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Jan 11, 2011

tveyes - JKTV (FOX) - Lubbock, TX An assistant professor of political science at texas tech says heated political discourse is nothing new... but technology has changed things.

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Owners will turn flea market into Mercado

Jan 11, 2011

El Paso Inc. - The family that was one of the main opponents of the Downtown Plan is working on a project that echoes the plan – sort of. The Rosenbaums, who own the parking lots that turn into daily flea markets at Paisano and Oregon streets in South El Paso, received unanimous approval from City Council on Thursday to build a “mercado,” or market, where they now operate one flea market.

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Cave Drops Hints to Earliest Glass of Red

Jan 11, 2011

New York Times - Scientists have reported finding the oldest known winemaking operation, about 6,100 years old, complete with a vat for fermenting, a press, storage jars, a clay bowl and a drinking cup made from an animal horn. Grape seeds, dried pressed grapes, stems, shriveled grapevines and residue were also found, and chemical analyses indicate red wine was produced there.

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Why MD/MBA? A Current Student Perspective

Jan 10, 2011

Non-Clinical Medical Jobs, Careers, and Opportunities - Many people have asked me why I chose to do the MD/MBA program. Honestly, I applied to the program somewhat on a whim. I didn’t have aspirations of being a hospital CMO or starting up my own biotech company; I simply wanted to learn more about the business aspect of medicine. In the past century, healthcare has transformed into a major complex industry, but medical school fails to teach us thoroughly about this component. Fortunately, schools have responded to this problem, and there are now more than fifty MD/MBA programs in the United States.

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