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import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
import androidx.core.util.Pools;

/** Implementation of Dynamic wrapping a ReadableArray. */
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  private @Nullable ReadableArray mArray;
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  public static DynamicFromArray create(ReadableArray array, int index) {
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    dynamic.mArray = array;
    dynamic.mIndex = index;
    return dynamic;
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    mArray = null;
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  @Override
  public boolean isNull() {
    if (mArray == null) {
      throw new IllegalStateException("This dynamic value has been recycled");
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    return mArray.isNull(mIndex);
  }

  @Override
  public boolean asBoolean() {
    if (mArray == null) {
      throw new IllegalStateException("This dynamic value has been recycled");
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    return mArray.getBoolean(mIndex);
  }

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    if (mArray == null) {
      throw new IllegalStateException("This dynamic value has been recycled");
    }
    return mArray.getDouble(mIndex);
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  @Override
  public int asInt() {
    if (mArray == null) {
      throw new IllegalStateException("This dynamic value has been recycled");
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  public String asString() {
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  public ReadableMap asMap() {
    if (mArray == null) {
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    }
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  public ReadableType getType() {
    if (mArray == null) {
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We will be doing a segment that I call Where Are They Now. Where Are They Now are essentially opportunities where I connect with an individual that I used to work with, a former colleague, who had the brand of a rock star. We have fun re-connecting conversation on the show. If you want to hear about the journey of how I wrote my book, you can check out Episode 2 where I share a little bit of what I went through. If you're every interested in publishing a book, let me tell you. Writing the book was actually the easiest part. The publishing aspect of it is pretty intense and lots of lessons learned, lots of twist and turns. It's taking a lot longer than I anticipated. That's the key idea from every other author that I have spoken to. It takes more time than you sometimes anticipate but it helps to round out and make a great product.
In our episode, I had a chance to connect with Jonathan. He is a former consultant. He is now a senior vice president at a global marketing firm. Jonathan has a great background in media and entertainment. In today's career dilemma, I had a mentee reach out to me about a client that continues to throw her under the bus, and what she should do about that? In this episode, we are going to give my mentee some advice and things that she can consider to help manage that dynamic. I had other people asking me about a previous Where are They Now episode I did. Check out Episode 12. I did connect with Ron in that episode.
Jonathan, thank you so much for making time to connect with us today on the MECE Muse Unplugged.
It's been so many years. So much has changed in our lives and in the world, so thank you for your time today. Maybe you can share with the go getters of the MECE Muse Unplugged a little bit about who you are and your background.
My name is Jonathan Jordan. I am right now in LA, Los Angeles but originally I'm from the East Coast. I've been out here for about two years. I grew up in Virginia and DC area, and then migrated up to New York City, which is when we met when we were both working at a big four. I'm in New York for about seven years. After that I moved out here and there's tons of great opportunity out here. My current role is focused around the same stuff that I've been doing most of my career in consulting. Most of the work I do is focused on people strategy. Whether that's people in organizational change management or whether it's more on the talent and human capital side.
What I do is I partner with large Fortune 500 companies to rollout the programs and interventions that will support their employees to be the best they can be, and support and deliver the strategy. I did take a detour for a few years and worked in the music business. That's my passion, I'm always going to do something in the music business. I did work for a record label for a few years. That was a great experience, and that helped a lot when I came back into consulting, working in the media and entertainment space, which in LA we do a ton of that work.
I remember when you first joined our project, you could do no wrong and quickly rose to the top, you got promoted. In my mind, you were on fire. You mentioned you grew up in Virginia, you spent a good chunk of time in New York City, and now you're on the west coast. Do you have any particular favorite city, because you've had different experiences? Any thoughts on anyone thinking about moving?
There is a massive difference between the west coast and east coast. I love LA, it is great. I'll say New York is always going to be home to me, because the energy and the pace and the drive that people have there is so unique and different. When you talk to people in New York, they have a day job, but they also have a hustle, and they have things that they want to pursue. Many times they moved to the city to accomplish these things. That drive and energy is hard to match, and LA is much more laid back. The level of intelligence is great out here too.
I mean I'm impressed by some of the things that they do. What I say is the biggest difference I notice is the creativity that I find in LA. When you talk to people in San Francisco and Silicon Valley, it's disruptive in thinking. Why are we doing this? There's got to be a better way we can do it. There is a more creative way we can do it. That's one differentiator that I see. Anyone who's thinking about moving to LA, the one thing you got to know that traffic's pretty massive, it's crazy like people say, but it certainly has its own vibe and creativity out here.
How did you get into consulting? I know you shared that you started in consulting, then you veered off, went into another industry, and then you came back. Share a little bit about how you decided to even go in consulting in the first place.
I literally stumbled into consulting. I didn't go into college thinking about being a consultant. I studied communications in my undergrad. I thought it was going to go work in media, whether that was radio or TV. It's funny because it's full circle because I am doing that today. I spent my undergrad focused on communication, mass marketing, and mass media communications. In between undergrad and going back to get my MBA, I spent six months at a direct marketing company. It was a small mom and pop shop, but it was interesting. I just graduated undergrad and the guy put me in charge of new business. I was going to meeting after meeting trying to drum up the pipeline of work and business for this company.
One of the most interesting things that I learned is we were starting to get a schedule for GSA so we can sell to the government. I was taking a bunch of trips up to DC and going into these meetings and presenting who the company was. I was always the youngest guy and usually the only person of color in there. I would hang around with these older guys that had been around the block and they kept telling me to go back and get your grad degree, get it out of the way. If you want to do it, just do it. I went to get the MBA, but I didn't know what I wanted to do. When I was in that business role, it was the most eye opening thing, that this is where it's at. Even though I might want my aspirations to get into media or to veer into marketing or maybe the music business. I had to have a good foundation of business.
After getting a degree, I was stuck. I didn't know what I wanted to do. I went on a couple of job interviews for low-level jobs, and I didn't get a gig. I kept working side jobs to pay the bills, and then got into a job placement company. You work a job and they put you in staffing. It was for a project management role. It was a junior analyst project manager role, and they luckily put me in. That was my first gig. I went to do project management and worked at that firm for a little while. Then I found a liking to more people and HR side and strategy side, I started to work on a tiny team that was an internal consulting team called People's Strategic Initiative. It was there that I was like, "This is it." If I had to work in the professional services or in organizations that are focused on professional services, I knew that that was going to be the area where I would find the most interest. I think people are interesting, and I am very pro-organizations doing the right thing by their employees.
Consultant Rockstar: Companies made employees take a backseat to show them the profit.
If you look back at history, organizations and companies, especially a lot of the GEs and those companies that are known that had been around a long time, one thing that they always did is they valued employees. As the 1970s came in and especially the 1980s, their shareholder value was the number one priority of large companies, you saw employees take a backseat and shareholders take a front seat. What that did is that changed the climate of the relationship and the trust factor between organizations and employees. Today, where people stay at a job for one or two years, there's that distrust in an organization. I'm only going to get what I can get, and then you have no loyalty for the organization. People blame employees for that, but it's the other way around. Companies made employees take a backseat to show them the profit. I fell into consulting. It wasn't something that I always thought I wanted to do, but once I fell into it and I fell in love with it.
You talked about going back and getting your MBA. Any insights you can share for anyone that's thinking about getting an MBA? Anything else you'd share?
The best way that you can learn is by doing things. I don't think it's a requirement at all unless you can get into an Ivy, which is what will propel your career and certainly help you build that network that you'll probably use for your advantage after you graduate. Education is always great, but even more so getting some good experience in an actual company where you can put your hands to the plough and learn a trade. I was lucky enough to learn quite a bit in that degree. I also worked for the school, so most of it was paid for. That was my hack. I didn't have much money at all, but I know if I could get a gig at the school, I can work at the school and also pursue that graduate degree on the side, which is I would encourage anybody to do.
If you can find a role and they have education benefits, do that by all means, because it's a great way to not only working and get some experience, but you're also getting a free education. The one thing I'll say is that I benefited most from is SWOT analysis. Anybody that has been in business school or even undergrad, you know what a SWOT analysis is. Doing that over and over during that master's degree, I came out knowing a lot about how to do that white bright. A lot of people try to do it, not a lot of people do it right. That is something we are very much using today, which is uncommon because a lot of times we can't remember 95% percent of the stuff we learned in school.
Let's talk about your favorite project moment when you were in consulting, either your last firm or previously. What for you was a favorite project that you can pick off?
One of my clients out here in LA was probably the best. I don't think it was a particular moment. It is a series of moments that I reflect on from one of the last client that I had. What we do is we build trust and we advise. I remember a smart person who said, "We get paid to talk and to think," and that's absolutely right. The outcome of those things is that you build a trusted relationship with your clients. I've always been able to help and support and help our clients get to value, but this particular instance I was on a project and it was a fast growth company. In a matter of ten years, they went from zero to $1.5 million. It's a company out here in LA where it's a family owned thing.
It's a small mom and pop, but they're growing so fast in their head count and they've got to have processes and standards and they're just out of their element. They know one thing and they know it really well, but the actual business side of it, they're immature and didn't know how to grow their company in a way that would maintain a positive culture and in a way that they could retain the best and brightest talent. They also didn't have any processes set up. It was a nightmare. You're going from paper or manual processes to efficient systems. What we were doing is helping the CIO and also the chief of staff to take this transformation idea about how do we grow fast and how we transform into a mature organization.
What we did is we built that into the fabric of the company. If you think about transformation as a platform for continuous change, where you're inspiring and moving ahead and change in a way where you're able to grow. Instead of letting change happen to you, you embed it into the organization. We tested it out, and we've never done it before, but we were successful in doing that. As a consultant, I got a seat at the table in a lot of conversations I'd never been at before, executive, senior conversations where you're influencing the success of companies. It wasn't a particular moment, but it was a series of things that happened that led to this moment where I became a trusted advisor for that client.
What would you say is your most challenging moment?
We were helping this company out on the East Coast. It was a large media and entertainment client, and it was awkward. There were multiple consulting helping them out at the same time with the same problem. It was political, we had to smile at each other in front of the client, but behind closed doors, we hated each other. It was a global project, but we were leading the US version of this part of the project, so it was a big project. There were some nice people, but there were some hard people to work with. My collaborations are always good, but when there's such a false and negative energy in the room, it's hard to work with that. You can't necessarily go to your client and complain.
You've got to generate value, do what you can do for your client and do what's right by your clients. The moment is where we got to such a level of scope creep, and it wasn't our fault. It was several reasons why we got to that, but we got to wash our hands and get off of this thing. It was out of hand. It was so crazy we had to get out of there. It was like, "We're done." It was more of we have that respect for our people because it was becoming really toxic. In doing that, the client asked us to transition this other consulting company that was bringing in their people back from us. When I say toxic, it was unhealthy toxic. We need to get out of here. We had to tough it out and my transition this work. We made the best of it because we were leaving, but I don't want to ever be in that predicament.
I give kudos to the leadership team that you were working with them. That's probably a tough decision. I so respect when leaders see the writing on the wall. They know that if a client's behavior is not in alignment with their firm's values or their personal values, they will make adjustments. I'm glad that you saw that type of leadership, because sometimes it's the other way around. I've seen projects with the same toxic behavior, but people are making different decisions based on revenue.
I commend those leaders for saying no because it's so hard to do when you got money on the table.
Given your experience in consulting, what would you say is your definition of a great consultant?
It's two parts. You need to be an expert in something. The consulting game is great because we have billable hours, we jump on different projects and do different things, but then ultimately, you are becoming an amazing consultant, that somebody that people call when you build an expertise in something. One thing I'd like to do with younger practitioners and analysts is I'll say "What are you really good at?" If they can't tell me, I'll say let's develop that. If you can't tell me what you are the best at, either a sector or if it's a competency where you are specialized in and you're an expert in that area, I find it hard to be a generalist consultant and really be good. There are people that are great at project management but in what aspect? Why should I call you? Why should a client pay you per hour? You have to generally generate that as a consultant.
The second thing is being able to build relationships. What this is doing is mapping back to hard and soft skills. The hard skills, you can learn by experience and have expertise over time. You can learn that in the books, but you'll never be great until you get in there and work with some clients. The soft skills part is probably the hardest, where a lot of people struggle. Are you able to build a relationship? Are you able to connect with a client? Are you able to work with difficult people? Are you able to adjust your work style with someone else's so you can accomplish a goal for your client? I'm breaking it down to building the expertise or getting into the hard skills. The second thing that makes you invaluable on the consultant is being able to build relationships.
If you think back over your experience as a consultant, there are people that stick out in your mind. There are people that can make it partnered three times as much as other people. Most of the time it's not because of who they know, it's about the fact that that person probably can build relationships fast and sell. The folks that will rise and the folks that become great in their field as consultants is because they can work with everybody. They work well, they're articulate. They know when to speak, and when they speak, they add value. It's a lot of different things, but those are the two that stick out to me.
What are the things you wish someone told you when you first started?
Consultant Rockstar: Find that one or two people in that organization that have the juice.
I'll give you the secret hack. This is what I do. Find that one or two people in that organization that have the juice, and you know what I mean by the juice. Those are the people that people respect. These are usually higher ranking people that have a lot of influence at the organization and within your sphere of the people that you're working with. This might be a hierarchy partner or a partner that runs your practice. You take that person; you identify who they are. The rule is you can't do this too early when you're in that company, so usually about six months to a year is a safe bet. Demonstrate something that you can do and have done something with a client. Get in there, do some work, and build experience. You're widening your network, you know some people, you've worked with a couple of clients and maybe one client, and you've done some decent work.
What happens is in this conversation, they will think intuitively, someone that's high-ranking, as long as they like you or if they're starting to like you, they will say, "They're being assertive. They know where they want to go. I want to help them get there." They might not say that to you then, but that's what they're thinking. Our favorite subject is ourselves, so you get them to talk about themselves. You listen and you take notes. The exercise is having a conversation and showing that you admire them. By the end of this conversation, you might not feel too different, but you'll notice shortly thereafter that they know you, they know where you want to be, they're going to help you get there, and you've also started to build a relationship. I've done this at every consultant company or any division of practice I have been at, and every time, it works and helps my career.
You just gave the mic drop of all advice that I have heard. You just dropped a real secret there. I've been a testament. Jonathan came in on fire within a year he got promoted. For those who know the consulting environment, coming in as an inexperienced hire, you're already at a disadvantage. He came in guns blazing, so these are proven techniques. Thank you for sharing them with us.
It's important that you saw a show assertiveness and boldness. This isn't a chance for you to brag, but this is a chance for you to say, "I know what I want and I know how to get there, and this is what I'm doing with or without you." Especially if you're a person of color or minority, people will get behind that. It's not right, but that is the truth. It's important especially for people of color and different genders. Let's be bold. Let's not be rash with it, but let's be bold and assertive. Sometimes speaking up is all you need to do.
I want to get back to the career dilemma. Her name is Cassandra. I'm going to read the email that I got from Cassandra a couple days ago. Cassandra writes, "Christie, I've been recently placed in a work stream lead role with a team of three analysts, with the goal of going up for promotion to manager next year. I was excited to be given this level of responsibility, but my client is pretty unpredictable. My client continues to make verbal commitments or agree with my approach when we talk in passing, but then when it comes time to be in meetings, she completely throws me or members of my team under the bus, sometimes acting surprised as if we've never had a conversation.
I'm getting nervous because there are pieces of data that her team has in their possession that we need in order to complete our analysis, but she will accept meeting invites then ghost, or cancel them at the last minute. This is causing me a lot of anxiety, because I have a lot riding on this role. What are some things that I can do to create more accountability with my client, but in a way that I can build a relationship with her? Thanks, Cassandra." When you hear this, Jonathan, what are some things that come to mind of what Cassandra can do?
One, I sympathize because anybody who's been a consultant long enough, this is a great war story. These are the types of stories that we talk about getting drinks. Just know you're not alone. I've been in this predicament before. A couple of things to remember. We're in the professional services industry. We get hired for many different reasons. Sometimes we get hired to help, sometimes we were hired to literally be the scapegoat. I don't have enough data points to make a firm assessment as to what's going on, but it sounds like this lack of accountability is not just you. This is probably something that's been going on. If it's not you, it's probably somebody else. If she's ghosting in meetings, if she's not showing up, that's probably a theme. It's probably been happening for a long time. I don't think it's you, but the difference is that you're in this predicament and you're hoping to control your environment.
One, you're probably been thrown under the bus and you're there literally to be the scapegoat. That's something you've got to accept. I would not take this personal at all. I would remind myself that this has probably been going on for a long time. It's a work style and it is a behavior that has probably been long in the way. You're not going to be able to control your client, which is nerve wracking because for anybody that's in consulting, most of us are type A. We like to be in charge and demand. There's a great executive coach. Basically he coaches consultants and senior consultants that, "When you start to get pushed back, the last thing we want to do is push against that pushback." What we want to do is pull. If we can't push a client to make a decision and move forward with the plan that we have, what we need to do is pull them in.
There's three steps that he takes. One, ask questions. Ask smart questions. Playback what you heard, and then at some point I'll ask you what you think we should do. The exercise of demonstrating over time that you're not pushing an agenda is if anything, you're pulling them in by asking questions and making them feel like they're heard and they're the most important person in the room. Many times, they might say the dumbest thing or they're going to have a horrible idea or the client might be out of their mind, but if they feel heard and if they feel they're the most important person, then many times a lot of those things that are causing havoc in the relationship will go away. Then you can get in a deeper level and gain their trust. Some of the symptoms of what you're seeing is a deeper issue around gaining the trust of that person. Here's what I would do though, and this is what I did in the past. I would get the client out from work.
You probably don't know them that well, but if you can get them out of the workplace, go get coffee, go get a drink. I get to know them as a person, and build that relationship. You might not hit it off, but they'll see that you want to get to know them and it's not always about the work. Consultants always tend to be work-oriented and drive, drive, drive. Many times when you're back in the workplace, you can get much more accomplished by building that relationship out. That's what I would do. I'd get them out of the workplace, do something fun, make it not about the work, get to know who they are, their family, what they like to do, build that relationship, and then you'll usually see that materialize on the business.
I'm going to add a couple more to round out a different perspective to what you shared. I like how you framed it in terms of the individual caring and feeding of that relationship, and that's a great way to look at it. Some other things that Cassandra may consider as well is that there may be some organizational politics at play. You talked about being in the position of a scapegoat. I would try to do a little bit of recon. Figure out what's going on. If chances are you're not the first one, talk to your leadership. Have they seen this type of behavior? If you can, talk to some of her colleagues, talk to her employees or her peers and parallel business units. Try to figure out the root cause, because it sounds like there is a resistance, and that's her tactics. Her tactic is to stall, it's to create the element of surprise, but to me, that's all noise for something deeper.
Looking at the organizational politics, talking to the people around her to see how you can connect the dots to get a good pulse of what's happening. Don't take it personal but keeping your leadership involved. I remember I was in a similar situation. I ended up setting up weekly calls with my management team because they knew this person had a similar type of volatile personality and she was a critical stakeholder. I had a meeting and I would share what I was doing and what was the outcome of that. They were giving me advice. To your point, having leadership work with me through that scenario, I ended up building good relationships with them, because we were able to be successful in a way that we've managed that dynamic and I learned a ton. The last thing I'm going to add, Cassandra, is document.
You mentioned she's skipping verbal commitments and changing things in the fly. In addition to the relationship building, you have to get a little bit more formal and make sure you're documenting, you're sending emails, you have meeting agendas, you've got meeting notes. There's a paper trail, because regardless of if you're a scapegoat or not, your firm still has to deliver. There are contractual obligations I play here. You want to make sure you cover yourself and talk to your leadership to see what that could potentially mean. I had one of my first team leads share with me over 15 years ago and I still follow this concept to this day. I remember he told me, "If it's not written, it does not exist." That's so true, so take that advice. I don't know if you've got anything else you wanted to share?
The name of the executive coach was Dr. JM Perry. He's been around for quite a while and he works with top consulting companies, banks, technology companies. He has this audio series called The Pull Recipe, which is about letting your clients have their way, but it is probably the most valuable piece of coaching I got from anybody ever.
Thank you so much for your time with this. It was such a great pleasure to connect with you. This was great.
I love what you're doing. Keep doing it because you're helping a lot of people. There's a lot of folks that are either stumbling into this industry or they've been around and they just haven't had a chance to listen to others in this industry and their problems, and you're giving a lot of great advice. Congrats to you for what you're doing, keep doing it and I'm honored that you have me call in.
Thank you so much. If you have a particular question or feedback, feel free to drop us a line at MECEMuseUnplugged@Gmail.com. I want to thank Jonathan for being a guest on our show. Thank you, my go-getters. This is Christie Lindor signing out for The MECE Mtuse Unplugged pop-up podcast. Here's to your journey to greatness.


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Cultural Building, Refurbishment
The first governor of the Canary Islands ordered the construction of a tower at the end of the fifteenth century, and when it was extended a few years later, the space located between the tower and the new perimeter walls was filled with earth to increase the building's strength and resistance. That purely defensive need would become the structuring argument of our architectural proposal for the Castillo de La Luz. Located in La Isleta, the isthmus at which the Castilian ships protecting the city arrived, it concealed those primitive walls originally beaten by the sea. The passage of time affected not only its initial use and preservation, but also the conditions of its closest environment: the old coastal fortress that was wrapped by the water during high tide became gradually surrounded by the structures of the port and the growing city of Las Palmas. After being involved in battles at the end of the sixteenth century -in which the city was plundered, burnt, and rebuilt- the fortress retained its military role but gradually declined, reaching the twentieth century in a state of ruin. In the 1960s, however, it was partially reconstructed to become an exhibition gallery.
When undertaking the project to build in the historic castle, which was to be transformed into a new exhibition space equipped with the installations appropriate to a contemporary museum, we decided to begin with a close reading of the circumstances of its past. If, for five centuries, the space between the outer walls and the original tower had remained hidden, filled with earth, our task essentially consisted in emptying it and recovering the view of the primitive fortress, transformed now into the protagonist of the new museum. Where once there was only hardpan, a space up to now concealed from view, a void emerged, covered with a white concrete slab that is separated from the stone walls of the old tower to let natural light pass through narrow skylights. On the exterior, a recently built, fake perimeter pit has been dismantled to free up a vast surface of the terrain on the original, ground level of the fortress, revealing its full dimensions. A new, partially buried pavilion adds complementary spaces for the museum: access, shop, restrooms, storage, and multipurpose hall. A thin horizontal platform that barely emerges from the terrain will be the only visible trace of an intervention that aims at going unnoticed adjacent to the building it serves and complements.
Any contemporary intervention in historical heritage generates a difficult relationship. On occasions like this one it becomes the expression of a direct and clear response to the apparently insignificant circumstances, which simply demanded one fundamental action. Rather than rebuilding or renovating the Castillo de La Luz ("castle of light"), we merely emptied it, revealing its concealed past, now transformed into a space filled with light -as if paying tribute to its name- by means of an architecture that displays itself and its own history.
Enrique Sobejano
Fuensanta Nieto
Project information:
Project: Castillo de la Luz
Competition 1st Prize. 1998
Mention Prize Arquitectura Española 2015. CSCAE
Location: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
Client: Ministry of Public Works of Spain
Property: Municipality of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Program: Restoration and museum expansion of fifteenth-century castle
Total floor area: 2.961 m2
Project architects: Pedro Quero, Alexandra Sobral
Project team: Carlos Ballesteros, lago Blanco, Mauro Herrero, Juan Carlos Redondo
Site supervision:
Miguel Mesas Izquierdo, José Mena, Edward Lynch
Structural engineer: N.B.35, S.L.
Mechanical engineer:
Aguilera Ingenieros, S.A.
Museographic projetc
Museographic projetc architects: Maria Luisa García, Ernesto García, Luis Labrandero
Models: Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos
Photographs: Aurofoto S.L. (models), Roland Halbe
Project dates:
Completion: 2004 (1st Phase) / 2015 (2nd Phase)
Construction company:
Dragados, S.A. (1st Phase)
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Qualicum Beach town council expansion still possible
Against Coun. Mary Brouilette's objections, council will get staff to produce a report on how to expand to a council of seven members
It wouldn't be a Qualicum Beach town council meeting without some navel-gazing discussion about how this group of elected officials goes about its business.
If one could devise a drinking game that would require participants to down a shot every time the word 'process' is uttered at one of these gatherings, no one would be driving home.
Governance was a topic again Monday night on two fronts, one initiated by council itself and another by a resident. Against Coun. Mary Brouilette's objections, council will get a report from staff on what is required, and when, related to adding a referendum question to the November ballots asking voters if they want to expand council from five members (the mayor and four councillors) to seven (the mayor and six councillors).
Mayor Teunis Westbroek's motion to at least look at the staff report passed after a motion by Brouilette to cancel the entire discussion was not supported by any other members of council.
"This year we have a lot going on," said Brouilette. "This is a non-critical issue. The timing is poor. I don't think it is a priority."
Later, resident Graham Riches, saying he represented a group called the Concerned Citizens of Qualicum Beach, came before council to once again complain about what he views the "rushed approval process" of the Clarion development in the village.
Riches also asked council again to build in more time and opportunity for public input into decisions. He spoke of a survey the group did and claimed "our views were shared by more than 800" of the 1,100 people surveyed.
"We heard many residents have lost faith in the council," said Riches.
By law, municipal councillors are not allowed to receive any additional feedback after a public hearing. At least once councillor, Bill Luchtmeijer, said he didn't like that rule, but he said a town council can't arbitrarily change the provincial legislation.
"Personally, I feel the public hearing process is very one-sided," said Luchtmeijer. "We (councillors) get to listen and we can't respond. It (the issue of a specific public hearing) is not open to debate or discussion."
A visit to the website of the Concerned Citizens of Qualicum Beach this week reveled no reference to any survey, no list of the group's officers or organizational structure, no claims of any number of members, no names of group contacts and no references to any meetings, regularly scheduled or otherwise.
Also, briefly, from town council's meeting Monday night:
• Council learned the company that owned the property where the Crystal Terrace development on the Island Highway was supposed to go has been sold. Staff reported the new owner has committed to removing the pilings on the property and a right-of-way required in a 2012 resolution of council has been registered. Staff reported it will now issue a development permit, as per the 2012 resolution.
• Council authorized staff to enter into separate fee-for-service agreements with both Broombusters and the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Both were renewals with some minor changes.
• Council gave first reading to a bylaw amending the current secondary suites bylaw. There are four changes: garden suites will be permitted on non-ALR parcels of land; the maximum size of any carriage house, garden suite or secondary suite is 90 square metres (969 square feet); the owner-occupancy requirement will be eliminated; DCCs for secondary suites within the village neighbourhood would be eliminated. Click on this link to read a story on our website from June detailing the secondary suites review plans (http://www.pqbnews.com/news/212363461.html).
• Staff reported the timelines for changing the town's growth containment boundary and the site-specific official community plan related to the proposed Pheasant Glen development have changed. The growth containment boundary change should be ready to send to the regional district of Nanaimo by the end of March and bylaws related to OCP changes for Pheasant Glen would likely be ready for town council by June.
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The Fellow will teach communicative English language skills to undergraduate English majors (mostly pre-service English teachers).
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Indian federal authorities arrested a top executive at the retail conglomerate Future Group, one of the largest retailers in the country, on customs fraud charges involving more than $2 million of unpaid customs duties on garment imports, a government statement said on Saturday. The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, part of India's finance ministry, arrested Dinesh Maheshwari, executive director and chief financial officer of Future Enterprises Ltd, for flouting import rules that allow duty-free shipments of certain items under a free trade pact with Bangladesh.
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Meghan Markle is constantly making headlines. Being a member of the royal family ensures that she stays in the media. However, she recently gave one of her most in-depth interviews with Variety. But just what did the duchess of Sussex reveal in the interview? We've rounded up some of the most poignant points from the former actor's conversation.
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Queen Elizabeth II's death has given Meghan Markle new perspective
Like many people around the world, Meghan was deeply affected by the death of Queen Elizabeth II. The Archetypes podcast host has shared that the late queen was always very kind to her.
In her conversation with Variety, she revealed that she felt grateful to have had a "nice warmth" with the matriarch of the royal family. She also shared that her grandmother-in-law's death has galvanized her into focusing even more of her attention on passion projects and philanthropic pursuits.
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"In big moments in life, you get a lot of perspective," Meghan shared. "It makes you wonder what you want to focus your energy on. Right now, we feel energized and excited about all of the things we've been building toward."
The 'Archetypes' podcast host thinks people forget she's a real person
Meghan has certainly received an overwhelming amount of hate in the media. She's even been blamed for Prince Harry's decision to step down as a senior royal. Because of the media storm surrounding the philanthrope, she believes that people have a tendency to dehumanize her. However, she's hoping that Archetypes will remind people that she's just a human being, just like anyone else.
Inside Variety's cover story with Meghan, Duchess of Sussex:
Meghan Markle Lets Her Guard Down: On Grieving Queen Elizabeth, Producing With Harry and Returning to Hollywood https://t.co/YDDQTTNR7H pic.twitter.com/b1ucIdU1eg
— Variety (@Variety) October 19, 2022
"I think that what happens, looking in from the outside, when there is this much noise, is that you become dehumanized," Meghan explained to Variety. "But if you remember that someone is a human being, then you don't treat them, talk about them, look at them the same way."
Meghan has absolutely no intention of ever returning to acting
Before she became a royal, Meghan was best known as an actor. Her most famous role was undoubtedly Rachel Zane on Suits. The California native was a series regular on the legal drama for seven seasons. However, after marrying Prince Harry, she had to retire from acting in order to become a working member of the royal family.
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After Meghan her husband stepped down as senior members of the royal family, Meghan's fans wondered if she'd ever return to acting. But it looks like the Deal or No Deal alum has zero interest in returning to her former career. "I'm done," Meghan shared about acting. "I guess never say never, but my intention is to absolutely not."
Like any parent, Meghan just wants her kids to be happy
While Meghan has no interest in returning to acting, she wouldn't mind if her kids decided to pursue the art form. When Variety asked the royal what she would do if Archie Mountbatten-Windsor or Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor wanted to pursue a career in entertainment, she was all for it. She stressed the importance of her children finding what makes them happy.
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"When you become a parent, you genuinely want your kids to find the things that bring them complete joy," Meghan explained. "They're our kids, obviously, and they're part of a legacy and a tradition and a family that will have other expectations. But I want them to be able to carve out their own path. If it's the entertainment industry, great."
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are regulars at In-N-Out
Stars (or even royals) — They're just like us! It seems that Prince Harry and Meghan like the occasional fast food run just like anyone else. When Meghan and her family are driving the two hours from their home in Montecito to Los Angeles, they will often stop at a specific In-N-Out.
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"My husband's favorite is In-N-Out," Meghan revealed. "There's one at the halfway point between LA and our neck of the woods. It's really fun to go through the drive-thru and surprise them. They know our order."
Clearly, Meghan wasn't afraid to get candid in her interview with Variety. Undoubtedly, the royal's fans are interested in seeing what she does next.
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Shares spike 52% after company unveils Atari Token and Pong, announces plans to allow cryptocurrencies in its gambling business
Atari may be a retro gaming brand, but it's looking to get involved in the latest big tech trend. As reported by Bloomberg, the company has unveiled plans for its own cryptocurrency called Atari Token, to be followed by another called Pong.
"Blockchain technology is poised to take a very important place in our environment and to transform, if not revolutionize, the current economic ecosystem, especially in the areas of the video game industry and online transactions," Atari Chairman and CEO Frederic Chesnais said. "Our aim is to take strategic positions with a limited cash risk, in order to best create value with the assets and the Atari brand."
Atari Token will be used for a blockchain-based digital media platform being developed as part of a deal with Infinity Networks, Ltd. As part of the deal, Atari also took a 15% stake in Infinity Networks, but granted it a long-term license to use the Atari brand. Atari said it is pursuing additional deals where it will take equity in a company in exchange for a license to its brand and a minimal cash payout.
As for its other blockchain ambitions, Atari is looking to incorporate cryptocurrencies into its gambling business. The company has already partnered with Pariplay, Ltd. for a series of online slot machines using Atari brands like Pong and Asteroids. Later this year, the pair hope to launch a new casino platform allowing players to bet with fiat currency or a variety of cryptocurrencies. Atari will also roll out a second cryptocurrency, Pong, specifically for use on its gambling sites.
The news seems to have gone over well with investors. Atari shares were trading for $0.52 on the day it first announced its cryptocurrency ambitions, and are now trading up 52% to $0.79 as of this writing, a little over a week later.
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Anyone considering moving to Chicago, should consider the Pullman district. As one of the first planned communities in the U.S., it is among the most fascinating neighborhoods in Chicago—and the country.
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Large 5 star resorts, luxury hotels, those with swimming pools, daily activities, a choice of bars and restaurants, disco's, children's activities, all inclusive accommodation may be preferred by some while others may prefer the smaller or quieter hotels or an island attracting fewer sun holiday tourists.The main tourist island of Sal provides a greater choice, while Boa Vista will be developing and provide more resorts and hotels in the coming years.
Make sure you carry out some research before deciding which island you would prefer to visit. Travel agents do not always know much about the Cape Verde Islands and, travel companies may want to direct you to an island, hotel, resort which is in less in demand or that it is better for them to book for you. There are All Inclusive Hotels and Resorts on the main tourists islands of Sal and Boavista. We have more information here on Sal Accommodation. The Islands of Sao Vicente and Santiago also have a number of hotels used to accommodate travelers arriving on international flights. While there are more hotels being built there are still some smaller pensions, guest houses and hotels on the islands which you may prefer. We have some links to online websites that provide more information about 'Hotels' and similar accommodation on the different islands.
Rental Agencies on the islands manage apartments on behalf of owners, so you may wish to contact agencies on a particular islands.
There are also apartments advertised online with Bookings.com, Owners Direct and others. There are property owners who rent privately and there are Rental Agencies operating on the busier islands. We have some links to a few online websites that advertise rental properties.
Weigh up the cost of flight only and the cost of booking accommodation, you may find it cheaper to book a package holiday during the weeks you wish to visit.
The main tourist area on the island is in Santa Maria. This is where you will find most of the hotels, although a number of hotels and resorts have now also been built along the west coast. You have some established family run hotels or others such as the RIU and Sol Melia. Note: You will also find that rental properties can be let in a number of the resorts in and around Santa Maria.
The main town of Sal Rei on the island of Boavista has some small pensions and hotels which you may prefer to stay at for a few days. The larger tourist hotels are situated outside of Sal Rei.
The Riu Karamboa is situated a few minutes away from the airport and approximately 10 minutes away from Sal Rei in a taxi.
The Royal Decameron and the Iberostar have been accommodating tourists for a number of years and these are about 15-20mins from Sal Rei. The most recent hotel built on Boavista is the Riu Touareg which is some 30mins in a taxi from Sal Rei. The cost of a taxi into and out of Sal Rei to the Touareg could cost you 60 euros return.
Alternatively you may wish to look at rental apartments which are advertised online on various websites.
Praia is where most of the business hotels are situated. There are some tourist hotels and resorts on the island outside of Praia, one is in Tarrafal.
Most of the hotels and some rental accommodation are in and around Vila do Maio.
Cape Verde's second capital is Mindelo, the cultural city, this is where many of the hotels are situated. Others may be scattered in a few other places. There are a number of popular residencials and B&B accommodation in Mindelo if looking for a less busy type of accommodation.
These are found within the Ponto do Sol, some villages, or like Pedracin Village on the side of a hill.


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This spring on Friday March 29th, 2019 we will host a Family Adventure night for the Anderson Parks District.
Working with Sands Montessori 6-8yr olds last week was such fun.
This week we are there again working with some 3-6yr olds.
We installed our first classroom tank for 5th graders at Woodlawn Elementary.
Thanks to the whole class that helped and to their amazing teacher Ms Dorris!
We will get pictures of kids working on the tank soon.
Huge thank you to Matthew Proudfit and family for completely donating this system. It is a 39g Innovative Marine AIO with baskets, protein skimmer, nano pumps, and lights. This was a great donation and will be put to good use by the kids and their wonderful teacher.
Join us and talk reefs on our Reef2Reef forum!
Find us on Facebook to talk reefs!
Big thank you to Quality Marine for stocking our traveling tanks with some cool animals making this year even more exciting for the kids.
We give our communities a better understanding of the coral reefs and the conservation of coral reefs. We do this through educational outreach programs, in class-room aquarium builds, public events and fundraisers. Along with our sponsors and partnered non-profits.
We hope through our efforts and ground work, that other regions around the country will be able to take our program methods and experience and work in their own areas. We hope to be the foundation for future educational programs around the country.
If you have any suggestions or questions, please contact us (care4reefs@gmail.com or 513-237-4167). We are always looking for new ideas and volunteers. Thank you.


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The U.S. Supreme Court ruling in the five combined cases known only as Oliver L. Brown et. al. v. the Board of Education of Topeka, (KS) et. al. was a monumental judicial turning point for this nation. The legal challenge was originally led by Charles Hamilton Houston and later Thurgood Marshall along with a formidable legal team. The Brown decision dismantled the legal framework for racial segregation.
By declaring that the discriminatory nature of racial segregation…"violates the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which guarantees all citizens equal protection of the laws," Brown v. Board of Education laid the foundation for shaping national and international policies regarding human rights.
What the Brown decision represents is at the core of United States history and the freedoms we enjoy. It reaffirmed the sovereign power of the people of the United States in the protection of their natural rights from arbitrary limits and restrictions imposed by state and local governments. Those rights are recognized in the Declaration of Independence and guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution.
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Recovering Untold Stories: An Enduring Legacy of the Brown v. Board of Education Decision was initiated in 2016 by The Brown Foundation for Educational Equity, Excellence and Research, funded by the Hall Center for the Humanities, University of Kansas and The Walton Family Foundation, published by the University of Kansas Libraries. The project was intended to capture the first-person narratives of individuals who were plaintiffs or whose families were represented in the five cases consolidated by the United States Supreme Court in an opinion announced on May 17, 1954. The Court consolidated cases from Delaware, Kansas, South Carolina, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., under the single heading of the Kansas case, commonly known as Brown v. the Board of Education of Topeka. However, the legal citation is Oliver L. Brown, et al. v. the Board of Education of Topeka (KS), et al.
We focused on the "et al.," pronounced "et-ahl," which is an abbreviation for the Latin phrase "et alia," meaning "and others." The United States judicial system uses this phrase as a reference in class action litigation in place of listing the names of all plaintiffs. In the instance of Brown v. the Board of Education, those four letters relegate several hundred men, women and children to what can be characterized as "legal wasteland," rendering them largely unknown. This project uncovers and publishes some of their stories to provide a glimpse into the role of ordinary people who found themselves in the center of an extraordinary historic milestone.
Individuals involved in the cases consolidated under Brown v. Board participated in a series of in-person workshops convened by The Brown Foundation onsite at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C. The workshops were facilitated by Cheryl Brown Henderson, Founding President of The Brown Foundation, and four University of Kansas scholars: Deborah Dandridge, Curator African American Experience Collections, Kenneth Spencer Research Library; John Edgar Tidwell, English Professor; Darren Canady, Playwright and Associate Professor of English; and Vincent Omni, Graduate Teaching Assistant, English Department. Workshop participants were guided through the process of writing a first-person narrative.
The results of their work are contained in this collection of essays, within which each person shares personal experiences, or those of their parents, offering us a better understanding of the risk, challenge and courage of African Americans who refused to be denied constitutional rights in the era of "Jim Crow" laws.
In the following quotation from his 1994 book, Crusaders in the Courts: How a Dedicated Band of Lawyers Fought for the Civil Rights Revolution 1st Edition, Attorney Jack Greenberg, member of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund's legal team in Brown, poignantly refers to the numerous individuals who are embedded within the legal shorthand "et. al.": "Before lawyers can win cases there have to be clients willing to stand up for their rights. The American Blacks who proved willing to fight segregation and discrimination were organized for the most part by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), in an environment hostile to change in the kind of justice afforded Blacks."
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An interesting gathering was held at St. Mark's Schools, Whitegate, on Saturday afternoon when the schools were handed over to the new parish by Mr. C. Holdsworth, J.P., on behalf of Messrs. Holdsworth & Co. There was a crowded attendance, presided over by the vicar, Rev. F.O. Warman, supported by Mr. C. Holdsworth, J.P., Mrs. Holdsworth, Mr. G.B. Holdsworth, J.P., Mr. & Mrs. J.W. Tillotson, Rev. E.W. Easton, Messrs. W. Taylor, E.G. Nightingale, E.W. Hinchliffe, W. Bagnall, S. Jackson, T. Brearley, L. Tattersall, A. Chadwick and F. Bradley.
The Chairman referred to the long and valuable work of Mrs. Holdsworth in connection with her clothing club in the district, which has a membership of about 200. Her work in connection with the nurse for the parish was also greatly appreciated. There was no more blessed work than attending to the sick. He asked one of the oldest members of the clothing club to present Mrs. Holdsworth with a token of their affection. Mrs. Parker then handed to Mrs. Holdsworth a bouquet.
Mrs. Holdsworth, accepting the gift, said if she could do anything to help any one in Siddal she would be glad to do so, especially if they showed a willingness to try and also help themselves.
The Chairman read a letter from Mr. J.H. Howarth, J.P., who joined in sincere and grateful thanks to Messrs. Holdsworth. Messages of regret at inability to be present were also received from Rev. T. Rose-Price and Mr. J. Morton.
The Chairman recalled that the schools were built in 1874, at a cost of £4,000. When he came to the parish nearly 19 years ago, there was practically no church at Siddal, and if there had been no school it would have been very difficult to do anything. They had been fortunate in having the privilege of using those schools for many years. They had been a great blessing to the parish. Mr. Holdsworth had each year given them handsome prizes, which were valued by scholars in many a Siddal home.
In connection with their schools there was a request by the late Mr. T. Holdsworth, who gave £120, which brought in about £4 per year. Since he had been at Siddal they had received about £70 in interest, which was a lesson on the value of bequests. Over the way they had a beautiful church, but it was only a baby, and would require providing for. They must try to keep it in a first-rate condition. If they had £1,000 left the interest would help towards the maintenance. The gift of the schools, the Chairman mentioned, was quite spontaneous.
Mr. Nightingale mentioned that he had been in Halifax nearly 18 years, and Mr. Holdsworth was one of the managers of the Parish Church Schools when he was appointed headmaster. He mentioned that 195 boys of the Parish Church School voluntarily responded to the country's call, and their letters were an indication of the value of the religious instruction received.
Mr. Tillotson alluded to the struggles of former days, and hoped the Vicar would interest the young people by giving them work to do. The church had never been refused help by Mr. and Mrs. Holdsworth.
Mr. S. Jackson proposed thanks to Messrs. Holdsworth. Mr. F. Bradley seconded, and Mr. Taylor, supporting, said he had been a teacher there nearly 30 years. When he first went, Mr. Edward Parker was teacher of the second young men's class. Mr. Parker went to New Zealand as a lay reader, and a parish which he assisted to form was the farthest south in the world. The parish, he added, would not be complete until they had a vicarage.
Mr. G.B. Holdsworth, J.P., replying, said his forbears had always taken an active interest in Siddal. It was his regret that he could not take a greater interest there, because he was interested in another church on Sundays. When they had got a vicarage all they would need would be a good recreation ground. That was a matter, however, which would have to be left for happier days.
Thanks to the chairman were spoken by Mr. C. Holdsworth and Rev. E.W. Saston. The latter congratulated Mr. G.B. Holdsworth on his election as a West Riding magistrate. The Chairman expressed appreciation and thanks for all the kindness received whilst he had been at Siddal.


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Felipe Ribeiro dos Santos, commonly known as Felipe (born 5 October 1978), is a professional futsal player who plays for Araz Naxçivan and the Azerbaijan national futsal team.

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Azerbaijani men's futsal players
Brazilian men's futsal players
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At 50, Milind Soman is our new 'Ironman'
July 21, 2015 by News Hour India Leave a Comment
Noted model-actor and small screen's Captain Vyom has now turned 'Iron Man'. Yes, we are talking about none other than the 90s heartthrob Milind Soman, who recently added another feather to his cap.
The actor, who will turn 50 this year, has won the 'Ironman' title at the prestigious triathlon organised by the World Triathlon Corporation in Zurich, Switzerland. The competition which saw the participation of over 2000 people including 7 Indians was held on July 19.
The triathlon, considered as the world's toughest race includes a 3.8 km swim, 180.2 km cycle ride and 42.2 km run. It had to be completed within 16 hours for a contestant to be titled 'The Ironman'. Milind completed the race in 15 hours and 19 minutes.
Talking to the Indian Express newspaper on phone from Zurich, Soman said that he prepared really well for the race and it was a great experience.
"The challenge was to complete the cycling segment in less than eight hours since it is a new activity for me and there was a cut-off time to adhere to," he told the English daily.
The actor also took to social media platform Facebook to share the good news with his fans. He posted: Captain Vyom turned Ironman….   
Hearty Congratulations, Milind Soman, for the title IRONMAN.
A big salute to you !!!!
Milind Soman will be seen sharing screen space with Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh and Priyanka Chopra in the much anticipated Bollywood film 'Baajirao Mastani'. For now we would like to congratulate the 'Ironman of India' for his achievement. Way to go Milind!
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Is the new Cadbury Silk Ad girl the most beautiful so far?
July 19, 2015 by RAJ KIRAN 25 Comments
Is she the most beautiful girl in an Indian Television advertisement? I say this after assuming that you have already watched the new Cadbury Dairy Milk Silk #bubbly Advertisement that has been trending on Youtube. Those who haven't can do it here.
The lyrics of the song is the same one as before: "Kiss me Close your eyes miss me Close your eyes kiss me I can read your lips on your fingertips and happiness in your eyes…"
The Ad is getting noticed more because of Malayalam actor Jayaram's son Kalidas who plays the male protagonist in the 46-second video. Kalidas Jayaram is all set to make a comeback into films with Balaji Tharaneetharan's upcoming flick 'Oru Pakka Kathai'.
But let me be clear on this. We are here to discuss the female lead – Disha Patani. Her smile, her looks, her beautiful hair, her perfect slim figure and her eyes full of expressions – all combine to make her look truly attractive in the commercial.
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She may not be the best actor and Kalidas may have scored higher with his expressions in the Ad – he is now being called chocolate hero – but we are not here to discuss acting skills. We are here to discuss if the woman in question is among the most beautiful in Indian TV commercials. I know many will disagree with the statement but there must be still many who are thinking like me.
It is rumoured that Disha Patani is the girl friend of budding Bollywood actor Tiger Shroff who appeared in Heropanti.
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Zeenat Aman hottest actress ever, say Twitterati
June 28, 2015 by IRFAN AHMAD Leave a Comment
Who is the hottest actress of Bollywood? Whenever such a question comes up, images of Zeenat Aman in the Satyam Shivam Sundaram avatar comes to our minds.
Zeenat may not be known so much as an 'actress' as Rekha or Hema Malini – both of whom had much more prolific and longer acting careers. They also walked away with the No 1 trophies for their acting skills. But it was Zeenat's appeal that pulled audiences to the cinemas to watch her films. People went not to see the film but to watch Zeenat Aman.
Zeenat was not only the first Indian to win the Miss Asia Pacific title in 1970 but also the first South Asian woman to claim the crown.
It's true that she showed off more of her body than other heroines of the era winning her the title sultry siren of the 70s. And she was more comfortable doing it. But her looks made her the reigning queen of male fantasy as she redefined the image of the heroine in Bollywood from simple, demure and virginal to a bold sex symbol.
A newspaper puts it like this: The term 'hotness' was first coined in Bollywood in honour of the gorgeous and sensuous Zeenat Aman.
The terms Ageless beauty, true sex goddess of Bollywood, true female seductress of Indian cinema have been befittingly used for Zeenat Aman. And she was aware of the effect she spelled on men. Zeenat Aman brought female sexuality to the Indian screen with an honesty that had never been seen before.
I think the title song of Satyam Shivam Sundaram was Zeenat Aman's most compelling performance. A friend agrees and quips I attained puberty after watching her in Satyam Shivam Sundaram and he in his late 20s now does not even belong to the Zeenat era.
Yet we loved—and still love, and shall continue to love—the way she looks in that song.
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Salman Khan in next Expendables with Sylvester Stallone?
Bollywood superstar Salman Khan and Hollywood action hero Sylvester Stallone have been cozying up on micro blogging site Twitter. The short exchange of pleasantries between the two stars could well end up in a film starring both. Sylvester Stallone has already suggested to Salman that they should do an action movie together which may be the next edition of Expendables.
Salman, I am very impressed with your many devoted fans. To make a great Action film Sucessful takes MANY great fans who support you, Sly
— Sylvester Stallone (@TheSlyStallone) May 22, 2015
Salman Khan fans are enjoying the exchange between the two stars and even thanked Sylvester for offering to do an action movie with the Dabbang actor.
Earlier, Salman Khan tweeted to his fans that Sly Stallone was his hero and if his fans wanted to follow someone from outside they should follow the American actor and director. Salman reminded fans of Rocky and Rambo – the two notable characters portrayed by Stallone.
Agar kisi ko follow karna hai? Bahar ka… inko follow karo @TheSlyStallone Aapke Hero ka hero Sylvester Stallone
— Salman Khan (@BeingSalmanKhan) May 21, 2015
Stallone thanked Salman for his compliment and described the Bollywood actor as 'super talented Indian superstar' in his tweet. It was retweeted 3,800 times and favourited by 4,500 Twitter users.
Would like to thank the super talented Indian superstar SALMAN KHAN the Compliment he Tweeted! We should do an ACTION FILM together!
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Salman Khan turns 49, fans celebrate birthday as Being Human Day
December 27, 2014 by Dipu Shaw 1 Comment
Salman Khan waves to his fans
It is Bollywood star Salman Khan's birthday and fans of the actor are celebrating it as Being Human Day. Being Human is the actor's charitable organisation that helps underprivileged people.
So #HappyBirthdaySalmanKhan and Being Human Day are trending on Twitter at Number 2 and Number 3 in India since Saturday December 27 morning. Salman Khan has 9.8 million followers on micro blogging site Twitter.
On Friday night as Salman Khan turned 49, the actor hosted a mega bash at his farmhouse in Panvel. A host of Bollywood celebrities were present to celebrate Salman's birthday. Bollywood divas Priyanka Chopra, Vidya Balan, Sohpie Choudry Salman's Dabangg co-star Sonakshi Sinha, his sister-in-law Malaika Arora Khan and her sister Amrita, filmmaker Karan Johar and actors Imran Khan and Ajay Devgn were among the attendees.
The actor also tweeted his birthday cake that had strawberry laced on it and had "Happy Birthday Bhai" written on it.
Birthday cake pic for u . pic.twitter.com/eyRACm0XLN
— Salman Khan (@BeingSalmanKhan) December 27, 2014
Salman Khan was born on this day in 1965 to film writer Salim Khan and Salma Khan. He played a supporting role in his debut Bollywood film Biwi Ho To Aisi. Today he is one of the most popular actors oftinsel town. Salman Khan has acted in more than 70 Bollywood films – about 40 of them blockbusters.
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Singham Returns earns Rs 30 crore on day 1, cops too watch film
August 16, 2014 by IRFAN AHMAD Leave a Comment
Singham Returns starring Ajay Devgn and Kareena Kapoor saw a roaring start to its box office collection. The film reportedly opened to a packed audience. At the Shipra Mall adjoining Delhi, the film had a packed audience comprising not of the usual moviegoers but police officials in their uniforms.
Not just inspectors and constables, but high-ranking officials like SSP and SP were present at the theatre on Independence Day to watch the film.
Ghaziabad Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Dharmendra Yadav informed that the department hardly had the opportunity to come together and watching the film was one such occasion. "Right from the constable level to a SSP, everyone was here and such outings also help inculcate team spirit," Dharmendra Yadav said.
Ajay Devgn plays a principled cop who fights the goons of Mumbai to eradicate the evil from the city in the film.
Asked if the police officials learnt something from the film, the SSP quipped that the Rohit Shetty movie was made for commercial purpose and not everything should be emulated. "I am sure the cops would take home the message that is necessary and leave behind what is unnecessary," the police officer said.
According to reports, Singham returns has made a whopping Rs 30 crores just on the first day of its release on August 15. Independence Day being a holiday encouraged more people to go to the theatres. The box office collection could even go up after actual figures become known, a source said.
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Ajay Devgn, Kareena Kapoor promote 'Singham Returns'
August 9, 2014 by IRFAN AHMAD Leave a Comment
JAIPUR: Bollywood actors Ajay Devgn and Kareena Kapoor are on a promotional spree for their upcoming film Singham Returns. On Saturday, the duo reached Jaipur to promote the action-packed film.
Both stars interacted with the media at the promotional event and talked at length about their roles in the film. Kareena Kapoor who will be pairing with Ajay Devgn after a long gap said she plays the role of a comic character in the film. Kareena said people wanted to see her in such roles and hoped that they like the film. Singham did not have much romantic track but the sequel has more of romance along with action, she informed.
Ajay Devgan, who is back in action again as a cop in the film, said that the film seeks to arouse the 'Singham' in people. 'Singham' does not mean one goes and starts beating up people but it means that one can contribute to the society by helping others in whatever small way he or she can, Ajay Devgn elaborated.
The film is a sequel to blockbuster movie Singham and has been directed by Rohit Shetty. The movie has been shot mostly at the Ramoji studio in Mumbai like its earlier version and produced by Dharma Productions.
The movie hits the silver screen on August 15, 2014.
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Tiger Shroff celebrates success of 'Heropanti' with Bollywood bigwigs
April 26, 2014 by Dipu Shaw Leave a Comment
MUMBAI: The who's who of Bollywood turned up for the success party of Tiger Shroff starrer 'Heropanti' in Mumbai last night. Bollywood superstars Salman Khan and Aamir Khan were among those who made it on time to cherish the success of Tiger and Kriti Sanon.
Aamir heaped praises on Tiger saying that he saw a superstar in the young actor. Salman, however, maintained a gap from media.
Jackie's friend and actor Suniel Shetty, who also attended the success bash, said the film is a showcase for Tiger's talents. "Tiger is an incredible acrobat who does backflips in dance sequences and effortlessly leaps off walls in action scenes. He is a smooth dancer and there is no match for him in Bollywood as well as Hollywood," Suniel added.
'Heropanti' producer Sajid Nadiawala also appeared happy with public's response to the film. Sajid revealed that he was planning other projects with Tiger and Kriti.
A remake of 2008 Telugu film Parugu, 'Heropanti' is purposefully a loud masala film.
The romantic action drama opened well on the first day of its release by minting 6.63 crore rupees in India. The film surpassed the opening day collections of Varun Dhawan's "Main Tera Hero, which raked in 6.60 crore.
"Heropanti" continued its good run on the second day and registered good collections. Though the film's collections dropped slightly on the second day, it managed to hold well and fetch over 6 crore.
If the Tiger Shroff starrer manages to collect Rs 7 crore more, then the film will cross the 20-crore mark in its opening weekend. And this does not seem a very difficult task.
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Varun Dhawan visits theatre to see response to Main Tera Hero
April 5, 2014 by newshourindia 1 Comment
MUMBAI: Actor Varun Dhawan visited Galaxy theatre to gauge the response of his film 'Main Tera Hero' which hit the silver screen on Friday. The crowd at the theatre went berserk when the young actor stepped into the midst of excited fans.
Varun posed with the people and signed autographs with them.
In 'Main Tera Hero,' Varun plays Seenu who reaches Bengaluru with the single aim of earning a college degree. Instead, he starts chasing the pretty Sunaina played by Ileana D' Cruz, who is being menaced by a tall, burly policeman Arunoday Singh.
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Sonakshi Sinha, Imran Khan launch trailer of 'Rio 2'
April 3, 2014 by newshourindia Leave a Comment
Bollywood actors Sonakshi Sinha and Imran Khan launched the trailer of 'Rio-2,' the sequel to 2011's hit animation film. Rio will see Sonakshi and Imran voice the main characters- macaws Jewel and Blu, for the dubbed Hindi version.
Both the actors revealed that they always admired animated films and they have also sung a few lines in the movie.
Imran, who will be turning father in June, also appeared excited about the arrival of a new member in his family. The actor revealed that he is busy shopping for their firstborn.
"Rio 2", an adventure comedy set in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, is releasing in 3D here in English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu on April 11.
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