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What is the impact of integrated care on the job satisfaction of primary healthcare providers: a systematic review
Human Resources for Health volume 21, Article number: 86 (2023)
Background and objectives
The integration of care influenced the job satisfaction of healthcare professionals, especially affecting primary healthcare providers (PCPs). This study aimed to perform a systematic review to explore the impact of integrated care on the job satisfaction of PCPs on the basis of Herzberg’s two-factor theory.
This review was conducted following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. We searched 6 electronic databases, including CNKI, WANFANG, PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, and Embase. Data were retrieved from inception to 19 March 2023. The Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool (MMAT) version 2018 was used to assess the methodological quality of studies for inclusion in the review.
A total of 805 articles were retrieved from databases, of which 29 were included in this review. 2 categories, 9 themes, and 14 sub-themes were derived from the data. 2 categories were identified as intrinsic and extrinsic factors. Intrinsic factors included 4 themes: responsibilities, promotion opportunities, recognition, and a sense of personal achievements and growth. Extrinsic factors included 5 themes: salaries and benefits, organizational policy and administration, interpersonal relationships, working conditions, and work status. To specify some key information under certain themes, we also identify sub-themes, such as the sub-theme “workload”, “work stress”, and “burnout” under the theme “work status”.
Findings suggested that the integration of care had both negative and positive effects on the job satisfaction of PCPs and the effects were different depending on the types of integration. Since PCPs played a vital role in the successful integration of care, their job satisfaction was an important issue that should be carefully considered when implementing the integration of care.
The aging population and the growing prevalence of chronic diseases posed a great challenge to healthcare systems worldwide, especially in countries, where healthcare was fragmented [1,2,3]. To improve the quality and accessibility of healthcare while reducing the general cost, many countries initiated reforms to promote the integration of care, such as the Kaiser Healthcare Group of the United States and the YiliantiFootnote 1 of China [5,6,7,8].
Primary healthcare providers (PCPs) played an essential role in promoting the integration of care, especially concerning the continuity and coordination of healthcare [9,10,11,12,13]. The job satisfaction of PCPs is recognized as an essential pillar of healthcare systems worldwide, which is known to be associated with several factors . Many factors have been well-explored by the literature including systematic reviews [14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22]. Along with the integrated care reform, there was a growing evidence base for the correlation between the integration of care and the job satisfaction of PCPs. On one hand, studies reported that the job satisfaction of PCPs affected the quality and coordination of healthcare by influencing their job performance, job stability, and teamwork [23,24,25,26,27]. On the other hand, a growing literature explored the influence of integrated care on the job satisfaction of PCPs but the findings were inconsistent across studies. Some studies found that the integration of care enhanced the job satisfaction of PCPs by improving their working conditions, career development, and interpersonal relationships [11, 28,29,30,31,32]. Whereas, some studies claimed that integrated care generated a negative influence on the job satisfaction of PCPs because of the extra workload and job stress [30, 33, 34]. Due to the inconsistency of findings across studies, little seems known about how the integration of care impacts the job satisfaction of PCPs. Identifying job satisfaction and associated determinants of PCPs will help address major questions regarding the job satisfaction of PCPs who work in integrated care. However, to the best of our knowledge, the influence of integrated care on the job satisfaction of PCPs has yet to be the topic of any systematic review. To facilitate the integration of care from the primary care perspective and to support evidence-based healthcare decisions, consolidating the literature to systematically explore the correlation between the integration of care and the job satisfaction of PCPs is of crucial importance. This study aimed to address this gap by answering the following question based on Herzberg’s two-factor theory: how does the integration of care influence the job satisfaction of PCPs?
This study conducted a systematic review following the guidelines of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) statement . Meta-analysis was not used for the review as selected studies were considered too heterogeneous in terms of methods and analysis and thus a more descriptive approach was suitable.
Data source and searches
We searched the following databases: CNKI, WANFANG, PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, and Embase, among which CNKI and WANFANG were the commonly used databases for retrieving Chinese academic research. This study retrieved the data from inception to 19 March 2023. At the stage of identification, we used the following keywords to identify relevant studies: integrated care, primary care provider, and satisfaction. The search strategy is shown in Table 1.
We included studies following the PRISMA statement. First, we excluded duplicate studies from the database. In the screening stage, two researchers reviewed the title and abstract of the study and excluded the studies that were irrelevant to the topic. In the eligibility stage, we carefully reviewed the whole study and excluded studies that violated the inclusion criteria. Studies excluded at this stage are listed in Table 2 with detailed justifications. To be included in the review, the study had to meet the following inclusion criteria: (1) the research background of integrated care practice, including the integration of horizontal and vertical organizational management, governance mechanisms, financing and payment, and service provision; (2) the study population was the primary healthcare providers; and (3) focusing on the satisfaction of PCPs. Articles are excluded for several reasons: (1) changes in satisfaction of PCPs were not related to integrated care practice; (2) to study the evaluation of the cognition or effect of integrated care among PCPs, excluding the influence on satisfaction; and (3) the study of PCPs was not included.
Critical appraisal of the included studies was essential to a high-quality systematic review. Appraisal consisted of systematically examining studies to ensure they were trustworthy, valid, and reliable [36, 37]. Considering the varied types of the included studies (e.g., quantitative, qualitative, and mix-methods studies), we used the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool (MMAT) version 2018 to evaluate the quality of the included studies . MMAT was a quality assessment tool that could be used to evaluate five different types of studies: (a) qualitative, (b) randomized controlled, (c) non-randomized, (d) quantitative descriptive, and (e) mixed methods. Each criterion was rated as "yes", “no” or “unsure”. In this study, two researchers conducted MMAT independently. If there were any differences, they would discuss and resolve the differences. If the two evaluators could not resolve the differences, the third researcher would be invited to review the differences until a consensus was reached. Details of the quality evaluation of the included studies are shown in Table 3.
This study used the integrative review method to extract and synthesize the data . At the stage of data extraction, the key information extracted from each of the included studies were as follows: title, author(s), publication year, country(s), research method(s), integration types (horizontal/vertical), and measurement dimensions of satisfaction, which are summarized in Table 4. Horizontal integration refers to the integration between different types of healthcare services, such as medical services, social services, and other care, which is often in the form of multidisciplinary teams and/or care networks to take care of specific groups of patients. Vertical integration refers to the collaboration among primary, secondary, and tertiary medical institutions which aimed to increase the continuity of healthcare services [40, 41]. At the stage of data synthesis, we coded and divided the extracted information into categories and themes based on Herzberg’s two-factor theory. Two-factor theory is one of the most commonly used theoretical frameworks for exploring job satisfaction among health professionals [42, 43]. It hypothesizes two separate sets of mutually exclusive factors that either cause job satisfaction or dissatisfaction. Factors that primarily contributed to satisfaction alone called motivation factors, while the other factors that primarily contributed to dissatisfaction alone called hygiene factors. Herzberg also described motivation factors as intrinsic to the job and hygiene factors as extrinsic to the job . Inspired by Herzberg’s analysis, we divided the dimensions of job satisfaction into intrinsic and extrinsic categories and used the notions of intrinsic and extrinsic factors to keep consistency. In this study, extrinsic factors were mainly related to working conditions, such as salaries and benefits, interpersonal relationships, and work environment. Intrinsic factors were mainly related to intrinsic work motivation, such as achievement and recognition, autonomy, and promotion opportunities. During the process of data synthesis, we found that some key information under certain themes needed to be specified. Therefore, we generated several sub-themes from coding. In the end, we formed a comprehensive picture of the analysis framework of influencing factors of PCP’s job satisfaction, as described in Fig. 1.
The PRISMA flow chart in Fig. 2 illustrates the search process for this review. First, a total of 805 articles were retrieved through databases, among which 57 duplicate articles were removed. Second, after reviewing the title and abstract of the remaining 748 articles, we excluded 689 articles that did not match the inclusion criteria previously mentioned. Third, after the initial review, 59 full texts were examined carefully and 33 articles were excluded due to being irrelevant to integrated care, not associated with PCPs satisfaction, and PCPs were not study subjects. Fourth, 3 articles were added based on a reference review. In the end, we included 29 articles in this study.
Description of the included studies
Of the 29 studies included in this review, there were 14 quantitative studies (4 longitudinal studies and 10 cross-sectional studies), 3 qualitative studies, and 12 mixed-method studies. The selected articles covered diverse countries including China, the United States, Canada, Ethiopia, Kenya, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. Concerning the integration type, there were 16 vertical integration studies and 13 horizontal integration studies. A summary of the above-described characteristics of the included studies is shown in Table 5.
Of the 16 vertical integration studies, 14 focused on the Yilianti of China, 1 focused on the urban medical groups in China, and 1 focused on the integration of care in a rural area of the USA. Of the 13 horizontal integration studies, 9 studies reported the integration of primary care and other kinds of healthcare, including public healthcare , mental healthcare [11, 45,46,47,48], pain care , and pharmaceutical care . There were also 3 studies focusing on providing integrated care for vulnerable individuals, such as children [28, 49] and the elderly . Besides the mode of “primary care + X”, there was also a study reporting the integration of HIV care and mental healthcare . In addition, studies also explored the integration of care through the collaboration of healthcare professionals .
The included studies assessed the impact of integrated care on PCPs’ satisfaction through different methodologies and tools. Of the 14 quantitative studies, only 1 study used a scale named Job Satisfaction Questionnaire , and the other 13 studies used self-developed questionnaires to assess the satisfaction of PCPs. Of the 12 mix-method studies, semi-structured interview was the most used method for collecting qualitative data, while the quantitative data were mainly collected through self-developed questionnaires and only 1 study used the Perceived Organizational Support Scale .
Effects of integrated care on the job satisfaction of PCPs
Due to different research aims, the effects of integrated care on the job satisfaction of PCPs were reported differently by the included studies in this review. We coded and divided the discussed effects into categories, themes, and sub-themes based on Herzberg’s two-factor theory, as presented in Table 6.
Intrinsic job satisfaction
Intrinsic job satisfaction referred to the internal factors of a job that were relevant to job satisfaction which included 4 themes: responsibilities, opportunities for advancement, recognition, and a sense of personal achievements and growth.
In this review, responsibilities are related to the work autonomy of PCPs. Studies reported that the integration of care affected the job satisfaction of PCPs by influencing their work responsibilities [29, 54, 55]. However, there was no consensus on whether the effects were positive or negative. For instance, a study focused on integrating multiple public healthcare, such as individual preventive services and population health interventions, into primary care claimed that the integration generated negative effects on PCPs’ work autonomy. Providing public healthcare imposed fixed work procedures and stringent requirements on PCPs, especially the increased paperwork and frequent evaluations generated by the bureaucratic structure of public health . On the contrary, 2 studies reported that the job satisfaction of PCPs was increased along with their improved work autonomy due to the integration of care [13, 29].
The theme “recognition” included 2 sub-themes: “patient feedback” and “service effect”. The recognition from patients or providers themselves was an important driving force behind the job satisfaction of healthcare providers [56, 57]. In this review, 5 studies showed that the integration of care significantly increased the accessibility of high-quality healthcare which benefited patients. The better health outcomes of patients increased the self-esteem and confidence of PCPs which positively influenced their job satisfaction [10, 28, 47,48,49]. 2 studies directly reported that integrated care increased the job recognition of PCPs, because they got more positive feedback from patients, especially from those with multi-morbidity [30, 48]. Besides the integration of care, a study showed that collaboration and cooperation among health professionals would increase the job recognition of PCPs by cultivating a teamwork culture . Furthermore, about 77% of the surveyed PCPs expressed their recognition of integrated care and believed that a well-structured care team with a clear division of responsibilities would also be beneficial to the quality of primary care services .
A sense of personal achievements and growth
“Knowledge and skills improvement”, “work achievement/meaning”, “learning and training opportunities” and “self-efficacy” were classified into the theme “a sense of personal achievements and growth”. Studies found that PCPs held a higher self-expectation under integrated care, because the integration of care provided them with more opportunities to participate in teamwork and to get trained in a wide range of different clinical settings [12, 30, 49, 53, 58]. Besides the benefits of teamwork and training opportunities, the integration of care helped PCPs to gain more practical experiences from diagnosing and treating patients with complicated conditions [13, 30, 45, 48, 59, 60]. The increased knowledge and the improved skills could also help PCPs to build confidence to work towards their career goals and ultimately enhanced their job satisfaction [11, 12, 28, 45]. Despite those substantial benefits, the integration of care would also increase the perceived work value of PCPs and thereby enhanced their job satisfaction .
Studies indicated that there was a close relationship between job satisfaction and the promotion opportunities of PCPs who worked in integrated care [32, 61, 62]. Studies showed that the current promotion evaluation system of PCPs over-emphasized their scientific research achievements. However, the majority of primary healthcare institutions (PHIs) were underdeveloped and lacked the necessary facilities and patient cases to support PCPs to conduct research. As a consequence, most of the PCPs complained about the hardship of getting promoted. The lack of promotion opportunities has brought down the job satisfaction of PCPs [34, 63].
Extrinsic job satisfaction
Extrinsic job satisfaction referred to the external factors of a job that influenced job satisfaction. In this review, extrinsic job satisfaction was divided into 5 themes which included salaries and benefits, organization policy and administration, interpersonal relationships, working conditions, and work status.
Salaries and benefits
Some studies claimed that integrated care can affect the job satisfaction of PCPs who worked in integrated care through salaries and benefits levels [32, 60, 62]. 7 studies included in this review reported that PCPs had the lowest satisfaction with salaries and bonuses [13, 31, 32, 59, 61, 64, 65]. Studies also reported the imbalance between the increased workload and the relatively low income of PCPs who worked in integrated care, which also brought down the job satisfaction of PCPs [9, 30, 31, 33, 59, 61]. Furthermore, a study of Tianchang Yigongti specifically pointed out that 94.5% of PCPs were unsatisfied with Yigongti reform and the main reason for their dissatisfaction was related to low salaries .
Organizational policy and administration
Organizational policies mainly referred to the performance evaluation system of integrated care for PCPs in this review. Studies showed that the current performance evaluation system was unable to effectively reflect the work value of PCPs and, as a consequence, affected their job satisfaction [32, 34, 60, 61, 63]. A study of Yilianti in China reported that integrated care reform concentrated on integrating medical resources while paying less attention to improving institutional structures. As a consequence, Yilianti fell short of a fair payment distribution and promotion system which negatively influenced the job satisfaction of PCPs .
The theme “interpersonal relationships” included “relationships between colleagues”, “relationships with leaders”, and “teamwork”. In this review, 5 studies pointed out that integrated care prevented unfair competition by creating a friendly and supportive environment for teamwork [28, 45, 47,48,49]. Furthermore, a study compared the experience of PCPs who worked in integrated care and those who worked in standard care and found that PCPs who worked in integrated care were more satisfied with inter-professional collaborations . In addition, 3 studies claimed that integrated care increased the mutual support between employees and employers which strengthened the professional identity and organizational belonging of PCPs and, as a consequence, improved their job satisfaction [13, 34, 65].
Studies reported that more positive perceptions of the environment and working conditions of medical staff brought higher job satisfaction [67, 68]. Concerning integrated care, studies also reported that it created a supportive working environment for PCPs [69, 70], thereby improving the work efficiency, service quality, and job satisfaction of PCPs. Similarly, studies that investigated the impact of Yilianti on the satisfaction of PCPs showed that vertical integration expanded the accessibility of high-quality medical resources, optimized the infrastructure and management level of PHIs, created a good working environment for PCPs, and improved their job satisfaction [13, 31, 32, 62,63,64, 71]. However, studies pointed out that many PCPs, especially those from less developed countries, complained about the organizational structure and poor facilities of PHIs [30, 34, 60]. Furthermore, a study that explored the experiences of providers who participated in the integration of HIV and reproductive health in Kenya pointed out that the infrastructure of health facilities urgently needed to improve .
In this review, the theme “work status” was associated with “workload”, “work stress”, and “burnout”. 12 of the included studies investigated the work stress of PCPs who worked in integrated care, but yielded inconsistent results. Among these studies, 3 studies reported that PCPs complained more often or easier to feel burnout when he or she experienced a heavier workload caused by the integration of care [9, 29, 33]. For instance, the underdeveloped integration of care would generate adverse effects on the continuity of care which turned out to be another source of work stress for PCPs . Besides, 4 studies of Yilianti in China showed that the development of integrated care guided more patients to pay their first visits to PHIs which directly increased the workload of PCPs and burdened them with more work stress. However, the increasing workload of PCPs did not increase their income which negatively affected their job satisfaction [31, 33, 59, 63]. Whereas, two studies reported adverse results. They argued that integrated care (e.g., integrating mental healthcare into primary care) expanded the availability of healthcare providers with different backgrounds which released the work stress of PCPs and reduced their chances of burnout [10, 12].
This systematic review aimed to explore the influence of the integration of care on the job satisfaction of PCPs. To the best of our knowledge, this study is the first systematic review to explore the influence of integrated care on the job satisfaction of PCPs based on Herzberg’s two-factor theory. By synthesizing evidence from the included 29 studies, we summarized the measurement methods of job satisfaction and found that the integration of care affected different dimensions of the job satisfaction of PCPs. To help with clarification, we identified and classified the discussed effects into three levels (i.e., categories, themes, and sub-themes) based on Herzberg’s two-factor theory. Finally, we identified 2 categories (i.e., intrinsic and extrinsic), and 9 themes (i.e., responsibilities, promotion opportunities, recognition, a sense of personal achievements and growth, salaries and benefits, organizational policy and administration, interpersonal relationships, working conditions, and work status). Besides, we also identified 14 sub-themes to specify some key information.
Under the category of intrinsic job satisfaction, this review found both positive and negative effects of integrated care on PCPs’ satisfaction. Positive effects were mainly reflected by the theme of “recognition” and “personal accomplishment”, while negative effects were mainly reflected by the theme of “work autonomy” and “promotion opportunities”. The perception of work autonomy was identified as an important endogenous incentive factor for PCPs .
Studies in this review reported that PCPs from different PHIs which were in the process of integrated care reform demonstrated varied levels of work autonomy. This might be because PHIs were in the different stages of integrated care reform, such as the integration of services and the collaboration between different medical institutions were varied at different levels. Herzberg emphasized the importance of promotion opportunities as a motivating factor for employees . However, this review found that compared with other countries, PCPs in China were less satisfied with promotion opportunities. This might be because of a higher threshold for promotion at the grass-roots level for PCPs. This review also suggested that increased levels of professional skills proved valuable to job satisfaction [30, 74]. According to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs theory, providing more career development opportunities could satisfy the self-actualization needs of PCPs, which is an effective way to improve the satisfaction of PCPs . Another important aspect of intrinsic satisfaction was "recognition". This review found that self-affirmation of intrinsic value and recognition of extrinsic achievements could meet the needs of self-esteem, and thus had a positive impact on the job satisfaction of PCPs.
Under the category of extrinsic job satisfaction, studies included in this review also reported both negative and positive effects of integrated care on PCPs’ satisfaction. Negative effects were mainly reflected in “work status”, “work conditions”, “salaries and benefits”, and “organizational policy and administration”, while positive effects were mainly reflected in “interpersonal relationships”, “work status”, and “work conditions”.
Some studies in this review reported that integrated care increased the workload and work stress of PCPs [30, 31]. Whereas, some studies claimed that the integration of care helped to release the work stress of PCPs because of the improved cooperation and collaboration among medical institutions and health professionals [12, 76]. Those adverse effects of integrated care on the job satisfaction of PCPs might be due to the different types of integrating. Furthermore, studies in this review reported that “salaries and benefits” were a prominent factor that might generate job dissatisfaction. Due to the current unfair performance appraisal system, there existed an imbalance between income and workload which led to dissatisfaction and burnout of PCPs [9, 29]. This might be well-explained by the pay-return imbalance model: when more energy and effort was put into the work than the return, it could cause employees to have a sense of psychological imbalance, which could lead to negative emotions and dissatisfaction . Moreover, studies in this review also demonstrated that working conditions were a commonly discussed extrinsic factor influencing job satisfaction. Previous studies of job satisfaction among PCPs explored the diverse influence of work conditions on PCPs and their work, such as the quality of medical services, occupation development, quality of life, and the turnover perception of PCPs [71, 78]. Taking the integration of care as a context, this review explored and collected specific findings about the working conditions of PCPs under the integrated care reform and the resulting job satisfaction. According to the studies included in this review, some countries did not pay enough attention to optimizing working conditions for PCPs [30, 34]. In addition, studies in this review also addressed the importance of mutual support among PCPs and emotional support from their supervisors to their job satisfaction under integrated care [79, 80]. Stable and secure emotional bonding would contribute to the working efficiency of PCPs .
This systematic review has several limitations. First, the studies included in this review vary considerably in the methods and tools used to measure the job satisfaction of PCPs. Therefore, it is difficult to standardize the results for satisfaction, limiting the comparability of the results. Second, most of the studies included in this review were cross-sectional studies, and differences in job satisfaction measurement tools may affect the generalizations of the findings. In addition, based on the results of the quality assessment of the articles, some of the studies included in this review did not fully meet the quality criteria and lacked information on sampling strategy, target group representation, and response rates. Finally, different populations, sample sizes, backgrounds, ethnic cultures, healthcare systems, types of integration, and institutions may have influenced the study results.
Implications for future studies
Given that the included studies of this review were mainly cross-sectional studies with only 4 longitudinal studies, future studies on exploring the impacts of integrated care on PCPs were recommended to employ longitudinal study design. Given that the majority of the included studies used self-developed questionnaires to measure the impact of integrated care on the job satisfaction of PCPs with only 2 studies used valid scales, there was a need of developing a comprehensive and effective measurement tool to measure the effects of integrated care on the job satisfaction of PCPs. Given the important role of motivation in improving PCPs’ performance and achieving desired health system outcomes, future studies on integrated care should consider expanding their analysis to include the impact of changes in motivation on PCPs’ performance and other broader health system outcomes.
This review synthesized the included 29 articles and explored the effects of the integration of care on the job satisfaction of PCPs. Based on Herzberg’s two-factor theory, this review identified 2 categories, 9 themes, and 14 sub-themes from the included studies. Findings suggested that the integration of care had both negative and positive effects on the job satisfaction of PCPs and the effects were different depending on the types of integration. Since PCPs played a vital role in the successful integration of care, their job satisfaction was an important issue that should be carefully considered when implementing the integration of care.
Availability of data and materials
The data sets generated and analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
Yilianti was a typical model of integrated care in China which was de facto a kind of medical partnership emphasizing the coordination and cooperation between top-tier hospitals and grassroots medical facilities. There were four types of Yilianti in China: Countywide Yigongti, Urban medical groups, Cross-regional medical alliances, and Telemedicine collaboration networks .
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Sullivan legislators target county manager
December 19, 2012 —
At a surprise press conference at the government center in Monticello on December 17, legislators Gene Benson and Cora Edwards called on their fellow legislators not to renew the contract of county manager David Fanslau when it expires at the end of the month.
The two accused Fanslau of a litany of shortcomings, including withholding information from legislators, or distorting it.
Edwards complained that since the budget process began back in June, she has been trying to receive information about how the approximately $10 million paid to outside contractors is spent, and has not been able to get that information.
The statement said, “David Fanslau is being paid a salary of $145,633 to manage Sullivan County and he has not lived up to our expectations. We must wipe the slate clean and give a new professional a chance to manage Sullivan County. David Fanslau has had more than enough time to turn Sullivan County around.”
Asked if the seven other lawmakers would support the move, Edwards said they may not know the answer to that question until the hands are raised for a vote.
Benson said if the contract is not renewed, other members of county staff could keep the county running smoothly while a replacement is sought.
Fanslau, who has served as the county manager since 2006, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Sullivan County Legislature Chairman Scott Samuelson, said he was “disappointed” that the press conference was announced without the two legislators first discussing the matter with the other legislators, and he said Fanslau had his full support.
Visit www.riverreporter.com for the written and audio statement from Benson and Edwards.


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Pittsburgh-born rapper, singer and producer Mac Miller died on Friday in Los Angeles of an apparent overdose, various media sources are reporting. He was 26.
The artist, born Malcolm James McCormick, has struggled with substance abuse throughout his career.
In January 2013, Miller admitted to Complex: “I love lean; it’s great. I was not happy and I was on lean very heavy. I was so fucked up all the time it was bad. My friends couldn’t even look at me the same. I was lost.” Last month, he was charged by the Los Angeles Attorney’s Office with a DUI after a car accident in May.
Miller’s debut studio album, Blue Slide Park, was released by Rostrum Records in 2011 and debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart.
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The departure of the Sudbury- based president of Vale Inco's Ontario operations is not part of ongoing job cuts and corporate restructuring, the company says.
Fred Stanford's departure was reported to Vale Inco employees Wednesday and made public Thursday, as was a company forecast for additional restructuring -- and presumably job cuts -- over the next few months.
Stanford decided on his own to leave Vale, a company spokesman said Thursday.
"We can confirm that our president, Fred Stanford, has elected to retire after 28 years of service," said Steve Ball, manager of corporate affairs for Vale Inco's Ontario operations.
"The reasons for doing so rest with Fred and which only he can answer," Ball said. "His valued contributions to our operation will be missed."
Stanford was appointed president of Vale Inco's Ontario operations in January 2007. He is being replaced on an interim basis by John Pollesel, who has been the company's vice-president of sustainability and business services since last August.
"John will play a key role supporting chief operating officer Parviz Farsangi in the restructuring of the Canadian operations," the company stated in its announcement to employees this week.
The statement, from Vale Inco president and chief executive officer Tito Martins, also advised of further cost-cutting in the near future, particularly in management ranks.
"Over the next three months, additional restructuring will occur in our global nickel business," Martins stated. "Managerial positions and functions will bear the initial impact of this effort and there will be fewer people going forward in these roles than there are today.
"Complimenting that effort, each of our nickel operations around the globe ... has been assigned specific performance improvement targets designed to position them as cash-flow positive. These improvements will come primarily through decreased operating and capital costs."
Vale Inco's corporate office in Toronto and its technical services operation in Mississauga will not escape the restructuring, the statement said, although it did not provide further details.
The announcement of further restructuring did not come as a surprise to nickel market analyst Terry Ortslan.
"They continue to say they're doing what they need to do for the long term of their business," said Montreal-based Ortslan.
However, "the ultimate restructuring" of Sudbury mining operations, which will be even more dramatic, remains several years away, he suggested.
It is inevitable, Ortslan said, that Vale Inco and Xstrata Nickel will reach an agreement on comprehensive integration of their operations in the area, to achieve greater efficiencies and profit margins.
Although such an idea has been bandied about for years, apparently with little or no progress, that does not mean it won't happen, Ortslan said.
"A lot of people think pulling assets like this together is easy, but it's not," he said. "It's very complicated and it takes a long time. But that's the big picture, in the long run."
Meanwhile, if Vale imposes further job cuts at its Sudbury operations, the community will not be able to turn to the federal government for help, Nickel Belt MP Claude Gravelle said.
The minority Conservative government has given "the green light" to Vale to slash jobs even if it means violating a three-year, no-layoff commitment the company made when it was allowed to purchase Inco Ltd. in 2006.

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Having been tipped off to Japanese plans by U.S. cryptographers, the Navy sent Consolidated PBY Catalina flying boats from Midway to search hundreds of miles of ocean. It was a Catalina crew who spotted the Japanese fleet.
From three U.S. carriers, Grumman F4F Wildcats flew escort for the slower Douglas Devastator torpedo bombers and Douglas Dauntless dive-bombers, which would attack the Japanese ships. But timing the departures of these airplanes, with their different speeds and cruising altitudes, proved difficult. Whole squadrons of Wildcats wasted most of their fuel waiting for the slower airplanes to take off. Others got lost and had to return to the carrier without even sighting the enemy.
The Devastators were particularly easy prey, since they dropped their torpedoes while skimming as low as 100 feet over the water. The Wildcats did what they could against Japanese Zeros, but they were outnumbered, and their opponents’ climb rate was three times greater. Of 41 Devastators launched, four made it back to their ships.
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Missouri university officials warned Wednesday of potential tuition increases, course reductions and employee furloughs if Gov. Jay Nixon's newly proposed 12.5 percent funding cut for higher education comes to fruition.
Nixon's budget proposal would drop state aid to public colleges and universities to its lowest level since 1997, compounding the financial strain on schools that already have been forced to trim costs during several consecutive years of flat or declining state funding.
The Democratic governor suggested in Tuesday night's State of the State address that higher education institutions should adopt "leaner, more efficient operations" and "change their business models." On Wednesday, a key lawmaker pledged to try to block the governor's plan and college officials said it won't be possible to account for the collective $106 million cut merely by administrative efficiencies.
"It is fair to ask how long we can continue to do more with less," said Steve Owens, the interim president of the University of Missouri system. "After a decade of reductions in state support and implementation of operational efficiencies, we are near the point where either the level of funding will have to increase or the scope and quality of services will have to decrease."


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Liverpool fixture congestion presents serious conundrum
While many folks were still catching their breath, the wild Liverpool win over Arsenal on penalties in the EFL Cup two days ago caused a number of executives and officials to groan.
Jurgen Klopp brought Liverpool’s fixture congestion issue to the forefront with his surprising threat on Wednesday that the club could pull out of the EFL Cup. While that remains highly unlikely, the problem for the Reds is real, and lots of shuffling will likely have to happen for the Reds to fulfill all its commitments this season.
With lots of possibilities thrown into the air of late, here is a breakdown of where the club currently stands.
“You go through the fixture list, trying to fit in the Carabao Cup game and go ‘wow!’” Klopp said in his press conference on Friday. “There’s a long way to go, problems to sort and a lot of yards to run. But it’s the basis we’ve created and it’s a lot better than we could have expected, points-wise.”
Liverpool is at the moment locked into a significant number of commitments. Here is where they stand in all competitions outside the league at the moment:
Champions League - vs. Genk 11/5, vs. Napoli 11/27, @ RB Salzburg 12/10
FA Cup - draw has not yet taken place, first possible game 1/3
EFL Cup - @ Aston Villa 12/17 (quarterfinals), vs. TBD 1/7 or 8 and 1/28 or 29 (semifinals, if necessary)
Club World Cup - vs. TBD 12/18, vs. TBD 12/21 (competition takes place in Qatar)
As you can see above, the conflict presents itself between the Club World Cup and the EFL Cup match against Aston Villa. It would be impossible for the club to fulfill the schedule as currently constructed, playing at Aston Villa on December 17 and then flying to Qatar for its first Club World Cup match on December 18.
Rescheduling the EFL Cup match has been an absolute nightmare thanks to other conflicts as well, with Liverpool booked midweek for the next few months. Following the November international break, Liverpool has its Champions League game against Napoli on 11/27 followed by a pair of Premier League games against Bournemouth and Everton both scheduled for the next week. Liverpool then plays its final Champions League game against RB Salzburg on 12/10 before the Club World Cup trip the next week.
The festive period comes next with league games against Leicester City, Wolves, and Sheffield United through 1/2, and then the first leg of the EFL Cup semifinals are scheduled for the next week, leaving no time for the quarterfinal to be rescheduled anywhere in that span.
“The discussion is obvious, that it is too much,” Klopp said on Friday. “It is absolutely obvious. Everyone involved in the game knows. Nobody wants to touch it, nobody really discusses about it. Then Uefa decides to make the Nations League, give the successful players a couple of more intense games.
“People then say you need a bigger squad. The game is not made for bigger squads. At the moment there is an imbalance between the number of players in the squad, the competitions you play and a big gap between the breaks the boys need. They have two weeks off a year, in a physically demanding game. The solutions, I think there are a few possible, but the leagues have to sit and really discuss and think about the players and maybe not their wallet. We discuss it always on the back of the money we earn. Somebody has to think about how many games.”
According to Dale Johnson of ESPN, the most likely solution would be to play the quarterfinal against Aston Villa on 1/7 and postponing the ensuing semifinal first leg originally scheduled for that day to a later date. However, even that presents potential conflicts as the next few weeks are reserved for FA Cup matches, and potential FA Cup third round (1/14) or fourth round (2/4) replays for either participant could cause further havoc.
Another potential solution could be to move the club’s Premier League game against Watford (originally scheduled for Saturday 12/14) to Friday 12/13 and playing the EFL Cup game against Aston Villa on Monday 12/15 before the club departs for Qatar. That would also require the Premier League to reschedule Aston Villa’s game against Sheffield United (originally scheduled for Saturday 12/14) to Friday 12/13 to accommodate the move.
The danger of pushing games back as previously suggested presents itself as the club just pushes back the problem to a later and later date. Should the schedule conflicts continue to be shoved further down the calendar, the winter break comes into play. Liverpool is scheduled for a break between games on 2/8 and 2/22 as all Premier League clubs are this season with the league hoping to slowly build a stoppage into its schedule ahead of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar that will require such a scheduling quirk.
Klopp has maintained that the club will not accommodate any alteration to its winter break, thereby subjecting it to a disadvantage to other clubs in the English top flight. This means any FA Cup or EFL Cup fixtures pushed back into February will have to be seriously postponed and could come up against other Cup fixtures or even Champions League knockout stage games.
Could Liverpool really drop out of the EFL Cup altogether to alleviate their fixture congestion? It’s unlikely, and there is no precedent for such a drastic measure. Because the club has already entered the competition and begun play, dropping out would incur a hefty fine.
Manchester United pulled out of the FA Cup in the 1999/2000 season thanks in part to the FIFA Club World Championship, but that saw the club withdraw from the competition before play began, meaning they were not drawn into the competition and given fixture obligations.
Leaving the fixtures as they are and having Liverpool play a youth squad in the EFL Cup is also not an ideal option, Klopp said when asked about the possibility on Friday. “We have discussed it already and we have to because there’s not much time to make that decision,” Klopp said. “If we do play [the EFL Cup] while we are in Qatar, that will be two different teams. But we cannot leave any players at home for the Carabao Cup. We have two games in a busy period and it’s not like we can go there [Qatar] with 11 players. It doesn’t work like this. We have to make a decision but not yet.”

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Premier League champions Chelsea finished with nine men as they slumped to a 3-2 home defeat by Burnley in their first match of the season, while new boys Huddersfield romped to a 3-0 win at Crystal Palace and went top of the table.
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WPPI, Las Vegas, Nevada (Vocus/PRWEB) February 17, 2011
Photogenic Professional Lighting, a leading manufacturer of photographic lighting equipment and accessories, announces the launch of the company’s new PL625DR/PL625DRC Powerlight monolights. Photogenic will feature this new component to its PL lighting series in the Promark booth (#630) at WPPI.
The PL625DR has a 6 f-stop flash output range from 7.8 to 250Ws. The unit, which was designed for demanding lighting situations, delivers accurate and repeatable power every flash, for consistent exposures. The 250 watt-seconds strobe light works to capture movement and serves as a superior product to incandescent light in this respect. The PL625DRC has all of the same features of the PL625DR and also includes a UV Coated Flash Tube.
At full power it has a short 1/2000 second flash duration. Tight control of the flash output is accomplished through Photogenic’s digital circuitry which allows for precise adjustments in 1/10 or 1/2 f-stop increments. The 250 watt modeling lamp can be controlled to any output level necessary—full, proportional, manual or off. The flash tube is protected by Pyrex glass and is user replaceable.
“The PL625DR and PL625DRC Powerlight monolights were specifically designed for today’s demanding lighting situations and created with reliability, precision and ease-of-use in mind,” said Bob Higgins, sales and marketing manager of Promark International. “The monolights are compatible with dozens of light modifiers such as soft boxes, umbrellas and the entire Quick-Change line of light shaping accessories, which make these lights ideal for photographers of all ability levels.”
Also available with a built-in PocketWizard™ receiver, the PLR625DR will work with any PocketWizard transmitter and can trigger the light from a distance of up to 1,600 feet. With the unique built-in receiver design, there’s no need to worry about batteries or losing an additional radio receiver.
Additional features include:
- Quick 1.25 second recycle time at full power for virtually continuous flashing
- Visual flash indication (modeling lamp dims and then returns to set intensity)
- Digital display of flash and modeling power settings & ready indication light
- Auto power discharge (flash dump)
- Built-In optical photo slave cell with IR triggering capability
- Fan-cooled for increased operating efficiency and maximum performance
- Built-In Surge protection & easy-press test-fire button
- Internal thermal protection & rugged extruded aluminum housing
- Compatible with the Photogenic PLIRC-2 Infrared Remote Control & PLICB-1 multi unit Control Center.
For media inquiries, review unit requests, or to schedule a booth tour during WPPI to see the entire line of Promark products including Photogenic, Smith-Victor, Norman and Cool-Lux, please contact Joe Ferrary, R&J Public Relations, jferrary(at)randjpr(dot)com or 908-722-5757. Promark International, Inc. is located at booth number 630.
Flash Power: 7.8 to 250 watt-seconds
Guide Number (ISO100@10ft.): 130 w/PL7R reflector at full power.
Flash Duration (t0.5): 1/2000 second at full power; 1/640 second at 1/32 power
Recycle Time: 1.25 sec. at full power; 0.25 sec. at 1/32 power
Power Control Range: Full to 1/32 power (6 f-stops); 0.1 f-stop resolution
Modeling Light Power: 250 watt Quartz, ESS
Modeling Light Control: Range: Full to 1/32 power (6 f-stops); 0.1 f-stop resolution
Triggering: Sync jack (5 volts); Push-to-test button; Built-in photo slave
Sync Voltage: 5V isolated
Main Supply: 105 - 125 Vac, 60 Hz, 10 amps
Consumption: 0.2 amps idling, 15 amps charging
Voltage Stabilization: ± 0.05 f-stop
Overload Protection: Fuse: 3AG type 16 amp, SLO-BLO
Housing: Extruded aluminum
Weight: 4 lbs. 10 oz.
Dimensions (housing only): 4.5" x 4.5" x 6.75"
FLASH TUBES AND MODELING LAMPS:
Flash Tube: User replaceable. Use only Photogenic C4-15, C4-15C
Modeling Lamp: 250 watt quartz halogen, ESS, 150 watt quartz halogen, ESP, 100 watt quartz halogen, ESR
About Promark International, LLC
Promark engineers, designs, manufactures and sells a variety of photographic and video lighting products and light shaping accessories. Promark is located in a new 96,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Bartlett, Ill. Brands in the Promark family include Photogenic Professional Lighting (http://www.Photogenic.com), Smith-Victor (http://www.SmithVictor.com), Norman (http://www.Normanlights.com), Cool-Lux (http://www.Cool-Lux.com), and Logan Electric (http://www.LoganElectric.com). For more information, visit http://www.promarkbrands.com.
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A SEAT AT THE TABLE: A TALK WITH OPERA SINGER SARAH MOULTON FAUX MUSIC
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A new production about eighteenth-century musical prodigy Marianna Martines brings to light the challenges facing female composers in contemporary opera
WHAT: “Marianna Martines: A Legacy of Her Own” WHEN: Friday, December 8 8 p.m. $15-$20 WHERE: The Sheen Center, 18 Bleecker St. For more information, call 212-925-2812, or visit sheencenter.org
BY ALIZAH SALARIO
Marianna Martines, a late eighteenth-century Viennese composer, was producing operatic compositions by the time she was a teenager. As a young woman, she was admitted into the Accademia Filarmonica of Bologna, an elite society of composers and musical connoisseurs. Plenty of Martines’s friends and supporters became household names (Mozart and Haydn, for instance), but not so for Martines herself. Why didn’t history treat this musical prodigy with the same reverence as her talented peers? Because, of course: She was a she. “Marianna Martines: A Legacy of Her Own,” is poised to change that. This theatrical concert brings her story to life, driven by a narrative between Marianna’s mentor Metastasio and her portrait artist Anton von Maron. The show spotlights Martines’ chamber music, along with works by Mozart, Haydn, and Hasse. Opera singer Sarah Moulton Faux, who performs in the show and was a driving force behind it, discusses the rise of contemporary female composers, and how music is everywhere in the city, if you just know where to look.
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Sarah Moulton Faux as Violetta in Regina Opera Company’s “La Traviata.” Photo: Svetlana Didorenko posers that we know about — were in musical families. That was the only way that a woman’s talent would be appreciated, or fostered. So Marianna beneﬁted from the patronage and mentoring of a famous librettist, Metastasio. He wrote sort of all the librettos for the composers of the time, including “La Clemenza di Tito” and [other] operas by Mozart. He recognized her ability very young, and made sure she had the very best teachers ... Metastasio championed her career, otherwise it never would’ve happened.
Today, centuries later, how much do you think has really changed? When I go into an audition, it’s mostly men at the table. There have been challenges for women composers to get commissions. All of that has just begun to change in the past ﬁve years.
What drew you to the work and life of Marianna Martines?
How, exactly? Is it part of a larger reckoning we’re having as a culture about gender equality?
She was a very good composer. Not just a good female composer, but she had excellent training, and she certainly had access to a level of teacher [that most didn’t, neither women or men. Her compositions are of a caliber that they stand up next to the men that we uphold in the canon.
Opera companies are realizing that new works attract new audiences. A lot of the new opera being written is about contemporary issues, or issues of social justice, so this can resonate and bring in a younger crowd, or some people who haven’t gone to the opera before.
How did she, at least to some extent, break away from the pack?
Is there one new opera that stands out?
Women composers in history — really the only women com-
I’m on the board of American Opera Projects, and an
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While we wait to see what Hugh is serving up at this year’s Art of Food, he’s provided a couple of recipes to hold us over until the February event. Hugh Mangum, the culinary mastermind behind Mighty Quinn’s Barbeque, is bringing his expertise back to Our Town’s Art of Food Saturday, February 4th. The unique event challenges over 25 of the best East Side chefs to create a dish based on a piece of ﬁne artwork curated by Sotheby’s. Last year, Mangum did his research. He was paired with Hans Hoffman’s “Untitled Seascape,” and pulled inspiration not just from the shapes in the painting, but also the artist’s childhood home of Germany and adopted home of New York City, which he immigrated to in 1932. The result? A perfectly executed pastrami with spatzle and kraut.
opera they commissioned and premiered at BAM Fisher two years ago was called “As One” by the composer Laura Kaminsky, with [co-librettists] Mark Campbell and Kimberly Reed. That opera followed the semiautobiographical story of Kimberly Reed, who is transgender, and the protagonist was shared by a male and female singer. They were both on stage the whole time for the dual aspects [of the protagonist]. When you start, the baritone is more at the fore, revisiting her childhood, and then of course as she makes her transition, the mezzo comes more to the fore.
Hugh’s Post-Cycling Shake
As a musician and performer living in Manhattan, how do you experience the city musically?
I live in Midtown East, though most of what I do is on the West Side, as far as rehearsal studios. I love the E train, I just get on and get right over to the West Side. I go out to Brooklyn a fair amount, I like what BAM is doing, I like Regina Opera Company, it has the feel of a regional opera house because it’s so far out of the city. I just did a production of “La Traviata” with them. I sort of love it because it is a throwback. They’re only doing a classical repertoire in a traditional style. Sometimes you just want see “La Boheme” in a classic, traditional production!
What are you listening to on repeat these days? Truthfully, I had been listening to multiple versions of “La Traviata,” my favorite being the live recording of Maria Callas as Violetta from the 1955 La Scala production. It moves me to tears every time!
Hugh Mangum of Mighty Quinn’s Barbeque
“Throw all these ingredients in a VitaMix and call it a day,” says Mangum. Of course, any blender would work.
ALL ORGANIC INGREDIENTS: 1 1/2 c. almond milk 1 small banana 6oz baby spinach 2 tbsp hemp seeds 1 tbsp fresh grated ginger 1 tbsp chia seeds 1 tsp maca powder 1 tsp spirulina
Mighty Quinn’s Texas Red Chili In a large Dutch oven or stockpot… 5 lbs beef stew meat 3 lbs ground pork
THEN ADD ONIONS TO SWEAT: 3-4 onions, chopped
BUZZ THE FOLLOWING IN A FOOD PROCESSOR AND ADD TO ABOVE: 1 tbsp ground cumin 15 cloves garlic 1 tbsp ground cayenne 10 jalapeños, halved 2 lbs plum tomatoes, diced
HYDRATE IN WATER, SEED AND PURÉE IN A FOOD PROCESSOR. THEN ADD TO POT WITH ABOVE: 15 dried anchos chiles 2-3 dried New Mexico chiles
ADD TO POT: 2 beers of your choice 2-3 oz chocolate of your choice. Bitter sweet recommended. After simmering for 3-4 hours and once meat is tender, make a slurry with the below and add to pot while stirring. Simmer an additional 20-30 minutes and serve. 2 qt water 1 c corn flour Mighty Quinns serves this with Beer “chicharone,” but that recipe is top secret.


Very stunning remix, of the Mirror's Edge theme ; this almost destroyed my subwoofer, but good job 10/10
The Tome of Power!
This reminds me of the Introduction song from Resident Evil 3: Nemesis, Merged with Winnowing Halls with heavier bass notes, but that eerie atmospheric sound.
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Greetings Mortal, are you ready to dance?
In the serpents liar, Blasting this song through my Stereo headphones
Shouting out FREEEEEEEEDOOOM!
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