And the dumb shall inherit the Earth
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Some observers feel that a clear decline in intellectual standards is taking place in modern society. They attribute this partly to the information age, in which people are presented with information in very small amounts and accept what they are told without questioning it. Standards of television programming are falling, while fewer people are reading books. However, there are ways in which popular television programmes can have a positive effect, especially if they are watched by people in countries with repressive regimes.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1997
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Saving the cat or the Gauguin
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Russian neurosurgeon Guram Mijavanadze aims to set up Russia' first private medical insurance scheme. He has been campaigning since 1989. Mijavanadze works at the Borodenko Neurological Institute in Moscow, Russia. Mijavanadze has 2 regular surgeons, a neurologist and 5 assistants on his staff. He operates on children up to the age of 16 years and his department provides 51 beds. Mijavanadze is negotiating with factories to help launch the insurance scheme as government negotiation has proved fruitless.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1992
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