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EFE Labs boosts SE PA startups through Ben Franklin Technology Partners alliance
Kip Anthony, ?EFE Laboratories
Thursday, October 23, 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
Ben Franklin Venture Idol Preview: Bethlehem's MyNetwork streamlines social media
Andy Fine, MyNetwork
Thursday, October 16, 2014
Keystone Edge is profiling contestants in the upcoming
Ben Franklin Venture Idol competition
(Nov. 20 at Ben Franklin TechVentures). After earning their way through the afternoon selection process, entrepreneurs pitch their startups to investors and attendees. Ben Franklin will invest $15,000 based on the "crowd-funded" audience vote.
So you've got hundreds of connections on LinkedIn, hordes more on Facebook and Twitter. But will that kid you went to third grade with really be helpful when it comes time to find a job or land a contract?
, the brainchild of co-founders Andy Fine and Drew Riley, aims to cut through the clutter.
"We're at a time when we're all more connected than ever before, yet so disconnected from our contacts," explains Fine. "The last thing society needs is another social network. What we do need is a systematic way to manage and foster our existing connections."
With the notion that any individual can realistically manage only about 150 social/professional relationships at a time, MyNetwork integrates with LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and email to consolidate, streamline and optimize contacts. The program helps users select the important connections from their networks, assigning them basic attributes, including contact type, importance and frequency of contact.
Connections that make the cut are displayed in an immersive network visualizer -- Fine call it the backbone of the application -- allowing users to easily follow and manage their important contacts. Features include recurring reminders to stay in touch, a detailed relationship history for each contact that tracks all communications over the connected platforms, and an intelligent messaging system that provides templates for well-written, concise communications.
Colleges and universities are MyNetwork's initial market -- annual licenses give students access to the tool for finding internships and jobs. The company had a successful launch this fall at
Lafayette College
and has inked a deal with
Bucknell University
"We've designed and built the only application for students to turn connections into career opportunities by taking the work out of networking," says Fine. "Students need a better way to turn the connections they make at career fairs and networking events into real opportunities -- and that's what MyNetwork does best."
The company began offering the platform to individuals in September and already has more than 200 users.
Source: Andy Fine, MyNetwork
Writer: Elise Vider
Manheim's Spooky Nook Sports, already huge, keeps expanding
Stephanie Jordan, Spooky Nook Sports
Thursday, October 16, 2014
It's not particularly spooky, but it certainly is big.
Spooky Nook Sports
claims to be nearly twice the size of the next biggest sports complex facility in the country. (In fact, Spooky Nook says it isn't aware of any indoor sports complex quite as big anywhere else in the world.)
Owner Sam Beiler acquired the vacant Armstrong Flooring Warehouse on Spooky Nook Road in Manheim in 2011. Surrounded by 65 acres, the vast structure has 14 acres under its roof.
"Even though the building was empty and in need of renovation, everyone agreed it just screamed whistles, cheering crowds, and the hustle and bustle of an exciting sports venue," says the company on its website.
Spooky Nook opened last year and today offers 20-plus sports programs for everyone from the serious athlete to the weekend warrior. Facilities include 10 hardwood courts, acres of sport court and turf fields, an outdoor field hockey pitch, a domed turf field, six tennis courts, an indoor baseball diamond and 14 batting cages. The Nook also features a fitness center, group exercise classes, daycare, a sports performance area, a game arcade, a food court, a smoothie bar, a pro shop, a rock climbing gym, meeting space and birthday party rooms.
Orthopedics Associates of Lancaster
is on-site and the
Women's USA Field Hockey Team
calls Spooky Nook home.
Now Beiler is adding a 130-room hotel and 260-seat restaurant, which he will own and operate. The hotel and restaurant are under construction with a scheduled completion date of spring 2015, says spokesperson Stephanie Jordan.
"Spooky Nook is growing at a rapid rate," explains Jordan. "Each season we've been adding new programs and aspects to our business. New pieces to the business include field trips, senior activities, home schooler events and additional sports programming."
Spooky Nook employs 86 full-time and more than 215 part-time employees, and management anticipates more hires for the hotel and restaurant.
Source: Stephanie Jordan, Spooky Nook Sports
Writer: Elise Vider
Pipersville Technical Vision launches low-vision mobility-aid product with PA partners
Lorraine Keller, Technical Vision
Thursday, October 16, 2014
In the why-didn't-anyone-think-of-this-sooner department comes the
My Mobile Light Low Vision Aid
, launched last month by
Technical Vision
of Pipersville. The product, which combines an ultra-bright LED with a sturdy walking cane, was designed and developed in collaboration with other Pennsylvania partners.
"Our goal was to create an effective, practical and easy-to-use assistive device for people with uncorrectable vision loss due to eye conditions such as glaucoma, macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and other chronic conditions that also cause vision loss, including diabetes, multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's Disease," explains CEO Lorraine Keller.
"My Mobile Light combines two different assistive concepts -- bright LED lighting and mobility support -- in a completely new way," she continues. "My Mobile Light projects clear, even, bright light directly onto the ground around the user's feet and immediate walking area to illuminate obstacles in the walking path. The support cane function assists with balance and gait; both are frequently impaired by vision loss and physical instability."
The development of My Mobile Light is a case study in collaboration.
With a grant from
BioStrategy Partners
and the
Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Developmen
, Technical Vision began to develop the product in 2011 in partnership with the
Salus University College of Education and Rehabilitation
in Elkins Park.
IMET Corporation
in Southampton, a contract manufacturing and product development firm, built the first prototypes (tested under low-vision simulation at night to identify the optimal combination of light color and intensity for visually impaired eyes). Today IMET builds the custom electronic circuitry that provides constant light output and does not gradually dim like a flashlight.
MTS Ventures
, an Allentown engineering firm, built several generations of prototypes and is Technical Vision's manufacturing agent overseeing components manufacturing and assembly.
Technical Vision is selling My Mobile Light direct-to-consumers online and to medical supplies distributors who service older adults, caregivers and healthcare professionals.
Source: Lorraine Keller, Technical Vision
Writer: Elise Vider
For three young entrepreneurs in Malvern, 'Maholla' means eco-centric products
Evan Hajas, Maholla Products
Thursday, October 16, 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
Malvern's Sugartown Strawberries keeps growing
Robert T. Lange, Sugartown Strawberries
Thursday, October 09, 2014
Despite the proliferation of farmers' markets and farm-to-table dining, sustaining a small family farm in Pennsylvania is still a tough row to hoe.
Robert T. Lange, owner of
Sugartown Strawberries
in Malvern, knows well the challenges of farming. His 230-acre
Willisbrook Farm
has been in the family since 1896. It's incredibly hard work from the growing season to harvest, April through November, says Lange. Field corn and soybeans draw low commodity prices. Deer helped themselves to his crops until he fenced off the entire property.
"The weather is the wild card in the mix," he explains. "You cannot control the weather and if it turns against you, you are out of luck... Being the last farm remaining in an area is difficult because the neighbors do not understand farming practices and become unsupportive and resentful."
Lange has kept the farm going by diversifying with specialty crops such as asparagus, strawberries, sweet corn, sunflowers and pumpkins. He is looking into expanding the sunflower business and selling bouquets commercially.
The farm hosts over 5,000 school children annually, an essential source of income and good will.
"Providing school tours for kids to come out, take a hay ride and pick a pumpkin has helped unbelievably to sustain the farm," says Lange. "The school tours provide a large portion of my yearly income. Allowing schools to come out and visit the farm allows me to help teach the kids a little about what a farm is. The hayrides and parties provide a venue for the community to enjoy the farm, often reaching new customers that would not normally have come to the farm unless they were an invited guest at a private party."
Innovations in agricultural science are critical, too.
"Advances in seed technology, modern farm equipment and herbicides allow a single farmer to accomplish by himself what it would have taken 20 people to do years ago," he explains.
Agriculture continues to be essential to Pennsylvania's economy, and that of Chester County in particular. The
Chester County Economic Development Council
reports that one in seven jobs in the state are directly related to agriculture. In Pennsylvania, Chester County ranks first in value of crops, including nursery and greenhouse, and second in value of total agricultural products sold in the state including crops, livestock and their products.
The Board of Chester County Commissioners and the
Chester County Agricultural Development Council
will honor Lange next week as
2014 Farmer of the Year
Source: Robert T. Lange, Sugartown Strawberries
Writer: Elise Vider
Three biotech companies and a legal tech startup land at the University City Science Center
Kristen Fitch, University City Science Center
Thursday, October 09, 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
Carlisle's CRIMEWATCH PA helps law enforcement get the bad guys
Matt Bloom, CRIMEWATCH PA
Thursday, October 09, 2014
When the epic manhunt for Eric Frein began last month, the first warrant-and-reward notice was released through
PA Crime Stoppers
, managed by Pennsylvania State Police and the first paying customer of
The Frein alert was quickly syndicated across the CRIMEWATCH PA network, generating over 200,000 unique views in September and hundreds of tips to the State Police.
Based in Carlisle, CRIMEWATCH PA is a system comprised of law enforcement websites, social media accounts and a mobile application that facilitates the distribution of local crime information. It allows law enforcement agencies to manage, organize and control fugitive and offender data, and quickly share it with the public and each other. From arrests and investigations to full fugitive profiles and a tip submission platform, CRIMEWATCH enables law enforcement to have a unified virtual presence.
With functions including crime mapping, notifications and tip submission, the subscription-based service eliminates the need for agencies to build or maintain their own websites and social media presences. The company just announced the launch of its 2.0 platform.
Twenty active police departments in Central Pennsylvania already use the CRIMEWATCH PA technology. Over 500 actionable tips have led to more than 100 arrests in a year, and the network has helped police identify and capture individuals wanted or suspected in connection to crimes ranging from shoplifting to
child sexual assault
"We've been having tremendous success in helping police act more transparently, engaging the public and using technology to assist in investigations," says CRIMEWATCH PA's Matt Bloom.
For now, the platform is marketed to qualified Pennsylvania police agencies. Next year, Bloom plans to expand CRIMEWATCH PA throughout the mid-Atlantic region, hoping to reach 300 police departments and clear its first million in revenue.
The company just hired a new chief technology officer and anticipates adding customer service, sales and industry experts to its payroll next year. In September, CRIMEWATCH PA received an investment from
Benjamin Franklin Technology Partners of Central and Northern Pennsylvania
Source: Matt Bloom, CRIMEWATCH PA
Writer: Elise Vider
Ben Franklin Venture Idol Preview: Scranton's JUJAMA brings conference attendees together
Nadia Dailey, JUJAMA
Thursday, October 09, 2014
Keystone Edge is profiling contestants in the upcoming
Ben Franklin Venture Idol competition
(Nov. 20 at Ben Franklin TechVentures). After earning their way through the afternoon selection process, entrepreneurs pitch their startups to investors and attendees. Ben Franklin will invest $15,000 based on the "crowd-funded" audience vote.
No matter how advanced social communications technology becomes, there is still a human urge to convene to share information and connect face-to-face. Thus the simultaneous proliferation of both social media networks and meetings, tradeshows and conferences.
, based in Scranton and Hyderabad, India, has capitalized on both those divergent realities. Established in 2010, the company is a leading creator of customizable desktop and mobile app-based technologies for business events around the world.
A core offering of the platform allows participants to schedule one-on-one meetings before, during or after their conferences.
"By facilitating this unique interaction, JUJAMA brings together individuals with mutual business interests and provides them with the platform to leverage these opportunities into business transactions," explains President and CEO Nadia Dailey.
JUJAMA works with a wide variety of industry sectors, from a huge luxury travel event for
to the
Australian Biotech Association
to the
Pennsylvania Bankers Association
. For the latter, JUJAMA created a customized contact database that allowed conference registrants to interact while meeting strict regulatory concerns.
Another client,
PA Bio
, uses JUJAMA to push notifications to attendees, informing them of last-minute changes, and enables members to follow up with promising potential partners once everyone has returned to the office.
"With 24/7 customer support and available onsite customer support, JUJAMA delivers technologies that make events more productive for attendees, exhibitors and sponsors, and more successful for event organizers," adds Dailey.
Dailey reports that JUJAMA became profitable in 2012 and has doubled its revenue year over year since inception. Since starting as a one-woman operation, JUJAMA has grown to employ 28 at its two locations.
Source: Nadia Dailey, JUJAMA
Writer: Elise Vider
BFTP to invest $357,100 In Northeastern PA Companies
Thursday, October 09, 2014
Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania
will invest $357,100 to support regional economic development.
Since its founding, BFTP/NEP has helped create 16,214 new jobs for Pennsylvanians and retain 22,155 existing jobs; they have been instrumental in the formation of 458 new companies and the development of 1,279 new products and processes. The Pennsylvania Ben Franklin Technology Partners network has returned $3.60 to the state treasury for every $1 invested in the program.
The following early-stage companies will receive investment in the form of loans.
HB Custom Media, Inc.
, Ben Franklin TechVentures, Bethlehem, Northampton County
Ben Franklin Investment: $25,000
This company will expand the commercialization effort for producing and selling custom tissue culture media, reagents, cell culture supplements and mouse embryo culture media to the Research-Use-Only market. These products are essential for life sciences companies in various applications, including drug development, cancer research, nerve cell regeneration investigation and treatments for heart attacks.
Medtrics Lab, LLC
, Lewisburg, Union County
Ben Franklin Investment: $25,000
Medtrics will conduct an expanded market launch of a cloud-based clinical education management software system. This software is crucial for healthcare institutions training the next generation of healthcare professionals. Work will include completing the web application for physician training programs, developing both Apple mobile (iOS) and Android applications, and building additional features to support nursing schools.
, LLC, Ben Franklin TechVentures, Bethlehem
Ben Franklin Investment: $100,000
The investment will enable adding additional functionality to Skaffl, a new mobile application through which teachers and students can exchange class materials, assignments, completed homework, assessments and grades. This product addresses the growing use of tablets in K-12 classrooms and the needs of teachers as they develop tools and curricula to enhance real-time educational interaction.
TSG Software
, Ben Franklin TechVentures, Bethlehem, Northampton County
Ben Franklin Investment: $50,000
TSG will implement processes to significantly increase marketing and sales lead generation in commercializing software for business cleaning services, property and facility managers, and building management contractors. TSG's
Accelerator CC
brings traditionally manual processes into cloud software to automate mission-critical processes. This eliminates workflow disruption.
Virterras Foods
, Moosic, Lackawanna County
Ben Franklin Investment: $50,000
This investment will support the development of a large, state-of-the-art hydroponic greenhouse for climate-smart, year-round agriculture in Pennsylvania. The market for fresh, local food is growing rapidly. The U.S. now imports 65 percent of all fresh produce and Virterras is part of a growing trend to bring agriculture and jobs back to Pennsylvania.
Ben Franklin will also invest in the following established manufacturers, providing 1:1 matching funding for work with a college or university partner on tech-based innovation.
B. Braun Medical, Inc.
, Allentown
Ben Franklin Investment: $50,000
University Partner: Lehigh University's Enterprise Systems Center
These funds will support a baseline energy assessment and carbon footprint analysis at this manufacturer and distributor of disposable medical devices. The company is committed to sustainable manufacturing processes while also reducing costs and increasing market competitiveness. The overall goal is reducing energy use by at least 10 percent.
Custom Processing Services, Inc.
, Reading, Berks County
University Partner: Lehigh University's Enterprise Systems Center
Ben Franklin Investment: $15,000
With help from their partner, this company will create new processes to manage internal logistics and minimize material handling costs during its continued growth. CPS provides sophisticated air-jet milling, micronizing, blending and testing of powdered materials on a contract and toll basis.
A. Rifkin Company
, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County
University Partner: Lehigh University's Enterprise Systems Center
Ben Franklin Investment: $17,100
This investment will help improve the cutting operation process and develop labor costs for the company's newly acquired Hope Uniform product line, which is relocating from New Jersey. Rifkin is the leading manufacturer of commercial and financial security bags, and is expanding into specialty apparel.
Simplex Industries, Inc.
, Scranton, Lackawanna County
University Partner: Lehigh University's Enterprise Systems Center
Ben Franklin Investment: $25,000
Simplex will map and analyze the designs of current processes to improve factory automation, material handling, storage and inventory control. Simplex is a regional leader in high quality modular construction, and is positioning itself as an industry-leading builder of energy efficient homes. The company built a prototype Net Zero home that is both environmentally conscientious and economically prudent for homeowners.
Accolades roll in for Lehigh's entrepreneurship program
Lehigh University
Thursday, October 02, 2014
Entrepreneurship education is thriving at
Lehigh University
, where the
Baker Institute for Entrepreneurship, Creativity and Innovation
continues to rack up top rankings and national recognition.
In September,
The Princeton Review
ranked the school No. 17 on its list of "Top 25 Undergraduate Schools for Entrepreneurship Programs for 2015." This is the fourth time Lehigh has received a top 25 ranking. Last year, the Bethlehem-based school was ranked No. 20.
Based on surveys sent to school administrators at more than 2,000 institutions from April to June, the lists recognize 50 programs in all -- 25 undergraduate and 25 graduate -- for their excellence in entrepreneurship education. The Princeton Review has compiled these lists annually since 2006 in partnership with Entrepreneur Media Inc., publisher of
This summer, Lehigh was also named to
Top 50 Startup Schools
list (No. 45) and to the
Top 30 Most Entrepreneurial Schools list
(No. 29) by entrepreneur networking website
In the past year, Lehigh's entrepreneurship programs have also been recognized by the
University Economic Development Association
-- which named the school's
Masters of Technical Entrepreneurship
program the top program in North America for talent development -- and by the international organization that runs
Global Entrepreneurship Week
Last year,
Bloomberg BusinessWeek
ranked Lehigh's College of Business and Economics No. 12 for entrepreneurship specialty programs.
The Baker Institute, founded in 2010, provides students, faculty and alumni with the skills, resources and connections needed to make their entrepreneurial ventures launch and prosper. Its network encompasses a worldwide alumni base, regional economic development and incubation resources, and campus-based courses and programming. Since 2010, Lehigh students and recent graduates have launched more than 150 startups.
"I'm remarkably proud of our Lehigh entrepreneurship family -- students, faculty and staff from across the whole campus," says Todd A. Watkins, Lehigh professor of economics and Baker Institute executive director. "The continuing stream of national recognition like this is, I think, testimony to the vibrant innovation ecosystem we're building and our deeply cross-campus approach to entrepreneurship. Lehigh has emerged as a national-class destination. Creative thinkers and entrepreneurs want to be in environments like this that energize, mix and grow great ideas from all corners."
Source: Lehigh University
Writer: Elise Vider
Ben Franklin Venture Idol Preview: Wilkes-Barre's EthosGen produces electricity from waste heat
Jim Abrams, EthosGen
Thursday, October 02, 2014
Keystone Edge is profiling contestants in the upcoming
Ben Franklin Venture Idol competition
(Nov. 20 at Ben Franklin TechVentures). After earning their way through the afternoon selection process, entrepreneurs pitch their startups to investors and attendees. Ben Franklin will invest $15,000 based on the "crowd-funded" audience vote.
It's not as high visibility as wind or solar, but waste heat produced from industrial and manufacturing processes is a reliable and consistent source of renewable energy.
Jim Abrams has built Wilkes-Barre's
on that principle. Abrams founded the company in 2007 based on technology that produced and converted biomass into liquid fuels. In 2010, the company won a $1.2 million defense contract to deploy the technology at forward operating bases.
But as the liquid renewable fuels market became saturated, Abrams pivoted, focusing "all of our efforts into our capability to produce power from any waste heat source." The result is the company's CraftEngine.
The proprietary technology utilizes low-grade waste heat from industrial and military applications to produce renewable electric power on-site.
"As a renewable energy source, waste heat has a better energy profile than renewables such as wind or solar," explains Abrams. It is cost-effective, scalable to virtually any size installation, storable even for micro- or smart-grid applications, and "it can produce electric power 24 hours a day, seven days a week independent of weather."
EthosGen has identified three core markets for its technology: defense, industry and commercial energy, with specific niche applications within waste heat, geothermal and solar thermal markets.
EthosGen's CraftEngine manufacturing partners are big global players:
BE Aerospace
AVL Schrick
Viking Development Group
. Clients so far include a geothermal application in Japan, an industrial incineration plant in Norway and the U.S. Marine Expeditionary Energy Force in Camp Pendleton, California.
Abrams anticipates $7.5 million in revenues in 2015 and doubling EthosGen's workforce to 12.
Besides competing as the
2014 Ben Franklin Venture Idol,
the company has received funding from
Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania
Source: Jim Abrams, EthosGen
Writer: Elise Vider
Thanks to Allentown's Zzyxx Polymers, plastics recycling may never be the same
Phil Brunner,Zzyxx and �In the Zone,� AEDC
Thursday, October 02, 2014
It's spelled
, pronounced "ziziks," and aims to be the last word in the plastics and recycling industries. The Allentown startup is developing a novel plastic polymers manufacturing process called continuous mechanochemical compatibilization (CMC).
"It has the ability to literally change the way people think about plastics," co-founder Mark Tapsak told the
Allentown Economic Development Corporation
's (AEDC) "In the Zone" newsletter. "It can be huge."
National Science Foundation
awarded Zzyxx Polymers a $737,000
Small Business Innovation Research grant
in August to demonstrate the first commercial-scale processing of post-consumer plastic materials for high-value applications using CMC. AEDC says the technology can be used to manufacture anything from ballpoint pens to automobile bumpers. Unlike traditional plastics recycling, where the original materials must be meticulously cleaned and separated before being melted and remolded into new products, CMC pulverizes and combines the materials at a molecular level. No sorting or cleaning makes recycling of plastics more cost-competitive.
Zzyxx recently moved into AEDC's
Bridgeworks Enterprise Center
where it has set up its manufacturing equipment, aided by a significant electrical upgrade to meet the company's power needs. The company has also received support from
Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania
Phil Brunner, who co-founded Zzyxx with Tapsak and Mike Janse, says the company is "weeks away from turning our machines on" and expects to start producing prototype plastic resins by the middle of this month.
As Zzyxx moves towards commercializing its technology (licensed intellectual property from
Northwestern University
in Illinois and
), they already have ambitious goals, hoping to reach over $2 million in revenue and employ 10 by year three.
Source: Phil Brunner,Zzyxx and "In the Zone," AEDC
Writer: Elise Vider
Ed tech company Frontline grows with new products, financing and a bigger HQ
Lisa Wolfe, L. Wolfe Communications for Frontline
Thursday, October 02, 2014
Frontline Technologies
is moving to Malvern, nearly doubling its space. In recent months, the company -- which is at the forefront of web-based tools for K-12 education -- has also attracted venture capital and expanded its product line.
Currently located in Exton, Frontline is initially leasing 60,000 square feet at Malvern's Endo building, and will take an additional 30,000 square feet in 2017.
"The relocation of our headquarters into the Endo building illustrates just how quickly we are growing," says co-founder and managing partner Michael Blackstone. "This move will support the current momentum we are experiencing as a result of the expansion of our K-12 product line and the rapid adoption of our products in the K-12 market."
Blackstone founded the company in 1998 with Roland Thompson. Earlier, the pair founded CF InFlight, which developed
. They launched Frontline with
, a breakthrough product that was the first to employ both phone and Internet for automated K-12 substitute teacher placement and employee absence management. Aesop is now used by more than 4,000 school districts in every state in the U.S. -- more than all similar systems combined -- as well as educational clients in Canada and Russia.
Other products followed, including
, a time and attendance management system for school districts, and
, a desktop and mobile tool that notifies substitutes of new jobs available for them.
With more than 500 new customers in 2013 alone, the company's rapid expansion drew the attention of
Insight Venture Partners
; they made a significant investment in May.
Since then, Frontline has acquired Aspex Solutions, creator of the popular
collection of tools for K-12 recruiting, selection and HR file management. In September, Frontline launched
, an online marketplace for teachers to buy and sell original teaching materials.
"Frontline's success, we believe, is due to building web-based solutions driven by the needs of the market," explains company spokesperson Lisa Wolfe. "We seek out and listen to feedback from school districts to inform our new products and improve our current ones."
At its new headquarters, Frontline anticipates further acquisitions and new product development, including a new focus on direct-to-consumer products.
Source: Lisa Wolfe, L. Wolfe Communications for Frontline
Writer: Elise Vider
AmerisourceBergen expands to Conshohocken; 185 jobs to follow
Brett Ludwig, Amerisource Bergen
Thursday, September 25, 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
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Chris Brown is constantly surrounded by haters, like the girl whose iPhone he stole while yelling, "Bitch, you ain't going to put that on no website." She actually went to the police if you can believe that, because she be tryin to tear a good brotha down.
CBS News in Miami says…
According to the Miami Beach police incident report, Chris Brown and rapper Tyga were leaving the Cameo nightclub on Miami Beach on Feb. 19th when a fan followed him outside to his car.
When Brown got into his Black Bentley, Christal Shanae Spann pulled out her iPhone and took a picture … Spann told police Brown got angry, reached through his car window and snatched the phone from her hands.
The singer then told her, "Bitch, you ain't going to put that on no website," according to the report. Brown then rolled up his window and drove away with her iPhone.
Daamn, this Christal girl is just as bad as everyone who still brings up Rihanna and her bashed-in face. Brown is all about positivity now, the whole stolen iPhone thing was almost a week ago. All these haters need to stop living in the past and focus on Chris Browns bright future. Peace and God Bless.

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#33 to #3 - smackledorf (06/10/2012) [-]
well it works so well too because it includes instructions to move your hands, and you have to cause the air only flows up at the top. Regular hand dryers work only if you rub your hands and move them around so the water gets pushed off, but most people just hold their hands under it so it doesn't work.
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#18 to #3 - slumberdonkey (06/10/2012) [-]
I remember when they first got those at the train station, like 2 or 3 years ago, they definitely dont' work anymore... and the bottom looks like a ******* cess pool
Reply+29#4 to #3 - copsncrooks (06/10/2012) [-]
These are amazing, apparently they blow all the bacteria up into your face and are therefore unhygienic as **** , but who cares they're awesome.
Reply-12#5 to #4 - whiteniggers (06/10/2012) [-]
It sucks...
Reply+4#6 to #5 - copsncrooks (06/10/2012) [-]
It sucks air in, then blows it onto your hands. It filters the sucked in air to remove any bacteria, but blows any bacteria on your hands into your face.
Reply+27#9 to #6 - pettergriffin (06/10/2012) [-]
Why the hell would you have bacteria on your hands if you had just cleaned them and went to dry them?
#36 to #9 - copsncrooks (06/11/2012) [-]
Because improper handwashing techniques are extremely ineffective at removing bacteria from your hands. You would have less than before, but still there would be bacteria present.
#37 to #36 - pettergriffin (06/11/2012) [-]
Meh, let the guy who died after washing his hands and drying them in these dryers throw the first stone...


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2.5 stars really?
This was a fantastic episode!
I knew as soon as Ruzek told Burgess they would never break that something was going to happen to Burgess.
So does this mean that Erin will stay if Burgess dies?
I enjoyed this episode.
A still being in the attic when Spencer ran up there to get Hannah was creepy!
So was Holbrook the one kissing Alison? I would not be surprised at all that she would have him on her side. If it is indeed him then I do not think Ali actually likes him but that she is just using him to keep him off her trail and to keep having him go after Spencer, Hannah, Emily and Aria.
How cute were Toby, Ezra and Caleb in their Santa boxers!?!?
I think Paige will find a way to stay.
So is my long standing theory right and that Ali has a twin!?!?
I enjoyed the dinner scene and then of course A has to ruin it at the end with the message, but at least A decorated a tree for them.....LOL
BTW all four girls looked beautiful in their gowns.
That mini mean girl scene! I loved how Hannah handled it.
I thought Barry lived elsewhere.
Such a great episode.
The last few seconds as crazy! From day one I felt that Harrison was evil and tonight proved once and for all that he is.
My brain was on overload trying to figure out who Reverse Flash was when Eddie and Harrison were in the same room with Reverse Flash. I still want to know exactly how Harrison did that.
I too loved the moments between Barry and each of his dads.
I was expecting Iris to kiss Barry when he told her how he felt. To me the look on her face proved she loved Barry the same way BUT I guess not.
The Haylijah scene was steamy. She will marry Jackson because as she explained to Elijah it is to save her people, protect Hope and save the city. The marriage is symbolic ceremony not a legal one so once Hayley accomplishes what she needs to then she will be with Elijah again.
I love what Klaus and Rebekah did to their mother. I also loved Klaus telling her mother that he was giving her the choice to die or become what she hates the most and that it was more than she ever gave them. So perfect.
So what will Esther do? I say she will become a Vampire.
I am not sure how I feel about Rebekah being in a different body. I know they did it because Claire Holt has her new show. However I really do not want to see someone else be Rebekah. So I will be happy if they do not show her that much. I am mad at Kol and what he did. He still wants to take down Klaus and eventually one of them will lose and it will be Kol.
I wonder what Mikael will do with Finn now that Finn has escaped.
Seeing Klaus with Hope was very cute.
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I liked this episode.
However are we really supposed to believe that Jo is 40? If she and Kai were born in 1972 and in Vampire Diaries world it is 2012 then Jo is 40! That would have made Kai and Jo 22 in 1994. I am with Liv when she told Kai he looked 19 and asked for his ID.
Also I though Luke and Liv were born the same year as Elena, Caroline, Bonnie, Matt and Tyler but according to last nights episode they were born in 1990. If Liv and Luke are 22 wouldn't Liv be graduating Whitmore this year? Also Alaric is in his early 30's right? So Jo is way older than him? Not that there is anything wrong with that.
So is Bonnie ever going to leave 1994?
I really do not like Kai.
It sure seems like Damon and Elena will get back together.
One thing I was not expecting was Sarah to not be Sarah and I love the way Stefan handled it but did not like that Enzo killed her. I have a like/hate relationship with Enzo. I agree that he seems to have nothing to do this season and it is silly that the show promoted him to a regular if he has no real storyline.
No Caroline this week.
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Another solid episode.
Another different type of Stalker.
Scott was a disgusting human being. I also could not believe that Sophia would want to marry him. Yes she was in love with him but really he was a bad guy.
I never watched Nikita but I did say to my husband that she was showing her Nikita moves.
I am glad that Beth told Tracy about Perry right away. I am also glad that Beth came to talk to Janice at the end.
Ben is becoming a lot more likeable now.
I enjoyed this episode.
However two things bothered me: First are we really to believe that all it all it took for Jeff to go from disliking Layla and saying she has no talent to sleeping with her and saying she has talent was to hear her sing one song she wrote?
Also I am mad a Gunnar, he had no right to turn down the managers offer without talking to Avery and Scarlett. Speaking of which I did like Zoey but I preferred the Scarlett, Gunnar and Avery trip. I have said for awhile now that we need a Lady A type group on the show and I hope Gunnar changes his mind. Micah can go on the road with him, as it is Micah never seems to be in school anyways. So he can not sue that as an excuse and I am sure kids of musicians go on tour with them.
Scarlett looked really happy preforming again and I think that the pressure of being a solo act was too much for her, being part of a trio would be a lot better for her.
I am sad that Terry went back to drinking right after he preformed.
Are they really trying to make Luke even more unlikeable so that Rayna has no choice but to have a quickie divorce after the get married?
I really hope that Deacon is not drinking again next week. Can we not get a different storyline for him?
So is Will finally ready to come out of the closet?
I agree with you Leigh about Avery and Juliette. I think that the previews next week are not him telling her he can not be around her, I think it is him telling her he wants to be with her.
I really liked this episode.
I laughed a lot especially during the Phil, Claire and Alex scene in her bedroom.
I also laughed a lot at the Cam, Mitchell and Lilly storyline.
I loved everything about this episode and I thought it was just as good as the Flash episode.
It is hard to pick out my favorite parts as I enjoyed it all but I will say that I really liked the moments between Oliver and Barry.
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Acadiana's own Hunter Hayes surprised a singer in a Washington, DC restaurant by jumping up to perform his hit song 'Wanted' on stage with him.
Did NASA accidentally show the world that life on other planets exists?
Get all the info for this year's event at Cowboy's Night Club.
Sad news to report as Camille Bob, aka Little Bob or Lil Bob, has passed away at the age of 77. There is little known right now as to the cause of death, only that he died yesterday (July 6).
A judge in Pennsylvania released a deposition yesterday from 2005 where Bill Cosby confessed under oath that he gave Quaaludes to at least one woman before he slept with her in 1976.
This Thursday, July 9th and Friday, July 10th we invite you roll up your sleeves and give the gift of life. United Blood Services along with Townsquare Media are presenting the annual "Race Against the Clock" blood drive.
There is another health issue besides obesity that can be connected with over use of computers and smart phones. It is affecting our children.
Louisiana educators will now teach gun safety in the classroom thanks to a new law signed by Governor Bobby Jindal.
Same sex couples who want to reflect their marriage with a spousal name change may now do so at the Louisiana Department of Motor Vehicles.
Dr. Mike Strain's Department of Agriculture is in charge of producing the pot that will become medical marijuana in our state. Their first question is how much should we grow?
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Project Front Yard is a local initiative to bring everyone in the community together to beautify and clean up our community.
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The last section of the novel reconnects June and Hector, now living New York and Fort Lee, New Jersey.
Hector and Felix Sanchez say they received a cursory email from Rubenstein, with no response to any of their issues.
Two legions of gridiron gladiatorial Gods with more history than Helen of Troy and Hector!
late 14c., "a valiant warrior," 1650s as slang for "a blustering, turbulent, pervicacious, noisy fellow" [Johnson], Heck for short, both in reference to the provocative character of Hektor, Trojan hero, oldest son of Priam and Hecuba, in the "Iliad." It represents Greek hektor, literally "holder, stayer;" an agent noun from ekhein "to have, hold, possess" (see scheme). The word was used mid-1600s in reference to London street gangs. As a proper name it is rare in England but used in Scotland to render Gaelic Eachdonn.
1650s, from Hector (n.), in reference to his encouragement of his fellow Trojans to keep up the fight. Related: Hectored; hectoring.
In classical mythology, a prince of Troy and the bravest of the Trojan warriors. At the end of the Trojan War, Achilles killed Hector and then dragged his body behind a chariot around the walls of Troy.


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Thursday, July 2, 2015
The anticipation of graduation did not include a particularly strong emotional component. There was perhaps an intellectual representation of emotion but certainly not the raw emotion that overtakes your soul in an instant and colors everything that follows.
That moment came with the simple turn of my head as I proceeded up the center aisle towards the stage. As pomp and circumstance played I looked to my right and caught a glimpse of my family wildly waving, arms stretched skyward. Standing straight and tall their bodies radiated pride and happiness. Whoosh! It hit me - this is a moment I will never forget, not ever.
As I took my seat my phone vibrated with the message, "We are so proud of you". Simple enough but incredibly powerful.
These moments of bliss often build to a beautiful crescendo. Mine took place when my name was called and I walked to the president of the university to receive my diploma. As we shook hands he said, "Congratulations, Doctor". The picture above captures the spirit of the moment. I look at myself and see pure happiness. How wonderful to have it documented so I can revisit that feeling in a tangible way and remember that moment filled with gratitude and emotion.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015
Graduation Anticipation
|Doctoral Robe, Hood and Tam ready and waiting
This Graduation Day is a time for my family and friends to share in what has sometimes been a very solitary experience. Writing my dissertation required many hours alone in my office with papers surrounding my feet and statistical analyses taped to the wall in front of my computer. Although writing is a lonely experience, the process took a village.
Graduation is a time to reflect on all the folks who got me here and express gratitude. Below is the acknowledgments page from my dissertation which seems very fitting to share on this blog whose title is inspired by the work of Joseph Campbell.
Follow your bliss…if you do follow your bliss, you put yourself on a kind of track that has been there all the while, waiting for you, and the life that you ought to be living is the one that you are living. When you can see that, you begin to meet people who are in your field of bliss, and they open doors to you. I say, follow your bliss and don't be afraid, and doors will open where you didn't know they were going to be.
Joseph Campbell
I am eternally grateful to the teachers, district superintendents, school principals, academic directors, and generous researchers who have supported my work. I would like to acknowledge the following people at Fordham University for opening doors at exactly the right time. First, thank you to my mentor and friend Dr. Joanna Uhry who started me on this journey all those years ago and professors Dr. Rita Brause, Dr. Marshall George, Dr. Molly Ness, and Dr. Thanos Patelis. Thank you to Dr. Sara Schley for joining my dissertation committee and rescuing me time and time again. I also could not have completed this Herculean task of tenacity without the support of Nancy Balbirer (Bird by Bird!), Ed Fagan, Mareta and Edward C. Fagan, Stephanie Feyne, Cynthia Gabel, Gretta Johnson, Dr. Cayne Letizia, Rebecca Marshall, Mike Nappi, Onudeah Nicolarakis, Lauren Ridloff, Joy Sienkiewicz, Laurie Speranzo, Adam Stone, and Sue Thomas. You will forever remain in my field of bliss.
Saturday afternoon is less formal. It is champagne and hors d'oeuvres and the realization that for the rest of my life I will be Dr. Wellbrock.
How cool is that!?
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Sunday, March 22, 2015
Oni and I are diligent about establishing and maintaining a positive classroom culture. We want our students to safely explore those risk-taking challenges that push them towards an A-Ha! moment.
Our beliefs are couched within the premise that in order to own the learning our students must enjoy the ride.
Kids in First Grade do not have it easy these days. We assess and test their progress at every turn. Recently within a two week period they had a social studies test, performance-based assessments in writing (both formative and summative), an end-of-unit test in Fundations (on the building blocks of reading), Diagnostic Reading Assessments (to establish independent and instructional reading levels), and a 24-Question math test on comparing numbers (it's more difficult than you might think).
We always frame the assessments within the parameters of the fact that it helps us teach them better. Tests and assessments let us know how we are doing.
To promote this "It's okay to make mistakes" mentality one student brought in a picture she found and colored which read, "Mistakes are proof that you are trying".
She shared it with the class and -- with a spirit I heartily applaud -- another little girl defiantly stated, "No! I make lots of mistakes and I don't try!"
It is impossible to impart how much I loved her screwed up face and confusion as she tried to wrap her head around that golden nugget of wisdom. It showed me that she is always questioning.
And that is something I encourage most of all.
Thursday, March 5, 2015
Parent Newsletter
My former work wife, the incredibly beautiful and loving Lauren, and I created a series of videos in American Sign Language to instruct and inform. That practice has started up again this year with my new work wife, the incredibly beautiful and loving Oni. How lucky I am to find myself surrounded by such dazzling, strong, and caring women year after year.
The latest incarnation of ASL videos takes the form of parent newsletters, which we place on our class page. The newsletters are presented in English and ASL to provide options and accessibility for every parent and caregiver. We write the newsletter together detailing the teaching/learning taking place in the classroom and then Oni weaves her magic on video (see below).
One of these days I look forward to starting up again with some instructional videos on ASL and providing literacy tips for parents. What ASL lessons would you find interesting?
Newsletter 5 from Gary Wellbrock on Vimeo.
Dear Parents and Caregivers,
We would like to share what we are currently learning...
Your partners in education,
Oni & Gary
The latest incarnation of ASL videos takes the form of parent newsletters, which we place on our class page. The newsletters are presented in English and ASL to provide options and accessibility for every parent and caregiver. We write the newsletter together detailing the teaching/learning taking place in the classroom and then Oni weaves her magic on video (see below).
One of these days I look forward to starting up again with some instructional videos on ASL and providing literacy tips for parents. What ASL lessons would you find interesting?
Newsletter 5 from Gary Wellbrock on Vimeo.
Dear Parents and Caregivers,
We would like to share what we are currently learning...
- Reading It's Back to School We Go! First Day Stories from Around the World by Ellen Jackson and Jan Davey Ellis
- Stating the difference between fiction and nonfiction
- Understanding that a fiction book can have factual information
- Identifying main idea (topic) and providing key details
- Comparing and contrasting children from around the world using a Venn diagram
- Finding evidence from the book to support their answers (close reading)
- Vocabulary: World, classroom, chores, sports, applauded, languages, parka, shared, uniform, excited, primary, enjoy, attend, hut, arrived, candles, assembly, allow, elders, alarm
- Learning to spell and read sight words: should, could, would, her, over, number
- Learning consonant (e.g., st) and digraph blends (e.g., sch)
- Introducing r-controlled vowels- ar, or, er, ir and ur.
- Using conceptually accurate signs for words and phrases
- Scooping sentences for phrasing/fluency
- Guided Reading Groups focusing on developing reading skills and fluency (summarization, retelling, how to figure out unknown words, segmenting/blending)
- The Writing Process - prewrite, write, revise, edit, publish
- NonFiction writing - State a topic sentence, comparing themselves with a child from another country, give several examples of similarities and differences and providing a sense of closure
- Vocabulary: compare, contrast, similar, difference, topic sentence, closing statement
- Using ASL handshapes and classifiers
- Using the 3 sentence rules: Capital letter at the beginning of a sentence, capital letters for proper names and places, capital I when it is used alone, leaving spaces between words, and ending punctuation (period, question mark, and exclamation point), using commas
- Comparing Numbers and Two-Digit Addition and Subtraction
- Using symbols to compare numbers (greater/lesser than, equal to)
- Making a model to compare numbers
- Adding and subtracting double digits
- Using a 100 chart to add
- Using place value to add
- Using models to add
- Making 10 to add
- Solving addition word problems
- Vocabulary (including ASL): is greater than >, is less than <, equal to =,
Social Studies
- Families in Communities
- What is a community?
- There are different kinds of communities
- How to use a compass
- Community resources
- Learning about the different NYC neighborhoods/boroughs
- How we can honor our community
- Why we have rules and laws in the community
- Vocabulary: neighborhood, ethnic group, monument, natural resource, laws, holiday, resource, human-made resource, environment, borough, pledge, flag, citizen, leader, government, mayor, map key, symbol, sell, compass rose
Please reinforce these concepts and let us know about any connections your child is making at home.
Oni & Gary
Sunday, February 22, 2015
A Visit From Kirsten Hall
|This is Book (with and without his unique jacket).
Oh, Lordy! I am simply in love Kirsten Hall's first trade picture book.
The Jacket is at once a gentle reminder of the simplicity of my childhood - sitting undisturbed and alone with a favorite book - and a smart, up-to-date take on creativity and overcoming disappointment. In this way The Jacket feels timeless.
Book is a friend. Book deserves to be discovered, read, and embraced. So, when our kindergarten and first grade students had an opportunity to visit with Book and his creator Kirsten Hall we were all very excited.
Especially when coupled with a playful dog and a puddle of ill-placed mud.
Oh, no!
Poor Book was a mess! But luckily his friend, a resourceful little girl with some art supplies, designed a jacket for Book to keep him covered.
After the reading there was time for a question and answer session. It was then that Kirsten credited the idea for The Jacket to her son and encouraged the children to think of further adventures for Book. Hopefully we can enjoy more of his escapades in the future.
In this moment Kirsten's experience in early childhood education and her immense generosity became increasingly apparent. She sat on the floor with the children and delighted in their creations from RoboCops and monsters to princesses and aliens.
In the end I couldn't resist buying several copies of The Jacket for my young great nephew Easton and great niece Lexi. Oh, and one for myself which included a personalized message from Book whose speech bubble reads, "I love Gary!"
I love you too Book!
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Palaeopolis was a city in ancient Lydia that was included in the late Roman province of Asia Prima. Its bishopric was thus a suffragan of Ephesus, the metropolitan see of that province.
It is now the Turkish town of Baliamboli. Under the Ottoman Empire, it was in the vilayet (province) of İzmir.
The secular history of this city is unknown. In the 6th century AD it is mentioned by Hierocles (Synecdemus 660, 4). It is found in the Notitiae Episcopatuum as late as the 13th century, among the suffragan sees of Ephesus. Le Quien (Oriens christianus I:729) mentions seven bishops of this city known by their presence at councils: Rhodon at Ephesus, 431; Basilicus at Chalcedon, 451; Eusebius at Constantinople, 536; George at Constantinople, 692; Gregory at Nicaea, 787; Peter at Constantinople, 869; Julian at Constantinople, 879.
No longer a residential see, the bishopric is included in the Catholic Church's list of titular sees.[1]
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It's almost that time of year - Cowboy Christmas is almost here... Wishing all of those contestants hitting Greeley to Cody great success and safe travels running the roads. We are looking forward to getting out and having some schools outside of our home State of Texas this Summer because we will be able to get out and meet some more of the dedicated watchers of 'Roping & Riding' on RFD-TV. Thanks to all of you who have attended schools in the past and look forwarded to meeting up with some of you new students!
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When Danny is released from prison, his lover Leanne is waiting for him. Their reunion is touching: they see themselves as twin souls and very much in love. Somehow the intimacy between these two middle-aged people, with well worn bodies, their own fears, dreams and devotion, reaches way beyond the documentary grittiness of this onscreen style.
Danny swears he won't return to prison. He looks for work, gets a start but things start to drift when he has an accident and loses his job. The couple revert to their old ways, and then, an old acquaintance of Leanne arrives, with a proposition involving drugs. Tragedy escalates.
Outlined like this, Hail could be a hard film to watch. But Amiel Courtin-Wilson is a paradox: a thoughtful, gently spoken film maker whose perceptions range way beyond the documentaries he's made so far. Based on a friendship and earlier collaboration with Daniel P Jones, and drawing on Jones's own experiences, Hail takes us boldly into surprising territory as Courtin-Wilson reaches for abstraction to convey Danny's inner states: the yearning for peace; for an emotional uplands beyond hard scrabble. The turmoil when his past, then Leanne's, reaches out to claw him back. This is adventurous filmmaking which has earned Hail plaudits from programmers at the Sundance, and Venice film festivals, and a few months ago, after its premiere at MIFF, the Melbourne Age critics prize.
Hail is highly recommended. If you are a true film lover, you will want to see this.
- Title
- Hail
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- Amiel Courtin-Wilson
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- CAST: Leanne Letch, Daniel P. Jones, Tony Markulin, Jerome Velinsky
PRODUCER: Amiel Courtin-Wilson, Michael Cody
SCRIPT: Amiel Courtin-Wilson
CINEMATOGRAPHER: Germain McMicking
EDITOR: Peter Sciberras
MUSIC: Steve Benwell
PRODUCTION DESIGN: Zohie Castellano
OTHER: Robert Mackenzie (sound designer)
RUNNING TIME: 104 minutes
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- Julie Rigg
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PeteH :
05 Nov 2012 12:31:00pm
Shame we can't see this film.
One venue in Sydney for a few days???
Where can we watch this film?
Mary :
05 Feb 2013 9:30:25pm
Sill on at arc cinema Canberra. Last screening 2pm this Saturday. Don't all come - I'm still hoping to get a seat myself


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Chase Headley expects to be ready for Opening Day
Feb 25, 2014, 10:15 PM EDT
Chase Headley was diagnosed Tuesday with a Grade 1 calf strain and will be held out of spring training activities for the next 2-3 weeks. But he doesn't expect to miss a regular-season game.
"If I can get 15 to 20 (at-bats) from both sides, that's pretty close to what I need," Headley told Jeff Sanders of the San Diego Union-Tribune on Tuesday evening in Padres camp. "If it progresses the way that I hope — and I think that it will — then I should be fine. We should have plenty of time."
Headley got a late start to the 2013 season due to a fractured thumb and wound up posting a disappointing .747 OPS with 13 homers and 50 RBI in 141 games. He had an .875 OPS, 31 homers, and 151 RBI in 2012.
Headley is currently scheduled to become a free agent five days after the 2014 World Series.
This is going to be an important summer for him.
- happytwinsfan - Feb 25, 2014 at 10:45 PM
"grade one calf strain"? wtf is that? is it like when i wake up in the middle of the night with some weird muscle contraction in my calf that hurts like hell and the only way to get rid of it is to get up and put weight on it and hope i don't break my neck doing it because i'm only half awake? then take a piss if needed and go back to bed cussing under your breath and doing your best to ignore your royally pissed off wife? sounds serious!
- gloccamorra - Feb 25, 2014 at 11:00 PM
It's like first degree burns, the lower number is the least damaging. It's his right calf and he had off season surgery on the left knee, so he may have been unconsciously overcompensating during the drill.
If you get a calf contraction like that, wiggle your toes as soon as you feel it tightening up and it'll go away if you keep your leg still a few minutes afterward. I had one so severe it tore a part of the muscle – I could even feel it tear. The doctor told me to wiggle the toes to prevent it from happening again. Also, drink more water and/or electrolytes (Gatorade). That's usually the cause.
- darklockett - Feb 25, 2014 at 11:22 PM
115 RBI in 2012, not 151 RBI.
- hammyofdoom - Feb 26, 2014 at 9:53 AM
You know, I really do hope that Headley continues doing what he did the year before last because I don't want to see the Padres get a disappointing season from ANYONE…But was anyone else a little surprised at how quick reporters and analysts took his one year at age 28 as a "breakout" year instead of "fluke" year? I really do hope he continues trending upward, but last hear his OPS was almost the exact same as it was in 09-12, and he went from 11 homers max to 31 in 2013.
Sort of reminded me of Ellsbury's freak year in 2012 and NO one expected that from him going forward. I don't see enough of Headley to really say one way or the other, but I mean… Kevin Youkilis' breakout year was the end of 07 through 08 and no one expected him to be what he was for the next 3-4 years, but it seemed like everyone was jumping on the headley bandwagon. Would it surprise anyone if he posted an OPS under .820 this year?
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Coming from a background of working as a patient care nurse in the ICU, I would witness the consent process on a daily basis for biopsies, bronchoscopies, chest tubes, arterial lines, etc... These were non-research procedures; they were procedures to assist in the treatment of the critically ill. When I first started a career in research, I already knew that obtaining consent was more than a piece of paper and that it was a discussion and a process, but "a consent is a consent" for standard treatment in a hospital or for research, right? WRONG- I found out very quickly through IMARC's training program that obtaining consent in research involves so many different specific elements, different from an informed consent for non-research procedures.Read More
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I had an interesting question come up today from a research manager whose site has recently switched to an EPIC EMR system. She asked if copies of data that she had printed out of EPIC for source document verification for an upcoming visit would be adequate for purposes of source document verification.
We all know that source documents are the gold standard for data verification. Monitors and auditors ideally should be granted direct access to this information in order to verify study data; however with the plethora of concern surrounding private health information and individual privacy it seems to be getting more difficult to access this information easily.Read More
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You may be familiar with IMARC Research's History of Clinical Research (HCR). We recently released an eBook about it that briefly describes all of the images that currently make up the timeline. If you have visited our office, you may have also been given a guided tour of one of our most renowned resources. Due to the overwhelmingly positive feedback we have received, we will be highlighting each time point with a series of blogs that we plan to release over the course of the 2014-2015 calendar year.Read More
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As monitors we spend a significant amount of time reviewing the essential documents at the site during a monitoring visit. The essential documents are usually housed in a Regulatory Binder or sometimes they are referred to as an Investigator Binder.Read More
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On May 21st the House Energy and Commerce committee unanimously passed a bill that would allow medical device companies to bypass 510(k) submissions for certain product modifications. The 21st Century Cures bill will now move to the House floor, and bill sponsors hope for a vote by the end of the year.
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In March, 2015, FDA released a new draft guidance: Use of Electronic Informed Consent in Clinical Investigations: Questions and Answers.
FDA defines electronic informed consent (eIC) as using electronic systems and processes that may employ multiple electronic media (e.g., text, graphics, audio, video, podcasts and interactive Web sites, biological recognition devices, and card readers) to convey information related to the study and to obtain and document informed consent.Read More
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In the clinical research industry approvals for investigational products are not granted- they are earned. With FDA and International inspections on the rise, so are stress levels of everyone involved in clinical studies. Auditing can be looked at as a quality improvement process, and a way to prepare for inspections and approval by:Read More
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ill definitly try to go on the 7th on the weekdays..
Hopefully they dont run out of wristbands by then
Thanks for sharing the link! Wish I could make it there... just have to wait until May. If you go, have a great time!
I wanted to create this thread and title it, "Another AP perk to upset the masses on MiceChat"
I'm one of the more laid back passholders though...when a family from out of town asked if their daughter could drive the jeep on Indiana Jones, I let them. I did it once but I always share special moments with others because it's better to give than receive sometimes.
:) but this AP preview might be interesting to see...I wonder if the walls came down yet.
March 7, 8 and 9, 2013
Great...an AP event that has days not on a weekday and......its a princess thing...
I have a son. :(
Ah well.
des any one think it will be busy on the 12?
i dont know if i should go to this or the opening
I'm with Clara, awesome event but having 3 boys, not an event we'll be attending:( Can't wait to see pics and hear reviews though! Have a great time to those who are going!!!
I'll be there.
I wish I lived close enough to take advantage of these opportunities:(
I might have to come down for this AP preview,since I wont know the next time Ill be able to come down again starting my new job! :???:
I'm curious if the walls will be down, or if only some walls down. It's got the moat as a natural barrier so it could be easy to limit access across a bridge with or without most walls up.
Sadly my favorite Princess will not be in attendance. But I will be attending one of the AP previews to check out the area.
Oh I am SO going just to be near Clopin's Music Box! WEEEEE!!!!
Magic Mirror predicts TONS of APers coming out for the weekend event.


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