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Ford announces deep production cuts in response to growing losses

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Saturday, August 19, 2006

Ford has announced sweeping cuts of 21% (168,000 units) in its US and Canadian production, resulting in the partial closure of ten of its plants during the fourth quarter. The measure comes on top of existing turnaround plans announced in January, in which 25,000 to 30,000 positions should be cut and 14 plants closed by 2012.

Ford is the world’s third-largest automaker and the U.S.’s second-largest. However it has in recent years been struggling with poor profitability and shrinking market shares. In 2005 it lost $1.6 billion and recently the company reported a second quarter loss of $254 million and a 34% year-year decline in sales for the month of July.

George Pipas, director of sales analysis at Ford, points to rising gas prices having negative impact on the sale of the companies SUV lines as well as its sales leader, the F-series pickup truck as being the direct cause of the latest initiative.

So far the following plants are thought to be affected:

Ford’s stock fell 17 cents (2.1%) to $8 on the New York Stock Exchange.

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You have to realize what choices are available out there, and what the advantages are in every section, regardless it is custom party cups or plastic cups. Once you are able to distinguish the most common things people do when they require cups for a party, you will be able to take a wise decision.

There are some people that favor to utilize the cups that they have in their home. It may look like a good idea initially; surely you will be able to save a little bit of money. Nonetheless, as a matter of fact, when you take this route, you run the stake of having a tacky looking party. You also have to consider that you may not have sufficient personalized birthday cups there to ensure that everybody attending has a drink. Nobody wants to be that person at the party; hence if that is the case, you have to look for another choice.

The second choice is that some people go for is personalized birthday cups. While it may look like a good option initially, there are some problems here. Keep in mind that most of these cups are not meant to be utilized for a prolonged period of time. Your guests may be requiring them, but you dont want to run the stake of running out. You also have to keep in mind the fact that there are no custom choices like you can get in other types of cup materials. Finally, they dont insulate hot drinks the same way that branded coffee cups do.

Custom party cups are quite common. This type of cup is great for specific events, but if you have too many people, then you are going to end up with unlimited garbage that you otherwise wouldnt have dealt with. You also have to consider the price of these cups. They can be inexpensive for a small amount, but if your plan is to purchase in bulk, you may figure out that the cost is slightly out of hand. You wouldnt have to pay extra for more cups.

Cold and personalized birthday cups have become the numero Uno choice for people who are planning to throw an event or a party, planning to reduce cost on their dishes, or might be just want to have something good around when guests come and look for a coffee. Most people like these cups as they can be personalized in a way that is just like your personality. Moreover, you may also get cups that are designed for special occasions like weddings.

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Australian Senator Bob Brown calls for ban on junk food ads

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Tuesday, March 7, 2006

Australian Greens Senator Bob Brown today called for a ban on junk food advertisements during times that children are watching TV. In a press release, the Senator referred specifically to the previous night’s episode of Four Corners.

“The extensive use of psychologists to analyse little children’s responsiveness to TV advertising, including how best to influence parents to buy goods by ‘nagging’ from children, is exploitation without honour,” Senator Brown said.

The documentary, entitled How The Kids Took Over, investigated the increase in marketing to children, who “have a say” in AU$700 billion worth of spending each year. “The marketing assault is aimed not only at getting children to spend. Even companies who market adult products, such as cars, are enlisting children to help persuade their parents to buy the ‘right’ brand,” the program summary said.

In the past the Government has rejected such calls. It recently launched a $6 million advertising campaign encouraging children to exercise an hour each day.

Senator Brown says he plans to propose a Senate Inquiry.

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Ayurvedic Herbal Treatment For Neck Pain}

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Submitted by: Tannu Aggarwal

Neck Pain is a common medical condition. Neck pain can come from a number of disorders and diseases of any tissues in the neck, such as degenerative disc disease, neck strain, whiplash, a herniated disc, or a pinched nerve. Neck pain is also referred to as Cervical Pain.

The symptoms include pain in the neck and is commonly associated with dull aching. Sometimes pain in the neck is worsened with movement of the neck. Other symptoms associated with some forms of neck pain include numbness, tingling, tenderness, sharp shooting pain, fullness, difficulty swallowing, pulsations, swishing sounds in the head, dizziness or lightheadedness etc.

In diagnosing the cause of neck pain, it is important to review the history of the symptoms. In doing so, the doctor will note the location, intensity, duration, and radiation of the pain. Any past injury to the neck is noted. Aggravating and/or relieving positions or motions are also recorded. Further testing of undiagnosed neck pain can include X-ray evaluation, bone scan, MRI scan.

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Ayurveda suggests the following choice of treatment for all Neck Pains:

Ayurveda & Keraliya Panchakarma Therapies, Researched Internal Medicines, Diet management, Intensive muscle training, Yoga, Pranayama & other stress releaving exercises

Shiro vasti (A special technique of bathing the head in medicated oils using a special cap like apparatus), Abhyangam ( A whole body massage with specific herbal oils, achieves deepest healing effects by naturally harmonizing Body, Mind, Soul and the Senses), Nadi Swedam (medicated steam bath), Nasyam (administration of medicated oil through the nose, cleanses accumulated Kapha toxins from the head and neck region), Elakizhi (herbal leaf bundle massage), Shastika Sali Pinda Swedam/ Navarakizhi (A highly effective rejuvenation technique using a special type of rice that is cooked, tied into boluses and dipped into an herbal decoction and warm milk, then skillfully massaged all over the body), Pizhichil (medicated oil bath), Greeva Vasthi (a treatment done on to the neck to decrease cervical spinal compression). etc.

Medicines used in this treatment includes Thailams, Churnams, Asavams, Aristams, Ghrithams, Lehyams etc prepared from ayurvedic herbs like Rasna, Nirgundi, Dasamoola, Aswagandha etc based on severity, stage of the disease, age, prakruthi of the patient. Vata hara, Brumhana Oushada Ahara Vihara are also advised to these patients.

When you need a high-energy fix, do you reach for a power bar or power shake? Or do you resort to caffeine, chocolate, or high-sugar snacks when you feel that end of the day sag? It may surprise you, but the real energy-boosters are fresh fruits, vegetables, spices, and whole grains. These are the foods that are rich in Chetna, the healing and nurturing influence of nature. They are so alive with natures intelligence that fatigue-causing toxins cannot accumulate in the body when you eat them.

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Athletes have long relied on carbohydrates in grains for long-term endurance and energy. Yet not all carbohydrates are created alike. A Croissant, for instance, is high in fat and low in nutrition. The most nutritious carbohydrates are whole grains

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Surgeons reattach boy’s three severed limbs

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Tuesday, March 29, 2005 A team of Australian surgeons yesterday reattached both hands and one foot to 10-year-old Perth boy, Terry Vo, after a brick wall which collapsed during a game of basketball fell on him, severing the limbs. The wall gave way while Terry performed a slam-dunk, during a game at a friend’s birthday party.

The boy was today awake and smiling, still in some pain but in good spirits and expected to make a full recovery, according to plastic surgeon, Mr Robert Love.

“What we have is parts that are very much alive so the reattached limbs are certainly pink, well perfused and are indeed moving,” Mr Love told reporters today.

“The fact that he is moving his fingers, and of course when he wakes up he will move both fingers and toes, is not a surprise,” Mr Love had said yesterday.

“The question is more the sensory return that he will get in the hand itself and the fine movements he will have in the fingers and the toes, and that will come with time, hopefully. We will assess that over the next 18 months to two years.

“I’m sure that he’ll enjoy a game of basketball in the future.”

The weight and force of the collapse, and the sharp brick edges, resulted in the three limbs being cut through about 7cm above the wrists and ankle.

Terry’s father Tan said of his only child, the injuries were terrible, “I was scared to look at him, a horrible thing.”

The hands and foot were placed in an ice-filled Esky and rushed to hospital with the boy, where three teams of medical experts were assembled, and he was given a blood transfusion after experiencing massive blood loss. Eight hours of complex micro-surgery on Saturday night were followed by a further two hours of skin grafts yesterday.

“What he will lose because it was such a large zone of traumatised skin and muscle and so on, he will lose some of the skin so he’ll certainly require lots of further surgery regardless of whether the skin survives,” said Mr Love said today.

The boy was kept unconscious under anaesthetic between the two procedures. In an interview yesterday, Mr Love explained why:

“He could have actually been woken up the next day. Because we were intending to take him back to theatre for a second look, to look at the traumatised skin flaps, to close more of his wounds and to do split skin grafting, it was felt the best thing to do would be to keep him stable and to keep him anaesthetised.”

Professor Wayne Morrison, director of the respected Bernard O’Brien Institute of Microsurgery and head of plastic and hand surgery at Melbourne’s St Vincent’s Hospital, said he believed the operation to be a world first.