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By chance through the letterbox came an interesting advertisement offering an "Investment Strategy and Inheritance Tax Planning Seminar" from top financial advisers. What better way to listen in? I signed up. This turned out to be no hole-in-the-corner firm, but run by the most distinguished names in the world of finance. So in the plush Mayfair offices displaying a brass plate advertising "Wealth Management", the executive sales manager laid out his wares to an audience of late middle-aged and elderly persons of (presumed) property, with buffet and wine to follow.

Here was his pitch. Labour (hiss, sneer) has introduced 50 new taxes, (gasp) but we can show you how to avoid them, all quite legally. Gordon Brown's inheritance tax is a truck (cue Powerpoint picture of huge death truck) coming down the road to get you, unless you take our advice. There followed a string of wheezes: that they are all legal is surprising.

But watch out, he said. There are pitfalls unless you take our advice. You may think you are domiciled abroad, but remember tax exile Richard Burton's disaster: because his body was buried in Wales, the Inland Revenue deemed him still residing in the UK and took £2.4m in inheritance tax (IHT). Ditto tax exile Charles Clore, buried in Hereford. (Gasps of horror. Have they no mercy?)

So how do you avoid IHT? On your behalf, we monitor every twist and turn of Treasury policy. The Inland Revenue never officially approves any scheme and it does keep closing them down. But we know this one works as we've had Kevin Prosser QC check it through and he's the guy the Revenue uses in court for its own toughest cases. (Checking his Pump Court Tax Chambers website afterwards, they advertise him as "a real fighter".) If the Revenue does change the rules again, it never makes it retrospective so you'll always be OK with existing schemes. So, here's how to give all your assets away for IHT purposes and yet you can still spend what you like while you are alive. A client of ours just saved £3.5m from IHT this way. (Gasps of admiration.) You can do this with a second property and all your other assets.

There followed a diabolically complex scheme that involved setting up two trusts, with one trust lending money to the other. On death, the first trust demands the money back from the second, and hey presto, the only money left in the second is £285k - the zero rate IHT allowance. Or something like that. Frankly, I doubt many in the room grasped the finer points: only the company's own lawyers drawing up special wills know how to do it. But never mind fine points, the very gross point is this: these fiendishly clever, highly-paid people work night and day to stay one jump ahead of less well-paid Revenue staff, while sneering at Labour and the taxman.

So whenever you hear City financiers or CBI spokespersons protesting that the tax system is "too complex" and should be "simplified", just ask them to declare precisely what kind of cat's cradle tax planning regimes they have devised for themselves to avoid paying their fair whack. If they want simple and transparent, let's just start with their own affairs.

Labour has tried outlawing schemes wholly designed to avoid tax, raising another £5bn a year, but still the tax-avoidance business booms. Much complexity comes from chasing scams like these - entirely legal, but defying the spirit of the law. What kind of ethical culture is this? It is mainstream: this firm is founded by the most highly respected names in finance.

The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has just launched a review of the entire tax system, led by Sir James Mirrlees, Nobel prize winner for studies of the world's optimal tax systems. It is time to go back to first principles and ask why the bottom 10% pay a higher marginal rate than the well off and why the rich pay so little in a society where they own almost everything.

The review also needs to challenge the Englishman's strange delusion that the lottery-win gains he makes on the value of his castle should never be taxed. Council tax is still valued at 1981 prices with no higher bands to capture true value. And why do people think parents' homes should be exempt from inheritance tax, to be cashed in by middle-aged children with homes of their own?

The review should conduct great public debates and use polls not just to test opinion but to discover what approaches might reconnect people with a realistic sense of the public good their taxes do. The wicked attitudes of the tax-avoiders seep down even to those who gain most from taxes. The rich command every outlet of opinion that says tax is always a "burden", low taxes good and high taxes bad. Few politicians dare remind people that what they value most - their health, their children's education, their safety, the pleasantness of streets or the beauty of public spaces - are all bought by taxes: the pound in their pocket only buys life's lesser things. The rich who cheat and avoid are contemptible: the review should revive a sense of the moral good of taxes and the moral disgrace of avoiding your fair share.

The Liberal Democrats are rolling up their sleeves for a good tax fight next week, as the leadership tries to drop one of the party's few unique signature policies - the 50p top tax rate. As the only party daring to suggest that the booming earnings of the top 1% should be taxed a bit more, the rebels, led by Evan Harris MP, fight to keep it (slightly amended) as the flag that drew Labour voters to them. But the fear is that people who understand little about taxes think any rise will hit them too.

Taxes do three traditional things: raise cash for public services, redistribute from richer to poorer, or induce people to change their behaviour - less drinking, smoking and driving cars. But that 50p rate does something else besides. It is a totem in its own right. It stands as public recognition that society does not approve of galloping inequality. With City bonuses this year at over £21bn, earnings themselves could and should be fairer: this small extra tax band at least expresses disapproval.

Governments shrink from major tax reviews: a few rich losers make mega-decibels of political complaint while the winners quietly pocket their gains without a murmur of gratitude. But when the rightwing OECD has just declared the UK as the world's "Goldilocks economy" - not too hot or cold with strong growth and low inflation - there is no better time to risk radical reform. If the IFS, that bastion of fiscal probity, devises fairer taxes, the government should listen.


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Mass incarceration does injustice to millions of American children

Attorney General Eric Holder promises reform of US criminal justice. For the kids of broken families, it can't come soon enough
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Inmate Bobby Cortez, 29, in state prison at Chino, California, in 2011. California's 33 adult prisons were designed to hold about 80,000 inmates, but peaked at more than 145,000. Photograph: Lucy Nicholson/Reuters

Reform criminal justice now. That was the core message US Attorney General Eric Holder delivered recently to the American Bar Association and our nation. He declared that "too many Americans go to too many prisons for far too long, and for no truly good law enforcement reason" and at great public expense.

Seeking to cut imprisonment rates and spending while protecting the public, Holder has directed the Justice Department to charge non-violent drug offenders with less severe federal crimes. Beyond reducing the use of mandatory minimum sentences and shortening prison times for lower-level drug felons, while reserving more serious charges and longer sentences for violent and higher-ranking drug traffickers, the Justice Department supports sentencing more people to rehab than (re-)imprisonment for crimes rooted in drug abuse and addiction.

Those reforms, among others, according to Holder, will do more for "the lives being harmed, not helped, by a criminal justice system that doesn't serve the American people as well as it should". There is one group of Americans that couldn't agree more – the children of the imprisoned.

Most prisoners are parents of children under 18 years of age. Two-thirds of incarcerated parents are nonviolent offenders, often locked up on minor drug-related charges. They make up the majority of parents in prison, and they and their children are the ones criminal justice reform will most affect.

By the best estimates, about 2.7 million children under the age of 18 have a parent in prison or jail. According to sociologists Bruce Western and Becky Petit (pdf), that means one in 28 kids in the United States (as of 2010) has a mother or father, or both, in lockup – a dramatic change from the one in 125 rate a quarter of a century ago. Approximately one in nine black children have an imprisoned parent, four times as many 25 years ago. Furthermore, 14,000 or more children of the imprisoned annually enter foster care, while an undetermined number enter juvenile detention and adult prisons.

The losses children experience from of an imprisoned parent are many (pdf). While imprisoned, governments deprive parents of consistent contact and engagement with their children. Their kids rarely visit them in prison because these parents are often isolated at great distances from their communities. A sad example is the recent decision of the federal bureau of prisons to relocate their inmates to prisons scattered around the country, making visitation impossible for many.

Even phone calls become difficult and rare because of exorbitant telephone rates. Some imprisoned parents with long sentences may even permanently lose their parental rights.

The lack of parental contact and engagement during imprisonment hurts kids of the incarcerated, psychologically and socially. Many kids of the imprisoned are teased and taunted, shamed and stigmatized for the actions and absences of their parents. This is true even in communities with high rates of parental imprisonment.

Naturally, kids of the imprisoned try to hide the trauma of parental arrests, convictions, and incarceration. Some mask it. Others act out, resulting in school suspensions, dropouts, criminal arrests, and juvenile imprisonment, which maintains the "school-to-prison pipeline" that Attorney General Holder mentioned in his speech.

The children of the formerly incarcerated suffer, too. A collection of federal and state laws, for instance, bar mothers and fathers with drug felony convictions from federal social welfare programs, such as cash assistance for the poor, food stamps, vouchers for rental housing, apartments in public housing, and subsidized student loans for college educations. Some states prevent parents with felony convictions from voting and ban them from obtaining employment licenses for jobs like truck drivers and barbers.

These and other collateral consequences, as Attorney General Holder knows and his Justice Department is trying to change, weaken families after their reunification with the formerly incarcerated, and hinder parents from being better guardians and role models of their children. The post-prison sanctions also create what sociologist Christopher Wildeman suggests is "a new mechanism through which race and class inequality grow".

Philanthropic organizations like the Annie E Casey Foundation in Baltimore and community improvement organizations such as Foreverfamily in Atlanta stand up for and with the children of imprisoned parents: they are part of a nascent but growing movement toward change. Their compassion and courage for kids of the imprisoned is commendable. But the children of the incarcerated and formerly incarcerated need more – not just private charity, but public support, too.

Transforming the lives of the children of the imprisoned requires that far more Americans learn of, talk about, and act for the kids who are most likely the truly disadvantaged of all our nation's children. Making the issue a common subject of public conversation will aid this transformation. And popular culture can be a powerful tool.

Earlier this summer, for example, the Children's Television Workshop, producers of "Sesame Street", introduced Alex, a Muppet with an imprisoned father. Schools, counselors, and therapists received copies of the video. Its existence and media coverage pushed the issue briefly into the spotlight. Portions of the video and facts about the issue should become part of regular "Sesame Street" programming and other popular shows about children and families.

We can also aid the transformation by giving voice to and advocating for children of the imprisoned. Criminal justice and welfare policymakers need to feel pressure that the needs of kids of the imprisoned are important. Celebrities, who during their youth and teens had imprisoned parents, can help, speaking up – as Laura Kaeppeler, a former Miss America, has done.

The "war on drugs" and mass incarceration policies have failed our criminal justice system at the cost of billions of dollars and thousands of ruined lives. They have also created a disastrous de facto child welfare policy, harming those Americans least able to advocate for themselves, our children, and undermining families and communities. Let's make America's kids a top priority of Holder's reforms.

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University clearing: thousands wait nervously for a place on a course

Ucas system glitch frustrates students as admission confirmation is delayed after A-level results
Staff at the University of West London answer phone queries about clearing
Staff at the University of West London answer phone queries about clearing. Photograph: Martin Argles for the Guardian

Thousands of A-level candidates were still waiting to hear whether their places at university had been confirmed on Thursday night.

Ucas said that as of Thursday afternoon 358,356 students had been accepted on to university courses this year, down from 391,893 at the same time in 2011, which was a record year for university applications.

It said 34 students had found spots through adjustment – the process that allows applicants who have done better than expected to "trade up" to a different university. At this point last summer, just 12 had found a place this way.

Just under 95,000 students were still waiting on decisions compared with 88,471 last year, figures showed. And 164,749 students were eligible for clearing, fewer than last year when 191,833 could enter the process. There were more than 25,000 university courses with vacancies, according to Ucas.

The admissions service experienced problems with its computer system on Thursday which left many candidates frustrated. Ucas said on Twitter that it "needed to refresh parts of our uni technical support this afternoon". It said the refreshed system was working normally.

There has been a decline in applications this year, the first in which students will be charged tuition fees of up to £9,000 a year.

Universities minister David Willetts suggested that last year may have been the "peak" of applications.

He said: "In advanced economies, there is an underlying appetite for higher education linked to personal fulfilment and employers seeking graduate jobs. What you've got this year is a decline in the [number] of 18-year-olds. That is one reason why there are falling applications.

"Last year probably was a peak year. But I'm not looking for a decline. One reason we went through all the pain with higher education reform was that we wanted to avoid a big reduction in student numbers, but also to save money by graduates making a greater contribution to their education."

Under reforms introduced by the coalition, universities will be able to expand in this year's admissions to take on as many UK students as they wish who achieve grades of AAB or higher at A-level.

This change was intended to inject some competition into the university sector, modifying a system in which they have a fixed quota of places for UK undergraduates each year.

The government is urging institutions to take advantage of the reforms and compete against each other for undergraduates. However, this change may have a limited impact on the most selective universities, many of which recruit students with higher grades than AAB and have no plans to expand.

Oxford and Cambridge have ruled out expanding under the AAB reform. Among Russell Group universities, Bristol plans a significant expansion – admitting an additional 600 UK undergraduates this year – while University College London intends to add another 300.


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Angelina Jolie's aunt dies of breast cancer

Debbie Martin found out too late about inherited defective gene that prompted actor to have preventive double mastectomy
Angelina Jolie's aunt Debbie Martin has died of breast cancer
Angelina Jolie's aunt Debbie Martin has died of breast cancer. Photograph: Uwe Lein/AP

Angelina Jolie's aunt has died of breast cancer less than two weeks after the actor herself revealed she had a double mastectomy to avoid the disease.

Jolie's aunt Debbie Martin died at age 61 on Sunday in a San Diego area hospital, her husband Ron Martin has told the Associated Press.

Debbie Martin was the younger sister of Jolie's mother Marcheline Bertrand, whose own death from cancer in 2007 inspired the surgery that Jolie described in a 14 May New York Times op-ed.

According to her husband, Debbie Martin had the same defective BRCA1 gene that Jolie does but did not know it until after her 2004 cancer diagnosis.

"Had we known, we certainly would have done exactly what Angelina did," Ron Martin said in a phone interview.

Ron Martin said that after getting breast cancer Debbie Martin had her ovaries removed preventively because she was also at very high genetic risk for ovarian cancer, which has killed several women in her family.

The 37-year-old Jolie said in her op-ed that her doctors estimated she had a 50% risk of getting ovarian cancer but an 87% risk of breast cancer.

She had her breasts removed first, reducing her likelihood to a mere 5%. She described the three-step surgical process in detail in the op-ed "because I hope that other women can benefit from my experience".

The story – a surprise to most except those closest to Jolie – spurred a broad discussion of genetic testing and pre-emptive surgery.

Martin's death was first reported by E! News.


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FA seeks Argentina fixtures that could help England 2018 World Cup bid

Matches lined up to celebrate FA's 150th anniversary in 2013
Argentina federation president is on Fifa executive committee
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The Argentinians - the real ones - could be coming to Wembley in 2013. Photograph: Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters

England look set to mark the Football Association's 150th birthday celebrations in 2013 with a friendly match against Argentina.

The fixture is understood to be part of a planned double-header against the South Americans, with the first fixture taking place on 9 February 2011. That would nominally be the away leg of the two matches, but it is due to be played at a neutral venue in Europe. A similar arrangement five years ago saw England beat Argentina 3-2 in Geneva.

The deal, which is still the subject of discussion, has been on the table since April. An announcement about talks was made to the Argentinian press while the international chairman of the England 2018 World Cup bid, David Dein, led a delegation there, meeting the Argentinian football federation president, Julio Grondona. Argentina's opportunity to share in one of world football's most important commemorations has positive implications for England's bid. Grondona is a member of the 24-strong Fifa executive committee that will select the host nation for 2018.

Since launching its bid, England have played a friendly against Trinidad & Tobago, whose special adviser, Jack Warner, is an executive committee member. England will also play Thailand in June – the Thai association's president, Worawi Makudi, is also a member of the committee.

Shared heritage might suggest that Argentina would be closest to Spain and Portugal's bid but should that fail, England will be well placed to pick up Grondona's support.

Uefa problem for City

Delegates at the European Clubs Association congress in Geneva today were given a talk about what Uefa's new financial fair-play rules mean. Hopefully Manchester City's chief executive, Garry Cook, below, was listening carefully. Ballooning wages and amortisation charges relating to eye-watering transfer fees could derail City's attempts to break even – give or take €15m (£12.5m) a year – which from 2013 will be a prerequisite for playing in the governing body's competitions.

A proportion of City's revenues may also be disallowable. Under the new Uefa rules, sponsorship and commercial incomes from companies connected to a club's owner must be set at market rates.

Most of City's sponsors are related parties. The shirt sponsor, Etihad, is based in Sheikh Mansour's Abu Dhabi and 70% of Ferrostaal, an industrial-services company, is owned by Abu Dhabi.

The telecoms firm Etisalat has its headquarters in the United Arab Emirates. Aabar, a hydrocarbons firm, had as one of its founding investors the Abu Dhabi Investment Company, and Abu Dhabi Tourism is ... you get the picture.

So unless City's independent sponsors – Umbro, Thomas Cook, Jaguar, Malmaison, Heineken and the local radio station Key103 – are between them able to produce enough income to cover the club's inflating cost base, regualar European football may prove to be an unreachable promised land.

Boro head for North Korea

Middlesbrough Ladies are heading to Pyongyang, with the assistance of the Foreign & Commonwealth Office. A club statement said: "This is a unique visit as it is rare indeed for overseas football teams to visit North Korea." The last English club to be represented in Kim Jong-il's homeland were Notts County whose then director of football, Sven-Goran Eriksson, arrived in October 2009 with one of the club's then directors, Nathan Willett. The trip was not un-controversial. As Eriksson told the Guardian in February, he made promises about helping out with North Korea's pre-World Cup training requirements, which he says Willett's actions led to being broken. Middlesbrough Ladies will hope Pyongyang has forgotten its last brush with English football.

Harris's board game

Daniel Harris, the 50-year-old medical-company owner who subscribed to West Ham United's recent £4m share issue, has been given a place on the club's board. Fans might be relieved to hear that Terry Brown – the club's controversial former chairman, who with Harris invested in 3.8% of the club's shares through the recent equity placing – has not.


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Gary Neville splashes out £1.5m on Manchester stock exchange building

England coach adds to his property portfolio
Plans to turn top floors into private member's club
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Gary Neville's new £1.5m acquisition was on the market for £4.7m in 2004. Photograph: John Peters/Man Utd via Getty Images

Gary Neville has bought one of Manchester's most historic buildings for £1.5m. The England coach and TV pundit is said to be thinking of turning the top floors of the city's Grade II-listed former stock exchange into a private members' club, the Manchester Evening News reports.

It is the latest addition to the ex-Manchester United defender's property portfolio, which also includes a restaurant and a soon-to-be-completed hotel.

Neville seems to have got a bargain in his latest deal, as the stock exchange building was put on the market for just a fraction of the £4.7m the previous owners, MCR Property Group, bought it for in 2004.

Neville's business, Signature Developments, is already behind a 10-storey hotel due to be built near Old Trafford, while the former player and his father also own a restaurant in Swinton, Salford.

He won a battle with planning officials last year over his project to build a futuristic, £8m house on moorland outside Bolton.

Neville put his £6m country estate up for sale in 2011, which included a swimming pool, home cinema and seven bedrooms.


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Prom 56: BBCSO/Knussen – review

4 / 5 stars
Royal Albert Hall, London

Fixed points in the Proms come in many guises. One of these, never formally announced as such but an annual staple nevertheless, is the season's Oliver Knussen Prom. The Olly Prom has its own fixed points, too: a clutch of contemporary, mainly British pieces; often one by Knussen himself; something from an earlier composer Knussen particularly reveres; it's always a longer-than-usual concert evening; and sadly, all too often, attendance is small but select. "No one empties a hall quite like Olly," one of his admirers admitted on Saturday. But some of the giants of Knussen's generation were there all the same.

And one more thing – the Olly Prom is always a big musical learning experience in a way few concerts are. Knussen doesn't just conduct his own concerts; he curates them, too. There's a real sense of them reflecting his formidable mind and his interests. It's impossible not to be drawn in. Not enough people come. But I bet none of them leave early.

This one, marking Knussen's 60th birthday this summer, was no exception. It began with an exemplary account of Alexander Goehr's Metamorphosis/Dance, fresh and crystalline, the orchestration wonderfully restrained. Then came Knussen's own pivotal third symphony, compact and powerful, a little too structurally contrived in some ways, but compellingly directed and awash with beauties, the BBC Symphony Orchestra responding to all the challenges.

Next a world premiere: Helen Grime's Night Songs, a birthday tribute to Knussen, a zippy and spacious miniature played not just once but twice (always a great idea with a premiere), though only because Olly had dropped his glasses and felt he hadn't done it justice first time. Finally, beguilingly, Debussy's rarely performed Martyrdom of St Sebastian, the performance showcasing Knussen's unfussy but firm direction, an idiomatic solo soprano from Claire Booth, and some ravishing work from chorus and orchestra.

Available on iPlayer until 1 September. Total Immersion 2012-2013: Oliver Knussen at 60 is at the Barbican Centre in November. Box office: 020-7638 8891. If you're at any Prom this summer, tweet your thoughts about it to @guardianmusic using the hashtag #proms and we'll pull what you've got to say into one of our weekly roundups – or leave your comments below.


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Hospital Finances: A Look at OHSU, Kaiser, Adventist and Tuality

All of Kaiser's hospitals walked away with the highest profit margin in 2011 followed by OHSU Hospital and Adventist Medical Center, while Tuality Community Hospital ended up in the red
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April 5, 2013 -- This story is the fourth in a series that is examining the state of Oregon hospitals. Today, the Lund Report looks at OHSU Hospital, Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center, Adventist Medical and Tuality Community Hospital.

Earlier stories in the series covered:

The hospitals under review by The Lund Report each pay a 4-percent-of-net-revenue tax not charged to other healthcare organizations in Oregon. In exchange they receive higher Medicaid reimbursements through the Oregon Health Authority. Later in this series, The Lund Report will examine that arrangement and will look deeper at hospital profits, executive compensation and the cost of caring for the poor.

OHSU Hospital

Oregon Health & Science University is a state-chartered public corporation, a medical, nursing, dental and pharmacy school, a network of clinics, a center for research and a major employer – with 14,185 people on its payroll at last count. OHSU Hospital, the organization’s main inpatient facility, hosts more days of inpatient care than any other in the state. It also ranks No. 2 for staffed beds (behind Providence St. Vincent) and No. 3 for outpatient visits (behind Providence Portland and St. Vincent).

Dr. Joe Robertson, president of the entire OHSU system, had official base pay of $925,517, in 2011, but add in bonuses and other sources of income and his compensation was much higher. According to tax returns filed by OHSU-affiliated nonprofits, Robertson received $73,255 in deferred compensation – usually pay an executive collects later, when his or her tax rates are lower. He also received $76,660 in bonuses, $1,274 in non-taxable benefits, and $15,000 in other forms of pay. Add it all up, and his total compensation was $1,091,706.

The salary for Peter Rapp, executive director of OHSU’s hospitals and clinics, is trickier to break down. Because he was not paid by nonprofits affiliated with the healthcare group in recent years, his pay was not disclosed on IRS filings. According to an OHSU spokesman, however, Rapp’s base salary was $606,000 in 2012, and he received $116,000 in incentive pay that year.

OHSU Hospital finances, year 2011:

  • Profit: $70.4 million, down 6.1 percent from 2010.

  • Net patient revenue: $1.03 billion, up 4 percent.

  • Reported charity care charges: $75.9 million, up 4 percent.

  • Profit margin: 6.6 percent, compared to 7.1 percent a year earlier.

Size and scope, as of 2011:

  • Staffed beds: 536.

  • Inpatient days: 154,705.

  • Emergency department visits: 37,078.

  • Outpatient visits: 772,089.

Kaiser Sunnyside and its other hospitals

Kaiser Sunnyside is unique among hospitals in Oregon. While each of the other 26 acute-care hospitals reviewed in this series reports audited financial data to the state Office for Oregon Health Policy & Research, Kaiser’s parent company says it cannot break those figures out. Instead, Kaiser Permanente – an integrated insurance company and network of healthcare providers – tracks the finances for 38 hospitals as one single entity. The majority of those hospitals are located in California, with some facilities in Hawaii, and with Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center based in Clackamas, Oregon. The broad snapshot reveals that Kaiser’s hospitals collectively saw profits climb 12 percent from 2010 to 2011, reaching $1.5 billion, but it’s not clear what role Kaiser Sunnyside may have played in that increase.

George Halvorson, chairman and CEO of the entire national Kaiser Permanente system, received total compensation of $7,936,510 in fiscal year 2011. The breakdown: $1,215,613 in base pay, $5,039,506 in bonuses, $61,308 in deferred compensation, $13,287 in nontaxable benefits and $1,606,796 in “other compensation,” which Kaiser does not define.

Andrew McCulloch, regional president for Kaiser of the Northwest, received base pay of $388,769, bonuses of $354,518, deferred compensation of $204,811, nontaxable benefits of $14,672 and “other compensation” amounting to $75,624. Added up, his total remuneration for 2011 was $1,038,394.

All 38 Kaiser Foundation Hospitals finances, year 2011:

  • Profit: $1.5 billion, up 12 percent from 2010.

  • Total program service revenue: $17.2 billion, up 7.9 percent.

  • Reported charity care charges: $244.3 million, up 7 percent.

  • Profit margin: 8.5 percent, compared to 8.3 percent a year earlier.

Size and scope of Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center, as of 2011:

  • Staffed beds: 269.

  • Inpatient days: 70,984.

  • Emergency department visits: 42,320.

  • Outpatient visits: 52,964.

Adventist Medical Center

Adventist Medical Center in Portland is part of a network of faith-based organizations founded on Seventh-day Adventist values. Adventist Health Northwest oversees the southeast Portland hospital and a clinic that serves an estimated 900,000 people in east Portland and the city’s suburbs. Adventist Health Corporate is based in Roseville, Calif., with a network of 18 hospitals and numerous clinics across California, Hawaii, Washington and Oregon.

In fiscal year 2011, Adventist Health Northwest President Robert Carmen received $934,340 in base pay, a $267,209 bonus, $18,150 in deferred compensation and $21,654 in nontaxable benefits. He also received $547,748 described as “other compensation” on the nonprofit’s tax form for the year, bringing his total remuneration to $1,789,101.

Adventist Medical Center President Thomas Russell, who oversees the Portland hospital, received total compensation of $554,969 -- $364,687 in base pay, $83,794 in deferred compensation, $19,218 in nontaxable benefits and $87,269 in other forms of compensation.

Russell’s predecessor also continued to receive income from Adventist Medical Center, even though he retired in 2008. Deryl Jones, formerly president of the hospital, received $60 in deferred compensation, $8,590 in nontaxable benefits and $1,782,626 in “other compensation,” according to Adventist tax forms.

Adventist Medical Center finances, year 2011:

  • Profit: $6.6 million, up from 2010’s razor-thin $381,240.

  • Net patient revenue: $267.5 million, up 9.2 percent.

  • Reported charity care charges: $19.5 million, down 11.4 percent.

  • Profit margin: 2.2 percent, compared to 0.14 percent in 2010.

Size and scope, as of 2011:

  • Staffed beds: 248.

  • Inpatient days: 43,450.

  • Emergency department visits: 48,548.

  • Outpatient visits: 429,109.

Tuality Community Hospital

Tuality Healthcare is a nonprofit that runs a small health insurance plan, a health education center and two hospitals, located in Forest Grove and Hillsboro. Tuality Community Hospital of Hillsboro, the larger of the two, is among the “diagnosis-related group” facilities being reviewed in this series. Founded in 1918, today Tuality Community Hospital maintains partnerships with OHSU and Pacific University.

Richard Stenson, president and CEO of the entire Tuality Healthcare system, received total compensation in 2011 of $405,293 -- $342,793 in base pay, $24,000 in deferred compensation and $38,500 in nontaxable benefits.

Manny Berman, who oversees Tuality Community Hospital as administrator and chief operating officer, received base pay of $186,915 in FY 2011. He also received nontaxable benefits of $43,929, bringing his total compensation to $230,844.

Tuality Community Hospital finances, year 2011:

  • Net loss: $5.8 million, compared to a $3.7 million profit in 2010.

  • Net patient revenue: $170.8 million, down 1.4 percent from a year earlier.

  • Reported charity care charges: $9.4 million, up 0.8 percent.

  • Profit margin: Negative 3.3 percent, compared to positive 2.1 percent in 2010.

Size and scope, as of 2011:

  • Staffed beds: 149.

  • Inpatient days: 22,829.

  • Emergency department visits: 38,775.

  • Outpatient visits: 263,328.

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SUMMARY:  Historians discovered real human teeth in the mouth of the Lord of Patience statue in northeast Mexico.

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Christ was said to turn water into wine, and porcelain into dental enamel?

In northeast Mexico, a statue of Jesus Christ is capturing headlines after historians discovered real human teeth within the sculpture. The Lord of Patience statue, housed in a parish of San Bartolo Cuautlalpan, dates back to the 18th century, and specialists at National Institute of Anthropology and History were shocked when they found eight real teeth in the mouth of the statue, which belonged to an adult human.

"It is common that the sculptures have teeth, but they are usually made ??of wood or bone carved individually or as a plate, but this case has eight teeth of an adult, you can even see to the root," researcher Fanny Unikel, the director of Mexico's National School of Restoration, Conservation and Museology, told the International Business Times.

Despite being centuries old, the teeth are in excellent condition. Historians made this discovery after they used an X-ray on the statue, which found deep dental roots almost an inch long.

Among human remains, teeth last longer than any other body part - even bone. Teeth's calcium structure makes them extremely resistant to decomposition. Yet going 300 years without brushing teeth could result in some of the holiest halitosis around.

Researchers said the Lord of Patience statue is a very authentic representation, so it's not a complete surprise that someone would donate their pearly whites to add to its realness. After all, in other parts of Mexico, parishioners have been known to donate money and clothing to saints as well as their hair to make wigs.

"The teeth were probably donated as a token of gratitude," Unikel added. "It's the first time human teeth have been found in a sculpture."

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Proposed rules will curb the ability of the Ontario Energy Board to review costly energy plans, critics say

New rules proposed by Ontario’s Liberal government will blunt the ability of the Ontario Energy Board to scrutinize costly energy projects, critics charge.

But the Liberals say that’s not the case.

The new rules come in Bill 75, legislation that will merge two energy agencies – the Ontario Power Authority, and the Independent Electricity System Operator.

But they also change the powers of the Ontario Energy Board, which is currently able to hold wide-ranging public hearings on major energy plans.

Under the new bill, the province must still ask the board to review plans for expensive projects to determine the impact on consumer energy bills.

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But it says the province “may” – or may not – ask the board to look at the over-all supply need for the province, and at alternative sources of supply.

A spokesperson for energy minister Chris Bentley said there’s no weakening of the energy board’s role.

“As Ontario develops its Long Term Energy Plan we will have the OEB’s input and advice as the plan is being developed, as opposed to today’s process that doesn’t call for OEB input until after the plan is written,” Bentley aide Jennifer Kett said in an e-mail.

The new bill doesn’t specify exactly what form or process the OEB input will take, she noted; that will be worked out with the energy board.

She promised a “strong process of public consultations.”

But some critics said the legislation should set off alarm bells.

Greenpeace said the new rules allow government too much leeway to act without scrutiny.

“Public review of major projects and the government’s long-term plans will save consumers money,” Greenpeace said in a critique of the legislation. “Bill 75, however, removes this basic protection.”

Mark Winfield of York University’s faculty of environmental studies also said the new legislation is worrying.

“It suggests that we will operate by short term political fiat,” he said, rather

than establishing a planning framework and maintaining a process of independent review for major plans.

Peter Tabuns, energy critic for the New Democrats, said the moves are a “substantial narrowing” of public input.

“I would say the public will find its ability to intervene and protect itself from ministerial whim will be substantially reduced,” he said.

Conservative critic Vic Fedeli also voice concern that there will be “no fair, transparent of competitive process,” and less chance for the public to have an impact on government proposals.

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Sales of Stephen Harper bobbleheads are bopping along, while Michael Ignatieff receives a cold reception over hot dogs in Winnipeg.

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How can you tell if a campaign is in hot water? Why not check with the guy who sells soup?

Claudio Fracassi, or “The Soup Guy” in Ottawa’s World Exchange tower, is a favourite of politicos in the capital for his delicious, creative lunch offerings. Lately, along with his soups, he’s been selling political bobblehead dolls, at $20 apiece.

Fracassi reports that at the end of Week One, sales of the Stephen Harper bobblehead are leading the pack — but only slightly so. Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff has started selling at a brisk pace too in recent days, creeping up to nearly a tie with the Conservative leader.

The Jack Layton doll is doing okay, Fracassi says, but well behind Harper and Ignatieff, and very few people seem to want a doll that looks like Bloc Québécois leader Gilles Duceppe, it seems.

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And what about Green Party leader Elizabeth May? Sadly, Fracassi says, he has plenty of stock — almost no buyers for the May doll.

The bobbleheads are the creation of Paul Hallet, an artist from St. Thomas, Ont.

You can’t buy the soup online though. For that, you have to pay a call on The Soup Guy, who is no relation, in appearance or manners, to the legendary “Soup Nazi” on the old Seinfeld TV show.

Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff paid a lunchtime visit to a famous 80-year-old Winnipeg hot dog restaurant called Kelekis, where one wall is lined with photos of prominent patrons such as Pierre Trudeau.

While most of the patrons chatted amiably as Ignatieff worked the room before sitting down to a lunch of a hot dog and fries, not everyone was happy to see him.

One man, a Conservative retiree who refused to give his name, called Ignatieff a dirty name, blamed him for causing an unnecessary election and said he should stay in Toronto. When Ignatieff came over to shake his hand, the man refused, saying, “I don’t think so.”

Ignatieff said “Have a nice lunch” to the man and his companions and walked away.

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No panic in these battle-hardened Bruins: Feschuk

This is Boston’s sixth straight playoff run. The Bruins met defeat with shrugs and vows to do better.

Boston picked up veteran Jaromir Jagr to help them make a playoff run but so far against the Leafs he has been relatively quiet.
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For one team, the moment was historic. It was Toronto’s first regulation playoff win in Boston in 54 years. It was Toronto’s first playoff win, period, in a year short of a decade.

But while the centre of the hockey universe was in full freakout over their NHL team’s long-awaited reawakening in Saturday night’s 4-2 win, for the Bruins, it was another day at the salt mine. They’ve been through this before, and recently. This is Boston’s sixth straight playoff run.

The Bruins met defeat with shrugs and vows to do better.

“We knew it was going to be a tough series,” Milan Lucic told reporters in Boston on Sunday. “We didn’t expect to sweep ’em at all.”

Said Boston coach Claude Julien: “We didn’t bring our A-game (in Game 2).”

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Don’t expect major lineup changes for the Bruins when the deadlocked series arrives at the Air Canada Centre for Monday’s Game 3; so far Julien’s craftiest bit of maneuvering has been his ridiculous insistence before Game 2 that he might forego dressing rookie defenceman Dougie Hamilton in favour of Matt Bartkowski, a player toiling in the AHL who hasn’t practiced or played with the Bruins since the post-season began.

That bit of Bill Belichick-inspired deception fooled precisely no one. Considering that Julien was wholly out-coached by Randy Carlyle in Game 2, mind you, it did underline the possibility that Julien may be vastly less clever than he believes he is.

Some of Boston’s adjustments will take care of themselves. They’ll have Andrew Ference back after his one-game suspension, and Ference’s veteran presence on the blueline will likely allow Julien to return to his Game 1 defence pairings — most importantly the duo of Dennis Seidenberg and Zdeno Chara, who have proven effective as post-season partners.

Still, Boston has its issues, and perhaps none is bigger than finding productive linemates for Jaromir Jagr. The Bruins went to considerable expense to acquire the 41-year-old winger as their consolation prize in the Jarome Iginla Sweepstakes on the day before the trade deadline.

Jagr cost the Bruins a couple of prospects and a conditional second-round pick in June (the pick will become a first-rounder if the Bruins advance to the Eastern final). And though Jagr is the active leader among NHLers in career playoff and regular-season points, he has yet to be much of a factor in the series, going scoreless with four shots on goal.

Julien told the media on Sunday that Jagr, who missed the final two games of the regular season with what the team described as flu symptoms, is still “not feeling 100 per cent.” Part of the problem could be the mixed company he is keeping. A Bruin for barely a month, he has already played with some 10 different linemates.

Boston acquired him for his offensive skills, and yet lately he has been a fixture on the third line with Chris Kelly and Rich Peverley. Julien has said he is reluctant to break up his first two lines, for good reason. Patrice Bergeron currently centres Brad Marchand and Tyler Seguin, which is Boston’s go-to trio. And the line of David Krejci, Milan Lucic and Nathan Horton combined for six points in a 4-1 dismantling of the Leafs in Game 1.

“To (Jagr’s) defence, it’s important to have some cohesion with your linemates and stuff like that, and our first two lines have been ... together for a long time,” Julien said. “They’re playing well, they’re generating stuff, so right now it’s about trying to build some chemistry with some players and we keep trying to find players to compliment him a little bit.”

There’s another reason the Bruins splurged for Jagr — specifically, to boost a power play that was fifth-worst in the league during the regular season. That the Bruins were held to eight seconds with an advantage in Game 2 didn’t exactly put him in a position to succeed.

Still, Jagr put up nine points in 11 games for the Bruins during the regular season, and though his explosiveness has waned with age, he retains his rare gift for keeping the puck away from opponents. He has looked dangerous at times in the opening two games — particularly when the harder-to-comprehend intricacies of Carlyle’s line matching have seen him on the ice against Toronto’s fourth line.

In other words, he has looked like a lot of other Bruins — superior to the Leafs in some flashes; more than beatable in others. It’s the beauty of NHL parity. In the salary-cap-era NHL, where there’s so little discernable difference between a lot of NHL regulars and AHL fill-ins, being a consistent winner is tricky business.

On Sunday, Lucic called it “the hardest part of being a good team.”

If the Bruins are resigned to this reality, they’re also more accustomed than most at confronting it.


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Order. We have to start the wind-ups shortly. I am keen to ensure that everybody gets in, and I hope that the Front Benchers might co-operate. If they could take eight minutes each, and if I now cut the time limit for Back-Bench speeches to four minutes, we will just about fit everybody in.

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The time is 7pm. The venue is (Le) Poisson Rouge. There is a concert playing in the main space, but the action is about to happen downstairs in the Gallery Bar, where Le Bingo, a weekly gay bingo night hosted by nightlife star Murray Hill and former TONY staffer Linda Simpson, is just getting started. Every seat in the house has been filled, and by the time the number-calling starts, some groups in the back are even huddled on the floor with bingo cards ($2 each) in their laps. But can you blame them? With free admission, $4 drink specials, a full menu of bar nibbles (tater tots, quesadillas and nachos!), and Murray Hill's nonstop comedic banter, this place has to be the most hospitable—and hilarious—party in all of Greenwich Village on Saturday night. "You just can't make this stuff up!" squealed Pam, a neighboring bingoist, as new winners repeatedly took the stage to be lampooned by MC Hill ("Oh, you work in a home for adults with disabilities? So you've met Linda before?") before claiming their one-of-a-kind prizes.

Speaking of which, here's a quick rundown of some of the treasures taken home: a wind-up singing baby doll, matching his-and-hers umbrellas, a doggy tote bag with matching doggy coin bank, a Hannah Montana T-shirt and a gleaming set of red porcelain novelty dice—which we snagged for ourselves during the second round. Throughout the two-and-a-half-hour event, a wheel of fortune was spun to determine the next $4 drink, and boy-lesque dancer Taylor Derwin drifted through the room in flowing white gown and massive Afro wig, flaunting the prizes suggestively. While the distractions were many, a hush would immediately descend every time Linda began calling out the numbers. By the last round—in which the winner of must cover every single number on his or her board to take home the grand prize—the room was concentrating so totally that you could have heard a pin drop. Unemployed lawyer Scott took home the bag full of cash ($234 to be exact), but nobody held a grudge. The competition was friendly, and, after all, there's always next Saturday!


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WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced $13.1 million in federal funding for 11 innovative research and demonstration projects under FTA’s National Fuel Cell Bus Program.  The program advances hydrogen fuel cell power for transit buses and reflects the Obama Administration’s commitment to address our nation’s energy challenges, reduce our dependence on foreign oil, and promote cleaner air.

“President Obama’s all-of-the-above energy strategy includes adopting alternative fuels that let transit agencies bypass the gas pump altogether and reduce our carbon footprint,” said Secretary LaHood.  “This investment moves us closer to achieving the President’s goal of reducing oil imports by a third in a little over a decade.”

The funds are shared by Calstart in Pasadena, Calif.; the Center for Transportation and the Environment in Atlanta, Ga.; and the Northeast Advanced Vehicle Consortium in Boston, Mass.  All three will engage in work to develop various fuel cell components, test American-made buses under real-world conditions powered by fuel cells, and conduct educational outreach.

“With gas prices on the rise, we know that the availability of reliable transit as a transportation choice is a significant part of relieving the pain at the pump for millions of riders each day,” said and Federal Transit Administrator Peter Rogoff. “And the Department is taking it a step further by investing in a new generation of clean-fuel technology to make transit an even more significant part of our nation’s overall approach to a secure energy future.”

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed August 12, 2015 via mobile

The food at Vega are good almost everytime. There has been a few time when there have been little to choose from, but usually the food are so good that I always end up eating to much.

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed April 29, 2015

Always looking for vegan food when in Oslo, so I´ve tried Vega Fairfood 5-6 times. It´s sloppy and more a cheap canteen buffet than proper restaurant. If you a famish vegetarian a Sunday evening i Oslo, there is not much choice and it´s inexpensive. They do Take Away.

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed February 7, 2015 via mobile

Visited alone, not difficult to find despite reviews saying so on here as there are signs all along the hill until the door itself. The 'blue light' in the toilet maybe set the tone as the only enjoyable aspect of the trip remained the price - just over £11 for a buffet. Not too much choice; one soup, salad and... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed December 22, 2014 via mobile

Visited here after finding it on trip advisor and wanting to support a veggie restaurant. The place is nothing to rave about and the food did all seem to taste very similar. Decor was a little odd and it felt like a soup kitchen. Not the best veggie food. But there were some lovely salads to eat. The buffet is... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed November 27, 2014

Olso is a tricky city for vegetarians/vegans and so Vega Fairfood is a most welcome discovery. Oslo is also incredibly expensive, which makes Vega Fairfood even better value being that it is a buffet. Dinner prices are 135 NOK ($20 USD) per person. There's plenty of options to choose from including at least 3 or 4 warm options (such as... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed November 24, 2014

It's not easy finding good veggie food in Oslo. Vega Fairfood is a real gem: not only does it offer delicious grub, it's also great value for money. For 100 NOK (or 135 NOK if you're visiting for dinner) you can stuff yourself happy with food from the buffet. When we were there, the selection included a delicious chilli, an... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed November 14, 2014

Delicious vegan food in buffet style - highly recommended! Have a variety of food options with some variation from day to day.

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed October 17, 2014

Here you can pay 12€ for lunch and 16€ for dinner and eat as much as you want. I can assure you that this is a dream in a city like Oslo. You can choose among a salad buffet plus a selection of warm meal: there is always one soup, bread with butter, and then usually rice, potatoes, a curry... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed October 17, 2014

Being vegan in Oslo was difficult, but Vega Fairfood provided a reasonably priced buffet with many vegan options. Charming place with friendly staff. Apple cake was delicious!

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed July 8, 2014

the salad bar is worth going for. out of the very few vegan places this is one of the better ones. good deal for oslo too. the hot food is pretty oily and nothing is labeled - gluten free/vegan etc. the outside seating is nice. the staff basically leaves you alone. Go for lunch not dinner- it closes early and... More

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Vegetarian Friendly, Vegan Options
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  • Address: Akersgata 74, Oslo 0180, Norway
  • Location: Europe  >  Norway  >  Eastern Norway  >  Oslo
Informal vegetarian restaurant and cafe. Took over the previous restaurant Vegeta Vertshus.

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed February 15, 2016

I love this place! The owner and staff are wonderful, but its quick and perfect for take out too. Try the won ton soup, egg rolls, spicy vegetable lo mien and cilantro chicken.

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed January 1, 2016

Ordered Shrimp LoMein and got Linguine [literally] noodles with about 4 shrimp for 8.95 small portion. A waste of money and a huge disappointment. Athens residents you should be upset they are taking you guys for a run.... Never Eating here again.

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Sandy is a wonderful host and the food is exceptionally good when she is commanding the kitchen. How can you tell? You will when you walk in 😀 Try the scallion pancakes and Schezuan chicken and the cilantro chicken

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I love Asian food and try to find exceptional restaurants wherever I am traveling. China Fortune is one of the best Chinese restaurants in the country! It is a little restaurant off the beaten track. The food is incredibly good! Be sure to try the hot tea! China Fortune is one of the lovely little secrets of the Athens community.... More

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China Fortune has a menu that changes with market availability. It is placed under glass on the table. Go for it! Although the typical dishes are offered on the regular menu, and those I have tried are very tasty, especially seafood noodle soup, the special menu holds the delightful, unexpected surprises. Mine was "Chinese mustard greens with chilies and pork".... More

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Good location clean and frendly srvice good price for the value best buffet around

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Yes, China Panda is popular and always crowded. And yes, China Panda serves decent food. However, this is the place to be for real Chinese food, not just something chicken or something beef (general Tao, kon-pond, Hu-nan, etc.). It might tastes lighter than China Panda or China King, but I think it is the closest to what Chinese food should... More

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  • Location: United States  >  Ohio (OH)  >  Athens
  • Phone Number: 740-594-5678

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The Characteristics of Effective English Teachers High Schools

Since the role of English as a language of international communication has been widespread quickly in educational systems around the world, teaching of English as a second or foreign language has become an increasingly significant task (Richards, 2001). Therefore, many countries in the globe have been working hard to ensure their citizens' adequate English proficiency, which is necessary for their social economic development. To reach their goals, English has been included as a relatively important subject in each country's national academic curriculum. As a part of educational development, effective and qualified teachers are really significant in improving students' academic performance and educational system (Shishavan & Sadeghi, 2009). In Cambodia context, how to teach English effectively is a common concern among English educators, teachers, and other relevant stakeholders. Due to low salaries, most teachers decided to work outside the school to get additional income to support their family condition. Surprisingly, on the account of the shortage of English teachers in Cambodia, only a small number of English teachers are specialized in English subject, but some teachers who are not majored in English were tentatively chosen to teach English. They also did not have any appropriate training to become teachers of English (Vira, 2002). Thus, in an attempt to progress the quality of education in Cambodia, Investigation on the characteristics of effective English teachers in high school really provides a lot of contribution to enhancing the quality of teaching in order to meet the students' need. Since there were probably a few or no previous studies conducted on the characteristics of effective English teachers in Cambodia, this study therefore intends to figure out those characteristics of effective English teachers in high schools in Cambodia.

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In view of the objective mentioned above, this research aims to answer the following question.

What makes a good teacher?

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An effective teacher should have some fundamental characteristics such as knowledge of subject matter, enough preparation, teaching experiences, teaching methodologies, flexibilities, communicative skills, creativity , high anticipation, self-assurance, and sense of belonging (Adams&Pierce, 2006 ; Thompson, Greer & Greer, 2004 ; Mohrdin, Jaidi, Sang, Osman, 2009)

In 2009, Shishavan and Sadeghi conducted a study on the characteristics of effective English language teachers as perceived by teachers and learners of English in Iran. As a result, effective English language teachers should give homework; prepare lessons; be up to date, self-controlled and adjustable; think about the students' needs ; have positive feeling toward students; being smart and creative; and apply a variety of teaching methods. According to Brosh's study (as cited in Shishavan & Sadeghi 2009), the qualities of good teachers can be identified such as being aware of knowledge of the target language; ability of organizing, explaining and clarifying as well as keeping the students' interest and motivation; showing equality to students; and being accessible to students. Even though most of research has been done on the important characteristics of a good language teacher in many countries around the world, this paper tends to recognize the good teachers of English in high schools in Cambodia by conducting research in some Cambodian high schools.

Significance of the study

This study is significant for four reasons. First, it will provide a general description on common characteristics of teachers of English in Cambodia by mainly focusing on their characteristic insufficiencies as teachers of English. Second, the study will identify their common characteristics of effective English teachers. The study will bring about only specific and important characteristics which mainly make differences between effective and ineffective teachers. Third, through the in-depth interview and questionnaires, the study hopes to give a clear picture of good teachers of English, which can be used as a model of English teaching. Finally, the study will be necessary for teachers of English since it will give them ideas on how to effectively teach English.

Limitation of research

This study is guided with the following limitations, which affect the generality of the finding. First, the study only focuses on high schools teachers while it does not count kindergarten, primary or high education teachers. Second, the study may be limited in its analysis or generality as it will be conducted in only two high schools, in which 10 teachers will be purposely selected. Third, since this study will mainly figure out only common or important characteristics, some points might be ignored. Therefore, the above-mentioned compounding circumstances may limit our understanding and evaluation; however, these are generally overwhelmed and controlled by the research design.

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In order to conduct this study more successfully, we will use the qualitative research approach which we will have to travel to two high schools located in Phnom Penh to select participants for interview. Before conducting interviews, we will make an appointment and notify the reason of visit to the school principals. Since this is a less prepared study, the exact of participants is not clear. We will use purposive sampling to select the sample for our study. We hope to interview 10 English teachers in both high schools. We will probably choose both female and male teachers regardless of the age.

With the purpose of getting trustworthy information, we will personally observe English teachers in high school using participant observation techniques, conduct informal small talk conversations and make arrangements to interview participants at a later time. We may take a few brief notes in the field setting, but take notes of teaching techniques and behaviors after observation. We will collect data through a questionnaire and personal observation. The questionnaire will consist of 2 parts. In part 1, there are 21 Likert Scale items. The teachers will be asked to provide their responses about the characteristics of an effective English teacher should have. As for part 2, there are four open-ended questions which we will ask them to provide their answers based on their ideas.

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We will carry out interviews after observation and taking notes. The interviews will be a written questionnaire, open-ended questions and tape-recording (see Appendix below) for the details. Prior to interviewing or tape-recording, we will explain the main rational of the study to participants and tell them that their involvement is voluntary. We will bring together the names of participants but hold them in confidential. Personal identifiers will be released to the public in a way that protects the identification of participants. We expect interviews to take around 15 minutes to 45 minutes and occur in the school campus or outside the school. Interview questions and questionnaires will not be fixed prior to interviewing but will follow a general list of topics. We may ask different participants to fill in the questionnaires and answer the questions based on their preference. We will listen to tape recordings and take notes as well as transcribe the interviews. We may take photos with permission and will collect artifacts. After collecting the data of our research, we expect that the results of data collection will be really significant because they will reflect the fundamental characteristics of effective teachers in Cambodian high schools. Further, they will be a great contribution to upgrading the quality of English teachers in Cambodia.

Adam, M.C., & Pierce, L.R. (2006): Characteristics of effective teaching. Retrieved from:

Mohidim, R., Jaidi, J., Sang,T.L. , & Osmen, Z. (2009). Effective teaching methods and lecturers characteristics: European Journal of Social Sciences. Retrieved from:

Richards,C.J. (2001). Curriculum development in language teaching. Cambridge language Education: Cambridge University Press.

Shishavan, B. H., & Sadeghi, K. (2009). Characteristics of an effective English language teacher as perceived by Iranian teachers and learners of English. English Language Teaching. 4(2), 130-142.

Thompson, S., Greer, G. J., & Greer, B. B. (2004). High qualified for successful teaching: Characteristics every teacher should possess. Retrieved from

Vira, N. (2002). Teaching English in Cambodian secondary schools: With a special focus on teachers' preferences towards the improvement of their professional careers in language teaching. Bul.Grad.School Educ. (51). 197-206