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Michael Brown laid to rest today; controversy lives on USA TODAY ST. LOUIS — Mourners began lining up under a blistering sun more than three hours before the start of Monday's funeral for Ferguson teen Michael Brown. By 9 AM CST, still an hour before the scheduled start, lines snaked around the corner and down a full ... Father of Michael Brown c »

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Obama orders review of police use of military hardware ABC Online US president Barack Obama has ordered an investigation into whether it is "appropriate" for the military to sell battle-grade hardware to local police, a senior US official says. The order follows widespread criticism of local authorities' use of military gear in ... Officia ls: White House reviewing equipment program SFGate Obama Orders Review of Police Use of Military Equipment NBCNews.com White House to review military surplus policy for law enforcement Los Angeles Times Battle Creek Enquirer -Kansas City Star  »

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Blamed for ISIS\' Rise in Syria, Assad Is Pushed to Escalate Fight - New York Times

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Blamed for ISIS' Rise in Syria, Assad Is Pushed to Escalate Fight New York Times Militants of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria paraded in the streets of Raqqa, Syria, in June. Credit Reuters. Continue reading the main story. Continue reading the main story. Continue reading the main story Share This Page. Continue reading the main story. Islamic State threat 'beyond anything we've seen': Pentagon Reuters Who Has the Advantage as Syria Moves to Take on ISIS? ABC News Dempsey: Defeating Islamic State requires strikes in Syria USA TODAY Businessweek -W »

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Foley set out to record 'most important things' USA TODAY Freelance journalist James Foley had dreams of being a schoolteacher but chose the path of an international journalist to document "the most important things happening in the world," as a colleague said. Those dreams ended Tuesday when Foley, who was ... Family of beheaded American Jim Foley remembers him: 'Jim was very loved ... New York Daily News Remembering James Foley Newsweek Obama Condemns Beheading of Journalist Voice of America ABC News -Los Angeles Times -Boston Globe  »

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Phoenix concert lineup: Beyonce at US Airways Center, U2 at UOP - Baltimore Business Journal:

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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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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