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ICYMI: This Week’s Science News (6/16/17)

By: Jaclyn Cascio (@jaclynator)

Replacing and growing heads, spooky action, and crazy color vision are just the start. You can also become a citizen of Asgardia. If none of this sounds familiar, you’ve got some catching up to do! So ICYMI, here’s some of the science news from the last week!

Don’t lose your head!

Italian neurosurgeon Sergio Canavero has made no secret of his goal to complete the world’s first human head transplant. In the meantime, he is working on smaller projects to make steps toward the ultimate goal. In his latest published paper, Canavero severed the spinal cords of mice and then reconnected them using special biological glue (polyethylene glycol). He has claimed in his paper that the mice recovered motor functions and their ability to walk less than a month after the “glue” was used. The rodents only lived for about a month, so it looks like there are still a lot of obstacles to overcome for Canavero, including ethical and legal blockages. The whole thing is starting to feel a little like scenes from Mars Attacks!

Ghosts aren’t the only spooky things in the universe!

Einstein described quantum entanglement as “spooky action at a distance.” The mysterious phenomenon involves two or more particles that link and affect one another, even at long distances. Scientists have been working on quantum entanglement, hoping to one day have more effective communication systems using quantum networks. But researchers have previously only managed to link particles and split them apart by 100 kilometers. However, a new study has managed to distribute two entangled particles more than 1200 kilometers apart! That’s a new record!

No x-ray vision? That’s okay. Launch a satellite!

While America and other countries have been looking to the stars for some time, China has been a little behind the curve…until this week! On Thursday, China launched their first astronomical satellite into space, mounted with three x-ray telescopes pointing at different angles. X-rays of events like black holes and neutron stars don’t penetrate Earth’s atmosphere, so the only way to get a look is to send instruments outside the atmosphere to observe such events and send back data. Now China’s space science program is making a new contribution to the astronomy world, and it’s a welcome addition!

Flatworms go to space to get ahead.

Flatworms have a superpower. They have incredible regeneration capabilities. Cut a flatworm into pieces and those pieces will grow new heads or tails (depending on where they are cut). Researchers sent some of these unique creatures to the International Space Station (ISS) to learn more about how space’s microgravity and magnetic field affect cell activity. The study on the worms, published this week, showed the worms who went to space and returned exhibited some changes. When placed in a petri dish in bright light, the space flatworms were less likely to move toward any darker portions of the space than their Earth-bound counterparts, and they also showed some different behaviors when placed in water. Most interestingly, however, was one of the astronaut worms who was cut into pieces and grew two heads (rather than a head and tail), which is an apparently rare phenomenon. When the heads were cut off, the segment grew two heads, again! There are a lot of factors to take into account, but the study should give scientists some insight about cell behavior and how those factors affect such activity.

Jupiter is an oldest child.

A new study supports the idea that the first planet of our solar system to form was gas giant Jupiter. The giant size of the planet suggests that as the solar system formed it was the first to collect material and form. By studying meteorites from a belt of space rocks in our solar system, the team behind the study also believes that the meteorites came from both the inner and outer solar system, which they theorize came to be divided early on by Jupiter’s formation. Even the atmosphere of Jupiter suggests that it was early to form, taking materials that are now less likely to be found on other planets that likely formed after. Jupiter was the first-born of the planets within the solar system, and appears to have been a big player in the formation of other planets within the system!

Malaria be gone!

A fungus that naturally kills mosquitos carrying malaria already exists in the wild. It takes some time and lots of fungal spores to work, so scientists have been working to improve the process, hoping to eliminate the threat of malaria-bearing mosquitos. The team has genetically engineered the fungus to produce toxins found in the venom of spiders and scorpions. The team has had success in creating potent strains that can kill the mosquitos with a single spore. The strain has also successfully stopped mosquitos from blood feeding. The combination has effectively reduced transmission of malaria by 90% within five days. The team is continuing tests to ensure that their methods won’t negatively affect other species and organisms, if their transgenic fungus were to be spread in an open environment. But it’s a great step forward in a disease that can kill so quickly and strikes so many down!

How do you describe a rainbow to a dog?

Humans typically have three types of cone cells in their eyes, allowing the trichromats to see about 1 million different colors. Those who suffer from color blindness often suffer because they only have 2 types of cones (much like most other mammals, such as dogs), leaving them with the ability to see only about 10,000 shades. Researchers have recently found a woman with four types of cone cells (a tetrachromat), which means she sees about 99 million more colors than the typical trichromats! The scientists believe there are other functioning tetrachromats out there who just haven’t been found yet! Imagine the ability to see colors that have no words in any language!

Become a citizen of Asgardia…

Asgardia is an organization with big plans to start a space nation. At a press conference this week in Hong Kong, Asgardia announced plans to launch a satellite this fall where citizens of the “space nation” will be able to load with their own data. They also announced hopes to have an Earth-orbiting residential space station (and a moon station) in the future. The company doesn’t stop there! They released a national calendar and hope to form their own Parliament of Asgardia in the next six months. (With 10,000 supporters, you can become a member of Parliament yourself!) Beginning June 18, voting will also kick off for the space nation’s constitution, flag, and national anthem. If you want to be an Asgardian, you can sign on! Just head to the website and sign up!

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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Frame Rate

by Jonathan Pilley (@omnicomic)

James Cameron loves his 3D. Christopher Nolan loves his IMAX. Peter Jackson? Well, he loves dabbling in higher frame rates. His latest film The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is the first of a trilogy (which is completely unnecessary, but that’s another column) and the first film period to use a higher frame rate for filming, leading to what’s supposed to be a truer to life video transfer. The big question on everyone’s mind (well, at least the minds of technophiles) is whether or not the new filming process makes the movie better or worse.

Before getting into the analysis of the film style, a brief primer is probably in order. In the past, films have been shot at 24 frames per second (FPS) and that standard has held true for almost a century. US television shows air at 29.97 FPS, while European shows air at 25 FPS. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey clocks in at an astounding 48 FPS, thanks to an array of high-resolution RED Epic cameras that record the video at 5,120 x 2,700 pixels.

Now that you’re an expert when it comes to video and resolution, was the 48 FPS necessary for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey? Yes and no. Sadly, the answer isn’t so cut and dry.

On the one hand, the movie did have parts that were staggeringly beautiful. The Shire looked gorgeous, as did other locales in Middle Earth. There were times when you really did feel as if you were in Middle Earth, accompanying Bilbo, Gandalf and the dwarves on their quest. With the HFR 3D, there was never any chance of missing any of the action for whatever reason. Every frame ran smoothly and allowed even the most granular details to shine through flawlessly.

For instance, you’d be hard-pressed to remember the last time you were so impressed with water droplets, such as those in Rivendell. Another instance of fantastic detail is Gollum. There are a few scenes that seem to do nothing more than just showcase Gollum’s new range of facial expressions. Some of that can be attributed to better motion capture technology, although saying the HFR 3D didn’t help would be doing a disservice to the filming style.

The HFR also made the 3D feel less gimmicky and more natural. 3D itself is moving past needing to rely on creating unnecessary peril by simply “throwing” objects at both the characters and the audience. It’s become more refined in that now it’s better served in presenting differing depth perceptions. The 3D coupled with the HFR works wonders for really giving you the sense of scope in a world like Middle Earth. Characters stand out amidst backgrounds ranging from dank goblin caves to moonlit forests, all of which—again—remind you of the incredible detail poured into the world.

On the flipside, that attention to detail has some drawbacks. There are times when the CGI looks fake and suspends the reality of the film. Yes, this is a fictional world based on a work of literary fiction itself, but the HFR makes things such as the hawks and trolls appear to be almost caricatures of what they’re supposed to be. These are subtle details that would likely go unnoticed before and the HFR almost forces you to notice them. They don’t detract from the overall experience, yet at the same time you can’t help wonder if the HFR is too much.

For all the praise lauded on HFR for making those scenes feel smoother, there’s definitely an orientation period. There are a few scenes in the beginning that seem fast forwarded, such as one where Bilbo removes a book from a drawer. There doesn’t seem to be a reoccurrence of that phenomenon later in the movie, but it’s unclear if that’s because your eyes are just used to it or if they really don’t exist.

Unfortunately for 3D haters, there’s no option to see the HFR version of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey in anything but 3D, which is a shame. 3D seems a little unnecessary and adds a darker filter on the film, courtesy of the glasses you’re forced to wear. The HFR version might have felt more natural had there been an option to view it sans plastic glasses. The majesty of scenes such as the introduction to Rivendell is dulled somewhat because of the glasses.

Overall, the HFR version of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is interesting to behold. There’s a marked improvement when it comes to picture clarity; an improvement that comes at the cost of the film looking rather cheaply made at times. The best comparison would probably be watching a stage play. There are some parts of the film that looks stunning and others that just look cheesy. It’s not bad per se, but the technology definitely has to go through some growing pains before it can become a go-to for filmmakers.

Perhaps The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey wasn’t the best film for Jackson to try a shiny new frame rate on. A film that relies so heavily on CGI really shows that reliance thanks to the smoother video. Like it or not, the next two films will have the same option for viewing. Hopefully one (or both) of the next two films will offer HFR without 3D, but that’s about as likely as Smaug just walking away from a gold horde.

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  1. Michele SinopoliDecember 19th, 2012 at 2:12 pm

    Yes I just watched the Hobbit last Sunday. I didn’t see 3-D 48 frames per second I think that what Zachary meant. Well anyway I think that the movie is cool not great as Lord Of The Ring and it very long sitting in the theater lol. I get DVD that might be better with close caption to watch.

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Self-Driving Truck Completes Coast-to-Coast Test Run

The truck, created by Embark, uses a combination of radar, cameras and depth sensors which are processed using artificial intelligence that allow the truck to learn from its own experience—much like humans learn from practice.

A modified Peterbilt tractor traveled 2,400 over five days from Los Angeles to Jacksonville, Fla. While that’s not unusual for a truck, this particular had a driver that wasn’t actually driving.

The route was completed by an autonomous truck, the first coast-to-coast journey in the U.S. using such technology, according to Embark.

Embark’s truck uses a combination of radar, cameras and depth sensors known as LiDARs to perceive the world around it. The millions of data points from these sensors are processed using a form of artificial intelligence known as deep neural networks (or DNNs) that allow the truck to learn from its own experience—much like humans learn from practice.

And a human being is still essential.

“The driver is always responsible for being attentive and making sure that everything is safe, but the driver will regularly go many hours down the road without actually being involved, and when they are involved, it’s usually just for a few seconds,” Embark CEO Alex Rodrigues said in an interview with Transport Topics.

There are different levels of automation and while Embark is currently using Level 2, which requires a drive to monitor the vehicle, its goal is to reach Level 4 where the vehicle can travel on limited, specific highway routes with no driver at all, according to an article by Seth Clevenger of Transport Topics. At Level 4 Embark’s truck could have completed the trip in only two days.

The company first announced its self-driving truck technology last year and for the past year has been working with Electrolux, parent of Frigidaire, on a route between Los Angeles and El Paso, Texas.

When Rodrigues created the company he did it with professional truck drivers in mind.  Embark’s truck is built specifically to handle long, simple stretches of freeway driving between cities, rather than all aspects of driving. At the city limit, Embark's computerized truck hands off to a human driver who navigates the city streets to the destination. A human driver will still touch every load, but with Embark they’re able to move more loads per day, handing off hundreds of miles of freeway driving to their robot partners.

“Spending weeks on the highway is tough on you,” said Owner-Operator Jeff Scorsur. “If I could still get the job done while driving in my own city and sleeping in my own bed, that would make my family very happy,” he said.

According to Rodrigues, the idea for Embark came after blowing a tire on the interstate and waiting four hours for the tow truck to arrive. “Every single 18-wheeler that drove past had a sign on the back 'Drivers Wanted'. It was so clear there was a shortage of drivers,” he said. “The numbers back that up. The American Transportation Research Institute estimates there is currently a shortage of 100,000 truck drivers in the industry, which is poised to only get worse as baby boomer drivers - the bulk of the industry’s workforce - retire over the next decade. Embark's goal is to increase productivity per driver and prevent the shortage from becoming a crisis.”

Rodrigues has a long history with robotics. He built his first autonomous robot at 13 years old and has been pushing the boundaries ever since. His robots have won international competitions and one of his autonomous shuttles transported over 1,000 passengers in demonstrations across California.

Rodrigues started Embark by recruiting talent from technology leaders including SpaceX, StanfordAI, and Audi's self-driving team. The team is backed by a multi-million dollar investment led by Maven Ventures. Maven’s previous investment in self-driving technology, Cruise Automation, sold to GM for $1 billion last year.

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NEWINGTON -Agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation with the assistance of area police staged an early morning raid at 285 Maple Hill Ave. Thursday.

Federal officials said the raid was narcotics-related and is part of an ongoing operation. Family members at the home, including a young child, left a few minutes after FBI agents drove off. It did not appear as though anyone was taken into custody.

The raid was part of a larger operation that included multiple locations in Hartford, said Hartford Deputy Police Chief Brian Foley. “Law enforcement showed up with guns and SWAT gear,” Foley said adding that the department took to Twitter to tell residents in Newington and other locations to not be alarmed. “I wanted to tell residents they are safe. If you don’t do it, it builds fear and distrust.”

The house in Newington, which is set back from the road, was decorated for Christmas with a children’s play set in the yard.

FBI agents with K-9s could be seen inspecting the yard. A woman warned reporters away after the FBI agents left at about 10:15 a.m.

A nearby neighbor who declined to be identified said he was woken up by the sound of knocking Thursday morning. When he answered the door, FBI agents asked him if he lived at his address. They also asked how many people lived in his home, but didn’t answer any questions as to why they were in the neighborhood, he said. The family has lived at the home for a couple of years, he said. He had no idea why FBI agents would be going through the house.

Agents left without speaking to reporters who had gathered on the sidewalk at the end of the long driveway which was situated between two other homes that are closer to the street.

Newington police said they were told by the FBI that agents would be at the address but local police did not participate in the raid. Newington officers were on scene for a period of time but had left by 9:30 a.m.

Newington police said the last time they were at the address was in 2015 for a barking dog complaint.

Lisa Backus can be reached at 860-801-5066 or . Follow Lisa Backus on Twitter @LbackusNBH

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4poundbeef, chuck roast
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1cupcelery, thinly sliced
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Trim excess fat from beef; pierce meat all over with a fork; place in a large glass bowl. Sprinkle with onion, salt, pepper, cloves. Add bay leaf and wine to bowl. Refrigerate, turning meat several times, overnight to marinate.

When ready to cook meat, remove from marinade; pat dry with paper towels. Brown in a large skillet. Place beef in slow cooker, stir in marinade, plus celery, garlic and onion soup, cover. Cook on Low for 10 hours or on High for 6 hours, or until beef is tender when pierced with a fork.

Remove beef to a heated platter and keep warm. Turn heat control to High. Combine flour and 1/4 cup cold water in a cup, stir into liquid in slow cooker until well-blended; cover; simmer 15 minutes.

Carve part of the roast into 1/4 inch thick slices. Arrange slices with rest of roast and Braised leeks on a large serving platter. Add parsley potatoes and steamed whole carrots, if you wish. Serve gravy separately to spoon over all.

BRAISED leeks: Trim roots and about half of the green tops from 1 bunch of leeks. Split each leek lengthwise; wash well. Arrange pieces, cut side down in a large skillet. Add just enough water to cover. Bring to boil, cover. Simmer 5 minutes, drain, return to pan. Add 3 tablespoons butter and sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon salt and celery salt. Cook slowly 5 minutes longer or until leeks are tender. Green onions can be substituted for the leeks, use 2 bunches sliced in 3 inch pieces and cook a total of 6 minutes.

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Leafs Best Flyers, Gain on Playoffs
Ovechkin scores 2 in Caps win, Lightning back in playoff hunt with victory
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(Newser) – Three different Maple Leafs scored in their sorely-needed 3-2 victory over the Flyers; Toronto trails Philadelphia by five points for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. With just 10 games remaining that gap will be tough to close, especially if captain Mats Sundin’s first-period groin strain turns into anything serious, reports the Globe and Mail. Elsewhere in the NHL:

  • Alexander Ovechkin had two goals for the Washington Capitals in their 3-2 win over the Calgary Flames, including the game winner with 1:54 remaining. The goals move Ovechkin’s NHL-leading total to 56.
  • The Florida Panthers bested the New York Islanders 4-2 and won their season-best fifth straight game. They are now five points away from the final playoff spot.


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After the Somali Massacre, Should We Sell More Arms to the Saudis?

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This article first appeared on Just Security.

Earlier this month, a dramatic event occurred in the war in Yemen that could even shock those numbed by the continued pace of civilian casualties.

A military craft and helicopter reportedly engaged in an attack on a boat carrying over 140 Somali refugees killing upward of 42 people on board.

Despite initially conflicting accounts, the evidence points to the Saudi-led coalition.

On March 24, the U.N.  reported that according to survivors’ accounts, the vessel “was hit by shelling from a Coalition warship, without any warning, followed by shooting from an Apache helicopter overhead.”

What has not received adequate attention is the potential role of the United States.

It will take time to sort out the details of what exactly occurred, but this potentially brazen attack comes just as the White House is considering increasing its involvement in the Saudi-led operations against the Iranian-back Houthi militia in this Middle East nation.

So, how might the United States be implicated given that it didn’t come anywhere close to pulling the trigger?

The United States provides not only attack helicopters for the leading members of the coalition, the Saudis and the United Arab Emirates. Official records reveal that the United States also provides parts and technical support that presumably attaches to the life of the helicopters.

Related: What Is Saudi Arabia Going to Do With Its Arms Buildup?

The Defense Department’s public notification of a $1.9 billion sale of multi-purpose helicopters used in maritime operations to Saudi Arabia in 2015, for example, includes a guarantee of “U.S. Government and contractor engineering, technical and logistics support services.”

This is a boilerplate part of the agreements for U.S.-manufactured Apache and Blackhawk helicopters sold to the Saudis. (The same holds true for U.S.-manufactured helicopters sent to the UAE.) The Department of Defense has also had a substantial military presence in Saudi Arabia to help them use the equipment.

Back in 1994, the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel warned U.S. officials that they could be found guilty of aiding and abetting an offense by providing intelligence information to foreign governments who used that information to shoot down civil aircraft.

To illustrate the point, the Justice Department used the example of “the seller of gasoline who knew the buyer was using his product to make Molotov cocktails for terroristic use.”

The U.S. provision of attack helicopters is even more directly tied to the acts of the Saudis than the hypothetical seller of gasoline or a gun dealer. The United States is responsible for continued maintenance and support of the sold equipment, the Saudi coalition has repeatedly engaged in bad acts, and the United States retains the ability to suspend its logistical support.

In the case of these highly sophisticated helicopters, the U.S. support is an irreplaceable part of the equation.

“The Saudis have used weapons we have sold them in Yemen in ways that undermine our foreign policy objective of ending the war and easing humanitarian suffering there,” Tom Malinowski, who served as the top human rights official at the State Department until January 2017 told Just Security.

“There is a strong policy argument for suspending some sales, as President Obama did, until concerns about these kinds of incidents are resolved, and a possibility of legal jeopardy for U.S. officials if sales continue despite continuing evidence of violations of the laws of war.”

Even if we were not operating in the realm of criminal activity, under international law one State can be held legally responsible for assisting another in internationally wrongful acts. Those legal risks increase if the recipient is engaged in continuing and widespread violations.

As a policy matter, this is the reality facing the U.S. decision of how close to get to the Saudi-led operations in Yemen.

But how do we know the attack on the refugees was carried out by the Saudis or Saudi-led coalition? We don’t for sure. But the real question is how much the U.S. government knows.

Several eyewitness accounts describe the helicopter attack on the boat, including video of survivor statements after they came ashore. “The survivors said they came under attack from another boat at 9 p.m., the crew used lights and shouted to signal this is a civilian boat,” ICRC spokeswoman Iolanda Jaquemet told Reuters. “Nevertheless, it did not have any effect and a helicopter joined in the attack,” she said.

Only the coalition has military helicopters. Their opposition, the Houthis, don’t. Somalia has also fingered the coalition. The Somali foreign minister Abdisalam Omer said on state-run radio, “What happened there was a horrific and terrible problem inflicted on innocent Somali people. The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen is responsible for it.”

Somalia is itself a member of the coalition, and thus likely has more information than other governments on coalition activity.

The UAE, a more prominent member of the coalition who has been active in the area, in an unprecedented step called for international investigation into the incident. This may serve the UAE’s effort to cast themselves as the more responsible partner compared to the Saudis.

“An official source in the UAE Armed Forces,” according to Emirates state-run news, also “declared that the UAE Armed Forces have clearly recognized the non-military nature of the boat which was carrying a large number of civilians. The source said that in the light of this information, the UAE Armed Forces adhered to the strict engagement rules preventing them from targeting any non-military targets.”

The source added that there was a possibility the boat was targeted by Houthi forces.

The UAE statement implicitly contradicts the spokesperson for the coalition who denied that the coalition was even operating in the area. That denial is, in any case, hard to square with the coalition’s continuing and increased naval operations around the Hodeida port.

It would also not be the first time that categorical denials of wrongdoing by the Saudi-led coalition’s spokesperson have proven false.

The Saudis have not supported an international inquiry into the matter. In the past, Riyadh has worked—with the acquiescence of the U.S.—to block efforts at the U.N. to form an international body tasked with investigating the entire conflict.

“As Yemen’s war enters its third year, the coalition has carried out what looks likely to be another war crime, this time with a helicopter attacking a boat filled with refugees and migrants fleeing conflict,” Kristine Beckerle, Yemen researcher at Human Rights Watch, told Just Security.

“Instead of suspending weapons sales to Saudi Arabia, given that U.S. arms have been repeatedly used in unlawful coalition attacks throughout this war, the US appears poised to authorize even more sales, once again risking complicity in future coalition attacks, and potentially exposing U.S. individuals to criminal liability for aiding and abetting coalition crimes.”

In December, the Obama administration suspended the sale of precision guided munitions to Saudi Arabia after the Saudis used such U.S. manufactured weapons in the strike on a funeral home. A senior US official told reporters at the time that there was “absolutely no justification for the strike.”

The question that the U.S. administration will face is whether the Saudis are responsible for this most recent incident and whether they can be trusted not to repeat this kind of attack if so.

Ryan Goodman is co-editor-in-chief of Just Security and the Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz professor of law at New York University School of Law. He served as Special Counsel to the General Counsel of the Department of Defense (2015-16).


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It’s like Evernote for TweetDeck for Google Reader for WordPress.

Many power users of Twitter consider TweetDeck essential for managing multiple streams of data. Once you adapt to its overwhelming user interface, the software becomes essential. And addictive.

Spundge logoImagine being able to add more real-time sources to TweetDeck — RSS feeds, Facebook, Flickr, YouTube — and you have something like Spundge, a web app that launches in public beta today. The software is being marketed initially to journalists and is being tested inside a few news organizations.

“The problem is today’s journalist has to use too many products and applications to do their job, and very few of these were actually built with newsrooms or journalistic workflow in mind,” said Craig Silverman, the corrections guru who is working with Spundge to help develop the product for journalists.

“Spundge is a platform that’s built to take a journalist from information discovery and tracking all the way to publishing, regardless of whatever internal systems they have to contend with,” he told me.

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The software is free, but an optional $9 monthly fee adds premium features, including the ability to share notebooks with collaborators, who can also add to the notebook and see changes in real time. Quartz, The Atlantic’s new business vertical, is the first news organization to become a paying customer, Silverman said. (Notebooks are perfect for a reporter’s beats or, as Quartz calls them, obsessions.) Silverman said The Guardian and JRC’s Project Thunderdome are also experimenting with the platform.

Say you’re a reporter for the Las Vegas Sun covering the razor-thin Senate race in Nevada. You might set up filters to look for any items mentioning “Berkley” or “Heller” or “poll” or “attack ad.” Your editor can join the notebook as a collaborator and add items you might have missed, or monitor your findings for story ideas.

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Friday, January 7th, 2011

UPDATE  1 (2011-1-19): According to the Wall Street Journal:

A Chinese firm has signed a letter of intent to invest $2 billion in a North Korean industrial zone, representing one of the largest potential investments in Kim Jong Il’s authoritarian state and a challenge to U.S. policy in the region.

The agreement was signed with little fanfare in Pyongyang on Dec. 20—a day otherwise marked by pitched tension on the Korean peninsula following the North’s shelling of a South Korean island—according to documents viewed by the Wall Street Journal. Confirmation of the deal comes as Chinese President Hu Jintao visits Washington this week in a bid to forge closer security and economic ties with the U.S.

U.S. officials said the administration is aware of the possible Chinese investment, but noted that previous projects haven’t gone anywhere. “No investment project will enable North Korea to meet the needs of its people as long as its government continues its destabilizing behavior,” said a senior administration official.

The letter of intent involves China’s Shangdi Guanqun Investment Co. and North Korea’s Investment and Development Group. An assistant to the managing director of Shangdi Guanqun, who identified himself only by his surname, Han, said his company’s planned investment is focused on the Rason special economic zone, situated near North Korea’s border with Russia.

The zone was called Rajin-Sonbong when it was established in 1991, but failed to attract sufficient investment. It was revived, and re-named Rason, following a visit there in 2009 by Mr. Kim.

Mr. Han said the plan is to develop infrastructure, including docks, a power plant and roads over the next two to three years, followed by various industrial projects, including an oil refinery, over the next five to 10 years. He said the company was waiting for a response from the North Korean government before applying for approval from China’s Ministry of Commerce.

“It’s all pending at this stage, and it’s really up to the Korean side to make the decision,” Mr. Han said. He added that the $2 billion figure was what the North Korean side had hoped for, not necessarily what his company could deliver.

The company’s Web site says the company was “under the administration” of a state-owned enterprise, Shangdi Purchase-Estate Corporation. Mr. Han, however, said his company was “100 percent private.”

For the Obama administration, securing China’s cooperation in restraining North Korea’s military and nuclear-proliferation activities is a cornerstone of a warmer bilateral relationship. But the potential investment is a reminder of possible limits of Chinese cooperation.

The U.S. wants to step up sanctions to force Kim Jong Il to give up his nuclear-weapons arsenal and military activities. China, meanwhile, is increasingly promoting business projects and direct investment to influence the North, say Chinese and American analysts, arguing financial pressure hasn’t worked.

China is North Korea’s biggest trading partner and aid donor, but the scale of this deal raises concerns in Seoul that Beijing is running its own version of the “Sunshine” policy under which the South boosted investment in the North from 1998 to 2008.

This policy disconnect is expected to be one of the issues Chinese and U.S. officials discuss this week. “These types of deals pursued by China generally present a real challenge to the sanctions” being effective, said Victor Cha, a North Korea expert who helped oversee Asia policy in George W. Bush’s National Security Council. “The net effect is that it does make it more difficult for these sanctions to have the desired effect.”

Such deals have emerged in the past and have come to nothing, analysts said, and it is possible this one, too, could peter out. A number of similar North Korean economic zones have failed to live up to their billing because of poor infrastructure and corruption, and a lack of economic reform. News of the deal was first reported in the Korean-language press, including the Voice of America’s Korean service.

It is unclear how long the agreement has been in the works. But its Dec. 20 signing came on the day South Korea conducted a closely watched artillery test from Yeonpyeong Island near North Korea.

The test marked a high point in tensions after North Korea’s surprise late November shelling of Yeonpyeong, which killed four South Koreans. Pyongyang had threatened a swift military response should Seoul carry out an announced artillery test on Dec. 20. But the day’s drill came and went amid high security in the South, with the North saying in a statement it “did not feel any need to retaliate.”

Top administration officials have recently both praised and chided the Chinese over the North. On a trip to China last week, Defense Secretary Robert Gates commended the Chinese for their “constructive” role in reducing tensions on the peninsula after Pyongyang’s recent shelling of a South Korean island. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in a Friday speech pressed China to be more aggressive in helping tamp down the North’s nuclear program.

The proposed investment is among the strongest evidence yet of China’s strategy of using direct investment rather political pressure to push for change in North Korea. Chinese experts say that after North Korea’s first nuclear test in 2006, China tried to make improved bilateral relations dependent on Pyongyang dismantling its nuclear program. But after a second test in 2009, China changed tack.

Beijing now believes, according to Chinese experts, that the North Korean regime won’t respond to political pressure and could collapse completely if China cuts off aid and investment, triggering a flood of refugees into northeastern China, and bringing U.S. troops right up to the Chinese border.

The investment strategy was cemented when China’s Premier Wen Jiabao visited North Korea in October 2009 and signed a slew of economic and trade agreements. One of those agreements was for China to fund construction of a $250 million bridge across the Yalu River that separates the two countries.

Construction of the bridge, which would link China with another North Korean special economic zone, had been slated to start in August. Local officials said in November it appeared to have been put on hold indefinitely. Now they say a ground-breaking ceremony was held Dec. 31.

U.S. officials are particularly concerned about how China’s financial links to North Korea may be facilitating Pyongyang’s weapons programs. In November, Pyongyang showed a visiting American scientist 2,000 centrifuges stationed at a cover site, drastically raising fears about the North’s ability to expand its nuclear-weapons arsenal.

“China’s increased economic support undercuts the rest of the region’s efforts to convince Pyongyang that there will be consequences for further belligerence, nuclear weapons development or transfer of nuclear capabilities,” said Michael Green, who also served as a senior official on Asia during the Bush administration.

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Chinese Firm to Invest in North Korea
Wall Street Journal
Jay Soloman and Jeremy Page

ORIGINAL POST (2011-1-7): According to the Joong Ang Ilbo:

A Chinese state-run company recently agreed to invest $2 billion in North Korea’s Rason free trade zone, the JoongAng Ilbo learned yesterday from documents related to the deal.

Shangdi Guanqun Investment Co., Ltd. signed a 10-point memorandum of understanding with Pyongyang’s Investment and Development Group on Dec. 20 in Beijing, the documents showed.

The signing ceremony was attended by Mi Chang, president of Shangdi Guanqun Investment, and Kim Chol-jin, president of the Investment and Development Group.

The goal of the investment, stated in the documents, is to build Rason, a northeastern North Korean city on the East Sea that borders both China and Russia, into the “biggest industrial zone in Northeast Asia” in around 10 years.

The project calls for coal-fired power plants, roads, piers and oil refineries in the North Hamgyong Province city, the documents said.

According to the documents, the deal is “a strategic joint project based on trust between high-level figures” in China and North Korea, which suggests it may have been negotiated by North Korean leader Kim Jong-il during two visits to China last year, on which he met Chinese President Hu Jintao.

The North’s economy has suffered under international sanctions on trade and financial services overseas, imposed after its nuclear weapon tests, and is desperately seeking foreign investment.

China is investing in Rason as an export base to serve markets in Japan, southern China and Southeast Asia.

Rason is a merger of two towns, Rajin and Sonbong, and was designated the first free trade zone in the North in 1991. It was promoted to a “special city,” which means it has fewer restrictions on businesses.

“We have a deep interest in North Korea’s ample natural resources,” an official of Shangdi Guanqun Investment Co., Ltd. told the JoongAng Ilbo. “To facilitate the export of natural resources [from the region], we will invest $300 million first and construct a coal-fire power plant at the coal mine and build a railway, roads, and harbors and piers [near it].”

The Chinese firm’s official said the company opened an office in Pyongyang at the end of last month.

Shangdi Guanqun Investment, established in 1995 by the Chinese government, is a trading firm specializing in oil processing, natural resources and international financial services. It is one of the key companies in China’s 12th five-year economic development plan that starts this year.

North Korea’s Investment and Development Group is in charge of developing the country’s four free trade zones. The other economic special zones are in Kaesong, Mount Kumgang and Sinuiju.

The Shangdi Guanqun Investment official said the company will build an oil refinery in Rason, where it plans to refine crude imported from the Middle East and Russia and sell the output to China or other countries.

I believe this Chinese story also relates to the same project.

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China backs North’s Rason project
Joong Ang Daily
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A quote from Silent.Sacred.Space:

Friday night I had a revelation. I was tired and wanting solitude so I did what I often do and went and sat under a walnut tree. After sitting there awhile and enjoying the beauty and listening to the birds and the leaves rustling, I thought, this feels different. Something is different—an emptiness, a blankness—and then I realized what it was. It was a sense of no pain, no sorrowing, no hurt. For all of my married life and last year, I sought solitude to have a place where I could cry out to God (and I did!), and unload the sadness in my heart. I would cry and cry, the pain was always so unbearable—even now tears are in my eyes as I write this and remember the deep, deep well of emotions. Sitting there, free from the pain, was so different. I can’t say that I was feeling peace and joy—it was more of an absence of feeling. It was a point of realization that God truly has healed me in many respects. I am so thankful.

Private Journal 3 – Norma L. Brumbaugh

In those days.

That is blip from the inset page before the title page of my soon-to-be-released book, Silent.Sacred.Space. Above is a journal quote I wrote back in 2003. I use it for sake of illustration. It was written a little over a year after my world spun out of control and crashed. I began seeking God in earnest. I spent hours of time soul-searching and God-seeking. Meditating and contemplating for lengths of time became part of my weekly routine. I attribute this practice of in-depth conversation with God, Silent.Sacred.Space, to the healing of my sorrow and transformation of my spiritual life. Through a process of intentional seeking, God changed me and healed me. It was remarkable.

Last night I finished my manuscript draft for Silent.Sacred.Space. This book has 10,000 words. It is small in comparison to my other book (70,000 words). Next, I will have a few people read it for feedback to help me fix what is wacky or unclear. I’ll clean it up some, then I am going to find an editor (I have a local editor in mind. We’ve spoken one time, and she seems interested). While it is being edited, I will design a cover or have someone else design one (maybe on fiverr). After the edits are finished, I will independently publish it in e-book form and paperback form, probably on Create Space, Amazon’s publishing business.

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The release date is March 15, 2017.

The photo is of me from around the same period of time that I wrote the journal  quotes I include in this post. Prior to writing the top one, I processed a painful memory that resurfaced in my mind while I was praying. I had asked God to heal me and my memories. The memory was from the first time I was told by my then husband that I wasn’t loved and he was leaving me, which translated in my head, I wasn’t wanted and I didn’t matter. My first-born son was almost one year old and it was Memorial Day.

The memory of that day was very painful. I remembered the words and they stabbed my heart, once again. The walnut trees, surrounding me as I worked this through, were like prayerful friends. I sobbed in wrenching tears. Then I stopped walking, stood there and looked up at the sky. I told God that I wanted Him to heal that memory, that He could take that memory, that I was giving it to Him, that I didn’t want to carry its burden any longer.

I began praying and talking to God. I asked God what I had believed that day when I was told I wasn’t loved. The understanding came, I had believed lie that said, you’re not worth fighting for, and you aren’t wanted.

The tears subsided and God comforted me. Love was there with me. Then His words came to me in the form of a thought, “By My stripes you are healed.” I began praying for my ex., and the moment passed.

A couple weeks later while having my sacred time with God, I realized that something had changed in me. I was at peace. The familiar sadness, simply, was no more. The top journal entry records my written words from that day.

I share these two quotes, front and back, in S.S.S to demonstrate that God ministers to people in a personal way. My experiences with meditative prayer and God-inspired moments of contemplation is something I wish to share with others. I set the concept forth like a guide to lead the reader to the point where they will consider participating in their own silent, sacred, time alone with God, set aside for the seeking God to know Him. That is when spiritual life becomes refreshingly sweet.

It is so quiet and peaceful today. Everyone is asleep and the breeze is rustling the tree leaves. I hear a rooster crowing. The kitten is meowing on the porch and the fuzzy white cotton is floating in the air from the cottonwood trees. I am feeling revived. I’ve been feeling sick and over-tired from pushing it so hard. The kids are going to camp today. I wish I could go! It would be so nice to go to the mountains, visit with nice people, and just get away from here. I’ve been holed up for a month now.

In my spirit it seems that there is an awakening going on. I feel like I’m coming back alive. I want to “do”—but I don’t know what to do or how to do it. This summer I anticipate a good one. Last summer was extremely pain-filled with deep introspection, but needful.

We need to make it our priority and purpose to let God lead regardless of the circumstances, whether positive or negative, which makes me think: I believe we tend to make an assumption that if something is good and benefits us, it must be right for us and of God. “Oh Father, I want to let you lead in my personal life and in my professional life. Please help and direct me in these things. Thank you that sorrow did its perfect work.”

Not my will but Yours be done. In the past I have tried to remedy things my way, not yours, although it was a mix. Rarely did I go it all alone. I had too much respect for You.

Journal 3 – Norma L. Brumbaugh

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Like yesterday, Billie Piper and Chris Evans are still together. Following a weekend at the ‘Ginger millionaire’s £6 million Surrey mansion’, both The Star and The Mirror report that yesterday the couple left a building through a side door. Then went for something to eat. They even wore coats. Fancy.

Naturally, every single paper tells the tale of Posh Spice’s missing luggage. In Isleworth Crown Court in Middlesex yesterday (January 22) she explained how the theft from Heathrow Airport left her without any clothes. Seems the four missing Louis Vuitton suitcases acted with a tardis effect. Nearly her entire wardrobe had been fitted inside. Posh, husband David Beckham and baby Brooklyn had been away for nearly two weeks, so as she told the court, she had taken pretty much everything with her. That’s everything. In four cases. Posh has rarely been photographed wearing the same outfit twice. A curious affair.

watch today (January 23) turns up little.

According to The Sun and The Mirror they didn’t perform at the NRJ Music Awards in Cannes on Saturday (January 20), because only two of them could attend. And there are four of them, you see.

Shaznay Lewis, meanwhile, is about to record an ‘X-rated rap with her All Saints producer pal K-Gee’ says the Daily Star. Due for a late spring release – with a K-Gee/Lennox Lewis duet as a B-Side. Naturally.

The same paper tells us that Jamiroquai star Jay Kay was spotted talking to a woman on Saturday night (January 20). In a nightclub. Who looked like his girlfriend Denise Van Outen.

Finally, Sting is going to be feeling somewhat snubbed today. Following the theft last week of his humanitarian award a matter of hours after receiving it from the authorities in Chile, it seems his friend Madonna has snubbed him and his wife Trudie Styler.

According the young and vibrant Daily Express, as a personal little wedding present, Mrs Sting gave Madonna a personally dedicated copy of her new cookbook, ‘Cooking From Lake House’. The sweet little gift was signed ‘For Mrs Ritchie, put your pinny on love, with love, from Mrs Sumner’.

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For more than a year, Kim worked on-site with the Global Privacy Office of a global pharmaceutical company on various legal matters, including negotiating vendor agreements, providing advice on marketing and clinical research initiatives, and developing privacy notices, consent documents, and internal policies.

Kim's transactional experience includes mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and affiliations of hospitals, group practices and other provider entities. She also represents not-for-profit and tax-exempt (501(c)(3)) organizations on a broad range of transactional and regulatory matters.

Kim's practice also involves counseling healthcare and life sciences companies on regulatory and compliance matters, including developing and implementing compliance programs, defending clients in government investigations, and advising on regulatory and privacy considerations in connection with clinical research initiatives.  Kim also regularly advises clients on graduate medical education issues affecting academic medical centers and teaching hospitals, including accreditation and reimbursement issues.

Kim is a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US) through the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP).

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  • Education

    2008 - JD, Fordham University
    2004 - BA, Communications, University of Delaware Honors Program

    While in law school, Kimberly interned for the Honorable Phyllis Gangel-Jacob of the New York State Supreme Court Appellate Term. Additionally, she was the associate editor of the Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal and a member of Phi Alpha Delta.

  • Representative experience

    Healthcare Transactions

    • Represented New York State Catholic Health Plan, Inc., d/b/a Fidelis Care New York in the US$3.75 billion acquisition of its entire health insurance business by Centene Corporation.
    • Counseled a global pharmaceutical company in its acquisition of a generic drug manufacturer.
    • Negotiated clinical trial agreements on behalf of pharmaceutical manufacturers.
    • Advised a not-for-profit mobile medical app manufacturer in a joint venture transaction with a not-for-profit foundation.
    • Negotiated agreements with SaaS and other vendors on behalf of a global pharmaceutical company.
    • Represented an operator of long term care and independent living facilities on a member substitution transaction.
    • Counseled on transactional matters between pharmaceutical manufacturers and group purchasing organizations.
    • Advised a health system in a joint venture with a national dialysis company.
    • Counseled a national operator of home health agencies in a corporate reorganization.
    • Represented hospitals and health systems in sales of assets.
    • Represented a provider of correctional health services on Corporate Practice of Medicine issues, including corporate organizational structure and management arrangements.
    • Advised a physician practice in its proposed sale to another practice.
    • Advised on graduate medical education (GME) implications of transactions involving teaching hospitals.

    Healthcare Regulatory

    • Advised an international pharmaceutical company on regulatory requirements regarding the use of healthcare apps and wearable devices.
    • Advised a medical device manufacturer and a global pharmaceutical company on the development and implementation of patient testimonial programs.
    • Counseled a hospital system in responding to ACGME citations and achieving full accreditation for its GME programs.
    • Represented a health system in medical staff hearings and appeals.
    • Counseled healthcare clients on alleged violations of the federal Stark and Anti-Kickback laws.
    • Counseled clients on HIPAA and FTC privacy regulations applicable to pharmaceutical and device manufacturers, internet-based platforms and mobile medical apps.
    • Represented and advised labs, hospitals and health systems in responding to government investigations.
    • Developed compliance policies and training for a global pharmaceutical company.
    • Advised a life sciences company on CDC requirements in connection with importing and testing infectious blood samples.
    • Advised a managed care plan on executive compensation matters, including compliance with the IRS Intermediate Sanctions Regulations.
    • Advised a health system in responding to OIG allegations of Stark Law violations.
    • Advised a pharmaceutical manufacturer on clinical trial initiatives, including negotiating clinical trial agreements.
    • Counseled a pharmaceutical manufacturer on pharmacovigilance matters.
    • Counseled a not-for-profit managed care organization on executive compensation and other corporate governance matters.

    Data Privacy

    • Represented and assisted various clients in response efforts to multi-state data security incidents involving multiple notification and regulatory response obligations.
    • Advised a medical provider industry association and health insurer in developing and revising mobile app and Facebook App privacy policies and terms of use.
    • Advised a global pharmaceutical manufacturer on consent and other privacy issues associated with email, postcard, and text message marketing initiatives for its products.
    • Advised an international pharmaceutical company on regulatory issues regarding the use of social media platforms and on the use of third party messenger services.
    • Counseled a German pharmaceutical company concerning the data security and privacy issues of a U.S.-based interactive web portal dedicated to marketing a specific drug and encouraging online interaction between providers and patients.
    • Assessed mobile app data collection practices and developing mobile privacy disclosures and opt-in and opt-out consent mechanisms, including double and single opt-in requirements.
    • Provided TCPA and Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) compliance advice (including advising on call-to-action language, enrollment, opt-out, mobile terms, and ongoing operation of text messaging programs) for a global pharmaceutical company.
    • Advised on FDA, FTC and OCR guidance on cybersecurity for medical devices.
    • Developed internal business guidelines for text messaging and email marketing campaigns, addressing call-to-action language, opt-in/opt-out requirements, mobile terms of services, anti-spam requirements, and ongoing operation of mobile marketing programs under relevant legal and self-regulatory requirements and best practices, including "Privacy by Design" principles.
    • Advised a medical device company concerning security and privacy compliance and "Privacy by Design" issues associated with Internet of Things strategy for medical devices connected wirelessly to the Internet.
    • Advised an international medical devices company on privacy and cross border data flow issues relevant to the launch of a medical device that transmits patient data for diagnostic purposes.
    • Counseled a prosthetics company on privacy and cybersecurity issues, including an Internet of Things implementation related to wireless sensors installed on its prosthetic devices.
    • Advised and assisted a hospital in its response to an incident involving unauthorized access to patient records, including its individual and regulatory notifications.
    • Assisted a health system in its response to an inadvertent disclosure of health information, including HIPAA and state law reporting requirements.
    • Assisted a global pharmaceutical manufacturer in the development of its data incident response plan.
  • Admissions
    • New York State Bar
  • Rankings and recognitions
    • New York Metro Rising Star, Healthcare, Thomson Reuters, 2016, 2017
    • Pro Bono Service Award, NYC Family Court Volunteer Attorney Program, 2010 - 2016
    • Certificate of Recognition, New York State Courts Access to Justice Program, 2012, 2016
  • Publications
  • Speaking engagements
    • "Data Privacy and Security: Concerns and Best Practices for Life Sciences & Healthcare Companies," Norton Rose Fulbright Webinar, February 15, 2018
    • "HIPAA Enforcement and Best Practices," American Health Lawyers Association Business Law & Governance Webinar, November 8, 2017
    • "HIPAA Update," American Health Lawyers Association Payers, Plans & Managed Care Webinar, August 3, 2017
    • "Healthcare M&A Hot Topics," Presentation to D&B Bank, June 14, 2017
    • "Efforts to Provide Early Access to Medicines in Europe and US," Norton Rose Fulbright Webinar, May 23, 2017
    • "Medical Device Quality Improvement: Implementing Postmarket Cybersecurity Programs Aligned with New FDA Guidelines," Webinar, February 22, 2017
    • "Representation of Research Universities and Hospitals in Various Areas of the Law," "WiN"ning Business Panel, New York, NY, February 2, 2017
    • "Anatomy of a Business Associate Agreement," The American Bar Association Health Law Section Webinar, January 19, 2017
    • "Privacy and Data Security: Concerns for Life Sciences and Healthcare Companies," Norton Rose Fulbright Webinar, November 9, 2016
    • "HIPAA, Privacy and Security Fundamentals,"  The American Bar Association Health Law Section Webinar, June 16, 2016
    • "Anatomy of a HIPAA Breach (Master Track)," The American Bar Association Health Law Section Webinar, March 1, 2016
    • "From Cloud 9 to Dark Clouds: Managing Big Data and Cloud Security Issues," Norton Rose Fulbright Annual Health Law Symposium, Austin, TX, January 28, 2016
    • "Hot Topics in Medical Staff Credentialing," Physicians' Reciprocal Insurers (PRI) Webinar, January 14, 2016
    • "Understanding the Regulatory Landscape," Global Legal ConfEx, New York, NY, October 27, 2015
    • "Health Information Privacy and Security," Norton Rose Fulbright Webinar, October 6, 2015
    • "What's up eDoc?:  A Privacy Primer for Health IT at MaRS," MaRS Discovery District, Toronto, ON, September 30, 2015
    • "The Intersection of Education and Healthcare – Accreditation, GME and Research," Duke University Office of Counsel, September 25, 2015
    • "Demystifying the HIPAA Security Risk Analysis (SRA) Requirement," Norton Rose Fulbright Annual Corporate Compliance Roundtable, St. Louis, MO, May 14, 2015
    • "Top Issues in Healthcare Transactions," NYU Langone Medical Center, May 8, 2015
    • "The mHealth Revolution: A Clash of Innovation and the Law, Current HIT Challenges: mHeatlh, Big Data, and HIPAA Compliance," American Health Lawyers Association, Baltimore, MD, March 28, 2014
    • "The Fundamentals of a Healthcare Transaction: An Interactive Look at the Anatomy of a Deal," The American Bar Association Health Law Section Webinar, November 11, 2013
    • "Health Data Breaches: Complying with New HIPAA Notification Rule and Mitigating Damages," Strafford Publications Webinar, September 25, 2013
    • "The HIPAA Omnibus Rule: Best Practices for Compliance," New York State Bar Association, New York, NY, June 5, 2013
    • "Anti-Kickback Law Basics," The American Bar Association Health Law Section Webinar, April 18, 2013
    • "Tips for Surviving a Health Law Practice - Top 10 Issues, Fundamentals of Health Law," AHLA Chicago, IL, October 29, 2012
  • Memberships and activities
    • American Bar Association (ABA)
      • Health Law Section
        • eHealth, Privacy & Security Interest Group Liaison for Communication & Marketing (2016-present)
        • Distance Learning Committee, vice chair (2012 - 2017)
        • HITECH Task Force
        • Young Lawyers Division Health Law Committee
      • Science and Technology Section
    • American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA)
      • Health Information Technology Practice Group: Emerging Uses Affinity Group, chair (2012 - 2015)
    • Food and Drug Law Institute (FDLI)
      • Journal Editorial Advisory Board (2014 - present)
    • International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)
    • American Telemedicine Association
    • New York State Bar Association (NYSBA)
      • Young Lawyers Section
    • Association of Corporate Counsel NYC Women's Group Steering Committee


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Monday, December 28, 2015

Christmas Eve & Christmas

 Last week Dave was doing "box jumps" on the wall by the church.  He sliced open his knee.  It was pretty deep but for those of you who know him, you won't be surprised he decided against stitches and used a couple butterfly bandaids to hold it back together.  I was too queasy after looking at it to help him at all.  After a week of drainage and the annoyance of it getting on his pants he went to Urgent Care.  The Dr. wasn't super understanding and he got reprimanded.  She couldn't do stitches because of infection but did give him an antibiotic and bandaged it up well.  She told him to return in a couple of days to see if the infection had cleared and if she could still stitch it.  Not sure he'll go back though...I'll let you know if we have to amputate!

On Christmas Eve we met up with a few missionaries in Harlem to pass out socks, gloves and share the Christmas message "A Savior is Born".  My uncle passed away in September.  One of his traditions was to take socks to the needy.  We were unable to gather with his family to help with this so we did it in his memory in NY.  I wish I had better pictures but here are a few.

Sis. Dunford is helping map out areas for each of us to go.

 Sis. Dunford and Savannah went together.  They have become very close and Savannah is going to miss her so much when she goes home this upcoming transfer.

 Lauren and I went with Sis. Alexander.  This is Wanda.  As we were walking by her I noticed she had no socks on and she was playing with her shoe.  I gave her some socks and we started a conversation.  She was smoking a cigarette and was not super friendly, but Sis. Alexander convinced her to take 2 min (which she said she didn't have) to watch the Savior is Born video.  It was amazing to me to stand back and watch the transformation that took place right before my eyes.  As she kept her eyes glued to the screen she slowly put her cigarette out behind her and her entire countenance softened.  At the end she commented "that was so nice, thank you.  That really was beautiful.  I needed that.  I love God".  I was reminded in that moment how each person has a portion of the light of Christ within them.  They are able to recognize sacred things and feel God's love for them.

This is "Brother Brian", "Pop", and "the man with no teeth".  At least that is how they introduced themselves to us.  They too were very receptive and love the Lord.  We invited them to church at the Harlem Chapel, which they commented how they had often wondered about "that building."

 Gathering back at the Harlem Chapel after.

William returning with the Elders

We went to dinner at Serafina's after, yummy Italian food on 55th.

We have a Christmas Eve tradition of new PJ's.  This year William got sweats and a t-shirt instead.  It's pretty cool when there is a college with your name.  Not sure he'll wear them in public but they do make perfect pjs.

 A few of the missionaries joined us for Christmas dinner.  Here the Elders are playing Bounce-off, a new game William got from his cousin for Christmas.

I love when the missionaries play the piano in the mission home.  This is Elder Burton.

William is the hot chocolate connoisseur at our home lately.  He took orders from all the missionaries.  They could choose from a variety of options including, crushed peppermint, mini chocolate chips, peppermint marshmallows, whip cream, etc.

 We gathered in the living room for a few minutes at the end of the evening.  William fell fast asleep and didn't wake up until 7 am the next morning.

Dave reading a Christmas Story for FHE earlier in the week.  He's finding he needs his glasses more and more.  I love him!

I let the kids get out of school early to attend the Westchester Zone P-day Christmas Party!  This is William opening his "white elephant" at the gift exchange.  They played basketball after.  William was in heaven!  He scored 16 points in his last game...maybe it's paying off playing ball with the missionaries.

Monday, December 21, 2015

Welcomes and Christmas Celebrations

My heart is full as I reflect back on this week.  However the week started out a little rough with William and Lauren both staying home sick for two days.  They loved it though because they snuck down to the church Wednesday and Thursday to see missionaries on P-day and at the new missionary meeting.  We also welcomed Elder Ramanlal from Hawaii.  He will be serving in Chinatown.  We are happy to have him here.  On Friday we gathered as a mission at the Ossining Chapel for a Christmas Devotional and Luncheon.  About 40 missionaries participated in a beautiful musical program.  We have so much talent amongst our missionaries!  Dave and I each had a few minutes to speak. It was a very special day to have all the mission together.  Following the program we went into the gym to eat a yummy lunch provided by the Yorktown Ward Relief Society.  I am grateful for their willingness to serve lunch to almost 250 missionaries!  During lunch we had a surprise visit from Santa..aka..William Smith.  This past summer he found a Santa suit in the mission home basement and decided then that he was going to be Santa for the missionaries.  They loved it when they saw him walk out on the stage carrying a big white bag.  One of the Mia Maids, from our Texas Ward, Madie Rousseau with the help of ward members and friends gathered gloves for each missionary.  Along with the gloves they sent candy canes tied to a beautiful story about the statue in Germany of the Savior that is missing his hands.  The poem talks of us being the Lord's hands. Thank you K2 ward and Madie for your generosity! William, along with his elves, Savannah and Lauren walked around and handed one to each missionary.  We also had a photo booth where each companionship had their photo taken holding a sign "He was was born so I"... The photos are all posted on the Facebook page "A Savior is born - NYC" if you want to check them out. Missionaries are so helpful and I am so grateful to each of them.  They help set up and clean up and are always asking how they can help.  I feel so spoiled often by the kindness of so many.  I love each and every one of these missionaries.  They are unique and have different talents and challenges.  Each adds so much and is a  blessing to our mission.

Elder Ramanlal

 New Missionary Meeting/Trainers and Companions

Friday Christmas Devotional & Luncheon

On Sunday evening we held an additional Devotional for Investigators and Friends.  Many attended and it was a successful evening.  Special thanks to Sister Eliza Smith and Elder & Sister Gardner for all their efforts to organize and direct the musical program.

 The very talented musicians!

Special Thanks to the elves in Texas that sent over 40 packages for our missionaries.  Shoutout to Marla, Nathan and Matthew Goode for organizing the Christmas Elves.  Thank you also to many generous families of our missionaries that sent packages for not only their missionary but companions and mission friends.  We love you all!  Because of your generosity, every missionary in the NYNYN mission has a package to open on Christmas morning!

Thank you to our 3 WiseMen (Office Elders) for their diligence in getting every package delivered.


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The Greene Space at WNYC & WQXR to Make Exclusive Audio Recordings of August Wilson's American Century Cycle available for streaming

The Greene Space at WNYC & WQXR
To Make Exclusive Audio Recordings of August Wilson’s American
Century Cycle Available for Streaming

Recordings now available on a weekly basis at

(New York, NY—April 27, 2015) – In the fall of 2013, The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space at WNYC & WQXR undertook a historic undertaking: to record -- for the first time -- all 10 plays from August Wilson’s lauded American Century Cycle. Those audio recordings, along with exclusive video excerpts and photographs from the readings, are now being made available for online streaming on a time-limited basis here until August 26, 2015.

For this unprecedented project, The Greene Space at WNYC and WQXR in Lower Manhattan convened close to 100 theater artists from around the globe to record Wilson’s magnum opus.  Dr. Indira Etwaroo, Executive Producer, in partnership with the August Wilson Estate, led by Wilson's widow Constanza Romero, brought together many longtime Wilson collaborators and interpreters, including Tony Award-winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson, the project's Artistic and Associate Director and Tony Award-nominee Stephen McKinley Henderson. Directors included Tony Award-winner Kenny Leon; Tony Award-winner Phylicia RashadMichele Shay; and Marion McClinton. The recorded readings feature many actors reprising the roles they performed on stage, including Tony Award-winner Leslie Uggams; Drama Desk and Obie Award-winner Anthony Chisholm; Obie Award-winner Brandon DirdenRussell Hornsby; Tony Award-winner Roger Robinson; Emmy Award-winner Keith David; Ebony Jo-Ann; John Earl JelksRoslyn Ruff; S. Epatha Merkerson; Jerome Preston Bates; and Taraji P. Henson in her Wilson debut. The readings were scored with original music by Grammy-nominated composer Bill Sims, Jr. and other composers who worked with Wilson.

Gem of the Ocean and Joe Turner’s Come and Gone are available now. The rest of the series will be released Sundays on a weekly basis.

August Wilson's acclaimed 10-play cycle captures 100 years of African American life during each decade of the 20th century. The cycle begins in the early 1900s, when wounds from slavery and the Civil War were still fresh, and closes in the 1990s, when even a large and increasingly influential black middle class could not escape persistent racial tensions.

Schedule of release dates:

April 26:            Gem of the Ocean and Joe Turner’s Come and Gone

May 3:                 Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

May 10:              The Piano Lesson

May 17:              Seven Guitars

May 24:              Fences

May 31:              Two Trains Running

June 7:                Jitney

June 14:             King Hedley II

June 21:             Radio Golf

The August Wilson American Century Cycle Recording Project was made possible with the leadership support of the Ford Foundation.

With an urban vibrancy and a global perspective, New York Public Radio produces innovative public radio programs, podcasts, and live events that touch a passionate community of over 14 million people monthly on air, online and in person.  From its state-of-the-art studios in New York City, NYPR is reshaping radio for a new generation of listeners with groundbreaking, award-winning programs including RadiolabFreakonomics Radio, On the MediaHere’s the Thing with Alec Baldwin andCarnegie Hall Live, among many others. New York Public Radio includes WNYC, WQXR, New Jersey Public Radio and The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space.  Further information about programs, podcasts, and stations may be found at

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Tuesday, January 16, 2018

MGMT Announce New Album

MGMT will return next month with their first album in five years, their fourth overall, Little Dark Ages.

Take a look at the cover, above, and the tracklisting, below:

She Works Out Too Much
 Little Dark Age
When You Die
 Me and Michael
Days That Got Away
One Thing Left To Try
When You're Small
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Scooter Snuggies: Ride in Style and in Comfort

Scooter Snuggies: Ride in Style and in Comfort

Scooter Snuggies

It’s hard to travel by scooter during winter because of the elements. You could brave the chilly winds by bundling up in sweaters and coats, but that won’t help any when you’re maneuvering tight corners. Electric bikes and scooters are especially popular in China, so you can count on the enterprising Chinese to come up with a solution of sorts: the Scooter Snuggie.

It’s a snowsuit hybrid of sorts that’s designed to cover the chest and leg area of the rider, effectively protecting them from the biting cold. The wearable shields are being sold online on Taobao, which is the country’s largest web-based mall, and are available in a variety of colors and patterns.

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While the product makes sense, the copy on the Snuggies’ product page doesn’t, as it reads: “We all know that environment is so important to ourselves and our future generations. Natural resources have been depleted in an unprecedented scale.  The environment has been polluted in a way that never happened before. It is certain that the world and all the living organism on it are going straight to hell. But why those in power

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State Representative Andrew O. Brenner (R-Powell) commends the Ohio Department of Education (ODE) today for their reduction of testing time for state assessments. Representative Brenner previously introduced House Bill 74, which called for the reduction of state tests and limiting the time to three hours per year per subject. Fortunately, the ODE has made adjustments that are very similar to those recommended by Representative Brenner in HB 74. Brenner has continued to push for the changes outlined in HB 74.

Representative Brenner said he was "ecstatic" when he learned that the ODE was making changes that would mean testing lengths will be close to what he sought in HB 74. He noted that the ODE “is doing what they need to be doing” in order to remedy the problems with testing lengths.

HB 74 was introduced on February 19, 2015, well before the testing hour reduction announcement recently made by the ODE. Representative Brenner has been on record urging the administration and the ODE to remedy the issues with PARCC, the length of state assessments, and other policy issues.

ODE announced in July the elimination of the PARCC assessments, another policy Representative Brenner has been supporting through legislation. He welcomes "the positive policy changes at ODE" and looks forward to continuing to work with the leaders at ODE to encourage necessary adjustments.

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State Representative Andrew Brenner (R-Powell) today announced that he introduced a House resolution to recognize the week of January 27th as National School Choice Week.


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The Ocean Battle is an exceptional freeware game - one of the few that boasts such outstanding production value that will make you wonder why they are released as freeware instead of shareware. The game puts you behind the cockpit of a modern jet fighter, sent to complete 3 missions of increasing difficulty. completely immerses you in its scenario. The 3D graphics in the game is exceptional: everything from the environment to ships and airplanes are lovingly modelled and rendered. Too bad there are only 3 missions in the game, but at least they are fairly challenging and nicely varied (ranging from air-to-air combat to air-to-ground sortie, and finally to air-to-ship showdown against a huge battleship). Although basically an arcade game, there is enough realism to qualify it as a "light" flight simulation, including decent flight physics, airplane models, and details such as a radar that shows relative positions of enemies.

The game is in Japanese, but you shouldn't have problems figuring out the controls, which are essentially this: cursor keys to move the aircraft, A & Z keys to increase and decrease speed. The arrow icon at the top of the screen is used to acquire target. If you enjoy quality shooters, The Ocean Battle is simply a must-have. Highly recommended.

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