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CNN Pitches a Cheaper Wire Service to Newspapers
By: TIM ARANGO and RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA, The New York Times
CNN, in the afterglow of an election season of record ratings for cable news, is elbowing in on a new line of business: catering to financially strained newspapers looking for an alternative to The Associated Press.
For nearly a month, a trial version of CNN's wire service has been on display in some newspapers. But this week editors from about 30 papers will visit Atlanta to hear CNN's plans to broaden a service to provide coverage of big national and international events — and maybe local ones — on a smaller scale and at a lower cost than The A.P.
"The reality is we don't have a lot of relationships with newspapers," said Jim Walton, president of CNN Worldwide. "We have relationships with TV stations around the world." Mr. Walton said the meeting this week, which CNN has billed the "CNN Newspaper Summit," is "kind of a get-to-know-you."
With its CNN Wire, the company is going up against the largest news-gathering operation in the world in The A.P., and it must convince editors that it can offer something that is well outside its broadcast expertise — which may not be a tough task given the dire circumstances newspapers face. In addition, a number of newspapers are unhappy with the cost of The A.P., a nonprofit corporation that is owned by the 1,400 papers that are its members. Some newspapers have even given notice that they intend to leave The A.P.
"I'm very interested in hearing what they have to present," said Benjamin J. Marrison, the editor of The Columbus Dispatch in Ohio, which is among the papers that have said they will drop The A.P. because of its cost. "It has a lot of potential. We just need to understand it better."
"Mainly, we're going to listen to what it is they have to offer, and what their plans are for expanding their news-gathering operation," Mr. Marrison added. "They say they have more than 3,000 journalists worldwide, and that's a formidable group, and we want to see how they intend to deploy those resources, how in tune they are with the needs of newspapers and their Web sites, and what kind of cooperative they intend to build."
The project has several implications for the news business.
For CNN it amounts to another expansion of its operations at a time of severe cutbacks across the media industry, especially at newspapers, which are facing the wrenching circumstances of both a faltering economy and the continuing flight of advertising dollars out of print and onto the Internet. And for The Associated Press, it represents a competitive threat, while some client newspapers already are leaving the service because of financial pressure. (CNN Wire would also compete with other services, like Bloomberg News and Thomson Reuters.)
On Nov. 20, Tom Curley, the president and chief executive of The A.P., spoke to employees in New York City and by Webcast to groups around the world — a recording of which was heard by The New York Times — about the state of its business. He outlined three main challenges: the economic downturn, the financial problems of newspapers, and what he described as customers becoming competitors, specifically CNN.
Of those three challenges, he said he was most worried about the last one.
"On the competitive side, CNN volunteered to be the first, but any number of people could have pulled the trigger," Mr. Curley told employees. "They're coming off a very strong election cycle, they have extra money and they're going to do it because they can."
Mr. Walton, of CNN, says that the network already runs an internal wire service for its bureaus and CNN.com, and that taking it outside is a logical step. The breadth of the service that CNN will ultimately offer is unclear, and partly depends on the demands of newspapers. CNN Wire could offer columns written by some of its high-profile personalities, like Anderson Cooper. It also plans to offer text versions of its major investigative pieces for television.
"The CNN system is set up so we use content across all our networks and platforms," Mr. Walton said. "It's not unusual for Anderson Cooper to appear online or on CNN International."
And local coverage could be in the offing. In August, CNN said it was dispatching journalists to 10 cities in the United States, but in a bare-bones fashion: the correspondents will be laptop- and camera-toting one-person bands, rather than workers in expensive bureaus.
"This is obviously a national wire service," said Susan Goldberg, the editor of The Plain Dealer in Cleveland, which has already published some stories from CNN's wire service. "They're not opening up shop here in Ohio necessarily. We would like to see them put out accurate, informative, entertaining news and information. We would also love to see them produce content that works really well on the Web. Shorter stories, because all of us are dealing with shrinking space in our print edition." (An editor from The Plain Dealer will attend the CNN meetings.)
A number of newspaper editors say the component of A.P. service that would be hardest to replace is still photography. CNN said it did not plan to offer photography but would offer streaming Web video for newspapers' sites.
Mr. Walton declined to say how many journalists CNN was looking to hire, but job ads have been appearing online. One recent posting sought journalists to staff bureaus in Atlanta, Washington and Los Angeles.
The help-wanted ad described the service like this: "The CNN Wire is on CNN's editorial front line, editing and vetting the work of correspondents and producers worldwide and doing original reporting for use across CNN's networks and Web pages."
In an interview, Mr. Curley of The A.P. said that given the state of the news industry, "we should rejoice that someone has millions of dollars to spend on breaking news."
"Breaking news is very, very expensive and if they have the resources to spend on it, we welcome them to the game," he added.
But in his conference with employees, Mr. Curley suggested that the CNN wire service needed major improvement before it could play at The A.P.'s level.
"You really don't want to put quotes up there that could end up on locker room walls," Mr. Curley said, before doing just that.
"The current CNN wire, if you look at it truly is still, and remarkably, abysmally written," he said. "However, they're interviewing A.P. people, we know, and that can be transformed. And if you have enough money and you have enough ego and enough desire, you can fix that in a hurry."
Last year CNN said it was dropping Reuters' wire service. The move saved the network more than $3 million annually, but it was not a cost-cutting decision, executives said. Instead, it was part of CNN's strategy of relying less on outside media outlets for news coverage. In that vein, CNN plans to drop The A.P. for CNN.com in January. (CNN the television network will continue to use The A.P.)
"Look at the history of CNN," Mr. Walton said. "We launched as one network in 1980. Today CNN is more than just one network. We have a huge radio business. A huge online business. We're about content."
"We want to own more of our own content and reporting. We felt we had to look at our business as more than television," he added.
The Associated Press is more than 150 years old and is the world's largest news-gathering operation, with more than 3,000 journalists in over 100 countries.
"I think the crucial question is whether CNN is going to try to really go head-to-head with The A.P., or offer something that's a lot more selective," said Jack Driscoll, the former editor of The Boston Globe and editor in residence at the M.I.T.Media Laboratory. "Newspapers are hurting so much that they could be willing to get less for less."
In that case, Mr. Driscoll said, there is probably room for a new competitor.
"But if CNN is going to try to do something close to the range and quality of The Associated Press, that's awfully hard to do, and it's a huge financial undertaking."
Some newspapers that have long relied on The A.P. have said they would drop the service because of its cost, which varies — The Columbus Dispatch, for example, paid more than $800,000 a year. Others, including The Star Tribune of Minneapolis and the Tribune Company, one of the largest newspaper chains, have also given notice that they plan to drop out of the service. The A.P., in response, announced in October that it would reduce prices, which will result in a cumulative savings of $30 million annually for its member newspapers.
This stands in contrast to the current financial fortunes of CNN.
In October, CNN said it was hiring nearly 30 people to staff a news hub in Abu Dhabi, and has made other international expansion moves. And Mr. Walton said the network was on track for its fifth consecutive year of double-digit profit growth, a first for CNN.
"One of the good things is that when you are profitable, you can reinvest," Mr. Walton said.
Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/01/business/media/01cnn.html?_r=1&ref=media


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Investigators in Chicago are working to determine if a "potentially legitimate" shipment of severed human heads is, in fact, legitimate.
"We need to make sure that they are truly used for medical research purposes," said Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Brian Bell.
Shipments like these are far from uncommon. Heads, arms, legs, and other dissociated body parts are actually boxed up and flown from place-to-place more often than most people probably realize. I once worked in an orthopaedics lab where severed human parts were coming and going on an almost daily basis. Speaking from experience, when something becomes such a common part of your day-to-day, it's easy to become nonchalant about it (even when that thing is dismembered bodies) which totally explains Bell's amusingly blasé attitude about the whole thing:
"Everybody here is 'Oh my gosh, you got a box of heads,'" Bell told local reporters, adding: "It is a potentially legitimate medical shipment. We've seen it at various ports in the nation."
Via CBS Chicago:
Bell declined to say where the package was shipped from [various outlets claim "Italy"], where its intended destination is [if sources are to be believed, the intended destination is a facility that is "under investigation" — though said investigation is "absolutely not" connected to the packaged heads], or how the heads were packaged and preserved [probably chilled, wrapped, and insulated in a cooler of some sort].
Authorities did indicate, however, that the heads, which were sent to the Cook County Medical Examiner's office for inspection, "are still covered in skin" — which, you know, isn't a creepy way to describe them, at all.

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READ about Piers Morgan's long career in journalism here.
On the heels of Friday evening's dramatic capture of 19-year-old Dzhokar Tsarnaev, "Piers Morgan Live" carried a press conference in which representatives of multiple local and federal agencies shared details as to the state of the situation:
"We are eternally grateful for the outcome here tonight," said Massachusetts State Police Colonel Timothy Alben. "We have a suspect in custody."
Admitting fatigue, Alben expressed satisfaction with the end result of the week-long manhunt:
"We're exhausted folks, but we have a victory here tonight."
Next to the podium, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick offered thanks to all the various organizations and teams that aided in bringing "Suspect #2" into custody:
"I want to say how grateful I am," added Patrick. "To all of the law enforcement who worked so well, and so hard, together, TOGETHER, to bring us to tonight's conclusion."
Watch the clip, and listen to more of the press conference, and stay with CNN for the latest updates to a news event that has captured the attention of the United States, and the rest of the world.
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So this week we learned the great deal of the people of Boston. When faced with adversity an entire city can untie an help aid to the apprehension of two men who thought they could make a statement to the world. Well there has been a statement to the world by the people of Boston and its seen with people cheering for the police as they drove out of Watertown to thanks, cheers and people holding up the American flag. Boston you have once again proved you will always be a city raised and lived by Patriots. Thank You All
Yep, even in our divisiveness over issues, when it matters, we come together and come out stronger and closer. Resolved to fix what's wrong while protecting and taking care of each other. 🙂
And not stuffing cash into Airmail envelopes to bomb UK,mainly Bostonians, Bono bemoaning Irish-Americans
constantly asking him about 'the glory of the Revolution' when he's from Eire.
His response?
'Where's the glory in taking a man out,and shooting him in front of his wife and kids?'
Now you know how it feels,9/11 drying up the cash,and Belfast a phoenix from the ashes.
What a load of sanctimonious guff:they would have lynched him probably if they got the chance,Kevin Cullen going from
poignancy to vengeance in a day.
And he should know better:no stranger to witchhunts,Massachusetts,worst of them all.
I dream of Jeannie with the light-brown haaair!
This week,I'm introducing a new form of taxation:Dundee Cake Tax.
More details to follow!
Carry on!
You will consume a goodly amount.
You will then take the tin back to the shop without beating it like a drum.
This is illegal under Imperial Law.
(And I think you know how THAT goes!)
Be pure,be vigilant,BEHAVE!
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Seniors dealing with depression, stress, a negative outlook and dissatisfaction with life may face a higher risk of stroke.
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Bellator 90, which takes place Feb. 21, has its first fight, and a local notable is part of the matchup.
Utah-based Rad Martinez (14-2 MMA, 4-0 BFC) will meet fellow Season 7 featherweight-tournament finalist Shahbulat Shamhalaev (11-1-1 MMA, 2-0 BFC) at the event.
Bellator 90 takes place at Salt Lake City's Maverik Center, and the main card airs on Spike TV following Spike.com prelims.
Martinez and Shamhalaev initially were slated to fight at Bellator 83 this past month. But when New Jersey State Athletic Control Board officials saw Shamhalaev vomiting backstage, they nixed the bout. Bellator officials, who claimed Shamhalaev was suffering from food poisoning, then hoped to book it the following week at the Season 7 finale, Bellator 84, but the scheduling didn't work.
The two fighters now conclude the eight-man tournament on Feb. 21. The winner earns $100,000 in total pay and a guaranteed title shot.
"A fight between Rad and Shahbulat would be special anywhere you put it," Bellator Chairman and CEO Bjorn Rebney stated. "But to have the opportunity to make this fight happen in Salt Lake City with the ties Rad has to Utah is an incredible opportunity we couldn't pass up. It's been a long time coming, but Feb. 21 is shaping up to be a huge night of fights."
Martinez enters the bout with a five-fight win streak that included tourney wins over Nazareno Malegarie and Wagnney Fabiano, both via decision. Shamhalaev, meanwhile, is undefeated over his past 10 fights, which included first-round knockouts of Cody Bollinger and Mike Richman in the Bellator tournament.
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One of the best things about Japan is the service. The service is generally great. One of the things that makes it so great? Call buttons.
Instead of sitting in a restaurant waiting around for a waiter or waitress to make his or her way towards your table, you can press the call button, and your server will come hustling over.
Arcades are the same. Taito's arcades have call buttons that you can press. Doing so sends a staffer running over, ready to help you and answer your questions.
I saw this Taito button this morning at a batting cage of all places. The batting cage was simply using the same call button found in Taito arcades. I did not press it, however. I did hit about a hundred baseballs!
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The Versatile (and Unknown) Lou Peters
Matt, of Scrubbles fame reminded me recently of an artist that I had planned on writing about several years ago but completely forgot, thanks to the many gaps in my aging brain. Back when I was just starting to collect vintage cookbooks and booklets for all the fun and whimsical artwork that filled their pages, I noticed that I'd find some of the same books over and over again. And the Good Housekeeping Cookbook series was a big repeat offender. Like Ray Conniff albums at a thrift store, you'd see them everywhere. I began to wonder about these cookbooks: were they incredibly popular or complete duds? Surpisingly, they possessed some of the more engaging illustrations you could find within this sub-culture of art. They must've offered some mighty good money back then to the artists because each volume (there's over 20) is covered from front to back in wonderful two-color illustrations, all completely different, and -- here's the kicker for me -- all with artist credit! Unbelievable.
As I began to collect this particular series, I noticed that a few had similar styles and, upon further investigating, found out that three were illustrated by the same guy: Lou Peters. These three GHK volumes have always been high on my list of favorites in this series, mainly for the sophistication that Lou put into each cookbook. And what's even more interesting for me is that each were done in a style wildly different from the other. There were some similarities as to how he posed the characters, the way that he would draw the female figure (in your typical glamorous atomic housewife way), that were unmistakable to my eye. But for the most part, the overall feel and style of each of these cookbooks were unique and original unto themselves.
So who was this Lou Peters? I wish I could tell you. No one knows. Doing a Google search on the man will bring up nada. Was he a member of any illustrator society or organization? If so, there's a good chance that there'll be a bio on him. But finding this out requires time and energy -- both of which is in short supply for me. If anyone out there could help me out here, that'd be great. I'd love to know more about the guy.
In the meantime, enjoy Lou's artwork for the Good Housekeeping Cookbook series in my Lou Peters Illustrations Flickr set.
Here's a glance at the three Good Housekeeping cookbooks he illustrated:
Click on each image to view larger.
The Summertime Cook Book was the more fun of the three. The characters are more cartoony and stylized, but still infused with Lou's sophistication:
Quick 'N' Easy was the more outlandish one, with bold black used against bold colors. The lines were bigger and more harsh, in an attempt to have a more "modern" feel to the cookbook. If you notice, there's a definite attitude being expressed in the look of the women. In fact, that's Lou's stronghold -- the way he depicts the female figure in all these illustrations. There's a possible chance that he did some fashion illustration at one point?
Last, but not least, is the Appetizer Book, with Lou taking a more elegant and polished approach here. His brush strokes are simple, yet refined. The colors are not as harsh in this cookbook, softened by being sponged on and set against a light gray. And every single woman looks as if they stepped out of a swank fashion magazine. The guys can't compare to the glitzy housewives in this cookbook!
There's more that I scanned, so check out the entire set.
Check out Matt's Flickr set of The New England Cookbook that Lou illustrated. Here's a great example of how Lou expertly utilized the entire page -- great composition and excellent use of the two-color press.
Also, be sure to check out fellow mid-century illustration lover Carol's Flickr -- there's more from Lou's GHK cookbooks in her Illustration/Advertising set.
And please, if anyone has more information about Lou Peters, let me know. You would make me a very happy man.
UPDATE: Nothing on the guy, yet. But my own mother has done some detective work, even going so far as to calling Good Housekeeping in New York. (They said that anyone who worked at GHK during the 50's and 60's wouldn't be here anymore. Umm, duh.) She also contacted the Society of Illustrators, and they don't have anything on the guy. (Thanks for the sleuth work, Mama!)
There are a few more venues to try out. Does anyone have a copy of Walt Reed's Illustrator in America? If so, let me know if Lou Peters is listed. (Probably not, at this rate.) Another option: does anyone have a copy of the latest Who's Who of American Art? See if he's in that volume as well. (Again, probably not, but worth a shot.) Thanks!
27 comments:
Sooooo Goooood!!!!ReplyDelete
God - I LOVE it!! :)
These are great, Ward. Please post again if you ever hear anything about who this Lou Peters guy was.ReplyDelete
The use of spot color in those summertime illustrations is absolutely lovely, and those Quick and Easy ladies have an unsettling stepford wives look. Thanks!
these are amazing!ReplyDelete
Mr. Jenkins your right there is almost nothing to find on Lou Peters. I look for an hour on several research databases and found nothing.ReplyDelete
you're practically a public service, baby! Swingin' post, and God, I wish there was that sort of attention to detail in what passes for today's advertising "illustration."ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 09, 2007 6:54 AM
Ward - I did a wee bit of research on my own and there is pretty much nothing out there. I did find that he contributed to the Childcraft Book Vol. 5 - Life in Many Lands, 1954, and there is some of his work in The Goodman Collection (www.goodmancollection.com) - not that you can see; he's just listed as an illustrator. He's the mystery man! - love you - MomReplyDelete
Thanks, Ward, to introduce us "new" artists.ReplyDelete
Congratulations for your excellent blog.
Regards from Barcelona
Darn it, Ward! You always gotta go an' do a kick-ass post that sucks me away from my responsibilities at work! You KNOW I love this stuff. It's funny what a white-washed world it was back then... but the design! I wish more illustrations these days were more design and fashion inspired like these. Hey, speakin' of fashion, go check out my post on my new squeeze. He's super cool and I want you to meet him. You might dig his drawings too. Have a good one!ReplyDelete
Hey Ward. Thanks for the push. Maybe you will see me on Project Runway. I just have to improve my sewing skills for the show. I usually hire people to do all the sewing.ReplyDelete
You have such a beautiful family no wonder your work is so sharp you have all the inspiration you need at home.
i love this stuffReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 10, 2007 2:33 PM
I recognize the artwork for Planetary Frankfurters. I have a card with this image, only the recipe is for "Blue Balls," I believe. They may have reprinted it in black and blue, too, instead of these colors. I'll have to dig it out.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 10, 2007 8:24 PM
Ah, I was sent a link to this entry and hoped you had solved the mystery! The funny thing is, I always just assumed "Lou" was a woman, since so many of those series cookbooks (Not just the GH series but the other series that place in Chicago did at the same time...er...I'm blanking on the name of it) were illustrated by women. And "Lou" being a woman's nickname as well as a man's.ReplyDelete
I never looked Lou up, but I did find other work by a couple other artists that worked on those books, IIRC all I found were out of print little elf books and things like that. And no information on any of them. I'll be hoping you can dig up more info!!
- AnonymousAugust 10, 2007 11:01 PM
I really like your work !I will come back to see the news on your site.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 11, 2007 7:46 AM
Hey thanks for the mention - it's so neat to 'meet' others who share appreciation for this stuff....ReplyDelete
My wife collects classic cookbooks but I've never had the chance to see these illustrations. Great stuff, man!ReplyDelete
Oh, I love a good mystery! I'm going to have to check back for the answer to this one!ReplyDelete
Are you sure that "Lou" is a guy?ReplyDelete
Not entirely, but it doesn't seem to matter. Obviously, "Lou" was this person's official moniker, and there doesn't seem to be much on that particular name, illustration-wise.ReplyDelete
Thanks Google! Finally I've found what I was looking for! :DReplyDelete
I was searching for 50's-60's cartoon, and it was so hard!
I'm a cartoonist and I'd like to make some vintage illustrations, your blog's been a great help.
Do you know who was the cartoonist of 60's Bewitched opening?
Hello againReplyDelete
Dude, I like so much your blog! I think I'm gonna put you into my favourite links, if you don't mind...
That's all. Regards
- AnonymousAugust 16, 2007 10:43 AM
Have you asked Amid over at Cartoon Brew? He might know where to dig up info on 50's illustrators.ReplyDelete
amid [at] cartoonbrew.com
- AnonymousAugust 16, 2007 12:31 PM
I'm with "cg" on Lou maybe being a woman. Then she got married and spent the rest of her life, even up until this very moment as we speak, MAKING all those recipes in the books she illustrated...ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 16, 2007 8:00 PM
Darn, I guess we'll never know.ReplyDelete
Hi Ward - -ReplyDelete
I found your post after stumbling onto more Lou Peters illustrations from 1955's 'The Lunchbox Cookbook'. They're more on the 'cartoony' end of the Peters spectrum.
I can offer no answers on Peters, but I've posted images (and a link to your post) at my blog, 'I'm Learning To Share'...
Likewise there's more at a flickr set that goes with...
Hope you enjoy.
Love your blog - - I need to check in on it more often!
Cheers, thanks for what you do, and keep it up!
Ward: I put out some feelers with the editorial board at Good Housekeeping to see what I could find out about Lou Peters. He or she would have most likely been a staff artist working in the food editors department at the time. Like Heinz of the same time period they had their own artist department who used to paint (who paints type but they did) for the labels and other items that needed to be printed. I figure I would go right to the source and talk to the present food editors over there and see if they can dig up anything on the artist. Doesn't hurt to try, we will see what they come up with. Love the artwork.ReplyDelete
Hi-I own the ORIGINAL illustrations from most of the cookbooks Lou Peters illustrated.ReplyDelete
They were published in Chicago. By Consolidated Publishers...Culinary Arts Institute was a division.They closed in the mid 70s'.
No amount of research can glean information about him...I don't think that was his name...he may have been a WOMAN for all anyone knows.
Good Houskeeping farmed out the job, so they would have no records of the artists for the series. As did McCall's Better Homes and Gardens and others. (I have that art too)
I recently met up with the daughter of the owner/editor of Consolidated and hopefully she might remember some of the artists and be able to help identify them.
Maureen - Thank you for posting here! I would love to keep in touch with you about your findings in regards to Lou Peters. AND I'd love to check out the original illustrations, if at all possible. Please email me via my profile page here on my blog.ReplyDelete


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Stanton lifts Marlins past Giants
San Francisco, CA – Giancarlo Stanton cracked a go-ahead solo home run in the top of the 10th inning and the Miami Marlins edged the San Francisco Giants, 3-2, in the middle test of a three-game series at AT&T Park.
Stanton ended his night with three hits, Omar Infante knocked in a run and Gaby Sanchez also scored a run for the Marlins, who have taken the first two games of this series.
Steve Cishek (3-0) picked up the win with two scoreless innings, while Santiago Casilla (0-1) was saddled with the loss after giving up Stanton's homer.
Gregor Blanco and Joaquin Arias knocked in runs for the Giants, who have dropped three of their last five contests.
Trailing 2-0 heading into their final at-bat, the Giants finally cracked the scoreboard with a pair of runs in the bottom of the ninth. Brandon Belt started the inning against Heath Bell with a double into left-center and scored on a single down the right-field line by Arias to make it 2-1.
Buster Posey slapped a single to right as a pinch-hitter and Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen pulled Bell in favor of Cishek. After pinch-hitter Brett Pill fanned, Blanco dropped down a perfect safety-squeeze bunt which couldn't be handled by Cishek, allowing Arias to score the tying run.
Earlier, Miami opened the scoring in its first at-bat. Emilio Bonifacio drew a one-out walk and moved to second on a single by Ramirez. Bonifacio then advanced to third on a passed ball and scored on a fielder's choice groundout by Infante to give the Marlins the early lead.
The Marlins added a run in the second inning. Sanchez led off the frame with a walk and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Marlins starter Carlos Zambrano. Jose Reyes then walked to put two runners on base and Sanchez scored on a fielding error by Arias to make it 2-0.
Brandon Belt beat out an infield single to start the San Francisco second and Brando Crawford reached on infield hit. A sacrifice bunt by Giants starter Barry Zito moved both runners up and Blanco walked to load the bases with two outs. Zambrano got Pagan to ground into a fielder's choice to end the inning.
Game Notes
Pagan has hit safely in a career-high 16 games...Zambrano tossed seven shutout innings, giving up just five hits and three walks while fanning five...Zito gave up two runs -- one earned -- on two hits and seven walks...Sandoval left the game in the seventh inning...Bell gave up two runs on three hits in the ninth and his ERA increased to 11.74.


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A Dose Response and Safety Study of Procaine HCl in HIV-Infected Patients
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00299338
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : March 6, 2006
Last Update Posted : April 3, 2006
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|Drug: SP01A
|Phase 1 Phase 2
STUDY PLAN: DESCRIPTION This investigation will be a non-randomized, open-label study of four doses of SP01A in 24 individuals infected with HIV who are being treated with triple combination antiretroviral therapy. Additionally, a group of six HIV-negative subjects (group E) is being recruited as a control for cortisol secretion. This group will not receive study medication nor will they be evaluated for dose response or safety parameters.
DISCUSSION OF STUDY DESIGN, INCLUDING CONTROL GROUP Patients will receive the following doses of SP01A and will be divided into a low dose and high dose group for further analyses. There will be two segments within the low dose group. Group A will receive 200 mg of SP01A once per day. Group B will be administered 200 mg of SP01A twice daily. Similarly, there will be two segments in the high dose group. Group C will be treated with 200 mg of SP01A three times per day, while Group D will be administered 400 mg of SP01A twice daily.
A fifth group will also be introduced. This group, Group E, will serve as a control group and not receive any treatment.
The study will be conducted at a single investigative center (AIDS ReSearch Alliance, West Hollywood, CA). Six subjects with a diagnosis of HIV who are also receiving triple combination antiretroviral therapy and have been so doing for a minimum of 2 months are planned per group. Patients will be admitted to an in-patient facility for 72 hours. After an initial night to acclimate the patients to the facility, a 24-hour measurement of cortisol secretion in blood and urine will be conducted. After this is complete, patients will receive an initial single dose of SP01A orally. (200 mg SP-01A for group A, 400 mg for group B, 600 mg for group C, and 800 mg for group D). Blood and urine samples will also be collected for 24 hours to further evaluate the safety of the study medication. Patients will then be discharged from the facility.
After a 4-day washout, patients will return to the facility to start an 8-week dose-response study, sequentially using the four doses that will now be divided (200 mg daily for group A, 200 mg twice a day for group B, 200 mg three times per day for group C, and 400 mg twice daily for group D).
Subjects will return to the study center the day they are screened and as close to the same day of the week as practical during Weeks 1 (baseline), 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 (end of treatment) and 10 (post-treatment for examinations and specimen collection, as well as evaluation of reactions to study treatment). At the end of the 8-week drug administration period, patients will again be admitted to an in-patient facility for 72 hours. As before, patients will have an initial night to acclimate to the facility, followed by a 24-hour measurement of cortisol secretion in blood and urine. In the morning, following and ending the 24 hour basal cortisol secretion, patients in the four successive groups (A, B, C, and D), will receive their last dose of medication. They will also give their last blood and urine samples over the next 24 hours for additional safety sample collection. The total duration of study subject participation will be 11 weeks.
The six HIV negative subjects will be enrolled in group E. After an initial night to acclimate to the facility, blood and urine samples will be collected to determine baseline 24 hour blood and urine cortisol secretion. Patients will then be discharged. No study medication will be given to patients in group E.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Enrollment :
|24 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Parallel Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|A Pharmacokinetic and Safety Study of Procaine HCl in HIV-1 Infected Patients
|Study Start Date :
|September 1997
|Study Completion Date :
|September 2001
- Mean viral load reduction (log10) over 8 weeks
- Maximal viral load suppression (LDL <50 & 400) over 8 weeks
- Cortisol reduction over 8 weeks
- Improvement in quality of life indices (Whalen Scale) over 8 weeks
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
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|Sexes Eligible for Study:
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Eighteen years of age or older (male or female).
- If female, agreed to use suitable contraception to prevent pregnancy.
- HIV positive as confirmed by viral load using nucleic acid sequence based amplification (NASBA), or enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and Western Blot, for cohort A, B, C, and D. HIV negative by ELISA and Western blot for cohort E.
- Karnofsky Performance Status score of at least 60.
- No active opportunistic infection. Prophylaxis for MAl, CMV, Pneumocystis Pneumonia except Bactrim), or herpes was permitted.
- Current CD4 count >200.
- Stable triple therapy antiretroviral regimen (cohorts A, B, C, and D) for the preceding 8 weeks and willing to make no changes in regimen during the study.
- Not taking any unapproved or experimental treatment for HIV, including antiretrovirals and immune modulators (such as interferons or interleukins).
- Capable and willing to provide informed consent.
- Agreed not to take Epoetin during the trial.
- Baseline laboratory values:
Neutrophils > 1000 cells/mm3; Platelets > 75,000 cells/mL; SGOT <3 times upper limit of normal; SGPT <3 times upper limit of normal; Creatinine <2.0 mg/dL.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Known or suspected allergy to procaine hydrochloride.
- Patients taking DHEA supplementation or oral ketoconazole (which have anticortisol properties).
- Patients using sulfonamides (including Septra/Bactrim).
- Required use of sulfonamides, eg, Septra/Bactrim. (Procaine hydrochloride may inactivate sulfonamides).
- Patients with glaucoma using anti-cholinesterase inhibitors (Humorsol [demecarium bromide] echothiophate iodide, Floropryl [isoflurophate], Isopto-Eserine [physostigmine salicylate]). Anti-cholinesterase Inhibitors should not be used while on procaine hydrochloride, since procaine itself has some anti-cholinesterase activity.
- Patients with less than 6 months life expectancy.
- Patients with adrenal insufficiency (determined by screening ACTH stimulation test).
- Patients with lymphoma.
- Patients with active hepatitis (viral or drug induced).
- Patients with cancer, except peripheral Kaposi's sarcoma.
- Patients on dialysis.
- Patients who are pregnant.
- Female patients of childbearing age who can not use two forms of birth control or abstain from sexual intercourse during the trial.
- Any medical, psychological, psychiatric, or substance use problem that, in the opinion of the Principal Investigator, interferes with the patient's ability to complete the study.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00299338
|United States, California
|AIDS Research Alliance of West Hollywood
|West Hollywood, California, United States, 90069
|Principal Investigator:
|Stephen J Brown, MD
|AIDS Research Alliance of West Hollywood
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|First Posted:
|March 6, 2006 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|April 3, 2006
|Last Verified:
|March 2006
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Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
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Recipe from Kathy Lovering of Franklin, Ky.
Total Time: 35-45 minutes prep, cooking time varies depending on size of chicken
1 whole 7-9 lb roasting chicken
8 potatoes, peeled & thin sliced
1C of milk
Garlic powder
Italian Spices
Vegetable or olive oil Margarine
1. Get a 9x12 glass baking dish and put margarine all around the inside of the dish. Cook the thin sliced potatoes on the stove with the milk until they are almost cooked.
2. Drain, then layer potatoes in the dish, sprinkling garlic power and Italian spices on each, to taste.
3. Then take the chicken, remove giblets and place on top of the potatoes, season with oil, garlic powder and Italian spices.
4. Put it in the oven and bake until the chicken is completely cooked.
5. Remove the chicken from the potatoes when it is done and put the potatoes back in the oven to brown. When done, serve. And enjoy!
Servings: 4-6
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SRD:Cubic Gate
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Cubic Gate: This item is fashioned from carnelian. Each of the six sides of the cube is keyed to a plane, one of which is the Material Plane. The character creating the item should choose the planes to which the other five sides are keyed.
If a side of the cubic gate is pressed once, it opens a gate to a random point on the plane keyed to that side. There is a 10% chance per minute that an outsider from that plane (determine randomly) comes through it looking for food, fun, or trouble. Pressing the side a second time closes the gate. It is impossible to open more than one gate at a time.
If a side is pressed twice in quick succession, the character so doing is transported to a random point on the other plane, along with all creatures in adjacent squares. (The other creatures may avoid this fate by succeeding on DC 23 Will saves).
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A-Rod reportedly meets with MLB investigators
NEW YORK -- Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez met with Major League Baseball officials on Friday to discuss his alleged connections to the defunct South Florida Biogenesis anti-aging clinic, according to The Associated Press.
A-Rod's meeting with officials investigating the distribution of banned performance-enhancing drugs took place at an undisclosed location in Tampa, Fla., according to the AP.
The meeting took place before Rodriguez's scheduled Minor League rehabilitation game for the Class A Tampa Yankees was rained out. It is not known if Rodriguez answered the investigators' questions or what his level of cooperation was in the meeting.
Records from the Coral Gables, Fla., clinic were published in January by the Miami New Times and are said to detail interactions with Rodriguez from 2009-12.
Through his representatives, Rodriguez has denied any connections to Bosch or the clinic. The three-time American League MVP is targeting a July 22 return to the big leagues, when the Yankees are scheduled to play against the Rangers in Arlington.
The AP reported that Rodriguez was not at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa when Friday's game against Bradenton was rained out, and that Rodriguez did not take part in pregame batting practice with the Minor League players.
Because of forecasted weather issues in Florida, the Yankees are considering promoting Rodriguez to Double-A Trenton or Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre this weekend. It is expected that the Yankees will announce Rodriguez's weekend plans on Saturday.
Rodriguez is returning from left hip surgery performed during the offseason. He has struggled to find his timing at the plate, faring 2-for-15 (.133) with one RBI in six Minor League games for Tampa and Class A Charleston.


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Turkey's defense, Pakistan top Clinton's agenda
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has arrived in the Czech Republic for talks on energy policy in a country heavily dependent on Russian fuel.
It's her first stop in a five-day trip to Europe. Also on her agenda are Turkey's defense and U.S. relations with Pakistan.
Clinton joins NATO foreign ministers in Brussels to discuss Turkey's request for Patriot missile assistance. Violence is raging in neighboring Syria, which is believed to have several hundred surface-to-surface missiles capable of carrying chemical warheads - a particular concern for Turkey, a NATO member.
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SMART-1: Europe on the Moon, one year on
A year ago, as Europe reached the Moon for the first time, scientists on Earth eagerly watched SMART-1's spectacular impact. New results from the impact analysis and from the instruments still keep coming.
One year on, we present ongoing scientific highlights of the mission. The analysis of data and simulations of the satellite's impact provide clues on the dynamics of the ejecta after the flash, along with laboratory experiments or modelling of impacts. The experience gained is being put to good use in preparation for future missions.
SMART-1 addresses various scientific themes that answer questions on the physical processes at work on Earth-like planets and how they evolve. The moon is a laboratory for geophysics where impacts, volcanism, tectonics and effects of space weather can be studied to put together the story of its past. The geochemistry and origins of the Moon, the evolution of the Earth-Moon system and the bombardment of the inner solar system are topics addressed under lunar formation and evolution.
Know-how from SMART-1 is helping prepare the ground for future science and exploration missions. With its unrivalled resolution, in colour and with various illumination angles, the satellite has mapped the polar regions, surveyed lunar resources and investigated potential landing sites and outposts.
More than 15 presentations were given by the SMART-1 team during the 'Europlanet' European Planetary Science Congress in Berlin, 20-24 August 2007. Topics covered included: highlights of SMART-1 lunar science, new results on coupling between impacts and lunar volcanism for Humorum and Procellarum basins, latest high resolution maps of the lunar Poles and infrared spectra of lunar areas and craters.
Mike Burchell from the University of Kent showed laboratory simulations describing the impact crater's shape and size, predicting ricochet ejecta. As a detailed picture of the impact is taking shape, scientists now know that the spacecraft bounced over the surface, projecting debris at high altitude, which was traced by Christian Veillet with the Canada France Hawaii telescope.
Experts from the SMART-1 team are now working on data calibration, analysis, archival and distribution for the scientific community and are supporting collaborations with upcoming lunar missions. This includes refining the lunar coordinate systems, selecting targets observed by SMART-1 and other probes, exchanging tools for scientific planning, or building on SMART-1 outreach or education activities to promote future lunar missions and exploration.
"Know-how and data from SMART-1 is forming a bridge for international collaboration and European contribution to upcoming lunar Missions", says SMART-1 Project scientist Bernard Foing.
Chang'E-1, China's lunar orbiter and JAXA's Selene are ready to be launched later this year. In Spring 2008, the Indian Chandrayaan-1 will carry three ESA instruments (two of them upgraded SMART-1 X-ray and infrared instruments) to observe the moon.
Knowledge gained from SMART-1 and the impact campaign is also helping the preparation of NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, due for launch before the end of 2008. SMART-1's high resolution maps are helping characterise future landing sites, in particular at the poles.
"After SMART-1's final touchdown at 2 km/s," says Bernard Foing, "everybody asks: when will Europe land softly on the Moon?"
In the context of ESA's Aurora Exploration programme and its preparatory activities for a Mars Sample Return mission, a call of ideas was issued for the Next Exploration Science and Technology mission (NEXT) in April 2007. It resulted in more than 70 responses, including more than 30 lunar proposals. Future European lunar missions concern a large community interested in the scientific and technological potential of lunar landers and sample return missions.
Notes for editors:
'Highlights of SMART-1 Lunar Science' results by B. Foing and the SMART-1 Science and Technology Working Team was presented at the European Planetary Science Congress (EPSC) 2007.
Some of the results mentioned in this article appear in:
'SMART-1/AMIE high resolution maps of the Lunar Poles' by M. Ellouzi, B. Foing, D. Koschny, S. Beauvivre, J-L. Josset & the AMIE Science Team.
'Coupling between impacts and lunar volcanism for Humorum and Procellarum basins' by S. Peters, D. Koschny, B. Foing and the SMART-1 AMIE Team.
'The Smart 1 impact event: laboratory simulation and prediction of crater shape and size' by M.J. Burchell, R. Robin-Williams, B.H. Foing and the Smart 1 Impact Campaign Team.
'SMART-1 Moon impact on 3 Sept 2006: results from observation campaign' by P. Ehrenfreund, B.H. Foing, C. Veillet and the SMART-1 Impact Campaign Team.
'SMART-1 Collaborations with Upcoming Lunar Missions' by B. Foing and the SMART-1 Science and Technology Working Team.
'Relative spectra and spectral slopes of selected lunar craters from observations by SIR on board SMART-1' by E. Vilenius, M. Wiese, U. Mall and SIR collaboration.
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CFO Moves this week include:
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|CRISPR Therapeutics
|Hill International
|Piston Group
|OncoCyte Corporation
|Markel Corporation
|Bluff Manufacturing
|Ichor Holdings, Ltd.
|Summit Hotel Properties, Inc.
|Aerpio Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
|Boulevard Acquisition Corp. II
|Molecular Templates, Inc.
|Purple Innovation, LLC
|C4 Therapeutics
|NCWC Inc.
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|Advantage Insurance Inc.
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Kyield [SANTE FE, N.M.] announced that Marc Spezialy has agreed to become CFO of the company. After graduating, Marc joined PwC in Austin as an auditor. Marc then joined a new oil business as CFO. His next role was VP of Finance for a successful aerospace asset management company. While in Austin, Marc was also a board member and treasurer of Habitat for Humanity Texas.
Steep Hill [BERKELEY, Calif.] announced Timothy Cowart has been hired as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Steep Hill, Mr. Cowart had twenty years of experience in corporate M&A and fund-raising activities including cofounding a publicly-traded European satellite communications provider. He has served as a financial consultant to numerous venture-backed companies in the San Francisco Bay Area.
GridLiance [DALLAS] announced that Alison Zimlich will be the next Chief Financial Officer. Zimlich joins GridLiance after serving as CFO for the past four years at Panda Power Funds. Prior to that, Zimlich spent 17 years at AES Corporation, where she served in a variety of finance and business development roles, including CFO for AES's North America Generation division. She started her career with EY.
Cardtronics plc [HOUSTON] (NASDAQ: CATM) announced the appointment of Gary W. Ferrera as Chief Financial Officer. Ferrera will succeed Edward H. West as CFO, as West will assume the role of Chief Executive Officer upon current CEO Steve Rathgaber's retirement. Ferrera joins Cardtronics from DigitalGlobe, Inc., where he served as Chief Financial Officer since early 2015. He previously served in that same capacity for Intrawest Resorts, Great Wolf Resorts, National CineMedia, and Unity Media. Prior to his CFO positions, Ferrera developed his M&A and capital markets expertise with Citigroup and Bear Stearns. Ferrera also has international tax consultant experience while with Arthur Andersen.
Opus Bank [IRVINE, Calif.] (NASDAQ: OPB) announced that Nicole M. Carrillo, Opus' Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, has resigned from her position with Opus and will continue as a consultant. Ms. Carrillo concurrently resigned from her positions as a director of the Opus Community Foundation and Opus Financial Partners. Additionally, Opus announced that Kevin L. Thompson has joined Opus as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and has been appointed to Opus' Executive Committee. Mr. Thompson joins Opus most recently from Midland States Bancorp, where he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since 2016, and earlier from Zions Bancorporation, where he served as Senior Vice President – Corporate Finance, and from American Express Centurion Bank, where he served as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.
CRISPR Therapeutics [ZUG, Switzerland and CAMBRIDGE, Mass.] (NASDAQ: CRSP) announced the appointment of Michael Tomsicek as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining CRISPR Therapeutics, Mr. Tomsicek most recently served as CFO of Abiomed. Before that, he was Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer at Cubist Pharmaceuticals. He joined Cubist in 2010 and held a series of roles of increasing responsibility at the company. Prior to Cubist, Mr. Tomsicek spent nearly eight years at General Electric Healthcare, as finance manager in global operations, and then as CFO of its ultrasound business.
Hill International [PHILADELPHIA] (NYSE: HIL) announced the retirement of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer John Fanelli III and the appointment of Senior Vice President and Interim Chief Financial Officer, Marco Martinez. Martinez most recently served as Senior Vice President and CFO for Pernix Group, Inc. Prior to joining Pernix, Martinez held several financial leadership positions including Vice President and CFO during nearly an 18-year career at MYR Group.
Piston Group [REDFORD, Mich.] announced that Amit Singhi has been promoted to the position of chief operating and financial officer. Before joining the Piston Group as chief financial officer in August 2017, Singhi had held a variety of management positions at Ford Motor Company and General Motors. Most recently he was CFO at FLIR Systems.
OncoCyte Corporation [ALAMEDA, Calif.] (NYSE: OCX) announced that Mitch Levine has been appointed Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining OncoCyte, Mr. Levine was the Managing Partner of Kirby Cove Capital Advisors. In 2002, Mr. Levine founded Enable Capital Management. Prior to founding Enable, Mr. Levine was a founding member of The Shemano Group. He has also worked at Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers.
SJV [KENNESAW, GA] announced that Reed Anderson has joined their Executive Team as the company's new Chief Financial Officer (CFO).
Fazoli's [LEXINGTON, Ky.] announced that it has appointed Rodney Lee as Chief Financial Officer. Rodney Lee joined the company originally back in September 2008 as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, having previously served as CFO of 2JR Pizza Enterprises. Lee took a brief hiatus with Fazoli's, joining The Krystal Company functioning as the brand's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. When an opportunity to return to Fazoli's unique brand culture became available, Lee rejoined the company in September, reprising his original role.
Markel Corporation [RICHMOND, Va.] (NYSE: MKL) announced that Anne G. Waleski, the Company's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, plans to transition from her role as Chief Financial Officer of the Company. She will be succeeded by Jeremy A. Noble, currently the Finance Director of Markel International. Jeremy Noble, 41, has served as the Finance Director for Markel International since June 2015. He joined Markel in 2002 and held various roles in the Company's Accounting and Finance Department, including Assistant Controller, before becoming the Company's Managing Director of Internal Audit in 2011, a position he held until 2015.
ChikPea [SAN FRANCISCO] welcomes Stephen Deason as new Chief Financial and Operating Officer. Mr. Deason has worked with industry leaders including Oracle, Xerox, Verizon, Sage, and Accenture.
Bluff Manufacturing [FORT WORTH, TEXAS] welcomes Ciaran Farrell as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO).
Ichor Holdings, Ltd. [FREMONT, Calif.] (NASDAQ: ICHR) announced that Jeffrey S. Andreson will join Ichor as its Chief Financial Officer. Since 2014 he has served as CFO of Nanometrics Incorporated. Prior to Nanometrics, Mr. Andreson served for seven years as CFO of Intevac, Inc. Prior to joining Intevac in 2007, Mr. Andreson spent 12 years at Applied Materials, Inc.
Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. [AUSTIN, Texas] (NYSE: INN) announced that Gregory A. Dowell, its EVP and Chief Financial Officer, plans to retire from the Company. Jonathan P. Stanner, EVP and Chief Investment Officer, will succeed Mr. Dowell as EVP and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Stanner joined the Company in April 2017. Prior to joining Summit, he held various positions at Strategic Hotels and Resorts, including the role of CFO. Mr. Stanner will continue to oversee the Company's investment activities following the transition.
Aerpio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [CINCINNATI] (OTCQB: ARPO) announced that Michael Rogers has been appointed Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Rogers served as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of five publicly-traded healthcare companies. He most recently served as CFO at Acorda Therapeutics, from 2013 until 2016. Prior to Acorda Therapeutics, he was the Executive Vice President and CFO of BG Medicine from 2009 to 2012. From 1999 to 2009, Mr. Rogers was the CFO of Indevus Pharmaceuticals. He also served as CFO at Advanced Health Corporation and Autoimmune. Prior to his roles as CFO, Mr. Rogers was an investment banker at Lehman Brothers and PaineWebber.
TalentWave [FOSTER CITY, Calif.] announced Jim Hanrahan will be joining the company's senior leadership as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining TalentWave, Hanrahan was EVP and CFO of Bartech Group. He then served as President and COO of the two combined organizations and led their integration efforts. Prior to Bartech, Hanrahan held a variety of management positions at CDI Corporation.
Boulevard Acquisition Corp. II [NEW YORK and SAO PAULO] (NASDAQ: BLVD) and Estre Ambiental S.A. announced the appointment of Fabio D'Ávila Carvalho as Estre's Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Carvalho succeeds Roberto Nakagome, who is leaving Estre to pursue other opportunities. Mr. Carvalho most recently served as the CFO of the Brazilian television network Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão. Prior to SBT, he served as Chief Executive Officer and Investor Relations Officer for logistics, distribution and transportation services provider Tegma Gestão Logística S.A., following his promotion from CFO. Previously, Mr. Carvalho was a senior executive at Latin America's largest publishing and printing company Abril S.A., serving in positions of increasing responsibility, including as the CFO, Chief Information Officer and Investor Relations Officer of Abril Educação and as CFO of Abril Media. His previous experiences include leadership roles at Banco Fibra S.A., Banco BVA S.A., ABN Amro Bank Inc., and Banco Pactual S.A.
Molecular Templates, Inc. [AUSTIN, Texas] (NASDAQ: MTEM) announced the appointment of Adam Cutler as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Molecular Templates, he was Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs for Arbutus Biopharma. From 2012-2015, he was a Managing Director for The Trout Group LLC and Trout Capital LLC. From 2011-2012, he was Director and Senior Biotechnology Analyst for Credit Suisse. From 2007-2011, he was Managing Director and Senior Biotechnology Analyst for Canaccord Genuity. Prior to that, he held Biotechnology Analyst positions at JMP Securities LLC and at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. He also worked in healthcare consulting as an Analyst at The Frankel Group and a Consultant for Ernst & Young LLP. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for Inmed Pharmaceuticals.
Purple Innovation, LLC [ALPINE, Utah] announced that Mark Watkins has been named Chief Financial Officer. The announcement follows Purple's announcement on November 2, 2017 of a definitive merger agreement with Global Partner Acquisition Corp. ("GPAC") (NASDAQ: GPAC, GPACU, GPACW). Mr. Watkins most recently served as the Chief Financial Officer of wood pellet grill pioneer, Traeger Pellet Grills, a post he held from March 2015 through October 2017. Previously, Mr. Watkins held various positions of increasing responsibility at Nu Skin Enterprises, including Vice President of Sales Operations and Vice President of Finance. Mr. Watkins began his career at the accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers.
BigRentz [IRVINE, Calif.] promoted Neda Imbimbo to Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Imbimbo was formerly the Vice President of Finance and Operations at BigRentz.
C4 Therapeutics (C4T) [CAMBRIDGE, Mass.] announced it has appointed Ron Kaiser as Chief Financial Officer. Ron also served on C4T's Board of Directors from January 2016 until October 2017. Over a span of 35 years, Ron has led six companies through IPO funding in multiple roles, including Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, and helped manage dozens of major business transactions. He has served as a board member for several public and private entities.
Legends [NEW YORK] announced the appointment of Joseph M. Cormier as Chief Financial Officer. Before joining Legends, Cormier was the CFO of several public and private equity backed enterprises. Most recently he was EVP and CFO of Camber Corporation.
NCWC Inc. [OCEAN, NJ] announced that it has bolstered its team by welcoming Charles K. Miller as the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Miller brings a wealth of experience having served on the boards of several notable organizations, including Tekmark Global Solutions, InterCloud Systems and Notis Global Inc. He worked at Tekmark Global as the CFO since 1997. Some of the additional companies he has worked for include JCPenney Catalog, Engelhard Corporation and Concurrent Computer Corporation.
Verisk Analytics, Inc. [JERSEY CITY, N.J.] (NASDAQ: VRSK) announced that Lee M. Shavel has been named executive vice president and chief financial officer. Eva Huston, senior vice president, will pursue opportunities outside Verisk following a three-month period transitioning responsibilities to Shavel. Shavel most recently served as executive vice president and chief financial officer of Nasdaq, Inc., from 2011 to 2016. Before that, he served as managing director and Americas head of Financial Institutions Investment Banking and in other capacities at Bank of America Merrill Lynch from 1993 to 2011. He also currently serves as a board director and chairman of the Audit Committee of Investment Technology Group, Inc.
Advantage Insurance Inc. [SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico] announced that Tamara K. Kravec has been appointed its Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Kravec has served as a consultant to Advantage since August 2017 and will be based in Advantage's San Juan headquarters. Ms. Kravec was most recently the Founder and CEO of BWT Consulting, LLC. Prior to that, she was a Partner, Managing Director, and Senior Equity Research Analyst at NWQ Investment Management, LLC, a subsidiary of Nuveen Investments. Ms. Kravec joined NWQ from Banc of America Securities where she was Senior Equity Research Analyst for the Life Insurance sector and also had equity research management responsibilities. Prior to Banc of America Securities, Ms. Kravec held positions in equity research at Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse First Boston.


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Given the success of vaccines in preventing a long list of diseases, why is opposition to vaccination gaining hold? Decision-making expert Valerie Reyna contends that it's because anti-vaccination messages tell a compelling story compared to official sources, and they meet people's need to understand rare adverse outcomes.
"In the era of Web 2.0, the contagion of ideas, transmitted rapidly through social media, is as concerning as the contagion of diseases because of their power to reduce vaccination rates, leaving populations vulnerable to preventable death and disability," said Reyna…
This spring, the Centers for Disease Control reported that the United States is experiencing the highest number of measles cases in more than a decade. According to the alert, measles was declared eliminated in the United States in 2000 due to a high vaccination rate. This could change should vaccination rates decline…
Since most people don't understand how vaccines work, the Internet, which facilitates users across the globe to sharing personal experiences and ideas about health care, fills the vacuum.
According to Reyna, anti-vaccination messages are expected when people don't understand how vaccination works and when adverse events that are difficult to explain appear to be connected. Autism, for example, is diagnosed in children during the same time period that children receive a battery of vaccinations. Despite research to the contrary, anti-vaccination messages have claimed vaccines are to blame. Official sites, on the other hand, tend not to provide a convincing narrative story line that helps people connect the dots.
Under these circumstances, how do people approach the decision to vaccinate? In Reyna's model, the decision to get a flu shot, for example, could be a seen as a decision between feeling OK (by not getting the vaccine) or taking a chance on not feeling OK (due to a vaccine side effect). Without better information, most people would choose not to get a vaccine.
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Rejecting a solution, a methodology – on the basis of the statistically-tiny number of long-term reversals or, worse, products demeaned by sleazy profiteers on occasion [as are all products], is illogical. I don't mean to sound too much like Mr. Spock; but, the Age of Reason took our species past this sort of rationale a century-and-a-half ago.
I know my choice of words may offend good people; but, I grew up before most childhood vaccines were commonplace. My neighborhood in that New England factory town extended to 3 or 4 elementary schools, public and Catholic. When we finished winter and schoolkids gathered together again for the new season of sandlot baseball, one of the first things we sorted out was who died over the winter. Who had scarlet fever, who had diphtheria, who had whooping cough or mumps, who had measles, who died from the flu – la grippe. The only exception was the summer special, polio.
I know what it feels like to count up who was missing from a smallish community on just one side of a small city. Who died before we had access to vaccines. Those numbers were a hell of a lot more than the fears and trembling of people who don't really look at statistics. Or have my memories.


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Arrests and policing on the decline at Leeds United0
Arrests made at Elland Road on match days are set to decline for the second season running, with the cost of policing also set to decrease.
Just 61 arrests were recorded at Elland Road last season. Significantly lower than the 2012/13 season where 104 fans were detained over the year.
The cost of policing at Elland Road has also decreased over the previous four years. The 2011/12 season saw Leeds United pay West Yorkshire Police £1,062,700 in comparison to the £209,600 this season, with just seven home fixtures remaining.
The West Yorkshire side argued that policing the streets and car parks is in fact the force's responsibility as opposed to the Championship club.
In 2014, Leeds United claimed that the West Yorkshire Police still owed the club £800,000 for overcharging policing at home games.
"There's always a high number of police officers and private security at our home matches," said season ticket holder, Luke Wroe. "Most fans just want to come and watch the side play, without looking to cause trouble. If anything, it's the police that are more likely to provoke us than the away contingent."
Earlier in the month, Millwall fans travelled to Elland Road for the fixture against Leeds United, which passed without any major trouble.
Leeds United fans have argued they are always singled out by police and opposing fans as the bad boys of football, wherever they watch football.
"West Yorkshire Police have got it all wrong," said Matty Gavan. "Fair enough, there are always a minority of fans that do look to cause trouble, but every club has that. It feels as though the police and the Football League are using Leeds United as a scapegoat."
Leeds vs Millwall has always been known as the fixture that is liklely to cause the most disruption on matchdays. As a result, West Yorkshire Police placed a restriction on the amount of away fans they could let into Elland Road, offering just 200 tickets to Millwall FC, of which 60 fans turned up.
Sven the Oracle posted a message on Telegraph's website: "Millwall have been causing trouble for decades. Any restrictions they have placed on them have only themselves to blame for."
The measures that were put in place meant that visiting Millwall fans had to report to a service station on the motorway, whilst being filmed by police.
"Millwall have caused a lot of trouble in the past," added Leeds United fan, Gavan. "If I was a Millwall fan, I'd have been livid at the ticket allocation we were given.
"Yes, they are troublemakers. However, to make them have to pick up their tickets from a service station is ludicrous.
"What about those fans that wanted to take the train up? Or maybe the ones that don't live in London but wanted to watch the game. I think that West Yorkshire Police definitely ruined this fixture."
In an outburst after Millwall's 1-0 defeat to Leeds, Ian Holloway told reporters: "It's only when we play Leeds, we don't get it anywhere else. It's not an issue anywhere else.
"I don't get it. Years ago it was fashionable to do certain things, but we've moved on. For me, West Yorkshire Police, get off your arse and don't treat our supporters differently to anyone else."


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