IRVINE, Calif., July 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- WD (WDC), a world leader in external storage and connected home solutions, today introduced powerful new collaboration and file management features, including Dropbox integration, in the next generation of its popular WD 2go mobile app for their personal cloud products, the My Book Live, My Book Live Duo and My Net N900 Central HD router with storage.

WD's personal cloud products provide shared storage on the home network, letting customers centralize their important documents, photos, videos and music in one place as well as automatically backup all the computers in their home. With the WD 2go app customers can access and share that content from outside the home on their mobile devices.

The new version of WD 2go lets customers move, copy and share content between their mobile device, their Dropbox and their WD personal cloud combining the benefits of personal and public cloud storage into one, easy-to-use app. For example, if a user has a small number of photos they want to share with their friends, they can copy them from their personal cloud into their Dropbox using the WD 2go app. But if they have a very large number of photos, or files that are too big for their Dropbox, they can use WD 2go to send a secure link to the files via email. WD 2go is available for iPad, iPhone, iPod touch or Android compatible mobile devices.

"WD is committed to providing consumers with secure storage of digital content and access to it on any screen, on-the-go or at home," said Jim Welsh, executive vice president for WD's branded products and consumer electronics groups. "By combining access to Dropbox and personal cloud storage into a single intuitive mobile app, WD is empowering consumers with the flexibility and control of anytime, any-device management of their growing libraries of digital content."

WD 2go Features

Price and AvailabilityWD 2go (free download) is currently available for download from the iTunes App Store, Google Play and Amazon Appstore for Android. My Book Live personal cloud storage drives and the My Net N900 Central router with storage are available at select U.S. retailers and online at the wdstore.com.

About WDWD, a storage industry pioneer and long-time leader, provides products and services for people and organizations that collect, manage and use digital information. The company designs and produces reliable, high-performance hard drives and solid state drives that keep users' data accessible and secure from loss. Its storage technologies serve a wide range of host applications including client and enterprise computing, embedded systems and consumer electronics, as well as its own storage systems. Its home entertainment products enable rich engagement with stored digital content.

WD was founded in 1970. The company's products are marketed to leading OEMs, systems manufacturers, selected resellers and retailers under the Western Digital, WD and HGST brand names. Visit the Investor section of the company's website (www.westerndigital.com) to access a variety of financial and investor information.

Western Digital, WD, the WD logo, My Book Live and My Net are registered trademarks of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries; Other marks may be mentioned herein that belong to other companies. Pictures shown may vary from actual products. Not all products may be available in all regions of the world. All product and packaging specifications subject to change without notice. As used for storage capacity, one terabyte (TB) = one trillion bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending on operating environment. As used for transfer rate, megabit per second (Mbps) = one million bits per second.

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This past season was a special one for Fairports field hockey team as they finally beat their rival, Webster-Thomas, in the sectional finals after losing to them two years in a row.

One reason for their success: goalie Sara Cook or Cookie Monster as shes known on the team. Although she was just a sophomore, Cook had a phenomenal season, achieving personal bests of a .68 goals against average and a .89 save percentage and attracting the attention of college coaches.

She has already begun to make Fairport history, becoming the first goalie to be named to varsity as a freshman and only one of two players ever at Fairport to be brought up in her freshman year.

It was nice winning sectionals, Cook said. It was kind of like getting the monkey off our back because we lost to Thomas the past few years. And our team got along really well, so it was nice to accomplish our goal as a team. Theyre my family, and we all just really loved each other last year.

Fairport coach Sharon Sparling attributes Cooks success to her commitment.

Shes totally involved in field hockey and being a goalie, Sparling said. The biggest asset she has is dedication. As a seventh grader, she was my goalie and she has continued to improve the whole time.

Pamela Morris Keenan, the second Fairport coach, echoes Sparlings sentiment on the talented netminder.

Sara is a dedicated, driven player with a great deal of skill, Keenan said.

Another aspect of her game that has helped Cook is the aggressiveness she has from her days as an ice hockey player.

Im so much more aggressive in field hockey because of ice hockey, and it made me a better overall athlete because it makes you more aggressive and teaches you to work with people, and Im more competitive, Cook said.

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Home politics Success as a premier is really up to Yingluck

Burning Issue

Piyanart Srivalo The Nation July 12, 2012 1:00 am

All administration matters have been put in Suranand's hands since he took over as the prime minister's secretary-general in June. Apart from taking care of Yingluck's official administration duties, he has also been giving her advice on how she can improve her image.

It's clear that the premier is satisfied and even impressed by Suranand's performance. Perhaps it reminds her of her old job as a CEO, especially as Suranand screens everything before putting it to her for the final nod.

This secretary-general seems to be more in charge when compared to his predecessor Bantoon Supakvanit, who only seemed to help her with documents and budget-related issues.

Unlike Bantoon, Suranand holds a "morning brief" with all units under the PM's Office at 7.30am every day to discuss and analyse news of the day so Yingluck's position as PM can be strengthened. Suranand then briefs the PM about the meeting.

In addition, Suranand also holds a meeting with the National Intelligence Agency every Monday morning to find out what's going on. This initially confused the agency, because it normally reports to its supervisor, Deputy Prime Minister General Yuthasak Sasiprapha who is in charge of security affairs.

Other than all this, Suranand is also Yingluck's eyes and ears. He is very careful and tries to keep the government's confidential information away from the public. He even controls how many high-ranking officials attend meetings, insisting that only those who are necessary attend. This, apparently, is a move to block any leakage of confidential information.

In fact, he stopped some key officials - such as the chiefs of the Public Relations Department and the National Intelligence Agency - from attending a recent Cabinet meeting. Also, he has been heard telling those attending meetings with the premier to leave their aides outside.

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DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Westwood College today announced the 2012 Westwood Success Stories, a group of 100 graduates demonstrating exceptional success in pursuing careers in the face of a tough economic environment and personal challenges after getting a degree from Westwood College. From a variety of degree programs and located across the country, this groups collective determination and dedication are an inspiration to current Westwood College students, faculty and staff, showing them through personal accounts how the hands-on training students receive from a career college education pays off.

The Westwood Success testimonials are presented in personal profiles, photos and videos featured online at http://www.WestwoodSuccess.com and are seen across campuses on signs and in books made available to students. The stories represent the diverse student population of Westwood College and provide straightforward, first-person insights into the obstacles and challenges many people face when making a decision about furthering their education.

We are honored to share the extraordinary journeys of our graduates, said Dean Gouin, system president and chief executive officer of Westwood College. These are powerful stories, particularly because graduates tell them in their own words. We recognize that finding employment upon graduation is challenging for all college students in todays economic climate, but these graduates demonstrate the success that can be achieved when they are given hands-on training in their fields, significant support and embrace taking personal responsibility to overcome obstacles and challenges.

Westwood Success Stories graduates serve as ambassadors for over 30,000 Westwood College graduates who have gained real-world experience from classes led by industry professionals. These students now use their Westwood degrees to launch, change or transform their careers.

Collectively, the students represented in the Westwood Success Stories program faced numerous challenges in order to earn their degrees. These hurdles include lack of family and peer support, single-parent childcare obligations, juggling multiple jobs or lack of transportation to and from campus.

Nearly half of the students attending Westwood are single parents and most are working either full- or part-time while getting their education. More than 60 percent of students are the first in their families to pursue a higher education degree, and many have been unsuccessful at traditional and community college programs.

One Westwood Success Story, Efrain Gastelum of Los Angeles, is a graduate with a bachelors degree in network management and is now working as the manager of network operations and emerging technologies at Tangram Interiors. While in school, working full time as a manager at an oil change shop, having a full course load, balancing the birth of his first daughter and being a mentor to younger students tested his commitment to Westwood. I learned that if you fail to plan, well, plan on failing, Efrain said. Westwood worked for me because they had an individual plan for success. The availability of online and evening classes allowed me to continue to work and support my family and the instructors became mentorsmore than just teachers.

Westwood College congratulates these exceptional men and women featured as the second round of Westwood Success Stories alumni and looks forward to celebrating the successes of all our graduates for years to come.

To learn more about the Westwood Success Stories program go to http://www.WestwoodSuccess.com. You can also watch testimonial videos of select Westwood Success graduates on Westwoods YouTube channel.

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WOODRIDGE, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Elevance Renewable Sciences, Inc. announced today that it has raised $104 million in its Series E financing round. Elevance produces high performance ingredients for use in personal care products, detergents, lubricants and other specialty chemicals and fuel markets from renewable feedstocks. Lacustrine Limited via Genting Genomics Limited, wholly owned by Genting Berhad, based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia led the round with Total Energy Ventures International, based in Paris, France also participating in the financing. Elevance also announced that Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay, Chairman and Chief Executive of Genting Berhad, will join the Elevance board of directors.

The investment will support Elevances strategic growth plans, including the continued development of biorefineries in Asia and North and South America,said KLynne Johnson, CEO of Elevance. The addition of the Genting Group via Lacustrine Limited, compliments the strengths of our existing investors and further emphasizes the key potential that Malaysia and Asia play in our global footprint.

About Elevance Renewable Sciences

Based in Woodridge, Ill., Elevance Renewable Sciences, Inc. creates valued specialty chemicals from natural oils. Using a Nobel Prize-winning technology called olefin metathesis, the company creates high performance ingredients for use in personal care products, detergents, fuels, lubricants and other specialty chemicals markets. To learn more about Elevance, visit http://www.elevance.com.

About Lacustrine Limited

Lacustrine Limited via Genting Genomics Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Genting Berhad, the holding company of the Genting Group. Genting Berhad, its subsidiaries and affiliates operating under the Genting name, is recognized as one of Asias leading and best managed multinationals. The Group, headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia is involved in leisure & hospitality, power generation, oil palm plantations, property development, biotechnology and oil & gas business activities.

About Total Energy Ventures

Total Energy Ventures investments support the development of companies with innovative technologies and business models in areas such as energy efficiency, alternative and renewable energies, water, waste valorisation, greenhouse gas reduction and sustainable mobility. The investments primarily consist of acquiring minority interests in promising innovative companies to help finance their development.

Total is one of the largest integrated oil and gas companies in the world, with activities in more than 130 countries. The Group is also a first rank player in chemicals. Its 96,000 employees put their expertise to work in every part of the industry exploration and production of oil and natural gas, refining and marketing, new energies, trading, and chemicals. Total is working to help satisfy the global demand for energy, both today and tomorrow. http://www.total.com

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NEW YORK, July 10,2012 /PRNewswire/ --HBA Global, the leading product development event for the entire beauty and personal care industry, announced the winners of several industry awards for innovations in package design, emerging brands and suppliers' new products.With its online communities and show attendees voting, the HBA awards reached a worldwide audience of top beauty and personal care brand manufacturers, retailers, and consumers.

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For the first time, HBA Global attendees voted for their favorite new product from industry suppliers that were displayed in the on-site New Product Showcase. The following products, from more than 150 submitted, were selected by top beauty and personal care manufacturers for the Exhibitor New Product Excellence Awards:

Another new HBA feature was the Best of SPLASH Awards. During the 3 days of the HBA Global event, attendees visited the inaugural SPLASH Pavilion and voted for their favorite emerging brands. The Best of SPLASH 2012, as voted by show visitors, were:

The winners of the long-standing HBA International Package Design Awards (IPDA) were also announced by Lady Emmy during a special ceremony and reception on the first day of HBA Global. The Grand Award Winner and category leader for Tools/At Home Devices was:

The other HBA IPDA Category Wiiners included:

In addition, a Facebook campaign where the entire HBA community could vote on their favorite new package took place and this new campaign generated 25,000 votes and close to 1 million impressions giving the HBA IPDA Finalists worldwide exposure for their products and brands. The winner of the 1st Annual IPDA People's Choice Award was Socializer's Can You Keep A Secret? Lip Exfoliator & Conditioning Balm by Elizabeth Grant.

To view the winners of the HBA IPDA go to: http://www.hbaexpo.com/ipda_2012winners. For more information on HBA Global, its exhibitors, and supplier resources go to: http://www.hbaexpo.com/home.

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LITTLE ROCK (KTHV) - Three out of every ten kids in the United States don't graduate from high school.

It's a national picture that's getting some Arkansas attention right now with a new program for the Boys and Girls Club. The Central Arkansas chapter will launch the program this fall with some early intervention, targeting middle school students.

The Central Arkansas chapter is among ten Boys and Girls Clubs nationwide that was chosen for the "Be Great: Graduate" program. It's focusing in on at-risk middle school students: a group club organizers say can often have a lot of stress in their lives and don't always get the attention they need.

"You're on and you do five questions and once you get five in a row correct, you get to do a video game of your choice for one minute and then it kicks back to the questions," Shelby Kriz says, describing an activity at the James Penick Boys and Girls Club on Tuesday.

These middle school girls are keeping education alive during summer break at a Little Rock Boys and Girls Club. Over in the gym, these middle school boys get some basketball time Tuesday; everyone enjoying a positive experience that will grow this fall.

"A lot of times in middle school you start developing the idea of what you want to be when you grow up, you're going through puberty, there are so many things happening to you in middle school," said Kriz, who is the Director of Education for the Boys and Girls Club of Central Arkansas.

To keep these kids on track to graduation, the Boys and Girls Club of Central Arkansas has a new program this fall, partnering with the University of Phoenix. The first part is a weekly mentoring program.

"Just to let that kid know that somebody cares about them and they're consistent, they come every week, they make promises and they keep those promises," Kriz said.

Education Director Shelby Kriz says relationships like that are key for at-risk students. Part Two of the program works with a student's school, closely tracking red flags.

"Making sure that if we see truancy several days in a row, let's address that issue, let's find out what's causing that," Kriz said.

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irishtimes.com - Last Updated: Wednesday, July 11, 2012, 17:40

Sen Flynn, Education Editor

The online education provider Hibernia College is to offer degree courses in computing and business in association with the University of London, one of the worlds top ranked universities.

Students will pay 4,980 for the undergraduate degree courses which will be awarded by the University of London. The university has several constituent colleges including the London School of Economic and University College London.

The move by Hibernia will test the growing market for private third level education in the Republic and is a significant move.

Its director, Sen Rowland says the major benefit for students is that they can gain a much valued degree from a top ranked college - without incurring accommodation, travel and other costs.

While Hibernia hope to enrol about 250 students in the first year of the programme, some observers believe that student demand for the courses could increase dramatically over the next five years.

More students could opt for more flexible, on line courses as the student contribution fee for third level colleges is set to rise to 3,000 by 2015. There is also concern in some university circles that Irish students might see degree courses offered by top ranked international colleges as more attractive than those from under funded Irish colleges.

The three year degree programme on offer include a B.Sc. in Creative Computing; a B.Sc. in Computing and Information Systems; a B.Sc. in Management and a B.Sc. in Business. A one year diploma course in management for graduates is also available.

Hibernia is also offering 20 scholarships on the degree programmes to sports people from Gaelic games, rugby, soccer and tennis in Ireland. Todays launch was attended by several prominent sports stars including rugby international Tommy Bowe and Dublin footballer Bernard Brogan.

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Students taking part in the mass aerobic exercise at Sekolah Wawasan USJ 15 in Subang Jaya yesterday. Pic by Sairien Nafis

About 3,000 students participating in the exercise at SMK Seri, Balik Pulau, Penang, yesterday.

Special needs students during the exercise at SMK Bukit Besar, Kuala Terengganu.

SUBANG JAYA: A NEW Malaysian record was created yesterday when more than 3.6 million students from 10,000 schools carried out a simultaneous aerobics exercise throughout the country.

Launched by Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin at Sekolah Wawasan USJ 15, the event was carried out under the Education Ministry's 1Malaysia 1Student 1Sport policy.

Muhyiddin, Education Department director-general Tan Sri Abd Ghafar Mahmud and senior ministry officials joined 2,500 students at the school field for the aerobic exercise lasting 45 minutes.

Muhyiddin said the policy hoped to create healthy students by getting them to participate in at least one sport.

"The policy also demonstrates the government's intention to make sports a major tool for unity because it has been clearly proven that sports can unite a multiracial community and make the 1Ma-laysia concept a reality."

Last year, the 1Malaysia 1Student 1Sport Simultaneous Run also made it into the Malaysia Book of Records. It was participated by 4.1 million students from 9,980 schools.

In Perak, 300,000 students and teachers from 1,092 schools took part in the aerobic session.

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File photo: A yoga teacher at Facebook was recently fire from her position.

The first pose for students of yoga instructor Alice Van Ness: putting their cell phones in the off position.

But after a Facebook employee snuck in some phone time in between downward dog poses and Van Ness expressed her displeasure, the yoga teacher is now in the fired position.

Van Ness received a termination notice from Plus One Health Management, which provided yoga classes on the Facebook campus, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. She was fired because "saying 'no' to Facebook employees is a no-no," the newspaper reported.

Van Ness begins every class -- at Facebook or anywhere else -- by asking students to turn off technology and focus on the yoga for the duration of the class. The offending student was asked to turn off her phone but was tuned into her device during class. Van Ness "shot her a look," the newspaper reported, but the student later complained.

The firing cost Van Ness a yoga teaching position at Cisco, the newspaper reported. She had also asked a Cisco employee not to take a photo during class.

Can tech employees be asked to tune out of technology during yoga classes -- and if so, can they be expected to listen? The jury's still out. But so is Van Ness.

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