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What would you do if you were chosen to appear on the ABC reality show "Shark Tank," and then Mark Cuban offered to invest $200,000 in your company? If you were Derek Pacque, the 23-year-old founder of CoatChex , you'd turn him down. The Idea CoatChex was born when Pacque, an entrepreneurship student at Indiana University, was told to come up with 10 pet peeves. "One was wearing my coat to the bar and not having anything to do with it," he says. His aggravation level peaked one night when he hid his coat in an out-of-the-way place only to find it had been stolen when he returned. When he asked bar owners why they didn't offer coat checks, they told him it was too messy, and too much of a hassle with patrons often losing tickets or leaving without their checked items. "So I said, do you mind if I set something up?" Pacque recalls. "I'll deal with the customers and the hassles, I'll get out when you don't need me, and I'll give you a percentage of … [Read more...] about Advice From the 23-Year-Old Who Said No to Mark Cuban

Akio Toyoda - A + A TOKYO (June 24): Toyota Motor Corp's chief had lobbied the Japanese government to make clear it supported hybrid vehicles as much as battery electrics or face losing the auto industry's support, a senior lawmaker told a ruling party meeting. The lobbying by Akio Toyoda, president of Toyota and chairman of the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA) industry group, comes as the automaker faces increased scrutiny from green investors who said it has been slow to embrace battery-electric vehicles and pressed governments to slow a transition to them. Akira Amari, a former industry minister and a veteran member of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), requested changes to the government's annual economic policy road map at a June 3 meeting, saying he spoke with Toyoda a day earlier, according to notes and audio of the meeting reviewed by Reuters. The final version of the document included a reference to "so-called electric-powered … [Read more...] about After pressure from Toyota chief, Japan emphasises support for hybrid vehicles

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin In a recent collaboration with AND1 for Footlocker's “ 12 Days of Greatness ” holiday campaign, digital artist Jeff Cole channeled the nostalgia of street style basketball and the style of the 90s into a capsule that represents the ethos of the iconic basketball brand. This capsule collection, however, is just a window into Jeff’s creations. He is also the artist behind IKONICK, an inspirational art brand he co-founded with Mark Mastrandrea . IKONICK blends nostalgia, pop culture, and the kind of inspirational quotes you find on social media to create unique, motivational canvas art . Originating from the Gold Coast and the East Coast, Jeff , who grew up in Chicago, and Mark , a born and raised New Yorker, have come together and found a way to translate art into a business. A business that dresses a room and sells inspiration as its product, the co-founders and dynamic duo of IKONICK have found a … [Read more...] about From AND1 To The NBA. How IKONICK Co-Founders​ Jeff Cole And Mark Mastrandrea Are Inspiring The World Through Pop Culture

Ukrainian service members patrol an area in the city of Sievierodonetsk, Ukraine on June 20, 2022, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues. (Reuters filepix by Oleksandr Ratushniak) - A + A KYIV (June 24): Ukrainian troops were set to withdraw from the eastern city of Sievierodonetsk after weeks of intense bombardments and street fighting, the regional governor said on Friday, as Russian advances raised fears they could be cut off and surrounded. Russian troops fully occupied a town south of Lysychansk, which lies across the Siverskyi Donets River from Sievierodonetsk, Ukrainian officials said. Moscow claimed it had encircled about 2,000 Ukrainian troops in the area. The Russian advances appeared to bring the Kremlin closer to taking full control of Luhansk province, one of Moscow's stated war objectives, and set the stage for Lysychansk to become the main frontline city on that front. Ukrainian forces had for weeks held out against an onslaught in … [Read more...] about Russians close in on east Ukrainian cities, defenders set to quit Sievierodonetsk

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin On June 24, 2021, the Seattle Kraken announced the hiring of Dave Hakstol as their franchise’s first head coach. Friday marks his one-year anniversary. He has already climbed the ranks to become the 19th-longest tenured coach in the 32-team National Hockey League. This summer, it seems like the NHL’s coaching carousel is spinning faster than ever. Here’s a rundown of the flurry of recent hirings and the latest on the vacancies that are still open. Old Faces In New Places In the last 10 days alone, four veteran bench bosses have signed on with new teams. John Tortorella brings his fiery personality and demanding style to the Philadelphia Flyers. Paul Maurice came back from a six-month hiatus to sign on with the Florida Panthers. Peter DeBoer moved from the Vegas Golden Knights to the Dallas Stars and Bruce Cassidy landed with Vegas just eight days after the Boston Bruins let him go. Between them, the quartet has … [Read more...] about Paul Maurice Is Part Of The NHL’s Hottest Trend: Veteran Coaches On New Teams

Creative director of Gucci Alessandro Michele has teamed up with singer-songwriter Harry Styles for a between-season collection that infuses tailoring with adolescent freedom. The collection is titled HaHaHa , tapping a sense of joy and also as an expression of the initial combining their first names: Harry and Alessandro. "In truth it was easier for him to play with me to create clothes, than for me to sing with him,’’ Michele joked with reporters at a preview for the collection inside a Milan vintage store. Styles was just embarking on his solo career when Michele exploded into the fashion world proposing what was a new era of gender-fluid dressing, looks that immediately appealed to the artiste. Read more: What's the future of men's fashion weeks? Is the menswear calendar dwindling? Michele said Styles incorporated one of his debut pieces as Gucci creative director into his wardrobe upon breaking out from boyband One Direction. The relationship has grown over the … [Read more...] about ‘Ha Ha Ha’: But Harry Styles’ new fashion collection is no laughing matter

AYUNGIN SHOAL, West Philippine Sea (Philippine Daily Inquirer/Asia News Network): China is closely watching this patch of reef, one of the maritime features occupied by the Philippines in the West Philippine Sea, as if ready to seize it at the earliest opportunity to establish firm control over that part of the South China Sea. Its coast guard recently deployed at least two ships that sail around and guard Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal, warning Filipino supply boats against carrying construction materials to repair the Philippine Navy’s BRP Sierra Madre, a decrepit World War II-vintage landing ship tank that serves as a military station here. The Inquirer saw up close how the Chinese acted as if they already owned the place during a rare opportunity that it was allowed to observe the Philippine military’s rotation and resupply (RORE) mission to some of its detachments in the Kalayaan Island Group (KIG) in the Spratlys archipelago. The military uses Philippine Navy vessels for its … [Read more...] about Eyewitness account at Ayungin Shoal: China force vs Philippine grit

"You need to constantly update and integrate software with changes made in other parts of the ecosystem. The maintenance of these components in the ecosystem is what engineering managers often refer to as technical debt." (Representational image: Maxim Tolchinskiy via Unsplash) Learning how to code isn't essential but having a digital mindset can help you thrive in a world driven by data and artificial intelligence (AI), explain Paul Leonardi and Tsedal Neeley in The Digital Mindset: What It Really Takes to Thrive in the Age of Data, Algorithms, and AI . In the book, Leonardi and Neeley share three approaches to develop this mindset and requisite digital skills: "Collaboration, Computation, and Change". Leonardi is the Duca Family Professor of Technology Management at University of California Santa Barbara and an expert on digital transformation and organizational change. Neeley is the Naylor Fitzhugh Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School, … [Read more...] about Book excerpt: The Digital Mindset: What It Really Takes to Thrive in the Age of Data, Algorithms, and AI

"Frankenstein's fish" (Image credit: rfedortsov_official_account/Instagram) A deep sea creature, dubbed “Frankenstein’s fish”, has been caught from the sea in Russia, viral photos shared by the fisherman show. The creature resembles a fish but it isn’t any ordinary one. The creature has a scary-looking pale green eye and an almost translucent catch with sweeping fins. It has a long, thresher-like tail, and has darker markings running across its small structure, making it look like it was sewn together. The post, shared by Roman Fedortsov, racked up thousands of likes. Fedortsov regularly shares stunning photos of deep sea creatures on his Instagram with his over 6.5 lakh followers. Fedortsov is a fisherman working on a trawler in Murmansk in the northwest part of Russia and unknown deep sea creatures have always captured his intrigue. He spends time searching these creatures and shares his finds on his Instagram photography page. “Frankenstein’s fish” caught the … [Read more...] about ‘Frankenstein’s fish’ fascinates Instagram: ‘Looks like a pokemon’, say users