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After you've had your fill of spaghetti, enjoy a fun and informative program all about snakes. Live snakes will be present to look at and touch. The evening is appropriate for all ages, as long as participants are comfortable with snakes, 5:30 p.m., University of Colorado Museum of Natural History, 15th Street and Broadway, Boulder, $10; $7 children; 303-492-6892. OTHER Creamery Tour, Cheesemaking Class, Farm WorkshopBorn from a passion for agriculture and culinary art, Haystack Mountain Goat Dairy reveres simplicity in its pursuit of perpetually delightful dairy. These goat-loving visionaries have been producing simple, yet innovative varieties for decades: What to Expect Foodies, cheese lovers, and ungulate aficionados rejoice if you're looking for a taste of the pastoral life, this experience is for you. Be sure to wear closed-toe shoes and farm-suitable clothing over the course of this half-day, as you'll visit, 4 p.m., Haystack Mountain Creamery, 1121 Colorado Ave., Longmont, $45; 720-494-8714. PERFORMING ARTS Jimmy Tatro LiveJimmy Tatro is a comedian, filmmaker and YouTube personality. On his channel "Life According to Jimmy", Tatro mixes sketch comedy with his own spin on observations of everyday life. Tatro is particularly skilled at poking fun at college stereotypes, awkward situations, and a whole range of everyday comedic circumstances, 8 p.m., Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder, $25; 303-786-7030. MUSIC Nick O'Connor 5 p.m., 300 Suns Brewing, 335 First Ave., Unit C, Longmont; 720-442-8292, 300sunsbrewing.com . Tyler Grant 5:30 p.m., Oskar Blues Home Made Liquids & Solids, 1555 S. Hover Road, Longmont; 303-485-9400. Jimmy Tatro 7 p.m., Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder, $25; bouldertheater.com .
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expands through acquisition of Slinger manufacturer The Milwaukee Bucks announced that the team has added seven additional local investors to its ownership group, and for the first time acknowledged that New York hedge fund manager Jamie Dinan is a substantial owner of the team. The new members of the ownership group include Gale Klappa, CEO of Milwaukee-based Wisconsin Energy Corp. and Jon Hammes, managing partner of Brookfield-based Hammes Company. The Bucks also announced that its ownership group now also includes the Partners for Community Impact LLC, a group of Milwaukee area African-American business leaders, which includes: Michael Barber chief operating officer of GE Healthcare; Valerie Daniels-Carter co-founder, president and CEO of V&J Holding Companies; former Miller Brewing Company executive vice president Virgis Colbert; Charles Harvey, chief diversity officer and president of the Johnson Controls Foundation, and Generation Growth Capital founder and managing director Cory Nettles. PCI represents a historic collective of African-American community and investment-minded business leaders, Daniels-Carter said. We see a unique opportunity to bring together a storied local sports franchise with a group of minority business leaders who are committed to ensuring that the benefits of this economic activity reach the full community. We think the PCI partnership model will be replicated throughout the NBA, particularly as a means of diversifying the ownership of NBA franchises. The new owners join other local owners that the team announced in July including: Ted Kellner, founder and executive chairman of Milwaukee-based Fiduciary Management; Jim Kacmarcik, president of Grafton-based Kapco Inc.; Craig Karmazin, founder and CEO of Beaver Dam-based Good Karma Brands; Michael Kocourek, president of Buffalo Grove, Ill.-based Mid Oaks Investments; Keith Mardak, chairman and CEO of Milwaukee-based Hal Leonard Corp.; and Teddy Werner, senior director of business operations for the Milwaukee Brewers. The announcement by the Bucks also acknowledges for the first time that Dinan, a hedge fund manager and founder of York Capital Management, is also part of the ownership group with Marc Edens and Wes Lasry, who bought the team earlier this year from Herb Kohl. Dinan is a substantial owner of the team, said a Bucks spokesperson. Since I joined as an owner in July, I have already seen the huge strides we have taken on making the Bucks an integral part of the Milwaukee community, Dinan said in a news release. With these leaders joining the Bucks organization, the momentum on our side is undeniable. We look forward to utilizing their knowledge and expertise to build the future of Milwaukee. Klappa, Hammes and the Partners for Community Impact have all been approved by the NBA to be part of the Bucks ownership group, the team said. I couldnt pass up the opportunity to join with such distinguished fellow owners of the Bucks franchise, Klappa said. The talent in the front office, on the court and throughout the ownership is second to none. All of us are united in our goal of building the Bucks organization into an economic engine for Milwaukee and Wisconsin, providing quality jobs in the community, supporting economic growth and making substantive progress on building our statewide workforce. I am thrilled for the future of basketball in Milwaukee, said Hammes. Being home to a strong franchise will pay off in the long-term for all of our local institutions and their athletic activities. I believe we have the ownership team to do great work and am eager to take our next steps toward making the Bucks a model for other basketball teams across the country.
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3 Things Working Against Keurig 2.0 Brewers - NASDAQ.com
Starbucks does not release sales figures for its single-serve brewer, the Verismo, but continued price cuts and diminishing floor space being given to the single-cup coffee/espresso maker suggest it's not succeeding (which I wrote about here ). Similarly, Nestle 's Nespresso machines are successful globally but have yet to make much of a dent in the U.S. The brand has only a 3% share of the U.S.single-serve market compared to Keurig's 72%, according to Euromonitor data reported on by Bloomberg in February. With its competitors serving as, at best, Jack in the Box to its McDonald's , Keurig's only real challenge is keeping its customers engaged and growing its business to the community it already serves. One method of doing that is launching a new brewer that brews single cups (using the familiar K-Cup) and full-size carafes (using a new pod). The company has done this with its Keurig 2.0, a product CEO Brian Kelleysees as a game changer, saying this when the product launched a couple of months ago: Our newKeurig2.0 system is the next innovative step for our hot beverage brewing system. Eleven years ago, we revolutionized the way consumers brewed coffee in the home with a single cup system, and we've used the knowledge and expertise we've gained along the way to form the basis for continued innovation. We're thrilled to have changed the game yet again by offering consumers the ability to brew a variety of sizes, from a single cup to a carafe, and choose from more than 290 varieties from more than 50 brands, all within one system,Keurig2.0. That's a heavy level of hype for a system that basically adds a little functionality to the K-Cup brewer people already own while tacking on the ability to make full pots -- something we bought Keurig machines to not have to do in the first place. The Keurig 2,0 brewer Source: Keurig Vue has been a failure Keurig tried to launch a new brewer before, the Vue. It used its own proprietary pods, Vue Packs, but otherwise it was marketed around a lot of the same features pushed as reasons to buy the 2.0. At the time of its launch more than two years ago the company described it in a press release as "a premium new platform designed with the ability to brew stronger, bigger, and hotter. The new Vuebrewer, paired with new Vuepacks, maintains the simplicity and convenience of the existing KeurigK-Cupsystem with added customizable features so consumers have control over the strength, size, and temperature of their beverages." The company does not break out Vue sales specifically in its financial reporting but it's clear the Vue has been a failure. The machine, which was introduced in 2012 as Keurig's original K-Cup patent expired, was supposed to launch a new format which extended the company's patent-protected dominance through 2021. A simple visit to your local grocery store shows that did not work as shelves are stocked with K-Cups (including many unlicensed ones which are legal since the patent expired) and nary a Vue pack. There is no reason to upgrade The biggest challenge facing Keurig is that its original K-Cup brewers are durable. If you have a working machine, spending $129.99 (full retail of $149.99 with a $20 discount on Keurig.com )just because it has some new features makes little sense. It's the same problem Sony and Microsoft face when marketing their new gaming consoles. The difference is that eventually a game is likely to come along specifically for Xbox One and PS4 that will entice customers to upgrade. It's unlikely that any particular 2.0 beverage exclusive would be enough of a draw to make customers fork out the cash required to upgrade. Customers will be annoyed when they buy an unlicensed K-Cup and it does not work Early adopters of the 2.0 are not building a buzz. Overall feedback for the K550 2.0 Brewer, which Amazon ranks as a best-seller in espresso machine & coffeemaker combos, seems largely negative. The product had an overall two-star rating recently but comments like this one from an anonymous Amazon customer are typical: They took a potentially killer machine and added horrible DRM -- a rights management system, in the greedy attempt to get all other coffee pod manufacturers to pay them so their pods work. If they don't pay, that's right, their pods don't work. Don't buy this and protest to the company or buy another manufacturers system. Though some companies are finding ways around the digital rights management technology (and it's relatively easy to hack on your own) the company is likely to be buried in new bad reviews each time a 2.0 user goes to use an off-brand, unlicensed K-Cup. The DRM tech may make sense from a business point of view -- Keurig wants to make companies pay it a royalty -- but it's a public relations disaster sure to upset customers. Keurig may be OK in the long run Ultimately, unless a competitor comes along with a single-serve brewer enticing enough to peel off Keurig customers, the 2.0 should eventually succeed. As the original K-Cup brewers eventually wear out, people will likely turn to the 2.0 That's a long horizon, but if the company has patience, it's a day that will eventually come. When it does, it's also likely that the DRM issue will be less important as more companies either find ways to beat the technology or make licensing deals. Keurig 2.0 is not a bad idea or a bad product, it's just not good enough to make people want to upgrade before they have to. $19 trillion industry could destroy the Internet One bleeding-edge technology is about to put the World-Wide-Web to bed. And if you act right away, it could make you wildly rich. 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STOCKS RALLY TO END THEIR BEST WEEK OF THE YEAR: Here's What You Need To Know - Yahoo Finance
Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters Stocks rallied on Friday to cap their best week of 2014, as the S&P 500 gained 4%, the Nasdaq gained 5%, and the Dow gained more than 2% after last week's extremely volatile trading action. This week was also a busy week for tech earnings, with Apple, Amazon, Yahoo, and Microsoft all reporting their quarterly earnings, in addition to a number of Dow members including Caterpillar and 3M. First, the scoreboard: S&P 500: 1,964.6, +13.8, (+0.7%) Nasdaq: 4,483.7, +30.9, (+0.7%) And now, the top stories on Friday: 1. Stocks rallied to finish the best week of 2014 for the markets, as the S&P 500 gained 5% and the Dow and Nasdaq also gained more than 2%. Stocks were bolstered by corporate earnings reports that the market, and as Rich Barry, floor governor at the NYSE wrote in an email this afternoon, "The market remains, 'Strong like bull'... stocks are extending their rally because of solid earnings and because the U.S. is the absolute best economy in the world. Oh, and keep this point in mind: We are now entering a seasonally strong period of the year for stocks, and with most hedge funds underperforming the market this year, they are being forced to participate in the market as we get closer to year-end." 2. The big loser on Friday was Amazon, which fell more than 8% after the online retailer reported a wider than expected quarterly loss on Thursday afternoon. And as Business Insider's Jillian D'Onfro reported, the tone around Amazon has shifted significantly as analysts seem to be getting impatient with the company's continued underperformance on the bottom line. 3. New home sales in September came in at an annualized selling rate of 467,000 , which was up 0.2% from August's revised number. August's number, however was revised down sharply, to an annualized rate of 466,000 from 504,000, an initial number that blew away expectations. The report also showed that at the current rate of sales, the US housing supply stands at 5.3 months. 4. Sodastream shares were a big gainer on Friday, rising more than 15% after a report in trade publication Beverage Digest, citing a source, said that Pepsi would test flavored pods for Sodastream's at-home soda brewing machine. In an emailed statement to Business Insider, Pepsi confirmed that it was participating in a trial with Sodastream, but added the the company is "one of several companies we're talking to about potential ideas for the future." Pepsi has long been rumored as a potential suitor to buy Pepsi outright, but nothing has ever come of that speculation. 5. Ford reported earnings on Friday morning that beat expectations , but shares of the carmaker fell more than 4% as profits fell sharply from a year ago. 6. European banks are set to get results from the European Central Bank's required stress test on Sunday, and a report from Bloomberg on Friday said that 25 banks are in-line to fail the test. Bloomberg also said about 10 of these banks will have to plug capital shortfalls, though which banks might be faced with this task were unknown. 7. The Russian ruble keeps falling against the dollar, with the falling price of oil and concerns that the country faces an imminent debt downgrade from ratings agencies continue to pressure the currency.
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Scares to abound at 'The House that Death Built' haunted house in Murrieta :: The Valley News
Thats whats planned at the first annual Ballpark Village Brewfest by Budweiser. Tony Beer Man Caradonna, Ballpark Village Ambassador and Stephanie Drilling, owner of Design-2-Brew were in the FOX 2 kitchen Friday morning with a pot and a few ingredients to get us started. Ballpark Village Brew Fest by Budweiser Ballpark Village 601 Clark Ave, St. Louis, MO 63102 Saturday, November 8
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20 things to do today, Oct. 23, in Boulder County - Boulder Daily Camera
Creepy effects inside the butcher room. Newly constructed suspension bridge leads thrill seekers past the haunted cemetery at 'The House That Death Built'. Dark creepy effects around every corner inside 'The House That Death Built' in Murrieta. 'The House That Death Built' creator Chris O'Keefe passes through the many scary corridors of his haunted creation in Murrieta. Be cautious when navigating the dark-narrow passage ways at 'The House That Death Built'. The butcher room section at 'The House That Death Built' in Murrieta. Creepy clown decoration inside the butcher themed section of the 'House That Death Built'. Many creepy details line the walls like this 'Mona Lisa Medus' at 'The House That Death Built'. A sign directs thrill seekers deeper through the haunted route at 'The House That Death Built' in Murrieta. 'The House That Death Built' is located at 36301 Revington Ln. in Murrieta. Haunted operations will begin Oct. 25 at 7-10:30pm and Oct. 31 7-10:30pm. Scares to abound at 'The House that Death Built' haunted house in Murrieta Friday, October 24th, 2014 Alex Groves Staff Writer Area residents will soon have the opportunity to place themselves in a fully immersive haunt experience Saturday, when a Murrieta-based haunted house opens its doors for the fifth time. The House that Death Built a collaborative effort between scare enthusiasts Chris OKeefe and Justin Fisher will come complete with skeletons, a graveyard, a crazed butcher and ghosts. Spooky lighting and a myriad of disconcerting sounds will mark the scene as haunted house visitors attempt to navigate the houses maze-like structure. OKeefe, who sets up the haunted house in his own backyard and segments of his home, said he tries to take things to the next level every year. He tries to incorporate new sounds and sights to make sure that everyone who comes through gets a fresh scare. "Every year we try to come up with new ideas and be as creative as possible," OKeefe said. "We try not to do too many of the original things that everyone else is doing; we try to remap it and make it completely different every year, just so that it keeps everyone guessing." This year the house comes with a spooky graveyard and suspension drawbridge that creeks and cracks as people make their way deeper into the house. In past years the house has had other curiosities, such as a "doll room" with a doll that lunged out at unsuspecting visitors. OKeefe said this year will be the best for the haunted house now that hes teamed up with Justin Fischer, a Florida-transplant who specializes in animatronics. Fischer who has worked on lighting and design in clubs and various venues did an annual haunted house in Mexico when he went to help start a family business there. When he moved to California he decided it was time to start again. All throughout the haunted house strange sounds and sights seem to pop out from every corner. Stepping in particular areas of the house seems to trigger Fischers lighting and animatronic work. Fischer said creating the right ambience for a haunted house takes a different kind of lighting approach than the type utilized in a club atmosphere. "Where that stuff is more turning lights on, Halloween and the scaring aspect is more about turning them off," Fischer said. "Youve got to keep in mind that less is more and your color palletes are going to change a little." Creating haunted houses is something OKeefe and Fischer both said theyre passionate about. OKeefe said his love for this kind of activity is something that goes back to his childhood. "I used to do home haunts as a kid with my dad, so thats kind of how I got into it," OKeefe said. "So once we got a house it started brewing and I had to do it again." OKeefe said he frequently ties to scare people through a variety of tricks. One of his favorite is sitting as still as possible in a chair as people walk through his haunted house. Then, suddenly, hell jump out at one of the people or groups of people in line to go in. "The whole line will shift that way and everyone will be wondering what happened," he said. While the Haunted House has been a consistently fun experience, OKeefe said its this year in particular that hes excited for. "I think this year has taken us to the next level," he said. The House that Death Built is located at 36301 Revington Lane in Murrieta. It will be open at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 25 and Friday, Oct. 31. For more information on the haunted house, visit their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-House-That-Death-Built-Haunt/
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