Word: taxiing
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...there's more evidence police were chasing terrorist suspects in Glasgow some time before the airport was struck. As early as 9 a.m. on Saturday, police checked the logbook of the Paisley Cab Company in connection with the London attacks, Peter Kelso, who runs the taxi firm, told TIME. Shortly after the botched airport bombing, police returned and scoured the logbook specifically for listed rides to the Neuk Crescent address. The logbook revealed that a passenger named "Dr. Abdul" took 18 journeys between the local Royal Alexandra Hospital and Neuk Crescent; and another one-way trip to Glasgow airport...
...write and direct, and with Matt Stone produce and provide most of the voices for, an episode of South Park. James L. Brooks told me that Matt and Trey are the only geniuses working in TV, and who am I to disagree with the guy behind Mary Tyler Moore, Taxi and The Simpsons (and Terms of Endearment and Broadcast News)? Indeed, I'd stack this year's Easter Egg episode of South Park, or last year's Dog Whisperer, or half a dozen of the Butters shows, against nearly any recent film that has won the top Oscar or critics...
Neither of us managed to wheedle a seat at the dinner, so I ventured out instead. Leaving the bubble was a mistake. Seconds after my taxi dropped me off on a nearby street lined with restaurants, I was accosted by a woman who insisted on walking with me, then demanded money for her time. When I refused, she shoved her hand into my jacket pocket and tussled furiously with me in an effort to grab my cash. I got away, my money intact but my jacket in tatters, and headed back to the cocoon of my hotel...
...Fire Department extinguishing a minor fire started in the bushes in front of the building. It was determined the cause was likely a discarded cigarette.9:54 p.m.: Officers were dispatched to Longwood Ave. in order to assist Boston Police Department counterparts. The reporting party stated they had entered a taxi who had insisted the destination was out of his regular range and would require further charges. The driver reportedly began yelling and refused to stop the cab. He finally stopped at the destination and the reporting party exited the cab without incident.May 5:2:07 p.m.: Officers were dispatched...
...Commentators on the streets sensed a conspiracy: "It's those Brazilians," noted taxi-driver Juan Gonzales, even though the ruling came from FIFA President Joseph Blatter in Zurich, reelected this week to a third consecutive term in office. "They and the Argentines pressured FIFA because they don't like that they lose sometimes when they play in Bolivia...