Tue Dec 13 2005

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Family Service Association
Christmas Present Wrapping
"Wrappin' with Jack" Riccardi
This evening 6-9pm
Northside Ford 281@Nakoma

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This morning, mayor Phil Hardberger talked about San Antonio's future, which looks very positive.

He's moving to re-establish a commission to oversee development on the Riverwalk, with an eye toward limiting the influx of big-name chain restaurants and other national franchises.

Plans are moving along to extend the Riverwalk itself, beginning after the first of the year, between Newell and Josephine streets.

Now that Swearingen Aircraft has FAA certification for its SJ30-2, the company wants to build an executive jet assembly plant at San Antonio Int'l Airport, on about 20 acres. The SJ30-2 has 360 orders already. The plant will employ more than a thousand workers. The jet's specs are spectacular— cruise speed 560mph, range 2800 miles, single-pilot operation, short-field capability, on and on. Click the photo for Swearingen's website

SJ30-2 Executive Jet website

 

 

Backstory: 1,000 days in Iraq
The war in numbers: 2,149 American fatalities; $50 billion to civilian contractors; and a 747 for mail call each day.

Osama not seen or heard from in a year

Family upset that son's body shipped from Iraq as cargo

 

Gay, lip-kissing cowboy movie gets 7 Globe nominations

Bubba the Love Sponge going national on Sirius
Few would have predicted this 21 months ago, when Clear Channel Radio showed Clem the door after he incurred a record $755,000 fine from federal regulators - just before company officials were due to face Congress to talk about broadcast indecency.

Clear Channel radio station sells another newsroom name to sponsor
Kelly McBride, an ethics specialist at the Poynter Institute, a journalism training center, called it a bad move. "The idea is that a newsroom is an advocate for the public," McBride said. "It's Madison's news, not Amcore's news. If you have corporate branding, that is going to taint the whole product."

 

Wind farm proposal stirs storm in Kenedy
".. would place 267 wind turbines, each capable of generating 440 megawatts of energy, along the eastern edge of the fabled 400,000-acre Kenedy Ranch." an agreement already has been signed for another large wind farm there.

 

Texas natives struggle to survive
Whooping cranes and Texas toads endangered

Ten-Foot Poll on Iraq Casualties --- RESULT

posted 1140a-11p Mon Dec 12 2005 Bush says some 30,000 Iraqis have died in the war. Who killed them? Most probably killed by terrorists 182- 48% Most probably killed by coalition forces 196- 52% Total votes 378-

 

True or Internet Urban Legend?
Human brain cells successfully grown in mice

 

"She is beautiful. Her mouth is amazing. I've never kissed anyone with a bigger mouth than Angelina.

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Tomorrow Wednesday Dec 9 San Antonio Astronomical Ass'n telescopes on Alamo Plaza. Free. 630-930pm

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