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...cover story on California highlighted the amazing power of free enterprise [Nov. 2]. If the government would get out of the way, the private sector would pull the state from the abyss and toward a real recovery. Tragically, however, state and federal officials, beginning with taxer in chief Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, will continue to tax companies out of business and delay recovery in the Golden State. Dale Williams, Willow Park, Texas...
...repertoire of actor imitations, from Keanu Reeves to Al Pacino, Francisco is perhaps the only stand-up comedian who can act out an entire movie trailer live. His most famous faux cinematic concoction is “Little Tortilla Boy,” an action flick starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as a street vendor trying to protect his tortilla business from the mob. The “trailer” ends with Francisco beatboxing a pounding bass while running in place in slow motion from an invisible explosion—showmanship that offers a glimpse at the sort of frenetic energy...
...earliest courts-martial in U.S. history occurred in 1779, when Major General Benedict Arnold was tried for using troops for personal gain (he was acquitted of most charges, though convicted of two minor violations). A delay in starting the trial so irritated Arnold that it may have contributed to his betrayal of the nation shortly afterward. A famed 1925 military trial involved Billy Mitchell, an officer in the Army Air Corps who was tried for openly criticizing his superiors for failing to develop airpower fast enough. He was convicted and suspended from active duty with no pay for five years...
Likewise, for Arnold, ADITO encouraged him to seriously consider the consulting world. “Essentially what I’ve been doing is giving advice to companies, and that is what consulting does,” he said...
Home care for the elderly will most likely make a comeback in the U.S. out of sheer economic necessity, however. The number of elderly Americans will soar from 38.6 million in 2007 to 71.5 million in 2030. But, says Arnold Eppel, who recently retired as head of the department of aging in Baltimore County, Maryland, "There won't be enough spots for them" in the country's overwhelmed nursing-home system. Appreciating the magnitude of the coming crisis, the U.S. government has begun to respond. Two new initiatives - Nursing Home Diversion and Money Follows the Person - expand subsidies for home...