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Young people take the spotlight in the latest TV, radio and digital ads from the CTA Media Fund, which start airing today. The ads focus on the impact that educators have in building community at school, motivating students, and in the academic and life lessons they impart.
"I appreciate my teachers because they never give up on me," says student Manuel Galdamez at Overfelt High School, the filming site, in one of the ads.
Greg Louis, who attends Logan High School in Union City, speaks of a campus security technician with whom he has a close relationship. "He makes sure I have a plan, that I've got my homework done. He's just a really good role model to have."
Several Student CTA members are featured in the ads, including SCTA President Miyuki Manzanedo and Executive Vice President Aaron Barlin. "My own teachers inspired me to become a teacher," says Barlin.
To view or listen to all four ("Community," "Motivate," "Lessons" and "Gracias"), see CTA's YouTube channel at youtube.com/CaliforniaTeachers.
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The history of Deadwood as a booming mining camp that developed into a sophisticated city is a great example of how developments in technology and transportation affected the survival of Western towns.
Deadwood History, Inc.'s exhibit, "Deadwood: A Story of Movement and Change," at the Days of '76 Museum, shows how the evolution of animal-powered vehicles parallels the city's development.
From freight, passenger, and delivery wagons to those used in mining and sawmilling, animal-powered vehicles were instrumental in the settling of Deadwood.
Stagecoach lines developed early on from larger urban centers such as Cheyenne, Wyoming, in the mid-1870s, allowing freight wagons to haul the necessary supplies for the gold camps in the Black Hills—sometimes setting up lines before the routes were legal. This made the stagecoaches a potentially dangerous outfit as they were often targeted by road agents.
Along with the U.S. Mail, and supplies for the miners, stagecoaches also brought families and new business opportunities to the area.
Wagons built specifically to haul beverages exemplify the different community dynamics that existed in Deadwood. On one hand, beer wagons, which can be traced to as early as 1876, show the initial vice of the mining camp.
On the opposite side of the spectrum, the milk wagon represents the community of families and sophistication of the new city.
As Deadwood became a bustling community with a number of different businesses, some called for a full time hose company and for business owners to think of fire prevention when building new structures.
Fears of a devastating fire turned to reality in September 1879, as flames spread quickly across much of the business section of the city, after first igniting inside a bakery on Sherman Street. As the ruins of the city began to be rebuilt, fire safety and animal-powered hose carts were made a priority.
Throughout the 1880s and 1890s, wagons began to transition in two separate categories. Many simplistic wagons were used to aid the growing industrialization of mining practices.
The dump wagon and the lumber wagon that are part of Deadwood History's collections were used specifically to support the local industries of mining, sawmilling, and stamp milling. The presence of customized vehicles, such as these, shows Deadwood's developing economy.
Additionally, specialized vehicles, such as the road cart and the cutter, which were used for pleasure, became increasingly common. As the city matured, roadway construction continued to develop, allowing for more sophisticated vehicles.
In the early 1900s, the introduction of the automobile lessened the use of wagons, but by no means immediately ruled it out.
By the 1920s, wagons were typically only used in parades and celebrations. The Days of '76 celebration, which began in 1924, relied heavily on wagons as a celebration of the city's past and remembrance of its mining history. The Days celebration has continued to grow since the 1920s and is the impetus for DHI's historic vehicle collection. The vehicles are part of a for-use collection. Many are paraded around the city, drawn by horses, before being cleaned and returned for display.
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Penn State lost two prospects Tuesday, including its biggest recruit to date since sanctions were levied against the program in late July.
Offensive tackle Dorian Johnson (Belle Vernon, Pa./Belle Vernon), No. 27 in the ESPN 150 and a Penn State commitment since June, decommitted from the Nittany Lions on Tuesday evening, his coach, Aaron Krepps said.
"I didn't get into that with him," Krepps said about a specific reason for the decommitment. "We spoke, and he informed me of his decision."
Three-star wide receiver prospect Zach Bradshaw also decommitted and will transfer to Virginia.
Johnson, the No. 2 offensive tackle nationally and No. 2 overall player in Pennsylvania, said he would take his time regarding a decision when sanctions, which include a four-year bowl ban and massive scholarship reductions, were levied against Penn State on July 23.
"I told him to just take his time instead of jumping to a conclusion, wanted to make sure he thought through this, and he's done that very well," Krepps said. "He's deciding to open things back up."
In June, the 6-foot-6, 285-pound tackle committed to the Lions over Ohio State, Pittsburgh and West Virginia.
Johnson was the second highest-rated commitment in the Lions' class behind quarterback Christian Hackenberg.
Bradshaw, from Damascus, Md., called Penn State coach Bill O'Brien during breakfast Tuesday morning to inform him of the switch to Virginia. He then hopped in a car with his mother and drove to Virginia's campus, where he later shook hands with the coaching staff and told them he already made a decision: He wanted to become the Cavaliers' 17th commitment.
"The deciding factor was the magnitude of the sanctions," Bradshaw's father, Mike, told ESPN.com. "With the loss of scholarships, PSU will be competing in the Big Ten against some of the best teams in the country with 65 scholarship players. The class Zach would be a part of would really bear the brunt of the sanctions."
Bradshaw and Johnson became the fourth and fifth Penn State recruits to decommit since the release of the Freeh report.
The snowballing list of decommitments includes defensive tackle Greg Webb (Erial, N.J./Timber Creek), cornerback Ross Douglas (Avon, Ohio/Avon) and receiver Will Fuller (Philadelphia/Roman Catholic), who verbally committed to Notre Dame on Sunday. Webb recently committed to North Carolina, and Douglas switched his pledge to Michigan.
Bradshaw's father said his son was also seriously debating whether to accept offers from Northwestern and South Carolina -- but ultimately decided to choose where he felt most comfortable. The 6-foot-2, 205-pound receiver already knows two players on Virginia through Damascus High School, so building relationships there was never an issue.
"What tipped it toward UVA was really a couple things," his father said. "First, it's a great academic school. Second, it's closer to home and third -- and most importantly -- he felt a great amount of comfort and rapport with the coaches."
An assistant coach at Damascus reached out to several coaches after the Penn State sanctions were announced, but Bradshaw's father said neither Michigan State nor his son's three other finalists directly contacted him to sway his commitment.
"The decision didn't have anything to do with schools trying to poach him," the elder Bradshaw said. "It didn't have anything to do with other kids decommitting. It had more to do with, 'What will the next four years or five years feel like at Penn State because of the sanctions?'"
Bradshaw's father said his son had waffled between sticking with Penn State nearly every day for the past two weeks. The decision wasn't easy, he said, because the younger Bradshaw had great respect for O'Brien, defensive line coach Larry Johnson and linebackers coach Ron Vanderlinden.
He tried calling O'Brien on Monday night but couldn't reach him, so he tried again Tuesday morning.
"He took enough time to make sure it was a thoughtful decision," Bradshaw's father added.
Virginia recruited Bradshaw as an athlete, Northwestern as a superback and South Carolina as a receiver.


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Dear Parents and Caregivers,
Next Monday and Tuesday is Study Skills Day, where we welcome Stuart Wright to the school to work with Year 10 students. He teaches the girls effective and sustainable strategies that support their study habits and help to build learning skills and competencies for the future. The girls always find this session invaluable.
On Tuesday we welcome Alice Rowe from World Challenge to assembly, where she will present to the students about the next World Challenge trip to Costa Rica in 2017. The last trip that went to India in December 2015 was very successful and we look forward to assisting another group of St HIlda's girls to have the same amazing and life changing experience. Following on from this, there will be a presentation to parents at 5.00pm on Thursday 2 June in the Chapel. Holding the presentation at this time allows boarder parents to attend as the hostel will be closing on the Thursday afternoon for Queens Birthday Weekend. World Challenge is open to students in Year 11 – 13.
The school has received eight nominations for the upcoming Board of Trustees Elections. Voting papers will be posted out over the next couple of days. Voting closes at noon on 3 June.
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In the case of a school closure or late start due to weather conditions an email will be sent to parents by 7:00 am. There will also be an announcement made over the following radio stations and the school Facebook page:
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Should conditions in your area be different to those in the rest of the city you must make individual decisions based on what is safest for your family. Once girls are at school we encourage you not to text them regarding school closures. If this were to eventuate we would email parents immediately.
Entertainment Book
The Entertainment book was sent home from school on May 7. Can any families that have not paid or returned the book yet please do so as soon as possible. Payment can be made for the book or digital version through the payment page or alternatively by placing cash, cheque or credit card details in the returns box in the student office. If you do not wish to purchase the book please place it in the returns box in the student office as soon as possible.
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Tuihana Ngamoki and Dayna Gallagher are heading to Christchurch this week as part of Nga Tumu ki Otakou Kapahaka – the University of Otago Kapa Haka group competing in the Waitaha Regional Kapa Haka Competition . On Wednesday evening the group performed before a large group of supporters at their dress rehearsal.
Twenty girls competed in the Caversham Harriers Relay Races held at Kings High School on Wednesday – results are as follows:
Junior Girls Teams
3rd – Harriet Cottle, Sophie Sinclair, Emily Hurdle and Cecilia Crooks (Team Time: 28:46)
4th – Sarah Langsbury, Ella Coggan, Teea Francis, Olivia Hall (Team Time: 29:32)
Senior Girls Teams
1st – Georgia Mitchell, Suzie White, Olivia Gold, Kate Higham (Team Time: 26:50)
4th – April Dobbie, Anna Power, Beth Fitchett, Brie Shea (Team Time: 29:08)
6th – Mikayla Thorn, Olivia Whelan-Henderson, Joccoaa Palmer, Mariette Deveraux (Team Time: 30:46)
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I think the race was only about 10km but was about 95% on hiking trails. It took me 1hour31, the slowest I have ever done 10km. It was really beautiful, although some of the hills were so steep in places that I went down them on my bottom, but then I am really bad at down hills. I did realise at the time that what goes down must go up and wow, it had me clinging to branches of trees praying they were stingy and wishing I had my hiking poles with me. But thankfully there was only one section like that. The rest was a bit more undulating.
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Two of the attorneys at the Law Offices of James Scott Farrin previously worked at the North Carolina Industrial Commission (NCIC). Doug Berger served as a Deputy Commissioner and heard full evidentiary hearings resulting in his ruling on the law and facts of a case. He also supervised the North Carolina Industrial Commission's Workers' Compensation Fraud Unit, and later managed its Claims Administration Department. Matthew Harbin served as a Special Deputy Commissioner dealing with such issues as settlement approvals, weekly benefit termination and disputed medical treatment.
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The price of doing drugs...er, drug development
October 2015
Normally, when we talk about prices in the pages of DDNews or in our online venues, it's about things like research and development—i.e., the costs of discovering new entities, poking and prodding them for potential efficacy, getting them through trials and all the in-betweens of that. Our news coverage only occasionally goes beyond approvals, and even that is rare. Discovery through trials is our bread and butter, and once the drug is being advertised and sold, it's outside our wheelhouse.
That said, though, two names have come up in the news to talk about pricing of prescription drugs—Hillary Clinton and Martin Shkreli—and both of their recent churning of the waters could have a potential impact on pre-commercialization efforts. So, I'm going to step outside our wheelhouse this month.
Like I said, normally I don't care about how much a drug costs. (Unless, of course, I'm buying pharmaceuticals for me and my family, in which case I care enough sometimes to use very colorful language that might put my very immortal soul in jeopardy.) As part of her campaign for the Democratic Party presidential nomination, though, Clinton proposed government regulation of drug prices; so has Bernie Sanders, but his comments didn't stir people up as much, because such stands are pretty much expected from him. Here are a couple industry responses:
Also from PhRMA is a poll that suggests, looking ahead to the 2016 election, that the vast majority of voters (86 percent) say encouraging the development of new medicines should be an important priority for the next president and congress, with a majority of voters (53 percent compared to 37 percent) of the opinion that encouraging the development of new medicines should be more of a priority than reducing spending on prescription medicines, despite the latter being the focus of some candidates' policy proposals.
And then you have Shkreli, CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals, who made headlines globally in recent weeks for defending his company's decision to raise the price of Daraprim—a medication used to treat toxoplasmosis in AIDS patients—more than 5,000 percent after acquiring the rights to the drug. Mind you, this is a 62-year-old drug his company acquired for $55 million. Public outrage did force Shkreli to announce a price reduction, though as of press time for this issue, that price hadn't been announced—it isn't likely to go back down to $13.50 per tablet, but who knows how close it will be to the $750 he was shooting for.
Bottom line: I don't like the idea of painting pharmas and biotechs as merely greedy companies, given the kind of costs they incur and rates of failure they must endure that many other industries do not. But at the same time as we try to hold back the politicians from questionable levels of control, can we please shame people like Shkreli out of the business so they don't perpetuate pharma's undeserved predatory characterizations?
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The whistleblower returns: Noreen Harrington, once the star witness in a Spitzer crusade, testifies that the Mets owners knew about Madoff
For just over a year now, the evidence facing Fred Wilpon, Saul Katz and the other Sterling Equities partners who own the New York Mets has been debated in court filings from Wilpon's attorneys, as well as the filings of the trustee for the Bernie Madoff victims, Irving Picard.
And with the $386 million lawsuit brought by Picard against Wilpon and his partners—who are already under great financial strain and struggling to hold on to the Mets—speeding toward a March 19 trial, the latest court filings include testimony from a woman whose contention about what the partners knew and when they knew it could decide the whole ballgame.
The woman is Noreen Harrington, an accomplished financial executive who was last in the news for blowing the whistle on an unrelated scam, leading to the exposure of the mutual fund scandal of 2003.
Back in 2002, the Sterling Partners made the decision to diversify their holdings, which had been nearly entirely invested with Bernie Madoff, in an alternate investment vehicle called Sterling Stamos (the latter part of the name taken from their partner in the endeavor, Peter Stamos).
Sterling Stamos hired Harrington (who had already quit her previous job, but had not yet turned whistleblower) as chief investment officer for the new company, putting her in charge of things like selecting fund managers to invest with, and performing due diligence on those selections.
In 2003, Harrington met with a man named Ezra Merkin. According to Harrington, Katz had enthusiastically recommended that Sterling Stamos invest with Merkin due to the financier's "Madoff-like" returns. What Harrington found out in the meeting, according to her deposition, was that the reason for these similar returns was that Ezra Merkin was, in fact, simply a feeder fund for Bernie Madoff.
According to Harrington, when she explained the due diligence she would need to undertake before Sterling Stamos could invest with him, Merkin grew belligerent, telling her: "You don't get it, do you? This is a privilege. You don't get to ask questions."
Between the red flag that Merkin, like Madoff, converted his holdings to cash at the end of each month—a trick to avoid regulatory scrutiny—and numerous other problematic practices, it was Harrington's strong recommendation that Sterling Stamos not invest with Merkin. Additional due diligence revealed that Madoff and Merkin's strategies did not result in the returns they both claimed, while their footprint in the marketplace was not apparent based on the trades they claimed to have made.
Here's where it gets problematic for the Sterling partners. Harrington says she then met with Saul Katz, his son and fellow Sterling partner David Katz, and Peter Stamos. Harrington said she explained her recommendation and the reasons for it, and when Saul Katz asked her what the actual reason for the consistent, positive returns could be, Harrington told him they must be bogus.
"I made an accusation of front-running, which is profitable and non-correlated, but also illegal," she testified. "And I said, if it wasn't that, I believed it was fiction. And to that he said, what do you mean by fiction? And I said, I don't believe the numbers are worth the paper they're printed on."
According to Harrington, Katz grew angry in response, and ultimately rejected her arguments. She asked for a meeting with Madoff to address her concerns, but never received one. Once Peter Stamos informed her that Sterling Stamos would make the investment with Merkin, Harrington resigned. She did so, she says, directly in response to this decision: "If we forego the process, then we have lied to our investors and we haven't done the work we were hired to do and I will not do that," she testified.
Sterling is going to have to try to rebut this testimony, but it won't be easy, given Harrington's background. She worked in executive capacities in Goldman Sachs and Merrill Lynch, and more importantly, was the whistleblower at Stern Asset Management, helping uncover the mutual fund scandal of 2003, which resulted in a number of convictions. In that case, Harrington's testimony not only held up but proved to crucial in prosecuting the wrongdoers.
"We said, 'That can't be true,'" said then-attorney general Eliot Spitzer when Harrington first came forward. "But every single fact that she alleged has been proven out."
More recently, Harrington has talked publicly about her experience with Sterling and Madoff, presenting a version of events that is consistent with her testimony, which has her trying to tell the Mets' owners that Madoff's operation couldn't possibly be legitimate, trying and failing to secure a meeting with Madoff, getting told off by Merkin for asking too many question, then walking away, as Sterling continued to pour money into what turned out to be a Ponzi scheme.
Saul Katz, in his own testimony, simply says he doesn't remember meeting with Harrington. This is also his defense for an array of other evidence against the Sterling partners, from Katz signing a fraudulent document concerning a $54 million loan from Madoff disguised as an investment from Madoff's wife, to a letter to the New York State attorney general that excluded Bernie Madoff from a mandatory filing on Katz's investments, and several other meetings and documents presented by the trustee as well.
It is fair to wonder how many times the jury is going to accept I don't remember from Katz, particularly if Harrington, a celebrated whistleblower, is credible when she takes the stand.
And while Peter Stamos says he remembers the meeting, he says he doesn't remember any concerns about Madoff raised by Harrington in that meeting, according to the Sterling attorneys' brief asking for summary judgment filed last month.
It would be very convenient for Stamos if he couldn't in fact recall this—otherwise, it would mean he disregarded his own C.I.O.'s recommendations about what turned out to be a massive fraud. (Incidentally, Stamos' own brother, Basil, testified that about a year later, Peter cleared out all of his family's personal investments with Madoff, and emails from both Basil and other Sterling Stamos employees just after the incident tout Peter's ability to see Madoff as a fraud years ahead of time.)
All of which means that if the Sterling partners can't impugn Harrington on the witness stand, Irving Picard has an eyewitness telling a jury that after being hired by Saul Katz to perform due diligence, she presented Saul Katz directly with evidence that Bernie Madoff was a fraud—and Katz chose to turn away. In a willful blindness case, that's the kind of thing a verdict turns on.


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Incoming Chelsea boss has plenty of young talent at his peril, but will it be utilised in the right manner under the Italian?
Chelsea fans have seen academy starlet Ruben Loftus-Cheek get a run in the side in previous weeks after netting his first goal for the club against Scunthorpe in January. He also scored his first Premier League goal against Aston Villa last weekend and will be hoping for an extended run in the team during the climax of the season. Loftus-Cheek has been compared to Michael Ballack in the past few days and there are evidently a lot of similarities between the two. Big, strong, powerful and isn't often pushed off the ball.
Roman Abramovich is desperate for Chelsea to produce stars from the Academy with the last being John Terry, is Loftus-Cheek that man? He can be Chelsea's Paul Pogba if Conte gives him the opportunities to showcase his talent on a regular basis.
Before Conte finally agreed to become Chelsea's permanent manager, Abramovich demanded him to give the young players extended runs in the side. This season only Kenedy, Bertand Traore and Loftus-Cheek have been involved regularly with the first team. All three have done relatively well and impressed, they will look too fight hard in pre season and push their claims for starting places next season.
Pre season is always exciting for the younger players to showcase their ability to the new manager and work extremely hard in training to prove they deserve a chance. Conte demands maximum effort from his players and is even compared to Jose Mourinho about the way he runs the club and his demands.
Chelsea fans also hope Conte will give younger players more game time than Mourinho did. Furthermore, the younger players will reap the rewards if they continuously work hard on the training field and throughout the off season. Chelsea's youth academy is one of the best in the world, winning various major honours in the past few years. But how many of those have actually gone on to be first team regulars and make a statement of intent to the manager? Not very many at all, for the Chelsea fans sake they hope to see a significant change in the coming years.
As many as 33 Chelsea players are out on loan at various clubs across the globe, but it remains to be seen whether they will return and play a significant role under Conte. They will feel as though they have a lot to prove to the new manager. Nathan Ake who has had an extremely good season with Watford with come back into the defensive reckoning.
He is getting the opportunity to impress at Premier League level and test himself against the best which is something he hasn't been able to do before. Lewis Baker is another huge talent and Jose Mourinho said he was to blame if the youngster didn't become a full international under his management and in the coming years. A tireless midfielder who is very energetic which Conte will love to see, he surely can push his case for selection throughout pre season and show Conte he is worthy of first team football.
Young talented strikers Izzy Brown and Dominic Solanke are the other players hoping to impress Conte. Both have won many trophies with Chelsea's youth team and offer different strengths in terms of their style of play. Solanke is a quick powerful striker and is an out and out goalscorer whereas Brown is creative and skilful but also has a good shot on him and knows where the back of the net is. All of those will be hoping to show their own different strengths to Conte and hope they get game time before the start off the season to represent their talent.
Pre season could be an extremely exciting time for the young Chelsea players hoping to impress the new boss and fans will be eager to see if Conte gives them that chance to do so. Over the last few years fans have been crying out to give younger players extended runs in the first team and is Conte the man to do so?


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US: ConAgra H1 profit climbs, raises FY outlook
By Michelle Russell | 20 December 2012
- Net profit soars 68.5%
- Operating profit up 69.1%
- Net sales grow 7.8%
ConAgra said it forecasts EPS of at least $2.06
US food group ConAgra Foods has booked an increase in first-half profits and raised its full-year earnings forecast.
In the six months to 25 November, earnings soared 68.5% to US$461.7m. Operating profit in the period climbed 69.1% to $468.7m. The increase was driven by a series of small acquisitions, the company said today (20 December).
In recent months, ConAgra has acquired frozen ready-meal products, including those sold under the Bertolli and P.F. Chang's brands, from Unilever. It has also bought an own-label pita chips business from Kangaroo Brands.
Last month, ConAgra announced it had struck a deal to buy US private-label group Ralcorp Holdings but that deal has yet to be finalised.
Net sales grew 7.8% to $7.05bn.
For the year, ConAgra said it forecasts EPS of at least $2.06, an increase from its previous expectations of $2.03-$2.06.
Click here for a round-up of how Wall Street view the results and the propsects for ConAgra.
OMAHA, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
ConAgra Foods, Inc., (CAG):
Fiscal 2013 Second-quarter Highlights (% cited vs. year-ago period amounts, where applicable):
Diluted EPS from continuing operations of $0.51 as reported and $0.57 adjusted for items impacting comparability, up 19% as reported and up 16% on a comparable basis.
Consumer Foods' operating profit increased 12% as reported and 8% on a comparable basis, including a double-digit increase in base business marketing investment. Segment sales increased 11%, driven by acquisitions.
Commercial Foods' operating profit grew 5% as reported and segment sales increased 5%.
The company now expects EPS expectations for the full fiscal year, adjusted for items impacting comparability, to be at least $2.06, an increase from the previous guidance of $2.03 - $2.06 on that same basis. This upwardly revised outlook includes a strong year-over-year increase in marketing investment, and does not include any fiscal 2013 EPS benefit from acquiring Ralcorp, which will be determined in due course after the transaction closes.
The company continues to expect operating cash flow in excess of $1.2 billion for the fiscal year, excluding any fiscal 2013 cash flow from acquiring Ralcorp.
The company's planned acquisition of Ralcorp for $90 per share in cash is on track to close in the first quarter of calendar 2013. Please refer to the company's press release dated Nov. 27, 2012, for details on the transaction.
ConAgra Foods, Inc., (CAG) one of North America's leading packaged food companies, today reported results for the fiscal 2013 second quarter ended Nov. 25, 2012. Diluted EPS from continuing operations was $0.51 in the fiscal second quarter, up 19% over $0.43 earned in the year-ago period. Excluding $0.06 of net expense in both the current quarter and the year-ago period from items impacting comparability, current quarter EPS of $0.57 was 16% above the comparable $0.49 earned in the year-ago period. Items impacting comparability in the second quarter of fiscal 2013 and the same period a year ago are summarized toward the end of this release and reconciled for Regulation G purposes starting on page 9.
Gary Rodkin, ConAgra Foods' chief executive officer, said, "We are pleased that both of our segments posted operating profit growth in the midst of current economic conditions. Effective margin management initiatives, moderating input cost inflation, the benefit of acquisitions, and good results from our potato operations are collectively driving high-quality EPS growth. We are very excited about the pending acquisition of Ralcorp, which we announced on Nov. 27, 2012, given the strategically and financially compelling nature of the acquisition. The acquisition is expected to close in the first quarter of calendar 2013, and we look forward to updating our investors on the financial benefits of the acquisition in due course."
Consumer Foods Segment (63% of year-to-date sales)
Branded and non-branded food sold in retail and foodservice channels.
The Consumer Foods segment posted sales of $2,423 million and operating profit of $286 million for the second quarter. Sales increased 11%, reflecting 11% contribution from acquisitions, 4% favorable price/mix, and a 4% organic volume decline. Sequentially, organic volume improved by a slight amount (on an unrounded basis).
Brands posting sales growth for the quarter include Act II, Hebrew National, Marie Callender's, Orville Redenbacher's, Reddi-wip, Ro*Tel, Wesson, and others.
More brand details can be found in the Q&A document accompanying this release.
Volume performance is expected to improve sequentially as the fiscal year progresses, reflecting the lapping of price increases taken last fiscal year as well as the expected favorable impact of the company's innovation pipeline and marketing investment.
Operating profit of $286 million grew 12% over $256 million in the year-ago period, as reported. After adjusting for $7 million of net expense in the current period, and $15 million of net expense in the year-ago period, from items impacting comparability, current-quarter operating profit of $293 million increased 8% over the comparable $271 million a year ago. Marketing investment for the base business (excluding recently completed acquisitions) increased 18%, reflecting the company's planned commitment to building long-term brand strength. Operating profit growth was driven by a combination of favorable price/mix and other margin management initiatives, moderating inflation, and contribution from completed acquisitions.
The company currently expects full fiscal year productivity savings to exceed $250 million for this segment and for input cost inflation to be approximately 2-3%.
Commercial Foods Segment (37% of year-to-date sales)
Specialty potato, seasonings, blends, flavors, and milled grain products sold to foodservice and commercial channels worldwide.
Sales for the Commercial Foods segment were $1,312 million, 5% above year-ago period amounts. The growth primarily reflects favorable price/mix and good volumes for the Lamb Weston potato operations, which posted notable success in international markets. To a lesser extent, the sales growth also reflects the pass-through of higher wheat costs in terms of higher flour prices for the milling operations. The overall segment remains focused on top-line growth through innovation, improving product mix with higher-margin items, and strong alignment with high-potential customers.
Segment operating profit was $169 million, 5% above year-ago period amounts as reported, reflecting the sales growth as well as a continued focus on productivity and cost-saving initiatives. Lamb Weston drove the overall segment's profit growth, while flour milling profits were below year-ago period amounts, as planned, due to the very strong performance in the same period a year ago.
Hedging Activities - This language primarily relates to operations other than the company's milling operations.
The company recorded $16 million of net hedging loss in the current quarter, and $27 million of net hedging loss in the year-ago period, as unallocated Corporate expense. The company identifies these amounts as items impacting comparability. Hedge gains and losses are aggregated, and net amounts are reclassified from unallocated Corporate expense to the operating segments when the underlying commodity or foreign currency being hedged is expensed in segment cost of goods sold.
Other Items
Unallocated Corporate expense was $89 million in the current quarter and $102 million in the year-ago period. Current-quarter amounts include $16 million of net hedge loss, and $10 million of expense from acquisition and restructuring charges, while year-ago period amounts include $27 million of hedge loss. Excluding these amounts, unallocated Corporate expense was $63 million for the current quarter and $75 million in the year-ago period.
Equity method investment earnings were $13 million for the fiscal second quarter, slightly above $12 million in the year-ago period.
Net interest expense was $53 million in the current quarter and $51 million in the year-ago period.
The company expects the effective tax rate for the full fiscal year 2013 for its existing operations to be approximately 34%, excluding items impacting comparability.
Capital Items
On Nov. 27, 2012 the company announced an agreement to acquire Ralcorp for $90 per share in cash. The transaction is expected to close on or before March 31, 2013, subject to the approval of Ralcorp shareholders, customary regulatory approvals, and the satisfaction of other closing conditions. Including the assumption of debt, the transaction is valued at approximately $6.8 billion.
The company expects to finance this transaction with cash on hand, existing credit facilities, incremental borrowings, and the issuance of equity. The company is committed to an investment-grade credit rating.
The company expects $225 million of annualized synergies (pre-tax) by the fourth full fiscal year following the transaction close.
This acquisition is expected to favorably impact ConAgra Foods' short-term and long-term EPS performance. The company will offer more financial details in due course after the transaction is closed.
Dividends for the current quarter totaled $97 million versus $95 million in the year-ago period; the increase reflects a higher dividend rate partially offset by fewer shares outstanding.
The company repurchased approximately 6.1 million of its shares of common stock during the quarter for approximately $170 million.
As previously communicated, the company expects to substantially reduce its share repurchase activities in the near term given the plans to acquire Ralcorp. A slowdown in share repurchases is reflected in the company's full year fiscal 2013 EPS outlook.
For the current quarter, capital expenditures from continuing operations for property, plant and equipment were $82 million, compared with $65 million in the year-ago period. Depreciation and amortization expense from continuing operations was approximately $94 million for the fiscal second quarter; this compares with a total of $95 million in the year-ago period.
On Sept. 13, 2012, the company issued three tranches of senior unsecured notes with a face value totaling $750 million. These notes were issued at attractive rates, and proceeds were used for general corporate purposes, including repayment of outstanding commercial paper mostly utilized for a recently completed acquisition.
Fiscal 2013 EPS Outlook
Based on the strong performance in the first half of the fiscal year, the company now expects fiscal 2013 diluted EPS to be at least $2.06, adjusted for items impacting comparability; this is an increase from previous expectations of $2.03 - $2.06 on that same basis. This guidance excludes any fiscal 2013 EPS benefit related to the Ralcorp acquisition, which will be quantified in due course after the transaction closes.
Major Items Impacting Second-quarter Fiscal 2013 EPS Comparability
Included in the $0.51 diluted EPS from continuing operations for the second quarter of fiscal 2013 (EPS amounts rounded and after tax):
Approximately $0.03 per diluted share of net expense, or $16 million pretax, resulting from acquisition and acquisition-related restructuring costs. $6 million (rounded) of these are in the Consumer Foods segment ($3 million in cost of goods sold (COGS) and $3 million in selling, general, and administrative (SG&A) expense), and $10 million are in unallocated Corporate expense (SG&A).
Approximately $0.02 per diluted share of net expense, or $16 million pretax, related to the mark-to-market impact of derivatives used to hedge input costs, temporarily classified in unallocated Corporate expense. Hedge gains and losses are aggregated, and net amounts are reclassified from unallocated Corporate expense to the operating segments when the underlying commodity or foreign currency being hedged is expensed in segment cost of goods sold.
Approximately $0.01 of impact due to rounding.
Included in the $0.43 diluted EPS from continuing operations for the second quarter of fiscal 2012 (EPS amounts rounded and after tax):
Approximately $0.04 per diluted share of net expense, or $27 million pretax, related to the mark-to-market impact of derivatives used to hedge input costs, temporarily classified in unallocated Corporate expense. Hedge gains and losses are aggregated, and net amounts are reclassified from unallocated Corporate expense to the operating segments when the underlying commodity or foreign currency being hedged is expensed in segment cost of goods sold.
Approximately $0.02 per diluted share of net expense, or $16 million (rounded) pretax, related to restructuring activities designed to improve efficiencies. $15 million (rounded) of these are in the Consumer Foods segment ($8 million in cost of goods sold (COGS), $8 million in selling, general, and administrative (SG&A) expense), and $1 million (rounded) are in the Commercial Foods segment (all SG&A).
Discussion of Results
ConAgra Foods will host a conference call at 9:30 a.m. EST today to discuss the results. Following the company's remarks, the call will include a question-and-answer session with the investment community. Domestic and international participants may access the conference call toll-free by dialing 1-877-856-1969 and 1-719-325-4917, respectively. No confirmation or pass code is needed. This conference call also can be accessed live on the Internet at http://investor.conagrafoods.com.
A rebroadcast of the conference call will be available after 1 p.m. EST today. To access the digital replay, a pass code number will be required. Domestic participants should dial 1-888-203-1112, and international participants should dial 1-719-457-0820 and enter pass code 4524650. A rebroadcast also will be available on the company's website.
In addition, the company has posted a question-and-answer supplement relating to this release at http://investor.conagrafoods.com. To view recent company news, please visit http://media.conagrafoods.com.
ConAgra Foods, Inc., (CAG) is one of North America's leading food companies, with brands in 97 percent of America's households. Consumers find Banquet, Chef Boyardee, Egg Beaters, Healthy Choice, Hebrew National, Hunt's, Marie Callender's, Orville Redenbacher's, PAM, Peter Pan, Reddi-wip, Slim Jim, Snack Pack and many other ConAgra Foods brands in grocery, convenience, mass merchandise and club stores. ConAgra Foods also has a strong business-to-business presence, supplying frozen potato and sweet potato products as well as other vegetable, spice and grain products to a variety of well-known restaurants, foodservice operators and commercial customers. For more information, please visit us at www.conagrafoods.com.
Note on Forward-looking Statements
This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on management's current views and assumptions of future events and financial performance and are subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. The company undertakes no responsibility for updating these statements. Readers of this release should understand that these statements are not guarantees of performance or results. Many factors could affect the company's actual financial results and cause them to vary materially from the expectations contained in the forward-looking statements. These factors include, among other things: the timing to consummate a potential transaction between ConAgra Foods and Ralcorp; the ability and timing to obtain required regulatory approvals and satisfy other closing conditions, including the approval of Ralcorp's shareholders; our ability to realize the synergies contemplated by the potential transaction; our ability to promptly and effectively integrate the business of Ralcorp and our business; availability and prices of raw materials, including any negative effects caused by inflation and adverse weather conditions; the effectiveness of its product pricing, including any pricing actions and promotional changes; future economic circumstances; industry conditions; the company's ability to execute its operating and restructuring plans; the success of the company's innovation, marketing, including increased marketing investments, and cost-saving initiatives; the competitive environment and related market conditions; operating efficiencies; the ultimate impact of the company's product recalls; access to capital; the company's success in effectively and efficiently integrating its acquisitions, actions of governments and regulatory factors affecting the company's businesses, including the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; the amount and timing of repurchases of the company's common stock, if any; and other risks described in the company's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company cautions readers not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements included in this release, which speak only as of the date made.
Original source: ConAgra
Sectors: Canned food, Condiments, dressings, sauces & spreads, Frozen, Meat, poultry & eggs, Private label, Snacks
Companies: Unilever, ConAgra Foods, Ralcorp Holdings
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In the aftermath of the racy show, pics and gifs have surfaced of the stunned A-list audience, while stars have taken to Twitter for a public discussion of the "We Can't Stop" and "Blurred Lines" number.
Here are some of the outrageous reactions, including Miley's!
Miley Cyrus: "Smilers! My VMA performance had 306.000 tweets per minute. That's more than the blackout or Superbowl!
James Vanderbeek: "Things I learned watching the #VMAs2013: There's nothing you can do with a foam finger that you can't air on MTV."
Brooke Shields: "I was Hannah Montana's mother. I don't approve."
Kathy Griffin: "Here's the break down. Miley wants u 2 KNOW...she doesn't want 2B called "Hannah" & she is very far from Montana right now. Thank u very much."
Kelly Clarkson: "Just saw a couple performances from the VMA's last night. 2 words.... #pitchystrippers."
Albert Brooks: "Alan Thicke and Billy Ray Cyrus now under genetic arrest."
Judd Apatow: "It's nice that Miley is comfortable with herself" and "I will always have this version of Miley (from the movie "So Undercover"). Let's live in the past and heal."
Pics! Stars on the VMAs Red Carpet
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In Kisumu: Amani Cottage
If you've never met our kids with special needs, then you don't know what you're missing. We guarantee you'll be the one feeling 'special' by the time you're saying goodbye.
1. When did Amani Cottage open, and how did that happen?
The first of the children with special needs were transferred to Kisumu in early 2008. This was the creation of the Amani Cottage unit.
2. What is the specific work that Amani Cottage does? What ages are the children you care for?
We care for children with special needs. All these children first came to New Life as abandoned babies. When it was discovered that they had special needs, they were brought to Kisumu. Once old enough, they were then moved into the Amani Cottage unit. Currently, the children are aged between 2 years and 11 years. We care for these children and run a home schooling programme for them based upon the UK special education system.
3. What are 2 or 3 of the major milestones in the history of Amani Cottage so far?
- Early 2008: we transferred the first of the children with special needs to Kisumu to start the Amani Cottage unit.
- May 2013: we broke the ground for the new Amani Cottage building.
- May 2014: we moved the children with special needs into the new Amani Cottage building.
- 29th November 2014: we held the Official Opening ceremony for the new Amani Cottage building with Clive & Mary Beckenham as the guests of honour.
4. As you look to the future, what are your hopes and dreams for Amani Cottage?
We want to see Amani Cottage develop as a centre of excellence in the care and education of children with special needs, because we firmly believe that it is the right of every child to such care and education, no matter how physically or mentally disabled they are. We are committed to providing this care and education throughout their childhood, leading on to appropriate care for them as adults. As a centre of excellence, Amani Cottage should also have a positive impact on the local community, encouraging best practice in the care and education of children with special needs.


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"Ergonomics" will be held on Thursday, August 11 and "Prevention of Workplace Violence" will be held on Thursday, August 18. These courses will be held at the Fraser Valley Office, 8555-198A Street, Langley, BC from 9:00 am - 4:30 pm
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A Friend Says Goodbye
Posted: October 25, 2012 under Friendship and Aging, General.
In late August of 1979, I was still reeling from the accidental death of my fifteen-year-old son six months earlier. I decided to attend an Esalen "Radix" workshop in Big Sur, California. The Radix people believed if we allow unexpressed emotions to remain locked in our bodies muscular armor builds and restricts the flow of positive "Radix" energy (aka "Qi") through our bodies. My hope was to emotionally unblock, get past the initial mourning stage (I could no longer cry) and free up some energy.
The workshop leader was a fifty eight year old ex-businessman named Clair. He had attended a Radix workshop a few years earlier and the experience altered his life's view. He left his high-powered sales management position, trained with Charles Kelly, the founder of Radix to become a certified Radix teacher.
As group leader, Clair was confident without being arrogant, empathetic without being unctuous and had an appealing old glove quality. I immediately trusted him and placed myself in his hands. It was a seven-day workshop and I was one of fourteen participants. Each day's Radix therapy activities involved "mattress work" where we group members took turns lying on a mattress while Clair sensitively and effectively guided us through exercises designed to free up blocked emotions. The week was powerful and very helpful. I left feeling much more emotionally free and finally began to reawaken emotionally.
Because of our rich connection at the workshop, Clair and I became friends and have stayed in touch over the years by phone and by visits to his home in Ashland, Oregon when I attended plays at the Shakespeare festivals. A skilled carpenter and builder, he designed and built a round mountaintop home with a second story great-room which allowed a 360 degree view of the surrounding mountains. Clair is a generous host and staying at his mountain home has been both inspiring and comfortable.
After the challenge and satisfaction of building his mountaintop home wore off, Clair, fully retired and in his late seventies, invested all of his retirement savings in an old office building in downtown Ashland and then proceeded to refurbish it. This included designing and opening an attractive and successful restaurant. It seemed that each time I visited Clair I discovered another of his talents. When I expressed concerned that he had risked all of his retirement security on such a venture. He responded to my concern, saying, "It's all about risk. If there is no risk, there is no passion or excitement. I'm not willing to just stand around waiting to die, Ron." These conversations with Clair, and the life style he was modeling, led me to question some of my values and led to important insights about living my life with more passion and risk. Clair was not only my friend; he was also teaching me by example.
One week ago, I received a phone call from Clair, now ninety-two years old. His voice is unmistakable and remarkably similar to that of the actor Alan Arkin—rich with authenticity and warmth. Clair opened our conversation by saying, "Ron, I'm calling you for a reason. Picture a Canadian goose about to land in a lake after a long, cross continental flight. He lands on the water smoothly and gracefully and prepares for a long rest. That is me. I'm in hospice now and I'm ready for the next step in this fantastic journey called life." (Clair sprinkles all of his talk with such Esalen, "humpot" jargon—it is part of his charm) He explained he is in the final stages of prostate cancer, it has spread into his bones and he has fewer than six months to live.
He thanked me for my friendship and said he was calling those folks in his life with whom he had made a genuine, loving connection and I was on the list. I told him I was both honored and appreciative he had called. We talked for a while about life and how short and beautiful it is. He confessed he had always tried to live his live ethically but he had not always been emotionally available with those he loved. He wished he had been better at it but he was trying through these final phone calls to go out on a "real" note. I could hear the effects of the pain medication in his voice but he was lucid and totally present during the conversation.
Before he finished our call, he said, "I love you, Ron—you helped make the ride a special one." I said, "I feel the same way, Clair." As I hung up, I felt the tears and the pain build and experienced a peculiar mix of gratitude and sadness.
I have had two similar conversations with close friends. Like Clair, both had come to terms with their impending deaths and were able to say goodbye to those they loved. Each call was, to me, a gift. Yes—each was painful but I am grateful I had the opportunity to say goodbye to my friends. When my final days arrive I hope I have the opportunity and the courage to do the same with those I love.


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Talent shines through in Forest Gate
PUBLISHED: 12:00 17 June 2012
A rock band of students from a school in Forest Gate have made it to the London finals of a talent competition.
Eager students from all over Newham auditioned over two days to take part in the The XLP Newham Showcase 2012 on Saturday May 14.
XLP is an urban youth charity formed in 1996 by Patrick Regan, who was the headmaster of a school in Peckham, following a stabbing in his school playground.
Now the faith-based charity runs programmes dealing with a wide variety of issues including drugs awareness, anger management and violence, poverty and fairtrade, prejudice and racism, sex and relationships, and image and identity.
The Arts Showcase is run in inner London boroughs, including Newham, for students who may not be able to express themselves academically to showcase their talent in dance, music, or drama.
Forest Gate Community School, in Forest Lane, had seven pupils picked by XLP representatives to compete in the Newham finals.
Rachel Keen, Year Nine, sang solo and she is well known in school for her performances at events such as Prize Day and the opening of the new climbing wall.
Year Seven Hannah Aremu performed Birdy's version of "Skinny Love" by Bon Iver unaccompanied.
Year Nine Alice Kerfoot did something a little bit different by displaying her talent at contemporary dance.
But the winners of the showcase, who are going through to the London final at the Mermaid Theatre in Blackfriars on Saturday July 7, is rock band Overcast which is made up of Year Nine students Brandon Walsh, Ivan Repishevski and Arun Dhingra with Milo Gorman from Year Seven.
They secured their place in the final with their performance of "Numb" by Linkin Park.
Videos of the Forest Gate students, and the other performers from Newham, can be viewed on YouTube by searching Newham Showcase 2012.
More information about XLP-run arts projects can be found at www.xlp.org.ulk/projects/arts.
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Film and music by Paul Windridge
Words by Geoff Francis
What we all have been doing is sharing time before death.
If you can't abandon yourself how will you face your god?
Watching sea. Waiting in the sun. Giant sky. Heath and Heather stretch forever.
All the ifs and whys of life exhaust my imagination so that all I seek is sleep
of' dreams to meet the ghosts of things that never were
To loose the fear which holds life close and Instead release it into the
How often is it said 'don't want to be here' wherever that is
Running away to find some comfort from a life which has so long been
constrained and contained by the inadequacies of others wants and needs


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A veteran education communications and branding strategist, Ted Eismeier has advised some of education's most innovative minds and independent thinkers working to address issues of access, quality, and outcomes across preK-postsecondary education. Over more than a decade at the intersection of education media, policy and practice, Ted has forged strong working relationships with the sector's most influential journalists, analysts and policymakers.
Ted's current practice centers on advising education technology companies, social impact investors, and non-profit organizations, helping them harness the power of brand narrative, earned media strategy, public opinion research, and content creation to scale their impact and reach influential national audiences. Prior to rejoining Whiteboard Advisors, Ted held the role of director of communications and external affairs at Higher Learning Advocates, a nonprofit advocacy organization working to advance federal policy solutions to respond to the country's shifting college student demographics.
The product of an academic family, Ted inherited a passion for supporting upward mobility through education. He serves as a trustee and vice chair of Harmony DC Public Charter School. He also serves as a director of Community Tax Aid, a non-profit focused on building economic empowerment through free tax assistance to low-income residents of the D.C. metro area. Ted resides in the Logan Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C. and holds a bachelor's degree in history from Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio.