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The population in North America has more than doubled in the last 50 years, yet the demand for water has tripled. The average person now uses—in one way or another—more than 100 gallons of water a day! As a result, levels of consumable water are far too low. Over the next several years, government studies have suggested that California may experience a water shortage. 36 states are anticipating problems on a local, regional, and statewide basis! This escalated demand for water is putting a heavy strain on distribution centers, too. Experts fear that these centers will not be able to properly remove all of the natural contaminants and human pollutants before the water is dispensed to the public—to you! So, not only are water supplies diminished; the water that is "supposedly useable" may contain high percentages of toxins! All this information points to one obvious fact: Water is more precious than ever! Everyone has a responsibility to start using it more efficiently. That begins by being more conscious of your water-consuming habits, modifying your home to make it more efficient, and regularly checking your water for impurities!
If your home is more than 10 years old, you could be wasting thousands MORE gallons of water every year! In 1994, the National Energy Policy Act was passed. It set standards on all plumbing fixtures forcing them to become more water and energy efficient. So, if your home was constructed before '94, it's highly likely that its plumbing is drastically behind these new regimented standards… On average, it could be devouring TWO TIMES more water than is necessary!


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ANCIENT clattering typewriters, staff hammering grimly away at their keyboards with cigarettes dangling from the corners of their mouths and a fog of smoke reminiscent of a London pea-souper.
This was the scene that greeted me on first setting foot into the South Wales Guardian newsroom as an impressionable 17-year-old on a September morning back in 1978.
There was Mike, a former reporter at The Sun who'd dropped out of Fleet Street to carve out what he (wrongly as it turned out) expected would be a far simpler life in the sticks.
Shirley, an extremely funny, chain-smoking hackette, who on more than one occasion effortlessly managed to drink me under the table.
And Lesley, the Afro-haired wise-cracking wife of an Army officer, who kept the office stocked with a plentiful supply of goats milk from her own herd – when we weren't seeking liquid refreshment of another kind, of course.
What would those hard-living Guardian reporters have made of their (relatively) clean-living counterparts of today?
Come to think of it, the two tribes would undoubtedly have bonded extremely well...
The inky paper itself also bore no resemblance to the sharp, colourful tabloid of 2015. Back then the Guardian was a rather ungainly broadsheet with smudged type that occasionally rendered it virtually unreadable.
Moreover, the ink would invariably come off all over the hapless reader's hands.
If this all seems a world away from modern journalism that's because it is. Housed in a red brick printworks outside, the printing press that brought each new edition into the world had probably changed very little since the times of Caxton.
And if the newsroom was the reporters' patch those printworks were a place where we hacks feared to tread. The printing unions were all-powerful and a blundering reporter could trigger a walk-out simply by innocently handling a piece of linotype – not that I ever recall such a thing happening, of course.
Not only was the paper bigger back them it also had a bigger staff. This enabled the Guardian to report literally everything that went on in its patch – it really did report every cough and spit.
Fast forward almost three decades and I again washed up on the shores of Ammanford, via and extremely long and circuitous route, and this ending up in the editor's chair.
By now the printworks were long gone and a huge chunk of the workforce as well. Computers were long established - the paper was assembled in Newport and printed in Oxford.
And the internet, Facebook and Twitter were being seen as new ways of getting the Guardian stories out to a far bigger readership than that 1978 workforce could ever have imagined.


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My friend, Amy, posted a note today, wondering about people's book acquisition habits. Wondering about Amazon, versus local shops, and dead tree books versus e-books.
I must say, I prefer paper books over e-books, because the paper books seem much more permanent. I have books that are over a hundred years old. While I'm totally obsessive, and have electronic records that are over ten years old, for most people, electronic data is completely transient. Also, I refuse to purchase anything that might stop working because the organization that sold it to me decides they need more money. When I buy something, I want to have it available at my leisure, without having to worry about making backups, or converting formats, or having fresh batteries, or paying extra licensing fees.
And books are so much easier to look at than all but the best (i.e. most expensive) e-paper. I would love to have a paperback-sized device with an e-paper display, that could store or download-on-demand my favorite books, the latest best sellers, and today's newspaper. But the pricing model for such devices just doesn't work for me yet, and even so, for any book that I truly loved, I would still have to have the dead tree version at home on a shelf.
That would probably explain why (with apologies to Gaston) I use books in all of my decorating! I typically only buy fiction books that I love, having already borrowed them from the library. I have bought plenty of non-fiction in order to learn specific topics, and have the reference available at any time. As much as I read, I am always finding new books to love.
In fact, our biggest problem is not so much which books to buy and when or where... it's finding shelf space for all of them! Personally, I am simply unable to get rid of a book. And if I find a book in want of a home, whether new or used, on a shelf, or left behind on a park bench, I have an irrepressible compulsion to provide one for it. Would you believe that through twelve years of college, I never once sold back a text book? I just can't do it! You know how Uncle Scrooge had a Money Bin in Duck Tales? I want that, but with books.
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Reflecting on #CLMOOC 2015
As our fearless leaders noted in the final call for reflections, the CLMOOC experience never ends. I know it will reverberate across my teaching and conversations about teaching throughout the coming months until it is time to CLMOOC again!
This was my second year participating in CLMOOC and I cannot recommend the experience enough. There is something about playing with friends (both new and old) to enhance your growth and development. I try to make all the learning experiences I lead more fun as a result. Even if your summers are busy, you should definitely join the fun as much as you can. Last year I couldn't participate fully and I still gained a lot from the experience. However, if you can join in from start to finish, as I was able to do this summer, your experience will be amazing. Guaranteed or your money back!
I have decided that my reflection will come in two parts. This post will focus on my personal experiences and makes and my next post will be more of a blog walk tying in the reflections of those whose makes impacted my experience. I hope that those on the fence about the benefits (or purpose) of participating in CLMOOC will count up the blog posts and makes I got out of the experience!
The first make cycle focused on identity and (un)introductions. I struggled with some important questions that we all need to address, especially in our classrooms, in my post "Identity and the Unintroduction." These ideas include: How do you identify yourself – to your colleagues, to your students, to your playmates? How do you mediate these representations? Do you talk about this mediation with your students?
My Notable Notes for that week focused on "Identity (Re)Mediated" and included links to several interesting makes and reflections on the make cycle.
I struggled a bit with this make cycle as I tried to truly represent myself. I am now revisiting these ideas again as I prepare for the Fall Semester and decide how I will introduce myself to my students and help them build community – beginning of course with introductions. After all, as I reflect in Identity (Re)Mediated, the veracity of introductions and invitations is always questionable because we have remediated ourselves to suit our context and comfort level.
The second made cycle focused on the different media we choose to use for our communication. I had a bit of fun using curation tools to create found poems although I struggled quite a bit to mediate the "I Am From" poem I created for the first make cycle. You can read more about my adventures in (re)mediation in my blog post: (Re)Mediating Who We Are and What We Do. I enjoyed this make cycle a lot and know it will influence some of the work my students do this fall. As I noted in my blog post, "… there are many exciting benefits to re(media)tion … Thinking about our texts with and through different lenses … Playing with different tools … the idea that some projects require some (maybe a lot) of trial and error."
My Notable Notes for this make cycle was a remediation blog walk where I collected makes and reflections that spoke to me in the hope that "that sharing these struggles, these reflections, and these makes will inspire more educators, parents, and makers to try something new and risk failure for the sake of learning and creating."
Our third make cycle focused on games and game design and what happens when we "play" with (or against) the rules. I fumbled around with a couple of different ideas that I know will show up in my classes this Fall. Read more about my experience in my post "Learning as an Interactive Experience."
My Notable Notes post for this cycle included a roundup of some of my favorite #CLMOOC Games created during the cycle.
The fourth make cycle challenged us to think about systems and to study the systems we see in our lives. I focused on my classroom system and challenged others to think about "the benefits and drawbacks of a systems approach to teaching and learning," but other CLMOOC participants pushed us to be more creative and even rebellious which led me to (re)mediate my notable notes about systems and to question (and perhaps challenge) some of the systems in my life.
The fifth make cycle really challenged me to think about stories and spaces and the ways that our spaces (in all forms) influence our stories. Would we be who we are without our spaces? An important question for writers, learners, and teachers. My Notable Notes continued my own musings about space and stories and extended the reflection to include some interesting ideas I came across that week – both in and out of the CLMOOC community.
The sixth (and final) make cycle focused on curation and the role it plays in our personal and professional lives – as well as the ways that curation can offer a new perspective. Notable notes shared some interesting ideas about curation as orientation and visualization.
And thus ends my official #CLMOOC experience but the simple act of creating this reflection has reminded me of ideas that I can incorporate into my classes and inspired some new ones as well. Ultimately, my two favorite things about CLMOOC were the makes and the people. While I often struggled with my makes and they often did not live up to my vision, there is something fun and exciting about creating something new and different – taking on a new challenge. This process can be painful, but my pain was eased by the shared pain, inspiration, and encouragement of the CLMOOC community. I want all my classes to include those elements – creation and community.
What about you? What was your favorite part of the CLMOOC experience or what will inspire you to participate in CLMOOC next year?
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It's been a long time since we really had a good snowfall and the accumulation we had this past week changed up my schedule on Sunday. First, I had to set the alarm earlier to find out if Rock Canyon High School would be closed . . . if so, then church would be canceled and then the website and voice mail would need to be changed to let folks know the plan. Luckily no change or cancellation and we had a great service. The driveway and sidewalks had to be shoveled (thanks, Dear!). In order to arrive on time I needed to leave earlier. Driving was slower and I was about the only one out which made me wonder "did I miss something on the news?" The roads were terrible and I worried about my safety. Once I arrived I settled in safe and warm inside only to come out to find that my car was thickly covered in snow that had to be scraped off before I could make the slow trek back home. The weather was even worse on the drive home it was blowing so hard I could barely see.
When you have obstacles and circumstances that change up your life how do you handle them? Do you set your alarm earlier to spend more time in prayer or the Bible so you can be better prepared? What do you need to shovel away to make your journey smoother? And then when you think all is safe how do you react when you've got to turn around and again remove what you had just gotten rid of? And then there's the ditch.
You've got to learn to drive differently when the storms of life appear. Check out the best driver's manual around – the Bible – and find out what it takes to weather the storm. You'll be better prepared to keep from sliding and if you do run into the ditch you might be spinning your wheels for while but you'll find the traction necessary to get you pulled out and back on the road.
Safe travels,
Nancy Nickoley
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Waking up to the friendly scratching of a small wallaby at your door, or the persistent pecking of a hungry thick-knee Curlew bird is something not many people are familiar with.
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For Nina Keener, originally from Florida in the US, it is the little things like this that make her so grateful to be living in the Top End.
Over the past 18 years, the self-professed "bush woman" has devoted her life to caring for native Australian animals.
After picking what was the most remote property she could find on the map of the rural area between Batchelor and Darwin, she moved to the large block of land on the fringe of Litchfield National Park to pursue a dream of rescuing and rehabilitating wounded wildlife.
Initially living out of a tent but slowly building a sanctuary - both for herself and for the animals she bonded with in the wild - Nina now has a reputation for her ability to rehabilitate wounded or infant animals that sees carers bring her their beloveds from as far as Gove and the Tiwi islands.
Her sanctuary is a combination of large fenced areas for animals still in the rehabilitation phase, and open space, where a mob of 180 kangaroos and wallabies visit day and night for a friendly feeding ritual.
She also cares for a range of native birds and possums, and inside her house, a newborn joey or two is kept close by her side for feeds through a syringe throughout the day and night.
The species she cares for include Thick-knee Curlew birds, Tawny Frog Owls, Possums, Kookaburras, Northern wallabies, Agile wallabies and Antilopine wallaroos.
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The classic tale of Boy meets Girl but with Caprese Salad and Potato Salad. Only the Caprese gets wise to Potato's sneaky, starchy ways, dumps the carbs and upgrades to Cauliflower!
If that's not a love story, then I don't know what is…
So maybe cauliflower isn't the most romantic food
but I'm not really sure what kind of food romances a Low Carb, Gluten Free Vegetarian in her mid thirties? Does anyone?
Does it even exist?
That's it. I've been cooped up and single for too long. I can't even think of romance food. I mean, other than wine. Once I started referring to cauliflower as romance food is when the intervention needed to begin.
EXCEPT, my only saving grace. Mozzarella balls.
Is anything more romantic that balls of salty cheese? And pesto. PLEASE. Pesto is so love story material just from the sheer fact of how oily it is. I may be on the single streak of my lifetime but I know for a fact that pesto is romantic and sexy. Look it up.
So maybe I'm not completely hopeless with this love story of a caprese girl in a carb filled world and we can continue to tell the tale of how this boring and seemingly played out caprese got an upgrade from starchy losers to cruciferous winners.
I'm not entirely sure why I keep pairing caprese with potato salad. All I can gather is that I was eating a vegan polish sausage and craving some of the classics with a twist and here we are.
Vodka was probably involved.
Keto Caprese Cauliflower Salad
It's like potato salad with absolutely no potato salad ingredients!
AND no potatoes!
This is what love should be, in food form.
Complicated but like, simple.
Lots of ingredients but it seems totally doable.
Probably even good enough to bring to the family barbecue on the fourth of July!
Everyone will at least give it a fair shot, though we all have that one uncle will give you a hard time about your choice of passing dish.
You know, the norm.
But you don't even care because this "dish" that you have prepared is new and exciting while still fitting in your macros!
It's got it all. The green. The salty factor.
The creamy but then there's a health factor, but also a little extra fat to feel like you're being a little dangerous. And Keto
And just like introducing a new dish to the fam, some of the ingredients will be fudged.
There is no "exact" measurement for this salad.
A head of cauli, a few heaping scoops of mayo and a lot of pesto.
We all have different tastes and preferences. Make it your perfect
love salad.
And since nobody likes a tough
guy salad, the cauliflower should be at least steamed slightly.
Just a few minutes covered in the microwave or steamer does the duty.
Fresh basil is non-negotiable. If you want to win everyone over, this dish has to smell amazing…
and it will.
BONUS if you want fewer calories!!!!
Use less pesto and go light mayo instead of full fat and garnish from here to eternity with basil. It will be so beautifully fragrant. Trust me.
Once you toss it all together, it just gets better.
This dish just might be the one!
You know, until the next recipe comes along.
Fall in love with caprese in a different way!
Keto Cauliflower Caprese Salad
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When a Black Moon (Whoopie Pie) is Payment Enough
December 31, 2015
by Len Lathrop
Mother Nature challenged those at the St. John the XXIII Food Pantry this Saturday morning. It was the first somewhat colder and windier Saturday that we have had this season. Still it was a lot nicer than many of the years that these volunteers can remember when the pickup day arrived. But Pauline Boisvert once again, for another year, had the official payment for the volunteers; yes, homemade Black Moons.
Two hundred and ten families had a better holiday due the efforts of everyone at the food pantry. The pass-out system is tried and true with the help of a large group of Hudson firefighters and their families who were there to move boxes of food and bags full of toys and gifts.
If you were on Library Street Saturday morning that was the commotion in front of the church. First, an important point, while the folks who need a little help come to the food pantry, from my calculation, only three people know their identity. Everything is handled by numbers, here is how it happens. Get out of your car in the driveway as firefighters will move it through the loading stations. Next, go inside and visit with Joyce and Leona and sign in and get your numbers, who also hand everything out with a lot of love and concern Be careful as boxes of food are carried down the stairs by firefighters. Now down the hall where Donna has gift cards and other certificates for your family. At the next table many of the young people help get the gifts set aside for your family, all by number, and down the next set of stairs you head, with the bags being carried for you. Back outside as cars have been loaded by the volunteers with boxes of food for a complete holiday dinner. Your car is returned to you, and everyone wishes you a great holiday.
Around 11o'clock all the cars are loaded and there are no more boxes of food lining the driveway, the volunteers are preparing to leave, but the ladies of the food bank are already planning for next year and the bi-weekly food pass-outs on the second and fourth Wednesdays of every month as well as the Easter meal event. That is not too far away as they will do around 27 food pass-outs before the Christmas holiday comes in 2016. Not to mention the weekend meals program for school children and the summer program for children when the school lunch programs stop for the summer.
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BWW Reviews: Kritzerland at the Gardenia Celebrates One-Year Anniversary
On Wednesday September 7 Bruce Kimmel's Kritzerland at the Gardenia celebrated its first anniversary honoring the work of Frank Loesser. Loesser, if you recall, wrote Guys and Dolls, considered by many to be one of the most perfect musicals of all time. He also wrote music and lyrics for 1962's Pulitzer Prize winning How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying currently receiving a sold out revival on Broadway starring Daniel Radcliffe, or as Kimmel referred to him, Harry Potter. Loesser's The Most Happy Fella, my personal favorite, incurable romantic that I am, has some of the most gorgeous songs of all time like "My Heart Is So Full of You" and "Somebody Somewhere". Participating in the evening were an all female contingent: Laura Wolfe, filling in wonderfully and on short notice for the previously announced Shannon Warne, Kim Huber - such a great singer - Alet Taylor, Ruth Williamson - wonderful character actress and singer - Kelsey Scott, and of course, prolific little Melody Hollis, who has been appearing in Kritzerland shows for several months. And last but hardly least, musical director extraordinaire John Boswell.
They all did magnificently with highlights including: as well as those mentioned above from Fella: "Joey, Joey, Joey" and "Standing on the Corner", and from Guys and Dolls: "Brotherhood of Man", "Adelaide's Lament", "If I Were a Bell", and from How to Succeed, "I Believe in You". There were tunes from films like the lovely "Inchworm" from Hans Christian Andersen, sung lovingly by both Alet Taylor and her daughter Lucy, and "I Wish I Didn't Love You So" from The Perils of Pauline. From the movie Red, White and Blue there was the comedically complex doozy (Kimmel's description) "Hamlet", sung skillfully by Hollis and from a lesser known Loesser show Greenwillow "Never Will I Marry", sung beautifully by Huber. Williamson soared on "Ooh, My Feet" from Fella. My one criticism is that Williamson was underused - this being her only number. Her flair would have been appreciated in other numbers. Kimmel's commentaries are always amusing, informative and adding great memorable trivia, perhaps the most interesting this time was that Most Happy Fella was bank rolled by Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, who had used the show in the plot of a couple of episodes of I Love Lucy.
Another fine evening of song and mirth! The next Kritzerland is Wednesday October 5 featuring a one-woman show with Alet Taylor... and of course musical director John Boswell.
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Don't you love the quality control on the boxart...
Holy crap!!!! 1/72 P-61A, B, AND C Models!!!!!!!!!
Quote from: Cliffy B on December 09, 2015, 08:20:54 AMHoly crap!!!! 1/72 P-61A, B, AND C Models!!!!!!!!! I'm glad I didn't but an aftermarket kit to convert the Dragon kit. Toobad they didn't go the extra step and make an F-15 out of the C. Time to look up Logan's profiles!
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LONDON — Philips, the Dutch electronics giant, said on Monday that it would sell a controlling stake in its automotive and LED components business to affiliates of Apollo Global Management for $1.5 billion, about half the amount of a prior offer that was scrapped over concerns in the United States about Chinese involvement.
A consortium led by GO Scale Capital, an investment fund sponsored by GSR Ventures of China and Oak Investment Partners, agreed last year to acquire an 80.1 percent stake in the Philips unit, called Lumileds, for as much as $2.9 billion.
GO Scale Capital has offices in Beijing, Hong Kong and California. It has said that its goal is to "scale up its investments in China for global markets."
But Philips canceled the deal in January after it was unable to mitigate concerns raised by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, an interagency body known as Cfius that includes representatives from the Treasury and Justice Departments.
It is the latest example of a company abandoning or reworking a transaction because of government concerns about Chinese involvement in the transaction.
Last month, Cfius blocked a deal between the German semiconductor firm Aixtron and a Chinese company, Fujian Grand Chip, over security concerns.
Such tensions could become even stronger under the administration of President-elect Donald J. Trump, who has routinely criticized China for its business practices and recently broke with decades of diplomatic practice by speaking with Taiwan's leader.
The Lumileds transaction is part of efforts at Philips to restructure operations to focus on areas of growth.
Its Philips Lighting unit, a business separate from Lumileds, was spun out in an initial public offering in May.
As part of the deal announced on Monday, affiliates of Apollo Global Management would pay $1.5 billion in cash for an 80.1 percent stake in Lumileds. Philips would retain a 19.9 percent interest in the company for a minimum of three years.
The transaction is expected to be completed in the first half of 2017 and is subject to regulatory approval.
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Spoilers through Season 4, Episode 13 of 'The Walking Dead' follow.
There's a tricky balancing act AMC's The Walking Dead has to pull off during the second half of Season 4.
The group is separated, scattered after the Governor's raid on the prison, and each episode since then we've followed the pockets of survivors as they search for one another and for safety.
This has given the show's writers an opportunity to focus on character development, giving each group the spotlight---sometimes an entire episode devoted to just a couple of characters, and sometimes, as in tonight's episode "Alone," split between two groups as they meander on their way.
The tricky part is balancing the show's action against these more character-driven moments. In reality, this has always been the challenge with The Walking Dead, but in this latter half of Season 4, it's more pronounced due to the tighter focus on smaller groups.
Last week we followed Daryl and Beth, so it was something of a surprise to see another episode featuring these two.
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Sharing the spotlight this time around were Maggie, Bob, and Sasha, who stumble on a sign for Terminus after doing battle with zombies in the fog.
Right away, all the usual problems with The Walking Dead crop up. First and foremost: Character motivations are puzzling.
Maggie wants to follow the tracks because she believes Glenn would do the same. Effectively, she's giving up her search of the area on the off-chance Glenn is headed to Terminus. But what have we seen so far in this show to convince us that this is what Glenn would actually do? I sort of get the feeling he'd keep combing the area around the prison forever if he had to.
Sasha, on the other hand, thinks it's a bad idea. Just because.
Because it's a long ways. Because she wants to hunker down all of a sudden.
We're given to believe she's afraid of what she'll find at Terminus---or rather, that she won't find Tyreese.
But since we don't really have that much to go on with Sasha, this comes off as strained. Suddenly Sasha, who has always been (on the surface) a pretty tough character and a fighter, is too afraid to keep going because her brother might be dead and staying put will apparently shelter her from that certainty.
So she's willing to strike out on her own and live in an abandoned building in a random town they come across which is way less terrifying than sticking together with her traveling companions and heading toward safety. I have a hard time buying this.
I also don't understand why Maggie would ditch Bob and Sasha and strike out on her own. It's the whole martyr thing that this show has peddled before, a symbolic gesture I'd hoped we'd stop seeing from any of the characters at this point.
The note Maggie leaves---something to the effect of not wanting them to die on her behalf---is one of those silly things people wouldn't actually say in this type of situation. After all, no matter where they go, death is shambling all around them. There's safety in numbers, and Maggie of all people should know this.
Which, of course, is the moral of the story in "Alone." It's better to have company than to walk these zombie-infested roads alone. It's safer and more tolerable, even if people you care for end up dying.
So this is the moral of the story, but unfortunately it takes some convoluted decisions to get there. Of the three, only Bob's character really acts rationally. He isn't interested in being alone anymore, and isn't going to let Sasha convince him otherwise, regardless of the feelings he has for her.
When Maggie and Sasha reunite before setting out to find Bob, nothing Maggie says to Sasha is really any more compelling than what Bob had said to her. So why does she agree to carry on?
Eventually, the three reunite and we get a rare moment of cheer. But it feels forced and hollow, robbed of any climactic reward thanks to the weird motivations that caused the split in the first place.
And to be honest, isn't the whole "safety in numbers" a theme that's been played out already quite a lot in The Walking Dead? Even in this season?
The separating of Daryl and Beth works better, but not as well as it could have.
They find a nice funeral home well-stocked with food and bunker down for a bit until zombies overrun the place. And this is the very first problem with the scene. They have makeshift alarms around the house but somehow a huge flock of walkers makes the same ruckus as a stray dog, fooling Daryl completely.
Maybe his guard is down because of his growing attraction to Beth. Maybe.
Either way, he opens the door without noticing that there's a bunch of zombies banging on it and snarling and gurgling inches away, and of course they all get inside. So Daryl races down the stairs into a room he knows has no exit to draw them away from Beth, rather than, I don't know, running out the back door.
Then Beth drives off in a car that was parked conveniently outside, leaving Daryl alone.
She's missing in action after that, though whether alone or with the resident of the funeral home we're not privy to.
Daryl runs after her and eventually tires out and collapses, whereupon he's surrounded by the bandits we encountered in Episode 11.
This is where "Alone" poses a counter-argument to the notion of safety in numbers: Is it better to be brought into a group of psychopathic killers, or to wander the apocalypse alone? Certainly if they'd found Beth instead of Daryl we'd come to a very quick conclusion on that point.
But Daryl can hold his own. He can fit in fine with these new villains. He looks enough the part to fool them. And I suspect his membership in their little posse will eventually lead him to some heroic act or another, when everything comes to a head.
A Creativity Deficit
The real question is whether The Walking Dead is pulling off the balancing act in an episode like this or not. Do we have the right ratio of character drama to action? Is the suspense enough to keep viewers on the edge of their seats?
Yes and no.
This was a more action-packed episode than last week, and we had more characters onscreen. But the show is still having difficulty creating a sense of momentum. We have great, tense moments like the zombies coming out of the fog, or the funeral home being overrun, but they're almost ad hoc at this point. There isn't much in the way of rising tension from beginning to middle to end.
Season 4 needs to feel like we're building toward something.
Meanwhile, the action feels a little repetitive at this point. Like we've seen these same fight scenes play out over and over. Even the fog, which was neat, ended up just being yet another zombie smashing scene.
I think back to Season 1, to the scene where Rick and Glenn cover themselves in zombie innards so that they can sneak out into the infested Atlanta streets. Then Glenn lures the zombies away from the rest of the group in a fast car with speakers blasting. That was some great action---gross, tense, and most importantly, creative.
These days, we tend to have the same sequences over and over again. Safe-house turns unsafe, people run and just barely get away, a handful of badass survivors take down a dozen or so zombies...then rinse and repeat.
Which isn't to say I'm not enjoying The Walking Dead. Despite its myriad little flaws, I still think it's some of the most engaging TV to be found right now. Maybe not as entertaining as it could be, but I still look forward to Sunday night each week. I still want to know what happens, keep rooting for everyone to get back together rather than spend so much time alone.
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Salon Realty Corp.
New York, NY 10128-5037
Company Description
Founded in 1980, Salon Realty is a full service New York property management company with a diverse portfolio of properties throughout Manhattan and its surrounding boroughs. We provide management, brokerage and advisory services for individual investors, trusts, families/estates, co-ops/condominiums and institutional clients.
What began with the conversion of one small cooperative building has evolved into one of Manhattan's most respected fully integrated real estate firms. We service over 85 properties ranging from single tenant retail buildings to high rise luxury residential towers.
Salon Realty has the ability to provide a full range of management services across a variety of asset classes. We provide complete portfolio management with a continuous focus on operational and administrative responsibilities. We focus on maintaining and improving the properties structure and systems, and specialize in providing preventative maintenance services by taking a pro-active approach to management.
We employ sophisticated financial accounting software that provides comprehensive, customizable financial reports. Our state of the art bar code scanning system backs up your files multiple times daily, minimizing the possibility of data loss. Your building's financial information is in real time and available 24/7. A stringent internal system of checks and balances ensures accurate, honest and precise financial reporting, including monitoring and payment of all accounts payable, billing and collection of accounts receivable, cash management of operating and reserve funds, project budgeting, cost control monitoring and debt service assistance.
We work with our clients to develop a custom asset management plan that meets their specific investment criteria and produces quantifiable results. Whether you're seeking short term asset appreciation, stabilization of distressed assets, increased cash-flow or long term wealth accumulation, our experienced staff can help you achieve these goals.
The management services we provide include, but are not limited to:
- Monthly billing and rent collections
- Review and payment of bills
- Apartment rentals & commercial leasing
- Lease renewals, negotiations and escalations
- Supervision of building employees and daily building maintenance
- Providing detailed monthly financial reports
- Review and maintain all building files and information
- Initiating legal actions and appearing in landlord-tenant court
- Obtaining contractor bids and overseeing all renovations
- Monitoring tenant compliance with lease terms (primary residence, illegal tenants, illegal sublet..)
- Negotiate and obtain all building contracts (elevator, exterminator, boiler..)
- Prepare and update all reporting requirements with the appropriate government agencies
- Weekly building inspections
- Prepare monthly preventative maintenance report
- Violation dismissals
- Negotiate competitive prices and volume discounts with vendors
- Attend monthly and annual board meetings
- Co-op sales, subleasing agreements, alterations
Quick Facts
- In business under this name: 40 years
- Company size: 10 to 20 employees (full time)
- We manage the following property types:
- Multi-Family (5-19 units)
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Good design is like a pizza; it transforms basic ingredients into something amazing. I consider myself a pizza maker. I take ingredients, no matter how complex, and bake them into something delicious and easy to eat. And like pizza, folks tend to have different tastes. While some may like it basic, others prefer to spice it up (Linguapeño anyone?). Throughout my design career, I've learned that even if I have unsavory ingredients (yellow, purple, green, and orange… eeek) you can turn that into something unique and tasty.
I'm a designer. I love clean, modern design. I love to take complex problems and bake them into something that is a joy to use. I love the golden ratio. I love creating, problem solving and working in a team. I love differences in opinion, and I love learning new things, but most importantly, I love life, and am fortunate enough to do what I love for a living.
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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation today released a
list of orders of administrative enforcement actions taken against
banks and individuals in December of 1993. Also released today is
a list of administrative hearings scheduled during February 1994.
The FDIC processed a total of 44 final orders in December. These included three cease-and-desist orders, six call report penalties, seven removal and prohibition orders, one temporary suspension order, two civil money penalties, two terminations of deposit insurance, one modification of a removal and prohibition order, and one modification of a cease-and-desist order. Also, 16 terminations of cease-and-desist orders, one termination of a civil money penalty, one order terminating an order of investigation, one order dismissing a respondent in a removal and prohibition proceeding, and two adjudicated decisions. One hearing is scheduled for February 1994.
Copies of the orders referenced above can be obtained upon written request to the Office of Corporate Communications, FDIC 550 17th Street, NW, Washington DC 20429 (or FAX 202/898-8565); or by inspection Monday through Friday in the FDIC's Reading Room, Room 7118, at the 17th Street location. A list of the orders made public today and details about February hearing are attached.
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FINAL ORDERS ISSUED PURSUANT TO SECTION 8(b), 12 U.S.C. # 1818(b) (Cease-and-Desist Orders) Connecticut Bank of Commerce, Woodbridge, CT; FDIC-93-253b; Issued 12/21/93
City Co-operative Bank, Holyoke, MA; FDIC-93-252b; Issued 12/29/93
Bank of Woodstock, Woodstock, VT; FDIC-93-249b; Issued 12/20/93
FINAL ORDERS ISSUED PURSUANT TO SECTION 7(a), 12 U.S.C. # 1817(a) (Call Report Penalties)
Bank of Cripple Creek, Cripple Creek, CO; CR-93-9302-39; Issued 12/17/93
Norwalk Savings Society, Norwalk, CT; CR-93-9204-16; Issued 12/9/93
The First State of Grand Chain, Grand Chain, IL; CR-93-9204-20; Issued 12/9/93
Bank of Downing, Downing, MO; CR-93-9204-27; Issued 12/16/93
Sunwest Bank of Gallup, Gallup NM; CR-93-9204-28; Issued 12/9/93
Cortland Savings Bank, Cortland, NY; CR-93-9204-19; Issued 12/16/93
FINAL ORDERS ISSUED PURSUANT TO SECTION 8(e), 12 U.S.C. # 1818(e) (Removal and Prohibition Orders)
Dove Creek State Bank, Dove Creek, CO: FDIC-93-36e, against Sharon Riddell; Issued 12/9/93
The Bank of Troup County, LaGrange, GA; FDIC-93-224e; against Peter A. Mallory; Issued 12/13/93
Goreville State Bank, Goreville, IL; FDIC-93-203e; against Robert G. Cruse, Jr.; Issued 12/13/93
Goreville State Bank, Goreville, IL; FDIC-93-93-204e; against Robert G. Cruse, Sr.; Issued 12/13/93
Bank of Horton, Horton, KS; FDIC-93-229e; against Anthony F. Pizzuti; Issued 12/9/93 (closed 6/13/91)
First State Bank of Graceville, Graceville, MN; FDIC-93-216e; against Wayne E./ Pauli; Issued 12/7/93
First State Bank, Vega, TX; FDIC-93-243e; against Roy J. Stevens; Issued 12/7/93
FINAL ORDERS ISSUED PURSUANT TO SECTION 8(q), 12 U.S.C. # 1818 (q)
(Temporary Suspension)
Citizens Bank & Trust of Kansas City, Kansas City, KS; FDIC-93- 242g; Issued 12/9/93
FINAL ORDERS ISSUED PURSUANT TO SECTION 8(i), 12 U.S.C. # 1818 (i)
(Civil Money Penalties)
Cobb American Bank and Trust Company, Marietta, GA; FDIC-93-227k; against Paul G. Cohen; Issued 12/13/93
Bank of Lincolnwood, Lincolnwood, IL; FDIC-93-230k; against Clyde W. Engle; Issued 12/1
FINAL ORDERS ISSUED PURSUANT TO SECTION 8(p), 12 U.S.C.#1818p
(Voluntary Termination of Insurance)
American General Financial Center, Inc., Evansville, IN; FDIC-93- 256p; Issued 12/30/93
FINAL ORDERS ISSUED PURSUANT TO SECTION 8(q), 12 U.S.C. # 1818 (q)
First Professional Bank, Salt Lake City, UT; FDIC-93-256P; Issued 12/30/93
Modification of Removal and Prohibition Order
The Heights Bank, Peoria Heights, IL; FDIC-86-112e; against Clifford A. Brumbaugh; Issued 12/17/93
Modification of Cease-and-Desist Orders
Pepperell Trust Company, Biddeford, ME; FDIC-91-220b; Issued 12/9/93
Termination of Cease-and-Desist Orders
New Milford Bank and Trust Company, New Milford, CT; FDIC-93-1b; Issued 12/20/93
The Citizens Bank, Gainesville, GA; FDIC-92-127b; 12/13/93
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For most people, misbehaving mucus causes nothing more than a blocked nose. However, for cystic fibrosis sufferers, overly-thick, sticky mucus is the cause of a constant battle against lung infection. A defective CFTR gene is to blame – the protein it codes for disintegrates before it can reach where it's needed to create normal mucus. But there is hope. By putting a special genetic fragment alongside the human CFTR gene and inserting them into the genome of a healthy mouse, human CFTR protein can occur in the right place. Animals with this genetic modification have high concentrations of the protein in the tips of cells lining the nose (stained orange in the top image), whereas cells in mice without the fragment (bottom image) do not. This raises the possibility of eventually using the gene fragment as a gene therapy for the 60,000 cystic fibrosis sufferers worldwide.
Written by Jan Piotrowski
BPoD stands for Biomedical Picture of the Day. Managed by the MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences the website aims to engage everyone, young and old, in the wonders of biomedicine. Images are kindly provided for inclusion on this website through the generosity of scientists across the globe.
BPoD is also available in Catalan at www.bpod.cat with translations by the University of Valencia.


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'Engineers week'
Career-minded students with a fascination for making things work have an opportunity for a close up look at the many faces of modern engineering during "Engineers Week" at IT Sligo.
Events will include interactive exhibits, question and answer sessions with practising engineers, school visits in Sligo and Leitrim, debates and lectures.
They are all on the February 9th-15th Engineers Week menu. Most are open to the public, particularly students and family groups.
See http://itsligo.ie/engineersweek/
Highlights include:
Wednesday Feb 12 (8pm) - A fast moving lecture on Games Technology.
Friday Feb 14 (1pm) –Multi-disciplinary work presentations from third-level colleges.
Saturday Feb 15 (4.30pm- 5pm) – Coder Dojo special programming event.


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- "There's something wrong in there. I feel…darkness…evil…the dark side."
- ―Kara
Kara was a Force-sensitive medic also training in the ways of the Jedi. She served on board the New Republic picket ship which discovered the only remaining Outrider-class cruiser belonging to the Order of the Silver Jedi. She accompanied Captain Korsu and his group when they boarded the cruiser and informed the captain that she felt darkness aboard. Immediately after she said this, the Force Vampire barreled through the group, grabbed onto her and drained her of her life.
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Saturday, August 19, 2006
Rubbish cartoon
I draw a weekly cartoon to accompany a story in a local Kent newspaper. This week's was very much of the "you couldn't make it up" variety. Apparently the council are now so keen to enforce the use of wheely bins (wheely bins are always big news in local papers!) and to reduce the number of black rubbish sacks left out for collection, that they employ people to rifle though them in order to ascertain the identity of those who dump them – so they can be prosecuted! Nice job.
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I love finding new ways to workout and incorporate them into my routine. I've been getting into a lot of timed workouts lately and am really loving the high intensity! A new style that I love it called Tabata workouts.
What Are Tabata Workouts?
Tabata is high intensity type of interval workout that was inspired by Dr. Izumi Tabata. He is a Japanese researcher who used this protocol in his study on athletes in 1996 (used to see if it would improve the performance of skaters).
Dr. Izumi Tabata used a cycle for his study. All-out extreme intensity for 20 seconds, followed by 10 seconds of rest. This cycle was repeated for 8 rounds or 4 minutes total. He found that this protocol improved both the aerobic and anaerobic systems of the athletes.
How to perform Tabata Workouts
I usually pick two different exercises and alternate them for 8 rounds total (to alleviate boredom). Here are a few examples, and you can do rounds of cardio or even weighted exercises.
(4 rounds of each exercise = 8 rounds or 4 minutes per Tabata):
Tabata 1: Squat Jumps and Lunge Jumps
Tabata 2: Burpees and Mountain Climbers
Tabata 3: Lateral Skates and Knee Tucks
Tabata 4: Air jacks and Sprints
Or, you could combine strength and cardio segments:
Tabata 1: Pushups and Burpees
Tabata 2: Squat/Overhead Press and Mountain Climbers
Tabata 3: Back Rows and Squat Jumps
Tabata 4: Lateral Lunges and Knee Tucks
The possibilities are endless. It's a great workout in a short period of time.
Here's a dumbbell Tabata Workout That target the whole body and can be done in less than 20 minutes!
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ACS does not engage with direct suppliers of materials, but rather purchases finished products from its manufacturer partners. Therefore:
- ACS does not verify its product supply chains to evaluate the risk of human trafficking or slavery, and does not engage a third party to do so;
- ACS does not audit suppliers to evaluate their compliance with standards for human trafficking or slavery because it does not engage with them;
- ACS does not and is unable to verify whether its manufacturer's direct suppliers are in compliance with slavery or human trafficking laws in the country in which that supplier is doing business;
- ACS does not have company standards regarding slavery or trafficking other than to say that such activities are abhorrent. Therefore, ACS does not maintain internal accountability standards for employees or contractors failing to meet such company standards; and
- ACS does not provide training at this time regarding human trafficking and slavery with respect to mitigating risks in the supply chain because we do not engage with direct suppliers. However, we may consider adding this topic to our employee training in the future.
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Get Back Out There
Back to the running part of this blog, I have been slowly coming back to running. I ran 2 miles on Saturday and then attempted a very slow, easy "longish" run on Sunday. I tried timing my run at the end of when the girls would be finishing their 12 miles so I could meet up with them. I was planning on doing 5 miles and thought that would be awesome if I could pull that off, but my timing was off and I ended up doing a bit more. Because the Rail Trail is an out and back, I only ventured out 2.5 miles and then ran back. When I still felt good and the girls weren't back yet, I went out another .5 miles and then back. This was 6 miles. Still feeling good, I went out another .5 and back AND they still weren't back yet. Seriously? Where were they? So, I hung out and talked to Seth (a fellow Rail Trail Runner) and we ran a little bit until I finally saw the girls! This totaled 7.77 miles on Sunday. I was very sore Sunday afternoon. It's crazy how an illness and taking 5 days off from running affects ones body.
Knowing I could relapse, I've opted to take it easy this week. It's hard to do that because I really just want to jump back into the running and go hard, but my lungs are really not ready. Remember me bragging about not knowing where my inhalers were because I haven't had an asthma attack in years? I haven't officially had an attack, but having pneumonia has completely rocked my lungs and karma is kicking me in the ass right now. I had to actually call the dr and refill my prescription. I just need to be careful and be smart.
So far my week has been this:
Monday - 1 hr yoga
Tuesday - 3.5 miles
Wednesday - 1 hr yoga
I will note that it has been awesome weather for February in Maine for the past two weeks and all I've wanted to do is run. Every time I look outside, it's sunny and you can see the snow melting. So frustrating! Today, some unkind words slipped out of my mouth (no worries, it was my lunch period and I did not have any students near me at all) when I happened to look out of my classroom window and see a woman running by in her lightweight top, no hat, no mittens, capri wearing self. I was totally jealous and really just wanted to get out there and run.
When you cannot run (due to scheduling, injury, any reason at all - really) - do you experience runner's envy? or are you happy for the person running?
I am trying my best to not be jealous of people when they are running, but it's so darn hard! I just want to drop what I'm doing or where I'm going and run too. I think I may have a problem.
Have you entered my CLICK giveaway? Only a couple of more hours! I will be announcing the winner sometime tomorrow. Please come back to see if it is you.
I will let you know that I have STOPPED going to Starbucks this week and have been replacing my Starbucks desires with CLICK and so far so good. I have been drinking a CLICK as soon as I get to school and then I make one just after lunch. Yum! I have only been doing 1 scoop and 6 oz of water, but it is still yummy and a great way to get me through my day.


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Some of the best restaurants in the world focus on doing only one thing, and doing it perfectly. While in the United States much of the emphasis lately at mega-chain restaurants and the up-and-coming "Fast Casual" restaurants (like Panera) has been on the something-for-everybody menus that read like a Tolstoy novel. Compare that with Europe, where many bakeries have a single specialty for which they're famous. It certainly isn't a surprise that Hofmann Hots subscribes to this old school tradition peddling a product that's over a hundred years old.
Sure, there are newfangled innovations on the menu, like pretzel-coated chicken dogs, and dogs made out of fish, but the real divas of this soiree are the traditional German and Polish dogs that are served betwixt this sinfully decadent buttered split-top bun that's baked fresh daily in the store. We visited during lunch, without having really looked at the menu first, and it certainly proved to be somewhat daunting, but the folks behind the counter seemed more than happy to help a first-timer.
We couldn't help but try the foot long German dog, which can be split between two different styles; we opted for the Himalayan on one end (onion chutney, toasted curry aioli, and fried onion straws), and Sweet & Smokey on the other (maple glaze, smoked gouda pimiento spread, chopped bacon) alongside an order of Beans & Hots (more commonly known as "beanie weenies"). The Himalayan side was a curried treat reminiscent of the popular German snack currywurst, and the cheese spread on the other side was a nothing-less-than-sublime combination with the maple glaze. The Beans & Hots were also bursting with flavor; it's apparent there's a lot of love and babysitting put into that recipe.
It must also be mentioned that there is little humor lost in the idea of running a hot dog joint. Signs throughout the spotless establishment instruct customers to "Grab your wiener here" or "Gobble a wiener!" They're also not above upselling, asking if "your wiener needs a shake?" They're custard shakes that come in chocolate, vanilla, and oreo, and they're served right in the stainless steel mixing cup.
Dogs are priced between $4.50 for the plain ones and $7.95 for the "Kitchen Sink" with all the sides, and make for a quick lunch or dinner. They have no problem with credit cards or children (kid's meals are $3.50). Hoffman Hots is a freestanding building across from the Trinity Groves complex just south of the Margaret Hunt-Hill Bridge.


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OAKLAND PARK -- It was a tough decision for Betty Garlock, so she left it to the judges.
Because her dog, Snuggles -- a miniature wirehaired dachshund -- never won a ribbon, she figured it would be safe to enter the dog in both the cute and ugly competitions at Saturday's mutt show at John Easterlin Park.
"To me she is not ugly," Garlock said. "But if anyone really knows dachshunds, she may be ugly.
"This is just for fun anyway," she said.
Snuggles, who lives in Fort Lauderdale with Betty and Les Garlock and two prize-winning dachshunds, didn't place in the cute contest. But the dog took home a white, third-place ribbon in the ugly category and took a first place in the legs contest as well.
First place in the ugly contest went to a Margate mutt, Boop, owned by Susan Bluestein.
First, second and third-place winners received ribbons for the cutest, ugliest, shortest tail, longest tail, longest legs, shortest legs, best- dressed and pet and master look-a-like.
Sixty dogs, ranging from poodles to golden retrievers and rotweillers, were entered in the contest. Brutus, King Tut, Snow White, Tuxedo, Cuddles, Rags, Magic and Boop were among the names viewed by an estimated 200-person crowd.
The two-hour show was sponsored by the Broward County Parks and Recreation Division and the Broward County Humane Society. Oakland Park Mayor Mary Laveratt joined the action as one of six judges. Other judges were from the recreation department, the Humane Society and the Wild Life Care Center.
Animal care literature, a pig, baby possums and baby mockingbirds also were on display.
"We wanted to promote the groups," said Lani Wigand, director of education for the Humane Society. "It was just for good will and education."
First place went to Alan Lanni's Bo, who was donned in a sailor costume, a white captain's cap and sun glasses.
Finally, the judges agreed, Heinkeken, a schnauzer, looked the most like his master, Bob Bekoff of Fort Lauderdale, who received a round of applause when he paraded with the dog around the judge's box. Bekoff also has white hair and a white beard.


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Michael Barker is a photographer, musician, triathlete, software developer, and father. He lives in York Region, Ontario.
A young pine, glowing with snow. At Pine Lake.
A ruggedly delicate ant doggedly, blindly attempts approach to the spotlight. It ought to be said: a stem of moss turns around its serpentine head, and gazes in tangible shock.
416 Observer
Near Yonge and Bloor – a shot from inside a buffet. I enjoy photographing in the city, where things are various and unexpected; scraped pavement, dripping steam … and I find myself intrigued by the challenge of finding the sense in it, at least visually. "416" is Toronto's area code.
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Entering into my favourite walk.
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Piano Improv: variations on Bach and the time-freezing romance theme of Star Trek Insurrection


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Explore Art of Family Living Digital Book Series
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Kate advises healthcare and life sciences clients on regulatory and compliance matters and in all types of transactions including sales and acquisitions, joint ventures, contractual affiliations, as well as evaluating regulatory risks in cash flow, asset- based and lending transactions.
She has a combined 25 years of law firm, in-house and healthcare industry experience. She represents various healthcare providers including physician practices, hospitals, academic medical centers, pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers among others. At the forefront of the industry, Kate currently serves on the Law360 editorial advisory board for life sciences where she advises the legal newswire on industry trends and issues facing companies, organizations, and law firms.
Prior to joining McGuireWoods, Kate was Senior Regulatory Counsel at a leading middle market healthcare lender where she oversaw healthcare regulatory diligence. In this position, she partnered with the risk underwriting teams to create a coordinated and streamlined diligence process. Specifically, she evaluated and advised on financial and compliance risks associated with areas such as:
Kate worked as in-house legal counsel in a large ten-hospital health system where she served on hospital boards and leadership teams. She also counseled hospital clients on a wide range of legal issues such as physician contracting and employment, transactional matters, pharmacy compliance, real estate transactions, accreditation and licensure issues, medical staff matters, patient privacy and patient care issues.
Kate was the emergency department administrator at a major academic medical center where she directed physician contracting, compliance, finance, strategic planning and hospital emergency preparedness. She received an award for turning a department deficit into a significant profit in twelve months by developing comprehensive financial analysis and payer reimbursement monitoring program.
Kate is a business-focused attorney with demonstrated leadership and strategic planning skills. Her diverse legal and healthcare practice has kept her at the forefront of critical issues affecting the healthcare industry.
"My extensive healthcare experience provides a unique perspective in counseling clients. I am able to provide clients with creative strategic solutions by considering not only the specific legal issues, but also the larger business implications."
Representation of financial services firm Barings LLC in connection with Kanwa Holdings LP's $19 million acquisition of Midatech Pharma US from Midatech Pharma Plc.
Representation of a leading OB/GYN practice with offices in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area in a multi-million dollar sale to an integrated healthcare delivery company based in the Mid-Atlantic.
Representation of ExlService Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXLS), an operations management and analytics company, in its purchase of substantially all of the assets of Health Integrated, Inc., a Tampa-based healthcare analytics firm.
Advised on and analyzed healthcare regulatory risks for over 350 middle market cash-flow, asset-based and life science transactions for customers in all sectors of the healthcare industry.
Conducted internal compliance reviews and audits and crafted responses to civil and criminal investigations conducted by federal and state government agencies for hospital, pharmaceutical and device clients.
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Advised pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers regarding compliance with federal and state marketing/gift disclosure laws.
Drafted policies and procedures for research and conflict of interest programs and developed compliance training materials related to the drug and device clinical trial process for a large clinical research institution.
Participated as an adjunct member of the promotional review committee for a large pharmaceutical manufacturer.
Drafted and review medical staff by-laws, physician relationship and medical staff supervision policies for various hospital clients.
Drafted various reimbursement advocacy pieces for federal health care program coverage.
Successfully resolved a Joint Commission patient complaint in favor of the hospital client.
Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Life Sciences, Law360, 2018 - present
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'Looking For You' (Feature Length film)
A British Asian girl announces to a middle aged man that she is his wife from their last life in 1940's India. They were re-born out of sync. She is however sectioned in a mental health hospital, but he gradually starts to believe in her strange story, which turns his mundane life upside down and leads them towards a dramatic finale.
'Thank God For Pinkie' (Short)
A comedy about a straight Asian man who just can't get a girlfriend in spite of help from his Mum and a disastrous line up of old-ball straight mates. Finally his super-camp and confident cousin Pinkie from Birmingham shows up and takes him 'Out' to find the girl of his dreams.
'Miss You Paolo' (Short)
A romantic drama about love lost and found. Jenni is a 45 year old single British woman who hears that her Senegalese, first lover Paolo (now married with children), is dying of cancer. Jenni realises that after all these years she still loves Paolo and considers how to say goodbye.


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|Not a good morning !
The plan for the day was to look at technique, fitness, how best to use the time from launching until the race starts and some chances to put the Racing Rules into practice but it was soon obvious that those plans would have to be modified and we went back to basics !
After lunch the wind eased a bit and even the sun came out which made it a lot more pleasant for practicing starts and sailing the first leg though Pete and Howard caught most participants out by changing the bias of the line between starts – You need to check the line every time !
In the end everybody seemed to have a good day and enjoyed the chance to practice their racing. Thanks to John, Pete, Howard and Tim for assisting with the coaching
|We finished off in sunshine !
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