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I'm going with 3 - and since this is my third year in a row at the challenging yet awesome 24-Hour Halloween Horror-Thon in Philadelphia, I'm calling it a tradition! I'm headed there tomorrow to visit the singular DoctorKent and discuss world domination plans. Also to visit several toy shops, toy shows, and other bounty of the Garden State.
Be sure to follow the Twitter Feed (also conveniently over there on the right) and my Facebook page for updates beginning around noon on Saturday - you see, they never announce the movies ahead of time, so it's sort of a delightful surprise every 2 hours, which I will share with you! The really gifted Preservers can play along at home!
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The Birthplace of Green Energy
Written by, Samuel K. Burlum, Investigative Reporter
and author of The Green Lane, a syndicated column
Published on 3/17/14 by The Alternative Press.com
It is came as no surprise when the World Green Energy Symposium announced that it would hold its 2014 Expo in Niagara Falls, N.Y., the very birthplace of green energy. With just six weeks to go, the Niagara Falls Convention Center will play host to the World Green Energy Symposium; where attendees including but not limited to energy and technology industry leaders, representatives from governing agencies, scholars from schools of thought, green policy advocates, celerities, and individuals/entities who are seeking out green solutions; will share information from energy conservation to public policy initiatives.
Special guests and speakers this year include the Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who will give an address that unveils updates to New York's green initiatives; Sergio Fernandez De Cordova, Co-Chairman of the G8 Young Summit; Dr. Kevin Geiss, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Energy; Ron Uba, Department of Commerce; Professor Robert Gallagher, Executive Chair, World Green Energy Symposium; and many more green industry standouts. The conference will run from April 22-24, during the same week that calendars Earth Day.
Attendees will be provided with opportunities to network with others in the green energy field where the WGES works each year to provide the perfect atmosphere for learning, exchanging, exhibiting, procuring, and investing in the future of latest energy technologies. Past host cities have included Philadelphia, Washington D.C., and New York City; all who are leaders in environmental sustainability and green practices, however Niagara Falls is a special place; it is considered the birthplace of green technology.
On January 12, 1897, the very first hydro-electric facility, the brainchild of Nikola Tesla and George Westinghouse, began to supply electric for the very first time. Tesla and Westinghouse won the competition, and contract for their power generation technology to be utilized in the first hydro-electric power plant in the United States. This was an amazing engineering feat for its day; beating out Thomas Edison who was pared with financier J.P. Morgan in a very contentious campaign to see who was going to rule the new power generation and supply chain industry.
This was a heated race on two fronts. On the forefront, was a battle between two great inventors; Tesla who believed in alternating current, and Edison, who promoted his platform of direct current. Tesla, once an employee of Edison's lab, left Edison's operation to pursuit his own invention and theories on how to best deliver power for society to use. Tesla is considered by the scientific community as one of the greatest inventors of all time. Some of his inventions and practices are used today by the wireless communications industry, automotive industry, and in power generation. Edison would go on to partner with the banking mogul and financier, JP Morgan to create a company that would monetize the efforts of Edison's think tank, a laboratory filled full of associate scientist and junior inventors. That company is known today as General Electric. Edison, a New Jersey native, left his mark on the Garden State, from Menlo Park to Ogdensburg, New Jersey and beyond.
This competition did not end with just the inventors and engineers. Behind the scenes of the technology, were the financiers, George Westinghouse, and JP Morgan. Westinghouse was an engineer by trade who had been given credit for inventing the railway air brake, which later became a cornerstone of the company known today as New York Air Brake. JP Morgan, the future heir to the Morgan Family Financial Empire, lust for control over the future paying basis that would be created as a part of offering the new power supply. JP Morgan is known for inventing the practice known as "the hostile takeover," a tactic he commonly exercised when he wanted to gain control over a company; as he did with Edison in capturing control of Edison's General Electric, then located in Menlo Park, New Jersey, later dropping Edison from the name.
The era of the "Current Wars" consisted of all of the elements which contributed to one of the greatest free market and public policy debates during the industrial era. You had inventor versus inventor, a battle of a winner takes all implementation of the leading innovation. It was investor versus investor, of who was going to win the battle of the high stakes financial reward. In the mix you had a well-crafted public relations and marketing campaign aimed to create popular opinion. Then there was the regulatory landscape, the watchful eye of the governing agencies that would rule in on public safety and industry policy, and provide commentary on the two very different approaches (AC vrs. DC) focused to achieve the same result. Much like the policy debates of today, all of these factors would influence public policy for decades to follow.
Living up to its reputation 117 years later, Niagara Falls will again be the center of other technological solutions and public policy that focuses on green energy and innovative solutions that provide our society with its current energy needs, while continuing answering a call to environmental preservation. This very event will spur off another round of invention, creating a feverous and competitive free market for the first and best green technology to rise above the rest, just the same as the battle between Tesla and Edison over one hundred years ago.
Niagara Falls and the World Green Energy Symposium; what a perfect fit. The World Green Energy Symposium is in its sixth annual year of organizing the event. I personally am looking forward to discussions and debates of who was the better inventor Tesla or Edison. Rich with much past legacy and full of future forward thinking, there is no denying, this year's World Green Energy Symposium will be quite interesting.
For more information about the World Green Energy Symposium, visit their website at: http://www.worldgreenenergysymposium.us/home.html
For more about Niagara Falls, visit the website: http://www.niagarafallsusa.org/
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Saturday, February 2, 2013
Gingered Date Banana Loaf
Don't laugh - its true :-p
Ginger seemed to settle my churning tummy & I craved bananas soooooo much! I wish I had of thought of making this at the time!
This is so light & fluffy & deliciously tasty. I don't think the rest will last long ;-)
I would like to apologise in advance for the amount of bowls you will need to make this - hopefully you have a dishwasher! But if you don't- trust me when I say its well worth it!!!!
You'll need:
1 cup dried dates
1 cup boiling water
1 1/2 cups wholemeal flour
1/3 cup brown sugar
1 Tablespoon ground ginger
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 overripe banana
1/4 cup apple sauce
1 teaspoon vanilla
Place the dates into a bowl that has a lid. Pour the boiling water over the dates & allow to stand covered for at least 10 minutes.
In a large mixing bowl combine the wholemeal flour, brown sugar, ground ginger, baking powder & soda together. Stir until well combined.
Peel and mash the banana into a small mixing bowl. Add the apple sauce & the vanilla.
Drain the date water into the mash banana mixture. Mix well.
Mash the dates with a fork - they will be very soft after soaking.
Pour the banana/date water mixture into a well made in the centre of the flour/sugar mixture.
Spoon in the mashed dates.
Stir until everything is well combined & dates are evenly distributed.
Pour batter into lined loaf tin. Bake in a preheated 180C oven for 40 minutes.
Allow to cool before slicing.
Sweet & Sour Spread/Icing
1/2 cup tofutti cream cheese
juice of half small lemon
1/2 teaspoon brown sugar
Mix all ingredients together until well combined.
(This will be easier if the cream cheese has been left out of the fridge for about an hour first.)
Spoon over the cake as icing, or serve on the side to be a spread. For decorative purpose be sure to sprinkle the top with grated lemon rind.
If you're not a fan of banana bread - you can always convert this tasty cake into a gingered date loaf by replacing the mashed banana with 1/2 cup silken tofu instead.
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This sounds lovely! I'm a ginger and banana fan so I'm sold, add in the lemon cream and I'm in heaven! Loving your progress photos too :) xxxReplyDelete
Wow, this looks delicious!! I love dates and bananas and I'd probably sub in some cinnamon for the ginger. The loaf looks so moist and fluffy and delicious. What a great treat!ReplyDelete
This does sound like it would be worth the washing up - and as I have a dishwasher, even more so ;) Gorgeous!ReplyDelete
This sounds so delicious! I hope my bananas ripen up quick because I'm dying to give it a try :)ReplyDelete
I love how this bread gets most of the sweetness from fruit, especially dates which I love! Wonderful recipe, I can't wait to try it. Thank you so much for sharing it.ReplyDelete


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As I mentioned before, I've been really struggling to stay on course when it comes to blogging these days. My heart is in Gaza right, now, but my fingers tell me I must be here, in front of the computer, writing essays about everything except Gaza.
I'm thankful for the opportunity that Bitch has provided me here. A chance to at least meld what is going on in my life with what I'm "supposed" to be doing–talking about pop culture. Debbie's support at this difficult time has meant the world to me.
What I wanted to discuss was a comment that I received on the thread about Gaza (http://bitchmagazine.org/post/attacks-on-gaza). Specifically it said:
I am really disappointed to see this on the Bitch blog. This has nothing to do with pop-culture and connecting it to feminism is a bit of stretch. I see that it's possible (connecting anything to feminism is possible..) but it seems like Bitchs blog has been exploited so you, La Macha, could post your personal, very biased, borderline anti-Semitic views.
For some reason, this comment reminded me forcefully of the Dixie Chicks. I'm sure most of us are aware of how they were treated when in the middle of a concert, Natalie Maines let those fateful words slip out of her mouth, "Just so you know, we're on the good side with y'all. We do not want this war, this violence, and we're ashamed that the President of the United States is from Texas."
The reaction to Maine's opinion was intense, immediate, and often violent. And as the Dixie Chicks note in their song, "Not Ready to Make Nice," "shut up and sing" was a common reaction to Maine's words. Shut up and sing–you're not here to give us an opinion, you're here to entertain *me*, to provide *me* a service. Look pretty, sing perky songs and then shut the fuck up.
This is not an uncommon sentiment. Look at how Barbara Streisand is often mocked for her political fund raising. She's a singer–what does she know about politics! Or how Oprah was even boycotted for supporting Obama during the presidential run. Or how Richard Gere was mocked post 9-11 for espousing his Buddhist faith as a reason to not support the war–and even more shocking, as a possible different road U.S citizens could take over bombing countries.Or how he (and many many others) has gotten banned for espousing political beliefs during Oscar acceptance speeches (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Gere#Personal_life_.26_activism). Or look at how Yoko Ono has faced a lifetime of gendered hatred because of the way The Beatles (specifically John Lennon) became more political and less content with "pop" structures as John became more intertwined in a relationship with her (http://thecurvature.com/2009/01/07/yoko-ono-a-feminist-analysis-addendum-just-like-starting-over/).
Which is really making me consider how 'feminism' interacts with 'pop culture', or more specifically, how 'pop culture' often acts tool used to silence dissent.
Now, before I go on, I want to be clear, I'm not saying that readers shouldn't come expecting a feminist critique of pop culture at a blog/magazine that specifically states it exists as a feminist critique of pop culture. More, I'm asking–what are the rules artists in general and pop artists specifically supposed to follow when it comes to merging political beliefs with their work? And why is that so often it's women artists who are told to shut the fuck up or face the consequences?
What are the rules? If a person/group/organization exists as a commodity (because by definition, that's what pop culture is), does that person/group/organization ever have the right to break through illusion s/he is selling and prove his/her humanity by endorsing politicized causes (for example, supporting the deeply political work of Incite! Women of Color over the more acceptable mainstream Red Cross) or expressing political opinions?
If pop culture is a commodity to be bought and sold–do those doing the selling ever have the right to punch out and do off the clock work? Or is that part of his/her job? To never ever exist as anything other than a commodity that reinforces the appearance that a magical world where political neutrality exists is actually possible?
And in light of these questions, is it possible to make a legitimate feminist critique of pop culture without somehow solidly grounding that critique in the political nature of the real world? Or as fellow Bitch blogger asks (http://bitchmagazine.org/post/an-open-letter-to-the-feminist-blogosphere):
Is there any organization among feminist blogs, other than category, which typically function more for division and ease of surfing? Do we, feminist bloggers, agree on ANYTHING? Or are we in existence the same way, say, culinary blog are - informative for their audiences, community building for those seeking alliances, challenging those who want to learn? Those are all fine purposes, but, I can't help but feel more responsibility than that. Am I alone? As a feminist BLOGOSPHERE, do we hold any form of higher purpose for women's lives? Or do we get wrapped up in our individually wrapped fem-brands and remain set in our preferred ways of blogging? As a collective, can and should the feminist blogosphere strive to serve a unified deeper purpose than others? Is that even possible?
Or, in other words, is there a way to blog about pop culture AND the lived reality of (hopefully) many of the readers of Bitch? Do we dare assume that all readers of Bitch! have never been touched by the effects of colonialism, war, militaristic violence etc? Or that those people are "doing' pop culture in a political way? Is there a way to make a feminist pop culture critique as dangerous as Natalie Maines was to the collective psyche of the U.S.? Or as dangerous as Yoko Ono was and remains to Beatle lovers?
What makes the critiques of those women so dangerous? And how can I get me some of that?
Palestinian poet: Suheir Hammad
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usernameWLM replied on
You wrote on your original Gaza posting "[b]ut I don't want to get into historical perspectives at the moment, because what usually happens is discussions spiral out of control and a game of finger pointing over 'whose fault this is' begins." This was written directly after you talked about the "extended manipulation of the Holocaust and Holocaust survivors." Well it appears that you started the spiral and it continues to spin.
While the situation in Gaza is horrendous, I believe that the original comment you are discussing here just affirms your fears that this site with its focus on pop culture may not be properly situationed to handle the complexities of the situation. While what is happening is important, you could possibly consider doing a more indepth analysis elsewhere where it can be properly address and then link to it from Bitch.
Additionally, think about your word usuage - manipulation. This can be a very loaded word with many powerful and varied meanings; thus I think the question of bias. Of course there is an array of manipulation going on in this conflict, but you only singled out one side of it and superficially at best. If that "manipulation" line, and that line alone, was said at a concert or award show (which is about all they have time fore), it would probably be taken out of context, further divide the audience and probably lead to a shouting match rather than a civil discussion that would produce a greater understanding that you are aiming fore.
thank you much for your
La Macha replied on
thank you much for your comment, anonymous. I appreciate that you still have a big problem with my previous post, so I think it would be really great to hear you talk more specifically about why pop culture must not ever break it's assumed veneer of 'neutrality'. Do you have an opinion on that? Why must those who are 'doing' pop culture never 'take sides'? Especially when we are considering that feminists make a point of stating that the personal is political?
Is the personal not political when it comes to pop culture?
La Macha
Editor: Vivir Latino
La Macha on Twitter: http://twitter.com/lamacha
Oh, but you're assuming that
La Macha replied on
Oh, but you're assuming that I am trying to raise awareness. I think that there are much more profound and amazing reasons to write, create, perform, etc, some of those I discussed in this post.
I think our philosophical outlooks are very different here--because I admire and support the women (and men) who have been on the butt end of outrage for standing up for their values--I admire the people who insist on breaking out of or restructuring what 'pop culture' must be.
I do think it's interesting that you find a 'do no harm' outlook to be important to you when it comes to pop culture. I think a lot of people look at pop culture that way. It makes me wonder what the function of pop culture is supposed to be in the U.S. (at least, not sure where you are from! :->)
La Macha
Editor: Vivir Latino
La Macha on Twitter: http://twitter.com/lamacha
What I find interesting is
Derail replied on
What I find interesting is that La Macha is *clearly* stating that the issue is much more complex that what Bitch usually tackles and yet Anonymous is continuously harping on one sentence and blasting her for being inappropriate. Her second post acknowledges that she is seeing and is affected by a wider problem in the world and feels it is more truthful to write about what is happening in Gaza than to talk about the new wii trends or Golden Globe nominees. You have a problem with that - then click on something else that suits your fancy. Why derail the issue? Why nitpick?
No other bloggers here are talking about Gaza. That's pretty wild for a feminist reader to suggest one or two posts about violence on a feminist site is not right and offer a suggestion to go elsewhere and "provide a link" back to Bitch.
You had your two cents fine. Let her have hers.
Anonymous, get a grip and look at the larger issue which is much more complex than Bitch, La Macha's blogging, or your personal autopsy of the fit of site to the writing.
All is relative
usernameWLM replied on
One can agree with the opinions of La Mancha without agreeing with how she addressing the issue. She herself admitted the difficult surround this subject matter; it is my oppinion that she did not properly heed her own warning.
As for "harping on one sentence", this posting was clearly an extension of her first posting and La Mancha crearly opened up the door and invited further discussion of that sentence by reposting an earlier comment on it.
If there has been any inappropriateness on my part, I sincerely appologize. However, I stand by comments.
Lastly, I am of the opinion that even if you have the best message in the world, it does little if you cannot properly get the message out in a constructive manner. I am solely writing on how I perseived La Mancha's way of addressing the issue rather than the issue itself.
Isn't this proof
usernameWLM replied on
"I think our philosophical outlooks are very different here--because I admire and support the women (and men) who have been on the butt end of outrage for standing up for their values--I admire the people who insist on breaking out of or restructuring what 'pop culture' must be." I just view your words as applying value statements to my comments that I do not have. This, to me, is just further proof that the manner in which you are writing just divides more than it leads to constructive conversation about this issue. My do no harm was applied to how we communicate ideas. If you have a good idea but it is communicated in such a way that it alients itself, was it truly a good idea to raise it in such a manner?
As for the "assumption"
usernameWLM replied on
As for line "[o]h, but you're assuming that I am trying to raise awareness." My usuage of awareness was referencing your line "(see Norman Finkelstein and Edward Said for great introductions)" in that introductions are used as conduits for raising awareness from which people can then proceed to more "profound" insights and was not meant to limit the scope of your postings.
I am with you 100% ...& be proud you are "dangerous!"
CHRISTA FABIANI replied on
You are correct to be pissed, and yes, your posts and views are appropriate here on Bitch, and anywhere you damn well please. I am, as always, pleased to see smart people with heartfelt views commenting here and else where, and the last thing I want to see is folks trying to simply make simplistic comments on "pop" culture. And as anyone who has actually read Bitch knows...the magazine is not filled with this type of dribble. Sure, there are comments, stories, items, and analysis of things pop, things not, things in the culture, in the past, art, religion, and all such other stuff, but none of the stories, editorials, info, view points, or interviews are simplified glorified dribble. The writing and editorials, and all the other good stuff is written from various viewpoints, often quirky, always thought provoking and edgy, and even at times rather impressively postmodernish. Even the little odd piece on "my pretty pony" (yes the toy), which was 'modified" over the years by the manufacturer, and seen as more sexualized by the author of the piece (and I had to agree, although I never noticed or thought about it before) was not written as some trivial funny simplistic type of article. However, that certainly does not mean that all readers realized this fact or not, and yes, it did make me chuckle and shake my head a bit, but that's the thing I love about BITCH.
And by the way, I totally understand why your heart is on Gaza right now, as many of us are also very upset by horrid and unimaginable suffering that the Palestinians are facing day to day. How could 3 hours of a window today (or any day) to get fuel, food, water, blood, medical supplies etc... into Gaza be at all sufficient is my question. On NPR this a.m. one of the commentators (may have been from the BBC hour - as I cannot recall) made the excellent point that, in light of what is going on there, it would take about 2 hours to simply get notification to those who could assist in coordinating the pick up, delivery, and even transportation to receive these items, as the people there have been literally hiding. With no electric, no phones, cell phones likely dead, no fuel or gas, and key folks w/ the know how to even coordinate such an undertaking scattered or unable to be found, how could much of anything get done, despite their herculean effort??? The commentator had said that they would have to go door to door looking for these key people to even get help.
So, basically, I say yes, please blog, comment and write here and everywhere. It is totally okay for us to even critique ourselves, and in fact, I think its mandatory and important. If we do not, then how can we possible really have a spirited discourse, grow and learn, and appreciate other views, even if we do not agree. That's what debate is about, and I mean analytical discourse - critical thinking - writing - blogging - expressing - and talking.
So you got a fan in me, and I am sure many others, so its okay to be frustrated, get pissed off, and proper to rant and rave about comments you do not agree with. Your passion is your beauty and strength, and when we all stop caring, I say it is "game over."
But, if anyone reading this still thinks this sort of stuff shouldn't be on Bitch or anywhere else for that matter, perhaps you need a reminder of how things go down the crapper (aka toilet) when one refuses to engage in real discourse, and analyze their world, listen to critique, question themselves, their objectives, their motivation, their own beliefs, one only need to look at George W. and the shit he caused to us (the world, the economy, civil rights, human rights, women, children, workers, senior citizens, the less fortunate, the needy, our reputation globally, humanity, foreign countries/people (war, conflict, unrest, withholding funds from WHO...etc. etc. etc.). etc..... (The following is a connect the dot explanation to those who need it - Georgie filled his cabinet with yes men and a few yes women, and he only listened to positive stuff...and the folks around him, our military, and others that dealt with him have noted that GW only wanted to listen or hear from folks that agreed w/ him, repeated his views, and from those that didn't pursue or discuss anything different than what he wanted to hear.
Love and kisses from one dangerous woman to another! keep on keeping on...and keep your fire burning baby!
PS Anything different or challenging to others is "dangerous." Danger is power, as you are power...passionate power...we need that...and you made me smile tonight. c. fabiani
politics are everywhere and
Al Fair replied on
politics are everywhere and in everything. there is no innocuous pop culture, and there is nowhere that politics should not be discussed. because they are everywhere. 'it's just a song' holds no water when talking about a blatantly sexist or racist song (or a non blatantly one) so why should a blog about pop culture not have politics in it.
interestingly there was just a thread on racialicious, another blog about pop culture, where people were upset that they -weren't- talking about gaza.
i'm glad you wrote this post, though i hadn't read the older one yet.


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Digital Evolution and the Fulfilment Journey
February 2019
From online retailers and ecommerce sites that want to easily get their goods to consumers, to companies that rely on high-quality delivery services, this connectivity is what makes parcel delivery fulfilment a smoother process than ever before.
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Beyond the large military presence, San Diego is known for being a biotech hub. Thus, it wasn't a surprise to hear that some local company had developed an experimental Ebola treatment. According to Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News, San Diego ranks as the third best place for biotech. For a long time now, this city of 2-3 million punches above its weight class.
"The San Diego region placed third in patents (1,335), VC funding ($386 million), and lab space (13.05 million square feet), hence its ranking here as third. But the city that calls itself "America's Finest" lagged in NIH funding (7th at $98.4 million) despite its dense concentration of research institutes and one of the larger campuses within the University of California system. The region's industry group Biocom counted 56,605 jobs in San Diego County in 2012, 143 more jobs than Massachusetts—a figure expected to grow about 6% by this year."
Considering how the Bay Area and the Boston/Cambridge area are home to four of the most prestigious universities — Stanford, Harvard, Cal Berkeley, MIT — in the world, I do not think it's too surprising that these areas rank highly as innovation centers.
The University of California at San Diego (UCSD) is a fine school (#37 in US News & World Report) and can boast highly rated engineering and science programs. But UCSD alone cannot be the reason why so many biotech companies have emerged.
In addition to UCSD, San Diego can also call the Salk Institute of Biological Studies, the Scripps Research Institute, the Sanford Burnham Medical Research Institute, and the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research part of their constellation of biological research.
More than simply having many research scientists in one place, San Diego also has many of the leading researchers. San Diego has seven Nobel Laureates. Another metric is the number of Howard Hughes Medical Institute sponsored principal investigators. The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) was founded in 1953 and it is one of the most generous private funding sources for biological and medical research. Every year, HHMI doles out over $800 million in research grants and for each of its principal investigators — lead scientist — it provides them with $1 million a year. San Diego has 14 out 324 principal investigators.
Typically, a principal investigator (PI) of any lab is not working alone. She or he has a team of PhDs who test different theories that the PI comes up with. For instance, when I interned for an HHMI PI in college, I noticed he had 5-7 PhDs from all over the world who each executed different strands of the PI's running hypothesis.
What does this all mean?
Ten miles in any direction from UCSD you'll run into either a research institute or a biotech company. Many of these companies were founded once the science offered enough commercial potential to take it out of the laboratory. Most biotech companies have names that allude to concepts that most people are not familiar with: Ambrx, Cibus, Fabrus, Ligand Pharmaceuticals.
Surprisingly, Value Line provides a pretty good summary of the difference between biotech and pharma:
- "Biotechs use "biotechnology" to manufacture drugs, which involves the manipulation of microorganisms (such as bacteria) or biological substances (like enzymes) to perform a specific process… By contrast, conventional pharmas rely on a chemical-based synthetic process to develop small-molecule drugs."
- "Unlike pharmas, biotechs focus primarily on research and development, beginning with the discovery of novel compounds, which then get ushered into the clinic for further testing. Indeed, the discovery and development process is often more lengthy, difficult, and costly for biotechs than it is for their standard chemical-based counterparts. For this reason, R&D expenses tend to be very large for biotechs. In many cases, they operate at a loss for an extended period of time…"
- "Like biotechs, pharmaceutical companies conduct R&D studies, too. But depending on the size of their resources, they generally have greater flexibility to either carry out those functions entirely in-house or license drugs from other entities, including biotechs, for additional development and potential sale. What's more, pharmas usually generate sales from products they already have on the market. Thus, their top lines tend to be more substantial compared to biotechs. So, while R&D costs might be sizable, sales and marketing expenses are particularly hefty for pharmas, which are key to spurring sales and maximizing profitable returns."
Having such a large biotech base, San Diego attracts companies that provide the lab equipment and services that these companies rely on as well as companies that complement pure scientific research. Companies such as Thermo Fisher Scientific, Illumina, NuVasive, ResMed, Covidien, DexCom, and Biogen Idec all have large offices here.
Honestly, I think a big reason why San Diego has emerged as a wonderful place to do "tip of spear" research is because the weather is so great. While it seems like the rest of the country is in a deep freeze, San Diego is humming along with an overcast 63 degrees F.
Biotech is a relatively new field. I think the leaders in the field realized they could set up shop anywhere in the US. They looked at a map and decided to live in a pleasant place: La Jolla. (Discussing La Jolla will have to be saved for another post.)
Researchers may seem very serious but everyone likes to let their hair down. My mom was a scientist and she told me of stories of how one of her colleagues made his own moonshine.
For some strange reason, right beyond the prestigious Salk Institute are two unique things: a hang glider port and the infamous Black's Beach. Black's is the only nude beach in Southern California. (Most people discover Black's as they do a walk along the beach and happen upon a bunch of naked people.)
I encourage anyone picking between these top three biotech hubs to not forget that San Diego offers wonderful weather year-round.
Nobel Laureates that call or called San Diego home – recognize any names?
- Sydney Brenner – Physiology or medicine
- Paul Crutzen – Chemistry
- Robert Engle – Economics
- Roger Guillemin – Physiology or medicine
- Harry Markowitz – Economics
- Mario Molina – Chemistry
- Roger Y Tsien – Chemistry
- Hannes Alfven (Deceased) – Physics
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The Wildwood Correctional Center Minimum Camp has started a dog program. The program was originally started by Hiland Mountain and has proven to be a very successful community partnership.
Wildwood Correctional Center has inaugurated a SPOT (Special Pet Obedience Training) program and its first dog is MILO, an Australian Shepherd. MILO will remain at the minimum camp and be the ambassador dog for the program, said Assistant Superintendent Shannon McCloud.
"Once training has begun and the inmate handlers understand the process, a dog from the local animal shelter will be placed at the facility, and when basic training is complete, the local pet shelter will work on placement of the dog with a family," McCloud said. "So far the program has been positive therapy for inmates and staff. It is hoped that the program will grow in the future as more handlers are trained to work within the program."


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THURSDAY, 14 APRIL – The effort to achieve gender equality in our daily life does not only rests on women alone, but is the responsibility of all parties, from small family units to managing a bigger one such as administrating the government.
This effort can be achieved through an early step of understanding or the awareness of gender and gender perspectives in all levels of society.
This was emphasised by the Minister of Community Development and Consumer Affairs, Datuk Hajah Jainab Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Ahmad Ayid, who stressed that the understanding of the matter was particularly important in making decisions or implement certain policies with regard to the assessment of gender perspective.
"Ordinary people, both men and women, children or adults need to understand that due to the biological and social factors, men and women have obvious differences, as such, each needs and wants are not the same," she said.
"Thus, when any policy is passed, there should be an understanding on the impact of these policies to the lives of either men or women.
"Only by making the gender issue a a point of reference in the formulation of public policy, then only will we be able to achieve or move a step forward in gender equality issues," she said.
She said this when officiating at the 2nd International Conference on Asean Women with the theme 'Gender Mainstreaming and Public Policy' held at Promenade Hotel yesterday.
She added that in a family for example, gender equality should be practiced in our everyday life, such as equal opportunity or freedom to all boys and girls to choose their interests or voice their opinions.
"Children must be taught to respect each other since childhood, and when they grow up with such practices, they would be more sensitive to gender issues," she added.
She also hoped that throughout the conference, problems related to this issue would be discussed more thoroughly.
Also present at the opening ceremony were the Assistant Vice-Chancellor of Universiti Utara Malaysia, Associate Professor Dr. Ahmad Basha Wir Hj Ghani; Rector of Universitas Islam Bandung, Professor Dr. M. Thaufiq Boesoirie; Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Heritage Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS), Professor Dato' Mohd Hamdan Adnan; Chairman of the Seminar, Dr. Rohana Yusuf, and Joint Chairman of the Seminar from the Yayasan Sabah College, Professor Dr. Junea-Nah Sulehan. - MA (fl)


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Michael McHugh walked out of Tuesday's County Commission meeting with a few new lures in his tackle box.
McHugh, the county's director of business development, hopes to use the bait to reel in some much-needed new business, industrial and manufacturing growth.
Commissioners on Tuesday unanimously approved a new program that will pay employers for creating jobs paying modest and high wages, expands the kinds of companies that would qualify for county incentives and adjusts some of the rules to qualify for such help.
The Job Creation Incentive Program gives a company $2,000 for every job it creates that pays the average Hernando County wage of $13.29 per hour. That goes up to $3,000 for every job that pays 115 percent of that average.
For new businesses setting up in the south Brooksville Enterprise Zone, the payment will be $3,000 per job paying the average wage.
Targeted industries include aviation and aerospace firms, corporate headquarters, green technologies, research and development, and distribution and warehousing businesses.
The commission also gave McHugh the go-ahead to work with the county's other departments to make sure that infrastructure such as roads and utilities are ready in the areas of the county set aside in the Comprehensive Plan for business and industrial growth.
Commissioners praised the new measures.
"That gives us a leg up compared to surrounding counties,'' said Commissioner Dave Russell.
Businesses want to see what a county has to offer, said Commissioner Rose Rocco. "It's important that we get information out there that we are a business-friendly community,'' she said. "They don't want to start from zero.''
Commissioner Diane Rowden questioned whether there is enough educational opportunity available locally so that new businesses could find educated workers.
McHugh said opportunities are here and more are coming through the school district's career academies and expanded offerings at Pasco-Hernando Community College.
He also said the county is drawing up a development agreement for the large tracts of land on Kettering Road slated for big-box industrial development and hopes to see more infrastructure investment for another future business area at U.S. 301 and State Road 50.
Rocco, who has been meeting with existing small-business owners who say they need help, too, asked what was in the package for them.
Any existing business can get the same incentives if they are expanding their operation and meet certain qualifications, McHugh said. These vary by the kind of company and other criteria.
Rocco has also been working with the small businesses on questions about their appraisals for tax purposes. Their complaint has been that, even though the market is dropping, their property values have gone up.
Also during Tuesday's meeting, a report from Property Appraiser Alvin Mazourek and his staff shed some light on why that is. Nick Nikkinen, special projects director for Mazourek, gave a presentation about how the office does its appraisals.
He also showed information that indicated that the values residential properties saw on last year's bills peaked last year. Commercial properties appear to have peaked this year.
Property taxes are charged based on last year's values.
Barbara Behrendt can be reached at email@example.com or (352) 848-1434.


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In short, a cashier's check is a type of check issued and guaranteed by a bank or financial institution. For the recipient, the funds are always there, offering certainty to a certain transaction. First, the bank guarantees the account holder has the funds. Then the bank withdraws the money and issues the check.
This means the check cannot bounce. The funds are guaranteed, so it's a safe and secure way to spend and receive money.
Cashier's checks are quite different from personal checks. With a personal check, the recipient doesn't have a guarantee that the funds are actually available. The recipient must wait until the check clears, and in some cases the check may bounce if the individual who wrote the check has insufficient funds.
In this guide:
Reasons to Use a Cashier's Check
Consumers typically use cashier's checks when they need to complete a cash transaction without using a personal check. For example, if someone wants to buy a vehicle with cash, the dealership might be wary to take a personal check for that much money. The buyer can go to the bank, get a cashier's check, and pay for the vehicle.
Buyers also use cashier's checks for real estate deals. These deals must be settled quickly, and cashier's checks go through faster than personal checks. They are guaranteed, so they don't take as long to clear the bank.
Cashier's Check Fees
Banks charge a fee to issue cashier's checks. Bank of America, Wells Fargo, and Capital One are three of the most popular financial institutions, so let's look at the fees they charge.
Bank of America
Bank of America issues cashier's checks to customers who have a checking or savings account. Non-account holders cannot get cashier's checks from the institution. Bank of America charges a $15 fee for cashier's checks. The fee will be waived for Preferred Rewards customers.
There are no fees for incoming cashier's checks or domestic wire transfers.
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo charges a $10 fee for cashier's checks. Account holders can order the checks online, but there is an $8 delivery fee assessed to all online orders. The fee will be waived for Wells Fargo customers with Preferred Checking accounts.
Capital One
Capital One charges a $10 fee for cashier's checks at branch locations, and $20 when ordered online and delivered with overnight shipping. However, it may be possible to get a cashier's check for free from Capital One.
How to Avoid Cashier's Check Scams
Cashier's checks are considered a safe form of payment. Unfortunately, that makes them attractive to scammers. It's important for consumers to understand cashier's check scams so they can avoid them.
Scammers create fraudulent cashier's checks. People assume the checks are valid because banks guarantee cashier's checks. However, if the check is counterfeit then a bank didn't issue it and won't guarantee it.
Let's look at some examples of how this works.
Many people are targeted when they sell goods in a marketplace. They list their items for sale and someone pays with a cashier's check. The person either ships or hands over the items as soon as the cashier's check is received. The cashier's check goes into the bank, and days later, the person finds out the check has bounced. The buyer is long gone and the seller can't get the money or the items back.
Another popular scam has to do with sending people more money than necessary. Two parties negotiate the cost of a product or service. The buyer sends the seller a cashier's check for more than the agreed-upon price and asks the seller to wire some of the money back. The seller deposits the check, and since it is a cashier's check, the bank credits it the next business day. The seller wires the money to the buyer's account, and a few days later the cashier's check bounces.
The "unexpected windfall" scam is also popular with fraudsters. Scammers send out letters informing people they have won a foreign lottery or are the beneficiaries of an estate. These are just two examples. Scammers use lots of reasons for the windfall.
The recipient has to pay a processing fee or a tax to release the funds, and the sender has enclosed a cashier's check to cover the fee. The person is instructed to deposit the cashier's check and wire the money to a third party. The money is long gone before the person realizes the check was fraudulent. His or her bank account could go negative, depending on how much money was in it prior to depositing the check.
Finally, there is the mystery shopping scam. Scammers mail letters inviting people to act as mystery shoppers. As mystery shoppers, they need to purchase items in the store and report on the service. The scammer encloses a cashier's check to cover the purchase price. The check also includes money to pay for the person's mystery shopping services. There is also an overpayment, so the person needs to wire the remaining money back to a third party.
Of course, the check is fraudulent, so the person is out the money he or she wired. The person also might have to pay bank fees for the bounced check. The fees charged depend on the bank.
How to Avoid the Scams
Never part with money or items until the paying bank has released the funds. The funds from cashier's check are available the next business day, but that does not mean the paying bank has paid for the check. This can take several days. Wait several days to make sure the funds have cleared.
Also, never accept a cashier's check for more than a purchase price. There is no reason to send money back to a buyer. If someone asks you to do this, assume it is a scam and void the transaction.
If possible, go to the bank with someone when he or she is getting a cashier's check. That way you can verify the check's authenticity.
Finally, ask for physical cash when selling items locally. If people can get a cashier's check then they also have access to cash. Give them a receipt for the cash transaction so they feel secure.
While scams are worth taking note of, cashier's checks are typically a safe way to send and receive money. As long as the checks are from a legitimate financial institution then they are guaranteed, allowing people to make transactions without fear.
Author: Jeff Gitlen


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Grace Couture ~ Celebrating 10 years
Having begun their business from a tiny shop on Church Gate in Loughborough in 2006, mother and daughter team Cassie and Susan have watched it grow into one of the most reputable, highly respected wedding dress boutiques in the East Midlands.
Now based in the leafy suburb of West Bridgford, Grace Couture offer a great deal of space for discerning brides to explore their treasure chest of gowns and accessories.
With prices starting from as little as £500 and averaging at around £1000, Grace Couture offer a huge selection of styles and shapes to suit every bride.
Here are some lovely testimonies from real brides who found their dream dresses at Grace Couture…
''From the moment of meeting you, both of you were so enthusiastic and flexible in offering fittings and full of friendly advice. I always felt completely comfortable in your lovely shop, when wedding dress shops can feel so overwhelming.''
''Thank you for being so friendly and welcoming and making me feel so special- so different from many other dress shops."
"Choosing my wedding dress was a pure pleasure with no stress at all. Thank you for helping to make our special day so magical"
"Thank you so much for my beautiful dress. You made the whole experience from picking the dress to the final fitting absolutely perfect"
"The whole experience from start to finish, from trying on dresses to the final dress fitting at Grace Couture was so enjoyable – I really can't thank you enough"
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"Thank you so much for all your hard work, patience and extra little touches that made finding and preparing my wedding dress so special. We looked forward to every visit to Grace Couture, your service truly is outstanding."
"We truly have a passion for what we do at Grace Couture and we look forward to seeing you soon"
– Cassie & Susan from Grace Couture x
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And a glorious afternoon it is too. A balmy 25o celsius (about 77o fahrenheit) with a gentle warm breeze. Just lovely.
But enough of the weather down here in Christchurch [NZ], here are my first finished and painted Parthians and Persians.
(Those four HaT Parthian foot archers that I was using as Sarmatian foot, but that Stan was using as Parthian archers don't count - they're Sarmatians! Well, they were...I've drafted them back into the Parthian army!)
First up, Parthian Light Horse.
HaT Light Parthian Cavalry.
Now, my Early Achaemenid Persian skirmishing infantry. Who I think I'm also planning to use for their later army as well.
Zvezda Persian Infantry.
Here we have [looking up the DBA 3 army list] one element of Daylami. [Suddenly has an idea, and actually looks up what Daylami infantry look like]. Oh, so that's what they should look like. Ah well, these'll do.
A couple of Hat Parthian infantry (from their Heavy Cavalry set), alongside a HaT Frank and a Revel Saxon.
Then two elements of city militia.
HaT Franks, a Revel Saxon and a Emhar Saxon.
Finally, some Hyrkanian mountaineers. Plus an extra to make it a Warmaster Ancients unit. (I guess I could field the city militia as an under strength unit...)
More HaT Parthians and Revel Saxons. Oh, and a HaT Frank holding the HaT Parthian standard from their Light Cav set.
I tried something a little different for their bases. I mixed up a couple of flocks (one a nice well watered green, one a parched yellow) on top of some spots of painted-and-highlighted sand. I figured that since both armies are listed as arable, their grass can't be all dead and crispy. I think they came out ok.


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Pre-order the iPhone 8 starts on September 15, sale — 22 Sep
Next Tuesday, September 12, Apple will unveil three new iPhone. If the company will follow the traditional scheme, the pre-order for new items will start on 15 September, and the official sale — September 22.
Estimated date of confirmed German online the boy's body, noting that on 15 and 22 September 2017 mobile operators are waiting for the start of pre-orders and sales of the new iPhone.
The last five years, Apple has adhered to a specific sequence of release of the iPhone. The presentation took place in the first two weeks of September, pre-order opened after 2-7 days and the start of sales in the countries of the first wave began after 5-7 days.
iPhone 5 in 2012 was presented on September 12. Pre-order started on September 14, and sales on September 21. In 2013, Apple has slightly changed the order — the iPhone 5s was presented on September 10 and immediately went into sales. With the release of iPhone 6 and iPhone 6s in 2014 and 2015 can be seen the current sequence — the presentation took place on 9 September, pre-orders opened on 12 September, and sales began on 19 and 25 September respectively.
Last year the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus was released on September 7, pre-order on new items was opened on 9 September, and sales began on September 16.
If this year Apple doesn't change tradition, after the presentation of iPhone 7s iPhone 7s Plus and iPhone 8 12 Sep pre-orders for the smartphone will open on Friday, September 15. In this case, sale of novelties will start in the week of 22 September.


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1BAMF shortblock is what you have here! This is the sickest combination of parts that Buschur Racing could cram into a 4B11 block!
The stock 4B11 internals have been removed and the shortblock has been machined to accept the new Manley Performance 2.2L stroker kit which includes a set of Manley turbo tuff (I-Beam) connecting rods and Manley Performance forged & coated pistons. The new Turbo Tuff crank features uniquely designed, ultra-lightweight, fully contoured counterweights resulting in reduced windage and maximum performance.
Along with Manley stroker kit the block has also been machined to accept a set of bulletproof Darton ductile iron sleeves to make this the ultimate Evo X shortblock! This block is a must have for any of you hardcore Evo X owners. This block will easily handle over 500whp on a Mustang Dyno.
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Northern Province Chief Minister C.V. Wigneswaran briefed the Northern Provincial Council (NPC) today on the recent meeting he had with President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
Wigneswaran briefed the Council when it convened today for the first time in the new year.
The Northern Province Chief Minister met President Mahinda Rajapaksa at Temple Trees on January 2nd and discussed issues in the North.
Wigneswaran raised several urgent issues which are impediments to the effective functioning of the Northern Provincial Council, namely, the appointment of key officials, the provision of required finances and enabling the Provincial Council to exercise the powers currently devolved under the Constitution and moving beyond to make devolution meaningful.
It was decided at the meeting to take immediate action on several overdue urgent issues to enable the Northern Provincial Council to commence functioning smoothly, to address the needs of the war affected people of the North and especially of its war widows, the displaced, the war orphans, the long term PTA detainees, women headed households and other vulnerable sections of the Northern society. (Colombo Gazette)


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