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Springs' Premier Movie Critic Going Hollywood: ?Dark Knight' Camp Out May Be Last Before Move to L.A.
By Andrew Wineke, The Gazette, Colorado Springs, Colo.
Jul. 17–When "The Dark Knight" opens in Colorado Springs at midnight, it might be the last hurrah for Alex Billington's home away from home outside the Cinemark Carefree Circle off Powers Boulevard.
Beginning with tents and sleeping bags when they were still in high school, Billington and his friends have built ever-more-elaborate sets on the sidewalk outside the theater, where they camp out to snag the best seats for the summer's biggest movies. For "Dark Knight," the production resembled a bachelor pad more than a campsite, with couches, coffee tables and carpet.
But what started two years ago as Billington's simple blog about the joys of camping at the movies has grown into a full-fledged movie review and news site, First Showing (www. firstshowing.net). The site is now such a thriving business that it's taking the 22-year-old away from his hometown and to Tinseltown.
"I love Colorado Springs," Billington said. "Colorado Springs has a stronger film community than most cities its size, (but) unfortunately, it can't compare to Los Angeles."
First Showing now attracts 1.5 million unique visitors a month, Billington said. Although he's the only full-time employee and the primary news reporter, he's developed a stable of contributors who provide reviews and other content.
To stay on top of Hollywood news, Billington flies to Los Angeles at least once a month for interviews with celebrities and to keep his ear to the ground for the latest scuttlebutt. Moving the operation there is key to growing the Web site, he said. Plus, it will get him out of his parents' basement.
"It's not that I can't successfully run it out of Colorado Springs, which is what I've done for two years now," he said. "It's just that I'm interested in moving to Los Angeles to progress it."
Of course, moving to the big city carries its own risks. There probably won't be any monthlong camp outs to be the first to see a blockbuster, as Billington and his friend Mark Rantal did this summer for "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" and "Dark Knight." Too dangerous, Billington said.
And he'll suddenly be a small fish in a very big pond.
"Right now, I am the No. 1 movie site in Colorado," he said. "When I move to Los Angeles, I'll be the No. 50 movie site (there). I am unnerved about that."
Traffic on First Showing has doubled nearly every month of its existence, led primarily by 18- to 34-year-old men — a prime target for the advertisers who provide the site's revenue. Just six months after starting the site, Billington dropped out of Carnegie Mellon University to run the business full-time.
The site's big break, ironically, was reporting a bad tip: Billington posted a rumor that IMAX prints of "Superman Returns" wouldn't be finished in time for the movie's release in June 2006. That didn't actually happen, but it was the hot news for a short time and brought a lot of attention to Billington's site.
"One big story put us on the map," he said. "People eat up rumors on the Internet."
Movie studios, he said, are still figuring out how to best use the Internet as a promotional tool. Some get it — Billington cites Paramount's guerilla campaign that turned "Cloverfield" into a hit earlier this year — but most don't.
"The Internet is this new, scary thing and they don't know how to use it to their advantage," he said.
Billington and Rantal have tried to turn their Cinemark campsite into a side arm of the business — giving away promotional materials and staging scavenger hunts to add some fun to premiere night.
The latest Batman sequel, however, may be the end of the road. Billington plans to leave for Los Angeles in August. Since "Dark Knight" is likely to vie with "Iron Man" to become the summer's biggest blockbuster, it's a fitting note to end on (although he might stick around for the fanboy fun of the animated "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" release in mid-August).
"All we're focused on now is finishing the summer as best we can," he said. "We're not sure what the future holds."
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Prospects for a Nuclear Agreement with Iran: A Discussion in Honor of Michael Adler
November 12, 2014 // 3:00pm — 4:30pm
Middle East Program
The world's major powers (the P5+1) and Iran have been negotiating since last January to convert an interim nuclear accord into a final agreement, and now face a November 24 deadline. As this critical date nears, please join us for this meeting to address the outcome of the negotiations—whether successful in yielding an agreement, extended to allow further negotiations, or at a point of breakdown. What are the implications for U.S. policy toward Iran moving forward, as well as for the broader global effort to forestall the proliferation of nuclear weapons? This event honors the late Michael Adler, distinguished journalist and Public Policy Scholar at the Wilson Center, whose illuminating work improved the quality of public discourse on this vital issue.
Iranian Policy toward the Iraqi and Syrian Crises
October 21, 2014 // 12:00pm — 1:00pm
Middle East Program
Tehran has had a longstanding alliance with Damascus over the past 35 years, and its relations with Baghdad have steadily improved since the ouster of Saddam Hussein in 2003. This has resulted in close ties between Iran and these two key Arab states. However, this has all been called into question since the eruption of the Syrian revolt in 2011, and moreover, the recent rise of ISIS and its challenge to the Iraqi state. Iran has become heavily involved in both conflicts since it has much at stake. Jubin Goodarzi provides an overview of the evolving situation and focus on Iran's policies, perspectives, interests, and options in the ongoing Syrian and Iraqi crises.
An Assessment of President Rouhani's Visit to the U.S.
September 29, 2014 // 12:00pm — 1:30pm
Middle East Program
During his U.S. trip to attend the UN General Assembly meeting last year when hopes were high for some kind of Iran-U.S. reconciliation, Iran's newly-elected president, Hassan Rouhani, even had a friendly telephone conversation with President Obama. Please join us for an assessment of Mr. Rouhani's 2014 trip to UNGA.
Lessons of Iran-Contra: Behind the Scenes of Ronald Reagan's Iran Gambit, 1985-86
September 22, 2014 // 4:00pm — 5:30pm
History and Public Policy Program
Based on intensive research into once-classified records, as well as interviews and other accounts from Americans, Iranians and Israelis, Malcolm Byrne will revisit the Reagan administration's controversial initiative toward Iran in 1985-1986. What was its real purpose? Who were the Iranians involved and what did they want? What was Israel's role? What are the long-term lessons and impact of the operation?
Iran and Its Neighbors: Regional Implications for U.S. Policy of a Nuclear Agreement
September 17, 2014 // 1:00pm — 2:30pm
Middle East Program
The Iran Project's new report, Iran and Its Neighbors: Regional Implications for U.S. Policy of a Nuclear Agreement, examines the potential shift in Iran's relations with other countries in the Middle East after a comprehensive nuclear agreement is reached, and the implications of these changes for US foreign policy.
Iran's Nuclear Chess: Calculating America's Moves
July 21, 2014 // 12:00pm — 1:15pm
Middle East Program
The P5+1 and Iran have been negotiating since last January under a six-month deadline to convert an interim nuclear accord into a final agreement. This meeting, scheduled one day after that deadline, addressed the outcome of the negotiations—whether successful in yielding an agreement, extended to allow further negotiations, or at a point of breakdown. What are the implications for U.S. policy toward Iran moving forward? The meeting featured discussion of the new Middle East Program monograph by Robert Litwak, vice president for scholars and director of international security studies at the Wilson Center.
Iran Sanctions: What the U.S. Cedes in a Nuclear Deal (at U.S. Institute of Peace)
July 08, 2014 // 9:30am — 11:00am
Middle East Program
Nuclear Flashpoints: U.S.-Iran Tensions Over Terms and Timetables
June 10, 2014 // 9:30am — 11:00am
Middle East Program
A final deal with Iran will have to sort out a dizzying array of timetables and disparate interpretation of terms. To assess this period of pivotal diplomacy, an unprecedented coalition of eight Washington think tanks and organizations is hosting three discussions to coincide with the last three rounds of talks This second event explores key conflicts and possible trade-offs.
The Rubik's Cube (tm) of a Final Agreement (at U.S. Institute of Peace)
May 13, 2014 // 9:30am — 11:00am
Middle East Program
The clock is ticking on a nuclear deal with Iran. The deadline is July 20. An unprecedented coalition of eight Washington think tanks is hosting three discussions on the pivotal diplomacy to coincide with the last three rounds of talks. The first event—"The Rubik's Cube (tm) of a Final Agreement"—on May 13 will explore the 10 disparate issues to be resolved and the many formulations for potential solutions.
Women and Youth in Modern Iran: A Film Festival
April 29, 2014 // 8:30am — April 30, 2014 // 4:30pm
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Please join us for a two-day screening of a selection of Iranian films highlighting the present day realities of women and youth in Iran. Each day concludes with a panel discussion with experts on Iranian cinema. These films display the complexities and the various aspects of Iranian culture from a religious, traditional, and legal point of view.

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An impressionistic primer-doc on the state of the mess that is North Korea, this odd debut takes most of its time interviewing refugees that have lived through the Kim regime's hellacious deprivations and slaughterhouse ethics, and escaped to tell the tale. Their sobering stories are potent if unrevealing—though first-time filmmaker N.C. Heikin heaps in scads of eye-popping, stomach-churning pro-Kim propaganda (commercials, films, live pageants so huge and bizarre they border on science fiction), how the regime has maintained its "brainwashed" hold on its populace even as it starves millions of them to death is a mystery too overwhelming to parse here. ("I don't understand, even now," one witness groans, and the world is with her.) Instead, Heikin (a performance artist and dancer) punctuates the galling testimony with long drifts of risible, chiffon-draped interpretive dance, a formal choice that evokes the smug idiocy of recent Oscar broadcasts more than actual historical gravity and the real suffering of the movie's participants. Arguably the most dysfunctional culture of the past few centuries, North Korea is a cosmically mad movie waiting to happen. But for now, Heikin's is merely insubstantial.
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And if the answer is in the forum already then i am sorry for posting this but i found nothing when i searched.
I would just try re downloading but i noticed its limited to 4 times so i rather not if any one know what i am doing wrong please replay.
Edit: Okay so just to be sure if i installed correctly i went and ran the installation a second time on the Troglodyte and while watching the folder i picked nothing happened when it finished installing.
The new files was never made, i then checked Norton Anti virus to see if that had cause problems but no reports on blocking anything.
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Bernice Elaine Seger, 82, of Punxsutawney, died Wednesday, May 21, 2014, at home.
She was born March 30, 1932, in Smithport, a daughter of the late Ord and Anna Louise (Wetzel) Huey.
On June 21, 1952, she married Lester Ray Seger.
He preceded her in death on Nov. 16, 1996.
Her enjoyments were watching QVC, birds and deer. She also enjoyed her beloved cat, Cotton.
Albert D. Raffetto, 93, of Pleasant Gap, Pa., passed away on May 18, 2014, at home, surrounded by his family.
He was born on May 5, 1921, in Punxsutawney, to the late Frederick J. Raffetto and Jenny C. Bonini Raffetto.
He graduated in 1939 from Saints Cosmas and Damian High School in Punxsutawney and served in the United States Army during World War II.
In 1942, he married Jean Jordan, who preceded him in death in April 2010.
Albert was a member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Bellefonte, Pa., and was also a life member of the B.P.O.E., Bellefonte Lodge.
Patricia A. Cressley, 61, Rochester Mills, died Tuesday, May 20, 2014, at home, after a two-year battle with brain cancer.
She was born April 26, 1953, in Punxsutawney, a daughter of the late Paul I. "Ike" Mottorn and June (McGaughey) Mottorn, who survives.
On June 26, 1971, she married Fred A. Cressley, who survives.
She was a member of the Juneau United Methodist Church.
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The new college academic year has begun, and unfortunately, so has student indoctrination. Let's look at some of it.
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From time to time I like to check in with Bill Boyles to find out what is happening in the market.
I called him this time because I was on my way to Pittsburgh to keynote the annual conference of the Pittsburgh Business Group on Health. I've had a pretty good idea of the direction the market is taking for quite a while, but Bill was able to provide some sharper focus. Here is what I took away from our discussion −
Employees are extremely skeptical of and even hostile to the "legacy" players in health benefits including both government and insurers.
Employers are flocking into defined contribution approaches to benefits, in which they make a fixed contribution and their employees decide how best to spend the resources.
As part of that, employers are offering three different account options — Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), Health Reimbursement Accounts (HRAs), and Health Savings Accounts (HSAs).
There is a new industry of "CDHC account administration firms" to manage these accounts and provide support services. [CDHC=Consumer Driven Health Care.] Bill recently completed a survey of these companies.
The survey was of the 10 largest CDHC administrators: WageWorks, HealthEquity, Evolution1, Alegeus Tech, SelectAccount, Aetna PayFlex, ConnectYourCare, United UMR, Bloom Health, and Acclaris. It found that these firms reported a total of 24 million CDHC accounts as of January 2013.
The largest firm had 9.1 million accounts, while the smallest had 330,000.
Bill says these CDHC firms are taking over private insurance. They added 4.9 million accounts in a 12-month period and grew from 11% to 15% market share in one year. The number of accounts increased by 25.7% from January 2012 to January 2013, and is projected to reach 42 million accounts by 2016.
All three types of accounts are growing fast. The number of HSAs grew 34.3% in one year, HRAs by 30%, and FSAs by 18.3%. FSA, remain the most common type of account at 42% of the total, but the others are rapidly catching up.
These firms offer integrated platforms for the three accounts and support consumers with website management, debit and credit cards, and increasing cost and quality information. The last is helped considerably by CMS's decision to open up its data files to all users.
Notice several things here:
These approaches are protected under the Affordable Care Act. Provided the account is funded by the employer, it does not count against the out-of-pocket limits of the ACA.
Insurance companies are relatively minor players. The core benefits are the accounts, and the insurance may end up wrapping around the account, rather than having the account supplement the insurance.
This means vast amounts of money being controlled directly by the health care consumer. We can't yet know what impacts this will have on health care delivery, but some of it is already obvious –
Throw in a growing demand for published prices, and we are off to the races in the greatest transformation of the health care system we have ever see
Greg Scandlen is the founder of Consumers for Health Care Choices, a non-partisan, non-profit membership organization aimed at empowering consumers in the health care system. A former NCPA staff member, Scandlen is an accomplished writer, researcher, and public speaker. He is considered one of the nation's experts on health care financing, insurance regulation and employee benefits. He testifies frequently before Congress, and appears on such television shows as the O'Reilly Factor, NBC Nightly News, and CNN.
Scandlen has published numerous papers on topics such as health care costs, insurance reform, employee benefits, individual insurance programs, HSAs and HRAs, and every aspect of consumer-driven health care.
He also has served as a fellow in health policy at the Cato Institute and as President of the Health Benefits Group, a consulting firm in Frederick, Maryland.
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One of the disillusioning facts about Washington is that Congress can vote on something and that vote won't mean a thing.
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The U.S. Department of Education is prohibited by law from creating a national data system.1 But the Education Science Reform Act of 2002 gave the federal government the authority to publish guidelines for states developing state longitudinal data systems (SLDS).2Over the past decade, a slew of new ... Read more: The Dawning Database: Does the Common Core Lead to National Data Collection?
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Removal of the 8" to 1'2" of plowzone in the yard south of the church during the course of three digging seasons (1994-1996) uncovered a number of soil disturbances in the subsoil that prove beyond a reasonable doubt to be the remnants of James Fort, first constructed in 1607. These early 17th-century features include the footprints of the defense work, with sections of two fort walls (curtains) and part of a projecting corner defense (a bulwark or bastion), one of the fort's interior timber buildings, three backfilled pits, a series of ditches and postholes, and a grave. The plowed soil and the fill in these features held over 160,000 artifacts most dating to the first quarter of the 1600's. A surprising number of these objects were manufactured in the 16th century including arms, armor, pottery, coins, and political tokens. Evidence of the very considerable manufacture of copper jewelry for trade with the Powhatans and of glassmaking was also found.
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DAVAO CITY — Seven people, most of them children, were killed when a flashflood hit the city Tuesday night.
Village chair Joel Santes of Matina, which was badly hit by the flood, said they fear more people were killed in the flood.
At least 14 others have been reported missing, including three-month-old Mark Louie Palomar.
Vice Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, who went to the affected areas at dawn Wednesday said the affected residents need food, clothing and temporary shelter.
He said the city government might declare a state of calamity.
Affected villages are Matina Pangi, Matina Aplaya and Bangkal– all under the Talomo District.
At least 15,000 families had to be evacuated due to the floods spawned by heavy rains, Lt. Marianette Vinluan of the local Army's civil-military affairs office said.
Reports reaching Manila quoted police officials in Davao as saying some of the families affected by the flashflood had been returning to their homes Wednesday morning after the waters had subsided around 5 a.m. With reports by Dennis Santos, Inquirer Mindanao, and Karen Boncocan, INQUIRER.net
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Through a dig that turned up a tailor's thumb thimble, 1795 bayonet scabbard chape, .69 caliber round ball and military jacket buttons, it was confirmed that the location of Pike's Cantonment was on a hillside above the Saranac River west of Plattsburgh.
The dig further uncovered building sites, with clear evidence of chimneys, cobble floors and trenches, which were commonly built around military huts.
"This is part of a hut," Herkalo said recently during a two-week dig conducted by Abel with the help of Clinton Community College students and teachers through the North Country Teacher Resource Center.
"What remains is believed to be the only intact encampment from 1812."
The remains continue to provide artifacts as well as architectural features.
"We can find out what kind of structures they lived in, what they were eating and we may find personal items," Abel said.
He stood near the edge of the outlines of a hut, pointing to a pile of rocks placed by soldiers to create a hearth and a red area, the remains of a fire box.
"That is the floor of an 1812 hut."
Four students and five teachers worked in every corner and along the edges, some with tiny shovels and picks, others with brushes, just some of the tools used as they peeled away layers of earth and uncovered the artifacts.
Abel said the goal this year was to define a structure, how it was built and the camp layout.
"From what I have found they did not mortar the joints of the chimney but just stacked stones," Abel said. "If I had unlimited money I could spend the rest of my career out here.
"So we set short term goals we can accomplish and keep plugging away as long as the project is supported."
The dig is sponsored by the courses students from Clinton Community College are enrolled in and a field class for teachers through the North Country Teacher Resource Center.
The Battle of Plattsburgh Association sponsored the initial investigations last year and this year provided laboratory spaces to process materials.
Tara Valachovic, a teacher from Willsboro Central School, couldn't believe 2,000 soldiers walked on and around the very spot she worked, hunched over the dirt dusting off bricks.
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Arashi's live DVD "ARAFES" sold 624,000 copies + tops the DVD overall chart
Popular group Arashi's live DVD "ARASHI ARAFES" that recorded their live concert at at the National Olympic Stadium, sold 624,000 copies during the first week, and topped the Oricon weekly DVD overall chart. This is Arashi's 8th consecutive and 10th (in total) music DVD to top the DVD overall chart. Now they are tied with B'z record for the number of music DVD topping the DVD overall chart consecutively, and also tied with KinKi Kids' reco
Arashi to be the main personality for this year's 24-Hour TV
It was announced that popular group Arashi has been chosen as the main personality for NTV's annual charity telethon "24-Hour Television 36 Ai wa Chikyuu wo Sukuu." This will mark the 4th time for the group to serve as the main personality, and moreover, they are the first to take the role for 2 consecutive years. The announcement was made on the New Year's day special program "Kourei Gantan wa TOKIO×Arashi Arashi ni Shiyagare Kaibutsu Ban
White team is victorious for this year's Kohaku Uta Gassen
On December 31st, NHK held their annual "The 63rd NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen" at NHK Hall. This year, the white team grabbed the victory for the first time in 2 years. Below are the performances from this year's NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen. ===== Horikita Maki, the host of the red team, and Arashi, the host of the white team, made appearances in Kimonos, and declared the theme of this year, "Uta de Aitai." Horikita stated, "We will aim for a vi
Arashi and Horikita Maki appear at the rehearsal for Kohaku
On December 29th, a public rehearsal for the upcoming "The 63rd NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen" was held at NHK Hall. The host for the white team, Arashi and the host for the red team, Horikita Maki attended the press conference. Horikita spoke her mind by stating, "After attending the rehearsal, I began to see the full picture of this year's Kohaku, and it heightens the tension. Though my tense feeling is bigger at this moment, I would like to put
Oricon reveals their yearly music DVD ranking for 2012
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Yes, but that refers to "TRAVEL TRANSACTIONS", or worded alternately, spending money while there, and not to travel itself. Per technical wording of the law, one can technically go there legally by boat and not spend money, bringing all of your food, etc etc and not purchasing souvenirs while in the country. However, US Customs will assume you must have spent money there if you were there unless you can prove otherwise, a "guilty until proven innocent" situation. One of the often referenced solutions to this is to take on a Canadian crew member and have this person make all purchases and have proof in form of receipts, etc, to that extent.
All of this being said, certainly the safest course is to wait and see what happens now given the position of our government and the newish leadership in Cuba.
That is too risky a situation for my blood. Further, the linked site that I provided above has this.
Cuba has announced that as of May 2010 it will start requiring visitors to have non-U.S. medical insurance, and will sell a temporary policy to those who do not have it
Not sure how a US citizen is going to keep from spending money there, if that is even an appropriate interpretation. I even wonder if the money you spent on your boat/fuel, etc to show up counts.
Also, remember that you are subject to Cuban law when on their soil. That is standard international law. Should you find yourself in an accident, even if not your fault, or a bind of some kind, who are you going to reach out to for help? Will you call the "Special Interests section" which operates under the authority of the Swiss government, because we do not have an embassy there? First question from them.... what are you doing here?
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This was a joke. I make comedies.
If you read the story, it doesn't even make sense. "On the set of her new film, she won't stop smoking cigarettes". Umm. Really? Maybe just take them away from her. Or at least take her money away so she can't buy them any longer.
When you are doing press for a film, it tends to get repetitive, lots of the same questions over and over. Sometimes I like to mix it up with the journalists. Obviously, the monkey in the film NEVER smoked a single cigarette. There are people on set whose sole job is to protect that monkey. Even if I wanted her to smoke it wouldn't be allowed. By the way, she also appears to do cocaine in the movie, but I guarantee you that she didn't do that either (I can't, however, comment on Ken Jeong's cocaine use in the film).
Sorry for the confusion, but it definitely is a funny headline "PETA pissed after Todd Phillips gets Hangover 2 monkey addicted to cigarettes." Definitely one for the office wall.
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans may have found a way to squeeze more money out of well-to-do Americans without raising their taxes.
A year-end economic package approved by the House on Tuesday prescribes a Medicare premium increase for "high-income" beneficiaries. Although the bill faces a veto threat from the White House, that specific provision may turn out to have staying power.
"High income" for Medicare beneficiaries currently means those making $85,000 and above for individuals, or $170,000 for families.
Just the top 5 percent of Medicare recipients fall into those income brackets, causing them to pay higher premiums for outpatient and prescription coverage. The legislation would expand that over time so the highest-earning one-fourth of seniors pay added premiums.
Millions who don't consider themselves wealthy would end up paying more, in some cases several hundred dollars more a month.
AARP, the seniors lobby, says the premium increases are tantamount to a new tax. In the Democratic-led Senate, there's not much enthusiasm.
But the plan is modeled on a proposal that President Barack Obama submitted earlier this year to congressional debt negotiators, when he was seeking a "big deal" to cut federal deficits. Continuing pressure to curb spending means the proposal eventually could become the law of the land, even if there's no consensus now.
"This is an idea that seems to have some traction," said Tricia Neuman, a Medicare expert for the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation.
It's also creating a lot of confusion about who is wealthy and who is not.
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But his health care law fixed the level for paying "high-income" Medicare premiums at the current $85,000 and above for an individual, $170,000 for families.
And the new Republican plan would drop the thresholds to $80,000 for an individual and $160,000 for families.
"If we're considering raising taxes on those with incomes above $250,000, then it seems to me very awkward to raise Medicare premiums on those with much lower incomes," said John Rother, head of the National Coalition on Health Care, an advocacy group.
Baby boomers just signing up for Medicare are more likely to be affected than long-term retirees, since incomes tend to be higher for the newly retired.
AARP calls the proposed premium increases a tax hike. "Most of the time, when you have a payment due to the government because of your income, we call it a tax," said lobbyist David Certner. "It's a form of a tax." High-earning workers already pay more in Medicare payroll taxes, he pointed out.
No way it's a tax, say Republicans.
Taxpayers subsidize three-quarters of the cost of Medicare premiums for the typical retiree. Reducing the subsidy for those who can afford to pay more is not the same thing as raising taxes, they contend.
"The proposal doesn't raise taxes," said Michelle Dimarob, spokeswoman for House Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp, R-Mich. "The provision simply adjusts the subsidy they receive."
The premium increases are to help pay for legislation that would prevent the Jan. 1 expiration of payroll tax cuts for workers and extra benefits for the long-term unemployed, while also staving off a steep cut in Medicare payments to doctors. With time running short, lawmakers of both parties and Obama are still far apart on key aspects.
Tax or not, higher Medicare premiums mean less money in the pockets of those who have to pay. Currently the high-income premiums start at 35 percent of the cost of Medicare's outpatient and drug coverage for individuals making $85,000 year and rise to 80 percent of the cost at the very top income brackets.
Next year, a typical Medicare recipient will pay $131 a month for outpatient and drug coverage combined, according to Kaiser. Those paying the high-income premiums will pay from $183 to $417. That means beneficiaries at the highest income levels would pay nearly $300 a month more.
The House GOP plan would increase the high-income premium by 15 percent in 2017 and lower the thresholds at which the higher fees kick in.
Most significantly, it freezes those income thresholds indefinitely, until one-fourth of Medicare recipients are paying "high-income" premiums. It's unclear how long that would take, but currently only about 2 million out of 47 million Medicare beneficiaries pay higher premiums. Eventually that number could easily surpass 10 million.
The GOP proposal reduces taxpayer spending on Medicare by $31 billion over 10 years; Obama's version saved about $20 billion.
"There's a lot of interest in asking higher-income people on Medicare to contribute more," said Neuman.
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Electrodermal activity
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Electrodermal activity (EDA), is the property of the human body that causes continuous variation in the electrical characteristics of the skin. Historically, EDA has also been known as skin conductance, galvanic skin response (GSR), electrodermal response (EDR), psychogalvanic reflex (PGR), skin conductance response (SCR), and skin conductance level (SCL). The long history of research into the active and passive electrical properties of the skin by a variety of disciplines has resulted in an excess of names, now standardized to electrodermal activity (EDA).[1][2]
The traditional theory of EDA holds that skin resistance varies with the state of sweat glands in the skin. Sweating is controlled by the sympathetic nervous system,[3] and skin conductance is an indication of psychological or physiological arousal. If the sympathetic branch of the autonomic nervous system is highly aroused, then sweat gland activity also increases, which in turn increases skin conductance. In this way, skin conductance can be a measure of emotional and sympathetic responses.[4] More recent research and additional phenomena (resistance, potential, impedance, and admittance, sometimes responsive and sometimes apparently spontaneous) suggest this is not a complete answer, and research continues into the source and significance of EDA.
The study of EDA has led to such important and vital tools as the electrocardiograph (ECG) and the electroencephalograph (EEG).[5]
In 1849, Dubois-Reymond in Germany first observed that human skin was electrically active. His immersed the limbs of his subjects in a zinc sulfate solution and found that electrical current flowed between a limb with muscles contracted and one that was relaxed. He therefore attributed his EDA observations to muscular phenomena.[6] Thirty years later, in 1878 in Switzerland, Hermann and Luchsinger demonstrated a connection between EDA and sweat glands. Hermann later demonstrated that the electrical effect was strongest in the palms of the hands, suggesting that sweat was an important factor.[7]
Vigouroux (France, 1879), working with emotionally distressed patients, was the first researcher to relate EDA to psychological activity. In 1888, the French neurologist Féré demonstrated that skin resistance activity could be changed by emotional stimulation and that activity could be inhibited by drugs.[1]
In 1889 in Russia, Ivane Tarkhnishvili observed variations in skin electrical potentials in the absence of any external stimuli, and he developed a meter to observe the variations as they happened in real time.[8][9]
The scientific study of EDA began in the early 1900s. One of the first references to the use of EDA instruments in psychoanalysis is the book by C. G. Jung entitled Studies in Word Analysis, published in 1906.[10][11] Jung and his colleagues used the meter to evaluate the emotional sensitivities of patients on lists of words during word association.[12][13] Jung was so impressed with EDA monitoring, he allegedly cried, "Aha, a looking glass into the unconscious!"[14] Jung and his colleagues used meters to evaluate the emotional sensitivities of patients Jung described his use of the device in counseling in his book, Studies in Word Association, and such use has continued with various practitioners.[15]
The controversial Austrian psychoanalyst Wilhelm Reich also studied EDA in his experiments at the Psychological Institute at the University of Oslo in 1935 and 1936 to confirm the existence of a bio-electrical charge behind his concept of vegetative, pleasurable 'streamings.'[16]
By 1972, more than 1500 articles on electrodermal activity had been published in professional publications, and today EDA is regarded as the most popular method for investigating human psychophysiological phenomena.[17] As of 2013, EDA monitoring was still on the increase in clinical applications.[18] The Church of Scientology uses a custom built EDA monitor in Dianetic and Scientology religious confessionals ("auditing") called an E-meter.
Human extremities, including fingers, palms, and soles of feet display different bio-electrical phenomena. They can be detected with an EDA meter, a device that displays the change electrical conductance between two points over time. The two paths for current are along the surface of the skin and through the body. Active measuring involves sending a small amount of current through the body.[citation needed]
Physiological basis[edit]
The combined changes between electrodermal resistance and electrodermal potential make up electrodermal activity. Galvanic skin resistance (GSR) was an older term that refers to the recorded electrical resistance between two electrodes when a very weak current is steadily passed between them. The electrodes are normally placed about an inch apart, and the resistance recorded varies according to the emotional state of the subject. Galvanic skin potential (GSP) refers to the voltage measured between two electrodes without any externally applied current. It is measured by connecting the electrodes to a voltage amplifier. Similarly, this voltage varies with the emotional state of the subject.[19]
Due to the response of the skin and muscle tissue to external and internal stimuli, the conductance can vary by several microsiemens, and a correctly calibrated device can display the subtle changes. There is a relationship between sympathetic activity and emotional arousal, although the electrical change alone does not identify which specific emotion is being elicited. These autonomic sympathetic changes alter sweat and blood flow, which in turn affects GSR and GSP.[19]
A painful stimulus such as a pinprick elicits a sympathetic response by the sweat glands, increasing secretion. Although this increase is generally very small, sweat contains water and electrolytes which increase electrical conductivity, thus lowering the electrical resistance of the skin. These changes in turn affect the GSR. Another common example is the vasodilation (dilation) of blood vessels in the face, referred to as blushing, as well as increased sweating that occurs when one is embarrassed.[19]
The EDA is highly responsive to emotions in some people. Fear, anger, startled response, orienting response and sexual feelings are among the reactions that may be reflected in EDA. These responses are utilized as part of the polygraph or lie detector.
The EDA in regular subjects differs when given fair and unfair offers, respectively. However, psychopaths have been shown to have no difference in skin conductance between fair and competitively unfair offers.[20] This may indicate that the EDA aspect of a polygraph may be deceptive in a criminal investigation.
EDA is used widely in psychological research due to its low cost and high utility.[21] Hugo D. Critchley, Chair in Psychiatry at the Brighton and Sussex Medical School states, "EDA is a sensitive psychophysiological index of changes in autonomic sympathetic arousal that are integrated with emotional and cognitive states."[22] Many biofeedback therapy devices utilize EDA as an indicator of the user's stress response with the goal of helping the user to control anxiety.[23]
Oftentimes, EDA monitoring is combined with the recording of heart rate, respiratory rate, and blood pressure because they are all autonomic dependent variables. EDA measurement is one component of modern polygraph devices, which are often used as lie detectors.[19]
The E-meter used by the Church of Scientology is an EDA measurement device.[24]
EDA measurement is also becoming more popular in hypnotherapy and psychotherapy practices for detecting depth of hypnotic trance prior to the commencement of suggestion therapy. When traumatic material is experienced by the client (for example, during hypnoanalysis), immediate changes in sweat rate can indicate that the client is experiencing emotional arousal.[citation needed]
Possible problems[edit]
External factors such as temperature and humidity affect GSR measurements, which can lead to inconsistent results. Internal factors such as medications can also change GSR measurements. Responses have demonstrated inconsistency even with the same stimulus level. Lastly, galvanic skin responses are delayed 1–3 seconds. Combined, these factors show the complexity of the relationship between the EDA and sympathetic activity.[19] The skill of the operator may be a significant factor in the successful application of the tool.
See also[edit]
- ^ a b Boucsein, Wolfram (2012). Electrodermal Activity. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 2. ISBN 9781461411260. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- ^ Critchley, Hugo D. (April 2002). "Book Review: Electrodermal Responses: What Happens in the Brain". The Neuroscientist 8 (2): 132–142. doi:10.1177/107385840200800209. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
Electrodermal activity (EDA) is now the preferred term for changes in electrical conductance of the skin, including phasic changes that have been referred to as galvanic skin responses (GSR)
- ^ Martini, Frederic; Bartholomew, Edwin (2001). Essentials of Anatomy & Physiology. San Francisco: Benjamin Cummings. p. 263. ISBN 0-13-061567-6.
- ^ Carlson, Neil (2013). Physiology of Behavior. New Jersey: Pearson Education, Inc. ISBN 978-0-205-23939-9.
- ^ Tricoche, Xavier (2006). "Flow Visualization for Bioelectric Activity in Human Body" (PDF). CiteSeerX (The College of Information Sciences and Technology). Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ^ Boucsein, Wolfram (2012). Electrodermal Activity. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 3. ISBN 9781461411260. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
- ^ Boucsein, Wolfram (2012). Electrodermal Activity. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 4. ISBN 9781461411260. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
- ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=JvDNN9z3PWgC&pg=PT25
- ^ Handbook of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology (eds. Gianfranco Denes, Luigi Pizzamiglio). Psychology Press, 1999. ISBN 9780863775420. Page 33.
- ^ Daniels, Victor. "Notes on Carl Gustav Jung". Sonoma State University. Sonoma State University. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
By 1906 [Jung] was using GSR and breath measurement to note changes in respiration and skin resistance to emotionally charged worlds. Found that indicators cluster around stimulus words which indicate the nature of the subject's complexes...Much later L. Ron Hubbard used this approach in Scientology's "auditing," using the "e-meter" (a galvanic skin response indicator) to discern the presence of complexes.
- ^ The Biofeedback Monitor
- ^ "You can learn control of how your skin talks". San Bernardino, California: The San Bernardino County Sun. The San Bernardino County Sun. October 11, 1977. p. 12. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
Current research using the skin's electrical activity as a communications medium between patient and therapist looks promising in such stress problems as drug abuse, alcoholism, neuroses and other tension states.
- ^ Binswanger, L. (1919). "XII". In Jung, Carl. Studies in Word-Association. New York, NY: Moffat, Yard & company. pp. 446 et seq. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ^ Brown, Barbara (November 9, 1977). "Skin Talks -- And It May Not Be Saying What You Want To". Pocatello, Idaho: Field Enterprises, Inc. Idaho State Journal. p. 32. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ^ Mitchell, Gregory. "Carl Jung & Jungian Analytical Psychology". Mind Development Courses. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
- ^ Reich, W. 'Experimentelle Ergebnisse ueber die electrische Funktion von Sexualitat und Angst' (Sexpolverlag, Copenhagen, 1937). Translated as 'Experimental investigation of the electrical function of sexuality and anxiety' in J. of Orgonomy, Vol. 3, No. 1-2, 1969.
- ^ Boucsein, Wolfram (2012). Electrodermal Activity. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 7. ISBN 9781461411260. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- ^ Ogorevc, Jaka; Geršak, Gregor; Novak, Domen; Drnovšek, Janko (November 2013). "Metrological evaluation of skin conductance measurements". Measurement 46 (9): 2993–3001. doi:10.1016/j.measurement.2013.06.024. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
- ^ a b c d e Pflanzer, Richard. "Galvanic Skin Response and the Polygraph" (PDF). BIOPAC Systems, Inc. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- ^ Oshumi, T., Ohira, H. 'The positive side of psychopathy: Emotional detachment in psychopathy and rational decision-making in the ultimatum game'. Personality and Individual Differences 49, 2010, pp. 451-456
- ^ http://wendyberrymendes.com/cms/uploads/Mendes%20-%20Autonomic%20nervous%20sys.pdf
- ^ Critchley, Hugo D. (April 2002). "Book Review: Electrodermal Responses: What Happens in the Brain". Neuroscientist 8 (2): 132–142. doi:10.1177/107385840200800209. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
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- ^ Brad Graham, Kathy McGowan (2009). Mind Performance Projects for the Evil Genius: 19 Brain-Bending Bio Hacks (illustrated ed.). McGraw Hill Professional. p. 31. ISBN 978-0-07-162392-6.
- Conesa, J. (1995). Electrodermal palmar asymmetry and nostril dominance. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 80, 211-216.
- Carlson, Neil (2013). Physiology of Behavior. New Jersey: Pearson Education, Inc. ISBN 978-0-205-23939-9.
- Figner, B., & Murphy, R. O. (2010). Using skin conductance in judgment and decision making research. A Handbook of Process Tracing Methods for Decision Research: A Critical Review and User's Guide, 163-84.
- Pflanzer, Richard. "Galvanic Skin Response and the Polygraph". BIOPAC Systems, Inc. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- Nagai, Y.; Goldstein, L. H.; Fenwick, P. B. C.; Trimble, M. R. (2004). "Clinical efficacy of galvanic skin response biofeedback training in reducing seizures in adult epilepsy: A preliminary randomized controlled study". Epilepsy & Behavior 5 (2): 216–223. doi:10.1016/j.yebeh.2003.12.003. PMID 15123023.
- Loggia, M. L.; Juneau, M. N.; Bushnell, M. C. (2011). "Autonomic responses to heat pain: Heart rate, skin conductance, and their relation to verbal ratings and stimulus intensity". PAIN 152 (3): 592–598. doi:10.1016/j.pain.2010.11.032. PMID 21215519.
External links[edit]
- University of Kuopio page on GSR Use
- Cornell GSR Class Project
- Instructions on making and using a GSR sensor
- GSR2: first portable unit, from 1976
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Corpus Christi area students gear up for robot competition
COASTAL BEND - Necessity may be the mother of invention but collaboration can build you a pretty nice robot.
Abut 300 students from across South Texas will put their minds together as they gear up for the Boosting Engineering, Science and Technology robotics competition next month at Texas A&M University-Kingsville.
Teams from about 15 area middle and high schools, including King High School, the School of Science and Technology and the Innovation Academy at Moody High School, will compete in this year's competition, event officials said.
This year's competition, which focuses on bugs, challenges teams to build and design a robot that can safely handle and transport fake flies, cockroaches and termites to one of three containment areas.
The five students representing the School of Science and Technology already have built, designed and completed the electrical wiring on their robot.
The students practice at school perfecting their robot four days a week, coach Rahman Rasulzada said.
The students' responsibilities are distributed based on the 16 categories the robots are judged on and what type of careers the students would like to pursue, Rasulzada said.
"It's the best way," he said.
Last year, the school's team missed advancing to regional competition by one placing, he said.
"This year, they are focusing on making zero mistakes and taking first place," he said.
Harold Jeter, a sophomore in Moody High School's Innovation Academy, said he has been working to balance all the roles he needs to take on to construct a winning robot with his classmates.
"It's a lot of jobs," Harold said.
The robots, which are no bigger than two feet all around, must be designed to navigate through various terrains on the course.
Event officials announced the objective of this year's competition and provided students with the necessary parts needed to design the robots earlier this month. Students also must present notebooks and presentations of their creation and progress to judges during the competition.
Participating schools spend several weeks building and designing their robots, as well as other responsibilities such as logging their progress and notes, researching their robots, designing the robots with a 3-D design program.
Harold, 15, and other students from the academy already have begun drawing prototypes for the robot they would like to have designed for the competition.
Harold said the competition provides students with opportunities to learn leadership and collaboration skills.
"We try to give everybody a chance everybody's ideas together can make a really, really good robot," Harold said.
His participation in robotics also helps him continue his pursuit of a career in engineering, he said.
Harold wanted to pursue engineering ever since he was selected for the Innovation Academy at Cunningham Middle School in the sixth grade, he said.
When he got to Moody High School, he heard about the robotics program from several classmates and knew he had to sign on.
"I just joined it and loved it," he said.
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LONDON (ICIS)-- European butane prices fell this week as gasoline blending demand tailed off and more product became available, sources said on Friday.?xml:namespace>
Coasters trading at parity with naphtha on 6 September were at 96% today. Sources said the demand for gasoline blending pushing up last week's prices had died down, while supply had increased as high prices encouraged those holding product to sell.
"There's too much product. The price was too high: some guys didn't want to sell but now they are all on the selling side," one buyer said.
Propane prices were stable after the large decreases seen in the week ended 6 September. The market was balanced this week, with no supply restrictions and demand coming primarily from petrochemical crackers rather than heating buyers.
Large amounts of US product are expected to arrive in Europe late September to early October, although sources were unsure how much would be available on the [spot] market. One source said that at the current propane-naphtha spread of $135-$145 (€101- €109) petrochemical crackers would buy whatever was available.
"The petchems will crack that no matter what. I think it's that simple. The fourth quarter [is usually] when propane goes out of cracking but the petchem crackers are contracting for cracking propane," they said.
"There will be full blast cracking season as long as propane-naphtha is so weak", a buyer agreed, but said there would still be excess supply which would go into storage building unless demand from the heating market increased.
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Kyle Thompson, 14, was joking around with his buddies at Harrison High School in Farmington Hills, Mich., last March, when one of those friends grabbed a sheet of paper labeled "Hit List" out of Thompson's notebook.
Okay, so as a high school teacher, I find it extremely annoying when my students are distracted by something that has nothing to do with our class and what we are learning. However, what happened next is unprecedented in my experience.
Thompson allegedly had a list of people he wanted to hit on the football field. He and his friends say the list was just a joke and, when their teacher wanted to take a look, they let her do so.
According to Thompson, he and the teacher engaged in what he thought was a friendly game of tug-of-war with the paper, before he eventually let go.
According to the teacher, Thompson assaulted her. She turned him in, and the police were called. Not only has Thompson been expelled for 180 days from all Michigan high schools, but he was also arrested, handcuffed, taken to the police station and charged with assault. He may face jail time if he's convicted.
This is lunacy. Yes, this student deserved some disciplinary action for resisting his teacher's request. But arrest and a charge of assault? Has Harrison High School lost its mind? Why were the police even involved?
The Michigan branch of the American Civil Liberties Union is trying to reverse this charge.
You can watch the ACLU video of Kyle talking about his suspension below:
Really? For a dispute over a piece of paper? As a high school teacher, I can report that students do sometimes resist when I go to take their phones away from them because they've been texting in class, but it has never occurred to me to call in the law.
From newsone.com:
Despite witness statements contradicting the teacher's account and the fact that Kyle had not ever been in trouble before, he was expelled under Michigan's "Zero Tolerance Law," which states any student who assaults a teacher must be expelled – and not just from their school, but from any Michigan public or charter school for one year.
Thankfully, some school districts around the country are recognizing that zero tolerance policies have gone too far.
After the Columbine High School shootings in 1999, schools nationwide established zero tolerance weapons policies: schools had to suspend or expel students, no matter the circumstances, when weapons were involved.
Obviously this was done with the best of intentions, but there have been plenty of unintended consequences.
More enlightened thinking in educational circles these days is questioning the use of suspensions as punishment. As many teachers are aware, kids often enjoy those days at home, when they can play games, watch TV, do just as they please all day long.
Even worse, the statistics show that this approach to discipline leads to a "school-to-prison-pipeline," in which students — a disproportionate number of whom are African-American — are arrested and incarcerated for alleged infractions of school discipline that in some cases are as minor as defiance. The students subsequently become entangled in a cycle of incarceration.
Restorative justice is the name of a program increasingly offered in schools seeking an alternative to "zero tolerance" policies like suspension, expulsion and truancy courts.
Since suspending students, or sending them to court, often leads to academic failure, thereby perpetuating the very behavior it is seeking to address, restorative justice instead provides a way of addressing negative behavior by keeping a student at school and using various means to encourage the offender to take responsibility and make amends.
The approach, which is now taking root in schools in Oakland, Calif., as well as in Chicago, Denver and Portland, tries to nip problems and violence in the bud by creating stronger and more open relationships between students, teachers and administrators.
Suspending, expelling, fining and jailing students who have discipline problems at school will only succeed in ensuring they never want to return to school.
If you believe that what has happened to Thompson is wrong, please sign our petition demanding his return to school.
Thank you.
Read more: aclu, discipline problems, expulsion, harrison high school, high school, kyle thompson, restorative justice, school-to-prison pipeline, suspenseion, zero tolerance
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it does sound a little over the top
I checked for recent updates -
January 2014 ....
This past October, Thompson, 15, was admitted to Detroit Christian High School. His first-quarter report card shows A's in English, religion, geometry and chemistry.
His mother said she was determined to fight the criminal charges in Oakland County court. A pharmaceutical sales representative, she had the means to hire a private attorney. She held out for a jury trial.
In early December, on the eve of jury selection, the prosecution offered to wipe the charges from his record in exchange for a plea of no contest. Her son would have no criminal record under the terms of the deal. The family accepted the offer.
Kyle Thompson said he hopes that students and teachers alike learn from his experience, just to know that one mistake can ruin your life and to think before you act.
Repeat....I have a list also. With friends like I had, I did not need enemies. My second list is with family like I had I did not need enemies, either.
I will advise all students...don't challenge your stupid school administrations and teachers because lately they all go to farrrrrrrrrr......instead of making school a place to educate kids it is a place to hit them. And, you students, keep your lists at him.......and don't hit like evil Presidents and Intelligence and this country has become....this young man was misled by his own kind of evil American's who hit someone if they say s.....t in the privacy of their own home.
After all......the president of the USA Barack has his own hit list as every president before him did.....THIS YOUNG MAN ONLY NEEDED A WARNING. THIS YOUNG MAN HAS ONLY BEEN MISLED BY HIS OWN LEADERSHIP IN THIS COUNTRY. RECENTLY, I JUST HEARD SOMEONE REALLY TALKING ABOUT THE PRESIDENT'S HIT LIST ON A DAILY TALK NEWS SHOW...GET REAL SCHOOL.
Not signed , If a teacher tells you to give her something - you give it to her - even if your Johnny football player
I don't think we've heard the whole story but the boy should be in school learnng.
Let the child go back to school. Ban weapons, not children.
(cont. from earlier post)... Apparently it was my sister's fault because she should have had the ability to separate the kids before the need for calling security, which puts a permanent mark on the child's record. And kids with too many marks won't graduate. And with the "No Child Left Behind" program, that means the school loses government money when that kid doesn't graduate. My sister was told to ignore bad behavior from kids who are about to be expelled or not graduate, because that would hurt school funding. So they end up graduating kids who can't read or behave like functioning adults. This system is dooming the same children it is meant to be helping, and tying the hands of teachers. Not to mention putting those teacher's lives in jeopardy. We don't know all the facts on this case, and knowing what I know from my sister's experience, I would like to hear from the other side before passing judgment.
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Calif. judge OKs state's $3 bln stem-cell effort
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – California's stem-cell research
institute is a constitutional state agency, a state judge ruled
on Friday in a decision that may allow it to begin to issue up
to $3 billion in general obligation debt.
Alameda County Judge Bonnie Sabraw held that the California
Institute for Regenerative Medicine, approved by state voters
in November 2004, is a legitimate state agency. Groups opposed
to the research the institute would fund, which may include the
use of human stem-cells from human embryos, had challenged its
constitutionality, which put its efforts to issue up to $300
million in debt annually on hold.
"The court decision upheld Proposition 71 in its entirety,"
Robert Klein, the institute's chairman, said on a conference
call, referring to the measure enacting the institute. "We have
a victory across the board on every issue presented."
The stem cell institute earlier this month issued $12.1
million to researchers, marking its first grants, backed by
bond anticipation notes while its debt authority faced the
court challenge.
The grants would be drawn from $14 million in notes sold to
six philanthropic groups by the California Institute for
Regenerative Medicine to jump-start its research grants until a
court challenge to its authority to sell state general
obligation debt is resolved.
California voters approved the institute's formation by
passing a November 2004 ballot measure. It allows the institute
to sell up to $3 billion in state debt to fund stem-cell
research that many scientists believe will lead to
breakthroughs for treating various illnesses and ailments.