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Disney has begun showing full-length movies online, beginning with Finding Nemo, the studio said Tuesday.
It’s the first time Disney has done so, and it’s notable as such, but don’t confuse the move with a full-on YouTubization of the company. Each movie will only be available for a few days after they air on ABC’s Saturday-night TV show Wonderful World of Disney. Finding Nemo, for example, can be watched online through June 13, Disney said.
It’s free, but don’t expect a full-immersion cinema experience.
The movies are available through a “watch now” link on the upper-right side of the Disney.com Web site. I had to sit through an ad for Cocoa Pebbles cereal, then an equally high-fructose introductory Disney promotional video. And the window showing the movie is surrounded by an encrustation of further garish ads.
But ads clearly pay some of the bills here, and streaming video takes a lot of bandwidth and server horsepower, so I can’t complain too much. (Especially since my own paycheck comes from ad revenue.)
I didn’t see much in the way of Snow White-era classics on the schedule, but presumably this is just for openers:
• Monsters Inc. airs on ABC June 14 and is available online June 16-20.
• Haunted Mansion airs on TV June 28 and online June 30-July 4.
• Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen is on TV July 5 and online July 7-11.
• Princess Diaries 2 is on TV July 12 and online July 14-18.
• Freaky Friday is on TV July 19 and online July 21-25.
• Peter Pan is on TV August 2 and online August 4-8.
Disney also is showing Camp Rock online on June 23.

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QB Paul Smith Tulsa
Not the greatest arm, but Smith has nice accuracy and ability to run a complex passing attack. Also doubles as a punter.RB Danny Woodhead Chadron State
He doesn’t have NFL measureables, but has a running style that could play as a punt-return specialist.
FB Mike Cox, Georgia Tech
Punishing run blocker, but not much else. He is limited as a receiver and runner.
WR DJ Hall, Alabama
Despite having great hands and solid route running, he fell due to a lack of ability to separate.
WR Maurice Purify, Nebraska
Character counts. He has first-day talent and out of the league character and legal issues.
TE Joe Jon Finley, Oklahoma
He is best as a No. 2 tight end and special teams contributor, but teams couldn’t look past his lack of athleticism.
OT Thaddeus Coleman, Mississippi Valley State
Not a finished product by any means, and he lacks bulk, but has great footwork. Could be a fit for zone-blocking team.
OT Akim Millington, Illinois
Millington is a powerful run blocker, but his mobility is limited. There are concerns about his lack of ability to translate to a pro-style blocking system also.
OG Drew Radovich, Southern California
A nice guard in short area, and in the run game, but he didn’t play well in space at USC. His short arms were an issue, too.
OG Kerry Brown, Appalachian State
Brown’s quickness and athleticism were getting him hits as a possible late-round pick, but teams know he needs weight-room work.
C Adam Spieker, Missouri
He is a veteran center with nice play recognition and ability to call out protections, but athletically just can’t reach the second level.
DE Darrell Robertson, Georgia Tech
One that makes no sense, but screams that maybe Tech’s defensive linemen just don’t translate to the pro game well, like Eric Henderson from two years ago.

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Although the marketing of innovative ingredients is a costly and difficult process, there is the advantage of stirring interest in something new. Meanwhile, manufacturers of well-established ingredients have the challenge of maintaining interest.
To do this, many are seizing on shifting climates in the industry to pick a timely moment for singing the praises of old products.
For example, Danisco has been producing Litesse, a polydextrose sweetener with a satiety effect, for more than 25 years. However, it has chosen now - a time when the trend for healthy foods shows no signs of slowing down - to reaffirm to the industry its benefits. Furthermore, new scientific advances back up its health claims.
“The product was produced in the 70s, but scientific studies into the satiating effect of such sweeteners were published a year or two ago, providing strong support for our product,” said business director Michael Bonds.
Health and wellbeing trend
The World Health Organisation estimated 1.6bn adults were overweight in 2005, and at least 400m adults obese. With predictions that by 2015, approximately 2.3bn adults will be overweight, the food industry has been seizing the potential of products for weight loss and management.
Many food developers have embraced the potential of creating products that will help consumers satiate their hunger, thereby helping them eat less and maintaining a healthy body weight. Some substances reputed to have satiety-inducing effects include green tea and grape seed extract.
This emerging trend has led to launch of ingredients such as Lipid Nutrition’s PinnoThin, which contains pinolenic acid derived from the seeds of the Korean pine nut tree (Pinus koraiensis). It increases two hormones in the gut that sends signals to the brain, telling it you are full.
Similarly, DSM has developed Fabuless, said to suppress hunger by encapsulating particles of palm oil in oats, which are then formulated in a novel emulsion. The slow digestion of the oat fraction enables Fabuless to penetrate deeply into the intestinal system and, since digestion is delayed, it sends a message of fullness to the brain.

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SIGNAL PEAK - Central Arizona College is offering a free informational workshop on getting up close and personal with your credit score.
The two-day session will be held on consecutive Tuesdays, March 25 and April 1 at the college’s Signal Peak Campus. The workshop will run from 3 to 5 p.m. in Room 116 of the Gloria R. Sheldon University Center (Building T).
The How to Boost Your Credit Score workshop has a limited seating capacity and requires preregistration.
Dodi Freeman, the Pinal Federal Credit Union branch manager in Florence, and Tina Celaya, the vice president for lending with PFCU, will lead the program.
The free workshop is designed to teach participants how to understanding their credit score, the Fair Isaac Credit Organization and how it is changing in 2008.
“In this workshop we will take a closer look at the various items on your credit report that helps to determine your FICO score,” Freeman said. “We will discuss ways to speak with the creditors to correct and remove inaccurate information and talk about how the new FICO scoring system will affect your current credit score.”
According to Freeman, this workshop is geared toward anyone who wants to increase their credit score, whether your current score is 500 or 700.
“Attending this workshop may help you save money on all future purchases whether it is a car, new home and installment loans,” she said.
To register for the free workshop, interested members of the community should contact Ann Mitchell in the Career & Student Employment Services office at CAC, 494-5428 or studentjobs@centralaz.edu.
MARICOPA - Sometimes those proverbial knocks at the door aren’t scary. But the one at CAC’s Maricopa Center was just someone who truly wanted to help.
Meet Lowell Samples, a retired CIA officer who wandered into CAC’s Maricopa Center with the idea of helping students by volunteering his tutoring skills in math and chemistry.

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