Embrace is a non profit organization run by a group of students who graduated from the Entrepreneurial Design For Extreme Affordability program at Stanford University and developed the concept of low-cost incubators to prevent neonatal deaths in rural areas in developing countries.[1] The founding group consists of Jane Chen, Linus Liang, Rahul Panicker, and Naganand Murty.[2] [3]
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The incubator produced by Embrace uses phase-change material in a sleeping bag design to maintain temperature inside the incubator entirely without electricity, making it well-suited to rural areas. The device can periodically supply heat using hot water.[4] Each baby warmer is priced at approximately $25. [5] [6] The Embrace development team won the fellowship at the Echoing Green competition in 2008 for this concept. [7] [8] Embrace also won the 2007-2008 Business Association of Stanford Entrepreneurial Students Social E-Challenge competition grand prize.[citation needed]
References [link]
- ^ "Entrepreneurial Design For Extreme Affordability" (HTML). Standford Institute of Design. https://extreme.stanford.edu/big_picture/our_class.html. Retrieved 2008-09-14.
- ^ "Big Ideas, little packages". National Geographic. https://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/big-idea/16/little-packages.
- ^ Lee, Ellen. "Embrace may keep babies warm - and alive". SFGate. https://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Embrace-may-keep-babies-warm-and-alive-3166256.php. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
- ^ Sibley, Lisa (2008-04-18). "Stanford startup's $25 'sleeping bag' could save newborns" (HTML). https://sanjose.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2008/04/21/story10.html?b=1208750400^1622061&surround=etf. Retrieved 2008-09-14.
- ^ Kannani, Rahim. "Investing in Women and Girls: A Focus on Health, Advocacy and Innovation". Huffington Post. https://www.huffingtonpost.com/rahim-kanani/investing-in-women-and-gi_b_589043.html. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
- ^ Moore, Thomas. Sky News. https://news.sky.com/story/824845/low-tech-body-warmer-is-a-baby-life-saver. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
- ^ "ThinkChange India: Extreme Affordability" (HTML). 2008-09-04. https://thinkchangeindia.wordpress.com/2008/09/04/extreme-affordability/. Retrieved 2008-09-14.
- ^ "Jane Chen and Rahul Panicker" (HTML). https://www.echoinggreen.org/fellows/jane-chen-and-rahul-panicker. Retrieved 2008-09-14.
External links [link]
- "EmbraceGlobal.org" (HTML). https://www.embraceglobal.org. Retrieved 2008-09-14.
- ABC feature video on Embrace ABC's new Global Health Series 20/20 "Be the Change: Save a Life" - November issue
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Embrace (American band)
Embrace was a short-lived post-hardcore band from Washington, D.C., which lasted from the summer of 1985 to the spring of 1986 and was one of the first bands to be dubbed in the press as emotional hardcore, though the members had rejected the term since its creation. The band included lead vocalist Ian MacKaye of Minor Threat with three former members of his brother Alec's band The Faith: guitarist Michael Hampton, drummer Ivor Hanson, and bassist Chris Bald. Hampton and Hanson had also previously played together in S.O.A. The only recording released by the quartet was their self-titled album Embrace being influenced by The Faith EP Subject to Change.
Following the breakup of Embrace, MacKaye rejoined former Minor Threat drummer Jeff Nelson to form Egg Hunt. Bald moved on to the band Ignition, and drummer Ivor Hanson paired up with Hampton again in 1992 for Manifesto.
During the band's formative years, some fans started referring to them and fellow innovators Rites of Spring as emocore (emotive hardcore), a term MacKaye publicly disagreed with.
Embrace (American band album)
Embrace is the debut album and the only release from the American post-hardcore band Embrace.
Production and release
Embrace was compiled from the only two studio sessions the band recorded. The first eleven tracks were laid down in November 1985, while the other three were done in February 1986. All of the songs were recorded by the same lineup at Inner Ear Studios in Arlington, Virginia, with Don Zientara as the audio engineer.
The album was posthumously released in September 1987 on Dischord Records, in LP format.
Critical reception
Though not "as gripping or inventive" as that of Fugazi's, the music in the record, "as a vehicle for [Ian MacKaye's] righteous, cutting lyrics and strong voice", is "more than fine", according to reviewer Ned Raggett, who has described it as having production values that switched around from the "usual domination via guitar" with an emphasis on [Ivor Hanson's] drums, while has compared the work of guitarist Michael Hampton with John McGeoch's early work with post-punk bands Magazine and Siouxsie and the Banshees.
Day (automobile)
The Day Utility was an automobile manufactured in Detroit, Michigan by the Day Automobile Company from 1911-14. The Day used a four-cylinder, 30 horsepower (22 kW) engine and shaft drive. Removal of the rear seat and doors allowed the car to be converted from a five-seater touring car to a light truck in one minute. As a truck, the Day was able to carry up to 1,000 lb (450 kg) in a 36-inch (910 mm) by 96-inch (2,400 mm) cargo space. The rear seat could be lifted away by triggering two spring locks. The Day had an advertised price of $950US.
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Day (Michelangelo)
Day is a marble sculpture by Michelangelo, datable to 1526–31. It is a pair with Night on the tomb of Giuliano de' Medici in the Medici Chapel in San Lorenzo in Florence.
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Day (surname)
Day is a surname. Notable people with the surname Day include:
