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Change

"Most of our assumptions have outlived their uselessness."

- Marshall McLuhan

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Devika Rani Chaudhuri Roerich

Born in Waltair (now Vishakhapatnam), Devika Rani came from a distinguished background: she was the grand-niece of the Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore and her father, Col. M.N. Chaudhuri, was the first Indian Surgeon-General of Madras (the city now known as Chennai). Her mother's name was Mrs. Leela Chaudhuri.
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Principles of Supply Chain Management

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Mind

Too many of us are broad-minded about the wrong things.

- McKenzie

What is Team Building?

Team building is a process that develops cooperation and teamwork within a work unit. To constitute an effective team, its members must share a common goal, have respect for each other, and be motivated to use the strengths of each member to achieve their objectives. Current corporate philosophy stresses that each member of a team plays an integral part in the success of the company.

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Getting Your Way Every Day by Alan Axelrod

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Ambition

The tragedy is thatso many have ambition and so few have ability

- McKenzie

What is Dual Core Technology?

Dual core technology refers to two individual microprocessors on a single die cast chip. This is essentially two computer processing units (CPUs) in one. The advantage of a dual core chip is that tasks can be carried out in parallel streams, decreasing processing time. This is referred to as thread-level parallelism (TLP).

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Leadership

"Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder of success; leadership determines whether the ladder is learing against the right wall"
- Stephen R. Covey

Venu Srinivasan

Venu Srinivasan - Chairman and Managing Director, TVS Motor Company, India

A calm demeanor, an ability to take things in his stride and a steely determination characterize Mr. Venu Srinivasan. His single mindedness of purpose and self-belief has today propelled his organization to dizzying heights. TVS Motor Company today occupies pride of place and its culture and work ethos enviable and difficult to match in the Indian manufacturing scenario
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Getting Your Way Every Day by Alan Axelrod

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Change

"Company cultures are like country cultures.Never try to change one. Try, instread, to work with what you've got"
- Peter Drucker

Sunil Mittal

Chairman and Managing Director of Bharti Group, India's largest GSM-based mobile phone service provider; IT Man of the Year Award 2002 from Dataquest and CEO Of the Year, 2002 Award from World HRD Congress.

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An Introduction to Global Financial Markets

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Change

"Your success in life isn't based on your ability to simply change. It is based on your ability to change faster than your competition, customers and business."

- Mark Sanborn

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Bismillah Khan

Bismillah Khan was born on March 21, 1916 at Dumraon, Bihar. His ancestors were court musicians in the princely state of Dumraon in Bihar. Ustad Bismillah Khan was trained under his uncle, the late Ali Bux `Vilayatu', a shehnai player attached to Varanasi's Vishwanath Temple

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Marketing Places

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Change

"Peter don't resist change. They resist being changed."

- Peter Senge

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Henry Alfred Kissinger

Henry Alfred Kissinger was the 56th Secretary of State of the United States from 1973 to 1977, continuing to hold the position of Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs which he first assumed in 1969 until 1975. After leaving government service, he founded Kissinger Associates, an international consulting firm, of which he is chairman

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Friend

"A true friend is like a good book - the inside is better than the cover."

- McKenzie

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What is Fuzzy Logic?

Fuzzy logic is a type of mathematics and programming that more accurately represents how the human brain categorizes objects, evaluates conditions, and processes decisions. In the traditional logic system, an item strictly does or does not belong to a group, called a set. That is, an animal either is or is not a dog. Fuzzy logic allows an object to belong to a set to a certain degree or with a certain confidence. Applications of fuzzy logic in contemporary computer systems are too numerous to cite, but they control things like heating mixtures and tooling parts.

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Winnning Legally

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Heredity

"It is impossible to make wisdom hereditary."

- McKenzie

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What is Ozone?

Ozone is one of the naturally occurring trace gases that make up our atmosphere.

The atmosphere serves three critical functions: it provides life-giving oxygen, keeps the earth warm, and protects us from deadly ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun. Most of the atmosphere consists of nitrogen and oxygen, the air we breathe. These gases do not hold heat so they do not keep us warm. They also do not protect the earth from UV rays.

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Magic Numbers for Consumer Marketing

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Management

"One key to successful leadership is continuous personal change.Personal change is a reflection of our inner growth and empowerment."

- Robert E. Quinn

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World Consumer Rights Day

The year 2002 marks the 20th commemoration of the World Consumer Rights Day. This day was first observed on March 15, 1983, two decades after US President John F Kennedy introduced the revolutionary notion of rights for consumers.

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Management

"Be as a tower firmly set; Shakes not its top for any blast that blows."

- Dante

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Aamir Hussain Khan

Aamir was born into a film-industry clan and is descended from Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.[2] His father Tahir Hussain is a producer; his uncle Nasir Hussain was a director. He has acted in a few films directed by his cousin Mansoor Khan. He is the brother of actor Faisal Khan, with whom he acted in the 2000 film Mela. His cousin Tariq was an actor in the 1970s who notably appeared in Yaadon Ki Baraat and Hum Kisise Kum Nahin. His nephew is Imran Khan who appeared as a child artist in his films Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak and Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar.

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Management

"Be as a tower firmly set; Shakes not its top for any blast that blows."

- Dante

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Aamir Hussain Khan

Aamir was born into a film-industry clan and is descended from Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.[2] His father Tahir Hussain is a producer; his uncle Nasir Hussain was a director. He has acted in a few films directed by his cousin Mansoor Khan. He is the brother of actor Faisal Khan, with whom he acted in the 2000 film Mela. His cousin Tariq was an actor in the 1970s who notably appeared in Yaadon Ki Baraat and Hum Kisise Kum Nahin. His nephew is Imran Khan who appeared as a child artist in his films Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak and Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar.

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Management

"Nothing is easier than saying words. Nothing is harder than living them day after day."

- Arthur Gordon

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Friedrich Wilhelm (William) Herschel

Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel was born in Hannover (Germany) in 1738 as son of Issak Herschel (1707-1767), a musician in the regimental band of the Foot-Guards, and Anna Ilse (b. Moritzen). F.W. Herschel himself became also musician (an oboist) and joined his father and his brother Jacob in that band. In 1759, after experiencing the 1757 battle at Hastenbeck, he and Jacob went to England. Jacob returned to Hannover after two years, but Wilhelm (called William in England) stayed. After teaching music for some time, he became organist at Halifax in 1765, and organist and conductor at Bath in 1766

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H+ (PLUS) A NEW RELIGION?

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Compromise

"Compromise is always wrong when it means sacrificing a principle."

- McKenzie

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What is eProcurement?

Eprocurement is the term used to describe electronic methods of conducting business transactions. The 'e' in eprocurement stands for electronic. Eprocurement can be used in every stage of the process. It can begin with the actual sale coming through to the purchaser and end with the customer's invoice and payment.

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Learned Optimism by Dr Martin E P Seligman

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Commitment

"Commitment is the enemy of resistance; for it is the serious promise to press on, to get up, no matter how many times you are knocked down."

- David McNally

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Adam Brandenburger

Adam Brandenburger is a professor at the Harvard Business School. He is the author of a number of Harvard's strategy cases and, with Barry Nalebuff, author of the book CO-OPETITION. His articles about game theory and business strategy have appeared in such publications as Harvard Business Review, Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, Econometrica, and Journal of Economic Theory. "The Right Game: Use Game Theory to Shape Strategy," which he wrote with Barry Nalebuff, was the lead article in the July-August 1995 issue of the Harvard Business Review. A pioneer in the application of the science of game theory to the art of management, Brandenburger has been interviewed by major publications around the world, including The Wall Street Journal and The Economist.

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Lies

"Never chase a lie. Let it alone and it will run itself to death."

- McKenzie

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Zakir Hussain (musician)

Ustad Zakir Hussain (Hindi: ज़ाकिर हुसैन, Urdu: زاکِر حسین), born March 9, 1951, son of tabla player Ustad Alla Rakha, is the most famous classical tabla player in India today. He is appreciated both in the field of percussion and in the music world at large. Zakir has won many awards and recognitions for his contribution to the world of music. A classical tabla virtuoso, his performances have gained him worldwide fame.

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Management

"Management is, above all, a practice where art, science, and craft meet."
- Henry Mintzberg

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INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY

International Women's Day is celebrated throughout the world on March 8 every year. It provides an opportunity to focus upon and remember the struggle of women throughout the world. Its origin can be traced to 8th March, 1857 when women garment workers in New York demonstrated against working conditions
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Lives of the laureates: Seven Nobel economists

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Management

"So much of what we call management consists in making it difficult for people to work."
- Peter Drucker

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Jonathan Swift

Jonathan Swift (1667-1745), Irish author and journalist, the foremost prose satirist in the English language. Swift's best known work is Gulliver's Travels (1726).
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Management

"Hire people who are better than you are, then leave to get on with it...; Look for people who will aim for the remarkable, who will not settle for the routine."

- McKenzie

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Martin E.P. Seligman, Ph.D

Martin E.P. Seligman, Ph.D., works on positive psychology, learned helplessness, depression, and on optimism and pessimism. He is currently Fox Leadership Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania. He is well known in academic and clinical circles and is a best-selling author.
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Mind

"Most of us are lazier in mind than in body."

- McKenzie

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What are Firewalls?

In construction, a firewall is a non-flammable wall that prevents fires from spreading throughout a building. Homes, for example, may have a firewall between the garage and the rest of the house to prevent garage fires from threatening other rooms.

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Management

"Because a thing seems difficult for you, do not think it impossible for anyone to accomplish."

- Marcus Aurelius

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Holi- Festival

Hiranyakashypu was the king of the asuras (demons). Hiranyakashypu's brother had been slain by Vishnu for terrorising gods and goddesses. So Hiranyakashypu wanted to destroy Vishnu and keep other Gods in heaven subdued. He told his soldiers to crush all those who worship Vishnu, but the Gods protected the Devotees of Vishnu

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Learning

"A failure in life is one who lives and fails to learn."

- McKenzie

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Alexander Graham Bell

Alexander Graham Bell (March 3, 1847 – August 2, 1922) was a scientist, inventor, and innovator. Born and brought up in Scotland, he emigrated to Canada in 1870, and the following year, to the United States.

Bell is widely acclaimed for developing and patenting the telephone (at the same time but independently from Elisha Gray, and with prior efforts from Antonio Meucci and Philipp Reis). In addition to Bell's work in telecommunications, he was responsible for important advances in aviation and hydrofoil technology.

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Optimists

"optimism is man's passport to a better tomorrow."

- McKenzie

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Sarojini Naidu

Sarojini Naidu (February 13, 1879 - March 2, 1949) was known as Bharatiya Kokila (The Nightingale of India) and was a child prodigy, freedom fighter and poet. Naidu was the first Indian woman to become the President of the Indian National Congress and the first woman to become the governor of a state in India.

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Management

"Always recoginze that human individuals are ends, and do not use them as means to your end."

- Immanuel Kant

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Theodore Roosevelt

With the assassination of President McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, not quite 43, became the youngest President in the Nation's history. He brought new excitement and power to the Presidency, as he vigorously led Congress and the American public toward progressive reforms and a strong foreign policy

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