Coral Gables, FL, USA, September 3, 2020 -- A signed letter from then-General George Washington, a book signed by John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy at Christmas 1962, and a signed letter from Albert Einstein are expected top lots in an Internet-only auction ending September 10th at 8 pm Eastern time by One of a Kind Collectibles. Online bidding is open now, at www.OAKauctions.com.

Remarking on the online event, David Gindy of One of a Kind Collectibles said, “This auction truly has a wide array of historic and scientific items. So many of these rare autographs and books capture poignant moments in history. Many of the lots in the auction showcase prominent figures throughout history, American history in particular. It truly is a collector’s paradise.”

Estimated to bring $15,000-$20,000, the 1776 letter from Washington to Abraham Yates, Jr. is a strong candidate for top lot of the auction. The one-page letter was written in the hand of Washington's aide-de-camp and signed by Washington. After the disastrous defeat at the Battle of Long Island, Washington implored Yates (a New York politician and lawyer) to send “four large Albany sloops...with as much dispatch as possible” to move wounded troops from New York City up the Hudson River to Orange Town.

The JFK and Jackie Kennedy signed copy of The White House: A Historic Guide was given as a gift at the White House’s 1962 Christmas party. JFK wrote and signed it, “For Chris with the affectionate regards of his friends John Kennedy...Christmas 1962.” After his signature, he left a space for Jackie to sign, “and love from Jackie.” The signed book, a memento of the Kennedys’ final Christmas together in Camelot, should gavel for $6,000-$8,000.

A one-page letter typed and signed by Albert Einstein warns in German of the dangers of Nazism, specifically Der Stürmer, an anti-sematic German propaganda newspaper. In the letter, postmarked March 1, 1935, Einstein describes Der Stürmer as a “monument to German barbarism” that may be used to “inform the local non-Jewish circles about the true nature of Hitler's regime.” The letter and envelope should achieve $9,000-$12,000.

A first edition copy of Alexander Hamilton’s notorious Reynolds Pamphlet is expected to reach $10,000-$12,000. In the pamphlet, which is featured prominently in the hit Broadway musical, Hamilton admits to his affair with Maria Reynolds, while also denying the charges of financial impropriety levied against him. Hamilton’s family destroyed as many copies of this pamphlet as they could, so first editions of this work are exceedingly rare.

An 1895 police recruitment press release signed by Theodore Roosevelt, then President of the New York Board of Police Commissioners, should earn $1,200-$1,500. The press release advertises an initial salary of $1,000 a year and qualifies that, “No weakling, no man of bad moral character and imperfect physical development need apply.” Signatures from figures, including notable pedestrian Edward Payson Weston, are included in the lot. “The lot is one of only two pieces we have handled from this period,” Mr. Gindy remarked.

A one-page document signed by Abraham Lincoln, dated July 16, 1861, measures 18 inches by 11 ¼ inches. The partially typed letter appoints Jonathan C. Havens as Deputy Postmaster of Chicopee, Massachusetts and is countersigned by Secretary of State William H. Seward. Lincoln-signed documents are popular with collectors and have sold well in prior auctions. This document, which is in impressive condition, is expected to earn $7,000-$8,000.

Baseball’s Connie Mack once described Christy Mathewson as “the greatest pitcher who ever lived.” A copy of the book Won in the Ninth, signed by the Hall of Famer and a co-writer, has a pre-sale estimate of $7,000-$10,000. Mathewson’s signature appears on a book plate that is affixed inside the book and holds a typed attribution to its original owner. Mathewson’s supreme relevance to the game of baseball and early death in 1925 make his autograph rare and valuable.

Traveling across the Atlantic, a 4-volume copy of Le Musée Français Recueil Complet Des Tableaux, Statues, Et Bas-Reliefs by Simon-Celestin Croze-Magnan, documents the Louvre’s holdings and collectibles. The work, which was dedicated to Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, is one of only 600 printed copies and contains 344 engraved plates and eight vignettes in text. It should achieve $4,000-$6,000, but may reach more, as it sold for $10,000 in a previous auction.

A 1931 autograph from Alan Turing, the British mathematician and computer scientist who was famous for breaking German code during World War II, has a pre-sale estimate of $4,500-$6,000. The signature and the date “18th-21st December” [1931], comes from a page that was removed from the visitors' book for Abbey Grange and Westcott House, a boarding house associated with Sherborne School, which Turing attended from the age of 13.

A copy of George’s Secret Key to the Universe, signed by Professor Stephen Hawking and his daughter Lucy Hawking, should hit the mark between $2,000-$3,000. Co-written by Stephen Hawking and Lucy, this children’s novel about an outer space adventure employs real scientific material. The book was signed by Stephen Hawking using an authorial thumbprint, next to which is inscribed, “This is the right hand thumb print of S.W. Hawking.”

A 1939 copy of Finnegan’s Wake, signed by its author, James Joyce, is bound in publisher’s full red cloth and is housed in the original yellow slipcase and custom full red morocco clamshell box. One of 310 large paper copies printed for sale in America, this book measures 10 inches by 6 ¼ inches. This attractive work, signed by the influential Irish novelist in green ink on the limitation page, should fetch a healthy $6,000-$8,000.

To learn more, or to register and bid now for the Sept. 10 auction, visit www.OAKauctions.com.

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India, 3^rd September ’20: Amid growing fear of contracting coronavirus while visiting hospitals for check-ups and diagnostic services, Apollo Diagnostics, the diagnostics wing of Apollo Health and Lifestyle limited – has announced the introduction Phlebos-on-wheels who will be collecting blood and other kind of samples from the homes of patients who require diagnostic service. Phlebotomists (also known as Phlebos) Phlebotomists draw and prepare blood for medical testing, transfusions or donation. Phlebotomists are trained to collect blood via venipuncture, finger pricks, or in the case of infants, heel pricks. They typically work in hospitals, clinics, outpatient care facilities, diagnostic laboratories and blood donation centres. This service is currently available in Chennai. The army of Phlebos will travel on two-wheelers across the city.

This service will significantly benefit the aged, pregnant women and those requiring routine check-ups and diagnostics. People suffering from chronic ailments and other co-morbidities as they are a higher risk of contracting COVID-19 and other infections. Another important category of the patients for whom Phlebos are proving to be a boon in these difficult times are those who are recouping from transplantation surgeries and therapies.

Mr. Itreshullah, Phlebomist, Apollo Diagnostics, Chennai, said, “Providing quality healthcare and diagnostic services in the safest and the most comfortable manner to patients has been the cornerstone of Apollo Diagnostics. The introduction of Phlebos service bears testimony to this. These unsung warriors have truly risen to the occasion and providing the best of services to people who are most in need, especially in these difficult times. We salute these warriors.”

With the introduction of Phlebos-on-Wheels service, Apollo Diagnostics has announced a 100-fold increase of its home collection capacity. Patients who have been utilizing this service include people suffering from Diabetes, Thyroid, Vitamin deficiencies, Allergies transplant patients, and even those requiring general health check-ups. Despite the several odds and hardships while performing their duties, the Phlebos  follow all the prescribed safety measures required to keep themselves and their patients’ safe and infection-free.

About Apollo Diagnostics:  Apollo Diagnostics, a unit of Apollo Health and Lifestyle Limited (AHLL), upholds the group’s legacy of excellence. This has helped it grow into a leading chain of pathological labs in India. It achieves its quest for precision, through a blend of the best available diagnostic technology and medical expertise, with utmost compassion and care. High-quality diagnostics are an imperative for better treatment and patient care. Apollo Hospitals Group, India’s leading healthcare system, has thus far been delivering 3.5 million high-quality diagnostic tests every year, through its Hospitals and Clinics earning an ‘excellent’ rating from 95% of its patients.

Apollo Diagnostics is the result of the ‘good health for all’ mission that is spurring the Apollo Hospitals Group to touch a billion lives. Following the corporate credo of bringing quality, affordable healthcare closer to the consumer, 2015 saw 100+ Apollo Diagnostics centers, in 2016 it has been grown to 150+ centers and 2017 landed with 250 + collection centers , 70+ Labs springing up in neighbourhoods across India, delivering expertise that is empowering to doctors and patients alike. Apollo Diagnostics’ expert technicians and state-of-the-art diagnostic equipment are constantly guided by Apollo’s 36-years legacy of excellence to ensure the accuracy and timeliness of test results. To know more please log on to https://www.apollodiagnostics.in/

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SGS, the world’s leading provider of testing and certification services, offers a comprehensive range of testing services to help manufacturers develop high quality and compliant footwear products for markets all over the world.

An important aspect of footwear is comfort but that does not just mean softness. SGS’s testing capabilities cover all aspects of comfort, including:

• Water resistance & penetration
• Drying times
• Cushioning/shock absorption
• Compression/energy absorption
• Resilience
• Odor
• Insulation
• Sole skid resistance

SGS is taking this holistic approach to shoe comfort testing at a time when more and more people are buying their shoes online and are therefore unable to consider whether a shoe is ‘comfortable’ before they buy.

The average human walks around the Earth four times in their life (115,000 miles). The shoes we wear are therefore important to us and, as a population, we are willing to spend considerable sums on buying fashionable and comfortable shoes. This is demonstrated by the fact the average consumer spends USD 277.09 on shoes in the US, the world’s largest apparel market. 

Shoes that are uncomfortable are easy to define because they lead to bunions, blisters, athletes’ foot, corn, fallen arches, heel pain, joint aches, and in-growing toenails. It is, however, more difficult to define ‘comfortable’.

Whether a shoe is comfortable has a lot to do with performance. For example, a shoe worn by Captain Scott on his attempt to reach the South Pole might be considered heavy and uncomfortable in normal life but in the conditions he expected to face, it might be considered comfortable. In fact, his specially designed shoes incorporated the latest technologies but still failed to perform correctly, leaving the explorers with severe frostbite.

Softness is not the only factor to consider when looking at comfort. Manufacturers also need to consider protection and performance. Modern shoes not only protect our feet, they also augment our own abilities, and they must fit the job they are required to perform. For example, Usain Bolt’s custom-made shoes needed to be comfortable only in terms of a short sprint, but a waitress or waiter’s shoes need to be comfortable for a long period of time.

When a manufacturer develops a new shoe, they need to consider a range of comfort concepts. If they fail to develop comfortable shoes within the parameters of the user and the task they are designed to perform, then they are uncomfortable and will be discarded. In the days of social media and online reviews, this can potentially be very damaging for a brand.  

SGS Clothing and Footwear Comfort Services

SGS has developed a range of testing services to help manufacturers produce high quality, compliant, and comfortable shoes for their target markets. Testing solutions include water resistance & penetration, drying times, cushioning/shock absorption, compression/energy absorption, resilience, odor, insulation and sole skid resistance. Learn more about SGS Clothing and Footwear Comfort Services. 

For more information, please contact: 

Paul Bridge

Deputy VP CRS Softlines

Head of Footwear Services 

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About SGS

SGS is the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company. SGS is recognized as the global benchmark for quality and integrity. With more than 89,000 employees, SGS operates a network of over 2,600 offices and laboratories around the world.

A.J. Exports launches tomaxo.com bringing utility shopping online

Tomaxo enters the digital marketplace as an exclusive store for utility products for manufacturing, industrial, commercial as well as household applications.

This specialized ecommerce platform presents a wide choice across all the top brands in the sector, and aims towards lowering the gap between the manufacturer’s selling price and the customer’s buying price by performing the task of the singular connecting pathway between the two.

Tomaxo currently extends its services to the whole of India and plans to expand to SAARC Countries by the end of 2021.

It currently lists more than 10000 specialised products from over 300 brands, both indigenous and international, and plans to push up the numbers to 75000 in the next few months.

The Tomaxo initiative was in development since 2015, and is owned by the Apan John Group.

“The initial days of conception and implementation were very difficult. Since we specialize in technological products in a very unorganized sector, we had a mountain to climb regards to documentation and information gathering for our platform. We had to form our own team to take care of all the processes – photography, editing, designing, data entry, and system administration. During those days, it was very exhaustive and things did not materialize as expected and we had to toil a lot.,” recalls 35-year-old Chandan, COO of Tomaxo. He adds that they continued to bootstrap the business for almost five years. They spent around Rs 2 Crores during these years. According to the company, the business wasn’t very impressive then, owing to the unorganized market. Since all the work was being done in-house the development was very slow. Initially it was like only 10 products were uploaded every day. The first first breakthrough happened when they shifted to their new office last year, and expanded their team. “Since then, there’s been no looking back,” says Chandan. “We utilized our experience that we gathered over these years in developing the back end, and our expertise in dealing in these products since 1986. We made amazing progress since last year and are happy, that finally we are ready for the market. We have already started our SEO operations and with continued traffic growth we expect to have an impressive Turn Over in our first year of Roll Out in 2020-2021. Orders have already started pouring in. Though the number are small but we are excited with the small numbers.”

The slump in the market in the covid19 situation has made the company redouble its efforts in pushing for the online platform and creating their own space in the e-commerce sector. Promoting online shopping in the utilities and equipments sector, which still predominantly remains an offline market, is a great move at this time of social distancing and travel hurdles.

Although the playing field is new, Tomaxo will be facing some competition from the rival services of moglix and industrybuying, etc, but the company looks forward to overcoming those obstacles with their quality assurance, after sales support and service assurance, which is almost zero in their rival service providers, compared to their services claimed by Tomaxo. Since they are a core ecommerce portal and not a market place, they claim their offering is much more superior quality wise as well as price wise. Along with their customer centric approach and their motto – increase the value of customers’ money, India is a growing market and Tomaxo is all set to make its mark.