Mar 1, 2015

Arts | Connecticut: Jazz That Spans Generations

Willie Ruff, the musician and Yale faculty member, will host the pianist Aaron Diehl at the School of Music’s Ellington Jazz Series on March 6.


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Arts | Connecticut: Jazz That Spans Generations

Detained American Missionaries Leave Venezuela

The four missionaries, who were held for three days and questioned by Venezuelan authorities, were on their way home on Saturday.


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Detained American Missionaries Leave Venezuela

Will FM’s ‘inflation control’ target soften Rajan’s roar?

Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan may end up with a significantly reduced role following implementation of some of the measures announced in the Union Budget.


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Will FM’s ‘inflation control’ target soften Rajan’s roar?

Companies get a slight reprieve from domestic transfer pricing compliance

The Finance Bill proposes to increase the threshold limit for applicability of transfer pricing regulations to specified domestic transactions from Rs. 5 crore to Rs. 20 crore.


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Companies get a slight reprieve from domestic transfer pricing compliance

Manufacturing hubs to power ‘Act East’ policy

As a part of its ‘Act East Policy’ initiative, the government sought to enforce India’s position in Southeast Asia with the announcement that it will facilitate Indian private sector investments into CLMV countries (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam) through a project development company.


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Manufacturing hubs to power ‘Act East’ policy

Service tax hike to eat into your budget

Eating out and air travel are going to leave a bigger dent on your wallet after the government announced an increase in service tax from 12% to 14% as part of its gradual transition towards goods and services tax. - Source      



Service tax hike to eat into your budget

One-time chance on black money or 10 yrs in jail

The government is working on a plan to provide a one-time opportunity to those who have black money abroad to pay taxes and repatriate their stash even as finance minister Arun Jaitley unveiled a raft of stringent measures in the Budget to crack down on offenders. - Source      



One-time chance on black money or 10 yrs in jail

Budget 2015: One-time chance on black money or 10 yrs in jail

The government is working on a plan to provide a one-time opportunity to those who have black money abroad to pay taxes and repatriate their stash even as finance minister Arun Jaitley unveiled a raft of stringent measures in the Budget to crack down on offenders.


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Budget 2015: One-time chance on black money or 10 yrs in jail

Create Better Ice Breakers By Knowing Your Audience and Objectives

When you are put in a group of strangers, ice breaker

activities are a great way to start working together. Instead of just picking an activity at random, look at the goals of the group and design activities that focus on those.



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Create Better Ice Breakers By Knowing Your Audience and Objectives

A Quantum Computer Isn't Nearly As Glamorous As It Sounds

You’d think quantum computers exist in heavily-guarded labs, with many men in white suits manning control stations filled with unfathomable screens and charts. Actually, they exist in a small cupboard in England’s West Country.



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A Quantum Computer Isn't Nearly As Glamorous As It Sounds

Henry T. Segerstrom, California Developer and Arts Patron, Dies at 91

Mr. Segerstrom turned his family’s lima bean farm into Orange County’s cultural and commercial downtown.


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Henry T. Segerstrom, California Developer and Arts Patron, Dies at 91

Spurs wanted me as boss - Mourinho

Jose Mourinho reveals ahead of Sunday’s Capital One Cup final that Spurs approached him for the manager’s job in 2007. - Source      



Spurs wanted me as boss - Mourinho

How To Job-Hunt After Getting Fired

The big thing about getting fired is not the process of getting fired itself, but the job-hunt afterwards. The good news is that the working world is changing fast. One of the ways that the traditional Godzilla structure keeps working people in line is that it tells them “If you get fired, good luck getting hired anywhere else!” - Source      



How To Job-Hunt After Getting Fired