Two years of business school education, and decades of experience in dealing with worthless securities is not enough to understand the complexities behind AIG bailout. Bernanke, one of the architects of the bailout, once expressed “outrage” over AIG executives getting bonuses. Today and this week both Bernanke and AIG will be in the news a […]
The rush for MBA degree and a job as a ‘manager’ was and is as original to America as an apple pie. A well educated hero in Telugu movies of good ole days is a medical doctor or an engineer. Now, the lead character in Telugu movies are often MBA graduates. If you thought an […]
I have copied and pasted the mail as it arrived in my mail box. The name of the person is irrelevant. If this is how this person first introduces himself to you, would you give him/her a job? I wouldn’t. Why?
[Via – Lifehacker] Productivity guru Merlin Mann interviews best-selling business author Seth Godin about his new book, called Linchpin, discussing lizard and puppy brains, Bob Dylan, and why the cost of failure is so low that you should ignore your brain’s instincts. The entire interview is available over at 43 Folders, and it’s chock full […]
It has been widely reported that Goldman Sachs got a sweet-heart deal from the bailout arm of the US Treasury, courtesy the then Treasury Secretary Paulson and the NY Fed Chairman, Tim Giethner. Tomorrow’s hearings on Capital Hill about AIG bailout has already shed a lot of light on the skeletons in Goldman’s closet. I […]
Just imagine all the shotgun seats and last beers that would be yours if you won every game of rochambeau. Impossible? Not according to Graham Walker, coauthor of The Official Rock Paper Scissors Strategy Guide. 1. Play paper first. Rookies tend to lead with rock, so paper is the safest opener. (A savvy opponent will […]
The caption says it all. Me thinks that a Bharata Ratna is likely for Rehman in the next 10 years. Congratulations, Maestro Padmabhushans!
A treat for the Republic Day, Mile Sur Tumhara has been rendered again and it is simply wonderful!
I lost count on how many times I listened to this. May be it is because, it has Telugu words, singer, AR Rahman, music or all together? Enjoy. Click on the link to download or listen to: Dinam Dinam [media id=11 width=480 height=20]
This event by itself may not unsettle the credit markets like the news of Lehman Brothers bankruptcy filing did. But it epitomizes the symptoms of this country’s corrupt financial system where excessive credit and leverage has pretty much sucked every last penny out of the system – especially from the hardworking middle class.
[Via – TripAdvisor] 1. Heritage Marina Hotel, San Francisco, California 2. Days Inn Eureka/Six Flags, Eureka, Missouri 3. Tropicana Resort Hotel, Virginia Beach, Virginia 4. Super 8 Virginia Beach/At the Ocean, Virginia Beach, Virginia 5. Quality Inn, Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania 6. New York Inn, New York City, New York 7. Parisian Hotel & Suites, Miami Beach, […]
It is irrelevant which party is in power, the modus operandi is the same. Give us what we want, or else markets will tank! What we know from this process is that it is not the elected officials who are in charge. This is no democracy. This is an oligarchy. A bunch of fat cat bankers and large corporations are in charge. Not the Congress. Not the President.
As we all know Time magazine reflects the current events on their cover page, India was on several times from the pre-independence era but for the first time in 2006 India Inc dawned as the cover page, this is the first time in a while something positive about India was featured on the cover story. […]
This forum is for all those to share and exchange knowledge on scriptures, puranams, poems etc…Its like a quiz….A question would be asked and anyone can give a complete explanation on that in say, a week’s time…We can do our homework anywhere… The following is the first question posted in this forum: “Bhandana Bheemudaartajana Bhaandhavadujhwala […]
