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NEW YORK Darden Restaurants' (DRI) third-quarter net income dropped 18 percent, as it dealt with soft sales at Red Lobster.
The Orlando, Florida-based company says sales at its Olive Garden, Red Lobster and LongHorn Steakhouse restaurants open at least a year fell a combined 4.6 percent.
Darden Restaurants Inc. has been struggling to make its brands relevant again as diners increasingly head to chains like Chipotle and Panera, where they feel they're getting restaurant-quality food without paying as much.
Darden said Friday that it earned $134.4 million, or $1.02 per share, for the three months ended Feb. 24. That's down from $164.1 million, or $1.25 per share, a year earlier.
Analysts expected $1.01 per share.
Revenue rose 5 percent to $2.26 billion from $2.16 billion, meeting Wall Street's view.
The company reaffirmed its fiscal 2013 earnings forecast.
Erica Eynon, who works at Shape House, takes a sweat treatment using a heated sleeping bag.
Lush smells, comfy semi-dark rooms and a sense of self-indulgence make a spa treatment appealing. But here are three treatments that aim to do more than merely pamper.
If acupuncture seems more doctor's office than salon, perhaps it might sound more appealing if combined with a hot oil treatment. That's what you get under the care of Elisa Angelone at the Exhale spa in Santa Monica's Fairmont Miramar Hotel.
I have had acupuncture treatments for headaches and other issues in various settings, including sitting on a doctor's stool in a brightly lighted office. This is not that. The treatment room and the locker room (with sauna) are luxury level. Angelone, a licensed acupuncturist, works in the Japanese tradition. By palpat...
That was followed by an otherworldly warm oil abdominal massage. Angelone was very gentle, and I felt great as I left, great enough to traverse the evening rush hour without losing my relaxed posture.
Angelone says many people associate acupuncture with medicinal uses or discomfort but ought to consider it more for relaxation.
Sweat is a good thing. It feels great when you work out, both physically and emotionally, because it's a sign of effort. But what about a chic sweat lodge?
Shape House opened less than a year ago in a cute little house in the Larchmont neighborhood. Inside, it's peaceful and spa-like. For $45 (less expensive packages are also available), a customer can lie down in an infrared-heated sleeping bag on a bed surrounded by curtains. Within the bag are ceramic plates heated to ...
It takes a while to start really sweating; at first, it's just a warm and cozy sensation. But later, when an attendant brings a eucalyptus-scented cold towel for my face, it is most welcome. There's water at my side, a TV to watch with headphones and near darkness all around. Unlike with a sauna, my head is outside the...
Shape House calls sweating "a bit of a miracle cure" that helps lower stress and detoxify the body, among many other benefits. Chiche, who's French, says the infrared heat technique is more common in Europe, and that it helped her lose more than 100 pounds. As for me, my skin felt delightfully soft after one hour.
My facial skin-care routine is about as minimal as it gets: a gentle cleanser and a tinted sunscreen. So I'm always a little startled by all that goes into a professional facial. And even more so now that I've come to the stage where I get the facial for mature skin.
At Dtox spa, a cozy day spa in Atwater Village, my face gets 14 products in 80 minutes, starting with an orange souffle cleanser and ending with the use of an eye serum applied with a Clarisonic Opal Eye vibrating wand to maximize absorption.
In between, sitting under a steam machine to soften my skin, aesthetician Christopher Watt applies creams and masks and even a current to my face, intended to tighten, tone and uplift the skin. That includes an exfoliation and a glycolic resurfacing. Watt also uses the NuFace device, which sends a tiny electrical curre...
Later, while a mask is doing its work, I receive a terrific hand and arm hot-stone massage that seems like a great bonus. When I leave, my skin is soft, and my face looks healthy and is actually glowing. Too bad I have nowhere special to go!
The spa has a pleasant room for waiting or reading, with tea and snacks. Clients are welcome to come early or stay afterward to use the sauna and steam room.
SOUTH BEND Â? It wasnÂ?t long ago Ja-Vonda Tharbs made the Washington High School cheerleading team Â? a dream of hers for as long as her father can remember.
Â?She called me right after she made the team and said, Â?IÂ?m a Washington cheerleader,Â? Â? Alfernando Tharbs said. Â?She was so excited. That was one of the high points of her life.Â?
Early in the morning of April 29, the 16-year-old girl was shot and killed while waiting for a ride to an after-prom party at her sisterÂ?s Beacon Heights apartment.
Â?It doesnÂ?t make any sense,Â? her father said. Â?She was like a magnet. People were drawn to her.Â?
ThatÂ?s why her death has been so hard for those closest to her. She wasnÂ?t a troublemaker who was caught up with the wrong people. Her family members described her as a young girl with a bright future.
Â?Everyone liked her,Â? her mother, Yvonne Fountain, said. Â?She had great friends.Â?
Thursday evening those friends, her family members and some of her neighbors paid their respects during a prayer vigil held in the parking lot of St. Vincent DePaul Society on Ardmore Trail. About 70 people attended.
They formed a large circle and called for the community to put a stop to the senseless violence that has plagued South Bend in recent weeks.
Brennan Marsh, 23, was shot and killed inside his home on the corner of Miami and Calvert streets on May 10, while Cpl. Scott Severns of the South Bend Police Department died April 23 from gunshot wounds he sustained two days earlier.
Al-Vonda Tharbs, 18, is still healing from the pain of losing her younger sister. She told the crowd to pray for her sister.
Â?Live every day like itÂ?s your last, because you never know,Â? she said.
Â?From the time I wake up in the morning until I go to sleep at night, IÂ?m always thinking of her. But when I start thinking about her too much, I start crying and get angry. I just wish I could see her one more time and tell her I love her and IÂ?m thinking of her.Â?
Fountain held a picture of her daughter from when she was 3. She walked around the circle of people with it held high in the air. FountainÂ?s T-shirt had a picture of her daughter on it, and she was wearing her daughterÂ?s favorite hat.
Â?She wouldnÂ?t let me wear the hat if she was here,Â? Fountain said. Â?She kept it in her room. It was her favorite.Â?
Alfernando Tharbs talked about one of the last times he saw his daughter alive. It was 2 p.m. the day before she was killed and, like many daughters do this time of year, Ja-Vonda Tharbs was looking for some money from her father to buy a prom dress. He gladly handed it over.
Â?Nothing goes away overnight,Â? he said of the pain of losing a child. Â?It gets easier as time goes on, but it never goes away. You always miss a child. But it hasnÂ?t just been tough on me; her friends and family miss her, too.Â?
Meet John Whitehurst a star of "Jig" The Film opening today across North America.
One of the most poignant moments in "Jig" is with Amanda Whitehurst and her ten-year-old son John with his teacher John Carey during a dance class. She is just outside the gym doors, watching silently with that end-of-the day tiredness and looking like every mom in the world who has ever waited to collect a child from ...
The difference is that Amanda and her husband have six children and John, the fourth youngest and only Irish dancer among them, has qualified for the World Championships.
This is the story in the film which I think most Irish dance parents can relate to best. Filmmaker Sue Bourne, through the Whitehursts, conveys the whole family's commitment in time and money, as well as the surprising rapture of watching one's child work hard, perform passionately and absolutely love the athletic cult...
Feis America asked John how he felt about being selected for "Jig" and whether the filming was a distraction during his training for Worlds. John said he had mixed emotions, and felt both nervous and excited. "The film crew were really friendly so I felt relaxed around them and carried on as normal," he adds.
Feis America: How many days a week do you go to dance class? How much more when you are training for a major competition?
John: I go to class Wednesday for two hours and Saturday for three hours. If there is a Major I sometimes have a private [lesson] for an hour every other week, but not always.
Feis America: Tell us about the other boys in your dance class - younger than you - that look up to you as a mentor.
John: The younger boys are at all different levels and I will help them with their steps if they need it. Some of the boys I have known for years and we have fun in class!
Feis America: Do you participate on teams at all? Do you like teams?
John: I have been on a mixed ceili team and I liked it. I really would like to do a mixed figure because the choreography is amazing!
Feis America: Tell me about the other boys in your competitions. Are you friends or friendly rivals?
John: They are my friends! I think my age group is one of the hardest because there are so many great dancers. We all know that we are there to dance our best. We shake hands and wish each other luck. Anyone who gets a recall is a winner. After the set dance, it's time to hang out and have fun!
Feis America: Does being a competitive Irish dancer help you be a better student at school or does the commitment make it harder for you?
John: Being a dancer helps with school. I find it easier to remember things and work things out in my mind. I'm also in the athletics team and run long distances. I'm not fast, but I have the stamina to run at a steady pace.
Feis America: John, what would you tell the parents of other boy dancers that might help them?
John: Be supportive, not pushy. Your son may not be the best in his age group, but if he is happy, his dancing will improve.
"Jig" the Film opens today in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York and Toronto. See the theaters, show times and make a request for a showing in your area at http://www.jig-the-film.com/!
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TRENTON -- Gov. Chris Christie on Monday nixed a bill that would have allowed striking workers to collect unemployment benefits.
Instead, the governor sent a revised bill back to the Democratic-controlled Legislature that would amend "the language of the current law to make it clear that all striking workers are disqualified from receiving benefits," according to his conditional veto message.
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Under the bill (S2160), workers could have accessed unemployment insurance in labor disputes when an employer violates the terms of an employment contract or collective bargaining agreement. And striking workers would be eligible after a 30-day waiting period if the dispute isn't prompted by an employer's failure to co...
But Christie pushed back, telling lawmakers "current law already affronts the original purpose of the unemployment compensation law by allowing striking workers to receive unemployment benefits where the strike does not substantially curtail the operations of the business."
The bill he vetoed added "insult to injury," Christie said.
"By imposing its expansion of unemployment benefits beginning April 10, 2016, which makes clear that the sponsors' main intention is to compensate Verizon workers who went on strike in April amid contract negotiations and reached a contract agreement approximately six weeks later," he said.
When the state Senate approved the bill in August, Senate President Stephen Sweeney (D-Gloucester) said the bill would "allow workers to express their rights without being starved back to work."
His comments came on the heels of 1,000 Taj Mahal casino and hotel employees entering their second month striking in a dispute over benefits.
"You've had a lot of people come up here from A.C., they've been out of work for over a month," Sweeney said at the time. "They're not people that make a whole lot of money, but they work real damn hard. They don't want to be on strike."
Gaurav Bissa of LKP Securities has a buy call on Jet Airways (India) Ltd. with a target price of Rs 525 .The current market price of Jet Airways (India) Ltd. is Rs 494.55. The time period given by the analyst is Intra Day when Jet Airways (India) Ltd. price can reach defined target. Gaurav Bissa recommended to keep sto...
MANILA, SEPTEMBER 14, 2007 (STAR) By Paolo Romero - President Arroyo has urged communist rebels to avail of the government’s amnesty program or face military action.
In her speech at the launching of the Bishops-Ulama Conference with the Armed Forces and the Philippine National Police in Malacañang last Wednesday night, Mrs. Arroyo said part of the government’s peace plan is the granting of amnesty and livelihood to rebels with the help of local and religious leaders.
“Whichever way, communist rebellion must be stopped,” she said.
She said government troops will not stop fighting until the country achieves peace and progress.
Mrs. Arroyo earlier issued Proclamation 1377 granting amnesty to members of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), the New People’s Army (NPA) and the National Democratic Front (NDF). She also ordered the allocation of an initial half a billion pesos for livelihood assistance of former rebels.
She said the government guarantees former insurgents who are willing to turn their guns into plowshares and respect the rule of law, another opportunity to return to normal life under the proclamation.
She, however, said the amnesty offer shall not apply to terrorist groups whose “violence and treacherous deeds” in pursuit of a political agenda will never be tolerated.
Communist rebels, she said, for years were a low-level threat.
“It’s time for their disruption and violation of human rights to be put to rest so that the nation can move ahead,” Mrs. Arroyo said.
“Let’s campaign for the modernization of voting, counting and canvassing -- starting with the forthcoming barangay elections,” President Arroyo told the participants of the Women’s National Electoral Assembly 2007 which is celebrating 70 years of women’s suffrage in the Philippines at the Philippine International Conve...
“And to be able to exercise our right of suffrage to its fullest, let us crusade for electoral reforms,” she stressed. The 70-year-old Act granted equal right of suffrage to both Filipino men and women.
“We can disagree on political goals but not on the conduct of democratic elections. And let us lobby for a law to fund poll watchdogs -- and a stronger law against election-related violence.
“To be able to lobby for all of these, as women, we count on organizations like the women's organizations represented here in this federation's gathering to empower women to organize at the grassroots level with training on leadership, communication, negotiation, assertiveness,” the President added.
“What an honor to be here to join hands with you to celebrate 70 years of Filipino women suffrage and to extol its champions… Today, 70 years later, we can say that we are proud that women in the Philippines got the right to vote ahead of women in many other parts of the world,” the President pointed out.
And aside from being champions in the workplace, Filipino women are also champions in the home. “We hold the purse strings, unlike in many other parts of the world,” she said.
NEW DELHI: The Indian cabinet Wednesday deferred a decision on liberalising norms for foreign direct investment (FDI) in key sectors like telecom, aviation and petroleum.
Talking to reporters after the cabinet meeting, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said that the proposal to liberalise FDI in select sectors was not discussed.
Official sources, however, said that the proposal was taken up at the meeting but a decision could not be taken as some ministers opposed the idea of opening up key sectors like aviation to foreign players on security grounds.
The cabinet was expected to take a decision on raising the foreign equity cap in telecom to 74 percent from the existing 49 percent and allowing foreign airline companies to buy up to 49 percent of the equity in domestic airlines.
The cabinet was also expected to take a decision on raising FDI cap in airports and airport facilities to 100 percent.
CHICAGO — Hundreds of black financial advisers have reached a $160 million settlement in a lawsuit accusing Wall Street brokerage giant Merrill Lynch of racial discrimination, a plaintiffs’ attorney said Wednesday.
If approved by a federal judge in Chicago as expected, the payout by Merrill Lynch to around 1,200 plaintiffs would be one of the largest ever in a racial discrimination case, Chicago-based attorney Suzanne E. Bish said.
Merrill Lynch, which was purchased by Bank of America in 2009, released a statement Wednesday saying only, "We’re not at this point commenting on the existence of the settlement nor the status of a settlement."
The primary plaintiff, George McReynolds, alleged a pattern of discrimination that resulted in blacks having lower production than white men at the company. McReynolds, of Nashville, Tenn., is still employed at Merrill Lynch, Bish said.
Bish said the settlement should force changes beyond the company singled out as the defendant in the eight-year-old lawsuit.
"They are leaders on Wall Street," she said. "And increasing opportunities for African-Americans at Merrill Lynch should spill over to the rest of Wall Street."
The settlement coincides with the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s "I Have a Dream Speech," Bish noted. She said she hopes the case will help ensure the kind of equal opportunity King spoke about in Washington, D.C.
"I’m getting goose bumps thinking about it," she said about coincidence that settle came around the anniversary. "What (the plaintiffs) wanted to achieve was the same opportunities for the next generation — for their children."
When attorneys filed the lawsuit 2005, McReynolds was the loan plaintiff, though hundreds of others signed on as the suit wound its way through the court, at times appearing as if it might be doomed.
U.S. District Judge Robert Gettleman had denied the suit class-action status. But the Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Chicago granted the status in 2012 — reviving the case and vastly extending its reach.
The black brokers at Merrill Lynch claimed they were systematically steered away from the most lucrative assignments. Consequently, under a compensation system emphasizing production, they couldn’t earn what white counterparts made.