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	Henry Kaiser (musician) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Henry Kaiser, born in Oakland, California, on 19 September 1952, is a widely-recorded experimental guitarist and frequent collaborator with other musicians from the San Francisco Bay Area.
		His grandfather was the industrialist Henry J. Kaiser.
		Kaiser was a member of the aggregation French Frith Kaiser Thompson, together with fellow experimental musicians John French, Fred Frith, and English folk-rocker Richard Thompson.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Henry_Kaiser_(musician) (319 words)

	Henry J. Kaiser - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Henry John Kaiser (May 9, 1882—August 24, 1967) was an American industrialist who became known as the father of modern American shipbuilding.
		The Foundation, not associated with Kaiser Permanente or Kaiser Industries, is an independent voice and source of facts and analysis for policymakers, the media, the health care community, and the general public.
		Henry Kaiser spent much of his later years in Honolulu and developed an obsession with perfecting its urban landscape.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Henry_J._Kaiser (730 words)

	Book Review
		Kaiser liked to think of himself as a maverick, forever challenging what he perceived as the self-satisfaction and lethargy of an older, more comfortably established class of industrialists.
		Kaiser was a visionary, not a details man. Although he was an active participant in major corporate decisions, he despised desk work and committee reports.
		Kaiser was a builder of dreams as well as ships and dams, who envisioned a nation of material abundance and comfort.
	www.sandiegohistory.org /journal/91fall/foster.htm (1237 words)

	BookRags: Henry John Kaiser Biography
		Henry John Kaiser (1882-1967), American industrialist, was the driving force behind the expansion of his small construction firm into an industrial corporation with assets exceeding $2.7 billion.
		Henry J. Kaiser was born on May 9, 1882, in Sprout Brook, N.Y. He left school at the age of 13 to work, and in 1906 he moved to the West Coast.
		Kaiser himself remained in the islands, supervising the construction of a hotel, hospitals, plants, housing developments, and a $350,000,000 "dream" city called Hawaii Kai.
	www.bookrags.com /biography/henry-john-kaiser (447 words)

	Henry J. Kaiser: Think Big -- Exhibitions -- Oakland Museum of California
		Henry J. Kaiser launched more ships than any other builder during World War II, headed the first company to manufacture steel on the West Coast, completed massive construction projects like the Hoover and Grand Coulee dams, and developed a health care organization, headquartered in Oakland, that became a model for HMOs nationwide.
		The Kaiser Darrin was donated to the exhibition by Dr. Ed Schoen of Piedmont, who acquired it as a "company" car when he began working as a physician with The Permanente Medical Group.
		Kaiser's creation of TV and radio broadcasting networks and his life as a developer of Hawaii Kai resort hotel complex and master-planned community housing in Hawaii in the late '50s and early '60s are also surveyed.
	www.museumca.org /exhibit/exhi_kaiser.html (702 words)

	Newsvine - Light Sentence Given Henry Kaiser Scion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Henry Mead Kaiser, the grandson of Henry J. Kaiser, the industrialist who formed the nation's largest health maintenance organization, faced three years or more in jail, but a judge ordered a reduced sentence after Kaiser took steps even prosecutors called extraordinary to begin atoning for his crimes.
		Kaiser immediately resigned his high-profile jobs as director of Kaiser Hospitals and Health Plans and as a trustee of the Kaiser Family Foundation.
		After that, Kaiser and his wife moved into a modest rental unit in Oakland where for the past two years they have lived mostly off his wife's $40,000 receptionist salary while Kaiser volunteered with nonprofit groups.
	www.newsvine.com /_news/2006/08/22/336352-light-sentence-given-henry-kaiser-scion (393 words)

	Henry J. Kaiser (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Henry J. Kaiser was a prominent American industrialist known as the father of modern shipbuilding.
		USNS Henry J. Kaiser is one of three tankers assigned to Military Sealift Command's Prepositioning Program in support of the Defense Logistics Agency's requirement to preposition fuel afloat.
		Kaiser was an underway replenishment oiler supporting the U.S. Navy's 7th Fleet until 1995, when, as a cost-saving measure, it was decided Kaiser should be deactivated.
	www.msc.navy.mil /mpstwo/kaiser.htm (336 words)

	KAISER, Henry : MusicWeb Encyclopaedia of Popular Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Devil In The Drain on SST '87 was largely a solo excursion for guitar and Synclavier keyboard, with accompanist Bruce Anderson on 'Roadside Picnic'.
		Kaiser joined forces with Bob Weir of Grateful Dead '89 to record the title track for If 6 Was 9 on Imaginary, an album of Hendrix tributes, as the Obsequious Cheeselog, the production process mistakenly changing it to Obsequious Cheesecake.
		Far too many Kaiser combinations have contributed to various artists' anthologies to be listed; Kaiser performed 'The Needle And The Damage Done'/'Tonight's The Night' and 'Words' on the Neil Young tribute album The Bridge on Caroline '89.
	www.musicweb-international.com /encyclopaedia/k/K2.HTM (510 words)

	Henry Mead Kaiser admits to a role in diverting $2 million from the company to his venture capital firm.
		Henry Mead Kaiser admits to a role in diverting $2 million from the company to his venture capital firm.
		Henry Mead Kaiser, a former Kaiser Permanente board member and grandson of the industrialist Henry J. Kaiser, pleaded guilty for his role in diverting $2 million from telecommunications company SureWest Communications to his venture capital firm.
		As part of his plea agreement, Kaiser is cooperating with a federal investigation of two men accused of participating in the funds diversion.
	www.kaiserpapers.org /kpheirguilty.html (339 words)

	1952 Lake Tahoe Gold Cup - Kaiser Sees Plot on Life In Sabotage of His Boats (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Kaiser was to have piloted one of the boats in the Lake Tahoe Gold Cup Race.
		Kaiser's executive assistant, said the two-inch propeller shaft had been sawed in two and bolts, nuts and rags had been stuffed into the carburetor and blower of the 32-foot aluminum-hulled Hot Metal..
		The industrialist, a long-time speedboat enthusiast immediately charge the sabotage was "a murderous attempt on my life." He said it was the work of bitter enemies, possibly Communist inspired.
	www.lesliefield.com /races/1952_lake_tahoe_gold_cup.htm (365 words)

	History of Kaiser Permanente (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The organization that is now Kaiser Permanente began at the height of the Great Depression with a single inventive young surgeon and a 12-bed hospital in the middle of the Mojave desert.
		Kaiser was convinced that Dr. Garfield could solve his problem, but it took some special wrangling—the surgeon was already scheduled to enter active duty with his Army reserve unit in just a few weeks.
		But at Kaiser's request, President Franklin Roosevelt released Dr. Garfield from his military obligation specifically so he could organize and run a prepaid group practice for the workers at the Richmond shipyards.
	www.kaisermedicalinsurance.com /oldsite/historyofkp.htm (856 words)

	Physician Careers About Kaiser Permanente
		Kaiser Permanente is reorganized to more effectively accommodate the concept of partnership between the professions of medicine and management, and also to provide individual physicians with a financial stake in the Program's future.
		Kaiser Permanente establishes regions in Colorado and Ohio.
		Kaiser Permanente and the AFL-CIO agree to establish a historic partnership between labor and management – the first of its kind in health care.
	physiciancareers.kp.org /aboutkp.htm (510 words)

	Edgar F. Kaiser
		Kaiser was a resident of Vancouver during those war years and personally oversaw the building of more than 140 ships here between 1942 and 1946.
		Kaiser was born July 29, 1908, in Spokane.
		The Kaisers got into the shipbuilding business in 1940, sponsoring a consortium of six companies to open a yard at Richmond, Calif. When the United States entered the war on Dec. 7, 1941, the Kaisers moved quickly to open additional shipyards at Vancouver and at Swan Island.
	www.columbian.com /history/profiles/kaiser.cfm (346 words)

	HistoryLink Essay:Kaiser shipyard in Vancouver launches its first escort aircraft carrier on April 5, 1943. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		By the end of 1942, when Edgar Kaiser was named Portland’s first citizen of the year, employment at the three yards had reached 76,000.
		In order to provide for the new shipyard workers recruited from across the country and their dependents, six housing projects, accommodating 45,000 people, were constructed in the area during the war.
		The Kaiser shipyards, using prefabrication and special construction methods, were able to substantially reduce the time it took to produce ships.
	www.washington.historylink.org /essays/printer_friendly/index.cfm?file_id=5266 (487 words)

	Henry J. Kaiser
		Kaiser was born May 9, 1882, in Sprout Brook, New York, and left school at the age of 13 to go to work.
		In the late 1930s, Kaiser established the first organized health care program for the employees of his construction, shipbuilding, and steel mill enterprises, and it was well thought of by his employees.
		Kaiser spent many of his later years in Hawaii, establishing the Honolulu suburb of Hawaii Kai, changing the urban landscape throughout the area by developing civic centers, roads, and schools.
	www.u-s-history.com /pages/h1829.html (528 words)

	Swig98 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The Kaiser building obtained its name and reputation from the industrialist Henry Kaiser, who constructed the building in 1960, at the height of his power and influence.
		Kaiser, who earned his fortunes from his shipyard and steel mill operations and founded Kaiser Permanente, lived in the penthouse.
		Kaiser's larger visions for development at the foot of Lake Merritt were never realized.
	www.gallen.com /TheSwigCo/c-Kaiser-SFChron.htm (525 words)

	HENRY KAISER: POSTWAR PIONEER-PART 1
		Carole recalls Kaiser as "...a nice old guy.." while historians remember him as the World War II industrialist who revolutionized ship building and was a pivotal player in America's wartime economy.
		He had been intrigued with the idea since the early '40s and even during the war years made plans to capitalize on the pent-up new car desire that Americans were sure to experience after five years of automotive austerity.
		Unlike Kaiser, Frazer was born into an upper-middle class family that could indulge him in his whim of dropping out of Yale for the grind of a laborer's job at the Packard factory in 1912.
	www.theautochannel.com /news/writers/bhagin/1997/fs9726.html (663 words)

	The Manipulation of HMO Medical Testing - page 3 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		This portion of the website is particularly controlled by the physicians - groups that supposedly negotiate with the Plan annually at arm's length but who also sit in on meetings and have veto power within the Plan at many levels.
		But the Permanante Journal is primarily used to direct the activity of the Kaiser physicians system wide, and it is thus of little interest to clinically oriented physicians nationally.
		It is an important source of doctrine - for anyone studying Kaiser - on Kaiser culture and methods used to watch and "benchmark" physicians.
	www.kaiserpapers.org /ret3.html (545 words)

	Kaiser, Henry John - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		KAISER, HENRY JOHN [Kaiser, Henry John] 1882-1967, American industrialist, b.
		His effort to become an automobile manufacturer after World War II was not successful, but he did have a lasting impact on the health care industry by establishing (1938) a prepaid health plan for his workers.
		After the war the plan was opened to the general public and it became a model for health maintenance organizations (HMOs), which provide heath care to patients for a set fee.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/K/Kaiser-H.asp (455 words)

	Kaiser Aluminum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Over the ensuing decades, Kaiser Aluminum was involved in virtually all aspects of the aluminum industry.
		As part of its recent restructuring, Kaiser Aluminum has focused its core business on the manufacture of aluminum fabricated products, positioning itself as a cost-competitive supplier of choice to customers seeking differentiated, highly engineered and unique material specifications.
		Kaiser Aluminum strives to be the preferred investment to our shareholders, the preferred supplier to our customers, the preferred employer to our employees, the preferred customer to our suppliers, and a valued corporate citizen.
	www.kaiseral.com /about.htm (257 words)

	Aircraft - Featured Exhibit
		Henry Kaiser, famed industrialist and builder of “Liberty” ships, proposed a fleet of flying transports to safely move troops and materiel across the Atlantic.
		Henry Kaiser partnered with Hughes because of Hughes' aircraft design and construction expertise.
		In mid 1944, Henry Kaiser withdrew from the project, and Hughes took personal responsibility for all facets of the flying boat's design and production.
	www.sprucegoose.org /aircraft_artifacts/exhibits.html (976 words)

	Kaiser Permanente Jobs - Employment Opportunities at Monster.com
		In the Northwest, Kaiser Permanente's roots reach back to the construction of Grand Coulee Dam in Eastern Washington and the building of ships in Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, Washington during World War II.
		In both cases, the prepaid medical care plans were created by industrialist Henry Kaiser and Sidney Garfield, M.D. to serve workers and their families.
		We operate 25 modern outpatient facilities and provide inpatient services that are administered from Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center in the Portland metropolitan area and provided by affiliated hospitals throughout Portland and Southwest Washington.
	company.monster.com /kaiser/splash/northwest.html (287 words)

	The Honolulu Advertiser \| Local News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		When industrialist Henry J. Kaiser drew up the blueprints for his master-planned community in the late 1950s, he anticipated even more people, more buildings and faster growth than were realized — to the relief of most residents.
		Leasing the land from what was then the Bishop Estate, Kaiser took 6,000 acres of mostly swamp land, dredged it and built a suburb that would be oriented toward the water and accommodate 60,000 people.
		Kaiser died in 1967, but his blueprint for development is still partially in use.
	the.honoluluadvertiser.com /2000/Nov/27/1127localnews1.html (899 words)

	Kaiser.html (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Henry J. Kaiser III is the grandson of industrialist Henry J. Kaiser, for whom the Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center in Oakland is named after.
		Henry Kaiser III is also a SCUBA instructor for U.C. Berkeley's scientific diving program (go bears).
		He's about to release _Eternity Blue_, a CD of Dead covers in honor of Jerry, all royalties of which will go to The Eyes of Chaos Foundation, which was founded in 1994 by Phil Lesh, Gary Lambert and David Gans to foster the creation and exposure of new music.
	www.mcs.csuhayward.edu /~tebo/history/Improv/HKaiser/Kaiser.html (319 words)

	Kaiser Chief Keen Passes Away At 89. \| Specialty Businesses > Nonprofit Businesses from AllBusiness.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Keene was president and chief executive of the Kaiser Foundation Hospitals and Health Plan from 1968 to 1975.
		Kaiser was one of the models for federal legislation, starting in 1974, which supported the move from pay-as-you-go health care to prepaid care in managed health plans.
		In 1954, industrialist Henry Kaiser asked him to head the Northern California region of the Kaiser health care system.
	www.allbusiness.com /specialty-businesses/non-profit-businesses/555342-1.html (317 words)

	1949 Kaiser Speed Record Boat
		A second early-season event of import to the power boat racing clan is a full-dress attempt to crack the world’s unlimited mile record of the late Sir Malcolm Campbell.
		This effort is being financed by Henry Kaiser, prominent industrialist, and will bring together a big-name team with Ventnor doing the designing and building, Allison supplying the power and Guy Lombardo slated to steer the behemoth.
		It is impossible to state whether the official runs will actually be made in June because of the likelihood of an infestation of bugs in such an outfit.
	www.lesliefield.com /boats_teams/1949_kaiser_speed_record_boat.htm (206 words)

	Maintaining a Mission: Lessons from the Marketplace -- David M. Lawrence, MD full-text article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Kaiser Permanente is the largest integrated health care organization, as well as the largest nonprofit organization, in the nation.
		For Kaiser Permanente, a 40-year history of sponsoring clinical research stems from our mission to improve the health of our members and the communities we serve.
		On a larger scale, Kaiser Permanente's National Clinical Information System, currently under development, will allow all providers to determine at a glance when a diabetic patient is due for a foot or eye exam, or other checkup.
	pfdf.org /leaderbooks/L2L/fall99/lawrence.html (3165 words)

	Ray Simmons' Wheeler World Forum - A Bravenet.com Forum
		Although Kaiser owned the yacht by 1959, and it was built in 1957, it may have actually been built for Robert Saligman, Philadelphia, PA, and named "Queenie", # 274836 and a sport fisherman vessel built at Wheeler Yacht Co., Clasen Point, NY.
		Wheeler built for Henry J Kaiser (industrialist of Kaiser Permanente, Kaiser Aluminum, Hoover Dam, etc, etc).
		Re: Wheeler 50' Built for Industrialist Henry J Kaiser by Pano Kroko · Oct 8, 03 - 12:46 PM Re: Re: Wheeler 50' Built for Industrialist Henry J Kaiser by Charles Henderson · Oct 8, 03 - 7:53 PM Reply
	pub36.bravenet.com /forum/3086067583/fetch/177715 (186 words)

	Henry J. Kaiser
		Originally part-owner of a photography concern, he was employed by a gravel/cement firm when he opportunistically took over a bankrupt road construction company in 1914.
		He made the firm profitable and built it into a thriving enterprise constructing roads, dams, bridges, etc. In World War II he created an unprecedented assembly line whereby ships could be constructed in less than five days.
		At the Richmond Kaiser Shipyards he founded Kaiser Permanente Health Care, the first prototype of the modern HMO.
	www.nndb.com /people/456/000114114 (134 words)

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