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Newsweek Friday, September 18, 2009How the Beatles Ruined LiverpoolFor the middle-aged pilgrim, the trail is well marked. Stroll west from Liverpool's Central railway
station and you're soon in the "Beatles Quarter." There's the site of the Cavern Club, the sweaty dive where the Fab Four wowed their first British fans. For refreshment, try the Abbey Road Pub or the sleek Hard Day's Night Hotel with its submarine-yellow jukebox and Beatles busts in the lobby. Or maybe head straight down to the Mersey waterfront for the Beatles Story, the principal treasure house of Beatles relics, housed in a smartly restored warehouse complete with the memento-filled Fab4Store. Want more? Even the ferry terminal gets in on the act with a "four-dimensional 'Fab4D' show," as well as a new exhibition of previously unseen Lennon
family memorabilia. If you squint hard on a clear night, you might even see a girl named Lucy in the sky, with diamonds. Yeah, that one's a joke, but don't be surprised if some Beatlemaniac makes it happen someday.
Newsweek Friday, September 18, 20094 Firms Agree to Settlement in New York Pension Fund InquiryAndrew M. Cuomo , into the state’s pension fund, Mr. Cuomo said Thursday. The money paid by the four firms ? HM Capital, Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, Access Capital Partners and Falc...
Chicago Chronicle Friday, September 18, 2009Middle-aged smokers risk life spanMiddle-aged smokers with high cholesterol and high blood pressure could see their lives cut by a decade, according to researchers. The three combined risk factors cut life expectancy by 10 years amon...
Chicago Chronicle Friday, September 18, 2009Elderly Man Fatally Struck By CTA BusThe Tattooed Ladies of Hollywood An elderly man was fatally struck by a CTA bus Thursday night on the South Side. About 9:30 p.m., a person was hit by a CTA bus in the 9500 block of South Jeffery A...
Chicago Chronicle Friday, September 18, 2009Colleges Try to Ease Veterans' Move From Combat to ClassroomDuring his second tour of duty in Afghanistan, Sgt. Chris Day made a habit of wearing a Terps T-shirt under his uniform. He planned to enroll at the University of Maryland as soon as he got out of the Army.
Washington Post Friday, September 18, 2009£25m backing for Highlands campus out-of-town planAN EDUCATION campus for the Highlands described as a once-in-a-generation opportunity has won a £25 million funding boost.
Scotsman Friday, September 18, 2009Middle-aged smokers could face reduced life spanMiddle-aged smokers with high cholesterol and high blood pressure could see their lives cut by a decade, researchers have warned. The three risk factors combined cut life expectancy by ten years amon...
Canadastandard.com Friday, September 18, 2009D.C. Mayor Accused of Ruse to Fire Unionized TeachersD.C. Council Chairman Vincent C. Gray angrily accused the Fenty administration Thursday of seeking to "scapegoat" the council for impending
public school budget cuts announced this week and
called the reductions a pretext for firing unionized teachers.
Washington Post Friday, September 18, 2009House Votes to End Subsidies to Student Loan FirmsThe Democratic-led House approved a bill Thursday that would overhaul college lending and spend tens of billions of dollars on student grants, community colleges,
school construction and early childhood education.
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