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From MSNBC
LOS ANGELES - The Walt Disney Co. said Tuesday it is buying longtime partner Pixar Animation Studios Inc. for $7.4 billion in stock in a deal that could restore Disney’s clout in animation while vaulting Pixar CEO Steve Jobs into a powerful role at the media conglomerate.

Disney’s purchase of the maker of the blockbuster films “Toy Story” and “Finding Nemo” would make Jobs Disney’s largest shareholder. Jobs, who owns more than half of Pixar’s shares and also heads Apple Computer Inc., will become a Disney director.

“With this transaction, we welcome and embrace Pixar’s unique culture, which for two decades, has fostered some of the most innovative and successful films in history,” Disney Chief Executive Robert A. Iger said in a statement.

Disney has co-financed and distributed Pixar’s animated films for the past 12 years, splitting the profits. That deal expires in June after Pixar delivers “Cars,” and it had once appeared the companies would not renew it amid friction between Jobs and former Disney CEO Michael Eisner.

But the talks revived under Iger, who became Disney CEO last October. Disney, the theme park owner that also owns the ABC and ESPN TV networks, and Pixar had discussed a new relationship for months.

Pixar Executive Vice President John Lasseter will become chief creative officer of the animation studios and principal creative adviser at Walt Disney Imagineering, which designs and builds the company’s theme parks.

Lasseter began his career as a Disney animator and is the creative force behind Pixar’s films. He will report directly to Iger.

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The Troll

The Patron of Bridges (St. Teddy) jumped Alito's ass because he once belonged to an organization that banned the admission of women. ONCE, meaning in the past, in college.
St. Ted wrote in Washington Post recently: "Credibility" has rarely been an issue for Supreme Court nominees, but it is clearly a major issue for Alito.
Sen. Kennedy still belongs to a social club for Harvard students and alumni that was thrown off campus nearly 20 years ago after refusing to allow female members, an investigation by the Washington Times revealed. He said he will resign.
Pot, meet kettle.
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Howard Stern revealed he has had two cosmetic surgeries–a nose job and liposuction. Damn if I wouldn't sue for medical negligence.
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William Shatner sold his kidney stone on Ebay for $25,000. I've passed two kidney stones and had to pay for the damn privilege.

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Damn

As many trees as Plum Creek and other timber companies cut, why would some idiot want to burn timberland? It's simply beyond my comprehension. I've seen a lot of things hard to comprehend in my 31 years in the newspaper business, but this is one of the hardest.
This only means timber companies will now have to cut more trees to make up for the loss. I don't know, but I would guess this scorched land will take even longer now to grow replacements.
Also, the dry winter has allowed loggers to stay in the woods, cutting even more trees.
The shit only gets smellier.