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Just in time for Christmas, Clay Aiken brings his latest tour to the Capitol Theatre in downtown Clearwater's Cleveland Street District on Sunday, November 25 at 7 pm. Tickets go on sale this Saturday, September 8 at noon at the Ruth Eckerd Hall Ticket Office. Clay will perform holiday songs, as well as his hits.
Since coming to national attention on the second season of American Idol in 2003, Clay Aiken has evolved into a versatile and beloved popular entertainer. He has released five well-received albums, selling more than 6 million units as of 2011. In October 2003, he launched his first solo album Measure of a Man. The record sold 3 million copies debuting at number one on the Billboard 200 and was the highest selling first album for a solo artist in ten years, going double-platinum and netting Aiken an American Music Award.
In 2004, Aiken released Merry Christmas with Love, the fastest selling Christmas album in Nielsen Soundscan history. He followed that success with A Thousand Different Ways (2006), All is Well (2006), and On My Way Here (2008). His fifth studio album, Tried and True, was released in 2010, receiving positive reviews from critics across the board. Notably, Aiken earned the distinction of being only the eighth artist to ever have his first four albums debut in the Billboard Top 5.
Aiken also penned a best-selling memoir in 2004. Readers and critics alike embraced his style and his message in Learning to Sing: Hearing the Music in Your Life. The book was an instant New York Times bestseller, holding the prestigious spot for seven weeks.
In addition to taking the stage on nine separate tours, in 2008 Clay Aiken began his critically lauded stint as the inept yet endearing Sir Robin in the Broadway musical Monty Python's Spamalot. Variety reported that his January 2008 debut benefited the show with a huge uptick in sales. Clay proved to be a tour de force that prompted director Mike Nichols to label Aiken "an excellent comic actor and a master of character."
Throughout his career, Aiken has continuously been a supportive activist on behalf of children. As he has often explained, "My music career has allowed me to do the same thing I was doing before-work with kids. It has just given me a bigger stage, so I can enact change on a grander scale." Clay has been an ambassador for UNICEF since 2004; the same year he started the National Inclusion Project with cofounder Diane Bubel. NIP supports the integration of children with disabilities into the same environments as their non-disabled peers.
In 2012, Aiken was runner-up to Arsenio Hall on the fifth season of NBC TV's Celebrity Apprentice to raise funds and awareness for the National Inclusion Project. Beating the likes of Debbie Gibson, Aubrey O'Day and Lisa Lampanelli, he became an audience favorite, and raised more than $350,000 for NIP.
Reserved tickets priced at $75.00 and $55.00 will be available at the Ruth Eckerd Hall Ticket Office located at 1111 McMullen Booth Road in Clearwater, by calling 727.791.7400 or by logging onto www.atthecap.com. The Ruth Eckerd Hall Ticket Office is open Monday through Saturday, from noon to 6 pm. The Capitol Theatre Ticket Office opens one hour prior to showtime.
Valet parking is now available for most performances at the historic Capitol Theatre. Parking is free on city streets after 6 pm every day. Coachman Park Parking Lots are always free and is just a short walk to the Capitol Theatre. For information on dining please visit www.ClevelandStreetDistrict.com.
The City of Clearwater and Ruth Eckerd Hall have joined forces to renovate and revitalize the intimate Capitol Theatre located on downtown Clearwater's beautiful Cleveland Street. Constructed and established in 1921, this classic structure, complete with a large mezzanine and furnishings reminiscent of a classic Hollywood theater, is one of the oldest operating theatres in the state of Florida. In 2009, the Clearwater City Council designated the Capitol Theatre a historical landmark. The is the first such designation by the city. Ruth Eckerd Hall is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization.


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Ultra Crispy Burgers Recipe
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This recipe appears in:The Burger Lab: The World's Best Burger for a Single Man (or Woman)
Crispy, meet burger: Check out the delicious details here.
About the author: After graduating from MIT, J. Kenji Lopez-Alt spent many years as a chef, recipe developer, writer, and editor in Boston. He now lives in New York with his wife, where he runs a private chef business, KA Cuisine, and co-writes the blog GoodEater.org about sustainable food enjoyment.
- 6 ounces beef sirloin, trimmed of gristle, and cut into 1-inch cubes
- 5 ounces beef brisket, trimmed of gristle, and cut into 1-inch cubes
- 12 ounces oxtail, fat and meat carefully removed from bone and trimmed of silverskin, bones discarded or reserved for another use (about 5 ounces of combined meat and fat)
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon vegetable oil
- 4 slices American cheese
- 4 soft white burger buns, lightly toasted
- Pickles chips and sliced onions (optional)
Place feed shaft, blade, and 1/4-inch die of meat grinder in freezer until well-chilled. Meanwhile, place meat chunks on rimmed baking sheet, leaving space between each piece and place in freezer for 10 minutes until meat is firm, but not frozen.
Combine meat in large bowl and toss to combine. Grind meat directly onto parchment or foil-lined rimmed baking sheet.
Without picking the meat up, divide it into four piles on baking sheet and gently press piles into patties approximately 4-inches wide and 1/2-inch thick. Parries should remain loose and have ragged edges. Season generously with salt and pepper. Using wide spatula, carefully flip patties over (some may fall apart - just push them together again). Season second side with salt and pepper and refrigerate until ready to use (can be stored on sheet tray covered with plastic wrap in refrigerator for up to 1 day).
Heat vegetable oil in heavy-bottomed 8-inch sauté pan over high heat until smoking. Carefully transfer patty to skillet and cook without moving until dark crust forms, about 2 1/2 minutes (open your window, disarm your fire alarm, and be prepared for splatters). Using spatula, carefully flip patty and top with cheese. Continue to cook for one to two minutes longer until desired doneness is reached (patty will be at least medium, but will still remain juicy even until well-done)
Meanwhile, place pickles and onions on burger bun bottom if desired. Top with cooked patty, close buns, and eat immediately. Repeat with remaining burgers, discarding all but 1 teaspoon fat from skillet between burgers.


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NILES - Thomas A. Anderson Sr., 83, of Gypsy Lane, passed away at 12:50 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013, at his residence following an extended illness.
Mr. Anderson was born Oct. 24, 1929, in Bald Hill, Pa., the son of Frank A. and Agnes Williamson Anderson.
He was a member of the Niles First United Methodist Church and the owner and operator of the former TAA Trucking, Hubbard. He had also been employed by numerous area trucking firms as a salesman and dispatcher.
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An avid golfer and a member of the Oak Tree Country Club, he loved his East Coast golfing trips, golfing up to seven days a week. An animal lover, he enjoyed watching old Western movies and was a fan of the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Thomas is survived by his wife, the former Joan R. Leonard, whom he married Jan. 26, 1951; his daughters, Lori E. (Edward) Wheeler of Liberty, Janet R. (Gary) Minoff of Sharpsville, Pa., and Jill B. (James) Paridon of Mecca; a brother, Edward J. (Sandy) Anderson of Florida; a sister, Mary Seese of Myrtle Beach, S.C.; his eight grandchildren, Sean, Alison, Scott, Sarah, Thomas III, Timothy, Jacob and Jason; and three great-grandchildren, Aiden, Nora and Kierstyn.
Friends may call from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the Niles First United Methodist Church, where memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Nathan Howe officiating.
He was preceded in death by his son, Thomas A. Anderson Jr., and two sisters, Elizabeth Anderson and Ona Kinney.
Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery, Sharon, Pa.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that material tributes take the form of contributions to Southern Care Hospice, 501 Ashley Circle, Suite E, Austintown, OH 44515.
Arrangements and care has been entrusted to the Robert P. McDermott Memorial Home.
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Introduction to Health Services Research : A Self-Study Course
Below are listed key projects, issues, and milestones in health services research during this century. This list is augmented with events and milestones that may not be discussed in the history section but which are nevertheless important events. These are included for your interest.
By examining this timeline, you can view the progression of key events in health services research and be able to put them into a time frame. This list accompanies the section on history and is offered in a condensed format.
Additional resources for many of the items listed in this list of key events can be found in the Enrichment section of this module.
Following this module in a separate section are listed some of the key players and resources in health services research. If you want additional information, click on the (What Is?), (History), (Players) or (Search) links after an entry.
Pre 1900s | 1900-1930s | 1940s | 1950s | 1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s
Public Health Service created to provide for the care and relief of sick and injured merchant seamen. (History)
William Petty, 1623-1687, a physician and economist in seventeenth century England, attempted to apply quantitative reasoning to assess the benefits of physician practice and hospital care. (History)
The Boston Medical and Surgical Journal [Journal] is first published by the Massachusetts Medical Society. It eventually becomes the well-known New England Journal of Medicine in 1928. (Search)
William Farr, collected statistical data on mortality, morbidity and disability. (History)
Florence Nightingale began work with Farr on a uniform reporting system for London hospitals and publishes Notes on Matters Affecting the Health of the British Army. (History)
American Public Health Association founded. (History)
American Medical College Association formed. The American Medical College Association (later the Association of American Medical Colleges, AAMC) is organized. (Players)
The first issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association appeared. (Search)
The Laboratory of Hygiene, predecessor to the National Institutes of Health, was established. (Players)
The Marine Hospital Service was given quarantine responsibilities by the U.S. Congress.
American Psychological Association is established.
Medical Library Association founded.
Association of Hospital Superintendents is founded. It is the predecessor organization of the American Hospital Association (AHA).
Marine Hospital Service Reorganized into the U.S. Public Health and Marine Hospital Service
Milbank Memorial Fund is established.
Hull House Birth Survey conducted to examine the role of midwives in birth outcomes. (History)
First White House Conference on Children held.
Report on National Vitality (History)
Flexner Report published. Its title is: Medical Education in the United States and Canada. (History)
Public Health Service reorganized into the U.S. Public Health Service, with added responsibility for research beyond communicable diseases.
E.A. Codman, M.D. monitored surgical outcomes. (History)
The Commonwealth Fund, a philanthropic foundation established in 1918 by Anna M. Harkness, has the broad charge to enhance the common good. (History) (Players) (Case 1)
Sheppard Towner Act passed.
After WWI the Public Health Service transferred the responsibility for the care of all returning veterans to the Veterans Bureau in 1921.
Milbank Quarterly [journal] published its first issue under the title: Milbank Memorial Fund Quarterly Bulletin.
Edgar Sydenstricker studied the incidence of illness in Maryland (History)
Alice Hamilton, documented workplace hazards and published Industrial Poisons in the United States. (History)
Committee on the Costs of Medical Care (CCMC) established in 1927 and published numerous reports on health services costs and distribution. (History)
The Boston Medical and Surgical Journal becomes the well-known New England Journal of Medicine [Journal]. (Search)
The start of the Great Depression. The Depression of 1929 lasted until 1942 and was the spur for social reform in health care. (History)
early 1930s
A time of social unrest and militancy characterized by union and communist organizing drives, strikes, and the Bonus Marches of unemployed WWI veterans. (History)
Duke University established the first program in the U.S. to train hospital administrators.
The Kellogg Foundation begins funding research and books on various aspects of the health care system
Ransdell Act (P.L. 71-251) transforms the Hygienic Laboratory into the first National Institute of Health, later the National Institutes of Health. (Players)
The Veterans Affairs Consolidation Act creates the Veterans Administration.
Committee on the Costs of Medical Care publishes the landmark book titled, Medical Care for the American People. (History)
American College of Hospital Administrators Is founded. It is the precursor to the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE).
Blue Cross Plan Organized in Newark, New Jersey. This , the first Blue Cross plan covering hospital services, is organized by the Hospital Association of Newark, New Jersey
Social Security Act passed into law. (History)
First National Health (Interview) Survey. (History)
Department of Labor, Division of Cost of Living surveys (History)
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation created to improve the health and health care of all Americans. (Players)
Walsh-Healy Act (P.L. 74-846) passed. This act authorizes federal regulation of industrial safety in companies doing business with the government
AHA establishes Committee on Hospital Service. It is established to assist community efforts in forming hospital insurance plans. This later becomes the Blue Cross Commission.
J. Allison Glover documented variations in tonsillectomy rates in England (History)
Committee on Medicine and the Changing Order (New York Academy of Medicine) made a intensive study of medical care in the United States. (History)
Alice Hamilton publishes Exploring the Dangerous Trades (History)
Commonwealth Fund publishes monographs reflecting the evolving concept of health services research. The work was done by the Committee on Medicine and the Changing Order. (History)
Commission on Hospital Care (AHA) created to survey hospital needs. (History)
Hospital Research and Educational Trust (AHA) founded.
Public Health Service Act (P.L. 78-410) passed. This Act codifies all accumulated federal public health laws into a single statute.
Public Health Economics and Medical Care Abstracts was published by the Bureau of Public Health Economics, Univ. of Michigan this year. This journal eventually became Medical Care Review (1967) and later on Medical Care Research and Review (1995). (Search)
Permanente Foundation in California was an early HMO. (History)
Hill-Burton Act for hospital construction passed with big impacts on hospital and bed numbers and availability of care. (History)
National Mental Health Act passed. (History)
National Health Service Act enacted. (History)
Health Insurance Plan of Greater New York (HIP). (History)
World Health Organization (WHO) established. (History)
Pew Charitable Trusts established as the Pew Memorial Foundation. It later changed its name. (Players)
The Karnofsky Performance Status Scale (Karnofsky Scale) introduced to measure cancer patients'outcomes (History)
Harry Truman tried to make enactment of National Health Insurance a major goal of his administration.
A. Donabedian, M.D. conceptualized medical care as structure, process, and outcomes. (History)
National Technical Information Service (NTIS) established. (Search)
The Joint Commission, a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the quality of care in organized healthcare settings, is formed. (Players)
early 1950s
Physician and allied health practitioner supply studied (History)
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (DHEW) established in 1953 (later to become Department of Health and Human Services) (History)
Presidential Commission on Health Needs report titled, Building America's Health, released. It reports a shortage of physicians and considers training of more physicians necessary.
The Polio vaccine developed by Salk is widely distributed (History)
Commission on Financing Hospital Care created.
Hill-Burton Act expanded to research in hospital operation/administration. (History)
NIH Nursing Research study section established. (History)
The Public Health Service became fully responsible for the health of American Indians in 1955. PHS transferred all Indian health programs of the Bureau of Indian Affairs to the PHS's Indian Health Service. (History)
ECRI, then known as the Graduate Pain Research Foundation began operation. (Players)
Health Insurance Association of America is established.
Health Research Act (History)
National Health Survey Act (P.L. 84-652) Passed. This act provides for data collection, research, and statistical analysis on health needs (including special sickness and disability studies) by the Public Health Service. Created the National Center for Health Statistics. (Players)
Jeremy N. Morris publishes the Uses of Epidemiology, important for future work in chronic disease epidemiology. (History)
late 1950s
Civil rights and anti-poverty movements raised important health issues. (History)
Association of Schools of Public Health formed. It accredits Schools of Public Health.
early 1960s
Civil rights and anti-poverty movements - late 1950s and early 1960s (History)
NIH Health Services Research Study Section established in 1960 (History)
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) established through a merger of the National Office of Vital Statistics and the National Health Survey in 1960. (History) (Players)
Issues of the medically underserved, quality of care, medical technology, the role of physician assistants and nurse practitioners studied (History)
Lester Breslow, M.D. developed the "Seven Healthy Habits" as a result of research studies in Alameda County, California. (History)
White House Conference on Aging issues its report, The Nation and Its Older People: Report of the White House Conference on Aging. It is concerned with the provision of medical care to the elderly.
Inquiry [Journal]. The first issue of this key health services journal is published by Blue Cross Association. (Search)
Medical Care [journal]. This key health services research journal appeared this year. (Search)
Anti-measles vaccine was developed this year (History)
Medical Care Research, a symposium organized by Kerr L. White was held this year (History)
Civil Rights Act of 1964 passed.
Economic Opportunity Act. The Act provided funding for three neighborhood health centers in Boston, New York City & Denver; five others funded in 1965; the 1966 amendment provided $50 million to develop Comprehensive Health Service Projects in urban and rural areas of poverty and inadequate health service.
Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research was established to do health services research at the Kaiser HMO.
Medicare and Medicaid bills passed in 1965 (History)
mid 1960s
American Statistical Association creates a Section on Medical Sociology. (History)
Health Services Research journal started in 1966 (History) (Search)
Comprehensive Health Planning & Services Act passed in 1966 (History)
Neighborhood health centers supported by the Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) (History)
First human heart transplant.
Medical Care Review [journal] continues Public Health Economics and Medical Care Abstracts. MCR provides the health services research community with seminal articles in the field. (Search)
Social Science and Medicine began publication this year. (Search)
Social Security Act Amendments (P.L. 90-248) passed. This Act mandates studies, experiments, and demonstrations of alternative reimbursement systems to control rising health care expenditures; creates the intermediate care facility and establishes educational requirements for long-term care administrators.
National Center for Health Services Research and Development (NCHSR&D) established by Executive Order in 1968. (History)
Milbank Memorial Fund Quarterly's special issue on health services research published. (History)
Funding for Health Services Research Centers.
Urban Institute created by President Johnson in 1968 to examine American cities and urban populations. (History)
Age Discrimination Act passed. It prevented employers from terminating employees at age 65.
Association of Academic Health Centers established.
The Hastings Center, a center for the study of ethics, is established.
Norman M. Bradburn, Ph.D. produced a measure of psychological well-being that was outlined in a book titled, The Structure of Psychological Well-Being in 1969. (History)
The Institute of Medicine was established in 1970 to examine policy issues that affect the health of the public (History) (Players)
Healthcare Financial Management [Journal] appears.
International Journal of Health Services [Journal] appears. (Search)
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (P.L. 91-596) passed. This piece of major legislation is intended to implement safety and health in the workplace.
Medical Association. Center for Health Policy Research formed.
National Clearinghouse for Drug Abuse Information. was established to provide information on drug-related subjects. It became the National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information in 1987 when it merged with the National Clearinghouse for Alcohol Information.
Rand Health Insurance Experiment begun in 1971 and completed in 1982. (History)
International Journal of Health Services published its first issue. (Search)
Comprehensive Health Manpower Act of 1971 (PL 92-157) passed.
Department of Health and Human Services, Policy Information Center established.
early 1970s
Neighborhood health centers were transferred to the PHS's jurisdiction in the early 1970s and were renamed community health centers. (History)
The influence and impact of the NCHSR&D declined following loses in political favor and budget support in the early 1970s. (History)
The Emergency Care Research Institute dropped its full name and adopted the acronym ECRI. (Players)
Security Amendments (P.L. 92-596) passed. This was the largest set of Social Security amendments in U.S. history. They added 1.7 million disabled to Medicare eligibility and expanded eligibility to include anyone with end-stage renal disease. Professional Standards Review Organizations (PSROs) were created to review medical necessity, quality of care, and cost of Medicare and Medicaid services over the objections of physicians. The amendments relate health financing to health planning.
Veterans Administration established a Health Services Research and Development Field Program office in 1973 began doing research under this name (History) (Players)
Activities of Daily Living (ADL) scale developed by Solomon Katz. (History)
Office of Health Maintenance Organizations created by the Health Maintenance Organization Act (P.L. 92-222). The Office was open until 1982.
Older Americans Act passed. This Act establishes the National Clearinghouse for Information on Aging and creates the Federal Council on Aging; grant money made available for training and research in the field of aging.
Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program (SEER), National Cancer Institute established. SEER maintains computerized data on cancer incidence, mortality, and survival for about 14 percent of the U.S. population.
National Center for Health Services Research (NCHSR) established by Congress in 1974 (NCHSR&D). (History)
Topics in Health Care Financing [Journal] started publication in 1974. It later changed its name to Journal of Health Care Finance. (Search)
Economic crisis that started this year made health care cost containment a priority. (History)
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) passed. This Act authorized extensive federal control over employee benefits, pre-empting state regulatory schemes. Health benefits included within scope of legislation encouraged employers to become self-insured
National Institute on Aging established by PL 93-523, Research in Aging Act. It establishes the National Institute on Aging within the National Institutes of Health, to conduct and support biomedical, social, and behavioral research and training related to aging processes and the diseases of older people.
National Research Act (P.L. 93-348) passed. P.L. 93-348 mandates that institutional review boards be used to protect the human subjects of biomedical and behavioral research.
Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) established.
Privacy Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-579) passed. Federal hospitals and agencies must get written consent from patients before releasing personal information. Patients are also allowed to inspect and correct their medical files.
Cancer Information Clearinghouse established.
Sickness Impact Profile (SIP) by Bergner, et al. (History)
Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law. This key health services journal published its first issue this year. (Search)
Health Care Management Review [Journal] appeared.
Hospital and Health Services Administration [Journal].
National Consumer Health Information and Health Promotion Act (PL 94-317) set out national goals for health promotion and health education.
Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) (now CMS) created this year. Medicare and Medicaid are transferred into the Health Care Financing Administration (History)
Journal of Ambulatory Care Management [Journal] first appeared. (Search)
Social Science and Medicine split into several related publications this year. (Search)
National Hospice Organization (NHO) established.
L. Breslow, M.D. provided scales to measure physical, mental, and social well-being to correspond to WHO's definition of health ("a state of complete physical and social well-being...") (History)
National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) established this year to make health plans accountable for the quality of their care and services. (Players)
GMENAC Report issued. This big study looked at the need for more physicians.
Health Care Financing Review. [Journal] This journal began publishing in 1979 and has been consistent in its printing of useful statistical information and articles. (Search)
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals Develops a New Quality Assurance Standard for Hospitals.
National Health Information Center established to identify health information resources and provide an information and referral system for the public and for health professionals.
The Surgeon General of the United States issues his report titled, "Healthy People".
IOM published, "Health Services Research: Report of a Study" in 1979. (What Is?)
The Department of Health, Education and Welfare became the Department of Health and Human Services on May 4, 1980. The Department of Education is split off from Department of Health Education and Welfare and the remaining agency is renamed the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). (History)
Journal of Public Health Policy [Journal] appears this year.
Center for Disease Control is renamed Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and is reorganized.
Department of Health and Human Services issues its report titled, "Promoting Health/Preventing Disease: Objectives for the Nation".
Smallpox eradicated. One of the great infectious diseases is defeated.
Reconciliation Act of 1980 (PL 96-499) passed. The Medicare and Medicaid amendments are significant and include: changes in utilization review requirements, coverage of nurse-midwives services; Medicaid fraud control units funding increased
Association for Health Services Research established. (History) (Players)
Foundation for Health Services Research established. This is the education arm of the Association for Health Services Research.
Health Affairs [Journal] published under the editorship of Arnold Relman, former editor of the New England Journal of Medicine. (Search)
Advances in Health Economics and Health Services Research. [Journal].
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA). (P.L. 97-35) passed. Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) mandated significant reductions in funding for virtually all federal health programs; scope of PSRO federal certificate of need program, and all other federal regulatory efforts reduced. It imposed cuts on Medicare and Medicaid and introduces changes in Medicaid to encourage competition and efficiency in health care.
Social Science and Medicine returned to one publication this year from a series of split titles. (Search)
Paul Starr published The Social Transformation of American Medicine. The book offers one of the best descriptions of the American Health Care system.
Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act (TEFRA) (P.L. 97-248) passed. Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act (TEFRA) mandated further reductions in many federal health programs; required DHHS to develop plan for prospective reimbursement of hospitals; authorized Medicare reimbursement for hospice services.
Health Resources and Services Administration formed. HRSA is formed as a result of the merger of the Health Resources Administration and the Health Services Administration.
Prospective payment system established for Medicare recipients. (History)
The President's Commission for the Study of Ethical and Legal Problems in Medicine and Biomedical and Behavioral Research report is released.
Prospective Payment Assessment Commission (ProPAC).
Established by Congress under the Social Security Act Amendments of 1983 (PL 98-21) to serve as an advisory body to Congress and to the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Conducts research and develops recommendations
Health Care Strategic Management [Journal].
Utilization review committees established in hospitals
Frontiers of Health Services Management [journal] published its first issue. (Search)
Quality of Well-Being Scale (QWB) developed by Robert M. Katz. (History)
Deficit Reduction Act (DEFRA) passed. This act adds the Child Health Assurance Program to Medicaid.
Frontiers of Health Services Management [Journal] published for the first time.
Avedis Donabedian publishes Explorations in Quality Assessment and Monitoring in 1985 (History)
International Society of Technology Assessment in Health Care (ISTAHC) was organized in 1985 to encourage research, education, cooperation, and the exchange of information. In 2003 it became the Health Technology Assessment International (HTAi). (Players)
International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care. [Journal] appeared this year. (Search)
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) of 1985. (P.L. 99-272) enacted. COBRA provides for a number of Medicare and Medicaid reforms and enables discharged workers to purchase individual insurance policies at group insurance rates. This is in response to the increasing cost of health insurance.
International Journal of Health Planning and Management. [Journal] appears.
Mausner and Kramer wrote Epidemiology, an introductory text in 1985 for those entering the field. (History)
National Association of Health Data Organizations (NAHDO) was established to "improve health and health systems through publicly available health information". (Players)
Milbank Memorial Fund Quarterly. Health and Society changed its name to The Milbank Quarterly. (Search)
Health Care Quality Improvement Act (P.L. 99-660) passed. P.L. 99-660 authorizes the creation of a National Practitioner Data Bank, a medical malpractice data bank.
Physician Payment Review Commission (PPRC) created. Congress created the Physician Payment Review Commission to advise it on reforms of the methods used to pay physicians under the Medicare program. PPRC has conducted analyses of physician payment issues, provided a forum for groups representing beneficiaries, physicians and other interests to present their views, and worked closely with the Congress to reshape Medicare policy. They issued their first report to Congress in 1989
Sixth Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (SOBRA) enacted. The Sixth Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (SOBRA) and the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) of 1986 included a variety of changes in Medicaid and Medicare.
The former Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals (JCAH) changes its name to Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations (JCAHO). (History)
Health Care Financing Review [Journal] appeared. (Search)
Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) (P.L. 100-203) passed. The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) scheduled major reductions in federal spending including $6 billion (over two years) in Medicare spending reductions and encouraged home and community‑based care provision to elderly.
Medicare and Medicaid Patient and Program Protection Act (P.L. 100-93) passed. This Act authorizes a major expansion of government authority to sanction Medicare and Medicaid providers who are found to have engaged in fraud and abuse activities
Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information created.
Institute of Medicine issues its report called, The Future of Public Health. This report cites the failures of the public health system in the United States and leads to change in public health.
Medicare Catastophic Coverage Act of 1988 (MCCA) (P.L. 100-360) enacted. It eliminated most cost-sharing requirements for Part A and added coverage for prescription drugs and a few other services. MCCA also required states to buy Part B for eligible Medicaid recipients and to expand coverage for pregnant women.
The 1973 HMO Act is rewritten to allow experience rating by HMOs and to allow employers to contribute less to HMO plans than to indemnity options.
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1989 (OBRA 1989) (PL 101-239). The Act included: authorization for resource-based, relative value scale (RBRVS) reimbursement of physicians under Part B of Medicare (to be fully implemented by 1996); limits on charges by all physicians to Medicare patients to more than 115% of Medicare payment and a ban on "balance billing" to all indigent Medicare patients among other provisions.
AHCPR established by Congress in 1989 under The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1989 (P.L. 101–239) (formerly, NCHSR). (History)
AHCPR sets up the Web-based National Guideline Clearninghouse during this year (History)
Clinical Practice Guidelines initiative supported by AHCPR. (History)
Quality Assurance in Health Care [Journal], later to become International Journal for Quality in Health Care, published its first issue. (Search)
The 1988 Catastrophic Coverage Act is repealed by Congress. The repeal reinstated Medicare's part A deductible and copayment for elderly patients and eliminated unlimited inpatient hospital coverage.
International Journal for Quality in Health Care. [Journal]
U.S. Bipartisan Commission on Comprehensive Health Care (the Pepper Commission) does its work.
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. The ADA is passed by Congress in 1990 to prevent discrimination against people with handicaps.
National Practitioner Data Bank. The first data is entered into the database in September 1990. The aim of the databank is to collect information about malpractice payments, licensure disciplinary actions, clinical privileging restrictions by hospitals and other health care entities, and professional membership restrictions.
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 (OBRA 1990) passed. It scheduled reductions in Medicare spending.
Patient Self-Determination Act of 1990 passed. Part of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990, this law required that by December 1, 1991 health care facilities receiving Medicaid or Medicare payments must provide adult patients with written information about their rights under state statutes or common law to make decisions concerning medical care.
Patient Outcomes Research Teams (PORTs) initiative at AHCPR. (History)
NCQA began accrediting managed care organizations (MCOs) in response to mounting criticism of the care provided. (History)
Health Services Research: Key to Health Policy published.
IOM Report issued: Improving information services for health services researchers: a report to the National Library of Medicine, 1991.
Kaiser Commission on the Future of Medicaid created.
John E. Ware developed the SF-36 scale, a health status assessment tool. (History)
SAMHSA was established by Congress on October 1, 1992 to strengthen the nation's health care delivery system for prevention and treatment services for substance abuse and mental illnesses. (Players)
The 1993 NIH Revitalization Act created a National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology (NICHSR) at the National Library of Medicine." (History) (Players)
Family Medical and Leave Act passed. Employers of more than five persons are required to allow eligible employees up to twelve weeks of leave during any twelve-month period for personal illness, birth, adoption, or illness of a spouse, child, or parent. Employers are required to continue to provide the same health insurance during this time.
President Clinton promoted access to health for all in the Health Security Plan of 1993. (History)
mid 1990s
Health care reform issues debated in Congress (History)
Managed care arrangements flourished (History)
Congress launched massive cutbacks in federal health programs, threatening AHCPR; Medicaid; Medicare; health, safety, and environmental regulations; and other public health and research agencies
International Journal for Quality in Health Care, renamed from Quality Assurance in Health Care. (Search)
Topics in Health Care Financing [Journal] was renamed Journal of Health Care Finance (Search)
Senators Kennedy and Kassebaum successfully introduced the Health Insurance Reform Act of 1995 to prohibit insurers from canceling people's health insurance when they become sick or excluding people with pre-existing conditions. This Act is called the Health Insurance and Portability Act of 1996. (History)
IOM Report issued: Health services research: work force and educational issues in 1995. (What Is?)
Medical Care Review [Journal] again changes its name to become Medical Care Research and Review. (Search)
Hospital Literature Index changes title to Hospital and Health Administration Index.
L.Shi publishes Health Services Research Methods, one of the first compilations of health services research methods. (History)
J. Wennberg publishes The Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care in the United States. (History)
John E. Wennberg developed the SF-12 scale, a scaled-down version of the SF-36 health status assessment tool. (History)
Journal of Health Services Research and Policy [Journal] was first published this year. (Search)
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 enacted requiring private insurers to offer group and in some cases individual policies to people who have had prior coverage.
Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). (History)
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission was established in 1997 by the merger of the Physician Payment Review Commission (PPRC) and the Prospective Payment Assessment Commission (ProPAC). (Players)
The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 added new Part C to Medicare and expanded options for enrollment in managed care plans.
Mental Health Parity Act enacted 1996 but came into effect in 1998. (History)
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) reauthorized by Congress from AHCPR. (History)
National Guideline Clearinghouse established (History)
Academy for Health Services Research and Health Policy (AcademyHealth) created from the merger of Association for Health Services Research (AHSR) and the Alpha Center. (History) (Players)
Health Services and Outcomes Research Methodology [Journal] published its first issue. (Search)
New definition of the term "health services research" developed by Kathleen Lohr and colleagues for the Association for Health Services Research (now AcademyHealth). (What Is?)
The Institute of Medicine published the first of several books on medical errors. The book was titled, To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System. (History)
Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) became the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). (History) (Players)
The second in the series of books on medical errors from the Institute of Medicine's Committee on Quality of Health Care in America publishes Crossing the Quality Chasm: A New Health System for the 21st Century.
AcademyHealth became the official name of the Academy for Health Services Research and Health Policy. (History)
The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement & Modernization Act of 2003 was signed into law by George W. Bush. It provides prescription drug coverage for seniors and individuals with disabilities. (History)
HTAi was officially launched in June 2003. (Players)
Index Medicus ceased as a print publication December 2004
The number of uninsured in the United States reached 46.6 million people according to a Bureau of the Census report titled, Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2005.
The number of obese people in the United States continued to rise according to a report from the Trust for America's Health (TFAH) titled, F as in Fat: How Obesity Policies are Failing America, 2006. (History)
In March 2006, JCAHO rebranded itself to become "The Joint Commission." (Players)
Health care again becomes a priority in Congress and among Presidential candidates running for election in November 2008.


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"Mindfulness, the aware, balanced acceptance of present experience, is at the heart of what the Buddha taught." —Sylvia Boorstein
Walt Opie was first introduced to Insight Meditation in 1993 and has practiced in-depth including regular residential retreats since 2005. He is a recent graduate of the Community Dharma Leaders' (CDL4) Program and continues to be mentored by Kevin Griffin. Walt has been in recovery since 1987 and leads the Berkeley Dharma and Recovery group which meets weekly on Tuesday nights at the Northbrae Communuty Church from 7:30 - 9 pm. He has served in the Communications Department at Spirit Rock since 2005, and he is a published writer and photographer.
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The Next Leg
Our time in Peachtree City (the largest golf cart city in the world) was sweet and all too brief. While we were there to explore their patriotism, we found that they were also strong contenders for most fun, friendliest, and most beautiful town. We even had a baked potato pizza that made us question not only why they weren't in the best food category, but also our whole life up to that point.
Tomorrow we embark at the twilight hours of the morn on our way to Ft. Leonard Wood, MO. We'll be taking a detour through Alabama so that Chris can finally visit the one state he's never been to. Just in case that wasn't exciting enough we'll also be taking only back highways.
Our first two long hauls we've spent on freeways. This isn't the way to do a road trip. A road trip is an American right of passage, it's our great pastime. As the ultimate migrant nation it is fitting that our national sport should be a nomadic procession across the nation.
We're taking highways from now on so that we can interact with the land around us- so that we can stumble into towns, meet people, and dig our fingers into the heart of our country.
Peachtree City was a gem of a town. So few places live the American dream as fully as they do. They are a pioneering community that takes the ideas of diversity, community support, and entrepreneurial ambition down off the shelf of rhetoric and use them everyday. Every member of the community was all to happy to talk to us about anything we asked. If anything, our biggest problem was not having enough time to talk to the locals. Every one of them wanted to sit down, have some tea, and talk like we were family.
We'll be putting our full report on the town up tomorrow but to hold y'all over we've assembled a little teaser of what you can expect in the haven of Peachtree City, one of the most Patriotic small towns in the USA.
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Justifying Fiduciary Duties
Paul B. Miller
McGill University Faculty of Law
June 13, 2012
58 McGill Law Journal 969 (2013)
Fiduciary duties are critical to the integrity of a remarkable variety of relationships, including those between trustee and beneficiary, director and corporation, agent and principal, lawyer and client, doctor and patient, parent and child, and guardian and ward. Notwithstanding their variety, all fiduciary relationships are presumed to enjoy common characteristics and to attract a core set of demanding legal duties, most notably a duty of loyalty. Surprisingly, however, the justification for fiduciary duties is an enigma in private law theory. It is unclear what makes a relationship fiduciary and why fiduciary relationships attract fiduciary duties. This article takes up the enigma. It assesses leading reductivist and instrumentalist analyses of the justification for fiduciary duties. Finding them wanting, it offers an alternative account of the juridical justification for fiduciary duties. The author contends that the fiduciary relationship is a distinctive kind of legal relationship in which one person (the fiduciary) exercises power over practical interests of another (the beneficiary). Fiduciary power is form of authority derived from the legal capacity of the beneficiary or a benefactor. The duty of loyalty is justified on the basis that it secures the exclusivity of the beneficiary's claim over fiduciary power so understood.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 55
Keywords: Philosophy of Private Law, Private Law Theory, Private Law Obligations, Fiduciary Law, Fiduciary Duties, Duty of Loyalty
JEL Classification: K00, K10, K11, K12, K13, K20, K22
Date posted: June 13, 2012 ; Last revised: August 30, 2013
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When twelve-year-old Sugar's grandfather dies and her gambling father takes off yet again, Sugar and her mother lose their home in Missouri. They head to Chicago for a fresh start, only to discover that fresh starts aren't so easy to come by for the homeless. Nevertheless, Sugar's mother has taught her to be grateful no matter what, so Sugar does her best. With the help of a rescue dog, Shush, a foster family, a supportive teacher, a love of poetry, and her own grace and good humor, Sugar comes to understand that while she can't control the hand life deals her, she can control how she responds.
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Joan Rivers took a cake to the face at a pre-Oscar party on Friday night.
The "Fashion Police" host was photographed rushing out of the QVC Red Carpet Style party at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., with white icing smeared all over her face, down the front of her black lace top, and in her hair.
The cake attack was part of an elaborate publicity stunt, with the TV personality facing off against Miss Piggy.
PHOTOS: Over 50 - Stars Getting Better With Age
A video surfaced online on Saturday showing Joan and the opinionated Muppet exchanging verbal barbs, before Miss Piggy shoves the 80-year-old star face-first into a tiered cake.
This isn't the first time Joan has had icing smeared on her visage. To celebrate her birthday last year, Fergie brought a cake to the comedian during an episode of "Fashion Police," then shoved it into her face.
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The Airline '59 Coronado is our tribute to the Coronado model used by Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys. The originals were made of Res-O-Glas, but we have upgraded the design to tone-chambered mahogany bodies. Upgrades to the standard Coronnado model on this '59 include rubber body binding, zero fret, Tone Pros bridge and Deluxe Airline hardshell case.
Posted by Paul Alisauskas on 29th Sep 2015
Yup, I own one. I'm NONE of: 1) paid reviewer; 2) vintage snob; 3) professional musician.
I own quite a few instruments. My criteria have distilled down to two things: value and performance. Most of the vintage, re-issue and anniversary stuff being peddled by the big names fails on both counts. I say this from (painful) personal experience.
This '59 Coronado is a VERY nice surprise on so many levels. It is beautifully made, plays and sounds just the way I think it should. By "should" I mean 'different'; this it does in spades.
IF you want a Strat or LP, go buy one of those; this won't be your guitar. My best verbal descriptor for the sound is "swampy" and I mean that in the best way possible. I think it mostly has to do with that chambered (mahogany) body. Obviously the pickups have something to do with it, but they seem like garden variety humbuckers to me.
I have become a big fan of Bigsby units; this one works great, partly I think because of the 'Zero-fret' setup on the guitar. I don't know why more builders don't put this on their guitars.
I could go on with accolades, but won't. One word of caution about this guitar: If you love to shred at the very 'top' of the fingerboard, look elsewhere; this guitar is hard to access above the 15th fret.
The Eastwood crew are great folks and VERY customer service oriented. You won't regret dealing with them.


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way he has dealt with the tragic, sudden loss of his wife, Vikki, in 2009, to walking away from and lashing out against Bobby Petrino after Petrino quit on the Atlanta Falcons in 2007, Zimmer is regarded as a man of great character and humility. That was
We check in on Pete Carroll's first Superbowl as a head coach, and how he is now rated as the NFL coach players would most like to play for. We look back at how he was in NE and how he is now, and discuss.
Atlanta game: 1. The 16-point loss was the most one-sided defeated the Falcons had suffered since the Michael Vick- Bobby Petrino debaclea of the 2007 season. 2 . Put in terms that morning-guy Meter could understand, it was the worst loss Matt Ryan had suffered in a football game since he was a Boston College sophomore reserve in 2005, when the Eagles fell to Virginia Tech, 30-10. 3. We don't have
assistant. In addition, it was nice to see former New England defensive back Terrell Buckley also get the call to join Bobby Petrino ' s staff at Louisville . Buckley had been working as the defensive backs coach at the University of Akron. In his tenure with the
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Hamid Karzai has confirmed that his government received money from the CIA, after reports that tens of millions of dollars were delivered to the Afghan president over the past decade.
by Rob Crilly, The Telegraph:
Cash stuffed into suitcases, backpacks and even plastic shopping bags were sent to Kabul by the US intelligence agency with the aim of retaining influence, but may instead have fuelled corruption and ended up in the pockets of warlords, the New York Times reported.
Mr Karzai confirmed in a statement on Monday that the National Security Council, which is part of the president's office, had accepted payments that he said were used for good causes.
"Yes, the NSC of Afghanistan has received money from CIA in the past 10 years. The amount was not big, rather it was small," he said.
Khalil Roman, who served as Mr Karzai's deputy chief of staff from 2002 until 2005 told the New York Times: "We called it 'ghost money'. It came in secret, and it left in secret."
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So, that's been fun.
But I guess I'm being given an early taste if what it's like to sleep in two hour intervals. It's not so bad, I suppose....when you don't have to go to work....or have anyone other than yourself to think about. I am dreading the thought of being this sick with a baby to care for. Moms are heros!
All this mom to be had to do today was check a few emails and nap on the couch. It's my firs day back at work after the holidays and it was less than productive, but working from home is good for sick days like this.its like my clients just KNEW to grant me some peace today and they mostly left me alone.
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Joanna (J.J.) Payette is in her 11th season as an assistant coach at Stetson in 2016-17 following a four-year playing career for the Hatters in which she served as a two-year co-captain while earning Atlantic Sun All-Academic honors three times. Payette's responsibilities on the staff include travel and schedule coordination, academic advising, and serving as Associate Camp Director of Head Coach Frank Griffin's Stetson Fastpitch Academy.
Payette was honored with the Bob Gillies Award in 2003 and 2004 for displaying dedication, determination, desire, and discipline in her role as a student-athlete. In spring 2004, she was selected to travel to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to be a student-athlete clinician at the NCAA's YES (Youth Excellence through Sport) Clinic held in conjunction with the Women's College World Series.
A 12-year member of the National Fastpitch Coaches Association, Payette is a Four-Star Master Coach having completed the eight-course curriculum of the National Fastpitch Coaches College (NFCC).
Born in Tampa, Florida, Payette grew up in Springfield, Missouri and Lone Tree, Colorado, graduating from Chaparral High School in 2002. She is working toward a Master's of Science in Mental Health Counseling and a Master's of Business Administration at Stetson.


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The circulatory system transports _______ and _______ (chemical messengers) around the body.
Commonly known as the windpipe, this is the breathing tube to the lungs. Funnels air into the lungs.
Filters in oxygen from the inhaled air, which diffuses into the blood. Filters out carbon dioxide from the blood to the exhaled air.
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It's not happening.
In fact, mining seems to be on the wane. Take previous hot spot Baker County: It has 802 active claims, down from 1,057 six years ago when gold brought $575 an ounce.
Josephine County has attracted perhaps a bit more interest than five years ago -- "but not a lot," said Diane Parry, a U.S. Bureau of Land Management spokeswoman in Medford.
Southwestern Oregon often is associated with suction dredges -- essentially rowboat-sized underwater vacuum cleaners that suck up gold, sand and gravel -- while northeastern Oregon is a region of placer, or surface, claims and underground lode mines.
Several factors appear to be dampening gold fever across Oregon.
- Getting approval to develop a new mine on federal land is difficult and time-consuming, miners say.
- Aggressive inspections and stiff fines by the U.S. Mine Health and Safety Administration are keeping some miners off their diggings.
- Oregon's miners are getting older, and many are retiring or dying.
- High fuel prices make backhoes, bulldozers and trucks expensive to operate, so small operators without rich deposits can't make a profit on their claims.
Since the mid-1800s, mining has wrested an estimated 5.5 million ounces of gold from the state's mountains and streams, with up to two-thirds of that in eastern Oregon, according to state estimates.
But even after all that mining, Oregon still has estimated ore reserves of 5.1 billion tons, including 1.3 million ounces of gold and 12 million ounces of silver.
Delays spur federal bill
It takes seven to 10 years on average to get approval for a permit to develop a mine on land managed by the U.S. Forest Service or U.S. Bureau of Land Management, said Mark Compton, spokesman for the 2,000-member Northwest Mining Association in Spokane.
"If we could improve the permitting time line, we would see more investment in the U.S. mining industry," Compton said. "That would lead to more jobs, as well as decreasing our dependence on foreign sources of minerals."
The Metals Economics Group, which monitors mining companies worldwide, reported recently that only 8 percent of spending on minerals exploration occurs in the United States -- down from 20 percent in the 1990s.
The U.S. is tied with Papua New Guinea for last place among the 25 leading nations where mining occurs because of permitting delays, according to Behre Dolbear Group Inc., minerals industry advisers. That's better than last year, when the U.S. was dead last.
Those difficulties aren't going unnoticed. U.S. Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Nevada, this month introduced legislation in hopes of streamlining the federal permit approval process without sacrificing environmental protections.
Amodei attacked duplicate regulations, bureaucratic inefficiency and lack of coordination among federal agencies for "threatening the economic recovery of my home state and jeopardizing our national security."
Jan Alexander, a Unity-based professional mining permit writer, said she knows of roughly 120 proposed "plans of operations" on Forest Service lands across northeastern Oregon that have been backlogged for up to a decade. The plans are required by the government to use bulldozers and backhoes on placer claims, which don't involve tunnels and shafts.
In one group of 49 applicants, seven miners have died waiting for approval, she said. "I knew a lot of the guys ... very sad," she said.
Forest Service and BLM employees are unfairly criticized for the delays, said U.S. Forest Service geologist Robert Fujimoto of Portland. It's environmental laws that make the work time-consuming, he said.
"Nobody is sitting on their hands," Fujimoto said. "They're all working as expeditiously as they can."
Chuck Chase, executive director of the 350-member Eastern Oregon Mining Association in Baker City, said underground mining -- which made up about half of the mining in northeastern Oregon in the 1960s -- has largely dried up there because "guys are scared to death of the fines" for federal safety infractions.
That's a loss to Baker County, Chase said, as the county becomes recognized for rich reserves of platinum-group minerals such as rhodium, iridium and rare earth elements used in communications, electronic devices and defense technology.
"Why would you go out and find this stuff if you can't develop it?" Chase said. "This is killing us here. Miners are afraid to mine."
Environmental concerns
Not everyone thinks safety inspections and permitting delays are problems. Mining laws have changed little since the 1800s, said Brent Fenty, spokesman for the 1,200-member Oregon Natural Desert Association in Bend.
Gold dredging is almost a metaphor for modern environmental concerns. In Baker County alone, three giant electric dredges near Sumpter standing five stories high and 125 feet long extracted 270,000 ounces of gold and 70,000 ounces of silver between 1913 and 1954. The dredges deposited piles of rock, sand and gravel covering more than 1,500 acres that reverted to Baker County for nonpayment of taxes.
While the dredges operated, "the Powder River through Baker City ran thick, black, like chocolate," said Jason D. McClaughry, regional geologist for the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries.
Now the tailings are generating some interest: A handful of corporations and mining groups have approached Baker County officials in recent months expressing interest in reworking the tailings for any remaining gold. Because the tailings are county-owned, mining is likely to be approved sooner there than on federal land.
But smaller operators are essentially out of the running to start mining quickly.
Only three or four people a day drop by McClaughry's office in Baker City to ask about prospecting and mining. They're often in their 80s and interested in prospecting, but with no mining background, he said.
One guy came in who'd just bought a new tractor, McClaughry said, "and he wanted to go dig holes."


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May 14, 2013
Fund managers are trimming commodities exposures in favor of
consumer and other industries, a survey of leading managers has
As minerals prices trend down, top fund managers in LatinFinance's 2013
equity investor scorecard say they are reevaluating
prospects for long-term returns. A strong correlation between
LatAm indices and commodities ones opens questions over the
logic of following the benchmark, they say, as managers turn
increasingly to consumer industries.
Schroders' Latin America Equity investment fund
has been underweight on energy and materials, particularly
large caps with scope for government intervention, said manager
Nicholas Morse.
"Our focus has generally been on mid cap companies, where
you've got a more predictable demand picture," he
said. "Commodities have been pretty unpredictable." The fund
ranks sixth in the equity investor ranking.
Brazilian asset managers are taking a similar strategy.
Brasil Capital, which has the best performing equity fund in LatinFinance's Brazilian
investor scorecard, has built up positions in companies it
likes. That includes consumer firms in education and consumer
"We are still very bullish on the consumer sector," said
Bruno Baptistella, portfolio manager at Brasil Capital.
Some debt fund managers are also keen to participate in
LatAm's consumer boom. There is real value in the
briskly growing financial intermediation story across LatAm,
said Blaise Antin, head of sovereign research at TCW, whose
Emerging Markets Income Fund ranks fourth in LatinFinance's debt
investor scorecard.
"Credit penetration is still quite low in much of Latin
America. We think it's on a positive upward
trajectory, and we want to be part of that story," Antin said.
"The deleveraging we've seen in Europe and the US
is not something that we see in Latin America. Latin American
banks came out of the Lehman crisis in reasonably good health
with most LatAm banks traditionally employing a very plain
vanilla business model."
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The Street Styles of Fashion's Night Out 2012 in Dallas.
By Brittany on Friday, September 7, 2012 at 2:40 PM
Well, as expected, the style was everywhere last night, from the classic to the over the top crazy.
We hit up the parties at Elements and Neiman Marcus' NorthPark location, then finished up the festivities at Highland Park Village to watch the big fashion show and down drink some free drinks.
Here's a peek at just some of the looks we spotted last night. Compare with our bingo game and we think you'll find that your card will almost be a full blackout!
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The leader of the distressed municipalities team that will introduce itself to City Council, staff and the public Monday asked for goodwill and cooperation, as he begins trying to pull Altoona away from the brink of financial ruin.
"The bottom line for the whole community is, if everybody can sort of pull together," said John Espenshade, who will head a group of five municipal experts coming to town for the 7 p.m. meeting in Council Chambers.
Espenshade warned that city government may never be the same again after the team is finished.
"Change is going to be necessary for [solvency to be] sustainable," he said.
That pleases Mayor Bill Schirf.
"Everything's on the table," Schirf said. "We want long-term solutions."
Monday's meeting, however, will be merely preliminary, with the team giving a brief outline of its intentions, while explaining how it has already begun gathering data on the city, according to Espenshade, a lawyer with Stevens & Lee of Reading, the company chosen by the state to develop a recovery plan.
The team will ultimately consist of about 25 people, coming in an out as needed.
The members won't work separately in "silos," however, he said.
"There will be a lot of crossover," Espenshade said.
There will also be interaction with city officials, staff and the public.
His company began the team approach about eight years ago, after realizing how often they had to seek outside expertise to deal with the variety of problems that beset older municipalities, according to Espenshade.
Controller A.C. Stickel is OK with that.
"That means that it's not just one guy's idea," Stickel said.
It also means there won't be a "cookie cutter" approach, Stickel predicted.
Municipalities have lots in common, and plans should too, but there many individual differences among municipalities, and plans need to reflect that, Stickel said.
Altoona's, for example, won't need to rehash the potential fixes the city has already tried, he said.
The recovery team's data gathering so far has been preliminary, Espenshade said.
Asked if he's formed a picture yet of the city's problems, he said no.
"We're asking more questions than we have information," he said.
The company doesn't have a contract with the state Department of Community and Economic Development yet, so the 90-day period for completion of a plan hasn't begun.
But the company wanted to get started anyway, Espenshade said.
That's good, because the city will need the plan this fall, when it begins budgeting for next year, Stickel said.
He agrees with Espenshade and Schirf about the need for changes in the way Altoona runs.
"Some are probably going to be unpleasant," he said. "But when your backs are up against the wall, you don't have many choices.
Mirror Staff Writer William Kibler is at 949-7038.


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If you have a waffle maker, make a batch of waffles on your weekend. Freeze each waffle individually in a plastic bag. For a quick breakfast or snack, simply pull one out, stick it in your oven or microwave or toaster, and top with whatever you want (I'm partial to maple syrup, peanut butter, and sliced banana). It doesn't take very long and is so much better for you than packaged frozen waffles. Plus, you can dress them up a bit–add fruit, almond extract, flaxseed, coconut, chocolate powder… there's many options!
White Sangria:
1 bottle white wine ( I used Riesling)
1/2 cup Grand Monarch, Grand Marnier, or ghetto-style: Triple Sec
Fruit–use any kind. I used 1 1/2 Meyer Lemons and 1 cup sliced strawberries.
Serve with a float of soda water.
Vita Mix!
This is my first breakfast smoothie. The one that turned out brownish.
My next few smoothies have been better. Yesterday I made:
3 kale leaves
handful baby carrots
1/2 apple
flax seed
It was great. Suuuper filling!
Today I used:
Blend of kale/mustard greens
handful baby carrots
flax seed
soy protein powder
Yum! I love getting so many fruits and vegetables in one meal. Most Americans struggle with getting in the required fruit and veggies each day. I know I have difficulties, because I could probably just eat tacos for every single meal and be happy, but that's not going to cut it (anymore). Breakfast smoothies like these are great starts!
Mini Veggie Quiche!
For an Easter Brunch on Sunday at my friend Andrea's house, I really wanted to make vegan quiche. I found a great recipe.
I sauteed garlic, onion, cremini mushrooms, organic red pepper and chives together.
In my vitamix I combined the rest of the ingredients (silken tofu being a key player) and then combined the two mixtures. I ladled the batter into muffin tins, and this is what they looked like when they came out:
They turned out okay. They were tasty, but I want them to be bigger. Taller. They shrunk. I would fill them completely full next time I tried.
They all got eaten at the brunch though! (Along with most of the apple pie coffee cake I brought).


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