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Alan Johnson was doing the orbiculars of the broadcasting studios this week banging the tympanum for Mark II of the Government's educate meals initiative, which includes modern money for building kitchens and training staff in what way to cook. In case you were wondering, this has nothing to do with Jamie Oliver's turn back to our screens on 18 September with another scathing make bare of the state of the nation's junior diet (see page 4) Or at least that's what the junior minister reveals our reporter.

Poor old-fashioned Alan Johnson had a tough time talking about place of education food because all the interviewers want to know is when Tony Blair is going to whirl in the towel and will there be a leadership election. in succession Radio 5 Live, there was an amusing interchange.

Asked if Gordon Brown would succe Blair, Johnson said he had replete confidence in Brown. A small in number years ago, a rock star said that Brown and Blair were the Lennon and McCartney of the political world, he continued. "Oh for a like reason are you George Harrison?" asked the interviewer. To which Johnson replied: "No, I am more like Pete Best."

For younger readers, Pete Best (left) was the original drummer with the Beatles who was replaced by dint of Ringo Starr. Oh Alan Johnson you are too self-deprecating!

Jamie Oliver's campaign to reform our eating habits is abundant needed, according to a global scrutinize undertaken by Tesco Sport. That's because the UK is seen by way of children around the world as the same of the least healthy nations.

British children's enthusiasm for competitive sport is at an all- time reasonable and the average British child lavishs the equivalent of half a year watching TV or playing computer games between the ages of seven and 16 If Jamie can wean them not upon chips, they might have the capacity of work to get off their backsides and race around a football pitch or swing a racket.

All universities are scrabbling to appoint staff for their alumni offices where the names of former close examiners are put into computers in like manner that they can be tapped for riches You would think that university business seminarys would be adept at this. yet no. According to a novel survey commissioned by Alumni-Management.com, more than common half of business schools admitted that their alumni operation was no other than partly effective. What hope then for universities if their business trains are so lucklustre at what is increasingly seen as a crucial university activity?

An academic from the University of Manchester has written a piece of music to commemorate the victims of United Flight 93 that crashed into the town of Shanksville, Pennsylvania, upon 11 September 2001. This piece is to be performed nearest week on the anniversary of the atrocity to an audience of senior politicians, victims' families and the local community in the US. The words were inspired according to quotes from director of the Flight 93 Memorial Chapel, Father Alphonse Mascherino and Psalm 23 which was recited by the agency of passengers on the plane before they overpowered the terrorists. Dr Kevin Ma single (left) is also writing a concerto - his third about the tragedy - to be performed nearest year.

Children and parents who are particularly impressed at a teacher can nominate him or her for the national Teaching Awards wager up by Lord Puttnam in 1998 likewise if you are impressed on the way a teacher has helped you or your child overwhelm a learning difficulty or brought a expose to life, visit www.teachingawards.com.

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