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If you’ve made your way back to campus for the first time in a few years, you’re bound to have noticed some new faces in the food courts. In the past year, two new brands have come to campus signaling larger shifts in food trends, and both have Bruins at the helm. A leader in the made-to-order, artisanal pizza trend that includes competitors like Pizza Rev, Pieology and 800 Degrees, Blaze Pizza is run by CEO Jim Mizes, MBA ’80, a proud graduate of the UCLA Anderson School of Management who is quick to point out the value and variety of choices Blaze offers, including vegan and gluten-free pizzas.
After opening in the Court of Sciences Student Center (aka The Bombshelter) earlier this year, Blaze made a splash on campus when the brand celebrated co-owner LeBron James’ move to the Los Angeles Lakers by offering free pizzas at all of its Los Angeles locations. Though he is wowed by how much the food landscape has changed in the four decades since he came to UCLA, this is actually not Mizes’ first foray into food service on campus. While a student, he managed the Graduate School of Management’s snack bar, Potlatch, which — happily for them both — is where he met his wife.
Your memory of pizza on campus might be dominated by Sbarro, a food court staple known for heavier, premade pizzas, but that space in Ackerman Student Union has been filled by Veggie Grill, a growing brand cofounded by T.K. Pillan, MBA ’96. Surprisingly, Pillan originally studied mechanical engineering at MIT (an East Coast school) but became passionate about helping people's health and the planet. In this pursuit, he discovered the myriad benefits of a plant-based diet and decided to create a fast, casual outlet to share this lifestyle with as many people as possible.
His research led him to Southern California, home to a number of successful vegan restaurants, and he came to Anderson to pick up the skills needed to make his vision a reality. Pillan says that — having never worked in a consumer-facing business before — his marketing classes were the most helpful for establishing Veggie Grill’s brand. Ironically, though, he says that the best plant-based food options for him on campus in the 1990’s were the salad bar, a far cry from the burgers, sandwiches, bowls and entrees that his brand now provides.
Veggie Grill's new spot in Ackerman Student Union was part of both the brand's expansion and ASUCLA’s continual process of meeting student needs. Entering its second decade, Veggie Grill is currently moving into new markets and trying different formats, and the Ackerman location is its first food court-style offering. Meanwhile, ASUCLA leadership had found a growing demand for plant-based food on campus and spent a year testing in-house options before sending out a request for proposals from third-party brands in a process that reflects the history of food on campus.
The first name brand outlet to open on campus was Panda Express. At the time, students were looking for a broader range of cuisines, and ASUCLA made several attempts to market Chinese food prior to deciding that Panda Express would be better able to deliver the highest level of food and customer experience. A natural fit, it’s been the most popular restaurant on campus ever since, and David Landsberg, MBA ’93, the current chief financial officer of parent company Panda Group, is a proud Bruin. Landsberg attributes this to the company’s “people first” vision, a reflection of its values as a family-owned and operated business.
Since Panda Express came to campus, a number of ASUCLA creations have given way to national name brands. The Treehouse was replaced by Rubio’s, the Coop is now a television lounge and a Carl’s Jr., and the juice bar Tropix was succeeded by Jamba Juice. Today’s students have grown up with these names, so competing with them often doesn’t make sense, but ASUCLA still decides what food options to provide on a case-by-case basis. The board of directors, which has a student majority, has remained committed — for example — to the college coffeehouse experience at locations like Kerckhoff, which doesn’t look much different today than from decades ago. While this means that you won’t be able to find a Starbucks kiosk anywhere on campus, as students’ taste in coffee has expanded, so have the available options. ASUCLA was serving Fair Trade certified coffee as far back as the 1980s, before most people were aware of coffee trade issues, but now it also boasts trendier nitro and cold brew coffees as well as offerings from third-wave coffee mainstay Intelligentsia at select locations.
Whatever brings you back to campus, be sure to grab some food the next time you are here. Chances are, it’s not what you remember.


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Earlier this month, we wrote about LinkedIn’s password hashes that have been reportedly posted on a hacking forum in Russia. Now it appears that the giant social network for professionals will be facing the federal court for the mishap. A class action lawsuit has been filed by a premium-paying LinkedIn customer Katie Szpryka who said that the company did not do enough to safeguard its users’ digitally stored personal information, including email addresses, passwords, and login credentials. The complaint was filed in San Jose where Szpryka accused LinkedIn of failing to use industry-standard protocols to protect the information.
Now, she’s asking over $5 million in return for the damages. Over 6.5 million LinkedIn hashed passwords were posted online on June 6. Albeit the company admitted that it was not handling user data in accordance with best practices, Szpryka, a LinkedIn user since 2010, said that it was “too little too late”. LinkedIn failed to use a modern hashing and salting function, and therefore drastically exacerbated the consequences of a hacker by bypassing its outer layer of security. Had LinkedIn used proper encryption methods, and a hacker were able to penetrate LinkedIn’s network, he would be limited in his ability to inflict harm,” the complaint states.

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2015 Renault Pulse is now available across dealerships. New 2015 Renault Pulse features include automatic headlamps, steering mounted controls and height adjustable driver for improved comfort.Exteriors remains unchanged – 2015 Renault Pulse.
2015 Pulse features sophisticated interiors, a dual tone dashboard, and a piano black finish on the centre fascia. Tech features include smart key access with engine start and stop button, auto folding outside rear view mirrors (ORVMs), and an integrated 2 DIN music system with Bluetooth and USB. It also has ABS+EBD, dual airbags and crash sensors, making it one of the safest hatchbacks in the segment. New Pulse is available at a price of Rs 5.03 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi) onward.
Sumit Sawhney, Country CEO and Managing Director, Renault India Operations says Pulse is important to Renault’s product portfolio. Several product enhancements have been made to make Pulse even more attractive and exciting. Competitive pricing is backed by an attractive finance option to further elevate its value proposition as a strong offering in the premium hatchback segment.
Diesel Pulse is powered by a 1.5 litre K9K dCi engine delivering 64 PS power and 23 kmpl mileage, while Pulse petrol is powered by a 1.2 litre engine which delivers 76 PS power and 18 kmpl mileage. Both engines are mated to a five speed manual transmission. AT is not on offer as of now. Standard warranty is also reduced from 80,000 kms / 4 years to 50,000 kms / 2 years.The older Pulse (minus new features) will continue to be on sale.
The news of new Pulse launch comes a few days after it was reported that Renault India has not produced Pulse hatchback at their plant in over 4 months now. This was due to low sales. With the launch of updated Pulse, Renault India hopes to bring back the sales of Pulse on track.
At present, Renault India network presence stands at 157 sales and service outlets to make its cars accessible to more customers. Renault looks to further expand in 2015, which will be one of the fastest ramp ups by an auto manufacturer in India. Renault Secure offer Roadside Assistance for enhanced ownership experience. Their next launch will be Lodgy MPV, scheduled for April 2015.


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- Daimler CEO: Toyota truck deal will make us less dependent on Chinese marketBusiness ·
May 30, 2023 · 2:35 PM UTC
A deal between Daimler Truck and Toyota Motor Corp to combine their truck units in Japan will give the German group a more "balanced" market position in Asia and reduce its reliance on China, Daimler Truck's CEO said on Tuesday.
- BusinessReport of Argentina fraud probe sinks shares in dLocal
Uruguayan fintech dLocal, the South American country's first unicorn, saw its shares plummet on Friday, after Argentine news outlet Infobae published an article saying the government was investigating it for a possible fraud of at least $400 million.
- WorldU.S. seeking to use private shipyards in Japan for warship repairs - Nikkei
The U.S. Navy is considering using private shipyards in Japan to repair and overhaul its warships, the Nikkei business daily reported on Wednesday.


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'Sprinkle diet' product banned by district attorneys in Alameda, 8 other counties
Original post made on Nov 27, 2012
Read the full story here Web Link posted Tuesday, November 27, 2012, 7:38 AM
on Nov 27, 2012 at 9:23 am
Glad they did this. One of their commercials shows a cop sprinkling this stuff on a donut. If this product actually worked, the Nobel committee would be standing on his front porch.


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Are you “furious” about Matt Smith’s Series 6 jacket change? The Harris Tweed authority sure is, if The Daily Record, “Best for Scottish News and Sport” is anything to go by.
The departure of the Series 5 genuine Harris jacket in favour of a 20% acrylic Chinese wannabe* reportedly caused Angus MacNeil, MP Western Isles, to throw a temper tantrum:
“I’m appalled and outraged. What the BBC are doing is stealing Scotland’s heritage. It is a kick in the teeth to one of our most iconic industries.”
MacNeil has promised to send an angry letter to BBC director general Mark Thompson. What he and The Daily Record, which demonstrated a perfect example of one-sided reporting when it called the Beeb “greedy,” don’t understand is that the corporation had nought to do with the jacket switch. Matt Smith has been saying since promotion for his first season that in the middle of a winter filming schedule, authentic Harris tweed doesn’t do a very good job of keeping him warm.
Nonetheless, naysayers will cry that the BBC made Matt say that to cover up a diabolical advertising scheme, and there’s good evidence to back up that claim. As we reported recently, the BBC currently has a deal going with a Canadian designer to manufacture and sell “officially licenced” Eleventh Doctor jackets to eager (and wealthy) Whovians for a whopping £309.99 (The Daily Record incorrectly claims the price to be £360)! It’s certainly an income source the broadcasting giant couldn’t have had if they had remained with last year’s Harris model.
Whether the final decision was truly made by Matt Smith and the Doctor Who production crew or its parent company is anyone’s guess; either way, remember to grab some salt anytime you fancy a trip to a tabloidy website such as The Daily Record.
*We’ve since learned that the current jacket is not, in fact Chinese, but Saville Row.


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officially inaugurated Tuesday evening in the presence of employees, elected officials of the City and regional directors of the group, the new store Aldi opened its doors to the public yesterday. Located at the edge of the Avenue de la Marne, the supermarket discounter has been completely shaved to be rebuilt. Totally different from the other supermarkets of this international group (4,750 stores in nine countries), the Passage building covers 1,400 m² including 999 m² of sales area (compared to 720 m² before the works).
“The Passage store represents our new 100% French concept with the presence of fruit and vegetables and bakery placed at the entrance. With the expansion of the sales area, we are offering an assortment up 20% and the arrival of national brands. We moved the car parks which have 64 places and added green spaces under the Alur law. The lighting is equipped with LED bulbs, we have three out of four faces that are lit by natural light, “says regional director Philippe Brasleret.
Opened in 2004, the Aldi store also had to strengthen its teams from nine to 14 employees. After the Passage-d’Agen store, the group has already programmed the renovation of the Castelculier store and announces the upcoming opening of a new sales outlet in the town of Boé.
Open every day, from 8:30 am to 8:00 pm, the Aldi store will open, from the beginning of May, on Sunday mornings from 8:30 to 12:30.


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Google Duplex Automated Restaurant Booking Expands To 43 States 03/07/2019
PS4 Update 6.50 Is Out and Brings New Features
Nintendo Announces Labo VR Kit: Releasing April 12
Nokia 9 Penta-Camera: Highlights, Camera Samples and Trypophobia
USB4 catches up to Thunderbolt 3 with 40Gbps data transfer speeds
10 things to know about Apple's 'affordable' new iPhone
20 October 2018, 12:35 | Antoinette Holland
Apple's cheaper iPhone XR to generate more revenue: Analyst
Apple will today begin accepting pre-orders for the iPhone XR, which was among the trio of devices the company launched last month. In light of this, telcos are also opening up their pre-orders for the new Apple smartphones. The phone can be also be pre-ordered via Airtel. While both the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max have been available since September 28, the Apple's take budget-friendly smartphone will become available this month. Well, all except the bat-poop insane pricing commanded by Google for the Pixel 3 XL (Review), which starts at INR 83,000, but we doubt Google even expects or even intends to push Pixel 3 XL in large numbers in the country. At the time of press, there was a "Coming Soon" banner visible on Flipkart's website. Buyers can avail 5% cashback on EMI plans from Citi Credit Cards and Axis Bank.
The iPhone Upgrade Programme is available for iPhone XR at apple.com and Apple Stores in the United Kingdom with low monthly payments starting at £41.45 with zero percent interest. We can expect other operators like Jio and Vodafone-Idea to reveal their pre-order details soon.
It will, however, come in a 128GB model - along with 64GB and 256GB options - which is said is the ideal storage option for a smartphone.
Also, you'll have to be a Sam's Club member and activate the phone from October 26th through October 28th with either AT&T, Sprint, or Verizon. It'll be available in 64GB, 128GB, and 256GB storage options as well as black, blue, yellow, white, coral, and red color options. These include US, UK, Canada, China, Australia, and more. Like its 2019 siblings, it's powered by the A12 Bionic chip.
In the camera department, the iPhone XR sports a single rear 12-megapixel camera sensor with a 6P lens, f/1.8 aperture, OIS, Focus Pixels, and a quad-LED True Tone flash. Sarcasm aside, well-respected analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has done exactly that, predicting that Apple will continue to offer three iPhone models as part of next year's refresh. There is a 2,942mAh battery under the hood, with a bundled 5W adapter in the box.
Tropical Storm Michael: Here We Go Again
ET Monday about 105 miles (170 kilometers) east-southeast of Cozumel, Mexico, and moving to the north at about 4 mph (6 kph). Michael strengthened into a Hurricane earlier today and a significant Gulf of Mexico swell event now looks very likely.
Who is Jamal Khashoggi?
Trump visited the kingdom on his first overseas trip as president and has touted US arms sales to Saudi Arabia . Trump said he had spoken with King Salman of Saudi Arabia, who denied any knowledge of Khashoggi.
Coping with global warming, rising mental issues
He says that before their study, there was no particular discussion of the impact of climate changes on the mental health. Tarun Dua, mental health expert at WHO, explained: "Half of mental health disorders arise before the age of 14".
Google officially announces Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL
Numerous details about the Google Pixel Slate have already been revealed to the world thanks to an appearance on Geekbench. The Engadget editor also mentions the single 12.2MP rear camera and dual 8MP front-facing camera on the Pixel device.
Kavanaugh's Confirmation Isn't a Win, Even for Republicans
The margin of sampling error for both the results overall and the sample registered voters of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points. Simultaneous marches were to be held in nearby cities in Republican areas of IL - outside of the Democrat-stronghold of Chicago .


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Renminbi Makes Top Five of Most Used Currencies
After nearly one year firmly positioned at seventh, the Renminbi (RMB) has entered the top five of world payment currencies since November 2014, overtaking both the Canadian dollar (CAD) and the Australian dollar (AUD) by value, reports SWIFT.
The financial messaging services provider says that just two years ago, in January 2013, the RMB was ranked at position 13 with a share of 0.63%. In December 2014, the RMB reached a record high share of 2.17% in global payments by value and now trails the Japanese yen (JPY) which has a share of 2.69%.
“The RMB breaking into the top five world payments currencies is an important milestone” said Wim Raymaekers, head of banking markets at SWIFT. “It is a great testimony to the internationalisation of the RMB and confirms its transition from an “emerging” to a “business as usual” payment currency.
“The rise of various offshore RMB clearing centres around the world, including eight new agreements signed with the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) in 2014, was an important driver fuelling this growth”.
Overall, global RMB payments increased in value by 20.3% in December 2014, while the growth for payments across all currencies was 14.9%. The RMB has been showing a consistent three digit growth over the past two years with an increase in value of payments by +321%. Over the last year, RMB payments grew in value by 102% compared to an overall yearly growth for all currencies of 4.4%.
“The RMB is increasingly becoming the currency of choice for international payments,” said Vina Cheung, HSBC’s global head of RMB internationalisation, payments and cash management. “Moving from 13th place to number five in just two years is phenomenal progress. We expect the rapid uptake of the RMB to continue in 2015 and beyond.
“Following 102% growth in 2014 we anticipate the RMB will overtake the JPY as Asia’s top global currency in Q2 2015.”


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The U.S. – Baltic Business Summit in Washington DC hosted honored Heads of the Baltic States
On April 3, 2018, a U.S. – Baltic Business Summit was held in Washington DC. Approximately 400 representatives from the various Governments, Baltic and American companies were in attendance. The Business Summit was led by leaders of the Baltic countries - President Kersti Kaljulaid of Estonia, President Raimond Vejonis of Latvia, and President Dalia Grybauskaite of Lithuania. The theme of strengthening business relationships, investment partnerships, and trade were key areas of discussion.
The Baltic American Chamber of Commerce (BACC) proudly partnered with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in organizing the Washington DC U.S. – Baltic Business Summit.
BACC is a New York-based organization dedicated to the promotion, advancement and guidance of business relations between the U.S. and the Baltic States. We are laser-focused on helping our members’ businesses to build, grow and thrive on both sides of the Atlantic.


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Originally posted in The Financial Express on 09 June 2022
Although the announcement of hike in gas prices did not come too unexpectedly, the rationale for the action by the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) does not at all hold good, particularly at a time when vast majority of the people are finding it extremely difficult to have both ends meet. While price spiral of all daily essentials is shooting through the roof, the raise in gas prices demonstrates a sense of apathy on the part of the authorities, to say the least.
As per the new prices announced by the BERC, gas for a domestic single burner will cost Tk 990– up Tk 65, and for a double-burner Tk 1,080 — up Tk 105 from earlier rate. There are reportedly 4.3 million household gas connections of which around four hundred thousand households use pre-paid meters. The latter, for strange reasons, are to bear the brunt heavily as they will be required to pay 42.9 per cent more for each cubic meter of gas consumed. Among the commercial users, the steepest raise has occurred to fertiliser factories– they now will have to pay Tk 16 per cubic meter instead of Tk 4.45. Except compressed natural gas (CNG) which has been spared of the hike, all commercial and industrial users will pay extra bucks– at the expense of the ultimate consumers. The price of each cubic meter of gas for power generation by the public sector has been increased by 13 per cent, and that for the private captive power generation 16 per cent. Large industries are to pay 12 per cent more, followed by medium industries with a 10 per cent increase in the piped gas price, according to the BERC announcement. Commercial gas users such as restaurants and hotels are to experience an increase by 16 per cent, followed by the tea industry with a 12 per cent increase.
It is pretty well known that the country at the moment is experiencing food inflation of its terrible form. The gas price hike, according to experts, will not only stoke up food inflation further, but its impact will be felt in all goods and services. Although global price hike of petroleum products is a decisive factor to impinge on commodity prices all over, the authorities here should have exercised some restraint given the prevailing situation in the country.
What the BERC has to say about the raise is that this has come in keeping with the government decision not to give subsidies for any product at the production level, and that the same would be extended at the consumers’ end. This logic is convoluted in that unless production cost is lowered — through subsidies or fiscal measures — how can the government extend benefit at the consumers’ end? If one takes the case of fertiliser, the almost four-fold increase in gas tariff will leave an indelible mark on cultivation rendering all agro-products costlier– with the burden entirely on the consumers. As for the incremental gas freight on commercial and industrial sectors, it is not known whether enough homework was done in levying the slabs. As things look like, it is utter public misery that the gas price hike is going to unleash.


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Venture capitalists are always on the lookout for promising startups to invest in. One such venture capitalist is Pierpaolo Barbieri, the founder of Ualá, a fintech startup that has raised over $400 million in funding. Barbieri recently made headlines for his investment in 70m AzevedoTechCrunch, a Brazilian venture capital firm.
Barbieri invested $1 million in 70m AzevedoTechCrunch, which was founded by Rodrigo Azevedo in 2019. The firm focuses on investing in early-stage startups in Brazil and has already made several investments in companies such as Fazenda Futuro, a plant-based meat startup, and Housi, a proptech platform. According to Azevedo, the firm plans to use the funding to invest in more startups and expand its team. He also stated that the investment from Barbieri is a validation of the firm’s strategy and will help it attract more investors.
The Brazilian Startup Scene
Brazil has a thriving startup scene, with several unicorns (startups valued at over $1 billion) such as Nubank and iFood. However, the country still faces several challenges such as high taxes and bureaucracy, which can make it difficult for startups to succeed. Despite these challenges, venture capitalists like Barbieri see great potential in the Brazilian market. In an interview with TechCrunch, he stated that he believes Brazil is “one of the most attractive markets in the world” and that there is a “huge opportunity for innovation.”
The investment in 70m AzevedoTechCrunch is also just one example of the growing interest in the Brazilian startup scene. With more venture capitalists like Barbieri investing in early-stage startups, there is hope that the country’s startup ecosystem will continue to grow and thrive.


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LONDON — The international public relations agency Jukebox Media has appointed Alexandra Annable as head of strategy within its new technologies and web3 division.
Jukebox, which was founded in 2008 by travel and music enthusiast Alex Jukes and operates from London, Ibiza, New York and Bangkok, specializes in public relations for festivals, events, DJs, musical artists and record companies. It expanded to technology and web3 last September in response to customer demand.
Annable has led global communications strategies for tech brands and start-ups including T-Mobile, Microsoft, EA Games, Samsung, Socialbakers, Entrepreneur First and Accenture Song. She also spent time as Global Creative Director of Milk & Honey PR.
Jukes said, “As we continue to work with more technology and Web3 clients, we realized we needed to continue to evolve and expand our offering beyond traditional PR. We focus on long-term client partnerships where we grow with our clients, help them expand into new territories, support them with fundraising, branding and messaging. Alexandra’s in-depth industry knowledge will prove invaluable in helping us do just that.
Annable adds: “I have known Alex and his team for several years and have always been impressed by their creativity and passion. It’s rare to find a team that gets along and does amazing work with some of the coolest and most innovative music tech and Web3 companies in the industry today. I still believe, at least in the tech realm, that they are the best kept secret in the industry and look forward to building their profile as one of the best web3/music tech agencies in the world.
Alongside Jukebox, Annable – a strong advocate for mental health and neurodiversity – will continue her role as non-executive director in charge of communications, events and strategic partnerships at Techfugees, a nonprofit supporting refugees and Displaced People created by Techcrunch- editor at large Mike Butcher. Techfugees recently named Manifest as a referral agency.
Jukebox has also launched a brand partnerships and sponsorship division, developing and delivering campaigns and activations for brands and events, as well as overseeing and securing sponsorship opportunities for events and festivals in the UK and the UK. -of the.
The agency now operates in festival and event PR, artist and label PR, brand partnerships, activations and sponsorship, web3 PR, community strategy and management, event programming and social media and influencer marketing.
Last year, Jukebox influencer network The Tribes launched over 500 campaigns promoting new music, festivals, artists, products and more to an audience of over 30 million. people on over 60 channels. Its network of 70 TikTok creators, influencers and community-focused pages has led to 15 number-one music hits.


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This year, Sony finally managed to launch the PlayStation 4 in the Chinese market, although it only happened after a delay. Despite that, the PS4 got as many sales in just one month as the Xbox One got in eight months total. This is no mean feat, especially if we consider that Sony only had six games to launch the PlayStation 4 with!
The limited game library is because of censorship. All forms of mediums have to be presented to the censors of the Chinese Communist Party. Shuhei Yoshida, the Sony boss has commented on this situation at a PlayStation event, which was held in Hong Kong.
„For us, this is a learning experience. It’s a big challenge to get games officially released in China because of the censorship laws and the time needed for the censors to accept the games into the market.” It’s honest, but actually, this can be avoided. The PS4 has no region lock. You can easily just import from Hong Kong, although you can get caught for that…
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Maharashtra has stepped up efforts to woo investment in the textiles sector from Tamil Nadu and Karnataka where integrated textile chains are grappling with several problems, including power shortage and niggles from the pollution control boards.
Textiles Minister Subhash Deskmukh has urged investors to invest in Maharashtra, which is planning to make Solapur the uniform and textiles hub of India.
To showcase the potential, the State government, along with Solapur Garment Manufacturing Association, is organising a three-day uniform, garment and fabric manufacturers’ fair in Bengaluru from January 8.
In the last three years, since Solapur was projected as uniform and textiles hub, about 400 textiles units have been set up in Solapur and the State government plans to raise this number to 2,000 by 2022.
“Our move is to give an equal opportunity to all stakeholders from the textiles industry to become a part of it,” Mr. Deshmukh said in a statement.
Satish Pawar, director, Solapur garments manufacturers association, said the city was gaining significance for garments trade and the uniform & garment exhibition would help it further.
The uniform manufacturing industry in India has an aggregate revenue of ₹18,000 crore, out of which ₹10,000 crore is generated from the manufacturing Industry.
The rest ₹8,000 crore is through supplies to schools in the form of direct sales by local retailers.
“Solapur is witnessing higher demand for school uniforms, kids garments, gents and ladies dresses because of easy availability of transportation, labour and raw materials,” Mr. Deshmukh noted.
The government, in its new textiles policy in February last, announced a power tariff of ₹3 per unit for co-operative cotton mills and ₹2 per unit for power looms, cloth processing garment and hosiery units. The State had earmarked ₹150 crore for this purpose.


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As we wade through another holiday shopping season, look back at the popular holiday gifts that have sent parents a-tramplin.
As we wade through another holiday shopping season, look back at Esquire's list of popular holiday gifts that sent parents a-tramplin over the years.
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Any mirage of hope for getting back into a “normal” daily routine in the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic was shattered in the past week as ongoing protests and seismic civil unrest shook the United States in the wake of the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man killed by a white police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Memorial Day. As attitudes toward racial injustice came to a boiling point, the Black Lives Matter movement is now unignorable across all forms of media and interpersonal conversations – the effects of which are being seen far and wide, by everyone, every day, on the streets, on social media and during all hours of news and radio broadcasts.
As you have undoubtedly seen, people and companies across the country are struggling to navigate today’s social media landscape. Whether you post a message of solidarity or nothing at all in an effort to make space for more BIPOC voices, each of these can be interpreted in various ways, and an audience’s sentiment about a post can flip from gratitude to skepticism to criticism in just a matter of minutes. Every post, caption, story and tweet is being put under a microscope, especially at a time when most Americans are still relegated to stay-at-home orders and looking at their phones for the latest news.
Businesses that were slowly preparing for a return to a slightly more regular schedule are now asking, “What do we do now? Where do we fit in?” And the answer is complicated – there is no one-size-fits-all plan your brand can simply tag its name onto. The principles and passions set forth for a brand in regards to humanitarian issues such as today’s has either been engrained in your company from its inception or not; now is certainly not the time to make grand gestures for the sake of appearances – your followers will see right through any pandering.
One thing is absolutely certain: during a time such as this when important conversations are taking place online, brands must pause all previously planned branded content, ads and influencer partnerships that were set to go live throughout the week and potentially into the following weeks, depending on the news cycle and ongoing sensitivities. Brands that carry on as if this is just another week are being criticized for being insensitive, tone-deaf and much worse.
Your brand may have to come to terms with the fact that the best thing for you to say on social media at this moment is nothing. Muting your social channel/s to make space for the BIPOC voices in your community and industry is a very valid option that can be seen as a gesture of respect and solidarity. On the flip side of that coin, it is critical that any brands that remain silent publicly at least have an internal communications plan in place with the goal of informing all employees, investors and stakeholders of the company’s stance and the actions being taken to support that stance. The public letter Nordstrom released to its employees earlier this week is one example of how a company can address the concerns of its employees in a time-sensitive, genuine manner.
While most brands historically bow out of political and similarly hot-button topics, today’s Black Lives Matter movement is one that is arguably a humanitarian issue. For that reason, more and more brands are vocalizing their stance and their place – or lack of place – in the larger conversation. While some brands are being lauded for their decision to make their position public, others are being taken to task in the comments about what they are truly doing to push the movement forward in a meaningful and actionable way. Without a concrete answer to the questions “What donations are you making, to which nonprofit/s and are they ongoing?” “What percentage of your leadership team is made up of BIPOC?” “What actions are your executive teams taking to make sure equality and representation are engrained in your business from top to bottom?” brands are only making a hollow public statement.
As this conversation continues, as it undoubtedly should, it can be said that now more than ever it is important for companies and executives to take a look inward. If it has always been a part of your ethos to act, get involved and set change in motion, continue to do that and make some larger-scale commitments. If not, evaluate the shifts that your company can make and where your passion can be funneled to keep your brand, your community, and your employees safe and build a foundation of meaning around what your company stands for.


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Overall, 2009 ends with improved consumer confidence as well
TORONTO, Dec. 15 /CNW/ - The Alberta Business Confidence Index increased for the fourth month in succession to 109 points in November, after crossing the 100 mark in May 2009, according to the Business and Consumer Confidence Index from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and Leger Marketing. In fact, November results reaffirm that Alberta business leaders and consumers continue to be optimistic about economic conditions as they head into the New Year.
- The future unemployment index remains steady at the September 2009
level (116), indicating businesses increased optimism in the job
market. The unemployment index has grown by 91 points in 2009 (25 in
January to 116 in November).
- Another optimistic sign for the economy: the future interest rate
index continues to decrease (73 in July, 64 in September and 52 in
November), reflecting a perception that with economic revival,
interest rates are likely to increase again.
- The current business conditions measure maintains an upward trend,
with a notable increase in November, a strong indicator that business
owners are restoring confidence in the current conditions as well as
for the future (from 47 in July, 96 in September to 114 in November).
"These figures are a good indicator that many of Alberta's businesses have endured during the tough economic conditions and are feeling more confident in their current outlook and in Alberta's business prospects for the coming year," says Ian Gunn, Partner and Leader of PwC's Private Company Services Practice in Alberta. "Although the Bank of Canada has once again stated that interest rates will remain flat until Summer 2010, the future interest rate index suggests that both businesses and consumers expect that lenders will raise rates in the face of an improving economy."
Indeed, Alberta consumers are also reflecting similar sentiments as business leaders with the Consumer Confidence Index attaining a steady value of 111 in November 2009 after a marginal dip in September. Overall, 2009 ends with improved consumer confidence (111 in November) compared to the beginning of the year (103 in January).
As well, for the first time since May 2008, confidence in the future job market crossed the 100 mark as the future unemployment index continued its increase from 97 in September to 106 in November.
With the perceived upswing in the economy, consumers also anticipate a likely increase in the interest rates. This sentiment is reflected in the stabilization of the future interest rate index (65 in September, 63 in November), following a continuous decline since January of this year.
However, consumers are showing some caution in projecting future household income. The future household income index remains steady (119 in September, 117 in November).
"Overall, consumers are optimistic about the job market. Consumers continue to see these times as a good opportunity to buy homes and other major purchases, although to a lesser extent than in the previous quarter," says David J. Bryan, Advisory Partner and Leader of PwC's Private Company Services Practice in Edmonton. "With signs of economic revival and potentially a real estate recovery, consumers may become less enthusiastic about purchasing a house in the future."
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Industry estimates put the total sales of both recreational and medical marijuana products in the U.S. at approximately $10 billion in 2018 alone while CBD products generated gross sales of more than $238 million in the same year. Both industries are still growing, and CBD registered a 57 percent growth rate in 2018. This brings an interesting possibility that if THC (marijuana) companies diversify into the CBD industry, they stand to benefit from both worlds. Here are some compelling arguments that show that working in both industries would be good for the THC companies.
No Significant Learning Curve
THC companies already have massive experience in sourcing the best marijuana raw material and processing it into products that are ready for the market. That same experience would come in handy when they open CBD segments within their businesses because the same methods that they use to source THC plants would be the same methods that they transfer to sourcing CBD plants.
In short, the benefits of branching out into the CBD industry would come without a major cost in terms of learning new systems.
You Address Both Sides of the Market
Some potential customers live in jurisdictions where marijuana isn’t legal either for recreational or medical use. Furthermore, some aren’t interested in THC but want to enjoy the benefits that other marijuana compounds offer.
A THC business which doesn’t have a CBD wing loses out on the two categories of customers described above. However, the THC businesses which start CBD sections have a foothold in both THC and CBD markets. This positions them to gain more since they have a bigger pool of clients to service.
It Pegs Back the Stigma
There is still a section of the population that thinks that marijuana is only for stoners. This stigma has done a lot to prevent the marijuana industry from reaching its full potential, although steps are being taken to maintain the trajectory of growth despite such attitudinal challenges.
By starting a CBD product line, THC companies hit two birds with one stone. First, they expand their pool of clients as explained earlier, and they also provide proof that marijuana has far more uses outside giving recreational users a high. As the population starts enjoying the other benefits of the cannabis plant, such as improving their overall wellbeing, the stigma directed at cannabis will drop by the wayside and the industry will blossom.
Industry analysts are of the view that the arguments above could have been at the back of the minds of the people at companies with interests in the CBD industry like The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings Ltd. (TSX: TGOD) (OTCQX: TGODF) and The Supreme Cannabis Company Inc. (TSX.V: FIRE) (OTCQX: SPRWF) as they assessed the potential of the CBD segment.
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Florida-based Continental Fresh is beginning its heaviest time of the year for mango supplies, and Managing Partner Albert Perez expects 2011 to be a carbon copy of 2010.
“Right now, we are importing 100 percent of our mangos from Brazil,” he said on Tuesday, Sept. 6. “That is our biggest program. At this point, it looks very similar to last year [in terms of volume]. We expanded our program with one grower and added a new label.” But he also said that overall volume should remain about the same for the firm, which operates from Coconut Grove, FL, because Continental Fresh is no longer working with one of last year’s growers.
“Suemi” and “Fino Fruits” are the two Brazil mango brands that Continental will represent this year. “‘Suemi’ is the label that we have expanded since last year. It has developed very well over the last several years and is clearly one of the top labels,” Mr. Perez said. “Fino Fruits is our new grower this year.”
Mr. Perez said that the difference between Continental Fresh its competitors is that “70 percent of what we do is with the top chains in the United States. Our business model is to do program-type business with the top chains. That is what we have concentrated on for the past 10 to 15 years, and it has worked very well for us.”
Though he has been in the mango business for many years, Mr. Perez established Continental Fresh five years ago to connect the fruit of the longtime grower partnership he had developed to his customer base of top retail chains.
Mr. Perez sees volume being very similar to last year and expects 2011 to be a very challenging year for Brazilian growers. “They have a higher cost of production this year than last, and there is an inferior exchange rate [with the United States],” he said.
Add in the increasing cost of ocean transportation and it will be a challenge to get higher f.o.b. prices for the fruit.
He said that the transportation costs of trucking the fruit from the East Coast to the rest of the country have also increased. “All the Brazilian fruit comes into the Northeast and has to be trucked across country, and that will be more expensive.”


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Chinese mobile brand Huawei has signed up Scarlett Johansson and Batman v Superman star Henry Cavill to feature in an ad campaign.
Huawei has launched its P9 and P9 Plus, with the celebrity duo serving as Global Product Ambassadors for the series.
Huawei’s advertising campaign focuses on the multiple ‘dual’ aspects of its phone, with Cavill representing the monochrome sensor, and Johansson representing the colour camera.
The mobile brand screened a teaser (see below) of the ad creative, which was put together by Havas London.
Richard Yu, CEO, Huawei Consumer Business Group, comments, “Consumers around the world use their smartphones to take billions of pictures each year, making photography critical to user experience. P9 users can now capture images with unmatched clarity, richness and authenticity, with a masterfully designed and powerful smartphone that looks and feels incredible.”
One way that Huawei is trying to build equity is through sports sponsorships and celebrity endorsements. The company has tie-ups with football clubs including América, Santa Fe, Sporting Cristal, Arsenal, Atlético de Madrid and AC Milan, and players including Robert Lewandowski and Alexis Sánchez. It also signed Barcelona and Argentina star Lionel Messi as a celebrity ambassador last year.


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TPG Telecom announced its intention to buy rival iiNet on 13 March 2015, in a deal worth AUD $1.4 billion (US $1.065 billion). The proposed takeover would create Australia’s second largest fixed-line telecommunications company after Telstra, with the combined business to provide broadband services to over 1.7 million subscribers. Optus, which would become Australia's third largest fixed-line telecommunications company following the transaction, has just under 1 million retail fixed-line internet subscribers.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) immediately flagged that it will conduct a public review of the takeover, with a notice on the public register stating that it would be monitoring the proposed acquisition once both parties submit their proposals. Chairman Rod Sims explained that the ACCC would consider a number of issues, including barriers to market entry in the current market and into the National Broadband Network (NBN) era.
Greens Senator Scott Ludlum has strongly urged the ACCC to block the takeover, reminding the ACCC of its obligation to prohibit acquisitions would be likely to have the effect of substantially lessening competition in a market. However, initial reports indicate that the ACCC will more likely approve the deal on the basis that it will create a stronger competitor against market leader Telstra, which has 3 million broadband subscribers.
Once submissions are received from both parties, the ACCC will commence its public consultation. Market participants who wish to comment before this time may send correspondence to TPG-IINET-Merger@accc.gov.au.
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Iconic, global Japanese sports-fashion brand, Onitsuka Tiger launches the South African edition of the brand’s My Town My Tracks campaign this month.
The campaign which launched in Europe and Australian in 2013 shares views of urban neighbourhoods through a modern Japanese lens. The campaign moved to Milan in 2014 sharing the sights and sounds of this modern city through the eyes of local Erik Garbo, a student of Italian and Japanese descent.
Following the success of the campaign in the European market, Onitsuka Tiger SA were inspired to reveal a truly African experience with the launch of the local campaign.
Sarah Mundy, South African Marketing Manager for the Asics South Africa group, explained: “We are proud to launch ‘My Town My Tracks’ concept on the African continent the local MTMT campaign offers a truly African experience, through the varying sights, sounds and people all seen through the lens of local Motheo Moeng. The campaign is celebration of our Japanese heritage with a proudly South African twist”.
Shot in Braaimfontein, the campaign follows Motheo Moeng, a local cinematographer as he unveils the vibrant Braaimfontein area. From the Neighbour Goods Market, to the coffee shops and clothing boutiques to the best public art in the city of Johannesburg, Braaimfontein celebrates South Africa’s diversity. Moeng shares a journey (not familiar with tourists) through Braaimfontein on his scooter for the campaign which will come to life through billboard, print and online advertising.
The South African My Town My Tracks campaign celebrates two iconic Onitsuka Tiger styles which are designed with the ideals of functionality and style in mind: The Mexico 66 and Claverton MT .
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Surterra Wellness, a medical marijuana dispensary, is preparing to open on 4th Street in the space formerly occupied by Shep’s (2001 4th Street North).
At the same time, the organization is partnering with Jimmy Buffet to launch a new medical marijuana brand, Coral Reefer.
Cannabis-based products are made in Florida
All of the company’s cannabis-based products are grown in their greenhouse in Florida, which is one of the largest on the East coast. There are currently ten Surterra dispensaries open in the state, including one in Tampa, with more planned in the future.
In addition to vape pens and oils, the dispensary also carries topical lotions and creams that deliver a non-psychoactive dose that’s almost immediately effective.
Customers can also shop for transdermal patches — a more discreet medicinal delivery method. The effects of the patch can last anywhere from eight to twelve hours.
Surterra offers free home delivery
Surterra Wellness offers free home delivery for all of their products — a service that’s becoming evermore popular in states where recreational marijuana is legal. Their website has a helpful search option to link you with a physician in your area qualified to decide whether or not medicinal marijuana is the proper remedy for your ailments.
As for now, only medicinal marijuana for certain conditions is legal in the state of Florida. Though sentiment for full legalization is growing across the state.
CBD businesses booming on 4th Street
Surterra Wellness isn’t alone on 4th Street. Trulieve opened their own dispensary at 8435 4th Street North. It also has locations in Clearwater and Tampa. Dr. Feel Good, a CBD superstore, also opened its doors next to J Wags at 2312 4th Street North.
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Jordan Brand will be expanding their 2018 Holiday lineup with an all-new Air Jordan 11 Neutral Olive women’s colorway.
Dressed in a Neutral Olive, Sail, Gum Light Brown and Metallic Stout color scheme. This Air Jordan 11 features an Olive upper with a glitter texture replacing its patent leather overlay. Metallic Stout branding, a Sail midsole and Gum Light Brown rubber outsole completes the design. Other highlights include a printed serial number on the insole and metallic details on the aglets, Jumpman logo and deubré.
Air Jordan 11 Neutral Olive Lux Release Date
Look for the Air Jordan 11 “Neutral Olive” to release in women’s sizing on November 23rd at select Jordan Brand retailers and Nike.com. The retail price tag is set at $220 USD.
Color: Neutral Olive/Sail-Gum Light Brown-Metallic Stout
Style Code: AR0715-200
Release Date: November 23, 2018
UPDATE: Nike releases official photos of the “Olive Lux” Air Jordan 11 WMNS.
UPDATE: Jordan Brand unveils the women’s exclusive “Olive Lux” Air Jordan 11.
UPDATE: Detailed photos of the women’s Air Jordan 11 “Neutral Olive” that includes carbon fiber detailing just like the men’s pair. A release date is currently set for Black Friday, November 23rd for $220 USD.


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Electric cookers are a convenient way of heating up food. But nutritionists warn that the practice of leaving leftover food in these cookers between meals carries health risks.
Electric food cookers are a staple appliance in kitchens and office break rooms across Taiwan. These appliances can not only prepare food but also keep it warm for long periods. The warming feature is especially popular, and it may even seem like a good idea to keep leftovers from one meal warm inside a food cooker ready to go for the next meal.
However, nutritionists say that storing food this way creates a significant risk of food poisoning. They say illness-causing germs can thrive on food stored at between 7-60C. They also say that food left in an electric cooker overnight can contain aflatoxins, a type of carcinogen linked with cancer of the liver.
Nutritionists say that leftover food should instead be put in the refrigerator within two hours of cooking.


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Intel on Tuesday officially unveiled its Atom Processor E3900 Series, designed to support the complex and rapidly-developing Internet of Things (IoT). The processors were announced during Intel vice president Jonathan Ballon's keynote at the IoT Solutions World Congress in Barcelona.
CEO Brian Krzanich earlier this year stressed his commitment to "transforming Intel from a PC company to a company that powers the cloud and billions of smart, connected computing devices."
While the company has taken an "end-to-end" approach to IoT, the E3900 series is specifically designed to power edge devices and fog computing.
"As you grow towards 50 billion connected devices at the edge, you have access to an enormous amount of data," Ken Caviasca, vice president of Intel's IoT Group and general manager of Platform Engineering and Development, told ZDNet. "Data processing could occur at multiple points -- at the core, fog, or back into the data center cloud."
While intensive data processing has typically happened in the cloud, Caviasca said that factors like the falling cost of sensing, and the reduced costs of connectivity and computing, could change that. "We feel that over the last five years the economics for turning on and unleashing the edge data has become very favorable," he said.
Caviasca looked at the vertical needs of industrial IoT, the transportation industry and retail, building on the strong customer relationships built with the deployment of the E3800. The E3900 series meets their needs with higher levels of security, determinism, and image and video processing power.
The E3900 has more than 1.7 times more computing power over the previous generation within the same thermal envelope, enabling the faster memory speeds and memory bandwidth needed for edge-to-cloud network computing. It's built into a compact flip chip ball grid array (FCBGA) and features 14 nanometer silicon technology.
The series also features Intel's ninth-generation graphics engine, which improves 3D graphics performance by 2.9 times over the E3800 series and supports as many as three independent displays. Additionally, the E3900 series has four vector image processing units, resulting in better visibility, quality video in low light, noise reduction, and color and detail preservation. The demand for high-performance video capabilities spans sectors, Caviasca said, with applications like digital security surveillance, industrial inspection cameras, and edge device data aggregation coming from automobiles.
To ensure faster connections that keep devices in sync, the processor series features Intel's Time Coordinated Computing (TCC) Technology. By synchronizing clocks inside the system on a chip (SoC) and across the network, TCC Technology can achieve network accuracy to within a microsecond. This opens a whole new market for Intel that the E3800 couldn't serve because of lack of determinism.
Meanwhile, the series has several enhanced and multiple new security features. For instance, the dedicated security coprocessor, the Trusted Execution Engine 3.0, effectively prevents malware or unauthorized software from tampering on low-level devices. It uses signing technology to make sure that with any software code change, the device won't boot. It also allows for monitoring of physical tampering of a platform. Meanwhile, Intel's Platform Trust Techcnology allows customers to store hardware secrets and keys in a more protected way.
The series also includes a wide range of features around securing and recovering an in-device system -- features that could stop denial-of-service attacks that occur due to mistakes like failing to change default passwords on network cameras.
"We're working with these technologies to make it more fail-proof as you implement a system," Caviasca said. The security features, he said, create a foundation for both ensuring privacy and securing against threats -- the two domains of security that matter as IT merges with OT.
Intel already has about 30 customers for the E3900 series ready for launch, with the largest design pipeline Intel has ever had for any Atom product in the IoT space. Its early customers include a few key auto OEMs, including Delphi, which is using the E3900 series for its integrated cockpit controller -- a software-defined cockpit with multiple higher resolution displays, intuitive voice recognition and other apps.
Hikvision -- which is already partnering with Intel-acquired company Movidius on smart surveillance cameras -- is also using the E3900 series for surveillance applications. Its network video recorder, for instance, is using the processor series to deliver low-cost video streams. The processors can handle all of the encoding and processing -- on the platform itself -- for 15 streams of 1080p at 30 frames a second coming in directly.


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from the dignity-lost-even-more-often dept.
kthejoker writes "Apparently companies are even worse about losing our data than we suspected. From the article: 'According to a study of 106 major US airports and 800 business travelers published by the Ponemon Institute and Dell Computer, about 12,000 laptops are lost in airports each week. Only 30 percent of travelers ever recover the lost devices. Nearly half of the travelers say their laptops contain customer data or confidential business information.' Kinda scary..."
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The Lisle Village Board has agreed to revise an annexation agreement for a site along the East-West Tollway so that a high-rise complex can be built on the site.
The trustees, however, left in question what form the three-tower complex would take. Two plans for the proposed Park Plaza complex have been put forth by Walsh Higgins & Co., the developers.
One plan calls for a 10-story building flanked by two 5-story structures, with a total of 750,000 square feet of space. The other would have an 8-story building flanked by 6-story structures, with a total of 800,000 square feet.
The Lisle board on Monday unanimously allowed the project to go forward without choosing between the two, leaving that to be hashed out between the developer and village planners. In the event of a stalemate, the board told the negotiators to bring forth two plans and they would decide.
The complex, with both retail and commercial uses, would be built on 25.6 acres at the southeast corner of Naperville and Warrenville Roads.
Up to 60,000 feet of retail space, a ``white tablecloth`` restaurant and a health club would be included, according to Chris Noon, an executive vice president with Walsh Higgins.
The inclusion of retail space, however, has raised eyebrows in neighboring Naperville. Officials there have expressed fears that the retail uses would hurt the corporate atmosphere along the tollway. They also have questioned whether the complex would increase traffic.
But in Lisle, density versus height is the main question. While some Lisle residents aren`t happy with a 10-story building, the trustees seemed to prefer the lower density of the 5-10-5 proposal.
``I want the 6-8-6 with the 5-10-5 density,`` said Trustee Joseph Broda after the meeting. Trustee Harold O`Keefe said he preferred the 5-10-5 plan.
Noon said his company wants to go with the 6-8-6 plan. However, he said the firm wasn`t setting any minimum square feet standards for the development. The village annexed the site after a builder proposed a development there in 1982. That project fell through, and the new plan requires a revision in the annexation agreement.
Noon assured the board that the requested retail space is scheduled for the basement level of the complex and isn`t ``a back door to more office space.``
Lisle Village Manager Carl Doerr said he expected the amended annexation agreement should come before the board in 30 to 45 days.


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The traveling showcase, which kicked off in Tokyo in June, dives into Veuve Clicquot’s history and cultural influence — celebrating 250 years of the Champagne house.
Brought to life by art historian Camille Morineau and designer Constance Guisset, the L.A. stop will be open from Oct. 26 to Nov. 16 at 468 North Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, California — LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton’s 22,250-square-foot pop-up space expected to become a Cheval Blanc hotel (currently housing Louis Vuitton’s “200 Trunks, 200 Visionaries”). It’s free to the public, for those aged 21 and older.
“This exhibition is an unprecedented event for Veuve Clicquot and the symbol of our capacity to dream big and constantly innovate,” said Jean-Marc Gallot, president and chief executive officer of Veuve Clicquot, in a statement. “Now in the United States, a key market for the House, this exhibition comes to Los Angeles, a sunshine-filled city where art, design and style thrive, and will highlight the House’s know-how, typical of Champagne winemakers, the life of Madame Clicquot, our iconic Yellow label and the many works produced for Veuve Clicquot in the 20th century by artists such as Yayoi Kusama.”
Kusama offers a portrait of Madame Clicquot, credited for developing the Champagne brand’s identity. Founded in 1772 in Reims, France, this marks Veuve Clicquot’s first global traveling exhibition. Visitors can expect archival objects, including an original bottle from the 1840s discovered in the Baltic Sea.
To honor Madame Clicquot’s entrepreneurial spirit, Veuve Clicquot commissioned all women artists to create artwork for the occasion; Sheila Hicks, Monique Frydman, Moyoco Anno, Tacita Dean, Pénélope Bagieu, Inès Longevial, Olimpia Zagnoli, Rosie McGuinness and Cece Philips are among the exhibitors.
“We are very proud to announce an exhibition curated entirely by women, led by Camille Morineau and Constance Guisset, and solely featuring internationally renowned women artists,” offered Carole Bildé, chief marketing and communications officer of Veuve Clicquot. “Madame Clicquot showed us the way; guided by her, the house is committed to supporting bold and creative women who forge a path for generations to come.”


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Trelleborg, Sweden – Trelleborg president and CEO Peter Nilsson has defended the €1.1-billion purchase of CGS group, parent company of tire manufacturer Mitas, saying the agricultural tire sector “will eventually turn”.
Trelleborg boss defends CGS acquisition
In an in-house interview published on the company’s website, Nilsson was asked whether the timing of the Czech group's acquisition was right, and if it increased Trelleborg’s exposure to weak agriculture sector.
“We always maintain a long-term perspective,” said Nilsson in response.
The company, he added, must be sure that it can handle a future rise in demand as the market would eventually turn around.
For example, the Trelleborg boss said machinery sales in the agricultural market were down about 25% from its peak:
“We now see how cereal production is continuing to rise, without sales of tractors and other machinery increasing, but rather decreasing.
“So, we do not know when it will turn around, but we must be prepared when it does.”
Nilsson went on to say that the acquisition was “special”, because of its size and the way different parts of CGS fit into different business areas at Trelleborg.
According to Nilsson’s assessments, the two companies’ synergies up until 2020 will amount to about SEK400 million (€41 million).
“These are mainly cost synergies, but also a great deal of sales synergies,” he said.
The estimate, Nilsson concluded, could be conservative and was based on how the market looks today.


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KFC Changes Name for the Summer
Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) Canada has an interesting name change in store for Canada's 150th birthday.
KFC Canada is changing its name to K'ehFC in honour of our country's big 1-5-0.
The company has been in Canada for 62 years, with just over 600 locations, and says that the move pays homage to its love and appreciation for all things Canadian during a year of national celebration and patriotism.
K'ehFC will mark the official name change with a new sign at the company's first Canadian location in Saskatoon, established in 1955.
“K’ehFC has proudly embraced its Canadian roots for 62 years, from our iconic red and white style, to our friendly, neighbourly presence from coast-to-coast,” said Stephen Scarrow, Senior Marketing Manager, Advertising and Media, K’ehFC. “We want customers to feel the same strong appreciation for Canada that we have since 1955. Let’s get this party started!”
The company also has newly designed buckets nation-wide, and an updated website logo to celebrate.
The name change will be in effect throughout the summer.
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Centennial, Colo. – SpeedPro, a large-format printing franchisor with 126 locations in the U.S., announced the promotion of Danielle Yuthas to Vice President of Marketing and invited Yuthas to join the Executive Leadership Team alongside franchising veteran, President and Chief Executive Officer Larry Oberly, Chief Operating Officer Paul Brewster and Vice President and Controller Lori Morris.
In this expanded role, Yuthas will oversee the brand and all initiatives related to the marketing fund as well as contribute to the overall continued innovation and growth of SpeedPro.
Yuthas joined SpeedPro in 2018 and launched a rebrand from SpeedPro Imaging to SpeedPro and rebuilt the marketing strategy and assets. With a background in search engine optimization and digital marketing, Yuthas increased leads to franchise locations from the website by more than 70 percent. Yuthas also led an initiative to introduce Smart Signage to franchise owners and clients that garnered SpeedPro a platinum MarCom award in Mobile Experience Information.
“The quality of our marketing materials now reflects the quality of the work our studios produce for our clients and we are poised for growth,” said Oberly.
Yuthas also serves on the International Franchise Association marketing & technology committee and is a freelance journalist.


text: Yelpers can now post video in addition to written reviews to the popular social review site. Rumors of this new feature have floated about the blogasphere for a few months. But according to the Yelp official blog, the rumors became a reality on Monday. Videos will be short, just 3-12 seconds and are intended to give a level of depth to a review that goes beyond that of regular pictures. Time will tell how business owners respond to this new feature. Wait staff the world over will be thrilled when the customers ask for more time to order because they need to finish shooting their video of the establishment!