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Sunday, January 15, 2012
A New Record
Music In
- "Biophilia", by Bjork. Ms. Guttmunsdottir, the world's greatest living composer, hits it out of the park again. Plus, lots of songs that express the wonder and awe of science, on topics like dark matter, evolution, viruses. 4 stars.
- "Ceremonials", by Florence + The Machine. Another very strong offering, although I like it a little less than her prior. 3 stars.
- "Realistic", by Ivy, 1995. I am such a sucker for sappy Europop (actually a NYC band with a French lead singer) like this. 4 stars.
- "Innervisions", by Stevie Wonder, 1973. $5.00 special from Amazon. The body of work that Stevie produced in the early 70's is completely excellent and represented a huge advance in pop and R&B music. 4 stars.
- "Highway 61 Revisited", by Bob Dylan, 1965. $5.00 special from Amazon. Set the wayback machine for 1965. Great stuff. 3 stars, 4 for "Highway 61 Revisited", and "Ballad of a Thin Man". "Because something is happening here, but you don't know what it is. Do you, Mister Jones?"
- "50 Words For Snow", by Kate Bush. Ethereal arrangements, haunting lyrics. 4 stars.
- "In The Clear", by Ivy. Filling out their discography. This 2005 effort sounds a little tired, maybe they're ready for a change. 3 stars, I think, still unrated. I still have to try their latest, which came out just last year.
- "Thank You, Happy Birthday", by Cage The Elephant. A Bowling Green, KY band no less. Some of it is a little too punkish for me, but some great tunes. 3 stars.
- "So Beautiful Or So What", by Paul Simon. I'm not that big a Simon fan, but there were some great tunes here. A nice (short) instrumental too, you forget that this guy's been a pretty good guitarist for 50 years. 4 stars.
- "W H O K I L L", by Tune-Yards. Wow, that a vocal range Merrill Garbus has! And what catchy grooves! 4 stars.
- "Nine Types Of Light", by TV On The Radio. Nice tunes, very consistent. 3 stars.
- "Ritual Union", by Little Dragon. Swedish techno R&B. Makes sense to me. Killer grooves. 4 stars.
- "Chelsea Girl", by Nico, 1967. I think her first solo album after her Velvet Underground / Andy Warhol gig. Kind of the prototypical Europop/trash female lounge singer. Surprisingly good. 3 stars.
- "V.U.", by The Velvet Underground, 1985. That date is suspect, this was a compilation album, but a lot of the tracks don't appear to be anywhere else. Again, surprisingly good. "Stephanie Says" is the track in the movie. 3 stars.
More Reading
More recently, I read "Twenty Palaces: A Prequel", by Harry Connolly. This is apparently the last book in this series -- I think I read on Connolly's blog or twitter feed that his publisher was not going to publish any more of these. Too bad, I have enjoyed them. The protagonist, an ex-con who works as a thug for a mystical society that ruthlessly wipes out magic users, is a great noir character, a cheap detective of the old school.
Finally, I read "The Quantum Thief", the first novel of Hannu Rajaniemi. I tweeted: "80s: Neuromancer; 90s: Snow Crash; 00s: Accelerando; 10s: The Quantum Thief." I was really impressed. Just when you think that visions of future computing, cyberspace, and virtual reality are totally passe, here comes a new vision that blows you away. Rataniemi jumps on the privacy issues that are now coming to the forefront in social media with both feet. Highly recommended.
I also yesterday bought my first ebooks from a local bookstore: Carmichael's, Louisville's Oldest Independent Bookstore, owned by my old friend Michael Boggs and his wife Carol Bosse. I knew Michael from the Louisville computing scene in the mid-80s. Had a very pleasant lunch with him a few Sundays ago. Anyway, he told me I could buy Google eBooks from their website, same price as Amazon. You download them to the IndieBound Reader app on the iPad or iPhone. The books in this app look more like real books in their page layout than either the Apple or Kindle readers. The only downside so far is that I can't figure out how to get books from within the app, I have to go to the Carmichael's website, purchase and download. They have told me that I can designate Carmichael's as my store within the app, and then work from within the app, but I haven't figured out how yet.
Meanwhile tho, I would rather give business to local bookstores than to sweatshop master Amazon. The people who work in their warehouses (there is a large one in Lexington) are all hired as temps, minimal benefits, get sick and you're fired. Definitely a workforce that needs to unionize.
I have loved the convenience of buying from Amazon, but if the low prices come as a result of worker abuse, I will take my business elsewhere (whenever possible). Now I need a good alternative for buying music.


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Myrtle Beach Fun Times: Letters to the Editor Section.
I totally agree with the new immigration laws. It is about time our lawmakers did something about the illegal alienation of affection, especially from those people from Argentina.
Ginny Sanford
First Lady of SC (divorced)
Sir: I have been a life long motorcyclist and avid believer in not wearing a helmet. After Myrtle Beach required helmets to ride, put in a noise ordinance and made it unlawful to piss in the street, I decided to fly into Myrtle Beach this year, take a cab to North Myrtle Beach, and rent a Hog for the festivities.
This is to advise you I will never come back to Myrtle Beach again.
Due to the metal plates in my head, legs and arms, I was detained at the metal detectors at the airport for 8 hours, and wasn't released until my doctor faxed my x-rays. You people are Nazis!
"Bubba" from Sturgis
Sir: I came to Myrtle Beach to play golf, not to be annoyed by uncontrolled wild life. In Long Island where I come from, we brought in a swat team to kill all the deer eating the shrubbery, and the geese pooping on the greens.
At TPC I shanked two pitch shots due to deer crossing the fairway. At several other courses I slipped on Goose Shit and in one particular odious incident, my partner would not allow me a free lift from a pile of the stuff, costing me the hole and $.50. The Fox squirrels also stole all my cheese crackers from my golf cart, and the Course Ranger just laughed!
I'm afraid to even mention the 14' gator at the Heritage Plantation course that decided to hunker down on my $5 Titleist ProV-1....simply outrageous!
I thought you people in the south like to kill everything! When you eradicate the pests, I might consider coming back!
Percey Smithe III
Sir: You people are just too polite! I came for a vacation from the UK and was all geared up to 'take the piss' after hearing about you Colonists. I was very disappointed to meet all you blokes and blokettes from South Carolina who couldn't have been nicer. My wife Ann said she though she was going to 'die of syrup poisoning!" I will have a big adjustment when I get home to
Manchester, that's in the UK BTW, and don't know if I will be able to readjust!"
Martin Shuttlecock RN (retired)
Sir: I can't tell you how refreshing it was to visit your wonderful area!
The climate was wonderful, the people were friendly, and nobody felt it necessary to wear many clothes. It was really refreshing to see gorgeous, trim women on the beach without a babushka! I also enjoyed standing in line at the many beach bars waiting to get a drink surrounded by girls in those lovely thongs! You people are really liberated!
Earl Grey/ Petersburg, Russia
Sir: Myrtle Beach made my whole year! When I heard that the UK all girl band, The Bonkettes, was playing the opening act for Willie Nelson at the Brookgreen Gardens, I payed over market value for the tickets from a scalper in San Antonio, Tx, and hitchhiked all the way there! To say I was blown away was an understatement. To see and hear a group of gals from the UK sing in Korean and sound like they were from Seoul is an experience I will never forget!
Sonny Sky
Sir: Please do something about your pest situation. I had a lovely time in SC, but when I got home a 3" Palmetto bug hopped out of my suitcase, ate out of the dog's dish, and scared the shit out of the cleaning lady when she found it drinking out of the toilet bowl. Now I have to find another cleaning lady and my dog is in therapy.
Winnona Ashley Greenbottham Jr.
Sir: (Following received by E-mail)
HELP! I am emailing you in desperation as I am trapped in my house at 267 Blue Stem Lane! I have been without water for 2 days, my food is running out, and I am almost out of oxygen. Thanks to Mr. Obama's weatherization program I have been sealed into my house due to excessive caulking.
I don't think the $250 stimulus check I received last week, and the improvements will do me much good if I die here! Please knock before breaking in, because I have a loaded gun and will defend myself if threatened!"
Warren L.

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This simple question keeps us all grounded and humble, knowing we need to continually improve and to prove our worth to the seed industry.
The best way to set yourself apart is to know your competition, right? I know you have a few options when it comes to marketing. You could do it all yourself, in-house. You could hire a temporary employee or consultant. For some companies, hiring a full-service agency is an option. And in that rare occasion, the leap of faith is taken to create an entire marketing/communication team.
I know from personal experience that marketing your own company has about a 5% success rate. Why? Because the marketing duties in-house fall on someone who has responsibilities outside of marketing. And, as soon as the day-to-day operations start piling up, marketing gets pushed back, and pushed back and finally shelved for yet another year.
Hiring temporary workers or consultants is a viable option, with one major flaw. Most will not have a working knowledge of the seed industry specifically, and will certainly need trained on your company mission and focus in order to even get up and running with marketing ideas. Oh, and both are temporary solutions.
Full-service agencies are another option, and a great option in some cases. In fact, one thing I always stress to our customers is that Ag Printers is NOT an agency. We don't offer everything an agency offers. Actually, we work as part of a team with agencies all over the nation that are helping seed companies. We are what I like to call the implementation side of the marketing team.
Most companies do not need a full-service agency, and that service can be expensive, but again, sometimes you need to bite the bullet and jump in with both feet. When you do, all I ask is that you put Ag Printers on the team for follow through where we can help.
Each season I come back to this fact. Ag Printers is different than all the other options in some very unique ways. Here at the office, we are a family of tightly-knit, multi-talented individuals. The staff I have hired over the years was hired based largely on personality and shared vision for service.
When you combine talent, knowledge and a heart for doing what is right and doing whatever is needed to help another, an amazing culture emerges. Not only are we a close family at the office, we truly consider each of our customers as "extended family". Family means sacrifice and affection, and as sappy as it may sound, we do love our customers.
Like other family relationships, we have had times of trial and seasons of great change. Each of these have made us stronger and wiser and have allowed us to adapt over the years.
So what sets us apart? Why use Ag Printers? Bottom line? Relationship.
We have come to depend on you and you have come to depend on us. Each season we build upon the foundation that was formed from seasons past.
Here's to another great year of opportunity to grow together, towards a common goal. Here's to another year in the extended family of Ag Printers. And yes, I am the crazy uncle in the family :-).


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Yup. I got all five of my shots! Let's see if I can remember them: yellow fever, typhoid, Hep A (2nd dose), tetanus, and a polio booster. Both arms have been really sore for the past 2 days.
But I'm that much closer to Uganda! I fly in about 34 days.


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OK, with the New Year just getting started, now is a good time to think about your art and business goals for the year(s) ahead. You may have goals that are creative in nature or goals that are more in the realm of business and marketing. Most likely you have both.
Spend some time soon to decide what your major goals should be and then write them down. These could be major things you want to accomplish in the next few years to much shorter term projects. After you have them written down, be sure review and revise them monthly or what ever works best for you. In the following artice I will give you some ideas on art and art business goals for the New Year.
Just like any other business, artists need to set goals as well. Your goals will help guide your art business direction and help you answer the question of "where are you going?" When artists typically think of goals they think of their creative direction and what types of art they are going to create. If you have an art business you need to broaden the scope of your goals to include the major business functions.
Some ideas to help you in developing your art business goals
Creative Direction / Products / Services
What are your goals with regards to your creative direction, the art you produce and services you provide? If you have been dreaming about a new creative project or direction, turn it into a goal! Here are some ideas to get you thinking about your creative direction and product/service goals:
- Start new projects or finish old ones
- Explore new subjects, styles or genres
- Create new products or services
- Utilize new materials or techniques
- Start a line of limited prints or editions
- Develop new uses for existing art/products
Finance & Accounting
What are your goals with regards to your financial situation and your internal accounting and record keeping systems? Finance and accounting may not be the most exciting subjects but you need to have these areas covered. Some ideas of goals and objectives for finance and accounting include:
- Save for retirement
- Reduce costs
- Raise money for my art business
- Pay off debt
- Develop better accounting information and reporting
- Create and monitor a budgets for my business
- Spend less time spent on paperwork and financial reporting, taxes
- Develop a system to cost my art projects and determine pricing
Marketing / Sales / Brand
The most important activity in your art business besides creating art is to market and sell your creations. Without sales and marketing you don't have a business but perhaps more of a passion or hobby. Here are some ideas to get you started thinking about your marketing goals and objectives:
- Increase sales to existing clients/customers
- Expand the type of distribution channels where my art is available
- Sell more art in my existing distribution channels (galleries, shows, online…)
- Increase my advertising effectiveness, quality and awareness
- Develop my brand and increase brand awareness
- Get new clients
- Open new markets, expand geographic coverage
- Develop or improve my web presence, sell art online
- Spend more time networking
- Develop or improve my social media / social networking efforts
- Utilize public relations in my marketing efforts
- Get my art into more galleries, shows and festivals
Studio & Facilities
You probably spend a lot of time in your studio and have ideas on how you want to improve your workspace. Maybe you want to get into a larger space or have a retail outlet. Here are some ideas to help get you thinking about your goals for your studio, facilities and physical space:
- Move into a (new, larger, smaller) studio
- Join an artist's Coop
- Move to a different geographic location
- Open a retail space
- Spruce up my studio
- Convert a part of my studio into a retail space / gallery
Production & Operations
With your creative direction and product goals you decided what you were going to make. In production and operations you will look at how you are going to make your art, products or provide your services. Think like you are running a factory and the need to organize and plan the production of your art. Here are some ideas on goals for production and operations:
- Increase the quantity of art I am able to produce
- Organize my workspace and make it more productive
- Organize my materials and supplies
- Create an inventory system to keep track of and store my art/products
- Look for ways to become more productive and efficient
- Reduce my production costs
- Develop a scheduling system
Management & Organization
You have an organization whether you have employees, assistants or even if you are a solo entrepreneur. Strive for having the best run company no matter your size. Here are some ideas on management and organization to get you thinking:
- Hire new employees or assistants
- Create an organization so I can take time off
- Learn more business skills
- Motivate and reward my employees / assistants
- Hire new employees or assistants
- Develop an employee benefits program such health insurance, retirement
The bottom line…
Ok, now you have a few ideas of goals for your art business. Get a piece of paper and write down your goals and then begin to think about what it will take to achieve them – these will become the basis of strategies for your business. And don't forget that your art and art business goals should be a part of your overall life goals – choose your goals carefully.
Neil McKenzie is the author of The Artist's Business and Marketing ToolBox – How to Start, Run and Market a Successful Arts or Creative Business available in softcover from Barnes & Noble and Amazon and as an eBook from iTunes, Amazon and Barnes & Noble. He has developed and teaches the course "Artrepreneurship" at the Center for Innovation at Metropolitan State University of Denver, and is also a visiting professor at University College at the University of Denver.
Neil has over 30 years' experience as a management consultant and marketing executive, working with some of the world's top brands. Neil is a frequent lecturer to artists and arts organizations, a guest columnist for Colorado Biz Magazine, where he covers the creative sector of the economy, and the author of several articles for Americans for the Arts, a national arts organization. Follow Neil on Twitter: @neilmckenzphoto


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"Joe is an interference expert and veteran trial lawyer."
- IAM Patent 1000
Joseph A. Hynds
Joseph A. Hynds has been practicing across the full spectrum of intellectual property law at Rothwell Figg for over 25 years with a focus on patent infringement litigation. Mr. Hynds has particular expertise in Hatch-Waxman litigation and related issues,
Mr. Hynds has been lead counsel in numerous Inter Partes Review (IPR) and Covered Business Method (CBM) Proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), and he has significant experience in patent interference matters before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and in the federal courts. A former Patent Examiner with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Mr. Hynds has notable skill in the preparation and prosecution of patent applications in a wide variety of technical areas.
Mr. Hynds has wide-ranging knowledge of all aspects of patent litigation in U.S. district courts and before the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC). He has substantial experience in preparing patent infringement and validity opinions; handling transactional matters involving intellectual property rights; and counseling clients on patent strategies, due diligence, and portfolio development, valuation, and acquisition. Additionally, he counsels a variety of domestic and international clients on U.S. intellectual property law, providing them with infringement, validity, and enforceability opinions, and advising on licensing matters.
Mr. Hynds was an Adjunct Professor of Law at the George Washington University Law School, where he taught a course on "Practical Legal Writing."
Mr. Hynds is recognized by Intellectual Asset Management's (IAM) Patent 1000 – The World's Leading Patent Professionals (2013-2018) in the DC Metro Area and Nationally, and he was selected to
He received his B.A. in Physics from Wabash College in 1986, and earned his J.D., with honors, from George Washington University in 1991. Mr. Hynds was admitted to the Bar of the Commonwealth of Virginia in 1991 and to the District of Columbia Bar in 1993. He is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. He is a member of the American Bar Association Patent Trademark & Copyright Law
Relevant Experience
Federal District Court
Unverferth Mfg. Co., Inc. v. J&M Mfg. Co, Inc., Civil Action No. 14-03062 (N.D. Iowa)
Bayer Healthcare Pharma v. Sandoz, Inc., Civil Action No. 08-1207 (D. Nev.)
Bayer Schering Pharma AG v. Sandoz Inc., Civil Action No. 08-3710 (S.D.N.Y.)
Unverferth Mfg. Co., Inc. v. Par-Kan Co., Civil Action No. 13-97 (N. D. Ill.)
Sunovion Pharms. Inc. v. Watson Pharms Inc., Civil Action No. 12-993 (D. Del.)
Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc. v. International Securities Exchange, LLC, Civil Action No. 12-00931 (S.D. N.Y.)
Pfizer Inc. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, 12-1576 (D. Del.)
J&M Mfg. Co. Inc. v. Unverferth Mfg. Co. Inc., Civil Action No. 12-00931 (S.D. Ohio)
Cirrex Systems LLC v. Infraredx, Inc., Civil Action No. 10-11530 (D. Mass.)
Cirrex Systems LLC v. Infraredx, Inc., Civil Action No. 10-03952 (S.D. N.Y.)
Pfizer Inc. v. Cobalt Laboratories Inc., Civil Action No. 09-00315 (D. Del.)
KSI Inc. v. Unverferth Mfg. Co., Inc., Civil Action No. 07-50075 (N.D. Ill.)
Investment Technologies Group, Inc. v. Liquidnet Holdings, Inc., Civil Action No. 07-510 (S.D. N.Y.)
Illinois Tool Works v. Frito Lay, Civil Action No. 06-54 (D. Del.)
Sepracor v. Breath, Civil Action No. 06-10043 (D. Mass.)
Paratek Microwave, Inc. v. Agile Materials and Techs., Inc. Civil Action No. 05-4121 (C.D. Cal.)
AIDS Healthcare Foundation v. GlaxoSmithKline, PLC, Civil Action No. 03-2792 (C.D. Cal)
Mylan Laboratories, Inc. v. Tommy G. Thompson, Civil Action No. 04-1049 (D. D.C.)
Guardian Industries Corp. Inc. v. AFG Industries, Inc., Civil Action No. 03-73722 (E.D. Mich.)
Alza Corp. v. Mylan Laboratories, Inc., Civil Action No. 02-20 (D. Vt.)
Bristol-Meyer Squibb v. Mylan Pharm., Inc., Teva Pharm. USA, Inc., Barr Labs. et al., Civil Action No. 01-CV-0414 (S.D. N.Y.)
Ion Beam Applications v. The Titan Corporation, Civil Action No. 00-1994 (S.D. Cal.)
Schering Corp. v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Civil Action No. 00-1657 (D. N.J)
Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. v. Donna Shalala, Civil Action No. 99-02995 (D. D.C.)
Bayer and Pfizer v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Civil Action No. 97-1309 (W.D. Pa.)
Key Pharmaceuticals (Schering) v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Civil Action No. 97-14 (W.D. Pa.)
Schering and Roussel UCLAF v. Zeneca, Civil Action No. 95-566 (D. Del.)
SmithKline Beecham v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Civil Action No. 94-2874 (E.D. Pa.)
Burroughs Wellcome v. SmithKline Beecham, Civil Action No. 94-118 (E.D. N.C.)
Nova Biomedical Corp. v. Mallinckrodt Sensor Systems, Inc., Civil Action No. 94-12288 (D. Mass.)
Burroughs Wellcome v. Barr Labs and Novopharm, Ltd., Civil Action No. 91-41 (E.D. N.C.)
Proceedings Before the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board
Unverferth v. J&M IPR - Unverferth Manufacturing Co., Inc. v. J&M Manufacturing Co., Inc., IPR2014-00758 (PTAB)
US Endodontics, LLC v. Gold Standard Instruments, LLC, IPR2015-00632 (PTAB)
International Securities Exchange, LLC v. Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated, IPR2014-00097 (PTAB)
International Securities Exchange, LLC v. Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated, IPR2014-00098 (PTAB)
International Securities Exchange, LLC v. Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated, IPR2014-00099 (PTAB)
International Securities Exchange, LLC v. Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated, CBM2013-00049 (PTAB)
International Securities Exchange, LLC v. Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated, CBM2013-00050 (PTAB)
International Securities Exchange, LLC v. Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated, CBM2013-00051 (PTAB)
Field v. Hyatt, Interference No. 105,951 (PTAB)
Schwartz v. Sawney, Interference No.105,317
Jurgovan v. Ramsey, Interference No. 105,173
Barker v. Elson, Interference No. 103,146
Wallace v. Landegren, Interference Nos. 103,419, 103,420 and 103,421
Anderson v. Selden v. Morgan, Interference No. 103,708
Kaufman v. Levinson, Interference No. 103,086
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals inc. v. Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc. et al., Civil Action No. 01472 (D. Nev.)
Pfizer Inc. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Civil Action No. 0307 (D. Del.)
Bayer Healthcare Pharma v. Sandoz, Inc., Civil Action No. 01472 (D. Nev.)
International Trade Commission
In The Matter of Certain Plastic Containers, Investigation No. 337- TA-514
In The Matter of Certain Diltiazem Hydrochloride and Diltiazem Preparations, Investigation No. 337-TA-349
Arbitration Proceedings Before the American Arbitration Association
Kaigai Pharmaceuticals v. Bertek
Areas of Concentration
- International Trade Commission
- Patent Interferences
Publications & Presentations
American Conference Institute's (ACI's) Paragraph IV Disputes Conference, "Use of IPR and Other PTO Proceedings in a Paragraph IV Challenge: Strategies for Brand Names and Generics in Navigating PTO Proceedings in ANDA Litigation" panel participant - New York, NY - April 28-29, 2014
Exploring Uses of IPR for Second, Third and Other SubsequentANDA Filers - April 28, 2014 (presenter)
IWPCPS®-15 International Workshop on Physical Characterization of Pharmaceutical Solids - Philadelphia, PA - June 24-27, 2013 (presenter)
ACI Paragraph IV on Trial Conference - Mock Trial Participant, Newark Branded Pharmaceuticals v. Flatiron Generic Pharmaceutical - New York, NY - November 12-13, 2009
"The Impact of the Recent U.S. Supreme Court Decisions and Proposed New U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Rules and Patent Reform Legislation on Patent Acquisition, Exploitation, Enf" - 2008 Technical Conference Proceedings, Large Area Coating (October 15, 2008) - Authors: M.M. Zoltick, Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C., Washington DC, US; J.A. Hynds, Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C., Washington DC, US; D.V. Scaltrito, Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C., Washington DC, US
Society of Vacuum Coaters Technical Conference Proceedings - 2008 (presenter)
Adjunct Professor of Law, the George Washington University Law School - taught "Practical Legal Writing" (2010-2014)
Professional Affiliations, Honors & Recognition
Member of the American Bar Association (Patent Trademark & Copyright Law Section), Past Chairman, Interference Subcommittee
Member of the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
IAM Patent 1000 (2013-2018 - DC Metro Area and National)
Washington, DC Super Lawyers (Intellectual Property Litigation - 2012-2018)
Top 100 Washington, DC Super Lawyers (2018)
The Best Lawyers in America® (2013-2019;
LMG Life Sciences Life Science Star - Intellectual Property (2016-2018)
Managing Intellectual Property (MIP) IP Stars (2017-2018)
Listed in ALM's 2010 Best Lawyers Annual Guide to Patent Law


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Cwmcarn High School reopens 14 months after asbestos found
A south Wales school which closed 14 months ago after asbestos was discovered has reopened.
Staff and pupils attended a celebratory assembly to mark their return to Cwmcarn High School in Caerphilly county.
They were due to return in September but the death of a contractor delayed the move.
The school has been working from a former college campus 12 miles (19km) away in Ebbw Vale since November 2012.
Teachers spent the weeks before Christmas preparing for the move back to Cwmcarn, before Caerphilly council handed the keys back to head teacher Jacqui Peplinski on 16 December.
An assembly to celebrate the move on Monday will be followed by an official reopening attended by senior council members.
Work complete
Chair of governors Gary Thomas helped staff put the finishing touches to preparations at the school on Sunday.
Mr Thomas, who celebrates his birthday on the same day as the reopening, said it was the perfect gift.
"It's a wonderful birthday present for me, it's marvellous. Everyone is up for coming back home and we are all delighted," he said.
"We are open for business to start teaching our children again - we're back on the green, green grass of home."
Mr Thomas added that it had been a "difficult" 14 months for the pupils but they had been "outstanding".
But said despite the disruption of having to travel 12 miles to school, the pupils had coped well.
"They certainly haven't suffered as far as the academic achievements of the school are concerned. They've been better this year," he said.
The school was closed in October 2012 over concerns its 900 pupils could be at risk after asbestos was revealed in a structural report.
Parents and pupils protested against the closure and there were rows with Caerphilly council over what work needed to be carried out and how it would be paid for.
Contractors were eventually brought in to remove the asbestos in June.
In July, James Paul, 26, from Abertillery, Blaenau Gwent, was working in a suspended ceiling space when he died.
It is thought he may have been electrocuted.
The Health and Safety Executive is investigating his death.


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NAB Beaudesert branch lunch closure stirs strife
A DECISION by NAB to close its Beaudesert bank branch for lunch has irritated customers.
They say the branch should be open at lunchtime, an important period in which customers sought to do their banking.
NAB has drawn criticism over its decision to close the Beaudesert branch for one hour during lunch which has left customers shocked and seeking answers.
Jimboomba resident Mary Kurinnyi said she spent half an hour waiting for staff to open the doors.
"I came two weeks ago and didn't know they were shut for lunch," she said. "It was inconvenient having to wait and it would have been nice to be informed."
Ms Kurinnyi said she was surprised and was left wondering why the bank changed their trading hours during the day. "I don't see any of the other banks closing for lunch," she said.
Rathdowney resident Christine Franklin said she was disappointed and baffled by the sign on the door notifying her of the changed operation times.
"It's a shame that they make such a profit and don't want to employ staff," she said. "I feel sorry for them, it's not their fault.
"So many people are out looking for jobs and a company that makes billions of dollars can close for lunch – it just amazes me."
A NAB spokesperson said customers were being notified the bank would close between 12.30pm and 1.30pm when they arrived at the branch.
The changes to operating hours began on February 5.
"We continually review our network to ensure we have the right services in the right locations according to how our customers are banking," she said. "This decision was made to ensure we can continue to provide a strong service within the Beaudesert community.
"Customers continue to have 24/7 access to our smart automatic teller machine for most transactions."
A transcript from the company's 2017 results media conference stated chief executive officer Andrew Thorburn said NAB made a $6.6 billion profit and changes would be made to simplify the bank.
He said with automated processes and services moving to digital channels, NAB would need fewer staff.


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Welcome to Health for the Whole Self!
About Me
I'm Katie, and I'm so happy you've stopped by my little piece of Internet. I'm a part-time blogger and full-time nine-to-fiver whose passions include writing, learning to love my body just as it is, and pizza. Sometimes I'm silly, sometimes I'm serious; I tell cheesy jokes one day and contemplate the meaning of life the next, and document the full range of it here on this blog.
Years ago I thought that being healthy meant foregoing that piece of chocolate cake and sweating over the treadmill as much as possible, which was exactly what I did. I read nutrition labels until I went cross-eyed and ran until my legs buckled. Not surprisingly, all of that dieting deprivation and excessive exercise led to many a secret ice cream binge in front of the television. My life became defined by its cycles of dieting and bingeing, of being "good" by sticking to my diet and being "bad" by overeating emotionally. Reaching my goal weight was a dream I was always either pursuing tirelessly or denying fiercely.
Eventually I realized that I was just spinning my wheels. I became conscious of the fact that my obsessive dieting and my compulsive overeating were both ways of distracting myself from uncomfortable emotions, avoiding my true feelings, and numbing the inevitable pain and discomfort of life. So I said "no more!" and vowed to embrace all that life has to offer – the good and the bad, the ups and the downs – without relying on food or dieting.
These days I try not to judge myself by the number on the scale or the size of my jeans. I remind myself that exercise isn't about punishment, and I take pleasure in eating everything from cookies to cauliflower. I'm striving to heal my relationship with food and with my body in a way that is truly healthy, and I hope you'll join me!
When I'm not in front of my MacBook blogging about body image or last night's dinner, you can find me curled up with a novel, hiking through the woods, or just relaxing with my Hubs and our two kitties in our beloved hometown of Baltimore.
About Health for the Whole Self
As the title of my blog implies, I believe that healthy living involves taking care of our entire selves – our bodies, our minds, and our spirits. Too often we hear the word "health" and think only of food and exercise. While it's certainly important to nourish our physical bodies, living a truly healthy lifestyle involves so much more!
That's why you'll find that almost no subject is off-limits here on Health for the Whole Self. One day I might write about a new exercise routine I'm trying, while the next day I post about the importance of cultivating gratitude in our lives. One day I'll share a recipe for an easy peasy dinner idea, and the next day I'll post about my struggles with disordered eating. And the next day I'll put up some cute pictures of my cats!
Of course, some subjects do come up more than others, like Body Image and Intuitive Eating. You can click on the links across the top of the site to see all of my posts related to those topics and more.
It's a Two-Way Street
What makes blogging so cool is the way it opens the door between the writer and the reader. I'm not here to share expert advice or to tell you what to do; I'm here to share my journey and connect with you on yours. So don't be shy! You are more than welcome to share your thoughts, opinions, questions, and concerns. You can connect with me in a number of ways:
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Lovely Tater! I'm so glad I found your blog!!!
you look wonderful, and I'm so in love with your quest for health in every facet of life!
Hey Katie!
Thanks for the comments on my blog! Great lookin' blog you've got. I love the header! Great story and wholesome, healthy outlook.
Great blog!! I can't wait to read through your postings.
(beth from class)
Great blog!! I love your healthy life balance philosophies.
Sounds like you would be a great health counselor, if you want to teach people "health for the whole self".
I'm currently attending the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, based out of NYC. The offer a distance learning program to become a Certified Health Counselor.
Hi Katie!!! Awesome blog! First time visitor here I love your passion and desire for a healthy lifestyle. I too have the same passion and it makes me excited to see other people pursuing this kind of lifestyle. But what I am most excited about is your love for Jesus. I'm a christian as well and the first time I started my blog, I really wanted to connect and find other christian bloggers out there who have the same desire for a healthy lifestyle. I'm glad I found your blog!!
Looking forward to getting to know you more! Blessings!
Hello Katie!! I found your blog through Gina's blog at fitnessita, I love your blog and your whole outlook on a healthy and positive life!!! You and your husband make a great couple too, you look beautiful in your wedding pic!!!
Have a great weekend!!
Katie xo
What a great message on the health of the whole person – I completely agree! You have such an inspiring story
Love the wedding pic (gorgeous!) and your cats are so cute
Hi I just came across your site through Angela's and I love love love it! Our philosophies are twins I try to live a lifestyle that is completely balanced and share all those aspects in my blog as well. From recipes to workouts to faith lessons to fun activities…it all adds up to health. I look forward to following yours now!
Hi there! I ran into your blog. I am new to the blog world! I realized that you went to LVC….SO DID I!!! Well only for a year 2005 and then I transferred. But I always went up there to visit and hang out some good friends. I live in bmore too. I would love meet up sometime to go out eat around here. Dailygoods (Ashley) is one of my best friends so hopefully we can get a big group together! Talk to you soon!
I am so glad I came across your blog!!!! I'm recovering from disordered eating and reading about your thoughts on a balanced lifestyle is really a great way to stay on the track I want to be on and not end up on the one I'm trying to leave. Just wanted to say that I love all the different aspects of your blog and you're doing a really great job!!! For what it's worth, you are actively changing my outlook on life for the better!
Hi Katie — I just came across your blog and so I wanted to drop in real quick to say hi and to let you know that I love your "whole health" philosophy! I think it is SO important to nurture all aspects of our health in order to be truly balanced (I've definitely been guilty of NOT doing that in the past…). Will definitely be reading more!
Also…your kitties are really cute
Greath blog!! So glad I found it! What a great story you have, Can't wait to keep reading!
Wow, I love your philosophies on just about everything, especially balance. You have made so much progress and I'm happy that you have found your balance! I'm working on that too.
Great blog! And I love the kitty pictures. So cute.
Hi Katie,
Thanks for stopping by my blog. I went to Towson my freshman year of college and LOVE LOVE LOVE this area! I actually still visit once a month to hit up Trader Joes because this is the closest store to where I live now.
It's so nice to meet you and I hope we can keep in touch.
Take care!
I am so glad I came across your blog!!!! I'm recovering from disordered eating and reading about your thoughts on a balanced lifestyle is really a great way to stay on the track I want to be on and not end up on the one I'm trying to leave. Just wanted to say that I love all the different aspects of your blog and you're doing a really great job!!! For what it's worth, you are actively changing my outlook on life for the better!
Loving your blog, its really inspirational. Your cats are so cute.
Loving your blog! Your kitties are super adorable!!
I am SO glad that I have found you…
I am so thrilled to have found your blog!! What a great inspiration. I have been a Christian since I was a small child, but finally came to the realization a couple days ago that I can't fix my eating problem without fully relying on Jesus. I thought I had given it over to Him, but for me giving it over then punishing my body with excess exercise, deprivation type dieting, and living on my bathroom scale is not God's will for my life.
Anyhow…sorry to ramble on and on…I look forward to following your blog
My friend Debby recommended your site to me and I am so thankful she did! This is the kind of site that I need – it's great that you have figured this stuff out at such a young age. At 39 I still don't have it all together where my eating is concerned. I look forward to reading you more often!
Hey Katie! I found you through Brandi's "behind the blog". I also live in the Baltimore area with my kitty. Glad to find another local
Cheers! Have a great weekend!
i have loved reading your page, you are so lovely!
hey Katie-I'm following you on twitter. I'm HippieChristian
I can't believe you graduated from LVC!! I graduated from E-town many years ago and live in York. I lived in Baltimore (Mt. Washington) for two years. My boyfriend is an LVC grad and worked at the college for a few years. He left in 2007, I believe, to work at another college. Small world!
I really enjoy reading your blog and can't wait to try some of your recipes, especially the breakfast one made in the microwave.
I think it is so cool that you are focused on living a healthy balanced live at such a young age. When you learn to take care of your body, mind, and spirit life is so much happier and healthier. These are life lessons it took me much longer to learn. Kudos to you!!
It seems as though you have no true knowledge of nutrition. Where are you getting all of your information from?
another marylander! (i live in lutherville) i found you via girlmeetshealth and have found your posts very interesting. thanks for sharing some great insights:)
I can't believe I just found your blog. I love it
just beautiful! I am so happy to have found your blog
Hi Katie! This is really wonderful….Why didn't you tell me about it? I think about you all the time.
Domino & Hamilton are SOOOO cute!
I'm so glad to find your blog. I love your balanced approach to health. I look forward to reading more.
Hi Katie-I am so glad that I found your blog. Your story is something that I have really struggled with. It was until recently that I "woke up" and realized that the extreme lifestyle I was living (in terms of having that "all or nothing mentality" with my diet and exercise) was not working. I am about 15-20 pounds over a weight that I am comfortable with out of anger and frustration. I just gave up and ate whatever I wanted, because I found that far more easier than to obsessively count calories all the time, not realizing that I didn't even have to do that. I am striving towards finding balance and hearing your story and seeing how you overcame your own struggles is giving me the hope that I can overcome my eating disorder. Thank you so much for sharing and I look foward to continually reading! =)
HELLO!! I just found your blog…I too am from Baltimore. I am not liking the start of the cold weather..boo:(
Looking forward to reading more!!
I just discovered your blog and I think it's great! I'm new to intuitive eating and seeing that it is finally a way to break free from the cycle of "good" days and "bad" food is SUCH a relief!
Happy I found you and excited to read more!
Wow, your journey really resonates with me. I look forward to catching up!
I enjoyed your article on managing holiday stress very
much. This is the loneliest time of the year for some people and
stress is very much a part of this. I am rather new at blogging but
have enjoyed writing inspirational articles since my college days.
I will try to stay up on your blog. Thank you and keep up the great
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We have been looking at this aspect from both educational and financial viewpoints. The financial one seems obvious - Chromebooks are extremely good value for money, almost tablet costs for much better than notebook operation.
The functionality of Chromebooks has been the question in terms of their use in education. Given that much of what we do educationally is browser based, the issue of a Chromebook being "just" a browser is not so important. But Chromebooks have a filing system and can work with downloaded documents - hence work off-line from Google Drive or from the file system. So what is the problem?
- There is a legacy problem from equipment that works on Windows machines, including some laboratory and simulation software, video/audio editing programmes and the like.
- Heavy spreadsheet work still seems to work better on Excel and despite the improvements, PowerPoint materials always have to be carefully reviewed when uploaded to Google Presentations.
- We still have Windows 7 desktops as the drivers for digital projectors in classrooms and need to shift mentally and practically to Google Cast or other devices.
- Our broadband connection - we are topping our dedicated 30 Megabits almost all of the time; how would we fare with the requirement to connect to the cloud?
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Karen Hymer was born in Tucson, Arizona and has spent most of her life in the Sonoran desert. She earned her BFA from The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and Tufts University, Medford and her MA and MFA in Fine Art Photography from the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque. Hymer actively exhibits her work both nationally and internationally. Recent venues include the Phoenix Art Museum, The Los Angeles Center for Photographic Arts, Soho Photo Gallery, Alex Ferrone Gallery, Art Intersection, The Center for Fine Art Photography, and The Washington Printmakers Galler.. Her work is in several public collections, including the Center for Creative Photography and the Polaroid International Collection. She was the recipient of a Rfotofolio Choice Award in 2016, received the Grand Prize in the Solarplate exhibit 2016 and a Contemporary Forum Grant and Arizona Commission for the Arts grant in 2014.
Hymer's experience and technical interests are wide-ranging. Although "trained" as a photographer and educator, her approach to image making explores the blending of photosensitive materials, digital media, printmaking and encaustics. She offers workshops in Photopolymer Gravure printing and private consultations in digital color management, workflow and digital printing.


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|Amy Poehler, Aubrey Plaza, Rhetta, and Chris Pratt
Amy Poehler, Aubrey Plaza, Rhetta, and Chris Pratt
It was a Parks and Recreation reunion when the gang reassembled to support Plaza at the premiere afterparty for her new movie, Ingrid Goes West. (Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)
|Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire
Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire
The famous friends did the usual and chilled out with models aboard a yacht during a vacation in St. Tropez. What a life! (Photo: Best Image/BACKGRID)
|Mindy Kaling and Ike Barinholtz
Mindy Kaling and Ike Barinholtz
The final season of The Mindy Project was supposed to be the subject of Hulu's Television Critics Association event in Beverly Hills, but the focus was elsewhere. It was on Barinholtz, who sported a neck brace after breaking his neck, and the pregnant (according to Oprah) Kaling. (Photo: Joe Scarnici/Getty Images for Hulu)
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Yass! The singer gave two thumbs-up to the paparazzi during a shopping trip on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills. (Photo: Yellow Mamba/BACKGRID)
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Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux
How happy do Jen and Justin look while supporting her friend (and frequent co-star) Jason Bateman at his Hollywood Walk of Fame induction ceremony? When it was her turn at the podium, Aniston referred to Bateman as her "partner in crime." (Photo: Michael Tran/FilmMagic)
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Heidi Klum
Dear Heidi Klum, Would you please, please give us your secret for looking so fabulous on your latest beach vacation in St. Tropez? Signed, Everyone. (Photo: Best Image/BACKGRID)
|Justin Bieber
Justin Bieber
Two days after canceling his "Purpose" tour "due to unforeseen circumstances," Bieber accidentally hit a paparazzo with his truck, as he left a Beverly Hills church. Bieber was not cited for the incident and, fortunately, the photographer is OK. (Photo: Byrdman/BACKGRID)
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First Lady of France Brigitte Macron and Rihanna
The "Love on the Brain" singer met with First Lady of France Brigitte Macron, as well as President Emmanuel Macron, in Paris to advocate for education in developing countries. RiRi is very familiar with the issue, since she works with the Global Partnership for Education and founded her own nonprofit, the Clara Lionel Foundation, to financially support education programs for impoverished communities around the world. (Photo: Mehdi Taamallah/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
|Claire Danes
Claire Danes
The Homeland star posed with her cast member in the comedy flick Brigsby Bear at a New York City screening. He makes her look so tiny! (Photo: Paul Bruinooge/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)
|Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman
Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman
The Big Little Lies stars glammed up in black dresses for a screening of their series for Emmy Awards voters in L.A. Sounds like the question of a second season is still up in the air. (Photo: FilmMagic/FilmMagic for HBO)
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Chrissy Teigen
Teigen had one big week! Not only was the model blocked on Twitter by President Donald Trump, but she delivered McDonald's to firefighters in Hoboken, New Jersey, in celebration of her favorite fast food chain's new delivery service. (Photo: Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images for McDonald's)
|Jada Pinkett Smith and Nadia Rose
Jada Pinkett Smith and Nadia Rose
Rapper Rose was on hand at a London screening of Mrs. Will Smith's new movie, Girls Trip. Everyone else is seeing it, too! The flick had the best opening weekend of any live-action comedy this year. (Photo: Ian Gavan/Getty Images for Universal Pictures)
|Jessica Biel
Jessica Biel
While promoting her new series, The Sinner, Biel stopped by Jimmy Fallon's Tonight Show to play some charades. She was doing fabulously until the end, when she couldn't guess hubby Justin Timberlake's song "Cry Me a River"! (Photo: Theo Wargo/Getty Images for NBC)
|Halle Berry
Halle Berry
On Despierta America, Berry really got up close and personal with host Alan Tacher. The two played a game where they had to keep a balloon in the air without using their hands. (Photo: Gustavo Caballero/Getty Images)
|Rob Lowe
Rob Lowe
The Lowes — Rob and sons Matthew and John Owen — are promoting their upcoming reality show, The Lowe Files, everywhere, including the Build Studio in NYC. During a Monday stop at The Tonight Show, Rob described the family's endeavor as, "basically, if you took Scooby Doo, The X-Files, and Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown and put them in a blender." Hmm. (Photo: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)
|Scott Disick
Scott Disick
No wonder the Keeping Up With Kardashians star loves Vegas. They truly roll out the red carpet for him, like they did at the 1 Oak nightclub at the Mirage. (Photo: Bryan Steffy/WireImage)
|LeAnn Rimes and Eddie Cibrian
LeAnn Rimes and Eddie Cibrian
Their yoga pants must have been in the laundry! Because LeAnn and Eddie sure were stylin' as they left Los Angeles International Airport. (Photo: FOXY/BACKGRID)
|Christina Aguilera
Christina Aguilera
The singer brought her family, including partner Matthew Rutler and her kids, Summer and Max, for the premiere of her latest project, The Emoji Movie. Aguilera loans her lovely voice to the animated movie. (Photo: Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic)
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Sofia Vergara
In New York City, another Emoji Movie star snuggled up to an unlikely character –- Patrick Stewart's "Poop" — at a screening of the family-friendly flick. Joe Manganiello probably shouldn't be jealous of this guy! (Photo: Roy Rochlin/FilmMagic)
|Kevin Smith and Elijah Wood
Kevin Smith and Elijah Wood
Comic book fan Smith hung out with Wood while moderating a panel about Wood's show, Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, on the final day of Comic-Con. Kevin even wore his own face on his jersey for the occasion. (Photo: Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images)


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New Delhi: A day after the BJP-led North Delhi Municipal Corporation proposed to levy a uniform rate of property tax, instead of different levels for various categories, the ruling Aam Aadmi Party on Wednesday called it "anti-people" and a "short sighted measure which will hurt common man".
AAP MLA Sanjeev Jha and Leader of Opposition in North Corporation Rakesh Kumar alongwith few party workers staged a protest at the Civic Centre against the revised budget estimates (2017-18) and budget estimates (2018-19) for North MCD.
Protesting against the proposed hike, the AAP said it "will not let the BJP-led MCD to loot the people and will keep protesting till the proposals are rolled back".
"The new taxes imposed in the name of balancing the revenue and expenditure will put a huge financial burden on the people of Delhi and it is totally anti-people. The AAP will oppose it both in the House and outside tooth and nail," Jha told IANS.
"Rather than putting additional tax, alternative resources for finances should have been looked into so that no one would have faced any pressure," he said.
Kumar added that GST has already hurt the common people and the new taxes proposed (higher property tax and professional tax) by the North MCD will add to their woes.
In its budget proposals for 2018-19, the civic body proposed a flat 15 percent rate of tax for residential properties and 20 per cent for commercial, including industrial, ones.
The proposal will have to be ratified by the house of elected councillors and the standing committee before implementation.
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RCM Board
RCM Board
Role of the RCM Board
The RCM Board is responsible for the overall direction and control of the RCM. This includes ensuring that the RCM is efficient, effective, properly managed & supervised and accountable. The Board provides long term vision, ensures clarity of purpose by stating mission and setting strategic goals and strategic objectives and protects the reputation and values of the RCM. It directs and supports its CEO in leading the RCM to the Board's vision. The Board is guardian of the RCM's assets and is responsible for ensuring that legal and regulatory requirements are met.
All members of the RCM Board are practising midwives who have been elected to the Board by members of the RCM.
The Board meets regularly throughout each year and also conducts business electronically. Three Members of the RCM Board are trustees of The Royal College of Midwives Trust and also serve on board committees. One member of the Board is a director of RCM Trust Trading Company Ltd.
There are three committees of the Board.
Audit and Risk Committee
This committee oversees financial reporting, risk management, internal controls, compliance systems, and internal auditing. The Committee selects auditors for appointment and assesses their performance.
Board Membership, Performance and Development Committee
This committee keeps an eye on the structure, size and composition of the Board and advises if changes are needed. It plays a key role in ensuring that board elections are well designed and conducted and advises the Board on arrangements for evaluating the performance of the board, its members and its committees.
Remuneration Committee
This committee advises the RCM Board on the remuneration and expenses of the RCM's CEO and plays a key role in CEO performance planning and management.
The Royal College of Midwives Trust
The work of the Royal College of Midwives Trust (the Trust) complements that of the RCM and, subject to requirements of charity law, the Trust and the RCM work as a cohesive whole.
Benevolent Fund
Through a Benevolent Fund Committee grants are made to midwives and others who need financial help.
RCM Trust Trading Company Ltd
This company transacts business to make a profit. After retaining funds to cover its costs the Company pays its profits to The Royal College of Midwives Trust under gift aid.
RCM Annual Reports 2016
Click here to find the RCM Annual Report 2016, Directors Report and Consolidated Accounts for the year ended 31st December 2016
Members of the RCM Board
- Michelle Beacock
- Tracy Miller
- Giuseppe Labriola
- Julie Richards (Chair)
- Natalie Linder (Vice Chair)
- Kate Evans
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Happy Thanksgiving! November 24, 2011Posted by beertography in allagash grand cru, allagash tripel, beertography, brooklyn black chocolate stout, great divide oak aged yeti, thanksgiving pairings.
Happy Thanksgiving everybody! Hopefully right now you're waking up to a house that's already smelling of delicious foods. Today I wanted to share with you my craft beer pairings with my '09 Thanksgiving meal that I really enjoyed. Above you'll see that I paired my main course of turkey, mashed potatoes with gravy, turnip, stuffing, green beans, sweet potatoes and corn with the wonderful Allagash Grand Cru. This year I'll be trying it with Allagash Tripel. Something about Allagash just always gets me on Thanksgiving.
For dessert I went with Great Divide Oak Aged Yeti. This was GOOD, but at the time I wished I had not gone the oaked route. A regular Yeti or even a Belgian Yeti would have hit the spot even more. This year I haven't quite decided what I'll be pairing it with, but the 2009 Brooklyn Brewery Black Chocolate Stout that's sitting in the fridge is calling my name.
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Oculus - Winter 2012 - (Page 15)
center for architecture
Center Highlights
More than 1,200 gathered
at Chelsea Piers Pier 60 for
the 2013 Heritage Ball, our
biggest party and largest
fundraiser of the year. (l-r):
Jaime Endreny, Executive
Director, Center for Architecture
Foundation; Michael
Strauss, President, Center
for Architecture Foundation;
Robert Hammond, Joshua
David, Co-Founders, Friends
of the High Line; Iris Weinshall,
Vice Chancellor of Facilities
Planning, Construction and
Management, City University
of New York; Robert Selsam,
Senior Vice President, Boston
Properties; Cesar Pelli, FAIA,
Senior Principal, Pelli Clarke
Pelli Architects; Joseph Aliotta,
President; Rick Bell, FAIA,
AIANY Executive Director.
(above) Nathaniel Kahn, son
of Louis Kahn, spoke at a
special Archtober preview of
Kahn's FDR Four Freedoms
Park on Roosevelt Island.
After almost 40 years of
design and planning, the
park opened to the public
on 10.24.12. (l-r)Nathaniel
Kahn; John Kurtz, AIA,
LEED AP, Mitchell | Giurgola
Architects; Rick Bell, FAIA;
Gina Pollara, AIA, Executive
Director, FDR Four Freedoms
Park; and Sue Ann Kahn,
daughter of Louis Kahn.
Center for Architecture Foundation
Emerging New York Architects
Co-chair Amanda Rivera,
Assoc. AIA, (left) and CFAF
Lead Design Educator Tim
Hayduk (center) led a number
of tours of the Center's summer
exhibitions "New Practices New
York 2012" and "The Harlem
Edge: Cultivating Connections."
(left) In September, a lively
networking breakfast kicked
off the day-long Future Now
Summit, organized by the
AIANY Emerging New York
Architects Committee (ENYA),
where young architects
envisioned the future of
architectural practice.
(above) Architecture met
infrastructure in the West 4th
Street subway station with
AIANY's annual subway show,
"Design by New York," featuring
188 projects by AIANY Chapter
member architects and firms.
Experts in disaster resilience
design gathered at the Center
for Architecture for Designing
the City after Superstorm
Sandy, a post-storm discussion
and hurricane relief fundraiser
supported by the AIANY Design
for Risk and Reconstruction
Committee (DfRR) and the
AIANY Committee on the
Environment (COTE). (l-r)
Rob Rogers, FAIA, Principal,
Rogers Marvel Architects; Dr.
Klaus Jacob, Geophysicist,
Urban Environmental Disaster
Expert, Columbia University;
Michael Kimmelman, Chief
Architecture Critic, New York
Times; Stephen Cassell,
AIA, LEED AP, Principal,
Architecture Research Office;
Cynthia Barton, Disaster
Housing Recovery Plan
Manager, NYC Office of
Emergency Management;
Howard Slatkin, Director of
Sustainability, NYC Department
of City Planning; Donna
Walcavage, FASLA, LEED
AP, Principal/Vice President
AECOM; Joseph Aliotta,
President; and Lance Jay
Brown, FAIA, DPACSA,
Co-chair, DfRR Committee.
Poltrona Frau's SoHo
showroom hosted the
Archtober and Architecture and
Design Film Festival (ADFF)
kick-off party, which honored
Leila and Massimo Vignelli,
who were the subjects of a
documentary that premiered at
Designs Fit for Life
the festival. (l-r) Kyle Bergman,
AIA, ADFF Founder and Festival
Director; Joseph Aliotta,
President; Massimo Vignelli;
and Rick Bell, FAIA, AIANY
Executive Director.
Winter 2012 Oculus
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Oculus - Winter 2012
Letters from Two Presidents
Shelter from the Storm
Center Highlights
Urban Farming Takes Root
Opener: Design: Where One Small Shift = One Big Change
The Big Picture: Designing for Health/Solving for Pattern
Active Design: Urban Bones, Human Muscles
Aging In Place: There's No Place Like Home
Good Neighbors: A Retreat for Healing, and the Iconic O'Toole Retooled
New Work/New Approaches: Models of Medical Care
Thinking About Architecture
20th-Century World Architecture
Material Strategies
High Life
Ralph Walker: Architect of the Century
Ely Jacques Kahn, Architect: Beaux Arts
A Visual Inventory
The health and welfare of retired sailors was the objective of Snug Harbor, which opened its fi rst Greek Revival building in 1833
Hospital Hopes
Alphabetical and Categorical Index
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Sorry everyone! I re-read "Scarlet" by Marissa Meyer just a couple of weeks ago, and I really wanted to revise my previous review; I didn't know quite how to revise it, so I ended up deleting it completely. Feel free to skip this if you want!
"Scarlet" by Marissa Meyer
4 out of 5 stars.
Scarlet Benoit's grandmother has been missing for over two weeks. No one will believe Scarlet when she says that Michelle Benoit would never leave Scarlet like this, without warning. She just wouldn't! Everyone in the small village of Rieux, France, believes that Michelle Benoit is crazy and that Scarlet must be too since she is Michelle's granddaughter. But Scarlet knows better than to believe in what they say about her guardian, and despite all of her grandmother's quirks, Scarlet knows, without a doubt, that she would never just abandon her grandchild. With this in mind, Scarlet sets out on a perilous journey to find her grandmother and save her from her (assumed) kidnappers before it is too late.
Though Scarlet is determined to find her grandmother and she will have to do it alone since no one else wants to help, but she has no idea where to start. How do you find kidnappers who took an old woman off of her own farm without leaving a shred of evidence? How can Scarlet find a bunch of…well, ghosts? Lucky for Scarlet, she stumbles upon someone who might be able to help hunt her grandmother's kidnappers down and lead Scarlet to the older Benoit. But it is not without great cost to Scarlet.
Cider has been stuck in a cell for far too long, and she is ready to break out and set her plans into motion. Thorne, however, is not a part of those plans. A fellow prison mate, Cinder accidentally breaks into his room while trying to dig (or drill) her way out of prison. Carswell Thorne and Linh Cinder are complete opposites. He's a human, she is a cyborg. He has enough conceit and self-absorption to fuel an entire spaceship, and she only wants to be free from her wicked Lunar aunt and to save the boy she loves. The list goes on and on, but the one thing that they do have in common is the most important: Carswell Thorne and Linh Conder both want to escape.
Though inconvenient at first, the company of Captain Thorne is quite entertaining, and Cinder soon finds that escaping prison can create an unanticipated camaraderie between two people. And right now she needs all of the friends she can get. Cinder just hopes that she and Thorne will be able to find this Michelle Benoit before any Lunars do, or else it is game over for Cinder and anyone that is close to her.
As Scarlet and Wolf journey through the south of France all the way up to Paris, they find out that they each have their fair share of secrets; ones that they didn't even know about. Can this unlikely duo make it to Paris before it is too late? And what about Cinder and Thorne? Will they arrive in time to save Michelle, or will Cinder be too late again?
Marissa Meyer is a creative little thing. Her world building is fabulous, her characters are fleshed out very well, and her pacing is done wonderfully. "Scarlet" takes place over only a few days, but I felt that I had spent so much more time with these characters than I actually had, and it made me feel as if I gained a few new friends along the way. If you are a person who prefers the "get-to-the-point" kind of book, this may not be your favorite book. It is well written, but I could see how some people could feel like it is a bit drawn out. I usually feel that way, too, but lately I have had a couple of books ("Deception",and "Unravel Me" to name just two) that were more drawn out for the time period they took place over, but they never seemed to drag. I loved them for being long, yet very engaging, and "Scarlet" was one of those books for me. I got to know the characters so much better because of it and I felt more involved in their stories than I usually would. Speaking of characters…
Scarlet herself was a very likable heroine. She was spunky and strong without being too overbearing. Her fierce loyalty to her grandmother made me respect her a lot, and I enjoyed following her around her little town of Roux and a bit of Paris. I think nearing the end she got a bit snippy for my taste, but it wasn't bad at all (just not my ideal). One of the things in "Scarlet" that I think about now is her and Wolf's relationship and how fast it happened. "Scarlet" takes place over a forty-eight hour (give or a take a few) period, so traditionally I would call their fondness for each other of the insta-love variety, but while reading it I didn't feel that way at all. I have to hand it to Marissa for making their relationship feel way more developed in "Scarlet" than their time together warranted.
Wolf was a good guy character, and I liked him a lot during the first half of the book; it's not that I didn't like him in the latter half, it is just that I can only take so many dark looks and so much internal brooding. He is just not my type, but he is still a very good main guy character.
Speaking of my type, I want to talk about Carswell Thorne.
Yeah, Thorne is so my speed. Tall (because I imagine him that way and because Marissa never said otherwise in this book), blond, charming, and super cheeky. *Giggles* I REALLY liked him. He is the comedic relief in "Scarlet" and I kinda want him and Cinder to end up together, though I know they never will.
I feel that Thorne also has a lot more depth of character than you think he does. In "Scarlet" he acts like he is way too into himself for his own good,
but why would he go to such links to help Cinder, risking his life, if that was all there was to him? There are just small things here and there that make me think that Captain Carswell Thorne is smarter than he acts, kinder than he seems, and is a hero underneath all that sarcasm and false bravado (although he truly does have some SWAG going on).
I don't know exactly why, but I adored his character and I cannot wait until "Cress" because I want to find out more about who he truly is, and well, I just want to read more about this cheeky boy!
My favorite characters aside, the whole cast and crew of "Scarlet" were great. Marissa Meyer did a great job of intertwining past characters with the new ones in "Scarlet." The world building gets even better in this book, and I hear that "Cress" is even better for explaining the Lunar world! Overall a fantastic read! The "Lunar Chronicles" are a great, fresh take on some of our favorite fairy tales, or if you are just in the mood for an enjoyable, well-written sci-fy/fantasy book! I loved this book and I am soooooo looking forward to "Cress" this coming February.


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A severely damaging Israeli High Court decision combined with malicious political interference from non-religious special interest groups is threatening the spiritual welfare of thousands of children in the Chinuch Atmazi network of Torah schools throughout Israel. The situation is so dire that Gedolei Yisroel on both sides of the ocean are spearheading an emergency "Transportation Fund" campaign to raise funds to plug a growing financial gap to shuttle the children to their schools.
Nearly 10 years ago, the Israeli Reform movement convinced Israel's High Court to order a drastic cut to Chinuch Atzmai's transportation budget. Literally overnight, Chinuch Atzmai was confronted with a multi-million dollar deficit in its budget for transportation!
Gedolei Yisroel recognized the government's decree as a malicious attempt to thwart the successes of the burgeoning network of Torah Schools, jeopardizing the education of tens of thousands of children. An emergency meeting was held in 2006, where the gedolim launched a new initiative known as "Keren Hasa'ot – The Transportation Fund."
During the past ten years, the fund has grown to some $17 million annually. The fund has been able to provide over 1,000 regular bus lines, transporting more than 20,000 children every single day from 215 locations across the country to more than 100 Chinuch Atzmai Torah schools.
Up until now, this enormous achievement has been funded through the determination and commitment of the fund's presidium, namely, Harav Mordechai Karelitz, and Harav Yaakov Verzabinsky. However, with the opening of the current school year, the fund has reached a breaking point. The exponential growth of the budget and the accumulated deficit from previous years has resulted in a real and immediate threat of the bus companies terminating their contracts. Thus, it has become apparent that this staggering budget can no longer be sustained through its regular fundraising operations.
With the fate of thousands of Jewish children at stake, the gedolim in Eretz Yisroel have issued an urgent Krias Kodesh, declaring it a chov kodosh – an absolute obligation – for each and every individual in Eretz Yisroel and around the world to "adopt" at least one child. The clarion call has been followed by a corresponding appeal from the gedolim in America for each and every member of the American Torah community to commit to contributing $30 per month for twelve months, to cover the transportation costs of one child.
Upon the advice of the gedolim, a new American office has been opened in Lakewood, New Jersey under the name Keren Kiruv Yaldei Yisroel. For further information or to contribute, please contact the Keren's offices at 732-955-3700 or email- firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Nokia has cut more jobs from its manufacturing division, with the subsequent closure of the company's plant in Salo, Finland. The shutting down of the Salo factory also represents the final door being locked on Nokia's manufacturing presence in Europe - the Windows Phone OEM now makes use of locations outside the EU.
With the 850 jobs cut and transfer of manufacturing processes, the company expects to keep up-to-date with the constant altering market to produce hardware more efficiently, while at a cheaper cost to the bank book. Nokia plans to attack with a Lumia 510, another low-end Windows Phone that will target developing markets.
The Salo factory, which was announced to be closing earlier in the year, will be in the hands of pharmaceutical drugmaker Orion - perhaps they'll release a Windows Phone app as part of the deal?
Nokia has continued to slash jobs within the company as it attempts to lighten operating costs while maintaining high levels of quality and innovation, which are required to compete with the likes of Apple and Samsung.
via: GSM Insider; thanks, LiuXiang, for the heads up!


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Molokai Mahina 2.0
We are a team of 4 students from the tiny island of Molokai in Hawaii. There are only 7000 people on our island which has no Walmart, McDonalds or even street lights! There are no buildings taller than a palm tree and we have limited resources so we look for opportunites such as the MoonBots Challenge as a way to expand our knowledge and challenge ourselves. We had the opportunity to try First Lego League on our island two years ago and have been interested in Robotics ever since! Within the past three years, S.T.E.M. education has really grown on our island. Through a 21st Century Grant program and Maui Economic Development Board: Women in Technology grant we went from having no STEM classes to being able to offer CAD, JR. FLL, FLL, MoonBots and VEX Robotics, Bridge design, space exploration classes and even a new solar powered greenhouse. This is Molokai Mahina's second year participating in the Google Lunar X Prize MoonBots challenge! We have two veteran participants and two rookies! Participating in last years challenge helped us to prepare for this years challenge because we could use our previous experiences and what we learned from other teams to improve ourselves. When we didnt advance to phase 2 last year, we still continued on with our class and attempted to build our own challenge course, which we hope has better prepared us for this year. We are enthusiastic about the opportunities this competition offers us regarding lunar exploration and the variety of ways we can utilize our mahina and beyond. (Mahina is the Hawaiian word for moon!)We wish all of the competing teams the best of luck!


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I have been known to pen the occasional satirical piece in my time, and have enjoyed a modicum of success in this most dishonourable of pursuits. As is the case with some of my fellow satirists, I have had skits, rumours, and outright lies published on genuine news websites, and even in the national press.
As my mate Seaton Carew will attest - it's pretty funny sometimes when you see something that you've made up off the top of your head be picked up on and reported as 'news.'
Seaton did a classic today - reported a celeb/sportsman wedding taking place on the 31st of June. Slack work by sub-editors is no excuse - they were suckered in good and proper. Top marks to the chilli munching man with the silver shoes!
So - how do you become successful as a satirist? And why would you want to anyway? You don't get paid for it - but it seems that internet satire writing is all important for some individuals, for reasons known only to themselves.
To start with - it's easy. It doesn't take long to realise that the most popular internet satire stories concern either some form of sexual innuendo, or a celebrity or two, and if you can successfully combine the two into an attention grabbing headline, then you're quids in. (Not literally - people don't get paid for this stuff as a rule) but you may well get your name placed near the top of a list.
Which is all well and good, but if somebody wants to get better at what they do, then they need to move on from that initial adrenalin rush of success, and branch out into other, more ambitious attempts. It just seems utterly pointless to me, churning out gallons of slop stories about teen celebrities, day after day after day, just so that you can look at some chart and say "Yes! I am number one!"
Being number one is a hollow achievement - and I'm not saying this because I'm bitter or resentful in any way (I've been number one on a popular website several times since I joined it) but I don't see the point of churning out mindlessly repetetive rubbish which is essentially the same story with the same vaguely suggestive title ad nauseum.
There's really no point. It doesn't make anybody a top writer, satirist, humourist, or even remotely funny because they can churn out a sexually suggestive title involving much googled celebrities. No matter how many 'hits' stories like that can garner, the percentage of people who have been duped by a headline and rapidly move on, without even bothering to read the article in question must number in the high nineties.
Times change, and things (and themes) move on. The thing is, that if anybody has the temerity to suggest any kind of change, in the interests of natural progression, they get shouted down and almost witch hunted by the people who don't want creativity or innovation.
And some people will fight to the death to maintain their meaningless positions in a meaningless chart. They really will. They cry: "If it ain't broke, don't fix it!" from the rooftops. And plough the same tired furrow. Over, and over, and over, and over again.
Which could be interpreted with a degree of understanding (some people just won't accept progress at any price) were it not for the fact that sometimes these individuals can become incredibly vindictive.
I had first hand experience of that this week when a one time Facebook friend and so-called top writer defriended me and flagged my stuff as offensive on that website. Now I can't put things up on there for a few ex-work colleagues who enjoy my silly little stories.
Amazing the lengths some people will go to.
Which is partly why I post this blog today. Given a choice, I'd much rather read Seaton Carew's excellent June 31st wedding jape than some crap about Russell Brand being pulled by airport security for having porno mags in his luggage, or about some pervert reheating teen celeb's underwear in a microwave so that he can sniff said articles "as if fresh..."
And I get flagged on Facebook for being offensive?
Sadly, these are the lengths some people will go to, in order to stay at the top of a cloud cuckooland chart.
It's all rather sad.


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Thursday, April 3, 2014
Collaborate art
So I saw a few examples of where high school art student work with an elementary art students art work. And use that art work as a reference. The high school art teacher and I worked out all the details. I had my kindergarten students draw there own monster and the high school students drew, sculpted, and craved them. It was a lot of fun. We plan on doing it again next year. So pleases stay tuned in to see what happens next.
Posted by Mr. R at 9:47 AM
Labels: Group project, kindergarten
4 comments:
- Mrs. Impey said...
I LOVE these projects! I have seen so many teachers do these nowadays and can't wait to try it with my kiddos! I've seen the drawn versions like these and then also where high school students will sew or make 3-D polymer clay versions of the little ones' drawings! LOVE LOVE LOVE!
- April 3, 2014 at 2:08 PM
A fabulous idea. And a great way for the two age groups to communicate. Thank you.
- April 3, 2014 at 3:02 PM
- Hope Hunter Knight said...
I teach k-5 and my daughter is in AP drawing, 11th grade - I think her class may be getting this assignment from me! Thanks for the great idea!
- April 3, 2014 at 8:15 PM
- Phyl said...
This is adorable. I bet the little guys are tickled! I'd love to see the sculptures too. This would work real well in my (former) school, since K-12 is all in one big building. Maybe I'll suggest it.
- April 4, 2014 at 11:25 PM
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photoshopped: when a photo has been digitally edited using photoshop.
That's how the Urban Dictionary describes image retouching. While Photoshop and digital photography are relatively new technologies, the opportunity to take a not so great picture and modify it into something usable has been around for almost as long as photography.
The tools of the trade have changed dramatically as have the job skills. We've gone from paint brushes and colour palettes to airbrushed photos to expensive front ends on commercial scanning equipment and now we have accessible digital manipulation on desktop systems. At a recent meeting, after I explained what was possible to my referral partners, one of them mentioned I should post the images online - a picture speaks 1000 words... so then, I'll stop typing and post a few before and after images for all to see and evaluate. Thanks to my friend Vlad for the suggestion!


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University Avenue Mobility Project
What is the University Avenue Mobility Project (UAMP)?
The UAMP project proposes multi-modal improvements along University Avenue, between Florida Street and Boundary Street, within the City of San Diego's (City) community of North Park. The project will incorporate:
- Roadway Improvements: Traffic signals, raised medians, turn pockets, and re-striping;
- Transit Improvements: Transit-only lanes, transit stop consolidation; and
- Pedestrian Improvements: Enhanced pedestrian crossings, curb extensions/pop outs.
Why are these improvements being proposed?
The City and community stakeholders developed a series of innovative traffic calming concepts for University Avenue to help enhance and rediscover the University Avenue corridor as a pedestrian- and transit-friendly environment. A concept was developed that integrates a series of traffic calming elements and multi-modal improvements with the goal of improving mobility along the University Avenue corridor. The purpose and objectives of the UAMP project is to improve traffic flow and safety, improve transit flow, create a pedestrian friendly environment, reduce speeding, accommodate bicyclists, and reduce bus conflicts.
How is parking going to be impacted by the project?
Existing parallel parking will be removed during construction to accommodate the addition of left turn pockets and transit and bike only lanes. Existing angled parking will remain. The City has started re-striping several side streets with head-in parking to account for all parallel spaces that will be removed with the future project. These side streets include:
- Mississippi Street
- Louisiana Street
- Arizona Street
- Oregon Street
- Idaho Street
- Illinois Street
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The design is expected to be completed in November 2017. The project is anticipated to start advertising in January 2018. Construction will start about six months later, and is anticipated to last 12 months.
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SPORTS BRIEFS: Swimmers make a splash…Local marathoner wins in Girdwood…Tennis squads at state…ERHS shooters remain hot
Local swimmers make a splash
Eagle River's John Heaphy won two individual events for the Eagle River boys, while Izzy Powers and Cheyenne Burke led a solid day for the Chugiak girls at the Chugiak/Bartlett Invitational Swimming and Diving Meet at Chugiak and Bartlett High.
Heaphy won the 200 yard individual medley and 100 breaststroke for the Wolves, who also got a second-place finish from Sam Horning in the 100 freestyle. Horning and Heaphy also joined Daniel Min and Kevin Fast to win the 200 freestyle relay.
Powers won the 50 free and finished second in the 100 butterfly, while Burke was second in both the 50 free and 100 backstroke. The duo teamed up with Addison Morgan and Leslie Cockreham to win both the 200 freestyle relay and the 200 medley relay for the Mustangs.
ERHS shooters with another shutout
Eagle River's riflery team notched its second shutout in as many matches, knocking off East 7-0 on Friday, Oct. 6. Ava Perkins and Daniel Foshee had match-high 283's for the Wolves, who got a 282 from Ashtin Bennett and a 281 from Maddie Bidinger.
Chugiak girls place at state tennis
The team of Rebecca LaRue and Tyanna Melak finished second at the state high school tennis tournament Oct. 6-7 at the Alaska Club East in Anchorage.
LaRue and Melak received a first-round bye. They dispatched the Juneau-Douglas team of Madisyn Carter and Olivia Moore in the second round, 6-3, 6-2, before knocking off Service's Clarisse and Claudine Mock in the semifinals, 6-1, 6-2.
The Chugiak duo's run came to an end in the state title match against sisters Kate and Layna Debenham of Dimond, who took the championship 6-2, 6-2.
Chugiak's Emilee Groth also competed at state, winning her final three matches to claim fourth place.
Groth lost her opening match to Service's Sofia Main, 2-6, 3-6 to fall into the consolation bracket. There, she knocked off Colony's Maryssa Scarcello (6-0-6-1) and Lathrop's Helen Wharton (6-1-6-0) before rallying to survive the 4th/6th place match against Palmer's Shiho Hatanaka. Groth dropped the opening set 5-7 before winning the second set 6-1 and taking the tiebreaker 10-6.
Fritz wins grueling Girdwood Marathon
Former Eagle River High standout Lauren Fritz won the women's division and placed fourth overall in the 2nd Annual Girdwood Trail Marathon Saturday, Oct. 7 in Girdwood.
Fritz, a 2006 ERHS grad, finished the 24.7-mile loop course in 4 hours, 5 minutes, 10 seconds to best Julie Johnson by more than 20 minutes. Rachel Steer was third in 4:38:52.
The race was run on what organizers described as "challenging" trails around the Girdwood Valley. The trail lived up to its description, as four of the 36 competitors dropped out and more than half of those who finished took more than five hours to complete the course. Miles Raney won the overall race in 3:53:20, followed by Matias Saari (3:57:02) and Soren Wuerth (4:03:18). By comparison, Saari won the 2016 Equinox Marathon — an official 26.2-mile marathon course considered one of the more difficult in the country — in a time more than an hour faster than his time Saturday in Girdwood.
Upcoming events:
Thursday, Oct. 12
Dimond vs. South vs. Eagle River (at Chugiak), 4:30 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 13
Alaska Division I semifinals: Chugiak vs. Bartlett, at Anchorage Football Stadium, 7 p.m.
Chugiak at South, TBA
Eagle River at Dimond, TBA
Bartlett/Chugiak/Service (at Dimond), 4:30 p.m.
Chugiak at West, 4:30 p.m.
Eagle River vs. Service (at Chugiak), 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 17
Chugiak at West, 7:15 p.m.
Dimond at Eagle River, 7:15 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 18
Eagle River at Service, 7:15 p.m.


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SEC Plays Keep-Up in High-Tech Race
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You know one of those mornings when you wake up wanting something extremely pretty for breakfast? Waking up feeling like shit? 😛 Grey clouds hovering over your head… feeling blue and with all the people in your life who loves you to bit you still wanna scream, " NOBODY LOVES ME!"
Yup! That was the case. 🙂
This is absolutely scientific, I believe Estrogen plays a big part, so no! I do not feel silly. 🙂
I also wanted something quick and easy… specially something that does not require a lot of dishes going into the dishwasher.
Heres what I did.


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Whatever Christopher Hitchens is, he's a good read. His most recent essay over at Slate is on the proper stance to problem of evil. The occasion of his essay is the report of the death of Tsutomu Yamaguchi, the only officially recognized dual survivor of both Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
The essay ends with a meditation on the language appropriate to describing Yamaguchi's un/luck, a metaphor for Hitchens of the human condition. His conclusion (with apologies to the delicate):
It isn't my idea that these capricious catastrophes strike the just and the unjust with such regularity, or that they are soothingly explained away by the pseudo-compassionate. Of all the great cosmic questions, WTF still strikes me as one of the most pressing, relevant, and ultimately humane.Couldn't agree more.


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So... I was two months a couple weeks ago. (Too tired to get on the computer in the evenings since then!) Now I am at almost 11 weeks and get to go in for another checkup and ultrasound next week, and finally sharing my two month belly shot.
It's exaggerated a little because of the shadow behind me, but I'm seriously hanging out there already. I'd heard you show sooner with second and subsequent pregnancies, but man. I'm already having to be selective with my pants and skirts, and will break out the maternity clothes pretty soon. I don't mind getting big sooner, since I love "looking pregnant," but right now I just feel fat.
I would show a side-by-side comparison with my two month (8 week) picture with Kate, but that was right after the haircut from hell, which I stewed about for half my pregnancy (I asked for 1-2 inches off, they took 4. I was pretty ticked.) So, I'll compare with my four month Kate picture, since it seems I'm about as big--eek!
I'm throwing up about once a day, often during my morning commute. Yuck.
Most foods sound gross to me, but I'll experience very specific cravings and want that food right then. Like with Kate, I'm very open to suggestion. One morning I saw an egg salad sandwich in a magazine and so that's what I ended up making for breakfast. I'm still queasy and tired most of the time, and go to bed around 8:00. But that's par for the course!
I wouldn't trade it!