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Canton native Ronald Ramlo credits positive thinking for long, happy life
By Lissa Blake
Tuesday, November 13, 2012 3:47 AM
At 99, Ron Ramlo of Mabel, formerly of Canton, has many memories of a happy and successful life. He spent many years working with the Civilian Conservation Corps and more building roads in the area. He served as mayor of Canton for 16 years.
(Bluff Country Reader photo by Lissa Blake)
Ron Ramlo as a young man in the Civilian Conservation Corps.
At 99 years old, Canton native Ronald Ramlo has lived through 17 U.S. presidents and outlived all eight of his siblings.
A former mayor of Canton, he is the oldest living graduate of Canton High School.
When asked how he's kept going all these years, Ramlo said, "I've always considered myself a positive thinker."
As one visits with Ramlo, who now lives at Green Lea Manor in Mabel, it is evident that he is still as sharp as can be. Not only can he still recall the year, month and exact date of many of his life's events, in many cases, he can recall the day of the week.
A good start
Ramlo was born June 29, 1913, in rural Burr Oak Township, about two miles south of Canton. The son of Hallie Pauline (Hitchcock) and William Ramlo, he was one of nine children.
"One of my favorite early memories was of my pony, Chubby. He was half racehorse and half Shetland pony. I started riding him when I was about 7," he remembered.
Because there was no kindergarten, Ramlo went directly into first grade at seven. For his first year, the school was called Canton City School, after which it consolidated with seven country schools and became Canton Consolidated Schools.
Ramlo said, even as a small boy, he remembers enjoying hard work.
"I remember in 1923, they were building a new high school in Canton and my dad got the contract for hauling the brick from the railroad. He couldn't find anyone to drive his horses, so he had me do it," said Ramlo.
It was the summer before his third grade year, and Ramlo was just 9. He spent six weeks of that summer making 20 trips a day from the railroad station to the building site, driving a team of 1,900-pound Belgians.
"It was nice because when we started school it was a brand new school," he said.
Another time, he helped his dad fulfill his poll tax responsibilities, where farmers would donate three to six days a year fixing their own roads.
"So my dad was stuck again and I volunteered to drive his horses again. It was me and a whole bunch of guys and a whole bunch of horses," he said. "I guess as a kid, I didn't think a thing about it. It was just a thing you did."
History buff
By the time he got to high school, Ramlo decided he enjoyed mechanical drawing and drafting.
"But history was my favorite subject. I took a lot of history and ended up graduating with several more credits in history than I really needed," he said.
After graduating, Ramlo immediately started working for a paving crew that was paving Highway 52. His dad worked for the state highway department, so Ramlo had an in.
"I worked enough that first summer to pay my tuition for one year at Winona State. I took industrial arts and physical education. I really wanted to be a coach," he said.
But times were tough and Ramlo couldn't afford to continue on at college. He came home and worked for a couple of years doing odd jobs.
"You'd get quite a few day jobs back then, and you'd take whatever was available," he said.
He remembered one crazy week where he and a buddy had saved up a little money and decided to go to Chicago to the Worlds Fair.
"We hopped trains like bums do. And we didn't have any place to stay," he said.
They found a pit stop for city bus drivers and put their belongings in a couple of empty lockers.
"We slept in Lincoln Park and ate on 'freebees' at the fair," he said. "Hard to believe we were there for about 10 days."
It was 1933 and Ramlo was 20 years old.
The Minnesota District of the Civilian Conservation Corps had just been established as a result of the Emergency Conservation Work Act passed by Congress.
Applicants had to be U.S. Citizens between 17 and 23 years of age, unmarried, unemployed and physically and mentally competent.
In the tough economic times of the 1930s, it looked like a good option for someone like Ramlo.
So at 22, he volunteered.
"I remember I got notice to be in Rochester at 8 a.m. on the third day of January. There were 90 of us from all over southern Minnesota," he said.
Ramlo, who was among the oldest of the volunteers, said he and the others were just milling around, when he heard someone call his name.
"Before I knew it, they had put me in charge of these 90 guys. Many were younger than I," he said. "I asked them what I was supposed to do with them, and they told me just not to lose any of them."
As usual, Ramlo took his responsibility seriously, as he and his charges boarded the train for Merifield, Minn.
"You had to watch them. A lot of these guys had never been out of their town and they would get interested in something and stray away. But I didn't lose any of them" he said.
Life in camp
When Ramlo and company arrived at the camp, they received a "whole bunch of shots" and some work clothes.
"It was like you were doing an Army life, but not Army work. We lived just like the Army and wore Army clothes. The Army run it and you lived an Army life. You didn't have a rifle, that's the only difference. You had to stand reveille in the morning and raise the flag and march to breakfast," he said.
"The Army kept you, fed you, clothed you, medicated you and the Forest Service provided the work for you," he said.
Most of the work Ramlo and the group of 250 men did for the Forest Service involved cleaning up roadsides to prevent forest fires, removing trees that were rotting or falling apart and cleaning up creeks and rivers.
The men were divided into squads of 30 and they slept in barracks, which were 24 feet by 60 feet.
Ramlo said he started out receiving $30 a month, of which $25 was mailed home. A month later, he was promoted to assistant leader, making $36 a month. A couple of months later, he was promoted to leader, where he made $45 a month.
Moving on
After he had been there for about a year and a half, Ramlo was moved to a camp near Brainerd that had gone on a food strike. (The men were refusing to work until they received better meals.)
Ramlo received another promotion, rising to the rank of Master Mess Sergeant.
"I bought the food, made the menus and worked with the kitchen managers. I ended the food strike and got them back to work," he said.
It was during his time in Brainerd that Ramlo met Phyllis Liversage, the girl he would marry, at a dance hall.
"I asked her to dance and we got along pretty good. She was a women's outerwear designer for a manufacturer in Brainerd," he said. "We dated a couple of years before we married. Back then you didn't dare get married until you had quite a bank roll."
He and Phyllis were married in 1939, the same year he returned home to work for his father's highway construction business.
The couple had two children, Donivee (Johnson) and Ronald Ramlo, Jr.
He and four of his brothers worked for his father.
"We built a bunch of the county roads south of here," he said.
When World War II came along just two years later, it was Ramlo's family occupation that prevented him from going.
"My number came up, but they looked at my profile. I was married and would be 31 on my next birthday. The guy said I was in a strategic occupation, road construction, and they sent me home to work," he said.
In the off-season when Ramlo wasn't working road construction, he sometimes went north to Brainerd, where his wife's family lived.
"I worked all winter operating heavy equipment in an iron mine, stripping the ore. I remember we had a couple of weeks where it was 55 below," he said.
Ramlo continued to work with his family business until 1968, outliving his father and brothers.
Sergeant at Arms
In the late 1960s, Ramlo received a senatorial appointment to be the Sergeant at Arms for the Minnesota State Legislature.
He spent Monday through Friday in the Twin Cities, overseeing around 30 pages.
"It's hard to explain how it works. But there are eight or 10 entrances to the Senate chambers and you have to police the doors, keeping out rebel rousers and all that kind of stuff. You had to be ready for whatever," he explained.
His other responsibility was to make sure all of the senators were in session during roll call bills.
"I remember we were once short a senator, so I had to go looking for him. He wasn't in St. Paul, and he wasn't at home. He was in northern Minnesota on a lake, fishing. So about 18 hours later he shows up," he said.
Later life
Ramlo spent most of his life in Canton, where he served as mayor for 16 years. Today, his daughter, Donivee, carries on that tradition.
When asked about his biggest heroes, Ramlo volunteered that Ronald Reagan was his favorite president.
"He took this country over after we had made it a mess. He cleaned it up with no struggle at all. He had a way about him that when he wanted something done and something done now, they did it," he said.
"He had a Congress that would work with him instead of against him. I was so disgusted with the New Deal, I had to go clear up to Reagan to find a president I liked. And you know I've been disgusted ever since," Ramlo added.
In summing up his philosophy on life, Ramlo added, "You can't stand still and have progress. And don't look back because there might be somebody gaining on you."
Ramlo's daughter-in-law, Marcia, said his two grandchildren and six great-grandchildren are extremely proud of him.
"He always set a great example for them. A positive attitude and 'Never give up.' It was a wonderful thing to hear from him," she said.
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Fantastic article...there are so many people with great stories. I wish there were a weekly publishment with only such stories!
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This is an incredible man with many passions and he has been such a great role model for my kids (his Great-Grandkids) along with his love of history.....So very Blessed to call this man family!
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Ron Ramlo, Sr.,
I've known Ron all my life and it is true that he is a positive-thinking person and has been a role-model for many of us who have grown up with him and his family. All the best to you, Ron, and enjoy each day as you always have!
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Quitting Smoking
Well, I've been smoking for about 6 years now, and I would really like to quit. I'm at about a half a pack per day, and it's just making me feel crappy in general. I've tried to quit a couple of times before cold turkey with varying degrees of success- my longest without was about 3 months. Has anyone had any success kicking the habit?
I quit cold turkey the day I realized that I was becoming dependent on cigarettes. The effects on my health were really a non-factor; I don't put a lot of stock in the idea of a "long and healthy life" because I'm a big cynic anyways. I realized that after a movie, or a meal, or sex (or any activity that precluded actually smoking) I felt like I needed a cigarette. I wasn't smoking for the satisfaction of smoking itself, I was smoking because it was becoming increasingly my habit to do so, and that really bothered me. I only smoked for about 6 months though, so maybe this won't apply to you. If you do quit cold turkey, try to avoid other people that smoke or find somebody else to quit with, otherwise you'll probably fall back into the same patterns.
Yeah, it's become very much a habit. Just woke up? Have a smoke. Walking to class? Have a smoke. Just ate? Have a smoke. I don't know when I last actually enjoyed a smoke, it's just part of my routine.
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Do some math: how much money would you save a month if you didn't smoke. If that doesn't make you quit, you're not ready yet.
A lot of people recommend substituting cigarettes with candy or gum, but for me that never really worked for me because the social aspect of smoking was such a big part of the appeal. I was so bad at meeting new people at university that I started smoking pretty much as a conversation starter. I had an old guitar just laying around my dorm, so I decided to man up and finally learn to play it. The self-confidence and friends I gained in the process replaced any residual cravings I had. If music isn't for you, the only other substitute activities I can think with that social side are gaming (which I'm sure you've tried) and exercise. I mean, you could join a book club, but that doesn't really satisfy the compulsiveness of smoking. I'm assuming you don't want to replace one addiction with another, so weed and nicotine supplements are out.
The only other advice I have is to quit drinking for a while, at least if you have cravings when you do. I had such a hard time divorcing smoking from drinking that it was impossible not to smoke when I went out with my friends. A month or two later I could destroy my liver to my heart's content; no cravings.
*The following does not constitute official healthcare advice, see doctor etc*
It sounds as though you can beat off the cravings (since you managed to last 3 months) so it's probably just the routine that's getting to you. Not sure exactly where you live, but I know that at least here in Australia there are devices which are basically plastic tubes to deliver the nicotine hit without the smoke inhalation. Can't remember what they're called, seen some of my patients using them though. That might help with the "routine" aspect of having to do something, which patches won't really help with.
You might also try your GP and see if they have any advice. Again not sure where you live but there's probably something similar to Quitline over here made up of clinicians and support workers who can give better guidance on quitting specific to you. Whatever you do though, do it now. You don't want to be struggling to breathe tethered to a bottle of medical oxygen every time you get up to take a piss.
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Cold turkey is really the best way. The main thing I'd recommend is avoid putting yourself in situations that where in you'd normally smoke (like going to a pub) esp if you have friends who still smoke (the temptation is usually too great) for quite a few months (smokers love nothing more to validate their own addiction by luring non smokers back). Also when you feel like having a cigarette instead have a small glass of water (even if that means holding two drinks). The the key thing is breaking that oral habit and of having something to do with your hands.
Also get a tin and put the money you would of spent on cigarettes into it daily (at the end of the day) and then cash it in after a couple of months. Visibly seeing what you've saved (rather than it existing in your bank account) is very powerful. Though naturally don't do this if you're massively OD.
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Have you tried/considered trying the electric cigarettes? I've seen people saying about them online the same thing a person I actually know has said, which was that he went onto them and without even particularly planning to give up as quick as he has. The guy I know was just intending to cut down at first but I think he was off cigarettes altogether in a matter of a two or three months, and he still is.[FONT=Franklin Gothic Medium][I]A brave heart and a courteous tongue. They shall carry thee far through the jungle, manling.[/I][/FONT]
As an urbaner with lot of living pressure, I often consider that smoking is not that a bad health habit. I am serious. If smoking help to reduce stress, it would be much healthier than without smoking but under huge pressure. Of course, you have to keep it under control, smoking one to two cigarette would be optimal. More than that and all the problems come.
And quitting smoking definitely require medical consultation. Dont do it yourself. If you quit all a sudden, it could be the moment when cancer strikes you. I dont know the exact why but my doctor does warn me that. Some people may even require some medicine for assistance for their bodies to be adapted to smoke-free environment. The point being, you have to gradually reduce the rate of smoke. But at what rate? That you would need a doctor to answer that.
As far as I was aware, the only addiction that can kill you with withdrawal is alcohol, everything else you can suffer through
I smoked for years. I quit cold turkey a year ago. It's not as hard as people make it out to be, but for me I was in college and grad school and I absolutely needed to smoke while I was writing. I couldn't write without it. So finally getting out of school helped me as I had less daily writing to do.
But yeah towards the end I just felt really shitty all the time and smoking wasn't fun or enjoyable as much as just something I had to do. When I lived in dorms it was more managable as I couldn't smoke in doors, which limits how much you can do, but when I got my own place I was smoking constantlly--like a pack a day. So I thought it was time to quit. Plus, I always wanted to quit before I turned 30 as while smoking is fun in your 20s, a 30+ person who still smokes is just kind of sad to me.
I do miss it, though. There was nothing more fun than getting hepped up on coffee and cigarettes and playing a twitch fest first person shooter.
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I've tried to quit unsuccessfully more times than I can keep track of so I switched from cigarettes to snus, which is not much better but at least I don't bother others and don't walk around smelling like an ashtray.
Going cold turkey really seems to be the best way to do it, but If you really want to quit but keep falling back, talk to a doctor. There are no miracle cures but there are plenty of things that can help and what's needed to make it seems to differ a lot from person to person.
Also Squirrel, that entire post just sounds.. mad.
As for quitting smoking... Cold Turkey can be done, though it is difficult. About 10-11 years ago, me and a friend both managed to quit smoking through Cold Turkey... we agreed that, if he caught me smoking, he would get violent, and if I caught him smoking I could insult/lambast/ridicule him as much as I liked. It worked... for about 18 months or so, and then we started again for some reason.
I do still smoke these days... but it's really my only vice (no chemicals/drugs, don't drink except for special occasions, eat well, sleep well etc), and I don't smoke that much (I don't smoke it for the tobacco, but something else), tend to only smoke a couple in the evening, when I'm finished with all my work and the like.
I'm somewhat wary of any of these e-cigarettes and the gum and things like that. Yes, they possibly could make quitting easier, for certain individuals. But, on the whole, I think they're just a way to squeeze a little more money out of you when you're trying to quit.
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I know there hasn't been any health studies done on them, but apart from just nicotine, they can't be as bad as cigarettes given that they don't have all the tar and additives and what not.
I've been playing instruments since I was 5, so can't start that as a replacement.
@soldant and Ian
I've seen those tubes, can't remember what they're called, they might be worth looking into. I think they're similar to the e-cigarettes.
I'm pretty sure that's false, abruptly cutting out a carcinogen doesn't prompt the onset of cancer as far as I know.
In general, I'd rather just stop without adding a new substitute to spend more money on. I suppose I just need to man up and quit, picking a date and all that. Unfortunately, final exam season isn't exactly a great time to do so.
Actually looking at the neglect of willpower alone in studies, because all of these other methods have lots of money behind them to run and publish studies into them. 2/3 - 3/4 of people who quit smoking each year, do it without assistance. It can be done.
I'll concede, from a cursory look at the research, assisted cessation does seem to be more effective than unassisted. They can help... but, then, assistance could mean some kind of behavioural therapy or something else, non-pharmacological. Something other than Nicotine Replacement Therapy. It's the pharmacological solutions I have a problem with, as I think they're unnecessary.
That said, nicotine replacement therapy does help with the cravings through stimulation of nicotinic receptors. I don't think replacement therapy is necessarily bad, because if it helps people stop smoking that's a hell of a lot better than demanding that they use willpower alone and fail several times. In my state's public healthcare sector patients are prohibited from smoking on the wards and are offered nicotine patches. Or they go off the property to smoke. Or they try to smoke in the bathrooms where there's medical oxygen, which usually results in a PCW sitting there watching them so that they don't wipe out the ward in an inferno.
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I smoke the occasional cigarette or cigar, but when I say occasional, I mean it. I last bought a pack of cigarettes in, oh, July, and I still have half of them, so that's what, one every two weeks? I just like a bit of a nicotine rush every now and then. Knowing how extraordinarily terrible it is for me keeps me from smoking any more often than that.


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4-5 stems of kale, sliced into strips
2-3 tablespoons hemp seeds, toasted
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2 small broccoli, chopped
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SCOUTS from across Bolton gathered to celebrate St George's Day at Bolton Parish Church.
The event, which featured a flag parade followed by a church service, was attended by nine scout groups and two explorer scout units from Bolton North and East.
It was held to celebrate St George, the patron saint of scouting.
From beavers as young as six to scouts aged over 18, the event attracted a wide range of volunteers.
Prior to the service, the Union Flag, St George's flag, the World Scout flag and various group flags were displayed around the church, which then formed a guard of honour for the Mayor and Mayoress of Bolton.
During the service, young people were presented with Chief Scout awards highlighting their achievements, while volunteer leaders were thanked for their support to young people.
David Bootland, Acting District Commissioner for Bolton East, said: "It's been a fantastic atmosphere — the sun was out and everyone has enjoyed themselves.
"It's very important to teach children about St George and to encourage a sense of patriotism, because it's a dying art in today's society.
"National pride is the focal point of what we stand for."
Mr Bootland added: "It makes me very proud to present Chief Scout Awards to our young people.
"They are not easily achieved." One of the groups to attend the event was The 8th Bolton East St James' Breightmet Scout Group.
Colin Carr, leader of the group, said: "Scouting is about giving these children experiences of something they wouldn't normally do.
"You can see how much this means to the children and volunteers."
Gavin Carr, aged 10, from Little Lever, is a cub scout in the group and carried one of its flags into the church.
He said: "I really enjoyed the day and I always look forward to celebrating St George's Day. It's a spectacular privilege to go out and carry the flag and show how proud I am to be in the Scouts."
Samuel Anderson, aged eight, from Breightmet, a beaver scout, added: "It is a great day and it's important to remember St George."
Bolton South with Farnworth beaver scouts unit hosted its own St George's Day parade.
Volunteers marched from The Cenotaph in Farnworth Park to St John's Church in Church Street.


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Today I want to talk about the short-term outlook for the market, but before I do, let me say that it still amazes me to listen to the gross contradictions coming out of the mouths of our lawmakers. If I thought they had a clue, I'd ascribe these comments to a perverted cynicism, but I don't think they have a clue.
Take, for example, Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D., Md.), the top Democrat on the House Budget Committee. He says that budget cuts would be "bad for job growth." Yet in the very next sentence he says "there's no disagreement on the need to reduce the deficit." Well, budget cuts are deficit reduction, so how do you say one thing is bad, yet the other is good? The statements are not only contradictory but completely irrational. That's the real frustration in all this. We are in the grips of an irrational dogma, and I've often said that an irrational belief system is like a disease within a body: If you don't eradicate it, it can kill you.
That's enough of that. Let me move on.
This morning's report on advance retail sales has some people thinking that the payroll tax increase that went into effect at the beginning of the year is starting to bite. You may think the payroll tax cut that was enacted in 2011 didn't make much of a difference, but it did -- it made a huge difference. That small reduction in the FICA tax added more than $140 billion to private wages and salaries, which equates to nearly a 1.0% addition to GDP.
Unfortunately, the reverse is now going to be true. The rise in the payroll tax will remove that much income, causing it to be a drag on the economy, all else being equal. And remember, this is even before we see the cuts that will occur under sequestration.
Why, then, is the market doing so well in the face of another fiscal cliff, a real one, and one that we'll probably go over this time? It's all about the money. What I mean is, if the government is providing enough money and demand through sufficient levels of deficit spending, then incomes, the economy and the markets will be supported.
One of the things I like to look at is the Treasury's monthly balance. In the past, I've explained that deficit spending adds to the income and savings of the private sector by definition. All those dollars spent by the government have to go somewhere. Someone's got to earn them. And if the government spends more than it collects in taxes, then it adds to the total level of financial balances in the economy.
Last October and November, we saw a huge, $300 billion net injection of spending. That's really, really, big, as the "normal" deficit (net injection) has been running at about $90 billion per month. For these two months combined, however, it was nearly twice that. It's no wonder the market climbed higher.
In December and January, that pattern reversed. The federal government ran a tiny deficit of $1 billion in December and a small surplus of $2.9 billion in January. Therefore, no net injection. Consequently, the S&P 500 was up only about 2.4% in January.
Things are now flipping back to the spending side. In the first 11 days of February, total net injections have totaled $83 billion. That's huge, and it means that the banking system and economy are flush with cash. It portends an improvement in the economic data and an almost certain ascension of the Dow and S&P 500 to new, all-time highs before this rally has any chance of being threatened by the spending cuts that will hit in March. My advice: Get long, be aggressive, and enjoy the ride while it lasts.


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Delicate lace, lush florals and whimsical flourishes—these are the hallmarks of fashion label Marchesa. And now, Georgina Chapman and Keren Craig, the design duo behind the beautifully crafted gowns, bring their stunning designs to paper. Designed exclusively for Wedding Paper Divas, the Marchesa Collection is pure romance and decadent details—perfect for wedding stationery.
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Visiting wineries. Admiring the San Francisco skyline. Boating on the bay. Enjoy the best of San Francisco in one unforgettable day.
Start your day with a sparkling wine toast and a cheese & fruit reception on board the Neptune, a 1958 classic motor vessel. As you cruise, you'll take in the picturesque, postcard views of the Bay, the Bay Bridge, and the iconic San Francisco skyline before docking on Treasure Island.
Once on the island you'll enjoy tastings at three of San Francisco's Urban Wineries: The Winery SF, Sol Rouge, and VIE Winery - San Francisco's original urban winery. You'll enjoy a flight of local, SFMade wines at each winery tasting room. Additionally you will receive $9 in "Cruise Bucks" to use towards the purchase of wine, as well as a 10% discount off all case purchases. Sit back and enjoy a glass of wine, eat at one of the local restaurants, or bring a picnic lunch along picnic lunch along as part of your afternoon in San Francisco's Wine Country. After an afternoon of wine tasting with great views along San Francisco's waterfront, with wine in hand you will return to the Neptune for your cruise back to Pier 39.
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Pfizer CEO and Stanford Professor Propose Pharma Reimbursement TreatyMike Palmedo and Sean Flynn
January 22, 2009
Pfizer CEO Jeff Kindler and Stanford University Professor John Barton have written Senator Baucus announcing their intention to bring together stakeholders to begin work on a new international treaty framework to "discipline" pharmaceutical reimbursement practices around the globe.
In their letter to the senator, Kindler and Barton state:
…we believe that the United States should consider as a trade goal the achievement of a sector-specific trade agreement among developed countries (e.g., under the aegis of the WTO, or perhaps the OECD) to ensure that pricing and reimbursement policies recognize and reward innovation and to set disciplines on government practices that undermine incentives for innovation… We would be happy to attempt to propose language defining this goal for a new trade-promotion authority bill should you wish. [emphasis added]
On February 20, Pfizer and Stanford are holding a closed, off-the-record meeting for industry, government, and civil society on incentives for R&D and access to medicines. Part of the agenda will cover obligations for developed nations, and "possible new trade negotiation goals, such as a WTO sectoral."
This new proposal is likely to draw intense scrutiny from U.S. state health officials who have been active in opposing previous efforts by the US Trade Representative to include restrictions on government pharmaceutical reimbursement policies in trade deals.
Like most other large purchasers of pharmaceuticals, state Medicaid programs negotiate drug prices through evidence-based reference pricing. The safety, efficacy and cost-effectiveness of new medicines are compared to existing ones in the same therapeutic class to create a preferred drug list (PDL). Federal law ensures that the Medicaid PDLs are open formularies, meaning that patients can access unlisted drugs after obtaining prior approval. Because drug makers desire their products to be able to be prescribed without prior approval, the PDLs have been a key mechanism for restraining drug costs for Medicaid programs. In an era of otherwise skyrocketing prices, Medicaid drug expenditures have remained flat in recent years.
A multilateral trade agreement that would "set disciplines" on reimbursement policies may seriously undermine states' ability to win discounts from drugmakers in return for placement on a PDL.
This initiative is the latest of many efforts by the pharmaceutical industry to attack systems of reference pricing. Domestically, the industry launched lawsuits challenging PDLs in Maine, Michigan, and Florida, but failed all three times. Internationally, PhRMA and individual companies have urged the US Trade Representative (USTR) in numerous submissions to take action against other developed countries that set formularies based on cost effectiveness. The industry's goals include inclusion on the bodies that construct the formularies, appeals processes for companies with unlisted products, and higher prices or reimbursements for newer, more 'innovative' products.
US trade officials have been responsive to the industry's requests for action. The Free Trade Agreements negotiated with Australia and Korea both contain sections designed regulate systems of reference pricing. The Australia FTA commits that parties to recognize the value of 'innovation,' and the Korea FTA more specifically requires parties to "appropriately recognize the value of the patented pharmaceutical product or medical device in the amount of reimbursement it provides." Both trade agreements include provisions to ensure greater industry input and appeals mechanisms. Outside of formal (and relatively transparent) FTA negotiations, US government officials from USTR and Departments of Commerce, State, and Health and Human Services have formed a task force that meets with other developed nations to lobby for changes to their pricing and reimbursement systems. This task force has advocated policy changes in Japan, Germany, and elsewhere that reflect the US pharmaceutical industry's goals.
For an example of what the language may resemble, see Chapter Five of the Korea-US Free Trade Agreement.1 Additionally, the USTR's 2008 National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers describes the US government's positions in pharmaceutical negotiations with Germany, Japan, and other developed nations.
1. The pharmaceutical chapter of the Korea-US Free Trade Agreement includes a footnote that exempts Medicaid from the terms of the chapter. This footnote resulted from advocacy by state leaders to protect Medicaid and other state government programs from the terms of the Agreement. Despite similar efforts by state leaders, a similar carve-out for Medicaid was not included in the US-Australia FTA. There is no guarantee that future trade deals will include similar protections for states.


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Topic: Hi Honey, I'm BAACK!
Arrived home yesterday and it was the worst day I have had yet. Pain kicked in that was unbelievable. I now have that under control and pray it stays that way. Forgive my spelling but the Percoset is amazing. I will slowly have to play some catch-up here for a few days but am writing to "my family" before even sending out a e mails to friends and etc. That is how much I missed you.
A SPECIAL thank you to our special Marion for keeping you all posted and Teddy always made sure I knew that his "girlfriend" had called.
So far as I know this was the final report...the "new" tumor that was found with my colonoscopy the day before surgery was benign as well as all lymph nodes. I was resected where the colon and intestine meet. I think they meet there on Friday nights for drinks after work. Robin (daughter) said they removed about 5 inches, not enough for a tummy tuck.
The original "mass" was a low grade cancer and all of that was also removed successfully. I have to make an appointment today for 10 days from now and will know more how we are to proceed. Thank God I did the colonoscopy before surgery or they would not have found the new tumor and would have had to have a second surgery. It interesting that the Doctor went through my old hysterectomy scar and then about 3 inches higher. Scar looks better than ever! No stitches, that Elmer's glue is a miracle.
One of the best things I did was not talk on the phone and no visitors. In fact I will not see anyone until tomorrow. Everyone has kindly respected my wishes. Hope you can make out some sense of my ramblings, its am here, but I just wanted to say Hi!
Kris: Hope you are doing better than when I went on my vacation!
Louise: Sorry to hear about the Merry Go Round ride you are having.
Next, we have an appointment with Teddy's RadMan on the 23rd to see how we will proceed with his "new" spot. My poor little boy sure has had a lot on his plate. On the 27th is his 77th birthday and he also will be a 4 year 3 month survivor of a Whipple. Know what? Its good to be back!


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After reading Jenny Bhatt's post, Reader Question: Turning a Hobby into a Business, it is (high tea) time to take my passion for tea onto the track of doing business with other tea enthusiasts. I will combine my 10+ years blogging experience of creating online content with a longtime consumption of the beverage from the plant called Camellia sinensis. Rachel Parker: I am ready to "eat my Wheaties"! ;)
For X-mas, I got an e-book reader (Letto) designed by Bookeen (Cybook Odyssey).
Ebook reader designed by Bookeen
Now it is time to learn all the features (e.g., how to download a book with Adobe Digital Editions) and do research on the self-publishing industry and e-book market. What could I learn from Seth Godin's new Kickstarter project, "The Icarus Deception"?
Here is an excerpt from Alexandra Alter's article, Your E-book Is Reading You:
There are some 40 million e-readers and 65 million tablets in use in the U.S., according to analysts at Forrester Research. In the first quarter of 2012, e-books generated $282 million in sales, compared with $230 million for adult hardcover books, the Association of American Publishers recently found.
Meanwhile, the shift to digital books has fueled an arms race among digital start-ups seeking to cash in on the massive pool of data collected by e-reading devices and reading apps. New e-reading services, which allow readers to purchase and store books in a digital library and read them on different devices, have some of the most sophisticated reader tracking software. The digital reading platform Copia, which has 50,000 subscribers, collects detailed demographic and reading data—including the age, gender and school affiliation of people who bought particular titles, as well as how many times the books were downloaded, opened and read—and shares its findings with publishers. Copia aggregates the data, so that individual users aren't identifiable, and shares that information with publishers that request it.
(WSJ.com, July 19, 2012.)
I am thinking of starting out with shorter stories (see "Kindle Singles: compelling ideas at their natural length") with a twist, like the e-book, Tea Party Fairy Tales. I want to create a Tea Party Manifesto in order to connect tea enthusiasts around the globe. My vision: Tea For The Win! My mission: "Tea53"...
So far, I have ordered the following e-books:
- "Kom igång & skriv!" ("Get about & write!" in Swedish) by Johanna Wistrand.
- "Lyckas med bokutgivning" ("Succeeding with book publishing" in Swedish) by Sölve Dahlgren, Lars Rambe och Ann Ljungberg.
- The Flinch by Julien Smith.
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text: Ramadan's first Friday Prayer has been crowdedly performed in Canada. As there is no enough space in some of the mosques, Friday prayer has been performed in twice or more rounds. The sermons, experienced in these mosques, include information about the Ramadan and virtues of fasting. In the center of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), which is located near Toronto, the Friday prayer has also been performed in twice rounds. Moreover, some donations have been collected for Pakistan. As the schools are on summer holiday, Canadians have performed their Friday prayers all together with their family members and celebrated each other on the occasion of Ramadan. The parking lot of the center could not meet the parking needs of the visitors although it has been constructed enough for 500 vehicles under normal conditions. Also the local police has been obliged to coordinate the heavy traffic in the region.


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Offered in either LS or LT trim level, the 2012 Chevrolet Express Passenger van is sold as either the 1500, 2500 and 3500 chassis configurations. Standard features on the 2012 Chevrolet Express Passenger Van include front air conditioning, StabiliTrak, AM/FM stereo and OnStar. LT models of the 2012 Express Passenger van add a larger standard equipment assortment which includes a Chrome Appearance Package, rear air conditioning and heating, power windows as well as remote keyless entry. Eight passenger seating is found on the 1500 level of the 2012 Chevrolet Express. The Express 2500 upgrades to 12 occupants while an extended wheelbase Express 3500 LS available for up to 15 passengers. The 2012 Chevrolet Express Passenger van line-up is powered through a range of 8-cylinder engines. On the Express 1500 Passenger model, a Vortec 5.3 liter V-8 powers the van with 310 horsepower through a 4-speed automatic transmission. A 4.8 liter as well as 6-liter V-8 engine choice is available on the Express 2500 and 3500 for gasoline or E85 blended fuel use. Added in 2011, a 6.6 liter Duramax turbodiesel V-8 powerplant can be added to the 2012 Express 3500 Passenger van providing 525 pounds-feet of torque. All models come standard with rear wheel drive but the 2012 Chevrolet Express 1500 Passenger vans can be fitted with an optional all-wheel drive system.Read more Read less
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Sometimes, only a full-sized van will do. Whether you need to haul a dozen or more people or tow 9,500 pounds of equipment, the Chevy Express is one of the few vehicles that can accomplish it. The base Express starts just under $30,000. All non-diesel Express models can use E85 Flex Fuel.
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A WORCESTERSHIRE couple who have worked with Acorns Children's Hospice for nearly 20 years have passed the fund-raising bug onto their family.
John and Dorothy Todd, from Stourport, have supported the hospice since the very beginning, but earlier this year the veteran volunteers handed the fund-raising over to their three sons and one grandson.
Sons Steve, Adrian, Mike and grandson Chris decided to take on the 960-mile long John O'Groats to Land's End cycle challenge in August.
The foursome raised £8,051 for the hospice, making the couple very proud of their family.
Mrs Todd, whose husband was previously chairman of the Worcestershire Acorns Support group, said: "We are proud of them."
The men began the ride, which is the longest point-to-point ride in the country, on August 12 in Scotland and took 10 days to complete the challenge. The group met with the family and supporters at the hospice on day seven of their trip.
Steve Todd posted about the visit on a blog documenting the trip. He said: "We made good time and were only three minutes late. Mr and Mrs Todd senior had laid on the expected spread for lunch so we tucked in.
"In the afternoon we visited the Acorns hospice in Worcester where we were met by staff, patients and Mike's son Dan. We were made to feel really welcome and were shown some of the facilities our fund-raising will go to support. We even had a banner."
They faced a number of obstacles along the way including having to shelter in a builder's shed during a storm of "near biblical proportions"
on the last leg.
Carole Crowe, Acorns' fund-raising manager for the Three Counties, said: "This was a wonderful donation.
The Todd family's faithful support is brilliant, as it costs £750 a day per child to care for Acorns children – mostly raised from such generous members of the community."


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The Stephen Dankner Collection of Musical Works and Papers documents the life and work of award-winning contemporary composer Stephen Dankner. The documents in this collection range from Dankner's early college years to his last years in New Orleans. The majority of the items in this collection are original holograph scores and parts by Dankner as well as sketches (rough-draft pencil outlines for pieces, usually incomplete), printed scores, and research notes. Correspondence includes letters to and from copyright agencies, friends, performers, publishing companies, record labels, recording studios, and teachers. The collection also contains concert programs, newspaper and electronic reviews, press releases, and photos. A large portion of the collection is dedicated to the creation and premiere by the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra of Symphony No. 5: Odyssey of Faith (2001).
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Award-winning American composer Stephen Dankner (b. 1944) has written works that includes orchestral, vocal, chamber, and electronic music. He has released numerous published scores and CD recordings, and his pieces have been performed across the United States as well as abroad. As an educator Dankner has taught extensively at the university and high-school levels, and he taught various music classes at Loyola University New Orleans across a nearly thirty year span.
Stephen Dankner was born in Brooklyn, New York on November 5, 1944. He received a Bachelor of Music from New York University in 1966, a Master of Arts from Queens College in 1968, and a Doctor of Musical Arts from The Juilliard School in 1971. He taught for several years at Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts before moving to New Orleans in 1979. In New Orleans, Dankner taught for the New Orleans public school system Talented in the Arts Program, the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA) where he served as chair, and Loyola University New Orleans. In 2006 he moved from the New Orleans area to Williamstown, Massachusetts where he was a Research Associate at Williams College.
Commissioned orchestral works have been performed by orchestras including the National Symphony Orchestra, Albany Symphony Orchestra, Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra, Nashville Symphony, Kansas City Symphony, Longwood Symphony, and Laredo Philharmonic. In 2006 Dankner was commissioned by the Nürnberg Symphoniker to compose a work for their 60th anniversary season. From 2004-2007 he served as composer-inresidence with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra. He has released seven CD recordings on the Albany, Centaur, Gasparo, and Romeo labels. Dankner has been the recipient of numerous awards, fellowships, and residencies throughout his career.
Dankner's primary teachers were Roger Sessions, Paul Creston, and Vincent Persichetti. In New Orleans he worked closely with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra's conductor Klauspeter Seibel. Although his training and earlier music were influenced by twentieth-century atonality, Dankner's later works exhibit a more tonal late-Romantic tradition. Dankner mixes chromaticism and folk music, tempered with lush orchestration and lyrical melodies, to create pieces that are masterfully written and emotionally complex. There have been four PhD dissertations written about Dankner's works.
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The appreciation, or lack of it was not addressed, but I think it also would affect the outcome.
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True IF the individual with money already has enough to meet basic needs
My health insurance will not cover all the physical therapy I need. I finally received social security benefits, so I am going to pay for my own additional therapy. And THAT makes me happy, I think that's a circumstance that this talk doesn't address -- of course it makes one happy to do for others, but if one lacks for something of vital importance -- basic food, clothing, shelter, medical care -- I would disagree that one should give away money they truly need. I have already also given some to charity, but I believe that's more of a duty. The idea of helping someone else is of somewhat less importance to me at this time than the idea of getting the care I need to return to a more normal life.


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COUNCIL chiefs are exploring ways in to restrict the number of takeaway outlets in Blackburn with Darwen.
The borough currently has 176 fast food restaurants, a figure which has drawn concerns from health commissioners.
Blackburn with Darwen is regularly highlighted as one of the least healthy boroughs in the country, with experts pointing to the high levels of alcohol and fatty foods being consumed.
Ron O'Keeffe, chairman of the council's health overview and scrutiny committee, has called for tougher licensing and planning laws to help kerb the number of takeaways and off-licenses, saying councils should be given more powers to refuse applications.
And Dominic Harrison, the council's director of public health, said: "Takeaway outlets placed in areas of high footfall mean the least healthy eating options are made available to more people more of the time.
"While we're not opposed to people choosing what they eat, an over-abundance of fast food is harmful to health and long-term can cause a higher level of preventable disease such as cancer and heart disease.
"As a council we're looking at what we can do to address the situation, including options to restrict applications for takeaways in certain circumstances, for example near schools."
But Keyvan Fani, owner of the Godfather Pizza House in Darwen, said: "Takeaway food isn't necessarily unhealthy. We make sure our menu has healthy options available, with things like granary and gluten-free pizza bases.
"We give our customers the option. I think we're in a time now when people have very busy social lives and don't always have time to cook. It's all about what saves time and is efficient."
A fast food worker in Blackburn town centre, who asked not to be named, said: "I don't think there are too many. We get a lot of people coming in every day and we are really busy.
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The detective who cracked the Sian O'Callaghan murder case will face a fight for his career when he goes before a Wiltshire Police conduct hearing on Monday.
The panel, made up of independent members, will be tasked with deciding whether or not Detective Superintendent Steve Fulcher committed gross misconduct in relation to the case of Sian O'Callaghan and Becky Godden-Edwards.
The panel was established after the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) found that Det Supt Fulcher had a case to answer for gross misconduct relating to three alleged breaches to the Standards of Professional Behaviour, as outlined by the Police Conduct Regulations 2008.
The hearing is expected to last five days and is due to conclude on Friday, January 24 when a decision is likely to be made.
A spokesman said: "It would be inappropriate for Wiltshire Police to make any comment until the hearing has concluded."
Det Supt Fulcher faced allegations that he breached the rights of murderer Christopher Halliwell during the hunt for Sian, who disappeared in March 2011 after a night out in Swindon.
At one stage the hunt for Sian centred on Savernake Forest, however, her body was found close to the Uffington white horse several days later.


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Yesterday was one of those burst-of-flavors comfort food days for me. How about some homemade pork 'n beans for a side? First, I had to roast some thick bacon.
Meanwhile, the beans were just getting tender on the stovetop in just plain chicken stock. And now it's time to bring them out and add all the ingredients. I find it so nice to have the genuine Navy beans for this rather than any of the other white bean varieties. I added things like tomato sauce, dark corn syrup, onion powder, paprika, and of coorse the cutup bacon.
Let's move on to the burgers for now. As indicated these were meant to be somewhat German influence inspired. I made a dressing that included mixing mayo and some of this Ingelhoffer stone ground mustard (plenty hot, this one).
Turkey patties with melted cheese, Time to build...
On to toasted whole wheat buns go the patties, sauerkraut (to which I added a generous amount of caraway seeds for that "rye" flavor, the special dressing, and a little reserved bacon. At last time to eat...
And a bowl of them pork and beans (cracked crack black pepper on top).
No McD's for me, thank you! That meal sure floated my boat. So many flavors working well together!


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Emily was a MOTHER, not a mother but THE REAL THING. Her life was all wrapped up, a box with brownbag paper and knotted, in her children. she wore shapeless beige dresses over her thin, soft body. Her hair had been carefully pulled back and knotted possibly three days ago.
she had four boys, like puppies tumbling out of the box they slept in, each boy riding roughshod over the one younger. The boys were casually cruel and destructive, leaving a trail of shards and frayed edges.
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Roughshod \Rough"shod\, a.
Shod with shoes armed with points or calks; as, a roughshod
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To ride roughshod, to pursue a course regardless of the
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roughshod - definition from wn
adj 1: (of a horse) having horseshoes with projecting nails to
prevent slipping
2: (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict
pain or suffering; "a barbarous crime"; "brutal beatings";
"cruel tortures"; "Stalin's roughshod treatment of the
kulaks"; "a savage slap"; "vicious kicks" [syn:
barbarous, brutal, cruel, fell, savage,
3: unjustly domineering; "incensed at the government's
heavy-handed economic economic policies"; "a manager who
rode roughshod over all opposition" [syn: heavy-handed]
"wearing shoes," 1382, from M.E. pp. of shoe (v.), surviving chiefly in compounds, e.g. roughshod, slipshod, etc.
usageto do what you want without giving any attention to other people or their wishes:
- They accused the government of riding roughshod over parliamentary procedure.
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Halfway Home, Triple B-Funk and Noize From The Basement are among the bands selected to advance to the 2013 Final Exam in the Tri-C High School Rock Off.
The Final Exam will be Feb. 9 at the House of Blues in Cleveland, starting at 4 p.m.
"In all reality, all three of us were completely shocked," said Emily Gambone of Brimfield, lead singer and guitarist for Noize from the Basement. "We already counted ourselves out after the second band was announced, because we didn't think we were the last one. We were still smiling the next day."
Noize from the Basement had been scheduled to compete in the semi-finals last year but had to withdraw after their drummer Logan McNeal of Tallmadge was diagnosed with cancer.
"This was our second time performing in the Rock-Off, and it was just as fun as it was two years ago," Gambone said. "The workers and staff at the House of Blues were all very nice and made the bands feel welcome. Also, the bands we played with were very supportive and talented."
"The whole experience was amazing, meeting other kids who share the same interests as you and playing at a place like the House of Blues," added Holly Camp, the bassist for Noize from the Basement.
Austin Bianco, Aurora resident and guitarist for Triple B-Funk, said he and the other members of the band were excited to advance to the final round. Bianco also is the lead guitarist for Halfway Home, which also will be playing in the Final Exam.
"We have worked very hard to make it, and feel that our hard work has payed off," Bianco said. "Our plan is to come on stage, play an awesome and powerful set, go absolutely nuts, and blow everyone away. We are tightening up our set from the first round and are looking forward to playing."
Gambone said that once the finals were over, the band had another mission: to go to a studio to record its next album.
"We are very excited about this project and can't wait to start it," Gambone said.
Bianco said that Triple B-Funk planned to write more music, and had "some spring shows lined up already."
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Final Exam tickets will be $10 and will be available only from the participating Rock Off bands. The event is open to all ages.
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The winning band will receive $1,000 cash and $200 for their respective high school music program. Second place will receive $250 cash and $100 for their respective high school music program and third place will receive $150 cash.
The winning band will receive the opportunity to open up for a Live Nation or House of Blues Concert and an appearance on Tri-C's cable television program Crooked River Groove and perform a 45-minute concert in front of a studio audience while being professionally videotaped and recorded. In addition, the band will be featured on the three-time Emmy Award-winning program Words & Music, with an interview and unplugged performance. Both shows are produced by Cuyahoga Community College's Smart TV, with support from the Recording Arts & Technology Program.
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A lively debate is expected when Ilkley Civic Society holds an open meeting about the forthcoming Bradford District Local Plan next Thursday.
The meeting, at Church House, Church Street, is open to members of the public who may have concerns about the Local Plan Core Strategy.
The strategy is expected to enter a six-week comment period shortly, prior to a public inquiry.
Although the number of houses planned for Wharfedale has been reduced, Ilkley is still required to provide land for a further 800 homes up to 2028 – and the Civic Society is concerned this will mean building on green belt.
The society says there are very few sites that can be used within the boundary of the town and Bradford Council has indicated that land currently designated as green belt will have to be used.
It is asking residents if they feel Ilkley's rural setting makes it distinctive, if they would like to see this maintained – and if they are concerned about the lack of infrastructure, such as transport, school places, jobs and health facilities.
The meeting starts at 7.30pm.