Sometimes the smallest, most mundane tasks are the things you really dread -- and put off for weeks. Like booking an oil change for your car, or finding a nice play for an anniversary date and buying tickets, or finding a good dentist in a new city and scheduling an appointment. It's stuff that any patient person with internet access and a cell phone can do, but takes up just enough time and mental energy that it can be a huge drag. That's why wealthy people have personal assistants. And lately, that's why I've been using Fancy Hands.
Beaumont doctors call for training to reduce sudden cardiac arrest fatalities in schoolsPublic release date: 28-Mar-2013 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Angela Blazevski angela.blazevski@beaumont.edu 248-551-0445 Beaumont Health System
One of the leading causes of death in the United States is sudden cardiac arrest, which claims the lives of more than 325,000 people each year. In a study published in the April issue of the journal Resuscitation, Beaumont doctors found that cardiac arrests in K-12 schools are extremely rare, less than 0.2 percent, but out of 47 people who experienced cardiac arrest over a six-year period at K-12 schools, only 15 survived.
Survival rate was three times greater, however, when bystanders used a device called an automated external defibrillator, or AED, that helps the heart restore a normal rhythm.
The study "Cardiac Arrests in Schools: Assessing use of Automated External Defibrillators on School Campuses," was led by principal investigator Robert Swor, D.O., emergency medicine physician at Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, and a research team including Edward Walton, M.D., Beaumont's director of pediatric emergency medicine.
A more widespread and standardized approach that would incorporate school drills and training in CPR and AED is needed to improve emergency response, the researchers say.
"Our findings highlight that schools are community centers and that emergency response planning in schools must focus not only on children and must extend beyond the school day," says Dr. Swor. Within the study population, most (31) of the 47 affected people were over the age of 19 and a third of the events occurred in the evening at schools.
This study is unprecedented, as no other published research explores the reasons why bystanders don't use AEDs. Such information is key to enhancing sudden cardiac arrest responses on school campuses. In one of every three cardiac arrests, an available AED was not used. The bystanders were either unable to recognize that the patient was having a cardiac arrest, were unaware that the school had an AED, or thought that the person was having a seizure rather than a cardiac arrest. Teaching potential bystanders how to recognize cardiac arrest and having regular drills would be an important aspect of emergency response training, the researchers say.
More attention is being paid to the need for standardized emergency response plans in schools at the governmental level. Rep. Gail Haines introduced a bill in February 2013 to mandate a cardiac emergency response plan that would include using and regularly maintaining AEDs, training high school students to use AEDs and perform CPR, and having frequent cardiac emergency drills in Michigan schools.
The research team used data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-sponsored Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival and an Oakland County, Mich., registry of cardiac arrests. Telephone interviews were conducted to collect descriptive data about the nature of each incident.
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Beaumont doctors call for training to reduce sudden cardiac arrest fatalities in schoolsPublic release date: 28-Mar-2013 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Angela Blazevski angela.blazevski@beaumont.edu 248-551-0445 Beaumont Health System
One of the leading causes of death in the United States is sudden cardiac arrest, which claims the lives of more than 325,000 people each year. In a study published in the April issue of the journal Resuscitation, Beaumont doctors found that cardiac arrests in K-12 schools are extremely rare, less than 0.2 percent, but out of 47 people who experienced cardiac arrest over a six-year period at K-12 schools, only 15 survived.
Survival rate was three times greater, however, when bystanders used a device called an automated external defibrillator, or AED, that helps the heart restore a normal rhythm.
The study "Cardiac Arrests in Schools: Assessing use of Automated External Defibrillators on School Campuses," was led by principal investigator Robert Swor, D.O., emergency medicine physician at Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, and a research team including Edward Walton, M.D., Beaumont's director of pediatric emergency medicine.
A more widespread and standardized approach that would incorporate school drills and training in CPR and AED is needed to improve emergency response, the researchers say.
"Our findings highlight that schools are community centers and that emergency response planning in schools must focus not only on children and must extend beyond the school day," says Dr. Swor. Within the study population, most (31) of the 47 affected people were over the age of 19 and a third of the events occurred in the evening at schools.
This study is unprecedented, as no other published research explores the reasons why bystanders don't use AEDs. Such information is key to enhancing sudden cardiac arrest responses on school campuses. In one of every three cardiac arrests, an available AED was not used. The bystanders were either unable to recognize that the patient was having a cardiac arrest, were unaware that the school had an AED, or thought that the person was having a seizure rather than a cardiac arrest. Teaching potential bystanders how to recognize cardiac arrest and having regular drills would be an important aspect of emergency response training, the researchers say.
More attention is being paid to the need for standardized emergency response plans in schools at the governmental level. Rep. Gail Haines introduced a bill in February 2013 to mandate a cardiac emergency response plan that would include using and regularly maintaining AEDs, training high school students to use AEDs and perform CPR, and having frequent cardiac emergency drills in Michigan schools.
The research team used data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-sponsored Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival and an Oakland County, Mich., registry of cardiac arrests. Telephone interviews were conducted to collect descriptive data about the nature of each incident.
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It?d not an illusion ? The Obamas are having a royally good time at our expense, and like most modern Democrats, they have a sense of entitlement about it.
If there?s a ?R? in the month, it must be vacation time?.. There again, if there isn?t?..
The Kennedys became ?America?s Royal Family? over half a century in the public eye ? they had fame and fortune before JFK ever set foot in the White House.
The Obama?s on the other hand milk their time on the public dole for all it?s worth, hobnobbing with celebrities (that most of us would stay away from), entertaining like it?s the Roaring Twenties, and taking Jet Set vacations our expense.
Real monarchs don?t flaunt it like the Obamas, and they don?t cost near as much to maintain, either.
According to the Weekly Standard, the Obamas are averaging a vacation a month, and they don?t necessarily go to the same place, either:
[January] The Obamas began the new year in Hawaii. ?President Obama departed Hawaii this morning for Washington, after spending NINE days vacationing with family and friends in his native state. Here?s a quick look at how he spent his vacation,? ABC reported on January 6, 2013.
?Obama played FIVE rounds of golf with SEVEN different partners, spending roughly THIRTY hours on TWO different courses on Oahu. The president made FIVE early morning trips to the gym at the nearby Marine Base at Kaneohe Bay. The First Family spent TWO afternoons enjoying the beach on the base and went for ONE hike to a local waterfall. The president spent ONE father-daughter afternoon with Malia and Sasha, bowling and going out for shave ice, an annual tradition.?
[February] Then the first lady and their daughters vacationed in Aspen over President?s Day weekend. ?First Lady Michelle Obama arrived in Aspen on Friday afternoon and is here with her daughters for a ski vacation,? Aspendailynews.com reported in February. ?Few details about her trip were available. Sources said she is staying at the home of Jim and Paula Crown, owners of the Aspen Skiing Co. She is reportedly skiing at Buttermilk today, where the Crowns, of Chicago, own a home on the Tiehack side.?
[Not to be outdone,] Obama went to Florida for a golf weekend. ?It was not his motivation, certainly, but President Obama is honoring his modern predecessors on this Presidents? Day weekend by doing what many of them liked to do on breaks: chill out in Florida with the guys ? including, in his case, one of golf?s most famous guys, Tiger Woods,? the New York Times reported.
[March] ?Sasha and Malia Obama are quietly vacationing at the Atlantis resort on Paradise Island in the Bahamas, Breitbart News has learned??
Is it just me, or is there something crass and offensive about ?He who would be King? and his family living it up at our expense, while presiding over the most miserable economy since the most miserable Jimmy Carter?
The liberal media counted and resented every minute that Bush spent at his Crawford, TX, ranch, even though there were few costs outside of transportation, and he used it more as an extension of the White House, entertaining dignitaries, keeping on top of World events, and even having the press down from time to time. Oh, and it?s eco-friendly, too, unlike Gore?s palace in Tennessee.
Something else which I?ve noted ? The current and former Democrat Presidents have been crass acts, arrogant with people, poor executives, and enjoying ?Royal Command Performances? by the hottest stars, BECAUSE THEY CAN. (Jimmuh Carter was incompetent, but at least he was humble.) Whereas the last three Republican Presidents have been humble with people and confident as executives, preferring to vacation at their family homes in quiet country locations. A pattern? We report, you decide.
H/T ConservativeByte.com
Steve and I covered the Princesses Excellent Atlantis Adventure here, and here.
Paul A. Eisenstein , The Detroit Bureau? ? ?18 hrs.
It?s going to be a big week in the Big Apple as the New York International Auto Show gets set to open its doors to a flood of journalists, industry executives and potential buyers.
The last of the big U.S. car shows before the industry takes a summer break, the NYIAS takes on more significance than it has in years with at least two dozen new cars, trucks and crossovers scheduled to make their debut at the Jacob Javits convention center. Those range from low-end models like the Kia Forte Koup to Cadillac?s third-generation CTS luxury sedan.
Related: Subaru XV Crosstrek will be Maker's First Hybrid
Automakers are hoping that the timing of this year?s New York Auto Show coincides with the continuing revival of the U.S. automotive market. Sales surged at a double-digit pace last year and are echoing that growth so far in 2013. By some of the more optimistic forecasts, the market could jump from 14.5 million to as much as 15.5 million this year ? though that is still below the record numbers of early in the new millennium, when Americans bought as many as 17 million new vehicles in a single year.
Industry analysts suggest that major car shows can deliver a surge of new momentum to the market, especially in the surrounding community ? and metro New York is already one of the biggest automotive markets in the country. But as home to some of the nation?s most powerful media outlets, the annual NYIAS is already drawing plenty of print space and air play, never mind countless digital reports in electronic media like TheDetroitBureau.com, helping tease buyers in other parts of the country.
The flood of new models rolling into Jacob Javits reflects, to some degree, the delays forced by the industry?s worst downturn since the Great Recession of the 1930s. Many makers had to postpone or slow the pace of development due to budget cuts. Others simply slowed things down to wait out a market revival rather than launch critical offerings at a time when consumers might not be interested.
Related: Chrysler Scrambling to Keep Up with Surging Jeep Demand
The Chevrolet Corvette unleashed at the Detroit Auto Show in January was a good example, the launch of the seventh-generation 2014 ?C7? Stingray delayed by two years due to the maker?s bankruptcy.
According to the automotive data tracking service R.L. Polk, there will be 141 product launches this year, a 57% increase from 2012. That includes plenty of mild to moderate updates, such as the 2014 Hyundai Equus debuting in New York, along with 60 full-fledged redesigns, that total more than doubling from last year?s 29. Among the most significant all-new models coming to New York are the Jeep Cherokee and Range Rover Sport.
Luxury brands dominate this year?s show, in fact, accounting for at least half of the debuts planned, depending on which brands you include. That?s no surprise considering the wealth of the NY region ? it is, for example, the single-largest metro market for the new Range Rover model and rivals Southern California for many of the other new products debuting here this week.
Related: New Camaro SS Making NY Auto Show Debut
Cadillac clearly is hoping to gain traction in the traditionally import-oriented Big Apple, a key reason for launching the new model in the city. The third-generation Caddy CTS will be larger and more luxurious than the outgoing model which was often likened to a ?tweener,? slotting somewhere between the BMW 3- and 5-Series lines. The 2014 CTS will go more directly after the more expensive Bavarian offering.
For those on a budget, there are some more affordable new products on display, including the Kia Koup and the update for the Scion tC sports coupe. There are also some significant new family models, including the next-generation Toyota Highlander and Honda Odyssey minivan.
Reflecting recent trends, the NYIAS has slightly more new passenger cars than utility vehicles to tantalize potential buyers with. Sedans, coupes and even sports cars have been regaining some of their own momentum as fuel prices head upward.
That?s not to say the American fascination with utes is dead. They remain a major factor in U.S. sales ? or at least more car-like crossovers do. The number of traditional, truck-based offerings is steadily dwindling. Both the new Nissan Pathfinder and that Range Rover Sport, for example, have migrated to car-based ?architectures? in their latest incarnations, as has the new Jeep Cherokee.
That old nameplate is making its return after a long absence from the market, the 2014 Cherokee replacing the aged and slow-selling Jeep Liberty. Its distinctive design could make it one of the more controversial models at the New York Auto Show this year, even Jeep officials acknowledge.
While the SUV arm of Chrysler contends that the new Cherokee will retain its off-road capabilities, they also promote the fact that it will deliver significantly improved mileage. And while the 2013 NYIAS isn?t the greenest of auto shows, the environment is nonetheless an important topic for carmakers and car buyers alike.
Related: Jeep Taking 6 new Concepts to Moab, One of Country's Toughest Off-Road Trails
There will be a handful of new battery-based models making their debut, starting with hybrid versions of two Nissan models, the recently redesigned Pathfinder and the QX60 from the maker?s Infiniti brand. Subaru, meanwhile, will unwrap its first-ever gas-electric model, the XV Crosstrek Hybrid. And Mercedes-Benz will roll out the first pure battery-electric vehicle, or BEV, targeted at the U.S. market. The Mercedes B-Class Electric Drive, in fact, will be the only version of that small people-mover sold in the States.
Automakers are already teasing their NY introductions, even releasing images and details on a few models, like the 2014 Buick LaCrosse. There?ll be an assortment of sneak previews for the media on Tuesday evening and then the doors open on Wednesday morning at the Javits.
The public will have to wait a few days but close to a million potential buyers could stream into a city better known for mass transit in the weeks ahead to check out the auto industry?s latest offerings.
ALWAYS WAITING: "I didn't know if I could sing. But then I gave it a go," says British singer-songwriter Michael Kiwanuka.
New stars often get compared to their music industry forebears and British singer-songwriter Michael Kiwanuka, who plays two shows in New Zealand next month, is no exception.
At just 24 he's garnered comparisons to Otis Reading, Marvin Gaye and Bill Withers ? whom Kiwanuka got to meet last year. The funny thing is that London-born Kiwanuka ? his parents emigrated from Uganda ? doesn't fit neatly in the soul and funk box with Reading, Gaye or Withers.
There's also a strong folk and rock side to Kiwanuka's sound, tipping its hat to, or echoing, Bob Dylan and Paul Simon as well as Roberta Flack and Shuggie Otis.
"It's a little bit annoying," Kiwanuka says about the comparisons. "But it happens so much ? and it is true. The first time round your influences are strong. But after a while [the comparisons] get kind of frustrating. But it's down to me I guess. The more music I make, it will disappear."
Kiwanuka says this without a trace of braggadocio ? even though he'd be justified. He won the prestigious BBC Sound of 2012 and was a Mercury Prize nominee for his debut album Home Again last year. Instead, for a singer-songwriter thrust into the spotlight, he is surprisingly humble and pokes fun at himself.
It includes him opening several times for the mega-selling Adele. "There was no pressure for me. No-one knew who the hell I was. I was the guy with the strange surname."
But Kiwanuka says he learned a lot ? not only from having to perform to big crowds, but watching how Adele and her audience connected, and the scale of how her tour was put together. "It was so exciting. It was like, 'Wow man, I can do this'."
Kiwanuka appreciates that it could have been so different. He says when he was about 13 he had vague aspirations to be a musician. "But to be an artist or a singer ? that seemed, like, impossible. I liked buying CDs at the time ? when I could afford them ? because they were expensive in England. I used to wake up a bit earlier [at home], not because I wanted to go to school, but so I could listen to music a bit more before I went to school. I still do. It's my biggest passion."
Kiwanuka first focused on playing guitar "and being in other people's bands or the guitar playing behind the singer". The shift to centre stage was gradual. "I didn't know if I could sing. But then I gave it a go when I was 21 years old and people liked it and I thought 'I'm going to do that'."
Kiwanuka says he was also open to listening to all kinds of music ? Nirvana was an early favourite ? and continues to do so. "It seems strange now though that I do do that. You didn't care about anything.
"It didn't matter if it was old, new, rock, blues, jazz. It's just music and it seems that the more I get into it, as a professional and an artist, the more it becomes profound and important for me. It's like a first night craving.
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Michael Kiwanuka plays Holy Trinity Cathedral in Auckland on April 4, and Old St Paul's, Wellington, on April 5
Harvard's Wyss Institute awarded DARPA contract to further advance sepsis therapeutic devicePublic release date: 25-Mar-2013 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Kristen Kusek kristen.kusek@wyss.harvard.edu 617-432-8266 Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard
The Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University announced today that it was awarded a $9.25 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to further advance a blood-cleansing technology developed at the Institute with prior DARPA support, and help accelerate its translation to humans as a new type of sepsis therapy.
The device will be used to treat bloodstream infections that are the leading cause of death in critically ill patients and soldiers injured in combat.
To rapidly cleanse the blood of pathogens, the patient's blood is mixed with magnetic nanobeads coated with a genetically engineered version of a human blood 'opsonin' protein that binds to a wide variety of bacteria, fungi, viruses, parasites, and toxins. It is then flowed through microchannels in the device where magnetic forces pull out the bead-bound pathogens without removing human blood cells, proteins, fluids, or electrolytes much like a human spleen does. The cleansed blood then flows back to the patient.
"In just a few years we have been able to develop a suite of new technologies, and to integrate them to create a powerful new device that could potentially transform the way we treat sepsis," said Wyss founding director and project leader, Don Ingber, M.D., Ph.D. "The continued support from DARPA enables us to advance our device manufacturing capabilities and to obtain validation in large animal models, which is precisely what is required to enable this technology to be moved towards testing in humans."
The team will work to develop manufacturing and integration strategies for its core pathogen-binding opsonin and Spleen-on-a-Chip fluidic separation technologies, as well as a novel coating technology called "SLIPS," which is a super-hydrophobic coating inspired from the slippery surface of a pitcher plant that repels nearly any material it contacts. By coating the inner surface of the channels of the device with SLIPS, blood cleansing can be carried out without the need for anticoagulants to prevent blood clotting.
In addition to Ingber, the multidisciplinary team behind this effort includes Wyss core faculty and Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Science faculty member Joanna Aizenberg, Ph.D., who developed the SLIPS technology; Wyss senior staff member Michael Super, PhD., who engineered the human opsonin protein; and Mark Puder, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Pediatric Surgery at Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School who will be assisting with animal studies.
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About the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University
The Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University uses Nature's design principles to develop bioinspired materials and devices that will transform medicine and create a more sustainable world. Working as an alliance among Harvard's Schools of Medicine, Engineering, and Arts & Sciences, and in partnership with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston Children's Hospital, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital, the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston University and Tufts University, the Institute crosses disciplinary and institutional barriers to engage in high-risk research that leads to transformative technological breakthroughs. By emulating Nature's principles, Wyss researchers are developing innovative new engineering solutions for healthcare, energy, architecture, robotics, and manufacturing. These technologies are translated into commercial products and therapies through collaborations with clinical investigators, corporate alliances, and new start-ups. The Wyss Institute recently won the prestigious World Technology Network award for innovation in biotechnology.
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Harvard's Wyss Institute awarded DARPA contract to further advance sepsis therapeutic devicePublic release date: 25-Mar-2013 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Kristen Kusek kristen.kusek@wyss.harvard.edu 617-432-8266 Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard
The Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University announced today that it was awarded a $9.25 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to further advance a blood-cleansing technology developed at the Institute with prior DARPA support, and help accelerate its translation to humans as a new type of sepsis therapy.
The device will be used to treat bloodstream infections that are the leading cause of death in critically ill patients and soldiers injured in combat.
To rapidly cleanse the blood of pathogens, the patient's blood is mixed with magnetic nanobeads coated with a genetically engineered version of a human blood 'opsonin' protein that binds to a wide variety of bacteria, fungi, viruses, parasites, and toxins. It is then flowed through microchannels in the device where magnetic forces pull out the bead-bound pathogens without removing human blood cells, proteins, fluids, or electrolytes much like a human spleen does. The cleansed blood then flows back to the patient.
"In just a few years we have been able to develop a suite of new technologies, and to integrate them to create a powerful new device that could potentially transform the way we treat sepsis," said Wyss founding director and project leader, Don Ingber, M.D., Ph.D. "The continued support from DARPA enables us to advance our device manufacturing capabilities and to obtain validation in large animal models, which is precisely what is required to enable this technology to be moved towards testing in humans."
The team will work to develop manufacturing and integration strategies for its core pathogen-binding opsonin and Spleen-on-a-Chip fluidic separation technologies, as well as a novel coating technology called "SLIPS," which is a super-hydrophobic coating inspired from the slippery surface of a pitcher plant that repels nearly any material it contacts. By coating the inner surface of the channels of the device with SLIPS, blood cleansing can be carried out without the need for anticoagulants to prevent blood clotting.
In addition to Ingber, the multidisciplinary team behind this effort includes Wyss core faculty and Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Science faculty member Joanna Aizenberg, Ph.D., who developed the SLIPS technology; Wyss senior staff member Michael Super, PhD., who engineered the human opsonin protein; and Mark Puder, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Pediatric Surgery at Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School who will be assisting with animal studies.
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About the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University
The Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University uses Nature's design principles to develop bioinspired materials and devices that will transform medicine and create a more sustainable world. Working as an alliance among Harvard's Schools of Medicine, Engineering, and Arts & Sciences, and in partnership with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston Children's Hospital, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital, the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston University and Tufts University, the Institute crosses disciplinary and institutional barriers to engage in high-risk research that leads to transformative technological breakthroughs. By emulating Nature's principles, Wyss researchers are developing innovative new engineering solutions for healthcare, energy, architecture, robotics, and manufacturing. These technologies are translated into commercial products and therapies through collaborations with clinical investigators, corporate alliances, and new start-ups. The Wyss Institute recently won the prestigious World Technology Network award for innovation in biotechnology.
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Newspapers and other periodicals have carried automobile advertising?from the earliest days of the last century. These advertisements were sometimes?regional in flavor, and almost?always included the contact information for the local dealership that sponsored the ad.
My father came across a stash of?crumbling 1940s-1950s?The Marlborough Record newspapers?in my grandparents? home. These papers have provided many hours of entertainment, and he?s enjoyed finding and?sharing stories that pertain to local families who still live in our Hudson Valley, New York,?hometown. Dad has been setting aside the?car ads for me, and I, in turn, am happy to share them with you. Please forgive the size limitations of our scanner, as some ads were too large to fit in their entirety; I?ve tried to?include the?date,?where available, and the?sponsoring dealer. Here are the General Motors product ads, with Ford, Mopar and independents to follow in subsequent posts.
The ad above, printed in festive?green and red ink, appeared in the Friday, December 19, 1941, paper ? a mere 12 days after the attack on Pearl Harbor. It was placed by Barton ?Bart??Miller, then located at?484 Main Street, Poughkeepsie, New York, at phone number?2648.
And to show how little the post-war Pontiac had?changed (compare, yourself!), above is an advertisement from a Kingston-based dealer in?early 1946.
I love this 1951 Buick Riviera hardtop ad (above ? note the blackwall tires!) for its ?quaint??take on advertising a car to a?female audience. Watch out, lady ? you may get hit by?that ?Fireball Engine? in the sky!
I noted the name of the president of the Poughkeepsie Buick Company, C.B. Hartshorn? I?d wager that this person?is of the same family as the Poughkeepsie-based C.A. Hartshorn, who had an?Overland?franchise in Marlboro and who sold property to my great grandfather.
Perhaps this well-dressed Highland couple?is motoring down Route 9W in their 1951 Chevrolet Styleline De?Luxe two-door sedan, relaxing in the cradled comfort of their Center-Point Suspension and reveling in the ease of their velvet-smooth two-speed Powerglide automatic transmission?
?but because last year?s model was so last year, that smart couple have now traded in their tired old ?51 Chevrolet for a sparkling new ?52 Styleline De Luxe Bel Air hardtop with Royal-Tone Styling!
For the local couple with a taste for power and performance, Thomas H. Elliott of New Paltz offered the ?Rocket?-powered 1951 Oldsmobile Super 88. You can see and hear the squeaky-clean, sweet harmonies of Oldsmobile?s Singing Sweethearts, Johnny and Lucille, in a four-part ?Trail of the Rocket? series: Part I, Part II, Part III and Part IV.
And running in the Friday, October 23, 1959, issue of The Marlborough News, was this ad for the polarizing 1960 Chevrolet range, including the flagship Impala. Louis Smith Chevrolet was located between the Mid-Hudson Bridge and?the village of Highland.
Thanks, Dad? and stay tuned for more vintage newspaper car fun!
Sometimes the smallest, most mundane tasks are the things you really dread -- and put off for weeks. Like booking an oil change for your car, or finding a nice play for an anniversary date and buying tickets, or finding a good dentist in a new city and scheduling an appointment. It's stuff that any patient person with internet access and a cell phone can do, but takes up just enough time and mental energy that it can be a huge drag. That's why wealthy people have personal assistants. And lately, that's why I've been using Fancy Hands.
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