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Goose Is Cooked.


Loopholes in accounting has led to many fraudulent  practices.Window dressing of balance sheets, cooking up data’s, hiking sales,jacking up share prices are few insolent  intrigues that instigate deceiving measures and disintegrating materials.

Window dressing accounts for 50% of fraud in corporates.Share prices are enhanced, its valuations are hiked ,such that promoters and top management benefit most.Downturns or recession promote an acceleration in frauds .Promoters engage in misconduct,commit frauds and  they easily justify their action.When there is high profitability, smooth flourish , the mishaps are buried deep. When the  essence of   paucity is experienced,  the irregularities are thrown open.

Loan portfolios are unequally disbursed. The top brass account a very low non performing assets thus entering into a world of  notoriety.False entries  are made.Fictitious inventory is maintained in production and sales. The companies pay statutory dues forgoods not manufactured.Corporates , thus lure the investors, private equities , and mutual funds , by projecting feigned systematic profit .

Forensic experts have a lucrative tenure, as most mutual funds and private equities hire them to decipher the digressions. These agencies are making tonnes of money.

Apart from the top management,there is a widespread anomaly among the employees. The procurement related fraud are surging leading to a definite leakage of funds.

Indian companies  , awry of expenses, subdue the misconduct , by compelling the erring official to resign. This man gets a plum job in another company , commits the same mistake, but let free  for fear of  abnormal costs. This individual ,will seek job elsewhere. he will land up in a bigger company, with extended access to perform  a deeper crime.

Checking their duplicate  profile , then and there, will conduct a disciplined behaviour, thus instilling an undeterred confidence in the investor’s mind.

Ethic is the vital   provision in business. Confidence is the enriched quality of business. Straight movement is an emphatic  idiom of business.

The cooked goose  idiomatically depicts hidden untold slanders and  much ruptured ulcers

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An Ode To Economy


A mighty blow,

A deadly shudder,

A grotesque  caricature,

Economy entreats.

A severe recession,

A fathomless submission,

A mandatory evidence,

Economy  beseeches.

A chaotic congurence,

An erratic  corruption,

A feigned pollution,

Economy  implores.

A dashing wreckage,

A dithering frigidity,

A rigid  morbidity,

Economy importunes.


A turbulent tirade,

A ghastly turmoil,

A global whirlpool,

Economy cries,

A wretched  misappropriation,

A  frenzied approximation,

A disturbed provacation,

Economy  solicits.

A defeating theorem,

A seducive logirithm,

A fumigating myriad,

Economy  weeps.

A solemn appraisal,

A definite  proposition,

A scruplous system.

Economy will rise.

A serious attempt,

A sincere work out,

An ardent programme,

Economy will grow.

A quick response,

A firm approval,

An intricate design,

Economy will thrive.

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Everything Everywhere.


You find everything everywhere. You see men, animals, vehicles, carts,crossing the roads ,as they wish. There is no  adherence to traffic rules. Signals blink without any relevance to the traffickers.The one way  signs have no meaning. The Police make a ridiculous  hand movements, which provoke  ridicule.You must be taken aback, as where on earth such things take place. Your country penalises high speeding drivers, charges those who pay disrespect to traffic regulations. Even in midnights , you follow the rules meticulously. Wait for the signal, and then proceed. But , here in our country, such things never happen, if they do occur ,then it should make to the headlines of top news.Can you make out the country  with all the clues ,I have put forth. No, then , will you try again , or shall I give the answer?Well , I do not want to test your patience any more . It is India, a land of diversity.

Animals are kept in the Zoo ,quoth my friend. Yes , may be in your country, but In India , you can find them everywhere. Dogs, Cats, Cows, Donkeys, Horses, walk at ease in the Indian roads. Elephants ,reared in the temples to grace the festivals , are taken for a stroll by mahouts,round the town.With dangling bells around the neck, the gigantic elephant walks royally, but the mahouts lead them to every house,forcing them to bless the inmates, and in return, they give cash and fruits to the elephant , which is considered as divine by the Hindus.

My friend was alarmed to perceive the chaotic movement of the vehicular transport.She asked me in a subdued tone, How is it possible to drive in such confused condition?I  marvelled at her plight. I made it clear ,that Indian drivers cannot negotiate when there is perfect  discipline. They drive with pleasure, while halting for  a sudden crossing of buffaloes, an immediate protrusion of a two wheeler, an unexpected  intrusion of a bullock cart, or a tricycle.

India ,is a land bubbling with enthusiasm , teeming with population,rejoicing in disorderly sensibility.

 

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Obama’s Strategic Move.


President Obama makes up his mind to appoint Bernanke as Fed Chairman,five months ahead .Economists feel  that he is the right choice.He faltered at the early stages, but learnt a lot by mistakes.He made a mess of the foreclosure crisis.Obama said  that his temperament, courage and creativity helped to prevent another Great Depression.

Bernanke fumbled  under pressure in not finding a way out to take over Lehman Brothers.He has revolutionary ideas.He has cut rates and opened a discount window to more firms.Economy is showing recovery, but still unemployment is looming large.He has to pay  a serious consideration in putting things together.

His performance has won him a grade of D+ -69  as calculated by the economists .He was awarded  low marks below 20.His median grade is 80.But , if he could pull back the economy to reasonable status , then he will go down in  history as one of the greatest fed Chairman.He has to deliberate on the vast expansion of the balance sheets, and  has to screw up the money supply. He has to tread a careful path.

Stock futures  pointed to a moderately high opening.Bernanke, if chosen, vows to restore”more stable financial and economic environment in which opportunity can again flourish and in which Americans hard work and creativity can receive proper awards.”

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Filing Bankruptcy


Bankruptcy  brought with it a sense of shame, a degree of  ignominy,,a circumstance of disgrace, a feeling of regret and a susceptibility to embarrassment. Now , the trend has took a different turn. A twist  which accumulates a lot of convenience,which bears a stock of opportuneness which provides  a volume of accessibility to convert or more precisely minimise the debt, by gaining protection under bankruptcy.

Recession has not only affected banks, financial institutions,autos , housing , but also media.Readers Digest U.S, has filed bankruptcy under chapter 11, just to get a waiver  .If the court allows this remedial petition, its debt load will be minimised to 550$million,from 2.2 billion $.

This is only an adjustment in the balance sheet, quips ,one of the spokesmen of the company.

The other editions of Readers Digest are not affected by this move.Walter Beyleveldt,made a statement that U.S edition’s direction will not affect Australia.Handyman and Health smart magazines  subsidies of Readers Digest , Australia , have increased the revenue by 7%, resulting out of advertisement.Readers Digest ,Australia is not  in any trouble foreseen or unforeseen.

Anyway, debt is the crux of the problem. Debt strapped Readers Digest is not secure.It may be takrn up bygroup of lenders led by JP.Morgan Chase,or will seek  to take to the company public again or sell it within next few years.Ther is no paucity of visible long time stake holders.

 

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In A Quandary.


“To be or not to be”was Hamlet’s dilemma. The Hameletian philosophy is traced down the line in the Fed’s decision to lower rates. Rates almost nearer to zero will stop inflation from falling and falling says Kohn, on behalf of the policy makers. The Federation chopped the rate to zero, pumped hundreds of billions of dollars to keep the economy positive.Did they find success?

Carl Wash, a Santa Cruz economist ,of the university of California differs.His research points out that low rates would definitely clash with inflation against which the Fed is fighting. Kohn does not admit to this economist’s view.

The Fed’s buy of long term securities will spur growth, is another illustrative policy of Kohn. The economists ,again feel dithered , indicating that procuring these assets  while rates are falling is highly risky. Kohn’s perception is contrary to the acclimed economists outlook. He believes that investors desire to raise short term securities. The central bank ,has a valid scope to step into the arena, thus affecting the value of the assets.

The European counterparts do not want to lower the rates . They have a target , and the process of moving ahead to reach the goal is getting on without much disruptions. They are determined not to cut rates further than 1%.

Kohn traverses a path less travelled, His government’s policy ,at the moment is not applicable.,in the real sense. It poses a real risk . How does Kohn proposes to annul inflation by bringing down the rates low.?His  scheme appears mystical, beyond comprehension and totally out of context. 

The Fed ,in Robert Frost’s words has

Miles to go before it sleeps

Miles to go before it revives, is the slight modification ,I contribute to the whimsical equation of Kohn.

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Death Stares


Man known for his six senses, that  includes the reasoning faculty, seems to be the most irrational creation of God. Others, mammals, birds, and the insects, though possessing less sensitivity, apparently are a better inhabitants of the world. They  commit injury ,only when they are infuriated. This is the prime principle that governs the little ant , the huge elephant, the ferocious lion. But Man goes about  his truancy ,wreck less in behaviour, contemptuous in attitude. He does harm to his fraternity, by indulging in unceremonious threats, undeserving attempts of brutality, finally killing his fellow human, just for greed, for deceit, for revenge and for fun.His area extends to the animal kingdom as well, and the Ocean realm also.

The Japanese mass slaughter of dolphins in a cove in Taiji, has gone unnoticed for years. The Japanese government covered up the whole inhuman act. Nearly 23,000 dolphins are killed every year. They are sold as fish to the public. The dolphin flesh is contaminated with toxic mercury, which in turn will kill the consumer. The transgression is multifold. Massacre of dolphins is atrocious. The consumption of the dolphin flesh is highly poisonous. There is an illegal mode of earning money , as they fetch 154,000U.S. dollars. The illicit trade has a flourishing wave of profit,.

Japanese government submits that in few parts of Japan , people eat dolphins for very long. So the slaughter is not new .It has been in vogue for years together. What a meek acceptance!

The Dolphin show , conducted in various cities , is another wicked activity of man. The dolphins have sharp ears, and powerful sight. They respond to the call of the trainer as quick as lightning. The training involves a large scale threats  to discipline the naive sea animal. The revenue the dolphin show brings is something of a wonder. The conductors mint money, at the cost of these mute spineless sea faring mammals.

The genocide of dolphins should be banned. Similarly ,as the cry for the safety of dolphins is increasing in decibels, we have to jointly put a complete full stop to the killing of any species, whether it be a chicken , a lamb, fish.Beef and pork are relished by most. This delicacy is also an end product of slaughter of animals. Shouls we not think about the harassment they undergo while being slaughtered.

let me end this appeal , with a plea promoted by my five year old grandson. We are all strict vegetarians, but my daughter in law , takes meat and fish on and off. Once she promised her son , that she will not eat anymore of the stuff. While they were dining out, she oredered for fish. My grandson’s face turned red. he called his mother, “mummy you promised me that you will not eat fish, now you have broken your promise. How bad the fish’s mom would l feel, when it sees its baby being cut. Why do you feel bad and shed tears , if I get hurt? The same way it is .”I was moved, by  his provacation.

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Recovery With A Scar


Recession is almost over. Bad times have been expunged.We see a kind of happiness all  around. We hear a sigh of relief, which is sonorous. We  experience a sense of practicality ,which is rewarding. The throbbing fear, the serious deliberations, the much debated flaws in the economic policies, the nervous apprehension all have slowly dimmed though not a full detachment from the prowling irregularities that pounced the world economy.The attack was so harsh that it surmounted to a depletion of finances.

U.S was bleeding. The housing proved a devilish blow, banks  miserably collapsed, one after another, autos applied a sudden break. There was a veiled drooping ,a cacophony shriek,a hoarse muttering which made the richest nation a skeleton like virtuoso. U.S succumbed to the wrong policies. It fell a prey to the erring shots of the bureaucrats. Its people knew to spend, but did not learn to save.The two year abject decimation of its financial, has restructured the tarnished economy.U.S is slightly propping its head out, and Paul Kruggman opines that by September, the country would emerge timidly out of  depression, but the scar will remain.

A serious wound takes time to heal, once it starts closing up, the getting better sets in. But the deep wound will leave a scar ,which will take months or even years to vanish. Similarly the bruise that economy has inflicted on the nations, is methodically getting covered up,but the residue will last long. It should remain for a duration, so that any folly or mishap for that matter will be  deflected once we are reminded of the great recession.

Recessions and Depressions punctuated this long era with their shortcomings. The default should have taught us a lesson , should have made us refrain from not committing the same folly. It did teach , but we like every other eventuality forgot . We indulge in going through the doldrum once again.

A thorough grounding of theorems and hypothesis in school days ,escapes our memory . A  strong fundamentals in grammar and applications of skills in writing during our  school and then college levels are no longer sustained in our mind. We go about our own way,discarding the accepted norma.  rejecting the bequeathed traditions, deferring the established principles. So ,if another pulsating ,subduing ,denigration bursts out, we have no alternative but to be drawn by it unobtrusively, and later climb out fully drenched in its velocity and vibrancy.

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Monsoon Blues Slows India’s Pace.


Six nations are out of recession. India and China escaped unscathed,while Japan and Germany have made up at last. Brazil has jumped out of the pull down all in a hurry. France has made a smart  turn around.

The Indian scenario of progress was quite impressive , healthy and time bound.The election mandate has given a stable government. The GDP growth was reasonable.The monsoon was expected to set in mid June, it took its own time to settle. Settled did it, with weak strains, and little rain. The States which depended on the onset , were greatly disappointed. Agriculture had a pristine glow during this period, but the peasants are depressed of the failure. Less or no rain indicates a full stop to implemetation of ploughing, sowing, and harvesting. The poor farmer, a good rain, has borrowed money to carry on the prelimiary operations. But woe befell, and we hear 72 suicidal deaths in Andhra pradesh alone. The situation looks grim. The Prime Minister is worried.He has to see to plight of the farmers and the drought hit areas. States affected by deficit are demanding higher  aids to cope up with the situation.

Nature has slowly detached itself from Indian  growth ,which is upbeat. The Indian stoicism ,will not allow any digression to affect its progress. The indomitable, invincible spirit Of the Indian will take him to great , as its Prime Minister announced ,that a growth rate of 9% is setas a target, and by any means it will be achieved. India will  exactly cross over the mark ,as it is a store house of potentiality.It is the think tank of the world. The quick witted Indian, the shrewd Indian, the hard working Indian, and above all the coveted concept that of extraordinary brilliance the Indian is sure to make his mother land strong in economy,

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Literary Criticism


As a literature student, I had a subject literary criticism in my PG level. I am so fond of reading everything that comes in my way. Reading is a passion , or rather it is my inheritance from my late father. My dad , used to read a lot in his spare time. Every morning, after a brisk walk , he used to read the newspapers thoroughly, especially the editorials. At one stage, he will make me  read the editorials , after my college hours, just to imbibe the habit of reading.in me. He used to wake me up early in the morning , to accompany him for a stroll. But , I a bag of lazy bones, no I should not call myself bony, as I have reasonable flesh , another proud asset that I derived from my father, never attempted to get up from bed. He failed in making me get up in the early hours,which continues even today, as I am a late bird., but knowingly or unknowingly moulded me into an avid reader.

Coming to the subject of criticism, I, for one totally oppose this analysis. I wish to read a poem, say for instance ,”An ode to the nightingale” ‘just for the sake of it. Shelley excels a s a poet. His style and presentation are so impressive, that I could see the nightingale virtually, hear her call absolutely. The graphic insight ant the clear grace it exhibits , makes me  enraptured. I go on reading this poem, and i never felt the monotony. Each reading , gave me added pleasure.I propose to stop my research here. Many attribute various  significance to this beautiful poem. They delve deeply into Shelley’s personal life, rave about his failures and mark  a definite line  on the purpose of writing this poem. I , a writer of small time, no way comparable to Shelley, feel that every creative work, either it be writing, painting, or any other craftsmanship for that matter, does reflect a personal imagery. But ,for that reason , it need not be dissected, probed, and prattled to find meanings , interpretations, and logic that the creative mind would not have thought of, would not have dreamt of. If Shelley comes out of the grave and goes through the criticism that surrounds his Ode, he would be thrown out of sphere. He will not be able to make head or tail of what the critics have penned. On this light, his own composition would look an alien subject to him. Poor Shelley, allow him to rest in peace.

The literary minds should be contented that they have been exposed to remarkable piece of literature.Therein lies the practicality  in accepting  the prowess of art for art-sake.The disenchanting dissensions should  disappear like morning dew.