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Thursday, April 20th, 2006
2:05 am	BART faces $4.7 million budget gap for next year BART faces $4.7 million budget gap for next year Contra Costa Times - Wed, 19 Apr 2006 22:33:43 GMT High energy and medical costs are forcing BART to grapple with an estimated $4.7 million shortfall in next year's budget. The $557.3 million preliminary spending plan for fiscal year 2006-2007 was presented to the BART board Thursday. By June 8, when the final plan is due, the board will have to find a way to eliminate the deficit despite escalating costs and "extremely erratic" sales tax growth, SIMPLY SUBLIME The Electric New Paper - Wed, 19 Apr 2006 22:18:13 GMT THEY came from South America and from all corners on Europe. Now, like in the words of The Beatles hit, they all live happily together in a yellow submarine. Great open road speed The Phoenix - Wed, 19 Apr 2006 22:15:53 GMT Plus, another college rape case Ellis Weiner: A Public Presentation of My New Theory HuffingtonPost - Wed, 19 Apr 2006 20:42:50 GMT Wanna laff? Get this: "It's all very simple. Christiane Amanpour, Cindy Sheehan, CNN, The New York Times, Michael Moore, Newsweek, CBS et. al. are now, in huge measure, directly responsible for the ongoing death toll of Americans in Iraq. Everyone here in Iraq, the Islamic world at large, and most especially the Jihadist Movement's leadership, follow the American media closely, in order to "Thank You For Smoking" The Davis Enterprise - Wed, 19 Apr 2006 20:18:13 GMT Published Apr 07, 2006 - 14:31:55 CDT. Four stars. Dark, canny satire highlighted by shrewd script, sharp performances. Ortega's Home Run Shocks, Leads Team University of Connecticut Daily Campus - Wed, 19 Apr 2006 19:47:48 GMT With one swing of her bat, freshman Jillian Ortega lit a fuse that would lead to an offensive explosion of 16 hits and 11 runs, but most importantly end a six-game losing streak as the Huskies beat Boston University, 11-5, Tuesday. When the Huskies stepped up to the plate in the first inning they were already down, 1-0, but Ortega stepped up and cranked the first home run at home for the Huskies, Lind's walk-off single gives Fisher Cats a 4-3, 11-inning victory over Mets OurSports Central - Wed, 19 Apr 2006 19:38:58 GMT Manchester, NH -Adam Lind's two-out single to centerfield in the bottom of the 11th inning scored Manny Mayorson and lifted the New Hampshire Fisher Cats to a 4-3 victory over the Binghamton Mets in front of 3,368 fans at MerchantsAuto.com Stadium Wednesday afternoon. Police, The Tale Of A Monster News From Bangladesh - Wed, 19 Apr 2006 18:21:38 GMT Police who pursue the courteous job of maintaining law and order of a country has become a name of devastation for us! Surely they are in the lead news of all the newspaper …not for their courageous activities but for their anarchism! We need a new man Manila Bulletin - Wed, 19 Apr 2006 16:47:56 GMT (Speech delivered at the Third International Solidarity Forum, Dag Hammarskjold Auditorium, UN Headquarters, New York, NY, March 27, 2006.) Boo Who? Pragle, Way-Co shut out Lions Wellsville Daily Reporter - Wed, 19 Apr 2006 16:47:16 GMT WELLSVILLE — Whatever momentum was created by Wellsville’s 10 inning win over Olean on Monday had dissipated by Tuesday afternoon. Links: Lexus RX300 Lexus LX 470 Lexus Lexus ES 300 Lexus LS 600h Lexus GX Lexus SC Lexus ES 330 Lexus JX Lexus IS 300 Lexus LF-C Lexus GS 400 (Comment on this)
Friday, April 14th, 2006
3:35 pm	Jacko Flogs Songs To Stave Off Debt Jacko Flogs Songs To Stave Off Debt Sky News via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Fri, 14 Apr 2006 12:18:02 GMT Michael Jackson is reported to be selling off half of his share in his valuable Beatles song catalogue to stave off huge debt problems. A statement issued from Jackson's representatives in Bahrain, where he now lives, said the singer had "restructured his finances". Letters Honolulu Star-Bulletin - Fri, 14 Apr 2006 12:12:38 GMT A headline on CNN's Web site Wednesday talked about how breaking the school bus law is killing our children. A child in New York was killed by a truck driver who blatantly disregarded the law, and to top it off, his attorney says he is not to blame! Recent Developments in Consumer Credit and Payments RedNova - Fri, 14 Apr 2006 12:04:39 GMT By Elul, Ronel; Ender, Joanna; Hunt, Bob; McGra Ex-lover who borrowed $20,000 now ducks phone calls Chicago Sun-Times - Fri, 14 Apr 2006 09:25:59 GMT DEAR ELLIE: Over six years I lent $20,000 to my ex-boyfriend. Since our split two years ago, he has repaid only $3,000. Whenever I ask, he says he has no money, he's at his credit line limit or the banks won't refinance him. 'I just want to grieve for my son' myKawartha.com - Fri, 14 Apr 2006 09:12:17 GMT For Isabel Skilton, going to the post office has become a nightmare. Three weeks ago, she received a letter addressed to her son, Normand. It was from the Toronto-based collection agency, Total Credit Recovery Limited, which was seeking repayment of a $509 overdraft that Normand owed to CIBC. Judge orders man to pay $164,553 Akron Beacon Journal - Fri, 14 Apr 2006 09:00:53 GMT A Canton man has been ordered to pay $164,553 in restitution for defrauding Suarez Corp. Industries, a Jackson Township company that markets products for health, beauty and the home. In the Region Akron Beacon Journal - Fri, 14 Apr 2006 09:00:03 GMT Young Zheng, the former Akron Central-Hower High student threatened with deportation to his native China, is a step closer to becoming a legal U.S. resident. BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA: NATO Chief Reaffirms Readiness to Support Reintegraining of BiH Demobilised Soldiers seeurope.net - Fri, 14 Apr 2006 08:27:16 GMT NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer has reaffirmed the Alliance's readiness to support the social reintegration of 11,000 demobilised soldiers in BiH. Owning a home just makes sense Pioneer Press - Fri, 14 Apr 2006 08:22:57 GMT Q. I am 26 years old, engaged, and currently renting an apartment. I make $60,000 a year. Can I afford to buy a house, or is it crazy to even think of that at this point? Promoter hitch won't derail popular Hoedown Detroit News - Fri, 14 Apr 2006 08:19:09 GMT T he Downtown Hoedown, a springtime fixture in Detroit's Hart Plaza for 23 years, will go on this year (May 19-21) with new promoters, Wasserman Media Group of Los Angeles and Arts Beats & Eats promoter Jon Witz, although its future was less than secure only a few months ago. Links: Lexus RX 300 Lexus LX Lexus Lexus LS 400 Lexus LS 430 Lexus GX 470 Lexus SC 300 Lexus ES250 Lexus JX Lexus IS350 Lexus LF-A Lexus GS300 (Comment on this)
Tuesday, April 11th, 2006
5:40 pm	A bleak bard's stark century A bleak bard's stark century Sydney Morning Herald - Tue, 11 Apr 2006 14:38:36 GMT Dublin embraces the playwright who found meaning in nothingness, writes Jill Lawless. - Western Canadian Coal and NEMI Northern Energy and Mining plan merger Canadian Business - Tue, 11 Apr 2006 14:38:11 GMT VANCOUVER (CP) - Coal miners Western Canadian Coal Corp. (TSX:WTN) has struck a deal to acquire NEMI Northern Energy & Mining Inc.(TSX:NNE.A) in an all-share deal worth about $84.3 million. The Ford Administration as a Dress Rehearsal for Today New York Times - Tue, 11 Apr 2006 14:38:03 GMT Barry Werth's book covers the period after President Nixon's resignation, when some of the current administration's top players rose to power. Council discussing union deal Port Clinton News Herald - Tue, 11 Apr 2006 14:37:43 GMT PORT CLINTON -- During its meeting tonight, City Council will discuss passing a collective bargaining agreement with Teamsters Local 20, the union that represents 21 of the city's employees. French Students Protest, Despite Victory The San Francisco Examiner - Tue, 11 Apr 2006 14:37:38 GMT PARIS - Students and unions staged new protests Tuesday across France, hoping to ride the momentum that led President Jacques Chirac to scrap a youth labor law and force the government to pull other contested reforms. 3,000 rallying against Nazism in downtown St. Petersburg Interfax - Tue, 11 Apr 2006 14:36:45 GMT ST. PETERSBURG. April 11 (Interfax) - About 3,000 people are participating in a rally in commemoration of the victims of Nazism killed since World War II in St. Petersburg, an Interfax correspondent has reported from the scene. Bellevue council postpones decision on water The News-Messenger - Tue, 11 Apr 2006 14:36:43 GMT BELLEVUE -- Bellevue City Council on Monday night tabled the third reading of an ordinance authorizing the mayor and/or safety-service director to enter into a water service area agreement with Northern Ohio Rural Water. Off the Record: Gaylord will recover from G-P closing Gaylord Herald Times - Tue, 11 Apr 2006 14:36:36 GMT I'm hearing a lot of doom and gloom these days in the aftermath of Georgia-Pacific's closing. I've even found myself caught up in all this “end of the world” talk, but as of today I'm taking the high road from now on. Robber finds a closed-door policy at Center City bank The Philadelphia Inquirer - Tue, 11 Apr 2006 14:36:29 GMT A Center City bank robber trying to make a speedy getaway was stopped when he was caged between two sets of double doors yesterday, police said. The Grab Bag: Stella's Sweetwater Kool-Aid Gaylord Herald Times - Tue, 11 Apr 2006 14:36:06 GMT I believe you can taste love. I'm talking about food here. It's a special thing Š you can't always detect it. Links: Lexus RX330 Lexus LX 450 Lexus Lexus GS 450h Lexus LS 600hL Lexus GX470 Lexus SC Lexus ES 350 Lexus JX540 Lexus IS250 Lexus LF-A Lexus GS 300 (Comment on this)