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it not for YKK. Windows womldn't
open and pants wouldn t close. Bet?r, it is
possible, would cease to ferment.
Now, examine your fly zipper.
Nine times out of 10, you'll find <etched
three enigmatic letters: YKK. If it's not on
your own zipper, find a friend.
What is this YKK?
Is it an ancient Russian acronyn The
secret wish of some mysterious urass
smith? Or does it mean Yoshida ]
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quality of its prodluct through vertical inuse, but makes the things you use work.
tegration. It opera tes in every stage of proAnd it's Japanese to bo
ot. duction, from the raw materials to the deThose three letters fou nd theif origin livery. YKK forgejs its own brass and anin downtown 1930s Tok][fn with Tartan nHi7P« itc nwn all iminum.
A lot of econonaics textbooks question
Yoshida, a young busineissman with an
interest in the slide-fasitener
the vi[ability of vertical intetrade. Yoshida's mission
gration, but YKK went
was not to be the
ahead and opened
world' s largest z
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zipper on your pants and jacket. It oipened
in 1934, and two million kilometers of zipper later, YKK is the world's large st zip- philoso««
per manufacturer.
It's easy to miss but we do liive uii
Planet YKK. Or, as the company says,
"Whether you realize it or not, you probably start your day with YKK."
Behind the scenes, YKK fastenesrs appear in our jeans and backpacks, They
come in zips, Velcro-style hoop an d loop
tape, and buckles. YKK architectur al alu-
minum shores up the underbellies c)f747s
and binds the arches of the Georgia Dome
as well as the zips for its artificia1 turf.
Its airtight, watertight zippers keep
smoke out of firefighting suits and alir out
of fermentation vats. It's one of thos<5 com-
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panded in the architectural materials
market,
Its arcllitectural products provide twothirds of i ts revenue. YKK even provides
designs f()r its building products using
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1977: YKK South
headquarters opens.
1982: YKK West
headquarters opens,
1986: YKK Aluminum
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Atlanta opens.
1990: YKK office in
P uebla, Mexico, opens.
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a long struggle with
prospers unless
he benefits others,
high U.S. tar iffs in the late '50s.
and thus tries not to "buy
low Finally, the coimpany secured a
and sell high," but to prov ide a premium ing with Georgi then-Gov. Jimmy
low-cost product that will tlenefit both the Carter to open a fticility for domestic proconsumer and corporateon in the long duction. It still clonates to his
run.
thropic foundatio t9day.
It executes its philosop hy in a rather
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New York distributer.
964: YKK Plant opens
in downtown
Manhattan, N.Y.
.966: YKK relocates to
Long Island, N.Y.
968: Los Angeles and
Chicago offices
established,
1970: Atlanta office
established.
1972: 54 acres
purchased for plant in
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BLUE CACTUS
Owned by Lloyd Reese
out of
BY MICHAEL LAFORGIA
THE GAMECOCK
The decor at the little Blue
Cactus Cafe on Greene Street is
as eclectic as the menu. The
resembles a cross between a
cantina and a Korean restaurant,
complete with sombreros, gilded
Asian prints, Mexican chili
lights and a bookcase full of
exotic hot sauces from the world
over. A map dotted with
of little colored pins covers
ternational or graduate students
and USC faculty and staff.
Owner Lloyd Reese opened the
cafe nine years ago on Cinco de
Mayo after 22 years' service in
the Army. Reese's G.I. persona
often shines through in places;
he has no problem sending
patrons elsewhere or just
plain telling them to get out.
Because the Blue Cactus makes
its dishes from scratch, irascible
Reese said a customer once
used a cell phone to call the
kitchen from a dining room
booth and demanded his food be
prepared quicker. Reese threw
him out immediately. A sign on
the wall near the entrance reads,
"Good Food Takes Time And
We're Very Good." Enough said.
pepper
hundreds
wall nrnndlv disnlavinp thp
various homelands of regular
customers, most of whom are in-
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trum). It was served with
rice and a selection of
The kim chee was very fresh
and clean tasting, and paired very
nicely with the intensity of the
stir fry. The stir fry was a bit hard
to chew, but then that stems from
the nature of a key ingredient,
squid. Because ofthe heat and the
exotic ingredients, the stir fry is
not for everyone, but the openminded eater will love it.
For the tamer customer, the
was very
uauivground
knowledge
addition
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and the culinary
of his Korean wife. In
to homestyle Southwestern
and Korean food, the cafe serves
Cajun, Cuban, Puerto Rican and
some fusion dishes.
Reese does much ofthe cooking
himself, and he knows his stuff.
Korean dumplings, deep-fried
wantons filled with a simple
of beef and vegetables
and served with soy sauce, were
a good appetizer. The seafood stir
fry was very flavorful and spicy
not for the faint of palate
(though only rated medium hot
on the Blue Cactus' heat spec-
impatient
interiorpatrons often' complain.
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And as' it turns out, the food
good. A family business,
the Blue Cactus doesn't offer
college fare and instead draws
Q l/vy
Ropa Vieja was a fresh tasting
dish, an admirably simple and
straightforward combination of
shredded beef and vegetables
that paired well with black beans
combination
and rice.
For dessert, the Blue Cactus
BLUE CACTUS, SEE PAGE 11
ly melodic, while he and Ginsberg
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stage piaying
intricate, engaging music perfect
forheadbanging.
As well as charging through
tracks from its latest album, CKY
played "96 Quite Bitter Beings," a
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song off its debut.featured as the
soundtrack to the infamous
cart scene in the first episode
of Jackass.
Propelled by the success of the
MTV series Jackass and the movie
of the same name, as well as the
pre-Jackass skate/stunt videos
made with the help of drummer
Jess Margera's brother,
skater Bam Margera, the
band has developed a loyal fan
base of skater-punks, metal heads
and new age rock devotees.
Although CKY has attained such
success, judging by its fan base, it
is by no means considered
Ginsberg says of his fans
1that "thev'rp inst sn f***ir>e aeitat<id. They watch MTV to get fuel to
]late, so they're ready to destroy."
CKY has become the bastard child
<)f the recording industry. Refusing
<corporate pressure to conform to
inainstream standards, CKY has sold
<jver 100,000 copies of its self-released
<HD and promise to better that with
ids new self-produced album,
shoppi
"INFILTRATE DESTROY
REBUILD"
CKY (Camp Kill Yourself)
out of
BY FORD DAVIS 1
THE GAMECOCK
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Pennsylvania quartet Camp
Kill Yourself puts on an intense
rock 'n' roll show distinguished
from the tired, regurgitated music
so prevalent in the industry today.
The band stopped at Uncle
Doctor's in West Columbia this
weekend during its "Out on the
Noose Again '03" national head-
lining tour, which includes venues
in metropolitan areas such as San
Diego, Detroit and Philadelphia.
The club was filled to capacity
with fans singing along to favorites such as "Escape From
Hellview," "Flesh Into Gear" and
"Inhuman Creation Station."
Concert-goers hoping to see a live
action episode of Jackass were sorely disappointed; those who came for
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professi
mainstre
'
'Infiltrate Destroy Rebuild."
On its new album, the band
Itroves that it can hold its own and
i s not simply riding the wave of
provided by Johnny
j success
I Cnoxville and the rest of the
rock and roll the way it was meant rackass crew. Overall, the songs
to be played were nothing short of £ire diverse and show the band's
ecstatic. Fueled by the emotion of rnusical maturity. The tunes range
the searing melodic vocals and in- from the expected sound of "Flesh
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tricate thrashing guitars of Deron I v.4-/v
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Miller and Chad I. Ginsberg, the s(ound of "Plastic Plan," to the
floor erupted as soon as the first siweet, melodic style of "Close Yet
chord was struck. The crowd re- Irar."
For a new outlook on the future
joiced as one to the realization that
rock and roll truly is not dead.
cif today's music, give a listen to
Backing up the band is the (3KY's new album, "Infiltrate
rhythm section, comprised of the I)estroy Rebuild," and check out
thumping bass of Vern its live show as it continues to tour
Zaborowski and the skillful t he East Coast until mid-March.
pounding of Jess Marjfera. Live,
lead vocals weffc simulta- Miller's
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The Blue Cactus Cafe, on 2002 Greene St., near Five Points, offisrs an eclectic menu of Korean, <Cajun, Cuban, Puerto Rlcan
and some fusion dishes. The res taurant stresses that it is slow i n preparing its food but the re suit is worth the wait.
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