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She has openly lamented on the lack of Asian role models in the western world. “I have been an entrepreneur and venture  capitalist. I believe they are an exaggeration of the truth but they come with a singular story. Yes my parents are Indian, but there is more to them. Almost instantly Anjula’s mother-hen instincts coming to the fore.  

It was awful.Her twitter bio is impressive. Anjula’s connect with Priyanka seems almost karmic. “I was working in a Startup and was at my parents’ home.. She is on TV everyday and she has millions of fans watching her every single week. He asked me to manage her. She lets the sultry star revel in the limelight. But people today prefer binge watching on TV shows,” she asserts. But Anjula watches her back and smartly plots all strategies. I really don’t care if it’s an actress or a pop star or a TV star.  I had worked with celebs like Lady Gaga and Enrique Iglesias who I had brought down to India, but had never managed one,” states the lady.  Memory foam Bath Mats for saleShe was at work in a studio, and I thought to myself she has got that western swag, she has lived in the US from 13 to 17,”  recollects Anjula. Both for her and me, nothing was worth it,” Anjula confesses. I saw Priyanka on Bluff Master with Abhishek, I saw that song Right here, right now, and wondered who is she. “In the 70s the British National Party was like a Neo Nazi Movement. And underlying all these accomplishments is a simple line, “also managepriyankachopra. Salim-Sulaiman were working with me on a collaborative project with Lady Gaga  and they gave me Pri’s demo tapes.”Anjula Acharia Bath is Bollywood star Priyanka Chopra’s wing woman. I loved Duran Duran, bought all albums. But we are not made of one thing. The next thing I knew I was meeting her. I wasn’t even a fan of Bollywood. This topic does touch upon a raw nerve. And Anjula’s singular dream of introducing an Indian Pop culture icon into mainstream America finally saw fruition. Like her, even Priyanka has been subjected to the ugly colours of racism in her formative years.The conversation gravitates towards Priyanka’s much talked about Baywatch debut. That wasn’t going to keep us down, that’s why we had rejected typical roles which would have taken her career ahead much faster. Billboard Top 40 Women in Music  Int’l Power Player.   September 2015 was a red-letter month for Priyanka. She made a fabulous debut on  the ABC drama Quantico, which made the United States of America take notice of the dusky Indian star. When she stands on a red carpet or goes to a restaurant in LA everyone knows who she is — she is part of the pop culture in America today. Vanity Fair’s Next Establishment List. “In my growing up years, in everything I saw, especially television shows, they were stereotypes in terms of how Indians were portrayed on shows. After Aishwarya Rai’s miniscule role in Pink Panther, there is apprehension that  Priyanka may be short-changed in terms of her onscreen presence. “There is a huge difference with Priyanka. I had a happy childhood at home but there was a lot that was shameful and painful and hurtful too. Stereotypes are derogatory and even if they are true. The thing about millenials and American pop culture today is that people don’t have commitment like they did in the past. They are working people and not conservative,” she says and it’s not hard to understand her bond with ‘Pri’ as she calls Priyanka — who has also shared experiences of racism while studying in school in America. The American soap was launched a month later in India. Pri and I share a common  history in terms of dealing with that. Later I saw Fashion and realised that Pri has got this western sensibility about her. And then years later, Jimmy and I were working with Lady Gaga and took her to India. Priya is a passion project for me, that fell into my lap, when Jimmy Iovine (media mogul) and I signed her up. It reads: Entrepreneur/Philanthropist/Angel Investor.  

That’s why the ridiculous stereotypical portrayal of Indians on TV shows has rankled Anjula deeply. They were prevalent then and we were the only Indian or family of colour for miles.  Now that Priyanka’s journey has panned out extremely well, what is next on the anvil for Anjula  “Right now as a venture capitalist my passion has been around women and goals and creating opportunities for them.This is a story that stems from fascination and is seeped in solid faith. The sharp and polished 43-year-old who has carved a phenomenal success story is dismissive about the twitter one liner: “Having it there for a long time, people told me I should also talk about Priyanka, so I did that,” she says in a late night transatlantic call from San Francisco. I’m enjoying what I do and don’t really see myself managing any other star but you can never say,” she admits

Posté le 19/05/2021 à 04:25 par ntedemoiryb
Edité le 19/05/2021 à 04:25 par ntedemoiryb

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He conjured up visions of planets and stars clashing in the heavens, and dust from those conflicts changing our little lives, bringing about births and marriages and serendipity and disaster.. These were questions outside the horoscopes.”“I wondered,” I told him, “Otherwise you wouldn’t be watching those astrology shows. “War with Pakistan, things like that. One of the few benefits of growing old is the freedom to intrude on young people, so I sat by him and said I’d seen him watching programmes on astrology. And then, after a prayer, he’d recite the answers, first some Sanskrit slokas, and then his interpretation of those slokas..By this time sun was dimming and it was time to go home, so I turned back. and the beach, of course. Then he counted the fallen shells, separating them into little heaps, muttering all the while. It was a magnificent picture, awe-inspiring and sometimes terrifying to us childen, for it taught us how little we really controlled in our lives. He emerged after sunset, when the lamps had been lit, for electricity had not yet arrived, and was served a festive dinner, of which we children too partook joyfully, for there was payasam, or kheer, afterwards.The astrologer had a pile of palm-leaf scrolls and notebooks — of late, palm leaves had begun to give way to notebooks for writing horoscopes - and began with the newest horoscope, which he had prepared only days ago, of a child born to a cousin a month previously.He read out the baby’s star chart, and the periods for which various stars would influence the baby’s life as she grew up, when she would probably marry and what gifts she had, occasionally answering questions asked him Granddad. The astrologer left no questions unanswered, but always offered at least a palliative when the answer was bad. Uncles and aunts and cousins came with their questions, about whether such and such a marriage would work, or whether it was time to sell a bit of the farm, or whether the deity at some nearby temple had been offended.“A little, yes,” he replied.. “Are you worried about something?” I asked. It’s all nonsense, of course, but it’s also entertainment.The best bits came at the end, the appeals to the astrologer’s inner oracle.  

Passing behind him on my regular evening walk, I slowed down to see what he was watching.He rested in the large, cool entrance hall for a while after his journey, had some tea, bathed in the pond by the nearby temple, and disappeared into the room allotted to him for a brief snooze.After dinner, the extended family gathered for the reading.. Back then, you had to get off the road and walk half a mile through fields and along a path of beaten earth to get to the house. It was, surprisingly, a Pakistani TV astrology show.Seeing those thirty seconds’ worth of the show brought a flood of memories of the last time I saw an astrologer at my ancestral house, in the mid-1960s. Occasionally, the questioner’s concern would show, when the questions were about somebody’s health or financial situation. As I walked slowly home in the gathering dark, the thought uppermost in my mind was this: The more things change, the more they stay the same. I was surprised at how Granddad seemed almost respectful of the astrologer: as a rule, everyone in the house and the neighbourhood was terrified of the old man. Members of the family sat in a semi-circle on grass mats on the floor, ladies to one side, gents to  kitchen mats for sale the other, children scattered about the front, and grandfather in the centre in an easy-chair.. The astrologer, who came at my grandfather’s invitation, walked up the house at about four in the afternoon, followed by a factotum carrying his luggage, which consisted clothing and other essentials, besides the tools of his trade, palm leaf scrolls and cowrie shells and almanacs, all in a neat trunk. Pure entertainment.”The sun was down and it was time for me to go home. In  the centre of one wall of the entrance hall, on a durrie spread on the floor, sat the astrologer, with his factotum standing by, his durrie lit by four hurricane lamps, for you couldn’t read palm leaf scrolls in poor light. Granddad handed the astrologer a mundu, a bundle of paan leaves and some money, and that signified the end of the evening’s entertainment. “Indian astrologers all say that Pakistan will break up in the next few years, and the Pakistanis all say that India will break up in the next few years. And pure entertainment it was, and besides it kept the gossips busy for weeks afterwards. But astrologer treated Granddad much like anyone else, and that sent him up a notch or two in estimation.”He smiled, a little shame-faced.

And then came the regular questions about horoscopes. One of last week’s visitors was a thirtyish, dark-skinned man with curly hair and bright eyes, in the t-shirt and baggy shorts of the tourist, who sat on the stump of a fallen tree one evening watching a video on an iPad. A few minutes on, I passed the same man, still watching a video, but this time of an Indian astrologer, speaking Hindi. The astrologer asked the questioner to hold the question in his mind while he scooped up a handful of cowrie shells from a pile on his mat and tossed them onto a clear bit in front of him.As the astrologer warmed to his task, he turned into a storyteller.Near the beach where I live is a little resort that advertises bed and breakfast.By this time the children were half asleep and even the men were nodding off

Posté le 10/05/2021 à 04:44 par ntedemoiryb

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Exposure to high concentrations of pollutants is directly or indirectly linked to a broad spectrum of acute and chronic health effects, depending on the constituent of the pollutant. Additionally, resuspension of road dust due to movement of traffic and tyre and brake wear are also some of the significant sources of ambient PM (particulate matter) concentrations in urban areas.4, 13.The plan needs to be interconnected with components such as air quality standards/limits of all criteria and hazardous air pollutants; continuous real-time air quality monitoring network along with display systems; efficient comprehensive and updated emission inventory (eg online source emission inventory for industries or e-inventory); air quality modelling (able to capture episodic conditions and also chemically reactive species) and control practices (based on their efficacy in reducing pollution level, socio-economic feasibility) and public participation. The introduction  wholesale Truck Hand Brake Valves of the recent graded response plan for Delhi NCR cities is one of the examples of controlling episodic air pollution level.9 per cent, respectively, which further improved health benefits. Domestic, commercial and industrial activities also contribute to air pollution.

These examples clearly show definite benefits from implementing management practices to improve urban air quality.However, in cities in developing countries, including India, the contribution from unidentified, unaccounted and unregulated sources within the city and neighbourhood cities is yet to be quantified. Vehicular exhaust emissions caused by a large number of older vehicles coupled with poor vehicle maintenance, inadequate road infrastructure, and low fuel quality is also one of the reasons for high UAP. One of the major sources of UAP is the road transport sector. However, in some developing countries, these are independently applied in various forms, e.(Dr Rakesh Kumar is the director of National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nagpur). Looking at the increasing urbanisation globally, the need of the hour is to equip the air quality regulatory authorities with an effective and efficient Urban Air Quality Management plan. Vehicular exhaust emission control implementation has reduced PM2.Some of the success stories of the urban air quality management system, which efficiently reduced pollution levels, are:Congestion and road user charging schemes have been implemented successfully in London.In the recent past, urban air quality in cities in developed countries has shown signs of improvement on account of efficient implementation of urban air pollution management practices.In the UK and countries of the European Union, urban air quality management strategies are effectively implemented and regularly monitored at specifically designated air quality management areas. mandatory use of clean fuel (CNG/LNG); use of catalytic converters; restrictions on movement of heavy vehicles in the city during daytime; declaration of low emission zones; road rationing, banning of dirty fuel in industries, road space rationing, etc. Low-emission vehicles and BRT implemented in Mexico City Metropolitan Area has significantly reduced urban air pollution levels.  

The World Health Organisation has reported seven million premature deaths worldwide due to indoor and outdoor air pollution in 2012. Therefore, there is a need for an effective urban air quality management plan at the city and local (AQCR) scale which has capability to deal with episodic air pollution conditions as happened during November 2016 in Delhi.What is needed is an urban air quality management plan with long-term and short-term pollution level goals.4 and 6. It has significantly reduced CO2, NOX and PM10 concentrations by 16.In the UK, air quality management areas are identified and declared through procedures suggested in Local Air Quality Management (LAQM) regulatory guidelines, and air quality of this area is improved by implementing pre-evaluated management practices.Urban air pollution is a major concern in major cities throughout the world in both developed and developing countries.g.5 emissions by 24 per cent and 21 per cent in Los Angeles and Rubidoux (in California) between 2002 and 2012.The swelling urban population and increased volume of motorised traffic in cities have resulted in high air pollution

Posté le 25/04/2021 à 04:28 par ntedemoiryb

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It said that inquiries by the National Investigation Agency had shown a significant number of firms engaged in the cross border trade were being operated by people with links to militant groups.“Unscrupulous and anti-national elements are using the route as a conduit for money, drugs and weapons, under the garb of this trade,” the ministry said.

Trade across the “Line of Control” (LoC), or the heavily militarised de facto border that divides the two parts of Kashmir between India and Pakistan, has served as a confidence-building measure and to help the local population.But tensions between India and Pakistan have been running high ever since a Pakistan-based militant group claimed responsibility for bombing a security convoy in Kashmir. Indian traders export cumin, chilli pepper, cloth, cardamom, bananas, pomegranate, grapes and almonds.“It has, therefore, been decided by the Government of India to suspend the LoC trade at Salamabad and Chakkan-da-Bagh in Jammu and Kashmir with immediate effect,” the government said referring to the points from where the trade took place.Trade operates on a barter system, where no money is exchanged. China kitchen mats factoryIt did not name anyone.On Thursday, the Indian home ministry said it had been receiving information that militant groups were using the cross border route to send arms, drugs and fake Indian currency.Soon after the attack on the Indian security convoy, India withdrew Most Favoured Nation status to Pakistan, accusing the neighbour of not doing enough to rein in militant groups operating from its soil.There was no immediate reaction from Pakistan.Prayer mats, carpets, cloth, oranges, mangos and herbs return from the Pakistani side..The Indian government said on Thursday it believed that following the withdrawal of favoured status, more goods from Pakistan could be routed through the cross-border channels in Kashmir to avoid the higher duties.New Delhi: India suspended cross-border trade with Pakistan-controlled Kashmir because it was being used to funnel weapons and drugs, the government said on Thursday, in a further crackdown in the volatile territory.Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in the middle of a tightening election race, ordered air strikes on a suspected camp of the Jaish-e-Mohammad group in northwest Pakistan, prompting a retaliatory air raid  by Pakistan.Pakistan denied any involvement in the attack

Posté le 19/04/2021 à 07:42 par ntedemoiryb
Edité le 19/04/2021 à 07:43 par ntedemoiryb

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That can allow stores to deliver customized coupons to shoppers in real time on a digital shelf or on their cellphones, said Jon Nordmark, CEO of Iterate.The emergence of tracking technologies is bound to raise concerns about privacy and surveillance.Wisconsin-based bicycle retailer Wheel and Sprocket uses Scanalytics sensors - which can be tucked under utility mats - to count the number of customers entering each of its eight stores to help schedule staff. With Wi-Fi - among the earliest available options - businesses can follow people when they connect to a stores internet. "That sort of makes or breaks our profitability."Kegel wants to eventually have sensors in more areas throughout his stores to measure where customers spend most of their time and what products are popular, but he said its too expensive right now."Something that in the moment will increase their propensity to purchase a product," said Scanlin, 29, who started developing the paper-thin sensors that are 2-square feet (0.With Scanalytics, Nordmark said, "to have (the sensors) be super useful for someone like a retailer, they may need to power other types of things," like chair pads for sale sending coupons to customers."In a couple of years this kind of conversation will be like part and parcel of everyday life."If thats helping the retailer as far as tracking what sells and what no, I think its a good idea," Lenon said.But its become easier for stores to track customers in recent years.The cost of having the sensors ranges from $20 to $1,000 per month, depending on square footage and add-on applications to analyze data or interact with digital signs, Scanlin said. Based on data collected over time, the floor sensors can tell a retailer the best time to offer a coupon or change the display before the customer loses interest.19-sq. For instance, the sensors read a customers unique foot compressions to track that persons path to a digital display and how long the person stand in front of it before walking away, he said. But retailers make up the majority of Scanalytics customers, highlighting one of several efforts brick-and-mortar stores are undertaking to better understand consumer habits and catch up with e-commerce giant Amazon.The sensors can also be used in office buildings to reduce energy costs and in nursing homes to determine when someone falls. yet, but its only a matter of time, said Ghose Anindya, a business professor at New York Universitys Stern School of Business. meters) as a student at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater in 2012. Another is that its not possible to tell whether someone is inches or feet away from a product.Jeffrey Lenon, 47, who was recently shopping at the Shops of Grand Avenue mall in Milwaukee, said he wasnt bothered by the idea of stores tracking foot traffic and buying habits."Thats our biggest variable expense," said co-owner Noel Kegel. Companies such as Toronto-based Vendlytics and San Francisco-based Prism use artificial intelligence with video cameras to analyze body motions. But I dont think were there yet," he said.These technologies have not become ubiquitous in the U. He employs about 20 people.Sunglass Hut and fragrance maker Jo Malone use laser and motion sensors to tell when a product is picked up but not bought, and make recommendations for similar items on an interactive display. One drawback is that not everyone logs on so the sample size is smaller. But Scanlin noted his sensors dont collect personally identifying information.. He said hes working with 150 customers in the U.Physical stores have been at a disadvantage because they "dont have that granular level of understanding as to where users are entering, what theyre doing, what shelves are not doing well, which aisles are not being visited," said Brian Sathianathan, co-founder of Iterate.ai.S.ai, a small Denver-based company that helps businesses find and test technologies from startups worldwide.Online clicks give retailers valuable insight into consumer behavior, but what can they learn from footsteps? Its a question Milwaukee-based startup Scanalytics is helping businesses explore with floor sensors that track peoples movements. and other countries and estimates that about 60 percent are retailers.S.Scanalytics co-founder and CEO Joe Scanlin said thats what his floor sensors are designed to do

Posté le 17/03/2021 à 03:39 par ntedemoiryb
Edité le 19/04/2021 à 07:43 par ntedemoiryb

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