This time in Connecticut. I feel sad, someone needs to tell the kids to be careful. Sometimes it happens no matter how protective you can be, like that Indian scientist who was killed in his “Safe Neighborhood”. I really feel bad in my stomach. Read the news via eenadu.net
So, you are a financial “professional” on Wall Street. You think the world owes you bazillion dollars because you are: a) very smart, and b) you have an MBA in finance, may be from Wharton, or Harvard or Columbia and therefore what you do must be good. You claim that your financial “innovations” help the […]
There has been a tremendous shifts in workplace or rather what we call workplace. The primary driver for this shift are the advances in Information Technology and Communications or simply, ICT. One of premise in Transportation Systems Planning is that transportation is a derived demand. Meaning transportation is a means but an end in itself. […]
Over the past several days, I have been so engulfed with work, in upgrading TORI website and other things. This news is a bit dated – but I came to know about this only after Bhanu Prakash alerted me to it this evening. The fact that I did not even know about this news until […]
Here we go (via Huffington Post) … Joel Stein says he was going for humor in his opinion piece, “My Own Private India,” which ran in Monday’s TIME Magazine. But the Indian-American community — members of which serve as the butt of many of Stein’s jokes — aren’t laughing. Stein’s piece focuses on the cultural […]
Sri Chidamabaram is the Home Minister of a country that took on Khalistani extremist violence in Punjab head-on. A country that fought three wars with Pakistan and is battling hardcore terrorists in Kashmir every day. A country that battled LTTE militants in Sri Lanka. A country that rescued Maldives that was under mercenaries’ siege. Indian […]
I have been a vocal critique of many for-profit colleges who use deceptive marketing tactics to sell worthless degrees to some of the most vulnerable segment of the population. Many unsuspecting students at these colleges and universities often end up with no degree (or a worthless degree) and a boat load of debt that cripples […]
Rural Background students shines in EAMCET
The parents of Rhode Island high school student Eric Duquette were told their son would end up in an institution. Instead, Duquette went on to become salutatorian of his high school class — and was accepted at every college to which he applied, ABC News reports. Duquette was diagnosed with autism at an early age […]
In the Ice Hockey finals at 1980 Olympics between Team USA vs. Russia, in the final seconds of the game USA scored to win the Gold. Al Michales who was calling the game at that time said, “Do you believe in miracles?” Since then it has become a part of American vernacular. The poll question […]
Most of don’t mind sharing sweet memories. ALL OF US HAVE DARK secrets. But few dare to speak out about dark secrets. Let us see…. This is an anonymous poll – NONE of your information is collected. If you already took the poll, click here to see results. Love letters: Did you write or receive […]
I just came across a link about “Handmade in India” It’s an amazing publication. You can check out this Handmade in India eBook at http://www.cohands.in/handmadepages/book0.asp
In this tweak to the experiment, you get to keep all $10 and take up to $10 from the stranger. His/her decision to accept or not accept your offer is irrelevant on how much you get to keep. What would you do in this case? [ad#GoogleHalfBannerInline] QuestionsView Results What is the conclusion?
Now we will change the parameters of the experiments in Poll 1: Here, also you are given $10. You can give some to a stranger, or negotiate with him/her to take $1 of his money and you get to keep all of the money. His/her response doesn’t matter. What will you do then? [ad#GoogleHalfBannerInline] QuestionsView […]
Largest studies undertaken by the Gallup Organization. Come to think of it. This is almost 100% true. Read below & find out the answer. Early this year, Arun, an old friend who is a senior software designer, got an offer from a prestigious international firm to work in its India operations developing specialized software. He […]
