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Farm subsidy outrage
What follows falls in the realm of the "It-can't-possibly-be-true category," but it is and it's an outrageous example of how this nation's political system has become increasingly dysfunctional. The issue is farm subsidies, and the salient fact is that the federal government spent $1.3 billion in subsidies for rice and other crops since 2000 to individuals who do no farming at all.
None. Some of the individuals collected hundreds of thousands of dollars in crop subsidies without even planting a seed. Mary Anna Hudson, an 87-year-old resident of the River Oaks neighborhood in Houston, received $191,000 over the past decade, according to research done by the Washington Post and reported in last Sunday's edition. Houston surgeon Jimmy Frank Howell received a total of $490,709 over the same period, while 67-year-old Donald Matthews of El Campo, Texas, built his dream house in the heart of rice country on an 18-acre suburban lot and he receives $1,300 in annual "direct payments" on the 17 acres that surrounds his elaborate home. Matthews, an asphalt contractor, readily admits he's "no farmer" and disagrees with the government's policy, but his desire to give the money back to the government was fruitless, so he now takes the money and has created scholarships for the local school and 4-H club.
The insult of such government waste is maddening. As Vermont dairy farmers struggle with low milk prices, high fuel costs and disastrous weather, the Post reports that the congressional bill passed in 1996 (the first year the Republicans swept into control of the House) as the Freedom to Farm Act has seen farm payments grow into "an even larger subsidy that benefits millionaire landowners, foreign speculators and absentee landlords, as well as farmers."
Ironically, the bill was supposed to have eliminated costly farm subsidies that had been in place for decades. It didn't turn out that way. While most of the money under the program does go to real farmers who grow crops on their land, the Post reports, "the farmers are under no obligation to grow the crop being subsidized. They can switch to a different crop, raise cattle, or even grow a stand of timber — and still get the government payments. The cash comes with so few restrictions that subdivision developers who buy farmland advertise that homeowners can collect farm subsidies on their new back yards."
"The payments," the Post continues, "now account for nearly half of the nation's expanding agricultural subsidy system, a complex web that has little basis in fairness or efficiency. What began in the 1930s as a limited safety net for working farmers has swollen into a far-flung infrastructure of entitlements that has cost $172 billion over the past decade. In 2005 alone, when pretax farm profits were at a near-record $72 billion, the federal government handed out more than $25 billion in aid — almost 50 percent more than the amount it pays to families receiving welfare."
The Post's nine-month investigation found that the farm subsidy programs in the nation's Mid-Western Farm Belt "have become so all-encompassing and generous that they have taken much of the risk out of farming for the increasingly wealthy individuals who dominate it … The system pays farmers a subsidy to protect against low prices even when they sell their crops at higher prices. It makes "emergency disaster payments" for crops that fail even as it provides subsidized insurance to protect against those failures. And it pays people … for merely owning land that was once farmed."
The impact of the law has been most dramatic in Texas. In 1981, the Post reported, the Texas rice belt covered about 600,000 acres, but by 2005 the amount of rice planted had been reduced to about 202,000 acres. The reason? Because landowners were able, the Post reported, to get about $37 million in farm subsidies in just 2005 for land that was never planted. Amazingly, the former rice land is being sold in residential building lots of more than an acre and the United States Department of Agriculture allows the new owner to consider all but one acre (with the house on it) as farm land to qualify for the farm subsidies.
Equally amazing is that some of the rice land has been turned into pasture for cattle, which allows the farmer to raise cattle, sell them at market and also pocket the farm subsidy — at $125 an acre — for the rice payment.
Meanwhile, Vermont dairy farmers graciously accepted the $8.6 million in cash subsidies the Vermont Legislature and Gov. Jim Douglas offered last week as a way to stave off foreclosure. President Bush and this Republican-led Congress, on the other hand, killed the Northeast dairy compact a few years ago and have refused to revive it — proving, once again, under this administration, it pays to have friends in high places and if you don't, you're screwed.
And that's a sad commentary on the state of our democracy.
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Corporate social responsibility has become a vital part of the business conversation. Research points to five principles that underscore how collaboration provides the best combination of social and strategic payoffs.
In 1999, William Ford Jr. angered Ford Motor Co. executives and investors when he wrote that "there are very real conflicts between Ford's current business practices, consumer choices and emerging views of (environmental) sustainability." In his company citizenship report, the grandson of Henry Ford, then the automaker's nonexecutive chairman, even appeared to endorse a Sierra Club statement declaring that "the gas-guzzling SUV is a rolling monument to environmental destruction."
Bill Ford has had to moderate his strongest environmental beliefs since assuming the company's CEO position in October 2001, just after the Firestone tire scandal. Nevertheless, while he has strived to improve Ford's financial performance and restore trust among its diverse stakeholders, he remains strongly committed to corporate responsibility and environmental protection. In his words, "A good company delivers excellent products and services, and a great company does all that and strives to make the world a better place."1
Today, Ford is a leader in producing vehicles that run on alternative sources of fuel, and it is performing as well as any of its major North American rivals, all of whom are involved in intense global competition. The new CEO is successfully pursuing a strategy that is producing improved financial performance, increased confidence in the brand and clear evidence that the car company is committed to contributing more broadly to society. Among Ford's more notable outreach efforts are an innovative HIV/AIDS initiative in South Africa, which is now expanding to India, China and Thailand;2 a partnership with the U.S. National Parks Foundation to provide environmentally friendly transportation for park visitors;3 and significant support for the Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities.4
Ford's actions are emblematic of the corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives of many leading companies today. Corporate-supported social initiatives are now a given. For some time now, many Fortune 500 corporations have been creating senior management positions dedicated to helping their organizations "give back" more effectively. CSR is now almost universally embraced by top managers as an integral component of their executive roles, whether motivated by self-interest, altruism, strategic advantage or political gain.5 Their outreach is usually plain to see on the companies' corporate Web sites.
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John McCain's victory in the Florida primary sends the Arizona senator into Super Tuesday with a burst of momentum, but the race for the Republican presidential nomination remains highly competitive.
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, who came in second among Florida Republicans, has money and organization, and as the GOP race moves on to the 21 states that will vote or caucus on Feb. 5, he'll fight hard.
Still, next Tuesday's vote appears to revolve around Senator McCain, an intense, sometimes-unorthodox Republican who was left for dead politically last summer and clawed back to competitiveness by demonstrating an authenticity that has resonated with many voters.
"With Super Tuesday coming up, it's now McCain versus anti-McCain," says independent pollster John Zogby.
McCain faces fierce resistance from some Republicans, over his support for campaign-finance restrictions, comprehensive immigration reform, and occasional votes against tax cuts. Talk radio host Rush Limbaugh recently warned his listeners that a McCain nomination would "destroy the Republican Party." Evangelical leader James Dobson has said he would not vote for McCain "under any circumstances."
But in a race where party elders seemed to be looking for the next Ronald Reagan, who never materialized, the contest has boiled down to next-best choices. Bit by bit, the GOP establishment – senators, governors, activists, rank-and-file Republican voters – is warming to the possibility of a McCain nomination, as one who has paid his dues and demonstrated an ability to connect with voters. By winning Florida, the first "closed" contest of the 2008 campaign, in which only registered Republicans could vote, McCain demonstrated he could win among the base of the party.
"I don't think it's possible for McCain to be the establishment candidate, but the establishment is backing itself into accepting the maverick," says GOP pollster Whit Ayres. "The establishment has decided he's the best hope for stopping a President Clinton or a President Obama."
The next outward sign that the "establishment" is now onboard with McCain will be fundraising, Mr. Ayres says. McCain needs to raise money fast to compete effectively against the wealthy Romney heading into Super Tuesday.
A collapse for Giuliani
Former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani was set to drop out of the race Wednesday (after Monitor deadlines) and endorse McCain, using the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California as the backdrop. Mr. Giuliani came in third in Florida, with 15 percent of the vote, behind McCain's 36 percent and Romney's 31.
Throughout much of 2007, Giuliani led national polls of GOP voters, based principally on his reputation for leadership during the 9/11 crisis. But he also worried the GOP establishment with his liberal views on social issues. Ultimately, he did himself in as a candidate by following the unorthodox strategy of waiting until the fifth major nominating contest to make a serious bid for voters. Analysts predict Giuliani voters will now go to McCain, who does best in trial heats against top Democrats.
"To the extent that they're more moderate, he [McCain] would be the obvious choice versus the 2008 version of Romney," says Jack Pitney, a political scientist at Claremont McKenna College in Claremont, Calif.
For Romney, one new source of votes would be supporters of former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, who came in fourth in Florida with 13 percent of the vote. Romney and Mr. Huckabee tied for the lead among evangelical voters with 30 percent each. But Huckabee shows no sign of quitting and could win some delegates in Southern states on Super Tuesday.
The Florida results were telling for Romney. He did the best by far among the 27 percent of voters who self-identified as "very conservative," winning 44 percent of their votes. McCain and Huckabee each got 20 percent. McCain won all the other ideological groups. The irony is that Romney governed Massachusetts as a moderate, shifting his positions on social issues only as he prepared for his presidential campaign.
More disturbing for Romney was the fact that McCain beat him among voters for whom the economy was the No. 1 issue. McCain has acknowledged that economics is not his strongest subject, and Romney had come to tout his own success in the business world as a central argument for his candidacy. When economic woes eclipsed Iraq as the No. 1 issue for voters, Romney seemed ready to cash in with votes, but not enough materialized.
"There's something more at play when you're dealing with John McCain – it's authenticity," says Mr. Zogby, the pollster.
Sometimes his eat-your-spinach style of talk flies right in his face, such as during the Michigan primary, when McCain talked down the possibility of regaining jobs. "There are limits to straight talk, and yet for the most part, it really seems to work for him," says Zogby.
Clinton is up, Edwards bows out
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton won the Democratic primary in Florida, beating Sen. Barack Obama 50 to 33 percent, but the result was mostly symbolic. Because of a dispute with the national party over the primary's timing, no delegates were at stake, and the candidates pledged not to campaign in Florida.
Still, Florida proved to be the end of the line for the campaign of former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards, who announced his exit on Wednesday. Though Senator Obama hinted Tuesday night that he'd asked for Mr. Edwards's endorsement, it's unclear whether his withdrawal would most help Senator Clinton or Obama. Edwards fared best with whites and with older and working-class voters, groups that have skewed toward Clinton. But he also appealed to some independents, where Obama runs strong.
Clinton won in a state tailor-made for her most reliable constituency: older women. Some 59 percent of Florida Democratic voters were female, and Clinton won 55 percent of them. Forty percent of voters were 60 and older, and Clinton won 58 percent.
But there was some good news for Obama: He won among voters who had decided whom to support in the last month, in the last week, and in the last three days of the campaign (though not among those who decided on primary day). That victory among most of the late-decider categories may demonstrate a backlash against the Clinton campaign's hardball tactics against Obama in recent weeks, and possibly the weekend endorsements of Obama by Sen. Edward Kennedy and President John Kennedy's daughter, Caroline.
Turnout was heavy – 1.4 million voters – for a contest that technically did not count. Clinton campaign officials argue that the high turnout indicates intense interest in Clinton's candidacy and that those Florida voters' desires deserved to be counted at the Democratic convention next summer.
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No one, well, doesn't matter, have to hold off on this trip anyway for another time.
Would have been June of this year.
in Southern Oregon and Northern Nevada, plan to drive highway 140 into Nevada, then highway 95, possibly highway 95 to 205.
I just have a car, to let you know. I don't mind gravel roads if they are decent enough.
Just need info from people that traveled in those areas to tell me difficulty or ease of GT's or must see locations not related to GT's.
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No one, well, doesn't matter, have to hold off on this trip anyway for another time.
Would have been June of this year.
Sorry I can't suggest anything. Haven't been to that part of the country. I don't think it really gets a lot of visitors.
Thanks for responding anyway though.
Would be a nice road trip, but not sure when I'll be able to attempt it.
Highway 205? You mean 215 in Las Vegas?
Big Bear Lake, CA
Yes Highway 205 in Oregon, there are 2 towns along that road. One is Frenchglen and other is Fields.
You could always visit tunnel camp if it's not to far out of the way for you.
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Thank you bob3.
When I go, hopefully explore what I can, depends how long the road trip lasts.
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Howdy, Pilgrim?
Thanksgiving is coming, my friends, so here's a handy guide for identifying the goods in your local bakery:
1) Anything in a black hat is a pilgrim.
"Top o' the morning to ye!"
2) Anything in a blue headband is a Native American.
"Could I...BE any creepier?"
"Yep, I guess I could."
"Now let's get sweatin' to those oldies, ladies!"
3) Everything else is a turkey.
Thanks to Brittany W., Louise C., Angela B., Angelica W., Jenn, Dave B., & Samantha E., who figure that last wreck is worth at least two bucks.
Hey Austin! We'll see you tonight at 7pm. WOOHOO!!!


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Older Issues
November/December 2008
Critical Questions
by Jesse Rosen
For orchestras, artistic excellence is vital, but we also need to look beyond it.
by Rebecca Winzenried
American newspapers are eliminating classical-music critics at an ever-quickening pace. So what's next?
A Tale of Two Cities
by Scott Cantrell
Manfred Honeck arrives in Pittsburgh. Jaap van Zweden's first season in Dallas.
LA Story
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Nathaniel Ayers, a homeless former Juilliard student, is the subject of a new Hollywood movie.


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Not to be outdone by the only two guys in Iowa who listen to rap music, Georgia Tech fans would like to remind you about their opponents in the Orange Bowl of Awkward "Hip Hop" Videos, The GTGs. Lose yourself....
The GTGs—also known as "Swaff" and "DBay"—have a leg up on Korn Fed Records as they have been renting Lamborghinis and rhyming things with "engineering" for well over a year now. I mean, not just anyone can sell MP3s on iTunes. (What's that? Anyone can sell MP3s on iTunes? Moving on then....)
So when you throw in the Oregon Duck Lovers, that's three of the 10 BCS teams that are formally represented by white rap groups. Four, if you want to count these Teboners. So are there any Buckeyes or Longhorns or Bearcats spitting hot fire out there? I'll acknowledge any and all claimants to the throne, but I swear, if there is a Boise State rap group out there I will hunt down Vanilla Ice and punch him in the knees.
THE GTGs - Music for the Georgia Tech Community [TheGTGS, videos on YouTube]
Tim Tebow Song [YouTube]
Earlier: Hawkeye Rappers Live Up To Every Iowa Stereotype Imaginable +
Oregon-Based Rappers Request Permission To Show You Their "O"
UPDATE: And here's the OSU entry.... Two bowls covered.


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¿Que chingaderas son estas? In what seems to be a nod to "chuntarito" culture, adidas is selling some seriously unique gear designed by Jeremy Scott, the controversial and highly touted fashion designer. The sneaker/boots combination and the flashy tracksuit merge the western/vaquero style with the more urban-oriented athletic gear. In essence, it's perfect for a night of tribal dancing at the O.K. Corral in Forth Worth, a joint frequented by plenty chuntaros. If you're down for dressing like a hipster-naco and have $830 to burn (the boots alone are $300), head over to the adidas store.
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I learned that Brownian motion is any stochastic process $(W_{t})_{t\geq0}$ that satisfies four well-known properties. But I still don't understand how these four properties uniquely determine Brownian Motion.
The four properties are
for times $ 0 \leq t_1 \leq t_2 <...< t_n <T$ the random variables $W_{t_2} - W_{t_1}$, $W_{t_3}-W_{t_2}$,...,$W_{t_n}-W_{t_{n-1}}$ are independent.
For any $0\leq s \leq t <T$ the increment $W_{t} - W_{s}$ has the Gaussian distribution with mean 0 and variance $t-s$.
For all $\omega$ in a set of probability one, $B_t (w)$ is a continuous function of $t$.
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Let $(W_{t})_{t\geq0}$ and $(W_{t}')_{t\geq0}$ be two stochastic processes that satisfy the four properties of a Brownian motion. Prove that these stochastic processes must then have the same finite dimensional distributions, that is, $E[f(W_{t_{1}},...,W_{t_{n}})]=E[f(W_{t_{1}}^{'},...,W_{t_{n}}^{'})]$ for any $n\geq1$ , $t_{1},...,t_{n}\geq0$ , and bounded measurable $f:\,\mathbb{R}^{n}\rightarrow\mathbb{R}$ .
- How do I go about showing this....I am having trouble with multivariate gaussians. 2. Does the Kolmogorov's Extension theorem play some sort of a role here?


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My second-to-last Burn Notice novel,"The Reformed", comes out today, to be followed this summer by my last Burn Notice novel, "The Bad Beat," so in honor of that, and because my ego demands that I tell you all every small, insignificant detail about my life, here's a bit of background information about the writing of the book. (If you'd like signed copies of the book -- or any of my books, for that matter -- I suggest you contact the fine people at The Mystery Bookstore in Los Angeles: They'll have signed copies after this weekend. And if you live in Los Angeles, I'll be doing a booksigning this Saturday at Mysteries to Die For in Thousand Oaks at 2pm, along with my brother Lee, who'll be signing his latest Monk book.)
1. The client's name is Eduardo Santiago. He's a Cuban gangster who has been....wait for it...reformed. I don't know a lot of Cubans. But one I do know is the excellent writer Eduardo Santiago, author of Tomorrow They Will Kiss and a former student of mine. So when I started the book, I used his name as sort of a place holder for another non-Eduardo Santiago name. But then, after 300-some pages of him being Eduardo Santiago, well, he became Eduardo Santiago for good. Sorry Eduardo.
2. There's a hard-as-nails-and-other-cliches-friend of Sam's named Chris Alessio. Chris and I went to elementary and middle school together and then I didn't seem him for 25 years. When I finally did see him, I found out he was damn near a professional paintball player and wrote extensively on paintball stuff for a variety of different magazines. So when I needed information about paintball markers and needed a hard-as-nails-etc bad ass, he became Chris Alessio.
3. Julia Pistell, whose name appears in this book as a person who has had their identity stolen, went to graduate school with me and is one of the best humans alive. She happened to be visiting Wendy and me last January, when I was in the middle of the book, but didn't have a title yet. However, the fine people at Penguin needed a title and needed it right now, except that right now happened to be while Julia, Wendy and I were eating lunch at a deli in Palm Desert. So I said to Wendy and Julia, hey, anyone got a title? And Julia came up with The Reformed. (This was after The Godfather was rejected.)
4. I finished writing this book last March. I started it in December 2009. So, at that point, I'd read the scripts through the middle of season 3. I tell you this so when I get the inevitable email from someone asking me why X happened when Y happened in Season 4, I can remind them that Season 4 didn't exist when I wrote this book, even though it does now (which is why Jesse isn't in the book). Generally, as with all the books I've written in the Burn Notice series, I try to keep them evergreen so they don't work in lockstep with the seasons and can be read any time.
5. There are swear words in this book. Just to clarify my position on you being offended by swear words: Oh, go fuck yourself. This isn't a kids book. Nut the fuck up. You don't like it? Don't buy the fucking book. Really. Have a great day!


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When I embarked on this eco-blogging adventure, it took me a while to figure out that most eco-bloggers are (fabulous) mothers... and American.
As a result, I was much more active on the yoga blogs than on the eco-blogs, since I just didn't have that much to contribute. It was a bit tricky (and remains so) to relate with posts about the intricacies surrounding parenthood, since the closest I get is my work and our two cats. I mean, for the longest time I wasn't even sure if I ever wanted to have children (this has since changed- especially in the past year...).
I suppose it makes sense that many parents become more cognizant of environmental concerns once the consequences could negatively impact the health and future of their child.
As someone who is type A, I can see that the true challenge would actually be finding a place of balance between doing what you can as opposed to doing everything. Especially if you are a new parent.
My job as taught me a lot about children and parental guilt. For over six years I've been working closely with preschool aged children and their families as a Speech-Language Pathologist. I've learned a lot (and I've learned no longer to say "When you have 10min of free time to practice..." lol), such as:
- children eat their boogers. It's a fact of life. It also most likely a response to a) not understanding social etiquette yet and b) pre-ability to physically blow air out of your nose- developmentally that takes a few years to get. It no longer grosses me out.
- all parents smell their kid's butts. I will smell my child's bum. There is no shame in this.
- expecting a preschooler to cough in their sleeve is a bit unreasonable. Again, it's the whole cognitive ability to appreciate social etiquette, along with the fact that under the age of 4 children don't have the physical awareness of knowing WHEN they are going to cough until they are actually in the process of coughing. I just wash my table, hands and toys a lot.
- my clients think I live in my office. No really- it's kinda cute. When I point out there is no bed, usually they get confused- because where else would I live?
- If a child drinks too much milk too quickly, runs around in a circle, they will vomit all over my office floor. This is ok.
- Children under the age of 5 years rarely do anything just to "be bad". Behaviours always have a reason (typically around communication or lack thereof).
- There is no cookie-cutter behavioural management program or magic recipe. What works for one family might not work for another. It breaks my heart when parents feel like they've failed because 1,2,3 magic doesn't work for them. Honestly, I think 1,2,3 magic is a load of baloney.
- All parents feel guilty about everything all the time. I will too when I have a child.
- Parents don't sleep and don't have any free time. I am not being facetious. This is a fact of parenthood. I need to accept it as an eventuality.
- Preschoolers are my absolute favourite population to work with. They are the cutest, funniest and most fulfilling clients to have and their families teach me so much.
So, in thanks for all that I have learned and will continue to learn from my client's and their families, I'd like to give a few snippets back with what I have to give:
- Bilingualism does not cause language delay. No really. It doesn't. Speak multiple languages to your child, it will be fine. If you want research to back this up- email me and we'll chat :)
- Children start combining words around the age of 2 years. Even bilingual kiddos do this. Sure, 50% of children might grow out of it without any help, but the other 50% who aren't combining words ("more mama") might need extra support... and it's almost impossible to tell the difference that early. This is true for French language development too.
- Talking lots to your child is great, but waiting for them to say something or answer is even better. Often we ask lots of questions and don't give our child a chance to say a word in edgewise. Try waiting, count to 10 in your head, and see what happens. You might be surprised.
- Many preschoolers can spend a period of up to 6 months stuttering. This is normal and may pass. However, it should resolve within six months. Stuttering can be "fixed" before the child starts school... but after that it's all about managing the stutter and less about "fixing" it.
- Having a bit of difficulty with communication does not necessary go hand and hand with level of intelligence. Some children need glasses, some aren't great at running and jumping and some kiddos need a bit of help with talking and understanding.
- Unless you significantly neglect your child (and should be arrested), a speech or language delay is not your fault. No really. It's not.
- Preschoolers don't learn language from tv, computers, "leapfrog" or ipads. They learn language from other people. The best educational "app" for your child is you.
- Speech therapists are FUN, and depending where you live, it's free! (i.e. in Canada).
- Since we're so much fun, why wait until school starts? So much fun stuff can happen before school, and if you have coverage (or you live in Canada and it's free) why not take advantage? (I might be a little biased on this point- I will admit). Often public services have waitlists, so if your concerns disappear in the 6-9months that you have to wait, it's usually never a problem to kindly decline service. No harm done :)
- YOU as the parent are the expert on your child and what works best for your family. Professionals are there to help give you extra tips and suggestions, but ultimately you know them best. You should feel respected and an essential part of any health care team, in fact you should feel like you are your child's team leader.
- If you as a parent are concerned, in my book that's enough. You know your child the best and it's so important that you advocate for your child's needs. In most provinces in Canada you don't need a doctor's referral for speech therapy anyway.


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In every car guys life there is a least one ultimate goal, a lifelong dream, a pilgrimage if you will. No I'm not talking about a religious act or even a family tradition, I am talking about the few things you put on your bucket list before dying. For some it's going to the Indy 500 or to drive a race car, for others it's simply to meet someone like Carroll Shelby. For me it was visiting the Ferrari Factory!
Ever since I was lucky enough to have gotten a job at International Auto restoring vintage Ferrari's as a teenager, I have had the urge to make a pilgrimage to the Ferrari Factory. I would hear stories about how the wealthy doctors I worked for would get flown to the factory by Ferrari to view their new models. It sounded so cool I immediately made visiting the factory one of my top goals. Fast forward 20 years later and I finally did it!
Let me first say it wasn't the easiest to find. We flew into Milan and made our way towards Modena after staying a few nights in Venice. I went cheap and declined Hertz's $300 up-charge for GPS and decided to use a map purely out of spite (not the best idea). After driving aimlessly for 4+ hours I knew I was getting close as signs for Maranello began to appear. Soon thereafter I glanced to my right and behind the trees and bushes on the side of the road looked like what appeared to be a race track. I thought to myself could it be? Yes it was! The Ferrari test track. As I continued down the road another few minutes, and as the trees cleared away, there it was, just like I imagined, Ferrari heaven!
I turned off the main street and pulled in to a large parking lot which was surrounded by the Ferrari Museum, multiple Ferrari stores, cafes and most importantly Ferrari rentals. I was immediately overwhelmed and couldn't speak as everything became silent; my wife was snapping her fingers in front of my face to see if I was still conscious. A nice Italian boy walked up to me and asked if I wanted to rent a Ferrari and I just starred at him. Ferrari's were driving past me from the left and from the right. It was so much sensory overload , I really almost shut down. Finally my wife grabbed me with both arms and pulled me towards the museum as I was unable to make any decisions.
We paid the 13 Euro entry fee and walked around in awe at the display of race cars, models, trophy's etc… I took a ton of pictures and will have a post specifically on the museum soon after this post. Upon leaving the museum I ran into that kid that asked me if I wanted to rent a Ferrari earlier that day. Without hesitation I said yes. Fifteen minutes and 85 Euro later I was in a Ferrari California Spider with Francesco and my wife flying down the back roads of Maranello; more on this to come as well.
I had 2 more stops before leaving this magical place; the actual factory and the test track. While both of these are off limits to common folk, you could still drive to it, pay homage and snap off a few pictures, both of which I did.
More to come on actually going through the Ferrari Museum and my test drive of the Ferrari California.
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The organizers mindsetYou might be struggling to get speakers because you as an organizer are not commited enough. Its a hard reality that a usergroup is much work and just putting an announcement on meetup and waiting for talks to come in will hardly do it. You need to market your group, get cool locations and sponsors and engage with your members.
If you do this, people will recognize that there is something happening and will jump in to help. Of course this requires up front work on your side, but that's the way it is
Don't just ask the group, ask the personsSometimes I see emails from Usergroups with "Who wants to do a talk?". I'm usually eager to talk, but this emails won't make me do a talk. They are just noise in my mailbox. If you want me to do a talk, you either have to get my interest by organizing a great usergroup I want to participate in or you ask me directly, already knowing what I usually do and suggesting topics and everything.
It's the same with most people. I was writing an email for every meeting, trying to get speakers. Nothing happened. Now I'm approaching people at our meetup, other meetups or through email and ask them "Hey, you are great at X, would you mind talking about it a little?". This makes a big difference!
Ask strangersIf you would have told me that just emailing a bunch of people would get our usergroup 2 international speakers within a month, I maybe would have used the word "crazy" to describe you. But it works. I used a combination of contacts (from former jobs, meetups, conferences) as well as "cold-call" emails like "Hey, I know you do X, maybe you are in Vienna to do a talk?" and even send emails to companies saying "I love your product, would you happen to know somebody in Vienna who would like to do a talk about it?".
The replies where about 10% and up until now only 2 speakers (which is about 5%) are confirmed, but that's huge for my terms! I have another 80 email addresses on my list and if the percentes keep up, this means 4 other speakers for 2014!
Just do it!I guess doing it is the hard part. Writing emails to total strangers asking them for help is not something I do every day. But the feedback I got was positive all the way. People where apologizing for not having a speaker at hand or saying they'd love to join us anytime soon if they happen to be around Vienna.
By writing all these emails, the ViennaPHP Usergroup has both David Mytton (CEO ServerDensity) and Freerich Bäthge (CTO Sensiolabs Germany) speaking at the November Meetup. And that's worth the hassle!


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NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport reported early Monday morning that Martin could miss "several weeks or longer" with the injury. Now NFL Media's Albert Breer is reporting, per a source who spoke to Martin, that the running back has a torn labrum and will miss the remainder of the season. Buccaneers coach Greg Schiano was not ready to say Martin's season is over at his Monday press conference.
Martin and the Buccaneers' running game have been among the most disappointing aspects of the team's 0-6 start. Martin has looked like a difference-making back, but he's been hit too often in the backfield. He wasn't used much in the passing game, either.
Martin just has averaged 3.6 yards per carry this season, and the Buccaneers are 20th in the league in rushing yards. Mike James is Martin's primary backup. It looks almost certain that James will start Thursday night's game against the Carolina Panthers, and it sounds like James will be the starter for a lot longer than that.
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It's alarming to see another Peoria icon suddenly on the brink of extinction.
It's even worse to see this happen in South Peoria, which over the years has lost more than its share of landmarks and restaurants. And that's what's at stake with Ernie's Dairy Dream, 2600 SW Jefferson Ave., known for its cheap eats and massive awning for more than a half-century. The Baldock family, which has run Ernie's through that entire stretch, has closed the place and put it up for sale.
Ernie Baldock Sr., 79, the namesake originator of the joint, says he'll miss going to Ernie's as much as anyone.
"Meeting the people has always been tremendous over the years," Baldock says. "Some of them came every day. Some of them ordered the same thing every day."
But at the other side of the ordering window, the closing isn't about hot dogs or ice cream cones. The faithful fear the end of a community touchstone. On Ernie's Facebook page, dozens of comments last week mixed surprise, sadness and nostalgia:
■ "No! Our family grew up on Ernie's. We will miss you."
■ "So sad. Another great part of my childhood is going away."
■ "This makes me very sad. I have lots of memories of Ernie's. I was 6 when you opened and am now 61. I was a steady customer for all of those years."
■ "We have family in Colorado when they come to P-town each year Ernie's is the first stop on their list of places to eat!"
A young Ernie Baldock had no skills to birth a Peoria gustatorial treasure. After graduating Woodruff High School, he went into the U.S. Marine Corps in the mid-1950s. At that time, his parents, Peter and Alleen, decided to try their hand in the restaurant business. They purchased The Burger Castle, a short-order eatery on Lincoln Avenue near the old Manual High School.
When Baldock got out of the service, he went to work for his parents, then soon bought the place. He didn't have any experience or education in the field; he figured he'd just wing it.
"You just plod along and learn as you go," he says. "And you hope you make the right moves."
He soon had a new business partner: the former Donna Rogers, a graduate of the Academy of Our Lady, whom he married in 1958.
Later that year, looking to expanding their fledgling burger empire, the couple eyed a spot for sale on Jefferson Avenue. It had been known as Dairy Dream, part of a franchise by that name. But the chain went kaput, leaving the cramped eatery for sale.
The Baldocks needed $1,000 for a down payment. They scraped together $900, then started counting pennies that they'd long been absently tossing into a duffel bag. With the bag almost empty, they found the 10,000th copper coin. They had $1,000 total, and a new restaurant.
They put his name in front of the old name, and Ernie's Dairy Dream opened in early 1959. Then, they were open every day, 12 hours a day.
"We worked hard, my wife and I," Ernie Baldocks says. "We had a lot of 15-hour days, seven days a week. That's what it takes."
Long days meant for a lot of togetherness, which the pair enjoyed. Usually.
"We had a some tough days," he says with a chuckle. "But luckily the wife and I have been able to get along."
In 1961, a new Manual High School opened, leaving Castle Burger without its next-door foot traffic. With sales down, the Baldocks decided to close that shop and focus on Ernie's. Years later, they tried a second Ernie's, near their home in West Peoria. But the work was too hectic, and they again refocused on the Jefferson Avenue eatery.
Little changed in Ernie's basic set-up over six decades. Even after a fire gutted the place in 1972, it returned.
Besides the long hours, another key to success was keeping prices low enough to attract customers from the working-class neighborhood. To jump-start business, Ernie's sold six hot dogs for a dollar. Plus, an ice cream cone went for only a nickel; often, you'd find neighborhood kids with 3 cents in their pockets, scrounging around the area for two more pennies to get a treat.
With just 1,500 square feet of space inside the building, all seating always has been on tables outside. That worked out especially well back in the 1960s, when half of Ernie's business came on foot. In addition to surrounding residents, Ernie's could count on customers from a vibrant retail district nearby, including Szold's department store, the Avon Theater and Sweetnam's hardware.
Swarmed, Ernie's would expand the menu to 100 items. But the favorites remained the chili dogs and the Castleburgers, the latter a loose-meat sandwich named after his parent's former business.
At peak summer times, the eatery had to employ as many as 15 employees to fill a week's worth of shifts. It wasn't unusual to see teen workers have their first jobs there, then move on to start families — which in time would produce a second generation of Ernie's employees.
And that's what happened to Ernie's itself. The Baldocks retired about 15 years ago, leaving the business in the hands of Ernie Baldock Jr. As always, the eatery survived with simple steadiness.
But by then, change had been slowly grinding at Ernie's, from the outside. Most of the nearby businesses died, never to be replaced, those customers gone forever.
"The whole world has changed," Ernie Baldock says. "The South Side isn't what it used to be."
Plus, the explosion of fast-food chains hurt Ernie's bottom line.
"It's tough to compete with the big chains, with their advertising and prices," Baldock says.
In recent years, Ernie's had shut down around Christmas and New Year's. Last yuletide, however, a cardboard sign went up inside the front window: "Happy Holidays. See you in Spring 2014." No biggie. Lots of ice cream shacks and short-order joints do close during winter.
But recently, a massive for-sale sign appeared in front of Ernie's. The closure is for good, at least for the Baldocks.
Ernie Baldock Jr. declined to talk for this story. But the 53-year-old no longer wants to put in 15-hour days at the place, his dad says.
"My son decided he wanted to make a change," the elder Baldock says. "He's kind of burned out. I understand that. It's a lot of work."
There's no telling how long Ernie's might languish. It's hard to imagine another use for the small property, but you never know. And even if a new restaurateur were to come in, there are no promises that you'd still be able to get a Castleburger (though the secret recipe is included in the sale price).
Meanwhile, an empty feeling extends beyond customers already longing for just one chance to buy a chili dog.
"I feel sad about the place being up for sale and being closed," Ernie Baldock Sr. says. "It's been part of my life for 50-some years."
PHIL LUCIANO is a Journal Star columnist. He can be reached at email@example.com, facebook.com/philluciano, 686-3155 or (800) 225- 5757, Ext. 3155. Follow him on Twitter @LucianoPhil.
Luciano: The selling of a South Peoria dream
It's alarming to see another Peoria icon suddenly on the brink of extinction.


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On the sidelines of his two-day state visit to Vietnam, Jokowi met with Sri Lanka Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe at Melia Hotel in Hanoi on Wednesday, during which they discussed ways to improve cooperation and trade relations between the two nations.
Jokowi said during the meeting that Indonesia was committed to supporting railway development in Sri Lanka, which has expressed interests in importing 60 trains from Indonesia.
"Indonesia also offers the 'complete package' of cooperation, including the purchase of train facilities and infrastructure, such as railways, stations, depots and the signaling system," Jokowi said on Wednesday.
Indonesia's state-owned construction company PT Wijaya Karya (Wika) is also interested in participating in the construction of a steel bridge in Sri Lanka, Jokowi went on to say.
During the occasion, Jokowi and Wickremesinghe also followed up on plans made during the former's visit to Colombo in January, including the two countries' joint efforts to export textile products to European countries.
"Our joint efforts to propose the export of garments to the European Commission will open market access to the European Union. We must continue our intensive approach so that the European Union will receive our proposal," Jokowi said.
The President also called for the establishment of a joint working group in trade and investment to ease bilateral cooperation and push for the start of joint feasible studies on efforts to draft an Indonesia-Sri Lanka free trade agreement.


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December is shaping up to be an exciting month! In addition to classes and holiday parties, my first cookbook comes out on December 11th. And there's a launch party in Brooklyn to celebrate!
So if you're in New York on December 11th, come down to 61 Local in Cobble Hill from 7-9pm. There will be a Q&A, free raffle, food samples from the cookbook, and a book signing. And of course, 61 Local is a great event space with plenty of delicious local beers on tap to wash the snacks down.
This is a book event and holiday party rolled into one! Please RSVP on the event's Facebook page so I can estimate how much delicious food to prepare. Looking forward to seeing you December 11th!
P.S. Cookbooks make great holiday gifts! Pre-order here or here to receive it as soon as the book is released!


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Bikram Beauties
Pssssst. You guys. I don't want to scare anyone, but I think Jen may be losing it.
I'm home with the flu, and my husband — who GAVE it to me — has me on house arrest until the fever breaks and I'm "lucid" — his word, not mine. He doesn't get that I'm actually way sharper when I have a teensy fever. It's like that Bikram Yoga stuff. You know, the kind they do in the 105° rooms: the heat loosens you up and gets you way more flexible.
Since I'm stuck here, I figured I'd do some Bikram Cake Wrecks. But I can't find any wrecks! Everything Jen's tagged as a wreck is gorgeous! I think the pressure of turning out a daily blog is finally getting to her...
Don't they look cozy? And with three babies you can avoid some of that ugly squabbling over who gets the head. Perfect.
Look at this sweet little leopard, napping in the forest while the fireflies glow.
Adorable! He's even got a widdle-bitty pet fork! And what a clever idea to mash all the cupcakes together like that - you even get extra frosting under the wrappers!
This re-telling of Cannonball Run is brilliant:
It would have been so confusing without the extra birthday sign and airplane, though. Now, the plot's crystal clear!
OK, I'll admit this one has an error.
That should be a #2, not a 1, but the workmanship is excellent.
This is a perfect representation of Spongebob doing the Running of the Bulls in Pamplona:
It's a great way to teach your kids about Spanish culture, and if Spongebob gets gored no one really gets hurt -- 'cuz he's squishy!
They're magical.
See? Jen's losing it! What should I do?
(Do you think john (thoJ) knows?)
Maybe I'll write her a song explaining the problem, right after I fix the Bugblatter Beast a sandwich.
(What? Jen's been losing it for a while, but he's hungry now.)
Thanks to Gretchen W., Nancy M., Laura H., Wendy E., Wendy R., Ginger G., and Anne-Marie L. for feverishly scouring their local bakeries for today's stunners.


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Grandma's hands
While riding down the highway the other day, I made an interesting discovery. Looking down into my lap, I noticed that my hands looked old. I was startled. I don't feel old. My kids don't think I act old. My friends think I dress fashionably enough … well, for playing on the beach, anyway.
I do play in the water a great deal of the time and Ted and I fish often, so I suppose my hands get some wear and tear there. Cooking is a favorite adventure of mine and there's always the clean up, but goodness, my hands aged me, in my opinion. When did this happen? What was I doing while it was occurring? Why had I not noticed before?
I loved my Mama Cole's hands. Yes, they were old and wrinkled, but they spoke to me of hard work for all of us, lots of cooking, cleaning up the kitchen, working in her big garden, and occasionally fishing and cleaning the fish. Rather than old, I thought of often used, and exceptionally interesting. Nothing felt like her rubbing the side of my face, patting my cheek, or smoothing my hair with those well-used hands of hers.
My cousin in Amarillo shared this lovely story with me and I was taken back in time to one of those very moments I have described. Think as you read exactly what your hands say about you to others and the legacy they will live for family and friends.
"Grandma, some 90-plus years, sat feebly on the patio bench. She didn't move, just sat with her head down staring at her hands. When I sat down beside her, she didn't acknowledge my presence and the longer I sat I wondered if she were feeling well. Finally, not really wanting to disturb her but wanting to check on her at the same time, I asked her if she were well. She raised her head and looked at me and smiled. 'Yes, I'm fine, thank you for asking,' she said in a clear voice strong. 'I didn't mean to disturb you, Grandma, but you were just sitting here staring at your hands and I wanted to make sure you were not sick,' I explained to her.
"'Have you ever looked at your hands,' she asked. 'I mean really looked at your hands?' I slowly opened my hands and stared down at them. I turned them over, palms up and then palms down. No, I guess I had never really looked at my hands as I tried to figure out the point she was making. Grandma smiled and related this story: 'Stop and think for a moment about the hands you have, how they have served you well throughout your years. These hands, though wrinkled, shriveled and weak, have been the tools I have used all my life to reach out and grab and embrace life. They braced and caught my fall when as a toddler I crashed upon the floor. They put food in my mouth and clothes on my back. As a child, my mother taught me to fold them in prayer. They tied my shoes and pulled on my boots. They held my husband and wiped my tears when he went off to war. '
"Grandma continued, 'They have been dirty, scraped and raw, swollen and bent. They were uneasy and clumsy when I tried to hold my newborn son. Decorated with my wedding band, they showed the world that I was married and loved someone special. They wrote my letters to him and trembled and shook when I buried my parents and spouse. They have held my children and grandchildren, consoled neighbors, and shook in fists of anger when I didn't understand. They have covered my face, combed my hair, and washed and cleansed the rest of my body. They have been sticky and wet, bent and broken, dried and raw. And to this day when not much of anything else of me works real well, these hands hold me up, lay me down and again continue to fold in prayer.'
"And without missing a beat, she continued, 'These hands are the mark of where I've been and the ruggedness of life. But more importantly, it will be these hands that God will reach out and take when he leads me home. And with my hands, He will lift me to His side and there I will use these hands to touch the face of God.'
"I will never look at my hands the same again, and I clearly remember when God reached out and took my grandma's hands and led her home. When my hands are hurt or sore or when I stroke the face of my children and husband, I think of Grandma. I know she has been stroked and caressed and held by the hands of God. I, too, want to touch the face of God and feel His hands upon my face."
After reading this, I don't really feel quite so badly about having old and well-used hands myself. Trust you don't either.
Brenda Cannon Henley is an award-winning journalist and writer living on the Southeast Texas Gulf Coast. Having enjoyed more than four decades in ministry, Brenda shares her columns with our readers and works with churches and faith-based programs nationwide. She can be reached at (409) 781-8788.


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The most powerful woman at the Walt Disney Co. — and perhaps in all of Hollywood — said that she would leave her job overseeing the company's $10-billion-a-year entertainment TV networks, leaving Disney to search for a successor in an increasingly treacherous television business.
After 18 years at the Burbank entertainment giant, Anne Sweeney surprised many by saying she would step down as president of Disney/ABC Television Group by next year to work on the creative side as a television director.
Her successor must navigate a business in transition and steer the company's ABC network at a critical time. The once-mighty broadcaster is in fourth place, trailing CBS, NBC and Fox in the ratings. While all the broadcast networks have struggled amid increased competition from cable channels, over the last five years ABC's prime-time audience has fallen nearly 20%.
And Disney's networks, like all traditional television outlets, face an onslaught of competition and new online rivals, including Netflix and Amazon.
Sweeney's planned departure also shrinks the already small number of top female executives in Hollywood. Among women who run large entertainment organizations, Sweeney had few peers — among them Universal's Donna Langley, Sony's Amy Pascal, CBS' Nina Tassler, NBCUniversal's Bonnie Hammer, Fox's Dana Walden and DreamWorks Studios' Stacey Snider.
Sweeney, who worked as an ABC page as a college student, said she began contract discussions with Disney Chairman and Chief Executive Robert Iger last summer. She was offered a three-year contract extension, she said, but soon found herself considering something new.
"The one thing that kept banging at the back of my brain is that I've loved the creative process but I've never really been part of it," Sweeney, 56, said Tuesday. "If not now, when?"
Some Hollywood insiders speculated that Sweeney decided to step down after it became apparent she would not be named to succeed Iger, who plans to exit in June 2016.
Sweeney waved off that suggestion, saying she was not gunning for the top job.
"Other people wanted it for me, but I didn't want it," she said.
Iger is expected to name a successor to Sweeney in the next few weeks to ensure a smooth handoff as ABC enters the important period of TV pilot selection and advertising sales for the new TV season.
"Anne has been a very successful executive in our senior ranks," Iger said in a statement. "Over the years she grew our Disney Channel business into a global powerhouse …built ABC Family into a top cable network here in the U.S.; made ABC a strong, successful content creation engine; and has been a great partner in leading our industry into the digital age."
Iger must now replace Disney's only female head of a business unit. The company's other five division heads are Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Chairman Thomas Staggs, Disney Interactive President James Pitaro, Walt Disney Studios Chairman Alan Horn, Disney Consumer Products President Bob Chapek, and Disney Media Networks Group Co-Chairman John Skipper, who also is president of ESPN.
Staggs and Disney Chief Financial Officer James Rasulo are considered the leading contenders for Iger's job.
Sweeney's empire includes ABC and cable channels ABC Family, Disney Channel and Disney Junior, as well as Disney's stake in the A&E Networks. (The lucrative ESPN networks are managed separately.) She first disclosed her resignation in an interview with the Hollywood Reporter.
Known for her steely resolve, her spotless desk and her disciplined morning regimen of swimming laps in her pool, the Harvard-educated Sweeney started her executive career at Nickelodeon and FX before joining Disney in 1996 and quickly making her mark at Disney Channel.
Sweeney is credited with building Disney Channel into a worldwide juggernaut in children's programming, revitalizing the ABC Family channel, and providing a steady hand at ABC amid a tumultuous period at the network and the entire broadcast industry.
Sweeney has played a leading role in turning children's fare, soapy prime-time dramas and mismatched families — think "High School Musical," "Desperate Housewives," "Pretty Little Liars," "Scandal" and "Modern Family" — into some of the hippest and highest-rated programs on television.
The TV networks that Sweeney has overseen during the last 10 years have consistently portrayed some of the most compelling female characters in television. ABC also has won points for its efforts in diversity by adding African Americans, Latinos and gays to TV projects and in the executive suites.
Perhaps her greatest accomplishment was turning what was a middling cable channel that ran old shows and educational fare into a global revenue engine, with 110 Disney Channels worldwide, reaching 850 million homes. The mother of two understood the importance of early childhood education and plot lines for elementary schoolchildren. Sweeney decided to refocus the cable channel on "tween" viewers, those between the ages of 9 and 14.
Disney Channel produced multiple squeaky-clean hits — creating "tween" idols such as Miley Cyrus' "Hannah Montana" and the singing Jonas Brothers. The television event "High School Musical" made big profits in recorded music, as a big-screen blockbuster and a stage show.
Disney Channel has been the No. 1 network, among children aged 6 to 14, for nearly three years.
"What Anne built was a cohesive television behemoth that stood on the shoulders of its creative content," said Rich Ross, the former Disney Channel president who is now chief executive of the production firm Shine America. After Disney in 2002 paid $5 billion to buy the threadbare Family Channel, Sweeney installed new management and zeroed in on changing youth tastes, allowing the network to surpass MTV as a touchstone for youth culture, particularly young women.
She inherited ABC in 2004, a few months before the network exploded with "Desperate Housewives," "Lost" and "Grey's Anatomy," then kept its female-skewing hit streak alive with "Brothers and Sisters," "Revenge" and "Scandal."
At ABC News, Sweeney gave the green light to install Diane Sawyer as "World News" anchor and Ben Sherwood as ABC News president. Together, they packaged "Good Morning America" as the sunnier alternative to NBC's "Today" and pushed "Nightline" into the dark hours of morning to make room for Jimmy Kimmel at 11:35 p.m.
Sweeney also was quick to embrace technological changes that have roiled the entertainment industry.
In 2005, Disney and ABC were the first to reach an agreement with Apple Inc. to sell Disney's TV shows through the tech giant's iTunes store. The liaison came just a few months before Disney added Apple chief Steve Jobs to its board. Later that year, ABC became the first network to offer its programs to viewers on the Internet.
"Our approach to the digital age was fast, smart and incredibly consumer-focused," Sweeney said. "That is a source of great pride."
"I've had the most wonderful life at Disney," she added. "But I'm excited about the future. I truly want to step out of my comfort zone."
Times staff writers Dawn C. Chmielewski, Joe Flint and Daniel Miller contributed to this report.


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Happy Hump Day! We're halfway through this week and halfway through our 13 days of giveaways! If you haven't won yet, keep commenting and remember, even if you don't win a daily prize, you still have a shot at winning the GRAND PRIZE, Sew it All TV season 3 on DVD!
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The DIY Couture collection features 10 stylish, easy to make pieces of clothing that can be endlessly reinvented in different fabrics, textures, and colors. Anyone who enjoys sewing and creating something unique will love using this book to make their own couture wardrobe. With simple, visual instructions and cool styling, DIY Couture will inspire people to join the handmade revolution. Where eco-fashion meets street style, this is the antithesis of fast-fashion. Absolutely no patterns required!
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Chris Froome fractured his left wrist and right hand as his Tour de France title defence ended on Wednesday, the Team Sky rider has revealed.
Froome's Tour ended not in Paris on July 27, but with a premature departure home, battered and bruised following an eventful two days in northern France.
After the second of two crashes on stage five from Ypres to Arenberg Porte du Hinaut - and three crashes in two days - Froome withdrew to his support car, with Richie Porte inheriting the leadership of Team Sky.
Froome, who returned home to Monaco on Wednesday evening, wrote on Twitter: "MRIs done, confirmed fractures to the left wrist & right hand. Time for some R&R..."
Froome, a convincing winner of the 2013 Tour, crashed on stage four and had immediate scans which could not confirm any fractures.
Further tests at the Monaco Institute of Sport showed the breaks.
Team Sky's lead doctor Alan Farrell told teamsky.com: "Chris suffered a small fracture to one of the bones in his left wrist.
"The investigations also revealed a small fracture to a bone in Chris's right hand, which hadn't caused him any undue pain over the two stages.
"The fact Chris hadn't felt discomfort in his right hand shows how tough he is, and the pain threshold he has.
"Chris has been incredibly brave throughout this whole process and clearly did not take the decision to withdraw from the Tour de France lightly.
"Thankfully, his injuries won't be keeping him off the bike for too long and we expect him to return to training in the next few weeks."
Froome could now alter his season's focus to the Vuelta a Espana, which begins in Jerez on August 23.
Froome's team-mate Xabier Zandio abandoned the Tour following a crash on Thursday's sixth stage.
Farrell added: "Xabi withdrew on Thursday after suffering a head injury during the race.
"An initial road-side assessment revealed that more urgent investigations were required, so we transferred him to a local hospital where he underwent a CT brain scan and a series of X-rays.
"I'm pleased to report that they came back clear and Xabi is now recovering at home in Spain.
"He has extensive superficial injuries from his crashes on stages five and six, but he too is set to make a relatively quick recovery."
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Sharp continues hot streak
Billy Sharp scored his fourth goal in his last five games as Doncaster beat QPR 2-0 to win for just the second time in their last 12 Coca-Cola Championship matches.
The on-loan striker put Rovers in front early in the second half against a QPR side who were riding in high in fourth place ahead of their trip to the Keepmoat Stadium.
And Dean Shiels added a second goal to secure a deserved victory which moves them away from the relegation zone as Rangers missed a chance to go third in the Championship table.
Rangers had an early opportunity to open the scoring when Wayne Routledge got to the byline and cut the ball back for Akos Buzsaky, who drilled his shot over the crossbar from 12 yards out.
Doncaster responded and it took a fine fingertip save from Radek Cerny to keep out John Oster's free-kick from just outside the penalty-area after 11 minutes.
Mikele Leigertwood tried his luck from long range but his left-footed effort was never going to trouble Rovers goalkeeper Neil Sullivan.
Shiels was presented with a sight of goal at the other end, but Cerny comfortable saved his effort from 20 yards out.
Rangers were being reduced to shots from long range and winger Routledge got his effort horribly wrong 10 minutes before half-time.
Oster was causing the visitors' defence a few problems and Cerny had to be alert to keep out the former Wales midfielder's venomous drive.
Hoops manager Jim Magilton made a change at half-time, with the on-loan midfielder Adel Taarabt replacing big-money summer signing Alejandro Faurlin.
And Rangers were almost in front just a minute after the break when leading scorer Jay Simpson flashed a shot narrowly wide from the edge of the area.
But it was Rovers who seized the initiative after 52 minutes when former Manchester United midfielder Quinton Fortune crossed and the clinical Sharp was on hand to convert from close range.
Magilton introduced Patrick Agyemang and Alessandro Pellicori in a bid to get his side back in the game.
But Rovers doubled their lead 64 minutes in when Shiels capitalised on a mix-up in the Rangers defence to score with a deflected strike that looped over the helpless Cerny.
The Londoners finally had their first shot on target a minute later but Taarabt's free-kick was comfortably dealt with by veteran Rovers keeper Sullivan.
Shiels tried his luck from 25 yards out but Cerny made a comfortable save.
Rovers never looked like surrendering their lead and they almost added a third goal when James Coppinger's right-footed drive from long range was saved by the busy Cerny.
And Coppinger came close again two minutes from time, but Cerny produced a fine save to keep out the striker's powerful drive.
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