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...huge number of Indian workers staffing the world's tech firms and call centers has given some employers the impression of India as a nation of 1.1 billion software engineers. But only 1 in 4 engineering graduates--and 1 in 10 graduates in other disciplines--is considered employable by multinational firms. While many graduates possess cutting-edge technical knowledge, their interpersonal and communications skills lag far behind. A study by the National Association of Software and Services Companies, India's leading software and outsourcing industry organization, forecasts a shortage of half a million IT professionals by 2010, largely because...
...thought, discussion, writing and worry, the medical guys called me in, told me Sandy's story and asked if I would take care of his hip. He was still in the ICU. But instead of the shriveled, unresponsive mess I expected, there was this big smile and huge handshake from an unshaven but definitely handsome seventysomething guy. Sandy was a big man, broad-shouldered and lantern-jawed - and as pleasant and clubby as could be. He didn't remember anything about lying on the floor for three days; he barely complained about his shortened, twisted left...
...Chinese have singled out France as the ideal place to post their defiant message to the world. "You have to respect us because we are a big player now!" China seems to say. "We have become stronger as you became weaker; you need the oxygen of our huge markets and the support of our financial institutions...
...advocating that students be allowed to bring food into the stacks themselves. Not only is there no need to chow down while comparing call numbers in Widener, but the stacks are cramped and in many cases rarely accessed, so rotting grapes rolling around underneath the shelves could present a huge problem...
...right,” Parker said. Some professors in the College have tried to combat Internet distraction. History professor Henrietta Harrison prohibited laptops her first year of teaching. “I’m not sure whether the answer is to make it banned or just put a huge effort into explaining to students that if you’re checking your e-mail and reading the news during lecture...you’re not going to learn very much,” she said. “You would think that would be obvious...