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CALGARY, March 30, 2012 /CNW/ - The Heart and Stroke Foundation, in partnership with the CIHR Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health, to present the prestigious Research Chair in Hypertension Prevention and Control Initiative to University of Calgary's Dr. Norm Campbell

Through the Research Chair, Dr. Campbell will create strategies and partnerships that will significantly increase Canadians' awareness about high blood pressure, decrease its incidence through prevention strategies, and improve the overall management of the disease.

"This work will have a significant impact on improving the health of Canadians," says Bobbe Wood, president of the Heart and Stroke Foundation. "Hypertension - high blood pressure - is the leading risk factor for stroke and a major risk factor for heart disease. Dr. Campbell's outstanding leadership in this field is an important part of our goal to reduce deaths from heart disease and stroke by 25 per cent by 2020."

Please note: media are invited to attend the tour of research labs that will follow the award presentation.

Holly Roy Heart and Stroke Foundation T: 780-470-5300 M: 780-991-2323 hroy@hsf.ab.ca

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Mike Brown knew when he took the job as the Los Angeles Lakers head coach this summer that he would be under intense scrutiny from the local and national media. Soon after his hire the rumor mills churned out stories ranging from Kobe Bryant's disappointment of the hire to turmoil in the locker room once the team came back from the NBA lockout.

Through it all the Lakers and Mike Brown have been resilient. Brown is the perfect coach for the mix of stars, veterans and young up and coming athletes in the Lakers locker room. The latest "controversy" involving Brown and his team involves the big man, Andrew Bynum.

Bynum has taken to launching three-point attempts this season and each time he unloads from behind the three-point arc, he draws the consternation of disciplinarian Brown. Brown benched Bynum for throwing at three-pointer up in his last game against the Golden State Warriors.

It is par for the course for Bynum to act out as the spoiled child on he Lakers. He came to the Lakers as a teenager and the way he acted after being benched against the Warriors didn't do much to show he has grown up since his first year with the team.

Bynum joked on the bench and avoided team huddles after he came out of the Warriors game in Oakland. His behavior on the bench caught the eye of Kobe Bryant and other veterans who shot him stoney glares while they listened to their coach.

Anyone thinking Bynum learned any lessons from the latest benching quickly realized Bynum has no idea. Bynum told the Orange County Register's Lakers beat writer Kevin Ding, "I don't know what was bench-worthy about the shot, to be honest with you," Bynum said. "I made one (with 1.2 seconds left in the last game, a loss to Memphis), and I wanted to make another one. I swear, that's it. I guess he took offense to it, so he put me on the bench."

Bryant also commented in the same article that he enjoyed Bynum's defiance, "It's somewhat amusing to me, because in some ways the edginess and the chippiness of him make it easy for me to relate to him - because I had some of that when I was young,"

Mike Brown is just what Bynum needs at this stage in his career and it may have been a major reason for Mitch Kupchak to hire Brown. Brown is the father-figure Bynum needs and Brown has just enough power to keep the older veterans in line, including Kobe.

*Todd Jacobs is a native Southern Californian who has followed the Los Angeles Lakers since the '70s.

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BEIJING, March 30, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ --Ku6 Media Co., Ltd. ("Ku6 Media" or the "Company", Nasdaq: KUTV), is a leading internet video company in China, focusing on User Generated Content (UGC), today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Star China to cooperate with its well-known international music television channel Channel[V].

Pursuant to the agreement, Channel[V] will lanuch its official online channel on Ku6 Media's platform for its current and upcoming music entertainment programs in mainland China. Ku6 Media will be responsible for all non-content operations including platform operation, online promotion and IT support etc.

Mr. Jeff Shi, Chief Executive Officer of Ku6 Media, commented, "We are very pleased with the cooperation with Channel[V]. We believe this will strengthen our position in the online music entertainment area. It will also enable both parties to play to their strengths and bring users easier access to richer entertainment content, which is part of Ku6 Media's long-term mission."

Mr. Ming Tian, Chief Executive Officer of Star China, added, "We are very excited about partnering up with Ku6 Media. Their popular online video portal is a great complement to our TV channels. Through the cooperation with Ku6 Media, we will be able to deliver our excellent entertainment content to a wider group of audiences. We look forward to the great result from our cooperation."

About Star China Ltd.

Star China Ltd., pioneered satellite television in China. Providing more people with more choice than ever before, Star China also set new standards in content, production value and variety. Star China controls over XingKongWeishi, XingKong International and Channel[V] and also owns the world's largest contemporary Chinese film library. This rich and top-quality content asset gives Star China a winning edge in today's multi-media, connected marketplace.

About Ku6 Media Co., Ltd.

Ku6 Media Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: KUTV - News) is a leading internet video company in China, focusing on User Generated Content (UGC). Through its premier online brand and online video website, http://www.ku6.com, Ku6 Media provides online video upload and sharing service, video reports, information and entertainment in China. For more information about Ku6 Media, please visit http://ir.ku6.com.

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TAMPA, Fla. For the first time this spring, Yankees right-hander Ivan Nova displayed command of all four of his pitches.

Facing the Toronto Blue Jays in a Triple-A game today, Nova allowed three runs on seven hits in 7 innings, with all of the runs coming in his last two innings.

Today was the first time I saw all four pitches working, said Russell Martin, who caught Nova.

Martin said the only mistake of the day came on a home run he described as a wind-aided fly ball. But Nova commanded his fastball, curveball, slider and changeup.

Manager Joe Girardi said he pitched Nova in a minor-league game to avoid giving the Baltimore Orioles a look at the righty so soon before the start of the season. Nova is battling for a spot in the rotation.

Reliever Rafael Soriano also got his work in at the minor-league complex, pitching an inning in a Double-A game against the Blue Jays.

Right-hander Michael Pineda scheduled start Friday night against the Philadelphia Phillies could prove critical as the Yankees sort out their starting rotation.

I want to see how sharp he is and to get some distance from him, Girardi said of Pineda, whose fastball as consistently been a few ticks below his average of 94 mph last season.

Andy Pettitte will likely throw a simulated game this weekend, though the Yankees are still unsure of when hell be ready to rejoin the rotation. Girardi estimated a return date for sometime in May, though he wouldnt get specific.

Girardi said Pettittes timeline going forward will largely be dictated by how his body responds after making actual starts. But its unclear when Pettitte will be ready to pitch in games.

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29 March 2012 Last updated at 20:22 ET By Fiona Graham Technology of business reporter, BBC News

When movie rental service Netflix took the decision to split the company, forcing customers to sign up to two accounts if they wanted to both watch movies online and rent physical DVDs, it may have expected that some of its users would be a little ticked off.

What it hadn't anticipated was that those users would take to social networks like Twitter and Facebook in their thousands to complain about the move - forcing the company into a massive U-turn.

In a possibly more predictable faux pas, fast-food giant McDonald's launched a social media marketing campaign where it encouraged users to tweet happy tales about dining with the company.

Unfortunately, the #McDStories tag ended up being used to express many people's less than positive thoughts about the home of the Big Mac.

Tales of big business coming a cropper in the brave new world of social networking are becoming commonplace.

But if you're a small or medium sized business, do you need to worry about what your customers are saying about you online?

For Alex Bard of Desk.com, the customer support tool launched recently by customer relationship management specialists Salesforce.com, the answer is an unequivocal yes.

"The conversations are happening already. It's not in the control of small or even big business," he says.

Mr Bard quotes Amazon founder Jeff Bezos: "If you make customers unhappy in the physical world, they might each tell six friends. If you make customers unhappy on the internet, they each tell 6,000 friends."

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