Dr M Khalid's global village blog

1. The Victims "Can you believe what they want us to do now? And of course we have no time to do it. I don't get paid enough for this. The boss is clueless." Victims are people who see problems as occasions for persecution rather than challenges to overcome. We all play the role of victim occasionally, but for some, it has turned into a way of life. These people feel persecuted by humans, processes, and inanimate objects with equal ease—they almost seem to enjoy it. They are often angry, usually annoyed, and almost always complaining. Just when you think everything is humming along perfectly, they find something, anything, to complain about. At Halloween parties, they're Eeyore, the gloomy, pessimistic donkey from the  Winnie the Pooh  stories—regardless of the costume they choose. Victims aren't looking for opportunities; they are looking for problems. Victims can't innovate. So if you want an  innovative team , you simply can't include victims. Fire...

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By Devita Saraf This has been the season of the Great Diwali Disappointment for many retailers across brands and cities in a clear sign of the slowing of our economic growth. Rajesh Kumar Singh/Associated Press Gold jewelry as showcased in a shop ahead of Diwali, Allahabad, Oct. 24. While we may not be in crisis mode like many European nations, we can expect a long period of little growth. According to reports by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, the contribution of consumer goods in the index of industrial production has dropped from more 8% in October 2010 to below 4% in August of this year.   http://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2011/11/14/india-journal-no-fireworks-for-retailers-this-diwali/

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UK food and other resources consumption falling? From food to paper and water, Britain has gradually been guzzling less over the past decade. Why? •   Peak stuff: the data •   Tim Jackson: 'Peak stuff' message is cold comfort   reddit this Comments ( 158 ) Duncan Clark guardian.co.uk , Monday 31 October 2011 20.00 GMT Article history The number of calories consumed at home peaked in the 1970s. Photograph: Patrick Barber/Getty Images/Flickr RM The year 2001 was more eventful than most and, a decade on, we're inundated with anniversaries. September was   9/11 , this month the invasion of Afghanistan and next month the release of the   first iPod . To which we could add the foot-and-mouth crisis, the Gujarat earthquake and the first ever entries on   Wikipedia . With so many significant events to look back on, one thing that few people will remember 2001 for is its entry in the UK's Material Flow Accounts, a set of dry and la...

    MF Global files for bankruptcy amid eurozone crisis                     Jill Treanor http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/oct/31/mf-global-bankruptcy-eurozone-crisis guardian.co.uk , Monday 31 October 2011 16.26 GMT Article history Jon Corzine, chairman and chief executive officer of MF Global, which has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after revealing $6.3bn of eurozone debt exposure. Photograph: Andrew Harper/Pool/EPA MF Global, a US-based   futures   broker that can trace its roots back to 18th-century London, yesterday became the first major US casualty of the eurozone debt crisis by filing for bankruptcy protection, putting 3,000 jobs at risk after a rescue takeover failed to materialise. Run by the former governor of New Jersey and ex-Goldman Sachs boss Jon Corzine, the firm ran into difficulty after taking bets last year in the expectation that the price of government bonds in troubled eurozone countries would r...