text:
The influence of Black style and culture on men’s wear is immeasurable.
Many aspects of men’s style and tailoring today have roots and influences in Black culture and youth movements, but the contributions from the community often go without mention.
“There were many Black people in history in Savile Row, but once one person becomes famous you don’t hear about the rest,” said Art Comes First cofounder Sam Lambert, a former Savile Row tailor.
Lambert and Shaka Maidoh established Art Comes First in 2010 after meeting in West London and bonding over vintage clothing, music and subcultures. The fashion label, art house and consultancy also produces bespoke clothing, and is presenting its AW21 collection dedicated to tailoring and made-to-order styles. The pair entered Savile Row through British fashion designer Ozwald Boateng, the British-Ghanaian fashion designer who opened his first headquarters on Savile Row in 2002 and first flagship on the street in 2007, and learned more about the craft and the industry, attending Pitti Uomo and meeting factory owners. “We’ve been lucky to discover Savile Row,” said Lambert, who is currently based in Paris.
Boateng is one of the more popular men to work on Savile Row, owed in part to his four-year stint at Givenchy as men’s artistic director which ended in 2007, but Maidoh said to not overlook “neighborhood heroes” like the Allen Brothers, Michael Browne, Maurice Sedwell, Charlie Casely-Hayford and his late father Joe Casely-Hayford, all of whom have backgrounds and stories worthy of spotlighting.
First, the Zoot Suit
The history of Black designers’ contributions to men’s wear and Black culture’s influence on style goes back further than what is discussed today. Many lean on recent history when examining the influence, citing hip-hop as a main driver for trends today or athletes influencing men’s style, but there were eras of influence that predate modern men’s fashion.
To properly examine Black culture’s influence on men’s wear, it requires a return to the early 20th century when tailored suits evolved into the zoot suit.
The style, which derives from the English drape suit credited to early 20th-century Dutch tailor Frederick Scholte, is closely tied to elements of American culture at the time, like jazz music and athletic dances like the lindy hop and the jitterbug.
“It’s hard to find the exact origin of the style,” said Kathy Peiss, a historian and professor at the University of Pennsylvania and author of “Zoot Suit: the Enigmatic Career of an Extreme Style.” Peiss thinks the style originated in Harlem “among young African American men,” that wanted a fuller, more draped look. “It’s one of the first examples of street fashion becoming popularized and spread through mass media, cartoons and movies, and it came out of young Black men that wanted to display themselves.”
As Clarissa Esguerra, associate curator of costumes and textiles at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, noted, “Scholars of men’s wear look at the zoot suit as the first uniquely American suit style.”
Esguerra co-curated the exhibition “Reigning Men: Fashion in Menswear, 1715-2015” that was held in 2016.
“The suit was adopted by non-white groups, including African Americans, Japanese Americans, Filipinos and Chicanos — young underrepresented men and women — that loved jazz music,” she said. “In California, there were first-generation American youth who adopted this form of dressing to express themselves and to exert confidence. It was not a trickle-down thing, which there are so many examples of in fashion. This is an incredible instance where youth made a style that’s iconic for them and for a generation and has a story connected to it.”
The zoot suit would become an illegal style to produce during World War II due to restrictions on fabrics and rationing that the U.S. government instituted in 1942 — the suit required more fabric than a traditional suit to produce. The Zoot Suit Riots, a series of race-related riots in June 1943, would come as a response to the restrictions. Sailors in Downtown Los Angeles got in an altercation with young Mexican-Americans in zoot suits, and traveled en masse to East Los Angeles to attack the young zoot suiters they argued with. Black, Mexican, Filipino and Italian youths were largely attacked and blamed for the riots.
“There are so many parallels in moments where underrepresented people have been hushed too long and have to represent themselves and find community,” Esguerra said. “The zoot suit was for expression and then it became a symbol of anti-establishment. You see that again in the civil rights movement and you would see it in music, art, dress, all across the board.”
From there, American men’s suits continued to be looser than their counterparts in Europe, according to Esguerra, but overall, she said, suits became more fitted and narrow in the country after World War II.
The styles changed over the years influenced by Black jazz musicians and performers like Miles Davis, as well as gangsters like Jack Jackson, who Daniel Day, much better known as Dapper Dan, said were the “big influence” in Harlem.
Day, who outfitted hip-hop pioneers like Eric B., Rakim and LL Cool J, said men would travel to the Lower East Side of Manhattan to buy their suits but, in his opinion, none of the suits could compare to what Harlem’s Orie Walls was making.
“I used to take younger guys to Orie,” Day said. Walls operated Orie’s Custom Tailoring, a haberdashery on 125th Street, outfitting men in the neighborhood and celebrities like Muhammad Ali, Jackie Robinson, Miles Davis and Joe Namath among others. Aside from Walls, Day said Leightons, Cy Martin’s and Phil Kronfeld were the most popular stores to shop in the era.
Another purveyor of style, Le Mans Haberdashers in New York City’s Upper West Side, was a Black-owned and -operated business that catered to a Black clientele. Founders Carl Davis and Kermith Morgan started the business in 1968 and produced a line house label suits and shirts, in addition to their tailoring services. Past reports from Black Enterprise stated that the duo achieved a 100 percent sales increase in 1974 despite the recession.
But their success wouldn’t be a match for the then incoming generation that wanted little to do with suits.
“The younger generation was taking over and totally rebellious against the suit,” Day said.
Day started his own haberdashery in 1982 making bespoke luxury fashion that was a departure from the tailored suit.
“I was making the fabrics and using the future technology,” he said. He was able to acquire machinery to produce fabrics from auctions as manufacturers were selling their equipment because production was moving abroad as Stateside manufacturing became too costly. Day would produce fabrics from Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Fendi, MCM and more to create one-of-a-kind pieces.
“With the knowledge and the machines, [I was] going to take advantage of doing things here. Take things straight to the consumer. When I did that and it became popular, I did luxury fashion made-to-order.”
Day produced clothing and works in his storefront on 125th Street in Harlem for a sizable and loyal clientele in New York City and from major U.S. cities like Philadelphia, Chicago, Miami and Houston. The first stars in hip-hop like Big Daddy Kane and athletes like Mike Tyson put Day’s prowess center stage. However, an altercation between Tyson and boxer Mitch Green outside of Day’s store would lead to its closing. The fight and resulting visibility of the store and its stock got Fendi’s attention, and the company sent its former corporate lawyer and present Supreme Court justice Sonia Sotomayor to raid Day’s business on alleged counterfeiting. Decades later, for its Cruise 2018 show, Gucci produced a style almost identical to one Day made for Olympic gold medalist Diane Dixon. Gucci made a brown fur jacket with brown leather sleeves with a G pattern, while Day’s version for Dixon was a brown fur coat with Louis Vuitton monogram sleeves. Social media accounts widely accused Gucci of copying Day’s work, which they denied, instead calling it homage. The occurrence would later lead Gucci to collaborate with Day on a collection, and would help him open an atelier in Harlem. Now he produces custom Gucci pieces at his atelier.
Guy and Shay Wood of 5001 Flavors and Harlem Haberdashery, also produced custom ensembles in the ’90s for a who’s who of hip-hop royalty and late greats like Tupac Shakur and Heavy D, as well as Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre, Mary J. Blige, Fat Joe and D.J. Khaled, to name a few.
“I would just create for the moment,” said Guy Wood. He recollected a moment when Biggie Smalls rapped about wearing Versace on his song “Hypnotize.” Since B.I.G. rapped about it, he needed to own it. “Catering to bigger guys, they were able to afford us. Now they can get a silk shirt and blazer and hoodie. Big brands maybe thought it was blasphemy and now they’re chasing bigger guys years later. Versace wasn’t making stuff in those sizes. He was wearing 5001.”
The duo opened Harlem Haberdashery in 2012 to offer the 5001 Flavors experience to the public. “5001 is a service-oriented business, and Harlem Haberdashery is where we wanted to move into mass and create retail opportunities,” Shay Wood said. “We realized working with the bigger public is where we needed to be.” Today, they offer smaller production runs and bespoke customization, as well as bespoke spirits and aroma therapy sprays, and will soon offer alkaline water.
Tailoring would see somewhat of a revival following the Great Recession, which also coincided with the change in dress code for NBA players, who were mandated to wear suits to games. LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh and the other players dabbled in fine tailoring, and stylists like Rachel Johnson, Calyann Barnett and KeshaMcLeod made sure their superstar clients were properly outfitted in well-tailored suits and high fashion, contemporary styles. Today, men look to NBA athletes for style, so much so that even the NBA 2K video game series incorporates men’s wear designers in its games.
Black culture and tailored clothing have a connection that goes beyond fashion.
“There is a culture of craftsmanship that we brought from our lands,” Lambert said, noting however, that he feels bespoke culture is dying, and with it, the knowledge of Black culture and Black creators’ contribution to it.
“Recently there was a Black tailor that won a Black British award,” Maidoh said. “When it’s a master tailor, it’s not the best British tailor, it’s a Black British award. It’s a disservice. The category divides us. It does not give enough emphasis to the skills.”
Launch Gallery: From Savile Row to Harlem: Black Contributions to Men’s Style


text:
Small businesses shutting down in CT
CT Chamber of Commerce is concerned over the closure of several small businesses in the Western Cape.
CAPE TOWN - The Cape Town Chamber of Commerce has expressed concern over the closure of several small businesses in the mother city.
With many businesses either closing, or moving to smaller premises, the chamber has described it as the worst in five years.
Among the latest casualties are Harley Davidson in Greenpoint, Look & Listen in the Canal Walk shopping mall and the iconic Beauwood Furniture in Lansdowne Road.
The chamber's Michael Bagraim said many companies were struggling to cope each month.
"These small businesses have been trading at very marginal profits. It has become a major issue now, with the increase in electricity and transport prices. This has pushed them beyond the tail and they actually cannot survive."
Bagraim fears more businesses could close their doors.
"We've noticed that businesses, especially the smaller ones have been closing over the past three months. If you go to shopping centres, you'll see many "closed" signs - and it's reflected all over the country."

domain: news


text:
News Corp has debuted its new full-service digital content marketing agency as part of the publisher’s Come Together News Futures event, held in Melbourne.
Announced by News Corp executive director of content marketing Simon Smith, SUDDEN.ly will operate as a dedicated digital newsroom for brands, provide customers with insights, art, and creativity to drive results on client-owned media channels.
SUDDEN.ly promises to create and deliver of-the-moment engaging and shareable content for brands utilising News Corp’s data technology.
Smith, who will lead the agency, said, “The launch of SUDDEN.ly heralds a new era – united under a new, national trade position where we’re combining content intelligence with storytelling expertise.”
“We know that for many marketers, building and retaining audiences takes time, money and resources so we are set up to do the heavy lifting and tell those stories on behalf of our clients.”
Creative Andrew Sidwell will work alongside Smith as head of strategy.
SUDDEN.ly is just one of a series of new innovations from News Corp’s businesses and brands unveiled at the Come Together News Futures event.
Speaking at the event, News Corp chief operating officer of publishing Damian Eales said, “We are Australia’s trusted storytellers and our ability to leverage that capability for our clients is what distinguishes us from other media companies.”
“Our future digital network is unrivalled in terms of the richness of our targeting capability and the leadership position we have across the content verticals that matter to advertisers.
“At Come Together this year, our partners will see, more than ever, the company we are becoming. Much more than media, and serving more marketing needs than ever before.”
To coincide with the launch of SUDDEN.ly, Content IQ, powered by News Connect has been created to help give brands the edge when it comes to content insights and content performance measurement of their own channels.
SUDDEN.ly will be represented in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide.
Domain’s chief marketing officer (CMO), Rebecca Darley, said that without Tealium’s customer data platform (CDP), her business would not have been able to achieve the personalised marketing success that has made it one of the leaders in data-driven marketing in Australia. Speaking at an exclusive breakfast event hosted by B&T at Sydney’s swish harbourside restaurant, […]
Man of Many in partnership with NBC Universal, stages an atmosphere of elegance for Sydney premiere of ‘Argylle’ film. Independent lifestyle publication digital publication, Man of Many, has shown its innovative approach to event management in the premiere of ‘Argylle’ at Hoyts Cinema in Sydney’s entertainment quatre. Over 400 guests were included in the films […]


text:
Load mobile navigation
Greater Manchester News
News By Area
Manchester City Centre
See all locations
Things To Do
Family & Kids
Food & Drink
Music & Nightlife
In Your Area
Book an Ad
Find a Therapist
Buy a photo
Work for us
Buy a Photo
How to Complain
Corrections and Clarifications
Terms & Conditions
Our RSS Feeds
Notifications and alerts help
© 2020 M.E.N Media
North west firms receive royal seal of approval in this year's Queen’s Awards for Enterprise
Across the country 201 businesses have been recognised in this year's awards which mark the Queen's 93rd birthday
Barry's Bootcamp, the global fitness phenomenon, is putting Manchester celebrities and locals through their paces
Sandy and his brother James brought Hollywood’s hottest workout – launched by Barry Jay in LA in the 1980s – to London in 2013.
DNA testing firm used by The Jeremy Kyle Show launches first UK non-invasive test
Previously, samples had to be sent to the United States for analysis, leading to a wait of at least two weeks before the results were known.
Wigan meter installer Lowri Beck sold to Calvin Capital
Lowri Beck was formed by its founder Bob Vernon over 20 years ago and today has a workforce of approximately 2,000 people
North west is ripe for some VC funding
In the first of our series looking into venture capital funding, David Foreman, managing director of Praetura Ventures, explains why the time is right for north west tech firms to approach a VC fund
Opinion: Why you need to seek out alternative funding options
Richard Lamb, Director, Regional Business Development at Thincats on why it's good to shop around....
Landmark building transformed into vets practice after £250,000 investment
Tameside Vets, which has its main practice in Ashton-Under-Lyne and branches in Hyde and Stalybridge, has created a modern, vibrant new surgery
Pharmaceutical deals drive further growth for parcel firm
By focusing on developing its Irish operations, the firm has become the delivery partner for major brands
Appetite for alternative finance is growing, says survey
The insights come from a new survey conducted by business finance provider Growth Street.
How quirky hobby grew into thriving dog firm for sisters
Christine and Jenny Chau launched their venture in 2010 from a home.
Barclays unveils £14bn fund for smaller businesses to deal with Brexit
The bank said it wanted to help firms prepare for leaving the EU, including exporting goods and staffing issues.
Swegway and hoverboard experts Breezeboard Pro reach £1m revenues
Its record trading year coincides with the first anniversary of the store’s unique Hoverboard World race track and party room
Mason Advisory ranks in Europe’s Fastest Growing Companies 2019 report
The report recognises the companies that are the driving force of the European economy
Fashion designer Nadine Merabi has built loyal following from women who want the perfect outfit
Nadine Merabi's dresses have been worn by famous faces including Mel B, Paloma Faith, Michelle Keegan, Georgia May Foote, and Catherine Tyldesley
Didsbury Gin ties up with JD Wetherspoon to stock flavoured Raspberry and Elderflower drink
The deal comes soon after the start-up’s appearance on hit BBC Two show Dragons’ Den.
Carrs Foods aims for £150m revenues following rebrand and major investment
The group supplies brands including Baker Street, St Pierre, and Paul Hollywood's bread range
Tech firm Bidooh grows international offering with South Africa partnership
The licensing agreement marks Bidooh’s first move into Africa and builds on the group’s global strategy.
MBO for Stockport environmental consultancy APEM
APEM has eight offices across the UK, one in Germany and one soon to open in the USA, all supported by over 100 staff.
Used by Lindsay Lohan and model Kylie Jenner, LA Tanning has become a global hit
The majority of business comes from individuals, as opposed to salons, who are self-employed and therefore keep overheads down.
Entrepreneurial hub will help women in Salford start their own business
Women with Wings was established in 2017 with support from City West Housing Trust’s 'Don’t Keep it Under Your Hat Programme',
Sports nutrition experts launch new products aimed at footballers
SiS has been working with Manchester United, Celtic, Rangers, Aston Villa and Wigan Athletic.
Cosmetics company Amelia Knight expands with acquisition
Its brands include Colour Couture, A.O.C (Academy of Colour) and Hidden Dreams
The University of Manchester
How brothers Reg and Louis Rix are shaking up the marketplace with CarFinance 247
The expansion and the success of CarFinance 247 mirrors the growth of the used car market, which shows no signs of slowing down.
Cloud service provider ANS group hails strong half year
The business reported revenues of £25.4m for the six months to September 2018
Manchester's best craft beer bars, pubs and brewtaps
Choosing Tryanuary over Dry January? The best craft beer bars in Manchester, brewery taps and pubs are usually just the next railway arch away
Top business brains share secrets of starting a successful firm in new book
Inspirational new release 'Yes Business Can' aims to help British businesses maximise their potential
MEN Business of the Year
Pictures: M.E.N. Business Awards 2019
More than 350 guests turned out for Manchester Evening News Business Awards ceremony, which is now in its 27th year. Triumphant companies across a range of sectors including technology, retail, manufacturing and construction were honoured during a glittering ceremony at Manchester’s Principal Hotel.
Tenants could be owed £320 from their landlord - all thanks to a new law
A new tenancy law means millions of renters could be owed hundreds of pounds from their landlords
The boss of Timpson cobblers has slammed Amazon and Starbucks over how little tax they pay
James Timpson, boss at the Wythenshawe-based cobblers, said the firms were using 'immoral' practices to slash their tax bills
Manchester United Transfer News
Manchester United favourite Javier Hernandez in tears after transfer admission
Man Utd favourite Chicharito has completed a move to LA Galaxy following a successful career in Europe.
Aldi shopper reveals how she feeds a family of four for £3.60 a day
The money-savvy mum has shared her shopping list that lets her feed her entire family for £25 a week
Holly Willoughby's £29.50 M&S dress sparks shopper complaints for the most ridiculous reason
The £29.50 floral number hasn't gone down too well with some shoppers
Manchester United Transfer News
Manchester United transfer news LIVE Fernandes to Man Utd latest ahead of FA Cup fixture
All the latest Man Utd transfer rumours, injury latest and breaking news ahead of Sunday's FA Cup clash with Tranmere.
Coronation Street fans notice Bethany Platt wardrobe 'blunder'
Corrie viewers did a double take
Manchester United FC
Marcus Rashford backing former Manchester United player to cause Liverpool FC FA Cup upset
Man Utd forward Marcus Rashford will be cheering on a close friend when Shrewsbury host Liverpool FC in the FA Cup fourth round.
Locked up: Our round up of criminals jailed in Greater Manchester this week
Here is a run-down of the criminals jailed over the last seven days:
National Lottery results draw LIVE: Winning Lotto numbers for Saturday January 25
It's a triple rollover tonight with a whopping £7.5 million up for grabs
Manchester City FC
The Man City fan looking to pile more misery on Manchester United with Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers goalkeeper Scott Davies is a Manchester City fan and is desperate to knock Man Utd out of the FA Cup.
Coronavirus outbreak: Death toll passes 40 in China as doctors continue to test UK patients
The first confirmed cases of Coronavirus in Europe were found in France on Friday


text:
Uniqlo, the popular Japanese clothing company, is opening their first Bronx store this coming Spring at The Mall at Bay Plaza in Co-op City.
According to Prestige Properties who owns and operates the mall, the store will occupy 8,000 square feet and will join over 100 other stores like Michael Kors, Macy’s, JC Penney, The Gap, H&M and more.
Although this is their first store in The Bronx, Uniqlo is no stranger to our borough as they have partnered with New York City Parks Department to bring art into local parks of which Virginia Park in Parkchester was one of them with an ongoing art exhibition, “Daylighting” by Bronx artist Lovie Pignata.
This announcement comes at a time when national retailers have an increased confidence in setting up shop in our borough which, according to a report by the Center for an Urban Future, indicates that retail chain stores opening in The Bronx saw a 1.8% increase in 2017 second only to Brooklyn which saw a 3.1% increase.
Manhattan and queens tied with a marginal growth of 0.9% and Staten Island actually saw a decline of 1.9%.
Overall, The Bronx’s growth in retail chains at 1.8% outpaced the city average of 1.3%.
Stay tuned for their grand opening.


text:
As a break from the hellscape this legislative session has become, two reporters met for dinner last week at La Terraza Rum & Lounge, a Venezuelan bar and restaurant that opened last fall in Hillcrest. We came for rum, specifically the top-shelf Bacardi rum promised in the restaurant’s ticketed dinner. For $45 per person ($42 if you bought one early at centralarkansastickets.com, a ticketing site the Arkansas Times operates), we got a delicious three-course prix-fixe meal: fried croquettes filled with a creamy filling of potato, fish and cheese served with a chipotle marmalade; pan-seared tuna coated with chia seeds and a salad topped with goat cheese; and a Bacardi rum cake topped with a maraschino cherry. At every course, we also got a shot of fancy varieties of Bacardi rum and a spiel from our server about the blend or the flavors to look out for. We couldn’t detect any “notes” of coffee or banana, but we left slightly more sanguine about the state of the state than when we arrived.
La Terraza’s dinner fits into a trend that Central Arkansas restaurateurs seem to be increasingly embracing. @ the Corner, the modern diner at the corner of Scott and Markham streets downtown, hosted a Fat Tuesday event on Feb. 28, the first of what owners Leila King, Helen Grace King and Kamiya Merrick said would be a monthly “supper club.” The five-course prix fixe came paired with 5-ounce beer samples from Lost Forty Brewing. The menu was fittingly Creole-inspired: red beans, gumbo, shrimp with a “grit cake,” king cake pancakes with fried chicken and beignets. Before each course and new beer, Chef Merrick and Lost Forty brewers talked about the food and beer that was about to be served.
Support the Arkansas Blog with a subscription
We can't resist without our readers!
The restaurant regularly opens only for breakfast, lunch and weekend brunch. The supper club is a way for more people to take notice of the restaurant’s talented kitchen, Leila King said.
“I feel like in this very small town, we’re not given the credit we deserve. We’re three young women entrepreneurs under the age of 33. We’re serious and our kitchen is gifted. Maybe people take you more serious when you have dinner and beer and wine,” she said.
But it’s also a fun way to build community, King said. The dinner pulled tables together to seat many of the Fat Tuesday patrons community-style. People hung around for several hours. After the meal, the owners sat around the table with lingering customers and drank beer. “We were hoping for some dancing,” Helen Grace King said, “but that didn’t happen.” There’s always next time. That’ll be @ the Corner’s two-year anniversary party in March. Stay tuned for details. Meanwhile, @ the Corner has a lot of additional ideas for the supper club, from a sake dinner with local expert and brewer Ben Bell to a sneaker showcase with Rock City Kicks and Heights Corner Store’s Corey Bacon.
The Root Cafe might have been at the vanguard of the trend in Little Rock. It hosted ticketed dinners even before its brick-and-mortar cafe at 1500 S. Main St. existed. “Building community through local food” is The Root’s motto on its website, and that was the idea of the initial dinners, which were held at Christ Episcopal Church beginning around 2009 or 2010, co-owner Jack Sundell said. It gave his team a chance to test recipes, get early buy-in from customers and begin to develop relationships with local farmers and providers. Those early dinners usually had a dinner-and-a-show component. Local filmmaker Graham Gordy was on hand once to screen several short films, including his “Spanola Pepper Sauce Company”; another featured this author interviewing Arkansas Times publisher Alan Leveritt on the history of the company.
More recently, The Root hosted regular ticketed dinners in its expanded dining room as a way for Chef Jonathan Arrington to test recipes and try out food that Sundell described as “a little more elegant, but still something recognizable to your grandmother” before the cafe began its long-anticipated dinner service, which is now available Wednesday through Saturday nights.
Sundell said The Root was planning to host an event with the Arkansas Public Policy Panel that would have food, drink and some sort of speaker. Beyond that, the restaurant doesn’t have immediate plans to resume event dinners, but Sundell said the long-term vision was to do one with a winery or local brewery once a month.
Yellow Rocket Concepts, the restaurant group that owns Lost Forty, has been doing ticketed dinners since 2012. The first one, at Big Orange West, was a collaboration with the Saint Louis Brewery, the maker of Schlafly Beer. Since then, Yellow Rocket has hosted dinners at all of its restaurants — Big Orange Midtown, Local Lime, Lost Forty, ZAZA in Conway and ZAZA in the Heights — except Heights Taco and Tamale Co., which will do a special mezcal dinner at the end of the summer.
Amber Brewer, the creative director of Yellow Rocket, said she designed each restaurant space with areas in mind that could be cordoned off for special events, including ticketed dinners. All the dinners include items not usually on the menu and have a cocktail, beer or wine component. No restaurant hosts more than three or four a year. “It’s a way to build rapport and have more intimate conversations with some of our guests,” Brewer said.
On March 23, Big Orange West will host a special four-course dinner paired with five wines from Oregon’s Raptor Ridge winery. Chef Scott McGehee is creating the menu and winemaker Kevin Wiles will be at the restaurant to discuss the pairings. Tickets are $70. Buy them on Eventbrite.
Meanwhile, as Lost Forty has expanded the distribution of its beer, it’s expanded outside collaborations. It’s teamed with South on Main to do a winter beer dinner for three years running. Brewer said Lost Forty likes to do annual collaborations. She hopes its partnership with @ the Corner will continue next year. Meanwhile, it’s planning on doing beer dinners with Oven & Tap, Butcher & Pint, and Tusk & Trotter in Bentonville later this year.


text:
Work to increase the amount of recycled materials that can be used in plastic beverage bottles could have “significant long-term environmental benefits”, says the academic leading a new research project.
While more than 580 billion polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles are produced each year, most of them contain little or no recycled material.
This is because variations in recycled plastic can affect the color and clarity of the finished product – and can also lead to bottle failures that could see soft drinks go flat.
Today, scientists at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh have secured funding from Innovate UK to develop additives and processing methods that could dramatically increase the amount of recycled material that can be used.
It is hoped the work – carried out in conjunction with Glasgow-based firm ENVIROPET and scientists from the University of Strathclyde – will help companies meet UK and EU requirements for all new PET bottles to contain a minimum of 30 % of recycled materials from 2030.
Professor David Bucknall of Heriot-Watt University said: “We want to solve the problems encountered by using more recycled PET content in plastic bottles, which currently results in significantly lower quality bottles in terms of mechanical properties and appearance.
“We will test how the additive improves the performance of recycled PET blends in a number of critical properties that directly affect the behavior of the PET bottle. We will measure gas permeability through the plastic, which has a direct impact on the shelf life of the product.
“To have a long shelf life, the plastic must prevent oxygen from entering the bottle and affecting its contents, but also prevent CO2 from escaping so that carbonated drinks do not go “flat”. .
“Our colleagues at the University of Strathclyde will incorporate artificial intelligence and deep learning to ensure that the correct amount of additive is included when melt processing PET blends.
We demand that lasting changes be made to ensure that waste and those responsible for it are treated much more seriously.
Working with our community platform InYourArea and campaign group Clean Up Britain, we are calling for the fixed penalty notice for anyone caught littering to be raised to £1,000 and made mandatory for local authorities to enforce the law on what is already a criminal offence.
Sign our petition here and learn more about the campaign here.
“It will help manufacturers use this system so that the correct mix ratios and processing conditions are automatically maintained to produce consistently predictable products.”
He added: “This project is exciting because we may be able to exceed 30% recycled material in any PET bottle, which would have significant long-term environmental benefits.”
Douglas Craig, Managing Director of ENVIROPET, said: “Our technology will help manufacturers comply with recycling targets and legislation and improve their bottle quality and environmental performance.
“This could potentially save companies millions by reducing the amount of raw material needed for new bottles, as well as the energy resource needed to manufacture them.
“All the major PET bottle manufacturers have outlets in the UK, which means we have a gateway to a global market.”
For more stories of where you live, visit InYourArea.


text:
Once Proudly Web Only, Shopping Sites Hang Out Real Shingles
After years of criticizing physical stores as relics, even e-commerce zealots are acknowledging there is something to a bricks-and-mortar location. EBay and Etsy are testing temporary stores, while Piperlime, the Gap Inc. unit that was online-only for six years, opened a SoHo store this fall. Bonobos plans to keep opening stores, and Warby Parker, the eyeglass brand, will soon open a physical location. The companies say they are catering to customers who want to see what they are buying in person, and who see shopping as a social event.


text:
The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) held a meeting this month at Bamboo Sushi NW in Portland, Oregon, to promote sustainably farmed seafood. The event's slogan "Sea Green. Be Green" in honor of Earth Month and the food tastings honored that theme and the Hawaiian Kanpachi was one of the protagonists.
Among the Bamboo Sushi tastings was a new dish featuring Blue Ocean Mariculture's Hawaiian Kanpachi. Bamboo Sushi is the world's first sustainable sushi restaurant. "Sustainably caught, humanely raised, and naturally grown" is Bamboo Sushi's objective and the philosophy of Blue Ocean Mariculture; fits perfectly.
The feature of both businesses was the Hawaiian Kanpachi which was complemented by mango, black plum, lime, Aleppo pepper, ponzu, and hibiscus jam. "Tastes as good as it sounds," said one of the guesses.
Presently, aquaculture is slowly gaining relevance in the United States, and Bamboo Sushi and its new dish are proof of that. Little by little, the perception of aquaculture seafood is changing, and more supporters are joining.
Dick Jones, who was one of the guests at the event, said that he has worked in the seafood world for over 37 years and "has seen the shift within the industry; a necessary evolution."
Jones, who runs the Ocean Blue Mariculture, the only open ocean finfish farm in the U.S., explained that more than half of the seafood consumed in the U.S. comes from aquaculture, but only a small percentage of that seafood is farmed in Hawaii. He outlined how the industry has changed in recent years. "If you told me at the beginning of my career that aquaculture would be evolving fast enough to be the solution to how we feed a growing population, I wouldn't have believed you," he said.
The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) is the world's leading certification system for farmed seafood. Therefore, this certification includes the ASC label, which comes from independently assessed and certified environmentally and socially responsible fish farms.
Blue Ocean Mariculture is a Hawaiian company that started in 2001 and specializes in mariculture, not fish farming. Thus, they raise Hawaiian kanpachi in their natural environment, the open ocean at depths and temperatures. The ideal conditions for their natural biology ensure a healthy and sustainable diet.


text:
EDGEWATER — When Marisa Paolillo left the United States 11 years ago to live in her husband's native India, she was still working in the corporate world of sales and marketing.
Now she's back, and Paolillo's a chef about to open an Indian restaurant called Mango Pickle along North Broadway in Edgewater.
"When we were looking for a neighborhood ... we were looking for a place that would be open to Indian food," said Paolillo, who lives in Andersonville. "We wanted to choose a location where we felt people would be open to new flavors, or already had some familiarity and were looking for more options."
Mango Pickle will take over the vacant storefront at 5842 N. Broadway and is aiming for a late-September opening, with husband Nakul Patel heading the restaurant's business end.
The storefront is currently undergoing renovations, but its menu will feature Paolillo's spin on both popular and lesser-known Indian dishes and flavors. It will change seasonally with produce and ingredients that are fresh at the time.
Focuses will include lamb and other meats, as well as some vegan and vegetarian options.
Paolillo said she was inspired by how different regions of the country created unique takes on similar dishes, particularly mango pickle — a condiment used in many Indian dishes that Paolillo compared to ketchup (well, maybe mustard in Chicago ...) in its popularity.
The menu will feature a "few classics with new presentations," Paolillo said, like dessert dishes that combine Western-style sweets with savory Indian spices.
"I want to look at regions where there's a strong traditions, and really well-developed palettes, but maybe hasn't gotten out of India," she said.
Paolillo said the bistro will also have a liquor license and plan to have outdoor seating next year.
Paolillo and Patel lived in Bombay for nine years. That's where Paolillo decided to eventually leave her job in sales and follow her passion for cooking.
Though she said she was heavily inspired by the many nuances of regional tastes and food traditions around the country, Paolillo's start in the kitchen came from getting a job with an American chef in an American restaurant in India.
As she now prepares to open her very own restaurant — "my baby," as Paolillo refers to it — she wants others to know that applying hard work and taking risks to achieve your dreams can be possible.
"Over the years I was able to pursue what I wanted to do, I always thought that I had to work a corporate job because I went to college and I kind of put what I wanted aside," she said. "I think that when you start working you get financially strapped and you rely on your job, and you rely on the career you started and it's hard to make that change. I was lucky to say, 'OK I'm going to try something new.'"
For more neighborhood news, listen to DNAinfo Radio here:


text:
Never Miss a Beat: Get a snapshot of the issues affecting the IT industry straight to your inbox.
New BlackBerrys, a revised BlackBerry OS, and info on the PlayBook's first two weeks of life will highlight Research In Motion's annual developer and partner event in Orlando next week.
Eric Zeman, Contributor
April 28, 2011
4 Min Read
This year, Research in Motion rebranded its Wireless Enterprise Symposium as BlackBerry World, a fitting new name that gives the event a friendlier feel. The conference begins Monday, May 2, in Orlando, and will last through Thursday. In past years, RIM has used the event to introduce new BlackBerry Enterprise Server features, new BlackBerry OS features, and of course new BlackBerrys. The event also offers a chance for RIM's partners to show off their software, services, and other products. Attendance has swelled in recent years, and RIM expects more than 5,000 to converge upon the Orlando World Marriott.
The latter half of 2010 and first half of 2011 have been turbulent for RIM. Here are five things InformationWeek expects to see at BlackBerry World:
1. New Device(s)
The original expectation was for RIM to announce a slew of new BlackBerrys at BlackBerry World. Aside from the PlayBook, RIM has had its slowest year ever with respect to new BlackBerry hardware. The company needs to get some new smartphones on store shelves, as the current crop of Bolds, Curves, etc., is getting a little stale.
Tons of unannounced Blackberrys have leaked across the Internet in recent weeks, but word now is that RIM will release just one new device--the BlackBerry Bold Touch--at BlackBerry World. The Bold Touch (not a final name) takes the Bold form factor and adds a touch screen. This will let users interact with on-screen menus and other items without the need for a touch pad (though apparently the device includes one anyway). Will RIM surprise with more hardware? Let's hope so.
2. New/Revised BlackBerry OS
RIM has already hinted that a significant refresh is coming to BlackBerry OS. It won't have anything to do with its QNX platform, but instead will take the changes introduced in BlackBerry 6 a few steps further. The new platform software was previously referred to by RIM earlier this year as BlackBerry 6.1. Whether that's the final name or not, the changes headed to the BlackBerry platform are mostly under the hood and provide developers with more tools when it comes to providing cool features. Some of them include: magnetometer/digital compass APIs; Open GL-ES 2.0; window API (overlay native app surfaces); event-based geo-fencing location APIs; and enhancement to barcode API's for additional formats and custom decoding.
What about the future of QNX and the PlayBook OS? Expect RIM to provide at least some information on how it expects the PlayBook OS to evolve over time.
3. PlayBook Status Update
Given RIM's laser-sharp focus on the PlayBook over the last seven months, it will likely spend a lot of time discussing the PlayBook at BlackBerry World. Exactly what it will say, however, is up for debate.
Analysts now believe RIM has sold about 100,000 PlayBooks during its first week of availability. If the numbers are 100,000 or greater, RIM will most likely make a fuss about it.
Beyond sales numbers, RIM will need to address the PlayBook's shortcomings and provide more information on when the PlayBook will see a significant software update. RIM has hinted that an update providing key features such as native email, calendar, and contacts support is as close as 60 days away. Not only does RIM need to talk about this, it needs to show us, too.
4. BlackBerry Services
It's doubtful that RIM will use this year's BlackBerry World as a launch point for a major new BlackBerry Enterprise Server release. Instead, RIM will (in conjunction with the new platform software mentioned above) talk about new APIs, SDKs, and other developer tools that can be used to craft BlackBerry and PlayBook applications/services.
RIM may also talk about some of its recent acquisitions, such as Tungle. It purchased Tungle, which provides cloud-based calendaring services, this week. If RIM incorporates Tungle into its BES and BIS services, BlackBerry users would be able to invite practically anyone to events, whether they're using Gmail, Yahoo Mail, Exchange, or other email/calendar systems.
RIM's BlackBerry World App Store may not have hundreds of thousands of applications like Apple's and Google's app stores, but it still offers a reasonably large assortment to the average BlackBerry user. Expect RIM to talk about developer momentum for both the BlackBerry and PlayBook platforms.
Further, RIM should provide an update on the emulator environment it plans to bring to the PlayBook, which will allow Android-based applications to run on the PlayBook. The company will need to demonstrate this forthcoming feature working at the event if it is to convince anyone that it is going to function as initially described.
Recommended Reading: Windows Phone, Blackberry App Development Lags Sony Intros Two Android Tablets iPhone Fends Off Android In Enterprise RIM PlayBook All Hat And No Cowboy Readers Urge Patience For RIM BlackBerry PlayBook RIM BlackBerry PlayBook Teardown See more by Eric Zeman
About the Author(s)
You May Also Like
Evolutionary Fault Tolerance
Automate to Accelerate: Overcoming Staffing & Compliance Challenges in Cyber Risk Management
How Network Monitoring Enables Uptime and a Healthy Data Center
State of ITSM in Financial Services
Checklist: Top 6 Considerations to Optimize Your Digital Acceleration Security Spend
May 2, 2024
While there are plentiful options in cyber resiliency and business continuity tools and platforms, there isn’t one that can knock out everything from sudden cloud outages to prolonged ransomware attacks in a single punch. What can you do to keep the company on its feet no matter what is thrown at it? Find out in this new virtual event.Reserve Your Seat Now


text:
HomeChoice increases its revenue despite challenging year
By Matthew Stevens - Mar 14th, 16:03
Home-shopping and digital retailer HomeChoice International declared a dividend of 87c per share on Tuesday in the release of its financial statements for the year to end-December.
The group’s revenue rose by 19.3% to R2.7bn and total profit and comprehensive income increased 7.7% to R424.8m. This growth took place despite some challenges, said HomeChoice.
These challenges included the tough economic and trading conditions in SA during that year, the fall in the prescribed minimum interest rate and the increased restriction in the unsecured credit market, said HomeChoice. These led to a slight drop in the gross profit margin in its retail sector, a decrease in the finance charges its financial services division earned and increased operating and compliance costs.
HomeChoice said these challenges were offset by a number of factors. It said that good retail sales in the second half and improved disbursements of loans allowed revenue to grow while improved cost management allowed the group to mitigate the effects of increased expenses. The group also benefited from increased cash on hand, which resulted from lower capital expenditure, and a term loan of R350m it secured. Revenue in all its divisions increased but the strongest growth was in retail sales, which were up 25.1% to R1.5bn.
The HomeChoice group was incorporated in Malta and is listed on the JSE. It has two primary subsidiaries. HomeChoice, which is its retail sector and the largest home-shopping retailer in southern Africa, according to HomeChoice; and FinChoice, its financial services division, which provides loans and insurance products.© BusinessLIVE MMXVII
Luxury goods group Richemont sharpens online focus with two new appointments
22/09/2017 - 09:18
Luxury goods retailer Richemont has signalled a shift in focus with the creation of a new role — chief technology officer.
Steinhoff Africa soars on JSE debut
21/09/2017 - 09:23
In Africa's biggest IPO this year, Star rockets on its first day of trading, as investors ignore allegations of accounting fraud at its European parent
How Holdsport group grew sales 8.1%
20/09/2017 - 10:10
Sports retailer Holdsport expects interim core headline earnings per share excluding the effect of foreign exchange adjustments — to be between 3% lower and 1% higher than in the previous period.
Hermès adds to concern strong euro may erode luxury sales
19/09/2017 - 09:49
Hermès warned that profitability probably has reached a peak and that the strong euro is set to erode 2018 sales of the company’s Birkin handbags and other luxury goods, spurring concern that the industry’s rebound may become rockier.
Toys ‘R’ Us falls into bankruptcy
19/09/2017 - 09:28
Toys ‘R’ Us, the largest US toy store chain, filed for bankruptcy protection late on Monday.


text:
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - Officials with Wisconsin Public Service are warning the public about a pay or get cut off scam.
WPS officials say a person claiming to work for the company is asking customers to make payments using a prepaid card. In another case, money was requested from a customer for pick up at their house.
The company says it will never ask for payment in the field and would not request a prepaid card payment. The incidents are happening in the Green Bay area and are primarily targeting the Hispanic community.
If you’ve been contacted in such a manner, you are asked to call WPS at 1-800-450-7260. In addition, you should call the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection at 1-800-422-7128.


text:
Sometimes you just can’t say ‘NOPE-NOPE-NOPE’ enough!!!
But for whatever reason, one Durham, North Carolina restaurant is saying yes to a “tarantula burger.”
Bull City Burger and Brewery is serving up the dish in celebration of Exotic Meat Month.
Want to get your hands and mouth on one of these eight-legged beef sandwich? Well, the only way that is happening is by winning the Tarantula Challenge.
Martha did it yesterday, Randall did it today, and now it’s David D’s turn to give it a shot!
David D. ticket # 907656 give us a call and claim your tarantula burger. 🕷 pic.twitter.com/rZh5cvTHKB
— Bull City Burger (@BullCityBurger) April 6, 2018
The burger costs $30 and includes a pasture-raised North Carolina beef burger, gruyere cheese, an oven-roasted tarantula and spicy chili sauce.
Participants can sign up for the limited challenge in the restaurant. Then, they have to watch Facebook, Twitter and the Bull City Burger and Brewery website to see if their ticket is drawn.
Eat the entire arachnid sandwich and you will be the proud owner of a brand new T-shirt!


text:
The World Trade Organization (WTO) expects world trade growth to slow sharply to one percent in 2023, down from its highest forecast of 3.5 percent this year.
WTO economists say trade plays an important role in keeping the world economy running during the COVID-19 pandemic. While trade in goods plummeted amid the 2020 lockdown, it then rebounded so that the world had a steady supply of food, medicine and other essentials.
But they say crises with multiple causes, including a pandemic, climate shocks and war in Ukraine continue to cause supply chain disruptions. According to them, budget and monetary policies and inflationary pressures have caused energy and commodity prices to rise. It said low-income developing countries were particularly at risk from debt insecurity and stress.
WTO Director General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said most regions are likely to record somewhat positive export growth in 2023, with the exception of Africa and the Middle East. The two regions, he said, will experience negative export growth. He added that next year’s world GDP is expected to slow 2.3 percent, down nearly a full percent from the WTO’s previous forecast.
“Policymakers face an uneasy choice as they seek to find the optimal balance between fighting inflation, maintaining jobs, and advancing important policy goals such as the transition to cleaner energy. Trade restrictions may be a tempting response to economic pressures, but they will only deepen inflationary pressures and reduce living standards.”
Okonjo-Iweala said free trade generates growth and helps keep prices from rising. For example, keeping the market open for food trade, he said, would increase the availability of staple foods and keep prices down.
“Our monitoring of the food trade shows some of the recent setbacks to restrictions, so we have to remain vigilant. A better future response to the supply chain vulnerabilities impacted in the last two years is to build a more diversified base that is less focused on the production of goods and services,” he added.
He added that diversity will drive economic growth, support supply security and price stability in the long term. Diversity can also help meet current and future economic challenges. [ps/lt]


text:
ANURAG AVULA, Co-Founder & CEO, Shopmatic, talks of launching innovative new e-commerce solutions in the midst of the pandemic to chart massive growth
Tell us about your experience as an entrepreneur since you launched Shopmatic in India in January, 2016. How has the platform evolved and what is its USP in the e-commerce ecosystem?
Shopmatic was established with the intention to ensure that aspiring entrepreneurs have the means to take their business online. Having conducted extensive research across the country, speaking to over 300 merchants across various socio-economic landscapes, we realized that over 50 million small and medium enterprises were not leveraging digital channels to conduct and expand their business. Therefore, to give individual entrepreneurs and SMEs a fair chance against bigger organizations that do not struggle in terms of capital and expansion, we launched Shopmatic in India in January, 2016.
Since then, Shopmatic has created deeper inroads within the country, and evolved in a way that empowers entrepreneurs as much as possible. From the initial launch to raising our Series AA funding of $5.7 million from August One and Seeds Capital, launching our transactional mode where customers could pay a nominal web hosting fee of Rs 50 and 3% of every transaction, and then forging a series of critical partnerships with CombineSell, OnlineSales.ai, PayU, and Octopus, Shopmatic has evolved at speed. Today, we are an end-to-end solutions provider for entrepreneurs and SMEs looking to enhance their omnichannel presence and conduct seamless transactions both online and offline.
In a year as challenging as 2020, Shopmatic clocked revenues to the tune of S$5.5 million within the first half and surpassed our revenue goals by 190%. We crossed 5,00,000 merchants by June 2020 and completed the first quarter with 200% growth in transactions, revenue, and GMV.
What has been the response to the range of e-commerce solutions you launched last year?
We have seen a massive uptake in the user base on our platform since we launched our range of disruptive e-commerce solutions. In this, online sellers can choose their storefront, either social selling, chat selling, marketplace selling, or selling through a web store. Shopmatic merchants will also be able to generate a single checkout link for products to share across multiple channels – WhatsApp, Facebook, Telegram, SMSes, or websites. With this, sellers will be able to expand their audiences and experience higher sales and better conversion rate. Post the rollout of our disruptive services, it has been interesting to see new verticals like packaged food, chakkis, organic food and kirana on the rise in the online selling realm. Plus, we have seen significant growth in Tier-2 adoption on the back of our simple yet impactful solution.
What is the biggest business challenge you have faced since you set up the company, and how did you overcome it?
India represents a microcosm of dynamics that are unmatched with any other geography across the globe. Understanding these factors and setting up an e-commerce enabling platform in a country where, at the time, e-commerce was not widely accepted, was an initial challenge for us. However, over the years, we have been able to deeply understand the needs of aspiring entrepreneurs, and offer these services through a single, easy-to-use platform.
What next from Brand Shopmatic? What will be your priorities over the next one year to chart the brand's growth?
In the coming years, we will be encouraging more and more entrepreneurs and SMBs to create an online presence. For this, we are banking on new, innovative solutions such as our customized approach to doing business and launch of disruptive new e-commerce services. We will also introduce a slew of new, intuitive, tech-led tools that provide the required hand-holding for new and aspiring online entrepreneurs through our unique managed services model.


text:
Lenovo has recently released a new ultra-extreme ThinkPad T431s, this slimmer and more powerful ultra-extreme Lenovo R & D personnel spent quite a lot of effort. According to Lenovo senior R & D manager Corinna (Corinna Proctor) Procter said, in order to develop the T431s, a total of more than 100 designers take 18 months to complete the design.
In Android Google heyday, but the status quo of Android departments, whether it is a brand, product, ecological, it is like the company is independent outside Google. Previously reported that, in the past year, Android brand is weakening from Google. So Android this eight years ago, Google acquired assets is more like an important piece of the company due to the mobile market, but not from the company's deep philosophy. And the vertical integration of the Google Chrome OS services was more in line with Google's temperament.


text:
Apple on May 19 celebrated 10 successful years at retail. The company started its retail push hoping to get more consumers to think about buying Apple computers. Now, more than 10 years later, the company's stores have become destinations for people around the globe to try out new products and determine if Apple's devices, including the iPhone, iPad and Macs, are really best for them.
Apple's ability to be successful at retail where others, most notably Gateway, have failed is nothing short of astounding. The company had the cards stacked against it, but with the help of some neat ideas and highly sought-after products, it was able to win out. Now,Apple's stores have become the benchmark by which all other retail outlets are judged.
How does Apple continue to be so successful at retail? Read on to find out:
Apple made the smart move of making the retail experience in its stores simple. When consumers go into one of its stores they find a clean, simple look that invites them to try out products. Once they find what they're looking for, they can simply tell one of the salespeople and walk out of there in a matter of minutes with a new Apple product in hand. Simplicity reigns supreme in Apple retail stores, and Apple is profiting heavily because of it.
2. Do what you want on what you want
Unlike so many other stores that were welcoming customers 10 years ago, Apple realized that the best way to get folks to think about its products was to give them some freedom. So, the company sets up its Macs and offers free Web connectivity to customers. They can come in, check their email, surf the Web a bit and walk out without buying a single product if they'd like. If they find something they might want, they can try the Mac out and determine if it's right for them. Giving consumers that freedom is a smart move.
3. The Genius Bar
As consumers who have trouble with computers or electronics know all too well, calling customer service can be a pain. Getting something fixed by sending it away is even worse. To solve that issue,Apple has relied upon Genius Bars at its retail stores, allowing folks who have questions or issues to talk to one of the company's "Geniuses" to get their products fixed. That has helped Apple deliver some of the best customer service of any company in the market.
4. The classes
Because of the influence Windows enjoys, there are millions of folks around the globe who might be concerned about using a Mac. To address that, Apple holds special classes to give consumers the basics on using its computers. It also sets up products before consumers leave to make the experience as simple for them as possible. Combine that with the many other classes that go on at an Apple Store, and it quickly becomes clear that Apple has the educational aspect of retail perfectly in place.


text:
India has acted as the “pharmacy of the world” and healthcare supplier to all parts of the globe in response to the coronavirus pandemic, the external affairs ministry said on Thursday.
In a virtual address on ‘Enhancing Economic Engagement with Diaspora in and post COVID-19 world’, Sanjay Bhattacharyya, secretary (overseas Indian affairs and consular passports visas) in the External Affairs Ministry, said India has the ability to be a bridge between the developed and developing world and facilitating a two-way flow of information, products and expertise.
“India has acted as the pharmacy of the world and healthcare supplier to all parts of the globe. India has the ability to be a bridge between the developed and developing world and facilitating a two-way flow of information, products and expertise. There is growing interest in yoga and ayurveda,” he said.
He said on the diplomatic front, India has been actively engaged through the new medium of virtual contacts on phone and video.
“Prime Minister and EAM (S Jaishankar) have had discussions with their counterparts in various countries not only to share experiences of coronavirus and ways to deal with it but also to develop a positive agenda for the post COVID-19 period,” a statement by the External Affairs Ministry quoted him as saying.
“We have engaged to give new momentum to regional and plurilateral groupings such as SAARC, BRICS, G-20 as well as in UN agencies. Bilaterally, EAM has even held Joint Commission meetings and we are preparing for a Summit meeting soon,” he said.
Bhattacharyya said these exchanges have also helped shape informed and coordinated responses to the coronavirus pandemic, such as evacuation of stranded nationals from each other’s territories; maintenance of critical supplies of life-saving medicines and food; extension and facilitation of visas for each other’s nationals; and sharing of best practices by partner countries.
He said in the initial assessment, based on inputs from Indian missions, it was found that India’s record of managing the pandemic of this scale with decisive and early steps – and a low per capita incidence and death rate – has drawn favourable international attention to its resolve and capabilities.
“There is a significant market for food, agricultural products and food-processing industries. Indian automobiles, particularly low-cost automobiles, including two and three-wheelers will have an augmented market in developing countries. Textiles, garments and consumer durable industries will have export opportunities as many markets look to diversify their sources of supply,” he said.
He further said that Indian e-commerce, IT and IT-enabled service industries have demonstrated that they can work through a crisis of this magnitude.
“These are obviously the businesses of the future. Digital highways can be used to leverage our higher education capabilities through tele-education onto a much larger market,” he said.
A major economic opportunity for India will arise from the drive to diversify global supply chains. The attractions of investing in India are obvious. It is a major opportunity and needs to be grasped, he added.
“My own assessment is India will remain one of the fastest growing economies in post-COVID-19 scenario and economic growth will gain momentum in the medium to long-term,” he said.
WATCH | Arogya Setu has been a great help in our fight against coronavirus: UP Health Minister


text:
My Times Today.Ooty hill station in Tamil Nadu, one of the most loved after tourist destinations in Southern India has got one step closer to becoming plastic free. The Nilgiri District Administration which Ooty falls under has banned the sale of single use plastic items including water bottles, soft drinks and food items packed in plastic wrappers along the highways leading to the district’s major towns. The ban will come into effect from August 15.
The Nilgiri District Administration announced the ban following a Madras High Court order last month which directed the Collector to prohibit entry of all kinds of plastic packages into the district. They have asked to use recyclable plastic containers to carry water. They added to add RO water stations will be set up along the highways leading to Ooty and at major tourist spots.Its is a good initiative towards green india


text: One industry deemed essential during the COVID-19 pandemic are cannabis retailers. Research shows that over 15% of adults in Washington state consume cannabis and cannabis consumers now outnumber nicotine consumers. However, keeping up with this dynamic industry can be daunting as regulations and requirements continue to change. Hear from Nick Mosely, Chief Executive Officer and Dr. Tania Sasaki, Chief Science Officer of Confidence Analytics, an accredited cannabis testing laboratory in Washington State, as they discuss the historical and current regulatory landscape of cannabis legalization. Laboratory testing will also be explained, including state requirements, how testing is performed, how to interpret test results, and what customers should consider when purchasing cannabis products.


text:
Researchers at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology are using 3D printing to examine the relationship between physical activity and reward via chocolate. Like the original SweetHearts concept we saw back in October, this time the RMIT researchers are taking their research into the home.
The team began their investigation with a scenario which represented physical activity in the form of material artifacts, run by researchers Rohit Ashok Khot, Larissa Hjorth, and Florian ‘Floyd’ Mueller.
They wanted to know what effect 3D printed objects representing a person’s physical activity might create for that user. To do so, they developed a system they called SweatAtoms. It used physical activity data – based on heart rate – and then built the “3D printed material artifacts.”
The study was conducted in six households, and the participants were presented with five different material representations of their physical activity over the course of two weeks.
Now, in another version of their project, ten families in Melbourne, Australia will be given a 3D printer for use in their homes which will print out chocolate “rewards” based on how much they exercise. This latest study will examine the idea that 3D printing chocolate will encourage people to exercise, and Khot told Mashable Australia he believes the project will help researchers look into new ways to present “corporeal data.”
As each test subject goes through their daily exercise regimen, the data will be tracked and, according to the results, a chocolate will be printed on an EdiPulse 3D printer. The chocolates are meant to represent the amount of energy each of them expends during the course of a given day. If a subject meets a particular fitness goal, the chocolate reward will take the form of a “smiley face,” and if they slack off, a “frowny face.”
“We think of it as positive reinforcement,” says Khot. “It’s not directly looked at in terms of the size and quantity, but the more exercise you do, the more cheerful and beautiful the chocolate becomes. People like to track their exercise data using things like Fitbits, but that only gets seen in numbers and graphs on a screen. Now that we can track exercise, why not connect it to an edible material?”
Each of the dark chocolate printed candies will be a relatively small maximum of 30 milliliters a day. Khot says the study should be complete by September.
While Khot says it might be more appropriate to print out a healthier reward than chocolate, 3D printing is relatively limited when it comes to outputting food. Khot and his team say they hope to inspire people to view food printing in a positive light, and that the idea might lead to “new ways of quantifying the self” as 3D printing becomes a more common tool in homes for food production.
“In the future, people could have such appliances in the home, and we are exploring how they could use them,” Khot says.
Would you take part in an experiment which uses 3D printed food as part of the regime? Let us know in the 3D Printed Chocolate Rewards forum thread on 3DPB.com.
You May Also Like
What is the Future of 3D Printed Solar Panels?
The solar industry in the United States is booming. In the last 10 years, the industry has grown by more than 50% a year, employing more than 240,000 Americans. In...
3D & 4D DLP Printing with Functionally Graded Materials
In ‘Grayscale digital light processing 3D printing for highly functionally graded materials,’ Chinese researchers make it clear that 3D printing has a long way to go for producing excellence in...
China: 3D Printing Customized Meshes for Separating Oil and Water
Researchers from China are trying to refine mesh fabrication for exercises such as separating oil from water, with their recent findings published in ‘3D Printing of an Oil/Water Mixture Separator...
Portugal: Consortium Led By Adira Aims to do SLM 3D Printing With One Cubic Meter Build Volumes
Industrial manufacturers continue the push to integrate SLM processes into large scale projects, especially in 3D printing and additive manufacturing with metal; in fact, they are so serious about this...


text:
Consumers are being told that health care is becoming more “patient-centered” and we’re encouraged to become more informed participants in our health care decision-making. While these are welcome trends, there is a serious deficiency in the discussions about empowering health care consumers.
When it comes to price transparency, we consumers are still pretty much in the dark, and state action will be required to fix that.
It has been widely reported that more people are paying more money for their health care. In some plans, the deductible, co-payments and co-insurance can match or exceed what consumers used to spend on premiums alone (federal law limits such annual out-of-pocket costs to $6,600 for an individual and $13,200 for a family).
The result is that the middle class is responsible for a very large proportion of its health care costs. Last year, one out of five Massachusetts families spent $3,000 or more for health care. Yet, despite that reality, it is extremely difficult for consumers to find out the price of a procedure in advance.
By January 2014, hospitals, doctors, dentists, clinics and insurance companies in Massachusetts were required to give consumers prompt and clear information about the prices of health care procedures. But most consumers are not aware that they have this right. As a result, the law isn’t working very well at a time when more consumers are paying large out-of-pocket health care costs.
Survey work done by the Pioneer Institute last summer showed that even if consumers try to obtain the price of common procedures from hospitals or doctors, the task is generally arduous, time consuming and very consumer unfriendly. Similarly, the advocacy group Health Care For All examined the cost estimator tools of three major carriers and found them wanting.
In general, the Massachusetts health care industry has not adopted price transparency procedures and protocols. With potentially daunting financial exposure, consumers need some help from the state to access price information before treatment. That will help them make better decisions for themselves and their families.
We took a look at existing state laws and found there is ample foundation for an executive order to be issued by the governor to state agencies to encourage faster compliance with transparency laws. Such an order could direct agencies to take steps to give providers and insurers incentives to embrace price transparency.
First, the Department of Public Health, under its existing authority, can conduct unannounced inspections to check a hospital’s compliance with state laws and require correction plans to address deficiencies. By using this authority, the state could spur faster development of hospital protocols for providing consumers with easy access price information.
Pioneer’s surveys showed that Massachusetts hospitals have not developed such protocols, staffs are not trained, and patients are rarely told that they have a right to price information.
Second, although most insurance companies have developed cost estimator tools for their members, the quality varies greatly among carriers. Some have far too few procedures and some tools are difficult for the average consumer to navigate.
The Division of Insurance has sufficient existing authority over carrier licensing and operations to encourage enhanced compliance and consumer friendliness. The division could even issue a detailed bulletin to show a path toward more fulsome implementation.
Third, physicians and dentists are licensed, respectively, by the Board of Registration in Medicine and the Board of Registration in Dentistry. These boards have jurisdiction over licensure, can revoke or suspend licenses, and even can impose civil penalties. They could easily update license renewal standards to include a certification by the licensee as to compliance with the state’s transparency law.
Fourth, the Group Insurance Commission, which insures all state and some municipal employees and retirees, is the largest employer-purchaser of health care services in New England. With this market power, the state could condition its contracts with carriers upon certification of compliance with transparency laws.
We believe that all of the above can be accomplished by executive order. Such an order would send a clear message that transparency in health care prices is the law. Easy access to prices is necessary to give consumers the tools they need to shop for affordable services and to help hold down health care costs.
Barbara Anthony is a lawyer and senior fellow in health care at Pioneer Institute. Sarah Idelson is a corporate lawyer and Pioneer legal fellow.


text:
Nuvocargo has announced that the former Uber executive Lauren Burdick is joining the company as Head of People. Burdick will be working in Nuvocargo to define and execute the company’s value proposition, to ensure an effective talent acquisition strategy, to guarantee excellence in learning and development processes, and more.
Nuvocargo is an all-in-one digital platform for cross-border trade between the US and Mexico that combines technology with an exceptional team of experts to integrate the movement of cargo in one platform.
Lauren Burdick has an experience of more than 10 years leading operational teams and projects. At Uber, she helped scale the Uber Mexico customer service team to 500 employees, and worked as Chief of Staff and Head of Corporate Strategy for Uber Eats LatAm. Burdick then joined Kavak as a General Manager in the Central Mexico region, before leading the company’s customer service teams in Latin America.
“Lauren is a fantastic addition to our executive team – her unique background and extensive operational and logistical experience will be crucial as we scale the company rapidly in 2022 and beyond,” said Deepak Chhugani, Co-founder and CEO of Nuvocargo. “Her experience with world-class startups such as Uber and Kavak will be invaluable as we grow our team from 80 to 250+ people in the coming 12-18 months.”
Nuvocargo has recently raised $20.5M in a round led by Tiger Global Management, leaving the company at a $180M valuation. With this round, Nuvocargo has tripled its valuation from its fundraise in April 2021.


text:
New & Notable Posted by our editors from wire reports
- 8:51 PM
The police officer who accidentally killed a Long Island college student along with an armed intruder faced perhaps the most harrowing decision in law enforcement: choosing the split-second moment when the risk is so high that you must pull the trigger.
- 7:57 PM
- 6:07 PM
Last-minute fortune seekers buy Powerball tickets May 19, 2013
10 things to know for Monday 9:38 PM
Nation from USA TODAY and Associated Press
A police officer who survived a showdown with the Boston bombing suspects wants to return to duty.
World from USA TODAY and Associated Press
Military officer who led IED fight says "Boston is not an anomaly."
Politics from USA TODAY and Associated Press
A top Obama administration adviser said the White House did not know about IRS targeting.
Tech from USA TODAY and Associated Press
Internet icon is looking to regain its status in Silicon Valley.
- Moon rocked by biggest meteorite explosion on record
- Not everybody likes the idea of Yahoo buying Tumblr
- Salesforce.com wants to overhaul corporate marketing
- Yahoo to buy Tumblr for $1.1 billion, report says
- Apple CEO Cook to press for simplified corporate tax laws
- Uncertainty fading from quantum computer?
Buy & Sell
Follow us anywhere
Reset your password
We hope you have enjoyed your complimentary access.
- Unlimited access to our Web site
- iPad-optimized edition
- Mobile site & iPhone app
You now have full access.
Thank you for subscribing.
- View articles, videos, galleries and more – 24/7
- Access the tablet-optimized site, mobile site and iPhone app
- Share your access with any friend or family member
- Subscriber exclusive Top 5 daily email newsletter
You will automatically receive the APP.com Top 5 daily email newsletter. If you don't want to receive this newsletter, you can change your newsletter selections in your account preferences.


text:
Apparently, growth is a hard habit to break — even when a pandemic forces the shutdown of every one of your 465 locations. Hand & Stone Massage And Facial Spa is the kind of high-touch business that you’d expect to be paralyzed by COVID-19. Instead, the franchise operation, which had been opening 50+ locations per year and had been on track to open 55 units in 2020, has been able to:
- Keep 70% of customer memberships active during the shutdown with a combination of communications and promotions, such as encouraging members to give gift cards with their unused benefits to frontline health care workers in their communities;
- Open six new locations during April and May 2020;
- Reopen approximately 180 existing locations by June 1; and
- Rehire more than 80% of its employee base.
CEO Todd Leff shared much of Hand & Stone’s better-than-survival story in a video interview, and he expanded on the multiple elements that have gone into the retailer’s winning formula for a tough time.
Retail TouchPoints (RTP): You first became involved with Hand & Stone Massage over a decade ago as an investor, after a long career in franchise-based retail. What attracted you to the company?
Todd Leff: It was an interesting time, right at the height of the financial crisis in 2009. A lot of people thought I was crazy to invest in a business that they perceived as a luxury. But that was a time like today, when health and wellness were starting to be much more of a focus for people. Also, while I thought people would pull back on purchasing luxury items, I figured they would maintain their memberships to do the ‘staycation’ of a one-hour spa experience.
Additionally, financial crises actually lead to growth in the franchise business, because you have a lot of upper-middle-market executives who get laid off, or have had enough of the corporate life and decide to invest in their own business, and we saw that happen in 2009-2010.
RTP: You also mentioned that until 2020, the company hadn’t faced any tests on the scale of COVID-19. Which principles have been most useful in dealing with such an unprecedented situation?
Leff: One of the reasons we’re emerging so strong is because the company has a few simple core values. Going into the pandemic and shutting down 465 locations on March 15, we set three simple, clearly defined core objectives: Preserve franchisee liquidity; protect and motivate the employee base; and prepare for reopening,by figuring out what the business would have to look like when we emerge.
RTP: You’ve said that this type of forward-thinking mindset also has been critical. What are some other key management principles that have helped?
Leff: One of our principles has always been to overcommunicate your objectives. You have to keep in mind the diversity and size of this organization: 12,000 to 14,000 employees across the franchise system, as well as a constituency of owners representing the 465 units. So every week for eight weeks we did a mass weekly live webinar with the entire system. Most have been attended by approximately 500 different constituents, who have been able to ask questions during these sessions.
Again, we wanted to keep things simple and understandable. We didn’t try to achieve 100 things. Our other key principle was being transparent: we shared what revenue was in the system, what the challenges were, where units were being closed and people laid off. We wanted to share what was happening and let them know what we faced.
RTP: It sounds like Hand & Stone has found a good balance between the centralization needed for a large organization, versus the freedom to operate at the individual franchise level.
Leff: That’s the strength of franchising. Consumers want a national brand, because they like the uniformity of standards and systems. But even more, they want to know that it’s a locally owned business, and that there’s someone there every day who cares about that business. We give owners a level of autonomy that they might not have in a corporate operation to put their own local stamp on the business. That’s helped us grow, because the owners get aligned with local causes and it gives them a face in their communities.
With COVID-19, some elements of centralization became more important. At the local level you don’t have the resources to engage a panel of medical experts, or to understand every state regulation and how it relates to specific practices. We’ve been able to share that kind of communication with a 48-page reopening guideline protocol. We think it’s critical to get the consumer to understand that it’s safe to get services here.
RTP: Hand & Stone has been able to hold on to a high percentage of its membership, even when locations had to shut down and consumers have had a lot of worry over finances. What are some of the tools you’ve used to maintain customer loyalty?
Leff: When we closed locations on March 15, I was convinced that we wouldn’t be able to reopen any locations until at least June 1, so I strategized with our executive team and franchisees about how to keep members engaged for three months. Our memberships are month-to-month, and people can cancel at any time. But members get prepaid packages that stay current as long as you’re a member. So the first thing we did is say, What additional member benefits can we put in place that never existed before to keep them engaged?
First, we allowed people with unused packages to assign them to someone else. People could put them on a gift card, and we encouraged people to reward a frontline health care worker in their community. Hundreds of thousands of our members went to hospitals to give these cards to workers.
Additionally, we told members that if they stayed active for April, May and June, we would give them a free massage or facial gift card as a reward for staying with us.
We also communicated to our members that they were supporting a small local business as well as their individual massage therapist. Many members have relationships with their therapists, and they wanted to make sure they would have a place to come back to work.
It helped that we had a great relationship with members going in, and we also reminded them that if the membership fee ever became a burden, for example if someone lost their job, that they could terminate it any point. Knowing that the decision-making was in their hands also, I believe, led them to vote to stay with us.
RTP: Do you anticipate Hand & Stone will be able to return to a growth mode as we move past COVID-19?
Leff: Believe it or not, we’ve actually opened six new locations during April and May. It’s a testament to the American entrepreneur. We had to shift all our training to virtual training, which was a huge exercise in itself, but these locations are opening now. We had originally projected 55 new locations in 2020, and our revised projection is 40 new locations.
The big push with reopenings is getting the members back and engaged, and getting the locations fully open. Some states are allowing certain services but not others, so we’re working with state officials and also on getting all our employees hired back. The demand for these services is there, and we have to get people back into the workforce to be able to meet that demand.


text:
The Only Way is Essex (TOWIE) star’s Lauren Goodger is known and envied for keeping up a deep Marbella tan year round
Between beach visits, Goodger is a walking advertisement for her Lauren’s Way range of self-tanners. The reality star’s range of products launched at Debenhams in late June 2012, though according to a Daily Mail report, an event staged at the Romford department store failed to attract many fans or customers.
While the TOWIE star remains a popular icon in the UK tabloid press, beauty buffs are becoming more understated in their use of bronzing products. According to an article in the London Evening Standard, Kate Middleton’s subtle glow is now the most emulated style on the tanning scene.
Still, Goodger’s product has received good reviews, and she is her own best advertisement. Lauren’s Way self tanning mousse is available at Debenhams for £17.95. For a full list of products and prices, visit http://www.debenhams.com


text: In Lomé, the capital of Togo, Jacques Logoh has good reason to be cheerful. The young designer and founder of the Togo International Fashion Festival has made it his mission to ensure the event embodies the values of diversity. Alex and Kim are androgynous models. They're walking for – among others – Fauvette Nacto, in a show that's a celebration of marriage in all its forms. It’s a theme that a number of designers have been inspired by this year. FRANCE 24 went to take a closer look.


text:
Olives harvested in Sumter County
Published 11:00 am Monday, October 10, 2016
First crop culminates five-year wait
By LEILA S. CASE
AMERICUS — Where peaches once grew abundantly in orchards on the McNeill-Kinnebrew farm on New Era Road, thousands of olive trees successfully grow today.
Earlier this week, Easton Kinnebrew, businessman and sixth-generation farmer, harvested the first crop of olives successfully grown in Sumter County from orchards on the family farm.
“We’re really excited,” said Kinnebrew. “We’ve worked five years toward this day.”
Kinnebrew, 44, has 13,000 olive trees growing on 20 acres. Ten acres were planted in 2011, and the fruit from these trees was harvested this week and already cold pressed into olive oil.
We should have had a harvest last fall, but the previous winter was too cold so we had to wait until this year,” explains Kinnebrew. He planted another 10 acres in olive trees in 2013.
“It takes five years from the time the trees are planted to reach harvest,” said Kinnebrew.
He grows three varietals that he said consist primarily of arbequina olives, five percent arbosana and five percent koroneiki. And he constantly nurtures the trees to develop a healthy crop.
“Olive trees, like any crop, take a good bit of time and care — pruning, weeding, watering, spraying for disease and fertilizing to keep them healthy enough to bear a good yield,” he said.
Kinnebrew said the idea of raising olive trees just happened.
“I wanted something related to agriculture that would not take a large investment in equipment and a lot of time away from my construction business. I thought about cows but my mother said she didn’t like that idea because if they got out of the pasture she didn’t want to herd them,” he said with a laugh.
He searched the Internet for a farm product that would suit his needs and became interested in growing olive trees for commercial use. He talked to Georgia Olive Farms in Lakeland, Georgia, and with their encouragement he planted and developed the crop. He sells the product to Georgia Olive Farms and they cold press the fruit into olive oil, bottle and market it under their brand label. It is available from their website: www.georgiaolivefarms.com and at fine food and specialty shops.
Kinnebrew’s parents — Hulme and Janet McNeill Kinnebrew — whose home is in eyesight of the olive orchards, have been interested in their son’s venture since the beginning.
“We’ve enjoyed watching the progress of the olive trees grow and develop over the past five years,” said Hulme Kinnebrew. “It’s a change from row crops that once grew on this property and something that’s never been done successfully in Sumter County. Hopefully, it is the start of something big. Easton wanted to get more involved with farming and have time for the construction business at the same time. Farming is in his blood, having inherited the trait from the McNeill family that settled this land in 1826.”


text:
The Australian Association of National Advertisers (AANA), Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and Media Federation of Australia (MFA) today released the 2020 Australian Digital Advertising Practices, outlining an agreed set of digital working practices to support advertisers to make informed decisions and build confidence and trust in the digital advertising supply chain.
The Practices have been endorsed by the Boards of AANA, MFA and IAB, with the three industry bodies actively encouraging all advertisers to put them into practice and have conversations with their agencies, digital publishers and ad tech partners.
Developed by a cross-industry team of advertisers, media agencies, digital publishers, ad tech and subject matter experts, the Practices offer practical everyday guidance, checklists and links to specialist sources and build upon and update the first version which was published in July 2018. They now also include market and regulatory updates, as well as additional information on consumer privacy.
Designed to be read in under an hour, but to be referenced often, the Australian Digital Advertising Practices seek to educate, encourage shared responsibility and enable trust and confidence in digital advertising. They outline five guiding principles: champion the consumer experience; educate to inspire change; share ownership and responsibility; every value chain is unique; and fair value for outcomes delivered.
An education and training program is being developed to help marketers understand the Australian Digital Advertising Practices and learn how to put them into practice. There will be a number of training options including e-learning, face to face and workshops that will explore the six key issues addressed in the Australian Digital Advertising Practices: digital value chain; viewability; ad fraud and rand safety; data governance; and consumer privacy.
The MFA Board has also committed to ensure all their relevant agency staff undertake the Australian Digital Advertising Practices training program and complete a proof of knowledge to ensure they are across the updated best practice standards.
According to John Broome (main photo), CEO of AANA, the second iteration of the Australia Digital Advertising Practices should give marketers confidence to better manage their digital campaigns.
“Programmatic advertising is now an established choice within most marketers’ media mix. Yet it’s a complex and ever evolving supply chain. A cross industry approach to best practices that also includes embedding them through training and advancing capability is a powerful way to build trust, confidence and better business outcomes for all,” said Broome.
Gai Le Roy, CEO of IAB Australia commented “Given the rapid pace of change the inclusion of the strong framework of agreed standards and practices for digital advertising is an important step in continuing to build trust and instilling confidence in the digital advertising value chain.”
Sophie Madden, CEO of MFA, said “For agencies, the Practices are a valuable tool in guiding conversations with clients, engendering greater trust and enabling them to work better together – which in turn should lead to improved effectiveness and better outcomes for clients. As an indicator of how important we consider the Practices to be, the MFA requires all relevant media agency staff to undertake training to ensure they’re across the updates.”
There will be future updates to the Practices to align them with any significant changes in the market. The working group will also review any findings and recommendations that may come from the ACCC Digital Ad Tech Inquiry, which is scheduled to make its interim report in December 2020 and the final report in August 2021.
The Australian Digital Advertising Practices do not solve all issues and are not mandated solutions. Rather they act as a starting point for advertisers, agencies and digital platforms to resolve how they will operate together.
Chris Graham, Head of Accountability and Sourcing at McDonald’s who was one of the first to adopt the original Practices in 2018, commented: “The Australian Digital Advertising Practices has improved McDonald’s relationships with our agency, publishers and digital platforms by creating a shared responsibility towards digital best practice. This enables us to remain at the forefront of the digital advertising landscape.”
Matt Rowley, Chair of IAB Australia and CEO of Pedestrian Group said “We are delighted to see the second iteration of these very valuable Practices. They provide clear and usable guidance to help advertisers take better control of their advertising programs and their widespread adoption will help deliver fair value for all in the ecosystem.”
Martin Brown, Chair of AANA and Nestle’s director of e-business, strategy and marketing commented: “We need cross industry initiatives to drive transparency throughout the digital supply chain. These collaborations will be enabled by a strong level of understanding and capability amongst marketers. That is why there is a strong focus on training for marketing teams in this iteration of the ADAPs.”
Peter Horgan, Chair of MFA and CEO of OMD said: “Since their introduction, the Australian Digital Advertising Practices have been helpful in facilitating better conversations with clients about the digital ecosystem. This important update will ensure we remain at the forefront of technical, market and regulatory changes.”
From Friday, December 4, Snapchatters and Bitmoji users will be able to pair with their own Bitmoji avatars with Levi’s casualwear apparel. The Levi’s x Bitmoji designs will also appear across a variety of experiences on Snapchat including Chat and games, on the Snap Map and in Lenses. All products will be available for purchase […]
John Chaplin (pictured), former Chief Product Officer of Hogarth Australia and Co-founder of award winning digital agency Fusion, has launched a new digital product design company, Diagram. Based in Sydney, Diagram are a collective of creators and makers who partner with individuals, agencies, startups, business and industry to design and build considered, elegant digital products. […]
After announcing the mega acquisition of workplace chat company Slack yesterday, tech giant Salesforce has made a raft of announcements as part of this year’s annual Dreamforce event, which has been held virtually. Headlining the announcements was news of Salesforce Hyperforce, which comes as a reimagination of the company’s platform architecture built to securely and […]


text:
Anhui Conch Cement is about to announce earnings — here's what Wall Street expects
- On October 28, Anhui Conch Cement will release earnings for the most recent quarter.
- Analysts predict Anhui Conch Cement will report earnings per share of CNY 1.72.
- Go here to watch Anhui Conch Cement stock price in real-time on Markets Insider.
On October 28, Anhui Conch Cement will be releasing earnings for the most recent quarter.
In terms of EPS, 4 analysts are predicting earnings of CNY 1.72 per share as opposed to earnings of CNY 1.61 per share in the same quarter of the previous year.
Wall Street is expecting the company to report CNY 42.77 billion, an increase of 9.34% over the prior year quarter.
Looking at the full year, Wall Street analysts are expecting a profit of CNY 6.64 per share. In the previous year, there was a profit of CNY 6.17 per share. On average, analysts estimate full-year revenue to be CNY 161.60 billion, compared to CNY 157.03 billion in the previous year.
This story was written by Markets Insider's RoboEddy, which automatically writes these stories based on data provided by our partners.


text:
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House has approved a compromise plan to give General Motors and Chrysler dealers an appeals process to keep their showrooms open.
The provision is contained in a $1.1 trillion spending bill approved yesterday. It gives the 789 Chrysler dealers closed in June and more than 1,350 GM dealers expected to be shut down next year a chance to challenge the automakers' decisions.
GM and Chrysler have attempted to shed dealerships as part of their government-led bankruptcies. But the moves have riled up members of Congress, who have received numerous complaints from dealers being shut down.
The legislation requires arbitration panels examining the closings to weigh a number of issues. Those include the economic interests of the terminated dealer, the company and the public, the dealer's profitability during the past four years and conditions that could have led to a poor sales performance, including natural disasters and a poor local economy.


text:
If we ask that have you seen the new i20? We hope you’ll answer a ‘Yes’ as the new facelifted i20 has already been showcase at the Geneva International Motor Show and we have already discussed about that. Now it seems, for the first time, our old friends at Indian Autos Blog have spotted the car on the roads. The images show us that the body is now bulkier; the headlights are heavily inspired by Fluidic sculpture and a LED cluster along with the re-designed Fog lamps. The alloy wheel design is also new.
Talking about the engine, the new i20 will come with an improved 1.2 Kappa motor featuring VVT (Variable Valve Timing) for improved fuel efficiency. The existing 1.4 Litre CRDI will also be there but with less significant upgrades. As showcased at the Geneva International Motor Show, the newly developed highly fuel efficient and low emission 1.1 Litre diesel engines will not be available in India right now. Hyundai might be saving it for another purpose. As claimed by Hyundai, the new i20 has improved NVH levels that results lesser noises and rattling sounds. We’re expecting this new avatar of the i20 to go up for sale in early or mid of April, 2012.