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Support the Local St Petersburg Arts & Theater
Ranked #1 in AmericanStyle Magazine's list of Top 25 Arts Destinations for mid-sized U.S. cities, St. Petersburg is the cultural hub of central Florida. With seven museums, scores of galleries and an active performing arts community, St. Petersburg offers residents and visitors a wide variety of cultural activities.
Dali Museum
1 Dali Drive, Downtown Situated on the curve of Bayshore Dr. in downtown St. Petersburg over looking the Bay, The Dali Museum is home to the world's most comprehensive collection of works by the late Spanish surrealist Salvador Dali. The collection includes 94 original oils, over 100 watercolors and drawings, plus 1,300 graphics, sculptures, holograms, objects of art and photographs. The new museum, more than twice the size of the old at 66,450 square feet, opened on January 11, 2011. More info
The Chilhuly Collection at the Morean Arts Center
400 Beach Drive NE, Downtown St. Petersburg The Chihuly Collection is a stunning, permanent collection of world-renowned artist Dale Chihuly's unique artwork in a magnificent 10,000 square foot setting designed by award-winning architect Albert Alfonso. More info
Mahaffey Theater for Performing Arts
Located in the heart of beautiful Downtown St. Petersburg, the newly renovated Progress Energy Center for the Arts – Mahaffey Theater is a 2030-seat cultural jewel featuring elegant ballroom space, spectacular waterfront views, and European box-style seating. More info
Museum of Fine Arts
255 Beach Drive N. E. Downtown St. Petersburg The elegant Palladian-style building combines the styles of a classic art museum and a Mediterranean villa at home in Florida's tropical climate. Designed by John Volk, the building itself a work of art, has twenty galleries, some small and intimate, others more spacious. The Museum also has splendid Membership and Sculpture Gardens. More info
Gallery Walk
On the second Saturday of every month, from August through December, the galleries on and around Central Avenue display works of art and sponsor other events. More info
Florida Orchestra
The mission of The Florida Orchestra is to enrich the life of the Tampa Bay area as it inspires, entertains and educates a wide and diverse audience with the unique experience of live symphonic music, ensuring that future generations will continue to enjoy this legacy that so magnificently celebrates the human spirit. More info
Great Explorations Children's Museum
1925 Fourth Street N, St. Petersburg Imagine a museum where you don't just look at the exhibits. You touch them. Move them. Explore them. And in some cases actually become part of them. This is Great Explorations. And it doesn't sound like any place you've been before, it's for a good reason. It's not. More info
Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum
2240 Ninth Ave S, St. Petersburg The museum presents the historic voice of one segment of the St. Petersburg community in the perspective of local, regional, and national history. It is another demonstration of the commitment to revitalize the Midtown St. Petersburg area. The museum joins Mercy Hospital at the Johnnie Ruth Clarke Health Center, the Royal Theater Boys and Girls Club, and the renovated Manhattan Casino as evidence of the renaissance of this area. More info
Florida Holocaust Museum
55 Fifth St. S. St. Petursburg The Florida Holocaust Museum honors the memory of millions of innocent men, women, and children who suffered or died in the Holocaust. The museum is dedicated to teaching members of all races and cultures to recognize the inherent worth and dignity of human life in order to prevent future genocides. More info
St. Petersburg Museum of History
335 Second Ave. N.E. Downtown St. Petersburg The Mission of the St. Petersburg Museum of History is to collect, preserve and communicate the history and heritage of Florida with emphasis on St. Petersburg and the Pinellas Peninsula. More info
American Stage
163 3rd Street North Downtown St. Petersburg American Stage is Tampa Bay's best professional regional equity theatre. Founded in 1977, the company's mission is to create the most satisfying live theatre in the Tampa Bay area, accessible to all members of the community. More info
freefall Theather Company
6099 Central Avenue, Downtown St. Petersburg Craving an intimate theatrical experience with all the energy and excitement of a New York opening? freeFall's got it with its recently renovated two stages: one 300 mainstage theatre and a 150-seat studio theatre...with tons a free parking in a beautiful West St. Pete locale. Treat your mind and feed your senses at freeFall...Midway between the beaches and downtown. More info
The Palladium Theater at St. Petersburg College
253 5th Ave N, Downtown St. Petersburg For 10 years, the Palladium has presented the best in cultural programming for and by the community – music including jazz, blues, folk, gospel, bluegrass, Latin, classical and opera, plus original programming featuring dance and drama. More info
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HUNTING PARK- The Special Olympics 2nd annual Unified Soccer Championship kicked off Friday.
Hundreds of local athletes gathered at Thomas Edison High School.
Many of these athletes will also get the chance to go on to compete next month in the Special Olympics National Games in New Jersey.
It's a competition where every player is a winner.
Dadly Thenor plays goalie for George Washington high school's unified soccer team.
Dadly moved to the United States from Haiti in 2006.
The intellectually disabled 20-year-old had surgery on both legs and needs a walker except when he's tending goal.
Dadly's George Washington high is one of 11 Philadelphia schools competing in this 2nd Annual Unified Soccer Championship.
He is just one of these athletes who will go on to compete in June in New Jersey on the national stage in the Special Olympics USA games.
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KILLEEN, Texas (AP) - Police in Killeen are looking for a woman seen on a Wal-Mart surveillance tape after a newborn infant girl was found unresponsive in a restroom at the Central Texas store.
Police were called Friday afternoon after an employee found the abandoned child not breathing. The girl was pronounced dead by a justice of the peace and an autopsy has been ordered.
Killeen police spokesman Carroll Smith said Sunday detectives believe the woman on the tape may have information about the case.
She appears light-skinned and dark-haired and seen wearing a green T-shirt as she emerges from the restroom at the back of the store.
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What is the number-one quality you look for when hiring employees, and how do you evaluate if they possess that trait?
I look for their love and commitment. We conduct an extensive interview process with our candidates, which include two to three days of shadowing myself or a senior stylist. All traits, both good and bad, easily come to the surface while on the floor.
What's the best thing an employee/colleague ever said about you?
Sally Schoen, Global Education at Wella Corporation, told me I was a leader. It brought me to tears because she inspires me so much. I love the way she treats people and for her to say she admires the way I treat people was bliss!
If you were training another woman to take over your job, what's the most important advice you would offer her?
I would advise her to quickly learn to successfully juggle many tasks, surrender to a great team and surround herself with them. Always make decisions steeped in faith, and that will only empower the brand, the staff, the guests and the community in which she serves.
If you were to look at scrapbook of your professional career, what would be your favorite page? Which page would you like to remove?
My favorite would be any page involving empowering others through charity or continuing education. I wouldn't remove a thing—this is God's plan and I'm simply doing his will.
If someone were to write a book about your life, what would be an appropriate title?
Diane Cole Stevens: The Journey to Mastering All Textures
If you weren't in the beauty industry, what would you be doing?
Not in the beauty industry? Really? I'd be retired from the industry and on an island with my husband and business partner, Avon, while my three children successfully managed the brand.
What are you working on now? What's your next professional step?
I'm currently publishing a motivational and inspirational coffee table book with images of our salon photo shoots over the past 10 years and also including visuals of our work at the Cinderella Foundation (for at-risk girls in Washington DC and Sierra Leone).
How would you like to spend your retirement?
I would love to rest, relax and reflect by hosting one workshop per month to inspire cosmetologists to invest in their cosmetology craft, learn the importance of work/life balance, meditate daily and give thanks to our Lord and savior for everything. I'd also teach the importance of charity—always reach back to help someone in need


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Social media and digital communications have emerged as forces in community and health settings for improving health behaviors and outcomes. The proliferation of new technologies offers important new ways for educating and engaging the public.
Learn how social and new media, such as Twitter, Facebook and texting, are being applied in public health settings and how these trends will impact the public health community as it rewires for the future. The session will also survey the evidence base of this growing field and present guidance for integrating social media into existing public health work.
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Good Old Dog
Signs to watch for in your aging dog
This article first appeared in The Bark,
Issue 63: Feb/March 2011
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Senior dogs are less active and their immune systems aren't as strong as they used to be so giving them vaccines actually might put their immune system at risk. If you want to see if they have the vaccine still working inside them you can get a titer check. Please don't just assume they need a vaccine because they are older...if anything..their risk for diseases are decreased due to a lil less activity. Do your research and domt just assume a vet knows everything...there is a lot of guessing and sometimes that ends of hurting our pups. Get a second or third opinion.
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Interview with Erin Loechner: "Design for Mankind" Blogger
We've been admiring Erin Loechner's beautiful pins for a while, so we're excited feature her for this week's pinterview!
As a former online personality for HGTV.com and founder of one of the most admired design blogs, Erin's bright personality shines throughout her boards. Whether you're into interior design or metallic things, you just might find something creative that will inspire you.
Hi Erin! First, can you tell us a little bit about yourself?
I started blogging personally in 2001 and fell in love with the practice of sharing and connecting with others online. In 2006, I started Design for Mankind as a place to catalog the endless inspiration I was searching for in my day job as an ad agency art director. The Internet makes location nearly irrelevant and I find it fascinating to find and learn about so many different facets of design that I might never have the chance to see in person.
Your blog has tons of creative finds from furniture to art. What defines something that is MYkind?
MYkind is a segment of Design for Mankind where I share what's going on in my life personally. But in terms of the general aesthetic of Design for Mankind, I like to post anything that elicits a positive reaction for me. This changes daily, so I'm never out of inspiring finds that I discover in the most unlikely places, whether that be something as random as shoes that match chairs or unique art installations.
Every week, you feature items of the same color. How do you decide what color to choose (and what's your favorite)?
It's amazing how many colors exist in different variations, so I love this exercise to hone in on some of my favorite hues. I'll often choose a color to feature after seeing it somewhere in my daily life - running errands, on a daily walk, etc. Lately I've been loving cerulean blue, so I'd say that's my current favorite.
You had/have some pretty cool gigs with HGTV. How did that experience shape your outlook on style and design?
You know, working with HGTV.com has been such a fun experience because I've never considered myself an interior designer. I love that we featured our own renovation and experience designing an entire home with no real training. It's a great example that when it comes to aesthetics, personal style and creativity always outshines something by-the-books.
We love all your pins. Is there is a specific board that is special or meaningful to you?
My favorite board is Random Inspiration, because it's a catchall for all of the amazing things I'd never have time to post on Design for Mankind. The world is truly overflowing with creativity!
Thanks for the pinterview, Erin! We're looking to seeing more of your creative inspirations on your blog and your Pinterest boards. Happy pinning!
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Open Registration!
Today we're thrilled to announce open registration!
For those of you who haven't joined Pinterest yet, this means you can sign up without waiting for an invite: all you have to do is go to Pinterest.com to get started. In addition to using your Facebook or Twitter login, we're also opening registration so you can sign up with just your email address.
We're really excited to have the capacity to offer Pinterest to more people and if you're a Pinner with friends who've been waiting on the sidelines, we hope you'll let them know. Happy pinning to everyone!
Interview with Jenna Gurka: DIY Enthusiast & "Let's Go Sunning" Blogger
Summer is a perfect season for enjoying the outdoors and warm weather. But if it gets too hot, it can be fun to retreat into a cool area and find yourself crafting your latest DIY project.
This week, we'd like to introduce Jenna Gurka, who has a colorful collection of quirky and interesting boards. Her creative taste is sprinkled throughout her pins that are dedicated to fun projects, interior decorating, and nostalgic pop culture.
Hi Jenna! First, can you tell us a little bit about yourself?
I'm a lifestyle and DIY blogger. I started Let's Go Sunning this past February, to document my crafts and talk about things I love. I've been crafting since I was a kid, always small things or projects my Nana would let me help with. When I went to college and couldn't afford anything, I figured out ways to make things I wanted or upcycle stuff I'd find on the side of the road. I like the satisfaction that comes with knowing I made something I love.
How do you select which DIY projects to work on? Have you discovered anything over the moon on Pinterest?
When I select DIY projects I start with a want or need. From there, I research all the things I can do with what I have, using pinterest and DIY blogs for inspiration. I usually take on large projects that take a long time, and for some reason I always do things the hard way. My favorite DIY project was this gold fish scale wall art, I found inspiration for it on Pinterest and had to make it happen. I thought I would finish the project and get sick of it in a month or so, but it's still hanging above my bed, I absolutely adore it!
We noticed you have a board dedicated to Disney, can you tell us a little more about why you created this board. And of course, who's your favorite Disney character?
Haha, yes! I have a full board dedicated to vintage Disneyland photos, I also have one dedicated to Snow White, who happens to be my favorite Disney Character. I grew up in Southern California and my family took frequent Disneyland trips. I love the attention to detail at the park and the fact that it is always evolving, the vintage photos make me so happy and I love to see the difference between the park today and 50 years ago.
Your blog is called "Let's Go Sunning" - how did you come up with his name and most importantly, what do you love most about summer?
Let's Go Sunning is actually the name of a song. It's used in a video game my husband and I used to play often. It's so upbeat and retro it made it to our regular playlist rotation. My husband and I always sing it when it is warm out and it stuck.
Growing up, I always took summer for granted, I went to the beach a lot, but I also spent more time than I should have indoors. Now that I'm older I don't waste my summers at all. I love having beach days with my family when I visit, camping with my friends in Los Gatos, and eating outside, but mostly I love that everyone is more energized to take advantage of the longer day and warmer weather, so I get to see my friends a lot more.
You love fashion, design, and DIY. Who are some of your inspirations on Pinterest?
I have so many! If I had to choose, I find myself repinning Emily Henderson and Jan of Poppy Talk a lot. My bestie, Kendra Cunningham has never pinned something I haven't loved. Who else would be pinning Halloween stuff in July with me? Also, my good friend Sara Brewster-Bouw might just be my pinning soul mate.
Thanks for the pinterview, Jenna! Hope the rest of your summer is filled with lots of… sunning of course. Happy pinning!
Happy National Watermelon Day!
Summer is in full swing, which means you might be looking for a refreshing relief to your heat wave. We've rounded up some cool boards to celebrate National Watermelon Day for you to peruse while you enjoy an ice cold treat.
- Watermelon Sculptures by Sandy
- Watermelon Fun by Mary
- Watermelon Watermelon by Kate
- Watermelon Party by Heather
- Everything Watermelon by Brooke
Happy Pinning!
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Interview with Robert Newman: Creative Director of Reader's Digest
When we first saw Robert Newman's boards, his colorful pins drew us in immediately and we knew an interview with the creative director of Reader's Digest just couldn't be passed up.
As we spent more time exploring his interests and getting a visual education on magazine covers, graphic design from the 50's and 60's, and general "Newmanology", we also found out he's had a hand in lot of our other favorite publications, like Real Simple!
We hope you'll enjoy this pinterview as much as we did and thank you Robert for sharing your amazing boards.
Hi Robert! First, can you tell us a little bit about yourself?
I'm the creative director at Reader's Digest. I work on the magazine, books, tablet apps, website, and all kinds of other media. I've worked at magazines and publications in New York City since the late 80s. Before Reader's Digest I headed up the design and creative direction at Real Simple, Fortune, Entertainment Weekly, New York, Details, Vibe, and The Village Voice.
As a kid I always loved graphic design. I made little magazines and posters in high school, and then went to work as a printer. I always collected printed stuff obsessively….I have a giant storage space packed with magazines, posters, and books. That's one reason I love Pinterest, because it eliminates the need to physically save everything, while still satisfying my urge for obsessive collecting and cataloging.
One of the big appeals for me about working in magazines is the ability to reach huge numbers of people, in an immediate way. As social media has grown and developed I've been attracted to that for the same reason, only in some ways it's better than printed magazines because you can interact much more immediately with the people who are looking at your work. I've got a Tumblr page and a Twitter feed and also a page on Facebook and they all feed into each other.
It should be obvious to anyone who looks at my Pinterest page that I love vintage graphic design of all kinds, from all decades. I have a particular love for the 1960s, because that's when I grew up, and it's the aesthetic that informs a lot of my own work, but I'm constantly finding design and illustration from other eras that amazes and inspires me.
We love your collections of different illustrations. What do you think makes a good book cover, poster, or advertisement?
A good poster or cover should engage on both an emotional and intellectual level. It should delight, amaze, and inspire; be original and distinctive. I always think of things in terms of "will they tear it out and stick it on their walls?" Now of course, it's "will they pin it on Pinterest?"
In your opinion, which decade has the best design and form of advertising?
I think the content always determines what is the best design for me. When I look at magazines, posters, and advertising from the 1950s, I'm not that excited by the content. But the form is amazing. It's almost like those guys compensated for the lack of interesting material by creating extra-inspired work. The Fortune covers of Leo Lionni and Walter Allner, the work of Henry Wolf and Alexei Brodovitch, anything by Saul Bass…I love the bold simplicity of that era, and the way the art directors seemed to have total control (I'm sure they didn't, but it seems that way now) of their products. But when I look at design from the 60s, I get excited by the content as well as the art. And unlike the 50s, there's a strong sense of social consciousness and provocativeness in the best design and advertising.
For me, the best design captures that 60s sense of it's artful, and it's going to change the world. That said, there's an awful lot of great stuff going on now in graphic design and especially in publication design. I'm constantly inspired by covers from The New Yorker and Bloomberg Businessweek, just to name two.
How is your board "Cool Stuff" different than your other boards?
Initially my Cool Stuff board was just things that didn't fit into any other category, plus stuff that I just couldn't figure out what it was, but I liked it anyway. Now I imagine it's like that room I wish I had in my apartment, where I put all the coolest items I own on display: posters, toys, books, LPs, and I can show them off to everyone who visits. Of course in reality I live in a tiny apartment with my two daughters, and the only things on display are their toys and art supplies and homework. I've been letting my daughters pick some of the Cool Stuff, but so far I've kept out all the funny cat photos.
What's great about Pinterest for me is that it works on multiple levels. On one hand, it's a super collection of graphic and visual inspiration that informs my work. I've always been a stylist in my design sensibilities, drawing on other work, especially vintage, for direction and ideas. I've always been a student of graphic design from the past, but I've never had so much easy access and easy collectability.
I also like to share work, and with Pinterest there's a huge community of like-minded (and not-so-like-minded) folks constantly pinning visual treats. If there's a downside, it's that there's almost too much, and I wish there were some more finely-tuned curated boards. I'm as much a culprit in this area as anyone, and lately I've been trying to figure out how to edit the huge mass of images that I pin, putting them into more defined boards. I think the next step is to put together some kind of greatest hits or best-of pin collection, so that folks can follow just one board and get the very best of what you're pinning.
Are there other magazines you follow on Pinterest?
I follow a number of magazines on Pinterest. I really like TV Guide…they've got a great collection of their covers. Vanity Fair is doing some nice stuff, and of course Reader's Digest has some great cartoons and recipes. I think the womens' magazines are all doing a lot, but the newsmagazines and general interest publications haven't quite figured it out yet. What I'm waiting for is the first Pinterest-only magazine!
Thanks again for the pinterview, Robert! You'll be the first to know if we ever publish a Pinterest-only magazine and we appreciate all your suggestions. Happy pinning!
Happy 2012 Summer Olympics!
Every four years, the world comes together to watch athletes inspire friendship, respect, and excellence, and today marks the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Summer Olympic Games.
In good sportsmanship, we'd like to feature boards from an Olympian medalist who also loves cooking, photography, and gardening. See Natalie Coughlin share her inspirations on Pinterest.
Good luck to all participating Olympians and happy pinning!
Announcing New Categories on Pinterest!
If you're brand new to Pinterest and want to discover more pins apart from people you follow, Pinners would tell you to check out the Categories. Clicking the Categories menu lets you view whole sections of pins about your favorite interests, whether it's "Food & Drink", "Architecture", or "Home Decor".
Now, we're very excited to announce new categories on Pinterest, including "Quotes", "Tattoos", and "Weddings"!
All our old categories have also been improved so you should see less miscategorized pins as you browse. We'll always be adjusting our technologies to make them more accurate, but we really appreciate the feedback we received to get us to this point.
Lastly, we tweaked a few category names to better showcase the interests and communities we've seen grow on Pinterest. For example, "Pets" is now "Animals", and "Prints & Posters" is freshly minted as "Illustrations & Posters".
These changes will be rolling out to everyone over the next week, so don't be worried if you don't notice them immediately.
We hope you'll go give the categories a look and have fun repinning or following some new Pinners. And, if you've always wondered how to show off your pins in the category feeds, you can read our best practices here.
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Who designed your house?
My wife and I. When I was creating W or what we're doing now, the 1 or Baccarat Hotels, I know exactly what I want. But in my own house I don't know how to raise the bar to a level of design that I'm [accustomed to].
You're your own worst client.
Yeah, nothing will ever be good enough. At least a commercial space has a beginning and an end. I think that great interior designers are like physical equivalents to the great painters. Architecture is an aesthetic thing for your eyes, but the interiors are for you as a person. Great design just feels right.
It's like Alain de Botton says in The Architecture of Happiness, that people really don't fully understand the impact an interior of a building can have on your wellness.
If you look at the W designers we used, most of them came from retail where they had to create a brand and vision in a very small space. And they had to create and be in tune with the brand vision. W had to look like a W.
That's one of the things I found interesting about your Ws, that you used different designers for every hotel but you delivered the same experience: the W service, the W emphasis on good food.
We evolved. We learned as we went. And yes, the DNA of the brand was good design and service. We started with W New York in 1998. It had 700 rooms. Who ever heard of a 700-room boutique? Our goal was never to be a 5-Star or even 4-Star hotel. We were just trying to compete against Marriott. People began to expect a lot more of W. So then we had to begin to match their expectations.
How do you think the brand has evolved since you were in charge?
I'm very proud of W. When I see the W Doha or the W Istanbul, it's like I've had all these children. The kids are growing up without me. I won't say anything negative, but I think the company [Starwood Hotels] has to be very careful about brand creep. When you have multiple brands, everybody covets the things that work for everybody else. We put candles and scents in W. The Sheraton customer shouldn't have W's candle. If you lose your individuality, then you lose your pricing power, your brand, and your loyalty to the customer.
In retail, you've got Ralph Lauren. He has his Black Label and his Purple Label and he doesn't mix. He's not appealing to every single American; he's appealing to people that want that style. So I think that was really what we tried to do with W. And when I heard that Bill Marriott said it was a fad, I thought, 'Good, you should believe that.' Because what we did with W wasn't for everyone.
What's really interesting to me is that design has definitely become far more important in all real estate, but definitely in the hotel business. Hotel guys used to have their wives do the interiors! I loved people asking me, 'Why are you picking fabrics?' I'm thinking, 'It's my product. This is my product.'
You would actually pick up a fabric and say, 'Would that wear?' And you looked at the rub test on the back.
We actually broke a lot of rules. W was the laboratory for lots of things.
I attended one of your lectures at the International Design Conference in Aspen. And you said, 'The key to success in life is, find the freight trains in your life and get on them instead of in front of them.' And I came up with this image of you with the fast-forward button stuck. If I offered you a day of total luxury, what would that consist of?
I'd probably go lie on the beach in the Caribbean somewhere with a good drink, a book, and a great massage therapist.
I enjoy the hospitality business for many reasons, one of which is design. The other is working with the people. What I like about the hotel business is the welfare-to-work aspect of it. You take people off the streets and teach them a skill set. And teamwork. One of the proudest things for me that nobody talks about was that we [at Starwood] built a company with soul. When you become a company with 120,000 people, how do you get them to do great things? We were the UN of hotel companies. When I got there, the Westin people didn't like the Sheraton people. The St. Regis people didn't want to talk to anybody. Everyone hated W. They thought I was diverting all its resources from the other brands that needed capital. You can't rely on money only to make 120,000 people happy. You had to want to come work for this company.
By the end, people embraced W as the cute, fast-growing cousin. And they were proud of the company for its innovations—we rolled the innovations through all the product lines, all the brands. Everybody got to do something, and people had fun, and we were winning. That's why I was able to leave at the end of the day; I'd found I'd done a lot of what I wanted to do. We innovated a lot at the product level. We did the cordless phones in the room. You can imagine the arguments against that. And I said we're going to have a TV and it's going to be big and you're not going to have to be a contortionist to watch it.
And you threw out the armoire.
Yeah, and people said, 'You're going to lose your Triple A ratings. You're 4-Star and you're barring armoires.' And I didn't care. It was complete heresy. How about no bedspread? It was like, 'You can't do that!' I'm like, 'Yes you can. We'll do it in W.'
You are really a sherpa guide because you're doing these things and everyone sits up.
The industry wasn't going to let me do another W and not participate in it, so they have watched us. We're lucky now. We're finally going to have a Baccarat [hotel]. We have a couple going up in Asia, and we're going into Morocco. It's a real thrill to reimagine a 247-year-old brand and to bring it to life.
But how do you make Baccarat accessible to people?
It's a challenge. You should talk to the designers of the interiors [Gilles et Boissier, architecture by SOM], because I think I went through seven designs with them.
The other thing you learn about the design industry in a hotel space is you'd better show up for the value engineering process, because the guys making the decisions are often the construction guys. And you will have a nuclear bomb-proof roof, but they will take out all of the amenities because that's the last thing and they run out of budget money.
At Starwood I instituted the style police to go in and do the design punch list to make sure that the thing had a life and didn't look like we ran out of money. And the amazing thing is, the hotel cost five hundred thousand dollars a room to build, and they were saving twenty-two bucks on the vase at the end. Really? Why would you do that? Because the construction guy was in charge of the value-engineering process.
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I shock people when I tell people I sleep around, meaning I stay in a lot of different hotels.
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Brad Paisley has turned his guest house in Nashville into a studio to record his next studio album. In an effort to get a more true-to-life sound, Brad is forgoing the pristine recording studio environment he's used on previous albums. So far, he's only used members of his tour band on the project.
Brad tells the Los Angeles Times , "I'm not letting this thing get over edited. I mean, if there's something grotesque that would feel a little better if you move one thing, I'll let them do it. But it's got to feel like my band."
Brad's branching out on the songwriting front too.
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Agriculture is Georgia's top industry, but is its future in jeopardy?
A recent study conducted by the University of Georgia shows the state has a shortage of agriculture instructors, a trend that began 30 years ago.
Land, Forest, Wildlife Management and Agriculture Technology instructors Mike Allen and Adam Ford mastered their crafts before teaching them to others.
"I spent 32 years with a natural resource agency and you know to be honest it wasn't time for me to quit. I still liked this field. I think there is a lot to share with others and if I can contribute to that, I'd like to be a part of it," said Allen.
"I had success in the field being a technician and I had the opportunity to come back and teach and I wanted to give my knowledge back to the industry and back to students," said Ford.
But while the agricultural industry continues to grow, a recent study suggests the number of qualified instructors is shrinking.
"It could end up being a shortage of skilled labor, skilled people in the Ag industry. Because if you lose people, it gets lost along the way. The trade secrets if you will and like I said the skilled labor," said Ford.
Both Allen and Ford say one problem could be how fast the equipment and practices are changing.
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"The workforce right now is older. I wouldn't say elderly, but I'd say older. So there is a big gap between age groups and it's technicians especially that are in high demand in the Ag field," said Ford.
Ford says one of the biggest reasons folks choose to veer away from this business is the old school farm stigma.
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OLYMPIA, Wash.- The Evergreen State College men put up a good fight with the number one ranked Warner Pacific Knights on Saturday night, but in the end weren't able to hold and were defeated 47-65.
The Geoduck's knew this was not about to be an easy game with the Knights having six players standing 6'5" or above and being ranked number one in the conference. But they came out to show they were going to make Warner Pacific work. The game stayed close for the first eight minutes of the game, both teams leading at different points, but slowly the Knights began to pull away.
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Second half Evergreen's defense couldn't seem to make a dent in the Knight's offense and the deficit continued to grow. Evergreen shot 50% from field goal range, 16.7% from outside the arc and 71.4% from the line to Warner's 46.4%, 40.0% and 75%.
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Freshman, Luke Hammond, had the Geoduck's team high with 12 points and sophomore, Ronald Rhodes, grabbed 3 rebounds for the game. The Knight's had four players in double figures- Nate Menefee with 12, Josh Jackson with 14, Donny Woods with 11 and Garland Perry with 11 as well. Jeff Eicschen snatched 7 rebounds for the game.
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Juliette Lewis was born June 21, 1973, in Los Angeles, California. She is an actress who has appeared in films such as Natural Born Killers. One of Juliette's first roles came on the show The Wonder Years in the early 1990s. Her first major film role came in the remake of Cape Fear in 1991, and she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. After that, she appeared in movies such as What's Eating Gilbert Grape and Kalifornia. She most recently starred in the film The Switch with Jennifer Aniston. Juliette was once engaged to Brad Pitt, but they eventually broke up. She married Stephen Berra in 1999, but the two were divorced in 2005.
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As Gerald Bennett made the rounds of his Tampa Bay Downs barn shortly after 5 a.m. on March 30, he stepped inside the stall of 3-year-old gelding Artie Ocean, who had finally broken his maiden in his 12
lifetime start under jockey Ronnie Allen, Jr., in a six-furlong claiming race.
Like the majority of Thoroughbreds at the majority of racetracks in North America, Artie Ocean has a limited amount of ability that will restrict him, at best, to being a useful runner. But Bennett, who had begun training the horse only a month earlier, wanted the barn newcomer to know how much his effort was appreciated.
Stepping inside the stall, Bennett massaged Artie Ocean's neck and told him what a great job he'd done. When he went to check on the next horse in his shedrow, he turned around to see Artie Ocean's head sticking out, following the movements of his new caretaker.
It has been Bennett's way since starting his career in 1976, when the native of Springhill, Nova Scotia first shipped horses from a training and layup facility he owned in Campbellville, Ontario, often unsure if there was enough gas to get to the track.
"It's something he has inside him, like a sixth sense," said his wife Mary, who along with Bennett's older son, Jerry Jr., helps run the operation. "He works with all of them one-on-one and makes sure they get the care and attention they need to be successful."
Few trainers in the industry have been as consistent as the 69-year-old Bennett, whose 3,346 career victories rank him 18
all-time among North American trainers. From 2003-2011, he saddled at least 100 winners every year, and his horses have earned in excess of $1.2-million each of the last 12 seasons.
Bennett has competed at Tampa Bay Downs every year since 1987, with the exception of one season in the early 1990s when he raced at Oaklawn Park in Arkansas. He and Mary are Oldsmar residents. Bennett shared the Tampa Bay Downs training title during the 2010-11 season with Jamie Ness, each with 61 victories. Bennett is third in the current standings with 27 victories.
While he is motivated to help owners turn a profit, Bennett knows the first step toward that goal is establishing a relationship with his horses based on trust and understanding.
"You have to have that ability to communicate with each horse," Bennett said. "It's something no amount of money can buy, and it doesn't matter how much experience you have. It's an ability to watch a horse walk down your shedrow and be able to call the vet and say, 'I want you to X-ray something' or 'Check him for this or that.' "
Bennett is quick to back off a horse in training if he spots a problem, a quality that has always impressed long-time owner and close friend Pat Scanlon, a retired General Motors Materials Manager. "One thing he told me that has always stuck in my mind is that if you don't wait on them, they'll make you wait," Scanlon said.
"He gives a horse all the time it needs. If you try to race them and they aren't up to it, only bad things can happen."
Although there is a strong element of horse-whispering in Bennett's methods, his younger son Dale – himself a successful trainer in the Midwest and elsewhere – says his father's record is more a product of dedication and hard work than some form of mysticism. From an early age, he and Jerry Jr. learned there are no shortcuts on the road to preparing horses to compete at their peak level (Bennett also has a daughter, Katherine, who lives in London, Ontario).
"A lot of the foundation for my career came from my dad – things such as horsemanship, leg work, and not cutting corners," Dale said. "When you put in the work, they usually run well for you. At the farm, I learned about rehabbing horses from injuries; we would swim them in the pool so they could get exercise without the pounding on their legs.
"Horses that don't have any problems are easy to train, but you really have to be patient with the others. That's where he started making his name – by getting those kind of horses back to the track," Dale said.
The elder Bennett's best-known reclamation project was Dr. D. Brian Davidson's Beau Genius, an Ontario-bred son of Bold Ruckus-Royal Colleen, by Viceregal, who Bennett picked up after his 3-year-old season. Although he had won a pair of stakes at Greenwood, Beau Genius was considerably underweight, had intestinal problems and was unable to sweat.
Once he realized the extent of the horse's issues, Bennett convinced the owner a long rehabilitation was necessary. "We put his legs in ice tubs, worked on his knees and whirlpooled him. We got him eating good and feeling good, and we put him on medication that got him sweating," Bennett said.
"I told his groom that when we got him back going right, he was going to be one of the best horses he'd ever seen, because he had beaten the best horses at Woodbine when he was younger. But we had to get him feeling good again, and it took a lot of time."
Beau Genius's first start as a 4-year-old in October of 1989 (after a nearly 10-month layoff) resulted in an allowance victory at ThistleDown in Ohio, followed two weeks later by a triumph in the ThistleDown Breeders' Cup Sprint Handicap. Bennett took him to Florida, where he won the Okeechobee Stakes at Hialeah in December and the Hallandale Handicap at Gulfstream in his first race at 5.
The latter was a historic occasion: the final victory for legendary jockey Bill Shoemaker.
The best was still to come for Beau Genius, who finished third at Tampa Bay Downs in the Gasparilla Breeders' Cup Stakes before winning both the Deputy Minister Handicap and the Olympic Handicap at Gulfstream.
The Ontario-bred then embarked on a six-race winning streak through the spring and summer. Displaying speed, heart and versatility, Beau Genius won at distances from six furlongs to a mile-and-an-eighth, including the Grade I Philip H. Iselin Handicap at Monmouth and the Grade II Michigan Mile and One-Eighth Handicap at Detroit.
In the Isaac Murphy Handicap at Arlington Park, Beau Genius beat Black Tie Affair, the following year's Breeders' Cup Classic winner and Horse of the Year. Bennett hoped to start Beau Genius in the Breeders' Cup Sprint at Belmont in the fall of 1990 but was overruled by the owners, who put him in the Classic, where he finished 10
"I'd been calling the shots up to then," Bennett recalled. "And he had been running on Lasix, which was not allowed then at Belmont."
The likes of Beau Genius don't come along very often, but Bennett's list of other high-quality stakes winners is enviable.
One of Bennett's fastest horses was Lombardi Time, an Alabama-bred gelding he claimed for $10,000 at Fair Grounds in 1990 during his 3-year-old season. After several victories in allowance company, Bennett moved him up to the stakes ranks, winning the North Miami Stakes at Hialeah as a 4-year-old and capturing a pair of black-type events at Thistledown the following year.
Fittingly, Lombardi Time's final stakes victory came in the 1993 Beau Genius Handicap at Detroit. Lombardi Time finished his career with 25 victories from 68 starts.
In more recent years, Bennett has developed a steady stream of Tampa Bay Downs stakes winners. Secret Romeo, who earned almost $900,000 while competing from 2000-04, counted the 2002 Super Stakes and Pelican Stakes among his 23 career victories. Bucky's Prayer, who was bred by the Bennetts, won the 2007 Lightning City Stakes for fillies and mares on the turf in stakes-record time of 55.50 seconds for five furlongs. Blind River Fox, who won 24 races and almost $500,000 throughout his career, triumphed for Bennett in the 2009 Pelican Stakes.
At Tampa Bay Downs in 2007, Bennett also achieved the rare feat of saddling two winners in a single race, when his 5-year-old gelding Demagoguery dead-heated with Anglers Reef.
Although he is not a stakes winner, 7-year-old gelding Jr's Exchange, who is still in training, also deserves mention. He is the Tampa Bay Downs track record-holder at five furlongs on both the main course (56.57) and turf (54.92).
Like her husband, Mary Bennett often knows what's best for an ailing Thoroughbred. After Jr's Exchange strained his left front tendon in January of 2012 while setting the five-furlong turf record, Mary Bennett started a daily regimen of Laser therapy to return him to the races. According to the Bennetts, Laser therapy has also been useful with injured jockeys; it promotes healing, stimulates blood circulation and alleviates pain.
Jr's Exchange is owned by Bennett's Winning Stables, Inc., in partnership with Pat Scanlon and Raymond Rech. Scanlon says Bennett has always kept the lines of communication open and been forthright in his assessment of every horse Scanlon has purchased.
"Jerry doesn't pull any punches," Scanlon said. "I told him when we started out I was pretty sure he wasn't going to come into GM and tell me how to do my job, and I wasn't going to tell him how to do his. He knows all the ins and outs of the game. I think he was born to be a trainer. It's his calling in life."
Scanlon picked up first-hand insight into Bennett's horsemanship years ago at the old Detroit Race Course, when they were along the rail watching a horse work out. "I turned around, and Jerry was gone," Scanlon said. "A horse had gotten loose on the track, and he sprinted down to the gap and pulled the bar shut so the horse didn't wind up on the backside under a full head of steam. He is just a consummate horseman. In my book he is a Hall of Fame trainer, but he is an even better person than he is a trainer."
Two years ago, Bennett shocked nearly everyone on the Tampa Bay Downs backside by claiming a 3-year-old named Crimson Knight for $16,000, then sending him out less than three weeks later to finish second by a neck in the Grade II, $350,000 Tampa Bay Derby at odds of 86-1. Crimson Knight is owned by Bennett under his Winning Stables, Inc., banner in partnership with Rech, a builder and real-estate broker who credits Bennett's ability to get the utmost from each horse to his non-stop devotion.
"Training is his whole life. He is at the barn every morning by 5:30 and he doesn't leave until everything is done," Rech said. "He has compassion for every horse, whether it's a stakes winner or a claiming horse. And he checks every horse before and after every race himself, rather than delegating it to someone else."
Bennett's success with horses competing at the claiming level derives from attention to detail and an eye for runners he believes are underperforming, for whatever reason. "I made mistakes, and that's how you learn," he said. "You don't want to be too quick to claim. It's better to wait and pay a little more and know the horse is racing sound.
"I look at a horse's conformation, look at how their legs are in the front and the back. A lot of horses, conformation doesn't matter. It's basically their heart and their desire. There is something inside them telling them they have to win."
Although the current Tampa Bay Downs meet has only two weeks remaining, Bennett's schedule is more hectic than ever. Earlier this week, he hauled horses to Cleveland for the ThistleDown season, which began Friday, and also spent time installing rubber mats in the stalls. The majority of his stable will be based at Presque Isle Downs in Erie, Pa., which begins its 2013 meet May 12.
Bennett's constant drive and enthusiasm are a source of wonderment to those closest to him. "I wish I knew where he got it from," Dale Bennett said. "He is the hardest-working man I've ever known."
"I don't understand it myself," said Mary, who jokes that she is still waiting to go on a honeymoon after 22 years of marriage. "He doesn't take any vitamins or supplements – it's just a natural go, go, go. He may sleep for a couple of hours in a rest area, then he gets going again. He's done it all his life, but it's amazing to see the energy level he has."
Indeed, Bennett's vibrancy and enthusiasm are a source of encouragement for everyone he comes across. Between hauling horses from track to track (Bennett also races in Kentucky and West Virginia) and going to Ocala, where they keep several horses, Bennett keeps fuel-stop proprietors happy through a wide swath of interstate highway. And with a stable consisting of from anywhere between 50-60 horses, the need to maintain quality help is paramount.
Carlos Cacho, the stable foreman, has been with Bennett for 15 years. So have his brothers, Angel, Jr., and Victor, and their father, Angel, who work as grooms. And Bennett also relies heavily on the services of his exercise riders: Alex Mendieta, Tim Strong and Tom Pellegrino.
"He (Bennett) is like another father to me, and Mary is like a mom," said Carlos Cacho, who adds that Bennett gives him the freedom to do his job. "It's like you are working your own business. He has helped me a lot."
The prospect of developing future stable stars keeps Bennett going strong. The Bennetts still own Bucky's Prayer, and earlier this year in Ocala the 11-year-old broodmare foaled a filly by 2010 Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Sprint winner Big Drama "that is absolutely the most perfect thing you've ever seen," Bennett said. They have another broodmare, 8-year-old Crimson Bucky, in foal to Big Drama, and they stand a son of Beau Genius named Beau Classic at stud in Ohio.
"When the horses get in your blood, they become like your kids," he said. "Mary says I spend all our money on the horses, but you have got to love them if you're in this sport."
Around Bennett, the subject of retirement never comes up. He believes he is doing the job he is meant to do, and sees no reason to stop while he's still loving it and the horses are performing at a high level.
"It's like that girl (jockey Rosie) Napravnik," Bennett said. "I've never met her, but I've seen her on the simulcasts, and she will get on a horse and they'll run for her. It's just a God-given gift."
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The Canon EOS 100D is the latest DSLR to be launched and slots into Canon's product line between the Canon EOS 1100D and the Canon EOS 600D. Boasting modest dimensions (116.8x90.7x69.4mm) and an incredibly lightweight body, the Canon EOS 100D claims the title of being the smallest and lightest DSLR ever made.
The small size of the Canon EOS 100D's body has been a result of re-engineering many of the camera's internal parts, including a new drive system with a smaller motor that reduces the shutter unit size, a denser component layout that reduces the EOS 100D's main board size, as well as a smaller battery. At the heart of the Canon EOS 100D lies a new 18MP, APS-C-sized Hybrid AF II CMOS sensor that delivers an ISO range of 100-12,800 (extendable to 25,600).
Weighing just 370g, the Canon EOS 100D features the EF-S lens mount and is supported by 74 Canon EF mount lenses. Adding to this, the EOS 100D features a 9-point AF arrangement with one central cross-type sensor, much like we've seen before in other Canon DSLRs such as the Canon EOS 1100D.
At the rear of the Canon EOS 100D is a 3in, 1040k-dot touchscreen display. Displaying images in the 3:2 aspect ratio, it offers the same level of touch-sensitive control as that found on the Canon EOS 650D and Canon EOS 700D models.
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The $880,000 project, which is expected to be completed in early 2011, will greatly improve the usage and look of the west side of the park, one of 18 Olmsted-designed parks in Louisville. Included will be a new, 800-square foot pavilion to be used as a stage for events; a 3/8 mile concrete walking path, a new football field with goal posts; a new baseball field with backstop; and renovated bathrooms along with new benches and accessible picnic areas.
"Families in west Louisville have enjoyed Algonquin Park for generations," Mayor Jerry Abramson said. "But the park was built in 1928, and it was starting to show its age. These improvements will allow folks to continue to enjoy the park for generations to come while adding new recreation opportunities."
"I am very happy to see continued improvements in Algonquin Park. The restroom renovations are a major need for the park," Woolridge said. "I know my constituency will be especially thrilled to have a new pavilion and the new ball parks. I have gladly partnered with Metro Parks over the years by investing District 3 funds in anticipation of these improvements. Together we celebrate a new day coming to Algonquin Park."
In addition to the aesthetic improvements, access to the park will also be improved for pedestrians and vehicles. Two new entrances from Beech Street at the northeast and northwest corners of the park will be created, as well as new pedestrian access to the park from Dr. W. J. Hodges Street. There will also be increased parking on Burwell Avenue for the park and a new service road for the park's outdoor swimming pool. The road will alleviate some of Algonquin's traffic during the summertime.
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All visitors to Yunnan find themselves at some point in KUNMING (昆明, kūnmíng), the province's comfortable capital and transport hub. The population of students and young foreign expats testifies to Kunming being perhaps China's most laidback large city and, while there's not really much to see here, an abundance of food and nightlife makes it a pleasant place to take stock for a couple of days.
Basking 2000m above sea level in the fertile heart of the Yunnan plateau, Kunming does its best to live up to its traditional nickname, the City of Eternal Spring. However, until recently it was considered a savage frontier settlement; the authorities only began to realize the city's promise when people exiled here during the Cultural Revolution refused offers to return home to eastern China, preferring Kunming's climate and more relaxed life. Today, its citizens remain mellow enough to mix typically Chinese garrulousness with introspective pleasures, such as quietly greeting the day with a stiff hit of Yunnanese tobacco from fat, brass-bound bamboo pipes. Other novelties – clean pavements enforced by on-the-spot fines, and an orderly traffic system – suggest that Kunming's four million or so residents enjoy a quality of life above that of most urban Chinese.
Once you've found your bearings in this largely modern city, the pick of the sights are extraordinary sculptures at westerly Qiongzhu Si, and the scenery along the nearby heights of Xi Shan, the Western Hills. Further afield, Shilin, the spectacular Stone Forest, is an enjoyable day-trip if you can accept the fairground atmosphere and the crowds dutifully tagging behind their cosmetically perfect tour guides.
Brief history
Historically the domain of Yunnan's earliest inhabitants and first civilization, Kunming long profited from its position on the caravan roads through to Burma and Europe. It was visited in the thirteenth century by Marco Polo, who found the locals of Yachi Fu (Duck Pond Town) using cowries for cash and enjoying their meat raw. Little of the city survived the 1856 Muslim rebellion and events of forty years later, when an uprising against working conditions on the Kunming–Haiphong rail line saw 300,000 labourers executed after France shipped in weapons to suppress the revolt.
In the 1930s, war with Japan brought a flock of wealthy east coast refugees to the city, whose money helped establish Kunming as an industrial and manufacturing base for the wartime government in Chongqing. The allies provided essential support for this, importing materials along the Burma Road from British-held Burma and, when that was lost to the Japanese, with the help of the US-piloted Flying Tigers, who escorted supply planes over the Himalayas from British bases in India. The city consolidated its position as a supply depot during the Vietnam War and subsequent border clashes and today is profiting from snowballing tourism and foreign investment. Neighbouring nations such as Thailand trace their ancestries back to Yunnan and have proved particularly willing to channel funds into the city, which has become ever more accessible as a result.Read More
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Jinbi Plaza on Jinbi Lu is a complex (or, after a few drinks, a maze) of interlinked clubs – stumble out of one and you fall straight into another. If you can't live without cheesy techno and flashing lights, head to the Kundu Night Market off Xinwen Lu, a clutch of bars and discos with late-night restaurants and nail bars and tattoo parlours in between. For a more sedate atmosphere, head to the Wenlin Jie area and take your pick of the student-expat bars and pubs.


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The Golden State Warriors have hired a pair of longtime NBA coaches and a recently retired NBA veteran to join Head Coach Steve Kerr on the bench, naming Alvin Gentry as associate head coach, along with Ron Adams and Luke Walton as assistant coaches, the team announced today. NBA.com
Boston Celtics lead assistant Ron Adams is leaving Brad Stevens' staff in Boston to join Steve Kerr and the Golden State Warriors. Adams, who had two years left on his contract, has over two decades of NBA experience and will hold an assistant role with Golden State. The Celtics gave Adams permission to visit with the Warriors last week. The Warriors later offered him a multiyear deal which he accepted. NESN.com
Adams, who worked closely with Rajon Rondo last season in the point guard's return from ACL surgery, and also played a role in Avery Bradley's improvement as a shooter, is also expected to work closely with Golden State's promising young crop of players. He will not serve as Kerr's lead assistant. That job has already been filled by fellow veteran Alvin Gentry, who left a similar job under Doc Rivers with the Clippers last week. Adams, who was given permission by Celtics management to look into the Golden State opportunity, gave thanks to Stevens and Danny Ainge for allowing him to look west. "I was very honest all along with Brad," said Adams. "I was also very conflicted about it." Boston Herald
"They have a lot of promising players," Adams said of Golden State. "For me it's a chance to work with some very good young players. It was a difficult decision for me," he said. "But Danny and Brad were really helpful in the process. Danny allowed them to talk to me, and he respected what I was thinking, considering my age and years of service in the league. Now I get to go back to a place where I have friends and family." Boston Herald
Celtics Head Coach Brad Stevens released the following statement this evening about Celtics Assistant Coach Ron Adams: "I am very happy for Ron for him to have this opportunity to coach in his home-state. We all wish Ron nothing but the best, and appreciate all that he did during his year in Boston." NBA.com
Marc Stein: Rumbles in NBA coaching circles, meanwhile, say Warriors closing in on another accomplished name for Steve Kerr's bench: Ron Adams Twitter @ESPNSteinLine
Baxter Holmes: League source says that Celtics assistant Ron Adams has accepted a position to join Steve Kerr's staff in GSW. Twitter @BaxterHolmes
Celtics assistant coach Ron Adams remains in a holding pattern, three days after interviewing with Golden State for a position on Steve Kerr's staff. A league source said yesterday that Adams is waiting for the possibility of a Golden State offer, and would still consider moving back to home state of California if the right offer was made. Boston Herald
Baxter Holmes: All indications are that, at the moment, Celtics veteran assistant coach Ron Adams will remain with the team, the Globe has learned. Twitter @BaxterHolmes
Celtics lead assistant coach Ron Adams will travel to Oakland, Calif., next week to interview with the Golden State Warriors about filling a spot on Steve Kerr's new coaching staff, a league source told the Globe Friday. Boston Globe
Adrian Wojnarowski: Another respected NBA assistant who's talked with Golden State's Steve Kerr about joining staff, sources tell Yahoo: Boston's Ron Adams. Twitter @WojYahooNBA
Baxter Holmes: Had been told that if any Celtics staff member leaves this offseason, it would likely be respected asst. Ron Adams. Twitter @BaxterHolmes
Baxter Holmes: Source confirms that GSW is highly interested in hiring respected Celtics asst. Ron Adams. Source adds, "But a lot of teams would love him." Twitter @BaxterHolmes
Baxter Holmes: Source: No offer has been made. Other factor, Ron Adams, who turns 67 this November, still not sure how much longer he plans on coaching. Twitter @BaxterHolmes
Baxter Holmes: Source: Adams still has 2 years left on his deal w/ Celtics & isn't for sure out the door. Source says he wants to hear them out. Twitter @BaxterHolmes
Baxter Holmes: Have also heard that while Adams likes C's, he would be strongly interested in going to a non-rebuilding team, i.e. a competitor like GSW. Twitter @BaxterHolmes
The biggest clash of all came last summer. That's when Forman decided to let go of popular assistant coach -- and Thibodeau confidant -- Ron Adams. It was a choice that left bad feelings on both sides, although several team sources insist that Forman and Thibodeau have tried to mend their relationship throughout this season. The big question comes down to whether they could coexist in the future. ESPN.com
Ron Adams, in his first season as a Celtics assistant, forged a close relationship with Stevens when Stevens was at Butler University and Adams was on Tom Thibodeau's staff with the Bulls. Adams was not re-signed by Chicago last summer. Thibodeau talked before Thursday's game about how Adams can help Stevens's development as an NBA coach. "He's a great assistant; he's a great coach, period," Thibodeau said. "I think Brad has really studied the pro game for a long time. He came by a few times to visit with Ron when Ron was here. "Obviously his record speaks for itself at this level and I think he's done a terrific job with the Celtics. Boston Globe
Adams does so after general manager Gar Forman didn't renew his Bulls' contract in late June in an unusual move that drew widespread league attention because head coaches typically handle their staffs and the Bulls were coming off three straight playoff berths. It also raised questions about the working relationship between Forman and coach Tom Thibodeau. Adams, who said he's enjoying working with Stevens and the Celtics, addressed Forman's decision for the first time publicly in an interview. Forman declined comment, as he has since addressing the matter generally at the time. "It's still a bit mystifying to me," Adams said. "And I don't understand it. And if the intent was to be hurtful to me and my family, it succeeded." Chicago Tribune
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