It is estimated that by 2012 tar-sands operations will consume two billion cubic feet of natural gas a day, or enough to heat all the homes in Canada.

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Dorothy Maitland, Sands operations manager, discovered in December that the ashes of her daughter Kaelen were interred in the ground at Mortonhall - 26 years after she was told there would be nothing for her to collect after the funeral.

BBC: Mortonhall Crematorium

Alberta, Canada is site of the world's largest extraction operations from oil sands, heavy earth laden with bitumen, a hydrocarbon-rich mineral.

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Dorothy Maitland, operations manager for Sands (the Stillbirth And Neonatal Death Society), had her daughter Kaelen cremated at Mortonhall in 1986, and was told there would be no ashes to scatter.

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Going forward, Las Vegas Sands plans to expand its operations in Cotai, which will boost its casino revenues that is riding the boom of a burgeoning middle class and a growing number of high net worth individuals (HNIs) who love to gamble.

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Both Las Vegas Sands and Wynn Resorts have already listed their Macau operations in Hong Kong.

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Casino operators including Wynn Resorts and Las Vegas Sands derive a big chunk of their revenues from the operations in Macau, while major commodity players like Freeport McMoran depend on strong Chinese demand for copper and other metals to drive top-line growth.

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Big rivals like Las Vegas Sands and Wynn Resorts already derive most of their revenues from their Asian operations.

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