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<Title>A room for rent for a female</Title>
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    <div class="html-content"><span><p><span>A room for rent for a female</span></p><br><span>I would sublease my room which is in a two bedroom apartment at holly house (catonsville, edmondson ave) which is just next to umbc shuttle, its a big and clean apartment that is shared by another female graduate student, the rent is 430 $ . plz contact me ( </span><a href="mailto:dorsaz1@umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>dorsaz1@umbc.edu</span></a><span>) to discuss more if you are interested. </span></span></div>
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<Summary>A room for rent for a female  I would sublease my room which is in a two bedroom apartment at holly house (catonsville, edmondson ave) which is just next to umbc shuttle, its a big and clean...</Summary>
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<Title>ROOM FOR RENT</Title>
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    <div class="html-content"><p><strong>ROOM FOR RENT</strong></p><p><strong>$450.00</strong><strong>/month</strong></p><p><strong>4205 Euclid Ave., Baltimore, 21229</strong></p><p><strong>(gas, electricity, water, laundry and Internet included)</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>•  2 rooms available on the 2<span>nd</span>  floor of the house, built-in closets, windows</strong></p><p><strong>•  Currently only 2 female UMBC/CCBC students in the house</strong></p><p><strong>•  Two full bathrooms with showers, central air</strong></p><p><strong>•  Kitchen with gas stove, two fridges, microwave, etc.</strong></p><p><strong>•  Fully furnished:  bed, desk, chair, window AC, etc.</strong></p><p><strong>•  Free parking, library/common area, backyard</strong></p><p><strong>•  Arbutus/Irvington UMBC shuttle bus, MTA bus # 10, 20, +</strong></p><p><strong>•  3.25 miles (or about 10 min drive) to CCBC and UMBC campuses</strong></p><p><strong>•  20 min to Downtown, 10 min to Ellicott city,</strong></p><p><strong>15 min to BWI, 5 min to MARC</strong></p><p><strong>From 695 exits # 12, 13 (toward Irvington) or 14 (East)</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>For more info please contact:</strong></p><p><strong>Tel. </strong><strong><span><a rel="nofollow external" class="bo">(316-371-1462) (410) 340-2720</a></span></strong><strong>   or   </strong><strong><span><a href="mailto:tribushhomes@yahoo.com" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">tribushhomes@yahoo.com</a></span></strong></p></div>
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<Summary>ROOM FOR RENT  $450.00/month  4205 Euclid Ave., Baltimore, 21229  (gas, electricity, water, laundry and Internet included)     •  2 rooms available on the 2nd  floor of the house, built-in...</Summary>
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    <div class="html-content">Selling with a pair of new tires, jumper cables, and jacking equipment; 
    the car has a CD player as well. Complete service and major structural 
    repairs all round last Fall. <br><span><br><br></span><div><span>Year:   2002<br></span><div><span><span>
    Make: Chrysler<br>
    Model: PT Cruiser, Touring<span><span><br>
    Transmission (auto / manual): auto<br>
    Drivetrain: FWD<br>
    Doors: 4<br>
    Seating: (Seating Capacity): 5<br>
    Enging (cylinder, liter): 4 Cylinders<br>
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    </span></span></div><br></div>Anyone interested, feel free to contact me at <a href="mailto:urashid1@umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">urashid1@umbc.edu</a>. Thanks!</div>
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<Title>Moving out sale</Title>
<Tagline>Get all these items reeeally cheap.</Tagline>
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    <div class="html-content">Moving out sale items, going cheap: <br><br>1- Futon<br>2- Schwinn women's cruiser bike<br>3- Twin mattress with box spring and<br> frame<br><div>4-Pillows; blanket; comforter<br></div><div>5- Slow cooker<br>6- Two blenders<br>7- Two rice cookers of different <br>capacities<br>8- Microwave oven<br>9- Weslo pursuit exercise bike<br></div><div>10-Study Table<br></div><div>11-Small accent table<br></div><div>12-Vaccuum cleaner<br>13-Proctor Silex clothes iron<br></div><div>14-Cutlery and crockery items<br></div><div>15-Spices and herbs<br></div><div><br></div>If interested, feel free to contact me at <a href="mailto:urashid1@umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">urashid1@umbc.edu</a> for details. Thank you!</div>
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<Title>Moving out sale</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">Moving out sale items, going cheap: <br><br>1- Futon<br>2- Schwinn women's cruiser bike<br>3- Twin mattress with box spring and
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<Title>Spending the Summer at UMBC?  Free Summer concert Series!</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">If you are around campus the summer and looking for inexpensive fun, check out the free "Frederick Road Fridays" concert series in Catonsville!  Each Friday there is a free concert from 6:30 - 8:30pm.  See the website below for the full schedule of bands!</div>
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<Title>Come See The Annual Baltimore Kinetic Sculpture Race!</Title>
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<Title>Sign up for Conversation Circles!</Title>
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