This week, some of the highest-ranking health-related iTunes apps in countries around the globe include an app to learn Pilates, one for managing chronic pain, and another offering brainwave entrainment for relaxation and focus.

Here are details on a selection of top ten paid and free health and fitness apps on iTunes by country/region for the week, recorded on October 17.

US: Tone It Up Buff fitness trainers Karena and Katrina will put you through the paces with workouts, daily motivations, Booty Call alarms for when it's time to get moving, and access to the Tone It Up community. $.99. itunes.apple.com/us/app/tone-it-up/id556859206?mt=8

Canada: WebMD Pain Coach This free app from health website WebMD offers a holistic approach to managing chronic pain, such as back pain, migraines, or rheumatoid arthritis. Designed to help you track and record your pain levels, set goals, get management tips, and make healthier choices to feel better. itunes.apple.com/ca/app/webmd-pain-coach/id536303342?l=fr&mt=8

France: Beginners' Pilates This app, Pilates Dbutant in French, offers a 60-minute video course that teaches you the basics of the technique. Also provides tips on form and practicing safely, as well as information on the history of Pilates and its benefits. 2.39. itunes.apple.com/fr/app/pilates-debutants/id510326177?mt=8

Brazil: Ambiscience - Binaural & Isochronic Ambient Mind Utility Fans of electronica can take their brain on a "sonic journey" to achieve desired states of mind, such as relaxation, focus, meditation, or better sleep. This free app features both binaural and isochronic beats for brainwave entrainment. itunes.apple.com/br/app/3-in-1-bundle-pack-1!-ambiscience/id318738366?mt=8

Hong Kong: Fitness Diary This app serves as "your private slimming assistant" by helping you track your weight, diet, exercise, and mood, while providing instructions on how to achieve your weight loss goals. $.99. itunes.apple.com/hk/app/fitness-diary./id511187024?mt=8

Malaysia: Malaysian Food Calorie Database Ranking as the top free health app in Malaysian's iTunes Store, this food database contains hundreds of calorie counts for Malaysian specialties, including roti canai, nasi lemak, and teh tarik. $.99. itunes.apple.com/my/app/malaysian-food-calorie-database/id511267772?mt=8

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NEW YORK, Oct. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Mutual of America is expanding its current "Save More for Your Retirement" customer education campaign to shine a spotlight on National Save for Retirement Week, which Congress has designated for the week of Oct. 2127.

The Company's "Save More" campaign emphasizes the advantages of participating in a workplace retirement plan, including how it can help individuals save more and plan for a financially secure future.

Throughout the week, and beyond, Mutual of America will conduct on-site group presentations for its clients and their employees, highlighting the following points:

In addition, the Company will provide clients and their employees with an assortment of print and electronic materials that offer insights on saving for retirement and will spotlight educational articles and retirement calculators online at mutualofamerica.com.

"National Save for Retirement Week is a great opportunity for individuals to think about where they're at with their retirement goals and how to effectively plan and save for their future," says William Rose, Mutual of America Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer. "Mutual of America is dedicated to providing our customers with the knowledge, resources and help needed to achieve their goals, before and during retirement."

About Mutual of America

Mutual of America specializes in providing retirement products and related services to organizations and their employees, as well as to individuals. Since 1945, Mutual of America has remained committed to offering plan sponsors, plan participants and individuals carefully selected, quality products and services at a competitive price and the personal attention they need to help build and preserve assets for a financially secure future. For more information, visit mutualofamerica.com.

Before investing in our variable accumulation annuity contracts, you should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses (a contract fee, Separate Account expenses and Underlying Funds expenses) carefully. This and other information is contained in the contract prospectus or brochure and Underlying Funds prospectuses. Please read the prospectuses and brochure carefully before investing. The prospectuses and brochure can be obtained by mail or by calling 1-800-468-3785.

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This isn't your daddy's retirement. And it's not for the faint of heart.

Do-it-yourself 401(k)s, IRAs and multiple-choice Medicare supplement plans have taken the place of the company pension plan, retiree health benefits and a gold watch.

And working into retirement -- in the form of a second (or third) career or part-time job -- is becoming the norm.

"It's a changing landscape," says Sara Rix, a senior strategic policy adviser with AARP.

But this evolution hasn't happened overnight, she says. "Some of the changes we're seeing began 20 to 25 years ago."

One major adjustment: People are working longer. In 1985, there was fewer than 1 in 5 65- to 69-year-olds in the workforce, Rix says. Today, it's almost 1 in 3 -- a 74% increase.

Some would-be retirees need the money, says Rix. Others enjoy their jobs and want to keep at it. And, for some, it can be a combination of the two.

Whether you're 25 or 75, you should know these seven things about retirement in the new millennium.

You're on your own

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By Harsh Chauhan - October 17, 2012 | Tickers: AAPL, CRUS, TQNT | 0 Comments

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If I was to ever make a list of unlucky stocks, TriQuint Semiconductor (NASDAQ: TQNT) would have certainly ranked amongst the unluckiest ones in my list. Despite being a longtime component supplier to none other than Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), TriQuints stock price performance has been nothing but disappointing.

A Sorry Story

The companys top line has grown at a decent rate over the past five years, but its stock price chart tells a different story.It seems as if the market has forgotten that TriQuint is a lucrative Apple play.

TQNT Revenue TTM data by YCharts

After peaking in early 2011, TriQuints shares have been in a free-fall mode. And so far this year, the company hasnt brought much joy to investors either as it has just about managed to stay in the green zone with a shabby low-single digit return.

So Far This Year

In the two quarters that TriQuint has reported so far this fiscal year, it has shown both its good and bad sides. In the first quarter, TriQuints shares took a pounding after it issued a gloomy forecast. The company guided well-below consensus estimates as Apple was busy clearing its iPhone 4S inventory and wasnt making enough new phones, leading to low demand for TriQuints chips.

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MIAMI BEACH, Fla., Oct. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Music sensation Dionne Warwick will bring the crowd to its feet at an upcoming BleauLive performance at the legendary Fontainebleau Miami Beach this December 15th. The American pop songstress will deliver her signature blend of gospel, pop, and R&B sound in an intimate, cabaret-style performance. Celebrating 50 years of health and happiness, Warwick will perform her timeless and soulful chart-topping classic in an unforgettable evening.

BleauLive is the resort's entertainment platform that brings the world's top acts to Fontainebleau Miami Beach for unique vacation experiences. Available only to hotel guests through distinct packages, BleauLive combines elements of performance, personal guest interaction with the artist and an immersive weekend getaway for the complete Fontainebleau experience.

The upcoming BleauLive weekend package includes deluxe accommodations, valet parking, breakfast and dinner for two, plus a once-in-a-lifetime performance. Prior to the show, guests will indulge in a three-course prix fixe dinner at one of Fontainebleau's signature restaurants including Gotham Steak, Scarpetta, Hakkasan and Blade.

BleauLive Dionne Warwick packages can be purchased online at http://www.BLEAULIVE.com or by calling 1.800.548.8886 and include the following components:

ICON Package: Performance & Hotel Stay

Scintillating and sensual best describe Warwick's familiar and iconic voice that has become the foundation of American pop music and culture. Warwick's career, which currently spans over 50 years, has established her as an international music icon. The five-time Grammy Award winning music star has earned more than sixty charted hit songs and sold over 100 million records.

"Since the opening of Fontainebleau Miami Beach in 1954, we have welcomed legendary performers to take the stage. Continuing the resort's legacy as an entertainment destination, we are thrilled to announce Dionne Warwick as the next BleauLive artist. We anticipate a very exciting weekend with this legendary performer," noted Philip Goldfarb, President and COO, Fontainebleau Miami Beach.

BleauLive launched over Labor Day 2011 with a performance and meet and greet by hip-hop artist Pitbull, followed by Ricky Martin that Thanksgiving weekend. Ne-Yo's Mother's Day performance kicked-off 2012, and Fontainebleau most recently welcomed iHeartRadio who brought artists Maroon 5, Flo Rida, Gym Class Heroes and Calvin Harris, as well as a special guest appearance by Enrique Iglesias to the resort.

About Fontainebleau Miami BeachA revered Miami Beach landmark for more than 50 years set on more than 20 oceanfront acres, Fontainebleau Miami Beach boasts 1,504 new guestrooms and suites outfitted with iMacs; 12 restaurants and lounges, most notably three AAA Four Diamond signature restaurants, Gotham Steak, Scarpetta and Hakkasan; two dynamic nightlife venues; the 40,000-square-foot Lapis spa with mineral-rich water therapies and co-ed swimming pools; and a dramatic oceanfront poolscape. For general information or accommodations at Fontainebleau Miami Beach, visitwww.fontainebleau.comor call 1.877.512.8002.

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Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012

Almost the whole of Kentaro's life has been devoted to dance in particular to hip-hop dance ever since he first saw it on television as an elementary school boy.

Even today, as a well-known professional dancer who prefers not to reveal his surname and calls himself simply KENTARO!!, he recalls the TV show that changed his life Dance Koshien, a nationwide street-dance contest for high school students that ran from 1988-1996. In 1996, Kentaro won the second prize, and his career began to take off.

That first success came after Kentaro, who was born in Sendai but grew up in Tokyo, went to one of the capital's very few modern dance studios, when he was small. In a recent interview, the 31-year-old said of that period, "I really hated school because, basically, I didn't like studying. So, really, I was rescued by dance, and every day I practiced dance steps under my desk during the lessons."

After his TV success, Kentaro survived in show business by occasionally acting in movies and TV shows, while also singing in a band. Meanwhile, though, he was becoming so prominent on the dance scene that his schedule eventually filled with teaching dance classes, solo performances and performances as the leader of the dance troupe Tokyo Electrock Stairs (TES), which he founded in 2008.

This year, since returning in March from a tour in India, Kentaro has been busy with regular dance shows and preparing for this month's hectic schedule, which included the Dance Triennale Tokyo and a rerun of his solo work "Ame ga Furuto Hareru 2" ("Clear after Rain 2") in Tokyo. After Tokyo, he'll take the show to Kyoto. On top of all that, he's set to raise a ruckus with a flash-mob dance event he's planning for Festival Tokyo next month, after which, to kick off 2013, he will take off for a dance showcase being presented by the Japan Society in New York.

As we chatted at a Tokyo burger restaurant, Kentaro talked about his love of hip-hop, while making a frantic appeal about the current situation of contemporary dance in Japan.

It's remarkable that in your teens you were already choreographing original works. What was your inspiration back then and now?

I wasn't interested in jobs like dancing in Disneyland parades or in the background of TV variety shows. Primarily, I love to create, so I'd always choreograph and create performances with friends, even when I was the youngest in a group.

What inspires me is my technical quest in dance, so I normally create works to make the most of some great new movement I've come up with. I know many performers, especially in Europe, incorporate a social or political dimension in their works, but I think there's already lots of that kind of conceptual stuff around, so I don't need to do it, too. Having said that, I may not think the same way when I turn 40 who knows?

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(CBS News) After Tuesday night's presidential debate at Hofstra University on Long Island, CBS News' instant poll found that 39 percent of women believed President Obama won, 29 percent believed Gov. Mitt Romney won, and 33 percent called it a tie.

Those numbers represent a highly-prized demographic by both candidates. One of the president's main goals was to bring women back into the fold, and both men shared personal stories designed to appeal to women. In one notable case, however, that may have backfired.

Romney, Obama woo women after debate New Romney ad courts female vote Fact-checking Romney's "binders" claim Obama slams Romney for "binders" remark

An audience member, Katherine Fenton, gave both candidates the perfect opening: "In what new way do you intend to rectify the inequalities in the workplace, specifically regarding females make only 72 percent of what their male counterparts earn?"

President Obama was the first to respond, saying: "Well, Katherine, that's a great question, and you know, I was raised by a single mom who had to put herself through school while looking after two kids."

President Obama pointed out that the first bill he signed when he took office gave women more leeway to sue employers over unequal pay.

"I've got two daughters and I want to make sure they have the same opportunities that anybody's sons have," he said.

Romney argued he made hiring women a priority when he was elected governor of Massachusetts in 2002.

"We took a concerted effort to go out and find women who had backgrounds that could be qualified to become members of our cabinet," he said. "I went to a number of women's groups and said, 'Can you help us find folks?' And they brought us whole binders full of women."

But Wednesday, Jesse Mermell, who ran the group that compiled those binders, said this in a conference call with reporters: "To be perfectly clear, Mitt Romney did not request those resumes. After the election, our group approached the Romney transition team with the resumes, or the so-called 'binders full of women.'"

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By Lee Samaha - October 17, 2012 | Tickers: AMP, FB, GE, GOOG, TROW | 0 Comments

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At some point in his/her investing life, every private investor is faced with the same question: Does he actually add value by investing himself or not? I suspect the most common response is to ignore the question safe in the notion that its just a bit of fun on the sideline. Another is to avoid the complication of benchmarking performance and just be happy that the account is positive. However, for full time investors, the issue simply cannot be avoided.

Discerning readers will note that I specifically reference private investors here. The reason is that professional investors are not that as exposed inhow they earn money (fees, etc.) to the vagaries of performance. Private investors lose money when performance is negative. Do money managers refund fees?

Why Professionals Arent Trying to Outperform

It gets worse: The investment industry has learned a fundamental truth of behavioral finance and constantly applies it. Im talking about the tendency of investors to psychologically weight a loss double that of a gain.

Asset managers understand this because they realize that investors will overweight a losing performance versus a winning one. In other words, if an asset manager underperforms for a client his downside risk (losing assets under management) is far greater than the upside from outperforming. Now you know why the investment industry produces such samey benchmark-hugging performance. Its in their interests to do so.

If there was a difference between what, say,T Rowe Price (NASDAQ: TROW) and Ameriprise Financial (NYSE: AMP) did, surely it would show up in marked differences in share price performance?

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Many MSU groups cater to specific interests or demographics, but one program offers something everyone wants simple guidelines to success.

The student-driven organization, the MSU Advantage Program, kicked off its Success Series Tuesday night by bringing motivational speaker and author, Eric Thomas, to the Erickson Hall Kiva to speak to students.

Tony Nuckolls, MSU alumnus and vice president of training and development at Quicken Loans, accompanied Thomas, also an MSU alumnus, to the Erickson Hall Kiva stage to speak about the importance of networking to personal success.

I would really recommend that students cry out to alumni, faculty and staff, Thomas said. I believe that with the right support of human resources and financial support, any student has the ability to do well.

African American and Latino male graduation rates have dropped to about 32 percent in the past six years, according to Thomas.

Being in Detroit, my biological father wasnt in my life, and then I dropped out of high school, he said. It took 12 years for me to get an undergraduate degree, but I did it.

Dont quit; just keep going, is what economics senior Walter Bivens said he stresses to everyone attending MSU Advantage Program events.

The MSU Advantage Program includes members who are economically strict, who grew up on the wrong side of lifes tracks, those with depression issues and even those who excel in academics, according to Bivens.

Were looking to save all students, from the 4.0 student to the student whos on academic probation, to make sure they graduate and stay the course, Bivens said.

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FIU quarterback Jake Medlock had his best game statistically as a Panther last week, throwing for 380 yards against Middle Tennessee State. All those yards, however, couldnt take away the hurt of a 34-30 loss.

I would have settled for 1 yard passing, even a half-yard, if that would have gotten us the win, Medlock said. I just want a W. Thats all I want, and it doesnt matter how we get it.

Wins have been a rarity for FIU this season; the Panthers are 1-6 with an 0-3 Sun Belt Conference record.

In the fourth game of this season, Medlock broke his foot against Louisville and sat out the next two contests against Louisiana-Lafayette and Arkansas State both losses.

Hes a tough guy, FIU coach Mario Cristobal said of Medlock. Youre not going to find guys tougher than him, and youre not going to find guys that are more committed than him. Hes the kind of guy you want at that quarterback position.

Hes a leader, hes smart, hes tough, and hes a worker.

Against Middle Tennessee, he was also efficient, completing 24 of 38 passes with two touchdowns and no interceptions. The 380 yards are the second-highest by an FIU quarterback in the schools brief 10-year football history, only behind Paul McCalls 400 yards in a 57-50 overtime loss to Florida Atlantic in 2008.

Hes throwing the ball well, Cristobal said. Hes throwing the ball on time, and he has become a real strong team leader. His best football is ahead of him, and we expect him to have a great career here at FIU.

He knows he can do even better, and hes hungry to do better.

As for the broken foot, which has been heavily wrapped, Cristobal said, Hes still banged up. Hes not even close to 100 percent.

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