GUELPH When Holly Grace Cameron died four years ago, organizing a fundraiser to benefit the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto and the Guelph Wish Fund for Children helped her parents work through their grief and turn their personal tragedy into something that would give hope and inspire others.

But what will help them most now, say Hollys parents Rob and Paula Cameron, is to refocus their energy on their other three children and take a bit of a break from fundraising.

And so Saturdays Hollys Heart family fair at Harcourt United Church was the last. The family expected to raise $12,000 Saturday, bringing their four-year fundraising total to $40,000.

With the sun smiling down on the crowd that topped 250 people, the day went off without a hitch.

It was a big decision to make this the fourth and final, said Paula, during a pause in the festivities. Its very emotional for us. Holly would have been eight, next week. She had a light and energy about her and she beat so many odds. So this day represents her.

We have an army of volunteers, added Rob. So many people have helped make this happen.

The event was geared to families. There were a lot of throwing games one brave soul was the face kids flung wet sponges at and the parking lot was divided up for jump rope, road hockey and other games of chance. Zumba sessions with instructor Carlos Henriquez was a popular draw and the Funky Mamas were a big hit.

The Frog Fling used stuffed Kermit the Frog dolls and was much more humane than it sounds.

Its wonderful what they do, Belinda Redrup said of the Camerons. Its a wonderful way to remember their daughter. I didnt know Holly, but to make something positive from a tragedy is inspiring.

Sherrie Engelen and her kids came from Boston for the event. Shes known the family for a long time.

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Gillian Morrison was a one-girl wrecking crew at the recent Broward County middle school girls' track and field championship meet at Coral Springs High School.

The eighth-grade student at Westglades Middle School won all three of her events and recorded a personal-best time in the high jump (5 feet, 4.5 inches) en route to helping her team to a third-place finish in the season-ending competition. She came through with 30 of her team's 35 points.

While Morrison excelled individually, it was William Dandy Middle School that stole the show from a team standpoint.

The Wildcat girls ran off with the school's second consecutive championship in that sport with 77 points. Parkway Middle took second place with 44 points, while Westglades (35 points) and Pompano Beach (30) were third and fourth.

Morrison, 14, also won the long jump and successfully defended her 100-meter hurdles title as she cruised to a nearly two-second victory.

"It was awesome," said Morrison, whose previous mark entering the high jump was 5 feet, 2 inches.

After winning the long-jump competition with the top score on her first attempt, Morrison prepared for the hurdles race.

She entered as the second seed despite winning the hurdles race last year. Her qualifying time of 16.26 was just behind Falcon Cove's Carla Daza's 15.80.

But she produced in the clutch.

"It was nerve-racking (in the hurdles) because that was the one I was supposed to win because I won it last year," said Morrison, who won a bronze in the pentathlon in the Junior Olympics last year while competing for the FINESSE (Families Intent on Nurturing and Encouraging Scholastic and Sports Excellence) track club based at North Broward Preparatory School.

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Collecting 19 boxes of items for the Zion Community Food Pantry, 7-year-old Zoe Hensley of Ionia has proved young children can make a big difference in the community.

I feel really great. Im so happy that I (collected) so many boxes, said Hensley. I felt so proud of myself.

Hensley, her siblings and her parents helped carry the items into the pantry Thursday after collecting them at Sozo Coffee Roasting and Espresso Bar through the month of April.

Hensleys initial goal was to fill four large boxes full of food. However, she surpassed it and even raised $140, which she used to purchase health care items including soap, shampoo, toothpaste and hand sanitizer.

Personal care items are equally important to give to the food pantry because typically those items are not able to be purchased with food stamps, said Zion Community Food Pantry Director Barb Hollon.

She said she is thrilled with the work Hensley has done to help the community.

Shes just a remarkable young lady, said Hollon, who helped the children place the items where they needed to be.

Hollon added she believes Hensley is a leader who shows compassion for those around her.

Hensley said she would like to hold another food drive in the future, adding she enjoyed collecting and organizing the items.

Hensleys mother, Mindy Hensley, said she was excited about her daughters accomplishment and is happy to have helped her during collection.

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Rebecca Huntley ... "[I] started to see terrible things being said and it does challenge your feelings." Photo: Sahlan Hayes

When not persuading Australians to open up, she reveals her own family's untold stories, writes Debra Jopson.

'It's one of those things you do when you're 18,'' Rebecca Huntley says. Twenty-one years ago, when she was applying to study law at the University of NSW, she decided to change her name so her lecturers would not know she was the daughter of the eminent legal academic James Crawford.

''I want your maiden name,'' she told her mother, Marisa Crawford nee Ballini. But her mother told her she would never be accepted in law or politics with an Italian name. So the daughter opened the A-K Sydney telephone book and when her eyes fell on ''Huntley'', marked that on her university application form and changed her name by deed poll.

Her mother, whose family swapped the island of Elba off the Tuscany coast for Queensland's cane farms, approved. ''She said, 'Oh, that sounds wonderfully neutral.' It sounds Australian, which to her is neutral,'' Huntley says.

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The sense of stigma attached to the Italian name was one of the clues that led Huntley to seek out her family's secrets.

But she does not reveal these secrets until the end of lunch at The Boathouse on the harbour's edge at Blackwattle Bay, where she admires the industrial landscape of Sydney Fish Markets and its surrounds against the water, then launches into anecdotes about her soundings of the Aussie mindset.

It is only when she finally tells her family history that it becomes clear why she continues to plumb these strange depths over and over.

She orders mackerel and mineral water, and speaks of one of her earliest memories. When she was four or five, travelling past suburban brick houses, she would wonder who lived there. As director of the Ipsos Mackay report, she is now paid to walk through those doors across the continent to find out what the inhabitants think.

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With CIF Prelims on the horizon, a healthy sprinkling of confidence doesn't hurt, and neither does a flood of league titles.

That's the way the Citrus Valley High School track and field program is looking at its trip to the Division 3 meet at Estancia High School, where the program hopes to take the Costa Mesa event by storm this coming weekend.

The Blackhawks, who breezed through the Mountain Valley League to a pair of team championships, are now headed to the first round of CIF competition on Saturday, and will be doing so fresh off a dominating showing at MVL Finals.

After the Citrus Valley boys reeled off their first undefeated league campaign, and the girls did so for the second straight year, the two squads combined to win 18 of 30 events at Thursday's finals, turning in a number of standout performances that highlighted a home meet the hosts dominated from start to finish.

Sophomore Rian Young-Werner won the long jump and had a hand in the winning 4x100 relay, but it was in the triple jump where she shined the brightest.

Her jump of 39 feet, 9 inches not only won the event but set a personal record.

According to Blackhawk coach Marie Honeyfield, she has a puncher's chance of heading to the CIF State meet, but it will take a serious effort out of the youngster.

"If she goes with her A game, she might make it to state," Honeyfield said. "But it won't be easy. She's really, really got to come with her A game."

On the boys side, Apeti Adadevoh is Citrus Valley's horse, as the senior long jumper is the third-best in Division 3.

Honeyfield knows he won't be an easy athlete to oust either.

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One of our most compelling speakers at the 2012 Local Search Association annual conference was Mary Boysman, VP Brand Marketing and Advertising at Aspen Dental, a fast-growing, multi-market health care provider.

Speaking to a crowd of local search leaders from around the world, Boysman described in detail how she and her team developed a comprehensive strategy that drove meaningful local leads for her business and elicited support from the highest levels of her organization.

The presentation left the group buzzing because it outlined the type of innovative and integrated local marketing plan that many local search providers are trying to explore and develop with their clients.

I want to share some of the key learnings I walked away with after Boysmans presentation. Its a model for local businesses everywhere looking to navigate the complexity of todays fragmented media environment. Lets talk through the steps it takes to create a powerhouse marketing organization.

The first priority is to clearly understand your companys mission and create a marketing plan to help achieve it. Pinpoint ideal customers by drilling down their ages, genders, education levels and incomes to create distinct customer target profiles.

Then, research those profiles intensively to determine associated attitudes towards your companys services and the specific obstacles in the way to getting target customers in the door and spending on services.

These findings inform strategic marketing messaging and programs that address those concerns directly, as well as provide insight on the types of media channels that should be used. By having clarity on your companys mission and target customers, youll be able to start thinking about ways to bridge gaps between the two.

Just a few years ago, many companies advertising strategies relied nearly entirely on print; newspapers, magazines, direct mail, and Yellow Pages. But, with a deep understanding of your target customer, youll be able to identify areas to diversify and expand the your marketing approach.

Think about refining your advertising model. You may find that directories continue to deliver sales volume, but newspapers do not. Or you may find your magazine spend isnt performing as well as direct mail. Reallocate your budget where it makes sense and build out your advertising portfolio to channels youre not reaching if the research supports it.

By adding channels over time, youll be able to continuously track progress and position the company to reach a greater number of target customers in the places they are searching most whether through television commercials, direct mailings, or search engine-sponsored ads.

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SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

StreamSend, a leading email marketing service provider and creator of the social marketing tool suite StreamSend Share, has named the three steps to successfully guide businesses in creating social marketing campaigns that add new social fans and build relationships with existing fans.

Businesses can now leverage the power of social media to create profitable relationships, said Dan Forootan, president of StreamSend Email Marketing. Each campaign creates a series of social contact points where customers can like or share the message, and send that message further into the social network to find more customers. Just how far it travels depends on the content value and how well the social campaign is executed. Here are the three important steps that clients report make the biggest difference for them.

1. Craft the Message

2. Deliver with Impact

3. Make Measurement Count

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StreamSend offers an easy-to-use, affordable and reliable email marketing service designed to help businesses maximize the reach of their marketing budget when sending an email newsletter or using Social Media. StreamSend offers a number of industry-leading standard pricing plans, private-label and affiliate programs and hands-on personal client service. Started in 1998, StreamSend is a leader in Email Marketing.

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COSTA MESA, Calif., May 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --www.t3motion.com- T3 Motion, Inc.(TTTM) a producer of clean/green technology, announced that the Korean Broadcasting Station (KBS), the largest news broadcasting station in Korea, will produce and air a documentary about T3 Motion and its founder, Ki Nam. The one-hour program will air during KBS' Global Success show, which draws over three million viewers each week and inspires people as it follows the lives of Koreans who succeed abroad. The documentary will also air internationally on KBS World.

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Ki Nam came to the United States at a young age to achieve the "American dream". In 1981, Nam left home in Pennsylvania and moved to California with only $1,500.

Before T3 Motion, Nam successfully founded six companies in the GPS and wireless connectivity markets. While Nam served Powerwave Technologies as the product development and sales leader, the company's main revenue came from Korea's wireless infrastructure provider, growing the company's market cap to over $4 billion on Nasdaq.

In 1999, Nam entered the electric vehicle market and developed unique electric vehicle systems, eventually leading to the patented T3 Motion battery and charger system design.

"We are pleased that Ki Nam will be recognized for being a highly respected business leader and innovator," Rod Keller, T3 Motion Chief Executive Officer stated. "T3 Motion's success in the electric vehicle market is due, in large part, to Ki's incredible dedication to its products and growth. Furthermore, this publicity will significantly set in motion our company's global branding initiative--particularly in Korea."

The documentary will air on KBS at 7:00 pm on Saturday, May 5th Korea's National Children's Day. The program will discuss Nam's founding of T3 Motion and will feature various T3 Motion product lines, including the R3 and T3 vehicles.

About T3 Motion, Inc.

T3 Motion, Inc. (TTTM) is dedicated to raising the bar on environmental standards in personal mobility technology. For more information, visit http://www.t3motion.com.

"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Statements in this press release regarding T3 Motion's business, which are not historical facts, are "forward-looking statements" that are not guarantees of future performance. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, among others, factors associated with market conditions and the satisfaction of customary closing conditions related to the proposed public offering. For additional information concerning these and other factors that may cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see "Risk Factors" in the Company's Registration Statement filed on Form S-1, as amended, and in the periodic reports the Company files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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MALIBU, CA--(Marketwire -05/01/12)- A recent series of interviews with Veritas Prep graduate school admissions consultants shows that simple errors plague many graduate school applicants: not highlighting extracurricular activities, using the same applications for multiple schools and not answering honestly when asked for a personal weakness. These common mistakes, along with other findings, were revealed in the interviews that took place earlier this month.

These admissions consultants assist graduate school candidates with the application process, but nearly all formerly served on admissions committees at top-ranked American universities.

The five most common mistakes mentioned by the admissions consultants were:

Those interviewed agreed that downplaying a lack of extracurricular activities is an obvious omission to admissions committees. Traditional graduate school applicants have been focused on career development and may have not spent enough time developing their community involvement, the consultants said. They suggest explaining a lack of volunteer history or even highlighting any activity enjoyed outside of work can fill in that gap and make for a more well-rounded application.

It's assumed that most applicants will apply to more than one school. But, many consultants said they have noticed an application that was clearly copied and pasted. Neglecting to address the unique requirements of each program is a missed opportunity and an easy way for admissions directors to pass up your application, many said.

Another common theme that emerged was that many applicants tend to incorrectly answer the "What is your greatest weakness?" question. Many consultants said that a real answer needs to be given, not a strength worded in a negative way.

A related mistake applicants often make is they come across as boastful. While there is nothing wrong with being proud of your accomplishments and conveying what you bring to the table, arrogance is unattractive. Consultants instead advise applicants to let their letters of recommendation speak on their behalf -- let someone else gush about you. It'll be more authentic.

Additionally, admissions committees want to get to know applicants and gain an insight into their goals, motivations, values and other personal attributes -- what makes them tick and how they might fit into the program. According to the interviews, many prospective students lack the self-awareness. Applicants should put thought equity into those things and make sure they come across in the application.

Among their tips for success: Be yourself. Every one of the Veritas Prep admissions consultants agreed that there is one major way to get a graduate school application noticed: originality. A far cry from decades ago when a high test score and fancy title would get you in the door, today's market is incredibly competitive. And more potential students not only have the common attributes for grad school success, but also other skills that make them desirable to the top schools in the nation. According to the experts, admissions committees are ready to see something different -- and that could be a candidate's ticket to their first choice school.

The Veritas Prep admissions consultants also offered additional tips for success:

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GUEST AUTHOR BLOG: Positive Intelligence: Why Only 20% of Us Achieve Our True Potential by Shirzad Chamine, author of "Positive Intelligence: Why Only 20% of Teams and Individuals Achieve Their True Potential AND HOW YOU CAN ACHIEVE YOURS."

In my Stanford lectures on Positive Intelligence I show that invisible Saboteurs in our minds are constantly undermining us.

There are 10 of these sneaky characters with names like Judge, Controller, Stickler, Victim, Avoider, and Pleaser. Remarkably, 95% of the executives in the Stanford program conclude that one or more of these Saboteurs cause significant harm to their ability to reach their full potential for success and personal fulfillment.

How do you think you or people on your team are faring?

Through a synthesis of the latest research in both positive and cognitive psychology and neuroscience, we are now able to measure what percentage of time your mind is serving you as opposed to sabotaging you. The result is your Positive Intelligence score or PQ.

The numbers are compelling: With improved PQ, professionals ranging from leaders to salespeople perform 30-35% better on average. Even more importantly, they report being far happier and less stressed.

The critical number to watch is the PQ score of 75, meaning your mind is serving you 75% of the time and sabotaging you 25%. Research has revealed this to be a critical tipping point score with enormous consequences. Peak performance and consistent peace of mind are only possible above 75. Only 20% of teams and individuals score that high. How do you think you would score?

The counterpart to your Saboteur is your Sage voice. Your Sage has access to your deeper wisdom, creativity, compassion, and clear-headed thinking. This voice is literally produced by a different region of your brain than the one fueling your Saboteurs. We are literally and neurochemically of two minds and two brains. This gives rise to 3 strategies for improving your PQ: weaken your Saboteurs, strengthen your Sage, or strengthen your PQ Brain muscles.

1. Weaken your Saboteurs: The most dangerous enemy is the invisible one, and most Saboteurs hide extremely well or masquerade as your friend. For example, the Judge Saboteur convinces you that unless it constantly beats you up over your mistakes and shortcomings, you wont improve and grow. The Controller convinces you that unless you control peoples actions, you wont get the desired outcome. You can click here for a free 5-minute online assessment to identify and expose your top Saboteur.

Shirzad ChamineAuthor, "Positive Intelligence"

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