Word: ideas
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...That idea does not come naturally to Apatow. "I would look through a journal from 12 years ago, and it would say, 'You work too hard. Take some time off. You should work out. Go to Europe,' " he says. "I stopped writing in a diary because it became so repetitive." So now he says he's taking his first year off. "If I go right back to working, then I seem like a crazy person who didn't learn the lesson of his own movie," he says. "You want overlap so if this one bombs, you're already on production...
...would actually pay to learn alongside a "master" who would teach him a skill like printmaking. Apprenticeships could last several years and would start as early as age 16. In many cases, the apprentice was dependent upon the master for food, clothing and a place to live, though this idea eventually disappeared. As the Industrial Revolution of the 18th century began a trend away from skilled labor toward general factory work, apprenticeships largely died out, replaced by vocational schooling. Apprenticeships in some industries reappeared in the 20th century and are now regulated by trade unions and laws. The National Apprenticeship...
...other side is just warming up, so you can expect to see plenty of nightmarish scenarios in TV advertisements featuring legions of government bureaucrats standing between patients and doctors, and long waits for lifesaving treatments. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has already allocated $2 million to fight the idea of a public plan that would compete with private insurers; two liberal groups - Health Care for America Now and the National Physicians Alliance - have run ads in six states arguing that a public option is essential. "August," says White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel, "has both peril and opportunity...
...Oval Office to go over the bills and find other ways to wring out savings. The next day, Obama met with moderate Blue Dog Democrats who have stymied the health-care progress in the House. Drawing on advice from the economists the day before, the President revisited an idea that committee chairmen on Capitol Hill had previously rejected: take from Congress the power to set Medicare reimbursement rates and give it to an independent board. The backroom session went on for hours; by the time it was over, Obama was on his way to winning on that point...
...Will that kind of LBJ-style maneuvering be enough? Skepticism is growing. Before taking a risky vote that could come back to haunt them, Democrats are clamoring for a clearer idea of where the President stands on some of the thornier issues, like who should be taxed - and how much - to cover the uninsured. "They want to make sure what they are voting on will be there in the end," says Connecticut Congressman Joe Courtney. "This is a unique role the White House can play." (Watch TIME's video "Uninsured Again...