The Corporate Services Corps (CSCs) is an elite band of top performing IBMers who are exposed to what the company calls 21^st century context of doing business. IBM is assembling people who are capable of working in any part of the world, can deal with global team drawn from diverse cultures and are sensitive to societal expectations. So far 500 IBMers from 44 countries have participated in various community-driven economic development projects in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and Latin America as part of the CSC program, which is now in its second year.

The program brings together the best and brightest of IBMs talent, who then compete to become volunteers. Selection is a rigorous process and can take up to two or three months. Among other things applicants are grilled on what they hope to achieve from the programs and why they should be chosen. IBM bears the cost of the entire program. Volunteers get to solve real world issues, may or may not be IT related and work with diverse set of people and cultures.

IBM worked on a project for Myrada, a non-government organization that works with small and marginal farmers in Gulbarga to improve the quality of their agricultural land through various soil and water conservation initiatives. The sharp rice in prices of Tur Dal last year forced Myrada to intervene on behalf of the farmers on the pricing front. At the NGOs behest NCDEX set up a spot exchange in Gulbarga for Tur Dal in Nov 2009.

IBM has executed a number of CSC projects in India like helping Pune based Film and Television Institute of India track its Assets and Inventory. Assisting Bangalore based Parikrama (an educational institute of poor children) in reaching out to a broader donor base, creating a web based teacher evaluation system for govt schools in Andhra Pradesh, helping the Gujarat Tribal Development Dept build an eco tourism project in Sasan Gir, building a computer application for SEWA members to connect each other. The company authorities say this is an excellent way of talent retention.

Sony V Mathew
Head - Corp Comm
ESAF

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Below mentioned is an incident cited by R.K. Raghavan, former director of CBI in his column in the Outlook -

Raymond Towler, a 52 year old musician from Ohio was acquitted by a Cleveland judge on May 05 2010 after he had spent 30 years in prison for the alleged rape of an 11 year old girl. Judge Eileen Gallagher was sure that the DNA sample put up to her was different from the one picked up from the victim...she was so emotional when she told Towler that he was free to go, she didn't stop with that. She went on to read out a blessing which one normally hears at Irish weddings,

" May the road rise to meet you,
may the wind be always at your back,
may the sun shine warm on your face,
may the rain fall softly upon your fields,
may God hold you in the palm of his hand, now and forever"

Can there be a better way to say Sorry, without actually calling out that word,
The judge did not stop with the wishing, wiping tears from her eyes she extended her arms to the prisoner and wished him luck.

For towler there was not a trace of bitterness on his visage. When mediaman asked Towler how he felt, he replied " A crime had in fact been committed and it took a while for the authorities to sort out who exactly was guilty -

Grace and equanimity at their supreme best:

Sony V Mathew

Head - Coprorate Communications

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EATING FRUIT

This is informative...

We all think eating fruit means just buying fruit, cutting it up and popping it into our mouths. It's not that easy. It's important to know how and when to eat fruit.

What's the correct way to eat fruit?

IT MEANS NOT EATING FRUIT AFTER A MEAL! FRUIT SHOULD BE EATEN ON AN EMPTY STOMACH.

Eating fruit like that plays a major role in detoxifying your system, supplying you with a great deal of energy for weight loss and other life activities..

FRUIT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT FOOD.
Let's say you eat two slices of bread, then a slice of fruit. The slice of fruit is ready to go straight through the stomach into the intestines, but it's prevented from doing so.

In the meantime, the whole meal rots and ferments, and turns to acid. The minute the fruit comes into contact with the food in the stomach, and digestive juices, the entire mass of food begins to spoil.

Eat your fruit on an empty stomach, or before your meal! You've heard people complain: Every time I eat watermelon I burp, when I eat durian my stomach bloats, when I eat a banana I feel like running to the toilet, etc. This will not happen if you eat the fruit on an empty stomach. Fruit mixes with the putrefying other food and produces gas. Hence, you bloat!

Graying hair, balding, nervous outburst, and dark circles under the eyes - all of these will NOT happen if you eat fruit on an empty stomach.

There's no such thing as some fruits, like orange and lemon are acidic, because all fruit becomes alkaline in our body, according to Dr. Herbert Shelton who did research on this matter. If you have mastered the correct way of eating fruit, you have the Secret of Beauty, Longevity, Health, Energy, Happiness and normal weight.

When you need to drink fruit juice drink only fresh fruit juice, NOT from the cans. Don't drink juice that has been heated. Don't eat cooked fruit; you don't get the nutrients at all. You get only the taste... Cooking destroys all of the vitamins.

Eating a whole fruit is better than drinking the juice. If you should drink the juice, drink it mouthful by mouthful slowly, because you must let it mix with your saliva before swallowing it. You can go on a 3-day fruit-fast to cleanse your body. Eat fruit and drink fruit juice for just 3 days, and you will be surprised when your friends say how radiant you look!

KIWI: Tiny but mighty, and a good source of potassium, magnesium, vitamin E & fiber. Its vitamin C content is twice that of an orange!

AN APPLE a day keeps the doctor away? Although an apple has a low vitamin C content, it has antioxidants & flavonoids which enhances the activity of vitamin C, thereby helping to lower the risk of colon cancer, heart attack & stroke.

STRAWBERRY: Protective Fruit. Strawberries have the highest total antioxidant power among major fruits & protect the body from cancer-causing, blood vessel-clogging free radicals.

EATING 2 - 4 ORANGES a day may help keep colds away, lower cholesterol, prevent & dissolve kidney stones, and reduce the risk of colon cancer.

WATERMELON: Coolest thirst quencher. Composed of 92% water, it is also packed with a giant dose of glutathione, which helps boost our immune system. Also a key source of lycopene, the cancer-fighting oxidant. Also found in watermelon: Vitamin C & Potassium..

GUAVA & PAPAYA: Top awards for vitamin C. They are the clear winners for their high vitamin C content. Guava is also rich in fiber, which helps prevent constipation. Papaya is rich in carotene, good for your eyes..

Drinking Cold water after a meal = Cancer!

Can u believe this? For those who like to drink cold water, this applies to you. It's nice to have a cold drink after a meal, however, the cold water will solidify the oily stuff that you've just consumed, which
slows digestion. Once this 'sludge' reacts with the acid, it will break down and be absorbed by the intestine faster than the solid food. It will line the intestine. Very soon, this will turn into fats and lead to cancer.. It is best to drink hot soup or warm water after a meal.

A serious note about heart attacks.
HEART ATTACK PROCEDURE
Women should know that not every heart attack symptom is going to be the left arm hurting. Be aware of intense pain in the jaw. You may never have the first chest pain during the course of a heart attack. Nausea and intense sweating are also common symptoms. Sixty percent of people who have a heart attack while they're asleep do not wake up. Pain in the jaw can wake you from a sound sleep. Be careful, and be aware. The more we know, the better our chance to survive.

Sony V. Mathew
Head - Corporate Communications
ESAF

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