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Beyond cutting down waste, says Colangelo, the hospital also attempts to wield the "power of aesthetics to heal," with musical performances, a koi pond filled with 70 koi in the atrium, a "healing garden" and a nursing floor that wraps around a waterfall and patio. All patient rooms also have large windows that provide views of nature and lots of natural light - which cuts electricity costs and is associated with high staff morale and better patient outcomes. "Our green efforts are done under the premise that we have two patients, the environment and the ill patient," says Colangelo...
Boston Bargain. Once a former jail, the The Liberty Hotel in Boston, has got a criminal deal right now. The "Winter Wonderland" package includes a walking map from Beacon Hill to Boston Common, tickets to the Frog Pond skating rink in the Common and, for when you return to the hotel, a complimentary in-room movie and two hot toddies. Finish off your stay with breakfast for two. Rates start at $345, through Feb. 28, 2009. 215 Charles Street, Boston...
...first glance, this initiative, which initially passed in March 2008, may seem a little ridiculous. Indeed, it was accepted amidst much controversy; a group of conservative politicians forced a national referendum to try and defeat the program. On our side of the pond, the United States government has criticized the program for supposedly enabling drug abuse. The many successes of this fourteen year-old program, however, have demonstrated that the Swiss policy might actually be a good idea...
...specialized photos and loops to a more discriminating clientele. A brunette Betty Grable type who wanted to be Bette Davis, Bettie couldn't get a job as a Broadway actress. But on East 14th Street she was the star of Movie Star News, the big fish in a brackish pond...
...It’s like a drip in a big pond,” says Palmer of Harvard’s new initiative, citing the ticket’s desire to cut tuition by $6,000, except for parents with exceptionally high incomes, for whom Koenigs has other plans...