VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

SACRE-COEUR MINERALS, LTD. the Company) is pleased to announce that Ms. Jennifer Todhunter has been appointed to serve as the new Chief Financial Officer of the Company, replacing Mr. Mark Lotz. Mr. Lotz has resigned as CFO and as a Director in order to pursue other professional and personal interests, including the development of his own accounting practice.

Ms. Todhunter has recently served as the Companys VP Financial Administration and Corporate Secretary. Prior to that, she served as Finance Manager, from May 2005. Ms. Todhunter has extensive accounting and finance experience, dealing with the complexities of both private and public corporations. She has spent the last thirteen years working with public companies, predominantly those in the mining industry.

In connection with the appointment of Ms. Todhunter as CFO, the Company has granted her incentive stock options, subject to any necessary regulatory approvals, to purchase up to 75,000 shares of its Common Stock. The options are exercisable for a term of three years at a price of CAD $0.11 per share.

According to Mr. Gregory Sparks, CEO of the Company, We thank Mark for his valuable contributions to Sacre-Coeur Minerals over the past year and wish him well in his new endeavors. Over the past seven years with the Company, Jennifer has proven herself to be a highly capable senior financial administrator. She is thoroughly familiar with all financial and legal aspects of the Company, and is very well qualified to seamlessly take on her new role as CFO. We are delighted to welcome Jennifer into this important senior executive role.

About Sacre-Coeur

The Company is engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of properties for gold, metals and diamonds in South America, initially focussing on exploration and production of gold from its properties in Guyana. The Company presently holds 100% interest in approximately 850 sq. km of mineral properties in Guyana, including the Million Mountain Property which hosts an NI 43-101 compliant hard-rock resource of 12,119,285 tonnes grading 1.0 g/t Au Measured, and 2,175,278 tonnes grading 0.9 g/t Au Indicated for a total 451,000 tr oz Au combined. The Company has offices in Vancouver, Canada and Georgetown, Guyana. More information about the Company is available at .

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF

SACRE-COEUR MINERALS, LTD.

Gregory B. Sparks

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FORT WORTH, Texas, Aug. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Wound Institute today announced it has been named a 2012 Gold Award Winner in the 14th annual Web Health Awards(SM) for its online Medical Education platform developed for healthcare professionals. Additionally, The Wound Institute Patient Portal, which provides educational resources designed for patients and caregivers, received a Merit Award.

"We are honored to have been selected for these prestigious awards recognizing our educational offerings for both healthcare professionals and consumers," commented Komel Grover, Senior Director, Medical Education and Scientific Communications at Healthpoint Biotherapeutics. "This is an important endorsement of The Wound Institute and our ongoing commitment to provide high quality, credible education to all stakeholders involved in the management of chronic and non-healing wounds."

The Web Health Awards(SM) competition is held twice each yearWinter/Spring and Summer/Falland recognizes the nation's best digital health resources. The 2012 Winter/Spring Web Health Awards contest received 600 entries; of those entries submitted for consideration, 7% received a Gold Award; 12% received Silver; 14% received Bronze; and 18% received Merit Awards.

Using a rating scale of 1 to 100 points, a panel of 32 health technology professionals judge entries based on content, format, success in reaching the targeted health audience and overall quality. Judging criteria include assessing content (60% score weight), as well as design/creativity and user experience (40% score weight), using the following parameters:

About The Web Health Awards(SM) The Web Health Awards(SM) competition is organized by the Health Information Resource Center (HIRC), a national clearinghouse for professionals who work in consumer health fields. Both the Web Health Awards(SM) and the Health Information Resource Center are independent, and not affiliated with any organization or company that enters the competition. Other well-known HIRC programs include the National Health Information Awards(SM), the National Women's Health & Fitness Day(SM), and the Family Health & Fitness Day USA(SM), as well as professional reference book.

About The Wound Institute Since its inception in 2005, The Wound Institute has become the industry leader for interactive wound care education provided at no cost to its membership of over 47,000 healthcare professionals, patients and caregivers.

For healthcare providers, The Wound Institute features comprehensive, research-based courses designed to accommodate preferences and workplace demands by allowing clinicians to complete courses at their own pace. The Wound Institute partners with well-regarded knowledge leaders as faculty advisors to deliver disease-based education and other practical information. The Wound Institute also serves as a conduit for CE/CME/CPE accredited education whereby users may choose to be directed to a third-party site, register and complete courses that carry the appropriate designation.

For patients and their caregivers, The Wound Institute provides an online resource offering disease state education to empower them in managing difficult-to-heal and chronic wounds. These educational modules, developed in conjunction with the Patient Education Institute, are also featured on the patient advocacy site of the Association for the Advancement of Wound Care (AAWC) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) online resource for consumer education called MedlinePlus. All modules have been written to meet Health Care Literacy Standards and are available in either English or Spanish language versions.

The Wound Institute is made possible by the support of Healthpoint Biotherapeutics. To access any of the modules, register at http://www.TheWoundInstitute.com.

About Healthpoint Biotherapeutics Healthpoint Biotherapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of novel, cost-effective solutions for dermal repair and regeneration. The company's research and development strategy is centered on next-generation bioactive therapies for the treatment of chronic wounds. Currently marketed products include Collagenase SANTYL Ointment, OASIS Wound Matrix, OASIS Ultra Tri-Layer Matrix and REGRANEX (becaplermin)Gel 0.01%. Healthpoint Biotherapeutics is also committed to advancing the care and treatment of wounds through support of industry leading continuing education from The Wound Institute. To learn more about this comprehensive and award winning educational resource, please visit http://www.TheWoundInstitute.com. Healthpoint Biotherapeutics is a DFB Pharmaceuticals, Inc., affiliate company, and is based in Fort Worth, Texas. For more information, visit the company website at http://www.Healthpointbio.com.

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Today Progressive Solutions, a leading provider of continuing education services for nurses, announced the release of its new online education website, myprogressivesolutions.com. The new site offers significant advantages to nurses who need Continuing Education Units (CEUs) to advance their professional knowledge and maintain their certifications.

The Web site is one of the best time- and money-saving solutions in the nursing profession, with 30-CE course packages in Home Health; Disease and Systems Disorders; Psycho-Social and other topics available for $69. Nurses can also select smaller, 5- and 7-CEU packages for targeted training in key topics. All courses can be taken online, on demand, from a web-connected computer or mobile device. Once course-takers pass the online exam provided with each course, they can immediately download and print a certificate of completion.

Our innovative online offering fits with nurses busy lives by giving them the ability to complete training when and where they want, at a fraction of the cost required to take classes or travel to training centers, said Anthony Hall, R.N., Chief Education Officer, Progressive Solutions.

With no hidden fees, a 100% satisfaction guarantee, user-friendly online system, study guides and answer keys, and self-assessment exams, Progressive Solutions gives its customers the freedom to simply read, study, take and grade their own exams. Training programs are available for the Registered Nurse (RN), Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) and Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) fields, as well as for Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA); Certified Home Health Aides (CHHA); Certified Hemodialysis Technicians (CHT); Respiratory Care Practitioners (RCP); Occupational Therapists (OT) and Occupational Therapy Assistants (OTA). Progressive Solutions is a California Board of Registered Nursing Provider, which is accepted in most states for nurses and respiratory therapists.

About Progressive Solutions

Progressive Solutions is committed to advancing the nursing field by promoting increased competence in a dynamic and changing healthcare environment. The five-year-old, Atlanta-based company caters to busy nursing professionals patient management education needs, offering them a fast and convenient way to earn state board approved continuing education contact hours at their own pace without books, traveling, and time spent away from home. More information about the company is available at http://www.myprogressivesolutions.com.

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Police in the Indian capital Delhi have stopped prominent anti-corruption campaigner Baba Ramdev from marching to parliament to stage a protest.

Baba Ramdev and his supporters have been detained for allegedly "violating prohibitory laws".

Known as the yoga guru, Baba Ramdev says he is campaigning for the recovery of bribe money allegedly held overseas.

He is also demanding stronger anti-corruption laws. He has millions of supporters across India.

His daily TV programme is watched by people across the country.

Last June he held a nine-day anti-corruption hunger strike before the police evicted him from Delhi.

His latest protest - attended by several thousand people - was held at the Ramlila ground in Delhi, the venue of his protest last year.

Baba Ramdev told his supporters on Monday that they should march to parliament and hold a "peaceful" protest there.

"Throw out the Congress [the governing party] and save the country," he said, before beginning his march.

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The waters of Dorchester Park in Whitney Point transformed into a yoga studio on Sunday as people gathered to try to an activity thats new to the Southern Tier. As our Elyse Mickalonis tells us, Stand Up Paddling Yoga combines two different ways of exercising that instructors say can really burn some calories and be a lot of fun.

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WHITNEY POINT, N.Y. -- It looks like a cross between surfing and yoga.

Its a great way to get on the water, you experience things you would never on a boat or swimming and I think its a great activity for this area, said Tina Fetton, Southern Tier Stand Up Paddle Corp.

People gathered at Dorchester Park on Sunday to try Stand Up Paddling Yoga. Instructors say the while stand up paddling offers an intense core workout on its own, the addition of yoga makes it more challenging and fun.

I thought it was a great idea and I wanted to bring it to the studio because its so exciting and so much fun and something so different, said Linda Sambursky, Yoga Body Shop. Yoga on a board, how awesome is that?

Fetton added, You really have to ground down and focus on what youre doing and taking those positions to the next level. Its a challenge to everyone who is used to yoga in the studio.

For 90 minutes, students are taught how to use the paddle board and then practice in yoga. Everyone uses a board, paddle, life vest and anchor. Some say falling in the water is the best part.

Its beautiful. I was looking forward to falling, that was one of the things I was looking forward too. Waters just gorgeous here, said John Syjas, Pennsylvania Resident.

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DURHAM, N.C., Aug. 12, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dr. David Leidich, the Raleigh Durham chiropractor who runs the Chiropractic and Wellness Center, has teamed up with a certified yoga instructor to offer yoga classes to his patients. According to Dr. Leidich, the yoga classes have helped many back pain patients and patients struggling with knee pain, shoulder pain and many stress-related health problems. Yoga instructor Ajay Bhatt was trained and grew up in India and is certified to teach Sivananda yoga. The classes are held every Monday evening from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the center and cost $15 for drop-in students.

Dr. Leidich says patients who are in Mr. Bhatt's yoga class are seeing an improvement in their overall health. "Many of my Durham and Raleigh back pain patients are experiencing pain relief, improved core strength and flexibility. Yoga is a wonderful complement to chiropractic care because it helps people focus intently on their posture, breathing and movement. It's a great stress reliever too; Ajay's students report sleeping better, some have lowered their blood pressure, and our headache sufferers have been feeling better too."

Various forms of yoga have been practiced throughout India for thousands of years and it has become widely popular in the west over the last few decades. According to yoga instructor Bhatt, yoga focuses on bringing the mind and body together to improve overall health. He teaches Sivananda yoga, which is a form of hatha yoga. Each pose focuses on strengthening and increasing the flexibility of a particular area of the body, with an overall concentration on spinal and abdominal strength, as well as improved breathing, relaxation and mental focus. Aside from the traditional yoga poses he teaches, he also incorporates elements of tai chi. He also frequently works with individual patients on exercises adapted to their particular conditions.

Dr. Leidich says that modern research on yoga shows its overall health benefits are extensive. "Often, people who practice yoga have better success with pain management, better balance and flexibility that help them avoid injuries, increased energy levels, improved cardiovascular health, and lowered stress levels. As nearly 90% of doctor visits are about stress-related illnesses, stress reduction helps people in many areas of their lives."

The current season of yoga classes will go through the end of August, and then break for about a month, and resume again in the fall. Dr. Leidich adds, "I love what Ajay is doing here. As a chiropractor heavily involved in promoting natural pain relief and recovery as well as the fitness and overall health of my patients, I recommend yoga to practically everyone."

The Chiropractic and Wellness Center has treated patients with back and neck pain, sciatica and other musculoskeletal problems since 1997. They provide spinal adjustments, therapeutic exercises, yoga classes and massage therapy; their website is http://www.cwcofnc.com.

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Government regulators have been targeting yoga studios in New York, fining them for various infractions, according to a published report.

The New York City Department of Buildings fined studios for not having a proper permit and the states Labor Department audited studios that listed their instructors as independent contractors instead of as employees, The New York Times reports.

Yoga studio owners are complaining that the government agencies are looking for ways to make money from an industry that earns an estimated $6 billion a year in the United States, according to the Times.

"Agencies are suffering," J. Brown, the owner of Abhyasa Yoga in Brooklyn told the Times. "They think they can reinterpret statutes and apply them to yoga."

At least two studio owners say they were fined by the Buildings Department for failing to have a physical culture establishment permit, a requirement of businesses the agency considers health clubs. One of the studio owner's was fined $800, the Times said.

The Labor Department audited at least three studios for not listing instructors as full-time employees, the Times said.

Leo Rosales, a spokesman for the agency, told the Times that the status of employee-employer relationships at yoga studios are assessed on a case-by-case basis. "There are no statutory guidelines specific to yoga studios," he said.

Many yoga instructors teach classes at several studios, which would incur costs if they classified the instructors as employees.

"Equating yoga centers with gyms or weight loss salons is a little like equating a painting by Rothko with a billboard sign," Alison West, the executive director of Yoga for New York told the Times.

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A popular yoga guru and thousands of his supporters were detained by police Monday as they tried to march to India's Parliament to intensify an anti-corruption protest and press for a change of government.

As he was led away by police, Baba Ramdev shouted slogans urging his supporters to fight to end India's endemic corruption and seek the repatriation of billions of dollars in illegal money he says Indians have stashed in foreign banks.

Waving Indian flags and shouting slogans, the protesters climbed into a row of police buses parked around the sprawling New Delhi fairground that Ramdev and his supporters had occupied for the past four days. Police said the protesters would be taken to a stadium on the outskirts of the city and would likely be released by Monday evening.

Before the march, the bearded, saffron-clad yogi urged his supporters to throw out the ruling Congress Party and bring in a "clean" government.

"Throw out the Congress; save the country," he shouted as his followers applauded and cheered wildly.

Ramdev, who had not eaten for the past four days, had set a Sunday evening deadline for a response from the government to his protest, but received none.

"The government has become completely deaf. We have to make them hear us. Now our protest will move from here to the doorstep of the Parliament," Ramdev said.

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Ramdev told his supporters to be prepared to go to jail during their march since police would try to stop them from holding a rally near Parliament. He urged his followers to remain peaceful and not resort to violence as police removed them from Ramlila Ground.

Ramdev has been demanding a robust ombudsman law to keep checks on government, a strong and independent Central Bureau of Investigation and efforts to act against tax evasion and illegal money sent to banks abroad.

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by Doug Haller - Aug. 12, 2012 07:47 PM The Republic | azcentral.com

For most of his adult life, almost for as long as he can remember, Dennis Erickson has been on a football field in August, preparing, teaching, coaching the sport that has given him so much.

On a recent summer day, however, Erickson is driving in Idaho, running errands, wondering what he'll do next.

"It's very strange," Erickson said by phone. "I've been doing it for 40-some years as a coach, 40-some years doing one thing and now all of a sudden it's not there. It's strange. Really strange."

Nine months have passed since Erickson lost his job at Arizona State. Practically a day doesn't go by when the football coach doesn't wonder just what the hell happened. How a promising 6-2 start spiraled out of control, costing him his job, forcing the Sun Devils to go another direction with Todd Graham.

"I really don't have any answers," Erickson said. "We're sitting there 6-2, we have a great recruiting class coming in and then things go backward on us. But the bottom line is, I'm in charge, and when you lose four in a row like that, nothing good is going to happen. That's just how the game is. You got to win games, and we didn't win enough."

Hired to take the Sun Devils to a championship level, Erickson went 31-31 in five seasons. The Sun Devils went to two bowl games, but finished with a winning record just once, Erickson's first season.

This isn't the first time Erickson's been out of work. In 2005, after going 2-14 with the San Francisco 49ers, he was fired and didn't coach the next season. But that was different.

"It wasn't as bad because I knew I was going to get back in it the next year," Erickson said.

This time, his coaching future doesn't look as promising.

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11-08-2012 20:00 Xtreme Martial Arts team presents demonstration at Visalus Success seminar in So.Portland Maine on 08/12/2012

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