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"The way the public gets news continues to change with digital - and especially mobile forms - gaining audiences. Some shifts raise questions about the amount and quality of news consumed. All that leads to the crucial question of what people know about major public issues. Last week's Pew study on the Affordable Care Act didn't inspire confidence in the public's knowledge of news. Pew's survey found that "44% of Americans are unsure whether ACA remains the law. About three-in-ten (31%) say they don't know, while 8% think it has been repealed by Congress and 5% believe it was overturned by the Supreme Court." Should we cheer because more than half those surveyed (57%) knew that the law is being implemented? Should we allow slack for those who didn't know, since the Act is complicated and changes have been made and proposed? Is the study evidence of separate and unequal societies, one informed and one uninformed? To get a better sense of how the public is consuming news, and how journalists can best reach them, it's helpful to look at some data. Recent studies tracking news consumption could leave the impression we've moved from well-rounded civic information meals to fast-food news snacking."

Subtle changes in the design program effect profound changes in the psychology of wellbeing - especially so in the design of medical facilities. Check out this pharmacy in Montreal and leave us your views…

An interesting health article... change of climate is causing an increase of disease...

All changes to this law enacted in 2006 (as discussed today) were repealed in January 2008. This wikipedia article covers the original law, the 2006 changes and the 2008 repeal.

Leaked documents suggest that an organization known for attacking climate science is planning a new push to undermine the teaching of global warming in public schools, the latest indication that climate change is becoming a part of the nation's culture wars.

Veteran art critic Shriram Khadilkar pays a tribute to his long-standing relationship with India's earliest change-driven artist A A Raiba, who left for his heavenly abode a fortnight ago.

Medical science on one hand and sensitive acceptance of important life changes on the other - together aid quality life for senior citizens. Check out this mobility concept and leave us your views…

This real-estate office, designed on the lines of a creative studio is a welcome change from the regular conventional corporate make-up. Check out the simple but clever design interventions and leave us your views…

The first Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Stations in Cebu City, Philippines is a landmark project for a country struggling to figure out how to improve the lives of its citizens and resolve transportation challenges with limited resources. Check out the initial development and leave us your views…

Frictionless sharing sounds good - but sometimes you'll go out of your way to put a little friction (or a little white lie) back in.

This article by Noam Cohen describes the controversy over the use of public photos on flickr. Flickr is a website used to share images with family and friends, which is now being used by company's and site's selling images without the approval of their owners. One example was Virgin Mobile's use of a picture of Alison Chang, a 15 year old, in one of their campaigns without her knowledge. The picture was under the protection of a creative commons that allowed it to be used for commercial use, making this issue more about privacy than about copyright. Virgin Mobile responded that they were "promoting creative freedom and didn't do anything wrong."

Arts Engine's Media That Matters is the premier showcase for short films with big messages. Submit your film now for the chance to be one of the final twelve jury-selected films and become part of our outreach and distribution efforts to create social change through film.

"For the moviegoer, the shift will mean that advertising will become more integral to the movie. The change may not be obvious at first, but the devil is going to wear a lot more Prada. "

Fashionising.com- Fashion Insight Podcast. Date Broadcasted: December 17, 2009. Genre: Fashion. Daniel P Dykes, Editor in Chief and Chairman of Fashionising.com, Tania Braukämper, the Editor, and Allan James Barger, the Pictorial Editor, discuss the highs and lows of the fashion trends in the last decade in this podcast, and the new ones in the next decade. Their favorite trends began with hot pants to knee high socks, to dresses with high slits, which all became popular in 2009, and will continue to grow in 2010. The main shift in style will be toward the "future warrior and gladiator look," such as leather accessories with studs and spikes, which is a more modern than the inspired ancient Roman and Greek fashion. This fashion craze is going in the opposite direction than the trends from the last decade, where the preppy, "school-girl" look was popular, due to the hit TV series, Gossip Girl. Additionally, the hair trend of braids, shown on the Alexander Wang carpet, is growing to be very desirable. One of the notorious styles was nudity being portrayed on the covers of many magazines, which all three individuals were not favorable of. Tania mentioned the "convergence of the alternative and the mainstream," which has been accessible through the internet. Speaking of the internet, Daniel and Allan talk over the continuation of the production of fashion websites where they sell high end, luxury clothing for 50-70% off. The future of 2010's fashion industry could be changed from the internet. Another aspect of the past decade shows the rise and downfall of celebrity fashion, because many civilians are not interested in the dramatic lives of celebrities anymore; instead, they would prefer models, such as Lara Stone, presenting clothing trends. Overall the changes in trends from the last decade into 2010 is miscellaneous, and fashionising.com's podcast informs the listener on what to watch out for.

Are socially engaging art installations truly an introspective means for change or do they merely serve as attention-grabbing photo-ops? Check out this one by Sahil & Sarthak Design Co. and leave us your views…

Creating desired scenes and schedules can enhance your lifestyle and help you save money and energy without any change in your daily routine. Check out our feature on living the good life and leave your feedback…

The clothing chain's modernized emblem prompts one writer to call it a "monstrosity."

This article is about creative commons, and how music artists are starting to prefer it over traditional copyright. Artists such as "Chuck D and the Fine Arts Militia" released their new single under creative commons, and encouraged people to copy it, mix it, criticize it and other things. Now the song has been incorporated into new types of music and videos, and every time those are viewed, it links back to the original artist, giving them immediate popularity. Once other artists saw how this was giving the band more fans, they started releasing their songs under creative commons as well. Copyright laws provide limited flexibility, and make it harder for artists to get as many fans as they would if they released their songs under Creative Commons. Artists and authors have been saying that creative commons allows others to "build upon their creativity -- without calling a lawyer first." Now, artists are making half of their money off downloads and the other half off licensing fees. However, while many artists and authors are starting to release their work under creative commons, others like major movie studios or record labels will not, because they already make plenty of money off the current traditional copyright system.

Creative Commons licenses are changing the media sharing environment of the internet. When people share media with a creative commons label, anybody is allowed to download, upload, and share it for free. This is good for artists who want to grow their fan bases, but bad for companies who are looking to profit from their work.

This article is about how there are many ways that people are trying to stream music, movies, and television shows through the internet. These are legal or illegal depending on the location of the computer based on the countries piracy laws and on the contracts that the media streaming company makes with publishers/recording companies/etc. since they are trying to do this in a legal fashion. In some European companies, they are streaming music via a new service, Spotify, where subscribers can listen to music for free with advertisements, or pay short of 5 pounds for ad-free streaming. However, due to contractual disagreement, Spotify is not available in USA but they are in fact trying to bring this cheaper (but legal) music service to the Americans which could abruptly change the music industry as well as bring turmoil to services like iTunes.

A brief chronological documentation of the internet. Article first, then list.