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"Success is doing ordinary things extraordinarily well." |
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Topic: Business |
5:14 pm EST, Mar 21, 2003 |
] On June 25, 2001, our former subsidiary, BlueStar ] Communications Group, Inc. made ] an irrevocable assignment for the benefit of its ] creditors of all its assets to an ] independent trustee in the ] state of Tennessee. Immediately thereafter, the Assignee ] began an orderly liquidation of BlueStar that was ] initially expected to be completed in the fourth quarter ] of 2002. However, the Assignee has informed us that it is ] still in the process of resolving some matters among ] BlueStar%u2019s creditors and that the process may extend ] into the second half of 2003. ] ] An ABC under Tennessee law ] is a non-judicial alternative to a plan of liquidation ] under Chapter 7 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. As ] a result of the ABC, BlueStars former assets are no ] longer controlled by us or BlueStar and cannot be used by ] either BlueStars or our board of directors to ] satisfy the liabilities of BlueStar. Consequently, the ] liquidation of BlueStar%u2019s assets and the discharging ] of its liabilities are currently under the sole control ] of the Assignee. Therefore, due to this loss of control, ] we deconsolidated BlueStar effective June 25, 2001, which ] resulted in the recognition of a deferred gain in the ] amount of approximately $55,200 in our consolidated ] balance sheet as of December 31, 2001. Such deferred gain ] represented%2 BlueStar in the news |
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Is Bush A 'Dry Drunk'? / VIEW FROM THE LEFT |
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Topic: Society |
3:59 pm EST, Mar 21, 2003 |
] What if we elected a crazy man as president? Or what if ] we elected a sane president who then went crazy? How ] would we handle it? ] ] I am not now suggesting that President George W. Bush is ] even a little bit crazy. I do believe his judgment is ] flawed, but that's a matter of opinion. I could be wrong. ] It could be that my judgment, not his, is flawed. ] ] The 25th Amendment, passed and ratified in the mid-1960s, ] attempts to deal with the problem of a disabled ] president. In the case of physical disabilities, there ] seems to be not much of a problem. But how about mental ] disabilities? Not that I agree with any of this article but it is good to read alternate thoughts. Is Bush A 'Dry Drunk'? / VIEW FROM THE LEFT |
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US hunts regime's hidden billions |
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Topic: Current Events |
9:52 am EST, Mar 21, 2003 |
] The search is on for more than $US6 billion ($10 billion) ] that the United States believes Saddam Hussein and his ] inner circle have stashed around the globe. ] ] "Today we launched a financial offensive against the ] regime of Saddam Hussein," said the US Treasury ] Secretary, John Snow. US hunts regime's hidden billions |
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Wis. Man Eats His 19,000th Big Mac |
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Topic: Health and Wellness |
12:00 am EST, Mar 21, 2003 |
Don Gorske is already in the Guinness Book of World Records for eating Big Macs ? but it's not about the fame anymore. Gorske, who downed his 19,000th Big Mac Tuesday, said he wouldn't know what else to eat if it weren't for Big Macs. "I'd be clueless," he said, adding that he ate a piece of pizza recently, but it "just wasn't the same." "It wasn't my first choice," he said. Gorske, 49, of Fond du Lac, eats two Big Macs per day and drinks little else beside Coke. He also keeps track of everything he eats in a notebook. Wis. Man Eats His 19,000th Big Mac |
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Sovereign authority - By Michael Kinsley - Slate.com |
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Topic: Society |
11:02 pm EST, Mar 20, 2003 |
Until this week, the president?s personal authority to use America?s military might was subject to two opposite historical trends. On the one hand, there is the biggest scandal in constitutional law: the gradual disappearance of the congressional Declaration of War. ... In terms of the power he now claims, without significant challenge, George W. Bush is now the closest thing in a long time to dictator of the world. Sovereign authority - By Michael Kinsley - Slate.com |
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US offers Israel billions in aid |
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Topic: United States |
2:21 pm EST, Mar 20, 2003 |
] The US has offered $10bn to Israel, to bail it ] out of the worst economic crisis in its history. ] ] Israel's Finance Ministry said the package consisted of ] $1bn in direct military aid and $9bn in loan ] guarantees. Just makes me sick. US offers Israel billions in aid |
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Topic: Games |
11:54 am EST, Mar 20, 2003 |
Check out this Homestar runner game! Very Atari'ish. TROGDOR!!! |
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