GOP hopes IRS scandal will snag health care law

WASHINGTON (AP) — Political scandals have strange ways of causing collateral damage, and Republicans are hoping the furor over federal tax enforcers singling out conservative groups will ensnare their biggest target: President Barack Obama’s health care law. But no one appears to have connected the factual dots yet, and it’s unclear whether they will. Continue reading

Did 'Star Trek' Give Rise to NASA's 'Space Shuttle'?

NASA’s first space shuttle, the test orbiter Enterprise, was named after the fictional starship on “Star Trek” in response to fans staging a write-in campaign. But did the agency’s use of the term “space shuttle” also stem from the television series? “The Galileo [shuttlecraft] is such an important part of Star Trek and not only to Star Trek, it was important to literally the consciousness of the space program,” Alec Peters, a “Star Trek” superfan, recently told SPACE.com Continue reading

NASA May Launch Donated Spy Satellite Telescope to Mars

One of the two spy satellite telescopes that recently fell into NASA’s lap may eventually make its way to the Red Planet. The space agency is currently mulling potential uses for the two space telescopes, which were donated by the National Reconnaissance Office and are comparable in size and appearance to NASA’s venerable Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Continue reading

InsideSales.com Continues Its Partnership With Brigham Young University's Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence …

PROVO, UT–(Marketwired – May 14, 2013) – InsideSales.com, the leading provider of sales automation technology for inside sales professionals, today announced a sponsorship of additional Ph.D. Continue reading

UN Arrives In Drought-Affected Marshall Islands

UN Disaster Assessment Team Arrives In Drought-Affected Marshall Islands New York, May 10 2013 – A United Nations disaster assessment team has arrived in the Marshall Islands to help the Government respond to a severe drought affecting its northern islands, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said today. Assessments are ongoing in the country, where a state of disaster was declared on 7 May, according to a report issued by the OCHA Regional Office for the Pacific Continue reading

Liberty Property Hits New 52-Week High

Shares of Liberty Property Trust (LRY) crafted a new 52-week high, touching $44.03 in the middle of the trading session on May 7, 2013. The closing price of this office real estate investment trust (:REIT) on May 7 was $43.95, representing a solid year-to-date return of 23.4%. Continue reading

Health Net Announces Appearance at Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2013 Health Care Conference

LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Health Net, Inc. (HNT) today announced that members of its management team are scheduled to present at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2013 Health Care Conference on May 14, 2013, at approximately 1:00p.m. Eastern time (10:00a.m. Continue reading

Strategies for Enhancing Nanotechnology Standards Activities Discussed at ANSI-NSP Meeting

Previous | Printer-friendly Strategies for Enhancing Nanotechnology Standards Activities Discussed at ANSI-NSP Meeting New York May 3, 2013 Dr. Altaf Carim of the Office of Science and Technology Policy in the Executive Office of the President delivered a presentation on the federal governments perspective on nanotechnology and standards Continue reading

NASA Advisory Council Aeronautics Committee Unmanned Aircraft Systems Subcommittee Meeting 21 May 2013

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 82 (Monday, April 29, 2013)] [Notices] [Pages 25100-25101] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2013-10001] NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION [Notice: (13-051)] NASA Advisory Council; Aeronautics Committee; Unmanned Aircraft Systems Subcommittee; Meeting AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration. ACTION: Notice of meeting. Continue reading

NASA partner test launches Antares rocket

Wallops Island, Virginia, Apr 22 : NASA commercial space partner Orbital Sciences Corporation Sunday launched its Antares rocket at 5 p.m. EDT from the new Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Pad-0A at the agency’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia Continue reading

Santa Cruz beaches make Yahoo's list of most searched

SANTA CRUZ — Whether daydreaming at the office or picking a place for a family vacation, a high percentage of people are plugging “Santa Cruz beach” into the Yahoo search engine, according to data provided by the Sunnyvale company. In a seven-day snapshot ending April 16, Santa Cruz beach was the fourth most searched beach on Yahoo, only beat by South Carolina’s Myrtle Beach, Virginia Beach and Panama City Beach in Florida. Continue reading

More human remains found in Liberty County

Additional unidentified skeletal remains were found near a highway in the Cleveland-area Saturday during a search effort by volunteers and the Liberty County Sheriff’s Office. The remains were found on County Road 332, about half a mile east of Highway 59. Liberty County police began the search after receiving a call from residents who found a human skull and vertebrae in the area Thursday evening Continue reading

Seven Common Race-Day Mistakes Made by Runners from Medicine in Motion

The Austin sports medicine doctors at Medicine in Motion have compiled a list of commonly-made mistakes by runners on the day of their race. Austin, Texas (PRWEB) April 11, 2013 1 Continue reading

PatientNOW and Modernizing Medicine Join Forces to Offer Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery Practices Best-in-Class …

NEW YORK, NY–(Marketwired – Apr 12, 2013) – The Aesthetic Meeting PatientNOW, a leading provider of comprehensive business technology for cosmetic surgery, dermatology, medical spas and aesthetic medical practices, and Modernizing Medicine, the creator of the Electronic Medical Assistant (EMA), a cloud-based specialty-specific electronic medical record (EMR) system, announced today a strategic alliance to offer plastic surgery and cosmetic surgery practices best-in-class solutions for practice management and electronic medical records. PatientNOW offers a complete software platform for the modern aesthetic medical practice. Continue reading

Modernizing Medicine's Electronic Medical Assistant(R) Ranks First Among Specialty Specific EHRs for Dermatologists …

BOCA RATON, FL–(Marketwired – Apr 11, 2013) – Modernizing Medicine, the creator of the Electronic Medical Assistant (EMA), a cloud-based, specialty-specific, electronic health records (EHR) system, announced today that EMA Dermatology had the highest number of dermatologists successfully attest for Meaningful Use among dermatology specific EHR systems for the 2012 attestation year. Continue reading