| Into the Outdoors: It’s time to fight off that dose of Cabin Fever ...
Personally, I think it is one of the more scenic lakes around the area. But because of this, there are water hazards so anglers must be careful. Bass fishing has been all the talk recently, but Braidwood is also known for other species.Heidecke Lake is scheduled to open April 1. This lake is 1,300 acres and was first leased by the DNR in 1978. The fishing at Heidecke has changed since the closing of Collins Station, but never fear, anglers are still doing well and reporting great catches each season. I have not fished Heidecke since the power plant shut down, but the last time I was out there I caught some huge Stripers. Reading an electronic graph to find contours and changes in the bottom composition is a must, but once you figure it out, Heidecke can quickly become your favorite lake. .
Wal-Mart encourages employees to post blunt comments about products on ...
Microsoft is one of Wal-Mart's biggest suppliers. But that did not stop the Wal-Mart employee in charge of buying computers from panning Microsoft's newest operating system, Vista. "My life has not changed dramatically" because of the new system, he wrote on his blog. "Well, for that matter, it hasn't changed at all." His public burst of candor was not isolated. On the same blog, a video game buyer for Wal-Mart slammed a "Star Wars" film as a "debacle," even though Wal-Mart still sells the movie. Known for its strict, by-the-books culture - accepting a cup of coffee from a supplier can be a firing offense - Wal-Mart is now encouraging employees who do the buying to speak frankly, even critically, about the products the chain carries. An unusual new Web site by Wal-Mart, which was quietly created during the holiday shopping season, has become a forum for unvarnished rants about gadgets, raves about new video games and advice on selecting environmentally sustainable food.
3 Cents Blog
NewsChannel 3 viewers and surfers send us all kinds of comments about dozens of different topics, local and national. So, we decided to post some of them in this blog. Take a look and see what your neighbors have to say, then, add your thoughts to the list. To send us a Your 3 Cents, just click here. ON MCCAIN'S CITIZENSHIP Click here to see the video -I think that the media needs to get a grip! I will not vote for McCain, but I do not doubt his citizenship! Susan, VA Beach -Language in Constitution needs to be changed to fit the times. John McCain should be considered a citizen of U.S. Mary Ann, Belle Haven -If we are going to question every one that was born at a military base, there are going to be pleanty of people that are not "natural" citizens! His parents, and grandparents are American citizens - he was born at an American controlled Panama Canal Zone location - doesn't the media have anything better to do? Bonnie, Gloucester -McCain is and always will be a United States citizen.
Adapting to Consumer-Controlled Surveillance
More important, prepare for it. Start building, where appropriate, your defensive branding strategy. I often worry that in our sometime irrational exuberance over the benefits and wonders of conversation, brands are blind to what it truly means for consumers -- our coveted buyers and lifetime revenue streams -- to be constantly watching, monitoring, evaluating, and talking about us. At the end of the day, consumers are monitoring brands and companies "for quality purposes" 24/7, far more attentively than companies recording toll-free calls. And that has enormous consequences for how we promote, protect, and manage brands. Choose Your Weapon The consumer lens into the brand closet is taking on infrared (define) levels of sophistication and clarity.
Microsoft Expands Online Services
Microsoft Corp. today plans to begin new tests of business programs offered as online services, in the latest attempt by the software giant to adapt to the changes being wrought by the Internet on the traditional software business. The Microsoft services come as Google Inc. and other companies are investing in similar services that in coming years could compete with Microsoft's products. The new offerings, called Microsoft Online Services, are an early salvo in that emerging battle. .
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Robots have long been portrayed as friendly helpers in Japanese popular culture, a far cry from the often rebellious and violent machines that often inhabit Western science fiction. This is, after all, the country that invented Tamagotchi, the hand-held mechanical pets that captivated the children of the world. Japanese are also more accepting of robots because the native Shinto religion often blurs boundaries between the animate and inanimate, experts say. To the Japanese psyche, the idea of a humanoid robot with feelings doesn't feel as creepy - or as threatening - as it might do in other cultures. Still, Japan faces a vast challenge in making the leap - commercially and culturally - from toys, gimmicks and the experimental robots churned out by labs like Takeno's to full-blown human replacements that ordinary people can afford and use safely.
Aishwarya Bachchan: The queen of Bollywood courts Hollywood
UTV Motion Pictures, the co-producer and worldwide distributor of "Jodhaa Akbar," is pushing hard to make sure that it expands the traditional fan base. Theatrical trailers were released globally as early as September. "Of course we are relying on South Asian viewers," said Siddharth Roy Kapur, the director of UTV, in a telephone interview. "But this is the perfect film for anyone who is curious about Bollywood. It has scale, stars, drama, song and dance." .
East metro water safer than previously believed
And so that shorter duration within the human body is the primary reason for lessening our concern," Stine told Minnesota Public Radio. The revised exposure number means all the east metro municipal wells that had previously tested positive for PFBA are now well within the safety limit. There are still about 50 private wells in Washington County that exceed the limit and require water treatment. 3M manufactured PFBA for use in photographic film. The comapny no longer makes the chemical. The contaminant apparently entered the groundwater from leaking landfills. 3M spokesman Bill Nelson said the company is still studying the Health Department's announcement, but he said company officials think the data supports an even more relaxed limit. "I guess our calculation would be a number much, much larger," Nelson said.
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