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Taco Bell and Pizza Hut say that focusing on high-quality food isn’t worth it

BusinessInsider.com 

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Convenience is more important that improving quality at Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and KFC.

"Easy trumps better," Yum Brands CEO Greg Creed said an earnings call for the fast-food parent company on Wednesday.

The belief that customers care about convenience more than food quality is guiding Taco Bell’s future, as well as Pizza Hut’s comeback efforts.

Taco Bell’s sales have skyrocketed in recent years. However, in the most recent quarter, business slowed... Читать дальше...

Dead referee 'appointed' for match

BBC Sport 

The rival faction to the Nigerian Football Federation tries to appoint deceased Wale Akinsanya to referee a league match on Sunday.

Browns risk passing up elite QB in draft deal with Eagles

TheRepublic.com 

BEREA, Ohio - Browns vice president of football operations Sashi Brown says the team knows it may have passed up a chance to draft a franchise quarterback in making its blockbuster trade with Philadelphia.

Burgundy's Drouhins Keep Winemaking All in the Family

WSJ.com 

The Drouhins have been making wine in Burgundy since 1880, but their celebrated domaine is anything but fusty. Blending the old and new, the family continues to make a mark with its well-regarded grand crus as well as a new range of wines from its Oregon estate.



Carnaby Street to Van Ness Ave. Opera goes mod for new Brit general director

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

The ball, hosted by the San Francisco Opera Guild, was a celebration of the Opera’s General Director Designate, Matthew Shilvock, who assumes leadership of the 93 year -ld company on August 1 from outgoing General Director David Gockley. “When you think of the mod era the first thing you think of is the British invasion,” Ball co-chair CJ Van Pelt (with Maryam Muduroglu) said of how the Guild arrived at the motif. From the unflappable beefeater guards that stood at attention at City Hall’s entrance... Читать дальше...

Edward Snowden is suing to make sure he's not extradited to the US when he visits Norway

BusinessInsider.com 

The Guardian

OSLO (Reuters) - Edward Snowden will take the Norwegian state to court in a bid to secure free passage there, a Norwegian law firm representing the former U.S. spy contractor said on Thursday.

Snowden has been invited to Norway to receive a freedom of speech award from the local branch of writers' group PEN International, but is worried that he would be handed over to the United States, his lawyers say.

"The purpose is to get legally established that Norway has... Читать дальше...

Curt Schilling, Internet Embarrassment

The New Yorker 

Curt Schilling crossed over from star pitcher to Boston folk hero on the night of October 19, 2004, when he started Game Six of the American League Championship Series against the Yankees with splotches of what looked like blood on the sock that covered his right ankle. Schilling had injured that ankle in the previous series, and he’d pitched poorly in the first game against the Yankees. But there he was again, after some medical assistance, giving it another go. Joe Buck, the game’s announcer... Читать дальше...

Ethiopian troops enter South Sudan to rescue 125 children

TheRepublic.com 

JUBA, South Sudan - Ethiopian troops were operating in South Sudan on Thursday after crossing the border to rescue about 125 Ethiopian children who were kidnapped during a bloody cattle raid, and top officials from both countries sought to coordinate their efforts.

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Remembering When Prince Brought the Rain to the Super Bowl

Yahoo Music 

The NFL didn’t deserve Beyoncé, nor Michael Jackson, nor Whitney Houston. It didn’t deserve Prince. This league profits off men destroying themselves, sees a marketing opportunity in breast cancer awareness, and readily threw Janet Jackson under the bus. Prince represented something bigger than the National Football League. A black dude who’d rock thigh-high boots on…

Jerry Reese doesn’t feel this draft is more important than usual

NBCSports.com 

Giants co-owner John Mara said last week that this year’s draft is more important than usual because the team is lacking “impact players.” Those comments followed ones Mara made after the end of the 2015 season that focused on the team’s need to do a better job of player acquisition after missing the playoffs for…

Beauty Gets Personal: A Revolution in Retail

The Huffington Post 

The world of beauty is undergoing a revolution. Change has been in the air for some time, but unlike in previous years when the cosmetics industry has undergone radical transformations, this change is not being felt in the physical world. This time it's digital.

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