Long-term savings needs

Conservation. In an attempt to save paper, preventive conservation care deserves the highest priority, because it reduces the need for potentially hazardous, comphcated, and expensive treatments later (159—162). Problems which have a stmctural impact on long-term stabiUty of paper should be given a higher priority than problems which are merely cosmetic in nature. For example, infestation by insects, attracted by nutrients in paper, can cause irreparable loss of media and support. 

Experiments may need to be viewed or presented 30 or 40 years after they are saved in a database. For instance, a lawyer may ask for experimental documents to defend a company in a product liability lawsuit. An important requirement here is that the document format should be independent of the application used to create the information, and that ideally the long-term archive format should not be based on a proprietary technology. This is a... 

Treatment systems should be demonstrated to be effective, and expandable (or reducible), in a stepwise modular fashion to ensure efficient design and operation. At many sites, it is cost-effective to install several temporary treatment systems in parallel configuration, and remove them as the need is diminished until the stable rate is achieved where a single unit can handle the load. After careful analysis, it may be determined that the best procedure is to install and operate the system at the projected long-term rate from the onset. Although this plan may extend the longterm remediation time, cost savings on equipment purchase (or lease) or initial operation labor may be justified. 

Controversy exists as to when specific anti-Parkinson drugs should be employed.1,16 Much of the debate focuses on when levodopa therapy should be initiated. Without question, levodopa is the most effective pharmacological treatment for reducing the motor symptoms of Parkinson disease. As mentioned previously, however, long-term use of levodopa poses several risks, and the effectiveness of this drug seems to diminish after several years of use. Consequently, some practitioners question whether levodopa therapy should be withheld until the parkinsonian symptoms become severe enough to truly impair motor function. In theory, this saves the levodopa for more advanced stages of this disease, when it would be needed the most.48... 

The company offers its employees medical, dental and vision 401 (k) savings and a stock ownership plan a pension plan short- and long-term disability coverage leaves of absence for military duty, family or medical needs and educational assistance and college degree recognition programs. 

Think long-term Cheap materials and poor workmanship are likely to need replacing or redoing in a year or two s time, creating more waste. If you budget for the likely cost over decades, rather than the immediate cost of a job, materials that seem expensive may actually save you money. 

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