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Its no secret that the healthcare space is broken. A 2013 study conducted by the Journal of Patient Safety estimates that between 210,000 and 440,000 patients die in the US each year from accidental practice. To put this into perspective, an estimated 600,000 Americans die from heart disease each year and another 565,000 from cancer (source: http://www.cdc.gov), which puts healthcare incompetence as the third leading cause of death in the United States.

The pool of entrepreneurs in the race to offer mobile health consulting is growing larger by the day. With telemedicine, users have the power of accessibility in their hands with apps such as TouchCare and iBluebutton (see below). While the concept of telemedicine isnt anything new, having the accessibility to ones doctor is. Here are seven ways telemedicine changes the healthcare landscapefor the better:

1. Stronger relationships. Relationships are everything. If there was ever a person not to make angry, its your doctor. More important, your relationship with your doctor is everything, which is why mobile healthcare is so ideal. It offers the luxuries of personalization and convenience without exposing yourself or your child to the 15 other sickly patients normally waiting in your doctors office.

2. Convenience. TouchCare takes mobile healthcare to the next level as it creates an entirely new user experience for the customer. Rather than having to trek into the doctors office for a consult, you can now do so from the comfort of your own smartphone for follow up visits, after hours calls, or while traveling. Additionally, parents gain a stronger piece of mind because they can immediately reach their doctor for relatively benign symptoms such as a cough or runny nose.

3. Reduced complexity. Complexity is defined by the speed at which industries change and the interdependence of relationships therein. Telemedicine reduces both.

A medical record folder being pulled from the records (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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By Mary James Special to the U-T6:29 p.m.Aug. 22, 2014Updated6:29 p.m.

Tara and Jason Brown transformed their Pacific Beach home into a modern urban farm, with raised beds for vegetables and fruit trees.

Tara and Jason Brown had great expectations for the new garden around their recently remodeled Pacific Beach home. Yes, it would be water-wise and eco-sound. But the couple, both doctors, also envisioned an urban farmstead where they and their two kids could gather just-laid eggs, snack on strawberries and harvest fruits and veggies for family meals.

We wanted to create this natural world for our children, says Tara. We wanted to grow our own food and be as green as possible. And we wanted a clean, modern look to match our homes interiors.

A Google search and cold call united the Browns with Navid Mostatabi, a landscape architect who lived nearby and whose award-winning design-build firm, Envision Landscape Studio, specializes in the stylish, sustainable design the couple had in mind.

Over eight months, their inspired partnership transformed the sloped corner lot into a series of outdoor rooms that include the all-organic growing grounds as well as a solar-heated spa-plunge pool, a Modern Shed prefab exercise room and state-of-the-art rainwater collection.

Plants, many in Taras favorite shades of orange, chartreuse and red-burgundy, range from fruit trees to dramatic ornamental grasses, papyrus and bamboo. Decomposed granite, gravel, concrete and other eco-minded materials predominate; even the colorful Loll Design patio furniture is made of recycled milk jugs.

Earlier this summer, the new landscape was honored with the top prize in the annual Beautification Awards Program of the California Landscape Contractors Association, San Diego chapter.

Tara Brown keeps her compost in a metal box with a heavy lid in the garden. Peggy Peattie / U-T San Diego

To get the makeover under way, vegetation and hardscape neglected for 50 years had to be hauled away. Walls were crumbling and buckling. The deck was rotting and termite-ridden. There was no fencing, only these gross, half-dead oleanders, Tara recalls. We never went outside. It was a wasteland.

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By Lisa P. White Contra Costa Times

PLEASANT HILL -- The boundaries separating Pleasant Hill and its neighboring cities are often winding and seldom obvious, often leaving visitors -- and even some residents -- unsure about which city they are in.

City leaders hope a project to design gateway monuments reflecting Pleasant Hill's identity and character will help define its boundaries, spruce up its entryways and enhance its economic vitality.

The City Council included in the fiscal year 2014-16 budget $75,000 for the design process and $200,000 for construction.

San Francisco planning and design firm Wallace Roberts & Todd has held two workshops to solicit residents' feedback about what the monuments should look like and where they should be placed. A third workshop is scheduled for Oct. 7.

Pleasant Hill gateway design option: Refurbished existing monument with image panels. (Courtesy of WRT Planning and Design)

At the first meeting, residents said they love the city's "small-town" feel, strong sense of community and acres of scenic parks and open space. Enhancing the appearance of Contra Costa Boulevard should be a priority, they said, and the gateways should "reinforce a sense of place."

Additional elements, such as directional signage, landscaping, murals or other public art also may be considered. The designers said the city might also explore adding a mural or water feature along the Interstate 680-Monument Boulevard overcrossing to make it more attractive to motorists and pedestrians.

Unlike Walnut Creek, which has a well-funded public art program -- the eye-catching golden head-shaped fountain in downtown has proved to be a draw -- Pleasant Hill does not.

During the most recent workshop, John Gibbs, a landscape architect and urban designer with WRT, described Pleasant Hill as a marriage between a traditional suburb and an urbanized shopping district with open space and rural elements.

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Pleasant Hill seeks to mark its gateways

By Lisa P. White Contra Costa Times

PLEASANT HILL -- The boundaries separating Pleasant Hill and its neighboring cities are often winding and seldom obvious, often leaving visitors -- and even some residents -- unsure about which city they are in.

City leaders hope a project to design gateway monuments reflecting Pleasant Hill's identity and character will help define its boundaries, spruce up its entryways and enhance its economic vitality.

The City Council included in the fiscal year 2014-16 budget $75,000 for the design process and $200,000 for construction.

San Francisco planning and design firm Wallace Roberts & Todd has held two workshops to solicit residents' feedback about what the monuments should look like and where they should be placed. A third workshop is scheduled for Oct. 7.

Pleasant Hill gateway design option: Refurbished existing monument with image panels. (Courtesy of WRT Planning and Design)

At the first meeting, residents said they love the city's "small-town" feel, strong sense of community and acres of scenic parks and open space. Enhancing the appearance of Contra Costa Boulevard should be a priority, they said, and the gateways should "reinforce a sense of place."

Additional elements, such as directional signage, landscaping, murals or other public art also may be considered. The designers said the city might also explore adding a mural or water feature along the Interstate 680-Monument Boulevard overcrossing to make it more attractive to motorists and pedestrians.

Unlike Walnut Creek, which has a well-funded public art program -- the eye-catching golden head-shaped fountain in downtown has proved to be a draw -- Pleasant Hill does not.

During the most recent workshop, John Gibbs, a landscape architect and urban designer with WRT, described Pleasant Hill as a marriage between a traditional suburb and an urbanized shopping district with open space and rural elements.

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NEW MILFORD A&T has put its proposal to erect a telecommunications tower on New Preston Hill Road, which drew vehement opposition from area residents and conservationists, on indefinite hold.

While AT&T continues to have a need in the area of northern New Milford and southern Kent, at this time AT&T has no specific timeline to move forward with the proposed site. As such, we will not be proceeding with the technical consultation, Daniel Laub of Cuddy & Feder wrote to Mayor Patricia Murphy in a letter dated Aug. 13 on behalf of the telecommunications company. It was also sent to New Milford, Washington and Kent land-use commissions as well as the first selectmen in the latter two towns, Mark Lyon and Bruce Adams, respectively.

Its a great thing for the area, David DeLuca, a New Milford resident, said in an interview Aug. 13 after receiving word of AT&Ts decision. Its a credit to all the neighbors who came together and all the associations that also opposed the proposal.

The cell tower, he said, would have done real harm to its natural beauty, to the environment and to peoples health.

Sarah Lee Martin of New Preston added, I am delighted that AT&T listened and heeded the voice of the community and cancelled the cell tower project. Our grassroots effort was a battle to preserve this beautiful corner of Connecticut.

The Zoning Commission opened a public information hearing May 27 on New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC (AT&T)s proposal for a wireless telecommunications facility at 17 New Preston Hill Road.

AT&T stated in its technical report that the facility would provide services in the northeastern part of town New Preston Hill Road, Cherniske Road, Sawyer Hill Road and Frenchmen Road as well as nearby residential and commercial areas and the southern part of Kent.

The facility, with a 134-foot monopole, would have been installed at a 1,042-foot elevation, on a parcel of land leased from Maurice and Mary Grossenbacher.

According to the states general statutes, the telecommunications company is required to formally consult with town officials before filing an application with the State Siting Council, which makes the determination.

Several hundred local and area residents responded on record to the proposal. A petition on change.org opposing the tower garnered 370 signatures to date, according to Mr. DeLuca. Continued...

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Report: Vail Daily On the Hill host John LaConte shows viewers the cliffs at Green Mountain Reservoir in Summit County, a favorite spot among locals for its cool waters and sheer rock walls. In addition to cliff jumpers, rock climbers also enjoy the natural features at Green Mountain Reservoir. Today's episode was filmed by S. Edward Eastep.

Today's forecast: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 11am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m., then scattered showers and thunderstorms after 5 p.m.. Cloudy, with a high near 65. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent. National Weather Service

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Possible legal action over an allegation of illegal land clearing will be delayed after councillors called a second report on the issue.

DISPUTE: Bathurst councillors have asked for a second report on an allegation of illegal land clearing before commencing legal action.

POSSIBLE legal action over an allegation of illegal land clearing will be delayed after councillors called a second report on the issue.

A report to councillors by environmental planning and building services director David Shaw detailed the allegation of illegal land clearing along a 1.2km long stretch of woodland at Mount Rankin.

The report said between 100 and 200 trees some believed to be 200 years old were damaged or removed from a council road reserve.

Mr Shaw sought councillors support to further investigate the matter and start appropriate legal action.

But councillors, apparently rattled by a number of recent costly legal battles, instead voted to allow Mr Shaws department to continue investigating the matter but report back to council before going any further.

Deputy mayor Ian North said the report to councillors did not contain enough information for him to vote at this stage to support the start of legal action against anyone responsible for the land clearing.

I want more information about how this could have happened when theres a lot of information out there about illegal land clearing, he said.

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