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Posted 01 June 2009 - 09:31 AM
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Posted 10 August 2009 - 08:13 AM
And the Taltain real-estate grab continues. I played my first two non-demo WL games last night and came in second-place on both occasions. The Red-Ribbon-Reven rides again!
Early observations tell me that it is wise to take the Skull Throne totem of battle (which I am happy to see was restored to WL2 after public beta). If you run a Reven with lots of less-costly melee troops, spending that 10% to gain an extra +1 MA for every model which counts on offense AND defense is a bargain.
Secondly, if you run mixed troops of archers and melee models, and you've already engaged the melee models in combat, try to make your ranged attacks after you resolve melee. This way you can possibly use your archers to finish off any surviving enemy models providing the friendly models they were in contact with are slain.
Third, if you use the Tomukh doctine (and why wouldn't you?), combining Frenzy and Enraged maked Narg Bloodtusk one bad stud. :D Basically you lower your DV but double your #MA..which made for one heck of an exciting last-stand last night.
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Posted 10 August 2009 - 11:55 AM
But, I admit, lately, for me, its all about having fun with the goblin hordes. Taking GF to get his WA that hands out Rush attack, Make sure to include a few Gondas spread out between some of the troops for her bless and burst of speed spells, and as Spike mentioned, toss in a battle totem. Sure, they die in droves, but when you can take the first wave across the table on the first turn (between ranger moves, burst of speed and rush attack) which is enough to keep them busy while the rest of the horde come in quickly behind.
Give GF a familiar and have him cast his chain lightning spells from one side of the table while he is thumping away at a target somewhere else.
Oh, and dont forget the goblin beastriders. I have a really hard time keeping those varmits off the table now.
Toss on a few skeeters here and there to concentrate their fire and pick off wounded, or even try to get that first lucky hit or two onto a big guy right before the horde swarms in.
And just for grins, you can always swap in either the trampling rhino or the tree trunk thumping hill giant for one of your troops to dish out more love to your enemies.
Posted 31 August 2009 - 08:57 PM
Troop 1
Kagunk, Ogre
Yagun Oog, Ogre Mage
Ogre Warrior x 3
Goblin Warrior x 5
Troop 2
Gronk Spliteye, Bugbear
Korgug, Bugbear Bully
Bugbear Warrior x 4
Troop 3
Nor'Okk, Ettin
Magic Weapon
Gurm, Ogre
Gnoll Archer x 3
Beastman Woodcutter x 5
1,000 points, 26 models, 3 troops/3 cards, 0 spy.
I imagine the leaders/elites pushing the massed goblins/beasts ahead of them, using their smaller and weaker "comrades" as fodder while they reached over their heads to strike at the enemy from a position of relative safety. For a 4 troop/4 card variation, pull the Gnoll Archers out of Nor'Okk's troop and use the Band SA to have them form up their own troop. Personally though, I like having the archers in the same troop for dealing with things like Damage Reduction.
So how's my Reven horde??
Posted 25 September 2009 - 10:10 AM
I'll start:
- Make sure that you use all of your abilities. It is very easy to forget Fearsome and Demoralize. Both of which can result in the lost of enemy models without having to squish them.
- Intentionally move so you limit the enemy to two sides of your base. You can do this by putting 1 one more edges against terrain or against other friendly models like cheap cannon-fodder goblins (note you run the risk of AoE attacks). This forces the enemy into a situation where your Swing-Through is more effective.
- The Giant typically works best against mobs of low level grunts rather than single models. Send him in the middle of a fray and clean them out.
- Don't be afraid to put both swings on the same side of your base. I encountered a player in one of my last games that thought the sides had to be separate/different.
- Deploy the Giant closer to last. He tends to be an arrow/magic magnet. Place him a position where he can minimize those effects by range or terrain if possible.
- Deploy the Giant closer to the beginning. Because he tends to be an arrow/magic magnet, deploying him early will lend to your opponent clustering/focusing minis on him and potentially leaving other areas exposed for flanking attacks or unable to grab key terrain on the board.
- Keep Ombur and/or Kiakara in range. Nothing says loving like a Cure 2 spell.
- Give him some help. When the enemy engages him, have your other units pick them off, don't wait for the Giant to do it alone.
- Scare the snot out of the puny Dwarves and cast Wings on him. Death from above as the giant leaps their battle lines and hits them from behind while the grunts hit them from the front. It's good got comedy effect if nothing else.
Posted 25 September 2009 - 12:21 PM
You pretty much covered most of the things. Here are a couple more:
1. Try to be the instigator for 2 reasons:
a. His bludgeon only works on offense and makes models swinging back at him have a much tougher time.
b. The more you can kill on offense, is less models for him to try and surround you with on his turn.
2. Having said that, you dont have to rush straight at him, unless he is all jumbled up and just looking for you to swing thru his line (remember if he presents one model up front but has a second full line right behind you can use swing thru on that second line), you can always rush his flank. Assuming in this case that he is spread out on purpose to keep you from using swing thru, then it also means some models have to move more than others to get to you. Hit his outskirts and force some of his models to have to do two actions just to get in btb with you. Less to attack you with.
3. As mentioned, use the terrain.
4. Dont be afraid to get creative... I have cast a fireball against my own giant before just to bake all of the models swarming him. Or Gronkelfibbets and a nice chain lightning around him.
5. One that people overlook all the time: Gonda or Kiakara and a quick Divine Vigor
I think you have already mentioned most of the things tho.
The big thing is just to look at who and what it is across the table from you and adapt accordingly. And rushing across blindly usually never works.
Posted 25 September 2009 - 12:43 PM
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Posted 06 November 2009 - 10:52 AM
Also, been having a lot of fun having Ogre warriors cleaving over the backs of goblin or woodcutter fodder forcing the enemy to take defensive strikes on the fodder, almost like having a provoke built in.
Gonda is awesome in her roll. But, dont discount using Ombur or Yagun simply cause they are expensive. They have easily earned their keep every time I have taken them. So much so that I can say that the only models that I really have not played a lot with are the melee based elites. Been having too much fun with the casters in the fold.
Posted 06 November 2009 - 11:04 AM
For melee Elites, Gaaguk is a beast, but I can't say how valuable Ombur has been.
I was going to play with the Ogres, but can't find the box with my Reven post-move, which sucks, because it's a big flat rate box, crammed full of blisters.
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- Lord Xykon, OotS #192
Beowulf ll. 1538-1543
... Pay no heed to proud thoughts, famous champion. Now the flowering of your strength is but for a while. After a while, the time will suddenly come that disease or the sword's edge will cut off your power. Either fire's grasp or flood's surge or blade's bite or spear's flight. Or vicious age, or the flash of your eyes will gutter and burn out! It will be all at once, great campaigner, that death will overpower you.
It's terrifying! Without enough caffeine your body undergoes these hours of partial paralysis and hallucinations! :shudder:
- Argentee
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Posted 11 December 2009 - 06:21 PM
So opt.1 500 pt. Reven army
1 Kharg B.O. sgt.
5 B.O. Beserk
2 B.O. Hunter
1 Gonda Goblin magic user
1 Neek Goblin sgt.
8 Goblin Skeeter
What I like:
- I think this is a nice blend of troop punch, and it's a good amount of metal on the table (hordes should be big)
- I have a blend of mellee, magic and ranged which will help me develop strategy.
What I don't like:
- my initial plan for a 1000 point army would be all Bull Orcs. I think it would be nice to have a little racial purity.
Option 2 500pt.
2 Kharg sgt.
6 B.O. Fighters
4 B.O. archers
1 Lunk Goblin magic user
1 Greka Shaman
Albatross amulet
What I like:
-Closer to my goal to all Bull orcs
-maybe A little cheaper money wise.
What I don't like:
- with only 14 models I worry about my horde being overwhelmed
- I'm not sure how effective 4 B.O. Archers will be which may limit my ability to develop good strategy.
Well thanks in advance for all the advice. Hope to get to know you all better as time goes by.
Posted 11 December 2009 - 07:44 PM
I like both of your lists. As far as model count - most players generally land at or around 20 models in a 1,000 point list (rough estimate, there are plenty of lists that differ and are still great). At 500 points of course the average would be more like 10. So neither of your lists are low model count. The first one is actually quite large!
If you're going for all Bull Orcs, check out Ombur as opposed to Lunk. He's a completely different model. Over twice the cost, many times hardier, and plays a supportive role as opposed to Lunk's offensive role. But he's a Bull Orc :) You'd have to play around with some of the other models to make him fit. Also keep in mind that Ombur shares a spell tome with Greka, so you've got to think about if you want more diversity in spell options. Just a thought, though. I honestly think there's no wrong way to build a Reven horde, since everything is a crazy blabbering orc or who knows what! It's a fun faction.
Anyways... Welcome!
Posted 12 December 2009 - 05:05 AM
Troop 1 -
8 Bull Orc Warriors
Troop 2 -
A quick google search revealed that while MSRP is 39.99, it's not hard to find cheaper either (I found it for $32 from an online retailer quite easily). Compare this to the price of getting the same in other ways (prices are from the asylum online store):
Varaug - $9
Ombur - $9
Lurg - $5
6x Bull Orc Blister $40
2x Bull Orc (single blisters) $14
Total - $77
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Posted 12 December 2009 - 06:04 PM
If you want an all Bull Orc force, but prefer list 1 for now, but think list two will better serve you in the future. Then buy the models you want for your envisioned 1000 point list and just proxy the goblins with Bull Orcs until you get your full 1000 points of orcs.
Also remember before you buy, any Reaper figure from any line is a legal proxy. There is a whole new orc faction with a different look coming out... I would guess before the summer cons. The new DHL Black Orcs by Tre Manor are very cool, I also like all the old Garrity DHL orcs. Some people don't like the Bull Orc sculpts, because they look a little pig faced... porks.
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Posted 14 December 2009 - 02:07 AM
Thanks for the advice all. Omber is on my list for the second 500 pts. as is Varaug. It's nice to know that even 4 archers on a field can be effective.
If you get Varaug, don't forget to get him a Bugbear Bully as a bodyguard. You can enrage/frenzy with Varaug + Bonesplitter to like 9MAV and 6 MAs with the ability to give 2-3 wounds each hit... and if he has a BB or preferably 2 they can Provoke all the Defensive Strikes towards themselves, thus Varaug lives to enrage/frenzy again. It's a beautiful thing.
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April 21 2012 08:32AM
Tobias Rieder is another of Stu MacGregor's "after 100" picks. He is tracking very well after being selected outside the top 100 in his draft year and he could be a "draft steal" if he can keep it going.
We don't have access to TOI totals for junior leagues (or the AHL) but do have access to PP, PK and even strength totals for these young men. Even strength totals are the best indicator of future success, mainly because graduating juniors are extremely unlikely to get PP time as young NHL players (Hall and the Nuge being exceptional).
Lets compare this young Tobias Rieder fellow at evens to famous Oiler prospects at the same age:
- Curtis Hamilton 62, 17-33-50 .806ppg
- Tobias Rieder 60, 26-19-45 .750ppg
- Tyler Pitlick 56, 22-19-41 .732ppg
- Rob Schremp 62, 18-26-44 .710ppg
So we know that Rieder--despite an impressive 18-year old season in the OHL, is "in the range" with 2nd round picks Hamilton and Pitlick and ahead of 2004 first round pick Rob Schremp at the same age.
That's true, we don't have TOI totals to compare and the teams each played for had a range of GF and played in leagues where offense was more prevalent. It's also true that Rieder is a PK demon and that has value, plus he's ripping it up in the playoffs and that excites people who believe "clutch" is more than a pedal on a motorized vehicle.
It was a brilliant pick--a year after he was drafted Rieder is performing like a second round pick. He has certainly covered his draft bet and more plus we know he has a nice range of skills. This is an outstanding pick--but he isn't Nail Yakupov.
Yakupov--in his draft year--went 42, 18-21-39 .929 and next season will either be well over 1/1 at evens or in the National Hockey League.
Stu MacGregor might be the best friend Oilers fans have ever had, and Tobias Rieder is only the latest "possible" gem in the MBS songbook. We should not expect a player who can keep up offensively with Hall, Ebs and the Nuge. We can hope that he--or Hamilton or Pitlick--grind their talents into something useful in OKC.
There's no shame in that--hell the Oilers since 2008 appear to have done great work in rounds 4-6. Rieder looks to join Teemu Hartikainen and Tyler Bunz as legit NHL prospects with a real chance to have a career in the best league on the planet.
That's a victory. Absolutely.
Our aim is true beginning today at noon, Team 1260. And don't forget the archived edition with appear at the Nations in a timely fashion. Scheduled to appear:
- Corey Pronman, an extremely valuable resource for draftniks. He writes for Hockey Prospectus and his opinion has high value. You can leave questions in the comments section of this blog or tweet @lowetide_ or even email me at email@example.com to pass along questions for Corey and all of our guests.
- Kirk Luedeke from Redline Report. Kirk will discuss the 2011 entry draft and the movers and shakers from a year ago, including Rieder. Kirk has the eastern seaboard covered well so I'll talk to him about some of those college kids who are eligible to sign pro contracts too.
- Kelsey Myroniuk from FC Edmonton. We've had a number of requests for some FC coverage, so we'll talk to Kelsey about the excitement building for this FC season. The Eddies grabbed their first point of the season in Puerto Rico and look to get their first win tomorrow at Clark Park.
- Kent Simpson color commentator for the Edmonton Oil Kings. The Oil Kings are ripping up the playoffs and appear to be on a collision course with the Portland Winterhawks in the WHL final. Moose Jaw's Warriors have incredible fans and they're saying "not so fast" and we'll discuss the series with Mr. Simpson.
- Jonathan Willis from the Nations and the world. We'll talk NHL, the draft, Oilers and more with possibly Jon. I'll ask him about recent ON articles that discussed Ryan Smyth's role on the Oilers next season and the issue of size at center.
- Kent Wilson from Flames Nation and the Nations. We'll talk Flames off-season and put Kent in the middle of the room under a bright lamp and get the real scoop on Brent Sutter's coaching abilities. We'll also ask about Sven Baertschi and the craziness of this year's playoffs.
Noon to 2 today, Team 1260. Hope you can tune in.
April 21 2012, 08:40AM
another non-fist round pick that could turn in into a gem!! Sweet!!
April 21 2012, 08:59AM
LT...nice read ...nicer images
question sir and i'm speaking as the devils' advocate here ...would the number overall pick ever translate into an NHL number one stud Dman if it's packaged right and traded ?
Rieder looks like a guy who fell through the cracks on draft day as he seemed to be projected as a second rounder at times last year. It seems to me that Germans historically have over achieved in the league.If he could have a career close to J Heccht then he will be Stu's greatest find.
LT, I would love it you asked Corey Pronman about Henrik Samualson and why his ranking has been falling.
If you just look at goals he looks pretty good.
He scored 16.6 percent of his teams goals PP and even..Hamilton 8.3 Pitlick 10 hall in his draft year 13.5.By those metrics he looks a whole lot better than the two second rounders and measures pretty good against Hall.
I have watched a lot of Ranger hi lites and he appears to be very much like Eberle in the way he scores
Are H Samuelsson and Moroz 3rd round picks? Or are they more late 2cd round picks. The OIlers really could use kids like them in thier bottom 6 in the future. They have the skill,gamesmanship and size to compete at the next level. Could we see the Oilers perhaps drafting Moroz with the 31st pick? We have a stable of talented dmen coming through the system and the top six in Edmonton looks fairly locked for the next few years.I believe that we need to look at adding to our depth at the foward position in the bottom 6. We have the likes of Hamillton and Pitlick and Lander coming up to fill those spots in the next few seasons. Travis Ewanyk looks to be a keeper in the 3rd line role as his career develops. Perhaps the focus for the Oilers this year should be less about skill and more about character and grit in the later rounds.
April 21 2012, 09:55AM
One thing that really impressed me is that he very nearly doubled (from .75 to 1.4) his points per game from his first year in the OHL to his second. Always a good sign.
@ pelhem grenville
I would trade Edmonton"s # 1 pick for Alex Pietrangelo.
April 21 2012, 09:58AM
Hey LT, How does Rieder's numbers compare to Kris Pelss? He started even lower in the pack.
And any word on the leg injury he left with last night?
I would also like to know way Samuelsson is rated so low. Seem to have the Character, size and pedigree.
LT, good article but I'm not sure I buy into some of the comps you laid forth.
Curtis Hamilton's numbers came from this 4th full season in the WHL, it was essentially his "19 yr old" season even though he didn't actually turn 19 until early December.
Tyler Pitlick is in a similar boat, it was his 19 yr old season as well since he was only 18 for the first month of the season.
In my mind anyway, Rieder is outpacing both of them and is actually close to par with Jordan Eberle's performance so far in his CHL career, who didn't really explode statistically until his final 19 yr old season. I'll be curious to see if Rieder does the same.
At the end of the day though, I guess I'm splitting hairs here. I'm just glad that we have him in our prospect pool. :)
@ pelhem grenville
I would trade Edmonton"s # 1 pick for Alex Pietrangelo.
So would I, but I don't think we could realistically add anything to the number one that would make St Louis consider it.
If you just look at Rieder's totals since new years they are ven more amazing, but in fairness I'm sure most players points increase with their experience.
April 21 2012, 10:27AM
Holy Smokes, Torres gets 25 games. Message - if you are not a bonafide star, watch yourself.
For those interested in a closer look at Rieder, Sportsnet West HD has the Kitchener game on at 5:00 PM.
edit: Sunday
25 games.Playoffs or Season or both>
25 games.Playoffs or Season or both>
The next playoff or regular season games that the 'Yotes play. So if they play another 8 PO games, he will have to serve the rest of his suspension next season. He also can't play in any preseason games during a suspension.
He also can't represent Canada at the WHCs, but that's only because he's not good enough to make the team!
You need to check your facts before you spout off. I'm from Saskatoon and I know Hamilton, he played here for 4 years and the numbers quoted in the article are correct. If you want to check his stats, Hamilton in his 4th year, which was 2010-11 he played about the same number of games around 62, because he was part of Team Canada. He amassed something like 82 points in his 4th year so a clip of more then a PPG.
April 21 2012, 12:03PM
For those interested in a closer look at Rieder, Sportsnet West HD has the Kitchener game on at 5:00 PM.
edit: Sunday
Props. Will check that out, or PVR for later.
For those interested in a closer look at Rieder, Sportsnet West HD has the Kitchener game on at 5:00 PM.
edit: Sunday
Thanks, it is fun to watch prospects!
Would you trade Oilers # 1 pick 2012 to Columbus for their top pick in 2013?
@ Justin
"Would you trade Oilers # 1 pick 2012 to Columbus for their top pick in 2013?"
It would be an interesting move, but it would take some big balls
Columbus would have the # 1 and #2 pick in this years draft.
Edmonton would be hoping Columbus finishes last again, which is possible.
At worst it looks like a top 3 pick for 2013. So are the top 3 players ahead of Yakupov.? Also it would be likely that Edmonton will have a top ten pick in 2013.
I hope the OIL can get Lazar in next years draft.
"Would you trade Oilers # 1 pick 2012 to Columbus for their top pick in 2013?".
yessssssssss we can get mackinnon hes the real deal...
Would you trade Oilers # 1 pick 2012 to Columbus for their top pick in 2013?
I don't think the trade makes sense as all it takes is one or two other teams having as much bad luck as Columbus had this year and all of the sudden you've given up a No. 1 pick for the 3rd or 4th pick. There are a lot of teams that might be pulling a tank-o-rama for Mackinnon after the All Star break next year (one of whom might be the team 3 hours south of here)
Plus I think it's great to have our elite guys be as close to the same age as possible to ensure their primes are around the same time before their UFA status kicks in.
Would you trade Oilers # 1 pick 2012 to Columbus for their top pick in 2013?
IMO that would be a terrible move to make because of the message you would be sending to the current young stars of the team.
"We're REALLY hoping we suck again next year guys, otherwise this move makes no sense!"
"Hey Hall, we know you can't stand to lose and this season was utterly painful to go through, but could you be a champ and do it one more time? No hard feelings, yeah?"
Uh? A clutch is not a pedal on a motorcycle. It is a handful of hens' eggs.
April 22 2012, 01:38AM
@ Digger
Huh? How does this deal send a negative message to the oil youngsters? Expecting Columbus to finish last next year in no way reflects on our squad. It does give us a better chance at drafting a once in a generation prospect rather than whatever they do with this years pick. In fact it should indicate that management expects us to finish well out of a lottery position next year.


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July 30, 2013
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Re: Docket No. FDA-2013-N-0556 – New Approaches to Antibacterial Drug Development; Request for Comments, 78 Fed. Reg. 105, 32669 (May 31, 2013)
Dear Sir or Madam:
The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) is pleased to submit these comments in response to the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) request for comments on priorities for the development and implementation of solutions to the challenges of antibacterial drug development. PhRMA is a voluntary, nonprofit association that represents the country's leading innovative biopharmaceutical research and biotechnology companies, which are devoted to discovering and developing medicines that enable patients to live longer, healthier, and more productive lives. Since 2000, PhRMA member companies have invested approximately $550 billion in the search for new treatments and cures, including an estimated $48.5 billion in 2012 alone. PhRMA member companies are committed to the development of innovative, life-saving and life-altering treatments and cures for serious and life-threatening conditions.
PhRMA is committed to helping ensure that patients have access to safe and effective new medicines, and we recognize the particular importance of developing and securing the approval of new antibacterials that can prevent the mortality and debilitating morbidity associated with emerging or resistant pathogens. PhRMA understands that for patients affected by such pathogens, timely access to new medicines can be a matter of life or death. We have, therefore, long supported FDA's appropriate use of innovative approaches and regulatory flexibility when considering the type and quantity of data required to establish the safety and efficacy of these medicines—as well as other innovative medicines to address unmet medical needs.
Although PhRMA believes that FDA's existing regulatory armamentarium is strong, we also recognize that development of new antibacterials represents an urgent and unique challenge that requires special attention. As such, PhRMA applauds the Agency for issuing this request for comments, and we continue to support the Agency as it seeks to implement solutions that encourage and facilitate the development of urgently needed antibacterials. We hope that the Agency finds these comments useful as it seeks to accelerate the development of novel antibacterials. As noted in our comments submitted to the Agency in February 27, 2013 on the proposed Alternative Pathway,1 PhRMA supports FDA's use of existing regulatory flexibility and the development and revision of guidance to advance novel scientific approaches to facilitate antibacterial drug development. As requested, we have organized our comments by the categories for public comment: 1) novel study designs; 2) prioritized list of proposed draft or final guidance development; and 3) strategies to slow the rate of emerging drug resistance.
1 Available at: http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=FDA-2012-N-1248-0026.
2 See generally Rex JH, et al., A comprehensive regulatory framework to address the unmet need for new antibacterial treatments, THE LANCET (Jan. 15, 2013). The authors propose a 4-tiered regulatory framework under which differing quantities of clinical evidence may be required. They also argue that antibacterial drugs are well suited to orthogonal datasets and a totality-of-the-evidence approach and that by providing both dose justification and proof of mechanism (the antibiotic acts through its pharmacological effect on bacteria), the well understood pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic relations between drug exposure, isolate susceptibility, and outcome meet the demanding standard of causal confirmation proposed by Peck and colleagues and allow extrapolation of likely efficacy to future patients. Id. at 1* (internal citations omitted).
I. Novel study designs to expedite the development of new antibacterial drugs
PhRMA shares the Agency's sense of urgency about the need for innovative antibacterials that provide novel treatment options for patients with drug-resistant or difficult to treat infections. PhRMA believes that innovative use of the existing mechanisms listed below can help to expedite the availability of new treatments for patients. Clarification of FDA's expectations in guidance, and regulatory flexibility can accelerate the development of antibacterial products. In addition, PhRMA encourages the Agency to address the development of antibacterial preventative therapies, as there is a lack of regulatory guidance where prevention is the principal focus. Furthermore, PhRMA encourages the Agency to consider study designs that facilitate the development of two or more combined entities, whether new or old, to prevent or treat infections.
Clinical trial design. PhRMA believes that FDA can—and should— explore approaches to pre-clinical and clinical trial design and analysis that might foster antibacterial development and approval. This should include, as proposed in a recent article by Rex et al. in the Lancet Infectious Diseases, acceptance of clinical trial designs that account for prior knowledge of effectiveness and respond to the inherent challenges in testing antibacterials.
3 Draft Guidance for Industry: Expedited Programs for Serious Conditions – Drugs and Biologics, FDA, June 2013. Available at: http://www.fda.gov/downloads/Drugs/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformati...
4 FDCA § 506(c)(1)(A); 21 U.S.C. 356(c)(1)(A).
As described in the Lancet article, the Agency could approve a new antibiotic, using existing regulatory flexibility under section 505 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA), in any of four scenarios: (A) pursuant to two phase 3 studies; (B) pursuant to one phase 3 study, plus small comparative and descriptive studies; (C) pursuant to small comparative and descriptive studies; or (D) pursuant to animal efficacy studies and adequate human safety studies. Implementation of the proposed framework in the Lancet article through the development of guidance and use of existing regulatory flexibility would permit and encourage the development of innovative antibacterials to address unmet medical needs.
PhRMA believes that FDA should continue to explore and clarify how existing tools (see non-exhaustive list below) may be used to facilitate development and approval of antibacterial treatments that address unmet needs or serious diseases or conditions. PhRMA applauds the Agency for timely issuance of the Draft Guidance for Industry: Expedited Programs for Serious Conditions – Drugs and Biologics.3
Accelerated Approval: Approval can be granted on the basis of studies establishing that the drug or biologic "has an effect on a surrogate endpoint that is reasonably likely to predict a clinical benefit, or on a clinical endpoint that can be measured earlier than irreversible morbidity or mortality, that is reasonably likely to predict an effect on irreversible morbidity or mortality or other clinical benefit, taking into account the seriousness, rarity, or prevalence of the condition and the availability or lack of alternative treatments."4 In the context of antibacterial development, PhRMA requests that the Agency further define how surrogate endpoints may be used with the type of endpoints typically used in antibacterial development. For example, PhRMA believes that in nosocomial pneumonia measurement of improvement of oxygenation or other surrogate endpoints are preferable to use of irreversible morbidity and mortality. When considering the strength of evidence required for use of a surrogate endpoint, PhRMA encourages the FDA to account for the seriousness of the condition and the unmet medical need.
"Totality of the evidence" approach: A "totality-of-the-evidence" approach is a risk-based approach to evaluate all available data and information submitted in support of a determination of safety and efficacy of a new medicine. In antibacterial development, a totality-of-the-evidence approach permits the integration of various types of information from pre-clinical and clinical studies (including pharmacometric analysis), and/or externally- or historically-controlled data about a product's safety and efficacy to reach an overall assessment of the product's benefit-risk profile for a defined patient population.
Allowing a Single Adequate and Well-controlled Trial, When Scientifically Appropriate: Congress in 1997 amended section 505 of the FDCA to clarify that, based on relevant science, data from a single adequate and well-controlled clinical investigation with confirmatory evidence (obtained prior to or after such investigation) are sufficient to establish effectiveness.5 FDA's resulting guidance offers numerous examples of "substantial evidence" grounded in a single adequate and well-controlled trial and independent substantiation.
- In this context, it would also be important to offer specific comments on the use of simple trials for some indications when accompanied by more detailed data in other indications. For example, a drug well-characterized in studies of intra-abdominal infection might very reasonably obtain data in nosocomial pneumonia by using a simple trial approach.
Interpretation of data across sites of infection: In the multi-drug resistant, unmet need or other difficult to enroll settings, it will be necessary to collect data across a range of infection sites. In this situation the sample size may be small at each site of infection and Bayesian hierarchical modeling may be used in this context to capitalize on information sharing across sites of infection, so it would be important to provide specific comments on the use of such approaches.
Bayesian Approaches: Bayesian approaches allow for formal inclusion of prior knowledge of effectiveness into trial design and analysis, thereby increasing efficiency of the trial. For example, PhRMA believes consideration should be given to use of Bayesian augmented active controls in Phase 2 and/or 3 to reduce sample size and time of study completion. Consideration should also be given to use of Bayesian methods as a way to make more use of prior knowledge when determining non-inferiority margins. This could be particularly important where it is only feasible to collect data on a small datasets, and may allow some statistical inference to be made to a less conservatively defined margin.
Adaptive Trial Design: An adaptive design clinical trial is one that includes a prospectively planned opportunity for modification of one or more specified aspects of study design and hypotheses based on analysis of data (usually 5 FDAMA § 115(a), amending FDCA § 505(d)(7). interim data) from subjects in the study. 6 Adaptive trial designs can lead to shorter and smaller trials, and consequently more efficient clinical development programs, compared to traditional non-adaptive trial designs. For example, the nature of endpoints used in antibacterial trials readily allow for adaptive randomization. As such, an area worth of further investigation relates to adaptive dose-finding schemes that may be used to minimize exposure to ineffective doses; use of PK/PD models may be utilized in this framework to optimize decision making.
Fast Track: The fast track process is designed to expedite the review of drugs to treat serious conditions that also address an unmet medical need, so they can reach patients earlier. PhRMA appreciates that the FDA has recently issued draft guidance7 to provide recommendations as to how fast track may be applied to qualified infectious disease products.
6 Lines 66-69, Draft Guidance for Industry: Adaptive Design Clinical Trials for Drugs and Biologics, FDA, February 2010. Available at: http://www.fda.gov/downloads/Drugs/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformati...
7 Draft Guidance for Industry: Expedited Programs for Serious Conditions – Drugs and Biologics, FDA, June 2013. Available at: http://www.fda.gov/downloads/Drugs/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformati...
8 For example, the Agency has the option to designate an antibacterial as a fast track product or a breakthrough therapy. It can use the accelerated approval pathway and apply priority review to expedite its review timeline. An antibacterial may be approved on the basis of a single clinical trial with confirmatory evidence, on the basis of innovative trial designs (e.g., adaptive trials), or on the basis of animal data using a totality-of-the-evidence approach.
9 Draft Guidance for Industry: Antibacterial Therapies for Patients with Unmet Medical Need for the Treatment of Serious Bacterial Diseases, FDA, July 2013. Available at: http://www.fda.gov/downloads/Drugs/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformati...
In brief, the statutory and regulatory tools and flexibility discussed above — particularly a "totality of the evidence" approach — should be applied to important new antibacterial therapies whenever scientifically and medically appropriate.8 We also urge FDA to implement the related FDASIA requirements intended to facilitate and expedite drug development and approval. This includes new provisions relating to accelerated approval and breakthrough products and the implementation of a structured benefit-risk assessment framework in the new drug approval process, which would help reduce regulatory uncertainty and expedite drug development.
II. Comments on the prioritized list of proposed draft or final guidance development
PhRMA commends the Agency on the recent issuance of Draft Guidance for Industry on Antibacterial Therapies for Patients with Unmet Medical Need for the Treatment of Serious Bacterial Diseases as required by Section 806 of FDASIA.9 As the FDA collects comments on the draft guidance via the public comment period, PhRMA strongly encourages the FDA to identify ways to incorporate a broader range of development options for innovative
antibacterials into the draft guidance, including prevention strategies. PhRMA fully agrees with the statement in the draft guidance that it is "appropriate to exercise the broadest flexibility in applying the statutory standards," and we encourage the FDA to better articulate the breadth of approaches to antibacterial development that the Agency will consider as it seeks to align the development and regulatory process for antibacterials with the seriousness of the disease and unmet medical need. To this point, PhRMA refers the Agency to the article by John Rex et al. in the Lancet Infectious Diseases. 10
10 John H. Rex, et al., A comprehensive regulatory framework to address the unmet need for new antibacterial treatments, THE LANCET (Jan. 15, 2013).
As the FDA considers areas for future guidance development or revision, PhRMA strongly encourages the Agency to update guidances in a manner that best enables the Agency to employ its existing regulatory flexibility under section 505 of the FDCA when considering the quantum and type of clinical data necessary for approval of antibacterials. PhRMA applauds the Agency for taking steps towards fulfillment of the requirement in Section 804 of FDASIA for the FDA to "review and, as appropriate, revise not fewer than 3 guidance documents per year" with the publication of the list of guidance documents for public comments. Accordingly, PhRMA provides the following recommendations regarding priority for review and revision of antibiotic-related guidances as well as additional areas for future guidance development (listed in approximate order of highest priority to lowest):
- Hospital-Acquired and Ventilator- Associated Bacterial Pneumonia (draft issued November 26, 2010)
- Complicated Intra-Abdominal Infection (draft issued September 28, 2012)
- Complicated Urinary Tract Infection (draft issued February 23, 2012)
- Endocarditis and Bloodstream Infections
- Uncomplicated and Complicated Gonorrhea
- Diabetic Foot Infection
- Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infection
- Prosthetic Joint Infection
- Osteomyelitis
- Bacterial meningitis
As guidance on individual indications is updated over time, it will be important to avoid situations in which a change in guidance invalidates studies in progress at the time of the change. Programs begun prior to a guidance change should be allowed to progress to completion based on the prior guidance. As a theme spanning all the guidance documents, attention should be paid to the rapidly evolving array of new diagnostic tools that will facilitate both patient selection and identification of causal pathogens. Where appropriate, guidance should recognize the growing utility of these tools and seek ways to facilitate their development and use.
III. Potential strategies intended to slow the rate of emerging drug resistance
Even when antibacterials are used appropriately, antimicrobial resistance is an inevitable evolutionary consequence of antibacterial use. This biological fact underscores the importance of a constant supply of new antibacterial medicines to augment existing options. Appropriate use of antibacterial agents helps slow the emergence of antibiotic-resistant organisms, but a sustainable pipeline of safe and effective antibacterials is still urgently needed to successfully treat serious and life-threatening infections. PhRMA stands ready to work with the Agency and other stakeholders to explore effective ways to facilitate antibacterial development and approval using its existing regulatory flexibility under section 505 of the FDCA, and the strengthening of antibacterial stewardship programs designed and operated by health care providers and health care systems. PhRMA recognizes the important role that healthcare provider-led stewardship programs for antibacterials play in slowing the development and spread of resistance, although stewardship will not eliminate or solve the public health crisis.
PhRMA recommends that the FDA remain focused on improving the feasibility and clarity of the drug development process for antibacterials, recognizing that the continuous supply of new antibacterial agents is critical to protecting the public health. PhRMA believes that health care providers and health care systems are ideally positioned and most appropriate to implement antibacterial stewardship programs. These entities have first-hand understanding of the medical needs of the patients they serve and the epidemiological climate in which they work. Therefore, PhRMA believes that stewardship programs designed and operated by health care providers would be the most effective means of addressing stewardship in a manner that is sufficiently flexible to manage current and emerging resistance issues. Importantly, PhRMA believes that stewardship programs should be implemented in a manner that does not interfere with the ability of health care providers to provide empiric treatment to patients in need.11 The protection of the physician-patient relationship and the ability of health care providers to act on their professional judgment to provide timely, individualized care to patients should be a paramount concern when evaluating potential stewardship programs.
11 The Supreme Court has noted that off-label use is an "accepted and necessary corollary of the FDA's mission to regulate in this area without directly interfering with the practice of medicine." Buckman Co. v. Plaintiffs' Legal Comm., 531 U.S. 341, 350 (2001). Further, "FDA*-]approved indications were not intended to limit or interfere with the practice of medicine nor to preclude physicians from using their best judgment in the interest of the patient." Weaver v. Reagen, 886 F.2d 194, 198-99 (8th Cir.1989) (internal quotation marks omitted).
Finally, PhRMA believes that inclusion of all available data in the label, including any available data obtained from less common sites of infection, is essential to effective antibacterial stewardship. The label should reflect the totality of the data and its limitations, thus allowing the treating physician to make informed decisions about inappropriate use (e.g, via data on lack of penetration to a given site) and use in situations with limited data (e.g., less-studied sites of infection). PhRMA reminds the Agency that the ability to include or require the above components in labeling of antibacterials is within the scope of current FDA authority. In addition, PhRMA recommends that the FDA make use of modern pharmacometric modeling and analysis for breakpoint designations for new antibacterials, subject to review on the basis of new clinical information after approval. Moreover, older antibacterials should be held to the same standards of analysis, such that true comparisons can be made to optimize stewardship judgments by physicians at point-of-care.
IV. Conclusion
PhRMA believes it is vitally important to encourage and facilitate the development and speed the approval of novel antibacterials. PhRMA stands ready to work with all stakeholders to help achieve this important public health goal. PhRMA supports focused attention by FDA on clarifying and expediting the regulatory framework governing antibacterial approval in order to help facilitate an increase in the number of innovative antibacterials available to combat antimicrobial resistance. PhRMA asks the FDA to act with urgency as it seeks to apply existing regulatory flexibility under section 505 of the FDCA when considering the type and quantity of data required to establish the safety and efficacy of new antibacterials and implement new approaches to antibacterial development that are aligned with the seriousness of disease and the unmet medical needs of patients and the broader public.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Respectfully submitted,
Sascha Haverfield, Ph.D.
Vice President
Scientific and Regulatory Affairs


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Executive Compensation and Corporate Governance in the U.S.: Perceptions, Facts and Challenges
Steven N. Kaplan
University of Chicago - Booth School of Business; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
August 22, 2012
Chicago Booth Research Paper No. 12-42
Fama-Miller Working Paper
In this paper, I consider the evidence for three common perceptions of U.S. public company CEO pay and corporate governance: (1) CEOs are overpaid and their pay keeps increasing; (2) CEOs are not paid for their performance; and (3) boards do not penalize CEOs for poor performance. While average CEO pay increased substantially through the 1990s, it has declined since then. CEO pay levels relative to other highly paid groups today are comparable to their average levels in the early 1990s although they remain above their long-term historical average. The ratio of large-company CEO pay to firm market value is roughly similar to its level in the late-1970s and lower than its pre-1960s levels. These patterns suggest that similar forces, likely technology and scale, have played a meaningful role in driving CEO pay and the pay of others with top incomes. With regard to performance, CEOs are paid for performance and penalized for poor performance. Finally, boards do monitor CEOs. The rate of CEO turnover has increased in the 2000s compared to the 1980s and 1990s, and is significantly tied to poor stock performance. While corporate governance failures and pay outliers as well as the very high average pay levels relative to the typical household undoubtedly have contributed to the common perceptions, a meaningful part of CEO pay appears to be market determined and boards do appear to monitor their CEOs. Consistent with that, top executive pay policies at over 98% of S&P 500 and Russell 3000 companies received majority shareholder support in the Dodd-Frank mandated Say-On-Pay votes in 2011.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 50
Keywords: Corporate Governance, Executive Compensation
JEL Classification: G3
Date posted: August 29, 2012 ; Last revised: September 26, 2012
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Members of the state and county government and the state direcor of the Bureau of Land Management will hold a special public meeting in Emery County on Aug. 8 to begin the public information process on the concept of establishing a San Rafael Swell National Monument.
Governor Michael Leavitt, Emery County Commissioners Ira Hatch, Drew Sitterud and Randy Johnson and Sally Wisely, state director of the Utah Bureau of Land Management, will hold a special public meeting to announce the information and public feedback process to explore the question of, "Is a national monument designation the proper course of action to ensure that the priceless landscapes and heritage resources of the San Rafael Swell are both protected and enjoyed by current and future generations?"
This meeting will be held at the amphitheater of the Castle Valley Pageant site on the DesBee Dove Road and will begin at 3 p.m. Governor Leavitt said, "The purpose of the meeting is to layout the proposal process and make certain everyone has a chance to contribute to the development of a proposal. This is only an idea. It could take as much as a year to mobilize the community and talk through the ultimate process. This is a BLM, state and county announcement which will begin a unique participatory process that people will feel good about. It is heartening, in the past the Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument was a bad example. This will be the opposite of that and the dialogue will be complete and open.
"It is difficult to know whether you are for or against the monument right now, because there is no proposal. How can you form an opinion about a proposal you have never seen? People will have a say. There will be plenty of time to do it right. Emery County and the State of Utah can work through a process with optimism. BLM is taking the lead because the land is under their jurisdiction.
"We expect the process to complete a proposal would take a year, we don't want it to be too long, but adequately long to do a thorough job. We expect an orderly meeting where people can ask questions. This is the beginning of the dialogue and there will be plenty of opportunities over the next year for people to express their opinions. We hope people will come and participate and help shape, participate and comment," said Governor Leavitt.
The announcement will educate the public on the process that will be used to further explore the monument question.


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More than 30 years ago, Jan. 10, 1982, it was my privilege to referee the NFC championship game at Candlestick Park between the Dallas Cowboys and the San Francisco 49ers. The Niners, under the direction of quarterback Joe Montana and the wisdom of head coach Bill Walsh, drove 89 yards in 13 plays late in the game to score on a pass from Montana to Dwight Clark.
"The Catch" is now famous in Niner lore. Montana, scrambling out of the pocket and being chased by Ed "Too Tall" Jones, threw wildly into the end zone. Clark, breaking his route, ran in the direction of that pass and leaped — some say higher than he had ever been off the ground — to catch the pass. The Niners prevailed 28-27 and proceeded to their first Super Bowl (XVI).
Moving from one super bowl T*E*A*M to another, the New York Giants benefitted from another legendary catch when wide receiver Mario Manningham (now with San Francisco) snatched a long sideline pass from Eli Manning with less than four minutes remaining in Super Bowl XLVI to set up the Giants' game-winning drive.
There have been many spectacular catches in the NFL's rich history, but none may have had more impact than the one that will never appear in Martellus Bennett's stats. Exiting the field after a recent Giants victory over the Green Bay Packers, the six foot, six-inch, 265-pound Bennett (who had his best game with some physical blocking and three catches for 44 yards), made his fourth catch of that evening.
Bennett said, "I was handing my gloves to some kids leaning over the railing, when a middle age man tried to take the gloves, but a kid grabbed the gloves and ducked." Bennett saw the youth's maneuver, which caused the man reaching over to fall about 15 feet toward the ground. "So I just caught him, it wasn't that big of a deal," said Bennett. After "the catch," both fell to the ground unhurt.
"I guess I saved his life," said Bennett, a certified lifeguard and a fan of superheroes who likens himself to Marvel X-Men's Cyclops. "I've been 'catching' people for a long time. I was happy the guy was OK."
Will you look for someone who might be falling and in need of a "catch?"
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Friday Five-Hole
Rhys Finnick
October 18 2013 02:54AM
"Goodbye, my friend. Will I ever love again?" - Kanye West, Coldest Winter
This weekly column looks to discuss a certain number of relevant Jets topics on a certain day of the week. That certain number? Five. That day of the week? Friday. Also, hole. This is the Friday Five-Hole.
In a Winnipeg Free Press article this past Wednesday, Jets beat writer Gary Lawless alleged Evander Kane and Zach Bogosian have become the team's go-to players this season. Lawless asserts the two youngsters "bring more will and effort to games" than their teammates and have taken over. The future is now.
What Lawless really seems to be saying is that Kane and Bogosian look like they're trying harder than the rest of the team. I mean, sure, Dustin Byfuglien and Tobias Enstrom lead the team in scoring. And sure, Byfuglien, a defenceman, has only eight points fewer than Kane, a forward, over the past three seasons. And yes, one could point out that both Byfuglien and Enstrom play more minutes and in more situations than Kane or Bogosian. Heck, you could even point out that management didn't put the "C" or an "A" on Kane or Bogosian, but Lawless' point will still stand: they look like they're trying really, really hard.
This is all not to say that the Jets don't want to see this happen. It's how any sports team hopes to operate, isn't it?. The up-and-comers will evetntually succeed the star players, who will become veterans, and then eventually the brain-damaged retirees. Ideally Kane and Bogosian will continue to develop and become the franchise players, but it's hard to make a case for them to assume that mantle now when it's not supported in stats or team decisions - or based on a sample sizing larger than seven games. You'd have to be looking through subjective lenses that only see "jam".
After winning the first two games of the season, the Jets have now dropped four of their last five. This is another slow start for Coach Noel's squad, who went 4-5-1 in their first ten games last season and 3-6-1 before that. GM Kevin Cheveldayoff has always preached patience during his tenure in Winnipeg, but this losing trend must be leaving him antsy to do something about it. But what?
On paper, the Jets don't look good. They are last in their division and middling to sub-middling in almost every team statistical category against the rest of the NHL. Off paper (and on the ice), the Jets also don't look very good. Forechecking has been sporadically effective and own zone play has left something to be desired.
Patience is a virtue, but so is winning. The problems are clear. Coach Noel cannot win with this line-up. GMKC's shopping list is a mile long. The Jets need another top-6 forward (bad), depth scoring/defense (really bad), and better goaltending (so bad you can taste it). If Jets' brass is determined to make this a turn-around year, somebody has to have the cojones to make a bold decision.
I say give the "C" to Clitsome for alliteration's sake.
Jets fans were collectively holding their breath after Evander Kane left practice Wednesday with a leg injury after an awkward fall with teammate Anthony Peluso. The injury has been deemed day-to-day and Kane may be ready to go for Friday's game against the St. Louis Blues, said Coach Noel on Thursday.
As our Kevin McCartney has shown with his own coverage on the injury, a Kane-less line-up would be a devastating blow to the Jets. The young winger has arguably been the team's best forward, and makes everyone around him better (unlike Bart). Not only would it be bad for the Jets, but for hockey fans as well. Kane has become one of the most exciting players in the NHL. Since his 30 goal campaign two years ago, Kane has looked on the verge of a revelatory season.
Of course, the real tragedy here would be the consequences of Coach Noel's "You Break It, You Buy It" rule, a tradition brought with him from his Dayton Bombers days in the ECHL. The custom states that if a player is injured in practice, whoever was responsible must take their spot in the line-up. I know some of us were rolling our eyes at Coach Noel's odd line scrambling Tuesday against the Canadiens, but Peluso on the first line would be even worse.
*This reference is a real long shot.
The Winnipeg Jets will host a Hockey Fights Cancer night at the MTS Centre when the Washington Capitals come to town. Hockey Fights Cancer is an initiative the NHL has been running since 1998 and has raised over twelve million dollars in cancer-related healthcare and research. Various Jets gear and other prizes will be raffled off with all the proceeds going to the CancerCare Manitoba Foundation.
The NHL is well known for getting teams involved in their local communites, and this is just another great example. Hockey Fights Cancer night at the MTS Centre should be a blast for anyone who attends, not just because this is such a great cause, but also because the Capitals suck. Kudos to the NHL and the Jets.
Although, I can't help but think what a shame it will be to see this great foundation come to an end when the NHL inevitably bans fighting.
The entire hockey world trembled with sadness last week when ex-Jet Kyle Wellwood retired from professional hockey. After a month long stint with EV Zug of Switzerland's National League A, Wellwood said his heart was simply no longer in the sport.
Allow me to shed this professional visage you've become accustomed to for just one moment:
This friggin' sucks. Like, seriously. I loved Kyle Wellwood and if you didn't, why do you hate love? The guy had sweet hands, great playmaking ability, and a versatility that could be used up and down the line-up. And yeah, haha, he was overweight for training camp once, and yeah, it was funny, but get over it, you're probably fatter than him. I am. I'm fat with sadness. I was halfway through my Wellwood tribute song "Tiny Datsyuk". I was going to set it to that Elton John song, you know? "Crocodile Rock".
I'd like to end this week with us all giving a moment of silence to commemorate Kyle Wellwood's career.
Seriously, do it.
Do it.
... I guess you're probably not making much noise reading.
October 18 2013, 03:00PM
I miss Kyle Wellwood so much. Imagine him playing on this team! He could play with Jokinen and Setoguchi, while Tangradi played down a line where Wright is and then I could write about the team as 'plucky' instead of 'pathetic' and maybe Jenny would think I was a more positive person and we could move in together in a small flat on the Left Bank and make crafts out of calico fur as cat foster parents. Oh, Kyle Wellwood.


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From 1929 to 1932, Man Ray and Lee Miller—two giants of European Surrealism—lived together in Paris, first as teacher and student, and later as lovers. Their mercurial relationship resulted in some of the most powerful work of each artist's career and helped shape the course of modern art and photography. Combining rare vintage photographs, paintings, sculpture, and drawings, this exhibition tells the story of the artists' brief but intense association and reveals the nature Through the years, artists working in the Bay Area have demonstrated innovation, imagination, and unparalleled creativity. With paintbrush and color they've shared their visions—by turns poetic, fanciful, jarring, romantic, or complex—all creations that have enriched the lives of many.
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de Young Museum | Koret Auditorium
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Yellow Lampshade, 1969
Oil on canvas
Museum purchase, gift of Nan Tucker McEvoy in memory of her mother, Phyllis de Young Tucker
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PBA Announces NAHA Finalists
by Gretchen Heber on Friday, April 30th, 2010
The Professional Beauty Association (PBA) announces the much anticipated finalists for the 2010 North American Hairstyling Awards (NAHA)! Winning an award at NAHA, North America's most esteemed beauty competition, has become a true pinnacle career achievement with the help of beauty professionals and the industry as a whole. Open to the entire beauty industry, the NAHA Award Ceremony is a not-to-be-missed evening of high energy, artistic expression, and the coming together of the professional beauty association to salute rising stars and industry icons. NAHA 2010 is part of PBA Beauty Week and will take place Sunday, July 18, at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas.
NAHAs are given in 13 distinct categories including: Master Stylist, Hairstylist of the Year, Editorial Stylist, Student Hairstylist, Avant-Garde, Contemporary Classic, Fashion Forward, Haircolor, Salon Team, Salon Design, Texture, and Makeup Artist of the Year. 2010 marks the inaugural year for the Salon MBA award. The Salon MBA is designed to recognize savvy salon owners who have cultivated a cutting-edge salon and a highly profitable business.
NAHA also salutes two professionals who have made a significant impact and contribution to the industry. This year NAHA 2010 is proud to present its top honor, the Lifetime Achievement Award, to Beth Minardi, an internationally renowned haircolor specialist, educator and salon owner. NAHA 2010 is also pleased to induct entrepreneur, environmentalist, and philanthropist, Frederic Holzberger, into the NAHA Hall of Leaders.
PBA is proud to announce a record setting number of entries for 2010. More than 700 beauty professionals (an 18 percent increase from 2009 and a 35 percent increase from 2008) spent countless hours conceptualizing and bringing to life their artistic visions. The growth and breadth of NAHA entries from established hairstylists to those just starting their career is a testament to the power of NAHA.
NAHA judging was also enhanced in 2010 and focused on a diverse group of leading international hairstylists and makeup artists from the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Australia, and Switzerland. Judges included Vivienne Mackinder, Tabatha Coffey, Ruth Roche, Sally Hershberger, Mary Brunetti, Darren Bain, Bennie Tognini, Robert Lobetta, Nick Arrojo, Kendall Ong, Cary Obrien, Jamie Carroll, Gary Sunderland, Heather Wenman, Karg, Antoinette Beenders, Dean Banowetz, Nicholas French, Sam Brocato, Anthony Morrison, Mark Hayes, Sharon Blaine, Jane Wild, Eveline Charles, Leon Alexander, Jonathan Lovett, Damian Stoney, Isabelle Sabourin, Petra Strand, and several others. Via a blind entry process, entries were narrowed down to five finalists per category, and one winner in each category will be chosen.
The NAHA festivities kick off with a Red Carpet Reception at 6:30 p.m., followed by a star-studded Awards Ceremony featuring special artistic presentations, live entertainment and special guest appearances. NAHA 2010 will also pay tribute to CUT IT OUT / Salons Against Domestic Abuse, a charitable organization developed for the salon industry to help raise awareness on domestic violence and help hairstylists and their clients seek treatment.
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|Avant Garde
|Paul and Jami Eastin
Nicholas French
Alain Pereque
Charlie Price
Chad Seale
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Matrix C.R.A.F.T Global Academy
Salon Pure
Click Salon
Taylor Andrews
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|Ammon Carver
Gianpolo Colombo
Steve Elias
Alain Pereque
Chad Taylor
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Elixir Salon Spa
Salon Pure
Moods Hair Salon
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|Faatemah Ampey
Ammon Carver
Steve Elias
Charlie Price
Sevin Vee
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Elixir Salon Spa
Click Salon
Van Michael Salon
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|Steve Elias
Shirley Gordon
Glenn Mitchell & Charlie Price
Timothy Switzer
Antoine Vadacchino
|Elixir Salon Spa
Strands Hair Studios
Shine Salon
Timothy & Co. Salon
Salon Pure
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Sue Pemberton
Nancy Scasserra
Silas Tsang
Dimitrios Tsioumas
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Blushes Hair and Day Spa
Mizu New York
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Shirley Gordon
Shawna Parvin
Tony Ricci
Antoine Vadacchino
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Strands Hair Studios
World's Local Parvin
Ricci Hair Co.
Salon Pure
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Wendy and Oscar Bond
Charlie Price
Tony Ricci
Heather Wenman
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Bond Academy
Click Salon
Ricci Hair Co.
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Smashcut Studio
Vasken Demirjian Salon
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|Rebecca Cowles
Ashley Hall
Patrick Mathes
Stacie Niemann
Josh Parkin
|Aveda Fredric's Institute
Paul Mitchell The School SB
Aveda Fredric's Institute
Eric Fisher Academy
Taylor Andrews
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Jackson Ruiz Salon
Salon Inpure
Salon Pure
Valentinos Grand Salon
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Chad Seale
Lina Shamoun
Silas Tsang
Dimitrios Tsioumas
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Taylor Andrews
Artline Salon
Blushes Hair and Day Salon
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