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January 19, 2010 | Larchmont-Mamaroneck Patch | Original Article
Hispanic Community Prepares for Census
4.5 million people were undercounted in the 2000 U.S. census, according to the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials(NALEO). Ten years later, organizations nationwide want to make sure all U.S. residents (documented or undocumented) are counted in the 2010 Census.
In Mamaroneck, the Hispanic Resource Center (HRC) is working so that the area's Hispanic residents are ready to fill out and submit their Census forms in April. One of its first steps was to host a Census workshop at St. Thomas Episcopal Church on Jan. 19, where representatives fromNALEO and LatinoJustice PRLDEF explained community leaders how to train others to be counted.
HRC works with approximately 600 individuals, out of which 60 percent are undocumented. "If people are undocumented, they are very unlikely to fill out the Census form," said Director Zoe Colon, which means that approximately 360 could be undercounted this year.
The Mamaroneck School District estimates that 16 percent of the school population is Hispanic (forMamaroneck Avenue School only, that figure is 50 percent). Factoring in the students' parents and single parents, Colon estimates that the Latino population in the area "could easily be at 25 percent, "but because people don't fill out the forms, we are severely undercounted," she said.
Other members of the community that could be undercounted are the homeless, the poor, children, those with language barriers, renters, people living in large households and individuals whose homes are being foreclosed.
Why would individuals care if they are counted or not? Because Census data will affect political representation, funding and civil rights in their area of residence, explained Julissa Gutierrez, NALEO's Educational Fund New York director. Census data will:
1) Determine the number of congressional seats for each state and be used to draw congressional and state legislative district lines. In some communities, Census data will also determine city, county and school board seats.
2) Affect how more than $440 billion per year in federal and state funding are allocated to communities for neighborhood improvements, public health, education, transportation and more. For each uncounted Latino, NALEO estimates that more than $14,000 will be lost over the next decade.
3) Be used to enforce civil rights laws and document discrimination based on race, ethnicity and gender.
The Hispanic Resource Center, along with other organizations county-wide, received a small grant from the Westchester Community Foundation to do outreach in their communities. Considering that Yonkers has the highest percentage of Hispanics in Westchester and Mount Vernon has the highest percentage of Hispanics in the county's school districts, "we are working with organizations and houses of worship there," said Colon.
Some of the main issues that need to be addressed within the Hispanic population are: low mail response rates, rapid Latino population growth and Latino population concentration in hard-to-count census tracts. Many Latinos won't fill out the forms because they are not aware that the information they give is confidential and only used for statistical purposes, explained Gutierrez.
"This is the first time we'll have a bilingual form with only 10 questions," Gutierrez said. 13 million bilingual forms will be mailed to households in designated census tracts (those with large Hispanic populations) between March 15-17. Those who won't receive a bilingual form and would like to request one can do so by calling 1-866-872-6868 (for English) and 1-866-928-2010 (for Spanish) starting Feb. 25.
Other dates to keep in mind regarding the Census are:
- March 22-28 is "National Census Week," when local organizations will organize assistance workshops on how to fill out the form.
- April 1st is "Census Day," time to return the completed forms.
- Between April and June, Census workers will visit the homes whose forms were not received.
- On Dec 31, the U.S. Census Bureau will provide President Obama with the 2010 apportionment counts.
If you have any questions, contact the Hispanic Resource Center at 914-835-1551 or resourcecenter@hrclm.org. They are located on Boston Post Road, next to the St. Thomas Episcopal Church.


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Katy DeGroot is recognized as one of social media's top Makeup Experts, Beauty Gurus and Fashionistas. Hard to believe that just five years ago, she was working as an executive team leader at Target. Along with her incredible talent and creative eye as a makeup artist, Katy has since amassed a loyal social media following of over 4 million with her magnetic, down-to-earth personality, and fun-loving humor. Katy's mass appeal has lead to partnerships with brands including Maybelline, Nordstrom, Lancome, and Kiehl's. She is a regular on E's Countdown to the Red Carpet as a makeup guru for the Oscars and the Emmy's. Katy is married to her husband Jon and has three dogs named Turbo, Zoey, and Mikey.
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Good choice for stayed. Just the towel is hard.
Albeit a budget hotel, yet it was clean and comfortable with basic hotel amenities. It was a very nice stay overall. Just one thing, they should be having ironing fac at their hotel.
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This is a short story based off the world of Dystopia Rising.
Jeanie sighed and threw her pen onto the table. She stared down at the pages from the library that were scattered around the table. Her familiar black notebook was open in front of her, the page, disgustingly blank of any notes or research. There was nothing here. Nothing to further her own search right now.
She sighed and pulled the fingerless gloves off her hands. On her left hand was the scarred indentation marking her ownership to the Confederacy. Okay, depending on who you spoke to it marked her ownership. According to Rothchild it marked his ownership of her. According to Hayven it was just an inconvenience that did not at all nullify her citizenship papers. However the train tracks and diamond ring on her hand were still a glaring reminder of the way most of the world thought of her.
Luckily, it would be removed. That was guaranteed. The town was scrambling to remove the brands that were given to towns members. It would be removed.
Her tattoo on the other hand?
At least with the brand, she could run her fingers over her skin and feel its existence. It was hard to forget the brand was there. It was easy to remember that the brand needed to be removed. And she could hide it underneath her gloves and since she didn't fight much, no one would know if it was never removed. She could make it seem like it was never there and everyone would believe her. Well, almost everyone. Maybe not Jimmy. Or Red, if she was still alive. There were a few who would never believe her. But most people could easily believe it if she said it didn't exist.
Her tattoo on the other hand? It had healed well when she received it. She could run her fingers over her cheek and never feel it or even remember its existence. She could sometimes forget that she was marked with a designation number. But no one else would forget. It would stare at everyone and the world would know who she was. And if they had any knowledge of what designation numbers meant, they might even figure out who had once owned her.
And her research to remove it was going nowhere.
Jeanie sighed and dropped her head on the desk.
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Best Buy, Target, and Bed, Bath & Beyond Could Face Tariff Risks, Analyst
As the Trump administration considers raising pending tariffs on some $200 billion of Chinese imports to 25% from 10%, key retailers could suffer.
Michelle Lodge
Aug 1, 2018 6:55 PM EDT
Not all retailers are alike when it comes to the trade war with China.
That's something to consider as President Donald Trump thinks about upping the percentage amount of pending tariffs on some $200 billion of Chinese goods imported into the U.S. to 25% from 10%.
"A full-scale trade war could dramatically impact U.S. exports and gross domestic product," wrote Greg Melich, of MoffettNathanson, in a note published on Wednesday, Aug. 1.
Overall, retail sales could be reduced between 50 and 100 basis points due to the impact on jobs and confidence, estimated the analyst. Earnings could be hit between 3% and 4%, given 30% variable margins. In addition, rising costs could hit earnings before interest and taxes by 15% before offsets.
Melich noted that while the U.S. consumer is strong, investors need to factor in the down side of protectionism before buying shares of a particular company.
Companies like CarMax, Inc. (KMX - Get Report) and Sherwin-Williams Co. (SHW - Get Report) are somewhat insulated, wrote Melich. At the other end of the scale are retailers like Best Buy Co. Inc. (BBY - Get Report) , Bed, Bath & Beyond Inc. (BBBY - Get Report) and Target Corp. (TGT - Get Report) that "could see over 25% of earnings at risk if they don't move sourcing or pass through price."
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Kollagunta is a village in Chittoor district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Karvetinagar mandal.kollagunta village situated exactly at Andhrapradesh and Tamil Nadu Border.

About
According to Census 2011 information the location code or village code of Kollagunta village is 596433. It is situated 12 km away from sub-district headquarter Karvetinagaram and 42 km away from district headquarter Chittoor. As per 2009 stats, Kollagunta village is also a gram panchayat.

The total geographical area of the village is 355 hectares. Kollagunta has a total population of 3,394 peoples. There are about 833 houses in Kollagunta village. Tirupati is the nearest town to Kollagunta which is approximately 55 km away.

Temples in Kollagunta Village
 Padiveti Amma
 Kanakamedalamma (Grama Devatha)
 Om Shakthi
 Darmaraja Temple
 Lord Vinayaka
 Ayyappa Swamy
 Muneswara Swamy
Krishna bajan mandir.
Lord Muruga (Inside of Kanakamedalamma temple)
Lord Shiva (Inside of Kanakamedalamma temple)

Village Festivals in Kollagunta Village
 Ganga Jathara: They will conduct in The month of March 2 Days Festival
 Darmaraja Tirunallu: They will conduct in the month of MaY 18 Days Festivals
 Ayyappa Jyothi Pooja in the Month Of Oct-Dec.
Om Shakthi Pooja in the month of Oct -Nov will be conducted
Lord Vinayaka Festival celebrate by Youth

References

Villages in Chittoor district

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Kia ora and haere mai, welcome to the 20th instalment of 9mm for 2018, and the 192nd overall edition of our long-running author interview series!
Today I'm very pleased to welcome Italian born and raised crime writer Valentina Giambanco, who has worked as an editor in the UK and US film industry for twenty years. Valentina is the author of the Alice Madison series set in Seattle and the surrounding wilderness of Washington State. Although she lives in Southwest London - a city she first moved to for English and Drama studies at university - Valentina says she fell in love with Seattle years ago, and that city and the "ruthlessly beautiful" landscapes of the Pacific Northwest "have shaped and inspired her stories in every way".
Like our interviewee two weeks ago, Marnie Riches, I actually interviewed Valentina at the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival in 2016. Publication was delayed when I lost some notebooks (recently recovered during house renovations). Valentina and I have checked over her interview answers in case anything needed updating, but that wasn't the case. So here you have the interview Valentina and I did on a sunny summer's in 'the big red chair' at Harrogate.
This is a tricky one, but I'm afraid I have to go back to Clarice Starling, even though it was a very short series. But she definitely inspired me, and the first Thomas Harris books are as perfect as a thriller can be. Things went a bit haywire after that, but if you can have a two-book series, then she's my favourite. Also, she's 25 in the first and 32 in the second, and she changes a lot. I also love Ruth Galloway (from Elly Griffiths' books), because she changes through time as well. I also love the settings, the idea of Norfolk, the wilderness and sea. The history of the background. The science. The combination of elements.
I was really into science fiction, things from Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury. So it was FAHRENHEIT 451 actually: the imagery, the sense of the story being told. It was about something that was beyond the events that were happening. Somehow it just chimed.
I'm a big film nerd, and they've affected me as much as books when it comes to storytelling. The film was Amadeus, though the first adult film I watched was Lawrence of Arabia. Which is a pretty good place to start.
Nothing. I had not written anything that was published. Short stories scribbled, definitely, but nothing published. I worked in film, but it was a completely unrelated field to writing. My debut was 147,000 words, which tells you it was my first crack at a novel! The second was 120,000 words and the third 108,000 words.
Movies! I'm a big film nerd. We're talking about knowing the key grip for a particular film. I'm also a big reader, and not necessarily crime. I think it's important - because everything goes into it, as is true of any artistic endeavour - it's really important to get my head out of crime fiction mode. I also love travelling.
I'm going to talk about London, where I live now. There's a small museum about Sir John Soane, which is three houses joined together. He was the architect for the Bank of England and a collector. He travelled and collected paintings, Italian and Dutch masters, sculptures from Egypt. He created this amazing museum in his own home, which you can visit. He bought the two nearby homes … there's no electricity, just natural light. It's in Lincoln's Inn Field in London. It's absolutely unforgettable, and once a month they keep the house open at night and just light it all with candles. If that's not a perfect date, I don't know what is!
Are we talking reality or dream? Okay, okay… Mark Rylance, because he can play anything! (laughing). Oh God oh God, who would play me? Well, that's obvious isn't it? Meryl Streep – who else? Meryl Streep could play Batman and do a good job!
A lot of people would probably say their first one, because it's the one, the place and time where my characters all met each other. But at the same time, SWEET AFTER DEATH is very special to me too. That moment when you just capture your character. Each book has something special that makes it dear to you, but this one set not in Seattle but in the mountains. It was difficult to write, but a lot of fun. It's named after a plant, the deer-foot, which smells sweet after you crush the leaves. It's also called vanilla leaf.
When I first saw my book in a store, I thought someone had put it there as a joke, someone I knew. It felt utterly and completely surreal, so out of place. "What is it doing there?" That feeling never goes away, a few years later. It's very special, seeing it exist.
For me, it's been the chance to meet my heroes. At Thrillerfest in 2016 I got to chat with Walter Mosley a few times, talking about writing with a man who's been a huge inspiration to my writing. That was just fantastic. And then meeting readers who buy your books and you can just have a chat for a few minutes, this is what festivals are so important.
Thank you Valentina. We appreciate you chatting to Crime Watch.
You can learn more about Valentina and her books at her website, and follow her on Twitter.


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Basel AML Index
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What does the Basel AML Index measure?
Key trends in 2019
FATF analysis
Expert Edition information
Basel AML Index methodology
Overview of methodology
Factors that impact a country's risk score
Review meeting and changes in 2019
The Basel AML Index uses a composite methodology, drawing its components from various publicly available sources. The Index was originally developed as follows:
Extensive research was conducted in measuring money laundering and its challenges before the indicators were carefully selected.
Only relevant indicators, sub-indicators and assessments that examine AML/CFT frameworks and other factors related to money laundering risk were considered.
This was followed by the weighing of indicators according to their importance, based on expert opinions with academic, financial and senior AML experts.
The methodology is reviewed every year. During the annual review meeting, external experts verify the quality of the data, country coverage and methodology.
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The Basel AML Index uses a composite methodology, meaning that it draws its components by aggregating publicly available third-party data sources.
The Basel AML Index aggregates 15 indicators and variables from relevant and reputable organisations in assessing the risk of money laundering/terrorism financing. Additionally, related aspects such as banking secrecy, level of corruption, financial regulations and judicial strength are factored in. Indicators may be added or removed by the Basel AML Index to reflect changing ML/TF risks and data sources.
Criteria for the inclusion of indicators
Relevance and relationship to risks of money laundering and terrorist financing (related survey questions or assessment of relevant financial standards and regulations)
Methodology of sources
Availability of recent data (maximum age of data is 2 years with the exception of FATF MERs)
Country coverage
Public availability
Low overlap with other indicators
The objective of the Basel AML Index is to provide a holistic picture of money laundering risk and therefore includes a wide range of indicators, each with a different focus and scope. A conceptual framework captures the multidimensionality of the data and categorises the indicators into five domains identified as key to ML/TF risks:
Domain 1: Quality of AML/CFT Framework (65%)
FATF Mutual Evaluation Reports (35%)
Tax Justice Network Financial Secrecy Index (20%)
US State Department International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) (10%)
Domain 2: Bribery and Corruption (10%)
Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index (5%)
TRACE Bribery Risk Matrix (5%)
Domain 3: Financial Transparency and Standards (15%)
Extent of Corporate Transparency Index (1.875%)
WEF Global Competitiveness Report – Strength of auditing and reporting standards (5.625%)
WEF Global Competitiveness Report – Regulation of securities exchanges (5.625%)
World Bank IDA Resource Allocation Index – Financial sector regulations (1.875%)
Domain 4: Public Transparency and Accountability (5%)
International IDEA Political Finance Database – Political disclosure (1.66%)
International Budget Partnership Open Budget Index – Budget transparency score (1.66%)
World Bank IDA Resource Allocation Index – Transparency, accountability and corruption in the public sector (1.66%)
Domain 5: Legal and Political Risk (5%)
Freedom House: Freedom in the World and Freedom and the Media (1.66%)
WEF Global Competitiveness Report – Institutional pillar (1.66%)
World Justice Project Rule of Law Index (1.66%)
Learn more about which indicators are used in the Basel AML Index and why.
Most indicators chosen for the Basel AML Index have their own scoring system. To achieve a unified coding system, individual indicator scores are collected and normalised using the min-max method into a 0–10 system, whereby 0 indicates the lowest risk level and 10 indicates the highest risk level.
All scores are scaled and standardised in this way in preparation for the next step of weighting each variable.
There is not always a complete set of 15 indicators available for all countries. Therefore, a country's overall score is calculated based on available data only, and missing values are not replaced.
A country is only included in the Public Edition of the Basel AML Index if data on at least two key indicators from Domain 1 (Quality of AML/CFT Framework) are available.
In creating a composite Index, each variable receives a weight to aggregate all scores into one score. There are different techniques to determine the weight of each variable.
A standard, comparatively simple system consists of adding all the variables and weighting them equally. This assumes, however, that all variables are equally relevant in the context of ML/TF, which they are not.
Another method would be through statistical models, such as factor analysis and data envelopment analysis. Weights are in this case chosen to reflect the statistical quality of the data. Statistically, more reliable data with broader coverage are given more weight. The OECD Handbook on Constructing Composite Indicators states however that "this method could be biased towards the readily available indicators, penalising the information that is statistically more problematic to identify and measure."
An alternative method is the expert weighting scheme or so-called participatory approach, where experts assign a weight for a variable based on their in-depth knowledge and expertise in the matter at stake.
After carefully assessing the advantages and disadvantages of each of these weighting methods, and given the specific AML focus, the Basel Institute has decided to use an expert weighting scheme to calculate the overall scores. The variables used differ in quality, coverage and relevance, with some components being more applicable than others in assessing ML/TF risk.
For example, country X may have a strong performance in rule of law, a low level of perception of corruption, but at the same time it could also have extreme loose regulations in financial transparency and weak standards to comply with AML/CFT obligation. As a consequence, country X may perform well under overall governance indicators but still could potentially be a high risk in terms of illicit assets and financial transactions.
The expert weighting system used places greater emphasis on indicators reflecting AML/CFT assessments and financial standards. The FATF Mutual Evaluation Reports, Financial Secrecy Index and US INCSR therefore have a significant effect on the country's final risk score.
The expert weighting method includes a degree of subjectivity. The role of the annual Basel AML Index expert review meetings is critical in ensuring that the original weighting decisions continue to be adequate and are not influenced by bias or other undue types of subjectivity.
Each year the Basel Institute brings together external experts from a diverse set of AML, compliance and risk assessment backgrounds to review the methodology of the Basel AML Index for continued validity and adequacy, and to discuss trends in global AML regulation and practice that may impact its effectiveness. At the 2019 review meeting on 9 July, the following methodological changes were discussed:
New indicator: TRACE Bribery Risk Matrix
It was decided that the Basel AML Index would now include data from the TRACE Bribery Risk Matrix in Domain 2 (Corruption Risk). Even though statistical testing shows a high correlation between the TI CPI and the TRACE Bribery Risk Matrix, the addition of this new indicator adds a private sector angle to the corruption/bribery data coverage.
Up until July 2019, Domain 2 had a 10% weighting in the overall score and was solely covered by the TI CPI. The TRACE Bribery Risk Matrix and the TI CPI now receive an equal weighting of 5% each.
More research needed on trade-based money laundering
The expert group discussed the issue of trade-based money laundering and analysed several data sources to cover the issue. However, it was decided to continue research on possible indicators before measuring the risk for this issue and including it in the Index.
Case-based data on ML cannot be included
The expert group also discussed the feasibility of adding case-related data to the Index, for example, the Panama Papers, Paradise Papers and investigations by OCCRP that have revealed ML schemes involving a number of different jurisdictions covered by the Index. It was decided not to include case-based data due to the following reasons:
Time lags between real cases and detection. After a number of ML cases, some national regulators increased fines imposed on financial institutions for failing to enforce AML regulations. The resulting penalties were often imposed for transactions that happened many years previously. This huge time lag between real cases of AML misconduct and detection/sanctioning is problematic for an Index that is updated annually.
No regular updates. ML cases in the media appear without any predictable regularity. It is impossible to provide updates to the data and to change positions of countries.
Countries cannot demonstrate progress. Once a country is labelled a high-risk jurisdiction on the basis of its involvement in a ML media scandal, it is impossible for it to demonstrate progress in this area.
During development of the Basel AML Index 2019, it became clear that the quality of data concerning financial crimes is still a critical issue to be addressed. The FATF has taken positive steps by increasing the frequency of FATF updates and harmonising the methodology between different regional bodies. It is hoped that with a continuously increased frequency of fourth-round evaluations by FATF and its regional bodies, we can soon achieve full coverage and as such avoid skewed data due to outdated reports. The impact goes far beyond the Basel AML Index as the reports themselves, and the Basel AML Index, directly impact on the due diligence systems implemented by financial institutions and investors.
Helping these institutions untangle the data and use it easily and more accurately in their own system is one of the aims of the recently upgraded FATF analysis provided as part of the Expert Edition Plus package.
On the other hand, of course, it must be noted that, as illustrated by the latest high-profile ML cases, even low-risk countries are not entirely immune to money laundering risks or harm resulting from financial crimes. The resilience of their financial and public institutions is constantly tested by criminals. They need to stay on the radar for analysis for ML/TF risks.
In this respect, opacity of beneficial ownership remains a key issue across all countries and requires a coordinated response at the international level. The Basel AML Index is seeking ways to improve data coverage for risks associated with non-transparent beneficial ownership. The same applies to risks associated with increasing volumes of international trade. Trade-based money laundering is getting more and more attention and we are looking at how best to reflect this and possibly other emerging trends in the 2020 edition of the Basel AML Index.
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Lee Munro, great nephew of Burt Munro, will head to Bonneville Speed Week 2018 to chase the 200 mph mark on a modified Indian Scout.
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Patent application title: Terry Product
Inventors: Denitza Ivanoff (Atzbach, AT) Susanne Jary (Steinbach, AT) Gert Kroner (Lenzing, AT) Gert Kroner (Lenzing, AT) Johann Leitner (Haid, AT)
IPC8 Class: AD03D2700FI
Class name: Stock material or miscellaneous articles pile or nap type surface or component particular backing structure or composition
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The invention relates to a terry product consisting of a textile base material and a pile associated with the base material, which is characterized in that the base material and/or the pile comprise(s) at least partially a cellulose fiber selected from the group consisting of viscose fibers, modal fibers, polynosic fibers and lyocell, which cellulose fiber has a titer of more than 1.7 dtex to 4.5 dtex.
1. A terry product comprising a textile base material and a pile associated with the base material, wherein the base material and/or the pile comprise(s) a cellulose fiber selected from the group consisting of viscose fibers, modal fibers, polynosic fibers and lyocell, which cellulose fiber has a titer of more than 1.7 dtex to 4.5 dtex.
2. The terry product according to claim 1, wherein the cellulose fiber has a titer of from 2 dtex to 4.5 dtex, preferably from 2.2 dtex to 3.3 dtex, most preferably from 2.5 dtex to 2.8 dtex, in particular from 2.5 dtex to 2.6 dtex.
3. The terry product according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the cellulose fiber is a cellulose staple fiber having a cutting length of from 30 mm to 60 mm, preferably from 38 mm to 51 mm.
4. The terry product according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the cellulose fiber has a multilobal cross-section, particularly preferably a trilobal cross-section.
5. The terry product according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the cellulose fiber is present in the form of a yarn or a twisted yarn produced therefrom.
6. The terry product according to claim 5, wherein the yarn is selected from the group consisting of ring spun yarns, siro yarns, core-spun yarns, compact yarns, OE-yarns, air-jet yarns, chenille yarns, looped yarns and zero-twist yarns.
7. The terry product according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the cellulose fiber is present in a mixture with a fiber material selected from the group consisting of cotton, polyester, wool, polytetrafluoroethylene, polypropylene, polyamide, polyacryl, polyvinyl alcohol, linen, silk, viscose, lyocell, polynosic and modal.
8. The terry product according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the textile base material and/or the pile consist(s) essentially entirely of the cellulose fiber or the mixture comprising the cellulose fiber, respectively.
9. The terry product according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the proportion of the cellulose fiber in the base material and/or the pile ranges from 1% to 100%, preferably from 10% to 100%, particularly preferably from 30% to 100%.
10. The terry product according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the pile warp consists of a thread of 100% modal fibers and a thread of 100% cotton or polyester, wool, polypropylene, polyamide, polyacryl, polyvinyl alcohol, linen, silk, viscose, polynosic or lyocell, respectively.
11. The terry product according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the pile consists of yarn loops or shorn yarn loops, respectively.
12. The terry product according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the base material is selected from the group consisting of woven fabrics, warp-knitted fabrics, knitted fabrics and stitch-knitted fabrics.
13. The terry product according to any of the preceding claims in the form of or as a component, respectively, of an article selected from the group consisting of towels, beach towels, bath towels, sauna towels, bath robes, washcloths, bath carpets, tea towels, bedclothes, e.g. bed linens, mattress and blanket covers and mattress supports, baby clothes, sportswear, socks, lining materials and diapers.
[0001]1. Field of the Invention
[0002]The present invention relates to a terry product which consists, in a manner known per se, of a textile base material and a pile associated with the base material.
[0003]2. Related Art
[0004]Terry products are textile articles with a particular absorbency and a pleasant feel, which are used, in particular, in the fields of home textiles and sports articles. The pile (in particular in the form of yarn loops) which is associated with a textile base material, e.g. a fabric, is characteristic of terry products.
[0005]For the purposes of the present invention, the term "terry product" covers especially but not exclusively products such as terry cloths, velour terry products, milled terry products and twisted terry products.
[0006]Terry products, e.g. towels, have to meet specific demands especially in terms of their softness, their absorbency, their bulkiness und their bulk stability (during storage, a stack of towels must not sink down under its own weight).
[0007]Presently, commercially available terry products essentially consist of cotton. Towels made of cotton exhibit the required bulkiness, bulk stability and absorbency.
[0008]However, in order to achieve the required softness of the product, cotton products must be furnished with a plasticizer. For home washing, the use of fabric softeners is necessary. Both plasticizers and fabric softeners are suspected to be allergenic. Moreover, plasticizers substantially reduce the absorbency and absorption rate of products furnished therewith.
[0009]Without the use of plasticizers and fabric softeners, terry products made of conventional modal fibers are soft and also absorbent but exhibit a lower bulkiness and a lower bulk stability than products made of 100% cotton.
[0010]Terry products comprising a mixture of cotton and conventional modal fibers are soft, absorbent and have sufficient bulkiness but do not exhibit sufficient bulk stability.
[0011]Terry products made of synthetic fibers (e.g. micropolyester) are soft but have to be furnished with hydrophilic chemicals in order to attain sufficient absorbency.
[0012]It is the object of the present invention to provide terry products which meet the demands made on such textile articles in an excellent manner without exhibiting the above-mentioned disadvantages of prior art products.
[0013]Said object is achieved with a terry product which is characterized in that the base material and/or the pile comprise(s) at least partially a cellulose fiber selected from the group consisting of viscose fibers, modal fibers, polynosic fibers and lyocell, which cellulose fiber has a titer of more than 1.7 dtex to 4.5 dtex.
[0014]Surprisingly, it has been found that the use of "man-made" cellulose fibers, i.e., viscose fibers, modal fibers, polynosic fibers and lyocell fibers, in a specific titer range of from more than 1.7 dtex to 4.5 dtex in a terry product causes the products according to the invention to exhibit both excellent bulkiness and excellent bulk stability.
[0015]Absorbency is improved in comparison to existing products comprising, for example, modal fibers having a lower titer or mixtures, respectively, of modal fibers with a lower titer and cotton. In a preferred embodiment, fibers with a modified cross-section, in particular fibers with a multilobal cross-section, are used, since the absorption rate and absorbency are once more improved as a result of the enlarged fiber surface. A trilobal cross-section is particularly preferred. "Man-made" cellulose fibers having a multilobal cross-section are described, for example, in EP 0 301 874 A1 as well as in WO 2006/060835.
[0016]Preferably, the titer of the cellulose fiber used according to the invention ranges from 2 dtex to 4.5 dtex, particularly preferably from 2.2 dtex to 3.3 dtex, most preferably from 2.5 dtex to 2.8 dtex, in particular from 2,5 dtex to 2.6 dtex.
[0017]The use of a modal fiber in the above-mentioned titer range is particularly preferred.
[0018]The name "modal fiber" is a generic term which, according to the definition by BISFA (Bureau for the International Standardization of Man-Made Fibers), denotes a cellulose fiber having a defined high wet strength and a high wet modulus that has also been defined (i.e., the force which is required for expanding the fiber in the wet state by 5%).
[0019]Due to the softness of the modal fiber, neither plasticizers are required during the production, nor fabric softeners are needed for further use in the terry product according to the invention.
[0020]In the terry product according to the invention, the cellulose fiber used can be provided as a cellulose staple fiber having a cutting length of from 30 mm to 60 mm, preferably from 38 mm to 51 mm.
[0021]The cellulose fiber can be present in the form of a yarn or a twisted yarn produced therefrom. Types known per se such as, e.g., ring spun yarns, SIRO-yarns, core-spun yarns, compact yarns, OE-yarns, air-jet yarns, chenille yarns, looped yarns and zero-twist yarns, for example, in a mixture with polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)-fibers and -yarns, come into consideration as yarns.
[0022]In the terry product according to the invention, the cellulose fiber can be present in a mixture with a fiber material selected from the group consisting of cotton, polyester, wool, polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), polypropylene (PP), polyamide (PA), polyacryl (PAC), polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), linen, silk, or also viscose fibers, polynosic fibers, lyocell fibers and modal fibers having a, for example, lower titer range.
[0023]A mixture of a modal fiber in the above-mentioned titer range with cotton is particularly advantageous.
[0024]In a preferred embodiment, the textile base material and/or the pile consist(s) essentially entirely of the cellulose fiber or the mixture comprising the cellulose fiber, respectively. This means that exclusively yarns from the cellulose fiber or blended yarns, respectively, from the cellulose fiber and a second component, e.g. cotton, are used for the production of the base material and/or the pile.
[0025]The proportion of the cellulose fiber in the base material and/or the pile advantageously ranges from 1% to 100%, preferably from 10% to 100%, particularly preferably from 30% to 100%.
[0026]Mixtures of, in each case, 30% to 50% modal fibers and 70% to 50% cotton, e.g., 30% modal fibers/70% cotton or 50% modal fibers/50% cotton, are particularly preferred. As mentioned above, these mixtures can be used in the material of the pile and/or in the material of the backing fabric.
[0027]In another embodiment, merely the pile consists essentially entirely of the cellulose fiber or, respectively, comprises a mixture with a different fiber, and the base material consists of a different fiber material. An embodiment with a base material of, for example, 100% cotton and a pile of 100% modal fibers or a mixture of 50% modal fibers and 50% cotton is advantageous.
[0028]In a further embodiment, both the pile and the base material consist essentially entirely of the cellulose fiber or, respectively, comprise a mixture with a different fiber. An embodiment is beneficial in which both the base material and the pile are made of 100% modal fibers or a mixture of 50% modal fibers and 50% cotton or a mixture of 30% modal fibers and 70% cotton, respectively.
[0029]In a further embodiment, the base material consists of either 100% cotton or 100% modal fibers. The pile consists of two threads, namely a thread made of 100% modal fibers and a thread made of 100% cotton. This construction allows itself to be woven, depending on the pattern, with the main focus specifically on the modal fibers or the cotton, respectively. In case of piece dyeing with selected dyestuffs, the portions of cotton and modal fibers, respectively, differ in terms of shade and colour depth (e.g. Jacquard effect). Instead of cotton, a fiber from the group comprising polyester, wool, polypropylene, polyamide, polyacryl, polyvinyl alcohol, linen, silk, viscose, polynosic and lyocell and/or mixtures thereof can also be used for the second thread.
[0030]In the terry product according to the invention, the pile preferably consists, as is known per se, of yarn loops or, as with velour goods, of shorn yarn loops.
[0031]The textile base material is preferably selected from the group consisting of woven fabrics, warp-knitted fabrics, knitted fabrics and stitch-knitted fabrics.
[0032]The terry product according to the invention is preferably provided in the form of or as a component, respectively, of an article selected from the group consisting of towels, beach towels, bath towels, sauna towels, bath robes, washcloths, bath carpets, tea towels, bedclothes, e.g. bed linens, mattress and blanket covers and mattress supports, baby clothes, sportswear, socks, lining materials and diapers.
[0033]The warp of the base material consists of a 100% cotton yarn (Ne23.5/2 or Ne12/1), the weft also consists of 100% cotton--(Ne 16.5/1). For the pile, a blended yarn made up of 50% modal fibers (2.5 dtex, cutting length 38 mm) and 50% cotton (Ne 16.5/1) is used. The finished product exhibits excellent absorbency, high bulkiness and excellent bulk stability. The article has an inherently soft and pleasant feel. Finishing with plasticizers is not required but actually has adverse effects since the absorbency and absorption rate are clearly reduced.
[0034]The warp of the base material consists, as in Example 1, of a 100% cotton yarn (Ne23.5/2 or Ne12/1) and the weft consists of 100% cotton--Ne 16.5/1. For the pile, a yarn mixture of 88% modal fibers (2.5 dtex, cutting length 51 mm) and 12% PVA (Ne 12 zero-twist yarn) is used. During the further processing of the product, the PVA fibers are extracted, whereby the weight of the product is reduced. The finished product exhibits excellent absorbency and a very high volume of the looped yarn. Due to the improved fiber bonding in the looped yarn as a result of using a 2.5 dtex modal fiber with a cutting length of 51 mm, such a towel loses far less fibers during use than a comparable towel from a zero-twist yarn made of cotton.
[0035]The warp of the base material consists of a 100% cotton yarn (Ne23.5/2 or Ne12/1), the weft also consists of 100% cotton--(Ne 16.5/1). For the pile, a blended yarn made up of 50% modal fibers having a trilobal fiber cross-section (2.5 dtex, cutting length 38 mm) and 50% cotton (Ne 16.5/1) is used. The finished product exhibits excellent absorbency, high bulkiness and excellent bulk stability. The article has an inherently soft and pleasant feel. Finishing with plasticizers is not required but actually has adverse effects since the absorbency and absorption rate are clearly reduced. Bulkiness, bulk stability, absorption rate and absorbency are once more improved in comparison to Example 1.
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Ever stop to think about the emphasis that looks are given in our society? Young people give their appearance more attention than ever. In fact, a lot of them spend hours primping and preparing for their self-directed photoshoot, then take tons of pictures of themselves for social websites.
During the years when they should be cultivating their relationships, their mind, their conversational skills, their education, and so forth, they're spending the most time finding their most flattering angles and poses. Then, of course, they have to take the pictures to photoshop to make them all the more flattering. When all else fails, make that picture black and white.
What a LOOK AT ME world!
Ever stop to wonder what the future will be like for the MySpace generation if they don't start giving their "insides" as much attention as they give their "outsides?" THAT picture isn't quite as pretty.
If you're blessed enough to have young people in your life, you know darn well that you can't just talk to them about this. You have to outsmart them. Fortunately, if you catch them in photoshop, they'll be so distracted, your odds will be extraordinary.
Your main goal is to get the young person away from the shallow end of the ME pool and coax her or him into deeper waters.
Talk to her about what she wants to do with her life. Feed her interest, whether or not it's YOUR first choice or not. Whatever interests her should interest you – buy her books, cut out newspaper articles for her (and of course, read them yourself), talk with her, find websites and television documentaries that focus on her interest, etc. Tell her that you're proud of her for having goals and aspirations.
Don't criticize and condemn. Kids need their parents approval more than anything. Just because your son seems like a cocky little devil doesn't mean he doesn't absolutely crave your approval.
Compliment your daughter or son's personality and sense of humor. Let them know that they crack you up and that you love their company. Let them know that there is so much more to them than how they look.
Make your child feel smart. Don't ridicule and make fun of things they say and do. Whether or not you realize it, this makes them feel dumb. If they feel like they aren't "smart enough," they'll only look for ways to get the approval they crave. If they don't get attention and approval from you, rest assured they'll get it somewhere else.
Show your child the different "needs" in the world. Hand them a copy of "One Can Make a Difference" and challenge them to find a way to make their own difference. Get them away from themselves – for their own good.
Finally, realize that a certain amount of social networking is perfectly normal. Young people (and even not so young people) are having a blast with it. It's downright invigorating to talk to people from around the country and even around the world. Sharing interests, learning about different cultures, and so forth – great stuff. But, come on, when all you have to offer them is, "My eyes look kind of green in this picture, don't they? Well, they're really brown. Deep, dark brown… " – you'd be better off sitting alone admiring your own eyes.
Wow. What a life well-spent that'd be.
Naturally, we adults aren't immune to this sort of thing either. We'd do well to follow our own advice, wouldn't we? When we find ourselves on social sites with the attitude of "Look at me!" or "Listen to me!" – we'd do the world a huge favor if we examined our intent and our motivations. Are they purely selfish, to the tune of simply wanting people to hear us because they happen to have something you want (as in money) or because we want desperately to climb a social ladder and each follower or "convert" represents another step on the ladder?
Or are we genuinely trying to help other people – whether it's teaching them things we happen to know or motivating and inspiring them to bring out the best in themselves. Everyone has certain gifts and talents – and if you spend your days using yours to help others I've got two words for you: You're cool.
We should all frequently step away from ourselves and see the needs in the world. If we can help anyone or anything, even in the smallest way, wouldn't it be selfish not to? I have no more interest in Fifty Dollar Jackets Covering Fifty Cent Hearts than I do Fifty Dollar Haircuts on Fifty Cent Heads.


At the moment, roughly 65% of the visitors to the Fronteers website use a browser which supports the <video> element in combination with the Theora codec. Specifically, this is Firefox 3.5/3.6 (and other Gecko 1.9.1+ browsers like SeaMonkey 2), Chrome 3/4, and (pre-)alpha builds of Opera 10.50. The (still) 20% IE users won't see video in their browser, but can download the videos, and play them with their media player of choice. (In the unlikely case that this player doesn't support Theora, VLC is a good and open source alternative.) And then there's roughly 10% of Safari users, who will see the poster frame of the video, but won't be able to actually play the video, due to the lack of support in Safari for the Theora codec. As with the IE users, these visitors will have to download the videos in order to be able to watch them. There's been heavy discussion in the Fronteers IRC channel if this was the right choice, or if we should additionally make available a version of the videos using the H.264 codec, which is supported by Safari. Remarkably enough, it took two days before anyone even suggested to use Flash to make the videos play in IE.
The core question is: What's more important? Giving the best experience to the largest number of visitors, or joining the fight for a world in which every user of the internet can watch and create videos without any barriers. Fronteers is increasingly being looked at to provide best practices, and one of our goals as an organization (as decided by the members) is to "use our influence to make standards organizations and implementing parties improve the lot of front-end developers through better standards, techniques, documentation and implementations." On the other hand, can we still be taken seriously as front-end developers if we don't choose the solution which right now works best for the largest number of visitors?
For those who aren't aware of the situation around video codecs, a short summary. HTML5 specifies the <video> element. Originally, this also included specifying the codec to use in combination with this element, namely Theora. Apple, one of the five big browser vendors, was strongly opposed to this choice, due to fears for submarine patents. The risk of such patents always exists, of course, but they'd already taken this risk with other codecs (for example via iTunes), and doing so again with this new codec was apparently out of the question. H.264 as an alternative was unacceptable for open source browser vendors (specifically Mozilla, but also relevant for webkit-based browsers like Chromium, Konqueror, etc.), since there are many software patents which apply to H.264. Although an organization like Mozilla could theoretically bear the costs of a license ($5,000,000 for the current year, roughly 6% of their yearly turnover, with further price increases all but certain), downstream users of the Mozilla source code wouldn't be able to use H.264 themselves. From the open source perspective, this is unacceptable. (Using codecs installed in the OS is no solution either for Mozilla; doing so would incur large security risks, and goes against Mozilla's mission for an open web.) Opera is also opposed to the H.264 codec, mostly (?) due to the high licensing costs. Due to this stalemate, and to better reflect reality, the specification of a codec for the <video> element has been removed from HTML5, at least for the duration of the search for a solution which is acceptable to everyone.
Lacking a mandate from higher-up, the fight for a universally used codec for the web has been moved to implementations and users. H.264 is supported by the big media companies and parties aligned with them. H.264 has a first mover advantage, and hardware support. Opposed to it we find Theora, supported by the open source software world, and all small parties who want to be able to put video on the web by themselves. H.264 is currently free to use for creating video at a small scale, but due to the licensing structure which changes yearly, there's no certainty that this situation will last very long. History teaches us, and all the communication by the MPEG-LA seems to confirm, that this will rapidly change if H.264 becomes the most used video codec on the web.
The situation right now is in flux; everything is possible, and small actions can have large consequences. Theora has, due to support in Firefox and Chrome, by far the highest percentage of direct support in a browser. Mozilla is additionally using its resources to help improve the quality of this codec even further. (There are many myths about the technical inferiority of the Theora codec, mostly due to old tests from back when the bitstream codec had just been frozen, but not much effort had yet gone into the encoder and decoder; more recent tests show that differences in quality are minimal.) On the other hand, YouTube and Vimeo are using H.264 in initial tests with the <video> element. (Mostly because their videos were already encoded in this format?) There are signs that Apple might reconsider Theora, and by buying On2, Google has acquired the progenitor of the Theora codec, which might help with creating more certainty around submarine patents.
The coming year is likely to be crucial. Will we end up in a situation where H.264 is the video standard for the web, and will everyone doing anything with video have to pay money to the MPEG-LA for this? Or will Theora gain enough momentum to entice Apple and the big video sites into supporting it, which will lead us into a world where video on the web becomes free and open, enabling optimal use by everyone?
I know which situation has my preference, and I know which situation is better for us web developers. We web developers additionally play a part in this fight ourselves, and our choices can matter. The more high quality video will be published online in Theora (and not in H.264), the higher the chance that Apple decides it's worth the risk to support Theora in Safari. Although Fronteers is no Wikipedia (which site will host all their videos in Theora), we are beginning to become a sizable organization, with a decent reputation, which we can use to good effect here, helping the fight for an open web.
What is your opinion? Is this a good idea, or should we just be practical and publish H.264 video through a Flash interface? Is it more important to serve 100% of our visitors right now, or is it okay to show some idealism and to say, "We know what's best in the long run!"?
update: As referred to above already, Google bought On2, and thus got their hands on the advanced VP8 codec, a successor to the VP3 codec from which Theora spawned. In May 2010, they made this codec open source as part of the WebM Project, which did not only gain instant support of Mozilla and Opera (with alpha versions of Firefox, Opera and Chrome supporting WebM, and stable versions to be released over the next few months), but also of a host of other software and hardware vendors. Additionally, Google has begun converting every single video on YouTube to WebM, giving a powerful impetus to the growth of the WebM ecosystem.
As of now, Microsoft continues to back H.264 as the primary codec in their browser (with WebM support requiring the codec to be installed separately), while Apple hasn't made an official statement yet. The position of open video on an open web has gotten a lot stronger, but nothing has been decided yet, and the situation remains in flux. As Fronteers, we continue to believe it's in the best interest of the web to only support open standards which can be freely implemented. In addition to making our videos available using the Theora codec, we'll also support WebM, and will continue to recommend not using H.264 for video on the web.


The Festival des Arts de Saint-Sauveur (FASS) returns July 29-August 8 under the helm of Guillaume Côté for the first time. Côté, one of the leading figures of the dance world, assumed the role of festival artistic director earlier this year, having previously shared programming duties with outgoing director Anik Bissonnette.
To celebrate his inaugural year, Côté has invited his friend Rufus Wainwright to kick off festivities with a special pre-opening concert on Wednesday, July 29. The festival will then dive into 10 days of ballet, contemporary dance and orchestra performances.
"For my first official season with FASS, I have drawn on my experiences as an international dancer and I have the pleasure of presenting some of the world's foremost artists. These artistic masters will be joined by gifted young dancers who are already having a significant impact on their art form," said Côté, also a principal dancer and choreographic associate at the National Ballet of Canada.
Programming includes: Germany's Gauthier Dance in a return engagement; Coleman Lemieux & Compagnie, which will present works set to the music of Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash; and Stars of American Ballet, which features seven principal dancers from leading U.S. companies in an exceptional performance.
"We also have an all-Montreal evening of dance with the renowned BJM – Les Ballets Jazz de Montreal and Tentacle Tribe, a young company that is garnering a great deal of attention," Côté noted.
On the music front, FASS will host the Orchestre Métropolitain and its superstar conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin. Then the festival will close with two international events showcasing the talents of classical and contemporary star dancers like Bryan Arias from Kidd Pivot, independent artists Ana-Maria Lucaciu and Andrea Schermoly, and artists from New York City Ballet and National Ballet of Canada.
All indoor shows will take place in Le Grand Chapiteu, the FASS Big Top venue. A program of free shows will be presented on the Desjardins Stage, featuring everything from flamenco and klezmer to dance-improv. Also, on Sunday, August 2, FASS will host Tohu-Bohu Family Day, introducing a program of activities for young festival-goers.
"As usual, our outdoor stage will be the setting for many superb free shows, while the ever-popular Tohu-Bohu will occupy the town square with its array of educational, interactive, fun activities for kids of all ages," Côté said.
For more information on all FASS shows and activities, visit www.fass.ca. There will also be a silent auction, a master class with Côté and a FASS Dance Camp. Don't miss the 24th edition of FASS taking place in the breathtaking St-Sauveur region.
Photo (top): Heather Ogden. Photo by Aleksandar Antonijevic. Photo (left): Coleman Lemieux & Compagnie. Photo (right): Stars of American Ballet. All photos courtesy of FASS.


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Why Digital Analytics Is So Important Today – and Three Real-World Practical Use Cases
By Saurabh Yadav on September 2, 2022 October 5, 2022
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The COVID-19 pandemic forced almost every organization to adapt to digital ways of working and operating virtually overnight – no matter their sector. It was a culture shock that meant brands had to accelerate their digital transformation strategies at short notice and push through changes that had been in development or stuck on board agendas for years.
The change wasn't just on the company side either – consumers had more digital presence than ever before in 2020, setting digital literacy and comfortability and preference for digital purchasing and interactions at an all-time high.
Facilitating that shift so quickly has been a tough job for many companies. But, the good news is that all of that extra digital interaction has helped create a wealth of data that can be used to better understand exactly how to engage with, understand, and sell to their customers in this new digital-first landscape.
Critically, to get full value from that data, organizations will need more digital and advanced analytics capabilities that consider the entire modern data profile of each customer – measuring data from both digital and physical sources. Those that succeed will be able to create a new 360-degree view of their customers that spans every touchpoint of the relationship.
Here are three use cases that demonstrate why digital analytics are so valuable and what organizations across industries are using them to achieve today.
Use Case 1: A Consumer Goods Organization Optimizes Its Customer Journeys
This wines-and-spirits distributor previously operated on a traditional, salesperson-led approach to customer service – building long-lasting relationships between its sales team and customers. And up until just two years ago, when the company set up its first e-commerce platform, it did all its selling directly through non-digital channels.
The company has come a long way since its move to digital. And a big part of its success can be attributed to its use of more advanced analytics on its website.
Now, the company can answer more specific questions about how customers use the individual features of its website, such as search and navigation. These insights help the distributor understand why customers abandon carts and sessions, why specific campaigns aren't working, and how much revenue and value is generated from platform optimizations and automated product recommendations.
Equipped with this knowledge, the company can strategically design customer journeys that encourage sales and drive positive user experiences. So far, that insight has helped the company drive a significant year-on-year increase in revenue through both traditional channels and its e-commerce platform.
Use Case 2: A Large Fashion Retailer Understands Its Customers' Buying Behavior on a Granular Level
Black Friday is the biggest – and most competitive – weekend of the year for fashion retailers, so it's critical that marketing budgets are spent in the most efficient way possible. Like many in the industry, one large U.K. fashion retailer wanted to allocate specific budgets to each of its social platforms. But without an accurate view of its customer preferences and journeys across those platforms and channels, it was difficult to know where to prioritize.
To solve its challenge, the retailer uses digital analytics to identify where its customers are and create an accurate view of their buying journeys. The insights reveal granular details about customer behavior, including their movement and interaction across multiple channels up until the point of purchase.
For example, if an ad on a social platform influences a customer to purchase, but they complete the purchase by typing in the brand's URL, the retailer can still credit the ad as the main influence for the sale.
Insights like these help the retailer identify which channels and marketing methods truly work for the brand, and which the team should focus on in the lead-up to Black Friday – ultimately generating more value from its marketing budget.
Use Case 3: A Leading Beauty Retailer and Pharmacy Chain Creates Highly Personalized Shopping Experiences for Its Customers
Delivering standout customer service isn't just about making the buying experience effortless – it's also about designing satisfying website experiences. This idea has always been a priority for one of the U.K.'s leading beauty retail and pharmacy chains, and it used digital analytics to take its experiences to another level.
The brand used its customer data to create highly personalized experiences for its website visitors, producing tailored homepages with customized content. This content goes beyond traditional, personalized product offerings by showing customers unique banners based on their previous browsing behavior and preferences.
The insights the brand generates from its customer data allow it to create effective campaigns that encourage customer loyalty, keep customers on the website, and generate more sales. Plus, it offers accurate indicators on where the brand can optimize its website to further improve visitor retention.
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Anti-abortion groups buoyed as US cuts UN funds
By David K. Willis Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor
As 80 million new people poured into the world last year -- the equivalent of another Mexico -- traditional United States policy to help slow the rate of growth began to show the effects of heavy and increasing attack from the far right. Greatly encouraged is the loose coalition of anti-abortion, ``right to life'' groups which see more and more success for their campaign of trying to stop US dollars from helping family planning abroad.
``We sense that we have begun to turn the corner,'' says James Kappus, vice-president of the American Life Lobby and editor of its new weekly newspaper, ALL News.
``From Ronald Reagan we have the strongest support from any president ever,'' Mr. Kappus said by telephone from Stafford, Va.
``The President addressed the rally we had in Washington Jan. 22, which attracted more than 70,000 people. The [controversial anti-abortion] film, `The Silent Scream,' is pulling in audiences and motivating people against abortion.''
The latest encouragement Mr. Kappus sees is the decision by the Reagan administration to withhold $10 million from the United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA) for this fiscal year in protest against UN funds that go to China.
The Agency for International Development (AID) announced March 30 it would provide only $36 million to the UNFPA instead of the scheduled $46 million.
AID officials who declined to be identified confirm that the move was taken because an internal AID review had shown that China, which receives $10 million year from the UNFPA, gave the appearance of condoning ``coerced abortion and infanticide.''
Involved here is a collision of moral views, perspectives of the world, and perceptions of the future.
Anti-abortionists see an overwhelming moral need to stop abortion, infanticide, and other forms of population control everywhere. They take a religious position that abortion is murder, whether they be Roman Catholics or Protestant evangelicals or fundamentalists.
Pro-family-planning groups, now ruefully acknowledging a string of setbacks dating from the time of the second UN conference on population in Mexico City last August, say slowing world population growth is vital for increased dignity, opportunity, and safety of the individual.
Other setbacks acknowledged by pro-family-planning groups include a Reagan administration decision late last year to eliminate the annual US contribution of $17 million to the private International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) which supports voluntary family planning in more than 100 countries.
The decision, in line with a policy announced by the US at the Mexico City conference, was made because IPPF affiliates in India and nine other countries where abortion is legal spend a total of $200,000 on research and counseling connected with abortion.
The IPPF thinks other countries have the right to say whether abortion is legal or not. It doesn't approve of coerced abortion or infanticide, and doesn't want US funds spent to promote them.
It also argues that no UNFPA funds, and certainly no US funds, are spent in China for either practice.
The UNFPA has shown AID its books, and indeed, AID officials acknowledged in interviews that the UNFPA is ``not directly involved'' in abortion activities.
``But our position is,'' said a senior AID official by phone from Washington, ``that the UNFPA may be indirectly involved.
The UNFPA helps with publicity -- but government billboards saying families should have only one child provide a milieu in which coercion takes place -- and coercion is practiced, as reported in the Washington Post, by US academic Steven Mosher, by author Pranay Gupte, and other visitors to China.''
``They [the anti-abortion groups] are making significant inroads,'' commented Werner Fornos, president of the pro-family-planning Population Institute, by telephone from Washington.
The current battleground is the US Congress.
Far-right groups were delighted at the success of an amendment offered by Sen. Jesse Helms (R) of North Carolina in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee March 28.
The amendment, approved 13 to 3, would ban any US family-planning assistance to any country which permits ``officially or in practice'' infanticide and coercive abortion, and to any organization which supports such activities ``either directly or indirectly.''
Says Mr. Fornos, ``Senate liberals on the committee thought they were voting against abortion and infanticide. Actually the language, if it ever became law, would ban US family-planning assistance to India and to West African countries as well. . . .''
Fornos's organization and the other major pro-family-planning group, the Population Crisis Committee in Washington, are relying on majority Democrats in the House to try to halt the right-to-life momentum.
On Tuesday the House Foreign Affairs Committee took an entirely different tack to its Senate counterpart.
It voted 23 to 12 to increase the US family-planning aid budget for the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1 to $320 million. The budget for this fiscal year is $290 million.
The House committee also specifically earmarked 16 percent of the $320 million for the UNFPA, in direct contrast to the reductions just announced by AID ($46 million trimmed to $36 million). The 16 percent for UNFPA translates to $51.2 million.
A recent Columbia University study in New York showed that 127 countries, including 94 percent of world population, officially support voluntary family planning.
The third world today contains some 3.6 billion people, of a global population of 4.6 billion. By the year 2000, the UNFPA says, the third world alone will have 4.6 billion people, and by 2025 as many as 7 billion.
All have come to the conclusion in the last decade that voluntary family planning is an essential part of their development. And all look to traditional US policy for leadership, contraceptives, and money.
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Patricia Mukhim Resigns from Editors Guild of India
Editor of The Shillong Times Patricia Mukhim has resigned as a member of the Editors Guild of India (EGI) on Tuesday in protest against what she called, the organizations "complete silence" on the recent High Court ruling which refused to quash an FIR against her and held her guilty of creating communal disharmony through her Facebook post in July.
Resigning from the Editors Guild of India, the veteran journalist said the Guild was silent about her case, while it issued statements condemning the arrest of non-member Arnab Goswami whose arrest was not even on grounds of journalistic pursuits.
On November 10 the single bench judge of Meghalaya High Court in his ruling found Mukhim guilty of creating communal disharmony a crime under Section 153 CrPC and refused to quash an FIR filed by the Lawsohtun Dorbar Shnong (a traditional institution).
Now that Diwali is done and dusted and things are back to business as usual, I wish to convey to you and all the members of this much-revered league of editors of the most prestigious publications in this country that I now wish to resign from its membership. Kindly, therefore, accept my resignation today, November 16, 2020, the Padmashree awardee said in a letter addressed to EGI president Seema Mustafa, reported PTI.
The letter also stated that she had shared the High Court order with the Guild hoping that it would at least give out a statement condemning the court order but there was and has been complete silence from the executive. Ironically, the Guild responded with alacrity and issued a statement condemning Arnab Goswami's arrest (a non-member), not on grounds of journalistic pursuits but on abetment to suicide case, she said.
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Editors Guild of India


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"Vincere non è importante è l'unica cosa che conta", is a phrase which could be found etched upon the inner collar of every Juventini's replica jersey last season. It is a fitting addition to the jersey, not for the meaning of the phrase itself, but for the significance of the man who uttered the phrase; Giampiero Boniperti.
The former president and captain of Juventus, is arguably the most important figure in the 116 year history of the club. In a league and club where the "biscotto" is heavily consumed, Boniperti provides a much needed innocence and purity of thought; representing "Lo Stile Juve" in all its mythological glory.
Born in the communo of Berengo (province of Novara) in 1928, Giampero Boniperti began his footballing career at his local amateur side Momo, before catching the eye of the Old Lady in 1946.
The young prodigy was given an opportunity to impress alongside the Primavera squad in the Piazza d'Armi, but failed to convince the Juventus coaches of his credentials. However, the club doctor, Dr. Egidio Perone, saw a peculiar brilliance in the young Boniperti, and gave him a second chance to prove his worth on 22nd May 1946.
In a training match against Fossano, the skill set of a burgeoning legend was displayed. Boniperti seven goals in a 7-0 victory, provided the spectators with a glimpse into the future Juventus football club, calcio and the peninsula as a whole. It was clear that this Berengo native's was not a customary talent, but an era defining one; a talent which could be the catalyst for a period of unrivalled success for the Biannconeri. Volpato, the head of the youth sector, in a fit of euphoria, signed Boniperti in the tunnel immediately after the game.
One day after World War Two ended, the Old Lady of Turin found her son; a beacon of hope for a new generation which was willing to move past a time of bereavement, and into the orgastic future.
The teenage Boniperti was placed amongst the first team squad from day one, impressing Renato Cesarini with his unrivalled technique and goal scoring instincts. On 22nd March 1947, at the age of just 19, Boniperti made his debut for Juventus against A.C Milan. Although he could not mark his debut with a goal, the Berengo native showed glimpses of what he was capable of; his inexplicable genius was evident.
Three months after "Marisa's" debut, the goals began to flow. A cool finish against Sampdoria, proved to be the catalyst for a late season run of five goals in six league games, which propelled Juventus to a second place finish. Boniperti's majestic performances at the tail end of the 1946/47 campaign greatly excited the Juventini.
The majority of the decentralised Bianconneri faithful justifiably believed that Giampiero Boniperti was a prodigal talent, Juve's very own Valentino Mazzola; but there was an underlying fear that Boniperti's late season majesty was little more than a good run of form, an unknown quantity who had made the most of his lack of reputation to score a few goals.
Boniperti's haul of 27 goals, saw him win the capocannoniere award ahead of Mazzola, and earn the tag of post war Italy's generation defining talent. As well as being the Serie A's outstanding goal getter of the 1947/48 season; the Berengo youngster also proved himself to be a humble leader of men.
In just twelve months, Boniperti's footballing bildungsroman was complete. During the 1948/49 campaign, Boni once again was the protagonist for Juve, but the supporting cast left much to be desired. It was time for a new Juve; Gianni Agnelli's realisation that Giampiero Boniperti was destined to be the flag bearer for this Juve, led to the creation of "Il Perfetto Bianconneri"… Agnelli's masterpiece.
In the aftermath of the Toro Superga air disaster, whilst calcio was at its lowest point; "Il Perfetto Bianconneri" simultaneously reignited the ever-present passion for Italy's national sport, and accentuated Italy's virtuosic ability to rise above perturbation.
Although the signings of goalkeeper Giovanni Viola, full back Bertuccelli, midfielder Piccinini, center forward Vivolo, and wingers Rinaldo Martino from Argentina, and Karl Aege Praest from Denmark were pivotal in Juve's eighth Serie A title run; Giampiero Boniperti was the star which shone the brightest. Boniperti's 21 goals, combined with John Hansen's 28 goal haul, propelled La Vecchia Signora to a 100 goal title winning season, which included a famous 4-2 victory over Inter.
Boniperti and "Il Perfetto Bianconneri" added a 9th Scudetto to the Juventus trophy cabinet just two years later; through the brilliance of Boni, Juventus had become the peninsula's elite club. Arguably Juve's most impressive performance of this period came in a decisive showdown with Milan, when the mercurial Boniperti led his side to an impressive 3-1 victory over Gunnar Nordhal's Milan. The shrewd genius from Berengo, took Agnelli's mythological "Lo Stile Juve", and presented it to the world as the foundations of calcio.
This 9th Scudetto marked the beginning of a transitory period for both Giampiero Boniperti and Juventus. Whilst the quality of his companions was dwindling, and the presidential situation became as farcical as the western schism (six presidents in seven years); Boniperti was getting used to life on the right hand side of midfield. During the mid-fifites, Boni's Bianconneri dropped to a lowly 9th place on two occasions, due to a lack of board room leadership, rather than lack of leadership on the field.
However the much needed arrival of Umberto Agnelli in the board room, and the perfecting of the right midfield role by Giampiero Boniperti; would lead to an era of untold success for Juventus.
Umberto Agnelli's greatest success was the signings of John Charles and Omar Sivori during the summer mercato of 1957, to partner Boni in attack. "Il Magico Trio", became the lynchpin of Juve's success during this period. Charles and Sivori were taught what it meant to wear the black and white stripes of the Old Lady by Boniperti, who once again became the protagonist of a special group. The populace of Turin flocked to see "Il Magico Trio", who in an efficient side doing everything necessary to win; would attempt to entertain in the process.
"Il Magico Trio" provided Juventus with their tenth league title, and first gold star during the 1957/58 season. During the following season, although due to complacency Juventus were unable to retain the Scudetto; Boniperti lifted the Coppa Italia trophy for the first time in his esteemed career, after a 4-1 victory over two legs against Inter.
The 1959/60 campaign proved to be Giampiero Boniperti's most successful in Turin. Boni's ability to dictate play from the right wing; his effortless grace; and most importantly, the effect he had on his team mates purely through his reputation… made Giampiero Boniperti the star player during Juventus' most successful season. The Barengo native's goal in a 3-1 victory over Milan on the last day of the season, capped off the campaign which proved that Boniperti was the perfect manifestation of "Lo Stile Juve"… he was the "signore vittorioso".
Boniperti's final season with the Bianconneri, marked the end of Juve's cycle of success. Helenio Herrera's Inter began to knock on the Scudetto door for the first time, but were ultimately pipped to the title by Boni's Juventus. Fittingly Giampiero Boniperti's final game in a Juventus jersey was a 9-1 victory over Inter, after which the Juventus number ten lifted the Scudetto for the last time.
Giampiero Boniperti ended his Juventus career with a record 444 appearances and 182 goals; records that were held for forty years. After fifteen years as Juventus' talisman, Boniperti became president of the club in 1971, and became the longest serving president in the clubs history (19 years).
There are just three men to have donned the Biannconeri and became more than just another player to be remembered fondly by fans; three men to encapsulate "Lo Stile Juve"; three truly great Juve idols: Alessandro Del Piero, Gaentano Scirea and the greatest of them all – Giampiero Boniperti… Mr Juve.


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The Effects of Coronavirus on Global Fashion industry
Posted On : March 16, 2020
After the coronavirus outbreak forced Chinese fashion designers, buyers and other industry insiders to skip Milan's Fashion Week in late February, the Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana, or National Chamber of Italian Fashion, launched a campaign to demonstrate solidarity:
"China, we are with you."
The slogan turned out to be prophetic. By the end of fashion week, Italy was facing a coronavirus pandemic outbreak of its own, and Milan's typically bustling streets were eerily empty.
Models posted Instagram selfies in masks, fashion magazines asked their employees to work from home, and Giorgio Armani held his women's Fall/Winter 2020/2021 fashion show in an empty theater.
COVID-19 has led to the postponement or cancellation of a number of fashion shows for the fall 2020 and resort seasons, here are the list of fashion designer and fashion brands heavily affected by coronavirus pandemic :
Fashion Design Houses and Fashion Brands
Chanel revealed on Feb. 17 that it has postponed the restaging of its Métiers d'Art show in Beijing, which was planned for this May. The collection was initially presented in Paris on Dec. 4.
"Considering the current situation and following the guidance of Chinese authorities, Chanel has decided to postpone its project of a replica of the Paris 31 Rue Cambon 2019/20 Métiers d'Art collection in May in Beijing to a later date and more appropriate moment," the design house said in a statement. A new date for the show has not yet been revealed.
The design house also revealed that it has barred its U.S. staff from traveling to Paris for its upcoming fall 2020 show on March 3.
Giorgio Armani revealed on Feb. 22 that he would no longer be hosting a public runway show in Milan for his fall 2020 collection, rather the show was filmed in an empty theater and posted on the brand's web site and social media platforms. The company has also closed its offices and plants in Northern Italy for the next week.
"The decision was made to avoid exposing guests to any dangers to their health," said a company spokesperson.
The designer then revealed on March 5 that we will be postponing his cruise 2021 show in Dubai, which was slated for April 19 and 20. The event would have coincided with the reopening of the Giorgio Armani boutique at the Dubai Mall and marking the first decade of the Armani Hotel in the city. The event is now scheduled for November.
The design house then revealed on March 8 that it is working to fight the spread of COVID-19, donating 1.25 million euros to a number of Italian hospitals and institutions.
Rosie Assoulin
Rosie Assoulin has announced that she will no longer be presenting her fall 2020 collection on March 1 during Paris Fashion Week. The announcement comes on Feb. 27 as France has reported its second death due to the virus.
The designer will instead bring her collection back to New York, presenting in mid-March by appointment.
A.P.C. has canceled its fall 2020 fashion show, scheduled for March 2. "For us at A.P.C., a fashion show is a celebration, and an opportunity for carefreeness and sharing," the label stated. "Given the uncertainties linked to the spread of the coronavirus, we prefer to cancel […] our [fall 2020] fashion show."
Louis Vuitton's fall 2020 show is still slated for March 3, however the design house is also prohibiting its U.S. staff from traveling to Paris for the show.
Agnès B. announced that it is canceling its fall 2020 co-ed show, which would have taken place on March 2 in Paris. Instead the brand will release a film and images on March 3.
Cartier canceled its accessories presentation, Cartier Creations, that was scheduled for March 3.
"In light of the concerns associated with international travel at this time, your safety and well-being and that of our team are top priority."
The Richemont-owned label added that it planned to show the accessories "in the days ahead," without specifying the format. "Please stay tuned for further updates," it said in an email.
Glossier Beauty brand Glossier announced on Instagram on March 12 that it will be closing its permanent and pop-up locations in New York, Los Angeles, London and Atlanta for at least two weeks because of the outbreak. The opening of its Arizona store, which was scheduled to open on March 18, has now been postponed.
Ralph Lauren has canceled his upcoming fall 2020 fashion show scheduled for April in New York. The designer had skipped out on last month's New York Fashion Week, revealing he would instead be showing at an unspecified time in April.
Burberry has postponed its fall 2020 Shanghai show, which was initially slated for April 23. The show was meant to debut exclusive pieces made for the region. A new date has not yet been revealed.
Hermès has canceled its resort 2021 show in London on April 28.
The design house of also canceling its annual Saut Hermès show jumping competition slated for March 20 to 22 at the Grand Palais in Paris.
Versace has decided to postpone its coed cruise 2021 show slated for May 16 in the U.S.
The design house's released a statement explaining it is "conscious of the need to prioritize the health and safety of its guests and employees and will inform all parties involved on new plans as soon as possible."
Gucci has canceled its cruise 2021 fashion show in San Francisco on May 18, the design house revealed on March 2, due to the "ongoing uncertainty prompted by the coronavirus outbreak, as a precautionary measure." The design house stated it will reveal a new date and location at a later time.
On March 10, chief executive officer Marco Bizzarri announced he would be making a personal donation of 100,000 euros to a range of hospitals in Italy's Emilia Romagna region to help combat the virus.
The design house then announced on March 12 that it will close its six Italian production sites until March 20 as a precautionary measure. The decision comes after the country went on lockdown on March 9 in an effort to contain the virus.
Prada also plans to postpone its upcoming resort 2021 show, which was initially planned for May 21 in Japan.
"The decision was made as a precautionary measure as well as an act of responsibility and respect for all the people working on and planning to attend our resort 2021 show," the company said.
The design house will reveal a new location and date at a later time.
Max Mara has canceled its resort 2021 show in St. Petersburg on May 25.
Read about Fashion Week affected by Coronavirus pandemic here
This article originally appeared on WWD
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Shooting takes place near Secret Valley Drive and Desert Morning Road
Updated: 6:46 PM MST Mar 1, 2015
Nick Houser
One person is dead after a shooting occurred near Secret Valley Drive Southwest and Desert Morning Road Southwest on Sunday morning.Police said they responded to reports of a shooting just before 4 a.m. and found the victim with a gunshot wound. She was pronounced dead on the scene.The victim has been identified as 27-year-old Carla Estrada.Police said witnesses helped officers identify the suspect's vehicle. Officers stopped the vehicle less than 10 minutes later.The shooter has been identified as 19-year-old Isaiah Vasquez, police said.
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One person is dead after a shooting occurred near Secret Valley Drive Southwest and Desert Morning Road Southwest on Sunday morning.
Police said they responded to reports of a shooting just before 4 a.m. and found the victim with a gunshot wound. She was pronounced dead on the scene.
The victim has been identified as 27-year-old Carla Estrada.
Police said witnesses helped officers identify the suspect's vehicle. Officers stopped the vehicle less than 10 minutes later.
The shooter has been identified as 19-year-old Isaiah Vasquez, police said.
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