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2012 - What is this fuss all about ?

Posted November 15, 2009 – 11:00 pm in: My writings

Several experts, both scientific and spiritual have predicted that the world will end in 2012. The reason could be a man made disaster or a natural one that could sweep the human life on the earth.
Here are some of the reasons why this was predicted with such great certainity, and a few reasons why that [...]

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Wish you a very Happy Diwali … Celebrate it your way

Posted October 16, 2009 – 7:49 pm in: My writings

Celebrating
The return of Ram, Sita, and Lakshmana to Ayodhya,
                                                                        The killing of the evil demon Narakasura
Lord Mahavira’s attainment of Moksha,
                                                                        The end of the harvest season … …
And, the festival of Lights

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Economics lessons for Non-MBAs - Part 2

Posted October 7, 2009 – 4:46 pm in: My writings

<Continued from http://blog.raviunravels.com/?p=65 >
Impact of Union Policies:
We often hear about Unions demanding better wages. The persistent notion is that the interests of a nation’s workers are identical with each other, and that an increase in wages for one union in some obscure way helps all other workers.
Is there anything wrong ?
It is at least possible [...]

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Economics lessons for Non-MBAs

Posted October 1, 2009 – 9:24 pm in: My writings

I came across a book “Economics in One lesson” a long time ago, much before I even started knowing about business and finance. That book was really instrumental in making me look at things differently. Below is a compilation of some selective hypothetical examples of certain policies that governments adopt and why they might be [...]

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A year Away … Since the trestle gave way

Posted September 16, 2009 – 3:10 pm in: My writings

Exactly a year ago on September 15,2008, the Lehman Brothers saw the worst turn of events in a single day. The CEO, Dick Fuld insisted that it was brought down by illegal rumours and naked short selling. The SEC has yet to announce the results of any investigation. A lot is still being written, a [...]

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