At work last week, there was this new funda of awarding a “Woman of the Month” award to a woman employee. While the idea is good, and we lesser mortals have no idea of the criteria for selecting the person, it got me thinking on who all would I give this award to. At work, [...]
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Settling marital (or non-marital) tiffs just got hi-tech. Rather than limiting the people you consult/crib-to about your spouse/partner to your friends/family/colleagues, you can now wash your dirty linen in the cyber-world. Online site sidetaker allows both partners to post their respective sides of the tiff, and allow the members of the site to vote and [...]
I am one of the cynics who belive that going to the gym is a waste of effort (no pun intended) - you keep walking on the treadmill or cycling, and you do not go anywhere
While I still stand by the statement, given that my company is providing a great gym facility - [...]
The 62nd Indian Independence Day is the same as the 100th day of me losing my independence. Co-incidence ?
Just a day after Bangalore, even larger number of similar blasts rocked Ahmedabad today. There are reports of around 8-10 such occurences, all of them low-intensity. What is more distressing is that most of these explosions were apparently within 2-3 minutes of each other.
Even in Bangalore, there was news of one bomb being defused near [...]
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A series of crude bomb blasts has taken Bangalore hostage since 1 PM today. Encompassing all areas of Bangalore, these low-intensity gelatin bombs have already claimed a few lives and seriously injured tens of people. No information yet on the identity of the people behind the blasts, or the reason.
I was passing very near one [...]
Here’s a nice poem to which I was introduced last week during a lecture for the course “Managing People and Performance” by Prof. N M Agarwal :
I have been getting a lot of job opportunity related mails these days. Strange thing is, I have not even accessed any job site or upgraded my resume since joining my present organization. So, my resume has been lying dormant for past 2 years and I still get offers for opportunities ranging from Mechanical Design [...]
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How is this for a life ? This guy has left his job(s) and is on a 22-month tight-budget tour of the world.
What is it about Americans (or should I say non-Indians) that allow then to live happily in diverse professions, and enjoy life as it comes ? When will we Indians get to this [...]
According to this article, a Swedish study indicates that prolonged cell usage increases the risk of brain tumor substantially.
This contradicts other studies by the Dutch and British, that did not find any harmful effects in the radiations from TV and Cell towers.
So, who is right ? I do not know, but keeping the cell usage [...]