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The collision of big data and decoded genetic information is creating a wealth of opportunities for biologists, engineers and public health researchers. However, there is also the potential that advances in computing and genetics are providing potentially catastrophic opportunities for malefactors to hack into research computers to find information that could be adapted to create biological weapons.
This nightmare scenario would have sounded far-fetched a few years ago. But according to panelists at an event sponsored by the Center for Science, Technology, and Security Policy at the American Association for the Advancement of Science, advanced research in virology, genetics, and other areas could result in unintended discoveries with the potential for weaponization. The relatively open culture of academia and the lax cybersecurity posture of many academic and research institution creates vulnerabilities that need to be addressed in the near term, experts said.
In the days of the Manhattan Project, when government marshalled the efforts of research scientists to create a nuclear weapon, security was simpler than it is today, noted Mark Greaves, technical director for analytics in the National Security Directorate at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Nuclear security evolved from a set of principles that arose from its highly classified origins, and for about 50 years until the rise of the A.Q. Khan network in Pakistan, the world's nuclear powers did a good job of restricting access to nuclear materials.
With biologics, the threat is compounded by the fact that the biotechnology and bioengineering industries have grown up independent of the national security apparatus, and creating an after-the-fact security system based on the nuclear research model -- with closed, restricted data and software systems and custom-built supercomputers -- is impossible. Instead Greaves hopes that cybersecurity best practices could help researchers control access to their data. At the same time, some legal framework will help. Government funders could require advanced cybersecurity controls as a condition of funding biological research housed in a commercial cloud.
Researchers might not know the consequences of their investigations, noted Special Agent Edward You of the FBI's Biological Countermeasures Unit. Research into the genome of an organism could yield unanticipated information about lethal pathogens – and such findings could be discovered only well after such research is widely disseminated.
Robert Sloan, a computer scientist at the University of Illinois, Chicago, is even less optimistic about cybersecurity hygiene. "Breaches are rampant of anything connected to the Internet," he said, noting that even in 2014, some of the most basic security practices are not followed, leading to well-publicized commercial hacks.
"Things are not encrypted. They're not encrypted on the database, and not encrypted over the wire," he said. Moreover, even the best practices can't protect against a motivated nation-state actor. He suggested that researchers working with the most sensitive material think hard about whether it should be online at all.
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September 7, 2010 - 11:12 AMThe Big Sky Tea Party Association's board of directors has removed the organization's president for an exchange on his Facebook page that appeared to condone violence against homosexuals.
Board member Roger Nummerdor says Tim Ravndal also has been kicked out of the Montana organization.
The board's vote Sunday came after members learned of the online conversation that began with a comment about an American Civil Liberties Union lawsuit over rights for same-sex couples.
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My money's on the fact that, sooner or later, Time is going to regret this one bitterly. The scramble in the courtier press to revive the Republican brand because some Republicans are going out of their way to claim that they're reviving the brand is one of the more unseemly journalistic escapades of recent years. It is all about whether New Slogans will sell. It is all about the careful nurturing of Bright New Stars (see above) or Young Old Favorites (There seems to be a move afoot to rebuild Paul Ryan as the Giant National Figure he was said to be before Willard Romney picked him and Ryan turned into Sarah Palin with barbells.). It is not in anyway about the fact that, young or old, famous or obscure, any Republican is still wedded to extremist ideology on things like the economy and the environment and the rights of women, and that some little head-fake toward common sense on immigration is not going to be enough to achieve liftoff, no matter how much hot air you blow into his image.
The Republicans need to change their ideas, not how they sell them. In that, the Tea Party types who are resisting the attempts of longtime failure Karl Rove at least are being the honest ones in the debate. I stood for the right of Republicans in Missouri to nominate Todd Akin, and for the national party to throw its weight behind him, not entirely because it meant a Democrat would win the seat — Claire McCaskill? Honestly? — but also because, dammit, he was the pick of the plurality of the Missouri Republicans who bothered to vote. And, as it happens, Iowa's Steve King, defender of American bathroom plumbing, is absolutely correct.
"They said I couldn't win in 2012 - the entire political machine was against me - but I soundly defeated my opponent by 8 percentage points," he writes. "So let me be clear. Nobody can bully me out of running for the U.S. Senate, not even Karl Rove and his hefty war chest."
If the Republicans are allowed to pull off this bit of trompe l'oeil, nothing about American politics will improve. They will be encouraged, as they have been for 40 years, to surround their retrograde policy ideas with misdirection and distraction, as they profit from nativism and xenophobia and paranoid fantasies while pretending they are not. Marco Rubio is merely a pretty new wrapper for most of the same ideas that Steve King expresses more baldly. He is — in every sense, now — a cover story. That shouldn't be enough.
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Jan. 6 (Bloomberg) -- OAO Mobile TeleSystems rose the most in a month and Russia's stock futures gained as signs of a stronger U.S. job market stoked optimism about global growth and prompted investment in the cheapest major emerging market.
American depositary receipts of Mobile Telesystems, known as MTS, advanced 6.2 percent to create the largest premium with the company's Moscow shares since December 2010. The advance limited losses on the Bloomberg Russia-US 14 Index of Russian companies traded in New York, which slid 0.3 percent to 93.42. RTS index futures expiring in March added 0.5 percent yesterday.
Consumer confidence in the U.S. rose last week to a five- month high and the pace of firings declined, showing that an improving job market is supporting the world's largest economy. Russia's Micex Index trades at 5.4 times analysts' earnings estimates for member companies, the lowest among the so-called BRIC nations, which include India, Brazil and China.
"We're in a new year, so fund managers have put risk back on," Arjun Jayaraman, who manages $400 million in emerging- market equities at Causeway Capital Management in Los Angeles, said in a phone interview. "Russian stocks are so cheap, and assuming Europe doesn't do very badly over the next year, many of them are due for a rebound."
The Micex lost 17 percent in 2011 as the debt crisis in Europe, Russia's largest trading partner, buffeted growth.
Jayaraman said Causeway bought shares of OAO Lukoil, Russia's largest non-state oil producer, and OAO Gazprom, the world's biggest natural gas exporter, in the past two months. Both stocks fell yesterday in New York as crude declined after U.S. inventories increased and borrowing costs in France rose, stoking concern Europe will struggle to contain the debt crisis.
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United Co. Rusal, the world's largest aluminum producer, dropped 1.6 percent to HK$4.80 in Hong Kong trading as of 11:13 a.m. local time. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index fell 1 percent before reports today that are expected to show European retail sales fell in November and German factory orders declined, according to the median forecasts in Bloomberg surveys of economists.
MTS rose the most since Nov. 30 in New York to $15.86 after shares in Moscow gained 1.1 percent to 189.03 rubles, or $5.91. MTS's ADRs, which represent two ordinary shares, closed at a $4.04 premium to the mobile carrier's Moscow stock.
The premium for the ADRs is due to a lack of trading in the Russian shares, which makes them less attractive for investors, Ilya Kravets, a research analyst ED Capital in New York, which manages almost $100 million in assets, said in an interview.
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"It's a liquidity issue," he said. "You don't get the volumes in Moscow that you get in the U.S., so Moscow investors in a stock like MTS get a liquidity discount."
Rival mobile-phone carrier VimpelCom Ltd. also gained in New York yesterday, adding 4.6 percent to $10.01 after Reuters reported that Algeria's Post and Telecommunications Minister Moussa Benhamadi signaled progress in the government's talks with the company over its local unit.
The company didn't respond to an e-mail and phone call from Bloomberg News seeking comment on a national holiday.
MTS, which trades at 10.6 times analysts' earnings estimates, and VimpelCom, at a ratio of 9 times, are among the cheapest cellular-phone operators in Europe, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
MTS operates in Russia and former Soviet states including Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Armenia. The company's subscriber base rose less than 0.1 percent in November from October to 105.3 million, according to a Dec. 30 data report by Advanced Communications & Media in Moscow.
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"The Russian mobiles have among the strongest earnings outlooks for this year," said Zoltan Palfi, a London-based analyst at Credit Suisse AG, who has an "outperform" rating on Vimpelcom and MTS. "Both Russian mobile stocks are cheap relative to their own history."
Oil for February delivery declined 1.4 percent to settle at $101.81 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, dragging Lukoil down 0.8 percent to $54.15 in New York. Oil futures dropped 0.4 percent today.
Brent oil for January settlement slipped 0.8 percent to $112.74 a barrel on the London-based ICE Futures Europe exchange while Urals crude, Russia's chief export blend, lost 1 percent to $110.36.
Gazprom, the largest weighted stock on the Bloomberg Russia-US 14 Index, fell the most in a week, declining 0.6 percent to $11.11.
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The RTS Index in Moscow declined 1.3 percent yesterday to 1,415.48 while the 30-stock Micex Index lost 0.9 percent to 1,434.91. The RTS Volatility Index, which measures expected swings in the index futures, rose 0.7 percent to 41.47 points.
The Market Vectors Russia ETF, a U.S.-traded fund that holds Russian shares, fell for the first time in three days, dropping 1.8 percent to $27.18.
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Concord police contacted the New Hampshire State Police asking for help finding 34-year-old Michael Durgin of Webster. He was wanted by both Concord police and the Merrimack County Sheriff's Department.
Troopers and officers started conducting active surveillance before spotting Durgin in the passenger's seat of a car on I-93. Troopers and officers converged on the vehicle and arrested Durgin without incident.
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Daniel Ricciardo is a graduate of the Red Bull junior programme and is shown here winning Formula Renault at Monaco in 2011 "We could have taken an experienced driver, somebody guaranteed to deliver to a relatively known level," admitted designer Adrian Newey. "Or equally we could take on a much younger driver in the hope that they'll develop to a very high level." He said the decision was similar to Williams' deliberations at the end of 1992, when the new champion Nigel Mansell departed. "We could stick with Riccardo Patrese or take a punt on a young driver called Damon Hill who was our test driver at the time," said Newey. "I think it's good to bring young blood in and give promising drivers a chance." On the other hand, Red Bull's decision might be interpreted as a nod to Vettel's increasing influence at the team, as he looks set to win a fourth consecutive world championship this year. Indeed, the German newspapers Welt and Bild both described Ricciardo as a "nobody". Daniel Ricciardo made his F1 debut in 2011 with HRT funded by Red Bull And Marko admitted Vettel had a say, "It is a team decision, so of course Sebastian was asked for his opinion." The timing of Tuesday's announcement was also odd, according to the Telegraph correspondent Tom Cary. He said it came "in the middle of football's transfer deadline frenzy", and also with many of the sport's top journalists at the London premiere of the new Formula 1 film Rush. "Perhaps Red Bull did not want the publicity," said Cary. "The Austrian-backed team have been criticised in some quarters for being too conservative with their choice." Red Bull, however, insist Ricciardo is not a 'number 2′, and that he will enjoy equal status and machinery alongside Vettel. Mark Webber with Daniel Ricciardo But Helmut Marko also acknowledged that, coming to the champion team from Red Bull's midfield runner Toro Rosso, Ricciardo will take some time – "three to five races" – to steadily adjust and get up to full speed. For Ricciardo, the news finally becoming official was a big relief. "It was a bit of a wait," he grinned on Servus TV. "I've made sure I had my phone with me all the time!" Marko insisted Ricciardo's current teammate, the similarly Red Bull-groomed Jean-Eric Vergne, had also been in the running. "When they knew Mark Webber was leaving us, both of them upped their game," he said. "Unfortunately, there can only be one. But Jean-Eric will have another opportunity next year at Toro Rosso. He is also slightly younger — he just needs to have patience," added Marko. (GMM) Tweet Related NewsHorner happy to have Illien working with RenaultHorner says Kvyat has Raikkonen style mindsetStolen Red Bull trophies found dumped in lakeTost: Talented fighter Kvyat can become top F1 driverHorner: Newey very much involved in design of 2015 carMarko expects thieves to melt F1 trophies for silverThieves steal 60 trophies from Red Bull headquartersKvyat: I am confident and feel relaxedHorner: If things are left as they are Renault could be pushed outFinal farewell for Red Bull and Vettel Boycottthebull Continuity is important? Well so is harmony and a non divisive team environment. Two things the loud Mouthed Marko seem totally incapable of. He slags off is own team drivers when his favourite finger boy is in the wrong. I Pity Daniel R. He will never get the full support of the team and he will NOT be given equal equipment. Webber never was and neither with Daniel R. One reasons I have banned Red Bull from my home is the thought that a single cent of my money would be paid to this clown Marko. Bild magazine never gets a single thing right, if it thinks Ricciardo is a nobody it should go to some actual F1 races its it presumes to report on the sport. What is is with Austrians? Marko is arrogant, the magazine just as ridiculous. Niki Lauda always shooting is mouth off with crap. Certain puts me off Austria and the thought of them getting a Grand Prix again is just plain disturbing. Ploops Red Bull didn't have the balls to sign Kimi as Marko's baby Vettel would have been beaten. But Ricciardo will shine and he will get an offer in 3 years time from Ferrari and leave Red Bullshit. Just like Webber who took $10m a year and now is the golden boy of Porsche who make Red Bull look like a tiny company. LotusFan @Boycottthebull +1000 U said it all Ukwhite @Boycottthebull: Mate, that is wrong, sorry to say that. 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Four climbers - from Germany, South Korea, China and Canada - have died returning from the summit of Mount Everest, tour agents and officials say, with one other mountaineer also missing.
The 61-year-old German and the South Korean, aged 44, died on the south face of the world's highest peak on Sunday, Ang Tshering Sherpa of the Kathmandu-based Asian Trekking adventure agency said.
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Three biotech companies and a legal tech startup land at the University City Science Center
Kristen Fitch, University City Science Center
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Four early-stage companies, including one making its first foray into the U.S. market, are settling in at the
University City Science Center
's Port Business Incubator.
CETICS Healthcare Technologies
is a medical device company based in Germany. With its analysis technology and digitalization of sample profiles, the company's products drastically simplify how in-vitro diagnostics are used, opening new application areas in quality control, chemical stability testing, toxicology, and process optimization and control.
In Philadelphia, the company is launching a new product for genotoxicity testing. The TOXXs Analyzer is an automated method for fast quantification of DNA strand breaks and DNA repair capacities.
In the longer term, CETICS is developing a new generation of breakthrough in-vitro diagnostic products known as "Spectral Biomarkers" that can provide early, non-invasive diagnoses of Alzheimer Disease, prostate cancer and liver fibrosis.
HaRo Pharmaceutical
, another new Port company, is conducting research and development focused on the treatment of high-risk neuroblastoma, funded by the
National Cancer Institute
(NCI). HaRo was the only small molecule therapeutic company -- out of 75 startups nationwide -- admitted to the
Innovation Corps Team Training Pilot Program
(ICORPS), an NCI/
National Institutes of Health
-sponsored intensive commercial development course.
Hyalo Technologies is a biotech and pharmaceutical company developing an innovative nanotechnology drug delivery system that promises to drastically reduce systemic side effects and increase patient compliance. Potential applications include cancer, pain management, wound healing and dermatology.
Legal Science Partners
(LSP), spun out of
Temple University's Beasley School of Law
in 2013, builds tools for the legal profession. LSP's knowledge management platform, The Monocle, allows easy, low-cost access to legal information across jurisdictions and topics. Meanwhile, products such as
and Workbench convert unstructured legal text into structured question-and-answer formats.
LSP is currently building custom platforms in particular areas of law such as Prescription Drug Overdose Prevention Laws for the
National Institute for Drug Abuse
Everytown for Gun Safety
, and is planning to release a prototype in the coming weeks of its 50StatUS, which will include pay-per-use statutory data in the business law sector.
Source: Kristen Fitch, University City Science Center
Writer: Elise Vider
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For three young entrepreneurs in Malvern, 'Maholla' means eco-centric products
Evan Hajas, Maholla Products
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Three young entrepreneurs, committed, they say, "to getting back to the basics of good business: high-quality innovative products, unparalleled customer satisfaction, social responsibility and having the smallest environmental impact possible," have launched
Maholla Products
, an eco-centric lifestyle products company in Malvern.
The company name comes from a mixture of the Hawaiian word "mahalo," meaning thanks or gratitude, and the slang greeting "holla."
"'Mahalo' is a really powerful word that encompasses how we approach people, life and our company," says co-founder Evan Hajas. "We chose 'holla'… to mean 'keep in touch' or 'see you soon.' The combination of the words, to us, is a respectful and friendly greeting. It sums up our company in one word. We respect our customers and our products, and want them to keep in touch. When we sell a product, that is just the beginning of our relationship with the customer -- we don't want it to be a cold 'see-you-never' sale."
Hajas, along with co-founders Andrew Lees and Jim McHugh, recently launched Grassracks, a line of easy-to-hang, bamboo racks that can be used to hang skateboards, bikes, skis, etc. Grassracks make a stylish statement and are made of 100 percent bamboo, a highly sustainable material.
Grassracks are manufactured in Malvern and Ohio, and sold online in a few brick-and-mortar locations around Philadelphia.
"Our product is unique in that brick-and-mortar stores buy them for use as in-store displays, but also to sell to end consumers," explains Hajas. "That has allowed us to develop some creative referral programs that have worked out great for us and the retailers."
Maholla is currently developing some new home decor lines. "Even some that dip into the audio and accessory industries, but those are still a little hush hush," adds Hajas. "We started this company to live the American dream. We're three young guys that are committed to making high-quality products, being good to our customers, and doing what we can to protect the environment and raise the bar in terms of environmental awareness for companies."
Source: Evan Hajas, Maholla Products
Writer: Elise Vider
EFE Labs boosts local startups through Ben Franklin Technology Partners alliance
Kip Anthony, ?EFE Laboratories
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
For many aspiring entrepreneurs and small businesses, finding the money to design and prototype their ideas can be a tremendous challenge.
Ben Franklin Technology Partners
(BFTP) helps bridge that gap through its various programs and grant offerings, and a new alliance with
EFE Laboratories
will provide young companies with even more of the connections, technical expertise and financial capital they need to bring their products to market.
Led by majority owner and engineer Kip Anthony, EFE is a leading manufacturer of controllers, communication tools, medical devices, and other electrical and mechanical engineering solutions.
With 35 employees and growing, the Horsham-based lab has already helped clients obtain matching
Ben Franklin FabNet
(BFFN) prototyping grants.
For example, its work with
has allowed founder Dana Russikoff to both expand the company's market reach, and move the design and manufacturing of its retractable boat shades back to the Philadelphia area.
Not content to simply refer clients to the BFFN program, EFE actively reaches out to growing companies facing various developmental challenges and a lack of R&D capital.
"I'm trying to make sure that, through the network and connections I have, clients receive the help they need to move their manufacturing process forward," says Anthony.
An established engineer with an MBA, Anthony understands the vital role manufacturing plays in the economy, and is passionate about sharing EFE's capabilities and experience with the larger entrepreneurial community.
"There are a lot of good people behind this," he insists, discussing how EFE's new alliance might help bring manufacturing jobs back to the region. "[There's] a lot of shared passion, and a lot of drive and desire to succeed."
Writer: Dan Eldridge
Source: Kip Anthony, EFE Laboratories
Mr. Milkman, an organic dairy delivery service, is now available in Philly
Dan Crump, Mr. Milkman
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
All it took was a single taste of
Trickling Springs Creamery
's premium ice cream to convince Dan Crump he had to leave his job at FedEx and follow his passion of supporting local farms and healthy organic eating.
Shortly thereafter, he purchased the Lancaster County-based organic dairy delivery service known as
Mr. Milkman
At the time, Mr. Milkman had a limited delivery area and only a few customers -- it was really more of a hobby than a business for its previous owner.
"I knew it would mean a pay cut," recalls Crump. "But I also knew I could use my FedEx [logistics] knowledge to make [the business] work."
Almost immediately after purchasing Mr. Milkman, Crump began to wonder whether or not he should expand services to Philadelphia. Without an advertising budget or established customer base, he figured the costs would be prohibitive. Fortunately, a fruitful visit to
Reading Terminal Market
convinced Crump to add Philadelphia-area delivery services a few months back.
Now, thanks to the airing of a spotlight piece on
Lancaster County's WGAL
last week, Mr. Milkman's business in Philadelphia has taken off.
Due to the spike in orders, the company has added new Philly-area routes. It delivers each Saturday, and is poised to continue its growth with a hiring push. Crump is also working with a gluten-free bakery and will be offering fruit and veggie boxes this spring.
In addition to
Trickling Springs Creamery
dairy products,
Danda Farms
organic meats, artisan cheeses, raw honey and a number of
other organic goodies
, Mr. Milkman also delivers raw milk from Swiss Villa.
"We're dedicated to supporting our local organic farmers and their workers," says Crump, "while ensuring that busy moms, families, and other [Philadelphia] residents have access to healthy food."
Writer: Dan Eldridge
Source: Dan Crump, Mr. Milkman
Seed funding to expand labs and add jobs at Science Center startup Graphene Frontiers
Mike Patterson, Graphene Frontiers
Tuesday, October 14, 2014
If you've ever left a doctor's office with an order for lab tests, you're likely familiar with the inconvenient and stressful experience of waiting days for results that may or may not provide a definitive diagnosis.
Fortunately, thanks to a recent $1.6 million series B seed funding effort led by
Trimaran Capital Partners
Science Center
-based nanotech startup
Graphene Frontiers
is poised to put an end to many such experiences by "creating a major paradigm change in medical diagnostics," says CEO Mike Patterson.
That paradigm change will come from unique biosensor devices that can actually identify antibodies, proteins and other markers of infection and disease.
Graphene has already developed a proprietary and highly efficient process to produce the graphene used in the sensors
. The upcoming product will allow testing from a single drop of blood that can be drawn and processed right at your doctor's office, providing near-immediate results.
Patterson explains that the company is also working on using its biosensors as a preventative tool -- doctors will be able to monitor changes to a patient's specific health markers over time.
While Graphene's early business model relied primarily on providing its namesake material to other researchers, recent seed funding will allow Graphene to "refocus and expand their efforts into more industry changing applications with the [ultra-thin graphene] material," says Patterson.
In addition to job growth and a lab expansion at the Science Center campus, the company plans to pursue opportunities in the consumer electronics industry through a new partnership with the
Colleges of Nanoscale Science and Engineering
(CNSE) at
SUNY Polytechnic Institute
in Albany.
Writer: Dan Eldridge
Source: Mike Patterson, Graphene Frontiers
Do you love kids and hate litter? If so, Keep Philadelphia Beautiful wants to talk
Michelle Feldman, Keep Philadelphia Beautiful
Tuesday, October 14, 2014
For the past 18 months,
Keep Philadelphia Beautiful
Executive Director
Michelle Feldman
has been spreading the organization's message of environmental stewardship to local public school students. From educational presentations and workshops to hands-on projects, Feldman has been tireless in her efforts to inspire and empower children to beautify their communities.
To date, the organization's programs have reached over 1,500 students, and they want to do more.
"We came to the realization that we could do so much more if we had volunteer teachers who were out there and passionate about this [work]," explains Feldman.
In an effort to achieve its goal, Keep Philadelphia Beautiful is
seeking five volunteers
willing to train with the organization and then work as part-time ambassadors in area elementary, junior high and high schools.
Prospective volunteers should have a passion for recycling and other environmental issues, and must commit to two presentations per month, with each engagement lasting roughly an hour.
Volunteer teachers will be responsible for leading presentations similar to Keep Philadelphia Beautiful's signature program, "Litter-Free School Zone." Supplemental activities include field trips, local clean-up events and on-site recycling demonstrations.
Keep Philadelphia Beautiful also coordinates with community groups to create unique one-off learning opportunities such as DIY-style programs on creative reuse.
The organization will attract and engage with prospective volunteers through its
channels, and additional details will appear in its upcoming October newsletter.
Interested in applying?
Complete the online application by November 30
Writer: Dan Eldridge
Source: Michelle Feldman, Keep Philadelphia Beautiful
South Jersey's Collingswood Book Festival celebrates its 12th year
Jeanne Brennan, Collingswood Book Festival
Tuesday, October 07, 2014
It was on an autumn Saturday some 13 years back when Jeanne Brennan, a longtime trustee of the
Collingswood Library Board
, stumbled upon a modest outdoor book festival during a trip to New York City.
"It was on the small side, but it intrigued me," she recalls. "And I thought it would be something that would be beneficial for our area."
Indeed, South Jersey in 2001 was not a region known for its public celebrations of the written word, and that doesn't seem to have changed much. In the northern stretch of the state,
Jersey City
has an annual book fest. Newark hosts a respected biennial
poetry event
. The Princeton Public Library runs a
children's book fest
But for the past 12 years, the
Collingswood Book Festival
, which Brennan launched with help from friends and family less than a year after that trip to New York, has been the sole annual option for South Jersey dwellers with an interest in street fair-style literary entertainment.
The event has become a beloved fall tradition in the small borough of 14,000, which sits halfway between Camden and Cherry Hill (it's an easy trip on PATCO). The borough's commissioners and its mayor are staunch supporters, says Brennan, who adds that attendance has grown steadily over the past decade.
"The first [festival] was kind of bare-bones," she says. "We didn't have any tents or any audio equipment."
Still, roughly 3,000 people showed up to see 15 authors speak. This October 11, Brennan expects 8,000 attendees to converge on Collingswood's Haddon Avenue.
, some self-published and some relatively well-known (including
Wesley Stace
Leigh Gallagher
) will be on hand to read and sign books. Writing workshops and panel discussion will also take place. And an entire block, dubbed "
," will boast books and activities for children.
All events are free.
This year's Collingswood Book Festival takes place on Saturday, October 11; not October 15, as a previous version of this story incorrectly reported.
Writer: Dan Eldridge
Source: Jeanne Brennan, Collingswood Book Festival
Tech entrepreneur teams with Drexel to launch a mobile audio tour experience for museums
Neville Vakharia, Drexel University and Cliff Stevens, CultureSpots
Tuesday, October 07, 2014
If you've ever spent any time inside an art or natural history museum, there's a chance you've encountered the ubiquitous hand-held audio wand. Attached to a museum wall alongside an exhibit and stored in a charging station, audio wands share pre-recorded information about adjacent objects and displays.
Now, with a bit of business development assistance from
Neville Vakharia
of Drexel's
Westphal College of Media Arts & Design
, local tech entrepreneur Cliff Stevens has created a game-changing audio-tour tool that is both less expensive and more convenient than the traditional museum wand solution.
Known as
, the product exists as a free web-based mobile tool -- not an app -- that users can easily access on smartphones or tablets.
Vakharia, who studies the roles technology can play in building stronger and more sustainable arts organizations, helped Stevens develop a business plan for the audio platform, positioning it specifically as a solution for small and mid-size galleries and museums. Institutions, in other words, that can't necessarily afford expensive audio-tour infrastructure.
"I immediately gravitated towards [his] idea," says Vakharia, who first learned about CultureSpots during a chance encounter with Stevens at a Drexel T3 tech event. "I realized that Drexel could bring the resources and expertise to really make this successful, and to really make a change in the museum field."
After piloting a beta version of CultureSpots at 15 local museums and galleries, "we were really pleased to see that people wanted it, and people used it," explains Vakharia. "Overwhelmingly, the feedback was very positive."
CultureSpots will be officially launched at Drexel's
Leonard Pearlstein Gallery
on October 22 from 9 to 11 a.m., during which visitors will have an opportunity to test the platform.
Writer: Dan Eldridge
Sources: Neville Vakharia, Drexel University and Cliff Stevens, CultureSpots
Make it to the Greater Philadelphia Manufacturing Summit
Barry Miller, DVIRC
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
There are over 5,000 small, medium and large manufacturers in greater Philadelphia, one-third of all manufacturers in Pennsylvania. They design and produce everything from chocolate to rocket launchers to medical devices to state-of-the-art helicopters, powered by high-precision machining, electronics and electrical-equipment-contract manufacturing.
On Friday, October 3, the
Delaware Valley Industrial Resource Center
(DVIRC) is hosting the
Greater Philadelphia Manufacturing Summit
to demonstrate the vigor of this essential sector.
According to DVIRC, "manufacturing is a healthy and diverse economic powerhouse that supports over 150,000 jobs, and contributes millions to the regional economy."
"DVIRC's entire focus in on helping manufacturers to grow profitably as they are a critical component of our regional economy in terms of jobs, technology and innovation," adds DVIRC president Barry Miller. "The goal of the summit is to share manufacturing best practices, particularly around workforce but inclusive of advanced manufacturing practices as well."
Miller expects about 250 manufacturers and those who support the manufacturing sector to attend, especially economic development professionals and representatives of the region's workforce investment boards.
The program will feature keynote speaker Adam Steltzner, lead landing engineer of
NASA's Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity Rover Project
; his topic: "Breakthrough Innovation: Making the Impossible, Possible." Other programming will focus on strategies for growth, strategies for continuous improvement, innovation in workforce development and energy.
The all-day summit will be held at
Simeone Automotive Museum
(6825-31 Norwitch Drive) in Philadelphia.
Source: Barry Miller, DVIRC
Writer: Elise Vider
AmerisourceBergen expands to Conshohocken; 185 jobs to follow
Brett Ludwig, Amerisource Bergen
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
, a global pharmaceutical services company, is expanding into a new location in Conshohocken and expects to create at least 185 new jobs over the next three years.
"As a company, we just crested $100 billion in annualized revenues, and our growth in business is driving the opportunity to expand our presence in the Philadelphia area," says Brett Ludwig, the company's vice president of communications. "The company will retain 1,200 existing Pennsylvania-based positions, 850 of which are in the Philadelphia area, and has committed to creating at least 185 new jobs over the next three years. In addition to the new office in Conshohocken, AmerisourceBergen will maintain its presence in the Valley Forge campus location."
Ludwig adds that the new office will provide workspace for a variety of professional-level roles in finance, human resources and information technology.
AmerisourceBergen will lease and renovate Millennium III, an existing 70,000-square-foot office building in Conshohocken. The company plans to make a multi-million dollar investment at the site and the expansion is expected to be completed by end of 2014.
The company received a funding proposal from the state
Department of Community and Economic Development
, including a $675,000
Pennsylvania First Program
grant that facilitates investment and job creation ,and $555,000 in Job Creation Tax Credits. AmerisourceBergen has accepted the funding proposal, applied for each grant and agreed to the terms prior to award receipt.
The expansion, said AmerisourceBergen President and CEO Steve Collis, "will give us the opportunity, in both our new and current locations, to make our associate work experience even more collaborative, rewarding and efficient."
Source: Brett Ludwig, Amerisource Bergen
Writer: Elise Vider
Philly startup Grand Round Table brings technology to medical ritual
Eric King, Grand Round Table
Tuesday, September 16, 2014
Grand rounds are a medical ritual -- regular conferences held at academic medical centers, where doctors, med students and other health care professionals convene to discuss challenging cases, share experiences and talk about relevant research.
Now, with the mass adoption of electronic health records (accelerated by the Affordable Care Act), a Philadelphia startup is aiming to modernize the grand rounds model by sharing best practices through technology.
Eric King, a former medical student and self-described data nerd, launched
Grand Round Table
(GRT) with co-founder John Schaeffer "because I saw the potential to enhance patient care with the same big data technologies that touch our everyday lives with Google and Amazon," he explains.
GRT's software both enables hospitals and health systems to fulfill upcoming government mandates requiring the implementation of clinical decision support solutions, and saves clinicians time digging for patient-centered resources.
Accorind to King, the company "is using the latest big data technologies to make it possible to continuously connect health care providers in any setting with the collective intelligence of the whole health system for any patient when it's needed at the point-of-care... Our clinical decision support software automatically transforms the information that clinicians enter into the electronic health record about their patients into actionable insights based on the latest medical literature."
In a partnership with Philadelphia's
Einstein Medical Center
, the company is performing at 70 percent accuracy making correct diagnoses on past cases, and two-thirds of residents report that the software enhances their educational experience during daily clinical conferences.
Within the next six months, GRT expects to launch a closed beta of its electronic-health-records application at several outpatient primary care sites in the Philadelphia area. Further along, GRT plans to expand into other kinds of health records and inpatient sites, and to launch another product for health plans.
Besides King, the company has two other employees and hopes to make two more hires in the next year. GRT is a graduate of the inaugural
DreamIt Health
program. The company stayed in Philadelphia, and is now located at the co-working space
Indy Hall
. Earlier this year the company received a $50,000 investment through the
Technology Commercialization Fund of the Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania
Source: Eric King, Grand Round Table
Writer: Elise Vider
Invisible Sentinel and Victory Brewing join forces to defeat the evils of bacteria in beer
Ben Pascal, Invisible Sentinel
Tuesday, September 16, 2014
Flying Kite has
the story of
Invisible Sentinel
, a local life sciences firm that develops low-cost and user-friendly diagnostic tools for the food and beverage industries.
The company's most recent breakout success was the result of a partnership with Sonoma County's
Jackson Family Wines
-- a novel and fast-acting product known as
Veriflow BRETT
was developed as a way to detect a yeast strain that commonly affects both the taste and aroma of wine.
According to Invisible Sentinel co-founder Ben Pascal, that technology has since been adopted by large sectors of the wine industry.
"We've been so successful in the food safety [sector]," says Pascal. "And so we started asking ourselves, 'What other groups have the same types of problems with these organisms that can affect quality?' And naturally, we came to beer."
More specifically, they came to beloved local brewers
Victory Brewing Company
. The heads of the two companies met during a dinner party, and when Pascal and his business partner Nick Siciliano began talking to Victory's Bill Covaleski about the success of their Veriflow BRETT technology, "I think it got his wheels turning," recalls Pascal.
Following a few months' worth of meetings with Victory's brewers and quality control team, a decision was reached to partner on the development of a new rapid molecular diagnostic tool, Veriflow brewPAL, that will quickly detect two types of bacteria that can spoil the taste of beer, leading to spillage at brewing companies that can't afford to lose inventory.
"There isn't any [similar] technology that exists today that's easy to use, and that's accurate and cost-effective," explains Pascal. "And with a partner like Victory behind us, I think this product is really going to be a paradigm shift, and a big game-changer in the industry."
Writer: Dan Eldridge
Source: Ben Pascal, Invisible Sentinel
Spartan Hackathon Tour comes to Citizens Bank Park
Justin Mendelson, Hackfit
Tuesday, September 16, 2014
In a city like Philadelphia, where the startup and technology industries have become so well-established that we now have a boulevard known as
NERD Street
, there might not seem to be anything unusual about the announcement of yet another hackathon.
But thanks to a partnership between
, a Boston company that arranges events where entrepreneurs create health and fitness technologies, and
, organizers of extreme obstacle races across the country, a decidedly unusual
will kick off inside Citizens Bank Park on September 19.
Only 60 total spots are available for the event. Teams of developers and designers will be tasked with pitching fitness industry-relevant business ideas, prototyping them, and then demonstrating the results of 24 nonstop hours of work on the idea. (Sign up
RFID timing sensors, Sony Smartbands and other wearable technology devices will be made available to hackers, says Hackfit founder Justin Mendelson, who adds that most former participants have focused on building mobile applications.
"A few of [the teams] focus on hardware-oriented devices, like wearable trackers," says Mendelson. And during past events, "Other teams have even focused on timing technology, which is very important to the [obstacle race] experience."
Philly is one of four locations where Spartan Hackathons are happening this summer. Some of the winning teams will be flown to Spartan headquarters in Boston, where they'll have an opportunity to pitch their business ideas to company executives, perhaps earning a partnership or investment capital.
Here in Philly, however, even team members who don't succeed at building the quantified self movement's next big app will still have a chance to celebrate: After the
Reebok Spartan Race Stadium Sprint
wraps up on Saturday, hackers will be allowed to run the obstacle course at their own pace.
Writer: Dan Eldridge
Source: Justin Mendelson, Hackfit
No sweat! Philly's Fairwear keeps bike commuters cool and office-appropriate
Louis Pollack, Fairwear
Tuesday, September 09, 2014
Riffing off Benjamin Franklin, inventor, founding father, quintessential Philadelphian and all-around cool dude,
a Philly startup, promises freedom to pursue an active lifestyle while staying comfortable.
Founder Louis Pollack says the idea arose from the challenge of staying cool and presentable in everyday clothes while biking around Philadelphia, his adopted city.
Fairwear uses performance-based materials to create garments that are moisture wicking and highly breathable.
"Our apparel doesn't have a glossy lycra-like flair, nor does it have awkwardly placed pockets or technical trim," explains Pollack. "Fairwear is meant for a clean and comfortable transition from bike to boardroom to bar, in no particular order."
Fairwear's line of men's button-down shirts is priced between $75 and $85.
The company sources everything domestically from Philadelphia or New York, and manufactures at a factory in Northeast Philadelphia.
"When I started I knew I wanted to source everything locally," recalls Pollack. "My desire to keep production nearby is partially patriotic but also makes sense logistically. Local factories offer a much higher level of craftsmanship because you can maintain close input on the process. Sending your stuff overseas to be made is scary because you instantly lose control and are trusting someone you've never met before."
Fairwear is sold at a handful of Philly-area bike shops, craft and high-end flea markets like Philadelphia's
Franklin Flea
, and at trade shows such as the upcoming
Philadelphia Bike Expo
Pollack comes from a garment industry background and established the company earlier this year. As the company grows, he hopes to take Fairwear to larger national shows, and eventually open a brick-and-mortar location.
"We are always improving and tweaking details," he insists. "Stuff like material, fit and finish can always be made better. Our immediate reaction has been very positive. We want to continue supporting our early adopters, while sustainably growing Fairwear's presence."
Source: Louis Pollack, Fairwear
Writer: Elise Vider
Nominations now open for Alliance of Women Entrepreneurs' 2015 Fellowship program
Jeanne Mell, AWE Fellows Committee
Tuesday, September 09, 2014
In 2009, when Jeanne Mell took a position with the
University City Science Center
, a colleague and friend -- Victoria Burkhart of
The Burkhart Group
-- gave her a powerful piece of professional advice: "If you're going to be [working] in Philly, you
to join [the Alliance of Women Entrepreneurs]."
Today, Mell serves as the Fellows Committee Chair for the
Alliance of Women Entrepreneurs
(AWE), a nearly 20-year-old organization "dedicated to fostering high-growth businesses founded or led by women," according to its mission statement. It's the largest group of its kind in the Mid-Atlantic.
Along with a schedule of educational and networking events, AWE also runs the annual
Building Bridges Fellowship Program
. Each year, up to four female early-stage entrepreneurs are selected to participate. The fellowship includes extensive one-on-one business coaching and professional mentoring from an AWE mentor-liaison, who helps to integrate the fellow into the larger AWE community.
Nominations are now open for the 2015 Building Bridges program, which will kick off this November.
"What we're really looking for is a fellow who is committed to her business -- that's No. 1," says Mell. "We want somebody who will participate in the coaching sessions, and take full advantage of the fellows program. And it's not right for everybody."
The current
fellowship class of 2014
features three women who not only operate three very different companies, but are also at very different stages of their careers and lives.
Still, "it's really interesting to see that these women share a lot of the same challenges and experiences, regardless of what sector they're in," she muses. "And I think that's really the value of the AWE Fellows Program: being able to help these women entrepreneurs on that level."
To access nomination materials,
click here
Writer: Dan Eldridge
Source: Jeanne Mell, AWE Fellows Committee
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While cap-weighted benchmarks tend to overweight hot growth stocks, fundamental funds tilt toward value shares and stocks with smaller market capitalizations. In the S&P 500, Apple (AAPL) is among the hottest stocks, and the company is currently the benchmark's second largest holding with a weight of 2.58% of assets. In the fundamental RAFI US 1000 benchmark, Apple ranks as the 22nd largest holding, accounting for 0.67% of assets.
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