"The rest are now making attempts to break the encirclement and get out of Shali and make their way towards the mountains, " he said.

BBC: Russian forces 'have made mistakes'

Smith declined to break out exactly how much the social games segment would make in 2011, however.

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Summit won't break out what rates it would have to charge to make a buck, arguing that its contracts are still under negotiation.

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One such was the hurried build-up, made even more hurried by Tony Blair's desire, until as late as possible, to make it look as if peace might still break out.

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Make sure to check out a video demo past the break, too.

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On the baize, Ebdon can excite with his fine shot-making but exasperate by grinding out results - he took five minutes to make a break of 12 at the Crucible in 2005.

BBC: Peter Ebdon

But if the winter break has made a difference this year, it's because Germany only recently figured out how to make it work best.

WSJ: The Secret of Germany's Success

When they lose of break existing iDevice, they have to go out and buy a new one if they want to continue to make use of their investment in iTunes music and movies.

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Some banks and regulators aim to break out research units, as Citigroup's Sandy Weill has offered, and institute a system to make the IPO process equitable.

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And yes, the cameraman did break out in a peculiar rash in the spice market, causing us all to wonder if we needed to make an emergency trip to the local hospital.

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