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To Shop Smart, Patients Need to Know Price of Care: Peter OrszagPeter Orszag
Jan. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Over the past few years, the growth in health-care costs has quietly been slowing down. Naturally, we'd like to make this trend last. That means we'll need to avoid betting big on just one strategy.
Last week, the Congressional Budget Office reported that many Medicare pilot projects that were designed to reduce costs actually haven't done so. But the CBO suggested there may be promise in a "bundled-payment" approach, under which insurers pay a single comprehensive fee for treating a particular disease, rather than many fees for specific doctor visits and therapies. The health-care law includes provisions to expand bundled payments, and they should be aggressively adopted.
This is exactly how health-care reform should work: We try various approaches to generate better value from health care, many of which don't pan out, and pursue the ones that seem to be working.
Another initiative, one that's typically promoted by conservatives, is increased price transparency. For consumers to be able to play their role in keeping costs down, they need to know what those costs are.
Hidden Prices
The prices of many health-care services in the U.S. are extremely difficult for patients to obtain in advance. For example, when the Government Accountability Office anonymously phoned doctors' offices to inquire about the price of diabetes screening, most could not provide estimates of the associated lab fees. And when GAO investigators called hospitals to find out the price of a knee replacement, they got similarly uninformative responses. One of the more responsive hospitals said it would take a week to obtain an estimate; most of the rest seemed even less helpful.
When prices are revealed, typically after the fact, they often vary widely -- depending on both the provider and the patient's insurance plan. In 2009, for instance, the median charge for coronary-artery bypass surgery in Los Angeles County ranged from about $130,000 at Long Beach Memorial Medical Center to about $250,000 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and more than $300,000 at Garfield Medical Center, according to a California government website.
It's worth noting that most studies have found little, if any, connection between price and quality.
Several efforts are therefore under way to provide more transparency about health-care prices, with the goal of helping people become smarter shoppers. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services now collect and publish information on prices for prescription drugs (through the Medicare Plan Finder) and for common health services in various areas (through the Health Care Consumer Initiatives). And more than half of states now have publicly accessible websites offering health-care price information.
These efforts have not been overwhelmingly successful. California's initiative over the past nine years to require hospitals to make certain price data available, for example, has done little to drive patients toward lower-price competitors or to narrow the price distribution, according to an analysis by the Congressional Research Service. A similar effort to increase price transparency in New Hampshire also had little effect. Simply posting prices online doesn't seem to do all that much.
Consumer Approach
In the future, though, health-insurance plans are likely to shift toward a defined-contribution model -- in which the employee is given a set contribution toward buying an insurance policy -- and, in that setting, price transparency could become more effective. After all, when people bear more of the financial risk associated with their own health care, they are likely to become more responsive to information about price and quality.
(A consumer-driven approach, as I have written elsewhere, is unlikely to play the dominant role in reducing health expenses, since so much of the total cost of health care is driven by very expensive cases in which cost sharing is and should be minimal. But consumers nonetheless have a role to play.)
In addition, private health-consulting companies have begun promoting transparency in ways that may work better than the state government efforts. Castlight Health Inc., for example, helps employers analyze their payments to providers -- and then uses that data to offer personalized information to employees about out-of-pocket prices of health-care services and procedures. This company also provides information about the quality of service from individual doctors. The information is available only to the employee, not to the public.
Castlight's private, individual approach might help to soften one of the concerns generally associated with price transparency -- that it can lead to provider collusion. In Denmark, for instance, when, in the early 1990s, prices of ready-mix concrete were published, companies found it easier to collude and prices rose 15 percent to 20 percent.
A 2008 Congressional Budget Office report, published while I was director of that agency, noted the same concern for health-care price transparency: "The markets for some health-care services are highly concentrated, so increasing transparency in such markets could lead to higher, rather than lower, prices because higher prices are easier to maintain when the prices charged by each provider involved can be observed by all the others." The best way to mitigate this concern is aggressive antitrust oversight. But it would also help to make prices more transparent to consumers, but not providers.
Regardless of who wins the presidential election, the coming years will see dramatic fights over health care. Yet Medicare spending already seems to be slowing, in a manner that I increasingly doubt is due merely to economic weakness. Let's not squander this progress. Providing more price transparency, through approaches like Castlight's, should be part of the path forward.
(Peter Orszag is vice chairman of global banking at Citigroup Inc. and a former director of the Office of Management and Budget in the Obama administration. The opinions expressed are his own.)
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MTV's Teen Mom 2 Jo Rivera Talks Rap Career
At first glance, you might recognize Jo Rivera as the potty-mouthed teen father on MTV's reality show Teen Mom 2. But these days, the 19-year-old Pennsylvania native, who now goes by the artistic name N.I.C.K. B (Nerd in a cool kid's body), is hoping to flip his luck — and reputation — and launch a career as a rapper.
A couple of weeks ago, N.I.C.K. B, who is signed to his uncle's management company, Qwozy, released a remix to Alicia Keys' "Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)" with an accompanying video. Shot in a neighboring New Jersey town by local film company Santo and featuring aspiring harmonizer Steeve Sam, the clip finds the Puerto Rican teen being enamored by a young lady he meets at the corner bodega. "Hey pretty mami, you look sweet, I mean, you're the kind of girl I been dying to meet/I'm surviving the heat, you the vibe of these hot streets, like a hot beat," he rhymes over the 40 production.
One might argue the line is about his baby momma Kailyn Lowry and the "heat" he's gotten from critics after the airing of an episode of Teen Mom 2 in which N.I.C.K. gets verbally aggressive with his ex after finding out there's a new man in her life. And while N.I.C.K. didn't confirm either way, he did admit that he chose to release this particular love-stricken track as his introduction to music in hopes that people might see a more sensitive side of him.
XXLMag.com caught up with the Teen dad recently to talk about his aspirations as a rapper, the negative attention he's gotten in the past and how he plans on turning that into a positive. —Mariel Concepcion
XXLMag.com: How did you get into rapping and when?
N.I.C.K. B: I started rapping about three or four years ago. I never really got into the recording aspect, but recently, maybe a year ago, I started writing my own stuff.
So you've been rapping for about three or four years, but only recently launched your first video. What made you want to go hard now?
About a year ago, maybe a year-and-a-half ago, I just really wanted to take a shot and see who would actually be interested in the music and who I would be able to entertain. People have been supportive so far.
Have you gotten any haters yet?
I've gotten responses from both sides — haters and fans. A lot of people don't want to take me serious 'cause I'm coming off a reality show, but a lot of people are liking it. Most people are surprised. I've seen some of the comments and people are mostly surprised that I'm actually doing it and that I'm as good as I am. Either way, I'm still gonna make music.
Where does the name N.I.C.K. B come from?
It stands for "nerd in a cool kid's body." It comes from my interest and knowledge of hip-hop and just being so interested in learning all the time.
How did the "Un-Thinkable (Remix)" come about? And how'd you end up teaming with those you worked on the video with?
Well, the "Un-Thinkable (Remix)," it was an idea thought up by the fans that was brought to my attention from management. They thought it'd be something that would be a good look and I agreed.
[Manager Greystoke jumps in]
The Alicia keys track is hot. It's a year in, but the track is still hot. The idea for the love song was a good idea coming off the show because of all the bad publicity Jo's gotten. He's not a bad guy. He's not a lady hater. It was a good look at the time.
That makes sense. Have you learned anything from being on Teen Mom 2 that has helped you in your aspiring rap career?
I got a lot of negative attention on the show. At the time, I didn't realize I was going to get so much attention from the show. But, now I know how to handle myself in an interview and how to deal with it personally if someone speaks badly of me. I learned how to be more humble and take things more lightly. I know how to react, how to control myself, and I really changed as a person since all that has happened. Now I know you get bad criticism no matter what.
You've got some haters, but have you gained any crossover fans from Teen Mom 2?
Yeah. People, of course, want to work with you 'cause they think you have a buzz. As far as my fanbase, yeah, the show has given me a bit of a fanbase. As far as connections go on MTV, no, I've gotten none of that. I'm working 100% independently.
Still, it appears you get a lot of love from the ladies online. How is that going for you?
I mean, it's been alright. Once you become known, women come at you. Every man wants every girl in the world but you can't do that. I'm not trying to do that. I'm not trying to meet girls online and have groupies. I don't have time for women now. I'm just trying to get my goal accomplished.
Aside from the "Un-Thinkable (Remix)," what have you worked on so far?
Well, we worked on a few songs recently. I mean, I have all this stuff from before, but I'm trying to start off fresh.
What's next for you?
I'm just trying to put a new track list together and start fresh. I'm working on an EP and also doing some collaborations with an artist under Qwozy Management. I've done shows in the past with Overtime Grind Group, the group that I was a member of before going solo. I've done songs with them, but I've never focused on my solo stuff. I want people to understand what my style is and I want to polish and master my act.
Do you hope to sign to a major?
Yes and no. It would be great to sign to a major label to help with promotion and help me become a household name. But I also don't want to get stuck with a major that's gonna take my money and keep my music. I rather build my own company and work with my own budget and just continue doing shows to make a name for myself.
Now that you've got some eyes on you, is there anybody you're hoping to collaborate with?
Listen, whether big or underground, I would love to work with people that are here for hip-hop. I'm in it for hip-hop. I like lyrics and I like being entertained. I'm not a big party guy that's gonna make dance songs. But, I'd like to work with anybody from [New Jersey], like Redman and Tame One, Young G and The Outsidaz are dope. Really, anybody who wants to work and do this music.
While your fans wait for a follow-up, is there anything you want them to know in the meantime?
Basically, just stay tuned. It's not gonna stop. It's what I do. You can find me at firstname.lastname@example.com or my twitter, @overtimeboy1. There's more to come. Keep your ears and eyes open.

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It was trouble again when the House reassembled after two adjournments with SP members storming the well demanding that Deora should quit. This followed SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav alleging a Rs 50,000-crore scam in gas allocation.
As Deputy Speaker Karia Munda allowed Yadav to ask a question, the SP chief said Deora had ensured that "one industrialist and his industry house enjoys Rs 50,000-crore benefit" and that the Minister should resign.
"He (Deora) must resign. I am demanding it. If the Leader of the House does not agree to it, then this government will lose its credibility," he said.
The issue of political violence in West Bengal also created heat when Trinamool Congress members wanted the House to take up Zero Hour instead of a special discussion on price rise. This led to a clash between them and the Left parties, which are in power in the state.
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Shortly after midnight on the last night in June, King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard played their last, woozy, U.S. show at Baby's All Right in Brooklyn following a whirlwind two-month tour. If you haven't already caught on to the King Gizzard phenomenon, you should know that the hyper-prolific Aussie garage-psych band is made up of seven rad, multi-talented dudes including a thereminist, harmonica player, bassist, two drummers, two guitarists and several vocalists. They have already released four full albums and several EPs in the past two years and plan to release a new album later this year, as well as reissues of their last two albums via American Recordings.
The show warmed up with DJ Alix Brown who spun fuzzy rock jams as the various 'ards set up the stage while party-goers trickled in. The crowd was a mix of scuzzy, baseball cap-sporting skateboarders, several local fashion designers in flowy dresses and young Brooklynites swaying around to the music. At around 12:30, the band opened with one of their newest tracks, Cellophane, a psychedelic jam with infectious guitar riffs that swerved the audience into head-banging mode. By the time King Gizzard swung into their stretched-out psych anthem, Head On/Pill, kids were crashing up to the stage in heavy, sweaty waves, reacting in unison to the twangy reverbology.
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The Nasdaq, weighted down by a fat loss by Apple (AAPL), fell 0.8%. But the S&P 500 edged up 0.2%, while the Dow Jones industrial average gained 0.6%.
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Chinese search engine Qihoo 360 Technology (QIHU) sank 7% in double-paced trade. The stock shows a high-volume downside reversal on the weekly chart, and now stands a dime below its 24.40 cup-with-handle buy point — after seeing a rise of as much as 15% Monday.
Tibco Software (TIBX) plunged 19% in massive volume after warnings that its fourth-quarter results would miss expectations. Management cited the impact of Superstorm Sandy as well as cuts in government spending. Bank of America-Merrill Lynch downgraded the stock to neutral from buy, primarily due to a leadership change in the company's North America sales unit.
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I don't particularly love snow or cold weather, but Thanksgiving and Christmas seasons are an exciting time of year. It's a time to celebrate the joy of family and friends together and a reminder of how truly blessed I am.
With each holiday task, from preparing Thanksgiving dinner to starting my holiday baking and decorating, it's always a time full of wonderful memories. You can just feel the warmth in the air that holds you tightly against the winter chill.
This week's recipe for Freezer Holiday Cranberry Salad is a tasty salad you keep in the freezer. Many salads don't keep well in the refrigerator and end up getting thrown out after the Thanksgiving feast. This salad keeps for quite a while in the freezer and is so handy to have on hand to serve with other meals.
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Cranberry Salad
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1 can jellied cranberry sauce (16 ounces)
2 tablespoons lemon juice
8 ounces cream cheese
1 cup powder sugar
1/2 cup mayonnaise (do not substitute)
3/4 cup chopped pecans
8 ounces Cool Whip
Break up cranberry sauce with lemon juice using a fork. Spread out in an eight- to nine-inch pan and put in freezer.
Cream together cream cheese, powder sugar, and mayonnaise. Fold in Cool Whip. Put Cool Whip mixture on top of frozen cranberries. Freeze. Remove from freezer 15 minutes before serving.
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7 fresh yams, peeled, quartered, partially cooked and drained
Cinnamon, to your liking
1 stick butter
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
1 1/2 cups vanilla ice cream
Place partially cooked yams in a 9-by-13-inch pan. Sprinkle with cinnamon to your liking. Melt 1 stick of butter, brown sugar and vanilla ice cream until just melted and slightly thickened. Pour over yams. Bake in a 350 degree oven until done. At the end of baking, sprinkle with marshmallows and let melt in oven or place under broiler for a few seconds until lightly browned.
Rich Turkey Gravy
Yields about 1-1/2 cups
1/4 to 1/3 cup flour
1/4 cup turkey pan drippings
2 cups boiling water
2 teaspoons chicken-flavored instant bouillon or 2 chicken-flavored bouillon cubes
Salt and pepper to taste
In a medium skillet, over medium heat, stir flour into drippings; cook and stir until dark brown. Stir in water and bouillon; cook and stir until thickened and bouillon is dissolved. Refrigerate leftovers.
GARY'S TIP: Chop cranberries while frozen or partially defrosted, since chopping becomes difficult once the berries thaw or become softer.
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Finally done with the MP! :D Also, final words for ND..[ Edited ]
If I understand correctly, we are allowed to post criticism of the game so long as we are being civil about it, right?
Also, I wrote the same post on another website (with slight modifications so as to conform to the rules).
With that in mind, here goes:
About ten days ago, I got my final treasure in Uncharted 3 multiplayer and, consequently, my final Trophy, and now I have 100% in Uncharted 3. This is a relief because not only do I have 100%, but I no longer have to suffer through multiplayer anymore.
This multiplayer has been, without a doubt, one of the most painful multiplayers I've ever had to suffer through. Sure, I understand a LOT of people like it, but I didn't. I could just simply get the two online Trophies, my platinum, and I'd be on my merry way. But NOOOOOO, a year later, bam, ND added FIFTY DLC Trophies -- all at once!
Yes, I could talk about the faults of multiplayer but that has been done ad nauseam. Further, I'm speaking mainly from a Trophy hunter's point of view. Not all hunters of course, but many. We had to suffer through many, many hours of grinding to get 100% in this game. And the current condition of the game does not help it either.
This multiplayer is by no means "tacked on," but make no mistake -- it is forces and way overdone. In so many ways.
What I mean is, the fact that the multiplayer has many customisation facets and a multitude of features and gamemodes does not mean it's awesome. Effort does not always mean quality. I could write a thousand page book of rubbish but at the end of the day, it'll be that - rubbish. And that's what the Uncharted 3 multiplayer is; lots of terrible features and gamemodes that, over the course of ample modification to appease to a diverse feedback, ended up pleasing no one.
I could have just avoided the multiplayer altogether, but the ND's vain attempt to salvage this sinking ship resulted in one failure after another. And instead of fixing the faults, they keep trying to keep this game on life support by releasing an F2P version (which in reality is a glorified demo). They coerce Trophy completionists into endure this godawful multiplayer by adding fifty Trophies, some of which are near impossible or just frustrating to the point of despair. To add insult to injury, the requirement for most of these Trophies are possible (i.e. 50 Three Kickback King medals), but no matter how many medals you get, they will only count towards their respective Trophy when you buy the DLC. Oh and they're not retroactive, either. Not to mention the huge middle finger to the Fortune Hunter Club subscribers who DID buy the DLC but still had to do everything from scratch.
Beyond those two things, many of the Naughty Dog fans, on ND forums and on the PlayStation blog, who whined for, and demanded, DLC Trophies, barely gotten one or two trophies, if any. They kept whining, asking for Trophies and in their compliance Naughty Dog went overboard and added 50 Trophies at once. The demanders didn't really care and everyone else was screwed over by a 51% Trophy completion. Here is an example, you can look up these people's profiles to see their Trophy completion. No, seriously, look at the people who kept asking for Trophies (their PSN is there), check their profiles and tell me how many actually got the Trophies they whined over?
While some might find these trophies invigorating, many of them are luck-based. These include include theTreasure set completion Trophies that made even the most ardent Uncharted 3 MP fanatics gasp in consternation. These are some very rare treasures that hours upon hours of gaming still wouldn't unlock. Yes, each treasure set unlocks a unique item, too! Fair, no? Nope, because you can buy these add-ons, rendering the treasures essentially useless.
So how I do I pull through this? Most of the time I'm playing Uncharted 3 multiplayer I'm usually under the influence of (legally-prescribed) substance to make this game tolerable. That and some kickass people from this website that lessen the blow of this troublesome multiplayer
My opinions are shared by many, and I respect those who extol the nonexistent virtues of this DLC. And while I don't understand them, I respect their entitlement to their opinions. I'm expressing my frustration because it's been more than two months since I've been playing this game ALMOST exclusively and only last week I managed to get 100% after ardent gaming. Also, I shelled out MY money for a product (all the map packs) I bought so I can express what I like (nothing) and dislike about said purchase.
If you think this multiplayer is great, by all means, play it. But try to get 100% in Trophies before I even consider your opinion. No seriously, go get 100% if you love this game so much. Personally I'd rather be skinned alive and dipped in acid over and over before I go through this again. The day I was done was a day of celebration.
Uncharted is a great SINGLEPLAYER experience. Uncharted 2 and Uncharted 3 multiplayer made me dislke this game but after the second game I gave ND the benefit of the doubt, only to be screwed over more.
Does that mean I hate Uncharted? Nope. I love the single player experience. In fact, part of me hopes there would be an Uncharted 4. I can't wait until I rent that game and played it on my other account, thereby enjoying the developers' hard work legally without giving them a dime.
Good luck to you guys. I wish ND's Uncharted team the best in their endeavours. Criticism =/= hatred. Just fyi.
Also: mods, if there is anything against the rules here, please close/lock my thread. Thanks.
(Yes, I do have that many trophies and yes, I am *that* fabulous.)
Re: Finally done with the MP! :D Also, final words for ND..
Ok Congrats on your 100% completion.
This game is still fun, it's not rubbish, The MP for UC3>> It's garbage Single Player. You were never playing this game to have fun you were playing for trophies, the fact you had to even put yourself 'under the influence' as you claim says it all lol.
Lastly you came across ignorant at times, you won't consider others opinion on the game because they decided to not grind for virtual trophies?
Re: Finally done with the MP! :D Also, final words for ND..
BirthBS wrote:
I loved this MP (had a lot of fun playing it) AND got 100% trophies without taking any drugs.
I'm afraid you have to take drugs to play Hunter non-stop for months.
Re: Finally done with the MP! :D Also, final words for ND..
Honestly I just feel kind of weirded out. You talk so poorly of this game, but literally wasted months and months playing it.
"I hate this game, yet I played it nonstop for two years so on my TV it said 50/50 instead of 0/50."
Talk about getting ND'd lol.
Re: Finally done with the MP! :D Also, final words for ND..
Re: Finally done with the MP! :D Also, final words for ND..
I think in general...One thing I've found in my time with Uncharted online is that the more you play to "accomplish" something....the more frustrated you get.
If you are out to just get trophies....Or skins...Or increase your KDR...Or win every game....You are gonig to get frustrated. I remember trying to get those **bleep** skeleton skins in coop adventure until I was blue in the face....Then they just go and release them for $1 in the store (Or whatever the cost is).
Point is, just gotta play and have fun and not worry about it. Honestly, at the end of the day, nobody cares. I'm not expecting anybody to lay out an Uncharted 3 scrapbook at my funeral someday and have people say..."Boy...He was a pretty good Uncharted player".
The more I just have fun and roll with it.....The better it gets. Sure....It still has problems, but I just take it in stride and think how much it beats the old Atari 2600 I used to play when I was younger
Re: Finally done with the MP! :D Also, final words for ND..
@OP: I'm not a trophy hunter, but I remember a thread with similar sentiments that you might be interested in reading. Here is a link:
Re: Finally done with the MP! :D Also, final words for ND..
You guys say I sound ignorant. Well that is your opinion and I respect that.
I said that in my original post as well. With regards to the caveat of 100% for me to consider (I still respect it regardless) your opinion, it is simply so others would understand my frustration.
Also, I said that if you enjoyed this game, good for you. We all have different tastes and, MP faults nonwithstanding, my frustration stemmed mostly from a Trophy hunting perspective.
I'm just glad I'm done with this game once and for all. I hope you guys enjoy it, do what's fun for you, and I'll do what's fun for me; hunting Trophies without being driven to dispair.
(Yes, I do have that many trophies and yes, I am *that* fabulous.)


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"Complaints often state that customers are being involuntarily moved to fiber or IP-based service (or some combination thereof), even if those new technologies fail to serve all of the user's needs or will be more expensive," according to the May 12 letter signed by representatives of Public Knowledge, The Utility Reform Network, The National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates, Office of the People's Counsel, District of Columbia, State of New Jersey, Division of the Rate Counsel, Appalshop, The Benton Foundation, Rural Broadband Policy Group and the National Consumer Law Center. "Denying basic phone service to people who have relied on the network for decades violates the network compact that has successfully guided our communications policy for 100 years. A Commission investigation of these complaints is necessary to ensure the continued vitality of the fundamental values that underlie our network, including universal service."
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Commemorating the Fifth Evangelist
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) is acknowledged as one of the most famous and gifted of all composers past and present in the entire western world. Orphaned at the age of ten, Bach was mostly self-taught in music. His professional life as conductor, performer, composer, teacher, and organ consultant began at the age of 19 in the town of Arnstadt and ended in Leipzig, where for the last 27 years of his life he was responsible for all the music in the city's four Lutheran churches. In addition to his being a superb keyboard artist, the genius and bulk of Bach's vocal and instrumental compositions remain overwhelming. A devout and devoted Lutheran, he is especially honored in Christendom for his lifelong insistence that his music was written primarily for the liturgical life of the church to glorify God and edify his people.
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- wmc said...
I kind of view Bach as the father of contemporary worship. (smelling salts administered) Here's why:
1. He was a musical innovator, using a synthesizer (pipe organ) and band (orchestra).
2. He wrote new music for each Sunday.
3. He reinterpreted old tunes and recast them in a contemporary setting.
4. He elevated the role of the musician and music well above what it was in the 17th c. and especially what it was in the Roman and Eastern churches.
5. He set the liturgy to a contemporary setting.
Like it or not, Bach was an innovator. I wonder what he would do today? WWBD? We might be surprised.
- Laura Short said...
"Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern/How lovely shines the Morningstar" is my absolutely favourite Bach hymn...that's #515 in the Trinity Hymnal (Presbyterian).
I have long studied Bach's music, starting in High School when I first heard "Sleeper's Awake" (Cantata #140) on guitar with Christopher Parkening. Since then, I've delved past the Cello Suites, the Cantatas, the Brandenburg Concertos, into the more unusual bits of Bach; as always, God is honoured in the music and the lyrics (and there are always lyrics, even within the instrumental pieces which "speak" in their melodic structure). The Gospel is preached and eternal hope is imminent, even in such pieces as Bach's Violin Chaconne in D-minor where Christ's monogram "XP" is spelled out gematrically. Such genius! Such love!
No matter to what one listens, what one performs or reads, Bach's music epitomises the ideal of Soli Deo Gloria.
And, gosh yes! I wish he were the Worship Leader at MY church!!! ;)
- wmc said...
I read that Bach was very high maintenance and miserable to work with. I'm not sure there are any Lutheran congregations today that could handle his temperament.
- Laura Short said...
Mmm...maybe. But at least he could read music...
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...not to mention the fact that, as a condition of employment as Cantor, he was asked to sign the BOC both POSITIVELY (affirming) what the BOC affirmed and NEGATIVELY (decrying) what the BOC rejected. A theologian AND a musician...hmmm...
I would like to quote the Joker from an OLD batman movie (with respect to JSB the theologian and musician): "Where can I get me one of those toys?"
- Sean said...
I'm sorry wmc, but I'm not sure your list of 5 reasons are accurate, excepting number 2.
Bach was not an innovator. His music was behind his time, and he was by no means "in style". He was respected by some musicians of his day (such as his sons), but they respected him as the "old master", not the new cutting edge genius. He simply wasn't making new things up. He drew on pre-existing styles and pieces to influence his work. He could be seen as the culmination of the baroque style, but by no means was he an innovator of it. He came at the end of that era and was a product of it.
So also was the liturgy and hymnody not Bach's recasting or reinterpreting, but honestly it was already a past thing. Lutheran orthodox hymnody and liturgy was already gone for the most part, due to pietism. Leipzig was kind of the exception in its day, and with the death of Bach, that was the end of the "orthodox period" that had really already ended 20 years earlier.
The orchestra and pipe organ had been in use in churches for years, and the organ was common from the 14th century on.
The "elevated role of music/musician" is hardly unique to Bach considering Palestrina, Byrd, De Prez and others who preceded him in the Roman church. I think you could be correct if you expand the scope of that statement to Lutheranism. Bach didn't really come out of the blue, but was the product of the foundation of Lutheran kantors that preceded him. He, once again, is the culmination of what came before him.
Peter Schickele, aka PDQ Bach, has a side-splittingly funny parody of Copland's A Lincoln Portrait, his Bach portrait.
On You tube here:
Real letters written by JS himself, generally complaining about his pay, his duties.
Pastor Cwirla made me think of it, referring to Bach's temperament.
Give it a listen, Lutherans. It sounds much like a church council meeting, long about budget time.
Susan R
- wmc said...
Yup. Old JS was a piece of work, and a general pain to the consistory that set the budget. Anyone who doesn't think Bach is an innovator needs to have another listen. Mind you, when I call Bach the "father of contemporary worship" I mean this as a high compliment. Would that our so-called "contemporary Christian music" types had the theological acumen and the respect for the tradition that JSB had! We wouldn't have the problems we have today. Hey, the dude held Rationalism at bay, after all! Who can argue?
And yet...the stick in the mud liturgical conservatives need to take a cue from Bach in his context. The guy pushed the frontiers beyond his contemporaries.
Actually, for my personal tastes, Bach is a bit overcooked. The musicians, especially the organist, have taken over, like those services at liturgical conferences where the preachers can barely get a word in edgewise. Give me the 17th century any day for Lutheran liturgy/hymnody at its finest - Buxtehude, Schütz, Praetorius, Hamemrschmidt. Those boys rocked.
But that's just my own personal preference.
- Past Elder said...
It was my great good fortune in the underclassmen years as a music major to have and Eastman grad teach the two years of music theory from the old Eastman series, which is pretty much Bach chorales.
One of the great experiences of my life. You learned Bach partwriting, you learned music. You can hear the construction and motion of about any music after that. I taught myself how to improvise from a figured bass, then was able to apply linear listening, so to speak, to teach myself how to improvise Jazz.
Just in time too. That was 1968/9 and 1969/70 academic years, and with the liturgical progrom accompanying the promulgation of the novus ordo in 1970, Father was dismissed from his teaching position at the University, the curriculum changed, dismissed from his position as director of the schola cantorum and the schola replaced by a "folk group", and dismissed from his position as abbey organist, to which he had been ordained "ad organum", and assigned to parish duties in his home state 2,000 miles away.
Life in LCMS is a walk in the park after a few Roman brawls.
He was considered kind of stodgy, and his kids had a greater reputation in the years after his death. As to being a bit cranky, I'm the last person who would find that an objection.
My favourite Bach recording: Blues on Bach, by Modern Jazz Quartet. Several pieces by Bach arranged for the quartet, with a blues in the keys (German style)of B, A, C, H in between them. I think JS would have loved to sit in and give John Lewis a run for his money improvising!
Improvising? What's that? OMG, a musician actually making music rather than only reproducing someone else's.
- Maria said...
Oh snap, Sean beat me to it. In some ways Bach was an "innovator" in his use of chromaticism, but this wasn't so much innovation as music genius. The use of the orchestra and pipe organ had been around for centuries, and by the latter half of his life, Bach was considered the ol' stick in the mud who just couldn't get with the times. As Sean pointed out, he was the culmination of the Baroque art, but very much within his period. Essentially, the Baroque period died with Bach.
- wmc said...
My favorite Bach remains his unaccompanied cello suites, magnificently recorded by Yo-Yo Ma. I used to be able to play a guitar transcription of one of them (I believe #1), though skills have left me as I pursue other interests.
I still remember every note of the St. John Passion, which I've sung with the Bay Area Lutheran Chorale back in the 1980's. Simply marvelous.


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U.S. oil majors Exxon Mobil and Chevron evacuated expatriate staff from Iraqi Kurdistan on Thursday, industry sources said. Smaller oil companies that operate in Kurdistan also evacuated staff and cut back operations, and several saw their shares fall sharply on Thursday and Friday.
The Islamists' lightning offensive and the threat of U.S. military action sent shares and the dollar tumbling on world financial markets, as investors moved to safe haven assets such as gold and German government bonds.
Attention has focused on the plights of Yazidis, Christians and other minority groups in northern Iraq, which has been one of the most diverse parts of the Middle East for centuries.
Advancing Islamic State fighters have filmed themselves massacring prisoners. Churches and Shi'ite mosques have been destroyed. Some victims have been crucified, beheaded or dismembered.
Yazidis, ethnic Kurds who practice an ancient faith related to Zoroastrianism, are among a handful of pre-Islamic minority groups who survived for centuries in northern Iraq.
They are believed to number in the hundreds of thousands, most living in a small area of northern Iraq, with small communities scattered in the Caucasus and Europe. Islamic State fighters consider them "devil worshippers."
The U.S. Defense Department said planes dropped 72 bundles of supplies, including 8,000 ready-to-eat meals and thousands of gallons of drinking water, for threatened civilians near Sinjar.
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Serious Legal Issues Plague Young Guns
House Republican Leadership have recruited, endorsed and donated nearly $115,000 to a series of Young Guns candidates with disturbing backgrounds and legal problems.
Today's Cleveland Plain Dealer reports that NRCC Young Gun Tom Ganley (OH-13) is being sued by a potential campaign volunteer for attempted rape and sexual assault. Ganley's legal troubles come on the heels of recent reports about Brad Zaun (IA-03), Tom Marino (PA-10), Jim Renacci (OH-16), David Rivera (FL-25), Dan Benishek (MI-01), Andy Barr (KY-06), and Scott DesJarlais (TN-04).
Did Republican Leaders know – or just not care – about their Republican recruits' lies, harassment of women, lawsuits, tax cheating, assault and negligent behavior?
Tom Ganley (OH-13)
Republicans thought they were handed a gift when well-known multi-millionaire Tom Ganley decided to run for Congress. But Republicans failed to look into how Ganley made millions of dollars by ripping off hardworking people in Ohio.
- Ganley Sued Over 400 Times for Discrimination, Unethical Business Practices. Ganley has been sued over 400 times, including employees who have filed a series of discrimination claims over sexual, age and racial discrimination. Ganley's dealerships have also faced lawsuits from customers who were sold a car that was unsafe to drive; lied to about mileage and accident history; told to "live with" body damage; and loaned a stolen car. [Fox News, 9/07/10; Cuyahoga Court of Common Pleas]
- Ganley Sued for Attempted Rape and Sexual Assault. Just this morning we learned that a woman has filed a suit against Ganley for sexual assault. Ganley allegedly met with the woman, who was interested in volunteering for his U.S. Senate campaign and talking about her car payments, when he propositioned and sexually assaulted her in his private office. [Plain Dealer, 9/30/10]
- Ganley received $18,500 from GOP Leadership. Ganley has received at least $18,500 in contributions from GOP leadership. [CQ Moneyline]
Brad Zaun (IA-03)
Republicans must have been impressed with former hardware store owner and mayor Brad Zaun – and shocked to hear that he was ordered to stay away from a former girlfriend by police.
- Zaun Ordered to Stay Away. In 2001, Zaun had to be told by West Des Moines police to stay away from a former girlfriend who had accused him of harassing her. The woman called police to complain that Zaun showed up in the early morning hours and pounded on her windows. "Brad yelled from outside calling her slut and other names," the police report states. [Des Moines Register, 8/19/10]
- Zaun received $7,500 from GOP Leadership. Zaun has received at least $7,500 in contributions from GOP leadership. [CQ Moneyline]
Tom Marino (PA-10)
Former U.S. Attorney Tom Marino was a top Republican recruit despite his ties to convicted felon Louis DeNaples – but did his GOP backers know that he was going to use his former position to hide the true details of their relationship?
- Marino Served as Reference for a Convicted Felon…Tom Marino long held that he had permission from the Department of Justice to serve as a reference for DeNaples' slot-machine casino application.
- …While the Felon Was Under Investigation. Marino's reference came while the attorney's office was investigating DeNaples, possibly as part of an investigation into organized crime. [Pocono Record, 10/01/10]
- Marino Admitted He Never Had Permission. This week Marino admitted that he never had permission to serve as a reference for DeNaples after an FBI source said they had no paperwork to substantiate the allegations. [Scranton Times-Tribune, 9/29/10]
- Marino received $6,000 from Sarah Palin and Mitt Romney. Marino has received $3,500 from Sarah Palin's committee and $2,500 from Mitt Romney's committee. [CQ Moneyline]
Jim Renacci (OH-16)
Jim Renacci made millions of dollars as the owner and operator of nursing homes throughout Ohio. Republican officials thought Renacci would be able to tout his experience in health care – but did they know he endangered his nursing home residents to make more money while sheltering his income from taxes?
- A Renacci Nursing Home Patient Dies. In 2001, a woman died in a nursing home operated by Renacci after another patient with a history of verbal and physical abuse attacked her. The woman died two days later.
- Renacci Placed Profits Before Safety. In a deposition, the nursing home administrator testified that the center did not have sufficient trained staff to control aggressive patients but that Renacci opposed any attempt to remove those patients because it would adversely affect the income of the center. [Stark County Clerk of Courts, 2001CV00598]
- Renacci Sheltered $14 Million from Taxes. In 2006, Renacci was assessed nearly $1.4 million in unpaid state taxes, interest and fees after trying to shelter some $14 million in income. For years, Renacci fought the assessment after ignoring warnings from the Tax Commissioner of Ohio that it would impose fraud penalties on taxpayers who did not file amended returns and pay the taxes due. Politifact.com found "mostly true" the statements that Renacci "cheated on his income taxes" and was a "deadbeat." [Associated Press, 4/13/10; Politifact.com, 8/27/10]
- Renacci received $34,000 from GOP Leadership. Renacci has received $34,000 from GOP leadership. [CQ Moneyline]
David Rivera (FL-25)
GOP officials highly touted Marco Rubio-roommate and state Representative David Rivera – a state party officer and budget chairman - who has a troubling history of going to great lengths to hide a violent past.
- Rivera Drove a Truck Off the Road. In August, CBS4's investigative team reported on a 2002 incident where Rivera allegedly drove a truck off the road that contained mailers produced by his opponent. Rivera's version of the story, told to CBS4, did not match up with the incident report or the truck driver's and printing company's stories. [CBS4, 8/17/10]
- Rivera Accused of Domestic Violence. Days later, the Miami Herald reported on allegations – and a court record – that Rivera was accused of domestic violence in 1994. The Herald noted "inconsistencies" in Rivera's responses to the allegations. While Rivera said he never met the woman, others said they saw the two together and the woman's mother once worked on one of Rivera's campaigns. The allegations were the subject of the mailers Rivera tried to stop from being mailed to voters. [Miami Herald, 8/19/10]
- Rivera has $3,200 from GOP Leadership. GOP leadership has contributed $3,200 to Rivera. [CQ Moneyline]
Dan Benishek (MI-01)
The NRCC has promoted heart surgeon Dan Benishek as the perfect candidate to replace retiring Representative Bart Stupak. But did they know that he hid $100,000 in income to lower his child-support payments when he was making more than 10 times her salary?
- Benishek Underestimated His Income To Lower Child-Support Payments. Court records from Dickinson County show that Benishek underestimated his income by $100,000 during legal arguments over child support with his ex-wife. When Benishek requested lowering his child-support payments by $2,550 per month, he owned four homes and three vehicles and had an estimated income of $250,000 per year. His ex-wife, a registered nurse, was making $23,000 a year.
- Judge: "Extremely Significant" Discrepancy. In 1995, a circuit court judge determined that Benishek failed to claim $100,000 income from a land management and marketing firm and called the discrepancy "extremely significant." [Michigan Messenger, 9/27/10]
- Benishek received $5,000 from Sessions. [CQ Moneyline]
Andy Barr (KY-06)
Andy Barr was a star NRCC recruit despite his work for disgraced Governor Ernie Fletcher. While his work for Fletcher was known, did the NRCC have any idea that he was convicted of using false identification and public drinking outside a liquor store and then lied about it on an official state job application?
- Barr Convicted of False ID, Charged with Public Drinking. In 1993, Barr was charged with possession of a fake Mississippi driver's license. In 1999, he was charged with public drinking in front a liquor store.
- Barr Lied on State Job Application. Barr declined to explain the circumstances behind these charges and then lied on applications for state jobs, claiming he had never "been convicted of violating any law" other than "minor traffic violations." [Lexington Herald-Leader, 4/11/10]
- Documents Mysteriously Disappeared Under Barr. While he was counsel to Fletcher, "critical documents mysteriously disappeared" and he was cited for subverting the state's open records law. [Roll Call, 7/30/10]
- Barr has received $17,500 from GOP Leadership. Barr has received at least $17,500 in contributions from GOP leadership. [CQ Moneyline]
Scott DesJarlais (TN-04)
Scott DesJarlais has been touted as a top recruit by the NRCC and one of their top races to watch. Republicans must have not asked DesJarlais about his violent behavior and divorce including him allegedly holding a pistol in his mouth for three hours and dry firing guns outside the room his wife was in.
- DesJarlais' Violent, Threatening Behavior. According to Roll Call, "Susan DesJarlais accused her former husband of "dry firing a gun outside the Plaintiff's locked bedroom door, admission of suicidal ideation, holding a gun in his mouth for three hours, an incident of physical intimidation at the hospital; and previous threatening behavior ... i.e. shoving, tripping, pushing down, etc."
- DesJarlais had Police Called on him after Harassing his Ex-Wife. In another court document from February 2001, Susan DesJarlais asked that her husband's visitation rights with their child be limited after he allegedly showed up at her apartment complex on Valentine's Day and began harassing her to the point that she called the police." [Roll Call, 9/16/10]
- DesJarlais Repeatedly Tried to Lower Child-Support Payments. DesJarlais repeatedly attempted to have his child support payments reduced during and after his divorce. [Roll Call, 9/16/10]


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Guest post by writer and children's literature expert, Elly McCausland.
Moving Stories: Children's Books from Page to Screen provides a rare insight into the complex process of adapting children's books into films. It's a process to which we probably give little thought, even if the book is a childhood favourite of our own. We are often distracted by elaborate marketing campaigns and familiar logos, and accept that these productions will be both suitable and enjoyable for our children.
However, the phrase 'suitable for children' is far more complicated that it appears. Who is this elusive 'child' that children's media is designed for? What are the characteristics of this child, and are they the same for every child?
Can we really generalise about aspects of children's taste, for example that they all appreciate slapstick comedy or stories that are heavily action-based, or that they do not have the psychological capability to grasp films that lack closure? What characteristics do we tend to impose on our idea of children, and use to shape the films we produce for them?
These are just some of the questions that we can explore through the Moving Stories exhibition.
The issue of what we think is 'suitable' for children is a fascinating one, not in the least because of how it changes over time: some of the books produced for children in the Victorian era we would probably never dream of putting in front of our children now, on account of their violence or dubious moral messages.
It's interesting to think about how different historical and cultural periods have imagined their children, and how the books (and later, films) from these periods show this. Why is it that certain children's books seem to endure and are adapted more than others?
Recent versions of Alice in Wonderland and Snow White suggest that we perceive these 'classics' as relevant to our children today, although – interestingly – newer adaptations of these books have taken on a slightly darker and more surreal tone than previous versions, and this darkness is even more evident in popular new films like the creepy Coraline.
By considering the adaptation process – from page to screen – we can think about the way the writers, producers and animators imagined their child audience. We can ask, "why did the producers make those changes or additions, and what does this mean about the audience they had in mind?"
In J.M. Barrie's original Peter Pan, the lost boys hunt and kill wild animals; in Disney's version, they wear comical Halloween-style animal costumes instead. Why? In the Grimm's version of Snow White, the wicked queen is forced to dance in red-hot shoes until she dies; what does it suggest about how the intervening years changed our perception of suitability, how Disney imagined children, that they removed this detail?
One great aspect of film adaptation for children is that it keeps alive those works of literature that they might not appreciate or be exposed to otherwise. Alice in Wonderland is actually a rather difficult read, even for adults, because of its surreal nature; Peter Pan is full of adult in-jokes that children might not understand. By producing film versions specifically for children, we can hopefully encourage them to try the books some day too, once they've grasped the basics through the film.
If you've never given much thought to what goes on behind the scenes when turning a children's book into a film or television programme, Moving Stories will hopefully open your eyes to some of the fascinating issues behind this process.
Elly McCausland is a writer, food blogger and PhD student in Arthurian children's literature. Follow her on Twitter @NutmegsSeven.
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Note: P&R = Politics and Religion
I favor a forum where only P&R discussion take place.
I could care less if it's divided into two or not.
I favor keeping just as it is. Let the User sort out the threads.
As before, your vote is appreciated.
Note: P&R = Politics and Religion
Regards, Barry
A new sticky anouncement might make sense to alert people that there is a new poll. Something with a topic like:
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I think the big gripe is people do not want to come here and wade through the P&R baloney. Just remove those topics altogether.
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YAWN.....I think I can sort it out without having someone do it for me. Plus, the more "baiting" the title, the less important the content. Really makes it kind of easy to select a more reasonable thread to read.
"My wife always wanted girls. Just not thousands and thousands of them......"
And people complain the house and senate never get anything done and or rarely right..............................
"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." Winston Churchill
I guess were in real big trouble now....talking politics on a non-tailgater site. I'm sure this will blow someone's mind in the morning as they are scanning through the new posts. How will they handle it.
No, I think it is more like....I have a day job, but do the best I can to make a nice site for everyone, but if I ask for opinions as to what they want, I always get a bunch of flack from a few individuals who can't be satisfyed.
I'm about ready to charge membership fees to eliminate the non-serious members who just want to gripe.
Tailgater will remain as it has been. Exercise your own control over it. I went as far as providing an icon for new threads for those that want to let everyone know that politics and religion are not allowed and will not be within the thread. Otherwise, assume all other threads may have either politics and/or religion discussed within them.
Regards, Barry
So that nobody ever has to talk about a subject that does not interest them, how about you create a few thousand categories based upon the Dewey Decimal System. Beekeeping would fit in there somewhere.
Or maybe would could move this whole site to Wikipedia. (That might cut down on the number of links that get posted, and it would sure save you some time).
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Steamboat Springs Columnist Rob Douglas weighed in on the Triple Crown access to Emerald Park debate last Thursday with a number of false assumptions. I don't know where Rob got his information about what I said to City Council at their meeting on the subject, but he clearly wasn't in attendance.
Emerald Park was built for local youths because Triple Crown had taken over every other park in town that had ball fields and the locals were left with no place left to play. The residents of Pamela Lane asked for an alternative access to the park out of concern for traffic and parking issues. After much debate and consideration of a number of expensive options, the council decided to leave the access on Pamela Lane. It was a bad decision, and I am not the only member of that 1996 council to say so publicly. Indeed, in 2001 City Council gave direction to staff to bring the whole question of access back for reconsideration. By then, I had moved to Pamela Lane and took no part in giving that direction.
Recognizing that Emerald Park was for local youth sports and in an effort to appease the residence of Pamela Lane, the 1996 City Council unanimously made a very public promise that Emerald Park would be forever off limits to Triple Crown. That didn't stop Triple Crown from asking for access anyway and were told no in 1998 and again in 2002.
That history has been completely absent in this most recent effort by the Chamber Resort Association to gain access to Emerald Park for Triple Crown. Per standard city process, the Parks and Recreation Commission held a hearing on the topic to advise the City Council. Despite months of discussion between the city, the Chamber and Triple Crown, no notice of the meeting was given to either the residents of Pamela Lane or the board of directors at the Botanic Park. The official city staff report written for the Commission was written by Sandy Evans Hall, the applicant! Naturally, the history of this issue was not in the report. I pointed all of this out to the Parks and Recreation Commission, but they carried on as if it were standard operating procedure. I assure you, it didn't use to be.
When the issue went before City Council, once again the history of the park, previous efforts by the Chamber and Triple Crown to gain access to it, and the promises made by City Council and upheld by two subsequent councils were nowhere to be found in the staff report. I did not, as Rob Douglas accuses, "demand" that City Council uphold past promises. I did suggest that 12 years worth of history including the promises made by previous councils were relevant to the discussion and should not be ignored.
I believe the integrity of the city as a whole should be questioned when applicants are allowed to write staff reports. I am angry that there appears to be an effort to keep Pamela Lane residents and Botanic Park board members out of the discussion by not giving notice of meetings or in the case of this last City Council meeting, four days notice. When is the Chamber and its allies at City Hall going to realize that it's not just the people that profit from Steamboat Springs that deserve a place at the table but also the people that live here?
One more thought. According to the information in the City Council packet, Triple Crown is scheduled to bring 825 teams to the area this summer. Are we to believe that Triple Crown will pack all of them to a new location if they are told they can't have Emerald Park for 12 days? This is about getting a foot in the door. This is about the next contract extension that will require full use of Emerald Park.
Jim Engelken
Steamboat Springs


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