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Robert F. Morwood
rmorwood@bakerlaw.com
Rob Morwood is a business attorney who advises publicly traded and privately held companies on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, corporate finance and corporate governance matters. Rob brings a thoughtful and results-oriented approach to helping businesses negotiate and close important transactions, avoid surprises and achieve strategic growth.
Represented a media company in its simultaneous, dual-tracked acquisitions of two companies owning four nationally distributed television broadcast networks for $302 million.
Represented a media company in its acquisition of majority control of a business research company for an undisclosed amount.
Represented a media company in its joint venture with a Japan-based company for the aggregation and curation of news, information and analysis from news entities.
Represented a diversifying company in its acquisition of a tracking device manufacturer for an undisclosed amount.
Represented a diversified holding company in its acquisition of an entertainment retailer for $60 million.
Represented a media company in its acquisition of a multi-platform humor and satire brand for $39 million.
Represented a diversified holding company in its acquisition of a carpet manufacturer for $30 million.
Represented a hospitality company in its purchase of substantially all of the master license franchise and development rights to certain Wyndham flag brands in Canada for an undisclosed amount.
Represented a media company in its acquisition of a leading podcast company for an undisclosed amount.
Represented a publicly traded pharmaceutical company in its sale for a total enterprise value of approximately $28 million.
Represented a media company in its sale of trade publishing assets for an undisclosed amount.
Represented a media company in a complex transaction that transformed two media companies and involved the spin-off and combination/merger of their newspaper businesses to form a new public company, and a combination/merger of their broadcasting businesses (resulting in two separately traded public companies, one focused on broadcast and digital media and the other on newspaper publishing and digital media).
Represented a publicly traded utility company in its acquisition of a natural gas infrastructure company for cash and stock valued at $59.2 million.
Represented a packaging company in its sale for an undisclosed amount.
Represented a media company in its acquisition of two television stations for $110 million.
Represented a media company in its acquisition of a digital multisource video news provider for $35 million.
Represented a large multispecialty academic physician group in the integration/acquisition of 24 medical/clinical practices.
Represented a utility company in the acquisition of propane distribution assets for $24.5 million.
Represented a power generation company in going public.
Represented a publicly traded oil and gas exploration and production company in public/registered offerings and private placements of common stock for aggregate proceeds of approximately $40 million.
Represented an oil and gas exploration and production company in obtaining a senior credit facility for $200 million.
Represented an oil and gas exploration and production company in the merger of two public companies.
Represented a media company in the sale of its online shopping company for $165 million.
Represented a media company in the acquisition of a major broadcasting company (owner of nine television stations) for $212 million.
Represented a media company in the restructuring of certain U.S. lifestyle media cable television network subsidiaries and the restructuring of certain UK subsidiaries.
Represented a media company in the acquisition of a majority interest in a cable television network for $1.1 billion.
Represented a utilities company in the merger of two publicly traded companies.
Represented a broadcast television station owner in the sale of two broadcast television stations for $26 million.
Represented a media company in its spinoff as a new publicly traded company.
Represented a dental insurance provider in its acquisitions, joint ventures, equity financings, Securities and Exchange Commission reporting/filing, corporate governance, shareholder proposals and strategic planning.
Represented a software company in multiple rollup acquisitions of competitors and private placements of securities.
Represented a media company in the sale of a television shopping network for $17 million.
Represented a media company in its acquisition of an online shopping company for $525 million.
Represented a media company in its acquisition of a cable and satellite television network for $140 million.
Represented a media company in its acquisitions, joint ventures and divestitures involving newspapers.
Represented a media company in the acquisition of an online recipe site.
Represented a media company in the acquisition of a video and photo sharing company.
Represented banks and borrowers in commercial bank loans.
Represented issuers in public offerings of common stock and debt securities.
Represented issuers in private placements of securities.
Represented underwriters and borrowers in municipal bond financings.
Represented issuers and minority holders in equity redemptions.
Represented companies in business formations.
The M&A Advisor:
M&A Deal of the Year (from $200 million to $500 million) (2017); Consumer Discretionary Sector Deal of the Year (over $100 million) (2017). Second Chair in representation of The E. W. Scripps Company's simultaneous acquisitions of Katz Broadcasting Network and Bounce Media (including four national broadcast television networks: Bounce, Grit, Escape and Laff).
M&A Deal of the Year (from $500 million to $1 billion) (2015); Technology, Media and Telecom Sector Deal of the Year (2015). Second Chair in representation of The E. W. Scripps Company's and Journal Communication Inc.'s spinoff, a combination of their newspaper businesses to form a new public company, and a combination of their broadcast businesses by merging Journal into a wholly owned subsidiary of Scripps.
M&A Sector Deal of the Year (from $100 million to $250 million) (2014). Second Chair in representation of The E. W. Scripps Company's purchase of television station assets from Granite Broadcasting.
Sector Deal of the Year (from $100 million to $1 billion) in the Technology, Media and Telecom Category (2012). Member of the deal team in representation of The E.W. Scripps Company's purchase of McGraw-Hill's Broadcasting Group.
Middle Market Deal of the Year (from $100 million to $250 million) (2010): Member of the deal team in the sale of Characters Licensing, a subsidiary of Scripps responsible for the licensing of the Peanuts characters, Dilbert, Fancy Nancy and others to the Iconix Brand Group and family members of the late Charles Schulz.
American Bar Association: Business Law Section
Cincinnati Bar Association
United Way Roebling Society
M&A Team Represents Scripps in $580 Million Acquisition of 8 Nexstar TV Stations
BakerHostetler M&A Team Represents Dow Jones in Sale of NewsPicks USA
Media Mergers and Acquisitions
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J.D., The Ohio State University Michael E. Moritz College of Law, 2003, with honors
B.A., The Ohio State University, 1998, summa cum laude


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Indianapolis Colts Season Stats by Week
1 SEA HOME 16 28 44 35:47 24:13 23 18 336 381 113 140 0 0 223 241 2 4
2 LAR HOME 24 27 51 31:32 28:28 22 21 354 371 109 101 0 1 245 270 1 2
3 TEN AWAY 16 25 41 25:54 34:06 19 24 265 368 87 180 1 0 178 188 0 3
4 MIA AWAY 27 17 44 37:09 22:51 20 13 349 203 139 35 1 0 210 168 2 2
5 BAL AWAY 25 31 56 30:45 33:51 29 30 513 523 123 86 1 0 390 437 2 4
6 HOU HOME 31 3 34 25:27 34:33 15 19 388 353 174 124 2 0 214 229 2 0
7 SF AWAY 30 18 48 33:56 26:04 17 13 295 280 148 111 2 1 147 169 2 1
8 TEN HOME 31 34 65 30:58 34:59 24 18 307 340 83 93 1 0 224 247 3 3
9 NYJ HOME 45 30 75 30:27 29:33 28 30 532 486 260 88 3 0 272 398 3 4
10 JAX HOME 23 17 40 32:16 27:44 15 15 295 331 127 179 1 2 168 152 0 0
Indianapolis Colts NFL News
NFL Mock Draft 2022: Steelers pass on QBs, Cowboys pad defense, Eagles load up after playoff exits - Sporting News
Patrick Mahomes throws five touchdowns as Chiefs eliminate Ben Roethlisberger and Steelers - The Washington Post
NFL Playoff Picture - The Road to Super Bowl LVI - Marca English
Pat McAfee gets one last shot in at Patriots despite Colts' playoff absence - Horseshoe Heroes
Multiple Colts Being Sought for Roles Across NFL - Sports Illustrated
5 potential teams Colts RB Marlon Mack can revive his career with - Horseshoe Heroes
Hard Knocks with the Indianapolis Colts showed sports at their messy best - The Washington Post
Jacksonville Jaguars' 3 toughest losses in the 2021 season - Black and Teal
Jessie Bates Landing Spots: Lions, Ravens, Colts, Patriots could have interest in the Bengals safety - Pro Football Network
3 best Wild Card weekend games in Colts history - Horseshoe Heroes

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II. Ginkgo Biloba – Mystic – Initiation
Genus: Ginkgo – Family: Ginkgoaceae
Ginkgo Biloba signals a period of initiation into the mysterious nature of our duality and our unity. Both are reflections of our oneness.
The word ginkgo, comes from the Chinese word yinxing, meaning "silver apricot." Biloba refers to the "bi-lobed" shape of its leaves. Ginkgo biloba reminds us of our luminous nature as we make peace with the known and unknown aspects of life and death. In stillness, we are encouraged to sense the beauty of our inner and outer self.
Ginkgo, inspired botanist/philosopher Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) to write: "This leaf from a tree in the east, has been given to my garden. It reveals a certain secret, which pleases me and thoughtful people. Does it represent one living creature, which has divided itself? Or are these two, which have decided that they should be as one? To reply to such a question, I found the right answer: Do you notice in my songs and verses that I am one and two?"
Ginkgoes are "living fossils" that thrived 270 million years ago, before the age of dinosaurs. They found a safe haven in Eastern Asia, where they were cultivated as sacred trees of eternal life. Ginkgoes live to be 1000-2500 years old and grow 160ft tall. In fall, ginkgo's green leaves transition to saffron yellow, often releasing in sequence and creating a mystical golden-rain effect.
Because of their ethereal yet grounded nature, ginkgoes were planted near Taoist and Buddhist temples as symbols of yin-yang. Yin is the lack of sunlight (night/dark) while yang is seen as sunlight (day/light.) Yin-yang are harmonic and opposing forces that balance life and death. Yin is seen as the feminine essence of earth and yang as the masculine essence of sun. Ginkgo trees are also sexed as male or female. Males produce pollen, females produce ginkgo fruit/nuts. Ginkgo nuts are celebrated in Chinese and Japanese cultures for hope and longevity. Ginkgo's were brought to the New World in 1784 and renamed maidenhair, because ginkgo leaves resembled the maidenhair fern, native to America. Maidenhair fern capillus-veneris, "hair of Venus," creates an association between ginkgo and Venus, the goddess of love, beauty, fertility and victory.
Six ginkgo biloba trees planted in the 1850's near a Japanese monastery in Hiroshim survived the atomic bomb. Today, they are living trees that remind us to find peace in the face of adversity and destruction.
Message: Ginkgo brings a time of stillness and spiritual initiation or enlightenment into our life. This is a powerful and positive time to increase our awareness of life by honoring our dreams and intuitive powers. Meditate on where there is imbalance and seek insight from signs and symbols that naturally present themselves. What may have been unknown or mysterious to us is now becoming known as nature reveals its once hidden truths for us to see.
Challenge: Feeling depleted, ungrounded and disconnected. Trying to flee from reality by creating indecision and the illusion that there are limited choices.


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IVD Test Reagent/Kits, Serology, Bacteria, Reagin Antibody, Syphilis Screening
Definition : Serology reagents intended to detect reagin, an antibody to the cardiolipin-lecithin complex, as a screening test for diagnosis of syphilis. These reagents are used in tests that are inexpensive and simple but that are subject to false positives in the presence of several other diseases such as hepatitis, herpes, and mononucleosis. Syphilis tests that detect reagin are also used in monitoring the progress of syphilis and in determining the outcome of treatment.
Entry Terms : "Syphilis Screening Reagin Antibody Detection/Identification Reagents" , "Cardiolipin-Lecithin Complex Antibody Detection/Identification Reagents" , "Reagents, Serology, Bacteria, Reagin Antibody, Syphilis Screening"
Alere Inc
Alere Inc., a global healthcare company, announced a new partnership with Population Services International as part of the "Make (+) Positive More Positive Campaign.
Arlington Scientific Inc
BD is a medical technology company that serves healthcare institutions, life science researchers, clinical laboratories, industry and the general public.
Bio-Medical Products Corp
Bio-medical Products Corp. offers rapid diagnostic products for the clinics, physician office labs, hospitals, nursing homes, and facilities where transportation of urine specimens in screw cap labeled tubes/vials without leaking is important. The rapid diagnostic tests are for Pregnancy, drug testing, Strep A, H. pylori, CRP, Thyroid (TSH) Test, and Hemoglobin/Hematocrit Test.
GFMD Ltd
Global Focus Marketing & Distribution Ltd. is a specialized sales organization, holding patent positions on leading edge diagnostics and equipment. We are dedicated to helping you prosper and survive the rigors of the 21st-century laboratory environment
New Horizons Diagnostics Corp
New Horizons Diagnostic Corporation is an established privately held manufacturer and developer of products for the medical, diagnostic, environmental and food testing markets.
SCIMEDX Corp
SCIMEDX Corporation is a highly flexible company, with over 30 years in the medical diagnostics industry, specializing in IFA, ELISA, and automated laboratory platforms, with a focus on autoimmune diseases. The strength of the organization is the collective diversified experiences of the personnel in many areas of diagnostics and biochemistry.
Welcome to the new Stanbio Laboratory and our 2012 Product Catalog! Why the "new" Stanbio? Because effective June 17, 2011, Stanbio Laboratory became part of the EKF Diagnostics Group– a family of international companies focused on the rapidly developing near-patient care and diabetes management markets
Zeus Scientific Inc
ZEUS Scientific is a privately held corporation that was founded in 1976. The company began producing IFA (immunofluorescence assay) test systems followed ELISA and now multiplex (AtheNA Multi-Lyte) immunoassays. New products are developed to expand the menu which allows laboratories to run an increasing number of assays with common protocols and common reagents, as well as developing new tests to more accurately diagnose patients. In 1987 ZEUS Scientific was the first company to develop, receive appropriate regulatory clearance and bring to market a serological assay to test for Lyme disease – a condition with high prevalence in the local community where ZEUS Scientific is located.


JAIPUR: The state government has said there is no need to incorporate amendments recently proposed by the Centre in the Rajasthan Apartment Ownership Bill (2015). The bill, which was sent to the President of India for final approval, was recently returned with proposed amendments after the housing and poverty alleviation ministry raised objections to it twice.
And clause 11 states that no dues certificate shall be required by the allottee buyer from the association before the transfer of apartment.
Following this, the state UDH department had agreed to remove these clauses. However recently , the state law department said that there was no need to do so as other states like Punjab and Haryana have kept same provisions in their bills. "A letter has been sent by UDH's additional chief secretary Ashok Jain to the housing and poverty alleviation department saying that changes need not be incorporated. The central department has also been requested to expedite the process so that it (bill) could be sent to the President for final approval again," the official said.
Residential apartments in the recent past have increased at an exponential rate with over 20,000 units under construction in the state capital itself. In the absence of any policy framework, the builders are violating norms and duping customers.
As the wait grows, the residents staying in apartments are back to the square one in the absence of clarity on their rights. The state cabinet in February 2015 had paved the way for the bill which was sent for the final approval. If it was implemented as a legislation, every apartment in any building constructed or a structure converted into an apartment before or after the commencement of the bill would have fallen under its ambit.
As per the proposed regulations, a builder will have to furnish a written commitment to pay a requisite penalty in case of missing the deadline in the proposed project.At the time of booking of an apartment, developers will declare the penalty for delay in completion or handing over the possession.


Arrived really quickly, fits well but is elasticated so would fit a lot of people. I ordered two, one for my husband and one for my son-in-law, but he got a different one in the end so I'm wearing his. I'm 5 ft 5 and my husband is 6 ft 3 and the costumes are fine on both of us! Just need the addition of footie socks and we're away! Highly recommended for fancy dress.


The command set of Plan 9 is similar to that of UNIX. The commands fall into several broad classes.
Some are new programs for old jobs: programs like ls(1), cat(1), and who(1) have familiar names and functions but are new, simpler implementations. Who, for example, is a shell script, while ps is just 163 lines of C code.
Some commands are essentially the same as their UNIX ancestors: awk(1), troff(1), and others have been converted to ANSI C and extended to handle Unicode, but are still the familiar tools.
Some are entirely new programs for old niches: the shell rc(1), text editors acme(1) and sam(1), debuggers acid(1) and db(1), and others displace the better-known UNIX tools with similar jobs.
Compatibility was not a requirement for the system. Where the old commands or notation seemed good enough, we kept them. When they didn't, we replaced them.
^C (Ctrl+C)                DEL key -- doesn't work without rio(4) though.
ftp                        ftpfs host.domain (Remote files apear in /n/ftp).


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Action Comics #1000 Review: Happy Birthday, Superman
Posted on April 19, 2018 | by Joshua Davison | 0 Comment(s)
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Writers: Dan Jurgens, Peter J. Tomasi, Marv Wolfman, Geoff Johns, Richard Donner, Scott Snyder, Tom King, Louise Simonson, Paul Dini, Brad Metlzer, Brian Michael Bendis, Artists: Dan Jurgens, Patrick Gleason, John Romita Jr., Curt Swan, Olivier Coipel, Rafael Albuquerque, Clay Mann, Jerry Ordway, Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, Walter Simonson, John Cassaday, Jorge Jimenez, Jim Lee, Inker: Norm Rapmund, Patrick Gleason, Danny Miki, Butch Guice, Kurt Schaffenberger, Olivier Coipel, Rafael Albuquerque, Clay Mann, Jerry Ordway, Kevin Nowlan, Walter Simonson, John Cassaday, Jorge Jimenez, Scott Williams, Color Artist: Hi-Fi, Alejandro Sanchez, Peter Steigerwald, Dave McCaig, Jordie Bellaire, Trish Mulvihill, Laura Martin, Jorge Jimenez, Alex Sinclair, Letters: Rob Leigh, Tom Napolitano, Nick Napolitano, John Workman, Carlos M. Mangual, Josh Reed, Chris Eliopoulos, Cory Petit, "An Enemy Within" original story by Cindy Goff, Curt Swan, and Butch Guice with page 5 courtesy of "Superman: The Secret Years #2" by Bob Rozakis, Curt Swan, and Kurt Schaffenberger, Cover by: Jim Lee, Scott Williams, and Alex Sinclair, Variant Covers by: Steve Rude; Michael Cho; Dave Gibbons and Angus McKie; Michael and Laura Allred; Jim Steranko and Laura Martin; Joshua Middleton; Dan Jurgens, Kevin Nowlan, and Alex Sinclair; Lee Bermejo, Assistant Editor: Andrea Shea, Associate Editor: Jessica Chen, Editors: Paul Kaminski and Brian Cunningham, Group Editor: Brian Cunningham, Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, Superboy created by Jerry Siegel, Supergirl based on the characters created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, By special arrangement with the Jerry Siegel Family, Publisher: DC Comics, Release Date: Out Now, Price: $7.99
In this celebration of 1000 issues of Action Comics and the 80th birthday of Superman himself, we are given 10 tales of the Man of Steel in Action Comics #1000.
The first is a celebration of Superman courtesy of Metropolis. The second is a montage of the eras of Superman through the technological wizardry of Vandal Savage. The third is Chief Maggie Sawyer dealing with a high school principal under the control of Braniac. That is followed by a 1930s-set story of Superman confronting the man whose car he smashed. Then, we see a meeting between Superman and Lex Luthor reminiscing about Smallville. We then see Superman in the future when the Earth finally is consumed by our Sun and honoring Ma and Pa Kent. After that, Perry White is trying to get Clark Kent to meet a deadline, but Superman is needed across Metropolis. Mr. Mxyzpylk opens up a Superman-themed amusement park. Then, Superman must stop a bullet from killing a hostage. In the final installment by Brian Michael Bendis and Jim Lee, Superman and Supergirl stop a new villain from destroying them and Metropolis.
Action Comics #1000 cover by Jim Lee, Scott Williams, and Alex Sinclair
In the litany of "landmark" issues released of late — almost entirely of which came from Marvel and have been largely quite enjoyable — Action Comics #1000 manages to stand apart on a mixture of charm, endless sincerity, and an optimistic tone to brighten up even these dark times.
It is easy to believe that this small army of creators put their all into their respective stories; each has a unique perspective, spin, or scenario for the Man of Steel.
Action Comics #1000 art by Dan Jurgens, Norm Rapmund, and Hi-Fi
I would be remiss to go over each individual story, and it would be a disservice to those who read this review and have not yet gone through Action Comics #1000. I will say that my personal favorites from the release have to be "The Car" from Geoff Johns, Richard Donner, Olivier Coipel, Alejandro Sanchez, and Nick Napolitano and "Faster Than a Speeding Bullet" by Brad Meltzer, John Cassaday, Laura Martin, and Chris Eliopoulos, with the one that did the least for me being "Actionland" by Paul Dini, Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, Kevin Nowlan, Trish Mulvihill, and Josh Reed.
I would like to go more into "The Truth" by my sweet and hearty Peanut Butter Bendis and Jim Lee. While I enjoyed this admittedly brief snapshot of things to come, it did almost feel antithetical to the remainder of Action Comics #1000. Where the rest of the comic was a celebration of Superman, this short story was concerned with beating him down, destroying everything he's ever known, and the red trunks. That's not an inherently bad idea; celebrate what's come before with an eye on the future. However, it didn't really do anything to stand out and hold up Superman either, and it won't age as seamlessly as the remainder of the comic will.
Action Comics #1000 art by Clay Mann and Jordie Bellaire
Also, while my beloved Bendis is absolutely fascinated with the trunks, it is integrated as smoothly as a jar of peanut butter to the face.
In any case, Action Comics #1000 is everything I hoped it would and more. The writers, artists, inkers, color artists, and letterers all do pristine work, and even the weaker parts were still very enjoyable and only weak by comparison to the incredible work done in this comic. This is the birthday both Superman and Action Comics deserved, and you should definitely give it a read. Don't miss out.
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Chance the Rapper's Jimmy Fallon Performance of "Blessings (Reprise)" Is a Religious Experience
Chance's streak of amazing TV performances continues.
By Jake Woolf
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Chance the Rapper's live TV performances are becoming the thing of legend. Earlier this year, he gave a heartfelt tribute to Muhammad Ali at the ESPYs by performing a brand new song alongside a gospel choir. On Ellen last week, he tore the house down when he destroyed a fake record label office while performing "No Problems" with 2 Chainz and Lil Wayne. And last night, he performed "Blessings (Reprise)" on Jimmy Fallon with a star-studded cast of background singers, including Anthony Hamilton, Ty Dolla Sign, Raury, and Dram, which took the already-fan-favorite to another level. The performance starts out subdued, but by its conclusion, the impromptu supergroup moves up near the audience and is joined by a gospel choir.
There are so many amazing things about this video that make it endlessly re-watchable. First of all, the mix of tastes and talents on stage is epic. There's Anthony Hamilton's silky smooth neo soul vocals next to Ty Dolla Sign's crooning, and Raury's hip-hop indie rock raspiness beside Dram's fun-loving trap style. There's an unrehearsed authenticity to the performance, as if five dudes simply decided to start singing and riffing, putting their egos aside to let the music guide them and not the other way around.
Of course, Chance is the anchor—and a beaming, shining light of one at that—keeping everything from drifting too far into jam sesh territory thanks to the pointed and deliberate verse he raps at the outset. But once the song's incredibly fun chorus "Are you ready for / Your blessings / Are you ready? / For your miracle" begins its loop for several minutes, the vibe turns into pure elation. Chance the Rapper basically turned the 30 Rock studio into a Sunday church get-down, even for the non-religious. We're not sure there's anyone else in music right now who could do the same and look like they're having so much fun doing it.
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