In our connected world, the latest information about your recent medical diagnosis is as close as a Google search. Sprinkled throughout those search results you’ll typically find information about research studies involving leading-edge treatments, new medical devices and groundbreaking therapies. “Any advancements we’ve made in medicine are due to research,” said Yavapai Regional Medical Center Clinical Research Consultant Lynn Bessette. This is one reason YRMC has joined other hospitals … [Read more...] about YRMC Launches Clinical Research Program
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Finding the Right IT Partner
Deciding on a new IT provider can be tough. IT providers are not your ordinary vendor, but rather a partner in the success of your business. The company that you are going to partner with will have the keys to the castle and should treat your business with the utmost respect. There is usually one of three reasons why you would be looking for a new provider. 1) The current provider is slow to respond or unresponsive. 2) The customer service is weak or non-existent. 3) You … [Read more...] about Finding the Right IT Partner
Cleaning and Caring for Your Oriental Rug
For more than 2,500 years, Oriental rugs have been used in the East by nomads and villagers for warmth and beauty. More recently in the West, they have graced homes with their art and luxury, and complement any decor. An Oriental rug is a purchase for a lifetime and will last for many generations when properly maintained. The following information offers simple, basic advice for the protection and care of your investment. Oriental rugs are generally made of wool and are easily and … [Read more...] about Cleaning and Caring for Your Oriental Rug
Preparing for the Meal in the Middle
If you are like many folks, breakfast is the most important meal of the day. The nutrition in your breakfast choices helps maintain blood glucose levels and your metabolism. We are encouraged as a society to not skip breakfast. Whether you make a healthy breakfast bowl, smoothie, oatmeal with yogurt or whatever you desire, you will likely get the nutrients your body needs. Then comes lunch, the middle meal. Many local restaurants begin serving lunch around 11 a.m. I have many peers in … [Read more...] about Preparing for the Meal in the Middle
Nurturing the Community with Goods from the Garden
From business meetings and award ceremonies to weddings and similar personal festivities, Prescott’s Goods from the Garden caters to the culinary tastes of area businesses and families. Named Best of Business-Catering in 2019 by QCBN readers, the firm boasts 24 professionals with collectively more than 188 years of culinary experience and “amazing” serving skills, according to co-owner Debbie Maranville. Championing “the pillars of healthy living and eating,” Maranville and her husband, … [Read more...] about Nurturing the Community with Goods from the Garden
Offering a Heads Up on Biking Safety
From paper boys hustling through their paper routes at the crack of dawn to families taking a Sunday afternoon cruise through the neighborhood, bike riding is one of America’s favorite pastimes. But every year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 26,000 bicycle-related injuries to children and adolescents result in traumatic brain injuries. A brain injury suffered by a child has a more devastating impact than the same severity of brain injury suffered by an adult. … [Read more...] about Offering a Heads Up on Biking Safety
Why Buy Local?
In today’s fast-paced world, we are into fast everything. We want to get a fast bite to eat. We want to order something on our computers that gets delivered to our home two days later. We want the ease of what is most precious to us, and that is our time. But let’s consider for just a minute what brought you to the Quad Cities area. I don’t think it was just the climate. It may have been the local schools, the unique stores and shops. It may have been the great mom and pop places to eat. It … [Read more...] about Why Buy Local?
Evaluating the Real Estate Market
Prescott and much of Yavapai County are part of the “Sun Corridor” (Mega Region) Market Service Area (MSA) demographic. This MSA extends from Nogales to Chino Valley, encompassing Metro Phoenix, Tucson and Prescott areas. Yavapai County is about the size of New Jersey and has a population of just under 230,000. The Sun Corridor MSA is the No. 1 or No. 2 job growth haven in the country, according to many sources. 2020 Market Pulse Current active residential inventory for the Quad Cities … [Read more...] about Evaluating the Real Estate Market
Candles Offer Pops of Color, Fragrance, Beauty
To everything there is a season…” Officially, spring begins on the 20th of this month, so naturally, it’s a good time to talk about gardens, flowers and such. Here in Arizona, we are somewhat limited – unlike California or Hawaii where everything grows so easily – we have to find ways to nurture nature a bit. We may also have to fend off shrubbery-munching deer and garden-stomping javelina. Have no fear – candles are here. Your garden may not have the blooms or fragrances you have been … [Read more...] about Candles Offer Pops of Color, Fragrance, Beauty
Preparing Your Home for Sale
If you’re selling your home, you want to make sure the first impression a prospective buyer has is a good one. Putting your home on the market requires a bit more than normal daily or weekly cleaning. You will want to go above and beyond your regular cleaning routine. Buyers automatically look for or see things that give them an impression that the home has been well cared for. That immediate first impression is key in the feeling that a prospective buyer gets about your … [Read more...] about Preparing Your Home for Sale