Edinburgh, which was sold to Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) last April, said 2012 had been a "challenging" 12 months.

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Two years ago on this show, we profiled Gip's Place, a real juke joint nestled in a residential neighborhood in Bessemer, Alabama.

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It will be more than irked if GIP, intent on making its new acquisition a real rival to Heathrow, is allowed to build a second runway at Gatwick.

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Issues related to those should be thought of now, and measures should be taken to ensure safety of users and security, GIP officials said at the press conference.

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The local news reports last weekend say the Bessemer police shut down the joint, and the city of Bessemer has released a statement saying that there have been numerous complaints from Gip's neighbors about traffic, litter and loud music.

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With regard to industry, companies must do whatever they can to smooth security, in the view of GIP members, and some pointed comments were made regarding what members believe Microsoft should be doing to make its software less prone to attack by viruses and worms such as the recent "ILOVEYOU" threat.

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