Disorder, delays mar efforts on swine flu Nov 1, 2009
Frustrations rising as vaccine doses trickle in. by Ginger Rough - Nov. 1, 2009 12:00 AM The Arizona Republic. (AZCentral -- News)
Do adults without kids waste their time? Oct 30, 2009
As a parent I agree that those w/o kids do tend to have more available time. This does not mean that they have more free time or time to waste. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
• Wild Observations: End of summer thoughts Oct 29, 2009
Back in spring, once the snow had melted and the fun had begun, my available time was in constant competition between fly-fishing, kayak paddling, beach asparagus gathering and getting the garden seedlings started. The race was on to make the most of our Southeast Alaskan summer season. (Juneau Empire)
Swine Flu Etiquette: Should families self quarantine? Oct 29, 2009
Whoops, just realized I forgot something re: lack of available time off from work for parents Now with the furlough days closing schools, that s just another day that parents have to take off from work if they either can t afford to pay for childcare for individual days or can t find anybody. I feel extremely lucky that my daughter is in pre-k and her school is still open on those days, just have to pay a very minimal per-day fee for those days, but once she hits real school next fall it could... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
St. John Medical Center gets go-ahead for angioplasty program Oct 25, 2009
Terry Dusenberry works on the finishing touches Friday of the remodeled catheterization lab at St. John Medical Center. Completion of the work will give St. John two operational cardiac/angiography labs to use for performing angioplasties. (Longview Daily News, WA)
How to Get the Most Out of a Film F... Oct 20, 2009
It really depends on what I'm trying to accomplish at any given festival, but if the idea is to see as many films as possible in the available time, and it usually is, then some advance planning is a good idea. Know where the venues are, the travel time between them and what your dining options are between shows. (Suite101.com)
Sen. McGee pitches physical-education proposals Oct 17, 2009
Stephen Finnegan, the association s general counsel, said the requirement would eat up 10 percent of available time with students at the elementary level and 15 percent at the secondary level. That, one might not think, is excessive, he said. (Marblehead Reporter, MA)
Anatomy of a dying star Oct 8, 2009
The researcher devised a new method for creating the simulation so that it could run within available time on a supercomputer at the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility in Tennessee. "We operate at the edge of the computational resources that we have," Almgren said. (MSNBC -- Technology)
'Sorry I Haven't Written': A Scientific Explanation Sep 30, 2009
The second is our circadian sleep-wake cycle, which limits the available time we have to devote to letter-writing. The third is that we typically work on the same days each week, further restricting when and how long we spend getting in touch with friends. (Time.com)
Crunch time for Russia Mars probe Sep 15, 2009
Those in favour of postponing the mission to 2011 argue that Russian scientists have not conducted a deep space mission for more than two decades, and available time to prepare the launch in 2009 was inadequate. In 1988, a pair of Soviet probes was sent to Mars but one failed on its way to the red planet and the other soon after entering orbit. (BBC News -- Science)
La La La, I Can't Hear You Sep 15, 2009
Columns, funnies in your inbox. Townhall Daily Alert Your daily must-read of conservative columns, cartoons and news. (Townhall.com)
NASA's Shuttle Discovery Launches to Enhance Space Station Science Aug 29, 2009
Assembly and maintenance activities have dominated the available time for crew work. As completion nears, additional facilities and the crew members to operate them will enable a measured increase in time devoted to research as a national and multinational orbiting laboratory. (PR Newswire)
Does burnout among doctors affect their involvement in patients' mental health problems? A study of videotaped consultations Aug 26, 2009
GPs' available time, together with specific communication tools, are important conditions for providing mental health care ... GPs with feelings of exhaustion or dissatisfaction with the available time have longer consultations compared to GPs without these feelings ... There were no relationships between GPs' feelings of burnout or dissatisfaction with the available time and their psychological evaluations of patients' problems. (BioMed Central)
HiQ International: Interim Report January - June 2009 Aug 18, 2009
The result is negatively affected by the fact that the amount of available time during the second quarter is lower compared to last year. Cash flow from operations amounted to SEK 81. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Cultivating a Thankful Heart Jul 29, 2009
Be joyful always, pray continually and give thanks at all times. This article is part of a three-part series that examines how to live a life that reflects the challenge the apostle Paul presents in 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18. (Suite101.com)
Some cool answers for the fall Jul 26, 2009
It s easy to hunker down into survival mode during the hottest days of summer heck, just keeping plants watered, weeded and mulched (not to mention harvesting those ripening vegetables) can quickly use up what little available time many of us can give to gardening during this busy time of year. With the need to make every minute count, here are answers for a couple of folks who ve written with questions on how to continue the vegetable bounty into fall. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Garbage Sale Jul 13, 2009
TV news broadcasting, a program that was designed to inform viewers of the happenings of the world, devotes a whopping 30 percent of its available time for advertising. While funding for programs like news broadcasting must certainly come from advertising given the American economy, the amount of advertising and money utilized by the media is what must be examined with a raised eyebrow. (The Seahawk, NC)
Pay yourself first Jul 11, 2009
In the same way that work expands to fill the available time, expenditure rises to meet income. No matter how much you earn, by the end of the month it's gone. (iAfrica.com)
Legislators say special session may be needed Jul 10, 2009
Without a special session, the next available time for the legislature to challenge the Palin veto would be Jan. 19, 2010, when the next regular session is scheduled to convene. Persily said his conversations with U.S. Department of Energy officials indicated the department does not want to wait until January to receive Alaska's application for the money. (Juneau Empire)
DSU football players to do dike-building work Jul 8, 2009
When the contractor was originally hired earlier this year, city officials thought some city workers might have the available time to perform the sandbag labor. However, Heath VonEye, municipal public works director, told the commissioners at the June meeting that his staff is currently shorthanded and they have full work schedules this summer. (Madison Daily Leader, SD)
Your say Are financial planners competent? Jul 2, 2009
Planning for the future - Business Comment - BusinessDay Blogs on WAtoday. Planning for the future. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
The Outsourcing Continuum, Part VII: SLAs Jun 25, 2009
CIOUpdate columnist Mike Scheuerman's series Mike outlines the four critical aspects of any successful SLA and what to do if they are not met (CIO Information Network)
Data: Actual imaging use far below President's rec. 95 percent utilization rate for Medicare Jun 19, 2009
When calculating its reimbursement formula for diagnostic imaging services, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) currently assumes that imaging equipment is in use, on average, 50 percent of the available time. The RBMA data suggest the current Medicare utilization rate is similar to the actual rate at which imaging equipment operates. (EurekAlert!)
Mammoet's Innovative Deep Water Salvage Operation in Canada Jun 3, 2009
Mammoet Salvage and Global Diving were proud to complete the project within the available time and under budget. People. (PR Newswire)
Online service holds your spot at hospital May 30, 2009
Here s how it works: People go to the company s Web site, which shows the next available time at the closest hospital that uses the service. Users are then directed to a page where they describe their symptoms. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
More stockpiling ammunition: Fear of potential Obama laws causing mass sales May 22, 2009
function expandcontent(cid, aobject){ if (disabletablinks==1) aobject. onclick=new Function("return false") if (document. (Missoulian, MT)
CW picks narrow audience with possible 'Gossip' spinoff May 11, 2009
With on-the-bubble Privileged looking increasingly likely to survive, the Gossip Girl spinoff is one of six dramas being considered for three available time slots on the network's weekday lineup. Though a Hollywood website last week pronounced the project "dead," Nancy Tellem, a top executive at CW parent CBS, which owns the network with Warner Bros. (USA Today)
Mom makes them proud May 10, 2009
Jamie received a gift certificate to return for a massage as well, since the therapist's schedule conflicted with available time. Elements has eight staff members specializing in different areas. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Mystery Continues Over Murdered D.C. Lawyer's BlackBerry May 8, 2009
"The government's theory is that the defendants' motive for engineering the crime scene is that one, two or all of them were somehow responsible or involved in the death of Robert Wone, and delayed calling 911 ... in order to extend the available time to clean up the crime scene," the defense lawyers write. Narrowing the window in which the homicide and alleged cover-up happened undercuts the government's theory, the defense lawyers say in court papers. (Law.com)
Kinneys Kar-Kare offers repairs, towing and more Apr 8, 2009
If the needed repair is something that will take some time, an appointment is then made for the next available time, Kinney said. Their towing business has grown in recent years to double their fleet of tow trucks from three to six, he said, and tow drivers are always on call to respond to emergencies. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
NY City Opera returns to stage in November Apr 2, 2009
"The time constraints were intense, so that was a challenge. but it was also a great opportunity," Steel said, relating that the short amount of available time eliminated the usual months of ruminations over selections by various departments. City Opera had typically presented 12-16 operas in recent seasons and had a peak of about 130 performances. (USA Today -- Life)
Asian Pop: firstborn myth tossed out the window Mar 28, 2009
The gist is that children after the first get less parental effort, not just due to the fragmentation of available time, but also because later kids don't come with the built-in status of the firstborn child, especially if that firstborn is a son. The preoccupation of Chinese with eldest borns is obvious even in the language: The honorific we translate from Chinese as equivalent to the English "Mr.," "xiansheng," actually has the literal meaning of "firstborn.". (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Job-cuts: A blessing in disguise Mar 18, 2009
Although its acceptable for him/her to experience different emotions, its more important to move beyond the emotion and utilise the available time, constructively , to kick-start the beginning of a new phase in ones life; one that is optimistic and enriching. Because even if it takes a little while, you can still bounce back. (India Times)
Marketers lag consumers in rush online Mar 12, 2009
Consumers spend about 40 per cent of their available time online, doing anything from sending emails and online banking to watching videos and reading. Mr Wertime said that to bridge that gap would take "billions of dollars'' to shift from other media, involving entire industries such as retail and packaged goods manfucturers to come on board. Combined those two catetgories account for less than 8 per cent share of general display advertising in Australia. Paul Fisher chief executive of the... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Painting project consumes available time Mar 6, 2009
Washington Daily News Online. Earlier this week, I decided I d paint our bedroom door, which was scratched by our dog and the previous owner s cat and had flaking paint. (Washington Daily News, NC)
Fortress Energy Announces an Update of Its Winter Operations Mar 2, 2009
3 mmcf/d) on a calendar day basis and have produced for only 69% of the available time. The operating day rates of raw gas production for December averaged 7. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
DLHS Plans Growth Feb 28, 2009
find available time in their already busy schedules. A new facility, funded. (Dublin Courier Herald, GA)
Einfeld's offences 'trivial', consequences 'catastrophic' Feb 26, 2009
He said Einfeld's plea of guilty to the two offences on October 31 last year should be given more weight than the Crown submitted because, when the chronology of legal actions have been taken into account, Einfeld made his plea at the first available time. Mr Barker said Einfeld already suffered dreadfully as a result of his convictions, including being struck off the roll of legal practitioners. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Experience Atlanta Hotel Packages Fit for a King... King Tut That Is Feb 24, 2009
Two High Museum tickets, includes "next available time" for First Emperor exhibition. 10% off coupon for the Atlanta High Museum gift shop. (PR Newswire)
Temporary crisis centre on reserve ‘working,' band adviser says Feb 8, 2009
com: Temporary crisis centre on reserve working,' band adviser says. Temporary crisis centre on reserve working,' band adviser says. (Globe and Mail -- National)
