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                    [Title] => Dinosaur invades Australian school _ for show
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Children shrieked and froze in momentary fear as a Tyrannosaurus Rex invaded their Sydney school yard on Friday — then smiles and laughter broke out when they realized the life-sized monster was a robot.

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In a briefing with reporters following the company’s annual shareholders meeting Friday, Paxys chairman Tarcisio Medalla said the company expects to end the year with a total of 4,500 seats from only 3,300 in 2005.

Medalla said the company is also looking at firming up its presence in Australia.
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Under the agreement, Smart Salary has the option to receive a portion of the purchase price in new shares of stock of Paxys.
[DatePublished] => 2006-05-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804021 [AuthorName] => Zinnia B. Dela Peña [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 185764 [Title] => Norman remains top Aussie earner [Summary] => SYDNEY — Golf legend Greg Norman remains Australia’s biggest-earning sportsman despite tennis world number one Lleyton Hewitt netting more than A$19 million ($10.65 million US) this year.

According to Business Review Weekly magazine’s annual list of Australia’s top-50 sports earners released here on Wednesday, Norman retained his top ranking with gross income of A$24.6 million ($13.79 million US) this year.

Norman has been far and away Australia’s biggest earner in sport for many years but Hewitt closed the gap this year.
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Adding to the list of international franchise experts who will talk before the said event, McGowan will be one of the panelists together with Rolf Kirst of Uniglobe on "Voices of Experience: From the Master of Franchising."
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                    [Title] => Dinosaur invades Australian school _ for show
                    [Summary] => 

Children shrieked and froze in momentary fear as a Tyrannosaurus Rex invaded their Sydney school yard on Friday — then smiles and laughter broke out when they realized the life-sized monster was a robot.

[DatePublished] => 2011-04-02 10:20:20 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 339195 [Title] => Fast-growing call center allots $5M for expansion [Summary] => Paxys Inc., one of the fastest-growing call center firms in the country, has earmarked $5 million this year for the continued expansion of its call center business.

In a briefing with reporters following the company’s annual shareholders meeting Friday, Paxys chairman Tarcisio Medalla said the company expects to end the year with a total of 4,500 seats from only 3,300 in 2005.

Medalla said the company is also looking at firming up its presence in Australia.
[DatePublished] => 2006-05-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804021 [AuthorName] => Zinnia B. Dela Peña [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 334695 [Title] => Paxys Inc. acquires Australian outsourcing firm for A$36.7M [Summary] => Paxys Inc., the only call center listed on the Philippine Stock Exchange, has signed an agreement to acquire full ownership of Smart Salary Pty. Ltd., Australia’s second largest outsourced remunerating packaging administration company, for A$36.7 million in cash and new shares.

Under the agreement, Smart Salary has the option to receive a portion of the purchase price in new shares of stock of Paxys.
[DatePublished] => 2006-05-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804021 [AuthorName] => Zinnia B. Dela Peña [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 185764 [Title] => Norman remains top Aussie earner [Summary] => SYDNEY — Golf legend Greg Norman remains Australia’s biggest-earning sportsman despite tennis world number one Lleyton Hewitt netting more than A$19 million ($10.65 million US) this year.

According to Business Review Weekly magazine’s annual list of Australia’s top-50 sports earners released here on Wednesday, Norman retained his top ranking with gross income of A$24.6 million ($13.79 million US) this year.

Norman has been far and away Australia’s biggest earner in sport for many years but Hewitt closed the gap this year.
[DatePublished] => 2002-11-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 145057 [Title] => SMC stands out among corporate leaders [Summary] => The Far Eastern Economic Review (FEER) has attributed the more efficient distribution network established after Eduardo Cojuangco Jr. returned as chairman and chief executive officer of San Miguel Corp. (SMC) in 1998, along with an upturn in the company’s overseas beer business, as helping SMC keep its edge over rivals.
[DatePublished] => 2001-12-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 127820 [Title] => Australia’s Fastway founder to speak at Franchise Asia 2001 [Summary] => Bill McGowan, the founder and chairman of Australia’s Fastway Group of Companies, has confirmed his attendance to Franchise Asia 2001, the biggest premier international franchise event and the first ever to be staged in the country this coming Sept. 12-16.

Adding to the list of international franchise experts who will talk before the said event, McGowan will be one of the panelists together with Rolf Kirst of Uniglobe on "Voices of Experience: From the Master of Franchising."
[DatePublished] => 2001-07-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )
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