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Celeb News: Pope Francis boosts US Economy while reducing Obesity rate!
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Pope Francis boosts US Economy while reducing Obesity rate!
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Last weekend's visit by Pope Francis was good for hotels, but terrible for restaurants and shops closest to the Center City papal events, according to a survey of businesses the City Controller's Office released Tuesday.
"Several restaurants stated they were the hardest-hit because they stocked up on supplies over the course of the week, only to find that the demand never materialized," Controller Alan Butkovitz said in a statement he released along with the survey.
In the city, 19 restaurants each reported business was off by 45 percent compared with a typical weekend. Fifteen retailers said they rang up just 21 percent of typical weekend receipts.
Meanwhile, hotels reported an 88 percent occupancy rate on average, typical for a solid weekend, according to the controller's survey...
Hotels in Montgomery County reported an 80 percent occupancy rate, said Mike Bowman, president of the Valley Forge Tourism and Convention Board.
Papal pilgrims did travel beyond Center City to see certain attractions. The Shrine of St. Katharine Drexel in Bensalem, for instance, had about 4,000 visitors last weekend, said Sister Pat Downs, the director. The pontiff mentioned the site in one of his speeches.
"My feeling was that everyone was happy to be there," Downs said. "It was just a very peaceful, wonderful experience."
The pontiff's visit capped the World Meeting of Families. The Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau had projected the papal weekend would provide a $417.8 million windfall for the city.
Butkovitz, in his statement, said the World Meeting had put the economic boost even higher, at $500 million.
"The responses we received from businesses, especially restaurants and retailers," are that these figures may not have been reached, Butkovitz said.
Mayor Nutter on Monday dismissed concerns expressed by city businesses about the weekend's economic effect, stressing instead the role the papal visit played in raising the city's profile.
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so it was a flop 
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IS HE OKAY???
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King  So theocracies work after all
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But when will your faves have a $500 million plus tour?
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Originally posted by MaRy
so it was a flop |
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The pontiff's visit capped the World Meeting of Families. The Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau had projected the papal weekend would provide a $417.8 million windfall for the city.
Butkovitz, in his statement, said the World Meeting had put the economic boost even higher, at $500 million.
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It's bolded in the OP. #ReadingIsHard 
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Originally posted by brIt-()nstar
It's bolded in the OP. #ReadingIsHard |
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"The responses we received from businesses, especially restaurants and retailers," are that these figures may not have been reached, Butkovitz said.
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that's what he predicted, but it fell short 
You need to learn to read girl 
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IS HE OKAY???
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Michael, 10, cerebral palsy.
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Francis spied Michael Keating as he was being driven away from the plane. Ordering the Fiat to stop, Francis got out and walked over to the boy, put his hand on his head and kissed him as his sobbing mother looked on.
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He's a nice Pope, I like him.
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Another day, another slay
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Originally posted by MaRy
that's what he predicted, but it fell short
You need to learn to read girl |
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Butkovitz, in his statement, said the World Meeting had put the economic boost even higher, at $500 million.
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Would the facts and numbers lie?
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Would the mayor, facts and numbers lie? |
that statement means:
Bukowitz said the world family whatever had predicted a windfall of 500 millions.
Then he says what he has been hearing from retailers, restaurants and hotels is no boost or very modest.
It was a huge flop, USA is not here for bigots
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not pop girls being so boring so that good sisters of atrl have to stan for pope  jesus take the wheel 
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not pop girls being so boring so that good sisters of atrl have to stan for pope jesus take the wheel |
Sorry, I stan for Queen Elizabeth II and that won't ever change.
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only on a 3 city tour?
QUEEN OF POP
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Who else but the mother****ing Queen of Pop
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Originally posted by MaRy
that statement means:
Bukowitz said the world family whatever had predicted a windfall of 500 millions.
Then he says what he has been hearing from retailers, restaurants and hotels is no boost or very modest.
It was a huge flop, USA is not here for bigots |
Not really, sis since they originally predicted $400M.
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from the same article
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"They [papal weekend planners] had us believe there was going to be thousands of cars around the Paoli area, and it was a ghost town," Spatola said.
Uber had thousands of drivers available in Philadelphia and reported high demand for handicapped accessible vehicles, but disappointing demand overall.
"It was actually slower than expected," spokesman Taylor Bennett said. "Demand was down."
Read more at http://www.philly.com/philly/news/po...WqKrYgHoyvM.99
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