By G Waugh The first time I had heard the word Chaos was in Kamal Haasan’s most disappointing film Dasavatharam, “The fluttering of the wings of a butterfly here in India could trigger an earthquake in the remote corners of even the African continent”. That was back in 2008. I recently in 2022 had the […]
An index that measures the value of $NZ in relationship to a group (or “basket”) of other currencies – see image right. The currencies included are from NZ’s major export markets i.e. Australia, USA, Japan, Euro area, UK. – $A,…
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By Abinav Kumar ‘Amma’, he said waking her up. ‘It is 5:30 already. Wake up. Make some tea.’ She opened her eyes to see her husband’s face as she had done ever since they were married. She would chant a little prayer for her husband’s long and able life. He would make his bed out […]
With the external exams coming up next term it is useful to be able to have some knowledge of New Zealand’s trade position especially as it is so important to the economy. Trade is just one of four accounts in…
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Spoilers ahead… The big star is Vishal, but the scene-stealers are pop culture nostalgia and SJ Suryah. The latter owns the narrative like nobody’s business. The joy of filmmaking is contagious. After Venkat Prabhu, Adhik Ravichandran sets out to prove that it is possible to make a well-thought-out, well-written, and well-made entertainer within the boundaries […]
As requested, a link to Madan’s piece: “Even the most idolized of celebrities in India cannot escape their very Indian failings at the end of the day. And the God of music now find himself in an unholy mess. ” https://rothrocks.wordpress.com/2023/09/13/in-the-name-of-god-the-marakumma-nenjam-fiasco/
Below is a link to a diagram bank on the Tutor2u site. Each diagram in the PowerPoint is fully editable and it covers just about every graph (224 in total) you will come across in any school economics course. Tutor2u…
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By Soorya N உதவி தேவை வாசன் “காலை டிபனை” சாப்பிடாமல் , மதியம் அதை சாப்பிட்டு , மதியம் இரண்டரை மணிக்கு தன் காதலியான செண்பகத்தை காணுவதற்காக அலாரம் வைத்து தூங்கினான் . “எழுப்ப மறந்துவிடாதீர்கள் “அவனை .. இரண்டரை மணி ஆனது , கோழி கூவும் சப்தம் அவன் போனில் கேட்டது . அதை பதினைந்து நிமிடம் ஒத்திவைத்தான். “இரண்டேமுக்கால்”- ஆனது , அதை அடுத்த பதினைந்து நிமிடம் ஒத்திவைத்தான் “மூன்று மணி”-ஆனது . […]
I came across a very informative journal paper, which was tweeted by @KateRaworth , in the Ecological Economics Journal entitled “Economics for the future – Beyond the superorganism” by N.J. Hagens – full paper can be found here. I have…
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Is America’s debt becoming unsustainable? This depends on various factors including: the rate of productivity growth, the shape of income inequality, the foreign demand for dollars, and the vicissitudes of the global bond market. In the USA borrowing costs are…
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The masala movie – derived from myth – has always been a part of our cinema. Take Gadar. Whether intended or not, the story of Sunny Deol going to Pakistan to get back his wife kidnapped who was kidnapped in a helicopter mirrors the story of Rama going to Lanka to get back his wife […]
With a goddess like Asha, and with her body of work, any list can be but a drop in the ocean. Here are some particular favourites: C Ramchandra’s Navrang is a soundtrack for the ages, but Asha’s ‘voice acting’ here is a special treat (the song is repeated twice in this clip). Holy mother of […]
I have blogged a few times on the resource curse that affects some developing countries but it seems that in Africa a lot of resources go unused when they are actually demanded in an economy. There seems to be a…
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Spoilers ahead… The overstuffed screenplay wants to tackle so many issues that it has no focus. It works as a series of occasional highlights, and if that’s all you want… why read this review! In the same year, Shah Rukh Khan has given us a masala movie with Pathaan and a “mass” movie with Jawan. […]
