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Free Petrol Stunt 'dangerous' - Haringey Independent
a stunt in which free petrol was given away to promote a new computer game has been criticised as "irresponsible and downright dangerous". electronic arts are giving away £20,000 worth of fuel to promote the game. as part of the stunt, ea took ...
www.haringeyindependent.co.uk

Today's Local News Briefs
town of ulster - radio station wbpm-fm 92.9 plans a 36-hour "radiothon" starting today at the verizon wireless store on u.s. route 9w to raise money for the queens galley, a nonprofit kingston soup kitchen in danger of closing.
www.zwire.com

Local News
timmins police service says the aggressive driver hotline is working. aggressive drivers are being reported on by alert citizens and the number of automobile accidents in timmins is being reduced.
www.timminstimes.com

Officials Briefed On State Readiness For New Storms - Baltimore Sun
as forecasters tracked a string of powerful storms sweeping toward the east coast -- one of which is expected to bring rain and high winds to maryland tomorrow -- gov. martin o'malley convened top officials of his administration yesterday for a ...
www.baltimoresun.com

Tropical Storm Hanna Heads For U.s.; Ike Brews At Sea (update3) - Bloomberg
sept. 5 (bloomberg) -- tropical storm hanna plowed over the bahamas toward south carolina after devastating haiti, while out at sea ``dangerous'' hurricane ike was less than five days from possible landfall in southern florida, u.s. forecasters said ...
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Local “top Model” Survives…
there’s good news for lauren brie aka brie harding, charlottesville’s own america’s next top model contender: she survived the competition on last night’s two-hour premiere, and moves on to new challenges in episode two. if you missed the premiere last night, you can catch an encore on sunday night at 8pm on the cw.
www.readthehook.com

Local News Briefs
adrian: break-in reported… adrian: business entered… morenci: wrestling fundraiser… adrian: house entered… addison: library book sale… morenci: spade coffee hour… lenawee: stories sought
www.lenconnect.com

'irresponsible' £20,000 Petrol Giveaway Causes Rush Hour Queuing ... - Daily Mail
a stunt in which free petrol was given away in north london to promote a new computer game has been branded 'irresponsible and downright dangerous'. computer game firm electronic arts (ea) took control of a garage this morning and lured customers in ...
www.dailymail.co.uk

Wetherspoon Net Drops 24% On Food Costs, Smoking Ban (update2) - Bloomberg
sept. 5 (bloomberg) -- j.d. wetherspoon plc , the owner of almost 700 u.k. pubs, said annual profit fell 24 percent after food and labor costs increased and an english ban on indoor smoking discouraged some drinkers from going out. wetherspoon slid ...
www.bloomberg.com

Local News
given the difficulties facing the sector, the central message of the excellence in manufacturing consortium (emc) definitely had some appeal to the three-dozen oxford company representatives at thursday's morning session.
www.woodstocksentinelreview.com

Local News
the woodstock renegades are close to adding a major piece to their organization. the niagara junior c team met with former nhl player and head coach wayne maxner thursday night to discuss a coaching position with the team.
www.woodstocksentinelreview.com

Overlea Standoff Ends Peacefully - Baltimore Sun
a 14-hour standoff ended peacefully yesterday evening when an overlea man gave himself up to baltimore county police, several hours after releasing three unharmed hostages, authorities said. a tactical police unit "coaxed him out voluntarily" about 6 ...
www.baltimoresun.com

3 More Shooting Victims Identified - Seattle Times
a hearse bearing the body of skagit county sheriff's deputy anne jackson arrives at the snohomish county medical examiner's office in everett after a police escort from mount vernon on wednesday. hundreds of people lined roads along the route as the ...
seattletimes.nwsource.com

"the Internet Business Hour" Radio Show Announces New Flagship Station, Wftl 850 Am In Fort Lauderdale, Fl
"the internet business hour" radio show today announced its new flagship station, wftl-am 850 radio in fort lauderdale, fl. the show can now be heard every saturday morning at 10 a.m. on wftl-am 850, a fox news affiliate that has two news choppers covering an area of over 8 million listeners in the south florida tri-counties. (prweb sep 4, 2008) read the full story at ...
www.prweb.com

"the Internet Business Hour" Radio Show Announces New Flagship Station, Wftl 850 Am In Fort Lauderdale, Fl
"the internet business hour" radio show today announced its new flagship station, wftl-am 850 radio in fort lauderdale, fl. the show can now be heard every saturday morning at 10 a.m. on wftl-am 850, a fox news affiliate that has two news choppers covering an area of over 8 million listeners in the south florida tri-counties.
news.yahoo.com

Local History Unfolds At Civil War Show And Tell - Republican & Herald
an 1870 grand army of the republic ceremonial dress sword: $200. an 1862 .58 caliber colt rifle used by union soldiers in new jersey: $2,000. a handwritten, hardbound 1890 history of a group of civil war veterans with roots in saint clair: priceless ...
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Garage Forced To Abandon Free Petrol Stunt After Road Chaos - Daily Telegraph
the stunt has been arranged to promote a new computer game photo: pa more than 600 drivers took advantage of the chance to fill up their tanks after word of the offer - part of a promotion for a new computer game set in oil-rich venezuela - spread ...
www.telegraph.co.uk

Mtb News & Racing Round-up For September 5, 2008
welcome to our regular roundup of what's happening in mountain biking. feel free to send feedback, news, & releases to mtb@cyclingnews.com and results, reports & photos to cyclingnews@cyclingnews.com .
www.cyclingnews.com

Local News
the operation of the woodstock police service will cost city ratepayers just over $9.5 million in 2009, an increase of $2.5 million over this year.
www.woodstocksentinelreview.com

Forecast For The Weekend... It’ll Be Astronomical - Belfast Telegraph
dutch trancemeister tiesto headlines planetlove. the massive planetlove 10-year-anniversary bash dominates the music scene this weekend, with luminaries from tiesto to shaun ryder to mani to judge jules joining 100 other djs at shane’s castle ...
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk