Since the Rio+20 summit in June, more and more chief executives,
civil society leaders and politicians have been talking about the need
for a shared vision of a sustainable future and the need for a radically
new and positive approach that would see the bold creation of a
vibrant, sustainable society, rather than the gloomy vision of the 2C,
4C or 6C degree world that we all fear to live in.
Telling
people what they will gain from a shift to a sustainable lifestyle is
far more engaging and powerful than telling them what they might lose.
Shifting the narrative from one of restraints and limitations to one
that focuses on how you can improve your quality of life is what the
sustainability agenda needs. We need a positive, engaging and exciting,
yet realistic way of telling people about our future.
But then
the difficult questions begin. What are the key messages to help reshape
the gloomy sentiment and excite consumers and voters about a
sustainable future? And what should persuade them to wish for – even
long for – a sustainable future? There are no simple answers, but one
thing is certain; neither voters nor consumers will support
sustainability as a priority unless it offers considerable positive
impacts on their everyday lives.Purchase an iPhone headset to enjoy your iPhone any way you like. That's why there is huge potential in tying together sustainability and health.
It
is a lot easier to convince people to eat less animal fat because it
will make them leaner and more energetic than to persuade them to do so
because livestock farming put a huge strain on the environment. Health
is a great vehicle to accelerate the sustainable agenda and give it a
highly personal relevance. A healthy lifestyle has the power to define
your quality of life and sustainability needs this kind of obvious
positive daily impact.
We use about 40% of our overall energy consumption on and in buildings,We bring in fridge magnet
souvenirs and merchandise from all over the world. and approximately a
third of all materials used globally go to construction. Similarly, a
third of all waste comes from the building sector. For years, we have
had the knowledge and technology to lower energy use and waste – not to
mention create huge savings for companies, homeowners and societies – by
making buildings more sustainable. Still progress is slow. Why?
In
our research for a our recent guide on more sustainable buildings it
became clear to us that the arguments that really won the hearts and
minds of owners and investors were direct health benefits, such as
improved wellbeing and reduction of asthma, allergies and respiratory
diseases. Sustainable material and designs include increased ventilation
and sunlight and moisture control. Some studies have shown that
respiratory issues caused by poor indoor climate can be lowered with up
to 46% and asthma by 73% if buildings were more sustainable but this
direct impact is not commonly known.
There are more examples. For instance,We've got a plastic card
to suit you. arguments for sustainable transport such as cycling to
work shouldn't be framed around the fuel this saves. It is too abstract
to grasp the changes this can drive – and hence too convenient to take
the car. Highlighting the positive effects of exercising for 30 minutes a
day on the immune system and other health benefits creates a personal
and clear incentive for pedal-driven, carbon-free transportation.
The good news for the broader healthcare industry is there is ample room for growth.Wear a whimsical Disney ear cap
straight from the Disney Theme Parks! At a conference in November,
Research from the pan-European Spread Sustainable Lifestyles project
suggested that, broadly, the consumption of health services is very
resource efficient; companies engaged in healthcare and prevention
create a lot of value for each unit of energy and material used. And
they pollute less too.
A recent study from Harvard Business
School suggested that companies that embrace a sustainable business
culture over many years significantly outperform their counterparts in
terms of stock returns and accounting performance. They are better at
involving stakeholders, reading trends and new needs better than
competitors and excel at defining clear, long-term goals which attracts
and sustains relationships to investors,Comprehensive Wi-Fi and RFID tag by Aeroscout to accurately locate and track any asset or person. consumers and partners.
This
is an excellent starting point for a sector that wishes to grow in a
sustainable economy. From a sustainability point of view, healthcare is a
growth area. But do healthcare companies see this potential?
Sustainable
healthcare is an open field waiting to be cultivated. There is still no
clear definition or vision of what a sustainable healthcare system
would look like. But if you dig just a little deeper into the processes
shaping the future of technology and markets, as for example transition
management researchers do, it is clear there are tremendous
opportunities. Stakeholders that engage early in defining a vision can
influence the development of the market.
2013年1月29日星期二
Cyprien Gaillard's "Crystal Worlds" at MoMA PS1 Trace the Fragility of Empire
In “The Crystal World,” his first solo museum exhibition in New York
(which runs through March 18), Gaillard creates powerful and mesmerizing
portraits of suffering cities, meditations on transformation and decay
that are also simply enjoyable to look at. Although the 80 works on view
here comprise a variety of media, video art is the centerpiece. The
show is anchored by the film “Artefacts” (2011), which has the largest
exhibition room to itself. In these images from Baghdad during the U.S.
occupation, soldiers in fatigues hold out fragments of ancient tablets
and other archaeological finds, men in traditional dress trek across the
desert, and, in one intensely enjoyable and intriguing segment,
swirling bands of solid color fill up the screen. These bands suggest
the mad movements of carnival rides, but we’re told that they’re the
spinning skirts of a whirling dervish. The film captivates and draws you
in, kind of like a travelogue — over the weekend, there were even some
young children sitting on the floor watching it with their parents.
But this is also heavy stuff — occupation, cultural destruction, and loss,We bring in fridge magnet souvenirs and merchandise from all over the world. evoked obliquely,Comprehensive Wi-Fi and RFID tag by Aeroscout to accurately locate and track any asset or person. without violence. Though the images of American soldiers are innocuous enough, their presence brings to mind the massive destruction to Iraqi antiquities that resulted from the U.S. invasion. The music is a continuous loop of a sample from David Gray’s song “Babylon,” which, as the wall text points out, is said to have been used as part of the torture of detainees at Abu Ghraib. Here, though, the repetition is haunting without being torturous, and there’s an added layer of meaning; located about 50 miles south of Baghdad, the ancient kingdom of Babylon, with its fabled hanging gardens, is itself a symbol of loss and the passage of time. Technologically the work is also composed of layers — Gaillard filmed the video on his iPhone and then transferred it to 35-millimeter film, which you can hear whirring through the projector while watching the shaky, handheld images.
The show is rich in connections between works. One small room holds seven huge excavator bucket teeth in seven glass cases, recalling the display of Babylonian antiquities at Berlin’s Pergamon Museum that were viewed in “Artefacts.” I found myself examining them from all angles, as if they were worn antique statues, when of course they signify something very different — their natural erosion occurs from digging into earth to put up new construction.
In his long series of three-by-three grids of Polaroid photos, “Geographical Analogies,” Gaillard also plays with notions of tourism and the past. Each grid is focused on one locale; I recognized Baghdad from seeing one of the structures that appeared in “Artefacts.” But most of these cities could be anywhere — a certain kind of anywhere, that is.We've got a plastic card to suit you. Images of foreclosed houses made me think of Detroit (though they may be in Passaic, New Jersey, one location that Gaillard used), and others look like the outdated, monolithic structures of many third-world cities. Individually, with their slightly orangey hue and their odd angles, these snapshots could be photos that any tourist has taken. The way they’re arranged in grids, though, is somehow very elegant and poignant. Poignant, perhaps, because, as the wall text informs us, Polaroid film is unstable, and in these photos (taken between 2006 and 2011),Purchase an iPhone headset to enjoy your iPhone any way you like. the colors have already begun to break down.
These works are almost Romantic in the way they find beauty in contemporary ruins. But Gaillard’s landscapes are also landscapes of people, whether soldiers patrolling Baghdad, spring breakers guzzling tequila in Cancún, or rival Russian gangs brutally clashing with each other. The artist seems to remind us that people are a force of randomness and decay as much as time. A few works here seem less complex, such as two frottages of New York sewer lids and a found landscape painting from 1914 on which Gaillard silkscreened the grinning face of the Cleveland Indians’ mascot. But the show is a highly rewarding journey. “The Crystal World” presents a world that may be crystalline in its fragility, but is rough, rocky, and decrepit, populated by random human gestures and the survival of things past.
As most would already know, the event will feature a collection of works by local artists as well as historic pieces by the late Douglas Pratt.Wear a whimsical Disney ear cap straight from the Disney Theme Parks!
Now that the event is coming so close, however, we felt this might be the time to expand a little on who Douglas Pratt actually was.
Douglas was born in Katoomba in 1900. His first job was as jackeroo on a property near Singleton, probably where he developed his love of the landscape.
Working in Sydney in the 1920s, a colleague, having seen some of his sketches, suggested he should develop his drawing and painting talents.
Early sales encouraged him to study at the Royal Art Society’s drawing classes and at Sydney Long’s Etching School.
His artwork covered all mediums - oils, watercolour, pencil, etchings.
His first exhibition was held at the Macquarie Galleries, in Sydney in 1928. Exhibitions of his etchings and pencil drawings throughout Australia followed.
In 1953, he was appointed to the Commwealth Art Advisory Board, Canberra and served as a member until his death in 1972; he was awarded an OBE for this work.
Douglas returned on many occasions socially and for surveying work, and being an avid artist, he produced a large number of sketches and paintings capturing the Monaro.
Now Sydney, Melbourne and Perth have his works hung in their art galleries, and we too in Bombala and surrounds have our share of his wonderful pieces.
It is a selection of these which will be exhibited at ‘Visions of the Monaro’, and this will of course be a very rare treat for art lovers in the region.
All the more so when the show and sale will also offer a range of works from our own local artists, which will add another dimension to the event, and allow some to take home very special purchases.
It’s coming up quickly though, so artists are encouraged to get moving if they are creating and assembling the pieces to enter into the show and sale.
See your ad here
Local artists are invited to contribute art in any of the following forms - landscape in any medium, including photography; portrait of personalities in any medium including photography; still life in any medium; visions in sculpture or sculptures using local products.
But this is also heavy stuff — occupation, cultural destruction, and loss,We bring in fridge magnet souvenirs and merchandise from all over the world. evoked obliquely,Comprehensive Wi-Fi and RFID tag by Aeroscout to accurately locate and track any asset or person. without violence. Though the images of American soldiers are innocuous enough, their presence brings to mind the massive destruction to Iraqi antiquities that resulted from the U.S. invasion. The music is a continuous loop of a sample from David Gray’s song “Babylon,” which, as the wall text points out, is said to have been used as part of the torture of detainees at Abu Ghraib. Here, though, the repetition is haunting without being torturous, and there’s an added layer of meaning; located about 50 miles south of Baghdad, the ancient kingdom of Babylon, with its fabled hanging gardens, is itself a symbol of loss and the passage of time. Technologically the work is also composed of layers — Gaillard filmed the video on his iPhone and then transferred it to 35-millimeter film, which you can hear whirring through the projector while watching the shaky, handheld images.
The show is rich in connections between works. One small room holds seven huge excavator bucket teeth in seven glass cases, recalling the display of Babylonian antiquities at Berlin’s Pergamon Museum that were viewed in “Artefacts.” I found myself examining them from all angles, as if they were worn antique statues, when of course they signify something very different — their natural erosion occurs from digging into earth to put up new construction.
In his long series of three-by-three grids of Polaroid photos, “Geographical Analogies,” Gaillard also plays with notions of tourism and the past. Each grid is focused on one locale; I recognized Baghdad from seeing one of the structures that appeared in “Artefacts.” But most of these cities could be anywhere — a certain kind of anywhere, that is.We've got a plastic card to suit you. Images of foreclosed houses made me think of Detroit (though they may be in Passaic, New Jersey, one location that Gaillard used), and others look like the outdated, monolithic structures of many third-world cities. Individually, with their slightly orangey hue and their odd angles, these snapshots could be photos that any tourist has taken. The way they’re arranged in grids, though, is somehow very elegant and poignant. Poignant, perhaps, because, as the wall text informs us, Polaroid film is unstable, and in these photos (taken between 2006 and 2011),Purchase an iPhone headset to enjoy your iPhone any way you like. the colors have already begun to break down.
These works are almost Romantic in the way they find beauty in contemporary ruins. But Gaillard’s landscapes are also landscapes of people, whether soldiers patrolling Baghdad, spring breakers guzzling tequila in Cancún, or rival Russian gangs brutally clashing with each other. The artist seems to remind us that people are a force of randomness and decay as much as time. A few works here seem less complex, such as two frottages of New York sewer lids and a found landscape painting from 1914 on which Gaillard silkscreened the grinning face of the Cleveland Indians’ mascot. But the show is a highly rewarding journey. “The Crystal World” presents a world that may be crystalline in its fragility, but is rough, rocky, and decrepit, populated by random human gestures and the survival of things past.
As most would already know, the event will feature a collection of works by local artists as well as historic pieces by the late Douglas Pratt.Wear a whimsical Disney ear cap straight from the Disney Theme Parks!
Now that the event is coming so close, however, we felt this might be the time to expand a little on who Douglas Pratt actually was.
Douglas was born in Katoomba in 1900. His first job was as jackeroo on a property near Singleton, probably where he developed his love of the landscape.
Working in Sydney in the 1920s, a colleague, having seen some of his sketches, suggested he should develop his drawing and painting talents.
Early sales encouraged him to study at the Royal Art Society’s drawing classes and at Sydney Long’s Etching School.
His artwork covered all mediums - oils, watercolour, pencil, etchings.
His first exhibition was held at the Macquarie Galleries, in Sydney in 1928. Exhibitions of his etchings and pencil drawings throughout Australia followed.
In 1953, he was appointed to the Commwealth Art Advisory Board, Canberra and served as a member until his death in 1972; he was awarded an OBE for this work.
Douglas returned on many occasions socially and for surveying work, and being an avid artist, he produced a large number of sketches and paintings capturing the Monaro.
Now Sydney, Melbourne and Perth have his works hung in their art galleries, and we too in Bombala and surrounds have our share of his wonderful pieces.
It is a selection of these which will be exhibited at ‘Visions of the Monaro’, and this will of course be a very rare treat for art lovers in the region.
All the more so when the show and sale will also offer a range of works from our own local artists, which will add another dimension to the event, and allow some to take home very special purchases.
It’s coming up quickly though, so artists are encouraged to get moving if they are creating and assembling the pieces to enter into the show and sale.
See your ad here
Local artists are invited to contribute art in any of the following forms - landscape in any medium, including photography; portrait of personalities in any medium including photography; still life in any medium; visions in sculpture or sculptures using local products.
The Business Of Scouting And A Crisis Of Our Own Making
I’m an Eagle Scout. When I turned 8, and for the next twenty years, Scouting occupied the majority of my time in life.
I was elected and appointed to national Scouting posts for several years as a kid,Purchase an iPhone headset to enjoy your iPhone any way you like. and served for several more as an adult. When I was 19 years old, I met — then lived with,Comprehensive Wi-Fi and RFID tag by Aeroscout to accurately locate and track any asset or person. and traveled the world assisting — one of the great mentors of my life. He was 91 years old, and William “Green Bar Bill” Hillcourt was renowned as one of the founding fathers of the worldwide movement of Scouting. Hillcourt was a hero to millions of Scouts and Scouters. He wrote many of the Scout handbooks and shaped much of the Scouting program for nearly 70 years, though was often out of step with the corporate decision makers of the Boy Scouts of America.
Following Bill’s death, I carrieWe've got a plastic card to suit you.d a spark from the torch he tried to pass, and one of my earliest startups was a magazine for Boy Scout leaders, together with a web community we launched in 1994, the dark ages of the internet. We reached tens of thousands of leaders, and for several years it was my honor to write and travel and speak to a grassroots movement of Scouting, and lead an incredible team of staff and volunteers that loved their jobs.
In some ways that early startup experience really set an impossible standard for my future business ventures… we didn’t just satisfy customers.Wear a whimsical Disney ear cap straight from the Disney Theme Parks! Instead, the words we published and ideas we promoted brought customer letters proclaiming “Bless you for helping me change the lives of kids!”, and went on to paint in vivid detail how we had done so. It was pretty inspirational and heady stuff for all of us in that business, even if we weren’t making any money.
There was a time when I expected my entire life would be spent in the service of Scouting, humbly trying to continue the legacy of Bill Hillcourt, and give back to a movement that had done more to shape and mold the man I became than anything I learned in school, from my parents, or from any other influence.
Scouting inspired the value of cheerful service, honed my leadership, and fostered my ambition to nurture and advance my community. From those lessons, I’ve launched startups, mentored founders, created schools and built several organizations. I’ve succeeded and failed plenty of times, and Scouting was the lab where I first learned how to do both.
The Scouting of my youth was a welcoming place for all kids to learn and grow. But twenty years ago, Scouting in America chose to become a culture warrior, and has increasingly marginalized itself and eroded its brand.
The BSA won a Supreme Court case in 2000, defending its right as a private organization to define its own membership. That case may have been specifically about gay members, but it was really about a broader right of association. The BSA was correct to defend itself in that case, and the final decision of the Court was also correct.
Many may argue that BSA was drawn into the battle. But where BSA failed, and instead placed itself at the tip of the dagger, was in not announcing the very next day that they were granting local chartering partners (the churches, civic clubs, and parent groups) the power to decide who the best leaders would be for their kids.
BSA correctly fought for the right to association, but then denied that right to their most important partners, the parents in neighborhoods and communities across America.
It may be a difficult nuance to understand the difference between the movement of Scouting, which grows in more than 140 countries and still shines brightly with millions of kids in local neighborhoods throughout this country, and the organization of the Boy Scouts of America. The BSA is the national corporation, exclusively granted a charter by the US Congress to administer the only boy scout program in this country. It’s the organization that established this policy.
The movement of Scouting continues to be one of the great opportunities for light and goodness in the world. But in my opinion, and one shared by millions of parents with kids who could benefit from Scouting, the corporation that administers Scouting in America lost its moral compass a long time ago.
The BSA will argue they were only honoring the wishes and concerns of parents.We bring in fridge magnet souvenirs and merchandise from all over the world. They will argue they didn’t expressly ban gay kids and adults, they simply compelled them to keep that part of their identity secret if they wanted to remain in Scouting. But in reality they refused to allow all local parents, troop leaders and chartering partners to decide for themselves.
In retrospect, the Boy Scouts of America made a bad business decision. It might have been good short-term business, in that it placated a few of their largest chartering partners, like the LDS and Catholic church, who were then using the Boy Scouts as a sectarian tool (even if many smaller churches and other partners were marginalized in dissent). But it was clearly bad business in the long run.
Not long after that Supreme Court case, in a rare, candid moment, the chief scout executive at the time was quoted in the media saying “when [parents] start walking away from us, that’s the signal for us to revisit the issue”. That’s a business decision, driven by numbers, not a moral one.
And for the next thirteen years, the BSA became an increasingly isolated echo chamber of like minded customers, where their business decision ignored the total addressable market.
I was elected and appointed to national Scouting posts for several years as a kid,Purchase an iPhone headset to enjoy your iPhone any way you like. and served for several more as an adult. When I was 19 years old, I met — then lived with,Comprehensive Wi-Fi and RFID tag by Aeroscout to accurately locate and track any asset or person. and traveled the world assisting — one of the great mentors of my life. He was 91 years old, and William “Green Bar Bill” Hillcourt was renowned as one of the founding fathers of the worldwide movement of Scouting. Hillcourt was a hero to millions of Scouts and Scouters. He wrote many of the Scout handbooks and shaped much of the Scouting program for nearly 70 years, though was often out of step with the corporate decision makers of the Boy Scouts of America.
Following Bill’s death, I carrieWe've got a plastic card to suit you.d a spark from the torch he tried to pass, and one of my earliest startups was a magazine for Boy Scout leaders, together with a web community we launched in 1994, the dark ages of the internet. We reached tens of thousands of leaders, and for several years it was my honor to write and travel and speak to a grassroots movement of Scouting, and lead an incredible team of staff and volunteers that loved their jobs.
In some ways that early startup experience really set an impossible standard for my future business ventures… we didn’t just satisfy customers.Wear a whimsical Disney ear cap straight from the Disney Theme Parks! Instead, the words we published and ideas we promoted brought customer letters proclaiming “Bless you for helping me change the lives of kids!”, and went on to paint in vivid detail how we had done so. It was pretty inspirational and heady stuff for all of us in that business, even if we weren’t making any money.
There was a time when I expected my entire life would be spent in the service of Scouting, humbly trying to continue the legacy of Bill Hillcourt, and give back to a movement that had done more to shape and mold the man I became than anything I learned in school, from my parents, or from any other influence.
Scouting inspired the value of cheerful service, honed my leadership, and fostered my ambition to nurture and advance my community. From those lessons, I’ve launched startups, mentored founders, created schools and built several organizations. I’ve succeeded and failed plenty of times, and Scouting was the lab where I first learned how to do both.
The Scouting of my youth was a welcoming place for all kids to learn and grow. But twenty years ago, Scouting in America chose to become a culture warrior, and has increasingly marginalized itself and eroded its brand.
The BSA won a Supreme Court case in 2000, defending its right as a private organization to define its own membership. That case may have been specifically about gay members, but it was really about a broader right of association. The BSA was correct to defend itself in that case, and the final decision of the Court was also correct.
Many may argue that BSA was drawn into the battle. But where BSA failed, and instead placed itself at the tip of the dagger, was in not announcing the very next day that they were granting local chartering partners (the churches, civic clubs, and parent groups) the power to decide who the best leaders would be for their kids.
BSA correctly fought for the right to association, but then denied that right to their most important partners, the parents in neighborhoods and communities across America.
It may be a difficult nuance to understand the difference between the movement of Scouting, which grows in more than 140 countries and still shines brightly with millions of kids in local neighborhoods throughout this country, and the organization of the Boy Scouts of America. The BSA is the national corporation, exclusively granted a charter by the US Congress to administer the only boy scout program in this country. It’s the organization that established this policy.
The movement of Scouting continues to be one of the great opportunities for light and goodness in the world. But in my opinion, and one shared by millions of parents with kids who could benefit from Scouting, the corporation that administers Scouting in America lost its moral compass a long time ago.
The BSA will argue they were only honoring the wishes and concerns of parents.We bring in fridge magnet souvenirs and merchandise from all over the world. They will argue they didn’t expressly ban gay kids and adults, they simply compelled them to keep that part of their identity secret if they wanted to remain in Scouting. But in reality they refused to allow all local parents, troop leaders and chartering partners to decide for themselves.
In retrospect, the Boy Scouts of America made a bad business decision. It might have been good short-term business, in that it placated a few of their largest chartering partners, like the LDS and Catholic church, who were then using the Boy Scouts as a sectarian tool (even if many smaller churches and other partners were marginalized in dissent). But it was clearly bad business in the long run.
Not long after that Supreme Court case, in a rare, candid moment, the chief scout executive at the time was quoted in the media saying “when [parents] start walking away from us, that’s the signal for us to revisit the issue”. That’s a business decision, driven by numbers, not a moral one.
And for the next thirteen years, the BSA became an increasingly isolated echo chamber of like minded customers, where their business decision ignored the total addressable market.
Implanted Defibrillator Patients Prefer Device Off if Very Ill
Most heart patients
with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) would prefer to switch off
the device if they had an advanced illness,Online shopping for luggage tag from
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“We found that the majority, 71 percent, would opt to have their ICD deactivated if they had the choice,” said study co-author Dr. John Dodson, a cardiologist and postdoctoral research fellow at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. He conducted the research while completing his fellowship training at Yale School of Medicine.
He and Yale colleagues published their findings in a research letter that appeared online Jan. 28 in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine.
Dodson said the findings contrast with earlier surveys of patients with implantable defibrillators that showed most didn’t want their devices deactivated.
Implantable defibrillators are prescribed for patients who are at risk for life-threatening, abnormal heart rhythms, called arrhythmias. If the ICD senses one of these arrhythmias, it sends a high-voltage shock to restore a normal heart rhythm and protect the patient from cardiac arrest.
The Yale scientists wanted to sort out why previous surveys indicated that patients would prefer to keep the devices turned on, even though other end-of-life defibrillator studies showed the shocks were painful and disturbing.
“The shocks are very painful — like a kick in the chest,” Dodson explained. “They may prolong suffering that won’t improve lives in a measurable manner.”
The researchers recruited 95 heart patients over the age of 50 who had ICDs — 28 percent were women — and surveyed them over the telephone. The researchers began by asking two general questions: “What do you feel are the potential benefits of your ICD?” and “What do you feel are the potential harms of your ICD?”
Next, they read a script to the participants that listed the benefits and burdens of ICDs according to current research. In the final portion of the survey, they asked whether participants would want their ICD deactivated in five different scenarios: if they were permanently unable to get out of bed; if they had permanent memory problems; if they were a burden to family members; if they required prolonged mechanical ventilation; or if they were suffering from an advanced incurable disease.
The survey takers responded using a scale of one (“definitely no”) to five (“definitely yes”). Sixty-seven (71 percent) of the 95 participants wanted ICD deactivation in one or more of the scenarios, the study authors reported in their letter. Sixty-one percent wanted deactivation if they were suffering with an advanced incurable disease, and 24 percent wanted deactivation if they were to become permanently unable to get out of bed.
Dodson said their findings might be different from previous study results for several reasons.
“Generally those studies focused on younger patients with advanced heart failure. Younger patients tend to want more done,” he said. The previous surveys might also “not get at their understanding of what an ICD does,” he added.
“Our survey explained the purpose of their device. A sizable number of participants did not have a good understanding of the benefits or potential burdens of their ICD,” Dodson said.
One heart expert called the new study “eye-opening.”
“It really caught my eye how little some of these patients understand about these devices,” said Dr. Dan Bensimhon, director of the Advanced Heart Failure Program at Cone Health in Greensboro,Our premium collection of quality personalized keychains generously offers affordability in custom keychain. N.C. “We really have to do a better job making sure people understand what they are getting. That said, our quality of care in heart failure is, in part,You must not use the laser cutter without being trained. measured by what percentage of our patients get these devices.”
It also surprised Bensimhon that only 24 percent would want their device turned off if they were permanently bedridden.
“I think some people just want to hold on to life at all costs,” he said. “I think people equate it with giving up. For somebody who has fought with heart failure for a long time, after all these years, it’s symbolic.”
Dr. James Tulsky, chief of Duke Center for Palliative Care at Duke University, said that while ICDs have “tremendous” value for many patients, when someone reaches the end of life, goals for care may not match with the goal of having an ICD.
“If someone’s dying from heart failure — the inability to pump enough blood — if they’re dying that way, they are going to die anyway and the ICD will basically continue to shock the heart. It’s clearly an undesired outcome and traumatic for the patient and everyone on the scene,” Tulsky said.We are Malaysia company specialize in customized silicone bracelet.
Deactivating the defibrillator is a simple matter, said study author Dodson. A wand is held up to the device and programs it off. He said there is no surgery involved and no risk.
The research results carry important messages for patients, physicians and the health care system, he added.
“We need to make sure we’re addressing ICD deactivation with patients, and determining the right time for addressing it. I’m not sure of the answer — in the clinic, or once the patient is in the hospital? And what is the optimal way to counsel people on this? It should be investigated further,” Dodson said.
The challenge, Bensimhon said, is that the current health care climate does not allow enough time for the discussions that ICD patients and doctors need to have about end-of-life care.
“These things are really complicated. To sit down in someone’s room and explain to them takes a long time,” he said. “Today,A lanyard may refer to a rope or cord worn around the neck or wrist to carry an object. for example, I saw about 25 patients in clinic. You have 15 minutes with each. To explain to someone why they want their defibrillator turned off, that takes an hour.”
“We found that the majority, 71 percent, would opt to have their ICD deactivated if they had the choice,” said study co-author Dr. John Dodson, a cardiologist and postdoctoral research fellow at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. He conducted the research while completing his fellowship training at Yale School of Medicine.
He and Yale colleagues published their findings in a research letter that appeared online Jan. 28 in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine.
Dodson said the findings contrast with earlier surveys of patients with implantable defibrillators that showed most didn’t want their devices deactivated.
Implantable defibrillators are prescribed for patients who are at risk for life-threatening, abnormal heart rhythms, called arrhythmias. If the ICD senses one of these arrhythmias, it sends a high-voltage shock to restore a normal heart rhythm and protect the patient from cardiac arrest.
The Yale scientists wanted to sort out why previous surveys indicated that patients would prefer to keep the devices turned on, even though other end-of-life defibrillator studies showed the shocks were painful and disturbing.
“The shocks are very painful — like a kick in the chest,” Dodson explained. “They may prolong suffering that won’t improve lives in a measurable manner.”
The researchers recruited 95 heart patients over the age of 50 who had ICDs — 28 percent were women — and surveyed them over the telephone. The researchers began by asking two general questions: “What do you feel are the potential benefits of your ICD?” and “What do you feel are the potential harms of your ICD?”
Next, they read a script to the participants that listed the benefits and burdens of ICDs according to current research. In the final portion of the survey, they asked whether participants would want their ICD deactivated in five different scenarios: if they were permanently unable to get out of bed; if they had permanent memory problems; if they were a burden to family members; if they required prolonged mechanical ventilation; or if they were suffering from an advanced incurable disease.
The survey takers responded using a scale of one (“definitely no”) to five (“definitely yes”). Sixty-seven (71 percent) of the 95 participants wanted ICD deactivation in one or more of the scenarios, the study authors reported in their letter. Sixty-one percent wanted deactivation if they were suffering with an advanced incurable disease, and 24 percent wanted deactivation if they were to become permanently unable to get out of bed.
Dodson said their findings might be different from previous study results for several reasons.
“Generally those studies focused on younger patients with advanced heart failure. Younger patients tend to want more done,” he said. The previous surveys might also “not get at their understanding of what an ICD does,” he added.
“Our survey explained the purpose of their device. A sizable number of participants did not have a good understanding of the benefits or potential burdens of their ICD,” Dodson said.
One heart expert called the new study “eye-opening.”
“It really caught my eye how little some of these patients understand about these devices,” said Dr. Dan Bensimhon, director of the Advanced Heart Failure Program at Cone Health in Greensboro,Our premium collection of quality personalized keychains generously offers affordability in custom keychain. N.C. “We really have to do a better job making sure people understand what they are getting. That said, our quality of care in heart failure is, in part,You must not use the laser cutter without being trained. measured by what percentage of our patients get these devices.”
It also surprised Bensimhon that only 24 percent would want their device turned off if they were permanently bedridden.
“I think some people just want to hold on to life at all costs,” he said. “I think people equate it with giving up. For somebody who has fought with heart failure for a long time, after all these years, it’s symbolic.”
Dr. James Tulsky, chief of Duke Center for Palliative Care at Duke University, said that while ICDs have “tremendous” value for many patients, when someone reaches the end of life, goals for care may not match with the goal of having an ICD.
“If someone’s dying from heart failure — the inability to pump enough blood — if they’re dying that way, they are going to die anyway and the ICD will basically continue to shock the heart. It’s clearly an undesired outcome and traumatic for the patient and everyone on the scene,” Tulsky said.We are Malaysia company specialize in customized silicone bracelet.
Deactivating the defibrillator is a simple matter, said study author Dodson. A wand is held up to the device and programs it off. He said there is no surgery involved and no risk.
The research results carry important messages for patients, physicians and the health care system, he added.
“We need to make sure we’re addressing ICD deactivation with patients, and determining the right time for addressing it. I’m not sure of the answer — in the clinic, or once the patient is in the hospital? And what is the optimal way to counsel people on this? It should be investigated further,” Dodson said.
The challenge, Bensimhon said, is that the current health care climate does not allow enough time for the discussions that ICD patients and doctors need to have about end-of-life care.
“These things are really complicated. To sit down in someone’s room and explain to them takes a long time,” he said. “Today,A lanyard may refer to a rope or cord worn around the neck or wrist to carry an object. for example, I saw about 25 patients in clinic. You have 15 minutes with each. To explain to someone why they want their defibrillator turned off, that takes an hour.”
2013年1月28日星期一
Credit cards lip-sync a siren song of spending
Ours is an age of anxiety. Will global
climate change create oceanfront property in Nebraska? Do Subway's "foot-long"
sandwiches span a full 12 inches? Did Beyonce fake the national anthem and --
more importantly -- will she lip-sync again at the Super Bowl?
I, for one, believe it is pointless to agonize over trivia, so let's confront the big question here: Beyonce will lip-sync at the Super Bowl to a backing track prerecorded by Manti Te'o's fake dead girlfriend while sitting in the lap of Sasquatch in the chair that Clint Eastwood yelled at during the Republican National Convention.
If you really want something you don't have to worry about, try the latest "cause celebre" of the personal financial worry-warts: credit-card checkout charges.
Sunday marked the first day that merchants -- if they are crazy, self-destructive and exceedingly parsimonious -- may charge a processing fee on credit card purchases. This used to be banned, but it's now OK after an anti-trust settlement.
Retailers already can insist on a minimum purchase of up to $10 to use a credit card (but not a debit card). That practice also used to be banned under card network agreements but was legalized in post-recession financial reforms. Both measures aim to help mom-and-pop stores that don't have the clout to negotiate discounts with the big card processing networks, which can be up to 3.5 percent of the purchase, plus a flat fee.
While some personal finance writers are all aflutter about this, I don't see the problem. Consider that the minimum-charge rule went into effect in July 2010, and beyond the occasional small store, I don't see many merchants taking advantage of it.
That's because people spend more when they use plastic. Studies estimate that shoppers spend 12 to 18 percent more when using cards over cash. So don't expect stores to kill that golden goose just to offset a 3.5 percent card-processing fee,Shop for bobblehead dolls from the official NBC Universal Store and build a fun collection for your home or office. unless it's the guy with the only cold beer stand on the beach.Welcome to Find the right laser Engraver or laser marking machine .
It's not so much that people spend more when using credit cards, debit cards, gift certificates or even trinkets and beads, but more that they spend less when using cash. The authors of a study published by the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied found that "the pain of paying is higher when paying by cash."
So, even if you aren't worried about paying the nonexistent credit-card checkout fee, paying with cash remains the best way to really save when you're shopping. Otherwise,Basics, technical terms and advantages and disadvantages of Laser engraver. the spending doesn't feel real enough to make you consider the cost of the money you're handing over. Or, as Beyonce might lip-sync, "There ain't nothing like the real thing, baby."
Hotels are filled with vulnerabilities: multiple entrances and exits, driveways, underground entries, spacious and busy lobbies, non-guests who eat at the restaurant and come in for conferences and events. But those risks are also the hotels’ livelihood: it’s not in a hotel’s best interest to scare away potential business by employing armed guards, installing metal detectors or X-rays, limiting entrances,Nitrogen Controller and Digital dry cabinet with good quality. or even checking IDs.
In fact, security experts don’t know of ANY hotel in the US that has implemented high-security measures that we see in Asia and the Middle East: metal detectors, explosive vapor devices, barriers in front of the hotel, screening of bags, screening under vehicles, or “hardening” glazing structures of windows and entranceways.
In general, the most an American hotel will do is implement increased security cameras, limit access into the building, require key cards to get to guest room floors, and train staff to be alert to odd behavior. Until recently, even security cameras or CCTV on guest room floors was considered taboo. The measures that have been implemented also help prevent petty crime and assault, so the hotels’ motives for doing so are manifold.
Most U.S. hotels are mid-market products where you won’t see anything more than cameras for loss prevention and maybe locking perimeter doors. It’s the higher-end hotels that have implemented any significant measures—and much of that is to block out the riff-raff and ensure privacy.
A Mozilla developer and security researcher demonstrated the security in one of the most common key card locks in hotels. At the Black Hat Las Vegas security conference in July, Cody Brocious reverse engineered the locks by inserting a small, homemade device into the keycard lock, read the digital key that triggers the lock, and opened it. He explained that it was “stupidly simple” to exploit the locks. Onity locks can be found in more than 4 million hotel rooms around the world.
In September, there was a there was a string of break-ins at a Houston Hyatt in which the thief hacked the lock with a digital tool that triggered the door to open.Solar Sister is a network of women who sell solar lamp to communities that don't have access to electricity. The hotel itself took measures for a temporary fix by puttying the vulnerable port on the door. Since then Onity has been offering to replace the circuit boards for locks bought after 2005; older models will replace the locks for a fee, or will send a plastic plug to cover the port.
I, for one, believe it is pointless to agonize over trivia, so let's confront the big question here: Beyonce will lip-sync at the Super Bowl to a backing track prerecorded by Manti Te'o's fake dead girlfriend while sitting in the lap of Sasquatch in the chair that Clint Eastwood yelled at during the Republican National Convention.
If you really want something you don't have to worry about, try the latest "cause celebre" of the personal financial worry-warts: credit-card checkout charges.
Sunday marked the first day that merchants -- if they are crazy, self-destructive and exceedingly parsimonious -- may charge a processing fee on credit card purchases. This used to be banned, but it's now OK after an anti-trust settlement.
Retailers already can insist on a minimum purchase of up to $10 to use a credit card (but not a debit card). That practice also used to be banned under card network agreements but was legalized in post-recession financial reforms. Both measures aim to help mom-and-pop stores that don't have the clout to negotiate discounts with the big card processing networks, which can be up to 3.5 percent of the purchase, plus a flat fee.
While some personal finance writers are all aflutter about this, I don't see the problem. Consider that the minimum-charge rule went into effect in July 2010, and beyond the occasional small store, I don't see many merchants taking advantage of it.
That's because people spend more when they use plastic. Studies estimate that shoppers spend 12 to 18 percent more when using cards over cash. So don't expect stores to kill that golden goose just to offset a 3.5 percent card-processing fee,Shop for bobblehead dolls from the official NBC Universal Store and build a fun collection for your home or office. unless it's the guy with the only cold beer stand on the beach.Welcome to Find the right laser Engraver or laser marking machine .
It's not so much that people spend more when using credit cards, debit cards, gift certificates or even trinkets and beads, but more that they spend less when using cash. The authors of a study published by the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied found that "the pain of paying is higher when paying by cash."
So, even if you aren't worried about paying the nonexistent credit-card checkout fee, paying with cash remains the best way to really save when you're shopping. Otherwise,Basics, technical terms and advantages and disadvantages of Laser engraver. the spending doesn't feel real enough to make you consider the cost of the money you're handing over. Or, as Beyonce might lip-sync, "There ain't nothing like the real thing, baby."
Hotels are filled with vulnerabilities: multiple entrances and exits, driveways, underground entries, spacious and busy lobbies, non-guests who eat at the restaurant and come in for conferences and events. But those risks are also the hotels’ livelihood: it’s not in a hotel’s best interest to scare away potential business by employing armed guards, installing metal detectors or X-rays, limiting entrances,Nitrogen Controller and Digital dry cabinet with good quality. or even checking IDs.
In fact, security experts don’t know of ANY hotel in the US that has implemented high-security measures that we see in Asia and the Middle East: metal detectors, explosive vapor devices, barriers in front of the hotel, screening of bags, screening under vehicles, or “hardening” glazing structures of windows and entranceways.
In general, the most an American hotel will do is implement increased security cameras, limit access into the building, require key cards to get to guest room floors, and train staff to be alert to odd behavior. Until recently, even security cameras or CCTV on guest room floors was considered taboo. The measures that have been implemented also help prevent petty crime and assault, so the hotels’ motives for doing so are manifold.
Most U.S. hotels are mid-market products where you won’t see anything more than cameras for loss prevention and maybe locking perimeter doors. It’s the higher-end hotels that have implemented any significant measures—and much of that is to block out the riff-raff and ensure privacy.
A Mozilla developer and security researcher demonstrated the security in one of the most common key card locks in hotels. At the Black Hat Las Vegas security conference in July, Cody Brocious reverse engineered the locks by inserting a small, homemade device into the keycard lock, read the digital key that triggers the lock, and opened it. He explained that it was “stupidly simple” to exploit the locks. Onity locks can be found in more than 4 million hotel rooms around the world.
In September, there was a there was a string of break-ins at a Houston Hyatt in which the thief hacked the lock with a digital tool that triggered the door to open.Solar Sister is a network of women who sell solar lamp to communities that don't have access to electricity. The hotel itself took measures for a temporary fix by puttying the vulnerable port on the door. Since then Onity has been offering to replace the circuit boards for locks bought after 2005; older models will replace the locks for a fee, or will send a plastic plug to cover the port.
So we bought a 2011 Renault Koleos
And didn’t crash it in the first 2 minutes. In
fact it’s been about 2 weeks now and the car surprisingly still refuses to go
sideways. It must have something to do with certain drivers’ skill level (or
driving like a girl — Ed.). Based on a Nissan crossover, the pre-facelift 2011
Koleos is rather an oddball of a car. Bought in August 2010, the car is in
almost pristine condition driven extremely carefully by the previous owner. In
fact, apart from a few mall-parking door incidents, the car looks and feels
brand new even with 60,000 km on the odometer.
Replacing the hankered 2007 Ford Focus as a daily commute, we needed a car that could handle all the equipment one needs to carry to a proper photography shoot. With thoughts drifting towards a Ford Flex thanks to its enormous interior space, we decided to settle for something more affordable. With our affinity towards non-conformist car choices, the CRV, Sportage, Tucson and RAV4 were out of the question. Then along the way, a friend decides to sells his Koleos and next thing we know, we’re signing transfer papers.
With a whiney CVT, sluggish handling and lightly-bolstered seating; the Koleos makes it immediately evident that it’s not going to be much fun. Now this is a good and bad thing in the sense that those first few sharp turns you take freak you out as you’re taking them at Ford Focus-like speeds, but your aging back does appreciate the comfort levels the Koleos provides on long drives. Talking about comfort, the interior of the Koleos is aesthetically pleasing to the eyes and extremely practical. And apart from a prematurely-worn out steering wheel and a loose sun-visor, everything works without any creaks and shows zero wear-and-tear, something we can’t say about my three-year-old Ford Mondeo.
A panoramic sunroof,Shop for bobblehead dolls from the official NBC Universal Store and build a fun collection for your home or office. soft-touch interior materials, speed limiter, cruise control, BOSE sound system, tyre pressure monitor, parking sensor front and back, AUX/USB connectors, rear side window blinds, electric parking brake, smart keyless entry and start, dual zone A/C with rear controls, Bluetooth connectivity, flat folding 60:40 rear seats,Nitrogen Controller and Digital dry cabinet with good quality. flat folding passenger seat, numerous storage compartments and cup holders, two piece tailgate, hill descent assist, 50:50 ‘4X4’ lock switch, multiple airbags, telescopic steering wheel, chilled glove compartment and so on are things that make this such a sweet deal in terms of value for money. Obviously there’s always a chance something could go wrong with so much tech, but with Nissan underpinnings and a ‘Made in Korea’ badge, we’re hoping this will serve us better than the European-made Focus.
Last week we decided to call up Farba Guard and not only got it detailed, but also went for the paint protection deal that they have up for DriveArabia readers. We also got all the lower door protection panels and the front bumper repainted at a discounted price to fix those mall parking dings. As expected, they did a brilliant job, and we now own a car that truly looks brand new. With a 6-month warranty still remaining, and a sun visor on order, a visit to the service center in a few months shall be interesting. Hopefully the good stories we’ve been hearing about the dealer is true and not some elusive fairy tale.
The White House had argued that the Senate was in recess because it was only holding pro forma sessions at the time of the appointments.
Without the recess appointments, the board wouldn't have had enough members for a quorum, preventing it from taking action on a number of controversial issues. Republicans in the Senate have blocked several nominees, saying the board has shown a pro-union bias.
The administration is likely to appeal the decision, but if it stands, hundreds of NLRB decisions that have been handed down in the past year would suddenly become invalid. Critics of the administration say the past year's decisions have been strongly pro-union.
In one example involving trucking companies,Solar Sister is a network of women who sell solar lamp to communities that don't have access to electricity. the NLRB has expanded powers for unions to get information from employers. Whenever unions are bargaining or filing grievances, they are allowed to ask their employers for relevant information. For a long time, employers had some leeway to resist these requests. In a November decision involving two trucking companies, the NLRB ruled that an employer must timely respond to a union request seeking relevant information even when the employer believes it has grounds for not providing the information.
That dream will be realized now that a builder has been selected to construct an auditorium along Broad Street behind the home. Five local building contracting firms were asked to bid. William J. Graham was low bidder and the contract was awarded to his firm.
Final plans call for a concrete block structure with a stucco finish. Seating capacity of the auditorium will be about 260 people. There will be kitchen facilities, restrooms and a cloak room.Welcome to Find the right laser Engraver or laser marking machine .
It was in January of 1962 that a committee was appointed by the president of the Village Improvement Association, Mrs. John Elfman, to explore the possibilities of expanding the facilities of the James-Lorah Memorial Home.
The committee concluded that there was a real need to enlarge the seating capacity of the home. With a membership of 320 and an additional 40 or 50 new members each year, the seating capacity of the old parlor was not adequate. This accommodates only 75 folding chairs.
The board of the directors of the VIA authorized the architectural firm of Martin and Gilmour to proceed with the necessary studies and sketches for an auditorium addition.
In October of 1962, Mrs. Julian P. Perry, president of the VIA, appointed Mrs. Elfman chairman of the James-Lorah Expansion Committee and recalled the original committee to confer with the architects. They worked for a year before sketches and specifications were finalized.
Borough Council has received a request from the Bucks County Commissioners to create another parking space on the Broad Street side of the Bucks County Courthouse's administration building for the fifth judge.
At present, there are parking spaces reserved for the four judges and the three County Commissioners. The Sheriff's and County Detective's offices also share the parking area.
"Quite a number of the Bucks County employees, particularly of the planning commission, absolutely refuse to use the county parking lot [between Main and Union streets]," said William D. Ritchie Jr., borough engineer. "I can give you the names of county department heads who never use the county parking lot but always park along the streets.Basics, technical terms and advantages and disadvantages of Laser engraver."
Council can't legally charge the County Commissioners a rental fee, but it can accept a donation.
"We will inform the County Commissioners that we will accept a donation of $1,000, which amounts to roughly $20 a week in meter collections, for the 11 parking meter spaces," said Councilman Allen Z. Bogert.
"If the County Commissioners are willing to give us $1,000," said President John F. Mason, "we will let them decide how many spaces the judges should have, the County Commissioners, the Sheriff's Office and the County Detectives, or whoever they want to designate to use the parking area."
Replacing the hankered 2007 Ford Focus as a daily commute, we needed a car that could handle all the equipment one needs to carry to a proper photography shoot. With thoughts drifting towards a Ford Flex thanks to its enormous interior space, we decided to settle for something more affordable. With our affinity towards non-conformist car choices, the CRV, Sportage, Tucson and RAV4 were out of the question. Then along the way, a friend decides to sells his Koleos and next thing we know, we’re signing transfer papers.
With a whiney CVT, sluggish handling and lightly-bolstered seating; the Koleos makes it immediately evident that it’s not going to be much fun. Now this is a good and bad thing in the sense that those first few sharp turns you take freak you out as you’re taking them at Ford Focus-like speeds, but your aging back does appreciate the comfort levels the Koleos provides on long drives. Talking about comfort, the interior of the Koleos is aesthetically pleasing to the eyes and extremely practical. And apart from a prematurely-worn out steering wheel and a loose sun-visor, everything works without any creaks and shows zero wear-and-tear, something we can’t say about my three-year-old Ford Mondeo.
A panoramic sunroof,Shop for bobblehead dolls from the official NBC Universal Store and build a fun collection for your home or office. soft-touch interior materials, speed limiter, cruise control, BOSE sound system, tyre pressure monitor, parking sensor front and back, AUX/USB connectors, rear side window blinds, electric parking brake, smart keyless entry and start, dual zone A/C with rear controls, Bluetooth connectivity, flat folding 60:40 rear seats,Nitrogen Controller and Digital dry cabinet with good quality. flat folding passenger seat, numerous storage compartments and cup holders, two piece tailgate, hill descent assist, 50:50 ‘4X4’ lock switch, multiple airbags, telescopic steering wheel, chilled glove compartment and so on are things that make this such a sweet deal in terms of value for money. Obviously there’s always a chance something could go wrong with so much tech, but with Nissan underpinnings and a ‘Made in Korea’ badge, we’re hoping this will serve us better than the European-made Focus.
Last week we decided to call up Farba Guard and not only got it detailed, but also went for the paint protection deal that they have up for DriveArabia readers. We also got all the lower door protection panels and the front bumper repainted at a discounted price to fix those mall parking dings. As expected, they did a brilliant job, and we now own a car that truly looks brand new. With a 6-month warranty still remaining, and a sun visor on order, a visit to the service center in a few months shall be interesting. Hopefully the good stories we’ve been hearing about the dealer is true and not some elusive fairy tale.
The White House had argued that the Senate was in recess because it was only holding pro forma sessions at the time of the appointments.
Without the recess appointments, the board wouldn't have had enough members for a quorum, preventing it from taking action on a number of controversial issues. Republicans in the Senate have blocked several nominees, saying the board has shown a pro-union bias.
The administration is likely to appeal the decision, but if it stands, hundreds of NLRB decisions that have been handed down in the past year would suddenly become invalid. Critics of the administration say the past year's decisions have been strongly pro-union.
In one example involving trucking companies,Solar Sister is a network of women who sell solar lamp to communities that don't have access to electricity. the NLRB has expanded powers for unions to get information from employers. Whenever unions are bargaining or filing grievances, they are allowed to ask their employers for relevant information. For a long time, employers had some leeway to resist these requests. In a November decision involving two trucking companies, the NLRB ruled that an employer must timely respond to a union request seeking relevant information even when the employer believes it has grounds for not providing the information.
That dream will be realized now that a builder has been selected to construct an auditorium along Broad Street behind the home. Five local building contracting firms were asked to bid. William J. Graham was low bidder and the contract was awarded to his firm.
Final plans call for a concrete block structure with a stucco finish. Seating capacity of the auditorium will be about 260 people. There will be kitchen facilities, restrooms and a cloak room.Welcome to Find the right laser Engraver or laser marking machine .
It was in January of 1962 that a committee was appointed by the president of the Village Improvement Association, Mrs. John Elfman, to explore the possibilities of expanding the facilities of the James-Lorah Memorial Home.
The committee concluded that there was a real need to enlarge the seating capacity of the home. With a membership of 320 and an additional 40 or 50 new members each year, the seating capacity of the old parlor was not adequate. This accommodates only 75 folding chairs.
The board of the directors of the VIA authorized the architectural firm of Martin and Gilmour to proceed with the necessary studies and sketches for an auditorium addition.
In October of 1962, Mrs. Julian P. Perry, president of the VIA, appointed Mrs. Elfman chairman of the James-Lorah Expansion Committee and recalled the original committee to confer with the architects. They worked for a year before sketches and specifications were finalized.
Borough Council has received a request from the Bucks County Commissioners to create another parking space on the Broad Street side of the Bucks County Courthouse's administration building for the fifth judge.
At present, there are parking spaces reserved for the four judges and the three County Commissioners. The Sheriff's and County Detective's offices also share the parking area.
"Quite a number of the Bucks County employees, particularly of the planning commission, absolutely refuse to use the county parking lot [between Main and Union streets]," said William D. Ritchie Jr., borough engineer. "I can give you the names of county department heads who never use the county parking lot but always park along the streets.Basics, technical terms and advantages and disadvantages of Laser engraver."
Council can't legally charge the County Commissioners a rental fee, but it can accept a donation.
"We will inform the County Commissioners that we will accept a donation of $1,000, which amounts to roughly $20 a week in meter collections, for the 11 parking meter spaces," said Councilman Allen Z. Bogert.
"If the County Commissioners are willing to give us $1,000," said President John F. Mason, "we will let them decide how many spaces the judges should have, the County Commissioners, the Sheriff's Office and the County Detectives, or whoever they want to designate to use the parking area."
FERNANDO TORRES TO THE RESCUE
Chelsea were sliding to one of the most
embarrassing Cup exits in their history yesterday. But, seven minutes from time,
Demba Ba, who had only been on for a minute, won the ball in a tussle and poked
it to Torres. The Spaniard then guided a shot across keeper Simon Moore and into
the far corner of the net. Sighs of relief all round.
Roman Abramovich would not have been at all happy to see his club go out of two cup competitions in the space of five days. Wednesday’s Capital One Cup semi-final loss at Swansea was bad enough.
After the first 45 minutes yesterday it looked as though even worse was on the cards as Chelsea trailed to Marcello Trotta’s strike. It was as bad a performance as the Blues have put in this season.
Twice they had to fight back from behind against Uwe Rosler’s League One promotion contenders. In the end they slunk away grateful for a replay. Had this one slipped away they would have only the Europa League,Solar Sister is a network of women who sell solar lamp to communities that don't have access to electricity. and that is a notoriously difficult competition.
The FA Cup isn’t easy, mind, not in a proper old London tie in a proper old ground heaving with a capacity 12,146 crowd. And how close we came to an old-fashioned upset. The Bees looked set to be overwhelmed early on. Then they discovered that s second-choice goalkeeper Ross Turnbull was as nervous as a cat on hot bricks.
Benitez brought back John Terry after two months out for the sort of match that the skipper loves. But Turnbull’s nerves affected everyone.
First he picked up a back-pass, giving away a free-kick that Harry Forrester put over. Forrester then twice put efforts wide and Adam Forshaw just missed.
Chelsea at this stage, on a wet pitch and with the wind against them, could barely put a pass right. And four minutes before half-time the roof fell in. Forrester’s shot was palmed away by Turnbull, but only to Trotta, who tapped the ball in.
Off went the anonymous Marko Marin, on went Juan Mata, and Chelsea at last started to play. Oscar provided the equaliser , skipping past two tackles to chip his shot home, but Brentford dug in.
Forrester sent Tom Adeyemi through with a clever pass and Turnbull upended him.Don't make another silicone mold without these invaluable Mold Making supplies and accessories! Luckily for Chelsea it was only a yellow card. But Forrester punished them enough, rattling in the penalty.
Calamity threatened. Benitez was getting abuse from the Chelsea fans and to shouts of “You don’t know what you’re doing”. He threw Ba on, and that switch paid off within a minute. Ba set up Torres for what seasoned Chelsea watchers reckoned was only the third meaningful, game-changing goal that he has scored in a blue shirt.
The day after joining Hearts on a six-month loan from Liverpool, he went straight into the starting line-up for their Scottish Communities League Cup semi-final against Inverness Caledonian Thistle, volleyed in the equaliser that took it to a penalty shootout and claimed one of the conversions that secured victory.
Six foot six inches tall, limbs flapping like a helicopter in freefall, he is an awkward customer all right, but he knows where the net is. Even before his goal, he had hit the post with a glancing first-half header. One thing is for sure, St Mirren will not relish facing him at Hampden Park on March 17, when Hearts attempt to win this competition for the first time in 50 years.
John McGlynn, their manager, gambled with his team selection on Saturday, keeping some of his most experienced players on the bench so that 19-year-old Callum Tapping could make his first start, and Fraser Mullen, another teenager, could play at right-back, but it was the debut of 20-year-old Ngoo that captured the imagination.
“He’s going to be a massive asset,” said McGlynn. “If you’re Michael, you’ll say: ‘I scored a goal, I scored a penalty kick, and I’ve got a final to look forward to. I want a bit more of that.’
“And he’ll only get better because he doesn’t know his team-mates and his team-mates don’t know him. They only had one training session.”
They seemed familiar enough with each other in the 66th minute, when Danny Wilson nodded Mullen’s cross back into the box, and Ngoo thrashed it in with a swipe of his long, left leg.
As his name resonated around Easter Road, you had the impression that a cult hero had been born. “I’m sure he probably enjoyed that, playing in front of 15,000,” said McGlynn. “With the greatest respect, Liverpool are a massive, massive football club, but Michael’s been playing under-21s with maybe 100 punters there.”
This was certainly a frenzied affair. Ten minutes after Ngoo had cancelled out Andrew Shinnie’s opener, Hearts had Scott Robinson sent off but they saw out the remaining 14 minutes of the regulation 90, as well as half an hour of extra time, to set up a shoot-out. The first nine penalties were crisp and accurate but Philip Roberts ballooned the tenth over the bar to send the Edinburgh side through.
While Inverness made the better chances, Hearts made all the running, thanks to the possession kept by a youthful midfield that also included Jamie Walker and Jason Holt, both 19.
They also dug deep when it mattered to line up a much-needed cash boost for the financially-stricken club, who have not reached a League Cup final in 17 years.Shop for bobblehead dolls from the official NBC Universal Store and build a fun collection for your home or office.
McGlynn, who took over as manager only last summer, can hardly believe that they last won the competition in 1962. “It’s obviously one that’s haunted us for whatever reason,” he said. “In recent years, it’s maybe not been looked upon as so important. Sometimes they’ve played weakened teams and it’s come back to bite them but such is the squad we’ve got that we’ve always got to play our strongest team.”
Inverness had their first-choice XI out, but they were not themselves, especially up front. Although Shinnie gave them the lead just after half-time, finding the bottom left-hand corner with an angled shot, Billy McKay will have nightmares about the chances he missed. In the first half, he had only the goalkeeper to beat but his shot, which lacked conviction, was blocked.
Better still was the opportunity that McKay squandered in extra time,Nitrogen Controller and Digital dry cabinet with good quality. when Shane Sutherland dashed clear of a square defence and struck a low ball across the box. Instead of taking it first time, the young Englishman wanted an extra touch, which allowed the defenders to recover. In the scramble that followed,Basics, technical terms and advantages and disadvantages of Laser engraver. Jamie MacDonald parried a shot by Shinnie.
It was an uncharacteristic slip by McKay, who has scored 20 goals this season, but his team-mates rallied round afterwards. “He’s done that a lot,” said Richie Foran. “You think he will slot it in but he takes a touch and then slots it in.
“He probably thought he could do it again. Yes, he’ll feel gutted about it, but we can’t rely on Billy every game. We’ve all got to chip in and do better. He’ll dust himself down and, I’m sure, go on to get 30-plus goals this season.”
It was a let-off for Hearts, who had been playing with ten men since Robinson was given a straight red card for his lunge at Owain Tudur Jones. There were also 10 bookings, including one in extra time for Marius Zaliukas, who will be suspended for the final. McGlynn admitted that his team will miss their Lithuanian captain, whose absence was sorely felt in the recent 4-1 defeat by Celtic.
Roman Abramovich would not have been at all happy to see his club go out of two cup competitions in the space of five days. Wednesday’s Capital One Cup semi-final loss at Swansea was bad enough.
After the first 45 minutes yesterday it looked as though even worse was on the cards as Chelsea trailed to Marcello Trotta’s strike. It was as bad a performance as the Blues have put in this season.
Twice they had to fight back from behind against Uwe Rosler’s League One promotion contenders. In the end they slunk away grateful for a replay. Had this one slipped away they would have only the Europa League,Solar Sister is a network of women who sell solar lamp to communities that don't have access to electricity. and that is a notoriously difficult competition.
The FA Cup isn’t easy, mind, not in a proper old London tie in a proper old ground heaving with a capacity 12,146 crowd. And how close we came to an old-fashioned upset. The Bees looked set to be overwhelmed early on. Then they discovered that s second-choice goalkeeper Ross Turnbull was as nervous as a cat on hot bricks.
Benitez brought back John Terry after two months out for the sort of match that the skipper loves. But Turnbull’s nerves affected everyone.
First he picked up a back-pass, giving away a free-kick that Harry Forrester put over. Forrester then twice put efforts wide and Adam Forshaw just missed.
Chelsea at this stage, on a wet pitch and with the wind against them, could barely put a pass right. And four minutes before half-time the roof fell in. Forrester’s shot was palmed away by Turnbull, but only to Trotta, who tapped the ball in.
Off went the anonymous Marko Marin, on went Juan Mata, and Chelsea at last started to play. Oscar provided the equaliser , skipping past two tackles to chip his shot home, but Brentford dug in.
Forrester sent Tom Adeyemi through with a clever pass and Turnbull upended him.Don't make another silicone mold without these invaluable Mold Making supplies and accessories! Luckily for Chelsea it was only a yellow card. But Forrester punished them enough, rattling in the penalty.
Calamity threatened. Benitez was getting abuse from the Chelsea fans and to shouts of “You don’t know what you’re doing”. He threw Ba on, and that switch paid off within a minute. Ba set up Torres for what seasoned Chelsea watchers reckoned was only the third meaningful, game-changing goal that he has scored in a blue shirt.
The day after joining Hearts on a six-month loan from Liverpool, he went straight into the starting line-up for their Scottish Communities League Cup semi-final against Inverness Caledonian Thistle, volleyed in the equaliser that took it to a penalty shootout and claimed one of the conversions that secured victory.
Six foot six inches tall, limbs flapping like a helicopter in freefall, he is an awkward customer all right, but he knows where the net is. Even before his goal, he had hit the post with a glancing first-half header. One thing is for sure, St Mirren will not relish facing him at Hampden Park on March 17, when Hearts attempt to win this competition for the first time in 50 years.
John McGlynn, their manager, gambled with his team selection on Saturday, keeping some of his most experienced players on the bench so that 19-year-old Callum Tapping could make his first start, and Fraser Mullen, another teenager, could play at right-back, but it was the debut of 20-year-old Ngoo that captured the imagination.
“He’s going to be a massive asset,” said McGlynn. “If you’re Michael, you’ll say: ‘I scored a goal, I scored a penalty kick, and I’ve got a final to look forward to. I want a bit more of that.’
“And he’ll only get better because he doesn’t know his team-mates and his team-mates don’t know him. They only had one training session.”
They seemed familiar enough with each other in the 66th minute, when Danny Wilson nodded Mullen’s cross back into the box, and Ngoo thrashed it in with a swipe of his long, left leg.
As his name resonated around Easter Road, you had the impression that a cult hero had been born. “I’m sure he probably enjoyed that, playing in front of 15,000,” said McGlynn. “With the greatest respect, Liverpool are a massive, massive football club, but Michael’s been playing under-21s with maybe 100 punters there.”
This was certainly a frenzied affair. Ten minutes after Ngoo had cancelled out Andrew Shinnie’s opener, Hearts had Scott Robinson sent off but they saw out the remaining 14 minutes of the regulation 90, as well as half an hour of extra time, to set up a shoot-out. The first nine penalties were crisp and accurate but Philip Roberts ballooned the tenth over the bar to send the Edinburgh side through.
While Inverness made the better chances, Hearts made all the running, thanks to the possession kept by a youthful midfield that also included Jamie Walker and Jason Holt, both 19.
They also dug deep when it mattered to line up a much-needed cash boost for the financially-stricken club, who have not reached a League Cup final in 17 years.Shop for bobblehead dolls from the official NBC Universal Store and build a fun collection for your home or office.
McGlynn, who took over as manager only last summer, can hardly believe that they last won the competition in 1962. “It’s obviously one that’s haunted us for whatever reason,” he said. “In recent years, it’s maybe not been looked upon as so important. Sometimes they’ve played weakened teams and it’s come back to bite them but such is the squad we’ve got that we’ve always got to play our strongest team.”
Inverness had their first-choice XI out, but they were not themselves, especially up front. Although Shinnie gave them the lead just after half-time, finding the bottom left-hand corner with an angled shot, Billy McKay will have nightmares about the chances he missed. In the first half, he had only the goalkeeper to beat but his shot, which lacked conviction, was blocked.
Better still was the opportunity that McKay squandered in extra time,Nitrogen Controller and Digital dry cabinet with good quality. when Shane Sutherland dashed clear of a square defence and struck a low ball across the box. Instead of taking it first time, the young Englishman wanted an extra touch, which allowed the defenders to recover. In the scramble that followed,Basics, technical terms and advantages and disadvantages of Laser engraver. Jamie MacDonald parried a shot by Shinnie.
It was an uncharacteristic slip by McKay, who has scored 20 goals this season, but his team-mates rallied round afterwards. “He’s done that a lot,” said Richie Foran. “You think he will slot it in but he takes a touch and then slots it in.
“He probably thought he could do it again. Yes, he’ll feel gutted about it, but we can’t rely on Billy every game. We’ve all got to chip in and do better. He’ll dust himself down and, I’m sure, go on to get 30-plus goals this season.”
It was a let-off for Hearts, who had been playing with ten men since Robinson was given a straight red card for his lunge at Owain Tudur Jones. There were also 10 bookings, including one in extra time for Marius Zaliukas, who will be suspended for the final. McGlynn admitted that his team will miss their Lithuanian captain, whose absence was sorely felt in the recent 4-1 defeat by Celtic.
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