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Enact Right to Health Care law; Dr Shetty

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Narayana Hrudalaya Hospitals Group Chairman Devi Shetty today urged the state government to formulate and enact the Right to Health Care Act to ensure medical treatment to every needy patient.

Talking to the reporters here Dr Shetty said much needed medical care at affordable cost was still out of reach of millions of people in this country due to financial reasons and he had seen even government employees praying for concession or free treatment.

The celebrated cardiac surgeon, also a recipient of Padma Bhushan, said the country had already brought reformist progressive laws like Right to Information, Right to Education Right to Employment(NREGA). The tenactment of Right to Health Care would be very appropriate result yielding step that would also ensure better transparency in the system.

Dr Shetty said, this is a viable and workable suggestion which could be implemented without putting unbearable burden on anyone.

In this direction he had showered praises for steps and actions being taken in Rajasthan and said the state government here was progressive which had done a lot of innovative work in health care sector during past two-three years. "They have done a great job,"he complimented.

Dr Shetty was in the town to celebrate the Joint Commission International(JCI) accreditation accorded to the Group's hospital in Jaipur.

Hailing the feat which symolises high quality and ethical treatment and health/hospital management at the Narayana Hrudayalaya Hospital here, Dr Shetty said, "This makes our Jaipur hospital the first institution in the state to have this highest accreditation for health care/services of international standards." (UNI)

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Drumheller News, Drumheller Weather, Drumheller Sports

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Details Published on Saturday, 18 August 2012 10:39 Written by DrumhellerMail.com

On Tuesday, August 14, Banff-Cochrane MLA Ron Casey hosted a public conversation about health care for the Drumheller and area community at the Badlands Community Facility. Edmonton-Riverview MLA Steve Young and Drumheller-Stettler MLA Rick Strankman were also in attendance.

The whole focus of the meeting was for the provincial government to understand the good, the bad, and the ugly of the health care system from the bottom up.

We need to hear issues from those utilizing the system, those working in the system, and just from people on the street, said Ron Casey, MLA for Banff-Cochrane.

He said these sessions are to gather information about whats working in health care and whats not.

There were some really good ideas that came out here today about some things that can make [the health care system] work better, said Casey.

Many issues were discussed during two and a half hours of the meeting.

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Freedom runs for two second-half scores but can't overcome big hole

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Credit: Charles Wingate | The News Herald

Freedom senior wide receiver Marcus Davis (5) hauls in a pass that helped set up his team's first touchdown on Friday in Sawmills.

Freedom Highs football opener was a tale of two halves.

South Caldwell raced to a three-touchdown advantage in the opening half then held off a vicious second-half rally by the visiting Patriots to claim a 21-12 non-conference football contest Friday at Spartan Stadium.

The Spartans dominated the first quarter in all aspects of the game. They received the opening kickoff then drove 70 yards on 11 plays all rushes to hit paydirt on a 2-yard run off tackle by senior running back Tyler Barber.

Freedoms Khris Gardin returned the ensuing kickoff 43 yards to the Spartan 42. After an illegal motion penalty, senior quarterback Shawn Fairchild hit Gardin with a 9-yard completion. On second down, Fairchild scampered for a 4-yard gain but was stripped of the ball, which was recovered by SCs Andrew Tilghman.

I think if we would have scored there, it would have been a different game, said Freedom coach Mike Helms.

The Spartans wing-T ground attack went back to work in fine fashion, piling up 66 yards on eight attempts as Zac Pollard converted the final 2-yard scoring run for a 14-0 lead with 1:44 left in the opening quarter.

Freedom junior Kwan Hall scooped up a squib kick and returned it 11 yards to put the Pats in good field position at their own 42.

The Patriots could not convert as a dropped pass, a 3-yard rush by David Burgess and an incompletion forced a punt, which only traveled five yards to put SC at midfield.

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Fight Picks: Rousey Vs Kaufman, Tate Vs Kedzie, Yamanaka Vs De Randamie

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I sincerely hope that 145er, Hiroko Yamanaka, currently ranked first on the "Top 10" list of female MMA fighters, gets knocked out by Dutch kickboxer, Germaine de Randamie. I'd like it to happen even faster than the 16 seconds it took for Cris "Cyborg" Santos to finish her at Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Masvidal in December of 2011. That match was ruled no contest (NC) because Cyborg tested positive for banned substances.

Cyborg didn't need steroids to break the will of Yamanaka. She just needed 16 seconds to TKO the lanky fighter.

Sherdog has both Germaine and Yamanaka listed as 5'11".

Germaine's last visit to the Strikeforce cage ended in a loss by unanimous decision to Julia Budd. Here's the fight, Germaine de Randamie (2-2) vs Julia Budd (3-2) in June 2011 on video

Predicting Yamanaka vs de Randamie is a "don't blink" fight

Germaine has had a year and a half to practice and improve her ground game skills. Fans should expect to see some good technique demonstrated against Yamanaka--if the fight goes longer than a minute.

Veronica from Women's MMARoundUp interviewed Germaine in January of 2011. Germaine's accent sounds like a cross between Bas Rutten and Marloes Coenen.

Veronica asked Germaine (46-0 kickboxing record) how striking in MMA differs from striking in kickboxing. "We like boxing, finishing with a kick. You can not do it exactly the same as you do that in a stand up fight. You can throw combinations, but it can't be a combination of eight punches. You have to be careful for the takedown...somebody grabs your leg. You have to be careful...Now I train wrestling and jiu jitsu, and a different kind of stand up for boxing."

Women's 145 division

The second thing I'd like to see is Germaine drop to 135 after this fight and join the rest of the women building their skills and their fight experience at that level. Seems to me if you want to fight in the 145 division, then the best place right now is Invicta Fighting Championships.

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Leading Pet Insurance Provider Protect Your Bubble Announces Top Dog Friendly Beaches

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US Pet Owners Can Choose from the Nation’s Top Beaches.Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) August 18, 2012 Before summer comes to an end, Protect Your Bubble announces its picks for top dog friendly beaches helping pet owners find the best beaches to enjoy the sun, surf and sand with their four legged friends. These beaches were chosen for their beautiful scenery, nearby pet activities and amenities and relaxed ...

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Anglers find action casting into bait fish schools along Treasure Coast beaches

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The beaches of Martin and St. Lucie counties have been the place to be this month for anglers interested casting into bait schools to catch drag-taxing jack crevalle, Spanish mackerel and even tarpon.

Its all about finding the black streaks in the water just off the beach clouds of bait fish that have included glass minnows and pilchards in recent weeks and probably will include finger mullet in the weeks ahead.

Jim Cargill of Hobe Sound Bait & Tackle said he found jacks, Spanish mackerel, blue runners and tarpon (along with dozens of pelicans) feeding on one of those big black clouds of bait fish near the Hole in the Wall just inside St. Lucie Inlet recently.

During a walk on Hobe Sound Beach last weekend, I found the dark streak of bait just out of casting distance for my light spinning rod holding a chrome 7/8-ounce Gotcha lure on 30-pound-test fluorocarbon leader. Tarpon were rolling near the bait.

Schools of bait fish were holding tighter to the beach at Hobe Sound the weekend of Aug. 4, when beach anglers were happily fighting jacks and Spanish mackerel for much of the day, said Steve Barron, a Hobe Sound angler who enjoys walking the beach with his spinning rod.

On the north side of St. Lucie Inlet, anglers are finding plenty of action when they find the bait along the beaches of Hutchinson Island.

Theres a black line running up and down the beach, said Henry Caimotto of the Snook Nook in Jensen Beach, who recommends looking for the bait schools from Bathtub Beach at the south end of Hutchinson Island to Walton Rocks Beach farther north.

Caimotto rattled off a list of fish following the bait schools along Hutchinson Island: snook, tarpon, bonitos, bluefish, Spanish mackerel, whiting and croakers. He recommends casting from the beach with a 7-foot spinning rod holding a D.O.A. Bait Buster or shiny chrome casting spoon. A fly rod will work when the conditions are right.

The along-the-beach bait run is a precursor to the fall mullet run, when the fish feeding frenzy typically shifts into high gear along the beaches.

When the mullet will begin to run is an age-old question, but they usually start sometime in September, depending on the weather.

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Bishop Brossart trio enter medical school

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ALEXANDRIA Donning the white coats of a doctor, three Bishop Brossart High School alumni have entered the same medical school class at the University of Louisville.

Jessica Baumann of Highland Heights, James Schack of California, and McKenzie Vater of Alexandria, joined the medical class of 2016 in a White Coat Ceremony at the University of Louisville School of Medicine Sunday, Aug. 5.

The three Bishop Brossart alumni are part of a class of 160 medical students seeking to complete four years of medical school. The three were among the members of the medical class selected from a pool of 3,200 applicants, according to a news release from Bishop Brossart. Of the 160 medical students selected, 120 were Kentucky residents.

This is an extremely proud moment in the lives of these three aspiring medical professionals and their families, as well as, an incredible tribute to our wonderful Bishop Brossart faculty and staff, said Ron Heiert, director of development for Bishop Brossart.

Bauman, the daughter of Larry and Jill Baumann of Highland Heights, is a 2006 Bishop Brossart graduate. Schack and Vater are 2008 Bishop Brossart graduates. Schack is the son of Jim and Milissa Schack of California, and Vater is the daughter of Jim and Carole Vater of Alexandria.

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RAHC Impact: ‘Path’ to Valley medical school announcement expected

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EDINBURG University of Texas System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa today is expected to announce plans to expand medical education as a path to establishing a free-standing medical school in the Rio Grande Valley, a press release said.

The announcement is expected to affect all Regional Academic Health Centers in the Valley, which includes Harlingen, said Louie Sanchez, a spokesman for state Sen. Eddie Lucio Jr., D-Brownsville.

Officials on Thursday declined to disclose details of plans set to be announced at 10:30 a.m. at the Regional Academic Health Centers Medical Research Division in Edinburg.

However, Randy Whittington, a former Harlingen mayor who serves as president of the South Texas Medical Foundation, said the announcement will include plans to turn the RAHC which includes branches in Harlingen, Edinburg and Brownsville into a four-year medical school.

Hes going to announce plans to convert the RAHC into a four-year medical school in the Valley, Whittington said. Hes going to lay out steps to get there and a timetable. I think everybody will be surprised about how quick it can be done.

The plans will impact the entire RAHC system, which includes the Harlingen branch, the Edinburg research division and a public health school in Brownsville, Sanchez said. Its about the entire program, Lucio said.

Officials continue to work to develop a four-year medical school in Harlingen, Lucio said. The goal we have always had is to go from a two-year operation to a four-year institution, Lucio said.

About 1,000 third- and fourth-year medical students have trained at the RAHC since it opened in 2002, said Harlingen Mayor Chris Boswell, who has called the RAHC one of the citys hallmarks.

It has built up, Boswell said. A huge investment has been made.

The Regional Academic Health Center lays the foundation to a proposed South Texas health science center, Sanchez said.

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Cleveland Browns' Brandon Weeden struggles to develop chemistry with key elements missing

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BEREA, Ohio Browns rookie quarterback Brandon Weeden has been working overtime to get on the same page with his skill players, especially the young ones such as receivers Greg Little and Josh Gordon.

Problem is, he hardly even has the book on some of them yet because of injuries.

With a little more than three weeks left before the Sept. 9 opener against the Philadelphia Eagles, Weeden hasn't had his full complement of weapons in practices or preseason games.

In Thursday's outing in Green Bay which was a quasi-dress rehearsal for Weeden the following key players were out with injuries: starting running back Trent Richardson (left knee scope), starting receiver Mohamed Massaquoi (concussion), rookie receiver Travis Benjamin (undisclosed), starting tight end Ben Watson (undisclosed) and second-team tight end Jordan Cameron (bone bruise in back).

Fortunately for Weeden, Cameron and Benjamin returned to practice Friday, but with so many guys in and out of the lineup, the rookie quarterback hasn't been able to establish consistency with the the first-teamers.

"That's the one challenging thing,'' Weeden said. "Being a rookie, I'm still learning the guys as well as they're learning me. There's a lot of guys cycling through and I think that's good for us (in preseason). But once you get to the regular season, you want to be throwing to the same guys all of the time.''

Weeden, who's completed 15 of 29 attempts for 180 yards and a 56.7 rating, was starting to develop chemistry with Massaquoi, Benjamin and Cameron when they got knocked out of action in the Detroit game Aug. 10. Watson has been sidelined since Aug. 4, and Weeden's falling behind on timing with Richardson.

"Not having those guys ... it's tough on our offense, but fortunately these games don't count as a win-loss,'' Weeden said. "Those guys are key assets to this offense and guys we're relying on to make a lot of plays for us."

Weeden, who has yet to throw a TD pass in 11 series, completed his first pro attempt to Massaquoi for 12 yards in Detroit, and then lost him to a concussion. On his second attempt in Detroit, Weeden hit a streaking Benjamin in stride for a 34-yarder down the left sideline and the two were heating up. But Benjamin is just getting worked back into the lineup.

Weeden was lighting it up with Cameron in practice, and also completed a 16-yarder to him in Detroit, but Cameron suffered a bone-bruise on a 42-yard catch from Colt McCoy in the second quarter and missed the whole next week.

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NASA's 'Mighty Eagle' lander passes test

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NASA's "Mighty Eagle" a robotic prototype for new landers to explore the moon and beyond has passed a major test with its first successful free flight, the space agency announced this week.

Without using a tether (a first for the vehicle), the lander took off, hovered at about 33 feet (10 meters), flew sideways, and landed safely on its prescribed target, video of the the Aug. 8 test flight shows. The entire flight lasted 34 seconds and took place at NASA's Marshal Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala.

NASA plans to use the Mighty Eagle to develop new robotic landers to send to the moon, near-Earth asteroids and other airless celestial bodies

The three-legged spacecraft is 4 feet (1.2 m) tall and 8 feet (2.4 m) in diameter. It weighs 700 pounds (317 kilograms) when filled with its fuel, which is made up of 90 percent pure hydrogen peroxide, according to NASA.

After the lander's previous round of testing in 2011, engineers upgraded the guidance controls on the lander's camera, improving its autonomous capabilities, NASA officials said. In tests scheduled through September, engineers plan to get the lander flying and hovering autonomously at up to 100 feet (30 m).

"These lander tests provide the data necessary to expand our capabilities to go to other destinations," Greg Chavers, engineering manager at the Marshall Center, said in an Aug. 13 statement. "It also furthers our knowledge of the engineering components needed for future human and robotic missions."

The Mighty Eagle's successful untethered flight came one day before another NASA lander prototype's fiery test failure at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. In that Aug. 9 test flight, engineers with NASA's Project Morpheus based at the Johnson Space Center in Houston attempted to make the first untethered flight of the Morpheus lander over a mock moonscape.

A failure caused the Morpheus lander to flip over and explode shortly after liftoff. Project Morpheus officials are studying the failure and plan to upgrade a second Morpheus lander for future tests.

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RAHC Impact: ‘Path’ to Valley medical school announcement expected

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EDINBURG University of Texas System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa today is expected to announce plans to expand medical education as a path to establishing a free-standing medical school in the Rio Grande Valley, a press release said.

The announcement is expected to affect all Regional Academic Health Centers in the Valley, which includes Harlingen, said Louie Sanchez, a spokesman for state Sen. Eddie Lucio Jr., D-Brownsville.

Officials on Thursday declined to disclose details of plans set to be announced at 10:30 a.m. at the Regional Academic Health Centers Medical Research Division in Edinburg.

However, Randy Whittington, a former Harlingen mayor who serves as president of the South Texas Medical Foundation, said the announcement will include plans to turn the RAHC which includes branches in Harlingen, Edinburg and Brownsville into a four-year medical school.

Hes going to announce plans to convert the RAHC into a four-year medical school in the Valley, Whittington said. Hes going to lay out steps to get there and a timetable. I think everybody will be surprised about how quick it can be done.

The plans will impact the entire RAHC system, which includes the Harlingen branch, the Edinburg research division and a public health school in Brownsville, Sanchez said. Its about the entire program, Lucio said.

Officials continue to work to develop a four-year medical school in Harlingen, Lucio said. The goal we have always had is to go from a two-year operation to a four-year institution, Lucio said.

About 1,000 third- and fourth-year medical students have trained at the RAHC since it opened in 2002, said Harlingen Mayor Chris Boswell, who has called the RAHC one of the citys hallmarks.

It has built up, Boswell said. A huge investment has been made.

The Regional Academic Health Center lays the foundation to a proposed South Texas health science center, Sanchez said.

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Liberty Media clears path to take control of Sirius XM

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Liberty Media Chairman John Malone, right, has moved to take control of Sirius XM, whose chief executive is Mel Karmazin, left. (SiriusXM, Liberty Media)

August 17, 2012, 6:15 p.m.

Liberty Media informed the Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday that it had acquired more than 48% of Sirius XM Radio's shares and intends to push that amount above 50% in order to take control over the New York satellite radio company.

Liberty disclosed the plan several months after it failed to persuade the Federal Communications Commission to grant it control over Sirius based on its ownership of 40% of the company's shares.

Sirius' chief executive, Mel Karmazin, rebuffed the takeover attempt at the time, saying Liberty's argument that its 40% stake was sufficient to gain control was akin to proclaiming "Forty is the new 50."

Liberty's chairman, John Malone, might have taken that barb to heart. Since March, the New York media conglomerate has been buying up Sirius shares; its stake is now 48.1%. In its report to the SEC, Liberty said it "intends to acquire beneficial ownership of additional shares of common stock that, together with its current beneficial ownership, would represent more than 50% of the outstanding shares."

Once it surpasses the 50% threshold, Liberty said it will take control of Sirius and "spin off to its stockholders a subsidiary that will hold certain businesses, assets and liabilities."

The most likely reason for the spin-off is to avoid taxes. Liberty executives have hinted at doing a reverse Morris Trust, in which it would combine Sirius with a Liberty property and spin off the resulting entity, so it could avoid having to pay taxes for acquiring Sirius. The most likely asset to combine with Sirius seems to be Liberty's Starz premium pay-television network.

The question now is whether Karmazin will remain at Sirius' helm after the Liberty takeover. Karmazin has hinted that he might not stick around because he prefers to be his own boss. Sirius' paying subscriber base has more than quadrupled since Karmazin joined the company in 2004, when it had about 5 million subscribers. As of June 30, SiriusXM had 22.9 million.

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China protests over plans by Japanese group to visit near disputed islands

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SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China lodged a formal protest with Japan on Saturday over plans by a Japanese nationalist group including lawmakers to hold a ceremony commemorating Japanese dead from World War Two near disputed islands in the East China Sea this weekend, state news agency Xinhua said. The group of more than 100 people travelling in a flotilla of boats is expected to arrive near the islands ...

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