Among hobby circles, the O-Pee-Chee name is a Canadian icon. Especially for those who like hockey. But that's not the only sport that the name is known for. O-Pee-Chee baseball cards have a rich history in the hobby, even if they never quite hit the mainstream. But those who go where others don't are often the ones who find the greatest rewards.
O-Pee-Chee is most closely connected with Topps, as the two card companies shared similar designs for much of O-Pee-Chee's baseball history. However, there are some bookends where the two companies were not directly connected.
Starting out as a candy company, O-Pee-Chee baseball cards date back to the mid-1930s. Although not traditional cards, 1934 O-Pee-Chee V94, or 1934 Canadian Butterfinger, is credited as being the company's first diamond set. The similar 1934 Butterfinger R130 cards were distributed in the United States. Measuring 6 1/2" by 8 1/2", the V94 premiums are smaller than their American counterparts but also much larger than traditional cards. Also, the 58-player checklist is smaller than the set released in the U.S. Key cards in 1934 O-Pee-Chee include Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and Jimmy (Jimmie) Foxx.
1937 O-Pee-Chee Batter Ups V300 was the company's next baseball set. The card fronts are like a mix of the 1934-36 Batter Up and the 1934 Goudey sets available in the United States. The pop-up-style cards measure 2 5/8" by 2 15/16". Card backs have a brief player bio that's English on the top and French on the bottom.
Joe DiMaggio, Bob Feller and Hank Greenberg are among the superstars on the 40-card 1937 O-Pee-Chee Baseball card checklist. All players are from the American League. Some have pondered whether there were plans for an ensuing National League set, but that never materialized.
It would be nearly 30 years before O-Pee-Chee would ever issue another full set of baseball cards.
O-Pee-Chee baseball cards returned in the mid-1960s. Through a marketing agreement with Topps, O-Pee-Chee baseball cards carried a very similar design to their American counterparts. However, they were printed and distributed out of London, Ontario.
Every year between 1965 and 1992, O-Pee-Chee sets were produced that essentially looked like the Topps set. While there were some differences (noted below), collectors could essentially refer to OPC cards as Canadian Topps cards.
Without the population of the United States, nor the rabid love for the game, O-Pee-Chee baseball cards have, historically, much smaller print runs. Although they can be much harder to track down compared to Topps cards, they usually don't carry a huge premium. In large part, that's because a lot of collectors don't accept O-Pee-Chee as full mainstream sets. They carry the same licensing and logos, but vintage collectors growing up in the United States likely don't have the same corner-store nostalgia for the cards like they do with their Topps counterparts.
At a glance, most O-Pee-Chee and Topps baseball cards put out between 1965 and 1992 look the same. But when you look a little closer, there are some noticeable difference. Besides the logo, the biggest is the bilingual text that starting appearing on the back of O-Pee-Chee cards in 1970. Both English and French were included.
The copyright in the fine print on the back is another way to quickly spot an O-Pee-Chee Baseball card. This is especially important for 1990 and 1991 O-Pee-Chee Baseball where the set kept the Topps markings. The copyright is the fastest way to tell the Canadian cards from the American.
Another quirk to many O-Pee-Chee cards are traded lines that note off-season roster moves. Often, O-Pee-Chee would keep the same photo and switch out the logo and team name. The card front would also have a small, "Now with..." note.
Some O-Pee-Chee baseball cards have different photos as well. Often, this was for trades, but not always. Sometimes it's a simple photo variation when placed alongside their Topps counterpart. Variation card backs can also be found with alternate comics. The retired blog, Oh My O-Pee-Chee is a great source for variations between the two companies.
O-Pee-Chee baseball sets are traditionally smaller than Topps sets from the same year. This often means a lot of number changes and players left off of checklists. Understandably, O-Pee-Chee also put a greater emphasis on Toronto Blue Jays and Montreal Expos. Sometimes this meant players getting added to an O-Pee-Chee set that weren't in Topps. One example of this is 1988 O-Pee-Chee Baseball, which included draft pick cards of Delino DeShields (Montreal) and Derek Bell (Toronto). Neither would appear in American sets until a couple of years later. 1992 O-Pee-Chee also has a series of Gary Carter tribute cards showcasing the different teams he played for. These are not in the 1992 Topps set.
While O-Pee-Chee produced their traditional Topps-like set in 1991, they also expanded to a second standalone line. 1991 O-Pee-Chee Premier Baseball was one of the most hyped sets of the year, based largely on the success of 1990-91 O-Pee-Chee Premier Hockey. The quality was noticeably higher. So was the initial price tag. But like most every set from 1991, it was vastly overproduced. Today, 1991 O-Pee-Chee Premier Baseball can be found extremely cheap. Historically, it's important because it marked a branching out for the brand. O-Pee-Chee Premier Baseball continued in 1992 and 1993 apart from the Topps line.
1993 O-Pee-Chee Baseball was a huge departure for the Canadian company. It abandoned the Topps design and went with one that was all its own. Both the design and the checklist were nothing like 1993 Topps Baseball. It even included its own insert sets, focusing largely on the World Series Champion Toronto Blue Jays.
This theme carried over to 1994 O-Pee-Chee Baseball. Again, everything about it was original: different design, new checklist, fresh inserts, Blue Jays-centric. But the set marked the end of an era for O-Pee-Chee Baseball. The double-dose of labor stoppages in baseball and hockey led to O-Pee-Chee leaving the card business. Topps would bring it back a couple of years later in hockey and as a Canada-exclusive basketball parallel, but not for baseball. But O-Pee-Chee hadn't left the diamond just yet.
Upper Deck gained the O-Pee-Chee name in 2006. While it started out as a hockey brand immediately, in 2008 the brand returned as a retro-style insert in 2008 Upper Deck Baseball. This continued again a year later in 2009 Upper Deck Baseball.
Upper Deck expanded the brand's presence, introducing a full release with the name. 2009 O-Pee-Chee Baseball featured a massive checklist, old-school card stock and a big vintage vibe.
At the same time, O-Pee-Chee became the center of a major lawsuit between Upper Deck and Topps. In a nutshell, Upper Deck had started designing retro cards based on classic OPC designs. The problem was, Topps claimed those designs belonged to them. The two parties settled and Upper Deck did not try to use any more old Topps/O-Pee-Chee designs.
In 2010, Upper Deck lost their MLB license. They've continued to use the O-Pee-Chee brand for hockey. But for O-Pee-Chee baseball fans, there hasn't been a new set since 2009.
Today, the O-Pee-Chee name carries a lot of prestige with Canadian collectors. It had a good run that many long-time collectors recognize and respect. For those who haven't delved into the brand, it represents a challenging alternative to the more common Topps sets. Given their more limited availability, they might just be a bargain too.
1990 O-Pee-Chee #692 SAMMY SOSA RC Rookie! WHITE SOX! Graded PSA 8 NM-MT! RARE!
Great article Ryan. Really interested on the details of that upper deck vs topps case.
Nick � Thanks! This article touches on it and has several backlinks to previous developments.
Have just found a complete set of 1993 baseball cards…..O-pee-chee. Any idea if they worth anything. My brother in law had them and he has passed away.
Chris pengelly � Hi Chris, Unfortunately, they don't have any significant value.
Did you write the article 'A Brief History of OPChee Baseball Cards?
Would you have an idea if their worth is somewhat close to the same Topps sets?
I have many PSA Graded Cards but not many OPC Baseball.
Ted Czarnecki � I think it varies. Historically, OPC has been somewhat overlooked but many are starting to realize how rare some of the earlier stuff is so values have risen, particularly for PSA-graded stuff.
My son & I have been pursuing the O-Pee-Chee years when they had the "trophy" All-Star Rookie designation on the front of the card- 1st yr was 1965, e.g. Tony Coniglioro, #55. Do you have any idea of what yrs, players, nos there are of these ? 1992 was the last year, and for a number of yrs, like 1979-1986 there were no Topps cards with that "trophy" on the card. Thanks for your help. Sam.


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Dick Proctor (born February 12, 1941 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian political activist, former New Democratic Party (NDP) Member of Parliament, and a former journalist.

Career

Politics
Proctor has been active with the NDP in a number of capacities since the 1970s. In the early part of that decade, he was communications director for Ontario NDP leader Stephen Lewis. He was  cabinet press secretary to then-Premier of Saskatchewan Allan Blakeney during the 1978 and 1982 provincial election campaigns. He was executive assistant to federal NDP leader Ed Broadbent in the intervening period.

In the mid-1980s, Proctor worked as the research director for the National Union of Provincial Government Employees and then as the project coordinator of the Canadian Labour Congress in Latin America. He returned to the NDP in 1989 to serve as the party's federal secretary. He then served as provincial secretary for the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party from 1993 to 1996.

Sports writer
He also worked as a journalist for the Edmonton Journal and Toronto Telegram in the 1960s and 1970s, and as sportswriter for The Globe and Mail in the 1970s. Moonlighting for The Hockey News under the pseudonym "Mike Gamble", he wrote a profile of 16-year-old junior hockey player Wayne Gretzky, and may have been the first person to use the phrase "The Great Gretzky".

Tenure in Parliament
Proctor entered electoral politics when he won a seat in the 1997 federal election representing the Saskatchewan riding of Palliser. He was re-elected in the 2000 election and served as NDP caucus chair from 2000 until he lost his seat in the 2004 federal election by 124 votes. From 2004 to 2005, he served as chief of staff to NDP leader Jack Layton. He retired to Victoria, British Columbia in 2005.

As an MP, Proctor forced the resignation of Solicitor-General Andy Scott in 1998 when, on a flight from Ottawa to Saint John, New Brunswick, he overheard an indiscreet conversation between Scott and a political ally discussing the inquiry into the Royal Canadian Mounted Police's handling of protesters at the Vancouver Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting. According to Proctor, Scott predicted the outcome of the inquiry thus creating the impression that the judicial inquiry's findings had been predetermined.

Retirement
Proctor returned from retirement in October 2008 to act as Interim Federal Secretary for the NDP federal office. The vacancy he is filling was left by Éric Hébert-Daly, who resigned immediately following the 2008 campaign.

Sources
Profile: Dick Proctor from The Commonwealth, accessed December 26, 2005.

1941 births
Living people
Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Saskatchewan
New Democratic Party MPs
Politicians from Toronto
Canadian political consultants
21st-century Canadian politicians

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This is so exciting I had to stop driving and look at it!!!
They absolutely LOVED this!! Great job!
Thank you so much for all of your hard work on the new website! I am so excited to get it launched!
I just wanted to thank you for the amazing materials you put together. They are stupendous.
Great work as usual, you are amazing!
Damn, you are good! Funny how changing the logo makes the name seem more serious. Looks great, thank you! Nice and fresh.


Admittedly, I've not been here for awhile, but when do you mean by this? Did AS stop upgrading MVP/Golds at 48/72 hrs? Or, is this a function of no U space and a gazillion 75ks, or both?
My experience has been different. Upgraded immediately on the majority of my flights this year. A handful of upgrades came later. I did paid FC a few times when my schedule changed and it seemed likely U wouldn't happen.
and getting desperate to squeezing a few quick bucks out of their loyal customers.
No one has to bite. I know that many of us will end up agreeing to disagree on this topic, but they're offering an option to "their loyal customers" who might otherwise make a year-end mileage run. It isn't as if they're offering a complete status buy. Perhaps one could argue that allowing 10K EQM purchase is too much, but as a practical matter, most of us can do that in a 3 segment F trip. AS gets the dough. I don't have to suffer an OAK/SEA/HNL/OAK trip , AS doesn't even give me the 50K bonus. But martyr that I am, not wanting to be victimized by this "squeeze" I never knew might arrive, I suffered through an SFO (moved to OAK) DAL SFO trip in P for $630-ish, spent about 20-ish hours in Dallas, and then suffered through another SFO/LAX/SFO for $102, both segments upgraded. I even got to use a lounge pass @ LAX to partake in the Vegas-style gormay buffay along with a couple of complimentary beverages.
I would not be surprised if AS MP receives thousands of "I'm so close, can you extend my status" requests for favors in the course a couple months that having a consistent point of referral makes a lot of sense. No "Nos" required. A polite referral to the offer is all that is necessary. Customer doesn't want to bite? That's on the customer.
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Yea, as someone who has already requalified for 75K, it would be easy for me to whine about this.
Seriously guys. It's maxed out at 10K, so is this really a dilution to "real" elites. Anybody who is that close is practically there anyhow. And it seems the price is slightly higher as the level you'd be buying into is a higher level. I also agree with those saying this is an easy way for AS to respond to the "I'm so close ... please pretty please" crowd.
Compare this to Hilton Honors where anyone (that qualifies for the credit card) can pay Amex an annual fee of $450 and get Diamond (top level) status. Now that's what I call a dilution of status.
BW Flyer and jinglish like this.
If you are referring to AmEx Plat Card......the annual fee is $550 and it bestows GOLD Hilton Honors status.
Although there is an Hilton Aspire Card with AF of 450 with Diamond status. This may be what you are thinking of.
Why yes, I do think he's referring to the Hilton with the benefit and fee you both described and not the Platinum that he never alluded to.
I just got this as well. I am hours away from going on my last trip that'll get me to Gold. I got a ridiculous fare to JFK (for less than $250 I believe) and they want me to buy Gold Status for $1,099.
Ridiculously cheap or expensive? It's neither; it was the equivalent price of a standard r/t transcon R fare with advance purchase requirement and availablity before saver fares rolled out.
I did not get the buy up offer, and I really wanted it.
I'm 3000 miles short for MVP Gold this year and have no books flights. As I would rather not buy a last minute ticket, nor fly during the holidays, I would have taken advantage of this. Now I'm wondering what I am going to do.
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I wonder if they only targeted people who had cheap airfare booked in December? Maybe they're targeting people that look like they're doing mileage runs? At least a few people here that got the offer (myself included) mentioned that we had plenty of airfare already on the books to hit the target.
In my case, my mileage run to Boston is costing me about $0.04 per mile which is a much better deal than what they're offering online. Of course, it would eliminate the need to make the run, but I'm looking forward to visiting with friends in Boston for a few hours anyway.
I believe it was targeted to Members who were within 10K of "requalifying" for their current status, not for those who have never attained it. I wasn't targeted but I am already 75K with AS & Partner flights. My partner wasn't targeted either as a 75K who hadn't reached MVP (but within 10K) before last weekend and will be MVPG after a trip to Hawaii next week.
I doubt it targets only those w/ cheap Dec. fares (though I have one such booked). I got the offer when short only ~3k for MVPG, but had 10.6k booked (3 trips, no runs). My wife was short about ~10.3k for MVPG, but got no offer. She has 10.5 k booked (including a P fare "kicker" giving 1250 EQM) and will be fine.
AS has been really clamping down on U space. Usually, upgrades are processed around T-2. Many report upgrades greatly decreased over the last year. Not a gazillion 75s.
Actually I am seeing U space loosen up a bit. I just found U space on a 9am flight JFK-SEA a few months out, price was reasonable as well!
Anyone bought these elite qualifying miles? Do they come from points.com? If you use you AS credit card do you get extra miles? How are they coded to the cc co?
surprised also at the amounts listed. Pretty pricey for 208 miles. Do you already have MVP status or is this your first year coming up?
Thanks! It would be my first year coming up. Not a big deal since I'll qualify with one last flight for the year. I actually called to see if they would honor my upcoming flight and bump me up to MVP early, but they said they could not. I was also told that any flights that I have while the system updates my status may not be eligible for MVP status perks as well.
I am in the same boat as thumbelina and am curious on the answers. I am getting dangerously close to MM and am thinking about buying 10,000 miles with the offer I received. (I am 3,000ish miles short but will be flying before the end of the year to qualify.) Does anyone have experience that the miles get you EQM AND are added to lifetime miles? Thanks!!
EDIT: I did call Customer Care and they indicated that the miles only count for 2018 EQM and not for Lifetime EQM.


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Ha sempre giocato nel campionato inglese, vestendo prima la maglia del Manchester City, e poi quella dell'Everton.

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Manchester City: 1975-1976

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A subfamily of crayfishes in the family Astacidae, including all North American species east of the Rocky Mountains.
Taxonomic characteristics of the decapod crustaceans of the subfamily Cambarinae in Oklahoma with descriptions of two new species and two keys to species.
se reportan para la Laguna de Sonso las especies Macrobrachium praechox y Procambarus clarkii de las Familias Palemonidae y Cambarinae respectivamente.
A generic revision of the crayfishes of the subfamily Cambarinae (Decopoda, Astacidae) with the description of a new genus and species.


Our range of flat rolled products is comprehensive and we cover many market segments with standard and custom specification products. Foil, sheet and plate products are available in a wide range of alloys and specifications.
These enable Hulamin to satisfy the demands for a comprehensive range of customised end user and standard rolled products. For years we have prided ourselves on our technical ability to develop products suited to applications across the globe. Each front-end sales team is backed up by technical resources trained to work with our customers' designers and engineers to develop product solutions that meet the design requirements of any new product.


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Here's a sneak peek of the new Sale-a-bration Patterned Occasions stamp set available starting January 22. With the Regal Rose and Chocolate Chip cardstock combination, I was able to stamp one of each stamp for a variety of cards.
Here's a sneak peek of one of the new Sale-a-bration stamp sets available starting January 22. In fact, the stamp set, Designer Series Paper and button all come from the new flyer and coordinate so nicely! Please let me know if you haven't received your flyer.
Stampin' Up has added new items to the Clearance Rack. Here's a great chance to spend a little money on yourself this holiday - emphasis on a little - some things are up to 80% off!
We had a snow day yesterday and didn't get to have our Christmas party at school. So for my thank you notes for my students, I wanted to make something that wasn't so Christmasy since they won't be getting them until January. I went to my retired Christmas Designer Series Paper to find a pattern I had enough of that would allow for several 3 x 4 pieces of the same thing. I need to make several and want something I can put together pretty quickly. This Real Red and Baja Breeze combination feels wintery and thanks to my Jolly Bingo Bits set, it's a one stamp card and done.
We started making Christmas cards at my Christmas in July Stamp-a-Stack, and I was sure to make a set for myself at every Christmas event I did. BUT there is one problem when your stamping friends stamp with you -- they have made all of my cards too! So here's the card they got in the mail.
I finally decided to part with this smore snowman card that I made in my pre-blogging days. That's one of the nice things about having a blog - you can keep a virtual copy of all the cards you ever make!
Here's another one of my favorite past Christmas cards. Click here if you want more details.
While I am busy making my Christmas cards, I thought I would repost one of my favorites from last Christmas.
Last night was my one stamp-a-stack a year that we don't actually stamp a stack of card. At the December stamp-a-stack, we make Christmas tags. Everyone went home with 30 tags last night!
We have made easel cards before in stamp club, but I wanted to do another to use my new framlit. To make this one a little different, we made a "stained glass window". What's really neat about this card is that you can put a battery operated candle behind it for an added glow.
The ornament on the cover of our holiday catalog was such a hit that Stampin' Up! is making it available to you - just in time to deck the halls with terrific trimmings you've made yourself!
Order now so you will have plenty of time to make them for Christmas gifting-or for your family tree!
Here's a quicker gift card holder if you have a number of them to make. It's a swing card just like the Santa I posted Saturday, but it is horizontal, and has a lot fewer parts.
This turned out to be a popular project at stamp club. I first saw the idea of the Santa face made this way on Pinterest. It was made by Diana Ball-Seitz, and she used it as a gift tag. I usually do a gift card holder as one of my Christmas projects, so I made it into a swing card to hold a gift card.


I'm back to making bags - at last! I'm exctited and happy, it was horrible time when I worked so slow only on small stuffs.
I need colours, need so much, that make colourful bags - maybe too much, but arround is still grey, grey.
I wait first green leaves and miss!
These bags are lovely. I love the large blooms.
Hacia tiempo que no pasaba por aqui y como siempre precioso,saludos Auxi.
Handbags are often used to express the moods, individuality, style and status the best handbags they have and the status and the better style they obtain.


Could this make it easier for people looking to get on the property ladder?
House prices in Croydon saw their biggest drop in six-and-a-half years in March 2018.
Prices in the borough fell by 1.4% on average in the year to March, the biggest annual drop since a fall of 1.9% in the year to October 2011.
It is also the first time prices have fallen in the area since that month in 2011.
The average price of a home in Croydon fell from £368,767 in March 2017 to £363,472 in March 2018, according to latest figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on Wednesday (May 23).
London was the only part of England and Wales to see house prices drop in the year to March, with a fall of 0.7%.
This means average prices in the capital have fallen from £475,222 in March 2017 to £471,944 in March 2018.
The drop was the biggest annual fall seen since prices fell 3.2% in the year to September 2009.
Across the UK, average house prices have increased by 4.2% in the year to March 2018 (unchanged from February 2018).
The annual growth rate has slowed since mid-2016 but has remained under 5%, with the exception of October 2017, throughout 2017 and into 2018. Average house prices in the UK decreased by 0.2% on the month.
The average UK house price was £224,000 in March 2018. This is £9,000 higher than in March 2017 and £500 lower than last month.
The East of England showed the highest annual growth, with prices increasing by 5.8% in the year to March 2018. This was followed by the East Midlands (5.6%).


Our Director of Park Operations, Jim Hardie and his wife, Eileen Knight have been the "it" couple around TreePeople for many years and contributed so much to the organization, but their real pride and joy has been our summer entertainment series, Once Upon a Canyon Night.
The future of LA's trees is in the hands of the next generation of Angelenos this summer.
After five years of historic drought and extreme heat, many of LA's trees are thirsty and vulnerable. And without healthy trees shading campuses and communities, students suffer— the air they breathe isn't clean, they don't have access to green space to cool down and even have their health impacted.
Many people assume that LA is a desert— it's not. Actually, we are one of the few places on Earth that enjoy a Mediterranean climate. That's one of the reasons we all love living here. Regions like ours enjoy mild winters and warm summers. But you may have noticed that summers are feeling extra hot lately!
Tyson was only 7 years old when he and his father Rick planted their first tree together. That was also when Tyson was diagnosed with cancer. Rick's connection to nature, and to that tree they planted, gave him strength throughout the tough years ahead.
TreePeople is filled with amazing volunteers, but every so often, one of them shines bright against the crowd. That's why we're so grateful to have had the opportunity to sit down with one of our star community members, Paola Baraccia before she left the TreePeople family to move back home to Italy.
After five years of intense drought, LA's hills are finally alive with a vibrant blanket of lush green grasses and wildflowers!
An Eagle Scout is always prepared– especially in the face of climate change.
Last month, Eagle Scout Wesley Wu worked with me, TreePeople's Service Learning Manager and Youth Leader Specialist of Environmental Education, and a group of his peers to care for our park.
Nothing inspires me more than seeing people come together to make change.
Over the past couple months, TreePeople has worked to restore the Pacoima Wash with the help of our volunteers and the City of San Fernando. When we started, the area was overgrown with weeds and littered with trash, but after just a couple visits it already looks like it's gotten the green treatment!
Incoming political leaders have shaken our nation and left many people in fear for their families, their livelihoods, and the environment. In recent weeks, we have seen a frightening trend in appointing climate deniers to cabinet positions.
I'm choosing to take my fear and turn it into action.
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The Blue Chip Cookie Company is an American gourmet cookie licensor and e-commerce gourmet cookie businesses with headquarters in Milford, Ohio, United States, and store locations in Ohio, Kansas, and Kentucky. Founded in March 1983 by the Nader family (Matt Nader died in 1997), Blue Chip Cookies specializes in gourmet cookies and cookie cakes and created the first white chocolate macadamia cookie.

History
The first Blue Chip Cookies store opened in March 1983 on Beach Street (Fisherman's Wharf) in San Francisco, California. In 1986, the company began franchising stores in selected markets.

In 1986, Blue Chip Cookies opened a store in Cincinnati, Ohio, a result of the city's efforts to market its nickname, "Blue Chip City". In 1998, Blue Chip Cookies was purchased by Edgewood, Kentucky–based B.C.C. Enterprises, a rare example of a franchisee that had grown larger than the franchisor. A privately held Loveland, Ohio–based company, acquired Blue Chip Cookies in November 2005 and opened a new store in Loveland in June 2006. In January 2007, Blue Chip Cookie Company, Inc resumed franchising and licensing.

In 2007, Blue Chip Cookies focused their attention on driving the online e-commerce business and corporate cookie gifts/marketing by opening an online store.  The  commissary facility for online, corporate gifts and corporate headquarters is based in Milford, Ohio, and have found the strategic decision was instrumental in the overall creation of a new business channel. In addition, Blue Chip Cookies special niche is corporate gifts and marketing initiatives. The company promotes its products as corporate and holiday cookie gifts.

The Blue Chip Cookie Company, Inc is now licensing the brand, to include the proprietary recipes, to select retailers across the United States.  This is a change from their franchising model.

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Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Sports Academy announce nominations for the sixth Fatima Bint Mubarak Women's Sports Award
Abu Dhabi, July 2022: Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Sports Academy in cooperation with Abu Dhabi Sports Council announced the opening of nominations for the sixth Fatima Bint Mubarak Women's Sports Award.
The award is the first of its kind in the region, as it mainly aims to empower women and highlight their achievements, especially in the sporting sector.
Sheikha Fatima bint Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairperson of the Board of Directors of Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Sports Academy and President of Abu Dhabi and Al Ain Ladies Clubs, announced the launch of the sixth Fatima Bint Mubarak Award for Women's Sports.
She emphasised the award represents a new incentive for the development and for sportswomen in the UAE as well as in the Arab and international levels with the continuous recognition and support of HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Mother of the Nation.
"We are honoured of the value and status this award holds and its pioneering role in supporting the creative and influential values in the world of sport to motivate and encourage sportswomen," Sheikha Fatima bint Hazza, said.
"The award with many categories is an inspiration for outstanding sportswomen, and women of creativity and excellence in both the local and international circuits. Wish all participants success."
The announcement came during a press conference held by The Academy and Abu Dhabi Sports Council on Thursday, July 7, 2022 at the Emirates Palace.
Present at the occasion were Aref Hamad Al Awani, General Secretary of Abu Dhabi Sports Council, HE Dr. Omniyat Al Hajri, Vice Chairwoman of Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Sports Academy, and Mariam Al Mansoori, Head of Technical Support and Training Programs at Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Sports Academy.
The registration for nominations opened on July 7 and will close on August 8, while the shortlisted candidates will be announced on September 9 and the awards on September 17.
Competition categories within this award includes both individual and collective levels in various departments such as sports management, training, research, sports sponsorship, and women of determination. The total money prize for the award is AED1,300,000,
and the categories for this year at the individual level include:
Best Arab Women Athlete – AED300,000
Best Emirati Women Athlete – AED300,000
Best Youth Athlete – AED100,000
Best Athlete (people of determination) – AED100,000
Best Female / Male Coach – AED100,000
Best Sports media AED100,000
As for the categories at the level of institutions and sports' federations, they include:
Best Youth Development Program – AED100,000
Best Team – AED100,000
Best Sports Creative Initiative (includes sports development research, technology and sports innovation) – AED100,000
Every year, the Award seeks to honour the sports personality of the year, where sports personalities whose experience exceeds twenty years of competition, and this category is at the level of the Arab world.
This year's event is sponsored by strategic partners; the Abu Dhabi Public Health Centre and the Ministry of Presidential Affairs, and the platinum partners Etihad Rail, Dolphin Energy and support partner Abu Dhabi Cooperative.
Her Excellency Dr. Omniyat Al Hajri, Vice Chairwomen of the Board of Directors of Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Sports Academy, said, "We are pleased to announce the launch date of Fatima Bint Mubarak Women's Sports Award.
"The event is held under the generous patronage of Her Highness Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak, Mother of Nation, and President of both the General Women's Union and the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, Supreme Chairwoman of Family Development Foundation.
"Through this award, Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Sports Academy seeks to shed light on women's sports and on the experiences of inspiring women in the sports sector, with the participation of a group of the most prominent personalities, influencers in the world of sports. (This Academy is) emphasizing the consolidation of the academy's role in empowering women and enhancing their impact in different sectors, especially the sports sector.
"In addition to achieve the vision of the UAE government in building a sporting and healthy society, we pursue these ambitions in the Academy through our strategic pillars that can be summed up in community engagement, research and education, preparing sports teams, organizing events and tournament, media and marketing, and enabling capabilities."
Aref Hamad Al Awani, General Secretary of Abu Dhabi Sports Council, said, "We extend our deepest gratitude to the pioneering role and generous support given by the "Mother of Nation" to women in various fields.
"This support had a prominent impact on the renaissance and progress of women's sport in the UAE and the Arab world. The award is an extension of Her Highness's role in giving to community and nation. Thanks to Her Highness' support, women gained the trust of UAE leadership and UAE society and were able to embody historical achievements for the nation and its pioneering path."
He continued, "We extend our thanks and appreciation to the Supreme Committee for the Award, headed by Sheikha Fatima Bint Hazza Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Sports Academy, President of Abu Dhabi and Al Ain Ladies Clubs, who pays all attention to achieving excellence and progress in women's sports. Her Highness has a great role in launching Fatima Bint Mubarak Award, in its sixth edition, to become a platform for women of will, innovators and outstanding people, and its direct and important reflection in inspiring promising generations and motivating them to excel in all sports events."
"We emphasize the importance of the award and its role in enriching the women's sports movement, not only on local level, but also on regional and international levels.
"In addition to the role that the award will play in motivating young Emirati women to achieve more in the upcoming international sports events. Especially, the award categories are diverse. It includes individual and collective levels in various fields such as sports management, training, research, sports and media sponsorship, women of determination, and creative sports initiatives."
Maryam Al Mansoori, Head of Technical Support and Training Programs at the Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Sports Academy, said, "Since its inception ten years ago, Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Women's Sports Award has emphasized the honourable position that women have attained in all fields and led them to open the doors of excellence and creativity in the sports sector.
"The award aims to support and encourage women athletes, within pioneering and sustainable visions." Those wishing to nominate for the award can register through the website Click Here or the Award's social media channels @Womeninsports_ad.
About Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Sports Academy
The Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Sports Academy (FBMA) is a not-for-profit government entity of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. Established in October 2010, the Academy is headed by its Chairwoman, HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Hazza Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and is dedicated to promoting and facilitating women's sports in the UAE.
The FBMA serves this significant mission by hosting a number of local, regional and international sports events, facilitating community activities, managing and developing local talent and through its education and research work. In fulfilling its mandate, FBMA partners with the Abu Dhabi Sports Council and other relevant Government entities and sports federations
About Abu Dhabi Sports Council
Abu Dhabi Sports Council (ADSC) was established in 2006 by President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
ADSC is aligned to the emirate's leadership vision to develop sport and youth activities. The Council promotes an effective, emirate-wide sports calendar that stimulates the desire to participate in quality sports among all Abu Dhabi residents and helps the talented and motivated reach their sporting potential.
The sports council supports the organisation and hosting of many international sporting events in Abu Dhabi.
These include the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship, UAE Tour, WTA Abu Dhabi International Women's Tennis Championship, World Triathlon Championship, Leaders Sports Business Summit, Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship, and IJF Abu Dhabi Judo Grand Slam.
Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, ADNOC Abu Dhabi Marathon, Spartan World Championship, World Swimming Championships, Mubadala World Tennis Championships, and many other international events cement the reputation and position of Abu Dhabi as a global destination for sport.

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While heading the Department of Political Science and sharing the responsibility as Chief Advisor Student Council, Advisor Foreign students and Member board of studies, he had regular association with students for over three (3) decades. Being an ardent student of Politics, Prof. Nindra gave his students much needed leverage even when one was committed to a particular thought, philosophy or party. As a result, his students felt free to analyse any topic in depth and build a well-rounded thought process. Consequently, today majority of his students are holding top positions in Politics, Civil and Police services and many amongst them are sitting judges of various High Courts including Punjab and Haryana High Court.
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Felicity Huffman, an idol person, was born in December 9, 1962 in Bedpord, New York. The most famous and successful actress of present world was daughter of Mr. Morre Peter, a banker and Grace Valle, who was a popular actress at that time. We can say that she could not live her childhood more happily because her parents were separated after one year of her birth. She grew with her mother's love and care. Elicka, was her first name which was kept by her mother. But later on it was changed because it was not Christian name. The name Felicka was taken from a film called "My Friend Flicka" which means girl in Swedish.
She grew up in Aspen Colorado with her six older sisters and one older brother. From the beginning of her childhood she was interested in activities like dramas, film etc. She has done DFA in drama, in New York University, Tisch School of Arts in 1978. She also has done graduation in 1981 from the prestigious Interlochen Art Academy in Interlochen Michigan where she majored in theaters.
According to her, Tina Turner was her idol person. She grew up in Aspen Colorado. The amazing part of her life is that she was a student of William H. Macy in Atlantic Theater Company. But later, she got married with him in 19 years. She has got two daughters too. Her first daughter Sophia Grace was born on August 2000 and after two years again she gave birth to Georgia Grace. Next amazing thing about her and her husband is that they both ware regular triathlon participants.
Talking about her habit she likes to drink herbal tea. Her past friend is Patricia Wolf and she is also an idol person for her. Making towards her career, firstly she started it from a TV show Thunder Alley in 1994. She started her film career with a small role in Memet's film "Things Change". She suffered from both anorexia and bulimia at her teens and twenties but later on she got relief from it.
She was invited to join AMPAS in 2006. But later on she was established as a shining Hollywood star in the sky of Hollywood film. Returning back to her achievements she won for her performances as bonny in David Mamet's cryptogram in 1994.
There is a silver lining in every black clouds, likewise Felicity has also won many awards in her life for being a wonderful actress and performed her talent in all over the world. In June 2009, it was announced that Felicity Huffman would receive a star on the "Hollywood Walk of Fame". She finally received her star in March, 2012. Her dreams were changed to reality. In the grand ceremony, not only her but her husband also won the award. She has received many awards during her lifetime such as Golden Globe Award for best actress, best actress award, screen actors guild, etc.
She is multi-talented person. She is not only up to dramas and films but also a co-author of "A Practical Hand Book for Boyfriend".
Her salary was $ 250, 000 Desperate Housewives 2004 season 2 per episode. She is film stage actress and famous all over the world because of her tenancy, hard work.
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You should not be able to blackmail trade mark owners by squatting on a similar domain name without using it.   McDonalds Plumbing has just as much right to register mcdonalds.com.au as the restaurant chain *unless* McDonald's Plumbing does not intend to use it for its plumbing business but just wants to sit on it in order to lever some money out of the restaurant chain.
Besides, McDonalds Plumbing from a marketing perspective would be better off with  mcdonaldsplumbing.com.au.   Very few, if any, of the accidental hits they would get with mcdonalds.com.au would convert into plumbing business.
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There are already laws in place that prohibit passing off, etc.
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Public pensions and other post-employment benefits in Hawai'i will take up an increasing portion of the state budget as baby boomer public employees prepare to enter retirement. How we choose to handle this significant budget constraint will affect every person in the State of Hawai'i.
HONOLULU, Hawai'i — The Hawai'i Budget & Policy Center (HBPC) has released a new report, entitled "A Public Investment," outlining recommendations on meeting the public retirement commitments our government has made to public sector employees, past, present and future. This is a budgetary issue of interest to all Hawai'i residents, and one that is crucial for policy-makers to understand and address effectively. The report identifies strategies to meet public obligations responsibly and equitably.
Public workers and retirees make up 11 percent of the adult population of Hawai'i. Nearly one out of every five adults aged 65 and older is a public worker retiree. Hawai'i's state and county governments employ more than 66,000 people who, if they meet eligibility requirements, will eventually receive pension and "other post-employment benefits" (OPEB) such as health insurance coverage in retirement. Over the years, Hawai'i's public retirement liabilities have grown as current and promised benefits have outpaced contributions and asset growth to cover them. These retirement costs are sometimes referred to as "unfunded liabilities," which means that our obligations exceed the funds currently available to pay them.
"Spending such a large portion of state and county funds on retiree costs makes it challenging to invest in other public needs such as affordable housing, education, infrastructure like roads and sewers, and the environment," said Beth Giesting, HBPC Director. "Our currently healthy economy will slow down again someday and, when it does, tax revenues will be affected. Income tax collections will suffer if joblessness increases or wages stagnate. A recession would affect tourism which generates an estimated 20–38 percent of general excise tax revenue and nearly all transient accommodation tax revenue. And during a recession, more residents will need the support of public benefits, putting further pressure on reduced revenues."
The number of public retirees that the State of Hawai'i is responsible for is increasing, while the number of active employees contributing to the retirement fund has plateaued. Hawai'i, like many other states, did not completely prefund retirement costs as it hired workers, and did not ensure that funds and earned income were left in place to offset future costs. Hawai'i also did not adjust contributions soon enough to account for increased longevity, or for the escalation in health benefit premium costs. It's not just the longevity of retirees to consider, though. Between 2015 and 2045, the state population is projected to increase by 18 percent. However, the working-age group between the ages of 18 and 65 is set to increase by only five 5 percent, while the over-65 population will expand by 61 percent.
"In combination with Hawai'i's continuing high cost of living, this could lead to further out-migration for well-qualified workers and limit economic growth," said Giesting. Dedicating a large part of state and county general funds to cover unfunded liabilities also leaves less money for active public employee salary increases and benefits. The promise of post-employment benefits may have served as a recruitment and retention tool in the past, but in a competitive employment environment like Hawai'i's, benefits 30 years in the future may not make up for low salaries in the present."
Hawai'i's state workers are paid less than their national peers: the average U.S. state worker pay is $48,436, while Hawai'i's is $37,999 after adjusting for the cost of living.
"But paying off these accumulated benefit obligations is important," said Giesting. "Making responsible payments now reduces public spending in the long-run, since contributions increase assets that earn income to offset rising costs. They also reduce public spending by improving state and county financial ratings and borrowing rates. And since the money provided is most likely to be spent for short-term needs like rent, food, health care, and other consumable goods and services, it circulates through the economy and supports many other jobs."
A recent study shows that 2014 Hawai'i expenditures stemming from state pensions supported 9,000 jobs that paid $432.7 million in wages, $1.4 billion in total economic output, and $327.3 million in tax revenue.
"We must never lose sight of the importance of covering pension and OPEB costs for the individuals involved, for the benefits to the state's economy and for the sake of fairness," said Giesting.
HBPC's mission is to ensure that our state and local economic policies increase opportunity for all residents. We do this by analyzing and understanding the implications of tax and budget decisions and making sure that the public and policy-makers are informed through strategic communications, coalitions, and key partners. Our work is guided by the belief that government at all levels should play an active role in helping people reach their full potential.


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Group portrait of the meat department at the A & P Supermarket, located at 432 Main Street. (l to r): Doug Cox (white hat), Richard W. Oestrike, Sr., Art Symington (dark hat), & Paul Cox (white hat).
YWCA summer day camp participants (5 unidentified young girls) holding flower garlands.
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Group portrait of YWCA members in the Cannon Street gymnasium.
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Group Portrait of the Cannon Street YWCA Faith Chapel bible class.
Group portrait of the local group at the YWCA Summer Cottage in Ocean Grove, NJ.
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Bowling class at the Cannon Street YWCA.
Group portrait of the attendees of the Greater New York Area representatives, taken on the Sarah Lawrence Campus.
Portrait of a YWCA member outside of a house.
Group portrait of members going for a morning walk, outside of the Vassar College Chapel. Caption reads: "Morning Walk, Vassar Chapel. Ate our breakfast under the trees."
Group portrait of uniformed YWCA members behind a row of flowers.
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Snapshot of two women outdoors in a garden.
Snapshot of three YWCA leaders posed on a bench beside the river.
Snapshot of four YWCA members posed on a greenhouse roof.
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Snapshot of the Home Nursing & First Aid classes.
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posted by Patrick Robertshaw | July 26, 2019
So here we are. Boris Johnson is the Prime Minister of the UK. "Bouffon de la reine" (court jester) was how France's Liberation described him and that pretty much sums up the reaction in EU capitals.
The congratulation letter from EU President Donald Tusk – the man who implored the UK "please do not waste this time" when the last extension was agreed – was blunt. His two sentence letter ended with "I look forward to meeting you to discuss – in detail – our co-operation." It reads more like a 'see me after class' note from a particularly exasperated teacher, something Mr Johnson was apparently no stranger to while at Eton. You can read it here:
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Mr Johnson is remembered with clarity in Brussels from his days as a journalist here. Political Brussels is a bit of a village: people tend to know of, if not know, each other. His reputation precedes him. More recently, as Foreign Secretary, he was back and forth to Brussels for Foreign Affairs Council meetings and was notorious for his erratic participation and not reading his brief.
Be in no doubt, he is universally dismissed as a lightweight even if some are too professional to say so publicly.
What has changed? For us, nothing. The task is still the same. Scotland did not vote for Boris Johnson any more than it did for Brexit. There remains no good Brexit. We're determined to do all we can to reverse Brexit altogether for the whole of the UK. If we can't, and the new UK government really is hell-bent on destruction, then Scotland has another option – independence in Europe.
The First Ministers of Scotland and Wales have written to the new Prime Minister asking him to rule out a 'no deal' Brexit
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Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has told Boris Johnson that an entirely new Brexit deal "is not going to happen". Something that the EU has been making clear for months.
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The Brexit Steering Group of the European Parliament has also emphasised that, although changes can be made to the Political Declaration, the agreement itself cannot be changed.
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Michel Barnier has written to EU leaders explain that Johnson intends to ask them to remove the backstop. As he says: "this is of course unacceptable and not within the mandate of the European Council."
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Alyn's column this week covered the rise of both Boris Johnson and Jo Swinson.
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So far Johnson seems to be hoping bluster will scare our EU friends into changing their position. As Fintan O'Toole explains, it won't work.
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Ian Dunt expects Johnson will simply be the next sacrifice to Brexit.
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By Ericson, Edward Jr. on Thu, Sep 17, 1998 at 12:00 am
Al French wandered into town two years ago, fresh from a pre-medical school excursion to a Caribbean island, still embroiled in a nasty divorce and a million-dollar bankruptcy workout. A friend gave him an office here to, in his words, "play with real estate."
Within a few months French had mysterious out-of-town backers and an ambitious "plan" to redevelop West Church Street into a luxury hotel, mall and entertainment district. City leaders cheered. But as months dragged on and promises grew ripe and dropped off the vine, it became clear -- to everyone except, apparently, City Hall -- that French and his backers were up to something other than what they had claimed to be.
Now some are alleging the whole idea was to rip off the federal government -- that is, the taxpayers -- by making them pay much more than necessary for property on downtown's west side on which to build a federal courthouse.
Let us bring you up to speed:
December 1996: Orlando announces it is selling the Bryan Hotel, a flophouse/general store and low-budget employment agency on the west side formerly owned by the Meiner family. French forms "Carida Partners" with Tom Hager and Ed Neill of North Carolina, and announces a plan for a "suite hotel on the second story with restaurants and shops on the ground floor."
Unreported at the time, French shows Parramore landlord and realtor Phil Cowherd a "business plan" that includes the purchase of a large tract of land in Orlando's downtown black slum. According to a lawsuit filed much later, French asks Cowherd to act as a broker and keep the plans under his hat. (Cowherd denies it.)
January 1997: On the last day bids are accepted, French outbids local landlord/antique dealer Sam Meiner, thrilling city officials. "It's very exciting," says Brenda Robinson, the city's deputy chief administrator. French also buys from Meiner -- for a sum later reported to be $4.9 million -- the Lamar Hotel, which sits on a 3-plus acre lot on Hughey Avenue, right next to the Federal Court building slated for $9.5 million expansion.The Orlando Sentinel publishes a cheery profile of the new development partnership, now called Carolina Florida Property, reporting that it has $150 million in cash.
That money is said to come from Hager, who runs an advertising firm, and Neill, a paving contractor who already had invested $1.7 million in southwest Orange County acreage. City officials favor Carolina Florida's grand plans over those of Meiner, who proposes human-scale redevelopment that would have taken into consideration existing residents.
The Sentinel's reporting establishes the Carolina Florida's reputation for unlimited wealth and bold planning. The partnership's local investment henceforth will be estimated at $20 million to $60 million, and its actions will be judged by its reputation, rather than its reputation being judged by its actions.
June 1997: French reconfirms the company's plans to build an entertainment complex on the site "in the very near future." Establishing a ruse he will hence employ again and again, he promises more details in "60 to 90 days."
French also announces Carolina Florida has purchased the 405-acre Boardwalk and Baseball site from Anheuser Busch, while Neill's previous purchase near Windermere -- now called "Isles of Lake Hancock" -- has 30 houses under construction to be marketed to "recreational water skiiers."
Unreported at the time, French quietly is buying some 25 acres in the Parramore neighborhood, for which his company is paying three-to-five times the acknowledged market value.
August 1997: French proposes reopening the $900,000 Bryan Hotel as a $5-per-night flophouse. "This is by no means a permanent thing. It's part of our civic rent," he says. He also pays the $5,000 back rent owed by Mavis Starke's Cross Roads Mission Homeless Shelter on Parramore Avenue -- a strategic alliance that will allow him to displace poor people from his land without attracting publicity.
October 1997: French proposes demolition of two dozen houses on West Church Street to make way for his partnership's still vaguely-defined development. Former residents will be sent to the Cross Roads; city officials question the need to level the area. "We can't answer their questions because we don't know the answers," French says.
Meanwhile, Cowherd and fellow slumlord Julian Allison together buy nine properties and immediately sell them to French for an aggregate markup of 190 percent.
November 1997: French threatens to build a nine-story hotel and furniture store and cineplex on the site of the old Lamar Hotel, next to the Federal Court building on Hughey Avenue. The federal government wants the land for a new courthouse, but has not been quick enough to make an offer. French had bought the site and demolished the buildings, at a claimed cost of $5 million. Although the "galleria" development is an obvious low-level extortion scheme, The Sentinel reports French's plans credulously. "We can't let that land sit fallow," French says.
Meanwhile, the Boardwalk and Baseball deal has fallen through, but the partnership has spent $10 million buying up dilapidated homes, warehouses, and empty lots on Bryan Avenue, Church Street, South Street, Division Avenue, West Pine and South Hughey on the west side. Prices for the land range upward from $9 per square foot -- several times the assessed value.
January 1998: French files a lawsuit against Cowherd and Allison, claiming the pair conspired against his partnership's interests when -- based upon Cowherd's inside knowledge of French's plan to buy up the neighborhood -- they bought properties themselves that French was obligated to buy from them at prices well above their actual value.
French also backs Daisy Lynum for the open city council seat that represents the west side, pumping several thousand dollars into her campaign. Lynum repays the kindness with now-conventional faith, saying: "I don't think you can go in with $30 million and do anything worse than was there."
February 1998: French announces an alliance with three veterans of Orlando's insular politics: Bob Snow, the formerly shunted aside developer of Church Street Station; Bob Barron, an expert on downtown retail and affordable housing; and Hal Kantor, a real estate zoning law specialist and partner of Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed.
French announces a new plan to let small investors take over the load of his land buys by folding Carolina Florida into a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT), a tax shelter/pseudo stock offering. Orlando Weekly points out that the REIT market has gone soft and questions why the monied partners would want to reduce their equity stake now, while "our vision" -- French's words -- is, as always, just a month away from announcement.
March 1998: Feds go to court to take control of the 3.8-acre former Lamar lot for the courthouse project. U.S. government, based on its appraisals, offers $3.4 million; French demands $10 million. Federal law requires the government to pay fair market value for the land, based in part on comparable sales in the neighborhood. But in the Parramore area, almost all recent sales have been to French -- and at inflated prices. This just might be significant.
July 1998: Mayor Hood is said to be satisfied with French's latest, still undefined, vision. "I'm very encouraged by what they told me," Hood tells the Sentinel, which continues: "Hood and her top managers have worried for months that the company might hold on to the property and not redevelop it, leaving the city with a slew of boarded-up buildings and empty lots." The buying spree over, the Sentinel reports French has spent "more than $30 million in cash." County tax records show Carolina Florida actually has spent $16.1 million.
Sept. 2, 1998: The Wall Street Journal reports the partnership is imploding, French is leaving and the opulent office is being packed up. Neill, interviewed for the first time, states the obvious: "We could be land banking this for years and years and years." He also claims he was attracted to the Orlando property because of its cheapness relative to similar property in Charlotte -- where NationsBank has cleared slums and removed low-income African Americans. Neill does not explain the discrepancy between the alleged cheapness of Orlando slums and published reports that he had just spent more than $30 million assembling acreage at $10-plus per square foot.
Sept. 3, 1998: Sentinel follows Wall Street Journal story. Makes no mention of Neill's land-banking comment, but for the first time refers to French as a "former flea market operator."
In a court filing two days earlier, Allison alleges French's lawsuit is a ruse to establish higher market values that will drive up the price of French's Lamar site. He cites sloppy legal work -- for example, French improperly served legal papers to Allison at Cowherd's business address, an address that has no connection to Allison -- as evidence that French hopes to sabotage his own lawsuit. Why? Because, says Allison, if French loses -- and the sale price of the Cowherd-Allison properties to him is deemed fair market value -- then French has successfully established a base value that will influence the worth of the land the government wants from him.
Following Allison's logic, taxpayers then would have subsidized an elaborate scam perpetrated by French and his investors, who would bank more than 20 acres on the west side for about $6 million -- that is, the $16 million they've spent minus the $10 million French is demanding for the courthouse property. That puts them in a position to hold onto the remaining land efficiently -- something they could not do if they really had spent $30 million to acquire it.
Now what? Mayor Hood's spokesman, Jim DeSimone, expresses continuing credulity, now seasoned with mild concern. "Don't landbank and burn everything else we're trying to do over there," says DeSimone. Yet with the addition of Kantor to the team, he says things may yet work out: "We do know that they've been reworking their plans to bring them more into conformity. ... We're not shutting Carolina Florida Property off." A meeting was expected (although not yet scheduled) for later this month.
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