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Calling all E-Teams!
Don't forget to submit an application to participate in the 2010 March Madness for the Mind exhibition on Friday, March 26 & 27 at the Exploratorium in San Francisco, CA.
The application deadline is now EXTENDED to January 19, 2010.
NCIIA will cover all expenses for selected teams to attend.
If you team is serious about your innovation, March Madness for the Mind is for you. Learn more here and by listening to this podcast:
Rachel talks about MMM
Introduction | Selection Criteria | Stage 2 Funding | Required Stage 2 Workshop | Coaching | How to Apply | The Stage 2 Proposal | Stage 2 Review and Notification Process | If Your Proposal is Approved
NOTE: Only teams already accepted into Stage 1 of the E-Team Program are eligible to apply for Stage 2. Please refer to the E-Team Program guidelines for more information on initial application to the program. Stage 2 applications must be submitted to NCIIA via email. Specific instructions will be shared with Stage 1 teams at the Stage 1 workshop.
Stage 2: up to $20,000 + Stage 2 workshop + tactical coaching + network
Stage 2 of the E-Team Program is typically 18 months and is intended to support teams in further developing their technology invention/innovation and plan for commercialization. Accepted Stage 1 E-Teams may apply for Stage 2 of the program after attending the required Stage 1 workshop. Please refer to the event schedule section of the E-Team Program guidelines for the 2014/2015 schedule of events and deadlines.
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Stage 2 applications will be evaluated against the same 4 elements used for the evaluation of Stage 1 program applications:
Greater emphasis will be placed on the business model and commercial potential when assessing Stage 2 applications.
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A portion of the Stage 2 grant funds must be used to cover team costs associated with attending the required Stage 2 workshop. Funds may also be requested for supplies, equipment, and/or expenses related to project development and advancement, including preliminary legal fees and student stipends. E-Team Program grant funds cannot be used to cover institutional overhead.
More information about eligible and ineligible expenses can be found in the "how to apply" section of these guidelines.
Stage 2 helps teams further refine their business strategy and focuses specifically on operationalizing each aspect of their plan.
Full participation in a Stage 2 workshop is required in order to receive Stage 2 grant funds. A minimum of 2 team members must attend the entire workshop; teams may not attend a partial workshop. See the event schedule section of E-Team Program guidelines for 2014/2015 schedule of workshop dates and deadlines.
Stage 2 teams participate in six monthly coaching sessions which will begin after attending the Stage 2 workshop. Coaching sessions will begin approximately one month after the Stage 2 workshop and will be held via teleconference. Teams will be grouped according to stage and sector at the discretion of NCIIA.
As with the workshops, participation in these coaching sessions is a required component of the E-Team Program. Participants will present on their progress based on the milestone planning started in Stage 1 and completed in Stage 2.
Preliminary Stage 2 coaching schedule (specific session times are TBD and will accomodate participants in all time zones):
If you attend the August 14-16, 2014 Stage 2 workshop...
your coaching Fridays will be:
If you attend the January 23-25, 2015 Stage 2 workshop...
your coaching Fridays will be:
If you attend the May 8-10, 2015 Stage 2 workshop...
your coaching Fridays will be:
Stage 2 applications must be submitted to NCIIA via email. Specific instructions will be shared with Stage 1 teams at the Stage 1 workshop.
*NOTE* If your Principal Investigator and/or Administrative Contact has changed since your Stage 1 approval, please contact us.
The Stage 2 proposal consists of the following components:
Details on each component are provided below in these guidelines.
Required Proposal ComponentsThe following documents are required as part of the Stage 2 proposal and must be included in the following order, combined together into a single PDF.
1. REQUIRED: Revised Narrative
Using the reviewer feedback shared with teams prior to the Stage 1 workshop, as well as the milestones and learning outcomes from the Stage 1 workshop, teams will revise their previously submitted 5-page narrative using the same basic structure and parameters.
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2. REQUIRED: Proposed BudgetYour proposed budget is a key element of your Stage 2 application. Up to $20,000 may be requested and should support the team's successful completion of the milestones laid out in your Stage 2 proposal. The grantee institution owns any equipment purchased with an E-Team grant funds. Please note that NCIIA will typically not fund the purchase of equipment that is considered part of a college or university infrastructure. Proposed funds for equipment should be less than 1/3 the total proposed budget.
The proposed budget should be completed using NCIIA's Stage 2 E-Team budget template. Instructions and specific expense definitions can be found in the budget template, and are also summarized below. Be sure to explain your proposed expenses in the "justifications" section in the budget template or in a separate sheet.
Eligible expenses examples:
Ineligible expenses examples:
3. REQUIRED: Milestones ChartCreate and submit a chart that describes the milestones that your team expects to complete during the Stage 2 grant period (approximately 18 months). This document is an important part of the Stage 2 proposal. Accepted Stage 2 teams will further refine these milestones during the Stage 2 workshop and in the 6 monthly coaching sessions following the workshop.
How does this differ from the Workplan included in the narrative? While the Workplan is a big-picture, long-range plan to get you from today to your first sale, the Milestones chart should focus on shorter-term goals--it's what you'll be doing during the 18 months of the grant period.
4. REQUIRED: Letter(s) of SupportLetters of support demonstrate to reviewers that there is institutional support for your project and/or verify partnerships discussed in your narrative. At least one letter is required as part of your proposal. You may include up to three total. More weight will be given to letters of support from potential customers, partners industry experts, and mentors that verify the key elements of your proposal over general letters of support from friends, family, or supportive faculty (although these may also be appropriate and of value). The same letter(s) used in your Stage 1 proposal may be used for the Stage 2 proposal, but it may be appropriate to obtain new support letters based on reviewer feedback on your Stage 1 proposal and/or learning outcomes from the Stage 1 workshop.
5. REQUIRED: Resumes Resumes should be no more than three pages each and are only required for key team members, with a maximum of four resumes included. We do not need resumes for the Administrative Contact or other non-key team members/collaborators. The same resumes used in your Stage 1 proposal may be used for the Stage 2 proposal.
Optional: Additional AppendicesUp to five additional appendices may be included in your proposal and must be combined into one PDF. These may be the same documents included in the Stage 1 proposal, or they may be different. Appendices may include but are not limited to:
Note: Sheer volume of material is not an asset. Reviewers are directed to use supporting materials only to supplement the 5-page narrative. Therefore, key information should be included in the narrative.
Optional: Weblinks and/or VideosIn addition to the appendices combined as 1 PDF mentioned above, teams may upload up to 4 weblinks, such as links to online articles, videos and/or other relevant online data.
You may submit a 1-2 minute video pitch to describe your technology to reviewers. If included, the video should state the problem and describe your innovation and the impact of the team's solution. Clear, non-technical language is acceptable and may be preferable. To view some samples, watch the top videos submitted by participants in NCIIA's annual Open Minds event. If you choose to include a video as part of your proposal, a link to the video should be uploaded as an appendix item and referenced in the narrative.
The Stage 2 Review and Notification Process
Principal Investigators for NCIIA grants are responsible for reporting on Stage 2 team activities and will be prompted via email at the end of the 18 month period to complete a final report online. If you are accepted into Stage 2, reporting deadlines will be detailed in your award letter which is sent to the Administrative Contact, with a copy to the Principal Investigator.
***Please note: NCIIA does not allow overhead to be taken out of E-Team Program grant awards.
Congratulations, you read the Stage 2 E-Team Program guidelines!
If you have questions that are not answered in the above, please contact us: firstname.lastname@example.com or call (413) 587-2172 and press 1 for the grants team.
2011 E-Team CleanNG LLC was picked as one of Global Entrepreneurship Week's top 50—a list of the 50 most innovative new companies competing in Startup Open, GEW's competition recognizing startups with high-growth potential. The team is now in the running for the grand prize, a trip to Rio de Janeiro to serve as an official delegate to the Global Entrepreneurship Congress in March 2013.
Visit CleanNG's web site.
Columbia University, 2011 - $18,500
Infants in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) suffer from a variety of heart and respiratory conditions that can be fatal if not properly diagnosed and treated. One of the most important components of this care is vital signs monitoring, but, due to a severe lack of staff (two nurses for fifty infants is not uncommon), funding, and equipment in the developing world, as well as a high number of infants, current vital signs monitors are too expensive for widespread use.
The Uzima team is designing an inexpensive, non-invasive vital signs monitor to continuously measure neonatal heart rate, respiratory rate, and temperature in low-resource NICUs. The monitor will measure heart rate and respiratory rate using piezoelectric transducers, temperature using surface thermistors, and present the stats on a LCD display in the control unit. The various sensors will be incorporated in a self-contained, soft mat encased in waterproof Gore-Tex for easy sterilization and reuse, and placed underneath the child's clothing. The device will emit auditory and visual alarms when a problem occurs, and include rechargeable batteries to handle frequent power outages. A second alarm would indicate low batteries.
Stanford University, 2011 - $19,000
The vast majority of hospitalizations related to heart failure in the US are due to symptoms of volume overload, which occurs when cardiac pumping function declines and excess fluid builds up in the body. Patients become bloated due to the fluid accumulation, and in the lungs, where interstitial space is limited, fluid overflows into the airways and causes shortness of breath common to heart patients.
Volume overload is currently managed by two treatments: medications and dialysis. Medications remove fluid from the body by increasing kidney function and increasing urine output, but this reversal can take hours to days and is often incomplete. Dialysis mechanically filters fluid from blood in patients with poor kidney function, but is complex and expensive.
LymphAxis is developing a novel catheter system to drain excess fluid directly from the thoracic duct. Instead of manipulating kidney function to increase urine output, the team's device accesses the interstitial fluid compartment (in the patient's neck) directly. The device's double-armed catheter is advanced through the central venous system to the thoracic duct. The catheter tip seals against the duct to draw fluid directly from the lymphatic system and into a vacuum container outside the body.
Arizona State University, 2011 - $20,000
This team is developing the BioHydrogenator (BHR), a device that could reduce wastewater treatment costs for food and beverage makers and produce hydrogen gas in the process. Currently, food and beverage makers in the US use a conventional aerobic (oxygen-rich) process that is effective at eliminating pollutants from wastewater but is extremely energy-intensive and costly.
The BHR uses a fundamentally different type of bacterial ecology and reactor design that offers the ability to treat wastewater without aeration. The main idea is to use the energy released through the breakdown of organic pollutants in the wastewater by microorganisms to create hydrogen gas as a useful byproduct. This transfer of protons and electrons is facilitated by electrodes (an anode and cathode) suspended in a reaction chamber.
Stanford University, 2011
Xerostomia, or dry mouth, is a condition in which a patient's salivary glands fail to work properly, resulting in pain, mucosal sores, dental bills, loss of taste, trouble speaking and depression. This condition affects seven million people in the US and can stem from a variety of reasons, including radiation therapy for head and neck cancer, as well as autoimmune disorders, chronic illnesses and poly-pharmaceuticals. For xerostomia sufferers, current solutions are primarily limited to salivary substitutes that require active application several times a day but do provide limited and temporary relief. At night, patients tend to wake every few hours and therefore suffer from sleep deprivation.
XeroTray is a passive device that provides relief from xerostomia by the timely release of moisture stored in a mouth guard, freeing patients from frequent application of salivary substitutes and protecting the teeth and gums.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2011 - $20,000
According to the EPA, as many as 5-17 million people in the US may currently be exposed to dangerously high levels of a toxic rocket fuel component, perchlorate, through public drinking water supplies. Perchlorate disturbs proper function of the thyroid and has an adverse affect on prenatal and neonatal development. On account of the risk posed to the public, in February 2011 the EPA issued a decision to regulate perchlorate in drinking water; a regulation will be in place within approximately 36 months.
Currently, however, there are no economical or efficient options for removing perchlorate from water in point-of-use (POU) treatment units such as pitcher or faucet filters. To fill the need, the Serionix team has developed a low-cost filtration medium capable of rapid and efficient POU removal of perchlorate from water. While other perchlorate-removing technologies exist, the team believes its ultra-fast uptake of the chemical will separate it from the competition.
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2011 - $20,000
A major challenge to improving maternal healthcare worldwide is the lack of blood available for transfusions during open abdominal surgeries, especially in cases of ruptured ectopic pregnancy. However, 80% of patients in sub-Saharan Africa do not receive a transfusion without providing a replacement donor, generally a close family member. If the patient doesn't have access to the necessary blood because a family member is unavailable or unwilling to donate, her prognosis may worsen, eventually leading to death.
To address this problem, physicians in resouce-limited settings have developed a procedure for salvaging the patient's own blood lost in internal hemorrhaging. In this widely used procedure, called "soup ladle autotransfusion," the patient's blood is physically scooped out of the abdomen with a ladle and poured through a nurse's hands into a bowl, where it is mixed with anticoagulant, filtered through a few layers of gauze, and transferred to a blood bag. The blood bag is then hung on an IV stand and the blood is transfused back into the patient. While the end goal of giving the patient a transfusion is achieved, the procedure is labor-intensive and there's a high chance of complications resulting from contamination.
This team has developed a novel blood transfusion device that allows a clinician to extract blood from the woman's abdomen, quickly filter the blood of any clots or impurities, and safely transfuse it back into the patient's body via a standard blood bag. The device, estimated to cost approximately $300, was developed in collaboration with healthcare professionals in Ghana.
AIDS is a devastating global epidemic responsible for more than 25 million deaths since 1981. Sub-Saharan Africa continues to be the region most heavily affected by HIV, accounting for 67% of HIV cases and 72% of AIDS deaths in 2007. Among a number of interventions that have been attempted to stop the spread of AIDS in Africa, the World Health Organization has found that adult male circumcision is the only biomedical intervention proven effective—removal of the foreskin greatly reduces the number of target cells available for uptake of HIV and other STDs. It is estimated that three million lives could be saved in sub-Saharan Africa alone if safe male circumcision were to become common practice.
To make that a reality, this E-Team is developing the CircoGel, a culturally acceptable, low-cost, simple-to-use, disposable device to perform circumcisions in sub-Saharan Africa. CircoGel is comprised of two parts, a strong solid shell that provides protection against the cut and a latex sleeve that covers the shell. The device was designed based on feedback gathered from several focus groups with ethnic leaders, traditional cutters, and public health officials in Uganda.
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2011 - $15,400
Anemia is a chronic disability caused by a reduction in healthy red blood cells and affects an estimated 1.62 billion people worldwide, or about a third of the world's population. Current means of anemia diagnosis are not well suited to rural areas of the developing world: standard electric centrifuges are dependent on sporadic power, and, should they need to be repaired, require specialized parts and mechanical expertise. Other solutions, such as rapid diagnostic strips and blood smears, frequently come solely from donations and are single-use.
This team is looking to fill the need for long-term, sustainable anemia diagnosis with CentriCycle, a hand-powered centrifuge made out of bicycle parts. The team has developed a prototype and business plan and is currently working to complete proof-of-concept testing and on-location field testing in India, its initial target market.
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2011 - $19,938
Electrical stimulation of the retina to treat blindness is an effective method to provide vision while parallel research progresses on providing a cure. However, this therapy is restricted since current electrode technology doesn't conform to the back of the eye; gaps between the electrodes and the retina require greater stimulation potentials that can actually cause reduced visual acuity.
This team is developing SynapTech, a neural interface technology that will enable precise integration of the electrode with the retina, allowing minimal stimulating potentials, greater electrode density and enhanced vision. The team's novel design consists of an array of moveable electrodes with micron-level precision.
Stanford University, 2011 - $20,000
Ascites is a condition in which fluid builds up in the abdominal cavity, most commonly from cirrhosis of the liver and cancer. Patients suffering from ascites can initially be managed with diuretics and by restricting salt in their diet, but over time they need increasing doses of medication and eventually become non-responsive to treatment. Only a few patients with end-stage liver disease receive liver transplants; the vast majority of patients have to live with a significant amount of fluid in their abdomen, requiring a trip to the hospital for drainage every 2-4 weeks which clearly affects a patient's quality of life. This E-Team is developing a novel technology aimed at managing patients with ascites at home in order to prevent frequent hospital visits.
University of California, Davis, 2011 - $20,000
Despite the indisputable need for the development of renewable energy sources, the current options for renewable fuel (ethanol, butanol, biodiesel, methane, and hydrogen) are heavily based on food crops. One promising option is cellulosic biofuels, which have the potential to replace 30% of current demand for transportation fuels. However, the decomposition of cellulosic biomass presents a formidable challenge that requires costly, energy-intensive and environmentally detrimental pretreatment steps.
This team is researching the viability of duckweed, a tiny, stem-less monocot plant that grows on the surface of ponds, as a cellulosic biofuel. Duckweed has a 2-3 day doubling time, utilizes non-arable land, can grow all year round and does not require extensive biomass pretreatment for biofuel production.
Rochester Institute of Technology, 2011 - $17,200
Lifting injuries affect hundreds of thousands of workers each year. Injuries arise partly due to lack of training and partly due to situations in which workers lift heavy loads for extended periods of time. The effects of these injuries are costly, with $50 billion per year paid out in worker's compensation.
This team is developing the Strong Arm, a form-fitting garment that incorporates a unique system of load-bearing straps that allows workers to lift heavy objects more easily and with significantly less risk of injury. Essentially, the system shifts the forces of lifting from the injury-prone hands, arms, neck, shoulders and lower back and distributes them evenly to stronger and more stable areas of the torso.
Update: Strong Arm was one of four $100k Diamond Winners in the 2012 MassChallenge contest. Here's a video of the team from the event.
Former NCIIA grantee Daniel Kraft makes his second appearance on TED, talking about the future of medicine.
Based at Stanford University, Daniel is one of this country's leading biomedical innovators. In 2002, he led a student team that developed the Marrow Miner (see his TED talk from 2009).
NCIIA has awarded $582,950 to support 27 projects from 22 universities across the US. Thirteen E-Team grants were awarded, and fourteen Course and Program grants.
NCIIA awards $2 million annually to support university-led technology entrepreneurship, funding that has resulted in the launch of more than 100 ventures.
Among the new E-Team grants awarded:
Among the new Course and Program grants awarded:
Stanford University, 2010 - $19,973
Chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) of the deep veins is a disease in which patients suffer from poor circulation in their lower extremities due to non-functional valves. Over the long-term this condition can lead to varicose veins, skin discoloration, leg pain and debilitating leg ulcers. Currently, severe symptoms due to CVI develop in over six million Americans annually; this number is expected to rise as the population ages and obesity becomes more prevalent. The typical treatment for CVI—a combination of compression stockings and wound care—has extremely poor compliance rates. Open surgical valve repair is rarely used because of its highly invasive nature. This team is developing a minimally invasive, catheter-based solution for deep vein CVI. The catheter is inserted into the patient's venous system and advanced to the incompetent vein, where the physician then actuates the catheter to form a version of a natural vein valve. Once the valve is created, blood flows upward freely past the new valve, and at the end of the pumping cycle, blood fills the newly created sinus pocket, causing the flap to close against the vein wall and creating a temporary watertight seal. In this way, vein competency is permanently restored without the need for an implant or invasive surgery.
Stanford University, 2010 - $16,172
Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is a treatment for patients with severe chronic kidney disease. The process uses the patient's peritoneum in the abdomen as a membrane across which fluids and dissolved substances are exchanged from the blood. Fluid is introduced through a permanent tube in the abdomen and flushed out either every night while the patient sleeps or via regular exchanges throughout the day. PD is used as an alternative to hemodialysis, with the primary advantage being the ability to undertake treatment without visiting a medical facility. The primary complication with PD is the patients' failure to adhere to the complex protocol. This complicated protocol exists in order to ensure proper transfer of fluids while reducing side effects and complications.
The PuraCath Medical device can simplify the procedure and enhance quality of life of patients. The device is an innovative, self-contained PD catheter that doesn't rely on patient compliance.
Johns Hopkins University, 2010 - $20,000
There are over 1.5 million spinal fusion surgeries performed annually worldwide. Bone grafting is the standard practice in orthopedic medicine to foster restoration and healing of the spine in addition to providing structural and biological support. The current gold standard for graft materials is the autologous bone graft, which uses cancellous bone from the patient's own hip (clinically termed the iliac crest bone graft or ICBG). ICBG produces the best results, but it must be extracted through an invasive procedure that is cumbersome for the surgeon and painful for the patient. There is currently no specialized device designed to extract sufficient volumes of ICBG for spinal surgery without high risk to the patient.
This team's goal is to dramatically improve the procedure for extracting ICBG. The device will be minimally invasive, will standardize the harvesting procedure, and will allow for safe extraction of large volumes of ICBG. This will increase spinal fusion success rates while reducing patient morbidity, surgical time, and healthcare expenditures.
Brown University, 2010 - $18,200
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is the second most common type of healthcare-associated infection in the US. VAP occurs when bacteria form on endotracheal tubes and invade the lungs, resulting in over $10 billion in unnecessary hospital expenses and almost 36,000 deaths annually.
Currently, only two methods are used to combat VAP: sterilization and antibiotics. Sterilizing medical tubes rids the surface of transmissible pathogenic agents, but over half of all endotracheal tubes are exposed to bacteria even before being inserted, with some adhering irreversibly to the tube surface. The second technique is administering antibiotics to patients, but this has not shown satisfactory results due to bacteria's inherent resistance to antibiotics.
This team is developing nano-TEC, a proprietary antibacterial coating that is effective in preventing bacteria formation on endotracheal tubes. In bench tests their solution is six times more effective and costs substantially less than the only other antibacterial coating products on the market.
North Carolina State University, 2010 - $9,400
Remotely-operated vehicles (ROVs) utilize vision-based systems—cameras—for providing user feedback. But vision-based systems are inherently limited underwater simply by the distance that light can travel; light backscatters in water, creating hot spots and otherwise noisy images. The alternative solution for many of these problems is sonar, which provides clear 3D images of the seafloor, allowing ROV operators much more detailed and larger maps. However, sonar can be prohibitively expensive, costing up to ten times more than cameras. The WolfTracks team is developing a mid-range solution between cameras and sonar. WolfTracks uses Light Detection and Radiation (LiDAR), a laser-based system, to map the underwater terrain in real-time. Wolftracks will cost less and have a larger scanning distance and lower power output than traditional low-end sonar solutions, dramatically expanding the range of uses and expanding the market for scanning, mapping, search and rescue, and other applications.
Johns Hopkins University, 2010 - $16,000
Each year, nearly 600,000 women die worldwide as a result of complications arising from pregnancy and childbirth. In South Asia, barely 50% of women have access to antenatal care, and as a result millions of women over the years have died avoidable deaths.
This team is developing a kit consisting of rapid and cost-effective point-of-care tests to screen expectant mothers for various readily treatable diseases and health problems that can lead to complications during pregnancy. The kit contains different marker pens pre-filled with reagents and a special booklet. A simple mark on a piece of paper by the test pen creates a dipstick for urine, and results in an easily read color change, telling the healthcare worker if action is needed. The kit provides a 10 to 100 fold cost reduction in the cost of tests and longer shelf life for reagents in challenging environments.
The team is partnered with Jhpiego, a leading global NGO in maternal/child healthcare, which will provide access to test populations and marketing strategy development assistance.
Masssachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010 - $16,650
In order to meet the needs of local communities in developing countries, NGOs, designers, governments, academics, and policy makers need comprehensive, accurate data. But existing data collection processes are time-intensive, costly, and ultimately extract information from communities without engaging the community members themselves in the analysis.
This team is developing mSurvey, a simple, accessible technology that uses text-messaging technology to survey communities through mobile phones in developing countries. The technology captures data in real-time from anyone with a mobile phone and pays each respondent with mobile funds. The survey's model enables communities to reflect on the disseminated data results from each question asked, a unique feature absent from current survey methodologies in developing countries.
The team has already performed two pilot projects in Kibera, Kenya, one of the largest slums in Africa for another team at MIT (Sustainable Vision grantees Sanergy). mSurvey reached out to over 360 community members in 2.5 hours, who texted their input to 25 questions about housing conditions, sanitation, and other demographic information.
The Leveraged Freedom Chair E-Team from MIT has been featured on CNN. See the video here.
NCIIA funded the MIT team in 2010 to develop a lever-propelled wheelchair designed specifically to meet the mobility needs of people with disabilities in developing countries.
From Popular Science to Voice of America, from new companies and products and the launch of the Global Innovation Initiative to our new student ambassadors, NCIIA and its grantees were news stories in 2010.
Global vision•Launching the Global Innovation Initiative•GOOD Magazine: Change agents wanted
Celebrating innovative companies•OneBreath ventilator: Popular Science Invention Awards•The Good Guide: Fast Company's most innovative companies•Solar Ivy: Popular Science 'Solar Panels that Mimic Ivy'•Lifeserve Innovations: BusinessWeek's best young entrepreneurs
Harnessing the power of students to change the world•Inventors Digest 'Power 2.0'•InventorSpot 'NCIIA Initiates Student Ambassador Program'
•Voice of America 'Student Inventors Show Innovation'. Watch VoA's segment about the 2010 Open Minds showcase of NCIIA's best student teams>>>over there!>>>
Here are more of our success stories. Hope you enjoy these as much as we do!
Over the past two years, the Endurance Rhythm team, an E-team out of Stanford University, has worked on patenting a micro-generator for electronic implants of the heart.
While in the phases of developing its technology for powering implantable medical devices, the team has launched a new startup company, Endurance Rhythm Inc, for its device.
"Although the grant has ended," said project primary investigator Paul Wang, "The project is continuing. The grant helped demonstrate proof of principle and ready our project for investment/partnership, which we are continuing to very actively seek. The grant was incredibly helpful and an amazing help for our team."
Learn more about Endurance Rhythm, Inc. Read about the micro-generator.
In his latest look at the year's coolest inventions, NPR's Guy Raz interviews Eben Bayer of Ecovative Design, a 2007 NCIIA E-Team. Listen to the interview or read the transcript... Some key takeways: Greensulate and Ecocradle perform as well as synthetic products, but require a fraction of the energy to produce; Greensulate and Ecocradle are formed from natural materials and processes (so, waste packaging should end up in your compost bin, not a landfill); while you could eat Greensulate, it wouldn't taste good.
Update: More kudos for Ecovative: 'One to watch' as noted by Popular Science.
Solar lamps designed and distributed by former E-team Greenlight Planet are lighting up the lives of people in rural India, as reported in the Wall street Journal.
Former E-Team GROW's solar ivy technology is flourishing. The wind and solar power generating photovoltaic leaves system, which can be easily integrated on the side of a building to produce energy, was featured in the MoMa Exhibition: Design and the Elastic Mind and was a concept design for a five-star luxury hotel in Zayed Bay, Abu Dhabi.
Read more about GROW's growth at Inhabitat.com.
Stage 1 E-Team Program grantees (receiving $5k each):
Freyr Technologies (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
A platform that allows farmers in both developed and developing countries to optimize their use of nitrogen fertilizer.
ChallTech, LLC (Lehigh University)
A device for competitive rowers that captures workout data on a mobile device, synchronizes it with a web site, and provides an online team management system.
NovaGraft (Vanderbilt University)
An implantable, synthetic, biodegradable scaffold designed to help diabetic ulcer patients heal faster.
PortaTherm (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
An affordable and scalable diagnostic system for typhoid and paratyphoid, designed for use in developing countries.
Barter (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Software that uses economic tools to create an internal knowledge marketplace, enabling the free flow of information throughout the organization. RFA Designs (Northwestern University)
A Radiofrequency ablation probe designed for the unique challenges of breast cancer.
Nebula Sports (Rochester Institute of Technology)
A headband with force absorption properties designed to protect against concussions while playing soccer.
LuxSano (Duke University)
An innovative combination of two technologies to decrease bacterial counts at the wound site during surgery.
Awair: Breathe Better Technology (Stanford University)
A device that reduces the pain of an endotracheal tube by applying local anesthetic (lidocaine) directly to the airway.
MoringaConnect (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
A platform to provide moringa farmers in Ghana with resources, market connections, and affordable processing technologies for their crop.
Hole Patch (Case Western Reserve University)
A non-toxic solution for cold-weather pothole repair that is faster, simpler, and cheaper than current practices.
Akiba Cooking Solutions (Colorado State University)
An affordable, efficient cookstove for Kenya's institutions, such as schools, hospitals, and restaurants.
Solarclave (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
A solar-powered autoclave that will allow nurses in developing world clinics
to be able to sterilize their equipment.
SOUP Spoon Assistive Technologies (University of Detroit-Mercy)
A new spoon, designed to aid individuals with uncontrollable tremors or limited fine and gross motor skills, that avoids spillage when moving from plate to mouth.
FlashFood, LLC (Arizona State University at the Tempe Campus)
A rapid food recovery network that can rescue food that is ready-to-eat from restaurants, hotels, and catered events and deliver it directly to those in need.
eButton: A Wearable Electronic Device for Dementia Care (University of Pittsburgh)
A wearable electronic device that keeps track of Alzheimer's and dementia patients and helps staff understand their health, safety and psychological needs.
The NeurD (Purdue University)
A new tool to monitor and detect the progression of peripheral neuropathy.
Disease Diagnostic Group (DDG) (Case Western Reserve University)
A handheld malaria diagnosis device that provides a diagnosis in one minute with one drop of blood from a fingertip.
IV DRIP: Dehydration Relief in Pediatrics (Rice University)A simple volume regulator for IV drips that helps prevent overhydration.
Ligadon (University of Utah)A more effective solution for ligament and tendon recombination surgeries.
OceanComm (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)A wireless modem to enable better communication between unmanned, underwater mining machines and their human operators on the surface.
Vitalnx (Vanderbilt University)A monitor, located inside a trauma patient's IV line, that provides early indicators of tissue shock, shortening the time to advanced resuscitation.
RetiCue (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)A portable, eye-worn imaging device that quickly assesses the condition of a patient's retina.
Renature (Arizona State University at the Polytechnic Campus)A novel modular design for a continuous flow aerobic bio-digester that can process organic food waste into concentrated and high value natural fertilizers and soil amendments.
Modiv Media, a former E-Team from Babson College, has been recognized by the 2009 AlwaysOn East 100 List. The AlwaysOn East 100 Award is given to private, emerging technology companies creating new business opportunities in high-growth markets.
Read the story here.
Modiv Media, based in Boston, provides the first multi-touchpoint, in-store media network that enables marketers and retailers to boost loyalty and sales, while saving money and time for consumers. The technology is used by a number of supermarket chains on the East Coast. While at Babson, the E-Team was called Vayusa. The team received an E-Team grant from NCIIA in 2002.
An NCIIA-funded E-Team from Stanford University has been awarded a Coulter grant that will help move its invention - an affordable ventilator - along the product development path.
The Stanford team is developing a low-cost ventilator for two distinct purposes: emergency readiness in developed countries and general use in developing countries. To fill the need in both cases, the team is developing a low-cost ($300, where typical ventilators range from $8,000-$60,000), rechargeable, portable, disposable ventilator. Read more about the grant here.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 2008 - $19,000
Solar power has long been seen as a viable alternative to fossil fuel-based power, but has remained too expensive to force a trend in the residential market, where outfitting your home with photovoltaic panels can cost up to $40,000. Current panels are themselves non-sustainable: they require a large amount of energy to manufacture, and the materials are non-recyclable.
This E-Team is looking to solve both problems with SolarPads, an inexpensive, recyclable photovoltaic panel. The design uses compound parabolic concentrators to widen the panel's range and increase its concentration ratio, which means that fewer photovoltaic cells need to be used, lowering the cost. It also uses an inflatable wedge system that allows the panel to rotate to a position closest to the sun. Overall, the team is aiming for a panel that is 90% cheaper than similar solar panels.
University of Virginia, 2008 - $15,000
EcoMOD is an ongoing green building project at the University of Virginia in which architecture and engineering students construct affordable, modular homes that use 30-50% less energy than similar houses. They've built five houses so far, funded by a variety of non-profits, corporations and the EPA. The first house, ecoMOD1, has an extensive monitoring system in place to gather data on energy and water usage. While the system works well, it's far too expensive to be a commercial energy-monitoring product and hasn't been replicated in the other ecoMOD homes.
The team is now developing a commercial version: a low-cost, freeware, wireless home energy monitoring system that provides real-time feedback on energy use (electricity consumption of major appliances, water consumption, indoor and outdoor temperature and humidity, and carbon dioxide emissions), has the capability to adjust thermostat and ventilation settings based on whether the residents are home, and enables peak load shedding of selected appliances based on price signals from the utility. It consists of microcontrollers ranged around the house, a base station, and a web interface.
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Brown University, 2008 - $20,000
Mercury exposures are anticipated to rise with the rapid growth in compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs), which contain 3-5 mg of mercury per lamp. Recent research at Brown identified a form of elemental selenium (nSe) with the ability to capture mercury vapor—a finding widely reported in the news in the summer of 2008 (New York Times, Discovery, etc.). The team is now developing a technology platform for a variety of mercury management products based around nSe, including box liners for CFL packages and shipping/recycling containers, consumer clean-up kits, air cleaning products for large spills, and dental office products. With NCIIA funding the team is assessing the long-term stability of nSe, researching ways to incorporate nSe into porous or permeable matrices, building and testing prototypes, and performing market research.
Arizona State University at the Tempe Campus, 2008 - $20,000
HIV viral load testing, which measures the number of HIV copies in a milliliter of blood, provides important information in monitoring the status of HIV disease by guiding recommendations for therapy and predicting the future course of the disease. However, the current viral load test is expensive ($50k initial capital outlay, $40 per test), requires skilled technicians and significant training, and is available only in well-equipped medical facilities.
This E-Team is developing a new viral load test that is far cheaper ($200 capital outlay, $6 per test), does not required skilled technicians, and can be implemented in rural clinics in the developing world. The team's simple approach is to use the naked eye to confirm the presence and quantity of HIV in the blood. The product will be a kit consisting of two pieces of equipment (a blue-light box and a water bath) and a package of inexpensive reagents that do not require cold-chain storage. Blood samples drawn from the patient are processed in 2.5 hours and read in a dark room using the blue-light: blood containing HIV above threshold levels fluoresce, indicating a high viral load.
Lehigh University, 2008 - $19,600
LifeServe Innovations is an entrepreneurial venture formed at Lehigh University aimed at developing and commercializing an emergency tracheostomy device. Currently the standard surgical airway procedure for the emergency field is a cricothyroidotomy, but this procedure is problematic as the airway it creates is temporary and needs to be replaced at the hospital. LifeServe intends to improve the practice by bringing an in-hospital procedure, the percutaneous tracheostomy, to the field of emergency medicine.
The team is developing the SMART Kit, which will contain all the tools necessary to perform a percutaneous tracheostomy in the field. The vital component of the kit is LifeServe's patentable SnakeBite Dilator (pictured). This device transforms a percutaneous trachestomy from a timely and involved surgery to a fast and user-friendly procedure.
LifeServe has already prototyped an initial version of the dilator, performed market research, and gained insight and feedback from medical professionals.
Duquesne University, 2008 - $15,025
The E-Team is creating PlastEco, a low-cost thatch-roofing product made from discarded plastic bottles. Using plastic strips instead of natural materials means a longer lasting, more energy efficient roof, and puts into use plastic bottles that would otherwise end up in a landfill.
The team has a close working relationship with Fundacion Maquipucuna, an Ecuadorian NGO; several groups of students have visited Ecuador to work with FM in developing PlastEco and other products (work supported in part by an NCIIA Sustainable Vision grant). The ultimate goal of the PlastEco project is to create micro-enterprises in Ecuador based around the technology, with the revenues supporting FM's work in environmental conservation and poverty alleviation.
Johns Hopkins University, 2008 - $20,000
Despite a number of advances in cancer detection technologies, the development of clinically validated, blood-based cancer biomarkers remains an unmet challenge for many common cancers. Better markers would lead to earlier detection, saving lives and cutting down on hospital costs. A new method, the DNA Integrity Assay (DIA) has the potential to accurately discriminate cancerous cells from normal cells for a wide range of cancers, but its clinical acceptance has been limited due to the complexity of the test, sampling errors, and the high cost of the materials, instruments and highly trained personnel needed to run it.
This E-Team is developing a new DIA testing method called smDIA (single molecule assessment of DNA integrity), which has the potential to eliminate errors and reduce the costs associated with the traditional DIA approach. In this method, a patient's DNA sample (blood, stool, etc.) is transported by a microfluidic device through a sheet of laser beams (Cylindrical Illumination Confocal Spectroscopy), enabling direct analysis of the patient's DNA integrity in a rapid, uniform manner.
Northwestern University, 2008 - $20,000
A popular alternative to incubator care for premature infants in developing areas is kangaroo mother care (KMC), a technique in which the infant if kept in a frog-like position on the caregiver's chest at all times, allowing the caregiver to monitor the infant. While KMC is accepted as an alternative to incubator care by the World Health Organization, premature infants remain at risk for apnea while the caregiver is sleeping and therefore unable to detect an apnea episode. Most apnea detectors do not work with the KMC system.
This E-Team is developing a low-cost, KMC-compatible apnea detection system. The team formed in response to a request from the Karl Bremer Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa for a KMC-compatible apnea monitor and is based on previous coursework over the past two semesters. The device detects apnea by monitoring the typical adbonimal movements of a premature infant while breathing. If there is no breathing for a stretch of time, indicating an apnea episode, the device sets off an alarm. The device is attached to the abdomen using a gentle, double-sided hydrogel adhesive pad that is disposable and replaceable.
University of Iowa, 2008 - $18,000
The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) estimates that 5.5 million healthcare workers (pharmacists, nurses, technicians, and others) are exposed to toxic chemotherapy pharmaceuticals in the workplace. NIOSH confirms the health risks from these exposures include cancers, liver/kidney damage, infertility, miscarriages, birth defects, and congenital malformations. Independent research shows current products fall short in addressing all the market needs, with many users complaining current devices are: ineffective at eliminating exposure, difficult to use, error-prone, inefficient, and costly.
This E-Team, incorporated as J & J Solutions, is an emerging medical device company that has developed innovative technology to optimize safety, increase efficiency, and reduce the cost of preparing and administering chemotherapy pharmaceuticals. Hospital pharmacies and oncology clinics create a $500 million U.S. market potential, with a current market opportunity near $100 million and growing over 20% annually. The Company has pending patents, working product, proven technology, strong management, and commitments from cancer centers across the country.
A team of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute students showcased MineWerks — a groundbreaking, patent-pending detection system that can sense the presence of many dangerous compounds from a distance at the March Madness for the Mind exhibition at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History on March 21. Read more about MineWerks here.
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A 14-year-old girl attempting to cross a four-lane highway on Long Island was struck by an SUV and critically injured, said police.
The accident occurred in Nesconset at 11:40 p.m. Sunday.
Natalie Maloney of Ronkonkoma was crossing Nesconset Highway at Middle Country Road when she was struck by a 2012 Chevrolet Suburban.
She is hospitalized at Stony Brook Hospital in critical but guarded condition, said police.
The driver of the SUV, Domiciano Rubi, 64, of Brentwood, and his passenger were not injured.
The vehicle was impounded for a safety inspection.
An investigation is underway.
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Modeling has been my full time career for the past six years, but my success is based upon my experience with John Casablanca's Modeling and Career Centers in Hartford, Connecticut. My late teen years and early 20's have been filled with a hectic whirlwind of travel to six continents and amazing bookings which include Cosmopolitan, Surface, YM, Glamour, Italian Elle, and many other prestigious magazines. I flip through my new editorials with intense anticipation and excitement because even after all this time, I still can't believe my career. I realize that if I hadn't started the program at the JC Center under the strong guidance of the owner, Tina Kiniry, I wouldn't have such amazing experiences to share. I met Tina when I was a shy and nervous fifteen year-old. I remember listening to Tina intently as she explained the Women's Professional Modeling Program as well as the opportunities that happened afterwards. I wasn't sure what I wanted out of modeling, but I thought I should investigate my options. I began classes shortly after the initial meeting and I was pleasantly surprised each week I went to the Center. It wasn't just about putting on make-up, taking pretty pictures or learning a runway walk. The classes were a wonderful self-discovery each week. Could I memorize lines for a TV ad? Yes! Could I get through a photo shoot? Yes! Could I ace a make-up final? Yes! I began noticing lots of changes in myself, such as raising my hand in school more often and making more of an effort to try new things. I had some excellent teachers at the Center. I still remember Joan, the make-up teacher's lecture on proper skincare, which I still follow to this day. I remember Walter, the photographer's advice on movement for the camera. I remember the staff and fellow models encouraging and supporting me throughout my entire career. My biggest champion, however, has been Tina. I am highly cognizant of how fortunate I am to have such an incredible manager. She always steers me in the right direction, values my opinions and even invites me into her own home whenever I am in Connecticut. Not many models at my level can boast such strong support from their mother agency. My experience through the JC Center has proven to be invaluable. I realize I owe a lot to the program that launched my highly successful career and I feel incredibly fortunate for taking advantage of the opportunities that came my way because of John Casablancas. - Liz
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Leading TMCs Leverage Concur Open Platform to Deliver More Value
PORTLAND, Maine, June 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Hurley Travel Experts is pleased to announce that Concur (Nasdaq: CNQR), the leading provider of spend management solutions and services, has named the company a TMC Preferred Partner, a recognition for select TMCs that are leveraging Concur's open platform to deliver exceptional service to their clients. As a Concur Preferred Partner, Hurley Travel Experts will be able to offer its business clients access to technology to plan, organize and analyze business travel and expenses, reporting, productivity and reimbursement in order to manage costs and, in many cases, realize significant savings.
R.J. Filipski, Senior Director of Travel Management of Concur says, "We believe collaboration is key to creating an innovative business travel ecosystem that thrives. Partners like Hurley Travel Experts are committed to the best in service and technology to deliver the Perfect Trip. By adopting Concur's new TMC Messaging and TripLink platforms, Hurley Travel Experts will bring unique expertise and value to the Concur partner and customer community."
"Becoming a TMC Preferred Partner of Concur is significant for our company and our clients," said Pam Hurley Moser, CEO and founder of Hurley Travel Experts. "This will enable us to help our clients manage every aspect of their travel spend more efficiently through the use of Concur's leading edge technology solutions. As an example, Concur's Messaging and TripLink services will allow Hurley to proactively service and support our clients no matter where they are and where they booked their travel plans."
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Founded in 1993 by Pamela Hurley Moser, Hurley Travel Experts is a Portland based travel management company specializing in business travel, corporate meetings and incentives and group travel. An affiliate of BCD Travel, Hurley Travel Experts is experienced in the most complex travel itineraries and business travel management services. Hurley Travel Experts develops strong relationships with clients based on travel insight, travel planning guidance and consumer travel advocacy. Dedicated travel advisors provide travelers with both exceptional customer care and in-depth travel expertise. For more information on Hurley Travel Experts please visit http://www.travelexperts.com.
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SMS Business Breakthroughs Cincinnati July 2013
Allison Rodgers, Beth Forester
Allison Rodgers
Cr.Photog., CPP
Before opening a photography studio, Allison, armed with a BFA in Graphic Design and Photography, worked for several nationally recognized advertising agencies. She garnered multiple design and photography awards and was published in PRINT magazine, a prestigious design magazine.
In 2004, Allison and her husband Jeff, also a graphic designer, opened Allison Rodgers Photography (their work was featured on the April 2008 cover of Professional Photographer). They have doubled their sales each year and are regarded as one of the most profitable studios in the U.S., due to their design skills, marketing strategies, and client relationships. In addition, they are active in charity-based projects, enhancing the commitment to their community and customer base.
Beth Forester
M.Photog.Cr., CPP
For 15 years, Beth Forester, M.Photog.Cr., CPP, has operated a boutique portrait studio in the small coal-mining town of Madison, WV. Specializing in senior portraiture, she is known not only for her award-winning images, but also for her creative marketing strategies and business tactics. Recognized as a leader in the photographic and business industry, she has been featured in various magazines, such as Rangefinder, Professional Photographer, Studio Photography & Design and WV Executive.
In fact, Beth has been named West Virginia Photographer of the Year three times (2004, 2006 and 2007) and Mid-East States Photographer of the Year twice (2006 and 2007). Along the way to achieving these titles, Beth has earned 10 Kodak Gallery Awards, 4 Fuji Masterpiece Awards, 13 Loan Collection images and the prestigious PPA AN-NE Award for marketing.
In addition to running a full-time studio, Beth develops and markets her own software line: photoDUDS, a commercially-licensed series of DVD volumes containing graphic design elements, templates and marketing materials created specifically for professional photographers.
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What should I do to prepare for the class?
Your investment includes one-on-one consultations with a PPA accountant and SMS mentor. In order for the CPA and mentor to prepare for these meetings, we request financial documentation, sales and sessions reports and the Business Breakthroughs Questionnaire. The checklist and materials are included under the Course Materials section on this page. After registration, you will receive a detailed email explaining the process and how to submit the required materials.
I may not have time to submit the required consultation materials prior to the workshop. Can I still attend?
Absolutely! You can complete the financial and mentor consultations post-workshop.
What should I bring with me to the class?
Attendees will receive a bound copy of the full presentation with room for taking notes. Additional notepads/pens are suggested but not required. In order to respect our instructors, we request that you do not use your laptop, tablet or phone for note-taking. If you do not submit copies of your marketing materials prior to the workshop, please bring hard copies with you to class.
What are the class hours?
The class runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day, with one-on-one consultations from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Look for a detailed class schedule via email the week prior to the class.
Do I need to be a PPA member to attend?
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Traveling with Family...My husband and I, our four girls 18,16,13,6, and my parents in their 60's both in great health.
Flew into Fort Lauderdale, stayed there two nights in the Dania Beach area at the Hyatt Cruise port (liked it the best) and at Hilton Homewood suites (liked this also, but it seemed a little beat up on walls and things.. like almost realy nice, but rough around the edges. Plenty shopping and restaurants around the area. Enjoyed Dania Beach on the day in Fort Lauderdale. Costs about 12.00 per car, but we loved the beach. We stayed in Fort Lauderdale because the hotels were cheaper. We rented a car from Dollar the second and third (one rental day total) days to get to Mimai. We returned the car to Miami airport where there is a shuttle to the cruise terminal. Arrived about 1:30 PM at cruise terminal and were on the boat in about 20 min. Fast, easyI would call myself a seasoned cruiser as the this is my 13th cruise. I was unwilling to try a Carnival Cruise before now because their business was driven mainly to young party crowds. They have turned a corner to appeal to families...not that there wasn't plenty of ways to drink and party on board, but there was room for family fun.The layout of the ship has its ups and downs. I liked it for the most part although on the public space decks it is difficult to get from one side of the ship to the next and the shopping area was often crowded. It was crowded near the Golden dining room entrance due to photographers on level three. These areas were clean and had a nice feel to them. I was really grateful I did not have to walk throught the casino. It had a walkway to the side. The variety of rooms was nice and gave the ship a comfy feel. The libray was a little small and was almost literally never open to check out books. It was open for use, but do not depend on getting books to read. There were a variety of games that we played as a family. The internet cafe is tucked in an odd corner behind a lounge. I only used it once to check in our flight. The decor was tasteful and not gawdy as I kind of expected. Please read about my cabin on the cabin reviews room 2121 category 6BFood was good. I loved the dining room and Kadek Buddi was our favorit on table 201 for any time dining deck 3. He was so great with my 6 year old and made oragami frogs, robots, airplanes etc. We find a great waiter on any time dining and stick with them. The main dishes are smaller, but that worked great since there are courses before this. My prime rib, lobster, and shrimp were good. The shrimp aren't large, but cooked just right. The food was good for the most part... a few dishes not amazing, but always could find something we liked. My 6 yearold had the fruit, pizza, and french fries every night pretty much and they cut up her pizza for her. loved it!The chocolate melting cake is divine and is available every night. Most other deserts were not impressive except the tirimisu, but that is true on any ship. The soups were amazaing particularly the mushroom soup. My kids tried frog legs, and escargot. Seemed to like it. Emilee buffet is good..you can always find something, not amazing... but I loved Guy's burger joint and got the ringer 3 times. The fries are amazing. I enjoyed the fish and chips on the second level of emilee's. They had a lot of weird raw and cold dishes also that looked a little more then I could handle. I ate at the Blue cantina for breakfast 4 different mornings with a breakfast burrito. Yummy. I never tried the mongolian grill the line was too long and I never had a made to order omelet also because of the line. We ate breakfast in the dining room a few mornings. Mostly same fare as Emilee's but in a relaxed atmosphere. didn't try Diamonds. The pizza was quite good. I liked it thin and expecially liked the mushroom pizza. taster bar was somewhat hidden and I didn't find it until the last night and was too full to try. The pastry bar for a few on a lower floor I didn't try. Didn't try room service. Felt the hours were odd for eating sometimes and when the venues were open for eating... particularly emilee's.. like a snack mid afternoon besides pizza or burger. Hot chocolate in the dining room was excellent.Pools too small and a bit cold although my kids used them nearly ever day. Waterslide was slow not amazing. The pool areas too small and too crowded.Kids club was great. My 6 year old loved it, but I was not impressed with the "family hours" that included buying things to do with your kids. It took away from prime time in the kids club for play time. Lots of activities during regular hours and my 6 year old loved it. She came with us to each port except in San Juan. She was able to stay in the kids club without a fee during the port time which usually costs on other ships. So that was very appreciated. We did not use any late night or babysitting services.Comedy club excellent and loved the family friendly shows. Did not attend adult shows. Enjoyed by all in our group. All four of the comedians. Loved the cruise director Karl with a K. The main shows were good, but they didn't have one every night which my kids missed. They really missed having a magician.All staff always tried to learn our names and call us by our names particularly the dining staff. Our room steward Benedicto was excellent. Kind, fun, towel animals, clean room, seemed to anticipate needs.Disembarkation was simple and fast. We were grateful not to get disembarkation info 2 days into our cruise. It was the second to last night so we weren't thinking about getting off the ship all week. We carried off our luggage. Off and out in 20 mins. Best embarakation and disembarakation we ever experienced.I would cruise Carnival again, but still always read carefully about the ship as there is big diversity amongst Carnival ships. There was more drinking I noticed then other ships, but it didn't annoy except when they took their beer bottles in the pool. Didn't use the adult area. Used the golf on a very windy and it is very windy, but amusing to golf in the wind. Didn't use basketball area always in use. Ship was very clean.I reviewed all the ports in depth in the seperate spaces provided and hope they show up on the main review. This is my first review.


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Surrey Police said the matter has now been formally passed to the coroner and an inquest will be held after finding no evidence of foul play. This was despite two post-mortem examinations carried out in November failing to establish Alexander Perepilichnyy's cause of death.
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The Fed's Structure
The Fed's Functions
Like most industrialized nations, the United States has a central bank to meet certain needs of its complex economy and financial system. Unlike most central banks, however, the U.S. Federal Reserve Systemoften called the Fedis, in a sense, a decentralized central bank. It consists of a Board of Governors in Washington, D.C., 12 regional Federal Reserve Banks and their branches, and the Federal Open Market Committee.
Established in December 1913 by the Federal Reserve Act, the Federal Reserve System was designed to address the conditions underlying the money panics that had plagued the country for many years. The act has been amended several times to enhance the Fed's ability to foster a sound financial system and a healthy economy.
The Federal Reserve System advances this goal in several ways. Its monetary policy decisions affect the flow of money and credit in the economy. It contributes to the safety and soundness of the nation's financial system by establishing regulations and acting as a commercial bank supervisor. And, by serving as a bank for depository institutions and the federal government, the Fed helps ensure that the system of paying for all kinds of transactions works efficiently. In carrying out these three functions, the Fed also helps to stabilize the financial system and to contain systemic risk that may arise in financial markets.


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Dean's Focus
Law school is an exciting and challenging enterprise. At Syracuse University College of Law, we are committed to assist each student admitted to our community. We have designed programs to counsel and mentor you. We recognize that undertaking your legal education represents a significant investment of your time, intellect and resources, and we want to ensure that you are engaged by your academic and professional environment.
As you know, law graduates are distinctly capable of engaging the issues most critical to any community. Through our academic program, our interdisciplinary and joint degree opportunities, our skills training and volunteer network, you will have the grounding to build your professional platform. And with the help of faculty and staff who care, you will succeed.
This website gives you some of the programs, the people and the places that form the heart of our institution, but we live in a dynamic environment - on the campus of a great University - as a law school with a long history and its eye on the future.
Fast Facts
- Founded in 1895
- Accredited by: American Bar Association (1923) and Association of American Law Schools (1900)
- Faculty and Legal Writing Professors: 50 (44% women; 16% minority)
- Total JD and LL.M. Student Enrollment: 620 (12% of upperclass students are joint degree candidates)
Meet the Class of 2016
- Number enrolled: 196
- Gender ratio: 44% Female; 56% Male
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Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, so they say. Below are two breakfast sets we had this week:
English muffins warmed in the oven, boiled eggs and brewed coffee:
Fried egg, French toast and brewed coffee:
Fruits are great to have during breakfast too. Photos first posted and processed in Instagram.
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St. Philip's Catholic Church will host a fall concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 11. Featured on the program are The Rainbow Singers directed by Keith Johnson with Jackie Dennin as accompanist. The Litchfield Area Male Chorus will be performing under the direction of Randy Wilson and accompanied by Judy Zylstra.
Special guest flautist will be Yvonne Rammel.
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St. Philip's Catholic Church is located at 821 East 5th Street in Litchfield.
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We addressed the curious coaching decision in the Vikings' 26-23 overtime loss to the Lions, so all that is left now is picking up the pieces. The loss was the third in a row that the team led at halftime and possessed a 10-point lead — Sunday, the Vikings led 20-0 at intermission — which is a trend that is absolutely maddening and devastating for a new regime. Now the question comes: How do the Vikings fix this? The answer is not simple.
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The easy and clean solution is not so easy and clean. What happens as soon as disaster strikes a football team? Nine times out of 10, the suggestion is this: Change the quarterback. And though it might be painfully obvious that Donovan McNabb does not represent any kind of future for the team at the position, we also should note that there might be more pressing concerns right now, as subpar as McNabb's play has been.
Of course, therein lies an interesting element. Changing the quarterback is about the most dramatic thing this team could do, and perhaps a spark is what is needed now. Mixing up the offensive line or changing defensive schemes might be the more tangible solution, but it would not represent a culture change in the locker room.
So what does Leslie Frazier do?
Frazier appears to believe that McNabb is not the issue. So, look for a change on the offensive line — and it could come via free-agent help. OLT Charlie Johnson has struggled. ORT Phil Loadholt has struggled. The interior is inconsistent. But clearly they are doing something well up front because Adrian Peterson is having some strong first-half performances running the football.
We now come back to McNabb. With defenses creeping up extra defenders near the line of scrimmage, McNabb and the receivers must come up with ways to take advantage of that fact. Michael Jenkins is working well in a limited fashion. Percy Harvin, when he's on the field, is an exciting and dangerous weapon. The tight ends, Visanthe Shiancoe and Kyle Rudolph, are starting to assert themselves. After that, there is very little in the way of reliability, but that should be enough to have 60 minutes worth of passing plays to take advantage of single-high safeties.
The coaches are the only ones who know if Christian Ponder is ready to assume starting duties, and their support of McNabb suggests that the kid needs more seasoning. If the losing continues, the chance of something dramatic (drastic?) happening raises.
McNabb certainly is not the only problem, but he might be the only potential change that has any real chance of affecting the culture around the Vikings. And right now, the vibe is not good following three gut-punch losses to open the season.


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Lots of update for Cobra ODE users this week as they hit v2.2. Along with the updates they announce Cobra DMC which allows bypassing of OFW on older PS3 models. We are happy to release the 2.2 update for all Cobra versions including the 5.1B and 5.3A PCB revisions V5.x boards, we have increased USB read speeds by 40%* and further improved the success rate of swapping discs for the bypass
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[Editorial] Dial H for Horror, when senses fail in gaming:
Horror genre is and always will be an uncharted terrority. Probably the most exploited one lately and the one who lures gamers to explore even more their own weakness.20 years ago, horror games were simple polygons and the plot was not so easy to understand without that game manual. But what about now?, having such graphical displays of violence/murder/rape.
Alien: Isolation – GamesCom 2014 "Improvise" Trailer.
As huge fan of Alien (the movie) and H.R Giger's (R.I.P) work. This is awesome.You play as Amanda Ripley, daughter of Ellen Ripley in those shady events in the Nostromo.A nice game of survival horror which will give you more than enough to understand what really happened and probably some scares.Thus you don't have any guns, you have to make your way with your wits and use your head to play along with the environment.One thing i didn't like that they keep using those screams of Prometheus movie (which is from Scott Ridley) kinda justified in some point because he directed Alien (first movie).
Assassin's Creed Rogue is a next-gen rebel for Xbox 360, PS3:
For those who doesn't have money or the urge to get a next-gen console yet.
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Nathan from Kotaku made an article about this.
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As part of their big Gamescom 2014 unveil, Sony has introduced their latest upcoming feature and their latest online-inclusive gaming push, for the PS4 called "Share Play." Users will be granted access to Share Play via the PS4 System Update 2.00. Share Play isn't the only new feature that user will receive in the new update.
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare multiplayer revealed. Here's the official trailer.
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People of Color please take a stand. Clear Channel Communications/ Maranatha Broadcasting has taken OUR radio station away. There is no longer Tom Joyner, Michael Baisden, and no more Community Roundtable. Do you think they changed this station from R&B to Christian by mistake NO!!!. This was the place where we found out about political issues and what was going on in OUR community. Sign this petition, so we can get OUR radio station back.
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SUGAR LAND, Texas – Timely hitting and solid relief pitching carried third-seeded Oral Roberts University to a 4-2 victory over sixth-seeded Stephen F. Austin on Wednesday morning at the 2013 Southland Conference Tournament. The opening day victory books ORU (24-30) a spot in the winner's bracket of the eight-team tournament.
SLC Pitcher of the Year Alex Gonzalez (9-5) pitched out of several jams to earn the victory. Gonzalez went six innings, allowing two runs on seven hits while striking out just one batter. Nathan Garza pitched the final two innings for ORU and earned his fifth save of the year.
Chase Greening (4-6) took the loss for the Lumberjacks after surrendering four runs in seven innings of work.
Stephen F. Austin (28-28) falls to the loser's bracket of the double-elimination event and will try to survive on Thursday morning at 9 am CT.
Logan Domenico slugged ORU to victory, going 3-for-4 with a double and two RBI. Kevin Cho was 2-for-4 and scored twice.
The Lumberjacks drew first blood without the benefit of a hit in the 3rd inning. Rene Moreda drew a walk to start the frame and came around to score on Gonzalez's second wild pitch of the inning, giving the underdogs a 1-0 lead.
ORU wasted no time providing a response, striking back in the bottom of the inning. Cho legged out a bunt single to spark the Golden Eagle offense, and he touched home on a Domenico hit to even the score at 1-1.
The Golden Eagles surged to the lead one inning later. Joey Migliaccio and Austen Colt each supplied an RBI double, putting ORU on top by a 3-1 count.
SFA pulled one back in the 6th, as Max Lamantia launched a one-out home run over the left field fence to cut ORU's lead in half. The frame could have been much worse, as the Jacks loaded the bases with two outs, but Gonzalez got Moreda to fly out and kept the lead at 3-2.
Domenico provided a crucial insurance run in the 7th inning. The sophomore lofted an opposite field double that found the left center gap, chasing Cho home for the second time and boosting the lead to 4-2.
ORU lived dangerously in the game's final five innings, as SFA brought the tying run to the plate in each frame. But the Golden Eagles held firm each time, including in the 9th, when Garza retired SLC Player of the Year Hunter Dozier to end the game.
ORU's bullpen was a huge factor in the win. Guillermo Trujillo tossed a scoreless 7th inning to keep ORU in front, while Garza held SFA scoreless in the game's final two innings.
Dozier, Joseph Olson and Freddy Villalobos each had two hits to lead Stephen F. Austin. The Lumberjacks were 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position.
The Golden Eagles will return to action on Thursday afternoon, when they face the winner of the first round game between Central Arkansas and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. First pitch for Thursday's game is scheduled for 4 pm CT, and live video coverage is available on the Southland Digital Network.
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If ever I thought myself objective and unbiased, the George Zimmerman trial is definitely not that moment. So let's cut to the chase. Any attorney, jury member, judge or white person in that courtroom is not going to understand Rachel Jeantel. And I don't expect them to. In fact, I certainly, like my fellow writer Rachel Samara, understand why white people wouldn't like Rachel.


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This course studies specific topics such as socio-economic policy, history, oral history, ethnic identity, literature, religion, language, art, folklore, or film from inter-disciplinary perspectives. In addition to the theoretical discussion, fieldwork and community service may be involved. Group and individual projects and assignments are expected.
Prerequisite: None. A course related to the topic suggested. Alternate years. Staff
This post-session course is conducted in one or more Asian countries, focusing on the social changes of the target countries in their transition from and conflict between tradition and modernity in a globalizing world. A fieldwork-based course, its topics include political system, cultural and artistic expressions, economic changes, holiday and festival celebrations, language, ethnicity, or other aspects of globalization and localization. There will be trips to museums, cultural relics, schools, factories and villages, lectures and discussions on the road and at the site, guest lectures on topics chosen, and reading on the topics chosen. With first-hand experience of participation and observation, the course will enhance the students' understanding of the cultures and people of the target countries. Post-session.
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor
Intensive study of a selected topic. Normally for juniors or seniors who are majors in Asian Studies. Requires program faculty approval. May be repeated with different content.
Provides a framework for students to develop a research project or other equivalent activity in consultation with faculty. The objective of the Senior Year Experience will be to consolidate and integrate the student's knowledge of Japan, China, and/or Asia more generally and the fields of Japanese, Chinese, and/or Asian Studies. Majors in Japanese, Chinese, or Asian Studies. Conducted in English.
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Cullman Police and North Alabama law enforcement agencies are on the lookout for a bank robber.
Police said a man robbed the Traditions Bank on 2nd Avenue NW around 1:30 p.m. Monday. He did not get away with any money.
Investigators are searching for a dark blue, four door Kia with a Madison County tag.
The suspect is described as a black man, about six feet tall, weighing about 200 pounds. He does not have any hair and was wearing a red shirt with baggy blue jeans.
Investigators said this man is also connected to bank robberies in Priceville and Guntersville earlier this year. A reward is being offered for the conviction of this man.
Anyone with information about the robber should call Cullman dispatch at 256-775-7145.
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