JACKSONVILLE, N.C., May 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CKO Kickboxing, one of the fastest growing health fitness franchises, will celebrate the Grand Opening of its newest cardio kickboxing gym on Saturday, June 2, at 1368 Piney Green Road #9, Willis Plaza in Jacksonville, NC. The gym will serve the military and their families stationed in Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Cherry Point Air Station, Camp Geiger, Camp Johnson and Marine Corps Air Station New River.

The high-quality cross training gym provides a family-friendly setting to residents of Jacksonville who are looking for an alternative to Pilates, yoga, martial arts, cross-fit and spinning classes.

Grand Opening festivities are in the works for Saturday, June 2 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., according to CKO Kickboxing of Jacksonville owner Sarah Bentley, a former Marine Corps Sergeant who had once been stationed at Camp Lejeune.

Plans include a live broadcast from 99.5 the X and a big party atmosphere with refreshments, raffles, venders, balloon clown and demonstrations of kickboxing.

CKO Kickboxing, whose franchisees include many former military members, is offering a 10 percent discount to current and former service personnel as well as police and fire personnel.

For Ms. Bentley opening a CKO Kickboxing franchise was a dream come true.

"Like many other CKO Kickboxing franchise owners, I was a member first. I loved the workout. When my husband was transferred to Camp Lejeune, I found out that they didn't have kickboxing. They do have martial arts, but they don't focus on the exercise portion the way CKO Kickboxing does," she said.

While talking with CKO Franklin and CKO Augusta owner Darlene Palley, she found out how she could move to North Carolina and still do kickboxing the CKO way.

"Iheard about the news report on Fox News about CKO Kickboxing wanting to expand their franchise. I spoke to Joe Andreula, president of CKO Kickboxing, and everything worked out great," she said.

"I was going to go into nursing because I like helping people. Then I realized that I wanted to help people before they got to that point of needing a nurse," she said. "I love the energy in a kickboxing workout. You can definitely see the improvement. You can see their moods change. You can see their bodies change. Cardio kickboxing creates healthier, happier people."

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28-05-2012 22:36 Jason "Mayhem" Miller announced his retirement on The MMA Hour on Monday. He also said what happened backstage at UFC 146.

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SAN DIEGO, May 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- LPL Financial LLC, the nation's largest independent broker-dealer* and a wholly-owned subsidiary of LPL Investment Holdings Inc. (LPLA), and Retirement Benefits Group ("RBG"), a highly specialized retirement plan consulting firm based in San Diego, CA, today announced the continued expansion of Retirement Benefits Group through the addition of five top retirement plan consultants to the firm. The five advisors - Matthew Haerr, Christine Soscia, Amir Arbabi, Peter Littlejohn, and William Brown - will provide retirement guidance to institutional clients in the areas of plan design assistance, compliance updates, and investment due diligence, as well as participant communication and education. These new advisor additions will be based out of the San Diego, CA, Akron, OH, Las Vegas, NV, and Idaho Falls, ID offices of Retirement Benefits Group.

Retirement Benefits Group is supported by the Retirement Partners division of LPL Financial LLC, which is focused on supporting retirement plan-focused advisors.

Darrell Alford, Principal of Retirement Benefits Group, said, "In an increasingly complex retirement landscape for participants, plan sponsors are looking for advisors with fiduciary expertise to help them choose plan structures and investment options that have the potential to offer greater retirement security for their workers. We are proud that Retirement Benefits Group has expanded over the years as a leader in this space by acting as just such a partner to plan sponsors. Our rapid growth continues with the addition of these five leading advisors who have many years of experience in the retirement plan space. With new offices in Idaho and Nevada, we now cover most of the western United States and will continue to expand east, even as we maintain our total focus on providing retirement plan financial advice that is second to none. Equally important, we are delighted to work with LPL Financial Retirement Partners, which has acted as a strong enabling partner in our ongoing growth."

Bill Chetney, Executive Vice President of LPL Financial Retirement Partners, said, "We congratulate Retirement Benefits Group for their continued successful growth as a leading firm within the retirement plan space. We are proud to be an enabling partner to Retirement Benefits Group and other advisor practices focused on this space as they work to help Americans realize their retirement aspirations, and we expect to see strong continued growth in this area."

Matthew Haerr has been a Financial Advisor for over 20 years. He has worked with company sponsored retirement plans, family and personal wealth management, and personal retirement planning throughout his career. Matt has helped business owners and corporations develop strategies for company retirement plans including 401(k), profit sharing and pension plans.

Christine Soscia has been in the financial services industry for over 15 years. She works with business owners in helping design, audit and implement employee benefit programs. Christine also specializes in working with business owners in the areas of strategic tax planning, wealth management, business planning, estate planning and succession planning.

With her primary focus on 401(k) plans, in 2004 Christine was one of the first to graduate from the 401(k) Coach program. In 2006, she purchased a TPA firm and managed more than 160 plans. She has appeared on CNBC and Fox Business and has been quoted in various financial publications. Christine holds Series 63, 7, 24, and 66 registrations with LPL Financial and Life and Health licenses and is a founding member of the Professional Business Advisor group in Las Vegas.

Amir Arbabi assists companies on plan design, fiduciary oversight and investment due diligence. Utilizing his years of experience with retirement planning, Amir creates customized plans to meet his clients' unique goals and needs. In addition to his expertise in plan consulting, Amir has extensive knowledge of wealth and investment management from his training at firms such as Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney.

Peter Littlejohn joins the Retirement Benefits Group as the practice leader in the Midwest, currently domiciled in Akron, Ohio. Peter has over 27 years of retirement plan experience, most recently at Highmark Capital Management in San Francisco, where he led the DCIO advisory business beginning in 2009. Earlier he led retirement businesses at Ivy Funds, Wells Fargo, Strong Capital Management and Cigna Retirement and Investment Services, where he was responsible for sales, marketing, client service and strategic development.

About Retirement Benefits Group Retirement Benefits Group ("RBG"), one of the premier retirement plan consulting groups in the country, offers access to brokerage and related retirement-plan services to corporations, governmental agencies, non-profit organizations and their employees through LPL Financial. RBG, which is headquartered in San Diego, CA with additional offices in Irvine, Riverside, Westlake Village, CA, Phoenix, AZ, Gresham, OR, Las Vegas, NV, Idaho Falls, ID, Temecula, CA, Akron, OH, and White Plains, NY, consults on more than $7 billion in retirement plan assets. Visit http://www.rbgnrp.comfor more information.

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LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Transamerica Retirement Services announced today that it has received DALBARs prestigious Seal of Excellence for its plan sponsor and participant websites for the eighth consecutive year. DALBAR awards are recognized as marks of excellence in the financial community.

Transamerica excels at providing the best online experience in the most accessible and effective way possible, said Stig Nybo, president of Transamerica Retirement Services. DALBARs recognition shows that we are harnessing todays technology to develop industry-leading tools that offer added value to our clients.

For nearly a decade, Transamericas plan sponsor and participant websites have received distinct recognition of improvements and innovative new features. For participants, Transamerica offers plan participants access to account information via mobile devices, as well as 24/7 education via the online Transamerica Institute for Retirement Readiness. For plan sponsors, Transamerica offers Total Plan Management, which brings together three vital aspects of retirement plan fundamentals education, fiduciary and annual review to help sponsors assess and identify specific plan needs, set goals and take action to enhance their plans overall success.

Transamericas recent Seal of Excellence award comes on the heels of its plan sponsor website earning the Excellent designation and the top position in DALBARs analysis of provider websites for the ninth consecutive calendar quarter. Each quarter, DALBARs WebMonitor identifies and recognizes industry-leading websites that achieve a top-ten ranking. Websites are scored on results from DALBAR website evaluations, and points are given for achievement in set criteria within the following five categories: functionality, usability, behavior centric attributes, content currency and consistency.

About DALBAR

DALBAR, Inc. is one of the financial communitys leading independent experts for evaluating, auditing and rating business practices, customer performance, product quality and service. DALBAR has earned the recognition for consistent and unbiased evaluations of investment companies, registered investment advisers, insurance companies, broker/dealers, retirement plan providers and financial professionals. DALBAR awards are recognized as marks of excellence in the financial community.

About Transamerica Retirement Services Corporation

Transamerica Retirement Services Corporation (Transamerica or Transamerica Retirement Services), which is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA, designs customized retirement plan solutions to meet the unique needs of small- to mid-sized businesses. Transamerica has more than 17,0001 retirement plans totaling more than $20 billion1 in assets. For more information about Transamerica, please refer to http://www.TA-Retirement.com.

1As of December 31, 2011.

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ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

The Newport Group, a leading provider of retirement and executive benefit plans, has been in the forefront of helping financial advisors and plan sponsors prepare for new DOL fee disclosure regulations.

The Newport Group, a leading provider of retirement and executive benefit plans, is helping educate financial advisors and plan sponsors about new Department of Labor (DOL) regulations which will require retirement plan recordkeepers to disclose service fees and investment expenses differently than in the past.

Newport has been preparing for these new fee disclosure requirements for over a year, in advance of final regulations issued this spring. Throughout 2011 and 2012, Newport has conducted a well-received communications campaign to both retirement plan sponsors and their financial advisors, through a series of newsletters, webcasts, sample disclosures, and online presentationsas well as a special presentation during its annual Advisor Conference. The firms longstanding practice of full fee disclosure fits well with the new requirements, noted Rob Schaffernoth, Newport Vice President, Retirement Services.

At Newport, we fully support the DOLs efforts to help plan sponsors and participants understand the true costs of their retirement plans, said Schaffernoth. For many years, Newport has led the industry in fee transparency, and our plan sponsors have consistently recognized this by naming us best in class for both fee disclosure and fee fairness.

Deadlines for the disclosures are drawing near, Schaffernoth noted. The deadline for providers to disclose fees to plan sponsors is July 1, 2012. Sponsors themselves must begin to provide full fee information to their employees beginning August 30, 2012.

For plan sponsor fee disclosure, service providers must provide sponsor fee disclosures not just by the deadline, but as any changes are made to service agreements, investment menus, or fee structures. Newport will deliver its disclosure to each associated financial advisor and subsequently to each plan sponsor. It will also be available online through the firms plan management website plandestination.com.

Plan sponsors must provide participant fee disclosure when employees initially become eligible for the plan and at least annually thereafter, after initial disclosures in August. Newport will support sponsors and their advisors by providing a draft participant disclosure delivered to advisors and plan sponsors. Newport has redesigned its quarterly retirement account statements to show any administrative and transaction expenses incurred by the plan participant.

Schaffernoth added that Newports in-house experts are available on a consulting basis to support advisors and plan sponsors in understanding the new regulations.

Clearly, compliance with the DOL regulations entails a significant marshalling of resources, Schaffernoth commented. Were encouraged by the feedback weve received from plan advisors, who have been very complimentary about the amount of information weve provided, and the guidance offered by our in-house legal staff. We look forward to helping to usher in a new era of openness about plan fees in the retirement services industry.

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Worlds third largest PC manufacturer, Dell (NASDAQ: DELL), came out with its fiscal 2013 first quarter earnings last Tuesday and the results fell short of the expectations. The company is facing intense competition from all angles and is attempting to manage them through restructuring and repositioning itself. Here is all that has happened and all that is happening.

A look at the numbers The PC maker delivered a top line of $14.4 billion, reflecting a 4% fall from the year ago period. The revenues from its security and services businesses were up 31% and 4%, while that from the software and peripheral business plunged 7%. The most disappointing performance was delivered by the notebook business which fell by 10%.

Lower than expected sales along with poor economic conditions were responsible for the relatively poor performance of Dell in the first quarter. Another factor that negatively affected the top line was the availability of substitutes. Consumers are prioritizing the purchase of other mobile devices over personal computers. However, Dell is not the only player who is facing these issues. Its peer Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ), which reported results similar to that of Dell, is also in a similar soup.

What else is going on? Among the major IT players who are seeking to gradually shift their business focus from the relatively low-margin personal computers and peripherals, Dell is surely walking the talk. The IT giant seeks to position itself as an end to end IT provider.

But, what is the need for this diversification and what is Dell doing about it? Lets look into these.

The market environment in which Dell functions is a mature and a saturated one. The demand for personal computers is shrinking every day as more and more people are actively shifting to tablets from manufacturers such as Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Samsung, Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM), HCL and many others. In such times it is risky to be stuck with the personal computers business. Dell needs to adopt itself to the changing environment and be flexible.

Now we come to how Dell is trying to deal with the diversification strategy. Dell is trying to take a more service-oriented structure. The company is looking at enhancing its portfolio of cloud-based solutions, security and software solutions through inorganic growth. This IT giant has announced five acquisitions out of which three deals have already been closed this year. The most recent merger, which took place in the last week of May, was that of Wyse Technology, a leading cloud-based service provider. With more than 180 patents under the belt of Dell Wyse, Dell is now the market leader in Thin Clients. Dell is also in talks with Quest Software, a network security software provider, to acquire the later. Apart from Quest, Dell is eying BMC Software, as another target.

The bottom line Its very clear that a lot is going on in the IT M&A space and Dell seems to be a pretty active participant. However, the Company needs to act fast on its plans as its competitor Hewlett-Packard is also active in this space. Being just fit wont ensure survival anymore. Survival of the most adaptable is the new rule of the game. Dells strategy seems to be logical, but how soon will these moves start paying off is what actually matters. Dell first needs to find synergies among its core business and those it is acquiring and then it needs to sync them together if it wants to become an end to end IT provider.

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ALBANY, N.Y. - Momentive Performance Materials Inc., a leading global provider of silicones and advanced materials, focused on some of the fastest growing trends in personal care products with new additive technology exhibited at NYSCC Suppliers' Day in Edison, New Jersey, May 15-16. These trends include enhanced color protection, as more and more consumers with different hair types are coloring their hair; advanced thermal protection, as the popularity of thermal hair styling continues to grow; more effective sun protection, with continued consumer concern over the harmful effects of ultraviolet light; and improved sustainability, with increasing consumer interest in products that have minimized or eliminated the use of such ingredients as parabens and ethylene oxide.

Momentive's celebrated history of innovation in personal care technology traces back more than 25 years with the introduction of the first commercialized silicone for 2-in-1 shampoo and conditioner in 1986. Since then, the company has helped many of the personal care industry's leading brands bring competitively differentiated products to market that address key consumer preferences in hair care, sun care, skin care and color cosmetics.

"Over the years, the science behind feeling beautiful has grown increasingly complex, as the range of benefits offered to consumers has become more diversified and personal care products themselves becoming more versatile or more specialized," said David Cohon, Global Marketing Director, Personal Care, Momentive Performance Materials. "At Momentive, our job is to help our customers continually create and feed consumer demand by providing additives that help their formulations do more. It's hard for consumers to see, but there's a lot of science that goes into helping them look and feel their best. And because these are consumer products, formulators want to work with companies they can trust - companies, such as Momentive, that have been in the business for years and have the global bandwidth to develop and deliver products anywhere they are needed."

Recent product introductions that offer some of the most sought-after product performance and processing benefits are highlighted below.

o Silsoft* AX-E conditioning agent - can promote excellent thermal and color protection in hair products, as well as smoothness and shine without greasiness. o Silsoft Q PF cationic silicone terpolymer - can help enhance volume and body while providing outstanding softness to the hair. o SME253 PF amine functional silicone microemulsion - can help hair care products deliver excellent conditioning in addition to color protection. o SilForm* 60-A emulsifier - can act as a highly stabilizing water-in-oil (W/O) emulsifier for a broad spectrum of oils. Through a significantly higher concentration of polyether silicone copolymer than standard products of this type, this emulsifier can achieve high levels of actives in a gentler carrier, while improving wash-off resistance and remaining aesthetically pleasing. o SilForm EOF emulsion - is manufactured without the use of ethylene oxide (EO) and propylene oxide (PO). Formulators can use this EO-free, W/O emulsifier at low usage levels to formstable emulsions with many cosmetic oils. o SilForm FR-10/SilForm FR-5 fluids - can be used to help form a highly flexible film on the surface of the skin for typically longer lasting comfort, greater water and oil resistance and extended durability in sun care, skin care and color cosmetics formulations.

For more information about Momentive's solutions for the personal care industry, please call 800.295.2392 in North America (+1 614 986 2495 everywhere else), email 4information@momentive.com or visit http://www.momentive.com.

About Momentive Performance Materials Inc. Momentive Performance Materials Inc. is a global leader in silicones and advanced materials, with a 70+ year heritage of being first to market with performance applications for major industries that support and improve everyday life. The company delivers science-based solutions, by linking custom technology platforms to opportunities for customers. Momentive Performance Materials Inc. is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Momentive Performance Materials Holdings LLC. Additional information is available at http://www.momentive.com.

About Momentive Momentive Performance Materials Holdings LLC is the ultimate parent company of Momentive Performance Materials Inc. and Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc. (collectively, "Momentive"). Momentive is a global leader in specialty chemicals and materials, with a broad range of advanced specialty products that help industrial and consumer companies support and improve everyday life. The company uses its technology portfolio to deliver tailored solutions to meet the diverse needs of its customers around the world. Momentive was formed in October 2010 through the combination of entities that indirectly owned Momentive Performance Materials Inc. and Hexion Specialty Chemicals Inc. The capital structures and legal entity structures of both Momentive Performance Materials Inc. and Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc. (formerly known as Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Inc.), and their respective subsidiaries and direct parent companies, remain separate. Momentive Performance Materials Inc. and Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc. file separate financial and other reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission.Momentive is controlled by investment funds affiliated with Apollo Global Management, LLC. Additional information about Momentive and its products is available at http://www.momentive.com.

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TEL AVIV, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Citi (C) was awarded a mandate to provide fund administration services for Phoenix Pension & Provident Funds, Limited (Phoenix), to support their new personal provident fund offering, a form of retirement savings through defined contribution schemes.

Phoenix is one of the leaders in the industry of personal provident funds in Israel. Motti Dahan, CEO, Phoenix said: We selected Citi to provide administration services because of its robust operational platform, its global network and ability to leverage the best practices of its fund services business in support of our new funds. Citis profile matches the needs of our clients and the high standard of service we provide. Phoenix is leading the industry of personal provident funds and I am convinced that the cooperation with Citi will bring great benefits to our clients and maintain the leading edge position of our company.

Citi launched fund administration services in Israel in March 2012 and this mandate represents Citis first fund administration agreement with a local institutional asset manager. With a local presence since 2000, Citi currently has over 150 employees in Israel.

One of Citis strengths is our ability to offer a wide range of products and services to support the needs of our clients and provide them with tailored solutions, said Ralph Shaaya, CEO, Citi Israel. We are pleased to announce this first mandate for fund administration services and look forward to continuing to grow our business.

Sanjiv Sawhney, Global Head of Fund Services, Citi Transaction Services added: This deal illustrates Citis ability to combine global resources and practices with local expertise to offer our clients best-of-breed solutions. I am confident that this will prove to be a valuable fund administration model for our clients in Israel.

Citi is a leading global service provider to the fund industry with over $1.5 trillion in assets under fund administration. In addition to its award-winning fund administration services, Citi offers fund and partnership accounting, transfer agency and distribution support, alternative investment services and a full suite of asset manager solutions through Citi OpenInvestorSM.

Citi OpenInvestor is the investment services solution for todays diversified investor, combining specialized expertise, comprehensive capabilities and the power of Citis global network to help clients meet performance objectives across asset classes, strategies, and geographies. With an on-the-ground presence in over 95 countries and over $13 trillion in assets under custody, Citi offers award winning service and unmatched scale. Citi provides complete investment services for institutional, alternative, and wealth managers delivering middle office, fund services, custody, investing and financing solutions focused on clients specific challenges, customized to their individual needs.

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AGOURA HILLS, CA--(Marketwire -05/30/12)- As the outdoor industry's sole manufacturer of truly all natural, organic performance wear, Gramicci recently received independent testing confirming the brand's Natural Performance Technology (NPT) apparel performs as well, or better than, chemically-treated cottons or petroleum-based synthetics.

SGS (www.sgs.com) testing compared Gramicci NPT shirts against popular market leaders' chemically-treated performance cottons and petroleum-based synthetic performance knitwear. Test results conclusively established that Gramicci products excelled in areas of moisture absorption, breathability, dry time, comfortable body-temperature maintenance and odor elimination.

Three years after launching Natural Performance Technology, Gramicci regularly hears from hundreds of climbers, hikers, runners, endurance racers and other athletes who say NPT is their new go-to performance apparel of choice.

"The retailer doesn't know or doesn't believe performance wear can be natural or organic. We are the only brand making performance apparel that is truly all natural and organic," said Gramicci President Marty Weening. "Consumers don't have to settle for active wear that's been chemically treated to add performance -- nature has already provided us with hemp and organic cotton. Our proprietary weave results in, a tested, outstanding all natural, organic performance wear."

Gramicci introduced NPT fabrics with a modest selection of men's and women's separates in 2010. Now NPT collections have been further refined and expanded by 160 percent. The active wear collections are geared at anyone from a high-performance sports enthusiast to a consumer looking for fashionable, sustainably produced lifestyle clothing.

The raw materials for Gramicci NPT garments are grown without pesticides or insecticides that poison the earth, water sources and the humans that harvest it. There is little to no shrinkage, no twisting or torqueing of side seams. The NPT series is dyed with Gramicci's low-impact Bastion dye process creating Gramicci's signature "perfectly imperfect" look, and now, complete with performance that is all natural.

Lifestyle of Health and Sustainability (LOHAS) research confirms Weening's thoughts, showing some $290 billion spent annually for goods and services focused on health, the environment, social justice, personal development and sustainable living in the U.S.

Gramicci's organic products have received certification from GOTS, OE Blended and OE 100 certified. Gramicci is also a fair labor manufacturer assuring fair wages, clean work environments and zero-tolerance child labor policies. http://www.gramicci.com.

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Bayern Munich were probably the most impressive team in the Champions League this week but as any pessimist will tell you, every silver lining has a cloud, or in the Bavarians' case a roaring fire.

Bayern outplayed Premier League moneybags Manchester City, their 2-0 win a just reward for an outstanding display at the stadium that will host this season's final.

In England, the result was overshadowed by Carlos Tevez's one-man strike, but Bayern fans were aghast this week after defender Breno was held in police custody, accused of burning down his own house.

The Brazilian defender, who has played more than 20 games since being signed for 11 million, was alone in his luxury villa in the swanky Munich district of Gruenwald when a fire ripped through the property, causing more than a million euros of damage.

Forensic tests suggest that the fire was set deliberately.

So the 21-year-old Breno, or plain old Herr Vinicius Rodrigues Borges as he is now known to Munich police, is the prime suspect.

Considered a flight risk, he remains in a police cell.

With the suicide of German national goalkeeper Robert Enke a recent memory, the country is sensitive to players' mental health. Breno's psychiatrist rushed to the player's defence.

"Professional football is not just a question of injured muscles or knees," declared Professor Florian Holsbauer. ''We must also deal with the psyche, the injuries in the brain."

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