Word: tais
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...Francisco technology consultancy. More software writing is taking place overseas, particularly in India, Dailey says, where the highly educated, English-speaking work force competes on quality as well as cost. It is a proposition that's attractive to U.S. managers in good times and bad, says Bill Tai, partner at Charles River Ventures. "In the short run, it will put deflationary pressure on wages for people doing the same jobs in the U.S.," he says. "In the long run, many of those jobs will simply disappear...
...have to belong to a gym to build up your core strength. There are excellent yoga, Tai Chi and Pilates exercises that you can do at home, as well as all manner of exercise gadgets you can buy, such as the Reebok wobble board or the Bosu half dome. The point is to find something that works for you. "Basically, all you really need is a mat and a floor," says Miriam Nelson, an exercise scientist at Tufts University and author of the Strong Women series. But if a class or gadget gets you motivated, then go for it. Your...
Wigg IM participants are grateful to Tai for building a sense of intramural cohesion. James M. Rhodes ’06, former captain of Wigg’s “Slytherin” basketball team, says, “He’s definitely one of the biggest reasons we have done so well. He’s always at the games supporting...
Despite his dedication to IMs, Tai notes that he has very little interest in actually playing IM sports. “I think as far as athletic prowess, I would be one of the last people you would expect to be an IM rep. [The job] gives me more of a reason than I would have otherwise to go see the games,” Tai says...
...Tai, the sense of community fostered by intramurals is the reason for the venture. “The Yard Bucket is the goal, but the process of playing the games and people coming together is far more important...some people get to feel like they’re stars, especially when they get to playoffs,” Tai says. “You may never get to play in front of an audience of 30,000, but to win the IM championship in a sport, that means something...