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April 24 (Reuters)- Burger King owner Restaurant Brands International Inc and its franchisees will spend C$ 700 million ($ 546 million) over four years to revamp coffee chain Tim Hortons, following a round of bad publicity over its management of the Canadian chain.

Before comedian Louis C.K. won Emmy Awards and became «America's Undisputed King of Comedy,» he built an audience doing stand - up comedy in Boston.

Countess Meliara and her brother Bran lead a rebellion against the king in light of his secret plot to break the covenant the kingdom's people hold with the hill folk, but their army is ill - prepared and she falls into enemy hands — or at least, what she thinks are enemy hands.

The news comes as discussions heat up around the anticipated transfer of power from the Kingdom's King Salman to his son Prince Mohammed.

That explains why Restaurant Brands International (RBI), the Oakville, Ont. - based parent company of Tim Hortons and Burger King, will shell out US$ 1.8 billion in cash to acquire Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, an American fried chicken chain.

Warman says Tencent controls a significant share of Glu Mobile and has at least a 10 % stake in Activision Blizzard Inc. (ATVI), which recently acquired King Digital Entertainment for $ 5.9 billion.

To hit this point home further and to commemorate the nation's annual celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, who spoke fervently against racial and economic inequality, here's a sampling of his thoughts on the subject:

Brooklinen has made its name as the king of the bedding industry, which isn't a small feat.

Besides leadership in the style of great Americans like King, I consider great Americans like Henry Thoreau, Ralph Emerson, and Rachel Carson role models.

Scandinavian firm Adolfsson & Partners used both silhouttes of artificial trees (made out of painted plywood) and real lichen to make the offices of King Studios feel like a Swedish forest.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who met Saudi King Salman in Riyadh on a flying visit to the...

The key is to provide great content — again, content is king — that other accounts and brands will want to share.

So far the strategy, which has been used with Burger King and Tim Hortons, hasn't deterred customers: RBI reported 4.9 % sales growth for 2016 compared to 2015.

He argued in a blog post that a single figure, even the son of a king, in pushing for a great deal of change in a country where the politics and power accumulated over decades are complicated, could end up producing the opposite of stability.

Still, King said Adidas hasn't yet had much traction in the category so far, which he hopes to change soon.

After police brutally attacked civil rights protesters on «Bloody Sunday» in Selma, Ala., Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said, «A man dies when he refuses to stand up for that which is right.

It's the story of a prince who goes looking for dragons to figure out why magic is disappearing from his kingdom, only to find a princess working happily as the cook / assistant to the King of Dragons.

Also in its second weekend, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword continues to flop miserably with a weekend total of less than $ 7 million.

Our social ills resemble those of April 3, 1968, when King stated that if given the opportunity to live in any period in history, he would have chosen that time, because «only when it is dark enough, can you see the stars.»

I should also note a thrust of my Leadership and the Environment keynote is that although I support science, education, innovation, and the approaches to reducing pollution, resource depletion, overpopulation, global warming, and our other environmental problems, I believe we need leadership in the style of Martin Luther King Junior, Nelson Mandela, Vaclav Havel, Mohandas Gandhi, and so on.

Moral courage is not always popular, and King paid the ultimate price for taking a stand against injustice.

«The King and Queen made the rounds!

King also interrogated the concept of allyship, challenging the «white liberal who is more devoted to «order» than to justice, who prefers tranquility to equality» in his 1967 book, Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?.

For consumers, after all, convenience has always been king — and convenient and cheap?

«This masterfully written book highlights three leadership styles, culled from the lives of three kings mentioned in the Bible: Saul, David, and Absalom.

The king - and queen - sized blankets come with two controllers, which allow for two different heat settings.

Eggers, the author of, among others, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius and A Hologram for the King, is both a beloved Bay Area resident — he founded the McSweeney's publishing empire and the 826 Valencia literacy charity — and an admitted technophobe.

As former Bank of England governor Mervyn King once said, «A successful central bank should be boring.»

Franklin, then just shy of her 32nd birthday and working as a research chemist at King's College in London, had to rush off to a meeting at the Royal Society and so didn't wait around for the full image to come into focus.

Phone: «Legend has it that [Raffaele] Esposito was called upon to make a pizza for Italian King Umberto I and Queen Margherita when they visited Naples in 1889.»

Malaysian gambling king Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay explained to Christine Tan in 2016 why he did not believe in luck when running his fast - growing gaming and leisure empire.

King says to expect «strong statements about basketball» this year, likely in the form of getting «innovative product» on players» feet.

That case involved a newspaper ad that was intended to raise funds for Martin Luther King Jr., and mentioned the behavior of the Alabama police department, as well as other state authorities.

The former CIA director was speaking on a flying visit to the region, where he had earlier in the day met with Saudi King Salman in Riyadh and stressed the need for unity among Gulf allies as Washington aims to muster support for new sanctions against Iran to curb its missile program.

Along with Slowe, another Reddit old - schooler is returning to pick up neglected tickets: software engineer David King.

Jun 27, 2013, Lori King showing by example, not being afraid to get your hands dirty and do the tough jobs, many lead from their thrones, true leaders inspire and show how it's done

First of all, it comes in twin through king sizes (but not California king).

-- «King Kunta»

Louis Arthur Charles, you were named after three of the bravest Weasleys — or you know, Lord Louis Mountbatten, King Arthur, and Prince Charles, but who's counting?

In 2016, Tim Hortons opened 200 new locations, up from 155 the year before, and Burger King opened 735, compared to 631 in 2015.

As a result, Softbank has emerged as, «the real king of ride - hailing.»

As a kid, I remember hearing a story about a village that wanted to honor their king with a barrel of wine.

While some investors may be worried about slower growing emerging markets, King points out that many developing countries have successfully stopped inflation from getting out of control.

King would recognize the youthful stars I have the privilege of interacting with every day.

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Online sales rose 14.1 percent from the year - ago quarter, boosted by sales for Presidents Day and Martin Luther King, Jr Day,...

«This Colbertist instinct — that French wealth should serve the French state — runs deep among its elite,» he said in a column in Politico, referring to Jean - Baptiste Colbert, French king Louis XIV's minister of finance and industry.

For many years, we've heard «consumer is king:» In the late 90s and early 2000s one - to - one marketing became an important concept.

The king received the gift only to find that the wine barrel consisted entirely of water.

Abraham Lincoln (assertive, empathetic), Winston Churchill (assertive, empathetic), Martin Luther King, Jr (assertive, empathetic).