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Why I love the Bay area

Manju Seal
November 8 2011


[Reprinted from Indian Express, West Coast edition, October 21, 2011]

In 2002, after much deliberation, I quit my job at Goldman Sachs in New York and moved to the Bay area when my husband Ramki’s job got transferred.  From a wooded suburb close to Hudson river, we found ourselves an hour away from the Pacific Ocean now.  Bay area seemed so spread out and we knew a few friends from our college...

 
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Top Spin
November 20 2010


 

Anyone trying to promote a new project or simply stay engaged in the world around them is aware of the ever-increasing importance of "web presence." Alisa Ng's www.shoplatitude.com has taken on web presence in a manner that is thorough and well maintained, yet more refreshing than aggressive. Originally, we were going to write about  all...

 
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Warming up to Iceland

sanem erucar
September 6 2010


Looking at the landscape outside your hotel window, it is difficult to know where you are. Gray, craggy mountains loom out of an ocean so clear and turquoise, it resembles gel toothpaste. Were it not for the barren terrain, the silvery sheets of ice on the ground, and the whistle of freezing air, you’d think you were someplace tropical.

Some frozen cousin to Hawaii, perhaps? After all, there are even volcanoes. Everywhere,...
 
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I Married a Scotsman: Developing Your Human Capital and Family Heritage

Suzanne Currie
July 14 2009


Good Morrow to You All: As a W/S veteran of over 30 years, I have given huge thought as to my career, my life with my invincible husband and my two darling daughters who never fail to surprise and delight me with their remarkable lives.

As career women, we spend endless hours at our work, yet little time developing what that rara avis, Jay Hughes, refers to as "Human Capital". ...
 
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