The Dragon Lady-Empress of China !!

One of the most powerful women in Chinese history was Cixi. She controlled China for more than 40 years in the late 1800s.Cixi was so ruthless, heartless, cruel and greedy tyrant that people called her the Dragon Lady. In western countries such as Great Britain and the Unites states, Cixi was also known as the Empress Dowager. But in reality she wasn’t [...]

Most expensive painting-price tag $140 million

We all know buying and selling paintings is no less than any other passion. Hundreds or thousands — even millions — of dollars are spent every year by art patrons who are eager to become the owners of the world’s most expensive and sought-after paintings. There are many famous artists who still command the highest [...]

Caves: as second homes !!!

 
I have always thought of spending a day in the cave….walking through its lanes – turned and twisted- as we watch in the movies.And if I tell you that that there’s a place where caves are the hottest real estate trend, are you going to believe me. Sounds incredible..it did to me as well when [...]

Daily Dump – Makes you a Better Person Instantly !!

Daily Dump is a new start-up (Bangalore, Karnataka, India), which offers its consumers with a simple and easy solution for reducing landfill waste: composting. Daily Dump offers a range of products and services that help compost at home. It also provides solutions and knowledge through an open source platform. The Daily Dump offers an array of [...]

The Economics of Christmas

A very interesting article on the Wall Street Journal explaining the economics of Christmas caught my eye. The article titled, “How Christmas Brings Out The Grinch in Economists“, talks about how some economists say we would be better off without Christmas as its an inefficient mode of connecting consumers to what they buy by squeezing [...]

Christmas Special –Chocolate Cake !!

Everyone must have been busy opening and sharing their gifts. Kids must have been enjoying and eating special dishes cooked by their Mom and Aunts together. Here below I share a yummy Chocolate Cake Double Layered Recipe , which you can bake for your kids and relatives to add a flavor to the Special Eve. [...]

Ten Surprises for 2009

In a collaborative effort between Global Equity Strategy and Global Asset Allocation, and in keeping with their year-end tradition, UBS presented in their final publication of 2008 a list of ten possible‘surprises’ for the coming year. Its aim is to identify plausible scenarios, representing risks—up or down—to investor consensus thinking, and in some cases, to its own views. 
UBS’ list of ‘surprises’ include:
1) Corporate default rates [...]