The LG Optimus F3 has now gone public, and it's unsurprisingly on its way to Sprint starting June 14th. For $30 with a two-year contract (after the dreaded $50 mail-in rebate, mind), the device sits on the fence that separates entry-level from mid-range. While the 4-inch (resolution isn't specified, but it's most likely WVGA) smartphone will likely be coveted by Android lovers on a budget, some of its specs are reasonable for those needing a little extra power: it sports Android 4.1, a 2,460mAh battery, 1.2GHz dual-core processor, NFC, LTE, Gorilla Glass 2, a 5MP rear camera and unspecified front-facing cam. TalkBack is also preloaded on the device, which is a voice guidance feature meant to benefit the visually impaired. If this sounds like your dream phone -- or even a handset you wouldn't mind forking $30 and two years of your life to get -- you can order it online in silver or purple, with retail channels receiving inventory later this summer.
It looks like Carey Mulligan got that 3 a.m. phone call. According to THR, Mulligan has become the front-runner to play Hillary Rodham Clinton in "Rodham." Scarlett Johansson, Reese Witherspoon, Jessica Chastain and Amanda Seyfried were among those actresses initially rumored as possibilities for the role in director James Ponsoldt's highly anticipated biopic. (Chastain, however, denied any involvement in an interview last week.)
Based on a script by Young Il Kim, "Rodham" focuses on the former Secretary of State's younger years, when she worked on the House Judiciary Committee during the Watergate scandal. (The House Judiciary Committee recommended that President Richard Nixon be impeached.) The film also tracks her burgeoning relationship with Bill Clinton, a role that has yet to be cast. The Daily Beast recently got its hands on the "Rodham" screenplay and reported that the onscreen version of Hillary swears frequently and has no trouble discussing her sex life with Bill. "[Our sex life] depends upon what the meaning of the word 'sex' means," Hillary says at one point. (A sly nod, perhaps, to this infamous moment.)
This is a big year for Mulligan, who recently appeared as Daisy Buchanan in Baz Luhrmann's hit film "The Great Gatsby," and also stars opposite Justin Timberlake and Oscar Isaac in the upcoming Coen brothers' film "Inside Llewyn Davis."
For more on the Carey Mulligan as Hillary Clinton casting, hit THR.
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Governor, Massachusetts Life Sciences Center announce over $100 million in capital grant fundingPublic release date: 6-Jun-2013 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Angus McQuilken amcquilken@masslifesciences.com 617-921-7749 University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Grants to fund new life sciences research and industry partnerships at UMass Amherst and the Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute
AMHERST, Mass. Governor Deval Patrick and the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC) today announced over $100 million in grants for life-sciences-related capital projects in western Massachusetts, including $95 million for the University of Massachusetts (UMass) Amherst and $5.5 million for the Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute (PVLSI), a joint venture of Baystate Medical Center in Springfield and UMass Amherst.
"Our Life Sciences strategy is about choosing to shape our future - investing today to leave a better Commonwealth for the next generation," said Governor Patrick. "These investments support the kind of innovation that propels our economy forward and prepares our citizens for the 21st century global marketplace."
Through the MLSC, Massachusetts is investing $1 billion over 10 years in the growth of the state's life sciences supercluster. These investments are being made under the Massachusetts Life Sciences Initiative, passed by the state Legislature and signed into law by Governor Patrick in 2008.
"A key strategy of the Life Sciences Center is to use our capital dollars to accelerate life sciences-driven economic development across the Commonwealth by engaging and building on regional strengths," said Dr. Susan Windham-Bannister, Ph.D., President and CEO of the MLSC. "Our investments in UMass Amherst and PVLSI are great examples of that strategy. In addition to its role as a leading academic institution, UMass Amherst is an important catalyst for economic development in western Massachusetts. The MLSC's investment in three new Centers at UMass Amherst: a Biosensors & Big Data Center, Healthcare Informatics & Technology Innovation Center and the Models to Medicine Center enhance the University's ability to support both of these missions. The grant for PVLSI also will strengthen the region's leadership in the expanding field of bioinformatics, building on the $4.5-million grant that we recently awarded to the Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center in Holyoke."
The grant for UMass Amherst will fund construction to fit out and equip a substantial portion of the university's new $157-million Life Sciences Laboratories. This building will house three new research centers led by faculty and will be dedicated to partnering with regional life sciences and precision manufacturing companies to develop innovative products and services. The three centers are as follows:
Personalized Health Monitoring, focused on developing nanotechnology and large dataset management to improve health care through low-cost, wearable, wireless sensors that analyze patient data continuously in real time. This center will bring bio-sensor technology, nanotechnology, new polymer and manufacturing techniques, "big data" and information technology together to design, develop and test the next generation of wearable bio-sensors and healthy lifestyle applications. Biomanufacturing firms, medical device makers, big data analysts and other health care industry partners will produce prototypes, test them and assess manufacturing feasibility.
Bioactive Delivery, focused on discovery and application of new drug, agricultural and "nutriceutical" compounds. It will draw on discoveries and research by UMass Amherst faculty who, for example, develop synthetic molecules that can fight infection in new ways and design all-natural formulations for delivering oil-soluble vitamins and other nutrients in food products.
Models to Medicine, focused on translating basic protein research by UMass Amherst experts into new therapeutic targets. This center will capitalize on an explosion of discoveries over the past 10 years that suggest a variety of protein dysfunctions play a role in Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, cancer and infectious diseases.
"This investment is an outstanding example of how world-class research at UMass, with support from the MLSC, can create a dynamic and prosperous future for the Commonwealth," said Robert Caret, president of the University of Massachusetts. "The development of three new research centers in partnership with industry will enhance technology transfer and translate inventions into products and services that will make life better for all of us."
"We are grateful to the MLSC for selecting UMass Amherst to be a catalyst for new advances in the life sciences," said UMass Amherst Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy. "This grant positions us for new directions in translational research and for increased engagement with industry and other educational institutions in western Massachusetts and throughout the Commonwealth. UMass is committed to growing these relationships to advance economic development as part of our land grant mission."
"The UMass campus can have a large impact on local area businesses and has been working with regional groups connecting companies to new technologies," said Ed Leyden, co-chair of the Advanced Manufacturing Collaborative and president of Ben Franklin Design and Manufacturing Company in Agawam. "I see the current life science initiative as another excellent means to engage local companies."
The grant for PVLSI, located adjacent to Baystate Medical Center's main campus in Springfield's North End, will support the development of a new Center of Innovation in Health Informatics and Technology, focused on advancing public/private-sector partnerships and incubating innovative technology solutions developed by start-ups and larger, more established vendor firms in areas such as population health management, health care quality, "big data" analytics and mobile health.
"The assets we have in place in Springfieldbeginning with a strong integrated health system in Baystate Health, and extending to the Pioneer Valley's advanced high-tech manufacturing capabilitiesprovide a unique opportunity for our prospective start-up and vendor partners to accelerate and incubate their products here in western Massachusetts, benefiting our community's health care and economy," said Joel Vengco, vice president and chief information officer of Baystate Health.
"As a champion of the life sciences industry for nearly two decades, I am thrilled with today's announcement. In my opinion, the expansion of research and development in the field of the life sciences can improve the quality of health care, grow the economy and create jobs in the Pioneer Valley. These two major grants can be game changers for the life sciences and biotechnology communities in western Massachusetts," said Congressman Richard E. Neal.
"The ripple effects of these investments will be enormously positive for western Massachusetts," Massachusetts State Senate Majority Leader Stan Rosenberg said. "Not only will this funding help place our flagship campus exactly where it needs to be -- at the vanguard of life sciences research and development -- it will also help create good jobs and technological innovations that we can scarcely imagine today. This project, which is engaging the best and brightest from academia, government and the private sector, is an outstanding example of what can be accomplished when we work together in a spirit of partnership."
"The growth of the life sciences industry is crucial to the continued health of the Massachusetts economy," said Representative Ellen Story. "Equally important to the Western Massachusetts economy is our continued support for the University of Massachusetts, as it embarks on its most ambitious expansion in half a century. I am grateful that this investment in our economy has been made at the flagship campus of the University of Massachusetts."
"MassBio was proud to support UMass in this process, and is thrilled to see investment in these key industry areas," said Robert K. Coughlin, President & CEO of MassBio. "These grants enable UMass Amherst and the PVLSI to continue to anchor the life sciences industry in the Pioneer Valley and Western Massachusetts, underlining the fact that the industry truly reaches to all of our borders and the regions in between."
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The MLSC is a quasi-public agency of the Commonwealth tasked with implementing the Massachusetts Life Sciences Act. The MLSC's mission is to create jobs in the life sciences and support vital scientific research that will improve the human condition. This work includes making financial investments in public and private institutions that are advancing life sciences research, development and commercialization as well as building ties among sectors of the Massachusetts life sciences community. For more information, visit http://www.masslifesciences.com.
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Governor, Massachusetts Life Sciences Center announce over $100 million in capital grant fundingPublic release date: 6-Jun-2013 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Angus McQuilken amcquilken@masslifesciences.com 617-921-7749 University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Grants to fund new life sciences research and industry partnerships at UMass Amherst and the Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute
AMHERST, Mass. Governor Deval Patrick and the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC) today announced over $100 million in grants for life-sciences-related capital projects in western Massachusetts, including $95 million for the University of Massachusetts (UMass) Amherst and $5.5 million for the Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute (PVLSI), a joint venture of Baystate Medical Center in Springfield and UMass Amherst.
"Our Life Sciences strategy is about choosing to shape our future - investing today to leave a better Commonwealth for the next generation," said Governor Patrick. "These investments support the kind of innovation that propels our economy forward and prepares our citizens for the 21st century global marketplace."
Through the MLSC, Massachusetts is investing $1 billion over 10 years in the growth of the state's life sciences supercluster. These investments are being made under the Massachusetts Life Sciences Initiative, passed by the state Legislature and signed into law by Governor Patrick in 2008.
"A key strategy of the Life Sciences Center is to use our capital dollars to accelerate life sciences-driven economic development across the Commonwealth by engaging and building on regional strengths," said Dr. Susan Windham-Bannister, Ph.D., President and CEO of the MLSC. "Our investments in UMass Amherst and PVLSI are great examples of that strategy. In addition to its role as a leading academic institution, UMass Amherst is an important catalyst for economic development in western Massachusetts. The MLSC's investment in three new Centers at UMass Amherst: a Biosensors & Big Data Center, Healthcare Informatics & Technology Innovation Center and the Models to Medicine Center enhance the University's ability to support both of these missions. The grant for PVLSI also will strengthen the region's leadership in the expanding field of bioinformatics, building on the $4.5-million grant that we recently awarded to the Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center in Holyoke."
The grant for UMass Amherst will fund construction to fit out and equip a substantial portion of the university's new $157-million Life Sciences Laboratories. This building will house three new research centers led by faculty and will be dedicated to partnering with regional life sciences and precision manufacturing companies to develop innovative products and services. The three centers are as follows:
Personalized Health Monitoring, focused on developing nanotechnology and large dataset management to improve health care through low-cost, wearable, wireless sensors that analyze patient data continuously in real time. This center will bring bio-sensor technology, nanotechnology, new polymer and manufacturing techniques, "big data" and information technology together to design, develop and test the next generation of wearable bio-sensors and healthy lifestyle applications. Biomanufacturing firms, medical device makers, big data analysts and other health care industry partners will produce prototypes, test them and assess manufacturing feasibility.
Bioactive Delivery, focused on discovery and application of new drug, agricultural and "nutriceutical" compounds. It will draw on discoveries and research by UMass Amherst faculty who, for example, develop synthetic molecules that can fight infection in new ways and design all-natural formulations for delivering oil-soluble vitamins and other nutrients in food products.
Models to Medicine, focused on translating basic protein research by UMass Amherst experts into new therapeutic targets. This center will capitalize on an explosion of discoveries over the past 10 years that suggest a variety of protein dysfunctions play a role in Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, cancer and infectious diseases.
"This investment is an outstanding example of how world-class research at UMass, with support from the MLSC, can create a dynamic and prosperous future for the Commonwealth," said Robert Caret, president of the University of Massachusetts. "The development of three new research centers in partnership with industry will enhance technology transfer and translate inventions into products and services that will make life better for all of us."
"We are grateful to the MLSC for selecting UMass Amherst to be a catalyst for new advances in the life sciences," said UMass Amherst Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy. "This grant positions us for new directions in translational research and for increased engagement with industry and other educational institutions in western Massachusetts and throughout the Commonwealth. UMass is committed to growing these relationships to advance economic development as part of our land grant mission."
"The UMass campus can have a large impact on local area businesses and has been working with regional groups connecting companies to new technologies," said Ed Leyden, co-chair of the Advanced Manufacturing Collaborative and president of Ben Franklin Design and Manufacturing Company in Agawam. "I see the current life science initiative as another excellent means to engage local companies."
The grant for PVLSI, located adjacent to Baystate Medical Center's main campus in Springfield's North End, will support the development of a new Center of Innovation in Health Informatics and Technology, focused on advancing public/private-sector partnerships and incubating innovative technology solutions developed by start-ups and larger, more established vendor firms in areas such as population health management, health care quality, "big data" analytics and mobile health.
"The assets we have in place in Springfieldbeginning with a strong integrated health system in Baystate Health, and extending to the Pioneer Valley's advanced high-tech manufacturing capabilitiesprovide a unique opportunity for our prospective start-up and vendor partners to accelerate and incubate their products here in western Massachusetts, benefiting our community's health care and economy," said Joel Vengco, vice president and chief information officer of Baystate Health.
"As a champion of the life sciences industry for nearly two decades, I am thrilled with today's announcement. In my opinion, the expansion of research and development in the field of the life sciences can improve the quality of health care, grow the economy and create jobs in the Pioneer Valley. These two major grants can be game changers for the life sciences and biotechnology communities in western Massachusetts," said Congressman Richard E. Neal.
"The ripple effects of these investments will be enormously positive for western Massachusetts," Massachusetts State Senate Majority Leader Stan Rosenberg said. "Not only will this funding help place our flagship campus exactly where it needs to be -- at the vanguard of life sciences research and development -- it will also help create good jobs and technological innovations that we can scarcely imagine today. This project, which is engaging the best and brightest from academia, government and the private sector, is an outstanding example of what can be accomplished when we work together in a spirit of partnership."
"The growth of the life sciences industry is crucial to the continued health of the Massachusetts economy," said Representative Ellen Story. "Equally important to the Western Massachusetts economy is our continued support for the University of Massachusetts, as it embarks on its most ambitious expansion in half a century. I am grateful that this investment in our economy has been made at the flagship campus of the University of Massachusetts."
"MassBio was proud to support UMass in this process, and is thrilled to see investment in these key industry areas," said Robert K. Coughlin, President & CEO of MassBio. "These grants enable UMass Amherst and the PVLSI to continue to anchor the life sciences industry in the Pioneer Valley and Western Massachusetts, underlining the fact that the industry truly reaches to all of our borders and the regions in between."
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The MLSC is a quasi-public agency of the Commonwealth tasked with implementing the Massachusetts Life Sciences Act. The MLSC's mission is to create jobs in the life sciences and support vital scientific research that will improve the human condition. This work includes making financial investments in public and private institutions that are advancing life sciences research, development and commercialization as well as building ties among sectors of the Massachusetts life sciences community. For more information, visit http://www.masslifesciences.com.
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Amusement parks are sprawling places, made of equal parts cotton candy-flavored summer fun and sweat-soaked, grease-coated despair. Artist James Dive of the Glue Society managed to squeeze that all down into one beautiful but horrifying 4 by 4 meter cube that has all the grease and none of the fun.
Ok, so if you've been reading along at all this past week, you know I've been talking about the Mindful Parenting?sale. ?I've even highlighted some of the books for you--but I can't post about every single title--there are too many! ?So here is a quick run-down of the sale and the complete list of contributors:
Welcome to the Mindful Parenting eBundle Sale, organized by Jennifer from Hybrid Rasta Mama, Lauren from Hobo Mama, and Laura from Authentic Parenting! The Mindful Parenting eBundle is 22 titles by esteemed parenting authors. This is a handpicked selection of e-books, workshops, e-magazines, and audio, with themes such as creativity and play, peaceful guidance, mindfulness for mothers, children and food, self-care and relaxation, and more. That's a total value of $274 USD for the humble price of $24.95 USD! Are you as excited as I am? Let me share the list of contributors:
Parenting for Social Change by Teresa Graham Brett
A Unique 7-Step Parenting Tool: Sleep talking by Marcy Axness
Relaxation Meditation, audio by Amy Phoenix of Presence Parenting
Newbie's Guide to Positive Parenting by Rebecca Eanes of Positive Parents
Issue three of the Play Grow Learn magazine by Christie Burnett of Childhood 101
Getting Back on Track! Why We Explode and What We Can Do About it, audio by Genevieve Simperingham of Peaceful Parent Institute
Stress Relief for parents, audio by Genevieve Simperingham of Peaceful Parent Institute
Creative Play Workshop, email course by Gina Kimmel of Connecting Family and Seoul and Katherine Lockett of Creative Playhouse
Mindset for Moms by Jamie Martin
Moods of Motherhood by Lucy Pearce of Dreaming Aloud
42 Rules for Divorcing with Kids by Melinda Roberts
Mommy Overwhelm by Laura Schuerwegen of Authentic Parenting
Poetry of a Hobo Mama by Lauren Wayne of Hobo Mama
Encouraging Words for Kids by Kelly Bartlett of Parenting From Scratch
Raising a Creative Kid by Jillian Riley of A Mom With a Lesson Plan
Children and Food by Tara Wagner of The Organic Sister
Coming of Age, audio by DeAnna L'Am
The Parenting Primer, A Guide to Positive Parenting in the First Six Years by Michelle Carchrae of The Parent Vortex
API Live! Teleseminar Series: ???8 Principles of Attachment Parenting??? by Attachment Parenting International
Plus a lovely freebie by Jennifer Saleem of Hybrid Rasta Mama: The Mindful Mothering Challenge. This bundle is available only from MAY 28 to JUNE 10. After that, these products will never be sold together again at this price!
Find out everything about the sale at Mindful Nurturing.
So, what are you waiting for? ?Go on, check it out! ?If you decide to buy, I'd appreciate you using the link from this page. ?You will be supporting this blog in addition to the awesome contributors! ?Sweet!
That little ol' company down in Mountain View is cooking up a new HTML5 design tool, according to a recent blog post by the Goog's advertising arm, DoubleClick. Simply dubbed Google Web Designer, it's ostensibly designed for creative professionals to create "engaging web content" and is integrated with DoubleClick Studio and AdMob right out of the gate. Its advertising roots aside however, it looks like anyone with the proper knowhow could use it to create a web page, similar to the much-neglected Google Sites. Of course, we won't know much more about the tool until it launches, which is said to be "in the coming months."
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