Communicating about Science, Health and Medicine: Can it Really be that Difficult? – Video

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Dr. Glen Nowak, director of News and Electronic Media at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Learn how the nation #39;s largest health organization communicates with its audiences. Dr. Nowak is the director of News and Electronic Media at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. He serves as the senior media advisor to the CDC director and senior agency managers and also manages CDC #39;s Division of News and Electronic Media. Dr. Nowak has developed and implemented media relations strategies related to the 2009 H1N1 pandemic, numerous multi-state foodborne disease outbreaks, HIV/AIDS prevention, obesity, tobacco and smoking, childhood and adult immunization, and new/emerging diseases. He has also helped guide CDC #39;s electronic and social media efforts. In 2009, CDC #39;s media relations group was the first place winner in the PR News Non-Profit Awards Crisis Management category for "CDC Responds to 2009 H1N1 Influenza." Prior to joining the Office of Media Relations in 2004, Dr. Nowak served as the associate director for communications at the National Immunization Program at the CDC. He served as NIP #39;s first director of communications, responsible for creating and managing what ultimately became a 20-person communications group responsible for media relations, risk communications, immunization promotion, graphics and creative services, communication research and NIP #39;s website. Before he joined the CDC in January 1999, Dr. Nowak was an associate professor of ...

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20th Annual Drexel University College of Medicine Pediatric AIDS Benefit Concert – Video

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20th Annual Drexel University College of Medicine Pediatric AIDS Benefit Concert
The annual Drexel University College of Medicine Pediatric AIDS Benefit Concert was a wonderful, fun-filled evening that raised $27500 for children with HIV and AIDS. More than 420 students, faculty and guests sang, danced, and laughed their way through the February 18th event that showcased a total of 14 acts. Clip courtesy of 6 ABC. Thanks for coming to cover the event!

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Audio-Digest Foundation Announces the Release of Family Medicine Volume 61, Issue 01: Guidelines in Geriatric Care

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Michael E. Zenilman, MD, Professor of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, and Director, National Capital Region, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Bethesda, MD, presented on Surgical Concerns: Geriatric Syndromes, and William B. Greenough III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, presented an Update on Wound Care, at the 57th Annual Philip A. Tumulty Topics in Clinical Medicine, presented by Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

Glendale, CA (PRWEB) February 25, 2013

The goal of this program is to improve management of elderly patients undergoing surgery, wound care, and care for diabetes. After hearing and assimilating this program, the clinician will be better able to:

1. Predict surgical risk based on comorbidities and geriatric syndromes.

2. Perform specific tests to assess preoperative frailty.

3. Select and effectively apply appropriate dressings to assist wound healing.

4. Use effective antibacterial agents to minimize infection in pressure sores.

5. Weigh evidence about the effects of medications for tight glycemic control, and about the effects of tight control on outcomes.

The original programs were presented by Robert A. Wiebe, MD, Clinical Professor, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, and Lalit Bajaj, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, and Research Director, Section of Emergency Medicine, Childrens Hospital, Denver.

Audio-Digest Foundation, the largest independent publisher of Continuing Medical Education in the world, records over 10,000 hours of lectures every year in anesthesiology, emergency medicine, family practice, gastroenterology, general surgery, internal medicine, neurology, obstetrics/gynecology, oncology, ophthalmology, orthopaedics, otolaryngology, pediatrics, psychology, and urology, by the leading medical researchers at the top laboratories, universities, and institutions.

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Aushon Biosystems Thrives with Increasing Demand for Personalized Medicine

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BILLERICA, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

With a range of products and services driving the development of personalized medicine, Aushon Biosystems has appointed Thomas Mac Mahon, former president and CEO of Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (LabCorp), to its board of directors. The expansion of its board builds on Aushons recent momentum as it is poised for significant growth in 2013.

Aushon provides a suite of multiplex immunoassay products and services for the discovery and development of the biomarkers necessary to enable personalized medicine innovation. Aushons multiplex approach involves simultaneously measuring and comparing multiple proteins which eliminates the cost and time obstacles that have traditionally been associated with personalized medicine development with the singleplex ELISA platform.

Multiplex technology allows us to cast a wider net across a diverse array of biologies known to play a role in the development of cancer and determine the response of pharmacological agents on them, saidDr. Andrew Nixon, associate professor of medicine and director of the Phase I Biomarker Laboratory at Duke University. Using this research approach, were better able to allocate our limited resources both patient sample and money for optimal success.

Life sciences and diagnostics industry veteran Mac Mahon took notice of Aushons multiplex approach as critical to the future of personalized medicine.

The current gold-standard approach to protein analysis comes with unnecessary cost and time barriers that prevent personalized medicine from becoming a reality for all, said Mac Mahon. Im excited to continue my work advancing diagnostics and personalized medicine advancement with Aushon which has created the approach that breaks down the current barriers and will drive the future of personalized medicine.

Mac Mahon served as chairman of LabCorp from 1996 to 2009 and as CEO and president from 1997 to 2006. Previously, he held the roles of senior vice president of Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., president of Roche Diagnostics Group, and chairman of PharMerica Corporation. Mac Mahon has also been presiding director of Aristotle Holding, Inc. and Express Scripts Holding Company since May 2008 and also serves as a director of SynapDx Corporation.

Aushon Poised for Continued Growth

With key areas of expertise in oncology and inflammatory diseases, Aushon now works with nine out of the top 10 pharmaceutical companies and is expecting more than 30 percent year-over-year revenue growth this year. To support this growth and anticipated doubling of revenue in 2014, Aushon also plans to increase its employee base by 25 percent in 2013. In addition, Aushon will expand its global footprint, with current employees and distributors across North America, Europe, Asia and Australia.

Ultimately, personalized medicine will bring better treatments at lower costs to the average patient. This can only happen if we empower discovery through accurate, time- and cost-effective means, said Pete Honkanen, CEO, Aushon. Tom is an invaluable resource to Aushon as we continue to drive transformation in the industry.

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Modernizing Medicine Is Named One of the Best Places to Work by South Florida Business Journal

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BOCA RATON, FL--(Marketwire - Feb 25, 2013) - Modernizing Medicine, the creator of the Electronic Medical Assistant (EMA), a cloud-based specialty-specific electronic medical record (EMR) system, announced today that it has been listed as No. 2 on the South Florida Business Journal's annual Best Places to Work list. This list highlights companies in Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade counties whose operations are changing the business landscape in South Florida.

"We are very excited to be named one of the best places to work by the South Florida Business Journal," said Daniel Cane, Modernizing Medicine's President and CEO. "The best part of receiving this award is that it was determined by our employees who are truly the backbone of Modernizing Medicine. Together we've been able to create revolutionary products that are improving the way doctors practice medicine and changing the medical industry for the better -- and to be able to say that we have had a lot of fun doing it, that's just the cherry on top."

The South Florida Business Journal's Best Places to Work list features winners in three categories: Small (10-50 employees), Medium (51-149 employees) and Large (150+ employees). With 126 employees, Modernizing Medicine secured its place on the Medium list. In order to determine the winners of each category, the South Florida Business Journal distributed a survey to employees of the various companies, asking questions about how they felt about their company's culture, career advancement opportunities and the overall working environment. From there, the South Florida Business Journal narrowed the field down to a list of finalists, announcing the winners at a luncheon on February 21, 2013.

Modernizing Medicine's inclusion on the South Florida Business Journal's Best Places to Work list comes shortly after it was named one of FORBES' America's Most Promising Companies, exemplifying its growth not only as a leader in the EMR space but also as a nationally recognized business leader. Over the past year Modernizing Medicine has grown its customer base to over 2,000 providers, more than doubled its staff, grew its product line with the addition of EMA Plastic Surgery and closed a $12 million dollar capital raise, with a combination of equity capital and a senior debt bank facility. The growing team enjoyed company happy hours, holiday parties and outings along the way, helping to develop and foster Modernizing Medicine's culture, truly making it a wonderful place to work.

Modernizing Medicine is looking forward to an exciting year, with the launch of EMA Cosmetic, EMA Orthopedics and EMA Otolaryngology.

About Modernizing MedicineModernizing Medicine is delivering the next generation of electronic medical records (EMR) technology for the healthcare industry. Our product, Electronic Medical Assistant (EMA), is a cloud-based specialty-specific EMR with a massive library of built-in medical content, designed to save physicians time. Available as a native iPad application or from any web-enabled Mac or PC, EMA adapts to each provider's unique style of practice and is designed to interface with over 400 different practice management systems. Today, Modernizing Medicine provides specialty-specific offerings for the dermatology, ophthalmology, optometry and plastic surgery markets, and to more than 750 physician practices across the country.

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Center for Connected Medicine Representatives to Present During HIMSS13

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PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

The Center for Connected Medicine, a global thought leader defining the transformation of health care, is pleased to announce that members of its clinician panel will be delivering a presentation titled, The Tele-Tipping Point: Practicing Medicine from the Cloud, during the HIMSS 2013 Annual Conference and Exhibition. The session will take place at 9:45 a.m. CST on Wednesday, March 6.

Andrew Watson, MD, MLitt, FACS, medical director for the Center for Connected Medicine, and Rasu Shrestha, MD, MBA, vice president of medical information technology and medical director of interoperability and imaging informatics for UPMC, will discuss the movement toward patient-centric, virtual health care and the role interoperability and information systems play. As executive physicians at UPMC, Dr. Watson and Dr. Shrestha will explain how they have applied these concepts and provide results from their own experience utilizing these methods of healthcare delivery.

Drs. Watson and Shrestha bring unparalleled expertise in adapting and using technology to improve patient care. They will share a unique perspective as physicians making these concepts a reality in their daily practice of medicine, says Angela Pantelas, executive director of the Center for Connected Medicine. Session attendees will gain an understanding of what must be done in order to succeed in the evolving health care environment.

Drs. Watson and Shrestha will also assess the digital culture change in our society, and attendees will learn how it will increase adoption of virtual health care and telemedicine.

In addition to Wednesdays session, Dr. Watson and Dr. Shrestha, along with other representatives from the Center for Connected Medicine, will be giving several in-booth presentations on behalf of several of the Centers partners, including Alcatel-Lucent and Polycom. Details can be found at http://www.connectedmed.com/events.

ABOUT THE CENTER FOR CONNECTED MEDICINE

The Center for Connected Medicine is defining the transformation of health care by serving as a global thought leader. It is the worlds first collaborative health care executive briefing center dedicated to developing the blueprint for innovative patient-centered health through understanding new models of care and leveraging strategically integrated health information technology. Based in Pittsburgh, the Center opened its doors in September 2009 and is comprised of five founding partners: Alcatel-Lucent, GE Healthcare, IBM, UPMC and Verizon and eight strategic partners representing global leaders in health care. The Center draws executives and clinicians from around the world to explore the transformation of health care. Visitors experience the possibilities of an interconnected health care system firsthand, with real clinical examples, and leave the Center with new insights and methods for reinventing their organizations, streamlining their processes and embracing the new paradigm in health care. To learn more about connected medicine, as well as the Centers vision and initiatives, please visit http://www.connectedmed.com.

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LSU considering research focused medical school for Baton Rouge

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By McKenzie Womack

LSUs Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge is seeking to open a four-year medical school focused on research, and the idea has drawn tentative support from the LSU System Board of Supervisors.

The LSU medical education expansion, still in proposal stages, would be a branch of LSU Health New Orleans. Each of the four years of study would enroll about 25 students, said Pennington Executive Director Steve Heymsfield. There would be a total of 100 total students.

Initially, the school would add students a year at time.

Steve Nelson, dean of LSU Health New Orleans, said the medical school already has regional programs, but expanding to Pennington is one way to offer students more opportunities. He said the possibility of expanding the Lafayette branch at ULL, which is directed toward primary care, is another option.

There is nothing concrete, as yet, said Nelson. It is all dependent upon securing additional funding.

A Pennington medical training program has initial support on the LSU Board of Supervisors, said member Ronnie Anderson of Ethel, La.

There are more applicants than positions in Louisiana, said Anderson. This is a great opportunity for Baton Rouge and for opening up opportunities for med students. It can keep students and doctors in the state.

Board member Lee Mallett of Iowa, La., agrees. If thats what we decide to do, its a great thing. Anytime you can increase doctors and education, its great.

Opened in 1988, Pennington, which is located on Perkins Avenue in Baton Rouge, is one of the 10 campuses under the LSU System. It is a stand-alone unit whose focus is research. Its mission is to eliminate chronic disease, Heymsfield said. Its research has gained national recognition.

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Iberville students explore Tulane Medical School

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Central Louisiana Area Health Education Center (CLAHEC) and Tulane Medical School recently presented the "Career MD" program for high school juniors and seniors living in CLAHEC's ten-parish region around the Baton Rouge area.

This unique program was a one-day interactive experience that provided students who are interested in medicine or a health career with an opportunity to observe a day's activities on a medical school campus.

Qualifying students totaling 28 traveled via coach bus to Tulane's medical school campus in New Orleans on Jan. 22. Students were given the opportunity to learn about heart and lung sounds, to measure respiratory rate and blood pressure, to learn basic life support practices working with simulators and to practice suturing and knot tying skills.

They visited the hospital to learn about the Child's Play Therapy Center and the Pediatric ICU. They were able to work with staff from the Standardized Patient Center and saw how medical students practice physical examinations on an actual person. Participants were also able to interact with current Tulane medical students and find out about the "life of a medical student."

Tulane faculty, students and staff were on hand to greet students on arrival in the morning. Dr. Ernest Sneed, Assistant Dean for Student Affairs talked with the students about the application process and specified requirements. He gave the students much encouragement and advice about choices they were going to face during their undergraduate and graduate studies.

Jameshaulyn Fernandez, a junior at Plaquemine HS, was selected as one of the participants for the day.

"The most valuable part of the day for me was when they said do what interests you and what you like," Fernandez said. "I will continue having a very positive attitude and stay dedicated. I dream of being a pediatric surgeon, so I know for a fact that I will pursue that dream. Today, I felt like I was with my loved ones."

CLAHEC is a non-profit, community-based agency dedicated to improving healthcare in Louisiana and addressing the problem of healthcare professional shortages in our state. A primary goal of CLAHEC is to identify local needs and develop programs that will encourage young people to consider a career in healthcare and to practice in rural and underserved communities where their services are urgently needed.

Nan Ewing, program coordinator, states that "the 'Career MD program is an excellent tool for students to learn about medical school and develop ideas for their own future careers through observation, hands-on experiences, and interaction with Tulane medical students and faculty."

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Liberty Videocon Gen Insurance eyes Rs 120-cr premium mop-up

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Mumbai, Feb 25:

Liberty Videocon General Insurance, the newest entrant in the general insurance space, is targeting a premium collection of Rs 120 crore by December 2013.

The company is the 27{+t}{+h} insurer in the Indian general insurance space. It received licence from the Insurance Regulatory Development Authority (IRDA) in May 2012.

Liberty Videocon has received the regulators approval to launch products in the fire, engineering, and motor insurance space.

The company is awaiting the regulators approval for launching personal accident cover and a health insurance product.

Liberty Videocon will focus on a balanced mix of commercial and retail products. To ensure efficient distribution of products, the company will create a wide network of corporate agents and also leverage bancassurance opportunities, said Roopam Asthana, CEO, Liberty Videocon.

We will begin our operations in seven cities initially and scale it up going ahead, said Asthana.

The insurer commenced business with an initial capital of Rs 350 crore and aims to breakeven in 5-6 years.

The company has a team of 150 professionals and is looking to hire 320 professionals and 1,000 agents by the end of the year. It plans to have a network of 25 branches by next year.

Liberty Videocon is a joint venture between Videocon Industries (74 per cent stake) and US-based Liberty City state Holdings PTE Ltd (26 per cent stake).

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StockCall Scans Liberty Interactive and E-Dangdang: Online Catalog Companies in 2013

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LONDON, February 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

Online service companies show good growth prospects but face a bevy of issues as well. The companies are open to different micro and macro elements. Liberty Interactive Corporation (LINTA) is going full steam to boost its portfolio by enhancing its holdings. It recently upped its stake in TripAdvisor and is planning to carry out the same exercise with Expedia. E-Commerce China Dangdang Inc. (DANG), on the other hand, faces issues like increasing costs and slowdown in demand. It also faces stiff competition from the new entrants in Chinese online marketplace segment. StockCall has taken an interest in these companies and you can now sign up to download the free technical research on Liberty Interactive and E-Commerce China Dangdang at

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E-Commerce China Dangdang Inc. Faces Walmart Competition

E-Commerce China Dangdang Inc. stock got dumped by Alkeon Capital Management LLC and Manulife Asset Management in the past quarter. Their actions are justified given that the stock lost 1.5 percent of its value so far in this year. In last quarter, major hedge fund outfit Maverick Capital also closed its position in the company, dealing it another blow. Citadel Advisors also liquidated its holding in the company. Institutional selling is generally a negative sign for the future prospects of a company. Register to download the free technical analysis on E-Commerce China Dangdang Inc. at

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E-Commerce China Dangdang Inc. is based on Amazon's model and is currently facing major crisis in the form of increasing competition. Major retail giants like Amazon and Walmart have renewed their bid to capture the Chinese market and this poses dual a threat to home-grown companies like E-Commerce China Dangdang Inc.

The company is mainly invested in China and the doubts about the pace of economic growth in China put a dampener on the company's growth prospects as well. It is also facing an increase in its costs, putting pressure on its margins. At the very same time, its stock is bound to benefit from the growth in number of internet users.

Liberty Interactive Corporation Augments TripAdvisor Stake

Liberty Interactive Corporation is growing fast as it holds stakes in Expedia and AOL. The company stock is up 14 percent in the past 12 months and it bought controlling stake in TripAdvisor late last year. This move is expected to be a positive catalyst for the stock. Liberty Interactive is scheduled to report its fourth quarter earnings on Feb 27th, providing another positive catalyst for the stock. The company had performed well for its third quarter and had reported robust growth trend. The momentum is likely to continue into the fourth quarter. Sign up today to read the free research report on Liberty Interactive Inc. at

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Liberty re-sign Essence Carson, add F Katie Smith

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NEW YORK (AP) -- The New York Liberty have re-signed guard-forward Essence Carson and signed forward Katie Smith.

Carson, drafted seventh overall by the Liberty in 2008, has averaged 8.6 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.3 assists in five seasons. Last year, the former Rutgers star had career-best averages of 11.6 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.7 assists.

''It was very important for us to re-sign Essence. She is a cornerstone of our franchise moving forward. Essence is a very athletic guard that should drive our style of play,'' Liberty coach Bill Laimbeer said in a statement Monday. ''We were also fortunate to acquire Katie. She brings leadership, toughness and a discipline for the game.''

Smith, a 14-year veteran, has averaged 13.9 points, 2.9 rebounds and 2.7 assists in 448 career games with Minnesota, Detroit, Washington and Seattle. The three-time Olympic gold medalist who won two WNBA titles (2006, 2008) with the Shock under Laimbeer is third on the league's career scoring list with 6,244 points. She is also first in career 3-pointers made (878) and attempted, and third in free throws made (1,412).

Terms of the deals were not disclosed.

The Liberty open the season at Connecticut on May 25, and host Tulsa in their home opener on May 31.

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Liberty Media Corporation to Present at Deutsche Bank 2013 dbAccess Media, Internet & Telecom Conference

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ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Liberty Media Corporation (Nasdaq: LMCA, LMCB) announced that Greg Maffei, President and CEO of Liberty Media, will be presenting at the Deutsche Bank 2013 dbAccess Media, Internet & Telecommunications conference, on Tuesday, March 5th at 7:50 a.m., Eastern Time at the Breakers in Palm Beach, FL. During his presentation, Mr. Maffei may make observations regarding the company's financial performance and outlook.

The presentation will be broadcast live via the Internet. All interested persons should visit the Liberty Media Corporation website at http://www.libertymedia.com/events to register for the webcast. An archive of the webcast will also be available on this website for 30 days.

About Liberty Media Corporation

Liberty owns interests in a broad range of media, communications and entertainment businesses, including its subsidiaries Atlanta National League Baseball Club, Inc., SiriusXM, and TruePosition, Inc., and its interests in SiriusXM, Live Nation Entertainment and Barnes & Noble, and minority equity investments in Time Warner Inc. and Viacom.

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Liberty Interactive Corporation to Present at Deutsche Bank 2013 dbAccess Media, Internet & Telecom Conference

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ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Liberty Interactive Corporation (Nasdaq: LINTA, LINTB, LVNTA, LVNTB) announced that Greg Maffei, President and CEO of Liberty Interactive, will be presenting at the Deutsche Bank 2013 dbAccess Media, Internet & Telecommunications conference, on Tuesday, March 5th at 7:50 a.m., Eastern Time at the Breakers in Palm Beach, FL. During his presentation, Mr. Maffei may make observations regarding the company's financial performance and outlook.

The presentation will be broadcast live via the Internet. All interested persons should visit the Liberty Interactive Corporation website at http://www.libertyinteractive.com/events to register for the webcast. An archive of the webcast will also be available on this website for 30 days.

About Liberty Interactive Corporation

Liberty Interactive Corporation operates and owns interests in a broad range of digital commerce businesses. Those interests are currently attributed to two tracking stock groups: Liberty Interactive Group and Liberty Ventures Group. The Liberty Interactive Group (Nasdaq: LINTA, LINTB) is primarily focused on digital commerce and consists of Liberty Interactive Corporations subsidiaries Backcountry.com, Bodybuilding.com, Celebrate Interactive (including Evite and Liberty Advertising), CommerceHub, MotoSport, Provide Commerce, QVC, Right Start, and Liberty Interactive Corporations interests in HSN and Lockerz. The Liberty Ventures Group (Nasdaq: LVNTA, LVNTB) consists of Liberty Interactive Corporations interests in TripAdvisor, Expedia, Interval Leisure Group, Time Warner, Time Warner Cable, Tree.com (Lending Tree), AOL and various green energy investments.

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RAND PAUL 4 PRESIDENT – THE FIRST LIBERTARIAN PRESIDENT (Black Ops II) – Video

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Senator Rand Paul (R) of Kentucky has a real chance of being the first libertarian president of the United States. If you want the economy out of recession, Paul has solutions and is on television every week so Americans can hear his ideas.

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Why Didn’t the Libertarians Win in 2012? – Gary Johnson on Stossel 2/22/2013 – Video

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Why Didn #39;t the Libertarians Win in 2012? - Gary Johnson on Stossel 2/22/2013
Former Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson and David Boaz of the Cato Institute on the lack of electoral backing for the party.

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Truth Revolt: Ep 3 George Washington…Its like Libertarian Pornography! – Video

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Truth Revolt: Ep 3 George Washington...Its like Libertarian Pornography! NoAccident Production Presentation: Truth Revolt, the show that takes a Louisville slugger to the beliefs of the mainstream media, and gives the facts and figures the other guys won #39;t.

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It’s Hard to Gross Out a Libertarian: Jonathan Haidt on Sex, Politics, and Disgust – Video

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It #39;s Hard to Gross Out a Libertarian: Jonathan Haidt on Sex, Politics, and Disgust
"Morality isn #39;t just about stealing and killing and honesty, it #39;s often about menstruation, and food, and who you are having sex with, and how you handle corpses," says NYU social psychologist Jonathan Haidt, who is author of THE RIGHTEOUS MIND: WHY GOOD PEOPLE ARE DIVIDED BY POLITICS. Haidt argues that our concern over these victimless behaviors is rooted in our biology. Humans evolved to feel disgusted by anything that when consumed makes us sick. That sense of disgust then expanded "to become a guardian of the social order." This impulse is at the core of the culture war. Those who have a low sensitivity to disgust tend to be liberals or libertarians; those who are easily disgusted tend to be conservative. Haidt discussed his views on morality and politics at an event hosted by the Reason Foundation, which was held on February 19, 2013 at the Museum of Sex. Haidt #39;s lecture was followed by a Q A with New York Times Science Columnist John Tierney. Approximately 35 minutes. Camera by Jim Epstein and Naomi Brockwell. Edited by Epstein. Go to Reason.com for downloadable versions of this video and subscribe to Reason TV #39;s YouTube Channel to receive automatic notifications when new material goes live.

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An Open Letter To Glenn Beck From The Libertarian Org Founder He Called A ‘Jerk’ And ‘Nazi’

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As we reported here, last Friday on his radio show, Glenn Beck went after the Nazi, fascistic, jerk libertarians who refuse to accept his newfound libertarianism. As it turns out, he was largely referring to the president of Students for Liberty (SFL), Alexander McCobin.

During his opening remarks at the 2013 International SFL Conference the same event at which Ann Coulter called libertarians pussies McCobin called on Beck to renounce his previously staunch conservative and neoconservative positions and engage the libertarian community in an open and honest way. Beck did not take well to such criticism, referring to McCobin as a grand inquisitor, among other names. Andrew Kirell, Sr. Editor, Mediaite.

Below is an open response letter from McCobin, printed exclusively at Mediaite.

Dear Mr. Beck,

There is no reason you should have heard of me before. Im just a guy who became enamored with the principles of liberty in 9th grade and grew to appreciate the philosophical rigor and enormous individual and societal benefits that flow from them. Im now a graduate student in philosophy, and co-founder and president of a nonprofit organization called Students For Liberty (SFL) that began 5 years ago to support libertarian students and student organizations.

Today, SFL has over 900 student organizations in our network, is run by over 250 volunteer student leaders who are working to change the world, runs dozens of conferences for thousands of students around the world, provides a plethora of resources to young libertarians everywhere, such as 175,000 free copies of our 3rd publication, After the Welfare State. SFL is dedicated to expanding the younger generations understanding and appreciation of the philosophy of freedom and the benefits that may be derived from it.

This is admittedly an ambitious and long-term goal, but one that I am optimistic about and pursue because of the inherent value of liberty. I am writing this letter today because of the comments you made about me on your show this past Friday, February 22, 2013. Regrettably, you called me a Nazi, a fascist, a jerk, a guy who thinks hes God. I submit I am none of those things, or at least I dont try to be. I have no intention of getting caught up in name-calling or responding to the many strawmen you constructed and then ridiculed. There is no profit in that. Its water under the bridge. So, I admit that my rhetoric may have been exaggerated during my opening speech at the 6th International Students For Liberty Conference on February 15, 2013 where 1,400+ young libertarians gathered to learn about the ideas of liberty and strategize how to advance freedom. But those comments resonated with the attendees, as your staffer told you, and the substantive point I was trying to make was apropos: for more than a decade, you worked very hard and very successfully at branding yourself as a key figure in conservatism, not just economic conservatism, but also social and neoconservatism. Not only are these not libertarian positions, but to associate libertarianism with them makes it that much harder to introduce libertarianism to more people, especially young people who are turned off by conservatism. After you spent over 10 years denouncing libertarianism, actively working against our causes, and building up a certain reputation for yourself directly opposed to our ideas, I think its reasonable for me and other libertarians to be skeptical when you suddenly claim to be a libertarian. I really hope you have changed your views and that you are committed to libertarianism (your segment on Friday included more renunciations of your past conservative positions than I have ever heard from you, which I admire). However, its going to take more than new window dressing for me and many others to believe that youre a libertarian. Show us that youre libertarian through the positions you take beyond conservatism, the groups you support, the people you invite to your show, indeed, even just in the conversations you are willing to have.

I truly hope there is an opportunity to open a constructive dialogue that could be to our, and to the cause of libertys, benefit. In fact, I emailed your team last week, on Wednesday, February 20th, before your February 22nd segment, and offered to have an open conversation about the meaning of libertarianism. I received a response later that evening that immediately shot me down. In short, the message I received was that you and your team had your own conception of libertarianism and had nothing more to learn about the philosophy, at least not from people like me. I am going to hope that this was an error on the part of one of your staffers rather than a true reflection of your beliefs, so will make the same offer to you here: I would like to have an open, honest conversation about the meaning of libertarianism with you if you are up for it. It can be a private conversation between the two of us if you dont want prying ears, or it can be public for others to benefit as well. Are you willing to have that conversation?

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