3 more die in Iraq
Written by Joyce L Chow & William Hoehne February 22,2006
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DOD Identifies
French & French A Katerina Success Story at Magic in Las Vegas
Stingray Info
Naomi Watts to Present at 78th Academy Awards®
Universities Selected for DOD Research Funding
HENKEL BUYS RIGHT GUARD FROM P&G FOR $420 MILLION
Metal Count
DOD Identifies
DoD Identifies Air Force Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Department of the Air Force civilian who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Daniel J. Kuhlmeier, 30, of Omaha, Neb., died Feb. 20 in Baghdad, Iraq when the convoy he was traveling in was struck by an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to Detachment 204, 2nd Field Investigations Region, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb.
DoD Identifies Marine Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Staff Sgt. Jay T. Collado, 31, of Columbia, S.C., died Feb. 20 from an improvised explosive device near Baghdad, Iraq. He was assigned to Marine Light/Attack Helicopter Squadron-267, Marine Aircraft Group-39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, he was attached to the U.S. Army's 4th Infantry Division.
DoD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Sgt. Charles E. Matheny, IV, 23 of Stanwood, Wash., died in Baghdad, Iraq, on Feb. 18, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV. Matheny was assigned to the Army's 704th Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
French & French A Katerina Success Story
Two young and very intelligent young women, E Thane French and Amey French decide they needed a change from their grueling careers as a doctor and nurse. French & French founded by these two energetic and fashion savvy women, introduces affordable chic couture designs to the marketplace. French & French desires to create designs with a contemporary, classic style that will endure each season's trends.
They took hidden talents and started to design Stingray wallets, handbags, backpacks and belts and shoes.
That’s right, I said stingray.
Stingray leather has become a new fashion statement trend in the world leather market. It brings a touch of class and peerless style to your accessories. Stingray skin creates a wide new range of possibilities for your original designs for wallets, belts, shoes, garments and other leather accessories.
Stingray leather will endure a much longer life than you may have come to expect from ordinary leather products. You need not worry about moisture damage to this handsome marine leather portion of your accessory, and no special cleaning is required. Rather than taking volatile solvents to clean your leather, simply huff occasionally with a damp cotton cloth to maintain its natural radiance.
Stingray is neither an endangered nor threatened species.
Stingray is unique with its texture of luxurious pearls and its renowned durability. Once used only to accent the finest and rarest accessories, stingray is the signature leather of French & French.
French & French, synonymous with timeless style and impeccable quality, desires to reward every person of taste with its couture stingray handbag.
What makes these young ladies stand out more then anyone else marketing their products at Magic in Las Vegas this week is where the business is located, New Orleans Louisiana.
During the flood of the city Dr. French and family were forced to leave the city.
While watching television they were horrified to see their house being looted.
The husband was allowed to back to the home to get one thing and one thing only . Would it be personal positions, clothes.
Dodging snipers and even afraid to go upstairs one box in plain sight was chosen.
It was the box of samples. Samples needed to show, samples needed to see, samples needed to keep the business in operation.
While others have given up due to losses from the Katernia flooding French & French should stand as a beacon for others.
They could have given up. They could have walked away and simply went back to careers they had grown weary in.
Instead they followed their hearts and being at Magic in Las Vegas was the result.
Some info on the stingray
Common Names: Blue spotted stingray, Kuhl’s stingray
Latin Name: Dasyatis Kuhlii 
Family: Dasyatidae
Identification: Rhomboid disc, Anterior and posterior margins of disc mildly convex. Rostrum grey or tan with blue (occasionally white) spots about eye size and smaller black spots. Tail about 2 times body length. End of tail banded with black and white.
Size: Max disc width 50cm
Habitat: Sandy bottoms often adjacent to reefs. Prefers deeper areas but may be seen in shallow lagoons.
Abundance and distribution: Common in sandy bays in South East Asia . Widespread throughout the Indo Pacific from the Red Sea to Japan and south to Australia .
Behavior: Buries in sand or cruises over reef flats looking for crabs and shrimps.
Reproduction: Ovoviviparous
Similar species: Blue stingray (Dasyatis marmorata), Blue spotted ribbontail ray (Taeniura lymma
Naomi Watts to Present at 78th Academy Awards®
Beverly Hills, CA —Naomi Watts will be a presenter at the 78th Academy Awards ceremony, telecast producer Gil Cates announced today.
Watts was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar in 2003 for her role in "21 Grams." She stars in "King Kong" and will be seen next in "The Painted Veil." Her film credits include "Stay," The Ring", "I Heart Huckabees" and "Mulholland Drive."
Seventy-Eighth Academy Awards® Telecast producer Gil Cates and production designer Roy Christopher today revealed the set design of the March 5 Oscar telecast.
"When designing the Oscars, I try to make the current show as different from the year before as possible," said Christopher. "Last year's show was distinguished by a hi-tech, 'cutting-edge' style. So this year, there's nothing hi-tech — it's a no-holds-barred return to classic Hollywood glamour, paying homage to old movie theaters." "I wanted to celebrate the movies and to include great movie houses and screens," said Cates. "So Roy went back to the classic ornate movie houses for his inspiration, which, I think, is superbly reflected in the final design."
"I have always loved the movie theaters of the '30s, '40s and '50s," Christopher said. "The man who designed many of them was S. Charles Lee, who was remarkably imaginative and architecturally daring, making movie theaters in styles ranging from the ornate Hollywood baroque to the sleek art-moderne. His spaces were exciting places that upon entering made you feel that something extraordinary was going to happen."
That anticipation of what is about to happen is exactly what Christopher hopes the Academy Awards audience and the millions watching at home will experience on Oscar night. His homage to the world of movie theater design comes complete with a 65-foot-long giant "Oscar" marquee, a pair of 20-foot-tall frosted glass Oscars, an art deco box-office and several movie screens ranging from the elegant movie palace traditional to the gigantic wide-screen deco.
This is the 17th time that Christopher has designed the Oscar set, 11 with telecast producer Gil Cates. Christopher has received 35 Emmy nominations, 16 of them for his work on the Oscar telecast, for which he has won six Emmy Awards.
Academy Award®-winning actress Charlize Theron will be a presenter at the 78th Academy Awards ceremony, telecast producer Gil Cates announced today.
Theron just received her second Oscar nomination for her leading role in "North Country." Two years ago, at the 76th Academy Awards, she took home the Best Actress Oscar for her leading role in "Monster."
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Universities Selected for Research Funding
The Department of Defense (DoD) announced today plans to award 30basic research grants to 20 universities totaling about $13.5 million in
fiscal year 2006 and about $30.2 million per year starting in fiscal year 2007for a total of $150.6 million over five years.
These academic institutions will receive the grants to conductmultidisciplinary research in 26 topic areas of basic science and engineering under the DoD Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) program. All awards are subject to the successful completion of negotiations
between DoD research offices and the academic institutions.
The MURI program is designed to address large multidisciplinary topic areas representing exceptional opportunities for future DoD applications and technology options. The awards will provide long-term support for research, graduate students and laboratory instrumentation development that supports specific science and engineering research themes vital to
national defense.
The average award will be $1 million per year over a three-year period. Two additional years of funding will be possible as options to bringthe total award to five years. Out-year funding is subject to satisfactory progress in the research and the availability of funding appropriations.
Beverly Hills, CA — Academy Award®-winning actress Charlize Theron will be a presenter at the 78th Academy Awards ceremony, telecast producer Gil Cates announced today.
Theron just received her second Oscar nomination for her leading role in "North Country." Two years ago, at the 76th Academy Awards, she took home the Best Actress Oscar for her leading role in "Monster."
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2005 will be presented on Sunday, March 5, 2006, at the Kodak Theatre at the Hollywood & Highland Center®, and televised live by the ABC Television Network beginning at 5 p.m. PST. A one-hour red carpet arrivals show will precede the telecast at 4 p.m.
HENKEL BUYS RIGHT GUARD FROM P&G FOR $420 MILLION
Henkel has agreed to buy Right Guard and two other deodorant brands from Procter & Gamble Co. The move makes Henkel's Dial unit a major player in the U.S. category.
It paid $420 million for Right Guard, Soft & Dri and Dry Idea brands, which had global sales of $275 million last year. Right Guard, has declined in recent years as it has been passed by P&G’s Old Spice and Unilever’s Axe in men’s deodorants, remains the No. 3 brand in the segment.
The deal makes Dial a much bigger player in men’s personal care, as its flagship deodorant soap and Coast products already skew toward men.
The deal makes Dial a much bigger player in men’s personal care, as its flagship deodorant soap and Coast products already skew toward men.P&G was required to sell the brands as part of its deal with the Federal Trade Commission to approve its $57 billion acquisition of Gillette in October.
Henkel’s entry into deodorants comes amid some major marketing changes in the category. Dial’s purchase also leaves other smaller players in deodorant facing some big choices. Industry analysts and others familiar with the matter said Church & Dwight Co. and Japan’s Kao Brands were also interested in the Gillette brands.
Henkel’s entry into deodorants comes amid some major marketing changes in the category. Dial’s purchase also leaves other smaller players in deodorant facing some big choices. Industry analysts and others familiar with the matter said Church & Dwight Co. and Japan’s Kao Brands were also interested in the Gillette brands.Acquiring the brands was a make-or-break factor for the Church & Dwight deodorant business, which has been declining amid major marketing inroads by Unilever and P&G. Having failed to buy the Gillette brands, Church & Dwight may sell or license its own, which include Arrid and Arm & Hammer.
Acquiring the brands was a make-or-break factor for the Church & Dwight deodorant business, which has been declining amid major marketing inroads by Unilever and P&G. Having failed to buy the Gillette brands, Church & Dwight may sell or license its own, which include Arrid and Arm & Hammer.
Medal Count
Germany Nine Gold Eight Silver FiveBronze
Austria Eight Gold Six Silver Five Bronze
United States Seven Gold Seven Silver Four Bronze
Canada Five Gold Eight Silver Five Bronze
Norway Two Gold Eight Silver Eight Bronze
Russia Seven Gold Three Silver Six Bronze
Switzerland Four Gold Two Silver Four Bronze
Sweden Four Gold Two Silver Four Bronze
Italy Four Gold Six Bronze
South Korea Four Gold Three Silver One Silver
France Three Gold One Silver Two Bronze
China One Gold Three Silver Four Bronze
Netherlands Two Gold Two Silver ThreeBronze
Finland Three Silver Three Bronze
Estonia Three Gold
Croatia One Gold Two Silver
Australia One Gold
Czech Republic Two Silver
Ukraine Two Bronze
Bulgaria One Silver
United Kingdom One Silver
Slovakia One Silver
United Kingdom One Silver
Latvia One Bronze
