mumtaz ( urdu : ممتاز ) is a restaurant group based in the city of bradford , west yorkshire , england .

the company owns three restaurants , with the original flagship mumtaz restaurant being sited on great horton road in bradford .

the mumtaz is one of the best-known restaurants in bradford .

the group opened the second restaurant in leeds in 2009 .

the latest edition of the mumtaz chain opened in manchester in 2016 .

the group is also looking to expand in the coming years with projects set to open in london , edinburgh , and birmingham .

apart from restaurants , the group also runs the mumtaz food industries food processing division – one of the main factories , with office blocks and warehouses , is located in mytholmroyd , west yorkshire .

the mumtaz group is the first company to launch halal baby food .

the group has factories in spain , switzerland , pakistan , malaysia , and france which between them export to over 36 countries .

between 2009 and 2014 the group operated a series of franchise outlets known as " jaldi jaldi " .

the first jaldi jaldi outlet was opened in october 2009 by james caan .

most stores closed in 2013 , with the final outlet , based at leeds university union closing on 27 april 2014 .

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mumtaz group <EOT> the mumtaz group is the first company to launch halal baby food . the group has factories in spain , switzerland , pakistan , malaysia , france , and singapore .

owner of bradford - based mumtaz food group , mumtaz khan akbar , has been awarded an honorary doctorate of business administration from leeds metropolitan university .

owner of bradford - based mumtaz food group , mumtaz khan akbar , has been awarded an honorary doctorate of business administration from leeds metropolitan university . for more information please visit urltoken

mumtaz construction group is a dominant civil engineering company in kabul , afghanistan . mumtaz was incorporated in 1991 with the intent of turning into a key solution in executing big projects in afghanistan .

mumtaz group along with its subcontractors and partners work , with the idea that they could bring possitive changes to afghan sociaty and improving civil standards .

bill kemberling , mumtaz commercial director , said : “these are exciting times for the mumtaz brand and our jaldi jaldi outlets .

the mumtaz group is one of yorkshire’s leading food companies , with its roots in the restaurant trade , but also one of the biggest names in ready meals .

, england . the food group are worth £195 million own two restaurants , with the original flagship mumtaz restaurant being sited on great horton road in bradford . the mumtaz is one of the best - known restaurants in bradford .

he unveiled the first jaldi jaldi take - away launched by the mumtaz group . the name means ‘quickly quickly’ and the first outlet is at forster square retail park .

the mumtaz group is the first ever company to launch halal baby food . recent research carried out by a leading university from the uk , shows that mumtaz baby food contains more protein than any other baby food in the market worldwide .

apart from restaurants , the group also runs the mumtaz food industries food processing division – one of the main factories , with office blocks and warehouses , is located in mytholmroyd , west yorkshire .

the group has factories in spain , switzerland , pakistan , malaysia , france , and singapore due to high demand .

mumtaz food industries supplies the food halls of harrods and fortnum and mason as well as major uk retail chains including asda , morrisons and tesco . it exports to more than 30 countries . the group takes its name from chairman mumtaz khan akbar , older brother of mr nawaz .

mumtaz group has a new state - of - the - art factory in bradford costing £15 million which will create 250 jobs within the first year . however , this number will double in the next three years . mumtaz has recently said in an interview that this is his way of giving back to bradford and likes to believe mumtaz is the pride of bradford . {

others receiving honorary degrees from leeds metropolitan included england rugby union head coach stuart lancaster , harry potter actor matthew lewis , red or dead designer wayne hemmingway , olympic torch designer edward barber , huddersfield town chairman dean hoyle and mumtaz khan akbar - the founder and owner of the mumtaz food group .

in short , we believe mumtaz group is the best value design / build and supplying firm for this effort because we are smart , effective , flexible , experienced and above all our unit is completely consists of afghan nationals .

. . . mumtaz , one of bradford ' s best - known restaurants . . .

dr gul - nawaz k . akbar outside the mumtaz restauratnt in great horton road , bradford .

born in kashmir , pakistan , in 1959 , mumtaz khan moved to britain to join his family in 1972 . his mother founded the mumtaz business in 1978 , opening the first mumtaz restaurant on great horton road in bradford and naming it after him , as the eldest son in the family .

family friend and dragon’s den star james caan helped a bradford - based asian food group launch a new business idea which is set to go national .

, england . the company owns two restaurants , with the original flagship mumtaz restaurant being sited on great horton road in bradford . the mumtaz is one of the best - known restaurants in bradford .

all jaldi jaldi dishes are prepared daily and delivered from mumtaz’s £3m food production centre based in mytholmroyd .

the product is the brainchild of mumtaz khan , the multi - millionaire owner of the mumtaz curry restaurant , which stands on the site where he first opened a 12 square metre takeaway 26 years ago .

mumtaz khan akbar is founder and owner of the mumtaz brand . he was born in mera qadir , azad kashmir , pakistan on 10 february 1959 and joined his family in britain in 1972 . mumtaz khan is reported as one of the richest men in yorkshire and lancashire , with a personal wealth of £86 million ( 2016 ) .

a boss of a leading yorkshire food group believes its move back into leeds marks another step in the growth of the city’s waterfront into a vibrant place to do business .

a bradford asian restaurant and food manufacturing group will open a new £2 . 5m restaurant in leeds on mother’s day – in memory of the woman who was the firm’s inspiration .

it was the first restaurant that mumtaz had opened outside bradford , and underwent a £3 . 3m fit - out .

mumtaz khan has continued to build the mumtaz name , creating a food processing division known as mumtaz food industries . alongside the production of kashmiri dishes for major supermarket chains , including asda , tesco and morrisons and exporting to 37 different countries , mumtaz launched a new takeaway franchise , jaldi jaldi , in 2009 with the help of family friend and fellow leeds metropolitan university honorary degree holder , james caan , best known for his role on the bbc ' s dragons ' den .

the food is to be introduced into britain by bradford - based mumtaz food industries and will be sold at leading stores .

although mumtaz manchester has been open for over six months , rumour has it there are some exciting developments headed their way .

mumtaz khan akbar is founder and owner of the mumtaz brand . he was born in mera qadir , azad kashmir , pakistan on 10 february 1959 and joined his family in britain in 1972 . mumtaz khan has since become one of the richest men in yorkshire and lancashire , with a personal wealth of £109 . 2 million ( 2015 ) . [ 7 ] [ 8 ]

" i can ' t compete with prices but i can with the quality and that is what mumtaz is all about . "

mumtaz leeds has been launched by mumtaz khan , doctor akbar and rab nawaz to operate 10 , 000 sq ft restaurant . they have chosen to launch the venture on mother’s day in memory of their mother whose kashmiri recipes were the foundation of today’s business .

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since then , the original mumtaz has expanded , taking over its next - door neighbours , an optician and two fish and chip shops , to become a 150 - seat restaurant . in 2009 , mumtaz khan opened his leeds restaurant on mothers ' day in a tribute to his mother .

after two decades of war , afghanistan is moving towards rehabilitation , reconstruction and development . it is self evident that turning afghanistan into a peaceful stabilized and developed country can be achieved by mainly relying on the existing national capacities and capabilities . mumtaz was established with the goal of utilizing afghan capacity in the reconstruction of afghanistan infrastructure . mumtaz group along with its expert engineers and skilled personnel is devoted to provide construction services , participate in the reconstruction of the country and prove that afghans themselves are able to build their country .

mumtaz food industries is also set to launch a range of 10 cooking sauces and marinades which will be targeted at both the retail and catering industries .

mumtaz food industries was set up in 1978 by mr khan and has grown from a small take - away on great horton road into a multi - million pound international business .

mumtaz has become one of the uk’s best - known kashmiri restaurants and food manufacturers and an international operation supplying harrods and serving the queen . it remains a family - run business .

the “driving force” behind the successful bradford - based food firm mumtaz has been given a suspended prison after he was found guilty of fraud by misrepresentation over a £100 , 000 government grant .

one of the most successful businessmen and entrepreneurs in the region , mumtaz khan akbar has been host to many notable diners including david cameron , dawn french , shilpa shetty and the queen .

it marks the first stage of national expansion plans by mumtaz food industries , which is opening leeds’ biggest restaurant near the royal armouries in a move that will create more than 100 new jobs .

mumtaz , the £25m - a - year turnover bradford - based restaurant and ready meals company , has reopened at leeds dock after setting up there in 2009 only to transfer to third - party management three years later .

immaculate on the inside , serving up their infamous cuisine alongside some brilliant mocktail creations , mumtaz has kept a pretty low profile within the manchester food scene but they look like they’re about to make their mark . watch this space…

mumtaz khan has now expanded his restaurant business into london , manchester , birmingham and edinburgh , with the leeds restaurant also incorporating chilled food counters , a delicatessen , conference facilities and a takeaway . however , the family - run nature of the business has remained at the heart of the business , with mumtaz ensuring that he personally trains the chefs himself . he also lives in a house with his father , his siblings and their families , 17 altogether .

the company , which has enjoyed enormous success by supplying its own 133 lines of mumtaz branded food and drink to stores including asda , tesco , boots and morrisons , will be aiming to add its new products to the supermarket shelves .

mumtaz khan is the governor of the first bank to open in azad kashmir . he is also known for his charitable work throughout the uk and pakistan . in 2012 he received two doctorates . one from the university of bradford and the other from leeds metropolitan university .

andy davidson , managing partner of yorkshire bank’s west yorkshire fsc , said : “mumtaz ventures is one of bradford’ most astonishing success stories of the last 30 years , an absolute top - quality business which has set itself apart from the competition and created an international reputation . ”

the group recently started a new take - away format , known as " jaldi jaldi " . these jaldi jaldi outlets operate on a franchise basis . the first jaldi jaldi outlet was opened in october 2009 with the help of family friend james caan . [ 5 ] by 2013 most jaldi jaldi stores have closed down . one outlet remained in leeds university union [ 6 ] which eventually closed on 27 april 2014 .

mumtaz leeds director , rab nawaz said : “the new restaurant menu will build on our successful formula but the décor is in a classic style and with an exclusive feel as befits one of the uk’s biggest financial centres , although the dishes themselves will still offer real value for money .

is already buzzing with activity . angelo towse , 33 , is frowning in concentration as he carefully folds , and stuffs , samosas . by the stainless steel sinks , former bricklayer joel stafford , 26 , is patting mince on to skewers for kebabs while awais mumtaz , 20 , whose father owns

so is this the death of the curry house as we know it ? at 2 . 30pm on a thursday , i visit a slightly scruffy , packed pakistani restaurant round the back of the east london mosque . a group of young women in bright headscarves are heading for the door past a boisterous group of lunching office workers in suits . on my right , doctor nadia javed is tucking into her lamb karahi with rice and naan in her lunch break from the nearby royal infirmary , while on my left cab driver simon hope , 32 , has popped in between fares to wolf down a huge meal of lamb chops , lamb karahi , prawns and naan . both are regulars at tayyabs , a london institution , famous for its long queues and low prices . a plate of spicy lamb chops is placed in front of me . it sizzles so loudly it sounds like a round of applause for an industry that deserves to be celebrated .

speaking at his graduation , mumtaz khan commented : " i am extremely overwhelmed by the award . it ' s a real honour to be appreciated in such a way and i ' m so thankful to leeds met . i had been thinking of retiring but receiving this award has motivated me to keep on going at the business ! "

mumtaz was incorporated in 1991 with the intent of turning into a key solution in executing big projects in afghanistan . our years of experience , broad range of clients such as world bank , kfw ( bank of germany ) , ministry of water and energy , ministry of urban development , prt italy , italian corporation , name a few , and a long list of capability means that we are able to implement multi - million dollar projects successfully .

but walking down london ' s brick lane , with its razzle of neon lighting , discount offers and lengthy identikit menus , it is easy to see how curry houses have adapted to meet demand , just as the british grew to love curries . yet the lines of small competing restaurants also highlight the problems inherent in the industry ' s economic model . offering cheap meals to young people in a newly affluent society was possible through cutting corners in the preparation of the food , but also by paying low wages to staff . so perhaps it is no surprise that on the same day restaurant owners at the british curry awards were watching dazzling dance troupes , a group of restaurant workers from the newly formed bangladeshi worker ' s union voted to join the gmb in a bid to improve conditions .

having strong partners , huge investment , enough financial capacity , capable suppliers , building material production factories , experienced engineers , skilled personnel , professional draftsmen and designers has been active in designing , supervision , construction and implementation of water supply , water distribution , water and wastewater treatment plants , wastewater collection , irrigation , and canalization systems . mumtaz has also been involved in designing , construction , implementation of apartment buildings , business centers , concrete water reservoirs , roads , bridges , earth dams and supplying of construction material to all provinces .

according to ali , this has left one in four vacancies in indian restaurants unfilled . " it ' s a very difficult time , " he says . " i want to make sure my son and daughter are involved in the industry and a new generation is engaged . but if you don ' t have a chef , you can spend millions on a restaurant but you will go bankrupt . " smaller outlets have complained the vacancies are changing the food they serve , making them rely on easier - to - make fusion dishes , and warning that frozen food will become more commonplace . at the other end of the sector , ranjit mathrani , the chief executive of masala world , which employs 5 , 000 people and , among others , owns london ' s veerasawamy , the country ' s oldest surviving indian restaurant , claims the chef shortage has brought the group ' s expansion up short as surely as the recession .

another 20 jaldi jaldi take - away outlets are planned , with the first five due to open next year .

each take - away will employ between six and eight staff and will create around 160 new jobs .

james and his family were the first official customers of jaldi jaldi and sampled karahi chicken followed by sticky toffee pudding .

james said : “it is delicious and as we say on dragon’s den – i’m in ! ” .

the centre produces the company’s range of meals and products , which are stocked by national supermarket chains such as asda , sainsbury , tesco and the co - op .

the take - away also sells a range of home - dining dishes that customers can take home to enjoy later .

“we have signed a further 20 outlets for the uk , five of which should be open by january 2010 .

“the jaldi jaldi concept with its own unique branding and style will revolutionise the way people see and enjoy a take - away indian meal .

“it is perfect for anyone who wants a fast , good quality meal at an affordable price . ”

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exclusive : one of yorkshire ' s best - known asian food specialists is planning to improve the health of babies across the world by launching halal baby food .

mr khan is believed to be the first person to pioneer halal baby food on a major scale .

he has bought a factory in pamplona in northern spain , the home of the famous bull running festival , where the food will be manufactured and dozens of jobs will be created .

many muslim babies are malnourished because parents cannot find baby food with high enough protein content that conforms to their religious teachings .

meat that is not slaughtered in the correct halal way is classed as a forbidden food for a muslim so babies are fed a diet of vegetables .

mr khan told the yorkshire post he was concerned that a poor diet was prohibiting many muslim babies ' development and said there were not enough products on the market which catered for them .

" five years ago there was a report carried out by a leading paediatrician which showed that muslim babies are mentally slower and don ' t develop as they should because they don ' t get the protein when needed , " he said .

" their mothers are always feeding them with vegetarian food so there is not enough protein when the babies most need it .

" each bottle will have 20 per cent more protein so we can compete with all major brands .

" it ' s got no artificial additives or preservatives – it ' s a totally natural product .

" we ' ve been researching the product with muslims and the response has been really enthusiastic .

mr khan added the food could be eaten by all youngsters , irrespective of religion , and would be launched in the next two months .

mr khan said : " logically for us it is cheaper to manufacture the products in spain and export from there to the middle east and asian countries .

" at the same time it is much cheaper to manufacture the product in spain . "

mr khan said he had personally experimented on different ingredients for weeks in the restaurant ' s kitchen before deciding on the final combinations .

fancy something a bit more traditional , scene restaurant in spinningfield’s is a place that plays homage to asian values , not just through cuisine but also with their stylish , fusion interiors .

a place renowned for being the birthplace of the industrial revolution and now the fastest growing economy outside of london , manchester has a lot to offer .

having lived abroad for many years and spending most of my life moving from place to place , this northern powerhouse is the only city i have deemed special enough to finally call ‘home . ’

i am inundated daily with events and experiences popping up all over the city . i wanted to take the opportunity to share some of the latest and greatest . from the arts , music and educational festivals to restaurant openings , food markets and some seriously out there adventures .

making the most of new endeavours , engaging with communities and every once in a while stepping outside your comfort zone .

it’s been a very food heavy week in the city . the heart & parcel supper club hosted their largest ever event last monday .

if you don’t know who they are , i suggest you look them up right away . founded by karolina and clare , two friends from levenshulme , they bring women from migrant communities together by making dumplings and helping them develop their english skills .

each month they host supper clubs to help raise money for their project , each one showcasing dumplings from different cultures and different cuisines .

this week it was the turn of bibi , monira and sweety , who cooked up a sensational bangladeshi feast and even took time away from the kitchen to practice their english with guests .

definitely worth signing up to be in the know for future events . they are beginning to sell out faster every week…

grand pacific launched in serious style on thursday , with doors opening to the public the next day and a menu that is worth shouting about .

a bit on the pricey side , so perhaps a place to save for a special occasion , however the quality of food warrants its high price tag . standard , service and presentation of the dishes were simply impeccable . the venue itself was last known as room , and the new fit out is a real treat for the eyes .

every corner of the restaurant has been considered , style influences of the exotic intertwined with colonial grandeur . the result , a tropical , old english hideaway in paradise . stand out dish so far - the szechuan sea bass .

i think its imperative to remind those who may not have noticed the endless social media push notifications and in - your - face advertising over the last few weeks , that this sunday is in fact mother’s day .

many restaurants have put together deals and offers for those of you wanting to treat that special someone in your life , the list of afternoon teas have been pretty endless . a few recommendations that have received many mothers’ seal of approval :

• floor to ceiling windows offering views stretching out over manchester , cloud 23 at the hilton hotel is always a treat if you want a location with a bit of x - factor . be sure to pre - order any specific dietary requirements to make sure you’re not disappointed on the day .

• fancy something a bit more traditional , scene restaurant in spinningfield’s is a place that plays homage to asian values , not just through cuisine but also with their stylish , fusion interiors .

• for extra indulgence , slattery is where you want to be , although if you haven’t booked your table by now you won’t stand a chance for this sunday ! this multi award - winning patissier and chocolatier is worth holding out for though . people wait weeks to secure a table . i would recommend swapping the pot of tea for a hot chocolate , you wont regret it .

after months of anticipation the crystal maze manchester experience has finally arrived at old granada studios .

if you were lucky enough to secure the preview tickets , tester sessions have begun ready for the official launch in april .

there are 26 new games , 4 zones and of course the grand finale in the crystal dome . according to past reviews , it’s not exactly like richard o’brien’s tv show , but it comes pretty close !

one you may not have heard of , home on first street has played host to this year’s sick festival .

a festival dedicated to the physical , mental and social challenges of life . it brings together international artists who have curated works with perspectives from health professionals , charities and most importantly real life experiences .

it’s now in its final week and offers a mixture of free and ticketed events addressing the issues of health and well - being .

now that we’re finally putting winter behind us , the lineup of upcoming events gets longer by the day . festivals , parades , new experiences… there’s plenty to keep busy with in the big city .

manchester international festival ( mif ) recently launched their full lineup , with some shows selling out within minutes . alongside the event list , they also opened up their applications for volunteers , not just for helping out within the festival but to also be included in some of the shows .

there is even an opportunity to host your own micro - festival in your home . the organisers are inviting the public to pitch ideas for a more intimate event which embraces the adventurous spirit of mif . chosen ideas will be provided funding , with the principal goal centred around bringing communities and neighbours together .

sticking with the creative theme , dave draws , a manchester - based artist , recently released a new date for his doodle masterclass .

set amidst the relaxing ambience of the blackfriars lounge at the renaissance hotel , dave helps you to create your own doodle masterpiece whilst enjoying canapés and a complimentary drink .

dare to disrupt , the tedx event from the university of manchester is this weekend , and they have brought together a diverse range of speakers from different disciplines and professions to share their thoughts and expertise in a way that will inspire the audience to go beyond and challenge the norm .

if you have yet to try out a tedx experience , i suggest you buy a ticket as soon as possible and prepare to indulge in a full day of deep thought and contemplation , of the enjoyable kind .

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curry houses on brick lane , east london . there is now a shortage of chefs for britain ' s indian restaurants . photograph : john carey / photolibrary

t ' s a cold , rainy day in bradford and the balti restaurants and fast food outlets offering " desi " [ asian ] milkshakes , have yet to fill up . but close by , the industrial kitchen of the

, one of bradford ' s best - known restaurants , is learning to make a stuffing and roast potatoes . it may not quite equal the heat and noise of an indian restaurant , but kitchens like this could be the future of the british curry industry .

since may , bradford college has been training 50 youngsters to make – alongside chinese and english dishes – curries , rotis and samosas . the dishes are sold everyday in the college canteen to students and staff – and while it may not be exactly the same as mummyji used to make , the seekh kebabs , lamb green chilli , fish tikka masala and naan i try are fresh and tasty . there are plans to expand the course to 100 students this year , and programme director graham fleming hopes to persuade local restaurants to fund a city - centre premises , with branded stations where students can learn to cook in the style of the sponsor ' s kitchen . " we started with no intention of becoming a ' curry academy ' , " fleming says . " but because of the cry from the asian sector we thought we would focus on that and get the restaurants to support what we are doing . "

bobby patel , from nearby prashad , whose head chef – his wife minal – teaches at the academy , says the project makes sense since the recession left a million young people out of work . " my younger brother is looking to develop into fast lunchtime food – wraps , paninis . we are looking to people who have had an exposure to asian cuisine ; they have had health and safety training , and they are hungry for a career . "

it should be music to the ears of eric pickles who , in reports that delighted headline writers in november , suggested a " curry college " to train british people to become chefs in indian restaurants . while his department for communities and local government refused to confirm , or expand on , the idea , which is believed to be part of the government ' s integration strategy , it issued a statement saying : " the government is continuing to look at how it can best support british talent in asian cuisine , working with the sector to ensure employees have the right skills . "

the bland words hide a growing crisis in the country ' s curry industry . the figures for the sector may seem robust – the trade magazine spice business , for instance , suggest that , every week , 2 . 5 million customers eat in one of 10 , 000 restaurants employing 80 , 000 staff , making the industry worth £3 . 6bn ( not all sources are so generous – the industry authority the curry club puts the sector ' s turnover at £2 . 5bn , while food industry analysts horizons fs put it at £777m ) . and by 2002 , indian food in supermarkets alone was worth £600m – 80 % of which was ready - meal curries .

david cameron certainly thinks the asian entrepreneurs involved in the business are important enough to cultivate . last month , he joined , albeit by videolink , an unlikely set of guests , including charlie brooker and boris johnson , at the industry ' s british curry awards . according to its enthusiastic founder enam ali ( who also owns spice business magazine ) , the glamour and power on display could rival the oscars .

but the night ' s glitter could not hide the anxiety of an industry squeezed between the recession and the government ' s strict immigration policy . made up of independent , small – and for the most part family - run – businesses , curry houses have been hit hard as customers eat at home . analyst peter backman , of horizons fs , says that while the restaurant industry has just stopped growing , the indian restaurant sector is doing even worse , with profits falling . pat chapman , founder of the curry club , and author of the good curry guide , notes , " you just instinctively know they are struggling " , while backman adds that he is " increasingly gloomy " about the sector ' s outlook for the next few years , believing indian restaurants will " continue to lose share to the rest of the eating out market " if the recession continues .

the sector is already reeling from the effect of the government ' s restrictions on south asian chefs . for years , the skill and pay levels required for chefs to enter britain has been a cause for concern . in 2008 , ali warned that the policy could " decimate " the industry , which relies on foreign chefs to whip up everything from sinhalese string hoppers to various vindaloos . and raids on restaurants that ignore the rules are common . but then , in march , the desire to slash immigration figures even further led the government to announce only the top 5 % of the most skilled chefs – who must earn more than £28 , 260 per year – now qualify for admission to the uk .

the company , he points out , could not use " curry college " chefs , because they only allow chefs to cook dishes from their home regions , he says , so they can offer their customers authentic indian food . " there are still opportunities , but we have had to hold back . we have stopped expanding in london because of the government ' s rules , which are misguided . if we can ' t get the chefs , we have no other option but to look abroad . "

he points out that despite advertising in jobcentres and being happy to take on apprentices , few british applicants come forward for jobs at his restaurants . second - generation british asians are reluctant to join the industry , including the children of restaurant owners . wasim tayyab , who along with his three brothers and wife runs tayyabs restaurant in whitechapel in east london , which his parents set up in 1972 , says his situation is rare . " i have been working here since i was 17 and i ' m 37 now , " he says . " i started on the basics , peeling , washing , cleaning . i wanted to do this , but your social life goes out of the window . "

in the kitchen of tayyabs , the curry house in whitechapel that has become an east london institution . photograph : graeme robertson for the guardian

the sector also has an image problem , according to ali : " my son ' s generation feel embarrassed to work in the indian restaurant industry . they think it undervalues their skills and it has a stigma attached . " and many restaurant owners also prefer more aspirational careers for their children , such as medicine or accountancy .

in his cut - glass accent , mathrani says the government ' s policy does not distinguish between restaurants that serve specific , regional dishes , which he considers part of the ethnic food market , and the majority of curry houses which , he points out , serve " a form of cooking curries which is indigenous to the uk and that does not exist in authentic indian cooking in india . they are not indian restaurants in the proper sense of the word . "

it is a common argument . the term curry has no equivalent in india . while indian restaurants first appeared in england in the 19th century , catering for asian seamen and students , and then multiplied in the 1950s and 60s to feed the newly arrived south asian factory workers , their boom time only begun in the 70s , when they adapted their menus for a working - class , white clientele . by 1982 , there were 3 , 500 indian restaurants in britain and " going for a curry " became a standard evening out . today it may be more fashionable to profess a love for south indian dosas or kashmiri rogan josh , but specialist regional restaurants are still a minority . bangladeshis run 85 - 90 % of the indian restaurants in the uk , most of which rely on tried and tested anglicised favourites such as vindaloo or tikka masala .

this journey from exotic treat to british comfort food , however , has given curry an emotional pull few other cuisines can rival . that has been something politicians are happy to point out – the late robin cook , for instance , memorably announced that chicken tikka masala is the nation ' s favourite dish . but the way indian food has been received has also highlighted tensions around the south asian diaspora . the rule change to clamp down on chefs , for example , is seen by many as targeting immigrants from south asia in the context of other mooted policies such as raising the age of spouse visas or raising the income threshold for those who wish to bring family members to the uk . in the 60s and 70s , anxieties about south asian immigration were often voiced under the cover of complaining about the smell of curry , according to elizabeth buettner of the university of york . in the journal of modern history , she points out " the view that asians and their surroundings ' stank of curry ' … became deployed by landlords to explain why they refused asians as tenants " . in factories , too , british workers are reported to have refused to work with asian immigrants " because they could not bear the smell of garlic " . the insistence on cooking curries was also seen as an indication of the new immigrants ' refusal to assimilate .

organisers were told of waiters , chefs and porters paid below minimum wage and made to work extraordinarily long hours , with no paid holiday and no sick pay .

one former restaurant worker who joined up points out this was possibly , in part , because so many of the workers were vulnerable , recent immigrants . " some owners treat workers like animals , " he says . " sometimes they just pay £3 . 50 an hour . if , after one or two years , they ask for more – maybe minimum wage – they are told to leave . they can ' t speak english , so they take this opportunity to work . i have friends all over the uk who are from bangladesh and they face the same conditions . "

tessa wright , of queen mary , university of london , who interviewed ethnic minority and migrant workers in the catering and hotel industry in 2005 , said 50 - to 60 - hour weeks were common for workers . " conditions were pretty awful , " she says , but owners gave the impression that they believed the authorities knew about it . " it was kind of accepted that this is how these sorts of business ran . "

azmal hossein runs four restaurants on brick lane and helped set up the union to end the exploitation . he thinks a curry college could help – if it was funded properly . " if the [ asian ] workers here had proper rights , they wouldn ' t need to import [ more ] people . it makes me angry . bangladeshi chefs don ' t have the health and safety or hygiene training they need here . "

yet restaurant owners say that while a string of colleges with good teaching could help ease the problem for certain restaurants , it would not suit all restaurants – and it may not be enough to protect the industry . mathrani , among others , points out it would take years to train chefs to the standards he requires for a specialist restaurant if they had not grown up with the food . and backman points out it would not solve the problems of the recession . " when indian food came in , it offered a new eating out experience , but it has not moved on beyond that , " he says . " i think the indian restaurant market needs to reinvent itself . it needs a high - spending demographic . "

patel agrees : " people want a change . so far , innovation in the indian restaurant scene has been about ambience – going upmarket and being contemporary – but how much more contemporary can you be than your last neon - style restaurant ? " having been in the final of tv reality show ramsay ' s best restaurant he thinks there is now a focus on innovation in the kitchen and a changing serving style . his gujarati restaurant , prashad , focuses on modern indian cooking , he says , and takes inspiration from leading london restaurants the cinnamon club and tamarind .

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dr gul - nawaz khan akbar had applied for the business grant , initially through the yorkshire forward organisation , as part of the funding package to build the firm’s new £5 million factory in legrams lane , bradord .

but delays in the project meant the firm was unable to spend the required £1 . 1 million in capital in order to meet the deadline for the grant in december 2011 .

akbar then tried to preserve the company’s position by submitting what he claimed were “dummy invoices” for the purported capital expenditure , but a jury at bradford crown court decided today that he was guilty of fraud by misrepresentation .

the court heard that the £100 , 000 grant was never actually paid out by the department for business , innovation and skills and as well as receiving a nine month prison sentence , suspended for a year , akbar was also ordered to pay a costs bill of £34 , 500 in six months .

passing sentence on akbar recorder anthony hawks described the case as unfortunate and highly unusual .

“you’re a person who through your own diligence , and your family’s diligence , has contributed a huge amount to this city , ” said the judge .

recorder hawks said the company had embarked on a major investment in 2009 and a separate government grant of £450 , 000 had proceeded entirely properly .

but he said the jury had concluded that akbar had resorted to fraud to preserve the opportunity to obtain the second grant of £100 , 000 .

“i regard this as a highly unusual case because the fact of the matter is that you didn’t get the money , ” said recorder hawks .

“you did build the factory and we’ve all seen the structure that now exists and will no doubt carry your successful business forward . ”

recorder hawks said it was “a great shame” that a man with akbar’s background and business experience should now be convicted of an offence of fraud .

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its leeds director , rab nawaz , said the economic downturn hit the restaurant and the waterfront hard the first time around , but now the area’s fortunes had been transformed . an upturn in the business trade is already evident , and the waterfront feels much busier , with companies moving in and apartments occupied .

the redevelopment of leeds waterfront had been one of the city’s most prestigious projects , but rates of occupancy of both commercial and residential property fell short of anticipated levels .

“when i started building the restaurant , it was an absolute ghost town , ” mr nawaz said . “we got sold the dream about the development , but it didn’t happen . there’s a lot more movement there now , and there are some big companies like yorkshire water , ge capital , sky news , and the apartments are full now .

“we see leeds as the financial capital city for the north . there is a lot of activity at leeds dock , and we see some exciting times ahead for the area . ”

the waterside’s improving fortunes prompted mr nawaz to re - acquire the restaurant , which had been renamed chandeliers , in february .

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camera world was a retailer of photographic equipment and photofinishing services based in portland , oregon , united states , and founded in 1977 .

since 2002 , it has been a brand of ritz camera & image , but prior to that time it was an independent company .

in the mid-1990s , it was one of the largest mail-order retailers of photographic and audio equipment in the nation .

the company 's revenues totalled $ 80 million in 1998 , of which $ 16 million were from online sales .

revenues grew to $ 115.7 million in 1999 ( equivalent to $ 166.3 million in 2016 ) , and the company relocated its administrative offices and inventory to a new facility in beaverton , oregon , the following year .

the company 's only brick-and-mortar store , in downtown portland , as well as its internet business were sold in 2002 to ritz camera , which continued to operate them under the camera world name .

ritz , in turn , was acquired by c&a marketing in 2012 , but has retained the camera world name as a ritz brand , for both the store and the internet business .

the store closed on january 21 , 2016 .

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camera world <EOT> all prices are in usd . copyright © 2015 cctv camera world inc . all rights reserved .

mulvey boasts that camera world ' s high sales volume allows it to offer lower prices than competitors . camera world also sells televisions , vcrs , speakers and home theater systems . consumer electronics and cameras are a good match , mulvey said , because camera world can build on its customer loyalty .

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new owners have taken over camera word co . , a $ 50 million - a - year retailer that operates the camera world store in downtown portland and a thriving mail - order business . company founder shin quietly sold camera world earlier this month for an undisclosed price , said alessandro

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on feb . 28 , shin left camera world and the new owners took control a few days later . shin could not be reached for comment .

j . d . shin , an immigrant from south korea , started camera world 20 years ago and regularly worked six and seven days a week . camera world ' s founder may now try his hand at real estate development , said his daughter , who is helping camera word smooth out the transition to new owners . she plans to leave the company in a few months .

camera world , the gleaming photographer ' s mecca built by portland businessman j . d . shin , has been snapped up by a group of private investors .

lucia shin , his daughter and former operating manager for camera world , said her 59 - year - old father had simply grown weary of the grueling retail business .

since july , sales at camera world have increased by double - digits - - " up in the teens , " mulvey said . he declined to be more specific .

mina , the company ' s new president and chief executive officer . veteran portland retailer walt mulvey , who joined camera world last year , now serves as its chief operating officer .

camera world ' s mina is part of a san francisco - based acquisitions group called sverica international , which helped pull together the group of private investors that bought the portland retailer .

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as mentioned above , nasa has been using digital cameras for decades to receive images from space . these camera systems are some of the most advanced in the world . one of the most widely - known cameras used by nasa is the wide field camera 3 , the camera used in the hubble space telescope . this versatile camera has an incredibly wide view and zoom . it uses a pair of charged coupled devices to take photos of objects in one wavelength and a near infrared detector array for another wavelength . this camera system was installed in may of 2009 .

in 1995 , we successfully launched a network optical storage solution and became the world’s leading supplier in this category . we name this technology “thinserver technology” which is known around the world today as the internet of things ( iot ) . here we established a trend 20 years too early .

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" most of the people that buy electronics from us have purchased a camera or camcorder from us recently , " mulvey said . still , it ' s sometimes been difficult to get the word out that camera world sells more than cameras . the company briefly sold cellular telephones and then bowed out of that business .

cctv camera world is an established cctv equipment distributor in the usa with shipping locations nationwide . we test every product we sell to make sure it is worthy of our name , as we stand behind all the products we sell .

mina and mulvey said they were among the private investors who purchased camera world , but they refused to identify others involved in the deal . camera world ' s 8 , 500 - square - foot store at 500 s . w . fifth ave . is the company ' s only retail outlet . mina and mulvey say they will stick with shin ' s successful formula of a single store , packed with a full range of photography gear and a careful mix of consumer electronics .

the camera world execs said the company ' s strategy is to stick with a single store serving both novice and professional photographers . it has made service a priority , and many of its clerks have worked as professional photographers . competing camera stores have located in shopping malls and have put more emphasis on photo processing than equipment sales .

this is a picture of camera obscura in action the way it was used back then .

byelorussky station , moscow , the station from which soviet troops left for the front ( byelorussia , now belarus ) , in the second world war . i took this with a self - made matchbox pinhole camera . the camera has a pinhole to film distance of about a centimeter ( the depth of the matchbox ) resulting in a wide angle .

1999 - the axis 2100 , setting the standard for the modern network camera another major milestone was the introduction of the world’s most popular network camera at that time , the axis 2100 , which held the top spot for five consecutive years . this camera was the first to use our own - label video chip ( artpec - 1 ) as well as utilizing the linux operating system for imbedded products , which set a standard on how network products were to be designed .

in 2004 , we launched our axis partner program ; introduced the first network camera equipped with power over ethernet ( poe ) and mpeg - 4 compression ; and launched the first hdtv resolution network camera .

on 14 august 1945 , the day japan surrendered in the second world war , alfred eisenstaedt documented the feelings of joy experienced by an entire nation in just a single photo .

" the whole thrust of this is not making any significant changes at all , " mulvey said . " camera world has over 50 percent market share in the four - county area for cameras . and if it ain ' t broke , you don ' t fix it . "

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the very first type of camera was called a camera obscura , or a pinhole camera . it ' s difficult to tell who exactly invented this type of camera first , although some evidence suggests it was the chinese philosopher mozi , who lived between 470 and 390 bce . some others suggest at least the principles of the pinhole camera were understood by aristotle , euclid , and theon of alexandria . a pinhole camera works by allowing light to enter a box through a small hole . it hits a surface inside the box where the image is reproduced . this isn ' t an actual photograph , though—an artist has to sketch over it to make an image .

the transition from analog to digital video capture began in 1981 with the development of the sony mavica single - lens camera . this camera utilized a rotating magnetic disc , which was 2 inches in diameter and could record up to 50 still frames for playback or printing . even though it is credited with starting the digital camera revolution , the mavica was not a “true” digital camera as we understand them today , since images were still stored magnetically .

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the first and the second world wars completely modified the idea of technology as a source of progress : technology could be destructive and its use should be placed under social and political responsibility .

camera world ' s mail - order business has also built a strong following among the nation ' s shutterbugs . its advertising appears in all of the major photography magazines . about $ 35 million of the company ' s $ 50 million in annual sales comes from mail - order , company execs said .

the first film - less handheld camera was created by texas instruments in 1972 , but it wasn ' t commercially available . people wouldn ' t be able to purchase these digital cameras until 1981 , when sony released their mavica electronic still camera . it recorded images to a disc that could then be viewed on a television using a special reader . however , the mavica was still technically a video camera that simply took still images , not a true digital camera .

if you feel like giving the camera obscura a go , you can see how to build it following this link .

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mulvey spent eight years as the chief operating officer of the now - defunct smith ' s home furnishing chain . he left smith ' s in october 1995 , roughly a year before smith ' s slid into chapter 7 bankruptcy . besides furniture , smith ' s sold consumer electronics and once vied with camera world in camcorder sales .

2010 - 2014 – global acclaim in 2010 came another axis world - first – thermal network cameras . and , in 2011 , we launched the revolutionary lightfinder camera – the world’s most light sensitive camera that was able to see colors , even at night . it received the wall street journal technology innovation award in 2012 . a year later , we went back to our roots and started a new wave of attaching intelligent devices to the internet . the first such product was the axis a1001 where we entered the physical access control market . with this , we saw the opportunities in enabling more markets with networked technology . this we call the internet of security things .

on the heels of a $ 60 million venture - capital injection , urltoken has tripled its elbow room by agreeing to shift world headquarters to a former tektronix inc . facility now dubbed the millikan business center .

it is believed that camera obscura was invented around 13 - 14th centuries , however there is a manuscript by an arabian scholar hassan ibn hassan dated 10th century that describes the principles on which camera obscura works and on which analogue photography is based today .

after maria’s death , a famous polymath named patrick geddes bought the building , complete with the camera obscura . geddes was a man on a mission – to improve living conditions in edinburgh’s old town . he renamed the observatory ‘the outlook tower’ and transformed it into a centre of learning , designed to expand the world - view of local residents .

photography . an art form invented in 1830s , becoming publicly recognised ten years later . today , photography is the largest growing hobby in the world with the hardware alone creating a multi - billion dollar industry . not everyone knows what camera obscura or even shutter speed is , nor have many heard of henri cartier - bresson or even annie leibovitz .

since taking over in 1977 , we’ve continued the work that maria short and patrick geddes started . we collaborate with artists , inventors and technical wizards – to plunge you even further into our world of wonder and delight .

1996 – the world’s first network camera next , came one of our biggest milestones – we invented the world’s first network camera , neteye 200 . it revolutionized the industry , transforming video surveillance from analog into digital . equally important was our decision to retain our indirect sales model , revolutionizing the way the cctv industry operates . we did the worlds first network camera not because we understood the cctv industry , rather because we could do it . initially we named the market “lite surveillance” , e . g . applications such as not requiring more than the three frames per minute , which was our performance at the time , for application such as oil - riggs in the oil and gas industry . the neteye 200 monitors the sea for oil spills , recorded video twice a day via web interface and saved the customer two air flights a day !

stieglitz set up various exhibitions where photos were judged by photographers . interestingly enough , back then the photos were mainly judged by painters as photographers were seen as rather scientists . stieglitz also promoted photography through newly established journals such " camera notes " and " camera work " .

today we can state that camera obscura was a prototype of the modern photo camera . even though it seems useless today , many people still find it amusing and use it for artistic reasons or simply for fun . installing film and permanently capturing an image was a logical progression .

while cameras were created to take photos , they have many other applications , too . here are a few different uses of the camera .

it is important to differentiate the video camera from a “movie” camera , which is a motion picture camera that utilizes photographic film to record images . film cameras have a long and varied history dating back to the late 19th century . modern cameras utilize video technology rather than film . this is an electronic format that has historically been stored on various media such as magnetic tape , ccd chips and solid state flash memory .

as possible to take full advantage of the expensive format and to emphasize the difference between sepia - toned kansas and the fantasy world of oz , one of the reasons that baum ' s silver shoes became bright ruby slippers in the film version .

the kodak company would bring the next innovations in digital camera technology by introducing a number of digital camera products in 1987 and the creation of the “photo cd” in 1990 . in 1991 , kodak released the first digital camera intended for professional use by photojournalists , followed by nikon’s f - 3 , which included a 1 . 3 - megapixel sensor . digital image capture would make the leap from professional photography to consumer level in 1994 with the apple quicktake . this product which was the first of its kind , followed by similar digital camera products from kodak , casio , sony , and others .

in 1829 , niepce formed an alliance with inventor louis dagueere . the two set out to create a camera that took much less time to work . they first got niepce ' s camera down from eight hours to 30 minutes of exposure time , but that was still impractical . in 1839 , after niepce had died , daguerre created the daguerreotype camera . this camera made use of silver - plated copper sheets to fix images upon them . by coating the surface of the sheet in iodine and exposing it to light for a few minutes , the image would be " painted " onto the surface by light .

the first true digital camera was created in 1986 by kodak . they quickly began working on a commercial version , and in 1991 , kodak and nikon released the first professional digital camera , the nikon f - 3 . within several years , apple , casio , and sony had all released consumer - level cameras .

founded in 1977 by south korean immigrant j . d . shin , camera world co . was bought by a group of private investors in 1997 . the company changed its name to urltoken last year and garnered $ 60 million in private venture - capital funding . it also hired terry strom ( former president of egghead software inc . ) as chief executive officer and aneel bhusri ( general partner with greylock ) as chairman .

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camera obscura is essentially a dark , closed space in the shape of a box with a hole on one side of it . the hole has to be small enough in proportion to the box to make the camera obscura work properly . the way it works is that due , to optical laws , the light coming through a tiny hole transforms and creates an image on the surface that it meets , i . e . the wall of the box . the image was mirrored and upside down , however , so basically everything that makes today ' s analogue camera ' s principles different to camera obscura ones are the mirrors and the film which is used to capture and preserve the image created by the light .

" we have the biggest selection of cameras , point - and - shoots and lenses , " mina said . " so people who really want a camera will come to us . "

the technicolor camera in the museum ' s collection is a big , heavy piece of machinery , and a very different kind of object to work with for someone used to handling photographs . nonetheless , it ' s evident under examination that this camera put its stamp on a national movie treasure . the camera ' s mechanical carriage gives it the ability to fully articulate and move smoothly , allowing the movie ' s cinematographers to create sweeping shots and follow the action as dorothy , the scarecrow , the tin man , the cowardly lion , and toto journeyed down the yellow brick road .

the frenchman ' s works have influenced generations of photo artists and journalists around the world . despite being narrative , his works are also truly artistic . having passed away in 2004 , henri cartier - bresson has left a legacy and the philosophy behind . his use of 35mm camera made this format the standard , and his quotations are included in many theoretical photography books . despite all the fame and impact , there are very few pictures of the man . he hated being photographed , as he was embarrassed of his fame .

after world war ii , the fascination for material progress gave way to the promotion of human progress and international dialogue . technology was still at the centre of expos , but not as an end in itself , as a means for human development . expo 1958 brussels was dedicated to " progress and mankind " ; expo 1962 seattle was about " man in the space age " ; expo 1967 montreal was dedicated to " man and his world . " by creating a peaceful discussion platform , expos started contributing to the global dialogue and fostering cooperation , namely with expo 1967 montreal and expo 1970 osaka that facilitated the " détente " of the early 1970s during the cold war .

photography , the way it was developing , was always believed to be the killer of the fine art . however , it is believed that the photo principles were widely used by renaissance artists like leonardo , michelangelo and others . in the mid 16th century , giovanni battista della portacentury , an italian scholar , wrote an essay on how to use camera obscura in aid of making the drawing process easier . he projected the image of people outside the camera obscura on the canvas inside of it ( camera obscura was a rather big room in this case ) and then drew over the image or tried to copy it .

the first digital security cameras systems were used by the military for security and reconnaissance . in 1980 , the same camera technology that brought soap operas to televisions nationwide also helped protect businesses against fraud and theft .

even though the invention of the photography led to new scientific achievements and development of the industrial world , photography also became a part of day - to - day life and an art movement . one of the people behind photography as art was alfred stieglitz , an american photographer and a promoter for modern art . many believe it is stieglitz who made photography as art what it is today .

good ideas come out ahead . the best example of this : the first successful 35mm camera , which was invented by oskar barnack 100 years ago – and that opened up completely new perspectives for photographers . it was the first revolution , with leica changing photography forever . but it certainly wasn’t the last . discover the technical finesses and innovations from the house of leica . milestones in camera technology and models that have caused a sensation – both then and today . just click here .

in conclusion , the video camera has certainly come a very long way since its roots in the 19th century technology of the nipkow disk . a mere experiment in engineering for the purposes of communication and the advancement of science has grown far beyond its own bounds to become something inseparable from daily life for all of us . when taken as a survey , we see that the history of the video camera is truly a history that has shaped the way each of us live our lives .

1984 - 1990 – ibm mainframe and minicomputer print servers our first product was a protocol converter that enabled the connection of pc printers to ibm mainframe 3270 networks . despite being the last entrant to the market , we became number two in the world thanks to our innovative products and the fact that we were the only ones loyal to our partners in this business . during this period , we also opened our first us subsidiary .

since the year 2000 , expos have taken on a significant role of raising awareness on the importance of sustainable development and addressing the crucial challenges of our time . expo 2000 hannover promoted sustainable development and aligned itself explicitly with agenda 21 . expo 2005 aichi aimed at demonstrating that there was a clear competitive advantage in designing technology in harmony with nature . expo 2010 shanghai was another milestone , as it showcased solutions for sustainable urban development , in a world where half of the population lives in cities .

even though only few of the renaissance artists admitted they used camera obscura as an aid in drawing , it is believed most of them did . the reason for not openly admitting it was the fear of being charged of association with occultism or simply not wanting to admit something many artists called cheating .

the 23 - year - old camera retailer decided last week to move its northeast portland corporate and distribution headquarters to the northeast corner of southwest millikan way and murray boulevard , said steve marcy , a grubb & ellis vice president who represented urltoken in the deal . the move is expected to begin in march .

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traditional cameras have evolved a lot since they were first invented . today , cameras are so tiny they fit within cell phones and can take pictures that are incredibly detailed . a smartphone with a 20 megapixel camera isn ' t uncommon , and google glass shows that cameras can be created that are so small and lightweight they can be incorporated into a pair of glasses easily . these cameras may eventually become fully voice automated or controlled by eye movement . battery life , too , has greatly improved , and future cameras may be able to go weeks without charging or could feature built - in solar cells to recharge the camera on the go .

i recently had the opportunity to talk about one of the objects in the photographic history collection for a documentary film crew , and thought i ' d share some of the research i did for the shoot . the object of interest was the technicolor df - 24 beam splitter motion picture camera : in layman ' s terms , the camera that filmed the wizard of oz . while curator dwight blocker bowers has the enviable job of researching and writing about the actors , designers , and moviemakers who helped create the film , our primary interest in terms of photographic history for this milestone of american cinema is the technology that brought it to life .

the method is quite similar to that which was used in the retroscope drawing in the animation industry in early twentieth century . the process of using camera obscura looked very strange and frightening for the people at those times and the giovanni battista had to drop the idea after he was arrested and prosecuted on a charge of sorcery .

in 1901 the kodak brownie was introduced , becoming the first commercial camera in the market available for middle class . the camera took black and white shots only , but still was very popular due to its efficiency and ease of use . color photography , despite being explored throughout the 19th century , did not become commercially valuable until the middle of the 20th century . the scientists in the beginning of the century could not preserve color for long enough , as they were lost with time passing due to their chemical formulae . several methods of color photography were patented from 1862 onwards by two french inventors : louis ducos de hauron and charlec cros practical who , however , worked independently .

1998 - the world’s first video encoder while marketing the neteye 200 it came to our knowledge that customers liked it , but had analog cameras , which were not possible to replace with the neteye . therefore , we continued to extend ip connectivity to more types of hardware , such as the first video encoder ( 1998 ) . video encoders were a huge milestone , allowing users to integrate their existing analog cctv system with the latest ip technology . since our first network video products had very low performance we also invested in our first video chip , the artpec - 1 .

the first digital video camera to feature video compression was released in 1993 and was known as the ampex dct . this innovation soon saw a flood of digital video cameras from familiar companies including sony , jvc , and panasonic . as the successor to the camcorder , these cameras first recorded to optical disks and later to flash memory as time progressed .

maria chose calton hill as the telescope’s new home . wanting to share her newest prized possession with the public , she opened a ‘popular observatory’ there in 1835 . soon after , she launched an attraction that would mesmerise visitors for years to come : edinburgh’s camera obscura . sadly , under pressure from the council , she had to close in 1849 .

the first ever picture to have a human in it was boulevard du temple by louis daguerre taken in 1839 . the exposure lasted for about 10 minutes at the time , so it was barely possible for the camera to capture a man on the busy street , however it did capture a man who had his shoes polished for long enough to appear in the photo .

the video camera was initially developed for use in broadcast media . in the early 1900s , the first experiments in image transmission were completed . a scottish engineer named john logie baird contributed to this work with a variation of an older device known as a “nipkow disk , ” a mechanical device that breaks an image into “scanlines” using a rotating disc with holes cut into it . early televisions produced mechanical video images , but by the 1930s , new all - electronic designs based on a cathode - ray video camera tube , including two prominent versions by engineers philo farnsworth and vladimir zsworykin , replaced the mechanical variations with electron scanning technology . this system , which was created for broadcasting , became the standard in the television industry and remained in wide use until the 1980s .

the earliest actual photograph was taken by joseph nicephoreniepce in 1827 , although he did use a camera obscura to do so . he created sun prints or heliographs by coating a metal plate with bitumen . he then placed an engraving over it . when the sunlight shined on the engraving , the shadowy parts blocked the light . the bitumen that was exposed would react to the light , creating an image .

cameras , both still image and video , are also often used to record evidence when a police officer pulls someone over or when they enter a home with a warrant . recording these events allows the officer and other specialists to go over them later to see if they missed any evidence and to present them in court . you can find some of the latest surveillance camera technologies at the following pages :

professional video cameras have come a very long way since the introduction of the 1 . 4 - megapixel digital camera . in the early 2000s , sony developed the first high definition digital video cameras . today , high - resolution digital video is no longer confined to the domain of the television studio . high - end professional digital video cameras are used for independent films , web series and hobbyist purposes .

the axis 2130 ptz network camera with its pan , tilt and zoom functions , enabled wide area coverage and great details which took surveillance to a new level . it was developed together with axis and canon where canon provided the mechanics and axis did the video encoder using the artpec chip . this was also the first year we saw serious competitors doing network cameras , something that made the technology legitimate and analyzed by industry specialists .

today , the video camera is a tool that is so deeply woven into everyday life that it seems strange to find a person without one . whether on a smartphone , tablet , laptop , or other device , most of us carry video technology and seldom think about it . however , when one stops to consider the history of this device’s development , one develops a new respect for the advances in the technology of motion photography .

henri cartier - bresson was a french photographer who is believed to be the father of photojournalism . cartier - bresson is most famous for creating the " street photography " style of photojournalism . around the age of 23 , the young man became very interested in photography and abandoned painting for it . " i suddenly understood that a photograph could fix eternity in an instant . " he would later explain . strangely enough , he would take his first pictures all around the world but avoiding his native france . his first exhibition took place in new york ' s julien levy gallery in 1932 . cartier - bresson ' s first journalistic photos were taken at the george vi coronation in london however none of those portrayed the king himself

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digital video camera technology has become inseparable from our daily live , and is expanding to broader horizons . tiny digital cameras are making great strides in the world of healthcare , as smaller cameras make endoscopic procedures far easier than they have been in the past . in fact , experiments in pill - sized , wireless cameras could make endoscopy as easy as taking an aspirin . in the realm of astronomy , the time - tested technology of ccd capture remains in widespread use , although now via digital channels rather than analog . these sensitive ccd chips capture individual photons of light via the excitation of electrons on the chip itself and pinpoint photons of very specific wavelengths , revealing objects like the ultraviolet and x - ray spectra that would be otherwise invisible among all the light and noise in our galaxy . digital cameras have become our eyes on mars and beyond . the curiosity rover features no less than 17 digital video cameras capable of high quality photos and stereoscopic three - dimensional videography . new developments in robotics like kuri utilize digital video together with artificial intelligence to create an in - home robotic companion that can see your home’s layout , learn its way around and recognize the faces of the humans around it .

these hand - held digital video cameras have found use in projects from home movies to professional film . celebrated horror director michael almereyda’s 1994 film , nadja , notably uses an early digital video camera manufactured by fisher - price in certain sequences for its gritty , low - resolution effect . these hand - hend devices have also contributed greatly to live journalism , as well as journalism’s casual cousin , “vlogging , ” which is live video blogging on websites like youtube .

before photography was created , people already knew the principles of how it eventually got to work . they could process the image on the wall or piece of paper , however no printing was possible at the time as preserving light turned out to be a lot harder task than projecting it . the instrument that people used for processing pictures was called the camera obscura ( which is latin for the dark room ) and it was around for a few centuries before photography came along .

at first photography was either used as an aid in the work of an artist or followed the same principles the artists followed . the first publicly recognized portraits were usually portraits of either one person or family portraits to preserve the memories . finally , after decades of refinements and improvements , the mass use of cameras began with eastman ' s kodak ' s camera . it went on to the market in 1888 with the slogan " you press the button , we do the rest " .

today , we’re focusing on a new wave of innovation . we’re continuously making advances in camera technology such as light sensitivity , dynamics , color reproduction and resolution in our network cameras . beyond that , we’re also successfully moving into new markets that we call the internet of things , such as access control , network horn speakers and ip video doorstations . we’re driven by our vision to come up with new , innovative , smart solutions that meet user needs – and we’ll expand our portfolio to keep achieving that .

video cameras and still image cameras are also used in traffic . when cars drive through a toll booth without stopping to pay , an automated ticketing system will snap a picture of their license plate . the driver will later be sent a bill for running the toll . the same type of system can also be used in stoplights at dangerous or high - traffic intersections . a sensor detects if a vehicle is moving through a red light , and a camera attached to the light will take a photo of the car .

technicolor wasn ' t a type of color film ; instead , it was a process in which a specially modified motion picture camera recorded the same scene through colored filters on three different strips of film . these strips were then processed separately and used to " print " colors onto each finished print of the film sent to theaters . if a movie studio wanted to make a film in technicolor , it had to lease the company ' s unique movie cameras as well as a team of two experts to help operate the complicated machine .

the large " blimp " casing over the camera ' s machinery contained the noise of three strips of film running within to permit audio engineers to record judy garland and the other performers on set with true fidelity . for all the added cost , time , and effort , however , the technicolor hues of the wizard of oz helped to make the movie what it is today , an american film classic . it ' s just one of the many stories that we ' re privileged to tell here at the national museum of american history .

most people think of digital cameras as a fairly new invention , but the history of the digital camera actually dates back to 1951 . the creation of the video tape recorder allowed people to create still images from television , film and save them in a digital format on magnetic tape . by 1956 , these devices were used throughout the television industry . they made use of what was called a charged coupled device , or ccd , to determine the color of an image and its intensity . ccd sensors are still being used 60 years later in security cameras because of their reliability . later , in the 1960s , nasa started using digital signals to receive photographs from their satellites and probes .

just as webcams became smaller and more ubiquitous among our personal computers , camera phones also became commonplace in the late 1990s . functionally , these cameras are not too different from earlier digital cameras and like home webcams , quality varies . their primary use tends to be in everyday events as opposed to home movies , which tend to capture milestones such as birthdays , holidays , and vacations . cell phone video is used to capture traffic stops , interesting people on the street and events such as accidents or impromptu performances . while some of these videos certainly find their way to sites like youtube , more end up as bite - size pieces of video shared in real - time on twitter , facebook , snapchat , and instagram .

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* an estimate for 2018 is based on the change in the cpi from first quarter 2017 to first quarter 2018 .

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the millikan site is one of four former tek properties snagged for $ 19 million by a partnership of westport , conn . - based william felton associates and time equities inc . , according to matt felton , president of felton management corp .

" those fellows closed on it and in less than two weeks had this deal inked , " marcy said .

the six - year , $ 4 - million lease gives the company 91 , 000 square feet in the two - story , 294 , 000 - square foot building . it also gives beaverton ' s slice of the sunset corridor one of metro portland ' s biggest - ever dot - com deals . and it ' s a non - class a segment of the corridor - - where office vacancy rates have neared 30 percent - - that ' s closer to downtown , said felton .

" to go out past 185th from our building takes another half - hour sitting in traffic , " he said . " i see a spike in the market there . there are a lot of tenants . the velocity is there . "

the nearly 300 - acre block of land historically defining tek ' s howard vollum campus has been diced by recent land sales to nike inc . , tri - met , maxim integrated products and c . e . john company , a developer based in vancouver , wash . in the wake of xerox corp . ' s acquisition of tek ' s printer division , sales have progressed despite oregon department of environmental quality concerns about pollutants on several lots , including the millikan business center .

like most of the sites tek has sold , the millikan business center property is tagged by deq as a " further investigatory " parcel , and tek is responsible for any clean - up efforts that may be required in the future , said gerald wilson , deq project manager . " there is information that leads us to believe there may be , or there is , some contamination , " he said .

but felton said an environmental analysis he commissioned last fall proved there was no contamination on the site . " that was one of the things we took a very hard look at from the beginning , " he said .

" we will ultimately have it deemed a no - further - action parcel . "

curt scheel , cameraworld ' s newly hired chief financial officer , said he discussed environmental issues with the owner , but this was the first he had heard of deq ' s " further investigatory " designation .

tek said that over the years it has " pumped and treated " the campus for groundwater contamination , caused by the now - outdated practice of drying metallic sludge on the surface . for now , wilson said , " there is nothing that i know of that would prevent cameraworld from moving in . "

the recently purchased land edges millikan way , just south of the west - side max line . vernier software signed a lease last month to occupy all 32 , 000 square feet of a former tek training center three lots east of the millikan business center . the urltoken contract is felton ' s first for the business center , where renovation planning is underway .

" we were looking in a variety of different places in town , and this particular space was well - suited for our needs , " scheel said . " i think the key is that we ' ve outgrown our current space , and this new space allows us to grow rapidly over time . "

the $ 60 million came from a host of investors , including greylock , tech - nology crossover ventures , august capital , accel partners , northwest venture partners and bain capital . urltoken projected web - based revenue at $ 60 million last year . this year , it expects web - based revenue to account for 75 to 80 percent of total revenue . the company has one flagship retail outlet , located at 400 s . w . sixth ave .

" cameraworld has been in business for 20 years as a phone - order business , doing dot - com - type business work long before any dot - coms came along , " said marcy , who added that he is immersed in several dot - com and creative services projects right now . " i ' m dressed in a turtleneck instead of a tie , " he said .

urltoken ' s current headquarters encompass roughly 30 , 000 square feet at 700 n . e . 55th ave . felton was represented in the lease by grubb & ellis ' dave squire , cliff finnell and brad fletcher .

" the reason we chased this so hard is that it ' s the largest , most versatile mixed - use property in the sunset corridor , with the strongest developer and most attractive rate , " fletcher said .

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" we just want to continue what mr . shin was doing , " mina added .

the 35 - year - old mina concedes that he has no experience in retail management . his work background is diverse , however , ranging from banking to a stint at the swiss subsidiary of u . s . high - technology firm storage technology . " my goal is to stay here and grow the company , " said mina , who has moved to portland .

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