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Those younger employees will be the ones to keep Infosys' principles going even when the five remaining founders retire, so Infosys also asks senior managers each to take half a dozen up-and-comers under their wing. "I firmly believe that a democracy will always avoid a disaster," Murthy says. But those values have to be taught. "It may not be the quickest way to do things in the world," Murthy adds, "but you'll never see a famine in a democracy." Infosys managers hope that what holds true for nations can also apply in the corporate world...
Just the price of a cup of coffee is enough to help a Sudanese refugee avoid the potentially deadly search for firewood, say the student organizers of a weeklong donation drive. The campaign, led by the Harvard Darfur Action Group, calls itself DarfurFast—but doesn’t ask students to give up eating. “The concept of fasting is more symbolic,” said Firth M. McEachern ’08, treasurer of the group. “People are donating for the price of a latte, a taxi ride, a movie ticket...
...Harvard, you can often find him performing at Hilles Library or the Cambridge Queen’s Head. The jazz aficionado’s journey towards math wasn’t as simple. Miller originally wanted a career as a professional musician, but planned to concentrate in economics to avoid becoming “a broke professional musician.” But an unpleasant experience in Calculus BC led him to abandon those plans, and Miller vowed to “never touch math again.” Then Miller took Math 1b his sophomore year, where a course assistant...
...Hajj's murder is certain to stir further calls by the March 14 bloc to directly elect Suleiman by a simple parliamentary majority to avoid a prolonged void. The opposition has warned that such a move would be countered by street demonstrations and possibly the establishment of a rival government...
...film actually has a lot to teach us about other cultures—if the trailer is any indication. It begins in Britain, where, it seems, everything is different. For example, eye contact has different connotations. Here, it’s something to strive for in interviews and avoid on the subway; there, it means you’ve stolen some treasure. Witness two secret agent types stake out a palace gate as Nicholas Cage and his family emerge with a piece of wood. Cage makes eye contact with the agents. They make eye contact with him. And the chase...