Google CEO Selected For Science Council

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Tuesday, April 28, 2009 11:15 AM

By JILL R. AITORO, Nextgov

Google's chief executive officer is one of 20 individuals that will advise the president and vice president in formulating policy about science, technology and innovation.

Eric Schmidt, Google chairman of the board and CEO, is the only person named to the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, or PCAST, that comes directly from the information technology community. Prior to joining Google in 2001, he held executive positions at Novell and Sun Microsystems.

Schmidt will join experts in the areas of nanotechnology, oceanography, climate-change science and ecology, and solar system exploration, to name a few, in advising the administration about "national strategies to nurture and sustain a culture of scientific innovation," President Obama said in a statement.

PCAST will be co-chaired by John Holdren, assistant to the president for science and technology and director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy; Eric Lander, director of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard and one of the principal leaders of the Human Genome Project; and Harold Varmus, president and CEO of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, former head of the National Institutes of Health and a Nobel laureate.

PCAST members under the George W. Bush administration wrote a transition letter that highlighted for their successors operational procedures and critical issues identified during their two terms on the council, and suggested that the new council work closely with the administration -- conducting interviews with people in the White House as well as in cabinet agencies -- to determine topics of study.

"The important role played by science and technology in our modern society can not be overemphasized," the previous council wrote in the letter. "As a result, the importance of dedicated individuals to provide advice to future administrations will be of growing importance."

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Children's Health & Fitness ? C-Section May Raise Child Obesity Risk

May 25th, 2012 by Len Saunders

From WebMD?..

Childhood obesity and cesarean delivery rates have skyrocketed over the last few decades, and intriguing new research suggests the two might be related.

Birth by C-section was associated with a two-fold increase in obesity at age 3 in the study by investigators from Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Public Health.

Surgical delivery has recently been linked to an increased risk for allergy and asthma in children, but research examining the impact of C-section delivery on weight in childhood has been mixed.
Double the Obesity Risk

In the newly published study, investigators followed 1,255 children from birth until after their third birthdays, during which time 16% of children delivered by C-section became obese, compared to 7.5% of children delivered vaginally.

The association held even after the researchers considered the impact of known risk factors for childhood obesity, including the mother?s weight, how long she breastfed, and the child?s birth weight.

If future research confirms that C-section delivery is directly linked to early obesity, the implications are clear, says Harvard Medical School assistant professor of pediatrics Susanna Y. Huh, MD, MPH, who led the study.

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PayPal Rolls Out To 15 More National Retailers, Announces Deals With 6 Top POS Software & Terminal Makers

PayPal is expanding its in-store payments technology to 15 new national retailers, following its initial brick-and-mortar rollout with Home Depot earlier this year. ?At a press conference held yesterday at PayPal's San Jose HQ, the company confirmed it is now adding new merchants including?Abercrombie & Fitch, Advance Auto Parts, A?ropostale, American Eagle Outfitters, Barnes & Noble, Foot Locker, Guitar Center, Jamba Juice, JC Penney, Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Nine West, Office Depot, Rooms To Go, Tiger Direct and Toys ?R? Us. The merchants will soon be integrating PayPal technology at their point-of-sale, allowing customers to choose it as an alternative payment option to cash, check or charge.

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JPMorgan Chase CEO invited to testify June 7 (Washington Bureau)

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E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial Blu-ray trailer and box art pop up online (video)

Ever since Universal announced during CES 2012 that it would deliver many of its classic films on Blu-ray this year as part of a centennial celebration, we've been keeping a careful eye out for news regarding Steven Spielberg's classic E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial. While we still don't know the release date, price or if it will contain the changes made in the 2002 edition of the flick, Universal posted a trailer for the Blu-ray (embedded after the break, note that at 0:25 seconds the FBI agents are holding guns, so it appears to be the original) that confirmed a digital remastering from the 35MM film, 7.1 surround sound and "hours of bonus features". Additionally, forum posters on Blu-ray.com have noticed this (probably not final) box art appearing on Amazon UK recently. After waiting for word since a new distribution deal brought the flick back to Universal in 2008, a few months of silence hasn't broken us, but hopefully more details appear soon. The best guess still sees the 30th Anniversary release hitting store shelves in time for the holidays (likely after Jaws, which is scheduled for release August 14th), when we can relive our childhoods in proper 1080p HD at last.

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How to Discover Symptoms of Mold Exposure in Adults | Health ...

25th May, 2012 - Posted by health news -

Mold may have an effect on people in various ways, especially the kind of mold and the level of mold a person is subjected to. With this, symptoms of mold exposure in adults change greatly. There are factors that are essential to be regarded as are the general quality of air,
form of molds and the level of sensitivity of the affected individual.

Individuals who are susceptible to mold exposure symptoms, listed below are a number of the common signals that are similar to what is commonly known as allergies:

? Coughing
? Congested nasal air movement
? Discomfort in the eyes
? Sneezing
? Skin itchiness
? Head pain
? Redness of the skin
? Teary eyes

Extreme side-effects of mold exposure in adults consist of fever and difficulty in respiration. This is why it is recommended to identify the cause of the dilemma before it becomes worse. Monitoring your body for symptoms may significantly assist to take away yourself from the exposure. Troubles which include lung problems may be one of the serious results of mold exposure.

Serious symptoms of mold exposure should get immediate medical treatment. These signs are:

? Breathlessness
? Regular headache
? Diarrhea
? Bleeding of the nose
? Nausea
? Coughing along with blood or dark deposits
? Skin troubles like lesions, rashes and itchiness
? Weight loss
? Muscular pain and joint pains
? Sinusitis
? Infection of the ear
? Loss of memory
? Respiratory disease
? Appetite loss
? Coated tongue
? Grime-like taste inside mouth
? Hair loss
? Acne outburst
? Constant stomach pain and many more

The problems stated earlier can be avoided when the symptoms of mold exposure in
adults are identified early on. With this, in case mold exposure is left with no treatment, symptoms of mold exposure may be deadly. These could consist of: blindness, permanent memory loss, brain harm, most cancers, long-term asthma, and bleeding in the lungs.

Managing the symptoms

Managing symptoms of mold exposure in adults may be challenging since it might be associated with some other non-mold related problems. However, misdiagnosis may aggravate the end results of mold exposure. If you find yourself or any a relative consistently sick, it is recommended to find medical assistance to confirm the source of your condition. Additionally, it can be a wise decision to get professional support from mold personnel to eradicate any growth of mold within your house.

Being familiar with symptoms of mold exposure in adults might be essential for many people. Getting well-informed might help protective steps to avoid mold exposure. It?s also vital that you identify symptoms of mold exposure early to eliminate these fungi as quickly as possible.

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Remy M. Maisel: It Turns Out, We Can Indeed Haz Super PAC: Part I

It was a rather non-traditional second night Passover Seder as my uncle and legal advisor Raymond Ragues (of Ragues PLLC) and I nudged Elijah's Cup out of the way and spread out FEC Form 1 on the dining room table.

"You mean this is really, really it?" I was asking in disbelief, as my uncle choked down an unfortunately large morsel of bitter herb and put his hands up in a gesture that meant, "What can I say?"

"This one form, which asks nothing more difficult of me than to spell my name and address properly, is all I need?"

"Yes," my uncle said. "See? You didn't even need me."

"I suppose not," I said, scanning Form 1 again to make sure I hadn't missed any trick questions.

So that was it, then. Confident that I would be able to fill out the form with my peers, I relaxed and put the paperwork aside, and the whole family joined in a discussion of our favorite super PAC-related moments of The Colbert Report.

"Is it really true that a super PAC could pay FEC fines with PAC money?" I asked, remembering one of my favorite moments: the shared phone call with Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, and Trevor Potter, in which the hosts did a graceful balancing act on the practically nonexistent line between legal discussion and illegal coordination.

"Sure," my uncle said. "How do you think corporations come up with the money to pay fines when they get caught breaking the rules? They pay them with the money they stole."

Even my 13-year-old shook her head somberly at what is, even to her, so clearly an injustice.

Back at Penn State, we convened for the first time. I had an outpouring of support from professors and students alike as the news that I planned to do this (crazy? stupid? fun?) thing.

I began this project thinking I might well end up doing it alone, save for a few friends that I could cajole into helping. (Some of them, I'd argue, even owed it to me for toting me along to what I found to be ill conceived and even less well-enacted student productions, which I will not name so as to avoid directly insulting the responsible parties.) I figured I would probably be the only one who cared, and that was fine by me. It would certainly be nice to have some help, or even just some company, but I would be content to go it alone.

Boy, did I ever underestimate my peers. One could hardly blame me for forgetting for a moment that football is not the only thing Penn State students are interested in, given that most of the country routinely does the same. But I should have known better.

In the first few hours after I had set up a Facebook page, which I did in the stolen moments between classes that I now passed exclusively at the Berkey Creamery, working frantically on my laptop, I had several dozen "likes." I sent a quick note to a student-run blog, Onward State, and the student newspaper, the Daily Collegian, announcing my intention to start a political action committee. I delegated the task of creating a Twitter feed and an email address to my assistant treasurer and friend Jess Cody. Out of necessity, I quickly got comfortable asking for help and decisively delegating roles and tasks.

And it wasn't hard. Because everywhere I turned, someone was stepping up and offering help or praise. From professors that encouraged me to borrow their microphones and introduce the lecture hall of 375 students to the ones who offered financial donations, and students who simply said "Where do I sign up?" to the ones who offered to design a logo (it's in the works, don't worry), to the PNC bank employee who offered encouragement, people were coming out of the woodwork to help.

The next order of business would be to meet in person.

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