Entries from November 2008

November 30, 2008

The inner spirit of Thanks Giving

Thanks to the ALMIGHTY.
Every moment of everyday should be an occasion of thanks giving to the God almighty. We thank god for all we have today.
Today I am making a pumpkin cheesecake. I am a vegetarian and I enjoy pumpkin preparations.
It is a thanks giving feast to all our guests. It is thanks giving day [...]

November 29, 2008

If style is one word then sense of fashion is one’s mind!

Every piece of jewelry tells you a story.
A tale of, romance, travel, adventure, friendship, fashion, celebration, or culture, history and tradition is associated with any piece of jewelry that you own or wear. You cannot deny it.
Follow me.
Little that I thought or had in my mind  when I bought a jewelry to gift to my [...]

November 23, 2008

SLUM DOG MILLIONAIRE – An Oscar harbinger?

The season’s most prominent film title is SLUM DOG MILLIONAIRE.
The portrait and the striking images of the film have already attracted the Oscar Buzz amongst critic’s heart. It has been branded as an Oscar harbinger and headed for many prizes and Academy Award.
This striking title of the film has the potential to score a [...]

November 21, 2008

Is unfathomable U.S. financial crisis spreading towards your wallet?

US stock market’s brutal fall on Thursday 20th November, 2008 reached a new landmark
This is a crisis of confidence and everyone in the financial chain is frustrated by what seems to be a lack of progress in solving the problem.
Across the globe Stocks have traded with high volatility in the past few months, with [...]

November 18, 2008

One decision stocks for investment

Conversation with a broker friend
I was sipping a cup of tea the other day in a narrow street corner shop adjacent to the Calcutta Stock Exchange building better known as Lyons Range, a place in Calcutta, (known as City of joy) located in the eastern part of India.
There I amused to see in the evening [...]

November 17, 2008

copper socks towels pillowcases

Are you plagued by fungus?
The Chilean scientists have come out with the findings of the qualities of copper to fight germs. It is indeed amazing.
According to them the germ fighting qualities of the metal lies in the fact that copper ions separate on contact with bacteria and cause irreversible damage to the bacteria’s [...]

November 15, 2008

Childhood Obesity-Compulsions of modern life

Social battle against the bulge
Childhood obesity has been emerging as an alarming social issue in the context of compulsions of modern life.
In the battle against the bulge, parents, teachers, media, schools and educational authorities have got greater role to play in helping the children to educate on good eating habits and encourage them to spend [...]

November 12, 2008

Financial Products,Social costs and Human Psychology

The sales and marketing pitch for much of financial and stock market products is based on the notion that individuals act rationally and consider all available information in the decision-making process.
However, researchers have uncovered a surprisingly large amount of evidence that this is frequently not the case.

The proliferation of financial, insurance, mortgage and [...]

November 10, 2008

Stock Market Predictions- Astrology and Analyst

The other day I was reading a persuasive book by Charles D. Ellis –How to Win the Loser’s Game? .This book deals with stock market and in which he argues that trying to beat the stock market is a loser’s game and the player who eliminates mistakes will win the game.

In this context I [...]

November 9, 2008

Human Psychology- Economic and Business numbers

Day to day business page numbers and the common man
A couple of weeks back I was surprised to notice a full first page advertisement in a business daily in India publishing a nationalized bank’s financial results for this September quarter.
This prompted me to rethink loudly on how relevant these business and financial statistics and interpretations [...]