SIN TAX BILL MANILA‚ Philippines—A “sin tax” on cigarettes and alcohol dampened the New Year party spirit when it was introduced in the Philippines Tuesday‚ as part of a government bid to boost finances. Many stores started selling tobacco and drink at inflated prices before midnight‚ ahead of the official implementation of the tax hikes on January 1‚ hitting partygoers in the pocket. Tax on cigarettes will gradually be raised to P30 ($0.72) per pack by 2017‚ roughly doubling the current price
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07/87 10 DECEMBER 2007 RESEARCH PAPER Education and Skills Bill Bill 12 of 2007-08 The Education and Skills Bill introduces a new duty on young people in England to participate in education or training until the age of 18. The Bill follows the green paper Raising Expectations: staying in education and training‚ which described the perceived benefits to individuals‚ the economy and society of young people staying in education or training for longer. Responsibility for support services currently
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First of all a bill has to be presented to the house of committee before any other process can begin. A bill cannot not presented by anyone but only a member of congress may present bills. A bill can take up to a year to be reviewed by both houses of congress and signed before it can be considerable for the president to make it into a law. According to the UShistory.org‚ a bill has to go through three stages in each house before it becomes a law. If the bill does not finish all the process‚ it will
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Arizona Senate Bill 1070 Our country‚ today‚ currently faces many social issues. For instance‚ drug abuse‚ child labor‚ gangs‚ homelessness‚ and immigration. The immigration issues is very controversial and continues to rise. Many laws and regulations are being passed to help control this issue. Recently Arizona has passed the Senate Bill 1070 which is causing major problems because it affects human rights. This law should not have been passed because it is increasing racial profiling‚ rebellion
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and stuporous patient with a diagnosis of a cerebrovascular accident. He has no family members‚ but did have one friend visit him all day‚ every day from home. In a few days‚ the staff found out that the friend has growing dementia. The main ethical dilemma here is the lack of a capable person to make the decision about the patient’s medical condition. The solution to the problem should be based on the best interest of the patient. In hospital setting‚ the principle theme is patient and family-centered
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about Bill Clinton‚ the 42nd president. Bill Clinton was born on August 19 1946. He was born in a nearby town called Hope Arkansas. His father was William Jefferson Blyth Jr. and his mother was Virginia Clinton Kelley. As a young child‚ Bill was taught and raised in a home with his grandparents. His grandparents were very strict with him and wanted him to succeed. They taught him how read at a very young age. Bill recalls”at the age of three‚ I was already reading small books”. Growing up Bill didn’t
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A Walk in the Woods essayIn the novel A Walk in the Woods‚ the author Bill Bryson entertains the reader with a humorous‚ yet authentically personal account of his expedition along the Appalachian Trail. He carries you along through the beautiful sceneries‚ endless discomforts‚ overwhelming joys‚ and infinite frustrations with an honest commentary‚ complete only with his colorful splash of impeccable irony. The book‚ as well as chronicling his individual journey‚ also educates the reader on various
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INTERVIEWING BILL GATES ABOUT LATE STEVE JOBS The interview: A social media was interviewing Bill Gates about the late Steve Jobs. The interviewer would like to know more personal information from Bill Gates about his rivalry with Steve Jobs. Gates said that he didn’t consider Steve as his rival. The interviewer continued to ask that Gates ever came to Jobs’ house and even got through his kitchen. Gates elaborated the past time he came over Steve Jobs’ house to the interviewer that Steve had
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costs because once patients sign the release form patients are then responsible to pay for the investigational drugs at market costs. House bill 481 also includes all devices and procedures. In order for patients to be able to qualify for The Right to Try they must be deemed with a terminal illness and have exhausted all possible avenues before they are allowed to try investigational drugs in phase 2 of the 3 phases of FDA procedures. That is if the bill is to be passed then patients must fall under
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The poster from Kill Bill caught my eye‚ first by the bright contrasting colors used. The character in the center‚ is wearing what seems like the same yellow tracksuit made famous by Bruce Lee‚ is the only person in color and not black and white. She is really gives me the feel that there is going to be a lot of bloody action and martial arts. Once I saw that it is a film from Quintin Tarantino‚ who is well-known to have a special interest in Asian culture and arts‚ it really holds my attention
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