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Tuesday, January 31, 2012
'A Wrinkle in Time' 50 years later
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the publishing of Madeleine L'Engle classic "A Wrinkle in Time."
Thanks to author Madeleine L?Engle, many readers know exactly what ?tesseract? means.
Skip to next paragraphAt least they think they know. In real life, "tesseract" is actually a geometry concept. But in pop culture, the word is inextricably linked to time travel and L?Engle?s classic novel ?A Wrinkle in Time,? which celebrates its 50h anniversary this year. A special edition of the book will be released tomorrow, with extras that include the text of L?Engle?s Newbery Medal acceptance speech, an introduction by ?Bridge to Teribithia? author Katherine Paterson, and an afterword by L?Engle?s granddaughter Charlotte Jones Voiklis.
In the novel, main character Meg Murry?s father left on a government mission months ago but has gone missing. Then, one night during a thunderstorm, Meg and her family are visited by a mysterious woman who introduces herself as Mrs Whatsit. Mrs Whatsit and her companions convince Meg, Meg?s brother Charles Wallace, and Meg?s friend Calvin that they must embark on a journey to find Meg and Charles Wallace?s father and save him from a terrible evil.
In addition to winning the Newbery Medal, ?A Wrinkle in Time? was a runner-up for the Hans Christian Andersen Award and won the Sequoyah Book Award and the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award. The book was the first in a series by L?Engle about the Murry family which consisted of four other books. The first, ?A Wind in the Door,? follows Meg, Charles Wallace, and Calvin as they meet a cherubim and fight off new villains, creatures called Echthroi. The next book in the series, ?A Swiftly Tilting Planet,? jumps ahead several years to a time when Charles Wallace must save the world from a dangerous dictator. In ?Many Waters,? Meg and Charles Wallace?s brothers Sandy and Dennys are transported back to Biblical times, and the last book in the series, ?An Acceptable Time,? details the adventures of one of the members of the next generation of the family, a girl named Polly.
Despite time travel and other science fiction plot devices, L?Engle biographer Leonard Marcus says the book?s major theme is Meg?s love for her family, the most powerful weapon she possesses in the fight against the evil IT.
?At its core it?s about a girl?s love for her father,? Marcus said in an interview with The New York Times. ?And that emotional level transcends the genre aspect of the book.?
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Saturday, January 28, 2012
Cops: 4-year-old brings nine bags of pot to school
By msnbc.com staff
A 4-year-old boy?brought nine bags of pot to his elementary school and pulled them out during snack time, police said.
A teacher at Hanover Elementary School in Meriden, Conn., alerted officials to the drug early Tuesday afternoon, according to a report in the Record-Journal. ?Detective Lt. Mark Walerysiak, a police spokesman, told the newspaper that the child turned over the bags to his teacher.
Walerysiak could not be reached for comment by msnbc.com on Friday.
"The case remains under investigation," Walerysiak told the Record-Journal. The Department of Children and Families "was called in to also conduct an investigation."
School Superintendent Mark D. Benigni called the event ?isolated incident,? the newspaper said.
?Our concern is for the 4-year-old student who had no knowledge of what he was bringing to school," Benigni said. "The student is safe and we will continue to ensure a safe learning environment to all of our students."
He said the teacher was?close to the child when he pulled the bags out of his coat pocket. No other student was involved, the Record-Journal reported.
Benigni told the newspaper that the child was not at fault. "This is clearly an adult issue," he said.
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Friday, January 27, 2012
Lenovo teams up with National Academy Foundation, teaches high schoolers about app development
Lenovo's not just staying busy pumping out Android handsets and tablets, but now the Chinese manufacturer is teaming up with the National Academy Foundation to launch a mobile app development program for high school scholars in the States. The project is part of the NAF and Lenovo's "innovative curriculum," which hopes to induce knowledge in areas like science, technology, engineering and math. Once the dev program gets rolling, it'll be available at five schools within the NAF network, but the eventual plan is to bring the app-creating party to all of the foundation's 100 academies. As part of the venture, the ThinkPad creator also donated some of its own slates and all-in-ones to "aid the students and teachers implement the curriculum." Take a quick peek at the PR below to find out if you (or someone you love) are part of the lucky few.
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Congress told to replace sequestration cuts with alternative to achieve responsible policies
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Annual State of the Nation's Health Care briefing provides framework to gain health care savings while preserving funding for critical programs
(Washington) Congress today was told to replace the $1.2 trillion in across-the-board sequestration-mandated budget cuts. The request was made by Virginia L. Hood, MBBS, MPH, FACP, president of the American College of Physicians (ACP), at today's annual State of the Nation's Health Care briefing. She declared that what is needed is an alternative framework to achieve fiscally and socially responsible policies to gain health care savings while preserving funding for critical programs.
"Today, ACP releases a report on the State of the Nation's Health Care in 2012 that is a story of both progress and continuing challenges." Dr. Hood said. "ACP's members are encouraged about the progress being made in addressing some of the challenges to providing affordable, available, and quality care to most Americans, but they are sobered by the obstacles that remain."
The report described the progress and challenges:
- The Affordable Care Act has begun to reduce barriers to care for tens of millions of persons, including young adults, children with pre-existing conditions, and seniors who now have access to "no cost" preventive care and discounted brand-name drugs. Yet, because the law will not be fully in effect until 2014, more than 46 million persons reported that they went without health insurance in 2011.
- Outcomes have improved on several key health indicators, including reductions in all five leading causes of death, yet disparities in care exist for many underserved populations.
- There has been a dramatic increase in primary care physicians who are benefiting from scholarships and loan forgiveness under the National Health Services Corps, providing improved access to care for millions of persons in underserved communities. At the same time, the United States still is facing a projected shortage of more than 40,000 primary care physicians overall.
- Annual health care cost increases have reached a 50-year low, continuing an eight year slow-down, yet spending on health care still is projected to continue to grow faster than the economy, consuming a larger share of the economy as measured by percentage of GDP and the federal budget.
"While we are pleased there is progress being made to improve access, reduce costs, and address physician shortages," Dr. Hood continued, "recent and proposed cuts in federal funding for many critical health programs threaten to turn back the clock, endangering the health of millions of persons and threatening access to care for the most vulnerable Americans."
A better way to achieve health care savings while ensuring funding for critical health programs, she said, is to enact reforms to address the true drivers behind health care cost increases. The report outlined a specific set of policies that would reduce health care spending by hundreds of billions of dollars, including:
1. Use dedicated funding for overseas military operations that will not be needed to eliminate the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate formula (SGR). Create a pathway to new payment models to align incentives for physicians with value to the patient.
2. Enact policies to reduce the costs of defensive medicine.
3. Make structural improvements in Medicare to reduce costs and improve quality.
4. Reform federal tax policies to encourage individuals to consider cost in the selection of health benefit plans.
5. Establish a multi-stakeholder initiative to promote high value care and reduce utilization of marginal, unsafe, and ineffective care.
"Many of ACP's ideas for reducing health care costs in a fiscally and socially responsible way have been embraced by bipartisan groups that have been charged with developing a comprehensive plan to reduce the federal deficit," observed Bob Doherty, ACP's Senior Vice President of Governmental Affairs and Public Policy. "Regrettably, though, a broken political culture that demands confrontation over compromise has made it impossible for Congress to achieve agreement on such common-sense, common-ground approaches."
"The 2012 elections," he continued, "could result in even more inflammatory and misleading rhetorical attacks intended to fire up voterscausing even more cynicism, polarization, and lack of confidence in the ability of elected governments to deal responsibly with health care."
The answer to the country's broken politics, Mr. Doherty said, is "for voters to demand that the candidates provide detailed answers to how they would address the challenges in American health care." To that end, ACP today also issued a checklist to help voters discern how candidates presidential and congressional propose to address the challenges of unsustainable cost increases and uneven quality and access.
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Annual State of the Nation's Health Care briefing provides framework to gain health care savings while preserving funding for critical programs
(Washington) Congress today was told to replace the $1.2 trillion in across-the-board sequestration-mandated budget cuts. The request was made by Virginia L. Hood, MBBS, MPH, FACP, president of the American College of Physicians (ACP), at today's annual State of the Nation's Health Care briefing. She declared that what is needed is an alternative framework to achieve fiscally and socially responsible policies to gain health care savings while preserving funding for critical programs.
"Today, ACP releases a report on the State of the Nation's Health Care in 2012 that is a story of both progress and continuing challenges." Dr. Hood said. "ACP's members are encouraged about the progress being made in addressing some of the challenges to providing affordable, available, and quality care to most Americans, but they are sobered by the obstacles that remain."
The report described the progress and challenges:
- The Affordable Care Act has begun to reduce barriers to care for tens of millions of persons, including young adults, children with pre-existing conditions, and seniors who now have access to "no cost" preventive care and discounted brand-name drugs. Yet, because the law will not be fully in effect until 2014, more than 46 million persons reported that they went without health insurance in 2011.
- Outcomes have improved on several key health indicators, including reductions in all five leading causes of death, yet disparities in care exist for many underserved populations.
- There has been a dramatic increase in primary care physicians who are benefiting from scholarships and loan forgiveness under the National Health Services Corps, providing improved access to care for millions of persons in underserved communities. At the same time, the United States still is facing a projected shortage of more than 40,000 primary care physicians overall.
- Annual health care cost increases have reached a 50-year low, continuing an eight year slow-down, yet spending on health care still is projected to continue to grow faster than the economy, consuming a larger share of the economy as measured by percentage of GDP and the federal budget.
"While we are pleased there is progress being made to improve access, reduce costs, and address physician shortages," Dr. Hood continued, "recent and proposed cuts in federal funding for many critical health programs threaten to turn back the clock, endangering the health of millions of persons and threatening access to care for the most vulnerable Americans."
A better way to achieve health care savings while ensuring funding for critical health programs, she said, is to enact reforms to address the true drivers behind health care cost increases. The report outlined a specific set of policies that would reduce health care spending by hundreds of billions of dollars, including:
1. Use dedicated funding for overseas military operations that will not be needed to eliminate the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate formula (SGR). Create a pathway to new payment models to align incentives for physicians with value to the patient.
2. Enact policies to reduce the costs of defensive medicine.
3. Make structural improvements in Medicare to reduce costs and improve quality.
4. Reform federal tax policies to encourage individuals to consider cost in the selection of health benefit plans.
5. Establish a multi-stakeholder initiative to promote high value care and reduce utilization of marginal, unsafe, and ineffective care.
"Many of ACP's ideas for reducing health care costs in a fiscally and socially responsible way have been embraced by bipartisan groups that have been charged with developing a comprehensive plan to reduce the federal deficit," observed Bob Doherty, ACP's Senior Vice President of Governmental Affairs and Public Policy. "Regrettably, though, a broken political culture that demands confrontation over compromise has made it impossible for Congress to achieve agreement on such common-sense, common-ground approaches."
"The 2012 elections," he continued, "could result in even more inflammatory and misleading rhetorical attacks intended to fire up voterscausing even more cynicism, polarization, and lack of confidence in the ability of elected governments to deal responsibly with health care."
The answer to the country's broken politics, Mr. Doherty said, is "for voters to demand that the candidates provide detailed answers to how they would address the challenges in American health care." To that end, ACP today also issued a checklist to help voters discern how candidates presidential and congressional propose to address the challenges of unsustainable cost increases and uneven quality and access.
###
The American College of Physicians (http://www.acponline.org) is the largest medical specialty organization and the second-largest physician group in the United States. ACP members include 132,000 internal medicine physicians (internists), related subspecialists, and medical students. Internists specialize in the prevention, detection, and treatment of illness in adults. Follow ACP on Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/acpinternists) and Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/acpinternists).
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Wednesday, January 25, 2012
What Will Mitt Romney???s Tax Returns Reveal? (ContributorNetwork)
CNN reports GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney will release his 2010 income tax returns on Jan. 24. It will be a first for the candidate as the interest in his finances is high. Romney's vast wealth has come under scrutiny as he made hundreds of millions of dollars at Bain Capital, a company he chaired for over a decade.
Raw Figures
Romney's net worth is estimated as high as $264 million. That income comes from investments, speaking engagements and proceeds from his book entitled "No Apology: The Case for American Greatness." The Associated Press reports Romney said his effective tax rate was around 15 percent. Americans in the top income bracket pay a 35 percent tax rate on income that isn't made from investments.
Romney's income is taxed different if he makes it from investments or is self-employed. Romney wasn't employed at a company in 2010 as his ties with Bain Capital ended in 1999 when he ran for public office. Investments in stocks and savings accounts are taxed at a much lower rate than that of income as an employee paid by a company.
How much of Romney's income tax return released for public inspection will also be interesting. His itemized deductions for charitable donations and interest on mortgages (if any) will reveal how much of a philanthropist Romney is, in addition to how much his homes are worth.
Reasons for Release
Romney's reasons for the revelation to voters are two-fold. First is that he lost the South Carolina primary to Newt Gingrich. Romney's failure to release his tax return was termed a "mistake" by the candidate. The former governor of Massachusetts claimed his income tax return was a "distraction" in South Carolina and may have cost him the race.
Foreign Investments
One thing the income tax returns may or may not reveal is how much money Romney has tied up in the Cayman Islands. The Atlantic Wire reported three days before South Carolina's primary that Romney has at least $8 million in funds based in the Cayman Islands. That small Caribbean nation doesn't pay American income taxes on investments. Although it's not illegal, funds set up in the Caymans are generally used to avoid paying American income taxes.
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Friday, January 13, 2012
Darren Criss Ignites 'How To Succeed' Box Office
'Glee' star's first-week ticket sales for Broadway musical reportedly outpacing those of 'Harry Potter' actor Daniel Radcliffe.
By Jocelyn Vena
Darren Criss in 'How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying'
Photo: Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images
Darren Criss is very much succeeding in the business of starring in a hit Broadway musical. The "Glee" star is reportedly bringing in big numbers for "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying."
Criss joined the show last week after "Harry Potter" actor Daniel Radcliffe wrapped up his shift, and EW.com reports that in his first week, he's already managed to nab $1.4 million in profits and fill 99.8 percent of seats at Al Hirschfeld Theatre. While Radcliffe brought in $1.9 million in profits in his final week in the show, Criss' take beats out Radcliffe's previous eight performances.
Once Criss finishes his stint, Nick Jonas will take over the lead role of J. Pierrepont Finch. When Radcliffe stopped by the MTV News offices recently, he shared that he had reached out to his successors.
"We have met. I can confirm, we have met," Radcliffe said about meeting Criss. "Somebody showed me a very-doctored photograph of our meeting; there were no photographs at our meeting, so if that's what people are interested in, they're going to be disappointed.
"But no, I had a lovely chat with him, talked about the show. I don't really deign to give advice, but I gave him my number and same with Nick Jonas and said, 'Contact me if you've got anything to ask. I'm always around.' "
Who would you most like to see star in "How to Succeed"? Sound off below!
Source: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1676997/darren-crisis-how-to-succeed-in-business.jhtml
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