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New Jersey on October 28, more than half of the town does not live to 60. or launch the emergency SOS feature. so that traders can resume their business,) The political posturing is a chronic problem for advocates of immigration reform," Seehofer told a news conference in Munich, have introduced so-called right-to-die legislation including the one she chose to leave "The fact that Brittany Maynard was a Californian suffering from an incurable irreversible illness who then had to leave the state to ease her suffering was simply appalling simply unacceptable" says California Senator Lois Wolk who along with Senator Bill Monning both Democrats have co-authored a bill giving terminally ill patients with six months to live the ability to obtain life-ending medication (MORE: See Which States Allow End-of-Life Treatment) The bill which would require two independent physicians to determine that patients are mentally competent to make an end-of-life decision is largely modeled after Oregons 1997 Death With Dignity law which was the first state measure to allow terminal patients to end their lives That law has become a template for other states considering similar legislation According to the Oregon Public Health Division 1173 people have had end-of-life medication prescribed to them as of 2013; 752 have actually chosen to ingest it Only two other states have passed right-to-die legislation Washington and Vermont while judges in New Mexico and Montana have effectively legalized it by saying there is nothing barring doctors from prescribing life-ending medication For years the so-called right-to-die movement was most associated with Jack Kevorkian the Michigan physician known as Dr Death for participating in dozens of physician-assisted suicides one of which led to a conviction of second-degree murder Maynard offered a far more sympathetic face for the movement A 29-year-old newlywed who was diagnosed with brain cancer on Jan 1 2014 Maynard used her story to advocate for so-called death-with-dignity laws while publicly discussing her symptoms and plans for her last few weeks She died Nov 1 after taking doctor-prescribed barbiturates Since then legislators from 14 states have either introduced or pledged to put forward right-to-die bills according to Compassion & Choices a national organization advocating death with dignity The group says it conducted surveys showing that two-thirds of Californians support end-of-life legislation "The case of Brittany Maynard has brought this into focus for many Californians" Monning says "Theres a changed public attitude and increased awareness and we think the time is right for California" (MORE: Death Is Not Only for the Dying) Wolk acknowledges that actually getting the bill passed however will be a "heavy lift” The measure could find support among some Democrats and libertarian-leaning conservatives who often favor letting individuals make their own end-of-life decisions But resistance will be strong from social conservatives in both parties The Catholic Church in particular has long led the fight against similar measures around the nation The church has already hired a lobbying firm from Sacramento to fight the bill according to the Los Angeles Times The American Medical Association which believes that doctors shouldnt be involved in life-ending treatment could provide another obstacle Wolk expects the bill will make it out of committee and reach the Senate floor but will have a tough time passing both houses of the legislature It’s also unclear whether Governor Jerry Brown would sign it if it reached his desk The onetime Jesuit seminarian has not publicly addressed the issue according to the San Jose Mercury News During his first stint as governor in 1976 Brown signed a law that gave terminally ill patients the right to end life-sustaining treatment if their death was imminent the first of its kind in the nation If the bill doesnt pass however the issue will likely make its way directly to California voters Compassion & Choices is already laying the groundwork to get it on the 2016 ballot as a referendum Correction: The original version of this story misstated the number of states that have introduced legislation since Maynard’s death Four states have introduced end-of-life bills including Washington DC Contact us at editors@timecomWith a romance at its center the title of the oft-delayed film Tulip Fever (and the novel on which the Alicia Vikander and Dane DeHaan movie is based) plays on the passionate sense of a “fever” But the real historical context in which the story is set had to do with a fever less about love and more about money The fever in question known as the Tulip Mania (sometimes styled as one word) struck in 17th century Holland when the nation’s now-famous blooms caused a major financial boom and bust As TIME once explained in a story about a different boom market the flower itself was almost incidental to the story: The tulip was then a comparatively new import from the Near East and mutant specimens with irregular stripes were prized as rarities so prized that men would mortgage their villas and their fields The tulips had little intrinsic value Their worth as commodities was a function of pure irrational desire and their economic fate proved that nothing is more manipulable than desire When the mania fell away the flowers were as pretty as they had been before It was just that now few people wanted them very much whereas before they had been invested with a kind of fetishistic and obsessive “rarity” Get your history fix in one place: sign up for the weekly TIME History newsletter It was according to Mehmet Odekon’s financial encyclopedia Booms and Busts the first significant bubble in European financial history It burst in 1637 when tulip speculators could no longer find investors; without that flow of money the bulbs themselves “plummeted” in value In the centuries since though many experts believe it did not really damage the Dutch economy long-term it has remained an important touchstone and reference point for what can happen when financial speculation goes haywire The level of speculation in fact would even have affected the painterly plot of Tulip Fever “At the height of the Dutch tulip mania” Robert Hughes noted in a 2001 review of work by the Dutch artist Vermeer “such rare blooms would never have been cut for a painter; he would have had to draw them in the garden” Write to Lily Rothman at lilyrothman@timecomBeijing: China on Saturday formally began its well-choreographed annual Parliament season during which a constitutional amendment removing the two-term limit for President Xi Jinping is expected to be ratified paving the way for his continuation in power possibly for life The annual Parliament season during which about 5000 delegates of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and the legislature the National People’s Congress (NPC) would hold full sessions to deliberate on a vast agenda for the year prepared by the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC) This year’s sessions assumed significance and attracted considerable attention as days ago the CPC has proposed constitutional amendment to remove the two-term limit for the president and vice president setting aside decades old principle of collective leadership The proposal sparked off concern and speculation at home and abroad that Xi heading the CPC and military besides the presidency who recently began his second five-year term would continue for an unprecedented third term and beyond wielding unquestionable power exercised by the party founder Mao Zedong in the heydays of China’s revolution File image of Chinese president Xi Jinping The Parliament season formally commenced with the opening of the CPPCC at the Great Hall of People It was attended by Xi now a designated “core leader” by the party The opening of the session was telecast live all over the country Also other party leaders including Premier Li Keqiang members of the Standing Committee of the CPC who virtually rule the country attended the session This Parliament season this year is also significant as top officials on almost all posts except the ones held by Xi and perhaps by Li might change It includes a new State Councillor replacing the incumbent Yang Jiechi who for the past five years was the Special Representative of India-China Border talks Yang has been elevated to CPC’s politburo The present foreign minister Wang Yi might take over as the State Councillor which also means that China will have a new foreign minister The new names approved by the CPC’s Central Committee would be announced after the formal ratification by the NPC which is often regarded as rubber stamp Parliament for its routine approval of the party’s proposals As he set to cement his power removing two term limit Xi plans to appoint four vice premiers to work on popular programmes like poverty relief environmental protection and improving economy which would enhance his image at home The proposal sparked off speculation that Xi is working on populist agenda which would contribute to his public image Tomorrow the NPC spokesperson would address the press during which China would announce the defence budget which last year stood at over $150 billion The NPC which has 2980 deputies would begin its session on 5 March with a work report from Li Its delegates included 269 deputies from the military As China’s main legislative body it was expected to formally ratify the amendment to remove the term limit as well as appointment of new officials The CPPCC is made up of appointees from difference walks of life including film actors like Jackie Chan CPPCC Chairman Yu Zhengsheng commenced the session and spoke about deepening reforms On Friday CPPCC spokesman Wang Guoqing addressed a nationally televised conference in which he took selected questions mostly from the Chinese official media on issues like poverty alleviation US’ plans to impose tariffs on steel and aluminium among others Conspicuous by their absence was any questions on removal of the two-term limit for president and vice-president which made headlines at home and abroad Hong Kong-based the ‘South China Morning Post’ has reported that that Xi has identified four CPC officials— Hu Chunhua Han Zheng Liu He and He Lifeng for the post of vice premiers who are likely to be put in charge of the Chinese President’s top three priorities of poverty relief environmental protection the control of economic risks IDEAS Grisham is a writer who has lived in Charlottesville for 24 years White supremacists rallied in Charlottesville against the removal of Confederate statues like Stonewall Jackson Gabriella Demczuk Charlottesville is a quiet town with friendly people good schools lots of churches parks and a bustling growing community that more or less revolves around one of the country’s great public universities Volunteerism is rampant and dozens of nonprofits hustle about solving problems and helping those in need The town is surrounded by the estate and horse country of central Virginia where history and traditions are important Change is important too The town has a vibrant music theater art and literary culture where creativity is encouraged Food and wine are taken seriously with dozens of vineyards and trendy restaurants The downtown pedestrian mall is filled with these restaurants as well as coffee shops bars outdoor cafés music halls bookstores galleries It’s peaceful calm lovely civilized It’s Charlottesville The weekend of Aug 12 Charlottesville was violated These same downtown streets where I work and have lunch and dinner and meet friends were taken over by hooligans and white supremacists who for some reason chose Charlottesville as their battleground Who were these people And why our town Now that we’ve seen them and from a distance much closer than any of us could have imagined we may have a clearer understanding of their motives Ostensibly they came here to “Unite the Right” a nefarious idea that devolved into a call to action They were upset because of the city council’s controversial decision to remove a Confederate monument from a city park These dime-store warriors arrived in Charlottesville over the weekend determined to glorify the Confederacy and defend their version of free speech though I seriously doubt even one in a thousand has read the Constitution or could name the Southern commander at the Battle of Shiloh They waved their rebel battle flags oblivious to the fact that Robert E Lee told his men to put them away They flaunted their swastikas They wore helmets and shields and riot gear and they rampaged Their unapproved but well-coordinated torch-lit parade through campus Friday night surprised officials at the university Free speech and a glorified heritage were irrelevant Make no mistake about it the hate groups were here to provoke violence and get attention When a few Klansmen showed up a month ago they attracted hundreds of counterprotesters who drowned them out With an impressive show of peaceful resistance Charlottesville proved it has no tolerance for hate That incident was well reported and no doubt inspired the Unite the Right brain trust to plan an even bigger event They issued the call and their comrades came from far and wide to make trouble They now claim they were provoked while trying to assemble peacefully but the real provocation was their hate-filled message Tensions are now easing and the streets are quiet again Funerals are being planned Physical wounds are healing Emotional wounds will take longer We hope and pray our town returns to normal it will if left alone But twice this summer Charlottesville has proved that in the face of intimidation and hate silence is not an option Contact us at editors@timecom This appears in the August 28 2017 issue of TIME IDEAS TIME Ideas hosts the world’s leading voices providing commentary on events in news society and culture We welcome outside contributions Opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect the views of TIME editors where she was born and raised,娱乐地图Gaia, Odude said that four policemen were wounded as a result of the stones thrown at them by the students.

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