CHESTERTON A group cardio training session with celebrity trainer Brett Hoebel had about three dozen members and visitors pumped up at the Fransciscan Omni Health and Fitness Center Sunday afternoon. The facility hosted Hoebel at its annual Spring Open House.

Hoebel, who was featured in Season 11 on the popular television series, The Biggest Loser, led an intense one-hour session highlighting his high-energy style. The diverse class included personal trainers from Omnis staff as well as adults of all ages and fitness levels.

It was just one of the many activities included for the Catch the Spirit event at both the Chesterton and Schereville locations. Other celebrities attending included contestants from the The Biggest Loser season 12 and Marci Crozier, a local resident who appeared on Season 11.

A newly-decorated lounge in the womens locker room was unveiled at the open house and displays advertised the services offered in the facility. Raffles for free memberships and other prizes, tours of both locations and new fitness classes also helped draw a crowd.

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Maui, Hawaii (PRWEB) March 21, 2012

Womens Luxury SUP Adventure: The Suzie Cooney Stand Up Paddle Fitness Experience at Lumeria Maui

May 27th June 2nd, 2012 Maui, Hawaii

Your health is your wealth, so join world-renowned professional stand up paddler and fitness expert, Suzie Cooney, and live the Maui SUP lifestyle. You will feel healthy the moment you arrive. Four women will paddle daily on warm waters, enjoy yoga, massages and fresh organic meals, explore and experience luxurious and tranquil accommodations for a week to remember.

"Suzie Cooney combines imagination, inspiration and perspiration. She's a one-of-a-kind waterwoman; a brilliant and patient teacher. Oh, and she is also a complete badass, which is the highest compliment I can possibly give." Susan Casey, bestselling author and editor in chief of O, The Oprah Magazine.

We invite you to our exclusive luxury stand up paddling health and fitness experience on the worldwide SUP island destination Maui, Hawaii. Each guest will enjoy tropical warm waters, personalized SUP coaching and instruction, expert fitness training, organic meals prepared by Chef Ben Diamond, massage, yoga and premium products representing the SUP lifestyle, while staying on the beautiful North Shore at Mauis new stunning and tranquil retreat center, Lumeria Maui.

Suzie Cooney is a globally recognized athlete and pioneer of SUP and as a professional fitness trainer, SUP clinic/event producer and instructor offers unique standup paddling fitness training techniques to better improve your standup paddling skills, body strength and water and ocean confidence. You will learn about water safety, board control, and fine-tune your stroke. Suzie will introduce you to beginner waves, a mini downwinder, and help you discover all the healthy benefits of SUP.

Maui is a worldwide SUP destination offering clear blue warm waters and tropical breezes. Everyone dreams of stand up paddling on Maui, for it is recognized as one of the birth places of the sport and presents the most amazing backdrops. Enjoy this special, healthy, one of a kind experience and glide across the ocean at some of the most renowned SUP setting locations.

Lumeria Maui is a stunning oasis of tranquility, operating a luxury educational retreat center, connecting people with the sacred 'aina and the mystery of Maui. Located on 6 magnificently landscaped ocean view acres in the North Shore just above the historic plantation town of Paia. The 1909 historic buildings features 24 luxurious guest accommodations. Lumeria Maui host daily educational classes in organic horticulture, watersports and yoga with a farm- to-table dining experience. The world-class menu is sourced from Lumeria Maui's own gardens and local organic farms.

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21-03-2012 04:10 The controversy within the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over Rajya Sabha nominations continues to simmer with the party-backed independent candidate Anshuman Mishra hitting out at LK Advani. Without naming Advani, he's said that it's time for those who admire Paksitan's founder Mohammad Ali Jinnah to plan their retirement. ibnlive.com

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Retirement Commissioner Diana Crossan has labelled her $5.8 million budget "pathetic", telling MPs the commission needed three times as much money.

Crossan later upped that to "20 times", while acknowledging that was probably how many people felt about budgeting for retirement.

She is not alone in pleading poverty.

Chief ombudsman Beverley Wakem said last month that the Office of the Ombudsmen was in crisis and appealed for an extra $1m to be added to its $8.6m budget.

Privacy Commissioner Marie Shroff last month told Justice Minister Judith Collins that its $3.4m budget had not increased since 2006 and rapid growth in ICT and online activity was "placing pressure on its regulatory, policy and communications capabilities".

Appearing in front of a select committee yesterday, Crossan said that if the Commission for Financial Literacy and Retirement Income had more money, the first place she would put it would be in schools.

"The Australians announced last year that $10m would go into teaching financial education in schools over the next three years. We get nothing in particular for this."

The Bankers Association and the Young Enterprise Trust had helped develop teaching resources and the commission had partnered with banks to provide education to schoolchildren, but Crossan said she believed financial literacy would best be taught by "ordinary classroom teachers".

ASB Bank's retail general manager, Ian Park, said it had helped 175,000 schoolchildren learn basic money management skills since it launched its free "GetWise" programme two years ago and last year doubled the number of "classroom facilitators" to six.

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Small-to-medium business (SMB) computer users are extremely mobile which is why Lenovo developed a thinner and lighter form factor personal computer (PC) that also addresses SMBs need for business-class performance at an affordable pricepoint.

ThinkPad Edge E120

Meet Lenovos most competitively priced ThinkPad Edge model, the 11-inch ThinkPad Edge E120laptop which features a thin and light profile at 0.93-inch thin and 1.36kgs in weight, making it easy for on-the-go entrepreneurs to lug it around.

Powered by Intel Pentium 967, the ThinkPad Edge E120 blends the best features of netbooks such as size and price, with that of ultraportables such as performance, better usability and business application support. It also boasts of sophisticated simplicity design-wise with its clean lines and polished metal accents.

The system is optimized for both work and play. It boasts of having best-in-classvoice and video conferencing capabilities like low-light sensitive webcam and keyboard noise suppression technology. And with a long battery life of up to 9.3 hours, SMB users can stay in touch with their business colleagues anywhere in the world. It also has HDMI, stereo speakers as an HD screen to keep the user entertained while on the road.

Business users will be delighted to know that the ThinkPad Edge E120 also offers secure mobile computing that the Lenovo ThinkPad models are known for such as: ThinkVantage Rescue and Recovery which allows system restoration in case of asystem crash, Active Protection System to keep your data safe even in the eventof accidental drops or harsh movements that can cause hard disk drive failure.

TheThinkPad Edge E120 is exclusivelydistributed in the Philippines by PC Express, (Tel. no.: 632-725.8888) at a suggested retail price of Php24,990.

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(RTTNews.com) - HP (HPQ) announced an organizational realignment to improve performance and drive profitable growth across the entire HP portfolio. HP said its Imaging and Printing Group or IPG and its Personal Systems Group or PSG are joining forces to create the Printing and Personal Systems Group, while the combined entity would be led by Todd Bradley, who has served as the executive vice president of PSG since 2005.

Vyomesh Joshi, executive vice president of IPG, is retiring after a highly accomplished 31-year career at HP.

The company said that combining these two entities would rationalize its go-to-market strategy, branding, supply chain and customer support worldwide. HP said this realignment is anticipated to provide opportunities for cost savings and accelerate HP's ability to pursue profitable growth and reinvest in the business. Further to combining PSG and IPG, HP also is taking steps to unify and streamline certain key business functions.

Also, HP said it would unify its Marketing functions across business units under Marty Homlish, executive vice president and chief marketing officer, HP.

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PALO ALTO, CA--(Marketwire -03/21/12)- HP (NYSE: HPQ - News) today announced an organizational realignment to improve performance and drive profitable growth across the entire HP portfolio.

As part of this realignment, HP's Imaging and Printing Group (IPG) and its Personal Systems Group (PSG) are joining forces to create the Printing and Personal Systems Group. The combined entity will be led by Todd Bradley, who has served as the executive vice president of PSG since 2005.

Vyomesh Joshi, executive vice president of IPG, is retiring after a highly accomplished 31-year career at HP. Under Joshi's leadership, IPG has grown revenue from $19 billion to $26 billion, and doubled its operating profit to approximately $4 billion.

"VJ embodies the spirit of HP and his impact on the company has been tremendous," said Meg Whitman, president and chief executive officer, HP. "Under his leadership, IPG accelerated innovation and pioneered solutions that transformed the printing market. We wish him the very best as he embarks on a new chapter in his life."

Combining these two entities will rationalize HP's go-to-market strategy, branding, supply chain and customer support worldwide. This will lead to a better customer experience and drive innovation across personal computing and printing. This realignment is expected to provide opportunities for cost savings and accelerate HP's ability to pursue profitable growth and reinvest in the business.

"This combination will bring together two businesses where HP has established global leadership," said Whitman. "By providing the best in customer-focused innovation and operational efficiency, we believe we will create a winning scenario for customers, partners and shareholders."

In addition to combining PSG and IPG, HP also is taking steps to unify and streamline certain key business functions.

The Global Accounts Sales organization will join the newly named HP Enterprise Group. This group will be led by David Donatelli and includes Enterprise Servers, Storage, Networking and Technology Services.

The new structure is expected to speed decision making, increase productivity and improve efficiency, while providing a simplified customer experience. A new role for Jan Zadak, executive vice president for Global Sales, will be announced at a later date. Zadak will work with Donatelli to ensure an orderly transition.

HP also announced that it will unify its Marketing functions across business units under Marty Homlish, executive vice president and chief marketing officer, HP. This will allow for even more effective brand-building and marketing activities, and will create efficiencies across the business units.

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Ipswich athlete Larissa Chambers displays the silver medal she won at the Australian Youth Championships despite tearing a hamstring.

TWO tenacious medal successes, 11 personal bests and a standout season performance confirmed Ipswich and District Athletic Club competitors are among Australia's leading achievers.

A club record 14 athletes impressed at the Australian Youth Championships in Sydney last weekend.

"I'm really stoked," club president and respected coach Vic Pascoe said.

"It's good to see such young talent coming through. It's excellent."

Larissa Chambers and Madeline Mcguire led the way, winning a silver and bronze medal respectively.

Chambers finished second in the under-18 200m in 24.80s after a personal best 24.68s dash in her heat.

However, Chambers injured herself in the run and missed her main under-18 100m event.

"Her hamstring actually went 80 metres from the start and she actually slowed down," Pascoe said.

"When she went past me with 50m to go she was running fifth and got back up to run second.

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Shillong, March 20: The East Garo Hills district has provided 100 days of employment to all households registered in trouble-torn Samanda community and rural development block in East Garo Hills, according to the annual report of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme for 2010-11.

The report tabled in the House today said 2010-11 has seen considerable improvement in the implementation of MGNREGS, especially in West Garo Hills, East Garo Hills, West Khasi Hills and Ri Bhoi districts. These districts have achieved more than 95 per cent of their labour budget, the report said.

According to the report, special recognition can be accorded to the administration of East Garo Hills district, which has provided 100 days of employment to all households registered in Samanda block.

"This is in spite of the fact that the district witnessed unprecedented ethnic clashes among the residents of Assam and Meghalaya, which has affected the implementation of government programmes for months together," the report said. There were frequent reports of scams related to the implementation of the project this year and last year in Khasi Hills. However, the report said the state had provided an average of 57.73 person days to as many as 3,46,129 households which had demanded works during 2010-11 year, which is higher than the national average of 42.04 person days per household.

The MGNREGS aims to provide unskilled wage employment to registered beneficiaries but in the process, it also creates sustainable assets that would provide livelihood, enhance road connectivity, conserve water and environment and improve irrigation facilities to the rural people, it said. "The year 2010-11 was a promising one in furthering the mission of making the MGNREG Act a success," it added.

The report also pointed out that in terms of expenditure, 2010-11 has shown an expenditure of Rs 319.85 crore which is an increase of 74 per cent over 2009-10. "The total funds sanctioned during 2010-11 is Rs 332.93 crore against Rs 228.79 crore received during the previous year. The total fund utilisation was recorded at 96.1 per cent. The report also said the state government had emphasised better management techniques, which can accord better achievements in the implementation of the scheme.

A memorandum of understanding was signed by the state government with the State Bank of India on November 15, 2010 to provide business correspondence facility to MGNREGA wage earners.

"This is done to ensure better cash disbursal system, which had raised a lot of allegations of corrupt practices," the report said.

According to the banking correspondence model, the state government will directly deposit the wages of workers into their personal accounts.

In the rural areas where there are branches of the banks, the workers can directly approach the branches to avail of the wages.In far-flung villages where there are no branches of the banks, the business correspondents who work as agents of the banks will assist the workers to ensure that they get wages on time. It also said the government has also initiated steps to create a society at the state level, which will manage the State Employment Guarantee Fund, a corpus dedicated as a resource pool, which can be utilised during fund shortage in the districts.

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"Namaste" is often used in yoga practices and is a term that Amy Brown is very familiar with.

The gesture namaste represents the belief that there is a divine spark within each of us that is located in the heart chakra. The gesture is an acknowledgment of the soul in one by the soul in another.

Brown, a certified Iyengar yoga instructor, will open Divine Yoga Studio on April 2 at 590 Nevada St., Suite C, in Redlands.

Brown attended a UC Riverside Extension program from 2004 to 2010 to become certified.

Brown then worked closely with mentor teachers through assessment curriculum and had to pass eight board assessments within four years.

Divine Yoga studio will offer Iyengar classes for the first-time

590 Nevada St., Suite C, Redlands

Information: http://www.divineyogastudio.com 909-647-3964.

Iyengar yoga is based on the teaching of B.K.S. Iyengar, who through his teaching and work in the theory and practice of yoga brought yoga to the West in the 1970s.

His book is "Light On Yoga."

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