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Liberty Ross has been 'spending time' with music executive Jimmy Lovine.

The British model and actress - who recently filed for divorce from her husband Rupert Sanders and asked for joint custody for of their children, Sykla, seven, and Tennyson, five, as well as spousal support - has been spotted out with Interscope Records co-founder Jimmy a lot recently but is eager to take their budding romance slowly despite being photographed leaving a hotel in New York together on Friday.

A source close to the 34-year-old beauty told USMagazine.com that the duo has been 'spending time together' in the past couple of weeks, adding: 'It is just getting to know each other better. We'll see.'

The 59-year-old music legend has worked with a long list of famous artists including Lady Gaga and Eminem.

Liberty was recently said to no longer be upset with her estranged husband or Kristen Stewart, 22, over their fling last summer and has decided to move forward with her life now that she has filed for divorce.

An insider previously said: 'The good thing about Liberty is that she's not upset anymore. She's had time to get over the initial shock and awe of it when it was exposed last year and the divorce was the nail in the coffin.'

'That girl's extremely mature. She's handled all this public tragedy in her life with grace and humility for the sake of her children. I toast to her.'

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WSPA Disaster Response Team in Solomon Islands

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Following the 8.0 earthquake and tsunami in Solomon Islands on Wednesday, WSPA teams in the region have been on high alert and ready to help stray and injured animals and assist with the limited veterinary capacity on the islands. As a result, WSPA has now deployed two members of its Disaster Response Team to Santa Cruz Islands in southern Solomon Islands, to determine how the disaster has affected local animal populations and what response is required.

Animals are often the forgotten victims of disasters, but they too suffer the immediate dangers and terrible aftermaths of unexpected and violent events.

Country Director for WSPA NZ, Bridget Vercoe, explains why it is also critical for animals to be considered in a disaster: "Saving animals has a crucial benefit: it protects the damaged communities that they are such a vital a part of, ensuring that people have a solid foundation from which to rebuild their health and livelihoods.

"For the Solomon Islands in particular - due to the remote nature of the affected areas - there are infrequent deliveries of goods from ships and limited flights with minimal carrying capacity. Food security and water are therefore priority concerns in the immediate aftermath of this event.

"Further, losses of animals whether from death or those gone loose from shelter/tethering damages can create increased hardship and food security concerns on animal owners. Loose animals may also graze freely in community gardens which may already be damaged from tsunami impacts, further adding pressure on available resources."

With local veterinary capacity on the islands presently being limited and close to non-existent, in the aftermath of this disaster, the WSPA Disaster Response Team is now working closely with the Solomon Islands National Disaster Management Office to assist, on the ground.

The WSPA Disaster Response team is accompanied by Kiwi, Ritchie Dawson, Chief Inspector at the Wellington, New Zealand SPCA and member of the National Animal Welfare Emergency Management Advisory Group (NAWEM) of which WSPA is a co-chair. Ritchie Dawson has also been WSPA trained in emergency response and brings specialised expertise following his work in the aftermath of the Canterbury Earthquake.

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This is a chilling admission by one of the biggest Liberals around - Paul Krugman. He spoke at a church earlier in the week and admitted that death panels and a value added tax will be needed to pay for rising health care costs, Obamacare and the Entitlement State. Transcript below since it is hard to hear even though I upped the audio as much as possible in Premiere. Eventually we do have a problem. That the population is getting older, health care costs are rising... there is this question of how we #39;re going to pay for the programs. The year 2025, the year 2030, something is going to have to give... We #39;re going to need more revenue... Surely it will require some sort of middle class taxes as well.. We won #39;t be able to pay for the kind of government the society we want without some increase in taxes... on the middle class, maybe a value added tax... And we #39;re also going to have to make decisions about health care, doc pay for health care that has no demonstrated medical benefits. So the snarky version... which I shouldn #39;t even say because it will get me in trouble, is death panels and sales taxes is how we do this.

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Uncertain prognosis for Iowa’s health care plans

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DES MOINES The diagnosis for action by the Iowa Legislature on health care issues this session is inconclusive.

Iowa enters the week facing a mid-February deadline for submitting a blueprint on how state officials envision operating a health insurance exchange in partnership with the federal government. Exchanges are online sites where small businesses and people who arent insured at work will be able to shop for health insurance starting in 2014.

As envisioned under President Obamas Patient Protection Affordable Care Act, individuals and small businesses would use the new framework to shop for health insurance among competing private plans and obtain federal subsidies to help defray the cost.

States are to notify the federal government by Friday if they want to help with selected tasks, like consumer assistance and the supervision of health plans, in partnership with the federal government.

Gov. Terry Branstad has notified federal officials that Iowa prefers a state-federal partnership and Michael Bousselot, Branstads policy adviser for health issues, said Iowa officials will submit a proposed blueprint to be certified by March 1 that will maintain and retain current state management and regulatory responsibilities of Iowas insurance market as well as control of the Medicaid eligibility system that connects with the federal government portal.

The federal government will handle the exchange website and information technology platform that interfaces with the federal portal and the Internal Revenue Service database. This will provide users with real-time income and tax information and enroll them into a qualified health insurance plan or Medicaid program with access to eligible tax credits, he said.

Were going to maintain control of certain areas and the federal government will run certain things, said Bousselot. Were going to maintain and do the things that basically the state of Iowa has done for a long time: regulate insurance and regulate the eligibility and intake of new people into our Medicaid rolls. What the federal government is going to do is kind of the stuff that the state of Iowa would have a tough time having ready by Oct. 1.

Open enrollment for exchange plans begins Oct. 1 for coverage starting on Jan. 1, 2014, when most Americans will be required to have insurance.

Sen. Jack Hatch, co-chairman of the House-Senate health and human services budget subcommittee, disagreed with Branstads decision to proceed with a partnership rather than a state-run exchange. Hatch, a Des Moines Democrat who is possibly the Legislatures top expert on health care policy and is weighing a bid for governor in 2014, also has been critical of the governor for not providing state lawmakers with information on the proposed exchange.

House Speaker Kraig Paulsen, R-Hiawatha, said he believes the governors decision to pursue a federal-state partnership does not require any legislation and he does not anticipate debating exchange legislation this session.

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Medicare Agency Nominee Likely to Face Health Care Law Questioning

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Marilyn Tavenner has another shot to be confirmed as leader of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, but getting there will require defending the 2010 health care law to Senate Republicans.

Tavenner is the acting administrator of the agency, which has not had a confirmed leader in seven years. Even though Tavenner herself is generally respected, the agency charged with overseeing major federal health programs and implementation of the health care law (PL 111-148, PL 111-152) comes with a lot of controversy.

A confirmation hearing will provide Senate Finance Committee Republicans with a forum to air their concerns about the health care law and to grill Tavenner about its implementation. Tavenner has been acting as Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) administrator since December 2011, but going through the confirmation process will put her in the hot seat.

GOP lawmakers were quick to call for a confirmation hearing following Tavenners nomination Thursday.

The Senate should give Ms. Tavenner every opportunity to show she is a worthy choice to lead the agency responsible for Medicare, Medicaid, the Childrens Health Insurance Program, and a lot of the implementation of the Obama health care law, Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, said in a statement.

Sean Neary, communications director for the Finance Committee, said the panel has not yet received the necessary paperwork on Tavenners nomination, including a completed questionnaire and tax return information. Once it does, the panel will begin the vetting process, he said.

Committee ranking Republican Orrin G. Hatch of Utah praised Tavenner as smart and diligent, but added that he needed more opportunity to speak with her.

With Medicare and Medicaid on an unsustainable fiscal path, the cost of health care continuing to rise, and with the implementation of the health law moving forward, there are many questions shell need to fully answer before I decide whether or not to support her nomination, Hatch said in a statement.

A spokeswoman for Grassley said the senator is likely to ask Tavenner about philosophical issues, such as the future directions of Medicare and Medicaid as well as oversight and investigation issues, including the money granted to states to promote health insurance exchanges. Other questions may cover the role of fee-for-service payment systems in Medicare, and whether Medicaid should cover people with incomes more than 133 percent of the poverty line.

The controversy over the health care law is one reason Tavenners predecessor, Donald M. Berwick, was never confirmed. With Berwicks nomination facing strong GOP opposition, Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., never scheduled a confirmation hearing. President Barack Obama gave Berwick a recess appointment in July 2010.

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Health care trends most likely to pressure physicians

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PwCs annual Top Health Industry Issue report predicts that the pace of health care transformation will increase in 2013 because of technology, budget pressures and the Affordable Care Act. But an overarching theme in many of the trends is the role of the patient and how consumerism is expected to drive the way health care is delivered, especially in the primary care setting.

The days of a very transactional approach to health care is getting some pushback from consumers, said Warren Skea, director in PwC Health Industries Advisory. Consumers are more informed and are demanding from health care the service they can expect in other areas, such as retail.

Keeping patients happy will not only help patient satisfaction and retention, it also will help physicians pay, Skea said.

More payment models are tying patient satisfaction to payment, he said. In addition, population health models will rely on good relationships between physicians and patients and prompt physicians to re-examine the patient experience.

Primary care physicians, in the population health model, are very much the quarterbacks, the coordinators of care, Skea said. Its a significantly different role than it has been in the past. Everything from medication reconciliation to managing information and activities and procedures amongst all the physicians and specialists in a much more coordinated way. It is changing that role and the dynamic between patient and physicians.

The fact that physicians are playing this role is a trend that was not expected two years ago. It was thought that most physicians wouldnt have the necessary technology and infrastructure. But partnerships and consolidations of organizations have helped them get there, Skea said.

Only 21% of people change unhealthy behaviors because of employer wellness efforts.

A report issued by the Physicians Foundation in December 2012 predicted more consolidations in 2013, but expressed concern about monopolies and subsequent rises in health care costs.

Skea expects that as physicians assume leadership roles in the population health models, the result will be better health outcomes and lower health care expenses. This is something many employers hope to see as well.

The PwC report said 2013 probably will be a turning point for how health care benefits are delivered. Employers are among the biggest supporters of population health models, despite little success with their efforts to improve the health of their workers. The report found that even though many employers have changed to a more consumer-driven health care model and instituted wellness programs, only 21% of consumers have changed their behavior as a result of those efforts.

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Health care bills face shaky prognosis with Iowa lawmakers

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DES MOINES The diagnosis for action by the Iowa Legislature on health care issues this session is inconclusive.

Iowa enters the week facing a mid-February deadline for submitting a blueprint on how state officials envision operating a health insurance exchange in partnership with the federal government. Exchanges are online sites where small businesses and people who arent insured at work will be able to shop for health insurance starting in 2014.

As envisioned under President Obamas Patient Protection Affordable Care Act, individuals and small businesses would use the new framework to shop for health insurance among competing private plans and obtain federal subsidies to help defray the cost. States are to notify the federal government by Friday if they want to help with selected tasks, such as consumer assistance and the supervision of health plans, in partnership with the federal government.

Gov. Terry Branstad has notified federal officials that Iowa prefers a state-federal partnership and Michael Bousselot, Branstads policy adviser for health issues, said Iowa officials will submit a proposed blueprint to be certified by March 1 that will maintain and retain current state management and regulatory responsibilities of Iowas insurance market as well as control of the Medicaid eligibility system that connects with the federal government portal.

The federal government will handle the exchange website and information technology platform that interfaces with the federal portal and the Internal Revenue Service data base needed to provide users with real-time income and tax information and enroll them into a qualified health insurance plan or Medicaid program with access to eligible tax credits, he said.

Were going to maintain control of certain areas, and the federal government will run certain things, Bousselot said. Were going to maintain and do the things that basically the state of Iowa has done for a long time: regulate insurance and regulate the eligibility and intake of new people into our Medicaid rolls. What the federal government is going to do is kind of the stuff that the state of Iowa would have a tough time having ready by Oct. 1.

Open enrollment for exchange plans begins Oct. 1 for coverage starting on Jan. 1, 2014, when most Americans will be required to have insurance.

Last month, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced it had given Iowa more than $6.8 million in federal money to help build its new health insurance exchange. This was to be used to conduct insurance market research and analysis. The state Department of Public Health can use the money to determine what financial resources are needed for individuals, small businesses, coverage appeals and complaints.

Sen. Jack Hatch, co-chairman of the House-Senate health and human services budget subcommittee, disagreed with Branstads decision to proceed with a partnership rather than a state-run exchange. Hatch, a Des Moines Democrat who is possibly the legislatures top expert on health-care policy and is weighing a bid for governor in 2014, also has been critical of the governor for not providing state lawmakers with information on the proposed exchange.

House Speaker Kraig Paulsen, R-Hiawatha, said he believes the governors decision to pursue a federal-state partnership does not require any legislation, and he does not anticipate debating exchange legislation this session.

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GOP looks to be net freedom fighters

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Republicans are ready for their comeback as Net freedom fighters.

Once champions of the Internets Wild West, a re-envisioned movement has left them behind. Now the GOP is digging in its spurs as it seeks to rebrand a party viewed as technology illiterate and gain redemption for backing much maligned anti-piracy legislation.

Its also a convenient sounding board for just about everything else.

Internet freedom now gets linked to tax bans, United Nations treaties and small government. Lawmakers have tied the term to everything from Justice Department investigations to American pride. Reinvigorated by the revolt of a region, Web rights have gone on to embody a much broader political agenda.

People use it for their own purposes, said Gigi Sohn, co-founder of Public Knowledge, an organization that pushes for open Internet. Republicans especially, she said, take it to mean absolutely no government, consumer competition protection and no regulation whatsoever.

Lawmakers see a born fit.

The Republican Party is a natural for Internet freedom, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), one of the most vocal GOP online rights supporters, told POLITICO.

He noted that it wasnt the Democrats whose campaigns have become a wizardry of data analysis and online resources but the GOP that first established an Internet freedom platform.

Granted, tech advocates had trouble swallowing the partys opposition to net neutrality standards. And Democrats unleashed their platform just days after.

But as society weighs new questions of privacy and access, the resurging online freedom talk has made for an effective Republican Party tool.

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Getting the measure of press freedom — Warief Djajanto Basorie

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FEB 10 Press freedom helps to fortify democracy and good governance in a country. How do you measure press freedom? What indicators do you use? Discussions on measuring press freedom will come up on National Press Day on Feb. 9, observed in Manado, the capital of North Sulawesi.

The Paris-based Reporters Without Borders, better known by its French initials RSF, and Freedom House in Washington, are two organizations that publish annual worldwide press freedom indexes.

For its World Press Freedom Index, RSF prepares a lengthy questionnaire. It lists 74 questions and additional sub-questions in six core criteria: pluralism, media independence, environment and self censorship, legislative framework, transparency, and infrastructure. Journalists, researchers, human rights activists and 150 RSF correspondents worldwide answer the questionnaire.

Sample questions are: do privately owned print and TV networks exist? Are there any kinds of limits from owners or governments? The index also attempts to show restrictions on the free flow of information on the Internet.

RSF uses a logarithmic formula applying a weighting system to give a country score. The score ranges from 0 100 with 0 the best possible score on the state of press freedom and 100 the worst.

Outside the questionnaire, RSF staff also assess the level of violence against journalists. The violence score with a given weight of 20 percent is factored into the score of six criteria for the final score. The outcome is a ranking of 179 countries.

Meanwhile, Freedom House does not use a globally distributed questionnaire as its main tool. It uses input from its own travel, professional contacts and the findings of human rights and press freedom organisations.

To assess press freedom levels in a given country, Freedom House uses 23 methodology questions and 109 indicators in three categories: the legal environment, the political environment and the economic environment.

Specimen questions are: Is there implicit impunity for those who commit crimes against journalists? Is there government control of state-run media outlets? For each methodology question, the lower number of points, the freer the situation.

A score of 0 to 30 places the country in the free press group, 31 to 60 in the partly free press group and 61 to 100 in the not free press group.

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New Freedom PLC Commences Trading on London GXG Exchange

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LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

New Freedom PLC, a developer, manufacturer and marketer of nutritional and personal care products, announced today that it is listed on London GXG Exchange under the symbol FREE. GXG Markets UK, http://www.gxgmarkets.co.uk, is a regulated European market focusing on small and medium-sized businesses.

Were looking to be a market disruption company, said Ted Farnsworth, Founder and CEO. Weve got first-mover advantage. Our Inline Marketing program will include revenues from direct sales as well as retail sales and were partnered with many Fortune 500 retailers. Our Entrepreneurs whom we sincerely value and to whom we have a deep personal commitment, will receive commissions from both arenas, which we believe will create a loyalty and stickiness not seen before in our industry.

About New Freedom PLC

New Freedom is focused on creating a market disruption company. Combining retail and network marketing, the company has developed a state-of-the-art, flagship product, GL-23, a Glutathione precursor. Additionally, New Freedom management conceived Inline Marketing which is a combination of the two industries. We have the first mover advantage in the space because New Freedom created the space with our deep personal commitment to our Independent Entrepreneurs. This allows them to make commission not only from the products they sell in the network marketing side, but they also make commission on the Retail Sales from retail outlets such as Walmart (WMT), Macys (NYSE:M), Nordstrom (JWN), Saks Fifth Avenue (SKS), Target (TGT), and many more Fortune 500 retailers. New Freedom is incorporated in London, England.

For more information visit our website: http://www.NewFreedom.eu

For information contact:

New Freedom PLC 81 Oxford Street London, United Kingdom W1D 2EU UK + 44(0) 207 156 7877 US +1 954 652 4700 IR@newfreedom.eu http://www.NewFreedom.eu

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