Post slowdown, techies head back to school [Chennai]
0 Comments | Times of India, The, Jul 7, 2010 | by Ravi, Bhama Devi
CHENNAI: Four years after she graduated from an engineering college in Kelambakkam, Infanta B M is now planning to go back to school. Having worked as a technical analyst in one of the leading software companies, Infanta will soon be studying business management in the US. “I have worked in the IT field and have a sound background in my subject, but I want to move into a management position soon,” adds the 25-year-old.
Better job opportunities and the potential to turn entrepreneurs are luring many techies to enroll in B-schools, says C Vijayalakshmi of the United States-India Educational Foundation (USIEF). “This year quite a few techies are quitting their jobs and going abroad for higher education,” she adds.
Natarajan, a mechanical engineer working with an automobile firm is also headed to a business school in US. “I always wanted to do a management course as I feel it will control technology in the coming years,” says the 27-year-old.
Vignesh V has been head hunted by a leading IT company, but the engineering graduate is now preparing to go to a business school in New Jersey for an MBA. “I always wanted to be an entrepreneur, and the US degree will give me an idea of how businesses are run,” says the 24-year-old, who is prepared to pay the sizable course fee. The high salary offered to MBA freshers (US $100,000 a year) is one reason for the preference for MBA courses, say HR heads.
“MBA courses have always been an attractive option and if people are quitting solid jobs to join a B-school it is also a sign that the recession is on its way out,” says E Balaji, CEO, Ma Foi.
Unlike a masters programme, which will cost between US $10,000 and US $ 15,000, an MBA will cost upwards of Rs 50 lakh per year in a top tier college. There is no tuition fee waiver for MBA. But depending on how well a student scores in GMAT tests, he/she can get a merit scholarship of 10% to 30% of the course fee.
Many students are beginning to explore engineering management course, which covers both engineering subjects and management principles, says Vijayalakshmi. “These courses are less expensive than a regular MBA and more comprehensive than a MS course,” she adds.
“I came upon the course after a senior told me about it two years ago, and it has opened up many options for me,” says S Karthik, a civil engineer who took the engineering management course, and is now employed in New York
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During the fermentation process a lot of the natural fruit sugar is fermented. However, in some wines, residual (remaining) sugar may be higher and therefore a sweeter wine is produced.
Alcohol.
Most people know that one of the key components of wine is alcohol! Alcohol is fundamental to the taste of wine. The alcohol volume most wines range between nine and fifteen per cent. Fortified wine can be as high as twenty per cent alcohol.
Tannin.
Tannin comes from the skin of grapes. Therefore, tannin is much more fundamental as a taste component in red wine than in white.
Too much tannin in a wine is not a good thing and can result in the wine tasting spoiled.
However, tannin helps to preserve a wine, which means that some wines can be kept for years and even improve with age.
A small amount of tannin is also a positive taste characteristic to regular wine drinkers, if a little over-whelming for novice wine drinkers.
Water.
All wines contain water that has been extracted naturally from the grapes from which they were produced.
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Minimal, if any, frustration.
Tech Support and Warranty Benefits
The PC vendor who bundled the CD-RW drive with the desktop notebook or PC purchases should stand behind the configuration as “supported,” if and when you or your clients need to call for assistance.
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New Dresser Texsteam HiCIP Solar Powered Chemical Injection Pump Delivers 44% More Volume Per Head
Business Wire, July 27, 2010
HOUSTON — Dresser introduces the high volume, high pressure Texsteam HiCIP solar
powered chemical injection pump. Driven by a high output motor, the
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It is discovered deep within us.
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Bob Curtis has a bachelor’s degree in Psychology, and has been writing about the elements of relationships for a number of years. He is the manager of the Essential Sunshine Association, a new website for positive relationship development at http://www.essun.blogspot.com.
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