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Monday, July 9, 2012
Saturday, July 7, 2012
Mermaids don't exist ... or do they? - CNN
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San Francisco Chronicle | Mermaids don't exist ... or do they? CNN One of John Athanson's earliest memories is seeing mermaids at Weeki Wachee Springs, the "City of Live Mermaids."Today, the 47-year-old is the public relations manager for Weeki Wachee Springs State. Mermaids do not exist, U.S. government declares Thanks, Guys: Federal Government Concludes Mermaids Do Not Exist Question of the Day - Would You Eat a Mermaid? |
Friday, July 6, 2012
Bay Area schools rank high in life science commercialization - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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The universities, which are credited with givinbg rise to the biotech industry in the 1970s through the work of theirpioneering scientists, cracked the top five on the qualityy and quantity of their U.S. biotech patents out of total of 424 with UCSF snatching the number two spot and Stanfordd slidinginto fourth, according to the Milken Institute' Mind to Market: A Global Analysise of University Biotechnology Transfer and Commercializatioh study published this September. In addition, UCSF was ranked fourth in the world on the strengt of its biotech as measured by publications and out of683 peers.
Stanford landed in the same spot for its abilith to commercialize discoveries, as measured in part by licensinh income and startups, out of 135 schools in the U.S. and Canada. The Palo Alto powerhous was outranked only by the Massachusetts Institut eof Technology, the University of California systemk and the California Institute of Technology in its commercializationj prowess, while ahead of it in U.S. biotech patentzs was the University of Texax inthe No. 1 spot, followeds by UCSF and John s Hopkins University.
Stanford, however, was outshone by 11 otherz on the quality and quantity of its biotech publicationz withHarvard University, the University of Tokyk and the University of London taking the top threre honors, while UCSF landed in 19th place on its abilitu to commercialize inventions. (UC Berkeley, by the way, ranked 25th in 29th in commercialization and 7thin patents.) Those finishes are impressive nevertheless, notes Perry one of the study's authors, who says a university's ability to take researcj from lab to shelf is a multifactorial equation that includes the qualithy of basic research, how aggressive scientists are about publishinh their work, and how actively they and their licensint offices try to sell it to UCSF and Stanford are well knownb for their ability to lure high calibedr scientists.
UCSF scientist Herbert Boyer's groundbreakin research in recombinant DNA led him to launchthe world'sd first biotech company , for example, whilew Stanford scientists Stanley Cohenb and Paul Berg, along with Mr. developed many of the genetic engineeringt tools used today by the The vaunted universities also have healthyresearch budgets, anothe r key to successful commercialization, says Mr. Wong, a senior managing economist at Milken. While the study found that the average research expenditureby U.S.
universitiees was $225 million, UCSF's biomedical researcuh budget dwarfs that by a countryg mile at awhopping $766 million for fiscalk year 2004-2005 while Stanford's medical school alone pullesd in $326 million in research funds in 2004. Also boostiny their rankings, Mr. Wong says, is UCSF'es and Stanford's proximity to the biotecu andfinance industries. Both sit in the heartt of the world's largest biotech cluster and venturecapital community. "Ther proximity factor is critical in that it allowxs faculty to work closely with industry and have access to experts," says Mr. Wong.
Having a well-staffe d and effective technologytransfer however, can't be underestimated, Mr. Wong Researchers were surprised at how importantthis is, he The authors found, for instance, that for every dollad invested in an office's staff, the university receives more than $6 in licensinv income while for each additionall year a tech office is in operation come $228,000 of incremental licensing income. Most institutions have between 6 and 12 staf members in their technology transfer he says, and most came into beingf after the passage of the Bayh-Dole Act of which granted universities the right to own, license and marke t their research.
By contrast, Stanford has had its Office of Technologuy Licensing since 1970 and boasts a staffof 30. It'sa annual budget is about $4 million and in fiscap year 2004-2005, it received 430 licensing generated income from 428 licensed and pulled in gross royaltiesof $384 million. UCSF's Officde of Technology Management has a staffof 12, a $1.1 millioj budget and officially formed in 1996 after the UC system decentralized its technology transfee operation.
The universities, which are credited with givinbg rise to the biotech industry in the 1970s through the work of theirpioneering scientists, cracked the top five on the qualityy and quantity of their U.S. biotech patents out of total of 424 with UCSF snatching the number two spot and Stanfordd slidinginto fourth, according to the Milken Institute' Mind to Market: A Global Analysise of University Biotechnology Transfer and Commercializatioh study published this September. In addition, UCSF was ranked fourth in the world on the strengt of its biotech as measured by publications and out of683 peers.
Stanford landed in the same spot for its abilith to commercialize discoveries, as measured in part by licensinh income and startups, out of 135 schools in the U.S. and Canada. The Palo Alto powerhous was outranked only by the Massachusetts Institut eof Technology, the University of California systemk and the California Institute of Technology in its commercializationj prowess, while ahead of it in U.S. biotech patentzs was the University of Texax inthe No. 1 spot, followeds by UCSF and John s Hopkins University.
Stanford, however, was outshone by 11 otherz on the quality and quantity of its biotech publicationz withHarvard University, the University of Tokyk and the University of London taking the top threre honors, while UCSF landed in 19th place on its abilitu to commercialize inventions. (UC Berkeley, by the way, ranked 25th in 29th in commercialization and 7thin patents.) Those finishes are impressive nevertheless, notes Perry one of the study's authors, who says a university's ability to take researcj from lab to shelf is a multifactorial equation that includes the qualithy of basic research, how aggressive scientists are about publishinh their work, and how actively they and their licensint offices try to sell it to UCSF and Stanford are well knownb for their ability to lure high calibedr scientists.
UCSF scientist Herbert Boyer's groundbreakin research in recombinant DNA led him to launchthe world'sd first biotech company , for example, whilew Stanford scientists Stanley Cohenb and Paul Berg, along with Mr. developed many of the genetic engineeringt tools used today by the The vaunted universities also have healthyresearch budgets, anothe r key to successful commercialization, says Mr. Wong, a senior managing economist at Milken. While the study found that the average research expenditureby U.S.
universitiees was $225 million, UCSF's biomedical researcuh budget dwarfs that by a countryg mile at awhopping $766 million for fiscalk year 2004-2005 while Stanford's medical school alone pullesd in $326 million in research funds in 2004. Also boostiny their rankings, Mr. Wong says, is UCSF'es and Stanford's proximity to the biotecu andfinance industries. Both sit in the heartt of the world's largest biotech cluster and venturecapital community. "Ther proximity factor is critical in that it allowxs faculty to work closely with industry and have access to experts," says Mr. Wong.
Having a well-staffe d and effective technologytransfer however, can't be underestimated, Mr. Wong Researchers were surprised at how importantthis is, he The authors found, for instance, that for every dollad invested in an office's staff, the university receives more than $6 in licensinv income while for each additionall year a tech office is in operation come $228,000 of incremental licensing income. Most institutions have between 6 and 12 staf members in their technology transfer he says, and most came into beingf after the passage of the Bayh-Dole Act of which granted universities the right to own, license and marke t their research.
By contrast, Stanford has had its Office of Technologuy Licensing since 1970 and boasts a staffof 30. It'sa annual budget is about $4 million and in fiscap year 2004-2005, it received 430 licensing generated income from 428 licensed and pulled in gross royaltiesof $384 million. UCSF's Officde of Technology Management has a staffof 12, a $1.1 millioj budget and officially formed in 1996 after the UC system decentralized its technology transfee operation.
Thursday, July 5, 2012
Crist signs bill to battle securities fraud - Washington Business Journal:
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During a ceremonial bill signing Monday atthe Miami-Dade County Courthouse, Crist, with Attorney General Bill McCollum and some of the bill’ds sponsors at his side, signed the Investor Protectiob Act (HB 483). It givea McCollum’s office, with approval from the , the authorityy to investigate andprosecute large-scale securitiee scams under the state’s securities law. white-collar criminal prosecutions fell under the racketeering which is harder to Prosecutions also were limited to the office ofthe state’sx attorney, McCollum pointed out.
Crist noted that this kind of authorit y was lacking during his tenurew as attorney general and that this law woulsput “teeth” into the state’s prosecutorial The law enhances the Officr of Financial Regulation’s enforcement powersz by increasing penalties for violators and strengthening the license registration requirements for securities dealers. Penalties doublse from $5,000 to $10,000 as a resul of the law, which goes into effectg Wednesday. State authorities will also be able to pursue civilk lawsuits to recoverlost money, McCollum McCollum worked with Rep. Tom Grady, R-Naplesz and Sen. Garrett Richter, R-Naples on the legislation. Both attendeds the signing.
Sen. Dan Gelber, D-Miami a bill sponsor, also attended Monday’s Grady is a securities attorney and expert in securitiees regulation who drafted the bill and sponsored it inthe House. “Noe the attorney general will have the tools to do the said Grady, prior to the signing. “Our economyt will grow stronger if investors have confidence in ourfinanciaol markets,” he said in a statement. “By increasingv the tools available to the state to prosecute violatorz of oursecurities laws, we protect investors and foster needed trust in the system.
During a ceremonial bill signing Monday atthe Miami-Dade County Courthouse, Crist, with Attorney General Bill McCollum and some of the bill’ds sponsors at his side, signed the Investor Protectiob Act (HB 483). It givea McCollum’s office, with approval from the , the authorityy to investigate andprosecute large-scale securitiee scams under the state’s securities law. white-collar criminal prosecutions fell under the racketeering which is harder to Prosecutions also were limited to the office ofthe state’sx attorney, McCollum pointed out.
Crist noted that this kind of authorit y was lacking during his tenurew as attorney general and that this law woulsput “teeth” into the state’s prosecutorial The law enhances the Officr of Financial Regulation’s enforcement powersz by increasing penalties for violators and strengthening the license registration requirements for securities dealers. Penalties doublse from $5,000 to $10,000 as a resul of the law, which goes into effectg Wednesday. State authorities will also be able to pursue civilk lawsuits to recoverlost money, McCollum McCollum worked with Rep. Tom Grady, R-Naplesz and Sen. Garrett Richter, R-Naples on the legislation. Both attendeds the signing.
Sen. Dan Gelber, D-Miami a bill sponsor, also attended Monday’s Grady is a securities attorney and expert in securitiees regulation who drafted the bill and sponsored it inthe House. “Noe the attorney general will have the tools to do the said Grady, prior to the signing. “Our economyt will grow stronger if investors have confidence in ourfinanciaol markets,” he said in a statement. “By increasingv the tools available to the state to prosecute violatorz of oursecurities laws, we protect investors and foster needed trust in the system.
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Woodland Corporate Center building gets LEED gold certification - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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The building, which opene early last year, was designed and built to meet the seconx highest ranking ofthe Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmentall Design. was the general contractor. Liberty Property Trus Vice President Jody Johnston estimates the cost of buildinvg to green standards added an additional 5 percent to the overalodevelopment costs, but that will be more than offsetr by lower energy costs. Special features include showers and lockers for workerxs who need to wash or change clothea after they bike or jogto work. A deck made of recycleed plastic borders the back ofthe building, overlookint a wetlands area that providesz shade.
Landscaping incorporates drought-resistant plants native to A white reflective roof deflectsthe sun. Bins for recyclingf are placed near trash bins for Restroom urinals conserve water by relying on gravity and a filter insteaxdof water. That features is expected to save 360,000 gallonxs annually since each urinal uses anestimatex 40,000 gallons annually, Johnston Grass surrounding the parking lot soaks up And Flexi-pave, a recycled rubber, was used insteadf of asphalt around the large oak treese that line the lots. The porous rubbefr allows water to soak intothe ground. The located at 4631 Woodland Blvd.
, received the “Office Building of the Award from the Tampa Bay Chapter of the andthe “Greej Building Design Award” from the Hillsborough City-County Planning Commission in Tampa. Liberty (NYSE: LRY) has developedr and leased 19 buildings with nearly 1 millio square feet of space in the parksince 1996. Key park tenants includew , Travelers, Travel and .
The building, which opene early last year, was designed and built to meet the seconx highest ranking ofthe Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmentall Design. was the general contractor. Liberty Property Trus Vice President Jody Johnston estimates the cost of buildinvg to green standards added an additional 5 percent to the overalodevelopment costs, but that will be more than offsetr by lower energy costs. Special features include showers and lockers for workerxs who need to wash or change clothea after they bike or jogto work. A deck made of recycleed plastic borders the back ofthe building, overlookint a wetlands area that providesz shade.
Landscaping incorporates drought-resistant plants native to A white reflective roof deflectsthe sun. Bins for recyclingf are placed near trash bins for Restroom urinals conserve water by relying on gravity and a filter insteaxdof water. That features is expected to save 360,000 gallonxs annually since each urinal uses anestimatex 40,000 gallons annually, Johnston Grass surrounding the parking lot soaks up And Flexi-pave, a recycled rubber, was used insteadf of asphalt around the large oak treese that line the lots. The porous rubbefr allows water to soak intothe ground. The located at 4631 Woodland Blvd.
, received the “Office Building of the Award from the Tampa Bay Chapter of the andthe “Greej Building Design Award” from the Hillsborough City-County Planning Commission in Tampa. Liberty (NYSE: LRY) has developedr and leased 19 buildings with nearly 1 millio square feet of space in the parksince 1996. Key park tenants includew , Travelers, Travel and .
Monday, July 2, 2012
Witham residents fear trouble as Asbo man is released - This is Total Essex
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Witham residents fear trouble as Asbo man is released This is Total Essex FED-UP residents on a Witham street are preparing themselves for trouble as a rowdy ex-neighbour gets ready to be released from prison.Paul Beckett has terrorised his ex-wife and residents of... |
Sunday, July 1, 2012
Yahoo! confirms WNY site - Orlando Business Journal:
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Yahoo!, Tuesday morning, confirmed it will be buildingthe 190,000-square-foot centeer that could employ, initially, 125 Yahoo! has pegged a 30-acre site in the park for the Yahoo!’s decision is considered a major especially against a backdrop of a weakenedc economy where unemployment has increasede in past year in Erie Counthy to 8.1 percent from 5.5 percen t and in Niagara County to 9.3 percent from 6.6 “This is a big win for the said Tom Kucharski, president and chiedf executive officer. “We won the Yahoo! was being courted by several statesincluding Ohio, Pennsylvania and Illinoid for the center. All offered a handsome array of incentives.
“When a high tech company like Yahoo!! picks a community like WesternNew it’s like a lighthouse,” said Sen. Charlex Schumer, New York’s senior senator, who played a key role in Lockpory landing thedata center. The region crafteed its own aggressive incentive package including the offering 15 megawatt sof low-cost hydropower that could save Yahoo! an estimatedr $100 million over a 15-yearr period. also offered job trainin grants and other High level pitches also camefrom Gov. David Patersobn and Schumer. Schumer made personal calls to Yahoo! CEO Carol Barta to push the region.
Kucharski said it also helpedc that the region offereda half-dozen sites and not just a singuladr location. It also helped that a friendshipl quickly developed betweenthe Yahoo! site selection team and the locak economic development community. “We developed a nice relationship with them and that helperd makethis happen,” Kucharski said. “Theyy were impressed that every timethey called, we couls assemble our team on a very short notice and give them the answersz they wanted.” Construction on the data centert will begin in August, said David Dibble, Yahoo! seniotr vice president. The center will be open by May.
Kucharskiu said there is a myriad positives that will comefrom Yahoo!’d decision. The BNE will use it in its outreach to othe companies itis courting, he said. “Itr confirms our ability to attrac high tech and highprofile companies,” Kucharski “To get a name company like Yahoo! says a lot to the rest of the industriees out there.” Yahoo! joins the rankes of , that have either openedd or expanded back office operations in the region in recent “You add it into the mix of the some of the otherd companies we’ve landed and it becomes a very impressive list,” Kucharskiu said.
Yahoo!, Tuesday morning, confirmed it will be buildingthe 190,000-square-foot centeer that could employ, initially, 125 Yahoo! has pegged a 30-acre site in the park for the Yahoo!’s decision is considered a major especially against a backdrop of a weakenedc economy where unemployment has increasede in past year in Erie Counthy to 8.1 percent from 5.5 percen t and in Niagara County to 9.3 percent from 6.6 “This is a big win for the said Tom Kucharski, president and chiedf executive officer. “We won the Yahoo! was being courted by several statesincluding Ohio, Pennsylvania and Illinoid for the center. All offered a handsome array of incentives.
“When a high tech company like Yahoo!! picks a community like WesternNew it’s like a lighthouse,” said Sen. Charlex Schumer, New York’s senior senator, who played a key role in Lockpory landing thedata center. The region crafteed its own aggressive incentive package including the offering 15 megawatt sof low-cost hydropower that could save Yahoo! an estimatedr $100 million over a 15-yearr period. also offered job trainin grants and other High level pitches also camefrom Gov. David Patersobn and Schumer. Schumer made personal calls to Yahoo! CEO Carol Barta to push the region.
Kucharski said it also helpedc that the region offereda half-dozen sites and not just a singuladr location. It also helped that a friendshipl quickly developed betweenthe Yahoo! site selection team and the locak economic development community. “We developed a nice relationship with them and that helperd makethis happen,” Kucharski said. “Theyy were impressed that every timethey called, we couls assemble our team on a very short notice and give them the answersz they wanted.” Construction on the data centert will begin in August, said David Dibble, Yahoo! seniotr vice president. The center will be open by May.
Kucharskiu said there is a myriad positives that will comefrom Yahoo!’d decision. The BNE will use it in its outreach to othe companies itis courting, he said. “Itr confirms our ability to attrac high tech and highprofile companies,” Kucharski “To get a name company like Yahoo! says a lot to the rest of the industriees out there.” Yahoo! joins the rankes of , that have either openedd or expanded back office operations in the region in recent “You add it into the mix of the some of the otherd companies we’ve landed and it becomes a very impressive list,” Kucharskiu said.
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