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Filed under: MLS team values by Forbes, Uncategorized | Tags: Andrea Pirlo, Avaya Stadium, Chicago Fire, Chivas USA, Colorado Rapids, Columbus Crew, David Villa, DC United, Didier Drogba, Don Garber, ESPN, FC Dallas, Forbes magazine, Fox, Fox Sports 1, Frank Lampard, Houston Dynamo, Kaka, LAFC, Los Angeles Galaxy, Major League Soccer, Miami Fusion, Montreal Impact, NBA, NBC, NBCSN, New England Revolution, New York City FC, New York Red Bulls, NFL, NHL, Orlando City SC, Philadelphia Union, Portland Timbers, Real Salt Lake, San Jose Earthquakes, Seattle Sounders, Sporting Kansas City, Steven Gerrard, Toronto FC, Univision, Vancouver Whitecaps, WNBA
The average worth of Major League Soccer clubs reached $157 million in 2014, up 52 percent from the previous year, according to a valuation by Forbes magazine.
Topping the list were the Seattle Sounders at $245 million, while the Colorado Rapids, worth $105 million, brought up the rear. The biggest mover was DC United, whose value increased 97 percent, from $71 million in '13 to $140 million last year. Average team worth was $103 million in 2013, nearly triple what Forbes valued the teams five years earlier.
Eight of MLS' then-18 clubs turned a profit in 2014, led by Seattle's $10 million. The biggest loser was the New York Red Bulls at $9 million.
2014 valuation of MLS clubs, plus revenue and operating income*:
1. Seattle Sounders — $245 million, $50 million, $10 million.
2. Los Angeles Galaxy — $240 million, $44 million, $4 million.
3. Houston Dynamo — $200 million, $26 million, $5 million.
4. Portland Timbers — $185 million, $35 million, $4 million.
5. Toronto FC — $175 million, $32 million, -$7 million.
6. Sporting Kansas City — $165 million, $29 million, $4 million.
7. Chicago Fire — $160 million, $21 million, -$6 million.
8. New England Revolution — $158 million, $25 million, $7 million.
9. FC Dallas — $148 million, $25 million, -$3 million.
10. San Jose Earthquakes — $146 million, $13 million, -$1 million.
11. Philadelphia Union — $145 million, $25 million, $2 million.
12. New York Red Bulls — $144 million, $22 million, -$9 million.
13. D.C. United — $140 million, $21 million, -$1 million.
14. Montreal Impact — $128 million, $22 million, -$3 million.
15. Vancouver Whitecaps — $125 million, $21 million, -$6 million.
16. Columbus Crew — $112 million, $18 million, -$4 million.
17. Real Salt Lake — $108 million, $17 million, $1 million.
18. Colorado Rapids — $105 million, $15 million, -$3 million.
*Operating income before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization.
Forbes cited a number of reasons for the league's surging team valuation, including:
o Growing attendance, which through July averaged 21,000, as MLS continued to widen the gap with the NBA (17,800) and NHL (17,500) in that department. That average projects to total attendance of 7.2 million in 2015, thanks in part to the addition of new teams in New York and Orlando. The 2013 total was 6 million.
o An influx of overseas talent that picked up in 2015 with the arrival of the likes of Kaka, Andrea Pirlo, Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard, David Villa and Didier Drogba–a clear indication that owners are willing to spend to enhance the product on the field.
o More soccer-specific stadiums throughout MLS. The latest was San Jose's Avaya Stadium, which opened in March, and DC United plans be in new digs by 2018. Like United, the Earthquakes' value has doubled since '13.
o The end of a TV deal with ESPN, NBC and Univision that paid MLS an average $30 million per year. The new deal, in which Fox replaced NBC, pays $90 million a year. Hardly NFL figures, or even NHL figures, and average viewship of 232,000 this year on Fox Sports 1 trails even the WNBA, but that represents a 65 percent improvement over NBCSN's average audience of 141,000. [September 19]
Comment I: Total team worth of more than $2.8 billion for a league that as recently as 2002 nearly went under. No wonder there were no signs of panic when MLS Commissioner Don Garber, during his "State of the League" address in December, revealed that the league was losing more than $100 million a year.
Comment II: Being part of MLS is still far from being a license to print money, but no wonder the owners of LAFC, which won't begin play until 2018, paid a league-record expansion fee of $110 million to try to succeed where it predecessor, the ill-fated Chivas USA, failed. By comparison, the Miami Fusion, one of the league's first two expansion teams, paid $20 million in 1997 to join MLS.
Filed under: Qatar World Cup in November and December, Uncategorized | Tags: 2021 FIFA Confederations Cup, 2022 World Cup, Bahrain, Christmas, college football, Cristiano Ronaldo, ESPN, EuroSnobs, FIFA, FIFA Executive Committee, Muslim world, NBA, NFL, NHL, Portugal, Qatar, Ramadan, Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al-Khalifa, UEFA Champions League, Univision, USA, Winter Olympics, Zurich
The 2022 World Cup in Qatar will be an autumn affair, the first World Cup not to be played in late spring/early summer.
A task force formed to look into ways to avoid the sweltering summer heat in the tiny Gulf state is recommending that Qatar '22 be played in November and December. Its report is expected to be ratified by the FIFA Executive Committee when it meets in Zurich on March 19 and 20.
Summer temperatures in Qatar routinely top 100 degrees while the heat drops to the high 70s in late fall.
The task force, headed by Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al-Khalifa of Bahrain, considered a January-February tournament, but that would clash with the Winter Olympics. April was rejected because Ramadan will be observed in the Muslim world in that month in 2022.
Under the recommendation, it is believed that Qatar '22 would be shorter than the traditional 31 or 32 days, kicking off November 26 and ending on December 23, two days before Christmas.
Though FIFA says all of its confederations favor the move to November-December, it is expected to encounter fierce opposition from Europe's top leagues. Most of those leagues traditionally schedule a winter break of up to four weeks for weather reasons, but the task force's plan would idle players not involved in the '22 World Cup for up to eight weeks [February 25]
Comment: A very bad idea got worse.
The FIFA Executive Committee's expected rubber-stamp to this topsy-turvy scheduling of a World Cup is further proof that the world's soccer-governing body is hell-bent on holding its world championship in Qatar at all costs. Allegations that the Qataris won over a solid U.S. bid through bribery have been swept under the rug. Reports that foreign workers involved in World Cup preparations have been mistreated or even died in accidents is worth a shrug, all the more troubling because the stadiums and infrastructure promised by Qatar are being built from scratch. At No. 109 in the latest FIFA World Rankings, the Qatari National Team is poised to be the worst host side in World Cup history, far weaker than South Africa in 2010. And if a June World Cup in Qatar is being considered unworkable, then Qatar isn't likely to be able to host the 2021 FIFA Confederations Cup, the tradition World Cup dress rehearsal for a host nation.
On a much, much smaller scale, there's something for Americans to consider, and it's not just the fact that, among EuroSnobs, their favorite club's schedule will be interrupted by a November-December World Cup after just a dozen matches.
TV ratings, those figures that determine in the future how often you can see your favorite European club or whether you can watch UEFA Champions League games on cable or network television here, will take a serious hit if the 2022 World Cup is played in late fall.
At last year's World Cup, the USA's first-round match against Portugal was played on a Sunday. America was sitting on its couch with nothing more than mid-season baseball and a golf tournament as a diversion, and the TV audience for what will be remembered here for Cristiano Ronaldo's last-gasp, heartbreaking assist, was 24.7 million on ESPN and Univision combined, a record for a soccer telecast in the U.S. There were no NFL games, no college football games, no NBA games, no NHL games to syphon off viewers. A similar World Cup game, played on an NFL Sunday in 2022, will be buried in the ratings. NFL games last season averaged 17.6 million–five pro gridiron games attracted more than 29 million.
Perhaps, in seven years, a November World Cup can steal casual viewers from the NFL. At present, it's doubtful.
Filed under: Away goals rule, Uncategorized | Tags: Brad Evans, Bruce Arena, CenturyLink Field, Clint Dempsey, Columbus Crew, FC Dallas, Juninho, Landon Donovan, Los Angeles Galaxy, Major League Soccer, NASL, NBA, New England Revolution, New York Red Bulls, NHL, Real Salt Lake, Seattle Sounders, StubHub Center, Village People
The Los Angeles Galaxy lost to the Seattle Sounders, 2-1, on a frigid night at CenturyLink Field but won the Western Conference final on away goals to advance to Major League Soccer's championship game.
The Galaxy, which a week earlier took the first game of its home-and-home series, 1-0, will return to the StubHub Center on December 7 to play host to the New England Revolution in the MLS Cup final. New England defeated the New York Red Bulls, 2-1 and 2-2, in the Eastern Conference finals for a 3-2 aggregate.
Brad Evans, in the 26th minute, and Clint Dempsey, six minutes later, scored to give the Sounders hope of reaching their first MLS final, but nine minutes into the second half L.A. midfielder Juninho pounced on a deflected corner kick by Landon Donovan and ripped a shot in off the left post for his first goal in 13 months. [November 30]
Comment: The last stupid MLS idea has died peacefully of natural causes.
And we don't mean the Columbus Crew's decision to dump its Village People logo once and for all (that's called "re-branding").
MLS finally succumbed to the use of the aways goals rule this playoff season, and the world did not come to an end. Both the Eastern Coference semifinals and finals were decided on aggregate goals, as did one Western semifinal, won by L.A. over Real Salt Lake. And when the Galaxy walked off the CenturyLink Field at the final whistle after the road leg of its Western Conference final, the partisan Sounder crowd of 46,758 accepted the fact that its side, winners on the night by a goal, were losers overall.
Some in the media here didn't quite know what to make of this new gimmick, although it's used in cup competitions the world over. "Rules of the road lift Galaxy into the final" read one newspaper headline. Another: "Galaxy's Goal is One for the Road." But a worthy winner was produced. Galaxy coach Bruce Arena called the concept of the away-goals rule–an incentive for the road team to attack in the first leg–"garbage," and it certainly didn't inspire Seattle to produce an away goal or two in the first leg. But no one at CenturyLink exited wringing their hands over an injustice. Everyone knew the rules going in. In fact, the Sounders were the first team in MLS history to advance on away goals, eliminating FC Dallas nearly three weeks earlier in the Western semifinals (1-1 in Texas, 0-0 at home). And there was no effect at the gate: MLS drew a record average attendance of 19,151 during the regular season–once again better than the NBA and NHL–and 21,275 during the playoffs. Not a tremendous accomplishment, unless one recalls the days in the not-too-distant past when most MLS post-season matches drew crowds embarrassingly smaller than many regular-season games.
Americans fans, apparently, have been more adaptable than MLS gave them credit for over its 19-season run. Or at least they were tolerant. They've had to endure earlier MLS playoff concoctions, such as the ponderous best-of-three-games playoff. And the ridiculous "first-to-five-points" system. Once it got to the simple home-and-home formula in 2003, it counted road goals equal to home goals, perhaps in the belief that a romp by the visiting team in the opening leg would kill interest in the second leg.
Fans here also–some of them–survived other MLS innovations, like the silly countdown clock, and they survived leftovers from the old NASL, like the shootout, back when it was believed that American DNA made it impossible for folks here to understand, let alone appreciate, the concept of a draw. Perhaps the seamless debut of away goals signals the end, once and for all, of its "unnecessarily creative" period.
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Atlanta, Chivas USA, Deep South, Detroit, Don Garber, English Premier League, German Bundesliga, Icarus, Italian Serie A, Kansas City, Major League Baseball, Major League Soccer, Minneapolis, NBA, New York City FC, NFL, NHL, North American Soccer League, Oklahoma City, Orlando, Sacramento, Spanish La Liga, Toronto FC
Major League Soccer will expand to 24 teams by 2020.
League Commissioner Don Garber made that announcement during a TV interview at halftime of his league's all-star game in Kansas City. It comes on the heels of the addition of New York City FC for the 2015 season, which was believed to cap the number of MLS teams at 20. The goal of two dozen teams opens the door for hopefuls such as Orlando, Detroit, Atlanta, Sacramento, Oklahoma City and Minneapolis, whose representatives have been trying to woo MLS in recent months.
"As MLS enters a period of accelerated growth, the addition of new teams will allow us to expand our geographic coverage, grow our fan base and help us achieve our vision of being among the best leagues in the world by 2022," said Garber. [July 31]
Comment: Sheer folly.
Without promotion/relegation–and there will never be promotion/relegation involving MLS–even the idea of 20 teams, let alone 24, is ridiculous.
Twenty-four teams would make MLS the world's biggest top-flight soccer circuit. Impressive distinction. But there are reasons why leagues with pro/rel in soccer-mad countries–the Italian Serie A, Spain's La Liga, the English Premier League, the German Bundesliga 1, the Brasileiro Serie A, etc.–limit membership to 18 or 20 clubs.
Never mind the questionable potential or track records of the possible MLS markets being discussed. Just go with the numbers. Twenty-four teams? That means that if each team magically takes turns winning an MLS Cup, the fans in an exemplary market like Portland, where the Timbers are on a 45-game home sellout streak, will have to wait more than a generation between league championships. Throw in a mini-dynasty by a team from a glamorous market like (gulp) Oklahoma City or Sacramento and the wait is even longer. Meanwhile, without promotion/relegation, troubled teams like Chivas USA and Toronto FC, with 10 or more opponents ahead of them in the conference standings, can continue to stink up the bottom of the league into perpetuity while their dwindling, hopeless fan bases look on.
So how does Garber adequately cover two enormous countries while keeping fans of losing teams engaged? He can't continue to expand the playoffs–he already throws around playoff berths like penny candy. He should leave things, then, at an already bloated 20. And if he must restore MLS's presence in the Deep South, he should convince the league's biggest problem child, Chivas USA, to arrange a move to Atlanta or even Orlando (even though Florida has proven to be the black hole of pro soccer over the past three decades). Moving a team may be seen as a sign of weakness, but it's the magic formula used for ages by Major League Baseball, the NFL, NBA and NHL whenever there's a need to leverage a new stadium or favorable ownership change–or simply scare former fans into showing up again.
It is hoped that Garber and the MLS Board of Governors come to the realization that their league doesn't have to be anywhere close to the NFL (32 teams), Major League Baseball (30), the NBA (30) or the NHL (30) in membership to be considered major league. Heck, the NHL was considered major league back in the mid-1960s when it had six teams; it earned that distinction by presenting a major league product. But if Garber is hell-bent on expanding to two dozen teams, he should have one last look at the U.S. soccer history books. The last soccer league here to grow to 24 was another without promotion/relegation, the North American Soccer League, in 1978. Within two years, three weak sisters went belly up, and the panic was on. Within six years, there were seven left.
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Billy Witz, Chicago Fire, Columbus Crew, England, gays, Golden State Warriors, Home Depot Center, Jason Collins, John Branch, Leeds United, lesbians, Los Angeles Daily News, Los Angeles Galaxy, Los Angeles Times, Major League Soccer, Mike Magee, NBA, New England, New York Times, NHL, Rancho Palos Verdes, Robbie Rogers, Seattle Sounders, Stevenage
Former U.S. international Robbie Rogers, who in February revealed that he is gay, made his Los Angeles Galaxy debut, coming on as a substitute in the 77th minute of L.A.'s 4-0 rout of the Seattle Sounders at the Home Depot Center.
The crowd of 24,811 greeted Rogers, who grew up in nearby Rancho Palos Verdes, with polite applause, and he had five touches in an uneventful cameo.
The 26-year-old outside midfielder earlier played in Major League Soccer for the Columbus Crew and made 18 appearances for the national team. Two years ago he headed to England, where he played in the second tier for Leeds United and eventually, on loan, in the third tier for Stevenage. Injuries and the emotional strain of hiding his sexual orientation took their toll, and Rogers parted ways with Leeds last winter. Although in announcing his homosexuality Rogers said he would take a break from soccer, he was training with the Galaxy two months later. Two days before the appearance against Seattle, L.A. midfielder-forward Mike Magee was traded to the Chicago Fire, which held Rogers' MLS rights, for Rogers. [May 26]
Comment: Rogers' return to soccer was truly an historic occasion–an important step in America's evolution in its view of gays and lesbians. But that's for the social scientists. From a soccer standpoint, it was very revealing. And no, not because diehard Galaxy fans seemed oblivious of their new midfielder's sexual orientation. (Their concern lay with the loss of the popular Magee, the team's leading scorer. For the record, Magee wanted a move to his hometown of Chicago for personal reasons.)
The Rogers story revealed a U.S. news media that still has trouble admitting that MLS, the league whose teams average more fans per game than the NBA and NHL, is major league in more than name alone. Weeks ago, NBA center Jason Collins made headlines with the revelation that he is gay. However, at age 34, with his season over and his contract with the Golden State Warriors expiring, it is uncertain whether Collins will ever step onto an NBA court again. Now, along comes Rogers, who has bravely come out of the closet knowing full well that he will spend the next five months in the glare of a spotlight of his own making, thus forcing the media to write, as the cliche goes, the first draft of history.
On one end, there was the Los Angeles Times, whose headline the next day read, "Rogers' small step onto field is huge. In Galaxy debut, he is first openly gay male team player in U.S. major pro sports."
On the other end, there was the New York Times. Sportswriter John Branch, noting that "you can't choose your heroes," followed that with, "Such is the case for the movement of gays in sports–more specifically openly gay men in major North American team sports." Four paragraphs later: "On Sunday night, the soccer player Robbie Rogers became the first openly gay male athlete to play a major (sort of) North American team sport." Not long after, Branch's New York Times colleague, Billy Witz, gave MLS a promotion of sorts, calling Rogers the "first … gay man to participate in a prominent North American professional league."
So is Major League Soccer major league? "Sort of" major? Merely "prominent"? In terms of TV ratings and average player salaries, it's major league soccer because it is, by far, bigger than the country's minor soccer leagues. In terms of gleaming new stadiums, growing ranks of imported stars, plus growth potential based on grassroots participation numbers that make ice hockey's look laughable, MLS is not only the country's fifth major sport but its fourth, one rung on the ladder above the NHL.
For now, MLS is what the media tells the public it is. If it is to gain recognition as a bona fide, honest-to-god major league, it will continue to come grudgingly. As the Los Angeles Daily News put it in a preview of the Galaxy's next game, at New England, "The Galaxy now play in a 'major U.S. professional sport,' according to the latest stories about the addition of Robbie Rogers. So be it."
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: 2013 MLS opener, American Soccer League, FIFA, Great Depression, Major League Baseball, Major League Soccer, National Professional Soccer League, NBA, New York Cosmos, NFL, NHL, North American Soccer League, Pele, Phil Anschutz, Supporters Shield, United Soccer Association, USFA
Major League Soccer will kick off its 18th season Saturday, March 2, with 12 of its 19 clubs in action. Another six will play the following day.
Aside from the usual player moves and coaching changes, the league remains relatively unchanged from 2012, although the start date marks the earliest kickoff in MLS history. A record 87 matches will be televised nationally on seven different channels, and the league will be out to top last season's attendance figures as it drew 6,074,729 fans and averaged a record-18,807–ahead of the NBA and NHL and behind only the NFL and Major League Baseball at the turnstiles. [February 28]
Comment: MLS, wisely, has never been a league to look back; given the alphabet soup of leagues that have crashed and burned over the past century, there never was a reason to remind anyone that it has been trying to be the very first one to fly.
But if it did publicly point to the past, it might … discreetly … modestly … pop a very quiet champagne cork and take a quick sip.
Season 18 makes MLS the oldest professional soccer league in American history. Eighteen is one year older than the North American Soccer League (1968-84), the league formed by the merger of a pair of one-year-old circuits, the long-forgotten United Soccer Association and National Professional Soccer League. The NASL was down to five clubs in 1969, then rode the Pele-led New York Cosmos gravy train to 24 teams and a national TV contract in the late '70s, only to over-spend itself into oblivion a handful of years later. The only other notable pro league in the U.S. was the original American Soccer League, which was founded in 1921 and was out-drawing the NFL until battles with the USFA (forerunner to U.S. Soccer) and FIFA and the Great Depression killed it off in 1933, although it reorganized and limped along on a minor-league basis until 1983.
MLS, now just three years away from full adulthood, still faces many challenges, not the least of which are poor TV ratings in a sports landscape ruled by the tube, plus too many clubs operating in the red. And there would not have been an 18th birthday were it not for the likes of Phil Anschutz, who at one point propped up half the clubs in the league. But while the NASL in its 17th season was in its death throes, hemorrhaging money as its number of franchises had dropped to nine and average attendance to a tepid 10,759, MLS is not far from adding its 20th club (a reconstituted New York Cosmos? Orlando?), and the fan base in many of its cities is made up of young adults who are loyal, knowledgeable and loud. While NASL clubs shoehorned themselves into all manner of baseball stadiums and pro, college and even high school football stadiums, 14 MLS clubs play in new or relatively new soccer-specific stadiums. MLS has proven to be one of the most competitive soccer leagues in the world–nine different clubs have lifted the MLS Cup and eight have claimed the Supporters Shield–and the quality on the field continues to improve (though some critics would ask, how could it not?). And while the NASL tried to build itself on the backs of big-name, high-priced foreigners, the MLS this season loses the world's most recognizable star in David Beckham but has attracted enough stars from abroad to make itself interesting.
With the MLS now old enough to vote, should it gloat? Nope. Would Major League Soccer's cautious, spendthrift approach, without a legion of Internet-driven 20-something hipsters in the stands, without its soccer-specific stadiums, without the explosion of television-exposure options, have survived back in 1968-84? Of course not. In short, after ASL I, ASL II, the International League, USA, NPSL, NASL, MISL, AISL, USL, WSA/WSL, ASL III, APSL and A-League, Major League Soccer can thank the soccer gods that it has proven itself to be the right league at the right time.
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: 2012 MLS Cup, Australia, Beckham Rule, David Beckham, DC United, Glasgow Celtic, Home Depot Center, Houston Dynamo, Landon Donovan, Los Angeles Galaxy, Major League Soccer, MLS Commissioner Don Garber, Montreal, NBA, NHL, Philip Anschutz, Queens Park Rangers, The Beckham Experiment, Thierry Henry, Toronto FC
David Beckham closed out his Major League Soccer career in triumph as the Los Angeles Galaxy defeated the Houston Dynamo, 3-1, at the Home Depot Center in the 2012 MLS Cup, making defending champion Los Angeles the second club, after DC United, to capture four league titles.
Beckham has not revealed his next move, although he has been linked to clubs ranging from Queens Park Rangers in his native England and Glasgow Celtic to teams in Australia. A clause in his current contract gives him the opportunity to become part-owner of an MLS club. [December 1]
Comment: Beckham exited the championship game in stoppage time to chants of "Thank-you, Beck-ham!" by Galaxy fans, a far cry from the first half of his stay. He arrived in 2007 as damaged goods and started just two matches in his first season. The Galaxy lost on a regular basis. He alienated captain Landon Donovan and other teammates. He managed to get himself loaned to AC Milan in a cynical and vain attempt to keep alive his England career.
It was all chronicled in the 2009 book, "The Beckham Experiment"–which appears to have been premature by at least three years.
Much has been made in the media of Beckham's 5 1/2-year stay since he announced his MLS retirement a couple of weeks ago. In 2006 BC (Before Beckham), MLS had 12 clubs, the latest of which, Toronto FC, paid $10 million for the right to lose money. Average attendance was a stagnant 15,504 (2.97 million total) and only four of the league's stadiums were designed for soccer. This year, Montreal, having paid $40 million, became the league's 19th club. The San Jose Earthquakes broke ground on MLS's 15th soccer-specific stadium. Average attendance was 18,807 (6.07 million total)–better than the NBA and NHL for the third straight year. Each team has a youth academy, up from zero in '06, and thanks to the so-called "Beckham Rule," there are 31 star players scattered throughout a previously faceless MLS whose pay, in effect, doesn't count against a team's miserly-but-sensible salary cap.
Is it all Beckham's doing? Commissioner Don Garber, in his state of the league address five days before the game, went so far as to say, "I don't think anybody would doubt that he has over delivered …. There's arguably not a soccer fan on this planet that doesn't know the L.A. Galaxy and Major League Soccer, and David played a significant role in making that happen."
So how much credit does Beckham deserve? The truth, of course, lies somewhere in between. Clearly, there's no one like him–think a superstar like Thierry Henry, playing in the nation's biggest market, could have had the same impact on his own? What Beckham did–thanks to his splash, flash and the Beckham Rule that was necessary to make his arrival possible–was to show fans, the media, potential investors and corporate America that MLS was through treading water after 10 modestly successful seasons and finally meant business. Mere survival was no longer an option.
Beckham will be missed. No sane person ever expected him to lift soccer in the U.S. to the same plane as gridiron football, baseball and basketball, and he didn't. He merely moved the ball forward, his customary 35 yards at a time, and on so many fronts soccer now eclipses ice hockey as North America's fourth-most popular team sport.
What remains for the immediate future is what Beckham left on the field at the Home Depot Center: a cup final between two clubs owned by the same man, Philip Anschutz. As Becks departs, that sort of arrangement remains a necessity in an MLS still at the toddler stage.


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The crisis of illegal migration of Africans to Europe is an age old problem. Hard as the world seeks to deal with it, the numbers keep soaring and the biting consequences associated with it keep multiplying. Although illegal migrants may be aware of the inherent dangers this rather tortuous journey has in store, the notion that Europe is an El Dorado is enough a motivation. Among several other reasons, the driving force behind this ''deadly voyage'' is the promise of better lives, conflicts, sheer adventure and most importantly the over-exaggerated stories of returnees from Europe. According to The Economist, over one million immigrants crossed the Mediterranean in 2015. The story of the illegal African immigrant is told below.
These illegal immigrants, most of which are of Sub-Saharan African origin, use several deadly routes. The most widely used route is the Niger-Libya-Italy. Immigrants from Mali use the Mali-Niger-Libya route while those from Congo ply the Congo-Cameroon-Nigeria-Benin-Niger-Libya-Italy. In the case of Liberians, Liberia-Guinea-Mali-Burkina Faso-Niger-Libya-Italy is the course they travel. Ghanaian illegal migrants usually go through Togo to Benin, Niger, Libya and finally end up in Italy. Safe arrival in Europe is, however, not guaranteed. One major point of transit along the journey is the city of Agadez in central Niger. This city has become the de facto ''smuggling capital'' of Africa. Agadez is the last transit point before Libya. According to the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), over 170,000 migrants passed through the city of Agadez in 2016 with over 6,000 newcomers arriving every week. Most immigrants exhaust their monies once they get to Agadez and resort to menial jobs to raise money in furtherance of their agenda to get to the land of promise (Europe). Female immigrants are known to take to prostitution in Agadez to make money. The journey from Agadez to the Libyan border usually occurs once in a week; Mondays. Migrants are loaded in the backs of pick-ups while they traverse the dusty desert. Once in Tripoli (Libya), the next target is to cross the Mediterranean to Italy on dreaded rubber dinghies (boats). On the average, an illegal immigrant pays Libyan Dinar equivalent of 500 United States Dollars to be smuggled to Italy (IOM).
Laying on the way of illegal immigrants en route to Europe are loads of nerve-racking and life-threatening occurrences. These dangers are more pronounced in the desert, on the Mediterranean sea and on arrival at the European frontiers. Bandits are the major source of worry for drivers and migrants alike in the desert. The bandits are laws onto themselves. Once in the hand of bandits, migrants and drivers are robbed of all their valuables and money. Armed to the teeth, these bandits visit violence on any attempt to resist their operations leading to bad injuries and death. Women, on the other hand are sexually assaulted. In the views of the Regional Mixed Migration Secretariat (RMMS), more people lose their lives in their attempt to cross the desert than on the Mediterranean, giving in to disease, starvation and dehydration. The number of deaths is impossible to tally. Immigrants that successfully cross the desert arrive in Libya drenched in dust, visibly emaciated and sickly.
The next danger that stares migrants in the face is the journey on the Mediterranean sea. Rubber dinghies, most of which are susceptible to leaking, are loaded with hundreds of migrants, who do not wear lifejackets. Many migrants reportedly die on the sea due to boats sinking, bad weather, starvation etc. Works done by the UNHCR indicate that, more than 11,250 migrants have reportedly died since 2014 attempting to cross the Mediterranean to Europe. The IOM has also said that deaths on the Mediterranean have increased to 2.1 per 100 persons in 2017 from 1.2% in 2016. If these statistics are not harrowing enough to deter people, then they might as well commit suicide.
Once migrants arrive on the borders of Europe (Mainly Italy and Spain), there are dangers that lurk on the way to crossing the borders. With the influx of illegal migrants to Europe, most European countries along the Mediterranean have fortified their borders with 24/7 CCTV cameras and fences laced with razor wires to deter migrants from jumping. Migrants that are 'lucky' to jump the fences end up badly injured. The 'unlucky' ones that are arrested by border authorities after crossing the fences are pushed back. Push backs however, sharply contravenes UN obligations and EU laws. EU laws on migration clearly state that once migrants touch on EU land, they have a right to legal assistance and interpreter. These laws are unfortunately not applied. Border authorities usually unleash brute force on migrants and push them back.
If one is 'fortunate' enough to arrive in Europe, having gone through the convoluted journey, achieving the 'better life' promise now faces him/her; the reality check begins. With the paucity of skills and proper documentation, most migrants struggle to survive in Europe. Shelter, food, job, security are major concerns. A natural consequence of this is for female migrants to take to prostitution to make ends meet while male immigrants take up not-well-paying jobs as cleaners, car park attendants, among others. If one is lucky to get accommodation, he or she is at the mercy of the landlord. Most landlords take advantage of migrants, knowing they do not have permits to stay and work. If unlucky to secure decent accommodation, migrants turn bridges, parks and gardens, car parks, lorry stations into their homes.
Illegal migration has become an albatross on the neck of the world thus more urgency must be brought to bear on tackling it. Key among the solution is the need for more collaboration between EU and AU in order to nip it in the bud. These collaborations should be in the areas of economic development and security. Also, African countries must make up to the responsibility of providing more economic opportunities to the youth and work to cut down, if not stop, conflicts.


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Savannah Colbert has never known why she's so hated by the kids of the Clann. Nor can she deny her instinct to get close to Clann golden boy Tristan Coleman. Especially when she recovers from a strange illness and the attraction becomes nearly irresistible. It's as if he's a magnet, pulling her gaze, her thoughts, even her dreams. Her family has warned her to have nothing to do with him, or any members of the Clann. But when Tristan is suddenly everywhere she goes, Savannah fears she's destined to fail.
Release: October 25, 2011
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Series: The Clann #1
Often, I pick books because the cover calls to me and the summary sounds good. This book has a nice cover, but the summary was very vague, not really telling the reader anything about the book. I decided to go for it, but looking back, I really with I hadn't. It simply fell far too short of my non existent expectations. My largest problem with this book was the cheesy-ness of the witches and vampires. I found them to be too stereotypical and too flat. On the character side of things, I didn't really like Savanah or Tristan, Savanah was too self centered and dramatic for my taste and Tristan was too hot and cold in his emotions. The writing was OK, but I felt it was fairly bland and not very memorable, but it did convey all the necessary information for the book. The story was too slow for me and not very exciting pretty much all the way through, not much action occurred. Overall, I give this book a 1.5/5 for being a pretty big disappointment, in my opinion.
For years, Tristan has been forbidden to even speak to Savannah Colbert. Then Savannah disappears from school for a week and comes back…different, and suddenly he can't stay away. Boys seem intoxicated just from looking at her. His own family becomes stricter than ever. And Tristan has to fight his own urge to protect her, to be near her no matter the consequences….


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Objectives: Transforming Growth Factor (TGF)-β is reportedly upregulated and plays a critical role in hepatic fibrogenesis. We aim to study the role of the Smad3, a key transcription factor downstream of TGF-β receptors, signaling pathway in the pathogenesis of cholestatic liver injury induced by Bile Duct Ligation (BDL). Materials and methods: We used mice lacking Smad3 (Smad3ex8/ex8), and their wild-type littermates to model hepatic fibrosis using BDL. The underlying biology was investigated using histopathological examination and primary cultures of hepatocytes and biliary epithelial cells. Results: Here we found that mice lacking Smad3 are protected against cholestatic liver injury induced by BDL as evidenced by the absence of hepatocyte apoptosis and portal fibroproliferative responses,including exce.. Read More»


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Wealthy Arab student, 16, dies after race attack by gang of thugs in seaside town | Mail Online
A foreign student visiting Britain to learn about its culture and traditions has been murdered by a mob of thugs in a drunken racist attack.
More scum, another innocent killed and once again the police were as useful as a chocolate teapot. Unless we start handing out severe, or better yet, permanent punishments for this sort of crime, it is only going to get worse.
I am sure that the boy's assailants didn't mean to kill him, but that doesn't matter much to Mohammed right now, so who cares, murder is murder. If Mohammed's murderers thought that they'd be hanged for killing him, they may have stopped after a couple of kicks, perhaps just leaving him with a few scars, but what reason did they have for holding back?
Manslaughter carries a sentence of what, ten years? Which means they'll serve just five years, less if the prisons get a bit full and that is assuming that they're caught. Hardly a deterrent.
The police naturally were in the area and aware of the situation, and as it became apparent that there may be trouble, they quickly made a sharp exit.
Mr Tanriverdi said: 'After I asked them to leave, I noticed a police car pull up, so I went over and spoke to the officers. I asked them to keep an eye on the boys, and they said they would – then left. Less than an hour later, Mohammed had been beaten to death.'
The police probably preferred to keep an eye on the boys via CCTV, at a safe distance. It is becoming increasingly clear that in Britain you can no longer count on the police, they are either corrupt, useless or both. It is better to deal with the situation yourself, rather than wait for the police to come and save you, and deal with the consequences afterwards.
Many people claim that hanging has no effect on crime rates (despite the evidence to the contrary), but I am fairly sure that if those responsible for this were hung in the town square, nothing like this would happen in that area for a long time.
As for the two girls, if they do not come forward they should be subject to the full extent of the law and sentenced accordingly. Ideally a public birching, I am sure that afterwards they, and their friends, won't find the type of scum that did this quite so attractive and fun to be around.
Of course I am dreaming, in modern Britain these thugs would be given a lenient sentence, probably be out in two years. The girls, whether they come forward or not, will get off Scott free.
The message will be clear, life is cheap in Britain and the scum that run the streets, are nigh on untouchable.


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Diana Hsieh has a has a long post about spending the day at a Foundation for Economic Education event. In the 1950's, FEE was the cutting edge of free market thinking in America. Leonard Read, Ludwig von Mises, Ayn Rand, George Reisman, Henry Hazlitt, Friedrich Hayek and many others contributed to their publication, The Freeman. Many of FEE's books, some 40-50 years old, sit on my shelves.
FEE's early promise never came to fruition. With a great start, enriched by some of the finest minds in America, it did not go on to greater glory. Instead, it kind of… kept plugging along, losing its first generation of stars as they died (or in Rand's case, left a long time ago). FEE drifted into mediocrity and irrelevance. Do they make a difference at all now?
As usual, Ayn Rand saw the problem with FEE and modern conservatism before anyone else. Capitalism and religion are incompatible. Conservatives try to make the two work by claiming that capitalism does religion's altruistic work. In the end, however their moral premises undermine the package deal. Look at the Bush presidency, which has sponsored the biggest welfare state program since LBJ's Great Society, with that prescription drug program that no one seems to want. If one seriously believes the morality of sacrifice espoused by Christianity, then sooner or later one will support the expansion of the state to help the poor and needy.
I've never read the Bible, but the excerpts from the Sermon on the Mount that I've read sound like communism to me. There's no way religious conservatives can square that ideology with the selfishness of pursuing profit. Leftists love to note this with great mocking glee. Being the charmers that they are, leftists make this point with crude, foam-flecked abuse -- but the point is essentially true.
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Everything looks and smells wonderful and as with establishments that's been around since 1976, they have a huge following. Let me say this- I'm now one of them. Of course, as with most businesses from the '70s, their decor is also stuck from that era. There's not much to look at. WiFi? Creature comforts? Don't ask about it. Customer service is friendly but atypical of Brooklyn, heavy handed, so get a clue as to what you want to order, pronto!
What they lack in ambiance, they make up for in their product- donuts, which they pride themselves on, and they don't disappoint. They have a good selection but nowhere near as many or as appetizing as old-school favorites from Peter Pan Donuts, to which I compare Mike's to directly. This is not to say they fall short on anything in any way. Sometimes less (choice) is more. I've bought the chocolate, crumb and pom pom donuts and they're as good as I've remembered them every single time. Tasty, not oily, solid texture but soft.
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This definitely ought to be on your radar when you're in Bay Ridge and on the hunt for legitimate donuts.


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The other day I got introduced to some incredible ladies at the Royal Ascot Ladies Day which was around the corner from me, so it would be rude not to attend.
It was Sandy's first appearance as well and she got a lot of love from myself and some beautiful ladies I was sat with. Janet, Ruth, Sharon, Karen and Phoebe, thank you so much for letting me nag your ear off about the Miss Preston/England finals but you seemed to enjoy it!
The fundraiser was in aim to raise money for Rainbow House, which helps children with brain injuries and Down's syndrome and autism live their lives to fullest. One example was a young girl who couldn't use her legs, after 6 months at Rainbow House managed to walk with her mum down the aisle. It's work like this that deserves the amount of money we raised, it was £6,500!
This event withheld many business women who wanted to better themselves by getting more business contacts and also trying to get their new business off the ground, I know I met some inspiring women which has put me in better stead for the future! Absolutely precious times and opportunities like this are something to take with both hands and just gooooo for it.
Just like I planned to do for the rest of this day! I went ahead straight from this event to my little sister to grab some clothes from her to give to Cash For Clothes to raise money for Beauty With A Purpose! It was a lovely gesture from her and Suzanne, so thank you guys! Love ya xxxx
I'm cracking on with Miss England preps even more now, it's coming round fast! Ahhhh!!!
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A marriage ceremony is often the most important time in the life of the engaged couple. Brides and/or grooms tend to work very hard on the most minute details to ensure that this happy day works out as smoothly and beautifully as a fairytale fantasy. One piece that needs thoughtful attention to have the nuptials go off without a hitch (in this case to get hitched) is where to have the wedding. Wedding venues and wedding reception venues abound, and careful consideration should go into selecting the right one.
To give you an idea for what's possible, let's discuss options in two cities: Chicago and Houston.
There are several Chicago wedding venues to consider. Some options are: Fulton's On The River, which boasts a magnificent view of the water, Seven Ten Lounge-Spare Time Events, which gives the exciting urban flavor of Chicago and includes bowling, and the fancy and posh Embassy Suites Hotel in downtown Chicago.
A more exhaustive search can be performed to find just the right venue for your wedding.
Houston wedding venues can range from rural to urban. Often they'll give you different flavors of the South, from country to elegant. Consider The Magnolia room in the historic district, Always and Forever downtown, and Ashelynn Manor, just outside of Houston in the country.
The Magnolia room used to be a brewery, but has been converted to a beautiful fantasy, complete with a reception hall, dance floor, grand staircase and a romantic balcony that looks over the water. Always and Forever is designed to give the wedding parties the flavor of Europe without the expense. It has a sophisticated style modeled after cities in France, Spain and Italy that are leaders of elite taste. Ashelynn Manor is a country estate, whose building has nostalgic rising pillars and includes honeymoon suites that over look the rolling green hills, and rooms for the bridal party so they can already be there on the wedding day to prepare.
Perhaps you'd like to go for an international wedding. Both Cru(i)s(z)es–Penelope and Tom held their weddings abroad. It's not just a celebrity fad, its also capturing the imagination of thousands of non-celebrities too.
Wedding venues in the UK include scenic ocean side small villages, fancy royal locations in London, or rolling emerald magic in Ireland. Toronto wedding venues include The Atlantis Pavilion, Medieval Times (don't let the cheesy name confuse you, the pictures a fairytale intriguing), Arcadian Court and the Docks Entertainment Complex. There are many more options, but this sampling alone shows the wide range of elegance, sophistication, modern excitement and fantasy.
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Friendship Place, one of Washington's leading homeless help providers and a long-time partner of our parish, offers numerous volunteer opportunities for St. Columba's parishioners.
Friendship Place is a region-wide leader in the movement to end homelessness, with award-winning services that change people's lives — permanently. This year, more than 3,700 people have benefited from Friendship Place's services — which include street outreach, a "welcome center" for drop-in visits by homeless people not far from St. Columba's on Wisconsin Avenue, free medical and psychiatric services, job placement, case management, transitional shelter, homelessness prevention, rapid rehousing, permanent supportive housing, and specialized services for women, families, veterans, and youth, including those identifying as LGBTQ. Friendship Place accomplishes its work with 105 full-time and 12 part-time staff, a partnership of 26 congregations and the involvement of more than 400 volunteers. The Friendship Place staff works to help many of St. Columba's Water Ministry guests.
St. Columba's has partnered with Friendship Place since it was founded in 1991 by a grassroots coalition of congregations and community activists in upper Northwest DC, including our own St. Columba's parishioners Don Boardman and Dick Dowd. Parishioner Scott Kragie is currently treasurer and serves on the Friendship Place board of directors. For 20 years, St. Columba's worked with Friendship Place to run the Haven, a program that provided five women at a time a place to live along with medical, psychiatric and job search counseling in the former rector's residence on the St. Columba's grounds.
Friendship Place offers a wide variety of volunteer opportunities, like serving at the front desk or providing clothing closet support in the AimHire job search program. Volunteers also help permanent housing residents with activities of daily living and moving furniture, organizing food and clothing pick up from donor organizations; and providing home repair and maintenance services like carpentry, painting, electrical and plumbing. There are opportunities to use your skills in the areas of: advocacy, job development, community engagement, crowdfunding, nutrition, photography/videography, graphic design, computer programming, website development, and/or data analysis/data entry. Some volunteers mentor and coach Friendship Place staff members as they learn and develop leadership skills.
Time requirements for all of these volunteer opportunities are negotiable and will vary with the job and the volunteer.
Would you possibly like to get involved? If you are interested in what Friendship Place does and would like to meet with the staff to find more specific information about current volunteer opportunities, and how they might meet your own skills and interests, contact Hal Davis. You can also sign up for volunteer updates by completing an online form on the Friendship Place website.


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This summer (so from this Friday), Pinky Flat on the Adelaide Riverbank will be transformed into a sandy oasis for Adelaide's first Urban Beach. Can I hear a "HELL YES!!?" Check out the first pics here.
So, slide on your shades, grab the sunscreen and get some sand between your toes at Urban Beach.
Enjoy sumptuous summer foods, splash about in the water play area, and have go at summer sports such as beach volleyball, netball, badminton, table tennis and Frisbee golf; or try your hand at a game of totem tennis, Bocce or even Finska!
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Khufu was an adorable, playful pet! We've had her for several years from birth. She's incredibly playful and will chase after toys, entertain herself with string, and run around a lot. She plays well with our other cat and pet dog, and is very low maintenance. For a sweet and friendly family animal, she was a great pick!


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text: ePRNews Sandeep VermaAgricultural Lighting Leaders Announce Acquisition, Reshaping the Future of the Market Jun 20, 2018 Mark 0 1 Press Release (ePRNews.com) - MINNEAPOLIS - Jun 20, 2018 - ONCE®, the world's leading supplier of research-based agricultural lighting systems, announced today that it had reached a definitive agreement to acquire Germany-based iLOX GmbH (iLOX®) and its Polish subsidiary iLOX® Sp.z.o.o., an innovative lighting developer for agricultural livestock facilities. This strategic alliance integrates two industry leaders into the world's largest animal-centric lighting company. "We are extremely excited to welcome iLOX® to the ONCE® family. With our dedication to the development of scientifically backed, animal-centric lighting technologies and iLOX®'s superior electronic design ability and vast market knowledge, we can accelerate our commitments to lead and shape the fast-growing agricultural lighting market with disruptive innovation in respect to animal welfare," commented Zdenko Grajcar, CEO and founder of ONCE ®. "Since the inception, our team has focused into the untapped potential of animal-centric lighting and how it can transform the world of animal agriculture. Never could I have imagined the impact our work would make in eight years. ONCE® has effectively demonstrated that spectrum and modulation of light can significantly affect animal performance, dramatically reduce stress levels, impact animal behaviors and influence expression of genes in an organism. We have not only changed how the agriculture industry perceives and uses light but we have also become a global authority in animal photobiology and optogenetics. Today, we take it a step further by joining forces with the iLOX ® team to accelerate product development and intensify market adoption while improving our ability to support European-based customers and expanding our sales territories into the Middle East and North Africa." "Combining ONCE® and iLOX ® aligns well with the future goals we have previously established," adds Stefan Warnking, CEO and founder of iLOX®. "We share very similar philosophies and business strategies in focusing on innovative lighting solutions for farmers. The synergy of ONCE® 's broad IP portfolio of technologies combined with the electronic design capabilities of iLOX® will enable us to create new product offerings and offer science-based lighting solutions to farmers across Europe and the rest of the EMEA region. I am very proud of my team's achievements and look forward to combining forces with the ONCE® team." We are extremely excited to welcome iLOX to the ONCE family. With our dedication to the development of scientifically backed, animal-centric lighting technologies and iLOX's superior electronic design ability and vast market knowledge, we can accelerate our commitments to lead and shape the fast-growing agricultural lighting market with disruptive innovation in respect to animal welfare. Zdenko GrajcarCEO and Founder of ONCE Under the terms of this agreement, iLOX® will operate as an independent entity within ONCE® group. Mr. Stefan Warnking will remain iLOX® CEO. Financial details of the transaction are not being disclosed.About ONCE® ONCE® is the world's only supplier of research-based animal-centric lighting systems. The company applies photo-biology and optogenetics scientific findings into the development of innovative technologies in agricultural lighting, biosecurity and hatchery markets with a goal to enhance performance and improve welfare. ONCE® agricultural lighting systems are used by the world's largest makers of open community chicken, layer and swine housings. Founded in 2009, the Minnesota-based company is led by lighting industry veteran Zdenko Grajcar. For more information, please visit www.once.group.About iLOX®iLOX®GmbH is a leading designer and manufacturer specializing in the development, production and sale of intelligent lighting systems for the animal farming industry based in Vechta, Germany. iLOX® was founded by electrical businessman Stefan Warnking in 2001 as a product brand of Warnking Electric, a company with 50 years of history in the production of the switchgear for animal housing equipment manufacturers. iLOX® became an independent company in 2007 with main operations in Vechta, Germany, and a subsidiary in Torun, Poland, a division focusing on the electronic research and controller development. For more information, please visit www.ilox.eu.Media Contact:Andrew FlemmingVP of Sales and Marketing+1 (763) firstname.lastname@example.com Source : Once Inc. 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The launch of the Sakura cherry brand, of Extremadura origin, coincides with an excellent start to the Jerte Valley cherry season. Sakura presents different varieties of cherry, among them California and Lapin, with an intense garnet colour, optimum organoleptic characteristics and exquisite flavour. They can be found with stalk or without stalk.
"Our cherries grow in Cabezuela del Valle, Valle del Jerte, and are grown at different altitudes, between 400 and 1,200 meters. The geographical situation allows for maximum yield from the beginning of the season until around 20 July. Early varieties such as Bourlat have hardly had any cracking weather effects. The other varieties have not been affected. I haven't seen a cherry like the one we harvested this season on the market: its flavour is exquisite, it has good calibre and it is aesthetically attractive", comments Francisco Riego, Martimar's General Manager.
"Our current sales area is Andalusia, the Canary Islands and Portugal, but we hope to expand the market. We distribute to all segments: from retail, wholesalers, market settlers and distribution in chains", explains Francisco Riego.
Sakura brand cherries are distributed in boxes of two kilos through Martimar in the facilities of Mercasevilla and Mercamálaga.
The excellence of a brand: hand in hand with the partners of origin
"At a strategic level, both in the Canary Islands and in the rest of the national and European territory, it is vital to develop lasting relationships with top-level producers. From this philosophy of differentiation and continuous improvement, brands such as Sakura emerge, hand in hand with our partners at source," continues Francisco Riego Ramos.
"Currently, fruit and vegetable distribution is in a phase of wild concentration. Many purchase offers have been rejected. We love what we do and believe that, under a multinational group, our clients and workers would lose service and quality. And we would deny our identity," he points out.From left to right: Alberto Riego Ramos, Francisco Riego Ramos, Miguel Ángel Riego Ramos and Francisco de Asís Riego Martín
"In our beginnings, when we only sold bananas from the Canary Islands and some tomatoes, we were very focused on the wholesale channel. With the passage of time, retail has become almost 20% of our annual turnover and we have business units specialising in retail and horeca customers", comments the General Manager.
At the end of 2013, Martimar inaugurates a section specialising in the distribution of tropical and exotic products ( banana, yucca, avocado, mushrooms, pineapple, mango, aromatic herbs, among others), a green line and its powerful pre-prepared convenience food range.
Investment and human capital to compete against large corporations
"We believe in what we do and how we do it, together with customers and suppliers. A great human team and the determination of our family, together with effort and perseverance, allow us to consolidate in a sector dominated by large corporations. Being a family business does not mean investing less, quite the opposite. In recent years we have expanded facilities in Seville and Malaga, improved our production centers in the Canary Islands, initiated lines of business, and created departments of human resources and marketing. We invest all of our profits in improvement. It is the only way to keep on competing", concludes the general manager of Martimar.
Francisco Riego Ramos, Managing Director of Martimar
The company is currently in the process of certification for organic products, working in a sustainable packaging room and studying new locations.
This year Martimar celebrates its 50th anniversary. After half a century as a wholesaler, it has reached a volume in 2018 of 32.1 million kilos of fruit and vegetables with 100% references and a turnover of 36.13 million euros.
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401k Answer Book, 2013 Edition
Written by the experts at Great-West Retirement Services, this comprehensive one-volume desk reference is a must have for pension administrators, benefits managers, fund managers, trustees, accountants, attorneys, human resource professionals, consultants, advisors, and anyone who deals professionally with 401(k) plans.
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- DOL Field Assistance Bulletin 2012-02R providing additional guidance on the participant investment and fee disclosure requirements
- Temporary DOL guidance regarding use of electronic media to satisfy participant investment- and fee-related disclosure requirements under Technical Release 2011-03R
- Updated information on status of DOL proposed rule to modify the definition of fiduciary under ERISA
- Updated information on master/prototype/volume submitter plan program under Revenue Procedure 2011-49 and IRS Announcement 2012-3
- Updated information on the IRS determination letter program under IRS Announcement 2011-82 and Revenue Procedure 2012-6
- IRS guidance on application of survivor annuity rules to plans with lifetime income products under IRS Revenue Ruling 2012-3
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Wavecom SA (NASDAQ: WVCM; Euronext: AVM; ISIN: FR0000073066) and the Acal Group (LSE: ACL) today announced a distribution partnership covering the four Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. According to the terms of the agreement, Acal will provide sales and distribution services, as well as customer support, for Wavecom's line of integrated GSM/GPRS modules and modems. The partnership extends Wavecom's reach throughout Northern Europe, providing OEMs and device manufacturers in the region access to a broad range of industry-leading wireless technology solutions. Acal will especially focus marketing of Wavecom products on the machine-to-machine "M2M" market."Wavecom offers companies in Northern Europe a strong portfolio of innovative, cost-effective wireless solutions," said Neal Turner, Director of Electronic Components Europe of Acal. "Northern Europe is a very dynamic market for M2M, particularly meter reading applications thanks to the deregulation of the electricity business. We are ready to invest in this very promising business, and look forward to supplying Wavecom's solutions to companies throughout the Nordic countries."
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