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By Adam Hetrick
15 May 2012
|Photo by Monica Simoes
Inspired by the 1998 film of the same title that starred Drew Barrymore, Ever After was first announced to have its world premiere in 2009 at the Curran Theatre in San Francisco prior to an anticipated Broadway run. "Smash" and Seminar scribe Theresa Rebeck was originally attached as co-book writer, with Doug Hughes (Doubt) as director. The project was postponed.
Tony Award winner Kathleen Marshall (Anything Goes, Nice Work If You Can Get It) has been tapped to direct and choreograph the upcoming Broadway production of Ever After, which will arrive in New York following an out-of-town try-out.
It has music by Goldrich and book and lyrics by Heisler. Rebeck is no longer attached. Mary-Mitchell Campbell (Company, Sweeney Todd) will serve as musical director.
The New York Times first reported news of the production.
Heisler and Goldrich also authored the children's musicals Junie B. Jones and Dear Edwina. Heisler was named a 2012 recipient of the Kleban Prize for Musical Theatre May 14.


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STILLWATER, Okla. — A yearlong Sports Illustrated investigation into Oklahoma State University's football program has reportedly uncovered evidence of payments to players, academic fraud, sex for recruits and other improprieties.
Sports Illustrated told university officials 10 days ago that the report will be published soon, and deals mainly with inappropriate activities from 2001 to 2007.
The university, in turn, said it notified the National Collegiate Athletic Association and the Big 12 Conference about the impending magazine article and what it is expected to say.
"We take the allegations seriously," said Mike Holder, OSU's vice president of athletics. "Whether they have merit or not, we don't know. But we will find out."
OSU President Burns Hargis said the university would "investigate the accuracy of the allegations and take all appropriate action." He added that the school requires all student athletes "to follow the rules and adhere to the highest ethical standards."
Because most of the reported improper activities date back several years, there's a question over whether they would result in punishment to the current football program. The NCAA, governing body of college sports, generally does not pursue rules violations that are more than four years old.
The Daily Oklahoman reported the Sports Illustrated investigation turned up:
• Payments to football players from boosters for no-show job and cash bonuses from coaches for performance on the field.
• Players getting their grades changed to stay academically eligible and tutors doing class assignments for players.
• Female hostesses in the "Orange Pride" football booster program providing sex to recruits.
• Widespread drug abuse as well as an uneven drug policy.
Les Miles, now at Louisiana State University (LSU), was head coach of the Oklahoma State football team from 2001 through 2004. Mike Gundy has been the OSU head coach since then.
Gundy had no immediate comment, but Miles told reporters Saturday after his LSU team defeated the University of Alabama-Birmingham that he had been contacted by Sports Illustrated.


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Berinsfield moved to within a point of Johnsons Buildbase Oxford League Section 1 leaders West Oxford Democrats after winning 3-2 at home to Premier outfit Didcot Conservative Club, writes PETE EWINS.
Geoff Mace (5,940) put Berinsfield in front, only for Stuart Florey to reply before Tony Broadway (10,390) restored the home side's lead.
Dennis Atkins (6,800) made it all square and in the decider, Phil McFarland (4,640) defeated Sue Atkins.
Lurking just behind are Masons A, who won 4-1 at Premier side Comrades Club.
Although Masons' Sean Stratford won the opening game against Mick Murphy 3,090-2,190, the visitors grabbed the next four legs.
Maxi McDonnell, Alan Lowe, Dave Rose and Martyn Wood, who was top scorer of the night with 5,410, did the damage.
Democrats came unstuck at Vikings, crashing 5-0.
Alan Oliver (10,760, break 8,000), Ian Moss (4,130), Bob Allsworth (4,510) and Allan Lacey (5,040 & 7,460) led the way.
Bottom club Masons B lost 4-1 at home to Kennington, whose crumb of comfort came via Chris Webb with 10,100.
Mark Trafford (7,190), Ian Gordon, Kevin Godfrey (5,600) and Steven Sheard were Kennington's victors.
Melissa Standbridge recorded the highest away score of 9,220, but it couldn't save Dolphin from a 4-1 defeat at Marlborough.
Dolphin's winners included Callum Bowler, who posted his first success when beating Sabrina Storch 2,730-2,170.
Masons B 1, Kennington 4; Vikings 5, West Oxford Democrats 0; Comrades 1, Masons A 4; Berinsfield 3, Didcot Con Club 2; Gladiators A 4, Gladiators B 1; Marlborough 4, Dolphin 1.
Didcot Con Club v Masons B, Masons A v Vikings, Kennington v Berinsfield, Gladiators B v Gladiators A, Dolphin v Marlborough.
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Greensburg —
Police say a Mississippi woman committed suicide with a self-inflicted gunshot wound Tuesday morning, following an unsuccessful attempt to end her life in an automobile crash.
According to information from Decatur County Sheriff Greg Allen, the incident was reported shortly before 10 a.m. Tuesday when a mail carrier discovered a woman dead in her vehicle on County Road 400 South, behind Harris City Stone Quarry.
The deceased was later identified as Billie Culpepper, 69, of Collinsworth, Miss.
Investigators believe Culpepper purposefully drove her 2011 Hyundai sport utility vehicle off the roadway, striking a tree. The collision resulted in significant front-end damage to the vehicle, but Culpepper survived the crash, suffering only minor injuries. Sheriff Allen said Culpepper was found wearing her seatbelt and the driver's side airbag had deployed after the vehicle impacted the tree.
Investigators from the Decatur County Sheriff's Department and the Indiana State Police determined Culpepper fatally shot herself in the chest with a handgun following the crash.
A suicide note was located in the vehicle.
Culpepper had reportedly finished a visit with her sister in Indianapolis prior to the incident. Interviews with family members indicated the woman had been grieving the recent death of her husband and had difficulty in dealing with the loss.
An autopsy was conducted in Indianapolis Wednesday morning.
Culpepper's remains will be returned to Mississippi. Investigators have ruled out the possibility of foul play in the incident.
Sheriff Allen noted no signs of evasive maneuvering were found by investigators at the scene, leading police to believe Culpepper intentionally struck the tree at a high rate of speed.
The incident was investigated by DCSD Detective Joe Loyd and additional detectives and crime scene investigators with the Indiana State Police. The Letts Volunteer Fire Department, Decatur County EMS and Decatur County Coroner were also at the scene.
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(Tim, w/thanks to Mick) A post over at the web site of the New York Times gives a blow by blow of President Obama's reception of an honorary doctorate and commencement address at Notre Dame this past weekened. Here's the text of the post, with comments interspersed:
Father Ted | 4:00 p.m. Near
the end of his speech, President Obama spoke about the Civil Rights
Commission, whose resolutions were the foundation of the 1964 Civil
Rights Act.
President Obama lays a garland on the tombs of dead and dying prophets.
One of the six members (one black and five whites) was the Rev. Theodore Hesburgh, then president of Notre Dame. Mr. Obama acknowledged how "Father Ted" brought the members of the commission to a retreat in Land O'Lakes, Wis., to break an impasse. Rev. Hesburgh found common ground when the men all spoke about being fishermen and took them on a twilight fishing trip.
"Father Ted" who on this day is giving no thought to the helpless little babies...
"They fished, and they talked, and they changed the course of history," Mr. Obama said, as CNN showed Rev. Hesburgh, who turns 92 next week, in attendance. "We are all fishermen," Mr. Obama told his audience to remember.
Agree to Disagree | 3:31 p.m. President Obama said he was not suggesting that the debate surrounding abortion go away: "No matter how much we may want to fudge it – indeed, while we know that the views of most Americans on the subject are complex and even contradictory – the fact is that at some level, the views of the two camps are irreconcilable. Each side will continue to make its case to the public with passion and conviction. But surely we can do so without reducing those with differing views to caricature."
The "views of most Americans on (abortion) are complex and contradictory?"
No, Mr. President, only the views of Americans like you, who believe in the slaughter of defenseless and innocent babies, are complex and contradictory. The rest of us have a wholly synchronous, direct, straightforward, morally integrated, harmonious, logical, wholistic view on the matter.
Here it is in all its stark simplicity: Abortion is murder.
As to the question of avoiding caricature of our opponents' position: I understand what this would mean for the proponents of slaughter. They would begin to acknowledge that those of us opposed to the slaughter of infants tucked into their mothers' wombs are, in fact, opposed to the slaughter of infants tucked into their mothers' wombs, rather than accusing us of wanting political power, wanting to enforce a religious view on others which is unique to our own faith, being in favor of women's bodies staying in bondage to a little predator freeloading off them for nine months, being brutes who hate women, and so on.
But consider this: precisely how would those of us seeking to defend those little ones from slaughter caricature the oppressors' position? What could we say that would be unfair?
That they are heartless? Cruel? Bloodthirsty? Lacking the milk of human compassion? Oppressors of the most innocent and vulnerable of our nation's citizens? Murderers? Mass murderers? Brutal mass murderers? Brutal mass murderers whose victims outnumber any other slaughter in the history of man?
Would it be caricaturing their position to write a detailed description of how they kill these babies, minute and accurate to every particular? Or what they do with the babies' bones and cartilage and hearts and skin and skulls and tiny feet after they've sucked these remains from the body of their mother?
Surely we all see the dilemma?
It is impossible to caricature those who have built their lives and empires on the slaughter of hundreds of millions of little babies, just as it is impossible to caricature Hiroshima, Treblinka, or the Gulag. Caricaturing Obama would be as impossible as caricaturing Nero, Caligula, Pol Pot, Mao, Hitler, or Stalin.
These slaughters and the leaders carrying them out could not be made more grotesque than they are.
God bless her.
In protest of Mr. Obama, about two dozen graduating seniors gathered at an anti-abortion vigil at the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes on campus. Jon Buttaci, a graduating senior who skipped the commencement, said he recognized that his political views were a distinct minority here.
A Roman Catholic institution of higher education, mind you. And his views are "a distinct minority." So much for the greatly-vaunted unity of the Roman trollop. So much for higher education, too.
An Interruption | 3:08 p.m. A lone protester shouted, and then a chant erupted to follow soon after Mr. Obama began speaking.
As police officers took the protester away, much of the stadium cheered his removal. A few moments later, another single protester began shouting "Abortion is murder." The crowd erupted with loud boos directed at the heckler and then broke into loud chanting of Mr. Obama's campaign slogan, "Yes, we can."
"Yes we can?"
Yes we can what?
Yes we can murder babies, of course. What a meta-narrative.
"We're fine, everybody," President Obama said, calming the students, some of whom had stood up.
"We're fine, everybody?" What's this "we," black man? Are the unborn children being slaughtered "fine?"
He continued to ad-lib based on the theme of his speech, saying: "We're not going to shy away from things that are uncomfortable."
No, sirree. Suck that womb dry. Flush the blood and guts down the drain. Seize the day. Face it squarely. Push the button. Take courage--it's only a baby.
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And God says: "And I will avenge their blood which I have not avenged, For the LORD dwells in Zion."
May that day come swiftly.
Class Dismissed: How Obama outmaneuvered his critics at Notre Dame. Excerpts:
"Facing down protesters who didn't want him there, President Obama fought back at Notre Dame not with harsh words but with the most devastating weapons in his political arsenal: a call for "open hearts," "open minds," "fair-minded words," and a search for "common ground."
There were many messages sent from South Bend on Sunday. Obama's opponents seek to reignite the culture wars. He doesn't. They would reduce religious faith to a narrow set of issues. He refused to join them. They often see theological arguments as leading to certainty. He opted for humility.
He did all this without skirting the abortion question and without flinching from the "controversy surrounding my visit here." The thunderous and repeated applause that greeted Obama and the Rev. John I. Jenkins, Notre Dame's president who took enormous grief for asking him to appear, stood as a rebuke to those who said the president should not have been invited.
Almost as significant as Obama's speech were the words of introduction offered by Jenkins. Rather than cower before his critics or apologize, the Notre Dame president warned against the tendency of competing political camps to "demonize each other" and praised Obama for appearing despite the university's opposition to "his policies on abortion and embryonic stem cell research."
Yet in raising the stakes entailed in Obama's visit, the critics did the president a great service.
By facing their arguments head-on and by demonstrating his attentiveness to Catholic concerns, Obama strengthened moderate and liberal forces inside the church itself. He also struck a forceful blow against those who would keep the nation mired in culture-war politics without end. Obama's opponents on the Catholic Right placed a large bet on his Notre Dame visit. And they lost."
I watch excerpts from it and I have to admit that President Obama is one smooth talker. I do give him credit for saying some positive things about those who hold prolife views. But somehow he misses the point that we are talking about the killing of human beings here not some political or economic or some other concern. Could you imagine this discussion taking place over say concentration camps? "I know that many on the anticoncentration camp have moral concerns over the killing of Jews and I respect that, but we can't forget that this is a difficult subject best left for the state to decide.... etc".
Secondly the fact that so many students are not prolife on a Catholic campus, probably one of their more conserative univerisity's should make any Catholic parent think twice before sending their child there. I wouldn't. I wonder how far the Catholic church will let someone slide on their teachings before they are disciplined in some way?
There are pro-life articles about the web saying that we should be encouraged by Obama's speech because it shows that although he disagrees with pro-lifers, he sympathizes with us and our cause.
But I would much rather have him be upfront about how radically pro-abortion he is and defend his positions, his actions, his voting record, and his policies like a man, than have to tolerate his flattery knowing his actions betray a man with no sympathies for the pro-life movement whatsoever.
Just as an example, he gives lip service to being sensitive to others' consciences, (From the speech at Notre Dame: "Let's honor the conscience of those who disagree with abortion, and draft a sensible conscience clause...") while vehemently opposing conscience allowance in his policy (At least according to this article: "The Obama administration plans to reverse a regulation from late in the Bush administration allowing health-care workers to refuse to provide services based on moral objections, an official said Friday."
It is all part of his scheme to thinly veil his radical left agenda behind a centrist facade. He's duped a generation.
I wonder if Mr. Obama would have been in favor of "agreeing to disagree" about the civil rights of blacks in the 1960s. I mean, "you treat them with dignity, I'll turn a fire hose on them, it's all good."
"Culture wars" says it all. If we're only engaged in a tiny and insignificant thing called a "culture war," then it was indeed a great day for the Greens.
But it's something so much larger than a culture war as to make the term look ridiculous by comparison: it's the bloody defense of babies against teeming hordes of murderers cheered on by the President of these United States.
And there's not a doubt in my mind that President Obama and his admirers took a terrible blow this round. Why?
Because God is mighty and hates the shedding of innocent blood promising vengeance on those bearing the bloodguilt.
That's why.
Tim Bayly: "And there's not a doubt in my mind that President Obama and his admirers took a terrible blow this round. Why?
Because God is mighty and hates the shedding of innocent blood promising vengeance on those bearing the bloodguilt."
I shudder. I seriously shudder; hardly able to breathe.
For I have shed the innocent blood of Jesus with my sins. And I fully deserve the wrath of a mighty and holy God. It is only by His grace and mercy that I don't suffer the just penalty of my transgressions. My mind oftentimes can't even fathom or understand why or how I'm saved and redeemed, and others aren't.
Tr'Un'Div': "I shudder. I seriously shudder...My mind oftentimes can't even fathom or understand why or how I'm saved and redeemed, and others aren't."
Funny, TUAD, but this is the only time in all your comments when I remember you confessing your bloodguilt for killing Jesus. And you've done it in such a way as to appear to be opposing the post. Do you believe we should shut up about the bloodguilt of the President and his Emergent supporters? You know, a "just preach the Gospel" kind of thing?
Of course, nothing you've said is wrong. It is exactly what I preached this past Good Friday. But the context?
Hoping I'm wrong,
I had the same impression of TUAD's post as you.
The hermeneutic of suspicion is incorrect.
I utterly oppose abortion, and I utterly oppose Obama on abortion, and I have been severely (and IMHO unjustly) maligned for stating in a different blog that Christians who knew of Obama's record on abortion and who deliberately voted for him are not being good Christians in this particular instance of their voting behavior.
But regardless of my bona fides, the hermeneutic of suspicion is incorrect and not appreciated.
I don't think it's fair to call it a hermeneutic of suspicion. But again, what was the meaning of your comment? Did you view it, as you wrote, as supporting the post and my earlier comment? And if so, in what way? Just asking.
And by the way, to me your opposition to abortion has never been in doubt.
If I may give my impression, which could be wrong, here's how I read TrUnAD's comment:
Sometimes when reading or hearing a strong statement such as (TB)"And there's not a doubt in my mind that President Obama and his admirers took a terrible blow this round. Why?
Because God is mighty and hates the shedding of innocent blood promising vengeance on those bearing the bloodguilt" which points out the wickedness of someone else, I am utterly devastated by the revelation in my heart of my own wretchedness. The shuddering like that which TrUnAD expressed I have felt as God has swept through the parking lot at Planned Parenthood and done amazing things, unhoped for by my wicked heart. Would that I felt that degree of fear each time I opened my mouth (or didn't). It is the fear of God, and the utter gratitude and amazement that He does not strike me dead where I stand.
Oh, the deep deep love of Jesus!
Sister-in-Christ Rachel Pierson has captured the meaning of my comment completely.
Much deep thanks Rachel.
I don't think anyone was being overly suspicious. Your comment also struck me like it struck Tim and David L. It seemed the most obvious way to interpret what you wrote, and I'm glad someone gave you the opportunity to clarify. Characterizing Tim's question the way you did was unfair.
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Teavana's dirty secret: Why the tea you brew doesn't taste like the store samples
If you've ever tasted a sample of the high-end loose-leaf tea served at a Teavana store and been so wowed you splurged on a couple of ounces to take home, you've likely wondered why the tea you brewed at home didn't taste nearly as good.
You'll likely recognize the following scenario:
I recently walked by one of the Teavana stores in the Milwaukee area. The sampling station outside tempted me into trying a blended chai oolong tea. I've never been a tea drinker, but it was so wonderful, I had to venture inside to at least inquire about the price.
The Teavana sales rep's reply floored me: The loose-leaf tea was around $9 per ounce! Prohibitively expensive. I was reluctant to spend that much, so I figured I would start by trying an ounce. But to my surprise, the sales rep said they don't sell less than 4 ounces when it's a blend.
As I hesitated, the sales rep proceeded to explain that I'd only need one teaspoon of oolong tea to brew an 8-ounce cup. She explained, as it says on the store's website, that 2 ounces of tea will brew between 25 and 30 8-ounce cups. By that guideline, she explained, I would be paying less than $1 per cup. (I later figured that my purchase, which was $19.27 with taxes, would amount to 64-77 cents per cup.) Not bad compared to a coffee shop, right?
With excitement, I brewed my first batch the next morning according to the instructions of the rep, which were also listed on the bag: One teaspoon for 8 ounces of boiling water, steep for 3 minutes. The smell was so heavenly fragrant, I could hardly wait to try it.
But the taste was disappointing. Very vague. I wondered why, given that I had followed the instructions to a tee (pun intended.) I was puzzled, but decided that next time, I'd add a little more tea and a little more sugar. That didn't help either.
When I walked by the store again a few weeks later, I realized that the store actually sells freshly brewed cups to order (the chain was officially acquired by Starbucks at the end of 2012). So I went inside to order a chai I had sampled. I figured I could solve the taste mystery in the process. As I waited for my 16-ounce cup, I noticed that the barista put a large amount of tea in it. I asked how much tea he uses. His reply: "About six teaspoons."
Again, I was floored. That's three times as much as the instructions say! (Not to mention the two teaspoons of sugar, which is twice as much as the instructions say.)
"We want to make sure customers can really taste the samples," he explained.
That's a great concept, but only if the reps explain this to their customers. In my experience, they don't.
Another customer, who was also waiting for a drink, said she, too, had purchased some tea and brewed it at home according to the instructions, but that it did not taste nearly as good as the sample she had at the sampling station. She clearly had the same impression that I did, that you'd get the same result as the sample by following the instructions. When I explained why that was not the case, she got the same look of dismay on her face that I had a couple minutes earlier.
"No wonder!" she said.
What bothers me about this is that it significantly alters the estimated price per cup. The Teavana reps lead customers into thinking they can brew tea at home of the same strength as the samples at a cost of 76 cents per 8-ounce cup. That's what they quote customers to get them to splurge on the tea. But clearly, that misleading. If I want the same taste as the sample, my cost per 8-ounce cup is three times as much: $1.92-$2.31!
I approached Teavana's marketing department and asked if this wasn't a bit misleading to customers and consumers. I got this reply from Alecia Pulman:
"As a standard guide, we recommend two teaspoons as the ideal strength for our teas and train our stores to use this amount as well. We also list this as a guide on our packaging for our consumers and stores as they brew a cup of tea," she said in an email. "That said, the strength of our teas are a personal preference and can vary among individuals."
As I mentioned earlier, the instructions on the bag do not say two teaspoons for oolong, as she mentions, but one - unless you make iced tea. (See Teavana's own chart here.)
Pulman did not answer my question about how the tripling of tea leaves would affect caffeine content (which, for chai, is half the amount in coffee), but that's something to consider if you tend to get jitters.
So is the fact that it's actually cheaper for you to buy a fresh, finished 16-ounce cup of premium tea at the store than to buy the leaves and make the same amount at home.
Of course, you could just avoid the expense altogether and opt for something more affordable than Teavana.
[Update, Feb. 21: There's now a follow-up to this blog: "Teagate - Teavana barista confirms stores brew misleadingly strong samples."]
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As far as I'm concerned, that is false and misleading advertising. My husband is a tea drinker and I drink it occasionally. At Shirazy Persian Grocers on Oakland and Locust you can buy 500 grams or 17.6 ounces of Ahmad Tea from London ( special blend ) for around $10.00. Everyone I've served it to has loved it.Hide replies
Thanks for the tip Andrealee! Think I'll try some.
I am a huge tea lover and a big fan of Teavana and couldn't disagree more with this story. I have found folks there to be absoutely honest. I follow the directions, use the German Rock Sugar that they suggest to sweeten (it honestly is very different from regular sugar, is what they use in samples at the store and impacts taste), boil to the approrpiate tempature with cold water and the tea is perfect. In fact, I usually drink 5-6 large cups of tea a day and following these instructions have NEVER had a bad cup of tea from Teavana.
There's a very real possibility as to why the writer had a bad cup of tea. She prepared in in water that was too hot. I have some of this same tea and on the label it states to heat the water to 195 degrees, which is just shy of boiling. Using water that is too hot on a delicate tea like an oolong destroys the flavor. It also cleary states on both the Teavana website and mobile app that more tea should be added if a stronger flavor is desired.
Not to sound like a tea snob, though I am a true tea lover, but if you want tea that you can throw in a cup of hot water and not pay attention to, get Lipton's. Teavana, much like Starbucks with coffee, caters to tea lovers who what to experience a higher level of tea enjoyment and who are willing to take the extra steps to do it.
And really JS, your writer's inability to brew a cup of tea is a PI story?! Shame.Hide replies
Hi Momx3, I appreciate your advice. It's certainly possible that the water I used was too hot. However, that would not explain the *lack* of flavor. I brewed another cup just this morning, with 3 teaspoons of tea, just like the barista, rather than the 1 they recommend. The tea tasted almost exactly like the store sample. I think most customers who use the same amount of tea as the store baristas do will find that this is much closer to living up to their expectations from the sample than what the misleading directions say.
all, don't work at Tevana. Don't own stock. Just know a good cup of tea and am willing to work for it.
I had the unfortunate same experience. I tried the samples at the store, loved the flavor and fragrance (and health benefits: less caffeine than coffee, etc) and was sorely disappointed when I tried making it at home - no flavor (tasted like bad tap water). So I went back to the store, bought the special brewer, rock sugar, temp monitor, etc....couldn't get it to taste the same until I added an obscene amount of tea (which wasn't communicated by the staff after I asked them why it didn't taste the same - very frustrating). I've given away my products and have chosen not to support a store that misleads their customers - what a waste of money!
Momx3, if you don't want to sound like a snob, then don't say things like "if you want tea that you can throw in a cup of hot water and not pay attention to, get Lipton's." That will give you away every time.
Momx3 - How long have you worked at Teavana? Or do you own the local franchise?
" And really JS, your writer's inability to brew a cup of tea is a PI story?! Shame. " makes you totally sound like a tea snob This example sounds like the epitome of false advertising. Makes me wish I shopped there so that I could stop doing so in protest. ☺
I, too, am a tea drinker and I crossed Teavana off my list a long time ago.
I had a similar experience, with a different tea, and did increase the amount of tea I was using. The salespeople do NOT ever mention that the amount recommended can/should be increased. When I brew coffee, I always use the recommended measurement, because I learned from experience that using too much makes a bad cup of coffee. A tea novice would not know that it's okay to do that. Following the directions given would seem the correct thing to do.
For the record, I have purchased some very nice teas online through Stash Tea. Their website gives a very good description of each tea, and if you have questions can call and talk to someone.
"Teavana, much like Starbucks with coffee, caters to tea lovers..."
This. This is the line where you lost all credibility and certainly removed yourself as a potential "tea snob". I think the part where Teavana is owned by Starbucks and you managed to defend both in a single sentence outs you as some sort of employee or associate of SBUX. Good for you and all, but simply put, Rishi is a better tea brand (and local!) and there are at LEAST four local coffee roasters that are superior to the corporate death syrup that Starbucks distributes.
Related thought: Tea is a relaxing experience. My experiences at Teavana have been anything but relaxing. High pressure tea sales, a contradiction in terms.
momx3, your defense defies logic and fair play! You improperly blame the paper and the reporter, saying the reporter doesn't know how to brew tea. Yet it's central to the story -- as the reporter explained -- that she followed the store's written and verbal instructions "to a tee (pun intended)." You should be ashamed of your cheap shot.
"Teavana, much like Starbucks with coffee, caters to tea lovers who what to experience a higher level of tea enjoyment ..."
Starbucks does not cater to tea (or coffee) lovers. It sells a lifestyle and their marketing managed to make it cool to go there and be able to say "I just go to Starbucks". And with that they are able to get away with overcharging you for the coffee anywhere in the world. If you want a higher level of tea/coffee enjoyment, you go to the Ritz-Carlton, not to an overpriced hype-store that, in my opinion, sells coffee that's not necessarily top-shelf.
I am not a tea or coffee drinker, but I know coffee lovers that actually prefer a $1 McD cup to a Starbucks brew, independently of the price.
"Teavana, much like Starbucks with coffee, caters to tea lovers who ..." Now you want us to believe that Starbucks has good coffee too. If you really believe that, you need to get out more. Maybe you should buy a few pounds from New Zealand or Ethiopia.
Sounds like typical marketing bait and switch. Give you a sample of filet mignon, tell you it actually costs the same as hamburger and then guess what. It tastes like hamburger.Hide replies
For the record, I've never had someone sell me hamburger and tell me it's filet mignon. But I think I get your point.
well wake up and smell the horse meat!
If they offer samples of a product, they should have it labelled as to how much tea they used in the samples. Otherwise it is completely misleading. You are supposed to be sampling something prepared the same way you'd prepare it so you can mimic it at home. If they want to make the samples with 3 times the amount listed on the pack, then they should be telling people you can use 1t but the samples were made with 3t.
I'd go demand my money back if I was scammed like that.
Excellent reporting. I don't drink this product and am not a big tea drinker but appreciate an article like this that exposes the truth (and lies). They should be made to label the ingrediants in their samples.Hide replies
Do corporations have taste buds like other persons???
Yes, since corporations are people, as we have heard, they would have taste buds. :)
They can taste the difference between a $10 and $20 bill, too.
Here is a suggestion....if you want a quality product at a fairer price, don't shop at the big national chains. Marketing and corporate salaries are what you pay for in every cup. While quality tea is very expensive, you can easily find quality tea for less than half Tevana rates...
Like anything else, if it sounds to good to be true, guess what?
Try Rishi Teas, everyone. Locally owned, straight story evrry question you ask, every time. Great products.Hide replies
Dito. I have always been very pleased with their products.
My favorite claim from a Teavana employee is that the tea you buy in the grocery stores already in bags was actually swept up off the floors. Really??? Teavana tea is actually very good, but there are much cheaper brands out there that are just as good.Hide replies
This is actually true. I've talked to several people who worked at companies (all different ones) that bagged a bunch of different brands of tea. They ALL said that the higher end brands would come in to bag at the start of the day, and by the end of the day, whatever was on the floor was swept up and thrown into the boxes of cheap teas. It wasn't an article, the people didn't give names of brands, it was simply a conversation about tea. Do you really think you're getting the same thing when you buy a box of 20 bags for $3 as you would if you paid for a nice high quality tea? With the major price difference, do you think it's possible they are even CLOSE in quality? (btw Teavanna is not high end either, it's lower middle in price and quality)
Teavana is a dirty, consumer mis-leading organization. I'm surprised Starbucks went ahead with buying them after it was found what Teavana was claiming to be organic was not.


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on Jun 6, 2013 at 9:10 am
Great story, but was this written by a five year old?
Nice editing Danville Weekly. What is going on with your service. It is the same old tired stuff, with nobody commenting. Could you have had an article on the ultra-runner that died.
on Jun 6, 2013 at 9:29 am
I totally agree with N. Glish.
But if you think the Danville Express is bad....check out the Danville Patch....no one but no one makes a comments. Their articles are boring as hell...no substance...no nothing...
The DE was pretty good when it was first launched...but now, it's a mess.
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on Jun 6, 2013 at 5:15 pm
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Jessica Lipsky
on Jun 6, 2013 at 5:56 pm
I like the article, it has a small town feel, and bring out the quality time that father and son has. Good for the writer!
Just curious though, Jessica said the article was submitted by a reader, then why is her name on it?
on Jun 7, 2013 at 2:19 pm
I edited the article so my name is on it. Reporters, freelancers, wire services and interns get bylines - though exceptions are made on a case-by-case basis.
Jessica Lipsky
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She was born on September 4, 1937 in Peoria, Illinois.
Delores was a homemaker and had lived in this area for 56 years.
Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at Levingston Funeral Home in Port Neches with Reverend Curtis Morton of Bethel Methodist Church of North Texas officiating. Burial will follow in Oak Bluff Memorial Park in Port Neches.
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The French know how to make a tasty dish from leftovers. Go continental with this authentic fish soup.
4 tbsp olive oil
1 onion, peeled, roughly chopped
2 banana shallots, peeled, roughly chopped
1 fennel bulb, trimmed, roughly chopped
4 garlic cloves
2kg/4lb 4oz fish bones (if using fish heads, ask your fishmonger to remove the gills)
300g/10½oz prawn shells and heads
2 tbsp sun-dried tomato purée
400g/14oz canned chopped tomatoes
500g/1lb 2oz passata
2 tbsp dried mixed herbs
1.5 litres/2½pints chicken or vegetable stock
1 tbsp caster sugar
salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 small dressed crab (optional)
250ml/9fl oz double cream
1 small unbaked ciabatta, cut into 6-8 thin slices
splash olive oil
salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 garlic cloves
2 free-range egg yolks
75ml/3fl oz extra virgin olive oil
75ml/3fl oz vegetable oil
large pinch cayenne pepper
3 tbsp tomato purée
freshly squeezed lemon juice, to taste
6-8 bantam eggs (available from farm shops)
splash of white wine vinegar
75g/3oz gruyère, grated
For the fish soup, heat the oil in a frying pan over a medium heat. Fry the onion, shallots and fennel for 8-10 minutes, or until softened, then add the garlic and continue to fry for a further 1-2 minutes, stirring well.
Add the fish bones and fry for a further 4-5 minutes, stirring well.
Add the prawn shells and heads, tomato purée, chopped tomatoes, passata, mixed herbs, stock and caster sugar and stir until well combined. Bring the mixture to the boil, then reduce the heat until the mixture is simmering and simmer for 30 minutes. Once cooked, set aside to cool slightly.
Meanwhile, for the rouille-topped crostini, place the slices of ciabatta onto a baking tray. Brush each slice with a little olive oil and season, to taste, with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Bake in the oven for 5-6 minutes, or until crisp and golden-brown. Set aside.
To make the rouille, blend the garlic and egg yolks in a food processor with a pinch of salt.
Mix together the vegetable and extra virgin olive oil. With the motor still running, gradually add the oils to the egg mixure in a thin stream until the mixture becomes thick and smooth.
Add the cayenne pepper, tomato purée and lemon juice and blend again until smooth. Set aside.
Once the fish soup has cooled, blend the mixture to a smooth purée using a hand-held blender, then strain through a fine sieve into a clean bowl, helping the mixture through the sieve using the back of a wooden spoon. Season, to taste, with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
Just before serving, reheat the fish soup gently, stirring in the crabmeat (if using) and cream.
Meanwhile, poach the bantam eggs. Bring a saucepan of water to the boil, add the eggs (still in their shells) and boil for 20 seconds. Remove the eggs from the water.
Add a splash of white wine vinegar to the boiling water and stir to form a vortex. Crack one of the eggs into the centre of the vortex and poach for 2-3 minutes, or until the egg is cooked to your liking. Remove the poached egg from the pan using a slotted spoon and set aside to drain on kitchen paper. Keep warm. Repeat the process with the remaining eggs.
Top each crostini with a teaspoonful of rouille and a little grated gruyère. Top each with a poached bantam egg and garnish with a sprig of parsley or chervil.
When the soup is warmed through, ladle into bowls. Serve the rouille-topped crostini alongside, or float them on top of the soup.
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Seedrs brings Silicon Valley to equity crowdfunding
Milestone for crowdfunding as major venture capital firm invests with the crowds
- the first time that a major venture capital firm has made an investment alongside the crowds; and
- the first time that the crowds, a top accelerator (Seedcamp) and a major venture capital firm have all
backed a startup at its earliest stages.
Former Investment Chief Joins Seedrs Advisory Board
Seedrs closes record breaking £2.58 million crowdfunding round
Equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs has closed its self-hosted crowdfunding round, securing a record-breaking £2.58 million to support its growth into Europe.
The London-based business, which provides a platform for ordinary people to invest in early-stage startup businesses in return for equity, received almost three-and-a-half times its original target from 909 investors, in return for 33.3 per cent equity.
The campaign, which launched in November 2013, has set a new world record for investment raised through an equity crowdfunding platform. It coincided with the company's new position as the first fully pan-European equity crowdfunding service.
Jeff Lynn, chief executive and co-founder of Seedrs, said: "The response to our campaign was phenomenal. It was overwhelming enough to have reached our investment target in such a short amount of time, but to have achieved almost four-times the investment backing we sought, from our own community and beyond, is astonishing. We see this as a tremendous validation of both our model and our business and we want to thank everyone who has invested for joining us on our journey."
Everyone from ordinary investors to business angels who see the potential for equity crowdfunding to disrupt traditional financial services now have a small stake in the industry that experts predict could be worth an estimated $300B (£125B, €220B).
Seedrs already has more than 30,000 registered members on its books, who can back businesses with as little as £10, and it has funded 60 deals since its launch in July 2012. The company has seen an annualised growth rate of 836%.
Seedrs allows entrepreneurs to raise seed capital for their startup business in return for giving an equity stake to investors. Unlike rewards-based crowdfunding platforms such as Kickstarter, in which funders receive rewards but not equity stakes, Seedrs investors share in the potential success of the businesses they back.
The site is Europe's leading equity crowdfunding platform, averaging over three deals per month since launch compared to its closest competitor's two deals per month. It was also the first equity crowdfunding platform to receive regulatory approval from a financial regulator, the UK's Financial Services Authority.
Seedrs was recently named in the Silicon Valley Comes to the UK's "Top 100 Club" of businesses with the potential to generate £100 million in annual revenues in three to five years' time. And just this month, Seedrs was the only equity crowdfunding player included in the ICON 2014 FinTech 50. In September 2013, Seedrs launched the world's first-ever crowdfunding "fund".
Lancashire County Council invests in a local business through Seedrs
'Happy Days' for small-time investors as big-time musical turns to crowdfunding
Seedrs launches industry's first ever crowd investment 'fund'
Seedrs Sees Over 600% Annualised Growth
Twelve campaigns raised just over £850,000 through Seedrs during Q3 2013, setting a record both for the number of successful campaigns and the amount funded in a quarter. Looking back at our first five quarters of trading, we've seen an annualised growth rate of over 600%!
Stealth Round Takes Us Over £2 Million Invested
- Microcosm - Raised £100,000 in a record-breaking 2.5 hours! Microcosm is a platform that hosts discussion forums, bulletin boards and communities.
- goCarShare - This Wayra startup is creating a new form of social travel that connects like-minded people, enabling them to share journeys and save money in a fun, sustainable way. They raised £50,000.
- CrowdCanDo - The international event management, online ticketing and crowdfunding platform raised £22,000.
Seedrs Invited to Join Accelerate 250
£1 Million Invested After Only 9 Months
Today, we exceeded £1 million invested into 21 UK-based startups. After only nine months, that makes Seedrs the fastest growing equity crowdfunding platform in the world.
In fact, in the last three months alone, more than £700,000 has been invested into startups from industries ranging from internet security and manufacturing, to digital tech, fashion and mobile apps. A Northern Irish startup, Mikes Fancy Cheese, pushed us over the £1 million mark by completing their £80,000 round.
We're excited to see that so many fantastic entrepreneurs have received input, validation and investment from so many investors who are keen to be a part of their growth and success.
Seedrs Honoured with Placement on 2013 FinTech50 Watchlist
Today, Seedrs has been placed on the 2013 FinTech50 Watchlist, a shortlist of fifty companies throughout Europe that are redefining financial services through technological innovation. The List, a collaborative project by The CEO Agenda, ICON Corporate Finance, Hotwire, Silicon Valley Bank and Fox Williams, is the first of an annual endeavour to track one of the fastest moving sectors in technology.
The inaugural FinTech50 Watchlist is based on the expertise of the Watchlist Panel, ten industry leaders from across the financial services and technology industry. The panel convened at the end of 2012 to debate and select the top companies that demonstrate the potential to become a game-changer in fintech or the competitive staying power to continue being one.
Learn more about the FinTech50 Watchlist and other companies that made the list at fintech50watchlist.com.
Seedrs Joins UK Crowdfunding Association as a Founding Member
Seedrs is pleased to announce that it is a founding member of the UK Crowdfunding Association (UKCFA) a group of 12 UK-based crowdfunding platforms launched this week. The aims of the UKCFA are to:
- Promote crowdfunding as a valuable and viable way for UK businesses, projects or ventures to raise funds.
- Be the voice of all crowdfunding businesses in the UK (donations, loans and equity) to the public, press and policymakers.
- Publish a code of practice that is adopted by UK crowdfunding businesses, that protects those participating in crowdfunding.
'Crowdfunding' is a broad term, and membership reflects this with members from rewards-based, peer-to-peer and equity-based crowdfunding platforms (like Seedrs).
Carlos Silva, President, COO and co-founder of Seedrs, says, "Seedrs is a founding member of the UKCFA because we ourselves are committed to promote market confidence in the crowdfunding sector. Our view is that crowdfunding is only sustainable if platforms ensure that donors, lenders and investors are treated fairly and that we all behave in the most transparent way possible. The UKCFA code of conduct provides a minimum set of principles that contributes to safeguarding all parties involved, regardless of whether the platform in question is donations based, which has virtually no outside regulation, or equity based, which is regulated by the FSA."
For more information on the UKCFA, including a full list of members, please visit ukcfa.org.uk.
Seedrs Announces World-Class Advisory Board
- James Alexander, co-founder of Zopa and partner at The Foundation. Full bio.
- Mike Butcher, European Editor of TechCrunch. Full bio.
- Lord Lucas, Member of the House of Lords and Chief Editor of The Good Schools Guide. Full bio.
- Dale Murray, British Angel Investor of the Year 2011, Non-Executive Director of UK Government's Department of Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS) and of UK Trade and Investment (UKTI). Full bio.
Seedrs CEO Appointed Non-Executive Director of Companies House
Cash-Back Investor Referral Programme
Many Seedrs members tell their friends, family and colleagues about Seedrs, and we want to make sure they are properly rewarded when bringing new investors to the platform. So we've created a referral programme whereby every Seedrs member who refers an investor (using a unique referral link) will receive promotional funds.
We think this is the most generous referral scheme any online investment platform has ever offered, and we hope all users will take advantage of it to continue sharing the Seedrs love.
Read more about the referral programme and other recent developments. Or, sign-up to start referring your
own network today.
Increasing mainstream acceptance of Seedrs and equity crowdfunding
Seedrs, the UK's first FSA regulated online platform for investing in startups, has this week become the first crowdfunding platform to be granted membership of the UK Business Angels Association (UKBAA). Read more about the partnership on the UKBAA website.
Separately Jeff Lynn, Seedrs's CEO, was also invited to a meeting at Buckingham Palace with HRH The Duke of York on Tuesday to discuss how he could help support the growth of Seedrs and other crowdfunding platforms to inject new life into the UK economy. Read more from the Huffington Post.
These two significant events follow Seedrs's best month since it launched in the summer. Four new startup businesses gained the investment they were seeking, with one raising £50,000 from over 60 investors in less-than 15 hours, and another attracting a £51,000 investment from a single angel investor alongside more modest sums from smaller investors.
Seedrs selected as a SMARTA 100 award winner
Seedrs has been nominated into the 2012 SMARTA 100 - an annual awards celebration of the 100 most resourceful, original, exciting and disuptive businesses in the UK. View the list of winners here.
We're thrilled to have been included in the final list, which was judged by a prestigious panel, including: Theo Paphitis (Dragon's Den), Mike Soutar (Shortlist Media), Ian Walters (NatWest), and Kanya King (MOBO Organisation).
The public is now invited to vote for their overall favourite of the 100 winners to the SMARTA 100 "Business of the Year." We'd really appreciate a vote for Seedrs - vote here now.
Windows of Opportunity - Spreading the Word About SEIS
Not enough people are shouting out about the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS), which offers tax reliefs of up to 78% back on investments in startups. Seedrs has a sizable concentration of SEIS eligible startups looking for investment online, which means it is easier than ever for potential investors to take advantage of.
So, we've partnered with enterprise champion and School for Startups founder, Doug Richard, to create 10,000 new investors (who are as excited about SEIS as we are) during a series of free investment events throughout England this October and November.
The "Windows of Opportunity" roadshow seeks to draw public attention to the benefits of SEIS for potential investors. The tour will travel to nine cities and we'd love to see you there!
Learn more about the events, find the location nearest you and register for free at the Windows of Opportunity Website.
Driving social discussion of startup investing with PeerIndex
Seedrs is looking to drive conversation and advocacy on the social web through a social influence marketing campaign with PeerIndex.
The campaign, which launches on 13 September (today), will see PeerIndex offering up to 100 UK social media users with influence on technology and financial services £100 to invest in startups. Users will be invited to log into a dedicated microsite, where the first 100 eligible influencers being given £100 to directly invest in the startups they choose through Seedrs.
PeerIndex is a social influence marketing platform, connecting companies with individuals on social media who have influence in their specialist area. The company's technology assesses social media profiles to identify people with influence on specific topics. It then facilitates a sampling interaction between companies and influential individuals, giving consumers an experience which they can then share with their online network.
By identifying individuals with significant influence on technology and investing , the campaign aims to drive new investment participation alongside online social discussion of the Seedrs proposition among influential mavens.
The Seedrs campaign is the first time that social influence marketing has been used to drive interest in an investment platform.
Stellar First Month for Seedrs
We're thrilled to announce we're off to a flying start, with three startup businesses successfully funded in our first month of operation. This success represents - by far - the most successful start of any equity crowdfunding platform anywhere in the world.
Startups listed on Seedrs are each given a three-month period to raise the initial seed capital they are seeking, but three businesses have achieved it in less than a month! They are:
Digital Spin - a London-based startup that is "pioneering a new age of CAPTCHAs that are engaging, simple and secure". Digital Spin raised £60,000 for a 15% equity share of the company. More information about Digital Spin is available at www.digital-spin.com.
PlayBrighter - a Wales-based startup that makes games "to help teachers teach, and to help pupils learn". PlayBrighter raised £30,000 for an 8% equity share of the company. More information about PlayBrighter is available at www.playbrighter.com.
Satago - an Oxford-based startup that provides "crowd-sourced data about how late or early business customers pay their bills". Satago raised £30,000 for a 14% equity share of the company. Satago does not yet have an active website, but interested users can sign up for updates at www.satago.net.
There are a growing number of additional startups following on the heels of these first three, with one already past 70% of its target amount. Over 3,000 people have now signed up to Seedrs as investors and entrepreneurs, and scores of new startups are queuing to list on the platform.
Read a bit more behind our opening month in our press release or catch a few other bits of data in this TechCrunch article.
First Seedrs Listing Reached Investment Target After Only 11 Days!
We are thrilled to announce that our first startup listing has reached 100% of its investment target after only 11 days live. PlayBrighter, an educational games company based in Brecon, Wales, received the full £30,000 it was seeking by mid-afternoon on 17 July.
PlayBrighter allows teachers to choose the best games for a lesson (with a current library of about 19,000 questions and growing) and the students progress through each game by getting material correct. The young co-founders are former teachers – so they sympathise with teachers not wanting to spend evening time marking coursework. Since their games are online, marking is done automatically - undoubtedly saving teachers time - allowing them to develop better, more engaging lessons!
All investors' withdrawal rights have now expired, so we'll proceed with all of the legal due-diligence and paperwork to finalise the investment over the coming weeks.
We are so pleased for and proud of PlayBrighter – great work guys!
Seedrs Named One of East London's Hottest Tech Startups
We are honoured to have been named one of East-London's "20 Hottest Tech Startups" by The Guardian this month. And, we're in great company, being featured along with other great "financial technology" (fintech) companies, including: MarketInvoice, TransferWise and GoCardless.
Voting was conducted by a distinguished panel, which included: Adam Valkin Venture partner at Accel Partners; Colette Ballou, President of Ballou PR; Dan Crow, Chief technology officer at Songkick.com; Jon Bradford, Co-founder of Springboard, a start-up accelerator; Reshma Sohoni, Partner at Seedcamp, a start-up investor; Tom Hulme, Design director IDEO and angel investor; Eileen Burbidge, Partner at Passion Capital; and Sean Seton-Rogers, Partner at PROfounders Capital.
What a great way to kick-off our launch month! Thanks to all the judges!
Seedrs is Open to Investors and Entrepreneurs
We are proud to announce that as of today, we're live and ready to accept registrations from UK investors and entrepreneurs.
Our launch is the culmination of a lot of hard work to build a service that we are confident will transform the ability of great new businesses to get off the ground, backed by enthusiastic investors keen to participate in their potential success.
As people in Britain look for more tangible, rewarding, places to invest their money, beyond conventional financial institutions, the launch of Seedrs today is particularly timely.
By developing a regulated platform where people can enjoy the process of picking and choosing the businesses and people they want to invest in, we aim to enhance the already palpable enthusiasm the people of Britain feel for supporting the inspiring ideas and business talent this country has.
Sign up today to be a part of the excitement, a part of a revolution.
Certified Halo: Campaigning for SEIS
Keen to increase promotion efforts for the Government's incredibly appealing Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS),which provides income and capital gains tax reliefs of up to 78%, a few London-based startups thought they'd take things into their own hands by establishing the Certified Halo campaign.
The campaign, spear-headed by Wigwamm founder Rayhan Rafiq Omar, seeks to build awareness of startup tax reliefs - as well as startups as a highly appealing asset class - among London's financial services community.
We are proud to be a sponsor of these efforts and to help spread the word. Aimed at seed-stage businesses, Seedrs looks to have a large concentration of SEIS eligible companies listed to raise capital – a great, one-stop-shop for investors looking to take advantage of the reliefs.
If you'd like to learn more about SEIS or investing in startups, contact your professional tax advisor. You can also find highlights of SEIS and its sister relief, the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS), in a recent blog post.
Seedrs Completes £1 Million Fundraising Round
We're pleased to announce that we've just completed the second of two tranches of a £1 million fundraising round. The investment round included DFJ Esprit, Digital Prophets (backed by Luke Johnson and managed by the investors behind 1seed) and a number of angel investors from leading technical and financial backgrounds.
In connection with the round, two leading angels join as board observers: Mark Hunter, co-founder and CEO of Axon Group plc, which floated on the LSE in 1999 and was sold to HCL Technologies for £440 million in 2008; and Kayar Raghavan, a former Citi executive and senior advisor to Wipro Technologies.
Seedrs is Now on the FSA Register
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) approved our application in March 2012, but as we announced at the time, there were a few more technicalities to go through before full authorisation. We're pleased to announce that those technicalities are now complete, and Seedrs is authorised and on the FSA Register. We believe that working within the current financial regulations is a big deal, not least of which because it helps protect investors. To read more about our approach to financial regulation, read a recent blog post by our CEO, Jeff Lynn.
Our team showcased the Seedrs platform to hundreds (if not thousands, we lost count!) of participants at the 7th annual The NextWeb Conference in Amsterdam on 26-27 April. The NextWeb is one of the largest technology publications on the web, and the conference aimed to deliver inspiring content and facilitate face-to-face connections - and it definitely did that. It was a great opportunity for us to learn a bit more about the European startup scene, listen to some inspiring keynote visionaries, network with potential partners and encourage registration on the platform by interested attendees. And most importantly, we were thrilled at the demand for a platform like ours from entrepreneurs and investors from throughout Europe!
InnoTech Summit and the Investor Side of Startup Funding
Discussions about startup funding often focus on the entrepreneur and how to raise capital. But that's only half the equation, and at Seedrs we like to talk about not just the benefits of raising capital but also of investing it. At today's InnoTech Summit in London, Seedrs CEO Jeff Lynn did just that, giving a presentation about the reasons why investing in startups can be appealing and how Seedrs makes doing so more accessible and easier. It's a message we're passionate about and will continue to share as we move toward launch and beyond.
London Web Summit Winners!
On Monday, 19 March 2012, the London Web Summit crowned Seedrs the winner of its prestigious startup competition. The competition was fierce, with 150-startup entrants reduced to a rather impressive field of just 19 finalists, from across Europe, being selected to pitch their concepts live.
The panel of judges "had high hopes (our) model could kick start a revolution in startup funding." Seedrs CEO and co-founder Jeff Lynn welcomed the opportunity to present and compete at such a high-profile event, saying "It's a huge honour to have won this competition out of a field of so many great startups. We're looking forward to launching the platform and providing a fantastic opportunity for investors and entrepreneurs."
You can see video of our pitch and acceptance here: http://bit.ly/GB3wdz
Seedrs Soft Launch
Seedrs opened its public-facing pages to the world today, announcing this "soft launch" at London Web Summit. Prospective users can now see what we're about and sign up for invites to join Seedrs when we go live (projected for May or June). We look forward to reactions, questions and suggestions, and most of all we're excited about investors and entrepreneurs joining the Seedrs community and learning about the amazing opportunity we will provide all of them.
Seedrs Fundraising Round Closes
Today Seedrs closed a £550,000 fundraising round from a group of leading angel investors. This adds to the £350,000 we have raised since inception and provides us the capital we need to launch strong and grow quickly. We welcome our new investors on board and appreciate their support as we seek to become the leading platform for investing and raising seed-stage capital.
Seedrs Receives FSA Approval
This afternoon the UK Financial Services Authority (FSA) confirmed that it has approved Seedrs's application for authorisation. We expect full authorisation to be granted by the end of April, following the completion of several technical steps. The FSA's approval is a milestone both for Seedrs and for crowdfunding, making us the first equity crowdfunding platform to be approved by a major financial regulator anywhere in the world.
Seedrs CEO Testifies Before Congress
Seedrs CEO Jeff Lynn testified today before a subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform in a hearing entitled "Crowdfunding: Connecting Investors and Job Creators." Footage of Mr Lynn's testimony and the full hearing can be watched at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IwvL_K1LMM


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A jury deliberated for two hours before acquiting Elbert "Lee" Meeks of first-degree felony murder in the shooting death of 2-year-old Ja'Cion Logan.
Meeks' attorneys, Roger Hilfiger and Andrew Hayes, called multiple friends and family of Meeks who told jurors they were with Meeks the night of the shooting.
Meeks, his attorneys have said, was drinking and talking to girls via text messages and social media.
Assistant Muskogee County District Attorney Jason Perez has told jurors that Meeks had a "beef" with another teenager, went to the house Logan was at and accidentally shot the 2-year-old during an attempted break in Dec. 21, 2011.
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