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Stanozolol is a synthetic anabolic steroid that is commonly sold under the names Winstrol and Winstrol Depot in North America. A common nickname for the substance, then, is Winny. However, in Europe Stanozolol is marketed as Stromba. All of these names essentially refer to the same substance, though; Winstrol is in capsule form, and Winstrol Depot is injected. Regardless of the method in which it is taken, Stanozolol is primarily used by bodybuilders and other athletes who want to bulk up - like most other steroids are.
The pill and the injected forms of Stanozolol are equally popular and are used mainly based on personal preference. Both of these drugs are to be taken on a daily basis, another thing that makes them popular in the world of bodybuilding where daily doses are far preferable to less frequent administering. The nature of the composition of Stanozolol - it is water based, not oil based - makes daily doses necessary as well.
For efficiency's sake, the injected form of Stanozolol - Winstrol Depot - is far preferred over the oral version that is known simply as Winstrol. This is because with pills, getting an equal dose of the drug is much more difficult than when injecting it. At the same time, many people are not fond of having to perform injections on themselves on a daily basis. Again, this is a largely personal preference, although the bottom line remains that the injected form of Stanozolol is more practical in most cases.
Typically, Stanozolol does not result in huge, dramatic gains. Rather, it is best known for smaller but more sustainable and steady ones. However, it is not advisable to take Stanozolol for extended periods of time; eight weeks is the generally agreed upon maximum length of time for taking this steroid, and that is longer than most people take it. Therefore, while its gains are respectable, they are not sustainable in the long term since this drug cannot be taken for an extreme length of time.
Bodybuilders normally use Stanozolol - whether it is Winstrol or Winstrol Depot - during cutting cycles. A cutting cycle is a period in between bulking up sessions in bodybuilding, when a person works to cut excess fat that may be on the body to achieve a leaner, toned look. Stanozolol is highly prized in this regard because it does not cause excess weight gain; making is very efficient for use during cutting cycles. It is not uncommon at all to hear bodybuilders refer to using "Winny" during a cutting cycle.
Another major benefit experienced by bodybuilders and others who use Stanozolol is that it promotes strength quite dramatically. When used for the short term, this steroid can provide one with incredible strength, allowing them to really push their limit in terms of a workout and enhancing their overall training routine. When used in this way, it is preferably done either early in a bulking cycle or late in a cutting cycle.
Finally, it should be noted that Stanozolol is a controlled substance in the United States and is not available without a prescription. It is also banned from use in most competitive sports. However, it is known to be quite widely used, even if people do keep quiet about it.
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KINGWOOD - Three teens have been arrested after investigators said they committed two robberies outside businesses in the Kingwood Town Center last month and three other robberies in the Humble area.
Houston police have arrested 19-year-old Wesley James Thomas, 18-year-old Reginald Thomas and 18-year-old Michael Augustus Thomas.
All three teens, who are not related, are charged with three counts of aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon for their roles in the three Harris County robberies.
Houston police said the first incident happened outside Russo's New York Pizzeria at 42 North Main Street about 10:45 p.m. on September 19. A 28-year-old man was sitting outside and using a laptop computer when he was approached by two suspects, one of whom was armed with a pistol. The suspects stole the man's computer and wallet before running off.
HPD Kingwood officers obtained surveillance photos of one of the suspects attempting to use the victim's credit card to withdraw money at an ATM outside a bank at 3801 Atascocita Road. Another photo showed the suspects' vehicle in the bank parking lot.
The second robbery occurred outside the McDonald's restaurant at 4406 Kingwood Drive about 10:40 p.m. on September 25. Police said two black male suspects, fitting the same description of those in the first incident, robbed a man and two women at gunpoint as they were sitting on the tailgate of a truck in the parking lot. The suspects stole cell phones and then ran away.
No injuries were reported in either robbery.
Houston police released surveillance photos of one of the suspects and of a wanted vehicle on October 7.
Police said they received several tips, and learned the three teens were taken into custody the following day by Harris County authorities.
Kingwood officers determined the suspects were the same teens involved in the two above robberies at the Town Center.
Harris County authorities filed charges against the suspects in the three other cases.
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HOUSTON — Houston teachers in 44 elementary schools are learning to bring nature and the outdoors into the classroom using award-winning program Project WILD "Wildlife in Learning Design." This is the largest training of its kind ever undertaken by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
While Project WILD has been taught before in various Texas schools, it hasn't yet been implemented in a school district this big, said Cappy Manly of TPWD's Urban Outdoors branch, who is coordinating the environmental education effort.
"We have never done anything on this large of a scale." said Manly. "And the word is getting out. It's starting to domino."
In other areas of Texas, such as the Magnolia district just north of Houston and a school district in Laredo, teachers have also requested Project WILD training. Project WILD/Aquatic WILD is a Kindergarten through 12th grade environmental and conservation education program emphasizing awareness, appreciation and understanding of wildlife and natural resources.
Interest in these nature-based learning programs and the need for science education has been fostered largely by the new science component of the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) test last year. The TAKS test is a statewide assessment program for all grade levels and was first implemented in spring 2003.
"We need to know we're addressing the needs of the teachers and at the same time meeting the mission of our agency," said Manly, adding that Project WILD facilitators must be familiar with the test before training teachers.
Houston-area 3rd and 4th grade teachers, 230 in all, gathered in the Cypress Fairbanks Independent School District in northwest Houston to participate in the three-hour program on Aug. 9. Cypress Fairbanks is one of the largest districts in the state and has a reputation of high student performance. The workshop was offered as part of teacher staff development days for teachers of 44 elementary schools. Manly is also discussing training with 1st and 5th grade teachers for next year.
Participating teachers receive the Project WILD manual with 122 activities including wildlife and wildlife-issue content information. Teachers are provided background information about Texas wildlife, management of wildlife, habitat and habitat enhancements, and current wildlife issues. Participants are required to prepare for the second installment of the six-hour program, which will take place Oct. 6.
Manly trains facilitators to teach these workshops, but since they all "have day jobs," she said, expanding the program is difficult. Facilitators of Project WILD, besides providing teachers with knowledge and activities for the classroom, encourage them to nurture student interest in the outdoors by taking them on field trips to state parks. "We teach people how to think about wildlife, not what to think," said Manly.
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The State Department indicated today that the effort to get foreign troops to withdraw from Lebanon would "accelerate" in the talks the Reagan Administration is scheduled to have here with Israeli Foreign Minister Yitzhak Shamir and Lebanese President Amin Gemayel.
Department spokesman John Hughes said that following the "consultations," the U.S. would have its own "thoughts and ideas" on the withdrawal and about the Administration's "often stated concern" for the security arrangements sought by Israel in southern Lebanon.
Shamir is scheduled to meet with Secretary of State George Shultz at the State Department tomorrow and with Vice President George Bush and Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger on Friday. Gemayel will hold talks with President Reagan at the White House next Tuesday.
Hughes stressed that these talks are a continuation of the discussions conducted in the Middle East by special envoy Philip Habib and Morris Draper, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near East and South Asian Affairs. Habib is now in California, while Draper who was also given special ambassador status by Reagan, returned to Washington yesterday and may participate in the talks with Shamir before going back to the Mideast.
Hughes reiterated that the U.S. still opposes a Lebanese-Israeli peace treaty as long as Israel troops are in Lebanon. But he indicated that the U.S. favors a security arrangement, as Israel is now demanding, although he would not discuss any details for this arrangement.
On the peace treaty, Hughes repeated the U.S. position that it should only be negotiated after the Lebanese government "has the support of its population." He said that such a treaty must be "negotiated freely, thought through" and be "something which will last and not some type of temporary document engineered to meet a temporary situation."
As for the security arrangement, Hughes noted that "the United States has made it consistently clear that this is something that has to be discussed and Israel has to be satisfied" that south Lebanon will not be used as a "launching pad" for attacks against Israel. But he said he could not discuss details on what the security arrangements should be or how they would be worked out or implemented.
Former Lebanese President Camille Chamoun said in interviews yesterday that while he opposed a peace treaty with Israel now, he supported an agreement with Israel in which Israel would pledge "respect for the sovereignty and integrity of Lebanon," and Lebanon would "undertake a pledge of not allowing any political or military organization on its soil which could be a threat to Israeli security."
But the 82-year-old Christian leader, who was President when U.S. marines were first sent into Lebanon in 1958, said the Lebanese army could not at present maintain security for the whole country. He said the Christian militia should be allowed to operate until the Syrian and Palestine Liberation Organization forces withdraw.
He also urged that the multinational force, made up of U.S. marines and Italian and French troops, should be enlarged to about 20,000 men and remain there until the Lebanese army was retrained and reequipped. He said this could take up to two years.
But Hughes reiterated today Reagan's position that the marines are in Lebanon for a "limited period." He said the President believes that the departure of the Israeli, Syrian and PLO forces should not take long and noted that Shamir has predicted that it could occur by the end of the year. Reagan has said that the marines are in Lebanon until the Lebanese government feels it can handle its own security. Reagan has said he could not give a timetable for this although he had maintained that it would not be of long duration.


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Thursday is the official start of spring, and thoughts will turn to the freshest trends in the fashion industry.
Lucky magazine's editor-in-chief, Eva Chen, appeared on "Good Morning America" today to share her favorite trends for the season, giving her insight in how to take the looks from work to fun.
The Trend: Pastels Pastels appeared in many runway shows, including Burberry, Prabal Gurung, Dior, Wes Gordon and Armani, Chen said. They work well for shorts in the office. For work, ladylike shorts in sweet colors are balanced out by a crisp button-down shirt. And for the weekend, a pastel shorts suit is a smart way to dress up shorts. You can even pair it with trendy metallic sport sneakers or sandals and wear the look to dinner.
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Pastel Work
Blazer - Asos.com, $85.69
Shirt - Ann Taylor, $89
Skirt - H&M $59.95
Shoes - Nine West, $85, Zappos.com
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Blazer - Asos.com, $85.69
Shorts - Asos.com $47.05
Shoes - Aldo - $70
Bag - LL Bean, $29.95
The Trend: Varsity Look
This sporty look - spotted on runway shows including DKNY, Prada, Marc by Marc and Tommy Hilfiger - has received a glam makeover in luxe fabrics and sexy cuts, along with detailing reminiscent of high school homecoming. For the office, wear a varsity-inspired dress with a sporty white blazer and classic single-sole pumps. The effect is techy and cool, but still feminine and office-appropriate. For the weekend version, pair the garment with an athletic-inspired clutch and sneakers, but tone down the overall sportswear vibe with a relaxed military-inspired jacket.
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The Trend: The Shirt Dress
The look was seen at runway shows including BCBG, Donna Karan, Balenciaga and Band of Outsiders, Chen said. The shirt dress is tomboyish and sexy at the same time. It's clean, chic, universally flattering and versatile. Keep it classic for work. Belted at the waist and worn with heels, it's a staple that's very appropriate. On the weekends, pair it with a denim jacket and saddle leather sandals for a boho chic vibe. A shirt dress also makes a great cover-up at the beach.
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Shares in grains handler and marketer GrainCorp have fallen more than 25 per cent after Treasurer Joe Hockey blocked American food giant Archer Daniels Midland's $3.4 billion takeover bid.
GrainCorp shares, which closed at $11.20 on Thursday, were in a trading halt when the share market opened on Friday.
When they resumed trading at 1140 AEDT, GrainCorp shares opened at $8.26.
At 1142 AEDT, the shares were $2.93, or 26.16 per cent, lower at $8.27.
Mr Hockey said a takeover of GrainCorp would be against the national interest.
Mr Hockey said his decision on ADM's $3.4 billion offer for GrainCorp was reached after long and careful deliberations.
GrainCorp said it was extremely disappointed with Mr Hockey's decision.
"Today's events will have enduring implications that will be felt not only by our shareholders but by the entire industry," GrainCorp chairman Don Taylor said in a statement.
"Australian agriculture has been prevented from realising the potential benefits from the significant capital ADM would have invested in the long-term future of the industry."


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Spirit of the Heart events offer heart disease screening and events in underserved communities.
A free heart disease screening and a series of heart-health community events will be held in Harlem on December 7–9, 2012.
Heart disease remains the number one health threat in America. Underserved and minority communities tend to be hit the hardest, with lower health literacy levels and greater cardiovascular risk. That's why the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC) have come together to increase awareness of heart disease and promote better heart health, particularly in high-risk communities.
Through the ABC's signature program, Spirit of the Heart, ACC and ABC will host several weekend-long events to help educate the public on heart disease. Free heart disease screenings will be held on the Saturdays listed below. Individuals can learn about their risk for heart disease and receive free counseling. The next day, ACC and ABC representatives will visit churches in these cities and present ABC's "7 Steps to a Healthy Heart."
Spirit of the Heart Event Schedule:
Houston, TX: Sept. 28–30, 2012 — Greenspoint Mall
Dallas, TX: October 5–7, 2012 — Southwest Center Mall
Austin, TX: October 12–14, 2012 — Huston-Tillotson University
Harlem, NY: December 7–9, 2012 — Denny Moe's Superstar Barbershop
San Francisco, CA: March 8, 2013 — City Impact
Researchers find that family members who observed CPR on their loved ones are significantly less likely to have post-traumatic stress, anxiety and depression.
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Telugu film industry (TFI) is one of the highest movie producers in India. It is also one of the top paid industries, which brings out between 125 to 140 straight films in a year. Having created its own brand in commercial cinema, it has failed to live up to its expectations in the recent times, as many big budget movies have miserably failed at the box-office.
In the last 12 months, as many as six mega-budget films have bitten the dust. Starting from Pawan Kalyan's Komaram Puli, which was approximately made with the the budget of 35 crores, failed to impress the audience. The next was Mahesh Babu starrer Khaleja (Budget 36), which also followed the same path, as the film proved to be a dud at the box-office. Though there were reports that it garnered around five crore profit, the industry considered it as not worthy, as the time and amount spend on it were huge.
The next in the list was Ram Charan's Orange. Makers of the film spent close to Rs. 40 crore on the film and incurred heavy loss. The movie struggled to recover even the invested money and the Magadheera star was forced to payback his remuneration amount to his uncle-producer Nagababu. These were the movies of 2010, which resulted in at huge losses for the producers. Read on for the current year report.
The year 2011 has also witnessed the same, as Prakash Kovelamudi's fantasy adventure Anaganaga O Dheerudu proved again that the mega-budget movies would not guarantee success at the BO. It was simultaneously made in Telugu and Tamil with the budget of Rs. 27 crores, but managed to secure half of the amount in three weeks. The losing money streak does not end here because Junior NTR's biggest ever Shakti became the biggest ever flop in the actor's career. It was made with Rs. 42 crores and disappeared from theatres in a few weeks.
The last and recently released Badrinath is also no exception. Allu Aravind, who created history by investing 38 crores for Magadheera and garnering more than double of what he spent on the film, expected the same from this film, but his dreams were shattered as the film failed to meet the expectations of the audience. However, the damage control work by the makers of the film through post release promotions helped to recover the budget.
When we look at all the above mentioned movies, it is clear that big-budget movies are not keeping the cash register ringing. The general reasons for the failure can easily put on the makers of the film for their lack of planning, unnecessarily over budgeting, poor script, promotions, etc.
We want our readers to answer the questions like what is your take on mega-budget flicks, which are not working in the Telugu film industry? What do you expect from a film? What are all your suggestions for the makers of the film? What is the fate of the Telugu film industry if this trend continues, as the Tollywood is facing a lot of competition from dubbed films.
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Working with Templates in Halawai
In our first article about Halawai we provided a general overview of the new ITS (Information Technology Services) online synchronous meeting and group collaboration tool. This article continues to discuss features of Halawai, focusing on Halawai's easy to use Templates.
Halawai makes hosting an online meeting simple with three easy to use templates which have pre-built layouts. Each template layout is composed of pods, which are "windows" that can contain various types of meeting content. Content can range from PowerPoint slides for presentations to uploaded files for participant downloads. Each template is designed to enhance various meeting venues such as sharing content or files, discussing and interacting with participants or collaborating on a project.
One can choose to use any of the three default templates, add additional pods to a template or create their own by adding any type of pod that they may find useful. Each default template layout will have a Camera/Video, Attendee List, Chat and Note pods in various locations or panels of the meeting room. The Camera and Voice pod is used to broadcast audio and video of each meeting presenter. The Attendance List pod provides a visual of all meeting participants and provides a mechanism to interact with each other using emoticons. The Chat pod can be used for quick text messaging, either privately or to the entire group. The Presenter can use the Note pod to jot down critical points and information for attendees to keep track of during the meeting.
While the templates provide fast access to certain layouts, you are not restricted to using the default pods. Additional pods can be easily added using the main menu located at the top of the meeting room screen called "Pods." The presenter would click on the pod of choice to add the pod to the meeting room.
Click on your pod of choice.
Once logged into a scheduled Halawai meeting, the first of the three templates displayed is called Sharing. To access the other two template rooms click the buttons on the navigation bar for "Discussion" or "Collaboration." This bar is located on the lower portion of the meeting room screen.
The Sharing template is pre-configured for sharing content such as a PowerPoint presentation, video and other software applications. The main pod used in this template is the "Share" window. Presenters can choose to share their computer screen and provide access to any open software application, such as Excel, directly from their computer desktop. Presenters may also share documents, such as a PowerPoint presentation, during the meeting to help enforce topics and concepts. Presenters can also choose to utilize the Whiteboard feature.
The second layout a presenter could choose to use is the Discussion template which is specifically configured for discussions or interactions with participants. The pods presented in this layout are Poll and Discussion Notes. The Poll pod is used for Presenters to create questions for participants to answer and view results. The Discussion Notes pod works exactly as the default "Note" pod in that the presenter can type in specific notes for attendees to see and can also be emailed to the presenter after the meeting is completed.
The third template is the Collaborative layout and is pre-set for collaborating on projects where one can annotate and draw on shared content. The pods available in this meeting room are Whiteboard and File Share. The Whiteboard pod can be used by Presenters to create collaborative text and drawings during a meeting. The whiteboard can be used as a stand-alone in which presenters create content on a white background or as an overlay to create content over an existing, shared document.
The File Share pod behaves just like the Share window in the Sharing Template. Presenters basically upload files to share with meeting participants. Participants can then choose to download the files and save to their own computer desktop for reference.
Setting Halawai up for a meeting can be simple using existing templates. The next time you schedule a Halawai session, build in some additional lead time to the begining of your meeting in order to give yourself an opportunity to check out these template layouts, upload meeting content to share pods, or add new pods if desired.


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COVINGTON, Ga. – What does the coroner do? What does the elected position entail? The Covington News posed these questions to Newton County Coroner Tommy Davis ...
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More than 45,000 children in Georgia were homeless at some point during 2010, several hundred of whom were in Newton County, according to national and local homeless advocates.
Emergency room visits continued to mount in 2011, as Newton Medical Center saw 3,000, or 6.7 percent, more visits than in 2010.
The youngest of a group charged in the September beating death of 59-year-old Fred Layne Beeler has been granted a bond, although he has yet to post the amount needed to earn him freedom from the Newton County Jail.
While the previously proposed downtown civic center sits in limbo, officials are wondering if a new airport terminal building could be the city's premier conference center.
When Jim Weadick speaks, his words are chosen with the precision of a lawyer and his eyes have the attentiveness of an administrator, but his spontaneous and boisterous laugh is one of his most defining characteristics.
The Georgia Cattlemen's Association honored Ted Wynne at the Georgia Association of County Agricultural Agents meeting with the Outstanding County Agent of the Year award.
A 35-year-old Newton County man remains in jail after being charged with beating his girlfriend and keeping her from calling 911 for help early Wednesday morning.
The Happy Meal has gotten even happier for one Covington man. Christopher Hamilton, 26, won $52,000 when he scratched a Georgia Lottery instant ticket at a McDonald's drive-thru.
Newton Medical Center CEO Jim Weadick was honored with the R.O. Arnold Award at Thursday's night chamber annual meeting for his lifetime of community service to Newton County.
The 112-year-old Monticello Street home that caught fire Wednesday afternoon may be a total loss, according to Covington Fire Captain Tony Smith.
A night out with friends turned ugly after a fight between two women turned into a fight between their boyfriends as well and ended in one man getting shot in the head.
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Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy said here tonight that the American struggle against Communism cannot be won "Just by confronting the enemy" but depended on accelerated efforts "to banish religious prejudice, racial discrimination and any intolerance" which denies Americans their constitutional rights.
Mr. Kennedy spoke in accepting the American Jewish Congress 1962 Stephen S. Wise Award for advancing human freedom. Dr. Joachim Prinz, president of the AJC, presented the award to Attorney General Kennedy. Another Stephen Wise Award, for exemplifying individual achievement, was presented to Frederick W. Richmond, president of the Urban League of Greater New York.
Mr. Kennedy praised the work of the American Jewish Congress in its programs aimed at promoting "full equality in a free society for all Americans." He said American troops are stationed abroad "for the same reason the Maccabees stood their ground against Antiochus for human dignity and freedom."
Shad Polier, chairman of the national governing council of the American Jewish Congress, presiding, said the AJC sought "in the spirit of our founder and long-time leader, Stephen S. Wise, to seek justice with honor for the Jewish people everywhere, and to enlist in the battle for Justice to all men."
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Puma Sharpens Its Claws
Meeeeeyow! Did you see that little black catsuit on Serena Williams? The faux leather outfit, part of an apparel line the top-seeded tennis star is promoting for Puma, set the Flushing Meadows grandstand abuzz when she wore it on the first night of the U.S. Open in late August. "It makes me run faster and jump higher," Williams told reporters after winning her match against Corina Morariu.
Well, that may be stretching things a bit. But Puma, a venerable German athletic-shoe maker that nearly collapsed in the 1990s, sure seems to be defying gravity. The brand with the leaping-cat logo is winning over fashion-conscious young shoppers with sports-inspired gear that sells for as much as $250 a pop. The company expects sales to rise more than 40% this year, to at least $845 million, with pretax profits up 70%, to more than $100 million. Puma's far-bigger rivals, Nike (NKE ), Adidas (ADDDY ), and Reebok International (RBK ), by contrast, are plodding along with single-digit growth. Puma's share price is soaring, too. "We are only beginning to capitalize on the full potential of this brand," says Puma's 39-year-old chief executive, Jochen Zeitz.
How did Puma get such a lift? To break free of sluggish 4% annual growth and narrow margins in the athletic-shoe business, Puma has reinvented itself as a purveyor of style as well as sports performance. It's teaming up with designer Jil Sander on a hot-selling $195 signature sneaker and with model Christy Turlington on a line of yoga apparel dubbed Nuala. The sexy Serena Williams line features midriff-baring tank tops and hot pants that can be worn on or off court. And Puma has cultivated a retro image with offerings such as a 1950s-style boot rollerskate updated via fluorescent wheels.
Puma is by no means the only sports-shoe maker trying to fatten its margins with a fashion infusion. In July, Adidas signed designer Yohji Yamamoto to launch an upscale apparel line. And Reebok is selling a limited-edition sneaker by British designer Paul Smith. But, says John G. Horan, editor of trade newsletter Sporting Goods Intelligence, "Puma was really the first one to position itself this way. They've taken some chances and have really connected with the consumer."
The wonder is that Puma survived at all. It was founded in 1948 when Adidas chief Adi Dassler quarreled with his brother Rudolf, who left the company to set up Puma. Until the 1970s, the two companies--which both maintain headquarters in the Bavarian town of Herzogenaurach--vied for global leadership in the athletic-footwear business. But Puma didn't update its products and was left in the dust by Adidas and Nike.
When Zeitz, a German-born former Procter & Gamble Co. marketing executive, took over in 1993, Puma had been losing money for five years. The then 30-year-old CEO slashed costs by shuttering inefficient factories and streamlining production. Once the red ink stopped flowing, Zeitz began pumping 70% of profits into marketing and product development. Puma placed ads in Vogue, cut off sales to discount retailers, and peddled the brand to trendy chains such as Urban Outfitters Inc. It also opened boutiques in major cities from New York to Hong Kong.
Puma also spun gold from its relatively small budget for celebrity endorsements. It put Williams under contract four years ago--long before she became a top-seeded player. Marketing executives liked the 16-year-old's flair for the unconventional, such as wearing bubblegum-pink tennis shoes and a diamond tiara on the court. "She is a great personality, but at the time, people couldn't understand what we were doing," Zeitz recalls.
The question now is whether Zeitz can keep the impressive results rolling in. The new emphasis on style carries risks: Fashion trends and hot celebrities can lose their sizzle fast. Remember L.A. Gear Inc.?It had a hot line of pseudo-athletic footwear but collapsed when the trendoids went elsewhere. Moreover, Puma still draws 60% of sales from Western Europe and needs to raise its profile in the all-important U.S. market. With $530 million in sales last year, less than 10% those of industry leader Nike, it could still get lost in the pack of also-rans. But, says analyst Peter-Thilo Hasler of HypoVereinsbank, Puma is wisely hedging its bets with a product mix ranging from athletic gear sold in traditional sports outlets to its dressier Platinum line of $250 leather shoes found in upscale shops such as Henri Bendel Ltd. And Zeitz says he's in no rush to expand. "Growth is easy," he says. "Growth based on the continued desirability of our brand--that's the challenge." With luck, Puma investors will keep purring for a while.
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[MobilePRwire.com] Warsaw, EU - 123 Kids Fun Apps has announced 123 Kids Fun GAMES 4.1 for iOS, an update to their treasure chest of learning games for kids 3 to 7. 123 Kids Fun Games is so much more than simple ABC's and 123's. The app includes four sections for learning and play with bright colorful animations. The learn sections offer a detailed tutorial, specific for each game, preparing children to enjoy the play modes.
123 Kids Fun Games is so much more than simple ABC's and 123's. The app includes four sections for learning and play with bright colorful animations. The learn sections offer a detailed tutorial, specific for each game, preparing children to enjoy the play modes.
To help learn the alphabet a picture is displayed on a canvas screen with the appropriate letter, isolated beginning sound, and word presented above. Tapping the picture will animate the object. I especially like the little worm who appears from the apple. Two games are included for ABC's. At the crossroads you can choose from basket sorting or sorting with a prickly purple "hedgehog". I thought the simpler game was with the buddy. This might be easier for smaller children as they pop the balloon holding the object with the corresponding beginning letter and Hedgie will catch it for them. After completing three questions your child will get to place characters on the Ferris Wheel and after completing the entire alphabet they all get a ride. When sorting the items into baskets children will have to remember what it stared with then drag and drop it to the correct lettered basket, a trickier finger maneuver is required. Each correct answer will reward them with a cheering crowd.
Its as easy as cleaning their room to count how many items to put on the Number Train. The train pulls up with a numbered car to fill with the waiting cargo. In the beginning young conductors load everything with a simple drag and drop motion. As the level progresses so do the number of cars and a sorting dimension is added. Although there is more to sort, children will find it easy to match the color of the cargo to the color of the car and successfully complete the job. A puzzle game follows each correct response. Numbers are introduced to children on a a clothes line, in the tutorial. Beneath the number block and word, illustrations are hung on the line to represent that number. Touching the picture will count them off individually.
A quirky cat acts as the barker in identification. Tapping on the requested item places it on the canvas and spells the word beneath. In the demonstration each item is displayed individually and tapping the drawing will activate an animation.
Small children will love to feed the adorable characters in the Shape section. The animals are picky though so they'll have to choose the right shaped food. They'll draw on what they learn in the skywriter tutorial where they pilot the airplay to trace shapes in the puffy clouds. As the menu is presented a verbal cue for the shape is given and a visual cue is displayed. When playing shape sorter a wrong answer receives a "nm" response from the diner, prompting players to try another shape to get a happy tummy response. And the shapes aren't limited to just the basics either, adding ellipse, rhombus, and trapezium.
www.theiphonemom.com: "In addition to the 4 learning sections there are freeplay areas as well. I was particularly impressed with the realistic sounds of the piano and xylophone. Many children's apps seem tinny to me but the effects in 123 Kids are clear. Also included for play are balloon pop, an animal body shuffle, a sticker picture gallery and a photo booth. Kids can add pictures of their own family in the photo area."
Positive feedback is given throughout the app and when an incorrect response is needed its short and simple with a try again attitude. With clear directions, colorful animations and accurate prompts 123 Kids Fun Games has created a great preschool learning environment.
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* 7 different games and 4 different learning modules in a single app
* Discover the relationship between sounds/letters, sounds/words, words/objects, numbers/words, and numerals/counting
* Carefree fun with no time limits or penalist
* No ads or in-app purchases
* The joy of play and the joy of learning effectively combined
"123 Kids Fun GAMES is one of the largest apps on the App Store capable of teaching the fundamentals of the English language to the youngest of children," stated Martin Baldowski of RosMedia. "Learn Alphabet, Numbers, Animals, Sounds and Words. Have fun with awesome Educational Games. Play music and enjoy simple colorful activities!"
Device Requirements
* iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
* Requires iOS 4.3 or later
* Universal app optimized for display on all iOS devices
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123 Kids Fun GAMES is $2.99 (USD) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Games category. Review copies are available on request.
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text: Socialist policy in the war Author: Max ShachtmanSome people refuse to learn. Others refuse to remember. And still others remember what they have learned only up to the moment when events call upon them to put it into practice, whereupon they start to forget. Critics of the Independent Socialist League's position on the war are asking that we support the United States in the war, not only in Korea, but in the Third World War that is being prepared.Discussing the Korean war of 1950-3, Shachtman argues for the working class to take its own independent stand in time of war, rather than siding with whichever reactionary camp may be, in the short term, the lesser evil.Marxist Theory and History: Marxism and warMax ShachtmanPublications: What is the Third Camp?: Workers' Liberty 3/7facebooktwittergoogle+whatsappemailprint Read more about Socialist policy in the warLog in to post comments


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Case Study: Designing for Social Sharing
Most people don't like change, especially marketers. We're limited on time and resources in most cases, with a laundry list of items to get done. Who has time for change?
As with many of you, the WhatCounts marketing team is also limited. However, we've committed to keep improving what we produce until it's the best. That requires changing all the time, since technology and innovation constantly make what marketers are doing now yesterday's news. There will probably never be a time when we'll say, "Yep, we're sticking with this version of the newsletter forever."
The WhatCounts Weekly
Over the past six months, the WhatCounts Weekly newsletter has featured a lot of changes. First, we redesigned our Thursday email to match our updated website and UI. This meant not only changing the colors and look of the template, but making the email responsive. Optimizing our weekly newsletter with responsive design so readers could view and click it easily on whatever mobile device they use was a major priority. The amount of mobile opens compared to desktop opens across the industry dictates all marketing emails sent today must be designed with mobile in mind. We couldn't be happier about our mobile readership seeing a sleek, readable, clickable version of our newsletter.
A few months in, we also tweaked the design of the WhatCounts weekly to boost click-to-open rates. As it was still a new design to our readers, we wanted to try out different strategies to see if we could get a higher engagement rate. We made several changes in the length of content in each section and the look and wording of our calls-to-action. Since this is our weekly communication with clients and prospects, we wanted it to be as friendly and easy to read as possible.
In a continued effort to improve, a few weeks ago we added social sharing buttons to our newsletter. We love email because it's the number one digital channel for ROI. However, sharing an email's content on social media can add brand awareness and give attention to a company's content. Giving our readers an opportunity to share our content with their favorite social networks is important. We decided to try out two different designs to see how they fit with the characteristics of our current design, which we wanted to keep.
First, we decided only to add a section at the bottom of our email dedicated to our social sharing icons.
Then, we thought, why not add social sharing options to each section of the newsletter? If a reader likes a particular article or event in one section, he or she can share only this particular content.
After considering the latter design, we decided not to pursue it. The icons definitely match the colors and other images in the rest of the newsletter. However, even though they're small, the social sharing icons didn't complement each section's content. Instead of contributing to the clean and simple design, the icons seemed to crowd the content.
So what seemed like a good idea to us when we were brainstorming ways to add social sharing to our newsletter didn't turn out to be what our content needs. Did we ditch the social sharing effort altogether? No, because it's something we know is important to give our readers. We decided to pursue the first option of social sharing buttons at the bottom of the email. Since we just started implementing this feature in our newsletter a few weeks ago, we don't have any conclusive stats to share yet. But feel free to sign up for the WhatCounts Weekly to see our responsive design and social sharing section!
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|From: Matthew Flatt (mflatt at cs.utah.edu)
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At Sun, 02 Dec 2007 23:02:08 +0100, Jens Axel Soegaard wrote: > Prabhakar Ragde skrev: > > Jens Axel Soegaard wrote: > > > >> However, since it is illegal to mutate a module-required > >> variable, the compiler can safely inline the + in: > >> > >> (require mzscheme) > >> (define (foo a b) (+ a b)) > > > > Thanks. This is pretty much what the text in the mzc compiler manual > > says (even though that's a different beast from the JIT, no?). > > Different beast. Same problem. Section 1.4 of the current mzc manual is about both JIT and mzc compilation. That organization makes little sense, of course, and we're fixing it as part of the v4 doc overhaul. > > I think this should be more widely advertised. > > I vaguely recall a discussion on whether or not it were > a good idea to change the default. Since mutation of the > standard bindings rarely are needed, it makes sense > to have the restrictive semantics as the default. > > The spirit of such a change is in my view similar to > making cons produce immutable pairs. The default is effectively changed in v3.99. The "MzScheme" and "MrEd" languages in DrScheme v3.99 work as before, but they're now filed under "Legacy". I must say, though, that code serious enough to benchmark belongs in a module. The point of the module system is to organize the language so that you don't have to learn hacks like a `(require mzscheme)' prefix to get the best performance we can offer. Also, the module system enables inlining and constant-folding/-propagation optimizations that don't work across top-level definitions, even with `(require mzscheme)'. Matthew
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Collect all the orders (1 color bomb/color bomb mix) and reach 10,000 points in 45 moves.
1 star: 10000 points
2 stars: 40000 points
3 stars: 60000 points
Break through the top barrier as fast as you can and work on striped candies to clean out the 3 hit blocks at the bottom to allow you room to create 2 color bombs. The hard part is getting them to be next to each other. Do your best to avoid striped candies once you have a color bomb made so you don't accidentally lose it.
Patricia Frederick's Tips for Candy Crush Level 153
The hardest part of the level is breaking through the blocks at the top. Use striped candy matches or a striped/wrapped combo to help break up the blocks (at the top or the bottom).


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Marriage and Family: 7 Secrets to a thriving marriage (Part 3)March 24, 2011
"The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full." (John 10:10)
The third secret found in our new DVD series is from our chapter "A Look at Our Legacy" Let's face it, we are all a product of our environment, our up-bringing, this culture, this world and the things that have occurred over the course of our lives that form and fashion how we relate. Not only that, but we have an enemy that loves to steal, kill and destroy. That is why the third secret involves learning the enemy's strategy, how to fight him well and finding freedom for your life and marriage in Christ.
Our scripture focus is John 10 where Jesus is the Good Shepherd describing HIS relationship with HIS sheep. In other words, this passage is for Christians (sheep) who already know the Shepherd (Jesus). And right here in John 10:10, Jesus describes the battle that wages between dark and light, good and evil, righteousness and unrighteousness, our enemy verses our Savior-Shepherd. Praise God that Christ promises LIFE at the end of the verse. Otherwise we would be doomed, hopeless, empty.
But what does this really mean? In order to grasp the depth of what Christ is saying, you have to understand what HE means by the word LIFE. The truth is, that this word LIFE here in verse 10 is not eternal life, but the quality of life that Christ wants us to have after we are saved and as we follow him. That word LIFE is ZOE - it means superior in quality, superb in quantity. And this is exactly what the enemy is trying to steal, kill and destroy in Christ followers.
How's he doing in your life? In other words, as a born again, Christ follower, how would you answer this question: Are you currently experiencing the abundant, ZOE life Christ offers you? If you answered NO, then why not?
But don't despair....this is exactly what we tackled in this chapter of LET'S GET REAL....why we don't have the ZOE life, how we lost it, and how to get it back. Wouldn't that be great news for you. To learn how to fight the enemy, look at your legacy, break some chains, live in abundance!
To jump start you, we thought we would share a couple of scriptures and a prayer in the work-book that goes with the DVD teaching. The prayer was in response to looking at the scriptures below and asking the reader to record the most important words as they apply to their life and freedom in Christ. Why not take a moment and look up these verses and record the most important words to you!
2 Peter 1:3-10
Romans 8:25-28
and now, here's the parayer...
"Lord Jesus, thank you for these promises. Holy Spirit, please intercede on my behalf. Bring me freedom for my life and marriage. Thank you for working everything for Your good. Help me to cooperate with You and allow You to help me tear down the strongholds in my life. Help me to uproot them and replace them with Your truth so that my life and marriage can be all that You intend. In Jesus name, Amen"
If you want to know more about how to have the kind of marriage and relationships that Christ offers you. Even if you are not married, but you want to know more about how to walk in freedom and abundance, then why not get your own copy of our workbook and DVD series and start your own journey toward authenticity and wholeness. You can find more information at our on-line store or by clicking HERE.
fully surrendered,
Dale and Jena
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It's been a tumultuous, historic weekend on Wall Street. Lehman Brothers faces bankruptcy and Merrill Lynch agreed to be sold to Bank of America. Meanwhile, AIG is scrambling for cash.
"The American financial system was shaken to its core on Sunday." – Wall Street Journal
"My goodness. I've been in the business 35 years, and these are the
most extraordinary events I've ever seen," said Peter G. Peterson,
co-founder of the private equity firm the Blackstone Group, who was
head of Lehman in the 1970s and a secretary of commerce in the Nixon
administration. – The New York Times
AIG needs $40 billion "Ratings agencies threatened to downgrade the insurance giant's credit rating by Monday morning, allowing counterparties to withdraw capital from their contracts with the company. One person close to the firm said that if such an event occurred, A.I.G. may survive for only 48 hours to 72 hours." – NYTimes
The Federal Reserve is expected to extend lending facilities
"First there will be chaos and then an adjustment process as losses distribute themselves through the market,'' said Gilbert Schwartz, a former Federal Reserve attorney and now a partner at Schwartz & Ballen LLP in Washington. "There won't be any lasting turmoil. Treasury and the Fed have determined that markets have adjusted to the situation since Bear Stearns. If every time a big institution went bust the markets expected the government to step in, no one would ever adapt.'' – via Bloomberg
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Modern Spacious Flat in Munich-East
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Camere da letto1
Dimensioni30 m²
- Internet Wi-Fi
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- Lavatrice
- Parcheggio disponibile
- Stanza privata (con chiave)
- Biancheria da bagno
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|Leoprechtingstr, 81739 München, Germania
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The apartment has its own entrance. Although it is located in the basement, it has two large windows that make the apartment very bright. It can accommodate up to two guests then can have really relaxing nights in a very comfortable double bed.
The apartment has been newly decorated and thus has a new kitchen with refrigerator, microwave, coffee maker, toaster and kettle. Everything you need for cooking is available. The beautiful bathroom for exclusive use is equipped with a shower, toilet, a sink, a small shelf and mirror offer everything you need for personal care. Fresh towels available free of charge as well as kitchen linen and a freshly made bed are included.
Televisions also Internet (wireless) can be used free of charge. And for a small fee the washer and dryer in the hallway can be used.
The apartment is located in the Waldperlach. This district is located in the east of Munich and is well connected to public transport. The bus stop ( Bus 55 - Waldheimplatz) is nearby and it takes only 8 minutes to the subway station Neuperlach center. The bus leaves every 10 minutes. For car drivers, it is also ideal as the parking hassles eliminated. There is ample parking available.
To get to the apartment, where are some sugestions: if you arrive at munich central station (Munich central station) take any S-Bahn to Ostbahnhof and then go by metro Neuperlach 5 South and exit at Neuperlach center. Then take bus 55 and exit at Putzbrunn Waldheimplatz. There is a Greek restaurant (terra creta).
There you have to walk 5 minutes to come to the apartment.
Cross the big street and go left until there is a small way Schöppnerweg (on the right side) Then just go straight ahead and you are there.
Hope to see you soon!
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Very nice apartment. Everything you need, clean and every thing works. Very good value for money.
Sehr schönes Appartement, sauber und gepflegt. Die Gastgeber sind sehr nettund standen uns bei allen Fragen hilfreich zur Seite.
Very nice apartment. Everything you need, clean and every thing works. Very good value for money.
Wir wurden herzlich von den Gastgebern begrüßt. Die Wohnung war gemütlich und die Küche voll funktionell, Bad sauber, alles in allen haben wir uns sehr wohl gefühlt und den Urlaub genossen. Können die Unterkunft ohne bedenken weiter empfehlen.
Der Vermieter war sehr hilfsbereit. Das Appartement ist klein aber fein und wir haben uns sehr wohl gefühlt. Die Anbindung zur U-Bahn ist sehr gut und wenn wir wieder nach München kommen, werden wir sicher wieder hier wohnen wollen.
Die Gastgeber sind super !
das Apartment OK die gegent sehr zu empfelen alles in der Nähe
ein wehmutstropfe wir sind Allergiker und hatten so unsere Probleme
keine Ahnung was es war
LG aus MG
Had a very pleasant time to stay in this flat very easy to take a bus nice environment you have everything you need the owner shes so nice i love this place green fresh PERFECT!
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On 'Mad' music video, Ne-Yo gets killed while saving a kid from a fast-running car.
Ne-Yo premieres a music video for his third single "Mad" off newly-released third studio LP "Year of the Gentleman". On the video, he is seen fighting with her woman. "You don't trust me. I don't need this...," he shouts before walking out of his house.
On the next scene, Ne-Yo tries to save a child from getting hit by a speeding car, instead he gets himself killed for doing so. Invincibly appearing beside her lover, who cries over his death, he sings, "We don't even remember why we're fighting."
Ne-Yo's latest LP, "Year of the Gentleman", has been released in the U.S. since September 16 via Def Jam Records. Led by single "Closer", the album reached number 2 on Billboard Hot 200 Albums chart and peaked at number 1 on Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, selling 600,000 copies to date.
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Vienna (Oct. 22)
A gift of $15,000 to the Technical Museum of Austria is being arranged by the American Embassy here. Mr. Rosenwald stipulated that a like amount be given by public-spirited men of Austria. The government has agreed to meet this condition.
The gift will be made in three annual payments of $5,000 each.


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At Carrabba's, they believe food is part of us because that's how we are raised; food is present at births, christenings, weddings, graduations and funerals. Food reminds us we are family. That is why the Italian grill style of cooking at Carrabba's is an experience based on the founders' ancestry.
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Easing the Pain of a Pay Drop
As the economy sputters, worker anxiety is increasing. The biggest concern for many who lose their jobs is not that another post will be hard to find; rather, it is that a new job may mean a pay cut. According to the Labor Dept.'s latest Displaced Workers Survey, conducted last year, one-quarter of the reemployed reported earnings losses of 20% or more.
To ease the anxiety--and financial pain--of a job loss due to changing economic conditions, a new Brookings Institution report by two think-tank economists introduces a plan they call "wage insurance." Their idea: have government make up part of the wage loss experienced by a displaced worker who takes a pay cut to get back to work. "Our proposal fills a real policy gap--it helps workers after they get a new job," says visiting fellow Lori G. Kletzer of the Institute for International Economics, co-author of the plan with Robert E. Litan, vice-president at Brookings.
Using the latest survey of displaced workers, the authors calculate that their plan would have cost $2.6 billion in 1999, when unemployment was 4.2% (table). That amount would replace 50% of an eligible worker's loss up to $20,000. "It turns out that it's not that costly," says Kletzer, who notes that unemployment insurance costs $20 billion each year.
Kletzer and Litan would make wage insurance available to any full-time employee holding a job with the same company for two or more years before displacement, since earnings losses tend to be largest for workers who were at the same company for a number of years. But the funds would be available for only a two-year period, starting when a job is lost. That gives workers "an incentive to get employed more quickly," says Kletzer, who adds that the idea received support last November from the bipartisan Trade Deficit Review Commission, a panel appointed by Congress to study trade and its effect on workers and the economy. Wage insurance would be particularly helpful in the current slowdown, with more and more workers being displaced, especially from high-tech companies.
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Set in a beautiful park with a lake, this farm-style hotel offers an outdoor pool, horses, tennis court and gym. It is located 11 km from Salesópolis and 19 km from its city centre. Wi-Fi is free. The bright rooms at Hotel Fazendão provide garden views, a fan, cable TV and safe. The private bathroom includes a shower. Chalets are also available. Santa Branca bus station and the Tietê river source are both 20 km away. Guarulhos Airport is located 90 km from Hotel Fazendão . Mer


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Chicago critics name "Rango" Best Animated Feature
Rango won out over challengers The Adventures of Tintin, Arthur Christmas, Puss In Boots and Winnie the Pooh.
After years of speculation and delays, The Tree of Life, Terrence Malick's long-awaited film that took viewers from the beginning of time to 1950s Texas, proved to be worth the wait, according to the association. The CFCA gave Tree of Life four awards, including Best Picture, Director, Supporting Actress for newcomer Jessica Chastain and Cinematography for Emmanuel Lubezki.
The violent neo-noir Drive won Supporting Actor for comedian Albert Brooks for his change-of-pace turn as a ruthless crime boss, and Original Score for composer Cliff Martinez. With two wins, Drive tied with Martha Marcy May Marlene, the moody indie drama about a young woman haunted by her experiences with a cult. Star Elizabeth Olsen won Most Promising Performer. Director Sean Durkin received the Most Promising Filmmaker award.
Michael Shannon was named Best Actor for his performance as a man tormented by visions of the possible apocalypse in the drama Take Shelter. Michelle Williams won the Best Actress award for her stunning turn as Marilyn Monroe in My Week with Marilyn.
The Artist, the black and white silent comedy from France about an actor unwilling to make the transition to talkies, won Original Screenplay for Michel Hazanavicius. Screenwriters Steve Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin won the Adapted Screenplay prize for Moneyball. (This marks Sorkin's second consecutive victory in his category. He won last year for The Social Network.)
The Iranian drama A Separation won Foreign-Language Film. The Interrupters, the powerful film following a group of people trying to stamp out violence in Chicago's most violent neighborhoods, won Best Documentary.
The CFCA will hand out honorary awards to some well-known recipients to celebrate their contributions to cinema.
Legendary actress Shirley MacLaine will receive the Commitment to the Craft Award. James Earl Jones will be presented with the Oscar Michaeux Award. The Commitment to Chicago goes to beloved character actor Dennis Farina. The Big Shoulders Award will be given to Chicago's comedy institution Second City. Finally, the newly created Commedia Extraordinaire Award, to acknowledge work in the often overlooked field of screen comedy, will be given to Jason Segel for his past achievements and for his efforts to bring the Muppets back to the big screen.
The awards ceremony is scheduled for 6 p.m. Saturday, January 7 at Chicago's Broadway Playhouse, 175 East Chestnut St. Tickets are now on sale and can be purchased through Ticketmaster at www.ticketmaster.com.


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Director John Hillcoat is set to reuinte with his Lawless star Shia LaBeouf in the LAPD drama, Triple Nine.
According to The Playlist, "Simon Abrams sat down with Hillcoat and his "Lawless" screenwriter/composer Nick Cave this weekend in Cannes and the director confirmed: "Triple Nine" is his next project, and his "Lawless" star Shia LaBeouf is attached to star."
Major indie producing company Annapurna Pictures is set to produce the film, which has long been rumored to be in production. News on the project is starting to come together this week at Cannes.
Centered on a group of crooked L.A. police officers who realize they must shoot one of their own in order to get away with planning a major heist, "Triple Nine" has been brewing for several years and Hillcoat said he'd love to continue working with some of his "Lawless," cast, but reiterated no one else but LaBeouf is currently on board.
Longtime John Hillcoat collaborator Nick Cave, who wrote the screenplay for Lawless, is eager to be involved with the project, likely writing music for the film.
"To do an L.A. cop thriller, the music to that, we've been dying to do something that isn't f—ing period so if we can actually do some contemporary story," Cave said about his film score work with co-collaborator Warren Ellis. "I'm joking about that, but to do a contemporary movie and some modern music…if you give that f—ing job to someone else that's it, you'll never get another f—ing script from me."
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Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin III is having his parents interview agents with the strong likelihood he will declare himself eligible for the NFL draft, according to two different sources. He won the Heisman Trophy last weekend. A junior, Griffin, has not indicated whether he will come out for the draft. The work by his parents is a way of protecting his interests in case he decides to return to Baylor.
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Councillors have hit back at claims by a fellow politician that proposed double yellow lines in Steeton are "overkill".
Adrian Naylor and David Mullen say the new parking regulations in Thornhill Road are the correct response to the building of a new housing estate.
They say the double yellow lines – requested by residents – will help tackle the long-running problem of nuisance parking by staff and visitors to nearby Airedale Hospital.
Coun Andrew Mallinson, who represents Craven ward on Bradford Council, last month revealed Bradford Council's plans to paint double yellow lines on most of Thornhill Road.
He said he welcomed restrictions on part of the road, particularly around junctions at the new 206-home Redrow development, but he branded the proposals as "over the top".
Fellow district councillor Adrian Naylor has responded, saying the proposals had been the subject of a number of meetings between police, Bradford Council and Steeton-with-Eastburn Parish Council.
He said: "They took into account the representations made by local people. They will reduce indiscriminate parking.
"There is a need to control parking in this area, especially since there is a new housing development and an increase in parking from the hospital."
Parish council chairman David Mullen said the yellow lines proposed for the upper section of Thornhill Road were far from overkill.
He said: "They are a direct response to public lobbying and are needed to address the concerns and fears of local residents.
"The need for parking on Thornhill Road to be controlled is one that is raised at every public forum. If parking is controlled it will make it safer for the vast majority of sensible residents."


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This passage from Frederick Law Olmsted's THE COTTON KINGDOM describes female slaves working in a field. His writing reveals disgust for the black women whose actions and appearance are so contrary to mid-nineteenth century white ideals of womanhood.
Leaving the rice-land, we went next to some of the upland fields, where we found several other gangs of negroes at work; one entirely of men engaged in ditching; another of women, and another of boys and girls, łlisting -- an old corn-field with hoes. All of them were working by tasks, and were overlooked by negro drivers. They all laboured with greater rapidity and cheerfulness than any slaves I have before seen; and the women struck their hoes as if they were strong, and well able to engage in muscular labour. The expression of their faces was generally repulsive, and their ensemble anything but agreeable. The dress of most was uncouth and cumbrous, dirty and ragged; reefed up, as I have once described, at the hips, as to show their heavy legs, wrapped round with a piece of old blanket, in lieu of leggings or stockings. Most of them worked with bare arms, but wore strong shoes on their feet, and handkerchiefs on their heads; some of them were smoking, and each gang had a fire burning on the ground, near where they were at work, by which to light their pipes and warm their breakfast. Mr. X. said this was always their custom, even in summer. To each gang a boy or girl was also attached, whose business it was to bring water for them to drink, and to go for anything required by the driver. The drivers would frequently call back a hand to go over again some piece of his or her task that had not been worked to his satisfaction, and were con-
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Beginning this year, some tax and other legal changes have encouraged corporations to look for ways to unload their liability for pensions by offloading them onto an insurance company.
The first major employer to take advantage of this change is General Motors. GM is offering about 42,000 retired, salaried employees the option of taking their remaining pension money as a lump sum. They don't have to do it. They can continue to receive the same monthly pension payout, but going forward, insurer Prudential Financial will take over the payments -- and more critically, the financial risk.
If Prudential were to fail, the government Pension Benefit Guarantee Corp. will no longer have ultimate responsibility for continuing to pay retiree pensions. Prudential annuities are backed by state guarantee funds. These guarantees are lots lower than those offered by the PBGC -- in Michigan, where many GM retirees live, the maximum guarantee is $250,000.
Deciding to take the lump isn't a simple decision. Jeff Davies, a financial adviser at The Schindler Group in Birmingham, Mich., has been holding free, well-attended online seminars on the matter that are open to retirees and other interested people anywhere in the country. He says most of the people he is dealing with would receive anywhere from $750,000 to $2 million if they took the lump. They would roll this money into an individual retirement account and invest it themselves -- or with an adviser's help.
Davies calculates that Prudential is promising to pay about 4.35 percent per year annually for the rest a retiree's life. When a retiree dies, his spouse continues to get 65 percent. In today's low-interest, high-fee and tricky investment market, a retiree would have to earn at least 6 percent -- probably more -- consistently to do better than what Prudential is promising. But Davies outlines some circumstances where taking the lump almost certainly makes the most sense.
These are not just isolated issues. GM is just one of the first and the biggest to make this kind of switch. More companies are likely to make the same offer to former employees who are living in retirement. Here are the retirement planning issues to consider before you have to make such a decision.
- If you aren't legally married to your significant other, that person won't receive any of your pension after you die. The lump sum will allow you more flexibility to leave an income to that partner.
- If you don't think you'll need this pension money to live on -- you have lots of savings and/or your spouse has a generous pension, too -- then taking the lump will give you more room to maneuver financially.
- If you're betting on high inflation, take the lump, but if you think the U.S. could follow Japan and have years of deflation, hold onto the pension.
- If a member of your family has special needs, creating a trust with a lump sum is the best way to ensure that person can pay for care.
- If you don't trust Prudential with such a big pot of money, putting it elsewhere could make you feel better. Prudential is a solid company, but as one retiree pointed out to Davies, 15 years ago, GM was a solid company.
Davies offers one more smart tip. If you are leaning toward taking the pension, get a physical exam first. This is an irrevocable decision. It's better for everyone if you find out negative information about your health before you make the commitment and can't change your mind.


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5 Perfect Gifts For … The Pop Diva
All this month The Frisky is serving up holiday gift guides to help you pick presents for everyone on your list. Here, we've got gifts for the diva in your life…
1. Everly Sequin Sparkle Dress: If you're a diva on the inside, you've gotta dress the part on the outside. [$67]
2. Beyonce by Andrew Vaughn: The definitive Beyonce photo book. [$14.51]
3. "Katy Perry The Movie: Part Of Me": Katy Perry's personal and professional life collide in this tour documentary. [$13.99]
4. GPX – CD+G Karaoke System With Black And White Monitor: Why just listen to music when you can sing it? This GPX karaoke system lets you see the lyrics as you sing, and comes with a divalicious microphone. [$69.99]
5. Celine Dion Perfume for Women: Topnotes of self-satisfaction and backwards tuxedo jackets. Plus, it's got Winona's stamp of approval. [$12.99]