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You know the place, even if you haven’t been there. advertisement advertisement From the outside, it has a spare, severe look. But inside, past the flower stall and barbershop, the vibe is serene and hushed. Long tables and worn leather chairs invite people to cluster; the scent of locally roasted coffee mixes with the sound of the nearby photo booth, whirring in the background. There are vintage records on the shelves and slinky indie pop on the speakers, and the late afternoon sunlight makes puddles on the century-old wood floor. The feeling is both of the moment and timeless. To a remarkable extent, this place, the Ace Hotel, is the brainchild of a single man, a lean, mop-haired native of the Pacific Northwest named Alexander Calderwood. A kind of hipster polymath, he was able to look around the corners of culture and see what was coming years, if not decades, before everyone else. In his 20-year career, Calderwood cofounded a barbershop, a … [Read more...] about Behind Ace Hotel Founder Alex Calderwood’s Creative Life And Untimely Death

Great organisations and leaders actively look for data on their errors, so they can drive improvements. This flips the dynamic from ‘closed and defensive’ to ‘open and adaptive’. (Representational image: The Blowup via Unsplash) In a knowledge-rich world, progress does not lie in the direction of reading information faster, writing it faster, and storing more of it. Progress lies in the direction of extracting and exploiting the patterns of the world… And that progress will depend on … our ability to devise better and more powerful thinking programs for man and machine. - Herbert Simon, ‘Designing Organizations for an Information-rich World’, 1969. One of the best accounts of the Middle Eastern part of the Silk Road is that by Ruy Gonzalez de Clavijo (d. 1412), who was sent as ambassador to Tamerlane by King Henry III of Castile and Leon in Spain. In his multiple audiences with the barbarian conqueror, never once did the taciturn Tamerlane look for praise. He inquired about … [Read more...] about Storyboard18 | Simply Speaking: Fail and you can fly higher…

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Job seekers are re-evaluating what they are looking for at work, and one big shift they are adamant about is keeping the flexibility they benefited from during the pandemic. This creates new challenges for many businesses who are still experimenting with a mix of in-person, hybrid, and remote work, and struggling to ensure that their hybrid environments are equitable. At the same time, employees are having difficulty navigating the new dynamics of hybrid workplaces, and “proximity bias” has emerged as a top concern for executives, business leaders and hybrid and remote staff when it comes to post-pandemic work. Why are managers and executives paying more attention to people who are at the office, rather than those who are working from home, and can we reasonably expect them to shed this old habit as more staff demand flexibility in where they work? To get a better sense of how proximity bias is impacting the overall … [Read more...] about Challenging Proximity Bias Could Be Key To Culture And Retention In Post-Pandemic Work

This article first appeared in Capital, The Edge Malaysia Weekly, on June 20, 2022 - June 26, 2022. - A + A Bermaz Auto Bhd Target price: RM2.40 ADD CGS-CIMB RESEARCH (JUNE 14) : BAuto’s 4QFY22 revenue rose 44% quarter on quarter due to stronger contribution from Malaysia (+45% q-o-q) and the Philippines (+34% q-o-q) on the back of higher sales volume, which grew 47% and 30% q-o-q respectively. The group also attributed the stronger sales in Malaysia to higher contributions from new model launches for Kia and Peugeot, which grew 29% and 94% q-o-q respectively. BAuto declared a combined interim and special dividend per share of 4.5 sen for the quarter, bringing the total dividend for FY22 to 8.75 sen, significantly above our expectation of 6.5 sen. Overall, the dividend payout rose from 56% in FY21 to 65% in FY22. BAuto’s Ebit margin for FY22 expanded 2.1 percentage points year on year to 8.6% due to (1) a discontinuation of aggressive … [Read more...] about Brokers Digest: Local Equities – Bermaz Auto Bhd, MyEG Services Bhd, Genting Bhd, Scientex Bhd

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Meow Wolf opened its first permanent installation in 2016 in Santa Fe. Known as the “House of Eternal Return,” it instantly became a nation-wide sensation due to its interactive and unexpected exhibits. What makes Meow Wolf so different than a typical art installation is that it’s not something you look at; it’s something you immerse yourself in. The exhibit creates a world that visitors walk through and engage with, allowing (and encouraging) interaction in a choose-your-own-adventure type experience, complete with secret passages and other hidden gems. One of the most famous examples in Santa Fe is a washer/dryer that, when opened, reveals a slide that visitors can use to access a room of lost socks below. In this way, the experience of visiting Meow Wolf is different than anything before it. The success has prompted more installations to be built around the country, including what’s called “Convergence Station” … [Read more...] about Where To Stay and What To Do When Visiting Meow Wolf In Denver

NEW YORK: Conventional VR headsets have mostly been heavy and clunky, but the latest from Facebook's parent company Meta is designed to be thinner and lighter. The compact Holocake 2 - Meta's newest effort to bring more users into its planned virtual world - are only a few centimetres thick. The demo of Meta's next planned headset comes amid various tech industry reports that Apple is preparing to muscle into the VR hardware market and potentially steal the thunder of Meta's big plans for virtual platforms. Unfortunately, the Holocake 2 isn't not wireless, and this headset still needs to be hooked up to a computer by cable. In contrast, the company's Quest models do not require a connection to a PC. The compact design of the prototype is mainly due to innovations in the lenses, notably holographic optics, which allows the lens to be practically flat, Meta says. Meta says it's also working on a powerful VR headset the size of a pair of ski goggles. Meta's next device, which … [Read more...] about As rumours of Apple VR headset swirl, Meta showcases new VR hardware

Cashew farmers and outlets like Mr Baker in Panjim are now trying to bottle Neero, known to be a probiotic. Neero is sweet, unfermented cashew juice. If you've been to Goa dozens of times, and still not had it - that may be because it's hard to make Neero and nearly impossible to store it for long periods. Here's how it's made: The juice of cashew apples is first extracted for urrak and feni. A weight is then placed on the cashew apple pulp that remains. A rope tied to the weight helps to get the most out of the crushed cashew fruit. The clear juice that flows out is Neero. If you're in Goa in summer, try to score a bottle of Neero from Mr Baker, the 100-year-old bakery in Panjim, or at a cashew farm in South Goa. Goan bars will also add it to cocktails, mixing it with Campari or sparkling wine while it is in season. Summer drink Alisha Colaco from Raia, South Goa, who runs her family-owned cashew farms and makes Neero, explains. “Cashew juice and its derivatives have … [Read more...] about Goa’s seasonal elixir: After Urrak and Feni, there’s Neero

1.) Obama thinks ATMs cause unemployment — No, really, he does! That’s not a joke headline. He said it out loud in front of the whole world and everything. On yesterday’s Today Show, Obama told Ann Curry his brilliant theory about why the economy hasn’t been doing so well since he became president: “There are some structural issues with our economy where a lot of businesses have learned to become much more efficient with a lot fewer workers. You see it when you go to a bank and you use an ATM, you don’t go to a bank teller, or you go to the airport and you’re using a kiosk instead of checking in at the gate.” That’s right, the Smartest President Ever just said innovation is a job-killer. His next step, presumably, will be to demonize the Republicans for making such deep cuts to the Department of Buggy Whips. Hey, why is the President of the United States blaming machines for unemployment … on TELEVISION? Doesn’t he care about all those out-of-work town criers? 2.) DNC = Dishonest … [Read more...] about TheDC Morning: Obama thinks ATMs cause unemployment

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin This time, the return-to-office plans may take hold. After several attempts at getting people to go back to their offices—only to be thwarted by the Covid-19 surges, including the Delta and Omicron variants—it may finally happen. On Wednesday, Citigroup asked vaccinated employees in all United States locations to start returning to the office the week of March 21, according to Reuters . It will be a hybrid model with bankers working at least two days a week in their office. Citigroup head of human resources Sara Wechter said about the decision, “Although Covid-19 may never fully go away, we are seeing promising developments." The bank plans to build upon its previous U.S. return-to-office efforts. This iteration feels different. The states of Illinois, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, California, Oregon, Delaware and others have loosened mask mandates . The loosening guidelines are signs that … [Read more...] about Citigroup Calls For Bankers To Return To The Office Along With A Large Number Of Other Companies—Will People Want To Go Back?