Monday, March 21, 2005

Ok. Now I really AM going to take a NAP

EDITOR'S NOTE: JUST A FEW MORE ITEMS AND WE CALL IT A MONDAY, OK?

Boy injured on Disneyland ride ANAHEIM, Calif. --
A 4-year-old boy broke a finger and severed the tip of his thumb while on the Storybook Land Canal Boats ride at Disneyland, forcing the ride to close for nearly two days while state authorities investigated the accident.

The accident occurred Wednesday when the child's fingers were pinched between the boat and the dock while passengers were unloading, according to the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health. The boy was taken to a hospital, where he was treated and released.

State investigators reviewed the incident and directed the resort to lower and repair rubber bumpers along the edge of the dock and to make sure that workers announce that passengers must keep their hands and arms in the boats while docking, said Dean Fryer, a spokesman for the state safety agency. EDITOR'S NOTE: DON'T THEY ALWAYS SAY JUST THAT? AD NAUSEUM, IN FACT? Disneyland was not required to pay any fine.

The attraction, a slow-moving boat ride that has been in operation since the mid-1950s, reopened Friday after the park made changes requested by state regulators, said Bob Tucker, a spokesman for Disneyland Resort.

EDITOR'S NOTE: I GUESS A TODDLER'S FINGER HERE OR THERE DOESN'T UPSET WALL STREET.....

Disney shares seen rising NEW YORK --
Shares of Walt Disney Co. could rise as much as 20% over the next year, helped by a new theme park in Hong Kong, the debut film based on the "Chronicles of Narnia" novels by C.S. Lewis and stronger advertising growth, the latest issue of Barron's reported.

Citing Larry Haverty, a portfolio manager with Gabelli Asset Management who has long been bullish on Disney, the weekly newspaper touted the growth of the company's international business. The newspaper also said Disney's ABC television network will benefit from an improved "upfront" advertising market in May, in which networks sell commercials in advance of the fall season

EDITOR'S NOTE: AND LET'S CLOSE THE DAY'S DWEEBING WITH A RANDOM EMMA WATSON PIC FOR DWEEBPAL SAMANTHA....

Emma Watson attends "Valiant" Premiere
The premiere of the animated comedy, which features the voices of Harry Potter-stars John Cleese (Nearly Headless Nick) and John Hurt (Mr. Ollivander), was graced by the presence of the actress who plays Hermione in the Potter films.

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