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...investment has already paid off with a trophy: Corinthians won Brazil's professional-soccer-league championship for the first time in six years. But Joorabchian's strategy has produced more than a trophy. He may well have established a new business model that could rescue pro soccer in Brazil, the cradle of superstars like Pelé and Ronaldinho--which has been sinking under corruption, violence, archaic management and a hemorrhaging of talent to Europe and Asia. "You pick a company because you believe it's undervalued," Joorabchian told TIME. "We believe Brazilian football as a whole is undervalued...
...company is one of a few that have shown bigger firms that there is a market outside the cities. Indian banks and retailers are developing innovative systems to reach the provincials. The Indian government likes Drishtee's delivery model and is looking at creating its own version with at least 100,000 centers across the country. Mishra, who has advised the government on how to set up such a system, says competition will be welcome. He believes Drishtee is perfectly placed to specialize in supply-chain management for companies hoping to reach the same market. "It's all about empowerment...
...this book at the COOP, because the cover—a bird’s eye view of someone with an old-fashioned iPod click wheel shaved into his head—was already obsolete. Or maybe this was done on purpose, to show what a rebel the cover model is. Yeah, that’s gotta be it! Wild haircut, hardened visage: the guy looks like a criminal possessed of almost monk-like concentration. And hey, if joining the iPod Cult can make that guy cool, then maybe I should join! After all, college is about trying new things...
...rated R version.RR: Tennessee Williams is said to have hated the 1958 film version of “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.” How much would he hate your version?NJ: I’d say probably even more because we told every actor to model themselves after Elizabeth Taylor.RR: If you could be named after a state, like Tennessee, what would you choose?AR: Alaska, because recently I was told that I was cold as ice.NJ: Idaho. I-da-ho.RR: In the play, basically the entire cast is lying to Big Daddy about his health. What?...
...attended the talk. Pinker was introduced by Interim Director of Expository Writing Thomas R. Jehn, who explained to the audience how Expository Writing has “changed my life.” Jehn met his wife after using her freshman Expos essay as a model for his students...