| Hollywood unions and the digital revolution
Hallelujah, Hallelujah. Jon Stewart's "The Daily Show" and Stephen Colbert's "The Colbert Report" return to the air tonight. It's just in the nick of time, too, because primary season is now fully under way, and I need their parody skills if I'm going to endure several more months of policy air-filled balloons that seem to pop out of every orifice of a politician's body this time of year. Yes, that image will stick in your head for the rest of the day. They will, of course, be operating under less than ideal conditions on account of the ongoing Writer Guild of America (WGA) strike, about which I wrote last week. As I noted then, I think there is some merit in the WGA's stance on things, given that it would be nuts for writers to forego a cut of revenue derived from digital download of media, a portion of the market which is likely to balloon in the coming years (I seem to have a balloon fixation today).
Brand India meets with a tragedy
What is shocking is the unexpected and unwarranted response of sections of the film industry, and some others who ought to know better, defending Salman Khan and criticising the court judgment because the guilty is a �celebrity�. These sections appear to be more outraged at Salman being sentenced than his crime(s); their pointing to the accused in other cases, such as the Jessica Lall murder, getting away is self-serving. The fact that some other criminal was not brought to justice is not acceptable as a point of either law or common sense. All are equal before the law, be they celebrities or plebians, and it is best that Salman and his defenders face the facts. The actor killed a rare animal protected under the Wildlife Protection Act, which provides for a sentence up to seven years and a fine up to Rs 25,000.
Institutional Investor and Alpha Present the 14th Annual MARHedge ...
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Mauricie and Centre-du-Quebec selects MediSolution
MONTREAL � MediSolution Ltd. has announced that the Agence de la sante et des services sociaux de la Mauricie et du Centre-du-Quebec has signed a contract to implement its clinical information management solution in the region�s health and social services centers.
The solution will create electronic health records and will provide a full clinical profile for each user including test results, such as laboratory and medical imaging and medication and clinic visit history.
The clinical file will be linked to the health and social service centre�s central index system, which has been implemented by the Department of Health and Social Services throughout the province of Quebec. Access to information will be subject to the rules and regulations governing patient consent.
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