Get the Marketing Pilgrim Widget!
Ok, we’re jumping on the “get our widget” bandwagon, even though we’re not sure why. However, seeing as all of the cool kids are creating widgets, we thought we’d go ahead and share ours with you. (Read on Source)
Nokia adds Skype to N800 Tablet (PC World)
PC World - Nokia Corp. introduced Skype Internet-calling software for its N800 Wi-Fi tablet on Wednesday, providing another alternative to using a cell phone, while a debate in the U.S. over what networks such devices may be able to use in the future heated up.
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Gysie played 13 Tests for the Boks in the No 15 jersey and now his son ? normally a scrumhalf ? will get to do the same against Tonga. “It’s rather nice. Now I’ll also have a No 15 Springbok jersey. I’ll phone my dad for a few tips later this week. This is very special,” Pienaar told News24. The Sharks star has ... (Read on Source)
Auburn stuns Florida again, leaves Gators in regrouping mode - SportingNews.com
 Twin Falls Times-News | Auburn stuns Florida again, leaves Gators in regrouping mode SportingNews.com - GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- The Florida Gators used last year's loss against Auburn as motivation that helped propel them to the national championship. Tigers take a chomp out of the champs Rebounding from loss is key for Gators |
Viigo Launches PinStack On-The-Go for BlackBerry
Virtual Reach Inc., creator of Viigo, announced today it has partnered with PinStack.com to mobilize the popular discussions and user generated content published on PinStack forums. (PRWeb Oct 4, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/WmV0YS1Db3VwLUluc2UtVGhpci1UaGlyLVplcm8=
Clearwire announces High-Speed Wireless PC Card
Clearwire announced today the availability of its first Clearwire PC card in its markets across the U.S. The card expands the company’s product portfolio to provide greater portability, requiring only the power...
Blog-Author.com Launches Free Search Engine Optimized Blog Service
Blog Author launches free search engine optimized blog service; Invites webmasters to start their own free online blog; Provides free promotion services to its members to "get the word out." (PRWeb Nov 26, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/TWFnbi1TdW1tLVRoaXItSG9yci1UaGlyLVplcm8=
GigaOM's 'Structure 08' Conference Will Explore the Latest Wave of Disruptive Technologies
Industry Pioneers from Salesforce.com, Sun Microsystems, VMware, Amazon.com and Others Will Gather at the First Annual Conference in San Francisco Aimed at Exploring the Current Internet Infrastructure Buildout (PRWeb Apr 8, 2008)
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Newborn Blood-Storage Law Stirs Fears of DNA Warehouse
An obscure bill that sailed through Congress and was signed into law last month is stoking fears of a nationwide DNA warehouse potentially open to abuse by law enforcement agencies or health insurance companies.
But proponents say the law is a much-needed rationalization of the way the government stores and tests blood from newborns.
The Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007 (S.1858/H.R. 3825), signed into law on April 24, will provide guidelines to all states on how -- and for how long -- they should store blood. At present, all states store blood from all newborns, and some, like California, store it indefinitely. Critics fear that the samples, which contain recoverable DNA, might in the future be used to identify the subject or their medical profile.
"What we are doing is taking an individual genetic code and saying it's the government's," said Twila Brase, of the Minnesota activist group Citizens' Council on Health Care. "And once we do that, it's available for whatever a legislature wants to do in 20 years. The fact of the matter is that we don't know what they could or would do."
States have been storing blood samples from newborns since blood screening for genetic defects and diseases began in the 1960s. The samples can help detect and treat a wide range of diseases, but in the age of the genome, the issue of storing samples has taken on unprecedented importance. Blood samples contain DNA that can be unambiguously linked to individuals, which may in the future present tempting data to governments, businesses and health providers.
Currently, each state has its own policy about storing newborn blood samples. California has screened and stored more than 12 million newborn babies' blood spots since 1980, while Texas disposes of them within months.
Brase's group wants to see all so-called biobanks destroyed.
"You're building an entire DNA warehouse for the public without the public's consent," Brase said. "Who will own the DNA of the citizens and what is that going to mean? And what we're doing is pushing an entire genetic research program on the population without the consent of the population."
Proponents, however, say the scientific and medical value of the blood samples far outweigh the privacy risks of storing biological material from every newborn.
"They are extremely valuable when they are anonymized for research when looking at new technologies," said Edward Howell, chairman of the committee referred to in the bill, the Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders and Genetic Diseases in Newborns and Children to the Health Resources and Services Administration. "Those conspiracy theories are very popular on the blogs, but ? the states have been very careful in dealing with [blood spots]."
Howell says law enforcement agencies have asked states for blood samples and been turned down.
"The bottom line is that many states have kept these for a very long time and I am unaware of anything that has been done with them that would concern even a very conservative person," Howell said.
Edward McCabe, co-director of the UCLA Center for Society and Genetics and co-author of DNA: Promise and Peril, agreed that so far, states have been trustworthy guardians of their biobanks.
McCabe said that even in the case of the identification of a missing child, California's health regulators still turned down a law enforcement request to use a blood spot.
He applauded that decision and others like it that establish a clear policy for dealing with the samples and limiting their use.
"We actually think there ought to be a firewall between forensic and medical uses," McCabe said.
And he argued that -- from a health care perspective -- the samples are extremely and uniquely useful.
"It's one of the most unbiased cross sections of the newborn population of a state," McCabe said.
Donna Levin, who as general counsel for the Massachusetts Department of Public Health works in the trenches with the issue, said she believed her state's policy had the right ethical safeguards in place.
"Parents are told prior to screening that the residual specimen is kept for at least 10 years," she wrote in an e-mail.
She also noted that all research conducted on residual specimens has to be approved by an Institutional Review Board, which set ethical guidelines for human experiments. The state also requires that research on identified specimens only be conducted with the informed consent of the subject of the specimen, or a parent/guardian.
Those are the types of checks-and-balances that the newly empowered committee could take up during their next meeting this September, when they will begin drafting the state guidelines.
One thing is for sure: As scientists and law enforcement officials continue to learn more about how to use the DNA in each of our cells, the way biological samples are handled by the government seems certain to receive more scrutiny.
"The whole confidentiality issue is certainly a huge issue in the age of genomics," McCabe said.
Radja would love to feel at home with Hawks
Forwards Mike Radja, a free-agent invitee; and Akim Aliu, a 2007 second-round pick; were the biggest hits in the final scrimmage of the Blackhawks prospect camp Friday at The Edge in Bensenville. (Read on Source)
R D Moves Offshore
Increasingly, companies are choosing to outsource research and development.
· Research and development, once cherished as the crown jewels of competitive advantage at most companies, is increasingly becoming a global commodity. The trend to hand R D tasks to outsourcing partners has been gaining momentum in recent years. The...
Alaska Mired in Potentially Record Chill
Anyone suffering sweltering heat this summer will be interested to know what’s going on in Alaska. The state is on pace to have the fewest days on record reaching 65 degrees. The current record for fewest 65-plus-degree days was 16 in 1970. So far, with summer half over, there have been only seven. The forecast is [...] (Read on Source)
New RIAA Lawsuit Defense Tactic: Admit Liability, Challenge the Law
A new defense to a Recording Industry Association of America lawsuit emerged on Monday. The new tactic: Admit guilt and challenge the constitutionality of the Copyright Act. The fines range from $750 to $150,000 per violation for each song. The lawsuit claims the act's fines are excessive.
NASA Hacker McKinnon looses latest extradition fight
Extradition fight moves from British courts to European Union courts where it could drag on for a few more years.
YouTube Talks Deal With Video Annotation Site Omnisio
Google acquired a startup called Omnisio to give YouTube's visitors a way to drop comments onto the videos they watch.
Tweens’ Favorite Media Online, Search Integral to Shopping
The vast majority (83%) of tweens (those age 10-14), spend at least an hour online per day, compared with 68% reporting they watch an hour of TV per day, according to an ROI research study commissioned by DoubleClick Performics, writes Chief Marketer. (Read on Source)
Disney sells five million films through iTunes
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9 Blog Sites We Like…
When thinking about business, careers, self-improvement and the Internet, there are several sites that I personally enjoy perusing through on a daily basis which I thought I might share with you: (Read on Source)
Profiling Protective Proteins In Dairy Cows
Agricultural Research Service molecular biologist John Lippolis is delving into the dynamics of the dairy cow immune system. His work is resulting in the first close-up look at how immune system proteins help protect the cows, and how bacterial proteins fight back.
Search Engine Marketing and Promotion Companies
If you have a web-based business or if a significant portion of your business is done on the web through your website, then the best advertising and marketing is done by submitting to a search engine....
Installing Linux Apps: A Few Good Tips
Computerworld: "Under Linux, installing new applications isn't a particularly hard task, but installations do come in several different varieties, so it's worth understanding the differences and what you'll need to know to make them work."
The Promise of DNA Folding
This could be the engine of the next economic boom: (Read on Source)
BDI Denied Leave To File Summary Judgment Motion
NEW YORK - In his Nov. 2 status order, ephedra multidistrict litigation Judge Jed S. Rakoff confirmed a ruling by MDL Special Master James Niss, denying a defendant leave to file additional motions for summary judgment (In Re: Ephedra Products Liability Litigation, 04 M.D. 1598; Russell Wilburn v. N.V.E., Inc., No. 06 Civ. 13046, S.D. N.Y.; See September 2007, Page 6). Full story on lexis.com
Virtual Users/Domains With Postfix, Courier, MySQL & SquirrelMail (Ubuntu 8.10)
... Virtual Users/Domains With Postfix, Courier, MySQL & SquirrelMail (Ubuntu 8.10) Posted by Philipp on: 2008-11-16 13:28:06 Howtoforge posted a guide about setting ...
Microsoft Expression Studio 2 - Expression Web 2
... look at Microsoft Expression Web 2. Expression Web is a HTML Editor and general Web design program that was developed to replace Microsoft FrontPage. It is targeted toward professional Web ...
RVT.com Joins Forces With GetRV.com
New partnership combining RV sales and RV rentals means greater choice and enhanced options for RV travelers, used RV owners and RV dealers. (PRWeb Nov 25, 2008)
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Is Social Advertising an Oxymoron?
There?s mounting evidence to suggest that monetizing consumer-generated media doesn't work. Even sites like YouTube, whose viral videos have emerged as the medium of choice for advertisers, don't realize any revenue from an ad's millions of views.
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