Former All Black captain and hard man Wayne Buck Shelford is urging men to front up over their health.

Shelford is the face of a national awareness campaign to encourage men to visit their family doctor or nurse to get a heart health check. He will be at VTNZs depot in Parnell (65-71 the Strand) at lunchtime today asking customers getting a warrant of fitness for their car Hows Your engine - get your heart checked.VTNZ and Shelford are lending their support to the campaign developed by the Health Promotion Agency (HPA) in association with the Heart Foundation and Pharmac.

"Its a simple message; you regularly check your car; its also essential to get your heart checked," says Wayne.

Wayne says he has been on a health journey himself with a well publicised battle with cancer and weight issues. Having beaten both, he now wants to encourage other men to look after themselves.

"The problem is we kiwi men are too staunch to go to the doctor for a general check up. Men generally, and Maori and Pacific men in particular, dont look after themselves as well as women. "We've got all the excuses. I dont have time; Im not sick. Many men might not have a check-up for years, if ever. We need to get rid of that attitude."

Wayne says Maori and Pacific men are at high risk. For example, for Maori the statistics show that heart disease mortality is about two times higher for Maori than non-Maori. Of Maori who die from heart disease, nearly 50% are aged 45-65, compared to 18% in non-Maori.

"So more of us are dying and we are dying younger."

"We need to make the time to look after ourselves because at the end of the day, its not just about us. Its being there for our families. Were the senior warrior in our families and they need us to be around."

Todays launch is ahead of World Heart day on Saturday September 29 when radio advertisements encouraging listeners to get a heart health check will begin. The radio spots utilise Wayne in a clever play on the famous line of Bring back Buck.

"After the launch the campaign emphasis will move to regional initiatives drawing on existing local champions as spokespeople and regional and community events," said HPA General Manager Stakeholder Relations Tane Cassidy.

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LONDON -- The last five years have been tough for those in retirement. Portfolio valuations have been hammered and annuity rates have plunged. There's no sign of things improving anytime soon, either, as the eurozone and the U.K. economy look set to muddle through at best for some years to come.

A great way of protecting yourself from the downturn, however, is by building your retirement fund with shares of large, well-run companies that should grow their earnings steadily over the coming decades. Over time, such investments ought to result in rising dividends and inflation-beating capital growth.

In this series, I'm tracking down the U.K. large caps that have the potential to beat the FTSE 100 over the long term and support a lower-risk income-generating retirement fund (you can see the companies I've covered so far on this page).

Today, I'm going to take a look at British Sky Broadcasting Group (LSE: BSY.L) , the satellite broadcaster with more than 10 million subscribers in the U.K.

Getting the picture

To start with, let's take a look at how BSkyB has performed against the FTSE 100 over the last 10 years:

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LONDON, Sept 24 (Reuters) - England manager Roy Hodgson has reluctantly accepted John Terry's retirement from internationals but said he was disappointed in the defender's decision.

Terry, who is due before a Football Association tribunal on Monday facing a charge of racially abusing Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand, announced on Sunday he was quitting international soccer.

The former England captain, capped 78 times in an international career stretching back to 2003, said the impending case against him had made his position in the national team untenable as he was cleared in the criminal trial over the affair.

"I'd like to thank John Terry for his commitment to the England team since I became manager," Hodgson said in an FA statement.

"I am of course disappointed to lose a player of John's international experience and exceptional ability.

"I have enjoyed a good relationship with John during my time as England manager and I reluctantly accept his decision.

"I can also confirm that he had the courtesy to call me prior to announcing his retirement from the England team. I'd like to wish John well for the future with Chelsea."

If found guilty by the FA of abusing Ferdinand, Terry could face a lengthy ban similar to the eight-game suspension served by Liverpool's Luis Suarez last season for racially abusing Manchester United's Patrice Evra. (Writing by Toby Davis; editing by Mark Meadows)

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MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - Sept. 24, 2012) - Richmont Mines Inc. (RIC.TO)(NYSE Amex:RIC)(NYSE MKT:RIC), ("Richmont" or the "Corporation") is pleased to announce the early retirement, without penalty, of the CAN$10 million debenture held by Mr. Bob Buchan and two members of his immediate family.The retirement is effective immediately.

Mr. Paul Carmel, President and CEO of Richmont Mines commented: "I am very pleased to say that with the immediate retirement of this debenture, Richmont will have practically no long-term debt. This fact, along with the Corporation's CAN$36 million of cash and tight capital structure of only 33.6 million shares outstanding, provide Richmont with a very solid foundation upon which to grow to its targeted goal of becoming an intermediate gold producer."

As a result of the retirement of the debenture, Mr. Buchan will be leaving Richmont's Board of Directors, effective immediately. In addition, Mr. Sidney Horn will be stepping down as a member of the Corporation's Board, but will remain in his role as Corporate Secretary. These changes reflect Richmont's planto streamline and reduce the size of its Board of Directors.

Mr. Carmel continued: "I would like to thank Mr. Buchan and Mr. Horn for their contributions to Richmont. The Corporation's management team is focused on delivering on our growth strategy and continuing to lay the foundation for increased shareholder value in the future while maintaining our strong financial position and conservative share count."

About Richmont Mines Inc.

Richmont Mines has produced over 1,200,000ounces of gold from its operations in Quebec, Ontario and Newfoundland since beginning production in1991. The Corporation currently produces gold from its Island Gold and Beaufor mines, and has recently brought the Francoeur Mine into commercial production. With extensive experience in gold exploration, development and mining, the Corporation is well positioned to cost-effectively build its Canadian reserve base through a combination of organic growth, strategic acquisitions and partnerships. Richmont routinely posts news and other important information on its website (www.richmont-mines.com).

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The factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in such forward-looking statements include changes in the prevailing price of gold, the Canadian-United States exchange rate, grade of ore mined and unforeseen difficulties in mining operations that could affect revenue and production costs. Other factors such as uncertainties regarding government regulations could also affect the results. Other risks may be set out in Richmont Mines' Annual Information Form, Annual Reports and periodic reports.

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HOUSTON, Sept. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc. (NYSE: "KRA"), a leading global producer of styrenic block copolymers or "SBCs," announces plans to present the results of its medical stopper study at the 2012 International Rubber Expo, 182nd Technical Meeting & Educational Symposium in Cincinnati, Ohio.

The paper, "Improved Medical Stopper Solutions with High Performance, Anionic Isoprene Rubber," compares the chemistry and performance of four rubber families that are currently used in medical stoppers: anionic polyisoprene (IR); Ziegler-Natta IR; chlorobutyl rubber; and bromobutyl rubber. The study was performed by a third party using regular medical stopper test protocols. It showed that medical stoppers made with Cariflex polyisoprene products, an anionic IR made by Kraton Performance Polymers, could easily pass the extraction test under Japanese Pharmacopeia (JP) 7-03 (XV revision 2006), which is the most stringent protocol, while Ziegler-Natta IR failed or only marginally passed.

"The results of the study will demonstrate that anionic isoprene rubber delivers a unique combination of advantages including the absence of natural rubber proteins present in NR, an odor-free formulation with very low residual metals and no residual catalysts, low needle insertion force, and minimal risk of rubber fragmentation (coring) and medication contamination due to needle insertion," said Dr. Philippe Henderson of Kraton Polymers. The anionic polymerization process is unique to Kraton Polymers for the manufacture of high molecular weight polyisoprene.

Dr. Henderson's presentation is scheduled at 4:15 p.m., on Tuesday, October 9, 2012 at the International Rubber Expo, 182nd Technical Meeting & Educational Symposium, Cincinnati, OH, in room 203-204 at the Duke Energy Center. To register for the event, please visit the Expo website. Personal interviews to discuss the study or Cariflex polyisoprene products may be scheduled by contacting Marcie Coronado at 281-504-4975, or Marcie.coronado@kraton.com.

Cariflex polyisoprene products are the ideal alternative to natural rubber for applications that demand extreme purity, exceptional protection and consistently high quality. Cariflex products offer a pure and versatile option for manufacturing applications that require the high tensile strength and tear resistance of natural rubber without the impurities that cause discoloration, odor and allergic reactions. For additional information about Cariflex products, please visit the Kraton website.

About Kraton Polymers

Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc., through its operating subsidiary Kraton Polymers LLC and its subsidiaries, is a leading global producer of engineered polymers and styrenic block copolymers ("SBCs"), a family of products whose chemistry was pioneered by us almost fifty years ago. SBCs are highly-engineered thermoplastic elastomers, which enhance the performance of numerous products by delivering a variety of attributes, including greater flexibility, resilience, strength, durability and processability. Our polymers are used in a wide range of applications, including adhesives, coatings, consumer and personal care products, sealants and lubricants, and medical, packaging, automotive, paving, roofing and footwear products. We currently offer approximately 800 products to more than 700 customers in over 60 countries worldwide, and are the only SBC producer with manufacturing and service capabilities on four continents. We manufacture products at five plants globally, including our flagship plant in Belpre, Ohio, as well as plants in Germany, France and Brazil, and a joint venture plant operated in Japan.

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LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - Sep 24, 2012) - MMRGlobal, Inc. ( OTCBB : MMRF ) ("MMR") today announced that the Company received another Notice of Allowance, or NOA. The patent will grant protection to the Company by allowing it to assert legal claims that any Web-based portal used for consumer access to personal health information covered by the patent constitutes an infringement of the Company's intellectual property, unless it is provided or licensed by the Company. The NOA, U.S. Serial No. 13/041,809 from the United States Patent and Trademark Office for its "Method and System for Providing Online Records," significantly expands the scope of the Company's existing health IT intellectual property for provisioning of Personal Health Records (PHRs) regardless of the healthcare professional providing the information.The patents come in advance of the Meaningful Use requirement that patients have online access to their protected health information through a Personal Health Record or other form of patient portal by 2014. The Company believes that this NOA makes it difficult for eligible healthcare professionals to fully qualify for incentives under the HITECH Act because one of the core requirements is to provide patients access to their personal health information through a Web-based portal.Accordingly, this patent could prevent EMR and PHR vendors from allowing patients access to personal health information without a license from MMR.

Robert H. Lorsch, MMRGlobal Chairman and CEO, said, "Since 2005, MMR has been building a Personal Health Record that seamlessly connects to any doctor or hospital regardless of the systems in the office, be it plain paper or the most advanced electronic medical records systems.This overriding patent will help protect the integrity of our products and raise the bar for PHRs while also making it extremely difficult to comply with certain Meaningful Use requirements under the HITECH Act without a license from MMR for the Company's IP.The NOA comes after nearly six years of effort and the expenditure of millions of dollars in technology on behalf of the Company's shareholders. The licensing of our health IT patent portfolio could mean a substantial ongoing revenue stream to the Company."

This patent will join the Company's patent numbers 8,117, 646; 8,117,045; and 8,121,855, and are directed toward the transmission of Personal Health Records and other protected health information to a PHR by fax or voice.MMRGlobal is a leading provider of Personal Health Records through its MyMedicalRecords PHR suite of products and services (www.mmrvideos.com) and also offers its MMRPro electronic document management and imaging systems for healthcare professionals (www.mmrprovideos.com).The Company also provides MyEsafeDepositBox storage solutions for consumers.The Company has more than 180 additional claims pending and applied for and is continuing to file additional claims under its global portfolio of Personal Health Record and document management and imaging patents.

According to Ted Ward of the law firm Liner Grode Stein Yankelevitz Sunshine Regenstreif & Taylor LLP (www.LinerLaw.com), which represents the Company as patent litigation counsel, "The MMR health IT Patent Portfolio means that anyone who provides a consumer with a Web-based portal, including hospitals, physicians and pharmacies, where the consumer can access personal health information may be infringing on MMR's IP."Ward added that Liner is in the process of contacting hundreds of hospitals and physician group practices to discuss opportunities to license the Company's IP in advance of 2014 Meaningful Use requirements to provide patients online access to their health information within four days of the information being available to the doctor and within 36 hours of being discharged from the hospital.

According to John Goodhue from McKee, Voorhees & Sease (www.ipmvs.com), patent counsel to the Company since filing of its first patents in 2005, "This is a highly significant addition to MMRGlobal's health IT patent portfolio, especially as it pertains to Personal Health Records, by helping the Company benefit from its early innovations in the industry."

Goodhue added, "The latest patent application is of potential relevance to numerous types of Personal Health Record portal offerings that allow users to privately manage and maintain their health records. This is further directed toward providing a Personal Health Record portal that can receive records from any healthcare provider and that allows a user to store and manage his or her records independently from their healthcare provider(s), such as by organizing the files into separate file folders."

The resulting patent will be a significant addition to the Company's Health IT patent portfolio which also includes previously issued patents and claims in the U.S. and patents issued, pending and applied for in countries of commercial interest including Australia, Singapore, New Zealand, and Mexico.

About MMRGlobal, Inc. MMRGlobal, Inc., through its wholly-owned operating subsidiary, MyMedicalRecords, Inc., provides secure and easy-to-use online Personal Health Records ("PHRs") and electronic safe deposit box storage solutions, serving consumers, healthcare professionals, employers, insurance companies, financial institutions, and professional organizations and affinity groups. The MyMedicalRecords PHR enables individuals and families to access their medical records and other important documents, such as birth certificates, passports, insurance policies and wills, anytime from anywhere using the Internet. MyMedicalRecords is built on proprietary, patented technologies to allow documents, images and voicemail messages to be transmitted and stored in the system using a variety of methods, including fax, phone, or file upload without relying on any specific electronic medical record platform to populate a user's account. The Company's professional offering, MMRPro, is designed to give physicians' offices an easy and cost-effective solution to digitizing paper-based medical records and sharing them with patients in real time through an integrated patient portal.MMR is an Independent Software Vendor Partner with Kodak to deliver an integrated turnkey EMR solution for healthcare professionals. Through its merger with Favrille, Inc. in January 2009, the Company acquired intellectual property biotech assets that include anti-CD20 antibodies and data and samples from its FavId/Specifid vaccine clinical trials for the treatment of B-Cell Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. To learn more about MMRGlobal, Inc. visit http://www.mmrglobal.com. View demos and video tutorials of the Company's products and services at http://www.mmrtheater.com.

Forward-Looking Statements All statements in this press release that are not strictly historical in nature, including potential intellectual property infringement claims, litigation or licenses, future performance, management's expectations, beliefs, intentions, estimates or projections, constitute "forward-looking statements." Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the Company's actual results to be materially different from historical results or from any results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Some can be identified by the use of words (and their derivations) such as "need," "possibility," "intend," "offer," "development," "if," "negotiate," "when," "begun," "believe," "achieve," "will," "estimate," "expect," "maintain," "plan," and "continue," or the negative of these words. Actual outcomes of intellectual property infringement claims, litigation or licensing transactions, results of operations and the timing of selected events may differ materially from the results predicted, and any reported results should not be considered as an indication of future performance. Such statements are necessarily based on assumptions and estimates and are subject to various risks and uncertainties, including those relating to the possible invalidity of the underlying assumptions and estimates and possible changes or developments in economic, business, industry, market, legal and regulatory circumstances and conditions and actions taken or omitted to be taken by third parties, including customers, suppliers, business partners, potential licensors, competitors and legislative, judicial and other governmental authorities and officials. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to: unexpected outcomes with respect to claims of intellectual property infringement and litigation; maintaining, developing, monetizing and protecting our patent portfolio for both the Company's health IT and biotechnology intellectual property assets in the U.S. and internationally; timing of milestone payments in connection with licensing our IP; ability to establish and maintain strategic relationships; relationships with licensees; the risk the Company's products are not adopted or viewed favorably by the healthcare community and consumer retail market; business prospects, results of operations or financial condition, including variations in our quarterly operating results; risks related to the current uncertainty and instability in financial and lending markets, including global economic uncertainties; timing and volume of sales and installations; length of sales cycles and the installation process; market acceptance of new product and service introductions; competitive product offerings and promotions; changes in government laws and regulations including the 2009 HITECH Act and changes in Meaningful Use and the 2010 Affordable Care Act; future changes in tax legislation and initiatives in the healthcare industry; undetected errors in our products; possibility of interruption at our data centers; risks related to third party vendors; risks related to obtaining and integrating third-party licensed technology; risks related to a security breach by third parties; risks associated with recruitment and retention of key personnel; other litigation matters; uncertainties associated with doing business internationally across borders and territories; and additional risks discussed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company is providing this information as of the date of this release and, except as required by applicable law, does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this release as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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MAYFIELD VILLAGE, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Television stars arent the only people working with fashion designers to make a splash this fall. Progressive Insurance and Flo are teaming up with designer Candice Held to raise money for Dress for Success Worldwide. From Monday, September 24 at 12:00 p.m. EDT until Thursday, October 4, fashion fans can bid on a one-of-a-kind dress worn by the advertising icon in multiple magazine advertisements. The auction will take place online at http://www.ebay.com/progressiveinsurance, giving people the opportunity to buy a custom-made Candice Held dress, which features 1,000 hand-placed crystals on the train.

We chose Candice for this project because shes a top-notch designer, and we knew shed do a great job turning Flos everyday Superstore outfit into an elegant gown, said Miriam Deitcher, marketing director at Progressive. Its a great dress and wed love to keep it, but were happy we can use it to raise money for a good cause.

Bidding for the dress will start at $200, with the money from the winning bid going to Dress for Success Worldwide. Dress for Success is a non-profit organization that provides proper job interview attire for women who cant afford it.

The opening bid is definitely below face value for the dress, Deitcher continued. Were hoping that Flos celebrity combined with Candices notoriety will drive people to the page to bid, bringing more money to Dress for Success.

To bid on the dress, visit http://www.ebay.com/progressiveinsurance.

About Progressive

Celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2012, The Progressive Group of Insurance Companies makes it easy to understand, buy, and use auto insurance. Progressive offers choices so consumers can reach it whenever, wherever, and however its most convenientonline at progressive.com, by phone at 1-800-PROGRESSIVE, on a mobile device or in-person with a local agent.

Progressive offers insurance for personal and commercial autos and trucks, motorcycles, boats, recreational vehicles, and homes. Its the fourth largest auto insurer in the country, the largest seller of motorcycle insurance, and a leader in commercial auto insurance. Progressive also offers car insurance online in Australia at http://www.progressiveonline.com.au.

Founded in 1937, Progressive continues its long history of offering shopping tools and services that save customers time and money, like Name Your Price, the Snapshot Discount, and a concierge level of claims service.

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A day in the life of Ben Shewry and his team.

ARRIVING at Tokyo airport in November last year to take part in the international Cook It Raw wild-food conference, Ben Shewry saw a paparazzi horde wielding cameras and microphones and remarked to his companion, Danish chef Rene Redzepi, whose restaurant Noma is rated the world's best: ''I wonder who all the press is here for, must be someone famous.'' Redzepi, bemused, replied: ''Ben, it's us.'' And so it was, and when the two chefs boarded their bus, the photographers gave frantic chase on bikes and in cars at speeds of 100km/h.

''One fellow,'' Shewry says incredulously, ''had half of his body protruding from the passenger-seat window, risking his life trying to take a shot of me, a farm boy from the New Zealand back country who happens to cook. Seriously it was hilarious and ridiculous. Being the focus of attention is abhorrent to me. I hate bullshit.''

Whether he likes it or not, overseas at least, the self-effacing 35-year-old Melbourne-based chef is a culinary celebrity. His dishes, born of foraging in his past for experiences and retelling them in whimsical, exquisitely assembled combinations of wild native plants, fruits, herbs, nuts and produce, make him in demand to cook and speak at international food fests such as Redzepi's MAD Foodcamp, Spain's Madrid Fusion and at France-based food writer and restaurant judge Andrea Petrini's Cook It Raw eco-food fests. His unassuming Ripponlea restaurant, Attica, is ranked 63rd in the prestigious S. Pellegrino list of the world's top 100 restaurants.

Ben Shewry at Attica. Photo: Eddie Jim

''Many things make Ben special and account for his acceptance as a peer by the world's finest chefs,'' Redzepi says. ''He's an exceptionally genuine and good human being, gracious, open-minded and always willing to share his thoughts and ideas. Then there is Ben the chef. His cooking is deeply personal, coming from within. He's able to bring his upbringing, his memories, all those special moments that have made their mark on him into the 'right now' while giving every plate a striking sense of place. Attica is somewhere you go for more than just the meal: you go for the story.''

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Of Shewry's place in the international pantheon of chefs, Petrini doesn't mince words. ''F---ing high,'' he says. ''Ben is a perfectionist, but doesn't tread the dry lands of pure technique and technology. His work showcases a distinctive balance between rational and sensual, cognitive and a more immediate instinctive approach. When he delivers Dry Your Eyes Sweetheart, a dish conceived as a tribute to a fisherman friend [Melbourne fish wholesaler Jason Jurie], who passed away, it's more than food; it's autobiography, memory made public.''

Yet on his home turf, and just the way chef Shewry likes it, the paparazzi rush right on by without a glance. Shewry, it's said, is the best little-known chef in the land - some swear the best chef, full stop. Despite being tagged The Age Good Food Guide 2011 chef of the year, and Attica last year being awarded its third hat and named restaurant of the year by the guide, Shewry is hardly a household name in Australia. ''Ben's not a massive self-promoter like some chefs,'' says Joanna Savill, director of next week's Crave Sydney International Food Festival. ''He's interested in cooking, not playing the fame game. He quietly does his thing as he wants to do it. Australia would be a lot poorer if we didn't have chefs like Ben pushing the envelope and doing something personal and artistic.''

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Wines from all over the world are judged by an expert panel and the competition rules state that no more than 30% of the overall entrants may win awards. Cellarmaster Johan Joubertis particularly proud that they are receiving recognition for varieties not normally associated with Kleine Zalze the Family Reserve Pinotage 2009 and the Vineyard Selection Chardonnay 2011.

The Kleine Zalze Family Reserve Pinotage 2009 is a unique wine according to Johan. The fruit comes from 35-year old bush vines and everything possible is done to preserve the purity of fruit as opposed to over-extraction. The grapes are cold-soaked for several days before being fermented cold with the skins kept in the tank throughout both practices which are contrary to most other peoples methods of handling this variety. Johan then matures it in 100% new French oak barrels for 22 months to make what he terms A wine which is complex, elegant and spicier than many others. He is delighted that this international panel has picked up on these two factors in particular, as personal experience has long shown him that this is what his consumers enjoy about this wine.

The second gold medal winner, the Vineyard Selection Chardonnay 2011, is also a wine in which Johan has invested a lot of time and thought. His quest has been for freshness and complexity in fruit with a flinty character which carries through an earthy flintiness to the final wine. The Vineyard Selection is made up of 50% of this lighter style of Chardonnay which is made reductively to preserve the freshness; the remaining 50% is made in an oxidative manner. The blend of the two batches of wine is then aged for 7 months in oak barrels during which time; no batonage takes place nor is malolactic fermentation allowed to occur. I want to retain the freshness and if you start stirring up the lees and allowing malo, you lose that says Johan.

Johans overall aim in making these wines has been for his customers to enjoy them. Johan explains he and fellow winemaker Bertho van der Westhuisen want to make wines that have freshness and flavour and which invite people to always have another glass! To win awards for the wines is an added bonus and he is naturally delighted that international palates appreciate them as well.

These wines are both uniquely Kleine Zalze and are perfect expressions of us and our own regionality and winemaking style. It is a pleasure to us that people enjoy them both in South Africa and overseas as well.

The Kleine Zalze Family Reserve Pinotage 2009 is yet to be released to the public and the Kleine Zalze Vineyard Selection Chardonnay 2011 is available from the cellars for R69.00.

For more information contact Wynand van Schalkwyk, Marketing Manager at Kleine Zalze via e-mail wvanschalkwyk@kleinezalze.co.zaor | visit Kleinezalze website.

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CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

The Puffs brand has partnered with the Dress for Success organization to provide beauty and wardrobe makeovers for deserving women across the country. Professional makeup artists and stylists were on hand at the Chicago Avenue Salon today to help women look and feel their best as they begin new chapters of their personal and professional lives.

Puffs believes every woman deserves to look in the mirror with confidence and feel beautiful. To show support for that belief, Puffs is hosting a community on their Facebook page where people can share their inspiring words on how they put their best face forward every day. Participation in the conversation will give fans the opportunity to donate to Dress for Success and make them eligible to win prizes.

Like Puffs, Dress for Success aims to help women get a fresh new start in both work and in life, said Laura Dressman, Puffs communications manager. Were proud to partner with such an uplifting organization and are happy to offer a day of beauty to deserving women here in Chicago. We also hope that fans everywhere will visit our Facebook page to help us honor the beauty in all women.

Puffs tissues have always been what people reach for when suffering from cold and allergy symptoms, but Puffs are designed with your entire face in mind. Whether caring for a cold, applying makeup, or blotting away perspiration, Puffs looks to tackle all of the things your face has to face throughout the day. This is the brands second makeover event for this program, with the finale event taking place in New York City.

Dress for Success helps provide women with the confidence and tools they need to transform their lives both personally and professionally, said Maggie Schutz, Development Manager of Dress for Success Chicago. By partnering with Puffs, we know our clients left Chicago Avenue Salon with the confidence they need to put their best face forward as they re-enter the workforce.

Now through October 12th, a tab on the Puffs Facebook page will allow people to upload their inspirational quotes, tips and stories on how they put their best face forward every day. As fans submit their tip, Puffs will donate a minimum of $100,000 to Dress for Success Worldwide to help promote the economic independence of disadvantaged women. Also, with every entry, fans will be entered into a sweepstakes to win one of 60 Procter & Gamble beauty baskets as well as a grand prize trip to New York City for a beauty makeover.

Each submission will be hosted on a gallery within the tab where Puffs fans can gain confidence through the inspiring words of others in their community. The brand will post weekly themes to spark ideas, but fans are encouraged to post their own quotes, tips or stories that show support of the Puffs Facebook community and the women of Dress for Success.

Visit http://www.Facebook.com/Puffs for more information.

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