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How LeadrPro is Helping Businesses Find the Right Software Solutions

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:16:41 GMT

In today’s world, businesses are increasingly relying on technology to connect with customers, streamline operations, and ultimately drive growth. As a result, software-as-a-service (SaaS) has become one of the most rapidly growing industries, with countless new startups popping up every year. But with so many options available, how can businesses find the right software solutions to fit their needs?This is where LeadrPro, a software marketplace startup, comes in. Founded by Chris Sheng and Walter Guevara, LeadrPro is a matchmaking service for those who love discovering new products that are making their professional lives more efficient. What sets LeadrPro apart from its competitors is its unique approach to product demonstrations. In a world where “attention” is a valuable commodity that businesses want in spades, LeadrPro pays their users to participate in these product demonstrations under the thesis that “time is money” and that we should be compensated for our time even when w...

Digital Transformation in Fashion: The Vision of Dario Markovic at Eric Javits

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:16:41 GMT

It’s no secret to businesses around the world that the modern digital landscape rapidly evolves on a daily – even hourly – basis. No matter the industry, companies often find themselves struggling to keep up; but in order to grow and scale, it’s essential that they learn to adapt and to embrace technology.The highly competitive – even cutthroat, some say – fashion industry is hardly an exception.“A brick and mortar retailer that doesn’t evolve will be left behind,” says Eric Javits CEO Dario Markovic. He understands better than most the importance of digital transformation, and his unique vision has led the company to an enhanced online brand presence, driving substantial success in a complex market.Markovic possesses years of experience and expertise in digital marketing and innovative strategies. He recognized long ago that digital marketing would play a pivotal role in the future of fashion retail. And, as a fashion entrepreneur himself, he leveraged his p...

Ravens 2023 schedule roundtable: Breaking down the best games, toughest tests, predicting final record and more

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:16:41 GMT

The Ravens haven’t played a game since early January, but with the release of the NFL’s 2023 schedule Thursday, hope springs eternal in Baltimore.The Ravens, looking to return to the postseason for the second straight season and get a full season with the newly signed Lamar Jackson under center, will open their slate at home against the Houston Texans on Sept. 10 before traveling to face the AFC North rival Cincinnati Bengals.Four months from the Ravens’ season opener, 2023 predictions are almost entirely speculative. But someone’s got to make them. Here’s what Baltimore Sun reporters Brian Wacker and Childs Walker, columnist Mike Preston and editor Tim Schwartz have to say:Which game are you most looking forward to?Wacker: Last year’s Week 2 game against the Miami Dolphins had over 1,000 yards of offense and 80 total points between the two teams, along with an epic fourth-quarter collapse by the Ravens, who lost 42-38. This season, the two meet a...

Berkeley: Farm-to-salad restaurant Mixt opens at Shattuck Square

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:16:41 GMT

Mixt, the Bay Area-founded farm-to-salad restaurant, has made its way to Berkeley with new seasonal salads and the same organic ethos it’s espoused for 17 years.Love snow peas? Lentils? Roasted beets? You can add any and all to your salad, then have it tossed with one of more than a dozen house-made dressings.Mixt got its start in San Francisco in 2006 when Leslie and David Silverglide decided to create an ultra-green restaurant, meaning an eco-friendly eatery that specializes in made-to-order “farm to salad” cuisine. Since then, grain bowls and sandwiches have been added to the menu.The company sources hundreds of ingredients from California farms and other suppliers, including Jayleaf of Hollister for arugula, kale, spinach and mixed greens and the employee-owned Pete’s for butter lettuce, according to Leslie Silverglide. The blue cheese comes from Point Reyes and the bread from Berkeley-based Acme.Ten signature salads plus seasonal salads are offered. For late spring ...

From barbecue to billions and billions served: McDonald’s turns 75

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:16:41 GMT

On May 15, 1948, the McDonald brothers opened their revamped restaurant in San Bernardino. Over the past 75 years, McDonald’s has become the largest fast-food chain in the world.Dick and Mac McDonald came to California to seek opportunities in the movie business and wound up owning a drive-in BBQ restaurant in San Bernardino. In 1948, they took a risk by streamlining their operations and introducing their Speedee Service System featuring hamburgers. The restaurant’s success led the brothers to begin franchising their concept.RELATED: McDonald’s found liable for hot Chicken McNugget that burned 4-year-old girlDick McDonald explained their system this way, “Our whole concept was based on speed, lower prices and volume.” The Speedee Service System was what made their hamburger stand so cutting edge and allowed them to cook up 40 patties in 110 seconds and get a meal to a customer in 20 seconds.Most popular fast-food companiesIt’s indisputable that McDonald’s is America’s favorite fast ...

Erdogan faces rival in Turkey election runoff in 2 weeks

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:16:41 GMT

By Suzan Fraser and Zeynep Bilginsoy | Associated PressANKARA, Turkey — Conservative Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan faces a runoff with his main rival in two weeks that will decide who leads a country struggling with sky-high inflation and hosting Syrian refugees as it plays a key role in the Middle East and in NATO expansion.Election officials said Monday that the May 28 second round will allow Turks to decide if their nation remains under the increasingly authoritarian president’s firm grip for a third decade, or if it can embark on the more democratic course that Kemal Kilicdaroglu has claimed he can deliver.The vote shows how Turkey has become extremely polarized, some voters commented.“I am not happy at all,” voter Suzan Devletsah said. “I worry about the future of Turkey.”Erdogan faced electoral headwinds due to a cost-of-living crisis and criticism over the government’s response to a devastating February earthquake. But with his all...

Elderly man found dead in Santa Clara County Main Jail cell

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:16:41 GMT

SAN JOSE — Authorities said a man being held at Santa Clara County Main Jail was pronounced dead after deputies found him unresponsive inside his cell Saturday afternoon.Sheriff’s deputies performing a welfare check found the 74-year-old man inside Main Jail Dorm 2B at 2:05 p.m. and administered CPR until medical personnel arrived, according to a news release from the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office. The man was pronounced dead at a local hospital at 2:55 p.m.Authorities did not release the man’s name Monday morning, pending notification of next of kin.The sheriff’s office said a preliminary investigation showed no evidence of foul play or suspicious circumstances leading to the death. The man was housed alone at the time he was found, authorities said.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Inmate who died after drinking large amount of water at East Bay identified Crime and Public Safety | Rapper MoneySign Suede dies in Cali...

State moves to pull license of Walnut Creek care home where fatal poisoning occurred

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:16:41 GMT

WALNUT CREEK — A senior care living home is fighting to remain open following the death in 2022 of a resident who drank poison.Atria Senior Living on Montego may have its license revoked following a filing by the state’s Department of Social Services to take it away. The DSS filed the legal action on April 27.A Contra Costa County coroner’s report said 94-year-old Constantine Canoun died of injuries consistent with drinking a caustic cleaning agent. Authorities say the man got the liquid because a facility employee failed to supervise him properly.Authorities said Canoun mistakenly drank EcoLab 14 Plus Antibacterial All Purpose Cleaner. A Contra Costa County Coroner’s report said the chemicals damaged his stomach and espophagus, and he died Aug. 31, 2022, eight days after drinking the cleanerThe agency already had filed a legal action to pull the license of Atria Park in San Mateo. Two people died and another was injured at that facility in 2022 after they dr...

Silicon Valley Bank’s former CEO says Fed, social media contributed to bank’s collapse

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:16:41 GMT

By Max Reyes | BloombergThe fastest pace of rate hikes by the Federal Reserve in decades combined with negative social media sentiment contributed to the failure of SVB Financial Group’s Silicon Valley Bank, said Greg Becker, former chief executive officer of the company.“The messaging from the Federal Reserve was that interest rates would remain low and that the inflation that was starting to bubble up would only be ‘transitory,’” Becker said in written testimony prepared for a US Senate Banking Committee hearing Tuesday focused on Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, both of which were seized by regulators in March. “Indeed, between the start of 2020 and the end of 2021, banks collectively purchased nearly $2.3 trillion of investment securities in this low-yield environment created by the Federal Reserve.”Silicon Valley Bank catered to the technology-startup ecosystem, and its heavy focus on the sector combined with a portfolio of long-dated bonds that lost value as interest ra...

Power restored to thousands in South SF, Daly City, Colma

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:16:41 GMT

(KRON) -- The PG&E power outage map shows power has been restored to thousands of customers Monday after a power outage in Daly City, South San Francisco and Colma.Power shut off at approximately 9:52 a.m. Monday. As of about 11 a.m., the outage was impacting 5,606 customers. The cause of the outage is under investigation. North County Fire Authority crews were at scene of an underground electrical vault fire on Camelot Court in Daly City. PG&E crews also responded.This story is developing and will be updated.