Problem: Smart Exercise

Doctors are starting to find more and more information that suggests a connection between exercise and brain development. Judy Cameron, a scientist at Oregon Health and prefix = st1 /ScienceUniversity, studies brain development. According to her research, it seems that exercise can make blood vessels, including those in the brain, stronger and more fully developed. Dr. Cameron claims this allows people who exercise to concentrate better. As she says: "While we already know that exercise is good for the heart, exercise can literally cause physical changes in the brain."

The effects of exercise on brain development can even be seen in babies. Babies who do activities that require a lot of movement and physical activity show greater brain development than babies who are less physically active. With babies, even a little movement can show big results. Margaret Barnes, a pediatrician , believes in the importance of exercise. She thinks that many learning disabilities that children have in elementary school or high school can be traced back to a lack of movement as babies. "Babies need movement that stimulates their five senses. They need to establish a connection between motion and memory. In this way, as they get older, children will begin to associate physical activity with higher learning," says Margaret.

Older people can beef uptheir brains as well.CornellUniversitystudied a group of seniors ranging in age from seventy to seventy-nine. Their study showed a short-term memory increase of up to 40 percent after exercising just three hours a week. The exercise does not have to be very difficult, but it does have to increase the heart rate. Also, just like the motion for infants, exercise for older people should involve some complexity. Learning some new skills or motions helps to open up memory paths in the brain that may not have been used for a long time.

For most people, any type of physical activity that increases the heart rate is helpful. The main goal is to increase the brain's flow of blood. And your brain can benefit from as little as two to three hours of exercise a week.
1. Are doctors starting to think there is a connection between exercise and brain development?
2. What does judy Cameron's research say about the topic?
3. Can exercise cause physical changes in the brain?
4. What does it say children need to associalte physical activity with?
5. What percentage increase in short term memory was a result of exercise in older people?
6. What should one learn to open up memory paths in the brain that may not have been used in a long time?
7. Does Dr. Cameron calm exercise helps concentration?
8. What does the exercise need to increase to help?
9. How low of time is said to be needed?
10. What University does Judy Cameron work for?
Answer: 1. yes
2. exercise can make your brain stronger
3. yes
4. physical activity shows greater brain development
5. up to 40 percent
6. Learning some new skills or motions
7. yes
8. the brain's flow of blood
9. two to three hours of exercise a week.
10. Oregon Health

Q: Billy Dengler, a 14-year-old boy, is in the eighth grade. A month after he was born, Billy's mother, Terri, noticed that his eyes weren't quite as big as a normal baby's. She took Billy to the hospital, and the doctor said Billy would never be able to see. Although Billy can't see, he has never let that hold him back or make him different. Billy began teaching himself computer programming by using a screen reader when he was just seven years old. He is a certified Google developer now. Google even tried to offer him a job last year when he discovered a problem in one of its _ , but Billy wasn't old enough. Billy's dream school would be Stanford University or MIT, where he could get a very good education in computer science. After he leaves school, whether he will go to work at a company like Google or design a software company of his own is still to be decided. However, he says he will definitely do something great. "It's a sighted world," Billy said. "You can't let anything get in the way of your dreams, and if you do that, you can't move forward and make your dreams come true."

Answer the following questions:
1. Who is this article about?
2. Who is Billy Dengler?
3. What is unique about him?
4. When did they notice that?
5. Can he see?
6. Did he let that get him down?
7. What does Billy believe?
8. What grade is he in now?
9. What are his goals?
10. Is he good with computers?
11. Where did he learn that?
12. When?
13. How did he do that if he was blind?
14. Does he have any practical experience?
A: 1. Billy Dengler
2. a 14-year-old boy
3. his eyes weren't quite as big as a normal baby's
4. A month after he was born
5. Billy would never be able to see
6. No
7. You can't let anything get in the way of your dreams
8. unknown
9. Stanford University or MIT
10. Yes
11. Billy began teaching himself computer programming
12. seven years old
13. using a screen reader
14. Yes.

Problem: Washington (CNN) -- So just why is 1999 suddenly such a flashpoint in Campaign 2012?

Team Obama says 1999 is the birth year of "The Big Bain Lie" and goes on to suggest that Mitt Romney might have committed a felony.

That provoked a rare statement from Romney campaign manager Matt Rhoades, who called on President Barack Obama to apologize for "the out of control behavior of his staff, which demeans the office that he holds."

Pointed rhetoric aside, just what is the 1999 debate about and why is it potentially significant in the Obama versus Romney race?

Fortune: Documents -- Romney didn't manage Bain funds

At issue is whether Romney, the former governor of Massachusetts, is telling the truth when he says he had no role in investment and operations decisions at Bain Capital once he left in February 1999 to take over the Salt Lake City Olympic Games.

Talking Points Memo this week questioned Romney's claim by citing Securities and Exchange Commission filings listing Romney as Bain's top officer after 1999. The Boston Globe on Thursday carried a similar account -- and that was seized upon by Team Obama.

"Either Mitt Romney, through his own words and his own signature, was misrepresenting his position at Bain to the SEC, which is a felony, or he was misrepresenting his position at Bain to the American people to avoid responsibility for some of the consequences of his investments," Stephanie Cutter, deputy Obama campaign manager, said on a campaign conference call.

Remember that last part of Cutter's statement -- about responsibility for "his" investments.
1. Who may have done a crime?
2. And it was called what?
3. And when was it supposed to have occurred?
4. Who is making this claim?
5. His occupation at the time of the accusation?
6. What state was he in charge of?
7. And the corporation in question is?
8. Who is the Campaign manager speaking out?
9. Who had documents that that he did not manage Bain fund?
10. and who is his campaign manager?
Answer:
1. Mitt Romney
2. The Big Bain Lie
3. 1999
4. Team Obama
5. Running the Salt Lake City Olympic Games
6. Massachusetts
7. Bain Capital
8. Mitt Romney
9. Fortune
10. Stephanie Cutter