Category: Misc
From mouseplanet.com:
Last Thursday, the U.S. Postal Service dedicated the latest set of Art of Disney stamps at Epcots America Gardens Theater. This years series, entitled “The Art of Disney: Magic”, was unveiled by Sorcerer Mickey Mouse and Peter Pan during a ceremony presided over by Linda Kingsley, senior vice president of the U.S. Postal Service, and Erin Wallace, senior vice president of operations for Walt Disney World.
Sorcerer Mickey Mouse and Peter Pan present the new Art of Disney: Magic stamps as Walt Disney World senior vice president of operations Erin Wallace and U.S. Postal Service senior vice president Linda Kingsley look on.
The pane of four stamps features Dumbo and Timothy Mouse, Peter Pan and Tinker Bell, Mickey Mouse as “The Sorcerers Apprentice” and Aladdin and Genie.
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Posted by Dr. Disney on August 23, 2007 at 9:58 am · Permalink
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Category: Apple, Technology
From harpercollins.com:
HarperCollins Publishers is pleased to launch Browse Inside for the Apple iPhone. Browse Inside digitally replicates the experience of browsing the pages of a book prior to purchasing. To experience the pilot project firsthand, open the Safari browser on your iPhone and click here.
Available Titles for the Apple iPhone Include:
Winning by Jack Welch & Suzy Welch
Now and Forever by Ray Bradbury
The Burnt House by Faye Kellerman
Love is a Many Trousered Thing by Louise Rennison
The Art of Power by Thich Nhat Hanh
Sweet Revenge by Diane Mott Davidson
Ike, An American Hero by Michael Korda
Life On the Refrigerator Door by Alice Kuipers
Beyond the Body Farm by Bill Bass
A Killer’s Kiss by William Lashner
Soul Catcher by Michael C. White
Obama by David Mendell
The Case for the Real Jesus by Lee Strobel
When the Game is Over It All Goes Back in the Box
by John Ortberg
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Posted by Dr. Disney on August 22, 2007 at 4:25 pm · Permalink
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Category: Disney
From chicagotribune.com:
With Soarin, Turtle Talk, and Nemo and Friends attractions successfully lining up visitors at Epcot, Walt Disney World planners are turning attention to the parks other lineup of attractions — involving sushi, tequila and pasta.
Numerous culinary changes are under way at Epcot, which might be the only theme park in the world where food and drink compete with shows and rides. The Walt Disney World theme park has its share of attractions, but it also features a dozen full-service restaurants where average checks run $20 to $40 a person or more.
From 1998 through last year, the dining lineup at Epcots World Showcase went almost unchanged. Now, three new restaurants are on the way, several others are being expanded or renovated, and menus are being rewritten throughout the park to encourage more healthful cooking styles. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Dr. Disney on August 22, 2007 at 4:22 pm · Permalink
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Category: Technology
philly.com
Do you have an old Sony electronics product gathering dust - maybe a big, clunker of a TV that you’ve replaced (or plan to do so soon) with a sleek, new, flat-panel high-definition model? You don’t want to put the old dinosaur out on the street for the trash guys - an environmental nightmare, if it goes to the dump. And you don’t want it cluttering up a closet or the basement. What’s a person to do?
The Sony Take Back Recycling program, starting next month, may be the answer to your prayers. Showing good corporate-consciousness and marketing savvy in this eco-sensitive age, Sony will take back any branded product it has ever made - for free - at drop-off centers run by Waste Management. That company will dismantle and recycle the material.
The e-cycling project is launching with 75 drop-off and processing locations in 18 states (PA’s one and only is in Lancaster.) That number will expand within a year to 150 sites - with at least one in every state. The company hopes to eventually have a drop-off location “within 20 miles of most consumers,” said Mark Small, Sony vice president for corporate environment, safety and health.
Posted by Dr. Disney on August 22, 2007 at 12:55 pm · Permalink
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Category: Misc
From brisbanetimes.com.au:
A MAN whose heart stopped after he consumed eight Red Bull energy drinks in five hours has called for an overhaul of the product’s warning labels. Matthew Penbross, 28, collapsed after downing the popular drinks, each containing 80 milligrams of caffeine, last Sunday. He drank the Red Bull while competing in a motocross event on the state’s Mid North Coast. His heart stopped and he needed defibrillation from ambulance officers.
Now facing six weeks off work, he said warning labels on the products should be revamped to alert people that excessive consumption could lead to death. Labels currently warn against consuming more than two cans, or 1.5 bottles a day, without describing the consequences.
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Posted by Dr. Disney on August 21, 2007 at 10:29 am · Permalink
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Category: Disney
From brisbanetimes.com.au:
A US-based workers rights group says it found “brutal conditions” and labour violations at eight Chinese factories that make toys for big multinationals, and called on the firms to take responsibility for the low standards.
China Labour Watch said in a report after several months of investigation that the manufacturers - which served a handful of global players, including Disney, Bandai and Hasbro - paid “little heed to the most basic standards of the country”.
“Wages are low, benefits are non-existent, work environments are dangerous and living conditions are humiliating,” it said.
The report comes as Chinese exports are under growing scrutiny abroad over safety concerns a week after Mattel Inc recalled millions of toys, including 436,000 die-cast toy cars from its “Cars” line, because they may contain excessive amounts of lead.
Walt Disney Company International said that it and its affiliates take claims of unfair labour practices very seriously, investigate any such allegations thoroughly and take remedial action.
“We have a firm commitment to the safety and well-being of workers, and fair and just labour standards,” spokeswoman Alannah Goss said in an emailed statement.
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Posted by Dr. Disney on August 21, 2007 at 10:25 am · Permalink
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Category: Disney
From aol.com:
Check out the You Tube link - Dr. Disney
Remember when the Super Bowl winning QB would announce to the world that they were “goin’ to Disney World.”?
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Posted by Dr. Disney on August 21, 2007 at 9:58 am · Permalink
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Category: Disney, TV
From businesswire.com:
DIRECTV, the nation’s leading satellite television provider, ends the summer on a high note with the exclusive HD broadcast of the premiere of Disney Channel’s hit movie High School Musical 2 on August 24 at 6 p.m., 9 p.m., and midnight EST. Only DIRECTV customers can watch the three screenings in HD, with 5.1 digital audio, by tuning into DIRECTV’s original entertainment channel, The 101.
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Posted by Dr. Disney on August 21, 2007 at 9:54 am · Permalink
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Category: Technology, SeaWorld
From iht.com:
Last year, someone edited the Wikipedia entry for the Sea World theme parks to change all mentions of “orcas” to “killer whales,” insisting that this was a more accurate name for the species.
There was another, unexplained edit: A paragraph about criticism of Sea World’s “lack of respect toward its orcas” disappeared.
Both changes, it turns out, originated at a computer at Anheuser-Busch, Sea World’s owner.
Dozens of similar examples of insider editing came to light last week through WikiScanner, a new Web site that traces the source of millions of changes to Wikipedia, the popular online encyclopedia that anyone can edit.
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Posted by Dr. Disney on August 20, 2007 at 9:41 am · Permalink
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Category: Disney
From smh.com.au:
Victoria and David Beckham are continuing to generate an unrivalled buzz in Los Angeles, where Beckham-spotting has become a pastime. And if the number of lenses trained on their every move is a measure of their status, then they are the undisputed king and queen of la-la-land. They have no less than 47 photographers following their every move, locals say.
But Victoria Beckham did manage to make at least one low-key visit to Disneyland. She told staffers it was one of the first places she wanted to visit after moving to America. Beckham took her sons, Romeo, Brooklyn and Cruz, to the fun park, but the familys secret day out was eventually discovered by photographers, who snapped them leaving.
Even though they are guilty of verbal naming abuse (Romeo? Brooklyn? Cruz?) at least they take the kids to Disneyland. - Dr. Disney
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Posted by Dr. Disney on August 20, 2007 at 9:38 am · Permalink
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