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1. Which Indian apparel manufacturer owns 'Manzoni', a premium brand of menswear? a) Raymond b) Provogue c) Zodiac
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4. Which Indian clothing brand gets its name from the Greek word for 'Figures of Animals'? a) Zodiac b) Van Heusen c) Cliff
5. La Reine fashions was recently incorporated in India to manufacture and market which of these brands? a) Louis Vuitton b) Victoria's Secret c) Vanity Fair
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At its recent Spring Technical Meetings in Houston, Texas, the Fluid Sealing Association (FSA) unveiled to its membership a new strategic direction change for the association. "The FSA has traditionally been known as a technical standards group," said Mike Shorts, FSA President, "but there is a representation gap from industry leaders to effectively influence environmental compliance policies with respect to sealing devices." The FSA has been internally retooling over the past couple of years, and the new plan is complete.
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If you have crooked teeth and you wish that you had a straighter smile, then you have probably been thinking about the different things you can do to achieve that smile. Getting traditional wire and bracket braces is one of the most common things to do for anyone who wants straighter teeth. These traditional braces aren't for everyone though. They have an obvious look to them, and they can be irritating, even causing pain at times. Luckily, there is another option you can choose to go with for straighter teeth that's much easier to deal with. You can go with clear aligners and get the straighter teeth you want. This article will help you learn about some of the different benefits the clear aligners have to offer you.
Clear aligners can hide the treatment
While someone may be able to tell that you are wearing the clear aligners if they are right in front of you and looking directly at your teeth, those standing a casual bit away from you will have a hard time seeing them. This makes the aligners a good choice for anyone who wants to get straighter teeth without people knowing they are currently in treatment for their crookedness. If you are in sales or do other types of public speaking, then you may feel a lot more comfortable going with this form of treatment over the more obvious ones.
Clear aligners can be removed
When you have braces put on, you will have to keep them in at all times, and you won't get breaks here and there. When you decide to go with clear aligners, you can enjoy small breaks, which makes the treatment process go by much faster and easier. You will remove the aligners in order to clean them, and you will take them out each night before you go to bed. However, you can also take them out any other time you feel they are causing you some extra discomfort.
Clear aligners aren't as painful
The clear aligners can take a little bit longer to work, but they also aren't as painful and irritating to have in as regular braces. When you eat a food that gets stuck in the aligner, you can simply remove it and wash it. With braces, you may even sometimes have to go to the dentist to have food dislodged. When aligners rub the wrong way, you can take them out and use warm salt water to get some relief.


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Factors that Affect a Woman's Fertility
Women health is quite a delicate issue and if proper care is not taken on time then it might face speedy deterioration. Reproductive fertility has now become one of the hottest topics of women health and you should take this issue seriously. There are many factors affecting pregnancy outcome in women and they should be detected as soon as possible otherwise you will not be able to conceive.
Are you facing any trouble in conceiving? Well, in this case you are might be facing fertility troubles. You should surely consult a gynaecologist so that you can get the best treatments that can improve fertility in women. Treatments often vary on the basis of infertility causes and this is why the causes need to be detected first. Fertility treatments in India is well-known for its effective results.
Factors Affecting Women's Fertility
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This is a first film shot in 1954. It began as one sort of film and ended up something quite different. I had bought a camera, a Kodak Cine-Special. It was used, but so shiny in its velvet lined case it seemed brand new, with lenses, and a tripod. It cost $300 and although it was hand-wound, it was such a beauty that I fell in love with it on the spot. The next day I got some war surplus film of uncertain origin on Canal Street and took Stacy, my two-year-old, to the Central Park Zoo.
I had contrived a scenario in which she ran mindlessly by cages of various animals paying them no heed while they, subject to edited inserts, would appear as excited Stacy observers. I had not fully mastered the tripod and suddenly in the middle of a jerky pan from a drinking fountain the entire tripod is sent flying and never reappears. In fact it has yet to be replaced. Stacy, bored with animals sets out to explore some noises she hears and ends up discovering a merry-go-round. When I finally catch up and help get her up on one of those huge horses for the first time, I see the look on her face, and I know. There's the film. I should be watching not directing. The unplanned seems to me more interesting always, or at least more possible than the planned. That's really the film I've been trying to make ever since.
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|Cover to the sheet music for Bonnie Blue Flag, courtesy of the Laurie Music Library
The Laurie Music Library, located on the lower level of the Douglass Library, holds a large collection of 19th century sheet music covering most of that century. While there is certainly an aesthetic value attached to the collection, it is the sheet music's historical value that is most significant, since by studying the music and lyrics much can be learned about daily life in various decades of the 1800s. One of the more fascinating parts of this collection is the music from 1860-1865, the Civil War era.
April 2011 marked the 150th anniversary of the start of the war, when Confederate forces attacked the Union soldiers stationed at Fort Sumter, South Carolina. In commemoration of this historical event, we present here two songs from our collection.
The first song is one of the most popular Confederate songs, "The Bonnie Blue Flag," (listen to the song at the Cylinder Preservation and Digitization Project here) arranged by Harry Macarthy, the Arkansas comedian, and based on a traditional Irish tune, "The Irish Jaunting Car" (as performed by Polk Miller and his Old South Quartet.) First published in New Orleans in 1861, the song celebrates the symbol of the Confederacy.
When Northern treachery attempts our rights to mar,
we hoist on high the Bonnie Blue Flag, that bears a single star.
Hurrah! Hurrah! for Southern rights hurrah!
The following verses describe the secession of the other southern states, culminating in the final verse
Then cheer, boys, cheer, raise the joyous shout,
For Arkansas and North Carolina now have both gone out;
And let another rousing cheer for Tennessee be given -
The Single Star of the Bonnie Blue Flag has grown to be Eleven.
In response, a year later, Oliver Dio. of Boston, MA published the song, "The Bonnie, Red, White, and Blue, or Our Beautiful Flag" written by J.C.J. to the same tune as "The Bonnie Blue Flag." Its lyrics are a direct response to the Confederate tune, in which the Union replies
We never wished to harm you, we'll welcome you again
When you tear down the rebel flag, as brothers and as men.
When Sumter's walls were battered, what could we, freemen, do.
But rally round our beautiful flag, of Red White and Blue.
The Northern version of the song also encourages the "southern poor man" to
Strike off the captive's chain!
And rally round the starry flag to sing in loud refrain:
Hurrah! Hurrah! for a nation's rights hurrah!
These songs, as well as other songs of the era, serve as first-hand accounts of attitudes during the war. A greater understanding of views of the North, South, soldiers, and civilians can be attained by studying the music of this period. You can contact Michelle Oswell, Music/Performing Arts Librarian, at firstname.lastname@example.com to arrange to see these and other items from the 19th-century sheet music collection in the Music Library.
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Asset Management, Marketing & Accountability
For most in the industry, Marketers are second-class citizens. If you vehemently disagree, you are on the losing side… this is something we are exposed to more than most.
Some of the more common comments we hear:
- Marketers don't have the same training. They can't possibly fully comprehend the complexities of our investment strategy.
- If we perform the money will come.
- All we need is a good deck.
- We aren't going to invest in marketing until we raise some capital.
- We can't afford to spend money on marketing right now
Let's approach these five points from a different angle.
- Marketers don't have the same training as PM, but portfolio managers aren't trained in the science of marketing. And if your AUM isn't growing the way you hoped – maybe, just maybe, you should listen a little more to the marketer.
- You are performing well, fantastic. Are enough people tracking you to hit your AUM targets? More often than not the answer to this is a hard no.
- A good deck is important, however, there are typically dozens of other teams out there executing a strategy similar to yours. They have good decks too, and good websites, and good videos, and good outbound communication. Understand this, it isn't about your performance. Allocators need to be able to justify the decision to allocate capital to you to investment committees and their peers. Do you really think a deck alone makes that easy?
- It takes money to raise money. If you disagree, good luck.
- We can't afford to spend money on marketing. First I will refer you back to point 4. Second, more often than not, you actually can afford to spend money on marketing. You just don't prioritize it. Do you really need 3 analysts? Instead of allocating $5 million of your own capital into the fund, perhaps it is smarter to allocate $4.5 million. Do you think you will be more successful with $5 million in the fund and no marketing, or $4.5 million into the fund, and a robust marketing program? Believe it or not, some people don't recognize this question to be rhetorical.
The general point of all of this, asset managers are accountable for their own success, and to limp into the marketing process can be just as detrimental to that success as poor performance. The problem, when managers are fortunate enough to line up some good numbers and still fail, they tend to re-direct blame onto something other than themselves.
Perhaps the real reason why your shiny new firm didn't achieve the AUM necessary to keep the doors open, or the fact that AUM deteriorated to the point where you had to close the doors of a 30 year old shop, was simply because you didn't prioritize marketing. And that's on you.
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How To Fix Home Button On iPhone
I'm sure many of you iPhone users have found that your home button may become unresponsive or has a noticeable delay when you click it. Here is a neat tutorial which might fix that problem. I say might because it doesn't work for everyone but has worked for many.
How To Fix Home Button on iPhone
1. Open up a stock app on your iPhone. Like the Weather or YouTube app.
2. With one of these apps open, hold down the power button at the top of your iPhone until the "slide to power off" screen comes up.
3. Then quickly press the home button repeatedly until the phone goes back to your homescreen.
That should be it. Remember it won't work for everyone. It didn't work on my iPhone 4S but it did seem to work on older iPhones like the 3GS and original 4th generation.
Another thing you can simply do is restart your iPhone or upgrade its software. Simple things like this also fix the problem. It fixed my iPad 2 when I upgraded from iOS 4.3.3 to iOS 5.
Let me know if you have had success or not.


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12 November 2008
Napa Valley watercolor
I like the kaleidoscope of color, pattern, and abstraction. Here's to watercolor!
Sara's Napa Valley Front
30" H x 22" W
5 comments:
- carol said...
Wow, wish I could do that
- November 13, 2008 at 1:58 AM
- joel said...
yeah. nice one Carol. i live in wine country. our harvest here is March-May. our soil and climate is analogous to Burgundy - so we make great pinots.
i keep meaning to try and capture that time of year in a painting.
you have inspired me to try early next year!!!
-- Joel.
- November 13, 2008 at 4:26 AM
- Mike said...
Wow! This painting absolutely ROCKS! Beautiful stuff, Carol!
- November 13, 2008 at 10:48 AM
- Leslie Rubio said...
Wowzers! Your watercolor is fantastic! The colors are amazing! All of your work is very vibrant and really nice!
I just recently started using watercolors and have a lot to learn, but I am having fun with them.
Thanks for sharing. I love your work!
- November 14, 2008 at 10:55 AM
- RH Carpenter said...
I love enlarging these and really letting the colors move me around the painting in abstract and then I see how wonderful you work with your complementaries to get that glow and light. Beautiful!
- November 17, 2008 at 6:35 AM


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At the heart of great teams is great communication. Teams that communicate often and openly are better teams. They are more efficient, respond faster, plan better and help one another more effectively.
Online is the new normal for teams
Globalization is a reality, and working with persons abroad is becoming more common every day. As a matter of fact, 78% of people collaborate with partners of colleagues located elsewhere daily, and 4 out of 5 team members use web conferencing to meet with same group of people once a week, sometimes daily.
Meetings and mobility go hand in hand, it is a way to have flexibility in the way we perform our job. Using web conference apps and tools like Office 365 will give you and your team more freedom and adjustability.
Companies that have excellent communication, no matter if it is local or abroad, listen to customers and market trends. They share insights amongst themselves. They challenge one another openly. They are great communicators and that makes them a great team. That is the core belief of Office 365 and Definity First.
Generate greater productivity with Office 365
One important tool for team collaboration in the Office 365 ecosystem is Skype for Business. It is one integrated and consistent solution for online meetings. Some of the Skype for Business features are:
- IM, presence: it allows you to find people easily within familiar business apps and reach out to chat in real-time 1:1 or with a group.
Audio, video and web conferencing: Skype for Business gives you collaborative meeting experiences from virtually anywhere with voice over IP, video, and secure content sharing—all in a single user experience.
PSTN conferencing: this allows you to use a local dial-in number to join Skype Meetings from any device.
Skype meeting broadcast: you can now reach thousands for very large meetings, attendees can join from virtually any browser and device.
- Skype room systems and Surface Hub: Surface Hub, Microsoft's team collaboration device, and a full spectrum of meeting room devices with partners.
Increase people productivity and encourage collaboration, enable employees to work from anywhere, save on travel costs, reduce complexity, minimize costs for IT and consolidate all conferencing in one solution. Office 365 and Skype for business can help you achieve this and more. Contact us for more information and let us help you reach beyond organization in the Skype and Office 365 network: email@example.com


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IIHR research assistant Ruben LLamas helped design a curved spiral antenna for the multidisciplinary freshwater mussel research initiative at the University of Iowa.
Archive for December, 2014
Like a Duck to Water
IIHR student researcher Stephanie Then is a team player on the water and at LACMRERS, where she helps with the Water Quality Nutrient Network.
IGS Unveils New Version of Geosam
The Iowa Geological Survey has released a new update of Geosam, Iowa's geologic site and sample tracking program.


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Standard lists of links, whether internal or external, are pretty boring, and users hate boring.
Here are a couple of ways to polish it up a bit.
Add an image
The first way is to add an icon for each of the links.
- Start by going to List Settings under the List tab.
- Click Create Column
- Name the column Icon, choose Hyperlink or Picture for the type, and under Format URL as: choose Picture. Then click OK.
You'll then need to add some pictures to your site. I usually just place these in site assets. The location doesn't really matter so long as they don't move and you can get the URL.
To put pictures in Site Assets:
- Click Site Contents in the Quick Launch menu on the left.
- Click on the Site Assets App.
- Drag and drop your Pictures into that library.
- Click on the Ellipsis (…) next to your picture and copy the URL.
Once you have the URL, you can add that picture to your link list.
- Return to you link list and click + new link
- Type in the Web Address to which you want to link
- Past the picture URL into the appropriate field
- Fill out any other fields and click ok
Your picture will appear. You may want to edit your picture to be the right size for the page.
Promoted Links- A little more pizzazz
Most users are familiar with promoted links from their experience rolling out a new site. The home pages of new sites, by default, have a list of promoted links for adding content.
It's pretty easy to create your own list of promoted links.
- Click on Site Contents and choose add an app.
- Click on Promoted Links, give it a name, and click OK.
- Find your new Promoted Links App and click on it.
Your list will, of course, be blank. Adding links requires looking at the app in a different view, so first, click on List and choose All Promoted Links. You can then add links one at a time or with the Edit this list option.
This option has a nice animation, but it does take up a lot of space.


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Our Structure
FoE Australia Structure, Governance and Funding
FoE Australia is a national federation composed of independent member groups. Each group needs to meet certain membership criteria and is self-managing in terms of it's campaigns, decision making structures and fundraising. Groups co-operate on specific campaigns and projects at a level they feel is appropriate. To remain a member of FoE Australia, groups must report annually to the AGM. FoEA also has a growing number of affiliate members.
Individuals join FoEA through joining a local FoE group.
Communication between local groups is facilitated by the National Liaison Officers. FoE Melbourne currently hosts the national liaison office.
A Committee of Management is appointed at the AGM held in August each year and is composed of representatives of local FoE groups.
The International Liaison Officers are responsible for communication between FoE Australia and FoE International (FoEI).
National spokespeople are nominated by local groups and are approved to speak on behalf of FoE Australia on specific issues. The regional contacts represent the FoE network in areas where there are currently no local groups.
Key decisions are made at two national meetings which are generally held in February and August. Various communication structures keep groups informed during the year. FoEA places great value on participatory decision making systems and internal information sharing.
Friends of the Earth Australia Committee of Management 2016/17:
Sam Castro (FoE Melbourne) co chair,
Cate Adams (Kuranda)
Franklin Bruinstroop (FoE Brisbane),
Louise Sales (FoE National),
Chloe Aldenhoven (Melbourne),
Kurun Cowper (Perth)
Jim Green (FoE National) co chair.
Consensus Decision-making
FoE Australia seeks to use consensus in making decisions.
'Consensus' is the idea that the group is best served if all members of the group agree to a given course of action.
The standard decision-making model used in social organizations has tended over time to be that where a Chairperson seeks a simple majority, upon which a decision is carried. To achieve this the Chairperson calls for a motion, then for speakers for and against that motion, after which a vote is taken.
Many social change groups from the 1960s onwards decided that that process too often meant that almost half of a group ended up feeling left out. Groups were fairly easy to "stack".
Instead, some groups (particularly feminist groups and groups having a strongly non-violent line) adopted practices from religious groups such as the Quakers.
Consensus differs from the standard decision-making model in that where there is conflict over a course of action, the solution is not found by competitively adopting one over the other, but by seeking a course of action that either encapsulates the best of all proposals under consideration, or else is sufficiently good that everyone feels sufficiently good about it. The background idea here is that The Group is more important than any given decision.
All local groups are responsible for managing their own funds. Membership fees from individuals, donations, regular giving programs, foundations and fundraising ventures are the main income source of most local groups. Please contact the relevant group to get a copy of their annual report.
National campaigns and functions such as the magazine Chain Reaction rely on the following sources of income: individual donations, foundations, merchandise, and bequests.
FoE Australia has traditionally received an administrative grant through the federal government's Grants to Voluntary Environment and Heritage Organisations (GVEHO) program. This program was cut in 2014. At present FoE Australia receives to direct government funding. Some local groups receive occassional project support from their relevant state government. Any offer of financial support from business and corporate interests is carefully screened.
Financial reports are found in the annual reports which are available below.
All institutional and philanthropic donors are acknowledged in our annual reports. We generally do not name individual donors in our reports in order to protect their privacy.
According to our international membership criteria, national FoE groups must be independent from political parties, economic interests, state and religious organisations.
We are a member of One Percent for the Planet.
Support our work. Check here to donate to FoE Australia and local groups.
Investing in our work. Check here for details on our major donors program.
Annual reports
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|Describe the type of IED used in this incident:
|The plot involved a conspiracy to use an IED of unknown type to assassinate Saudi Arabia's Ambassador to the United States. The intent was to detonate the Bomb in a popular Washington restaurant the Ambassador frequented.
|How was this IED initiated?:
|Plot was discovered and foiled before the attack could be carried out.
|Describe casualties and damage:
|No damage
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Lowdown: Straight from Hailey's comet comes a naked chick vampire to suck our souls.
Those were the days! Back in 1984, Hailey's comet made its last pass at earth (for now). Since, traditionally, comets were considered to be the bringers of cataclysms, and since due to many other reasons a lot of loonies have decided that the end of the world would take place during 1984 (some of them even claim that it really took place), certain movie producers have decided that the time is right to create a horror film which would utilize people's fear of the comet in order to make some money. And so Lifeforce was made.
To the best of my knowledge it was actually released after Hailey came and went. I did go to see it at the cinema, though, with my best friend Uri, and I remember mainly two things: I was a bit scared (Uri wasn't), and we were both greatly impressed with the fine display of tits provided by the film.
Yes, Lifeforce puts tits at center stage. The story goes like this: In 1984, a manned spaceship is sent to intercept Hailey's comet. When the astronauts go near it they find this huge artificial object, which they go and investigate to find it is full of dead bats. Dead bats, as well as the bodies of two naked men (whose genitals are hidden from view) - and of one naked woman (who is very well exposed to the camera from all angles). They bring the three plus a dead bat into their ship. And then all hell breaks loose.
As it turns out, the three are vampires. We learn this from an authority back on earth, who is there to use the viewers' inherent susceptibility to accept things said with an aroma of authority as the truth in order to explain to us what is going on in the film and lead its narrative line: there is life after death, he tells us, and this happens because of a "life force" in us that is still there after our bodies die; those evil naked vampires from the comet are here to suck this life force out of us and pump it back to their ship.
And so the film provides us with the following: (a) A detective like chase scenes after the vampires; (b) horror scenes of London being taken over by vampires; and (c), lots of scenes featuring a naked chick walking about nonchalantly and sucking people's souls through sexual temptation.
There can be no denying it: Lifeforce is a very silly film. At its basis it aims to scare you, but it fails because it puts the naked chick in too many a silly situation and shoots her from every possible angle and it just doesn't make sense. Like, for example: how come she finds herself, towards the end of the film, on an altar at a cathedral - and all of a sudden, after walking about through the entire film entirely naked, she is wearing a white dress?
The film silliness is rather surprising given the effort and the obvious technical expertise invested in it. This is no B movie; I mean, it is definitely a B movie, but it wasn't intended to be a B movie: the title music, for example, was composed by Lalo Schifrin (Mission Impossible); amongst the leading actors you find one Patrick Stewart; the special effects, like the rest of the film, appear very dated, yet it is very obvious that for the eighties the effects were not bad at all (it's just that a decade of CGI has spoilt us all).
So what went wrong? It seems as though the answer is obvious: the filmmakers decided that naked chicks would bring the film more box office revenues than a coherent plot.
Cynicism aside, there is also a dark side to Lifeforce: As the vampire's force on people is transmitted through sexual attraction, and as the main characters fight the vampiress by trying to avoid her taking sexual control over them, the film could easily be interpreted as males' attempt to regain control over women in an age where women have been liberating themselves to become equals. Given the silliness of the film, though, such conclusions are more than a bit of a stretch, though.
Best scene: Well, any of the scenes featuring the naked vampire chick would qualify. The best is probably when the chick "escapes" a high security place by walking in between a group of old security guards, numbed by what they see in front of them.
Overall: This is truly a bad film - 1 star material. However, one has a duty to commend the inclusion of such vast amounts of totally redundant nudity somehow, so I'll give it 2 stars.
Saturday, 14 April 2007
Film: Lifeforce
2 comments:
- Uri said...
There was nudity?!
I think the fault lies in the sure hands of Menachem Golan and Yoram Globus.
- 18/4/07 4:59 pm
- Moshe Reuveni said...
It sure is Golan Globus' fault, but since 50% of the two people that read this blog wouldn't know who these guys are I didn't name names.
As for nudity: I'm all for it. I like the French attitude: whatever is normally done in the nude is shows in the nude, with significantly less artificial-ness about it. Things did go a bit too far as far as artificial-ness was concerned with the nudity: a rare occasion in which a "mainstream" film goes to the other side of the extreme.
- 18/4/07 10:15 pm
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The World Solidarity Forum (WSF) is a platform for organisations dedicated to action on human rights.
World Solidarity Forum mission is to facilitate the sharing of best practices, resources, contacts, and other information pertinent to peace building and human rights more broadly.
By developing and implementing awareness raising campaigns
Through advocacy campaigns aimed at both the public and private sector
Through civil society activism, putting pressure on elected representatives to follow international law, and to protect constitutional rights


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Track2Realty gets an insight of the professional journey of Bijay Agarwal, Managing Director, Salarpuria Sattvawhose brand has made entry into the elite list of top brands now. The media shy and low profile business leader did not have the luxury of inheriting a legacy, and yet he has built a brand brick by brick.
It was the stroke of destiny that landed Bijay Agarwal into the world of real estate. He himself admits that he was lucky to be mentored by a friend, philosopher and guide, Late GD Salarpuria.
However, the success story of one of the most promising brand has been a saga of his own grit, determination and hard work. His entrepreneurial journey with Salarpuria started in 1989 at Kolkata to complete a half constructed building which was funded by Salarpuria.
He came from Kolkata to Bangalore in 1993 to set up the Salarpuria Group's construction business. But he believes that he was destined to be in this business. The business leader still carries the gratitude to point out that he was fortunate to be mentored by the best professional, Late Mr Salarpuria, in the industry which has goaded him to be where he is today.
Top 5 business mantra
Have strong knowledge and research capability
Be strategy and goal oriented
Effective People management
Encash opportunities at the right time
Customer focus & continuous efforts to deliver the best
Stepping stones
In 1989 when a young Bijay joined the industry, the business eco system was not what it is today. He recalls how during those days land had no value. Even construction of two lakh to three lakh sq ft was considered huge.
But today he has conveniently converted few lakhs to a few millions where volumes and spaces have increased manifold. He recalls during that time country had no great vision for the industry but it has drastically changed now with Indian being one of the fastest growing markets of real estate in the world.
Did he ever feel like this multi-scale of business and demands would compromise personal life/freedom? "When one moves up in the professional life, it somewhere squeezes the personal time. But it depends on the individual's time management skills and how he manages to balance both aspects of his life.
The new challenges in the professional sphere are bound to take lot of one's time which will eat into your personal life. It is imperative to strike a balance between both aspects. Neither one is more important than the other," says Bijay.
Not being a second generation with a brand legacy has not been a burden for him. It rather proved to be a blessing that he had no baggage of past. He never had the need to change the brand philosophy because he could shape the brand as per his principles of on trust, transparency and customer satisfaction. He has been part of the company since Salarpuria Sattva's foray into the real estate and made the brand brick by brick.
It's my choice
Your role model: My mentor, Late Mr. GD Salarpuria
Biggest lesson: A penny saved is a penny earned – A bank loan is always a liability, don't ever treat it as an asset
Your favorite real estate market: Bangalore and Hyderabad
On thing you dislike about real estate: Approval process
Turning point
Bijay always believes in growth and is not satisfied with what he achieved in the past. When he started the organisation, the primary focus was on commercial space. With time he noticed that there was a lot of potential in the residential sector as well.
Once he capitalized opportunities in both the segment, he noticed immense potential in other sectors beyond real estate. This led to forming the Sattva Group to diversify into other businesses.
In 2008 he diversified into Aero Ancillaries. In 2010 he added education – The Greenwood International School along with Sattva –e Technology and Warehousing.
"The year 1989 proved to be the turning point of my life with an entry into the construction business from finance. The second turning point was moving to Bangalore in 1993 and heading Salarpuria. The boom in India's IT/ITeS sector and volume of the same increasing ten fold was the third turning point in my life," says Bijay.
Today, Salarpuria Sattva is credited to be the first company in Bangalore to start the trend of technology software parks with GR Tech Park in Whitefield. It was much before the boom of the IT/ITeS sector and the trend continues with Salarpuria Sattva developing more of innovative parks.
How would he like to position as a brand? Bijay is quick to figure out his market differentiator when he says, "We would like to be known as a brand which understands the needs of our customers and delivers these as customized needs. We are equally strong in both commercial and residential segments. In the last few years, the core focus has again shifted to the commercial sector with the increase in office space."
Open letter to stakeholders
Bangalore has been exceptionally transparent and in terms of the quality of construction it is far better than rest of the country. Across the country if all the real estate developers deliver what they promise and on time, the sector's image will drastically improve. Another suggestion is to maintain financial discipline. Think of your cash flow at least one year in advance, that is the true success of a real estate company
Innovation quotient
At a time when Bangalore was just opening up to being the IT Hub of the country, Salarpuria Sattva Group had already established a software IT Park in now what is known as the IT Hub of Bangalore. GR Tech Park was established in 2005.
"Surpassing this landmark project of ours is the Knowledge City in Hyderabad which is currently under construction. We look at delivering this astounding commercial property of 12 million sq ft by 2020 in phases," he adds.
The 90's was a time when world economies were opening up and initiation of globalization was at its peak. When MNCs began pouring into India, only few developers had the capacity and capability to provide international standards to discerning customers.
The changing scenario helped Bijay approach construction and development with innovative, futuristic ideas and maintain the highest international standards.
"We have been one of the earliest builders to transform the skyline of Bangalore, providing residential homes, IT Parks, retail and corporate office spaces, paving the way for international businesses to set up shop. The Group is headquartered in Bangalore and has significant presence in Hyderabad, Kolkata, Pune, Coimbatore, Jaipur, Goa, Vizag and Vadodara," says Agarwal.
In the quest for growth and innovation the visionary leader has been conscious of the fact that the fundamentals of the business has to always remain the same.
Unlike many other large size developers who forayed into non-core areas of expertise and failed, this man is well grounded in branching out. The company might have diversified business and tried hand in other verticals like education to grow faster but the core business is real estate.
Your short-term and long-term goals
My short term goal is to expand the business across India and have a holistic presence in the country across both residential and commercial sectors. In the long-term, my goal is to emerge as the most trusted brand nationally
Business lessons learnt
When Salarpuria was set up as a new entity he was conscious of the constant need of micro-management by the promoter himself so that the business is established. However, along the journey it has carefully moved and streamlined to process of monitored delegation. Today, One of the major USPs of the company is quality, timely delivery and offering value to customers.
As a matter of fact, Bijay Agarwal believes that it is his motto of customer satisfaction that is driving the business. He strongly believes in promising less and delivering more to create the 'WOW' factor for the customers. This principle is what Salarpuria Sattva is built on.
"The reason we are a highly visible and 'preferred brand' is that the Group's credentials are reflected in the recognition and acclamation by ICRA, through Moody's and CRISIL, through Standard & Poor as an "A" Stable Rated Company for the last ten years. Very few builders in India share this enviable tag. This is an indicator of our strong financial position," says the proud business leader.
And he is not exaggerating this. The fact is that today International Investment Funds as well as all leading banks are happy to do business with Salarpuria Sattva. They have recently partnered with Blackstone and Apollo Asia funds for the development of properties in Hyderabad, Bangalore and Vadodara. He believes the success of his business is financial discipline.
Besides this, the company is ISO 9001, 14001 and 18001 Certified. As a founding member of IGBC (Institution for Green Building Certification), the company is committed to the environment and follows stringent green measures in all aspects of the building process.
"Starting off at 20,000 sq ft and standing today at 22 million sq ft behind us, 30 million under construction and about 22 million at the drawing board, I would say this has been our major achievement. We have been one of the early entrants for developing the IT software tech parks in the IT Hub of India. Our biggest differentiator is, of course, the trust that we have built and continue to strengthen over time with timely delivery," says Agarwal.
Building trust often sounds deceptively simple. Bijay Agarwal nevertheless has earned it the hard way through unfailing dedication and an unwavering focus on quality, reliability and timely delivery. With over 27 years and 22 million sq ft behind him, trust has been earned out of many cornerstones that goes into building it – global quality, reliability, consistency, innovation and stability.
What the world doesn't know about Bijay Agarwal?
I am easily approachable; just one phone call away
Future calling
Salarpuria Sattva is today present in Bangalore, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Pune, Coimbatore, Goa, Jaipur, Vizag and Vadodara. Bijay is still not satisfied and aims to grow further and be present in more cities of India. He nevertheless admits that the industry is challenging when it comes to innovation. He is hence always looking at maximizing the value for the customers.
He is conscious of the fact that today's homebuyers have evolved a lot; they are well aware about requirements and know exactly what they are looking for. Before making a decision they do a thorough research and hence they can't be swayed by flashy offers or sheer brand name. Trust and track record are very important factor for the consumers.
"I believe any developer who keeps his promise of quality or timely delivery or lesser rates, to the customers and keeps those promises, will command better premium in the future. I am pretty clear that I have to inculcate & strengthen brand loyalty among the employees, channel partners, other stakeholders, as well as among the buyers. This can be done through transparency and trust across all levels and verticals," he says.
The business leader of Salarpuria Sattva strongly follows a flat organizational structure. He has to his credit a great work culture with an approachable management. This has in turn promoted loyalty with employees going back as old as the company.
He believes in maintaining a family like relationship with employees. That said, his biggest asset is the trust of the customers as he feels delivery, quality and transparency is much needed for the overall image makeover of the sector.


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Scarlett © Hasbro
This is the last of the commissions for James. Scarlett, of G. I. Joe fame, was done as a companion piece to the Baroness. A little light to contrast the dark, as it were. Here's how they look together...
Baroness & Scarlett © Hasbro
Thanks again to James for all of the fun commissions.
Tomorrow I will have an update on the HeroesCon Advance Sketch List. Hint: There is still room on it. :)
The Scarlett commission was done in ink on a sheet of 11" x 17" bristol board.
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text: Entropy Report post Posted December 29, 2016 With these changes, the client is almost feature complete. The only thing that doesn't work now is trading from storage and the reflections, and a few other bugs, but nothing serious. All the menus are properly resized and the game is 100% playable. The next versions will focus on bug fixes, optimizations, and improving the UI even further. So here is the list of changes: Now the achievements window should work properly. Added a new setting, under Video, to use 32bpp textures (slower, but looks nicer). The buddy window works now (left swipe on a name to edit/delete). Now you can edit the items quantity. Just click on a selected category to edit. Press enter when done. The back key brings up the keyboard, if there are no windows to close. The channel selection bar (in console) is resized properly now. The chat is no longer logged (waste of time, since you need root access to access the files anyway). The settings, counters, etc. are saved when the app is put in the background. The quest log menu is resized properly (done by bluap). The minimap is back (not that I find it very useful, but at least a person really wanted it). To switch it on and off, click on the upper right corner. At the very corner. Download: http://www.eternal-lands.com/SDLActivity-debug.apk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Published in 2007. 257 pages.
I read Anne Lamott's previous compilations of personal essays on faith - Traveling Mercies and Plan B - in 2006. (I posted some thoughts here.) I liked Grace (Eventually) about as well as Plan B but not as well as Traveling Mercies.
What I love most about Lamott's writing is that her spirituality is so "real." She takes her everyday struggles - with things like body image and her teenage son and "forgivishness" - and finds God in them. She shares her vulnerabilities with us, her readers, and we are strengthened as we realize that we, too, can receive God's grace.
Here are a few of my favorite passages:
Sometimes grace works like water wings when you feel you are sinking. [page 50]
When Jesus was asked about beauty, he pointed to nature, to the lilies of the field. Behold them, he said, and behold is a special word: it means to look upon something amazing or unexpected. Behold! It is an exhortation, not a whiny demand, like when you're talking to your child - "Behold me when I'm talking to you, sinner!" Jesus is saying that every moment you are freely given the opportunity to see through a different pair of glasses. "Behold the lilies of the field, how they grow; they neither toil nor spin, and yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these." But that's only the minor chord. The major one follows, in his anti-anxiety discourse - which is the soul of this passage - that all striving after greater beauty and importance, and greater greatness, is foolishness. It is untimately like trying to catch the wind. Lilies do not need to do anything to make themselves more glorious or cherished. Jesus is saying that we have much to learn from them about giving up striving. He's not saying that in "Get over it" way, as your mother or your last, horrible husband did. Instead he's heartbroken, as when you know an anorexic girl who's starving to death, as if in some kind of demonic possession. He's saying that we could be aware of, filled with, and saved by the presence of holy beauty, rather than worship golden calves. [pages 79-80]
The best way to change the world is to change your mind, which often requires feeding yourself. It makes for biochemical peace. It's almost like a prayer: to be needy, to eat, to taste, to be filled, building up instead of tearing down. You find energy to do something you hadn't expected to do, maybe even one of the holiest things: to go outside and stand under the stars, or to go for a walk in the morning, or in such hard times, both. [pages 252-253]
(By the way, this was book two on day three of my dream to read a book-a-day to the end of the year. Fortunately, I'd previously started reading this one, so I was able to finish it in the time I had today. I'm officially one book behind.)


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Are you a 'pleaser'
Inside me is a bad girl that is just longing to be allowed out. So, the title 'Are you a pleaser' is, or was me.
Being a pleaser is learnt behaviour and learnt at a very young age. In my case probably around 5 when I realised – unconsciously — that my lovely mum was a bit vulnerable and needed protection so when I was at infant school and being bullied (the only Jew in the school who, of course was responsible for killing Jesus) rather than sharing this with my mother, my protector, I shielded it from her thinking it would upset her.
Psychologists would say that to feel safe and secure in our relationships, we stop focusing on our own needs and wishes and put all our energy into accommodating everyone else's. That if we can prove to others that we are willing to make them our priority, we hope that they will in turn appreciate our efforts, bask in the glow of our love, and give that love back to us. Of course, at 5 I was not aware of this but it is all about an instinct for survival.
We can't look after ourselves so we need to rely on our 'care givers' i.e. parents to do this and my behaviour was a way of ensuring that they would take good care of me. We learn through the clues that our parents give us — such as their moods and behaviour — which activities will reward us best. Take babies – what kind of reaction do babies get when they smile? They are adored, loved, cooed over and it gets them lots of positive attention. These early patterns of behaviour stay with us They are unconscious memories and once we learn how to secure love as a child those lessons stick with us as we get older, even if they are no longer our best option.
So that's how some of us become 'pleasers'. We believe from years of practice that if we want to get love then we must give it continuously which is all very well unless it suddenly feels like a one-way street. And this is not just in romantic relationships but all relationships – friendships, office relationships etc. In fact, the more strongly is a behaviour pattern in a relationship, the more likely we are to stick to these patterns in multiple relationships, as opposed to feeling able to choose which style is most likely to work to our benefit. That said and as this article is somewhat self-focused while I am a 'pleaser' my relationships I am pleased to share have not been one-way.
However, it is only now that I have the time to reflect on my behaviour. After many years spent juggling 3 sons, parents, work, and friends I now have the time to focus on my needs. The time is right to move forward. This third era of my life is exciting, scary, and certainly a bit out of my comfort zone. There is a great sense of freedom after 45 years of deadlines and responsibilities but there is work to be done and it is an ongoing process. Watch this space.


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Floating Pool Concept Could Clean NYC Waters "Like a Giant Strainer"
A giant floating pool just off the riverside of Manhattan - for swimming and also filters and cleans the water? Why not? That's what a group of designers and architects are proposing in + Pool (Plus Pool), a multi-purpose pool and urban revitalization concept that is in the shape of - you guessed it - a plus sign. They are looking for civic support for what is envisioned as a "giant strainer dropped into the river", which will also serve as a public amenity and ecological prototype. We love the sexy pool images and the clever way water filtration is incorporated into the concept:
The idea would be that the floating pool(s) could be integrated into any of Manhattan's riverside parks, adding an extra iconic element.
The pool's configuration also allows different mixed uses: the shallower areas for kids' and lounging pool, the deeper areas for sports and lap swimming, or for swim meets as well.
The pool walls consist of concentric layers of filtration materials that screen out bacteria, pollutants and odors so that the water within the pool is safe for swimming - reminiscent of an artificial floating trash island which can be constructed to purify a water body by filtering out impurities.
Not surprisingly, + Pool harkens back to the old days back in the 19th century when floating spas and riverside public pools filled with droves of happy swimming people existed in Lower Manhattan. Even today in NYC, there's The Floating Lady, a recommissioned barge in the Bronx that was transformed in 2007 into a floating barge pool.
At the moment, the people behind + Pool are looking to partner with interested civic and development groups, engineers, planners and specialists to get the project moving - you can find out more or get involved via their website.
+ Pool via Inhabitat
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