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This was a case-control study that aimed to compare the psychological, emotional and physical impact of having asymmetrical breasts or macromastia compared with having breasts within the average range.
This type of study is appropriate to look for associations, but it cannot account for all possible factors influencing the results (confounders).
The research was described as a prospective cohort study, but this involves following participants up over a period of time and monitoring changes. This study was conducted over a period of five years, but information for each participant was only collected at one time point.
Adolescents and young women aged 12 to 21 with either asymmetrical breasts or macromastia and controls were recruited to the study at Boston Children's Hospital from 2008 to 2013.
The groups were compared in terms of self-esteem, quality of life, any disordered eating, and age-adjusted BMI.
Females with asymmetrical breasts were eligible if there was at least one cup size in difference, and 59 adolescents agreed to participate. Cup size difference was measured using a standard bra that fitted the larger breast, using sizing pads on the other side until the breasts looked symmetrical.
160 females with macromastia enrolled in the study. Macromastia was defined according to Schnur criteria as overgrowth in both breasts "requiring a minimum resected amount of tissue based on the patient's body surface area". Macromastia can cause problems such as backache and neck pain.
The controls were 142 females who attended the same hospital, but did not have breast problems, an eating disorder, severe mental illness, or chronic medical or surgical problems.
They were enrolled at clinics within the Department of Plastic and Oral Surgery and the Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine.
All participants completed three questionnaires:
The control group also completed a short survey to identify if they had any concerns about their breasts their doctor was not aware of, including:
Significantly more females with asymmetrical breasts or macromastia were overweight or obese (66.1%) compared with controls (40.1%).
After adjusting the results to take BMI into account, females with asymmetrical breasts scored significantly lower on one domain of the Short-Form 36 questionnaire: role limitations caused by emotional problems.
There were no significant differences for the rest of the domains:
After adjustment for BMI, females with asymmetrical breasts had lower self-esteem on the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale compared with controls.
Females with macromastia scored significantly lower on the following domains of the Short Form-36 than those with asymmetrical breasts after their higher average age was taken into account:
There were no significant differences between females with macromastia or asymmetry for general health, emotional role, self-esteem or disordered eating attitudes.
A quarter of controls (32) were "so dissatisfied with the appearance or size of their breasts" that they would consider surgical intervention.
The researchers concluded that, "Breast asymmetry may negatively impact the psychological quality of life of adolescents similar to macromastia [large breasts]."
They go on to say that, "Breast asymmetry is not just a cosmetic issue. Providers should be aware of the psychological impairments associated with asymmetry and provide proper support."
This study found young females with macromastia report lower quality of life and physical health, as well as more pain and poorer mental health than females with asymmetrical breasts or those with average breasts.
However, in this study, females with asymmetrical breasts of more than a cup size difference did report lower self-esteem.
Contrary to the media reporting, the study did not assess the impact of any treatment or surgical interventions on self-esteem, physical or mental health.
The study also did not find that females developed eating disorders because of their breasts. The researchers found women with asymmetrical breasts scored higher on a questionnaire about disordered attitudes to eating than controls, but this was no longer significant if BMI was taken into account.
In addition, none of the women with asymmetrical breasts or macromastia were reported to have an eating disorder, and the controls were not eligible for the study if they had an eating disorder.
While self-esteem was found to be lower in females with asymmetrical breasts, there were no differences between their responses to questionnaires about general, physical and mental health after BMI was taken into account. Females with macromastia reported significantly worse physical problems, pain and mental health.
A limitation of this study is the composition of the control group. They were matched to the females attending the breast clinic in terms of age, but no other features.
For example, a control group is usually matched in terms of smoking, alcohol consumption and socioeconomic status.
They were also described as "healthy" and did not have breast problems, an eating disorder, severe mental illness, or chronic medical or surgical problems, so it is not clear why they were still attending hospital outpatient clinics.
The reasons for their attendance could have a bearing on their answers to questionnaires on vitality, quality of life, and physical and mental health. In turn, this could be why very few differences were seen on these scales between females with asymmetric breasts and the controls.
If you are concerned about asymmetrical breasts of more than a cup size difference, or have symptoms such as back pain or neck pain caused by very large breasts, you can find more information on the provision of breast reduction services by the NHS.
Surgical intervention is not usually recommended for teenagers, as their breasts are still developing, so any problem with appearance or size may correct itself without the need for surgery.
Analysis by Bazian. Edited by NHS Choices. Follow Behind the Headlines on Twitter. Join the Healthy Evidence forum.
"How your breast size affects your mental health: Having uneven or bigger boobs lowers self-esteem and causes eating disorders, study finds," reports the Mail Online...
How your breast size affects your mental health: Having uneven or bigger boobs lowers self-esteem and causes eating disorders, study finds. Mail Online, November 25 2014
Nuzzi L, Cerrato F, Webb M, et al. Psychological Impact of Breast Asymmetry on Adolescents: A Prospective Cohort Study. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Published online November 25 2014
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Police ID drug suspectJuly 17,2013Police have identified a man they say refused to provide his real name following a drug bust in Clarendon.
Johnathan Gonzalez, 22, from Brooklyn, N.Y., had been identified in court records as "John Doe" at his arraignment on heroin possession chargesMonday in Rutland criminal court.
Police issued a press release earlier Tuesday morning providing the suspect's real name. The release does not state how police obtained the information. Police said Gonzalez previously identified himself as Jose Munez, 15, and Jose Morales, 16, both of Brooklyn, N.Y.
Gonzalez was one of four suspects arrested in a heroin bust Sunday in Clarendon. Two other suspects were also arraigned Monday and a third has been released on a citation to appear in court at a later date.
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Mar 4, 2014, 1:00 PM EST
You might read this headline today and ponder the question, "Hey, it's March 4, so why are you already writing about engine counts for a race in May?" Glad you asked.
With the last three IndyCar team-and-driver announcements – Martin Plowman for A.J. Foyt Racing, Jacques Villeneuve for Schmidt Peterson Motorsports and today, Kurt Busch for Andretti Autosport – all related to the month of May and not the full season, it provides the first glimpse at where the engine count stands for this year's Indianapolis 500.
The entry list is traditionally released in April, and in March is when deals usually begin to get announced. Here's where we stand now:
- As it stands now, there should be at least 22 full-season entrants. Of those 22, 12 would be Honda, and 10 Chevrolet. Another Honda (2nd RLL) and another Chevrolet (Panther) would push that number to 24.
- Honda's 12 right now are: Andretti Autosport 4, Dale Coyne Racing 2, Schmidt Peterson Motorsports 2, and 1 apiece for Foyt, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing and Bryan Herta Autosport.
- Chevrolet's 10 right now are: Chip Ganassi Racing 4, Team Penske 3, KV Racing Technology 2, and Ed Carpenter Racing 1.
Add in Plowman, Villeneuve and Busch's confirmed entries, and that's three more Hondas to take us up to 15.
Either or both of an RLL second or Coyne third would push the Honda number to 17, which would likely be the cap on leases with Chevrolet also needing to fill 17 to provide a 50/50 split for 34 cars (33 of which would start).
An 18th Honda could potentially appear if RLL and Coyne both run an extra car, and the Fisher team runs a second car. That could be either an RW/SFHR entry if Rotondo Weirich's Steve Weirich's second car (Bryan Clauson drove it in 2012 at Indy, Lucas Luhr in 2013 at Sonoma) is entered. Or, if the crowd-funded Cutters RT effort hits its number, SFHR would run that car.
The Chevrolet side will be a bit tougher to hit the 17 number with the 10 confirmed cars now. Here's its breakdown:
- Panther Racing is yet to confirm its driver or primary commercial partners for 2014, and has been left off IndyCar's Leader Circle list for 2014. But a Panther entry would take the Chevrolet number up to 11.
- Buddy Lazier, the 1996 Indianapolis 500 champion, is expected to return with his family-run Lazier Partners Racing car. There's a dozen.
- KV Racing Technology team co-owner Jimmy Vasser has said a third car is likely. That's 13.
- Up to four more could be possible with all four potential but not set-in-stone programs possible. That would include a second Carpenter car, fifth Ganassi car (the TUDOR Championship is off, so a crew would be available), a single entry for Dreyer & Reinbold Racing and a single entry for Dragon Racing.
- While DRR has made some overtones in the media about a return, Dragon hasn't as much. The Indianapolis Star's Curt Cavin said on his weekly "Trackside" show Monday night that Dragon has not returned multiple phone calls; TracksideOnline.com reported more than a week ago that the Villeneuve car, the third SPM, was purchased from Dragon Racing. With Dragon's other car listed as "through a partnership" with Team Penske for Juan Pablo Montoya, the question of suitable equipment exists. Penske and SPM did run separate third cars at Indianapolis in 2013, for AJ Allmendinger (Penske) and Katherine Legge (SPM), respectively, while Dragon also ran two cars for now-KV teammates Sebastien Bourdais and Sebastian Saavedra.
What this all means is as of March 4, there are 25 confirmed car-engine combinations for this year's Indianapolis 500, 23 of them with confirmed drivers (the second Dale Coyne and BHA entries have yet to confirm their full season drivers).
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In Mexico, there are two main authorized forms of deposit-taking institutions in the popular savings and credit sector – Popular Savings and Credit Cooperatives (SCAPs) and Popular Financial Societies (SOFIPOs). There is a delegated system of prudential supervision for these institutions that is under transition, whereby federations will continue to exercise auxiliary supervision over their member SOFIPOs, while a new Protection Fund containing a central oversight authority (the CSA) will be created for SCAPs. In addition to SCAPs and SOFIPOs, there are a handful of niche entities including cajas populares, which either operate under a conditional extension with government permission or operate informally, and credit unions. Another public institution, the National Bank for Savings and Financial Services (Bansefi), provides technical assistance to popular savings and credit institutions and low-level savings accounts to individual clients. Ultimate oversight for almost all financial institutions falls to the National Banking and Securities Commission (CNBV), an independent agency housed within the Ministry of Finance. Today, Mexico is experiencing an intensive process of regulatory transformation, with a 2009 law setting up a distinct legal framework for the SCAPs.
The framework for credit-only institutions is not tailored to microfinance, but is instead regulated by the Law on Credit Institutions and the General Law on Auxiliary Credit Organizations and Activities. The most common form for credit-only organizations adapted for use by MFIs is the unregulated Financial Company with Multiple Corporate Purposes (SOFOMES). Unregulated SOFOMES do not require prior authorization from any government entity, and are subject only to limited oversight by the National Commission for the Protection and Defense of Financial Services Consumers (CONDUSEF). Regulated SOFOMES are subject to CNBV supervision. Finally, a 2009 regulatory provision interpreting the Law on Credit Institutions established a new institution, the niche bank. Niche banks are considered commercial banks, but have a narrower scope of permitted activities in exchange for significantly lower initial capital requirements. The regulation is intended to encourage SOFOMES, credit unions, and other non-banks to expand their services and markets and further formalize their operations.
The regulatory and supervisory framework for financial consumer protection in Mexico is extensive and fairly complicated, due in part to the fact that there are many types of banking institutions, each belonging roughly to the public, private commercial, and popular savings and credit sectors. Several laws and government organs regulate financial institutions and the lending of money. Of these government organs, the most important is the National Commission for the Protection and Defense of Financial Services Consumers (CONDUSEF), which was created by a law of the same name in 2009.
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We're not getting worked up over the new name for the Rangers ballpark, are we?
Feb 5, 2014, 1:25 PM EST
The Rangers' ballpark has a new name: Globe Life Park in Arlington. It's named after the Globe Life insurance company. Based on what I've seen from Twitter and the comments from the earlier post on the matter, it's not going over too well. It's either too dull, too lame, too corporate or too whatever else you can think of.
And I really can't get too worked up over any of this.
The two most venerable ballparks in baseball are named after a gum company and an insurance company. Oh, you didn't know that about Fenway Park?
[Red Sox owner John] Taylor claimed the name Fenway Park came from its location in the Fenway neighborhood of Boston, which was partially created late in the nineteenth century by filling in marshland or "fens",[10] to create the Back Bay Fens urban park. However, given that Taylor's family also owned the Fenway Realty Company, the promotional value of the naming at the time has been cited as well.
How about all three iterations of Busch Stadium?
The brewery originally wanted to name the ballpark Budweiser Stadium. Ford Frick, then Commissioner of Baseball, vetoed the name because of public relations concerns over naming a ballpark after a brand of beer—an ironic stance, given all baseball clubs' significant revenues from beer sales. However, the Commissioner could not stop Anheuser-Busch president August Busch, Jr. from renaming it after himself, and so he did . . .
Most ballparks have corporate names now or, like Fenway and Wrigley, have some commercial history to the name. The ones that don't are Angels Stadium, Dodger Stadium, Yankee Stadium, Kauffman Stadium, Marlins Park, Nationals Park, and Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Turner Field is named after Ted Turner, but his name was on the company which owned the team, so it's hard to say which way that cuts.
The Angels had a corporate name in the past but reverted. They — and I presume Marlins Park and Nationals Park — would go corporate if the right deal came along. Maybe Orioles Park too. I'm guessing only Yankees, Dodgers and Kauffman would eschew a name-change on principle (or because their brand is bigger than any potential corporate partner's brand). Turner Field only has a couple of years left and I'd bet my children that the Braves go with a corporate name for the new place.
But I don't think the jokes made at Globe Park's expense are because it's corporate per se. Everyone knows most stadiums have corporate names now. Most people are just mad because it sounds funny. Or flat. But I can't get too worked up over this either because just about every corporate-named ballpark sounded funny when we first heard it. We just got used to it.
We have Petco Park, which is frankly ridiculous when you think about it. There are two parks named after orange juice. "Comerica" is not a word. Do you know anyone who even uses U.S. Cellular? Really, only the parks named after beer and Great American Ballpark — which a lot of people probably don't realize is named after an insurance company — sound sort of natural. The rest is just a mishmash of telecom and banking and stuff.
I predict people will joke about Globe Park in Arlington for a couple of days. And will make note of its awkwardness for the first two days of the season at most. And then we'll just get used to it until the next silly corporate park name comes along.
Or, better yet, we'll just keep calling it The Ballpark. Those guys at Globe aren't paying us, after all. So why should we dance to their tune?
- DJ MC - Feb 5, 2014 at 10:06 PM
Two things:
1) Because Gus Busch couldn't name the stadium "Budweiser", he took another tack and created a new beer brand: Busch.
2) Due to the language of the teams' respective lease agreements with the Maryland Stadium Authority, when the Ravens received the right to sell the name of their new football stadium in 1998, the Orioles also automatically gained the same right.
- tjwilliams - Feb 5, 2014 at 10:23 PM
CTRL-F "o.co"
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I'm disappointed in you, Craig.
- APBA Guy - Feb 6, 2014 at 12:22 AM
Really. There is nothing worse than hearing Glen say, at the beginning of every A's home broadcast:
"Welcome to O dot Co Stadium"
- moogro - Feb 6, 2014 at 4:10 PM
Even worse is when the corporate name ripples through the media, used even by people that are not paid to say it. And the backflips non-paid people go through to list the stadiums rather than simply state, "in ____ city tonight." Ugh. Stop it with the endless free advertisement verbiage.
- yousuxxors - Feb 6, 2014 at 12:33 AM
g-life ballpark son
- thegonz13 - Feb 6, 2014 at 6:45 AM
Pretty sure if the right deal came along we'd see Preparation H Stadium…
- tbone71 - Feb 7, 2014 at 9:30 AM
What the hell is ridiculous about Petco Park?
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The Samedi division is the general division of the Royal Court and deals with matters that do not fall within the jurisdiction of the other three divisions. The name of the Samedi Division reflects the historic roots of Jersey law in Norman French customary law.
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Small businesses that have relied on revolving lines of credit to ensure steady cash flow increasingly are finding that banks are scrutinizing those credit lines, and often aren't renewing them.
The financial crisis and real estate meltdown created a climate for banks that makes them wary of taking on too many loans, especially those involving real estate. Revolving lines of credit require collateral, and often that collateral is real estate.
"What I have found is that if your revolving line of credit is coming due, and you're getting a lot of questions you didn't used to get, I tell my clients, 'Do not trust that your line is going to be renewed. You should start looking for other options,'" said attorney Patricia Rogers, partner and co-chair of the financial institutions group at Denver-based Moye White LLP.
A revolving line of credit is similar to a credit card, in that businesses are approved for a certain credit limit, which they may or may not use.
Businesses often get a revolving line of credit when they require a more flexible means to borrow cash than a term loan. They may have seasonal or business cycle fluctuations, a need to increase inventory, or require a cushion between customer and vendor payments, according to the U.S. Small Business Administration.
A few years ago, if business owners were making the required payments on their credit lines, those lines typically were automatically renewed for another year, Rogers said.
"Now, lenders who have had personal relationships with these businesses for years have to say things are not OK," she said. "You don't have to be in default. If they don't want you, when it expires, it expires and it's due in full."
Rogers had a client that assumed his line of credit had been renewed, even though he hadn't heard anything from the bank. The client kept making payments on the credit line and even talked to the bank president about it, asking if there were any problems because he didn't get notification about the line being renewed.
The bank president said he didn't think there was a problem because the bank had a good, long-standing relationship with the company.
"Two days after that conversation with the bank president, my client got a default letter from an Atlanta law firm," Rogers said. "When my client asked the bank president what was going on, the president said the bank decided not to renew it, and now it's in special assets and he wasn't sure who owns it."
Increased federal scrutiny of banks since the financial crisis has meant that banks have stricter capital requirements and limits on the types of loans they can have on their books.
So the bank may reclassify a customer's credit risk based on new regulations, and the borrower may not know it, Rogers said.
An increased credit-risk rating would put the customer in danger of losing their revolving line of credit.
Don Childears, president and CEO of the Colorado Bankers Association, said there are a variety of reasons that might cause a bank not to renew a line of credit.
"A line of credit is secured by something. Most often in a small business, it would be real estate," he said. "With the crashing values of real estate, when that line of credit comes up for renewal, the value of the real estate might not support it."
Borrowers might also use the maximum amount of their line of credit and keep their debt with the bank high.
"They might make scheduled interest payments, but they're not reducing their amount of debt, and regulators give us grief about that," Childears said. "It's like someone maxing out their credit card and making minimum payments."
Regulators also consider a line of credit debt for the bank, whether or not the customer has borrowed any money on it.
"From that standpoint, regulators say some banks have too much in loan commitments out there, and they need to be pulling back," he said. "So the bank looks at it and says, 'Here's an unused line of credit, we simply won't renew it.'"
Both Childears and Rogers advise small businesses to stay in constant communication with their banks to ensure there are no surprises around credit lines.
"My advice is to communicate early and often with the bank," Rogers said. "Don't just send in your financials every month that show declining profits or revenue. The more you communicate with your bank about what's going on with your business, the more they can work with you along the way."
Heather Draper covers banking, finance, law and sports business for the Denver Business Journal and writes for the "Finance Etc." blog. Phone: 303-803-9230.
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text: Rock-Tenn Company Company Profile (NYSE:RKT) Tweet Analyst RatingsEarningsDividendsInsider TradesCompany ProfileSocial ActivityToday's Chart Consensus Ratings for Rock-Tenn Company (NYSE:RKT) (?) The ratings breakdown includes the most recent rating from each analyst that has rated the stock within the last twelve months. The ratings score is a calculation of the average number of sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings (0-1.5 = Sell, 1.5-2.5 = Hold, 2.5-3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). The consensus price target is a mean average of the most recent price target set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months.Ratings Breakdown: 4 Hold Rating(s), 10 Buy Rating(s)Consensus Rating:Buy (Score: 2.71)Consensus Price Target: $57.54 (1.57% upside) Analysts' Ratings History for Rock-Tenn Company (NYSE:RKT) Show: All Ratings For This Stock Only the Most Recent Rating From Each Brokerage DateFirmActionRatingPrice TargetDetailsShare11/6/2014Citigroup Inc.Reiterated RatingBuy$58.00 -> $63.00View 11/6/2014Credit SuisseReiterated RatingOutperform$57.50 -> $59.00View 10/31/2014ZacksUpgradeUnderperform -> Neutral$53.00View 10/20/2014Dundee SecuritiesInitiated CoverageBuy$55.00View 10/13/2014BarclaysReiterated RatingOverweight$62.00 -> $58.00View 10/7/2014ING GroupUpgradeNeutral -> Buy$54.00 -> $56.00View 10/7/2014Bank of AmericaUpgradeNeutral -> Buy$54.00 -> $56.00View 9/24/2014Citigroup Inc.Reiterated RatingBuy$62.00 -> $58.00View 9/4/2014BMO Capital MarketsInitiated CoverageMarket Perform$51.00View 8/7/2014ZacksReiterated RatingUnderperform -> Underperform$44.50View 7/21/2014MacquarieDowngradeOutperform -> Neutral$62.50 -> $53.00View 7/17/2014ZacksReiterated RatingUnderperform -> Underperform$46.00View 7/11/2014Jefferies GroupBoost Price TargetBuy$57.50 -> $60.00View 5/5/2014BarclaysLower Price Target$62.50 -> $60.00View 4/30/2014Jefferies GroupReiterated RatingBuy$57.50View 4/30/2014Citigroup Inc.Reiterated RatingBuy$62.50View 4/30/2014MacquarieLower Price TargetOutperform$65.00 -> $60.00View 4/15/2014Longbow ResearchDowngradeBuy -> Neutral$61.50View 4/14/2014BarclaysLower Price TargetOverweight$65.00 -> $62.50View 4/11/2014Citigroup Inc.Reiterated RatingBuy$65.00 -> $63.50View 4/9/2014Credit SuisseInitiated CoverageOutperform$65.50View 3/4/2014DA DavidsonBoost Price Target$65.00View 2/3/2014Buckingham ResearchUpgradeNeutral -> BuyView 12/30/2013Ned Davis ResearchUpgradeNeutral -> BuyView 12/16/2013Deutsche BankUpgradeHold -> BuyView 11/6/2013Jefferies GroupLower Price TargetBuy$65.00 -> $59.00View 11/6/2013Deutsche BankLower Price TargetHold$60.00 -> $55.00View 11/6/2013DA DavidsonBoost Price TargetBuy$60.00 -> $63.00View 11/6/2013BarclaysLower Price TargetOverweight$72.50 -> $65.00View 10/10/2013DA DavidsonUpgradeNeutral -> BuyView 9/30/2013Bank of AmericaDowngradeBuy -> NeutralView 9/11/2013Wells Fargo & Co.Initiated CoverageOutperformView 7/31/2013BarclaysBoost Price TargetOverweight$60.00 -> $72.50View 7/26/2013Longbow ResearchBoost Price TargetBuy$52.50 -> $61.50View 7/25/2013Jefferies GroupBoost Price TargetBuy$62.50 -> $68.00View 7/25/2013BMO Capital MarketsBoost Price TargetOutperform$60.00 -> $65.00View 7/25/2013Deutsche BankDowngradeBuy -> Hold$56.00 -> $60.00View 7/8/2013Buckingham ResearchDowngradeBuy -> NeutralView 7/3/2013BMO Capital MarketsReiterated RatingOutperform$57.50 -> $60.00View 6/17/2013Ned Davis ResearchUpgradeNeutral -> BuyView 4/26/2013BarclaysBoost Price TargetOverweight$55.00 -> $60.00View 4/25/2013TD SecuritiesBoost Price Target$55.00 -> $60.00View 4/25/2013Jefferies GroupBoost Price TargetBuy$58.50 -> $62.50View 4/24/2013DA DavidsonDowngradeBuy -> NeutralView 4/24/2013Bank of AmericaUpgradeBuyView 4/16/2013MacquarieInitiated CoverageOutperformView 4/12/2013Jefferies GroupBoost Price TargetBuy$52.50 -> $58.50View 4/3/2013TD SecuritiesInitiated CoverageBuy$55.00View 3/25/2013Deutsche BankBoost Price TargetBuy$50.00 -> $52.50View 3/19/2013KeyCorpInitiated CoverageHoldView 3/18/2013KeyCorpInitiated CoverageHoldView 3/5/2013Deutsche BankSet Price TargetBuy$42.50 -> $50.00View 2/28/2013BarclaysBoost Price TargetOverweight$45.00 -> $55.00View 2/27/2013Longbow ResearchUpgradeNeutral -> Buy$52.50View 2/26/2013Deutsche BankReiterated RatingBuy$42.50 -> $50.00View 2/25/2013Jefferies GroupReiterated RatingBuy$46.50 -> $52.50View 2/25/2013BMO Capital MarketsReiterated RatingOutperform$47.50 -> $51.00View 2/25/2013JPMorgan Chase & Co.UpgradeNeutral -> Overweight$44.00 -> $54.00View 1/24/2013Deutsche BankBoost Price TargetBuy$39.50 -> $42.50View 1/24/2013Credit AgricoleDowngradeOutperform -> Underperform$41.50View 1/18/2013Jefferies GroupReiterated RatingBuy$41.00 -> $43.50View 1/15/2013Goldman SachsDowngradeConviction-Buy -> Buy$41.50View 1/14/2013BarclaysInitiated CoveragePositive -> Overweight$42.50View (Data available from 11/26/2012 forward) Earnings History for Rock-Tenn Company (NYSE:RKT)DateQuarterConsensus EstimateActual EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueRelease LinkConference CallDetailsShare11/3/2014Q414$1.05$1.31$2.51 billion$2.61 billionViewListenView 7/29/2014Q314$1.80$1.97$2.51 billion$2.53 billionViewListenView 4/28/2014Q214$1.51$1.27$2.40 billion$2.39 billionViewListenView 1/29/2014Q114$1.78$1.66$2.41 billion$2.36 billionViewListenView 11/4/2013Q413$2.46$2.66$2.57 billion$2.49 billionViewN/AView 7/23/2013Q3 2013$1.66$2.16$2.45 billion$2.45 billionViewN/AView 4/23/2013Q2 2013$1.05$1.12$2.34 billion$2.32 billionViewListenView 1/22/2013Q1 2013$1.27$1.35$2.31 billion$2.29 billionViewListenView 11/1/2012Q412$1.37$1.39$2.43 billion$2.36 billionViewN/AView 7/24/2012$1.02$0.95ViewN/AView 4/25/2012$0.87$0.97ViewN/AView 1/24/2012$1.39$1.18ViewN/AView 11/9/2011$1.56$1.70ViewN/AView 8/2/2011$1.21$1.29ViewN/AView 4/26/2011$1.27$1.04ViewN/AView 1/24/2011$1.19$1.28ViewN/AView (Data available from 1/1/2011 forward) Dividend History for Rock-Tenn Company (NYSE:RKT)AnnouncedPeriodAmountEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable DateShare10/24/2014quarterly$0.1911/5/201411/7/201411/17/2014 7/24/2014quarterly$0.358/4/20148/6/20148/19/2014 4/25/2014quarterly$0.355/5/20145/7/20145/19/2014 1/31/2014quarterly$0.352/7/20142/11/20142/24/2014 10/25/2013quarterly$0.3511/1/201311/5/201311/18/2013 7/25/2013quarterly$0.308/1/20138/5/20138/16/2013 4/26/2013quarterly$0.305/3/20135/7/20135/20/2013 12/10/2012quarterly$0.2312/13/201212/17/201212/24/2012 (Data available from 1/1/2013 forward) Insider Trading History for Rock-Tenn Company (NYSE:RKT)Transaction DateInsider NameTitleBuy/SellNumber of SharesAverage Share PriceTotal TransactionSEC LinkShare9/4/2013James RubrightCEOSell35,000$113.47$3,971,450.00View 8/29/2013James RubrightCEOSell10,100$113.88$1,150,188.00View 8/26/2013James RubrightCEOSell26,000$114.81$2,985,060.00View 8/14/2013James RubrightCEOSell9,100$117.03$1,064,973.00View 8/8/2013Michael KiepuraInsiderSell20,665$116.55$2,408,505.75View 8/7/2013Arnold Stephen MeadowsCAOSell6,175$114.96$709,878.00View 5/22/2013John W SpiegelDirectorSell15,000$103.11$1,546,650.00View (Data available from 1/1/2013 forward) About Rock-Tenn Company Rock-Tenn Company (RockTenn) is a North America's integrated manufacturer of corrugated and consumer packaging. The Company operates locations in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Chile, Argentina, Puerto Rico and China. The Company operates in three segments: Corrugated Packaging, consisting of its containerboard mills and its corrugated converting operations; Consumer Packaging, consisting of its coated and uncoated paperboard mills, consumer packaging converting operations and merchandising display facilities, and Recycling, which consists of its recycled fiber brokerage and collection operations. On June 22, 2012, the Company acquired Mid South Packaging LLC. On October 28, 2011, the Company acquired four entities doing business as GMI Group. Headlines: (11/3) Trade-Ideas: Rock-Tenn Company (RKT) Is Today's Post-Market Leader Stock - TheStreet.com (11/25) Morningstar Gives BBB Credit Rating to Rock-Tenn Company (RKT) - Watch List News (press release) (10/30) Eyes On Rock-Tenn Company (RKT): Highlighted Storm The Castle Stock - TheStreet.com (11/25) Investor's Alert:United Continental (NYSE:UAL), Rock-Tenn Company (NYSE ... - Techsonian (press release) (11/13) Rock-Tenn Company Given BBB Credit Rating by Morningstar (RKT) - WKRB News (11/4) Rock-Tenn (RKT) Beats Q4 Earnings on Top-Line Growth - Zacks.com (11/25) Consumer Goods Sector Movers: Rock-Tenn Company (RKT), Meritor, Inc ... - WallStreet Scope (11/7) Rock-Tenn Company Rating Reiterated by Citigroup Inc. (RKT) - WKRB News (11/6) Rock-Tenn Company Given Outperform Rating at Credit Suisse (RKT) - sleekmoney (11/25) Stocks in Queue - Coty Inc (NYSE:COTY), Rock-Tenn Company (NYSE:RKT ... - Techsonian (press release) Industry, Sector and Symbol: Sector: Materials Industry: Containers & Packaging Sub-Industry: Paper Packaging Exchange: NYSE Symbol: RKT CUSIP: 77273920 Key Metrics: Previous Close: $55.9450 Day Moving Average: $51.54200 Day Moving Average: $50.3666P/E Ratio: 17.03P/E Growth: 1.84Market Cap: $8.231BCurrent Quarter EPS Consensus Estimate: $4.05 EPS Additional Links: View RKT on Google FinanceView RKT on Yahoo FinanceView RKT's Company Profile on ReutersSearch for Rock-Tenn Company on Google Rock-Tenn Company (NYSE:RKT) Chart for Wednesday, November, 26, 2014 (Chart Provided by Yahoo Finance)


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iTunes is the center of the Apple media world, seamlessly synching your computer, iPod and Apple TV. It's a free download, available to both Windows and Mac users, and acts as your digital library, importing and organizing your MP3s, videos, TV programs, audiobooks, podcasts and more.
Apple's media hub, Apple TV, builds on the familiar menu system of the iPod and extends it to your home theater. Apple TV syncs and transmits photos, movies, TV shows, trailers and even YouTube media to widescreen TVs in a variety of high-def resolutions. For photographers who want to show off their photos on the big screen, Apple TV can sync photos from iPhoto and Aperture on the Mac, or Adobe Photoshop Elements on a Windows PC, or any folder on your hard disk.
The built-in 802.11n Wi-Fi of Apple TV automatically updates when the library on your primary computer changes. The interface is elegant and intuitive, displaying file information and graphics while you navigate with the included remote. It's available at 40 GB at $299 or 160 GB at $399.
Monster's iTV Link ($39) component video cable connects to your HDTV and shields your video signal for noise-free playback from your Apple TV or docked iPod. The cable delivers HD video up to 720p/1080i resolution through 24k-gold shielding, separated color signals and multi-stranded copper conduction.
Belkin's line of USB, FireWire and iPod hubs will come in handy for all of the extra gear you'll be plugging in. The TuneSync, for instance, acts as an iPod dock, while also connecting five USB peripherals to your PC through its base. Prices vary by form and function.
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Able to transmit standard- and high-definition streaming of digital content, the $249 Slingbox PRO sends your home theater to you, even when you're not actually home. The Slingbox PRO compresses the viewable content of your TV, DVR, cable box or satellite receiver and delivers it to your PC or Mac laptop or mobile device for playback.
With the newly boosted memory and graphics performance of Apple's MacBook Pro laptops, content will look even smoother on the 15- and 17-inch screens. (They'll look especially nice on the optional 17-inch high-resolution display.) There's built-in 802.11n wireless, and every MacBook Pro comes with the iLife '06 suite of media software for custom control over your pics, music and videos. Prices vary.
The iPod (30 GB at $249, 80 GB at $349) wasn't the first portable MP3 player, but it's the market's supreme seller, with more than 100 million models sold. And it's not surprising, with support of audio, photo, video and game files, all showcased on its 2.5-inch color display. You can even use it as a backup for your camera storage when you're on the move with an optional iPod Camera Connector ($29) available from Apple.
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This month, the people of central Philippines are marking a sad anniversary. On November 8, 2013, Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest typhoons ever to make landfall, drove a path of destruction across the region, killing over 6,000 people and displacing some four million.
When I met Amir two years ago in Myanmar's Rakhine State, he had just graduated with a degree in Physics from Sittwe University. He was a fluent English speaker and planned to pursue a career as an engineer. Amir lived in Aung Mingalar, the only neighborhood in the capital city of Sittwe where the Rohingya still maintained a residence after 140,000 had been driven out of the city by mobs assisted by the police.
"Thailand's pledge to repatriate 100,000 Burmese refugees sparks concern." "Refugees fear forced return to Myanmar." "Thai and Burmese armies to discuss refugee repatriation in August." According to these recent news reports, the 140,000 refugees from Myanmar who are currently exiled in neighboring Thailand are about to go home, whether they like it or not.
Refugees International traveled to Myanmar's Kayin State to test the validity of such assertions, and found the reality of the situation to be quite different.
Since a wave of violence displaced tens of thousands of Rohingya in June 2012, RI has visited Myanmar four times to document their humanitarian situation, publicize their persecution, and demand that the international community pursue a remedy for them as part of the normalization of relations with the Myanmar government. Now RI is returning to the country to push again for progress.
On September 21, thousands of people will come together in New York City to demand action on global climate change. The People's Climate March, which comes in advance of the United Nations Climate Summit on September 23, will not only be the largest climate march in history, but also the most diverse.
"This policy calls for UNHCR to pursue alternatives to camps whenever possible. Compliance with this policy is mandatory." Those words are taken from a policy statement prepared by UNHCR, the United Nations Refugee Agency. Approved by High Commissioner António Guterres on July 22, 2014, the document has curiously not been placed in the public domain, nor have UNHCR's key partners – donor states, other UN agencies, and NGOs – been informed of its existence. But Refugees International has gained access to a leaked copy.
"Everyone has the right to seek and to enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution." In just 15 words, the Universal Declaration on Human Rights makes it very clear that people whose life and liberty are at risk in their homeland should be able to leave it and find safe refuge in another state.
But as with many other rights that are spelled out in the Universal Declaration, the right to seek asylum is routinely denied to many people who should be able to benefit from it.
Thailand's migration and refugee policies have shifted since the military's coup d'état in May. The Thai junta has initiated a policy of labor reforms, including a crackdown on undocumented migrant workers to allegedly combat corruption and human trafficking.
This year Afghans surprised the world when seven million of them participated in a generally peaceful presidential election, despite threats by armed groups including the Taliban and Al Qaeda.
Less than a year after super-Typhoon Haiyan wrought havoc on the southern Philippines, the country is again in the thick of storm season. The latest was Typhoon Glenda, a category three storm that first made landfall over Albay Province on July 15, before continuing northwest and knocking out power over Metro Manila.
In Australia, the navy is intercepting boats in international waters and incarcerating asylum seekers in floating prisons. In Kenya, the government is deporting refugees to Somalia, despite the continued armed conflict and the increasingly serious drought in that country. Sudan has recently returned a group of refugees to Eritrea, one of the most authoritarian countries in the world. And the United States is refusing to admit many Mexican children who arrive at its border, despite mounting evidence that they are escaping from life-threatening and gang-related violence.
"Global refugee figure passes 50 million for first time since second world war." "World refugee population exceeds 50 million."
"Voluntary repatriation is the best solution for most refugees." "Ninety-nine percent of the refugees in the world want to go home."
On Thursday, members of the Rakhine Buddhist community in Myanmar attacked aid workers because they were providing food, water, and basic healthcare to their stateless Rohingya neighbors.
Every morning, Estralia wakes up in an unfamiliar environment, feeling unsure of where she is and where her home has gone. After a moment, all the terrible memories of Typhoon Haiyan come flooding back to her and she remembers the painful truth: everything has washed away.
On Saturday, February 22, scholars, humanitarian workers, activists, and religious leaders gathered at Washington's National Cathedral to discuss why all of us should care about environmental sustainability and climate change and how can we help the people most affected.
The government of Afghanistan is back in the news these days - and for all the wrong reasons. Recent actions by President Hamid Karzai and his supporters are putting the country's future at risk, and none stand to lose more than Afghan women.
Afghan women have been disproportionately affected by years of insecurity, poverty, and displacement. Their aspirations have been undermined by strong local opposition to achieving their rights and exercising leadership.
"Stop the boats." That was one of the principal slogans used by the winning Coalition in the September 2013 Australian election. And in the six months since he assumed office, Prime Minister Tony Abbott has left no one in any doubt as to his determination to prevent asylum seekers from making their way to the country by sea.
The island of Leyte in the Philippines may be one of the only places in the world where beachfront property is completely undesirable. Those who live along Leyte's eastern beaches know that the sea's destructive power can suddenly sweep away everything they hold dear.
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AusGamers caught up with Wasteland 2's Chris Avellone to talk all things Wasteland and post-apocalyptic...
At Adelaide's AVCon convention, we were given an interview slot with Chris Avellone to grill him over how he and the team at inXile Entertainment have created a sequel to a game from 1988 that few people remember, and how they've spent all that Kickstarter cash.
AusGamers: Wasteland 2 has been funded through Kickstarter, as have several other games you've been working on recently. Does Kickstarter funding change your relationship with and attitude towards development? Is it easier when you're answering to fans directly or does it put more pressure on you?
Avellone: The pressure is the same, but it comes from different quarters. With a more traditional model the pressure comes from the publisher, and when it comes to Kickstarter the pressure's coming from your backer's expectations, whether they're being met and whether you're being open about your development progress. I prefer Kickstarter. I think what Kickstarter allows you to do is directly contact your target audience so that you know what they like and what they don't like. It also means you can discuss systems, area design, and showcase creatures before the game is in its last three to six months, and actually have them share the development process with you. That's a huge advantage because it can save you a lot of time if they don't like something.
If you say 'here's a feature we're going to add' and they say 'we don't like that feature', well…okay, then we don't have to spend any programming time on it. Freeing any programmer's time is fantastic. Having an open dialog has been great in that respect. There are challenges too though – there could be other design elements they might not be so happy with within the game, and there might be a point where you have to explain why you're taking this approach, why you think it's going to be good. And as long as you can give a well-reasoned critique for why you're going in a certain direction, fans seem pretty understanding of that, and they appreciate that you've taken the time to explain it to them. Usually with a publisher driven model you implement a lot of content, and then in the last six months you really try to sell those concepts to the public. And that may be a more arduous experience than sharing it all the way through.
AusGamers: Who do you think is the target audience of Wasteland 2? Is it for fans of the original game from 1988, or are you trying to attract Fallout fans, or a whole new audience?
Avellone: Wasteland came out so long ago that I think a lot of our backers probably didn't have the opportunity to play it. What I think they bought into was the idea of an underdog developer trying to make a concept be realised. Also I think it appealed to a lot of the PC audience who wanted to get an 'old' isometric style RPG, and to see more games like that. I also think that (director/producer) Brian Fargo was really good at building up a lot of energy and interest in the game. He's done that for so many years, he's a really good talker and speaker. I'm not sure how many people have played the original Wasteland, I think people just appreciate that a new RPG is seeing the light of day through Kickstarter.
AusGamers: Is the original Wasteland close to your heart?
Avellone: I played it through two-and-a-half times. The half time I got killed in the sewers and dropped in a cul-de-sac no-win situation, which unfortunately was a bad game design decision in the original Wasteland, in my opinion. There was no way to win at that point.
AusGamers: That's something you want to avoid with Wasteland 2, then?
Avellone: Oh, yeah. It was an old-school RPG convention that we don't do anymore, and it should never happen. But those old RPGs were pretty brutal and uncompromising. So yeah, I played it a lot, and it actually changed my design philosophy going into computer games, because the way they implemented the design systems in Wasteland allowed you a lot of flexibility in area design. They did a really simple system where you can use your strength on a lot of different objects – say, I can use my strength on a door, or a manhole cover, or bashing my way through some rubble. I can use any attribute on any object. Because of the way they designed it, you could use your intelligence on things as well.
They actually designed an entire level in Wasteland 1 where you could program yourself to go into an android's brain. You defeat this jerk sub-boss and you sever his head, but his head's still talking, saying he's not going to give up his secrets. So you say 'well I'm going to jack into your head then, and take those secrets.' And so you actually went to an entirely brand-new level where you were walking through the android's memory. You can use your intelligence to solve puzzles or defeat monsters, and just because the system was designed that way it allows you to do a whole seamless level like that.
AusGamers: Do you have sequences like that in this sequel, then?
Avellone: There is a lot of fun that the designers had with creating areas that fall outside the norm but still use the same mechanics. So elements like that have been carried over, yes.
AusGamers: How difficult do you expect this game to be?
Avellone: While Wasteland 1 had some hard encounters, it wasn't super difficult. In Wasteland 2, I have found all the combat haven't been too bad if you're thinking tactically. What you really need to watch out for is party attrition, like if you're not monitoring your character's stats and health and making sure you always have some sort of medic keeping you well protected, that in itself can make or break combat. You need to make sure your characters aren't getting worn out.
AusGamers: Are these things you want players to learn and realise as they're going, or will the game feature tutorials advising them on how they can play? Do you want to leave it up to players to figure out what the game is and how it all clicks together?
Avellone: The opening areas are good at teaching some aspects of how the systems work, but very soon after that things get pretty sink or swim. One of the concepts of Wasteland was that it was a series of hard choices that you have to make on a frequent basis. In Wasteland 2, very early on, you get a distress call from two different communities. You can't save them both, so you have to decide which one you're going to intervene with and try to protect, and unfortunately that's going to destroy the other one. And that has a lot of reactivity, and you're going to have to live with the consequences of not being able to save that other location.
It changes the level design of that area you didn't save – a lot of quests and NPCs are gone, there's a lot more destroyed areas, you have to feel the repercussions. Then in the area you did save you might be able to access a companion that you might not otherwise, you get all the quests in that area, and you get a positive reception in that location. But it's a very hard choice to make, and not a matter of choosing between good or evil or anything like that.
AusGamers: So you were talking about not being able to break the game, or get trapped, earlier. Are you worried though that there are paths through the game that are simply less satisfying than other paths, considering how much freedom (since you can kill literally anyone you meet, including quest givers) and how many possibilities the game affords?
Avellone: No, what we try to do with all our area design elements is, we try to include a template that runs through all the different character builds that a player could make. I don't think, because we made that such a design convention, we were like 'hey, if you specialise as a talky character, we have to make sure that every area respects that design decision and makes you feel cool for being able to use your character that way'. That has to be part of the checklist in every area. That's a requirement. So I don't think anyone will have content that's made inaccessible or less interesting, although there will be different consequences and results from the paths you choose.
AusGamers: I'd imagine that the game that people most often bring up with you is Planescape Torment, right?
Avellone: That's true.
AusGamers: So when your name is attached to a game like that, that people are so fond of and which has established a legacy, does that hang over your head a bit? Do you feel like you need to work to make the games you've been on since then live up to Planescape?
Avellone: I guess every game that we approach, unless it's a sequel to a previous game, the idea of trying to do better than that game is muddled by the fact that you're trying to respect a new franchise and experience. When we made Alpha Protocol, our goal there was to make the best spy RPG we could, not to outdo Balder's Gate or Wasteland. Planescape was a very unusual franchise, and I loved it, but the question isn't often 'how do we do better than that game' unless we're working on a follow-up or a spiritual successor. Of course, if the game we're designing is similar to Planescape, we start asking 'what could we have done better'? For example with Torment: Tides of Numenera, we're dealing with the fact that Planescape Torment's combat system was crap. There was a lot of narrative stuff that people really enjoyed, but it would be nice if there was better combat, or more dungeon exploration elements, or if players had more reasons to explore the world beyond text screens. So with that title we definitely refer back to and try to improve on Planescape.
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Tuition is high, your student loan repayments are looming and chances are you barely have $2 stashed away in your dorm room for an emergency. But, somehow, you still gotta live. That's what student discounts and freebies are for. They're hardly publicized on billboards, so finding killer deals requires a bit of digging. Don't worry – we've done it for you. Here's a list of student deals, discounts and freebies that'll help you
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Guilford Press, guilford.com: Check the site for regular student sales, during which full-time students get a 40 percent discount on books, videos, newsletters and journals, with no minimum order and free shipping.
JourneyEd.com: Find academic software and hardware for students. Save $130 when purchasing Windows 8.1 Pro, for example, or save $118 on Acrobat XI Pro.
Apple, apple.com (or visit one of the three local stores at the Mall at Millenia, the Florida Mall or the Altamonte Springs Mall): Students can get up to $200 off a new Mac and a $100 credit to spend on Apple products. If you buy a new iPhone, you can get a $50 credit. Education pricing is available to college students, students accepted to college and parents buying for college students.
Theme park discounts: Many college campuses sell student discounts for a variety of theme park destinations. UCF's Student Government Association ticket center, for instance, offers deep discounts on tickets to Busch Gardens ($66 for a ticket), Walt Disney World ($73), SeaWorld ($68) and Universal Orlando ($68). Check with your school to find out what kinds of discounts your student status can score you.
Orlando Power Yoga: Combat the freshman 15 and meditate your stress away with Orlando Power Yoga's student special. For $40, enjoy unlimited yoga classes for 40 consecutive days.
STA Travel, statravel.com: This discount student travel agency is like Expedia or Kayak, but just for college students. Search for student discounts and deals in airfare, accommodations and more. Hit this site up before you plan your semester abroad or spring-break vacation.
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