Bliss, a Caribbean restaurant located in St. Louis, has restricted the entry of customers below the age of 30. As strange as it may sound, they were very particular with this rule and only women above 30 and men over 35 years of age are open to dine in this restaurant.&nbsp;

The owners of the restaurant, Marvin Pate and his wife wanted a 'grown' and 'sexy' vibe for their place. They thought this could only be achieved if they imposed an age restriction. Their menu had exquisite cocktails and dishes and offered a peaceful environment for people to enjoy their meal.

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Although people have reacted to this unusual age restriction in different ways, Pate feels that to have a mature and sophisticated environment it was important that such a restriction was imposed.&nbsp;&nbsp;

A few people believed that curbing entry of individuals below the age of 30 would hurt Bliss's finances.&nbsp;

Furthermore, some people said that age doesn't determine one's behaviour, even older people can cause a ruckus sometimes. Several people are of the opinion that instead of restricting entry based on just age, the owners should try to identify the ones causing problems.&nbsp;

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Then there are those who are all for the new policy, including the restaurant's DJ. "The policies have drawn crowds who appreciate older-school acts including Usher, Tevin Campbell and Bobby Brown. There’s not a problem with a younger crowd. But this provides an environment for us so we can be around like-minded people and people who have the same energy,” Jordan Johnson, who DJs at the restaurant told The Washington Post.&nbsp;

Some customers appreciated the owners following this rule to maintain an upscale and unique environment. A user took to Facebook and wrote, "I think this is what the city needs".&nbsp;

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Having age restrictions for kids is something heard of, but this rule is certainly unique.

“Of course, we have been getting a little backlash, but that’s okay because we’re sticking to our code,” Pate told the KSDK News.&nbsp;

(With inputs from agencies)

Bliss, a Caribbean restaurant located in St. Louis, has restricted the entry of customers below the age of 30. As strange as it may sound, they were very particular with this rule and only women above 30 and men over 35 years of age are open to dine in this restaurant.

Bliss, a Caribbean restaurant located in St. Louis, has restricted the entry of customers below the age of 30. As strange as it may sound, they were very particular with this rule and only women above 30 and men over 35 years of age are open to dine in this restaurant. The owners of the restaurant, Marvin Pate and his wife wanted a 'grown' and 'sexy' vibe for their place. They thought this could only be achieved if they imposed an age restriction. Their menu had exquisite cocktails and dishes and offered a peaceful environment for people to enjoy their meal. Also read | After US and Mexico, WHO confirms human case of bird flu in India Although people have reacted to this unusual age restriction in different ways, Pate feels that to have a mature and sophisticated environment it was important that such a restriction was imposed. A few people believed that curbing entry of individuals below the age of 30 would hurt Bliss's finances. Furthermore, some people said that age doesn't determine one's behaviour, even older people can cause a ruckus sometimes. Several people are of the opinion that instead of restricting entry based on just age, the owners should try to identify the ones causing problems. Watch | Russia-Ukraine war: Biden to lift ban on Ukrainian unit using US weapons Then there are those who are all for the new policy, including the restaurant's DJ. "The policies have drawn crowds who appreciate older-school acts including Usher, Tevin Campbell and Bobby Brown. There’s not a problem with a younger crowd. But this provides an environment for us so we can be around like-minded people and people who have the same energy,” Jordan Johnson, who DJs at the restaurant told The Washington Post. Some customers appreciated the owners following this rule to maintain an upscale and unique environment. A user took to Facebook and wrote, "I think this is what the city needs". Also read | US woman bought $0.7mn jewellery from Jaipur shop, it turned out to be $4 junk Having age restrictions for kids is something heard of, but this rule is certainly unique. “Of course, we have been getting a little backlash, but that’s okay because we’re sticking to our code,” Pate told the KSDK News. (With inputs from agencies)

Caribbean restaurant, seeking 'grown' and 'sexy' vibe, shuts doors on people under 30

On YouTube, he was known as Omi in a Hellcat, a flamboyant business mogul in diamond-studded jewelry who commanded a fleet of luxury cars including Lamborghinis and ran his own clothing line and restaurant.

But even as he lounged in his sprawling suburban home and showed off his rotating collection of high-end sports cars, he acknowledged that the federal government was closing in.

In June, he posted a video titled, “THE FBI IS BACK!!!” in which he filmed himself wearing a large diamond-encrusted pendant that bore his brand name, Reloaded. In a doleful mood, he warned his 790,000 subscribers that the FBI had seized more than 30 of his cars and millions of dollars from his bank account and that he was going to be indicted on charges that could include money laundering.

“I’ve been kind of been depressed about it,” he said.

On Wednesday, federal prosecutors said that they had charged Omi, whose real name is Bill Omar Carrasquillo, and two of his associates, in a scheme that involved illegally selling copyrighted video content to thousands of subscribers on Carrasquillo’s own online service, which was called, at various times, Reboot, Gears TV, Reloaded and Gears Reloaded.

The scheme netted Carrasquillo and his associates more than $30 million from about March 2016 until at least November 2019, according to prosecutors. Carrasquillo, 35, of Swedesboro, New Jersey, used the money to buy houses and dozens of cars, including the ones that he regularly flaunted on his YouTube channel, prosecutors said.

Carrasquillo could face life in prison if he is convicted of the charges, which include conspiracy, violating the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, reproduction of a protected work, access device fraud, making false statements to a bank and money laundering.

Digital piracy schemes have proliferated in recent years, and a 2019 report released by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce estimated that they cost the US&nbsp;economy at least $29.2 billion a year.

In an indictment, prosecutors said Carrasquillo and his associates, Jesse Gonzales, 42, of Pico Rivera, California, and Michael Barone, 36, of Richmond Hill, New York, must forfeit nearly $35 million in assets, including more than 50 cars and motorcycles and dozens of properties in Philadelphia.

“You can’t just go and monetize someone else’s copyrighted content with impunity,” Bradley S. Benavides, acting special agent in charge of the FBI’s Philadelphia division, said in a statement. “That’s the whole point of securing a copyright.”

Donte Mills, Carrasquillo’s lawyer, said his client denied the charges.

“Mr. Carrasquillo tapped into a brand-new, unregulated industry and was very successful,” Mills said in a statement. “Most people are called pioneers when they do that; Omar is called a criminal. The government assumes my client was not smart enough to do this legally because of his background. He is and we will prove that.”

Kathryn Roberts, a lawyer for Barone, said she had just been appointed to the case and had no immediate comment. It was not immediately clear who was representing Gonzales.

Carrasquillo has said he dropped out of school in the 11th grade when he was jailed for selling drugs. He started to get his life together in 2012, he said in an interview on YouTube, and sold drugs for the last time in 2014.

After a stint selling DVDs, he said, he started buying gear on Amazon and reselling it as well as creating an app called Gears TV. He became a millionaire after a year, he said, and bought a Camaro and then a Bentley, indulging in his love of cars.

“That’s when everything started,” he said. “Life started to change real quick.”

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In the YouTube interview, in late 2019, Carrasquillo described building what he called a legitimate business, even as he acknowledged that his cable equipment had been seized by federal agents.

“It was a straight streaming app,” he said. “I wasn’t stealing channels. I was paying for my cable boxes. I was paying for my cable service. And that’s why I’m so comfortable talking about it.”

According to the indictment, Carrasquillo and his associates ran an online service that provided TV shows and movies in exchange for a fee. They also ran an online library of movies, called STREAMS R US or SRIJ, the indictment states.

The men obtained the content by subscribing to legitimate cable and video services from Comcast, Verizon, Charter, DirecTV and Frontier, the indictment states.

They then set up cable boxes and other devices to access the content in at least seven homes in Philadelphia, as well as in places in California and New York, the indictment states.

Using encoders imported from China, they stripped digital copyright protections from the video content on the devices, which allowed the content to be transmitted over the internet and copied to computer servers, the indictment states.

Subscribers could access the video content on websites that the men had set up, the indictment states. The service even included “a subscriber interface, akin to a TV Guide,” that allowed users to browse a list of programs that were available for viewing, the indictment states.

When the men signed up for the legitimate cable services from Comcast and other companies, they never disclosed that they “intended to copy, transmit and stream the video content to thousands of their own subscribers,” the indictment states.

In the video about his mounting legal troubles that he posted to his YouTube channel in June, Carrasquillo lamented the investigation into his enterprise and asked the authorities to “at least give me a chance to pay them what they think I owe them.”

“Don’t put me in a jail,” he said. “What the hell is that going to do? I’m not a threat to society,” he continued, salting his speech with expletives. “Let me pay off my debts, the millions of dollars that I owe you, and I’ll slap it off and then we’ll all go about our way.”

On YouTube, he was known as Omi in a Hellcat, a flamboyant business mogul in diamond-studded jewelry who commanded a fleet of luxury cars including Lamborghinis and ran his own clothing line and restaurant.

On YouTube, he was known as Omi in a Hellcat, a flamboyant business mogul in diamond-studded jewelry who commanded a fleet of luxury cars including Lamborghinis and ran his own clothing line and restaurant. But even as he lounged in his sprawling suburban home and showed off his rotating collection of high-end sports cars, he acknowledged that the federal government was closing in. In June, he posted a video titled, “THE FBI IS BACK!!!” in which he filmed himself wearing a large diamond-encrusted pendant that bore his brand name, Reloaded. In a doleful mood, he warned his 790,000 subscribers that the FBI had seized more than 30 of his cars and millions of dollars from his bank account and that he was going to be indicted on charges that could include money laundering. “I’ve been kind of been depressed about it,” he said. On Wednesday, federal prosecutors said that they had charged Omi, whose real name is Bill Omar Carrasquillo, and two of his associates, in a scheme that involved illegally selling copyrighted video content to thousands of subscribers on Carrasquillo’s own online service, which was called, at various times, Reboot, Gears TV, Reloaded and Gears Reloaded. The scheme netted Carrasquillo and his associates more than $30 million from about March 2016 until at least November 2019, according to prosecutors. Carrasquillo, 35, of Swedesboro, New Jersey, used the money to buy houses and dozens of cars, including the ones that he regularly flaunted on his YouTube channel, prosecutors said. Carrasquillo could face life in prison if he is convicted of the charges, which include conspiracy, violating the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, reproduction of a protected work, access device fraud, making false statements to a bank and money laundering. Digital piracy schemes have proliferated in recent years, and a 2019 report released by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce estimated that they cost the US economy at least $29.2 billion a year. In an indictment, prosecutors said Carrasquillo and his associates, Jesse Gonzales, 42, of Pico Rivera, California, and Michael Barone, 36, of Richmond Hill, New York, must forfeit nearly $35 million in assets, including more than 50 cars and motorcycles and dozens of properties in Philadelphia. “You can’t just go and monetize someone else’s copyrighted content with impunity,” Bradley S. Benavides, acting special agent in charge of the FBI’s Philadelphia division, said in a statement. “That’s the whole point of securing a copyright.” Donte Mills, Carrasquillo’s lawyer, said his client denied the charges. “Mr. Carrasquillo tapped into a brand-new, unregulated industry and was very successful,” Mills said in a statement. “Most people are called pioneers when they do that; Omar is called a criminal. The government assumes my client was not smart enough to do this legally because of his background. He is and we will prove that.” Kathryn Roberts, a lawyer for Barone, said she had just been appointed to the case and had no immediate comment. It was not immediately clear who was representing Gonzales. Carrasquillo has said he dropped out of school in the 11th grade when he was jailed for selling drugs. He started to get his life together in 2012, he said in an interview on YouTube, and sold drugs for the last time in 2014. After a stint selling DVDs, he said, he started buying gear on Amazon and reselling it as well as creating an app called Gears TV. He became a millionaire after a year, he said, and bought a Camaro and then a Bentley, indulging in his love of cars. “That’s when everything started,” he said. “Life started to change real quick.” Also read | 'Seat is ours and will remain that way': France rubbishes reports about giving up UNSC seat to EU In the YouTube interview, in late 2019, Carrasquillo described building what he called a legitimate business, even as he acknowledged that his cable equipment had been seized by federal agents. “It was a straight streaming app,” he said. “I wasn’t stealing channels. I was paying for my cable boxes. I was paying for my cable service. And that’s why I’m so comfortable talking about it.” According to the indictment, Carrasquillo and his associates ran an online service that provided TV shows and movies in exchange for a fee. They also ran an online library of movies, called STREAMS R US or SRIJ, the indictment states. The men obtained the content by subscribing to legitimate cable and video services from Comcast, Verizon, Charter, DirecTV and Frontier, the indictment states. They then set up cable boxes and other devices to access the content in at least seven homes in Philadelphia, as well as in places in California and New York, the indictment states. Using encoders imported from China, they stripped digital copyright protections from the video content on the devices, which allowed the content to be transmitted over the internet and copied to computer servers, the indictment states. Subscribers could access the video content on websites that the men had set up, the indictment states. The service even included “a subscriber interface, akin to a TV Guide,” that allowed users to browse a list of programs that were available for viewing, the indictment states. When the men signed up for the legitimate cable services from Comcast and other companies, they never disclosed that they “intended to copy, transmit and stream the video content to thousands of their own subscribers,” the indictment states. In the video about his mounting legal troubles that he posted to his YouTube channel in June, Carrasquillo lamented the investigation into his enterprise and asked the authorities to “at least give me a chance to pay them what they think I owe them.” “Don’t put me in a jail,” he said. “What the hell is that going to do? I’m not a threat to society,” he continued, salting his speech with expletives. “Let me pay off my debts, the millions of dollars that I owe you, and I’ll slap it off and then we’ll all go about our way.”

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Jagan Mohan Reddy, who led his party to a landslide victory in Andhra Pradesh, took oath as the Chief Minister of the state in the presence of nearly 30,000 people.

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&nbsp;Over 30,000 farmers led by the All India Kisan Sabha on Saturday headed to Mumbai from Nashik, protesting the failure of the BJP government in Maharashtra to address the agrarian distress in the state.

The farmers also demanded a complete loan waiver.&nbsp;

The march, which will reach Mumbai on March 12, reached Bhiwandi today.

The farmers plan to stage a protest outside the legislative assembly in Mumbai on March 12, demanding loan waiver and fair prices for their crops.

The farmers plan to stage a protest outside the legislative assembly in Mumbai on March 12, demanding loan waiver and fair prices for their crops

Over 30,000 farmers led by the All India Kisan Sabha on Saturday headed to Mumbai from Nashik, protesting the failure of the BJP government in Maharashtra to address the agrarian distress in the state. The farmers also demanded a complete loan waiver. The march, which will reach Mumbai on March 12, reached Bhiwandi today. The farmers plan to stage a protest outside the legislative assembly in Mumbai on March 12, demanding loan waiver and fair prices for their crops.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi today joined over 30,000 people here for the second International Yoga Day celebrations as he pitched for treating diseases like diabetes through the ancient spiritual discipline. 
 
Modi, dressed in a white-coloured t-shirt and trouser along with a scarf, led over 30,000 participants, including defence forces personnel and school children, for the second International Day of Yoga celebrations here at the Capitol Complex amid tight security. 
 
The Prime Minister, who arrived here last night, participated in a mass demonstration of &#39;Common Yoga Protocol&#39;. A yoga enthusiast himself, he performed yoga &#39;asanas&#39; along with the people at the event. 
 
Over 30,000 people from all ages -- 10,000 each from Chandigarh, Punjab and Haryana -- performed yoga &#39;asanas&#39; on pink and blue coloured mats during the event. Separately, about 10,000 people also performed yoga at over 100 other locations in Chandigarh itself. 
Earlier addressing the gathering, Modi pitched for treating diabetes through yoga. 
 
&quot;I want to request trainers who are associated with yoga, from this public platform. From next year when we celebrate yoga day, in this one year, you continue to do what you do for yoga but focus on one subject and this is my subject -- diabetes -- Diabetes and yoga,&quot; he said. 
 
&quot;All people belonging to the yoga field, whatever knowledge they have, they must continue with the rest of their yoga activities but this (diabetes) must be the main focus,&quot; Modi said. 
 
Expressing concern over rising number of patients suffering from diabetes, Modi asked yoga trainers to help in controlling the disease. 
&quot;In India, patients suffering from diabetes are rising. We might be able to get rid of this disease or not but with the help of yoga, diabetes can be controlled. Can we start a public campaign to suggest measures in yoga to the common man suffering from diabetes. 
 
&quot;It will be an achievement if we can help in treating diabetes. From next year, we can take another disease. But I want that for good health, we should address any one disease every year. We should run a public campaign with an aim to address one disease,&quot; he said. 
 
Yoga is not only a way to get rid of a disease but it also guarantees wellness. For holistic development of lives, yoga is a great way, he said. 
 
(PTI)

Says it's a great way to treat diseases like diabetes

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today joined over 30,000 people here for the second International Yoga Day celebrations as he pitched for treating diseases like diabetes through the ancient spiritual discipline. Modi, dressed in a white-coloured t-shirt and trouser along with a scarf, led over 30,000 participants, including defence forces personnel and school children, for the second International Day of Yoga celebrations here at the Capitol Complex amid tight security. The Prime Minister, who arrived here last night, participated in a mass demonstration of 'Common Yoga Protocol'. A yoga enthusiast himself, he performed yoga 'asanas' along with the people at the event. Over 30,000 people from all ages -- 10,000 each from Chandigarh, Punjab and Haryana -- performed yoga 'asanas' on pink and blue coloured mats during the event. Separately, about 10,000 people also performed yoga at over 100 other locations in Chandigarh itself. Earlier addressing the gathering, Modi pitched for treating diabetes through yoga. "I want to request trainers who are associated with yoga, from this public platform. From next year when we celebrate yoga day, in this one year, you continue to do what you do for yoga but focus on one subject and this is my subject -- diabetes -- Diabetes and yoga," he said. "All people belonging to the yoga field, whatever knowledge they have, they must continue with the rest of their yoga activities but this (diabetes) must be the main focus," Modi said. Expressing concern over rising number of patients suffering from diabetes, Modi asked yoga trainers to help in controlling the disease. "In India, patients suffering from diabetes are rising. We might be able to get rid of this disease or not but with the help of yoga, diabetes can be controlled. Can we start a public campaign to suggest measures in yoga to the common man suffering from diabetes. "It will be an achievement if we can help in treating diabetes. From next year, we can take another disease. But I want that for good health, we should address any one disease every year. We should run a public campaign with an aim to address one disease," he said. Yoga is not only a way to get rid of a disease but it also guarantees wellness. For holistic development of lives, yoga is a great way, he said. (PTI)

Indian PM takes centre stage, leads 2nd International Yoga Day celebrations

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