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...Minnesota School Boards Association. Critics are also worried that a 65% rule would divert money from such outside-the-classroom needs as school buses and school nurses. The mandate, says Klaas, "diverts attention from the real issue--is there adequate funding going to schools?" --With reporting by Marc Hequet...
...course. Privacy advocates are especially concerned that once patient records are online, it will be that much easier for sensitive information to fall into the hands of, say, insurance companies or potential employers. "It's not about being scared of technology; it's about the appropriate safeguards," says Marc Rotenberg, executive director of the Electronic Privacy Information Center. To Rotenberg, the push to automate is running way ahead of the legal protections. Even Newt Gingrich, a longtime champion of health-care reform, sees the need for updated legislation to protect medical privacy as technology evolves. But, he adds...
Keeping up with the customization craze, Robert Marc will personalize its sunglasses, below, for an additional $95. Celebrities like Jessica Simpson and Uma Thurman have already had theirs inscribed. For more info: www.robertmarc.com
...mentioned plug-in hybrids or bioethanol. "We drive to high-tech jobs today in cars built with 100-year-old technology, using 100 million-year-old fuel," says Podesta. "We can do better than that." Maybe 500 m.p.g. isn't so crazy after all. --With reporting by Marc Hequet/ St. Paul, Kristin Kloberdanz/Hopkinsville and Jeffrey Ressner/ Los Angeles
...also bring along 5,000 lbs. of spare parts such as tires, windshield wipers and brake pads--just in case. In an industry in which adherence to routine and regulations is required, World attracts employees who thrive on the unexpected. "I've already been to 49 countries," says Marc Vetterick, the airline's Atlanta airport manager...