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Started in the year 1999 with a 150-bed facility, Global Hospitals is an Indian multi-specialty tertiary care. Now spread over the major cities in the country, Global Hospitals specialize in advanced clinical services from various disciplines. Global Hospitals function on the basis of their motto: "There is More to Life." They envision to combine advanced technology with clinical expertise paired with world-class infrastructure and facilities to deliver healthcare on par with international standards. This hospital boasts saving many critical patient's lives by giving a new lease of life through their clinical powerhouse. The Global Hospitals were founded by Dr. K. Ravindranath, a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons from Glasgow & Edinburgh and has now grown to be one of the sorts of institutions for healthcare in the country. The Global Hospitals Group are now Gleneagles Global which is a part of the Parkway Pantai group.
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When Should I Start Social Security Benefits?
This decision could be one of the most important you'll ever make
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En español | Q: At what age should I start my Social Security retirement benefits?
A: Decisions, decisions, decisions. For many people, when to claim Social Security is one of the most significant choices they will ever make. The timing of the first check affects how much they'll get from Social Security and what benefits will be available for spouses, children and, eventually, survivors.
If you're now trying to make that decision, here are some things to think about.
Social Security lets you begin your payments as early as age 62, as late as age 70, or any time in between. The longer you wait, the larger your monthly payments.
To get started, ask yourself, "How long do I expect to live?" That's an important financial question because if you plan to wait until 70 for your benefits but you die at 66, you will have gotten nothing. But if you wait until 70 and then live to 86, you'll be ahead of the game.
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You can also consult the online Social Security Life Expectancy Calculator. It will ask you whether you're male or female and the date of your birth and then tell you how much longer people like you live, on average.
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Regardless of your likely life span, you'll also want to consider how much money you have now. If you're destitute at age 62, it makes sense to begin benefits. If you're doing all right financially, consider putting it off. Your savings may eventually run out; Social Security payments will run for the rest of your life, regardless of how long that may be.
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For the past decade the American Booksellers Association has been warning about the need for succession plans and the graying of booksellers. While some well-known bookstores have sold in recent years and a number of new bookstores have opened their doors, 2012 proved to be a pivotal year for a number of stores founded 25 or more years ago. In January, Clark Kepler announced that he would retire and the future of Kepler's Books and Magazines in Menlo Park, Calif., seemed precarious until Booksmith owners Praveen Madan and Christin Evans stepped in. The following months saw for-sale signs at R.J. Julia Booksellers in Madison, Conn.; Mystery Lovers Book Shop in Oakmont, Pa.; That Bookstore in Blytheville, Ark.; and Inkwood Books in Tampa, Fla., among others.
Some bookstores have changed hands. But others, like Pinocchio's children's bookstore in Memphis, closed when owners Judy Korones, age 80, and Miriam Epstein, age 73, couldn't find a buyer.
Below are some thoughts from three booksellers who are exiting the business; two are selling their stores and a third will close at year's end.
Roberta Rubin, age 75, owner of the Book Stall at Chestnut Court in Winnetka, Ill.
PW's 2012 Bookstore of the Year.
Founded in 1972, three potential buyers.
Early days: Rubin began her bookselling career at Glencoe Book Shop, before buying the Book Stall in 1982. Five years later she purchased Chestnut Court and more than doubled her space when she moved into a 2,500-sq.-ft. location. In 1999, the store added a third awning and another 1,000 sq. ft. "Of course, the heart and soul of this growth are the books and the authors who write them and the readers who enjoy them," wrote Rubin on the store's 25th anniversary. That sentiment continues to make the Book Stall a community favorite.
Challenges: "All the undulations, all the cycles of bookselling. In the late 1980s, Crown opened and left, then Barnes & Noble and Borders opened all around us. That was the hardest part of the '90s. [Today] I suppose the e-book and so much going on with the computer, the iPad, the cellphone—all the things that keep people busy," says Rubin. She also cites the "A" word, Amazon, as a disrupter, as well as the economy. "I think 2008 hit us between the eyes," she says. "With the decline in the economy we saw sales drop." Sales have since rebounded.
Advice to new booksellers: "Think smaller" is at the top of Rubin's list. She started with 1,000 sq. ft. and expanded to 5,000 sq. ft. and persuaded Caribou Coffee, then independent, to open a store on the corner. "Now I don't feel you need as much space," says Rubin. "You can do events off-site. If I had to do it again, I'd reduce my space." Although she frequently does five or six events a day, that's one area where she wouldn't make any cuts. "I think events are our cachet, our signature ability to meet the bottom line. We do some online business, but events are what pull them in. I'm saying to the people looking at my store, keep it up." And, she adds, "be a friend to your community. Community involvement is one of the top requirements."
Nancy Olson, age 71, owner of Quail Ridge Books & Music in Raleigh, N.C.
PW's 2001 Bookseller of the Year.
Founded in 1984, on the market since November.
Early days: "Algonquin Books [in Chapel Hill] started the same year we did. A renaissance of Southern writing helped us grow," says Olson, who was one of the first booksellers to hold author readings. She also attributes the store's growth to her husband, Jim, who funded the store's 1994 move to its current location and its expansion from 1,200 sq. ft. to 9,400 sq. ft. At a time when other bookstores were adding cafes, Olson surveyed her customers about whether they wanted a coffee shop or more books. "One hundred percent said more books," says Olson.
Challenges: "Our sales were growing so rapidly, I don't think I ever felt challenged until Amazon came along. We weathered the chains and ducked by offering personal service and books," says Olson, who is bitter about Amazon's special treatment over sales tax. The store also weathered 9/11, when sales dropped from a peak of $3.4 million to $3 million; the rise of e-books; and a bookkeeper who embezzled nearly $400,000. Today, she says, "we're surviving, thriving, and making a profit."
Advice to new booksellers: "Develop your philosophy of good books and good service, and stick to it. We carry Fifty Shades of Grey, but that's not what we're known for and what made us strong. We've got to be special. Have your mission and stick to it," says Olson, who would like to stay connected to the store after it is sold.
Larry Robin, age 70, owner of Robin's Books in Philadelphia, Pa.
Founded in 1936, closing December 31.
Early days: Robin began working in his grandfather's store when he graduated from high school in 1960. "[It was] a wonderful period," he says. "Paperbacks were just starting to boom. The civil rights movement and the feminist movement were just starting. The antiwar movement was growing. We were the test case for Tropic of Cancer." Robin's was the only store in Philadelphia to carry the Henry Miller novel and sold 7,000 copies in one week.
Challenges: "The point at which discounters like Encore arose," says Robin. "What that started is that [new] books aren't worth the price that's printed on them. [More recently] Amazon used books as a loss leader to get mailing lists to sell you junk. Bookstores used to be able to supplement new book sales with used books. Amazon's stolen that, too. You can't compete with them and they've raised their rates" to used-book resellers. While Robin's made it through tough times by buying its building in 1980, no more. "Bookselling is a hobby. My hobby just got too expensive," says Robin, who will continue producing author events through Moonstone Arts Center, the nonprofit he started in 1983. But he won't be selling books at them, because people come to readings with books they bought at Amazon.
Advice to new booksellers: "You have to think about a narrow market. There's no such thing as loyalty. What you'll have is a clientele that comes to you, because you're serving them. It's almost the underground economy, because it's not quite big enough for Target to sell it. The problem in the digital age, and this isn't just Amazon, anybody can get anything online. The danger is they never see anything they weren't looking for."


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A recent poll revealed that 26% of Canadians believe God created humans within the last 10,000 years.
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Aretha Franklin is recovering well from last week's surgery for an undisclosed condition, two of the Queen of Soul's relatives and the Rev. Jesse Jackson said on Wednesday.
But the relatives and Rev. Jackson, the civil rights leader and a Franklin family friend, would not confirm or deny scattered reports Wednesday that the singer suffers from cancer.
"This girl is doing great and they need to stop it," Franklin's cousin, Brenda Corbett, told the Detroit Free Press, referring to a National Enquirer report that claimed the soul legend has pancreatic cancer and just months to live.
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"Aretha is doing better than doctors expected," Corbett said. "She has a long life in front of her and will be back in concert, on stage, late spring or early summer."
Franklin, the 68-year-old "Respect" singer, has been mum on her exact condition since announcing last month she'd cleared her touring schedule through May on "doctor's orders."
Last week, she revealed in a statement to The Associated Press that she'd undergone surgery that was "highly successful."
"God is still in control," Franklin said in the statement. "I had superb doctors and nurses whom were blessed by all the prayers of the city and the country."
On Wednesday, Franklin's sister-in-law, Earline Franklin, and Rev. Jackson spoke about Franklin's condition to news outlets but would not respond to anonymously-sourced reports that claimed her mystery ailment was cancer.
"Aretha is doing absolutely wonderful," Earline told the Free Press. "All the prayers and well wishes have supported her and she's doing well."
In an interview with the AP, Jackson said he'd he visited Franklin four or five times recently and was impressed by her progress.
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Should a Private Tech Giant Be Designing Cities?
Google's sister company wants to build the city of the future on Toronto's waterfront, raising concerns over privacy and the role of government.
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Pundits keep predicting the religious group's decline as a political force. But they may actually be gaining influence.
August 31, 2018
Disney Walks Away From Millions in Economic Incentives
Is one of corporate America's savviest companies reconsidering its reliance on subsidies, or is it seeking to avoid further regulation?
July 3, 2018
Amid Scandal and Explosive Growth, Nashville Ponders Its Future
Like many other Sunbelt cities, Music City is trying to figure out what kind of place it wants to be.
April 9, 2018
Outside Disneyland, a Reminder for Governments to Be Careful What They Wish for
Cities have become increasingly focused on doing whatever it takes to attract large corporations. But it's hard to govern a one-company town. Just ask Anaheim.
January 24, 2018
Police Departments Grapple With Who Should Hold Them Accountable
Scandals surrounding abuse and corruption are spurring cities across the country to adopt civilian oversight boards. But some argue they have the opposite effect that advocates are looking for.
November 27, 2017
Can Other States Tap Tennessee's Secret Sauce for Government Efficiency?
Once seen as a laggard in public administration, the state is now a leader.
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Jails are filled with low-risk offenders awaiting court dates. There's bipartisan support to change that, so why is it still hard to get anything done?
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One of the most dangerous small cities in the country, an hour outside Chicago, is paying officers to live where their relationship with residents is most broken.
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Economists, sociologists and political scientists have recently identified single-family zoning as a major obstacle to building more of it. Could that change soon?
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They're into more than showmanship. They're struggling to turn the gambling mecca into a thriving 21st century urban place.
November 28, 2016
David Brown's Career Highlights Difficulties of Reforming Police
The Dallas police chief was hailed as a national leader, yet his own cops wanted him to quit.
September 1, 2016
25 Years Later, What Happened to 'Reinventing Government'?
The ambitious public management crusade of the 1990s has made a mark on governments everywhere. But it's fallen short of some of its goals.
April 11, 2016
Synthetic Drugs: An Emerging, Evolving Threat
While states are focused on the opioid epidemic, they may not be paying enough attention to the lab-created drugs that are hard to control.
March 22, 2016
How One City Solved Its Domestic Violence Problem
Can the strategy, which was originally developed to reduce gang violence, be replicated elsewhere?
November 19, 2015
The Man Supposed to Fix America's Relationship With Cops
Obama called on Philadelphia Police Chief Charles Ramsey, among others, to change the future of law enforcement. Will his unorthodox ideas make a difference or just alienate his fellow officers?
September 3, 2015
Assessing the Nation's Most Ambitious Education Reforms, 1 Year Later
As states around the country embrace Tennessee's turnaround model, the experience of one Memphis high school shows policymakers about its potential and perils.
August 3, 2015
A Model for Decriminalizing Mental Illness in America
America's jails are filled with people suffering from severe psychological problems. But largely thanks to one judge, Miami found ways to keep the mentally ill out of incarceration and in treatment.
March 1, 2015
In Memphis, Revolt Overshadows Education Reform's Successes
Driven by fear and frustration, protesters are starting to drown out the supporters of the nation's most ambitious attempt to fix failing schools.
January 1, 2015
Changing a Culture Inside and Out of School
Fixing a failing school may require a complete change in culture. That's not an easy thing to achieve, but Memphis is trying.
November 1, 2014
What If States Just Sold Marijuana Themselves?
Voters legalized pot in three more places Tuesday, and now they have to decide how to regulate it. Some favor the government selling the drug directly to consumers over creating a for-profit pot industry.
October 1, 2014
The Nation's Most Ambitious Effort to Fix Failed Schools
What happens in Memphis will reveal the power -- and limits -- of education reform.
August 1, 2014
Does Eric Garcetti Have a Big Enough Vision for L.A.?
In breaking with his predecessors, the mayor isn't focused on one or two big priorities. Instead, he's sweating the small stuff -- at least for now.
June 1, 2014
America's Biggest Drug Problem Isn't Heroin, It's Doctors
Painkillers prescribed by both well-intentioned doctors and so-called "criminals in white coats" are driving the overdose epidemic. States and cities are pioneering ways to control it.
April 1, 2014
Rural Hospitals Are on Life Support
Hospitals may be rural America's single most important and most endangered institution. Between having to serve some of the sickest and most expensive populations and federal cuts, can small town America save more from closing?
January 1, 2014
A Battle Over School Reform: Michelle Rhee vs. Diane Ravitch
As the No Child Left Behind era ends and Common Core begins, two education heavyweights face-off over what we've learned and where we've gone wrong.
December 9, 2013
William Bratton is the Right Man for the Job. Really.
New York City's new police chief, who previously led the force under Rudy Giuliani, is a controversial choice. But to understand why Bill de Blasio picked him, look at what Bratton accomplished in Los Angeles.
October 1, 2013
Chicago Fights Gang Violence with Facebook
After experiencing a homicide rate that earned it international attention last year, Chicago is upending the traditional style of policing and using social networks to rank people's likelihood of killing and being killed.
September 23, 2013
10 Questions with One of Obamacare's Architects
On the eve of the implementation of one of Obamacare's most significant provisions, Governing spoke to Harvard economist David Cutler.
September 1, 2013
California Republicans Try to Reenergize the GOP
The California Republican Party's willingness to embrace unconventional leadership may provide insights into what the GOP will need to do to win elections nationally in the coming era of the white minority.
March 29, 2013
Should Local Government Be Run Like Silicon Valley?
Cities are contracting with Code for America -- what some call "the Peace Corps for geeks" -- in an effort to seed Silicon Valley virtues in local government.
February 28, 2013
The Power and Danger of Setting Extreme Goals
Extreme goals are ambitious and attention grabbing. They also often seem impossible -- and that can be a problem.
September 28, 2012
Milwaukee Police Give 911 a Facelift
Milwaukee has overhauled how it responds to serious crimes -- but not without criticism. Are the risks of challenging policing's status quo worth the rewards?
June 29, 2012
Cathy Lanier Changes Policing in D.C. and Maybe Nation
The police chief's rejection of zero-tolerance policing that's driven urban crime fighting for a generation may change the future of public safety in America.
June 26, 2012
Neighborhood Watch
Rob Sampson's Great American City points the way toward a new understanding of how cities function.
May 31, 2012
Can Universal Health Care Work Without a Mandate?
President Barack Obama and the 26 states trying to overturn his federal health reform law say no, but some states have some real-world experience that could answer that question.
April 30, 2012
Kitzhaber: Three-Time Governor Turning Oregon's Tide
John Kitzhaber once called Oregon "ungovernable." Now, he's forging bipartisan alliances that are making it one of the best-governed states in the nation.
March 30, 2012
Ex-Police Chief William Bratton Discusses Government Collaboration in New Book
In Collaborate or Perish!, William Bratton and Harvard Kennedy School senior researcher Zachary Tumin tell governments how they can work together more often and more effectively.
February 28, 2012
Connecticut Moves Away from Medicaid Managed Care
Connecticut's Rod Bremby is finding novel ways to connect health and human services.
January 31, 2012
How Game Theory is Reinventing Crime Fighting
Elected officials across the nation from both political parties have begun to examine ways to replace a tough corrections policy with a smart one.
January 24, 2012
Managing Care without Managed Care
North Carolina is achieving big savings with a very different approach.
January 3, 2012
A Doctor's Fix for Health-Care Delivery
Commonwealth Care Alliance CEO Bob Master has a plan to change health-care delivery — and it doesn't involve Medicaid managed care.
December 30, 2011
Legislative Issues to Watch in 2012
These nine topics will shape debate in state legislatures in 2012.
November 30, 2011
Red States, Green Jobs
The South has more green jobs than any other region. But will politicians keep investing in something many Southern voters don't believe in?
November 29, 2011
Thinking Through Health Exchanges
TennCare Director Darin Gordon has distinguished himself by asking hard questions about the impact of the Affordable Care Act.
October 25, 2011
Gov. Shumlin and the Push for Single-Payer Health Care
At a time when states are struggling to comply with healthcare reform, Vermont's governor sees his state's push for a single-payer system as common sense.
September 26, 2011
Health Reform's IT Challenge
Health reform threatens to overwhelm state health IT systems. Virginia's health IT program manager discusses how his state is using newer and legacy systems to manage caseloads.
August 31, 2011
What Experts Think of Five Medicaid-Savings Strategies
States are testing several strategies in an effort to reduce Medicaid costs. Experts assess those approaches.
August 23, 2011
Coordinating More Care in Oregon
Mike Bonetto is leading Oregon's efforts to move more people on the Oregon Health Plan into coordinated care organizations that could improve health outcomes and decrease costs.
July 26, 2011
Dealing with the Dual Eligibles
Former Indiana Medicaid director Melanie Bella is leading the effort to build bridges between Medicare and Medicaid programs.
June 30, 2011
Is It Time to Retire Jane Jacobs' Vision of the City?
Triumph of the City author Edward Glaeser challenges long-accepted views on urban planning, promoting a more market-friendly set of policies.
June 30, 2011
Medical Residencies Serve as a New Model for Police Training
One officer's battle with cancer inspired him to take a new approach to policing.
June 28, 2011
Rethinking Health-Care Payments in Arkansas
Arkansas Medicaid Director Gene Gessow is leading the state's efforts to create the nation's first statewide payment system.
May 31, 2011
Ending Medicaid As We Know It
Is Medicaid in its current form sustainable? And if not, is welfare reform the right model for change?
May 24, 2011
The Single-Payer Solution
Harvard professor William Hsiao brings Taiwan's health-care system to Vermont.
April 26, 2011
A Closer Look: Utah's Health Insurance Exchange
Governing's John Buntin speaks with the new director of Utah's health exchange on how it's progressing.
April 25, 2011
The Triumph of the City
Is it time to retire Jane Jacobs's vision of the city? In two book reviews, John Buntin explores recent releases that challenge traditional urban theory in the 21st century.
March 31, 2011
Does Government Work Require Government Employees?
Volunteers are taking on jobs once performed by public employees.
March 22, 2011
Maryland's All-Payer Answer
Once dismissed as a relic, Maryland's all-payer rate setting system is getting a second look.
February 24, 2011
Managing Medicaid
The new head of the National Association of Medicaid Directors discusses the challenges of heath reform.
January 31, 2011
The Nation's Only Health Insurance Commissioner Takes on the Health-Care System
Rhode Island Health Insurance Commissioner Christopher Koller set out to transform an industry.
January 26, 2011
Hoosier Health IT
Indiana's health information exchanges show what electronic medical records can do.
December 21, 2010
A Governor's Take on Fixing Health Care
Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen discusses health reform, the future of health IT and how states should approach regulating private insurers.
December 1, 2010
A Cap-and-Trade Program That Works
Northeastern states have developed an efficient way to reduce greenhouse gases. So why won't the feds follow suit?
November 23, 2010
A Closer Look at Medicaid and CHIP
Diane Rowland, chair of a commission to look at Medicaid and CHIP, explains how the group will study the federal-state programs' ability to provide affordable, quality care.
November 1, 2010
Harrisburg's Failed Infrastructure Project
A new incinerator was supposed to earn Harrisburg, Pa., $1 billion. Instead, it's a cautionary tale for what happens when an infrastructure project goes bad.
October 26, 2010
Lessons from Maine's Health Reform
In 2003, Maine passed the at-times controversial Dirigo Health reform initiative. Seven years later, what has Maine learned to help other states reform health care?
October 1, 2010
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal's Evolving Leadership
Bobby Jindal took office with a mandate to change state government. Three years later, it's the governor's approach to leadership that has changed instead.
A Model for State Health Insurance Exchanges
Massachusetts' Jon Kingsdale discusses health insurance exchanges and the opportunities -- and challenges -- of health reform.
Health Reform Comes to Colorado
Lorez Meinhold is leading Colorado's efforts to implement health reform.
August 6, 2010
Readings: Interview with Brookings' Metropolitan Policy Program Senior Fellows
John Buntin interviews Brookings' Alan Berube and Bill Frey on the Metropolitan Policy Project's latest report, "The State of Metropolitan America."
July 30, 2010
Mississippi's Corrections Reform
How America's reddest state -- and most notorious prison -- became a model of corrections reform.
July 30, 2010
Fixing New Orleans
New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu has a rare chance to turn the city around.
July 28, 2010
California's Health Information Exchange
Cal eConnect will oversee the state health care system's move from a paper-based industry to one reliant on electronic health records.
July 27, 2010
Down on Parchman Farm with Mississippi's Corrections Commissioner
Christopher Epps thought he would follow the path of his family members and get his Ph.D. Instead, he made a career at one of Mississippi's most fabled prisons, working his way up to state corrections commissioner.
July 15, 2010
Readings: Growth Trends and Green Hopes
The Brookings Institution's "State of Metropolitan America" offers a look at the demographic future of America's 100 largest metro areas. In this installment: The growth patterns of the last decade don't bode well for those with green hopes.
July 8, 2010
Readings: The State of Metropolitan America
The Brookings Institution's "State of Metropolitan America" offers a look at the demographic future of America's 100 largest metro areas. In this post to kick off a series: the "cultural generation gap."
July 6, 2010
Will Washington Throw States a Lifeline, or Tell Them to Swim?
Policymakers in Washington are debating whether states need more stimulus money, or whether it's time for them to start cutting.
June 30, 2010
The Future of Los Angeles' Police Stations
Is the LAPD misplacing something important in the process of building the next generation of police stations?
June 30, 2010
Brotherly Love for Immigrants, Too
Israel "Izzy" Colon is spearheading Philadelphia's efforts to become an immigrant hub.
June 29, 2010
Visualizing New Orleans
A striking infographic shows how New Orleans has fared since Katrina.
June 28, 2010
A Big Week for State and Local Government
Health care action, Supreme Court rulings and justice nominations makes this week one with huge impacts for state and local government.
June 24, 2010
Traffic Circles, Rotaries, and Roundabouts
A helpful, complete rundown by USA Today explains rotaries, roundabouts, traffic circles, and everything full circle.
June 8, 2010
Remapping the United States
The Brookings Institution Metropolitan Studies Program's maps offer a wonderful look into the changing demographics of the United States.
June 2, 2010
How To Motivate Employees
A delightful animation of Dan Pink's ideas on how to motivate employees.
June 2, 2010
The Amazing Health Data Giveaway
HHS is putting an amazing amount of health data out on the Web for free, including Community Clash, Google Hospital Finder, and Bing Health Maps.
June 1, 2010
LEED On
Ohio's school planning director embraces green schools.
June 1, 2010
A Medicaid Fraud-Stopping Model
Five years ago, New York state was burned by revelations of pervasive Medicaid fraud. Now the state is showing other states how scams can be stopped.
May 21, 2010
Do Sin Taxes Pay?
Cigarette and alcohol taxes should be higher. Soda taxes are a good idea too.
May 11, 2010
Talking Heads Over the Years
Talking to the feds is easier — and more important — in the Obama era.
May 5, 2010
Getting a Handle on Health Reform
The most recent issue of the Columbia Journalism Review includes a guide to health reform (PDF), courtesy of the Commonwealth Fund. Although it's designed ...
May 1, 2010
Mile-High Health Reform
Dr. Patricia Gabow molds Denver's public health system into a national model.
May 1, 2010
Protecting and Preserving the Tenderloin
Can police Chief George Gascón clean up this San Francisco district without pushing the poor out?
April 20, 2010
Downtown L.A.: The Future of San Francisco's Tenderloin?
I recently "put to bed" (as we say in the magazine biz) a story about San Francisco Police Chief George Gascon's efforts ...
April 2, 2010
Urban Planning: Urgent Necessity or Dangerous Distraction?
Today's Guardian has a story that describes the urban mega-city as "the greatest design challenge" of our time. Given the numbers that ...
April 1, 2010
Waste Not
Elkridge, Md.'s material recovery facility sorts 65 tons of recyclable material per hour.
April 1, 2010
DNA Becomes Routine in Crime-Solving
It was as if, Detective Phil Stanford sometimes thought, Washington Park was being burglarized by ghosts. Most burglaries follow a pattern. Typically they occur during...
March 31, 2010
The Wave of Influence
In this era of instant climate information from The Weather Channel, Weatherunderground.com and Accuweather.com, the United States' 49 state climatologists might seem like dinosaurs....
March 26, 2010
How to Apologize Like Tiger Woods
We all make mistakes. If it's a really big mistake (say, an unauthorized "hike along the Appalachian trail") and you're an ...
March 23, 2010
Will Health Reform Result in Financial Armageddon?
That, basically, is the question taken up by health economists Michael Chernew and Katherine Baicker and Dr. John Hsu in their latest New England Journal ...
March 22, 2010
Ultimate Fighting + 2010 Census = ?
A promising innovation? That seems to be what Nevada thinks. In last month's issue of Governing, my colleague Josh Goodman examined how state local ...
March 11, 2010
Mapping State Efforts to Nullify Health Reforms
One of the most controversial tactics in the fight against health reform has been the conservative push to nullify health reform at the state level. ...
March 9, 2010
Boots on the Ground (Or, Adventures with David Kidd)
David Kidd is behind the camera, capturing John Buntin interviewing Sonny Jackson, public information officer with Denver Police Department. Governing has long been committed to ...
March 1, 2010
Boston's Hip, New Chief of Staff
Boston Mayor Thomas Menino is an urban legend - the closest thing the East Coast has to Chicago Mayor Richard Daley. So when Menino stood...
February 18, 2010
Is Health Reform Happening After All?
A big day in the health reform world. First, Kaiser Health News reports that insurers across the nation are raising insurance premiums dramatically -- and ...
February 18, 2010
Fixing Utah's Health Exchange
In the February issue of Governing, my colleague Josh Goodman wrote about Utah's health exchange -- a free-market alternative to the Massachusetts Commonwealth Connector. ...
February 16, 2010
Health Reform Moves to the States: The Case of Minnesota
The apparent collapse of health reform in Washington has shifted attention back to the question of what (if anything) states can do to control prices, ...
February 1, 2010
Health-Care Reform: Similar States, Different Views
Twenty-nine-year-old Samantha Brooks has a health problem: She just got a job. In October 2008, Brooks went into the hospital for an emergency gall bladder operation....
February 1, 2010
Health Care for the Needy
As the complex debate over health-care reform rages, local government hasn't really been figured in. While lawmakers in Washington at least considered the impact of...
February 1, 2010
San Francisco's Populist Public Defender
Public defenders are often seen as the Rodney Dangerfields of local government: They get respect from neither the prosecutor-loving public nor other public officials. Not...
January 22, 2010
Health Reform: The Beginning of the End?
What does Scott Brown's victory mean for the future of President Obama's health reform agenda? In the immediate aftermath of Tuesday's vote, ...
January 19, 2010
Would health reform be good for Massachusetts?
All eyes are on Massachusetts special Senate election, which pits Republican state senator Scott Brown against Democratic attorney general Martha Coakley. Brown has sought to ...
January 15, 2010
Health Reform: The End Game
For the next 2-3 weeks, Washington will be consumed by one thing -- health reform. Although the House only returned to work yesterday (and the ...
January 7, 2010
How Exactly Will Health Reform Affect the States?
Despite the renewed attention on counterterrorism, health reform promises to be the issue that will consume Washington's attention this month, as negotiators from the ...
January 4, 2010
For Health IT Programs, There's Still Billions in Unclaimed Stimulus Money for States and Cities
Among the many goodies doled out by last year's stimulus package were some $2 billion for innovative health IT programs at the state and local ...
December 31, 2009
Bernard Melekian
If all you knew about Bernard Melekian was that he had spent 13 years running the police force in Pasadena, California, you might wonder why the...
December 31, 2009
Fighting Foreclosures Using Emergency Management Tactics
As a young paramedic in Sarasota County, Florida, Bob Stuckey learned to respond to emergencies using a protocol known as the Incident Command System. Originally...
December 8, 2009
The Public Option and State-Level Competition
This week, the Senate is taking up the controversial issue of whether health reform should include a public option -- that is, a government-run health...
December 8, 2009
Police Stations, Civic Architecture, and Story Ideas
Is excellent individual design what public buildings should aspire to, or is there still a place for civic architecture?
December 4, 2009
Arizona's Harsh Stance Against Illegal Aliens (The Outer-Space Kind)
A decade ago, a group of computer scientists in the Bay Area launched the first large-scale distributed computing project, SETI@Home. Its mission: to harness ...
November 30, 2009
Health-Care Reform and Grandpa's Care
In 1982, President Ronald Reagan saw a chance to realign the relationship between Washington and the states. He offered to switch government responsibilities: The states would...
November 30, 2009
Turning Golf Courses into Parks
Ellen DiIorio, a resident of Union County, New Jersey, had always dreamed of building a first-class archery range. But while the county Parks Department was...
October 31, 2009
Swift and Certain: Hawaii's Probation Experiment
Steven Alm was no courtroom novice when he started handling felony cases as a circuit judge in Hawaii. He'd already been a judge for three...
August 31, 2009
Did Bill Bratton Succeed in Changing LAPD's Culture?
Dragnet. 77 Sunset Strip. As a boy growing up in Boston, Bill Bratton lapped up the exploits of the Los Angeles Police Department through his television....
August 31, 2009
'Death Panels' Rationed Care 50 Years Ago
Amidst the recent furor over so-called "death panels" and whether or not they are in national health care reform proposals, there's a side story that's...
August 6, 2009
To Protect and To Serve
It's been a day of encomiums for retiring LAPD police chief Bill Bratton, and no wonder. As my own post of yesterday made clear, the ...
July 31, 2009
Job Freedom
Can the lessons of welfare reform be applied to the prison system?
May 31, 2009
Seniors and the City
More than two decades ago, Michael Hunt noticed something interesting about Hilldale, a well-established neighborhood in Madison, Wisconsin. Elderly people were moving into its apartment...
May 20, 2009
Turnaround secrets
In 2004, former Wayne County, Michigan, prosecutor Mike Duggan became the chief executive of the troubled Detroit Medical Center. On day one, he was told the ...
April 30, 2009
Long Lens of the Law
It's Friday night, a few minutes past 9 o'clock, and people are pouring into the 13,500-seat Baltimore Arena. They're here to see one of the biggest...
April 30, 2009
A Baltimore Camera In Action
The Balitmore Police Department provided GOVERNING with footage from one of the city's cameras, located in a western section of downtown Baltimore. Police Commissioner Frederick...
March 31, 2009
A Matter of Record(s)
Ron Stollings believes in electronic health records, as both a family physician and a state legislator. Two years ago, he and the three doctors he...
March 23, 2009
Immigrants, Apples and Successful Cities
Friday night I was in Baltimore for the Lil' Wayne concert. I didn't actually go to the concert; I watched it with the Baltimore ...
March 10, 2009
Rethinking foot traffic
Urban planners tend to applaud when pedestrians replace cars (something NYC is now considering for Times Square.) But officials in Boston are now considering the ...
March 6, 2009
View from the Counties: Hard Times Through 2010, Real Help from D.C.
The National Association of Counties (NACo) begins its annual legislative conference tomorrow in Washington, DC. Earlier this afternoon, NACo President Don Stapley, a county supervisor ...
February 28, 2009
Health Care Comes Home
Dr. Jugta Kahai had a problem. One of her patients, a 9-month-old boy with asthma, kept showing up in the emergency room. He was struggling...
February 28, 2009
What Is a Medical Home?
North Carolina has built a coordinated medical system for the poor that includes old-style house calls. And it's making a big difference. The patient-centered medical...
February 23, 2009
Bad Times -- and Weapons
What is it about bad times and weapons? The Los Angeles Times is reporting that courthouse screeners in L.A. County seized banned weapons last ...
February 9, 2009
Knowing What Works
It's hard to know what's more heartening -- the fact that "broken windows" policing seems to be working in Lowell, M....
February 1, 2009
Minding the Detailers
It's a gray Friday morning in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Kristin Nocco is in the parking lot of Primary Care Associates, putting on her game face. She's...
January 14, 2009
Explaining the Current Economic Mess
Confused by credit default swaps? Baffled by the fact that most municipalities can't issue debt at affordable rates? Fuzzy about Gödel's critique ...
January 6, 2009
City Life = Brain Damage?
The evidence is surprisingly strong, some neuroscientists say. Attention and self-control are particularly harmed by urban life. The best antidote seems to be a big ...
November 30, 2008
Markets, not Mandates
For years, efforts to expand health insurance seemed like an exclusively "blue state" activity. Oregon, Massachusetts, Vermont and Maine enacted sweeping proposals designed to expand...
November 19, 2008
Public university cuts, a surefire way to cut income
Among economists, one of the most talked about books of the past year has been The Race Between Education and Technology . This blandly named, data-rich ...
October 16, 2008
Are Drug Courts Our Best HOPE?
The New York Times has an interesting update on drug courts. Here's the money quote: "[R]ecidivism rates for participants are reduced by about 10 ...
August 6, 2008
Skid Row-style Health Care
First, Los Angeles area hospitals were caught dumping destitute patients in Skid Row. Now, they're allegedly filling beds (and bilking Medicare) by recruiting patients from ...
July 31, 2008
To some, Parkland Memorial Hospital will always be remembered as a place of death -- the hospital where President John F. Kennedy succumbed to gunshot...
July 29, 2008
Prison construction as economic stimulus?
Does a new prison boost the local economy? The Nacogdoches, TX, Daily Sentinel investigates... (Hat-tip to Crime and Justice News .)
June 11, 2008
Thinking About Crime
James Q. Wilson, perhaps the nation's most influential criminologist (though he'd hate that label...), is guest blogging on Vololkh conspiracy this week. Here's a wonderfully ...
May 31, 2008
Every day, a kid is brought in -- head hung, wrists cuffed behind his (or, occasionally, her) back, a police officer on each arm, steering...
May 5, 2008
Is Urban Violence a Virus?
Sunday's New York Times Magazine examines a "violence interruption" program in Chicago that is premised on an affirmative answer to this provocative question. ...
May 2, 2008
"Green-Collar" Jobs -- Great Idea or Gimmick?
By now, anyone following the Democratic Presidential nomination has heard a great deal about so-called "green-collar" jobs. Barack Obama has promised five million ...
November 1, 2007
Solid Brass
Just how natural became apparent one day in 1975 when Bratton, a rookie sergeant with the Boston Police Department, got a call that would have made a veteran blanch: bank holdup; shot fired; possible hostage situation.
March 1, 2006
Land Rush
Inner cities are becoming hot places to live. Does government have any business telling developers to keep out?
December 1, 2005
Indianapolis Mayor Bart Peterson can charter a new school anytime he wants. That gives him lots of power--and lots of headaches as well.
September 1, 2005
Battle of the Badges
Tense relations between police and fire departments, long a fact of life in many cities, are now emerging as a serious domestic- preparedness problem.
August 1, 2005
Plague of Errors
Hospital infection rates are rising and killing 90,000 patients a year. Can the states put a stop to it?
July 1, 2005
Rainbow Strategist
Anthony Thigpenn has spent years promoting reconciliation among blacks and Hispanics. L.A.'s new mayor needs him.
March 1, 2005
Father Time
There's a growing focus in welfare policy on a long-neglected part of the problem: fatherhood.
August 1, 2004
Relying on Faith
When it comes to delivering social services, church-state cooperation is rife with possibility--and controversy.
June 1, 2004
Sugar Daddy Government
A new generation of billionaires is remaking American cities. The cities are better off; the democratic process sometimes suffers.
December 1, 2003
Bill Bratton is going after crime in L.A. the way he did in New York. But it's a different place. Gangs are huge and the police force is very small.
November 30, 2003
To the casual motorist driving west on Wilshire from downtown Los Angeles, MacArthur Park comes as a pleasant surprise. With its wide lake and palm...
October 1, 2003
Texax Counties In The Driver's Seat
State cedes power to get new toll roads built.
September 1, 2003
Setting Colleges Free
Higher ed wants to offer states a deal: Let us run things our own way, and then judge us by the result. Should states accept?
August 1, 2003
Shrink Vs. Shrink
Ever hear of 'prescribing psychologists'? One state thinks they can fill gaps in mental health care. Psychiatrists doubt it.
May 1, 2003
Spouting Off
St. Louis has the Gateway Arch; Seattle has the Space Needle. So when Dayton, Ohio, began redeveloping its waterfront as an urban park three years ago, civic leaders decided on a fountain as the defining landmark for their downtown skyline.
April 1, 2003
Courting Big Phrma
So far, it's Maine, zero; the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, two. The state's two attempts to pressure drug companies to extend lower Medicaid prices for medications to certain non-Medicaid recipients have been turned back by the courts.
October 1, 2002
Special Ed's Dark Secret
The number of children with learning disabilities is surging. Some say the real problem is schools' failure to teach students how to read.
July 1, 2002
Not Your Father's Bus
Light rail may have sex appeal, but a growing number of cities are jazzing up a more affordable alternative--bus rapid transit.
June 1, 2002
Murder Mystery
In the 1990s, New York and Boston achieved dramatic decreases in homicide. One of them is still improving. The other is getting worse again. Why?
March 1, 2002
ADA's Independence Days
The Supreme Court's Olmstead decision has states picking up the pace on home and community-based care--or else.
November 1, 2001
Dead-End Revolt
Cul-de-sacs have fallen out of favor with many urban planners.
October 1, 2001
The Incredibly Expansive Medicaid Machine
Capitalizing on new flexibilities in health insurance for the poor, states are inching closer to health coverage for all.
July 1, 2001
Budget Shocks
States have been feasting on the bounty of a booming economy for half a decade. Now what?
March 1, 2001
Long Journey to Work
Improving mass transit is one way to help inner-city and rural welfare recipients get to where the jobs are. But it's not the only way.
December 1, 2000
Make Room for the Elderly
Nursing homes are out of favor. Assisted living is in. Should regulators keep their hands off this fast-growing form of care?
September 1, 2000
Rx Relief
With prescription drug costs soaring, states are taking bold steps to bring them down.


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He has packed everything he needs including a camera to take photos for evidence, but will anyone believe him when he gets home?
This is a great bedtime story, full of fun and great illustrations.
Henry and the Yeti by Russell Ayto, £11.99, www.bloomsbury.com


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Openings: Cronkite
Michael Ayoub (left), the pizzaiolo behind Williamsburg's Fornino, will be opening a Manhattan location on November 6.
To be called Cronkite Pizzeria & Wine Bar, it will be located at 133 Norfolk Street on the Lower East Side [map].
"The neon sign is on its way as we speak," Mr. Ayoub said by phone from the new pizzeria.
Unlike Fornino, which uses a custom-built gas-assisted wood oven, Cronkite's pizza cooker will be a custom-made gas-fired brick-lined oven from Marsal & Sons. "I wanted to do a wood oven here, but the DEP didn't want to hear any of it," Mr. Ayoub said. "I can get the temperature with gas700 degrees on the deckand I'll still use DOC tomatoes, make my own mozzarella, use all the same artisanal ingredients as Fornino. The difference is going to be negligible."
What will be different is that Mr. Ayoub adds a significant wine element to this venture. He has hired former Jean-Georges sommelier Raoul Segarra as manager and wine director and will have 70 wines on the list, 18 by the glass.
Desserts at Cronkite will be more playful. Zeppole with Nutella is a planned item, and Mr. Ayoub has also purchased a cotton candy machine for the restaurant.
The joint will offer delivery and takeout, and will be open 5 p.m. to 12 a.m. Sunday through Thursday and 5 p.m. to 2 a.m. on Friday and Saturday.
One last question, though. Why Cronkite?
"It's a bit of a joke. One of my business partners thought it was the farthest thing from 'pizza' you could get," Mr. Ayoub said. "He's an artist."
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Presley S. Ford, Jr. Partner, Dallas Office
Presented before the Dallas Chapter, Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants -December 1974
Let us begin with the observation that all auditors review (or should review) workpapers. How each proceeds under specific circumstances will be dictated primarily by his goals.
• Self-Review. All auditors, from assistants to partners, ought to review their own workpapers. The individual's goal is to be sure that he has done a good job, one that will win the approval of his superiors and/or provide a strong defense against his critics. This is the best review of all. It speeds up the review by others and minimizes the lost time and motion required to "clean up" the workpapers.
Self-review is best done as each worksheet or analysis is completed. Among the questions the accountant should ask himself are the following:
• Is my work complete?
• Is my worksheet a clear record of the work done and the conclusions reached?
• Is my work free of clerical errors?
• Senior Review. The senior accountant plays the key role in field work. He lays out and assigns the work of the audit team. Some audit evidence he obtains personally; some is obtained by his assistants. Only when the entire body of audit evidence has entered his mind, only when the various pieces have been fit together can he form an opinion with respect to the financial statements.
As the senior reviews his assistants' worksheets, he should ask himself such questions as the following:
• Has my assistant carried out my instructions?
• Are his worksheets a clear record of the work done and the conclusions reached?


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The agency's 90 staff members include legal experts, political and social scientists, statisticians, and communication and networking experts. Their work is guided by the FRA Management Board.
The Board is responsible for defining the agency's work priorities, approving its budget and monitoring its work. It is comprised of independent experts, one appointed by each Member State, two European Commission representatives and one independent expert appointed by the Council of Europe sit on the board.
FRA is the successor organisation to the former European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia (EUMC), but was awarded a far broader mandate to provide evidence-based advice on a wide range of fundamental rights, in line with the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. The EUMC, which was established in Vienna as an independent body of the European Union in 1997, took up its activities in 1998 and ended them on 28 February 2007. Official EUMC documents and reports are available on the FRA website.


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Gregory H. Barnhill, a career investment banker who embraced and promoted hundreds of civic projects and charities, ended his life Friday evening in Baltimore County. He was 59 and lived in Stevenson.
"Greg was a very good citizen who always believed in giving back," said former Rep. Helen Delich Bentley, a friend. "He was always one of the businessmen to be counted upon in any activity beneficial to Baltimore or to the state."
Mr. Barnhill spent much of his early career with the old Alex. Brown & Sons. After its purchase by Bankers Trust and Deutsche Bank, where he was an official, he joined Baltimore-based Brown Advisory, where he was a partner.
"He was very successful at both firms and adapted well to the changing needs of the many private and institutional clients he served across the U.S. and in Europe and the Middle East," said Michael D. Hankin, Brown Advisory president and CEO. "Greg was often at the center of activities at Brown Advisory and in the community, and people sought his advice and input regularly."
Mr. Hankin recalled his colleague for his "intelligence, charitable and caring nature, and diligent work ethic." He called him a "dear friend [and] colleague who well understood the meaning of partner and mentor."
Friends recalled Mr. Barnhill for his breezy personality, ready smile — and as a troubadour for Baltimore and Maryland.
He lobbied for and brought the around-the-world sailing regatta, now known as the Volvo Ocean Race, to Maryland. A philanthropist, he also served on the boards of the Maryland Historical Society, Greater Baltimore Medical Center and Harbor Hospital, among many other institutions and causes.
"He was my younger brother, and he was my hero," said his brother, Robert B. Barnhill of Baltimore. "He was incredibly successful, and he gave tremendous love. His energy was boundless and he was always pushing the envelope. He always had the deal of the day. Even as a little guy, he lived life to the fullest."
His brother said Mr. Barnhill had been diagnosed with prostate cancer and had undergone surgery. "He was battling aggressive cancer that had metastasized. Then he contracted Lyme's disease and with that treatment, he became terribly sick. He just wasn't himself," he said.
Born in Baltimore and raised in Timonium, he was a 1971 graduate of McDonogh School, where he played lacrosse. He earned a bachelor's degree in economics at Brown University in 1975.
He returned to Baltimore in the 1970s. Friends said he heard of the city's dollar-house program and renovated a dilapidated dwelling in the Ridgely's Delight neighborhood.
He joined downtown Baltimore investment firm Alex. Brown & Sons in 1975, where he worked for many years. In the late 1980s and 1990s, he was a senior member of Brown's international-equity sales team. In 1999, after Brown was initially purchased by Bankers Trust, and then bought by Deutsche Bank AG, he was named head of the Baltimore-based institution's sales team.
He retired as a managing director of institutional equity sales at Deutsche Bank in 2003. He then rejoined many of his former colleagues at Brown Advisory. A 2003 Baltimore Sun article said he managed about $4.5 billion of investors' money. He had been a board member of a retail brokerage business, Brown Advisory Securities LLC.
He also served on the boards of Pure Bioscience, Osiris Therapeutics and Flavorx.
Mr. Barnhill, who had homes in Nantucket, Key Largo, Fla., and Henlopen Acres, Del., worked to make Maryland a stop in the around-the-world Whitbread race, now known as the Volvo Ocean Race.
"Greg was unfailingly optimistic and he loved Baltimore," said J. Stanley Heuisler, former director of the Columbus Center. "I worked with him and others laying the groundwork for the group which successfully lobbied for and then brought the Whitbread race to Baltimore. The event was, of course, a home run. Greg deserves a lion's share of the credit. He will be missed."
Friends said Mr. Barnhill often worked behind the scenes.
"Greg held the rank of lieutenant colonel in the Maryland Defense Force," said Courtney B. Wilson, director of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum and a former commander of the defense organization. "He served in the finance corps and spent countless hours using his considerable knowledge counseling deploying and returning Maryland National Guard members and their families on personal financial matters."
Family members said Mr. Barnhill served so many organizations that he kept a stack of invitations to their events. He often attended functions, if only for a few minutes. He called his appearances a "fly-by," his brother said.
"He had a saying: 'You're not late if you're there before it's over,' " his brother recalled.
Friends called his brief appearances "Barnhill moments."
Mr. Wilson said, "He was a friend to all and an enemy to none. I saw him do it many times — attend four or five events a night. He would serve a charity for a long term or serve as a gala chairman for a short period of time. He had an enormous capacity to raise money, and he made you fall in love with the charity he was supporting."
Mary Lou DiNardo, a friend who lives in New York City, said, "While Greg was an internationally successful businessman, the most important things in his life were his wife, his son and his extended family."
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer, 5603 N. Charles St.
In addition to his brother, survivors include his wife of 28 years, the former Lisa Angelozzi; a son, Scott Barnhill, a student at Villanova University; another brother, Jay Edgar Barnhill of Timonium; and a sister, Nancy Ann Barnhill Wallace of Tequesta, Fla.
Gregory H. Barnhill, a career investment banker who embraced and promoted hundreds of civic projects and charities, ended his life Friday evening in Baltimore County. He was 59 and lived in Stevenson.


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Step closer: Local idols look to win
Idol Semi-finals
Starr Hill Music Hall
Sunday, July 31
As an artist, I can't think of anything more difficult than covering a song written and popularized by someone else. People tend to have an idea of what a song they've heard before is supposed to sound like, so whoever is performing the cover has to either sing it like the original or reinterpret the song and make it their own.
Now, there's a great deal of skill in mimicry, but an artist can't expect to become known without creating and presenting a unique and personal identity. It's hard enough to find one's own style with an original piece.
That's why I take my hat off to those talent-show singers who get up on stage and pour their hearts into renditions of classic songs.
That's right. I have sympathy and respect for the people on Star Search and American Idol contestants– all the folks who put themselves out to be judged. Like the latter show, the C'ville Idol competition is a place where amateur singers vie for the audience's vote in order to move on to the next round.
Out of seven contestants remaining at Starr Hill July 31, only five would advance to the next round of the competition. I was ready to play the Simon role and shred the contestants, but this wasn't that kind of competition. These television programs accustom us to seeing picture-perfect performers who have been coached in stage presence, made-up by professional stylists, and groomed their entire lives as performers.
Charlottesville is not N.Y. or L.A. where it might be easy to spot entertainers by their fashion sense or expensive scent. As it is, the person with the most talent may not be built like a TV superstar, but may be just an above-average Jane/Joe on the Downtown Mall. I decided that rather than to be too critical, I would try to just enjoy the show.
For this leg of the competition, the contestants had to sing rock songs. We heard everything from classic rock to new alternative, Chubby Checker to Tracy Chapman. The seven contestants were a little shaky and a bit unsure of themselves. One girl sang an Alanis Morissette cover that could blow the hook off "Ironic." At times she sounded so much like Alanis it was scary.
But one other contestant really stood out. When she first got on stage, I wasn't paying too much attention, but it took only a few notes of Tracy Chapman's "Give Me One Reason" for me to be sold on this woman's voice. Although she was by far the best vocalist in the whole competition, she had an extremely plain look and very little stage presence. I love the irony.
More importantly, it seemed she was one of the few who took a song and really transformed it into her own piece. Her voice gave us one good reason to pay attention to her rendition. For that she got my vote.
Anyway, the competition was entertaining for its highs and lows– not to mention that it was such a casual atmosphere in which to watch people get a moment to shine on stage.
I can see the event growing over the next few years. If it does gain momentum, I'll proudly say I was there at the beginning.


text: Galina Vishnevskaya, the great Russian soprano, has died. It feels very strange to learn this today as my other half and I spent part of the weekend listening to a very fresh-voiced, and dramatically piercing Galina sing Liu from Turandot (with Nilsson and Corelli). Every time I listen to her, I rethink an old prejudice–that she suffered too much from that strident, Slavic sound–that somehow got lodged in my ear early, and mistakenly. It was a distinctive sound, and as Liu the tone was often blindingly white on top; but it was also pure and clean and wonderfully focused. Of course, it helps to see her in action, as one can in the remarkable film version she made of Shostakovich's Lady Macbeth, which is one of the greatest opera films ever made, and sadly too little known in this country. Just last night, while making dinner, we were talking about her (strange coincidence) and we fell back on that easy but obvious and obviously true summation: She wasn't just a singer, she was an artist.


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|Wild Yeast
|Debunking Wild Yeast Fermentation
|Leo McCloskey
FROM WEBSITE. Vinography.
Semi-Debunking Wild Yeast Fermentation in Wine
By Alder Yarrow
If you've read many wine labels, especially those of wines that cost more than $25, you've almost certainly seen on that contains the phrase "fermented with wild yeasts" or "native yeast fermentation." This indication that the winemaker has not used a so-called "commercial" yeast is often a telltale clue as to the overall philosophy of the winemaker. Making wine without commercial yeasts can be more difficult, more unpredictable, and more risky than some are willing to accept. Those who do eschew commercial yeasts often do so because they are committed to making what they believe is a more natural wine, both for its lack of "intervention" by the winemaker, as well as because the yeasts that do end up driving the fermentation are believed to be from the vineyard and part of its ecology.
Without a doubt, making wine without commercial yeasts represents a more traditional method of making wine, but apparently the more we learn about yeasts and winemaking the less it seems that there actually is any such thing as a wild yeast fermentation.
A recent thread on the Mark Squires bulletin board addressed this very topic, and I highly encourage anyone who is interested in the subject to check it out. The discussion ranges across a number of different issues regarding yeasts, often getting quite technical, but the gist of it can be boiled down to a simple set of arguments.
First, it is clear that there are yeasts on the skins of the grapes out in the vineyards, and that when no commercial yeasts are added (and sometimes even when they are) some these yeasts can also be found working away in fermenting grapes in the winery.
However, it is also true that most of the time the yeasts that do the most work in fermenting the grapes in the winery are very different yeasts than are found in the vineyard. Which begs the question where, exactly, did they come from?
The answer, according to a lot of winemakers and researchers, is from within the winery itself. No matter how well a winery is sanitized, it tends to harbor all sorts of biological elements, including complex "cultures" of yeast that breed, mutate, and even evolve in the little ecosystem that is the winery.
If the winery ever has used commercial yeasts, this local culture will most certainly include some of these commercial yeasts. And if it hasn't it will likely include yeasts that were brought into the facility on humans, pets, equipment, insects, and more.
All of which is a long-winded way of saying that the decision to not use commercial yeasts to ferment the wine doesn't really mean that what you're getting instead is some natural cocktail of yeasts that are specific to a vineyard. A native fermentation it may be, but the yeasts that are chowing down on the grapes are much more likely to be native to the winery building than they are the vineyard, and in many cases they may include commercial yeasts as well.
I'm certainly guilty of romanticizing native yeast fermentations as a writer. Along with the decision not to fine or filter the wine, this decision generally says something to me about the quality of the wine. The fact that winemaking yeasts aren't entirely wild doesn't necessarily undermine that meaning, but it certainly does call into question just how much justification there might be for prejudice against commercial yeasts as somehow "unnatural." Biodynamic winemaking, for instance, clearly proscribes use of commercial yeasts as yet another unnatural intervention in winemaking.
The process by which grapes ferment involves sometimes 80 or more different kinds of yeasts, the actions of which are affected by pH, temperature, sugar levels, and thousands of compounds in the grapes, not to mention anything we humans might do. We're still trying to figure out just exactly how it all comes together.
As intrigued and excited as I am about the degree to which science is gradually deepening its understanding of what wine is and how it comes to be, I also love the fact that it's so complex that we've still got a long way to go.
Mystery is a good thing. It means we need to keep drinking.
Read the yeast discussion on the Mark Squires board.
Thanks to Jack at Fork & Bottle for pointing me to the discussion.
Posted by: Alder on November 7, 2008 9:41 PM