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US Airways Center in downtown Phoenix will play host to concertas by Beyonce on July 7 and Green Dayon Aug. 22. Ringling Brothers Barnum Bailey Circus will be at the center from June 24to 28. June also marke the start of the Women’s National Basketball Associationm 2009 season giving the Phoenix Mercurh at string ofdates Phoenix’s Dodge Theater concerts range from Jay-Z on July 2 to The Fray and Jack’ Mannequin on July 14. Acrossa town in Glendale, University of Phoenic Stadium willhost U2’s latest U.S. tour on Oct 20. “America n Idol” winner Kris Allen and runner-up Adam Lamberrt will join other finalistsat Jobing.com Aren on July 20.
Teen pop idole the Jonas Brothers willplay Jobing.com on Aug. 11. Cirque du Soleio will be at the Glendale hockey arensa July 29to Aug. 2. The summer concert lineup at Cricket Wireless Pavilion in west Phoenix includewthe Van’s Warped Tour June 30, Marilym Manson and Slayer on July 17 and Def Leppars on Aug. 29. Pop band Lifehouse will perfor m after the June 13 Arizona Diamondbacks game atChasew Field. Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc. reported earlier this month that concert sales were down 9 percenr for the first quarter of 2009 comparedto 2008. West Calif.-based Ticketmaster said sports ticket salees were down 7 percenty in thequarterly comparison.
US Airwayas Center would not disclose information abouttickef demand. Scott Norton, spokesman for the University ofPhoenix Stadium, said economicv and consumer worries impact but not all events. “We have not seen it affecf ourU2 show, but I believe that is partlyu due to the relatively low tickegt prices for the show,” he Tickets to the U2 concert run from $30 to “We have soccer on July 12 and monstef trucks on Aug. 1, which are both walk-up type events, so I guesse we will see,” Nortonj said. “I think the key these days is pricingh event tickets based on what the current market will bear.
You cannot expect consumerds topay more, for like entertainment, if your competitors are offering family four packs, buy one-gegt ones, etc. Just like the real estatd market, it’s got to be priced to sell if you expecttit to.” Business owners and other consumersz say the more frugal ways include spending on trips and speciapl events. “We have definitely tried to cut saidJudy Toth, a chef and owner of the Simplhy Impressive Cooking School in Mesa. “Our 30th anniversary is June 16.
We were goinf to go away for along weekend, but after the water heaters broke and other things hit, we just decidefd not to spend money on the Others continue to spend on concerts they deem “An artist we had wantedr to see last October came to town finallyg this past week. Although the concert sold out quicklhthat didn’t stop me from getting tickets (through Stub Hub) for my daughter and I to see Tayloe Swift,” said Nancy Dudenhoefer. communitt relations manager at Kyrene School Districtin Tempe. “It was worth it – she put on a greayt show.
Plus we went out to dinned at Westgate prior tothe event,” she “We met my cousin and his wife and theirr two young girls therre … they have gone to the Cheetah Taylor Swift and will be attendint Jonas Brothers come August. I think we do the big eventw because we knew it would be a greaf experience withour children.”
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Monday, February 25, 2013
Silver lining: Oscars darling Jennifer Lawrence may 'save lives' - NEWS.com.au
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Silver lining: Oscars darling Jennifer Lawrence may 'save lives' NEWS.com.au Lawrence, the new darling of the film industry after she won the Best Actress gong at the Oscars, said she was on a campaign to change the public perception of mental illness after accepting her award. She was recognised for her role in the David O ... |
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Acquisitive Focus/FGW owner looks beyond advertising - Boston Business Journal:
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The Cincinnati advertising executive has used four acquisitiona since 2005 to growhis data-drivenb ad agency, . Now he is exploring acquisitions outside hischosejn industry. Sharp said he was approached by a formerf client who wants to be general manager and limited partnerf ina Mazda/Volkswagen dealership in Tuscaloosa, Ala. So, he’ s making an offer for the dealership this week and promisewsit won’t be the last purchase he pursueds this year. He’s also lookinh at two deals involving HVAC companiesin “It’s a great opportunity in America. Everything’sa on sale,” he said. “Stock, properties, commodities.
Most aggressive businessmej are looking beyond theirtraditional boundaries.” Not every deal has pannedd out as planned for but he’s never been timid about pulling the trigger. With two acquisition in 2005 and one each in 2007and 2008, Sharpp pulled together agencies with expertis e in data mining, direct marketing, traditional advertising and brand The Sharonville-based agency has landed six new-business awardas since January worth a combined $5 million in Sharp said. The agency has hired 17 employees sincea five-employed staff reduction on Feb. 9, boostinb total employment to 134.
Amongg those assigning new businessto Focus/FGW in the last few monthes are , , of Sandusky Ohio, and ’s NextRx a national mail-order pharmacyg company based in Mason. Another health care client, in Seattle, expanded its relationship with hiring the agency to help roll out aMedicare “They’ve continued to blow my sockx off with the work that they do. They make complex information very understandable for thosewho aren’t data said Sharon Thomson, director of advertising and marketing communicationz for the 9,000-employee physician group.
Thomsonh hired Focus/FGW for a direct-marketingf assignment last year but expanded that assignment to includer Medicare workin 2009. She wouldn’t say how much is speng with Focus/FGW. As the economy weakened, Sharlp increasingly relied onorganic growth, whiled scaling back revenue goals for the company. When he acquiredf the Deskey agency in February Sharp said he was shootingfor $125 millionj in total sales and wantecd to surpass WB Donor in Detroit as the nation’s largestr independent agency. A year he sold Deskey back to its former owner s and predicted 2009 revenue would fall tothe “highg 20’s,” down from $40 million in 2008.
New business should boosyt revenue to morethan $30 million this and Sharp is exploring an acquisition of a smallo Boston agency that specializes in health care accounts. In the he said business brokers are contacting him at leasy once a week with potential deals in a variethyof industries. In the Tuscaloosz deal, he sees potential because Mercede s operates an assembly plant there and Volkswageh is building another plant three hours awayin Tenn.
“It’s the only VW and Mazdaq dealership within 90 miles ofthe city,” said “There are 23 German supplier companies to Mercedesx and VW already operating in Alabama, and we’re goingf to own the only German-car franchise in the owner Verta Barr said she expects but has not yet receivedx a letter of intent from whom she described as an “entrepreneur from back She said the deal has “a lotta ifs right and declined further comment. This will be the seconx time Sharp has been involvecd in anauto dealership. He was part-ownedr of the former Yates-Wyler Dodge dealership in Milford in theearlu 1990s.
A business broker who specializesw in automotive transactions said southeastern states have a lot of dealerships for sale but few buyerws because offinancing woes. “The average dealership needxs $4 million to $5 millioj in inventory, so you need that type of crediy line to make thedealership work,” said Chad Gutschow, a broked for in Omaha, Neb. “Most brokers I talk to have not closes on a car dealershi p in overa year.” Sharp is counting on threr commercial credit lines from , and banks to handler financing. Kim Sharp, owner of the Focus/FGW advertising agency, assembled that company from several acquisitions.
Now, Sharp is branchinbg out and plans to make an offere ona Mazda/Volkswagen dealership in Alabama. In he is exploring deals with twoHVAC
The Cincinnati advertising executive has used four acquisitiona since 2005 to growhis data-drivenb ad agency, . Now he is exploring acquisitions outside hischosejn industry. Sharp said he was approached by a formerf client who wants to be general manager and limited partnerf ina Mazda/Volkswagen dealership in Tuscaloosa, Ala. So, he’ s making an offer for the dealership this week and promisewsit won’t be the last purchase he pursueds this year. He’s also lookinh at two deals involving HVAC companiesin “It’s a great opportunity in America. Everything’sa on sale,” he said. “Stock, properties, commodities.
Most aggressive businessmej are looking beyond theirtraditional boundaries.” Not every deal has pannedd out as planned for but he’s never been timid about pulling the trigger. With two acquisition in 2005 and one each in 2007and 2008, Sharpp pulled together agencies with expertis e in data mining, direct marketing, traditional advertising and brand The Sharonville-based agency has landed six new-business awardas since January worth a combined $5 million in Sharp said. The agency has hired 17 employees sincea five-employed staff reduction on Feb. 9, boostinb total employment to 134.
Amongg those assigning new businessto Focus/FGW in the last few monthes are , , of Sandusky Ohio, and ’s NextRx a national mail-order pharmacyg company based in Mason. Another health care client, in Seattle, expanded its relationship with hiring the agency to help roll out aMedicare “They’ve continued to blow my sockx off with the work that they do. They make complex information very understandable for thosewho aren’t data said Sharon Thomson, director of advertising and marketing communicationz for the 9,000-employee physician group.
Thomsonh hired Focus/FGW for a direct-marketingf assignment last year but expanded that assignment to includer Medicare workin 2009. She wouldn’t say how much is speng with Focus/FGW. As the economy weakened, Sharlp increasingly relied onorganic growth, whiled scaling back revenue goals for the company. When he acquiredf the Deskey agency in February Sharp said he was shootingfor $125 millionj in total sales and wantecd to surpass WB Donor in Detroit as the nation’s largestr independent agency. A year he sold Deskey back to its former owner s and predicted 2009 revenue would fall tothe “highg 20’s,” down from $40 million in 2008.
New business should boosyt revenue to morethan $30 million this and Sharp is exploring an acquisition of a smallo Boston agency that specializes in health care accounts. In the he said business brokers are contacting him at leasy once a week with potential deals in a variethyof industries. In the Tuscaloosz deal, he sees potential because Mercede s operates an assembly plant there and Volkswageh is building another plant three hours awayin Tenn.
“It’s the only VW and Mazdaq dealership within 90 miles ofthe city,” said “There are 23 German supplier companies to Mercedesx and VW already operating in Alabama, and we’re goingf to own the only German-car franchise in the owner Verta Barr said she expects but has not yet receivedx a letter of intent from whom she described as an “entrepreneur from back She said the deal has “a lotta ifs right and declined further comment. This will be the seconx time Sharp has been involvecd in anauto dealership. He was part-ownedr of the former Yates-Wyler Dodge dealership in Milford in theearlu 1990s.
A business broker who specializesw in automotive transactions said southeastern states have a lot of dealerships for sale but few buyerws because offinancing woes. “The average dealership needxs $4 million to $5 millioj in inventory, so you need that type of crediy line to make thedealership work,” said Chad Gutschow, a broked for in Omaha, Neb. “Most brokers I talk to have not closes on a car dealershi p in overa year.” Sharp is counting on threr commercial credit lines from , and banks to handler financing. Kim Sharp, owner of the Focus/FGW advertising agency, assembled that company from several acquisitions.
Now, Sharp is branchinbg out and plans to make an offere ona Mazda/Volkswagen dealership in Alabama. In he is exploring deals with twoHVAC
Friday, February 15, 2013
5 Great Alien Invasion Movies!!! - Bloody Disgusting
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Bloody Disgusting | 5 Great Alien Invasion Movies!!! Bloody Disgusting With Dark Skies hitting theaters a week from today on February 22nd, I figured I'd take a look at some of its precursors in the fundamentally popular “Aliens F*cking With Us†genre. Once I started digging I found so many great examples that it was hard ... |
Sunday, February 10, 2013
Johns Hopkins, Colliers Pinkard among bankrupt developer Opus East's creditors - Baltimore Business Journal:
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Opus, which developed more than 13 millionh square feet of commercial space in the regionsincw 1994, . The 210-page list of creditors did not specify whethedr they were securedor unsecured, nor did it say how much moneyg each was owed. Among the firm’s largest creditorx is , which is seeking more than $25 millionm from Opus tied to a 160,000-square-foot officer it was building for defensecontractore (NYSE: NOC) in Linthicum Heights.
The bank sued Opus subsidiarh Nursery Corner BB LLC in Anne Arundel County Circuit Court onJune 29, claiming Opus defaultee on the loan, according to court In its bankruptcy filing, Opus listed assetes of between $50 million and $100 million and liabilitiese of between $100 million and $500 million. Otherr notable Baltimore-area firms listed in Baltimore; Century Engineering; the Economidc Alliance of Greater Baltimore; ; America Office Equipment Co. Inc.; ; ; and Rummel, Klepperf & Kahl LLP. The U.S. Bankruptc y Court in Delaware has scheduled a creditors meeting to be heldJuly 22.
Opus, which developed more than 13 millionh square feet of commercial space in the regionsincw 1994, . The 210-page list of creditors did not specify whethedr they were securedor unsecured, nor did it say how much moneyg each was owed. Among the firm’s largest creditorx is , which is seeking more than $25 millionm from Opus tied to a 160,000-square-foot officer it was building for defensecontractore (NYSE: NOC) in Linthicum Heights.
The bank sued Opus subsidiarh Nursery Corner BB LLC in Anne Arundel County Circuit Court onJune 29, claiming Opus defaultee on the loan, according to court In its bankruptcy filing, Opus listed assetes of between $50 million and $100 million and liabilitiese of between $100 million and $500 million. Otherr notable Baltimore-area firms listed in Baltimore; Century Engineering; the Economidc Alliance of Greater Baltimore; ; America Office Equipment Co. Inc.; ; ; and Rummel, Klepperf & Kahl LLP. The U.S. Bankruptc y Court in Delaware has scheduled a creditors meeting to be heldJuly 22.
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Signs show Tampa market unfriendly to Lightning - St. Louis Business Journal:
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The Tampa market, which has been home to the teamsinced 1992, exhibits five of 10 possibls danger signs that could affect its existence accordinvg to a study conducted by sister publicatiohn Business First of Buffalo . Many of the teames that could be in danger if the was to ever to consideer contracting arein non-traditional hockehy markets such as the south and the areas the NHL has expanderd to in recent years. “Beforde doing any study just putting in my twocentas — I would have said it has been a Ted Rechtshaffen, president and chief executive officer of in Toronto, said. “Now, after doingb the study, putting the numbers together, I can say it has been a disaster.
” Therwe are a number of areas plaguingtthe Lightning, the study said, includingt the placement of potential fans’ personal income as well as 2008-09 attendance in the bottom one-third of the entire NHL. The Lightning’sd venue, , was below 90 perceny capacity on average during the most recent while the financial value ofthe franchise, as estimatedc by , has dropped at least 50 percent below the NHL median during the past year.
Of course, the Lightning’s otheer big problem is its location south of the 38th considered the southern border of the traditional hockey Other teams on the list are scattered throughou areas withwarmer climates, led by the , whichb exhibit eight of the 10 danger signs including low franchis value, low net incoms and competition with the . in Miamij are right behind with most of the same issues as followed by the andthe . The only northern team to be listedc among the top five threatenee teams isthe , which is generally suffering from a regionn with lower population and lower income for its residents. “This is not a happy thing by any Rechtshaffen said.
“Buffalo is a great hockey There are lots of hockey fans Theproblem is, those hocke y fans don’t have enough money to spendr on tickets.” The NHL has not made any indicationj that it would contract from 30 teams, howeve r of the four major professional sports leagues in the United the NHL has the smallest fan base and the lowestg level of television revenue packages. The leagu remains extremely popular in Canada whers six of the 30 teamsare based. Plus, hockey fans are considered to be more affluent than theother sports, accordin g to a 2004 studt by the . “As a business, I think the NHL needs to Rechtshaffen said.
“But if the possibility remainzs of moving teams and generatinbgmore money, the NHL obviously would prefer to move them.”
The Tampa market, which has been home to the teamsinced 1992, exhibits five of 10 possibls danger signs that could affect its existence accordinvg to a study conducted by sister publicatiohn Business First of Buffalo . Many of the teames that could be in danger if the was to ever to consideer contracting arein non-traditional hockehy markets such as the south and the areas the NHL has expanderd to in recent years. “Beforde doing any study just putting in my twocentas — I would have said it has been a Ted Rechtshaffen, president and chief executive officer of in Toronto, said. “Now, after doingb the study, putting the numbers together, I can say it has been a disaster.
” Therwe are a number of areas plaguingtthe Lightning, the study said, includingt the placement of potential fans’ personal income as well as 2008-09 attendance in the bottom one-third of the entire NHL. The Lightning’sd venue, , was below 90 perceny capacity on average during the most recent while the financial value ofthe franchise, as estimatedc by , has dropped at least 50 percent below the NHL median during the past year.
Of course, the Lightning’s otheer big problem is its location south of the 38th considered the southern border of the traditional hockey Other teams on the list are scattered throughou areas withwarmer climates, led by the , whichb exhibit eight of the 10 danger signs including low franchis value, low net incoms and competition with the . in Miamij are right behind with most of the same issues as followed by the andthe . The only northern team to be listedc among the top five threatenee teams isthe , which is generally suffering from a regionn with lower population and lower income for its residents. “This is not a happy thing by any Rechtshaffen said.
“Buffalo is a great hockey There are lots of hockey fans Theproblem is, those hocke y fans don’t have enough money to spendr on tickets.” The NHL has not made any indicationj that it would contract from 30 teams, howeve r of the four major professional sports leagues in the United the NHL has the smallest fan base and the lowestg level of television revenue packages. The leagu remains extremely popular in Canada whers six of the 30 teamsare based. Plus, hockey fans are considered to be more affluent than theother sports, accordin g to a 2004 studt by the . “As a business, I think the NHL needs to Rechtshaffen said.
“But if the possibility remainzs of moving teams and generatinbgmore money, the NHL obviously would prefer to move them.”
Saturday, January 26, 2013
How 'size profiling' harms overweight patients - Washington Post
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How 'size profiling' harms overweight patients Washington Post Despite the fact that body weight is largely determined by an individual's biology, genetics and social environment, medical providers often blame patients for their weight and blame their weight for any health problems they have. When I was doing ... |
Sunday, January 20, 2013
Clear lanes to shut down at Hartsfield-Jackson - Portland Business Journal:
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New York-based , the operator of registeres travelservice CLEAR, said the paid security lanez at its member airports would cease operations because the company “ha s been unable to negotiate an agreement with its seniod creditor to continue operations,” according to a statemenrt posted on the company’s Web site, www.flyclear.com. Last the company said it had 20,000 registered travelers in metro As of last the company had morethan 200,000 CLEAR who paid up to $199 for an annua l membership for access to designated security lanes at participating airports nationwide.
Members providec biometric data, which was encoded on a for the promise of a speedier and convenientg trip throughairport security. The service targeted businesa travelers who routinely traveplby air. The companyt was founded by founderSteve Brill. CLEARd lanes opened at the airport about the same time as an expansionn of the main security lanesat Hartsfield-Jackson. The new additionss included lanes designed specifically forexperienced travelers. Airporty officials have said the added lanez have kept security wait times below 10 minutedon average, which might have made CLEAR lanee less advantageous to consumers.
New York-based , the operator of registeres travelservice CLEAR, said the paid security lanez at its member airports would cease operations because the company “ha s been unable to negotiate an agreement with its seniod creditor to continue operations,” according to a statemenrt posted on the company’s Web site, www.flyclear.com. Last the company said it had 20,000 registered travelers in metro As of last the company had morethan 200,000 CLEAR who paid up to $199 for an annua l membership for access to designated security lanes at participating airports nationwide.
Members providec biometric data, which was encoded on a for the promise of a speedier and convenientg trip throughairport security. The service targeted businesa travelers who routinely traveplby air. The companyt was founded by founderSteve Brill. CLEARd lanes opened at the airport about the same time as an expansionn of the main security lanesat Hartsfield-Jackson. The new additionss included lanes designed specifically forexperienced travelers. Airporty officials have said the added lanez have kept security wait times below 10 minutedon average, which might have made CLEAR lanee less advantageous to consumers.
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Blind Nunavut man Noah Papatsie partners with territory's first guide dog, Xeno - Toronto Star
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Toronto Star | Blind Nunavut man Noah Papatsie partners with territory's first guide dog, Xeno Toronto Star A legally blind Nunavut man who struggled through the territory's harsh winter environment with only a cane to guide him now has a new set of eyes, thanks to Xeno the guide dog. Xeno is the territory's first guide dog; he's allowing Noah P apatsie to ... |
Sunday, January 13, 2013
Janelia Farm Research Campus to expand - Triangle Business Journal:
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The plans call for the Chevy Chase nonprofit institute to build new temporarhy campus housing forgraduatew students, postdoctoral researchers and visiting scientists near the main entranc of its first standalone research campus, a 689-acrew expanse that opened three years ago as the firs of its kind in Northerb Virginia. The project, entailing 60 new one-bedroom is meant to help the research instituts attract more scientific talent from around the worl toits 240-strong staff. “Graduatde students and post docs are with us for a relativeluy short period of time and they place a high value on livingh close totheir laboratories,” said Gerry Janelia Farm’s director.
This markes the first major expansion forJanelia Farm, touterd as a $500 million biomedicapl crown jewel for Northern Virginia, and a rare constructionm project in an otherwise gloomy commercia real estate market hit hard by the recession. WDG Architecture of Washington, D.C., is helping design the new 80,000-square-foor building, which will boast the same curved shape asthe flagship, glass-walled research building. Ashburn-based Dietze Constructiomn Group willoversee construction, expectecd to begin this Labor Day weekend and be completr in a year’s time.
The four-story building will includer a ground floor with common areas and coverede parking for61 cars, all topped by three residentiall floors. Each floor, incorporatinh natural light and loft-like will contain 20 one-bedroom apartments, most including an additional den. They will join Janeli Farm’s housing village, alreadh composed of 21 studios and32 multi-bedroom apartments and by now fullyg occupied by visiting staffers. The institute will chargse the short-term residents rent to help coverr monthly expenses of thenew “It is intended to break said Avice Meehan, institute spokeswoman.
“There’s no immediatr plans for additionalhousing [after this This will satisfy our needs for some time to The Howard Hughes institute has applied for up to $23 milliojn in tax-exempt bonds with the Loudoujn County Industrial Development Authority to financed the apartment building project and related costs -- an applicatioj that must also go before the Loudoun Count y Board of Supervisors. With a $17.5 billionm endowment, Howard Hughes Medical Institutefunda long-term biomedical research by its 2,400 scientistg employees or collaborators nationwide, to the tune of $658 millioh last fiscal year alone.
Janelia anticipating to be fully staffed in the next two spentroughly $100 million on research projects and operations last fiscal
The plans call for the Chevy Chase nonprofit institute to build new temporarhy campus housing forgraduatew students, postdoctoral researchers and visiting scientists near the main entranc of its first standalone research campus, a 689-acrew expanse that opened three years ago as the firs of its kind in Northerb Virginia. The project, entailing 60 new one-bedroom is meant to help the research instituts attract more scientific talent from around the worl toits 240-strong staff. “Graduatde students and post docs are with us for a relativeluy short period of time and they place a high value on livingh close totheir laboratories,” said Gerry Janelia Farm’s director.
This markes the first major expansion forJanelia Farm, touterd as a $500 million biomedicapl crown jewel for Northern Virginia, and a rare constructionm project in an otherwise gloomy commercia real estate market hit hard by the recession. WDG Architecture of Washington, D.C., is helping design the new 80,000-square-foor building, which will boast the same curved shape asthe flagship, glass-walled research building. Ashburn-based Dietze Constructiomn Group willoversee construction, expectecd to begin this Labor Day weekend and be completr in a year’s time.
The four-story building will includer a ground floor with common areas and coverede parking for61 cars, all topped by three residentiall floors. Each floor, incorporatinh natural light and loft-like will contain 20 one-bedroom apartments, most including an additional den. They will join Janeli Farm’s housing village, alreadh composed of 21 studios and32 multi-bedroom apartments and by now fullyg occupied by visiting staffers. The institute will chargse the short-term residents rent to help coverr monthly expenses of thenew “It is intended to break said Avice Meehan, institute spokeswoman.
“There’s no immediatr plans for additionalhousing [after this This will satisfy our needs for some time to The Howard Hughes institute has applied for up to $23 milliojn in tax-exempt bonds with the Loudoujn County Industrial Development Authority to financed the apartment building project and related costs -- an applicatioj that must also go before the Loudoun Count y Board of Supervisors. With a $17.5 billionm endowment, Howard Hughes Medical Institutefunda long-term biomedical research by its 2,400 scientistg employees or collaborators nationwide, to the tune of $658 millioh last fiscal year alone.
Janelia anticipating to be fully staffed in the next two spentroughly $100 million on research projects and operations last fiscal
Friday, January 11, 2013
Training to aid ABQ hospitality workers - Pittsburgh Business Times:
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If not, then the Albuquerque Convention and Visitors Bureaiu wants tochange that. So it’s rollinh out an updated version of AlbuquerquConcierge Excellence, or ACE, training. The progran was developed in partnership with Central New Mexico Community College and the CNM WorkforcrTraining Center. The training push kicks off June 24from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the Hiltom Albuquerque Hotel. Bob Murphy, executive directo r of the Economic Forum and chairman of the Hospitalitgy TrainingAdvisory Committee, will introduc the ACE program and customer service expert Ann Rhoades will discuses the value of top-notch service. Rhoades developed programw for , , P.F.
Chang’s, Doubletree Hotelx and Her talk will focus on making Albuquerque anoutstanding customer-oriented Training for front-line employeex was a key part of the Destination Masterplan, created by the hospitalitgy industry as a blueprint for developingt Albuquerque as a destination. Previous ACE trainingg took place fouryearss ago, said Tania Armenta, vice presidentf of tourism and communications at the Albuquerque Conventiob and Visitors Bureau. This time around, the training is as much abouty destination awareness ascustomer service, Armenta said. The three-hour course will be offered once a month at different times and locations over thenext year.
Attendees will get a quick reference guide on Albuquerquee to answer visitor questions and a pass that offersd admission to at least 17 different attractiond so theyhave first-hand knowledge of what’as available. Albuquerque is in a competitive environmenf forluring travelers, Armenta said. “Ensuringy that Albuquerque offers top-notch customer service, alonb with destination knowledge, helps to differentiate us fromotherr destinations,” she added. Elise vice president of development with the said the course will outline three pillarsz of why people come to theDuke City: Arts and outdoor recreation, and ballooning, which takesx place year round, not just during the .
“We tell them that therre are 23,000 hospitality industry jobs in this we tell them how muchvisitor spend. We go into the importancwe of tourism,” Rogers More visitors means more money and better job securitgfor front-line workers, she added. The cost for the traininy is $25 per attendee. To register call CNM at 224-5200 and provide each participant’s birth date and place of employment. More information is availabls at .
If not, then the Albuquerque Convention and Visitors Bureaiu wants tochange that. So it’s rollinh out an updated version of AlbuquerquConcierge Excellence, or ACE, training. The progran was developed in partnership with Central New Mexico Community College and the CNM WorkforcrTraining Center. The training push kicks off June 24from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the Hiltom Albuquerque Hotel. Bob Murphy, executive directo r of the Economic Forum and chairman of the Hospitalitgy TrainingAdvisory Committee, will introduc the ACE program and customer service expert Ann Rhoades will discuses the value of top-notch service. Rhoades developed programw for , , P.F.
Chang’s, Doubletree Hotelx and Her talk will focus on making Albuquerque anoutstanding customer-oriented Training for front-line employeex was a key part of the Destination Masterplan, created by the hospitalitgy industry as a blueprint for developingt Albuquerque as a destination. Previous ACE trainingg took place fouryearss ago, said Tania Armenta, vice presidentf of tourism and communications at the Albuquerque Conventiob and Visitors Bureau. This time around, the training is as much abouty destination awareness ascustomer service, Armenta said. The three-hour course will be offered once a month at different times and locations over thenext year.
Attendees will get a quick reference guide on Albuquerquee to answer visitor questions and a pass that offersd admission to at least 17 different attractiond so theyhave first-hand knowledge of what’as available. Albuquerque is in a competitive environmenf forluring travelers, Armenta said. “Ensuringy that Albuquerque offers top-notch customer service, alonb with destination knowledge, helps to differentiate us fromotherr destinations,” she added. Elise vice president of development with the said the course will outline three pillarsz of why people come to theDuke City: Arts and outdoor recreation, and ballooning, which takesx place year round, not just during the .
“We tell them that therre are 23,000 hospitality industry jobs in this we tell them how muchvisitor spend. We go into the importancwe of tourism,” Rogers More visitors means more money and better job securitgfor front-line workers, she added. The cost for the traininy is $25 per attendee. To register call CNM at 224-5200 and provide each participant’s birth date and place of employment. More information is availabls at .
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Networking firms in Silicon Valley see stimulus potential in their customers - bizjournals:
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billion in stimulus money the federal government plans to spend to improve broadband access is viewed asa “waigt and see” situation for Silicon Valle y networking companies. As in, whiles waiting for the government’s rules on how and where the money canbe used, they are seeing what their customers need for projects backed by the stimuluws spending. Giants such as are vying for chunkds ofthe funding, but even the valley’ smaller “arms dealers” (as one wit put it) are determiningh how to help customers applt for the potentially lucrative grants — because if those customers get grant money, they will need equipment. Of the the U.S.
Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administratiom willdistribute $4.7 billion to builrd broadband infrastructure in underserved deliver broadband to public safety agencies and stimulates demand through training and education. The remaining $2.5 billiobn will be governed by the Rural Utilities Servic underthe U.S. Department of Agriculture for ruraobroadband development. The final ruled governing the broadband provisions are expected to be releasedrin June. Companies say it could be the end of June beforee the two agencies administering the money will start takinyggrant applications. It could be December beforde the money is readyto go.
Or the finalization of the rule s and the notice of fundx becoming available couldhappen “In the end, this is about creating jobs, so the more jobs you’rer able to create with your the more support you’re likely to said Rich Wonders, executive vice president at Paris-based . “Yoh need to lay out your advocac plan and start gathering support atthe local, statw and federal level.” Cisco is working on aspectws of the stimulus package for government and private-sectofr customers including broadband deployment and informationn technology for health care.
“Thse ultimate impact on Cisco will depend on how those customersz access and implement programs fundee withstimulus money,” spokeswoman Jennifer Greeson said. Juniper Networkse Inc. is working to get several productf lines added to the list of vendor equipmenr approved by the Rural Utilities Public sector marketing manager Don Root said that becaus e much of the stimulus funding is aimexat smaller, rural providers, many Juniper customersx already have local expertise in applying for and Juniper is helping as needed. Wonders said it’ss hard for Alcatel-Lucent to determine how responsee to the government should look because the parametersremain undefined.
“I won’t pretend we’vr figured it out. The bill is not just lookingb to give consumers access to faster broadbans so they candownload YouTube,” Wonders said, “but to connect patients to doctors and students to schools, and the list goes on and Alcatel’s IP routing division is based in Mountainm View, and it has the No. 2 market share behind Cisco inIP “edge routing,” which optimizez routes and load distribution betweenb networks. There’s a notion that even a basic presenc e of broadband makes anarea served, but Wonders said a persoj doesn’t have to drive very far from San Jose or San Franciscio to find areas that are underserved.
Alcatel has presentefd 11 customer workshops and disseminated information to morethan 10,0090 customers on broadband stimulus in the past two and it is helping customers draft grant When the rules are published, the company will post them on a Web site aimecd at rural broadband, broadband4all.com/alu. Covad Communicationsa Group, the San Jose-based broadbanfd service company, is examining two aspect of thestimulus package: targetinfg small and medium-size businesses acroses the country to upgrade theirt connectivity speeds at lower prices, and lookingh at underserved areas to offer higherr bandwidth at lower prices. But whether Covas will apply for the grants remainxs tobe seen.
“We are actively evaluating whethedto apply. It comes down to economics becausd the broadbandstimulus … often involves some matchinbg funds. We’re seeing if we can raised the capital to do our part ofthe investment, and then pay for the operationapl cost,” said Jason Wakefield, Covad’s vice president of governmental and external affairs. “We need to make sure the businesw casesupports it.” Like many of his networking Tom Gallatin, founder and managing partner of data access switch maket Gigamon LLC, said his company probably won’ apply directly for any stimulus But Gigamon stands to benefit when its customers applyh for grants.
Those customers include service providera VerizonCommunications Inc., AT&T Inc. and Sprint Nextel Corp. as well as cablwe companies ComcastCable Co., Cox Communications Inc. and Charterf Communications Inc. “I compare the stimulus packageto (President Dwight D.) Eisenhower’s Interstate Highway package in the Gallatin said. “It stimulated business ... and now we’rde doing the same thing electronically.
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billion in stimulus money the federal government plans to spend to improve broadband access is viewed asa “waigt and see” situation for Silicon Valle y networking companies. As in, whiles waiting for the government’s rules on how and where the money canbe used, they are seeing what their customers need for projects backed by the stimuluws spending. Giants such as are vying for chunkds ofthe funding, but even the valley’ smaller “arms dealers” (as one wit put it) are determiningh how to help customers applt for the potentially lucrative grants — because if those customers get grant money, they will need equipment. Of the the U.S.
Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administratiom willdistribute $4.7 billion to builrd broadband infrastructure in underserved deliver broadband to public safety agencies and stimulates demand through training and education. The remaining $2.5 billiobn will be governed by the Rural Utilities Servic underthe U.S. Department of Agriculture for ruraobroadband development. The final ruled governing the broadband provisions are expected to be releasedrin June. Companies say it could be the end of June beforee the two agencies administering the money will start takinyggrant applications. It could be December beforde the money is readyto go.
Or the finalization of the rule s and the notice of fundx becoming available couldhappen “In the end, this is about creating jobs, so the more jobs you’rer able to create with your the more support you’re likely to said Rich Wonders, executive vice president at Paris-based . “Yoh need to lay out your advocac plan and start gathering support atthe local, statw and federal level.” Cisco is working on aspectws of the stimulus package for government and private-sectofr customers including broadband deployment and informationn technology for health care.
“Thse ultimate impact on Cisco will depend on how those customersz access and implement programs fundee withstimulus money,” spokeswoman Jennifer Greeson said. Juniper Networkse Inc. is working to get several productf lines added to the list of vendor equipmenr approved by the Rural Utilities Public sector marketing manager Don Root said that becaus e much of the stimulus funding is aimexat smaller, rural providers, many Juniper customersx already have local expertise in applying for and Juniper is helping as needed. Wonders said it’ss hard for Alcatel-Lucent to determine how responsee to the government should look because the parametersremain undefined.
“I won’t pretend we’vr figured it out. The bill is not just lookingb to give consumers access to faster broadbans so they candownload YouTube,” Wonders said, “but to connect patients to doctors and students to schools, and the list goes on and Alcatel’s IP routing division is based in Mountainm View, and it has the No. 2 market share behind Cisco inIP “edge routing,” which optimizez routes and load distribution betweenb networks. There’s a notion that even a basic presenc e of broadband makes anarea served, but Wonders said a persoj doesn’t have to drive very far from San Jose or San Franciscio to find areas that are underserved.
Alcatel has presentefd 11 customer workshops and disseminated information to morethan 10,0090 customers on broadband stimulus in the past two and it is helping customers draft grant When the rules are published, the company will post them on a Web site aimecd at rural broadband, broadband4all.com/alu. Covad Communicationsa Group, the San Jose-based broadbanfd service company, is examining two aspect of thestimulus package: targetinfg small and medium-size businesses acroses the country to upgrade theirt connectivity speeds at lower prices, and lookingh at underserved areas to offer higherr bandwidth at lower prices. But whether Covas will apply for the grants remainxs tobe seen.
“We are actively evaluating whethedto apply. It comes down to economics becausd the broadbandstimulus … often involves some matchinbg funds. We’re seeing if we can raised the capital to do our part ofthe investment, and then pay for the operationapl cost,” said Jason Wakefield, Covad’s vice president of governmental and external affairs. “We need to make sure the businesw casesupports it.” Like many of his networking Tom Gallatin, founder and managing partner of data access switch maket Gigamon LLC, said his company probably won’ apply directly for any stimulus But Gigamon stands to benefit when its customers applyh for grants.
Those customers include service providera VerizonCommunications Inc., AT&T Inc. and Sprint Nextel Corp. as well as cablwe companies ComcastCable Co., Cox Communications Inc. and Charterf Communications Inc. “I compare the stimulus packageto (President Dwight D.) Eisenhower’s Interstate Highway package in the Gallatin said. “It stimulated business ... and now we’rde doing the same thing electronically.
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Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Burgess: Property tax losses
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The Miami-Dade County property appraiser released its preliminaryu tax rollinformation Monday, with all four taxing jurisdictione – fire rescue, library, the unincorporated area and Miami-Dadr overall – seeing a decline. The countywide decreasd comparing preliminary tax numbers from year to year shows a 9percen decrease, or a total of $22.55 “These losses would have been wors if not for new construction that was added to the propertty tax roll as of Jan. County Manager George Burgess said in a memo sent tocountu commissioners. North Bay Village took the biggest hit, down 20.2 perceny from 2008 levels. Homestead saw an 18.2 percengt decline, followed by Normandy down 17.
5 percent, and Aventura whicuh was down 17.3 percent. Golden Beach and the tiny city of Islandiaa sawno change. Medley saw a 1.5 percenrt drop while Biscayne Park saw a 4 percent Click for thefull list. Stafferas reviewed property tax rolls going back to 1985 and founde that 1993 saw taxable value shrinkoby 2.9 percent, or $1.9 “Even in 2008, when we absorbed the impactg of doubling the homestead exemption from $25,000 to the property tax roll was relatively Burgess explained in the memo. “These losses in property tax roll valuezare unprecedented.
” Burgess warned of a lot more pain on the using the last two years as a barometer of what is For the second consecutive Miami-Dade faced a $200 million budget gap in the last fiscalo year. Core services were kept intacty bytightening belts, but assuming the same tax rate adopted for the estimated ad valorem revenues for fiscal year 2009-10 wouldx shrink by $174.1 million, according to the memo. Taking into accountg the impact of normal inflationary growth and theeconomic slowdown, combined with the non ad valorej revenue sources, results in property tax subsidized operationsa facing a budget gap of $350 million to $400 million, Burgess said.
“We are workinh diligently to prepare a proposed budget forFY [fiscal year] 2009-19 that to the extent possible, preserves essentialp services and minimizes service impacts to our he wrote in the memo. “However, closing a budgetaryh gap of this size will require some verydifficult decisions.”
The Miami-Dade County property appraiser released its preliminaryu tax rollinformation Monday, with all four taxing jurisdictione – fire rescue, library, the unincorporated area and Miami-Dadr overall – seeing a decline. The countywide decreasd comparing preliminary tax numbers from year to year shows a 9percen decrease, or a total of $22.55 “These losses would have been wors if not for new construction that was added to the propertty tax roll as of Jan. County Manager George Burgess said in a memo sent tocountu commissioners. North Bay Village took the biggest hit, down 20.2 perceny from 2008 levels. Homestead saw an 18.2 percengt decline, followed by Normandy down 17.
5 percent, and Aventura whicuh was down 17.3 percent. Golden Beach and the tiny city of Islandiaa sawno change. Medley saw a 1.5 percenrt drop while Biscayne Park saw a 4 percent Click for thefull list. Stafferas reviewed property tax rolls going back to 1985 and founde that 1993 saw taxable value shrinkoby 2.9 percent, or $1.9 “Even in 2008, when we absorbed the impactg of doubling the homestead exemption from $25,000 to the property tax roll was relatively Burgess explained in the memo. “These losses in property tax roll valuezare unprecedented.
” Burgess warned of a lot more pain on the using the last two years as a barometer of what is For the second consecutive Miami-Dade faced a $200 million budget gap in the last fiscalo year. Core services were kept intacty bytightening belts, but assuming the same tax rate adopted for the estimated ad valorem revenues for fiscal year 2009-10 wouldx shrink by $174.1 million, according to the memo. Taking into accountg the impact of normal inflationary growth and theeconomic slowdown, combined with the non ad valorej revenue sources, results in property tax subsidized operationsa facing a budget gap of $350 million to $400 million, Burgess said.
“We are workinh diligently to prepare a proposed budget forFY [fiscal year] 2009-19 that to the extent possible, preserves essentialp services and minimizes service impacts to our he wrote in the memo. “However, closing a budgetaryh gap of this size will require some verydifficult decisions.”
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
The Scooter Store, Inc. Company Profile | Company Information
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The SCOOTER Store is America's leading supplier of scooters and power chairs for people withlimite mobility. Founded in 1991 and headquartered inNew Texas, The SCOOTER Store has locations and a networlk of service specialists across America. Doug and Susannaq Harrison founded The SCOOTER Storwe as a dream to help people with limited mobility regain freedomnand independence. Based on a core "Always Do the Right Thing," The SCOOTER Store has grow n from a vision into a highlty successful national enterprise withover 1,400 The company has been repeatedly named a member of the Inc 500 and has been recognizer by FORTUNE Magazine as one of the "100 Best Companies to Work For.
" The SCOOTER Store maintains strict compliance with Medicare regulation and works through the Power Mobility Coalitiojn to ensure additional consumer safeguards and industry standards such as ongoiny customer service and product maintenance are In 2007, The SCOOTER Stors founded its Alliance Seating & Mobilit y division to help customers who are unable to rely on traditionall power mobility equipment to meet their needs. Alliance Seatint & Mobility provides patients andclientds high-quality rehab equipment, servic e and support. Products include customized rehab equipment, custonm power and manual and many other products to help clients lead a bettefr qualityof life.
The SCOOTER Stor e is accredited by the Accreditatiom Commission forHealth Care, Inc. (ACHC). ...
The SCOOTER Store is America's leading supplier of scooters and power chairs for people withlimite mobility. Founded in 1991 and headquartered inNew Texas, The SCOOTER Store has locations and a networlk of service specialists across America. Doug and Susannaq Harrison founded The SCOOTER Storwe as a dream to help people with limited mobility regain freedomnand independence. Based on a core "Always Do the Right Thing," The SCOOTER Store has grow n from a vision into a highlty successful national enterprise withover 1,400 The company has been repeatedly named a member of the Inc 500 and has been recognizer by FORTUNE Magazine as one of the "100 Best Companies to Work For.
" The SCOOTER Store maintains strict compliance with Medicare regulation and works through the Power Mobility Coalitiojn to ensure additional consumer safeguards and industry standards such as ongoiny customer service and product maintenance are In 2007, The SCOOTER Stors founded its Alliance Seating & Mobilit y division to help customers who are unable to rely on traditionall power mobility equipment to meet their needs. Alliance Seatint & Mobility provides patients andclientds high-quality rehab equipment, servic e and support. Products include customized rehab equipment, custonm power and manual and many other products to help clients lead a bettefr qualityof life.
The SCOOTER Stor e is accredited by the Accreditatiom Commission forHealth Care, Inc. (ACHC). ...
Sunday, January 6, 2013
UNCC honors Rodgers Builders CEO - Kansas City Business Journal:
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The Charlotte-based company has worked on several university including the Barnhardt StudentActivityu Center, Irwin Belk Track and Field Lynch Residence Hall and the Bioinformatics Research Center. Rodgerz Builders also is the construction manager onthe university’s new, $50.4 million Center City Building project that is slated to open in the fall of 2011. A groundbreakingy ceremony was held in April for the classroom building at the corne r of Ninth and Brevard streets inuptown “What sets Pat apart from most is her she remains personally invested in the institutions and organizations she touches long after her formal involvementf has ended,” says Philip Dubois, UNC Charlotte chancellor.
“Her commitment to the betterment of our community extendse to herbusiness philosophy. In fact, Rodgerws Builders has been hailed time and again as the epitomsof civic-minded business.” Rodgers is also chairr of the Charlotte Symphonyg board and will assume the chairmanship of the Charlottew Chamber board in 2011. The universitg established the Distinguished Service Awardsin 1987. It honorsx individuals who have provided outstanding leadership and servicew to the Charlotte community and to the advancementy ofUNC Charlotte. Rodgers was honored Tuesday during a luncheon at the UNC Charlotte isthe fourth-largest campus among the 17 institutionsx of the UNC system.
It is the largest institutionb of higher education in theCharlotte region, offering doctoral, master’ s and bachelor’s programs. Fall 2008 enrollment was includingnearly 5,000 graduate students.
The Charlotte-based company has worked on several university including the Barnhardt StudentActivityu Center, Irwin Belk Track and Field Lynch Residence Hall and the Bioinformatics Research Center. Rodgerz Builders also is the construction manager onthe university’s new, $50.4 million Center City Building project that is slated to open in the fall of 2011. A groundbreakingy ceremony was held in April for the classroom building at the corne r of Ninth and Brevard streets inuptown “What sets Pat apart from most is her she remains personally invested in the institutions and organizations she touches long after her formal involvementf has ended,” says Philip Dubois, UNC Charlotte chancellor.
“Her commitment to the betterment of our community extendse to herbusiness philosophy. In fact, Rodgerws Builders has been hailed time and again as the epitomsof civic-minded business.” Rodgers is also chairr of the Charlotte Symphonyg board and will assume the chairmanship of the Charlottew Chamber board in 2011. The universitg established the Distinguished Service Awardsin 1987. It honorsx individuals who have provided outstanding leadership and servicew to the Charlotte community and to the advancementy ofUNC Charlotte. Rodgers was honored Tuesday during a luncheon at the UNC Charlotte isthe fourth-largest campus among the 17 institutionsx of the UNC system.
It is the largest institutionb of higher education in theCharlotte region, offering doctoral, master’ s and bachelor’s programs. Fall 2008 enrollment was includingnearly 5,000 graduate students.
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Departmental probe ordered in teacher's appointment in Left rule - Indian Express
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Departmental probe ordered in teacher's appointment in Left rule Indian Express The Trinamool Congress government on Tuesday announced a departmental inquiry into the spending of Central funds on sanitation projects under the Panchayat Department during the Left Front regime. A probe has also been announced into the ... Minister orders probe into Left-era projects |
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
McCollum files objection in Chrysler case - South Florida Business Journal:
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In his formal objection filed withthe court, Bill McCollum wrotw that even if the code allows for terminatiohn of the relationship, “statr law still provides the procedure for that termination, and ensureas that jobs are not unnecessarily lost and that dealeras have time to restructure their businesz as far as McCollum also has written a letter to Jamexs Press, Chrysler’s vice chairman and president, expressing his concerns over the company’ treatment to dealers whose franchises are being terminated as part of the Chapter 11 McCollum noted that the dealers were “forced to turn over thei parts inventory to Chrysler” and to stop selling their existingy inventory of cars, but have not yet been He noted in the letter that Chrysler’s failure to pay its obligationsw to the dealers “has endangered the employmenyt of hundreds of employees at severapl Florida dealerships , and nearly 200 other dealers nationwide.
” His actiona come on the same day that a bankruptct judge is expected to approve the automaker’s sale to a grouop that includes Fiat. Click to read McCollum's motion.
In his formal objection filed withthe court, Bill McCollum wrotw that even if the code allows for terminatiohn of the relationship, “statr law still provides the procedure for that termination, and ensureas that jobs are not unnecessarily lost and that dealeras have time to restructure their businesz as far as McCollum also has written a letter to Jamexs Press, Chrysler’s vice chairman and president, expressing his concerns over the company’ treatment to dealers whose franchises are being terminated as part of the Chapter 11 McCollum noted that the dealers were “forced to turn over thei parts inventory to Chrysler” and to stop selling their existingy inventory of cars, but have not yet been He noted in the letter that Chrysler’s failure to pay its obligationsw to the dealers “has endangered the employmenyt of hundreds of employees at severapl Florida dealerships , and nearly 200 other dealers nationwide.
” His actiona come on the same day that a bankruptct judge is expected to approve the automaker’s sale to a grouop that includes Fiat. Click to read McCollum's motion.
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