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Oceaneering International, Inc. (OII) is a global provider of engineered services and equipment, primarily for the offshore oil & gas industry. The company was the product of a merger between three diving operators in the 1960s. Incorporated in 1969, Oceaneering grew its operations worldwide to become a leading equipment and service provider in the industry. Indeed, the company services exploration & production firms in the North Sea, West Africa, Brazil, Australia, Asia, and the Gulf of Mexico.
Products and Services
The oilfield equipment provider offers remotely operated vehicles, subsea hardware, engineering and project management services, subsea intervention, and asset integrity services. The company reports under five business lines, which include: Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROV), Subsea Products, Subsea Projects, Asset Integrity, and Advanced Technologies. Ninety percent of revenue is derived from the oil & gas market within the first four businesses. The Advanced Technology unit performs maintenance and engineering services for equipment prototypes or project design for the U.S. government, entertainment, and space industries.
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The ROV segment is Oceaneering's largest revenue generator, contributing roughly 31% of the firm's total top line in 2012. The submersible vehicles are used to support drilling, subsea hardware installation, construction and repair services to oil & gas drillers. The company currently has 296 ROVs in its fleet, with 20 additional ROVs set to come online in 2013. We believe Oceaneering is the industry leader for ROVs, capturing between 30%-50% of new contracts. The equipment provider has improved utilization and days-on-hire ratios, helping to drive this division's operating margins of 30% in recent years. We expect the company's market position and product diversification to continue to support margins going forward.
The Subsea Products division is the second largest profit driver. The segment provides subsea tooling, valves, clamp connectors, and umbilicals. The company has been quite active on the acquisition front over the past 8 years, purchasing five manufacturers and offshore equipment providers. Oceaneering has been increasing its umbilical capacity over the past few years, with upgrades to both its Scotland and Brazilian facilities. We believe these decisions are wise, considering the strong growth opportunities we foresee in this market.
The Subsea projects segment utilizes its 6 (2 owned and 4 chartered) deepwater vessels to perform subsea installation, inspection, and repair work on various offshore jobs. The vessels are equipped with ROVs and umbilicals, which are utilized for the installation of pipeline, various subsea hardware, and well intervention services. These vessels primarily operate in deep- and ultra-deepwater fields in the Gulf of Mexico and West Africa. Revenue growth in this segment has been substantial in the last year, due to new contracts utilizing project management and engineering services.
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We believe the subsea equipment and services market is set to grow at a rapid clip, driven by the current exploration of offshore oilfields worldwide. In fact, Quest Offshore, a leading data provider is projecting growth in subsea tree and umbilical orders to increase by 55% and 40% clips in the next five years, respectively. Additionally, Quest expects E&P companies to spend $70 billion on subsea trees, umblilicals, and flowlines through 2017. The international market should remain a longer-term catalyst as governments look to develop their offshore resources for the tax revenue and employment opportunities.
Given the healthy longer-term outlook, we believe the company will post solid bottom-line gains in the coming years. Recently, management raised its share-earnings guidance to $3.35 to $3.40, from $3.20 to $3.35 a share for 2013. Consequently, we are forecasting double-digit share-net gains in 2013 and 2014. Additionally, Oceaneering has little debt and is one of the few in the industry to pay a quarterly dividend. Therefore, we believe these shares are a suitable selection for a well-diversified portfolio.
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We were leaving my parents pool the other night, which was like pulling teeth, as it always is. "Wasn't that awesome?" I asked. Alex responded: "Not really because we had to leave before the Gonzos and now they're having more fun than us." He was pouting, Nora was pouting, everyone was whining. "This is the worst night ever," Alex mumbled under his breath. And then they got in the car and started a knock-down, drag-out fight over a drum set toy that was given to Alex for his second birthday and has suddenly made its way into heavy rotation. Then it happened. I had the you-ungrateful-kids rant. It went something like this:
"Are you serious?! Are you kidding me?! You just got to swim in a pool on one of the hottest days of the year. It's a beautiful pool. With a diving board. And you had it to yourselves. Do you know how lucky you are? Do you know how many kids wish they were in a pool right now? And now you're fighting over this stupid toy?! Do you know there are kids who don't even have toys? Are you serious? Are you kidding me?! You need to appreciate the amazing life you two have. Look at me in the eyes. Both of you. I am going to drive home now and I don't want to hear a peep out of either of you do you understand? Not a word. No complaining, no whining, no screaming and no fighting over this $!&@ toy. Got it?!"
Then I cranked up the radio to make a point but it was unfortunately tuned to "I wanna go" that Britney Spears jam. I actually loved that song for a hot second last summer (don't judge) but it didn't quite punctuate my diatribe in the way I'd hoped. But in order to show that I wasn't wavering in any way, I didn't go flipping for something more dark and dramatic. And the kids kept quiet, which is so rare, especially in the car. I felt proud of myself as I looked in the rearview mirror and saw their somber faces. But I was also shocked about what had just come out of my mouth. I definitely didn't think I'd be having the you-better-be-grateful talk when my kids were only 4 and 2. I'm sure their little brains aren't even capable of being grateful yet. But I suppose you're never too young to start appreciating what you have, right? Or at least to be told you better $%#@! appreciate it!
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MILAN (AP) — Italy may get its own political dynasty out of the ashes of Silvio Berlusconi's political career.
The nation has been buzzing with speculation that Marina Berlusconi will step in as her father's political heiress ever since the supreme court last week confirmed the three-time former premier's tax fraud conviction, jail sentence and ban from politics.
Berlusconi's eldest daughter is a long-time executive at his Mediaset media empire and was among a clutch of close advisers by his side at his Rome residence when the court ruled on Aug. 1. She has in the past repeatedly denied any intention to enter politics, but has remained silent during this new round of speculation.
Political analysts say the prospect of a Marina Berlusconi candidacy is realistic.
"I think it will be accepted within the party, and even among Berlusconi lovers, those hardcore 7 million or 8 million voters," said Roberto D'Alimonte, a political science professor at Rome's LUISS University and analyst for il Sole 24 Ore. "The thing I don't know is if she is ready for it. Because this is something that will change her life, and not necessarily for the better."
Berlusconi loyalists have gone on the record this week rooting for Marina, who turns 47 on Saturday. Berlusconi's close friend, the former Renault F1 manager Flavio Briatore, told the Milan daily Corriere della Sera: "She is a very intelligent woman, a Berlusconi — a name that millions of Italians adore."
And Daniela Santanche, a lawmaker in Berlusconi's People of Liberty party, said she would back Marina's leadership: "At that point we would have a dynasty with an American flavor," she said.
Berlusconi forces are floating mid-September as a date for a rally to launch a Marina Berlusconi candidacy alongside a revival of the Forza Italia — Let's Go Italy — movement that catapulted Berlusconi to political prominence 20 years ago.
Marina Berlusconi chairs the family's Fininvest holding company and the Mondadori publishing company, Italy's largest magazine publisher. Forbes listed her at No. 48 on its 2010 list of world's most powerful women. Despite her father's political dominance and her own prominent role in the family business, Marina Berlusconi maintains a low-key public profile and rarely seeks publicity. She is married to a former dancer at La Scala, and they have two children.
Berlusconi, 76, has in the past identified Angelino Alfano as his successor, but has never shown real signs of loosening the reins. In fact, just days after Berlusconi announced last year that he would turn over the party to the younger generation , he grabbed the reins back after a court in Milan convicted him of tax fraud in October. He went on to rally his party to a close second-place finish in inconclusive February elections that led to a coalition of long-time political foes.
Now, Berlusconi faces a year of house arrest on the tax fraud conviction, if he does not opt for social service, from mid-October. A Milan appellate court also must decide the length of his political ban, expected to last from one to three years. Beyond that, Berlusconi has been sentenced to seven years in jail and handed a lifetime political ban after being convicted of paying for sex with an under-age prostitute and forcing public officials to cover it up. He has pledged to appeal that conviction. As if all that weren't enough, he's also under investigation in Naples for allegedly paying a rival lawmaker millions of euros to bolt a center-left government.
Putting Marina Berlusconi at the head of a renewed Forza Italia would fill a void in a political force almost entirely dependent on Berlusconi's charisma — while also protecting his business interests, analysts say.
"There are no other people who can guarantee his business interests. He fears that if he steps back, his enemies will step in and they will destroy his business, which is a well-grounded fear," said Giuseppe Orsina, a political scientist who this summer published a book about Berlusconi's influence in Italy. "If we take all of this into account, Marina Berlusconi may look like the best solution for him."
And, analysts say, installing his daughter would be a way for him to maintain control from a distance.
"He will pull the strings, because Forza Italia is a personal party. He will always be the puppeteer, even under house arrest," D'Alimonte said. "He will be the puppeteer as long as he is alive, but he has to find someone who will be in office for him and the best person for him is his daughter."


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Experience gained at the College Press prepares students for the various career opportunities of the graphic arts industry. The College Press manager, office supervisor, design supervisor, prepress supervisor, and the pressroom & bindery supervisors are trained individuals with years of experience. Each student is assigned to a supervisor for the semester and assists them with even their most important responsibilities.
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i am a full time nursing student and my LO will be 4mo on christmas eve. we have had to introduce formula while i am in class and strictly BM while i am home. she is having major trouble using the bathroom since formula has been in the picture and her pediatrician has advised a major attempt to cut the formula out, which i have wanted to do since we started her on it. my instructors are much on my pumping while in class from 8 am to 2:30pm but i do come home at 11 for lunch to nurse her. i am currently out of class for 2 weeks for christmas break and am looking for anything possible to increase my milk supply within this time frame. any suggestion!!!
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A Cascade Locks man will remain in jail for 25 years for a sexual assault that placed a six-year-old girl in the emergency room last November.
Darnell Gibson, 22, was found guilty April 20 for committing unlawful sexual penetration in the first degree against a six-year-old female relative.
According to Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Carrie Rasmussen, the case is the first in the county under the 2006 Jessica's Law, which requires a 25-year mandatory minimum sentence for adults convicted of raping, sodomizing or sexually penetrating a child under 12 years of age.
"This was one of the most hideous sexual assaults I have seen in my career," said Rasmussen, an 11-year prosecutor. She said the victim suffered traumatic physical injury in addition to the severe mental harm in the assault, which occurred Nov. 11.
Gibson must serve the entire 300 months ordered by Judge Paul Crowley. Gibson has no chance of parole or reduced time and he will be under post-prison supervision for the rest of his life.
Rasmussen added that this is "the largest sentence I've ever obtained in a child sex abuse crime."
Rasmussen credited the investigative work of Sheriff Detective Matt English and Deputy Noel Princehouse, who were assisted by deputies Chris Guertin and Joel Carmody.
"There was a great deal of physical evidence in the case, and they did excellent work in their interviews, in coordinating the evidence, and handling the incident at the hospital," Rasmussen said.
"It was one of the more horrific case of child abuse I ever investigated," English said. "The physical evidence was appalling. It was disturbing."
English added that "it was an excellent example of a multi-agency team approach," involving DHS, Providence Hood River Memorial, the Child Advocacy Center, Hood River Victims Assistance, Emmanuel Hospital, and CARES Northwest, a child advocacy service based at Emanuel.
Rasmussen said the case was greatly helped by the Columbia Gorge Advocacy Center.
"It's really outstanding that we have that facility, as a welcoming place for interviewing victims and family members," Rasmussen said. She credited the center's Michelle Tremblay for her contribution to the investigation. Before the center was created last year, the only secure location for investigators to interview a victim and family was the more intimidating booking rooms at the courthouse.
Rasmussen noted the five-month turnaround, short for a felony case, and said "this was resolved in a relatively quick manner due to the quality of the interviews.
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"The intent of the General Assembly … was that you could not do one absent the other," he said.
Garrett, a Republican, said he long opposed plans to add 400,000 adults to Medicaid because of cost concerns. He said requiring these enrollees to work or do volunteer service would make them healthier and improve their well-being.
Patricia Boozang, senior managing director for Manatt Health, a consulting firm, said she is not surprised states are moving ahead with work requirement plans regardless of the court ruling, which was specific to Kentucky.
She said the decision would cause the Trump administration to review the pending applications more closely so they could withstand a judicial review.
The federal court said Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar did not adequately take into account how many people would lose coverage for the work requirement and did not prove such a provision would improve enrollees' health.
"It's going to be challenging for them to make the case that health and well-being is going to be improved by the [work requirement] waiver," she said.
In Arkansas, some Medicaid enrollees face a Thursday deadline to register their status — that they worked, did volunteer service in June or meet one of the state's many exemptions.
"The ruling does not have an immediate effect on Arkansas' work requirement," said spokeswoman Marci Manley.
Advocates for low-income people are weighing whether to file lawsuits to stop the work requirement in other states that have won federal approval.
"We have … partnerships with state legal advocates in these states and are exploring enforcement and litigation options with them," said Jane Perkins, legal director of the National Health Law Program, which filed the suit on behalf of Medicaid enrollees in Kentucky to block the work requirements.
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When your child is 10 years old or starts puberty, he or she will start having exams and tests to look for any problems from diabetes.
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Type 1 diabetes develops because the body's immune system destroys beta cells in a part of the pancreas called the islet tissue. Beta cells produce insulin. So children with type 1 diabetes can't make their own insulin. Experts do not know what causes this to happen. But the cause may involve family history and maybe environmental factors like diet or infections.
Type 1 diabetes develops when your child's pancreas stops producing enough insulin . Insulin lets blood sugar-also called glucose-enter the body's cells, where it is used for energy. Without insulin, the amount of sugar in the blood rises above a safe level. As a result, your child experiences high and low blood sugar levels from time to time. High blood sugar can damage blood vessels and nerves throughout the body and increases your child's risk of eye, kidney, heart, blood vessel, and nerve diseases.
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Young children cannot recognize low blood sugar symptoms as well as adults can, which puts them at risk for low blood sugar emergencies. Children who develop hypoglycemia unawareness , which is the inability to recognize early symptoms of low blood sugar until they become severe, or who are trying to keep their blood sugar levels tightly within a target range are also at risk for low blood sugar emergencies.
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Very high blood sugar puts your child at risk for diabetic ketoacidosis , a life-threatening emergency. Skipping insulin injections, stress, illness, injury, and puberty can trigger high blood sugar. Because blood sugar levels usually rise slowly, you can treat symptoms early and, most often, prevent diabetic ketoacidosis.
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Do you want to feel great? Chances are, you do. So how do you get there? Healthy habits can bridge the way to feeling great. Read on to find out what you can do for better health.
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There are two kinds of fiber that help fight these diseases, insoluble and soluble. Insoluble fiber holds onto water in the intestinal tract.
This increases bulk, softens the stool and aids in passing waste out of the body. Soluble fiber can help lower blood cholesterol and control blood sugar levels.
Eating a combination of both insoluble and soluble fiber is best. Insoluble fiber is found in foods such as whole grains, wheat bran and some vegetables. Soluble fiber is found in foods such as beans, oats, barley and some fruits and vegetables.
How much is enough? The National Cancer Institute recommends 25 grams to 35 grams of fiber per day. Most Americans get much less.
A word of caution: Talk with your doctor before making any major change in your diet. Slowly add fiber to your diet, but don't eat more than 50 grams a day. Too much fiber can cause gas, diarrhea and discomfort. It may also prevent some minerals from being used by the body.
Read on for tips on how to get more fiber into your meals and snacks.
You can add high-fiber ingredients to your favorite recipes, and you will hardly know the difference. These ideas are only guidelines. Try them, and see what works best for you.
A recipe calls for 2 cups of all-purpose flour.
Adjustment: Use ½ cup whole-wheat flour and 1½ cups all-purpose flour. Or use 1 cup whole-wheat flour and 1 cup all-purpose flour.
A recipe calls for 4 cups of all-purpose flour.
Adjustment: Use 1 cup oat flour (made from ground oat bran or oatmeal) and 3 cups all-purpose flour.
A recipe calls for 1 cup of all-purpose flour.
Adjustment: Use ¼ cup bran cereal flour and ¾ cup all-purpose flour.
Yes. Unprocessed plant foods are the best source of fiber. A fresh apple has 3.0 grams of fiber. Apple juice has no fiber.
More examples are shown in the "Compare the difference" chart below.
Whole grain means the grain has not been processed as much. This is important because processing often removes the outer layer of the grain (called the bran) that contains fiber. For example, whole wheat flour contains fiber from the bran, while white flour contains very little fiber.
No. Fiber is found only in plant foods including fruits, vegetables, grains, beans, legumes, nuts and seeds.
Fiber itself does not cause us to lose weight. However, because eating foods with fiber makes us feel more full, we eat less.
For breads, look for whole grains. For example, whole-wheat flour, not just wheat flour. Look at the Nutrition Facts panel for grams of dietary fiber per serving. Choose cooked and ready-to-eat cereals with at least 2 grams of fiber per serving. The less fat and sugar, the better.
Eating fiber can be simple. To start, try a few ideas that sound good to you, and work up to the recommended amount. You'll be doing yourself a favor.
You have probably heard dozens of times that eating less fat is good for you, but have you made the switch? While we were growing up, many of us ate high-fat favorites such as cheeseburgers, french fries and milkshakes.
Now we know that high-fat diets are linked to heart disease and some types of cancer. Does this mean we have to stop eating high-fat foods altogether? No! We have several choices.
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If your favorites include high-fat cheeseburgers, french fries and milkshakes, and you still want to eat them, here's how you can lower the fat.
Read labels
They can tell you how much fat is in foods before you buy them. Look for:
1. Ingredient statement
2. Nutrition facts
Suppose you want to buy American Cheese:
1 serving has 78 calories
56 calories are from fat
56 divided by 78 x 100 = 72 percent calories from fat
Fruits and vegetables
Buy plenty. Fruits and vegetables are naturally low in fat. Check labels for added sauces that may be high in fat.
Pasta, rice, bread, crackers and cereal
Look for plain pasta and rice. Stay away from convenience foods with lots of added fat. Choose low-fat breads such as sandwich bread, sourdough bread, English muffins and bagels. Crackers are often high in fat. Choose plain, saltine crackers or reduced-fat crackers. Buy cereals with 2 grams of fat or less per serving. Stay away from donuts, sweet rolls, biscuits and croissants — they are loaded with fat.
Dairy products
Buy skim milk, low-fat buttermilk, reduced-fat cheese, low- or nonfat yogurt, sour half-and-half, or fat-free sour cream.
Vegetable oils, cooking fats
Buy in small amounts. Try vegetable oil cooking spray so that you can add as little fat as possible when you cook.
Buy low- or nonfat salad dressings.
A recipe calls for 1 cup of oil. Instead, use 2/3 cup oil, and 1/3 cup applesauce.
Casseroles that call for cream soups
Use low-fat soups or this low-fat casserole sauce mix:
Casserole sauce mix
Yield: equal to 9 cans condensed soup
2 cups nonfat dry milk powder
¾ cup cornstarch
¼ cup instant chicken or beef bouillon granules (may use low sodium)
2 tablespoons onion flakes
½ teaspoon dried crushed thyme
½ teaspoon dried crushed basil
¼ teaspoon pepper
Other seasonings as desired
Blend all ingredients together in a mixing bowl. Store in an airtight container. To use in place of one can condensed soup in recipes:
Recipe from Iowa State Extension
Try these low-fat recipe ideas
Healthy choices
This chart shows how many grams of fat are in some foods. Make the lower-fat choices! (All fat values listed are approximate.)
A teaspoon of fat, by far.
1 teaspoon sugar = 16 Calories
1 teaspoon fat = 36 Calories
The American Heart Association and other health professionals recommend that we limit fat in our diets to no more than 30 percent of total calories.
You eat 2,000 calories a day.
To figure 30 percent of 2,000: 2,000 x 0.30 = 600 calories from fat
To figure how many grams of fat you can eat, divide calories-from-fat by 9 (there are 9 calories in a gram of fat).
600 divided by 9 = 67 grams of fat
All fats have the same number of calories. Limit all fat in your diet. However, research has shown that we may benefit from having more polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fat in our diet than saturated fat. Which is which? Here are some examples.
Imagine a group of small children doing nothing but sitting still. It's difficult, isn't it? Our adult bodies are designed to be active too. Yet as we get older, we often become less active. Many of us have sit-down jobs or watch a little too much TV in our spare time.
Physical activity is important at all ages. It makes us look and feel great and can add years to our lives.
Look at the ways that exercise can make your life better. It can help you: lower blood pressure, lower blood cholesterol, stop smoking, lose weight or maintain a healthy weight, and keep bones strong.
If the word exercise makes you think of aches and pains or expensive exercise equipment, think again. Physical activity can be fun and can easily fit into your busy lifestyle.
Make a list of activities that you enjoy. You may like team sports, bicycling with a group, or walking by yourself.
Think about comfort. Find some walking shoes that support your feet and feel good. Wear loose-fitting clothing — layers are ideal because you can peel them off as your body warms up.
Talk to your doctor before you start shaping up. It is especially important if you:
Make exercise a regular part of your routine. Here are some tips for sticking with it from people just like you:
We all benefit from different kinds of exercise. Aerobic, non-aerobic and weight-bearing activities are all important. Aerobic activities make the heart pump faster, which helps keep it healthy. Examples of aerobic activities are brisk walking, jogging, swimming, bicycling, cross-country skiing and dancing.
Anaerobic activities improve strength, flexibility and muscle tone. Examples include bending and stretching exercises and weightlifting.
Weight-bearing exercise is good for your bones. Strong bones help prevent osteoporosis, a disease that often leads to broken bones. Examples of weight-bearing activities are walking, jogging, dancing and strength training or weightlifting.
Experts say adults need 30 minutes or more of moderate exercise every day or at least most days. Ten minutes, three times a day is fine. Build from there. For better health and fitness, do 20 minutes of aerobic activity three times per week. Make sure you are not overdoing during aerobic activity. You should still be able to carry on a conversation without being out of breath.
Most importantly: JUST DO SOMETHING!
You can get into shape and stay fit without pain. No pain, no gain, makes no sense. Listen to your body. If you feel pain, nausea, extreme breathlessness or pain in the chest during physical activity, stop.
The best thing you can do for your health is to get moving.
For more information on fitness and health, call or write the President's Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition at 240-276-9567 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Picture yourself waking up one day and being satisfied with your body. You look and feel great. You like yourself just the way you are. If this is hard to imagine, you are not alone. Many of us want to improve our eating and exercise habits. We may wish we felt better about ourselves. The good news is thinking positively can open the door to a healthy lifestyle. Feeling good about ourselves is the first step. Lots of people have done it, and so can you.
Body image
Everywhere we look we get the message that thin bodies are best, especially for women. It's no wonder we end up worrying about our weight and dieting. Yet dieting can cause ups and downs in weight that are not good for us. And being thin does not mean we're healthy.
Healthy bodies come in many shapes and sizes. Mother Nature gave us our height, bone size and basic body shape. Tell yourself that your body is OK. Think about your best features. When you get a compliment, accept it by saying, "Thank you!" Be proud of your body, and enjoy what it does for you.
If you need to gain or lose weight for health reasons, use common sense. Eat smart, stay active and let the change happen over time as a result of your good habits.
Make it a habit to think positively about your body. Here are some tips for accepting yourself and staying with a healthy lifestyle.
If you want to be fit for life, choose healthy habits. Eat smart. Cut fat by eating more fruits, vegetables and fiber. Get moving. Your body will love you for it. Think positively. It will help you get fit and stay fit for life.
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LONDON (MarketWatch) — U.K. stocks were hit hard on Monday, with banks leading decliners, as increased tensions in Ukraine stirred the financial markets and spooked investors out of equities.
The FTSE 100 index UKX, -0.01% slid 1.5% to close at 6,708.35, the biggest one-day loss since late January.
The sharp loss came after the crisis in Ukraine deepened over the weekend, when Russia's President Vladimir Putin got parliamentary approval to occupy the neighboring country. After the move, the U.S. and its European allies vowed to isolate Putin and punish his nation's economy, demanding that Russia withdraw its forces from Ukraine's Crimean region.
Banks, which are usually very sensitive to increased volatility in financial markets, posted some of the biggest losses in London. Shares of Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC RBS, +0.96% RBS, -1.08% dropped 1.9%, Lloyds Banking Group PLC LLOY, +0.61% LYG, +0.00% fell 1.5%, heavyweight HSBC Holdings PLC HSBA, +0.19% HSBC, -0.48% erased 1.1%, and Barclays PLC BARC, +0.23% BCS, +0.92% lost 1.7%.
Precious-metals miners, however, benefited from the flight out of riskier assets, as investors instead rushed into safe havens, which boosted the price of gold and silver. Randgold Resources Ltd. RRS, -0.36% jumped 4.3%, and Fresnillo PLC FRES, -1.33% picked up 1.9%.
Among other notable movers in London, shares of Aggreko PLC AGK, +0.02% gave up 0.9% after Deutsche Bank cut the temporary-power provider to hold from buy, following the surprise news last week that chief executive Rupert Soames will leave the company to become CEO at Serco Group PLC SRP, +0.10%
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The Deutsche Bank analysts said Soames has been a key driver of Aggreko's success since taking over 11 years ago.
"A search is under way for a replacement CEO, but whoever it is will have a hard act to follow," they said.
Investors in London largely ignored upbeat data from the U.K. manufacturing front. The Markit/CIPS manufacturing purchasing managers' index rose to 56.9 in February, up from a revised 56.6 and beating analysts' expectations. Job creation reached the fastest pace since May 2011, expected to "support the broader economic recovery through improved consumer confidence and spending," said Rob Dobson, senior economist at Markit, in the release.
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Jesse Eisenberg will star as Lex Luthor in the upcoming "Man of Steel" sequel. (Jim Lee / DC Entertainment; Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)Link
Jeremy Irons will play Alfred Pennyworth in the upcoming "Man of Steel" sequel. (Brian Bolland / DC Entertainment; Ethan Miller / Getty Images)Link
Ben Affleck has been cast as Batman opposite Henry Cavill's Superman in the upcoming "Man of Steel" sequel. (Ethan Van Sciver / DC Entertainment; Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)Link
Actress and model Gal Gadot, best known for her work in the "Fast & Furious" film franchise, has been cast as Wonder Woman in Zack Snyder's upcoming "Man of Steel" sequel. (Alex Ross / DC Entertainment; Handout)Link
Henry Cavill as Superman in "Man of Steel." (Clay Enos / Warner Bros.)Link
The first photo of Ben Affleck as Batman has arrived.
Zack Snyder, the director of the upcoming "Man of Steel" sequel that will bring together Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman, released the image on Twitter on Tuesday. In the photo, Affleck's Batman is standing beside the newly redesigned Batmobile.
Check it out below.
Set for release on May 6, 2016, the sequel will see Henry Cavill reprise his "Man of Steel" role as Superman, with Affleck taking over as Batman and Israeli actress Gal Gadot portraying Wonder Woman. Jesse Eisenberg has been cast as Lex Luthor in the film, which will lead in to a planned "Justice League" movie that Snyder also will direct.
Warner Bros. has not yet confirmed which characters will appear in the "Justice League" film.
PHOTOS: The roles that led Ben Affleck to Batman
Although "Man of Steel" became one of the biggest hits of last summer, grossing more than $291 million at the North American box office, the follow-up generated controversy early on, beginning with the casting of Affleck, which was greeted with much consternation on the Internet. The hashtag #BetterBatmanThanBenAffleck began trending on Twitter almost immediately after he was announced to take over the mantle from actor Christian Bale in filmmaker Christopher Nolan's Gotham City trilogy.
(Some prominent voices in the genre community expressed enthusiasm at the prospect of seeing Cavill's Superman squaring off with Affleck's Batman. "Avengers" filmmaker Joss Whedon, for one, tweeted: "He's got the chops, he's got the chin — just needs the material. Affleck & Cavill toe to toe — I'm in.")
Similarly, some fans expressed concern that Gadot, best known for her appearances in three "Fast & Furious" films, wouldn't receive enough of the spotlight in her role as Diana Prince, given that she's sharing time with DC Comics' two most legendary heroes. There was further angst when it was revealed that boyish "Social Network" star Eisenberg had claimed the part of Superman's traditionally burly, bald and middle-aged archnemesis.
In an interview with Hero Complex, Snyder spoke candidly about keeping tabs on fanboy "talk-back" and how outcry is "reassuring and frustrating at the same time."
"There are two ways to think about it," Snyder said. "We know the material. Unfortunately, the fans don't know the material. So, we're casting according to what's happening in the script. And we're hoping that leads to enough originality, enough perspective on what we're doing that you get something fresh and exciting. I understand the canon. I'm not crazy. I know what these characters need from a mythological standpoint. I think Jesse is going to be an amazing Lex. Let's not forget he was nominated for an Academy Award. It's not like I just grabbed my friend to play the guy! This guy's the real deal. By the way, in looking at all the talk-back, you can get all different perspectives in there too. Some people are hating to hate."
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Tengion Announces Significant Advances in Neo-Urinary Conduit™ and Neo-Kidney Augment™ Programs
-- Implants Fourth Patient in Neo-Urinary Conduit Trial in Patients with Bladder Cancer --
-- Submits Pre-IND Filing to FDA for Neo-Kidney Augment Program --
WINSTON-SALEM, NC, March 26, 2012 -- Tengion, Inc. (NASDAQ: TNGN), a leader in regenerative medicine, today announced that it has made significant advances in its two lead programs. A fourth patient was implanted in the last several weeks in the ongoing initial clinical trial of the Company's lead product candidate, the Neo-Urinary Conduit. The Company also submitted a pre-Investigational New Drug (IND) filing to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its lead preclinical program, the Neo-Kidney Augment. Tengion also announced its fourth quarter and full year 2011 financial results in a separate release issued today and will hold a conference call to discuss these updates today, March 26, 2012, at 5:00 p.m. EDT.
"The implanting of the Neo-Urinary Conduit into the fourth patient and the pre-IND filing for our Neo-Kidney Augment are significant achievements for Tengion and we are confident in our ability to execute on our ambitious objectives for these two programs going forward," stated John L. Miclot, President and Chief Executive Officer of Tengion. "We have gained substantial knowledge and insight from the first three patients in the ongoing trial for the Neo-Urinary Conduit and we believe that the surgical modifications implemented for the fourth patient will improve outcomes for current and future patients in the trial. In addition, now that we have submitted a pre-IND filing to the FDA for the Neo-Kidney Augment, we are preparing a proposed clinical trial design and timeline to continue our progress toward establishing clinical proof of concept."
Neo-Urinary Conduit Clinical Program Update
Tengion has now enrolled a fourth patient in the ongoing initial clinical trial of its lead product candidate, the Neo-Urinary Conduit, which is being evaluated in bladder cancer patients requiring a urinary diversion following bladder removal (cystectomy). The trial is designed to assess the safety and preliminary efficacy of the Neo-Urinary Conduit in up to 10 patients, as well as to translate the surgical procedure successfully used in preclinical animal models into clinical trials with human patients. The ongoing initial trial is being conducted at the University of Chicago Medical Center and at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland.
The goal set by the clinical investigators in this trial has been to optimize the surgical procedure and post-surgical care by incorporating the outcomes observed in each patient into the surgical approach for subsequent patients, as necessary. Data from the first three patients have allowed clinical investigators to make surgical modifications for the trial moving forward in an effort to address conduit patency and vascular supply. Complications that arose in the first three patients were resolved successfully and, following new surgeries to construct a urinary diversion using bowel tissue, all three patients have recovered well.
Upon implanting the fourth patient in the ongoing trial, Tengion and its clinical investigators believe they have translated the surgical technique, including the procedure to provide greater blood supply to the Neo-Urinary Conduit supporting regeneration of urinary tissue; the ureteral attachment to the Neo-Urinary Conduit using an established surgical procedure used in the current standard of care; and the procedure for the stoma incision and passage of the Neo-Urinary Conduit with its blood supply through the abdominal wall. The Company is also collaborating with post-operative care staff at the two trial sites to optimize stoma management for rapid patient recovery.
The Company plans to discuss with the Data Safety Monitoring Board a reduction in the timelines between future patient implants, which is currently 12 weeks. If granted and assuming appropriate safety data, the Company anticipates that it will complete implantation of up to 10 patients by the end of 2012.
Neo-Kidney Augment Preclinical Program Update
Tengion submitted a pre-IND filing to the FDA for its lead preclinical program, the Neo-Kidney Augment, one quarter ahead of schedule. The Neo-Kidney Augment is intended to prevent or delay the need for dialysis or kidney transplant by catalyzing the regeneration of functional kidney tissue in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD). Following the early submission of the pre-IND, Tengion's Board of Directors has authorized the Company to aggressively pursue the development of its Neo-Kidney Augment program and will retain the full team of employees involved in the Neo-Kidney Augment program.
Tengion has scheduled a meeting with the FDA to discuss the Company's proposed GLP animal study program to support an IND filing. Tengion is also exploring moving forward using the Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMP) pathway, an established regulatory route in Europe for advanced cell-based therapies. The Company expects to provide an update on its expectations for the clinical trial program in its first quarter 2012 financial results announcement in May.
About the Neo-Urinary Conduit
The Neo-Urinary Conduit is a combination of a patient's own cells and bioabsorbable scaffold that is intended to catalyze regeneration of a native bladder tissue conduit, passively transporting urine from the ureters through a stoma, or hole in the abdomen, into a standard ostomy bag. Standard of care for patients requiring a non-continent urinary diversion uses bowel tissue to construct a conduit for urine to exit from the body. There are over 20,000 urinary diversions performed annually in the United States and Europe. These patients are at risk for complications associated with the use of bowel tissue, as well as for those associated with the surgery to harvest the bowel tissue. The Neo-Urinary Conduit is the only product currently in development that aims to avoid the use of bowel tissue.
About the Neo-Kidney Augment
The Neo-Kidney Augment is intended to prevent or delay the need for dialysis or kidney transplant by catalyzing the regeneration of functional kidney tissue in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD). This increase in functional kidney mass could thereby delay or prevent the need for dialysis or kidney transplant in patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD). According to the United States Renal Data System, more than $27 billion in Medicare costs each year are attributable to patients with ESRD and ESRD is associated with an approximate 20% mortality rate per year, with the average life expectancy of a patient initiating dialysis of approximately four years. Tengion scientists have published and presented positive data on the effect of the Company's Neo-Kidney Augment in four different preclinical models of CKD. Two of these preclinical models have been conducted for a sufficiently long period of time to demonstrate durability and an impact on survival.
About Tengion
Tengion, a clinical-stage regenerative medicine company, is focused on discovering, developing, manufacturing and commercializing a range of neo-organs, or products composed of living cells, with or without synthetic or natural materials, implanted or injected into the body to engraft into, regenerate, or replace a damaged tissue or organ. Using its Organ Regeneration Platform™, the Company creates neo-organs using a patient's own cells, or autologous cells. Tengion's proprietary product candidates harness the intrinsic regenerative pathways of the body to regenerate a range of native-like organs and tissues. The Company's product candidates are intended to delay or eliminate the need for chronic disease therapies, organ transplantation, and the administration of anti-rejection medications. An initial clinical trial is ongoing for the Company's lead product candidate, the Neo-Urinary Conduit™, an autologous implant that is intended to catalyze regeneration of native-like bladder tissue for bladder cancer patients requiring a urinary diversion following bladder removal. The Company's lead preclinical candidate is the Neo-Kidney Augment™, which is designed to prevent or delay dialysis by increasing renal function in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease. Tengion has worldwide rights to its product candidates.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements set forth above may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, but not limited to the Company's: (i) plans to develop and commercialize its product candidates, including the Neo-Kidney Augment and the Neo-Urinary Conduit; and (ii) expectations regarding ongoing and planned preclinical studies and clinical trials. Although Tengion believes that these statements are based upon reasonable assumptions within the bounds of its knowledge of its business and operations, there are a number of factors that may cause actual results to differ from these statements. For instance there can be no assurance that: (i) the Company will be able to successfully enroll patients in its clinical trials, including its Phase I clinical trial for the Neo-Urinary Conduit; (ii) patients enrolled in the Company's clinical trials will not experience adverse events related to the Company's product candidates, which could delay clinical trials or cause the Company to terminate the development of a product candidate; (iii) the results of the clinical trial for the Neo-Urinary Conduit will support further development of that product candidate; (iv) data from the Company's ongoing preclinical studies will continue to be supportive of advancing its preclinical product candidates; and (v) the Company will be able to progress its product candidates that are undergoing preclinical testing, including the Neo-Kidney Augment, into clinical trials; (vi) the Company will be able enter into strategic partnerships on favorable terms, if at all, or obtain the capital it needs to develop its product candidates and
continue its operations and (vii) the Company will be able to reduce the net rental obligation for its Pennsylvania facility prior to the expiration of the existing lease. For additional factors which could cause actual results to differ from expectations, reference is made to the reports filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The forward looking statements in this release are made only as of the date hereof and the Company disclaims any intention or responsibility for updating predictions or expectations in this release.


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Suffolk, ss. Division of Administrative Law Appeals
James Geller,
v. Docket No. CR-07-616
Teachers' Retirement System,
Appearance for Petitioner:
Matthew D. Jones, Esq.
Mass. Teachers' Ass'n - Div. of Legal Services
20 Ashburton Place
Boston, MA 02108
Appearance for Respondent:
James O'Leary, Esq.
Massachusetts Teachers' Retirement System
One Charles Park
Cambridge, MA 02142
Administrative Magistrate:
Kenneth J. Forton, Esq.
Beverly public school teacher who was dismissed in 1996 was not eligible to purchase creditable service for out-of-state public teaching, where he filed two separate applications to purchase creditable service in 2001 and then again in 2007, because he was not a member in service on either occasion.
The Petitioner, James Geller, appealed timely under G.L. c. 32, § 16(4) the August 8, 2007 decision of the Respondent, Massachusetts Teachers' Retirement System (MTRS), to deny his application to purchase creditable service for time he spent teaching in a public school in Detroit, Michigan because, at the time of the application, he was no longer a member in service. (Exs. 1, 2.)
I held a hearing on March 25, 2009 at the office of the Division of Administrative Law Appeals, 98 North Washington Street, Boston.
I admitted sixteen documents into evidence. (Exs. 1-16.) I marked the parties' pre-hearing memoranda for identification as A and B. The Petitioner testified on his own behalf. The Respondent called no witnesses. There is one cassette tape of the hearing.
Based on the evidence presented by the parties, I make the following findings of
1. James Geller, d.o.b. 6/17/42, worked as a teacher in the Beverly public schools from September 1, 1972 to October 29, 1996. (Exs. 9, 14, 15.)
2. On October 29, 1996, Mr. Geller was dismissed from his position for conduct unbecoming a teacher after it was determined that Mr. Geller had used physical force against students on three separate occasions. (Ex. 14.)
3. At no time after his dismissal did Mr. Geller return to work in the Beverly public schools or any other public school in Massachusetts. (Testimony.)
4. Mr. Geller petitioned the Commissioner of Education for arbitration of his dismissal, as provided under G.L. c. 71, § 42, fourth par., and the matter was heard by Arbitrator Mark M. Grossman, Esq. (Exs. 8, 14, 15.)
5. On August 8, 1997, Arbitrator Grossman issued an award reinstating Mr. Geller o his teaching position without back pay. (Ex. 11.)
6. The Beverly School District filed an appeal of the arbitrator's award with the Superior Court. The Superior Court affirmed the arbitrator's award on January 5, 1998. (Ex. 12.)
7. Thereafter, the Beverly School District filed an appeal of the Superior Court judgment with the Appeals Court. (Ex. 12.)
8. On October 23, 2000, the Appeals Court reversed the judgment of the Superior Court and vacated the arbitrator's award. (Ex. 14.)
9. Mr. Geller sought further appellate review from the Supreme Judicial Court, which was allowed. On October 5, 2001, the Court vacated the arbitrator's award and remanded the matter to Arbitrator Grossman for further proceedings. (Ex. 15.)
10. On remand, Arbitrator Grossman declined to reinstate Mr. Geller. (Testimony.)
11. From September 1971 until June 1972, Mr. Geller was employed as a teacher in a public day school in Detroit, Michigan. (Testimony.)
12. On April 9, 2001, Mr. Geller applied to purchase one year of creditable service for the time he spent teaching in Detroit. (Ex. 6.)
13. The Massachusetts Teachers' Retirement System issued a bill for $876.09 to Mr. Geller for the year of creditable service that he requested. The bill directed Mr. Geller to complete the purchase by paying the total amount due by June 1, 2001, or by entering into an installment plan if the amount due was more than one thousand dollars. (Ex. 7.)
14. Mr. Geller did not purchase the creditable service at that time. (Ex. 7; Testimony.)
15. Mr. Geller applied for superannuation retirement on April 10, 2007, when he again applied to purchase creditable service for his teaching in Detroit. (Exs. 8, 9, 10.)
16. On the 2007 application, above the signature line, the form states: "I understand that if I wish to purchase this service, I will have to pay the total amount due while I am either an active member of the MTRS or an inactive member on an authorized leave of absence . . . ." (Ex. 10.)
17. On August 8, 2007, the MTRS denied Mr. Geller's request to purchase creditable service on the grounds that he was an inactive member of the MTRS and not a member in service. (Ex. 1.)
18. Mr. Geller filed a timely appeal of the Board's decision on August 22, 2007. (Ex. 2.)
After careful consideration of the evidence presented in this case, the decision of the Massachusetts Teachers' Retirement Board is affirmed. James Geller was not eligible to purchase creditable service because he was not a member in service when he filed his application.
When a member retires from public service, he or she is entitled to a superannuation retirement allowance that is based on age, years of creditable service, the highest thirty-six consecutive months of regular compensation and group classification. G.L. c. 32, § 5(2)(a). The issue in this case has to do with creditable service, which G.L. c. 32, § 1 defines as "all membership service, prior service and other service for which credit is allowable to any member under the provisions of sections one to twenty-eight inclusive." (Emphasis added.) The vast majority of the time creditable service is accumulated by working in public service in Massachusetts, which is counted as membership service under chapter 32.
There are other ways to accumulate creditable service, however.
One form of "other service" that can qualify as creditable service is out-of-state public school teaching. G.L. c. 32, § 3(4) allows qualified education professionals the ability to purchase creditable service based on qualified out-of-state education employment. Section 3(4) provides, in relevant part:
Any member in service, or any member inactive on authorized leave of absence of the teachers' retirement system, or any member in service, or any member inactive on authorized leave of absence of any other contributory retirement system who is employed in a teaching position . . . who had rendered service in any other state for any previous period as a teacher . . . in the public day schools or other day school under exclusive public control and supervision . . . may, before the date any retirement allowance becomes effective for him, pay into the annuity savings fund of the system in one sum, or in installments, upon such terms and conditions as the board may prescribe, an amount equal to that which would have been withheld as regular deductions from his regular compensation for such previous period, or most recent portion thereof, as he may elect, had such service been rendered in a public school of the commonwealth and had he been a member of the teachers' retirement system during the period the service was rendered . . . .
(Emphasis added.) A "member in service" is
[a]ny member who is regularly employed in the performance of his duties . . . . In any event the status of a member in service shall continue as such until his death or until his prior separation from the service becomes effective by reason of his retirement, resignation, failure of re-election or reappointment, removal or discharge from his office or position, or by reason of an authorized leave of absence without pay other than as provided for in this clause.
G.L. c. 32, § 3(1)(a)(i) (emphasis added).
Although this appeal concerns only his appeal from the MTRS's 2007 decision denying his application to purchase creditable service, Mr. Geller applied to purchase the same creditable service twice, once in April 2001 and again in April 2007. In 2001, Mr. Geller was issued a bill to purchase the creditable service, but Mr. Geller did not complete the transaction by paying for it. When he applied again in 2007, the MTRS denied his request because he had not been a member in service since 1996, when he was dismissed from his teaching position.
At the time Mr. Geller sought to purchase creditable service for the year he spent teaching in the Detroit, Michigan public schools he was not a member in service nor was he on an authorized leave of absence. Mr. Geller was dismissed from his teaching position in October 1996. At that time, therefore, he ceased to be a member in service. See G.L. c. 32, § 3(1)(a)(i).
Mr. Geller argues, though, that he was a member in service for the period that he was challenging his discharge, first in arbitration in 1996, then in the Superior Court in 1998, Beverly School Dist. v. James Geller, No. 97-4739-A, slip op. at 7 (Mass. Super. Ct. Jan. 5, 1998), then at the Appeals Court in 2000, School Dist. of Beverly v. James Geller, 50 Mass. App. Ct. 290, 298 (2000), and finally at the Supreme Judicial Court in 2001, School Dist. of Beverly v. James Geller, 435 Mass. 223, 224 (2001). This argument could only theoretically apply to Mr. Geller's first attempt to purchase creditable service in April 2001, six months after the Appeals Court reversed the Superior Court's judgment and vacated the arbitrator's award (including Mr. Geller's reinstatement), 50 Mass. App. Ct. at 298, and six months before the Supreme Judicial Court affirmed the Appeals Court's reversal and decision vacating the arbitrator's award, 435 Mass. at 224. Clearly, Mr. Geller was not a member in service in 2007 because the arbitrator's award and reinstatement of Mr. Geller had been finally vacated by the Supreme Judicial Court in 2001.
As for the 2001 attempt to purchase creditable service, Mr. Geller never completed the purchase while he was a member in service. In fact, Mr. Geller ceased to be a member in service when he was discharged from his position in 1996 because Mr. Geller never returned to work for the Beverly schools or any other qualifying school in Massachusetts. A member in service is any "member who is regularly employed in the performance of his duties." Though Mr. Geller was temporarily reinstated by the arbitrator, he was no longer regularly employed in the performance of his duties as a teacher in 2001, when he made his first application to purchase creditable service.
Mr. Geller gave vague and unconvincing testimony that he attempted to return to work as ordered by the arbitrator but that Beverly school officials stopped him from reporting to work, citing to him their appeal of the arbitrator's award to the Superior Court. Mr. Geller offered no documentary evidence at the hearing to support his assertions. Nor did Mr. Geller seek to have his reinstatement enforced by the Superior Court. Geller, No. 97-4739-A, slip op. at 3 n.2. Without having returned to work to perform the duties of a teacher on a regular basis, Mr. Geller's claim that he was a member in service at any time after he was discharged in 1996 must fail. Because he was not a member in service when he sought to purchase creditable service, Mr. Geller was ineligible to make the purchase.
The MTRS properly denied the Petitioner's application to purchase creditable service for his teaching in Detroit. The decision of the Board is affirmed.
Kenneth J. Forton, Esq.
Administrative Magistrate


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I don't normally simply regurgitate news on Prose and Ivy. I try to keep this simply a place for opinion, analysis and humor with regards to baseball in general and of course the Cubs. However, this appears to be one of the last huge moves by the club to get our 2008 club to the roster its going to be (the only other move we could possibly expect that's been discussed up to now is the Roberts move). So, here is the news off MLB.com about the Cubs acquiring Reed Johnson: the right handed hitter that can play all three outfield positions that Hendry wanted to add before Opening Day. Again, I'm glad its not Jay Payton:
The Chicago Cubs today announced the club has agreed to terms with
outfielder Reed Johnson on a one-year contract. Johnson, who will wear
uniform number 13, is scheduled to be in the Cubs line-up for this
afternoon's game against San Francisco in Scottsdale.
Johnson, 31, is a career .281 hitter (585-for-2083) with 114 doubles,
14 triples, 42 home runs, and a .342 on-base percentage in all or part
of five Major League seasons with the Toronto Blue Jays (2003-07)
covering 610 games. He has excelled in his career vs. left-handed
pitching, batting .308 (216-for-701) with a .371 on-base percentage and
a .462 slugging percentage vs. southpaws.
The right-handed batter and thrower has batted in the leadoff
spot in 394 games, batting .290 (443-for-1526) with a .353 on-base
percentage, and batted in the second spot in the order in 104 games,
posting a .273 batting average. He has seen action in 398 games in left
field, 197 games in right and 64 games in center.
In his last full Major League season with the Blue Jays in
2006, Johnson batted .319 (147-for-461) with 86 runs scored, 34
doubles, 12 home runs, a .390 on-base percentage and a .479 slugging
percentage in 134 games, all career bests. The 5-foot-10, 180-pounder
missed more than three months last season due to surgery on April 17 to
correct a herniated disc in his lower back. He batted .236 in only 79
contests, though still hit .325 (25-for-77) with a .381 on-base
percentage vs. left-handed pitching.
Looking forward to getting my first look at Mr. Johnson/our fourth outfielder this afternoon against San Fran. I admire the organizations efforts to try and get all the pieces together before opening day. I don't know what's been holding up the Roberts deal, our side or theirs and only those involved know the answer to that question. Assuming that deal doesn't go through, I still feel good about the choices the club has made lately and minus a couple bats I'd like to see more successful at the plate this Spring, I like the way the team looks going into Opening Day. Less than a week away! Glad the Cubs' first game won't require me to get up at 5:00 in the morning. I'd do it, but ****…that is EARLY.
If you haven't already seen the Prose and Ivy spheroid on MLBlogosphere, click on these three pics and check it out.
Opening Day: 5 days and counting! Go Cubs Go!


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CAUSE: The Ubuntu Education Fund doesn't focus on how many children it can reach, but how deeply it can reach one child. The grassroots organization focuses its efforts on Port Elizabeth, South Africa, and is helping over 2,000 children escape poverty through its medical, health, educational, and social efforts.
EFFECT: Through a study with McKinsey & Company, Ubuntu found that 72 percent of children impacted by Ubuntu pass their Grade 12 exams, while only 37 percent of students in community schools pass.
GET INVOLVED: Take action by donating to Ubuntu.


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4 arrested in investigation of heroin sales in PortsmouthBy Gretyl Macalaster
Sunday News Correspondent
May 25. 2013 9:43PM
PORTSMOUTH - Four people were arrested Friday in connection with an investigation into heroin sales in the Gosling Meadows neighborhood.
Two men and two women have been charged with felony sale of heroin. All charges are alleged to have occurred in the Gosling Meadows housing complex. Police said because the sales occurred on a Housing Authority property, the people arrested may be subject to enhanced penalties.
The sale of more than 1 gram of heroin is subject to a penalty of up to 20 years in prison and a $300,000 fine.
Portsmouth police detectives and members of the Seacoast Emergency Response Team executed search warrants on 25 Weald Road and 32 Gosling Road beginning at 8:30 a.m.
Police said they seized evidence from both addresses as well as from vehicles.
Delanae Sykes, 30, of 25 Weald Road is facing two felony counts of sale of heroin; Gary Murray, 60, of 25 Weald Road is facing one count of sale of heroin; Gregory Watson, 45, of 25 Weald Road, is facing five counts of sale of heroin; and Caroline Paradis, 43, of 32 Gosling Road is facing two counts of sale of heroin and one count of possession of a controlled drug, felony level.
Police are also looking for a Lawrence, Mass., man wanted on a charge of conspiracy to sell heroin.
Jonathan Barrett, 23, is described as 6 feet 2 inches tall, 180 pounds, with brown hair.
Police said Friday's warrants were a result of many months of investigation into the sale of heroin in the neighborhood.
In a news release, police said community members had complained to police about the prevalence of heroin in the neighborhood, which is filled with children and families.
Members of the Kittery, Maine, Police Department and the Rockingham County Sheriff's Narcotics Task Force assisted in the investigation.
All those arrested are being held pending arraignment in Portsmouth Circuit Court on Tuesday morning.
Police said they expect to file additional charges.


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Gospel Fest
New Zion A.M.E. Church of Raleigh will sponsor Gospel Fest 2016 Saturday, April 9 in downtown Williston. Vendor spaces are available and are $75 if reserved before March 28 – after that they are $100.
For a vendor registration form, call 904-654-3324 or contact the church at 528-5220.
Sniff Fest for Easter Eggs
More than 100 eggs will be filled with treats for dogs attending the Sniff Fest for Easter Eggs that will benefit the Williston Animal Group (WAG).
The fun will be held from 3:30-5:30 p.m. Saturday, April 2 at Trained Dog Happy Dog, 8575 NW 150th Ave., Morriston
For more information, call 528-3828.
You Be The Judge Auditions
You Be the Judge Talent Show auditions will take place Saturday, April 2 from 9 a.m. - noon at Cornerstone Assembly of God Church, 1045 NE 6th Blvd., Williston.
Highlands HOA Yard Sale
Two by Two Celebration
Levy Fair Karaoke
CEE Luncheon
Baseball Clinic/Alumni Game
CEE Discussion Luncheon
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Welcome to the brand standards website for Virginia Commonwealth University
This website is designed to provide guidelines for the proper use of VCU graphic elements in print pieces as well as on the Web.
Here you will find the latest version of our brand standards guide, which features updated information for using the VCU brand marks in print and on the Web, as well as social media and editorial style guidelines.
These brand marks, as well as templates for Web and print materials and co-brand marks adapted for school-level use, are available in our downloads section.
As we transition into a new brand identity, additional guidelines will be published, including information on email graphics and signage. The university community is encouraged to share any comments or questions about the VCU brand standards.
VCU Medical Center and other clinical marks are now under the VCU Health brand. Visit brand.vcuhealth.org for more information, logo downloads, etc.


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Milo Greene — a band, not a person — makes its first appearance on Mountain Stage, recorded live on the campus of West Virginia University in Morgantown. The cinematic pop band offsets its atmospheric melodies with a driving, energetic edge.
Four of Milo Greene's five members — keyboardist Marlana Sheetz, bassist Graham Fink and guitarists Andrew Heringer and Robbie Arnett — share lead-vocal duties, and often swap instruments between songs. Along with Curtis Marrero on drums, they've opened for The Civil Wars on a 2011 tour and are set to play Lollapalooza this summer.
The band takes its name from the persona of a fictitious booking agent its members created in their first days of playing shows. After achieving some success, they decided to keep the name.
Set List
- "Cutty Love"
- "Perfectly Aligned"
- "What's The Matter"
- "Wooden Antlers"
- "Don't You Give Up On Me"


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HOUSTON — The A's spent eight innings fumbling and bumbling their way to what seemed a sure loss, then regained the poise that has them fighting for the American League West lead with a huge three-run ninth inning, good for a 5-4 win over the Houston Astros.
Now the A's (78-54) won't be more than a game behind the Angels, playing Miami on the West Coast, when the two A.L. West powerhouses meet Thursday in the first of a four-game series with the division lead on the line.
Jonny Gomes singled to get the inning off on the right foot, and the flying feet of pinch-runner Craig Gentry stole second base. An Alberto Callaspo grounder got Gentry to third against Astros closer Chad Qualls. That set up no. 9 hitter Eric Sogard to come up big, and he did with a game-tying single.
Coco Crisp's bid for a hit was thwarted by first baseman Jon Singleton, but as good as the play was, it could only get Sogard for the lead out, leaving it to Sam Fuld. The backup outfielder, getting a start in center with Crisp the DH, lined his third homer into the seats in right for a 5-3 lead.
Chris Carter homered in the bottom of the ninth for the Astros' final run.
Along the way the A's almost wasted a good comeback effort by Drew Pomeranz, who left the game in the sixth inning with a 1-0 lead and who wound up getting charged with an unearned run.
The A's came back quickly when Coco Crisp homered above the out-of-town scoreboard in left field.
Reliever Ryan Cook, whose wild pitch allowed Pomeranz's run to score in the sixth, then who hit a batter to start what would become a decisive two-run seventh inning, both runs charged to him.
That lead afforded by Crisp's homer didn't last long, either. Another A's mistake — Cook hitting Matt Dominguez with a pitch to start the seventh — led to Fernando Abad trying to pitch out of a one-out jam with men at the corners. He struck out pinch-hitter Marwin Gonzalez, but Robbie Grossman broke his bat with a single that tied the game at 2-all. Abad had not allowed any of his first 26 inherited runners to score, the best streak in baseball, before Grossman ended that.
Dan Otero came out of the pen against Jose Altuve. Otero got two quick strikes on the major league hits leader, ran the count full, then saw Altuve sneak his 181st hit under the glove of diving second baseman Alberto Callaspo for the go-ahead run and a 3-2 Houston lead.
Oakland initially broke through in the sixth following a leadoff walk drawn by Josh Donaldson. Brandon Moss doubled — his first extra-base hit in 31 at-bats — to right, sending Donaldson to third. After Derek Norris walked to load the bases, starter Brad Peacock was replaced by Kevin Chapman and pinch-hitter Jonny Gomes delivered a sacrifice fly.
The lead, and Pomeranz's time on the mound, quickly ended. Shortstop Eric Sogard's error, his seventh in his last 28 games, got Jose Altuve on, and he took second on Chris Carter's single.
Manager Bob Melvin went to his bullpen for Ryan Cook, who quickly struck out Fowler. Altuve stole third, then scored on a wild pitch Cook bounced 10 feet in front of catcher Derek Norris. The unearned run, charged to Pomeranz, tied the game.


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Teresa Giudice has forgiven Danielle Staub reports the new issue of InTouch weekly.
The Real Housewives of New Jersey star tells the mag, ""After watching the reunion special, I realized that I am a much better person." Teresa also tells the mag that Danielle has done a lot to her off the show including befriending the wife of Joe's former business partner's lawyer in order to garner information about she and Joe's affairs.
Teresa also states "Danielle has been digging around my extended family, trying to find dirt on me and defame them, but I want to set the best example for my children," adding, "I just want to move on with my life."
Danielle is however singing a different tune in the newest issue of UsWeekly magazine, telling the mag she got the information about Teresa's nephew straight from the horse's mouth or from Teresa's sister-in-law Melissa Gorga rather.
"The baby I was talking about is Melissa's," admits Danielle to UsWeekly. "Teresa's sister-in-law has a major beef with Teresa and Joe. Melissa was made to feel like an outsider. Teresa treats them like they're no good."
Danielle adds that Teresa tried to keep her sis-in-law, rumored to be Danielle's replacement on the upcoming season, off the show. "In the beginning, Melissa and her family were at the events at Teresa's, but you never see them on camera. In my opinion, there's some jealousy there."
Teresa however denies Danielle's claim, telling the mag, "It is my brother, and I love him and his family." And when it comes to the story that Melissa has been added to the cast, Teresa remains in denial plays coy stating: "I hear mixed things. [Melissa] says yes, then the says no." Teresa then added that "Bravo is trying to pit us against each other." Perhaps Teresa should read her sister-in-law's facebook postings about her.
Danielle however makes it clear the two hate each other. "Those two are probably going to kill each other!" says Danielle of Teresa and Melissa being on the show together.
As we reported earlier this week, Danielle also revealed in another interview that she communicates with Melissa and her husband Joe Gorga. If the story of Joe and Melissa communicating with Danielle rings true, then must say it's a very clear sign of just how they really feel about Teresa.
In other news, NJ.com is reporting that a suit was filed against Melissa Gorga last week by a sprinkler company for $50,000 worth of work on an apartment complex in Paterson, NJ.
The lawsuit complaint accuses Melissa, her husband Joe and their business, Gorga Enterprises Inc. of breach of contract, unjustly enriching themselves by misdeeds, and failing to pay for work performed by the Bravante Automatic Sprinkler Corp. Seems like Melissa should have no trouble fitting right in with her fellow co-stars.
Photos of Melissa Gorga below –


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Did they stole you a guitar?
Today three guys enter in my house and stole me two guitars a Alexi 600-Scythe and a M-300 STBC I hope they burn in hell!!!!!!, I am very pist off because you work a lot to buy your equipment, and they come three jerks and stole you. Thats not fair.
¿How many of you haver suffer this terrible situation?
If I were you, I would find those three come jerks and beat them off. I mean, give them a good licking, a licking they won't likely forget. Make sure you enter them in their house, and once inside, just give it to them hard. Pound those guys all night. They deserve it.
Happend to me not to long ago. A crack head friend of my wife's took all my gear. the worst part was the police were so slow to file the report and respond that I didn't get anything back. He's doing 12 years for it now tho so at least something came out of it. But I had a ibanez j sig iceman model and I prob won't see another one for a long time.
I lost 2 basses and 1 guitar. They broke my door and took them out of my house. I had the serial number for one of them. The police got that one back about a year later, never saw the other two again. the guitar I managed to get back is a 1980's mexican strat. I still have it. Now I keep records of my serial numbers and try to photograph everything. I also moved somewhere else.