The Morality of Capitalism: a Freedom Party sponsored talk by Yaron Brook of the Ayn Rand Institute On May 6, 2013, Freedom Party of Ontario and the Toronto Objectivist Committee presented a talk by Yaron Brook titled “The Morality of Capitalism”. Brook is … Continue reading
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Space Station Crewmember "Testifies" Before Senate Committee – Video
Space Station Crewmember “Testifies” Before Senate Committee From the International Space Station, NASA Astronaut Tom Marshburn discussed the aspects of human scientific research taking place in orbit during an in-flig… By: NASAtelevision Continue reading
Goodlatte: Private Property Ownership is Vital to Freedom
Goodlatte: Private Property Ownership is Vital to Freedom Prosperity Bob Goodlatte, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, spoke at a House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice hearing about the imp… By: RepBobGoodlatte Continue reading
Freedom -loving motorcyclists renew fight against NC helmet law
RALEIGH Motorcyclists who love the wind in their hair are pushing again for the freedom to ride without safety helmets in North Carolina, and they found support Tuesday from members of a state House committee. North Carolina is one of 19 states where safety helmets are mandatory for all motorcyclists. Studies credit helmets with reducing deaths and serious brain injury in crashes, and a recent survey by the Governors Highway Safety Program found that 78 percent of motorcycle riders support the state law Continue reading
Unanimous vote for Valley medical school bill in Senate committee
Action 4 News Staff Members of the Action 4 News team worked together to bring you this report. Senate Bill 24 has passed committee and goes on to the next stage // File Photo A bill that would merge UTPA and UTB as well as create a medical school in the Rio Grande Valley has passed an important legislative hurdle Continue reading
Vt. health care subsidy increases may have life
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) Vermont lawmakers say the House Health Care Committees defeat of legislation on health insurance subsidies may not mean death for the measure. The House Health Care Committee on Friday killed on a 5-5 tie vote a bill to raise a new tax on sugary soft drinks and use the money to pay for public health education and subsidies designed to smooth the transition to a health care overhaul Continue reading
Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory Committee Meeting 1 March 2013
[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 33 (Tuesday, February 19, 2013)] [Notices] [Page 11685] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2013-03691] NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory Committee 13883; Notice of Meeting In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92- 463, as amended), the National Science Foundation announces the following meeting: Name: Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory Committee (13883). Continue reading
Lewis Whitten not Joe Silvestri for Nevada Libertarian Party State Chair at the 2013 Convention – Video
Lewis Whitten not Joe Silvestri for Nevada Libertarian Party State Chair at the 2013 Convention My name is Lewis Whitten, I am considering a run for Nevada Libertarian Party State Chair and this is a campaign broadcast on February 12, 2013. The Libertarian Party started back in the seventies after the powers that be ended the international gold dollar standard Continue reading
Bills on abortion, "religious freedom" shot down by Democrats
Cathy and Randy Licht and their adopted daughter, Emma, who was born in China, listen to testimony Monday on Senate Bill 56, which would ban sex-selection abortions. Continue reading
Virginia eugenics bill stalled
Published: Feb. 5, 2013 at 4:46 PM RICHMOND, Va., Feb. 5 (UPI) — A bipartisan proposal to compensate Virginia’s involuntary sterilization victims has been stalled by its potential price tag, a report said Continue reading
(Policy Address) Panel to study support for Chinese medicine
Chinese Medicine Development Committee will be set up by the end of this month to study policies and measures for the sector, Chief Executive Leung Ch… Continue reading
Liberty considers expanding school security despite cost
By By Leonard Sparks Published: 2:00 AM – 01/10/13 LIBERTY Libertys school board is looking at expanding the school resource officers hours from two days to five days in the wake of the school shooting in Newtown, Conn., last month. The board decided Tuesday to move its next safety committee meeting from next month to next week and to task the committee to craft terms for an agreement with the Village of Liberty, whose police department now has an SRO in the schools two days each week. The added days could raise district spending by an estimated $62,000 Continue reading
Website redesign for LP.org – Libertarian National Committee – Video
Website redesign for LP.org – Libertarian National Committee MarketAces CEO pitches the LNCFrom:Bruce MajorsViews:1 0ratingsTime:09:59More inNews Politics Continue reading
Gene Therapy on the Mend
The first regulatory approval of a gene therapy treatment could spark broader patient access to the technology. Continue reading
Gene Therapy on the Mend as First Treatment Gets Approval
The first regulatory approval of a gene therapy treatment could spark broader patient access to the technology. Last month, Europe’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use approved a gene therapy for a rare genetic disease, the first time a Western regulatory agency has okayed such a treatment, though gene therapies have been approved in China. Continue reading
Oncopolicy forum 2012: A multi-discipline approach to personalised medicine – Video
Oncopolicy forum 2012: A multi-discipline approach to personalised medicine Whilst personalised medicine offers many benefits, these treatment options are typically very expensive and unlikely to be universally available. In this year's Oncopolicy Forum, Ian Banks and Jan Geissler discuss the difficulties associated with such discrepancies in treatment availability and outline the contribution cancer patient groups and the ECCO Patient Advisory Committee, can make to informing patients about personalised therapies, and helping clinicians understand what patients expect from new treatments.From:ecancertvViews:0 0ratingsTime:00:57More inScience Technology Continue reading
Press freedom group criticizes Cuba detentions
HAVANA A U.S.-based press freedom group urged Cuban authorities Friday to drop charges against a writer for an anti-Castro website who reported detentions of government opponents and criticism of the country’s response to Hurricane Sandy. The Committee to Project Journalists said Cuba filed charges of “disseminating false information against international peace” this week against Yaremis Flores for articles published on Miami-based CubaNet, a news and commentary site that takes a critical line against President Raul Castro’s government. Continue reading
Get Engaged with Honeywell Global Customer Committee (GCC) – Video
Get Engaged with Honeywell Global Customer Committee (GCC) The Global Customer Committee (GCC) is an independent group of aerospace professionals that works jointly with Honeywell to bring about improvement in aircraft, equipment, operations and services by seeking input from members on any concerns and issues based on the operator's experience, and to represent those issues to Honeywell. The Global Customer Committee's mission is to prevent problems from occurring through a free flowing exchange of information between members and Honeywell, working through a Top 25 action list that is consolidated and prioritized globally.From:HoneywellViews:4 0ratingsTime:03:10More inScience Technology Continue reading
Seattle Genetics Announces Initiation of Phase II Trial of ADCETRIS® as Front-line Therapy for Hodgkin Lymphoma …
BOTHELL, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Seattle Genetics, Inc. (SGEN) today announced the initiation of a phase II clinical trial evaluating ADCETRIS (brentuximab vedotin) as a front-line therapy for patients age 60 or older with newly diagnosed Hodgkin lymphoma (HL). Continue reading
In defense of academic freedom
In August 2009, an Israeli academic and political activist by the name of Neve Gordon published an Op-Ed article in the Los Angeles Times in which he reluctantly called for a gradual international boycott against his own nation. Gordon felt that such dramatic action was required to overcome the deep structural inequities between Jews and Arabs in Israeli society and the occupied territories, and to force the government back toward the goal of a two-state solution. Continue reading