Obnoxious CEO Pay?

"No law prohibits paying CEO's very, very, very large amounts of money"

Here is an excerpt from an Article in Bizjournals, written by Jim Verdonik:

........ Mr. Spitzer 's....... premier reform litigation cases were against New York Stock Exchange CEO Richard Grasso and various NYSE board members. The cases involved many reform issues, including whether board members fulfilled their duties in approving the CEO's retirement compensation package, whether the compensation package was suitable for a nonprofit company and whether the CEO disclosed all information to board members the right way.

After five years of litigation, the courts decided this month that the former NYSE CEO didn't have to return any of his $139 million retirement package. Likewise, no board member was found liable.

I guess you could say this decision (and other events) made 2008 a really bad year for Mr. Spitzer.


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Paris Hilton 'Political Ad'

Paris Hilton 'Political Ad'

You may have already heard of this 'Rebuttal' video from Paris Hilton, in response to McCains' TV ad.

(Video From Funny or Die)

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See more Paris Hilton videos at Funny or Die

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Boston Sewer

This Sewer line runs right next to the Charles River.

The 'Dont Dump into the River' sign was a few feet from the Sewer hole below.




The pictures were taken Here: --

Whaa.. A Butt Station !!

Creative !



A Public Ashtray for Smokers, seen at a shopping center.

D.C. Kite Festival in Springtime

Spring is Beautiful in Washington, DC

Lately it has been very hot, and I long for the Spring that just passed.
(sorry, you Allergy types!)

Around the Washington Monument (Seen Above) there is the 'Annual DC Kite Festival' every year. If you are visiting DC, Spring is the Best time of the Year. Try to co-ordinate with the Kite festival and the Cherry Blossom Festival.

In this picture, You can see the crowds around the monument, flying their kites.

Creative Architectural Idea

This picture is taken off of the Highway from Mysore to K.R. sagar.

The owner of this house cleverly decided to kill 2 birds in one:-

1. Need for a Roof top Water Storage Tank
   
2. Auspicious Kalash on top of the House
   

K.R Sagar Dam

I spent many years in Mysore, where I did most of my education. We loved to visit the K.R Sagar Dam often. This is a top tourist destination in the state of Karnataka, especially the 'Brindavan Gardens' built beside the dam.

I visited it last year 2007.  I took this picture of the cascade on the  south side of the dam.

From a Google Earth Perspective, this is where it is (I have a color arrow pointing to it)

K. R. Sagar = Krishna Raja Sagar.  Sagar means Ocean. 

Krishna Raja , was the Wodeyar King of  at the turn of the 19th century. 

He presided over the Golden age of Mysore, when it was considered a 'Model' state in India. I will blog more about this Wodeyar some other day.

His #1 Man Was Sir. M. Vishveshwaraiya.  Yes , Sir - the Knighthood he was bestowed.

He was considered extremely intelligent and an highly effective executive. He was a Dewan.

This is his project. Built in 1924 with Stone and "Gaare" (mixture of sand and Lime).

iPhone Security

I love my iPhone.  You gotta give it to Apple for the fantastic job!

It is a synthesis of ART+SCIENCE+ENGINEERING.

I want to give you a few tips on keeping your iPhone information SECURE.

1. Set a Password for you Screen. You can do that under iPhone Settings.
   
2. Use a Application such as 1Password (iPhone App & Mac Desktop) to secure your sensitive Data  
3. Use MS Exchange 2007 for your email & PDA functionality;   Reason:- Exchange 2007 Supports REMOTE WIPE for the iPhone. If you lose your iPhone you can go online and WIPE-OUT the data so you wont have to worry about Identity theft.  Your Outlook Exchange Email, Calendar, Address-book synchronizes beautifully with iPhone (2.0 software).  You DONT have to be a corporate user.  Any individual can sign up with a MS Exchange 2007 provider.  1and1  gives you a free copy of Outlook 2007 or Entourage.  There is also a free  provider of MS Exchange email, but I am not able to recall the name at this moment.
4. 

Beads of Water

Didn't realize I could take an Artsy Photo from my iPhone. 

Looking up  through the sunroof on a fall  afternoon

Iron Meteor Crystal

Yes, Iron Does have a Crystalline Form
Here is a Picture of an Iron Meteor on display at our National Museum.

Observe how one can appreciate overlapping Triangular patterns.




Gosh, I even Found this Howto article on the web about Meteoric Iron

Did You know, most of earth is made up of Iron, Not Silicates , not even H2O !

Starbucks Job Cuts !

I heard Starbucks is Cutting a Lot of Jobs (July 2008)

Wonder how much the Baristas Get paid.

The trash in front of this Starbucks is Chronically overflowing.

MAP IT on Google !




QUIZ: Which was the most popular brand of Coffee prior to the Advent of Starbucks ?
Answer: Click Here.

Legal Passenger

I bet This guy is not riding for free (unless he is working for the Bus company , OR is a friend of the driver).
Got this shot on the Highway to Tirupati. This bus is travelling about 50-60 Km/h.

Let the Picture Speak for itself.

Chicago Bulls Fan in India

Chicago Bulls Fan in India

I saw this car on the highway on the Bangalore-Mysore Freeway in India.
I couldn't help notice the Chicago Bulls' Mascot Sticker on the back f this car.




Now there seems to be one small difference. This Bull has a Nosering!
Also notice how this guy is straddling the lanes !

Bindi Princess

Finger Puppet With Bindi

Cute!