Penitents take lead in schools

Article Abstract:

The activities of the Milken Family Foundation provide a good model for any group attempting to revitalize education and prepare children for the modern world. The Foundation addresses improvement in education through a range of means. It promotes the issue of good teaching to local communities and governments by giving substantial financial awards to teachers of excellence, it provides computer skills classes for teachers who then receive computer equipment to take to their schools, and it funds lavish conferences, addressed by renowned experts, for teachers.

Finance, Services, Column, Education, Charitable trusts, Milken Family Foundation

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A world worth fighting for

Article Abstract:

The British branch of Pugwash celebrated, in 1998, the 90th birthday of one of its founders, Sir Joseph Rotblat. Neither Rotblat nor Pugwash are widely known, but both have received honours for their work for nuclear disarmament. International speakers at the event all maintained that, despite cuts in nuclear arms by Russia and the US, the global threat from nuclear weapons continues to grow. An unexpected ally speaking at the Pugwash event was Field Marshall Lord Carver who maintains that the public has forgotten the terrible nature of nuclear weapons.

Behavior, Associations, Nuclear disarmament, Rotblat, Joseph

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When we are what we do

Article Abstract:

More people are working from home or outside an office and the boundaries between work and play are becoming blurred. Technological innovations have allowed this to happen, but a lack of social contact may result in poorer work.

Social aspects, Innovations, Work environment, Home offices

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