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...Private-sector apprenticeships have long been a mainstay of Germany's robust vocational-education program - so much so that in 2004, 58% of students finished high school with three-year training contracts in hand. Historically, more than two-thirds of the trainees end up with permanent job offers by the time those contracts are up. And despite increasing pressure from globalization and a shrinking labor market at home, 23% of all German companies continue to offer apprenticeships, a remarkable statistic, given that it takes into account every one-man shop as well as every megacorporation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Germany Keeps Kids From Dropping Out | 4/11/2006 | See Source »

...many prayers before deciding to flee her West Papuan home with her husband and three-year-old twin sons, Ferra Kambu says she found divine guidance. Surrounded by plastic bags containing their meager possessions in the Melbourne hotel room where the family is staying, the 36-year-old women's rights activist, one of 42 West Papuan asylum seekers released from Australian immigration detention last month on three-year protection visas, says the realization came to her clearly: "I was shown by the Lord that Australia has been given a role as the hand of God in helping to finally...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Canoe Full of Trouble | 4/9/2006 | See Source »

...This is where Big Boi brings his son into the recording booth to record something. Ridiculously cute. And it’s comforting to know that there’s a three-year old out there who has a more developed curse-word vocabulary than...

Author: By Jennifer Y. Kan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard on Shuffle: Johann F. Cutiongco ’06 | 4/6/2006 | See Source »

Such has been the trend for the Harvard varsity heavyweights throughout their illustrious three-year run, during which the Crimson has captured three varsity Sprints titles, three second varsity Sprints titles, and three varsity national titles. Throughout the stretch, Harvard has never so much as taken second place in a single race...

Author: By Aidan E. Tait, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: PREVIEW: ‘Underdog’ Looks to Erase Doubts | 4/6/2006 | See Source »

...their alleged human rights abuses in Colombia and India. Over 10 college campuses have already dropped Coke contracts over these allegations, including the University of Michigan and New York University. The demonstrators also targeted Harvard for allegedly trying to bust their employees’ union activities. Genevieve Butler, a three-year employee at Widener Library and member of the Harvard Union of Clerical & Technical Workers, said that she has been threatened by her bosses for her union activity. “When we come out in actions like this, it’s not what management wants...

Author: By and Benjamin L. Weintraub, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Group Protests Coke Contest | 4/5/2006 | See Source »

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