Big Leap

Suddenly there is a big leap in SENSEX index.457 points up in a single day.
The scenario is same across asian markets,roughly 5% jump. This is mainly due to FII activities. What is it? & How is it different from FDI?

Foreign direct investment (FDI) flows into the primary market whereas foreign institutional investment (FII) flows into the secondary market, that is, into the stock market.

Some of the features of primary market include:

1.In a primary issue, the securities are issued by the company directly to investors.
2.The company receives the money and issues new security certificates to the investors.
3.Primary issues are used by companies for the purpose of setting up new business or for expanding or modernizing the existing business.
4.The primary market performs the crucial function of facilitating capital formation in the economy.

In the secondary market, securities are sold by and transferred from one investor or speculator to another. It is therefore important that the secondary market be highly liquid.

FDI is perceived to be more beneficial because it increases production, brings in more and better products and services besides increasing the employment opportunities and revenue for the Government by way of taxes. FII, on the other hand, is perceived to be inferior to FDI because it only widens and deepens the stock exchanges and provides a better price discovery process for the scrips.

Besides, FII is a fair-weather friend and can desert the nation which is what is happening in India right now, thereby puling down not only our share prices but also wrecking havoc with the Indian rupee because when FIIs sell in a big way and leave India they take back the dollars they had brought in.The reverse will happen when they invest heavily on stock markets, more money pouring into market, resulting big leap.

Naras

Well Done, British Airways

This is one of the fwd mails I recd from ananymous. Just reproduced -no doubt, it makes lasting impression.

QUOTE
This scene took place on a British
Airways flight between Johannesburg , South Africa &
London .


A white woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a
black man.

Very disturbed by this, she called the air hostess.
"You obviously do not see it then?" she asked.
"You placed me next to a black man. I did not agree to
sit next to someone from such a repugnant group. Give me an
alternative seat."

"Be calm please," the hostess replied.
"Almost all the places on this flight are taken. I
will go to see if another place is available."

The hostess went away & then came back a few minutes
later.

"Madam, just as I thought, there are no other
available seats in Economy Class.

I spoke to the captain & he informed me that there is
also no seat in Business Class. All the same, we still have
one place in First Class."


Before the woman could say anything, the hostess continued.

"It is not usual for our company to permit someone
from Economy Class to sit in First Class. However, given the
circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous
to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting."


The Hostess turned to the black guy, & said,
"Therefore, Sir, if you would like to, please collect
your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in First Class."

At that moment, the other passengers, who'd been
shocked by what they had just witnessed, stood up &
applauded.
UNQUOTE

Winners Losers

1. The Winner says, "Let me do it for you";

The Loser says, "That is not my job."

2.The Winner says, "It may be difficult but it is possible";

The Loser says, "It may be possible but it is too difficult."

3.When a Winner makes a mistake, he says, "I was wrong";

When a Loser makes a mistake, he says, "It wasn't my fault."

4.Winners are a part of the team;

Losers are apart from the team.

5.Winners see the gain;

Losers see the pain
(Valithan uyirin aththatchi)

6.Winners see possibilities;

Losers see problems.

7. Winners believe in win-win;

Losers believe for them to win someone has to lose.

8.Winners see the potential;

Losers see the past.

9.Winners stand firm on values but compromise on petty things;

Losers stand firm on petty things but compromise on values.


10.Winners make it happen;

Losers let it happen.

Confidence,Trust,Hope

CONFIDENCE:

1 Day all villagers decided to pray for rain.

On the day of prayer all people gathered & only one boy come with umbrella. THATS CONFIDENCE.


TRUST:

Trust should be like feeling of a 1 year old baby, when you throw him in tha air, he laughs....

because he know you will catch him...


HOPE:

Every night we go to bed, have no assurance to get up alive in the next morning

but still we have many plans for coming day...


KEEP CONFIDENCE, TRUST IN GOD AND NEVER LOSE HOPE...

Price Schemes - Caveat Emptor

This is the offer message I recd from Shanthis, Adyar. Buy two and get one free on men's wear. There are many shops in city now coming with schemes like this.

Madipakkam Fresh every day announces some price schemes on different items.Ganga sweets, velachery does the same (30% deduction till March end).

What is happening? Are they in clean up process - year end? price slashes?, inventory piling up?.

Housewives will have hectic time shopping all through the day; they would get orgasm through too much shopping:>

kanavaa illai kaatra

kanavaa illai kaatra
kanavaa nee kaatra ...........

After long time I heard this song. Very impressive, repeatedly humming ....
One strong reason for such an attention-grabbing is the lyrics of this song are not usual one (must be vairamuthu), especially he made lasting impression in the lines

NILAVIL PORUL EDAI IZHAKKUM
NEERILUM PORUL EDAI IZHAKKUM
KAADHALIL KOODA EDAI IZHAKKUM INDRU KANDENADI
ADHAI KANDU KONDENEDI

Srinivas's voice is so mesmerizing when he took elongated breath on below notes

KAADHAL THAAIMAI IRANDU MATTUM
BAARAM ENBADHAI ARIYAADHU
UN PALINGU MUGATHTHAI PAARTHU KONDAAL
PASIYUM VALIYUM THERIYAADHU

Though the first line of this note is awesome, UN PALINGU MUGATHTHAI PAARTHU KONDAAL
PASIYUM VALIYUM THERIYAADHU is not so impressive,even school boy can say these lines.

What causes short term memory loss?

For two days I felt stand still, for simple reason, I lost my mobile phones – both my personal and official. If I don’t receive any calls, if I am not able to make any calls no matter where I am, it makes me feel stand still. It would not be much different for many people – be it any where, in a situation like this “No connectivity”. I even felt pity when I think about these invaded over dependency.It make me realized and felt electronic gadgets like ipods, mobile phones really taken our life to a totally different dimension.

Some of our life pattern changed during recent past. Without even realizing ……… some of the changes really wondering - one classic example, no one really knows any of the phone numbers by heart. Even worse, some many doesn’t other to know ones own phone number.

Soon we may become Sanjay Subramaniyam (Ghajini) – make use of mobile phone or GPS connectivity even to locate our own house while back from office. No need to consultant Doctor, burning money for just to know “what causes short term memory loss”.

In this context, let me explain two related or near related aspects

1. Have you heard about muscle memory?

When an active person repeatedly trains movement, often of the same activity, in an effort to stimulate the mind’s adaptation process, the outcome is to induce physiological changes which attain increased levels of accuracy through repetition. Even though the process is really brain-muscle memory or motor memory, the colloquial expression "muscle memory" is commonly used.

Individuals rely upon the mind’s ability to assimilate a given activity and adapt to the training. As the brain and muscle adapts to training, the subsequent changes are a form or representation of its muscle memory.

Example : Sometimes it so happens we forget password when log into PC or ATM, no matter we still type our password. It is because of muscle memory.

2. Another thing called,Pavlovian Response :

Pavlovian Response aka reflex action, also known as a reflex, is an involuntary and nearly instantaneous movement in response to a stimulus. In most contexts, in particular those involving humans, reflex actions are mediated via the reflex arc; this is not always true in other animals :>

Applying break, changing gears while driving vehicle are examples of pavlovian response.

Naras