On November 4, 2013 Senator Landrieu asked for permission to address the United States Senate reagrding the urgent need to fix the Affordable Care Act. “We debated for a long time about how to provide a market-based approach to insurance. No nation in the world has attempted this. This is a big effort, but it […]
JK CM describes young generation agents of transformation
Srinagar, July 30 (Scoop News)- Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah Tuesday impressed upon the youth to rely on their own potential and ability to revolutionize the State’s economy . He asked them to put their talent in use and become agents of socio- economic transformation “How long the State would wait for outside Big Business to […]
Binghamton University offers new express license to industry partners
BINGHAMTON, NY – Binghamton University now offers companies that collaborate on R&D projects an express license agreement, thereby dramatically speeding up the commercialization of faculty-based research. The agreement, known as the Binghamton Express Square Terms (BEST) Deal License, is a non-exclusive, royalty-free, paid-up license on patentable inventions that arise from sponsored research. “This is an […]
Piracy “Business” is Booming – for pirates, navies and merchenaries
From the SMCM (Somali Marine and Coastal Monitor): (and with a view on news with an impact on Somalia) The continuing plight of the sailors Efforts must be stepped up to free them (DailyStar) The state of uncertainty over the fate of the crew of MV Jahan Moni continues. There is little sign of […]
In Dialysis, Life-Saving Care at Great Risk and Cost
In 1972, after a month of deliberation, Congress launched the nation’s most ambitious experiment in universal health care: a change to the Social Security Act that granted comprehensive coverage under Medicare to virtually anyone diagnosed with kidney failure, regardless of age or income. It was a supremely hopeful moment. Although the technology to keep […]
Tainted Chinese Drywall Concerns Went Unreported for Two Years
Remnants of Chinese drywall sit in an infested home in the Venetian Golf and River Club in North Venice, Fla., on Friday, May 20, 2010. (Chip Litherland / Sarasota Herald Tribune) A leading East Coast homebuilder learned four years ago that the Chinese-manufactured drywall it had installed in several Florida homes was emitting foul […]