text: Home > Lifestyle > EnviroHealth > News 23 November 2012 Flower power to treat cancers A common flower is to be used to restore poisoned soils while also producing nano sized platinum and arsenic nanoparticles for use in catalytic convertors and cancer treatments. 0 Start A Health24 blog » Follow Health24 on Facebook » Test Are you envirohealth savvy? » Ask EnviroHealth Expert » How the beads in your skincare products are killing the ocean Dangerous snakes A consortium of researchers led by WMG at the University of Warwick are to embark on a £3 million research programme called "Cleaning Land for Wealth" (CL4W), that will use a common class of flower to restore poisoned soils while at the same time producing perfectly sized and shaped nano sized platinum and arsenic nanoparticles for use in catalytic convertors, cancer treatments and a range of other applications. A "Sandpit" exercise organised by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) allowed researchers from WMG (Warwick Manufacturing group) at the University of Warwick, Newcastle University, The University of Birmingham, Cranfield University and the University of Edinburgh to come together and share technologies and skills to come up with an innovative multidisciplinary research project that could help solve major technological and environmental challenges. How the research will be done The researchers pooled their knowledge of how to use plants and bacteria to soak up particular elements and chemicals and how to subsequently harvest, process and collect that material. They have devised an approach to demonstrate the feasibility in which they are confident that they can use common classes of flower and plants (such as Alyssum), to remove poisonous chemicals such as arsenic and platinum from polluted land and water courses potentially allowing that land to be reclaimed and reused. That in itself would be a significant achievement, but as the sandpit progressed the researchers found that jointly they had the knowledge to achieve much more than just cleaning up the land. As lead researcher on the project Professor Kerry Kirwan from WMG at the University of Warwick explained: "The processes we are developing will not only remove poisons such as arsenic and platinum from contaminated land and water courses, we are also confident that we can develop suitable biology and biorefining processes (or biofactories as we are calling them) that can tailor the shapes and sizes of the metallic nanoparticles they will make. This would give manufacturers of catalytic convertors, developers of cancer treatments and other applicable technologies exactly the right shape, size and functionality they need without subsequent refinement. We are also expecting to recover other high value materials such as fine chemicals, pharmaceuticals, anti-oxidants etc. from the crops during the same biorefining process." EPSRC are so taken with the concept that they have now awarded the research consortium £3 million to develop the technology. (EurekAlert, November 2012) Read more: Energy technology to change the future More in Lifestyle Baby awaits surgery after rat attack More: EnviroHealthNews SPONSORED: We want your Facebook like Join our Facebook community and help us reach 100 000 likes fast! advertisement Get a quote Momentum - save up to 35% on healthcare advertisement Read Health24's Comments Policy Comment on this story 0 comments Add your comment Thank you, your comment has been submitted. Logout Comment 0 characters remaining Share on Facebook Logout Comment 0 characters remaining Share on Facebook Loading comments... Other news Diet and nutrition Large retailers caught tampering with food labels News Crazy pictures of China's "Giraffe Boy" Medical Ice Bucket Challenge for ALS all the rage in SA Fitness Athletes should give concussion time to heal Mental health Electrical pulses through scalp boost memory Parenting Parents' arguments may affect bond with kids From our sponsors Like us on facebook! Why take out life insurance from OUTsaurance Keep your pet's teeth in tip top condition Occlusal disease - a modern day dental problem Live healthier Knee pain relief » Knee injuries Test your knee pain knowledge Symptoms of knee pain Do you suffer from knee pain? Do you suffer from recurrent knee pain? It could be osteoarthritis... Vitamin wise » Vitamins for HIV What to eat for vitamin B? Cut down on vitamins Get your vitamins right Find out which vitamin to use for which condition. Ask our Vitamin expert.


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Ad of the week: Damon Runyan tells why!
Damon Runyan, newspaperman, author. Covered baseball for many years, and entered the writers wing of the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1967. Wikipedia lists 20 of his stories that became motion pictures; the most famous of these is probably Guys and Dolls.
My favorite lyric from the title song of that film, incidentally, is found in only certain recordings, such as at 1:24 in the Bobby Darin rendition:
When you see a mouse
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Oddly, Runyan's Wikipedia entry indicates that he quit drinking altogether by 1920, some 18 years before this ad ran. I wonder what the truth of it is.
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Life; February 21, 1938.
Love all the detail about the botanicals in the gin. A quick Google search isn't turning up anything on Jimmy Corosu. The Peoria distillery closed in 1981; it now makes ethanol for ADM. Peoria, incidentally, was apparently once a powerhouse in whiskeymaking, with access to abundant crops of corn and barley. (This, incidentally, is why I keep up this ad project. I never know when a bit of research into a brand will uncover nuggets of cool booze history.)
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The whiskey that made Kentucky whiskies famous. Wait, that sounds familiar.
Life; February 7, 1938.
Early Times has a history dating back to 1860, when the first whiskey under this name was produced. Brown-Forman acquired it in 1923 and still owns the today. During Prohibition, BF marketed Early Times as a medicinal whiskey.
Today, the product is known as a "Kentucky whisky" (why they drop the e that's traditional when describing American whiskeys is a question I can't answer). It's made the way bourbon is made, except that Early Times, today, is aged in used oak barrels. Straight bourbon, by law, must be aged in new oak barrels. New barrels impart more woody flavors into a distillate than do used barrels, and thus Early Times doesn't taste as bourbony as bourbon should.
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When it comes to body monitoring devices, the most interesting feature is their ability to provide motivation and feedback. Achieving goals you set for the day, seeing your number of steps increase, seeing lights change colors - all of these may seem like little things. But, ultimately, anything, even something simple, that helps keep you motivated and provides an idea of the quality of your activity, keeps your bells ringing and your whistles whistling.
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Within the overlying body monitor category, there are two smaller sub-categories: (1) All-day monitors, and (2) Performance (activity-specific) monitors. The first type tracks any activity you do, while the second is limited to a single activity – like running.
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The Nike+ SportBand ($59) has a lot of amped up features, but only for running (tracks your route and speed) so if you're looking for a device that can be used for a variety of activities, this may not be the best option for you. Any device limited to a single activity like running is best reserved only for the die-hards of that activity. The Nike+ FuelBand ($149) wrist band is the more full-featured body-monitoring device and is the one discussed below.
Adidas miCoach Pacer ($140)
If you're a runner who is seeking a product with real-time coaching and post-workout feedback then look no further. In addition to collecting the kind of data that many other devices do, such as heart rate and the number of calories burned, the Adidas miCoach Pacer provides you with your own "coach" to help motivate you throughout your workouts in addition providing you with the option to create custom workouts and training plans.
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If reducing stress is one of your goals, the My Calm Beat monitor may be for you. This device is a bit different than the others as it is used exclusively for testing and training for optimal breathing to promote calmness and focus. If tracking the number of calories you burn or the distance you've covered is important, you may want to seek out another device.
The best body-monitoring devices would be worn close to the center of your body (FitBit Ultra & BodyMedia armbands) because anything on the wrist or foot can easily be moved more than the rest of the body, which may cause inaccurate portrayal of overall movement. (Moving your forearm doesn't necessarily mean you're moving your whole body.)
It takes a lot of data to accurately measure calories burned. And as we've seen with cardio machines that estimate calorie burn, the calculations are often so highly variable that their usefulness comes into question. I'm more inclined to prefer devices that directly measure intensity.
Convenience of use should not to be underestimated either. Body monitors should be put on and forgotten. It's much better than having to move the device from one set of clothing to another or to have it in an always-visible position like your wrist (most of you probably aren't a trainer so you can't wear fitness attire all day long).
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HAVERHILL — After vandals damaged a granite bench dedicated years ago in memory of her son, a saddened Kimberly Comeau kept asking herself one question: "Why would someone do this?"
She never got an answer, but now that doesn't seem to matter as much.
Because of the kindness and generosity of others, the bench that was inscribed with the name of her 10-year-old son, Justin Thurlo, is back whole in its rightful place at the edge of Round Pond.
For Kimberly Comeau, when she returns to this special spot to look out at the water and remember her son, she will also remember those who came forward to erase the damages caused by a senseless act.
"It was heartbreaking to see the pictures of Justin's bench in the water," Comeau said after vandals threw it into Round Pond this summer and broke it.
Her spirits have since been lifted.
"The bench is beautiful and it's where it's supposed to be for all those to visit and remember Justin... a precious child who was taken from us too early," she said. "I am beyond grateful that people like Dave LaBrode and Rick Atwood stepped up and made this all happen. It just goes to show that there are good people out there willing to help."
The bench was placed in a small park at the edge of the pond about a year after Justin's death. The Pentucket Lake School fifth-grader was killed in May 2000 in an accident in Kingston, N.H., where his family had moved a few months earlier.
About a year after the boy's death, Flo Hennessey, the mother of one of Justin's best friends, donated the bench as a gift from her family. Others donated to the cause as well. The bench was placed along the Lawrence Street side of the pond in the Alfred DiBartolomeo Memorial Park, which is named for a late city public works official.


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URBANA (AP) — It's been almost six years since Chief Illiniwek last danced at the University of Illinois, but students have placed an item on a campus ballot to make the controversial mascot the official symbol of the campus.
This week's nonbinding vote comes in response to a student-backed contest to suggest a new mascot. University trustees voted to shelve Chief Illiniwek in 2007 under threat of NCAA sanctions.
Josh Good, a student behind the effort to get the item on the ballot, said he wants students who support the mascot to be heard. He also hopes to block any effort to create a new mascot in order to diminish the memory and tradition of the old one.
"To replace that with some mascot just for the sake of having a mascot is unnecessary and I believe is disrespectful to the traditions of Illinois," he told The News-Gazette (http://bit.ly/ZeowLE ).
Opponents said Chief Illiniwek, portrayed each year by a student who wore a costume and feathered headdress and danced at sporting events, was demeaning to American Indians. Fans insist the portrayal was intended to be honorable.
Chancellor Phyllis Wise says she'll watch the results, but said the chief isn't coming back.
"It's pretty clear that both the (university) board of trustees and the NCAA said that the use of Chief Illiniwek as a symbol for the University of Illinois is not approved if we want to be involved in postseason play," she said. "And so my view is that we are not going to bring back the Chief."
The group behind the mascot contest, Campus Spirit Revival, says it hoped looking for a new mascot might help the campus move on.
"There is no denying our past mascot was controversial and divisive," student Thomas Ferrarell said.


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A fifth-round draft pick last year, Kenny Stills exceeded expectations. The young wide out has challenged himself to take on even more in 2014.
"I still feel like my head's spinning a little bit, learning a new position and all the positions of the offense," Stills said. "I still kinda' feel like I'm a rookie out there some times, especially when you learn something new. It makes things a little bit different for you."
But with a full year under his belt, Stills says his connection with quarterback Drew Brees has vastly improved.
"I just feel like he has a little bit more trust in me than he did last year," Stills said. "He knows that if he puts the ball up there, I'll go make a play and so that benefits me to the max. He feels like he can throw the ball, and I'll go make a play for him."
Thirty-two catches and five touchdowns was a great foundation for Stills to now build upon in year-two with the Black-and-Gold, and the gameplan is to get him the ball more often, with the Saints utilizing not only his speed, but versatility.
"He can play more than one position," head coach Sean Payton said. "He is someone that can handle that, so we have to continue to get him different looks and touches. He's someone that after looking at him last year, we have to find a way to get him the ball more, so his transition, ability to stretch the field and use his hips to get in and out of cuts is something that has helped him."
"I felt like I've been able to do it since I was younger, and it's just an opportunity for me, and more chances to catch the ball," Stills said.
Wide receiver Nick Toon added, "Kenny, has obviously had a great start to his career, had a great off-season, and looks great. Has looked great throughout mini-camp and OTA's and all about maturing and getting better every day. I know that's our goal for both of us."
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text: DEMAND PLANNING: OPTIMIZING OPERATIONS ACROSS THE SUPPLY CHAIN DEMAND PLANNING TECHNOLOGIES REDUCE INVENTORIES, SPUR COLLABORATION John Brandt Compliments of DEMAND PL ANNING Demand planning software packages can help manufacturers to: • Establish baseline sales forecasts, incorporating multiple inputs; • Perform sophisticated analysis that improves their use of human and capital resources; • Optimize pricing capabilities; and • Better understand their markets and customers. Yet to get the most out of these function-rich tools, manufacturers must be willing to reorganize their planning processes—and to share the resulting insights with supply-chain partners and customers. directions—for our suppliers and for our customers," says the CEO of a multibillion-dollar high tech manufacturer. "In fact, we've been wrong pretty massively. With sales forecasting, it's sort of, why bother? The people who do the forecast don't know because the customers don't know." Manufacturers and distributors routinely accept the idea that sales forecasts will err by as much as 10%, and often 20% or more. In some cases, companies have not only accepted the fact that forecasts are "soft," they've begun using software tools to enable them to track the level of variance over time, adjusting their materials procurement, operations, and distribution plans accordingly. "We track our forecast accuracy, so that we can see a forecast wandering out of the norm," says the director of production planning and forecasting at a large packaged foods manufacturer. "We want to know exactly the number of weeks we are above or below a certain accuracy level in our forecast. That way, we build up a consistent trend of error." Granted, this food manufacturer has a special business need — to minimize the amount of product lost due to expiration at different warehouses. Adds this executive, "The software we are using gives us the ability to look at the freshness level and inventory for each product at different warehouse locations." His company is able to adjust product levels at its warehouses as needed, while avoiding losses due to product expiration. This feedback capability allows the business to tweak both production and inventories for maximum profitability. These problems are similar to those experienced in other industries, including high tech and electronics, where chips, subassemblies, and even finished products such as computers have limited effective shelf lives. Here, too, inventories must be managed in such a way as to maximize sales and minimize "spoilage" as products become obsolete or unwanted. In industries such as steel, excess finished-goods inventory ends up as expensive scrap later melted down to fill new orders. Meanwhile, steel producers lose production time and waste labor producing and storing the unwanted inventory, some of which was rejected because its production was too late for customer demand. Indeed, an entire industry—the steel service center—has arisen to cater to the needs of steel customers who couldn't wait for their orders to PREDICTING THE FUTURE How does BMW know how many Mini Coopers it will sell in North America? How many Priuses should Toyota build to meet demand in the U.S. this year? Worldwide? When is it time to tweak production— upward or downward—to reflect a change in the market? The short answer to all these questions is: No one knows for sure. The long answer is: Everyone needs and wants to know. That's why demand planning exists. Demand planning hasn't gotten the attention that enterprise resource planning systems (ERP) or customer relationship management (CRM) have received in recent years. But that's not to say it isn't a sore spot for many in the manufacturing and distribution communities. "When I speak in front of industry groups and ask how many people are happy with their sales forecasts, I don't see any hands at all," says John Pavain, president of Norwalk, Connecticut–based MaxQ Technology, a developer of demand management systems and a Microsoft® partner. "Demand planning is an area that most companies need help in." POOR FORECASTING = POOR PROFITS Whether it's for consumer packaged goods, industrial manufacturing, high tech and electronics, or automotive demand, sales forecasts often lack the sophistication needed to optimize both operations and profits. "We've been pretty wrong on forecasting—in both 1 DEMAND PL ANNING be coated, slit, shipped, and delivered. The automotive industry faces an even more complex problem. General Motors, for instance, began trimming production this year at certain plants in late summer and early fall to bring inventories more closely in line with slowing sales figures. Yet even as dealers around the country found themselves burdened with unusually high inventories on their lots, GM kept shipping vehicles —because the company books revenue and profit at the time it builds and ships vehicles, not when they are purchased by consumers. This system has predictable and painful results: As of July, the average time it took to sell a new GM vehicle was up to a record 91 days, forcing the company to offer sales incentives of up to $4,500 in rebates per vehicle. If, however, an effective demand planning process had been in place, timely analysis of key factors—including sharply rising gasoline prices and negative consumer attitudes toward the safety and environmental friendliness of SUVs—would have prompted GM to scale back production of Hummers and other large SUVs, whose sales were hit the hardest in the first half of the year. Now, however, with the 2005 models ready to hit showroom floors, inventory-swamped dealers were understandably reluctant to accept additional inventories. In turn, the reduction in dealer orders finally curtailed production. Yet existing inventories remain high, costly to both carry and unload at discounted prices. Says one securities analyst regarding the situation's impact on GM's earnings: "It's the company's choice whether they pay it back now or pay it back later." Poor demand management is costly for manufacturers and distributors in other ways as well. One large maker of data storage products that distributes via consumer electronics retailers found it was constantly playing catch-up with its dealers, routinely missing shipments and order dates. " Although we were spending more than a week each month planning and forecasting, we were still facing fines by our retailers for missing shipment dates," reports the director of sales planning. To help solve the problem, the company purchased a demand forecasting software package. The software takes into account each product's demand pattern, while allowing decision makers to adjust forecasts and inventories to meet the company's goals. Other downsides to inadequate demand planning include poor customer satisfaction, out-of-stock items, and high inventories—all of which drain the bottom line. Any time a customer finds an item out of stock and goes to another store and buys a competitor's product, both the manufacturer and retailer have lost sales. Even with demand planning, forecasting remains difficult; variables ranging from promotions to store openings to retail channel shifts must be included in estimating demand. "When Dell mails out catalogs and sends out e-mail blasts," says MaxQ's Pavain, "they must use past history as a guide to plan how much of a sales increase is expected." Still more difficult to assess is the demand for a new product. "You can do market research and look at similar products, but for products that are instant hits or fads, it's very much like trying to predict the future," says Pavain. "Who knew Apple's iPod was going to take off, whereas the Newton [an early handheld PDA] was a dud." DEMAND PLANNING TECHNOLOGY Where just five years ago only large enterprise clients could afford sophisticated demand planning systems, new software packages are well within the budgets of most companies. Yet despite the availability of new technology, many small and midsize manufacturers and distributors continue to forecast using simple spreadsheets. Says one technology analyst, "[Microsoft] Excel is the most widely deployed demand planning tool." Unfortunately, spreadsheets typically lack sophisticated forecasting algorithms, aren't built to track multiple inputs, and fall short in performing sophisticated analysis for various user groups within a business. Companies interested in more effective management of their supply chains have found that function-rich demand planning software can be a powerful tool to help managers take guesswork out of the planning process. Why? Because demand planning software recognizes a wide array of variables that influence sales projections. For example, while sales representatives typically view demand in a particular region based on the total 2 DEMAND PL ANNING revenue it produced, operations planners in the same firm view demand by quantities of each product sold. Demand planning software accounts for both variables. Demand planning systems typically produce a baseline forecast based on shipment or order history. Once established, users can change the baseline to account for other data, including promotions, advertising inserts, seasonality, new sales outlets, and other factors. At the same time, demand planning software factors in potential constraints such as materials availability and plant capacity. You can set up the system to switch from a "make" to a "buy" approach for a certain part or component any time insufficient in-house capacity exists. These systems typically yield four or five data streams, with varying forecasts. At this point, management plays a role in the planning process, overlaying broader strategic goals, such as reducing inventory and improving customer service. In addition, these systems usually offer notification functions, providing planners with automatic updates when certain events occur, such as a change of more than 30% from the previous month's forecast. Most demand planning packages also offer simulation capabilities to compare multiple forecasts and their impacts on both revenue and profitability. Automotive manufacturer and distributor Hyundai Motor America uses point-of-sale data to build a demand forecast for its service parts. The company uses a demand management system to digest more than three years of parts sales data to calculate demand forecasts by part number for four warehouses, leading to an order plan for some 50,000 parts. The order is then sent to Korea, where the company is headquartered and where many of its parts suppliers are located. As a result, the company has reduced inventory and boosted its fill rate. online. Why? Two reasons: First, many companies are reluctant to share data, and second, even when willing, few firms are able to commit the managerial and technological resources necessary to make this kind of collaborative planning work. Says one manufacturer, "You're relying on your customer to have the same expertise that you do, and that's not always the case." Another obstacle to collaboration is technological integration (or its lack) among various players in the supply chain. Sooner or later, companies large and small—manufacturers, distributors, and retailers alike— will connect using true application-to-application integration technologies such as XML and Microsoft's .NET initiative. In the meantime, companies looking to collaborate regarding supply-chain needs and demand forecasts generally do so on a customized, one-on-one basis. One technology that is proving a boon to demand planning is the Web portal. Many progressive manufacturers and distributors are using portals to link their dealer and retailer networks for both product ordering and sales forecasting. For example, Fleetwood Enterprises, a leading maker of recreational vehicles and manufactured housing, is using a Web portal to upload dealer sales data to improve forecasting. For Fleetwood and others, the payoffs derived from a more effective demand planning system ripple through the supply chain. But for the individual manufacturer or distributor, they tend to center around key financial benefits: • Reduction of inventories, • Reduced warehouse space, and • Improved customer satisfaction, resulting in increased sales. For instance, by simply using a demand planning package, one manufacturer of tire products was able to cut supply orders by half and reduce peak inventories by 25% in the first year. These benefits can be so significant, in fact, that some manufacturers and distributors are going the extra mile for customers, providing vendor-managed inventories. "You do the replenishment for the customers and manage their inventory of your products for them," explains MaxQ's Pavain. Distributors offer the same service when they stock retailers' shelves. Customers appreciate the extra attention, while manufacturers and distributors get direct demand signals from the SUPPLY-CHAIN COLLABORATION Manufacturers and distributors seeking to optimize their forecasts try to include their supply-chain partners in the planning process. Yet according to one estimate, only 10% of manufacturers and distributors are using collaborative supply-chain planning systems. The reality is that while many suppliers work with key customers to build forecasts, few perform this exercise 3 DEMAND PL ANNING market—removing much of the uncertainty from the planning process. One company using vendor-managed inventory is GM Brazil. Using customer demand data provided through its dealer network, the company's vendor -managed inventory system drives sales forecasts for more than 20,000 parts. With the new system, initial forecast accuracy was more than 90%. efficient, and more responsive supply chains—and happier customers. "Collaborative forecasting gives the supplier more information," says Pavain, "and the more information [a supplier] has, the better the supplier can serve [customers]. The benefits are significant reductions in inventory and warehouse space, an improved ability to supply the customer, and increased sales." SUMMARY THE PAYOFF Effective demand planning can provide significant benefits, including: • More profitable linking of pricing, promotions, and other sales incentives; • Better informed supply-chain decisions as a result of more accurate data regarding customer demand; • More efficient and predictable use of plant capacity, equipment, and labor; and • Better understanding of customer needs so that manufacturers and distributors can improve products, deliveries, and satisfaction. Manufacturers and distributors who have invested in new demand planning systems have benefitted not only through improvements in internal operations, but also from the greater collaboration fostered by these technologies. The end results are tighter, more Manufacturers in diverse industries have dramatically improved their forecasting accuracy with demand planning software packages. But to turn their crystal balls into improved bottom lines, organizations must: • Develop the products and services based on customer demand, not guesswork; • Establish pricing based on dynamic market feedback; • Manage effectively to forecasts, thereby optimizing the performance of facilities, people, inventories, and suppliers; and • Extend their forecasting capabilities across the entire supply chain with collaborative planning. Microsoft Dynamics is a line of integrated, adaptable business management solutions that enables you and your people to make business decisions with greater confidence. Microsoft Dynamics works like familiar Microsoft software such as Microsoft Office, which means less of a learning curve for your people, so they can get up and running quickly and focus on what's most important. And because it is from Microsoft, it easily works with the systems your company already has implemented. By automating and streamlining financial, customer relationship and supply chain processes, Microsoft Dynamics brings together people, processes and technologies, increasing the productivity and effectiveness of your business, and helping you drive business success. Worldwide (1) (701) 281-6500 U.S./Canada Toll Free (1) (888) 477-7989 www.microsoft.com/dynamics © 2004 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft and Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.


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On the morning after Buck's death, many baseball fans are left remembering that the legendary Cardinals announcer had been so good to them.
Just hours after his death late Tuesday, a statue that had been dedicated to Buck during the 1998 season had become a shrine in his honor. Fans came to place flowers, teddy bears, balloons, cards, posters, Cardinals memorabilia and personal notes at its base. The memorial site will stay lit 24 hours a day for an indefinite amount of time.
"There were two things in St. Louis I thought would be here forever -- the Gateway Arch and Jack Buck doing Cardinals games," said Brady Brown, a Cards fan. "He was the father figure of our whole community. He was Mr. St. Louis and he cared about everyone. We'll always keep him in our hearts."
The games will go on, but many fans talked about how they will never be quite the same.
"There were times I would rather listen to the game on KMOX and turn down the TV because the mental images he could paint were better than watching the game," said David Whitehead. "He was a truly standup announcer and he'll be greatly missed."
Many fans also discussed how Buck was much more than just a broadcaster. After close to 50 years in St. Louis, he is remembered as much for his involvement in the community and how he made every person he met feel special.
"He cared about everybody," said fan Tony Merkle. "To him, there wasn't color or religion -- it was just people. I think that is what brought him so close to everybody.
"He was what made Cardinals baseball so fun to listen to. He was the voice of St. Louis, the voice of the Cardinals, the voice of the fans. After every game, whether it was a Cardinals win or loss, he always had wise words. Just the sound of his voice -- if you were having problems, it was comforting to you."
Julie Polle wasn't born in St. Louis, but quickly grew to love Buck and the Cardinals. "I'm a big Cardinals fan, and I've admired Jack as long as I've lived in St. Louis, which is almost 30 years," she said. "I'm going to miss hearing his voice and everything he added to the games."
Many who visited the memorial site at Busch Stadium put some of their thoughts into words for all to see:
Fans will get another chance to pay their respects to Buck on Thursday morning at Busch Stadium. There will be a public viewing of the casket from 7 to 11:30 a.m., and people may enter Busch Stadium through the wagon gate located on Spruce St. All gates at Busch Stadium will then open at 11 a.m. for those wishing to attend a memorial service that will begin at 12:30 p.m.
A private memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday at Twins Oaks Presbyterian Church in Ballwin, Mo. That will be followed by a private burial at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery.
To honor Buck, the Cardinals will wear a black armband with the initials, "J.F.B." -- John Francis Buck -- on the right sleeve of their uniforms.
Jared Hoffman is an editorial producer for MLB.com based in St. Louis. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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It will never be below $14 again. The shorts tried to pull it down on a day with blowout earnings reported and they could only drop it 12 cents, what fools!
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bottom is at $5.00
who is a bigger clown, stevejzm or alexkebfb? or are they the same person?
Too many catalysts to drive stock price up. Money will move into stock as investors see future is less merky. Upgrades will come to. Q10 is the ace in the hole. Just think, all this buzz for a touchscreen from blackberry? The real crackberries haven't begun to come out of hiding. Look long term not just every few hours and days. Product has only been out for two months. Word of mouth is up 85% over the past 6 months
Sentiment: Strong Buy
I am long at $14.88 and saw a 4% gain wiped out and ended up negative for the day 3%. So much for buy and hold. Any gains and I will be selling it, the shorts seem to have control of this stock. Hope buyers run it up Monday so I can take a little gain. I will buy again but just not over $14.15.
Sentiment: Buy
congrads you are the first poster here to get it.the shorts control this stock,its why you are not going to get a squeeze.we already know that nothing happened at 18 which means the shorts are in at much higher prices.think of it this way bbry is lugging around a neg 4 points around its ankles,im long but there was nothing in the earnings nor heins comments to get the short a runnin.maybe the news from vz which actually is supporting the new phone may get some movement,some but i doubt this goes past 17 anytime soon
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12.85 looks about right if the bears have enuff firepower and or if the market completely tanks which might be more likely considering the volume or lack thereof.


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With recent annual landings values over $200 million, snow crab remains a dominant component of Newfoundland and Labrador fisheries and these snow crab stocks have recently been certified by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) as an initiative of the Association of Seafood Producers (ASP). MSC certification increases market value and access by the fishery; however, it also prescribes research and management milestones aimed at sustainability that must be met within a five year timeframe in order to maintain MSC certification. This research proposal is aimed at fulfilling some of the MSC research needs of industry partners by providing snow crab biomass and harvest rate estimates, and also forecasting how environmental conditions affect the productivity of Newfoundland and Labrador snow crab stocks. By contributing new knowledge in support of the MSC certification process and to aid management decisions, this project will help ensure that the NL snow crab industry maximizes its economic potential for years to come.
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Daniel Hill
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University of CalgaryHydrocarbon production from the Cardium Formation of the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin peaked in the 1970's. However, in recent years multistage hydrological fractured horizontal wells have unlocked large volumes of oil from low porosity permeability thin-bedded sandstones, laminated shales, and the bioturbated muddy sandstones. However, the geometry of the induced fractures is poorly understood. The proposed internship research project will analyze and compile a database of hydraulic completion data for different sedimentary facies using internal Penn West data. Further, integration of well logs (FMI, gamma ray, sonic, etc.), cores, hydraulic completion data, microseismic, and production data will likely lead to an better identification of most productive facies. The developed model and established relationships will secondly be compared with an existing Cardium outcrop study of the relationship between sedimentary facies and natural fracture networks (i.e. fracture dimensions, spacing and orientation). This latter part will allow construction of a predictive fracture model of fracture length and connectivity data for further modelling of the induced fractures in the subsurface by the sponsoring company.
The New Economy: Empowering Business Through Organizational Thinking
Dr. Ian Colquhoun
Jessica Hua
Conscious Brands
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Western University
Due to consumer demand for social and environmental responsibility, accountability and transparency, businesses are looking to redefine stakeholder value as more than just financial returns. This paradigm shift in business allows for progressive organizational thinking and the adopting of alternative forms of business organization that embed principles of corporate social responsibility. The proposed research will explore alternative business organizations, such as Certified BCorporations and Social Enterprises, to provide a snapshot as to how these models fit in existing businesses and how they will shape a new economy. In addition, the research will aim to identify aspects to consider when accounting for non-financial metrics and what mechanisms businesses need to ensure business continuity while also promoting positive social and environmental impact.
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Is NBC News going schizoid? The way the network reported the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on abortion buffer zones sounded like it was done by different people, maybe even on different stories.
As you probably know by now, the nine justices — in a remarkable unanimous decision — struck down Massachusetts' law requiring protesters to stay at least 35 feet from abortion clinics. Now, the prolifers can apparently protest right up to the clinic entrances.
Pro-abortion folks said the protesters harassed and even scared women who sought to enter the clinics. But the high court said the buffer zones were an overly broad approach and that the rights of free speech and public discussion were more important.
NBC's 2:53-minute video report and 473-word text report were produced by Pete Williams, the network's Supreme Court specialist. But the two are starkly different, both in tone and in the facts and opinions they hightlight.
The video report is calm and reasoned; anchor Brian Williams straightforwardly introduces it without the dry disdain he often uses. He says the decision "struck down one of the toughest in the country intended to limit protests at abortion clinics."
He quickly turns over the fact-telling to Pete Williams, who observes: "This Court is deeply divided on the issue of abortion, but it was unanimous today in declaring that Massachusetts went too far in trying to prevent violence at clinic entrances."
The video shows file footage of picketers shouting at women that "They're lying to you, and they're going to kill your baby!" Then it switches to the more peaceful protesters nowadays, and Williams reports that they say the buffer zones "violated their free-speech right to calmly suggest alternatives to abortion."
He gives a soundbite to one of them: soft-spoken, grandmotherly Eleanor McCullen, who complains that clinic patients "need somebody to care for them, and I truly care," but that the no-protest zone keeps her from talking to them. The challengers' lawyer, Mark Rienzi, says the decision means that Massachusetts can't "round everybody off and haul them off to jail just for speaking close to an abortion clinic."


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Former Hull City manager Phil Brown says he is close to agreeing a settlement with the club over the payment of the remainder of his contract.
Brown was placed on gardening leave by the Tigers in March after a poor run of results left the team languishing in the bottom three of the Premier League.
Iain Dowie was brought in on a temporary basis to try keep the club afloat, however, their two-year stay in the top-flight came to an end at the start of May.
Brown still had a year left to run on his deal and officials at the Humberside outfit opened talks to formally end the 50-year-old's four-year stay at the KC Stadium.
Reports had surfaced that Brown and Hull had agreed a compromise of £800,000 to sever ties, but Adam Pearson said such suggestions were 'premature'
The former Derby chief says a deal is close to being reached, although nothing had been finalised. Brown told Sky Sports News: "There has been reports and they're a little bit premature - we're very close.
"I'm going away on Sunday to Spain with my wife and daughter and when I come back hopefully we'll have a settlement agreed, a compromise agreed and I can move on with my career."
As Brown had not officially been relieved of his duties, a return was still possible for the man who guided Hull to the Premier League for the first time in over 100 years of existence.
But City's most successful manager denied such suggestions, saying it was time to move on. He added: "You never get surprised by football, these things were suggested to me and I thought about it long and hard about them.
"Obviously, if you turn them down you're breaking your own contract. At the end of the day you're sitting in your garden and you are under contract to the club.
"I've got nothing but admiration for Hull City and the board of directors and what they've done for the club - it hasn't just been myself, the management team and the players.
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"I've had tremendous support and I wish them well in the future but it's certainly not one for me now."
Brown added that he was looking for a return to the game, and hoped to emulate the success he achieved during his time in charge of the Yorkshire club.
He added: "My life now is on hold. It's not a nice feeling. I like to wake up in the morning with the purpose and a direction and if I can get that purpose and direction in the near future, I'm not one for sitting around.
"I want to move back into football as quick as I can and hopefully achieve what I achieved at Hull."


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Hotel Pension Dalila at the gates of the Medina of Fez in the neighborhood Zhoun. This board is clean and quiet just minutes from the beautiful monuments of Fez (Tombs Merinids Seffarine up, Bab or Gate R'cif R'cif madrasahs and other typical cultural tourism in Morocco). On three floors, with access to a terrace overlooking the Atlas and the Tombs Merinids Pension Dalila is simple and modern style and convinces with its cleanliness and its economical price and its accessibility to the greatest of Medina Africa.
We regret that credit cards are not accepted.
Method of Payment upon arrival: Cash Only!
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Cancellation Policy: 1 day before arrival
Check In: 2.00 pm
Check Out: 12.00 noon
Method of Payment upon arrival: Cash Only!
Taxes are included
Breakfast is not included
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I must stress here that this is my own personal opinion and my taste in places to stay may be somewhat "off". Please consider the following:
- this hotel is far from all the touristic activities: I walked home, to Dalida, each night, at 1 or 2 am, from around Bab Boujloud (the tourist center) for about 20-30 minutes--BUT THIS IS GOOD (FOR ME)!
- however, Dalida is relatively inexpensive and a cab (small taxi, le petit taxi) to Bab Boujloud costs about 12 MAD on the meter (around 1 Euro)
- they never entered my room to clean (in 5 days), and I was happy with that. (They would clean if I had asked.)
- The room and the bathroom have some shortcomings (like, the water from the douche stays on the floor around the showering area and does not go away--I used one of the three towels to dry up the floor), but I had no complaints.
- The staff was incredibly nice, helpful and responsive. They helped me change money (in the bank, perhaps), fix my torn shoes, get a local phone card and refill it etc, basically without any request of mine (except for the shoe--and that was cheap and well done!)
For me it was an ideal place to stay. I will stay in it again when and if, inshallah, I vcome back to Fez again
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