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Government Open Source Conference Showcases Public Health IT

The Government Open Source Conference (GOSCON 2008) opening Oct. 20, in Portland, Ore., will feature an Open Public Health IT track to explore both a strategic direction for open source in the public health sector as well as real-world applications that are in use today by agencies around the world. GOSCON, said Director Deb Bryant, is bringing together thought leaders in government, open source industry, and public health who will share their deep, practical experience in public health, enterprise architectures, standards, as well as open source tools and methodologies as they are applied to this domain

Marshall Public Library Goes Live With Evergreen

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Norcross, GA - July 29, 2008 Marshall (Mo.) Public Library has gone live with Evergreen, the consortial-quality open-source library automation software. Marshall Public Library is now the second library to opt for remote hosting of their Evergreen installation through Equinox Software Inc., the support and development company for Evergreen software. (Kent County Library in Maryland went live as an Equinox-hosted Evergreen site in June of 2008.) The entire migration process--from initial data mapping to going live--took only one month. Amy Crump, director of Marshall Public Library, said, "We are very excited to join the growing number of libraries making the switch to Evergreen open-source library software. The [hosting] is beneficial to a small library like ours that lacks some of the resources of a larger instituti

The Role of Public-Private Partnerships in Funding Social Housing in Canada

The Role of Public-Private Partnerships in Funding Social Housing in Canada, by Alexandra Moskalyk, looks at the role currently played by public-private partnerships (PPPs) in social housing development in Canada and assesses their future potential as a mechanism for financing the development and maintenance of social housing. Using case studies, the paper examines how partnerships can better use scarce public resources efficiently and equitably to meet the housing needs of low-income earners.

socialmedian Opens to the Public

NEW YORK, (PRNewswire-USNewswire) -- socialmedian, a new social news network that is working on solving the information overload problem, opened its website to the public today. The public launch follows a four-month invite-only alpha period with more than 4300 participants from around the world. The socialmedian site is a public beta and continues to be a work in progress. The company's model is to ship new features and enhancements every other day in direct response to user feedback.

First Public QuakeLive Footage In HD

QuakeMaster33 writes "The first public footage of id Software's upcoming Quake Live title comes in the form of a collection of high definition videos from tournament matches held at QuakeCon 2008. The event held a 1v1 and CTF tournament with prize money totaling $25,000. Included in the video set is the finals match between the 17-year-old Belarusian Alexey "cypher" Yushanevsky and the American John "ZeRo4" Hill. All of the videos are available for download or streaming via Flash video. QuakeLive, which is currently in the public beta testing phase, is a free, web-based version of Quake III Arena which includes updated graphics and gameplay. On the developer front for QuakeLive, id has plans for custom maps, but mod support is far behind. On the Linux front, id Software's resident Linux guru Timothee Bisset is working on the project, so w

Hussey-Mayfield Public Library Goes Live With Evergreen

Hussey-Mayfield Public Library in Zionsville, Indiana has gone live with Evergreen, the consortial-quality open-source library automation software. This is the first step in a process that will see seventeen Indiana public libraries migrate to Evergreen by the end of 2008 as part of Indiana Evergreen, a shared-catalog project administered by the Indiana State Library. Equinox Software, Inc., the support and development company for Evergreen, provided bumper-to-bumper support during the Hussey-Mayfield migration.

New Scholarship Program and Professorship to Honor Dr. Bernard Lown, Inventor of Cardiac Defibrillator and Co-founder of Nobel Peace Prize-winning Organization

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Prescription Drug Advertising Subject of New FDA Web Site for Consumers

ATLANTA, Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- EthicAd, a nonprofit organization devoted to improving public health through consumer education, announces the launch of a new FDA Web site created to help the general public better understand direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertising of prescription medications. The site, "Be Smart About Prescription Drug Advertising," is hosted by the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research and was developed by the FDA in partnership with EthicAd. For details, visit www.FDA.gov/CDER/ethicad/index.htm or link to the site via FDA's homepage, www.fda.gov. Michael S. Shaw, M.D., executive director of EthicAd, notes that the primary goal of the new site is to help the public obtain accurate, science-based information about prescription drugs and to understand the role and nature of DTC advertising.

Google Imaging

People have an unreasonable expectation of "privacy". As long as one does not cross the line into being a Peeping Tom (secretly peeping into windows) taping in public is legal. As long as one stays on his own property or in public areas you can tape anything you like. That’s why they call it being out in PUBLIC. We may not like it, but the law is on Google's side.

Foreign-owned Hotels To Install Firewall In China

Frosty Piss writes "Foreign-owned hotels in China face the prospect of 'severe retaliation' if they refuse to install government software that can spy on Internet use by hotel guests coming to watch the summer Olympic games. Republican Senator Sam Brownback produced a translated version of a document from China's Public Security Bureau that requires hotels to use the monitoring equipment. The Public Security Bureau order threatens that failure to comply could result in financial penalties, suspending access to the Internet or the loss of a license to operate a hotel in China. The policy was designed to 'ensure the smooth opening' of the Olympics, as well as 'promote the healthy and orderly development of the Internet, safeguard state security, maintain social order and protect public interests,' the translation of the one of the documents

Public Interest Groups Back Federal Court Appeal to Implement New U.S. Patent Rules; Proposed Regulations Would Curtail Abusive Behavior by Patent Applicants

Public Interest Groups Back Federal Court Appeal to Implement New U.S. Patent Rules; Proposed Regulations Would Curtail Abusive Behavior by Patent Applicants

Public Interest Registry Gains Ground With .org Domain

The Public Interest Registry, the registry for .org domain names, today announced that it now has 7 million domain names. The company claims that this makes it the third largest generic domain — after ".com" and ".net".

Public criticism stymies rescue as leaders regroup

WASHINGTON: An avalanche of public criticism from liberal and conservative blogs, from street corners, legislative offices and the campaign trail continued unabated Tuesday as President George W. Bush and congressional leaders sought to patch up a $700 billion economic bailout plan that had run aground in the face of an under-anticipated opposition.

Worthing Council to beef-up its online public service business continuity & security

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Embracing Chaos and Complexity: A Quantum Change for Public Health

Public health research and practice have been guided by a cognitive, rational paradigm where inputs produce linear, predictable changes in outputs. However, the conceptual and statistical assumptions underlying this paradigm may be flawed. In particular, this perspective does not adequately account for nonlinear and quantum influences on human behavior. We propose that health behavior change is better understood through the lens of chaos theory and complex adaptive systems. Key relevant principles include that behavior change (1) is often a quantum event; (2) can resemble a chaotic process that is sensitive to initial conditions, highly variable, and difficult to predict; and (3) occurs within a complex adaptive system with multiple components, where results are often greater than the sum of their parts.

Public restroom sells for $69,090

BATH, England, Aug. 2 (UPI) -- A run-down public bathroom in Bath, England, has sold for $69,090 at at auction.

Public Interest Groups Back Federal Court Appeal to Implement New U.S. Patent Rules; Proposed Regulations Would Curtail Abusive Behavior by Patent Applicants

WASHINGTON, July 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A coalition of consumer advocacy and public interest groups today filed legal papers supporting new U.S. Patent Office (USPTO) rules that would curtail abusive behavior by patent applicants and improve patent quality. The tactics are used frequently by drug companies to get patents they don't deserve.

Public order charge brought against blogger and journalist

Reporters Without Borders and the Burma Media Association condemn the charge of disturbing public order that have been brought against Zarganar, a well-known comedian and blogger, and Zaw Thet Htwe, a sports journalists. Arrested in early June for criticising the government’s relief efforts after Cyclone Nargis and, in Zarganar’s case, for talking to the BBC, they are facing up to two years in prison under article 505 (b) of the criminal code.

Public Beta info... no really

SOCOM.com: "I'm happy to be able to share information on the SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Confrontation Public Beta."

Public Little Big Planet Live Previews! And Not in London

Thankfully somebody at Sony (or at Media Molecule) has decided that there is life outside of what we here in Yorkshire refer to as "Down that London". Sadly, the live public hands-on for

Smithers (B.C.) Public Library Goes Live with Evergreen

Smithers Public Library has become the 9th library in British Columbia's SITKA consortium to go live with Evergreen, the consortial-quality open-source library automation software.

Transport museum back on track after public appeal raises 1.6m

A Public appeal to raise funds for a new museum on the banks of the Clyde has secured £1.6m, with major obstacles delaying its construction by almost three months now overcome.

EFF, Public Knowledge Sue Over Secret IP Pact

Cowards Anonymous writes "The Electronic Frontier Foundation and Public Knowledge have filed a lawsuit against the Office of the US Trade Representative in an attempt to get the office to turn over information about a secret Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement treaty being negotiated to step up cross-border enforcement of copyright and piracy laws. ACTA could include an agreement for the US, Canada, the European Commission and other nations to enforce each others' IP laws, with residents of each country subject to criminal charges when violating the IP laws of another country, according to a supposed ACTA discussion paper [PDF] posted on Wikileaks.org in May."

European public sector open-source guidelines spark debate

Should European governments favor open source software when they hold tenders for public contracts? Economists and policy makers appear to think so but industry giants including Microsoft argue that this would be discriminatory and are considering legal action to prevent this from happening.

European public sector open-source guidelines spark debate

Should European governments favor open-source software when they hold tenders for public contracts? Economists and policy makers appear to think so but industry giants including Microsoft argue that this would be discriminatory and are considering legal action to prevent this from happening.

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