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...Iron Curtain.” “Americans are not allowed to see what’s going on in the rest of the world” for fear that they would demand another system, he said. Himmelstein said that administrative costs accounted for one cent of every dollar spent on healthcare in Canada, but 15 cents for every dollar in America. “Americans are getting extraordinarily poor value for money in our healthcare system,” he said. The results are based on the Joint Canada/U.S. Survey of Health, a random phone survey conducted...
...last two years working four jobs to finance the $25,000 expedition and training for it. Osborne was climbing to raise funds for Naomi House, a children’s hospice in his native England.“Every penny I raised went to the charity. Not one single cent of the expedition came from donations,” Osborne said.The expedition was Osborne’s last chance to summit Everest this year—the climbing season closes on May 31, when monsoons begin.“The most amazing thing about Myles is that...
...part of the Cent Ans de la Dame tour, Baker's eldest son, Akio Bouillon, is scheduled to greet guests at the Ch?teau des Milandes?Baker's Dordogne mansion and a highlight of the eight-day itinerary. Tour participants will also attend all-day celebrations at the Village des Milandes on June 3, and spend several days exploring the diva's favorite Parisian haunts. In a city where racial tensions have recently flared again, Baker's life and example of tolerance are as relevant as ever...
...French resistance in World War II - often smuggling coded messages on sheet music - and remained a lifelong fighter against racism. She even prefigured the multiracial family of Hollywood star Angelina Jolie by adopting 12 children from varying ethnic backgrounds, affectionately dubbing them her "Rainbow Tribe." As part of the Cent Ans de la Dame tour, Baker's eldest son, Akio Bouillon, is scheduled to greet guests at the Château des Milandes - Baker's Dordogne mansion and a highlight of the eight-day itinerary. Tour participants will also attend all-day celebrations at the Village des Milandes on June...
...Johnny Mercer, Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954 informs us, was "the lyricist for more popular songs than any other songwriter in history." In the mid-'40s, Mercer, a founder of Capitol Records, also had three No. 1 hits as a vocalist: "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive," "Candy" and "On the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe" - a record, I believe, for a classic pop songwriter. The Savannah native with the gap-toothed smile was the author or co-author of more than 1,000 songs, which scaled the charts for 30 years, in the prime of the Great...