PALO ALTO, CA--(Marketwire -07/30/12)- HP (HPQ) today announced an all-solid state drive (SSD) configuration for HP 3PAR P10000 Storage to improve organizations' application performance while reducing operational costs and IT complexity.

Organizations with massive cloud and virtualized environments are turning to SSDs to address application performance gaps and improve infrastructure efficiency. However, integrating SSDs in legacy IT environments can be challenging and costly. Limitations on the number of SSDs per array can force clients to buy multiple systems, which in turn increases physical footprint, power usage and cooling expenses.

In addition, administrators are often required to move data manually between storage tiers to optimize service levels. This extremely time-intensive process increases data-center maintenance requirements, which can eliminate the performance and cost benefits that SSDs deliver.

The new all-SSD configuration for HP 3PAR P10000 Storage eliminates these issues with a single tier of solid state storage while also delivering the same industry-leading(1) performance as the existing HP 3PAR P10000. By supporting up to 512 SSDs per array, the all-SSD HP 3PAR system reduces equipment costs, data-center footprint and energy expenses. Client cost per input/output operations per second is reduced by 70 percent, and cost per kilowatt hour is cut by more than 80 percent, making all-SSD HP 3PAR P10000 Storage ideal for performance-driven applications.(2)

HP 3PAR P10000 systems also allow clients to combine SSDs with traditional Fibre Channel drives and deploy HP 3PAR Adaptive Optimization software to achieve autonomic storage tiering. Adaptive Optimization distributes data to the right storage tier at the right time, reducing data-center management costs and maximizing system performance.

"Before our move to HP 3PAR Adaptive Optimization Software with solid state, service levels were being compromised and substantial time was spent moving between tiers reactively," said Ken Kirchoff, director, Unix Systems and Storage, Priceline. "Now that data is automatically tiered, our total cost of ownership has dramatically improved, and our staff has more freedom to concentrate on strategic growth opportunities."

Seamless server-to-storage SSD integration improves performance, reduces costOnly HP Converged Infrastructure integrates SSDs seamlessly across servers and storage, allowing clients to improve application performance while reducing operational complexity and cost.

The new HP Smart Cache for the HP ProLiant Generation 8 (Gen8) servers will soon be available with advanced functionality that utilizes SSDs for caching to accelerate workload performance. The solution will use HP Smart Analytics technology to intelligently assign frequently accessed "hot data" to high-performance SSD drives. By providing workload-aware intelligence to optimize system operations, this "smart caching" capability helps clients achieve six times higher performance for transactional workloads(3) as well as 50 percent more performance for video-streaming applications, compared to previous generations.(4)

HP also is extending the functionality of HP Smart Cache within HP ProLiant Gen8 servers to a converged solution with HP 3PAR Storage solutions. This collaborative-caching capability will autonomically copy data in real time from the HP 3PAR Storage arrays to the HP Smart Array SSD cache on the HP ProLiant Gen8 server. This innovative capability enables clients to improve performance while reducing costs and latency, resulting in more agility when responding to service-level demands.

"While SSDs deliver critical performance for cloud and virtualized workloads, legacy infrastructures fail to maximize the technology's return on investment by requiring intensive data-tiering administration," said David Scott, senior vice president and general manager, Storage Division, HP. "The ability to intelligently automate data mobility between HP ProLiant servers and HP 3PAR systems within array tiers fully actualizes SSD performance and efficiency so clients can focus more time growing the business instead of managing the back office."

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Manager and sommelier Orlando Bagnara, from Assaggio Ristorante. Picture: Naomi Jellicoe Source: AdelaideNow

THE owners of Assaggio had two reasons to celebrate last night, with their stylish Italian restaurant and casual cafe both picking up major prizes.

Their awards came in the 2012 Restaurant and Catering Awards for Excellence.

Assaggio Ristorante in Hyde Park, a complete package of finely-honed cooking, elegant surrounds and seamless service, won the big prize - restaurant of the year.

Over the other side of town, in our Italian heartland, the more relaxed pizzas and pastas of Assaggio Cafe at Campbelltown took out the cafe prize.

Other big winners included Chung Jae Lee, from Mapo Korean Restaurant, who was named best chef, and Press Food & Wine, which took out both the popular choice and best new restaurant prizes.

The best Chinese category went to From Orient, best Indian to Dhaba at the Spice Kitchen and best steak to The Barn Steakhouse in Mount Gambier.

Three restaurants were also inducted into the Hall of Fame after three successive awards - Auge (Italian), Pipers of Penola (regional) and Blanc Bistro & Grill (seafood).

The individual hall of fame award was presented to Norberto Spagnolo, who opened Adelaide's first Argentinian restaurant, Gaucho's in Gouger St, and now runs Buenos Aires Brasserie.

Another industry veteran, Leo Schadegg from Alphutte, won the Lifetime Achiever Award. Restaurant and Catering SA chief executive Sally Neville said the awards had attracted a record 280 entries.

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Calvin Zhu was a migrant success story - arriving in Australia with his family as a 10-year-old - a university education in finance, and then by the age of 30 holding the lofty title of executive vice-president with Hanlong Mining.

But once the Australian Securities and Investments Commission surveillance team detected suspect trading in Bannerman Resources and Sundance Resources, both takeover targets of Hanlong, Zhu lost his job, was unemployed and, in his own words, suffered "irreparable damage" to his professional reputation.

Zhu, who pleaded guilty this morning in the Downing Centre Local Court to serial inside trading since 2006, had outlined his personal situation to another judge in December, when he asked for permission to leave the country.

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Zhu had wanted to travel to China to speak to his father-in-law, a man to whom he owed not only $1 million but a cultural obligation to give an account of his predicament in person. The New South Wales Supreme Court was told that his wife would surrender her passport and remain in Australia with their child while he travelled, and that Mr Zhu was an Australian citizen who did not hold a People's Republic of China passport.

But as Justice Michael Slattery determined, the failure of Mr Zhu's friend and colleague, Steven Xiao, Hanlong's former managing director, to return to Australia under the court's previous restricted travel regime was a material change in circumstance. He banned Mr Zhu from leaving the country.

The judge also said that Mr Zhu had transferred $2.2 million from the Australian account of a company he controlled, Wingatta, to a Hong Kong account, and the whereabouts after that of the money was unknown. ASIC has alleged that $1 million of those funds were from Hanlong Metals, and were used to fund trades in Sundance contracts for difference (CFDs), which reaped a $1.2 million profit. ASIC says only $76,000 was returned to the company.

Zhu pleaded guilty to insider trading conduct while working as an executive at Caliburn, later as an associate at Credit Suisse, and as vice president, investments at Hanlong Mining.

The charges involved procuring others, including friends and his mother-in-law, and the company Wingatta, to acquire contracts for difference and securities ahead of public knowledge of a takeover bid.

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MARION, S.C. --

The Marion Boys and Girls club got a chance to dabble in their futures last week when a motivational speaker provided by Pee Dee Regional Education Centers Personal Pathways to Success Making Your Future Count program paid them a visit.

Al Duncan, an entrepreneur, author and motivational speaker, spoke to several middle and high school club members about deciding their own futures and not letting their surroundings or their circumstances decide it for them.

It is up to you and you alone to decide what happens to your future, he said during his speech. Whos it up to?

Me, a club member responded.

With a simple nod, a smile and a thats right Duncan continued his speech where he indulged members with the story of his upbringing in Philadelphia and how at a young age he found out his father was on drugs. He shared how he became a successful musician, just to see that crumble away because of his lack of self restraint and spending habits.

He discussed his low point when he had to sell his saxophone he had had since he was nine years old, just so he could return home and care for his brother who had been getting into trouble. Then, how at the age of 24, he moved to Atlanta with his brother to keep him out of trouble and worked his way up the food chain at Olive Garden to become a chief chef. All ending to where he is today; the author of five books (most notably My Success Journal) and CEO of Al Duncan Enterprises LLC.

He told his story to highlight the reason he was there; so the group of young people can decide their own future no matter where they come from or who tells them otherwise.

Making Your Future Count is a career prep workshop for middle and high school youth and their parents. Those who participate will hopefully understand the importance of defining long-term goals and how to achieve them, consider their strengths, interests and the future job market when choosing a career path and develop goals that are SMART: specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time bound.

The Pee DeeRegionalEducationCenterreceived a $7,500 College Access Challenge Grant from the S.C. Commission on Higher Education to fund the program, according to Pee Dee Regional Education Center Coordinator Cheryl H. Lewis. They then used the grant to get Monster.com involved and provide the speaker.

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WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Last summer, health care industry executives, with the support of government and military leaders, launched a new initiative called Hero Health HireSM, a program to employ, train and support veterans and, in particular, disabled veterans or Wounded Warriors who suffered physical and mental injuries as a result of their military service. One year later, the program has gained 34 health care industry partners, representing more than 750,000 employees across the country with 3,304 worksites covering every state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

As a nation we have a duty to honor the sacrifice of our military veterans by helping them make a smooth transition to the workforce, said U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis. By connecting veterans with dedicated partners in the health care industry, the Hero Health Hire program is helping train and support our talented soldiers as they take on new challenges in high-growth sectors. This all hands on deck response is a fitting tribute to the dedication and determination shown by our service members each and every day.

Weve been very pleased to see the continued momentum and support for the Hero Health Hire initiative, said Ren Lerer, M.D., chairman and CEO of Magellan Health Services and founder of the program. Our nations veterans bring a unique set of skills, discipline and determination to the work force, and its encouraging to see more organizations embracing these men and women and helping them develop their careers.

Hero Health Hire is unique in that it is an industry-specific initiative that is helping health care employers both small and large share best practices and key insights for hiring and supporting wounded veterans as they transition to civilian jobs, said retired Maj. Gen. Elder Granger, M.D., who joined Hero Health Hire as honorary chairman in November. In the past year, weve been successful in building a sizeable network of employers in the health care industry who work together with military leaders through Hero Health Hire to help facilitate the placement of these wounded veterans in positions that best suit their skills and interests.

Since its founding, Hero Health Hire has held bi-monthly workshops and webinars for partner companies to help them begin or improve their veteran and wounded warrior recruitment and support programs. Hero Health Hire representatives have served on various military branch-sponsored Wounded Warrior Employment Conference planning committees and have supplied workshop instructors to work with disabled veterans preparing for the transition to civilian employment. Hero Health Hire leaders have spoken at recent conferences such as the US Armys AW2 Employment Conference and the U.S. Navys Annual Wounded Warrior Hiring and Support Conference.

The newly established Hero Health Hire Advisory Board met this past June in Washington, D.C. The boards mission is to provide strategic guidance to help the organization expand the program and develop additional resources to support the partners hiring efforts.

As we continue to grow and welcome new employers into Hero Health Hire, we want to enhance the infrastructure of the coalition to provide even greater tools, educational programming, military community relationships and, in general, to assist our partners with making the most of their wounded warrior and veteran recruitment efforts, said Michele Deverich, executive director of the Hero Health Hire initiative. We look forward to expanding our reach and the opportunities to connect Hero Health Hire employers with the brave men and women who have served us so well through our advisory board of strong, dedicated leaders.

Members of the advisory board include: Ren Lerer, M.D., Magellan Health Services; Maj. Gen. Elder Granger, honorary chairman, Hero Health Hire; Lynne Broussard, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana; Barbara Delano, Bon Secours Health System; Nancy Evanko, CRC Health Group; Karen Ferrell, Apollo Health Street; Lorraine Field, TriWest Health Alliance; Donna Hoffmeier, HealthNet Federal Services; David James, Humana Government Business; Linda Jimenez, WellPoint Inc.; Zach Parker, Defense Logistics Health (DLH); Tracy South, HMS; and Greg Alleyne, representing the Veterans Administrations Office of Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Services (VR&E) as an honorary advisor.

In the first year, the following companies have joined the Hero Health Hire initiative: Magellan Health Services, AGIS Network, Ameritox, Apollo Health Street, APS Healthcare, the Bobby Dodd Institute, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island, Bon Secours Health System, Booz Allen Hamilton, CareCore National, Centene Corporation, Cigna, CHSi, CRC Health Group, DLH, Express Scripts, Florida Blue, Health Care Cost Recovery, Inc., HealthNet Federal Services, HMS, Horizon Healthcare of New Jersey, Inc., Humana Government Business, Independence Blue Cross, Logisticare, Loyola Recovery Foundation, Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield/Cambia Health, ResCare, SRA International, TriWest Health Alliance, UHS, UPMC, ValueOptions and WellPoint, Inc.

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NEW YORK Coming off the worst start of his major league career, Baltimore Orioles rookie right-hander Miguel Gonzalezs next challenge was pitching against the division-leading New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium.

And the 28-year-old Gonzalez rebounded from his rocky outing last Wednesday by keeping the loaded Yankees lineup at bay as the Orioles continued their success in the Bronx this season.

Gonzalez, who has transformed from a minor league free agent to a key piece of the Orioles starting rotation, struck out a career-high eight batters and walked none Monday night, leading the Orioles to a 5-4 win. He gave up four runs and six hits in 62/ 3 innings.

The Orioles have won three of four games at Yankee Stadium this season they took two of three here from April 30 to May 2.

Gonzalez held the Yankees top five hitters to just one hit in 15 at-bats. He had allowed just two runs and four hits when he took the mound in the seventh inning using his change-up with precision before allowing back-to-back solo homers to left-handed hitters Eric Chavez and Ichiro Suzuki and leaving the game.

Good tempo, strike thrower, Manager Buck Showalter said of Gonzalez. You look at his walk totals and you watch him pitch, you dont think of him not having command, but when hes carrying his secondary stuff like that, hes got a chance to give us the outing that he did tonight.

His outing came after he gave up a career-high seven runs on seven hits and lasted just 22/ 3 innings in a 10-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays in his last start.

Gonzalez won despite allowing three homers Monday Raul Ibanez hit a solo shot in the fifth. In five major league starts, he has allowed nine homers.

The Orioles (54-49), who scored more than four runs in just three of their first 13 games following the all-star break, have now scored more than four runs in four of their last five.

The top two hitters in the Orioles lineup, Nick Markakis and J.J. Hardy, were a combined 5 for 9 with three RBI and both drove in runs in the seventh inning, giving the Orioles a 5-2 lead.

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LONDON (AP) -- What are they on? Or are they?

When Chinese swimmers started blowing rivals out of the water in London's Olympic pool, whispers quickly followed. Is China cheating the sport again, as it did in the 1990s, when drug-fueled, muscle-bound swimmers emerged from nowhere to beat the world? Alain Bernard, the 2008 Olympic freestyle champion from France, was among those who wondered.

"I'm for clean sport, without doping, and I truly hope the authorities in charge of this are doing their job in good conscience and really well," he said. "Unfortunately, I want to say that there is no smoke without fire. But today there is no proof to show that any Chinese has tested positive in this competition."

At a briefing Monday in London, reporters peppered Arne Ljungqvist, the International Olympic Committee's medical commission chairman, with questions about Ye Shiwen, China's 16-year-old swimming sensation. Ljungqvist said "it is very sad that an unexpected performance be surrounded by suspicions."

"Suspicion is halfway an accusation that something is wrong," Ljungqvist said. "I don't like that. I would rather have facts."

Unlike the 1990s, however, there are plausible explanations this time for why China is the swimming phenomenon of the 2012 Games.

For example, Ye's astounding world record in the 400 medley, when she swam the last 50 meters faster than American Ryan Lochte did in winning the equivalent men's race, isn't solely attributable to her large hands and feet. It also is at least partly because China, which has grown to become the world's second-largest economy, now throws big checks at some of swimming's sharpest minds. China has turned to foreign trainers to get their coaching programs, expertise and methods, not only to hone its swimming stars but to make them more rounded and relaxed, too. The idea is that happy swimmers are fast swimmers.

Ye has trained in Australia with two well-recognized coaches, Ken Wood and Denis Cotterell. Wood has had a contract with the Chinese Swimming Association since 2008, and 15 of China's swimmers in London, plus five of its relay swimmers, have trained at his academy north of Brisbane, rotating through in groups for a couple of months at a time, he told The Associated Press in a phone interview.

"I get paid per month, per swimmer four times more than I do with my home swimmers," Wood said from Australia after Ye qualified comfortably fastest Monday in the 200 medley heats. China pays him bonuses for Olympic gold and for swimmers' personal bests, and he also got a bonus for Ye's 200 medley world championship win in 2011.

"China is putting a lot of money into its program and I am only too happy to work with them," he said. "The whole Chinese philosophy is that they want to be the best they can."

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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., July30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --23andMe, the leading personal genetics company, today announced that it has delivered its first round of 510(k) documentation to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Since its 2006 inception, 23andMe largely created the direct-to-consumer market for genetic analysis. As a leader in personal genetics, the company is now the first in the industry to announce it is working towards FDA clearance. The FDA will review the filing over the next several months and the process of gaining clearance will take time as both the FDA and 23andMe attempt to apply current regulations to a new and growing industry.

"23andMe has pioneered the direct-to-consumer genetic testing industry and we are committed to helping individuals understand their own genetic information through proven DNA analysis technologies and web-based interactive tools," stated 23andMe CEO and Co-Founder Anne Wojcicki. "23andMe is working proactively with the FDA to ensure the industry delivers high quality information that consumers can trust."

23andMe's Personal Genome Service enables individuals to explore their own DNA and now provides more than 200 health and trait reports as well as genetic ancestry information. The extensive package of health and ancestry reports offered by 23andMe has grown dramatically as the body of research in the general scientific community has continued to make significant advances in assessing the role of genetics in health and diseases. That body of peer-reviewed, published research is regularly curated by the team of 23andMe scientists to determine which information meets the rigorous 23andMe criteria to be incorporated into its health and trait reporting as detailed in https://www.23andme.com/for/scientists/.

"23andMe has always valued the guidance of the FDA and, in fact, engaged the agency in conversations prior to launching the Personal Genome Service in 2007. Our ongoing conversations with the FDA in the last year, in particular, resulted in a focused approach that resulted in our ability to compile a comprehensive analysis of 23andMe's direct-to-consumer testing for FDA consideration," stated 23andMe VP Corporate Development and Chief Legal Officer Ashley Gould.

In providing personalized health reports 23andMe believes that individuals have a fundamental right to their personal genetic data and that genetic data is an essential complement to family history for people to make informed decisions in conjunction with their healthcare provider.

The 23andMe platform is designed to be both fluid and transparent and the filing with the FDA is designed to accommodate this data-driven paradigm. The body of information provided by 23andMe grows over time, not only in adding more traits and health reports, but also in interpreting results based on the continued evolution of scientific literature.

23andMe uses a CLIA-certified laboratory to process customer DNA samples. The 510(k) documentation provided to the FDA builds upon the company's scientifically sound practices by demonstrating the clinical and analytical validity of its reporting.

"FDA clearance is an important step on the path towards getting genetic information integrated with routine medical care," explained Ms. Wojcicki. "As the knowledge around personalized medicine continues to grow, consumers should expect their healthcare providers to begin to incorporate genetic information into their treatments and preventative care."

"We believe our ongoing conversations with the FDA and ultimately securing clearance will be very important as we continue to serve our customers with genetic information that is an essential consideration in their personal health, and continue to grow our community, which is now more than 150,000 strong," concluded Ms. Wojcicki.

An ongoing service, 23andMe's Personal Genome Service provides a wealth of information about an individual's DNA and updates about new research. Customers can also choose to participate in the company's unique research programs. By completing online surveys, customers contribute directly to genetic research that can potentially lead to better understanding of and new treatments for a variety of health conditions.

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

SACRE-COEUR MINERALS, LTD. (the Company) announced today that it has entered into a purchase and sale agreement (the Purchase Agreement) with Riverside Resources Inc. (RRI; TSXV: RRI.V) under which the Company sold to RRI one of its three core drills which is currently surplus to the needs of the Company and has been in storage. The Purchase Agreement provides that the Company can elect to repurchase the core drill from RRI or act as agent to sell the drill to a third party. In either case, the Company shall repay RRI its purchase price plus a premium of 15%. If after 120 days from the effective date of the Purchase Agreement, the Company has not repurchased the core drill or effected a sale to a third party, and if the Company and RRI have not reached other arrangements, RRI shall be entitled to put the drill back to the Company for the purchase price plus a 15% premium thereon. The Companys performance under the Purchase Agreement is secured by a subordinate interest in 51% of the shares of its wholly owned subsidiary company, Sacre-Coeur Guyana, Inc. subject to the standard provisions of rights of redemption under the Personal Property Security Act (British Columbia). The shares pledged in the subsidiary company will be deposited in escrow pending release upon the Companys performance under the terms of the Purchase Agreement. The proceeds from the sale of the drill will be used as working capital for general corporate purposes.

The Company has now completed a base case internal analysis of the potential development of its Million Mountain Zone 1 hard-rock resource, including an in-house update to its NI 43-101 resource. This in-house update and analysis, though not intended to be NI 43-101 compliant, has provided the Company with strong encouragement for proceeding with an update of the resource to NI 43-101 standards and initiation of all actions aimed at moving forward with the evaluation of production and the commercial potential of the deposit as soon as practicably possible. These activities shall include as appropriate, commissioning of environmental studies, application for necessary permits for production operations, metallurgical studies, commissioning of a third party feasibility study, and arrangement of financing for development if warranted.

We are excited about the progress marked by the encouraging results of our internal analysis of the prospect of near term development of the Million Mountain hard-rock.

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 Gregory B. Sparks, P. Eng. President & CEO

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MACON, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Deborah Hightower is blazing the trail as an example in her quest to teach others about the concept of personal and professional expansion that has become a natural part of her everyday life. A veteran financial services professional, sought after speaker, accomplished singer, song writer, and author, Hightower is a high tower of energy that doesnt slow down, yet she is able to maintain a distinct balance in her professional and personal life. As a Vice President of Investments for a national financial services firm, she has also obtained the designations of Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor (CRPC), Accredited Asset Management Specialist (AAMS) and Registered Financial Gerontologist (RFG). When not guiding her clients through the myriad of challenges in investment and distribution strategies, she focuses her attention on speaking at corporate and non-profit organizational events as well as expanding her music career where four of her songs reached the top ten on the inspirational charts.

Hightowers passion to teach people how to experience expansion in their personal and professional lives was birthed from her own experiences as she has evolved to be accomplished in a diverse number of areas in her own life. Hightower is continuously invited by various organizations to speak. As a thought leader in the area of Expansion, she helps individuals find and develop a plan to pursue their passion and assists companies and organizations with expansion in the areas of employee work/life balance, client development, and team motivation.

In addition to her speaking schedule, Hightower will be releasing two CDs in October and November of this year. She has been a featured guest on over one-hundred radio and television programs and has been the featured speaker at numerous conferences. She is also a contributing author to Brian Tracys upcoming book, The Secret to Winning Big, to be released in December. She is also a contributing writer in Power Source Magazine as well as a contributing blogger to glassheel.com, a lifestyle and networking site for professional women. Because of her outstanding success and significant contributions as a financial services expert, public speaker, singer, song writer, and author, Hightower is being featured as one of America's PremierExperts Trendsetters in INC Magazine. Additional information about Hightower can be found at http://www.deborahhightower.com.

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