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On Linux, for installations performed using a MySQL repository,
RPM packages, or Debian packages, the MySQL server
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that are included as part of the installation.
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run by any user. However, you should avoid running the server as
the Unix
root user for security reasons. To
change mysqld to run as a normal unprivileged
Unix user
user_name, you must do the
Stop the server if it is running (use mysqladmin shutdown).
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user_namehas privileges to read and write files in them (you might need to do this as the Unix
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If you do not do this, the server will not be able to access databases or tables when it runs as
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Start the server as user
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rootuser and use the
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useroption to the
[mysqld]group of the
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my.cnfoption file in the server's data directory. For example:
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machine can run the mysql client with a
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operation. (It is a good idea to assign passwords to MySQL
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exist on the server host.) See
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Maryellen wrote:but the heartworm test is not expensive,
Maryellen wrote:what?????????????? OMG .. my vet charges $26.50 and i have 3 dogs, (but i dont pay office visit fees)
Maryellen wrote:omg your vet is expensive!!! a 3 month supply of heart guard from my vet is $34 ... and i thought my vet was expensive.. that is tooo much for heartworm testing.. way too expensive.... can you ask your vet to give you a break since you have so many dogs? i did that with my vet, i said to the office manager and the 3 vets, look, you know i do rescue, and i bring my rescue dogs in here along with my own dogs, can you guys give me a break on charges?? so the vets and office manager gave me a 10% discount on rescues, and dont charge me office visits since i am there so much., and i get a preferred status where i dont have to pay at the visit if i dont have the cash, i can put it on a bill...
see if your vet is willing to do that for you. if not, shop around for a new vet and compare prices..
cheekymunkee wrote:I agree!! You need to find a new vet! That is outrageous. How much Frontline is that? If it is years worth that isn't too bad of a price.
cheekymunkee wrote:You might also want to shop around online for your Interceptor & Frontline. You can find some really good prices, the store will contact the vet for the prescription & send the meds right out to you.
mnp13 wrote:I think your vet's policy is rediculous. HW is not rabies. It is an optional treatment and it is an optional test. He's holding you hostage on this one. I'd definately switch vets - he's definately looking to get a new car this year.
I love my vet. They are expensive, but excellent, and they love all three dogs. I'm happy to pay the extra money... but they are not trying to pull what your vet is.
katiek0417 wrote:Okay....so, I have had my Sacha since she was 8 weeks old. I put her on heartworm preventative immediately (Interceptor) and have kept her on it ever since.
I follow the directions religiously, and make sure she gets her meds every 30 days (as prescribed). In fact, I even go through the calendar and count every 30 days (rather than just giving it on the 12th of every month).
I do the same for my puppy.
Well, I went to my vet's office the other day to get more Interceptor for Sacha, and was told that I could not get more without a heartworm test. They told me that they were making it a policy to test EVERY dog EVERY year, regardless of whether they never come off the heartworm.
Several of my friends in the area (who have dogs) say their vets don't do that (they only do it if the dog is off of medicine in the winter, then goes back on). My friends said it sounds to them like my vets are just trying to "buy a corvette" (i.e., get more money out of their patients).
I wanted to know what your vets do...and what you think of this situation.
Thank you
a-bull wrote:I'm in Mass. and my vet now has the same policy, whether you use the year round or not.
I asked my vet's office why, and at first the explanation was because sometimes people think they've been religious about giving the med., but they actually haven't. That seemed a bit of a weak explanation, so as I pressed further, it came out that there is some form of liability issue that they're trying to protect themselves against. As I explained that that's not really my problem, I was told it was "the law." Now, I know it isn't the law, so I pressed even further and they finally said you could sign a waiver if you didn't want the test, absolving them of liability surrounding the issue.
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Comedian Brian Regan Live at the Globe News Center on February 24th – Win Tickets
Comedian Brian Regan is coming to the Globe News Center for a night of laughs.
Brian Regan has distinguished himself as one of the premier comedians in the country. Brian's non-stop theater tour has visited more than 80 cities each year since 2005 and continues through 2013. It is the quality of his material, relatable to a wide audience and revered by his peers, which continues to grow Brian's fan base. The perfect balance of sophisticated writing and physicality, Brian Regan consistently fills theaters nationwide with fervent fans that span generations.
When: Sunday, February 24th
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"Articulate Design is a Brand Design Firm that designs and creates mobile, social media and sustainable brand programs." -- Kevin George
headline news rebrand for cnn *
We created a Diverse Identity System, with the ability to represent diverse programming, points of views, personalities, platforms (TV, web, mobile), and viewers. We designed a mark that works with existing network graphics and are looking forward to future phases. *Work performed by Kevin George with Digital Kitchen.
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brand campaign *
Scion launched into the trend setting California market with the "Scion by" campaign which featured a series
of diverse ads, each one featuring a unique creative individual's interpretation of what a Scion means to them.
Each ad reaches the target through sophisticated imagery that is non-traditional in execution and is signed
by the tag line "What moves you".
* Work performed by Kevin George at the Attik.
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brand positioning *
Rather than try to show them what's cool, the Scion branding program avoided a heavy-handed corporate pitch by echoing back the youth lifestyle. Our goal was to create a brand that had credibility with the youth market.
* Work performed by Kevin George at the Attik.
lexus hybrid living
Articulate developed a comprehensive branded eco marketing platform for Lexus hybrid vehicles. The branding platform includes online (www.Lexus.com/hybridliving), social media, experiential events, video and print media to inspire, educate and help consumers experience the luxury eco design lifestyle that Lexus hybrid vehicles represent.
cfda eco fashion challenge
Articulate combined Lexus and the Council of Fashion Designers of America and created the Eco Fashion Challenge to increase sustainable practices in the fashion industry, by recognizing leaders in eco design with the intent of raising awareness and sowing seeds of sustainability within the fashion industry
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Oz is a mixed-use urban district just west of Ft. Lauderdale; a place to live, work, and entertain that is rooted in sustainability and rich with economic, cultural and social impact. Articulate refined the message commune with nature' with a distinct voice with character 'take-pride in our community and planet', attitude 'time-out' and tone ' a new kind of urbanism that recaptures the true essence of neighborhood'. *Work performed by Kevin George with Digital Kitchen.
Articulate developed a brand positioning for the eco architecture firm Marmol Radziner PreFab (MRP) 'Sanctuary Delivered,' meaning 'MRP delivers (design and build) homes for people to live in their own sanctuary through the rituals of nature, safety, nourishment, serenity, happiness, comfort and
connected living.'
Articulate Design was engaged by Earth Shift Expo '07 to study the feasibility of the largest eco-festival centered around the Grand Prix series of motor Racing. The goals: create an eco strategy platform for Grand Prix, national and local media, clean tech and consumer product/service companies; elevate visibility of Jackson Street Entertainment district; and expand Earth Shift into a series of events for Grand Prix races in '08.
The Michelle Kaufmann Design /Lexus Hybrid Living ecoSalon is a series of discussions with eco visionaries hosted by San Francisco Bay Area-based eco architect Michelle Kaufmann. The first Michelle Kaufmann Design /Lexus Hybrid Living ecoSalon on April 21, in honor of Earth Day, welcomed New York Times columnist and Sunset Magazine editor-at-large, Allison Arieff, to lead a discussion around the question, "What is community?"
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The concept for the global launch of the Prius Plug-In was 'Smarter Future Visionaries' – to associate the Prius Plug In with Future Visionaries – leaders who are looking for sustainable solutions for cities, transportation, energy and architecture.


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What The Dickens
Is it real, or is it a model ???…. Well actually it's kinda both… lol… This was a scene shot in Dickens World, which is an indoor life-size representation of Dickensian Britain… complete with Dickensian actors, and extracts acted out from some of the many novels of Charles Dickens… and enough to entertain the kids for an hour or two, which is always a plus… ;)
It's not really large enough or involved enough to provide much more entertainment than that though, but it has given me a taste for re-reading some classic literature that I never really "got", when I was forced to read it back in school… Great Expectations here we come…. unless anyone can suggest a better Dickens novel to read… :)


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Juanita Grace (Gutsch) Helmer was born May 16, 1929, on a farm southwest of Burdick, Kan., in Marion County. She was the second of five children born to Carl and Dorotha (Peddycord) Gutsch.
Soon after her birth, the family moved to a farm east of Antelope, Kan., and Juanita lived there until she married.
She started school in the Grapes School District No. 54, walking two miles from the farm to school each day. In eighth grade, Juanita attended Lincolnville School to join her siblings. She attended high school there until her senior year, and then graduated from Marion High School in 1947.
After graduation, Juanita attended Emporia State Teachers College for two months and taught at Youngstown School District No. 61, with all eight grades and 18 students for two years. She also taught a year at Elk and one year at Antelope.
In 1950, she met and married William "Will" Helmer. They settled in Marion, Kan., where they raised their four children.
Juanita worked at the ASCS office. She also helped run a family business for 11 years, serving ice cream treats to the Marion community. She finished her working career with 24 years in the Marion County District Court, retiring in December 1993.
Juanita spent her spare time working together with her husband on numerous projects. They remodeled houses — their own and their kids' — and she loved spending time together with Will, cooking and gardening.
After her husband passed away May 3, 2000, Juanita volunteered each week to visit shut-ins from Valley United Methodist Church in Marion. She called this her mission for Christ.
Soon loneliness led to a decline in Juanita's health and after a short stay at Marion Assisted Living, she went to live with her oldest daughter, Ginger, under her care, until she suffered a stroke in May 2009. This resulted in a move to Salem Nursing Home in Hillsboro, Kan. Her final years were spent at St. Luke Living Center in Marion, where many knew and loved her. On May 30, 2013, she entered peacefully into eternal rest.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Will; her daughter, Ginger; her parents; two brothers, Bob and Charles; and a sister, Linda.
She is lovingly survived by her son, Galen Helmer of Marion; two daughters, Greta Smith of Marion and Gena Brand and her husband Merle of Yankton, S.D.; a brother, John Gutsch and his wife Sue of Lincolnville; seven grandchildren, Nicholas, Natali, Trevor, Tyler, Garrett, Gavin, and Garner; five great-grandchildren; and a multitude of extended family and friends.


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BANGUI (Reuters) - Central African Republic's Muslim minority faces a rising wave of reprisal attacks and foreign governments must do more to prevent the country being torn apart, the top U.N. human rights official said on Monday.
Almost one million people, or a quarter of the population, have been displaced by fighting since the mainly Muslim Seleka rebel movement seized power in the majority Christian country last March, unleashing a wave of killing and looting.
Christian self-defense groups, known as "anti-balaka" or anti-machete, have taken up arms against them and the United Nations estimates that more than 2,000 people have been killed in the resulting bloodshed over the past 10 months.
Seleka leaders are now abandoning the capital Bangui with their remaining fighters, raising the risk of reprisal killings targeting Muslim civilians.
"The security and human rights situation has further deteriorated over the past few days," U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said in a statement.
"Muslim civilians are now extremely vulnerable. Many are being pushed out of the country, alongside ex-Seleka, and are now fleeing, mostly towards the Chadian border," she said.
Looting and mob violence mainly targeting predominantly Muslim neighborhoods of Bangui have intensified in the past week despite the presence of a French intervention force and thousands of African peacekeepers.
"We simply cannot let the social fabric of this country be torn apart," the U.N.'s Pillay said. "I call as a matter of utmost urgency upon the international community to strengthen peacekeeping efforts... Many lives are at stake."
Most Muslim civilians have now fled Bangui or are preparing to do so. A Reuters witness in the Miskine neighborhood watched on Monday as looters dismantled Muslim-owned shops and homes, most of which had already been stripped of their goods and furniture during previous waves of theft.
Gunfire erupted as French forces, firing tear gas, tried to disperse angry Christian crowds attempting to erect barricades on the streets. The witness saw one woman with a gunshot wound.
"As Seleka loses ground, Muslim communities are being systematically attacked by anti-balaka. There's killing on a daily basis," Peter Bouckaert, emergencies director for Human Rights Watch, told Reuters.
The country's new interim president Catherine Samba-Panza, who was sworn in last Thursday, has already called for more international troops to help quell the violence.
A 1,600-strong French force and another 5,000 African troops are already deployed in Central African Republic.
The European Union last week pledged around 500 additional soldiers, but it was unclear which countries would contribute troops and when they would arrive.
The Catholic Archbishop of Bangui, Dieudonné Nzapalainga, and the head of the country's Islamic community, Imam Oumar Kobine Layama, during a visit to Britain, urged London to back the EU force and plans for a larger U.N. peacekeeping mission.
"We believe that only a strong U.N. force can deal adequately with the growing instability and provide the framework for sustainable political and reconciliation processes in our country in the long term," the two religious leaders said in a letter to British Prime Minister David Cameron.
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Standard ECMA-143
Private Integrated Services Network (PISN)
- Circuit Mode Bearer Services - Inter-Exchange Signalling Procedures
and Protocol (QSIG-BC)
4th edition (December 2001)
This Standard defines the signalling procedures and protocol
for the purpose of circuit-switched Call Control at the Q-reference
point between Private Integrated services Network eXchanges (PINXs)
connected together within a Private Integrated Services Network
The Q reference point is defined in ECMA-133.
This Standard is based upon that described in Recommendation
including the provisions for symmetrical operation described in
annex D of that recommendation.
Service specifications are produced in three stages and according
to the method specified in ETS 300 387. This Standard contains
the stage 3 specification for the Q reference point and satisfies
the requirements identified by the stage 1 and stage 2 specifications
in ECMA-142, ECMA-148
and ISO/IEC 11584 .
This Standard is applicable to PINXs which interconnect to form
a PISN.
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Geophysics Student Wins National Research AwardSOCORRO, N.M. November 1, 2011 – Julien Chaput won a prestigious student research award from the Seismological Society of America for his work on imaging Mount Erebus Volcano in Antarctica.
| Julien Chaput, doctoral candidate in geophysics, sends holiday greetings from Antarctica.
"It's always an honor to have your research acknowledged by the scientific community," Chaput said. "Quite a bit of work and head scratching went into it, and if you can get a consensual nod out of your peers when the dust settles, then it's always a lovely thing."
During the 2007-08 research expedition, New Mexico Tech geoscientists and IRIS PASSCAL staff deployed an array of 140 broadband seismometers around Mount Erebus, one of the only continuously active volcanoes on the planet. Chaput employed new techniques of reducing the resulting data, which maximize the signal-to-noise ratio of faint echoes from within the volcano. Chaput's new imaging techniques allow scientists to create 3-D models of the interior of the volcano and track its changes over time.
"What we've managed to do is the first step in many, but it's a first successful implementation of a seismic imaging method which is particularly well suited to volcanoes and other highly complex structures," he said. "This may prove to be one of the first seismic methods capable of real-time imaging the interior of active volcanoes."
Chaput is working in an area where the theoretical pioneers don't really know the practical limitations or feasible implementations of their theories, he said.
"Julien is an example of a guy who is really pushing the methodology of examining the interior of the Earth in new directions," Aster said. "With IRIS PASSCAL, we can put out lots of sensors. When you have enough, you can disentangle all the tiny echoes of what's coming back from the hidden structures. Julien's job is to take those signals, disentangle the complicated echoes and figure out where the molten rock is in the volcano."
Aster said the application of Chaput's work goes beyond imaging volcanoes and could eventually be applied to other geologic formations, including oil fields, mining and other industries.
Chaput said his results are essentially what many people have thought might be theoretically possible using the evolving techniques of seismic interferometry, but had been infeasible due to the inherent limitations related to instrumentation and data-reduction tools. The Mt. Erebus Volcano and its permanent lava lake continuously produce seismic signals. The array of 140 seismic stations collected seismic signals from each eruption. Chaput then combines those seismic signals from the dense seismograph array to interpret the scattered wavefields. Chaput and his colleagues developed a whole new system for how to interpret and make use of what they were seeing.
"The most exciting part is that it doesn't require artificial sources (such as dynamite), so we could in theory deploy an array of stations and recover an image of the volcano every time any seismic signal, such as an interior earthquake happens," he said. "That would allow for high resolution structural monitoring of active volcanoes as they change. That particular point is a bit of a holy grail."
Aster said Chaput is dedicated researcher who throws himself into his projects.
"Julien is a guy who works all night when he gets excited," Aster said. "He's a pleasure to work with because he's always looking for the next opportunity to innovate and improve what he's doing … and that's how science advances."
A native of Canada, Chaput earned his bachelor's in New Brunswick and his master's degree at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. Since coming to New Mexico Tech in 2007, he's spent three austral summers – that's winter in the northern hemisphere – in Antarctica, working for one season at the Erebus and two seasons at Byrd Camp, working on the Polar Earth Observing Network, or POLENET program, an international project with Aster that uses the latest instruments and new data-reducing tools to study the seismology and geology of the polar regions.
Chaput said Mt. Erebus and Tech's observatory there provide a pristine research environment and adventure opportunity.
"You get to snowmobile around in a completely alien landscape with jagged spires of rock and deep ice caves, some of which are much like saunas," Chaput said. "You're also offered a truly unique window into the heart of the Earth through Erebus' open convecting lava lake. It's a thing of wonder. I had a few 'snowmobile hero' moments as well."
Chaput said that he's learned a tremendous amount since coming to Tech. He said Aster, his advisor, has provided him with incredible datasets, conference opportunities, and tools of the trade on which he will build after completing his doctorate.
"I have nothing but good impressions when it comes to the level of research and innovation done in the Earth and Environmental Science Department," he said. "We really do get to work on neat projects, and I hope to continue in that spirit wherever I go afterwards."
Chaput was one of eight students tapped to receive the award at the Seismological Society Association meeting, which was announced in August.
This is the second year in a row that a Tech student has won the award. Dr. Jonathan McCarthy won in 2010, shortly before completing his Ph.D. in geophysics.
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Water is so important. This video is great! I suppose in the USA, this would be considered child labor.
Goal is 4,000 by 2010 in (subsahara) Africa.
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- I work for 2 non-profits in Marin County CA (near SF) that serve the Developmentally Delayed. I was introduced to weaving and knitting at a very young age. Over the years I have always had knitting on hand. There was a time where I was severely chastised for being so old fashioned, so it is great to see the upsurge in the home arts now going on! I have expanded into machine knitting; fortunately there is a great Guild nearby that has really been great. Spinning Fibers is a new thrust as well, and felting has creeped in too. If only I had more time...


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The walnut industry has done a good job of reintroducing the nut, which had found itself mostly as an ingredient in grandma's brownies.
But consumers in the United States and overseas have embraced research of the health benefits of nuts in general, including lowering cholesterol.
This has translated to a better market for the tree food, which happens to grow well in the Sacramento Valley.
The trend is for farmers to plant more trees, which has created a backlog for the nurseries that produce them.
Currently, a grower who wants to plant more walnuts can get on a list to buy them in 2015.
Farmers have important decisions to make when they replant an orchard, which will remain a source of income for about 20 years.
About a dozen years ago, growers couldn't plant enough almond trees. Now those trees are in prime production.
"All the nut crops are doing very well," said Joe Connell, UC Cooperative Extension farm adviser. Markets for almonds, pistachios and walnuts have expanded, and prices are firm.
In 2011, with good returns per pound, walnuts rose to the No. 1 economic crop in Butte County.
One change locally was the storm of 2008, when almond trees blew over in the heavy winds. Some losses were so great that entire orchards were replaced. One choice was walnuts.
Walnut trees regain their leaves later in the season, and tend not to blow over like early-blooming almonds. Other advantages of walnuts is that they do not need bees for pollination; The price of renting bees has increased dramatically in the past seven years.
Lee Heringer grows both walnuts and almonds.
Chandler is the most commonly grown walnut, because the light color is attractive to consumers.
The wood of chandler trees is grafted onto the roots of another type of tree, Heringer explained. In some cases growers who want to replant, but can't buy trees, will plant the root stock now, and go back in a few years and graft chandler trees on the top, Heringer explained.
There's more risk, because the grafts don't always do well, and can be susceptible to crown gall, he said.
Heringer said he's also heard of waiting lists for almond trees. After the storms, many growers are opting for a new root stock called Krymsk 86, which has less of a tendency to blow over.
But nurseries can only grow so many so fast, he said.
Nurseries can't just pop up overnight to meet the current demand. Heringer said the soil needs to be carefully maintained and the growers build trust with farmers. A farmer investing in a fresh batch of trees is making a long-term commitment. This means farmers stick with a nursery that has a long history of quality trees.
Even though there are waiting lists for walnuts right now, people might get their trees sooner. Also, Stacy Gore, a walnut farmer and Butte County Farm Bureau presidents, said a certain number of trees are usually set aside for single-sales. That means if just a few trees die in an orchard, farmers should be able to buy replacement walnut trees.
But if a grower wanted trees for 100 acres, they should be on a list now.
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LONDON — USA Basketball chairman and managing director Jerry Colangelo doesn't play the "what if" game. He refuses to even entertain it, whether it's in regards to the program he runs, the games the teams play or the future of the game of basketball around the globe.
He is simply not interested in delving into the hypothetical world of what would, could or should have been. And when you are the architect and steward of an operation that has won 50 straight games on the world stage, it's probably wise to deal strictly in the here and now.
So you'll have to excuse Colangelo for not being as nervous as some were in the final minutes of the U.S. Men's Senior National Team's gold medal triumph over Spain Sunday at North Greenwich Arena, the 107-100 final score was the closest in an Olympic final in 40 years.
"What if Marc Gasol hadn't gotten into foul trouble?" someone asked from deep in the back of a scrum.
"There are always a lot of what ifs," Colangelo said. "What if Carmelo [Anthony] had hit two or three shots and a couple of other things had happened, it might have been a 20-point lead. I don't buy any of that. People speculate all the time about that issue and others, and I would like to say we disproved it."
Colangelo didn't even have to say, "what if Dwight Howard, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh and Derrick Rose were healthy?" He could have, but he didn't. He didn't need to. Colangelo has shut down all of the critics, domestic and foreign, since taking over the program.
No one was sure they'd get a buy-in from the best and brightest stars in the NBA.
They did.
No one was sure Mike Krzyzewski, a Hall of Fame college coach but a man who had never coached pros before, was the right fit.
He was.
Krzyzewski finished his tenure Sunday with a 62-1 record in international games and the rare Olympics (2008)-World Championship (2010)-Olympics (2012) trifecta.
The only real question for Colangelo, now that the core of this current group could be breaking apart with Krzyzewski, Kobe Bryant and perhaps LeBron James, Anthony, Chris Paul and Deron Williams all departing the program: where do they go from here?
"Right now is too soon to make any decisions," he said. "We need to decompress from this, and we will do that. Everything will come together over the next few months. I'm looking at the end of December as the time when the future will be clear."
The talent pool will never be much of an issue, not with the next batch of U.S. stars being identified early and often and nurtured into a USA Basketball culture that has produced gold medal winners at every age level.
Colangelo's greatest challenge is going to be identifying a successor for Kryzyewski and then praying that he can form the same sort of bond with a cast of superstars that the Duke coach has been able to do with the All-Stars that are fiercely loyal to him.
"Man, it's going to be tough," Kevin Durant said. "They've got to find somebody that can relate to the players in the right way and motivate you and push your buttons, but also respecting you like the professional you are. Coach K was great for me. And I know these other guys feel the same way."
When Chris Paul, who played his college ball for Duke rival Wake Forest, speaks as glowingly as he does about Krzyzewski, you get a better understanding for just how revered he is by these NBA superstars.
"It's tough for me to say it [from these] lips," Paul said of Krzyzewski, "but I love that guy. I love him."
Depending on what happens with the age-limit rule discussions between now and the end of December, Durant, the leading scorer and rebounder during this gold medal run, will serve as the ringleader for the U.S. Team in the coming years. And he's right, the search for his replacement is going to be critical.
"Mike is a leader and one of the great communicators you'll ever find at any level of sport, certainly basketball," Colangelo said when asked to describe what made Krzyzewski the right man for the job when there were any number of coaches, college and pro, to choose from seven years ago. "He's committed and passionate, and he bled red, white and blue. And had a military background, and on and on and on … I could go on for a half hour about all the reasons why he was the right coach for our program, and people even doubted that choice. The fact is, he's done something no one else has ever done, the Olympics-World Championships-Olympics back-to-back-to-back, it's a record that's going to be hard to beat."
The man who attempts to do it will likely have to do so with Krzyzewski looking on from a perch right next to Colangelo.
"Mike has stated he's done and I accept that if it's final. If not, we'll have another pizza and a glass of wine and see what happens," Colangelo said, a nod to the tactic he used to get Krzyzewski to convince the coach to come back for a repeat shot at gold after the win over Spain in Beijing four years ago.
"Listen, the last eight years have been the incredible, the best eight years of my life," Colangelo said. "And I know a lot of guys feel the same way. But I'm not a pessimist about the future, I'm an optimist. And coach is going to be a part of what I do [with the program], because I want him alongside me. He's been right there in the trenches with me since 2005. So, in terms of who [might succeed him], I don't want to speculate on that. There have been a lot of good candidates and a lot of people I'm sure would love to have it."
Philadelphia 76ers coach Doug Collins and Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers, both of whom were here in London as a part of NBC's broadcast team, have been mentioned as possible successors. Any one of Krzyzewski's current assistants with the U.S. Team — Mike D'Antoni, Nate McMillan and Jim Boeheim — could move over a few spots on the bench without any problem.
There are also a number of high-profile college coaches ( Florida's Billy Donovan being the most notable) already working within USA Basketball's system.
They have time to investigate all options. The next international competition for the U.S. team is the 2014 World Cup of Basketball in Spain, a tournament the U.S. automatically qualified for by winning gold here.
And while the U.S. is losing a coach, they have a talent base that will be sound in two years, which is more than you can say about the aging core of teams like Spain and Argentina, the two biggest challengers to U.S. dominance going forward.
Colangelo needs the core group of players who might be leaving the program to impart their wisdom and experiences on to those who follow, a torch passing on and off the court, a brotherhood that extends beyond NBA rivalries and professional interests.
"It probably sounds crazy to think that after winning a gold medal this is bittersweet, but it is, in that it is sweet to be able to have this gold medal around your neck but it's tough because you don't get this opportunity anymore," Paul said. "While we've been here playing and practicing for a while, I hate that in a couple of months these guys are going to be my enemies. This is the most fun time of my life; '08 was all good and well but there was something about our 2012 team that was just special. I hate that this was our last game playing together. It's something that we'll never forget."
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For an instant, it looks like the Dodgers are going to execute a hit-and-run, and that they might even score on the play. Dee Gordon breaks for third, and Bobby Abreu punches a ground ball toward the hole, right to where Alberto Callaspo is no longer positioned because he's broken toward the bag.
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First unit: Chinese lí (釐 or 厘) is used for measuring length.
Second: Hong Kong fan (分) is unit of length.
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The Hong Kong fan unit number 0.090 分 converts to 1 釐 or 厘, one Chinese lí. It is the EQUAL length value of 1 Chinese lí but in the Hong Kong fan length unit alternative.
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Despite Strong Outings by Yale Pitchers in Game 2, Dartmouth Moves One Step Closer to Clinching Rolfe Division
WEST HAVEN, Conn. — The Yale University baseball team suffered a big blow to its hopes of passing Dartmouth and winning the Ivy League's Red Rolfe Division after dropping a pair of games to the Big Green on Saturday, 9-1 in Game 1 and 7-3 in 10 innings in Game 2 at Yale Field.
After the losses, Yale (8-24 overall, 5-9 Ivy League) falls to third place in the division, five games behind Dartmouth (25-6 overall, 10-4 Ivy League) with six Ivy League games remaining.
Harvard split its first doubleheader at Brown to move into sole possession of second place in the Rolfe Division and now sits four games behind Dartmouth in the division race.
Dartmouth moved one step closer in its quest to claim its sixth straight division crown after picking up its seventh and eighth consecutive wins Saturday. The Big Green used a strong pitching performance from Cole Sulser to pick up a 9-1 win in Game 1, but it needed some extra work to complete the sweep.
In Game 1, Sulser (4-2) scattered eight hits while allowing just one run with five strikeouts to lead Dartmouth to the 9-1 win.
The Big Green scored a pair of runs in the first inning on a two-run double with two outs by Nick Lombardi. Yale responded with a run in the bottom of the inning on Brent Lawson's RBI single that drove in Nate Adams that kept the Bulldogs within striking distance.
However, Dartmouth scored a run in the second on an RBI single by Matt Parisi and two more runs in the third on a leadoff home run by Dustin Selzer and an RBI single by Matt MacDowell to take a 5-1 lead after three innings.
With the way Sulser was pitching, that was more than enough for the Big Green to claim the win in the opening game. After allowing Yale's first three hits in the first inning, Sulser settled down and gave up just five hits over the final six innings, netting 1-2-3 innings in four of the last six innings.
Yale loaded the bases with one out in the bottom of the seventh inning but could not plate any of the runners to mount a comeback.
Selzer, Parisi, MacDowell and Jeff Keller all had two hits to lead Dartmouth in Game 1. Lombardi went 1-for-3 but drove in three runs while Ennis Coble scored three runs.
In Game 2, Yale received strong pitching performances from starter Michael Coleman and reliever Cale Hanson, but Dartmouth was able to finally break through against Hanson in the 10th inning to pull out a 7-3 win in extra innings and complete the sweep.
Both teams scored single runs in the second, third and ninth innings to push the game into extra innings with the score tied at 3-3. Dartmouth broke through with four runs in the top of the 10th inning to secure the win.
In the second inning, Joe Purritano's RBI groundout gave Dartmouth a 1-0 lead, but Yale tied the game in the bottom of the inning on Tom O'Neill's RBI single that drove in David Toups with the tying run.
In the third inning, MacDowell led off with a home run over the short porch in right field to give Dartmouth a 2-1 lead, but Yale responded once again in the bottom of the inning, this time tying the game on an RBI double by Brent Lawson that plated Jacob Hunter to tie the game at 2-2.
In the ninth inning, MacDowell's RBI single gave Dartmouth a 3-2 lead, but Lawson came through once again, this time with an RBI single with two outs that drove in Hunter and tied the game at 3-3 to force extra innings.
Selzer's RBI double and MacDowell's two-run single sparked a four-run rally by Dartmouth in the top of the 10th inning that secured the win for the Big Green.
MacDowell went 3-for-5 with four RBIs to lead Dartmouth in Game 2.
Senior captain Chris Piwinski had three hits for the Bulldogs in Game 2. Hunter and Lawson both had two hits, with Lawson driving in a pair of runs and Hunter scoring a pair of runs.
Coleman worked 7⅓ innings in a strong start. He scattered five hits and allowed just one earned run while striking out four Dartmouth batters. Hanson (0-2) took the loss, allowing just one earned run on four hits with four strikeouts in 2⅔ innings of relief. He entered the game in the eighth inning after Dartmouth had loaded the bases with one out and struck out the next two batters to end the threat and keep Yale in the game.
The Bulldogs return to Yale Field on Sunday to complete the four-game set with Dartmouth with a doubleheader that begins at 12 p.m.
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Stephen Mallon's Next Stop Atlantic is a stunning series of photographs, which capture the retirement of hundreds of New York City Subway cars to the depths of the Atlantic Ocean.
In a bold move, the NYC Transit authority joined the artificial reef building program off the East Coast of the US in 2000 and sent stripped and decontaminated subway cars off on barges to be dropped into the Ocean in order to build refuge for many species of fish and crustaceans which would colonize the structures.
Mallon traces the progress of the train cars on their way towards their last voyage, majestic waves approach the viewer in these large scale photographs as they too are transported out to sea to behold the lifting and transfer of these massive machines. One photograph hauntingly depicts elements of nature creeping into their barren hulls, drifts of snow lines the walkways, a glimpse of sunshine streams through their removed doors as they wait in stacks to be carted off to sink to the dark depths of the ocean floor.
Mallon's photographs elicit both the sadness and the beauty of cascading water overtaking these iconic figures of New York transit as they sink beneath the surface of the water; surges and sprays are caught in time. Stephen Mallon dedicated the last three years to following this endeavor, chronicling the last phase of NYC Transit's involvement in this program. The photographs that are presented in this exhibition capture the grandiosity of this effort; the weight of these 18-ton train cars can be felt as they are ferried off and plunged into the water.


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Within Temptation, Epica, Sins of thy Beloved, Nightwish, Therion
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David Garrett
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This definitely depends on my mood. There is no particular song I play all the time.
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Kalamazoo Public Library is excited to unveil the finalists for the 11th Annual Teen Filmmaker Festival at the State Theatre on Sunday, February 23 at the State Theatre (404 S. Burdick St., 49007.)
Come see Michigan's talented teen directors (aged 12-19) as they make their big screen debut! There will be drama, action, comedy and more! Nearly 100 films were submitted to the Kalamazoo Public Library for consideration. 24 films, varying within 2-10 minutes each will be shown to the public and juried for the following Award Categories:
The following films will be shown at the festival:
Presented by Master of Ceremonies Kevin Park, the President of Campaign Pictures and writer/director/producer of Love Cancer and Shaken Daddy Syndrome; the films will be juried by the following judges:
James Sanford: Creative Manager at Alamo Drafthouse Kalamazoo, in charge of specialty film booking, promotions and marketingBannon Backhus: Writer, director and producer of Abduction Day, an independent film combining elements of science-fiction, horror and comedy that was completed in 2013James Watkins: James W. Watkins: Painter/Illustrator and board member of the Kalamazoo Film Society
Award winners will be announced at www.kpl.gov/teenfilmfest.
Tickets are free and will be available at the State Theatre on February 23 (the day of the festival.) For more information visit www.kpl.gov/teenfilmfest or call the State Theatre at 345-6500.
Kalamazoo's Public Media Network will cover the Teen Filmmaker Festival. PMN will broadcast entries chosen for the festival, awards presentations, and interviews with the winners. Check www.publicmedianet.org for broadcast dates and times. DVDs of festival coverage and interviews will be presented to award winners and available for purchase.
The Teen Filmmaker Festival is cosponsored by Kalamazoo Public Library, Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Public Media Network, the Kalamazoo State Theatre, Campaign Pictures and Alamo Draft House.
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PRAIA DO DIABO, Rio de Janeiro/Brazil (Wednesday, November 2, 2011) – Caio Ibelli (BRA) has defeated defending ASP World Junior Champion Jack Freestone (AUS) to win the Arnette ASP World Junior presented by Quiksilver in two-to-three foot waves at the backup venue of Praia Do Diabo on an action packed final day of competition.
Ibelli remained consistent on the final day of competition and was the only surfer who was able to put a stop to Freestone's rampage to take the win. The talented Brazilian opened his Final with a solid score and backed the ride up with an 8.60 (out of 10), which proved enough to clinch the Arnette ASP World Junior.
I'm feeling really good, this is the best day of my life and I've been training a lot," Ibelli said. "I got an 8.6, and built confidence and just tried my best. I'm so happy that I won this event. I love competing at home and I was trying to make the final a year ago in Narrabeen, so I was stoked to make the final. Jack was surfing really good, he got the 10 today and I just stuck with my strategy."
Ibelli, who finished equal 5th at the opening ASP World Junior event in Bali, now vaults up the rankings and is in excellent position to win the ASP World Junior Tour entering the final event of the season in Australia.
Freestone appeared to be unstoppable on the final day of competition, scoring the event's two highest single-wave scores of a perfect 10 and a 9.70 (both out of 10) in his Quarterfinals matchup before blasting 16.27 out of 20 in the Semifinals but was unable to surpass Ibelli for the win.
"I just took off and saw it had a really nice ramp," Freestone said after his Quarterfinals heat. "I creased my board in the process of it, I'm surprised I didn't break it."
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1 – Caio Ibelli (BRA) 15.27
2 – Jack Freestone (AUS) 12.94
SF 1: Jack Freestone (AUS) 16.27 def. Filipe Toledo (BRA) 8.77
SF 2: Caio Ibelli (BRA) 15.80 def. Marco Fernandez (BRA) 12.50
QF 1: Filipe Toledo (BRA) 16.00 def. Frederico Morais (PRT) 14.97
QF 2: Jack Freestone (AUS) 19.70 def. Davey Cathels (AUS) 13.50
QF 3: Marco Fernandez (BRA) 12.40 def. Garrett Parkes (AUS) 8.37
QF 4: Caio Ibelli (BRA) 15.80 def. Italo Ferreira (BRA) 15.20


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The late disco legend Sylvester James—better known as Sylvester—died 25 years ago in 1988. Sylvester was one of the earliest disco stars that was openly gay. Sylvester's music and legacy will be reintroduced to a new generation this summer with the release of Mighty Real: Greatest Dance Hits.
The collection will be released on June 25th and features "original album tracks, rare extended mixes and a new remix" of the iconic "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" by the Grammy Award-winning, Chicago-based "house music" legend, DJ producer Ralphi Rosario, who has worked with Rihanna, Mariah Carey, Beyonce and Madonna.
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Shortly before his 1988 death due to AIDS-related causes, the late disco legend bequeathed future royalties to two San Francusco HIV/AIDS groups. Sylvester died deeply in debt—but disco never died. The introduction of iTunes has "helped introduce Sylvester's music to a new generation and the online sales of his songs brought in cash to the estate." By 2010. AIDS Emergency Fund and Project Open Hand began sharing more than $140,000 in music royalties from his estate.
The liner notes for Mighty Real: Greatest Dance Hits will be written by Joshua Gamson, the University of San Francisco professor who won the 2006 Lambda Literary Award/Stonewall Book Award for The Fabulous Sylvester: the Legend, the Music, the Seventies in San Francisco.
More music from the collection in weeks to come. Break out the disco ball with your morning cup of coffee and listen to the ferosh "Ralphi Rosario Dub Mix" of "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" AFTER THE JUMP ...
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Day 10
I hit Atlanta, signing at 11 bookstores and attending a book party hosted by my friends Linda Darter and Jim Coursey. Several fans of mine showed up to have me sign their books, which never ceases to amaze me. I'm tickled any time anyone wants me to sign a book, and if they actually hunt me down to get a signature, I'm truly humbled.
One of the high points of the tour so far was meeting bookseller Paul Pessolano at the Borders in Snellville Georgia. Paul confided that he'd hand sold over 150 copies of Whiskey Sour, and surprised me by having 68 copies of Rusty Nail on hand for me to sign.
Paul will have a character named after him in an upcoming book. I may also name a child after him as well.
The stores I visited include:
B. Dalton Peachtree Center
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BN 2852 Cobb Pkwy
BN 120 Perimter Center
BN 5141 Peachtree Parkway
BN 50 Barrett Pkwy
Borders 650 Ponce de Leon
Borders 1745 Peachtree
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Borders 3101 Cobb Pkwy
Borders 4745 Ashford Dunwoody
Borders East Cobb Marietta
Waldenbooks 3393 Peachtree
Chapter 11 220 Johnson Ferry Sandy Springs
If you live in the area and missed me passing through, please visit one of the above stores for your autographed JA Konrath needs.
Day 11
I got up early to get to Nashville, and managed to hit 10 bookstores during the drive. The lovely and talented Tasha Alexander played tour guide and took me around to of these, including Davis-Kidd where I ran into the lovely and talented JT Ellison, who also bought me dinner. JT, as you should know, is one of the gurus behind Killer Year, a blog that has been getting a lot of well deserved press lately. JA says: link to them.
Tasha then took southern hospitality up to the next level by offering to let me stay in her lovely home. I owe her and her husband big thanks. Buy her historical mystery And Only to Deceive, then buy copies for everyone you know. I really don't care for historicals, but this one I loved.
Other talented and lovely people I got to hang out with in TN were mystery author Chris Well, his wife Erica Well, and SinC Chapter Prez JB Thompson. I also had a chance to give a short speech to the Sisters in Crime group, as I am also a proud sister.
Stores I visited include:
Davis-Kidd 2121 Green Hills Village Dr, Nashville
Waldenbooks 1800 Galleria, Franklin
BN 1701 Cool Springs, Brentwood
Borders 2501 Westend, Nashville
Borders 330 Franklin, Brentwood
Waldenbooks Kenneson GA
Books-a-Million Hixson TN
Waldenbooks Hixson TN
BAM Murfeesboro TN
Day 12
I was in the car a whopping 14 hours today, and managed to drop by ten stores along a circuitous 600 mile route from Nashville to my home in Schaumburg, IL. Stores include:
BAM Clarksville TN
Borders Clarksville TN
Borders Champaign IL
BN Champaign IL
Waldenbooks Champaign IL
BN Bloomington IL
Borders Normal IL
Borders Peoria IL
Waldenbooks Peoria IL
BN Peoria IL
By the end of it I was pretty wiped out, and managed to get five hours of sleep before heading to Madison in the morning.
Day 13
I'm here today the the University of Madison Writer's Insitute doing some lectures on--what else--writing and marketing. After I got into town this morning, I taught a class on creating salable series characters, then managed to visit four are bookstores:
Borders 3759 University Dr
Borders 2173 Zeier Rd
BN East Towne Mall
BN West Towne Mall
I'll be back to the conference for a group signing at 5pm, and used the small amount of free time I had to write this blog entry.
Miles driven so far: 2713
Bookstores visited so far: 108
Books signed so far: 705
Books hand sold so far: 70
Bookstores remaining: 392
So far, so good. While there don't seem to be enough hours in the day to catch up on my email (or my sleep) I'm already starting to see some positive results of this tour. I'm asking booksellers to order more copies of my titles, and they seem to be responding (at least, according to my Ingram numbers). Many folks appear to be very happy to meet me, and I'm happy to meet them as well.
I'm also seeing some fans on the road, and a lot of folks are helping me out in many different ways, from food to lodging to touring advice and tips to simply wishing me luck.
As far as bang for the promotional buck goes, and can't think of anything I've done that has been as effective as this tour, and I'm only 1/5 done with it.
This next leg of the tour takes me through New York and the Backspace Conference, where I'm doing MC duties, but after the Big Apple my schedule will be a lot less hectic, and I should be able to slow down my pace a bit.
Tomorrow (July 14) I'll be signing at Booked for Murder in Madison around 4pm and Books and Company in Oconomowoc around 6pm. On July 15 at 7:30pm I'll be at Foul Play Books in Ohio. Hope to see some of you there!
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Author Notes: Imagine the perfect cup of cappuccino: frothy froth on top with a sprinkle of cocoa, creamy rich coffee with a touch of sweetness underneath, and that "Ahhh," that you can't help sighing. That is how I imagine this cheesecake.
I garnish the whipped cream top with chocolate covered coffee beans, then grate unsweetened chocolate over the surface of the whipped cream. I like the touch of bitterness with the sweet cream as it yields to the coffee flavor in the filling.
Definitely plan to make your cheesecake 24 hours before you plan to serve it. It's important that it have ample time to cool completely and set up.
And one more note: to safely remove the baking sheet full of hot water from the oven after removing the cheesecake, just leave the oven door open until the water has cooled enough that you can handle it without burning yourself. - boulangere
Food52 Review: Boulangere's cheesecake is rich but not overly sweet, with the thrum of instant espresso pulsing in the background. The cake is gorgeous once you've put it all together, and we noticed that a cross section mimics the layers of an actual cappuccino -- the cocoa-infused crumb crust creates a dark thin base; this is followed by the latte-hued filling; and then there's the creamy cap on top. A note: we found that we only needed half the whipped cream, so make just what you need, or save the rest for another day. - A&M —The Editors
Serves: 12 servings
ounces graham cracker crumbs
ounces granulated sugar, divided
tablespoon cocoa powder
ounces butter, melted
Pinch of salt
1 1/2
pounds cream cheese, room temp
large eggs, room temp
teaspoons vanilla extract
2 1/2
cups heavy cream, divided
tablespoons Medaglia d'Oro instant espresso
tablespoons powdered sugar
chocolate covered coffee beans
Unsweetened chocolate for grating
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Put a kettle of water on the stove to heat.
- Stir together crumbs, 2 ounces granulated sugar, cocoa powder, melted butter, and pinch of salt until fully blended. Spread evenly over the bottom of a 10" springform pan, then press very firmly all over.
- If eggs are not at room temp, fill a bowl with warm (not hot) water and soak them for 5 minutes, then remove. You'll be making an emulsion with the cream cheese, sugar, and eggs, and your results will be much better if all ingredients are at room temp. For cream cheese, I let it sit out overnight.
- Measure cream cheese and 12 ounces granulated sugar into bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle. Mix on lowest speed until fully blended and no lumps of cream cheese remain. Stop mixer, drop bowl and scrape very thoroughly around sides and bottom. Raise bowl and mix to blend what you scraped loose.
- Crack eggs into a bowl. With mixer running on lowest speed, tip one at a time into mixer bowl. This is your emulsion; take your time and allow each to be fully incorporated before adding the next. After all eggs have been added, once again stop mixer, drop bowl and scrape very thoroughly around sides and bottom then raise bowl and mix to blend what you scraped loose.
- Warm 1/2 cup cream in a microwave just enough so that you can dissolve the coffee in it. Stir to blend, then add to filling mixture along with vanilla. Mix on lowest speed until fully incorporated.
- If your springform pan is prone to leaking, you may want to wrap the outside with foil. Turn filling into pan. Set pan in the center of a rimmed baking sheet. Set the baking sheet on center rack in oven with front edge protruding slightly. Carefully pour hot water into baking sheet until it comes almost to the lip of the sheet. Gently slide it the rest of the way into the oven. Bake for 45-55 minutes. Start watching it carefully at 45 minutes. Custards are done when you can bump the edge of the baking vessel and the contents will, I'm not making this up, jiggle like jello, not wiggle like a wave.
- When done, remove cheesecake pan from oven and allow to cool to room temp before refrigerating overnight. The next day, run some warm water into a sink and set the cheesecake pan in it for a few seconds. Remove to a towel and run a narrow spatula all the way around edge. Release and remove springform ring. Whip remaining cream with powdered sugar and spread over top of cheesecake. Arrange chocolate covered coffee beans evenly around edge, then grate unsweetened chocolate over the top -- as much as you like.
- The best way to cut a cheesecake is with a hot, wet, flat-bladed knife (not a curved chef's knife). Run your blade under hot water, shake it off slightly, make a cut, then repeat for as many slices as you need, being sure to rinse all cheesecake off before making the next cut.
- Serve with a steaming cup of espresso.
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Executive pay packages surged in 2010, as Houston's largest companies started recovering from the recession and rewarded their leaders with big cash bonuses and valuable stock awards.
The median executive package reached $1.76 million last year among more than 500 highest-paid leaders of publicly traded companies in Houston, according to a survey conducted for the Houston Chronicle by Longnecker & Associates.
That median jumped 24 percent in one year, outpacing pay growth for chief executive officers nationwide.
The top factor in the rise was a 43 percent increase in the median value of stock options and awards granted to executives. That value reached $742,569 in 2010. The median bonus climbed 32 percent, hitting $400,550.
Nationally, median total compensation for top chief executiveofficers grew 11 percent in 2010, according to Hay Group, a management consulting firm. Its analysis — which was independent of the one conducted for the Chronicle by Longnecker- covered packages for leaders of the nation's 350 largest public companies by revenue.
The Longnecker study compiled executive salary information for Houston's top 125 public companies by revenue.
In addition to salary, bonuses, stock options and equity incentives, executive compensation packages can include employer contributions to retirement plans, deferred compensation and perquisites like use of the company jet and financial planning services.
Energy executives were the big winners on the Houston list- although a manufacturing executive claimed the top spot. Seventy-six of the 100 top-paid executives in Houston were with corporations involved in oil field work or pipelines.
Male-dominated group
Houston's top executive suites remain male-dominated. The highest-ranking woman on the 2010 list, at No. 150, was Janet Clark, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Marathon Oil Corp., who received $3.2 million in total compensation.
Just 23 women ranked in the top 500, up from 19 in 2009.
Longnecker & Associates compiled the pay data from corporate documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
The Houston company is a consultant on executive compensation to public and private corporations and nonprofit organizations. Chairman and CEO Brent Longnecker sits on the board of ATP Oil & Gas Corp., which has five executives on the Houston top-paid list.
Longnecker senior consultant Shane Krantz noted that the technical nature of the oil and gas industry boosts compensation for employees, from entry-level engineers to top executives. Employers are competing for a small pool of employees with specialized knowledge and experience in the industry.
And because the industry is geographically concentrated, boards shell out larger incentives to prevent neighboring competitors from luring their executives away, he said.
"There are so many energy companies in Houston, and they are all fighting for talent," Krantz said. "The people across the street are pulling them away for any amount of money."
Not in the energy industry
But for the first time since 2004, Houston's highest-paid corporate leader isn't in the fossil fuels business. Kirk Hachigian – CEO, chairman and president of lighting manufacturer Cooper Industries – took the No. 1 spot from last year's top earner, Anadarko Petroleum Corp. CEO James Hackett.
Hachigian, who has led Cooper Industries for six years, received $25 million in total compensation in 2010, up 133 percent from 2009.
The last business leader outside the energy industry to take the top pay spot was former Continental Airlines CEO Gordon Bethune in 2004. He hit the pinnacle thanks to hefty retirement payouts that contributed to a $34.3 million pay package in his final year.
Hachigian's payday was buoyed by a cash bonus of more than $1 million and a stock award worth $8.1 million.
Neither payout was tied to preset performance goals, bucking the trend among corporate boards nationally. They are relying more on objective measures, instead of subjective judgment, to pay executives, said Cory Morrow, principal in the executive compensation practice of Hay Group.
Among the top executives in the Longnecker survey, 28 percent received discretionary bonuses last year. That declined from 2009, when 32 percent received the subjectively valued payouts.
Performance counts
Meanwhile, performance-based bonuses are on the rise. More than 70 percent of the top executives received bonuses tied to performance measures, like company earnings and revenue growth, up from 68 percent in 2009.
The Cooper Industries proxy, which details executive compensation, didn't give a specific reason for Hachigian's big bonus. The vice president of human resources, Heath Monesmith, pointed to Cooper's general financial improvement in 2010. Cooper Industries' net income for the year rose 1 percent to $444 million. Its total return to investors last year was 40 percent.
The use of discretionary bonuses among Houston's top earners is "unusually high" compared with national rates, Morrow said.
"Shareholders want to see that lined up with performance," he said.
The same is true of stock awards. Nationally, boards moved away from purely time-vested stock awards aimed at retaining executives. These days, they favor awards that require company leaders to meet long-term goals.
Hachigian, 52, received a time-vested award of restricted stock units. Unlike stock options, restricted stock awards retain value even when price falls. But executives can't access them for a set number of years, providing incentive for them to stay with the company.
Seven years to go
Monesmith noted that Hachigian won't fully realize the $8.1 million stock award unless he stays with Cooper Industries for another seven years. He'll receive a third of the award in each year 2016, 2017 and 2018.
"The board and shareholders want him to stay," Monesmith said. "It's a one-year deal in an effort to try to retain him."
But many Cooper Industries shareholders objected to the executive pay plan. More than 49 percent of voting shareholders rejected the compensation packages in an advisory vote required by new federal regulations. The Dodd-Frank Act of 2010 allows shareholders to give their say on executives' pay annually, though boards don't have to adjust pay packages based on those votes.
Monesmith said the company's investors took issue with Hachigian's large award of restricted stock units. Hachigian did receive performance-based pay, too – nearly $3 million in cash and $7.2 million in stock awards. Those values were on par with what he got in previous years.
Hackett, last year's No. 1 executive earner, and three other Anadarko executives took pay cuts in 2010. Even though the company's shareholders saw 23 percent return for the year, the board reduced the value of stock awards granted to top Anadarko executives to put executive pay in line with competitors. Hackett's award was reduced by about 20 percent, contributing to an 11 percent reduction in his overall compensation.
"These decisions were primarily based on competitive market data," Anadarko spokesman John Christiansen said.
A 42% decrease
Another regular top earner, Nabors Industries CEO Eugene Isenberg, saw reduced pay in 2010. Isenberg has reached No. 1 in the executive pay ranking three times since 2006. But he took a 42 percent pay cut in 2010 and fell to No. 10.
Isenberg's $19.9 million bonus made up 85 percent of his compensation in 2009. In 2010, it dropped to $9.7 million, or 72 percent of his total compensation. His annual bonus is calculated as a percentage of the company's cash flow, according to the company's SEC filing.
Isenberg agreed to reduce that percentage in 2010.
"The company grew faster than anyone expected, and Mr. Isenberg recognized that the formula was generating larger-than-normal payouts," said Dennis Smith, Nabors director of corporate development.
Isenberg also receives $600,000 in deferred compensation for each quarter that he stays with the company through the first quarter of 2019. Deferred compensation is used as a retention tool and also allows executives to delay taxation on the income.
Apache Corp. Chairman and CEO G. Steven Farris took the No. 3 spot among top-paid Houston executives, with $19.3 million. His 151 percent pay increase was largely a result of bigger stock awards and options. The board also granted him a $3.25 million bonus in 2010, 30 percent larger than in 2009, citing a year of record acquisitions worth $11 billion.
ConocoPhillips executives claimed three of the top 10 spots on the executive pay ranking. Chairman and CEO James Mulva received a 25 percent hike in compensation in 2010, putting him at $17.9 million and No. 4 on the top-earners list. Now-retired president John Carrig was No. 9 with a $14.4 million pay package.
So you're new here
Even newcomers at the oil giant can see big money.
Alan Hirshberg, ConocoPhillips' new senior vice president of planning and strategy, came on board in October and ranked No. 8 for 2010 with $14.9 million in total compensation.
Hirshberg got $173,011 in salary for those three months, in line with other ConocoPhillips senior vice presidents. It was his $9.4 million signing bonus that launched him into the top tier. The bonus compensated Hirshberg for pay he forfeited when he left Exxon Mobil Corp. for the new job, a ConocoPhillips spokesman said.
According to an SEC filing, he received $3 million last year and the rest will vest over the next three years.
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The 2013 Chevrolet Spark is one of a growing number of subcompact car offerings that have become available recently for the U.S. market. The Spark is bigger than the Scion iQ or Smart Fortwo, but it is slightly smaller than the Mini Cooper. But unlike those cars, the four-passenger Spark is a five-door hatch, providing rear passengers easier access to the back seats.
The Spark's 1.2-liter four-cylinder engine can be had with either a five-speed manual or four-speed automatic transmission. Its output is rated at 84 hp and 83 lb-ft of torque. While the Spark's small engine achieves a respectable 32/38 mpg city/highway (with the manual gearbox), it likely won't excite enthusiasts with its 0-60 mph time of over 11 seconds. In our first test of a 2013 Spark with the manual transmission, we found that while it "handled the surface streets well, it likely wouldn't be as ideal on a road trip, especially one involving any elevation changes."
Still, with a starting price of just under $13,000, the 2013 Spark makes for a suitable city commuter car with respectable driving characteristics, fuel economy, and standard features. All Spark models come equipped with power windows, 10 airbags, and an auxiliary audio input jack. The well-equipped Spark 2LT model comes packed with 15-inch aluminum wheels, heated seats, remote keyless entry, and cruise control.
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To promote my horror novel, AFRAID, which debuts March 31, I'm appearing on a different blog every single day in March.
Please follow my daily journey, broaden your blog-reading horizons, and let me and my fellow bloggers know if this is working for you or not by chiming in with comments.
Today I'm visiting Robert Swartwood, discussing horror novels.
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I am about 3.5 and live in Niles, but
we can probably meet somewhere between you and me.
I am a school teacher and early PM works for me right now.
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Christine, thank you for the link. Brooke - I love the miracles kit!
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Christine, thank you for the link. Brooke - I love the miracles kit!
I am too!
I don't have any links for you but wanted to stop in and say I love this thread! Has anyone created a faithbook? I am reading the entire bible in the next 30 days and wanted to find a unique way to document my journey so I am thinking of creating a digital faithbook -
Good to "meet" all of you!
Myja, You are reading the ENTIRE Bible in only 30 days?! Wow! Good for you! I'm excited to hear how it goes!
30 days?! WOW I've only heard of doing it in a year... Good luck!
GO Myja! I've seen plans for 90 days, and I've heard of listening to it in 30 days, but not reading. I remember my first time through I was in High School, and it took me just under 3 years...I'm a slow reader...please I was journaling after it.
I've had a taped version for quite a while, and I'm almost through formating it so that it reads a portion from the OLD, NT And Psalms and Prv for the day, reading through in a year. (they actually go through Proverbs twice in the year). I'm in November and the days are between 12-15 mins at the most. I get more out of it when I read my NIV Read the Bible Through in a Year, and follow it while they read, it really helps me.
I've not done an official "faithbook", but have seen a few Bible Studies built around scrapping. And most of what the layouts I do, could go into one.
Do you have a PLAN you are thinking of following for your "FaithBook"?
how incredibly encouraging to find this thread! i love seeing so many other Christians in scrapping i've found some Christian digiscrap and made some over the last few years but i'll have to figure out where things are and come back with links!! thanks to everyone who has posted links in this thread i can't wait to use them!
brooke: i really loved your Miracle Kit! many thanks for all your amazing work as i really enjoy your style
Was just wondering if any of you are prayer warriors?
My husband, is by vocation a minister, but currently working as a welder for a major auto dealer. We have been praying and working towards getting him out of the current 60+ hours a week, and into something more flexible, because God has been opening doors for us to plant a church in Princeton, IN.
If you're on Facebook and willing to pray for this new work on an "ongoing basis", please come by the page on Facebook.
Hey! Hello... Sisters in scrapbooking...awesome! I too Jesus! He is my life. My hubby and kids and work and hobbies all follow. I was so happy to see this thread. I love hearing about your scrapping w/Jesus journeys and ideas. So great! It gives me much inspiration. I actually wrote out a bunch of Christian words / phrases as I was brainstorming the upcoming word art designer challenge. We'll see if I can put them together in a nice way. Great to see you all here.
@Laura - def prayer warriors over here. My husband and I will lift and agree for God's will and a straight path for the church plant. Many obstacles come when you're marching in the will of God for souls to be saved but we are more than overcomers through Him who loves us! Bless you and your work for the kingdom.
@Laura: I'm not on fb, but I've already lifted this up in prayer... Hope it helps.
Do you scrap with Biblical themed papers? I have been designing pages for a prayer book, that I have yet to finish! I thought it would be nice to have pockets in it to put people's names in, when I have promised to pray for them. I must do a "To Do" list of these projects I keep thinking about!
I am a Christian xoxo
Wow, so great to see so many fellow Christians on this site. Wonderful. I'm a Christian too!
Count me also in, sisters-in-Christ wow, what a wonderful circle of God's beloved daughters. Nice to meet all of you xxx
great idea, @Angela!
Yes, I am a Christian. I pray that my heart shows the presence of our Lord within me.
I am a Christian, too.
Hey, don't know if any of you are into Christian "rock"... but I was recently introduced to the band About A Mile and am really loving their music! I'd say their music was mild rock, even though one of the boys has dreadlocks...lol.
Check out my blog for links to their website where you can give them a listen.
They've also got a song on the complication CD for A.D. the Bible Continues, that's been airing on NBC.
Their lyrics have a lot of meat which is refreshing!
Another Christian here .
Laura, I love Christian music, but haven't heard of About A Mile. Will have to check them out.
I usually listen to The Message on Sirius XM, but my sister listens to a local station that's got a bit more Christian rock. She introduced me to Press Play and this song: NY2LA
It's been out for a few years, but boy will it make you want to get up and shout hallelujah! lol
Christian here, too.
My husband and I run a biblical marriage blog. It's still fairly new but feel free to stop by and "see" us!
Portrait of A Biblical Marriage
Thank you for the links. I am thinking of making a planner with bible verses so the verse art is perfect!
I am and I love the I believe blogtrain. Here is the link to one of the designer's blogs. She will have the complete list of participants on her blog when the train starts. She is very good about having all the information on the projects she participates in. http://dreamn4everdesigns.blogspot.com/
I'm am a Christian also and it's wonderful to see I'm among so many sisters in the Lord here.
Yes, I Love our precious Christ, our Father in Heaven, and all their Wonderful, Wonderful Ways!!!!!!
God is good!
Thanks for all the links to Christian scrapbooking resources! I'm not always as good as I'd like at incorporating my faith into my scrapbook pages (and I want it to be natural, not forced), but these will be a good motivation!
Christian here too.
Hi oi am a christian also. I am new to this site and have been scrap-booking for only a few months. I am loving it. I am on my third mini album. I am looking forward to doing a Christmas one. I do most needlework including bobbinlace so I spread my time around. I love this site and look forward to getting to know you all.
Me too. I'm Catholic.
I made some personal kits with Christian-themed christening, first communion, confirmation, visit the pilgrimage sites ...
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ANAHEIM – Two new hotels will rise up soon from a key intersection near Disneyland.
The Planning Commission this week unanimously approved two hotels, each with a drugstore, on Harbor Boulevard and Katella Avenue. No City Council approval is required, unless there are appeals on the Monday night decision.
A 172-room Springhill Suites by Marriott with a CVS Pharmacy on the ground floor would be built on a parcel that included a vacant lot where a service station used to run. The neighboring Jolly Roger hotel property would shrink. The back of the project would sit next to the Convention Center's parking lot.
Across Harbor Boulevard, the commission supported a scaled-back plan for a hotel on the southeast corner: a five-story, Hyatt House would include 252 rooms, designed with kitchenettes for longer stays. A Walgreens, coffee shop and restaurant would be on the ground floor.
Previously, the developer proposed a nine-story, Las Vegas-style hotel with a nightclub that was approved in 2009. But the developer was unable to get financing.
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