By Sajjad Naveed | November 13, 2007
Michael Graves (July 9, 1934) is an American architect. Identified as one of The New York Five, Graves has achieved his greatest fame with his designs for domestic household items sold at Target stores in the United States.
Graves was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. He attended Broad Ripple High School, receiving his diploma
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By Sajjad Naveed | June 25, 2007
Several years before, if one wanted to start his own business, his natural course of action would be to do it on his own, depending largely on his business instincts, limited know-how, and observation of the market. The advent of franchising, however, brought a big change in business. Many have since become rich because of franchising. Franchising has indeed many advantages. Contine reading »
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By Sajjad Naveed | June 19, 2007
Vegetation
The typical vegetation of Kuwait is that of desert with patches of shrub and spring grass. Due to the extremely low annual rainfall and the lack of surface water, plants and animals are adapted to the arid conditions. Spring grasses and flowers grow after the winter rains. True soils scarcely exist naturally in Kuwait except in the new green belt of Kuwait city and in a few desert oasis such as Al-Jahrah, where cultivation and irrigation are carried out, the vegetation consists of scrub and low bushes (and ephemeral grass in the spring). Contine reading »
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By Sajjad Naveed | June 19, 2007
Kuwait’s Islands
There are nine islands off the mainland coast which fall under its jurisdiction namely: Auhha, Bubyan, Failaka, Kubbar, Miskan, Qaruh,Umm Al-Maradim, Umm Al-Naml, Warba.
Auhha : It lies to the south of Failaka island.Bubyan : Located in the north-east of the Arabian Gulf, it is the largest island in area (863 square kilometres) and is linked to the mainland by a metal concrete bridge. Kuwait’s cabinet recently approved a project to build a seaport on the island of Bubyan, near the Iraqi border, as part of efforts to expand its economy. Contine reading »
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By Sajjad Naveed | June 18, 2007
The State of Kuwait was originally referred to as ‘Qurain’ (or Grane) in the early seventeenth century. This name is derived from the Arabic words ‘Qarn’ which means a high hill and ‘Kout’ meaning a fortress. Some historians believe that Barrak, Sheikh of the Bani Khalid tribe built Kuwait. Contine reading »
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By Sajjad Naveed | June 14, 2007
Get The Most Out Of Your Work  by Duncan Brodie
According to Baednoch and Clark’s ‘Happiness At Work Index’ less than half of the UK’s Finance and Accounting workers are happy with their job. For the professional services labour force overall, the figure is around a quarter. How might you start to get more out of work? Decide The Type Of Role You Want It is all too easy to believe that you have no choice. You have a choice in everything. Get clear on what it is you want. Contine reading »
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By Sajjad Naveed | June 13, 2007
Life Coaching - Achieving more has never been so easy!  by Sharon Pearson
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Life coaching is all about two people working together towards a common goal whilst inspiring each other and achieving much more than what one can do individually. Both the client and the life coach work single-mindedly towards the results and in almost all the cases achieve them! Life coaches try to remove the mental obstacles that hold the clients from moving ahead. They make you look at life with a fresh perspective-that of renewed vigor, enthusiasm and faith. The coach feels the way you do and tries to establish incredible results within your own environment Contine reading »
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By Sajjad Naveed | June 13, 2007
More Then a Career Change… a Life Change  by Leanna Fredrich
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Is your vision for your life big enough to make you jump out of bed in the morning? For most of us the answer is “no”. We drag our sorry bodies out of bed and groan when we think about going to work. Our lives are small but “safe.” We have an itsy, bitsy vision for our lives so that we will not be disappointed. What a high price to pay to avoid disappointment! My wish for you is that you will grow a vision for your life so big that you could never reach it in one lifetime. Michelangelo writes, “The greater danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.” When we have a huge vision for our lives we grow WHO we are in order to reach it. That’s the beauty of an amazing vision- we must constantly grow to attain it. The growth keeps us feeling vital, excited and inspired. Contine reading »
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By Sajjad Naveed | June 13, 2007
Performance Appraisals  by Vikki Mungre - Immigrant Coach
Evaluations and Appraisals - Are you ready? Time and again I have seen employees getting stressed out, as they come nearer the Performance Appraisal Time of the year and I always wondered why? Let us understand what is a Performance Appraisal before we shoot it down or praise it. It is purely a tool that assists both the appraiser, in most cases a Manager or Supervisor and the employee being appraised, understand the gaps if any, in performance standards between targeted and achieved objectives during a set period of time. Contine reading »
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By Sajjad Naveed | June 13, 2007
Telecommuting - Five Ways to Find Your Next Job  by Jill Hart
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The trend of telecommuting is on the rise as employers begin to see the savings involved in both gas and office space. With gas prices at an all-time high, many Americans are looking for ways to do less driving and more companies than ever before are offering telecommuting options to their current employees and searching for at-home employees to fill open positions. The question for the job seeker is now how to find these opportunities. Below are five methods you can use to find a telecommuting position. Contine reading »
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