Was a three-week trip to New Orleans for work or vacation? Both.
Andrea Sachs, The Washington Post
Feb. 19, 2021
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1of8The city canceled Mardi Gras parades and floats. In response, thousands of homes around the city installed artful house floats with such themes as Zydeco.Photo by Andrea Sachs for The Washington Post.Show MoreShow Less
2of8Mac is all packed up and ready to return to Washington after a three-week workcation in New Orleans.Photo by Andrea Sachs for The Washington Post.Show MoreShow Less
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4of8Skateboarders practice at Crescent Park, a 1.4-mile urban linear park along the Mississippi River in New Orleans.Photo by Andrea Sachs for The Washington Post.Show MoreShow Less
(MENAFN - Gulf Times) The Pakistan Navy s seventh biennial multinational Aman (peace) exercise in Pakistani waters aimed at fostering international co-operation to fight piracy, terrorism and other crimes threatening maritime security concluded yesterday.
Around 45 navies, including those of the United States, Britain and China, took part in the Arabian Sea exercise with ships and observers. The purpose of this exercise to bring regional and extra-regional navies on one platform and conduct exercises to enhance intra-operability in addition to counter terrorist threat and the crime which are happening in maritime domain, Commodore Khan Mehmood Asif told media.
In the sea phase of the six-day exercise, navies from various nations conducted exercises together against terrorist and piracy threat in the maritime domain, he added.
Nestle To Sell North American Waters Brands In $4.3 Bln Deal
VEVEY (dpa-AFX) - Swiss food and beverage giant Nestle SA announced Tuesday its agreement to sell Nestlé Waters North America to One Rock Capital Partners LLC in partnership with Metropoulos & Co. for $4.3 billion.
The divesting businesses include its regional spring water brands, purified water business and beverage delivery service in the U.S. and Canada, which had sales of around 3.4 billion Swiss francs in 2019.
The sale includes Poland Spring, Deer Park, Ozarka, Ice Mountain, and Zephyrhills brands of 100% Natural Spring Water, Arrowhead Brand Mountain Spring Water, and Pure Life and Splash.