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Billions Paid Out for Surgical Errors
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- Surgical "never events" cost healthcare professionals a minimum of $1.3 billion in malpractice payments from 1990 to 2010.
- Point out that although most patients experienced only temporary injury (59.2%), permanent injury occurred in 32.9% of cases, and 6.6% resulted in death.
Surgical "never events" -- such as leaving a sponge in a patient -- cost healthcare professionals a minimum of $1.3 billion in malpractice payouts from 1990 to 2010, researchers found.
In an analysis of such surgical mishaps, a mean of $133,055 per event was paid out for 9,744 "never events" that resulted in permanent injury in 32.9% of patients, according to Martin Makary, MD, of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and colleagues.
"These [malpractice] payments do not capture the even greater financial burdens of legal fees, additional inpatient and disability care, lost work days, and harm to the provider and hospital reputation," they wrote online in the journal Surgery.
The researchers gathered data on the 9,744 paid malpractice settlements and judgments for surgical "never events" through the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB), a federal reserve of medical malpractice claims, from Sept. 1, 1990 to Sept. 30, 2010.
"Never events" were defined as retained foreign bodies, such as surgical sponges, in patients, surgery on the wrong site, surgery on the wrong patient, or the wrong surgical procedure carried out on the right patient.
The researchers included malpractice payments, patient outcomes, and provider characteristics in their analysis.
An estimated 4,082 "never event" claims occur annually during the study period, the researchers found.
Retention of foreign bodies was the most common event and occurred in nearly half of all cases (49.8%). Wrong procedure and wrong surgery site each occurred in roughly a quarter of cases (25.1% and 24.8%, respectively), and wrong-patient surgery occurred in less than half a percent of cases (0.3%).
Although most patients experienced only temporary injury (59.2%), permanent injury occurred in 32.9% of "never event" cases, and 6.6% of cases resulted in death. Cases of death were more common in patients 60 and older than in those younger than 60 (14.8% versus 4%).
The highest median payment was associated with wrong-procedure events ($106,777) and the lowest was associated with retained foreign bodies ($33,953).
By healthcare professional characteristics, physicians, ages 40 to 49, were responsible for the majority of reports (35.8%), followed by those ages 60 and older (14.4%). Nearly two-thirds of those involved in one malpractice case were also involved in at least one other (62%). Only 10% of those who were responsible for a "never event" were disciplined at least once by their state licensing board.
The authors found that physicians with clinical privilege or state licensure disciplinary action reports were more likely to be named in multiple "never event" reports than were those who had no reports of clinical privilege or disciplinary actions (adjusted odds ratio 1.73, 95% CI 1.47 to 2.03).
A great majority of "never event" malpractice claims were settled out of court (96%), while court judgments increased the odds of a higher-than average payment nearly threefold (aOR 2.75, 95% CI 2.18 to 3.47).
Events that resulted in death (aOR 5.88, 95% CI 4.07 to 8.50) or permanent injury (aOR 4.66, 95% CI 3.74 to 5.79) were more likely to pay higher than average than those resulting in temporary injury.
"Surgical 'never events' are being used increasingly as quality metrics in healthcare in the U.S.," they cautioned, adding that "there is unanimous consensus that surgical 'never events' are preventable."
The authors noted that safety training programs and better methods of reporting could help curb the costly and dangerous "never events."
The authors also noted that their research was limited to paid malpractice claims; the NPDB does not capture events in which there was no settlement or payment. Also, payments and settlements made by corporate entities instead of physicians are exempt from NPDB reporting.
Finally, the authors did not have data on physician specialties, the types of surgeries, the types of patients involved in these events, and there may have been selection bias because severe cases are more likely to lead to paid claims.4 comments


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Anyone here see the red with black fenders 13 touring on Craigs list yesterday? It was gone when I got home and I would like to congratulate the new owner. I was at work when I saw the ad and noticed the Fronty head, Ruxtell and Speedometer. Dang looked like a deal to me. Would likely be a driver just the way it sat!!
My Dad's old '13 Red Touring was on there a few weeks ago for a very low proce...said it had a blown head gasket? Ad is now gone, Sold?
This '15 Runabout seems like a good deal though...
That was your dad's Bill? Did his have a fronty head? Said it was in whitter?
Scott: The ad that was on Craigs List about a week ago showed a 13 Touring in Whittier for about $11,500 as I recall. It stated that the head gasket was bad but didn't say anything about a Fronty head. My Dad's car had a stock '13 engine. There were 3 photos of 3 different cars in the ad. One was a shot that my dad took of the his car when he owned it.
Neither I nor my Dad "Fast Frank" called the guy so I can't say for sure if it was our old '13 or not. The description did make it sound like the same car & the last known owner did live in Whittier... That's all I know
By the way, it was a very nice & original car with a few neat accessories. AC brakes & Ruckstell.
I used to know a guy here in Torrance with a red '13 touring with a Fronty. Haven't seen the car in years.
I dug through my old emails & found the text from the deleted ad. I have removed the phone number for privacy reasons:
CALL DJ @ (xxx) xxx-xxxx NO TEXT MESSAGES PLEASE. THANK YOU"
That's the one Bill. There was a photo of the engine and you could see the valve cover and the four plugs horizontal in the side of the head. One think that I questioned was it had what looked like a 50"s Chevy Carter Down draft carb.
I haven't seen the car yet, but I know the new owner, and it appears to be the one that I know of. The give away is the front seat folded down. It also had black wood spoke non demountable wheels all the way around.
One of the pictures was a shot of our car taken in Arizona at a "Shootout" put on by Frank Hoils and Dave Parker a few years ago.
Sorry the picture posting system on this site will not let me show any pictures at this time. I get the message that it is not responding.
It sold for $9000.00 before my son could get there.
Here is a photo of our old '13 Touring taken ten years ago with my mom & wife (then girlfriend).
My friend went out today to see the car. It is indeed the car my longtime friend Glenn Sandlin of Torrance, California owned for years. I have many memorable experiences in it, around it, driving it, and touring with it and Glenn. Glenn was kind of an adopted father to me, and I miss him greatly. He had a heart attack in 1988 or 9, and it killed him. I remember when he put the Fronty head on it, and all the wonderful times we had together. I have a few parts from that car in my possession. Glenn found the car in Texas in the late fifties, and brought it up to Torrance, and restored it. RIP.
This is my favorite photo of the '13 in front of the old Vintage Ford Parts in Stanton before they tore down the shopping center:
OK, then it is a different car... Ours was stock. Except for the rear end of course.
I'd say 9,000 is a pretty good deal....
I'd say nine grand is a great price for a 1913 touring, especially if it's in any kind of decent shape, and apparently this one is.
I heard it really sold for $10,500.

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A controversial initiative to open up a continent of the world Steel for Imperial development. Fraught with political compromises and operating on a shoestring budget, the project offers a chance to reduce tensions between the Imperium and the Sword Worlds, perhaps averting future conflict.
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Arriving on Steel to join the project, a freelance exploration team heads out into the wilderness on what appears to be a simple surveying mission. What they find is a complex situation requiring good judgement in a desperate situation. Their decision will have consequences for the future of the project and everyone on Steel.
Range War
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Wabash learning continues in June with 17 students visiting Kenya. Professors Bill Cook and Rick Warner team taught a class this spring that culminates with a visit to Capuchin Franciscan Friars in Nairobi, Kenya. Public Affairs' Steve Charles has photos from the weekend.
The group arrived Saturday evening in Nairobi. The group started its day at Sunday Mass at Starehe Boys' Centre in the school chapel. They then traveled to Ruiru for Pentecost Mass animated by the Youth at St. Francis of Assis Catholis Ruiru.
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Friday, September 4, 2009
Guest Post: Inked - On Piercings
This guest post was written by Saranga, a 29 yr old bisexual feminist living in a rural county in the UK. She can generally be found behind a comic book. Her writings can be found at Pai and generally cover comics, women in comics, women in general, Buffy, politics, the odd bit about sign language and anything associated with the above list, especially if it's to do with comics.
I think I first fell in love with body piercings as a small child. I have a recollection of seeing a (possibly blue haired) mohawked manpunk with a lip hoop when I was just a young 'un – as for my specific age I have no idea, but I'm guessing about 5 or 7. It left a major impression on me and at that moment I became determined that one day I would have that very same thing. As far as I was concerned that lip hoop was the height of beauty.
Fast forward until I'm 22 and by this stage I have had several piercings – 12 in my ear lobes and cartilage, both tragus, the top and bottom of my navel pierced, both nipples done, one nostril piercing, a vertical labret, my septum, and lastly my pride and joy – 2 surface piercings on my wrist.
Fast forward to the present and a lot of these have been retired, either due to difficulty healing or because I elected to work in an office. Let me tell you something about my piercings –>
They're not about rebellion – I hate standing out, I hate having strangers comment on me and I hate my loved ones proclaiming them disgusting.
They're not about attention seeking – Apart from my ears you'd never know what else I've got.
They're not mutilation – an ugly sensational word. I have self harmed in the past and let me tell you my piercings have NOTHING in common with self harm or mutilation.
So why have I got them done? There's my personal aesthetic. Quite simply, I think correctly done, well healed and well placed piercings are beautiful. I am very specific about exactly where the jewellery gets placed, and what jewellery I wear. They need to complement the curve of my face, my belly, sometimes be symmetrical, and otherwise fit in with my limbs and my body.
The other aspect about it is, I get to model and change my body. These little holes I plant, along key lines of my body make my body *mine*. I can sculpt and build my body into the shape that I want. I can position jewellery and holes to emphasise what I see as important. The two in my navel – it means my belly is no longer a big wobbly thing that I have no control over. I have made it mine. I have no interest in controlling my body through food – ignoring the fact that I like eating, it's not precise enough and it's not healthy. The piercings are (so long as you keep them clean). My lobes are each stretched to approx 5 mm. I love the fact that if I take the jewellery out I can see them through my ear lobes. I know that *I've* done this, *I* can effect change on myself.
This may come across as rather control freakish, but there's also another aspect to it. When I have those little pieces of jewellery in, those holes in me, I feel complete. I feel like I have finally moved into myself. I removed my vertical labret about 6 years ago, after having had it for about 2 years, and I still catch myself feeling like I'm missing a vital part of myself, like I'm naked. My surface piercings on my wrist may have only lasted 3 to 6 months, but they brought me a great feeling of peace.
Have I experienced sexism in the industry? One time when I went into my piercers with a bag slung over my shoulder and the strap between my boobs the chief piercer/tattooist commented on the size of my boobs in a gruff and rather unfriendly way. That is the only instant of sexism I can recall, and funnily enough it didn't stop me going back. Now it would. Now I would say something back. But my underconfident self thought nothing of it, the shame. This is a guy who pierces nipples, labia and clitoris' (clitori?). Comments like that are just not on.
I don't think I've ever experienced negative comments from strangers about my jewellery – not like when I've gone out without shaving my armpits, or had my belly hanging over my jeans, or dared to wear big pants under tight trousers, or tried to cover my chest with a coat because of lewd comments regarding the size of my chest. I have had a lot of negative comments from people who have got to know me, who then pronounce them disgusting and look sickened when I answer a question they themselves have asked me. Don't think you'll like the answer? Don't ask the question. I have been wondering if this is somehow related to the phenomenon of women's bodies generally being up for public ownership and discussion – I've come to the conclusion not, because the feelings I get from piercing related comments and generic abusive comments is very different. Maybe other readers can give their experiences on this?
Are my piercings feminist? Well, they make me happy. They were always done for me, not for anyone else. I worked hard to be able to afford and pay for each and every one, all by myself. If I didn't have to work in an office I'd be getting my earl done and my labret replaced. So, while they don't have an explicit feminist meaning, I think it's enough that these little holes with their seemingly insignificant pieces of jewellery have had such an effect on me and my perception of and relationship with my body. If I had to remove the remaining jewellery I think I'd feel like a shadow of myself. And if you don't think feminism has anything to do with women and their relationship with their bodies I reckon you've got a whole lot more learning to do.
7 comments:
- lindsay said...
I love this. I've had a eyebrow ring and a couple cartilage pieces for a few years now. I remember wanting an eyebrow ring in high school and asking my mom if I could get one. She told me if I still wanted one when I was 18, I could get it myself. I did and I love it. I've taken my eyebrow ring out only once in the 6 years I've had it, and that was for a work event when my parents asked me to.
I work with kids and they often ask me why I have my piercings. The easiest and most honest answer is because I think it looks pretty. It's about me, how I look and how I want to look. Not rebellion, not anything else.
- September 4, 2009 at 8:15 AM
- INTPanentheist said...
I love this, too. I have my tongue pierced, and that's the only nonstandard piercing I have, although there are a few others I would consider. I had wanted it since I was in my early teens, and it just seemed like time.
And, for me, the tattoos and the piercings are about owning my body - and this is important for me, as a survivor of sexual assault, to own my body in a way that I like rather than to do so in an attempt to elicit social approval. I love being able to do this, and, if my daughter (three years old) wants piercings when she's older, as long as she tells me she can pierce whatever she likes (provided it's allowed at her school). (Tattoos, on the other hand, she can get when she's an adult, because I think that you need to be old enough to really consider having something on your body permanently.)
Thank you for this series, because part of my evolving feminism has been a desire to mark my body in ways to make it mine, and I'm just now getting to the point where I can identify that.
- September 4, 2009 at 3:17 PM
- Saranga said...
Wow, I (somewhat naively and arrogantly maybe) thought I was the only one who sought to mark/own my body like this - mostly because folks in rl tend to look at me like I'm odd if I mention it.
Mind you, I know very very few ppl who are into body mods, so maybe that's why.
- September 5, 2009 at 5:05 AM
- Boganette said...
Awesome post. I don't have any piercings but I've always wondered about them. Thanks so much for sharing. And it was beautifully written too.
- September 10, 2009 at 7:04 PM
- Saranga said...
Thanks to all for the compliments *blushes*
- September 11, 2009 at 5:40 PM
Great post. There's actually a fair bit of critical theory (around themes of The Body) that discusses piercing. As a piercee, I haven't liked what I've read so far... But then I only read it for fun and didn't go too far into it.
I used to have a lot of facial piercings, but had to get a sort of proper job and had to take them out. I've only got a 10mm tunnel left, one ear piercing I don't really use and two in my tongue. I love them. Some I waited a long time to get, some I got relatively on impulse (maybe after a month of thought - it was mainly a question of getting the cash together!)
- September 16, 2009 at 9:26 AM
- Saranga said...
cupkatething: a good theoretical book to read is 'Body Modification' edited by Mike Featherstone. It's a collection of essays, and admittedly I haven't read it in a number of years, but I did enjoy it and it was thought provoking.
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Vikings, MSU Do 3-Year Contract For Training Camp
MANKATO (AP) — The Vikings have agreed on a three-year contract with Minnesota State University to continue their training camp on the Mankato campus through 2015.
The deal was announced Tuesday. Players report to camp Thursday, which will begin the team's 48th season training at MSU. Back then, off-site camps were the norm in the NFL. This season, the Vikings are in the minority, one of only 13 teams training away from headquarters. The other 19 practice year-round at their own facilities.
One change for players this time will be their lodging. After living in the twin Gage towers for all but one year previously, the Vikings will be in the newer Sears residence just to the north of where the old dorms once stood. They were torn down this summer.


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Bryanna Clark Grogan's Vegan Feast Kitchen/ 21st Century Table: The kitchen journal of a vegan food writer.. I'm on Facebook and Twitter (see links in sidebar at right).
Sunday, May 21, 2006
Farfalle Salad with Pecan Pesto and Rustic Kale and Butternut Squash Savory Tart ( recipe in my book World Vegan Feast) with a crispy, low-fat olive oil crust
I spent my weekend cooking. Three lovely, lively women from Vancouver, a mother and two daughters (one vegan), came to Denman Island and rented a beautiful house, where I taught two half-day classes in quick and easy vegan meals. Saturday afternoon we made Asian-Fusion dishes for dinner, and this morning we made Mediterranean-style dishes for lunch. Most of the recipes were from past issues of the Vegan Feast newsletter, with a few from my books and one brand-new dessert. It was really fun, but, boy, do my feet hurt! And I still have to unpack some of the stuff I brought over there-- had to take half my kitchen with me!
You never know what to expect, though. We had some trouble with the (pretty new) Jenn-Air stove, the burners of which would NOT get hot enough, so today I brought one of those little Chinese butane wok stoves and that really helped speed things up! They get really hot in a hurry.
Here's the menu from Saturday:
Thai-Style Coconut and Red Lentil Soup
Thai Cabbage Salad
Malay-Style Yuba (Beancurd Skin) and Daikon Curry
Creamy Thai Basil "Chicken" (with Soy Curls™)
Singapore Noodles
and Tahu Goreng (Indonesian Spicy Tofu) (both recipes in my book World Vegan Feast)
Brown jasmine and Thai red rice in rice cooker
Key Lime Bars (I have to wait for one of the ladies to send me a picture of these-- I didn't get one on my camera...darn!)
The menu from Sunday:
Rustic Greens and Butternut Squash Savory Tart (picture above, recipe in my book World Vegan Feast)
Farfalle and Veggie "Chicken" Salad with Pecan Pesto
Breast of Tofu with Sundried Tomatoes, Artichokes, and Kalamata Olives
Scaloppine alla Marsala (made with my quick Soy and Seitan Cutlets, that we also made in class)
Grilled Eggplant and Red Pepper Panini with Soy Cheese and Greens
Baby Greens and Portobello Mushroom Salad and Balsamic Vinaigrette
Sweet Cornbread with Orange Yogurt Sauce and Strawberries
6 comments:
- Amy O'Neill Houck said...
Mmm... I love butternut squash tart.
- Sun May 21, 07:02:00 PM PDT
- SusanV said...
Bryanna, all this food is simply amazing! Everything looks wonderful. I think I need to take your class!
- Sun May 21, 07:52:00 PM PDT
- veganmum said...
This really makes me think I've got to get myself to the west coast, Bryanna! It looks delicious, all of it!
- Mon May 22, 05:51:00 AM PDT
- Jane M said...
Everything looks so delicious! My that was a busy weekend! There were a lot of happy tummies I bet!
- Mon May 22, 06:59:00 AM PDT
you're a cooking machine! I hope you made lots of leftovers so you can take some time off and relax!
- Mon May 22, 07:08:00 AM PDT
- Bryanna Clark Grogan said...
Thanks, everyone! Megan, unfortunately (for me)all the leftovers were packed and taken back to Vancouver, which is certainly part of the service if students want to do that. Last night we ate a 10-minute Pasta alla Puttanesca from my Italian cookbook, with some fresh chard and French bread.
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- HybridAuth added for social login access
- Login functionality for PinIt button for anonymous users
- Currency selection for products, such as Pounds, Dollar, etc.
- Feed Import module (manage import feeds into PinBoard)
- New! Adapted to PHP 7.x
Main Admin Features of PinBoard
- Full use and flexibility of Drupal's robust admin interface
- Manage or add board main categories
- Manage/edit/delete user boards
- Manage/edit all user Pins
- Manage or add other site admins
- View and manage reported Pins
- Manage/edit comments
- Manage all users/members
- Customize top menus, right column blocks, etc.
- Add Captchas, ban IPs, restrict usage (using basic Drupal functions or modules)
- Optional Pin fields - Price, Alt text for images, Tags, URL, etc. (any can be turned off if not needed. New fields can be added at your discretion)
- Completely customizable right column on standard Pin pages (using Blocks)
- Add other complimentary Drupal modules (improve SEO or other functionality)
- Quick editing of all front-facing theme blocks with one click (top menu, top navigation, etc)
- Manage advertising ads or banners below Pins and right column
- The ability of disabling the overlay when viewing a pin
- The ability of disabling repins display on the front page
- Default settings for notifying users
- The ability of disabling "Unfollowers" counter on pin and user pages
- The ability to disable the opening of all links from pin page in a new page
- Plus way to much to list!
Basic PinBoard Static Pages
- About
- Contact
- Member profile page
- Member activity page
- Member boards page
- Member pins pages
- Popular pins page
- Videos page
- Search pins page (generated from user search)
- Pins by price pages, i.e. $0 - $20, $20 - $50, etc.
- Add as many other pages as needed with Drupal's native functionality
- Blog pages (also can allow for users to have their own blog if needed)
Compatibility of PinBoard
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- Compatibility (Browsers: IE 7, IE 8, IE9, Firefox, Opera, Safari, Chrome)
- iPad, iPhone, Android compatible
Drupal Modules Used
- Views
- Chaos Tools Suite
- ShareThis
- Video Embed Field
- Automatic Node Titles
- Gravatar
- Pin Board Helper
- Invite
- Rate
- Voting API
- Transliteration
PinBoard Support Links
- ThemeSnap Drupal 7.x Theme Setup Guide
- Roadmap document for the PinBoard theme
- PinBoard main support page
- PinBoard theme guide (file/configuration guide)
- PinBoard Theme Tutorial
- Request to get admin/test user account
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Wyndham WCV800080DOY..GS3M24 Acclaim 80 inch Double Bathroom Vanity in Oyster Gray, Avalon White Carrera Marble Sinks, and 24 inch Mirrors. Available with white carrera marble or ivory marble countertop. Sublimely linking traditional and modern design aesthetics, and part of the exclusive Wyndham Collection Designer Series by Christopher Grubb, the Acclaim Vanity is at home in almost every bathroom decor. This solid oak vanity blends the simple lines of traditional design with modern elements like vessel sinks and brushed chrome hardware, resulting in a timeless piece of bathroom furniture. The Acclaim is available with a White Carrera or Ivory marble counter, porcelain vessel sinks, and matching mirrors. Featuring soft close door hinges and drawer glides, you'll never hear a noisy door again! Meticulous attention to detail on this beautiful vanity is second to none and is sure to be envy of your friends and neighbors!
- Constructed of environmentally friendly, zero emissions solid Oak hardwood, engineered to prevent warping and last a lifetime.
- 12-stage wood preparation, sanding, painting and finishing process.
- Highly water-resistant low V.O.C. sealed finish.
- Cutting edge, unique styling by Interior Designer Christopher Grubb
- Practical Floor-Standing Design
- Minimal assembly required
- Deep Doweled Drawers
- Fully-extending under-mount soft-close drawer slides
- Concealed soft-close door hinges
- Counter options include Ivory Marble, White Carrera Marble.
- Counters include 3" backsplash.
- Includes White Carrera Marble Sinks.
- Pre-drilled for a single hole faucet.
- Faucet not included.
- Matching mirror available.
- Metal exterior hardware with brushed chrome finish.
- Four (4) functional doors.
- Six (6) functional drawers.
- Plenty of storage space.
- Includes drain assemblies and P-traps for easy assembly.
- Variations in the shading and grain of our natural stone products enhance the individuality of your vanity and ensure that it will be truly unique.
- Warranty : 2 Years Limited Manufacturer Warranty.
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About the Company – Wyndham Collection
Wyndham Collection is a brand known for their exquisitely beautiful bathroom vanities and bath tubs. Each Wyndham product is unique and beautiful in its own sense. The Wyndham Collection is committed to giving the best products to their customers and their latest line of bathroom furnishings is a testament to their dedication. If you are looking for innovative and sophisticated bathroom furnishings, then The Wyndham Collection's products are just right for you.
Refinement. Detailing. Uniqueness. Quality. Longevity.
These are the words that the Wyndham Collection lives by and tries to incorporate each of these qualities in all their products. To ensure the longevity and quality of their products, the company makes sure that each item is engineered in a way to resist warping and is made with the finest quality materials to ensure their long life. The Wyndham Collection owns the factories where their products, where they have quality control managers taking care of the entire process to ensure that only the best of the best is made and delivered to the customers.
Products Offered at Blue Bath
Blue Bath brings to you a wide selection of the Wyndham Collection's bathroom vanities in different styles, ranging from single to double vanities.
Wyndham Collection feels strongly that the products you purchase should be free of defects and built to last. We offer an industry-leading full Two Year Limited Warranty (twice the industry standard). It fully covers manufacturer defects such as peeling paint, broken or malfunctioning components, cracks, discoloration and dents. Should there be a need to make a claim within your retailer's warranty period please do so through them. After 30 days you may contact Wyndham Collection directly through the customer service contact sources. The following restrictions apply:
Warranty is only valid for the original purchaser of the warranted item. -Warranted item must have been purchased from an authorized Wyndham Collection dealer. It may be necessary to present a copy of the original purchase invoice for validation.
Warranty does not protect against malfunction or other failure caused by abuse, neglect or misuse including, but not limited to, repair by persons not authorized by Wyndham Collection, improper handling or maintenance, improper installation, modifications of any kind including painting or use for purposes other than intended or in locations subject to conditions not intended for the product(s).
Normal wear and tear is not covered, including scratched or chipped counters.
Wyndham Collection recommends that installation be performed by a professional, though this is not required under the terms of the warranty. Any damage caused by improper installation or handling is the responsibility of the purchaser. Compliance with all state and local codes is required.
This warranty specifically excludes claims for indirect, incidental, accidental or consequential damages. Not all states permit this exclusion or limitation, so this may not apply to you. Many rights vary from state to state.
Warranty claims must be accompanied by a detailed description of the issue and sufficient photographic evidence that we may evaluate properly. -Local building code compliance is the responsibility of the purchaser. Please check with local code regulations before purchasing.
This warranty is given in lieu of all other warranties expressed or implied, written or oral. No employee, agent, dealer or other person is authorized to give any warranties on behalf of Wyndham Collection. The customer legal rights are limited to those stated specifically in this warranty statement.
With proof of purchase, Wyndham Collection, at our discretion, will repair or replace the defective product within the warranty time period. The customer shall be responsible for all costs incurred in the removal, reinstallation and shipment of the product in the case of a repair. If a material or workmanship defect is found, please contact customer service at email@example.com.
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BOULDER -- Boulder County's temporary moratorium on accepting and processing applications to drill for oil and gas in unincorporated parts of the county will remain in place through Feb. 4, 2013, county commissioners decided Monday.
On Feb. 2, the commissioners enacted a six-month drilling-permit moratorium that was set to expire on Aug. 2.
On Monday, though, after hearing another round of county staff presentations about the work ahead in crafting a new set of proposed land-use and public health regulations about such drilling operations, Commissioners Cindy Domenico, Will Toor and Deb Gardner concluded that work -- and related studies of the health and environmental impacts of drilling -- can't be completed by August.
Toor emphasized that the extended moratorium isn't intended to be "a de facto ban" on drilling but could allow the staff, with assistance of experts who may be hired to help out, the time needed to complete their research and recommendations.
However, what now appears likely to be a year-long drilling moratorium may not be enough to satisfy foes of the practice of hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas deposits.
More than 50 people staged an anti-fracking rally outside the Boulder County Courthouse before the commissioners' meeting, then packed into the third-floor hearing room for the meeting itself.
The signs carried at the rally -- some home-made and some mass-produced -- bore such messages as "Stop Fracking; All Life Depends On It," "Save Our Planet" and "Frack No."
The protesters sang along to a set of anti-fracking songs written by Michael Bellmont, who accompanied them on an acoustic guitar, with lyrics like: "We'll have no frickin' frackin' in this town; you can go tell them we're not backin' down."
Boulder County Citizens for Community Rights, the group that organized the demonstration, distributed fliers arguing that Boulder County has the constitutional authority to adopt a "community rights ordinance" banning fracking.
During the commissioners' meeting, though, assistant county attorney Conrad Lattes advised the commissioners otherwise. State laws restrict local regulation of oil and gas exploration
Local community rights ordinances have been adopted in Pennsylvania and other states, Lattes said, attempting to ban such things as hydraulic fracturing, genetically modified crops, or the application of sewage to farm land. But Lattes said he's found at least four cases in which federal or state courts have ruled those ordinances invalid.
"There is not a single judicial opinion" in those other states "that upholds any community rights ordinances," Lattes said.
In Colorado, where the state Supreme Court has ruled that state laws and regulations supercede local control of certain oil and gas exploration activities, "it is not legally possible" to enforce such a community-rights ordinance banning oil and gas drilling.
Toor told the commissioners' meeting audience that he was very sympathetic to their concerns and their calls for a permanent county drilling ban. But he also recognizes "the legal constraints that we have" in regulating oil and gas operations, which, he said, are "limits that can't be wished away."
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The Carbon Disclosure Project has been tracking the carbon footprint of S&P-500 members since 2003. This year, for the first time, its report ranks companies based on their plans and actions to reduce emissions. This year, 332 companies responded to the voluntary survey, vs. 321 a year ago
For 2009, the project actually applied a performance metric, but since it is a pilot program, the project has opted not to release specific numbers. Instead, it has released the names of the 14 companies that posted the highest scores.
Questions asked of each company in the survey range from whether it has reduced emissions from last year to whether the company meets with policy makers to figure out how it could cut emissions. Specific questions in the survey were given a point value and added to come up with the list of 14 companies. (You can read more about the methodology by clicking here. The full report is here.)
Click on to see the list of companies (in alphabetical order). We've also included their total 2008 emissions where available.
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Feeling under the weather? According to High Line gardener Kyla Dippong, the park is a "veritable pharmacy." Many of Section 1's 210 species of plants offer simple remedies, quite a few of which were used by Native Americans long before the advent of the pharmacy as we know it today.
As you continue to battle the cold and flu season, here are a few of our favorite medicinal plants to keep in mind, most of which can be found easily in your local drugstore or herbal remedy shop (but NOT by picking them off the High Line).
American Coneflower (Echinacea pallida): A commonly used immune-system booster. There are many varieties of Coneflowers throughout the park, but this species is the only one used in preventative medicine. It grows only on the lower portion of the Diller-von Furstenberg Sundeck.
Joe Pye Weed (Eupatorium maculatum 'Gateway'): Joe Pye was said to be a Native American healer in the nineteenth century who treated patients suffering from thypoid fever. The plant can be used to reduce high fevers.
The picture below shows Joe Pye Weed as you would see it on the High Line this winter. For images in bloom, visit North Creek Nurseries.
Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis margaritacea): The plants have many medicinal uses, treating everything from dysentery to burns. During the cold and flu season, they can help treat coughs and colds. Like the American Coneflower, the Pearly Everlasting is found only in the lower portion of the Sundeck.
Wild Quinine (Parthenium integrifolium): Historically used as treatment for malaria, the plant can combat fever. Found mostly north of the Chelsea Market Passage. Right now, Wild Quinine seed pods are easily visible in the Chelsea Grasslands.
While medicinal plants can offer many health benefits, it's important to remember that many are also poisonous when improperly handled. Some require special preparation, and reactions can vary greatly between dosage and person consuming. Consult your doctor before using, and be sure to purchase only from a reputable source.
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Each year Dumfries and Galloway hosts one of most successful open studios event of its kind in Scotland. Spring Fling 2012 takes place from 2 – 5 June and in celebration of its 10th birthday will host a four day event. It's a wonderful opportunity to get behind the scenes of the studios of artists and makers whose doors are not usually open to the public, try your hand at a new skill or simply hop from studio to studio through some of Scotland's most beautiful scenery.
This year Spring Fling have commissioned a video from the very talented Picto Productions, the company who made Zoë's video for '35 Missed Calls' and Zoë was asked to write and perform the soundtrack.
Spring Fling were so delighted with the result that they have named Zoe "The Voice of Spring Fling" ~ the video has been played in venues around the region and on Saturday 2nd June to Zoë will herself be doing a 'mini tour' to sing in a number of studios and venues on the Spring Fling trail.
Her tour kicks off at 11 am at The Mill on the Fleet in Gatehouse.
You can catch her at 1pm in Kirkcudbright at WASPS – Cannonwalls & Claverhouse Studios
At 3pm she will have the pleasure of singing in The Gallery at Laurieston
The tour culminates with a performance at the Spring Fling Ceilidh in Castle Douglas from 7pm.


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