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Krispy Kreme in jam after chief quits
KRISPY Kreme Doughnuts, already reeling from an accounting probe and the inroads the low-carb diet craze has made into its profits, has suffered a further blow with the resignation of its chief operating officer.
John Tate is leaving, according to reports, to take a similar post at home furnishings retailer Restoration Hardware, although that company would not confirm his appointment.
Shares of Krispy Kreme, already sliding, fell a further 4% on the news.
'Given that it was John Tate who was spearheading the operational turnaround, this is obviously a setback,' said Skip Carpenter, an analyst at Thomas Weisel Partners. The doughnut maker, which sells its wares in London in the salubrious surroundings of Harrods, has seen its business hurt not only by the low-carb diet craze but, according to some analysts, by an overly aggressive expansion programme.
Krispy Kreme seemed to acknowledge this in May when it posted its first quarterly net loss since going public four years ago. It also decided to cut the number of planned new stores.
But that is not its only problem. The company's stock has fallen further in recent weeks as it faces an investigation by the US Securities and Exchange Commission into how it accounts for the repurchase of restaurants from franchisees.
Krispy Kreme faces questions about why its accounting for such deals differs from others in the restaurant industry.
Unlike other restaurant operators, North Carolina-based Krispy Kreme does not depreciate those assets on its books over time, which critics say bloats the value of assets and inflates profit because they do not take the non-cash charge against earnings.
Chief executive Scott Livengood takes over from Tate immediately.
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– Robinhood (@RobinhoodApp) May 18, 2022
Before the launch, the platform had posted a promotional video on Twitter explaining how the wallet is used.
– Robinhood (@RobinhoodApp) May 17, 2022
Robinhood’s Web 3.0 will be similar to the Robinhood app
Robinhood has been working hard to provide crypto-related services and it will release a new multichain wallet app similar to the Robinhood app to make crypto trading more accessible.
The wallet works like MetaMask. Users are allowed to store their private keys for their crypto assets. It will be different from wallets like Binance and Coinbase, where the private keys will remain under their respective exchange management.
In addition, Decentralized Finance (DeFi) and other supported cryptos are also included in the list of features of the app.
The growing interest in Robinhood
According to a filing by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), FTX crypto exchange CEO Sam Bankman-Fried bought a sizable stake in Robinhood (HOOD) on May 2.
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Bethesda can be happy with the performance of Fallout Shelter on iOS and Android. According to the market analysis firm Sensor Tower, the video game has already exceeded the round figure of 100 million dollars of mobile revenue.
The last date in this sense we had in August 2018, when Fallout Shelter carried 93 million dollars. In this way, the title launched in 2015 has made close to 10 million in less than a year, $ 68,000 per day in revenue since its release. By markets, most of the money raised by the video game management comes from the United States (60%), followed by the United Kingdom (9%) and Germany (5%).
Fallout Shelter is far from Die and according to Elon Musk the production of Bethesda will reach the Tesla cars at a date yet to be determined.


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BoAt Files for DRHP for Rs.2,000 Cr IPO
BoAt brand of electronic accessories like ear phones and smart watches are quite popular in India. Now, Imagine Marketing Ltd, the company that the BoAt brand of earphones and smartwatches, has filed DRHP with SEBI for its proposed Rs.2,000 crore IPO. The IPO will be a mix of fresh issue of shares and an offer for sale.
BoAt is backed by some of the leading global PE investors like Fireside Ventures, Qualcomm Ventures and a Warburg Pincus Group affiliate, South Lake. The fresh issue of the IPO comprises of Rs.900 crore of fresh issue and an offer for sale of Rs.1,100 crore by the existing promoters and early investors.
Among the key shareholders offering shares in the OFS will include Rs.800 crore by South Lake Investment, an affiliate of Warburg Pincus, Rs.150 crore by Sameer Mehta and Rs.150 crore by Aman Gupta. Sameer Mehta and Aman Gupta are major shareholders in BoAt with holdings of 40% each. Aman Gupta is also well know for his presence at the Shark Tank show on TV.
While the OFS portion will be used to give exit to early shareholders, out of the new issue portion, Rs.700 crore will be utilized to repay debt. BoAt currently has total outstanding debt of Rs.764.18 crore. Since the retail business is a low margin business, reduction of debt would help substantially to boost profits of the company post the IPO fund raising.
The company, BoAt, was floated in 2013 and the first products under the BoAt brand were launched in the market in 2014. They focus on high-growth consumer categories such as audio and smartwatch. BoAt caters to a wide spectrum of price points and customer segments across a plethora of product categories.
Some of the major product offerings of BoAt include audio (wired and wireless headphones and earphones), Bluetooth speakers, home theatre systems and sound bars. One of their key offerings is wearables (smartwatches), gaming accessories, personal care appliances and mobile accessories.
Currently, as per the latest feet-on-street surveys, BoAt is ranked Number One in India in the wireless hearables category by value and volume and it is ranked second among smartwatch brands in India in terms of volume. For the fiscal year ended Mar-21, the company reported total revenues of Rs.1321 crore and net profits of Rs.86.5 crore.
This translates into net margins of 6.5% for the full fiscal. Axis Capital, BOFA Securities, Credit Suisse Securities and ICICI Securities will act as the book running lead managers (BRLM) to the issue.
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Intel's latest quarterly report did little to soothe anxiety on Wall Street.
On Jan. 15, the chip giant reported 2007 fourth-quarter earnings of 38 cents a share and revenue of $10.7 billion, an increase of more than 10 percent compared with the same time period in 2006. However, Wall Street was looking for earnings of 40 cents a share and revenue of $10.8 billion, which caused the Santa Clara, Calif., company's stock to plummet in after-hours trading.
For Wall Street analysts, Intel's results-always a bellwether of the overall IT industry-signaled that the U.S. economy continues to stumble and the PC market is starting to slow down after growing in 2007 thanks to notebook sales. Intel Chief Financial Officer Stacy Smith told analysts in a call after the numbers were announced that he wanted to be cautious when talking about the strength of the U.S. economy.
CEO Paul Otellini did his best to reassure Wall Street that both Intel and the PC remain viable despite what some see as a slowdown in the U.S. economy. Otellini pointed to the company's flash memory business, which suffered due to lower-than-expected prices, as one of the main reasons why Intel missed expectations in the quarter.
Despite Intel's less-than-stellar results in the fourth quarter, several analysts believe that the company's product road map, especially its high-end server products and low-end chips for mobile devices and laptops, remains solid.
Analysts also believe that the lack of competition from Advanced Micro Devices, which reports its fourth-quarter results Jan. 17, could help Intel bounce back in the first part of 2008.
Several analysts believe that Intel will concentrate on emerging markets in 2008, such as China and India, if the U.S. economy and Americans' appetite for PCs begin to dwindle. Later this year, Intel plans to bring a processor called Silverthorne into the market, which it originally designed for MIDs (mobile Internet devices).
Now, Intel will also use Silverthorne, which is built on the company's 45-nanometer manufacturing process, as a way to supply emerging markets with low-cost laptops. The idea here is to make up margins by shipping processors in high volume, said Mike Feibus, an analyst with TechKnowledge Strategies.
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The campaign, which has been created by integrated agency Communicator, marks the birth-month of the whiskey brand’s founder, 'Mr Jack'.
Activity uses the hashtag #JacksBirthday and will run throughout September. It will feature people associated with Jack Daniel’s, including master distiller Jeff Arnett and Lynne Tolley, Jack Daniel’s great-grandniece, raising their glasses of whiskey to the brand's creator.
Richard Southon, director at Communicator, said: "Instagram is exciting new social territory for Jack Daniel’s. We wanted a campaign where the brand brought its fans together in their celebrations and what better way to do this than sharing photos. Instagram is the natural place for this and the campaign will show how brands don’t need to be ‘in’ the conversation to be a core part of it."
The campaign marks the first time that the brand has used Instagram in the UK. It already has an Instagram account in the US.


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Ubisoft has opened up signups for the closed beta for Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege. These are guaranteed beta keys, which they are giving away in partnership with RoosterTeeth.
You can sign up for the beta here.
The beta proper will be starting on September 24. The page also makes reference to RTX Austin, which is actually RoosterTeeth’s annual gaming event convention. As always, this was held in Austin, Texas, and this year Ubisoft hosted a tournament for the game itself, called The Siege Games.
The tournament was won by team Clancy’s Angels. You can check out their reaction below.
— MatchGrade Nation (@MatchGrade) August 10, 2015
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Music festivals offer live music in an exciting environment, but cumbersome payment methods, slow lines and lack of experiences can cause attendees to be dissatisfied.
In this article, we’ll explain how festivals around the world have implemented innovative technologies, making the experience unforgettable year after year.
Quick and easy payments!
Cashless systems are becoming the best payment option at festivals. These solutions eliminate the need to carry credit cards or cash. Through software development, integrated applications are created with payment systems allowing attendees to purchase food, beverages and merchandise, saving time and enhancing the experience.
This was recently the case at the Estéreo Picnic 2023 Festival in Bogotá, Colombia.
These bracelets are created with NFC technology, which in principle allows real-time wireless data exchange. This solution has a particularity: it allows the control of attendee data, which allows the organizers to carry out relevant logistics for large conglomerations.
At Lollapalooza 2023, they successfully implemented this technology, allowing the bracelet to have an integrated QR code, which, when scanned at the entry points, facilitated access to the event in a more efficient way.
In addition, the recharge system was very user-friendly and was done through the pre-established web page.
Better experiences, new technology
Virtual reality has recently impacted the world by providing immersive experiences in any type of space. The company that is leading this development is Meta, who expect to release the Oculus Quest Pro soon, implementing technology such as artificial intelligence to enhance the experience.
In 2022, Coachella, one of the largest festivals in the world, announced its collaboration with the technology giant to launch “A virtual adventure” that offered an experience inside the event with geolocation system where attendees interacted in a particular way.
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Running for public office can be expensive.
Not only do you have to worry about funding a campaign, and paying for staff, but you also have to worry about your appearance. In fact, research shows that for women candidates, wardrobe, makeup and overall style play a huge role in how they’re perceived by voters.
Cori Bush, Missouri’s first Black congresswoman, recently took to Twitter to discuss how costly it is to shop for a new wardrobe as a newly-elected official.
“The reality of being a regular person going to Congress is that it’s really expensive to get the business clothes I need for the Hill,” she said. “So I’m going thrift shopping tomorrow.” Bush, who is a nurse and activist, will make an annual salary of $174,000 as a congresswoman, according to the Congressional Research Services. But, that salary won’t go into effect until she officially takes office in January 2021.
After asking her more than 300,000 Twitter followers if she should do a fashion show showing off the thrift store items she purchased, Bush received retweets and responses from supporters and other congresswomen who shared tips on how they built up their professional wardrobes while still staying on a budget.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says that in addition to thrift shopping, she also does “second hand online” shopping to help her buy clothes that would normally be out of her budget.
Thrifting, renting, and patience as you get your closet together sis. Capsule wardrobe will be your best friend. @AyannaPressley has the accessory game down
Good news is that all these practices are very sustainable and good for the planet! 😉 https://t.co/X4Cyy8HOwF
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) November 11, 2020
Rep. Rashida Tlaib also shared a secret, saying that in addition to thrift shopping, she still wears some of her maternity clothes under her blazer.
The reality of being a regular person going to Congress is that it’s really expensive to get the business clothes I need for the Hill. So I’m going thrift shopping tomorrow.
Should I do a fashion show? ⬇
— Cori Bush (@CoriBush) November 11, 2020
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Compared to 0.8µm sensors, the new ones are up to 15% smaller and camera modules using them will be up to 10% thinner, which will make for smaller camera bumps.
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The Steinhoff transaction does contain a restraint of trade… but the transaction was never fulfilled…— Bernard Mostert, Mr Tekkie
All of this money will come from the Van Huyssteen family. The investment will max out at R500 million…— Bernard Mostert, Mr Tekkie
Mr Tekkie will soon do battle with Pepkor-owned Tekkie Town in the High Court.
This comes after the Mr Tekkie – founded by disgruntled former Tekkie Town employees – confirmed on Tuesday that it will oppose Tekkie Town’s application to stop the start-up from opening its first store.
Mr Tekkie aims to open its first store in Cape Town towards the end of next month with others to follow across the country in November.
Mostert referred to themselves as “Steinhoff victims”.
Steinhoff bought Tekkie Town for R3.2 billion in 2016 and offered shares as settlement for the major part of the business.
The shares became almost worthless after the near total collapse in the share-price of Steinhoff.
We’ve been paid with Monopoly money.— Braam van Huyssteen, Tekkie Town founder
Listen to the interview in the audio below (and/scroll down for more quotes from it).
We continue to be surprised by their behaviour.— Bernard Mostert, Mr Tekkie
Pepkor is very arrogant… yet they spend a lot of shareholders’ money to try and enforce a restraint of trade…— Bernard Mostert, Mr Tekkie
The first case they brought about sabotage, all six of those charges were dismissed…— Bernard Mostert, Mr Tekkie
I listened with excitement about how you talked about the Sneaker Exchange…— Bernard Mostert, Mr Tekkie
We built Tekkie Town into a sound and successful business...— Bernard Mostert, Mr Tekkie
For the South African consumer, the arrival of a new retailer is a good thing…— For the South African consumer, the arrival of a new retailer is a good thing…
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Concirrus unveils cross-class platform and plans US expansion
Data insight InsurTech Concirrus has introduced a platform to work across classes of business, harnessing the internet of things to help insurers transition towards new digital operating models.
The new technology offering will enable companies to build artificial intelligence models to analyse risk across lines of business.
The platform uses API-driven services that can be embedded into customer workflows to help improve the function of various services, from underwriting to claims.
The launch of the platform coincides with a planned expansion in the US market, where the business recently opened an office.
Concirrus’s service operates across marine, automotive and cargo products, and the company said its existing products had proved how internet of things technology could be used in other markets.
As part of the next phase of the company’s development, Scott McConnell has been named as chief commercial officer, joining from NTT Data.
CEO Andrew Yeoman said the insurance industry was moving towards “a future where all risk will be assessed algorithmically and traded digitally”.
“Many insurers have the ambition to deliver innovative products to their customers, improve loss ratios, reduce operating expenses but are held back by legacy platforms and technology,” he said.
“Concirrus has built the next-generation decision platform to help insurers capture the value of data available from the internet of things.”


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After a prolonged, on-and-off engagement, Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth finally tied the knot on Christmas weekend. It is a marriage that has long been in the works, particularly as the celebrity couple was reportedly first engaged back in 2012. But the wedding bells have officially been rung. Now, they're ready to enjoy their new lives as husband-and-wife. And in the spirit of reflection and looking back on the long journey that got the couple here, several fans of Liam Hemsworth and Miley Cyrus have gone back and revisited their 2010 romantic melodrama, The Last Song, according to Amazon.
The update was given by Amazon Prime Video's Twitter account. As they note, the celebrity marriage has prompted no shortage of people to go back in time and revisit the days when Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth were just first beginning their love affair -- if primarily on the big screen at that time.
While the romantic fable, adapted by the book of the same name by (you guessed it) Nicholas Sparks (who also co-wrote the screenplay), wasn't very well-received critically, it did fair business commercially. It earned nearly $90 million worldwide from a $20 million budget. That's not The Notebook-like numbers, but it's pretty decent. And it obviously holds a soft spot in the hearts of several viewers, as they felt inclined to revisit the film this past week.
And they revisited it in droves, apparently, if the streams on Amazon had a whopping 2000% uptick. That's certainly nothing to sneeze at, especially for a film that's nearly one decade old. Evidently, there were many "sentimental" people, as Amazon notes, using the service, and these romantic viewers wanted to revisit the story knowing that the actors involved have finally embarked on their happy ending. We wonder if tissue sales spiked up as well...
To this date, The Last Song remains the one-and-only movie to star both Liam Hemsworth and Miley Cyrus. But now that they are officially together, one has to wonder if Hollywood producers are thinking about bringing these lovey-dovey co-stars back together again on the big screen. Particularly if they look at the streaming numbers and realize there might be a sizable audience very eagerly looking to see them acting together again.
But that's for the big spenders in Hollywood to decide. For now, it's evident that many people are enthusiastic to revisit the early days of Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth's relationship, and Amazon enjoyed the benefits tenfold when it came to streams and downloads of the weepy 2010 drama.
Meanwhile, as far as we can tell, Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth have been enjoying their newfound married life since their private ceremony one week earlier. With that, Amazon is certainly enjoying their matrimony, in that it is bringing them a whole bunch of cash on an older title on their shelf. Meanwhile, for more updates in film, television, pop culture and a whole lot more, you can always be sure to check back with us here at CinemaBlend.


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After China, the coronavirus travelled across different continents and taken the travel and tourism industry by storm. The disease is so contagious that most airlines landed their fleet and hotels cancelled their booking until the situation is getting better. Due to this, travel and tourism become one of those industries that are hit hardest by coronavirus pandemic. Countries, such as Mauritius, Indonesia, Maldives, Thailand, Seychelles, among many others are the worst hit. International Air Transport Association (IATA) has recently said, if the virus continues to spread at the same pace, the airlines across the world may lose up to $113 billion in passenger revenue.
Another one in our list of 4 industries that are hit hardest by coronavirus pandemic is the tech industry. Thanks to the fact that the nature of the software companies is such that the development work can be done remotely as well. Hence, it saved it greatly saved itself to a great extent. Yet, the future seems not so promising. Taking the current situation under consideration, many companies, including Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Atlassian, and many others have cancelled their global events. The startup is another industries that are hit hardest by coronavirus pandemic. Companies who do the development work, and have projects to do would be able to sustain in the upcoming months, but the problem will begin when they will have to look for the new clients.
For the first time in the history after World War II, Wimbledon Championships 2020 has been called off amid the coronavirus crises all around the world. Other than this, both Euro 2020 and the Tokyo Olympics have been postponed for the next 12 months as no country is willing to send their players when the global death due to coronavirus has topped 50,000 mark. The impact is so high, that we have listed sports in our list of 4 industries that are hit hardest by coronavirus pandemic.
However, the entertainment industry has other story to tell. As more and more people are locked down in their homes, there is a steep rise in the number of people opting for online video streaming platforms to kill the boredom. So, they are making the most due to the current situation.
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Intel moving to 32nm
Intel is scheduled to introduce its 32nm 'Sandy Bridge' microarchitecture, which will succeed Nehalem and Westmere, in the fourth quarter of 2010, according to sources at PC makers.
Intel is set to volume produce new Westmere chips based on 32nm manufacturing in the fourth quarter of 2009, and is on track to ship Clarkdale for desktops and Arrandale for notebooks in first-quarter 2010 followed by the launch of its six-core Gulftown CPUs in the second quarter.
Pricing of the six-core Gulftown CPUs is expected to reach as high as US$1,499 in thousand-unit tray quantities.
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The Australian market looks set to open lower after Wall Street fell, despite upbeat retail data, as a decline in oil prices added to pressure from consumer companies with gloomy quarterly reports from Nordstrom and JC Penney.
The SPI is down 32 points, trading at 5299.
Locally, no major economic news is expected.
In equities news, Elders is expected to release half year results.
- The SPI is down 32 points, trading at 5299.
- AUD at 72.52 US cents, 78.81 Japanese yen, 64.15 Euro cents and 50.55 British pence
- On Wall St, Dow -1%, S&P -0.9%, Nasdaq -0.4%
- On the Dow, Wal-Mart -2.9%, Caterpillar -2.3%, DuPont -2.1%
- In Europe, Stoxx 50 +0.7%, FTSE +0.6%, CAC +0.6%, DAX +0.9%
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- Brent crude -0.5% to $US47.85 barrel on Friday in New York
- Iron ore -0.9% to $US54.54 tonne on Friday
What’s on today
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Sinfonia Gulf Coast’s 5th Annual Wine Women & Shoes 2017 Fundraiser Was a ‘Mad’ Success
April 04, 2017
Wine, fashion, food and fun highlighted this festive charity event
MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla. (March 20, 2017) – Nearly 1,500 fun-loving ladies and gents went absolutely “mad as hatters” all along the Northwest Florida Gulf coast, making Sinfonia Gulf Coast’s 5th annual Wine Women & Shoes series of fundraising events the most successful yet.
The fifth annual charity extravaganza — lead by Sinfonia Gulf Coast Director of Operations & Events Elaine Tucker and co-chaired by Demetria McNeese and Velia Lala — was an artful celebration of wine, fashion, food and fun benefitting Sinfonia Gulf Coast — the only fully professional non-profit orchestra on the Emerald Coast founded in 2005 by music and artistic director Demetrius Fuller.
Each event was either sold out or nearly at capacity and when all of the ticket sales, donations, raffle entries, silent auction bids, paddle raise pledges were tallied, $540,000 was raised to benefit Sinfonia Gulf Coast and its music education programs. Namely, musicians/guest artists in schools, free orchestra concerts, bus transportation for students, the Sinfonia Youth Orchestra program, an Arts in Medicine initiative with Sacred Heart Hospital and LINK UP concerts with third through fifth graders in partnership with Carnegie Hall.
The playful theme was announced at a fall garden party at Clay Garden & Gifts in South Walton and the event kicked off with a Sole Sister Lunch & Fashion Preview at Bijoux in Miramar Beach in January. Then, February 17-19, guests played into the Mad Hatter’s Garden Party Theme by arriving at the Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa wearing not only their finest shoes, but also sporting festive hats and fascinators. The hotel’s ballroom level was transformed into an Alice in Wonderland fairytale world filled with curious wonder.
As is tradition, the festive weekend kicked off on Friday, Feb. 17 with a stellar series of seven sold out Vintner Dinners. This year’s “celebrity” chefs and winery pairings included Nikhil Abuvala of Roux 30A with St. Helena Winery; Jack McGuckin of Bijoux with Eric Kent Wine Cellars; Dan Vargo of Seagar’s with Blackbird Vineyards; Kevin Korman of Roselie, paired with Silver Trident Winery; Chris Holbrook of 30A Signature Catering with Ancien; Jim Richard of Stinky’s Fish Camp and Trebeaché with Sanglier Cellars and Amy Miller of The Henderson with Hourglass, featuring this year’s honorary winery.
The fun factor stepped up on Saturday, Feb. 18 with Bubbles, Brews & Culinary Qs, a new event presented by Smileology. Held in the Coastal Ballroom at Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa, 400 guests sipped sparkling wines at the Bubbles Bar, locally crafted micro brews and ales by Grayton Beer Company, and tucked into delicious barbecue-inspired light bites while enjoying live music performed by funky bluesy fusion local favorite Dread Clampitt.
On Sunday, Feb. 19 “sole sisters” and “sole mates” again kicked up their heels on the ballroom level of the Hilton during the Signature Event, presented with support from Dermatology Specialists of Florida and Aqua Med Spa. The lively event — filled with wine and food tastings, retail shopping and live music performances — centered on a high-energy fashion show by Today’s Boutique and crescendoed with an exciting live auction of high-end lots of reserve wine, artful excursions to see “Hamilton” on Broadway and Bruno Mars live in Madison Square Gardens, luxury travel trips to Napa Valley and more.
The sole mates stepped up to give Debbie Landers the “Best in Shoe” award and in keeping with the “Mad Hatter” theme the Wine Women & Shoes committee gave the nod to Julia Holmes who won “Best Hat.”
The Sole Sister Society, an honorary committee of Wine Women & Shoes that supports Sinfonia Gulf Coast, welcomed several new members this year, who each donated $500 to join. As part of their membership, they were treated to several Wine Women & Shoes events including an exclusive first-ever designer party to preview the new spring line of Jimmy Choo shoes and accessories. On March 1 Jimmy Choo associates from New York, Las Vegas and Altanta traveled to the Emerald Coast to recreate a Jimmy Choo boutique in a private waterfront home in Destin. About 50 Sole Sister Society members sipped Ancien wines and light bites by Roux 30A in between trying on the latest shoes of the 2017 season. Jimmy Choo donated a portion of the sales proceeds to Sinfonia Gulf Coast.
“The continued success of Sinfonia’s Wine Women & Shoes series of events is a direct reflection of the amazingly generous community of patrons, sponsors, volunteers, vintners, chefs and retailers that come together to help support our mission in the community, “ said Sinfonia Gulf Coast Music Director Demetrius Fuller. “Wine Women & Shoes has enabled Sinfonia Gulf Coast to expand the capacity of its music education initiatives throughout Okaloosa and Walton Counties by over 400 percent since 2013."
Wine Women & Shoes was made possible by the generous support of local businesses including the following presenting sponsors: Krueger, Fosdyck & Associates of Merrill Lynch, The Center for Cosmetic & Family Dentistry, Cox Communications, Silver Sands Premium Outlets, Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa, and Visit South Walton.
To put your best foot forward and join Wine Women & Shoes Sole Sister Society and/or Sinfonia’s team of volunteers for the event in 2018, contact Elaine Tucker at (850) 460-8800.
For more information on Sinfonia Gulf Coast visit SinfoniaGulfCoast.org, call (850) 460-8800 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.org.
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ABOUT SINFONIA GULF COAST
Sinfonia Gulf Coast was founded in 2005 on Florida’s Northwest Gulf Coast with the mission of redefining the symphony experience. Under the guidance of founder and Music Director Demetrius Fuller and a dedicated board of directors, the nonprofit orchestra is in its 11th season of innovative musical programming, designed to entertain, educate and inspire the community.
Since it’s founding, Sinfonia Gulf Coast has presented more than 430 concerts and events, has collaborated with numerous nonprofits and businesses throughout the community and has reached more than 100,000 children through its Sinfonia Guest Artists in the Schools program/music education outreach initiatives. For more information on Sinfonia Gulf Coast, visit SinfoniaGulfCoast.org, call (850) 460-8800 or e-mail email@example.com.
ABOUT WINE WOMEN & SHOES
Wine Women & Shoes is a multi-day annual fundraising event hosted by Sinfonia Gulf Coast. Proceeds from this event benefit Sinfonia’s music education programs. Wine Women & Shoes is one of the fastest-growing event series in the country. Elaine Honig, a scion of the prominent California wine producing family, created the event, which was inspired by the classic country ballad “Wine, Women and Song.” Now in its 11th year, the WW&S team has produced more than 220 events, which have helped raise more than $37 million for various non-profits across the country.
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November Home Sales Take a Breather
Average Price Sets Record for 29th Consecutive Month
The momentum of November 2018 home sales slowed a bit compared to last year’s levels, down – 3.6 % compared to November a year ago. Home sales this month were 1,946 compared to 2,019 in November 2017.
“Even though home sales slowed a bit this month, 2018 home sales still remain one of the strongest in over 10 years,” said Phil Morrical III, President of the Cincinnati Area Board of REALTORS®. “This is a great time to list and sell your property. Interest rates remain low and there are plenty of buyers, but, today, they are looking for that move-in ready home at an affordable price,” said Morrical.
The November average home price climbed to $209,237 compared to $206,483 a year earlier, a + 1.33 % increase. At the same time, the inventory of homes for sale, as of November 30, for the first time in years, increased from 4,997 a year ago to 5,023 in November 2018, up + 0.52 %.
“Greater Cincinnati is a very affordable market for home buyers. Inventory appears to remain low. Because of this, a property in move-in ready condition at the right price will sell quickly,” said Morrical. For the first time since early 2011, inventory in November was higher than the same month last year. If this increase in inventory over the prior year continues, we will move gradually from a Seller’s Market into more of a stable, balanced market,” said Morrical.
Local home mortgage rates in November averaged 4.81% for a 30-year fixed rate loan. The rates were up compared to 3.95% a year ago. At these fixed rates, the monthly principal and interest payment on a $100,000 home loan with no money down would be approximately $525.
“REALTOR’s are available to help guide consumers through all the important details involved in buying and selling a home. A REALTOR will assist them through the entire process and is your absolute best source for professional and accurate information,” said Morrical.
Call a real estate professional !! Call a REALTOR today!
Nationwide, November home sales were up +1.9% compared to October on a seasonally adjusted basis but were down – 7.0% from November 2017.


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The website now offers a simplified Apple experience at a glance.
Coming soon to the United States.
The feature is currently in beta.
The parent company that houses the Facebook app is now called Meta.
Communities on Twitter, finally!
The option is available only for new users, though.
Only 16 non-gaming apps have been able to cross the $1 billion gross revenue mark.
Users can now turn voice chats into video chats with one single tap.
The app will show waveforms when recording a voice message.
Twitter has not mentioned when the feature will be available on Android.
Customers can now personalize their purchase as well.
Finally! Google's first foldable phone is here.
Google will share more details on Pixel Fold at I/O 2023.


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November 4, 2014 |
NEW DELHI: Google search has answers to most of your questions. But not all. If Amitabh Kumar Singhal succeeds in making the 'Star Trek computer' he set out to build, it just might. At Google, the 46-year old India-born executive is the search czar. Google fields over 100-billion search queries every month, a service which generated most of its $55 billion (Rs 3.3 lakh crore) revenue in 2013. In India, there is also another important target on his mind-—helping increase the number of internet users to 500 million by 2017.
November 3, 2014 |
Stressing the need for Indian language content on the Internet, Google's India MD, Rajan Anandan has today announced the Indian Language Internet Alliance . Anandan also said that Google aims to get 500 million internet users in India by 2017. In an effort to promote local language content on the internet, Google also announced its Hindi Voice Search. It also launched the website hindiWeb.com, which shall offer curated content in Hindi. With this announcement, Google voice search and Knowledge Graph suggestions will be available in Hindi with the option of multiple Hindi fonts available at Google.com/fonts . Stuff like Keyboard Predictions in Hindi, already available on Android One devices shall also be extended.
October 29, 2014 |
NEW DELHI: India has emerged as the fastest growing market for Norwegian telecom operator Telenor with its local arm, Uninor, posting highest revenue growth amongst all its units worldwide at 47 per cent to reach about Rs 1,074 crore in the third quarter ended September 30. The company had posted revenue of Rs 729 crore in the same period a year ago. The total growth in Uninor revenue was largely organic with 38 per cent contribution from rise...
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NEW DELHI: It was a strange-looking cart that Google brought a year back into Maheshwar, home to one of India's finest handloom fabric traditions in Madhya Pradesh. It had a few tablets with internet connections. That was the first exposure to the Net for 17-year-old Varsha Vishkarma, at a time when overall internet connections in India would have easily crossed the 100-million mark. Taking to it immediately, Varsha is now helping her mother, a saree weaver, and other women weavers in the town to seek inspiration from designs and work culture in modern cities like Mumbai and even London, and incorporate them into their weaves.
October 1, 2014 |
India would add close to 300 million internet users by 2018 to make up an online population of just under 500 million people, according to a new report. Internet adoption in India is showing steady growth, but currently it is only 15%, said the report published by McKinsey & Company and Facebook. Expansion of mobile coverage, urbanisation, dropping data and device prices, growing middle class and the increasing utility of Internet will drive growth. From 2008 to 2013, the country's Internet population has grown by 30% cagr and by 2013, about 189 mn Indians were online, the report said.
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Through its online-only flash sales strategy, Chinese firm Xiaomi has swept through the Indian markets. Two months into sales in India, the brand sold about 1.5 lakh pieces of its Redmi phone and about 90,000 of its Mi3 devices, making India its second largest market after China. Hugo Barra , vice-president for international operations at Xiaomi is the man spearheading the strategy.In an interaction with ET on the sidelines of the Global Mobile Internet Conference (GMIC)
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India's mobile Internet user base is likely to reach 480 million by 2017 from 155 million at present, as per a joint study conducted by Google India. In its report titled 'Finding The Next Billion Dollar Opportunities,' which Google India released along with partner AT Kearney, said the data consumption on mobile phones is expected to triple by 2017. "It is estimated that in next three years, smartphone penetration will grow six times to reach 385 million people and the number of users who transact online will grow to 160 million," the report said.
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New Delhi: Cyber security sleuths have alerted Internet users in the country against phishing attacks from suspect digital signatures which got "unauthorisedly" issued through the state-owned National Informatics Centre (NIC). The digital signatures also known as Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is the electronic equivalent of a bonafide signature of an individual, organisation or an entity which is used to conduct secure business and transactions over the Internet. The NIC's Certifying Authority (NIC-CA)
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BEIJING: For the first time, China today released videos showing how Islamic militants are using the internet to incite terror activities in the country that has witnessed a series of attacks, including one at the iconic Tiananmen Square here. These video clips are some of the propaganda materials confiscated from terrorists who planned and launched attacks in China. The State-run CCTV shown footage of last year's Tiananmen attack in which an SUV with a three member suicide squad comprising of mother, son and daughter-in-law ploughing through rows of tourists before gutted in a fire at the entrance of the iconic Forbidden City.
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NEW DELHI: Driven by falling handset prices and rise in smartphone penetration , data subscribers in India are likely to grow an average 25 per cent every year to reach 519 million by 2018 fiscal, a report by Morgan Stanley said. In its report on India's telecom sector, Morgan Stanley said it believes Internet users will rise to 330 million in 2016 financial year, driven by falling handset costs, higher smartphone penetration, faster bandwidth and higher Internet content or online services.


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Companies like Amazon, Google, Facebook, Tata group and six other consortiums have partnered with companies like Reliance Industries Ltd and ICICI Bank Ltd, and had applied for the New Umbrella Entities (NUE) licenses, which would allow them to create digital payment platforms and end the dominance of National Payments Council Of India (NPCI) in online transactions. However, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) which invited expressions of interest last year, has put the plan on hold owing to concerns of data security, HT Mint reported on Wednesday.
The RBI, while accepting the bids for licenses last year, wanted to reduce concentration risks in the payments sector and provide users with more options. It also added that the payments network would be allowed to charge fees for transactions and also earn interest from the floats that customers maintain in their online payments accounts.
One of the reasons that could have led the central bank to review the NUE proposals, were the recent ban on Mastercard which failed to comply with the data localization norms. They also did not furnish the audit report certifying compliance with the Indian rules, even after three years of passing them. The list also includes Amex and Diners Club.
Another reason could have been the data breaches at MobiKwik and Bigbasket recently, which made RBI to take stock of the risks involved in allowing private sector manage payment transactions.
The State Bank of India (SBI) and Union Bank were barred from seeking licenses by the finance ministry as they were shareholders in NPCI.
Bank unions and state run lenders have criticised RBI’s moves as they were unhappy about their exclusion, and also raised concerns about allowing foreign entities to set up payment networks in India.
According to a Reuters report in June, the publication said that the All India State Bank of India (SBI) Staff Federation and the UNI Global Union urged RBI to scrap the licensing process and direct its efforts towards strengthening NPCI.
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In India, the segment of ETFs is slowly taking off and several mutual fund houses are offering ETFs to investors.
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Can’t afford to drop a few-hundred bucks on a tasting menu? A new D.C. restaurant is giving diners the option to “pay what you can,” with its tasting-menu reservations.
Empty your bellies and block off your calendars: another restaurant week is here. Only this time around, the focus is not just on the food, but also the chefs and business owners behind it.
Forty years ago, it got its start as a small restaurant in a former auto repair shop. Now, it’s the D.C.-area’s only three-star Michelin restaurant. Here’s the breakdown of the 2019 Michelin star restaurants.
Jose Andres is one of the biggest names in the culinary industry. But these days, Andres is famous for more than just his food. He is known for his humanitarian efforts.
A tiny neighborhood restaurant in Northwest D.C. is making a big splash. Himitsu has just a dozen employees and two dozen seats, and the chef is only 30, but the accolades keep coming in.
Twenty-two establishments made the list, which recognizes restaurants for quality and value.
If you’re planning to dine out for brunch this Easter, WTOP food contributor Nycci Nellis shares her favorite restaurants to toast to the springtime holiday.
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An anonymous reader writes "Infinity Ward may be suing Activision under allegations of low payment and no royalties, but it seems some developers are still happy to work with the publisher — it has just signed a 10-year deal with Bungie, the studio behind the popular Halo series of FPS games. Activision will publish all of Bungie's games in the next decade — although Bungie will own the IP. The terms of the deal are similar to those brokered by former Infinity Ward chiefs Jason West and Vince Zampella when they signed with EA after being fired in March."
McBacon writes with this excerpt from Wired.co.uk: "Often dismissed as a failed venture, the Xbox Indie Games programme has earned successful man-and-his-dog developers tens of thousands of pounds from sales of their homebrew games. Wired explores the success stories of this hidden marketplace. ... now, more than a year since its launch, the Xbox Indie Games are seeing something of a revival. Microsoft has made huge strides to improve the service, games are beginning to be taken more seriously and success stories are becoming more and more common. Especially for [James] Silva, a New York-based developer, who became an impromptu Indie celebrity after his game The Dishwasher won Microsoft's Dream-Build-Play competition. He says he's 'absolutely thrilled' to have seen I Maed a Gam3 w1th Zomb1es!!!1 — his latest game — become a cult hit, for gamers to flock to it in record numbers and to have sold over 200,000 copies."


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microstrategyMichael Saylor steps down as CEO to become the company’s executive chairman. according to the statement released by the company on Tuesday afternoon. Company President Fong Le will take the reins from Sailor.
Sailor has served as CEO since the company’s founding in 1989. MicroStrategy went public in 1998.
MicroStrategy’s stock has fallen more than 48% this year. bitcoin decreased by more than 51% over the same time period.
“I believe that separating the roles of chairman and CEO will allow us to better execute our two corporate strategies of acquiring and holding bitcoin and growing our enterprise analytics software business. As executive chairman, I will be able to focus more on our bitcoin acquisition strategy and related bitcoin protection initiatives, and Fong, as CEO, will be empowered to manage overall corporate operations,” said Mr. Sailor in release.
The announcement comes as the company announces earnings for its second quarter, in which its total revenue fell 2.6% year-over-year. The company also posted a $918 million loss on the value of its digital assets, presumably primarily Bitcoin.
Technically, MicroStrategy can do enterprise software and cloud services, but Saylor said the publicly traded company is the first and only bitcoin US spot exchange-traded fund
“We’re kind of like your defunct spot ETF,” Saylor told CNBC on the sidelines of the Bitcoin 2022 conference in Miami in April.
So far, the Securities and Exchange Commission has only approved ETFs that track contracts speculating on the future price of bitcoin, not on the cryptocurrency itself. The Commission has refused to give the green light any of the formal applications for a pure bitcoin-based ETF is a financial instrument that would give investors the opportunity to invest in bitcoin without having to go through the process of registering on an exchange, opening a crypto wallet, or dealing with any other logistics associated with buying and holding bitcoins.
“If there was a spot ETF, you would pay a fee of 1% and it would not use leverage. With MicroStrategy, we have a software company that generates cash flow, so we convert our cash flow into bitcoin,” he said. Sailor in April.
MicroStrategy has been adding Bitcoin to its corporate balance sheet for the past two years. The company is currently spent about $4 billion acquisition of bitcoins at an average price of $30,700.
MicroStrategy used the company’s debt to buy bitcoinsand in March, Saylor decided to take another step toward normalizing bitcoin-backed finance when he borrowed $205 million using his bitcoin as collateral – buy more cryptocurrencies.
“We have a pledge of $5 billion. We borrowed $200 million. So I don’t encourage people to go and take out a highly leveraged loan. I think I am doing my best to pave the way and normalize the bitcoin-backed financial industry,” Saylor said in April.
“If people realize that they can borrow something on bail, then they realize that they will never have to sell it, and then they start stretching their time horizon from – “This is a 36-month speculation” to – “This is a 36-year holding”. ‘”


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Recent Q2 results released by Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) reflect the general year-on-year trend in the shipping industry – volumes down and revenues up.
According to a statement just released, for the second quarter ended 30 June total volumes were 4.6% down compared to the same period last year. Total revenues however increased by 1.1% to US$1,583.8 million. Loadable capacity decreased by 6.4% and the overall load factor was 1.6% higher. Overall average revenue per TEU increased by 5.9%.
Looking at a tally for the first six months of the year, total volumes decreased by 2.6% while total revenues were up 3.2%. Loadable capacity decreased by 4.2% while the overall load factor was 1.3% higher than the same period in 2019. Overall average revenue per TEU increased by 6.0%.


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Among the most devastating climate pests, the car takes third place. Traffic is therefore one of the main factors in climate change, and the CO2 emitted by the combustion engine must be permanently reduced.
Car manufacturers have understood this; there is now hardly a car manufacturer who does not produce at least one model without the classic combustion engine.
In addition to power generation and industry, the automobile is currently responsible for a quarter of all harmful greenhouse gases, as current figures clearly show.
This alarming fact prompted the EU to take action last year when it agreed in Brussels on stricter regulation of CO2 targets for new cars.
In the future, the carbon dioxide emissions of new cars are to be reduced by no less than 40% by the year 2030.
The Federal Environment Agency has been able to use recent figures to create a kind of hit list of which type of vehicle releases the most CO2. The CO2 equivalent is expressed in grams per passenger kilometre. For example, the conventional passenger car with a combustion engine has an index of 216.5, followed by the electric car with almost 96.
E-cars consume CO2? Yes, exactly, because the production of metal products such as passenger compartments, chassis, etc. requires steel, which in turn is produced using iron ore: coal is burned.
This fact has to be taken into account when discussing the issue of CO2 pollution. To produce only electric cars alone is too short a plan in the medium to long term.


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Grand Rapids gets to celebrate what it arguably does best this month. Starting Thursday, Grand Rapids Beer Month takes hold of the city’s breweries and many bars and restaurants, promoting the idea Grand Rapids is one of the best beer cities in the country.
If there’s an event that helps highlight why Founders Brewing Co. continues to be one of the most-respected and fast-growing breweries in the country, it’s the annual Cellar Raid.
You’ll want to head to Alger Heights after work Thursday, Jan. 11 to check out the Brass Ring Brewing, which opens its doors at 4 p.m. for its official grand opening celebration.
Choose from 25 different Brewery Vivant beers this week during the Brewery Vivant Holiday Extravaganza.
Local author and GR|MAG contributor Pat Evans will host a series of talks throughout December on the history of beer in Grand Rapids.
With all of the holiday cooking and parties coming in the next month, there’s plenty of ways to incorporate beer.
Not only is the Mitten Brewing Co. celebrating its fifth anniversary with a week’s worth of events, the company is releasing its first canned beer.


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Look, Sonic can run faster than Mario. It was utterly stupid to put them together in a 100-meter dash, as the rather poor Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games did. Obviously selling to an audience that fails to process basic logic, the game sold a few million copies on its way to becoming a chart topper.
That unfortunate turn of events is leading to a sequel, which as least puts the two characters on a snowboard, which makes at least some sense in terms of speed competition. The latest one, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games, is scheduled to further dillute both franchises on October 16th for the DS and Wii.


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The U.S. exported 29,252 metric tons of biodiesel and biodiesel blends of B30 and higher in March, according to data released by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service on May 4. Biodiesel imports for the month reached 105,175.1 metric tons.
The 29,252 metric tons of biodiesel exported in March was up when compared to the 15,689 metric tons exported the previous month, but down when compared to the 37,605.6 metric tons exported in March 2021.
The U.S. exported biodiesel to approximately nine countries in March. Canada was the top destination at 20,691.1 metric tons, followed by the Netherlands at 8,162.5 metric tons and Germany at 330.9 metric tons.
The value of U.S. biodiesel exports was $46.86 million in March, up from both $17.68 million in February and $30.69 million in March 2021.
Total biodiesel exports for the first quarter of 2022 reached 71,324.6 metric tons at a value of $108.15 million, compared to 76,253.1 metric tons exported during the same period of last year at a value of $63.52 million.
The U.S. imported 105,175.1 metric tons of biodiesel and biodiesel blends of B30 and greater in March, up from both 17,992 metric tons in February and 47,641.1 metric tons in March 2021.
The U.S. imported biodiesel from approximately eight countries in March. Germany was the largest supplier of biodiesel to the U.S. during the month at 40,890.3 metric tons, followed by Spain at 28,543.1 metric tons and Canada at 24,633.3 metric tons.
The value of U.S. biodiesel imports reached $162.63 million in March, up from $29.92 million the previous month and $54.81 million in March 2021.
Total biodiesel imports for the first quarter of 2022 reached 183,878.9 metric tons at a value of $275.23 million, compared to 115,422.7 metric tons imported during the same period of last year at a value of $127.59 million.
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Two months after she set up Florida’s Price Gouging Hotline in response to the COVID-19 emergency declaration, state Attorney General Ashley Moody offered an update on its results.
Moody noted on Tuesday that her office has secured hundreds of thousands of dollars in refunds, worked with online platforms to deactivate almost 200 posts offering items for outrageous prices and ensured information important to price gouging investigations is preserved.
“My office is dedicated to protecting consumers and that is exactly what we are doing during this COVID-19 pandemic. Throughout this crisis, we have been working diligently to secure refunds, deactivate outrageous online posts and collect information crucial to our price gouging investigations,” Moody said.
“A key part of our success is the thousands of tips flooding into our Price Gouging Hotline from Florida and beyond. And as we slowly start to reopen, I want to remind Floridians to remain vigilant. Don’t let your guard down. We are more successful when we work together, so please keep sending us price gouging tips and we will continue to do our part to protect consumers,” Moody added.
Since activating Florida’s Price Gouging Hotline, the Florida Attorney General’s Office has:
- Received approximately 4,400 consumer contacts about the price of essential commodities;
- Made more than 6,300 referrals and contacts to merchants about allegations of price gouging, refunds and scams;
- Secured more than $497,000 in refunds related to travel, leisure and product purchases;
- Issued 70 subpoenas to further price gouging investigations; and
- Worked with online platforms to deactivate 189 posts offering items for outrageous prices.
Violators of the price gouging statute are subject to civil penalties of $1,000 per violation and up to a total of $25,000 for multiple violations committed in a single 24-hour period.


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Brown, Stanford, Cornell, Berkeley among professors' backgrounds
Apple has set up an academic advisory board for its Supplier Responsibility program, according to a press release from Brown University's Watson Institute for International Studies. Chairing the volunteer group is the Institute's director, Prof. Richard Locke. The board is in fact said to have been working for six months so far, and have seven other members. These include Chair Mark Cullen (Stanford University), Eli Friedman (Cornell University), Mary Gallagher (University of Michigan), Margaret Levi, (University of Washington), Dara O'Rourke (University of California Berkeley), Charles Sabel (Columbia University), and Annelee Saxenian (UC Berkeley).
The board's stated functions include making recommendations to Apple about current policies, conducting research on labor standards in the Apple supply chain, and sharing existing research which might improve the company's practices. The ultimate goal is making sure workers are "paid living wages, work within the legal work hour regimes, [and] work in environments that are safe and where they can express their rights as citizens," according to the Watson Institute.
Apple has been striving to improve its public image since abuses in its supply chain grabbed national attention through the New York Times. Although conditions at supplier factories have improved since then, there are still complaints about problems like excessive overtime, underage labor, and low pay.


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Germany avoided a recession in the first quarter as the economy stagnated with the fall in household and government spending offsetting the improvements in capital formation and exports. Inflation in the biggest euro area economy eased more than expected in April largely due to the base effects and slowing energy price growth.
Another data showed that the sluggish economic activity at the start of the year led to an increase in unemployment but the overall labor market remained strong.
Gross domestic product registered flat growth after contracting 0.5 percent in the fourth quarter, preliminary data from Destatis revealed. The nil growth confounded the 0.2 percent expected growth.
Although more details on the GDP breakdown are currently unavailable, Destatis said the final consumption expenditure of both households and government declined in the first quarter. In contrast, positive contributions came from capital formation and exports.
Calendar-adjusted GDP dropped unexpectedly by 0.1 percent, reversing the fourth quarter’s 0.8 percent expansion. The economy was forecast to climb 0.3 percent.
At the same time, price-adjusted GDP growth held steady at 0.2 percent in the first quarter. Detailed results for the first quarter are due on May 25.
The International Monetary Fund forecast the German economy to shrink 0.1 percent this year and to expand 1.1 percent in 2024.
Germany’s Federal Labor Agency reported that the number of people out of work increased by 24,000 in April after rising 19,000 in March and 8,000 in February. Unemployment was forecast to rise 10,000.
Nonetheless, the jobless rate remained unchanged at 5.6 percent, in line with expectations.
The spring revival on the labor market remains weak in April due to sluggish economic activity, said Andrea Nahles, chairperson of the Federal Labor Agency. However, the job market is in stable condition, the official added.
The monthly labor force survey from Destatis showed that there were 1.26 million unemployed in March. That was a decrease of 31,000, or 2.4 percent from the previous year. The jobless rate dropped to 2.9 percent from 3.0 percent a year ago.
On a seasonally adjusted basis, the jobless rate fell to 2.8 percent in March from 2.9 percent in February.
Flash estimates from Destatis showed that consumer price inflation slowed to 7.2 percent in April from 7.4 percent in March. The rate was forecast to ease to 7.3 percent.
For the slowdown, there was a base effect on the index as prices increased sharply in April after energy prices soared following the war in Ukraine. In addition, government measures to help households to meet energy prices also contributed to the current slowdown.
Cost of goods moved up 9.3 percent but slower than March’s 9.8 percent increase. Services cost climbed 4.7 percent after a 4.8 percent rise.
On a monthly basis, overall consumer prices gained 0.4 percent, slower than the expected 0.6 percent. Final data is due on May 10.
The harmonized index of consumer prices, the EU measure of inflation, slowed to 7.6 percent in April, while the rate was seen unchanged at 7.8 percent. A similar slower rate was last reported in March 2022.
The HICP climbed 0.6 percent from the previous month, slower than forecast of 0.8 percent.
Official data on foreign trade prices showed that import prices declined for the first time since January 2021. Import prices fell 3.8 percent annually, offsetting a 2.8 percent rise in February.
Month-on-month, import prices posted a drop of 1.1 percent but slower than the 2.4 percent decrease in February.
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AUSTIN, Texas — You may have heard about no pets allowed, but what about no kids? A dog store in South Austin put up a sign a while back and it's getting a lot of attention.
If you step into The Great Outdogs, there's a lot going on. Owner Matt Edwards has to deal with it all. He's the only employee, unless you count Teggun, his boxer.
That means everything gets put on the shelves he's responsible for. So, when things get taken down and left, it's frustrating.
"Even more with unattended kids," said Edwards.
That's why there's a new sign on the front door, it reads:
"Currently - NOT Kid Friendly (until Further notice...) You can thank the previous parents & kids that treated my store like a playground."
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"It had just snowballed so bad," said Edwards. "It took me like 10-12 hours to fix all the packaging on stuff that I had just collected in the back for months."
His main complaint is with parents who let their kids run in there while waiting for food at a nearby food truck park.
"Most of the comments I've heard have been, 'I love your sign,'" said Edwards. "It's fine if they, like, pick up stuff. It's more like [they're] completely unattended."
Now, he realizes, his store looks just like a toy store. But because there's a lot going on, he doesn't need anything more to deal with.
"That's where a lot of it came from, it's like it's another job I have to add to my list of a never-ending list of jobs," he said.
The sign will not be up permanently but, since it's been up, he's had less to pick up on a nightly basis.
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A Georgia congressman has backed a new bill (PDF) that would require mobile application developers to be transparent about their privacy policies and data collection practices.
Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga., on Thursday introduced the Application Privacy, Protection and Security Act of 2013, nicknamed the “Apps Act." The legislation would force developers to disclose their privacy policies, obtain consumers' consent before collecting their personal data, and secure stored data.
The Apps Act would provide similar protections already enforced by the California Online Privacy Protection Act, but on a national level.
The Federal Trade Commission, which has gone after offenders, has offered recommendations for app developers as well.


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J.C. Penney scores high with its digital “Back-to-School” campaign.
The multimedia campaign will encompass print, video, digital and outdoor components.
Zac Efron is 64 years younger than Gert Boyle, but the pair share a starring role in Columbia Sportswear’s upcoming campaign.
The campaign was shot by Riccardo Vimercati in London.
Annie Leibovitz shot the advertising campaign in Iceland.
The images, infused with a Forties’ vibe, were shot in a Parisian bistro.
The retailer said it’s not tied closely enough to subsidiary Free People for the music festival to accuse both of trademark infringement.
Jeremy Murphy’s 360bespoke will serve as E2W’s luxury division.
Lennon Gallagher will also front the label’s fall ad campaign.
Matteo Montanari lensed the joyful images.
The images are fronted by Italian model Mariacarla Boscono.
Bruce Weber photographed Gigi Hadid, Mica Arganaraz, Taylor Hill and Vittoria Ceretti in a studio.


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The "Hipper" Whole Foods Is Set To Debut In Los Angeles This Month
Walking the halls of a grocery store where robots brew your tea and an electronic sommelier recommends wine pairings might soon be more than a sci-fi fantasy.
According to a New York Times report, both amenities are included in plans for 365, the new grocery store concept that Whole Foods Markets is scheduled to debut in Los Angeles in late May.
After a tour of the facilities led by 365's president, Jeff Turnas, the Times described the venture as a "foodie playroom" adorned with bright primary colors and "electronic terminals" to place orders.
The teaBot that the company will allegedly commission is described on the teaBot website as "robotic kiosks [that] allow you to order a custom cup of loose-leaf tea and share your blends at the touch of a button." The electronic sommelier is Banquet, a wine-pairing app developed by Delectable.
Turnas rejected the idea that 365 will be a "cheaper" version of Whole Foods, telling the Times rather that 365 would pursue innovative solutions in order to offer lower-priced items.
"At Whole Foods, we love big, round apples," he said. "At 365, we love apples too, and get them from the same suppliers, but they may be smaller, less beautiful."
Gone too will be some of the frills that has so far defined the Whole Foods shopping experience. Produce will be sold "straight out of the boxes and crates in which it is delivered," rather than in the aesthetically pleasing pyramids found at other grocery stores.
"We did everything to make that store about convenience for the customer, and a lot of that is what we're doing here," Turnas said.


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The One Premium Some Members Would Pay
For a number of years consultants and experts have tried to get credit unions to recognize that "brand" does not mean color scheme or logo, even though this misconception continues to persist in some sort of bizarre logic that "Hey, we just switched our corporate colors, so now you have no reason not to do business with us!"
Instead, as those same consultants and experts have reminded, branding is all about the "experience;" in short, what comes to mind when I leave your branch or hang up the phone with one of your reps. All of that has always been a somewhat nebulous concept however, with no one really having any idea what dollar value "branding" brings to an institution.
Now, at least one company says it has determined such a value: $2.6 billion. Or, more precisely, one component of that experience that consumers say they value above all others: simplicity.
That's what a study conducted by the brand strategy firm Siegel+Gale has concluded after surveying 6,000 consumers in seven countries. In the case of U.S. consumers, the study found those surveyed said they would pay up to 4% more for financial products and services if they were simpler and more streamlined, if there were fewer rules and hassles (it's unlikely any of these consumers were willing to cut you a break over all the federal and state rules and regs with which you must contend).
The Simplicity Premium
Siegel+Gale calls this the "simplicity premium," and there's a very good chance you already have a product (and paid that premium) from a company that has built its brand around such simplicity: Apple.
As financial institutions, credit unions have a big hurdle to overcome in delivering simplicity to members: consumer perceptions. According to Siegel+Gale, of 102 brands that survey respondents were asked about, the institution that scored the highest-Wells Fargo-was ranked a full 70 spots below the highest rated brand in terms of simplicity-Netflix. (Even the Post Office did better at 31.) Overall, financial institutions were rated 10th out of the 13 sectors that the study probed, and that doesn't include an overlap with one of the sectors that were ranked even worse: utilities, insurance companies and credit card providers.
To some degree it has to be noted that there are some inherent challenges here for credit unions; getting a mortgage or an auto loan is a wee bit more complicated than downloading a movie from Netflix. Still, credit unions would be wise to borrow whatever they can from the success stories in delivering simplicity. David Srere, chief strategy officer and co CEO of Siegel+Gale, said in an interview that "one dimension of simplicity is ease. Another is greater transparency."
Lenders that have created processes, for instance, that update mortgage borrowers on an ongoing basis on the status of their loan have taken a big step toward transparency. Longer hours at branches or simplified online banking solutions are also good steps.
The Siegel+Gale survey found, perhaps not surprisingly, that those most willing to pay the "simplicity premium" are higher-income households. Seventeen percent of those with incomes above $150,000 said they would pay more for less, if you will, compared to just 5.9% of households with income under $20,000.
Something to keep in mind when rolling out a new product or service.
And while we're at it, here are four trends that will "redefine the banking experience" in the next decade, according to Intuit's Financial Services division and Emergent Research. The Intuit 2020 Report forecasts the following, at least three of which, frankly, makes you wonder what it takes to be an "academic" these days, as "academics" were cited as among those who contributed some of these rather obvious and and ill-defined "trends:"
* There will be a "new playing field for financial services" with increasing regulatory pressures and competitors that will require a "new business model."
* "Young and old consumers will demand more from their financial institutions," and "competition to serve mid-market businesses will intensify, further reducing margins."
* "Technology will drive service" and involve "cloud-based platforms and applications, advanced analytical tools, ever-larger data sets, and social and mobile computing to design and deliver value-added products and services to customers" (just in case you are returning from that long, long sabbatical in the Australian outback).
* And in the one "finding" in which something can actually be found, "reputation and relationships" will rule, as the "financial services industry will shift its focus from transactions to customized, value-added services... Financial institutions that provide useful customer insights will succeed."
That last point is an important one. But it shouldn't be seen as purely a technology-driven solution in which software "personalizes" the experience. More and more people will do their basic transactions online, and those who come into the branch will be looking for an informed member service rep who can do more than reach for a brochure or call someone else over to answer a question.
NAFCU Services Corp. recently reported that it had selected as one of its "Preferred Partners" Cathedral Corporation. Perhaps we shouldn't be surprised that Cathedral is based in Rome, N.Y.
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JCPenney June Book Features Gay Dads Posted: 05/30/2012 3:28 pm
JCPenney has put out another gorgeous ad featuring a same-sex couple, this time two dads and their two kids in honor of Father's Day. It seems pretty clear that One Million Moms had less than no effect on JCPenney. (Other than perhaps inspiring JCP to keep moving forward seeing how desperately ads like this are needed.)
Visibility has long been a problem in the gay community. It's much easier to hate a group when you don't know any individuals in it. So being out is vital. But it can also be the road to being a victim of a hate crime from nasty whispers to violent attacks. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jenny-blo … 56680.html Is this going too far? Are they trying to capture a new market?


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Dec 6, 2011
RVL Holiday Specials, Holiday Gift Packs, and More on the December Organizational Call!
Click here if you missed the December North America Organizational Call, or if you’d just like to listen to it again! On the call,
RVL Holiday Specials
President of North America Sales Jeff Graham discusses our limited-time offer of RVL Holiday Specials, which include the chance to win an all-expense-paid trip to MonaVie 2.0.
MonaVie Holiday Gift Packs
Those who listened to the call heard an exclusive announcement regarding MonaVie Holiday Gift Packs, which go on sale Monday, December 12.
Anaheim Added to “I Am MonaVie” Tour
It was announced that Dallin A. Larsen will attend a NEW “I Am MonaVie” Tour meeting in Anaheim, California, on Monday, December 12. This meeting replaces the San Diego event originally scheduled for Friday, December 9. If you already have tickets to the San Diego meeting, they can be used for admission into the Anaheim meeting on December 12. Check www.monaviemediacenter.com for more information.
Cruise for Gold
Ruby Executive Shannon Tope provided tips and strategies that helped her qualify for the Cruise for Gold.
Plus, Chief Marketing Officer Jeff Cohen discussed MonaVie’s 100 Testimonials in 100 Days, MonaVie Perks, and the launch of MonaVie 2.0 in Dallas and Vancouver. And, our newest Blue Diamond Executive Kenny Kuhnhofer shared the daily activities he did to achieve his new rank.
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Jinan to promote retail sector development in next three years
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Jinan plans to promote local retail sale sector development as a further driver to stimulate the city's consumption potential, according to a news conference on April 22.
The city will build five retail commercial areas, cultivate 30 retail demonstration enterprises and support 500 smart stores in communities by 2022.
E-commercial retail sector is seen a blooming development in recent years. Especially during the epidemic period, online retailors played an importance role in ensuring the people's demand for daily supplies.
Jinan will introduce some leading retail companies at home and abroad to advance the city's overall development level of retrial industry. The city will make efforts to upgrade the traditional business and encourage the existing 60 commercial complexes, 60 characteristic blocks, 120 commercial areas in communities to add retail business.
It is expected that the online retail sales value will increased by more than 20 percent year-on-year, which helps Jinan become a leading city in retail sector in China.


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Dutch hackers have started hijacking laptops showcased in retail stores and using them for cryptocurrency mining, according to a report.
The stores involved have admitted that an undisclosed number of display samples were affected by malware and said they would take steps to eliminate the practice.
Computerworld found that a total of 105 laptops were part of a botnet and that an estimated €500 had been generated in mining revenue over that time.
Media-Saturn Netherlands, owner of Media Markt, said it should not be possible to run malware on the machines as "a display model should require the password of an administrator", adding:
Upon further examination, the reporters found that the retail stores in question suffered from lax security that made it easy for malicious individuals to access the computers and install malware.
In addition to mining cryptocurrencies, the attackers also used the infected machines to steal personal data and spy on visitors using the webcams.
BAS Group, the owner of MyCom, Dixons and iCentre stores, said it was not surprised by the problems, but that it was seeking solutions that ensure the malware would not be accessible to consumers.
BAS CIO Lub Ten Napel described the problem as a "delicate situation", since the stores have to provide Internet access on showroom computers, meaning they cannot offer maximum security without undermining the customer experience.
"We once taped webcams, but customers want to test everything and therefore the tapes had to go off. Also, we have posted memos that warn visitors of the dangers, but those kinds of warnings scare off consumers too," he said.
The BAS Group currently operates 200 stores and caters to 160,000 shoppers each month. Ten Napel said the company is looking into ways of improving security, while at the same time allowing shoppers to try potential purchases
It is possible to run some laptops in 'kiosk mode', which limits access on display models. However, that functionality is only available on relatively new Windows 8.x systems and is not necessarily installed on store PCs.
The company indicated it plans to start running more showroom samples in kiosk mode as soon as possible.
The student who originally tipped off Computerworld argues that Internet access on store samples could be restricted, along with USB functionality. Furthermore, hard drives could also be wiped overnight, rendering the machines safe the next morning.
Bitcoin mining malware has been around for some time and it is still spreading, despite the fact that it is practically obsolete.
A recent McAfee report found that mining botnets were rendered futile due to the increase in bitcoin mining difficulty, but cybercriminals are still opting to use them in the hopes of easy gains.
Bitcoin mining malware is widely available online, and many malware designers choose to integrate it in their malicious software as an option for buyers.
However, the heat and noise produced by illicit bitcoin mining is easy to spot, leading to greater botnet attrition rates, while at the same time generating little in the way of profits for the attacker.
Computer shop image via Shutterstock
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Amazon’s plans to deliver packages by drone have been shot down by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). That means the online retailer’s ambitious Prime Air service isn’t likely to get off the ground anytime soon. The FAA said it won’t hesitate to take legal action against the company if it attempts to make deliveries by drone; the FAA has classified drones as hobby aircrafts, and there are a number of rules preventing Prime Air from ever becoming a legit business.
The FAA shared a neat little infographic that lays it all out. Amazon basically meets all of the “Don’t” criteria, such as: DONT’ fly beyond line of sight of the operator, and DON’T fly model aircraft for payment or commercial purposes. I don’t really think Prime Air can be categorized as something “for personal enjoyment.”
Amazon’s plans were to dispatch smaller packages by remote-controlled drones, promising prompt deliveries for folks who preferred not to make a trek to the store. But Amazon’s plans seemed a little too ambitious for its own good, and it appears the FAA is ready to bring down the hammer should Amazon try and get around regulations.
Drones have been at the center of controversy for a while now; a drone operator was fined $10,000 earlier this year for trying to film a commercial with an unmanned aircraft. The National Parks Service, meanwhile, has moved to ban drones in parks. There’s no doubt that drones can capture some beautiful photos and video footage, but when you’re out for a jaunt in beautiful back country, the last thing you want is every single visitor to be flying his or her drone around.


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Khodrocar - Currently, the production of steel sheets for the car as one of the subsidiaries of this industry is only monopolized by a few manufacturers, but the competition council has no plans to enter these areas, and it is even possible that there is no information in this regard. There is also no background.
The function of the National Competition Council, which is better off as the National Pricing Council, has been weak enough in recent years to remove monopoly as one of its main goals, which experts believe is more than The one who is thinking of performing his duties is looking for a promotional event.
"However, so far no institution has entered it, while all these problems come from this point.” Farbod Zaveh, an expert of auto industry told khodrocar reporter. "Currently, there is such a trend in the pricing of cars, as we already see, the low quality of some cars and the comparison with other similar vehicles, etc., is a topic that all ordinary people can comment on. But we see that there is a shortage of banking services because people are not dominant about the issue and lack of easy understanding of them by the one they prefer not to talk about.”
"The fact is that the competition council is more likely to seek populist moves than to seek to resolve the problems and resolve monopoly challenges in the industry, and emphasizes the pricing of cars regardless of prior and subsequent monopoly circles.” He added.
"The competition council, even in the performance of imported cars that led to significant increases in prices and monopolies, was also neglected, which shows that the council does not seek to resolve problems, but rather pursues the behavior that other Iranian politicians have.” He said.
"More than 10 years have passed since the founding of the Council of Competition, and this is enough to eliminate monopoly in a space time. If this council were to seek a true elimination of monopoly in the market, it could do so during this time, but so far it has only done enough to invent new pricing formulas, which is the result of the situation it is currently in.” he added.
These statements come as the weak performance of the council, even in the provision of corporate Internet services, has led to a monopoly, but the council still stumbles on the alley and is trying to get back to the car pricing area.


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AO Vector-Best at MEDICA 2019
On November 18-21, AO Vector-Best took part in the largest industry exhibition MEDICA 2019 in Dusseldorf (Germany). More than 5500 exhibitors from 69 countries presented their products and innovative healthcare developments, including raw materials, equipment and reagent kits for laboratory diagnostics. 120 thousand people attended the event this year.
Apart from the exhibition, MEDICA 2019 included a number of thematic forums that were devoted to the Information and Communication Technology in medicine. Experts and industry specialists presented reports on new approaches for treatment of oncological, cardiovascular and age-related diseases, and conducted advanced training courses in ultrasound scanning, emergency medical care and endoscopy.
AO Vector-Best presented products for the laboratory diagnostics of human diseases using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and real-time polymerase chain reaction (real-time PCR).
“Such events serve as an excellent platform for exchanging experience, strengthening established contacts and searching for new partners, especially for companies that seek to expand the geography of cooperation,” said Sergey Suchkov, Deputy Commercial Director of AO Vector-Best. “We are actively promoting our kits of the RealBest series that meet all European quality standards and bear the CE mark.”.


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Plant Sale Aims to Raise Funds for Building Preservation
ROCHEPORT- The nonprofit Friends of Rocheport will be selling trees this weekend. The sale aims to raise funds for the preservation of historic buildings in the community, like the Myriam Green building and the museum.
Friends of Rocheport board member, Betty Sullins, said the plants came from Wilson's Nursery.
"We don't have a set goal of funds to raise," Sullins said. "We just hope for the best."
The plant sale will continue through the weekend and is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day.


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This Saturday marks the 50th anniversary of the PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN ride at Disneyland and a big celebration will be underway that will include new pirate activities, entertainment, and grub. The festivities start as early as today, here’s a look at what you can expect…
Starting March 16
Guests will be able to feast like a pirate with themed food and beverages at the French Market Restaurant, Mint Julep Bar, Harbour Galley, Royal Street Verandah, Cafe Orleans, and the Blue Bayou Restaurant. We think a pirate-themed food crawl throughout New Orleans Square is in our future!
- Golden Churro: Gold-dusted Churro
- Lost Treasure Beignets: Lemon-flavored Beignets with gold shimmer dust
- Buccaneer Pulled Pork Sandwich: Jerk-spiced Pork, Sweet and Tangy Barbecue Sauce, Pineapple Caribbean-style Slaw and Fried Yucca
- Jolly Roger Punch: Spiced Tropical Juices with hints of Pineapple, Orange and Mango
- Calypso’s Caribbean Chicken Stew: Caribbean-seasoned Chicken stewed with Onions, Carrots, Celery, Tomatoes, Potatoes and Yucca
Starting March 17
- Pirate Entertainment: The Bootstrappers band and Lucky the Pirate will be found!
- Pirate Merchandise: Throughout New Orleans Square there will be limited-edition anniversary merchandise, pirate speak collectible cards, and more.
Starting March 18
Jack Sparrow himself will be on hand greeting guests on the actual anniversary of the attraction. Plus, guests may purchase limited-edition, anniversary merchandise in New Orleans Square, while supplies last. Pirate Speak! collectible cards will be available for guests who wish to talk like a pirate.