Cultural Intelligence: Business Lessons from China and India - Knowledge@Australian School of Business

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Globalisation has complicated the business environment in countless ways. Arguably, one of the most interesting is the threat it now poses to the dominance of the Anglo-Saxon business model. ....

Check out DAY 841(i)

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Tejaswini the golden girl - Hindustan Times

" I could have broken the world record: Tejaswini Sawant "

Wow! what a confidence this girl has.


Tejaswini the golden girl - Hindustan Times

Misfortune struck Tejaswini Sawant in February when she lost her father while participating in the Commonwealth Shooting Championships in Delhi. Six months later, she is on top of the world, having clinched the World Championship title with a record-equalling score in rifle prone at Munich on
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How to Make Small Talk | eHow.com

How to Make Small Talk eHow.com


Small talk can be a big challenge, but a little preparation and confidence is all you need. As a skilled small talker you will come across as a more open and friendly person, compared to someone who doesn't say much during social situations. Just don't overdo it because then people will find you annoying and too chatty.Read more: How to Make Small Talk eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how_10812_make-small-talk.html#ixzz0v9kwTQXZ

Chicken a la carte, from Ferdinand Dimadura (2006)

don't call me aunty

Yeah, yeah, I know forty is just a number that the skincare industry uses to make you buy a whole different—and pricier—set of products. Logically, there’s nothing to worry about...
A good article by Priya Ramani , to share ..




http://www.livemint.com/2010/04/23201326/Just-please-don8217t-call.html?d=1

13 Women Who Rule the Web

13 Women Who Rule the Web

BP Delays Crucial Cap Test - The Daily Beast

BP Delays Crucial Cap Test - The Daily Beast

Celebrity Mini Me's

Narcissism !

Celebrity Mini Me's

Saina confident of becoming No 1

http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/article491781.ece?homepage=true

ESPECIALLY FOR LADIES

Everyone should take 5 minutes to read this. It may save your life or love one's life Because of recent abductions In daylight hours, refresh yourself of these things to do in an emergency situation... This is for you, and for you to share with your wife, your children, everyone you know. After reading these 9 crucial tips, forward them to someone you care about. It never hurts to be careful in t his crazy world we live in. 1. Tip from Tae Kwon Do : The elbow is the strongest point on your body. If you are close enough to use it, do! 2.. Learned this from a tourist guide. If a robber asks for your wallet and/or purse, DO NOT HAND IT TO HIM. Toss it away from you.... Chances are that he is more interested in your wallet and/or purse than you, and he will go for the wallet/purse. RUN LIKE MAD IN THE OTHER DIRECTION! 3. If you are ever thrown into the trunk of a car, kick out the back tail lights and stick your arm out the hole and start waving like crazy.. The driver won't see you, but everybody else will. This has saved lives. 4. Women have a tendency to get into their cars after shopping, eating, working, etc., and just sit (doing their chequebook, or making a list, etc. DON'T DO THIS!) The predator will be watching you, and this is the perfect opportunity for him to get in on the passenger side, put a gun to your head, and tell you where to go. AS SOON AS YOU GET INTO YOUR CAR , LOCK THE DOORS AND LEAVE.. If someone is in the car with a gun to your head DO NOT DRIVE OFF, Repeat: DO NOT DRIVE OFF! Instead gun the engine and speed into anything, wrecking the car. Your Air Bag will save you. If the person is in the back seat they will get the worst of it . As soon as the car crashes bail out and run. It is better than having them find your body in a remote location. 5. A few notes about getting into your car in a parking lot, or parking garage: A.) Be aware: look around you, look into your car, at the passenger side floor , and in the back seat B.) If you are parked next to a big van, enter your car from the passenger door. Most serial killers attack their victims by pulling them into their vans while the women are attempting to get into their cars. C.) Look at the car parked on the driver's side of your vehicle, and the passenger side... If a male is sitting alone in the seat nearest your car, you may want to walk back into the mall, or work, and get a guard/policeman to walk you back out. IT IS ALWAYS BETTER TO BE SAFE THAN SORRY. (And better paranoid than dead.) 6. ALWAYS take the elevator instead of the stairs. Stairwells are horrible places to be alone and the perfect crime spot. This is especially true at NIGHT!) 7. If the predator has a gun and you are not under his control, ALWAYS RUN! The predator will only hit you (a running target) 4 in 100 times; and even then, it most likely WILL NOT be a vital organ. RUN, Preferably in a zig -zag pattern! 8. As women, we are always trying to be sympathetic: STOP It may get you raped, or killed.. Ted Bundy, the serial killer, was a good-looking, well educated man, who ALWAYS played on the sympathies of unsuspecting women. He walked with a cane, or a limp, and often asked 'for help' into his vehicle or with his vehicle, which is when he abducted his next victim. 9. Another Safety Point: Someone just told me that her friend heard a crying baby on her porch the night before last, and she called the police because it was late and she thought it was weird.. The police told her 'Whatever you do, DO NOT 0D open the door..' The lady then said that it sounded like the baby had crawled near a window, and she was worried that it would crawl to the street and get run over. The policeman said, 'We already have a unit on the way, whatever you do, DO NOT open the door..' He told her that they think a serial killer has a baby's cry recorded and uses it to coax women out of their homes thinking that someone dropped off a baby. He said they have not verified it, but have had several calls by women saying that they hear baby's cries outside their doors when they're home alone at night. 10. Water scam! If you wake up in the middle of the night to hear all your taps outside running or what you think is a burst pipe, DO NOT GO OUT TO INVESTIGATE! These people turn on all your outside taps full ball so that you will go out to investigate and then attack. Stay alert, keep safe, and look out for your neighbours! Please pass this on This e-mail should probably be taken seriously because the Crying Baby Theory was mentioned on America 's Most Wanted when they profiled the serial killer in Louisiana I'd like you to forward this to all the women you know. It may save a life. A candle is not dimmed by lighting another candle.. I was going to send this to the ladies only, but guys, if you love your mothers, wives, sisters,daughters, etc., you may want to pass it onto them, as well. Send this to any woman you know that may need to be reminded that the world we live in has a lot of crazies in it and it's better to be safe than sorry..

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The Hindu : Sport News : Saina Nehwal rallies to clinch title

Saina Nehwal ... One more Indian Super Sportstar !

The Hindu : Sport News : Saina Nehwal rallies to clinch title

Dad

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Confession : Didn't looked after him well..

Sweet Reunion Between a Man and the Gorilla He Raised as a Baby

This heart-tugging video captured the extraordinary reunion of two old friends: a man and the gorilla he raised from infancy.

Sweet Reunion Between a Man and the Gorilla He Raised as a Baby

Waking up

Slept too much all through. Gotta unfurl and be active... want to end my bad habit of being lazy..

Dog Yawn Photo, Animal Wallpaper - National Geographic Photo of the Day

This song is my all time favourite. It encircles me specially when my loved one is not near me.

Thanks John Denver.

Recovering from laziness !

Recovering from laziness !

Friends ... relatives

It is always a pleasure to connect with friends and relatives through social sites. These sites are helpful in finding the people you knew, met somewhere.

Yes, I have started searching for my friends and relatives through Orkut and Facebook, whose contact nos. or email ids I don't have.

Keep trying.....

bangalorevinod: Bhootada kOla or Theyyam Art - Kerala Traditional Art form / Dakshina Kannada

bangalorevinod: Bhootada kOla or Theyyam Art - Kerala Traditional Art form / Dakshina Kannada

Bhootada kOla or Theyyam Art - Kerala Traditional Art form / Dakshina Kannada

bangalorevinod: Fit and over 50 -- the sexiest women of a certain age

bangalorevinod: Fit and over 50 -- the sexiest women of a certain age

ThoughtSpurs

An interesting blog !

ThoughtSpurs

Fit and over 50 -- the sexiest women of a certain age

Fit and over 50 -- the sexiest women of a certain age

It is indeed heartening to see these women. Not because of the word 'sexiest' but for their attitude towards life, health.

I love................ life !

Infoplease: Encyclopedia, Almanac, Atlas, Biographies, Dictionary, Thesaurus. Free online reference, research & homework help. — Infoplease.com

A good website

Infoplease: Encyclopedia, Almanac, Atlas, Biographies, Dictionary, Thesaurus. Free online reference, research & homework help. — Infoplease.com

COMMON MISTAKES FILLING INCOME TAX RETURN FORM AY 2009-10 | SIMPLE TAX INDIA-TDS RATE KNOW YOUR PAN INCOME TAX RATE

COMMON MISTAKES FILLING INCOME TAX RETURN FORM AY 2009-10 SIMPLE TAX INDIA-TDS RATE KNOW YOUR PAN INCOME TAX RATE

Tips For Success: Toughness

Found a a good piece of advice today !

How to Get Tougher "How many times in your life have you decided: 'Well let's see, I couldn't handle so and so. I guess I'd better handle just a little bit less.' And then the first thing you knew you couldn't even handle that. "What if you had said, 'All right. Now let's see. I don't seem to be able to do this. Well, where's two of them?' "I recommend it to you very thoroughly. You can't handle something, you say. Find a couple of tougher ones. "The point is that you go in reverse." -- L. Ron Hubbard When you think you can't handle something, take on two problems. Make the challenge bigger! Five Examples 1. You don't have enough money this month to pay your apartment rent. At first, you decide to move to a cheaper place. But then you reverse your idea. Your neighbor also can't pay the rent. You decide to solve both problems. You meet with your neighbor and help him figure out how he can pay his rent. Bang! You suddenly see how to increase your income well above the amount you need for your rent. 2. It's hard for you to drive a car with a manual transmission (stick shifter and clutch pedal). You've always driven an automatic, but need to drive a stick-shift car for your job. But every time you try to drive it, you grind the gears or shift to the wrong gear and stall the car. You decide to get a bigger problem. You ask your truck-driver friend to show you how to drive a big truck with 18 gears. You learn how to shift, how to use the clutch and accelerator together, and how to control the speed with the gears. You soon have fun driving a 10-foot high truck. Of course, when you return to the manual-transmission car at work, it's very easy to drive. 3. You just got divorced and feel horrible. You can't stop crying. You consider taking drugs, seeing a shrink or worse. But then you decide to take on a bigger challenge. You find two people who cry whenever you bring up their divorces. You help them get over their grief with fun activities. Immediately afterwards, you feel great! 4. Your new t-shirt business is dying. Even though you have a great location in a shopping mall, you can't get enough customers to come in. All of your new marketing ideas have failed. You are losing money and can't pay your rent. You talk to a lawyer about going bankrupt. But then you decide to get tough. You walk through the mall and find a hat shop that also has no customers. The owner is also thinking about quitting, so you make a deal to take over the hat shop. Now, you have to get customers into TWO stores. Now that you have more to risk, you stop reinventing the wheel. Instead of trying more new ideas, you visit three of the most successful t-shirt or hat shops in town to observe how they attract customers. You copy these proven ideas and customers start to show up. Soon, both of your stores are making a profit. You are on the road to business success. 5. You need to lose weight, but you just can't stop eating junk food. You can't seem to turn off the TV and go exercise. You look around for some tougher problems. You notice your chubby spouse and plump daughter are also sitting on the couch, eating junk food. You jump up and say, "We're all getting healthy, starting right now!" You turn off the TV and make everyone go for a walk. You get them to eat more vegetables and less sugar. You convince them to change bad habits into good habits. Over the next several months, you stay in charge of all three bodies. Everyone loses weight and becomes healthy. You feel tough! How can you use this principle to handle your most difficult problems? Give it a try! TipsForSuccess.org 615 South Highway 49 Jackson CA 95642

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