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Monday, March 29, 1999 Published at 08:29 GMT
Business: The Company File
Glaxo back on merger trail?
A tight pharmaceutical industry is consolidating
Speculation is increasing that UK drug giant Glaxo Wellcome is on the verge of striking another major merger deal in the pharmaceutical industry.
US firm Bristol-Myers Squibb is said to have been approached. Swiss company Roche and domestic rival SmithKline Beecham are also in the frame.
World leader
A merger between Glaxo and Bristol-Myers would create the world's biggest drug maker by far, with 8.1% of the Ł150bn ($250bn) world market for prescription pharmaceuticals.
Investors have reacted quickly to the speculation. At 0940 GMT on Monday, shares in Glaxo Wellcome had risen 61 pence to 1957p, a rise of 3.2%. SmithKline Beecham shares were 19p ahead at 842p.
Jo Walton, a pharmaceutical analyst with Lehman Brothers told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that a merger was on the cards.
She said Glaxo Chairman Sir Richard Sykes was known to be trying to bolster the company's share price and had set himself a hard task of achieving double-digit sales and earnings growth.
However, two disappointing drug launches mean it has become very difficult to deliver both promises without short-term cut backs in research and development. But Ms Walton said a partner would help achieve long-term growth.
Rivals threaten
As things stand, Glaxo Wellcome stands to be matched in size after the mergers of Zeneca with Sweden's Astra and Germany's Hoechst with the French firm Rhone-Poulenc. Each conglomerate will have about 4.3% of the international market.
The consolidation in the industry is being spurred by the cost of developing new drugs and aggressively marketing them in a tighter market where better prevention and disease management practices are limiting growth in the demand for drugs.
Glaxo is believed to have come very close to linking up with SmithKline Beecham and some believe the UK rival remains Glaxo's preferred target.
Such a deal offers immediate cost savings, a good match of assets, and would benefit from the large amount of preparatory work that's already been done at different levels, Ms Walton said.
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In a recent interview with Dread Central's Alex DiVincenzo for HorrorNews.net, A Nightmare on Elm Street scream queen Heather Langenkamp revealed that she has a role in J.J. Abrams' upcoming Star Trek Into Darkness. Langenkamp worked on the film's special effects alongside her husband, David LeRoy Anderson's, AFX Studio, and she also landed herself a small part.
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(Cincinnati)--Trustees for the University of Cincinnati are expected to vote for an increase in tuition on April 15th.
Administrators have suggested an increase of 2% which would work out to $215 per year for undergraduates from Ohio. An student living in Ohio would pay $10,999 per year.
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Cruising down the Pacific Coast Highway on a sunny afternoon, behind the wheel of a 500-horsepower Dodge Ram SRT-10, memories of my '78 LRT Express are vivid and engaging. The SRT and LRT are two of kind but in different generations: the fastest factory hot rod pickups of their era. Both came from the minds of engineers, not MBAs. Car guys, not focus-group leaders, developed these vehicles. The customers are the same: those who want to be noticed and those who want to go fast.
My 700-mile, 2-day whirlwind trip from Los Angeles to Monterey was needed to attend a business meeting. I was looking for real-world seat time in the SRT-10. I know it's the world's fastest production truck, having been certified at over 154 mph by the Guinness record keepers. But who's going to take their SRT-10 to Bonneville or Chrysler's 4.7-mile high-speed test near Chelsea, Michigan? I wanted to drive the SRT in much the same manner as a typical enthusiast. And a road trip to Monterey seemed like the ideal scenario.
Leaving LA at 5:00 a.m., I headed north in Interstate 5, stopping only once near Castaic Lake for sunrise photography. I intended to follow much the same route as James Dean planned almost 50 years ago when he was going to Salinas for a race but was killed in a head-on crash. After exiting the I-5 at Lost Hills, I drove west on Hwy 46. Dean had picked up the old Hwy 466 north of Bakersfield near Famoso, having driven north from LA on Hwy 99 (There was no Interstate system in his day).
As it came down from Temblor Mountains, which were shaped by the San Andreas Fault running underneath, Dean's Porsche collided with Ford coupe driven by a college student eastbound on 466. The student was attempting to turn left, or north, on to Hwy 41 toward Fresno when he apparently didn't see Dean's silver racecar.
Highway 466 has been renamed Hwy 46 and rerouted slightly as it rolls into Cholame, a small town made up of a café, gas station and post office. The 46/41 intersection, which is about 900 yards east of Cholame, has also been redesigned, no doubt partly due to Dean's death. A wealthy fan of Dean from Japan built a memorial around a tree in Cholame, but there is no marker at the actual crash site. No doubt the small town will be overrun with James Dean faithful next year on the 50th anniversary of his death.
So far I haven't stretched the SRT's legs much. A couple of quick 0-100-mph bursts were made on the lonely Hwy 41, but the I-5 and Hwy. 46 were jammed with motorists and truckers. Rowing through the gears with the Hurst shifter comes with no drama, and the clutch is easy on the left leg, even in heavy traffic. Putting the Viper 6-speed into a fullsize truck was a daring move on the part of the Chrysler Group's Performance Vehicle Operations division. The unavailability of an automatic transmission narrows the customer base considerably but improves the chances that the owner's driving skills are beyond those of a mainstream pickup owner.
The LRT came only with a 3-speed LoadFlite transmission, a very capable piece of hardware in its day. But then I wondered about the drivetrain possibilities had the LRT been born 10 years earlier in the peak of the musclecar era. So I called Tom Hoover, one of the original engineers on the LRT project along with Dave Koffel and the late Dick Maxwell. The three had been key players in the Super Stock wars of the '60s, working with the big 440 MaxWedge and 426 Hemi engines. I asked Hoover if he was ever approached about building a Hemi-powered D-100 pickup with a 4-speed transmission. While the idea sounded interesting, Hoover said his schedule was full with the 'Cuda and Dart programs meant for the NHRA dragstrips. He did mention, however, that Bill "Maverick" Golden had a Hemi in his legendary Dodge A-100 wheelstander, the Little Red Wagon.
Hoover & Co. developed the Li'l Red Truck prototype when product planner Gordon Cherry said he wanted a cool pickup for the popular Adult Toys promotion that Dodge was pushing. Some of their ideas didn't make it, like using the race-inspired W2 cylinder heads and a '36 Ford style taillight, but the massive upright chromed exhaust, dual snorkel air intake, real wood bed trim and bigger tires for the rear did go into production. The 1978 LRT was one of the quickest and fastest American-made vehicles that year, beating a Corvette in acceleration tests conducted by Car & Driver magazine.


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AUSTIN, Texas - The Northwestern Oklahoma State University baseball team split a doubleheader to begin the season against Huston-Tillotson losing game one 3-0 and winning game two 7-0 on Sunday.
Game One
Clay Thomas made his first start in a year after recovering from Tommy John surgery. Thomas took the loss but pitched well striking out four while giving up three earned runs over four innings. Jordan Flittie pitched the other two innings giving up one hit while striking out one.
NWOSU managed just four hits in the game.
Game Two
NWOSU (1-1) jumped out on Huston-Tillotson early in game two scoring one in the first and three in the second inning. Camilo Baldelomar had an outstanding day for the Rangers. He went 3-for-3 with two home runs and three RBI.
Jarad Moore went 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI.
Jason Martyn was dominant on the mound for NWOSU throwing five innings of no-hit baseball while fanning nine. Chris Randall finished the game for the Rangers going two innings giving up just one hit. The Rangers added two more runs in the fifth and one more for good measure in the seventh inning.
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By Chad Duna, Matthew Gagne, Caixing Gu, and Jonathan E. Shapiro
This paper appears in the Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications, (2013).
We examine the Toeplitzness of products of composition operators and their adjoints. We show, among other things, that the adjoint of C_phi times C_phi is strongly asymptotically Toeplitz for all analytic self-maps phi of the unit disk, and that C_phi times its adjoint is Toeplitz if and only if phi is the identity or a rotation. Also, we see that C_phi times its adjoint can exhibit varying degrees of asymptotic Toeplitzness.
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DVD • Stoners, your movie is here, in a form you can watch at home with the mind-altering substance of your choice. That's "Ted," Seth MacFarlane's debut as a movie director, but not far removed from his "Family Guy" wheelhouse of raunchy humor, pot-smoking references and pop-culture jokes.
Starting with a magical Christmas when a little boy wishes his teddy bear come to life, the story picks up with the little boy as 35-year-old adolescent John (Mark Wahlberg), and the bear, Ted (voiced by MacFarlane), a still-alive drinking buddy.
Ted is also a celebrity washout, with a mouth that delivers a steady stream of invective that leaves no group unoffended. (He's also well-connected, knowing both Norah Jones and "Flash Gordon" star Sam J. Jones.)
Fans of MacFarlane's brand of humor will enjoy it thoroughly, whether in the unrated DVD version or the R-rated theatrical cut.
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> Both servers are sitting behind a m0n0wall router with two WAN
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S. HADLEY, MA - Rookie hurler Miya Warner (Berkeley, CA) scattered four hits and struck out eight but fell victim to an unearned run in the second inning as the Amherst softball team fell at non-league foe Mt. Holyoke College 1-0 on Monday.
After striking out the side in the first, Warner gave up a one-out walk in the second. An infield error two batters later brought home the game's only run.
Meanwhile, Mt. Holyoke starter Laura Pollett (East Hanover, NJ) allowed just two Amherst hits and struck out five en route to the complete game victory. First-years Kate Raddock (Stamford, CT) and Rachel Hoerger (Oakland, CA) each singled for Amherst.
The Jeffs had the tying run on board with two outs in the seventh, but Pollett squelched the threat, ending the game with an infield pop-up.
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Glassport's Lord Zoltan, friends aid school with Deaf WrestleFest
A professional wrestling legend is bringing together local talent and a Hall of Famer for an extravaganza at the Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf.
Glassport resident Ken Jugan, who is known in the wrestling world as Lord Zoltan, created Deaf WrestleFest in 1994, and the 2011 version of the annual event is set for Sunday at 6 p.m. at 300 E. Swissvale Ave. in Edgewood.
General admission is $15 in advance or $20 at the door. Limited front-row seats are available for $25. The event is sponsored by the WPSD Parent-Staff Organization and is a key fund-raiser for the school.
'We look forward to the event every spring and it is a great fund-raiser for the school,' said WPSD marketing director Vicki Cherney.
Deaf WrestleFest has featured some of the biggest names in professional wrestling, ranging from 'Superfly' Jimmy Snuka to the Honky Tonk Man and Mick Foley.
This year`s event promises to be one of epic proportions as World Wrestling Entertainment`s Hall of Famer 'Mr. USA' Tony Atlas is putting the show on his shoulders and performing in the main event alongside Pittsburgh`s own Shane Douglas and Dynamite Dean.
The trio takes on STAR 100.7 FM`s Bubba the Bulldog, Sean Alexander and Bill Collier.
Atlas began wrestling in the 1970s. The journeyman performed for a variety of promotions, and is best known for his time in the World Wrestling Federation, now WWE, where he was a world tag team champion alongside fellow WWE Hall of Famer Rocky Johnson.
Atlas` story is one of riches to rags and back to riches. He gained much success through wrestling and eventually lost it all along a drug-filled path and was homeless for a time on the streets of Boston. He has since married, and gives motivational speeches based on his experiences.
Former WWE superstar Zach Gowen is scheduled to take on Bobby Shields. Gowen, 28, of Michigan, lost his left leg to cancer at age 8. Despite that, Gowan can perform an arsenal of wrestling holds and maneuvers, including amazing aerial attacks.
'When I was deciding which wrestlers would participate in this year`s Dead WrestleFest, Zach Gowan was an easy choice,' said Jugan. 'Not only will he put on an impressive visual performance, but he also is a role model for WPSD students. Both Zach and Tony Atlas have overcome a lot of obstacles in their lives, and I think that people of all ages will find them both to be very inspirational.'
Jugan reanimated Deaf WrestleFest in 2009 after a seven-year hiatus. Its return was in conjunction with the school`s 140th anniversary.
Jugan has two sons, Adam and Blaise, both of whom were born deaf and attended the school. Both boys were on championship soccer teams in separate years.
Mia Yim, one of the top women wrestlers in the country, will make her Deaf WrestleFest debut.
Organizers said Yim`s boyfriend is deaf, and so the event holds personal meaning to her. She volunteered to be a part of the show.
The stars of GOUGE, a North Carolina-based wrestling company, will make their first appearance in Pennsylvania Sunday. Vordell Walker will battle Damien Wayne for the GOUGE heavyweight title, and Bad Romance takes on The Ciceros for the GOUGE tag team titles.
Other matches on the card include Seymour Snott vs. Jimmy Jack Funk Jr., The Latin Assassin vs. Anthony Alexander, Kris Kash and Justin Sane vs. The VIP`s Lou Martin and Shane Blanchard, Doink the Clown vs. Nasty Nick Crane, Brittany Force vs. Mia Yim, and KDKA-FM 93.7 The Fan`s Jon Burton vs. NWA East star Crusher Hansen.
Patrons are urged to arrive at the event early to maximize fan/wrestler interaction. For more information and to reserve tickets, go online to www.deafwrestlefest.vze.com .


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Always a Hit Basic Egg Rolls
Recipe by lavay21
Over the years I have changed this recipe by adding and taking away ingredients. You can add lots of things to these and make them your own, bean sprouts, mushrooms, peppers, sausage, etc. These are always requested by relatives, once you get the hand of it they are very easy to make.
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I did make quiet a few changes. I made these without the hamburger and added garlic powder, celery seed, and ground pepper. I also baked these for 25 min at 325F instead of frying and I didn't bother with the egg white I just put them seam down on the baking sheet. They turned out great.
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- 2 lbs hamburger
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- 1 small yellow onion, minced
- 1 egg white
- 2 (16 ounce) packages egg roll wraps
- 1 gallon peanut oil
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- brown hamburger making sure its small for rolling.
- season hamburger with onion and seasoning salt to taste.
- steam cabbage and onion.
- combine cabbage mixture and hamburger in large pot.
- allow to cool by mixing often.
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I'm watching. You probably are too. While thousands of faithful Catholics have been waiting in Vatican square for days, the white smoke invites curiosity and anticipation from all over the globe.Why is that? The Pope is not the boss of me. If you are a Protestant, and atheist, an agnostic, a humanist, a Buddist/Muslim/Jew, then the Pope is not the boss of you, either. So why do we wait for this news?In the course of this process, a Catholic official said that the new Pope would not just … [Read more...]
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49ers' Two Opponents In Green Bay: Packers/Mother Nature
The San Francisco 49ers hope to return to the Super Bowl again this year but if they're going to get there, they'll have to start by overcoming not only the Green Bay Packers but mother nature.
The forecast for Sunday's game at Lambeau Field says temperatures will struggle to reach the single digits, and wind chills will be well below zero.
Reporter Aaron Sims, who's covered Wisconsin sports for almost 20 years, says finding success in such conditions often comes down to mental toughness.
"You just have to have a mind over matter thing and go out there and play because it's not 45 degrees for one team and -45 for the other, it's the same for both clubs," Simms said.
The common thought is that since the Packers are used to playing in colder weather that gives them an advantage.
"I don't know that it necessarily does. I think the fans have that belief, but these guys came from Florida or Texas or wherever they were drafted from and then to have this potentially be the coldest game ever, that's going to wear on anybody. I don't know that you ever get used to it," opined Simms.
Working in the 49ers favor: the Packers are 3-4 at Lambeau Field when the temperature at kickoff is six degrees or lower.
AUDIO: Mike Simpson interviews UC Davis Sports Psychologist Professor Paul Salitsky Regarding Lambeau Cold
Another oddity (which many are blaming on the weather) is that tickets for the game weren't sold out until a corporation bought out some 5,000 that were left.
"If you watch the average fan I think they get more out of it watching it on their HDTV than they do being at the game and suffering in the cold," Simms said.
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A Dude Breaks Down The Types Of Female Poopers
First of all, comedian Robbie Sherrard (or should I call him Robbie Shitard?) is to be commended for keeping a straight face as he says that women only poop about once a week (unless they drink coffee). Good one, Robbie! Then he goes on to describe the three different type of girlfriend poopers. There's the self-conscious pooper, who goes to great lengths to never drop a "Hiroshitma" in her dude's presence; the TMI pooper who takes Instagram photos of her deuce; and the middle-ground pooper, who quietly does her business and never speaks of it. I'm going to get working on my rebuttal video about the three types of pooper boyfriends: The whiney pooper who won't shit without his baby wipes and often carries them on his person; the considerate pooper, who uses air freshener for your benefit; and the bomb dropper, who proudly clogs your toilet every time he goes. [Buzzfeed]


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Freshmen! Punching In
The new Congress is sworn in today. Presenting this year's freshmen.
In case you missed it: The New Year's "fiscal cliff" deal, by the numbers.
It's not all good: Payroll tax cut ended while tax breaks for NASCAR and rum were extended.
A model for the country? How Californians defeated extremist obstruction.
Five things to look for in 2013 from Wisconsin state government.
Must Read: Union busting was the "secret filling" in the demise of Hostess.
Write this on your cup: Starbucks workers organizing for better wages in Massachusetts.
White House immigration reform effort might start as soon as January.
Finally, must see video: Chris Christie rips House Republicans for delaying aid to Hurricane Sandy victims.


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|Ms. Tina Starewich
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| (Actually, I'm a 'citizen'.)
How much must we citizens pay to support the economic hegemony of corporations? CLONING cattle? (Then regulating that, of course.) What's wrong? Are the cows sterile from pollutants or did they just lose interest in sex? Maybe the taxpayers should subsidize sexy lingerie for cows. Anything but making it cost effective for local producers to raise healthy cattle the natural way, right? That doesn't create enough profit for kickbacks and junkets, does it?


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Triplejump appoints independent directors
Triplejump appoints independent directors
Risk management advice and solutions provider Triplejump has appointed Dr Allan Freeth and Ian Christie as directors as it prepares to apply to join the NZX's new trading platform for growth stocks, to be established in July.
Allan Freeth, formerly Chief Executive of TelstraClear, has been appointed Chairman and international marketing executive Ian Christie will act as an Independent Director. Allan Morris, who has been Chairman, will remain on the board as a Non-executive Director.
Triplejump Chief Executive Officer Ian Black says the cloud based software company, set up to protect the wealth of business owners, is attracting keen interest from financial services organisations with a strong client base of small and medium enterprises.
Triplejump is poised to take its cloud based solution global with support from some of the world's leading insurers and re-insurers. The company has a franchise network in New Zealand and is currently engaged with potential licensees in Australia and the UK.
The Albany-based company's global ambitions have been further advanced with the recent signing of a strategic agreement with one of the world's largest reinsurers as a partner in tapping the identified 1.5 trillion pound market opportunity in the United Kingdom.
"This is a watershed agreement with the potential to be replicated in other major markets," Ian Black says. "Triplejump is expanding its board to provide the appropriate level of governance for the growth opportunities we are now enjoying. In Allan Freeth and Ian Christie we believe we have found two outstanding candidates with the skills and experience to help Triplejump achieve its goal of becoming a global leader in providing risk advice solutions to small and medium enterprises."
Dr Freeth is currently Chairman of Housing New Zealand and is active with several charities and in the film industry. Previously, he was a member of the Treasury's Advisory Board and a Director and past Chairman of Save the Children New Zealand. He also served as a Director on the Global Board of Save the Children. Prior to TelstraClear, Dr Freeth was Chief Executive at Wrightson Limited.
Ian Christie returned to New Zealand from London in 2013 where he had been a Global Account Director at creative agencies Grey London and Saatchi and Saatchi London, directing the advertising accounts for Nokia mobile phones and T-Mobile mobile networks. Christie was a founding shareholder of the specialist web video on demand studio Channel Flip and is currently a member of the Executive Team and Chief Marketing Officer for Findly, a San Francisco based global recruiting software provider.
Triplejump has also recently appointed Margaret Clark as Country Sales Manager Australia to develop and support customers in that market.


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The Alumni Awards for Excellence celebrate Western State Colorado University as a community of teachers and learners. The Award, established by former President Harry Peterson in 1997, is an opportunity to recognize the talents and achievements of our graduates and remains the University's highest honor for its graduating seniors. Over the last seventeen years many extraordinary students have been nominated and honored.
Members of the Alumni Board of Directors review nominations and select honorees. Every student nominated is outstanding and the selection process is always challenging.
The criteria for the award include:
- outstanding scholarship,
- creativity, thoughtfulness and initiative in the classroom,
- service to the campus/community outside the classroom, and
- service as an excellent representative of Western State Colorado University.
In addition, to be eligible for this award, students must:
- have graduated in December 2013, August 2013 or be graduating in May 2014.
- have achieved a minimum G.P.A. of 3.2 (a student who transferred in to Western will have their transfer GPA taken into consideration).
- have earned 60 credit hours or more at Western.
Proudly Presenting the Spring 2014 Alumni Awards for Excellence
Elizabeth "Lizzy" Clay
Lizzy is from Eden Prairie, Minn., majoring in Art, with a Psychology minor. She is also completing her bachelor of fine arts degree, with an emphasis in Three Dimensional: Sculpture.
Activities/ Honors:
Lizzy has been a member of Western's Mountain Sports ski team for three of her four years here in Gunnison. She was also a volunteer coach for a local gymnastics team for the past two years, working with girls of various ages. Lizzy found time to travel with these young girls and help raise money for them, as well. Lizzy serves as the student director of the student art gallery on campus, requiring her to manage her peers, their art and their schedules. Lizzy has also served as an Orientation leader, and her supervisor said "she became a leader among a group of leaders within the student Orientation team." She has received several scholarship awards in her time here at Western and graduates with a 3.63 GPA.
Hunter Guthrie
Hunter is from Angola, Ind., majoring in Anthropology, with a minor in Geography and a minor in Latin American studies.
Hunter is a Peer Academic leader here campus – part of a program designed to help undeclared students explore a major. He has worked as a tutor for the AmeriCorps program, also supervising classes and the climbing wall at the Gunnison Recreation Center. While at Western, Hunter has taken advantage of two summer anthropological field opportunities: in Belize on an archeological project led by Western State professor Dr. Hyde; and in Guatemala, focusing on Maya medical anthropology. This past semester, Hunter worked with Western's Dr. Lynn Sikkink on a film project in Colorado's San Luis Valley. He has just been accepted into the master of arts program in Anthropology at the University of Lethbridge in Alberta, Canada, on a full scholarship. He graduates with a 3.73 GPA.
Karen Howe
Karen is an Honors program student from Salt Lake City, double majoring in Art and Environment Studies.
Karen has received the most prestigious award from Western's Environment & Sustainability program, the Mahaffey scholarship, which goes to only one student each year. She also earned the Honors Presidential Scholarship and the C. Gerhardt Memorial Scholarship. Karen was the LEAD student sustainability coordinator for both 2013 and 2014. She organized a panel discussion on sustainability for the first Headwaters 100, presenting to nearly the entire freshman cohort at Western, along with directing and producing a short film on sustainability at Western. She has been a teaching assistant, has presented to the Board of Trustees on campus sustainability, has served as a student representative on a search committee for a new graduate faculty position and has been the student sustainability ambassador to the Student Government Association for the past two years. Karen also completed an internship with Natural Capitalism Solutions in 2012, where she conducted sustainability research for an international business. She served as president of the Honors Student Advisory Board and coordinated compost education at Western's Rare Air Cafe. Despite all her extra-curricular activities, Karen maintained a 3.89 grade-point average.
Laura Miess
After her first year at Western, Laura became an Orientation leader and was promoted to Orientation coordinator for the following two years. She has served on the First-Year Experience Committee, been a sexual-assault-prevention peer educator and been a member of the psychology group Active Minds since her sophomore year. Laura spent her spring semester of her junior year with the Semester-At-Sea program. During her study-abroad experience – when she traveled to Japan, China, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Singapore, Myanmar, India, Mauritius, South Africa, Ghana, Morocco and Spain – she was special ambassador to K-12 schools and was awarded the Shipboard Education Scholarship. Laura also spent countless hours volunteering as a note taker for students who need assistance and was the assistant conference coordinator when Patch Adams came to campus as a keynote speaker. Her extra-curricular activities have included Symphony Band, Jazz Band and the Saxophone Quartet. Along with all of these accomplishments and with English as her second language, Laura worked two different jobs while maintaining a 3.92 GPA.
Cassandra "Cassie" Ortiz
Cassie is from Windsor, Colo., double majoring in Biology and Exercise & Sport Science, with a minor in Chemistry.
Cassie was a varsity runner on the women's Cross Country and Track teams, where she was a multiple All-Academic honoree from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association, as well as from the Rocky Mountain Athletic Association. She completed a research experience for undergraduates in the Department of Human Physiology at the University of Oregon, where she worked in the renal and reproductive laboratory, studying the role of matrix metalloproteinases in placental ischemia. With this study in her back pocket, Cassie returned to Western and has been working on a project with Dr. Lance Dalleck, entitled "The Prevalence of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Collegiate Athletes." Cassie has also found time to join in the Academic Leadership program and the Student Athletic Advisory Committee. With all of Cassie's academic, athletic and research accomplishments, she graduates with a 3.8 GPA.
Dan Piquette
Dan is from Gunnison, double majoring in Environmental Studies and Biology, with an emphasis in Environmental Biology & Ecology.
Dan recently received the 2014 Jim Olterman Scholarship from the Colorado Chapter of the Wildlife Society. The statewide award recognizes highly engaged and academically successful undergraduate students in wildlife biology. He also earned a three-year, renewable scholarship from Trout Unlimited. In his time at Western, Dan served as a teaching assistant for Biology, tutored other students and was vice president of the Tri Beta Biological Honor Society. Dan and Western professor Patrick Magee partnered for the past three years with Colorado Parks and Wildlife on a Thornton Biology Undergraduate Research Project to determine ambient noise levels and sources of anthropogenic noise in the Gunnison Basin around sage-grouse leks, which are groups of males seeking mates. Dan presented these results at the Colorado Chapter of the Wildlife Society annual meeting, after working with multiple professors from the University of California. He is now working with Magee on a paper for publication. Dan graduates with a 3.8 GPA and has accepted a graduate position at Oregon State University in their Environmental Ethics program.
Rachael Sandhagen-Turner
Rachel is from Gunnison, an Honors student double majoring in Psychology and Sociology.
As a sophomore, Rachael pledged to Psi Chi, the International Honor Society for Psychology, and was immediately asked to serve as the group's secretary. After two years of in that role, she was elected chapter president. In that role, she helped book trips to the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association conference, helped with Active Minds events, worked with the Student Government Association and helped fundraise. Rachael also found time to tutor at Gunnison Middle school and has been a senior Partner for two years for the local youth mentoring organization, which serves at-risk adolescent children. Rachael also worked at the campus library, taking an interest in restoring historical books. This led her to learn the art of bookbinding and write her Honors thesis on the process. A member of Western's Honors program, Rachael maintained a 3.8 GPA. This fall, she will begin studies toward her master's degree in Library Science and Information Technology at the University of Washington.
Shannon Shaw
Shannon is from Denver, majoring in Biology, with an emphasis in Cell Biology/Pre-medicine and a minor in Chemistry.
Last year Shannon received a grant from the Thornton Undergraduate Research Committee to fund her study on The Effects of Estrogens on Menstrual Related Postural Sway, with her final report set for completion in May. Shannon was the president and a founding member of the Western Pre-Health Science Club. Through the club, Shannon and others have participated in the University of Colorado's CREATE Health Scholars program, which helps undergraduates accelerate their progress in health careers, while addressing regional and statewide health challenges. Shannon also tutored the freshman Biology Diversity and Patterns of Life class and was a supplemental instructor for the Biology 150 lecture course. She served as secretary for the Chemistry club, as a member of the Tri-Beta Biological Honor Society and in 2014 presented at the Celebration of Scholarship her research, entitled "The Effects of Consumption on Herbicide-Resistant Brassica Rapa on Pieris Rapae Caterpillars." Shannon graduates with a 3.69 GPA and was one of a very few accepted to a one-year, post-baccalaureate program at the University of Colorado Medical School.


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For the Guys: How to Pop the QuestionProposing to your sweetheart is not something you should plan over your coffee break. It's an important occasion that tells her you want to spend the rest of your life with her. It should be thoughtful and memorable. After all, you're only going to do it once so why not get it right?
The secret to a successful proposal is very simple: know what will make her happy. One woman's dream proposal is another woman's nightmare. So really tailor the moment to your special woman, then prepare yourself for carrying it out.
First, consider what type of woman she is. If she's a hopeless romantic, then play to that�whisk her away to a romantic getaway on the anniversary of your first date; send her red roses; sing her a song�you get the idea. If she would cringe at the thought of a heartfelt poem, then opt for a simple plan like renting a DVD of the first movie you saw together or taking her to a place you both enjoy like a park or an art gallery. If she has a particular passion in life such as cooking, get creative and give her a private cooking lesson with the ring for dessert.
Remember this is an intimate moment so don't propose publicly unless you're 100% sure she would be okay with it. Besides, a public proposal often just adds extra unnecessary pressure for you. Whatever you decide, make sure to personalize it for her with aspects that have special meaning to your relationship.
Even if she's been hinting at a proposal, you still want to surprise her with it. Wow her, but not to the point that she's too stunned to respond. That means you should have at least thrown around the idea of marriage as a real possibility before you propose.
Really think about what you plan to say. Let her know how much she means to you, and why you want to share your lives together. It doesn't have to be a long drawn-out speech rehearsed for hours. Simple confessions like telling her the moment when you first knew you loved her or the little things you love most about her will set the mood perfectly. If you get tongue-tied, don't panic. As long as she knows you're being sincere, she'll be pleased about the effort.
When the time is right, whether she's traditional or not, drop to one knee. Every woman will appreciate the gesture, and it will make clear to her that you are serious about your proposal.
And finally, if you have the right ring to present, how can any woman resist?
Tips for Gals: How to Say YesThe answer might seem obvious to your sweetheart's marriage proposal: a resounding "Yes!" of course!
While you may have your answer ready, it's important to accept graciously especially if something unexpected happens.
First and foremost, especially if you've been dropping hints, do not react by saying, "Finally!" or by giving off the remotest inkling of impatience. No man wants to feel coerced into proposing, and this is a special moment you want to give him credit for.
Realize that the act of proposing is likely a bit nerve-wracking for your guy, so be kind. He's taking a risk because there is the chance you could say no. Help him to relax, and don't be critical if he isn't as articulate or romantic as what you see in the movies. After all, he didn't have a script prepared for him, and he only has one take to get it right.
No matter the type of proposal he's planned, recognize that its purpose is to tell you how much he loves you and that he wants to share his life with you. Stop thinking about dream scenarios; focus on what's happening because this is for real. Don't compare with what others have done; cherish the moment as it happens because it's about the two of you.
Just as you want him to be heartfelt and sincere, you must return the favour. Tell him how much you love him, and why you want to be his wife. Yes, the engagement is a big deal for you, the bride-to-be, but it's also a life-altering decision for him. Be sure to show him how much it means to you that he's asked you to share his life, and wear your ring with pride!


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In the late 1970s, the U.S. archaeologist Tom D. Dillehay and his Chilean colleagues began excavating what appeared to be an ancient settlement on a creek bank at Monte Verde, in southern Chile. Radiocarbon readings on organic material collected from the ruins of a large tent-like structure showed that the site was 14,800 years old, predating Clovis finds by more than 1,000 years.
At the Buttermilk Creek Complex archaeological site north of Austin, Texas, in a layer of earth beneath a known Clovis excavation, researchers led by Waters over the past several years found 15,528 pre-Clovis artifacts—most of them toolmaking chert flakes, but also 56 chert tools. Using optically stimulated luminescence, a technique that analyzes light energy trapped in sediment particles to identify the last time the soil was exposed to sunlight, they found that the oldest artifacts dated to 15,500 years ago—some 2,000 years older than Clovis.
Stanford and Bradley say evidence for the Solutreans' presence in America includes stone artifacts gathered by archaeologists at several sites on the eastern shore of Chesapeake Bay, all producing dates more than 20,000 years old. Most of the dates were derived from organic material found with the artifacts. The exception was a mastodon tusk with attached bone and teeth netted by a fisherman in 1974, along with a laurel leaf-shaped stone knife. Stanford found the tusk to be 22,760 years old.
The key question is precisely when the migration occurred. To be sure, there were constraints imposed by North America's glacial history. Researchers suggest that it happened sometime after gradual warming began 25,000 years ago during the depths of the ice age, but well before a severe cold snap reversed the trend 12,900 years ago. Early in this window, when the weather was very cold, migration by boat was more likely because immense expanses of ice would have turned an overland journey into a nightmarish ordeal. Later, however, the ice receded, opening up plausible land bridges for trekkers coming across the Bering Strait.
The idea that the Clovis people, as they came to be known, were the first Americans 13,000 years ago incorrectly won over the research community in 1929. "The evidence was unequivocal," said Ted Goebel, a colleague of Waters at the Center for the Study of the First Americans. Clovis sites, it turned out, were spread all over the continent, and "there was a clear association of the fauna with hundreds, if not thousands, of artifacts," Goebel said. "Again and again it was the full picture."
The peopling of the Americas, scholars now tend to agree, happened sometime in the past 25,000 years. In what might be called the standard view of events, a wave of big game hunters crossed into the New World from Siberia at the end of the last ice age, when the Bering Strait was a land bridge that had emerged after glaciers and continental ice sheets froze enough of the world's water to lower sea level as much as 400 feet below what it is today.


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Hey, guys. I'm deployed in the desert atm and I have a little trouble getting all the files I need. The internet over here is super restrictive. I was wondering if any of you guys have some working proxies that I could use to download the files i need. Thanks
Stop futzing with military equipment, things are locked down for a reason.
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I'm a compulsive post editor, you might wanna wait until my post has been online for 5-10 mins before quoting it as it will likely change.
I know I seem harsh in some of my replies. SORRY! But if you're doing something illegal or posting something that seems to be obvious BS I'm going to call you on it.
Is this post for real? Have you ever asked yourself why your military base connection might be super restrictive, stay out of trouble.
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The last time I encountered Capital breakfast presenter Johnny Vaughan (whose show Johnny Dee has reviewed today) he was reaching over my table at the Baftas and stealing five fags from my already depleted packet.
Still, even that is preferable to being publicly slagged off by Chris Moyles on air (26 minutes in, if you'd like to listen to it) as the Guardian freelancer with the temerity to review his show. Yes folks, Moyles "doesn't give a rat's arse" what I think, he has "never had a good review ever". I however, am apparently 52, "need to get laid" and if people cared about what I thought I would be "doing it rather than reviewing it". Or so I discovered this morning.
Well, sorry to disappoint you Chris but I am 37, my sex life is none of your business and I actually think you are extremely good at your job.
Admittedly my radio dial is traditionally fixed to 198LW where a new Cher Lloyd single isn't the event of the day. But while this morning's show was beset with technical problems – the computers and microphones were all down at various stages – you, Lord Moyles of Broadcasting House, held things together with effortless skill, concocting a glorious and joyful sense of chaos that complemented my morning as a harassed Dad trying to get my two-year-old dressed and porridged up.
You are exceptionally sharp-witted and there is genuine chemistry between you and your sidekicks – Tina, Dominic Byrne, Comedy Dave and Aled. And while it is obvious that you have a fantastically large chip on your shoulder, I don't need to "check the figures" to realise you are probably worth every penny of your £600-odd grand a year salary.
Compared with Moyles' breakfast rivals there is just the right amount of down time, the extended bouts of repartee and (an odd word to use about such a man) quiet reflection and lugubriosity. Instead of turning to patter or chirpiness or over-egged snorts and howls he turns to his team and there is a sense of camaraderie, of friends mucking about that is both intimate and engaging.
Moyles seems to play fewer songs (The Foo Fighters and Plan B among others) than rivals such as Vaughan, but there is a relaxed fearlessness about the way he banters that his rivals don't seem to get right. Cher Lloyd's new single was a "song that could have been written by my Dad" said Moyles, and when he found out that he was being reviewed alongside Vaughan, he even managed a passable impersonation of his rival: "It's all about me, I don't care, as long as its me and a woman. Where's my hair? I'm not the fellow from Location, Location, Location."
It would have required a heart of stone not to laugh. And you know what, Chris? If you get a bit older and sadder and women stop finding you irresistible, this shows that you too could also review radio one day rather than just be on it. You know you want to. Deep down.


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Lewis Hamilton emerged as the quickest driver in the first practice session for the Brazilian Grand Prix on Friday, edging Sebastian Vettel by just nine-thousandths of a second.
Fresh from his victory at the United States GP last weekend, the McLaren driver set a time of 1 minute 14.131 seconds around the Interlagos circuit in what was a closely-matched session at the front.
Mark Webber was third in his Red Bull ahead of Jenson Button in the 90 minute session run in warm and sunny conditions.
Practice began with several drivers running the two sets of 2013 prototype tyres supplied by Pirelli for the outing, allowing them to have an idea of what to expect in their next year's cars.
Drivers used the new tyres during most of the morning session, with Hamilton complaining of overheating at times, while Sauber's Sergio Perez said the new sets had more mid-corner grip.
Hamilton escaped a collision near the end of the practice after a Marussia car spun in front of him.
Title contender Fernando Alonso tested different wings and was fifth, 0.252 seconds off chief rival Vettel's pace. The Ferrari driver was ahead of teammate and local driver Felipe Massa.
Lotus' Romain Grosjean, Paul di Resta of Force India, Williams' Pastor Maldonado and Nico Hulkenberg rounded up the top ten, all within a second of the leading time.
Competing in his final Grand Prix of his illustrious career, Michael Schumacher was 11th in his Mercedes just ahead of Kamui Kobayashi, who Sauber has replaced for next season leaving the Japanese driver without a race seat for 2013.
Williams surprisingly did not run Bruno Senna on his home turf, opting to replace the Brazilian with test and reserve driver Valtteri Bottas for the session.
Kimi Raikkonen had a few issues with his car and lost some time in the garage as mechanics worked on his Lotus. The Finn's time was only 16th fastest from the 16 laps he managed.
HRT however completed only 28 laps in all with both its drivers during the outing. In contrast, Maldonado completed 38 laps alone.
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Hume and the Evidential Problem of Evil
1. Selections from Hume=s Dialogues and Natural History of Religion
Our readings on the problem of evil from Hume (1711-76) will focus on two sections of his Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion, Parts 10 and 11 (pp.95-115).
2. Background to the Reading
Hume was a famous historian and philosopher; he is considered among the greatest skeptics in the history of philosophy. His Dialogues is considered his most controversial work and he himself did not publish it in his lifetime. It was published by his nephew three years after his death. The overall aim of the Dialogues is to answer the question >What, if anything, can we infer about the first cause of the universe from the evidence we find in this world=? The most important philosophical argument for the existence of God in Hume=s day was the AArgument from Design@. It had been endorsed by Sir Isaac Newton and was accepted by most eighteenth-century scientists. According to this argument, one can infer the existence of an intelligent and benevolent God based on our discovery of order and purpose in the natural world. It is this argument which is the main topic of the Dialogues.
In the two parts of the Dialogues we are now looking at Hume is primarily interested in exploring the question >What can we infer about the moral properties of God from our experience of evil in the world?=. In other words, he is discussing what we have called Athe evidential problem of evil.@ (The editors of PR somewhat misleadingly entitle their selection from Hume's Dialogues AEvil makes a strong case against God=s Existence.@ In the Dialogues, Hume is primarily discussing the question about we can infer about God=s nature, not His existence (see the first three paragraphs of Part II on pages 43-44).) All the characters assume that God exists. For >God= is the name we give to first cause of the universe, whatever that is. The selection in our text would be better entitled >Evil makes a strong case against God=s moral goodness= (at least if we understand >moral goodness= as it applies to human beings).
The Dialogues are presented as a conversation between three characters each of which represents a certain view on natural religion, and the evidence we can have for it. Cleanthes is the character who puts forward the Argument from Design. He argues that we can infer the properties of the first cause of the universe from our experience of the world. He is accused by the other characters of being an "anthropomorphite"--that is making God too much in the image of man. In our selection Cleanthes insists that there is much good in the world, and that the good outweighs the evil.
Demea is a traditional theologian who thinks that one can infer the existence of the Deity through abstract reason (a priori), not by examining the nature of the world. (For an example, in Part IX, third paragraph he puts forward a form of what is called the cosmological argument). He is accused by Cleanthes of a being a "mystic", that is of making God totally incomprehensible. (If that were right, what is the difference between God and pure force or matter?) In the selection we are looking at he disagrees with Leibniz=s optimistic view of human life. He stresses the importance of reflections on human misery, in bringing people close to God.
Finally, Philo is a sceptic. At first he agrees with Demea about the incomprehensibility of God, but later (in Part 12) he is willing to draw cautious conclusions about the first cause of the universe. Through most of the Dialogues he presents objections to the Argument from Design presented by Cleanthes. In Part X, he allies himself with Demea in describing all the evils of human life. But his real purpose is to criticize Cleanthes= argument, and show him that if he insists on inferring the properties of the Deity from experience, he will be forced to conclude that God does not have moral virtues such as justice, benevolence and mercy that are generally ascribed to Him--at least as those qualities are understood by human beings.
3. Questions to be answered in your Notebooks:
1. The first paragraph of Part X is a speech of Demea. He gives his own view as to what it is that makes people seek religion. What, according to Demea, is the purpose of religion in our lives?
2. Philo agrees with Demea in the second paragraph. What does he say we need to have a Adue sense of religion@?
3. Philo and Demea then go on to say that if we listen to what ordinary people (Athe vulgar@) say about their lives, and read most books that have been written over the ages we will become convinced of the misery of human life. Philo says (page 96) that Leibniz is an exception, but just dismisses his view. a) Given what Philo and Demea say on pages 97-top of page 100 what are the five chief sources of misery in human life? b) If human life is so bad why don=t more people commit suicide according to Philo?
4. Cleanthes response to Philo in the third paragraph of page 99 is short. (Yet it needs to be noted, if for nothing else than we know it fits with Hume=s comments about his own psychology elsewhere.) What is it?
Cleanthes= response is given more fully on the bottom of page 101-top of page 102. He strongly opposes the view of religion expressed by Demea and Philo in the passages you discussed in answer to questions 1 and 2 above. What according to him should be our source of religion? Explain the difference between his view of the source of religion and that of the other characters.
5. What conclusions must we draw about God from all the evidence we find around us, according to Philo (the rhetorical question at the end of the first new paragraph on page 100?
6. Explain in your own words the argument from Epicurus (an ancient philosopher living in the third century B.C.) given by Philo in the next paragraph.
7. In the first paragraph on page 101 Cleanthes expresses strong opposition to the view of the world presented by Philo ("And have you at last...."). In the next paragraph Demea responds by saying that Cleanthes should not see any opposition to religion in Philo=s remarks. Explain Demea=s reasons and Cleanthes' immediate response at the bottom of the page (i.e. What does he mean by "arbitrary suppositions"?).
8. . Philo, in turn, objects to the view of Cleanthes in the following paragraphs, first saying that he is founding religion on a very questionable claim (AYou have put the controversy upon a most dangerous issue.@) if he insists that human life has more happiness than unhappiness. However, in the end Philo says that, even if Cleanthes were right about this, he would not have solved the evidential problem of evil. Why not? (pp. 102-4).


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We design and deliver programmes that bring different people together to develop their confidence and skills in understanding and connecting with others.
The UK is becoming much more diverse. Over the coming decades, the country is projected to become the most ethnically diverse western nation; at the same time the proportion of the population aged under 18 or over 60 is expected to grow rapidly, increasing the average distance in age between citizens. We are also increasingly segregated by income; for example half of all the children in primary and nursery schools in England who are eligible for free school meals are concentrated in a fifth of the schools. As our country becomes more diverse, we believe it is critical that people come together and build stronger connections between one another and between communities.
Launched in 2009, The Challenge is the UK's leading charity for building a more integrated society, a society in which there is understanding and appreciation of each other's differences. We design and deliver programmes that bring different people together to develop their confidence and skills in understanding and connecting with others. In 2009, approximately 160 young people participated in our programmes; in 2016 we reached around 45,000 participants. Our three programmes are NCS, HeadStart and Step Forward.
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Situated in Boerne, this motel is within 6 mi (10 km) of Dienger Building, River Road Park, and Boerne City Park. Cibolo Nature Center and Boerne Visitors Center are also within 9 mi (15 km).
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This motel features an outdoor pool, a fitness center, and a business center. Free continental breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include laundry facilities, a computer station, and tour/ticket assistance.
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All 74 rooms provide conveniences like refrigerators and microwaves, plus free WiFi and flat-screen TVs with cable channels. Other amenities available to guests include coffee makers, free local calls, and hair dryers.
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Days Inn Boerne features an outdoor pool and a fitness center. A computer station is located on site and wireless Internet access is complimentary. This motel offers access to a business center. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast each morning. This Boerne motel also offers tour/ticket assistance, a picnic area, and laundry facilities. Onsite self parking is complimentary.
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I can be quite a cynical old bird. But while I may once have thought going to Disneyland Paris was just one of those things you did for the kids, as soon as my five-year-old son and I arrived at the park it wasn't just William's excitement levels that went shooting off the scale.
And they didn't come down all weekend.
"LOOK!" yells my small person, who's spotted Pluto on a sleigh, eyes and mouth wide open in astonishment.
"LOOK!" he gasps as we pass a circus ring-leader blowing giant bubbles.
"LOOK!" A herd of Dumbos fly round a carousel. "LOOK!" His favourites, Woody, Rex and Buzz Lightyear are aboard a float in the parade. "LOOK! There's a Donald Duck snowman!"
This form of conversation starts up every time we round a corner. Disneyland really is full of dreams. But just for the kids, right. Right?
I catch myself grinning like an idiot as we watch the Disney Magic on Parade stars come down the wide Main Street. There's every character you can think of, from Cinderella to Simba, Captain Hook to Mary Poppins, Rapunzel to Winnie the Pooh, Pinocchio to Mowgli.
Everyone is smiley, waving, dancing, really looking like they are enjoying themselves. It's impossible not to get caught up in the spirit of Disney.
And when we go to the Christmas Wishes show, where a choir sings into the cold night sky and every child is given a battery-operated candle and told by Mickey to make a wish, I realise I'm fighting a lump in my throat. Hang on, how did this happen?
It might have been the Christmas tree lighting ceremony. "LOOK! Their tree is ginormous!"
Indeed it is, 24 metres of ginormous and gorgeous. Or the Christmas Cavalcade. Or the fact everything sparkles and twinkles. Or the children hopping from foot to foot with anticipation as you queue for a ride – they don't get bored or cold.
Or the drama and oohing and aaahing at the fabulous firework and laser display over the lake set to a crescendo of music. Or racing round the park, packing in as many rides as possible.
We just scrape in at the minimum height allowance on Big Thunder Mountain, a proper "grown-up" rollercoaster which hurtles you round corners and through pitch-black tunnels while explosions go off around you.
I have to admit to screaming, just a little bit. My son's eyes open even wider than they've managed to get all weekend, he looks at me, and then laughs his head off.
As we climb off he announces, "Well, I'm never doing that again!" But I imagine we will. The beauty of Disney is that each time you come back there's something new or different to do depending on how big the kids have grown and what they're into.
This time, William's favourites were flying in a mini Peter Pan ship over the roofs of London to Neverland, travelling through Pinocchio's story, Slinky Dog Zig Zag Spin, Flying Carpets and the Toy Soldiers Parachute Drop. And there was still so much we didn't have time to do.
If you have a daughter, I can only assume your Disney experience will be entirely different.
Princesses, dresses, sugary pink castles, sleeping beauties were all dismissed with a cursory glance as we head for more manly pursuits such as a virtual rocky ride through space on Star Tours, rocket ship launches, and the shoot 'em up Buzz Lightyear Laser Zap on which you're scored as you take out alien baddies with your laser gun.
"LOOK! It's Zurg! Kill him!" Somehow I was out-gunned by several thousand points. We also visit, repeatedly, the dragon, chained in the dark, drippy depths of the fairytale castle. "LOOK! It's going to eat us!" It roars and snarls at us, baring its fearsome teeth and breathing smoke while twitching the tip of its tail in the water at the far end of its dungeon.
But the pièce de résistance is the Disney Dreams show at the castle. A jaw-dropping spectacular and combination of special-effects.
Light-up Mickey and Minnie ears are handed out for everyone to wear (yes, even me) and the castle comes alive with a cast of Disney characters singing, dancing, clambering up walls and round turrets.
At one point the castle even seems to melt. It's brilliant. It's also late in the evening for small kids.
But don't miss it. It's a real highlight and I found myself grinning that pesky Disney grin again.
As we walk back through the centre of the park to our hotel up Main Street, little flakes of white begin to fall from the sky.
"LOOK! It's snowing!" a tired but happy boy shouts. Yes, it really is. I can't see where the "snow" is coming from. This is seamless. I'm impressed.
By lunchtime on Sunday I am beginning to flag, never mind the small people who are still going strong. All this excitement is tiring. But no visit to Disneyland is complete without meeting the Master of Ceremonies himself.
We collect our ticket with its allotted time to visit Monsieur Mouse and wait in line until six children plus assorted parents are invited into one of several "rehearsal rooms".
A screen blocks the view into the room but there's a lot of red velvet and a muted hush of expectation.
Finally we are ushered around the screen and there he is...
"LOOK!" I say. "It's Mickey Mouse." Absolute silence. My little chatterbox has finally been struck dumb and come over all shy.
There is an awkward quiet in the room as neither mouse nor child say a word. Photos are taken, and then, that's it. Our Disney weekend is coming to a close.
"Well, that was cool," I venture. "You met Mickey Mouse." My five-year old looks up at me with a completely deadpan expression and says: "You do know, don't you, it's not actually real?"
There is more than a hint of a question mark in there... but perhaps he takes after his mum after all.
Now! Christmas at Disney really is magical – for kids and adults.
Trainers or comfortable shoes. And lots of clothes to layer up... it's cold queuing up for the rides.
The Eurostar station is right next to the Disneyland Paris entrance.
Think about a FastPass to cut down on queuing time for the most popular rides. Queues are generally shorter during the Parades. Try to avoid eating at park restaurants between 12pm and 2pm as it gets very busy.
Work out your plan of action on a map to make the most of your time. Check your child's height before you go so you know which rides they can go on. Height info online at www.disneylandparis.co.uk
During Disney's Enchanted Christmas, prices for a two-night, three-day package in December start at £1,280.80 for a family of two adults and two children (six and under).
This includes return Eurostar travel, two nights' B&B at Disney's Hotel New York and three-day Hopper tickets for the Disneyland Park and Walt Disney Studios Park.
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By Michael Felberbaum, AP Business Writer
RICHMOND, Va. Pork producer Smithfield Foods is selling its stake in the Butterball turkey joint venture, becoming a pure-play pork producer as it continues focusing on its more profitable packaged meat business.
Butterball, a major name in the turkey world, annually sells 1 billion pounds of turkey — 20% of all turkey produced in the U.S.
Smithfield (SFD) said Friday that its partner, Maxwell Farms, will buy the company's 49% interest for about $175 million and then sell a 50% stake in the venture to Seaboard Corp. (SEB) for $177.5 million in cash, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
"Our minority ownership position in Butterball did not permit us to execute the growth strategy that we believe was necessary to fully develop the company to its potential," Smithfield Chief Executive Larry Pope said.
Smithfield, the nation's largest pork producer, said it will use the estimated proceeds of $175 million to reduce its debt. The deal is expected to close by year's end.
Smithfield said in June that it wanted either to take control of Butterball or to cash out of the venture. Pope said then that Smithfield had long wanted Maxwell Farms to invest more in Butterball to upgrade its facilities, business and marketing.
Smithfield offered Maxwell Farms $200 million for its 51% stake and set a September deadline for Maxwell to decided whether to sell or to buy out Smithfield.
Smithfield has been trying to make its packaged bacon, ham and other products a household name, like the products of competitors Tyson and Hormel. It has also been trying to lessen its emphasis on processing hogs, a business more closely tied to volatile ingredient costs and price shifts.
The company's packaged meat business, with brands such as Ekrich and Patrick Cudahy, also is more profitable.
Smithfield has been cutting jobs and closing factories for more than a year to focus more on packaged meat.
It has also been shedding its beef assets, so the sale of Butterball fits that strategy.
"Strategically, either you get larger and get 100% focused on the businesses you're in, or you exit them," KeyBanc Capital Markets analyst Akshay Jagdale said in an interview with The Associated Press. "Now they are a pure-play pork company. There's really nothing else there."
Maxwell Farms and Butterball are based in North Carolina. Butterball has 5,500 employees at its seven plants and headquarters. Its 675,000-square-foot plant in Mt. Olive, N.C., is the world's largest turkey plant.
Turkey was the No. 4 protein choice for American consumers in 2009, with the average person eating 16.9 pounds, according to the National Turkey Federation.
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Ronde Retires...Why He's A Hall Of Famer
BY: JP Peterson (Link)
When Ronde Barber broke into the league as the 66th overall pick of the 1997 Buccaneers draft, he hoped to have half as good a career as...Anthony Parker?
"I remember when Anthony Parker was here. He had a pretty good career man. He scored a bunch of touchdowns, had a bunch of interceptions, played about 10 years. I told myself then, if I had half that career, I would be happy" Barber said.
Safe to say Ronde is pretty happy with his legacy. The numbers are gaudy but pale in comparison to his love for the game, love for winning and his desire to compete to the death on every play. Where did this inextinguishable roaring fire come from? How did a diminutive 5-10 185 pound, slow 4.69 Forty running, 3rd round pick, "Zone" corner make such a compelling case for the Hall of Fame?
Well over the past 16 years I've had the pleasure to cover all of Ronde's games and host his TV show on NewsChannel 8 for many years. I also got a rare glimpse inside the man behind the jersey and I'm lucky enough to call him a friend. I think I have an insightful (and admittedly non-objective) perspective on the man they call Twenty.
First let's look at the quantifiable numbers...and frankly they are off the charts. If you must consider each player by their excellence at their position, then how can you not vote yes for the HOF? Also consider, when looking at the numbers it's Ronde's versatility at a hybrid position that made him so valuable and ultimately helped the Bucs defense be so dominant for a decade ultimately winning a Super Bowl.
The ONLY corner with 25+ sacks and 45+ interceptions meaning...he could beat 300 pound tackles or shifty backs on a blitz then on the next play cover a number one receiver lined up in the slot or outside? He finished with 28 Sacks and 48 picks which in the days of specialization and shorter careers is a stat that may never be approached...let alone broken.
His most important and telling stat to me is his 1,423 tackles (Tackles are a very much disputed stat as official post game film study counts often can change a 5 tackle game into a 13 tackle game). But by most comparison measures Ronde' is the top tackling corner by over 300 tackles! Consider Deion Sanders, a Hall of Fame corner only had 492...in his career! We can talk about flash and big plays all we want (and we will) but still basic tackling is the foundation of defensive football. Ronde's superior instincts, intelligence and dogged film study not only put him in position to make game changing plays but also put him in position to make the Blue Collar plays that are the foundation of solid Tampa 2 defense. Keeping the 2 yard gains from becoming 8 or 80 yard plays.
These numbers prove his incredible versatility. But watching every one of his approximately 16,500 plays I've seen him take on 270 pound Brandon Jacobs in full stride. It didn't end well but he got him down! I've seen him hold his own 1 on 1 with Magatron Calvin Johnson, Julio Jones, Marcus Colston...guys that are almost a foot taller...and compete for jump balls. He didn't always make the play but more often than not he did. He has unselfishly played special teams over the years blocking punts and returning them for scores. The fact is...you can't find players in this league who can do all those things or are even willing to do all those things.
I asked him a few weeks ago if he felt he redefined that Nickle corner position in the Tampa 2 and in a rare moment of boasting he said...no doubt. He also told me that as Tony Dungy and his position coach Herm Edwards started to realize this small in stature 3rd round pick's unique and versatile abilities, the position morphed into a critical part of thier Tampa 2 scheme.
"I think it was unceremoniously initiated, no fanfare. It wasn't like...this guy is a cant miss player...it was a grind. Over the course of my second, third and fourth years the position that nobody else really played, evolved. You heard the argument...oh he's only a system guy...can only do this...well...in a defense that everybody started playing, I did it better than anybody else."
Barber says other teams tried to find players to do what he did...but couldn't.
"A lot of people try to find me in their defense because obviously I could rush the passer, play the slot, play multiple positions....on a defense that was simple...that required play-makers. I think I stood out in that regard. It would be entirely too humble for me not to acknowledge that."
I think those comments really capture his career progression and eventual induction into Canton.
Now let's talk big plays that win games. Remember...winning and losing in the NFL is a razors edge difference and usually comes down to who makes the most big plays. A defensive or special teams touchdown tilts the odds of winning to near 80%. Ronde is 4th all time in non-offensive touchdowns with 15 and really was never a primary return guy like the two defensive backs ahead of him Deion (19) and Charles Woodson (17). So you can make the case, with the picks (28) sacks (48) Forced fumbles (13) and fumble recoveries (16) he was the most impactful defensive player of all-time in terms of big, game changing plays. Dominating games defensively with big plays usually earns you the coveted Defensive Player of the Week honor. Ronde won that 9 times, tied for the most ever with Hall of Famers like Lawrence Taylor, Bruce Smith and future Hall of Famer Ray Lewis. How can you possibly argue he doesn't stand shoulder to...well his helmet...with those guys.
And about his size...well I think frankly it's part of what drove him to such success. He told me he would never be outworked or out-thought on the field. In my humble opinion I think he used his Napoleonic/Inferiority complex to drive him relentlessly. He always appeared humble but there was an inner arrogance that fueled his uber-confidence. I will never forget our close up TV shot of him on the sidelines (caught full natsound by our crack Channel 8 videographer Bob Hanson) after his indomitable pick 6 at Philadelphia sealed the 2002 NFC title game. This was just after Ronde had been snubbed for the Pro Bowl. He screamed into the camera...
"Tell me I ain't the F***ing best...tell me I ain't the best...F*** the Pro Bowl...we're gong to the Super Bowl!"
Classic Ronde! Few know he is. pound for pound, the best trash talker in NFL history! In his private moments Ronde would voice some of his frustration at not being put in the elite category but he would never say it publicly...and frankly that is extremely hard to do when you're as proud and as accomplished as Ronde is. 5 Pro Bowls and 3 All_pro teams were not nearly enough in my opinion...and secretly his opinion as well.
I once had the opportunity to watch him do film study at his home...where he was constantly studying tape. This was back in 2001 before they played the Eagles and Donovan McNabb. He was going back and forth over the tape, like Dexter doing forensic blood work, showing me how McNabb turned his head on 3rd down and short and sometimes telegraphed where he was going with the ball. And so it was...a YEAR plus later that Ronde used that information...baited McNabb into throwing the ball...and stepped in to make what many call the biggest play in Bucs history. He was doing intricate and exhaustive film study before it became the obsession it is today. Another winning edge.
Finally let's talk toughness and longevity. Of course his record 215 consecutive starts at corner is incredible especially when you factor in how physical and productive a player he was at his size. Many know the story of how he played the last part of the Super Bowl season with a torn PCL in his knee. He also played parts of at least 2 other seasons with a torn MCL...an injury that sidelines most every other player. He played with torn ligaments in his thumb and a dislocated shoulder. Yes he was lucky...but he was also incredibly tough and his love and desire to play hard and never let his teammates down was unprecedented in my experience.
So when I asked him a few weeks ago...are you satisfied with your career? Did you accomplish everything you wanted to...his answer was interesting.
"If you would have asked me this question in 1998...absolutely I overachieved and far outmatched my ambitions."
"Ive always have high goals. There are a lot of things I didn't accomplish but you stack your goals on top of one another. You don't want to pass them and say...I'm done. There are some things I could have done. I'm happy. The merits rest on themselves. Let's see how people judge me in the end...hard to judge people while they're still here. Most people are generally more appreciated when they're gone."
Ah...Ronde still looking to see if he will be judged fairly. I think nationally his story will take time to sink in. To really appreciate what he brought to the game. But in the end...he is more than satisfied and at peace with his career and this retirement decision. He also feels blessed he was selected by the Bucs and played his whole career in Tampa.
"Its been more than I could have ever hoped for. I have great friends, great support from my family... yeah man, this town has been very good to me. I cannot lie. Of all the 31 other franchises and cities...I got in the right one for me."
And Ronde plans on making his permanent home in Tampa Bay.
"Absolutely..I'm not going anywhere...golf is too good, the schools the girls are in good, my adult friends we hang out with are here, people we vacation with...Tampa is where Barbers will reside."
So Ronde goes out on his terms...his way. Leaving the game playing at a Pro Bowl level. Few players and even fewer legendary Bucs have had such an appropriate send off. His considerable on field accomplishments don't begin to surpass the loving husband and father he has become. He is the personification of class, character and left a blue print of true professionalism that will leave an indelible mark on this franchise and this city. Congrats Ronde...now let's tee it up!
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