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Mobile mayoral candidates Sandy Stimpson and Sam Jones were asked to write 250-word essays about a Press-Register editorial urging the inclusion of biking/walking paths on the proposed I-10 bridge.

As Mike Marshall pointed out in his May 30 Press-Register editorial, Charleston figured out the bang-for-the-buck formula with the Cooper River Bridge. So did Washington D.C. with the Woodrow Wilson Bridge. And over in Mississippi, Mayor Connie Moran of Ocean Springs led the fight to make the new, wider and higher bridge welcoming for walkers and bikers.

What does it take to get the engineers' attention and turn bridges-and-highways-as-usual into infrastructure with multiplier effects? "A little gumption," Marshall wrote.

I think that should be part of a mayor's job description. But passionate advocacy doesn't seem to be the style of our city's current CEO.

Let's stop hiding behind budget restraints. Getting infrastructure investment to work harder for more comprehensive goals is a money-saving strategy. And let's stop running from tussles with state and federal bureaucrats. Both the feds and ALDOT say they have mandates for "multimodal" approaches which is to say, options beyond private automobiles like walking and biking and transit. Sometimes it takes a little gumption to remind them what they've promised.

That's why I'm running for mayor.

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Sandy Stimpson: Let's go "multi-modal" with the I-10 bridge over Mobile River

Mobile mayoral candidates Sandy Stimpson and Sam Jones were asked to write 250-word essays about a Press-Register editorial urging the inclusion of biking/walking paths on the proposed I-10 bridge.

Please note that under my leadership on the MPO, we solicited the Mobile Area Transportation Study (MATS), a comprehensive and continuous look at ways to improve and expand multimodal transportation options for passengers. In addition,we formed the MPO Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee and the Technical Coordinating/Citizens Advisory Committee. These are standing committees that will advise the MPO on future transportation projects. Although the final decision on the bridge will be made by the Federal High Administration and the Alabama Department of Transportation, a positive vote from this panel, will certainly weigh heavily.

This is some of the wording on the resolution "...Therefore, Be it Resolved that the MATS Metropolitan Planning Organization in session this 5th day of June 2013, does hereby express support for bicycle/pedestrian facilities to be included into the design and construction of the I-10 Mobile River Bridge..."

The MPO's decisions are powerful when it comes to determining which projects are funded locally.

There is no doubt a transportation alternative is needed to address the congestion we experience daily going through our tunnels. It is our vision for a city that is people-focused, well designed public spaces and a transportation network between city destinations and urban environment. That vision includes a cycling and walkable-friendly city.

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Sam Jones: I am walking the walk on pedestrian/biking path over I-10 bridge

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alstria leases 7,700 sqm in Dsseldorf

- State of North Rhine-Westphalia leases asset in Hans-Bckler-Strasse 36 on a long-term basis

- New lease crystallises internal growth potential

- New contract is one of the largest leases in Dsseldorf year to date

Hamburg, June 13, 2013 - alstria office REIT-AG (symbol: AOX, ISIN: DE000A0LD2U1), the leading German office REIT, announces the signing of a lease for its asset in Hans-Bckler-Strasse 36, Dsseldorf.

With the successful lease-up of the building located in Hans-Bckler-Strasse 36, Dsseldorf, alstria signed one of the largest new leasing contracts in Dsseldorf this year. The Company agreed on a long-term lease for the entire building with the State of North Rhine-Westphalia for the accommodation of a regional finance office (Finanzamt Dsseldorf-Nord). The lease will start in the first half of 2014.

alstria acquired the short-term leased asset in mid-2011 from the Dutch real estate company VastNed. The new long-term lease was signed 18 months after the former tenant ERGO Versicherung vacated the building.

The new leasing contract is a major success to alstria's local team in Dsseldorf, which was established less than one year ago. The letting of the 7,700 sqm building (plus 119 parkings) reduces the vacancy in alstria's Dsseldorf portfolio by approximately 40% in one shot and will contribute to the Company's internal growth from 2014 onwards. The leasing success is based on the combination of a well located, high-quality building, alstria's competitive pricing in the leasing market and the Company's strong and proven asset management expertise.

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Offering structure for Luxoft Holding Inc. IPO agreed

Ramsey, Isle of Man, June 12, 2013 - Luxoft Holding, Inc ('Luxoft'), a subsidiary of IBS Group Holding Limited ('IBS Group'), announced today that it has commenced an initial public offering of 4,092,070 Class A ordinary shares pursuant to a registration statement on Form F-1 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Luxoft is offering 2,046,035 Class A shares and IBS Group is offering 2,046,035 Class A shares. The over-allotment option amounts to 613,810 Class A shares. Following the completion of the offering, IBS Group will beneficially own 72.4% of the outstanding shares and 82.9 % of the voting power in Luxoft before exercise of the over-allotment option.

UBS Limited, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, VTB Capital plc and Cowen and Company, LLC are the joint bookrunning managers for the proposed offering. A copy of the preliminary prospectus related to the offering may be obtained when available from UBS Securities LLC, by telephone at 1-888-827-7275 or by mail at Attention: Prospectus Department, 299 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10171; from Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, by telephone at 1-800-221-1037, by mail at Attention: Prospectus Department, One Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10010, or by email at newyork.prospectus@credit-suisse.com; from J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, by telephone at 1-866-803-9204 or by mail at Attention: Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717; from VTB Capital plc by telephone at +1 646-527-6313 or by mail at 452 Fifth Avenue, 23rd Floor, New York NY 10018; or from Cowen and Company, LLC, by telephone at 1-631-274-2806 or by mail at Attention: Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717.

A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission but has not yet become effective. These securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective. This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

About IBS Group Holding Limited

IBS Group is a leading software development and IT services provider in Central and Eastern Europe. Through its two principal subsidiaries, Luxoft and IBS IT Services, it offers a wide variety of information technology services, such as software development and IT services outsourcing, IT infrastructure and business applications implementation. IBS Group has business operations in Russia, Ukraine, Romania, Poland, Germany, Switzerland, the UK, the USA, Vietnam and Singapore. IBS Group employs more than 8,300 people worldwide. In the year ended March 31, 2012, the Group reported US GAAP consolidated revenues of USD816.3 million. IBS Group's Global Depositary Receipts are listed on the Regulated Market (General Standard) at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Bloomberg: IBSG:GR; Reuters: IBSGq.F)

For more information about IBS Group please visit http://www.ibsgr.com or contact

Investor Relations: Media Relations: Andrei Novikov Ekaterina Beskhizhko IR Director PR Manager tel: +7 (495) 967 8000 (ext.3095) tel: +7 (495) 967 8080 (ext.2963) anovikov@ibs.ru ebeshizhko@ibs.ru

Disclaimer The information contained in this press release is not for publication, distribution or release, directly or indirectly, in any jurisdiction where such publication, disclosure or release would be unlawful. This press release does not constitute an offer for the sale of securities in the United States of America, Canada, Australia, Japan or any other jurisdiction in which an offer would be subject to legal restrictions.

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