Joe Abernathy, Vice President of Stadium Operations at Busch Stadium, reveals what it takes to run an efficient program in baseball. The St. Louis Cardinals' Busch Stadium is one of only a handful of Major League Baseball teams to implement a green efficiency program. Joe Abernathy, a 15-year veteran at Busch Stadium, has successfully turned stadium operations into the green program, 2008's "4 A Greener Game," due in part to one relationship. Running an efficient program was always part of the stadium's regime, but their partnership with Energy Star accelerated ...

In an interview with Business Review Australia, Todd McDonald, the President of Michigan-based construction management firm CSM Group, discusses client relationships, sustainability and where the company will be in the next five years. "CSM Group tries to focus on the markets in which we are viewed as experts," he says in the interview. These markets include healthcare, food and beverage and education. The healthcare and food and beverage markets are similar in the project environment, in that air quality and cleanliness must be monitored to ensure compliance with safety ...

In an interview with Business Review Canada, Vice President Randy Wick and Manager Paul Braaten divulge the 19-year success of their company Northern Grocers, Inc. "We have a state of the art computer system out of Toronto and our server sits in Dallas, Texas. We do most of our printing and our local advertising right there in the warehouse. We keep updating our printers and copiers and try to do everything locally right inside the warehouse, so that saves a substantial amount of money," Braaten says in the article. The Company also provides an online catalog updated ...

In an interview with Business Review USA, Ken Wright, President of Beta LaserMike, talks about the logistics of his high tech company. "There are three areas we're emphasizing for growth for the future," says Wright in the article. "One is the emerging markets. We've been maintaining about a 25 percent growth rate in China over the last few years, we just opened an office in India in the Delhi area, we've also grown our sales in Latin America by eight fold over the last seven or eight years. The other area involves taking the laser beam product to a lot of markets where ...

In an interview with Business Review USA, H. Brooks and Company leader and owner, Phillip Brooks discusses the success of his company. The kind of freshness H. Brooks and Company delivers requires extreme speed. Once the produce is picked, the trucks become warehouses on wheels--racing to the Company's distribution center daily so they can deliver produce that's twice as fresh. Once its fruit and vegetables are delivered, the Company makes sure to keep them at peak flavor and freshness. The operation is intended to mimic that of nature so that produce is virtually ...

Underground Elephant, San Diego's fastest-growing online marketing company, announced today that former CFO of First Interstate Financial Services, Travelers Acceptance Corporation and Family Fitness Centers, William Huff, has joined the Underground Elephant Board of Directors. While at First Interstate, William Huff was responsible for the successful registration and funding of $250 million in securitized assets. Mr. Huff also developed systems and procedures that resulted in growth from 30 branches ($120 million in receivables) to 70 branches ($500 million in receivables) ...

alqemyiQ, a leading provider of demand data analytics solutions for the consumer packaged goods industry, announced today that it has received a Reader's Choice Award for the sixth consecutive year from Consumer Goods Technology (CGT) magazine. alqemyiQ's flagship product, DataAlchemy, won a top ten spot in the Demand Data Analytics category. CGT magazine is a leading resource for consumer goods executives looking to improve business performance and the magazine reaches an audience of more than 54,000 consumer goods executives. This award draws on feedback from consumer ...

Mineral Body Wraps, once highly regarded as a "Red Carpet Secret" among the stars, are available to men and women across the country looking to feel great and lose inches. Actors, celebrities and the elite across the country were using LA SlimWrap Body Wraps this week to prepare for the much-anticipated Oscars. LA SlimWrap is a mineral body wrap that incorporates a proprietary mineral solution with specialized wrapping techniques to detoxify the body, tighten loose skin, give exceptional inch loss, lift and shape the body, and is excellent for reducing the appearance ...

Financial Spreads, the London-based spread betting company, has improved its pricing on a number of the most popular forex markets. The firm recently introduced Guaranteed Stops in order to help spread betting account holders manage their risks more effectively. The firm has now tightened its pricing on a number of key forex markets. Along with stock market indices such as the FTSE 100 and the Dow Jones, forex markets are some of the most commonly traded spread betting markets. As a result, Financial Spreads have introduced tighter spreads for their popular Euro/Sterling ...

In almost three and a half decades, in vitro fertilization has been responsible for the birth of over three million children, bringing immeasurable joy to their parents who would not have been able to conceive without this technology. To increase the odds of success for would-be parents who pour their hopes and dreams, as well as money, into this procedure, doctors have routinely transferred multiple embryos. Often this has translated into twin and triplet pregnancies and the complications of premature birth, neonatal morbidity, and long-term medical problems. The infertility ...

The Brainchild Group has officially announced a new approach to digital marketing, which relies on a strategic blend of social media and Search Engine Optimization (SEO). According to Aaron Schoenberger, founder of The Brainchild Group, search engine algorithms adopted social media with open arms in mid-2010, yet only recently has such information become public. He stated: "Given the competitive nature of our industry, we figured it was in our best interest to keep The Brainchild Group's research under lock and key until the appropriate time. Now is that time." Since ...

The site is the culmination of a collaborative effort on the part of strategic experts, homeowners and,hand selected teams of attorneys who have been brought together to turn the tide in the current mortgage crisis. The site begins by exposing the visitor to a brief introduction to the root causes of the crisis (6 minutes) followed by a more in-depth expose of the problem (12 minutes) and winds up with the solution process (7 minutes). The group offers a rare and unique opportunity for homeowners to avoid the serious financial burden and legal risks of "going it ...

The ink is still fresh on 2010, a year that left an indelible mark on industries like mobile barcoding and RFID while leaving other industries unimpressed -- retail, for example. With 2011 spread before us like a crisp, blank page, one can't help but wonder: what will be written? Will mobile barcoding continue its explosive growth? Will we see the return of the American consumer? The BarCode News asked leaders in the fields of barcoding, RFID and retail technology to share their predictions about the coming year. These predictions have been collected and published on ...

This year's event will take place between Thursday 26th and Sunday 29th of May 2011, with the qualifying sessions and the main event taking place on the 28th & 29th respectively. YPI Group advise that applications in order to secure dockage in the Port of Monaco during this event submit documentation as soon as possible. The event is one of the undoubted highlights of the year's sporting calendar and is widely recognised as being the most testing of the Formula 1 circuits. What better way to sample the speed and adrenaline of the event than from the decks of a luxury ...

AdoreStudio Ltd, an emerging casual game developer, is releasing the beta version of a new game. "Adore Puzzle" is a game which was developed with a lot of imagination and creativity and therefore it will probably rise to the top of most the respected games in the mainstream gaming world. "Adore Puzzle" is a logical game with two play modes - Puzzle and Slide. It's suggested that the player solve puzzles/slides which represent pictures of well-known places from all over the world. With each puzzle or slide solved the player develops a desire to learn more and get deeper ...

At the CRM Software Blog website Microsoft Dynamics CRM experts provide reviews, comparisons and opinions to professionals in the CRM software selection process. But the biggest question CRM Software buyers want answered is, "How much does Microsoft Dynamics CRM cost?" Now CRM software buyers can use the Microsoft Dynamics CRM Quick Quote Cost Estimate tool to get budgetary pricing for both Microsoft Dynamics CRM on-premise and Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online. The unique feature of this quick quote tool is that it not only calculates the software license fees (for either ...

Next's childrenswear collection for Spring-Summer 2011 channels the season's essential themes into looks that kids will love. Girls who just wanna have fun will be drawn to Next's fabulous BIJOUX story, which mixes nautical stripes, bold florals, and jaunty styling details such as corsages and bow belts. There's also a super-cute blazer, plus a must-have mac. CAROUSEL spins outsize gingham checks and washed denim plus a vintage strawberry print on a fabulously pretty lemon, pink and turquoise-coloured fashion merry-go-round. Smudged florals insinuate camouflage effects ...

The variety of fat transfer, injectable and implantable options used in lip augmentation can be confusing. How do you choose between the many different fillers or implants available? Start by choosing an experienced and knowledgeable cosmetic surgeon. Before your evaluation appointment, do your homework and come prepared with all of your questions. Some of the information offered here will give you a good start. Reasons for Having Lip Augmentation Many women want to improve their appearance by augmenting their lips. Some want fuller more sensual lips, and others ...

Following the recent paperwork issues -- specifically "robo-signing" documents without reading them -- that plagued the banking industry's handling of foreclosures, the last thing the financial sector needs is another scandal. However, yet another black eye has appeared in the ongoing foreclosure saga: bank break-ins. A bank break-in occurs when bank representatives enter a property, thinking they have the right to enter the property, when in reality they do not. There are legitimate reasons for a bank to enter property. Most often, banks send representatives to properties ...

A serious car and truck accident on I-95 involved four vehicle and seven people, leaving a trail of twisted wreckage and two dead in Palm Bay. A semi-truck struck two cars and a pick-up as the vehicles slowed for a lane change caused by road construction. Highway patrol on the scene stated that the truck never applied any brakes until it struck the first car, then a second car, and finally the pickup, which caught fire. An off-duty police officer with a fire extinguisher, who was working traffic control for the construction company, rescued the driver of that vehicle. The ...

California is showing the way for the rest of the nation in terms of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, having set an ambitious goal to reduce these emissions to 80 percent below 1990 levels by the year 2050. Given that energy demand is projected to double by 2050, experts agree that the state will have to dramatically overhaul its energy systems to achieve its greenhouse gas emission goals. At the 2011 Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, some of the specific challenges and issue ahead were discussed in a session titled "Portraits ...

When people hear the words "Social Security", they generally think of three things: retirement benefits, survivor benefits and disability benefits. Under the disability category, there are two distinct programs to assist people who are unable to work due to a medical condition: Social Security disability insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI). The basic distinction between SSDI and SSI eligibility is based on the applicant's work history, and therefore whether the person has been a sufficient contributor to the Social Security system. Eligibility for ...

An important discovery has been made with respect to the possible inventory of molecules available to the early Earth. Scientists led by Sandra Pizzarello, a research professor at Arizona State University, found large amounts of ammonia in a primitive Antarctic asteroid. This high concentration of ammonia could account for a sustained source of reduced nitrogen essential to the chemistry of life. The work is being published in this week's Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). The paper is titled, "Abundant ammonia in primitive asteroids and the case ...

Domestic violence allegations are treated with extreme seriousness under New Jersey law. If a present or former spouse, domestic partner, co-parent or dating partner makes accusations of physical assault, harassment, stalking, terroristic threats or ten other criminal offenses, the court can immediately issue a restraining order that prohibits certain types of conduct and is backed by serious legal consequences. Whether you feel the need to seek legal protection or you face accusations, you should understand your legal rights and options. New Jersey's Prevention of Domestic ...

University of California, Berkeley, chemists have engineered bacteria to churn out a gasoline-like biofuel at about 10 times the rate of competing microbes, a breakthrough that could soon provide an affordable and "green" transportation fuel. The development is reported online this week in advance of publication in the journal Nature Chemical Biology by Michelle C. Y. Chang, assistant professor of chemistry at UC Berkeley, graduate student Brooks B. Bond-Watts and recent UC Berkeley graduate Robert J. Bellerose. Various species of the Clostridium bacteria naturally ...