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Further information can be found at http:// Northwestern MutualJean Towell, Copyright Business Wire 2009. One of the most anticipated non-conference matchups early this college football season will take place on Sep. LONDON (Reuters) - Diageo Plc (DGE.L), the world's biggest spirits group, would love to get its hands on Hennessy and Moet & Chandon, respectively the globe's best selling cognac and champagne, but the idea may need time to mature into a deal. Deals  |  Stocks  |  Mergers & Acquisitions  |  Inflows OutflowsLVMH, the world's largest luxury goods group, has denied being in talks to sell its 66 percent owned wines and spirits unit Moet Hennessy, but market talk is unlikely to disappear about a deal that would make such good strategic sense.Diageo's links with LVMH (LVMH.PA) go back 22 years, when Guinness -- one of the groups which went to create Diageo -- struck up a joint venture.

Only a dozen years ago LVMH Chairman Bernard Arnault tried to join his drinks brands with Diageo's and give him a key controlling hand.The result of the 22-year linkup is that Diageo holds 34 percent of Moet Hennessy, but at current spirit company valuations it could cost Diageo over 10 billion euros ($12.9 billion) to buy out Arnault and give the Frenchman cash to expand his fashion empire.London-based Diageo already has the world number one brands in whisky, vodka, gin, tequila and liqueurs in Johnnie Walker, Smirnoff, Gordon's, Jose Cuervo and Baileys, so adding Hennessy and Moet & Chandon would make sense."We would see this as an excellent strategic acquisition for Diageo. "LVMH confirms that no such negotiations are taking place," it said.When Guinness and GrandMet merged in 1997 to form Diageo, Arnault's LVMH had a 14.2 percent stake in Guinness and as its biggest shareholder had a major say in the merger.Then, Arnault proposed merging the wines and spirits businesses of Guinness, GrandMet and Moet Hennessy and pouring away Guinness brewing, Pillsbury and Burger King, giving him a 35 percent stake and effective control of the resultant group.Arnault's assault was fought off, but Diageo went on to follow most of his advice, selling Pillsbury and Burger King, though it kept beer. "It's one of the iconic brands like (vodka) Absolut for which the leading drinks players may be prepared to pay up," he said.(Additional reporting by Victoria Howley; Editing by David Holmes) Deals Stocks Mergers & Acquisitions Inflows Outflows. Cougar, I believe, is the only Pac-10 mascot with a middle name.  Way to be different guys.Now the Cougar is a student in a costume, and is another mascot that looks like its been hit in the face with a shovel.  Bring back the live Cougars that's way cooler, and maybe if you're lucky the Cougar will eat an opposing player..

PARIS (Reuters) - LVMH (LVMH.PA), the world's largest luxury goods group, on Wednesday denied it was in talks to sell its wine and spirits unit Moet Hennessy. Adventure Energy Inc. Acquires Interest in Larry Hardin #1 Well in MonroeCounty, KentuckyST.PETERSBURG, Fla., April 22, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Adventure Energy Inc.(OTCBB:ADVE), an energy exploration company with operations in the AppalachianBasin, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of a 40% "WorkingInterest" in the Larry Hardin #1 well located in Monroe County, Kentucky.Spud-in and initial drilling commenced on the Larry Hardin #1 well on April20th. The drilling contractor intends to penetrate the Knox Group, at a depth of600-800 ft., which is a highly prolific zone for hydrocarbon production inKentucky. Initial delivery of production is estimated to begin in mid-May withestimates of 15-18 BOE/day."The acquisition of this 40% Working Interest keeps with the Company's businessmodel of acquiring interest in wells in areas of high productivity," said WayneAnderson, President of Adventure Energy, Inc.

"At a time when energy prices aredepressed, this gives us a unique opportunity for development at a reasonablecost. With the anticipated uptick in energy prices in the second half of 2009,the return on our investment should be above our expectations."About Adventure Energy, Inc.Adventure Energy, Inc., is an independent energy company principally engaged inthe acquisition, exploration and development of mature long-lived oil andnatural gas properties. The company's current operations are concentrated in theAppalachian Basin within the states of Kentucky and West Virginia.Safe Harbor StatementMatters discussed in this press release contain forward-looking statementswithin the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Whenused in this press release, the words "anticipate," "believe," "estimate,""may," "intend," "expect" and similar expressions identify such forward-lookingstatements. Actual results, performance or achievements could differ materiallyfrom those contemplated, expressed or implied by the forward-looking statementscontained herein, and while expected, there is no guarantee that we will attainthe aforementioned anticipated developmental milestones. These forward-lookingstatements are based largely on the expectations of the Company and are subjectto a number of risks and uncertainties. These include, but are not limited to,risks and uncertainties associated with: the impact of economic, competitive andother factors affecting the Company and its operations, markets, product, anddistributor performance, the impact on the national and local economiesresulting from terrorist actions, and U.S.