MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'domain'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:00:56 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5069443&cid=t_106531_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FybAzPiSy7zI%2F By Walter OlsonGood news from Texas, where a state appeals court has handed a major win to investigative journalist Carla Main, whose book Bulldozed: ‘Kelo,’ Eminent Domain, and the American Lust for Land took a critical look at the seizure of private land under eminent domain laws for purposes of urban redevelopment. Dallas developer H. Walker Royall didn’t like what Main wrote about his involvement in a Freeport, Texas marina project and proceeded to sue her, publisher Encounter Books (which I should note is also my own publisher on Schools for Misrule), and even liberty-minded law professor Richard Epstein over a dust jacket blurb Epstein had given for the book. (Earlier coverage of the suit here and here.) A trial court had declined to dismiss Royall’s claims on... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5069443 Tue, 26 Jul 2011 20:41:26 +0100 5069443 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5028451&cid=t_106531_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F07%2F14%2Ftelehealth-wait-theres-online-therapy%2F Stop the presses! Randall Stross over at the Digital Domain at The New York Times has just discovered online therapy. Acknowledging that the idea has been around for a long time, Stross begins the piece by digging up an American Journal of Psychiatry article from 38 years ago, written by Thomas Dwyer describing one of the first telepsychiatry systems ever devised (at Massachusetts General Hospital). How quaint. (Confusing telepsychiatry/telehealth systems — which have been around for decades utilizing private networks and closed video systems, and that are well-researched — with online therapy is a common mistake made by journalists who explore this area.) The hook, apparently, is to highlight yet some more companies who’ve decided to take the plunge into exploiting this ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5028451 Thu, 14 Jul 2011 14:10:09 +0100 5028451 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4841742&cid=t_106531_122_f&fid=37835&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iqscorner.com%2F2011%2F05%2Fresearch-bytes-spatial-and-verbal.html Hale, S., Rose, N. S., Myerson, J., Strube, M. J., Sommers, M., TyeMurray, N., & Spehar, B. (2011). The Structure of Working Memory Abilities Across the Adult Life Span. Psychology and Aging, 26(1), 92-110.(italics emphasis added by blogmaster)The present study addresses three questions regarding age differences in working memory: (1) whether performance on complex span tasks decreases as a function of age at a faster rate than performance on simple span tasks; (2) whether spatial working memory decreases at a faster rate than verbal working memory; and (3) whether the structure of working memory abilities is different for different age groups. Adults, ages 20–89 (n = 388), performed three simple and three complex verbal span tasks and three simple and three complex spatial memory tasks.... Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4841742 Wed, 18 May 2011 15:20:00 +0100 4841742 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4821000&cid=t_106531_122_f&fid=37835&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iqscorner.com%2F2011%2F05%2Fchc-narrow-ability-assessment-with-wj.html This report is the promised "deliverable" to those folks.  Thanks school psychologists in Georgia.  The report has some bonus features (e.g., Schenider & McGrew, in press, CHC v2.0 model and definitions--to be published this fall in Flanagan & Harrison's 3rd Edition of Contemporary Intellectual Assessment).  This bonus feature is an abridged set of definitions and the reader is encouraged to read the complete chapter when published for much more detail.Feedback is appreciated as this is a work in progress.  I would like any feedback/comments to occur on the CHC listserv (n=1282 and growing), as the allows for a more dynamic exchange of ideas than does the comment feature of the blog platform.Thanks.  Enjoy.- iPost using BlogPress from my Kevin McGrew's iPad... Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4821000 Fri, 13 May 2011 21:34:00 +0100 4821000 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4747601&cid=t_106531_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FAJ9IzcCc0_8%2F By Ilya ShapiroLast month, I wrote about a major eminent domain struggle in National City, California.  City officials had decided to declare almost seven hundred properties blighted even before conducting any sort of blight study, which eventually turned out to be riddled with errors.  At the center of the fight is a private, nonprofit boxing gym that has helped keep hundreds of at-risk kids in school and off the streets.  The city wanted to bulldoze the center so a wealthy developer can build luxury condos and stores.  In 2007, the Institute for Justice teamed up with the gym and filed suit to stop the city from taking the property, and here’s video about their legal fight: Four years later, IJ scored a knockout blow against eminent domain abuse:  Last Thursday, the Superi... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4747601 Mon, 25 Apr 2011 12:43:51 +0100 4747601 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4605810&cid=t_106531_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FOpTZuC8QPxk%2F By Ilya ShapiroThis is a big week for private property rights.  Two epic eminent domain struggles are playing out on opposite sides of the country.  First, National City, California, is ground zero for eminent domain abuse.  City officials declared several hundred properties blighted even before conducting a blight study that was riddled with problems. The city wants to seize and bulldoze a youth community center (CYAC) that has transformed the lives of hundreds of low-income kids, so a wealthy developer can build high-rise luxury condos: CYAC has numerous volunteers, including local law enforcement officers, providing free mentoring in boxing as well as academics.  The gym is famous for getting kids off the street and back into school.  As Rick Reilly explained in a feature in Sport... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4605810 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 18:35:22 +0100 4605810 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4377671&cid=t_106531_122_f&fid=37835&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iqscorner.com%2F2011%2F01%2Fresearch-bytes-brief-exec-funct.html Clicking on images should make them larger and more readable- iPost using BlogPress from my Kevin McGrew's iPadintelligence IQ tests IQ testing IQ scores CHC intelligence theory CHC theory Cattell-Horn-Carroll human cognitive abilities psychology school psychology individual differences cognitive psychology neuropsychology psychology special education educational psychology psychometrics psychological assessment psychological measurement IQs Corner neuroscience neurocognitive cognitive abilities cognition domain-specific domain-general cognitive decline aging executive functioning (Source: Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner)) Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4377671 Thu, 20 Jan 2011 15:17:00 +0100 4377671 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4265693&cid=t_106531_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FAR3ykN-144g%2F By Jason KuznickiTalk between libertarians and the left usually follows one of two scripts, each of which frustrates me. In the first script, both sides find things that they can safely dislike together — war, eminent domain, small business licensing — while carefully avoiding all the contentious areas. They’re a lot like that recently divorced couple at the Christmas party you’ve just attended, chattering as much as they dare… but mostly about the weather. In the second script, someone yells “Taxation is theft!” or “You hate the poor!” and it’s not long before someone gets a drink thrown in their face. Perhaps also like that Christmas party you’ve just attended. If I may say so myself, this month’s Cato Unbound has be... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4265693 Wed, 15 Dec 2010 17:30:04 +0100 4265693 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4245286&cid=t_106531_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fk-jvb95PP6Q%2F By Ilya ShapiroSix weeks ago, Cato filed an amicus brief supporting a challenge to Columbia University’s strong-armed attempt to condemn and take over certain land in Upper Manhattan.  Tomorrow, the Supreme Court will consider the cert petition our brief supports, with a decision on whether it hears the case expected Monday. In what is probably not a coincidence, then, the Columbia Spectator today came out with a lengthy feature story examining the story behind the dispute, controversial “blight” designations and all.  This is excellent student journalism — heck, excellent journalism, period — and here are some key excerpts (full disclosure: the author interviewed me for the piece): Since it proposed the expansion, Columbia has rapidly made deals with proper... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4245286 Thu, 09 Dec 2010 20:38:13 +0100 4245286 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4133677&cid=t_106531_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F46XbEB_1zfg%2F By Daniel J. MitchellLast week, I highlighted nine ballot initiatives that were worth watching because of their policy implications and/or their role is showing whether voters wanted more or less freedom. The results, by and large, are very encouraging. Let’s take a look at the results of those nine votes, as well as a few additional key initiatives. 1. The big spenders wanted to impose an income tax in the state of Washington, and they even had support from too-rich-to-care Bill Gates. The good news is that this initiative got slaughtered by a nearly two-to-one margin.  I was worried about this initiative since crazy  Oregon voters approved higher tax rates earlier this year. In a further bit of good news, Washington voters also approved a supermajority requirement for tax incre... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4133677 Wed, 03 Nov 2010 18:58:40 +0100 4133677 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4118897&cid=t_106531_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FL3TRisx-TMU%2F By Ilya ShapiroFive years ago, in the landmark property rights case of Kelo v. New London, the Supreme Court upheld the forced transfer of land from various homeowners by finding that “economic development” qualifies as a public purpose for purposes of satisfying the Fifth Amendment’s Takings Clause.  In doing so, however, the Court reaffirmed that the government may not “take property under the mere pretext of a public purpose, when its actual purpose was to bestow a private benefit.” State and federal courts have since applied that pretext standard in widely differing ways while identifying four factors as indicators of pretext: evidence of pretextual intent, benefits that flow predominantly to a private party, haphazard planning, and a readily identifiable beneficiary.  More... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4118897 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 17:47:46 +0100 4118897 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4013150&cid=t_106531_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F6unjy2EdtFs%2F By David RittgersIn Kelo v. City of New London, the Supreme Court ruled that a locality could use its eminent domain authority to seize private property to sell to private developers. Cato’s amicus brief opposing this abuse of the Takings Clause is available here, and an article on Kelo and other property law rulings of the 2004-2005 term by law professor James W. Ely, Jr. is available here. One positive outcome of Kelo was the legislative restriction of eminent domain usage in state houses across the country. On the other hand, developers and localities have attempted to muzzle their critics with frivolous lawsuits. The Institute for Justice is currently litigating one of these actions in Texas: Investigative journalist Carla Main wrote a book about eminent domain abuse in Freeport, Tex... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4013150 Tue, 28 Sep 2010 14:40:25 +0100 4013150 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3987231&cid=t_106531_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2Fn2RW7aNlenk%2F Worried about counterfeit meds? Well, eNom, which is the world’s second-biggest seller of web site addresses (otherwise known as domain names), is now going to screen its customers for unapproved drug sales, The Financial Times writes. Until now, Demand Media had resisted unless there was a court order or a law enforcement agency made a….demand. But in a US Securities and Exchange Commission filing for a public stock offering, Demand Media now says that LegalScript was retained to scrutinize Internet pharmacies to ensure they are actually licensed to do business in the US (see page 26). GoDaddy, which is the biggest marketer of domain names, already screens customers. The move comes after KnujOn, an Internet security research firm, lambasted eNom in a report last June for alleg... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3987231 Tue, 21 Sep 2010 02:03:12 +0100 3987231 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3865251&cid=t_106531_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FFCerV1IMkAk%2F By David BoazA front-page story in today’s New York Times begins: Michael R. Bloomberg is a former Wall Street mogul with a passion for the rights of a private property owner. The story is about the not-really-at-Ground-Zero mosque, of course. Bloomberg has a passion for property rights — except when the property owner wants to allow smoking on his own property or just wants to keep the property he owns even if a richer person wants it. (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3865251 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 16:03:54 +0100 3865251 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3833454&cid=t_106531_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F08%2F07%2Freal-mental-health-is-healthyplace%2F Who runs Real Mental Health? Who owns Healthy Place.com? Are they one and the same? These are interesting questions to ask, because you can’t find such information on their websites. What makes it even more interesting is what recently happened to the Real Mental Health website that demonstrates a behind-the-scenes connection between these two sites — a connection not acknowledged anywhere on either site. Real Mental Health is a small mental health community built upon a third-party social networking suite of tools. The website used to reside at realmentalhealth.com. But at the end of May, the site suddenly went away without notice to its members. That’s when the intrigue began. It came back a week later at a different URL (realmentalhealthsite.com), with little explana... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3833454 Sat, 07 Aug 2010 11:56:00 +0100 3833454 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3737111&cid=t_106531_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FEmrAndHipaa%2F%7E3%2Foa_7zo0PHzE%2F Trent Peters from Umbrella Medical Systems added an interesting comment on my previous post about Domain Controlled Networks and HIPAA that I thought really added to my original post. Plus, Trent goes into a nice list of other benefits of having a “Management” server in an office. It gets a little technical for some of my readers I’m sure, but is valuable if you’re office is embarking on this adventure. Here’s Trent’s comment: This is an interesting question and can be argued either way, but again it comes down to what’s “reasonable and appropriate”. A little background, my company is a IT Consultant group that works specifically in the healthcare arena offering services to medium-sized and small healthcare organizations, we have plenty of EMR impl... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3737111 Thu, 08 Jul 2010 16:16:09 +0100 3737111 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3699483&cid=t_106531_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FF1-9G7cOSdE%2F By Ilya ShapiroWith all the property rights news coming out of the Supreme Court and New York Court of Appeals in the last week, I almost missed Wednesday’s fifth anniversary of the dreadful Kelo v. New London decision.  Justice Stevens’s  opinion in Kelo sanctioned a transfer of private property from homeowners to a big company in the name of (promised but, as we’ve seen, never realized) job creation and increased tax revenue.  This was a Pyrrhic victory for eminent domain abusers, however, given: 9 state high courts have limited eminent domain powers; 43 state legislatures have passed greater property rights reform; 44 eminent domain abuse projects have been defeated by grassroots activists; 88 percent of the public now believes that property rights are as impor... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3699483 Fri, 25 Jun 2010 11:24:25 +0100 3699483 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3695546&cid=t_106531_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FBlRmg0G3pq8%2F By Roger PilonSad to say, but as expected, New York State’s highest court, the New York Court of Appeals, has just upheld yet another gross abuse of the state’s power of eminent domain, exercised by the Empire State Development Corporation on behalf of my undergraduate alma mater, Columbia University, against two small family-owned businesses, one of them owned by Indian immigrants. Details can be found in the press release just issued by the Institute for Justice, which filed an amicus brief in the case and has been in the forefront of those defending against such abuse across the country. IJ has had success in obtaining eminent domain reform in over 40 states, but New York remains a backwater, where collusion between well-connected private entities and government is rampant, and the ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3695546 Thu, 24 Jun 2010 20:36:46 +0100 3695546 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3703006&cid=t_106531_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emrandhipaa.com%2Fadministrator%2F2010%2F06%2F22%2Femr-question-and-answer-domain-controlled-networks%2F I got the following question from Brandon about the need to have a domain controlled network in order to comply with HIPAA. I am currently trying to implement an EMR system in a small practice. I am trying to convince the parties involved that it is necessary to transition to a domain controlled network for security reasons even though this type of network is not required for our EMR system or its server. My understanding of HIPAA is that simply having a firewall does not qualify as a “secured network”. Am I right on this? Brandon, You are correct that just having a firewall does not likely qualify as a “secured network.” However, that doesn’t necessarily mean that you need to have a domain controlled network to meet the HIPAA security standards. You could sti... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3703006 Tue, 22 Jun 2010 18:40:45 +0100 3703006 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3612051&cid=t_106531_147_f&fid=39202&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnicolaziady.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F05%2F29%2Fglossary-of-new-media-terms%2F Search Engine Optomization [SEO] has become an essential weapon in the arsenal of online business. Unfortunately for most healthcare marketers it also somewhat of an enigma! This is due party to the fact that the field is new and changing rapidly and also the fact that SEO experts tends to speak a language unknown to lay marketers! I have generated this glossary as a remedy and explain SEO terms in plain and simple english … algorithm :: A complex mathematical formula used by search engines to assess the relevance and importance of websites and rank them accordingly in their search results. These algorithms are kept tightly under wraps as they are the key to the objectivity of search engines (i.e. the algorithm ensures relevant results, and relevant results bring more users, which ... Nicola Ziady blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3612051 Sat, 29 May 2010 20:33:54 +0100 3612051 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3595566&cid=t_106531_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FX52WaVptCyY%2F By Ilya ShapiroAs Larry Solum notes and Randy Barnett seconds, Georgetown law professor and friend-of-Cato Nick Rosenkranz has just published a tremendous article in the Stanford Law Review.  I saw an earlier version of it and can tell you that it offers one of those singular re-thinks of accepted learning.  As Randy puts it, “It is one of those rare pieces that hits you between the eyes and causes you to reconsider how you think about the Constitution.”  The article, entitled “The Subjects of the Constitution,” argues that all of us are going about our constitutional theorizing, at least with respect to judicial review, the wrong way.  Here’s the first paragraph of the abstract: Two centuries after Marbury v. Madison, there remains a deep confusion about... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3595566 Tue, 25 May 2010 12:35:34 +0100 3595566 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3556155&cid=t_106531_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F05%2F12%2Fa-womans-touch-increases-risk-taking%2F We all know the value of human touch. It’s one of the defining cornerstones of our existence since our birth — the connection between mother and infant. The importance of maternal physical contact and nurturing has been demonstrated time and time again in previous research. But what we don’t always realize is the impact simple human touch has on another person. A handshake, a touch of the shoulder — these things matter in more ways than we may realize. Could human touch increase our sense of security, as prior studies have suggested, which in turn could make us to make more risky decisions? That’s what two researchers (Levav & Argo, 2010) set to find out in a series of three experiments… The main hypothesis we tested is that certain forms of physi... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3556155 Wed, 12 May 2010 15:05:23 +0100 3556155 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3502875&cid=t_106531_122_f&fid=37835&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iqscorner.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fresearch-bytes-4-24-10-broad-factor-10.html Matzke, D. Dolan, C., & Molenaar, D. (in press). The issue of power in the identification of “g” with lower-order factors.  Intelligence.AbstractIn higher order factor models, general intelligence (g) is often found to correlate perfectly with lower-order common factors, suggesting that g and some well-defined cognitive ability, such as working memory, may be identical. However, the results of studies that addressed the equivalence of g and lower-order factors are inconsistent. We suggest that this inconsistency may partly be attributable to the lack of statistical power to detect the distinctiveness of the two factors. The present study therefore investigated the power to reject the hypothesis that g and a lower-order factor are perfectly correlated using artificial datasets,... Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3502875 Sat, 24 Apr 2010 20:08:00 +0100 3502875 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3271020&cid=t_106531_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F7YRTAngN3SA%2F By David BoazThe AP reports: In a land dispute pitting Madonna against African villagers, Malawi’s government has sided with the pop star who has pumped millions into the impoverished Southern African country and adopted two of its children. Villagers have been refusing to move from a plot of land near the capital, Lilongwe, where Madonna wants to build a $15-million school for girls. The government, however, says it had originally planned to develop the plot, and only allowed the villagers to live there until a project was identified. Lilongwe District Commissioner Charles Kalemba, accompanied by other government officials and representatives from Madonna’s Raising Malawi charity, on Thursday met with about 200 villagers and told them they would have to move. The villagers hav... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3271020 Sat, 13 Feb 2010 19:20:16 +0100 3271020 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3231804&cid=t_106531_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FF1GZoqCjIzc%2F This can be a rather arcane corner of the world to watch, but glancing at the rate at which a company defends domain names can be interesting. For instance, it can tell you how aggressive their lawyers can be at defending various rights, such as intellectual property. And so DomainNameWire did just that to get a bead on the companies that were most active last year and the winner was Roche, followed by Lego. Another drugmaker, Sanofi-Aventis, was the sixth most-active filer. Using data from UDRPSearch, Domain Name Wire tabulated the total number of UDRP cases filed by in 2009 and found that Roche filed 54 with the World Intellectual Property Organization and two with the National Arbitration Forum. A good many stemmed from efforts to take down sites promoting Tamiflu for swine flu. And Roc... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3231804 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:34:09 +0100 3231804 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3167095&cid=t_106531_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FpjF5DmdJOAo%2F By Ilya ShapiroYesterday, the Supreme Court decided not take up an important takings case, the infelicitously titled 480.00 Acres of Land v. United States. As I blogged previously, Cato filed an amicus brief in the case in the hopes that the owner of the “480.00 Acres of Land,” Gil Fornatora, would ultimately receive the “just compensation” to which he is constitutionally entitled.  The Court also missed the chance to correct the pattern of due process abuse that is apparently rampant in Florida.  The case involved the federal government maneuvering to unjustly drive down property values before taking land for (legitimate) public use — in this case expanding the Everglades — thus greatly diminishing the compensation it was obligated to pay the owners.  F... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3167095 Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:32:40 +0100 3167095 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3052125&cid=t_106531_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fl4ZoHP54eaE%2F Today, the Supreme Court heard argument in Stop the Beach Renourishment v. Florida Department of Environmental Protection, which is a Fifth Amendment Takings Clause challenge involving beachfront property (that I previously discussed here). Essentially, Florida’s ”beach renourishment” program created more beach but deprived property owners of the rights they previously had — exclusive access to the water, unobstructed view, full ownership of land up to the “mean high water mark,” etc. That is, the court turned beachfront property into “beachview” property.  After the property owners successfully challenged this action, the Florida Supreme Court – “SCOFLA” for those who remember the Bush v. Gore imbroglio – reve... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3052125 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:49:31 +0100 3052125 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3026660&cid=t_106531_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FpICOcVby19M%2F Unfortunately, that win comes as another blow to property rights: The last major obstacle to a groundbreaking for the $4.9 billion Atlantic Yards development in Brooklyn fell Tuesday when New York’s highest court, the Court of Appeals, dismissed a challenge to the state’s use of eminent domain on behalf of the developer, Bruce C. Ratner. Mr. Ratner, whose 22-acre development has been delayed for three years by a flurry of lawsuits, the collapse of the credit and real estate markets and a glut of luxury housing, plans to begin selling tax-free bonds next month to finance the development’s cornerstone project: an 18,000-seat basketball arena for the New Jersey Nets at the intersection of Flatbush and Atlantic Avenues near downtown. Given the high-profile nature of the would-be new tena... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3026660 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:40:14 +0100 3026660 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3023098&cid=t_106531_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FWz8-IyI0bhg%2F In federal eminent domain cases, the “scope of the project” rule requires that in determining “just compensation” under the Fifth Amendment’s Takings Clause, any increase or decrease in property value caused by the federal project be disregarded.  As it turns out, the federal government had discussed the idea of expanding Everglades National Park for over 30 years, and also induced the local government to enact tougher zoning standards that decreased the value of the property that was to be taken for this purpose.  This type of behavior is a special kind of eminent domain abuse called “condemnation blight.” The Everglades-related federal actions forced Gilbert Fornatora to watch the value of his South Florida property decline until the federal government finally ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3023098 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:22:36 +0100 3023098 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2977567&cid=t_106531_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FkNCoYLi-bPQ%2F There must be bitter irony circulating in the air over New London, Ct., where Pfizer plans to close its eight-year-old, $300 million R&D facility that employs 1,400 people. Those jobs will be transferred to nearby Groton as part of a massive downsizing announced yesterday that involves shuttering six R&D sites and eliminating an undisclosed number of jobs (see here). It was only a decade ago, though, that Pfizer envisioned grand things for New London - a sparkling, state-of-the-art facility that would help transform a deserted downtown replete with rundown homes and a smelly sewage plant into a model company town and add up to 2,000 jobs. But to build a huge new research complex near the Fort Trumbull section required evicting many long-time residents. The plan ultimately led to ... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2977567 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:29:32 +0100 2977567 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2702391&cid=t_106531_122_f&fid=37835&url=http%3A%2F%2Fintelligencetesting.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F08%2Fbrain-rhythm-treatment-efficacy-can-we.html Brain rhythm. Got it? Need it? What is it? Can you improve it?Check out new IAP Research Report No. 9: The efficacy of rhythm-based (mental timing) treatments with subjects with a variety of clinical disorders: A brief review of theoretical, diagnostic, and treatment research (McGrew & Vega, 2009). at the IQ Brain Clock blog (sister blog to IQs Corner). (Source: Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner)) Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2702391 Fri, 14 Aug 2009 18:12:00 +0100 2702391 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2699741&cid=t_106531_122_f&fid=34736&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FChannelN-PodcastsPoweredByOdiogo%2F%7E3%2FsHis7rgF2ow%2Fvintage-rats.html Motivation and Reward in Learning Kids excited about rodents after seeing G-Force? They’ll love this too, I’m sure. Wooden pointers assist in demonstrating an early psychology experiment with white rats pressing a bar. Vintage B&W educational film, now public domain and part of the Prelinger Archives. (Source: Channel N) Channel N blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2699741 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:30:18 +0100 2699741 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2477546&cid=t_106531_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FQ8orLWaXbq0%2F Whether the federal government should be building a $58 million memorial to the heroic passengers on United flight 93, who thwarted the plot to crash a fourth plane on September 11, is a question that has yet to be asked in Washington.  But it clearly is improper for the authorities to acquire land for the memorial through eminent domain. Thankfully, Washington has backed down from its plans to seize the property.  Reports Tony Norman of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Yesterday, the U.S. government announced that it wouldn’t resort to eminent domain to seize land in Somerset, Pa for the proposed Flight 93 memorial. This is good news for fans of the concept of private property. When the National Park Service announced that it would seize the land from the seven property owners fo... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2477546 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:44:45 +0100 2477546 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2441375&cid=t_106531_93_f&fid=36982&url=http%3A%2F%2Fprep4md.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F05%2Fgenomics-and-future-of-medicine-francis.html The molecular understanding of disease has transformed the pharmaceutical industry. In the future, one can anticipate an increasing number of new drugs whose derivation depended upon a precise genomic understanding of disease. National Human Genome Research Director Dr. Francis Collins explains how genomics could play a role in medicine by improving public health.Thanks for reading :) ... http://prep4md.blogspot.com/ (Source: My M.D. Journey!) My M.D. Journey! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2441375 Tue, 26 May 2009 16:37:00 +0100 2441375 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2386832&cid=t_106531_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FQOGmwPB9MGs%2F This article on Justice Souter’s eagerness to get back to his farmhouse in Weare, New Hampshire, briefly mentions the campaign of Logan Darrow Clements after the Kelo decision to use eminent domain to take Souter’s house and turn it into an inn. After all, he reasoned, Souter voted to uphold the power of government to take property from one private owner and give it to another private owner who might produce more “public benefits” such as tax revenue. That was the reasoning that caused a fiery dissent from the departing Sandra Day O’Connor: Who among us can say she already makes the most productive or attractive possible use of her property? The specter of condemnation hangs over all property. Nothing is to prevent the State from replacing any Motel 6 with a R... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2386832 Sun, 03 May 2009 21:15:55 +0100 2386832 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2348147&cid=t_106531_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2009%2F04%2F13%2Fmy-equation%2F The Angriest Store — Featuring a brand new line/concept titled, ‘CONFUCIUS QUOTATIONS‘. + http://www.theangriestpharmacist.com/donate/ Donation Amount: (Currency: USD) Put my Donation on the Recognition Wall Show on Wall: Do not show any information Donation Amount, User Details & Comments User Details & Comments Only Name: Email: Website: Comments:Write your comment within 199 characters. = NEW SERVER / HOME HOSTING (Of course, I would build my own system) (Source: The Angriest Pharmacist) The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2348147 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 19:18:14 +0100 2348147 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2259375&cid=t_106531_122_f&fid=37835&url=http%3A%2F%2Fintelligencetesting.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F03%2Fbroad-knowledge-gkn-factor-explained.html In response to my CHC ability definition post, someone asked the question "If Gkn is domain specific, in what sense can it be a broad factor?"My reading of the literature is that the various stores of domain-specific knowledge may be like narrow abilities with an over-arching broad factor that accounts for the covariance among them being broad Gkn. Ackerman et al have published considerable research demonstrating a broad knowledge factor. In addition, two recent articles in Intelligence present analyses that demonstrate a higher-order broad Gkn (although labeled differently by the the researchers) factor when narrow domain-specific Gkn abilities are present (e.g., knowledge of different domains of current events; technical knowledge, arts knowledge, etc.) --- Two relevant model figures are... Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2259375 Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:44:00 +0100 2259375 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2228362&cid=t_106531_122_f&fid=37835&url=http%3A%2F%2Fintelligencetesting.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F03%2Fchc-selective-referral-focused-testing.html I just posted Part B of the mini-skills workshop I just made at NASP 2009 Boston (CHC COG-ACH Relations Research Synthesis:  What We've Learned From 20 Years of Research) as on on-line viewable PPT at SlideShare, and my SlideShare space in particular. You should view the prior description of this project and presentation at the link above.  The second part of this presentation is the application of the results of the research synthesis vis-a-vis the demonstration of "CHC selective (branching tree) referral-focused testing scenarios" that are grounded in the research synthesis.  The direct link to the slide show can be accessed by clicking here.The description included with the slide show follows:This is the second half of the a mini-skills workshop made at NASP 2009 in Boston (CHC COG-A... Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2228362 Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:08:00 +0100 2228362 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2227806&cid=t_106531_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FI5IMaoRGMXU%2F The Supreme Court’s 2005 decision that the government could use its eminent domain power to transfer private property to a different private actor — which promised to use it to generate more tax revenue – touched off a firestorm of criticism and created a movement to strengthen property rights.  (For the story behind that case, Kelo v. New London, I recommend Little Pink House: A True Story of Defiance and Courage, for which Cato hosted a book forum in January.)   On Friday, Cato filed a brief urging the Supreme Court to review a decision ratifying a similar, even more blatant, government taking of private property for a non-public use. In Empress Casino v. Giannoulias, the Illinois Supreme Court upheld a statute transferring money from private riverboat casinos ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2227806 Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:52:54 +0100 2227806 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2090807&cid=t_106531_122_f&fid=37835&url=http%3A%2F%2Fintelligencetesting.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F01%2Fchc-cog-ach-research-synthesis-project.html [Double click on image to enlarge]I'm pleased to announce another update and major revision to the the Cattell - Horn - Carroll (CHC) Cognitive Abilities-Achievement Research Synthesis project, a project first described in a prior post. This is a work "in progress". The purpose of this project is to systematically synthesize the key Cattell-Horn- Carroll (CHC) theory of cognitive abilities designed research studies that have investigated the relations between broad and narrow CHC abilities and school achievement.The status of the project can be accessed via a clickable MindMap visual-graphic navigational tool (similar to the image above...but "active" and "dyanamic") or via the more traditional web page outline navigational method. You can toggle back and forth between the different naviga... Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2090807 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:19:00 +0100 2090807 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1981737&cid=t_106531_93_f&fid=36982&url=http%3A%2F%2Fprep4md.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F11%2Fhave-look-at-how-this-tv-show-dealt.html What do you think?Thanks for reading :) ... http://prep4md.blogspot.com/ (Source: My M.D. Journey!) My M.D. Journey! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1981737 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:20:00 +0100 1981737 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1961873&cid=t_106531_93_f&fid=36982&url=http%3A%2F%2Fprep4md.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F11%2Fmedically-important-parasites-images.html Medical entomology deals with the study of arthropods which cause or transmit disease to man.We will focus on Family Culicidae here:Culicidae include:CulexAedesAnophelesMembers of this subfamily are characterized by:Long proboscisPresence of scales on bodyFemale feeds on blood while the male feeds on plant juices.AnophelesTransmits the following diseases:Human malaria (Malaria is a vector-borne infectious disease caused by protozoan parasites. It is widespread in tropical and subtropical regions, including parts of the Americas, Asia, and Africa. Each year, there are approximately 515 million cases of malaria, killing between one and three million people.)Wuchereria bancrofti (Wuchereria bancrofti is a parasitic filarial nematode worm spread by a mosquito vector. It is one of the three par... My M.D. Journey! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1961873 Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:20:00 +0100 1961873 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1948052&cid=t_106531_93_f&fid=36982&url=http%3A%2F%2Fprep4md.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F11%2F75-items-in-prep4mds-public-domain.html Medical Public Domain Photos on Flickr Who would like to join? Who would like to share?Thanks for reading :) ... http://prep4md.blogspot.com/ (Source: My M.D. Journey!) My M.D. Journey! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1948052 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 01:07:00 +0100 1948052 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1770855&cid=t_106531_93_f&fid=36982&url=http%3A%2F%2Fprep4md.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F09%2Fmy-latest-project-or-burst-of-immature.html After starting an account at www.flickr.com and falling in love with it, I noticed that you can make groups where you can share content (images and videos) and discuss subjects of interest.And you know me, I would not lose a chance to give it a try! So, I did. I just started this new group called "Medical Public Domain" where I intend to collect good quality medical images that are free of any copyright restrictions.You can join for free! So be sure to! If you already have an account on flickr you have no excuse! lolNo, seriously, don't you remeber those nights where you were searching on google for that xray or CT or microscopic bacteria image?? What you have never done that? What, it is only me? Then I guess I am from Mars!Anyhow, I think this would probably make it easier for someone ... My M.D. Journey! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1770855 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 18:56:00 +0100 1770855 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1711998&cid=t_106531_93_f&fid=36982&url=http%3A%2F%2Fprep4md.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F08%2Fmedically-important-parasites-free.html Medically Important Parasites ( nematoda ) + good quality FREE ImagesAscaris lumbricoids eggAscaris lumbricoids adultTrichuris trichuri adult femaleTrichuri trichuri eggEnterobius vermicularis headEnterobius vermicularis eggAncylostoma caninum attached to intestinal mucosaAncylostoma duodenale hookworm's mouth partsAncylostoma duodenale or Necator americanus hookworm egg (both eggs are indistinguishable)Trichostrongylus colubribormis eggCapillaria species eggTrichinella spiralis cyst in muscle tissue----------------------------------------All images are in the public domain and thus are free of any copyright restrictions.All credit is to cdc.gov---------------------------------------Related posts:Medically Important Parasites (trematoda-flukes) + free good quality imagesMedically Important... My M.D. Journey! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1711998 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:16:00 +0100 1711998 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1675622&cid=t_106531_93_f&fid=36982&url=http%3A%2F%2Fprep4md.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F08%2Ftattoo-prevalence-and-health-risks.html In 2006, a survey which took place in 2004 was published by the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. It found that 24% of Americans who were between the ages of 18 and 50 had a tattoo. Also, in a 1990s article put out by U.S. News & World Report, tattooing was ranked as the sixth fastest growing retail venture of the 1990s, establishing the tattoo industry as a hot property.For people who do not know much about the body art industry, tattoos and body piercings appear as permanent markings and decorative metal. But this industry is actually a unique form of art. Tattoo artists can honor people or memories that were an important part of a person's life. Body piercers intricately place each piercing to express a person's individuality or culture. The body art industry is uni... My M.D. Journey! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1675622 Sat, 02 Aug 2008 06:06:00 +0100 1675622 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1646799&cid=t_106531_93_f&fid=36982&url=http%3A%2F%2Fprep4md.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F07%2Fjuly-22-national-fragile-x-awareness.html What is Fragile X Syndrome?Fragile X syndrome is the most common known cause of intellectual disability, also known as mental retardation, and developmental disability that can be inherited (passed from one generation to the next). Physical and behavioral signs that a child has fragile X syndrome include: • Not sitting, walking, or talking as early as other children (this is known as having developmental delays) • Learning disabilities • Speech and language delays • Behavioral problems such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) Children often have a typical facial appearance that gets more noticeable with age. These features include: • A large head • A long face • Prominent ears, chin, and forehead Males who have fragile X syndrome usually have some degree of in... My M.D. Journey! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1646799 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:11:00 +0100 1646799 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1637779&cid=t_106531_93_f&fid=34899&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mexicomedstudent.com%2F2008%2F07%2F778 The other day, registrars began opening up domain registrations to .me TLDs.  I became aware of this because Beth at PixelRN had a quandary about a domain she was trying to register and the TLD .me obviously caught my eye.  From what I can gather, tons of .me domains are being snagged by the hour at premium prices.  GoDaddy and other registrars are reportedly screwing the pooch either because of higher-than-expected demand or because there has been too much bullshit with front-running where searches basically ‘tip off’ a registrar (and, in my conspiracy-theory-addled brain, an elite group of insider clients who will snag it in the precious waiting period while one decides if they want it or not). I probably won’t get one, but in complete boredom I wondered what kind of... Mexico Medical Student blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1637779 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:21:46 +0100 1637779 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1632073&cid=t_106531_93_f&fid=36982&url=http%3A%2F%2Fprep4md.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F07%2Fparasitology-cestoda-related-free.html Taenia solium scolexAdult Taenia SaginataCysticercosis of muscleHydatis cyst high resolutionD. caninum eggs in capsuleH. diminuta eggNotes:Pictures hosted at flickr dot comImage credit: CDC dot com in the public domain (Source: My M.D. Journey!) My M.D. Journey! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1632073 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:21:00 +0100 1632073 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1632074&cid=t_106531_93_f&fid=36982&url=http%3A%2F%2Fprep4md.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F07%2Fparasitology-trematoda-related-free.html Fasciola eggS. Hematobium eggS. Mansoni eggBoy with bilharziasisBoy infected with S. JaponicumCercarial Dermatitis (swimmer's itch)Notes:Pictures hosted at flickr dot comImage credit: CDC dot com in the public domain (Source: My M.D. Journey!) My M.D. Journey! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1632074 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:50:00 +0100 1632074 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1616949&cid=t_106531_93_f&fid=36982&url=http%3A%2F%2Fprep4md.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F07%2Fsmoking-cessation-advice-and-assistance.html This report discusses the importance of aids that will help smokers quit, thus decreasing illness and death caused by smoking. Podcast (Source: My M.D. Journey!) My M.D. Journey! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1616949 Sun, 13 Jul 2008 04:46:00 +0100 1616949 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1548171&cid=t_106531_93_f&fid=36982&url=http%3A%2F%2Fprep4md.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F06%2Fstaphylococcus-aureus-and-food.html What is staphylococcal food poisoning?Staphylococcal food poisoning is a gastrointestinal illness. It is caused by eating foods contaminated with toxins produced by Staphylococcus aureus. The most common way for food to be contaminated with Staphylococcus is through contact with food workers who carry the bacteria or through contaminated milk and cheeses. Staphylococcus is salt tolerant and can grow in salty foods like ham. As the germ multiplies in food, it produces toxins that can cause illness. Staphylococcal toxins are resistant to heat and cannot be destroyed by cooking. Foods at highest risk of contamination with Staphylococcus aureus and subsequent toxin production are those that are made by hand and require no cooking. Some examples of foods that have caused staphylococcal food poi... My M.D. Journey! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1548171 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 03:39:00 +0100 1548171 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1288690&cid=t_106531_107_f&fid=36698&url=http%3A%2F%2Fminingdrugs.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F03%2Fcas-numbers-are-not-public-domain-are.html "Work created before the existence of copyright and patent laws also form part of the public domain. The Bible and the inventions of Archimedes are in the public domain. However, copyright may exist in translations or new formulations of this work." [Wikipedia]As posted by Tony is the Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) discouraging using their CAS services for assigning correct CAS numbers to structures for any third party database. Wikipedia is a source of structures, which is public domain due to its GNU FDL. Still, this does not imply that any translation of structures, e.g. CAS numbers, are in the public domain, too. Honestly, this raises a serious problem for curating CAS numbers on Wikipedia and this raises indeed the question, if they should not be dropped from Wikipedia, and any other... Mining Drug Space blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1288690 Sat, 08 Mar 2008 09:00:00 +0100 1288690 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1233303&cid=t_106531_93_f&fid=36200&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.jammedph.com%2Fsite-suspension-a-webmasters-nightmare%2F When I was just starting to blog, I feared of two things: not being able to generate blog traffic and site suspension. I had managed to work on the first one since I am now getting a satisfying number of page views per day. The latter was my worry before I switched to paid hosting from WebHostingBuzz.com. I’ve had several site suspension before, and termination at some point when I was still hosted by free hosts. I’ve had several site migration. Somehow, I blame this mishaps why my main blog (jammedph.com) is not visible now in search engine rankings and Google bot stopped crawling it. But when I switched to paid host, I thought site suspension will no longer be a problem. But imagine to my disappointment and nightmare when I saw my site last night with a suspension notice. Ac... Jammed: Full into Capacity blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1233303 Fri, 15 Feb 2008 05:46:31 +0100 1233303 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1233304&cid=t_106531_93_f&fid=36200&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.jammedph.com%2Futilize-coupon-codes-to-avail-discount-on-domain-names-and-hosting%2F Domain name registration these days costs an average of $9.00/year. It already sounds much for me. So I looked for ways that will give me cheaper domain registration. My first option was to search the web for cheap domain names. My second option is to use a coupon code to avail discount. But where do I get one? Luckily, I found a great site which provides coupon promotional codes including those for domain names and hosting. Retail Me Not is an easy way to find online coupon codes. Using the FEBLUV code (NameCheap’s coupon code for February) I got the domain name for only $8.41 from its original price of $9.96! Promotional coupon codes for domain registration and hosting. Tags:Blogging, Contests and Freebies, Coupon Promotional Codes, Domain Registration, Free Domains, Free Hostin... Jammed: Full into Capacity blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1233304 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:22:24 +0100 1233304 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1218232&cid=t_106531_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F231698049%2F A decade ago, Pfizer envisioned grand things for New London, Ct. The drugmaker wanted to transform a deserted downtown replete with rundown homes and a smelly sewage plant into a model company town and add up to 2,000 jobs. But to build a huge new research complex in the Fort Trumbull section required evicting many long-time residents. The plan ultimately led to a Supreme Court ruling three years ago on eminent domain that supported the city, where Pfizer now has a sprawling facility. Now, though, the tables may be turned on the drugmaker, which wants to revamp a 15-acre site in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, where until recently it operated a plant for more than a century. A local assemblyman isn’t content with Pfizer’s plans to sell the property to a private developer, who would rep... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1218232 Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:10:44 +0100 1218232 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1177767&cid=t_106531_93_f&fid=36200&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.jammedph.com%2Fwin-a-1-year-free-com-domain-registration%2F I’ve been blogging for over a year now and I think it’s about time to compensate my readers. I’ve been thinking which would be the best prize. The Entrecard credits contests are rampant nowadays so I want a prize which can be more useful to bloggers. I am giving away 1 FREE 1 year .com domain registration (of USD 9.99/year value!). You will be in full control of your domain name. About this Contest: 1. This contest is open to all with existing active blogs who want a distinct domain name for their website. 2.Only the domain name will be free, and the web hosting is exclusive from this giveaway. 3. This is exclusive for new domain name registrations and does not include domain transfer or renewal. 4. Only .com domains will be registered. 5. Domain registration will onl... Jammed: Full into Capacity blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1177767 Fri, 25 Jan 2008 15:48:22 +0100 1177767 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1051499&cid=t_106531_113_f&fid=36671&url=http%3A%2F%2Fopen.medicdrive.org%2Fblog%2F2007%2F11%2F27%2Fcyber-monday-email%2F Cartoon by Dave Walker. We Blog Cartoons. This is a new section on current technology services in the web 2.0 that are free to use.Technology can be very intimidating to most of us, but it also helps in reducing our every day morning stress.This section is aimed at people who are not geeks but who require free or easy to use tools. Today’s Topic is about email system.Do you remember a time,when you were given a measly amount of storage space of around less than 10MB by some email providers to few hundred MB by most of them.To add to the frustration spam emails were responsible for utilizing most of the space which left you as a user with limited space.The concept of email was radically changed when Google entered the scene with 1 GB of user space which itself was huge but they then ... Constructive Medicine 2.0 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1051499 Tue, 27 Nov 2007 00:32:44 +0100 1051499 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1003668&cid=t_106531_152_f&fid=36428&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.crankyfitness.com%2F2007%2F11%2Fcry-for-help.html photo credit: phalnBrand New URL!(A Poem by Crabby McSlacker)Crabby had a little blogWith "blogspot" in its name;Not sleek at all;Who could recallAn URL so long and lame?It followed her around the web,From when she was quite small,But change the name? Or just complain?'Cause page rank; it might fall!But one day "blogspot" she threw out,And now she needs your help.Please change your links(She knows; it stinks)And help her keep her clout!(The End).Sorry, Crabby couldn't help herself.But check it out! If you look above the blog at your browser window, you might notice there's a new address up there. You've been redirected from icky old http://crankyfitness.blogspot.com to the simpler, more elegant "www.crankyfitness.com". You can also find Crabby by typing in: "crankyfitness.com" (but it take... Cranky Fitness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1003668 Mon, 05 Nov 2007 14:01:00 +0100 1003668 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=495775&cid=t_106531_135_f&fid=35273&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblogswana.org%2F2006%2F12%2F07%2Fnew-blogswana-domain%2F As you may have noticed, we are now using the blogswana.org domain for our site. I don’t believe you’ll have to change any bookmarks. It should forward automatically. I also don’t believe you’ll need to change your feed subscription. But it should make it easier to remember and share. Blogswana, nonprofit, website, domain, NGO2.0 (Source: Blogswana) Blogswana blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=495775 Thu, 07 Dec 2006 19:47:01 +0100 495775