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A Tour Of Changi Airport..Singapore…World”s Best Airport !!!!

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Singapore’s Changi Airport is a major hub for international transport, with more than 135,000 passengers passing through every day.

But it’s no boring airport terminal. Changi was just named the Best Airport in The World by Skytrax, a company that tracks and rates airline and airport performance.

Realizing that travel can be stressful, the team behind Changi designed the airport to be an open, airy space with lots of greenery (Singapore is the garden city, after all), gardens, outdoor access, and comfortable seating areas.

There are also incredible amenities, like a butterfly garden, rooftop pool, movie theaters, hotels, spas, and showers, and even a four-story slide.

The airport is an architectural marvel. The newest terminal, Terminal 3, was designed by CPG Consultants, in collaboration with Woodhead, Tierra Design and SOM, Bartenbach LichtLabor and Hugh Dutton & Associates.

The airport is an architectural marvel. The newest terminal, Terminal 3, was designed by CPG Consultants, in collaboration with Woodhead, Tierra Design and SOM, Bartenbach LichtLabor and Hugh Dutton & Associates.

Most passengers enter the airport at Terminal 3, the newest and largest terminal at Changi, which is where Singapore Airlines is based. At 380,000 sq. m., the terminal is spacious, with high ceilings and an open, airy feel.

Most passengers enter the airport at Terminal 3, the newest and largest terminal at Changi, which is where Singapore Airlines is based. At 380,000 sq. m., the terminal is spacious, with high ceilings and an open, airy feel.

There’s also a lush vertical garden here called the “Green Wall.” It has over 20 varieties of plants, vines, and flowers growing on it.

There's also a lush vertical garden here called the "Green Wall." It has over 20 varieties of plants, vines, and flowers growing on it.

It’s easy to get between terminals on the Skytrain.

It's easy to get between terminals on the Skytrain.

One of the best things about Changi airport is its Balinese-themed outdoor rooftop pool, located in Terminal 1. Passengers can pay to use this pool for about $14. (It’s free for guests who are staying in the Ambassador Transit Hotel.)

One of the best things about Changi airport is its Balinese-themed outdoor rooftop pool, located in Terminal 1. Passengers can pay to use this pool for about $14. (It's free for guests who are staying in the Ambassador Transit Hotel.)

You can watch planes take off and land directly from the pool garden.

You can watch planes take off and land directly from the pool garden.

The pool also has its own Tiki bar.

The pool also has its own Tiki bar.

And its own fitness center (along with locker rooms, where you can shower after).

And its own fitness center (along with locker rooms, where you can shower after).

Each terminal has an Ambassador Transit Hotel, where passengers can rent hotel rooms for a minimum of six hours — perfect if you’re exhausted and have a long layover. Room rates start at $76 for a 6-hour block and are charged hourly after that.

Each terminal has an Ambassador Transit Hotel, where passengers can rent hotel rooms for a minimum of six hours — perfect if you're exhausted and have a long layover. Room rates start at $76 for a 6-hour block and are charged hourly after that.

Rooms here look like normal hotel rooms, with two twin or one double bed, bathrooms, TVs, and desks. Some rooms have windows that look out onto the tarmac.

Rooms here look like normal hotel rooms, with two twin or one double bed, bathrooms, TVs, and desks. Some rooms have windows that look out onto the tarmac.

The airport has a nature trail, which encourages passengers to go outdoors and breathe in fresh air while at the airport. There are five gardens in the airport, including a rooftop sunflower garden.

The airport has a nature trail, which encourages passengers to go outdoors and breathe in fresh air while at the airport. There are five gardens in the airport, including a rooftop sunflower garden.

There’s even an enclosed butterfly garden — the first such garden in an airport — which is home to butterflies, flowers, lush greenery, and a 6-meter (20-ft.) waterfall.

There's even an enclosed butterfly garden — the first such garden in an airport — which is home to butterflies, flowers, lush greenery, and a 6-meter (20-ft.) waterfall.

There’s lots of greenery inside the airport too.

 There's lots of greenery inside the airport too.
There are free internet terminals scattered throughout the airport, making it easy to stay in touch.There are free internet terminals scattered throughout the airport, making it easy to stay in touch.
And free charging stations, where you can lock up your phone while it charges.And free charging stations, where you can lock up your phone while it charges.
Everything here is technologically savvy—even the bathrooms. Each bathroom has an electronic monitoring system where passengers can rate the cleanliness of the bathroom. If you’re not happy with the service, simply tap the frowny face on the touchscreen monitor.Everything here is technologically savvy—even the bathrooms. Each bathroom has an electronic monitoring system where passengers can rate the cleanliness of the bathroom. If you're not happy with the service, simply tap the frowny face on the touchscreen monitor.
Then tap the reason why you’re unhappy with the bathroom, and a message will immediately be sent to the bathroom supervisor alerting them to the issue.Then tap the reason why you're unhappy with the bathroom, and a message will immediately be sent to the bathroom supervisor alerting them to the issue.
High-end designer shops, like Gucci, Burberry, and Hermes, keep shoppers occupied while they wait for their flights.High-end designer shops, like Gucci, Burberry, and Hermes, keep shoppers occupied while they wait for their flights.
But there are also some more affordable shops, and lots of duty free storesBut there are also some more affordable shops, and lots of duty free stores.
There are tons of dining and drinking options. The airport even has an outpost of Singapore’s famous Harry’s Bar.
There are tons of dining and drinking options. The airport even has an outpost of Singapore's famous Harry's Bar.

sumptuous buffet in the first class lounge.

But I chose to eat at the sumptuous buffet in the first class lounge.

When you’re tired of eating, drinking and shopping, you can watch a movie. There are two movie theaters in the airport, which show a rotating roster of current movies, like the Bourne Legacy.

When you're tired of eating, drinking and shopping, you can watch a movie. There are two movie theaters in the airport, which show a rotating roster of current movies, like the Bourne Legacy.

Kids will love the awesome four-story, 40-ft. slide.

Kids will love the awesome four-story, 40-ft. slide.

As will adults. If you spend $10 at any airport venue, you’re eligible to ride the slide.

As will adults. If you spend $10 at any airport venue, you're eligible to ride the slide.

The whole airport is designed to help people relax and to make the flying experience less stressful. You’ll find seating areas scattered throughout the airport with cushy chairs for napping, reading, or TV watching. The chairs were really comfortable.

The whole airport is designed to help people relax and to make the flying experience less stressful. You'll find seating areas scattered throughout the airport with cushy chairs for napping, reading, or TV watching. The chairs were really comfortable.

Even the art exhibits are supposed to be soothing. This Kinetic Rain sculptural installation in Terminal 1 changes shape in a hypnotic dancing motion.

Even the art exhibits are supposed to be soothing. This Kinetic Rain sculptural installation in Terminal 1 changes shape in a hypnotic dancing motion.

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” பணத்துக்கு நீ சொந்தக்காரன் இல்லை”…மகாபெரியவர் சொல்கிறார் !!!

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ஆடிட்டர் ஒருவர் தர்மகாரியங்களில் ஆர்வமாக ஈடுபடுவார். ராமநவமி, கிருஷ்ணஜெயந்தி, சங்கர ஜெயந்தி என்று எந்த விழாவாக இருந்தாலும் அவர் முதல் ஆளாக முன்னிற்பார். ஏழை எளியவர்கள் மீது இரக்கம் கொண்டு உதவி செய்வார். அவரை ஊர்மக்கள் “பெரியவர்’ என்று தான் அழைப்பர். காஞ்சிப்பெரியவரிடத்தில் ஆடிட்டருக்கு நல்ல மதிப்பும் மரியாதையும் உண்டு.
ஆடிட்டரின் மூத்த மனைவி காலமானபின், பெரியவரின் ஆசியுடன் இரண்டாம் கல்யாணமும் செய்து கொண்டார். நான்கு பையன்களும் ஒரு பெண்ணுமாக ஐந்து பிள்ளைகள் இருந்தனர். பெரியவரைத் தரிசிக்க வரும்போதெல்லாம் , ஆடிட்டரைப் பார்த்து,””கர்ணன் மாதிரி எல்லாருக்கும் தானதர்மம் செய்றே!” என்று அன்போடு சொல்வார். காலம் ஓடியது. ஆடிட்டரின் பிள்ளைகளும் ஆடிட்டர்களாகவே பணியாற்றினர். பெண்ணும் ஒரு ஆடிட்டரையே திருமணம் செய்து கொண்டு செல்வச்செழிப்போடு வாழ்ந்து வந்தார். அவருக்குப் பிறந்த பையனும் ஆடிட்டர் தான்.
பெற்றோர் மறைவுக்குப்பின், பிள்ளைகள் எல்லாம் தானதர்மம் செய்வதில் ஆர்வம் காட்டவில்லை. ஆனாலும், அப்பா வகித்து வந்த தர்ம ஸ்தாபனப் பதவிகளில் மூத்தமகன் இருந்து வந்தார். தான தர்மம் என்று யாரும் கேட்டால், “”அது என்ன விலை? எந்த கடையில் கிடைக்கும்?” என்று கேட்கும் அளவுக்கு அவருடைய நிலை மோசமாக இருந்தது.

ஒருசமயம், அவருக்கு உடல்நிலை பாதிக்கப்பட்டது. பரிசோதித்ததில், “கேன்சர்’ என்று சொல்லிவிட்டார்கள். அவருக்கு பேர் சொல்ல ஒரு பிள்ளையும் இல்லை. அவரது மனதை கவலை வாட்டியது. குடும்பத்தின் மதிப்பிற்குரிய மகானான காஞ்சிப்பெரியவரைத் தரிசித்து வருவதென்று முடிவெடுத்து காஞ்சி மடத்திற்குப் புறப்பட்டார்.

“”சுவாமி! அடியேனின் பணிவான நமஸ்காரம்! எனக்கு ரத்தஅழுத்தம், சர்க்கரைநோய் ரொம்ப காலமாக இருக்கு! இப்போ கேன்சரும் வாட்டி வதைக்குது! மனசாலும், உடம்பாலும் நான் படும் அவஸ்தைகளை சொல்லி முடியாது. பெரியவா நீங்க தான் எனக்கு நல்வழிகாட்டி அனுகிரஹம் பண்ணணும்!” என்று சொல்லி அழுதார்.

“”உன்னை ரொம்ப நன்னாவே எனக்குத் தெரியும்! உங்கப்பா தானதர்மங்களை கர்ணன் மாதிரி செய்து வந்தார். அதனால் ஜனங்களெல்லாம் “பெரியவர்’ என்று அவரை மதிப்போடு கூப்பிடுவாங்க. விதியை யாராலும் மாத்தி எழுத முடியாது.
கிணத்திலே தண்ணீர் இருக்கு! ஆனால், அது தண்ணீரை தன்னுடையது என்று சொல்லி சொந்தம் கொண்டாடுவதில்லை! மரத்திலே பூக்கள் அடுக்கடுக்கா பூத்துக் குலுங்குது! ஆனால், பூவெல்லாம் எனக்குத்தான் என்று மரம் ஆர்ப்பரிப்பதில்லை! பசு பால் தருகிறது. பால் முழுவதும் தனக்கு தான் என்று பசு உரிமை பாராட்டுவதில்லை! உனக்கும் பட்டம் பதவிகள் இருக்கிறது. ஆனால், அந்த பதவியின் பயனாக நாலுபேருக்கு நீ நல்லது செய்யவில்லை. அதனால் தான் இந்த வேண்டாத கஷ்டமெல்லாம் உனக்கு வந்துவிட்டது. பணத்தோடு மனுஷனுக்கு குணமும் மிக அவசியம். உங்கிட்ட இருக்கும் பணத்துக்கு நீ டிரஸ்டி மட்டும் தான். சொந்தக்காரன் இல்லை என்பதை புரிந்து கொள்,” என்று அவரது மனதில் பதியும்படி எடுத்துச் சொன்னார்.

அந்த ஆடிட்டர், தான் நடத்தி வந்த வாழ்க்கை முறையை எண்ணி வருந்தியதோடு இனிமேல் தந்தையைப் போல தானதர்மங்களை செய்து வாழ்வது என்ற முடிவுடன் அங்கிருந்து கிளம்பினார்.

SRI KANCHI MAHA PERIVA SARANAM

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Changi Airport Singapore ….World”s Best Airport !!!! Incheon of South Korea is The 2nd Best !!!

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World's best airports

Singapore Changi Airport has been voted the World’s Best Airport at the 2013 World Airport Awards held at Passenger Terminal EXPO in Geneva. This is the fourth time Changi airport has achieved the top prize – last claiming victory back in 2010.
The awards are voted for by airport customers from around the world and this year the survey garnered 12.1 million responses.
For Changi, it was a triple success, as well as securing the top prize, it also picked up the awards for Best Airport in Asia and Best Airport for Leisure Amenities.

World's best airports

Last year’s winner, Incheon International Airport achieved a second place finish in the global rankings, and achieved major success in taking the awards for Best Airport Staff Service – Asia and Best International Transfer Airport.

World's best airports

For the first time in 6 years, there was a change to the top-3 global airlines with Amsterdam Schiphol Airport accomplishing an excellent third place finish in the survey.

World's best airports

Hong Kong International Airport achieved fourth position in this year’s global rankings being usurped from the top-3 for the first time in 12 years – the airport did however achieve top-5 finished in 6 of the awards categories indicating that it continues to be highly regarded amongst passengers.

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Beijing Capital International Airport retained its top-5 position in the global rankings and with it took the award for Best Airport in China.

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Tokyo International Airport (Haneda) has been named as the World’s Best Domestic Airport at the 2013 SkytraxWorld Airport Awards held at the Passenger Terminal EXPO in Geneva.

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QATAR AIRWAYS Premium Terminal at Doha International Airport has for the third successive year been named as the World’s Best Premium Service Airport at the 2013 Skytrax World Airport Awards held at the Passenger Terminal EXPO in Geneva.

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FRANKFURT AIRPORT has been named as the World’s Most Improved Airport at the 2013 Skytrax World Airport Awards held at the Passenger Terminal EXPO in Geneva.

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London Stansted Airport has been named as the World’s Best Low Cost Airport at the 2013 Skytrax World Airport Awards held at the Passenger Terminal EXPO in Geneva. This completes a hat-trick of awards for the fourth busiest airport in the UK who also took the top prize in 2011 and 2012.

Air arrivals across 6 major cities

Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi International Airport has been declared the ‘Best Airport in India’.

Air arrivals across 6 major cities

Delhi Indira Gandhi International Airport has been declared the second ‘Best Airport in India

Air arrivals across 6 major cities

Bengaluru International Airport (Bangalore) ranks at No.3

Air arrivals across 6 major cities

Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport has been rated the fourth best airport in India .

Air arrivals across 6 major cities

Chennai International Airport is ranked as the fifth best airport in India.

Why Indian air tickets may get cheaper

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Warren Buffett Pays Bill Gates $1,800 !!!

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There’s something almost silly in the fact that Buffett, one of the world’s richest men, earns a salary of $100,000 at Berkshire—and then cuts a check for $50,000 to reimburse Berkshire for “minor items such as postage or phone calls that are personal.”

But no number is sillier than the $1,800 that board member Bill Gates was paid for his service to Berkshire last year.

The average board fees for companies in the S&P500 was around $241,000 in 2011, according to executive compensation experts at Equilar. So the fees paid by Berkshire are low no matter who’s cashing the check. But with Gates, $1,800 is especially small.

Forbes earlier this month estimated the Microsoft co-founder was worth $67 billion. That means his fees from Berkshire amount to 0.000003% of his net worth.

To put that in context, the average American family’s net worth is about $80,000. So $1,800 for Bill Gates is the equivalent of two-tenths of a cent for the average family.

Gates, of course, has other reasons to sit on the Berkshire board. The charity Gates runs with his wife, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is getting billions of dollars in Berkshire shares from Buffett. And Gates and Buffett are longtime friends.

But Gates certainly isn’t doing it for the money. He’s a man who may have more than $1,800 under his couch cushions!!!!!!!!

source::::wall street journal

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Mumbai “s CSI Airport New International Terminal is Ready to Welcome You This Year!!!!

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Mumbai airport's stunningTerminal 2

The Swanky New terminal is  all set to open this year !!!!

Departure - Gate lounge.

Retail space.

Retail space.

Mumbai airport's stunningTerminal 2

Mumbai airport's stunningTerminal 2

Departure kerb.

Immigration Hall.

Mumbai airport's stunningTerminal 2

Mumbai airport's stunningTerminal 2

The swanky Terminal 2 at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai is all set to open  this year.

With a vision of making the airport one of the best in the world, the Terminal 2, or T2 has been built with a state-of-the-art four-level terminal with an area of over 4,39,000 sq. mts.
The new terminal will have new taxiways and apron areas for aircraft parking designed to cater to 40 million passengers annually.
Photographs, courtesy: MIAL

The Mumbai International Airport Pvt. Ltd. (MIAL), a joint venture between the GVK led consortium (74%) and Airports Authority of India (26%), got the mandate to modernise and upgrade Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA) in February 2006.

The Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport  (CSIA) has been ranked as one of the top performing airports in the annual ACI Airport  Service Quality Awards for 2012.

It has been rated the third best airport worldwide for airports in the 25-40 million passengers per annum (mppa) category by the Airports Council International (ACI).

Terminal 2 has a retail space spread across 21,000 sq. mts and 5,000 sq. mts of landscape area.

With 41 travelators, people can easily move about in the airport.    The departure gate lounge has a seating capacity of 10,000.

A 6 lane elevated express way leading to the Terminal is another big highlight…

Making it easy for travellers, the T2 will have 188 check-in counters, 60 departure immigration counters and 76 arrival immigration counters.

Terminal 2 will also have 25 fixed link bridges and 52 passenger boarding bridges. The magnificent artworks adorning the walls will be an added attraction.

T2 will have 47 escalators and 73 elevators to make travel a pleasant experience.

The Terminal 2 will have 104 security check positions and 10 baggage carousels.

The new terminal will have a multi-level car park for 5,000 cars.

source::::input from a friend of mine …

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Richard Branson”s New UK Airline!!!!

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Sir Richard Branson arrives in Edinburgh Airport on board the inaugural Virgin Atlantic Little Red flight.

Sir Richard Branson arrives in Edinburgh Airport on board the inaugural Virgin Atlantic Little Red flight. Photo: Getty Images

Virgin Atlantic has celebrated its first ever domestic flight, from London to Edinburgh.

Sir Richard Branson, the airline’s founder, was present at the launch of its inaugural domestic service, named Little Red.

He said the move would bring greater choice for consumers, potentially pushing down prices..

“Today marks the start of an exciting new chapter in Virgin Atlantic’s history,” said Sir Richard. “Our product, service and flair are known throughout the world, and we’re thrilled to be bringing that to domestic flying.

Virgin will soon fly 26 domestic flights a day, connecting Heathrow with Manchester and Aberdeen, as well as the Scottish capital.

The airline was granted new landing and take-off slots at Heathrow earlier this year following the takeover of Bmi by International Airlines Group (IAG) – the parent company of British Airways. Its foray into domestic services will also create dozens of jobs.

Nicola Sturgeon, deputy first minister of Scotland, welcomed the launch. “These new flights from Edinburgh and Aberdeen will create jobs, offer passengers easier access to Virgin’s global destinations and provide competition on these routes, resulting in a better deal for passengers,” she said. ?”Good access to Heathrow; Britain’s only hub airport, is essential for Scotland’s economic development.”

While Sir Richard was happy to reveal his specially-made outfit today, he may be less keen on the outfit he’ll be asked to wearnext month. On May 12 he will be boarding an AirAsia flight from Perth to Kuala Lumpur dressed as a female flight attendant to fulfil a bet made with AirAsia chief executive and F1 owner Tony Fernandes. Mr Fernandes, who once worked for Sir Richard’s music business, bet that his Lotus Racing team would perform better in its debut season than Virgin Racing, with the loser dressing up as a stewardess. Lotus Racing finished 10th, and Virgin 12th.

“The day of reckoning for Sir Richard has finally arrived,” Mr Fernandes said on Monday. “It’s an awkward moment when you go down memory lane and recall the times I used to work for Richard. And it’s hilarious to think now, that it’s Richard who will be working for me as a sassy flight attendant, complete with make-up, a pair of high heels and freshly shaved legs.”

The Telegraph, London

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Money Saving Tips From Our Grandparents !!!!

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Live within your means
Living within your means is something easily said and a lot harder to follow. To do it, it is just a question of making a budget and spending less than what you earn (net after taxes). The main thing is to focus on your needs, not your wants, because it is easy to let our impulse spending get out of control. In addition, our grandparents certainly knew how to avoid lifestyle inflation. If you have already lived happily with a set amount of money before, why change now? You will not really miss the extra income if you do not get used to it and it is a lot more satisfying to see your retirement account grow.
“Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without”
This rather catchy phrase was used quite a number of times during the Great Depression and is the perfect counterpart to the word ‘frugal.’
Use it up
As a society that enjoys stockpiling, trying different things and always being dazzled by the next new must-have, it can be hard to shut out all the marketing noise. However, if you’ve stockpiled a whole range of products such as shampoos, use up your stash before trying a new brand or going out to buy yet another 10 on sale.
Wear it out
The best example of this would be an automobile purchase. When you buy a car, buy it until it is absolutely worn out and destined for recycling at the junk heap. Don’t fall into the trap of wanting a new car every 3 years just to keep up with the Joneses.
Make it do
What you have may not be perfect, but if it is able to do the job with a little coaxing, don’t bother buying anything. For instance, let’s say you run out of your favorite brand of ketchup in the house, but you have an old generic bottle that has been sitting around for a while that you don’t really like. Make it do by adding flavorings such as spices to change what you don’t like about it.
Do without
If you simply have nothing that is usable, find a creative way to do use something else. Perhaps you ran out of that commercial fertilizer for your plants. Why not try making your own at home by using egg shells, which are full of calcium, or your old coffee grounds? It would certainly help the environment.
Cook at home
During the Great Depression, eating out was a rare treat. Today, it has turned from a treat to a routine habit, as seen in 2011 where 40.6% of American food budgets in general was spent on eating food away from home. If you must go to a restaurant, at least cut back on how frequently you go. Ask for water rather than an overpriced alcoholic beverage.
Free things
There’s no need to feel like staying at home is a punishment rather than a treat. Our grandparents were just trying to keep food on the table and didn’t have the luxury of big-box malls to shop at. It can be nice to wind down and relax rather than always being on the go. Find free things to do like playing a sport with your friends, trying a new recipe at home, taking a book out of a library, or learning a new skill such as a new language that could potentially increase your earning income in the future.
The bottom line
Being frugal doesn’t mean being cheap, it means being smart with how you spend your money so you are able to save more for your future. After all, you spent a lot of time earning it. Our grandparents know best.
Money saving tips from your grandparents
source::::yahoo finance
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Meet Neal Mohan…Google”s $100 Million Man !!!!!

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Neal Mohan

Google global vice president for display, Neal Mohan

HE’S not a screamer. He doesn’t like long meetings. He responds quickly to people. His name is Neal Mohan, and he’s the brains behind Google’s display advertising cash cow.

How did a man who started out working for $60,000 a year become a $100 million man?

Mohan worked for internet startups Accenture and NetGravity in the late 1990s after graduating from Stanford with qualifications in electrical engineering. In 2003 he returned to complete his MBA.

His big break came when NetGravity was acquired by DoubleClick, the company he would eventually take with him to Google to drive the world’s biggest online advertising engine.

Mohan brought with him a wealth of knowledge in online consumer behaviour and an innate curiosity. He devised a 500-page powerpoint presentation in 2005 that is still used today as a blueprint for ad work.

That powerpoint presentation alone tripled the value of DoubleClick from $1.1 billion to $3.1 billion, the amount Google paid to acquire the company.

Such was Mohan’s skill-set that Google ad exec Susan Wojcicki put a broom through her department to allow the DoubleClick team to move straight across.

It was a risky move because one of the men Wojcicki let go, Gokul Rajaram, now heads Facebook’s lucrative display advertising team.

But Mohan made good on his word and with hard work and the shrewd acquisition of tools, such as the display platform Invite Media, his team made $5 billion for Google in 2011.

It’s little wonder Google paid him $100 million in stock to keep him from joining Twitter. He’s proving every bit his worth.

So how does a man known by clients as “the quiet assassin” go about his work? Surely he’d slam his fists on tables and terrify his colleagues.

Not according to sources who say he’s “not a screamer”, doesn’t “waste time in meetings” and “listens” to what his clients want.

Oh, and perhaps most importantly, he “doesn’t bullshit”.

Are you taking notes?

source::::news.com.au

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A Mom Buys A Multi Million Dollar Apartment in Manhatten For Her Child !!!!

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An artist’s impression of how the completed One57 apartments will look. Picture: Supplied.

 
 
 

MOST toddlers are given soft toys or parties to celebrate their milestones. Others get multi-million-dollar apartments in Manhattan.

A woman in China has done just that, buying a $6.5 million apartment at the Uber-luxury building One57 in Manhattan for her daughter, the International Business Times reports.

The woman’s daughter will be in wealthy company as the building, which will be finished next year, will also be the future home to several international billionaires.

According to the New York Times, the billionaire buyers include at least two others from China, a Canadian, a Nigerian and a Briton, as well as several wealthy Americans.

The building’s developers said that a handful of buyers were “significant Forbes billionaires”.

Kevin Brown, senior vice president for Sotheby’s International Realty, told China’s state-run news channel CCTV News this week that he was touring Manhattan with the mother when he asked her why she wanted to buy.

“She said that it had to do with her daughter, who was either going to go to Columbia or NYU, maybe Harvard, and so she needed to be in the centre of the city, and that was the reason why she was picking this one particular apartment,” he said.

“I said, ‘How old is your daughter?’ And she said, ‘Well, she’s two.’ And I was just shocked.”

The building previously made headlines in New York during Superstorm Sandy when a crane dangled from the roof due to strong winds.

Formerly known as Carnegie 57, One57 is a 90-storey skyscraper at 157 West 57th Street. 
 

source:::: news.com.au

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Budget Airline Easy Jet Follows Ryan Air in Removing Airport Check in Counters !!!

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Passengers flying with EasyJet will need to check-in online after the airline removes all its check-in desks from airports.Passengers flying with EasyJet will need to check-in online after the airline removes all its check-in desks from airports. Photo: Bloomberg

European budget airline EasyJet is to close all its airport check-in desks, in an attempt to encourage more passengers to check in online.

The desks will be replaced by bag-drop desks, for those flyers wishing to travel with checked luggage, from April 30.

Passengers who forget to check in online will still be able to do so at the airport free of charge, but it is hoped the facility will only be used in “exceptional circumstances.”

Low-cost rival Ryanair abolished check-in desks in 2009 and currently charges passengers £70 ($A102) per person at the airport if they don’t check in online, or if they fail to print out their boarding pass. Last year a British woman, Suzy McLeod, received the backing of more than half a million Facebook users after she was charged £240 (the fee at the time was £60 per person) at Alicante airport after she forgot to print out four boarding passes. Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary responded in typically confrontational style, branding Ms McLeod “stupid”.

 

An EasyJet spokesman said an unspecified “transition period” would give passengers time to adapt to the new policy, but claimed that no plans were in place to charge a similar fee if they forget to check in online, or to print their boarding pass.

“We try to be a bit more customer friendly than Ryanair, and hope passengers choose to check-in online without the threat of punitive charges,” said a spokesman.

“EasyJet is always looking to make travel easier and more affordable. Online check in has proved popular with passengers, for whom it saves time queuing at the airport, and has helped easyJet keep its costs, and therefore its fares, low.”

He added that 80 per cent of passengers already choose to check in online, and that the move was aimed at making the airport journey quicker for all.

EasyJet passengers can check in online up to 30 days before they fly. They are currently permitted to travel with one piece on hand luggage, no bigger than 56 x 45 x 25cm. It charges customers £25 to travel with a single piece of hold baggage.

– The Telegraph, London

source::::brisbane times…australia

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