Recession?

Although now the market is picking up and recession is slowly... receding... I was just discussing with my wife the other day, how has the recession hit us? Rather, why has the recession hit us?

First - what is my take of the recession?

I feel, and this is my thought only, that the recession is merely a rouse for the highly placed to reduce their overheads.. yes it started out earnestly in the US and spread slowly through the financial markets, but the repercussions, while they could have been softened to not reach the common man, were used favorably by companies NOT hit by this loss of financial state to reduce their overheads! 

Panic was created by these companies within their employees who subsequently spread fear into every living man in the world. It started by people who played with fake money, or faux money to be precise, ran out of options and declared bankruptcy.. then the people who HAD the money, decided, OOH lets use this and spend less money and save more, and they started yelling that they too LOST so much, that it hurts, blah blah blah!

Now this is only in the top 5% of the world population who had millions and millions and sometimes a few billion too! But what about the common man? He still worked, he still bought vegetables, his meat consumption was sent plummeting since it was too expensive and the company he worked for had a CEO and an owner who did not want to part with his money even though he had it! This in turn affected sales at every nook and corner.. but people still bought stuff, they still used cars, traffic jams still existed, clothes still made, tv still watched, and ac still run at night...

I was not working at any company and this had not affected my income (not then at least, now i feel the pain), and people who ran their own SME still worked through the night like they normally did and it worked for them.

SO what is this recession and can the people who had the money in the first place, just own up to the responsibility that you are answerable to the other people who work for you.. their lives depend on you paying them on time... 

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Fear is a Factor!!

Saw today's episode... Water and then Tear Gas!!! Water apparently proved to be the harder task. The Panic was evidently a bigger factor in the water task.. and then to prove that they were not wussies, they pushed themselves to the limit for the tear gas trick...

The tasks are infact scary, I would think twice before signing up for it!!

Hats off to the people participating.... unfortunately no non celebrities are selected, they are just chosen...

The Khiladi shows off his attitude by performing the tasks himself and much BETTER than the participants - shows how much in shape he is!!

All in all - good tasks and great programming... but it started so abruptly, I wish there was some more advance notice to it beginning.

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Swine Flu and the Conspiracy theory!

This is only my thought!!

Fact - more people die of malaria all across India in a year than people have died across the world of Swine Flu.

Fact - there is no reasonable cure for Cancer, AIDS, or even Chicken Pox till now. Just a few tablets to ensure the after math is not bad (this is for the POX only). Chicken POX is just a cycle. It comes and goes. The COMMON COLD has no cure!!!

Fact - most people die of an illness either because it is really that bad or because they have weak hearts!! But fear accounts for most deaths - like in snake bites, or even the recent flu strains!

Fact - the recent strains of flu have arrived with the "almost miraculous" availability of a cure!!!

Here is my thought!! When scientists have not been able to come up with a cure for common cold's, cancer and AIDS for years, how is it that these strains of flu's afflicting our world hit the world and almost instantly (give or take a week or so) the cure is available. This is when most scientists the world over swear that Malaria (which has over 6 different strains till date) is still getting harder to solve, but Swine Flu, and Bird Flu - NO SWEAT!!!

My take is these flu's have been created by some pharma companies in order to be able to keep their machines working and their labs busy... they create the problem, test them on animals(which incidentally is the fastest way for them to spread - plus the atmosphere helps them!!!) and then magically appear to save the day!!

But its just my take on it!!!

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Are you online?? The "RIGHT" way???

The key to any business today is having a good online business representation. An online presence is criticial because it is what people internationally have to refer to. It is what people base their judgement on whether to provide the opportunity of their business with you!

So, it is most important to have the right design and function to your website, while making it most reader friendly!! It should showcase the theme of the company, the thought of its management and the direction of its goal!!

If you look at most of the major websites, then what is important id organising all the information in a systematic manner. Make sure that you dont make it an overdose of only information! Make it lively, add some photographs, give it life.

Make the customer (potential and existing) want to interact with it, which in turn shows their interest in your company. Make it simple to understand and navigate. Making navigation complicated makes the customer lose interest. Their thought might be "if their website is so ill managed, then how would they service us?" Change that thought!

Give your existing website a makeover, or make a new one!!

Give me your feedback, and we will be happy to help!

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Stallone cannot pull it off

Even if he wants to, he cannot CANNOT speak hindi!!

He can punch like a gorilla on a rampage though!!!

The movie - Kambakkht Ishq. (Hope I spelt that right!)

Akshay Kumar cannot pull off slapstick hammy comedy!! But he tries.. the stunts are awesome - and there are some scenes where even he uses a body double!! Kareena did a tremendous job of being sexy - poor Amrita Arora was left soaking in her sweat!!! JJ could have been left out of the scene altogether!! but he did bring some real comic relief!!!

The flow of the movie was pretty nice!! The end predictable!! Sajid bhai needs to look beyond action and comedy!! but the formula was pretty good and money was well invested - especially Denise Richards!! :)

Anyway - time to go get a Hangover!!

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Just like Lightning!!

And with his super bark, he shall save the day!!!

"He is awesome!! He is Beyond Awesome!! HE IS BEYAWEZUM!!!! He is legendary!! My Hero - BOLT!!!" - Rhino the Hamster!! :)

Cartoons are not only for kids any more - strike that - they are for kids of all ages - and some adults who wanna relive their kiddiness but are too "mature" to accept their juvenility!! I love cartoons and BOLT just made sure I will NEVER grow old!!!

The characters were awesome!!! The story line although predictable was portrayed very nicely and there was nothing boring about it!!! In fact, we quite enjoyed that we could predict a movie!!! The talking pigeons and the cat with a heart and conscience were really nice!! The voices were done well!

The Trailer!!

If you like cartoons, then you will LURV Bolt!! He is BEYAWEZUM!!

Some Pictures from the movie!!!

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Please vote us up!! :)

Hi!!

My wife Dhanashree and I have signed up for a race of sorts!! Its a once in a lifetime chance for us to do something we both really will like!!

Please help - vote for us!! If you can then please write a testimonial as well!!

Appreciate it!!

I NEARLY forgot!!! The link - http://www.greatdrivingchallenge.com/application/1246638782436751/

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Just signed on for an Adventure!!

My brother, Pranay, told me about The Great Driving Challenge and I took the initiative and signed my wife and I up for this!!

I love driving, I love being on the road!! I was a biker for Gods sake!!! I have been all across India on the 6 bikes I had a while ago!!

Please vote for me!

the link is here: Click Me to Vote for Partha and Dhanashree

There is a badge on the page as well - PLEASE PLEASE help us!! :)

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New York New York!!!

well not the Broadway at least!!

But performances surely did turn some heads - and raise some eyebrows!!!

Brilliant work on both sceenplay and dialogue work!!! Execution was awesome from Abraham and Irrfan Pathan. Neil Nitin Mukesh did a fantastic job at being comfused and harrowed. Katrina Kaif could have done a little better - she hammed a bit - but the part called for some bimbette type activity.

The concept was mind blowing. The transformation of a seemingly harmless man into a notorious cell leader and process was flawless! The modus operandi shown made my hair stand on end and sent shivers down my spine! Each time there was a twist, I could not stop exclaiming, "WOAH!! unexpected!"

Songs were unobstrusive! Background score was brilliant spaced! The end could have been a little better - I mean the kid recovers WAY TOO SOON for my liking!!!

Anyhoo... go see the movie - I am sure you are not expecting what it dishes!!

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