Isn't this

how congress worked always?
More interested in the party than the people!
The Defence and External Affairs ministers are busy... well not examining plans to strengthen our intelligence or improving the infrastructure at the disposal of the police. But in determining who will be next CM of Maharashtra.

Anyway!

Gender equality?

Seems like the recession is reducing the gender gap in employment because most of the job cuts are in industries where men dominate.

A good

piece on how pragmatism and necessity have ensured (nearly at least) England will complete their test leg by Andrew Miller. I am sure, if it was Pakistan no English journalist would have even suggested going. Because, well its obvious naa!

I am lucky

Seriously! I am. Just that some times I take it for granted and forget what an awesome family I have!
Today is my sisters birthday. I hope she will have an awesome day!

The economy

gets worse.

Everyone is on pins and needles waiting for today's jobs report from the American Department of Labor. The consensus number at the moment is 340,000 lost jobs in the month of November, pushing the unemployment rate into the neighbourhood of 6.8%, but those figures have been shifting a bit for the worse, in recent days. A really bad number could mean an ugly day for markets, among other things. UPDATE: Oh heavens, the decline was 533,000, the most since 1974.

Pretty bad!
full details here

The story

of a fighter who played more than 100 tests for England, Graham Thorpe.
I always liked him!

Pain

I really hate being bound in a way I have no control. I have to change it I guess!