The 2008 Formula 1 world champion had a turbulent 2011 season, and although he won three grands prix, he also had a number of incidents and was outscored by his team-mate Jenson Button, who beat him by three positions in the points standings.

Hamilton said he had made conscious efforts to reduce the level of 'baggage' in his life and develop better communication with his engineers this year.

"Every year you finish the season and you try to analyse what you've been through and what you've done, and try to take away the positives from what you've done," he said. "Then you try to channel those and then improve on the things that you didn't do so well.

"I've always said it's a combination not just of things you do at the track, but it's your personal life out there, time at home, time with friends, those sort of things.

"I've strengthened bridges and relationships with people, not only in my personal life but also in my team. I've been working with the engineers better this year and all of that stuff has just helped.

"I don't have any particular problems going on in my life, or any baggage - and last year I had a big, big sack. Fortunately I've dumped that in the dumpster and it's all good now."

After winning the last grand prix in Hungary, Hamilton is now fourth in the championship, 47 points behind leader Fernando Alonso.

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Herrick, Feinstein, LLP successfully represented Ultra Enterprises, Inc. in its federal trademark infringement and breach of contract trial against the worlds largest independent electronic dance music record label, ultimately obtaining a favorable settlement that protects its trademarks and expands its global music festival opportunities.

The action was taken to trial in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of Ultra Enterprises, which is the owner of the trademark for the Ultra Music Festival, the award-winning Miami electronic dance music festival; the UMF Ibiza music festival; the UMF Brazil music festival; and other UMF music events. The litigation team from Herrick tried the infringement case before an eight person jury for two weeks. Using the leverage of a likely verdict of trademark infringement against the other side, Herricks team negotiated a settlement that protects Ultra Enterprises trademarks globally and creates an opportunity for the parties involved in the case to move forward and work together on future business endeavors.

The Herrick team was led by Steven D. Feldman, a Partner in the firms Litigation Department with significant federal court trial experience, and Partner M. Darren Traub, an experienced litigator and trademark law practitioner. The team was joined by Associate Kimberly Linkletter and Paralegal Robin Richards.

Representing Ultra Enterprises at trial to protect its trademarks, and then using our success to settle this dispute will allow the company to grow its brands and pursue new avenues of expansion, said Mr. Feldman. Our ability to make a convincing argument to the jury gave us the leverage to obtain a negotiated business settlement that far exceeded our clients expectations.

Founded in 1928, Herrick, Feinstein LLP is a prominent 165-lawyer firm headquartered in New York City providing a full range of legal services, including art law, bankruptcy and business reorganization, commercial litigation, corporate law, employment law, government relations, insurance, intellectual property, real estate, sports law, and tax and personal planning.

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NEW YORK, Aug. 15, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The world's first online tool to help individuals build a stand out brand and sell their most valuable assets launched this week in New York City. "The biggest problem facing every individual looking for a job today is choice--there are lots of good candidates, but most job seekers don't understand how to set themselves apart from the crowd and give their potential employer a reason to choose them first," says Steve Brazell, Competition Removal(TM) expert, and developer of the new branding engine. "Brand Op(TM) helps individuals better communicate who they are, why they're valuable, and why they deserve the job over their competition."

Years in development, the Brand Op website (www.MyBrandOp.com) incorporates the same proven strategies that Fortune 500s, celebrities, and other individuals use to build their leading brands. "We recognize that most individuals cannot afford to hire a top brand consultant. We've incorporated decades of expertise from the best branding minds into an easy-to-use very affordable tool. It's like hiring your own team of experts to walk you through your personal brand value creation process."

Individuals get unlimited access to Brand Op for $99. Additional memberships are available ranging from $299 (for businesses) to $2,995 (that include Skype consulting and even in-person strategy sessions). "Many universities, the military, and select charity organizations will receive special pricing or even donated memberships to help jump-start graduates, veterans, or those really struggling to get a job," says Brazell.

Although the process is simple, it does require a personal investment. After logging-in it may take several hours of thoughtful thinking to finish. Each section begins with a helpful video, and you can log-out or in anytime to make updates and changes. The process forces you to think differently about your personal brand.

Brand Op ultimately results in a one-page summary that clearly defines an individual's unique differences and skills, and includes personal brand pitches to help them better sell themselves. Brazell concluded, "In today's hyper-competitive job market, you must learn how to stand out and give your potential employer very clear reasons why they should hire you over your competition. Brand Op walks you through this process and will help give you the edge you need to win the job."

About Steve Brazell:

Steve Brazell is the architect of "Competition Removal"--the idea that it is easier for an individual or company to beat their competition through innovation and differentiation rather than competing head-to-head. Affectionately known as "The Hitman," he is an ideator--and works with some of the world's most successful brands (www.SteveBrazell.com). He is also the author of Clear! The simple guide to keeping your business alive and kicking, and speaks on branding, marketing and persuasive communication techniques to audiences' worldwide.

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Online registration is now open for the Kalispell Hunter Education Course. Beginning this year, everyone must register online, and students must pick up pre-course materials before the course begins.

Pre-course materials are available at the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks office on 490 North Meridian Road in Kalispell.

Everyone born after Jan. 1, 1985, must complete a hunter education course before buying a hunting license in Montana. Only individuals 11 years of age or older at the day of sign-up may be certified upon successfully completing the course.

Classes will run 6-9 p.m., Sept. 17-20 at Flathead High Scholl in Kalispell. The field day is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 22 at the Flathead Valley Trap Club north of Kalispell. Test night is Monday, Sept. 24, 6-8 p.m.

To register online go to the FWP website at http://fwp.mt.gov, follow the links through Education and Hunter Education to Sept. 17 and select a classroom at Flathead High School.

After registering, students must pick up a course manual and other materials which are available at the FWP office at 490 North Meridian Road in Kalispell. All students must read the manual and complete the exercises at the back of each chapter before class begins on Sept. 17.

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DeVry offers Alberta students the flexibility to take diploma classes online or onsite

CALGARY, Aug. 15, 2012 /CNW/ - DeVry Institute of Technology is pleased to announce that it has been approved by Alberta Enterprise and Advanced Education to expand its Diploma in Business Administration program into the online education realm. Beginning in September, students will be able to complete courses online, in the classroom or a combination of the two, as they work towards a diploma.

"The expansion of our Diploma in Business Administration program is part of DeVry's ongoing commitment to making post-secondary education more accessible to Albertans," said Ranil Herath, president of DeVry Institute of Technology. "Not every prospective student is able to spend their days in the classroom. By providing an online diploma option students, who in the past have not been served by the traditional education experience, will now be able to receive the training needed to enter their chosen career path."

DeVry's online offering of its Diploma in Business Administration program provides students the flexibility to earn a diploma in 10 months.

Students graduating with a DeVry Institute of Technology Diploma in Business Administration will be qualified for careers in Albertan industries, such as finance, hospitality, operations and service, among others. Courses are designed with employer needs in mind. Students in DeVry's diploma program take courses that provide them with fundamental skills needed for their chosen career path, including business management and computer applications for business and accounting.

"We are not just interested in getting students into the workforce, but also ensuring that they have open pathways to further post-secondary education," explains Ranil Herath, president of DeVry Institute of Technology. "Students have the ability to apply select credits from both online and classroom courses towards continued education in a bachelor's degree program at DeVry and at other Alberta institutions."

DeVry's Diploma in Business Administration program allows students the flexibility to continue onwards to a degree program after graduation. Qualifying credits from this program can be transferred to degree programs at DeVry Institute of Technology, the University of Calgary, the University of Lethbridge and Athabasca University. These credit transfers are part of the ACAT framework for post-secondary transfers (www.acat.gov.ab.ca).

For more information on DeVry Institute of Technology's new online Diploma in Business Administration program, please visit http://www.devry.ca/diploma-program/diploma-program.jsp.

About DeVry Institute of Technology DeVry Institute of Technology in Alberta is part of the DeVry University system, one of the largest degree-granting higher education systems in North America, with more than 90,000 students enrolled in the United States and Canada.At more than 90 locations, DeVry University delivers practitioner-oriented undergraduate and graduate degree programs, onsite and online, that meet the needs of a diverse and geographically dispersed student population. DeVry Institute of Technology offers degree programs in Business Administration, Computer Information Systems, Electronics Engineering Technology and Network Communications Management. In Canada, the government of Alberta grants approval for baccalaureate degrees awarded by DeVry Institute of Technology. In the United States, DeVry University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, http://www.ncahlc.org. DeVry University, a part of DeVry Inc. (NYSE:DV - News), is based in Downers Grove, Ill. For more information about DeVry Institute of Technology, find us on Twitter @DeVryCalgary or visit http://www.devry.ca.

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Yohance Salimu, an All-City defensive lineman at Crenshaw High, had run out of options.

His family had lost its apartment and was living at a homeless shelter far from school. He was taking trains and buses and staying with friends. There was no place to put his clothes, so they were starting to smell.

Crenshaw football Coach Robert Garrett decided it was time to intervene. He offered Salimu six lockers at school.

The catch: Salimu had to memorize six locker combinations. "I'm really good with numbers," he said.

Salimu stored his dirty clothes in two of the lockers. Four others contained his clean clothes. And despite all his other duties involving coaching and teaching, Garrett would take home a bag full of Salimu's dirty clothes and do the player's laundry.

When graduation day came in June 2011, Salimu had a 3.8 grade-point average and was accepted to the Air Force Academy.

"I'm thankful for my teachers pushing me above and beyond, and one of them was Coach Garrett," he said.

At a time of budget cuts, furlough days, student defections to private schools and growing unease about what the future might bring, there are coaches in the sprawling Los Angeles Unified School District such as Garrett who refuse to be deterred.

"You never know who you're getting through to," said another of them, Dorsey football Coach Paul Knox. "You never know who you're going to touch."

Garrett, Knox and Mike Walsh of San Pedro have spent 22 years or longer teaching and coaching football at the same school, making them the longest-tenured football coaches in LAUSD.

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CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) -- Amy Deem's Olympic responsibilities are now complete, so she went back to her real gig on Tuesday.

No time for a victory lap - though one certainly would seem warranted.

Deem was the coach for the U.S. women's track and field team at the London Olympics, part of the group that helped Americans win more medals and more gold medals than any other nation at the games. U.S. track and field athletes won 29 medals in London, 14 of them by Deem's side of the roster, including three golds by sprinter Allyson Felix.

Still, at 7:20 a.m. Tuesday, Deem was back in her office at Miami, where she's the director of track and field and cross country for the Hurricanes, sitting at her desk and sneaking a peek every now and then at - what else? - Olympic highlights playing on the big-screen television mounted on the wall.

"I think I was really able to enjoy the whole experience," Deem said in an interview with The Associated Press. "It was hard work. It was stressful at times. But we had a tremendous group of athletes, a lot of experience, the team meshed really well together. For an Olympic team, it felt like we had minimal issues, nothing that you weren't expecting. It was a truly amazing experience."

The numbers back that up as well.

Americans won by far the most medals in track and field at London, part of the reason why the U.S. team overall came home with 104 medals and 46 golds. Deem works closely with U.S. relays coach Jon Drummond, and the relays delivered perhaps two of the top moments for the Americans at the Olympic Stadium - the win in the 4x400-meter women's relay, and the record-smashing show in the 4x100-meter women's relay.

In the 4x100, the U.S. finished in 40.82 seconds - 0.55 seconds faster than the old mark, which doesn't sound like much, but for that event it was a complete breakthrough. The previous time was 41.37 seconds by East Germany, and that mark stood for nearly 27 years.

"Every time that word came up, I squashed it," Deem said, referring to any record talk. "That's just me. To me, it was more important for those young women to get the stick around the track and get the medal. Everything else was icing on the cake. We really tried to focus on the execution of the relay and let everything else take care of itself."

Then the moment came - and even Deem got wrapped up in it all.

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DRIPPING IN sweat, Temple's reserve quarterback walked off the Owls' practice turf on Monday after a steamy morning under the North Philadelphia sun. After stripping off his helmet, cleats and pads, he let out an exhaustive sigh.

"This is a little different than baseball," he said, laughing. "It's a lot of fun being out here, though."

Meet Connor Reilly, Temple's only dual-sport male athlete. In the first week of training camp, Reilly, a 20-year-old sophomore, is trying to work his way up the depth chart at quarterback. He is currently battling for the No. 3 position behind starter Chris Coyer and backup Clinton Granger.

If Reilly seems particularly overwhelmed compared to his competition, it's probably because he is. In a coup for the program, Steve Addazio brought newcomers Kevin Rogers (quarterbacks) and Ryan Day (wide receivers/offensive coordinator) into the Temple coaching fold this past spring.

But at the time, Reilly was busy patrolling the outfield for the Owls' baseball team, where he hit .263 with four home runs and 25 RBI in 38 starts as a freshman. He has been playing a frantic game of catch-up ever since.

"A lot of the plays are kind of similar to last year's playbook, but I am still getting back into the football mentality," Reilly said. "It's kind of like being a freshman again, in a way."

Reilly's father, Neil, played professional baseball in the Texas Rangers' system in the '80s before an eye injury forced him into retirement. Connor has played baseball all of his life and didn't step on a football field until his sophomore year in high school.

Nevertheless, he was able to get into three games last season after redshirting in 2010 - experiences, he says, that were invaluable to his development. Blessed with a strong arm, Reilly's main focus in this camp, outside of continuing to learn, is working on his mechanics.

"I throw like a baseball player, so I drop the ball," Reilly said. "Coach Rogers and I are working on instead of dropping my arm, bringing it straight back."

When he isn't on the gridiron or on the diamond, Reilly is a proud member of a military family. Shortly after his pro baseball career ended, Neil Reilly joined the Army. Lt. Col. Reilly returned from Afghanistan last September, making it home just in time to see his son's Owls take on Penn State at the Linc.

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14-08-2012 10:47 Hey guys, I would like to make a new teen channel based around health and fitness but instead of just one person talking, I would like people all over Youtube to collaborate here and send in advice and guidance over what has worked for them and their goals, be it fat loss, gaining muscle or both. Cheers Quick note, this channel can be directed to everyone if the advice collected is broad enough and can apply to all ages.

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Consistency is the name of the health and fitness game, according to Hillsboro wellness coach Bud Harris.

"Just do anything -- consistently," said the 52-year-old, fresh from the glory of seeing his Truckers to Triathletes participants swim, bike and run their way to healthier lives in the recent Midsummer Sprint Triathlon at Metro's Blue Lake Regional Park.

Truckers are notoriously unfit, said Harris, with a high percentage of drivers suffering obesity, high cholesterol and sleep apnea. Many smoke, and their diet often consists of a high-fat, low-nutrition meal grabbed on the road. Those combined with the stress of long stretches sitting behind the wheel is a recipe for disaster, he added.

"Imagine a truck loaded with 80,000 pounds of freight going 70 miles an hour and the driver has a heart attack," Harris said. Con-way Freight's Clackamas location hired Harris through Wellness Coaches USA, a nationwide company that contracts with businesses to improve the health of their workers.

Participants begin by training and competing on relay teams of coworkers and, as they gain confidence and fitness, they increase their performance to a level where they can compete in the three triathlon events -- a half-mile swim, a 16.5-mile bike ride and a 3.1-mile run.

John Schniedewind of Washougal, Wash., has been a truck driver for 17 years and suffered from most of the health problems that plague a large percentage of workers in his industry. He had already set his sights on losing weight when he met Harris in 2009.

"Dr. Bud is an incredible motivator," said Schniedewind, 51, who has dropped 50 pounds, lowered his cholesterol, and relieved some of the pain caused by rheumatoid arthritis. The recent Midsummer Sprint Triathlon was his fifth competition.

Despite working 12 to 14 hours a night driving, Schniedewind now finds time to hit the gym for organized bike spin classes, swimming laps and sessions on the treadmill. His new dedication to fitness has also inspired his family, including a son who also has lost 50 pounds.

Harris worked as a helicopter logger, an electrician and engineering technician, then switched careers, earning a doctorate in safety engineering and certificates in several areas, including personal fitness, wellness and ergonomics.

"No matter how unfit their workforce is, in today's world of health care costs, employers expect employees to have a hand in their own health," Harris said. And, healthy workers are less at risk of injuries, saving both employers and workers time and money.

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