Tips to avoid fake sports memorabilia buys
Consumer guide warns that the sports memorabilia market is rife with fakes worth about 1 billion dollars annually with up to half of items counterfeit after a 2000 FBI finding. Experts say certificates of authenticity prove little unless from reputable firms.
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York
FBI
Mark McGuire
Barry Bonds
Derek Jeter
Jeremy Craft
Grey Flannel Auctions Inc
Craft
Labor market tightens as job searches stretch into 2004
DBM projects extended hiring processes and lower pay expectations due to a slow labor market. Surveys show 94 percent of job seekers search four to six months, averaging about five months to secure work, while performance reviews increasingly favor narrative appraisal over numeric scores.
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DBM
Eastern Europeans exploited by shady U.S. job brokers
An Associated Press inquiry traces how thousands of eastern Europeans, including Czechs, are lured to U.S. hotels and supermarkets for illegal work. They face wage skimming, debt, long hours, and risk of arrest. One case follows Martin Opat, who paid thousands in fees, found no job, and drifted from Dallas to Chicago.
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William J. Kole
Associated Press
RAGUE
Czech Republic
Martin Opat
United States
America
Wal-Mart
Soviet Bloc
Tomas Rambousek
U.S
Opal
Opat
Dallas
Chicago
Eva Paverova
Fleeing Eastern Europe to Work Facing Rural Economic Gaps
The article reports on labor migration from eastern Europe, with official figures showing 10 percent and pockets exceeding 20 percent in rural areas. It notes resulting shortages and regional income disparities, highlighting policy debates and worker displacement concerns.
Justice Electric Co. keeps growing through generations
Cedar Rapids based Justice Electric Co. began in 1961 under Vyrl and Martha Justice and is now run by son Dave Justice, with his wife Sherri as office manager and son Joe as estimator. The firm, at 312 Seventh Ave SE since 1973, employs about 30 and serves commercial and industrial clients, including computer facility projects and hospital wiring work at St Luke’s. The company has been honored by the Cedar Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce for community commitment.
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Cedar Rapids
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Martha Justice
Justice Electric Co
Justice
Dave Justice
Vyrl
Martha
Seventh Ave
Dave
Sherri
Joe
Sixth St
Justice Electric
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Swisher
St. Luke’s Hospital
Vyrl Justice
Cedar Rapids Company
Cedar Rapids Area
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