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...hospitals until Jan. 1, 1980, to prove that they can hold the amount of money they spend, rather than take in, to an annual increase of no more than 9.7%, plus an adjustment that would take into account some inflation factors. (Studies show that hospital revenues and expenses climb and fall at similar rates but that expenditures are easier to track.) The failure of a hospital covered by the program to meet this goal would trigger a penalizing mechanism so convoluted that administrators claim it would be a bureaucratic nightmare-and they have a point. Basically, the formula would restrict...
...from 350 per gal. four years ago to 700 today, and that figure is sure to rise as a result of the latest increases by Iran, Kuwait, Libya, Algeria and other OPEC members. Spot shortages of low-polluting unleaded gasoline are already occurring, and its price is expected to climb to $1 or more a gallon in the next year...
...reason for mounting the system on the ground as opposed to on the roofs is to "tie this all in with the academic program for study," Ellis said. "Students cannot climb on the roofs to observe the system and so by locating it on the ground, they can get a close-up view," he added...
...longtime backpacker (not a climber). I believe that there are safe and responsible ways to use the wilderness. I feel that Mr. Yates' climb was neither of these and, moreover, that it might jeopardize access to wilderness areas...
Fortunately, Mr. Yates is alive to tell his story. A less experienced or less lucky individual might have met a quite different fate. I found it most significant that Mr. Yates stated he would discourage anyone else from attempting a similar climb. I fear, though, that because of the publicity Mr. Yates has received, the end result may be just the opposite. Joshua L. Sheinkman...