| Playing the Role | | Posted Wednesday, December 27, 2006 3:13:03 PM by Blog57 Team | | Last vacation: "The hospital?" (He had a triple bypass earlier this year.) Before that, Disney World, 2001 Favorite possession: A hand-crafted mandolin brought to America by his grandfather from Italy What would he do if he weren't in the family business? A ranger at a historical park Historical figure he'd most like to meet? Davy Crockett Favorite movie: "It's a Wonderful Life" The soldiers, awaiting their marching orders, sip coffee in Styrofoam cups and pick over powdered doughnuts and blueberry bagels. In immaculate tan regimentals with gleaming brass-buttoned jackets or in rough cloth jackets and suede leggings, in buckled shoes or boots wrapped with rags, in broad, three-cornered hats, plaid tams or red knit fisherman's caps, they make small talk in the visitors' center at Washington Crossing Historic Park, on the Pennsylvania side of the Delaware.... | |
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| | | Make-A-Wish visit to Disneyland puts a smile on the face of Polson ... | | Posted Monday, November 27, 2006 1:24:54 PM by Blog57 Team | | When she suffers a stroke, 12-year-old Cheyanne Coxen's eyesight becomes so terrible she cannot see well enough to tell you how many fingers you are holding in front of her face. You must understand that, in order to comprehend the joy that filled the lives of the Polson girl and her family last weekend. You must also understand that, sometime in the next six months to two years, the strokes that keep happening more frequently and rob Cheyanne of her eyesight and more, the strokes that all the doctors and medicines in the world cannot stop, are probably going to rob her of her life. Only then can you even begin to imagine how special it was for a 12-year-old girl to be able to see across a room. As her parents and sister and nurse watched, Cheyanne's eyes lit up and a smile spread across her face as the Disney characters entered.... | |
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| | | 'Pirates,' 'Cars' spur Disney's success | | Posted Sunday, November 12, 2006 3:11:20 PM by Blog57 Team | | A strong fourth quarter bolstered a record year for Walt Disney Co. and helped send its stock price Thursday to the highest closing price in five years. Powered by two blockbuster films, the company said Thursday that profits shot up 33 percent for the 2006 fiscal year to a record $3.4 billion. Sales also set a record of $34.3 billion for the year that ended Sept. 30. And the performance was reflected on Wall Street. Disney's stock closed at $33.58 on the New York Stock Exchange. The shares have climbed 40 percent this year, second-best after General Motors Corp. among members of the Dow Jones industrial average index. "We had a great year by just about every measure," Robert Iger told investors in a conference call after his first full year as Disney's chief executive.... | |
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| | | Portsmouth Democrats narrowly keep majority on Town Council | | Posted Thursday, November 09, 2006 7:42:23 AM by Blog57 Team | | Democratic incumbent Dennis M. Canario emerged as the clear winner in Tuesday's election with more than 4,200 votes, as the Democrats maintained a slim majority on the Portsmouth Town Council.Voters also decided to return veteran Republican Hubert E. "Huck" Little to the council, 40 years to the day that he won his first term on thbe council. He placed second of the 15 candidates vying for seven seats and more than 160 votes behind Canario. Joining Canario are his current colleagues on the council, James A. Seveney, William E. West and Leonard B. Katzman, all Democrats, as well as Karen Gleason, an independent serving on the School Committee and making her first bid for the council.Republican incumbent Peter J. McIntyre got a late-night boost from 191 mail-in ballots to beat out Democratic newcomer Mark J.... | |
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| | | PHOTO: Disney trip winners | | Posted Monday, November 06, 2006 3:28:15 AM by Blog57 Team | | Anthony Corbin was in the Stoney Creek location of Once Upon a Child with Roxanne Murphy, and three of their children during contest time. Anthony and Roxanne, have four children, Akeshia, 18, Venoica, 12, Tamara, nine and A.J. who is 11 months old. Veronica filled out a ballot to win a family trip to Disney World and ended up winning. The family is ecstatic and overwhelmed, and hope to enjoy the vacation next summer. .... | |
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| | | Plastic finds its way to every spot on planet | | Posted Friday, November 03, 2006 3:45:10 AM by Blog57 Team | | Recently, while on vacation in France, we drove through yet another picturesque, quaint village. It was so pristine that if I didn't know better, I would have been sure it was part of a Disney-planned community recently constructed to look as though it was from the 16th century. We stopped to walk around and check out "Main Street." Sure enough, there was the typical cheese shop, bakery, barber, various clothing shops, a tailor, cobbler and brasserie. That's when I happened into a tiny needlecraft store. I was in heaven. I came across some beautiful French ribbon, the kind you know you will never see again as long as you live. I picked up a couple of other unique items and took them to the area at the front of the store that looked like the checkout. Trust me when I say I don't speak French.... | |
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| | | Taking toddlers happily to Disney World is far from child's play | | Posted Monday, October 30, 2006 7:29:10 PM by Blog57 Team | | We were met with quizzical looks and skepticism from our friends and family when we unveiled our late-summer vacation plans: a weeklong trip to Walt Disney World Resort in Florida with three toddlers in tow. Why, they wondered, would you drag two 2-year-olds and a 4-year-old to an adventure park known for its over-stimulating rides and larger-than-life characters, a place deemed more suitable for kids far removed from diapers who can stay awake past 7 o'clock? .... | |
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| | | Seven trends that will transform the Timeshare Industry in 2007 ... | | Posted Monday, October 30, 2006 1:34:16 PM by Blog57 Team | | Orlando | The timeshare industry with 10 billion in worldwide sales is quickly approaching its fifth decade. In the coming year, millions of travelers around the world will encounter and experience timeshare vacation ownership, fractional ownership, residence clubs, and condo-hotels. The upcoming years will bring about a new era in the timeshare industry; one that embraces branding, diversity, globalization, digital media, and more. Lawrence Hefler, a marketing and branding expert, and founder of Hefler International, is excited and passionate about reshaping the timeshare and vacation ownership industry. “Consumers will begin to realize new ways of how, when, and where the shared ownership messages for leisure and vacation products are delivered," Hefler said. “Innovative companies will engage customers throughout the online and offline experience, delivering clear and consistent messages across all consumer and guest touch points while building brand trust." Hefler's seven trends capture the new “brandstyles" that will transform the industry into the next decade: Demobrandics: Preview centers, sales galleries, and resort destinations will offer the alternative of self-guided, audio-visual tours that will give diverse audiences a clear and consistent brand and product message, at their own pace, and in the language of their choice.... | |
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| | | "Snow" Flurries Forecast for Disney's Private Island, Castaway Cay | | Posted Friday, October 27, 2006 3:13:28 AM by Blog57 Team | | Holiday magic will deck the halls and add sparkle to the decks for guests who sail with Disney Cruise Line beginning this Thanksgiving and continuing through to the New Year. Both Disney Magic and Disney Wonder will spread an abundance of holiday cheer, from traditional Thanksgiving and Christmas feasts to "snowflake" sightings and seasonal caroling. .... | |
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| | | Fun, Fun, Fun at Funai for Durant | | Posted Tuesday, October 24, 2006 7:10:25 AM by Blog57 Team | | Joe Durant spent the past 10 days at Disney World in Orlando, treating his wife and two children to plenty of rides and good times. The Durant family ended their vacation on a high note as Papa Joe shot a bogey-free 7-under 65 to win the Funai Classic, his first victory in five years on the PGA Tour. .... | |
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