US apparel and footwear group Deckers Brands, the maker of Ugg footwear, has revealed it is exploring “strategic alternatives”, including a potential sale of the firm, on the back of a disappointing third-quarter, which saw profit drop by nearly three-quarters.
German sportswear giant Adidas is to partner with global engineering and technology services company Siemens on a “digital twin” of its Speedfactory facility, in a move it says will help shorten time to market, bring greater flexibility and provide improved manufacturing quality and efficiency.
Celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck was honored with the 2,608th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Wednesday, April 26, 2017. The star, in the category of Television was dedicated at 6801 Hollywood Boulevard in front of the Hollywood & Highland Center.
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![Celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck puts his foot on the star at his Walk of Fame Star ceremony in Hollywood, California on April 26, 2017 where he was the recipient of the 2,608 Star in the category of Television. (FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)]()
Celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck puts his foot on the star at his Walk of Fame Star ceremony in Hollywood, California on April 26, 2017 where he was the recipient of the 2,608 Star in the category of Television. (FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)
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![Celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck reacts at his Walk of Fame Star ceremony in Hollywood, California on April 26, 2017 where he was the recipient of the 2,608 Star in the category of Television. (FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)]()
Celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck reacts at his Walk of Fame Star ceremony in Hollywood, California on April 26, 2017 where he was the recipient of the 2,608 Star in the category of Television. (FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)
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![Celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck reacts at his Walk of Fame Star ceremony in Hollywood, California on April 26, 2017 where he was the recipient of the 2,608 Star in the category of Television. (FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)]()
Celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck reacts at his Walk of Fame Star ceremony in Hollywood, California on April 26, 2017 where he was the recipient of the 2,608 Star in the category of Television. (FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)
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![Celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck kisses his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame during presentation ceremonies Wednesday, April 26, 2017 in Los Angeles. The star in the category of Television is in front of the Hollywood and Highland complex, home of the annual Oscars show, whose Governors Ball Puck has catered for years. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)]()
Celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck kisses his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame during presentation ceremonies Wednesday, April 26, 2017 in Los Angeles. The star in the category of Television is in front of the Hollywood and Highland complex, home of the annual Oscars show, whose Governors Ball Puck has catered for years. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
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![Celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck, center, poses with his wife Gelila, from left, and sons Oliver, Cameron, Alexander and Byron at a ceremony honoring him with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Wednesday, April 26, 2017, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)]()
Celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck, center, poses with his wife Gelila, from left, and sons Oliver, Cameron, Alexander and Byron at a ceremony honoring him with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Wednesday, April 26, 2017, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
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![Director Brett Ratner hands celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck a bottle of The Hilhaven Lodge whiskey at a ceremony honoring Puck with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Wednesday, April 26, 2017, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)]()
Director Brett Ratner hands celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck a bottle of The Hilhaven Lodge whiskey at a ceremony honoring Puck with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Wednesday, April 26, 2017, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
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![Celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck poses with his business partners on his just unveiled Star at his Walk of Fame Star ceremony in Hollywood, California on April 26, 2017 where he was the recipient of the 2,608 Star in the category of Television. (FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)]()
Celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck poses with his business partners on his just unveiled Star at his Walk of Fame Star ceremony in Hollywood, California on April 26, 2017 where he was the recipient of the 2,608 Star in the category of Television. (FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)
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![Celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck reacts at his Walk of Fame Star ceremony in Hollywood, California on April 26, 2017 where he was the recipient of the 2,608 Star in the category of Television. (FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)]()
Celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck reacts at his Walk of Fame Star ceremony in Hollywood, California on April 26, 2017 where he was the recipient of the 2,608 Star in the category of Television. (FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)
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![Celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck on stage at his Walk of Fame Star ceremony in Hollywood, California on April 26, 2017 where he was the recipient of the 2,608 Star in the category of Television. (FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)]()
Celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck on stage at his Walk of Fame Star ceremony in Hollywood, California on April 26, 2017 where he was the recipient of the 2,608 Star in the category of Television. (FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)
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![Celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck stands on his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame during presentation ceremonies Wednesday, April 26, 2017, in Los Angeles. The star is in front of the Hollywood and Highland complex, home of the annual Oscars show, whose Governors Ball Puck has catered for years. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)]()
Celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck stands on his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame during presentation ceremonies Wednesday, April 26, 2017, in Los Angeles. The star is in front of the Hollywood and Highland complex, home of the annual Oscars show, whose Governors Ball Puck has catered for years. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
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![Celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck poses with more of his family on his just unveiled Star at his Walk of Fame Star ceremony in Hollywood, California on April 26, 2017 where he was the recipient of the 2,608 Star in the category of Television. (FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)]()
Celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck poses with more of his family on his just unveiled Star at his Walk of Fame Star ceremony in Hollywood, California on April 26, 2017 where he was the recipient of the 2,608 Star in the category of Television. (FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)
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![Celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck reacts at his Walk of Fame Star ceremony in Hollywood, California on April 26, 2017 where he was the recipient of the 2,608 Star in the category of Television. (FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)]()
Celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck reacts at his Walk of Fame Star ceremony in Hollywood, California on April 26, 2017 where he was the recipient of the 2,608 Star in the category of Television. (FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)
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![Celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck poses with his sons on his just unveiled Star at his Walk of Fame Star ceremony in Hollywood, California on April 26, 2017 where he was the recipient of the 2,608 Star in the category of Television. (FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)]()
Celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck poses with his sons on his just unveiled Star at his Walk of Fame Star ceremony in Hollywood, California on April 26, 2017 where he was the recipient of the 2,608 Star in the category of Television. (FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)
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![Celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck poses on his just unveiled Star with Director Brett Ratner (L) and television personality Larry King (R) at Puck’s Walk of Fame Star ceremony in Hollywood, California on April 26, 2017 where he was the recipient of the 2,608 Star in the category of Television. (FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)]()
Celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck poses on his just unveiled Star with Director Brett Ratner (L) and television personality Larry King (R) at Puck’s Walk of Fame Star ceremony in Hollywood, California on April 26, 2017 where he was the recipient of the 2,608 Star in the category of Television. (FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)
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![Celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck and his wife Gelila stand on his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at a ceremony, Wednesday, April 26, 2017 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)]()
Celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck and his wife Gelila stand on his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at a ceremony, Wednesday, April 26, 2017 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
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![Celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck reacts as television personality Larry King speaks at Puck’s Walk of Fame Star ceremony in Hollywood, California on April 26, 2017 where he was the recipient of the 2,608 Star in the category of Television. (FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)]()
Celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck reacts as television personality Larry King speaks at Puck’s Walk of Fame Star ceremony in Hollywood, California on April 26, 2017 where he was the recipient of the 2,608 Star in the category of Television. (FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)
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![Celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck on stage with as television personality Larry King speaking at Puck’s Walk of Fame Star ceremony in Hollywood, California on April 26, 2017 where he was the recipient of the 2,608 Star in the category of Television. (FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)]()
Celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck on stage with as television personality Larry King speaking at Puck’s Walk of Fame Star ceremony in Hollywood, California on April 26, 2017 where he was the recipient of the 2,608 Star in the category of Television. (FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)
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![Celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck kisses his wife Gelila on his just unveiled Star at his Walk of Fame Star ceremony in Hollywood, California on April 26, 2017 where he was the recipient of the 2,608 Star in the category of Television. (FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)]()
Celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck kisses his wife Gelila on his just unveiled Star at his Walk of Fame Star ceremony in Hollywood, California on April 26, 2017 where he was the recipient of the 2,608 Star in the category of Television. (FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)
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![HOLLYWOOD, CA – FEBRUARY 26: Chef Wolfgang Puck presents Oscars cuisine before the 89th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on February 26, 2017 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)]()
HOLLYWOOD, CA – FEBRUARY 26: Chef Wolfgang Puck presents Oscars cuisine before the 89th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on February 26, 2017 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
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![Mahershala Ali, left, winner of the award for best actor in a supporting role for “Moonlight”, and Wolfgang Puck at the Governors Ball after the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Al Powers/Invision/AP)]()
Mahershala Ali, left, winner of the award for best actor in a supporting role for “Moonlight”, and Wolfgang Puck at the Governors Ball after the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Al Powers/Invision/AP)
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![Wolfgang Puck arrives at the Toast to the Cast and Filmmakers of “Hidden Figures” at Spago restaurant on Friday, Feb. 24, 2017, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Omar Vega/Invision/AP)]()
Wolfgang Puck arrives at the Toast to the Cast and Filmmakers of “Hidden Figures” at Spago restaurant on Friday, Feb. 24, 2017, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Omar Vega/Invision/AP)
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![Gelila Puck and Wolfgang Puck attend “An Unforgettable Evening” at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)]()
Gelila Puck and Wolfgang Puck attend “An Unforgettable Evening” at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
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![Wolfgang Puck, creator of the menu for the 89th Academy Awards Governors Ball, takes a bite out of one of his 24K-karat-gold chocolate Oscar statuettes during a press preview on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, in Los Angeles. The 89th Academy Awards will be held at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday, Feb. 26, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)]()
Wolfgang Puck, creator of the menu for the 89th Academy Awards Governors Ball, takes a bite out of one of his 24K-karat-gold chocolate Oscar statuettes during a press preview on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, in Los Angeles. The 89th Academy Awards will be held at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday, Feb. 26, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
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![Wolfgang Puck arrives at The Hollywood Reporter’s 2017 Academy Awards Nominees Night at Spago on Monday, Feb. 6, 2017, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Rich Fury/Invision/AP)]()
Wolfgang Puck arrives at The Hollywood Reporter’s 2017 Academy Awards Nominees Night at Spago on Monday, Feb. 6, 2017, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Rich Fury/Invision/AP)
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![INDIAN WELLS, CA – MARCH 19: Celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck (C) cooks in his Spago kitchen with chef Eric Klein, during BNP Paribas Open wonmens and mens finals during day fourteen of the at Indian Wells Tennis Garden on March 19, 2017 in Indian Wells, California.(Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)]()
INDIAN WELLS, CA – MARCH 19: Celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck (C) cooks in his Spago kitchen with chef Eric Klein, during BNP Paribas Open wonmens and mens finals during day fourteen of the at Indian Wells Tennis Garden on March 19, 2017 in Indian Wells, California.(Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
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![INDIAN WELLS, CA – MARCH 07: Celebrity chefs Wolfgang Puck and Nobu Matsuhisa pose for photograpers during the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden on March 7, 2017 in Indian Wells, California. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)]()
INDIAN WELLS, CA – MARCH 07: Celebrity chefs Wolfgang Puck and Nobu Matsuhisa pose for photograpers during the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden on March 7, 2017 in Indian Wells, California. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
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![BEVERLY HILLS, CA – JANUARY 04: Celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck and actor Michael Keaton attend The Weinstein Company, Brian Grazer and Casamigos Tequilas celebration for Michael Keaton at Wolfgang Puck’s CUT Lounge on January 4, 2017 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Joe Scarnici/Getty Images for CASAMIGOS Tequila )]()
BEVERLY HILLS, CA – JANUARY 04: Celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck and actor Michael Keaton attend The Weinstein Company, Brian Grazer and Casamigos Tequilas celebration for Michael Keaton at Wolfgang Puck’s CUT Lounge on January 4, 2017 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Joe Scarnici/Getty Images for CASAMIGOS Tequila )
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![LOS ANGELES, CA – OCTOBER 24: Celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck with his wife Gelila Assefa and children attend the screening of National Geographic Channel’s “Before The Flood” at Bing Theater At LACMA on October 24, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Mike Windle/Getty Images)]()
LOS ANGELES, CA – OCTOBER 24: Celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck with his wife Gelila Assefa and children attend the screening of National Geographic Channel’s “Before The Flood” at Bing Theater At LACMA on October 24, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Mike Windle/Getty Images)
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![LOS ANGELES, CA – AUGUST 10: Chef Wolfgang Puck (L) and designer Gelila Assefa attend the special event for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon hosted by Brett Ratner and David Raymond at Hilhaven Lodge on August 10, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Imagesfor RatPac Entertainment’s “In Harm’s Way” Event)]()
LOS ANGELES, CA – AUGUST 10: Chef Wolfgang Puck (L) and designer Gelila Assefa attend the special event for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon hosted by Brett Ratner and David Raymond at Hilhaven Lodge on August 10, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Imagesfor RatPac Entertainment’s “In Harm’s Way” Event)
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![LAS VEGAS, NV – MAY 21: Celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck (L) and honoree Tony Bennett attend Keep Memory Alive’s 20th Annual Power Of Love Gala at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 21, 2016 in Las Vegas City. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images for Keep Memory Alive)]()
LAS VEGAS, NV – MAY 21: Celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck (L) and honoree Tony Bennett attend Keep Memory Alive’s 20th Annual Power Of Love Gala at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 21, 2016 in Las Vegas City. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images for Keep Memory Alive)
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![LAS VEGAS, NV – APRIL 29: Chef Wolfgang Puck serves food during Vegas Uncork’d by Bon Appetit presented by Chase Sapphire Preferred 10th anniversary Grand Tasting at Caesars Palace on April 29, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images for Vegas Uncork’d by Bon Appetit)]()
LAS VEGAS, NV – APRIL 29: Chef Wolfgang Puck serves food during Vegas Uncork’d by Bon Appetit presented by Chase Sapphire Preferred 10th anniversary Grand Tasting at Caesars Palace on April 29, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images for Vegas Uncork’d by Bon Appetit)
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![LAS VEGAS, NV – APRIL 29: Chef and recipent of the Lifetime Achievement award Wolfgang Puck attends Vegas Uncork’d by Bon Appetit presented by Chase Sapphire Preferred 10th anniversary Grand Tasting at Caesars Palace on April 29, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images for Vegas Uncork’d by Bon Appetit)]()
LAS VEGAS, NV – APRIL 29: Chef and recipent of the Lifetime Achievement award Wolfgang Puck attends Vegas Uncork’d by Bon Appetit presented by Chase Sapphire Preferred 10th anniversary Grand Tasting at Caesars Palace on April 29, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images for Vegas Uncork’d by Bon Appetit)
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![HOLLYWOOD, CA – FEBRUARY 28: Byron Puck (L) and chef Wolfgang Puck attend the 88th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on February 28, 2016 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Randy Shropshire/Getty Images)]()
HOLLYWOOD, CA – FEBRUARY 28: Byron Puck (L) and chef Wolfgang Puck attend the 88th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on February 28, 2016 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Randy Shropshire/Getty Images)
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![HOLLYWOOD, CA – FEBRUARY 28: Wolfgang Puck attends the 88th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on February 28, 2016 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images)]()
HOLLYWOOD, CA – FEBRUARY 28: Wolfgang Puck attends the 88th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on February 28, 2016 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images)
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![HOLLYWOOD, CA – FEBRUARY 18: Master chef Wolfgang Puck (C) prepares samples from the menu for display during the 88th Annual Academy Awards Governors Ball press preview at The Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland Center on February 18, 2016 in Hollywood, California.(Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)]()
HOLLYWOOD, CA – FEBRUARY 18: Master chef Wolfgang Puck (C) prepares samples from the menu for display during the 88th Annual Academy Awards Governors Ball press preview at The Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland Center on February 18, 2016 in Hollywood, California.(Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
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![HOLLYWOOD, CA – DECEMBER 14: Chef Wolfgang Puck and designer Gelila Assefa attend the premiere of Walt Disney Pictures and Lucasfilm’s “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” at the Dolby Theatre on December 14, 2015 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)]()
HOLLYWOOD, CA – DECEMBER 14: Chef Wolfgang Puck and designer Gelila Assefa attend the premiere of Walt Disney Pictures and Lucasfilm’s “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” at the Dolby Theatre on December 14, 2015 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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![LOS ANGELES, CA – JUNE 08: (L-R) Quincy Jones, Gelila Assefa, and Wolfgang Puck attend Alfred Mann Foundation’s an Evening Under The Stars with Andrea Bocelli on June 8, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Rachel Murray/Getty Images for The Alfred Mann Foundation)]()
LOS ANGELES, CA – JUNE 08: (L-R) Quincy Jones, Gelila Assefa, and Wolfgang Puck attend Alfred Mann Foundation’s an Evening Under The Stars with Andrea Bocelli on June 8, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Rachel Murray/Getty Images for The Alfred Mann Foundation)
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![HOLLYWOOD, CA – MAY 13: Chef Wolfgang Puck (L) and former boxer Sugar Ray Leonard attend B. Riley & Co. And Sugar Ray Leonard Foundation’s 6th Annual “Big Fighters, Big Cause” Charity Boxing Night at The Ray Dolby Ballroom on May 13, 2015 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Mark Davis/Getty Images for Sugar Ray Leonard Foundation)]()
HOLLYWOOD, CA – MAY 13: Chef Wolfgang Puck (L) and former boxer Sugar Ray Leonard attend B. Riley & Co. And Sugar Ray Leonard Foundation’s 6th Annual “Big Fighters, Big Cause” Charity Boxing Night at The Ray Dolby Ballroom on May 13, 2015 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Mark Davis/Getty Images for Sugar Ray Leonard Foundation)
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![LAS VEGAS, NV – APRIL 24: (L-R) Chefs Emeril Lagasse, Wolfgang Puck and Gordon Ramsay attend Vegas Uncork’d by Bon Appetit’s Grand Tasting event at Caesars Palace on April 24, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images for Vegas Uncork’d by Bon Appetit)]()
LAS VEGAS, NV – APRIL 24: (L-R) Chefs Emeril Lagasse, Wolfgang Puck and Gordon Ramsay attend Vegas Uncork’d by Bon Appetit’s Grand Tasting event at Caesars Palace on April 24, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images for Vegas Uncork’d by Bon Appetit)
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![LAS VEGAS, NV – APRIL 24: Chefs Emeril Lagasse (L), Wolfgang Puck (2nd L), Frank Pellegrino Jr. (3rd L), Steve Martorano (4th L), Greg Sherry (5th L) Francois Payard (6th L), Guy Savoy (7th L), Susan Feniger (8th L), Gordon Ramsay (7th R), Mary Sue Milliken (6th R), Joshua Smith (5th R), Christina Wilson (2nd R) and Scott Commings (R) attend Vegas Uncork’d by Bon Appetit’s Grand Tasting event at Caesars Palace on April 24, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images for Vegas Uncork’d by Bon Appetit)]()
LAS VEGAS, NV – APRIL 24: Chefs Emeril Lagasse (L), Wolfgang Puck (2nd L), Frank Pellegrino Jr. (3rd L), Steve Martorano (4th L), Greg Sherry (5th L) Francois Payard (6th L), Guy Savoy (7th L), Susan Feniger (8th L), Gordon Ramsay (7th R), Mary Sue Milliken (6th R), Joshua Smith (5th R), Christina Wilson (2nd R) and Scott Commings (R) attend Vegas Uncork’d by Bon Appetit’s Grand Tasting event at Caesars Palace on April 24, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images for Vegas Uncork’d by Bon Appetit)
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![Governors Ball Master Chef Wolfgang Puck, right, and pastry chef Tyler Atwell pour a raspberry liqueur on donuts during the 88th Academy Awards Governors Ball Press Preview on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016, in Los Angeles. The 88th Academy Awards ceremony will be held at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday, Feb. 28. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)]()
Governors Ball Master Chef Wolfgang Puck, right, and pastry chef Tyler Atwell pour a raspberry liqueur on donuts during the 88th Academy Awards Governors Ball Press Preview on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016, in Los Angeles. The 88th Academy Awards ceremony will be held at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday, Feb. 28. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
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![HOLLYWOOD, CA – FEBRUARY 22: Chef Wolfgang Puck (R) and staff attend the 87th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on February 22, 2015 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)]()
HOLLYWOOD, CA – FEBRUARY 22: Chef Wolfgang Puck (R) and staff attend the 87th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on February 22, 2015 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
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![Chef Wolfgang Puck speaks with reporters at the food and decor preview February 4, 2015 of this years Governors Ball, the post-Oscar celebration which follows the 87th Oscars ceremony on February 22 in Hollywood, California. This year’s Governors Ball celebrates Hollywood’s history and glamour and iconic actors in a vintage Hollywood atmosphere of warm, deep tones of a period-inspired lounge. (ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)]()
Chef Wolfgang Puck speaks with reporters at the food and decor preview February 4, 2015 of this years Governors Ball, the post-Oscar celebration which follows the 87th Oscars ceremony on February 22 in Hollywood, California. This year’s Governors Ball celebrates Hollywood’s history and glamour and iconic actors in a vintage Hollywood atmosphere of warm, deep tones of a period-inspired lounge. (ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)
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![Wolfgang Puck, right, arrives at the 5th Annual PSLA Autumn Party at 3Labs on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014 in Culver City, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)]()
Wolfgang Puck, right, arrives at the 5th Annual PSLA Autumn Party at 3Labs on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014 in Culver City, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
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![Chef Wolfgang Puck seen at Warner Bros. Picture’s Los Angeles Premiere of “The Judge” held at Samuel Goldwyn Theatre, AMPAS on Wed, Oct 1, 2014, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Eric Charbonneau/Invision for Warner Bros./AP Images)]()
Chef Wolfgang Puck seen at Warner Bros. Picture’s Los Angeles Premiere of “The Judge” held at Samuel Goldwyn Theatre, AMPAS on Wed, Oct 1, 2014, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Eric Charbonneau/Invision for Warner Bros./AP Images)
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![Chef Wolfgang Puck poses with menu samples at the Governors Ball Press Preview for the 86th Oscars, on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014, in Los Angeles. The official post-Oscar celebration will immediately follow the Oscars ceremony on Sunday, March 2 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)]()
Chef Wolfgang Puck poses with menu samples at the Governors Ball Press Preview for the 86th Oscars, on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014, in Los Angeles. The official post-Oscar celebration will immediately follow the Oscars ceremony on Sunday, March 2 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
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![Wolfgang Puck discusses the Wolfgang Puck Pressure Oven in Beverly Hills, CA February 6, 2014.(Andy Holzman/Los Angeles Daily News)]()
Wolfgang Puck discusses the Wolfgang Puck Pressure Oven in Beverly Hills, CA February 6, 2014.(Andy Holzman/Los Angeles Daily News)
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![Wolfgang Puck shows off the Wolfgang Puck Pressure Oven in Beverly Hills, CA February 6, 2014.(Andy Holzman/Los Angeles Daily News)]()
Wolfgang Puck shows off the Wolfgang Puck Pressure Oven in Beverly Hills, CA February 6, 2014.(Andy Holzman/Los Angeles Daily News)
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![LOS ANGELES, CA – NOVEMBER 02: Chef Wolfgang Puck (L) and Gelila Puck attend the LACMA 2013 Art + Film Gala honoring Martin Scorsese and David Hockney presented by Gucci at LACMA on November 2, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images for LACMA)]()
LOS ANGELES, CA – NOVEMBER 02: Chef Wolfgang Puck (L) and Gelila Puck attend the LACMA 2013 Art + Film Gala honoring Martin Scorsese and David Hockney presented by Gucci at LACMA on November 2, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images for LACMA)
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![Wolfgang Puck at the 84th Annual Academy Awards at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California on February 26, 2012. ( David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News)]()
Wolfgang Puck at the 84th Annual Academy Awards at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California on February 26, 2012. ( David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News)
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![LAS VEGAS, NV – MAY 10: Chef Wolfgang Puck (C) along with chefs from the Bellagio, Caesars Palace, The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas and the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino mark the beginning of the sixth annual Vegas Uncork’d by Bon Appetit culinary festival and the 20th anniversary of Puck’s Spago restaurant with a ceremonial Mionetto Prosecco saber-off in front of Caesars Palace May 10, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images for Vegas Uncork’d)]()
LAS VEGAS, NV – MAY 10: Chef Wolfgang Puck (C) along with chefs from the Bellagio, Caesars Palace, The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas and the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino mark the beginning of the sixth annual Vegas Uncork’d by Bon Appetit culinary festival and the 20th anniversary of Puck’s Spago restaurant with a ceremonial Mionetto Prosecco saber-off in front of Caesars Palace May 10, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images for Vegas Uncork’d)
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![LOS ANGELES, CA – NOVEMBER 05: (L-R) Record producer Richard Perry, actress Jane Fonda, Gelila Puck and chef Wolfgang Puck attend LACMA Art + Film Gala Honoring Clint Eastwood and John Baldessari Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 5, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images for LACMA)]()
LOS ANGELES, CA – NOVEMBER 05: (L-R) Record producer Richard Perry, actress Jane Fonda, Gelila Puck and chef Wolfgang Puck attend LACMA Art + Film Gala Honoring Clint Eastwood and John Baldessari Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 5, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images for LACMA)
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![Master Chef Wolfgang Puck shows a Oscar shaped flatbread, as part of his menu for the 83rd Annual Academy Awards Governors Ball at the Oscar food and beverage preview at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)]()
Master Chef Wolfgang Puck shows a Oscar shaped flatbread, as part of his menu for the 83rd Annual Academy Awards Governors Ball at the Oscar food and beverage preview at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
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HOLLYWOOD – MARCH 07: Wolfgang Puck attends the 82nd Annual Academy Awards Governor’s Ball held at Kodak Theatre on March 7, 2010 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
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![Oscars chef Wolfgang Puck carries some of his culinary creations along the red carpet at the 81st Academy Awards Sunday, Feb. 22, 2009, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)]()
Oscars chef Wolfgang Puck carries some of his culinary creations along the red carpet at the 81st Academy Awards Sunday, Feb. 22, 2009, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
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![Chef Wolfgang Puck, left, arrives at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2008, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)]()
Chef Wolfgang Puck, left, arrives at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2008, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
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![Chef Wolfgang Puck and his wife Gelila Assefa join former first lady Nancy Reagan at a reception honoring celebrated fashion designer James Galanos with the Rodeo Drive Walk of Style Award following the presentation ceremony in Beverly Hills, Calif., Thursday, Oct. 18, 2007. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)]()
Chef Wolfgang Puck and his wife Gelila Assefa join former first lady Nancy Reagan at a reception honoring celebrated fashion designer James Galanos with the Rodeo Drive Walk of Style Award following the presentation ceremony in Beverly Hills, Calif., Thursday, Oct. 18, 2007. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
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![NEW YORK – FEBRUARY 02: Chef Wolfgang Puck holds a chocolate mini Oscar during a media conference after newly minted Oscar statuettes were loaded onto United Flight 23, also known as “Oscar-1” to Los Angeles, at John F. Kennedy (JFK) International Airport February 2, 2006 in New York City. (Photo by Paul Hawthorne/Getty Images)]()
NEW YORK – FEBRUARY 02: Chef Wolfgang Puck holds a chocolate mini Oscar during a media conference after newly minted Oscar statuettes were loaded onto United Flight 23, also known as “Oscar-1” to Los Angeles, at John F. Kennedy (JFK) International Airport February 2, 2006 in New York City. (Photo by Paul Hawthorne/Getty Images)
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![Celebrity Chef Wolfgang Puck poses for a portrait during the Oscars 2004 Governors Ball Food and Decor Preview at the Grand Ball Room at the Kodak Theatre Complex January 29, 2004 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Carlo Allegri/Getty Images)]()
Celebrity Chef Wolfgang Puck poses for a portrait during the Oscars 2004 Governors Ball Food and Decor Preview at the Grand Ball Room at the Kodak Theatre Complex January 29, 2004 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Carlo Allegri/Getty Images)
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![Famous Hollywood chef Wolfgang Puck, second left, and his wife, Barbara Lazaroff, center, join their guests financier Marvin Davis, left, actor Sidney Poitier, right, and producer Aaron Spelling at their original Spago Hollywood restaurant Wednesday, March 28, 2001, in West Hollywood, Calif. The restaurant, once famed as a trendy status symbol among its celebrity guests, began a two-day gala Wednesday to mark its closing and celebrate its history. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)]()
Famous Hollywood chef Wolfgang Puck, second left, and his wife, Barbara Lazaroff, center, join their guests financier Marvin Davis, left, actor Sidney Poitier, right, and producer Aaron Spelling at their original Spago Hollywood restaurant Wednesday, March 28, 2001, in West Hollywood, Calif. The restaurant, once famed as a trendy status symbol among its celebrity guests, began a two-day gala Wednesday to mark its closing and celebrate its history. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
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![Legendary director and screenwriter Billy Wilder, center, is flanked by Arnold Schwarzenegger, right, and Wolfgang Puck prior to presenting the Billy Wilder Award in Beverly Hills, Calif., Monday Nov. 6, 2000. (AP Photo/Michael Caulfield)]()
Legendary director and screenwriter Billy Wilder, center, is flanked by Arnold Schwarzenegger, right, and Wolfgang Puck prior to presenting the Billy Wilder Award in Beverly Hills, Calif., Monday Nov. 6, 2000. (AP Photo/Michael Caulfield)
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![Wolfgang Puck prepares his post Oscar party dish for the news media in Beverly Hills, California on Friday, Feb. 26, 1999. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)]()
Wolfgang Puck prepares his post Oscar party dish for the news media in Beverly Hills, California on Friday, Feb. 26, 1999. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
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![Restaurateur Wolfgang Puck and his wife and business partner, Barbara Lazaroff, sit at a table in their Beverly Hills, Calif., restaurant Thursday, May 28, 1998. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)]()
Restaurateur Wolfgang Puck and his wife and business partner, Barbara Lazaroff, sit at a table in their Beverly Hills, Calif., restaurant Thursday, May 28, 1998. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
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![Husband and wife restaurateur team master chef Wolfgang Puck, left, and architectural designer Barbara Lazaroff react as they welcome people to their new restaurant, Chinois, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 1998, at the Forum Shops at Caesars, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Lennox McLendon)]()
Husband and wife restaurateur team master chef Wolfgang Puck, left, and architectural designer Barbara Lazaroff react as they welcome people to their new restaurant, Chinois, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 1998, at the Forum Shops at Caesars, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Lennox McLendon)
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![Chef Wolfgang Puck, owner of Spago Restaurant, holds a pizza as cast members of the TV sitcom “Three’s Company” sample it, Sept. 19, 1983, during a celebration launching the series’ eighth season. From left: Puck, Joyce DeWitt, Priscilla Barnes, and John Ritter. (AP Photo/Joan Adlen)]()
Chef Wolfgang Puck, owner of Spago Restaurant, holds a pizza as cast members of the TV sitcom “Three’s Company” sample it, Sept. 19, 1983, during a celebration launching the series’ eighth season. From left: Puck, Joyce DeWitt, Priscilla Barnes, and John Ritter. (AP Photo/Joan Adlen)
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![Celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck kisses the star at his Walk of Fame Star ceremony in Hollywood, California on April 26, 2017 where he was the recipient of the 2,608 Star in the category of Television. (FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)]()
Celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck kisses the star at his Walk of Fame Star ceremony in Hollywood, California on April 26, 2017 where he was the recipient of the 2,608 Star in the category of Television. (FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)
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Southern California residents can drop off unwanted medications at police stations, hospitals and schools on Saturday, April 29, for a collection intended to reduce prescription drug abuse.
National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day is from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. To find a drop-off location, visit the Drug Enforcement Administration’s search tool or call 800-882-9539. People can anonymously drop off pills, patches and well-sealed liquids. Needles and syringes will not be accepted.
During last year’s collection, Californians disposed of 32 tons of unwanted drugs, according to the state Department of Public Health. In Irvine, for instance, 480 pounds of medication were collected from three sites at the October event, said police spokeswoman Kim Mohr.
Unused medications left in homes may be stolen, misused or accidentally consumed. And medications that are disposed of improperly can create an environmental hazard.
The state agency said nearly twice as many Americans abuse prescription drugs than use cocaine, hallucinogens, heroin and inhalants combined. Studies have shown that most abused prescription drugs come from family and friends.
A report released this week by the Orange County Health Care Agency found that nearly half of all overdose deaths were due to accidental overdose of prescription drugs. The report noted the importance of focusing prevention efforts to address the rising opioid use among residents.
French luxury goods group Kering has booked what it calls “outstanding” revenue growth in the first quarter of 2017, thanks to record sales at its Gucci label.
Developers have agreed to reduce the number of apartments proposed for Brea Place, a mixed-use project at State College Boulevard and Birch Street that includes housing, commercial space and a hotel.
After roughly two hours of discussion, the Brea Planning Commission late Tuesday asked Hines, the Texas-based development company, to return with a new proposal reducing the number of apartments from 747 to 690.
The change could be presented at the Planning Commission meeting on May 23.
All five commissioners voiced concerns about the project’s density, particularly toward the north end of the property adjacent to residences. The height of the building at that end will be dropped from five stories to four.
“It’s obvious that it is just too much mass,” Commissioner Pat Fox said. “I don’t see any relief from traffic.”
Plans for the southern end of the project, adjacent to the Brea Mall and Brea Marketplace, will remain as proposed, with 16,900 square feet of commercial space, 462 units in a five-story building and a 150-room Marriott hotel.
Brea Place has been discussed over several packed Planning Commission meetings. Dozens of community members have addressed the commission, both in support and opposition of the project
Along with traffic concerns, opponents have pointed to the lack of a new environmental impact report based on current data.
There is an addendum to the 2003 EIR, however, and City Planner Jennifer Lilley has said all of the technical studies for the addendum were based on 2016-17 data.
“I don’t think a new EIR is needed,” Commissioner Melanie Schlotterbeck said. “I’m comfortable with the addendum.”
The project requires Planning Commission approval, but does not have to go before the City Council, though it could be appealed later to the council.
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![The 2015 play “Uncanny Valley,” in its Los Angeles-area premiere at International City Theatre, depicts the relationship between neuroscientist Claire (Susan Denaker) and Julian (Jacob Sidney), the sentient artificial life form she has created. (Photo by Steven Georges) 714 330-6105]()
The 2015 play “Uncanny Valley,” in its Los Angeles-area premiere at International City Theatre, depicts the relationship between neuroscientist Claire (Susan Denaker) and Julian (Jacob Sidney), the sentient artificial life form she has created. (Photo by Steven Georges) 714 330-6105
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As Act One comes to a close, Claire (Susan Denaker) teaches the newly ambulatory Julian (Jacob Sidney) to dance. (Photo by Steven Georges) 714 330-6105
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Claire (Susan Denaker) is surprised by the much different Julian (Jacob Sidney) who shows up in the play’s second act – a flashy sharpster who’s almost terrifyingly quick-thinking. (Photo by Steven Georges) 714 330-6105
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The science of robotics may not quite be so advanced as to create an android like the “Star Trek” character Data, but as “Uncanny Valley” shows us, we’re probably a lot closer to that threshold than most of us realize.
Thomas Gibbons’ 2015 play takes us into a “not-distant future” world not unlike today, yet one where technology is on the verge of creating artificial life forms so startlingly human as to be able to blend in with mainstream society.
When that occurs, ethical issues are sure to follow, and that’s what interests Gibbons, “Uncanny Valley” and International City Theatre’s Los Angeles-area premiere production.
The play’s crux is the relationship between Claire (Susan Denaker), a neuroscientist whose career has been devoted to creating an intelligent, sentient non-biological humanoid being, and Julian (Jacob Sidney), the result of her latest efforts.
Julian starts out, in the opening scenes, as a head, neck and upper torso resting on a table – but as “Uncanny Valley” proceeds, he gains more body parts until he’s a fully functioning, ambulatory, autonomous being.
The nuts-and-bolts aspects of robotics are, as we learn, the least challenging to Claire. What concerns her more is whether Julian can be made to behave so similarly to people that those meeting him for the first time are unaware he’s an artificial being.
The play’s title refers to the observable effect people have when confronted by a robot that seems human: They’re at first fascinated, but the more lifelike the humanoid becomes, at some point that eerie feeling of fascination turns into revulsion.
As Julian’s teacher, Claire explains what makes people individuals, what constitutes proper social behavior, and what humans consider “normal” in each other versus what’s viewed as unacceptable.
At first endearingly stilted, Julian is taught how to approximate having feelings. At ICT, the teacher-student bond is moving; equally so are musings by Julian that have concerned humankind for centuries: “Why have I been created? What is my purpose?”
Once “Uncanny” gets us to accept Julian as a person in his own right, it tosses us a curveball: He’s been created for the purpose of being, in Julian’s words, “a cup-holder” for the mind, personality and memories of Julian Barber, a billionaire industrialist whose funding made possible the research, development and creation of the Julian robot.
Ailing from cancer, Barber has been “harvested” for the properties that make him an individual, with Julian’s “matrix” having been surrounded by the dying Barber’s DNA.
Once we realize the Julian of Act Two is, in effect, a human-machine hybrid, we begin to see the kind of dark paths technology might soon pave, albeit unintentionally – and we wonder how deep is the “new” Julian’s understanding of people and human nature.
Accordingly, Sidney paints the fully evolved Julian as an almost theatrically flashy sharpster – witty, yes, but someone whose quick thinking is almost terrifying.
As Gibbons’ absorbing script and director caryn desai’s engrossing staging show, the interactions of people and their artificial living creations are just as complex and riddled with uncertainty as human relationships – even more so, given the ethical questions raised by the existence of autonomous, sentient artificial humans.
In impressively unpretentious fashion, Gibbons raises such issues and others of a more existential nature. Under desai’s creative hand, “Uncanny Valley” is something extraordinary, the type of theater ICT has always excelled at: Intelligent, intriguing, thought-provoking, exhilarating, and magnificently crafted.
Denaker shows us that while they run deep, Claire’s emotions are tempered by a wry sense of humor about herself and the world – yet she’s also the pure scientist who thinks, studies and observes 24/7, motivated by science itself while indifferent to any external financial or political agendas.
Sidney masterfully shows Julian’s astonishingly rapid growth and evolution from a newly conscious being to a perpetually curious student eager to soak up knowledge and understanding and, finally, so far past any point imagined or projected by his creators as to boggle the mind – and chill the blood.
Tesshi Nakagawa’s scenic design gives the production a quasi-futuristic look, and Kim DeShazo attires Denaker and Sidney in similarly monochromatic tones of black, white and silver, so that Claire and Julian are, in effect, gleaming, product-of-science mirrors of one another.
Avoiding everything facile, Gibbons’ brilliant play blurs the lines between man and machine and has us pondering the nature and purpose of all conscious life forms.
‘Uncanny Valley’
When: Through May 7. 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays
Where: Beverly O’Neil Theater, Long Beach Performing Arts Center, 330 East Seaside Way, Long Beach
Tickets: $47-$49
Length: 1 hour, 50 minutes
Suitability: Adults, teens and older kids
Information: 562-436-4610, InternationalCityTheatre.com
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![Sean Gallagher, second from left, Jonathon Moreno, of San Clemente, and Andrew Misner wait for a beer at Left Coast Brewing Company’s booth during the 7th Annual San Clemente Micro Brew Fest in San Clemente Saturday, April 22. (Photo by Rod Veal, Contributing Photographer)]()
Sean Gallagher, second from left, Jonathon Moreno, of San Clemente, and Andrew Misner wait for a beer at Left Coast Brewing Company’s booth during the 7th Annual San Clemente Micro Brew Fest in San Clemente Saturday, April 22. (Photo by Rod Veal, Contributing Photographer)
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![Mat Simoni, of Rialto, enjoys a beer at the 7th Annual San Clemente Micro Brew Fest at the Left Coast Brewing Company in San Clemente Saturday, April 22. (Photo by Rod Veal, Contributing Photographer)]()
Mat Simoni, of Rialto, enjoys a beer at the 7th Annual San Clemente Micro Brew Fest at the Left Coast Brewing Company in San Clemente Saturday, April 22. (Photo by Rod Veal, Contributing Photographer)
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![Erin Whiting, left, from Chicago, and Chantal Sanchez, of Newport Beach, dance to the sounds of Special Blend during the 7th Annual San Clemente Micro Brew Fest in San Clemente Saturday, April 22. (Photo by Rod Veal, Contributing Photographer)]()
Erin Whiting, left, from Chicago, and Chantal Sanchez, of Newport Beach, dance to the sounds of Special Blend during the 7th Annual San Clemente Micro Brew Fest in San Clemente Saturday, April 22. (Photo by Rod Veal, Contributing Photographer)
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![Bob Oosdyke, left, and Randy Farah, both of San Clemente, toast at the 7th Annual San Clemente Micro Brew Fest at the Left Coast Brewing Company Saturday, April 22. (Photo by Rod Veal, Contributing Photographer)]()
Bob Oosdyke, left, and Randy Farah, both of San Clemente, toast at the 7th Annual San Clemente Micro Brew Fest at the Left Coast Brewing Company Saturday, April 22. (Photo by Rod Veal, Contributing Photographer)
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![The 7th Annual San Clemente Micro Brew Fest goes down at the Left Coast Brewing Company in San Clemente Saturday, April 22. (Photo by Rod Veal, Contributing Photographer)]()
The 7th Annual San Clemente Micro Brew Fest goes down at the Left Coast Brewing Company in San Clemente Saturday, April 22. (Photo by Rod Veal, Contributing Photographer)
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![Rascalin performs at the 7th Annual San Clemente Micro Brew Fest at the Left Coast Brewing Company in San Clemente Saturday, April 22. (Photo by Rod Veal, Contributing Photographer)]()
Rascalin performs at the 7th Annual San Clemente Micro Brew Fest at the Left Coast Brewing Company in San Clemente Saturday, April 22. (Photo by Rod Veal, Contributing Photographer)
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![Patrick Smith gets a beer from Britney Graff at the Lost Winds booth during the 7th Annual San Clemente Micro Brew Fest in San Clemente Saturday, April 22. (Photo by Rod Veal, Contributing Photographer)]()
Patrick Smith gets a beer from Britney Graff at the Lost Winds booth during the 7th Annual San Clemente Micro Brew Fest in San Clemente Saturday, April 22. (Photo by Rod Veal, Contributing Photographer)
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![Brett “Mister San Clemente” Lopez enjoys a beer during the 7th Annual San Clemente Micro Brew Fest at the Left Coast Brewing Company in San Clemente Saturday, April 22. (Photo by Rod Veal, Contributing Photographer)]()
Brett “Mister San Clemente” Lopez enjoys a beer during the 7th Annual San Clemente Micro Brew Fest at the Left Coast Brewing Company in San Clemente Saturday, April 22. (Photo by Rod Veal, Contributing Photographer)
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![Andrea Schrier, of Los Angeles, hangs out at the 7th Annual San Clemente Micro Brew Fest on Saturday, April 22. (Photo by Rod Veal, Contributing Photographer)]()
Andrea Schrier, of Los Angeles, hangs out at the 7th Annual San Clemente Micro Brew Fest on Saturday, April 22. (Photo by Rod Veal, Contributing Photographer)
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![Jamie and Jerry Abbott, from San Clemente, enjoy the 7th Annual San Clemente Micro Brew Fest at Left Coast Brewing Company on Saturday, April 22. (Photo by Rod Veal, Contributing Photographer)]()
Jamie and Jerry Abbott, from San Clemente, enjoy the 7th Annual San Clemente Micro Brew Fest at Left Coast Brewing Company on Saturday, April 22. (Photo by Rod Veal, Contributing Photographer)
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![Ryan Kalama, a member of the Kalama Brothers who would perform later, dances during band Special Blend’s set during the 7th Annual San Clemente Micro Brew Fest at the Left Coast Brewing Company Saturday, April 22. (Photo by Rod Veal, Contributing Photographer)]()
Ryan Kalama, a member of the Kalama Brothers who would perform later, dances during band Special Blend’s set during the 7th Annual San Clemente Micro Brew Fest at the Left Coast Brewing Company Saturday, April 22. (Photo by Rod Veal, Contributing Photographer)
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![Janey Gidion dances during the 7th Annual San Clemente Micro Brew Fest at the Left Coast Brewing Company in San Clemente Saturday, April 22. (Photo by Rod Veal, Contributing Photographer)]()
Janey Gidion dances during the 7th Annual San Clemente Micro Brew Fest at the Left Coast Brewing Company in San Clemente Saturday, April 22. (Photo by Rod Veal, Contributing Photographer)
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![Revelers cheer for the band Special Blend at the 7th Annual San Clemente Micro Brew Fest at the Left Coast Brewing Company Saturday, April 22. (Photo by Rod Veal, Contributing Photographer)]()
Revelers cheer for the band Special Blend at the 7th Annual San Clemente Micro Brew Fest at the Left Coast Brewing Company Saturday, April 22. (Photo by Rod Veal, Contributing Photographer)
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![Tommy Hadjis, general manager of the 7th Annual San Clemente Micro Brew Fest, poses with friend Nic Radach at Left Coast Brewing Company Saturday, April 22. (Photo by Rod Veal, Contributing Photographer)]()
Tommy Hadjis, general manager of the 7th Annual San Clemente Micro Brew Fest, poses with friend Nic Radach at Left Coast Brewing Company Saturday, April 22. (Photo by Rod Veal, Contributing Photographer)
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![Reggae band Special Blend performs at the 7th Annual San Clemente Micro Brew Fest Saturday, April 22. (Photo by Rod Veal, Contributing Photographer)]()
Reggae band Special Blend performs at the 7th Annual San Clemente Micro Brew Fest Saturday, April 22. (Photo by Rod Veal, Contributing Photographer)
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![Nikki Wolfbrandt, left, and Patrick Enrich, of Lake Forest hang out at the 7th Annual San Clemente Micro Brew Fest at the Left Coast Brewing Company Saturday, April 22. (Photo by Rod Veal, Contributing Photographer)]()
Nikki Wolfbrandt, left, and Patrick Enrich, of Lake Forest hang out at the 7th Annual San Clemente Micro Brew Fest at the Left Coast Brewing Company Saturday, April 22. (Photo by Rod Veal, Contributing Photographer)
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One of San Clemente’s rites of spring takes place yearly in the Talega Business Park, where connoisseurs of craft beers can spend an afternoon sampling suds from more than a dozen Southern California breweries.
The 7th annual San Clemente Micro-Brew Fest was a collaboration of the San Clemente Chamber of Commerce and Left Coast Brewing Company. The chamber raises funds from the event to support events held in honor of Marine Corps units at Camp Pendleton. Left Coast, the homegrown San Clemente brewery, hosts the brew fest.
San Clemente is emerging as a hub for craft beers, evidenced by at least four of the vendors being local – Artifex Brewing Co., Pizza Port, Lost Winds Brewing and the host, Left Coast.
For Left Coast, the festivities didn’t end when the festival concluded Saturday, April 22. The next day, Left Coast’s tasting room hosted a break-out party for a seasonal beer dubbed PassioNATE Blonde, a blonde ale with passion fruit.
The brewery created it in collaboration with San Clemente pro surfers Nate Yeomans and Tanner Gudauskas.
PassioNATE Blonde is available for a limited time on draft in Left Coast’s tasting room, 1251 Puerta del Sol, San Clemente.
Known for beautiful lace slipdresses, Elizabeth Fillmore presented her 10 styles for spring for the more fashion-focused brides — ranging from a sleek hammered satin sheath to a chiffon embroidered lace vintage-inspired halter gown, which featured an asymmetric godet chiffon skirt and a black chiffon bow down the back. She also offered beautiful tulle pleated tiered gowns, some of which featured removable overlays that could be worn over the shoulders.
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Randi Rahm’s spring bridal collection of versatile, mix-and-match and customizable couture pieces are the perfect fit for a modern bride who wants to change up her wedding day look, or even wear it again. She also re-created a white version of the “Rose Gown,” recently made famous by reality show “The Bachelorette,” to the collection for good measure, because who doesn’t love a crowd favorite?
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