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...possess cutting-edge technical skills, their interpersonal and communication skills lag far behind. A study by the National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom), the leading software and outsourcing industry body, foresees a shortage of a half million IT professionals by 2010, mostly because existing graduates lack the "soft skills" needed to fit into a cosmopolitan work environment...
...land good jobs, still have to battle a feeling of inadequacy," says Srinath Gopalakrishna, co-founder and operations head of Bangalore-based ThinkVarsity Finishing School. "We try to do away with the left-brain, right-brain dichotomy and ensure our graduates have the entire range of technical and soft skills they need to be good at their job as well as feel at home." Among the toughest parts is remedying wrong English. "When you have institutes claiming 'We teaches English,' you know the quality of students they produce," says Gopalakrishna, "We don't think we need to correct Indian-isms...
...forceful opinion. Soon after the bombs fell on Baghdad, the topic came up in April 2003 as Ratzinger talked with fellow Cardinals Carlo Maria Martini of Italy and Paul Poupard of France at an intimate Vatican diplomatic reception. A Church official present that evening remembers the typically soft-spoken German shaking his fists, and blurting out in Italian: "Basta! Basta!" Enough! Enough...
...have come to expect the kind of piercing lyrics for which singer Adam Duritz is known, their new album suppresses any fears. “Saturday Nights and Sunday Mornings” is a return to form for the band and features songs that are alternately loud and soft but always introspective and bittersweet. The album is divided into two halves. The first six songs fall under the category of “Saturday Nights” and contain up-tempo beats and driving guitar riffs. The last eight songs, belonging to “Sunday Mornings...
...starter set for anyone intimidated by the world of comics jargon and history.“Whether you’re six or 60, you should be able to come in here and find something you like,” says Tony F. Davis ’84, the soft-spoken owner of Picnic.Apparently, people have found things they’ve liked—the store has been around since 1974, making it one of the oldest comics shops in the country.The store is small, but every wall and crevice has a different kind of literature that you could...