Remove Hatred & Indifference

Posted on September 17, 2010 by nadodi

Our efforts to remove hatred and indifference from the world begin by trying to remove them from our own mind.

Amma

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Neutral in Situations of Injustice

Posted on August 27, 2010 by nadodi

If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality.

Bishop Desmond Tutu

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The Best & The Worst…

Posted on August 24, 2010 by nadodi

Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
…
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.
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Surely some revelation is at hand;
…
What rough beast, its hour come round at last,
slouches towards Bethlehem to be born?

The Second Coming, William Butler Yeats

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How Many Women CEOs Are There in Fortune 1000 Companies?

Posted on August 13, 2010 by Usha Devi Venkatachalam

Humor me on this cloudy Friday morning by taking a wild guess at how many women CEO’s there are in Fortune 1000 companies in 2009. Continue reading →

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Pardon the Dust, We Are Reorganizing…

Posted on August 6, 2010 by Usha Devi Venkatachalam

Dust, paint, cables, desks…We have been reorganizing our office and getting a few long overdue upgrades to the network infrastructure.

Various projects have been going on for a few weeks now. Office cabling is currently underway. We are hoping that it will all finish within the next two (or so) weeks. Or so we really, fervently, and wholeheartedly hope. :)

Here is today’s story, coming to you via my cell phone camera, Twitpic, and Twitter: Continue reading →

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Charting the Rise and Fall of PlayPump

Posted on July 30, 2010 by Usha Devi Venkatachalam

PlayPump is a merry go-round for children to play. Behind the scenes, it is also a water pump. While the children are playing and having fun, they are also pumping water into a storage tank for their community’s use. It seemed like an elegantly simple concept and very cool technology. After years of favorable press and lots of money, the initiative seems to be on the rocks. Continue reading →

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