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Imagination Park Executes Agreement to Bring Augmented Reality Experiences to Flower Industry - Canada NewsWire

Canadian securities legislation, concerning the business of the Company. The forward-looking information is based on certain key expectations and assumptions made by Imagination Park's management. Although Imagination Park believes that the expectations and assumptions on which such forward- looking information is based are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on the forward-looking information because Imagination Park can give no assurance that it will prove to be correct. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this press release, and Imagination Park disclaims any intent or obligation to update publicly any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or results or otherwise, other than as required by applicable securities laws.SOURCE Imagination Park Technologies Inc.For further information: or to explore working with Imagination Park, please email info@imaginationpark.com, or visit www.imaginationpark.com. Related Links www.imaginationpark.com... https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/imagination-park-executes-agreement-to-bring-augmented-reality-experiences-to-flower-industry-853115483.html

Waterford deaths and funerals (April 3) - Waterford Live

Lying in repose at Aidan Walsh & Sons Funeral Home Cappoquin on Tuesday evening from 5.00pm to 7.00pm, followed by funeral prayers. Funeral Mass on Wednesday morning at 11.00am in the Church of Assumption Aglish, followed by burial in the adjoining cemetery. Josephine O'Dwyer (née Hale), Scartana, Cahir, Tipperary / Lismore, Waterford Requiem Mass on Wednesday at 11.00am followed by burial in the adjoining cemetery. Family flowers only, please, donations in lieu, if desired, to Friends of St. Theresa's Hospital, Clogheen. Davy O'Brien, Upper Queen Street, Portlaw, Waterford Removal on Wednesday morning, April 3 at 10.15am to St. Patrick's Church, Portlaw for Requiem Mass on arrival at 11am followed by burial in the adjoining cemetery. Family flowers only please. House private on Wednesday morning please. Thomas (Tom) Egan, late of Waterford Crystal and Seaview Park, Killea Road, Dunmore East, Waterford Requiem Mass on Wednesday at 12 noon in Killea Church followed by burial in the adjoining cemetery. Family flowers only please. Liam Dalton, Manusflynn, Belclare, Tuam, Galway / Villierstown, Waterford Requiem Mass at 12 noon on Wednesday, 3rd April. Funeral afterwards to Kilcoona Cemetery. Family flowers only. Donations, if desired, to Galway... https://www.waterfordlive.ie/news/deaths/373609/waterford-deaths-and-funerals-april-3.html

Whittlesey: President Reagan's Rose, Our National Floral Emblem: A Casualty of Bad Trade Deals Now Challenged by ... - Breitbart News

Andean Trade Preference Act of 1991, backfired big-time.  Government experts projected rosy benefits that in practice turned out to be nonexistent, with tragic human consequences.The tenets and assumptions of globalist trade policy orthodoxy that underlie this woeful tale have only recently, almost 30 years later, been made the subject of direct and forceful challenge—by, of all people, billionaire-turned-populist Donald Trump. From the outset of his campaign, “The Donald” began a fresh and very public assessment of U.S. trade policies–an analysis based on whether policies had hurt or benefited American workers. Decades’-long sacred cows of an elitist trade policy establishment have come under his skeptical scrutiny. I submit, Mr. President: trade policies affecting the cut-flower industry are a case in point.The tale does not end in 1991. Worse: ATPA was succeeded by other faulty trade deals, such as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), signed by Bill Clinton in 1994, which promoted the idea of a free-trade zone in Canada, the United States, and Mexico. Again, technocrats weighed in: economic costs would be negligible and benefits enormous. Their Report, prepared in January 1993, for the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee, concluded in its Executive Summary: “the preponderance of evidence indicates an almost indiscernible effect on U.S. wage rates for both low-skilled and high-skilled workers.”NAFTA in practice led to the loss of whole, previously viable, U.S. industries and more than 700,000 U.S. manufacturing jobs, according to AFL-CIO estimates. As with cut-flowers, trade under NAFTA often turned out to be a one-way street, as we opened up our economy to predation. As for ATPA, it gave way to the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA), another alphabet-soup trade arrangement, in 2003, signed by Bush ‘43. That hasn’t worked out as promised, either.Today, with the Trump administration examining a plethora of bad trade policies under both Democratic and Republican administrations since President Reagan left office, perhaps there could be some relief in sight for Americans. Experience since the 1990s with the cut-flower industry certainly should teach us one hard lesson: in future tally up the full costs—human as well as economic—with a jaundiced eye, especially toward untested predictions, before committing to new trade deals that could damage U.S. industries and cost American jobs.Maybe, then, there will come a day not too distant–if President Trump can deliver on his trade promises–when President Reagan’s declaration in 1986 about the glorious rose as central in American national life can be given renewed meaning.Ambassador Faith Whittlesey, former U.S. ambassador to Switzerland (twice) and member of the White House senior staff during the Reagan administration, was the recipient of the International Friend of the Rose Award in 2010 and the naming of a new Tea Rose ‘Faith Whittlesey’ in 2006 from the American Rose Society, among other honors. http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/06/26/whittlesey-president-reagans-rose-our-national-floral-emblem-a-casualty-of-bad-trade-deals-now-challenged-by-president-trump/

This is how an American florist and a Georgetown graduate wound up fighting ISIS in Syria - Tampabay.com

Raqqa. "They've betrayed the Kurds before, and I wouldn't be surprised if they do it again," he said. "They're occupiers and imperialists."Other aspects of their experience jolted the assumptions they had come with. They were perturbed by the relish with which the YPG greeted the U.S. presidential election of Donald Trump, who is being hailed within the secularist group as an enemy of Muslims. Chapman is an observant Jew, and one of his hopes was to find a way to bridge the gulf between Muslims and Jews by demonstrating his solidarity with Islam. Instead, he found himself fighting alongside people who denounced Muslims."There's a lot about it that's not utopia," he said. "It's disappointing when people say things like 'All Muslims must leave.'"After their spell on the front lines together, he and Belden parted ways. Chapman joined a medical unit, which he said he found more rewarding than fighting. Belden teamed up with a different militia, called the United Freedom Forces, or BOG, founded by Marxist Leninist Kurds from Turkey. With them, he said, he found some of the socialist kinship he had been seeking, as well as more action on the battlefield.They have now reunited for the journey home. Chapman, who has learned to speak Kurdish, hopes to work with Kurdish organizations in the United States. Belden wants to marry his girlfriend and return to Syria with her — to join a Marxist-Leninist political organization, not to fight.He also has another wish — to halt production of the planned movie, which is based on an article in Rolling Stone called "The Anarchists vs. the Islamic State." The proposal for a film to be directed by Daniel Espinosa and starring Gyllenhaal as Belden was recently announced by the Hollywood Reporter. Belden, who says he is not an anarchist, was as surprised as all of his friends when he found out about it."I've got to stop this movie. It'll probably be exploitative and orientalist. It will taint everything I do," he said in a message as he prepared to leave Syria this week. "I'm a communist. I don't want fame."... http://www.tampabay.com/news/military/war/this-is-how-an-american-florist-and-a-georgetown-graduate-wound-up/2318685

St. Pat's parades off to an early start - WWL First News

Burke. "So, we pushed it up a half-an-hour.""We'll start our Mass off at 11:30. Then the parade will start around 12:30, instead of the usual time of 1 o'clock."That Mass takes place at St. Mary's Assumption Church.The parade also has a new starting point. "We have a new route this year," says Burke. "Last year we started at Napoleon and Tchoupitoulas. This year we're going to start on Jefferson Avenue and Tchoupitoulas, the same route most of the parades Uptown use during Mardi Gras."The parade's unofficial theme is "Be Irish and have a good time." Some 1,200 gentlemen in tuxedos will distribute flowers and Irish kisses to the ladies in the crowd.Burke says the throws will remain traditional: cabbage, carrots and potatoes. "You can catch everything for a good Irish stew at the parade. You can catch everything but the corned beef," he says. "We don't throw the corned beef."The same holds true Sunday in Jefferson Parish at the Metairie Road St. Patrick's Parade, only on a somewhat larger scale."We have approximately 42 floats, 48 trucks, 13 marching units and a number of special entertainment units. It's 110 units, completely," says parade president and captain, Donald Bock.That parade rolls from Rummel High School at noon, down Severn to Metairie Road, and on to the parish line.Bock says they plan to roll, rain or shine."We won't cancel it," he says. "The Parish could, or the Sheriff's Office. But we won't cancel it. We've never been canceled at all. Never, in the 47 years."This year's theme is "Everyday is Irish."... http://www.wwl.com/St-Pat-s-parades-off-to-an-early-start/23036764

Owner Of Wicker Park's Asrai Garden To Judge On 'Full Bloom,' A Competitive Floral Arranging Show From HBO Max - Block Club Chicago

No one was doing this type of thing when I started,” she said. Cronin’s arrangements celebrate the “wild” look of flowers, often including prairie greens native to Illinois or taxidermied insects. In addition to flowers, Asrai sets itself apart from other shops by including a thoughtfully curated selection of products, such as essential oils and home decor, Cronin said. Both of these approaches — wild, natural flowers and curated complementary products — were a steep departure from the typical flower shops of the ’90s, Cronin said. In describing her approach to floral arrangements, Cronin referenced the “Dutch master” philosophy of keeping things natural. While she has many favorite kinds of flowers, Cronin said she has a particular affection for Queen Anne’s lace and its siblings in the Ammi family. “I want to make a massive display of weeds,” Cronin said. “I think that’s beautiful.” Cronin grew up on the Northwest Side. Her mother worked as a nurse at St. Mary’s hospital in Wicker Park. As a child, Cronin hung out in Wicker Park. She often ate at a Polish diner underneath the “L” train tracks. She also took many trips to the Chicago Botanic Garden, where she attended children’s workshops on gardening. Asrai Garden in Wicker Park.Asrai Garden/ FacebookAs a young adult Cronin lived in Wicker Park and worked in a floral shop, followed by a brief stint making flower arrangements for events. When she was in her mid-20s she decided to open Asrai Garden. The name was inspired by the Brian Fraod book, “The Dark Crystal.” “Wicker Park has always felt like home,” she said. Asrai, which opened in Wicker Park in 1999, will celebrate its 20th anniversary on Dec. 1. To celebrate, the store’s larger second location in Fulton Market, 309 N. Morgan St., will host a ’90s Wicker Park-themed celebration at the Ace Hotel and other nearby businesses.RELATED: Asrai Garden To Bring 1999 Wicker Park To Fulton Market For Boutique’s 20-Year AnniversaryThe party runs Nov. 30-Dec. 1 and will include pop-ups from long-shuttered Wicker Park favorites including Earwax Cafe, the Lava Lounge and Jinx Cafe.“There’s not much left in Wicker Park that feels super special,” Cronin said. “There’s just a few of us left.” Today, Cronin lives on Chicago’s South Side in Kenwood, where gardeners like herself are “taking it all back to the prairie” by planting native plants along the lakeshore. Do stories like this matter to you? a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://api.pico.tools/pn/blockclubchicago/9x2z8yqx" target="_bl... https://blockclubchicago.org/2019/11/14/owner-of-wicker-parks-asrai-garden-to-judge-on-full-bloom-a-competitive-floral-arranging-show-from-hbo-max/

Hoffmann family to acquire another Naples business - Naples Daily News

David Hoffmann, chairman of Hoffmann Commercial Real Estate and the founder of Osprey Capital, a private equity company based in Illinois, said his family's event companies in Naples were buying so many flowers that it made a lot of sense to purchase an upscale florist — and Kaleidoscope rose to the top of the list of choices for many reasons, including its impressive growth in such a short time. "They are doubling in sales every year," Hoffmann said. "We think now they will quadruple just because of how many flowers we're involved in with our event planning businesses."   The Hoffmanns' event planning business is only expected to grow. "We are trying to round out... https://www.naplesnews.com/story/money/business/local/2019/03/11/hoffmann-family-acquires-naples-florist/3129132002/

Local flower shops “petaling it forward” Wednesday - week.com

EAST PEORIA (WEEK) — Flower shops in central Illinois were “petaling” it forward Wednesday.Staff members at Becks Florist were giving out free flowers in hopes to spread kindness and brighten everyone’s day.“Emotions are what it’s all about. Whether it (is) smiles, tears, or whatever it may be, emotions make people happy,” said Becks Florist owner Greg Becks.Becks in East Peoria is just one of many participating in the area.Other shops “petaling” it forward include:Picket Fence in ChillicotheIvy Gardens in El PasoFlower Basket in EurekaFlowers by Julia in PrincetonG.P. Miller Floral in PeoriaSterling Flower Shop in PeoriaHy-Vee in PeoriaDespite the rebuild, the Greenhouse Flower Shop in Pekin will be participating at the Pekin Post Office and Beechams Market in Tremont. ... https://week.com/news/top-stories/2019/10/23/local-flower-shops-petaling-it-forward-wednesday/

Nexus Capital Management Acquires FTD's Consumer and Florist Businesses - PRNewswire

I look forward to working with the FTD leadership team and all of our employees to take FTD to new heights."FTD headquarters will remain in the Chicago, Illinois area.About FTDFTD has been a leader in the floral industry for over a century.  We are a private equity-backed company with one of the largest florist networks in the world, supported by the iconic Mercury Man® logo displayed in over 30,000 floral shops in more than 125 countries.  We partner with local florists to hand-craft floral arrangements available for same-day delivery on FTD.com and ProFlowers.com.  In addition to delivering flowers, we support locally-owned retail florists by providing technology, marketing, and digital services to members of our florist network.  For all of life's occasions and everyday moments, visit FTD.com, ProFlowers.com and ProPlants.com, and follow us on Facebook and Instagram at @ftdflowers. We love helping our customers #sayitwithflowers.About NexusNexus was formed in 2013 to make opportunistic investments in a broad range of companies and industries. Nexus employs a flexible investment mandate that focuses on long-term value creation by partnering with leading management teams and businesses.  For more information on Nexus, please visit www.nexuslp.com.    Contact: Emily Bucholz FTD, LLC 630-724-6692 l ebucholz@ftdi.comSOURCE FTD; Nexus... https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nexus-capital-management-acquires-ftds-consumer-and-florist-businesses-300906422.html