ATLANTA (CNN) A specially equipped medical plane whisked Ebola-stricken Dr. Kent Brantly from Liberia to Georgia on Saturday, setting up the latest leg of a race to save the man whos now the first known Ebola patient on U.S. soil.

An ambulance rushed Brantly one of two Americans seriously sickened by the deadly viral hemorrhagic fever last month while on the front lines of a major outbreak in West Africa from Dobbins Air Reserve Base to Atlantas Emory University Hospital shortly after the plane landed late Saturday morning.

Video from Emory showed someone wearing a white, full-body protective suit helping a similarly clad person emerge from the ambulance and walk into the hospital.

Emory has said it will treat Brantly, 33, and, eventually, the other American, fellow missionary Nancy Writebol, in an isolation unit.

There, physicians say they have a better chance to steer them to health while ensuring the virus doesnt spread the last point nodding to public fears, notably expressed on social media, that the disease could get a U.S. foothold.

The plane, also equipped with a unit meant to isolate the patient, was able to take only one patient at a time. Organizers expect the plane will now pick up Writebol in Liberia, and bring her to Georgia early next week, said Todd Shearer, spokesman for Christian charity Samaritans Purse, with which both Americans were affiliated.

Brantlys wife, parents and sister cried when they saw him on CNN, walking from the ambulance into the hospital, a family representative said on condition of anonymity. His wife, Amber, later said she was relieved that her husband was back in the United States.

I spoke with him, and he is glad to be back in the U.S., she said in statement sent to CNN. I am thankful to God for his safe transport and for giving him the strength to walk into the hospital.

Brantlys wife visited with him from behind a glass wall for about 45 minutes, the family representative said. Kent Brantly was described as being in great spirits and so grateful.

Brantly, who has ties to Texas and Indiana, and Writebol, of North Carolina, became sick while caring for Ebola patients in Liberia, one of three West African nations hit by an outbreak that health officials believe has sickened more than 1,300 people and killed more than 700 this year.

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Atlanta (CNN) -- Dr. Kent Brantly answered a calling.

That's what friends and colleagues say about the man who garnered national headlines when he became the first known Ebola hemorrhagic fever patient in the United States.

Brantly, 33, arrived Saturday in Atlanta from Liberia, where he and another American missionary worker contracted the deadly virus while caring for Ebola patients.

From an early age, Brantly was driven by his faith in God to make a difference, friends and former colleagues said. He took mission trips to Uganda, Honduras, Nicaragua, Tanzania and Haiti, they said.

"He intended to be a missionary before he became a doctor," friend Kent Smith, an elder at Southside Church of Christ in Fort Worth, Texas, told CNN.

"Eventually, he decided medical mission is what he wanted to do."

Brantly went to Liberia with his wife and two children last year to serve a two-year fellowship through Samaritan's Purse post-residency program.

He was there initially to practice general medicine. But when the Ebola outbreak began, he took on the role of medical director for the Samaritan's Purse Ebola Consolidated Case Management Center in Monrovia. It's there that he tested positive for the virus, according to the evangelical Christian relief charity.

There is no known cure or vaccine for Ebola, and it has a mortality rate of up to 90%.

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FILE - In this May 17, 2014 file photo Naval Adm. William H. McRaven, an alumnus, does the Longhorns' Hook 'em Horns hand signal during his commencement keynote address at the University of Texas in Austin. The University of Texas System regents on Tuesday, July 29, 2014, selected McRaven as the lone finalist for the job of chancellor, overseeing the systems 15 campuses and $14 billion budget. (AP Photo/ The University of Texas at Austin, Marsha Miller, File)

AUSTIN, Texas University of Texas System regents on Tuesday selected one of the top U.S. military special operations leaders as the lone finalist for the job of chancellor, overseeing the system's 15 campuses and $14 billion budget.

Navy Adm. William McRaven, head of U.S. Special Operations Command in Tampa, Florida, has been credited with spearheading the operation that led to the death of Osama bin Laden in a raid on his compound in Pakistan in 2011.

"Admiral McRaven is a nationally and internationally respected leader and a true American hero," Board of Regents Chairman Paul Foster said after the unanimous vote to approve McRaven.

McRaven, 58, cannot be formally hired for 21 days. He would replace Francisco Cigarroa, the first Hispanic person to serve as Texas system chancellor, who is stepping down after five years.

Contract terms, including McRaven's salary, were not finalized, Foster said.

With nine academic and six health campuses, the Texas system has more than 215,000 students, about 90,000 employees. The chancellor's duties include representing the system in legislative matters, advocating higher education causes and raising money.

McRaven, who had previously announced his plans to retire in late August after 37 years in the military, would come to the chancellor's job with no professional academic experience. He is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and earned a master's degree from the Naval Postgraduate School.

Foster said the regents discussed McRaven's lack of higher education experience but decided he didn't need it. Foster said McRaven showed a "passion" for higher education and added that the regents decided "the chancellor's role was more one of management than academia."

What the regents will get, once McRaven's appointment is formalized in a final vote, is a military leader who since 2011 has commanded and overseen a 67,000-person, $10 billion operation and who has experience dealing with Congress and the White House.

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RACINE Six Horlick High School alumni were named Horlick High School Graduates of Distinction:

While at Horlick High School, Kizewic participated in R-Work, intramurals, cheerleading, Student Council, A Capella, Loralei, school plays, was a Red Cross representative, and was a member of National Honor Society.

Kizewic graduated from nursing school in 1954 and for 40 years after that, made nursing her career. After retiring from nursing, Kizewic volunteered at the Health Care Network for 10 years, volunteered at her church as a parish nurse, and made herself available as the nurse of her neighborhood.

Kizewic passed away on Oct. 11, 2013. In 2014, a scholarship was created in her memory by her husband, Graduate of Distinction Richard Kizewic, and was awarded to a 2014 Horlick High School graduating senior who would be majoring in nursing.

While at Horlick High School, Hougan participated in baseball, cross-country, and was a member of the extra-curricular discussion group Stimulus which focused on current events. It was this discussion group that began to prepare Hougan for a career in journalism that would take him abroad and back to the U.S. where he would work as Washington Editor of Harpers Magazine and as a producer for Mike Wallace at 60 Minutes.

Hougan is also an accomplished author who along with his late wife Carolyn, wrote a series of best-selling thrillers under the name John Case. Hougan is currently working on a new novel and last year traveled to Havana for the Frontline program on PBS to interview one of the FBIs most wanted fugitives, a former CIA officer who has been on the run for more than 30 years.

Carlson graduated from Horlick High School in 1971. While at Horlick High School, he was class president, was on the varsity wrestling team, and was also a member of the Lettermans Club.

Carlson received a B.A. from Carthage College in 1983 and after graduating, went on to work for the Racine County Sheriffs Department from 1984 to 2010. While working for the Sheriffs Department, Carlson held many positions including deputy, investigator, sergeant, lieutenant, captain, and was appointed sheriff in 2003 and while in office, was elected to a second term in 2006.

Today, Carlson is married with five children, and is employed as an adjunct instructor at Gateway Technical College teaching police administration and community policing.

DeCheck graduated in 1974, a year early because of an accelerated program offered at Horlick High School. Following graduation, DeCheck attended the University of Wisconsin-Parkside where he completed majors in chemistry, biology, and a minor in biochemistry, earning a bachelor of science degree from UW-Parkside in 1979. Following UW-Parkside, DeCheck attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison for medical school and completed residency in family medicine in 1983. Upon completion of medical school, DeCheck entered private practice in Racine where he has been for the last 26 years.

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So many lawyers want out that there are consultants and coaches who specialize in getting them pointed in a new direction.

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I went to law school because I didnt know what to do after college and I'm bad at math. Law school seemed like a safe, respectable path and gave me an easy answer to what I was going to do with my life. And, as part of the millennial generation obsessed with test scores and academic achievement, I relished the spoils of a high LSAT score, admission to an Ivy League law school, and a job offer from a fancy corporate law firm.

I spent my first year as lawyer holed up in a conference room sorting piles of documents wearing rubber covers on my fingertips that looked like tiny condoms. Eventually, I was trusted with more substantive tasks, writing briefs and taking depositions. But I had no appetite for conflict and found it hard to care about the interests I was serving. I realized I had never seriously considered whether I was cut out to be a lawyer, much less a corporate litigator. After a few years, I just wanted out, but I had no idea where to begin.

I knew that I was not alone. Law-firm associate consistently ranks at the top of unhappy-professionslistsand despite starting salaries of$160,000, law firms experience significant yearlyassociate attrition. What I didnt realize was that the plight of burnt-out attorneys, particularly those at law firms, has recently spawned an industry of experts devoted to helping lawyers leave law. Attorneys now have their choice of specialized career counselors, blogs, books, and websites offering comfort and guidance to wannabe ex-Esqs.

Law is the only career I know that has a sub-profession dedicated to helping people get out of it, says Liz Brown, author of the help manual,Life After Law: Finding Work You Love with the J.D. You Have, published last year.

This sub-profession has found a market among lawyers for whom the moment of desperation to get out of the law firm is the first time they have had to think critically about their careers.

The problem can begin with the choice to go to law school, which is often made for reasons having nothing to do with the actual practice of law and without diligence about whether the profession is really a fit. I like to joke that Im a Jewish kid who didnt like blood so I couldnt go to medical school, so I went to law school, says Casey Berman, a former attorney and founder of the blogLeave Law Behind, who admits, I spent more time thinking about my iPhone purchase years later than a degree that was expensive and took three years out of my twenties.

Law school is very often the default choice of people who don't know what else to do, explains veteran New York City career consultant Eileen Wolkstein, who sees many unhappy attorneys in her practice. Theres an assumption that the degree will easily open doors in many professions, and law school acts as a socially acceptable procrastination technique to delay more definitive career choices.

Once in law school, however, joining a law firm can seem like the only choice. The types of people who go to law school seem to chase the best like addicts, says Marc Luber, founder ofJ.D. Careers Out There, a website for lawyers in career transition. They want the best grade, the most prestigious workplace, the highest salary.

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How business-friendly is your state? Drawing on data from 12,000 small business owners, Thumbtack.com released their list of the worst states for small business.

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Transportation accidents capture the attention of millions due to the high drama and dangerous situations involved. These accidents are some of the most memorable incidents involving air travel.

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A look at those who have passed away so far in 2014.

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Have a law degree from Harvard or MBA from Northwestern's Kellogg? Wall Street may want to buy your student debt.

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Social Finance, a company that uses crowdfunding to refinance student debt, just packaged a bunch of those loans and sold them.

It's an increasingly popular form of lending called peer-to-peer, or P2P. Firms like Social Finance (SoFi) and contemporaries Lending Club and Prosper pair people who want income with people looking for credit. It's an end run around traditional bank lending.

SoFi's niche is refinancing student loans. But not just any loans. To even be considered for getting money through SoFi, you have to have attended one of a small number of selective colleges like Harvard, New York University and Northwestern. Their alumni provide the money -- The students must also have a job lined up after graduation.

The loans tend to be debt for law school, business school and medical school. And while these grad students carry a median $77,000 in debt, they are also bringing in an average of $183,000 in salary a year. Their average FICO credit score? 776. It's another sign of how the credit market is only open to a select few.

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Packaging these kinds of loans into bonds is a pretty recent phenomenon. SoFi and hedge fund Eaglewood Capital, which securitized a bunch of Lending Club consumer loans last year, are the only two companies to do so.

The big ratings agencies, who serve as a gatekeeper to the big bucks in debt markets, have largely stayed away from these types of loans. But they're starting to warm up.

Canadian firm DBRS has an investment-grade rating on bonds SoFi put together last year. And Standard & Poor's has also recently given SoFi its high-grade blessing.

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MADISON Since Sunday, July 13, Drew University has been hosting 85 of the top science students in the state of New Jersey for the prestigious three-week Governors School of the Sciences, which will continue on the campus at 36 Madison Ave. in Madison through Saturday, Aug. 2.

The high school students are being exposed to college-level science learning, research and facilities, under the guidance of Drew Universitys faculty.

In 31st Year

This is the 31st year that Drew University has hosted the Governors School, a state-sponsored, summer residential enrichment program for high-achieving high school students that started in 1984. The goal of the Governors School in the Sciences is to introduce students to scientists and advanced science and mathematics topics they are unlikely to study in high school, in order to broaden their appreciation and knowledge, and to help prepare them to study science in college.

During their stay at Drew, the students are taking courses on topics ranging from chemical bonding to the cell biology of cancer; working on lab experiments involving computer science, biochemistry and physics; and taking part in projects that involve psychology, chemistry, physics and ecology, among other disciplines.

In addition to their coursework, the students are attending seminars from outside speakers, and will spend a morning talking with Governors School alumni and parent volunteers to discuss career options.

Nobel Prize Winner

The Governors School in the Sciences at Drew University is an academically rigorous program that challenges some of the best high school students in New Jersey to reach new levels of understanding about the sciences, said N.J. Secretary of Higher Education Rochelle Hendricks. Taught by Drew University faculty, this talented group of students may have a Nobel Prize winner among them.

Thats what happened when Governors School alumnus Adam Riess returned in 2012 to share his Nobel Prize with the students, Hendricks observed.

Most Governors School students are accepted into excellent schools, including some of the best universities in the world right here in New Jersey, he added.

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The Executive Committee of the Alumni Association of the New Jersey Medical School is scheduled to meet with the Rutgers University Alumni Association on July 11, 2013. No formal relationship exists between our two organizations at this time. We will keep you advised of the progress of our relationship.

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As a graduate of the New Jersey Medical School, you are considered a member of the Alumni Association for life. To receive special privileges, dues are required. We hope you will take advantage of the programs, activities and services outlined throughout this site. As a member you are strongly encouraged to support the College's Annual Fund campaign each year. By doing so, you help provide assistance and outreach programs to current students.

We welcome your comments and suggestions regarding how we can serve you better. We ask that you visit this Web site periodically for updated information.

As of July 1, 2013, New Jersey Medical School will become part of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.

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Students, faculty invited to Battle for Blood

SEBRING Students, faculty and alumni of Sebring high and Lake Placid high schools are invited to vote for their favorite school by donating blood during the 2014 Battle For Blood.

The Big Red Bus will be at Carmike Lakeshore 8 from 12:30-6 p.m. today and 1-6 p.m. Sunday.

All donors will receive a voucher for a free movie ticket and a wellness checkup of blood pressure, temperature and iron count, including a cholesterol screening.

For appointments, visit oneblood.org or call (888) 936-6283.

Bag sale to help Arc

AVON PARK Ridge Area Arc Resale Store is offering a bag sale 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, July 29.

Bring your own bag and fill it with wearable items (clothing, socks, shoes, hats, belts and handbags) for $2 per bag.

The bag sale and other posted special sales will help Arc reduce inventory to make room for newly donated items.

The store is at 899 W. Main St.

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