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NCDM Panel Explores Threats to the Data-Driven Way of Life
December 5, 2012 Yesterday, at the Direct Marketing Associations (DMA) NCDM Conference in Orlando, Florida, Linda A. Woolley, DMAs acting president and CEO, led a panel of experts in a discussion of the current threats to the responsible collection of consumer data. Panelists included Tony Hadley, senior vice president of government affairs and public policy, Experian; Susan Fox, vice president, government relations, The Walt Disney Company; and Brooks Dobbs, CPO, KBM Group.
Woolley emphasized the many benefits that consumers derive from the responsible use of Big Data. Consumers, she noted, have come to expect the ease, flexibility, and efficiency it brings. It thrills and delights consumers to get what they want when they want it, she said. The reason it can happen is because of consumer data and the ability to use it in a way that is targeted and focused.
Regulators want to put an end to the collection and use of consumer data.
What if all data driven marketing and fundraising were to stop? asked Woolley. Threats are growing in Washington and around the globe. Regulators want to put an end to the collection and use of consumer data. The threat is very serious and unprecedented, right here and right now.
The threat is real, its global, said Hadley. We see the debate sloshing up and down our shores in the US. In Europe, they have a stricter regime around this. In Asia, there is not a formalized system yet. In the US, we have a flexible system . . . its my goal, and we need your help, to keep it that way.
Whats at stake . . . is measurability, said Dobbs, adding that marketers use performance-based metrics to better determine how consumers will act after they make a purchase. If marketers were to lose this degree of measurability, it would hurt the entire ecosystem, he said.
Education is Key
Panelists agreed that getting the public to understand Big Datas benefits and how marketers actually use that data, is key to dispelling the myths that abound today.
We must constantly remind consumers that there is so much free content on the Internet, Woolley emphasized. People have access to unbelievable libraries and sources of information and its remarkable that a poor child in Kenya, for example, can access the Internet in a way we never would have thought possible. This is possible because of the economic model of the Internet and that is possible because we have advertising and targeted marketing.
Fox noted that getting the word out about responsible data-use is key to building trust. Living in a space where we serve kids, its paramount for us that moms and dads, grandparents, and aunts and uncles feel good about our brand. We always want them to cherish that relationship and that the relationship be trusted. Weve got to continue to be vigilant about telling consumers about what we do . . . and be willing to engage in public environment, she went on to say.
Take Action
Woolley pointed out that DMAs Data Driven Marketing Institute (DDMI) is dedicated to advancing and protecting data-driven marketing by engaging the entire industry in a coordinated campaign to set the record straight about the countless ways that data-driven marketing benefits consumers and fuels the data-driven economy.
Dobbs stressed the importance of taking action, and getting consumers and marketers involved. [Its important to get] people involved in these processes early looking at the threats right now and understand them, and engaging where possible, he said. DMA is perfectly situated to direct you in the right direction to contribute.
The main idea behind DDMI is to set the record straight about what our industry does and to dispel the misconceptions, Woolley said. We are being painted as very evil people who are doing bad things with personal data and disadvantaging consumers when nothing is farther from the truth. We need to get the message out there.
Go to the [DDMI] website, she said. When you go there, you will see the opportunity to take the pledge. I encourage you to take the pledge. Say you are committed to protect data driven marketing. I strongly encourage you to do that.
For more information on DDMI, visit www.the-dma.org/ddmi.
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In 2012, marketers commercial and nonprofit will spend $168.5 billion on direct marketing, which accounts for 52.7 percent of all ad expenditures in the United States. Measured against total US sales, these advertising expenditures will generate approximately $2.05 trillion in incremental sales. In 2012, direct marketing accounts for 8.7 percent of total US gross domestic product and produces1.3 million direct marketing employees in the US. Their collective sales efforts directly support 7.9 million other jobs, accounting for a total of 9.2 million US jobs.
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10 Easy Ways to Beat Stress
Looking to calm down and catch a few more z's? Here's how to manage your stress and fall asleep and stay asleep.
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- 2 cups uncooked elbow macaroni
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- Cook macaroni according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, melt butter. Stir in flour until smooth. Gradually add milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.
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High-Skilled Immigration Reform – Now Is The Time
Five days.That's how long it took to reach the H-1B cap in 2013. As the economy recovers and companies begin to hire more workers, this number will likely go down to one, as it has been in the past.
Effective October 1, 2012, QUALCOMM Incorporated completed a corporate reorganization in which the assets of certain of its businesses and groups, as well as the stock of certain of its direct and indirect subsidiaries, were contributed to Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. (QTI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of QUALCOMM Incorporated. Learn more about these changes
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Five days.That's how long it took to reach the H-1B cap in 2013. As the economy recovers and companies begin to hire more workers, this number will likely go down to one, as it has been in the past.
This blog post may be a tad long by social media standards but bear with me—this is an important topic for anyone doing work in the mobile health app space.
In June we announced our participation in the United Nations Global Compact, which helps us to further align our operations and strategies with the ten universally accepted principles in the areas of human rights, labor, environment and anti-corruption.
Phase II of the Qualcomm Wireless Reach Mobile Health Information System project in South Africa shows that 3G mobile devices can assist nurses and doctors in overcoming access-to-information challenges and providing better support to patients.
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Lawmakers Review Ways to Improve Lives of Boys and Men of Color
Advocates gathered at the state Capitol yesterday to testify about how to improve the lives of boys and men from ethnic communities.
Joshua Ham from South Central Los Angeles was one of many young men who came from all over the state to tell lawmakers how to improve the lives of people like him.
"It's better for us to step up like this than to lash out and have something like 1992 riots or something weird like that you know. But actually have it like a structured way, you know, like have people think critically about what they want."
Ham testified about what he describes as an overuse of school expulsions and suspensions. Other advocates urged changing health care to focus more on prevention and trauma and better work opportunities for former prisoners.
The lawmakers released their own report based on a year of hearings around the state. Sandre Swanson chairs the committee.
"This committee is the select committee on men and boys of color. But the solutions will benefit all of California's young people."
The committee supports nineteen pending bills that address the wellbeing of men and boys of color.


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TV's Dr. Lori to speak at Trine
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ANGOLA, Ind. – TV's Dr. Lori will speak at Trine University Feb. 28 at 7 p.m. in Fabiani Theatre in the University Center on the main campus in Angola as part of the school's Distinguished Speaker Series. All are welcome to attend this free event.
Dr. Lori stars as the antiques appraiser on the Discovery channel's hit reality TV show Auction Kings. She has appeared on Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, The Tonight Show, Lifetime Television, ABC TV's Live Well Network, CBS, NBC and FOX. Dr. Lori is an award-winning TV personality.
"We are excited to welcome Dr. Lori to campus. Guests will enjoy her straightforward approach to her work in the world of art and antiques," said John Shannon, Ph.D., interim vice president for academic affairs. "Her presentation is guaranteed to be interesting and engaging for all."
Dr. Lori reviews approximately 20,000 items a year. From that education and experience, Dr. Lori has written 30 books and countless articles. She is a nationally syndicated columnist with columns carried in 94 publications reaching more than 8.2 million readers monthly in print. She also writes a blog for Lifetime Television and is an editor of several lifestyle magazines. A certified fine art and antiques appraiser, Dr. Lori is the director of www.DrLoriV.com.
She earned a bachelor's degree in history from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and a doctorate in art history from Penn State University. She has taught art history at the State University of New York, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and at the Yale University Art Gallery and currently is on the faculty at Penn State University.
Dr. Lori has more than 20 years of travel experience across the globe, including lecture assignments on various cruise lines and guiding educational tour groups.
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Jays mailbag: Getting ready for the return of Roy
Problems come in all shapes and sizes.
While some in baseball worry about how the Dodgers are going to meet their next payroll because of fallout from the rancorous McCourt divorce, filing for bankruptcy protection, there are others with a much broader vision of life that continue to worry about Gary Carter and his radiation treatment and his future survival after the discovery of Stage 4 brain cancer.
While Jim Riggleman frets about the Nationals' refusal to guarantee his option year in 2012 and resigns after a big win, Carter's younger daughter Kimmy Bloemers continues to report on the family's website, the progress of her father who still has more than three weeks of radiation therapy remaining from an original 6-1/2 weeks.
Carter is halfway done with his radiation treatment, his daughter wrote Monday night on a private family website, as reported by ESPN NewYork.com which has been granted access to the site.
According to Kim, her father will continue with chemotherapy treatment for a full year and will also have an MRI performed in August to gauge the effects of the radiation treatment. Induction weekend at the Hall of Fame for Roberto Alomar, Bert Blyleven and Pat Gillick is July 23-25 at Cooperstown and a lot of people will be thinking of and praying for The Kid. On to the mailbag.
Q-Hi Richard,
I have an etiquette question for you. I'm travelling to Toronto to take in the Canada Day weekend series against the Phillies. Thankfully for us Jays fans, Roy Halladay looks like he will toe the rubber on Saturday, for his first start in Toronto since being traded. The question is, how will (and how should) Blue Jay fans treat Halladay, as well as the game in general? I will definitely stand and applaud him in the first inning. After that, I am confused. Do I want the Jays to win? Do I want Halladay to win? Do I want to see Doc dominate or get lit up? Say that it's the ninth inning, Jays are down 1-0, two runners on base, who should I cheer for, Halladay or the Blue Jays? In the grand scheme of things, it's only one game, but I really want to be there to see Doc. Thanks again for your mailbag. It's a highlight of my week.
Andrew, Dartmouth, NS
A-To my way of thinking and from my experience, there is an easy progression for what should transpire on Saturday afternoon when the iconic ex-Blue Jays pitcher Roy Halladay faces the Jays for the first time since being traded to the Phillies on December 16, 2009.
First of all, it's very important for fans to be in their seats before the game. There's nothing worse than an empty stands while heartfelt tribute is being paid. There will be warm applause as Doc pops out of the dugout on the first base side and heads out to the right field bullpen to warm up at around 12:50 p.m. There will be a large number of fans above the bullpen in the seats cheering him on as he prepares for the game -- unless of course the Jays' overly officious ushers tell them to go back to their seats or tell them to be quiet.
When Doc's name is mentioned in the starting lineups there will be a loud roar. But the key to the welcome back is that when he emerges from the dugout for the first inning and all the while that he throws his pre-game warm up pitches, there should be a long standing O throughout as he prepares to face his first hitter. But as Escobar steps into the box and digs in it's now game on.
Thanks for the memories Doc, but now we want to kick your butt. That's the way Halladay would want it. Two runners on in the ninth, down 1-0, as a Jays fan you're cheering for the hitter. As a baseball fan you're just happy that you were there.
I like the Blue Jays, but I get the feeling that too many people in the media are busy worshiping at the feet of Mr. A.A. When do we start holding him accountable? It's OK to praise when needed and to give tough opinions when needed, but no one is doing it. I read your mailbag and it sounds like an apology letter for Mr. A.A. please stop trying to explain away his errors. Make him do that. He is not perfect; just look at, well everything not named Bautista or Lind. This season is unravelling and the kid are all back on the farm, not what the vision of this year was supposed to be. Don't get me wrong Mr. A.A. has done some good, but he has also miscalculated on many occasions and that should be pointed out as well. I think that the media is a little too lenient on him and all too willing to give him the benefit of the doubt. Your thoughts?
Blair, Brookline
A-Excuse me while I go round up a couple of goats and a chicken and a couple of gold shekels for my trip to the Anthopoulos Centre. You see, he expects his tribute from the media once a homestand. Actually there's a lot about your question that I don't get. You say "It's ok to praise when needed..." I think praise is something that's earned rather than needed. You say "Please stop trying to explain away his errors..." I think it's more a case of trying to explain his errors rather than explain away.
The moral crisis of conscience on this side comes if, as a commentator and critic, I had once agreed with an original move that eventually turned into an egregious error. Like the one that had Kyle Drabek making the opening day roster. I agreed with that at the time. I am not one to leap on the obvious and turn the blade. I always like to first-guess, not second-guess. If I ever disagreed with Cito Gaston, Tim Johnson, Jim Fregosi, Buck Martinez, Carlos Tosca, John Gibbons, Gaston, or John Farrell be sure it had been discussed as a possible mistake before it turned sour, otherwise not likely to be criticized.
As for Anthopoulos's aura of infallibility with the media, even while Ricciardi still held the GM's office and it was obvious the end of his tenure was near, my opinion was that his young assistant Anthopoulos could step up to the job. Given AA's mission to build a contender and re-build the farm system through the draft and international free agency, given the fact that he made the Halladay trade and received a nice bounty even though there was only one team in the running, given the fact that I always backed the signing of Bautista to a long-term deal even if he had only one good season, given the fact that AA has by and large resisted the temptation to speed up the process to which he has committed, it would be dishonest to leap on your tenuous point that he has "miscalculated on many occasions."
Besides, AA has been criticized in the media for stuff like installing Edwin Encarnacion as third baseman even though he had been signed as a DH, for leaving Brett Lawrie in the minors even though everyone agreed he was ready and then got hurt and for sending the hard-working Travis Snider down to Vegas when he was struggling instead of working with him at the major-league level since this was not the year they projected to compete and for being overly secretive and close-mouthed even with info that the public should know. But to criticize for the sake of criticizing would just make the media, especially the print media, a bunch of a-holes. We're not there yet. Feel free to disagree.
Q-Hi Richard,
It's no secret that the late, great Expos seemed to have a special rapport with Latin American ballplayers. Was that perception or reality? I've always felt that many Latin players have no special affinity for playing in the USA and that a more multi-cultural environment like Montreal or Toronto would be conducive to allowing these players to relax, enjoy themselves and play well. Are the Jays leveraging that factor?
Timothy, Toronto
A-It's true that Latin players always enjoyed playing for the Expos, especially in the years when the iconic Felipe Alou was the manager. It's clear that Latin players were comfortable with the fact that Montreal was a fan base and a general population used to dealing with a second language and unlike young American players that are dubious about playing in a foreign country – see Mark Lemongello who was obtained for Alan Ashby: Do they speak American in Toronto? - players from Latin America are forever playing in a foreign country.
Many of the same things that made Montreal attractive to players from the Caribbean and South America also make Toronto attractive.
Finally, following the J.P. Ricciardi years in which Caribbean scouting meant looking for an attractive vacation destination, the Jays are once again serious about Latin American free agents. They were in heavily on negotiations for Aroldis Chapman and won the battle for Adeiny Hechavarria.
Under director Latin American operations, Marco Paddy, the Jays are at the forefront of Caribbean scouting, staying in contact with young players and their families. Toronto is once again an attractive option. It begins with their star player, Dominican-native Jose Bautista who performed as a Jay, was rewarded and is now the clubhouse leader for all languages and nationalities. Free agents and unsigned young amateur free-agent players can see that opportunity for themselves.
Q-Outfielder Anthony Gose, the player acquired in the Brett Wallace deal, has been tearing it up in AA, with over 30 steals so far. But, his BA has plummeted this month. True, he's only 19. But if can get on base, seems clear he'd be spark plug. Is he a legitimate prospect?
Brian, Los Angeles
A-This kid is a prospect. Gose, who is just 20-years-old, was hitting .249 through Monday, has stolen 35 bases and been caught nine times. At A-ball last year combined with Clearwater and Dunedin, surrounding his trade odyssey from the Phillies to the Astros to the Jays, he stole 45 but was caught an astounding 32 times. He's getting it. His walk total is not that bad, but he has struck out 71 times in 71 games. His pitch recognition needs to improve, a common problem for young players, especially when they're moved up quickly, but he's only 20. He has not made an error in centre field and has a great arm. Give him another year in the minors and think about Opening Day 2013.
Q-Hey Richard,
What's the plan with Carlos V? He's been pitching very well in what was supposed to be a couple of spot starts in the rotation. I don't want to take anything away from him, but this is awfully familiar to when the Jays called upon Brian Tallet a couple of years ago, by the end he was run out of town after he couldn't find his rhythm in the rotation or the bullpen after having some success in a couple of starts. Do you fear Villanueva might have setbacks if he gets pushed back to the pen when/if Drabek or Cecil make it back up? And if he continues to pitch this well, why move him anyway?
Thanks Griff, great job as always
Matthew, North Bay
A-Carlos Villanueva was acquired from the Brewers just before the winter meetings last December and expected to compete for a spot in the Jays' bullpen. He earned a spot at spring training because of his history of being able to pitch two or three innings in relief and be the long man. When given the opportunity as an interim starter while the Jays looked to solve the Rubik's Cube that was the rotation, Villanueva took the ball and ran with it. It's not fair to Carlos V. to compare him to Brian Tallet.
First of all he doesn't have the funky hat collection Tallet had and secondly, he has a better major-league track record and has a very intelligent baseball mind with an understanding of how to attack hitters with the stuff that he's got. If eventually he goes back to the pen, he can handle it, but for the moment, when a guy goes out there, gives you 5+ every time and you win most of them, why change?
Q-Kyle Drabek got shelled Thursday night in Las Vegas. I don't think he made it out of the first inning. Given the reputation of the PCL as a hitter's league and Drabek's sudden inability to find the strike zone, would it make more sense to send him further down, perhaps all the way to A-ball, to work on the zone? Who is the pitching doctor in the Blue Jays organization? It seems like Drabek needs some serious therapy. I worry that, as you said in the last mailbag, that some pitchers are ruined permanently by pitching in the majors. This is Drabek's first taste of failure, and I worry it will devastate him rather than teach him humility.
Thanks, Richard
A-The Jays do not normally like Las Vegas as a development stop for their hot young pitchers. They explained however in this case that they chose not to send Kyle to Double-A because last season he was already the Eastern League pitcher-of-the-year and had learned everything he could at that level. It's likely they wanted to take the immature Drabek out of any comfort level he may have found in Manchester, New Hampshire and throw him in somewhere that he has to battle hard to regain his major-league spot.
So far in this new battle after two starts, it seems they have cast Drabek as General Custer at Little Big Horn. If they had sent Drabek to A-Ball, he could get by with his stuff, just by throwing strikes without having to command the strike zone.
In Vegas all the cards are stacked against him. The Triple-A level is largely a holding tank for major-league hitters either on the way up or the way down. They know how to hit and how to better approach young pitchers.
The 51's pitching coach is Tom Signore, while the roving doctor in the organization is Dane Johnson. Maybe, like Halladay did back in the day, Drabek has to hit rock bottom before he can build himself back up. His first two starts in Vegas have been awful, but he's the same talented pitcher that earned a major-league spot at training camp. Maturity is not something you're born with. Failure is part of gaining maturity. I believe that the family background with his father, Doug, being a former Cy Young Award winner with the Pirates, that Kyle will rebound to fulfill his potential. However, maybe not this year. Brett Cecil went down in much the same fashion and has earned his way back.
Q-Hi Richard,
Love the blog. I'm a big Jays fan, but I must admit my favourite team will always be the 1979 Expos. That was the team that made me fall in love with baseball. Ellis Valentine's arm, crazy Bill Lee getting guys out with junk, Chris Speier making the most of what skills he had, Tony Perez, vegetarian Dave Cash. I can name the entire lineup and starting pitchers by memory. Remember when everyone was excited to move into the Big O? Sigh. My question is this: when Jose Bautista, for example, is being intentionally walked, why doesn't he take a swing or two to make the pitcher either throw more intentional balls (to get them off their stride) or make them pitch to him? Is it a matter of etiquette or are there rules against it?
Darren, Sudbury
A-Interesting that you bring up the '79 Expos. On the last Jays road trip I talked to Chris Speier, now a coach with the Reds, and with Larry Parrish, now a coach with the Braves, and both of them swear that the best times they had in baseball was with those Expos teams from at the late '70s, start of the '80s and that they didn't realize at the time how good it was. Now they do and both said that whenever they get together with former teammates from that era, that good time in Montreal is what they talk about.
Another point about that specific '79 team that won 95 games, there was just one player on the disabled list all year, that was Speier from July 1-15 surrounding the all-star break. The Expos in 160 games needed just 14 pitchers, despite playing 15 doubleheaders, including seven in September alone.
As for the Bautista part of the question, I have seen hitters swing at pitches during the issuing of an intentional walk when the pitch gets too close to the strike zone and the infield defence is relaxed and not paying attention. Many times the results have been good, but to swing at a pitch far wide of the strike zone to keep a pitcher throwing is not a matter of etiquette as much as intelligence. If someone did that while my pitcher was issuing an intentional walk, the next pitch would hit him in the ass.
With the signing of Escobar are we seeing the beginning of a few moves for A.A. in the coming month? Does this lead to Hill being traded and Hechavarria being promoted to see what they have for the 2012 season? What does this signing mean to the Blue Jays short and long term?
Scott, Niagara on the Lake
A-When Escobar signed a possible four-year extension for a possible $20 million he became the fourth Jays player signed beyond 2013, along with Ricky Romero, Adam Lind and Jose Bautista. They have not said it about Hill because a lot can happen, but if things remain the same then you can look for the Jays to not pick up Hill's two option seasons at the end of the year. If Hill projects as a Type B free agent, you can look for the Jays to hang onto him and take the drat pick compensation. If Hill is not a Type B, then they will at least explore trading him at the deadline at the end of July. He is somewhat attractive to another team because of the "change of scenery" angle, plus the two option years remaining at a reasonable price for a starting second baseman.
As for Hechavarria, since he is on option, they could bring him up and send him back at any time, but his understanding of the strike zone will likely prevent that until rosters expand in September. There is room for Escobar, Hill and Hechavarria on the same roster, even with Lawrie at third base, but they must make their Hill decision and it seems that he will be the odd man out unless he regains what he once had.
Q-Hi Richard,
You are the Impresario of the Mailbag. Keep up the great work. My question is regarding the designated hitter. Do you think the Jays made a mistake by passing on Johnny Damon? He's having a good season for Tampa Bay, still has some pop, runs well and is a left-handed bat which the Jays sorely need. I think it's a travesty how the Jays DHs have been performing as a group collectively and Alex A. should be held accountable for this. This is the one position in the line up where a batting avg. below .200 is unacceptable. What do you think? Do you think the Jays are looking around for a DH to help them compete? Edwin E. is not the answer.
Howard Adler, Toronto
A-Not signing Johnny Damon is not a mistake by the Jays. He is a big stage, bright spotlight kind of guy and is still in love with the Sox and Yankees. He plays in Tampa because he is a Florida native. If he was in Toronto, he would be looking around for his next team, trying to re-establish himself with the Jays and then be traded. The "trying to re-establish himself" part would be a good thing because he would be focussed on his numbers, but inside the clubhouse things would change. No the Jays are better off without him. What I would do if I was AA is give EE a chance to DH between now and the trade deadline, then if he's not working out I would look for a Type B one-dimensional veteran on the block, then let him play out the year as DH and let him go as a free agent, taking the draft pick.


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But you can only make changes so much, and it does have to be managed to keep from being randomized, as well as knowing when you're done with a deliverable. Additionally, tweaks to scope usually happen in phone conversations, and sometimes in deep e-mail threads, which are both hard to trace when development is done.
Realizing we need to bridge the gap between being as Agile as possible, and risk having no documentation, we believe strongly in the use of one-pagers. What's a one-pager? First off, it's never just one page. But when a new feature set is outlined verbally, or extended from the brief form in the contract, this document is where we expand and detail exactly how the feature will work. Usually they start as a few pages, a narrative into the user behavior when it's done. We include early mockups, and are careful to call out not only what the feature will do, but also what it will not do. Using the Review features of Word, we can easily collaborate with the client to refine or adjust the one-pager to meet their expectations up front, iterate with it as the project unfolds, and document in one place when those changes took place, and what they were.
By the end of a project, the one-pager typically evolves into a multipage document, more resembling a functional specification, but not quite as detailed as a technical specification.
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In following the care paths, the physicians want to determine that the clinical outcomes are improving. One of the outcomes 21st Century wants to measure is the frequency of treatment interruptions related to the toxicity of radiation therapy.
Mantz explains, for example, that if a breast cancer patient has a significant skin reaction or other complication due to radiation therapy and has to stop treatment, the interruption could result in an unwanted outcome in terms of disease control.
Mantz says his group also hopes to simplify billing and payment on the provider and payer side by replacing the multiple filing and billing often associated with claims with a simple trigger that signals payment is due.
He adds that radiation therapy has a high number of codes associated with a course of care, which complicates the claims process. Radiation therapy for breast cancer can involve 20 to 25 different types of services, each with its own unique current procedure terminology (CPT) code. Bundling eliminates the need to obtain separate approval for each one.
The 13 bundles under the Humana contract cover about 80% of all of the diagnoses that are treated with radiation therapy. In the future, 21st Century wants to develop bundles that will be inclusive of every diagnosis and reduce the total number of bundles. The Humana contract includes some trial efforts to determine how the bundles can be more inclusive and simpler.
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Title A survey of dental practitioners on their use of electronic mail
Author Muhumiza, R., Moles, D. R., Bedi, R.
Source British Dental Journal, 186, 3, pp. pp. 131-134
Year 1999
Access date 20.07.2004
Abstract OBJECTIVES: To assess the feasibility of using electronic-mail as a tool for surveying dental practitioners; to determine both response rates and response times for this method; and provide baseline information on e-mail usage.
METHOD: Self-administered questionnaire distributed by e-mail to 309 practitioners on Monday morning, 1 June 1998.
RESULTS: 53.4% response rate within 1 month; 10.2% of replies were sent within 2 hours; and nearly half the replies were sent within 48 hours. Qualified dentists were more likely to respond early than undergraduates. The most popular point of access for e-mail was home (69.1%). The majority of responders (56.8%) use e-mail every day with 1 in 7 (14.2%) using it at least four times a day. 72.4% stated that they found e-mail useful for communicating with professional bodies, while 41.3% used it to communicate with colleagues about patients and patient referrals. 34.0% found e-mail useful for ordering goods, and supplies and 14.6% were using electronic mail to make patient appointments at least some of the time.
CONCLUSIONS: Responses can be obtained at much greater speed than conventional postal techniques will allow, but response rates were only 53.4%. E-mail is predominately used at home and for inter-professional communications, only a small proportion of responders use it for direct communication with patients.
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BELLEVILLE — The city of Belleville filed a lawsuit in an effort to stop a needle exchange program offered by a nonprofit AIDS service organization.
Bethany Place, at 821 W. A St. in Belleville, gives intravenous drug users sterile needles and provides other services to help prevent the spread of blood-transmitted diseases such as HIV and hepatitis C.
The city believes such a program violates the type of operations allowed for that site per the city's zoning codes, according to the lawsuit filed Feb. 6. And, the city wants to fine the agency $250 to $1,000 for each day it has operated the program.
Bethany Place Executive Director Angela Barnes and the attorney representing the organization could not be reached for comment.
Mayor Mark Eckert said neighbors complained about finding used needles in their yards and police officers have seen people use drugs in front of Bethany Place.
"We can discuss all day about the value of the program ... but it's something they should have had a variance for," Eckert said.
Bethany Place is in an area zoned as a light industry district.
According to the zoning code, such a district is where "light industry and warehouses may locate without detriment to the remainder of the community."
The city gave Bethany Place a use variance in 1998 to operate a small community residence with five beds and office space, but the variance does not authorize the needle exchange program.
The city asked the agency in October to cease the program and go before the city's Zoning Board of Appeals. Bethany Place has not applied for a variance.
In correspondence with the Illinois Department of Public Health, Barnes said Bethany Place has not received any calls from neighbors reporting discarded syringes. If notified, Bethany Place staff would clean up any dropped syringes and dispose of the items properly.
If the public reported such incidents, Bethany Place could use the information to find and educate those who use syringes to turn in the syringes and be part of the needle exchange program.
Barnes said the program dispensed thousands of needles and collected 58,134 used needles since its inception in 2009. The program had 145 participants as of February 2012.
Bethany Place serves 12 counties and is one of eight needle exchange programs in the state.
St. Clair County had the fifth-highest rate of new diagnoses of HIV and AIDS cases the past six years among Illinois counties, according to an October 2011 report by the Illinois Public Health Department. In some cases the county ranked third.
Still, Karen Irvin, who lost her son to a heroin overdose in February 2012, said she wants Bethany Place to stop giving needles to drug addicts.
"My point of view is from a mother's point of view; it's not from an addict's point of view," Irvin said.
Karen Irvin said her son, Erik Irvin, went to Bethany Place for help twice the night before he died.
"Instead, the second trip there, they gave him a bag with a needle and a spoon and alcohol wipes and condoms," Karen Irvin said. "Why would you turn around and give him a needle if you know he's wanting help to get clean?"
Erik Irvin, 30, was found dead early Feb. 9, 2012, in the bathroom of the MotoMart gas station near Bethany Place. The agency has not said whether he was a needle exchange participant.
A few hours before Erik Irvin's death, his wife, Christal Irvin, was found passed out in the bathroom of Bethany Place. She was treated at a hospital for the heroin overdose and later charged with heroin possession.
Karen Irvin said her daughter-in-law sees the value in the needle exchange program and understands its purpose, but the two disagree.
"With the drug epidemic as bad as it is in Illinois and Missouri, they are enabling the addicts," Karen Irvin said. "They need to be on our side. They need to be fighting it -- not giving out needles."
Anyone 18 or older can buy sterile syringes from some pharmacies and possess up to 20 needles.
Needle exchange programs such as Bethany Place, however, take steps to ensure proper disposal of their clients' syringes. For example, Bethany Place's program is a 1-to-1 program, which means clients get new needles if they return used needles. The agency provides containers to clients for safe storage of used needles until the items are returned.
Bethany Place also issues "syringe exchange" participant cards, which lets clients know they can return syringes without facing criminal prosecution for drug residue in the syringes.
The Illinois Hypodermic Syringes and Needles Act exempts needle exchange programs from prosecution for syringe possession if the agency participates in scientific research programs.
Bethany Place participates in research conducted by Beth Israel Hospital's chemical dependency unit in New York.
The hospital's research shows that needle exchange programs reduce risky injection practices and syringe reuse in Illinois by 89 percent, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health.
In 2011, Bethany Place's needle exchange program was completely state-paid and cost $15,000, about 2 percent of its total budget, Barnes said then.
The average cost of lifetime treatment of an HIV patient is approximately $300,000, the Illinois Department of Public Health estimates. In contrast, it costs less than $200 per person per year to provide needles and pay for proper disposal.
In 2009, President Barack Obama lifted a ban on using federal dollars for needle exchange programs but Congress reinstated the ban in 2011. The Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS continues to advocate ending the ban.
Contact reporter Jacqueline Lee at email@example.com or 239-2655. Follow her on Twitter at twitter.com/BNDBelleville.


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Thu, Jan 07, 2010 | 22:20 GMT
More countries to get Xbox Live Video Marketplace in the fall
According to a Microsoft fact sheet, ten more countries will be getting the Xbox Live Video Marketplace this fall.
Mon, Jun 01, 2009 | 22:51 BST
Microsoft video to relaunch as Zune Video this fall
Microsoft will relaunch its Xbox Live Video Marketplace as Zune Video this fall and Last.FM will be included as a free service to all Gold members.
The movie library will be updated to 1080p with instantaneous download via streaming for eight to 18 countries.
"So what does Zune bring to the party? Well, in time Zune will add hundreds of new pieces of content to Xbox Live. We're talking a vastly expanded library of the hottest blockbusters and they're all yours to download to rent or download to own," said Microsoft.
"Pick a movie and you can stream it into your living room instantly and in anything up to 1080p high definition with 5.1 channel surround sound. In other words, with a good broadband connection, there are no pauses, no lengthy downloads and nothing else to stand between you and stunning HD entertainment."
Xbox Live will allow you to watch movies with your friend who is not sitting beside you either via a virtual cinema and talk about what you see with voice chat.
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Wed, May 27, 2009 | 07:31 BST
Zune HD announced for fall release, Live link-up included
Here we go! Microsoft's announced Zune HD "the first portable media player that combines a built-in HD Radio receiver, high-definition (HD) video output capabilities, organic light-emitting diode (OLED) touch screen, Wi-Fi and an Internet browser."
Zune video content is to be made available on Xbox Live. The device which will be on show at E3 next week.
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Zune will be a premium partner in the Xbox LIVE Video Marketplace, bringing an exciting catalog of TV and film to the platform. Zune will occupy the first slot within the Xbox user interface in the Xbox LIVE Video Marketplace, exposing the Zune brand experience to millions of new consumers for the first time. At the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) next week, attendees will see firsthand how Zune integrates into Xbox LIVE to create a game-changing entertainment experience.
Unfortunately, only America, the UK, France, Italy, Germany, Spain and Ireland will have access to Zune media on 360.
Full details after the break. It's out this autumn.
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NBC and Universal adds names to Live movie list
Joystiq is reporting that NBC and Universal Studios are releasing both television and movie content respectively on Microsoft's Xbox Live Video Marketplace today.
NBC will be bringing TV shows in the shape of Monk, The Office and Battlestar Galactica whilst Universal will offer films like 12 Monkeys, The Bourne Supremacy, The Mummy and The Chronicles of Riddick.
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A spokesman with the Department of Environmental Conservation stated on Thursday that on Aug. 2, dead killifish, snappers, and black sea bass — all with a coating of "orange slime" — were reported at Cases Creek in Aquebogue.
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After months of controversy, the 'Save Main Road' group has filed an Article 78 lawsuit against the Riverhead Town Board for what they believe was an "improper" awarding of special use permits regarding the proposed Village at Jamesport development.
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For years now, Fishers Island has been losing its full-time population — which has never been booming anyway.
A military base on the island in the 1940s helped maintain a small town level of a population — 1,500, according to the 1950 U.S. Census. But the military left, and residents left, subsequently — 1960: 500, 1990: 321, 2000: 289, 2010: 236.
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From a base in Banda Aceh, MSF is operating mobile medical teams by helicopter to the east and west; 20 aid mission have been undertaken since December 31. The helicopter has a 2,500-pound carrying capacity, and is filled with three staff members and medical supplies. The remaining capacity is filled with rice, tarpaulins, water, and other aid supplies. The team transports any seriously wounded people back to Fakinah hospital in Banda Aceh, where they receive treatment for broken limbs and infected wounds. Another smaller helicopter is operating out of Meulaboh on the west coast. On January 8, an MSF medical team conducted 105 consultations in an elementary school in Aceh Besar, where 369 displaced people are living in classrooms and in a tent. The team transferred six people to the hospital for treatment of infected wounds. A psychologist with the team conducted five individual counseling sessions for people suffering from severe psychological trauma. In Sigli, MSF is preparing a measles-vaccination campaign for 25,000 children between the ages of 6 months and 15 years old. A team of Indonesian health workers has taken over responsibility of the Sigli General District Hospital from an MSF team. The MSF team is now focusing on conducting mobile clinics and vaccinations for the 11,000 displaced people living in the three sites. There are an estimated 50,000 displaced people living in and around Sigli. Further east from Sigli, in the General District Hospital of Bireuen, MSF has donated medicines and infusion materials and has set up a medical supply link with the MSF team in Sigli. Between the two hospitals, there are approximately 400 patients with about 50 arriving daily. In Banda Aceh, an MSF mobile clinic is performing medical consultations in Leumpung camp, where 6,000 people have settled. The team is also providing psychosocial support. An MSF water-and-sanitation team installed an emergency water supply system for the patients in Fakinah hospital. "This tank feeds a tap stand on ground level and guarantees that there is enough water pressure," says MSF water-and-sanitation expert Delphine Mortier. "The water from this stand is for the staff, the patients and their families. The capacity should be sufficient; the bladder is actually rather large for a hospital." Over two days, the mobile clinic in Banda Aceh performed 140 medical consultations—mostly respiratory tract infections and wounds—in Pesantren Babul Maghfirah, an Islamic school in the Cot Keung district. The school normally houses about 30 students, but now is a temporary home for more than 1,850 displaced people from surrounding areas. In Lam Asar Siem, in the Darussalam district of eastern Banda Aceh, one of MSF's mobile medical teams performed 98 consultations on January 6. Around 200 local people and 100 displaced persons from other areas are crammed together in this area. The most common pathologies treated are wounds, respiratory tract infections, and skin diseases, while many people are also suffering from serious mental trauma. The mobile teams continue to run aid operations in the villages of Lamno and Lampe-Ngo on the western coast of Aceh. On January 4, MSF delivered more than 600 pounds of rice, 100 tarpaulins, and dropped off a water-and-sanitation specialist. An estimated 11,000 people are living in six displaced-persons camps in Lamno. In Lampe-Ngo there an estimated 3,000 displaced people who have been forced to dry and eat rice that had been submerged by salt water during the tsunami. Local people told the MSF team that around 80 percent of the village's population remains unaccounted for. In Meulaboh, on the west coast, a team visited an 80-bed hospital, where a surgeon was working without a nurse to treat some 200 people with wounds. An MSF surgical team is now operating in the hospital, and seven MSF nurses are also supporting the hospital. There are an estimated 31,000 people living in 29 displaced-persons camps. MSF is working with the Greenpeace ship "Rainbow Warrior" and its crew of 19 to transport equipment, food, fuel, medical supplies, and MSF medical staff to Meulaboh. Sri LankaMSF has more than 40 aid workers, including doctors, surgeons, nurses, and logisticians, on the ground in Sri Lanka. They are trying to coordinate their efforts with the already strong response from local authorities and communities. Charter planes with more than 200 tons of aid supplies have arrived in the capital Colombo. In addition to relief materials, the cargo contains the equipment and supplies to set up hospitals to care for 40,000 people for a period of three months. MSF is supporting a network of 13 mobile clinics attending to the displaced and affected populations on Sri Lanka's east coast in Kalmunai South, Kalmunai North, Saintharmaruthu, Karaitivu, Ninthavur, Alayadiyempu, Thirakkovil, and Portuvvil. Each is providing an average of 150 medical consultations per day. MSF is also supporting the epidemiological surveillance system to ensure a rapid response to any disease outbreaks. MSF is also planning to set up field hospitals in Sainthamaruthu and Nintavur, and two outpatient departments in Maruthammani and Komari. In Pottuvil, Thirukovil and Akkaraipatu. MSF will supply some essential matierals like beds and stretchers to local hospitals. MSF is also supplying essential medicines and basic medical material to health centers and mobile clinics in the area. MSF teams will distribute shelter materials like tents, mosquito nets, water-purification tablets, and jerry cans to 6,000 families, roughly 24,000 people, living in 125 settlements in and around Ampara. MSF started providing its first medical consultations in Kucchevali, near Trincomalee, where more than 3,000 displaced people have settled. The MSF team spent three days cleaning up a hospital there that had been damaged during the tsunami, and plans to open an outpatient department in the hospital. MSF is distributing water and shelter materials, including 600 tents, to displaced people in Kucchevali. Further north in Tiriyai, MSF is also providing water and shelter support. MSF has established an outpatient clinic in Tangalla on the southern coast and set up shelters for 10 families in the area. In Matara, the MSF team is assisting 3,200 displaced people. Mobile teams will provide assistance to displaced people in the area. An outpatient clinic has also been opened in nearby Hambantoa. MSF is also trying to establish a network of local doctors to provide psychosocial support to people traumatized by the disaster. IndiaAfter conducting assessments in southeastern India in Chennai and Nagapattinam, MSF is focusing its operations on psychological support for the victims. Tags: South Asian Tsunami |


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