the carroll group was a family-owned group of businesses formed in the early twentieth century that expanded rapidly in the 1980s when it was taken over by gerald carroll , grandson of the founder .

at that time it was one of the largest private businesses in britain , but it collapsed in the early 1990s under the weight of its debt and amid accusations of fraud .

gerald carroll has since campaigned to have the collapse of the group recognised as a fraud but without apparent success .

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the carroll group was formed in 2013 with terry carroll as the managing director . the group comprises of three companies : carroll build , carroll waste and amianto services .
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merseyside - based company , the carroll group , have created new jobs as they launch expert asbestos removal firm , amianto services . the carroll group is delighted to announce the launch of amianto services , a professional asbestos removal and …
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the supreme court today rejected developer liam carroll’s insolvent zoe property group application for court protection of 100 days from creditors via the examinership process . the group of 51 companies faces impending collapse .
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the debt problems also spread to another carroll company , orthanc group , which is behind his projects in tallaght , although the main creditor , ulster bank , is not involved in nama . no insolvency action has yet been taken against carroll’s third property group , dunloe .
aib is the largest lender to the zoe group . it is estimated that the bank is owed about €530 million by the group .
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at the outset , i can confirm that the serious fraud office ( sfo ) did not open an investigation into the carroll group / carroll foundation trust . the sfo therefore holds no information relevant to your questions numbered 2 - 5 .
such a disclosure came courtesy of mr carroll ' s finance director john pope .
sitting in the public gallery , conor carroll betrayed little emotion at the news .
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the court found the group’s second case for protection was an abuse of court process .
the gas works apartment complex in south dublin , which was built by developer liam carroll .
jones said he did not know if carroll would accept the caucus ' call and resign .
it was nice for him to have a play group before preschool ,
lauritzen said .
he could socialize with other kids . we do a weekly play group .
unsurprisingly , mr carroll ' s banks ( the ones who stood to lose the most financially from the collapse of the zoe group ) expressed their support for the new petition for examinership .
while blatchley has received advice and tips from other moms in the group about motherhood , blatchley ' s daughter , joy , 2 has benefited from the group , too , she said .
before a new mother or caregiver can join , prospective members are invited to attend some of the group ' s events to observe and get a feel for the group , blatchley said .
so guarded was mrs carroll about her husband ' s welfare that she confronted our reporter at the front gate , telling him in no uncertain terms that mr carroll would not be saying anything .
jon voight is one of the group’s 1 , 500 members . photograph : lucy nicholson / ap
in 1986 , the carroll interests - including 85 companies and the art collection - were placed in a british trust , the carroll foundation , thought at the time to be worth a net £250m .
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she said she is worried the city will turn over control of carroll park ' s history to a group that will not care responsibly for the artifacts or the land . she said the city ' s decision to part ways with her group creates
grave threats to a protected cultural landscape in carroll park
and could jeopardize $ 235 , 000 in state and other funding she had solicited .
mosaic in macomb has served people with developmental disabilities since 1983 when the first group home was opened . services were extended to bushnell , and by the 1990s , nine more group homes were opened .
carroll build are handing over the first four houses of an exciting 18 home affordable rent housing development on george drive in ainsdale , southport . one vision housing awarded the opportunity in 2017 and carroll build …
but city officials say too little progress has been made in caring for carroll park ' s history .
students learn about flatfooting at common ground on the hill . ( jacob denobel / carroll county times )
carroll began his career as an apprentice with the late gordon richards for three years before joining berry .
notwithstanding those reservations , mr justice cooke granted mr carroll ' s companies leave to apply for examinership .
“the senate democratic caucus calls on sen . carroll to resign his kentucky state senate seat immediately . ”
the order was the most violent and notorious domestic terrorist group of the 1980s . founded in 1983 by
in september 2014 mosaic expanded by opening our first group home for four people in canton , il .
another member , speaking on condition of anonymity , expressed bafflement and disappointment at the group’s winding down .
the former chief executive of uk transport to energy group stobart , andrew tinkler , has . . .
pam charshee , director of the carroll park foundation , accused the city of overreacting , reclaiming the artifacts without a clear vision for what to do next , and leaving carroll park ' s history in limbo .
at the centre of the inquiry is the carroll group of companies , a family - owned commercial dynasty stretching back three generations , which seemed in a healthy position in 1992 but had been liquidated by 1995 .
frankfort , ky . – julian carroll ' s fellow democratic state senators on sunday asked him to resign his senate seat following a news report that carroll allegedly groped a man and propositioned him for sex in 2005 .
in august 1983 a scottish headmaster , charles oxley , handed over a dossier about pie to scotland yard after infiltrating the group , the glasgow herald wrote . he said the group had about 1 , 000 members .
retiring in 1988 , he became a parliamentary and public affairs consultant , vice - chairman of the british - iranian chamber of commerce , and a director of the carroll anglo - american group , carroll aircraft corporation and farnborough aerospace development corporation . he was a life governor of liverpool college and president of the old lerpoolian association .
carroll build is a construction business working across all general building trades , while carroll waste is one of the north west’s leading waste management companies . amianto services offers an efficient asbestos removal and disposal service across the uk .
linda auerback gathers old materials from the
heroin kills
campaign of the 1990s in her office at the carroll county health department in westminster nov . 7 . ( dylan slagle / staff photo , carroll county times )
but the script had to be rewritten in february of his freshman year at carroll , when his father died .
he said that company law permitted mr carroll ' s companies to make a second attempt to appoint an examiner .
members of the senate democratic caucus also voted sunday to remove carroll from his leadership position as senate minority whip .
greg kahlert , pictured in the william e . kalhert regional cancer center named for his father , is the community foundation of carroll county legacy philanthropist of the year . ( dylan slagle / staff photo / carroll county times )
moms on the move is a community group that has been active in the sykesville / freedom area since the 1980s , according to the group ' s facebook page . the group is designed for moms and their children ranging in age from newborn to 5 years old . while there are other groups known as moms on the move around the country , each group is run by individuals , blatchley said , and there are no by - laws .
with more than 45 years’ experience , thomas carroll group plc is one of the uk’s leading independent providers of business insurance broking , personal insurance broking , employee benefits , wealth management , health & safety and employment law consultancy .
bob baker , founder of the bob baker auto group , is especially interested in helping veterans reintegrate into society .
“they & apos ; ve never been stored properly to begin with , ” city says of artifacts in carroll park .
julian carroll ' s fellow democratic senators ask him to resign after allegations spectrum news pure politics reports that state sen . and former gov . julian carroll propositioned and allegedly groped a man in 2005 . check out this story on urltoken urltoken
carroll did not return two phone messages from the courier - journal on sunday seeking his comments . but carroll told spectrum reporter nick storm during a recent interview in a hallway of the capitol annex ,
it did not happen .
a guardian article in 1977 noted with dismay how the group was growing . by its second birthday in october 1976 , it had 200 members . there was a london group , a middlesex group being planned , and with regional branches to follow . the article speaks of pie ' s hopes to widen the membership to include women and heterosexual men .
moms on the move is a community group that has been active in the sykesville / freedom area since the 1980s .
the city terminated the carroll park foundation ' s 50 - year license agreement decades early , effectively killing the group ' s plan to create an outdoor museum and tourist attraction that would have highlighted the lives of slaves who helped build baltimore .
david carroll called the city ' s decision a
lost opportunity
for history tourism . as promoters and
keepers of the vision and mission for the site ,
he said his group has been assembling a team to improve it .
pam charshee , the director of the carroll park foundation , says the city is terminating its 50 - year license agreement .
the amount involved in settling the high court case between tony mccarroll and the rest of the group was revealed on wednesday .
mr mccarroll left the chart - topping band just as the group were embarking on the most successful phase of their career .
northern - based jockey john carroll has decided to retire from race - riding after a career spanning a quarter of a century .
spectrum news pure politics reports that state sen . and former gov . julian carroll propositioned and allegedly groped a man in 2005 .
are you wondering what’s new with jerry ahmed ? well , after holding management positions , including senior vice president and managing director , for many years at institutions including chase , the royal bank of scotland , the cit group , and gax capital group , jerry is founder , president and ceo of saint john capital group and bvi energy group , which are financial advisory , banking , and investment firms that target energy , technology , and other economic development opportunities . the business is in beachwood , ohio .
while the group questioned his musical ability after the departure , mr mccarroll says he had a personality clash with the gallagher brothers .
city officials said they lost confidence in the group ' s ability to care for the artifacts and to carry out the project .
when the group ' s president resigned over the summer , quarles , blatchley and graves stepped up to take over the reins .
we are a small community and a small school . he went through with a group of about 40 students . they are a tight - knit group and will be pretty cut up about it . there are a lot of teachers pretty upset .
the group ' s visits to universities were often opposed . in 1977 pie ' s chairman tom o ' carroll was ejected from a conference on
love and attraction
at university college , swansea after lecturers
threatened not to deliver their papers if mr o ' carroll stayed
, the times reported . the may 1978 issue of magpie , pie ' s in - house newspaper , records how o ' carroll had been invited to address students at liverpool and oxford university but that the visits were cancelled after local opposition .
carroll , 41 , is best remembered for his partnership with retired cockerham trainer jack berry , for whom his numerous winners included star sprinters paris house and mind games . he won the temple and palace house stakes on both horses in the 1990s , but carroll ' s sole group one success came on 25 - 1 shot invincible spirit for john dunlop in the 2002 stanley leisure sprint cup at haydock .
carroll dunham ( b . 1949 ) group d # 3 signed and dated ' carrol dunham jan - april 1991 ' ( upper centre ) acrylic and pencil on canvas 42 1 / 8 x 63 7 / 8in . ( 107 x 162cm . ) executed in 1991
bob baker , founder of the bob baker auto group , is especially interested in helping veterans reintegrate into society . ( howard lipin )
the caucus ' quick action was a response to a report saturday night by spectrum news pure politics , the former time warner cable news , in which jason geis , a photographer , said he was propositioned by carroll when he sought carroll ' s help getting into art school .
“nobody , including img , has had the same kind of success monetizing government and civic assets as the superlative group , ” stanner says .
in respect of your first and sixth questions asking about “the exact allegations made” relating to the carroll group , and a “final summary or report” , we are not able to answer these questions without exceeding the cost limit , for the same reasons given in our previous reply to you .
carroll county public schools will be getting new technology , and new playground equipment , thanks to a $ 165 , 000 grant from the kahlert foundation .
parts of the group were declared insolvent but it is thought that the inland revenue is not satisfied this was merely a series of routine business failures .
karen ( weakland ) hostoffer and husband bob ’81 raise their five children almost in the shadow of john carroll . karen shared pictures of their beautiful kids .
the spectrum report is based on an interview in which geis said carroll groped him , and on a recording geis said he made of the 2005 encounter at geis ' home which spectrum reports show carroll asked geis to perform oral sex on him and masturbate him . there’s no evidence of groping on the tape .
having been in the insurance industry since 1971 , rich carroll opened the first structured settlement office in san francisco , which remains his main office today . mr . carroll also maintains an office in the los angeles metro area . rich is ranked one of the top consultants of the arcadia settlements group and is often called upon by insurance claims adjusters and attorneys . over the years , rich has traveled throughout the country , representing a broad spectrum of clients including insurers , attorneys , and judges . mr . carroll and his staff have personally participated and consulted on thousands of cases , with many resulting in favorable structured resolutions .
the refusal by the supreme court , two weeks ago , to overturn mr justice peter kelly ' s rejection of carroll ' s application for examinership of six companies in the zoe group prompted the latest , last - ditch effort to fend off acc bank ' s bid to recover €136m that it is owed .
greg kahlert , a sykesville resident of 10 years , said he was surprised to be nominated and win the award for the group ' s philanthropic work .
pam charshee , the director of the carroll park foundation , says the city is terminating its 50 - year license agreement . ( kim hairston , baltimore sun )
linda auerback gathers old materials from the
heroin kills
campaign of the 1990s in her office at the carroll county health department in westminster nov . 7 .
she was very anxious around other children ,
blatchley said .
because of this group and being with other children , she isn ' t .
we feel confident that thomas carroll have our very best interests at heart both in relation to competitiveness of pricing and fighting our corner in the event of any claims .
greg kahlert , pictured in the william e . kalhert regional cancer center named for his father , is the community foundation of carroll county legacy philanthropist of the year .
the tata group of companies includes : tata motors , one of the biggest car makers in india ; tata power , which produces 42pc of all the energy generated in india ; tata beverage group - which includes the world ' s second biggest tea maker tetley ; tata steel - the fifth largest steel company in the world .
' conor , can i talk to you for a few minutes ?
the tall young man in the pinstripe suit stared back blankly . raising his mobile phone to his ear , he turned his back and stepped inside the door of chapel house , the parnell street headquarters of embattled property titan liam carroll ' s zoe group .
on sunday afternoon , the kentucky senate ' s democratic caucus released a statement that said ,
in light of recent media reports , the senate democratic caucus has voted to remove sen . carroll from his leadership position as minority whip . the senate democratic caucus calls on sen . carroll to resign his kentucky state senate seat immediately .
members of 1980s group spandau ballet have been fighting a claim among themselves while robbie williams is contesting a previous ruling in favour of former manager nigel martin - smith .
we support each other ,
quarles said , adding that the group has added more events for just moms , like moms ' nights out and recipe swaps .
he further noted that while mr carroll had dictated the information given to the courts , his co - directors had effectively
acquiesced
by allowing him to do so .
mr . carroll holds life , health and disability licenses in multiple states . he conducts specialized training for negotiation using structured settlements and has provided expert witness testimony on annuities .
we are terribly concerned by events described in the pure politics piece involving sen . carroll ,
said brad bowman , spokesman for the kentucky democratic party .
while we acknowledge and greatly appreciate sen . carroll ' s lifelong career of public service , we can not overlook the severity of these allegations and we take them very seriously .
carroll said new era paid about $ 2 . 4 million to bennett international group ltd . , bennett ' s consulting firm , in 1994 and 1995 . bennett also paid $ 600 , 000 in cash for his house in devon on philadelphia ' s upscale main line . investigators say bennett appears to have been operating a ponzi or pyramid scheme in which new money was used to satisfy creditors as it came in . a group of anonymous donors bennett claimed were supplying much of his funding apparently did not exist .
senior counsel michael cush elaborated on mr carroll ' s condition further , supplying two doctors ' letters to the court , one of which revealed how he had attended at his gp on july 14 , just three days before the zoe companies ' first petition had been presented to the high court . in another affidavit , mr carroll ' s wife roisin , a 50 per cent shareholder in showlay , the holding company behind the zoe group , said she had also been concerned about her husband ' s health in recent weeks .
reunion year our 30th reunion is upon us , and i hope many classmates can make the journey home to carroll . i’ll fill you in on reunion news in upcoming issues .
tension between charshee ' s group and the city arose in 2012 , when she denied a researcher access to the archaeological collection that includes pieces of architecture , ceramics and bones .
indeed , few of those sitting in court number one of the high court last week would have even noticed the young mr carroll sitting in the public gallery studiously taking notes as his father ' s legal team battled to save the zoe property group from collapse . as the heir to his father ' s empire , last week he was anything but apparent .
the authorities debated ways of shutting pie down . o ' carroll was sentenced to two years in jail for
conspiracy to corrupt public morals
and pie was disbanded in 1984 .
the inland revenue is believed to have first taken an interest in the carroll foundation in spring 1998 and at about that time to have questioned mr carroll as to the fate of his companies and other interests . since then work has been under way on a detailed report into the foundation , and it is understood this report is likely to be passed to the sfo .
have the ability to produce every blood cell type and are therefore of immense clinical importance . our group investigates how these cells are first generated during foetal development , how they can be maintained and what their unique properties are . a further interest of our group is how these early blood cells are targeted by mutations that can lead to cancer development in infant patients .
it means that he will no longer have any connection with oasis , or any future claim on the group ' s earnings relating to any of the music he was involved in .
to make the group more diverse , the administrators decided to open membership to not only stay - at - home - moms , but caregivers , grandparents and working moms , too .
a newly - appointed independent accountant david wilkinson of kpmg estimated the zoe group had a net worth of €10m , with assets of €1 . 36bn and debts of €1 . 35bn .
tcs has a market valuation of $ 86bn . tata steel is $ 7 . 4bn . tata beverage group is $ 1 . 6bn . titan company is $ 5 . 8bn .
in an opinion piece in the baltimore sun in september , charshee and david carroll , the nonprofit ' s chairman , called the site a
crucible of early american cultural diversity .
recently the state of illinois announced that it will be providing enhanced funding for all residential group homes that have four bedrooms or less . as a result , mosaic in macomb is currently in the process of downsizing some of our eight bed group homes to four bed homes . we began by opening two new homes on carroll and calhoun st . in macomb . we have plans to continue with a new home every six months . we believe that this is a positive change that will allow for more individualized programming , and flexibility in the homes . . .
in 1996 , the carroll park foundation received grants totaling $ 150 , 000 to begin work on a
living history park
to be named carroll ' s hundred and anchored by the mount clare mansion in southwest baltimore . the plans were to conduct archaeological excavations and to make improvements on the property , including building an 18th - century village to depict life in colonial maryland .
all members pay yearly dues of $ 25 , which helps pay for insurance during group activities and other expenses , from party supplies to room rentals . the group does not want to raise the dues , but it isn ' t easy finding a hall to rent that is affordable and large enough to handle the growing group , blatchey said . looking around the full room and hallway at the station during the halloween celebration , blatchley said a bigger area will be needed for upcoming events , including a holiday party in december and a valentine ' s day party .
in the 70th year since its founding , we look back on the movement’s brief , furious life . on 23 and 24 april , 20 works by the group will be offered in amsterdam
the announcement caught members by surprise and fueled speculation that infighting over donald trump’s candidacy , among other factors , had drained commitment . others said the group had been losing steam for years .
mount clare was built in 1756 for charles carroll , the barrister who helped draft the maryland constitution ( not to be confused with charles carroll of carrollton , a maryland signer of the declaration of independence ) . the mansion was the center of a 2 , 300 - acre plantation that included a gristmill and an iron foundry . all that remains is the mansion and the 116 - acre city park .
our client - focused ethos , friendly approach and in - house claims management has resulted in strong and long - lasting relationships which have seen our award - winning group grow from strength to strength .
the group as a whole meets monthly to exchange advice and ideas , blatchley said . typically , moms with children the same age organize weekly play groups . the group also organizes field trips , including visits to the b & o railroad museum , in baltimore , and the piney run nature center in sykesville . larger gatherings , like the halloween party , are held throughout the year , too .
the application for protection was by vantive holdings and morsten investments ( the main units in the zoe group ) ; villeer developments ; peytor developments ; carragh enterprises ltd ; parlez international ltd and royceton .
kahlert donations have funded the purchase of the group ' s mobile health clinic , she said , and another , recent , donation is currently being put toward the development of a dental clinic van .
carroll build have completed the transformation of sheltered housing scheme chung hok house . the retirement accommodation in liverpool city centre which is run by social landlord pine court housing association , has undergone a complete refurbishment …
charshee and carroll also said they have employed trainees in youthworks , the city ' s summer jobs program , to help conserve artifacts from the site and
save their african - american cultural inheritance .
gallagher laid out his entire career path in his mind early in life . growing up in an irish - catholic family in suburban fairview park , ohio , he attended john carroll in the early 1980s .
in his affidavit , the details of which were given in court by senior counsel michael cush , mr pope revealed how the zoe companies ' original and failed application had largely been dictated by mr carroll .
who is he ? forever associated with the “shoebox apartments” he built in inner - city dublin in the early to mid - 1990s , liam carroll was one of the biggest players in both the residential and commercial property markets during the boom . one of the state’s most reclusive developers , ironically he became one of the best known due to the high - profile collapse of his zoe group building empire last summer .
i am sad to report that we recently lost a member of our class . this spring , joe sweet ( who was in our class , but graduated from john carroll in 1985 ) passed away april 30 , 2009 . he was only 47 . joe had an extended illness and had been hospitalized for a while earlier in the year . joe was active with the ipts , both during his time at carroll and for many years after with the ipt alumni group . his funeral was held in wickliffe , oh . we will always remember his fun and bright spirit . our class prayers go out to his family .
carroll educational group was founded by jonathan d . carroll , m . a . to help individuals of all ages improve personal , academic and professional performance . we service the following communities in illinois around the chicagoland area on the north shore and northern suburbs including buffalo grove , highland park , lake forest , lake bluff , deerfield , libertyville , wilmette , winnetka , glenview , glencoe , kenilworth , lincolnshire , bannockburn , northbrook , evanston and skokie . we also serve the city of chicago including lincoln park , lake view , wrigleyville , bucktown , andersonville , the gold coast , old town , hyde park and downtown .
merseyside based company , carroll build are assuring their future success by bringing the award winning industry expert , alyson seddon into the fold . alyson’s new role as head of construction has been created to support the …
perhaps best known in the collection is a fist - sized chunk of clear quartz found in the 1980s in carroll park . it has been described as a relic of west african spiritual practices among maryland slaves .
her concern was already obvious , three weeks ago , when the sunday independent called to the carroll family home in the south dublin suburb of mount merrion seeking comment from the famously media - averse property tycoon .
for many in carroll county ' s health services industry , the kahlert foundation and kahlert family have a long - held reputation as an ally and a friend to those working to improve life in the county .
seven companies of the 51 in carroll ' s group had applied for protection . the companies have debts of about €1 . 3 billion and the kpmg plan forecast a surplus of €10 million over a three to five year period , on the assumption of a recovery in the irish property market . part of the plan included the non - payment of interest for two years on its debts , owed to eight banks .
the combined turnover of the group is in excess of £15 million per annum , and our aim is to provide a high quality service across all areas of the business while maintaining and delivering our core values .
but the nccl continued to defend having pie as a member . as late as september 1983 , an nccl officer was quoted in the daily mail saying the group was campaigning to lower the age of consent to 14 .
an offiliate [ sic ] group like the paedophile information exchange would agree with our policy . that does not mean it ' s a mutual thing and we have to agree with theirs .
for graves , stephanie blatchley and maria quarles , the three administrators of the group , the successful halloween party proves that they are taking the club in the right direction and filling a need in the community .
catherine lauritzen , a mother of two , moved to sykesville from baltimore a few years ago . she has met many moms in the group , and her son has made friends , too , she said .
last month , the high court refused the for examinership by seven companies in the zoe group . mr justice frank clarke had criticised the presentation of figures in big 4 accounting firm kpmg ' s business plan .
he may have only turned 23 last february , but conor carroll would appear already to have been well - schooled in the ways of his developer father when it comes to avoiding the unwelcome attention of the media .
back in the high court last thursday , liam carroll ' s grip on his property empire appeared to have been loosened further still , with the latest application for examinership now including the business plans and valuations he had insisted be omitted from the original petition . the decision to include them now had been made by his co - directors david torpey and john pope , with the assent of mr carroll ' s wife , roisin .
the times is highlighting these philanthropists , who will be honored at the community foundation of carroll county ' s annual philanthropists of the year awards on wednesday , oct . 19 , 2016 at martin ' s westminster .
also sold have been the warren park stud farm near newmarket , the london & central properties group , alone worth about £100m at early 1990s prices , along with finance and leasing companies in gibraltar and the caribbean .
he said while there was no bad faith by the group , the bringing of the second petition in such circumstances was an abuse of the process of the courts and it should proceed no further , he said .
i know my christian friends don ' t approve of it . . . and quite frankly , it ' s not a choice i choose to make ,
carroll said in part in the roll call article .
spectrum said it began looking into the matter 11 months ago when it obtained a copy of the tape from someone with knowledge of the case who was upset by comments carroll made last august to the washington publication roll call about kentucky ' s race for u . s . senate last year . carroll was asked in that article if the sexual orientation of the democratic candidate in that race – lexington mayor jim gray – mattered in the race .
the inland revenue is completing an exhaustive investigation into the rapid break - up and sale of a multinational industrial group which once boasted assets totalling up to £500m . the report may be passed to the serious fraud office .
the group , named after abraham lincoln , swore members to secrecy by adopting a line from the film fight club : the first rule of the friends of abe is you do not talk about the friends of abe .
boreing , a director and producer , put a positive gloss on the announcement , saying the initial hunger for fellowship had prompted the group to build an expensive website , rent offices and hire staff , including lawyers and accountants .
turning to the remaining 30 months of the business plan being presented for mr carroll ' s companies , mr cantwell predicted that 150 residential properties could be sold each year at or within 10 per cent of the forecasted asking price .
mr maccann said the companies were now trying to justify their failed application on the basis of the stress that mr carroll had been suffering at the time , and that they were merely trying to distance themselves from a bad decision .
terri ( youse ) anthony and husband terry came from north carolina and brought their kids to enjoy camp carroll once again ! … they sat with kathy ( dugan ) sasala and diana d’alessandro , who works at metrohealth hospital in cleveland .
congratulations to amy ilyes as she has recently been named senior vice president , customer experience at penske located in beachwood , oh . she is responsible for the global deployment and ongoing development of the customer experience transformation . amy has been a key member of penske’s engineering and technology group for 22 years , most recently serving as vice president , logistics engineering . after john carroll , amy earned both a master’s and a doctorate in operations research from case western reserve university .
many of the revelations are not in fact new . the story ' s return to the front pages demonstrates the shock people feel about how a group with
paedophile
in its name could operate so openly for so long .
in addition to trump and cruz , the group hosted the likes of antonin scalia , dick cheney , john boehner and rush limbaugh at venues around los angeles , including the reagan library , the luxe hotel and the bistro garden .
among his most recent endeavors , chad has created an extraordinary power house of real estate professionals that understands the importance of
going the distance .
guiding their clients skillfully from beginning to end , the chad carroll group specializes in exclusive luxury waterfront homes and investment properties throughout south florida and new york . chad has proven an invaluable agent and leader in the south florida real estate market and is proudly continuing that tradition with each new client and property he takes on .
assets that have been sold off or liquidated include carroll aircraft corporation , which held the licence to operate the civil airfield at farnborough , and the burenda sheep stud farm in queensland , australia , covering an area half the size of wales .
all members have access to the group ' s private page on facebook , where play groups and event dates are listed . the page also has a place for moms to voice their questions or concerns about motherhood or to just vent .
the first night started at great lakes brewing co . , where the trio was joined by karen ohlrich , bud jindra ( i explained last year bud has been adopted as a member of the class of ’84 . ) , tim tabar , and shannon dolan . later that night , the group went out to karaoke , and they were joined by vicki’s younger brother paul sanko ’86 . fun continued through the next day with a visit to carroll followed by lunch at shaker square .
carroll , 86 , served as governor from 1974 - 79 . he has represented the franklin county and several surrounding counties in the state senate since 2005 . his biography in the general assembly handbook lists his occupations as an attorney and lay minister .
it wasn ' t quite what my expectations were ,
quarles said of the group .
i wanted to really create support for one another , especially here out in the country . i don ' t have any neighbors .
it ' s a wonderful problem to have . i can ' t believe the difference ,
quarles said of the group ' s growth over the summer .
i ' m thrilled it has evolved into what it is .
it became more widely known – and a rallying point for republicans – when news leaked in 2014 that the internal revenue service was investigating the group in connection with its application for tax - exempt status . the irs subsequently granted the status .
send in your future tech predictions ( and whatever other news you have ) , and this column will be the time stamp you need to be able to say “i told you so ! ” in 20 years . i have some class notes and a group photo to share . however , to keep you in suspense and increase my ratings for the fall sweeps , look for the news and photo in the next issue of john carroll magazine , which will contain the notes in print again .
representatives for allied irish banks , bank of scotland ireland and the belgian - owned kbc bank ireland were giving their full backing for the new petition , while ulster bank and anglo irish bank said they had no objections to it . there was also support from 10 contractors and service providers to the zoe group and its main development arm , danninger . an affidavit submitted on behalf of the employees of zoe group company , royceton , was also given in support of the application to the court .
james carroll , who had once worked as an interpreter in the house , was a key māori politician a century ago . he was the first māori to win a general rather than a māori seat ; no other māori mp would do this until 1975 . carroll ' s central place in the liberal party in the 20th century was recognised when he became acting prime minister in 1909 and 1911 . he was the first māori to hold that position . in 1892 he was appointed as a member of the executive council representing māori , and from 1899 to 1912 he was minister of native affairs . carroll saw the need for compromise in dealings between māori and pākehā although he could never hold at bay the continual demands of government and pākehā settlers for māori land .
criticising acc bank ' s opposition to the application , mr cush described the dutch - owned institution as a
formidable foe
, which was
relentlessly pursuing its own commercial self interest
in seeking to have mr carroll ' s companies wound up .
jonathan d . carroll , m . a . has several years of experience helping children and adults meet personal , professional and educational goals . he specializes in assisting clients with add / adhd , executive functioning deficits , school functioning concerns ( organization , study strategies , etc . ) , life coaching , and special education ( learning disabilities and social / emotional concerns ) . as an adult managing his own adhd , jonathan carroll helps clients all over the world achieve success through a variety of effective strategies and techniques .
it ' s hard now to believe the group existed for more than a decade .
even then the word paedophile was pretty taboo ,
says wolmar .
i do find it slightly astounding that they were able to use that name .
our 25th reunion fell on my wife michelle ( sciangula ) and my 22nd wedding anniversary ! fittingly , we were spending our anniversary at carroll , where we met 29 years ago ! we often feel like a rarity raising four kids these days , but not after speaking to six other classmates that night with four or five kids ( colleen , karen , jack , michelle m . , bill , and ann ) ! this small group from the class of ’84 ends up parenting a total of 30 kids ! don
around the time of this murder , order members resumed their counterfeiting operation and robbed a brink ' s armored truck near ukiah , california . the hold - up yielded the group ' s biggest take - over $ 3 . 6 million - which was distributed for salaries , mobile homes , uniforms , vehicles , and weapons . the group also purchased parcels of land in idaho and missouri for paramilitary training camps and reportedly donated money to fellow extremists , including the leaders of aryan nations and the national alliance .
city officials on monday seized hundreds of artifacts recovered during archaeological digs in carroll park from a nonprofit that had been charged with caring for the pre - civil war items but alarmed officials by moving boxes of them to a storage locker in baltimore county without permission .
in fixing a date for the case , he will take into account how it will affect the work of provisional liquidator declan taite of fgs who has already been appointed by the high court to two of mr carroll ' s companies , vantive and morston investments .
pat hickey has today ( monday ) said he looks forward to resuming his international olympic duties after stating that the report by former irish high court judge , justice carroll moran , into the ticketing scandal surrounding the 2016 summer olympic games clears him of any wrongdoing .
vernacular dances are those learned and developed socially , cultivating in group dance spaces rather than in professional spaces . during the weeklong course , students are exposed to a variety of vernacular dances from appalachian flatfooting to contemporary urban dances to jazz dances like the charleston .
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prior to the 1983 election , garner was concerned to discover that constituency associations were being approached by tact , an ostensibly conservative group on defence policy but in fact a front for cnd . he issued a warning to all agents to give tact a wide berth .
in its first year , the order began accumulating a war chest for its real - life revolution when three members stole $ 369 from a spokane , washington store . soon thereafter the group launched a counterfeiting operation at the aryan nations compound in hayden lake , idaho , which was exposed when order member bruce carroll pierce was arrested for passing a phony $ 50 bill . pierce was eventually convicted , but jumped bond and went underground until 1985 . before the end of 1983 , robert matthews robbed the seattle city bank of $ 25 , 000 .
once an iron plantation worked by enslaved laborers and indentured servants , the story of its diversity has national significance ,
they wrote .
our educational programs have introduced over 500 schoolchildren to their cultural legacy at carroll ' s hundred through activities in the historic orchard .
the mansion is now an independent museum managed by the national society of colonial dames of the state of maryland . the colonial dames and the carroll park foundation also have clashed . in 2000 , the dames were accused of changing the locks at the mansion to keep charshee out .
peter casey is one of the investors on rte television ' s ' dragons ' den ' . his own company is an international recruitment specialist , claddagh resources . but he has written a book about the tata group , which is a conglomerate based in mumbai in india .
it ' s part of the story of how paedophiles tried to go mainstream in the 1970s . the group behind the attempt - the paedophile information exchange - is back in the news because of a series of stories run by the daily mail about labour deputy leader harriet harman .
toynbee talked of her
disgust , aversion and anger
at the group but added that she had
a sinking feeling that in another five years or so , their aims would eventually be incorporated into the general liberal credo , and we would all find them acceptable
.
it was a shock - and - awe operation . we believe they ' re making a very unfortunate mistake ,
said charshee , a historian whose group has worked on the project since 1991 .
they don ' t really know what we ' re doing .
right to life advocate linda heilman prays during a sit - in in front of a proposed planned parenthood location while demonstrating the group ' s opposition to congressional funding of planned parenthood on september 21 , 2015 in washington , dc . ( photo by win mcnamee / getty images )
spring 2013 ann ( zellner ) zubrzycki sent me a note stating she and her husband , c . r . , are having a wonderful life . they’re enjoying every moment with their cute 5 - year - old daughter , mary . ann has fond memories of her days at carroll .
in addition to founding and managing carroll educational group , ( www . carrolleducationalgroup . com ) he also created and manages iep experts ( www . iepexperts . com ) to help clients with special education needs . his other professional memberships include the cec ( council for exceptional children ) , aco ( attention deficit hyperactivity disorder coaches’ organization ) , chadd ( children and adults with attention deficit / hyperactivity disorder ) , adda ( attention deficit disorder association ) , lda ( learning disabilities association ) , copaa ( council of parent attorneys and advocates ) and ipa ( illinois psychological association ) .


crowdfind , formerly crowdfynd , is a chicago-based company which provides lost and found software and services .

the items are listed on a website , allowing them to be recognized by their owners .

there is also the possibility of posting a reward .

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bonnaroo employees reported that crowdfind was the best lost and found software they had used . in addition , crowdfind provided additional volunteers to assist with the management of items at the festival itself . together , bonnaroo and crowdfind returned hundreds of items to their rightful owners .
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each item lost in squires is logged into crowdfind , a website that organizes the lost items to make finding them easier .
all items turned into campus information will be documented , assigned an identification number , and able to be viewed through our crowdfind platform .
virginia tech started working with crowdfind in february 2016 . the system was officially activated in july . according to spencer stidd , assistant director of operations at secl , secl was having a hard time managing lost - and - found items before it started working with crowdfind . virginia tech discovered crowdfind through the association of college unions international ( acui ) , which partners with different companies to try to improve college communities .
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stidd believed that the secl and crowdfind system need more attention on campus in order to help more students and faculty members here at tech .
when people lose an item , they can go to crowdfind and search photos of other lost items from the event . when owners looking for their lost belongings think they’ve found their item , they go through a series of verification processes to ensure crowdfind returns items to their rightful owners .
founded mebox media , crowdfind , flicklaunch , anshar labs , and cthru . us . currently managing startup mvp incubator & mobile application development agency .
crowdfind , a company that launched in 2013 , is an online tool to help you relocate items you may have misplaced at large events and attractions .
digital customer communication , worldwide shipping tools , and inventory management all from one dashboard . airport lost and found management is no longer complicated with crowdfind .
crowdfind has more than 180 clients and has processed more than 60 , 000 claims since they launched , with over half of them being processed in 2017 .
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the roanoke - blacksburg regional airport utilizes the web application crowdfind to manage our lost and found inventory . the crowdfind system can be searched and you can file a claim for an item at any time from any device . if you believe you have lost an item in the roanoke - blacksburg regional airport , inquiries can be made by calling roanoke regional airport police at 540 - 362 - 1999 , extension 224 or click on this link for crowdfind . please do not submit multiple claims for the same item .
crowdfind , which is part of l street collaborative , a local venture development company , hopes to expand its product to sports stadiums , theme parks , airports and train stations .
our society uses images to communicate more and more each passing day . why haven ' t businesses caught up yet ? with crowdfind ' s image - led workflow they can .
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at lollapalooza earlier this month , festival - goers lost more than 1 , 800 items , ranging from common belongings , like cell phones and credit cards to weirder ones , like pagers . through crowdfind , about 950 of them were returned to their owners . in fact , crowdfind works with several large music festivals , including bonnaroo , coachella and mamby on the beach .
“this year has been big for us because we’re now our own company , ” said dan sullivan , the general manager at crowdfind . “we’re tapping into a really unique customer service opportunity . ”
happy 4th of july ! this year , the 4th sparked some ideas for us at crowdfind . if society is leaning towards using photos to communicate , shouldn ' t businesses follow that trend ?
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crowdfind has mainly operated on word - of - mouth marketing , but with the recent addition of a full - time marketing employee , they plan to begin paying for more traditional forms of advertising , sullivan said .
looking ahead , sullivan said he expects crowdfind to continue experiencing growth in revenue , clients and users , which could result in hiring more employees in the future . right now , they only employ five full - time employees in their bridgeport offices .
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according to corey benjamin , vice president for the strategic partnerships department at crowdfind , users are required to create an account in order to claim their items . the account can be used to track the user’s claim history and to get in touch with the user .
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but crowdfind doesn’t just operate locally . this year , they’ve established a global presence . they just wrapped up work at splendour in the grass , a music festival in australia . additionally , they have a deal with the major league baseball team , the milwaukee brewers .
in order to help students track down their lost items , the student engagement and campus life ( secl ) at virginia tech introduced crowdfind , a crowdsourced lost - and - found system . the new system has been active since the beginning of the fall 2016 semester .
according to benjamin , crowfind’s client base ranges from schools , tourist attractions , music festivals and professional sports stadiums to government organizations like some police departments . crowdfind also works with universities such as virginia tech , university of wisconsin - madison , old dominion university and the college of william and mary .
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and it seems like several event organizers and patrons have been taking advantage of crowdfind’s services . just this year , the company has experienced significant growth in revenue , and has become independent of their parent company , l street collaborative , who was their principal investor . l street collaborative is a chicago - based holding company that launches startups .
we saw a way to create an animated storybook with toon hero , a crowdsourced bounty - setting platform for lost items with crowdfind , a way to motivate group action around an issue with crowdshout and a museum and culture recommendation and reservation tool with musement . overall , it was a varied and extremely interesting mix of companies from around the world .
crowdfind is completely revolutionizing customer service by offering high traffic clients ( such as festivals , transportation agencies and stadiums ) a new way to connect with their patrons : a customer - focused online lost & found . our unique platform alleviates the anxiety of losing an item for patrons , while simplifying the lost & found workflow for our clients . our clients leverage mobile
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with nearly 100 , 000 attendees , the bonnaroo music and arts festival is one of the premiere festivals in the world . since the majority of bonnaroo’s attendees camp at the festival , numerous items are lost over the four day event . in the summer of 2016 , bonnaroo enlisted crowdfind and its support staff to assist with lost & found management at the festival and remotely after the festival had ended .
crowdfind , originally known as crowdfynd , was founded in 2012 . the software allows its clients to post all lost - and - found items to a website , and then gives users the ability to search for their items online . through the process , users can look at images and see if they can find a match with their particular item . once they find their lost item , they can put a claim on it .
campus information manages lost & found for the student union buildings on campus : the michigan league and pierpont commons . our priority is to get any items turned into us back in the hands of their owner ( s ) . so , we have partnered with crowdfind , a lost and found management software in order to provide you with the best means possible to retrieve your item ( s ) if they are lost in one of our buildings .
online transactions . if choosing to have your item shipped to you , you may be asked for information needed to complete your order , contact you to confirm the order , and provide related customer service - related information . this information is used , for example , to affect your transactions , to create and share aggregate reports about these transactions , and to perform credit fraud screening services for transactions between you and crowdfind and / or our authorized service providers .
if you lost something in one of our buildings ( the league or pierpont commons ) , click on the button below to search through the inventory of items that have been turned in to our desks ( this will direct you to an external crowdfind site ) . if you don ' t find what you ' re looking for there , file a claim . if an item is turned in to us , it will register a match to your claim , and we will know how to contact you to return your item .
on may 25 , 2018 , new laws governing the processing and management of personal data for citizens of the european union went into effect . these laws require crowdfind , inc . to comply with your request to review the personal data we hold and dictate that we must delete you from our database if you request us to do so . if you would like to review your personal data or have your data removed , have any questions on the data we collect or how we use that data , please send an email to support @ urltoken .
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“essentially it allows students access to the lost and found so that they can quickly and easily identify their lost items . get online , they can just go on to the campus ' website ; search through the lost and found items themselves ; identify their lost item , which immediately releases anxiety , ' cause when people lose items , especially , you know , something like maybe a computer or a phone or a wallet . those are really important items . they ( have ) a lot of personal information on them , ” said sean sutton , account manager for virginia tech at crowdfind .
user accounts . access to certain of the services may require you to create a user account and / or provide certain personal information such as your name and your email address . with your consent , we may also use the information you provide in online registration forms to notify you periodically about important changes to the services ( such as a change to this privacy policy or notice of a security breach ) , new crowdfind products and services that may be of interest to you . regardless of any other provision of this privacy policy , we may permanently store any personal information provided by you via such registration process unless requested by you in writing to delete such information .
today at techcrunch disrupt ny 2013 , there was a brand new batch of startups on display in startup alley , and we hit the floor this morning to check them out . there was a healthy mix , including the italian pavilion as well as a number of mobile and media startups and companies concerning themselves with privacy .
the minute sergio correa returned home from navy pier , the chicago man realized his wallet was lost . he had kept his cash in his pocket , but correa said his debit card and all his identification were gone .
i was going nuts when i couldn ' t find it ,
said correa , 33 , who visited winter wonderfest this month with his girlfriend , her young son and two nephews .
i may have set it down on the ticket counter , or maybe i dropped it walking around .
but , thanks to the pier ' s new online
lost and found
system , correa ' s wallet and all its contents were back in his pocket within 48 hours . in the first five months since the virtual bin for misplaced items was launched , folks from near and far have been reunited with mia cellular phones , car keys , wallets , purses and more .
dubbed illinois ' no . 1 tourist attraction with nearly 9 million visitors each year , pier officials said they find up to 5 , 000 lost items annually . and there ' s an avalanche of objects during the pier ' s indoor holiday themed winter fest , which boasts 170 , 000 square feet of attractions , entertainment and rides , including a toboggan tunnel and snow tubing hill .
the loss of personal belongings can be a frustrating experience , said jessica gonzalez , the pier ' s guest services coordinator . and it is increasingly common as electronic gadgets get smaller and smaller .
i think everyone knows how horrible it feels to lose something , whether it ' s valuable or sentimental ,
said gonzalez .
this makes it easier for our guests to find something and simplifies the process for our staff .
in the first couple weeks of the navy pier fest , which began dec . 5 , nearly 300 items were posted online .
one of the company ' s co - founders , jay sebben , came up with the concept while standing in line at a starbucks in bucktown . sebben noticed a missing person ' s flier and couldn ' t help thinking there was a better way — a more savvy social media way — to solve such problems .
since its launch at the pier , about half of the featured items have been returned to owners , company officials said . one of the most important items was an enlisted man ' s identification to return to his naval base , they said . a passport also was lost , found and returned .
jamie taylor said she accidentally left behind her galaxy s5 dec . 10 after setting it down to help her 4 - year - old daughter with her jacket . heading home on i - 290 , the 34 - year - old maywood woman realized her error and turned back . a security guard told her to look online , and taylor said she was elated to see it among the featured items .
she filled out the online claims form and a few security questions and waited .
i didn ' t think it would lead to any results ,
she said .
the following day i got a message back saying they did have the phone , and all i had to do was come to the service desk to claim it . my phone is like my purse . i had everything stored in there . it ' s like your whole soul sinks into your shoe when you realize it ' s gone . i would have been devastated if i didn ' t get it back .
advertising and digital marketing platform zooppa partners with brands and agencies to create crowd - sourced commercials .
only three and a half years out of film school , landon donoho has produced commercials for sony ' s playstation 4 , toyota , gatorade and disney . the atlanta filmmaker ' s impressive résumé was built up from posting winning entries on zooppa , an advertising and digital marketing platform that sets up competitions to uncover new talent and save its clients hundreds of thousands of dollars .
i didn ' t have to pay my dues , build a network of connections with agencies or move to new york or l . a . ,
donoho says .
with these competitions , i can look at the creative brief posted on zooppa , decide if i like the company , product or concept , and if i do , then take a week to go from concept to shooting to editing - - using nothing more than my dslr camera and computer .
donoho ' s passion gets to the root of zooppa ' s success with clients that range from behemoths like procter & gamble and unilever to smaller , niche products such as jones soda . because of zooppa ' s competitive aspect , it ' s the clients ' true fans who are submitting the ads .
it ' s self - selecting ,
says zooppa founder and ceo wil merritt .
and in the end , a client may get 100 videos and stories that they can not only use , but also provides them with a powerful survey that actually shows them how their brand or product is perceived in the market .
for setting up and managing a contest , the seattle - based company charges a $ 50 , 000 flat fee ( though this can vary based on the needs of the campaign ) ; a prize pool - - typically for up to 10 winning submissions - - costs extra . merritt claims that the sweet spot for a prize is $ 25 , 000 to $ 50 , 000 per campaign - - a hefty sum ,
but not when you consider that the average production price for a single tv commercial runs $ 350 , 000 in the u . s . ,
he says .
for less than $ 100 , 000 you could get hundreds of videos and graphics to use on youtube , in internal marketing presentations or as part of point - of - sale or trade - show displays , instead of one tv spot that may or may not work .
that ' s because the client retains the rights to all the submissions , not just the winning entries .
a pizza hut campaign built around football fans yelling
hut ! hut ! hut !
pulled in more than 500 submissions ; a mash - up of the clips became the pizza - maker ' s ad during the 2013 game .
since its launch in 2008 , zooppa has expanded to a staff of 20 . while merritt won ' t reveal revenue , he shares that in the beginning , the average cost for a campaign was $ 5 , 000 , but now it ' s $ 70 , 000 . part of this growth comes from adding brand - name clients such as bud light and chevron , but it also comes from his staff ' s ability to design and present contests that bring out the best ideas from zooppa ' s community of roughly 240 , 000 filmmakers and designers around the world .
oddly enough , the tighter and more constricting the creative brief , the more imaginative the results ,
he says .
filmmaker donoho points out that zooppa ' s contest format guidelines make it easy for newbies to break into the business on their own terms .
contests give me complete creative control over a project that i want to work on ,
he says .
i couldn ' t do that if i was buried in some agency in new york .
crowdcomfort gathers data from building tenants and office dwellers to determine their collective comfort level , converting feedback on heating , cooling and other environmental factors to improve conditions and help property owners identify potential maintenance issues , as well as energy - and operational - saving opportunities .
crowdfynd lets users post and browse listings of lost - and - found items as well as reports of suspicious activity ; monetary rewards encourage finders to return lost items .
led by former executives from irobot ' s roomba team , dragon innovation has added crowdfunding to its services for launching innovative hardware products . in addition to design review and prep for fundraising campaigns , the company advises on scalability , marketing and taking products from prototype to high - volume manufacturing .
the estimize community consists of thousands of analysts , portfolio managers and traders , all of whom provide consensus on stocks and alerts on earnings forecasts . the platform claims to be more accurate than wall street projections 69 . 5 percent of the time .
tiltor aims to influence crowds . its platform seeks to quell riots and other violent behavior from within the mob itself by sending users messages from event organizers , local businesses and law - enforcement officials , and distributing location - based rewards if the throng splinters soon after .
ubertesters charges developers $ 20 per hour for each crowdsourced person who tests an app in beta form . the company produces a single , robust reporting screen that makes it easier for developers to see what works - - and what doesn ' t .
arcbazar ' s online marketplace allows clients to post architectural , interior design and landscaping projects , no matter how small , and have designers compete to produce the plan of their dreams .
the dandy community envisions , votes on and develops mobile apps , paying everyone involved a cut of sales based on how much they contribute to the app ' s creation .
karmakrowd helps crowdfunded project starters file provisional patents prior to revealing their ideas to consumers . the site also helps entrepreneurs do proper diligence on existing patents before their campaigns go live .
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for the second year in a row , walker sands was a sponsor of techweek launch , an event featuring 70 startups pitching to win $ 100 , 000 in cash in prizes . we had the opportunity to meet with entrepreneurs demoing a range of products . we saw web sharing apps , glasses that turn your hands into a remote control and a pap smear test that is twice as reliable as the current testing .
wedeliver , an on - demand delivery system with real - time tracking , pitching their business model at techweek launch .
these companies all pitched their hearts out , with five ultimately making it to the main stage .
the five startups selected , nextstep . io , crowdfynd , furywing , 24fundraiser , and wedeliver had the opportunity to present to a standing room only audience . their four minute presentations were followed up by questions from the judges : constance freedman , troy henikoff , noah knauf , andres moreno , j . b . pritzker and chuck templeton . here are more details on each of these five companies :
wedeliver offers businesses an easy way to expand their reach , delivering items to their customers when they want with same - day delivery . the company allows customers and businesses to track their packages in real - time , get quick delivery and quotes , and connect socially . wedeliver offers retailers an unprecedented level of customer feedback , allowing special notes and delivery confirmation from customers right on their dashboard .
founder jimmy odom faced some technical issues during the front end of his presentation , but ultimately delivered a solid pitch that detailed the importance of his service to local business . same day delivery is something all the big boys are trying to figure out . amazon , ebay and walmart are all trying to deliver same day . wedeliver is taking the uber approach , tapping into unused messengers to deliver packages from local businesses .
wedeliver is going to face the challenge of a public trained to expect free shipping , local businesses that lack technical sophistication , and scaling beyond highly concentrated urban communities . despite those challenges , wedeliver offers a massive amount of opportunity for local merchants to expand their businesses and gives consumers a way to consume local goods without waiting a day or more for them to arrive .
crowdfynd is the “first place to look , ” acting as a modern - day lost and found and crime and safety monitor . users can post whether they’ve lost something , found something or witnessed any crime - related activity , uploading pictures , locations , categories and rewards in their post .
judge troy henikoff pointed out that crowdfynd has the classic chicken and egg problem many startups have . no one will look for their lost stuff on crowdfynd if there isn’t anything posted there and no one will post lost stuff there if they don’t think anyone will look for it .
they need a beachhead to build a database of lost stuff and they plan to do so by partnering with businesses . the lost and found for the united center and lollapalooza are potential targets to post the thousands of lost items found at these businesses . if this takes off as the place to look for lost items in chicago it could prove to be very successful .
24fundraiser is a complete online fundraising portal . from one website , you get 11 fundraising features with more being added every year . this site allows small and medium sized organizations the ability to raise money online with very low fees and allows them to keep 100 percent of the money raised .
nonprofits face the massive problem of using a bunch of basic systems to fundraise , organize donors , and market to their database . most small nonprofits are using a combination of excel spread sheets , eventbrite , paypal , and other online tools . it’s entirely unorganized and 24fundraising could be a fantastic solution to the problems these nonprofits face .
urltoken integrates activity tracking devices and apps altogether in one place , making sense of the data in an organized , digestible way . nextstep is also beneficial for these product managers as it compiles all the data from users , allowing providers to better understand how their customers are using their device .
a big trend in the strartup world is encouraging people to make small changes in daily life to make a cumulative big impact . urltoken takes advantage of the nike fitbit to track your daily activity and make small changes . are you getting coffee every day at a shop two minutes from the office ? urltoken will suggest a shop five minutes away for an extra three minutes of exercise . in meetings for eight hours every day ? urltoken will suggest making half of those meetings walking meetings and integrate that with your outlook calendar . lots of small changes like this make a big difference and the app has the potential to change lives if it catches on .
the presenter stumbled a bit on the question of monetization , but the access to the fitbit api could prove the competitive advantage needed to succeed .
furywing saw an opening in the $ 30 billion gambling industry of 2012 , and began developing high quality , social gambling mobile games . after attending the game developers conference in march 2013 , furywing developers realized they had created something special in the industry , and have since continued to grow .
holy cow , gambling on angry birds ! great presentation by president jared steffes . he opened with , “do you want to play angry birds for fun or for money ? let’s play for money ! ” right now the company appears to only offer a slot machine app available in the uk , but the long term vision is to embed that slot machine logic into more traditional mobile games similar to angry birds . the idea would be that as you play these games and succeed , you would be randomly rewarded with money based on the slot machine logic .
furywing faces some big gorillas in this space and they won’t be able to touch the american market for quite a while , but the idea is incredibly intriguing and the market massive . will they be successful ? i wouldn’t bet against it .
as always , we had a great time meeting all the companies and look forward to seeing many of these entrepreneurs succeed in the chicago tech community . what did you think of launch ? do you think someone got snubbed from the other 65 companies ? share your thoughts in the comments .
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manchester , tennesse — at a festival the size of bonnaroo , people are bound to lose stuff . like , a lot of stuff . we hit up the the lost and found to see what had been lost , how frequently items are reunited with their owners , and the strangest things they ' ve found this year .
oh , and , btw , if you lost something and didn ' t have a chance to claim it when you were there , bonnaroo holds the items for 60 days , and even has a virtual lost and found where you can search for anything you may ' ve dropped / left behind / lost while jumping around to kendrick lamar .
the chance of realizing you ' ve lost your sunglasses is pretty high when you step outside into the blinding light .
as a fellow asthmatic , i hope this person is reunited with this bad boy .
there were boxes on boxes full of wallets . there were even a few in plastic bags because they had been turned in by good ( and brave ) citizens who found them in the porta - potties .
credit cards , ids , cvs rewards cards—people lose ' em all . there was even one happy birthday check from someone ' s grandma for $ 30 .
while water bottles might not seem as valuable as other lost items , staying hydrated is paramount , and significantly raises the value of one of these .
due to the unrelenting heat , it ' s easy to imagine whoever lost this fleece onesie is not missing it .
some people lost not just an id , not just a wallet , but their entire backpack . the people working at the lost and found told us that the majority of the items turned in are eventually reunited with their owners and , if they ' re still unclaimed after 60 days , they ' re donated .
between the grabby hand toy , two lightsabers , shoes , and floppy hat , this box contains everything you need for a good time . not pictured : a parachute that had just been claimed .
sos , someone , your crocs are alive and well—and in a complete pair ! —at lost and found .
there were about 200 phones total , 75 of which were iphones . pro - tip from the volunteers : unlock your phone before you get to bonnaroo , it ' ll make getting it back easier .
the volunteers don ' t just take in your phone and hope you come looking for it—they make sure to keep the phones charged and , if possible , text recent contacts to relay that your phone is safe and sound .
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you want you to have a great experience at lollapalooza so we’ve put together a list to help you avoid losing an item while attending the festival . while this list is not exhaustive , we hope these tips both help you to ( a ) avoid losing something and ( b ) make it easier for you to find your stuff should you lose it :
change your phone background to a picture of your name and an alternative phone number or email address . this makes it easier for the lollapalooza lost & found team to find you .
if you lost your phone , put it in lost mode and be sure to include an alternative contact number .
we highly recommend you avoid bringing any single keys , as these can be very difficult to identify .
using a unique keychain or lanyard can make your keys much easier to both find and to verify ownership .
as with your phone , adding your name and a phone number or email address to your keys can help us contact you should we find your keys .
whenever possible , include contact information inside the item should someone find it – like a business card . including your name and email is a great way for someone to find you . if you include your phone number , just be sure not to lose that as well !
when we find ids and credit cards , we will do our best to contact you . that said , we never recommend that you bring things like birth certificates or social security cards with you to a live event . you’d be amazed at how many of these we get turned in , so we recommend thinking twice before bringing either of these items .
ok , let’s say you followed the steps above but you still lose something while attending lollapalooza . don’t despair ! our team will be here to help you out ! here are our recommended tips for getting in touch with us while at the event and after the event ends :
the absolute best way to get in touch with the lost & found team is to visit urltoken and search through our lost & found . this page will have pictures of all lost & found items , and you can search for your item here . if you find it , you can submit a claim on this given item , which will let our staff compare your information with the item to determine if it’s a match . even if you don’t see your item , you can click the “file a claim” button to submit a general claim . we receive a high number of claims each day and we will respond to all claims as quickly as we can .
during the event itself , you may also stop by the information booth ( located just west of buckingham fountain ) to submit a claim in person . this booth will be open from 11am – 10pm thursday – sunday . we will also be on the ground from 10am – 6pm on monday and tuesday following the event .
should you find anything during the event , please do the right thing and turn the item over to an information booth or uniformed security staff .
lost and found claims – how to properly collect , respond , match , and increase returns .
as communication trends are shifting to heavier image use , business software should do the same .
using a cloud - based lost and found log will keep the department organized .
depending on where you live , eu users will be notified in compliance with gdpr standards , you may have a legal right to receive notice of a security breach in writing . to receive no - cost written notice of a security breach ( or to withdraw your consent from receiving electronic notice ) you should notify us at :
if you have any questions , comments , or concerns about this privacy policy , or would like to make changes to your personal information or contact preferences , or delete personal information you have provided to us , please email us at support @ urltoken .
bonnaroo’s lost & found staff does a wonderful job and they take their duties very seriously . but they just could never find software that could keep up with their hectic , and demanding lost & found needs .
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these past 2 weekends . if you lost something , look and file a claim for it here :
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amsterdam drained a canal and put everything they found online , organized by time from 1300 - present day . . . from pokemon tokens , to pipes , to guns , to human bones
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devices to snap a photo of items turned in to their lost & found and to quickly add some additional information to a cloud - based inventory and claim management platform ( image - led workflow ) . their patrons can then come to their website or mobile app to search though a pinterest - style listing of all lost & found items . 24x7 . this alleviates anxiety , increases returns and shows patrons that organizations truly care about their experience . in addition , our unique workflow saves organizations significant time and money spent managing their lost & found process .
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items of high value ( electronics , jewelry , wallets , etc . ) will not be pictured on the site and will be stored for one week before being turned into the university of michigan division of public safety and security ( dpss ) .
items of lower value ( clothing , water bottles , etc . ) will be pictured on the site and stored for a period of 30 days before being discarded or donated for the item’s continued use .
patrons claiming an item may be required to provide additional information about the item in question to prove ownership .