Designed to supplement Disneyland in Anaheim, California, which had opened in 1955, the complex was developed by Walt Disney in the 1960s. “The Florida Project”, as it was known, was intended to present a distinct vision with its own diverse set of attractions. Walt Disney’s original plans also called for the inclusion of an “Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow” (EPCOT), a planned community intended to serve as a test bed for new city-living innovations. Walt Disney died on December 15, 1966, during the initial planning of the complex. After his death, the company wrestled with the idea of whether to bring the Disneyworld project to fruition. However, Walt’s older brother, Roy, came out of retirement to make sure Walt’s biggest dream was realized. Construction started in 1967, with the company instead building a resort similar to Disneyland, abandoning the experimental concepts for a planned community. Magic Kingdom was the first theme park to open in the complex, in 1971, followed by Epcot (1982), Disney’s Hollywood Studios (1989), and Disney’s Animal Kingdom (1998). It was Roy who insisted the name of the entire complex be changed from Disneyworld to Walt Disney World, ensuring that people would remember that the project was Walt’s dream.

In 2018, Walt Disney World was the most visited vacation resort in the world, with an average annual attendance of more than 58 million.[4] The resort is the flagship destination of Disney’s worldwide corporate enterprise and has become a popular staple in American culture. In 2020, Walt Disney World was chosen to host the NBA Bubble for play of the 2019–20 season of the NBA to resume at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.

For more info, go to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Disney_World or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disneyland

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This is the culmination of years of work by SCAN and our supporters in New Hampshire and is a major victory for kids. Governor Sununu touted our efforts during the bill signing, saying “to have the Save the Children group on the ground here really made all the difference for us. It was someone that we could really lean on, that understood the pushes and pulls on the advocacy side…”
New Hampshire is the only Northeastern state with no state preschool and, until now, nearly half of the state’s five-year-olds didn’t have access to full-day kindergarten.
This bill is an important step toward ensuring that all children have an equal opportunity to succeed. SCAN is proud to have worked closely with leaders on both sides of the aisle, from Democratic state Senator David Watters, who wrote the original bill and has worked tirelessly for children throughout his career, to Governor Sununu, a Republican, who helped set a pro-kindergarten agenda back in February, to achieve this result for kids.
We will continue to push for policies that level the playing field for all children in New Hampshire, across the country and around the world.

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The Quinnipiac women’s basketball team has advanced to the 2015 NCAA tournament. Don’t miss opening round action against the University of Oklahoma, Saturday afternoon.

Game Information
NCAA First Round Game: Oklahoma City Region
#12 Quinnipiac Bobcats vs.
#5 Oklahoma Sooners
Saturday, March 21, 2015 at 4 p.m. EDT
Maples Pavilion, Stanford, Calif.

The winner will advance to take on the winner of #13 Cal-State Northridge vs. #4 Stanford, Monday, March 23 at 3:30 p.m. EDT.

TV/Streaming/Radio
The game will be nationally televised on ESPN2. It will also be available for live streaming at www.watchESPN.com and on the radio at AM 1220 WQUN.

Stay Up-To-Date
“Like” Quinnipiac Alumni on Facebook and follow @qualumni on Twitter. For more details on the NCAA tournament, go to www.quinnipiacbobcats.com

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Stuart (July 19, 1965 – January 4, 2015) was an American sportscaster and anchor on ESPN, most notably on the network’s SportsCenter. Scott regularly covered the NBA and the NFL for ESPN. He was well-known for his hip-hop style and use of catchphrases.

In 2007, Scott learned that he had appendix cancer. After going into remission, he was again diagnosed with cancer in 2011 and 2013. Scott was honored at the ESPY Awards in 2014 with the Jimmy V Award for his ongoing fight against cancer.

for more info, go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuart_Scott

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Bennack served as Hearst’s CEO for more than 28 years. He directed the company through an unprecedented period of growth from when he began his first tenure as CEO in 1979 through June 2013 when he stepped down—increasing revenues 12 times and growing earnings more than 30 times what they had been, through investments, acquisitions and startups. Today, Hearst is comprised of some 200 businesses and 20,000 employees.

Under his leadership, the company launched three leading cable networks with ABC, A&E, HISTORY and Lifetime, and invested in the ESPN family of networks, now in 190 countries and territories. On Bennack’s watch, Hearst has marched toward diversification and global expansion, including its nearly $1 billion acquisition in 2011 of Lagardère’s 100 international titles outside of France, its purchase of healthcare information leader Milliman Care Guidelines LLC, its acquisition of a 50 percent interest in global ratings agency Fitch Group and its establishment of a joint venture with television producer Mark Burnett. Bennack was also instrumental in the decision to create what today is Hearst Television Inc., one of the nation’s largest non-network owned television station groups, which operates 29 television stations. During his tenure, Hearst has launched such magazines as Country Living, Food Network Magazine, HGTV Magazine, Marie Claire and O, The Oprah Magazine.

Prior to his first tenure as chief executive, Bennack served as executive vice president and chief operating officer of the Corporation and, prior to that, as vice president and general manager of the Hearst Newspaper Group. He also served in a variety of management posts, including a seven-year tenure (1967 to 1974) as publisher and editor of the San Antonio Light.

Bennack is a director of Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation. He is chairman of Hearst Magazines UK, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hearst Corporation. Bennack is also a governor and vice chairman of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and its Healthcare System, a managing director of the Metropolitan Opera of New York, chairman emeritis of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, and chairman of The Paley Center for Media (formerly The Museum of Television & Radio). He was the 1992-93 chairman of the Newspaper Association of America (formerly the American Newspaper Publishers Association).

As a teenager, the San Antonio native was host of both television and radio programs. He eventually entered publishing in his hometown, and rose from classified advertising salesman to newspaper publisher by the age of 34.

Bennack has received honors for his charitable work from such organizations as the American Heart Association, United Cerebral Palsy and the Inner City Scholarship Fund of New York. His industry awards include the Gold Medal from the International Radio & Television Society in 1991, the Trustees’ Award (Emmy) from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in 1993, the 1997 Center for Communication Award, the Distinguished Public Service Award from the Advertising Council in 1999, and the 1999 Distinguished Service Award from the National Association of Broadcasters. In 2007, he was elected into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

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Club 101: 101 Park Avenue (@ 40th Street) in New York City

Dr. Lori Sokol, Founder & Publisher, Sokol Media Inc.

Lori Sokol, Ph.D., Founder & Publisher of Work Life Matters, announced that all honorees will be profiled in the annual special awards issue of Work Life. Matters Magazine to be published nationwide in December 2012. Companies include: Campbell Soup Company, Credit Suisse, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLC, Discovery Communications, Eli Lilly and Co., ESPN, Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP, Microsoft, NBCUniversal, New York Life, Orbitz Worldwide, Unilever among Top Companies named by Work Life Matters Magazine for their Pioneering Leadership in LGBT Equality.

•                                         Loreen Arbus, Philanthropist/Producer/Disability Rights Activist and first woman to head up programming at a major U.S. television network.

•                                        Jonathan D. Lovitz, former Host of Logo/MTV’s hit series “Set Up Squad”/actor/activist.

•                                        Margot Bingham, Star of “In Between Men” and the new face of Revlon.

•                                        Nick Mathews, Star of “In Between Men”

•                                        Lauren LoGiudice, Star of the film “When Harry Tries to Marry”

•                                       Timothy Mandala, star of the Vin Diesel series “The Ropes”

•                                        Nick Ayler, DJ/Actor/Model

•                                        Rob Sedgwick – actor “Damages” “Law & Order”

•                                        Annmaria Mazzini Sedgwick – Noted choreographer and former star dancer of The  Paul Taylor Company

•                                        Camilla Barungi of “Project Runway” fame/entrepreneur/activist

•                                        Josh Folan, star of the new films “What Would Bear Do?” & “All God’s Creatures”

•                                        Javier Gomez, noted photo journalist & activist

•                                       Sebastian La Cause, star of the hit series “Hustling” & acclaimed Broadway star.

•                                       Jessica Press, star of the hit series “Hustling”

•                                        Mike Ruiz, of “The A-List: New York” fame & acclaimed photographer/activist

•                                        Matt Anctil – Broadway star of “La Cage Aux Folles”

•                                        Victoria Milne – Director, Creative Services (Creatvie Director) at Department of Design & Construction, New York City

•                                       Stacey Tisdale – Correspondent PBS “Need To Know”

•                                        Cheryl Wills – Award Winning Anchor NY1 News Television

ABOUT WORK LIFE MATTERS MAGAZINE:

Work Life Matters Magazine is a national business publication that provides news and analysis about the corporate, public and social issues inherent in the quest for achieving effective work life balance on behalf of our nation’s workforce. Published since 2002, the publication annually pays tribute to companies that serve as leaders in their respective fields by providing innovative and effective work/life balance programs and policies for their employees. www.lorisokolphd.com

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