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very house, and the leeds university union pledge at the university. i do not regret signing either, but that is not the sole or, even, most important reason why i shall vote against the government today. i shall vote against the government today, because i simply cannot accept that fees of up to £9,000 are the fairest and most sustainable way of funding higher education. before i became a member, i opposed the labor government introducing fees in the first place, and i opposed the labor government introducing top-up fees. i said at the time, as did many honorable members including courageous labor back benchers, "this will lead one day to huge increases in fees and become a never-ending path." sadly, that has been shown to be absolutely correct. >> will the honorable gentleman give way? >> i will not give way, i am afraid, because i have taken my two interventions and the honorable lady will have the chance to intervene on other people. i do apologize we do need to look at higher education funding, but we must look at it as a whole, within the educat
very house, and the leeds university union pledge at the university. i do not regret signing either, but that is not the sole or, even, most important reason why i shall vote against the government today. i shall vote against the government today, because i simply cannot accept that fees of up to £9,000 are the fairest and most sustainable way of funding higher education. before i became a member, i opposed the labor government introducing fees in the first place, and i opposed the labor...
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i signed the pledge in this very house and i signed the leeds university union pledged at the university. i do not regret signing either of those pledges. i said at the time, as did many honorable members including courageous labor back benchers, "this will lead one day to huge acreases in fees and beco never-ending path." sadly, that has been shown to be absolutely correct. >> will the honorable gentleman give way? >> i will not give way, i am afraid, because i have taken my two interventions and the honorable lady will have the chance to intervene on other people. i do apologize we do need to look at higher education funding, but we must look at it as a whole, within the education system and with apprenticeships and further education. rushing through this single vote today will do none of that. on the current proposals, i have said all along, and look to the minister for universities and science, my right honorable friend the member for havant as i say it now, that there are indeed many progressive things in the proposals. the levels at which graduates will have to make a contribution,
i signed the pledge in this very house and i signed the leeds university union pledged at the university. i do not regret signing either of those pledges. i said at the time, as did many honorable members including courageous labor back benchers, "this will lead one day to huge acreases in fees and beco never-ending path." sadly, that has been shown to be absolutely correct. >> will the honorable gentleman give way? >> i will not give way, i am afraid, because i have taken...
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>> what they say is this is all about competing the public university competing with the private university. that's what they're saying this is all about. what this is looking at more specifically in and offered to sweeten the deal and attract top talent university of california went to the irs in 1999 to get a waiver so they give increased penchant to those making more than two in $45,000 a year. eight years later in 2007, the cap that up by that time the university was in fiscal trouble. there's no forecast a pension plan a lot of money down the road plus reforms are made as a result this policy to increase the pension was not implemented. in its december meeting as part of the residents formed resolution their intended to make it clear there declined to establish a program to increase the pension of those making over to adjourn $45,000. as you see the proposal was crossed out before the meeting took place why? because several days earlier the regions received a letter from 36 uc executives telling them the university committed to increase domestic to it. in a letter they say many senior
>> what they say is this is all about competing the public university competing with the private university. that's what they're saying this is all about. what this is looking at more specifically in and offered to sweeten the deal and attract top talent university of california went to the irs in 1999 to get a waiver so they give increased penchant to those making more than two in $45,000 a year. eight years later in 2007, the cap that up by that time the university was in fiscal...
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i am a graduate student at the university. i also worked as a graduate assistant at one of the residence halls. being a student staff member and living in campus housing has benefited my career and my success as a student. this has given me a safe and successful environment, and the facilities are well maintained. and as a graduate student, i have had previous experience of being a freshman in college and being away from home for the first time. having the campus housing provided is important for the first time college student and any student at the academy of art. thank you. randall, linda chapman, -- >> good afternoon. i am brenda keaton-randall, the coordinator of k-12 operations at costa school district in richmond, california. we cover san pablo, hercules, and richmond. my intention is to give you a picture of the impact that the academy has had in this district. last year and the year before, many students receive scholarships, and the students went, i believe six weeks with 95% attendance rates. this is 20 miles to san
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the talking about a loss to what now for the university? >> they can either continue to hold off on the pensions of face a lawsuit, look for other another alternative for cool ford and give them these additional pension benefits based the lower paid staff as well as students. >> no indication what waybill go? >> know. >> up a big sedan. but the traffic at the right side east bound into oakland it and the golden gate bridge for traffic there's plenty of that but flowing pretty well in both directions. stay with us. severances was getting it started storage gunna take over the second floor of the metronome market street. construction will begin next month. kate thompson is here and this could mean a lot of jobs i'm assuming? >> hundreds of job because are overhauling the metric on and not only are they putting in the target but there really completely renovating the building to join new retailers and places to eat. it's going to mean more than a thousand jobs. a year-and-a-half from now after 18 months of construction, this is what the montre
the talking about a loss to what now for the university? >> they can either continue to hold off on the pensions of face a lawsuit, look for other another alternative for cool ford and give them these additional pension benefits based the lower paid staff as well as students. >> no indication what waybill go? >> know. >> up a big sedan. but the traffic at the right side east bound into oakland it and the golden gate bridge for traffic there's plenty of that but flowing...
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stanford university. the university of pennsylvania. the university of pittsburgh. the university of colorado denver. but reporters at the independent newsroom propublica found dozens of faculty members at these schools were accepting payments to speak on behalf of drug companies, an apparent violation of university policies banning the practice. searching a new database developed by propublica, which tracks payments to doctors from some of the nation's largest drug companies. >> at stanford we identified more than a dozen doctors who were giving drug industry talks, and stanford's policy is very clear on banning that sort of thing. >> reporter: propublica's charles ornstein says the violations at stanford are surprising, given that the university has taken the lead in restricting drug company sales reps on its campus and put in place a ban on speaker's programs last year. >> we're not talking about $1,000 or $2,000. >> reporter: one of the doctors was the vice chair of the medicine department, and he brought in more than $50,000 speaking on behalf of eli lilly. the
stanford university. the university of pennsylvania. the university of pittsburgh. the university of colorado denver. but reporters at the independent newsroom propublica found dozens of faculty members at these schools were accepting payments to speak on behalf of drug companies, an apparent violation of university policies banning the practice. searching a new database developed by propublica, which tracks payments to doctors from some of the nation's largest drug companies. >> at...
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this morning the university in cleaning union says that it's one of the university's at high risk due to the government's massive 85% cuts to its teaching grant. can the prime minister explain to students and local businesses exactly why he's putting the wool hampton university at risk in this way? >> the honorable lady stood on a manifesto of supporting the brown commission. she can deny it now. that is what the manifesto written by the opposition says. the fact is we have to make a decision here. do you think it's right to go on with taxpayers making the predominant support for university education? they say yes now that is not what they stood on at the last election. i think it is more fair, many taxpayers don't go to university and don't benefit from university education. therefore, it is better to ask students to contribute but only when they're successful. but no one contributes until they earn 21,000 pounds which is 6,000 more than the system her party introduced. >> michael ellis. >> thank you very much, mr. speaker. is my right honorable friend the prime minister as concerned
this morning the university in cleaning union says that it's one of the university's at high risk due to the government's massive 85% cuts to its teaching grant. can the prime minister explain to students and local businesses exactly why he's putting the wool hampton university at risk in this way? >> the honorable lady stood on a manifesto of supporting the brown commission. she can deny it now. that is what the manifesto written by the opposition says. the fact is we have to make a...
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the university of connecticut. at last night's men's basketball game, the new president of the university, the first woman to be appointed to the job, susan herbst got a big welcome. tonight the women's basketball team could set a record as winningest team ever. men or women in college basketball. ron allen is there. >> reporter: practice before a game is usually closed. but this morning, the university of connecticut wanted everyone to have a good look at its women's basketball team winning their 88th straight game on sunday tying record sent by ucla's men's team and their coach back in the 1970s. tonight uconn goes for 89, led by maya moore whose mother put a basketball in her hands when she was just 3 years old. >> it's been the hardest thing i've ever done in my life but it's been so rewarding. >> reporter: the last time they lost was in april of 2008. and during that winning streak, they've dominated. beating their opponents by an average of about 33 points a game. they're champions. their president is a fan.
the university of connecticut. at last night's men's basketball game, the new president of the university, the first woman to be appointed to the job, susan herbst got a big welcome. tonight the women's basketball team could set a record as winningest team ever. men or women in college basketball. ron allen is there. >> reporter: practice before a game is usually closed. but this morning, the university of connecticut wanted everyone to have a good look at its women's basketball team...
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the university of the u.k. but did not read it out. and the reason he did not read it it out is it makes it absolutely clear that university u.k. opposed the cuts in higher education funding upon which the fee increase is based. the fact that he's persuaded by chance lors with a gun to his head, that this money is going, so this is the only option in time hardly speaks of him persuading the university to the policy. mr. speaker, you yourself said last night that votes technically today is on a narrow issue. but behind it is the most profound change in university funding since the university grants committee was set up in the 1920's. it is the ending of funding for most university degrees. it is a huge burden of debt on graduates. it is an untried, untested and unstable market for students. although there is always room for improvement, england enjoys a world-class university system. world class in research. a disproportionate number of the best universities. a richness and diversity of higher education to compa
the university of the u.k. but did not read it out. and the reason he did not read it it out is it makes it absolutely clear that university u.k. opposed the cuts in higher education funding upon which the fee increase is based. the fact that he's persuaded by chance lors with a gun to his head, that this money is going, so this is the only option in time hardly speaks of him persuading the university to the policy. mr. speaker, you yourself said last night that votes technically today is on a...
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you're in the studio, the university faces today. it's been an extraordinary day and night on the streets of london. >> admin on the streets today with people who are very young and intensely angry. so does like like this'll be the last title. >> how do they expect us to pay 9000 keeping us in college. >> or life at a student debate at london school of economics. for the future of university education. >> that statute is called knowledge. like the university of education, it's not always about just what it's for. >> university of minister david harkey, kristin hunt and david churchill. good evening come in the day began with peaceful protest over tuition fees and descended into the kind of sustained violence in trouble releasing in britain. protesters interred, others arrested police officers and others seriously hurt. government vandals vandalize. tonight they were caught up in the violence and king charles car was attacked in central london. we look at reactions to tonight seems in a moment from david willard gave inside parliament
you're in the studio, the university faces today. it's been an extraordinary day and night on the streets of london. >> admin on the streets today with people who are very young and intensely angry. so does like like this'll be the last title. >> how do they expect us to pay 9000 keeping us in college. >> or life at a student debate at london school of economics. for the future of university education. >> that statute is called knowledge. like the university of...
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the eventual goal is to expand universal to include high school. for "religion and ethics newsweekly," i'm lucky severson in buffalo, new york. >>> in other news, new allegations of catholic clergy misconduct, this time in the netherlands. an investigative commission has released figures showing that nearly 2,000 people had made complaints in the past of sexual or physical abuse. almost all the cases are decades old. a high-ranking church official in the netherlands has said the dutch church "knew nothing" about such activity. in one of the concentration camps during world war ii, there was a jewish prison choir. the members learned various famo famous requiem mass. survivors said they had great inner strength from singing the requiem to their captors. bob faw reports. >> every note. get inside of every note. inside of every note. >> reporter: in a washington, d.c., church an impassioned conductor implores his choir. >> very nice. what you're doing is very nice, and there's no room for that. it has to be extraordinary, the sort of thing that you wi
the eventual goal is to expand universal to include high school. for "religion and ethics newsweekly," i'm lucky severson in buffalo, new york. >>> in other news, new allegations of catholic clergy misconduct, this time in the netherlands. an investigative commission has released figures showing that nearly 2,000 people had made complaints in the past of sexual or physical abuse. almost all the cases are decades old. a high-ranking church official in the netherlands has said...
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this morning, the university and college union said that wolverhampton was one of the universities at high risk, owing to the government's massive 85% cuts to its teaching grant. will the prime minister explain to students and local businesses exactly why he is putting wolverhampton university at risk in that way? >> the honorable lady stood on a manifesto that supported the browne commission. she did -- she can deny it now, but that is what the manifesto written by the leader of the opposition said. the fact is that we have to make a decision. is it right for taxpayers to continue providing the predominant support for university education? they say yes now, but that is not what they stood on at the last election. many taxpayers do not go to university or benefit from a university education, so it is better to ask students to contribute, but only when they are successful. no one will contribute until they earn 21,000 pounds, which is 6,000 pounds more than under the system that her party introduced. >> michael ellis. >> is my right honorable friend the prime minister as concerned as i
this morning, the university and college union said that wolverhampton was one of the universities at high risk, owing to the government's massive 85% cuts to its teaching grant. will the prime minister explain to students and local businesses exactly why he is putting wolverhampton university at risk in that way? >> the honorable lady stood on a manifesto that supported the browne commission. she did -- she can deny it now, but that is what the manifesto written by the leader of the...
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that is not the only role of the university. there are also people to go because they want to study the arts and dramatics and they love them. that can carry on. we are not reaching into the jar and saying that should be -- >> you did not exactly know what you wanted to do at 18. >> of course. what you do have to note is exactly how many seminars will i be able to attend. how many essays will i be expected to write? how well-equipped lab be? >> he talks about the different degrees. i detect a bit of condescension. art is there a worry that people who are worried about debts -- >> there is a whole host of different issues. they have now got a school of furniture. they do upholstery, they did the craft, they do the history. i very much expect that people have stronger links with businesses. there is much greater flexibility. that will be part of the mix. >> you raise a point about how we protect research. how do we protect the humanities? at america. the state's have been an extraordinarily bad protector. >> the labor party certai
that is not the only role of the university. there are also people to go because they want to study the arts and dramatics and they love them. that can carry on. we are not reaching into the jar and saying that should be -- >> you did not exactly know what you wanted to do at 18. >> of course. what you do have to note is exactly how many seminars will i be able to attend. how many essays will i be expected to write? how well-equipped lab be? >> he talks about the different...
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thus the universe these are fundamentally about. >> went back to the changes is the universities more and more have to offer better and better facilities to attract all those teen students. queen mary has just opened a shiny new library with room for expansion. somewhere though that the real cost of these radical reforms might be measured in the books that will now be written. .. enormously important different spending than students, reciting the poll tax. the difference is most people don't care the tax affected every family. students -- these are middle class people. >> people are very eloquently talking about the future of their own education and brothers and sisters education and do you think fundamentally what universities have to offer for educational change as a result of this? >> absolutely. today marks a very profound shift and the parliament was given little time to discuss this profound move which we are going to have because of the nature of the cuts, because the nature of the state funding for all sorts of subjects, the humanities being taken to task social sciences, and
thus the universe these are fundamentally about. >> went back to the changes is the universities more and more have to offer better and better facilities to attract all those teen students. queen mary has just opened a shiny new library with room for expansion. somewhere though that the real cost of these radical reforms might be measured in the books that will now be written. .. enormously important different spending than students, reciting the poll tax. the difference is most people...
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the structure of the universe. whe when you go in to the world ofer the very, very tiny, what youhat see is something that looks like the very, very immense. and i find that to be beautiful for a start. i and, you know, i almost became a physicist. a i was supposed to be a yo physicist. when i was a younger student, my best subjects, actually, were math and physics. t and the plan for me was that i was going to be a physicist, and then i jumped ship and went oveh tote the arts and became, and became a writer. [laughter]an and i've always somewhat regretted that lost possibility, you know, the road not taken. and so i've remained as a layman fascinated by what physics is telling us about ourselves anduo where we came from and how wew came to be, how the universe came to be. to because i think in a way humanle life is -- we can talk about that later, but the human life is such a small aspect of the creation of the universe. you know, we're just this tiny little dot, you know, on the third rock from the sun which is a
the structure of the universe. whe when you go in to the world ofer the very, very tiny, what youhat see is something that looks like the very, very immense. and i find that to be beautiful for a start. i and, you know, i almost became a physicist. a i was supposed to be a yo physicist. when i was a younger student, my best subjects, actually, were math and physics. t and the plan for me was that i was going to be a physicist, and then i jumped ship and went oveh tote the arts and became, and...
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her parents are speaking pushlicly for the first time because the university hinted it may not give them access to records related to their daughter's accusations. the seeberg's say campus police conducted a supervision investigation and questioned why it took two weeks to question the football player. notre dame has refused to comment on the investigation and the football player is still on the team. >>> three to six months to live. that's what doctors of former governor george ryan's wife are say being her prognosis. 76-year-old laura lynn ryan had already been diagnosed with terminal lung cancer and had been given one to two years to live. however, doctors found a mass in her lungs and lesions on her liver and spine this week. george ryan's attorneys filed an emergency motion yesterday asking the judge to release him so he can be by his wife's side. the judge is already considering another motion to overturn part of his 2006 corruption conviction. >>> an hour from now u.s. attorney patrick fitzgerald and others will brief reporters about what's believed to be the largest marijuana sei
her parents are speaking pushlicly for the first time because the university hinted it may not give them access to records related to their daughter's accusations. the seeberg's say campus police conducted a supervision investigation and questioned why it took two weeks to question the football player. notre dame has refused to comment on the investigation and the football player is still on the team. >>> three to six months to live. that's what doctors of former governor george ryan's...
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math, it is 5 times 10 to the 20th power stars in the universe. my sand grains came out to be a little more than one times 10 to the 20th so a factor of 5. >> in plain english it is true. even though i did the math i still go out onto a beach and some part of me says that can't be true. >> reporter: he says his numbers are pretty conservative. he actually believes there are probably five time the number of stars in the heavens and grains of sand on the earth's ,, ♪ ♪ you can find your feet and you can find your way ♪ ♪ you can find yourself in bed at the end of the day ♪ ♪ you can find some fun on a tropical isthmus ♪ ♪but you'll never find my... ♪ you can find it in your heart to be patient with me ♪ ♪ you can find a new star for the top of the tree ♪ ♪ i don't mean to be coy and i don't mean to be vicious ♪ ♪ but you'll never find my christmas ♪ what are you doing, friending somebody? yeah. you got time for that? you got time to earn more on your savings, online at capitalone.com. that's new school banking, baby!
math, it is 5 times 10 to the 20th power stars in the universe. my sand grains came out to be a little more than one times 10 to the 20th so a factor of 5. >> in plain english it is true. even though i did the math i still go out onto a beach and some part of me says that can't be true. >> reporter: he says his numbers are pretty conservative. he actually believes there are probably five time the number of stars in the heavens and grains of sand on the earth's ,, ♪ ♪ you can...
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math, it is 5 times 10 to the 20th power stars in the universe. my sand grains came out to be a little more than one times 10 to the 20th so a factor of 5. >> in plain english it is true. even though i did the math i still go out onto a beach and some part of me says that can't be true. >> reporter: he says his numbers are pretty conservative. he actually believes there are probably five time the number of stars in the heavens and grains of sand on the earth's beaches. go to cbs5.com. collect on the icon to select your good question. ,,,,,,,, lightning fast. lightning strong. verizon 4g lte. rule the air on the most advanced 4g network in the world. sharks who had a 7-game winning streak on the line against the flyers.. >>> two streaks involving two bay area teams. sharks with a winning streak on the line against the flyers. >> we are going streaking. >> the flyers haven't seen them . in overtime tied at 4. >> shot scored. >> mike richards scores what looked to be an incredible winner at the buzzer but have another look. the puck is millimetres. i
math, it is 5 times 10 to the 20th power stars in the universe. my sand grains came out to be a little more than one times 10 to the 20th so a factor of 5. >> in plain english it is true. even though i did the math i still go out onto a beach and some part of me says that can't be true. >> reporter: he says his numbers are pretty conservative. he actually believes there are probably five time the number of stars in the heavens and grains of sand on the earth's beaches. go to...
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and that's in violence of the university's own policy. last year stanford became one of the first medical schools to pass this blanket ban on doctors giving paid speeches for drug companies. the university is calling this activity unacceptable. we talked to dr. arthur kaplan at the university of pennsylvania's center for bioethics. he says it is clear that the university has not taken steps to make sure that doctors are following this new policy. >> so if this feels, in terms of the honor system of reporting, i think they are going to get tough and basically say, if we find that you've earned money in drug promotion activities mass inquiry raiding as education, that's going to mean dismissal from the faculty. >> reporter: stanford is not alone on this. the investigation by pro publica also finds that a half a dozen other medical schools also had doctors that were in violation of those university's bans on giving speeches for drug companies that are compensated. and those schools are also launching reviews in the wake of this investigation
and that's in violence of the university's own policy. last year stanford became one of the first medical schools to pass this blanket ban on doctors giving paid speeches for drug companies. the university is calling this activity unacceptable. we talked to dr. arthur kaplan at the university of pennsylvania's center for bioethics. he says it is clear that the university has not taken steps to make sure that doctors are following this new policy. >> so if this feels, in terms of the honor...
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the taxpayer -- has to fill the gap in university funding. the level of debt we get into at university is minuscule compared to the 952 billion pounds of debt which our generation has been saddled with because of economic mismanagement of the previous government. my fellow -- it is true. that is a record the previous government should be ashamed of and a record for which, mr. speaker, i hastened to add, they have yet to apologize. [applause] again, my fellow -- it is true. we have a clear choice. we could vote for brilliant universities, funded through a fair contribution from graduates' or we can say, no, students don't have to pay any more. but we will then have to access -- accept that we will have the third great universities which gives students degrees of little value. i know the choice i would make, mr. speaker. i hope the house will share in my view and i commend this motion to the house. [applause] >> thank you for that very robust opening speech. to oppose the motion i shall in a moment call mr. conner morgan. i know you will give h
the taxpayer -- has to fill the gap in university funding. the level of debt we get into at university is minuscule compared to the 952 billion pounds of debt which our generation has been saddled with because of economic mismanagement of the previous government. my fellow -- it is true. that is a record the previous government should be ashamed of and a record for which, mr. speaker, i hastened to add, they have yet to apologize. [applause] again, my fellow -- it is true. we have a clear...
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supervisor maxwell: the university is a very important player and i think it is important that we keep the relationship. supervisor mar: i wanted to thank cristina and scott for their important work. i think there is progress being made. supervisor maxwell: we will continue this to the call of the chair. item #6. >> creating a comprehensive and consistent street frontage control. supervisor maxwell: we have been asked to continue it to the color of the chair, but if there is anyone that would like to speak on this item, you may do so at this time? anyone that would like to speak on item number six? seeing themnone -- supervisor chiu: is there anyone here to answer questions on any of this? i will forward a couple of questions over to planning. supervisor maxwell: we will continue this item to the color of the chair. item number 7. >> amending the planning code to update the facilities and infrastructures. supervisor maxwell: the purpose of this ordinance is to modernize the fund to bring it into greater consistency with the greater impact. most recently, planning staff has been engaged
supervisor maxwell: the university is a very important player and i think it is important that we keep the relationship. supervisor mar: i wanted to thank cristina and scott for their important work. i think there is progress being made. supervisor maxwell: we will continue this to the call of the chair. item #6. >> creating a comprehensive and consistent street frontage control. supervisor maxwell: we have been asked to continue it to the color of the chair, but if there is anyone that...
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but the saddest story is from the university of louisville, it goth $700,000-of-your tax dollars for its education center. too bad the dean stole more than half. he's now in prison. for taxpayers it has been an education in politics. the two small funds averaged $18 million but wound up stuffed with 5,500 earmarks. in ten years that cost taxpayers $2.3 billion. sheryl attkisson, cbs news, capitol hill. >> mitchell: and we'll be back. >> mitchell: an american tourist has been killed in israel. the body of a 40-year-old woman was found bound with bhult pell stab wounds in a forrers-- forest near jerusalem where police shi he had had been hiking with a friend. she survived. the friend told police they were attacked by arab men. >> a-- there was a metal in the public drinking water of 31 of 35 cities tested. oklahoma had the highest levels of the toxic metal which figured in the movie erin brockovich. the chemical industry says it is conducting its own research which will allow for a more informed risk assessment. and in mexico a pipeline explosion has killed at least 27 people and injur
but the saddest story is from the university of louisville, it goth $700,000-of-your tax dollars for its education center. too bad the dean stole more than half. he's now in prison. for taxpayers it has been an education in politics. the two small funds averaged $18 million but wound up stuffed with 5,500 earmarks. in ten years that cost taxpayers $2.3 billion. sheryl attkisson, cbs news, capitol hill. >> mitchell: and we'll be back. >> mitchell: an american tourist has been killed...
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, but it would be independent of the university. we do not have to be in agreement to build this. my experiences they do not wish to put a credit on the line, so the arrangement is going to be a little looser, and the risk factor is going to be on the developer's shoulders common and not the universities. -- the developers shoulders, and not on universities. the rules need to be flexible enough that they can put together a joint venture. it is not going to be one institution. the rules need to be flexible enough so that student amenities can be built into the buildings such as a building that is going to hold students mainly to have young faculty in the building and now, too, so the rules cannot be drawn to tightly. this is a huge step forward, and i urge you to pass it. >> thank you. >> madame chair, members of the committee. i am speaking on support of the amendment that came before the planning commission. when i first heard about this, i thought, this sounds great as long as it does not apply to the academy, but on reflection i
, but it would be independent of the university. we do not have to be in agreement to build this. my experiences they do not wish to put a credit on the line, so the arrangement is going to be a little looser, and the risk factor is going to be on the developer's shoulders common and not the universities. -- the developers shoulders, and not on universities. the rules need to be flexible enough that they can put together a joint venture. it is not going to be one institution. the rules need to...
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as it impacts the roadways from university to cedar, north of the quit. it's marked on the map alongside of freeway and one lane is closed eastbound approaching university all. all as a result after a chase starred in oakland and ended up in berkeley. west for 24 and 580 and north for 880 and moving smoothly. flowing out of the tunnel. that's typical in wet weather. fog marked on the maps as well. over at antioch, the slowing through antioch before l street. unusual fleg through pittsburgh and unusual for a friday. likely because of the wet weather and rain. twhoots i'm advising. >> talking about rain and slick, let's check with rob. >> good morning to you, mikeful the spots in the east bay and san francisco where he thinks fog and drizzle. an easy drive and 58 degrees and 29 in oakland. san francisco downtown. you can see the bay bridge in the distance. you have mist falling and patchy fog. a few spotty showers around contra costa close to highway 4. the clouds spilling in will filter the sun at times with the 50s and low 60s, but the storm tracker is ex
as it impacts the roadways from university to cedar, north of the quit. it's marked on the map alongside of freeway and one lane is closed eastbound approaching university all. all as a result after a chase starred in oakland and ended up in berkeley. west for 24 and 580 and north for 880 and moving smoothly. flowing out of the tunnel. that's typical in wet weather. fog marked on the maps as well. over at antioch, the slowing through antioch before l street. unusual fleg through pittsburgh and...
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at the university of michigan. for 12 years she has taut various courses in african-american history, wayne state, university of toledo, and the university of michigan. she also remapped involved in community programs including antihunger and tutorial programs. during several periods of her adult life, she has been a full-time homemaker raising three sons and caring for her aging parents. martha. [applause] >> good evening. i was born in provie dense, rhode island, and when i was 6 years old, my family moved in a white neighborhood that was downright hostile. the reason for the meef was my -- move was my father was losing his site. they decided to close his office and bout a funeral parlor where they represented -- rented out the top floor. our new neighbors through stones in the windows, the local motorcycle gang congregated at the front of our house. once, someone tried to set the house on fire, and another time my father and i were told at gun point to leave the area. i spent most of my school year in all white
at the university of michigan. for 12 years she has taut various courses in african-american history, wayne state, university of toledo, and the university of michigan. she also remapped involved in community programs including antihunger and tutorial programs. during several periods of her adult life, she has been a full-time homemaker raising three sons and caring for her aging parents. martha. [applause] >> good evening. i was born in provie dense, rhode island, and when i was 6 years...
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[laughter] the first day i taught class at the university of wisconsin, i had 500 students and an entire front row were milwaukee police officers. i told them that i just got a federal prison. they looked at me, and i said, "we are going to have a good time." [laughter] hey, it is real. that is what i want to do for you today, make it real. what you see is only a piece of the story, what happens in that courtroom. what happens later is when they go to prison. >> could you tell us some of the barriers you faced from the transition from prison into the community? >> when you get a prison, now, there is no date money. they all walked out in many states in their prison uniforms, with a number across their chests. it is really a miracle they do not get shot as escapees. they are coming home to the community with no winter clothes, no eyeglasses. they have had no medical attention in years. they are usually silver and not on drugs. usually, not always. -- they are usually sold -- sober. the idea is in prison they dry out. in prison, they are just warehouses. there is no prison programming anym
[laughter] the first day i taught class at the university of wisconsin, i had 500 students and an entire front row were milwaukee police officers. i told them that i just got a federal prison. they looked at me, and i said, "we are going to have a good time." [laughter] hey, it is real. that is what i want to do for you today, make it real. what you see is only a piece of the story, what happens in that courtroom. what happens later is when they go to prison. >> could you tell...
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the scale of the universe itself. and what is very interesting to me is if you look, actually, at the structure of the subatom, it begins to, amazingly, resemble the structure of the universe. that when you go into the world of the very, very tiny, what you see is something that looks like the very, very immense. and i find that to be beautiful for a start. and, you know, i almost became a physicist. i was supposed to be a physicist. when i was a younger student, i was very -- my best subjects, actually, were math and physics. and the plan for me is that i was going to be a physicist. and then i jumped ship. [laughter] i went over to the arts and became, and became a writer. and i've always somewhat regretted that lost possibility, you know, the road not taken. and so i've remained as a layman fascinated by what physics is telling us about ourselves and where we came from and how we came to be, how the universe came to be. pause i think in a way human life -- because i think in a way human life, we can talk about that
the scale of the universe itself. and what is very interesting to me is if you look, actually, at the structure of the subatom, it begins to, amazingly, resemble the structure of the universe. that when you go into the world of the very, very tiny, what you see is something that looks like the very, very immense. and i find that to be beautiful for a start. and, you know, i almost became a physicist. i was supposed to be a physicist. when i was a younger student, i was very -- my best subjects,...
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the moment to create is at the same time the policy of the last government which was the universe should increase the number of students they wanted fifty percent of people leaving school to go on to higher education over the last fifteen years universities have expanded incredibly and the number of students has expanded at the same time the employers are saying well the quality of the graduates the quality of the education that they have. isn't really good enough so you have the universe to say well if we're going to improve the quality of education then we need more money both the last government and the current government recognize that there was a distortion of the british economy in favor of banking and financial services and against manufacturing britain really can't compete except in very specialist areas on manufacturing it used to be that because the pay was so high in the financial sector that a lot of the graduates who in previous generations would have become teachers or doctors or lawyers they went into the city and they finance and banking. well now for a look at some other
the moment to create is at the same time the policy of the last government which was the universe should increase the number of students they wanted fifty percent of people leaving school to go on to higher education over the last fifteen years universities have expanded incredibly and the number of students has expanded at the same time the employers are saying well the quality of the graduates the quality of the education that they have. isn't really good enough so you have the universe to...
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the university of toledo and the university of michigan. she has also remained involved in community programs including antihunger and tutorial programs. during several periods of her adult life, she has also been a full-time homemaker, raising three sons and caring for her aging parents. [applause] >> good evening. i was born in providence, rhode island and when i was around six years old, my parents moved from a white neighborhood that was rarely indifferent to our presence to one that was downright hostile. the reason for the move was that my father, an optometrist, was losing his sight. my parents decided to close his office and brought a funeral parlor that allowed them to rent out the upstairs living quarters and keep an office at the front of -- front of the house until my father could no longer practice. our new neighbors met us with taunts, stone throws to the windows, the local motorcycle gang regularly congregated at the front of our house. when someone tried to set the house on fire and another time my father and i were told at
the university of toledo and the university of michigan. she has also remained involved in community programs including antihunger and tutorial programs. during several periods of her adult life, she has also been a full-time homemaker, raising three sons and caring for her aging parents. [applause] >> good evening. i was born in providence, rhode island and when i was around six years old, my parents moved from a white neighborhood that was rarely indifferent to our presence to one that...
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what we know about the university. ni verse. s >>> they say mehserle will get a bail hearing tomorrow. mehserle is appeals his manslaughter conviction for fatally shooting oscar grant on new year's day in 2009. he received a minimum sentence for that conviction. alameda county prosecutors opposed granting him bail. >>> a man is behind bars in oakland tonight after a bizarre confession. walter sales wanted to talk to investigators after he claimed he was shot, though there was no evidence of any shooting. during questioning officers recognized him from a suspect description in a recent robbery. as the conversation continued, he confessed to committing over 30 armed robberies at convenience stores in west and east oakland. they're not releasing his pictures so the victims aren't influenced when they see him in a line-up. >>> we think is where the shake of pompoms. cheers sf is marking its 30th year with its biggest donation ever. the group made it it as a contender on "america's got talent" this year and march every year
what we know about the university. ni verse. s >>> they say mehserle will get a bail hearing tomorrow. mehserle is appeals his manslaughter conviction for fatally shooting oscar grant on new year's day in 2009. he received a minimum sentence for that conviction. alameda county prosecutors opposed granting him bail. >>> a man is behind bars in oakland tonight after a bizarre confession. walter sales wanted to talk to investigators after he claimed he was shot, though there was...
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over europe or in campuses at the universities or of course spreading the message it's on the internet and when you have radical preachers doing this and not sort of put fissions being aware of it then you have the situation that you have today ok so you talk about these radical preachers that are essentially preaching islamic radicalism or tell me how do we stop it. i think that you have to be much more firm about sort of for instance preachers are being allowed to speak hateful messages should you really be allowed to visit for instance campuses spitting saying things awful things about jews about gays about whatever should you be allowed to do this challenge or should sort of be a robust answer to it now some people say that the european policy of multiculturalism has simply failed if you think it's really come to that. yes i think you can count me among these people also because what we really want in europe and what many people i think imagine when they speak about multicultural is that you want to preserve the freedom of speech we have in europe the freedom of religion the for li
over europe or in campuses at the universities or of course spreading the message it's on the internet and when you have radical preachers doing this and not sort of put fissions being aware of it then you have the situation that you have today ok so you talk about these radical preachers that are essentially preaching islamic radicalism or tell me how do we stop it. i think that you have to be much more firm about sort of for instance preachers are being allowed to speak hateful messages...
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jan rowe of the university of alabama was our guest this week on the hidden angels series of the world show, and coming soon in the same series, two revolutionaries: two scientists who changed the world in which special needs children live forever. ad verheul and jan hulsegge came upon their discovery about 36 years ago almost by chance. they were observing these children and how unhappy they were in holland in a hospital where they worked, and they suddenly came up with certain techniques that created a real revolution, so that'll be coming soon. here's an excerpt. - the severe, profoundly handicapped people stayed the whole day in bed doing nothing, and that was for us the first challenge to develop new ideas, and it started very simply: what happens in certain environments? it was a very passive environment, like a hospital. we started to change--or try to change--the environment. we created, in a very simple way, mobiles, with textiles and little elements, and put them above the beds. and what we saw for the first time was a little subtle reaction of this man or woman who lies in t
jan rowe of the university of alabama was our guest this week on the hidden angels series of the world show, and coming soon in the same series, two revolutionaries: two scientists who changed the world in which special needs children live forever. ad verheul and jan hulsegge came upon their discovery about 36 years ago almost by chance. they were observing these children and how unhappy they were in holland in a hospital where they worked, and they suddenly came up with certain techniques that...
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the universe. and my sand grains came out to be a little bit of 1 times 10 to the 20th. in plain english, yeah it's true. >> even though i did the math, i still go to a beach and can't believe it's true. he actually believes there are five times the number of stars in the heavens than grains of sand on the beaches. >>> speaking of stars, the sharks go down to the wire against the fliers. the controversial finish in philly. that's next. lightning fast. lightning strong. verizon 4g lte. rule the air on the most advanced 4g network in the world. >>> alex smith is back as the 49ers starter sunday against the seahawks. singletary takes he gives the team the best chance to win but why the change this week? >> that was my first question. what's changed? that was something that was on my mind. he made it very clear that was his thinking, going into the game, i gave us the best opportunity. i'm going to get ready to go play. >> sharks in a seven-game win streak. mark richards scores what looks like the game
the universe. and my sand grains came out to be a little bit of 1 times 10 to the 20th. in plain english, yeah it's true. >> even though i did the math, i still go to a beach and can't believe it's true. he actually believes there are five times the number of stars in the heavens than grains of sand on the beaches. >>> speaking of stars, the sharks go down to the wire against the fliers. the controversial finish in philly. that's next. lightning fast. lightning strong. verizon 4g...
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a graduate of the university of michigan, to get that clear, the university of michigan, she earned her bachelor's degree in english and political science. please join me in welcoming have their sexton. [applause] >> thank you, john. i'm delighted to introduce dr. paul kengor today. professor of political science at grove city college and executive director of the center for values. eighth city think tank policy center which focuses on advancing freedom with christian scholarship. paul is also a visiting fellow with the hoover institution on war, revolution and peace at stanford university. he's a frequent contributor to msnbc, c-span and fox news. in addition he's written for "the new york times," wall street journal, political science quarterly and many other publications. among the numerous books he has offered are the crusader, ronald reagan and the fall of communism, god and of ronald reagan, god and george w. bush and william p. clark, ronald reagan's top hand. today i am excited paul will be focusing on his newly released book, "dupes however service have been manipulated progres
a graduate of the university of michigan, to get that clear, the university of michigan, she earned her bachelor's degree in english and political science. please join me in welcoming have their sexton. [applause] >> thank you, john. i'm delighted to introduce dr. paul kengor today. professor of political science at grove city college and executive director of the center for values. eighth city think tank policy center which focuses on advancing freedom with christian scholarship. paul is...