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Stanfield, 36, uses Twitter for a variety of reasons, but the Guntersville resident said one of the biggest is to follow her favorite current and former Alabama football players.
"Some of my favorite players' tweets are Kenny Bell, AJ McCarron, Jesse Williams and Barrett Jones," said Stanfield, an office manager. "My favorites from former players are Dont'a Hightower, Julio Jones and Mark Ingram.
"They're favorites because they interact with fans the most — AJ, Kenny and Dont'a — and their sense of humor is entertaining to me."
The two current Alabama players with the most Twitter followers among starters appear to be All-America center Barrett Jones, who has more than 16,900, and starting quarterback AJ McCarron with more than 17,000. Alabama safety Vinnie Sunseri appears to have the most followers among defensive players with more than 12,300.
It's not unusual for the players to field various requests from fans. Usually, it's little more than asking for a little recognition.
For example, a mother of four asked McCarron to retweet her post because "I have the best boys in the world." McCarron obliged.
A man who was turning 53 asked McCarron to retweet his post for his birthday. Again, McCarron did so.
Jones allowed fans to get involved in his Twitter discussion several weeks ago about whether "Seinfeld" was a better television show than "Friends."
Jones believes "Seinfeld" is best, hands down: "It's about a lot of everyday situations that could happen to just about anybody," he said in a recent interview.
One fan, Alabama freshman Kaci Crumpton, got defensive lineman Jesse Williams to smile and pose briefly for a photo after Sunday's Fan Day practice. Later that day, she sent him the picture through Twitter and thanked him. Williams retweeted the photo to allow his followers to see it.
Stanfield posted a tweet recently and saw that Tide freshman wide receiver Amari Cooper not only retweeted it, but marked it as a "favorite."
"As a fan, it's almost like getting a celebrity to tweet at you or retweet you," she said. "It feels sort of like an accomplishment."
However, she said that most importantly, she wants the Alabama players to know how fans feel about them.
"I felt like (Cooper) knew he had fans' support ... like he knew we were proud to have him on our team," she said. "I always want the players to feel support from fans, and Twitter can be great for that."
Jones seems to have the most fun of Alabama players with Twitter, often showing off a low-key sense of humor. After a recent practice in which he and other Crimson Tide players did the traditional "up-down" exercise, he wondered on Twitter why it's called "up-down." After all, the players hit the ground, then get back up.
"Why do they call it an 'up-down' when really it's a 'down-up'?" he posted.
Jones said he likes keeping it light on Twitter.
"It's fun for me," he said. "I like it most to get information. So much information is available. But it's also fun. I think I have a good sense of humor. I like to laugh, and Twitter is a place where we can have fun."
Perhaps the most popular Alabama player on Twitter is Carson Tinker, a reserve who snaps for extra points, field goals and punts. Tinker has become one of the faces of the Tuscaloosa community's recovery from the April 27, 2011, tornadoes. His girlfriend, Ashley Harrison, was killed in the storms, but Tinker became a source of strength to his teammates, friends and family in picking himself back up.
He has more than 17,100 followers, and like Jones, he likes to keep it light. He recently posted a photo of a dry-erase board with a bunch of math figures on it.
In his post, he wrote simply: "I figured out the physics behind matching laces on a FG snap."
Tinker also was the one who initially outed teammate Jesse Williams for bench pressing 600 pounds. Tinker tweeted about the accomplishment, and because he has so many people reading his tweets, a minor Twitter stir followed.
Williams retweeted every posting he could find, leading one Twitter follower to ask if he was going for 600 retweets, too.
"I like Twitter," Williams said. "It's a great way to keep up with fans."
But does he worry about other teams seeing his accomplishment and taking aim at him?
"I doubt a lot of my opponents really follow me on Twitter," he said, smiling. "But it exploded a lot further than I expected. I'm sure other teams got a whiff of it. I had friends from my junior college call and ask me about it, ask if it was real and stuff."
So what does Alabama head coach Nick Saban think of this? Does one of college football's most controlling coaches approve of his players tweeting?
"As long as they do it responsibly, I trust them," said Saban, who has no official Twitter account. "When they don't, then abuse brings control. Pretty self-explanatory."
However, he does make sure his players are monitored.
"We have a rule that you don't post anything about our team," he said. "We monitor what they tweet because, A, we don't want them to represent themselves poorly from a character standpoint, and, B, we don't want them to do anything representing the team or what the team is trying to accomplish to be compromised by what they post."
When LSU dismissed All-America defensive back Tyrann "Honey Badger" Mathieu on Friday, a quick check of player Twitter accounts that afternoon showed that only one player had posted anything about the former Bengal Tiger. It was Cooper, and his post appeared innocent enough: "As an Alabama wideout I wish the honey badger would've still been on that team."
Stanfield said it's clear to her the players are following some guidelines.
"It really makes me proud because I've been following several Bama players and I haven't seen any of them get out of line like I have players from other teams. Whatever Coach Saban's policy is to his team, they obviously follow it."


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You're in the right place we have this same discussion obsessively every year. This one is looking better than usual
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By regularly nurturing your LinkedIn network, you can get valuable business intelligence that can open doors. It happened to me and I want to tell you how.
If you're like most of my friends, you treat LinkedIn as an online resume-storage box. You probably devote most of your social media time sharing information with friends on Facebook or Twitter, and rarely visit or update your LinkedIn profile, seek recommendations, join groups, list accomplishments or even add a profile photo.
If you've been LinkedIn-Lazy, it's time to change your ways. It's the first place recruiters do their hunting; it's a place where it's totally cool to strut your stuff, and your achievements get showcased in a nicely organized way.
What's most important to me? On LinkedIn, you can easily gather business intelligence by learning about nearly everyone who is sizing you up on a daily basis.
That little bit of information — above all else — is LinkedIn's most valuable benefit to my business.
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It's my free business intelligence about who may be looking for a PR or social media consultant. It also tells me who's trolling for possible partnerships or internships. With a little chutzpah, you can connect with those people and see what unfolds.
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Pimples usually appear on the worst dates: day before the prom, minutes before a romantic date, and hours before a job interview and the night before your wedding. Perfect timing, dear acne, perfect timing indeed!
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Potato. Rub a slice and leave for about 20-30 minutes. It'll ease the swelling and will leave it smooth and unnoticeable. Wash up and apply a small amount of concealer make-up and you're good to go.
Tomato. There is already tomato face-off peeler clay or mask available in the market but tomato juice is just as effective. Wash your face with tomato juice and leave or at least an hour. Wash face thoroughly afterwards.
Ice. When signs are showing of an impending zit, grab an ice cube and press it on the area. Repeat a couple of times to prevent it from swelling. The coldness will relieve the area and will prohibit it to bloat.
Eggs. Isolate your egg whites from the yolk and whip the white a little. Either apply on your pimples individually or you apply it on your entire face as a white mask. Wait until it tightens. Wash off with mild soap and water afterwards.
Strawberry. Slice the strawberry in half and apply the fresh part on your pimples. Rub it in and leave for 20-30 minutes before rinsing off. Strawberries are quite good teeth whiteners.
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Apple. Make a paste out of grated apple and honey and apply on affected areas. Let it sit for 15-20 minutes. The paste is also good as a whole face treatment to regain freshness and get rid of excessive oil and dirt.
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New Ofcom research shows that the average broadband speed in November/December 2010 was 6.2Mbit/s – less than half (45 per cent) of the average advertised broadband speed of 13.8Mbit/s.
The findings come as Ofcom submits its response to the current Committee for Advertising Practice (CAP) and Broadcast Committee for Advertising Practice (BCAP) consultation on broadband speeds advertising.
Ofcom is recommending that if speeds are used in broadband advertising they should be based on a Typical Speeds Range (TSR), so consumers have a clearer idea of what speeds to expect.
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Next-generation superfast broadband services – available to a growing number of households – are significantly faster than current generation services.
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- The average download speed received for 'up to' 20/24Mbit/s DSL packages was 6.2Mbit/s (29 per cent of average advertised 'up to' speeds).
- For 'up to' 8Mbit/s DSL services, it was 3.4Mbit/s (42 per cent of average advertised 'up to' speeds).
- Very few ADSL broadband customers achieved average actual download speeds close to advertised 'up to' speeds.
- Just three per cent of customers on 'up to' 20 or 24Mbit/s DSL services received average download speeds of over 16Mbit/s, while 69 per cent received average download speeds of 8Mbit/s or less.
Fibre-to-the-cabinet services – broadband via fibre optic cable to the street cabinet and then via a standard copper telephone line to customers' homes
- BT's Infinity service, tested for the first time and currently available to 15 per cent of the population, is a fibre-to-the-cabinet service.
- It performed better than ADSL services and our research found that average download speeds were 31.1Mbit/s, 78 per cent of the advertised speeds.
Cable services – broadband via a fibre optic cable to the street cabinet and then by coaxial cables to homes
- Virgin Media's cable services, available to 48 per cent of the population, delivered average download speeds that were much closer to advertised 'up to' speeds than ADSL services, delivering between 90 and 96 per cent of the advertised speeds.
- Virgin Media's highest speed 50Mbit/s package delivered an average download speed of around 46Mbit/s.
BT Infinity service delivers better upload speeds than other packages
- Download speed is typically the most common way of comparing broadband performance.
- However, upload speeds are also important, particularly for users that send large files, such as uploading videos and high quality photographs.
- The research shows that BT's Infinity services delivered average upload speeds of around 8Mbit/s – significantly higher than any other service measured in the research.
- Virgin Media's 'up to' 50Mbit/s service delivered average upload speeds of around 2.5Mbit/s while all other ISP packages delivered average upload speeds of less than 1.5Mbit/s.
Listen to Ofcom Director of Consumer Affairs Claudio Pollack discuss our findings on the Radio 4 Today programme
Advertising broadband speeds
Ofcom believes that a change in how broadband services are advertised is necessary to ensure that consumers can compare services effectively.
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has responsibility for broadband advertising in the UK and last year asked the CAP and BCAP (the committees which set advertising standards) to conduct a review of the advice provided to ISPs on advertising practices.
Ofcom is submitting its response to the CAP/BCAP consultation, published in January 2011, alongside this research report.
Typical Speeds Range
Ofcom recommends that:
- a Typical Speeds Range (TSR) representing the range of speeds actually achieved by at least half of customers (around the median) should be used when using speeds in broadband advertising;
- if a maximum 'up to' speed is used in an advert, then the TSR must have at least equal prominence. The theoretical maximum 'up to' speed stated must also be a speed actually achievable by a material number of customers;
- advertisers should include a qualification alerting consumers that they can confirm the likely speed that they will receive when buying their service, and, where it is the case, must also explain in the body of the advert that actual speeds depend on line quality and distance from the exchange; and
- any reference to broadband speed in advertising (for example, words such as "fast", "super-fast" or "lightning") must be accompanied by a TSR, which should have at least equal prominence to these words.
Ofcom has also responded to the CAP/BCAP consultation on the use of the term 'unlimited' in broadband advertising. Ofcom recommends that this term only be used when a service has no usage caps implemented through a fair usage policy.
Ofcom is also setting out what the TSR might be for each technology used to provide fixed-line broadband.
Voluntary Broadband Speeds Code of Practice
The new, strengthened Code of Practice comes into force in July 2011.
ISPs who have signed up to the Code have committed to explain to new customers the access line speed they are likely to achieve at home, and to try to resolve problems for those customers whose access line speed is significantly below the estimate provided.
If the problem cannot be resolved, then customers will be able to leave their provider within the first three months of their contract without penalty.
'Clear and accurate information'
Ofcom Chief Executive, Ed Richards, said: 'It is encouraging that new technologies are being rolled out across the UK and faster speeds are being achieved.
'However, the research shows that ISPs need to do more to ensure they are giving customers clear and accurate information about the services they provide and the factors that may affect the actual speeds customers will receive.
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SOLANA BEACH — Despite overcast skies and a chilly breeze, music fans young and old filled Fletcher Cove Park on July 8 to listen to the acoustic sounds of The Smart Brothers.
The Carlsbad band was the fifth of 11 performances scheduled for the third annual Concerts at the Cove series, a free, community-oriented event sponsored by Belly Up Tavern, the Solana Beach Community Foundation and the city.
Concerts will be held Thursdays through Aug. 19 from 6 to 7:45 p.m. Remaining performers this month are Alyssa Jacey on July 22 and Josh Damigo on July 29.
Scheduled to appear in August are Joanie Mendenhall, Jasmine Commerce and Alex Woodard on Aug. 5, Aug. 12 and Aug. 19, respectively.
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I only did this once. I got 10 rounds plus 5 STO, and 5 deadlifts. Who knew being good at step aerobics would benefit you in this workout?! We all figured out doing step up's instead of real box jumps will make you go quicker and get ALOT more reps. Who knew?? Anyway, can' wait for 13.3 to come out! We had a ton of people come out and complete it. I have a link below with a bunch of pictures that were taken on Saturday, also the link to Crossfit Omaha's Facebook, there are also a lot of pictures there too. The pictures were to big to upload so that's why I just have the links. Take a look! Have a great week everyone!
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This is more of a campground than RV park. The road going into the park needs some work. It is a dirt road with potholes and a little steep. The sites are a bit overgrown with grass. And you have to walk a ways up a steep grade to take your trash. That being said, the internet rate is only $25 for full hookups. There is a firepit on each site. I would definitely camp here again.
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Very dusty, narrow spaces. No shade at all. A little noisy. The dust was mostly if you camp in the front where all the truck traffic is. The motel was locked when we first got here, so we had to wait for the girl to return from the bank run. Plenty of spaces to choose from and even though the spaces are narrow, I doubt you hardly ever have a neighbor right next door in this place. Needs a little upkeep. Not sure that I would stay here again.
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Mount St Helen's RV Park - KOA
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I rounded up the price which was $39.72. Too high considering there is no big rig access, no pull through spaces, and no 50 amp service. But the park is really pretty. It is now a KOA.
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Elma RV Park
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Silver View RV Resort
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This is just a parking lot really with no grass or place to walk the dog. There is no TV. But it has everything you really need for $15 a night. You can't beat the price. It even had 50 amp.
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Very nice park for the money. My only complaint is the cable was really snowy and the internet was hit and miss. The park is beautiful, though, with grass and trees.
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Wine World is proud to announce our association with
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Elizabeth, who by all accounts is a world class foodie, first
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Thanks for that. I wanted to portray the fact that Web Design is natural to me and that it is an integral part of my life. Everyone takes shots of themselves in the office and at a desk I hate that (unless you have a beautiful office).
In addition the photos are interesting, and as you say, appealing to look at. I'm really happy with the initial concept idea and the finished results.
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Full shoot can be seen here.
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- Democrats are moving America forward while Congressional Republicans admit they want to take us back to the "exact same" failed policies of Bush that drove us into the ditch.
- Congressional Republicans are protecting Wall Street, Big Oil, health insurance companies and corporations who use tax loopholes to ship U.S. jobs overseas -- voting against investments that put Americans to work building roads, bridges, broadband, wind turbines, and solar panels that will help America lead the world -- and voting against tax cuts for small businesses to help create hundreds of thousands of local jobs.
Yankton Press and Dakotan (South Dakota) - Herseth Sandlin Visits Gavins Point Dam
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Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D-S.D.) visited Gavins Point Dam Tuesday afternoon to get a first-hand look of work being done there courtesy of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is overseeing nine projects on and around the dam that will cost about $6 million to complete.
"It's been very rewarding across South Dakota for many months now to see the types of projects that have been supported with Recovery Act dollars," Herseth Sandlin said. "It was the right bill for South Dakota, and I think the jobs that have been saved or created demonstrate that. It's been good to hear the comments and recognition by leaders like the governor, as well as business and other community leaders, that are familiar with and recognize the importance of these projects to our essential infrastructure in South Dakota and to the essential services for our citizens." [9/1/10]
The Charlotte Observer (North Carolina) - Celgard to break ground on Concord plant
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Celgard LLC will hold a groundbreaking at 10 this morning for its 150,000-square-foot manufacturing plant in International Business Park.
The company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Polypore International Inc., is a leading supplier of 'microporous separators' used in lithium-ion batteries.
The company also is expanding its existing space in Charlotte. The Charlotte expansion, plus the new Concord plant, will create about 200 jobs, officials said.
U.S. Rep. Larry Kissell, D-N.C., worked with Celgard to help secure a $49.2 million grant for the project through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. [9/2/10]
Business Courier of Cincinnati (Ohio) - Sebelius announces $13.8M for HealthBridge
Greater Cincinnati HealthBridge will receive $13.8 million over three years to help health providers in a 16-county area use health information technology.
The money comes through the Beacon Community Program, created through the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009. Cincinnati and Detroit are the two final pilot communities selected for the effort, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today at the University of Cincinnati.
HealthBridge and the Southeastern Michigan Health Association, which is receiving $16.2 million, join 15 other projects selected in May for the Beacon program. More than 100 communities applied for the final two slots, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.
The projects are expected initially to create 1,100 jobs across all projects at an average salary of $70,000 per year, according to the department. [9/2/10]
The Anniston Star (Alabama) - Stimulus saves 34 jobs at JSU
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More than two dozen Jacksonville State employees have been able to retain their jobs because of allocations handed down from the federal government through the stimulus package in the past year.
Data published on a government website, www.stimulus.alabma.gov, show that JSU is expected to get $6.5 million in stimulus money.
"I certainly believe it's served its purpose over here because otherwise we would have had to resort to reducing our faculty or some other more stringent recourse," said Suzanne LaRocca, director of internal audit for JSU. "It allowed us to continue another year providing (for) our clientele, which is the students (and) faculty." [9/1/10]
The Daily Review (Pennsylvania) - Casey tours Tioga County wind project
U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) on Wednesday toured AES Armenia Mountain Wind LLC, a wind project located in Tioga and Bradford counties.
'Pennsylvania is a manufacturing hub that is growing its wind capacity and it is wonderful to see it firsthand today,' said Senator Casey. 'We must consider a national energy standard that would lower pollution and increase renewable energy usage. Wind power is an important part of that formula.'
AES Armenia Mountain Wind LLC received $69,460,892 in federal funding through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) earlier this year. The funding, administered by the U.S. Department of Treasury, provides a payment in lieu of tax credit for project development and aims to create and retain jobs as well as expand the use of clean, renewable energy. [9/2/10]
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- Central Valley Business Times (California) - Central Valley gets $601,070 in stimulus grants
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WWF and SABMiller unveil water footprint of beer
18 August 2009
Business value of water footprints revealed in South African and Czech studies.
Water footprinting is being increasingly used to understand the total amount of water that supports our lifestyles - the water used to create the clothes we wear, the food we eat and the beverages we drink. At this year's Stockholm Water Week, SABMiller and WWF, two members of the Water Footprint Network, will publish a report which explains the water footprint of the whole value chain for SABMiller's beers in South Africa and the Czech Republic.
SABMiller and WWF are working together on water footprinting to better understand the quantity, efficiency and geographical context of water used to produce beer in order that this resource can then be better managed. The two organisations are using the insight provided by water footprinting to develop targeted programmes to improve water management. For example SAB Ltd in South Africa already works with barley farmers to improve their yields and water use, and with WWF the company is now considering how to develop this further to protect the watersheds within which it operates.
A water footprint encompasses the entire value chain, from crop cultivation and processing, through to brewing and distributing the beer and details the total water input, both direct and indirect. The new report reveals that in South Africa, the total water footprint is equivalent to 155 litres of water for every 1 litre of beer such as Castle lager and Carling Black Label. The vast majority of this (98.3%) comes from the cultivation of crops, both local and imported.
For Plzensky Prazdroj, SABMiller's Czech operation and home of Pilsner Urquell, agriculture is again the most significant component; accounting for over 90% of the total water footprint. However the overall water footprint is significantly smaller at 45 litres of water to every 1 litre of beer. This difference is due to a number of factors including weather, the reliance on irrigation in South Africa and the proportion and origin of imported crops.
In comparison with other beverages, beer's water footprint is relatively small; for example an independent report* has estimated that coffee, wine and apple juice all have water footprints more than three times that of beer. However, the water footprint figure itself does not give the whole picture. More important is the context - where it is used, what proportion of the area's total water resource it represents, and whether water scarcity creates risks to the environment, communities and businesses now or in the future.
Stuart Orr, WWF's freshwater footprint manager, said: "The water footprints of SABMiller's beers in South Africa and the Czech Republic are the first detailed corporate water footprints to be published and are progressive in the way they examine the impact of water use within these countries. Most important is that this information is now used to ensure that their business partners - particularly farmers - are encouraged to use water more efficiently."
SABMiller head of sustainable development, Andy Wales, explains "Water footprinting enables SABMiller to understand which parts of our supply chain might face water scarcity, or poor water quality, in the future, and means that we can plan now to deal with these future challenges. We will build on our existing partnerships with WWF in South Africa, Colombia, and Honduras to create further local watershed protection projects to reduce risk whilst protecting the environment"
Download the report here
*Source: Pacific Institute, February 2009
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About SABMiller
SABMiller is one of the world's largest brewers with brewing interests and distribution agreements across six continents. The group's wide portfolio of brands includes premium international beers such as Grolsch, Miller Genuine Draft, Peroni Nastro Azzurro and Pilsner Urquell, as well as market-leading local brands such as Aguila, Castle, Miller Lite, Snow and Tyskie. SABMiller is also one of the largest bottlers of Coca-Cola products in the world.
In the year ended 31 March 2009, the group reported US$3,405 million in adjusted pre-tax profit and group revenue of US$25,302 million. SABMiller is listed on the London and Johannesburg stock exchanges.
High resolution images are available for the media to view and download free of charge from http://www.sabmiller.com/
About WWF
The way we live is leading to environmental threats such as climate change, species extinction, deforestation, water shortages and the collapse of fisheries. WWF's One Planet Future Campaign is working to help people live a good quality of life within the earth's capacity.
For more information visit www.wwf.org.uk/oneplanet
About South African Breweries (SAB) Ltd
The South African Breweries Limited was established in 1895 and employs in the region of 8,800 people, including its soft drink division ABI. It owns seven breweries with a brewing capacity of some 31.4 million hectolitres. Total beer volumes during the last financial year to end March 2009 reached 25.9-million hectolitres. SAB Ltd is the South African subsidiary of SABMiller plc.
For more information visit http://www.sablimited.co.za/
About Plzensky Prazdroj
With total sales of over 10.7 million hectolitres in the calendar year 2008 (including licensed production abroad) and exports to more than 50 countries around the world, Plzensky Prazdroj a. s. is a major beer producer in the Czech Republic and the largest exporter of Czech beer.
For more information visit http://www.prazdroj.cz/
SABMiller and WWF's local collaborations
SAB Ltd in South Africa is already working with WWF and the South African government's Working for Water Programme to offset the water used by two breweries in scarce regions. In agriculture, SAB is working with WWF to develop methods for barley farmers to improve water use and encourage sustainable agriculture.
In Colombia, there is a joint project between WWF and SABMiller's subsidiary, Bavaria, to develop and promote strategies which reduce the water footprint, protect natural ecosystems and improve the efficiency of Bavaria's water use, through institutional, scientific, logistical and financial cooperation. One of the first steps in this will be to calculate the water footprint of Bavaria's value chain.
In Honduras a memorandum of understanding has been signed by Cerverceria Hondurena and WWF, agreeing to work together to protect the different water basins which drain into the Mesoamerican Reef in Honduras. Works has already started different NGOs to protect the different water basins at the Merendon Mountain Range which supplies over 80% of the water to San Pedro Sula. The initial focus will be the protection of the basins by reforestation of the affected areas. Also as part of the agreement, WWF is working with Cerveceria Hondurena and Coca Cola to implement the Water Efficiency Toolkit at both the soft drink and beer plants.
SABMiller also has active local water projects with The Nature Conservancy in Colombia and through its joint venture MillerCoors in the United States.
Bianca Shevlin, Corporate Media Relations Manager, SABMiller
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As with many of the arts, there is a protocol for doing the proper kegstand, a heels-over-head staple of tailgate parties and bowl games across the land.
It should be attempted only by the fittest and most deviant among us. A helmet would be wise, though I've never seen one worn.
Tried my first kegstand the other day at the Rose Bowl. It was a grand game, held as always in an arroyo in west Pasadena. Or as Wisconsin Badgers fans now refer to the place, Les Miserables.
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Imagine paying for three straight disappointments, the way they have. How many cows must you milk, how much butter must you churn, only to have your heart broken like that?
Then again, if you've ever been to Pasadena, you know a visit is worth every sacrifice. There's the Cheesecake Factory and that new joint, Kings Row. A couple of nice libraries.
That's about all that comes to mind. But next year, there's the 100th Rose Bowl, followed by the very last Bowl Championship Series title game a week later. Can you just imagine Pasadena then? Brings to mind Paris after they evicted the Nazis and everybody started French kissing.
Anyway, back to the tailgating. We're wandering the south end of the Rose Bowl, which just doesn't get the kind of ink the grassier north end does, and that's a shame, for there is a lot going on. In Lot H, foodie Adam Richman is hosting a taste-off in front of Stanford and Wisconsin fans. (I was a judge.)
The bratwurst win, of course, over rib-eye tacos served up on Stanford's behalf. I think organizers were at a loss to come up with food that represented Stanford. When I mentioned "hubris and a $75 bottle of pinot," one of the PR types got sort of pained, as if appendicitis had suddenly set in. So much for an honest thought.
From there, my buddies and I added five college punks to the entourage. Three of them were visiting from back East, so we wanted for them the quintessential Rose Bowl experience. As you know, I believe alcohol should be reserved for cough syrup and wedding toasts, but it seemed rather mean-spirited to deprive the college kids of an authentic New Year's Day tradition.
Across the arroyo we headed.
This is my favorite part of college football, this social free-for-all, this culture of friendship and inclusion that allows you to crash almost any tailgate party you'd like, with complete strangers — soon to be complete friends — offering food and beverage and conversation. It is America's autumnal Mardi Gras.
"Happy New Year!" we say as we drop in on an extremely understanding group of Stanford fans near the RV section, where they paid $300 just to park.
We do not come entirely empty-handed. My buddy Eugene is lugging a thermos of really rich bloody Marys — cooked up in our kitchen and perhaps the finest achievement of mankind — and Charlie is carrying plastic cups. I'm the platoon leader. Except in this case my comrades don't have my back the way a real platoon would. At the first sign of unpleasantness, they would all run.
But the Stanford folks could not have been nicer, warmly welcoming the kids from the East Coast and letting us hang with them after we explain we have nowhere else to go.
Nearby is a group of Wisconsin fans, who are using a beer keg like a jungle gym. This is where the headstand, or, in the vernacular of the sport, the "kegstand" takes place.
"Hey, anybody wanna do a kegstand?" their leader calls over, and of course I do, because I don't want to be rude and pretend that doing a kegstand is beneath me. Basically, nothing is beneath me except a $20 pair of Keds.
So, up I go, two dudes grabbing my legs so that I am sort of over the keg, though more horizontal than head-first vertical.
Enriching the kegstand experience is that you have to drink from the keg as you do this. As I said, I shun alcohol except during illness or religious ceremony, but this tasted pretty good — one of the light domestics with a pretty good chill on it.
Then my buddy Eugene did his first kegstand as well. The kids, all of whom were 21, refused. Which I think showed excellent sense.
Then we wandered around some more — through a VIP tent and finally into the stadium, the rosiest Rose Bowl ever, a red sea.
The game itself was good, even great at times.
Poor Badgers. Wished for them a better outcome, for their fans are truly gracious, wonderful guests, coming all this way, most by snowmobile.
I'd like to think they'll be back again soon, but the specter of Urban Meyer now hangs over them like Sweet William's Ghost.
Probably, that's when Les Mis really sets in.
"It is on December nights ... that we most think of the sun," goes the play.
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The economy isn't the only thing that's in a slump these days. Plenty of workers are in the doldrums, too.
They feel stuck in their jobs because new ones are hard to come by. They can't afford to retire. So they're not performing as well as employees who look at their jobs as labors of love. HR can help get them back on track.
These eight ways to boost employee performance just might work in your organization.
1. Walk the talk. Nearly half of employees feel that organizations put corporate values "on the wall" but don't practice them, notes a study by research firm StrategyOne. Yet managers who exhibit corporate values can improve employees' performance by 12%, according to data from the Corporate Executive Board.
Tip: Encourage workers to bring problems to management's attention.
2. Ban busywork. The Families and Work Institute has found that more than half of employees feel overwhelmed by the amount of work they have to do—much of which consists of pointless meetings and low-value tasks. Interruptions during the workday and unnecessary demands compound the problem.
Tip: Invite employees to evaluate the value of the work they do. They know where inefficiencies lurk.
3. Strut your stuff. Too many employees have no idea what your organization's mission is—or their role in achieving it. According to StrategyOne, one-third report not caring much about their company and say they are mainly there to get a paycheck. Almost 40% don't know what the main mission of their organization is, other than making money.
Tip: Tout your organization's purpose. Encourage managers to huddle one-on-one with employees to communicate how they contribute.
4. Show and tell. Organizational behavior expert Adam Grant found that workers often underperform because they don't understand why their work is significant. In an experiment, employees of a fundraising organization who read stories about people who benefited from the group's donations doubled the number of donations they raised—because they increased the number of fundraising calls they made per hour.
5. Send 'em packing. Two-thirds of employees told Right Management pollsters they didn't use all their vacation days last year. A quarter of workers in another survey said they were afraid they'd be fired if they took a day off.
Yet decades of research shows that employees who take vacations return to work refreshed, less stressed, more productive and happier.
Tip: Require employees to use all their vacation days every year.
6. Bring back balance. A tight job market and even tighter budgets have convinced some organizations to do away with the work/life benefits. But as staffing becomes leaner, those who are left are taking on more work—which leaves less time and energy for home.
Indeed, nearly 90% of employees in another StrategyOne poll say they see work/life balance as a problem, including 54% who called problem "significant."
Tip: Even if your work/life budget is paltry, offer some no- or low-cost perks to help employees juggle work and family. Example: Arrange for office pickup and delivery from local dry cleaners and grocery stores.
7. Get on Facebook. Most companies use e-mail and intranets to communicate with employees. New research shows that social media is catching up as an effective alternative. The Performance Improvement Council recommends using blogs, RSS feeds, podcasts, Wikis and other social networking forums to deliver real-time congratulations to employees who do good work and to share employee success stories.
8. Make money matter. Some of your organization's employees are probably having trouble making ends meet. So they're dipping into their retirement savings accounts and halting their 401(k) contributions.
At the same time, 60% of workers say the recession has made them more fiscally responsible and that maintaining a budget has become more important to them, according to a CareerBuilder survey.
Tip: Arrange for financial planning lectures. If you can afford it, sponsor one-on-one meetings with financial consultants.
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