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20 May

Moda Operandi Debuts Club Moda Summer Capsule

Moda Operandi Debuts Club Moda Summer Capsule
To kick off the summer season, Moda Operandi is releasing its latest Club Moda capsule of warm-weather ready-to-wear, swimwear and accessories from a variety of 24 established and emerging designers on Friday. Coming off of the brand’s November 2022 party-minded holiday capsule, Club Moda Summer was designed to exude the concept of “Recent England prep with a fashion twist,” through 70 exclusive styles, the corporate said. For the capsule, the Moda Operandi team worked closely with each brand to design into the aesthetic and deliver wardrobing that caters to summer activities reminiscent of garden parties, evening clam bakes, beach days and pickle-ball and tennis outings. “It’s our job as merchants to pick out designers in a way that each one of the...
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20 May

Former Syracuse great looks down on life from lofty

Former Syracuse great looks down on life from lofty
In 1989, Syracuse Herald Journal Executive Editor Bud Poliquin went to California to interview Syracuse University legend and Pro Football Hall of Famer Jim Brown to speak about his life and profession prior to the publication of Brown’s second autobiography, “Out of Bounds.” Here is an element considered one of the series which resulted from that interview.Part II: In talking football, race, women and his image, Jim Brown made his voice heard (from the archives)JIM BROWN: VIEW FROM THE MOUNTAINTOPFORMER SU, CLEVELAND BROWNS FOOTBALL STAR LOOKS DOWN ON LIFE FROM LOFTY PERCHPublished on Sept. 3, 1989By Bud Poliquin Executive Sports Editor of the Herald JournalTo get to the person’s castle, which stands guard high above the smog, the ocean and...
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20 May

Alibaba Logs 2 Percent Growth, Unveils Spin-off IPO Plans

Alibaba Logs 2 Percent Growth, Unveils Spin-off IPO Plans
SHANGHAI — Alibaba released its first earnings report since revealing in March that the corporate can be split into six business units. The Hangzhou-based e-commerce giant revealed on Thursday that revenue for the fourth quarter ended March 31 had increased by 2 percent year-over-year to 208.2 billion renminbi, or $30.3 billion, falling in need of analysts’ expectations. Throughout the quarter, net income reached 23.5 billion renminbi, or $3.4 billion, with adjusted profits rising by 38 percent year-over-year to 27.4 billion renminbi, or $3.98 billion. For the fiscal yr ending March 31, revenue gained 2 percent year-over-year, reaching 868.68 billion renminbi, or $126.49 billion. Operating income amounted to 100.35 billion renminbi, or $14.61 billion, marking a 44 percent year-over-year increase. As an indicator of China’s...
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20 May

Inaugural Poet Amanda Gorman on Literacy as a Vehicle

Inaugural Poet Amanda Gorman on Literacy as a Vehicle
For author and the Estée Lauder Cos.’ global changemaker Amanda Gorman, the intersection of beauty and literacy has at all times been clear. “Certainly one of the primary things I said to [Estée Lauder] after we first began talking was that I’m not here to be a reasonably face or a reasonably smile — I’m here to be a thought partner in what we’re doing,” said Gorman on the Beauty CEO Summit in conversation with Cori Murray. At 23, Gorman became the youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history, fascinating the nation along with her original poem, “The Hill We Climb,” at president-elect Joe Biden’s 2021 inauguration. Seven months later, she penned a contract with Estée Lauder because the brand’s first...
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