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Monthly Archives: October 2011

Formula One Grand Prix Comes To India

29 Saturday Oct 2011

Posted by Prem Rao in In the News, Sports, Technorati

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Formula One, motor sports, Sahara Force India

Article first published as The F1 Grand Prix Comes to India on Technorati. We now have our own Indian Grand Prix. How about that? Very excited.

Rajat Gupta Arrested In Insider Trading Case

27 Thursday Oct 2011

Posted by Prem Rao in In the News, People, Technorati

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insider trading, Raj Rajaratnam, Rajat Gupta

Article first published as Rajat Gupta Arrested in Insider Trading Case on Technorati. The answers must lie somewhere. What makes a person, already rich and famous, do things no one would expect him to do?

Time To Chime.In

23 Sunday Oct 2011

Posted by Prem Rao in In the News, Technorati, Trends

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socail utility, social media, social networks

Article first published as Time To Chime. In on Technorati. This new social utility is interesting. It has elements of many of the current favorites and could make a big impact.

Dying Together After 72 Years

20 Thursday Oct 2011

Posted by Prem Rao in People, Technorati

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driving safely, Marriage, motor accidents, old age

Article first published as Dying Together After 72 Years on Technorati. Here’s an interesting story which set me thinking.

Redundant Phrases

18 Tuesday Oct 2011

Posted by Prem Rao in Communication

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effective writing, writing tips

Corporate executive, graduate student or budding writer. Do you use two or more words when one would do? As you write, do you use redundant phrases which roll off your tongue more by habit than by anything else. If you think about them, on reflection, you perhaps won’t use them but you do get habituated to use some, don’t you?. Continue reading →

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Raj Rajaratnam Sentenced For Insider Trading

15 Saturday Oct 2011

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business ethics, insider trading, Raj Rajaratnam

Article first published as Raj Rajaratnam Sentenced For Insider Trading on Technorati. To me, the moral of the story is that some people, successful as they are, succumb in the end to greed!

Negotiating Workload Limits

13 Thursday Oct 2011

Posted by Prem Rao in Employee Satisfaction, Technorati, Work Life Balance

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assertiveness, negotiating skills

Article first published as Negotiating Workload Limits on Technorati. Being assertive while negotiating workload limits is a crucial for success skill today.

Good news for lovers of dark chocolate

12 Wednesday Oct 2011

Posted by Prem Rao in Executive Health, Technorati

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Cholesterol management, dark chocolate

Article first published as Dark Chocolates Have Health Benefits on Technorati. If, like me, you love dark chocolate, here’s some good news for you!

Mumbai Indians Win Champions League T20

11 Tuesday Oct 2011

Posted by Prem Rao in Cricket

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Harbhajan Singh, Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers

Article first published as Mumbai Indians Win Champions League T20 on Technorati. Many of us felt Royal Challengers Bangalore would beat Mumbai Indians to win the Champions League T20 but that was not to be.

Fight Breast Cancer

09 Sunday Oct 2011

Posted by Prem Rao in Work Life Balance

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India, urban life style, women

Article first published as Fight Breast Cancer on Technorati. Urban life styles are adversely affecting the health of women, especially in India. Fight breast cancer and spread awareness of how it is caused and how it can be cured.

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