Ergonomics is a design method that utilizes human factors psychology whereby each factor that affects human well-being is considered in the design process of a tool, object, space or system. the person is assessed as an individual and there is no blanket-sweep approach, the system fits to accommodate the individuals and not the other way around. with ergonomics we no longer have to 'fit in' and conform but are free to be ourselves with a system that supports and strengthens both individuals and groups as a whole. Ergonomics seeks to decrease unhealthy stress of the body and mind to reduce injury, improve their life and strengthen organizations. Ergonomics is an efficient scientific tool that enables independent and equal access to buildings and services. there is a powerful economic argument that improved well-being equals improved productivity and that slave labor and poor living conditions are unsustainable and in the long run, simply bad for business. therefore putting human well-being at the core to our systems is more profitable than chasing profit; the irony. Additionally by putting well-being at the core of our world, sustainability would be an inevitable byproduct. Ergonomics is an ideologically neutral and pragmatic tool.
"Ergonomics" Most people think of left-handed scissors, office chairs or braille keypads when they think about ergonomics but it is all encompassing and can be applied just as easily to computer interfaces, architecture, urban spaces, organizations, systems and services. An ergonomic system has both efficiency and empathy.
"my shoes are designed to mold to the individual contours of my feet to support my spine and core strength, they're well ergonomic"
"my shoes are designed to mold to the individual contours of my feet to support my spine and core strength, they're well ergonomic"
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The only recorded instance of a true statement made by a member of the Bush dynasty was in 1980, when George H.W. Bush attacked Reagan's snake-oil economic disaster in the making by calling it "voodoo economics." He later ate those words when he became vice-president, began kissing up to reactionaries, and discovered how lucrative deregulation of the S&L's was to embezzlers like his sons Neil and Jeb.
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(i.e. mark to market accounting, & the deregulation of energy)
(i.e. mark to market accounting, & the deregulation of energy)
Me to SitiBanc: Well I have on my mark to market accounts a profit of a million dollars, so I would like to apply for a loan, I need - oh, gosh, okay, 1.5 million will work for right now.
SitiBanc: Okay so mark to market - I haven't heard that accounting terms since Key Lay came in asking for 1 billion dollars...
Me to SitiBanc: Yes, I am familiar with Enronomics.
SitiBanc: Okay so mark to market - I haven't heard that accounting terms since Key Lay came in asking for 1 billion dollars...
Me to SitiBanc: Yes, I am familiar with Enronomics.
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2) The preferred conservative economic system which essentially tell the the poor and middle class "piss on you!".
2) The preferred conservative economic system which essentially tell the the poor and middle class "piss on you!".
Former president Ronald Reagan and other conservatives praise their system of Trickle Down Economics, but what they really mean is "Tinkle Down Economics" - as in Piss On You poor and middle class people.
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