Has two ends and the churchs teachings on this and clear for many years. But the flourishing of the person here and now as a citizen of this world and their eternal and as a citizen of the world to come and so the mission and the vision of our schools we try to keep that very much within our minds because it matters to the children in front of us. That is what makes our schools different. [applause] im going to assume that is the same mission as the Charter Schools. What makes the Charter Schools unique and different . Again, it is a diverse committee. Depending on the state law that allows for the creation of Charter Schools you we will have different types. One of the things we do is Grade Charter School law based upon strength and last year we produced a document that looked at the movement and the quality how innovative. And the thing we base it on is whether as an entrepreneur or you are able to open a school and come up with different types of curricula, different modes of delive
Booktv is on twitter and facebook. And we want to hear from you. Tweet us, twitter. Com booktv or post a comment on our facebook page, facebook. Com booktv. [inaudible conversations] good afternoon. My name is steven loggy i will be moderating a panel today providing a kind of critique of the war on terror. Im a professor at the Naval Academy and teach forces on American Foreign policy and agent thicks in International Affairs and i have two guests today, although it may not appear that way. Very small. One is urgently on his way. The one who were missing currently is james risen who is a correspondent with the New York Times and a personal who has provided a lot of the story of the american response to the september 11 attacks and since thats the story were discussing today he is a great person to be with us. Provided he were with us. He is on his way from National Airport and should be here in another 15 minutes or so. James risen, im going to introduce him before he arrives. Won his
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With then senator evan bae in 2011. I dont need to tell the people in this room what a devastating disease alzheimers is. It exacts a tremendous personal and economic toll on the individual, the family and our society. In addition to the human suffering it causes, alzheimers costs the United States more than 226 billion a year, including 153 billion in costs to medicare and medicaid. These costs will skyrocket as the baby boom generation ages. Already our nations most costly disease, alzheimers is projected to cost more than 1. 1 trillion in 2050 if nothing is done to change its current trajectory. Alzheimers is one of our nations leading causes of death. The c. D. C. Lists alzheimers as the sixth leading cause of death overall and the fifth leading cause of death for those 65 and older. Other estimates put the mortality rate much higher, at number three, right behind cancer and Heart Disease. Moreover and most frustrating, alzheimers is the only one of our nations deadliest diseases w