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To: michael97123 who wrote (160939)	3/17/2006 10:46:24 AM
From: Oral Roberts	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793559

Some of the better news I've seen in awhile:) Tribune cut to sell at Deutsche Bank (Dinosaur Media Extinction Alert) Marketwatch.com ^ \| March 17, 2006 \| Simon Kennedy LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Deutsche Bank cut media group Tribune Co. (TRB) to sell from hold, citing worse-than-expected newspaper revenue. "Newspaper ad trends are already fairly weak, which publishers showed with their February revenue results," said Deutsche Bank. The bank said it fears the trend could deteriorate in the second half of 2006, especially if real-estate classified advertising revenue falls as the housing market slows Moody's may downgrade New York Times ratings (Dinosaur Media Extinction Alert) Marketwatch.com ^ \| March 17, 2006 \| Carolyn Pritchard SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Moody's Investors Service on Friday placed New York Times Co.'s (NYT) A2 senior unsecured long term debt, and P-1 commercial paper ratings on review for possible downgrade. The agency said the review is prompted by Moody's growing concerns about the media company's high financial leverage, deteriorating operating margins and weak free cash flow available for debt reduction, combined with concerns over intensifying cross media competition, including the Internet, and growing event risk in the newspaper sector. A multi-notch ratings transition will be considered in light of the company's financial and operating challenges, Moody's said.

To: michael97123 who wrote (160939)	3/17/2006 10:55:36 AM
From: DMaA	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793559

I have no doubt his people put him into a UPS truck. But inane stunts like this just highlight how insulated he is from the real world.

To: michael97123 who wrote (160939)	3/17/2006 11:25:06 AM
From: Andrew N. Cothran	Respond to of 793559

Man severs own penis, throws it at officers March 17, 2006 BY ERIC HERMAN Staff Reporter Chicago Sun Times Before cops threw the book at him, Jakub Fik threw something unusual at them -- his penis. Fik, 33, cut off his own penis during a Northwest Side rampage Wednesday morning. When confronted by police, Fik hurled several knives and his severed organ at the officers, police said. Officers stunned him with a Taser and took him into custody. "We took him out without any serious injury, with the exception of his own," said Chicago Police Sgt. Edward Dolan of the 16th District. Doctors at Northwestern Memorial Hospital reattached Fik's penis Wednesday, sources said. He was listed in good condition Thursday, according to hospital spokesman Andrew Buchanan, who declined to comment further. Smashing car windows Fik, who lives in the 5400 block of W. Berenice, is charged with two counts of aggravated assault and one count of criminal damage to property, said Officer Laura Kubiak. He told paramedics he was distraught over problems with his girlfriend in Poland, Dolan said. Police arrived on Fik's block at 8:20 a.m. Wednesday after receiving reports he was smashing car windows, Dolan said. Fik then broke into a house down the block. A group of six or seven officers assembled in front of the house, Dolan said. The occupants were not home, he added. Fik was bleeding when the officers arrived and may have already cut off his organ, Dolan said. "At that point, this guy came running out, naked, with a handful of knives . . . and started throwing knives at the police officers that were 10, 20, 30 feet away," Dolan said. Fik threw his penis during the confrontation, too, Dolan said. He then went back into the house and re-emerged with "another handful of knives," Dolan said. Dolan sneaked to the side of the bungalow's front steps and stunned Fik with the Taser. Fik fought back when officers went to restrain him, Dolan said. "About 10 feet from the front porch, right on the sidewalk, was his penis," Dolan said. Dr. Greg Bales, associate professor of urology at the University of Chicago, said severed penises are uncommon but surgery usually works. "As long as the penis is placed on ice and reattached within a few hours, the success is usually pretty good," Bales said. Contributing: Annie Sweeney