His official start date is 22 November, but Mr Hogg said he would start the job "immediately".

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Now, he is trying to implement a more organized process, pairing new staffers with "peer coaches" available to answer questions before their official start date.

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Showroom traffic "has ticked up" since the program's official July 1 start date, Wood said.

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Serbia aims to be granted official EU candidate status later this year and to be given a start date for accession talks, the BBC's Mark Lowen reports from the Serbian capital.

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Preview performances are currently scheduled to start on Nov. 14 at Broadway's Foxwoods Theatre in advance of an official opening date of Dec. 21.

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