Trade Policy: Critics say the Chemical Sector Committee at the Department of Homeland Security is overloaded with industry representatives, who account for more than half the group's membership. No environmental or public-safety groups are represented. The members represent: Sea turtles get assistance while laying eggs at a Costa Rican wildlife refuge.The songs of Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey were performed on Friday at Lincoln Center as part of its American Songbook series. The funeral service for Chris "Mac Daddy" Kelly of Nineties rap duo Kris Kross is scheduled for next[...] Katy Perry and John Mayer have called it quits for the second time sources tell Us Weekly The pop st[...] The renowned Danish chef Mads Refslund tried his hand at searching for edible wild plants on one of Hong Kong’s outlying islands.     When you’re on a scientific lizard hunt, it’s good luck to find the first specimen within minutes — unless that’s the last one you see for hours. New data show that two decades of air-pollution regulations in California for trucks running on diesel fuel have cut levels of black carbon, the main component of soot, in half. And models suggest that the soot reduction may also have cut into the warming of the state's climate in an unexpectedly... Worries about rising interest rates and falling stock prices dinged U.S. consumer sentiment in early July, while other data showed a firm rise in wholesale prices, which could make the Federal Reserve more comfortable reducing its monetary stimulus.     A backlash against short sellers has begun, with regulators in the U.S. and Britain tightening rules and authorities in New York intensifying investigations. Dan Fagin’s new book, “Toms River,” is an edge-of-your-seat account of industry and illness in a New Jersey town, with plenty of side trips. A company wants to turn algae into energy. But first it has to make money, so it is developing other products from its algae-derived oils.     Victor Zue, the Delta Electronics Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT and the director of international relations for the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL), has been named the 2012 recipient of the Okawa Prize. Zue was honored for his "pioneering and outstanding contributions to speech science and conversational spoken-language systems." In the early part of his career, Zue conducted research in acoustic phonetics and phonology, codifying the acoustic manifestation of speech sounds and the phonological rules governing the realization of pronunciation in American English. Subsequently, his research interests shifted toward the development of spoken language interfaces to make human-computer interactions more natural. Between 1989 and 2001, he led the Spoken Language Systems Group at the MIT Laboratory for Computer Science, which has pioneered the development of many systems that enable a user to interact with computers using spoken language. Zue's current research interests are in the area of applying human language technologies to enable easy access of structured and unstructured information from forex growth bot especially in application areas such as education and health care. Zue is a fellow of the Acoustical Society of America, and a fellow of the International Speech Communication Association. He is also a member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering, and an Academician of the Academia Sinica. Presented annually by the Okawa Foundation for Information and Telecommunications, the Okawa Prize is intended to pay tribute to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the research, technological development and business in the information and telecommunications fields. Past MIT winners of this award include Professor Tomaso Poggio. The prize includes a certificate, a gold medal and a 10 million yen cash award. Adapted from the novel by Jonathan Lethem, the show will play at the Dallas Theater Center before coming to the Public Theater in New York. Comparing notes recently, Jake Jacobs and Chris LoGrasso realized they were drawn to Springfield's Lake Forest neighborhood by the same things, even though they moved in 25 years apart. Exploring the albariño, as much a brand name for Spanish whites as pinot grigio is for Italian.     Lighting the way to a new standard Wendy Davis: Vision Scientist, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Part of Davis's mission is to help manufacturers bring energy-saving lighting to consumers Snow-kiting, ice climbing and biking on snow: just a few ways to pass the time in a state where the chill just adds to the thrill. A committee led by Sen. Joseph Lieberman is pushing for Senate passage of a bill aimed at improving security at federal buildings. Figure for greater Swansea area rises by 56 as experts warn epidemic shows no sign of easingMeasles cases in south Wales have jumped by 56 in two days as experts warn the outbreak shows no sign of ending.The headline total has reached 942 cases in the greater Swansea area with the 10-18 age group worst hit.The latest figures come a week after the death of Gareth Williams, 25, a father of one who had measles. The results of tests to establish the cause of his death are still awaited.A £20m programme to vaccinate 1 million children and teenagers across England has been announced.It has been prompted by fears that the epidemic in Wales could spread across the border into England. Just as in Wales, many people missed out on the vital MMR jab and are unprotected against the spread of the disease.In both cases, unfounded fears that the three-in-one jab was linked to autism in children were responsible for the drop in vaccination uptake.Public Health Wales has urged teenagers preparing to sit GCSE and A-level exams to ensure they are vaccinated.Efforts to vaccinate thousands of children and young adults who missed out in the past are still under way.Thousands of parents have been attending weekend drop-in clinics with their children. An urgent in-school vaccination programme has also been going on to ensure children are tinnitus miracle download the disease.The outbreak in Swansea is one of the biggest to have hit the UK in the past decade.Although the outbreak is centred mainly on Swansea, rates of measles are high throughout the Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University, Powys and Hywel Dda health board areas, especially in Neath Port Talbot and north Powys.As part of the £20m programme in England, GP surgeries, schools and community programmes will be used as vaccination centres.The campaign will target children and young people who have not had either one or two doses of the measles, mumps and rubella jab.It comes after Public Health England revealed there were 587 confirmed measles cases in the first three months of this year in England, more than three times the 168 cases in the same period of 2012.MMRHealthVaccines and immunisationInfectious diseasesWalesChildrenguardian.co.uk © 2013 Guardian News and Media Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds     Toby Moses reviews the latest appsWhen is free not really, quite, free? Well, EA's shiny new addition to its high-spec driving series, Real Racing 3 (Firemonkeys, iOS/Android) won't charge you a penny to download it on to a chosen handset. So off you go, driving a gorgeously rendered automobile around a beautifully realistic track, swinging the handset from side to side to steer. The problems come at the end of the race. In-game currency has to be shelled out to repair the car, change the oil and generally keep it well tuned. It drains the resources to such an extent that if you want to upgrade the vehicle, or purchase a new one, it's nearly impossible without actually stumping up in all-too-real pounds. While the game itself is as enjoyable as ever, the balance between upgrading through skill or real-world wealth is all wrong.Cut the Rope: Time Travel (ZeptoLab, iOS, 69p/£1.99), in contrast, also offers in-app purchases, but this sequel to the enjoyable physics puzzler doesn't make it a requirement to enjoy the game. As before, the aim is to feed monstrous Om Nom some candy, but now he's joined by a fellow green blob – who changes outfits as the levels traverse the ages. It adds a variety to the challenge, without detracting from the expert craft of the puzzles, and makes for a sequel that builds upon what was great about the first instalment.AppsGamesToby Mosesguardian.co.uk © 2013 Guardian News and Media Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds     The pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk has altered its ties with the celebrity chef.     With its appeal of an order to make the most common next-day birth control pill available to all ages with no prescription, the Obama administration is returning to a charged political issue.     Members of Congress, counterterrorism officials and outside experts were divided over whether, and how, the security system

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