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☆ You’re Layering Your Clothes Wrong. Here’s What to Do Instead.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-27 | by ( Todd Plummer | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

WHEN NEW YORK CITY comedian Jared Freid appeared on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” this fall, he recounted that, back in college, he and his friends would layer on several colorful polo shirts, collars popped—a fashion choice that left Mr. Freid resembling what he ruefully called “an aggressive tulip.”When it comes to layering clothing—that stylist-approved way to keep warm come winter and spruce up the separates in your wardrobe by combining them in fresh ways—it’s easy to mess up even if you’ve never been a noughties frat boy. Done thoughtlessly, it can leave you looking like Joey in the “Friends” episode when he dons every single article of clothing that Chandler owns. Here, five common problems that inept layerers run into—and what to do instead.

☆ Behind a Wall Street headhunter's rapid ascent lie accusations of harassment and abuse
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-21 | by ( Alex Morrell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +38 min

"It was a complete whirlwind, and it felt too good to be true," Morrison told Insider. "Everyone is given a calendar reminder of when they have to submit a review," one former employee told Insider. Durlston told Insider she wasn't a credible source given the acrimonious nature of her departure from Durlston. "Everyone gets pretty loose at these events," a former employee told Insider, noting the availability of alcohol throughout the day. Bahram told Insider this was not a prohibition but merely a suggestion that it would not be an appropriate arrangement.

☆ 22 Unique Valentine’s Gifts for Men Who Have Everything
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-19 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: +12 min

From the cocktail gadget that will level-up his drinks to the ultimate undershirts, these are presents you can purchase with confidence—no gift receipt required. This edition has a wood cabinet with metal plaques, die-cast metal houses and hotels, gold-foil stamping and money-holding drawers. Buy Side’s favorite automatic cocktail maker works with pre-measured pods and his favorite spirits to dispense cocktails at the push of a button. For more great gadget ideas, check out our roundup of the top gifts for your favorite techie. Even better, the jean material “came ready-to-wear with no awkward break-in period, plus a custom liner.”—Additional reporting by Leslie Yazel

London CNN —The UK may have been blanketed with snow this week, but you wouldn’t know it from the image on the Prince and Princess of Wales’ official Christmas card. The photograph, posted on the royal couple’s official social media accounts, shows them on a sunny family walk with their three beaming and bare-legged children: Prince George, 9, Princess Charlotte, 7, and Prince Louis, 4. Earlier this week, King Charles III issued the first official Christmas card of his reign. It features the couple looking at each other, with the King in profile wearing a beige suit and striped tie and Camilla in a green hat and jacket. Sign up for CNN’s Royal News, a weekly dispatch bringing you the inside track on the royal family, what they are up to in public and what’s happening behind palace walls.

☆ Meet a 27-year-old Four Seasons concierge in charge of the hotel's VIP guests paying up to $25,000 a night
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-11 | by ( Hannah Towey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

I shadowed a concierge in charge of high-paying guests at the Four Seasons in downtown New York. The queen ant in this metaphor is 27-year-old guest relations manager Jessica Waddy, whose job revolves around the hotel's high-profile guests and their countless needs. The cellar level of the Four Seasons Hotel New York Downtown. The Empire Suite at Four Seasons Hotel New York Downtown, with rates starting at $25,000 a night. The needs of high-profile guests are listed on a "rider," a document that's typically multiple pages long and attached to their hospitality contract.

☆ Cameo launches Cameo Kids personalized videos with Candle Media
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( Dawn Chmielewski | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Dec 8 (Reuters) - Celebrity video messaging service Cameo said Thursday it has partnered with Candle Media to launch a new feature aimed at the playground set -- Cameo Kids. The service will offer personalized birthday and holiday video greetings from animated children's characters, including popular figures from Candle Media's Moonbug Entertainment's franchises "Blippi" and "CoComelon." Personalized messages for children expand the potential market for Cameo, which launched five years ago and allows athletes, celebrities and musicians to sell personalized videos to their fans. Cameo had experimented with offering children's content about a year ago, working with Mattel Inc's (MAT.O) 'Thomas the Tank Engine,' but its partnership with Candle Media helped elevate the experience, Galanis said. Blackstone-backed Candle Media spent months figuring out how to use its animated characters to deliver personalized video at scale.

☆ Motoball is like a real-life version of 'Rocket League'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-30 | by ( Daniel Gessner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Motoball, or motorcycle polo, is a sport that traces back to Europe in the 1930s. It's essentially soccer on motorcycles, or a real-life version of the video game "Rocket League." No matter how you describe the sport known as motoball, there's no doubt that it takes plenty of skill and guts to be successful at. Competitors use 250-cc motorbikes to race around a dirt-covered soccer pitch at up to 40 miles per hour chasing after an enlarged soccer ball. For those who don't get enough thrill from a sport like soccer, this added element of horsepower may be what they're looking for.

☆ Kanye West owes millions all over town for unpaid contract work and music samples, lawsuits allege
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-30 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

He tried that earlier with his music and has been hit with copyright lawsuits related to sampling. And what followed was a thicket of lawsuits from people who alleged West failed to properly credit their songs when using samples for the album. Worse still, according to the lawsuit, West and his pals used "Life of the Party" to market the Stem Player. The company squandered months on the work, even relocating its headquarters to better closely work with West. In the end, the lawsuit alleged, West used a rip-off of MyChannel's e-commerce technology to sell his clothing at a concert.

That year, my father made another $900 in interest, and learned the value of saving money. At the end of the summer, my dad discovered he had made $2,000 in salary and tips. My great-grandmother helped my father see the value of savingMy great-grandmother immigrated to New York from Italy as a child. These lessons remain with my father today as he continues to saveWhile CD rates vary over time, the lesson to value saving over spending stuck with my father. My great-grandmother imparted the lesson that just because you have the money to buy something, doesn't mean you have to buy it.

In the early 2010s, Mr. Mellow set out for still more distant shores, traveling to many famous surf breaks in the South Pacific. Mr. Abdul-Rashed and Mr. Danian traveled to Hawaii to connect with Mr. Mellow, their spiritual guide and Pacific expedition leader. Mr. Mellow posted an ad on Facebook and Craigslist offering $10,000 for passage to the South Pacific. Mr. Schmidt was in sync with the young seekers when it came to fear of Big Brother and vaccines, but dreading port officials brandishing nasal swabs struck even Mr. Schmidt as a little unhinged. When asked if he was at all responsible for what had happened to Mr. Danian and Mr. Abdul-Rashed, Mr. Mellow looked genuinely confused.

☆ Billionaires like Elon Musk want to save civilization by having tons of genetically superior kids. Inside the movement to take 'control of human evolution.'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Julia Black | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +40 min

"We are the Underground Railroad of 'Gattaca' babies and people who want to do genetic stuff with their kids," Malcolm told me. Ellison, meanwhile, who has two children in their 30s, has reportedly resumed having kids — with his 31-year-old girlfriend. "The person of this subculture really sees the pathway to immortality as being through having children," Simone said. The person of this subculture really sees the pathway to immortality as being through having children. Before she met Malcolm, Simone was convinced she wanted to live her life single and child-free.

☆ Iranian archer says she did not notice headscarf falling off
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

DUBAI, Nov 12 (Reuters) - An Iranian archer has said she did not notice her hijab falling from her head during an awards ceremony in Tehran, after a video appeared to show her allowing the headscarf to drop in what was widely assumed to be a show of support for nationwide protests. In a video posted on Instagram, Parmida Ghasemi said she had not noticed the hijab falling "due to wind and a lot of stress". I wanted to apologise to the people, officials and my teammates,” she said, wearing a headscarf in the video. Last month, Iranian climber Elnaz Rekabi caused controversy by competing in an international competition without a headscarf, later saying she had done so unintentionally and apologising. Iran's deputy sports minister, Maryam Kazemipour, said on Wednesday some Iranian female athletes have acted against Islamic norms and then apologised for their actions.

☆ Iran indicts 11 over Basij agent's death, basketball team skips anthem
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Videos posted on social media purportedly showed the national basketball team refraining from singing the national anthem during a match with China in Tehran on Friday - widely seen as another show of support from athletes for the protests. The activist HRANA news agency said 336 protesters had been killed in the unrest as of Friday, including 52 minors. Earlier this week, videos posted on social media showed the national water polo team failing to sing the national anthem at a competition in Thailand. 'STEP UP THE PRESSURE'On Friday, a cleric in the northwestern city of Urmia called during prayers for the punishment of athletes who refrained from singing the national anthem, according to Iranian news agencies. "We want to continue to step up the pressure on the Revolutionary Guard Corps and the political leadership," he said in a video posted on Twitter.

☆ I'm a cart girl on a Las Vegas golf course. I've made $1,000 in tips in a day, but customers can be weird.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-12 | by ( Elle Hardy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Cassie Holland lost her job during the pandemic and became a cart girl at a Las Vegas golf course. I got to the golf course and it had palm trees and little animals running around. About a year into working as a cart girl, I started putting videos on TikTokHolland with a golfer. I still hear from people from across the country asking if I can come to their golf course to work there. Working as a golf cart girl has totally changed my life.

That’s what you work so hard for … That’s why you play,” Rooney reminisces. The club went into administration after debts spiraled and it failed to play players their wages. “He was great to play for, he’s the reason I signed for Manchester United to play for him. Then Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson congratulates Wayne Rooney after his final Premier League title win in 2013. While Rooney was in Dubai, goals from Fred and Bruno Fernandes gave the Manchester club a dominant victory over Tottenham Hotspur.

☆ Ex-Yale coach gets 5 months in college admissions bribery scandal
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

BOSTON — The former Yale University women’s soccer coach whose cooperation with authorities helped blow the lid off the nationwide college admissions bribery scandal by leading the FBI to the scheme’s mastermind was sentenced Wednesday to five months in prison. Federal prosecutors and Meredith’s defense lawyers had recommended no additional prison time beyond the one day he had already spent in custody. But U.S. District Court Judge Mark Wolf said Wednesday that Meredith’s greed and his victims warranted a stiffer sentence. Before he was sentenced, Meredith, his voice shaking, issued an apology and said he had ruined his reputation and his career because he was driven by greed and the desire to provide for his family. In addition to the prison term, Meredith was sentenced to a year of probation, fined $19,000 and ordered to forfeit more than $550,000.

BOSTON, Nov 9 (Reuters) - A former Yale University women's soccer coach who cooperated with authorities investigating the U.S. college admissions scandal was sentenced on Wednesday to five months in prison for accepting bribes to help parents get their children into the Ivy League school. The prison sentence Wolf ordered came despite prosecutors' recommending Meredith, 54, receive a non-custodian punishment after becoming a key witness in the "Operation Varsity Blues" investigation. The investigation centered on William "Rick" Singer, a California college admissions consultant who admitted in 2019 to facilitating college entrance exam cheating and bribing coaches to secure his clients' children's admission as phony athletes. The investigation led 51 people to plead guilty, including actors Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman, two of the many wealthy parents Singer counted as clients. Reporting by Nate Raymond in Boston; Editing by Leslie Adler and Christopher CushingOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Takeoff’s funeral to take place in Atlanta’s State Farm Arena
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Funeral arrangements for Migos founding member Takeoff were announced on Tuesday. The rapper, whose real name is Kirsnick Khari Ball, was shot and killed in Houston on Nov. 1. His family will host a special “Celebration of Life” this Friday, November 11, at Atlanta’s State Farm Arena at 12:00 p.m.Free tickets are available only to Georgia residents starting Tuesday, November 8th at 2 p.m. via Ticketmaster. Originally called Polo Club, the trio changed their name to Migos and released their first mixtape, “Juug Season,” in 2011. Additional funeral details can be found on the State Farm Arena website.

The leather motorcycle jacket has achieved timeless status in its near-century of existence. While never out of style, it goes through cycles of being more in from time to time. One of those times is now. Fall 2023 runways were revved up with the retro-inspired leather jacket look, tweaked here and there via proportion and surface treatment to bring it up to speed. It was distressed at Versace, branded at Burberry , oversized at Saint Laurent and Dolce & Gabbana, neat and fitted at Loewe and Givenchy and classic at Polo Ralph Lauren and Celine.

☆ I got Web3 VIP access to see Jack Harlow in concert through an NFT club called Dancing Seahorse. But the experience felt very Web2 — and that's exactly what the company's CEO wants.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( April Joyner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The VIP suite hosted by Dancing Seahorse offered a good but not spectacular view of the stage. Until five months ago, when he cofounded Dancing Seahorse, Nahai wasn't really into crypto or Web3, he told me. Dancing Seahorse's suite drew a crypto-curious crowd. From left: Melanie McClain; Phillip Hale-Christofi, Dancing Seahorse's head of events and experiences; and Ladidai. It was perhaps no coincidence, then, that Dancing Seahorse's suite drew a pretty crypto-curious crowd.

☆ How this 31-year-old turned his side hustle into a $300,000 vending machine business: 'I only work 4 hours a week'
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-29 | by ( Marcus Gram | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Today, at 31, I have a thriving vending machine business that brings in more than $300,000 a year in sales. But one day, a new side hustle idea sparked when my friend saw a woman taking cash out of a vending machine. But I kept at it, and now I have 21 vending machines throughout Baltimore, Philadelphia, Detroit, and Washington, D.C. Look to see if there are vending machine warehouses in your city, and on platforms like Craigslist, Facebook Marketplace and eBay. There are also local vending machine warehouses that sell food and beverage products, like Pinnacle Vending in Philadelphia.

Rolling Loud New York is scheduled to take place at Citi Field in Queens, New York this weekend, but three drill rappers initially expected to perform have been axed from the lineup. The NYPD’s actions mirror what happened at Rolling Loud New York in 2019, when the department banned 22Gz and fellow drill rapper Pop Smoke from hitting the stage. Neither the NYPD, Mayor Adams or Rolling Loud have released an official statement. However, the organizers of the festival graciously agreed to pay Sha Ek for the canceled performance. If Rolling Loud wants to put you guys on, then they won’t have a permit.’But Rolling Loud was like, ‘We’re still going to honor the payment.

☆ Ralph Lauren Has an Ambitious New Look
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Jinjoo Lee | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

Ralph Lauren started out as a tie business 55 years ago before it eventually became known for its iconic polo shirt. The brand now wants to keep the spirit of that expansion going, setting its sights on women’s apparel and less penetrated cities such as Atlanta and Houston. At an investor day on Monday, Ralph Lauren set out a target to grow revenue at a compound annual growth rate in the mid- to high-single-digit percentage range over the next three years, a clear upgrade from its 0.15% CAGR over the past four years. It also expects adjusted operating margins to reach 15% in fiscal year 2025, taking that number closer to American luxury brand peers Capri Holdings , which owns Michael Kors and Jimmy Choo, and Coach-owner Tapestry . That margin target doesn’t seem like such a stretch given that it already expects adjusted operating margins to reach 14% to 14.5% in the current fiscal year, an impressive upgrade from a 5.6% margin four years ago.

☆ Ralph Lauren sells luxury at too steep a discount
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A man walks past Ralph Lauren Corp.'s flagship Polo store on Fifth Avenue in New York City, U.S., April 4, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidNEW YORK, Sept 19 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Ralph Lauren (RL.N) laid out a promising financial outlook for investors on Monday. Since 2018, Ralph Lauren has closed more than two-thirds of its wholesale business by halting sales to department stores such as Belk, slashed promotions and lifted its average unit price 60%. The House of Polo trades at 10 times expected 2025 net profit, per estimates on Refinitiv, compared to Burberry’s (BRBY.L) 15 times and Prada’s 20 times. They do not reflect the views of Reuters News, which, under the Trust Principles, is committed to integrity, independence, and freedom from bias.

☆ No stamps today: Why one NY post office can't get them
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-16 | by ( Alexandra Peers | Cnn Business | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

He asked, "I can't buy stamps at the post office?" "When will I be able to buy stamps at the post office?" "I cannot tell you that at this moment," the post office worker replied, gesturing tiredly at a handwritten sign noting the facility didn't have stamps, or money orders. As for the Park West Post Office? After about two weeks of scarcity, it has sheets of tiger, elephant, hearts, tulips and mariachi band commemorative stamps.

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