The Lyric is a hearing aid that is housed inside the ear canal for extended periods of time. You do not change a battery or put the hearing aid in a recharging device at night. All you need to do is go to your audiologist and ask to try a pair of them! Discreet Amplification The most amazing consequence of wearing the Lyric is that you are a “normal” person. You do not have to be careful with your hearing aids around the house so the dog or cat does not eat them when you take … [Read more...] about The Lyric Extended Wear Hearing Aid
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A “New” New Year’s Resolution for Health and Happiness: Be Kind
Let’s face it, 2016 was a tough year for many of us. Although we embraced the good times, many folks were ready to move on to 2017. And like every new year, as 2017 begins to take shape, many of us make our expected New Year’s Resolutions: resolutions to work out more, eat better, get more sleep or learn a new skill. These are noble goals, and I certainly strive for them all. But the top goal on my list is that I resolve to be more kind, especially after witnessing such a lack of kindness … [Read more...] about A “New” New Year’s Resolution for Health and Happiness: Be Kind
Coordinating a Health Care Plan for Loved Ones
Moving a loved one into an assisted living community can be overwhelming. There are many things to learn and consider. So when the transition to their new home has been accomplished, everyone involved deserves to take a deep breath and feel grateful they are now safe and well taken care of. This time is well deserved. However, it is equally as important to think about next steps in ensuring your loved one receives the highest quality of care in their new home. They will need an advocate to … [Read more...] about Coordinating a Health Care Plan for Loved Ones
Technological Innovations Coming to Flagstaff Public Library
The Flagstaff Public Library is embarking on several technological ventures that will enhance the quality of public services and collection development. The implementation of RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology will enable the library an opportunity at broadening inventory control, acting as a cost deterrent for missing items, while providing exemplary service in materials handling and streamlined organization of staff duties while reducing the potential of repetitive motion … [Read more...] about Technological Innovations Coming to Flagstaff Public Library
NAU is Educating the Workforce of Today and Tomorrow
Each year I lead NAU, I am more excited about the future of this university. Our growing enrollment means we are bringing outstanding education to more students, our ties to our community are stronger, and the quality of our faculty and staff is opening more opportunities than ever before. I am hopeful this is the year we leave budget cuts behind us and move aggressively on behalf of education in Arizona. The recession put too much pressure on tuition and fees as a funding mechanism. NAU has … [Read more...] about NAU is Educating the Workforce of Today and Tomorrow
Best Plans for Reaching Financial Resolutions
While New Year’s resolutions can be hard to keep, they may also make you much more likely to achieve your goals than if you had not made a resolution at all. Create emergency savings. Life is full of unexpected emergencies, so prepare for unpredictable expenses by putting aside six to eight months of expenses in a cash-equivalent account. Make a monthly budget and stick to it. If you are not tracking your spending, you may be surprised by how quickly it adds up — and which … [Read more...] about Best Plans for Reaching Financial Resolutions
NAU Business Dean—Out in the Country
Mom was worried … very worried. When Tracy (my wife) and I bought our little ranchette, my mother exclaimed, “What? Are you sure? You’re a city boy!” Mom had a point. In my younger days, I did enough manual work to last me a lifetime; by the time I left college, I was over manual labor. When we lived in St. Louis, I complained every time I had to mow our lawn … our lawn that wasn’t much bigger than a decent-sized living room. But I have to say, for a city boy, I love life in the country. (Kind … [Read more...] about NAU Business Dean—Out in the Country
The Trinity of Hearing Part 3: The Audiologist
This is part three of a three-part series on hearing loss and the relationship of the three primary elements, or the Trinity of players, involved in facilitating hearing as efficiently as possible. This Trinity includes the family, the hearing-impaired person and the hearing health-care provider. “Blindness cuts us off from things; deafness cuts us off from people.” Helen Keller What is the big deal about hearing loss? Most humans need to communicate every day, many times a day. … [Read more...] about The Trinity of Hearing Part 3: The Audiologist
Commit to Fit: Steps to Keeping Your Fitness Resolutions
All of the gym treadmills are full, everyone’s posting pics of their healthy meal-planning conquests and you’ve purchased the latest heart-rate measuring, sleep-monitoring, calorie-counting wearable thing out there. A few weeks into the New Year and all of this can only mean one thing. Like millions of others, you made a New Year’s resolution to get fit. Though there aren’t a lot of hard numbers floating around on just how many of us vow to lose weight, eat better or just get in better … [Read more...] about Commit to Fit: Steps to Keeping Your Fitness Resolutions
County Addressing Sale of Tobacco, Vapor Products
To keep tobacco and vapor products out of the hands of youth under age 18, the Coconino County Board of Supervisors last year adopted an ordinance that requires all tobacco and vapor products to be placed, stored and displayed in a manner that is inaccessible to the public without employee assistance in a retail setting. The ordinance amends a previous Coconino County ordinance that pertained only to tobacco products to include all vapor products, e-cigarettes, electronic smoking devices and … [Read more...] about County Addressing Sale of Tobacco, Vapor Products