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TRONDHEIM, Norway & BARCELONA, Spain--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

FXI Technologies™, innovator of the world’s first any screen computer, and Polkast, a personal cloud service that securely connects a user’s computers and mobile devices directly, today announced a technology partnership that will allow people to access all their personal content from any device on any screen.

“Cotton Candy has extended your favorite OS to any screen. Polkast allows all your content to go anywhere with you,” said Borgar Ljosland, founder and CEO of FXI. “The marriage of the two technologies truly re-defines the meaning of seamless mobility.”

This week at the Mobile World Congress, Polkast and FXI jointly demonstrated the product’s ability to pick and choose photos, videos and other content remotely from a multitude of remote devices on an HDTV using Cotton Candy as the connected computing platform and a smartphone as the input device. For instance, when visiting family and friends, consumers can plug the USB-stick sized Cotton Candy into their TV and instantly access their complete suite of cloud and hardware devices, easily sharing their complete library of music, photos and videos.

“Get whatever content you want, wherever there is a screen,” said Hong Bui, CEO and founder of Polkast. “FXI and Polkast will together make the computing experience truly personal, portable and accessible. The holy grail of mobility.”

Demonstrated first in November 2011, Cotton Candy is a complete computer platform that will allow users a single, secure point of access to all personal cloud services and apps through their favorite operating system, while delivering a consistent experience on any screen through its USB and HDMI connections. The device can serve as a portable, secure thin client on PCs, Macs and notebooks as well as a set top box, gaming system, cloud computer and more.

Polkast provides users with the easiest, most cost effective solution for digital content access and management across a spectrum of mobile, computing and storage devices. Because it uses the network and storage a consumer already owns (the personal cloud), there is no need to sync and access content from a single cloud source.

Cotton Candy development units are available now for pre-order at http://www.cstick.com. Further details about the technology partnership and consumer availability will be released later this year.

About Polkast

Based in Capo Beach, California, Polkast is a privately-held software company founded in 2010 that has since gained traction with some of the world’s leading device manufacturers. Polkast software lets you seamlessly connect the dots in your digital life, quickly, securely and without limits. For more information about Polkast, please visit http://www.polkast.com.

About Cotton Candy

Cotton Candy is the world’s only any screen computer equipped with an ARM® Cortex™-A9 (1GHz) CPU from Samsung, an ARM Mali™-400 MP (Quad-core, 1.2GHz) GPU, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, HDMI output and the Android operating system. It decodes MPEG-4, H.264 and other video formats and display HD graphics on any HDMI equipped screen. Content can be controlled via smartphones, keyboards, mice and other USB peripherals.

About FXI

FXI Technologies (www.fxitech.com) is a Norway-based hardware and software startup dedicated to making the world of digital screens smart and personal.

FXI Technologies and Cotton Candy are trademarks or registered trademarks of FXI Technologies. All other trademarks or trade names are the property of their respective owners.

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The National Exercise & Sports Trainers Association (NESTA) expanded its training options to include more local personal training sessions. The personal training workshops are offered by Training Made Fun.

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Already recognized for its global online personal training programs and certification, the National Exercise & Sports Trainers Association (NESTA) recently expanded its local, in-personal training sessions from coast to coast. As a supplement to its online programs, the personal training workshops, provided by Training Made Fun, are now available in Arizona, California, Florida, Hawaii, Kansas, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Utah and Washington.

The two-day [personal training workshops offer the NESTA Personal Fitness Training certification, which is accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA) and is valid for four years, unlike most two-year certifications. Continuing education credits are also awarded for current personal trainers looking to expand their knowledge base.

“To complement your online training or to take your personal training career to the next level, these live, local workshops can help you with everything from exercise progression to developing a successful personal training business,” said John Spencer Ellis, founder of NESTA and John Spencer Ellis Enterprises, a leading national fitness and personal development solutions company. “We are pleased to expand options for high-caliber, in-person training to so many new states and locations and look forward to working with even more outstanding personal fitness trainers this year.”

The personal training program includes education on anatomy, exercise physiology, kinesiology, biomechanics, program design, hands-on instruction, progressing and regressing exercises, and more. The cost ranges from $389 to $409, with discount rates available for club chains and through referrals; the price includes an exam study guide, workbook, the workshop and the NESTA Personal Fitness Trainer Certification Exam. Payment plans for the workshops are also available.

Workshop provider Training Made Fun is a sports and fitness training company that focuses on the education and professional development of personal trainers, instructors and coaches.

About NESTA

Since 1992, the National Exercise & Sports Trainers Association (NESTA) has been a leader in innovative solutions for fitness, nutrition and wellness professionals, as well as club owners. Founded by John Spencer Ellis, NESTA now has more than 55,000 members in 55 countries, and it is one of the largest fitness associations in the world, as well as the fastest growing association of its kind in the United States. For more information on NESTA or the personal training workshops, please visit http://www.nestacertified.com/live-workshops/.

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Awhile ago, I got rid of all my cassette tapes, with the exception of all the mixed tapes that I've amassed since 1991. My best friend in college was the QUEEN of delaying schoolwork by making up crafts. She showed me not only how to make colorful stickers out of packing tape, magic markers, and binder paper, but she also introduced the beauty of the mixed tape. Soon, I was making "To Study" tapes -- tapes that would apparently help me study. Sometimes I made tapes just for Wednesdays, or to mark the end of the semester. Then I realized the special power that mixed tapes had when given to someone else. That's when mixed tapes really took hold in my life.

Nearly every boyfriend I had since 1991 got a mixed tape, as did a number of long distance friends. My parents even suffered a few. (My mom once asked me what I was trying to tell her by putting Prince's "Little Red Corvette" on her birthday tape of 1992). The making of a tape had a specific system: 22-24 songs fit on a 90 minute tape (depending on the song length); I had to start both sides with a ROCKER, that acted as a call to arms, then the tape would end on a sort of quiet, thoughtful note. They were like letters that I wanted to fill the recipients with. I tried to woo boys I liked with tapes. I tried to keep my friends near. In a way, I captured my own life with these collections.

To look at them now they do feel like their own diary. The ones I made for myself chronicle the arc of my musical taste and thus the arc of my personal development. The earlier ones are filled with a mishamash of what was popular at the time, and music I collected from the hallways of 1990′s dorm life -- Indigo Girls, The Sundays, Paul Simon, etc. I look in disbelief and see a MARIAH CAREY song listed (for PETE's SAKE!), followed by a Lenny Kravitz song on a tape. Who was that girl who listened to that tape? Then I see how everything changed when I learned to play guitar and wanted to be a Riot Grrrrl -- then it was girl rock all the time, baby: Patti Smith, PJ Harvey, Liz Phair, Hole, and on and on.

It seems appropriate that one of the last mixed tapes I made was for my husband. This was when we were "just friends," but I seriously had it BAD for him. We had already had the do-you-like-me? talk, but it wasn't going to happen. He was moving to New York in a week and that would be that. I was heartbroken and happy at the same time -- the perfect mood for making a mixed tape. So I spent TWO DAYS on his tape, culling and rethinking and wondering what this song would tell him and what this song would do for him. The tape was an old letter I was writing to him. It said, Take me with you. There must have been something in that tape, because, as it happens, he did.

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Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/bceca2/gene_expression_to) has announced the addition of Elsevier Science and Technology's new report "Gene Expression to Neurobiology and Behaviour. Human Brain Development and Developmental Disorders" to their offering.

How does the genome, interacting with the multi-faceted environment, translate into the development by which the human brain achieves its astonishing, adaptive array of cognitive and behavioural capacities? Why and how does this process sometimes lead to neurodevelopmental disorders with a major, lifelong personal and social impact?

This volume of Progress in Brain Research links findings on the structural development of the human brain, the expression of genes in behavioural and cognitive phenotypes, environmental effects on brain development, and developmental processes in perception, action, attention, cognitive control, social cognition, and language, in an attempt to answer these questions.

Key Highlights:

Leading authors review the state-of-the-art in their field of investigation, and provide their views and perspectives for future research Chapters are extensively referenced to provide readers with a comprehensive list of resources on the topics covered All chapters include comprehensive background information and are written in a clear form that is also accessible to the non-specialist

Key Topics Covered:

The developing brain: from developmental biology to behavioural disorders and their remediation Brain development and the nature vs nurture debate The dynamics of ontogeny: A neuroconstructivist perspective on genes, brains, cognition and behaviour Molecular bases of cortico-cerebral regionalization Development and evolution: two determinants of cortical connectivity Postnatal brain development: structural imaging of dynamic neurodevelopmental processes VERP and brain imaging for identifying levels of visual dorsal and ventral stream function in typical and preterm infants Neurodevelopment of the visual system in typically developing children Perinatal brain damage in children: Neuroplasticity, early intervention and molecular mechanisms of recovery The impact of perinatal stress on the functional maturation of prefronto-cortical synaptic circuits: implications for the pathophysiology of ADHD The processing of social stimuli in early infancy: From faces to biological motion perception Social and attention factors during infancy and the later emergence of autism characteristics How Special is Social Looking in ASD: A Review Developmental disorders of speech and language: from genes to brain structure and function Precursors to language in preterm infants: speech perception abilities in the first year of life From genes to brain development to phenotypic behaviour: 'dorsal stream vulnerability' in relation to spatial cognition, attention and planning of actions in Williams syndrome (WS) and other developmental disorders Neurocognitive development of attention across genetic syndromes: Inspecting a disorder's dynamics through the lens of another Connectivity and the corpus callosum in autism spectrum conditions: insights from comparison of autism and callosal agenesis Biological and social influences on cognitive control processes dependent on prefrontal cortex It's all in the head: Gene dosage and Williams Syndrome

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NEW YORK, Feb. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- HBA Global Expo announces that it is now accepting nominations for its annual IPDA (International Package Design Awards) at http://www.hbaexpo.com/ipda. These prestigious awards honor the year's most innovative packaging in several categories including cosmetics, fragrance, personal care, skin care and sustainability. Categories for Sampling/Travel Size products and At-Home Devices and Tools have also been added to the program.

As the longest running and biggest package design awards in the beauty industry—major brands, niche players and indie companies, have all won HBA's IPDA awards for excellence in package design and engineering achievements. Last year's IPDA winners and finalists included Stila, Anthropologie, Aveda, Benefits Cosmetics, Bare Escentuals, Chanel, CVS, Estee Lauder, Five Star Fragrances, GLO Science, L'Oreal, Maybelline, Mary Kay, Ojon, Obagi Medical, P&G, Pacific Perfumes, Revlon, SK-II, and Unilever.

Any size company can submit designs that are introduced for retail from June 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012, including suppliers, design firms, public relations and marketing agencies, and brand manufacturers. Designs that have been re-freshed, improved, or offer new features or technologies are also eligible to participate. The deadline for IPDA submissions is March 23, 2012.

Finalists for the IPDA Awards are announced in early May and the Category Winners and the Grand Award will be revealed during the HBA Global 20th Anniversary Industry Awards Celebration on June 19th at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York. The award finalists and winners are displayed in the IPDA Showcase during the HBA Global Expo & Conference, June 19-21, 2012, which is the largest source for product development in the industry. More than 16,000 beauty and personal care professionals from all over the world will be able to view the IPDA finalists up close and get inspiration for their future packaging design plans.

"With packaging design being a key influencer in purchasing decisions, innovations in decorating techniques, containers and compacts, and other packaging components have been on an upswing. HBA Global looks forward to showcasing some of the year's most stand-out beauty and personal care products and we are proud to continually support and encourage our industry's creativity and engineering achievements," said Jill Birkett, Brand Director, Beauty & Wellness.

Judging for the IPDA is done by a "Committee of 100" made up of industry professionals, designers, suppliers and members of the media. IPDA submissions are evaluated on the following: originality, design concept, creative use of new materials, components and decorating processes, technical competency and effective brand messaging. The HBA IPDA awards are widely promoted through press releases and PR Newswire, and finalists and winners receive coverage in leading international trade publications and on the HBA Global website.

The HBA IPDA Awards are sponsored by Beauty Packaging and HAPPI magazines. For more information about the HBA IPDA Awards go to http://www.hbaexpo.com/ipda or contact Nicole Bullock at 609-759-7603 or nicole.bullock@ubm.com.

About HBA Global Expo & Conference
HBA Global Expo & Conference http://www.hbaexpo.com produced by UBM Live, is the most important product development source–from concept to market–for the cosmetics, personal care, skin care, fragrance and wellness industries and features a comprehensive educational program and exhibits floor with attendees coming from the top prestige, mass and emerging beauty and personal care brands worldwide. The in-person HBA Global Expo & Conference is co-located with the New York Spa & Resort/Medical Aesthetics Expo (www.spaandresortexpo.com) and will take place June 19-21, 2012 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York. HBA Global also produces industry awards, Webinars and sponsors industry association events throughout the year. HBA Global's first virtual event–Re-Connect–can be viewed on demand here: http://www.hbaexpo.com/reconnect.  Connect with the HBA Global communities on Facebook, Linkedin and Twitter.

Contact: Annie Scully, 845-369-6382, ascully@hbaexpo.com

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The White House on Thursday vowed to raise the level of privacy on the Web through a series of personal data protection measures it calls the Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights. The initiative calls for, among other things, companies that gather information online to provide users with greater control over what information is collected and how it’s used.

The framework is also intended to ensure that companies use customer data in the same context that it was collected. For example, it’s expected that online retailers disclose consumers’ names and home addresses to shippers in order to fulfill customers’ orders. This is a consistent use of the information, much like a social network using member profile information to improve and add services. When an online retailer or social network discloses personal information about its customers or members to a third-party marketing company, then the data is in danger of being used out of context to sell consumers things in which they have expressed no interest.

The Obama administration’s bill of rights is part of a larger Consumer Data Privacy in a Networked World report (pdf) that the administration issued Thursday to encourage the development of enforceable privacy policies both nationwide and internationally. In a statement, the White House expressed the hope that Congress would pass laws that create consistency in how personal information may be used rather than leaving it up to individual companies.

Even if the Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights doesn’t lead to legislation, the hope is that industry groups will use the document’s provisions to create more uniform rules for managing personal information. The White House holds up private-sector Internet standards-setting organizations such as the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) and the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) as examples to follow, given their use of transparent processes to set Internet-related technical standards. Such standards support an ever-growing growing range of online services and applications, as well as the trillions of dollars in global commerce, the report says.

Adherence to any new privacy rules would be voluntary, but the White House wants to give the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) the power to enforce penalties on those who promise to follow these rules yet fail to protect personal information entrusted to them. “We must reject the conclusion that privacy is an outmoded value,” President Obama points out in the report’s introduction.

In the coming weeks, the Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration is expected to meet with companies, organizations and individuals impacted by the new privacy guidelines. The White House’s report points out that it does not intend to hinder the U.S.’s online retail business, estimated to be worth $145 billion annually. “New uses of personal data in location services, protected by appropriate privacy and security safeguards, could create important business opportunities,” according to the report.

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By Chris Foy

Last updated at 11:32 PM on 23rd February 2012

Owen Farrell accepted the latest rapid step in his personal development yesterday in the same relaxed manner that he has dealt with every other challenge in his burgeoning career.

Not even suddenly having to take on a No 10 playmaker’s role for England, which for so long belonged to Jonny Wilkinson, appeared to unsettle him. Run the attacking game? No problem. Act as the focal point for the hopes of a huge Twickenham crowd? That’s fine. Take the goal kicks as well? Of course. Deal with the hype as the new sensation? What hype?

The new man: Owen Farrell pictured at England's Pennyhill Park base on Thursday

England squad

B Foden (Northampton Saints); C Ashton (Northampton Saints), M Tuilagi (Leicester Tigers), B Barritt (Saracens), D Strettle (Saracens); O Farrell (Saracens), L Dickson (Northampton Saints); A Corbisiero (London Irish), D Hartley (Northampton Saints), D Cole (Leicester Tigers), M Botha (Saracens), G Parling (Leicester Tigers), T Croft (Leicester Tigers), C Robshaw (Harlequins, capt), B Morgan (Scarlets)

Replacements: R Webber (London Wasps), M Stevens (Saracens), C Lawes (Northampton Saints), P Dowson (Northampton Saints), B Youngs (Leicester Tigers), T Flood (Leicester Tigers), M Brown (Harlequins)

Far from feeling overawed by the task of wielding the conductor’s baton for his country after just two Test appearances, Farrell regards the onus on him tomorrow as nothing special, no cause for alarm — all part of the job.

It shouldn’t be any surprise. After all, he came back from a loan spell at Bedford and expertly guided Saracens to the Aviva Premiership title last season while still a teenager. In the final, at HQ, the sell-out crowd didn’t make his composure unravel.

The unexpected loss of Charlie Hodgson to a freak finger injury has thrust Farrell into the position where he must call the tune against Wales and, as someone used to making his presence felt, he has no worries on that score. He will just do what comes naturally.

Asked about his incredible temperament and willingness to run the show at such a young age, he said: ‘I’ve always had it. When you’ve worked hard to learn as much as you can, watched games and been as prepared as possible, I think you earn the right to talk to other people — not boss them about but try to lead them.

‘I’ve always been a person who speaks up, I’ve always been pretty loud and tried to bring as much energy to the game as I can. The way I play at 12 anyway, I can be a second fly-half in the team. I’ve always wanted to work the game out and be a person who guides the team.

England expects: Farrell's move to fly-half comes as Lancaster makes four changes for the clash with Wales

Final preparations: Farrell (left) and Dickson (right) have been training with team-mates

‘I do have some responsibility but I have some unbelievable players around me, not just here but at Saracens, too, to help me through it.

‘It’s my first game at 10 (for England) and that’s not to say I’ll play there again. I might not. I’m happy to fit in wherever I’m needed.’

In reality, despite the competing presence of Toby Flood as a more experienced rival, Farrell could make a strong case for a long-term stint at No 10 if he kicks his goals and sets team-mates loose in authoritative fashion tomorrow.

Big chance: Dickson (centre) has been given the nod to face Wales and Flood (below) continues in the side

The young Saracen played down the difficulty of switching from inside centre, saying: ‘It’s just stepping in one position.’ His move to stand-off has cleared the way for Manu Tuilagi’s recall in midfield, at outside centre, where he will form a robust, powerful pairing with Brad Barritt.

For all the talk of Welsh power and stature in the back line, England head coach Stuart Lancaster pointedly remarked: ‘Anyone who has seen Brad Barritt and Manu Tuilagi play would argue that we have some physicality of our own. Manu being available again is exciting. He is only 20 and Owen is only 20, they are young lads and exciting players.’

The Farrell-Tuilagi axis previously appeared in England’s Under 18 team and the fly-half was particularly enthused yesterday by the prospect of unleashing his Anglo-Samoan contemporary, as well as Barritt. ‘I’d definitely rather have Manu on my team than against me,’ he said. ‘You can be as prepared as you want, but you’ve still got to stop him. Wales have got some powerful centres so it will be a really good battle.’

Down but not out: Tuilagi required treatment during the training session but was soon back on his feet (below)

The last time Tuilagi appeared in an England shirt, it was in the World Cup quarter-final defeat against France. Tomorrow, he will be in an overhauled backline under new management, with a new attacking gameplan, but the Leicester rookie dismissed such considerations as trivial details. In his eyes, rugby is a simple business of spreading mayhem.

‘For me, playing rugby is about being physical and Wales have got massive backs, so this is the game I want to play in,’ he said, with a cheery grin. ‘It doesn’t feel very different (to when I played for England before).

‘Of course it’s a different game-plan but I just want to get the ball in my hands and run.
‘I’ve played with Faz in the Under 18s. He’s cool-headed, so I’m not surprised he’s confident to kick points and win games for England.’

That would be the dream scenario for Lancaster and the masses at Twickenham, but it will be a tall order — even taller now that England are fielding their youngest championship line-up since 1989. Remarkably, Wales possess more caps on the bench than the hosts have in their starting XV.

The midfield selection potentially gives England real balance in that area, both in attack and defence, but only time will tell if that scratch combination and the other newcomers, Geoff Parling, Ben Morgan and Lee Dickson, can give Lancaster’s side sufficient clout and exuberance to upset the more established visitors.

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