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The City of North-Vancouver is calling for applications for

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PRESCRIPTION drugs suit-
able for both humans and
animals usually carry different
price tazs, even though they
may be exactly the same
product, and are usually
much more expensive for
humans, according to a
February report by the U.S.
House of Representatives
Government Reform
Committee. For evample,
Medrol, an arthritis remedy
for humans and an. anti-
inflammatory for dogs, is
about one-fifth the price
when intended for dogs.
Critics say the pharmaceutical
houses charge more tor
humans because most. sales
are at least partially reim-
bursedl by insurance.

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Welsh artist. Donald
Jackson began work in March
on a hand-lettered, 1,150-
page Bible, whose specially
pigmented ink will produce
illuminated callig: phy and
illustrations; the $3-mil#on,
six-year project’ is by St.
John's University in
Collegeville, Minn. Ac. the
other end of the technology
spectrum, the Henderson
Gleaner (Ky.) newspaper pro-
filed in February retired
bricklayer Truman Meredith,
64, who, despite never having
learned to read, had just tin-
ished a yearlong project of
neatly printing the entire text
of the Bible onto 1,700 pages
in 14 loose-leaf notebooks,
with direct quotes of Jesus in
red ink,

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Professional Pride: At his
booking on drug charges in
December, Norman Hardy
Jr. was asked by Brattleboro,
Vt, police what his occupa-
tion was and answered defi-
antly, “Selling drugs.”

And at his booking in con-
nection with a catjfacking in
November, Rafael A. Jackson,
28, was asked his occupation
by East St. Louis, Ill, police

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and responded,
and robbery.”

“Homicide

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Update: In dune 1999,
News of the Weird reported
that Palestinian researcher
(and 15-year COS. resident)
Mazen Al-Najjar had just
completed his second year of
federal incarceration — in
Bradenton, Fla, having never
been charged with a) crime
and never told of the “evi-
dence” against him.

In February 2000, the
FBI's General Counsel told a
House immigration subcom-
mittee that four other men
are similarly incarcerated with
no chance to present
favourable evidence or to
cross-examine withtesses
against them. These excep-
tions to fundamental
American rights are apparent-
ly permitted under a 1996
anti-terrorism = law seven
though the “terrorism” evi-
dence is known only co a few
people in the U.S. govern:

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Gay adult club) owner
Keneth MecKeigan was con-
victed in Toronto — in
Devember of running a
bawdy house and sentenced
to 100 heurs of community
service, McKeigan’s crime
was running a three-menth
promotion at the club during
1995 and 1996 called
“Sperm Attack Mondays,” in
which male dancers would
masturbate on stage and for
which some front-row cus-
tomers donned raincoats.

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Thinning the Herd: A 24-
year-old) man accidentally
shot himself to death in
London, Ohio, in February
while doing a scene with two
friends in a rap music video.

In other horseplay
tragedies, a 22-year-old man
fell to his death after sliding
backward down a banister at

Children and Youth Initiative Fund - Special Projects for Children and Youth (up to 21 years): projects that benefit City
youth, involve youth, promote partnerships and meet the needs of the community will be given priority (up to $3,000).

Youth Achievement Awards -
Community Volunteer Service

Awards to recognize City youth for:

Commitment to personal improvements and noteworthy achievements.
Awards ceremony will be held in the Council Chamber, City Hall, 141 West 14th Street, North

Vancouver, B.C, on Monday, May 8, 2000 at 7:00 p.m.

For detailed information on the nomination process and funding guidetines, including eligibility

criteria, pick up the appropriate forms at the North Vancouver City Hall, Development Services
Counter, 141 West 14th Street between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m, or visit the City's web site at
www.cnv.org, If you have any questions, call Larry Orr, Social Planner at 983-7381, or Lisa

McCarthy, Youth Development Worker at $83-7385.

Mayor Barbara A. Sharp
Councillor Bill Bell

Councillor john Braithwaite
Councillor Bob Fearniey
Councillor Craig Keating =f
Councillor Darrell Mussatto #
Councillor Barbara Perrault

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America West Arena during
the Phoenix Suns” basketball
game on Dec. 20, and 2 26-
year-oid standout) amateur
wrestler fei to his death foam
a Las Vegas light pole he had
climbed in order to celebrate
New Year's Eve better.

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Parenting Licences
Revoked: In February, Dawn
Marie Sprinkle, 29, was
ordered (ya judge in Helena,
Mont... net to get pregnant
for the next 10 years; she had
failed several drug. tests after
her conviction for giving
birth to a girl with ampheta
mines in her system.

And in February, Kathy
Looney, 29, was ordered by &
judge in) Monroe, La., to
choose between sterilization
and 10 years in prison, fol-
lowing her conviction for the

extension-cord beatings of

three of her eight: children

dail of whom she has now
been denied custody).

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Also, in the Last Monih:
The pubb her of the “For
Dummies” book — series
donated $350 million to MIT
for brain research. “Mountain
man,” the escaped murderer
from Bulgaria who speat 12
years burglarizing houses in
Washington state, received
$412,500 from Snohomish
County because a police dog
bit off part of his foot during
the arrest. A furniture store
floor collapsed, injuring 161
shoppers (13 seriously) ina
frenzy to buy one of 36 $229
armchairs marked down to
$18 (Dos Hermanas, Spain).
A Sti-year-oldd man, out of
work P4 weeks with broken
ribs after being hit by a bus,
was billed $850 for damage
tw othe bus (Londen,
England).

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