Best Job in the World

• Role : Caretaker of a tropical Australian island - dream assignment to swim, explore and relax on Hamilton island for six months, write a blog to promote the area.
• Ben Southhall, 34 yr old Briton, has been selected out of nearly 35K applicants !
• A charity worker, his love for adventure and other interests ( bungee jump, ostrich-riding, marathon-running, trekking, etc ) helped him.
• He gets to live for free in a oceanfront villa.... COOL...... !!

Best wishes for Ben, in the new role. Let us hope, he comes back with a stronger resolve to do more charity and selfless service

PS:Happiness does not lie in doing what you like, but liking what you do-anonymous

Chrysler files for bankruptsy

Chrysler files for bankruptsy. The Chapter 11 filing, as it is popularly known as, will send shock waves across automobile markets, world-wide.
Fiat will pick up 20 % stake. Fiat had come out of a slump recently. Bold move, it will give Fiat access to North American market.
President Obama is confident of saving over 30,000 direct jobs and many more at suppliers/dealers, etc. A key factor in these tough times and a key deliverable for government.
The US government will provide up to $3.5 billion in debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing and up to $4.5 billion in exit financing.
As the world economy throws up not-so-encouraging statistics regarding its performance, sectors such as automobile will face the brunt of its impact. Tough times ahead…