India Inflation

source: tradingeconomics.com

Pari Mutuel System of Betting on Horses

Read this interesting article on how technology teams are betting on Hong Kong races here: Article from the Wired magazine
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/10.03/betting_pr.html

Argentina Vs Italy during Italia 90 World Cup Football

Maradona screening ball from Schillachi

I was reading Diego, the autobiography of Diego Maradona. During Italia 90, Maradona says Italy were given undue advantages as the host nation and the Italian media although never fair, were totally biased against Argentina. Watch this highlights from the second half of the game between Italy and Argentina where Canniggia's lovely back header beats Zenga at Italian goal. This is one of my all-time favorites. 

Football in Cricket Crazy India

It was very nice to see Argentina play Venezuela yesterday at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkatta. Although the game never rose to any heights there were occasional glimpses of Messi's genius. For me, as a lifelong Argentine soccer fan there is no better footballing lesson you would get than the one in the match between Argentina vs Italy in Italia 90 World Cup. Here are the links: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAMsw7Si_A8

and
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvRpbmskM7c&feature=related

Books

I have been in several tight spots taken chronologically in my working career. Somehow or the other I have always relied on a book to see me through a crisis. In this regard, one of the best books I have read is The Periodic Table by Primo Levi. Please do give it a read and be inspired by the message in this book.