Author: Raoji
Linkfest:Jan 13,2014
Some stuff I am reading today morning:
Let a hundred banks bloom (Mint)
Consumer durables production at a 7 year low (BS)
AAP’s Amethi rally (Firstpost)
Gold Smuggling:Kerala-Middle East is the golden corridor (FE)
If missed calls could change India (UsualSuspects)
NHAI tax free bonds – Jan 2014 (OneMint)
The most hated man:The Insurance Agent (Subramoney)
What is LPG subsidy? (BeMoneyAware)
Controlling the investment lizard brain (InvestingCaffeine)
How the ‘Value Trap’ squeezes Windows PC Maker’s revenues and profits (Guardian)

Source:AEI Ideas
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Nasty attack on Google by Microsoft
Weekend Mega Linkfest:Jan 10,2014
Some off beat reads for the weekend:
How unadulerated milk has become a premium product (MumbaiBoss)
The ugly truth behind IIT placements (Newslaundry)
The secret and dangerous life of my gay friend (TOI)
5 Startups to watch out for in 2014 (ForbesIndia)
The Neros of Uttar Pradesh (Tehelka)
The rise and fall and rise of facial hair (Atlantic)
The civil wars of Roger Ailes (NYMag)
Entrepreneurs and Con Artists (NewYorker)
Some Chinese Malls have “Husband Storage Facility” (Smithsonian)
The world economy’s shifting challenges (GeorgeSoros)
The return of the Ugly American (ShashiTharoor)
Middle East Security in 2014 (EhudBarak)
India shows who’s boss (Economist)
Spoof:How NaMo countered Arvind Kejriwal and AAP party (UnrealTimes)
Travelogue:Central Indian Forests in a Fortuner (TeamBHP)