Philadelphia, PA (PRWEB) July 19, 2012

Performance coach and author of the forthcoming Refuel, Recharge, and Re-energize: The Conscious Entrepreneur's Guide to Taking Back Control of Your Time and Energy Erin Owen; who has consulted with and coached hundreds of entrepreneurs, business leaders, and private individuals from more than 10 countries in the Americas, Europe and Asia; is leading a Personal Performance retreat in Bali this fall for self-employed professionals and entrepreneurs seeking to up their game.

The Bali Breakthrough Retreat, limited to 18 participants, will be held October 26 through November 5. It provides an extended time away from daily professional and personal pressures to learn new techniques for working and living that can improve performance and life satisfaction. Owen leads yoga, meditation, Reiki, one-on-one-coaching sessions, and group classes. The retreat also includes temple ceremonies, cooking classes, spa treatments, meetings with local healers, and tours of local sights.

One recent participant describes her transformative experience: what was most positive for me was the slowness of my breath, the slower pace I was moving to, and the peace that came from walking away from all of the chaos and stress that I left behind. It felt like a layer was peeled off of me and I left it at the airport. And the good news is, it stayed at the airport. The stressful situations were still there when I returned, but they didnt affect me the same way.

Owens practice applies the wisdom of ancient Eastern practices such as Traditional Chinese Medicine, Yoga, Reiki, Ayurveda, and Buddhism to the Western idea of performance. With an MBA and over a decade as a leadership and organizational consultant, she helps professionals align their thoughts and action with a greater sense of purpose, ease, and confidence. Working harder is not the answer, she notes. The professionals I work with are spending extraordinary amounts of time and the energy, expecting to be rewarded with better results, but theyre getting diminishing returns. That burning-the-candle-at-both-ends mentality is old school. You end up overworked and undernourished, wondering where the excitement disappeared to.

The new way of working, explains Owen, is to be really clear about the life you want to live, take care of yourself first and then and only then build your business around that. In this way, youll actually see much greater productivity and performance in your business and be able to reach your goals of making an incredible impact on the world, not to mention living a life that makes it all worth it.

The Bali retreat provides a super dose of this new way of working and living. It allows entrepreneurs to learn and grow in an unfamiliar environment and culture, one that places a premium on spirituality and a holistic view of life and work. Getting uncomfortable by taking a deliberate break from your routine is the first step, notes Owen. Doing things outside of your normal comfort zone activates parts of the brain that stimulate creativity and problem solving. Its a critical factor for success for entrepreneurs. For overwhelmed, overworked professionals, that break, in Bali, could be the beginning of a new East-meets-West approachone that yields previously unimagined results.

________________________________________ About Erin Owen Erin Owen, MBA, has been coaching professionals to achieve greater personal performance since 2003. With a background in Chinese Studies, holistic health (including alternative nutrition), Reiki, Mind/Body/Spirit Medicine, Comparative Eastern Religions and Philosophy, Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction, Ayurveda, and Yoga, her unique expertise is in applying the wisdom of ancient Eastern practices to the Western idea of performance.

Erin is the author of the forthcoming Refuel, Recharge, and Re-energize: The Conscious Entrepreneur's Guide to Taking Back Control of Your Time and Energy.

Media contact: Erin Owen Email: info(at)yourperformancebreakthrough(dot)com Telephone: 215-771-8968 Website: http://www.yourperformancebreakthrough.com

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Privacy concerns have been raised after the personal details of thousands of former Australian Defence Force personnel were wrongly sent out in an email.

The Defence Community Organisation, which helps families adjust to military life, emailed a database of nearly 2,500 former Defence staff to around 400 other ex-service personnel.

The information included names, identification numbers, personal email addresses, type of service and their reason for leaving.

An initial inquiry has found computer security first blocked the email, but a staffer was told to try sending it again.

The ADF says it is treating the matter with the utmost seriousness.

A Defence spokesperson says an external consultant is undertaking a formal investigation.

"Staff members involved in the incident have been counselled and staff have been directed to undertake privacy training," the spokesperson said.

Defence Force Welfare Association national president, retired Colonel David Jamison, says it is a serious breach of privacy.

"Somebody has ignored the warning that was given and then released the email in a way that it's designed not to happen, but it just did," he said.

"So it's a human error that is difficult to sort of stop sometimes."

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BALTIMORE, MD--(Marketwire -07/18/12)- While it may be summer now, school will begin soon enough. For students who said goodbye to elementary school earlier this year, this fall represents the start of a critical transition to middle school.

Middle school means new beginnings, experiences and challenges. And while these changes -- new friends, new teachers and new school environment -- can be exciting, they also can be a bit unnerving for new middle-schoolers.

"These transition years can be exhilarating and full of promise, but they also can cause some measure of anxiety," says Richard E. Bavaria, Ph.D., senior vice president of education outreach for Sylvan Learning.

"Research and common sense tell us that the first year in middle school is critical," Bavaria says. "During this single year, a new middle-schooler must assimilate, make new friends, set goals, establish new habits and attitudes, take tougher courses, discover talents and interests, learn new skills, and begin to build confidence in this new environment. Making sure a child handles this transition year well should be an important goal for parents. In fact, a primary indicator of a successful middle school experience is a positive transition from elementary school. And the key to that positive transition is good preparation."

Here are some of the most daunting changes students will encounter during this year of transition -- and some tips from Sylvan Learning on how to work through them successfully.

Challenge: Negotiating the New Environment

The Locker Scare: One of the biggest concerns incoming middle-schoolers have is the locker. Instead of lugging their stuff around in one bag, students now have a place to store everything safely. The best part about the locker is being able to personalize it with photos, drawings, magazine clippings, and anything else that makes it feel comfortable. Ease locker fears and purchase a combination lock and practice before school starts.

New Campus: If your student has to go to an entirely new school, it may seem overwhelming at first. Explore the school's Web site with your child and better yet -- explore the new campus. The better your child understands the school layout and rules, the more at ease she'll feel on the first day. Ask the school if there are any campus tours or orientations available to parents and incoming students. Get a map of the campus and take your child to explore. Be sure to check in with the school office to get an OK for your explorations.

New Schedule: With different classes in different rooms on different days, middle school schedules can seem confusing and scary at first. A few weeks before school begins, check with your school to see when schedules are ready so that your child can have some time to get comfortable with the new routine. If your student needs help finding something or keeping track of where he has to be, encourage him to ask a teacher or other school staff for help.

Challenge: Acquiring New Academic Tools

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NEW YORK, July 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Newtek Business Services (NEWT),The Small Business Authority's President and CEO Barry Sloane appeared on Fox News Channel's Fox and Friends this morning. Mr. Sloane was interviewed by host Gretchen Carlson addressing the recent statements made by President Obama about small business. Mr. Sloane took the position that the government and larger regulation are interfering with the ability of the economy to grow. He stated that business owners are offended by President Obama's comments because they feel they have earned the right to be successful. Business owners do a great job within their communities by giving to charities, hiring workers and paying taxes that build roads and bridges. This is a government by the people and for the people; it is the people who have paid taxes and created revenue to create all this. The full video clip of the interview can be seen here.

Barry Sloane also presented his position on this issue in a blog on Forbes and on Twitter.

President and CEO, Barry Sloane commented, "Unfortunately, the country is now in a debate over deciding whether successful business owners and entrepreneurs should thank the government for building roads or great school teachers for their education. At Newtek 'The Small Business Authority,' we represent over 100,000 business accounts and owners and believe that the American philosophical and cultural way of doing things has made them and all of their stakeholders successful. Their stakeholders include their employees, spouses, children and communities who benefit from taxes assessed against their income and success. It is not necessary for the government or any federal official to remind us that the government needs to be thanked for providing services. Our government is for the people and represents the people; it should only be providing a support mechanism for the American way. We are presenting our opinion using these channels as an advocate for our small business clientele who feel the need to celebrate their success outside of the political circle and to elaborate on their concerns over government expansion and the sharing of wealth outside of the free market mechanisms."

About Newtek Business Services, Inc.

Newtek Business Services, The Small Business Authority, provides the following products and services:

Newtek Business Services, Inc., The Small Business Authority, is a direct distributor of a wide range of business services and financial products to the small- and medium-sized business market under the Newtek brand. Since 1999, Newtek has helped small- and medium-sized business owners realize their potential by providing them with the essential tools needed to manage and grow their businesses and to compete effectively in today's marketplace. Newtek provides its services to over 100,000 business accounts and has positioned the Newtek brand as a one-stop-shop provider of such business services. According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, there are over 27.5 million small businesses in the United States, which in total represent 99.7% of all employer firms.

Note Regarding Forward Looking StatementsStatements in this press release including statements regarding Newtek's beliefs, expectations, intentions or strategies for the future, may be "forward-looking statements" under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the plans, intentions and expectations reflected in or suggested by the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, among others, intensified competition, operating problems and their impact on revenues and profit margins, anticipated future business strategies and financial performance, anticipated future number of customers, business prospects, legislative developments and similar matters. Risk factors, cautionary statements and other conditions, which could cause Newtek's actual results to differ from management's current expectations, are contained in Newtek's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available through http://www.sec.gov.

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By Phil Williams Chief Investigative Reporter

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. -- A federal lawsuit accuses top officials of the Upper Cumberland Development District of illegally hacking into the personal messages of an employee after she refused to go along with the wrongdoing.

The complaint, filed Wednesday on behalf of former UCDD employee Ashley Pealer, alleges that UCDD officials violated the federal Stored Communications Act, the federal Wiretap Act, as well as her rights under the Fourth Amendment.

It names interim director Randy Williams personally, as well as current UCDD chairman Mike Gannon. Read the lawsuit

"This is the first of the lawsuits that we will file," attorney Gary Blackburn told NewsChannel 5 Investigates.

As we recently reported, Pealer and her mother Kathy were fired by Randy Williams in June, less than two weeks after he took over the agency.

Afterwards, Ashley said that she began hearing from inside agency offices that some of her private messages were being passed around.

"On my smartphone, I had my private Hotmail and my private Facebook account -- I've been told that both have been printed off," she said.

She added that she had found evidence of a strange posting that someone made to her personal Facebook page from the agency cell phone she'd been required to turn in.

It was "from my phone," she said, "to appear as if I was the one who had posted it."

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KOLKATA, India, July 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --ManpowerGroup (MAN), the world leader in innovative workforce solutions, today announced that it has successfully completed its acquisition of the remaining 26 percent stake in Kolkata-based Web Development Company Limited (WDC), a leading IT services and professional resourcing company offering consulting, development and application support services to several large clients in India and across the Asia Pacific region. In March 2011, ManpowerGroup acquired a 74 percent stake in WDC.

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With this acquisition, WDC becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of ManpowerGroup's Experis brand, the global leader in professional resourcing and project-based workforce solutions.

"Experis is adept at attracting the highly-skilled professionals that companies need to grow their business and enhance their competitiveness, and this acquisition further strengthens its unmatched capability to do this throughout the region," said Darryl Green, ManpowerGroup President, Asia Pacific and Middle East. "Our expert recruiters recruit experts with the right blend of IT skills and experience to create enhanced partnerships and achieve accelerated results."

Employers in the region continue to be challenged in their search for qualified IT talent. ManpowerGroup's recent 2012 Talent Shortage Survey revealed that IT roles are the jobs Indian employers have most difficulty filling, and in fifth place across the region as a whole.

"Our selective acquisition of WDC has enhanced and strengthened the position of Experis in response to the demands and needs of clients," said Sanjay Pandit, Managing Director of ManpowerGroup India. "Employers continue to face frustration in their efforts to source highly-skilled professionals in the IT vertical, but Experis has the expertise and experience to give them the edge in the pursuit of talent."

"Since becoming associated with ManpowerGroup, WDC has been able to leverage ManpowerGroup's local expertise, global footprint and experience spanning over 60 years to further expand our capabilities and client base and deliver better, faster results," said Rahul Sharma and Harsh Hada, Executive Directors and Promoters of WDC.

About EXPERIS

Experis is the global leader in professional resourcing and project-based workforce solutions. Experis accelerates organizations' growth by intensely attracting, assessing and placing specialized expertise in IT, Finance & Accounting, Engineering and Healthcare to precisely deliver in-demand talent for mission-critical positions, enhancing the competitiveness of the organizations and individuals it serves. http://www.Experis.com

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"I intend to set aside two hours per day for my own personal growth and spiritual development." | Support Dan's Intent

In this race of life, we often leave ourselves behind. Just like Dan, who set this intent, we are too busy trying to chase success to focus on our personal growth and development. What are we working hard for exactly -- comfort? Happiness? Is money the only route to those goals? While no one can deny the power and importance of money in our life and society, we tend to forget that there are other things that should also hold high value in our lives. Nobody wishes on their deathbed that they had more money, they wish for more time with family, more time spent traveling, more love, more laughter, etc.

We have evolved as humans because of our hunger for knowledge and our desire to be a better version of ourselves. If our ancestors were not curious, our world would be a very different place right now. Along with feeding our materialistic needs, we also need to feed our soul. That food can be anything from meditation, music, art or knowledge. There is a great quote from Henry Ford that says: "The only real security that a man will have in this world is a reserve of knowledge, experience, and ability."

So take a break this weekend and spend some time reflecting and discover what feeds your soul.

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Page Unified School District has recently made a move to bring students into the modern world of online education via a proposed partnership with Scottsdale Online Learning.

According to superintendent Jim Walker the addition of the online program would increase the number and variety of elective courses offered to students as well as providing the opportunity for missed credits in core areas to be made up.

The state has increased graduation requirements and some students are required to take additional courses in preparation of the AIMS test; this limits opportunities in a students schedule to take elective and CTE courses. Students can take online courses to create availability in their schedule for these electives, Walker said.

The online courses would include 14 different advanced placement courses, nine of which the district doesnt currently have the means to offer and will also have the option for students to enroll in dual-credit courses from Scottsdale Community College to help them be prepared for life after high school, said Page High principal Paul Gagnon.

This program extends to our students the opportunity to take courses we dont have the faculty to teach such as Latin, Mandarin Chinese, marine studies and psychology, added Gagnon.

Members of the districts site council spent several months researching three different online learning options for the district including Chandler and Mesa, but eventually decided on Scottsdale because of the rigorous level of instruction the program provides as well as the dedication to student support offered, said Gagnon.

Online learning is really taking of and we want to be sure that our students are able to take classes that involve the type of rigor receiving a PHS degree requires, said Gagnon.

To ensure that the program is effective, each course has a protocol to follow including online discussion session, conference calls and/or video chat that students are required to participate in and tests would have to be taken in person, in an environment overseen by a certified teacher, added Gagnon.

Hopefully this provides an option where students use our online program instead of many other providers serving the state. We believe that Scottsdale on-line had more accountability built into its product than many other options students are currently using, added Walker.

Gagnon went on to say that Scottsdale has been working closely with PUSD in training the staff involved, We will be prepared to meet the difficulty of these courses, the staffing is in place and adequate to facilitate what we have anticipated so far.

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PHOENIX (CBS5) -

Gov. Jan Brewer launched an online education report card on Wednesday that is designed to monitor the state's progress in reaching its educational goals.

Brewer said the Arizona Ready Education Report Card will allow parents and teachers to access and monitor information about the quality of schools and student performance. She said the new online tool would help ensure children are "college- and career-ready after graduation."

The online report card, at ArizonaReady.com,tracks the state's progress in six major areas: pre-kindergarten, elementary education, junior high, high school, post-secondary education, and workforce.

The online report card is part of an education reform plan known as Arizona Ready, which was jointly developed by Brewer, the Arizona Department of Education and other education stakeholders in 2010.

The plan sets specific and measurable goals based on the recommendation of education and business leaders as well as the states Race to the Top grant application.

Before educational improvements could be made, the state needed to know where the schools and students stood, and have a way to track progress and present that information to parents and teachers, Brewer's office said.

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Bernadette Kalyan-Salgado in top form.

Crossfit Bluprint now features The Yoga Room at the Doral Studio, 1662 NW 108 Ave.,the largest Crossfit facility in South Florida,

The new wood floor yoga room is open to the community, said Bernardette Kalyan- Salgado, Founder/Director of Movement Yoga who leads Adult Power and Restosrative Yoga classes Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. The classes are open to all levels with a portion of all proceeds going to Movement Yogas outreach programs throughout South Florida, she said. While studying for her masters degree in Non-Profit administration at the University of Miami, Kalyan-Salgado developed her Movement Yoga program, an outgrowth of experience in ballet, aerial and modern dance, as well as childrens gymnastics and teaching a Reggio Emilia philosophy.

She said a deep understanding of healthy exercise was a natural progression with Movement Yoga the result of that fusion.

We are excited to be offering yoga to the community for only ten dollars, said Kalyan-Salgado. For details, visit

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