President Clinton’s Remarks on Health Care Policy and The Affordable Care Act – Video

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On Wednesday, September 4, President Clinton delivered remarks from the Clinton Presidential Center on the critical role a high quality, affordable and accessible health care system plays in...

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The Freedom Front Plus is turning to the Khoi San in an attempt to boost its votes. – Video

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Following internal debate, the party felt it should reach out to the minority Khoi San group in the country. The FF Plus today launched its new logo and elec...

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High school football: Foothill shuts down Freedom 32-6

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OAKLEY -- A sound defensive game plan and solid execution of it keyed the Foothill High football team to a convincing 32-6 victory over host Freedom on Friday night.

Foothill was especially dominant in the second half when the offense came alive and the defense held the defending Bay Valley Athletic League champions and their five-star running back recruit, Joe Mixon, to just 18 yards of offense.

Foothill (2-0) limited Mixon to just 66 rushing yards on 17 carries, avenging last year's 41-28 loss to Freedom in a battle of Falcons.

"We had eight in the box and fortunately we have very athletic corners that can play man defense out there on the edge and kept a couple extra guys in the box," Foothill coach Matt Sweeney said. "The whole defense did a phenomenal job defending consistent run lanes."

After leading just 13-6 at halftime, Foothill created some separation in the third quarter. On its first possession of the second half, Foothill marched 67 yards, chewing up more than seven minutes of time, capped by Jamirr Holland's 12-yard touchdown run.

Speedy Isaiah Langley made the score 30-6 when he broke free for a 28-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter.

It was Langley's second touchdown of the night. In the second quarter, he caught a pass from Kyle Kearns, eluded his defender and raced into the end zone for an 87-yard touchdown reception.

Kearns was 10 of 18 for 201 yards and a touchdown.

Mixon rushed for 48 yards in the first half and only carried five times after the break as Foothill put together long, time-consuming drives that kept Freedom's offense off the field.

The senior star, who is being pursued by big name colleges from across the country, did help set up Freedom's lone touchdown. He caught a short pass from quarterback Joe Sweeney and took it 47 yards before being stopped just short of the goal line.

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Freedom Autosport aims for CTSCC three in a row at Laguna Seca

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SALINAS, Calif.Freedom Autosport has a history with Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca that includes three double podiums and two wins. When GRAND-AM Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge visits the iconic track this weekend, Freedom Autosport hopes to make it three wins in a row.

#25 Freedom Autosport Mazda MX-5: Tom Long, Derek Whitis

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Freedoms Mazda MX-5s have always been competitive at the 2.238-mile track. In 2009, Derek Whitis and Tom Long finished second in the No. 25 Mazda MX-5, followed by Andrew Carbonell and Rhett ODoski in the No. 26 Mazda MX-5.

The series did not return to Mazda Raceway until 2011, when the team got another double podium in the ST class. It was much sweeter that time, with ODoski and Carbonell taking the win, followed by their teammates in second.

Freedom Autosport repeated the one-two finish in 2012, with Whitis and Long leading the way.

Now, heading into round ten, the team has every reason to hope for their third victory. Going to Mazda Raceway is such a great feeling for us because of our history with that track, says Carbonell. Its exciting for us to go there each year, and the track is so perfect for the Mazda MX-5. Everything about Mazda Raceway is great: the layout, the elevation changes, the weather, and of course Monterey.

Mazda Raceway is a really important race for us, says Whitis. Not only do we want to perform well as a team, but its important to help put Mazda back into the manufacturer championship lead.

Considering our results there in the past, were very optimistic about this race, says ODoski. Race strategy has been a vital part of our season, and it will be no different at Mazda Raceway. We need to run a clean, smart race.

Freedom Autosport will also have a third entry this weekend. Freedom Autosport alumni and San Jose, California, resident Brad Rampelberg is teaming up with Mazda open-wheel and Rolex Series driver Joel Miller to pilot the No. 27 Mazda MX-5.

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Freedom Fountain dedicated

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Marking a point many military members passed by on their way to fight for their country, the new Freedom Fountain in downtown Jacksonville is up and running.

Weve been working on this for quite some time, Jacksonville Mayor Sammy Phillips said. Ever since the first Gulf War weve had this idea in mind.

The fountain features a center jet dedicated to freedom, a trio of surrounding fountainheads representing the federal, state and local government. Fifty bubblers at the rim of the edgeless pool represent the 50 states.

The original fountain was built at the Onslow County Courthouse but was demolished a few years ago to make room for the new jail. During a special ceremony Friday dedicating the fountain, vials of water were poured into the fountain to symbolize its official start.

We wanted the fountain in sight of other memorials as a beginning point to honor all those who have passed through Jacksonville in military service, Phillips said.

The Freedom Fountain, situated at New Bridge Street and Johnson Boulevard, is meant to extend the reach of the Lejeune Memorial Gardens, located at the entrance to Camp Johnson, into downtown. The gardens include the Beirut Memorial, Onslow Vietnam Veterans Memorial, and 9/11 Memorial. A Corpsman Memorial, a Montford Point Marine Memorial and the Museum of the Marine are also planned within the gardens.

The new Freedom Fountain is surrounded on one side by wall arches that will house military sculptures meant to represent the five branches of the U.S. Armed Forces. More private donations are required before the five statues can be built, Phillips said.

The mayor said the engineers and construction company did an excellent job on the fountain, and he wanted to thank local developer Elijah Morton who donated the site work on the project.

Id also like to publicly thank Dr. (Richard) Woodruff for pushing this project along, Phillips said. He did a great job to get us where were at.

Woodruff, the Jacksonville city manager, said construction bids came in much lower than anticipated. The fountains estimated cost is $600,000.

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Holly Holm meets Brazil's Erica Paes, who defeated 'Cyborg,' at Legacy FC 24

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Holly Holm signed with Legacy Fighting Championship a week ago hoping to stay unbeaten at the next level of MMA.

Now the former pro boxer has her opponent. Holm (4-0) will fight Brazilian Erica Paes (2-2) at Legacy FC 24. Legacy FC promoter Mick Maynard today confirmed the booking with MMAjunkie.com.

Legacy FC 24 takes place Oct. 11 at Allen Event Center in Allen, Texas. The night's main card, including Holm vs. Paes, airs on AXS TV.

"We offered the fight to around 40 people or more, and all declined for one reason or another," Maynard said in an email. "For the naysayers, Holly is willing to fight anyone."

Paes fought twice in 2005, but then took a lengthy hiatus. But more than eight years ago, the first fight of her career was a kneebar submission of former Strikeforce championCristiane Justino. Starting your career with a tapout win over the woman who would become "Cyborg" Santos is an impressive feat. But after a loss in her second fight, Paes didn't fight again until April of this year, when she returned with a submission win. In June, though, she lost a decision at Jungle Fight 54 in her home country. Now she'll fight in America for the first time.

Holm went 33-2-3 during her pro boxing career. In her promotional debut at Legacy FC 21 in July, she scored picked up a second-round knockout win with a head kick against Allanna Jones. All of Holm's MMA wins have come by knockout. She trains at the Jackson-Winkeljohn camp in Albuquerque, N.M.

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MAIN CARD (AXS TV, 10 p.m. ET)

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STPSat-3 built by Ball Aerospace Arrives at Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia

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The STPSat-3 satellite built by Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. has arrived at Wallops Flight Facility located on Wallops Island, Virginia. Slated to launch November 4, 2013 aboard a Minotaur I, STPSat-3 is the primary satellite for the U.S. Air Force Operationally Responsive Space (ORS)-3 enabler mission.

STPSat-3 is the second spacecraft Ball has built for the Department of Defense, Space Test Program, Standard Interface Vehicle (STP-SIV) program, managed by the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center, Space Development & Test Directorate at Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico.

"STPSat-3 will demonstrate the robust SIV spacecraft by carrying five payloads and a de-orbit module," said Rob Strain, Ball Aerospace president. "Ball's first SIV satellite, STPSat-2, launched in November 2010 and has exceeded its mission requirements and continues to operate three onboard experiments."

Utilizing the Ball Aerospace flight-proven common spacecraft bus platform, STPSat-3 bus was built in 47 days and has standard payload interfaces for its five payloads, which include:

- iMESA-R (Integrated Miniaturized Electrostatic Analyzer Reflight), a U.S. Air Force Academy mission designed to measure plasma densities and energies

- J-CORE (Joint Component Research), a space phenomenology mission sponsored by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)/EO Countermeasures Technology Branch (RYMW) and Army Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC)

- SSU (Strip Sensor Unit), an AFRL Directed Energy (RD) experiment to provide risk reduction through on-orbit testing and operation of a sensor assembly

- SWATS (Small Wind and Temperature Spectrometer), a Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) mission to provide in-situ measurements of the neutral and plasma environment to characterize the Earth's ionosphere and thermosphere

- TCTE (TSI Calibration Transfer Experiment), a NASA/NOAA mission to collect high accuracy, high precision measurements of Total Solar Irradiance (TSI) to monitor changes in solar irradiance incident at the top of the Earth's atmosphere with the TCTE instrument provided by the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics.

"The SIV is now part of the Ball Configurable Platform cost-effective product line that can be appropriately scaled from initial technology development missions like STPSat-3, to fully operational systems such as NOAA's Joint Polar Satellite System," added Strain.

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Lloyd Mayer, MD, Renowned Researcher and Leader of the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America Passes Away

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NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - September 06, 2013) - It is with great sadness that the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA) announces the passing of immediate past Chairman of their National Scientific Advisory Committee (NSAC) Lloyd Mayer, MD. Dr. Mayer was also Professor and Co-Director of the Immunology Institute, the Dorothy and DavidMerksamer Professor of Medicine, and Professor of Microbiology at the Mount Sinai Medical Center.

"Lloyd was a visionary leader and a brilliant researcher who was involved with CCFA for almost 30 years," said Richard Geswell, President & CEO of the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America. "He was fundamental in helping us set our research agenda. His passion, leadership, scientific expertise, and commitment to improving the lives of patients, will be his legacy here at CCFA."

Dr.Mayer's research focused on mucosal immunoregulation, inflammatorybowel disease and cytokine regulation of human B-cell differentiation with special attention on the role of intestinal epithelial cells(IEC) in regulatory T-cell responses in the gut. He and his team were the first to show that the epithelial lining cells of the intestine are active regulators of mucosal immune responses that are distinct from those that regulate systemic immunity. These findings had a profound significance in the development of highly effective anti-inflammatory drugs for IBD.

Dr. Mayer had been a part of CCFA's research programs since the mid 1980s and he held several key leadership positions including Chair of the Research Training Awards Committee, Chair of the Grants Review Committee, a member of the Research Initiative Committee and most recently Chair of the National Scientific Advisory Committee. As Chair, Dr. Mayer revived CCFA's Clinical Research Alliance, was a force in the Microbiome initiative and laid the foundation for the CCFA Partners in Research Program (ccfapartners.org) which is a groundbreaking, online research database.

"Lloyd always said that he grew up scientifically with CCFA and he was particularly committed to sharing his expertise by training the next generation of young IBD investigators," said Marjorie Merrick, Vice President of Research & Scientific Programs. "He was a dedicated and awe-inspiring teacher, mentor and colleague to IBD researchers worldwide and a staunch friend to all he knew. He will be sorely missed."

Dr. Mayer graduated from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in 1976 and received the Mosby Award for Clinical Excellence at that time. From 1980 through 1984, Dr. Mayer held joint appointments at Rockefeller University and Mount Sinai.

He pursued his immunology interests in the laboratory of the late Dr. Henry Kunkel. In 1985, he became Associate Professor of Medicine and Microbiology at Mount Sinai. In 1986, he became the Director of the Division of Clinical Immunology. Shortlyafter achieving full Professorships in Medicine and Microbiology in1990, Dr. Mayer became Vice Chair of Medicine at the Mount Sinai Medical Center.He also received the Jeffrey Modell Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award.In1994, Dr. Mayer was named the David and Dorothy Merksamer Chair ofMedicine and in 1997 became Professor of Immunobiology and Chair of the Immunobiology Center at the Mount Sinai Medical Center.In 2007, he became Professor and Co-Director of the ImmunologyInstitute. He was also the Director of the Division of Gastroenterology(2003-2010).

Dr. Mayer received many awards for a life time of outstanding work including the Saul Horowitz Award and the Irma T.Hirschl Trust Career Development Award, the Jeffrey Modell Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award, the Jaffe Food Allergy Institute Award for Scientific Excellence, and the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA) Scientific Achievement Award in Basic IBD Research. He spoke and published widely, and his research was consistently funded by the National Institutes of Health. He also leaves behind multiple generations of physicians who trained with and were mentored by him.

The Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America staff and volunteers extend our deepest sympathy to the Mayer family. He is survived by his wife Dr. Jill Fishbane-Mayer and three children, Sara, Marisa and Josh.

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