Irish fine china and glassware group Waterford WedgwoodWTFU.I said on Monday a receiver had been appointed for thecompany, and some of its subsidiaries would shortly be placedinto administration. (Reporting by Reuters bureaux worldwide; Writing by MarkTrevelyan, editing by Mike Peacock) Stocks Bonds China Russia. JOHN MITCHELL 10-14-51 MOBILE, ALABAMA, 6-3 230 DL IN 1971 MITCHELL BECAME THE FIRST BLACK AMERICAN TO PLAY FOOTBALL FOR ALABAMA. HE STARTED ALL 24 GAMES IN HIS TWO SEASONS AT ALABAMA, DURING WHICH TIME THE TEAM COMPILED A 21-3 RECORD AND WON TWO SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS. IN 1972, MITCHELL WAS THE FIRST BLACK AMERICAN TO BE NAMED A CO-CAPTAIN AT ALABAMA. ALSO IN 1972, HE WAS NAMED AN ALL-AMERICAN BY THE AMERICAN FOOTBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION. HE WAS SELECTED TO THE ALL SEC TEAM IN EACH OF HIS TWO SEASONS AT ALABAMA. UPON ACCEPTING THE OFFER, MITCHELL BECAME THE YOUNGEST COLLEGE FOOTBALL COACH AT THE TIME (AGE 20) AS WELL AS THE FIRST BLACK AMERICAN COACH FOR THE CRIMSON TIDE.DURING HIS TIME AT ALABAMA, HE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN THE RECRUITING OF TOP BLACK AMERICAN PLAYERS SUCH AS OZZIE NEWSOME, WHO WENT ON TO HAVE A HALL OF FAME CAREER.HE SPENT FOUR SEASONS AS THE DEFENSIVE LINE COACH AT ALABAMA BEFORE MOVING ON TO A SIMILAR POSITION AT ARKANSAS UNDER LOU HOLTZ, WHERE HE SPENT THE NEXT SIX YEARS.DURING HIS TIME IN ARKANSAS, HE REGULARLY PARTICIPATED IN PICK-UP BASKETBALL GAMES WITH BILL CLINTON, WHO WAS AT THE TIME A LAW PROFESSOR AT THE SCHOOL.AFTER A BRIEF USFL STINT, HE RETURNED TO THE COLLEGE RANKS AT TEMPLE IN 1986.THERE HE COACHED UNDER BRUCE ARIANS, WITH WHOM HE WOULD LATER WORK ON THE STEELERS COACHING STAFF.IN 1987, MITCHELL RETURNED TO THE SEC WITH LSU WHERE HE SERVED AS LINEBACKERS COACH UNDER MIKE ARCHER FOR FOUR SEASONS.IN THE FINAL OF HIS FOUR YEARS AT LSU, HE WAS THE TEAM'S DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR, BECOMING THE FIRST BLACK AMERICAN TO SERVE IN THAT CAPACITY IN THE SEC.MITCHELL GRADUATED FROM ALABAMA IN 1972 WITH A DEGREE IN SOCIAL WORK. HE LIVES WITH HIS WIFE, JOYCE, IN PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA.THE COUPLE HAVE NO CHILDREN. ![]()
(GOOD FOR HIM NO KIDS IS BETTER )MITCHELL'S DREAM JOB IN FOOTBALL WOULD BE TO BECOME THE HEAD COACH AT ALABAMA, BUT HE HAS NEVER BEEN PURSUED FOR THE POSITION AWAY FROM FOOTBALL MITCHELL'S AVOCATIONS INCLUDE COLLECTING FINE WINE, ART AND VINTAGE JAZZ AS WELL AS STUDYING HISTORY.HE HAS STATED THAT HE PLANS TO RETIRE AROUND 2012 TO 2013, AT WHICH TIME HE WILL RETURN TO TO BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA.HE WAS ELECTED TO THE ALABAMA SPORTS HALL OF FAME WITH THE CLASS OF 2009.1973-1976 ALABAMA DEFENSIVE LINE COACH1977-1982 ARKANSAS DEFENSIVE LINE COACH1983-1985 USFL BIRMINGHAM STALLIONS DEFENSIVE LINE COACH1986 TEMPLE DEFENSIVE ENDS COACH1987-1989 LSU LINEBACKERS COACH1990 LSU DEFENSIVE COORDINATED/LINEBACKERS COACH1991-1993 CLEVELAND BROWNSDEFENSIVE LINE COACH1994-2006 PITTSBURGH STEELERS DEFENSIVE LINE COACH2007-PRESENT PITTSBURGH STEELERS ASSISTANT HEAD COACH/DEFENSIVE LINE COACH.. TORONTO, Jan 5 (Reuters) - The Bank of Canada said onMonday the cut-off yield was 1.75 percent on a term purchaseand resale agreement that matures Feb 3 Bonds The allotment ratio was 100 percent. Under the term PRA, the central bank buys securities in themarket with an agreement to resell them at a later date ($1$1.20 Canadian) Bonds. 5 /PRNewswire/ GLG Life TechCorporation (TSX: GLG) ("GLG" or the "Company"), a world leader in theproduction of high quality stevia, has introduced its new stevia leaf strain,Huinong 1, to be used in the Company's 2009 stevia crop.The new strain,whose development was led by GLG Chief Agricultural Scientist Wang Qibin, is aunique and highly durable breed possessing world high levels of RebaudiosideA. The Company anticipates increased cost efficiencies through the use of thenaturally propagated new strain (non-GMO) by significantly increasing yieldper ton of raw leaf.In addition, the Company continues to conduct training and educationsessions with local farmers, which include cultivation techniques for the newbreed of leaf, in several key growing areas. Further, GLG has built processingfacilities and set up buying centers directly in the two major stevia growingregions in China, deemed exclusive to GLG through 10-year agreements grantedby the Chinese Government.

This allows farmers easy access to GLG buyingagents during the harvest season and gives the Company control ofapproximately 80 of the high quality raw stevia leaf supply in China.GLG Chairman and CEO Dr. Through our breeding program,GLG will be able to realize cost efficiencies using our proprietary extractiontechnology and specially bred stevia leaf strains which provide higher yield.GLG's continual emphases on research and development and strong governmentrelations have enabled us to provide a stevia seedling unlike any in theworld. Further, we are able to provide these seedlings to experienced steviafarmers in some of the best growing areas on the planet which are exclusive toGLG.The Huinong 1 new leaf strain is expected to further our leadingposition in the industry and provide us superior leaf quality for next year'sharvest."About GLG Life Tech CorporationGLG Life Tech Corporation specializes in growing, extracting, and refininghigh grade stevia, an all natural, zero-calorie sweetener. With fullyintegrated operations that include seed breeding and proprietary processingtechnology, GLG is a global leader in the supply of high quality stevia foruse in food and beverages.Please visit http:// forfurther information.Forward-looking statements: Certain statements in this press releaseconstitute "forward-looking statements".Such forward-looking statementsinclude, without limitation, statements evaluating the market and potentialdemand for stevia, the yield of the Company's new stevia leaf strain andgeneral economic conditions. MIT Sloan MBAs to find out during annual "Tech Treks" to Seattle, SiliconValley, and Boston-CambridgeCAMBRIDGE, Mass.(Business Wire)Directly testing the chill economic waters, more than 150 MIT School ofManagement MBA students embark on their annual "Tech Treks" this week, headingfor Silicon Valley, Seattle and Boston in search of jobs, contacts, and newdoors to open.
In what may be a sign of the times, some larger companies, such as Google, eBayand Yahoo that have typically participated in the Trek are not hosting thestudents this year. But for some students, the economic stress on such bigplayers creates new opportunities. "I thinkthat startups will be hiring a significant number of talented individuals whowould have been taken by larger corporations, which means that the infusion ofenergy and talent from MBAs could really lead to a significant amount of valuegoing into the startups." Amanda Symonds, a native of the United Kingdom who worked in investment bankingbefore coming to MIT Sloan, said that she is actually "even more excited aboutthis tour than I would have been if the economy was booming. Given the currentstate of the economy, I believe it is even more important to focus on growingyour professional network and to accept every opportunity to educate yourselfabout business." MBAs are of course wary about current job prospects, said Tripti Thapa, afirst-year MBA from Nepal "It is a tough time for MBA students. As a firstyear, I am definitely worried about summer internship." Thapa is joining theMassachusetts Tech Trek "to get exposure to start-up companies in Boston,"including Vlingo, a Cambridge-based Microsoft start-up lab.