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CFO Moves – week ending November 15, 2019
Posted on November 18, 2019 Written by Dergel CFO Admin Leave a Comment
CFO Moves this week include:
Banc of California, Inc. Ingram Micro Inc. Sema4
Moog Inc. SilverBow Resources, Inc. The Trade Desk
Munich Reinsurance America, Inc. National Health Investors, Inc. Regis Corporation
Weatherford International plc Vireo Health International, Inc. The J. M. Smucker Company
Sgsco Aflac Incorporated Donor Alliance
Rakuten Medical, Inc. Gevo, Inc. BenchPrep
EyePoint Pharmaceuticals, Inc. CytoDyn Inc. Pfenex, Inc.
CPI Aerostructures, Inc. Midland States Bancorp, Inc. Health Insurance Innovations, Inc.
NBT Bancorp Inc. EVO Payments, Inc. Suuchi Inc.
Podium Health Alliance Plan First Choice Bancorp
Workhorse Group Inc. Mesirow Financial
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Banc of California, Inc. [SANTA ANA, CA] (NYSE: BANC), the holding company for Banc of California, N.A., announced the appointment of Lynn M. Hopkins as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company and the Bank, effective December 9, 2019. Ms. Hopkins succeeds Executive Vice President and CFO John Bogler, who resigned from the Company effective November 13, 2019. Mike Smith, the Company's Chief Accounting Officer, has been appointed interim CFO until Ms. Hopkins joins the Company on December 9, 2019. Hopkins joins the Company from First Choice Bank, located in Cerritos, California. From 2002 to 2017, Hopkins served as Executive Vice President of PacWest Bancorp and Pacific Western Bank, the subsidiary bank of PacWest Bancorp, in a number of finance and corporate governance leadership roles. Hopkins served as Chief Accounting Officer of PacWest from 2014 to 2017, as Chief Financial Officer of Pacific Western Bank from 2002 to 2014, as Corporate Secretary from 2009 to 2014, and as a Director of Pacific Western Bank from 2002 to 2006. Earlier in her career, Ms. Hopkins held senior finance positions at California Community Bancshares and Western Bancorp. She began her career as a CPA with KPMG in Los Angeles and London.
Ingram Micro Inc. [IRVINE, CA] announced the promotion of Mike Zilis as Ingram Micro's next executive vice president and CFO, effective January 1, 2020. Zilis will succeed Gina Mastantuono, who is leaving to take the role of CFO for a US publicly traded company. Zilis currently serves as Ingram Micro executive vice president and group president of Asia Pacific. Prior to this role, he served as executive vice president and group president with oversight for the company's operations in Latin America, Eastern Europe, ASEAN and Hong Kong markets. Zilis also previously led the company's Latin American Technology Solutions business as executive vice president and president Latin America. Zilis joined Ingram Micro in 2006 as senior vice president and corporate controller. Prior to joining Ingram Micro, Zilis was vice president and corporate controller for Avnet, Inc.
Joel Sendek
Sema4 [STAMFORD, CT] announced the appointment of Joel Sendek as Chief Financial Officer. Previously, Sendek served as Chief Financial Officer at Spero Therapeutics for more than two years and held the same position at Forward Pharma the three years before that. He spent more than 15 years as a senior equity research analyst at Stifel Financial Corp. and Lazard. Prior to his career in equity research, Sendek worked as a Senior Director of Corporate Development at Progenics Pharmaceuticals and as an investment banking analyst at Goldman Sachs.
Moog Inc. [EAST AURORA, NY] (NYSE: MOG.A and MOG.B) announced that Donald R. Fishback, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, has announced his intention to retire as CFO effective January 2, 2020. He will continue to serve as a director on Moog's Board, a position he was first elected to in 2015. Moog's Directors elected Jennifer Walter Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective January 2, 2020. She currently holds the position of Vice President – Finance, and previously held the role of Corporate Controller and Principal Accounting Officer. She joined Moog in 2000 after working as a certified public accountant for KPMG.
SilverBow Resources, Inc. [HOUSTON] (NYSE: SBOW) announced the resignation of the Company's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, G. Gleeson Van Riet, effective November 11, 2019. Effective November 12, 2019, the Company appointed Christopher M. Abundis as Chief Financial Officer in addition to his existing duties at SilverBow. Accordingly, Mr. Abundis will now serve as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, General Counsel and Secretary of the Company. Abundis has served in progressive roles of responsibility at SilverBow after joining the Company in 2005, most recently as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary since March 2017. Through the course of his employment at SilverBow, he has served the Board of Directors as Secretary and managed the Company's Legal, Human Resources and Corporate Services departments. Prior to beginning his legal career, Abundis worked for KPMG LLP.
The Trade Desk [LOS ANGELES] (NASDAQ: TTD) announced the retirement of its Chief Financial Officer, Paul Ross, and the appointment of Blake Grayson to succeed him. Grayson joins The Trade Desk from Amazon.com, where he most recently was Vice President, Finance, for the International Consumer business, as well as worldwide finance teams for Automated Marketing, Kindle Content/Books and Global Payments. Over more than a decade at Amazon, he also led finance for the company's worldwide Marketplace business, and various finance functions for North America Consumer, Amazon Web Services and Global Payments. Prior to Amazon, he worked for Washington Mutual/JP Morgan Chase leading Payments finance and FP&A functions, and previously worked in the wireless and financial services industries.
Munich Reinsurance America, Inc. [PRINCETON, NJ] announced that Oliver Horbelt has been named Chief Financial Officer. Since 2015 Horbelt has served as head of Munich Reinsurance America's Capital Partners Americas business unit. Horbelt joined Munich Re in 2009 as a Senior Executive Manager responsible for the organization's global center of competence for retroactive reinsurance based in Munich, Germany. In the past, Horbelt has held a number of leadership roles including President and CEO of Centre Solutions, Principal at ILS Solutions, Managing Director at Swiss Re, and Analyst at Credit Suisse First Boston.
National Health Investors, Inc. [MURFREESBORO, TN] (NYSE: NHI) announced that it appointed John L. Spaid, its current Executive VP of Finance, as Chief Financial Officer. Spaid joined NHI in March 2016 with over 30 years of experience in private equity, real estate, finance and senior housing. Previously, Spaid was with Emeritus Senior Living as their Senior Vice President of Financial Planning and Analysis from 2012 to 2014. Prior to Emeritus, Spaid was an independent financial consultant from 2010 to 2011. He also served as the CFO of a regional assisted living and memory care provider in Redmond, Washington from 2008 to 2009.
Regis Corporation [MINNEAPOLIS] (NYSE: RGS) announced the appointment of Kersten D. Zupfer as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Zupfer will replace Andrew H. Lacko, who is leaving the Company for another opportunity. Zupfer has served in accounting and finance roles of increasing leadership at Regis for more than 12 years. Most recently, she served as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer since November 2017, prior to which she served as Vice President, Corporate Controller, Chief Accounting Officer since December 2014.
Weatherford International plc [HOUSTON] (OTC PINK: WFTIQ) announced that Christoph Bausch stepped down as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer to pursue other opportunities. Stuart Fraser, Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, will serve as the interim Chief Financial Officer until January 6, 2020, when the new Chief Financial Officer will begin. Fraser joined Weatherford in 2015 and has served in various senior financial roles including Vice President and Corporate Controller and Vice President of Finance and Purchasing, Sourcing and Logistics. Prior to joining Weatherford, he served a 19-year career with Schlumberger Ltd., where he held senior financial positions in global and regional capacities. Christian Garcia has been appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective January 6, 2020. Garcia recently served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Visteon Corporation, and served as a board member of Keane Group. Prior to these roles, he served as acting Chief Financial Officer of Halliburton, where he held a variety of leadership positions of increasing responsibility.
Vireo Health International, Inc. [MINNEAPOLIS] (CNSX: VREO; OTCQX: VREOF) announced that Shaun Nugent will be joining as Chief Financial Officer ("CFO") on December 2, 2019. Nugent has previously served as the CEO and CFO of several major private and public companies, including Life Time Fitness, AllOver Media, Champps Entertainment, and Sun Country Airlines. The Company's current CFO, Amber Shimpa, will be assuming a newly created role of Chief Administrative Officer. Ms. Shimpa will continue to serve on Vireo's Board of Directors and as a member of the Nominating and Governance Committee.
Tucker Marshall
The J. M. Smucker Company [ORRVILLE, Ohio] (NYSE: SJM) announced that Mark Belgya, Vice Chair and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), has communicated his decision to retire September 1, 2020. Following a comprehensive internal and external search, Tucker Marshall, Vice President, Finance, has been elected to succeed Belgya as CFO. Effective November 25, 2019, Marshall will become Senior Vice President and Deputy CFO and an elected Officer of the Company. He will succeed Belgya following the completion of the current fiscal year on May 1, 2020. Belgya will continue as Vice Chair until his retirement, ensuring a seamless transition. Marshall joined the Company in 2012 following a career in investment banking and private equity. During his tenure at Smucker, he has established a leadership role in the finance organization, with responsibility for corporate accounting and financial reporting, accounting shared services and technology solutions, internal audit and compliance, financial planning and analysis, and investor relations.
Sgsco [LOUISVILLE, KY] announced that the company has appointed Jim Bresingham as the new chief financial officer effective November 18, 2019. Steve Goertz will step down as chief financial officer to pursue other career interests. Bresingham joins sgsco from Truck Hero, Inc., where he was chief financial officer. Before joining Truck Hero, Jim was chief financial officer at Pampered Chef. Prior to Pampered Chef, Bresingham held a number of roles at Sirva Worldwide, Inc., including vice president of business development (mergers & acquisitions), chief accounting officer and ultimately chief financial officer.
Aflac Incorporated [COLUMBUS, GA] (NYSE: AFL) announced that Frederick J. Crawford, who currently serves as executive vice president and chief financial officer, will be promoted to president and chief operating officer of Aflac Incorporated. Max K. Brodén, who currently serves as senior vice president; deputy chief financial officer and treasurer of Aflac Incorporated, will be promoted to executive vice president and chief financial officer of Aflac Incorporated. These changes will become effective January 1, 2020. Brodén joined Aflac in 2017 as senior vice president and treasurer, bringing more than 15 years of experience and leadership managing global financial and insurance portfolios. Earlier this year, he was promoted to senior vice president; deputy chief financial officer and treasurer of Aflac Incorporated. Before joining Aflac, Brodén served as senior portfolio manager at Norges Bank, managing an equity portfolio of global financial and insurance stocks.
Donor Alliance [DENVER] announced Matt Lovetro as its new chief financial officer. Before joining Donor Alliance, Lovetro served as director of finance at United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) for 16 years. Prior to UNOS, he held positions in the hospitality and healthcare industries.
Rakuten Medical, Inc. [SAN MATEO, CA] appointed Brenton Keath as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Keath previously served as head of Finance for Rakuten Commerce. During his tenure at Rakuten USA, Inc., he also built and led the company's post-merger integration team as its VP of Mergers & Acquisitions Integration. Earlier in his career, Keath held M&A and financial positions at KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Gevo, Inc. [ENGLEWOOD, CO] (NASDAQ: GEVO) announced the appointment of Lynn Smull to the position of Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Smull is expected to start in this new role effective December 16, 2019. Prior to joining Gevo, Mr. Smull most recently served as Chief Financial Officer of One Energy Enterprises, LLC. Mr. Smull has thirty years of finance and commercial experience on corporate, investment banking, and private equity platforms including Calpine Corporation, Bank of America, Salomon Brothers, and Bechtel.
Varvara Alva
BenchPrep [CHICAGO] announced the appointment of Varvara Alva as its Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, Alva was the Vice President, Treasurer, Head of Investor Relations at Gogo and helped lead its IPO in 2013. Prior to Gogo, Alva played a significant role with eCollege.
EyePoint Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [WATERTOWN, MA] (NASDAQ: EYPT) announced the appointment of George O. Elston as Chief Financial Officer and Head of Corporate Development. Elston most recently served as Chief Financial Officer and Head of Corporate Development at Enzyvant Therapeutics. He previously was President and Chief Executive Officer at 2X Oncology, Inc. He has also held senior executive roles at Juniper Pharmaceuticals, Inc. KBI Biopharma and Optherion, Inc. Elston began his career in public accounting at PriceWaterhouseCoopers.
CytoDyn Inc. [VANCOUVER, WA] (OTC.QB: CYDY) announced the appointment of Craig S. Eastwood as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). He joined CytoDyn in April 2019, and previously served as its Vice President and Controller. Michael Mulholland, the Company's previous CFO, will remain at CytoDyn and will report to Eastwood in a newly created role of Senior Vice President of Finance. Prior to joining CytoDyn, Eastwood was a CFO for two publicly traded startup companies. He started his career as an auditor at Deloitte. His experience includes over three years at PPD, a formerly publicly traded global Contract Research Organization, where he served as Director of Accounting and later led the Investor Relations function.
Pfenex, Inc. [SAN DIEGO] Pfenex Inc. (NYSE American: PFNX) announced that Susan Knudson has resigned for personal reasons from her role as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, but will continue to support the company by providing transition services until February 1, 2020.
CPI Aerostructures, Inc. [EDGEWOOD, NY] (NYSE American: CVU) announced the appointment of Dan Azmon as Chief Financial Officer effective November 18, 2019, replacing Vincent Palazzolo, who has left the Company. Most recently, Azmon served as vice president, controller, and principal accounting officer of L3 Technologies, Inc. until the merger between L3 and Harris Corporation, now L3Harris Technologies, Inc. Before joining L-3 in 2000, Azmon held a number of financial management and financial reporting positions at ASARCO Incorporated and Salomon Brothers, Inc., and was a manager in the audit practice at Coopers & Lybrand LLP.
Midland States Bancorp, Inc. [EFFINGHAM, IL] (NASDAQ: MSBI) announced that Eric T. Lemke has been appointed Chief Financial Officer of the Company and Midland States Bank, its wholly-owned subsidiary. Lemke joined Midland in 2018 as Director of Assurance and Audit. Immediately prior to joining Midland he was the Chief Financial Officer of Metropolitan Capital Bancorp, Inc. and Metropolitan Capital Bank & Trust, located in Chicago, Illinois. Prior to that he was a partner in the Financial Services Practice of RSM US LLP, having first joined RSM in 1993.
Health Insurance Innovations, Inc. [TAMPA, FL] (NASDAQ: HIIQ) announced the planned transition from Michael Hershberger as Chief Financial Officer to Erik Helding. Hershberger will continue to be employed with HIIQ until December 31, 2019 to assist with the transition. Helding is now Chief Financial Officer. Helding was most recently the Chief Financial Officer at CNO Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: CNO). Prior to that, he served in various financial leadership positions at CNO. He joined CNO in 2004 as Director of Finance for Bankers Life and Colonial Penn. Prior to joining CNO, Mr. Helding held finance positions with GE Capital from 1999-2004.
NBT Bancorp Inc. [NORWICH, NY] (NBT) (NASDAQ: NBTB) announced that John V. Moran has been appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining NBT, he was Senior Vice President and Director of Corporate Development & Strategy for Old National Bancorp. He was previously employed by Macquarie Securities from 2010 to 2017 and, prior to that, by Cohen & Company and Ryan Beck & Co. Moran is succeeding Michael J. Chewens, who is retiring following a successful 25-year career with the company. Chewens will continue to be employed by NBT through March 31, 2020 and will assist with the transition.
EVO Payments, Inc. [ATLANTA] (NASDAQ: EVOP) announced that Tom Panther has been appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Panther joins EVO after working for over 19 years at SunTrust Banks, Inc. where he served in numerous leadership roles including Chief Accounting Officer, Corporate Controller, Director of Corporate Finance, and Head of Capital Planning & Analysis.
Suuchi Inc. [CARLSTADT, NEW JERSEY] announced the appointment of Mark Herman as the company's Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Most recently, Herman served as Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer & Secretary at Folio Dynamics Inc. Before that, Mr. Herman worked to scale companies across technology, product development, and SaaS software industries at companies such as Ringleader Digital Inc., mFormation Technologies, Inc., and PWC.
Rick Hasselman
Podium [LEHI, UT] announced the appointment of Rick Hasselman as Podium's first Chief Financial Officer. Hasselman most recently served as VP of Finance and Operations for Sumo Logic. Prior to Sumo Logic, he served in several roles at Google including leading large acquisitions and divestitures and working with CapitalG, Google's growth equity investment arm. Before Google, Hasselman was a director at PwC.
Laurie Doran
Health Alliance Plan [DETROIT] named Laurie Doran senior vice president and chief financial officer. During her career, she served as chief financial officer and chief customer officer of BMC HealthNet Plan. She also spent 12 years at Harvard Pilgrim Health Care in Massachusetts, where she led a variety of finance teams including medical economics, actuarial systems, reporting and analysis. Earlier in her career, she held positions at the Department of Veterans Affairs/ Veterans Health Administration, Group Health Incorporated, The Bristol Group, Inc. and Massachusetts General Hospital.
First Choice Bancorp [CERRITOS, CA] (Nasdaq Capital Markets: FCBP) announced that Lynn M. Hopkins, Chief Financial Officer, has resigned from the Company and First Choice Bank in order to accept a position with another financial institution based in California. The Company also announced that Diana Hanson, Chief Accounting Officer for the Company and First Choice Bank, has been promoted to interim Chief Financial Officer. Hanson has over 25 years of experience in corporate accounting for the financial services industry, including as the SVP/Director of Accounting Policy at Pacific Western Bank, and has served as First Choice's Chief Accounting Officer since 2019.
Workhorse Group Inc. [CINCINNATI] (NASDAQ: WKHS) announced that Paul Gaitan has stepped down from his position as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Company. In the interim Workhorse Controller Greg Ackerson has assumed operating responsibilities of the CFO on an interim basis.
Mesirow Financial [CHICAGO] announced that Natalie Brown has been named Chief Financial Officer. Natalie also serves on the firm's Board of Directors. Natalie joins Mesirow from Nuveen where she served as Managing Director, Head of Nuveen Advisory Services Finance. Prior, she worked at Kraft Foods and KPMG in accounting and finance roles.
Filed Under: CFO, CFO Search, CFO Search Report, Chief Financial Officer, Executive Search, Fired, Hired, NASDAQ, NYSE, Private Equity, Replaced, Resigned, Retained Search, Venture Capital, Vice President Finance Tagged With: Aflac Incorporated, Amber Shimpa, Andrew Lacko, ATLANTA, Banc of California, BenchPrep, Blake Grayson, Brenton Keath, California, Carlstadt, Cerritos, CHICAGO, Chris Abundis, Christian Garcia, Christoph Bausch, CINCINNATI, Colorado, COLUMBUS, Connecticut, CPI Aerostructures, Craig Eastwood, CytoDyn Inc., Dan Azmon, DENVER, DETROIT, Diana Hanson, Donald R. Fishback, Donor Alliance, East Aurora, Edgewood, EFFINGHAM, ENGLEWOOD, Eric Lemke, Erik Helding, EVO Payments, EyePoint Pharmaceuticals, First Choice Bancorp, Florida, Frederick J. Crawford, George O. Elston, GEORGIA, Gevo, Gina Mastantuono, Gleeson Van Riet, Greg Ackerson, Health Alliance Plan, Health Insurance Innovations, HOUSTON, Illinois, Inc., Ingram Micro Inc., IRVINE, Jennifer Walter, Jim Bresingham, Joel Sendek, John Bogler, John Moran, John Spaid, Kentucky, Kersten Zupfer, Laurie Doran, LEHI, LOS ANGELES, LOUISVILLE, Lynn M. Hopkins, Lynn Smull, Mark Belgya, Mark Herman, Massachusetts, Matt Lovetro, Max K. Brodén, Mesirow Financial, Michael Chewens, Michael Hershberger, Michael Mulholland, Michigan, Midland States Bancorp, Mike Smith, Mike Zilis, MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Moog Inc., Munich Reinsurance America, Murfreesboro, Natalie Brown, National Health Investors, NBT Bancorp Inc., New Jersey, NEW YORK, Norwich, Ohio, Oliver Horbelt, Orville, Paul Gaitan, Paul Ross, Pfenex, Podium, PRINCETON, Rakuten Medical, Regis Corporation, Rick Hasselman, SAN DIEGO, SAN MATEO, SANTA ANA, Sema4, Sgsco, Shaun Nugent, SilverBow Resources, STAMFORD, Steve Goertz, Stuart Fraser, Susan Knudson, Suuchi Inc., TAMPA, TENNESSEE, Texas, The J. M. Smucker Company, The Trade Desk, Tom Panther, Tucker Marshall, UTAH, VANCOUVER, Varvara Alva, Vireo Health International, Washington, WATERTOWN, Weatherford International plc, Workhorse Group Inc.
CFO Moves – week ending January 5, 2018
Posted on January 8, 2018 Written by Samuel Dergel Leave a Comment
Sprint Office Depot, Inc. Pier 1 Imports, Inc.
Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. Allstate Flexsteel Industries, Inc.
Drift Denovo Biopharma LLC Krystal Company
CONMED Corporation VICI Properties Inc. Imperva, Inc.
LogicBio Therapeutics, Inc. JAKKS Pacific, Inc. Avnet
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. Advent International The EnLink Midstream companies (EnLink), EnLink Midstream, LLC
TransDigm Group Incorporated Aduro Biotech, Inc. Nohla Therapeutics Inc
Coveris Counsyl nLIGHT, Inc
Tarveda Therapeutics, Inc. Rexahn Pharmaceuticals, Inc. EyeGate Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
ReWalk Robotics Ltd. Kunlun Group Limited Money Source Inc.
Crinetics Pharmaceuticals, Inc PDC Energy, Inc. Vera
Pfenex Inc. BioSig Technologies, Inc. Airborne Wireless Network
Innovari, Inc. INC Research/inVentiv Health
Michel Combes
Sprint [OVERLAND PARK, Kan.] (NYSE: S) appointed telecom and cable industry executive Michel Combes as President & Chief Financial Officer. Combes will also be appointed to Sprint's Board of Directors at a later date. He replaces previous Sprint Chief Financial Officer Tarek Robbiati will leave the company. Combes most recently served as CEO, and previously Chief Operating Officer, of Altice N.V. and advertising, and chairman and CEO of SFR Group. In 2013 he joined Alcatel-Lucent. From 2003 to 2006, Combes held various senior financial positions with France Telecom, including CFO and Senior Executive Vice President for Financial Rebalancing and Value Creation. Combes has also served as CEO of Vodafone Europe and chairman and CEO of TDF. Combes also served as an advisor to Brightstar.
Office Depot, Inc. [BOCA RATON, Fla.] (NASDAQ: ODP) announced the appointment of Joseph T. Lower as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Lower succeeds Stephen E. Hare, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, who is retiring after four years in the role. Lower most recently served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at B/E Aerospace, Inc. Prior to joining B/E Aerospace, Inc. in 2014, Lower was Vice President of Business Development and Strategy for The Boeing Company, where he spent 12 years. Among other finance positions, Lower spent six years with Credit Suisse in various investment banking roles including positions in mergers and acquisitions, and corporate finance.
Pier 1 Imports, Inc. [FORT WORTH, Texas] (NYSE: PIR) announced the appointment of Nancy Walsh as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. She replaces Darla D. Ramirez, who will step down as Interim Chief Financial Officer, and will continue to serve as the Company's Principal Accounting Officer and Vice President – Controller of the Company's operating subsidiaries. Ms. Walsh joins Pier 1 Imports from The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. where she served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since 2015. Previously, Ms. Walsh spent 14 years in the finance organization at Tapestry, Inc. She began her tenure with Coach as Chief Financial Officer of the Worldwide Wholesale Division and held positions of increasing responsibility until being named Senior Vice President, Finance, a role she held for six years. Earlier in her career, Ms. Walsh held positions in Finance and Treasury with Viacom, Inc. and Timberland Company.
Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. [YORK, Pa.] (OTCQX: BONT) announced the appointment of Michael Culhane to the position of Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of the Company. He succeeds Nancy Walsh, who is leaving the Company to take a position at another company. Mr. Culhane held several roles at retail companies throughout his career, including as Chief Financial Officer. He was most recently President and Co-founder of TMAG, Inc., providing CFO consulting services. Prior to TMAG, Inc., he served as Chief Financial Officer at Hudson's Bay Company and has also held various executive roles with Lord & Taylor and May Department Store Group.
Allstate [NORTHBROOK, Ill.] (NYSE: ALL) announced the promotion of Mario Rizzo to Chief Financial Officer. Rizzo has served as Chief Financial Officer of Allstate Personal Lines as well as corporate Treasurer.
Flexsteel Industries, Inc. [DUBUQUE, Iowa] (NASDAQ: FLXS) announced that Timothy E. Hall, Chief Financial Officer, will be retiring from Flexsteel Industries, Inc. after 23 years of service. Marcus D. Hamilton will join Flexsteel and assume the role of Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Hamilton most recently served as the Global Vice President – Finance for Valspar Paints. He brings over 20 years of experience from his previous roles at Ames True Temper and a decade at Stanley Black & Decker.
Drift [BOSTON] announced that Jim Kelliher has joined as the company's first Chief Financial Officer. Prior to Drift, Jim served as the CFO of Actifio, which he joined in January 2015. Prior to Actifio, Jim served as the CFO of LogMeIn from 2006 to 2015. Jim serves on the Board of Directors of Adaptive Insights, and previously served on the Board of Fleetmatics Group PLC.
Denovo Biopharma LLC [SAN DIEGO] announced that Michael F. Haller has joined the company in the role of Chief Financial Officer. Dr. Haller was most recently Chief Business Officer at Peloton Therapeutics. Prior to Peloton, Dr. Haller held various positions at Ligand, Anaphore, and Halozyme. Before Halozyme, Dr. Haller was a McKinsey & Company management consultant.
Berry Epley
Krystal Company [ATLANTA] announced the appointment of a new Chief Financial Officer, Berry L. Epley. Prior to coming to Krystal, Epley served as the Chief Accounting Officer for Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. Other career highlights include more than a dozen years with The Pantry, Inc. In his early career, Epley worked with PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP.
CONMED Corporation [UTICA, N.Y.] (NASDAQ: CNMD) announced that it has appointed Todd W. Garner as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. He replaces Luke A. Pomilio, previous CFO for the past 3 years. Mr. Garner brings over two decades of senior finance and investor relations experience to CONMED, including 15 years at C. R. Bard, Inc. (Bard), where he most recently served as Vice President, Investor Relations. Prior to that, he was Vice President, Controller (Division CFO) of Bard's Medical Division, Director of the company's Corporate Financial Reporting, and Controller for the company's Reynosa Operations. Prior to joining Bard, he served as Controller and Acting CFO at Echopass Corporation (currently Genesys) and Value Planning Manager at Futura Industries Corporation.
VICI Properties Inc. [LAS VEGAS] (OTC: VICI) announced that David Kieske is now serving as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. He replaces Mary Beth Higgins, who will continue to consult to ensure a seamless transition.
Imperva, Inc. [REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.] (NASDAQ: IMPV) announced the appointment of Mike Burns as the company's chief financial officer. Mr. Burns most recently served as chief financial officer of Gigamon. Prior to that, he served as chief financial officer of Volterra Semiconductor for six years. Earlier in his career, Mr. Burns held several senior finance roles at Intel Corporation, including finance director of Intel Capital.
LogicBio Therapeutics, Inc. [CAMBRIDGE, Mass.] announced Matthias Jaffe as its new CFO. Jaffe has served as CFO for Constellation Pharmaceuticals, Zafgen, Pervasis Therapeutics and Alantos Pharmaceuticals. Previously he worked consulting at Earlybird Venture Capital and the Boston Consulting Group respectively.
JAKKS Pacific, Inc. [SANTA MONICA, Calif.] (NASDAQ: JAKK) announced that Joel M. Bennett, the Company's Chief Financial Officer, will be stepping down from his position at the Company.
Tom Liguori
Avnet [PHOENIX] (NYSE: AVT) announced that Tom Liguori has been named chief financial officer (CFO). He replaces Ken Jacobson, Avnet's controller, who has been the interim CFO since August. Liguori comes to Avnet from Advanced Energy Industries, Inc., where he has served as CFO for the past two and half years. He also previously served as executive vice president and chief financial officer of MFLEX.
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. [FORT COLLINS, Colo.] (NASDAQ: AEIS) announced that Tom Liguori , Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, is resigning to pursue another opportunity. Tom McGimpsey, currently Executive Vice President and General Counsel, will assume the additional role of CFO on an interim basis. Mr. McGimpsey has been with Advanced Energy for 8 years and has worked closely with Mr. Liguori.
Advent International [Boston & Bolingbrook, Ill.] announced that Samuel Allen ("Al") Hamood has been appointed Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Hamood most recently served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Change HealthCare Corporation. Prior to his role at Change HealthCare, Mr. Hamood served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the TransUnion Corporation. Before those positions, he was a Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer for the U.S. Region of Hewlett Packard, and held the positions of Vice President of Investor Relations and Senior Director of Corporate Strategy and Planning. Mr. Hamood also spent seven years with the Walt Disney Company in progressing finance and strategy leadership roles. He began his career with Deloitte and Touche.
EnLink Midstream companies (EnLink), EnLink Midstream, LLC (NYSE: ENLC), the General Partner, and EnLink Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE: ENLK), the Master Limited Partnership [DALLAS] announced that EnLink's Boards of Directors have appointed Eric D. Batchelder to Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Batchelder was most recently Managing Director, Energy Investment Banking at RBC Capital Markets, where he served for five years. Prior to RBC, Batchelder spent 10 years at Goldman Sachs & Co. Prior to Goldman Sachs, he spent seven years at Arthur Andersen LLP and is a certified public accountant
TransDigm Group Incorporated [CLEVELAND] (NYSE: TDG) announced that James Skulina, an Executive Vice President of the Company, has been appointed Interim Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Skulina replaces Terrance Paradie, who resigned for personal reasons.
Aduro Biotech, Inc. [BERKELEY, Calif.] (NASDAQ: ADRO) announced that Jennifer Lew has been promoted to chief financial officer. Ms. Lew previously served as the company's senior vice president of finance. She replaces Gregory W. Schafer, who is stepping down from his position as chief operating officer. Jennifer Lew joined Aduro in October 2013 and has served as our Senior Vice President of Finance since January 2015. Prior to joining Aduro, from 2004 to 2013, Ms. Lew held various positions of increasing responsibility at Dynavax Technologies, culminating as Vice President of Finance and Principal Accounting Officer. Earlier in her career Ms. Lew served as Assistant Controller and Director of Finance at QRS Corporation, and was a member of the audit practice at Ernst & Young.
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1. Should the district continue to keep resident students who are placed in a residential care center on their general education enrollment list?
Enrollment is a factor reflected in the computation of state equalization aid as "membership." Membership is the number of students that can be counted for equalization aid. The purpose of state equalization aid is to equalize the tax burden on property owners across the state. The equalization formula operates under the principle of equal tax rate for equal pupil expenditures. Another factor used in the computation of state equalization aid for school districts is "shared cost." School districts report membership and shared cost to the Department of Public Instruction (DPI). Shared cost refers to school district expenditures to educate its membership.
Most RCC residents placed by a county or state agency attend the RCC's education program. They are not enrolled in school districts to attend classes. As prescribed by statute, the RCC-related education costs of children placed by counties and state agencies are borne by the placing agencies, not by school districts. Therefore, such children may not be included in membership used to compute school district state equalization aid. However, if a RCC resident is enrolled to attend class in the local school district, the local school district may claim state tuition categorical aid under s.121.79, Wis. Stats.
2. Should the district continue to keep resident students who are placed in a residential care center on their December 1 count?
The responsible local educational agency (LEA), defined at s.115.81(1)(b), Wis. Stats., must report their RCC resident children with disabilities in the December 1 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) child count. The responsible LEA has a duty to ensure the child is provided free appropriate public education (FAPE). Generally, the responsible LEA for a student with a disability placed by a county or state agency in a RCC is the school district responsible for FAPE prior to the child's placement in the RCC. However, if the child was placed in a RCC from a state-operated facility (Department of Corrections or Department of Health and Family Services), the school district where the RCC is located is the responsible LEA.
3. Should the district continue to follow the student through their IEP process while in the RCC?
ensure each student receives a free appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment. The county or state agency funding the child's RCC placement is responsible to pay for the RCC-related education costs.
4. How should the placement be written?
When a county or state agency places a child in a RCC for treatment, the student's IEP team must determine the child's educational placement. The LEA's placement notice should document the child has been placed in the RCC by the county or state agency for treatment. When determining the student's educational placement in the least restrictive environment, the IEP team must consider the student's treatment and security needs. If the IEP team determines the child may be appropriately educated off the grounds of the RCC, the responsible LEA must contact a school district to arrange for an educational placement.
When the school district is contacted by the child's responsible LEA, the district must assign staff to determine whether the child can appropriately receive required special education services in its schools. If they determine the child can appropriately receive special education services in their schools, the school district must provide the services and may be eligible for state tuition categorical aid. If the assigned staff determines the child cannot appropriately receive special education services in their schools, the LEA must keep a written record of the reasons. A dispute about the educational placement of a child will be resolved by the Department of Public Instruction (DPI).
5. A parent moves into a district and wants to enroll their (sic) child into the district, but the child currently lives in a RCC, and is anticipated to transition back into school. Must the district enroll the child when the parents register the child so the district can start working with the RCC on IEP and transition goals, or does the child need to physically return to the district before they can register?
6. Is the district allowed to not register this student as a new student?
If parents move from one LEA to another while their child resides in a RCC, the child's responsible LEA does not change. Generally, the responsible LEA for a student with a disability placed by a county or state agency in a RCC is the school district responsible for FAPE prior to the child's placement in the RCC. See question 2 above. Before a child with a disability leaves the RCC, the responsible LEA must assign an IEP team to develop a reintegration plan for the child in cooperation with the county and RCC staff. If upon leaving the RCC, the student will not be residing in the responsible LEA, the responsible LEA should include a representative of the school district where the child will reside in the development of the student's reintegration plan.
When the student moves out of the RCC into the new school district, the new school district becomes the student's LEA and responsible for the provision of FAPE. The district must follow the process for transfer students required in s.PI 11.07, Wis. Admin. Code, and discussed in Information Update Bulletin 00.10, Transfer Pupils with Disabilities. Also, note changes in procedures for transfer students are discussed in a May 2005 memorandum from Carolyn Stanford Taylor, IDEA 2004: Significant Changes in Special Education Law Effective July 1, 2005.
7. Is there any difference in procedure or enrollment count when the student is a student with a disability or without, since students without disabilities are sometimes placed in similar situations?
When a county or state agency informs the school district it will place a student who is not a child with a disability in a RCC, the school district must review the child's education records, develop a status report, and send a copy to the county or state agency within 30 days after the school district is informed of the impending placement. If there is reasonable cause to believe the student is a child with a disability, the school district must appoint an IEP team to evaluate the student. The IEP team may include appropriately licensed staff of the RCC, if available. If the student is found to be a child with a disability, the school district must develop an IEP and educational placement in consultation with the county or state agency. Also, when a child who is not a child with a disability is leaving a RCC, the responsible school district assigns staff, not an IEP team, to participate with RCC staff and county staff in developing a reintegration plan.
There are no differences between a child with a disability and a child with no disability in a RCC with regard to including the student in equalization aid membership. See the answer to question 1 above.
1. Should the district continue to keep resident students who are placed in day treatment on their general education enrollment list?
If a student receiving mental health day treatment services is enrolled to attend school district classes, the district may include the student in its equalization aid membership. In some instances, school districts do not provide the education for such students but have only incidental costs, e.g., monthly consultation with day treatment personnel, providing textbooks, assigning credits, attending IEP team meetings, or providing related services. Generally, such activities are insufficient to justify inclusion of these students in equalization aid membership.
2. Should the district continue to keep resident students who are placed in day treatment on their Dec. 1 count?
Resident children with disabilities who receive mental health day treatment services must be reported by their LEAs to DPI for the December 1 IDEA child count.
3. Should the district continue to follow the student through their (sic) IEP process while in the day treatment?
Generally, when a student is placed for mental health day treatment services, the school district in which the student resides is responsible for ensuring the child is provided FAPE. However, if a child with a disability receiving day treatment services has been placed by parents in an education program meeting the definition of a private school, the IDEA requirements relating to parentally-placed private school students apply. Also, if a child with a disability receiving day treatment services is enrolled in a home-based private education program, the child no longer has an individual entitlement to FAPE and IDEA provisions relating to parentally-placed private school students do not apply.
When a child is entitled to FAPE, the LEA must ensure the child has a current IEP. Special education services must be provided consistent with the IEP by qualified staff, at no cost to parents, and under public supervision and direction. The school district and the mental health day treatment program should coordinate the child's education and treatment. The district should conduct an IEP team meeting to review and revise the child's IEP when needed to ensure coordination of education and treatment.
The student's IEP team must determine the child's educational placement in the least restrictive environment, taking into consideration the child's treatment and security needs. The LEA's placement notice should document the child was placed for mental health day treatment services by the parents or an agency. Prior to the IEP team meeting, the district should consult mental health day treatment personnel about the child's treatment and security needs. It is recommended a representative of the mental health day treatment program be included in the IEP team meeting, after obtaining the parent's consent to share information from school records with such personnel.
5. A parent moves into a district and wants to enroll their (sic) child into the district, but the child currently attends day treatment. The child lives at home, which is in the district, and is anticipated to transition back into school. Must the district enroll the child when the parents register the child so the district can start working with the day treatment on IEP and transition goals, or does the child need to physically return to the district before they can register?
Generally, when a child with a disability receiving mental health day treatment services moves into a new school district, the child is a transfer student to the school district. The new school district becomes the student's LEA and responsible for the provision of FAPE. The district must follow the process for transfer students required in s. PI 11.07, Wis. Admin. Code, and discussed in Information Update Bulletin 00.10, Transfer Pupils with Disabilities. Also, note changes in procedures for transfer students are discussed in a May 2005 memorandum from Carolyn Stanford Taylor, IDEA 2004: Significant Changes in Special Education Law Effective July 1, 2005.
There are no differences with regard to state equalization aid membership (enrollment). See the answer to question 1 above that discusses students who receive mental health day treatment services.


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In the Gospel we see the Saviour had come. The paralysed man believed Jesus could make him walk. The first thing Jesus did was to say to him, "Your sins are forgiven." Jesus was able to appraise the man's whole condition, both physical and spiritual. He knew this man first needed inner healing. Once he had been healed of the damaging effects of sin, he could then be cured of his physical infirmity.
Nowadays we are beginning to understand better the connection between health of mind and health of body. Doctors will tell you that many of their patients are suffering from ailments caused by anxiety or stress. If they could spend some time talking to God about their problems, and letting Him heal their souls, they would find relief from their symptoms. Even those with more serious illnesses are better able to cope if they have inner peace.
Experience tells us this is true. If we have done something wrong, or harmed someone, we feel guilty and find it difficult to sleep at night. But if we first make our peace with God by telling Him we are sorry, with the promise to make our peace with the one we have hurt, we know a weight will be lifted off our mind and we will enjoy a good night's sleep. It is the guilt we carry that has made us sleepless.
In preparation for Christmas let us make sure we go to Confession for there is no greater comfort on Earth than to hear Jesus say, "Your sins are forgiven."
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Mater Amabilis™
A Charlotte Mason Style Curriculum for Catholics
Prep Level
High School – Levels 5 & 6
Introduction to British History
LEVELS 1 AND 2
This study is intended as an introduction to British history for British students at Level 1 or 2 and for American students at Level 2. There are both three year and two year options, with a choice of a faster or lighter pace:
British Students
Level 1 – Three Year Option————–British History to 1901
Level 2 – Two Year Option—————-British History to 1901
American Students
Level 2 – Two Year "Light" Option——-British History to 1601 (Background to American History)
(Use first two years only of the three year course)
The course uses a substantial narrative history book by H.E.Marshall as the key text, together with supplementary Catholic history material. If this is all you manage to read, your child will still have a good grounding in the history of Britain, though ideally you should also try to read at least one of the recommended reading books each term. For those who enjoy history and have time to include more, we have included suggestions for further reading arranged by period and level.
Use our lesson plans show you how the two main texts fit together.
Key Texts
Our Island Story by H.E.Marshall
Our Lady's Dowry by Kathryn Faulkner
Recommended Reference Book: Kingfisher Children's Encyclopedia of British History – useful for pictures, timelines and general reference.
Optional Further Reading Britannia by Geraldine McCaughrean – one hundred short stories from British history. Colorful illustrations.
Two other good older books that are now unfortunately out of print:
People in History by R.J.Unstead – forty-six short biographies of notable figures from British history. (Out of print)
Note: This book was originally published in four separate volumes. If buying a used copy, check whether it is the full version or one of the small volumes. The number of pages is a good indicator – my full copy has 512 pages.
The Fearless Treasure by Noel Streatfeild – social history, told through the eyes of children. (Out of print)
See further reading for list of books arranged by period and level.
See this page for chapters from both books listed in reading order
See the Teachers' notes for Our Island Story
Note: Younger Children
Good historical fiction is rarely written for young children and most of the recommended reading is more suitable for older children (age 8+). If you are using this course with a 6 or 7 year old you may prefer to skip the recommended reading books, and choose from the optional books for Level 1 instead.
THREE YEAR OPTION
Term 1: (55BC-597AD)
Our Island Story Ch.1 to 13 (Roman Conquest to King Arthur)
Our Lady's Dowry Ch.1 to 4 (Glastonbury to St. Columba)
Recommended Reading: The Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff – first of a classic trilogy set in Roman Britain
or And God Blessed the Irish by Chris Driscoll – story of St.Patrick told for younger children.
Term 2: (597-1066)
Our Island Story Ch.14 to 24 (Conversion of England to Battle of Hastings)
Our Lady's Dowry Ch.5 to 12 (St. Columba to St. Edward the Confessor)
Recommended Reading:Augustine Came to Kent by Barbara Willard – the story of an Anglo-Saxon boy brought up in Rome, who travels to England with his father as part of St. Augustine's mission to convert the Anglo-Saxons.
or Beorn the Proud by Madeleine Polland – a 12 year old Irish girl sees her village destroyed by Viking raiders and is taken captive by Beorn, a Viking boy. A strong Christian theme, as the girl is determined not to abandon her Christian faith and tries to teach the young Viking that humility can be better than pride. Top quality historical fiction for children.
Term 3: (1066-1216)
Our Island Story Ch.25 to 36 (William the Conqueror to Magna Carta)
Our Lady's Dowry Ch.13 to 18 (Norman bishops to Stephen Langton)
Recommended Reading: The Hidden Treasure of Glaston by Eleanor Jewett (Bethlehem Books) – a crippled boy is left at Glastonbury Abbey during the reign of Henry II.
or If All The Swords in England by Barbara Willard (Bethlehem Books) – twin boys find themselves separated, one in the service of King Henry II and the other a clerk in the entourage of the future saint Thomas Becket
Our Island Story Ch.37-48 (Henry III to Edward III)
Our Lady's Dowry (Monks, Friars, Churches and Cathedrals)
Recommended Reading: Castle Diary: the Journal of Tobias Burgess, Page by R. Platt and C. Riddell – illustrated account of the life of a young page in a medieval castle. Fun!
Our Island Story Ch.49-61 (Richard II to Henry VII)
Our Lady's Dowry (Mystics, Mystery Plays and Pilgrimages)
Recommended Reading: The Woolpack [US title: The Merchant's Mark] by Cynthia Harnett – two children uncover a plot to ruin the boy's father, a wool merchant. Gives a very detailed and accurate picture of the late medieval wool trade. The story includes childhood betrothal.
Our Island Story Ch.62-73 (Tudors)
Our Lady's Dowry (English Reformation)
Recommended Reading: Cue for Treason by Geoffrey Trease – two runaway children fall in with a group of strolling players. An adventure story involving Shakespeare and a plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth.
Our Island Story Ch.74-86 (Stuarts)
Our Lady's Dowry (Gunpowder Plot; Penal Times)
Recommended Reading: The Children of the New Forest by Captain Maryatt – classic 19th century fiction about a family of children forced to fend for themselves during the English Civil War.
Our Island Story Ch.87-98 (William III to George III)
Our Lady's Dowry (Catholic Survival and Emancipation)
Our Island Story Ch.99-110 (George IV to Victoria)
Our Lady's Dowry (Oxford Movement, Restoration of Hierarchy and Growth)
TWO YEAR OPTION
Our Island Story Ch.1 to 17 (Roman Conquest to King Alfred)
Our Lady's Dowry Ch.1 to 9 (Glastonbury to Masterpieces of the North)
Chapters from both books listed in reading order
Teachers' notes for Our Island Story.
or Augustine Came to Kent by Barbara Willard – the story of an Anglo-Saxon boy brought up in Rome, who travels to England with his father as part of St. Augustine's mission to convert the Anglo-Saxons.
Our Island Story Ch.18 to 36 (Aethelred to King John)
Catholic History Ch.10 to 18 (The New Monks to Stephen Langton)
Recommended Reading: Beorn the Proud by Madeleine Polland – a 12 year old Irish girl sees her village destroyed by Viking raiders and is taken captive by Beorn, a Viking boy. A strong Christian theme, as the girl is determined not to abandon her Christian faith and tries to teach the young Viking that humility can be better than pride. Top quality historical fiction for children.
or The Hidden Treasure of Glaston by Eleanor Jewett (Bethlehem Books) – a crippled boy is left at Glastonbury Abbey during the reign of Henry II.
or If All The Swords in England by Barbara Willard (Bethlehem Books) -" twin boys find themselves separated, one in the service of King Henry II and the other a clerk in the entourage of the future saint Thomas Becket
Our Island Story Ch.37 to 55 (King John to King Henry VI)
Our Lady's Dowry (Monks, Friars, Cathedrals, Pilgrimages)
Recommended Reading: Castle Diary: the Journal of Tobias Burgess, Page by R.Platt and C.Riddell – illustrated account of the life of a young page in a medieval castle. Fun!
Our Island Story Ch.56-73 (Edward IV to Elizabeth)
Recommended Reading: The Woolpack [US title: The Merchant's Mark] by Cynthia Harnett – two children uncover a plot to ruin the boy's father, a wool merchant. Gives a very detailed and accurate picture of the late medieval wool trade. The story includes childhood betrothal. (Only in print in the UK)
or Cue for Treason by Geoffrey Trease – two runaway children fall in with a group of strolling players. An adventure story involving Shakespeare and a plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth. (Only in print in the UK)
Our Island Story Ch.73-94 (James I to George II)
Our Lady's Dowry (Saints, Martyrs and Plots)
Our Island Story Ch.95-110 (George III to Victoria)
Our Lady's Dowry (Emancipation and Restoration)
Recommended Reading: Sun Faster, Sun Slower by Meriol Trevor – aspects of the Catholic history of England seen through the eyes of two children who find themselves slipping back into the past and witnessing events involving previous generations of their family.
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Amanda Cohen Shares Her Secret to the Perfect Veggie Burger
By Devorah Lev-Tov
Bar Lekka's Veggie BurgerPhoto: Courtesy of Heidi's Bridge
Two years ago, when Andrea Kerzner—founder of the nonprofit Lalela, and daughter of South African super-hotelier Sol Kerzner—discovered how the meat industry was fueling climate change, she decided to open a casual plant-based restaurant that focused on the ultimate comfort food: burgers. She set out to find the best chef for the job, interviewing several candidates before finding Amanda Cohen, the executive chef and owner of Dirt Candy, an award-winning vegetarian restaurant that has been in New York City since 2008.
"I met with Amanda and literally there and then I could see her passion for food," says Kerzner. "Within 24 hours, she agreed to work with me."
The two set about creating Lekka (Afrikaans slang for "delicious"), an all-vegan restaurant that opens November 19th in Tribeca. The restaurant's signature dish is a vegan burger, served five different ways.
For Cohen, creating a plant-based burger required overcoming some of her own prejudices. "We haven't had a burger ever on the menu at Dirt Candy. And I had been against it, to be brutally honest," says Cohen. "I guess I was really against all these vegan burger places because, well, it's not really advancing the dialogue of food. They're just all making the same thing over and over again. But then I realized that I was just being snotty, and actually everybody wants to eat a really good burger. And that there was a way to advance the dialogue of food, which was by making a better burger."
Inside LekkaPhoto: Courtesy of Heidi's Bridge
But with the recent popularity of the Impossible Burger and Beyond Burger, as well as the expansion of vegetarian spots like By Chloe, does the world really need another veggie burger?
In a word, yes.
"Why do omnivores get to have burger places all over the country?" counters Cohen. "There are tons of regular burger places and people keep coming up with new regular burger places and people keep adding regular burgers to the market. There's certainly room for lots more plant-based foods on the market. And we think we have a really different product."
Cohen doesn't hold back on her opinions of the current veggie burgers on the market. "My experience of eating of veggie burgers has always been that if they're soy based, then they hold together but they're really chewy and they don't have a great flavor. And if they're like bean and mushroom based or whatever else, they're really squishy. You end up with a pile of mush on a bun," she says.
Cohen insists her burger is better, and she might be right. In a recent tasting, Lekka's burger was tender yet firm, juicy, and, perhaps most importantly, it had the taste of real flame-grilled goodness. This comes from actually grilling the patties, something a lot of plant-based burgers can't stand up to. "Because we can grill it, we don't have to rely on a lot of other flavors," Cohen points out.
So what exactly is in her plant-based, chemical-free burger? While Cohen won't go into too much detail, she shares that there are about 14 easy-to-get ingredients, including salt, oil, flour, cannellini beans, chili peppers, and portobello mushrooms. The real secret, though, comes with the technique, something she learned during a workshop with Chinese food scholars where they tested Song dynasty recipes that dated back 900 years. There, she discovered yuguanfei, an ancient fake meat made with fried dough and red yeast rice, which provides the meat-like color.
"When it came out of the pot, I was like A, this is delicious. B, this is 900 years old, and C, I'm using this one day," recalls Cohen.
Cohen's burger patty appears in five sandwiches, all of which are served on a housemade vegan Japanese-style milk bun. The basic Lekka Burger comes topped with ketchup, mustard, veganaise, lettuce, tomato, onion, and pickles. Other variations include a "cheeseburger" (with vegan cheese) and veggie burgers topped with African chili pepper sauce or guacamole. In addition to the requisite side of fries (crinkly-cut in this case), Cohen also has salads and vegan milkshakes on the menu.
Because the whole point of the venture was to help the environment, Lekka plans to donate all the profits from the merchandise sold in the store—which includes handbags made from recycled bottles in South Africa—to the local nonprofit Grow NYC, which run various environmental programs in the city.
Here's to a better veggie burger, and to being more sustainable in the process.


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Q: Using WebRequest(C#) to send data and file I want to send data and a file using WebRequest.
byte[] fileStream = File.ReadAllBytes(path);

ServicePointManager.ServerCertificateValidationCallback = new RemoteCertificateValidationCallback(delegate { return true; });

WebRequest request = WebRequest.Create(url);

request.ContentType = "application/json";
request.Method = "POST";
request.Credentials = new NetworkCredential("name", "pw");

Stream dataStream = request.GetRequestStream();
dataStream.Write(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(data), 0, Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(data).Length);
//dataStream.Write(fileStream, 0, fileStream.Length);

dataStream.Write(fileStream, 0, fileStream.Length); //CAUSES A CRASH
dataStream.Close();
WebResponse response = request.GetResponse();

I don't know why it fails, if I include the "dataStream.Write(fileStream, 0, fileStream.Length);" line the server fails to accept my stream, saying there was an internal error.
I have an working CURL command showing me the data the Server wants.
curl -k -X POST -u name:pw -H "Content-type: application/json"
-H 'Accept:application/json''url'
-d'{parameters}'
--data-binary @file.wav

In case I exclude the mentioned line, the command works as expected, telling me that there was no input file. So I think there might be something wrong about the file.wav

A: That code will write some JSON-formatted data, immediately followed by the raw bytes of file.wav. That is most likely not what the receiving server is expecting. Typically if you want to send a file and data at the same time you would use a MIME multipart encoding. It is possible that curl is doing that for you automatically. It would be good to confirm that hypothesis by hooking up a debugging proxy such as Fiddler, and watching what curl is actually sending. Then try to emulate that in C#.
If you do need to send a multipart messages, then it would be helpful to know which version of the .NET framework you are using. There are easier ways to do it in some of the newer versions.

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It comes as something of a surprise to find that the newest branch of Truxton's American Bistro in Torrance is only the third Truxton's to open.
Truxton's is such an appealing, user-friendly, reasonably priced, cocktail-driven, good-for-the-entire-family American restaurant and has been since the first Truxton's opened on, yes, Truxton Avenue in Westchester more than a decade ago. It feels that, by now, there should be branches of Truxton's all over town, spreading the joy like smart concepts California Pizza Kitchen and Houston's did.
But Truxton's has had a cautious rollout, testing the waters before moving from its first incarnation in restaurant-hungry Westchester (adjacent to a giant parking lot), to a smaller Truxton's on Santa Monica Boulevard, far enough from the madness of the Third Street Promenade to be first and foremost a neighborhood restaurant (very much a Truxton's signature), to this latest branch in the space that was, for many years, the much-loved Restaurant Christine, inside the Hillside Village Shopping Center, which has always felt more like an adjunct of Palos Verdes than a Torrance shopping mall.
Once again, Truxton's has moved into a space a bit off the local restaurant clutter, far enough from Del Amo and Pacific Coast Highway to stand by itself, sharing the center with Primo Italia and Misto Caffe. And for those of us who went to Christine over the years, it may be a bit hard to find evidence of all those years, for Truxton's has opened up the space a lot, with a large dining patio in the front that just cries out for mimosas at Sunday brunch.
But let's get back to my surprise that there aren't more branches of Truxton's. In a culinary world of edgy and quirky and forward uber alles, though Truxton's menu isn't exactly retro, it is proudly traditional. They may offer hand-rolled brisket taquitos and an ahi tuna and avocado tower, but they're outliers among the firecracker chicken skewers, the hot pastrami and Swiss sandwich, the grilled fish tacos, and the rotisserie chicken with a choice of four sauces, and french fries. There are wraps too. Truxton's makes everyone happy.
If there's a problem, it's that there's an excess of riches here. You can spend a long time — a long time! — staring at the menu trying to figure out what it is that you want to eat. Usually, I use a sort of reductive logic, eliminating much of a menu from the get-go. (I can't remember the last time I had a breaded veal cutlet!) But in this case, that elimination still leaves me so much that's good.
There's so much that appeals on this menu, from the Bistro Sliders, wonderful hamburgers that are really too big to be called sliders; they're bigger than the burgers at a lot of burger places — and better by far. Love those bleu cheese crumbles and crispy onions! The avocado toast — a small plate served with a side salad, which makes it more a small entrée if you ask me. The grilled artichoke, so much better than the ones I make at home; I may give up. The perfect wedge salad, a reminder that iceberg lettuce really is a wonderful thing, the naysayers to the contrary — so much crunch. The onion jam, and three cheese grilled sandwich. The pork banh mi, as good as anything down in Westminster, and maybe better.
There's a section of bowls, very substantial, with a crazy quilt of flavors in each: an ahi pike bowl, a cold red quinoa bowl, a grilled chicken Sriracha bowl, a spiced brisket bowl, a New Delhi curry bowl. There's a vegetarian section. There's a "healthful" section. There's a choice of pastas, and flatbreads. And if you're so included, the Cool as a Cucumber cocktail is properly named, and properly cooling on a hot day. Or a not so hot day.
One other thing: There are restaurants in town where they "politely" inform you they won't change anything in a dish — and your allergies be damned. At Truxton's, they (as my mother used to say) bend over backwards. If they can change something, they will and do. It's the Truxton's way. Heck, it's the American way. Make America Tasty Again!
Atmosphere: In an upscale mall at the cusp of Torrance and Palos Verdes, the third branch of Truxton's takes over the space that was, for many years, home to the iconic Restaurant Christine, a worthy replacement with a sizable menu of American comfort food, that guarantees something for everyone.


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Q: Group by to find max per group and then count the groups that have their max values in each year I'm trying to group the variables by their max values and then count the number of groups that have their max values in a certain period.
The data set looks like this:

Year
Car
Value

1991
A
21

1992
A
19

1993
A
20

1992
B
42

1993
B
17

1991
C
31

1992
C
50

1993
C
23

What I want to do is to find the max values per car and then count how many cars reached their maximum values per year.
So essentially, a table like this

Year
Count

1991
1

1992
2

1993
0

I was able to identify the max values per group using dplyr but cant figure out how to implement the count. Can someone please help? I've also tried top_n but that just gives me the max value per month which isnt what I want!

A: Very close to Ben's code! Without n_distinct
df1 <- df %>%
  group_by(Car) %>%
  mutate(mx = max(Value)) %>%
  ungroup() %>%
  group_by(Year) %>%
  summarise(count=sum(Value >= mx))

A: The example output does not match the example data, but this might be what you are looking for.
First, group_by Car and determine the maximum value for that particular Car. Then, you can group_by Year, and count up using n_distinct the number of unique Cars, where the Value is equal to the maximum value.
library(dplyr)

df %>%
  group_by(Car) %>%
  mutate(Max_Value = max(Value)) %>%
  group_by(Year) %>%
  summarise(Count = n_distinct(Car[Value == Max_Value]))

Output
   Year Count
  <int> <int>
1  1991     0
2  1992     3
3  1993     0

A: Another dplyr way :
Keep only the max Value rows in every Year and count Year.
library(dplyr)

df %>%
  mutate(Year = factor(Year)) %>%
  group_by(Car) %>%
  slice(which.max(Value)) %>%
  ungroup %>%
  count(Year, .drop = FALSE)

#  Year      n
#* <fct> <int>
#1 1991      0
#2 1992      3
#3 1993      0


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China's Refineries Hit New All-Time Operating Record
Chinese crude oil throughput hit…
Oil Slips Despite Major Gulf Of Mexico Production Outage
Oil Production from the United…
Tsvetana Paraskova
Tsvetana is a writer for Oilprice.com with over a decade of experience writing for news outlets such as iNVEZZ and SeeNews.
Iran's Oil Exports To Asia Slump To Five-Year Low In November
By Tsvetana Paraskova - Dec 28, 2018, 6:00 PM CST
Iran's oil sales to the four major crude buyers in Asia plunged in November to the lowest level in more than five years, as Indian imports slumped and South Korea and Japan had halted purchases before the U.S. sanctions on the Iranian oil industry returned.
The combined oil imports from Iran of China, India, South Korea, and Japan dropped by 12.7 percent annually in November to 664,800 bpd, Reuters reports, citing data from governments and ship-tracking sources.
The November Iranian imports of the four major Asian buyers are also down from October's 762,000-bpd average.
China's oil imports from Iran edged up in November compared to October to average nearly 390,000 bpd last month, up from a low of 247,000 bpd in October—the lowest in more than five years.
Indian oil imports from Iran, however, plunged by 40 percent in November compared to October, as the second-largest buyer of Iranian oil had scaled back nominations for November hoping to win a U.S. waiver to continue importing oil from Tehran.
South Korea and Japan had completely stopped imports from Iran even before the U.S. sanctions snapped back. For a third consecutive month in November, South Korea didn't import any Iranian crude oil, and neither did Japan.
Yet, all four major Asian buyers of Iranian oil were given U.S. waivers to continue importing oil from Iran until early May. Therefore, Asia's imports from Iran are expected to tick up in the next few months, probably until March, when those four countries will want to have completed all loadings and transactions before the current waivers expire.
Japan and South Korea will resume Iranian oil imports in January, while Chinese oil imports from Iran are on course to rebound in December from the lows of October and November as China's state-held companies have already started to use the U.S. waivers to continue importing Iranian oil at reduced volumes.
By Tsvetana Paraskova for Oilprice.com
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Russia Blames Fed Interest Hike For Low Oil Prices
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Brian Bresee on December 29 2018 said:
It appears that the hopes by some that the US sanctions on Iranian oil will have no effect will be dashed, which will boost the price of oil for all other oil producers.
In my effort to understand why Iran would sacrifice so much to obtain a nuclear weapon, I understood it was in part to maintain their dignity and an equal footing, which is now a political wedge issue in Iran. It would also give them a greater ability to be aggressive with their neighbors, something they have shown a willingness to do with a Sunni/Shiite divide, no different than what happened in Christianity with a Catholic/Protestant divide.
The irony is it is the US who wants to deny Iran a nuclear weapon and thus that greater ability to be aggressive, yet the US has been foolishly very aggressive with Iran's neighbors.
But in the bigger picture, a nuclear Iran will end with a nuclear Saudi Arabia too, with others soon to follow in a race to maintain dignity and equal footing.
All of humanity has a long ways to go in the pursuit of true dignity, because the ability to kill others and then to use that ability offers no dignity at all.
And so it is the politics of oil will continue to shape the world.
AcK on December 29 2018 said:
Would be interesting to look at iran exports in totality. Interesting that in all the discussion around shale, russia and opec, the impact of iran sanctions have been pushed to the background. Maybe only a 13pc dip for top buyers (which have got waivers so #s should tick up in coming months). But to what extent overall iran supply is curtailed remains a key question, imho.


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Q: NHibernate loop select I'm attempting to get data using NHibernate and database return the strange result.
Objects from standart examples: Product and Category.
When im trying to load object with Get<Product>(id), Nhibernate loads infinite cascading loop of referenced entities. I need just single Product and referenced Category.
Its normal NH behavior or im doing something wrong?

A: Can you provide us with your model and map.
I think it's because both the reference and hasmany are not Lazyload


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MURDOCK Study Aims to Determine Real-World Impact of COPD
by Carolina Henriques
In COPD, News.
The Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI), the MURDOCK Study and Boehringer Ingelheim are collaborating on a new observational study to understand the real-world impact of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
The MURDOCK COPD Study (NCT02838108) will follow 850 people with COPD to measure changes in participants' health and to understand how the disease progresses in a community setting over a period of five years.
Most of our knowledge of COPD management stems from trials that follow strict criteria; however, these practices might not represent real-world outcomes.
"Much of what we have learned about COPD to date has been gathered from research done in large academic medical centers. But for this study, we have the unique opportunity to work with the MURDOCK Study to better understand the progression and management of COPD in a community setting," Jamie Todd, MD, co-principal investigator of the MURDOCK COPD Study, said in a DCRI news release.
Scott Palmer, MD, principal investigator, said "this observational study will create a diverse group of participants with COPD who will be followed for years, allowing us to better understand the impact and progression of COPD in a community."
Results of the study could help researchers develop a better way for healthcare providers to assess COPD progression in patients, and it could provide new insights into lung function, exercise capacity and symptoms. Results might also help researchers understand patterns of COPD therapy and create better benchmarks for evaluating disease progression.
The MURDOCK COPD Study is recruiting adults older than 40 who have COPD as determined by a breathing test performed during a screening visit. Enrollment is open to all who qualify, despite their geographical location.
Participants can withdraw at any time and there will be compensation for each in-person visit. People who are listed for a lung transplant and people who are participating in an investigational drug trial will not qualify for this study.
For more information about the trial, call 704-250-5861 or email [email protected]. People can also visit www.murdock-study.org/COPD.
"Boehringer Ingelheim is proud to be a part of this important study to explore COPD itself with the goal of ultimately improving the care for people living with this chronic respiratory disease," said Danny McBryan, MD, head of clinical development and medical affairs, Respiratory, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals.
"For over 40 years, we have had an unwavering commitment to the COPD community, and we will continue to support important research efforts, such as the MURDOCK Study, that strive to provide new answers and new hope from people living with COPD." McBryan added.
Tagged Boehringer Ingelheim, COPD, DCRI, impact, MURDOCK.
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Megan Shafer says:
Could you please quit doing repeated studies. And, actually make a great advancement or Heaven forbid cure this very, very old disease….it doesn't take a mensa to figure out…it's a greed driven disease. If you take the repeated and over repeated studies out of the equation….all that wasted money this disease could have been cured….Greed….and this disease could happen to you or someone you love. Why don't you do the right thing….research a cure…what your doing has been done…and redone over and over. We've seen it,


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