Monthly Archives: August 2006

Support for the power nap

Posted on August 31, 2006 by ramachaa

http://health.msn.com/centers/sleep/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100143166 in case you were looking for a good justification for that afternoon power nap ;-).

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NPR Special – The Middle East & The West, A Troubled History.

Posted on August 22, 2006 by ramachaa

A good introduction to why the area is so troubled. Have not heard all of it myself but have listened to large parts of it: http://www.npr.org/news/specials/mideast/the_west/    Completely unrelated Does Age Squash Our Spirit of Adventure: http://www.npr.org/dmg/dmg.php?prgCode=ATC&showDate=15-Aug-2006&segNum=5&mediaPref=WM&sauid=U911 –  so if … Continue reading →

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Tech in India and China.

Posted on August 22, 2006 by ramachaa

Lot’s of coverage recently on BusinessWeek: Tech Titans in China & India – http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/asia/special_reports/20060724techtitans.htm?link_position=link8 China and India’s potential workforce woes – http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/jul2006/gb20060731_767149.htm?link_position=link5&campaign_id=nws_asia_Aug14  

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Talking about Tokyo tops ‘Big Mac’ index – International Business – MSNBC.com

Posted on August 9, 2006 by ramachaa

    Interesting study – how many minutes of work does it take to earn enough for a Mac. Delhi was at ~70 minutes. Which puts it reasonably low on the list. On affordability based on basket of items Delhi and Bombay … Continue reading →

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