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Falk continued to play Columbo in sporadic, special-event TV movies, the last of which aired on ABC in 2003.
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Others question the walkathon movement altogether, citing the relatively high cost of special-event fund-raising—typically 50 cents on the dollar—compared with the nonprofit average of 15 to 20 cents on the dollar.
Cashathon: The Rise of Charity Races Anne Kadet 2011
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Buyers may be told that they will receive special-event tickets after wiring money to an unknown seller.
Fans Paying Thousands For Bears-Packers Tickets, Warned About Scams Jen Sabella 2011
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Buyers may be told that they will receive special-event tickets after wiring money to an unknown seller.
Fans Paying Thousands For Bears-Packers Tickets, Warned About Scams Jen Sabella 2011
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Others question the walkathon movement altogether, citing the relatively high cost of special-event fund-raising—typically 50 cents on the dollar—compared with the nonprofit average of 15 to 20 cents on the dollar.
Cashathon: The Rise of Charity Races Anne Kadet 2011
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Falk continued to play Columbo in sporadic, special-event TV movies, the last of which aired on ABC in 2003.
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At The Lodge Restaurant of Castle Hills, on a historic 2 ½ acre estate in San Antonio, Texas, (210-349-8466), Chef Jason Dady throws three or four special-event pig roasts each summer, often in partnership with top winemakers.
The Pig Event Chris Nuttall-Smith 2010
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Political theater of the kind championed frequently on London's stages has long been a lagging genre in the United States; the hope is that special-event programs of the variety the Shakespeare has planned will help to fill this curious gap.
Shakespeare Theatre to host Britain's 'The Great Game' and 'Black Watch' 2010
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He stays open from early May through mid-October, with seven weeks in the middle for summer camp sandwiched by special-event season.
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-- More bad Fenty press, courtesy of Paul Wagner at WTTG-TV, who follows up his reporting on special-event security costs waived by the city: "[T] he deeper we looked into the practice, the murkier it got," he reports.
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