It may not be happening in the present economic slowdown, where every kind of cost cutting and austerity measures are being introduced, in order to save as possible and to avoid unnecessary expenditure, mainly in the corporate offices and other organizations.   Situations were entirely different in the good old days when economy was literally booming.

Those days it was very common to celebrate every small event in the offices too.  Employees would treat each other to parties for events like birthday, promotions, marriage anniversaries, engagements, weddings and child births etc.  Every one would partake of another person’s happiness.  When employees would celebrate every small event in a big way, the office management too would have its own style of giving mementoes to employees.  When the company’s anniversary would arrive, the management would generously offer anniversary gifts to all its employees in he form of incentives, compliments or gift coupons, or anything of reasonable value.  This used to serve as a motivating factor for the employees to serve better and this could also go a long way in ensuring good profits for the company.  It is not known whether the present day companies are still continuing with this practice to ensure good performance from the staff members.

I love walnuts!  Can a diet rich in Omega 3 fatty acids help our vision?  I found and interesting article (exerpt below) that discusses the positive nature of Omega 3 fatty acids when added to the diet of mice.  Now whether one study of mice is enough for us to add more Omega 3 to our diets is questionable.  However, there has been plenty of other research supporting many healthy benefits of Omega 3s.  So go ahead and have that Salmon – it is good for you.

The August 2009 issue of the American Journal of Pathology presents findings from a study conducted by the National Eye Institute in Bethesda, MD that examined the direct effect of omega-3 fatty acids on the prevention of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The scientists found that mice fed a diet high in omega-3 fatty acids had slower progression of the leisons in the eye and some improvement. They also found that the mice had lower levels of inflammatory molecules and higher levels of anti-inflammatory molecules, which they suggest may explain their findings.