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The International Organization for Standardization, widely known as ISO, is an international standard-setting body composed of representatives from various national standards organizations. Founded on February 23, 1947, the organization promulgates worldwide proprietary industrial and commercial standards. It has its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. (Excerpt from Wikipedia article: ISO)
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Bring Your Own Policy: Why Accessibility Standards Need to Be Contextually Sensitive |
Brian Kelly, Jonathan Hassell, David Sloan, Dominik Lukeš, E A Draffan and Sarah Lewthwaite argue that rather than having a universal standard for Web accessibility, standardisation of Web accessibility practices and policies needs to be sufficiently flexible to cater for the local context. |
July 2013, issue71, feature article |
Book Review: Powering Search - The Role of Thesauri in New Information Environments |
Leonard Will reviews a comprehensive survey of the literature on the use of thesauri in information search processes and interfaces. |
International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries (TPDL) 2012 |
Anna Mastora and Sarantos Kapidakis report on TPDL 2012 held at Paphos, Cyprus, over 23-27 September 2012. |
November 2012, issue70, event report |
The Second British Library DataCite Workshop |
Alex Ball reports on a one-day workshop on metadata supporting the citation of research data, held at the British Library, London, on 6 July 2012. |
July 2012, issue69, event report |
The Future of the Past of the Web |
Matthew Brack reports on the one-day international workshop 'The Future of the Past of the Web' held at the British Library Conference Centre, London on 7 October, 2011. |
March 2012, issue68, event report |
Never Waste a Good Crisis: Innovation and Technology in Institutions |
Tore Hoel reports on the CETIS 2010 Conference, 15 - 16 November 2010 at the National College for Leadership of Schools and Childrens' Services Conference Centre, Nottingham. |
January 2011, issue66, event report |
Moving Researchers across the EResearch Chasm |
Malcolm Wolski and Joanna Richardson outline an Australian initiative to address technology challenges within current research paradigms. |
October 2010, issue65, feature article |
Internet Librarian International Conference 2010 |
Claire Tylee, Katrin Flemming and Elly Cope report on the two-day Internet Librarian International Conference focusing on innovation and technology in the information profession, held in London on 14-15 October 2010. |
October 2010, issue65, event report |
Blue Ribbon Task Force Symposium on Sustainable Digital Preservation and Access |
Marieke Guy reports on a symposium which provided an opportunity for stakeholders to respond to the recent Blue Ribbon Task Force report on Sustainable Digital Preservation and Access. |
July 2010, issue64, event report |
Editorial Introduction to Issue 63: Consider the Users in the Field |
Richard Waller introduces Ariadne issue 63. |
Usability Inspection of Digital Libraries |
Lorraine Paterson and Boon Low highlight findings from the usability inspection report conducted for the UX2.0 research project. |
April 2010, issue63, feature article |
eBooks: Tipping or Vanishing Point? |
Emma Tonkin investigates ebooks and takes a look at recent technological and business developments in this area. |
January 2010, issue62, feature article |
The Future of Interoperability and Standards in Education: A JISC CETIS Event |
Sarah Currier reports on an international working meeting involving a range of educational interoperability standards bodies and communities, organised by JISC CETIS. |
January 2010, issue62, event report |
Learning to YODL: Building York's Digital Library |
Peri Stracchino and Yankui Feng describe a year's progress in building the digital library infrastructure outlined by Julie Allinson and Elizabeth Harbord in their article last issue. |
October 2009, issue61, feature article |
Missing Links: The Enduring Web |
Alexandra Eveleigh reports on a workshop on Web archiving, organised by the DPC, JISC and UKWAC at the British Library on 21 July 2009. |
July 2009, issue60, event report |
Spinning a Semantic Web for Metadata: Developments in the IEMSR |
Emma Tonkin and Alexey Strelnikov reflect on the experience of developing components for the Information Environment Metadata Schema Registry. |
April 2009, issue59, feature article |
The European Film Gateway |
Georg Eckes and Monika Segbert describe a Best Practice Network funded under the eContentplus Programme of the European Commission, which is building a portal for access to film archival resources in Europe. |
January 2009, issue58, feature article |
Digital Preservation Planning: Principles, Examples and the Future With Planets |
Frances Boyle and Jane Humphreys report on the one-day workshop on digital preservation planning jointly organised by the Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) and Planets held at the British Library, on Tuesday 29 July 2008. |
October 2008, issue57, event report |
The Networked Library Service Layer: Sharing Data for More Effective Management and Cooperation |
Janifer Gatenby identifies criteria for determining which data in various library systems could be more beneficially shared and managed at a network level. |
July 2008, issue56, feature article |
Persistent Identifiers: Considering the Options |
Emma Tonkin looks at the current landscape of persistent identifiers, describes several current services, and examines the theoretical background behind their structure and use. |
July 2008, issue56, feature article |
Open Repositories 2008 |
Mahendra Mahey reports on the third international Open Repositories 2008 Conference, held at the School of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton in April 2008. |
July 2008, issue56, event report |
Editorial Introduction to Issue 55: Digital Lives, Digital Values |
Richard Waller introduces Ariadne issue 55. |
Metadata for Learning Resources: An Update on Standards Activity for 2008 |
Sarah Currier gives an overview of current initiatives in standards for educational metadata. |
April 2008, issue55, feature article |
Collaborative and Social Tagging Networks |
Emma Tonkin, Edward M. Corrado, Heather Lea Moulaison, Margaret E. I. Kipp, Andrea Resmini, Heather D. Pfeiffer and Qiping Zhang gather a series of international perspectives on the practice of social tagging of documents within a community context. |
January 2008, issue54, feature article |
The Video Active Consortium: Europe's Television History Online |
Johan Oomen and Vassilis Tzouvaras provide an insight into the background and development of the Video Active Portal which offers access to television heritage material from leading archives across Europe. |
October 2007, issue53, feature article |
Ann Apps reports on DC2007, the International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications, held 27-31 August 2007 in Singapore. |
October 2007, issue53, event report |
Mahendra Mahey, Emma Tonkin and Robert John Robertson report on the 2007 European Conference on Research and Advanced Technology for Digital Libraries, held in Budapest, Hungary, over 16-22 September, 2007. |
October 2007, issue53, event report |
Discussions from KIDMM Mash-up Day |
In conjunction with his main article on The KIDMM Community's 'MetaKnowledge Mash-up, Conrad Taylor reports on discussions from KIDMM Mash-up Day. |
October 2007, issue53, event report |
JASIG June 2007 Conference |
Ian Dolphin and Robert Sherratt report on the JASIG Conference, which took place in Denver, Colorado over 24-27 June 2007. |
July 2007, issue52, event report |
DC 2006: Metadata for Knowledge and Learning |
Julie Allinson, Rachel Heery, Pete Johnston and Rosemary Russell report on DC 2006, the sixth international conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications, held 3 - 6 October 2006. |
October 2006, issue49, event report |
IWMW 2006: Quality Matters |
Adrian Stevenson reports on the 10th Institutional Web Management Workshop held at the University of Bath over 14-16 June 2006. |
July 2006, issue48, event report |
Metasearch: Building a Shared, Metadata-driven Knowledge Base System |
Terry Reese discusses the creation of a shared knowledge base system within OSU's open-source metasearch development. |
April 2006, issue47, feature article |
The (Digital) Library Environment: Ten Years After |
Lorcan Dempsey considers how the digital library environment has changed in the ten years since Ariadne was first published. |
February 2006, issue46, feature article |
Robina Clayphan reports on the International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications: Vocabularies in Practice held at the University of Carlos III, Madrid in September 2005. |
October 2005, issue45, event report |
Freedom of Information in University College Dublin 2001-2004 |
Rena Lohan outlines how access rights conferred by FOI legislation have affected administrative operations in University College Dublin. |
January 2005, issue42, feature article |
EEVL: Four Search Engines and a Plaque |
Roddy MacLeod looks at some recent developments to the EEVL service. |
January 2005, issue42, regular column |
ISBN-13: New Number on the Block |
Ann Chapman outlines the planned changes to the ISBN standard and its impact on the information community and the book trade. |
October 2004, issue41, feature article |
Rights Management and Digital Library Requirements |
Karen Coyle describes some aspects of rights expression languages favoured by the commercial content industries and how these may differ from the rights needs of digital libraries. |
July 2004, issue40, feature article |
ERPANET Seminar on Persistent Identifiers |
Monica Duke reports on a two-day training seminar on persistent identifiers held by ERPANET in Cork, Ireland over 17-18 June 2004. |
July 2004, issue40, event report |
A National Archive of Datasets |
Jeffrey Darlington describes how structured datasets produced by UK Government departments and agencies are being archived and made available to users. |
April 2004, issue39, feature article |


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WRITTEN Opinion entered by the Honorable James F. Holderman on 12/21/2011: For the reasons set forth in the Statement section of this order, plaintiff Wahl Clipper's "Motion for Reconsideration" 77 is denied. [For further details see written opinion.] Mailed notice.(mr, )

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3.92 m workers suffer mental illness
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Kailangan ko talaga regular na mag-exercise. Isa rin kasi akong nakikipag-trabaho. Sa araw araw meron stress. Sa work at bahay. Papunta palang sa work, kapag lalo na naghahabol ng time. Stress na. ---------------------------------------------------- 3.92 m workers suffer mental illness http://manilastandardtoday.com/2013/...ental-illness/ By Christine F. Herrera | Posted on Mar. 18, 2013 at 12:01am | 424 views Tweet6 At least 35 percent of the country's 11.2 million workforce in government and private sectors suffer mental disturbance as a result of stress and if left unchecked, it could lead to health risks, low productivity and poor service delivery, according to Isabela Rep. Rodolfo Albano. Citing a Department of Health (DOH) study, Albano said 3.92 million workers in government and private sectors suffered mental disturbance and called on heads of companies and agencies to require their employees to undergo regular medical examinations that ensure mental fitness. "The situation calls for a need to re-examine and improve employers' health programs for workers so they can efficiently boost the employees mental state and capability to face everyday challenges at work and at home," Albano said. The DOH Center for Health Development in Region Two said most of those who suffer mental disturbance were rank and file employees. There are 1.2 million state workers and 10 million private sector workers. To avoid stress, workers need to do physical exercises in the office or in their workplace. Workers must also undergo regular medical checkups and workers in private offices could avail of services of government health centers and hospitals. Albano said stress can result to depression, anxiety, compulsive behaviors, and even headaches, fatigue, insomnia, stomach disorders, hypertension, and high blood pressure. "Simple stress relief activities like meditation, brisk walking, stretching, aerobic exercise, and laughing can do a lot to calm or relax a person," he said. Albano called on government and employers to provide stress-busting activities that would enhance mental health programs for their workers.
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"Unbreakable" is the tag line for the newest version of the Oracle9i database.
"Unbreakable" is the tag line for the newest version of the Oracle9i database. Whether the name is derived from the good but misunderstood movie about a reluctant superhero with a fear of drowning or is just a marketing term conjured up to inspire hackers to beta test Oracles security scheme, Oracle is intensely interested in protecting your data. In fact, Oracle has three chiefs that are charged with some facet of securitya chief privacy officer, a chief hacking officer and a chief security officer, who said she has "the best job in the world." Im sure Mary Ann Davidsonthe chief security officerwould change her mind if she ever got the chance to work at eWeek.
It appears that Oracle takes data security seriously. One way the company does this is through third-party evaluations, a costly and lengthy process in which an organization audits products to ensure they are as secure as the company claims they are. Oracle has had 14 of these evaluations, although none are associated with the "unbreakable" 9i.
No 9i evaluation? Davidson said Oracle mainly submits "terminal" versions of products for review because those tend to be the most popular and because Oracle doesnt want to have to submit each point release update of the product to a process that could cost $500,000 (not including Oracle personnel costs) and a year to do. Meanwhile, IBMs DB2 apparently has undergone none of these evaluations, and Microsoft has had only one. It appears that IBM treats security mainly as a service enhanced by a few product offerings, notably in the Tivoli camp. Microsoft, meanwhile, treats security as a process, and it delivers procedures for helping customers defend against attacks. Thats the culture of these companies. But Oracle is using its evaluations to establish a culture of security within the organization. Thats why Oracles chief security officer is part of the development team. However, these evaluations are also helpful and will be necessary for winning government contracts. On the flip side, Oracle is just one small part of a bigger equation. Does it matter if your database is locked down, impenetrable and unbreakable, if your front-end Web site is wide open? By the way, 15 times more hack attempts against Oracle have occurred since the "unbreakable" campaign began. I suspect well see soon how Oracles security is holding up. Is Oracle unbreakable? Write to me at firstname.lastname@example.com.
As the director of eWEEK Labs, John manages a staff that tests and analyzes a wide range of corporate technology products. He has been instrumental in expanding eWEEK Labs' analyses into actual user environments, and has continually engineered the Labs for accurate portrayal of true enterprise infrastructures. John also writes eWEEK's 'Wide Angle' column, which challenges readers interested in enterprise products and strategies to reconsider old assumptions and think about existing IT problems in new ways. Prior to his tenure at eWEEK, which started in 1994, Taschek headed up the performance testing lab at PC/Computing magazine (now called Smart Business). Taschek got his start in IT in Washington D.C., holding various technical positions at the National Alliance of Business and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. There, he and his colleagues assisted the government office with integrating the Windows desktop operating system with HUD's legacy mainframe and mid-range servers.
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It's official! Pixar Animation Studios' Inside Out (June 19, 2015), will have its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival and to celebrate the announcement, Pixar has released the first official clip from the film, titled 'First Day Plan,' which you can find embedded below. In the clip, the emotions are outlining their plans for Riley's first day of school in San Francisco and Joy knows just what every one should do — except for Sadness of course.
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SPECULATION: 'Riley's First Date' to be 'Inside Out' Short on Blu-ray
We previously shared news that Inside Out (June 19, 2015) co-writer Josh Cooley had directed an all new short based in the Inside Out universe and today, via an MPAA ratings release, we believe we have the title: Riley's First Date. The MPAA has rated the short G and the production company associated with it is Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment but given the timing — which to be blunt doesn't mean much — we now wonder if it's the Inside Out Blu-ray that will include this bonus feature or if it will appear on another, closer Disney release.
Pixar's 'Inside Out' Still Shows Riley's 'Islands of Personality' (Hi-Res)
Walt Disney Studios and Pixar Animation Studios have provided us with a newly released still from Inside Out (June 19, 2015) in high resolution. The still features Riley's emotions as they stare out into Riley's 'Islands of Personality.'
Do you ever look at someone and wonder what is going on inside their head? Disney/Pixar's original new film Inside Out ventures inside the mind to find out.
Pixar 'Inside Out' Screening and Talkback in New York City on May 29
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in association with The School of Visual Arts have announced that on May 29, 2015, they will be offering a special advanced screening of Pixar Animation Studio's Inside Out (June 19, 2015) to be followed by a Q&A with co-writer/co-director Pete Docter and producer Jonas Rivera. The event serves as the finale of a series of presentations focused on the history of animation titled 'An Animation Showcase: From Celluloid to CGI.' Docter and Rivera are promised to 'share behind-the-scenes details about the movie, its inspiration and what it took to bring it to the big screen.'
Pixar's 'Inside Out' Fun Facts and Easter Eggs
Walt Disney Studios and Pixar Animation Studios have provided us with an initial list of 'fun facts' and Easter Eggs to keep an eye out for when you go see heir new film, Inside Out (June 19, 2015). Check out the list of tributes to Pixar films and San Francisco friends below.
Do you ever look at someone and wonder what is going on inside their head? Disney/Pixar's original new film Inside Out ventures inside the mind to find out.
Pixar's 'Inside Out' Updated Synopsis, Writing Credits
Walt Disney Studios and Pixar Animation Studios have provided us with a brand new, updated synopsis for Inside Out (June 19, 2015):
Do you ever look at someone and wonder what is going on inside their head? Disney/Pixar's original new film Inside Out ventures inside the mind to find out.
Based in Headquarters, the control center inside 11-year-old Riley's mind, five Emotions are hard at work, led by lighthearted optimist Joy (voice of Amy Poehler), whose mission is to make sure Riley stays happy. Fear (voice of Bill Hader) heads up safety, Anger (voice of Lewis Black) ensures all is fair and Disgust (voice of Mindy Kaling) prevents Riley from getting poisoned — both physically and socially. Sadness (voice of Phyllis Smith) isn't exactly sure what her role is, and frankly, neither is anyone else.
Pixar 'Inside Out' Activity Sheets, Additional Details (Minor Spoilers)
Walt Disney Studios and Pixar Animation Studios have provided us with the family press kit for Inside Out (June 19, 2015), consisting of coloring sheets, Easter egg decorating tips, door hangers and more. You can find the activities in our family press kit gallery embedded below.
In addition, we have been provided with a little bit more information about the subject matter tackled in the film. Inspired by Pete Docter's own daughter, Ellie (who incidentally provided the voice of young Ellie in Up and was eleven years old when Inside Out production began), the film sets out to explore the mindset of Riley, who — like Ellie — begins to become quiet and withdrawn around that age.
Pixar's 'Inside Out' Official Character Descriptions
Walt Disney Studios and Pixar Animation Studios have provided us with official character descriptions for the main emotions belonging to Riley, the protagonist of Inside Out (June 19, 2015), which you can find below.
From an adventurous balloon ride above the clouds to a monster-filled metropolis, Academy Award®-winning director Pete Docter (Monsters, Inc., Up) has taken audiences to unique and imaginative places. In Disney/Pixar's original movie Inside Out, he will take us to the most extraordinary location of all — inside the mind.
WATCH: Pixar 'Inside Out' Spanish Trailer Featuring Baby/Toddler Riley, Train of Thought and Bing Bong
Walt Disney Studios Spain has released its second trailer for Pixar Animation Studio's Inside Out (June 19, 2015), which you can find embedded below. While it shares some footage in common with the recent domestic trailer(s), there's plenty of new animation in here including Riley as an infant (in which it appears Joy and Sadness first meet), as a toddler and then growing into her 11 year old age that we see through the majority of the film. Also featured are the 'train of thought' and what may very well be our first official head-on glimpse of Bing Bong, who appears to be with both Joy and Sadness inside long term memory before escorting them through Imagination Land and Dream Productions, which certainly appears to fit with his rumored position in the film.
REPORT: Pixar's 'Inside Out' Unannounced Toon Voiced by Pixar Alum (Minor Spoilers)
According to a source who wishes to remain anonymous, despite claiming a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) was not required on their behalf, the voice being lent to the Bing Bong character in Pixar's upcoming film, Inside Out (June 19, 2015), belongs to none other than comedic actor Richard Kind. The information was obtained via a test screening recently held for the film. No stranger to the Pixar Animation Studios roster, Kind has previously voiced peripheral characters for A Bug's Life, Cars and Toy Story 3. Bing Bong, believed to be the childhood imaginary friend of protagonist Riley, can actually be spotted several times in the most recent trailer for the film, both in whole and in parts — he's the one seen leading Joy and Sadness into 'Imagination Land' and through 'Dream Productions,' as well as riding on the rocket device that expels rainbows.


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BE INFORMED: Questions to Ask Your Doctor Before You Have Surgery
Are you facing surgery? You are not alone. Millions of Americans have surgery each year. Most operations are not emergencies. This means you have time to ask your surgeon questions about the operation and time to decide whether to have it, and if so, when and where to have it.
At Stony Brook University Hospital, we are dedicated to maintaining the highest standards of surgical expertise, as well as to placing your welfare and rights above all else.
The information presented here to help you with your decision — provided by the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality — does not apply to emergency surgery. A good summary of this information is available in the AHRQ brochure called Quick Tips — When Planning for Surgery (2002). See also Having Surgery? What You Need to Know (2005) for additional information.
The most important questions to ask about elective surgery are why the procedure is necessary for you and what alternatives there are to surgery. If you do not need to have the operation, then you can avoid any risks that might result. All surgeries and alternative treatments have risks and benefits. They are only worth doing if the benefits are greater than the risks.
Your primary care doctor, that is, your regular doctor, may be the one who suggests that you have surgery and may recommend a surgeon. You may want to identify another independent surgeon to get a second opinion. Check to see if your health insurance will pay for the operation and the second opinion. If you are eligible for Medicare, it will pay for a second opinion. You should discuss your insurance questions with your health insurance company or your employee benefits office.
Following are 12 questions to ask your primary care doctor and surgeon before you have surgery, and the reasons for asking them. The answers to these questions will help you be informed and help you make the best decision. Sources are listed at the end of these questions to help you get more information from other places.
Your doctors should welcome questions. If you do not understand the answers, ask the doctors to explain them clearly. Patients who are well informed about their treatment tend to be more satisfied with the outcome or results of their treatment.
1. What operation are you recommending?
Ask your surgeon to explain the surgical procedure. For example, if something is going to be repaired or removed, find out why it is necessary to do so. Your surgeon can draw a picture or a diagram and explain to you the steps involved in the procedure.
Are there different ways of doing the operation? One way may require more extensive surgery than another. Ask why your surgeon wants to do the operation one way over another.
2. Why do I need the operation?
There are many reasons to have surgery. Some operations can relieve or prevent pain. Others can reduce a symptom of a problem or improve some body function. Some surgeries are performed to diagnose a problem. Surgery also can save your life. Your surgeon will tell you the purpose of the procedure. Make sure you understand how the proposed operation fits in with the diagnosis of your medical condition.
3. Are there alternatives to surgery?
Sometimes, surgery is not the only answer to a medical problem. Medicines or other nonsurgical treatments, such as a change in diet or special exercises, might help you just as well or more. Ask your surgeon or primary care doctor about the benefits and risks of these other choices. You need to know as much as possible about these benefits and risks to make the best decision.
One alternative may be "watchful waiting," in which your doctor and you check to see if your problem gets better or worse. If it gets worse, you may need surgery right away. If it gets better, you may be able to postpone surgery, perhaps indefinitely.
4. What are the benefits of having the operation?
Ask your surgeon what you will gain by having the operation. For example, a hip replacement may mean that you can walk again with ease.
Ask how long the benefits are likely to last. For some procedures, it is not unusual for the benefits to last for a short time only. There might be a need for a second operation at a later date. For other procedures, the benefits may last a lifetime.
When finding out about the benefits of the operation, be realistic. Sometimes patients expect too much and are disappointed with the outcome, or results. Ask your doctor if there is any published information about the outcomes of the procedure.
5. What are the risks of having the operation?
All operations carry some risk. This is why you need to weigh the benefits of the operation against the risks of complications or side effects.
Complications can occur around the time of the operation. Complications are unplanned events, such as infection, too much bleeding, reaction to anesthesia, or accidental injury. Some people have an increased risk of complications because of other medical conditions.
In addition, there may be side effects after the operation. For the most part, side effects can be anticipated. For example, your surgeon knows that there will be swelling and some soreness at the site of the operation.
Ask your surgeon about the possible complications and side effects of the operation. There is almost always some pain with surgery. Ask how much there will be and what the doctors and nurses will do to reduce the pain. Controlling the pain will help you be more comfortable while you heal, get well faster, and improve the results of your operation.
6. What if I don't have this operation?
Based on what you learn about the benefits and risks of the operation, you might decide not to have it. Ask your surgeon what you will gain—or lose—by not having the operation now. Could you be in more pain? Could your condition get worse? Could the problem go away?
7. Where can I get a second opinion?
Getting a second opinion from another doctor is a very good way to make sure having the operation is the best alternative for you. Many health insurance plans require patients to get a second opinion before they have certain non-emergency operations. If your plan does not require a second opinion, you may still ask to have one. Check with your insurance company to see if it will pay for a second opinion. If you get one, make sure to get your records from the first doctor so that the second one does not have to repeat tests.
8. What has been your experience in doing the operation?
One way to reduce the risks of surgery is to choose a surgeon who has been thoroughly trained to do the procedure and has plenty of experience doing it. You can ask your surgeon about his or her recent record of successes and complications with this procedure. If it is more comfortable for you, you can discuss the topic of surgeons' qualifications with your regular or primary care doctor.
9. Where will the operation be done?
Most surgeons practice at one or two local hospitals. Find out where your operation will be performed. Have many of the operations you are thinking about having been done in this hospital? Some operations have higher success rates if they are done in hospitals that do many of those procedures. Ask your doctor about the success rate at this hospital. If the hospital has a low success rate for the operation in question, you should ask to have it at another hospital.
Until recently, most surgery was performed on an inpatient basis and patients stayed in the hospital for one or more days. Today, a lot of surgery is done on an outpatient basis in a doctor's office, a special surgical center, or a day surgery unit of a hospital. Outpatient surgery is less expensive because you do not have to pay for staying in a hospital room.
Ask whether your operation will be done in the hospital or in an outpatient setting. If your doctor recommends inpatient surgery for a procedure that is usually done as outpatient surgery, or just the opposite, recommends outpatient surgery that is usually done as inpatient surgery, ask why. You want to be in the right place for your operation.
10. What kind of anesthesia will I need?
Anesthesia is used so that surgery can be performed without unnecessary pain. Your surgeon can tell you whether the operation calls for local, regional, or general anesthesia, and why this form of anesthesia is recommended for your procedure.
Local anesthesia numbs only a part of your body for a short period of time, for example, a tooth and the surrounding gum. Not all procedures done with local anesthesia are painless.
Regional anesthesia numbs a larger portion of your body, for example, the lower part of your body for a few hours. In most cases, you will be awake with regional anesthesia.
General anesthesia numbs your entire body for the entire time of the surgery. You will be unconscious if you have general anesthesia.
Anesthesia is quite safe for most patients and is usually administered by a specialized physician (anesthesiologist) or nurse anesthetist. Both are highly skilled and have been specially trained to give anesthesia.
If you decide to have an operation, ask to meet with the person who will give you anesthesia. Find out what his or her qualifications are. Ask what the side effects and risks of having anesthesia are in your case. Be sure to tell him or her what medical problems you have including allergies and any medications you have been taking, since they may affect your response to the anesthesia.
11. How long will it take me to recover?
Your surgeon can tell you how you might feel and what you will be able to do or not do the first few days, weeks, or months after surgery. Ask how long you will be in the hospital. Find out what kind of supplies, equipment, and any other help you will need when you go home. Knowing what to expect can help you cope better with recovery.
Ask when you can start regular exercise again and go back to work. You do not want to do anything that will slow down the recovery process. Lifting a 10-pound bag of potatoes may not seem to be "too much" a week after your operation, but it could be. You should follow your surgeon's advice to make sure you recover fully as soon as possible.
12. How much will the operation cost?
Health insurance coverage for surgery can vary, and there may be some costs you will have to pay. Before you have the operation, call your insurance company to find out how much of these costs it will pay and how much you will have to pay yourself.
Ask what your surgeon's fee is and what it covers. Surgical fees often also include several visits after the operation. You also will be billed by the hospital for inpatient or outpatient care and by the anesthesiologist and others providing care related to your operation.
Surgeons' Qualifications
You will want to know that your surgeon is experienced and qualified to perform the operation. Many surgeons have taken special training and passed exams given by a national board of surgeons called the American Board of Surgery. Ask if your surgeon is "board certified in surgery."
Specialties other than general surgery and its related specialties (pediatric surgery, surgery of the hand, surgical critical care, vascular surgery) have their own national boards, such as the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery; American Board of Neurological Surgery; American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery; American Board of Otolaryngology; American Board of Plastic Surgery; and American Board of Thoracic Surgery.
Some surgeons may also be Fellows of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and may have the letters FACS after their name. This means they have passed another review by surgeons of their surgical practices. Since many surgeons are FACS but don't use it after their MD, you should feel free to ask the doctor about his or her fellowship status in the ACS.
The American College of Surgeons (ACS) has a free series of pamphlets on "When You Need an Operation." These documents are available online (click here to see them). For print copies, write to the ACS, Office of Public Information, 633 North Saint Clair Street, Chicago, IL 60611. Pamphlets in this series range from those providing general information about surgery to those explaining specific surgical procedures.
Second Opinion
For a free brochure on "Medicare Coverage for Second Surgical Opinions: Your Choice Facing Elective Surgery," write to Health Care Financing Administration, Publications, NI-26-27, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244-1850. Ask for Publication No. HCFA 02173.
To get the name of a specialist in your area who can give you a second opinion, ask your primary doctor or surgeon, the local medical society, or your health insurance company. Medicare beneficiaries may also obtain information from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Medicare hotline: call toll-free 800-638-6833.
Free booklets on what you should know about anesthesia are available from the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) or the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA). For copies, write to ASA at 520 North Northwest Highway, Park Ridge, IL 60068-2573, or phone 847-825-5586; or AANA at 222 South Prospect Avenue, Park Ridge, IL 60068-4001, or phone 847-692-7050.
For almost every disease, there is a national or local association or society that publishes consumer information. Check your local telephone directory. There are also organized groups of patients with certain illnesses that can often provide information about a condition, alternative treatments, and experience with local doctors and hospitals. Ask your hospital or doctors if they know of any patient groups related to your condition. Also, your local public library has medical reference materials about health care treatments.
For further information you may also wish to see "The Savvy Patient: How to Be an Active Participant in Your Medical Care," by David R. Stutz, MD, Bernard Feder, PhD, and the Editors of Consumer Reports Books, Copyright 1990, published by Consumers Union of U.S., Inc., Yonkers, NY 10703.
Reference to these materials does not constitute endorsement by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.


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All too regularly it's the other way around. On an approach to a junction a large vehicle starts to overtake, the lights change and you find an HGV at your side, or you are forced to brake to avoid the rear end of the HGV hitting you as the driver pulls back into it's lane too quickly.
Training would be far more useful than compulsory helmets. I see shocking incompetence by cyclists almost every day.
just imagine there is a 2 metre wide pool of magma filled with AIDS infected piranhas around anything with more than 4 wheels - you should be fine(ish)
'ride at all times as if everyone else on the road is a moron intent on killing you' is a good rule. And by that I mean, take your personal road space, don't wait to be given it - sit a foot or two out from the kerb so that you have somewhere to go if some idiot gets too close. Don't get close to large vehicles. If a large vehicle pulls up next to you while stationary and you're in any doubt whatsoever that he's seen you jump off the bike and walk to a safer position. Ride like a car drives, don't sit over at the left waiting for a gap to make a right turn. Etc.
Absolutely. I still wear a helmet, because it's a little extra protection for no real cost, but I think the best helmet is the one you never have to use.
Having now had an accident where a helmet didn't prevent concussion but may have averted more serious facial injury, I have given helmet wearing some thought. I almost always set off on my commute wearing a helmet - certainly in the morning - because none of us are at our best then and people are in a hurry, but this time of year it will come off when I hit parkland - certainly if I start sweating. But I rarely wear it on recreational rides. It's an easier choice in the winter when you're glad of a little warmth. If there's any question of compulsion, I will wear it a lot less - and I already like to let other people see how old I am - the age of their dad, rather than a faceless cyclist.
Despite this, I think ASL's are useful. Without the ASL if you are at the front of the queue invariably the vehicle behind you will pull up on your side. The lights turn green, the car turns left and squashes you. At least with an ASL you get off first and avoid this problem. They also have the benefit of not having an exhaust pumping fumes directly in your lungs - without a vehicle in front the air is slightly cleaner. Additionally with the benefit of an ASL you get a clear run for a while, and avoid being right in the traffic. Being able to filter through stationary traffic on a bike is a big benefit of using a bike to get around a city - advance stop lanes help you to do this more safely. Ideally you'd have a wide cycle lane prioritising cyclists, with a filter light letting cyclists off first. But countries with this type of infrastructure have had a budget of around 20 times per head to devote to cycle infrastructure that the UK; for the last 20 - 50 years. I think in London, even after the much publicised increase in spending you get about £2 spent on cyclists per head, while in Holland it's constantly been around £20 devoted to cyclists per year.
Me too - effectively - luckily the Audi that was following me stopped in good time and the driver gave me a lift to work with the remains of the bike in the back.
im not having a go at ASL's - even tho they are really only as useful as the authorities willingness to enforce them - i am however taking issue with the way they are accessed. interestingly there is an anomolously layed out ASL access on the magic blue paint highway at the intersection of clapham/stockwell road heading towards brixton where the feeder lane is in the middle of two lanes - a much safer and visible way of accessing an ASL.
There's the same thing on Goods Lane at the intersection just before going under St Pancras station. I wonder if there will be a move towards that system where the road width allows for it.
do you genuinely not know? or are you being particularly specious? seriously. because if you don't know how you would know if you can be seen or not within a mirror of another road user then you shouldn't be on the road. at all even as a pedestrain as you're a danger to yourself and others... Please don't use any vehicle until you've learned this, in all seriousness you shouldn't be on the road if you're not aware of this...
also I think we have to accept the idea of ASL whilst admirable is in fact for most roads not the solution to provide the best chance of survival for cyclists and what they more often than not do is place slow moving traffic directly into the path of faster moving traffic in a far to often narrowing road space situation. I'd like to see separate lanes at junctions which then blended back into general road use past the junctions. These should have their own sychronised lights systems which along with pedestrain crossings would mean foot 2 wheel, 2 wheel powered, 4 wheel + in essence. Phase each set of lights to allow traffic through at a reasonable pace, alter the laws to allow left on red etc and this would solve a lot of the issues.
This is what gets me about it all - not that cyclists will go into vehicles' blind spots, but that massive vehicles have so many blind spots in the first place.
well yes there's certainly an argument that modern large vehicles now the tech is available have to be manditorialy fitted with 360% cameras (with my personal prefference red marked areas for proximity so if something small is in range (like a kid on a bike) but not clearly visable because you're a trucker or bus driver and have never been ras'ed to actually clean the damn cameras, then it'll still glow red when you can't see them behind the road filth encrusted lens...
Sure. Too many people don't have confidence to take 'the primary position' and position themselves badly at junctions. This is another reason why advanced stop lanes are useful.
Thing is, as someone else has said also, sometimes other vehicles put you in their blind spot. That the driver in this incident has been arrested for dangerous driving kinda makes it sound like that's at least a possibility. I've had a HGV overtake me half way and then start indicating left when I was going straight on. Thankfully he knew I was there and waited for me to pass, but boy that raised my heart rate a little!
The eye witness said the cyclist went up the inside of the bus though. I think it's standard practice for a an arrest to be made. I'm not saying the bus driver didn't do anything wrong, just that we shouldn't read too much into the fact that he has been arrested.
After this happened, i suppose my awareness of cyclists going up the inside of long/large vehicles was rather heightened and in one day I witnessed four cyclists doing this. It's a horrible feeling to witness it, so I can't imagine how horrible it must be to witness someone coming a cropper because of it. I wanted to chase after them and tell them how risky their behaviour is, but i take risks on my bike daily too. It probably wouldn't do any good either, as I can imagine my reaction to some breathless helmetless lunatic lecturing me about road safety. There needs to be a massive campaign geared towards cyclists about riding on the inside of vehicles at junctions, but I don't know how effective it would be. It's already obvious to me and many others that is a very dangerous thing to do, so I have no idea how to make it apparent to others too.
There has been a push on this. Lots of lorries have signs telling you not to do it. Lots of training for drivers, new mirrors etc. There have been pieces on the news about it. You're right though, lots of people still don't know about it - so more needs to be done.
I've noticed a slight change in attitude from lorry drivers. If I'm in front of a large vehicle at lights, I always turn round and look the driver in the eyes to get some acknowledgment that he knows I'm there, and the reaction is a bit more respectful/friendly, like you are not merely an annoyance, just another road user.
ach it gets worse - the driver is one of my Bros boys from the depot - hes utterly wiped out by all accounts and my bro is bringing in the counselling and support stuff now.
Of course, there is pretty much nothing you can do to prevent other road users putting you in danger but where you can act to make yourself safer then you should, it's little consolation to know you were in the right if your seriously injured but I'd feel much worse if there was something I could have done to prevent an accident but didn't do it. eta as distasteful as it is to lay some blame on the cyclist their actions can't be ignored if they were unsafe and IMO riding up the inside of a large vehicle IS unsafe.
He made a split second error of judgement, by all accounts - I dare say we've all done it in some way or another, it's just that sadly he paid the ultimate price.
helmets are the law here. i still see hard cunts with the helmet on their handle bars. idiots. wearing a helmet saved my life when an earthquake spat me off. the helmet was split up the back from smashing into the ground so hard. a bit stunned but i was able to get up and carry on. new helmet next day.
I just read this in the paper. If it's so easy to put in special lanes for Olympic officials then why not keep them for ordinary Londoners? Unthinkable? ZiL lanes for bikes http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentis...eguardian/commentisfree/rss+(Comment+is+free)


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LInX and NCIS connection
i2 has built an interface between COPLINK and the U.S. Naval Criminal Investigative Service's (NCIS) Law Enforcement Information Exchange (LInX), creating vital information sharing capabilities between local, state and federal law enforcement agencies.
Developed by Northrop Grumman, LInX enhances information sharing between local, state and federal law enforcement in areas of strategic importance to the U.S. Navy and Department of Defense, including Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Hampton Roads, Va., Florida, Georgia, the Gulf Coast region, the National Capital Region, North Carolina, New Mexico and Southern California. LInX provides more than 800 participating law enforcement partner agencies with secure access to regional crime and incident data and the tools needed to process it, enabling investigators to search across jurisdictional boundaries to help solve crimes and resolve suspicious events.
COPLINK, a widely deployed lead generation tool, enables law enforcement agencies across the country to organize and rapidly analyze vast quantities of seemingly unrelated criminal data currently housed in incompatible databases and records management systems. More than 3,000 law enforcement agencies have access to COPLINK data and about a half billion records are shared securely in COPLINK.
i2 is working with the State of Alaska, NCIS and Northrop Grumman on a pilot program that will connect Alaska with Washington, scheduled to commence in early 2011. Agencies in both states use a combination of COPLINK and/or LInX. Once the connection is live, agencies in Alaska, Washington or Oregon that use one or both systems will have access to both resources. Based on results of the pilot, the new capability will be extended to other jurisdictions throughout the country using COPLINK and/or LInX.


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From: | Paul Pogonyshev |
Subject: | bug#10941: [126.96.36.199] cc-mode: error in message buffer when "typing fast", characters eaten |
Date: | Fri, 30 Mar 2012 01:11:05 +0300 |
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Alan Mackenzie wrote: > > Sometimes (quite often) when opening a different syntax region --- a > > quoted string, or block comment --- in C++ mode, the first character > > after it gets eaten with some error message shown in the echo area. I > > managed to create a surefire (at least here) way to reproduce it. > > What exactly do you mean by "opening a different syntax region"? Do you > mean moving point into it, or scrolling to see it? Just typing, similarly to the testcase. When you quickly type an opening quote (") or inline comment starter (/*) and then instantly continue typing whatever is going to be inside, this error happens. Far from always, but often enough to be annoying. > OK. I have a suspicion it could be something like two > before-change-functions being invoked without the after-change-function > which should come between them. I have a different suspicion that sometimes cc-mode relies on data found in font-lock only and that data may or may not be present (or up to date) depending on how fast lazy font-locking happens. But of course you know the code better to decide if that is possible at all. Paul
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Lord Clement-Jones moved Amendment No. 13:
The noble Lord said: Aficionados of health Billsthat word is not out of place; we have had a health Bill every year since this Government came to officewill recognise that Amendment No. 13 is similar to amendments tabled to each of the previous health Bills. I make no apology for that. One in five of us is aged 55 or over and 42 per cent of NHS resources is devoted to older people. If we do not get our health service right in relation to older people, we are failing horribly not only in human terms but also in the waste of resources.
In the recent past the Secretary of States was quoted as saying,
That is just a snapshot of some of the problems that could have been investigated at the time. But that inquiry never took place. A succession of reports from voluntary organisations and official bodies since 1997 have shown the presence of age discrimination in the health service. The national confidential inquiry into perioptic deaths in 1999 referred to staff shortages and lack of experience leading directly to the deaths of older people.
An Age Concern survey of 1,000 patients at the end of 1999 found that health was a key concern of older people. But its survey of GPs at the same time found that 77 per cent said that rationing on the basis of age was taking place in the NHS. Another report by Age Concern, Speaking Out, which was published in November 2000, showed that ill-treatment and discrimination against the elderly was still rife at that time.
A report published in 2000 by the Association of Community Health Councils on accident and emergency departments demonstrated horrendous discrimination against older people. Elderly patients are rushed to hospital but are then left to wait on average far longer than younger patients to die on trolleys.
The King's Fund report, Old Habits Die Hard: Tackling Age Discrimination in Health and Social Care, was published earlier this year. So it is not just reports of 1999 and 2000 which illustrate age discrimination; the King's Fund report was published earlier this year. It illustrates the belief of senior managers that age discrimination is endemic in the health service. Three out of four senior health and social care managers
The National Service Framework for Older People by itself is not enough. It is welcome and of course the Government are relying on it as an alternative to legislation. But we need to create a positive legal duty and a positive culture of care. It is not only a matter of resources; above all, it is a matter of respect. That should be enshrined in legislation.
As I have said, we on these Benches have argued on previous occasions, both in respect of the Health and Social Care Act and the Care Standards Act, that such a duty should be on the face of legislation. This Bill presents another opportunity for the Government to accept the need for a clear duty not to discriminate. It is clear that the voluntary approach is not working. Older people are still receiving second rate care. We need to ensure, as a matter of legislation, that training takes place and staff in the NHS recognise the need to comply. I beg to move.
Lord Turnberg: I am sorry that I am unable to support the amendment of the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones. I say I am sorry because, in my advancing years, I am second to none in my wish to see age discrimination banished from all walks of life, not least in the health service. So I am right behind, indeed somewhat ahead, of the noble Lord in the principle behind the amendment.
My problem is in working out whether this principle should be on the face of the Bill. I fear that it should not, otherwise we would have to include discrimination on all sorts of groundscolour, creed, race, religion, all of which are vitally important. Discrimination on any of those grounds is equally abhorrent.
We would have to be clear, therefore, that discrimination of any type is not approved. So, much as I should like to see this provision on the face of the Bill, I regret that I cannot support it.
Baroness Pitkeathley: I too must speak against this amendment, not because I am in any way opposed to age discrimination but for the reasons put forward by my noble friend.
Discrimination of any kind is utterly unacceptable in the NHS. However, amendments to a Bill is probably not the way to ensure that we tackle age or any other kind of discrimination. A framework already exists for tackling this problem in the National Service Framework for Older People. There is already evidence that that is working well for the benefit of older people.
In my prolonged stay in hospital last year, I saw no evidence at all of any kind of discrimination against older people because each patientat least in my ward in the Middlesex hospitalwas treated with dignity, respect and courtesy as well as with clinical expertise, based not on the patient's age but on their clinical
Earl Howe: I have a great deal of sympathy with this amendment. The Government's national service framework for older people, published a year ago, was filled to the brim with sound principles and good, sensible practice. It was widely and deservedly welcomed among managers in the health arena, and indeed in social care. Nevertheless, when one speaks to many people in the health service there is a perception that the legacy of ageist attitudes from the past continues to cling on, if only in odd corners.
I admit that evidence of ageism is elusive and anecdotal. But the feeling emerged very strongly from the recent King's Fund study that unless there are the proper resources and support available for managers trying to implement the national service framework, it would be very difficult to promote and foster what is quite a complex policy on as wide and as thorough a basis as is necessary. Rates of progress in implementing the national service framework vary considerably around the country. The King's Fund argued that motivation to tackle age discrimination would be a great deal strengthened by the creation of a legal requirement to promote age equality. One has at least to stop and listen to that view coming from that source.
Against that backdrop it has to be said that there is even the odd Cassandra taking part in this wider debate. Recently, Malcolm Johnson, who is director of the International Institute on Health and Ageing at Bristol University, expressed the view that the Government's pledge to stamp out ageism in the NHS is doomed to failure because of a lack of staff and resources. For example, he has spoken about the low priority generally given to chronic illnesses and the lack of checks and screenings for older people as evidence that ageism in health care is endemic. He was also quoted as saying that the training of most practitioners contains very little about older people and that in the minds of healthcare professionals there is an inbuilt hierarchy of priorities which is hard to shift. Those are the things which he said stand in the way of rooting out ageism.
I do not believe that I would classify myself as quite such a pessimist because I believe that clinicians and managers are much more alive to the issues of discrimination than they perhaps were a few years ago. But I believe that there is still work to do. We need to involve older people themselves in looking at the various policies which have a disproportionate effect on older people and hear what they think about them. We need to examine those specialist services which are aimed mainly at older people and make sure that there are no unacceptable disparities around the country in
I turn to a particular hobbyhorse of mine. We need to look at hospices and specialist palliative care services, where the degree of public funding has been allowed to slip in recent years to levels that make it very difficult for many hospices to continue functioning. I hope that the Minister will be able to give his own insight into these very important issues.
Baroness Thomas of Walliswood: Perhaps I may make a small additional point. The noble Baroness, Lady Pitkeathley, and other speakers, have referred to the need for equal treatment in the sense of equal respect given to patients of different ages. But that is not necessarily what we are talking about here. On a number of occasions we have discussed in this House the problem of ensuring that older people get the right food when in hospital. It is to that kind of thing as well as to those matters raised by the noble Earl, Lord Howe, that those responsible should direct their attention when spending 75 per cent of the funds directed at NHS secondary care. Their influence could be very strong in ensuring that hospital trusts in particular pay attention to the special needs of older people and not so much to the need for respect.
(1) It shall be the duty of any person or body exercising functions or otherwise providing services within the National Health Service to prevent discrimination by reason of age against any class of persons receiving services from the National Health Service except where clinically justified.
(2) It shall be the duty of any prescribed NHS body to publish an annual statement of the measures they have taken to prevent discrimination on the grounds of age against any class of persons receiving services from the National Health Service."
"I will not tolerate anything which smacks of age discrimination in the NHS".
But the fact is that this Government, to date, have not done nearly enough to prevent it. Before they came into power in 1997 they promised an investigation into age discrimination in the NHS. The grounds for such an investigation were obvious. It was clear that there had been restrictions on heart bypass operations, heart transplants and cardiac rehabilitation for older people. Kidney dialysis and transplants had been refused to patients over the age of 70 and there are no public health fitness targets for those over the age of 65 in Our Healthier Nation.
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