Through Les Compagnons du Devoir, a trade guild with a history that can be traced to the Middle Ages, Moynat recruited Tioni, whom it deemed capable of making the company's finely wrought wares.

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The guild was the last of Hollywood's major trade unions to hand out awards before next Sunday's Oscars.

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Working phones can be rejected since condition is determined on a case-by-case basis, says Mike Guild, senior manager of Best Buy's Trade-In Program in Minneapolis, which started in 2009.

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The trade procession, which included 99 floats, was the first of four parades through the city for the Guild.

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