Rizwana said the government is committed to setting up an instance in containing air Send Opinion articles to - [email protected] For advertisement- [email protected] Before Alina Dueren started swimming for the Ionia varsity girls swim team But it wasn’t experience she gained in Ionia It was experience she g gained over eight years by swimming with her club team in Germany Dueren excelled for the Bulldogs this season Transitioning to a school team was a little different from what she was used to She was the only Ionia swimmer to make to the state final and has been named the Sentinel-Standard Girls Swimmer of the Year because sports and schools are completely separated We also have bigger competitions since we have a lot of clubs attending for one meet,” Dueren said so there were a lot of different age groups She helped Ionia to finish third place in the league meet “It was an honor to be part of the team that made third place and we didn’t expect it at all once she returns to Germany she will be a junior with two years of school remaining everything is new and exciting so I don’t really know what I will remember the most but I will definitely stay in contact with all the great people I met,” Dueren said but I won’t be able to compete any more since I will have to focus on my studies a lot.” Dueren qualified for the Division 3 state final in the 100-yard backstroke “It was great that I could have my best time at the state meet,” Dueren said it was my best time so far and qualified me for the YMCA zone meet in March (with RAYS).” “One thing I liked better in American school swimming was that I was swimming for all of us,” Dueren said “That made me want to improve myself and always give my best The practice I had in Germany was more and we used to practice before school too It was a little bit hard than my practice here.” — Follow Sports Editor Chris Zadorozny on Twitter @SentinelZads and Facebook at Ionia Sentinel-Standard. Press releases are provided by companies as is and have not been edited or checked for accuracy Any queries should be directed to the company issuing the release The customer has been relocated to a new hall module with 7,000 square meters of floor space and seven warehouse doors At the heart of the expansion is a new four-level pick tower where goods will be stored and picked The shelving system contains over 40,000 storage locations for 20,000 articles "The storage area has been optimally designed for SEPHORA's rapidly growing online business," explained Julia Boers President Consumer Products at Arvato Supply Chain Solutions we have been able to map large storage volumes into a relatively small space." SEPHORA entered a cooperation with Zalando last year the products of the beauty brand and its partner companies were available on Zalando’s online platform resulting in rapid growth in the volume of European SEPHORA e-commerce orders and packs for SEPHORA at the Dueren site since 2018 managing distribution to end customers in the German and Austrian markets In addition to handling incoming and outgoing goods Arvato also provides additional services such as inventory management Value-Added Services and returns management To meet the demands of continuous volume growth more quickly and flexibly the customer has been moved to a new hall module with a pick tower The facility has a total of four storage levels which have been fit out with drawers ensuring an optimal and flexible product separation for the almost 1.3 million articles they are transported by elevator to one of two packing lines where they are then made ready for shipment HOUSTON (May 1, 2025) – Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas one of the world’s leading manufacturers and providers of material handling today announced the completion of a major expansion at its Houston manufacturing campus with the 73,500-square-foot electrification fabrication facility This milestone marks a significant step in the company’s strategic initiative to grow its footprint in the rapidly expanding electric market The new facility is designed to meet the rising demand for Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas’ Electric Class I and Class II products It is also designed to significantly enhance production capacity and lower manufacturing costs to better serve evolving customer needs “This expansion is a reflection of our continued commitment to innovation and growth,” said Berry Mansfield President of Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas “It took a shared vision to bring this expansion to life This facility not only supports our growth in electrification but also creates a more engaging environment for our employees We’re excited to start production this year.” Construction began with a groundbreaking in August 2023 and was completed in spring 2024 including powder painting and robotic welding equipment culminating in the completion of the new electrification building in 2025 The development aligns with Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas’ long-term strategic goal to grow its warehouse product market share With electric-powered solutions continuing to outpace internal combustion (IC) vehicles in the market this facility strengthens the company’s position for sustained momentum Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas has invested nearly $20 million in the new facility to respond to increasing demand while improving lead times The new facility will help all parties involved by streamlining operations and boosting overall manufacturing efficiency To learn more about Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas and its network of dealers, please visit www.logisnextamericas.com a leading provider of intelligent warehouse automation solutions has appointed Cortney Hunt as Chief Operating Officer Hunt brings over 25 years of leadership in the strategy and implementation of warehouse technologies as an end user ensuring flawless delivery of the company's innovative automation solutions to customers Hunt served in senior leadership roles during his tenure at McLane Company Inc. most recently as Vice President of DC Network and Facilities he has consistently enhanced operational efficiency through the strategic implementation of automation and transportation technologies while building high-performing technical teams to support complex distribution center operations “Adding Cortney to our leadership team brings a genuine customer perspective to our solutions and implementation helping us deliver a better product” said Trew CEO “Cortney will add vast end user experiences to our team and lead driving operational improvements and helping ensure efficiency and alignment across the organization "I am excited to join Trew and further strengthen our position as a trusted partner delivering innovative automation solutions with the highest life-time value to our customers,” said Trew’s new COO “I am very grateful for my time at McLane Company Inc. and I look forward to helping them and our clients thrive.” Hunt holds both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in engineering from the University of Oklahoma He is a certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and former member of the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor College of Business Advisory Board makers of a Warehouse Management System (WMS) and AI-Powered Slotting Solution The acquisition will provide a strong technical foundation that enables Fidus to expand beyond equipment control into broader warehouse management accelerating progress to create the industry’s first truly open-architecture automation suite that is poised to revolutionize the future of warehouse automation Fidus will gain key assets from Fulfilld—a WMS system and an AI-powered slotting solution—that accelerate progress toward Fidus’ own open-architecture solutions that aim to provide customers true ownership and long-term control over their warehouse automation technology several key engineers from Fulfilld will join the Fidus team “Our core philosophy at Fidus has always been that technology should adapt to how people work not force people and businesses to adapt to the technology,” remarks Aarron Hale “and now with the integration of sophisticated core assets from Fulfilld we are able to take meaningful steps to create a comprehensive approach that ultimately frees businesses from the limitations of closed vendor-controlled systems across their entire warehouse operation We are excited to welcome our new team members from Fulfilld and plan to make significant strides towards an unrivaled open-architecture Enterprise Control Platform.” Fidus Global is committed to building the industry’s first truly open-architecture Enterprise Control Platform (ECP)—a comprehensive automation suite that will give operators control over every aspect of their material handling ecosystem Fidus Global is a warehouse software solutions firm and a full-service controls engineering firm with a diverse range of expertise that spans across retail Fidus provides clients with exceptional solutions in industrial automation with a team composed of seasoned engineers from leading corporations including Amazon Through the launch of Pontem (Best IT Innovation Award 2025 the industry’s first open architecture Warehouse Control System (WCS) that puts the customer back in control with both flexibility and scalability Fidus Global is reshaping the future of warehouse automation Fidusglobal.com systems and services for supply chain automation technology announced today important changes to the company’s leadership structure to build on an impressive growth history and to continue increasing market share will take on newly created roles on the company’s leadership team to better align the organization around demand generation and operational execution Johnson and Bruner have built Hy-Tek into an industry leader and successfully led multiple acquisitions “We are excited to take on these new roles and contribute to helping accelerate our growth by focusing on the customer and working with a talented group of people The future at Hy-Tek could not be brighter,” said Johnson “The growth of Hy-Tek has been amazing and it has been great to be a part of that We are looking forward to continuing to help shape the future by focusing on mission critical projects while mentoring our future leaders We will continue to push ourselves to operate at an ever-increasing level of high performance.” Using a strategy of organic growth and targeted acquisition Johnson and Bruner have been cornerstones in the exceptional growth of Hy-Tek and have led the Hy-Tek expansion into new services and vertical markets while successfully integrating multiple companies into the market leader Hy-Tek is today Johnson will now become Chief Customer Relations Officer for Hy-Tek Intralogistics Integrated Systems Division for Hy-Tek Material Handling Donnie will focus on strengthening relationships with customers while also mentoring the next generation of sales leaders at Hy-Tek to provide the best solutions for material handing needs Bruner will become Chief Operations Advisor after serving most recently as the Hy-Tek Intralogistics Chief Operating Officer troubleshooting and continuous improvement “Donnie and Mark have been the driving force in our business for many years and are recognized across the industry as leaders partners and friends,” said Hy-Tek Intralogistics CEO Kevin Viravec they will help us strengthen our enterprise account strategy and reach new levels of growth and strategic alignment with our partners We are excited to have them continuing with us on this journey.” Johnson will hand off systems leadership responsibility to Billy Carter Bruner will pass day-to-day operational and execution leadership to Brian Craft who has been promoted to SVP of Operations and will assume responsibility for engineering Johnson and Bruner will immediately begin working with the new senior leadership group on detailed plans to support their respective teams well into the future These moves are expected to increase Hy-Tek market share and customer satisfaction in the software and services sectors of the industry and will utilize cutting-edge technologies to match existing market leading sales design and engineering to produce the most effective one-stop shop for all The two companies are also gearing up for the launch of their first joint product “We are excited about the partnership with GreyOrange It allows enVista to have a single warehouse orchestration system provider to complement our automation and robotic systems integration business GreyOrange has the only warehouse orchestration platform in the market that optimizes independent robotic multi-agents within a facility regardless of the manufacturer,” said Jim Barnes “GreyOrange’s flexibility of integration supports one of enVista’s key differentiators which is to design and integrate automated facilities with any variety of autonomous robots This partnership further enables enVista to provide a unique level of innovation and creativity within our clients’ facilities facility optimization is about balancing the art of possibility with data science to create expansive operational excellence.” GreyOrange’s AI-powered software has enabled dozens of major retailers and logistics providers to embrace automation and ensure every aspect of the fulfillment process runs seamlessly inventory and people in warehouses and retail stores “As global supply chains become increasingly complex and expensive organizations are under growing pressure to automate and optimize their processes GreyMatter and gStore are harnessing the power of AI to perform more than a million optimizations every minute for customers across four continents increase revenue and deliver exceptional customer experiences,” said Akash Gupta “We invited enVista to join our Certified Partner Network based on its proven implementation methodology and decades of expertise as a trusted system integrator We look forward to supporting enVista and its clients with warehouse automation and store solutions powered by our software.” Germany's Ministry of Transport had invited tenders to install 8,000 fast-charging points at 900 sites Fastned has opened its first location in the town of Düren The site is on the busy A4 motorway between Aachen and Cologne’s populous centres The Dutch provider installed four charge points capable of delivering up to 400 kW A roof and lighting with catering and sanitary facilities are also being implemented The BMDV expects the construction of up to eight further HPC points for the Düren charging park Fastned won two bids for Deutschlandnetz in September each lot bundles attractive sites per region and those that This is to close large gaps on the charging map The ministry adds the 900 locations take into account the existing fast-charging infrastructure and the expected number of electric cars The federal Transport Ministry awarded 23 regional lots to 10 successful bidders in September—funding totals 1.9 billion euros Other winners include Statkraft’s Mer Germany and another Norwegian company The German utility E.On is also among the contractors alongside BayWa Mobility Solutions or Pfalzwerke Total Energies and Allego charging stations will also become part of Deutschlandnetz even though both were involved in a lawsuit against Deutschlandnetz last year Fastned does not mention this fact in its announcement Minister Volker Wissing said he was “very pleased about this rapid initial commissioning after we awarded the contracts for the German network at the end of September 2023 The German network will now grow step by step.” bmdv.bund.de (in German) I agree with the Privacy policy electrive has been following the development of electric mobility with journalistic passion and expertise since 2013 we offer comprehensive coverage of the highest quality — as a central platform for the rapid development of this technology Arvato Supply Chain Solutions is expanding its capacity at the Dueren site (North Rhine-Westphalia Germany) for the cosmetics company SEPHORA "The storage area has been optimally designed for SEPHORA's rapidly growing online business," explained Julia Boers we have been able to map large storage volumes into a relatively small space." The project ran over a swift with investment volume at 3.3 million Euros The beauty group also expects continued growth in the future the new hall has been designed to accommodate growth – there is capacity to prepare and ship up to 50,000 packages daily from this location Automation of the packaging process is also planned "Arvato Supply Chain Solutions is a professional provider with in-depth e-commerce expertise who not only have a highly effective team of people but also continually keep the end-customer in mind," says Bjoern Ueberschaer "Our cooperation is not only successful in the German and Austrian markets That is the best prerequisite for expanding our business with Arvato in the future." Sign up for our daily Newsletter and stay up to date with all the latest news You are receiving this pop-up because this is the first time you are visiting our site You are using software which is blocking our advertisements (adblocker) we are relying on revenues from our banners So please disable your adblocker and reload the page to continue using this site.Thanks More and more greenhouse builders and installers are aiming to do business abroad but shipping abroad requires a lot of focus All of the materials need to be delivered on time in order to keep up with the deadlines so a logistics service provider is usually called upon Martin van Dueren-den Hollander and Roland Steenbakker Share Logistics is a logistics service provider that knows how to handle assignments like these Martin van Dueren-den Hollander and Roland Steenbakker are two faces that will be familiar to most of the greenhouse builders From their headquarters in the harbor of Rotterdam they take care of all their greenhouse projects NetworkMartin: "And we seem to be doing this pretty well because our company is undergoing rapid growth we do have a lot going for us with all of the Dutch activities abroad Thanks to our professional network we manage to score big Share Logistics has named the greenhouse horticultural industry as one of their spearheads Greenhouse horticulture is a unique industry within the shipping industry after all Most of the time the destinations are difficult to reach and sometimes there is not even a real address The volumes of the deliveries for the greenhouse horticultural industry are larger than the average shipments Share’s foreign partners are aware of this and are able to handle these amounts as well Share Logistics established a name for themselves ModalitiesShare Logistics started out as a typical ocean-freight focused forwarder based in the Port of Rotterdam The Share air freight offices (at both Schiphol and Rotterdam The Hague Airport) are also being used by greenhouse builders This mainly involves last-minute orders of (smaller) transports The larger air shipments are often for the cannabis sector For more information:Share Logisticswww.sharelogistics.com +31 10 503 38 00 Martin Van Dueren-den Hollander[email protected] +31 10-503 3822 Roland Steenbakker[email protected]  +31 10-503 3838 FreshPublishers © 2005-2025 HortiDaily.com poses with his trophy after winning the International German Tennis Championships U14 in Dueren 2024 (BSS) - Netherlands will support Bangladesh for Managing Director and Chief Editor : Mahbub Morshed "Hiroki Ito required further surgery on his metatarsal. This took place today, Tuesday, and went well," Bayern said in a statement. "The FC Bayern defender will therefore be sidelined again for the time being and will restart his rehab programme as soon as possible." Bundesliga leaders Bayern had expected Ito to return at the end of October or start of November. He broke his metatarsal in a pre-season friendly against lower division side FC Dueren in July. Ito made his Japan debut in 2022 and has since played 19 international games, scoring one goal. NEW YORK — Howard Marks, an Oxford-educated drug trafficker who at his peak in the 1970s controlled a substantial fraction of the world's hashish and marijuana trade, and who became a best-selling author after his release from a US prison, died Sunday. He was 70. His death, from colorectal cancer, which he disclosed last year, was confirmed by Robin Harvie, publisher for nonfiction at Pan Macmillan, which released Mr. Marks's final book, "Mr. Smiley: My Last Pill and Testament," in September. No other details were provided. Mr. Marks's drug-smuggling career started at Oxford University, where he studied physics and philosophy in the 1960s and peddled marijuana on the side. (He swore off harder substances, like heroin and cocaine, after his friend Joshua Macmillan, a grandson of the former British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan, died of an overdose.) In his 1996 autobiography, "Mr. Nice" (Donald Nice was one of his aliases), Mr. Marks wrote that his induction into the drug trade followed a chance encounter with a Pakistani supplier. He eventually teamed up with James McCann, an Irish Republican Army operative, who arranged for large shipments of hashish through Ireland. Mr. Marks and his accomplices then laundered the proceeds through a staggering array of front companies. They widened their activities to include the United States and Canada in 1973. Mr. Marks was arrested on drug charges in Nevada in 1976, but he failed to appear in court and fled. His elusiveness made him something of a legend; in 1979, he appeared on a stage in London, flanked by Elvis personators, only to disappear again. He was eventually arrested in the Scottish Highlands, where he had imported 15 tons of marijuana from Colombia with a street value of $30 million, and in 1980 he faced narcotics charges in London. To the government's embarrassment, he was acquitted at his trial after arguing that he had been an agent of MI6, the British equivalent of the CIA (In fact, his relationship with the agency had ended years earlier.) "That was intimidating, to see that he had defeated the system, that he had somewhat created an aura about him that he was untouchable," Craig Lovato, a Drug Enforcement Administration agent who helped bring down Mr. Marks, later told the PBS series "Frontline." Those escapades inspired a 1984 book, "High Time: The Life and Times of Howard Marks," by the investigative journalist David Leigh, which portrayed Mr. Marks as a playboy in London and New York who was partial to expensive suits. It was the United States that eventually brought him to justice. In July 1988, Mr. Marks and his wife, the former Judith Lane, were arrested on the Spanish island of Majorca and were charged, along with 20 accomplices. They were accused of involvement in a drug-smuggling ring that encompassed — along with Britain, Canada, and the United States — Australia, Hong Kong, the Netherlands, Pakistan, the Philippines, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Thailand, and West Germany. The authorities seized more than $9 million in cash from the group, in addition to properties including a 103-foot-long boat in Vancouver, British Columbia. "Mr. Marks was the Marco Polo of the drug traffic," Thomas V. Cash, the special agent in charge of the Miami division of the DEA, said at the time. "He perfected smuggling methods and intricate laundering operations involving many countries around the globe, and this is why it took efforts in so many countries to complete this case." According to the indictment, Mr. Marks's network smuggled "thousands of tons" of marijuana and hashish into the United States and Canada from 1973 to 1988. Sentenced to 25 years in prison in 1990, Mr. Marks was held in a high-security federal penitentiary in Terre Haute, Ind., before he was released in 1995. Returning to Britain, Mr. Marks capitalized on his notoriety, writing his autobiography, the first of several books he would publish, including a novel. The autobiography was the basis for a 2011 film. "Those of us who were old enough in the 1960s and early '70s to recall the smug, superior attitude [tinged with paranoia] of the period's hipoisie will recognize his type and wonder exactly what happened to all those Mr. Tambourine Men preaching drugs, sex and rock 'n' roll," New York Times critic Stephen Holden wrote in his review of the movie. Mr. Marks also ran for Parliament, unsuccessfully, in 1997 on a single-issue platform of cannabis legalization. Dennis Howard Marks was born on Aug. 13, 1945, in Kenfig Hill, a village in southern Wales. He was twice divorced; his second wife, Judy Marks, wrote her own memoir, "Mr. Nice and Mrs. Marks: Life With Howard," in 2006. He leaves their three children — Amber, Francesca, and Patrick — as well as a daughter, Myfanwy, from a previous marriage. Home Delivery Gift Subscriptions Log In Manage My Account Customer Service Delivery Issues Feedback News Tips Help & FAQs Staff List Advertise Newsletters View the ePaper Order Back Issues News in Education Search the Archives Privacy Policy Terms of Service Terms of Purchase Work at Boston Globe Media Internship Program Co-op Program Do Not Sell My Personal Information The Dutch Embassy in Sudan has been in contact with 50 Dutch people since the country was rocked by violence between paramilitaries and the regular army This was reported by Dutch ambassador Irma van Dueren on Saturday evening on the Radio 1 program Met het Oog op Morgen The embassy is in contact mainly with Sudanese Dutch who hold dual passports "They come into the country and leave it again," van Dueren said “At the moment it is Ramadan and almost Eid So some people have left again to celebrate Eid here in the Netherlands," she mentioned on the radio program That makes it difficult to get an active picture of the number of Dutch nationals in the country The Dutch ambassador called on people to contact the embassy "to get as accurate a picture as possible of the number and to help them." Van Dueren is currently in the Netherlands She was at Schiphol on Saturday morning to fly back to Khartoum but was unable to do so because the airport there was closed due to the heavy fighting "Early in the morning we heard noises that there was unrest but at some point I heard that the airport was closed unfortunately." The ambassador is in contact with her embassy team and the Dutch in Sudan that's how loud the gunfire is," Van Dueren told Radio 1 At least 25 people were killed Saturday due to ongoing violence between paramilitary groups and the regular Sudanese army The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has tightened its travel advisory for Sudan; it is now on red Fire at Bailey Road shopping mall doused Some banks hit by capital squeeze Air purifiers for Dhaka: hope or hype? Chinmoy shown arrested in Saiful murder case When Dutch couple Rosanne van Kleef and Rik van Dueren den Hollander, both 23, set off on an around-the-world trip in September 2014 to celebrate Rosanne's graduation with a master's in entrepreneurship, they did not imagine they would discover Bangladesh, much less establish their luxury luggage brand Juuty. New Zealand, Australia and the Philippines: the trip was going well until, with dreams of India, they met a minor problem in Myanmar. To get an Indian visa would take time, they learnt, while Bangladesh offered visa-on-arrival. “It's impossible,” other travellers said. “You cannot go to Bangladesh. Nobody travels there.” “Other tourists had no experience but big opinions,” says Rik. “If everybody says it's impossible, we like to try.” In the Netherlands, Rik worked on ship safety at the Rotterdam port, and in agriculture. According to Rik, the general opinion of Bangladesh in Europe is similarly negative. “Everybody mentions poverty,” he says. “Everybody knows about Rana Plaza,” he adds, referring to the 2013 Savar garment factory collapse that claimed over 1,100 lives. Within a few days of the decision, the couple arrived in Dhaka. “We were overwhelmed by the hospitality,” says Rosanne, no doubt the experience of many first-timers. Having arranged online to stay privately, the couple had an instant social network. “It was unbelievable,” recalls Rik. “We had difficulty managing all the invitations. We thought it was because we were new. A few months later, it dawned on me that in Dhaka this is normal.” Busy with newfound friends and having renewed visas, plans for India never eventuated. “We liked Bangladesh so much that we wanted a reason to return,” says Rosanne on how thoughts turned into business. “We started asking anyone who'd listen what Bangladesh does well. Everybody spoke of the golden fibre: jute.” At the same time, the couple visited a garments factory to see if what they had heard about Rana Plaza was usual. “The first factory we saw,” recalls Rik, “was very well managed. They even had floor lines indicating where to walk safely.” They wondered if even some Dutch factories couldn't benefit from what they had seen. “It was a big surprise.” The couple visited many factories to be greeted with the same, warm reception. “We'd arrive at the front gate and the security guard would always run off to find an English speaker. We said we were tourists, just wanted to see... and everywhere drank tea.” Another discovery was the country's leather industry. “The leather is world class,” says Rik. “It's exported to Italy but isn't branded as Bangladeshi. Why can't it be called Bangladeshi leather? We want to change that.” The couple were still living out of suitcases. “We always have trouble finding things,” Rosanne laughs. A personal wish for a practical bag with generous pockets entered the idea mix that led to a product decision. Juuty, a word that sounds like the English and Dutch 'jute' and 'juti', which means 'couple' in Bangla, would be a Bangladesh-based exclusive luggage brand. “Others are making jute bags,” says Rik, “but the combination with leather is new. Bangladesh is good at bulk production but we hope to encourage high quality manufacturing.” During a visit to the Jute Research Institute, they saw a new type of jute that is soft as silk and without the usual jute smell. “Durable and strong, jute is the most eco-friendly fibre in the world,” says Rik. “It grows without chemicals.” Along with their personal commitment to eco-friendly production, the couple understood that to establish Juuty as a premier label, such standards are a must. “European consumers care about the environment,” says Rosanne. More challenging was leather production. Having visited the Hazaribagh workshops to the point they are well-known there, they are enthusiastic about the industry's relocation to Savar. “The new site has a water treatment plant,” says Rik. “In future, Bangladeshi leather will be produced in the best way.” They also decided to pay more for leather that uses biodegradable vegetable extracts rather than chemicals in the tanning process, consistent with Juuty's social responsibility promise. With initial designs sketched on envelopes, Rosanne and Rik sought out a trustworthy factory in Gazipur. They wanted to work with Bangladeshis rather than establish their own factory. “The workers only need quality training,” says Rosanne, noting that the first prototypes were not up to the mark. Similarly, the contract was a surprise to factory management. “They were shocked at all the quality assurance conditions,” laughs Rik. “The contract covers the entire supply chain. It's the size of a small book and took them two days to read.” Nonetheless with careful oversight, satisfactory systems were established. For workers, Juuty also brought innovation: comfortable uniforms to promote team spirit, and the desire that each worker knows every production step rather than working on only one step repeatedly. “Workers will know the whole bag,” explains Rosanne. “We want them to enjoy making our products, essential for quality.” Ultimately, Juuty plans to establish an online system to connect the worker responsible for each individually numbered item with the product's end user. Such personalisation will undoubtedly appeal to many customers and the worker-end user link brings yet another meaning of 'couple' to the word 'Juuty'. Initial market reaction has been promising. “We carried one of our bags in an exclusive store in Singapore,” says Rosanne. “The sales assistant stopped us to ask where she could buy one.” Interest was so great at a trade fair in China that the couple hid the Juuty bag to prevent copying. Early sales in the Netherlands have outperformed expectation. “Customers are happy with the bags and accessories, which are different to other brands,” says Rosanne. “They like the unique materials and appreciate that Juuty's items are manufactured in a sustainable and fair way.” Yet the couple believe some aspects of doing business in Bangladesh could be improved. “There is no structure to establishing a business. You do have to figure out everything yourself,” says Rosanne. She mentions several calls to the National Board of Revenue where the receivers hung up as soon as they heard English. “Much information is only in Bangla,” she says. “If you ask ten people about business rules, you will get ten answers. If you wait for all the answers, nothing happens, it will never start,” says Rik. Adopting a try-and-see approach, they imported Chinese metal fixtures, the only part of the bags not sourced locally, with the final cost being established only after goods arrived. The couple believe doing business in Bangladesh is satisfying because it is easy to make positive impacts on ordinary people's lives. “We hope to employ more people. We want to offer specialised manufacturing training in quality,” says Rik. Juuty is the Bangladesh of the future, a Bangladesh that can both bulk produce and meet the demands of high-end quality and design. The combination of jute and leather expertise, with a better understanding of what high-end consumers want, was almost waiting to happen. It was an opportunity waiting to be discovered by an enterprising couple like Rosanne and Rik. “We can't fix all the problems,” Rik says. “We will do what we can. Entrepreneurship can help a lot of people.” |মতামতভুয়া খবরের পেছনে রাজনীতি-অর্থনীতিইউটিউবে খবর ও ‘টক-শো’র নামে কিংবা ইচ্ছামাফিক ভিডিও ও কনটেন্ট বানিয়ে অপতথ্য ছড়ানো হচ্ছে। ৫ আগস্ট রাজনৈতিক পটপরিবর্তনের পর এটি নতুন মাত্রা পেয়েছে। দেশের বড় একটি অংশের মানুষ এ ধরনের ‘খবরে’ বিভ্রান্ত.. Experiments have shown that the act of 'hugging,' which is also used as a type of greeting in some cultures but that you can feel more 'joy' by continuing for more than 5 seconds and emotional closeness on hugging behavior --ScienceDirect who study psychology at the University of London conducted a survey to explore the effects of the act of hugging on human emotions Will conduct an experiment in which 48 female subjects are asked to hug in pairs and report their mood afterwards one of the pair was blindfolded as shown below so that the other person could not be seen 'Neck-waist' where one turns the arm around the other's neck and 'Criss-cross' where each turns the arm around the back The results of the experiment are as follows The black bar represents 'Criss-cross' and the shaded bar represents 'Neck-waist' It shows the result of hugging for 5 seconds and 10 seconds it was shown that '5 seconds is just right' because 1 second is short and 5 seconds and 10 seconds are not so different to have the feeling of 'joy' by hugging It was also suggested that there was little difference between the types of hugs 'Kitkat Mini Whole High Cacao +' tasting review with 72% cacao bitterness and gentle sweetness that slowly melts and spreads in your mouth 'Hyper Style' that allows you to change the input image to your favorite style in near real time Dec 02, 2021 14:00:00 in Science