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  William H. Danforth, Founder | Purina.com
Danforth was a sickly farm boy in the Southeast Missouri swamp country and was "dared" by his school teacher to become "the healthiest boy in the class," he built his life on the proposition that to live is to dare.
Danforth founded, is the world's largest producer of dry dog and dry and soft-moist cat foods and a leading producer of cat box filler in the U.S. and Canada.
Danforth's life-long adventure to "dare" for new and bigger stakes was anchored in, and stabilized by, a few unchanging fundamentals he considered basic.
www.purina.com /company/Danforth.aspx   (1089 words)

  
 Danforth: Ban on gay marriage a silly idea - Boston.com
Former Sen. John Danforth says a conservative push to ban gay marriage through a constitutional amendment is silly, calling it the latest example of how the political influence of evangelical Christians is hurting the GOP.
WASHINGTON --Former Sen. John Danforth says a conservative push to ban gay marriage through a constitutional amendment is silly, calling it the latest example of how the political influence of evangelical Christians is hurting the GOP.
Danforth, a Missouri Republican and an Episcopal priest, made the comments in a speech Saturday night to the Log Cabin Republicans, which support gay rights.
www.boston.com /news/nation/articles/2006/04/30/danforth_ban_on_gay_marriage_a_silly_idea   (307 words)

  
 John Danforth - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Danforth is the grandson of William H. Danforth founder of Ralston Purina.
In 1972 Danforth’s colleague Bond was elected Missouri Governor at the age of 33 and Danforth was re-elected as attorney general.
Danforth was mentioned as a successor to Secretary of State Colin Powell.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_Danforth   (1446 words)

  
 Dr. Bryan Danforth
Danforth, B.N. Evolution of sociality in a primitively eusocial lineage of bees.
Danforth, B.N. Phylogenetic analysis and taxonomic revision of the Perdita subgenera Macrotera, Macroteropsis, Macroterella and Cockerellula (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae).
Danforth, B.N. The morphology and behavior of dimorphic males in Perdita portalis (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae).
www.entomology.cornell.edu /Faculty_Staff/Danforth/DANFORTH.htm   (2221 words)

  
 John C. Danforth - SourceWatch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Danforth is an ordained Episcopal minister, an heir to the Ralston-Purina pet food company fortune, and a "Pioneer" for the Bush-Cheney 2004 campaign, meaning he pledged to raise at least $100,000 in "bundled" donations.
Danforth is a friend and mentor to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.
Danforth "serves on the corporate boards of Cerner Corporation, The Dow Chemical Company and General American Life Insurance Compnay," in addition to Time Warner and MetLife, Inc. [13] He chairs the $312.5 million Danforth Family Foundation[14] and sitting on the boards of several St Louis-area religious and community groups.
www.sourcewatch.org /index.php?title=John_C_Danforth   (893 words)

  
 CNN.com - U.N. Ambassador John Danforth resigns - Dec 3, 2004
Danforth, 68, said he plans to leave the United Nations on January 20, the day Bush will be inaugurated for a second term.
Danforth had been mentioned as a possible choice to succeed outgoing Secretary of State Colin Powell, but Bush opted to instead appoint national security adviser Condoleezza Rice.
Danforth, a Republican, served three terms in the Senate before retiring in 1994 and returning to his law practice.
www.cnn.com /2004/ALLPOLITICS/12/02/danforth.resigns   (433 words)

  
 Backgrounder on the Danforth Report (Human Rights Watch Backgrounder, May 16, 2002)
In the context of Senator Danforth’s efforts, even before the ceasefire agreement was signed, the government allowed the delivery of international aid to the Nuba Mountains in late 2001 for the first time since the war came to the area in 1986.
Senator Danforth notes that the upsurge in oil production in 1999 has reshaped Sudan's civil war and that the government apparently sees the recent reconciliation of two factions of the SPLA as a serious threat to the oil fields.
In addition, the Danforth report states that U.S. AID and the State Department are making funds available to promote reconciliation between the Dinka (who have been raided for slaves) and the “marauding raiders” (the Baggara).
www.hrw.org /backgrounder/africa/danforth-bck0515.htm   (1730 words)

  
 DanforthCenter.org
William H. Danforth became Chancellor Emeritus and Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Washington University in St. Louis on July 1, 1999.
He is a director of the board of trustees of the Danforth Foundation and a trustee of the American Youth Foundation.
He is chairman of the board of directors of the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center and co-chairman of the board of directors of Barnes-Jewish Hospital.
www.danforthcenter.org /iltab/cassavanet/cbnv/speakers/Danforth.html   (193 words)

  
 Preliminary Critique of the Danforth Report
Such evidence and analysis cannot prove a negative, and therefore one cannot be "100 percent" certain that government agents did not start the fire, direct gunfire at the Davidians on April 19, 1993, use military personnel, properly or otherwise, or conduct a coverup.
Danforth maintains there must be a "presumption" of innocence of the government.
The fact that Ghigliotti is no longer alive to present his conclusions in personal testimony, and that Allard is unable or unwilling to do so because of his stroke, is not grounds to dismiss their work from consideration, and accept only the work of a contractor controlled by the government.
www.constitution.org /col/0722danforth.htm   (810 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Danforth steps down from U.N. position   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Danforth plans to leave around the time of the Jan. 20 inauguration, according to an aide to Danforth who asked not to be named because the resignation had not yet been announced by the White House.
Danforth was considered a possible contender to replace Secretary of State Colin Powell but was not eager to serve in an even more demanding position.
Danforth served before then as Bush's special envoy for Sudan and has focused on that country during his brief tenure at the United Nations.
www.usatoday.com /news/washington/2004-12-02-danforth-resignation_x.htm   (682 words)

  
 SILC
Danforth Chapel is open from 7:30 am to 10:00 pm Monday thru Friday for individual meditation when classes are in session.
Danforth Chapel may be reserved up to one hour for christenings and memorial services and a period of two hours for weddings.
When Danforth Chapel is reserved for a wedding, memorial service or christening, a sign is placed in the adjacent lot indicating a ceremony is in progress.
www.silc.ku.edu /Danforth   (1369 words)

  
 U.N. envoy Danforth resigns - Politics - MSNBC.com
Danforth, 68, a Republican and former senator from Missouri, said in a letter to President Bush dated Nov. 22 that he and his wife wanted to return to St. Louis, NBC’s Andrea Mitchell reported Thursday.
Danforth, who has been described as frustrated with the slow-moving U.N. bureaucracy, had recently told friends that he was running out of patience, especially with the Security Council, whose deliberations he considered difficult, Mitchell reported.
Danforth was sworn in as ambassador to the United Nations on July 1, succeeding Bush’s first ambassador, John Negroponte, who became ambassador to Iraq.
www.msnbc.msn.com /id/6640316   (445 words)

  
 Danforth's political career marked by steadfastness, integrity - September 8, 1999
Danforth, 63, who served two terms as Missouri's attorney general, was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1976.
Danforth's election to the Senate marked the ascension of Republicans in Missouri politics.
Danforth again made news in 1997 and 1998, calling several times in speeches and public appearances for the impeachment of President Bill Clinton but warning against partisan politics in the impeachment process.
www.cnn.com /ALLPOLITICS/stories/1999/09/08/danforth.bio/index.html   (521 words)

  
 Vice Presidential Bust of James Danforth Quayle
The marble portrait bust of James Danforth Quayle by Frederick Hart was formally unveiled on September 10, 2003.
Pursuant to the Senate Resolution of May 14, 1886, as amended on January 6, 1898, and March 28, 1947, busts of those who have been Vice President of the United States (and, therefore, president of the Senate) are placed in the Capitol after approval by the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration.
Danforth Quayle served as the nation’s forty-fourth Vice President from January 20, 1989, to January 20, 1993.
www.aoc.gov /projects/quayle_bust/index.cfm   (408 words)

  
 The Art Institute of Chicago: Chicago Architects Oral History Project: George Edson Danforth
George Edson Danforth was born in 1916 in LaHarpe, Kansas.
Danforth retired from the subsequent firm, Danforth, Rockwell, Carow, in 1980.
Danforth was elected to the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects in 1967.
www.artic.edu /aic/libraries/caohp/danforth.html   (515 words)

  
 Record: Danforth receives the *Search*, Eliot Society's highest award
In presenting the honor to Danforth, Wrighton said: "He is a man of great and enduring influence at the University, in St. Louis, and in many national organizations and educational and scientific enterprises.
Danforth took his family's deep belief in education and public service to heart, and his giving and community-service record demonstrates his extraordinary support to the St. Louis region and beyond.
Danforth's skillful mediation and determined leadership ensured the University's place as a world-class institution.
record.wustl.edu /news/page/normal/3366.html   (616 words)

  
 John C. Danforth
Currently, Danforth is chairman of the Danforth Foundation, a philanthropic organization focused on strengthening the St. Louis metropolitan area.
In September, 1999, Danforth was appointed special counsel by then-Attorney General Janet Reno to investigate the federal raid on the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas.
Danforth began his political career in 1968, when he was elected Attorney General of Missouri, his first race for public office.
news-info.wustl.edu /news/page/normal/6003.html   (408 words)

  
 Handbook of Texas Online:
Grace Danforth, physician and suffragist, was born on February 21, 1849, in Southport, Kenosha County, Wisconsin, the daughter of David and Frances Howell (Coleman) Danforth.
Danforth's mother and both of her sisters also attended the meeting and became charter members.
Danforth drafted an eight-point plan of action that was adopted by the convention.
www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/DD/fda75.html   (1168 words)

  
 CNN.com - Bush taps Danforth for U.N. ambassador post - Jun 4, 2004
Danforth's book on the Thomas nomination, "Resurrection: The Confirmation of Clarence Thomas," was published in 1994.
Danforth was also a key player in the Civil Rights Act of 1991, helping to move that legislation through Congress.
Danforth's family founded Ralston Purina, and one of his brothers was the longtime chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis.
edition.cnn.com /2004/US/06/04/danforth.un.ambassador   (441 words)

  
 Ambassador to Leave U.N. Job Next Month (washingtonpost.com)
Danforth's decision to step down by Jan. 20 marks the end of one of the shortest tenures for a U.N. ambassador and leaves a key vacancy in the administration's foreign policy team.
Danforth also expressed frustration at the difficulties of implementing policy at the United Nations, citing Security Council reluctance to impose sanctions on Sudan for engaging in mass killings in Darfur.
Danforth said in a recent interview that while he "admired" Bush and considers him a friend, they never had a close personal relationship and they rarely spoke while he was serving as U.N. ambassador.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A29353-2004Dec2.html   (885 words)

  
 FOXNews.com - U.N. Ambassador Danforth Resigns - Politics | Republican Party | Democratic Party | Political Spectrum
Danforth, a Republican former Missouri senator, was confirmed to the post by the Senate at the end of June.
Danforth had been named as a possible replacement for retiring Secretary of State Colin Powell (search), but the nomination was given to National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice.
Danforth sent the president a letter Nov. 22, saying that on Jan. 20, it was his intention to retire to his home in St. Louis.
www.foxnews.com /story/0,2933,140341,00.html   (836 words)

  
 Maine Local Government - Town of Danforth - Main Page
Danforth is a town in Washington County, organized as a plantation on August 8, 1847 from the unorganized townships T8 R3 and T8 R4.
On March 17, 1860, it was incorporated as a town, following which it annexed land from Weston in 1885 and from the former town of Eaton in 1887.
The village is at the junction of U.S. Route 1 and Maine Route 169 on the north end of a long lake known as the Crooked Brook Flowage.
www.maine.gov /local/washington/danforth   (115 words)

  
 Prophetic Inquiry and the Danforth Study
The Danforth Study of Campus Ministries, published ten years ago under the audaciously inclusive title The Church, the University, and Social Policy, has probably had little measurable impact on any of the three communities addressed -- which focus respectively on goodness, truth and power -- much less on strengthening their linkage with one another.
The Danforth study, frequently referred to as the Underwood study, was designed and conducted by its director, Kenneth Underwood, who died in November 1968.
From the perspective of a decade after its publication, the Danforth study needs to be revised and updated, but the essential vision is painfully appropriate to the decade ahead, and to theological education for those years.
www.religion-online.org /showarticle.asp?title=1212   (1908 words)

  
 Online NewsHour: The Waco Investigator -- September 9, 1999
JOHN DANFORTH: Well, I've certainly asked for and been given the assurance that I will be able to do my thing, and that is to look into the facts and to do so thoroughly, and to make a presentation that's objective and that is my own conclusion.
JOHN DANFORTH: Well, I think under our system the purpose of government, as Jefferson, you know, told us in the Declaration of Independence was to secure the rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
JOHN DANFORTH: You know, I left government five years ago, and I went back home, and I went back home to be a private person, and I went back home with my reputation intact.
www.pbs.org /newshour/bb/fedagencies/july-dec99/danforth_9-9.html   (1661 words)

  
 John Danforth, Churchman For a State Occasion (washingtonpost.com)
Danforth and Reagan knew each other while they were both in office (Danforth left the Senate in 1995), but they were not particularly close.
Danforth said he did not have the character of a priest but the Episcopal bishop of the Diocese of St. Louis pushed him: "I'm your bishop, and I'm asking you to do this," friends recall.
Teresa Heinz Kerry says the family chose Danforth when her first husband died in a helicopter crash in 1991 because he and Heinz were friends.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A32779-2004Jun10.html   (1705 words)

  
 Accommodations and Meeting Facility Overlooking Portland Maine's Historic Waterfront - The Danforth
Since 1823, The DANFORTH has stood four square at the Head of Tyng Street overlooking Portland's busy wharves and inner harbor; a celebration of the vitality and industry of this beautiful city by the sea.
Guests are invited to relax in the hospitality suite, entertain family and friends in the wood paneled Billiard Room or ascend to the Cupola above the roof and watch the sun rise from the east and set all ablaze in the west that evening.
The Danforth is pleased to announce that one of the Old Port's Finest Dining Experiences has relocated to The Danforth.
www.danforthmaine.com /legacy/home.html   (348 words)

  
 The Danforth
The Danforth is a solid ash platform bed with maple slats made in Maine.
The Danforth is available unfinished or in a clear, golden oak,walnut, cherry, mahogany(shown), sage, fl, pure white or milk white finish.
The Danforth is also available as a conventional bed for mattress and boxspring (includes headboard, footboard, side rails, 3 slats and center support rail).
www.dreamonfuton.com /danforth.html   (165 words)

  
 Rawick Papers-Series 5
He came along with the Danforths to Greene County, lived on Erskine Danforth's land, but did little work for him, and that only when he felt like it, but supported himself by making baskets, chairs, etc., and by hunting, which was his main occupation.
Erskine Danforth was much beloved by his slaves, because he was kind and considerate to them, and it was for this reason that Nelson took his name, instead of Donahue.
Another son was Thomas Danforth, who was treasurer of Harvard College, a deputy governor of Massachusetts, and noted for his liberal views in the treatment of the Indians and of witchcraft defendants.
www.umsl.edu /~muns/focus/good/slaves/danforth.htm   (803 words)

  
 Danforth Bay Camping Resort | Redefining Camping in New England | RV park camping resort family camping tent pop-up ...
Whether you enjoy the luxury of a RV, the utility of a tow-behind trailer, the comfort of a pop-up or the simplicity of a tent, Danforth Bay's roomy campsites, quiet lake and warm, friendly staff await you.
Danforth Bay is big rig friendly, with wide roads and spacious, wooded campsites.
Danforth Bay also offers its guests the unique opportunity to stay in one of its ten camping cabins.
www.danforthbay.com /sites.htm   (226 words)

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