Newly created position is head of motion painting talent
Andrew Rogers has been tapped for a new created stance as head of the motion impression talent department at Paradigm.
A seven-year vet of the agency, Rogers already has helped cut the careers of a number of up-and-comers including Michael Cera ("Juno" and the upcoming "Youth in Revolt"), Mary Elizabeth Winstead ("Live Free and Die Hard" and the approaching "Make It Happen") and Moon Bloodgood ("Terminator 4"). He too has worked closely with "ER" regular Mekhi Phifer, who will be the lead in Broadway's "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner," and Laz Alonso, world Health Organization toplines Spike Lee's forthcoming "Miracle at St. Anna."
In his raw role, Rogers will be responsible for assigning and implementing coverage of flick projects from all the studios and key production companies vis-a-vis talent, making sure that the office is maximising client opportunities in that area, both in footing of acquiring jobs and making the best possible deals.
Rogers continues to be the point agent for his dozen or so clients and will oversee close to 25 agents on both coasts.
He told The Reporter that he -- under Paradigm's encouragement -- has been singularly focused on portion to identify younger gift, nurture their careers and hang on to them as clients. At the same fourth dimension, Rogers has made contributions to expanding opportunities for some of the agency's more established clientele, including getting Chris Cooper tortuous with the movie "Breach."
Paradigm chairperson Sam Gores said Rogers achieves perfect balance betwixt his roles as "an aggressive and relentless" agent and "a creative and thoughtful" guide in steering a client's career.
Rogers will liaise regularly with Steve Small and Michael Lazo, co-heads of the Paradigm talent department, but fundamentally will be empowered to run his department. The loose reporting dynamic is not dissimilar to how department heads interface with more senior agents or agency partners at other top shops around town.
Rogers begins his modern job immediately.
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Sunday 24 August 2008
Thursday 14 August 2008
GTCbio Announces Largest Annual Conference - The 4th Modern Drug Discovery & Development Summit - Oct 15-17, 2008, San Diego
�GTCbio just announced the scheduling of one of the largest industry conferences taking place on October 15-17, 2008 in San Diego, CA. The 4th Modern Drug Discovery & Development features six full conferences, trey symposia, sestet stand-alone roger Sessions, and a plenary tonic session presenting some of the leaders in the field.
Now in its fourth year, the summit meeting will in one case again provide a landscape and in-depth industry analysis streaming through different alterative and target areas, examining the current advancements and addressing the question that's on everyone's mind - where is the manufacture headed next?
The Summit's six private tracks will focus on biological therapeutics, translational practice of medicine, drug pattern & lead discovery, emergent targets & therapeutics, pharmacokinetics & pharmacodynamics, and partnering, licensing & outsourcing. The three symposia taking position the showtime morning of the height will feature article presentations on stem cells as tools for drug discovery, tomography technologies, and regulatory updates in the industry.
Leading presenters from all o'er the world will come to San Diego on the 15th, 16th and 17th to discuss the outlook of the biopharmaceutical market blank space. Presenting organizations include, Pfizer, Merck, Novartis, Eli Lilly, GSK, Aventis, Genentech, Amgen, Biogen Idec, NIH, FDA & many more.
For more info on attending, presenting a poster, or sponsoring, please visit hypertext transfer protocol://www.gtcbio.com.
About GTCbio
GTCbio organizes conferences specifically for the biomedical and biopharmaceutical industries. Our goal is to help the substitution of biopharmaceutical and biomedical intelligence 'tween industry leadership, academic and government organizations, and the financial community.
GTCbio is a subsidiary company of Global Technology Community, LLC, a privately held company founded in 2002.
http://www.gtcbio.com
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Now in its fourth year, the summit meeting will in one case again provide a landscape and in-depth industry analysis streaming through different alterative and target areas, examining the current advancements and addressing the question that's on everyone's mind - where is the manufacture headed next?
The Summit's six private tracks will focus on biological therapeutics, translational practice of medicine, drug pattern & lead discovery, emergent targets & therapeutics, pharmacokinetics & pharmacodynamics, and partnering, licensing & outsourcing. The three symposia taking position the showtime morning of the height will feature article presentations on stem cells as tools for drug discovery, tomography technologies, and regulatory updates in the industry.
Leading presenters from all o'er the world will come to San Diego on the 15th, 16th and 17th to discuss the outlook of the biopharmaceutical market blank space. Presenting organizations include, Pfizer, Merck, Novartis, Eli Lilly, GSK, Aventis, Genentech, Amgen, Biogen Idec, NIH, FDA & many more.
For more info on attending, presenting a poster, or sponsoring, please visit hypertext transfer protocol://www.gtcbio.com.
About GTCbio
GTCbio organizes conferences specifically for the biomedical and biopharmaceutical industries. Our goal is to help the substitution of biopharmaceutical and biomedical intelligence 'tween industry leadership, academic and government organizations, and the financial community.
GTCbio is a subsidiary company of Global Technology Community, LLC, a privately held company founded in 2002.
http://www.gtcbio.com
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Wednesday 6 August 2008
Veterans' Groups File Notice To Overturn Dismissal Of PTSD Care Suit
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Two veterans groups on Monday filed a notice with the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco to overturn the decision of a frown court judge that pink-slipped a stratum action suit seeking to force changes to the Department of Veterans Affairs' health caution system, the Washington Times reports (Hudson, Washington Times, 7/29). U.S. District Judge Samuel Conti in June dismissed the lawsuit, filed by the Veterans for Common Sense and the Veterans United for Truth. Lawyers for the deuce veterans groups said that staff shortages, long waits, inadequate guardianship and an adversarial appeals process for denied aid have created an "epidemic of suicides" among veterans. The case also said that VA was ignoring or delaying treatment of post-traumatic strain disorder for as many as 750,000 veterans. The cause did not seek redress but instead sought for the court to force VA to improve care for veterans, especially those with PTSD and other mental health issues.
In his ruling, Conti agreed with the veterans groups' claims that there was a high veteran suicide and PTSD rate; that the VA was short-handed; and that there were long wait periods for hearing veterans' appeals of benefit denials. In addition, Conti found that members of the two groups "have faced significant delays in receiving disability benefits and medical care from the VA," often with "dire consequences." However, he noted that a absolute majority of veterans have been seen inside 30 years. He added that although the delays were "significant," they did not violate a veteran's right to due sue because thither was no consensus on how "timely" processing would be defined (Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report, 6/26).
A statement from the veterans groups said that a "flood of veterans with mental health problems will proceed to increment" as soldiers continue to be sent to Iraq and Afghanistan for multiple tours of duty (Washington Times, 7/29).
Reprinted with kind permission from hTTP://www.kaisernetwork.org. You can view the entire Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report, search the archives, or polarity up for email delivery at hTTP://www.kaisernetwork.
Two veterans groups on Monday filed a notice with the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco to overturn the decision of a frown court judge that pink-slipped a stratum action suit seeking to force changes to the Department of Veterans Affairs' health caution system, the Washington Times reports (Hudson, Washington Times, 7/29). U.S. District Judge Samuel Conti in June dismissed the lawsuit, filed by the Veterans for Common Sense and the Veterans United for Truth. Lawyers for the deuce veterans groups said that staff shortages, long waits, inadequate guardianship and an adversarial appeals process for denied aid have created an "epidemic of suicides" among veterans. The case also said that VA was ignoring or delaying treatment of post-traumatic strain disorder for as many as 750,000 veterans. The cause did not seek redress but instead sought for the court to force VA to improve care for veterans, especially those with PTSD and other mental health issues.
In his ruling, Conti agreed with the veterans groups' claims that there was a high veteran suicide and PTSD rate; that the VA was short-handed; and that there were long wait periods for hearing veterans' appeals of benefit denials. In addition, Conti found that members of the two groups "have faced significant delays in receiving disability benefits and medical care from the VA," often with "dire consequences." However, he noted that a absolute majority of veterans have been seen inside 30 years. He added that although the delays were "significant," they did not violate a veteran's right to due sue because thither was no consensus on how "timely" processing would be defined (Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report, 6/26).
A statement from the veterans groups said that a "flood of veterans with mental health problems will proceed to increment" as soldiers continue to be sent to Iraq and Afghanistan for multiple tours of duty (Washington Times, 7/29).
Reprinted with kind permission from hTTP://www.kaisernetwork.org. You can view the entire Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report, search the archives, or polarity up for email delivery at hTTP://www.kaisernetwork.
Friday 27 June 2008
Airbourne
Artist: Airbourne
Genre(s):
Rock
Discography:
Runnin' Wild
Year: 2007
Tracks: 11
Airbourne is a straightforward rock band in the Aussie gin mill rock custom of AC/DC, the Angels, and Rose Tattoo: four-spot guys with beers in hand world Health Organization would instead die than be caught wearing a pinko shirt.
The brothers Joel and Ryan O'Keeffe grew up in the land town of Warrnambool, with a collection of classical Australian rock albums stolen from their uncle. When everyone about them was listening to current medicine, they were hard entrenched in the music of the '70s and '80s they longed to re-create. Joel took on vocals and lead guitar and Ryan the drums while silent in school, earning them the hostility of their neighbors, world Health Organization sent the constabulary around with noise complaints multiple times.
Second base guitar player David Roads was sourced from the local public house, where Joel O'Keeffe worked. Bass role player Justin Street was encountered in the town's sand dunes by Ryan O'Keeffe while drunkenly rolling down them, and with his addition Airbourne was discharge. The four-spot presently moved to the metropolis of Melbourne to find venues uncoerced to bear them.
Steadily acting, they EP called Ready to Rock in 2004. Hard work paying off with support slots for acts of the Apostles including the Rolling Stones and Mötley Crüe and a billing at the Big Day Out festival in 2006. That yr they were invited to the U.S.A. by Capitol Records to book their debut album, Runnin' Wild, with producer Bob Marlette.
When Capitol merged with Virgin they were one of several artists dropped, though they managed to quickly sign a new shrink with Roadrunner Records to secure a general exit for their album. Runnin' Wild proven popular with video recording game producers, and songs were licensed for use in the games NHL 08, Madden NFL 08, and Skate.
Barbara Tucker Feat. Darryl D'Bonneau
Friday 13 June 2008
Good enough to make you cry
Ken Imaizumi knew after all the long hours he and hundreds of others had worked on making Metal Gear Solid 4 something special had paid off when they made a woman cry. The veteran video game producer said he knew because the woman in question was from the Japanese ratings board.
�She watches the videos for all the new games � up to 5,000 games a year � and when she watched the video of this game, and she got to the end, she cried,� Imaizumi told Metro at a Konami preview event recently in San Francisco.
�She said: �This is not just a game.�� This emotion-packed stealth/action game, the latest in a franchise that has sold more than 20 million units over the last decade and a half, hits the streets exclusively for PlayStation 3 tomorrow and assistant producer Ryan Payton definitely agrees the creators have come up with something special.
�It�s not your normal game,� Payton said. �There are so many elements, layers and layers of complexity and jokes and story. It was really an epic development experience and it�s an epic game playing experience as well.�
As for what fans can expect from MGS4, the producer said, simply, the end.
�This is Solid Snake�s final mission,� Imaizumi noted.
�His saga is finished.�
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Friday 6 June 2008
AT&T Delivers Live Nation Concert Series Exclusive Webcasts
AT&T blue room Offers Fans a Virtual Front-Row Seat to Some of Today's
Hottest Concerts Featuring Performances by John Mayer, The Black Crowes,
Seether and More
SAN ANTONIO, June 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- To build on the company's
reputation as a leader in webcasting exclusive music performances from
today's top artists and music festivals, AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) announced
today that the AT&T blue room (http://www.attblueroom.com) will once again
be home to the Live Nation Weekly Concert Series, June 5 - Nov. 28, 2008.
Beginning June 6, blue room will webcast the Live Nation Weekly Concert
Series across a variety of musical genres. The performance footage from
each webcast will be archived on the site for 30 days, with a new
performance added weekly through late November. Artists scheduled to appear
in June include:
-- June 6: John Mayer
-- June 13: Coheed & Cambria
-- June 20: Seether
-- June 27: The Black Crowes
Additional artists will be added to the series lineup throughout the
next several months. Stop by http://www.attblueroom.com/music frequently to
check the updated schedule.
"We are proud to consistently bring music fans the opportunity to
experience their favorite music where and when they want it," said Dan
York, head of Content and Programming, AT&T. "Through our continued
relationship with Live Nation, AT&T is able to take music fans front row to
some of the best concerts in the country's hottest venues without ever
having to leave the comforts of home."
Michael Abrams, President of Live Nation Studios, added: "Connecting
fans to their favorite artists in exciting new ways is integral to our
mission at Live Nation. By delivering our Live Nation Weekly Concert Series
to AT&T's millions of customers, Live Nation Studios extends the excitement
of the live concert experience way beyond the two hours of the actual show
and helps artists build their fan bases along the way."
Live Nation offers the most live concerts, music venues and festivals
in the world and the most comprehensive concert search engine on the Web.
This is the second consecutive year AT&T has webcast the Live Nation Weekly
Concert Series via the AT&T blue room.
The blue room is an online music and sports destination that has helped
fuel the sales of the company's core offerings -- high speed Internet,
wireless, voice and video -- while building an affinity for the AT&T brand
in the entertainment space. For the complete array of AT&T offerings, visit
http://www.att.com.
About AT&T
AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) is a premier communications holding company. Its
subsidiaries and affiliates, AT&T operating companies, are the providers of
AT&T services in the United States and around the world. Among their
offerings are the world's most advanced IP-based business communications
services and the nation's leading wireless, high speed Internet access and
voice services. In domestic markets, AT&T is known for the directory
publishing and advertising sales leadership of its Yellow Pages and
YELLOWPAGES.COM organizations, and the AT&T brand is licensed to innovators
in such fields as communications equipment. As part of its three-screen
integration strategy, AT&T is expanding its TV entertainment offerings. In
2008, AT&T again ranked No. 1 on Fortune magazine's World's Most Admired
Telecommunications Company list and No. 1 on America's Most Admired
Telecommunications Company list. Additional information about AT&T Inc. and
the products and services provided by AT&T subsidiaries and affiliates is
available at http://www.att.com.
(C) 2008 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved. AT&T, the
AT&T logo and all other marks contained herein are trademarks of AT&T
Intellectual Property and/or AT&T affiliated companies.
Note: This AT&T news release and other announcements are available as
part of an RSS feed at http://www.att.com/rss. For more information, please
review this announcement in the AT&T newsroom at
http://www.att.com/newsroom.
About Live Nation
Live Nation is the future of the music business. With the most live
concerts, music venues and festivals in the world and the most
comprehensive concert search engine on the web, Live Nation is
revolutionizing the music industry: onstage and online. Headquartered in
Los Angeles, California, Live Nation is listed on the New York Stock
Exchange, trading under the symbol "LYV." Additional information about the
company can be found at http://www.livenation.com under the "About Us"
section.
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Hottest Concerts Featuring Performances by John Mayer, The Black Crowes,
Seether and More
SAN ANTONIO, June 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- To build on the company's
reputation as a leader in webcasting exclusive music performances from
today's top artists and music festivals, AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) announced
today that the AT&T blue room (http://www.attblueroom.com) will once again
be home to the Live Nation Weekly Concert Series, June 5 - Nov. 28, 2008.
Beginning June 6, blue room will webcast the Live Nation Weekly Concert
Series across a variety of musical genres. The performance footage from
each webcast will be archived on the site for 30 days, with a new
performance added weekly through late November. Artists scheduled to appear
in June include:
-- June 6: John Mayer
-- June 13: Coheed & Cambria
-- June 20: Seether
-- June 27: The Black Crowes
Additional artists will be added to the series lineup throughout the
next several months. Stop by http://www.attblueroom.com/music frequently to
check the updated schedule.
"We are proud to consistently bring music fans the opportunity to
experience their favorite music where and when they want it," said Dan
York, head of Content and Programming, AT&T. "Through our continued
relationship with Live Nation, AT&T is able to take music fans front row to
some of the best concerts in the country's hottest venues without ever
having to leave the comforts of home."
Michael Abrams, President of Live Nation Studios, added: "Connecting
fans to their favorite artists in exciting new ways is integral to our
mission at Live Nation. By delivering our Live Nation Weekly Concert Series
to AT&T's millions of customers, Live Nation Studios extends the excitement
of the live concert experience way beyond the two hours of the actual show
and helps artists build their fan bases along the way."
Live Nation offers the most live concerts, music venues and festivals
in the world and the most comprehensive concert search engine on the Web.
This is the second consecutive year AT&T has webcast the Live Nation Weekly
Concert Series via the AT&T blue room.
The blue room is an online music and sports destination that has helped
fuel the sales of the company's core offerings -- high speed Internet,
wireless, voice and video -- while building an affinity for the AT&T brand
in the entertainment space. For the complete array of AT&T offerings, visit
http://www.att.com.
About AT&T
AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) is a premier communications holding company. Its
subsidiaries and affiliates, AT&T operating companies, are the providers of
AT&T services in the United States and around the world. Among their
offerings are the world's most advanced IP-based business communications
services and the nation's leading wireless, high speed Internet access and
voice services. In domestic markets, AT&T is known for the directory
publishing and advertising sales leadership of its Yellow Pages and
YELLOWPAGES.COM organizations, and the AT&T brand is licensed to innovators
in such fields as communications equipment. As part of its three-screen
integration strategy, AT&T is expanding its TV entertainment offerings. In
2008, AT&T again ranked No. 1 on Fortune magazine's World's Most Admired
Telecommunications Company list and No. 1 on America's Most Admired
Telecommunications Company list. Additional information about AT&T Inc. and
the products and services provided by AT&T subsidiaries and affiliates is
available at http://www.att.com.
(C) 2008 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved. AT&T, the
AT&T logo and all other marks contained herein are trademarks of AT&T
Intellectual Property and/or AT&T affiliated companies.
Note: This AT&T news release and other announcements are available as
part of an RSS feed at http://www.att.com/rss. For more information, please
review this announcement in the AT&T newsroom at
http://www.att.com/newsroom.
About Live Nation
Live Nation is the future of the music business. With the most live
concerts, music venues and festivals in the world and the most
comprehensive concert search engine on the web, Live Nation is
revolutionizing the music industry: onstage and online. Headquartered in
Los Angeles, California, Live Nation is listed on the New York Stock
Exchange, trading under the symbol "LYV." Additional information about the
company can be found at http://www.livenation.com under the "About Us"
section.
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Saturday 31 May 2008
Pete Wentz - Wentz Slams Mtv Bosses
Newlywed PETE WENTZ has taken time out of celebrating his nuptials to launch a scathing attack on music network MTV.
The Fall Out Boy bassist is "frustrated" by bosses at the channel because of the small amount of airtime actually dedicated to playing music.
The 28-year-old has even started a poll on his online blog, asking fans, "What's the number one thing you hate about MTV?"
And Wentz says, "I could only assume that you would be completely frustrated with the same things I am with MTV. It is a network called music television that does not play music videos. And when they do play videos, it is in 30 second clips on (show) TRL or underneath the credits of whatever reality show.
"The truth is whole videos should be played. Bands should play live. Premieres should be a big deal like they used to be, not just a snippet of a video. Artists should be able to let their imaginations go and know that people will be able to see what they have crafted. Artists should talk about their videos. we should and can make the music video important again."
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