A Day at Work

<br /><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Professions can be interesting and challenging. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />Would there be a better way, than the below lines from Extreme Ways - The Bourne Ultimatum, to summarize our work?</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">~~</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Extreme ways that help me,<br />That help me out late at night.<br />Extreme places I had gone,<br />But never seen any light.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />Dirty basements, dirty noise,<br />Dirty places coming through.<br />Extreme worlds alone,<br />Did you ever like it then.<br /><br />I would stand in line for this,<br />There's always room in life for this.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">~~</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />Well, the last two lines is what you would say when you check out the interesting pictures below, about A Day at Work.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">~~~~</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3CI2SxeLYqDRKGnxd37wmilfXuClYE2XnQ5RXc6d7V7BSsUq0wVpqjB9OnMIluiUydmhqfbAB1wO4rBnP2a89vOG-4tQcnMvK21LeW7bZiq5FrC3vLOJk3RaKPwMveVH7vahG6WTe16wc/s1600/My+Day+At+Office+Alessandra+Ambrosio.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #990000; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="My Day At Office Alessandra Ambrosio" border="0" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3CI2SxeLYqDRKGnxd37wmilfXuClYE2XnQ5RXc6d7V7BSsUq0wVpqjB9OnMIluiUydmhqfbAB1wO4rBnP2a89vOG-4tQcnMvK21LeW7bZiq5FrC3vLOJk3RaKPwMveVH7vahG6WTe16wc/s320/My+Day+At+Office+Alessandra+Ambrosio.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(58, 0, 204); margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 4px;" title="My Day At Office Alessandra Ambrosio" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yes, this is my office. Aren't you surprised by the idyllic settings? And a very plain board, telling - people at work - as against the neon flashing lights that you see these days?</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is where I come to work every day. Isn't it bright and sunny?</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsyqGx86LH1Bkbj42XbhXAamRmt5iNDVJoW88wd9p-qG9BUuhv-NIRw4pxu5oixhGmh5hI5FI6iB8J5tkYUcvL5HZuBzP6NQKJv8u-pYtqEOXIOV-XvUzC81nY9w96-4Phybu36EzzOX2Z/s1600/My+Cafe+At+Office+Alessandra+Ambrosio.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #990000; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="My Cafe At Office Alessandra Ambrosio" border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsyqGx86LH1Bkbj42XbhXAamRmt5iNDVJoW88wd9p-qG9BUuhv-NIRw4pxu5oixhGmh5hI5FI6iB8J5tkYUcvL5HZuBzP6NQKJv8u-pYtqEOXIOV-XvUzC81nY9w96-4Phybu36EzzOX2Z/s320/My+Cafe+At+Office+Alessandra+Ambrosio.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(58, 0, 204); margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 4px;" title="My Cafe At Office Alessandra Ambrosio" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">This is where I catch up with a cup of coffee every morning, as I plan my day ahead. The cozy cushions and the hot cup of tea have me revving up for the busy day ahead. And yes, I am not working at Google.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia07Q-91T7qMk9t3pHkGaT6SwHMpNE6RwVJg9fR3e83WIFxVTLnP6gIx3DoOdmP3RyU-eQcwg1PHqfEm234C8Znjrih_Zy3rEoO2pEiv07Oc35LU5zrWeWZXgM5dICiZExdhVQQul42o3-/s1600/How+Far+is+my+Goal+Alessandra+Ambrosio.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #990000; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="How Far is my Goal Alessandra Ambrosio" border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia07Q-91T7qMk9t3pHkGaT6SwHMpNE6RwVJg9fR3e83WIFxVTLnP6gIx3DoOdmP3RyU-eQcwg1PHqfEm234C8Znjrih_Zy3rEoO2pEiv07Oc35LU5zrWeWZXgM5dICiZExdhVQQul42o3-/s320/How+Far+is+my+Goal+Alessandra+Ambrosio.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(58, 0, 204); margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 4px;" title="How Far is my Goal Alessandra Ambrosio" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">However well I am prepared, the goals set for me by my manager look way to far. My nice shades help me keep focused in the bright sunny weather.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">And if you see carefully, there isn't even a hint of tiredness on my face? You are welcome to guess the reasons.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEttmcxPtv_YL3-tb6GysQuuugWckekOmB3QaSmN6rkWNIq5TBJZbNimhPHthw4BqGNS7C9CcVhLUxaURkpskVfqnTuJ8RDRj-reo4r7OlLRfGbTtrWQnBIRpxHiojrVTtKzCtNW5Eh8Wn/s1600/Refueling+at+Work+Alessandra+Ambrosio.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #990000; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Refueling at Work Alessandra Ambrosio" border="0" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEttmcxPtv_YL3-tb6GysQuuugWckekOmB3QaSmN6rkWNIq5TBJZbNimhPHthw4BqGNS7C9CcVhLUxaURkpskVfqnTuJ8RDRj-reo4r7OlLRfGbTtrWQnBIRpxHiojrVTtKzCtNW5Eh8Wn/s320/Refueling+at+Work+Alessandra+Ambrosio.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(58, 0, 204); margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 4px;" title="Refueling at Work Alessandra Ambrosio" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Refueling at work is a must. How else would you keep chugging along through the entire day?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Don't be surprised by the name - Last Chance. It has created many chances for me to get some nice productive work done over the years.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMX0kd8sfSWFxTjzlMTaV6GCTkIxG3IF1s6PlLLu25qYJpCdcp2WeGNzOlRSnlx0xGsPSS5EdX8tz2mOMrby2ovgrRN7KqBRQspwjauUdifpiJrBpMdDUo1dpGM62jCyPM8LOpILUBFRpy/s1600/My+Bus+Stop+near+Office+Alessandra+Ambrosio.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #990000; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="My Bus Stop near Office Alessandra Ambrosio" border="0" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMX0kd8sfSWFxTjzlMTaV6GCTkIxG3IF1s6PlLLu25qYJpCdcp2WeGNzOlRSnlx0xGsPSS5EdX8tz2mOMrby2ovgrRN7KqBRQspwjauUdifpiJrBpMdDUo1dpGM62jCyPM8LOpILUBFRpy/s320/My+Bus+Stop+near+Office+Alessandra+Ambrosio.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(58, 0, 204); margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 4px;" title="My Bus Stop near Office Alessandra Ambrosio" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">This is where I catch my bus back home. The frequency is not too good, but it's manageable. Ah, and I am asking the authorities to put up a seat.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="border: 1px solid rgb(58, 0, 204); margin: 0px auto 5px; padding: 4px; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRFR1h9WsKCTqxuDTruaRv5Ll3uzNmUQHBiXm6Ju8LMstJbyqp987iBtvvx3DSc0lScy5MIXOHuR04mTnddQOhebuD6JCVjpJm7AUggXjXzHsTZT8Nyb89olyxqFUmvUiwY4uxJaLL8F9b/s1600/Hitching+a+Ride+Alessandra+Ambrosio.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #990000; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Hitching a Ride Alessandra Ambrosio" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRFR1h9WsKCTqxuDTruaRv5Ll3uzNmUQHBiXm6Ju8LMstJbyqp987iBtvvx3DSc0lScy5MIXOHuR04mTnddQOhebuD6JCVjpJm7AUggXjXzHsTZT8Nyb89olyxqFUmvUiwY4uxJaLL8F9b/s320/Hitching+a+Ride+Alessandra+Ambrosio.jpg" style="border: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" title="Hitching a Ride Alessandra Ambrosio" width="209" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12px;"></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">If I'm late, I can always hitch a ride back home. This place is good, with a bit of shade. And if you are baffled why the motorists would stop, you better think about an answer fast.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Before you get any silly ideas, let me say that I'm just an interesting company on the ride back to town. And interesting companions are always cherished.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX5XwTP4kpICJzDGQT3A9zCQHs9qKy1LXxX5hHh6hWFHKeUMQJLRxxshmRELQH47hQVVPFOqtDgLU_SeFEufiKxWraGMCzMQnyXv3hj4RDkA4j5CiuH6fZ3P5YTrTMZ4PpqcCg7MpgGhmW/s1600/Relax+at+Office+Alessandra+Ambrosio.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #990000; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Relax at Office Alessandra Ambrosio" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX5XwTP4kpICJzDGQT3A9zCQHs9qKy1LXxX5hHh6hWFHKeUMQJLRxxshmRELQH47hQVVPFOqtDgLU_SeFEufiKxWraGMCzMQnyXv3hj4RDkA4j5CiuH6fZ3P5YTrTMZ4PpqcCg7MpgGhmW/s320/Relax+at+Office+Alessandra+Ambrosio.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(58, 0, 204); margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 4px;" title="Relax at Office Alessandra Ambrosio" width="260" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">And this is where I spend my weekend, once in a while. Close to office, with the best of the facilities, providing easy access - it helps me rejuvenate for the week ahead.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: center;">~~~~</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Are you humming - I would stand in line for this, There's always room in life for this??</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">P.S. These are some interesting pictures which I came across in yesterday's news. She is Alessandra Ambrosio, super model and mom of 2.</div><div><br /></div></div>

A Day at Work

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A Day at Work

<br /><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Professions can be interesting and challenging. </span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />Would there be a better way, than the below lines from Extreme Ways - The Bourne Ultimatum, to summarize our work?</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">~~</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Extreme ways that help me,<br />That help me out late at night.<br />Extreme places I had gone,<br />But never seen any light.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />Dirty basements, dirty noise,<br />Dirty places coming through.<br />Extreme worlds alone,<br />Did you ever like it then.<br /><br />I would stand in line for this,<br />There's always room in life for this.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">~~</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />Well, the last two lines is what you would say when you check out the interesting pictures below, about A Day at Work.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">~~~~</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3CI2SxeLYqDRKGnxd37wmilfXuClYE2XnQ5RXc6d7V7BSsUq0wVpqjB9OnMIluiUydmhqfbAB1wO4rBnP2a89vOG-4tQcnMvK21LeW7bZiq5FrC3vLOJk3RaKPwMveVH7vahG6WTe16wc/s1600/My+Day+At+Office+Alessandra+Ambrosio.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #990000; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="My Day At Office Alessandra Ambrosio" border="0" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3CI2SxeLYqDRKGnxd37wmilfXuClYE2XnQ5RXc6d7V7BSsUq0wVpqjB9OnMIluiUydmhqfbAB1wO4rBnP2a89vOG-4tQcnMvK21LeW7bZiq5FrC3vLOJk3RaKPwMveVH7vahG6WTe16wc/s320/My+Day+At+Office+Alessandra+Ambrosio.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(58, 0, 204); margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 4px;" title="My Day At Office Alessandra Ambrosio" width="320" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yes, this is my office. Aren't you surprised by the idyllic settings? And a very plain board, telling - people at work - as against the neon flashing lights that you see these days?</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is where I come to work every day. Isn't it bright and sunny?</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsyqGx86LH1Bkbj42XbhXAamRmt5iNDVJoW88wd9p-qG9BUuhv-NIRw4pxu5oixhGmh5hI5FI6iB8J5tkYUcvL5HZuBzP6NQKJv8u-pYtqEOXIOV-XvUzC81nY9w96-4Phybu36EzzOX2Z/s1600/My+Cafe+At+Office+Alessandra+Ambrosio.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #990000; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="My Cafe At Office Alessandra Ambrosio" border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsyqGx86LH1Bkbj42XbhXAamRmt5iNDVJoW88wd9p-qG9BUuhv-NIRw4pxu5oixhGmh5hI5FI6iB8J5tkYUcvL5HZuBzP6NQKJv8u-pYtqEOXIOV-XvUzC81nY9w96-4Phybu36EzzOX2Z/s320/My+Cafe+At+Office+Alessandra+Ambrosio.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(58, 0, 204); margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 4px;" title="My Cafe At Office Alessandra Ambrosio" width="320" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;">This is where I catch up with a cup of coffee every morning, as I plan my day ahead. The cozy cushions and the hot cup of tea have me revving up for the busy day ahead. And yes, I am not working at Google.</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia07Q-91T7qMk9t3pHkGaT6SwHMpNE6RwVJg9fR3e83WIFxVTLnP6gIx3DoOdmP3RyU-eQcwg1PHqfEm234C8Znjrih_Zy3rEoO2pEiv07Oc35LU5zrWeWZXgM5dICiZExdhVQQul42o3-/s1600/How+Far+is+my+Goal+Alessandra+Ambrosio.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #990000; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="How Far is my Goal Alessandra Ambrosio" border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia07Q-91T7qMk9t3pHkGaT6SwHMpNE6RwVJg9fR3e83WIFxVTLnP6gIx3DoOdmP3RyU-eQcwg1PHqfEm234C8Znjrih_Zy3rEoO2pEiv07Oc35LU5zrWeWZXgM5dICiZExdhVQQul42o3-/s320/How+Far+is+my+Goal+Alessandra+Ambrosio.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(58, 0, 204); margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 4px;" title="How Far is my Goal Alessandra Ambrosio" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;">However well I am prepared, the goals set for me by my manager look way to far. My nice shades help me keep focused in the bright sunny weather.</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;">And if you see carefully, there isn't even a hint of tiredness on my face? You are welcome to guess the reasons.</div><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px;" /><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEttmcxPtv_YL3-tb6GysQuuugWckekOmB3QaSmN6rkWNIq5TBJZbNimhPHthw4BqGNS7C9CcVhLUxaURkpskVfqnTuJ8RDRj-reo4r7OlLRfGbTtrWQnBIRpxHiojrVTtKzCtNW5Eh8Wn/s1600/Refueling+at+Work+Alessandra+Ambrosio.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #990000; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Refueling at Work Alessandra Ambrosio" border="0" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEttmcxPtv_YL3-tb6GysQuuugWckekOmB3QaSmN6rkWNIq5TBJZbNimhPHthw4BqGNS7C9CcVhLUxaURkpskVfqnTuJ8RDRj-reo4r7OlLRfGbTtrWQnBIRpxHiojrVTtKzCtNW5Eh8Wn/s320/Refueling+at+Work+Alessandra+Ambrosio.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(58, 0, 204); margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 4px;" title="Refueling at Work Alessandra Ambrosio" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;">Refueling at work is a must. How else would you keep chugging along through the entire day?</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;">Don't be surprised by the name - Last Chance. It has created many chances for me to get some nice productive work done over the years.</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMX0kd8sfSWFxTjzlMTaV6GCTkIxG3IF1s6PlLLu25qYJpCdcp2WeGNzOlRSnlx0xGsPSS5EdX8tz2mOMrby2ovgrRN7KqBRQspwjauUdifpiJrBpMdDUo1dpGM62jCyPM8LOpILUBFRpy/s1600/My+Bus+Stop+near+Office+Alessandra+Ambrosio.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #990000; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="My Bus Stop near Office Alessandra Ambrosio" border="0" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMX0kd8sfSWFxTjzlMTaV6GCTkIxG3IF1s6PlLLu25qYJpCdcp2WeGNzOlRSnlx0xGsPSS5EdX8tz2mOMrby2ovgrRN7KqBRQspwjauUdifpiJrBpMdDUo1dpGM62jCyPM8LOpILUBFRpy/s320/My+Bus+Stop+near+Office+Alessandra+Ambrosio.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(58, 0, 204); margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 4px;" title="My Bus Stop near Office Alessandra Ambrosio" width="320" /></a></div><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px;" /><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;">This is where I catch my bus back home. The frequency is not too good, but it's manageable. Ah, and I am asking the authorities to put up a seat.</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(58, 0, 204); color: black; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; margin: 0px auto 5px; padding: 4px; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRFR1h9WsKCTqxuDTruaRv5Ll3uzNmUQHBiXm6Ju8LMstJbyqp987iBtvvx3DSc0lScy5MIXOHuR04mTnddQOhebuD6JCVjpJm7AUggXjXzHsTZT8Nyb89olyxqFUmvUiwY4uxJaLL8F9b/s1600/Hitching+a+Ride+Alessandra+Ambrosio.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #990000; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Hitching a Ride Alessandra Ambrosio" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRFR1h9WsKCTqxuDTruaRv5Ll3uzNmUQHBiXm6Ju8LMstJbyqp987iBtvvx3DSc0lScy5MIXOHuR04mTnddQOhebuD6JCVjpJm7AUggXjXzHsTZT8Nyb89olyxqFUmvUiwY4uxJaLL8F9b/s320/Hitching+a+Ride+Alessandra+Ambrosio.jpg" style="border: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" title="Hitching a Ride Alessandra Ambrosio" width="209" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12px;"></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;">If I'm late, I can always hitch a ride back home. This place is good, with a bit of shade. And if you are baffled why the motorists would stop, you better think about an answer fast.</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;">Before you get any silly ideas, let me say that I'm just an interesting company on the ride back to town. And interesting companions are always cherished.</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX5XwTP4kpICJzDGQT3A9zCQHs9qKy1LXxX5hHh6hWFHKeUMQJLRxxshmRELQH47hQVVPFOqtDgLU_SeFEufiKxWraGMCzMQnyXv3hj4RDkA4j5CiuH6fZ3P5YTrTMZ4PpqcCg7MpgGhmW/s1600/Relax+at+Office+Alessandra+Ambrosio.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #990000; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Relax at Office Alessandra Ambrosio" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX5XwTP4kpICJzDGQT3A9zCQHs9qKy1LXxX5hHh6hWFHKeUMQJLRxxshmRELQH47hQVVPFOqtDgLU_SeFEufiKxWraGMCzMQnyXv3hj4RDkA4j5CiuH6fZ3P5YTrTMZ4PpqcCg7MpgGhmW/s320/Relax+at+Office+Alessandra+Ambrosio.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(58, 0, 204); margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 4px;" title="Relax at Office Alessandra Ambrosio" width="260" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;">And this is where I spend my weekend, once in a while. Close to office, with the best of the facilities, providing easy access - it helps me rejuvenate for the week ahead.</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: center;">~~~~</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;">Are you humming - I would stand in line for this, There's always room in life for this??</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;">P.S. These are some interesting pictures which I came across in yesterday's news. She is Alessandra Ambrosio, super model and mom of 2.</div>

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FDI In Retail

<br /><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Evolution is my favorite word these days. I find myself justifying changes, right from technological progress to social changes and behavioral improvements under the garb of evolution. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If there is anything constant, it is Change. And as with all evolution, it is all for the better. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Then why not FDI in Retail? (If you have missed the bus, it's the hottest potato in India at the moment).</span><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="border: 1px solid rgb(58, 0, 204); margin: 0px auto 5px; padding: 4px; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB9a5dtZaKxX-WBDRU178QFCeJoQN8VLsT50MBaOFo4_xyLayTlHlZ1x5R72gw2cQanBtakNoReECO0ri4_NPhItkjDEk02OIDqHZWv3ObBuMFhQy5aLqMq_NySzp7NueOlh80hnHNY_5g/s1600/FDI+in+Retail.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #990000; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB9a5dtZaKxX-WBDRU178QFCeJoQN8VLsT50MBaOFo4_xyLayTlHlZ1x5R72gw2cQanBtakNoReECO0ri4_NPhItkjDEk02OIDqHZWv3ObBuMFhQy5aLqMq_NySzp7NueOlh80hnHNY_5g/s320/FDI+in+Retail.jpeg" style="border: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">FDI in Retail</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Government of India has announced FDI in Retail Business. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What exactly is FDI? FDI stands for Foreign Direct Investment. FDI allows organizations located in one country to make a direct productive investment in another country.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Tell this to a pessimist and he would say - "OK. Here they come, to exploit my country. All they want is to take advantage of the my resources and market for their own benefit." </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But business was never a one way street. No one does business for the benefit of someone else. Business is done with the aim of making a profit in respectable conditions. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">FDI in retail too would allow the sellers to make some kind of profit, but would also ensure significant benefit for the nation and its people.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This major policy change has some interesting and subtle highlights.</span><br /><ul><li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The country would welcome retail businesses from across the world to set shop in India. However, an approval will be needed from the State, based on the city where the shop needs to be setup.</span></li></ul><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><ul><li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">100% FDI is allowed in Single Brand Retail. These include retail outlets which sell stuff belonging to a single brand (e.g. Nike)</span></li></ul><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><ul><li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">51% FDI is allowed in Multi Brand Retail. These include retail outlets which sell stuff belonging to multiple brand (e.g. WalMart)</span></li></ul></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><div><ul><li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Such retail outlets can be setup only in those cities which have a population of 1 Million (10 Lakhs).</span></li></ul><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><ul><li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If a particular state or union territory does not have any city with a populace of more than a million, then the retail outlets can be setup in the cities preferable to the state. The largest city is recommended in such cases.</span></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">100% FDI in single brand retail would need 30% local sourcing. It means that 30% of the resources needed for the business need to come from India itself.</span></li></ul><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><ul><li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">50% of the FDI has to be invested in "back-end infrastructure". This includes investment made towards manufacturing, processing, storage, packaging, quality control, distribution, logistics and its like.</span></li></ul><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What has the GOI done with these changes?</span><br /><ul><li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It has welcomed international businesses to set shop in India. Such investment would mean that India would have some new capital inflow.</span></li></ul><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><ul><li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The rules would ensure that there are some infrastructure improvements in the hinterland of India. The ultimate producers are expected to benefit.</span></li></ul><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><ul><li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The ultimate consumers are expected to benefit due to these changes, with world class products being made available to them.</span></li></ul><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">However, every change has opponents. The band of opponents for FDI in Retail is led by a certain Mamata Banerjee. </span><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="border: 1px solid rgb(58, 0, 204); margin: 0px auto 5px; padding: 4px; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjplZvNGhXYtSV_t2xEKVw6o3Swb8rcr3joDakx975ST7gPe4VsX8LmJd5h17Jqz8-DqX9gi1SS2YpsauWadM4maIWNvIfrltP172Tmyk3-PEFJWg1Ici6folQ9Vk5hnXQIVBzaDRs1Tm5M/s1600/FDI+in+India.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #990000; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjplZvNGhXYtSV_t2xEKVw6o3Swb8rcr3joDakx975ST7gPe4VsX8LmJd5h17Jqz8-DqX9gi1SS2YpsauWadM4maIWNvIfrltP172Tmyk3-PEFJWg1Ici6folQ9Vk5hnXQIVBzaDRs1Tm5M/s320/FDI+in+India.jpg" style="border: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" width="320" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">FDI in India</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Chief Minister of West Bengal, with her myopic vision, and only 19 Members of Parliament (which is less than 4% of total India's MPs in the Lok Sabha) intends to derail this big ticket reform. I truly hope that she does not succeed.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We have a few examples of how Foreign Investment in Indian industries have improved the quality of the Indian life.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Let us take the example of automobile industry. Till the 1990s, the only cars you would have heard of were Premier Padmini and Ambassador, from Premier and Hindustan Motors respectively. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Then came Suzuki. Tying up with Maruti, it has produced one iconic brand after another. Do you think you will ever forget the pocket size Maruti 800? Then came the biggies - Ford, BMW, Honda, Hyundai, Toyota et al. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Have you heard anyone complain why these big guys are in India? The very politicians who complain that FDI is bad are seen traveling  in these flashy cars. Jayalalitha, another politician who is an opponent of FDI, is seen traveling in a Mercedes. So much for opposition for FDI!!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If these guys were not welcome to India, we would have been travelling in the Ambassador. And we would have to wait for 2-3 years to get the cars delivered after an order. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And if you think that cars are for the slightly better off people, let me take the example of mobile phones. (FDI in communication).</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For long, India had only one vendor for phones - the state run BSNL (Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited). With its inherent public company nature, the organization found it difficult to serve the communication needs of modern India. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When the Indian market was opened, the likes of Hutchison Essar, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone, Reliance etc setup shop in India. They improved the quality of land line and wireless communication in India. </span><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="border: 1px solid rgb(58, 0, 204); margin: 0px auto 5px; padding: 4px; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLXMtbSSrzjOic5tIiU7fbYmCNCi4NxO4lKAkFSSPZbDdm9Ox_t8BeZUTSGZHfXgzE4ufYYBYAAQbftUwO6qYmUDSrP0fqJrBeWGvnqTQBQFKAq_9E-w5ldG_xXm_xsvKenmsT4CP90XXA/s1600/FDI+in+Communication.png" imageanchor="1" style="color: #990000; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLXMtbSSrzjOic5tIiU7fbYmCNCi4NxO4lKAkFSSPZbDdm9Ox_t8BeZUTSGZHfXgzE4ufYYBYAAQbftUwO6qYmUDSrP0fqJrBeWGvnqTQBQFKAq_9E-w5ldG_xXm_xsvKenmsT4CP90XXA/s320/FDI+in+Communication.png" style="border: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">FDI in Communication</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The price of communication have dropped significantly and has made the usage of mobile phone affordable. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Just a few days back, the news papers said that the country had a Billion cell phone connections.  What do these numbers mean? India has a population of 1.2 Billion. And you have 1 Billion mobile phone connections. Isn't it awesome? </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The technology has made usage of cell phones economical and put them in the reach of the common man. If these guys were not welcome to setup shop in India, you and me would be struggling to get a land line connection. And yes, Apple would not have done business - who would have a cell phone after all?</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Net in net, what do all these examples signify? </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">FDI in retail would not be completely bad. Yes, the retail kirana vendors would face challenges from the big guns. However, they would also be driven to innovate and serve the consumers in a different and better manner.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And as history has proven, such changes would ultimately rev up the economy and make the lives of people simpler and better.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Economics, after all, is not a simple science. The relation between cause and effect cannot be easily identified and cannot be completely estimated. However, I can only hope that FDI in retail would translate into effective results in the coming decade. Fingers Crossed!!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After all, it is an <u>Evolution</u>. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="border: 1px solid rgb(58, 0, 204); margin: 0px auto 5px; padding: 4px; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibIQ0ROJfhP6xO8ZfYfqEdRMh6o-W0KYGZUNIUldepRdePWRxxc_txRNCK2Hgj3Kq7UHaVN9TyWB-bbR5sH5fPGtjGFuunndi6B0EcdpRvAi6sLZ3BpwgarobOveTqKSGej3Ovaug0SWdR/s1600/FDI+is+Welcome.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #990000; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibIQ0ROJfhP6xO8ZfYfqEdRMh6o-W0KYGZUNIUldepRdePWRxxc_txRNCK2Hgj3Kq7UHaVN9TyWB-bbR5sH5fPGtjGFuunndi6B0EcdpRvAi6sLZ3BpwgarobOveTqKSGej3Ovaug0SWdR/s320/FDI+is+Welcome.jpg" style="border: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">FDI is Welcome</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">P.S. I await the day when Mamata Banerjee and her ilk realize that opposition to FDI in Retail was a big mistake.</span></div></div>

FDI In Retail

Evolution is my favorite word these days. I find myself justifying changes, right from technological progress to social changes and behavior...

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Unfailing Spirit

<br /><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's just half past 4 in the morning this Saturday morning. As I queued up for a quick security check at the Mumbai domestic airport, I could see my fellow travelers - yawning wide, with their red eyes hardly open.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Among them, I spotted three other ladies - decked in bright red. And if you have guessed it right, they are the Kingfisher Cabin crew girls. And within a moment, I had a flood of thoughts rushing through my mind.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(58, 0, 204); color: black; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; margin: 0px auto 5px; padding: 4px; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSM99bUrh95Ica2pvgOjhImOBA7RhT2B8-6lurlq3ecV85i-KxjXxzvaOP3SMmy_tzciFPK6wFmFquKE3i310SsFNs4r89l6hNtbLN24BNO4xg3ZiM43dvb9Em67z8UeSYpM3L_hP6tXut/s1600/kingfisher-flight-attendants.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #990000; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Unfailing Spirit" border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSM99bUrh95Ica2pvgOjhImOBA7RhT2B8-6lurlq3ecV85i-KxjXxzvaOP3SMmy_tzciFPK6wFmFquKE3i310SsFNs4r89l6hNtbLN24BNO4xg3ZiM43dvb9Em67z8UeSYpM3L_hP6tXut/s320/kingfisher-flight-attendants.jpg" style="border: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" title="Unfailing Spirit" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12px;">Unfailing Spirit</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The fate of Kingfisher Airlines is splashed across the pages of the Economic Times almost every single day. The talks vary from the airline shutting down, to a foreign airline buying stake in the carrier which is facing a difficult time.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">From once being touted as the king of the Indian airspace, Kingfisher is running a curtailed schedule with just 9 of their planes in the air. They have a debt of more than 5000 crore Rupees. The employees have not been paid since March 2012.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yet, here they were - the three member cabin crew - dressed up in their bright red attire, early in the morning, when the world was asleep, reporting on duty. I was left awe struck.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What motivated these employees, who were not paid for the last 6 months, to report to work every single day? </span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Is it the faith they have in their organization, to rise back from the ashes like a phoenix? Or is it just the fact that this is the only option for them? An optimistic me suggests and hopes its the former.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What is it that keeps them going in these difficult times? Is it their perseverance, or is it the belief that they will ride out the storm?  Is it their tenacity? </span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Whatever be the reason, at least one thing is sure. They have an unfailing spirit. And it is this spirit which will help Kingfisher paint the sky red in the coming days.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I wish and hope that I am correct, if not for anyone, at least for these girls.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">May their spirit win.</span></div>

Unfailing Spirit

It's just half past 4 in the morning this Saturday morning. As I queued up for a quick security check at the Mumbai domestic airport, I ...

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