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Christmas Gift Ideas for Women
What a difficult topic! Since there are more than half as many women on the earth as there are people (which is getting into the billions, and moving along fast!), and every single one has a unique personality, we can only start you off on a certain road. You'll need to follow the signposts that you have built up for this person to know which direction to take at each fork.
But enough of the metaphors, and more of the advice!
The first time you come to a crossroads in choosing a Christmas present for a female is most likely to be how much you would like to spend on them. Use the price sliders in every category to help you narrow down what you want to look at, and what you'll just skim over anyway. If you want to splash out, then gemstone jewelry, diamond earrings or diamond pendants will be some of your main focal categories. If you are looking for a lower price range, then try amongst the earrings and necklaces, and especially the Pandora and Nomination bracelet ranges for affordable gifts that are still personalized and very meaningful.
If you aren't really sure what type of jewelry to get for someone for Christmas, you can use their birthday (ironically, I know!) as a guide … we blog every single month about what presents are likely to suit somebody born in that particular month, and these presents are just as easily and suitably given at Christmas as at their birthday! We usually include some personality advice as their birth-month relates to their star sign, and also have some tips about great birthstone jewelry for anyone born in that month.
If you are buying for someone close to you, you can be guided by the huge store of knowledge you (hopefully!) have about their tastes and preferences, and also what they already have in their collection. Go as plain or as intricate as you like, and choose from just about any type of jewelry.
However, if you are buying for a female to whom you are less closely connected (sisters in law, mothers in law, colleagues and plain old friends!), it is probably better to keep it on that are more classic and of simple design, rather than intricate and elaborate. If you aren't as close to somebody, birthstone jewelry is a great idea – it makes no assumptions about their personality or taste. Also go for earrings and bracelets, rather than rings and necklaces.
The final signpost we can provide on the path to a great Christmas gift for women in your life, is that you need to be guided by your instincts and her unique personality. Most women love jewelry – even those that aren't particularly feminine or decorative. We have a huge range, and ultimately what you get will depend on whether she is a boy's girl or a girl's girl … whether she is elegant and refined or down-to-earth … whether she works with her hands or her mind … and her unique look and coloring. As always, if any advice is required – we are here!
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David Fincher is an intelligent and masterful filmmaker whose attention to detail has resulted in several superb, high-quality thrillers. One of my favourite Fincher films is Panic Room. Fincher is a master at taking the most minimalistic of set designs and using the physical space to raise the tension to a fever pitch. That's precisely what he does in one tension-filled scene in Panic Room when Meg (Jodie Foster) confronts the three thieves who have broken into her house from inside a panic room, a concrete saferoom with video surveillance monitors, a steel door that locks you in until the police arrive and a separate phone line (which unluckily for Meg, doesn't work.)
Fincher sticks Meg and her daughter Sarah inside the panic room and leaves the thieves outside to wait them out. It's two nearly empty, dimly lit spaces occupied by characters who merely exchange dialogue and not much else, yet it is a tension-filled scene in the artful hands of Fincher who doesn't need to use fancy camerawork or complex visual spaces or have his actors doing much to create effective suspense and fear.
Meg tries to assert authority and to put on a brave face as she firmly tells the intruders through the panic room's intercom system to get out of her house. "Say fuck," her daughter Sarah instructs. "Get out of my fucking house!" shouts Meg. It's a small tension breaker and a touch of light humour, but the tension swells when the thieves tell Meg that they're not going anywhere because what they came for is in that room. We learn that one of the burglars's, Burnham, builds panic rooms for a living. "I spent the last 12 years of my life building rooms like this specifically to keep out people like us," he tells his co-conspirators. Burham possesses a unique knowledge about the room – how it works and its strengths and weaknesses – a lot more than Meg and Sarah know which is basically to stay inside and lock the door. Burham's knowledge of the room and the fact that the three thieves have come specifically for what's inside raises the stakes and the tension. The stalemate that Fincher creates between these two groups of people inside two spaces sets in motion a thrilling game that has you guessing who will concede first.

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The Independent Film Channel started as a showcase for auteurs like Jacques Tati, but its new corporate identity was driven in large part by Tarantino and Tumblr. Marketing executives at IFC commissioned New York design firm Gretel to help rethink their look and feel in an age where Portlandia, the channel's flagship program, draws bigger audiences as an embed in blog posts than on its first run broadcasts.
The new look comes just four years after the channel rebranded and the logo itself remains largely unchanged. Gretel took IFC's existing deco-inspired call letters, tilted them slightly and created the appearance of depth with a 2-D drop shadow. The end result looks like something that could have been uncovered after being locked away in a Hollywood backlot soundstage for decades. "We were taking what was there and amping it up, clarifying it, giving it more depth and heft, making it into an object," says Ryan Moore, Gretel's creative director. "Our goal was to make the mark feel like a logo for a production company or an independent theater space."
Simple as the change seems, Gretel experimented with dozens of drastically different alternatives, but during the research process found that the stakeholders—everyone from executives to on-air personalities—liked the existing logo. It wasn't a broken brand, just one that needed fleshing out. "Everyone had a sense of what the brand meant, but couldn't articulate it," says Moore. "It was our job to tell the team what it meant."
The primary focus was establishing the fonts, colors, and visual elements that would unify, identify, and buffer the programming as well as devising rules to ensure they got applied consistently. The result is an identity system that mashes up retro punk rock exuberance and the modern tendency towards twee. Two fonts drive the visuals; Clan Narrow Ulta, a heavy sans serif and Prestige Elite Bold, a monospace typewriter font make the identity system feel like an upscale homage to Maximum Rock & Roll.
All non-photographic imagery is rendered in black, white, and blue to establish a consistent color palette across a variety of media. "A lot of this content will live on Hulu, YouTube, and Tumblrs," says Moore. "Part of what works with this brand is that there are so few tools, but they're used so
From TV Guide to Tumblr
Some have criticized IFC for rebranding so soon after their last makeover, but they're trying to keep up with a network model that's shifting at an even faster clip. Up until recently "programs" were the product, now software programs are increasingly becoming the delivery mechanisms. This has changed the way executives think about programming.
Gretel looked to IFC's blogs for inspiration. IFC's social media presence is more akin to BuzzFeed than typical corporate boiler plate and they've fully embraced listicles, humorous non sequiturs, and meme culture. Moore's goal was to create a system to give odd gifs a consistent feel.
The design acts as a subtle stage dressing for the on-air talent and turns movies quotes and catchphrases into artfully animated interstitials. "I think the sensibility is taking what the talent is saying and amplifying it with design," says Moore. A system of badges follow the rules of designing a hipster logo to a perfectly kerned T while helping unify a diverse collection of content that includes offbeat original programs and basic cable classics.
The Independent Film Channel Is Dead. Long Live IFC
Perhaps the biggest change in this rebrand is a move away from the "I" and "F" in the channel's name. "It's no longer the Independent Film Channel, its IFC," says Moore. "No one thinks of ABC as the American Broadcast Corporation." Likewise ESPN is no longer the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network and MTV long ago abandoned its focus on music videos to focus more broadly on youth culture.
IFC is now the place where indie podcasters like Mark Maron get TV gigs and the definition of "classic" stretches to encompass Point Break and Kill Bill. Gretel's research made it clear, if Spike is for fratboys, IFC is for fanboys, and like it or not, what started as a haven for fans of French New Wave has become the home of Garfunkel & Oates, though according to Moore, "There are still some people who are very angry IFC isn't running Goddard films."
Brand standards manuals are typically the end result of engagements like these. They'll often span hundreds of pages and lay out in minute detail the ways designers can and cannot use the elements of the identity. IFC's is likely the first such manual that includes guidelines for animated GIFs. Spoiler alert: It also codifies IFC's tagline, "Always on, Slightly Off," and defines "slightly" to mean exactly 120 degrees off the baseline.Go Back to Top. Skip To: Start of Article.


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A few weeks ago I saw this trailer for Hermano and it somehow slipped away from me. Today I re-discovered it and got excited all over again. Hermano (or Brother) comes from Venezuelan director Marcel Rasquin and it's a foreign language sports drama that received major hype and critical acclaim when it was first released back in 2010. It's finally coming to US theatres this Friday and I cannot wait to see it! It's got the good brother/bad brother plot that we saw in films like City Of God and Slumdog Millionaire (and that crazy good 2009 drama Brothers, with Jake Gyllenhaal and Natalie Portman). The two young men in this movie have been raised as brothers and 'struggle to become professional soccer players amidst slum life and tragedy.'
Any film that reminds me of City Of God in the slightest, is a must-see, so I'm definitely looking forward to August 24. Anybody else into it?0


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This fragrance-free eye cream is a decent, lightweight option for slightly dry skin around the eyes or elsewhere. Most eye creams aren't necessary (see More Info to find out why) but if you choose to use one, this is an OK option. As for the anti-aging claims, nothing in this formula will help reduce undereye bags. More often than not, these so-called bags are caused by fat pads beneath the eye slipping out of place, causing skin to pouch. This issue must be corrected via cosmetic surgery; skin care won't be of much help, no matter the claim or how much you spend. The same is true for lifting the eye area, which this eye cream also cannot do (even if it could, where would the excess skin go? Up, yes, but will that really make the eye area look better?).
This contains a high enough concentration of film-forming agent to make wrinkles look smoother and perhaps cause skin around the eyes to feel (temporarily) tighter. That's nice, but making skin feel tighter isn't the same as actually tightening loose, sagging skin. The titanium dioxide and mica this contain help brighten and illuminate skin, which is a nice effect but not really anti-aging.
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Why You May Not Need an Eye Cream
Most eye creams aren't necessary. That's either because they are poorly formulated, contain nothing special for the eye area, or come in packaging that won't keep key ingredients stable. Just because the product is labeled as an eye cream doesn't mean it's good for your eye area; in fact, many can actually make matters worse.
There is much you can do to improve signs of aging around your eyes. Any product loaded with antioxidants, skin-repairing ingredients, skin-lightening ingredients, anti-inflammatory ingredients, and effective emollients will work wonders and those ingredients don't have to come from a product labeled as an eye cream.
You would be shocked how many eye creams lack even the most basic ingredients to help skin. For example, most eye creams don't contain sunscreen. During the day that is a serious problem because it leaves the skin around your eyes vulnerable to sun damage and this absolutely will make dark circles, puffiness, and wrinkles worse!
Whatever product you put around your eye area, regardless of what it is labeled, must be well formulated and appropriate for the skin type around your eyes! That may mean you need an eye cream, but you may also do just as well applying your regular facial moisturizer around your eyes.
L'Oreal Paris Revitalift presents the next-generation of skincare, RevitaLift Triple Power Eye Treatment, a powerful, luxurious eye cream that goes beyond a simple anti-aging treatment to address 3 dimensions that age the delicate eye area. 1. Fight Wrinkles, Reduce Bags 3. Lift Eye Area
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Strengths: Budget-friendly prices; good makeup removers; wide assortment of self-tanning options; one of the best, most comprehensive makeup collections at the drugstore, with superb options in almost every category; the mascaras are a tough act to follow.
Weaknesses: Jar packaging hinders some of the skincare formulas; many of their skincare formulas contain problematic amounts of fragrance and/or other irritants; exaggerated anti-aging claims.
L'Oreal's extensive makeup collection retains its stature as one of the better selections at the drugstore, though they have stiff competition from Revlon and, in some cases, sister company Maybelline New York. In recent years L'Oreal has made significant strides with foundation shades, powder textures, concealers, and, of course, superlative mascaras that rarely fail to impress. Their lipsticks are excellent and you will find many L'Oreal makeup products have a Lancome counterpart, and that the differences are minor—if there are any at all.
L'Oreal's displays in many drugstores reflect better-organized products and shade categories (though testers are still scarce). Given the number of lipsticks they sell, it only makes sense to put them in color families so consumers have a better shopping experience. Their True Match products are also sensibly laid out, but the rest of the foundations aren't as organized, likely due to the smaller selection of shades. Speaking of foundations, L'Oreal has made further strides by offering more that provide sufficient UVA protection. Revlon still has the edge for consistently launching impressive foundations with sunscreen, but at least L'Oreal is (finally) catching up.
The bottom line is that every category of L'Oreal's makeup has some winning (and in some cases, benchmark-setting) products.
Unfortunately, despite the brands' enormous presence in the beauty industry, L'Oreal's moisturizers and treatment products are a nearly all unremarkable and repetitive. When it comes to moisturizers or serums, just about anything from Dove, Olay, Neutrogena, or Aveeno is preferred. L'Oreal does well with most of their cleansers, along with scrubs and self-tanning products, but given the widespread availability and financial resources of this line, they could be doing so much more. The good news is their makeup has made major strides and now ranks as the best overall color collection at the drugstore—imagine the results if their skin care followed suit.
For more information about L'Oreal, call (800) 322-2036 or visit www.loreal.com or www.lorealparisusa.com.
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In ClusterJ (as in JPA), annotations are used to describe how the interface is mapped to tables in a database. An annotated interface looks like this:
@PersistenceCapable(table="employee") @Index(name="idx_uhash") public interface Employee { @PrimaryKey int getId(); void setId(int id); String getFirst(); void setFirst(String first); String getLast(); void setLast(String last); @Column(name="municipality") @Index(name="idx_municipality") String getCity(); void setCity(String city); Date getStarted(); void setStarted(Date date); Date getEnded(); void setEnded(Date date); Integer getDepartment(); void setDepartment(Integer department); }
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ended, and
department. The
@PersistenceCapable(table="employee") is used
to let ClusterJ know which database table to map the
Employee to (in this case, the
employee table). The
@Column annotation is used because the
city property name implied by the
getCity() and
methods is different from the mapped column name
municipality. The annotations
@PrimaryKey and
inform ClusterJ about indexes in the database table.
The implementation of this interface is created dynamically by
ClusterJ at runtime. When the
method is called, ClusterJ creates an implementation class for
Employee interface; this class stores the
values in an internal object array.
ClusterJ does not require an annotation for every attribute. ClusterJ automatically detects the primary keys of tables; while there is an annotation in ClusterJ to permit the user to describe the primary keys of a table (see previous example), when specified, it is currently ignored. (The intended use of this annotation is for the generation of schemas from the domain object model interfaces, but this is not yet supported.)
The annotations themselves must be imported from the ClusterJ
API. They can be found in package
and can be imported like this:
import com.mysql.clusterj.annotation.Column; import com.mysql.clusterj.annotation.Index; import com.mysql.clusterj.annotation.PersistenceCapable; import com.mysql.clusterj.annotation.PrimaryKey;


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Russia was defiant in the face of criticism over arm supplies to Syria after reports that Moscow was supplying improved "ship-killing" missiles to the regime of President Bashar al-Assad.
Sergei Lavrov, Russia's foreign minister, accused Western media of "trying to create a sensation" and claimed that no international agreements were being broken.
His comments came after the New York Times cited US officials saying Russia was delivering Yakhont anti-ship cruise missiles upgraded with advanced radar systems to the Syrian government, which is engaged in a bloody civil war with Western-backed rebel groups.
Military experts told the paper the enhanced missiles would be a "formidable weapon" if Mr Assad's forces wanted to hinder any future international efforts to impose a naval embargo.
Speaking from Sochi, Mr Lavrov said: "I do not understand why the media is trying to create a sensation out of this. We have not hidden that we supply weapons to Syria under signed contracts, without violating any international agreements, or our own legislation."
Russia has sent Yakhont missiles to Syria in the past, but the new batch is said to have greater capabilities because of the better radar.
Moscow and Washington agreed earlier this month to arrange a peace conference to bring together both sides in the conflict in an attempt to agree a transitional government. Senator Bob Corker of Tennessee, the senior Republican on the foreign relations committee, said the supply of missiles would "set back efforts to promote the political transition".
Russia insists it is not selling Mr Assad's army any offensive weapons that could be used to kill civilians. Mr Lavrov said earlier this week that Moscow had not changed its position that it would honour existing arms contracts.
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Information Architecture Tends
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I am sick as a dog today so news will be slow for a little bit, but I thought I would pass along this one link. Lou Rosenfeld is asking for your help to identify Information Architecture Tends over the past several years and predictions into the future. You don't have to have an IA job title to take the survey. I should note that because of the format of the survey please uses the highest average for each year (i.e. some of us had many jobs each year in 2000 to 2003). Please pass the URL around to your colleagues as well. The survey will be open for a week. Once completed the results will be shared via Lou's Bloug. Ok, back to chicken soup and sleeping for me.


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Superman: The Movie
It's not a bird. It's not a plane. It's Superman!
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Superman: The Movie
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Why is Superman: The Movie rated PG? Superman: The Movie is rated PG by the MPAA
Overall: A- An alien superhero uses his unusual powers to bring criminals to justice and avert global disaster.
Violence: C+ The consequences of many of the depicted accidents and acts of violence in this film are diverted by super human rescue efforts. Violence includes: An intense explosion, causing people and objects to fall and crash. Prisoners encased in glass prison. Reporter refers to sex, murder and violence in news stories. Man points gun at man and woman, threatens them and shoots bullet. Men attempt to steal from store vendors. Man hit and killed by subway train, body not shown. Man makes references to people being killed. Helicopter accident including explosions, man knocked out with an injury, and woman falling from the helicopter and then from tall building. Man tries to break into building and falls from great height. Shootout between police and criminals during high-speed chase ends in car crash. Man hits another man with iron bar. Lightning hits plane. Woman falls from height. Man repeatedly steps on man's fingers. Man threatens city population with gas leak. Man hit with stick. Man immobilized with foreign substance. Extensive scenes of destruction during an earthquake including bus and car accidents on a bridge, dam breaking, rocks falling, gas station explosion, near train accident, accidents at electrical plant and car with passenger falling into crack in roadway, woman killed in quake accident.
Sexual Content: A- Superman as a young child is seen completely naked for a brief moment in a non-sexual context. Woman's clothing and swimsuits reveal some cleavage, woman kisses man, man kisses woman.
Language: B+ Use of name-calling and at least 5 mild profanities.
Alcohol / Drug Use: B Policemen talk about having a drink after an unsettling incident, man smokes cigar, woman drinks wine and offers some to man, one main character and other minor characters shown smoking.
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Superman: The Movie is directed by and stars Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder.
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The most recent home video release of Superman: The Movie movie is April 30, 2001. Here are some details…
Home Video Notes: Superman Triple Feature
Release Date: 13 November 2012
Warner Brothers Studios is releasing a box set of three movies starring this superhero: Superman, Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (not reviewed), and Superman Returns.
DVD Notes: Superman - The Movie (Special Edition)
If the theatrical version of Superman had you convinced a man could fly, you'll be soaring even higher with this DVD release. Extended by eight minutes (the new run time is 151 minutes), thanks to the inclusion of previously deleted scenes, this revised edition of the caped crusader offers lots of bonus extras too. These include three behind-the-scenes documentaries: The Magic Behind the Cape (special effects), Making Superman: Filming the Legend (production and release) and Taking Flight: The Development of Superman (preproduction). Director Richard Donner and creative consultant Tom Mankiewicz also provide an audio commentary. As well, you can watch the screen tests for Superman, Lois Lane, and Ursa, listen to the audio outtakes for eight sequences, reminisce with the old TV Spots and see what you missed with two additional deleted scenes. The English audio track is available in Dolby Digital 5.1, with subtitles in English, Spanish, French and Portuguese.
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For other unusual adoption stories, check out Stewart Little, Babe, or Dinosaur. For other super hero flicks (not all of which are too super when it comes to violence), read our reviews of Batman-Subzero, Iron Giant, X-men, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Mask of Zorro.


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Nitu Devi is very skillful in hand work when it comes to stitching work. She is a tailor by profession last four years and spends maximum time in tailoring and selling her hand work.
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After Burner Climax Buyers Get Free Microsoft Points
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2010-02-28 - Sampling DeathSmiles 2, KOF Sky Stage, After Burner Climax, Ketsui and Senko no Rondo 2. Read More »
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February, 2011 950 kilometers to go. Less than one thousand. Three digits. YEE HAW! I'm now sitting here in my tent in Puerto San Julian thinking about our adventures of the past month – we've had a lot of them. And I'm thinking forward to that day about four weeks from now when we roll […]
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We reached the Atlantic Ocean today! Now it's straight south to Ushuaia. As expected, we couldn't allow such an opportunity to pass us by – we took our picnic lunch down to the beach and played. For hours. The boys buried each other in the pebbles, they filled their shirts with pebbles, and they played […]
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Pastor, Our Marriage Is in Trouble: A Guide to Short-Term Counseling
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April 1992
BeschreibungActing with genuine care and concern, pastors can be effective in helping married couples resolve difficulties and discover reconciliation, joy, and love. The question often is, "How do I do it?" In Pastor, Our Marriage Is in Trouble, Charles L. Rassieur, an experienced counselor, outlines a step-by-step approach that takes the pastor from beginning to end in a process of short-term intervention and counseling. A helpful tool in the process is the Pastoral Marriage Counseling Questionnaire, which can be used in gathering essential information about both spouses and their relationships. In addition, you'll find important information about: a rationale for the need and opportunity for pastoral intervention in troubled marriages how the marriage counseling process begins with the initial pastoral contact with one or both spouses help for the pastor in preparing for individual counseling sessions with each spouse important topics for marriage counseling regardless of which approach or model is used the last two sessions of counseling: deciding whether to end counseling, to refer the couple to other professional resources, or to contract with the couple for further counseling sessions
InhaltsverzeichnisContents Preface Introduction to Pastoral Marriage Counseling Initiating Short-Term Marriage Counseling Individual Sessions with Each Spouse Concluding Joint Sessions Special Concerns in Marriage Counseling Pastoral Marriage Counseling Questionnaire Notes Recommended Reading
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Trip Around the Sun: Visits to 52 Religions in a Year
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BeschreibungChuck Borough is a scientist. The claims of his childhood religion have been frustrating. It has not been hard to see significant advantages among friends and relatives who find it easy to accept these claims. Still, the claims themselves appear entirely unable to bear even the slightest scientific inquiry. Chuck decided to take a trip around the sun. He would have one full year without the influence of his religion. In 52 weeks, he would visit and inquire during the meetings of 52 other religions, Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Buddhist, Atheist, etc. There was no plan for a book. The journal of reports of these visits and his thoughts during the adventure are this book.
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New EU rules and lawyers' increased comfort with digital formats are sparking a sea-change in the way law firms manage their documents
What have been the biggest changes in the way you manage documents in the past five years?
Neil Mirchandani, partner, Hogan Lovells: We've undoubtedly moved from a predominantly paper-based system towards electronics-based systems.
We're not completely electronic yet, and it varies across the levels of experience of the lawyers and how far the firm as a whole embraces digital and paperless storage.
The people at the more senior end of the scale are probably still more used to paper-based management of their documents. On the other hand, even the most senior partners use email routinely and file their emails electronically, often without printing them out. At the more junior end they're probably increasingly working only in a paperless way.
Practices vary, of course, and one of the downsides is that people now send an email rather than pick up the phone. I've still got a lot of paper around my room as I prefer to take my working papers to meetings, but some rely on iPads, for example.
David Williams, partner, Walker Morris: Documents have always had a big part to play in the legal world, so one of the skills of a solicitor has always been the effective management and storage of documents, whether these are received from a client or generated during a transaction or dispute. What has changed in recent years is the increased volume of documentation and the role played by electronic documents.
We've developed a bespoke document management system (DMS) that enables all the documentation relating to a particular matter to be stored electronically. This applies both to internally and externally generated documents, and means paperless working is a real prospect.
There has also been an increased focus on providing clients with fully secure electronic document rooms so they have 24/7 access to information and documentation, together with online and real-time information about their legal spend. Our aim is always to work in partnership with clients to benefit their businesses and technology has given us new ways of doing this.
Tim Hyman, IT director Emea, Reed Smith: Arguably, the biggest change has been the slow shift from hard to soft copy. The digitisation of data has resulted in multiple systems with complex integration layers designed to create, edit, store and retrieve digital data.
Ironically, once the fundamentals of a digital system are in place the end product is still almost always paper. The knock-on effect of this digitisation is the impact on transportation of data.
While paper was either faxed, posted or couriered, today's digital copy is emailed, carried on removable media, posted online, sent by File Transfer Protocol, shared in social media or even sent by Internet Messenger. Ultimately, management has changed from a structured library-style classification system to an unstructured 'protect and track' system.
Jason Plant, applications manager, DLA Piper: The biggest challenge that has led to a number of changes has been email. A DMS now has to cope with email effectively to keep the matter file intact.
The growth of email in DMSs has been much faster than traditional Word documents and managing this growth has been the biggest challenge in the past five years.
We now see more than 80 per cent email compared with traditional documents in the electronic matter files. Technologies have been introduced to most DMSs to integrate in some way with email, to allow easier filing.
How are law firms dealing with the shift from paper to digital storage?
Mirchandani: We now predominantly rely on digital storage because so much of our communication is electronic. Within our firm we still have documents – confidential partnership documents, for example – where printing access is restricted. These documents are principally intended to be retained digitally and not printed.
In large matters, increasingly we're seeing a central filing system that is electronics-based. Some firms are more aggressive about putting that sort of approach in play than others.
Williams: Most documents are now generated and exist electronically, which means that electronic storage is by far the most effective system. Those few documents that exist in a paper format simply need to be scanned in, electronically tagged and added to the document management facility for a particular matter so that the entire file exists electronically.
Investment in IT has been and will continue to be necessary, in order that systems can be maintained and developed continually.
Of related benefit have been the tools that electronic storage provides. Good examples include the development of the workflows and case management systems that have been important to our own IT development.
Hyman: Firms are dealing with the change in different ways and at different paces.
While nearly all firms now use digital storage, the extent to which that is document management-based varies depending on culture, size and client base.
The many advantages of digital copy – including security, search, automation, speed of production and back-up – also bring a new set of challenges around the user experience. Stability, performance and functionality were words not known in the paper world, but now define lawyers' perception of a DMS.
Plant: It's not a technology problem anymore. The shift really depends on the lawyers. Some are more comfortable managing a paper file, while others are totally electronic.
To make the shift there needs to be an understanding that the e-file can replace the paper file. The tools are there that enable the storage of all types of document created, and scanning can bring in the paper documents received. The use of electronic documents can be a constraining factor – it's easier to flip through a lever-arch file of paper than click through multiple Word documents and emails – but this will change as tablet and e-reader devices propagate at law firms.
As managing costs becomes increasingly important things may accelerate. Law firms can make huge savings on print costs by reducing the paper they produce just to keep files.
Is document management best handled in-house, or is it something that can be outsourced easily?
Mirchandani: Document management is best handled in-house. The only way you can outsource it usefully is if you mandate a system for document management and then you can give clear guidance to an outsourcing entity.
We outsource paper storage as papers are routinely archived offsite, but trying to outsource all your document management, especially if it's electronic, is pretty difficult. We may have different document requirements for corporate as opposed to litigation or real estate; trying to get the economies of scale by outsourcing that is pretty difficult.
Williams: Many law firms have developed their own solutions to document management, based on a variety of factors ranging from their size to the features they are looking for from a DMS. We have a team of experienced IT developers that has enabled us to develop our own DMS tailored to our needs. It can also be adapted to suit the requirements of different departments and evolve as circumstances change and new uses are identified.
Hyman: Today, document management is best managed in-house. This will change. There are many cloud or offsite solutions coming online and users are becoming 'cloud-savvy' due to their personal technology experience. Apple, Google and Microsoft are all educating technophobe users to embrace technology in mobile and easy-to-use ways.
Plant: Traditionally, this was always managed in-house, but there are a number of options becoming available that allow law firms to outsource document management in various forms, from cloud-based solutions that provide a number of best-of-breed technologies for law firms to cloud-based DMS products.
It's difficult to give a definitive answer on which is best – there are pros and cons with each – but interestingly, key traditional players in the in-house model are now available in both in-house and cloud-based variants, indicating that vendors realise the need to meet the varying demands of law firms.
What effect will EU proposals to reform data protection have on the way law firms handle document management?
Williams: Law firms have been following with interest the EU's proposals for a new regulation and directive to bring data protection in step with the electronic age, as the changes will apply to their businesses and to their clients'. While there is still some work to be done before these become law, the reform is to be welcomed in providing a more meaningful regime of data protection for the times in which we live.
Law firms have always taken data protection seriously and we do not foresee any problems ensuring compliance with an updated regime.
Hyman: The biggest impact I can see relates to the 'right to delete' proposal. If employees, customers, clients and consumers are given the right to delete any data that is personal, authored or owned by them, law firms will have serious challenges identifying all instances of said data.
Apart from the obvious challenges of internal systems and back-up tapes, there are complications such as social media sites, cloud-based storage and third-party back-up.
Plant: I'm not sure it will have a big impact on EU-based law firms. Most firms are well-versed in meeting data protection requirements across a number of countries and jurisdictions. If anything, it could simplify things if regional variations are removed.
For non-EU firms, the fact that the EU rules will apply if personal data is handled abroad by companies that are active in the EU market and offer services to EU citizens, may make things more complicated.
What do you think the future holds for document management?
Mirchandani: As trainees and junior lawyers become increasingly comfortable with working in electronic formats – with taking a draft document and amending it on-screen – we're only going to move increasingly towards digital storage and a reduction in the amount of paper sitting on people's desks.
However, we won't move 100 per cent to digital because there will always be people who say, "This isn't how I want to work", or, "It's too late for me to change". When the people who are students now become junior lawyers and eventually partners, they'll be comfortable with having minimal paper in their rooms. It'll be good for the forests and still quite good for retaining full records of what's happened.
Our document management audit trail will probably be a lot better, provided electronic archiving keeps pace with working practices. Everything points in that direction.
Williams: The explosion in electronic communications, new technology and new ways of working means that document management will become less the responsibility of the individual to conduct proper file management and more the responsibility of the firm to put in place effective systems.
A firm's IT department will be crucial to its success, and firms will need to set aside increasingly large budgets to allow them to stay ahead of their competitors.
Technology is not only a fact of life, it also has the ability to save time and costs. This cannot be achieved without continuing investment.
Hyman: The future of document management is that it ceases to exist as a solution category. The functionality built into today's high-end systems will be taken for granted and included in firms' data management infrastructure.
Today, there is far too much user interaction with a DMS and the future will demand simplified and transparent interaction. Tomorrow's users will want a dropbox-style, simple, anytime, anywhere solution.
The problem is security. We need to protect the confidentiality of our data but at the same time make access convenient. That, above all else, is the challenge facing technologists.
Plant: A lot of people think document management problems are solved, but continuing growth in the volume of data, greater security requirements from clients and the consumerisation of technology will mean the traditional DMS will need to adapt. It will need to be more flexible, simpler, have the ability to scale (for volumes of data and for a global workplace) and be available on whatever device the lawyer wishes to use from wherever.
Then there's the need to look beyond internal demands and look at allowing access to clients, whether this be access to key documents or tools that allow documents to be collaborated on online yet still be controlled in the firm's DMS.
Files beyond
Law firms have traditionally been heavily reliant on paper and physical files, but times are changing and they are now having to cope with a massive increase in digital documentation. This week's panel look at the main issues and what the future might bring.


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Two months ago, we announced our upcoming Forrester Forrsights Software Survey, Q4 2010. Now the data is back from more than 2,400 respondents in North America and Europe and provides us with deep and sometimes surprising insights into the software market dynamics of today and the next 24 months.
We'd like to give you a sneak preview of interesting results around some of the most important trends in the software market: cloud computing integrated information technology, business intelligence, mobile strategy, and overall software budgets and buying preferences.
Companies Start To Invest More Into Innovation In 2011
After the recent recession, companies are starting to invest more in 2011, with 12% and 22% of companies planning to increase their software budgets by more than 10% or between 5% and 10%, respectively. At the same time, companies will invest a significant part of the additional budget into new solutions. While 50% of the total software budgets are still going into software operations and maintenance (Figure 1), this number has significantly dropped from 55% in 2010; spending on new software licenses will accordingly increase from 23% to 26% and custom-development budgets from 23% to 24% in 2011.
Cloud Computing Is Getting Serious
In this year's survey, we have taken a much deeper look into companies' strategies and plans around cloud computing besides simple adoption numbers. We have tested to what extent cloud computing makes its way from complementary services into business critical processes, replacing core applications and moving sensitive data into public clouds.
Posted by Jeff Ernst on December 13, 2010
As salesforce.com keeps adding more clouds to its SaaS development platform, some sales and marketing leaders are thinking that their annual user and developer conference doesn't have much to offer non-techies. But at Dreamforce 2010 last week in San Francisco, there were several big themes that marketers should be watching, whether or not you are a current salesforce customer. Here are a few that I made note of during the Analyst Summit:
Posted by Richard Fichera on December 6, 2010
On Dec. 2, Oracle announced the next move in its program to integrate its hardware and software assets, with the introduction of Oracle Private Cloud Architecture, an integrated infrastructure stack with Infiniband and/or 10G Ethernet fabric, integrated virtualization, management and servers along with software content, both Oracle's and customer-supplied. Oracle has rolled out the architecture as a general platform for a variety of cloud environments, along with three specific implementations, Exadata, Exalogic and the new Sunrise Supercluster, as proof points for the architecture.
Exadata has been dealt with extensively in other venues, both inside Forrester and externally, and appears to deliver the goods for I&O groups who require efficient consolidation and maximum performance from an Oracle database environment.
Exalogic is a middleware-targeted companion to the Exadata hardware architecture (or another instantiation of Oracle's private cloud architecture, depending on how you look at it), presenting an integrated infrastructure stack ready to run either Oracle or third-party apps, although Oracle is positioning it as a Java middleware platform. It consists of the following major components integrated into a single rack:


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Sexting 101
Under the umbrella that is cyberbullying is another form of technological misuse–sexting. Sexting is something that anyone who owns a cell phone with a camera, can engage in if they choose.
The term "sexting" is wordplay on exactly what it entails, sending sexual images via text-messaging services from one person to another.
The viral affect that sexting can so easily create poses a lot of concerns which are similar to the defamation that any instance of cyberbullying can have on one's self-esteem or reputation. And just like cyberbullying, sexting is becoming more and more of a problem that parents, teachers, and even lawmakers are having a hard time remedying.
In this blog I want to lay out the important facts about sexting, as well as provide some advice so that parents know how to spot it and deal with it, or how to prevent it from happening altogether.
The Basics of Sexting:
There are 3 main scenarios for sexting –
1. An exchange of images solely between two romantic partners.
2. Exchanges between partners that are then shared with others outside their relationship.
3. Exchanges between people who are not yet in a relationship with each other.
Sexting Facts:
Courtesy of: http://www.pewinternet.org/Search.aspx?q=sexting
- 19% of teens ages 13-19, have sent sexually-suggestive pictures of videos of themselves via email, cell phone, or other electronic means.
- 44% of these teens were asked to send the photo/video.
- Older teens are much more likely to send and receive "sexts".
- 17% of teens who pay for their own phone bills are more likely to send sexts.
- Versus just 3% of teens who do not pay for their cell phone bill.
- Teens with unlimited-text messaging plans—75% of cell-phone owning teens—are more likely to receive sexts. Among this group, 18% reported receiving sexts, compared to the reported:
- 8% of teens on limited plans, and
- 3% of teens who pay per message
Keep in mind that even though percentages like 17% or 8% look like small samples, those are actually pretty good-sized chunks of the teen population considering the fact that almost every teen in America owns a cell phone. Regardless, when you're the one who's the victim, or the perpetrator, or the parent of either, statistics mean little to nothing.
"For these teens", says Amanda Lenhart from PewInternet.org, "the phone has become such an important conduit for communication and content of all kinds that turning it off is nearly unthinkable."
This is true for most teens, and with the integration of social-networking apps on today's phones, the cell phone has become more of a handheld laptop that's capable of five or six different ways for teens to communicate.
Because sexting is such an easy thing for teens to do, it's also very easy for someone's explicit photo to get in the hands of a third, fourth, or fifth person. It suffices to say that teens don't have the most stable of relationships, and that break-ups or fights can easily justify the original recipient's decision to make that photo viral. With today's technology and almost-universal Internet access, that image can be up on the Internet or in the email inboxes of every kid in school in a matter of minutes if the angry boyfriend/girlfriend wants it to.
Here are a few examples where this was in fact the case.
As you read these cases, you'll see that, just like with cyberbullying, the consequences that these teens are facing range from small to extreme even though most of the details are the same or very similar. And just like I pointed out with cyberbullying, the laws that are currently in place aren't adaptive to the technology that teens have access to today.
Sexting Cases: Varying Consequences:
Example 1:
Case: State vs. Alpert, Florida, 2008. 18-year-old Phillip Alpert sent nude photos of his 16-year-old girlfriend to over 70 people.
- Consequence: Alpert was sentenced to 5-years probation.
- Alpert is now a registered sex offender until the age of 43.
Typical case of sexting. Philip admittedly did something he referred to as stupid. Question I have as a parent of two daughters, did the parents talk to their daughter about sending naked photos?
My daughter and I (she's 16) speak candidly about such topics. I asked her if it's the parents fault if a teen takes a picture of his or herself naked. What could the parents do to prevent this from happening?
She said: If the parent tells their daughter (or son) that taking pictures of their private parts and sending it to someone else is wrong, then the parents aren't at fault. Teens have to start being responsible for what they do. It's not their parents fault. That girl in this case Mom was totally at fault.
Example 2:
In March 2009, a 14-year-old girl from New Jersey was charges with possession and distribution of child pornography after uploading 30 pictures to her MySpace page for her boyfriend to see.
- Consequence: She faced 17 years in prison and sex offender registration.
- Instead, she was placed on 6-months probation and counseling in exchange for dismissal.
The charge here, though relevant if committed by a third-party, doesn't seem to match up too well with what actually happened. Though I agree, the girl should be punished; this is just another example as to why Internet and technology laws need to be revisited by federal lawmakers.
Very recently, Florida announced a change in their sexting laws: Courtesy of 24-7pressrelease.com
A pair of Palm Beach County lawmakers are proposing a change to state law prohibiting the distributing and receiving photographs of nude minors by having the law not apply to minors until the fourth offense.
The bill (SB 2560, HB 1335) would create a new juvenile offense for "sexting". It would prohibit minors from using cellphones, computers and other electronic devices to send photos of themselves or others nude and it would prohibit them from resending photos of other nude teens they receive.
A first-time offense for teen sexting would be a $25 fine or eight hours of community service. A second offense within a year would be a second-degree misdemeanor; a third offense within two years would be a first-degree misdemeanor. A fourth violation of the sexting law within three years would rise to the level of a felony offense.
One of the bill's sponsors, Sen. Dave Aronberg, told the Palm Beach Post News, "Child pornography laws were never intended for cases like this where the pornographer is also the victim."
Details found here: http://www.24-7pressrelease.com/press-release/florida-considering-reducing-penalties-for-teen-sexting-148018.php
Example 3:
17-year-old boy from Wisconsin, posted nude photos that his 16-year-old girlfriend sent him.
- Consequence: The boy was charged with child pornography and sexual exploitation of a child.
There's no doubt that this boy's actions were not wise, and the child pornography charge is more relevant here than in the previous case, but I can't help but wonder what punishment the girlfriend should receive. After all, she was the one who sent him the pictures in the first place. While it's not my place to judge someone and determine whether they should be punished or not, in my opinion, this girl's parents need to sit down with her and have a serious conversation about her actions.
Example 4:
It doesn't get any worse than the outcome of this case –
Jessica Logan was an 18-year-old senior in Ohio.
She sent nude pictures of herself to her boyfriend via her cell phone. After they broke up, he sent them to hundreds of students at several schools—the reason doesn't matter because nothing I can think of would justify his actions.
Jessica was teased and taunted so badly that she became depressed and eventually killed herself.
Sadly, more and more teens are committing suicide as a result of online and offline bullying, and as you can see, sexting is no exception as it has the potential of turning into something as devastating as Jessica Logan's case.
Parents, we need to be aware and stay alert. Make an effort to keep tabs on your child's/teen's cell-phone use. As I've mentioned in other blogs, moderation is key, parents 10-15 years ago didn't have to deal with these issues. Being a mother of five, I know firsthand that when kids get bored, they tend to get into trouble, and unfortunately, sexting can be one of those things they do when they're bored.
Here are a few things you can do to make the process of being a 21st-century mom a bit easier:
Purchase a safety-first cell phone service like:
AT&T Smart Limits – Allows you to set limits on your child's texts, data downloads, phone calls, and Internet usage. Check here for details.
AT&T Family Map – Gives you GPS tracking of your child's phone. It could help you make sure that they are where they say they are, as most kids don't go very far without their phone. Click here for details.
Kajeet – a pay-as-you-go cell phone service for kids that gives parents the ability to set parental controls and limits on the same things that Smart Limits does. Check out their site.
Though all of these services are great tools for parents, and I'm sure there's a bunch more out there, nothing can compare to parental oversight that only you can provide for your child. Discuss sexting with them and make sure they understand the legal and, more importantly, the real-world consequences that can follow it.
Remember: K.I.D.S.
- Knowledge – Share what you know about Internet Safety and social networking safety.
- Inform & Educate – Share proactively with other parents.
- Dialogue – Dialogue. Dialogue. Keep consistent dialogue in school & at home with your kids.
- Safety first – Real-world standards must be applied online.


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We have all had instances be it in our own home, office or a friend's house where we have connected to the WiFi, moved to another room and the WiFi signal has dropped off and there is no connection. It is quite annoying isn't it?!
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03 Dec Tuesdays With Jeff: Insights Into Your Health: Arsenic & Rice: What You Can Do
Arsenic & Rice: What You Can Do.
Jeff Novick, MS, RD
Rice and arsenic are in the news again as a result of a recent investigation by Consumer Reports.
We have addressed arsenic in rice (and in juice) before, which you can see in the two articles linked below. These articles will give you an overview of the situation.
In addition, here is a link to the full press release from Consumer Reports on their investigation into the situation.
Consumer Reports Investigation: Varying Levels of Arsenic Found In Rice and Rice Products Show Need for Federal Action. 09/19/2012
This time, we are going to focus on what you can do to minimize your exposure.


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English (Traduzir este texto em Português): Located 500m north of Casal Borsetti.15km north of Ravenn driving along "Statale Romea 364". Best costal environment in the area. Park near the Camping Adria and walk East through bush. Fast long righthander with hollow sections breaking in front of the jetty and pealing along the sendbar. Works properly on S/E. Check it also with N/E and E but not as clean. Holds some onshore. Decent water. Best wave in the area.
DistânciaTome um carro
CaminhadaCurta caminhada (5-15 mn)
Fácil de encontrar?OK
Acesso público?Acesso público
Acesso especialNão sei
Qualidade das ondasClássico regional
ExperiênciaTodos os surfistas
FrequênciaFunciona com frequência
TipoQuebra-mar/ Pontão
PotênciaVeloz, Divertida
Comprimento normalNormal (50 a 150m)
Comprimento máximoLongo (150 a 300 m)
Direcção da ressacaSudeste
Direcção do ventoNoroeste
Tamanho da ressacaComeça em Menos de 1m / 3ft e vai até 2m+ / 6ft+
Condição da maréTodas as marés
Movimento da maréMaré crescente
Cheio durante a semanaMuitos surfistas
Cheio no fim de semanaSuperpovoado
- Correntezas/Ressacas
- Localismo
English (Traduzir este texto em Português): Enter the line up from the right, or jump from the jetty on small days. The fisrst section breaks in front of the jetty and is allways slow, the wave then bends in and gets fast. The inside can offer some barrels. It's a very fun wave for shortboarders, the only hotdog spot in an area of mainly mushy waves. There's some localism but the guys are allright if you do not waste waves, behave cool and keep the place clean.<br />Beware of car thiefs (not surfers) and avoid leaving valuables in the car. Bring all you have with you and hide it in the jetty. You'll keep an eye on it from the surf.
English (Traduzir este texto em Português): It's a fun place where locals hang around yearround. In summer we setup tents and camp, clean the beach and woods. Beau Young surfed it last october and had a great time in a day that was not even at it's top.
English (Traduzir este texto em Português): Best surf and best hangout in Northern Adriatic.
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De anonymous , 06-07-2005
Brazilian - Hello folks.I could never imagine that could have surfing conditions in a place like Italy, i thought that the not so long extension of the ocean there would never provide surfing swells, how fool.I live in Brazil but I´m a italian citizen, since my grandfather was born in Napoles. I´m just waiting to finish my graduation in oceanography to try to live a few months there and I was always thinking: "God, theres no surf there". What a surprise to see great waves breaking in those photos, many of them even greater than many days in Brazil. I´ll be glad to surf there someday. Valeu!
De anonymous , 27-08-2004
"surfing" cotignola - thanks for your reply, Nik.i just got back from Italy. there wasn't any swell around ravenna when i was there, but we ended up going to a beach between rome and napoli called sperlunga (spelling?), and we arrived to the sight of clean, chest-high lines rolling in and no one on them. a "temporale" hit somewhere, i was told. i didn't have a board though ("there's NO surf in August"). the next time i go to Italy i'm bringing a fish to stash in my in-laws garage! we had fun bodysurfing all day, anyway. regards, daniel
De anonymous , 13-08-2004
- Hallo Daniel.It is quite rare to have S-E swell in august but who knows.. if it happens that's the place.If it's a N-E swell (with wind) head to Marina di Ravenna and surf south of the arbour or to Punta Marina at Beach Bar 4 VENTI just a few ks south of Marina di Ravenna. Both are better with summer N-E or E silly swells. Ciao Nik
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Well, what we were worried about last year has come to pass: the likely closure of rural healthcare clinics in Maine that provide screenings, treatment for sexually transmitted infections, birth control, pre-natal care, and other sexual health services to women who qualify for reduced or free care. Some clinics also perform abortions.
New York City just passed a law that would force so-called pregnancy counseling centers to disclose, in advertising, signs, and over the phone, whether or not they actually provide the full spectrum of resources and referrals (including for abortion and emergency contraception) and pre-natal services -- which many do not
In the wake of cuts to both Title X, the federal family-planning funding mechanism that provides more than $300 million for health screenings, birth control, and prenatal care (but not abortions) nationwide, and Planned Parenthood (which gets about $75 million annually from the federal government -- none of which can be spent on abortion services), the Maine Choice Coalition held a press conference today, encouraging Mainers contact senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins and urge them to vote against such cuts when a similar bill comes before the US Senate.
Doesn't really have the same ring to it, huh?
As we wait for the FDA to issue its ruling on Ella, the emergency contraceptive that can be taking with lasting efficacy up to five days after unprotected sex (the full FDA usually follows the recommendations of its advisory panels; the sub-committee on reproductive health approved the drug a few weeks ago), here's a brief Q&A between me and Christina Aplington, a PR exec for Ella-manufacturer HRA Pharma.
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the birth-control pill (or at least, of FDA approval of the Pill), and you can read its history in this Time magazine article.Consider these sobering stats, though, buried at the end of the article:
A study by the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned
Pregnancy found that 86% of young men and 88% of young women say it is
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A large-scale health conference planned for next year should put the seal on one of the more successful exercises in hospital financing, replacing years of policy dissonance between the Commonwealth and the states on their respective health responsibilities.
The Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, an agency dating from 2012 by agreement of the Council of Australian Governments (COAG), has a tender for a conference organiser to set up a three-day conference next year on activity-based funding of hospitals.
Starting in July or August, the chosen organiser will have a year to organise a conference in a capital city designed to spread the message about the new funding approach far and wide among Australian health professionals and management executives.
Melbourne-based tenders specialist TenderSearch says individual companies in the highly competitive conference organising market have until May 19 to make their bids. They can expect to cater for 400 to 600 delegates.
This should be seen as a crucial meeting by people active in the health industry. Under ABC, the different activities of a hospital are costed individually, and the costs related to different diagnosis groups (cardiac, thoracic, dermatology) to establish efficient cost averages for Australia.
Funding can then be calculated on the case mix, the relative frequency of different activities.
Replacing block grants
This system is replacing the older system of block grants, although there will be allowance for some block grants in circumstances where the ABC approach might be too fiddly.
Examples could be area services dispersed over an extended delivery terrain (clinics providing mobile care, for example), or smaller, all-purpose hospitals covering the spectrum of care (and shipping their more difficult cases to specialised capital city institutions).
There will be one day of workshops to start the conference, followed by two days of papers, discussion panels and plenary sessions. The conference will be able to digest the results of two earlier associated tenders from the Pricing Authority. Closing on Wednesday this week was a quest for someone to assemble an evaluation framework methodology to assess progress so far in applying activity-based funding to relevant public hospital services.
Closing on Thursday, May 1,was an RFT for print, sales and distribution of the system being implemented.
National implementation
COAG started the ball rolling with the National Health Reform Agreement of July 2012. This committed to national implementation of generally consistent activity-based funding based on a national efficient price (NEP).
There would be a complementary national efficient cost (NEC) for the remaining items, where it was thought better to stick with block grants.
To manage this, they agreed on establishment of an Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, which has become sole custodian of the system.
Australia has been working on the underlying elements of activity-based costing for health services since 1988, refining a World Health Organisation effort called ICD-10.
The local effort features as the Australian Refined Diagnosis Group Classification System (AR-DRG).
At present it is updated in two-year cycles. AR-DRG 7, finished late last year, cuts in on July. Version 8 is due for completion by December and Version 9 by December 2016.
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Man dies in ATV crash
KITTANNING (AP) — An Armstrong County man has been killed in what police believe was an alcohol-related crash on an all-terrain vehicle, while his friend was charged with drunken driving on another ATV.
Online court records don't list an attorney for Sidney Ford, 47, of Cadogan, who was charged Saturday after police investigated the crash that killed his friend, David Toy, 39.
Toy, of West Franklin Township, wasn't wearing a helmet and died of head injuries after state police say he crashed while riding along with Ford about 5:40 p.m. Saturday.
State police say Toy rode ahead of Ford and crashed into a tree, where Ford found his friend moments later.
Police say both men had been drinking.
Ford was being charged with drunken driving and illegally operating an ATV on a state road.


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LUNGevity's Musical Celebration of Hope
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