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Monday, November 27, 2017
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Thursday, September 28, 2017
#CSuite Steven A. Cahillane appointed as new CEO of Kellogg as John A. Bryant retires – Seeking Alpha http://bit.ly/2yc8Tjy
#CSuite Steven A. Cahillane appointed as new CEO of Kellogg as John A. Bryant retires – Seeking Alpha http://bit.ly/2yc8Tjy
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Sunday, June 4, 2017
Oberstown director injured during youth escape from campus says the centre is a ‘constant challenge’
“It provided a stark reminder of the constant challenges an environment like Oberstown presents us with.”
June 04, 2017 at 07:48PM
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The XT5 has been a home run for Cadillac — and we got to try it twice (GM)
Cadillac used to have a bit of a crossover problem. While other luxury brands had been selling these versatile vehicles left and right, Caddy was playing catch up, marketing its portfolio of brash, high-performance sport coupes and sedans under the “V” designation, alongside the regular versions of these cars.
But Johan de Nysschen, the executive who runs the marque, wanted crossovers, to compete with BMW, Mercedes, Audi, Porsche, Lexus, Acura, Infiniti, Lincoln, Volvo — heck, pretty much everybody in the luxury space.
True, Cadillac has the mighty Escalade, but that’s a large-and-in-charge mega-SUV. It’s not really designed for most suburban families. It also had the SRX, a crossover that evolved from a wagon, but it was getting long-in-the-tooth and wasn’t an effective modern combatant in battles against the premium crossovers from the Germans and Japanese.
De Nysschen’s goal is to shift the portfolio away from aggressive, near-exotic designs and platforms and bring Caddy into alignment with the rest of the luxury market. That means more crossovers, starting with the XT5, the SRX’s replacement and the most important Cadillac in years.
So far, the vehicle has ben huge hit. Almost 25,000 have been sold through the first five months of 2017 — monthly sales are pushing 6,000. And the XT5 was just introduced last June.
A while back, we sampled the SUV when we received not one but two versions of the XT5, one in Florida and one in the New York-New Jersey area. Transportation Reporter Ben Zhang tried the black XT5, which came with a slightly higher-level trim package and tipped the price scales at about $64,000, while Senior Correspondent Matt DeBord investigated a $58,000 “crystal white” XT5.
Here’s what we thought:
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The new XT5 is undeniably sharp, but it’s proves that Caddy is shifting away from its at-time divisive “art and science,” Stealth-fighter design vocabulary toward a more globally appealing approach.
Cadillac altered its identity about two decades ago, shifting from creating large, floaty American luxury sedans to building snappy, aggressive vehicles defined by edgy angles and slablike surfaces.
It worked — the courtly era of old-school Caddys came to and end — but overnight Cadillac went from being a recognizable luxury brand to being an exotic brand, closer to Corvette in the GM hierarchy than Buick.
Cadillac intensified the Art and Science idea for over ten years, but as the brand has become more globally important for the leaner, meaner, post-bankruptcy GM, it’s been dialed back. The XT5 isn’t wimpy in appearance, but it’s lost some that proudly arrogant Caddy swagger.
There’s a smooth sweep of lines from front to back, with an integrated spoiler completing the roof line, and a bold — but not too bold — chrome-trimmed angle on the rear windows picked up and extended by the large rear tail lights. A pair of chromed exhaust ports delivers a sporty vibe.
It’s all fairly low-key and should attract a lot of buyers who’ve been waiting for Cadillac to offer a solid crossover to tempt them away from BMW, Mercedes, Lexus, and Audi.
Notice that the XT5 isn’t a chrome-a-palooza. Also notice that the Cadillac badge is tastefully scaled. By far the most hulking thing about the vehicle — from a marque that still sells that very hulking Escalade SUV — is the tail-light design.
Everything else is calculated for broad popularity.
Ben tested a slightly higher trim level than Matt — and Ben got to enjoy the vehicle in sunny Florida. Matt made do with New Jersey.
The interior of the car is, in a word, fantastic. It’s roomy. It’s luxurious without being too much. It isn’t an orgy of topstitching and bright chrome. The materials are all excellent, premium, supple. The leather feels really good.
You could argue that interiors are really where the action is these days with upscale crossovers. On the outside, it’s questionable whether there’s much to be gained by going with a crazy design idea — everybody who wants to buy one of these vehicles seems to be seeking the same thing.
See the rest of the story at Business Insider
June 04, 2017 at 07:47PM
from Matthew DeBord and Benjamin Zhang
Hat-trick from Ahern gets Limerick hurling off to good start against Clare in Thurles
Limerick advance to face Waterford in the final.
June 04, 2017 at 07:48PM
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Self-driving cars could be terrible for traffic — here’s why
Self-driving cars might make your future commute a lot more pleasant, but they won’t eliminate traffic.
Execs like Google cofounder Sergey Brin have touted traffic reduction as one of the many benefits of having self-driving cars on the road. The idea is that autonomous cars will eliminate accidents caused by human error, a major contributor to traffic.
But experts say the vehicles’ impact on traffic will either be minimal or negative.
Lew Fulton, a co-director at UC Davis’ Institute of Transportation Studies (ITP), told Business Insider that autonomous vehicles won’t fix congestion woes unless a pricing system is put in place that discourages zero-occupancy vehicles.
“We are especially concerned about zero-occupant vehicles that can happen with automated vehicles,” Fulton said.
“That scenario is especially plausible with private ownership of those vehicles and no limits to what we can do with them.”
For example, many companies are interested in programming autonomous cars to run errands or pick up packages, but these efforts could increase traffic by multiplying the number of zero-occupant cars, or “zombie cars,” on the road, Fulton said.
Massachusetts lawmakers have already proposed a tax on driverless vehicles to prevent zombie cars. The bill calls for a per-mile fee of at least $0.025.
Congestion could also worsen as companies like Lucid Motors explore designing self-driving vehicles around comfort, like installing reclining seats.
Consumers may opt to live farther outside of cities if they can commute in vehicles that allow them to sleep and relax. But that sprawl increases the number of people traveling in and out of cities during rush hour, Fulton said.
Self-driving cars can still contribute to congestion even if they operate as part of a ride-hailing network, like Uber.
Without the cost of a driver, Fulton said he worries self-driving Ubers or Lyfts will become so cheap there will be no financial incentive to opt for car-sharing services like UberPOOL.
“I think it’s going to take some kind of pricing system that discourages zero-occupant vehicles and also makes penalties for single-occupancy vehicles,” he said.
Fulton isn’t alone in this line of thinking.
Matthew Turner, an economist at Brown University, has studied road congestion and co-authored a 2011 paper titled “The Fundamental Law of Road Congestion.” Turner found that vehicle pricing structures have had the biggest effect on reducing travel time, more so than increasing public transit access.
“Maybe autonomous cars will be different from other capacity expansions, but of the things we have observed so far, the only thing that really drives down travel times is pricing,” Turner told the New York Times.
Some cities have already mobilized to discourage people from taking cars alone. States like California and Colorado have installed high-occupancy toll lanes that single-occupancy must pay a fee to use. That fee increases during rush hour.
“We have to figure out systems that promote pairing,” Fulton said. “It really is a silver bullet if we can do it.”
SEE ALSO: Lyft’s co-founders claim ‘smart lanes’ could make traffic disappear
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June 04, 2017 at 07:47PM
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London attack witness: ‘I threw a chair at terrorists and called them cowards’
June 04, 2017 at 07:44PM
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Saturday, June 3, 2017
Start Today art-world upstart sprays fortune and #shortseller red-flags on canvas reut.rs/2rru3UJ #corpgov
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June 03, 2017 at 07:40PM
https://twitter.com/WillauerProsky/status/871012679888101377
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#China: business is harder to do. for.tn/2rCYRnl #CEO #corpgov
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June 03, 2017 at 07:40PM
https://twitter.com/RamonaMateri/status/871012205096951809
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Known for their saavy prescient grasp of winning market opportunities, Moms & Pops pile into #bitcoin reut.rs/2qN2X8r #BTC #corpgov
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Known for their saavy prescient grasp of winning market opportunities, Moms & Pops pile into #bitcoin reut.rs/2qN2X8r #BTC #corpgov
June 03, 2017 at 07:40PM
https://twitter.com/WillauerProsky/status/871010984751579136
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Red Shoe Movement retweeted: Directors: Why your conduct should go to the top of your Risk Register ow.ly/WhwY30c75zW #CorpGov
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June 03, 2017 at 07:40PM
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