NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. -- Hubert Davis always wanted to coach but had never thought much about actually doing it, and that was the case all the way up until the morning on which he was offered a job at his alma mater.

Roy Williams called and asked Davis to drop by the office.

He said he needed a favor.

"I thought his favor was going to be asking me to change the date of my Christian basketball camp that's been held at the Smith Center the past 15 years," Davis said.

"But I told Hubert," Williams added with a smile, "that I needed a little bigger 'favor.'"

And that's basically how Davis went from being an ESPN analyst to a North Carolina assistant -- one who spent this weekend evaluating prospects at the Nike Peach Jam. He watched games attentively, scribbled notes on pieces of paper and mostly blended in here on the Georgia-South Carolina border while adjusting to his new life that will require he spends more time teaching basketball than talking basketball. More important, it'll let Davis spend more time near his Chapel Hill home than he does on campuses away from it, and that was a crucial factor in his career-changing decision.

Yes, Davis liked his ESPN job and being on television, but he never needed that job or the ego trip that comes from seeing your own face on TV. What Davis said he needed (and wanted) was to be able to spend more time with his family while staying involved in the sport, to be able to make an impact at home and on the court. So when Williams called from North Carolina -- a place where Davis played from 1988 to 1992 and helped the Tar Heels win two ACC titles -- and presented such an opportunity after Jerod Haase left UNC to become the head coach at UAB, Davis didn't take long to consider it. He got his wife's blessing and told Williams he would join the North Carolina staff.

Suddenly, home and work were in the same zip code. It's an ideal way for a man who prioritizes things in such a way to work.

"This is a win-situation for my family," said Davis, who had been living in Chapel Hill with his wife and three children for the past eight years anyway. "I was gone five nights a week when I worked for ESPN. All anybody sees is that you get to go on television and talk, but I was going from campus to campus, gone five nights a week. I was gone a lot. But this keeps me home. I'm home a lot more now. I mean, my sons come to practice."

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INSPIRATIONAL coach Donna Hankinson, who helped create the award-winning North East Manchester Hawks Handball Club, has been won BTs Coaching for Life Coach of the Year 2012 competition.

Donna was chosen from over 120 entries for her dedication to promoting the Olympic sport.

She has recently added a string of successes to her name, including coaching the Hawks boys under-18s and girls under-18s teams to national league and cup doubles.

Donna also led Great Britains under-20 womens team to their first World Championships in Poland earlier this year and was a finalist in the Coach of the Year category at the One Future Oldham Sports Awards last month.

Donna said: Im really honoured. This prize is all down to the great people I work with and the amazing youngsters who make coaching worthwhile. We have some international-level players in the Hawks squad, and having the chance to talk to a former Olympic athlete has inspired them to keep training hard to achieve their dreams.

Donna, a sales manager at Turner Bianca in Oldham, helped form the Hawks in 2010 following a pilot project in schools across Oldham, Rochdale and Tameside.

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(PRWEB) July 23, 2012

Holistic Learning Centers. Inc. (HLC) is the only life coaching certification school that offers the HuMethod, a proprietary, clinically proven, results driven training system that, after three decades of research and 15 years of clinical field-testing, has evolved into an empowering life coaching healing modality. Their newest educational video explains how Life Coach Certification students can earn an average of $83,000 per year.

HLCs video explains that Price Waterhouse Coopers, one of the most respected accounting firms in the world, discovered this about life coaches in their 2007 global career research project:

HLCs video shows potential life coaches how they can build a successful, part or full time life coaching practice, while earning a substantial income.

HLC has taken the philosophies of nationally known self-help authors such as Wayne Dyer, Eckhart Tolle, Marianne Williamson and Louise Hay and created a life coaching healing modality that will help certification graduates create a successful life coaching practice.

HLC life coach graduates build a successful referral-based practice and charge over $100 per session by using HLCs life coaching success system that has been clinically proven to create the permanent changes for thousands of HLCs life coaching clients.

Upon graduation HLC recommends that its life coaches charge no less than $100 per life coaching session. Sabrina Rose, HLCs Executive Director states that $100 per life coaching session is fair market value, especially since the national average of the similar industry of massage therapy charges $85 per session.

HLCs video reveals that HLCs life coaching certification graduates combined field experience, which exceeds 50,000 life coaching field hours, has shown that a typical coaching client will register for 30 life coaching sessions. Based on HLCs statistics an average life coaching client is worth $3,000 to the certified HLC life coach.

The video also reveals that HLC approves 98% of Financing Applications no matter what the students credit score. This means almost everyone who applies for HLC financing can receive the professional Life Coaching education that they deserve.

HLC has released their newest video to the public in the hope that it will assist aspiring life coaches in identifying whether or not life coaching is the right path for them. Interested parties are invited to view the life coaching certification video on HLC's YouTube channel or by clicking the video thumbnail in this release.

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23-07-2012 16:30 Here is some of the staff showing off the gym and all the special features,including our classes and our cardio cinema room. Our facility is an amazing 4500sq ft and holds more life fitness equipment then any NCAA college. Classes include yoga,Pilates,cycling,body pump,tai chi ,and more. We also have personal trainers to help reach any goals that you may have. Come visit us this month for our July special. Be sure to ask for Thomas or Ryan. (850) 484-2740

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Health Minister Dr Fuad Khan takes his health seriously. Khans daily fitness routine starts early5 am. He begins with 20 minutes of stretching and then exercises for an hour on his Bowflex Revolution Machinea system that mimics traditional weights through the use of various discs with built-in tension coils. Khan also incorporates dumbbells into his workout, because Im getting old, he said.

Although there is a gym both at the Parliament and the Ministry of Health, Khan says he prefers to workout on his own. Hes even thinking of resuming karate in the near future. On August 12, the minister will host an event organised by the Fight

the Fat Campaign at the Queens Park Savannah, Port-of-Spain, to encourage people to follow his example, get active, eat healthy diets and lead more fulfilling lives. The event, part of a campaign launched by the ministry in November 2011, is open to the public and is free.

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(CBS News) First Lady Michelle Obama is preparing to lead the presidential delegation at the kick-off of the 2012 Olympic Games Friday and, she said, this is an opportunity to encourage kids to improve their health and fitness.

"Leading our nation's delegation and traveling to London is truly a dream come true," Obama said on a conference call with reporters Monday. "Some of my fondest memories when I was young and not so young involved watching the Olympics on TV and cheering on Team USA."

Obama will lead a delegation that includes past U.S. Olympians such as Brandi Chastain, Dominique Dawes, Grant Hill and Summer Sanders.

The first lady, who has made fighting childhood obesity a priority with her "Let's Move" initiative, said the games are an opportunity to promote health and fitness.

"I decided I wanted to turn that Olympic spirit and inspiration into action by using these games as a way to get more kids up and moving."

Obama said she is excited to host a "Let's Move!" event for 1,000 American military children and American and British students Friday. The event, co-sponsored by the State Department and by Nickelodeon, will include sports stations, entertainment and appearances by Olympic and Paralympic legends.

She also declared July 28 "Let's Move! Olympic Fun Day," encouraging children and communities to cheer on Team USA and participate in athletic events across the country. At least 200 communities have signed up, and the number is expected to grow throughout the week.

While in London, in addition to her fitness campaign, Obama will also attend a reception for heads of state and hold a private meeting with Samantha Cameron, the wife of British Prime Minister David Cameron.

Deputy National Security Adviser for Strategic Communications Ben Rhodes said the trip is an important way for the first lady to continue building the special relationship between the U.S. and the U.K.

"While this visit is about the Olympics, its also about advancing the close ties between the U.S. and the United Kingdom," Rhodes said.

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Los Angeles, CA : Largest Olympic Inspired Let's Move Meet-Up Fitness event to rock Santa Monica's Third Street Promenade this Saturday

O2 MAX Fitness and Mega-Celeb Trainer Dion Jackson are Teaming Up to Bring the largest national Let's Move Meetup, Olympic inspired Event to Los Angeles

The 2012 Summer Olympic games are just days away and First Lady Michelle Obama has declared Saturday, July 28th as National Let's Move/Meet Up Day to support our very own Team USA and encourage individuals all across the country to be active.

O2 MAX & Mega Celeb Trainer Dion Jackson are teaming up once again from 8:30-1 on July 28th to help get Los Angeles moving in what will be the largest Let's Move/Meetup inspired event across the country.

O2 MAX's mission is to change the way youth experience fitness through innovative programs and events that integrate social media, technology and of course fitness. O2 MAX and Dion have teamed up before in youth inspired fitness events such as O2 MAX's Tour de Fitness and most recently CAHPERD's initiative to break the Guiness Book World Record of the most number of people doing jumping jacks at once. Michelle Obama kicked this off at the White House last October and O2 MAX worked with CAHPERD on the social media and Los Angeles grand finale event which was held at Equinox.

Dion Jackson will kick off the day of events at LA Fitness at Universal City Walk at 8:30am. O2 MAX founder, Karen Jashinsky and Dion Jackson will rally on stage for a dynamic workout finale at Santa Monica's Health and Fitness Festival which will take place on The Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica from 12-1. In true KJ and Dion style the workout will include moves inspired from all fitness modalities that everyone can do and co-led by students themselves-many from Cal State Northridge) . From Jack LaLanne inspired jumping jacks to BOSU crunches to kickboxing, the workout which is open to all ages and levels will make everyone want to get moving and keep moving!

You can visit MeetUp.com and Facebook.com/o2max to stay up to date with details for Saturday July 28th Let's Move Meetup event.

O2 MAX is a fitness + media company that creates hybrid fitness solutions for busy students. Programs are designed around milestone events (prom, bat mitzvah, college, etc.), students' schedules, goals, body types, fitness preferences and interests. Workouts can include a mix of private training, nutrition coaching, shared workouts at fitness facilities and online coaching. By integrating fitness, technology and social media O2 MAX stays connected even after the workout is over to provide a longer term, lifestyle change.

Dion Jackson is a health and fitness trainer with a built-in kinetic surge and boundless creativity, AFAA certified personal trainer and aerobic instructor, Dion Jackson went from South Central Los Angeles to Hollywood to take the Entertainment and Health & Fitness industry world by storm. His ideologies have shaped and influenced many of today's multimedia trends for fitness from the concept of fitness in hotels and rooms, to visualizing a 24-hour All-Fitness TV network. Over the course of a thrilling career trajectory, he has created an enviable insider's niche of high powered celebrity and executive clientele, yet makes his secrets and services available to all.

Health Festival in Santa Monica: Takes place on July 28th from 11am-4pm with a focus on lifestyle fitness on theThird Street Promenade.

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Capitalizing on the soaring interest in all things health tech, Wired magazine plans to host its first conference on digital health this fall and launch an online content vertical.

In an announcement Monday, the Cond Nast title said it was partnering with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for a conference on the intersection of health, technology and science, and the future of healthcare. The Living by Numbers event will be in the same vein as Wireds 4-year-old Wired Business Conference, and comes as investments and innovation in the sector continue to rise.

Earlier this month, we reported that, according to a recent study from digital health startup accelerator Rock Health, investments in health tech are up 73 percent over the same time last year. In the past year, the Quantified Self movement has also gained momentum, as consumers turn to fitness- and health-tracking devices, such as the Nike Fuel Band and the FitBit, to track their steps, calories burned and other physical activity.

There are new opportunities to share data and collect data and analyze it, said Brian Quinn, a senior program officer at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. We see this data as a tool for helping us achieve [better health].

In addition to the conference, Wired said it will launch a new health-focused vertical on Wired.com to give the titles health tech coverage a dedicated destination. A Wired spokesman said the site is in the midst of a redesign and plans to launch the health vertical close to the conference. As readers migrate away from traditional platforms, the new vertical and conference gives Wired alternative ways to earn revenue.

Some of the conference speakers include Craig Venter, founder and president of the J. Craig Venter Institute in Rockville, Md. and leader of a team that mapped the human genome; world record holder Ashton Eaton, who will represent the U.S. at the 2012 Summer Olympics; Stephen Wolfram, CEO and founder of Wolfram Research; and Timothy Ferriss, author of The 4-Hour Workweek and The 4-Hour Body.

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WINDSOR, Conn., July 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --ING U.S., a leading financial services provider, announced today a new mobile game app designed to help build investment and retirement planning awareness for consumers of all ages. Available for free on the App Store(SM) for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad, the app, called STRUCT, leverages the power of "gamification" integrating game elements such as points, levels and a leader board while it simultaneously exposes players to fundamental investing concepts and terms. To learn more, visit http://structgame.com.

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The premise of the game is for players to work with various building materials that symbolize different investment categories steel (cash), wood (bonds) and glass (stocks) as they build increasingly complex towers or "structs." Three main characters, called the build crew, correspond to a unique investor style: aggressive, moderate and conservative. A fourth crewmember is a wild card, representing both market opportunity and risk. Through crew selection and game objectives, metaphors about saving and investing are conveyed that parallel the concepts of risk, diversification, goals and achievement. Crew selection, a diversified strategy, and material handling are critical to a player's success.

"We know many individuals need to do more when it comes to preparing for their retirement. Gaining greater awareness about accepted investing and saving principles is a critical part of that process," said Rick Mason, president of Corporate Markets for ING U.S. Retirement. "ING U.S. is committed to developing effective ways that promote financial literacy and help consumers achieve positive retirement outcomes. By leveraging the popularity of mobile game apps, we believe STRUCT will entertain users while exposing them to important concepts."

Research shows that game apps are the most downloaded items by smartphone owners, and iPhone users are playing games an average of 14.7 hours a month.(1) Industry data also suggests that there are more people in the U.S. who meet the definition of active gamers than who save for retirement.(2)Feedback from ING U.S.'s own retirement plan customers further showed that a game app like STRUCT would be a fun and unique way to engage employees and heighten their awareness of saving and investing concepts.

"In the retirement market, innovation often occurs when providers and large corporate employers collaborate on ways to make saving easier for their employees. We saw this with the introduction of automated plan features and options, such as auto-enrollment, auto-escalation and target-date funds(3)," added Mason. "In developing STRUCT, we worked with several of our large plan customers on the concept of a mobile game. Their insights underscore how technology can be a critical tool to inform, engage and inspire positive savings action."

Players of STRUCT are introduced to each of the 12 game levels by an instruction guide who provides tips that challenge the player to work with different building material and crewmembers. Each level brings new complexity, and the right combination of crew, material placement and speed helps the player score points and unlock achievements. There are also surprise moves one can discover as they engage in play including breakage, bonus points and the ability to discard a crewmember's building material. The "Build School" brings the metaphors to life, demonstrating how investor style and asset classes can impact the outcome, while the game's glossary helps to build knowledge of key financial terms.

To learn more, visit http://structgame.com.

Press inquiries:Phil Margolis ING U.S. Office: (860) 580.2676 Cell: (860) 805.7642 Twitter: ING_US_PR Phil.Margolis@us.ing.com

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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AAA' rating to the following State of Minnesota retirement system building revenue bonds:

--$20,660,000 series 2012 retirement system building revenue refunding bonds.

The bonds are scheduled to be sold through competitive bid on July 31, 2012.

In addition, Fitch affirms the 'AAA' rating on the $22.9 million outstanding building revenue bonds, series 2000 that will be fully refunded with this transaction.

The Rating Outlook is Stable.

SECURITY

The bonds are special obligations of Minnesota, issued by the state through the Commissioner of Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB), payable from separate semiannual payments made from each of the retirement systems under a joint agreement under which each system further grants the commissioner a security interest in its respective system's available assets in the event of non-payment.

KEY RATING DRIVERS

--OVERWHELMING COVERAGE OF DEBT SERVICE: The 'AAA' rating reflects the enormous coverage on the small amount of debt that is provided from pension contributions as well as the magnitude of the available system assets that could be tapped if needed.

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