalifa) Cisse when the player shot it.
GMC goes green with Denali XT concept
For years, GMC has been the tailored truck brand with an advanced, professional pedigree. General Motors Corp. likened it to the Viking stove of the construction and landscape trades. But in showcasing a new sport pickup concept with a hybrid powertrain, General Motors Corp.'s venerable truck brand is once again shifting with the times. It started with the 2007 Acadia, a full-size crossover that is more car and wagon, and far more fuel efficient, than a hulking truck or SUV. Now comes the low-slung Denali XT hybrid, a muscular, car-based concept with attitude and green credentials that will be introduced at the Chicago Auto Show on Wednesday. .
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