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Joyalukkas announces Golden Carnival promo – News

Globally-renowned jewelery retail chain Joyalukkas has announced “Joyalukkas Golden Carnival” to coincide with the peak summer shopping period in the UAE. Published: Sat 31 May 2014, 10:50 PM Last updated: Tue Apr 7 2015, 10:36 PM Shoppers will get a chance to win prizes on shopping worth Dh500 at any of the Joyalukkas Jewelery showrooms across the UAE. This mega-winning initiative will be one of the biggest wins on offer during the summer months. “Our business is to cater to the desires and aspirations of jewelery lovers and with the addition of mega winnings of 12 BMW 3 series cars…
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Varun Tej announces his next VT 13 with a promo

Telugu actor Varun Tej is looking to return with something fresh and interesting with his next film after the utter failure of Ghani at the box office. The actor teased his upcoming project today and revealed that the official information will be revealed on September 19. The actor’s upcoming film, provisionally named VT13, is inspired by real-life incidents. Varun Tej posted a video on social media to tease his upcoming film. He is seen reading a script, appears to be enjoying himself, and dons an air force jet, suggesting that the film may be a patriotic one. However, it must…
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WWE apologizes for using Auschwitz footage in pro WrestleMania promo

World Wrestling Entertainment inexplicably used footage of the infamous Nazi death camp Auschwitz in a recent promotion, prompting the grappling giant to apologize Friday for the offensive gaffe. In a spot hyping the WWE’s recent WrestleMania and the on-screen rivalry between Dominik and Rey Mysterio, the former discusses his background as a hardened criminal, saying “You think this is a game to me. I served hard time. And I survived” with footage of the concentration camp. Officials with the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum, a memorial to the 1.1 million people murdered by the Nazis in Oświęcim, Poland, described the crass use…
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Dixon Ticonderoga Company To Dissolve Its Promo Products Division

Dixon Ticonderoga Company (asi/50150) has served the promotional products industry for 87 years – a run that now appears to be coming to an end. On Aug. 1, the provider of the well-known No. 2 pencils and other writing instruments indicated that it’s shuttering its promo division. Steve Boyea, president of sales and marketing, said in a written announcement to customers that the exit came along with a decision to close a distribution center in Macon, GA – a facility from which promo orders were fulfilled. Boyea said the company is planning to dissolve its promo products division by…
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Sydney Sweeney Doesn’t Have Meet-Cute in Promo

Sydney Sweeney doesn’t quite have a meet-cute in the first promo for her Saturday Night Live hosting debut. The actress will host the sketch comedy show for the first time with musical guest Kacey Musgraves, who returns to the stage of the NBC series for the third time. In a promo for this weekend’s episode, the Anyone But You star and SNL cast member Michael Longfellow are seen walking through Studio 8H. She’s reading a book, and he’s running through a list of jokes that are either not funny enough or too funny when they suddenly bump into each other,…
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RCQ Format Updates and Upcoming Promo Cards

Next week, players from around the globe will gather in Philadelphia for the triumphant return of the tabletop Pro Tour! This first class of new pros battled their way through Regional Championship Qualifiers (RCQs) and Regional Championships to reach Magic‘s biggest stage. And with that first class in our new system hitting the Pro Tour, we’ve incorporated some of their feedback—and the feedback of players who participate in RCQs around the world—into our next season. One of the biggest issues that prevented players from participating in multiple RCQs was the difficulty in maintaining multiple decks across multiple formats and staying…