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Seattle’s Firestation 30 is a Copper-Clad Green Community Beacon
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Rooftop Infinity Pool Caps a Classic 1828 Beacon Hill Townhouse
It's expensive, but for about $15 million, a new owner will get the best of both old and new with 8,450 square feet in Boston's best community
Reflections Along the Journey of Health Care Improvement
Time flies when you’re having fun. As my tenure as the Director of the Beacon Community program draws to a close, I have reflected on some of the early lessons that the Beacon Community innovators and implementers around the nation have taught me in the last couple of years. Here are a few: 1.Start with [...]
Griffin's Beacon universal remote control system now available for Android, ships for $70
It's been quite a while since we got our hands on Griffin's Beacon universal remote control, way back at CES. The IR converter has since hit the market for iOS users, but the Android community, until recently, had been left in the dark. Show More Summary
Hyperspace Beacon: Social gaming
As a roleplayer, I primarily do social things in MMOs. I take on a character, then via local chat, I communicate as if I were a smuggler attempting to swindle a gangster out of a few more credits. However, that's not the only kind of social gaming found in Star Wars: The Old Republic. Show More Summary
Hyperspace Beacon: Hyperspace... beacons
A hyperspace beacon in Star Wars lore guides a space traveler from one safe lightspeed jump to the next. Basically, a nav computer communicates with a hyperspace beacon, requesting jump points to its intended destination, and the hyperspace beacon, being in contact with other hyperspace beacons, replies with the fastest route to that star system. Show More Summary
Health 2.0 Exchange Connects Consumer Ehealth Innovators with Beacon Communities
This past weekend, the Beacon Community Program headed to the 5th Annual Health 2.0 Conference, a leading gathering of people working to leverage the power of consumer technology to drive health care improvement. As part of the proceedings, the Health 2.0 organizers hosted the first-ever “Beacon Innovation Exchange.” Over the course of an open five-hour [...]
Beacon Community of the Inland Northwest Uses Past Successes to Improve Care
As the Inland Northwest Health Services (INHS) began establishing its Beacon Community—the Beacon Community of the Inland Northwest (BCIN)–we knew at least one thing: Evidence-based clinical best practices combined with a technology-based...Show More Summary
Rising Hope: Out of London's Chaos Emerges a 'Wall of Love'
A boarded-up shop in a London borough has become a Post-It-powered beacon of community pride and respect. London's riots proved incredibly destructive to many of the city's neighborhoods as rioters smashed shop windows and torched cars and buildings. But amid the turmoil, one riot-torn neighborhood has banded together to prove their love for their community. [...]
Wendy Cross: A Community Response to Girls' Education in Kibera
Buried deep inside the sprawling maze of Kibera, sub-Saharan Africa's largest slum, you'll find a hidden gem. Much more than a school, Kibera Girls Soccer Academy (KGSA) is a beacon of hope and opportunity.
EDL supporters call for bombing of Dudley mosque
The English Defence League's Facebook page has linked to a report by Beacon Radio that the Dudley Muslim Association have submitted their plans for a new mosque and community centre to the local planning authority.
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Hyperspace Beacon: Man in the mirror
On Friday, our friends on the BioWare community team gave us a second progression video for the Bounty Hunter in Star Wars: The Old Republic. As with anything on the internet, the video wasn't above scrutiny and complaint by followers. Show More Summary
The Vinny Golia Octet: Music for Baritone Saxophone
Vinny Golia Octet Music For Baritone Saxophone Nine Winds Records 2011 Woodwind multi-instrumentalist m: Vinny Golia has been both the beacon and a touchstone for the West Coast free improvising community, particularly in Los Angeles, for over 30 years. Show More Summary
American Diabetes Association Advising On The Use Of Information Technology To Improve Diabetes Prevention, Management In Beacon Communities
The American Diabetes Association and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are working with the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) in an effort to inform a nationwide program to increase the use of health information technology (IT). Show More Summary
Author Lauds Achievements of Small Town Community Newspapers
What better place for Pacific Palisades native and veteran journalist Judy Muller to discuss her book about the valiant work being done by North American community newspapers than her hometown beacon the Palisades Post? The newspaper...Show More Summary
Bangor Beacon Community: Establishing Best Practices in Health Care
Governance – it’s been the Achilles heel of more than one multi-stakeholder health information organization. As a collaborative partnership including hospitals, a primary care association, and other health care provider organizations, the Bangor Beacon Community realized early on that our success depended in large part on a solid governance strategy that linked the goals of [...]
Health IT in an Era of Accountable Care: Update from the Beacon Communities
The Engelberg Center hosted a forum highlighting the Beacon Community Program, a major project of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. Panelists focused...Show More Summary
The Bangor Beacon Community: Establishing Best Practices in Health Care through a Solid Governance Strategy
Governance – it’s been the Achilles heel of more than one multi-stakeholder health information organization. As a collaborative partnership including hospitals, a primary care association, and other health care provider organizations, the Bangor Beacon Community realized early on that our success depended in large part on a solid governance strategy that linked the goals of [...]
What We Can Learn from the Beacon Communities on Their First Birthday?
A year has passed since 17 diverse communities nationwide were notified by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology that they would receive Beacon Community awards. These critical resources empowered the Beacon Community Awardees (“the Beacons”) to build and strengthen their local health IT capacity, use health IT in innovative ways to [...]
Early Lessons from Beacon Communities: Factors Needed for Regional Health Improvement
What can happen when a community, enabled by a strong foundation of health information technology (health IT), rallies around specific health care and health improvement goals? The Beacon Community Program, an initiative launched by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), seeks to answer this question. In May 2010, following a [...]