Humanism Center at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School is changing the face of medicine – Video

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SGA discuss possible osteopathic school

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Published:Thursday, February 27, 2014

Updated:Thursday, February 27, 2014 12:02

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University police officer Staci Simpson came to the SGA meeting on Tuesday to inform the SGA of ways they can keep their bikes from being stolen. The information was given in regards to the recent increase in bike thefts.

Vice Chancellor of University Advancement Jason Penry spoke to SGA senators Tuesday night about the benefits of adding an osteopathic medical school to the A-State campus.

Penry said an osteopathic medical school would be a positive addition to the offerings of ASU-Jonesboro because of the educational opportunities it would present for students and the increased health care coverage it would provide for the Jonesboro region.

Health care access is much needed without question, Penry said. Adding a medical school on campus will increase the amount of local physicians and increase the accessibility of healthcare.

The economy of Jonesboro would be be boosted as well, Penry said. Over the next 10-15 years, the local economy could be the beneficiary of as much as $90 million in revenue from the proposed medical school.

Through the medical school, ASU students would have a direct line to becoming professional physicians. The construction of a medical school would open more doors for Arkansan and Delta region students who aspire to become doctors, according to Penry.

For every 10 students who apply for medical school, only one is accepted, Penry said. The limited number of medical schools in the country means that an A-State medical school could be a major addition to the osteopathic educational system.

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Program Manager

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Title: Program Manager Location: Hanoi, Vietnam Start Date: April 2014

The Harvard Medical School AIDS Initiative in Vietnam (HAIVN) is a collaboration between Harvard Medical School and its affiliated hospitals that seeks to increase the quality and quantity of health professionals working in HIV and related diseases in Vietnam. Through collaborations with the Vietnam Ministry of Health (MOH), Vietnam Administration for AIDS Control (VAAC), and Vietnamese medical universities in clinical training and mentoring, training in educational methods, health system improvement, and implementation research, we seek to build a sustainable high-quality healthcare work force.

HAIVN emphasizes country ownership of both program design and implementation, strategic coordination of international donors and development partners, and long-term sustainability

Overall Responsibilities:

HAIVN seeks an experienced physician and public health specialist to serve as Program Manager in our Hanoi office. The Program Manager will work closely with the in-country Medical Director and alongside the technical staff to design, implement, monitor, and evaluate HAIVN projects towards successful implementation and achievement of the project objectives. This is a senior position in the Hanoi office.

Specific Responsibilities:

Reporting: In-country Medical Director

Qualifications

Please send curriculum vitae and cover letter in English to Ms. Dang Trang Kieu at kieutrang@haivn.org by March 26, 2014

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Liberty Media Swings to Fourth-Quarter Profit

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Liberty Media (LMCA) swung to a profit in the fourth quarter, while Liberty Interactive (LINTA) also booked stronger earnings amid revenue growth at QVC.

Liberty Media said Friday its operating profit checked in at $189 million, compared to a $60 million loss in the same period a year earlier. Adjusted operating income before depreciation and amortization went from a $30 million loss to a $319 million gain. According to FactSet, analysts were looking for adjusted results of $336.4 million.

Revenue ticked 2% higher to $1 billion, missing Wall Street expectations for $1.03 billion.

The Englewood, Colo.-based company was recently involved in a push by Charter Communications (CHTR) to acquire larger cable rival Time Warner Cable (TWC). Liberty Media owns a 27% stake in Charter, which made a bid for its larger cable rival. But earlier this month, Comcast (CMCSA) swooped in with a $45.2 billion offer.

Liberty Media also owns about 52% of Sirius XM (SIRI). It offered last month to buy the remaining stake for $3.68 a share. On Friday, Liberty Media CEO Greg Maffei said the company is responding to requests for information from the satellite radio operators special committee.

We believe this combination will simplify the capital structure, further align management and provide ultimate strategic and financial flexibility, he added.

Liberty Interactive reported an operating profit of $404 million versus $382 million in the year-ago period. Adjusted OIBDA fell 1% to $618 million. Revenue grew 2.7% to $3.23 billion.

Shopping network QVC, the largest top-line contributor, logged a 1.8% increase in revenue to $2.74 billion. The segments U.S. revenue jumped 5.7% to $1.93 billion. Revenue at the e-commerce unit was up 6.6% at $487 million.

Maffei, who also serves as CEO of Liberty Interactive, said the owner of video and Internet properties will split the A and B series of its Liberty Ventures Group tracking stock early in the second quarter.

Class A shares of Liberty Media rose 0.8% to $137.21 early Friday morning. Liberty Interactive fell 1.9% to $29.11.

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Religious liberty? Or anti-gay discrimination?

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Despite a major victory in Arizona this week, the battle over where the line will be drawn between "religious freedom" and protection for gays against discrimination is only just heating up, advocates on both sides say.

Since August 2013, lawmakers in at least 13 states have introduced legislation similar to the controversial Arizona bill vetoed Wednesday as a new front line emerges in the battle over same-sex marriage and gay rights.

Eunice Rho, advocacy and policy counsel at the ACLU, said there has been a significant uptick in the introduction of such legislation the last few years.

Our opponents have made it quite clear that this is a deliberate strategy on their part to erode the significant gains that LGBT people have made, she said Thursday. What is noteworthy in 2014 is just the sheer scope of these kinds of bills. They are broader than we had ever seen before.

The bills, generally modeled off a 1993 federal law (the "Religious Freedom Restoration Act") that set the standard for when a religious protection argument can be invoked, are being pushed just as judges in Virginia, Oklahoma, Utah and Texas recently knocked down bans on same-sex marriage the first victories for gay marriage advocates in the South and conservative states.

And, since January, four more states have allowed gays and lesbians to wed, bringing the number of states where such unions are legal to 17 (the District of Columbia permits it, too).

Fifty years ago, businesses were allowed to turn people away because of the color of their skin and we as a nation decided that was unacceptable.

Though gay marriage opponents had raised concerns about religious protection many years ago, the recent sweeping changes have made their work more urgent to ensure that religious liberty is protected, said Peter Sprigg, senior fellow for policy studies at the Family Research Council.

Some of those efforts have included the recent legislation, which in states like South Dakota, Tennessee and Kansas, did target gays, according to the ACLU. Gay marriage opponents say the Arizona bill was not specifically aimed at allowing businesses or individuals to deny services to the LGBT community, though gay rights supporters maintain it was.

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer came under a lot of pressure from businesses, the major sports leagues and human rights advocates to veto the legislation. Its defeat "proves the case that we have been making, Sprigg said. It validates our sense of alarm over this issue because it shows that there is a conflict between the same-sex marriage movement and religious liberty.

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Libertarian Peter Schiff Is Literally Too Stupid to Understand What Demand Is – Video

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Libertarian Peter Schiff Is Literally Too Stupid to Understand What Demand Is
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Ken Krawchuk (K’14 #012) accepting the Pennsylvania Libertarian Party’s Gubernatorial Nomination – Video

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Ken Krawchuk (K #39;14 #012) accepting the Pennsylvania Libertarian Party #39;s Gubernatorial Nomination
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JIM RYAN: If you're a Libertarian, skip the primaries

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SAN ANGELO, Texas I have voted in every election since I was old enough. I have served as precinct election judge for 20 some years. Now what I am suggesting may seem contrary, but do not vote in this primary! I wont.

It is not I dont care. Bear with me here. I finally became sufficiently disgusted with the Republican Party I took off to the Libertarians. When you register to vote in Texas, you do not register by party. You only affiliate by the act of selecting the ballot of a party.

If one votes in the primary, one effectively has affiliated for the next two years. I will not be voting so that I can be part of the Libertarian Convention process.

Unlike the major parties, Libertarians nominate by convention. Were I to vote in the primary, I would be ineligible to participate in that convention. In that I am treasurer/secretary of the local Libertarian Party and a member of its state rules committee, that would be embarrassing.

If you find todays fighting over the scraps politics distasteful, and polling shows many of us do, consider the Libertarian alternative.

Many people I talk with tell me, Yes I like the ideas, but you cant win. I am realist enough to know this. We Libertarians are not going to sweep into Congress this election, or the next, but it has to start somewhere.

I remember when the Texas primary was effectively the election, and whoever won the Democratic Primary was assured election. That ended with Queen Ann, the Democrats last gasp; Lord a mercy she was a speaker Id put her up against William Jennings Bryan, but I digress. Not a bad governor, by the way.

Republicans? Who cared, they didnt matter.

I did not leave the Republican Party lightly. I had some clout there, enough that major players spoke to me with respect. It was not an easy decision, and I knew I was starting a long trail on untested ground. I will tell you this, I sleep better. I am supporting something I actually believe.

The Libertarian precinct conventions will be at 7:30 p.m. on March 11 at Hildalgos Cafe on Sherwood Way. I can pretty much promise that anyone attending will become a delegate to our county convention, also at Hildalgos, at 7:30 p.m. on March 15. Pretty short step from there to the state convention in Temple, where the fun starts.

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