Together these mountains surround the old mining town of Park City, Utah, which every January is also home to the Sundance Film Festival.

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That was the case for Craig Costa, a 55-year-old fly-fishing guide in Park City, Utah, who said family members forced him to join Facebook.

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But others, such as Denise Beauregard, a 53-year-old event planner from the city's Rosedale Park neighborhood, said she was so dismayed by the prospect of an emergency manager that she would put her tax payments into escrow until the manager leaves the city.

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Last year America's secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, berated Mr Barkat for his plan to demolish Arab homes to create a biblical tourist park in the valley below the Old City, where David is said to have composed his psalms.

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That visit also included tours of some of the stadiums that form part of England's bid - Old Trafford, City of Manchester Stadium, St James' Park and the Stadium of Light and gave the Fifa delegation a chance to inspect transport, stadiums and security.

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"I don't know very much about his life story, " admits 35-year-old Patrick Wojahn, who was elected to the city council in College Park, Md.

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David Haight , a 41-year-old Menlo Park, Calif. real estate investor, bought grazing land in Salt Lake City in 1994, got it rezoned for industrial use and cut a deal to sell it in 1999 to a trucking company.

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The 29-year-old England striker limped off 19 minutes into the 2-1 defeat by Manchester City at St James' Park.

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The 31-year-old, who joined Hull from Stoke City last summer, has been released from the remainder of his contract at Boothferry Park.

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