Word: networked
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...life these days, can be read two ways. On the one hand, it is a grand gesture: the donation by Oracle of 1,100 New Internet computers to the Dallas public-school system. But it is also a flagrant attempt to hype a pet project of his: the inexpensive network computer. This particular model is built and sold by NIC, a company partly owned by--who else?--Ellison. Later, on a CNN feed from a high school social-studies classroom against a backdrop of a few of the donated computers, Ellison will talk up this project, part of the Oracle...
Make sure family assets like the house, cars and bank and investment accounts are held jointly (or evenly divided), and keep at least one credit card to build credit independent of your husband. Keep up your job skills. Network with friends and others in your field even if you've opted out of the job market. The contacts will come in handy if you need to work again. Even if you don't, you'll probably find being involved is satisfying in itself...
Ashoka has funded more than 1,000 projects, from India to Mexico. Each joins the organization's worldwide network of like-minded social entrepreneurs, exchanging ideas and practical experience. Alumni include Mohammed Yunis, member of Bangladesh's Grameen Bank whose "microcredit" loans of less than $60 have made it possible for thousands of poor women to build their own homes--a success story that attracted attention during Hillary Clinton's trip to South Asia...
TeachScape CEO Mark Atkinson, a former network-TV producer, launches into his pitch. Teacher training is critical to improving education, he tells the dozen partners sitting around the conference table. Teachers need to update their skills constantly. "It's a $12 billion market," he says, "but the current state of play is awful: ad hoc on-site visits with no follow...
Human Needs Not Corporate Greed/March for Our Lives! (Monday, August 14): Similar to the Unity2000 march in Philadelphia, this promises to be the largest demonstration of the convention's opening day. Includes participation by ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now), Rainforest Action Network, International Socialist Organization, Queers For Racial & Economic Justice, Radical Student League, Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice, Alliance for Democracy...