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What's with chicken and prophets? Several Jewish Italian recipes for poultry have Biblical names. Here is one of the most popular examples, which appears in different variations in most cooking books on the topic, from Vitali Norsa, to Servi-Machlin to Joyce Goldstein. It's not a surprise, because chicken cooked with this technique stays moist and juicy and keeps well for Shabbat! It's a variation on the basic "pollo in umido", which Americans call "chicken cacciatore". The classic recipe is made with a cut-up whole chicken, but if you are in a rush or if you prefer boneless meat, boneless thighs also work well. When I cook boneless meat, I always add the bones to the pot (wrapped in a cloth) and discard them at the end. The bones add tremendous depth to the flavor. You can also add a couple of (koshered) chicken livers.
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- one chicken, cut into serving pieces 3 or 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic, slightly pressed or minced (depending on your tolerance 😉
- 1/3 cup green or/and black olives, pitted
- 1 bay leaf
- 3 tablespoons mix of freshly chopped herbs (sage, rosemary and basil or mint or parsley)
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 3 or 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 or 3 peeled tomatoes (I use the canned type),
- 1/3 cup dry wine, red or white
Rinse the chicken and pat dry.
Heat the olive oil , add the chicken and saute until golden.
Add the salt, pepper, olives, garlic, and herbs, and the chopped (and drained) tomatoes.
Cook for 2 minutes, stirring, then lower the flame and cook covered until tender (about 30 minutes), stirring occasionally.
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I'm Coming Out (of the back row)
"Carol, move to the back so we can see Claire."
"NO! I'm not being forced into the back row anymore!"
My boss had hit a nerve with the instruction for me to move to the back row so we could make room for everyone's favorite Claire to be front and center. Heck. Claire is even one of my favorite people in Chicago; however I had made the decision just days before that I'm not going to keep getting forced into the background, sidelined, or silenced anymore.
There have been a lot of decisions made through out the years to minimize my impact and make it so favorites can be brought to the foreground while I quietly slink out of the picture. As a tall, large, loud child there was always a place for me in a back corner at the Christmas concert. Team photos from high school where I can be found in a shadow in the back corner. Going un-mic'd while all the other leads in the play got microphones. As an adult I started self placing myself in the back. At the gym I would be in the far back corner where I couldn't see the instructor, and where no one else would be forced to see my awkward burpees.
I even moved to Friesland (the land of my forefathers) in hopes that I would not stand out just once in my life. If you don't stand out as being different no one feels the need to hide you right? However, in a land of tall, extremely blond hair, blue eyed beauties I didn't blend in with the crowd as much as I had hoped.
As I struggle to take control over my own life, my future, and my body I realized I was only hurting myself by agreeing to relinquish myself to the background. This agreement had made a once bold child grow into an adult with crippling stage freight. Where I had once taken pride in my height and size I now struggle to accept my oddness with the same joy it once brought me. Also, always being told to go to the background makes it so eventually you become suspicious of any positive attention you receive. If out with my girlfriends and guy decides to chat me up over my decidedly more beautiful friends I get creeped out and become convinced that we'll have a Silence of the Lambs- lotion in the basket type situation happening before we know it.
I naturally stand out in a crowd and I am learning to accept and embrace that fact. Anyone who has ever heard me try to whisper knows I'm going to be heard from a mile away whether I like it or not. I'm always going to be tall, even when I'm an old lady and I start to shrink I'll still be taller than most people I know. I'm not always going to be as big as I am now, I'm working too hard to stay here forever. However, slender and waify will not be terms used for me in the future. And while I'll never be a favorite I'm taking my spot front and center, because that's what I deserve.
So, no Mark I'm not moving to the back. Me and my big hat will stay right here. Front and Center.

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Turkmen surrounded by militants in enclave in northern Iraq plead for U.S. help
At 62, Abu Ali thought he was done taking up arms to fight in Iraq's conflicts. Then, in late June, Islamic State militants encircled his small Shiite city of Amerli in northern Iraq and began eight weeks of constant shelling.
He's back in the trenches, fearing a massacre of his family if the extremists break his city's defenses.
"I am too old to carry a weapon, but I have to fight," he said in a phone interview with McClatchy.
Amerli, a Turkmen enclave, has resisted the Islamic State's sweep into Iraq since June 20, when it was first attacked.
Now out of water and electricity, its residents are pleading for help from the Iraqi and U.S. militaries to end the siege with airstrikes and an assault.
They want the U.S. and Iraqi governments to intervene as forcefully to save them from the extremists as they did to protect thousands of Yazidis who were overrun by militants in the city of Sinjar on Aug. 3.
"All our suffering comes from politics," bemoaned Abu Ali, questioning why the minority Shiite Turkmen in his city have been left mostly to fend for themselves while others have been rescued.
The Islamic State reached the gates of Amerli on June 20 as it pushed through Salahadin province after seizing the city of Mosul. The Islamic State displaced hundreds of thousands of Shiite Muslims, whom the extremists regard as infidels, throughout the region.
Amerli was the lone holdout among its neighboring Shiite communities. Residents say the Islamic State now has all of its exit roads blocked, meaning no one can escape the fighting.
Niyazi Mimaroglu, a Turkmen member of Iraq's Parliament, this week demanded more direct intervention from Western governments. He called their inaction so far "astonishing."
The city's 12,000 residents are getting by amid the scorching summer heat with limited medical resources and twice-weekly resupply missions flown by the Iraqi military out of Baghdad.
Even those flights have been interrupted by the Islamic State's ferocious recent attacks on Amerli, said Michael Knights, a fellow at The Washington Institute who has spent time with Amerli residents and remained in touch with them since the siege began.
Amerli once was the site of another devastating attack by Islamic militants. In July 2007, explosives hidden in trucks killed more than 150 people and injured hundreds more.
"Now the latest incarnation of murderous jihadists is back to finish the job," Knights wrote.
U.S. officials have been considering whether to deliver humanitarian assistance through air drops to Amerli and whether to use force to push back the militants.
That sort of mission could fit the criteria of President Barack Obama's Aug. 7 order permitting the use of force by the U.S. military in Iraq to prevent humanitarian disasters.
However, American officials have been reluctant to intervene because they fear mission creep in Iraq, Knights said.
"Others believe this is an area where the U.S. could make the difference very easily," he said.
Earlier this month, the Iraqi military attempted to break the siege with a coordinated assault drawing on government forces, Kurdish peshmerga militia and Shiite volunteer militias. It failed. The military is planning a new operation to break through the siege soon, a Ministry of Defense spokesman said.
That mission can't come soon enough for Kadhum Ashur, an Amerli resident with five children. He doesn't let them go outside because he's concerned he'll lose them to Islamic State mortars.
"We fight (the Islamic State) and we will never let them in," Ashur, 46, said.
Amerli has a small contingent of Iraqi security forces within its borders, as well as volunteers from the community to push back the militants.
"Either we die from fighting them or we die when they enter the town. We face death every day," Ashur said.
This week, Knights heard from residents that the Islamic State stepped up its barrage of the city. He thinks militants might be feeling momentum swing against them as they lose ground in Iraq's Kurdish north.
He believes they're making one more severe assault on Amerli because "they may have to retreat and don't want to leave any Shi'a alive when they go."


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i want to know what you think about the USA and their wars? I think the USA are very brutal, because they have more wars then any other country for the last 60 years (since 1945)(27), i think this are too much wars. What do ypu think?
PS: My English isn't the best . If there are misstakes in my text, correct them please.
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Thursday, December 15, 2011
You're Researching but Are You Reading?
You may be a beginning researcher or you may have over twenty years of experience. If you don't learn the best methods for researching (so that you can get beyond searching) you will get stuck and spin your wheels. It will still be fun, but you have a limited time, so why not make the most of it and accomplish as much as possible?
The best method for becoming a better researcher is to read. Can you remember the first genealogical book you have ever read? If so, leave me a comment and tell me what it was. If haven't ready any books on genealogy then it's time to head straight to the library.
The only way to become a better researcher is to read and learn from genealogical books. For those of you who are saying you can learn from institutes and classes too, well, that's true. But those classes are going to make you read some books.
I would encourage to read actual books. I love genealogical magazines and journals but the real transformation in your research skills is going to happen reading books on methodology or specific topics such as ethnic research.
If you're a brand new researcher perhaps you want to check out Megan Smolenyak's Who Do You Think You Are?: The Essential Guide to Tracing Your Family History, A Companion to the NBC Series. This is a fun, easy read that will give you a broad introduction to genealogy.
If you've been researching for awhile and you're doing mostly American research then you should definitely read The Researcher's Guide to American Genealogy (2nd Edition) by Val D. Greenwood. I'm reading this now and I learn something new in every chapter.
Then there are the books that all American researchers should read like Courthouse Research for Family Historians by Christine Rose, Locating Your Roots: Discover Your Ancestors Using Land Records by Patricia Law Hatcher or the Marsha Hoffman Rising book mentioned above.
No matter how much I think I know about doing genealogical research, these books prove to me that I have more to learn. I typically have three books in progress all the time. Some books help me more than others but they all combine to make me a better researcher.
If you're doing genealogical research and you're not reading while conducting research then stop what you're doing. Assess how successful your research has been and seek out some books to help you improve. Books are some of the simplest tools you can use to help your reach your goals.
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This post couldn't have come at a better time. I'm currently putting together a list of genealogy books I want to purchase for my personal library. While a couple of the ones you mentioned were already on my list, you've given me some new ones to consider.ReplyDelete
These are the book in my US Genealogical reference folder:ReplyDelete
Crash Course in Family History - Paul Larsen.pdf
Elizabeth Powell Crowe - Genealogy Online 2011.pdf
Finding Anyone, Anywhere, Anywhen - Noel Montgomery Elliot.pdf
Genealogy Online for Dummies, 6th Ed - Matthew L Helm, April Leigh Helm.pdf
How to do Everything Genealogy 2nd ed.pdf
Troubleshooting Guide To Do-it-yourself Genealogy - W Daniel Quillen.pdf
My US research is mainly online because, well, I'm on a different continent, and these books have helped me find my way.
The old_occupations text file is just that: a text file listing old occupations.
My first Genealogy book was "Genealogy as Pastime and Profession" by Donald Lines JacobusReplyDelete
I feel so blessed to have been introduced to genealogy by this great man. I Highly recommend this book if you can find it.
I agree. Read a book!ReplyDelete
Pick a weekend and just say "I'm going to start this book and nobody is going to interrupt me".
My blog contains a page entitled "Genealogy Books I Own" - I can't remember the very first one I read (probably one of the online genealogy books), but I do know the ones that I go back to again and again.ReplyDelete
I started family history research in the mid-1970s, so books were obviously an essential tool for learning in those pre-Internet days. If memory serves me correctly, the first genealogy book I read was "Compiling Your Family History" by Nancy Gray. It is now in its 22nd edition, published by the Society of Australian Genealogists. Of the various (paper) books that I've bought in the past couple of years, the one I use most often is "Google Your Family Tree" by Dan Lynch.ReplyDelete
All so true. Equally important is to read up on relevant social & economic history. You gain so much more by placing your subject in context & understanding their particular world. Different communities have their peculiarities & customs: miners, fishermen, shipwrights etc.ReplyDelete
All so true. Equally important is to read up on relevant social & economic history. You gain so much more by placing your subject in context & understanding their particular world. Different communities have their peculiarities & customs: miners, fishermen, shipwrights etc.ReplyDelete
I honestly can't remember the first genealogy book that I read, but I can say that I have a long list of books that I'd like to read! On my desk now are:ReplyDelete
Walking with Your Ancestors: A Genealogist's Guide to Using Maps and Geography (Kashuba)
Social Networking for Genealogists (Smith)
Forensic Genealogy (Fitzpatrick)
The Researcher's Guide to American Genealogy (Greenwood)
I recently read Genealogical Standards of Evidence (Merriman) and LOVED it. Can't say enough about it. I also love the state guides produced by NGS. They are worth far more than the small pricetag.
Great post. I can't wait to read more of the comments!
My first "general" genealogy book was Genealogy 101: How to Trace Your Family's History and Heritage by Barbara Renick. It was a great book to start with but it's a bit outdated now.ReplyDelete
The first genealogy book I bought was Your Guide to Cemetery Research by Sharon DeBartolo Carmack. This is still a book that I refer to from time to time.
The first genealogy book I read was Greenwood's book. A re-read is in order now as I think I would get even more out of it now!ReplyDelete
I think Jacobus' book was the very first genealogy I read and I loved it.ReplyDelete
The first genealogy book I purchased was Ancestry's Guide to Research: Case Studies in American Genealogy by Johni Cerny & Arlene Eakle. I've read it over and over again and is one of my favorites.
- AnonymousDecember 20, 2011 at 4:13 AM
Totally good advice. I can't imagine doing family history research without reading. The year I started (1986), my Xmas and birthday books included both genealogical guides, and like Wornpick, social context books. I list some books on my blog but my personal genealogy library expands annually. What I'm reading ties in with what I'm researching...or kicks off another research direction.ReplyDelete


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The Women Of 'One Tree Hill' — Crushes of the Day [PICTURES]
A show that seems to live forever is the CW's 'One Tree Hill.' Most guys hate it, and women can't get enough of it. Guys, there may be a few reasons to turn this show into a guilty viewing pleasure. We need to face facts — women watch shows with hot women in them, so while we don't enjoy the soap opera feel, we can enjoy the sexy women that populate shows like 'One Tree Hill,' 'Gossip Girl' and anything else on the CW. Even their vampires are hot.
Case in point, Sophia Bush. She has been eye candy for us on this show since 2003 and just seems to be getting hotter. She has made the Maxim and FHM hot list on multiple occasions. Let's not forget that she also made her hotness known on the big screen too. How hot was she fighting off that psycho in The Hitcher in just her panties?
Sophia isn't the only hottie either. She has been joined by Bethany Joy Galeotti, the red hot Shantel VanSanten and country singer Jana Kramer who adds some down home hotness to this already stellar lineup.
These women are not only our 'crushes' today, they make 'One Tree Hill' must-see boobie.
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I live in a very religious town, so I hear this saying about 2 or 3 times every week, whether it be to me or someone near me. I usually don't respond when it is said to me, but what do you think a good response would be?
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Prairie View A&M University requires regular class attendance. Attending all classes supports full academic development of each learner whether classes are taught with the instructor physically present or via distance learning technologies such as interactive video. Excessive absenteeism, whether EXCUSED or UNEXCUSED, may result in a student's course grade being reduced or in a student's being assigned a grade of "F." Absences are accumulated beginning with the first day of class during regular semesters and summer terms. Each faculty member will include the University's attendance policy in each course syllabus.
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Students are required to attend all class meetings. Absences due to illness, attendance at university approved activities, and family or other emergencies constitute EXCUSED ABSENCES and must be supported by documentation presented to the instructor prior to or immediately upon the student's return to class. Students are responsible for all oral and written examinations as well as all assignments (e.g., projects, papers, reports) whether absence is Excused or Unexcused.
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NFC technology will definitely be in your future, whether you like it or not. NFC or Near Field Communication is, quoting from Wikipedia:
[A] set of standards for smartphones and similar devices to establish radio communication with each other by touching them together or bringing them into close proximity, usually no more than a few centimetres. Present and anticipated applications include contactless transactions, data exchange, and simplified setup of more complex communications such as Wi-Fi. Communication is also possible between an NFC device and an unpowered NFC chip, called a "tag".Translated into English this essentially means that retailers will be using your smartphone, like a credit card is used now, to charge purchases. Rather than being speculation for the future, NFC is already in use and in fact, Google's new Nexus 7" tablet comes not only with Android 4.1 but NFC enabled. If you are worried about losing your credit card, think about losing your NFC enabled smartphone or tablet. In reality, if you did lose your smartphone or tablet there will likely be a way to lock the device, like you can with iPhones, from a distance.


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How to Arrange the Decedent's Funeral as Estate Executor
As executor of an estate, you may need to arrange the decedent's funeral. From the time of the person's death, you may make sensitive decisions about arranging the funeral and choosing a cemetery. Take care in making these decisions as they can mean as much to the family as how you manage the estate. Also, be aware of special burial rights for veterans and the available options for paying for the funeral.
Consult with the decedent's family, both as a possible source for the decedent's wishes and to honor those of close family members. Don't rely on just one family member. Remember, any hard feelings that arise now will carry through the entire course of estate administration.
Sometimes, the decedent has left written wishes as to his or her funeral. Look through the decedent's personal papers, especially copies of his or her estate planning documents, to see if he or she left anything in writing with the other documents.
Arranging the funeral, eulogies, and collation
The decedent's family or clergy member may have a preference for a funeral director. Otherwise, make sure the funeral director is a member of a state or national funeral directors association. Check with the local Better Business Bureau to see if a director has any complaints.
If the decedent left burial wishes, honor them to the extent they're legal. Otherwise, honor the immediate family's wishes regarding clergyperson and place of funeral.
Here are additional — and important — pointers:
On the day of the funeral or memorial service, arrange for someone to watch the house — burglars read the obituaries and death notices.
Consider vetting written eulogies before the words are spoken to censor any potential airing of dirty laundry or attempts to redress past injustices.
In many American cultures, a collation, or light meal, is traditional after the funeral service. When arranging the collation, be aware of local and religious custom.
Choosing a cemetery and arranging for the headstone or grave marker
The decedent or the decedent's spouse or other family members may make the decision to use cremation. Otherwise, this choice may become yours. Remember, even cremated remains may be buried in a cemetery.
Several options are available when choosing a final resting place for the decedent's remains:
If the decedent has prepurchased a plot, use that plot.
If no family plot exists, choose a cemetery in a place significant to the decedent or one that family members may easily visit.
Although you don't need to order the grave marker immediately, it's an important task to take care of.
Special burial rights for veterans
If the decedent was an honorably discharged veteran, several benefits are available through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA):
United States flag: Veterans are entitled to a U.S. flag to place folded in the open casket, drape the casket, or accompany the urn. The funeral home typically arranges for this.Credit: ©iStockphoto.com/LeggNet 2011
Burial in a national cemetery: Veterans, their spouses, and their dependents may be buried at any of the national cemeteries with available space for no charge.
Headstone or marker: Whether buried in a national cemetery or not, eligible veterans are entitled to a government headstone or marker, provided by the VA.
Presidential Memorial Certificate: The Presidential Memorial Certificate is an engraved paper certificate, signed by the current president. Loved ones and next of kin may apply for the certificate.
Burial allowance: Deceased veterans may also be entitled to a burial allowance.
Paying for funeral costs
The estate may pay for all reasonable funeral costs, to the extent that funds are available. Keep in mind that a judge may disallow payment of expenses found to be unreasonable. If your decedent's estate may be short of funds, keep funeral expenses to a modest amount.
Check with the funeral homes to see if the decedent has a funeral trust, in which he or she prepaid for the funeral. Funds in a decedent's funded revocable trust can also be used to pay expenses. If the decedent had a checking account joint with the surviving spouse, payment can come from that account. The amount can be repaid from other funds if the spouse doesn't ultimately receive the entire estate, minus expenses.
Sometimes the funeral home will wait for payment until the executor or administrator is appointed, but it frequently adds interest to the bill after a set amount of time. You may even apply for temporary executorship to pay for the funeral.
Don't let the funeral director talk you into something that seems like an unnecessary expense.


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He is. He's not stupid.
The reason they play those games is because, shock horror, they win votes.
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He is. He's not stupid.
The reason they play those games is because, shock horror, they win votes.
Ron Paul: Codger, crank or more? - CNN.com
A fellow libertarian offers more detail on Paul's racism-as-strategy. Paul and his circle aspired "to create a libertarian-conservative fusion ... [by] appealing to the worst instincts of working/middle class conservative whites by creating the only anti-left fusion possible with the demise of socialism: one built on cultural issues. ... [The strategy] apparently made some folks (such as Rockwell and Paul) pretty rich selling newsletters predicting the collapse of Western civilization at the hands of the blacks, gays, and multiculturalists. The explicit strategy was abandoned by around the turn of the century, but not after a lot of bad stuff had been written in all kinds of places."
This article confirms my worst fears about what Ron Paul and his ideas stand for.
Ron Paul is a big proponent of Home Schooling yet when he himself had the opportunity he sent all his children to public schools. So he benefited from the system and took free education offered to him and his children, now he wants to abolish the department of Education.
Ron Paul on Homeschooling - YouTube
Once again, I think Ron Paul is consistent with racist, white supremacist agenda of running America like the 19th Century America. Home Schooling in America is considered by the high income white Americans who do not want their children to follow the secular curriculum and also uncomfortable with the mixed racial population of students.
Not saying that All home schoolers fall into that category, not at all, infact many do it out of necessity but Ron Paul is once again pandering to the base that has been loyal to him. The more I read the about this guy, the scarier it gets.
Ikki - here's further proof that if Paul is the nominee, there will certainly be an enthusiasm gap for Republican voters: Gingrich wouldn't vote for Paul. This is a major Republican candidate proclaiming he won't support his own party's nominee. I hear this from Republican voters all the time on talk radio and websites. Trust me, he would be crushed against Obama in a general election.
They're talking rubbish to pump up themselves/their candidate. Heard plenty of it from Hillary supporters last time round.
Trust me - if they vote, they'll vote Paul. There might be a turnout issue but if he picks a smart VP candidate and can muster the talkback radio/FOX faction effectively, shouldn't be a huge problem.
Don't think he'd win, though.
Yeah, I don't for a moment expect that any republican will vote for Obama in the 2012 election, Anti-Obama feeling among the Republicans is so bad that they will vote for any Buffoon over him.
Thankfully It is looking more and more like Obama Vs. Romney, My preference would still be Obama but I will not mind Romney as a President, I know he will do his usual flip-flop once the elections are over and go back to being pro-choice, pro-universal healthcare moderate Massachusettsian.
Johnson seeks Libertarian nomination for president | Reuters
This is exciting news for Obama Supporters.
It's a moot point though as Paul is certainly not getting the Republican nomination. More and more likely, it looks to be Romney vs. Obama, which will be a very close election.
Gringrich has no loyal fan-base and it is dwindling. He got a gust of wind underneath his sails for a while but he is a joke. If the above is proof for you, then what about this? Romney would vote for Paul over Obama. Gingrich himself, in the R debates, said that everyone on the stage (meaning all the candidates) were superior to Obama. Right now he is just butthurt because Paul has smashed him in his ads and Gringrich's base is sinking like the Titanic.
Moreover it has been repeatedly shown recently in many news reports that Dems, Inds, and people of other political background make up almost half Paul's base. They are only voting for Paul because of Paul.
Also the fact that you wouldn't mind Romney says it all about how deeply you look at candidates.
And Government is socialism in some form, If you are using public money to build dams, protect borders etc, it is socialism. Paul has his own double standards, I know it, the world knows it.
a cnn article about an early ron paul book
some of the excerpts brought up in this article just confirms what a big piece of turd pile the guy really is...suggesting that the harassee has some responsibility in job-related sexual harrassment suits and should just quit the job...and what are these "downtrodden white caucuses" the guy is referring to? kkk? aryan nation? i just hope the mother****er doesn't get anywhere near a presidency...
Why are we talking about Ron Paul? There's a bigger chance of the gay community endorsing Rick Santorum than Ron Paul being relevant, except as a spoiler third party candidate.


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When you have to control a small group of machines, it is enough to install Zabbix (either from the repositories or the source code) and not modify any parameter. But when the number of monitored machines or items is very large, it is necessary to fit some values related to the operating system, the database and the Zabbix itself. Otherwise it is possible that your system acts up or the performance is not expected.
Bellow you can see the status of my Zabbix server at work (Zabbix 1.8.5 with MySQL 5.1, on Ubuntu 11.04 - 64 bits). I am monitoring around 430 devices, between servers and switches, and you can distinguish that the requeried server performance (new values per second) is really huge: 1687.
This configuration would not be possible with a Zabbix base installation. Also point out the hardware features of the server: 4 vCPUs (2.66 GHz), 8 GB RAM and 254 GB of storage.
First of all, we are going to take a look at several graphics of the server. Let's get started with the memory consumption during a typical day. The figure shows that the average available memory is around 1.73 GB and the system is not swapping.
Regarding the CPU, I have chosen a period of 6 hours so as to explain the concept of Housekeeping in Zabbix. As you can make out in the next chart, the normal use of CPU is about 20-25%, but each hour, there is a strong increment. This situation coincides with a rise of the Input/Output operations.
The Housekeeping is a task run by Zabbix which takes care of removing the unnecessary data of the history, alerts and alarms tables. Taking a look at the zabbix log, you can find out how many records are deleted from the database.
root@zbx01:~# egrep 'housekeeper|Deleted' /var/log/zabbix/zabbix_server.log
1599:20110719:230307.692 Executing housekeeper
1599:20110719:231127.392 Deleted 1522478 records from history and trends
1599:20110720:001127.393 Executing housekeeper
1599:20110720:001927.742 Deleted 1480673 records from history and trends
This procedure is configured by means of different parameters into the zabbix_server.conf file.
Through the load average graph, we can also appreciate this issue, where the load average (1 min) reaches maximum increases of 1.30.
And finally, the following graphic represents the status of the Zabbix cache during a week. Its values are rightly suited too.
In the next article, I will teach how to set up correctly the parameters related to the Linux kernel, MySQL and Zabbix.


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As a rule, I don't use this space to promote specific Washington wine events. Today, however, I am making an exception (Don't ask. I don't plan to make more any time soon).
20Something - The New Vintage - takes place on Saturday November 20th at Fremont Studios. The event features seventy-five wineries, food from local chefs, and KEXP DJ Derek Mazzone. The event will also feature a 'Geek Lounge' where aromas, flavors, and flaws will be discussed in an interactive fashion. The event is aimed, as the name would suggest, at Millennials.
Why do I think this event is important? People aged 21 to 30 are one of the fastest growing segments of wine drinkers. According to the Wine Market Council, this group makes up 21% of core wine consumers, people who drink wine at least three times per week. Another 20 million millennials reach legal drinking age in the next five years.
I believe that it is critical to capture the imagination of this age group. If these individuals become wine lovers in their twenties, they can be expected to be wine lovers for life. And wouldn't it be cool if they became Washington wine lovers for life?
20Something is an official event through the Washington Wine Commission. See a list of wineries that will be represented here and restaurants here. Tickets are $50 per person or $90 for two and can be purchased here. Tickets for this event are expected to be sold out by week's end.
20Something - The New Vintage
As a rule, I don't use this space to promote specific Washington wine events. Today, however, I am making an exception (Don't ask. I don't plan to make more any time soon).
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Tiffany Says:
Gosh, I suppose I'd be out of place if I attended, no longer in my 20's. Is there a Senior discount for being in the 40's?
Seriously, if I didn't have plans to be out of town, I may try to attend...as a "chaperone" for my friends in their 20's!


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Breaking Through Concrete: An Urban Farm Roadtrip
Click Here to View Photos From Breaking Through Concrete. Photographs by Michael Hanson.
We started talking about a book on urban farms at the Garage Cafe in Birmingham's Southside neighborhood. It is one of those eccentric dives that seem to populate the South more than any other region. The back courtyard is shaded in old trees that muscle their way out of the uneven patio and stretch their twisted branches over the chunky concrete tables and wobbly benches. Rooms filled with teetering stacks of wrought-iron antiques and statuaries only sometimes for sale are closed off by sliding glass doors that look into the courtyard.
It's the kind of place where ideas hatch. We've known each other for years because we both worked for the same magazine publishing group in town. Edwin eventually went full-time into Jones Valley Urban Farm and urban agriculture consulting, and I began to follow smart-growth developments with the magazine I worked for at the time. We both saw the trends happening: new farmer visionaries planting their ideas in neighborhoods and towns around the country, and an emerging market of consumers seeking a connection to their food. And the scenes and the stories and the people were inspiring.
But we didn't see any publications that celebrated the new American urban farm movement. The buzz around urban farms is flourishing, as expected considering the increase in farmers markets, the trend of farm-to-plate restaurants, and the food focused media in many cities. But many farms and food garden projects around the country still exist in their own little bubbles, and the large percentage of Americans who have recently come to appreciate the idea of "organic" seem unaware of not only the presence of urban farms in most American cities, but also the discussion within the farm movement of what an urban farm is. And the urban farm is many things.
So, back in the Garage, we decided we should collect the stories and images from a representative selection of American urban farms as they exist in 2010. We gleaned the country for the best examples of the diverse ways urban farms operate and benefit their communities. We put it all down in a big book proposal and the University of California Press bit.
Uh oh. Now we actually had to make this happen. This was January 2010. On May 19, 2010, my brother, photographer Michael Hanson, videographer and friend Charlie Hoxie, and I left Seattle in a short Blue Bird school bus named Lewis Lewis. The remodeled interior slept three and had a kitchen and two work desks. The engine ran on diesel and recycled vegetable oil. We had two months and over a dozen cities to visit between Seattle, New Orleans, Brooklyn, and Chicago.
The journey took us into a rich vein of American entrepreneurialism. The old spirit of opportunity and optimism was bursting at the seams in the farms we encountered. Each stop along our counterclockwise cross-country ramble inspired us with new ideas and different faces speaking eloquently and passionately about helping their communities.
There might not be a better way to see America right now than via a short bus smoking fry grease. We connected with urban farmers, of course. But we also spent (too much) time with diesel mechanics, with cops in small-town Arkansas, and with biodiesel greasers selling or giving away their salvaged "fuel." In Vona, Colo., while eating dinner outside of Lewis Lewis and watching the setting sun light up a grain silo, we met the bored youth of large-scale agriculture. More than once, we were roused from sleep in the middle of the night and kicked out of mall parking lots. A school bus spray-painted white and traveling at 55 miles per hour sparks the curiosity of many of the people it passes, and that's mostly a good thing.
Unfortunately, Lewis Lewis refused to budge from Birmingham's Jones Valley Urban Farm, which was appropriate. You see, the bus was named after Edwin's first employee, Lewis Nelson Lewis, a homeless man in Birmingham who began helping Edwin at the Southside garden. He worked hard, if sporadically, and Edwin eventually hired him. Lewis became a staple of any farm activity, and it's not a stretch to say that Edwin and the farm were his lifeblood. Lewis Lewis passed away on. It's no wonder Lewis Lewis the Bus did not want to leave his farm. We continued on our route up the East Coast in a white minivan, though we undoubtedly lost a spirit of adventure.
Breaking Through Concrete is a result of that road trip and a decade of urban farming experience. We share the stories of twelve farms, and we give the inside scoop on the dos and don'ts of urban farming. Like those earlier conversations in the Garage Cafe, we see the urban farms sprouting around America as the think tanks for the food revolution that must and, thankfully, is happening in our country. Hopefully, what we've found developing in America's cities on a small scale can spread into the prime farmland and the larger economy and germinate a sustainable solution to our current food and nutrition problems. Not many things say hope like the green leaves of a food plant breaking through concrete.
Can farming revitalize our cities and change the way we eat? Follow two friends across the United States to find out.
Heirloom skills for sustainable living.
Will Allen's farm offers fresh fruits and vegetables, fish, and a taste of the delicious possibilities of farming the urban food deserts.


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SAN JOSE — San Jose State's two biggest questions entering the season got positive answers Thursday night as the Spartans opened with a 42-10 win over North Dakota at Spartan Stadium.
Quarterback Blake Jurich delivered in his starting debut, even if the comfortable victory before 10,371 fans came against a Football Championship Subdivision opponent.
Jurich, a fifth-year senior who had only thrown 20 passes in his collegiate career entering the night, was efficient and effective. He completed 22 of 25 passes for 250 yards and three touchdowns, and ran for a score.
"I've been working for five years here," Jurich said. "Ever since high school this has always been a dream of mine. It feels really good."
The defense, much maligned during a disappointing 2013 season, showed improved tackling and ability to rally to the ball, traits that were missing even when San Jose State opened last year with a shutout win over Sacramento State.
"We wanted to make sure we got 11 guys to the ball at all times and played our hearts out because we've got depth now," said senior safety Forrest Hightower, who had 2½ tackles for loss.
The Spartans won back-to-back season openers for the first time since the 2002 and 2003 seasons and can take a measure of confidence into their preparations for next week's showdown with SEC monster Auburn.
San Jose State seemed to keep the game plan rather simple for Jurich with a steady diet of runs and short passes.
"It's important trying to get off to a good start and he did," coach Ron Caragher said of Jurich. "He made some good decisions. He threw the ball well. His choice-making was good and then we saw him tuck the ball. You always want that confidence and not only does he gain confidence but the team gains confidence in him."
The Spartans impressed in several categories in which they struggled the past two years even with David Fales at the helm.
SJSU converted on its first six third-down plays and was 7 of 11 on the night. Even better was its red zone offense, scoring touchdowns on all five trips inside the 20-yard line.
The Spartans scored touchdowns on their first three drives. Jurich had a key 20-yard run on third down on the opening drive, which ended with a 14-yard touchdown pass to Tyler Winston.
Jurich scored on a 3-yard run on the next possession on a play in which he had options. As he rolled to the right, there was nobody within 15 yards of himself and tight end Billy Freeman in the end zone, and he took the easy rushing score.
The Spartans' first forced turnover of the season came when Garrett Guanella pressured North Dakota's Joe Mollberg, and Mollberg's hurried pass was intercepted by Cleveland Wallace III.
Jurich added his second touchdown pass of the first half when he finished off a 15-play, 81-yard drive with a 3-yard toss to fullback Shane Smith.
Freshman running back Brandon Monroe's first career touchdown came in the third quarter, and a 40-yard punt return for a score by Tyler Ervin pushed it out of reach at 35-3.
For more San Jose State coverage, visit the SpartanCentral blog at blogs.mercurynews.com/sjsu. Follow Jimmy Durkin on Twitter at Twitter.com/Jimmy_Durkin.
SJSU (1-0) at Auburn (0-0), 4 p.m. ESPN2


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Once a pariah, gar fish are actually quite palatable
In our society, there is a strong belief that most pretty things are good, and vice-versa. That's portrayed in the movies, on television, and also on the fishing scene. There are exceptions, however, and one of them is the toothy gar. There are several different species of gar and all of them have survived prehistoric times. According to some of the more learned folks they have changed little from those times until now. What has changed is many people's attitude toward their place within at least some of the fishing community. The fact is that Texas has now placed a one-fish limit on alligator gar. These are the ones that can grow to sizes in the 200-pound-plus range. The only problem is that it takes some experience identifying the various gar to distinguish one species from the other. Except for the size of a mature fish they all have long mouths that are full of teeth. Some are spotted and some are solid colored, and all of them are covered with armor placed scales. The question has always been is that are these toothy and armor covered fish suitable for the table? Also, how do you catch them?
The gar tend to feed upon practically any and all species of available fish as well as birds, turtles, snakes, and frogs. Whether their prey is dead or alive at the time doesn't seem to matter.
The big gar will also grab certain lures that are created just for them, the lure being a simple piece of nylon rope that is grayed from the end up to a foot or so. When it is cast into a gar rich area, the gar will bite it. Whenever it's teeth are closed on the nylon they become entangled. The more it struggles, the more it becomes entangled.
Certainly the use of a good sharp hook attached to a strong steel leader and with a float a couple feet above it is effective, too. The use of this simple rig requires nerves of steel. The gar will take the bait and swim off with it, sometimes for quite a distance. The trick is knowing when to set the hook and when to let it keep going a little further. Knowing when it's time to set the hook and hold on is simply a game of chance. Should you miss getting the gar hooked, just rebait and try again. There will be no doubt when the fish is hooked that it will immediately do battle. Should it be one over 20 pounds, the fight could be really intense.
I'll say here that gar filets are one of my favorites for the table. It is extremely mild in flavor and it may be prepared in many different ways. The fish that weigh in from 10 to perhaps 50 pounds are the more desirable as food fish. The smaller ones don't offer much meat and the larger ones tend to become too course.
Once the gar has been subdued, its armor plated shell must be penetrated. A knife is not the better tool for this. A good cleaver or hatchet will do a much better job. Simply put the gar's mouth against a solid structure. Then take hold of the dorsal fin near the tail with some pliers. Use the cleaver or hatchet to chop beneath the fin. Do this the full length of the gar's top. Then take a sharp knife and peal the shell away from the entire back strap or filet. There will be a filet on both sides and the flesh will be white. Any red meat should be removed. Then the filets can be cut across in frying or boiling sizes or for gar patties, court bullion, sauce piquant, or gilled gar if this be your choice of dishes. You should not judge the gar's table worthiness by its outward appearance. The flesh is second to none.
Knowing where to locate these prehistoric fish is not difficult. Practically all of our lakes, bayous, and even saltwater tributaries will host the gar. I've even seen some really super size alligator gar at the Sabine Jetty. Places such as the lower end of Taylor's Bayou, Ten Mile Bayou, Big Hill Bayou, any tributaries of the Neches and Sabine rivers, as well as the rivers themselves, are great places to go after eatable gar.
Keep in mind that in trying to escape, the toothy fish can do some painful damage to anything that it connects with. These fish do a really great battle and they are just as catchable from the bank as they are from a boat. They offer some readily available big-fish action for youngsters who have not been exposed to such fish. Don't become agitated if an eatable gar takes you bait.
Take it home and enjoy the almost secret delicacy from the water.
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Athlete of the Week - No. 1
By Chad Waller, NAIA Director of Communications & Sports Information
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Adella King of Indiana Tech has been named the NAIA National Women's Outdoor Track Athlete of The Week and teammate Stacia Murray has been honored as the NAIA National Women's Outdoor Field Athlete of The Week, the national office announced Wednesday. King and Murray were selected based on their performances from March 12 - 18.
King, a junior from Detroit, Mich., captured two first-place finishes and was part of a fifth-place 4x100 relay squad at the Wake Forest (N.C.) Open on March 16. She set a school record with a clocking of 11.70 in the 100-meter dash, breaking Katelyn Lewis' school best. She beat out 79 other athletes in the event. In the 200-meters, she picked up another top finish, defeating128 other athletes with a time of 23.82. Her closest competitor, Francena McCorory, ran unattached and was an All-American and NCAA indoor record holder in the 400 meters. Also, the 46.13 mark in the 4x100 relay marks the best time in the NAIA this season. She collected three "A" standards on Saturday.
Murray, a sophomore from Fort Wayne, Ind., also set a school standard in the triple jump. Her distance of 38' 3 ¼" is the best in Indiana Tech history and ended up the sixth-longest mark at the Wake Forest Open. That finish established an "A" standard in the event and she currently ranks first in the NAIA in the triple jump.
For a complete listing of all the national event leaders, click here.
Track Nominees: Rachael Estabrook, Corban (Ore.); Kathleen Hermesch, Saint Mary (Kan.); Kaitlyn Loeffler, Central Methodist (Mo.); Diamond Mitchell, College of Idaho; Jenna Higgins, Mount Mercy (Iowa); Jessie Rozario, Southern Oregon; Alyssa Garrett, Oklahoma Christian; Crystal Bardge, Embry-Riddle (Fla.); Ashley Hanna, Florida Memorial; Brittany Petersen, Northwest Christian (Ore.); Uniqua Cooper, Oklahoma Baptist.
Field Nominees: Christy Mosier, Corban (Ore.); Ashley Lyons, Friends (Kan.); Vanessa Legg, Indiana East; Kelly Kelly Klusmeyer, Central Methodist (Mo.); Jenna Higgins, Mount Mercy (Iowa); Mikayla Garrard, Southern Oregon; Katie Ostlund, Oklahoma Christian; Jamie Murchison, Eastern Oregon; Tychelle Freeman, South Carolina Beaufort; Reta Woodard, Embry-Riddle (Fla.); Blair Wilkinson, Northwest Christian (Ore.); Kebrina Hartfield, Oklahoma Baptist.
2012 Composite Award Winners (Outdoor Track / Outdoor Field)
Week 1: Adella King, Indiana Tech / Stacia Murray; Indiana Tech


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Tomorrow, News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch, his son James, and former News International CEO Rebekah Brooks will testify before Parliament about their knowledge of the News of the World hacking scandal that has rocked Britain for weeks. But on tonight's Report, Stephen Colbert—much like Steve Doocy on Friday's edition of Fox & Friends—had a much less serious take on it all. Video of Colbert's segment is above.


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Madison Bumgarner allowed just two hits over seven innings as the San Francisco Giants beat the Detroit Tigers 2-0 on Thursday to take a 2-0 World Series lead.
Gregor Blanco's single trickled to a stop centimeters fair on the infield dirt, setting up Brandon Crawford's run-scoring double-play grounder in the seventh. Hunter Pence added a sacrifice fly in the eighth to give the Giants all they needed.
Game 3 is set for today in Detroit and for once, the Giants are not playing from behind. The Giants overcame a 2-0 deficit to beat Cincinnati in the best-of-five division series and trailed 3-1 against St Louis in the National League championship series.
The loss left the favored Tigers wondering what else could go wrong. Prince Fielder was thrown out at the plate by a hair and moments later starting pitcher Doug Fister was struck squarely in the head by a line drive.
Fister managed to stay on the mound, and even excelled. Bumgarner more than matched him, however, allowing just two hits before the San Francisco bullpen closed it out before another pulsating crowd.
Santiago Casilla pitched a perfect eighth and Sergio Romo worked the ninth for a save in the combined two-hitter, leaving Miguel Cabrera in a huge hole heading back to Comerica Park. Anibal Sanchez will start for the Tigers against Ryan Vogelsong in Detroit.
The Tigers looked sluggish at the plate, maybe still lost following a five-day layoff after an American League championship series sweep of the Yankees. Cabrera hopped up and twisted away after third baseman Pablo Sandoval, who homered three times in the opener, snared his early line drive.
Bumgarner had something to do with the Tigers' troubles, too.
Bumped from the NLCS rotation after two poor postseason starts, he returned with a flourish. The left-hander struck out eight and looked as sharp as he did in the 2010 World Series when, as a 21-year-old rookie, he stopped Texas in Game 4 on the way to a championship.
This game was scoreless in the seventh when the Giants went ahead, right after actor Tom Hanks — a former peanut vendor at the nearby Oakland Coliseum — sang Take Me Out to the Ball Game on the field.
Pence led off with a single and Fister departed, getting lots of hugs in the dugout. Rookie reliever Drew Smyly walked Brandon Belt on a full-count pitch and Blanco's bunt loaded the bases.
The Tigers kept their infield back up the middle, and had no play at the plate on Crawford's bouncer.
Pence added the insurance run the next inning with his flyball off Octavio Dotel.
Fielder and the Tigers came up just short of taking an early lead, the result of yet another alert play by second baseman Marco Scutaro and a dubious decision by third base coach Gene Lamont.
Fielder was hit by a pitch to lead off the second, Delmon Young followed with a double and when the ball rattled around in left field, Lamont waved the burly slugger home. Even with no outs, Lamont sent him.
Scutaro, in the middle of every big play for the Giants this month, dashed across the diamond, caught Blanco's relay and unleashed a strong throw to the plate. All-Star catcher Buster Posey made a swipe tag to Fielder's backside, just as the Tigers star slid home.
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Q&A: USA Basketball Follows Yellow Brick Road From Madison Avenue To London
By Barry Janoff
August 3, 2012: It is a sign of the times — both good and bad — that the USA Men's Basketball Team is in London seeking gold with the support of what has been called the "broadest portfolio of partners" ever.
The good news is that a plethora of major companies have put their resources behind sending the likes of Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Chris Paul and Carmelo Anthony to the 2012 Summer Olympics to compete on a world stage.
The negative, for some, is that the situation exemplifies how much corporate involvement is actually necessary to bring to fruition the goal of defeating every other hoops nation in the world. And beyond the realm of supporting America and its athletes, it allows sponsors and marketing partners to have a platform to activate marketing strategies that, ultimately, drive traffic to their companies and create ROI.
Returning USA Basketball partners for 2012 include American Express Cisco, Gatorade, Las Vegas Events, MetroPCS, Got Milk, Nike, State Farm, Right Guard and Tiffany & Co.
New USA Basketball partners this year include Jeep, Burger King, Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Jeep, MetroPCS, 24 Hour Fitness and Right Guard.
According to USA Basketball, all the partners had significant presence through such activations as retail presence, player promotions, consumer events, grassroots tours, social media and traditional venues such as TV, radio, print and outdoor.
A good portion of activation also helped to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the 1992 basketball squad that won a gold medal at the Summer Olympics in Barcelona. The "Dream Team" — which included Michael Jordan, Earvin "Magic" Johnson, Larry Bird, Patrick Ewing, Charles Barkley, Karl Malone, John Stockton, Scottie Pippen, David Robinson, Chris Mullen, Clyde Drexler and Christian Laettner — was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2010.
The 2012 roster going for the gold medal (in alphabetical order): Carmelo Anthony (New York Knicks), Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers), Tyson Chandler (New York Knicks), Anthony Davis (New Orleans Hornets), Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City Thunder), James Harden (Oklahoma City Thunder), Andre Iguodala Philadelphia 76ers), LeBron James (Miami Heat), Kevin Love (Minnesota Timberwolves), Chris Paul (Los Angeles Clippers), Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma City Thunder) and Deron Williams (Brooklyn Nets). The head coach is Mike Krzyzewski (Duke).
NYSportsJournalism spoke with Aaron Ryan, vp-global marketing and partnerships for the NBA, about how support for USA Basketball is mixing traditional and new media, driving interest worldwide and helping to pave a yellow brick road from Madison Avenue to London and back to the U.S.
NYSportsJournalism.com: How challenging was it leading up to the Olympics to work with returning partners, sign new partners and help coordinate all of the activation that would support the team?
Aaron Ryan: It has been an incredible couple of months on the partnership side. A lot of time was spent getting content up and running and in motion, and then a shift in focus to gear up for the Olympics themselves. What has been so great is that all of our partners have been a vital part of the ride the entire time.
NYSJ: Was having the 2012 Olympic Games coincide with the 20th anniversary of the Dream Team a sort of perfect storm for marketing partners?
AR: We have hung our hat on a couple of things. Obviously, the heritage of USA Basketball is incredibly high right now with the 20th anniversary of the 1992 gold medal 'Dream Team.' But we have also hit a great stride here in terms of content and activation with the very creative brands with which we have been working. They are really exercising the full value of their partnerships. Not just attaching their brands to USA Basketball, but going all out to look for creative ways to bring their messages to light while showing their support for the team and the players.
NYSJ: Has part of the challenge been to not only get the messages out to people but also to make certain that those messages resonate, especially with so much marketing happening around the Olympics?
AR: Certainly. But that is a challenge that we have embraced along with all of the partners. There were some messages getting out earlier in the year, but you saw more and more of them activate as the Games got closer. During previous Olympics, what people may have seen the most was a company align with a team and then look for a way to promote their own intellectual property. And in many cases that was the extent of their activation. Now what you are seeing is a lot of energy from our partners, looking not only to support their own messages but work in unison with other partners and players to support the team and support the efforts to win a gold medal.
"We have hit a great stride here in terms of content and activation with the very creative brands with which we have been working."
NYSJ: What are the biggest changes you've seen in activation this year versus previous Olympic years?
AR: Social media is a significant driver where it hasn't been before. But in the overall picture that is only part of the energy we are seeing in marketing. Jeep had test drives at USA Basketball events. We hosted underprivileged kids at practices and exhibition games in Las Vegas and other [pre-Olympic] locations. MetroPCS supported the USA Basketball Dream Team Tour, which went to 15 cities. And a lot of activation where partners brought people closer to the team and the players and made it much more of a personal experience.
NYSJ: How strategic has the Dream Team anniversary been?
AR: We are still in awe of the way our partners activated behind that. Dr Pepper has collectible cans with Dream Team members. Burger King has commemorative cups. Right Guard was the presenting partner of the Dream Team documentary. And just to have the ability to have not only players from the 2012 USA Basketball roster but NBA legends involved has really helped to energize our messages and drive interest.
NYSJ: How important has the social media aspect been?
AR: What has impressed me is not that our partners are using it but to the extent in which they are making it work to connect with fans and consumers. Burger King's 'Your Team, Your Voice' has created a great conversation, offered a first-hand look at what goes on to get the team to the Olympics. Right Guard had a 'Defend the Dream' promotion. AMEX hosted online chats when the team was in Las Vegas that allowed fans to get closer to the court. Cisco used its TelePresence System to connect players with fans on numerous occasions. In fact, I would say that all of our partners used social media to some extent to support and drive marketing. And it helps that our players themselves are some of the most active social media icons and users, which drove the conversation.
NYSJ: How have the players reacted to the activations and promotions?
AR: It certainly is to their advantage [to work with marketing partners] but the amount of access has been incredible. For example, during the course of the week in Las Vegas [when the team was in training], our partners and our partners' clients had an amazing amount of access to events and to the players. We hosted different groups each day, which included our clients and the sweepstakes winners for this partners that activated [those promotions]. Coach Krzyzewski held 'chalk talk' sessions. And we had a reception for all of our partners at which all of the team members were in attendance.
NYSJ: Some of the USA Basketball partners are also NBA partners, so how has this affected those relationships moving forward?
AR: It has improved what I already consider to be dynamic relationships. Working with Cisco, for example, has helped them to authenticate what their promise to their customers is, which is being integral to small businesses. I can't think of a better example of a small business where there are such geographical constraints. USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo lives out west. Coach Krzyzewski is based in North Carolina. And USA Basketball headquarters are in Colorado Springs. So we utilized Cisco TelePresence to bring everyone together. And we have been learning things about what they bring to the relationship and what the NBA wants to see as this alliance progresses, which we will review and potentially implement.
NYSJ: Will these partnerships still be in play after the Olympics?
AR: I can't address each partnership, but there are relationships that extend past the Olympic Games and we are in on-going conversations with each of our partners regarding how we can strengthen and extend them looking forward to the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro and the FIBA Basketball World Cup in 2014.
NYSJ: How does all of this play into commissioner David Stern and the NBA strongly considering putting sponsor logos on game jerseys beginning with the 2012-14 season [which will be voted on in September]?
AR: It certainly is early in the process. I am not the main person involved in the process [from a partnership side] but I am an anxious observer waiting to see how this evolves over the next couple of months. The NBA and the Developmental League have taken steps with regards to [ads] on practice jerseys. And obviously the WNBA has several teams with jersey-front sponsors. For the NBA, there is still a lot of discussion that will take place. And the reality of it is that there is still a lot to be learned.


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Neil Belton was born in Dublin. He is a former publishing director of Granta Books, and is currently publisher of the Apollo division of Head of Zeus. His book about political cruelty, The Good Listener, was published in 1998, and A Game With Sharpened Knives, a novel, appeared in 2005.


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Hong Kong's democracy in peril as China clamps down
China's top legislative body on Sunday struck a blow to democracy advocates in Hong Kong, ruling that Beijing can effectively veto candidates it deems undesirable from seeking the region's top leadership job in a 2017 election.
The move, while hardly unexpected, makes it virtually certain that Hong Kong will soon be home to large-scale protests and acts of civil disobedience that will disrupt one of China's crucial hubs for trade and banking.
"The democrats will simply have to go to the streets now," said Michael Davis, a law professor at the University of Hong Kong. Beijing's leaders, he said are "offering the kind of democracy where they get to vet the candidates, and that is unacceptable to a lot of people here."
Since it was reunited with China in 1997, Hong Kong has enjoyed a semi-autonomous status, with freedoms of assembly and speech that residents on the mainland can only dream about. But China's recent actions towards the former British colony has alarmed many Hong Kongers that they may soon lose rights they took for granted.
At issue is Beijing's interpretation of Hong Kong's "basic law," a type of constitution that resulted from Great Britain's decision to return the territory to China in 1984. The basic law includes language granting Hong Kong a "high degree" of autonomy, including the ability of residents to elect their chief executive in 2017.
How that election will be conducted is now in dispute. Activists in Hong Kong want groups and political parties in Hong Kong to be free to nominate their own candidates. Beijing officials and state media have said for months that will lead to chaos and is in violation of basic law.
On Sunday, the National People's Congress affirmed that position, meaning that a Hong Kong committee seen as beholden to Beijing will decide which two or three candidates can vie for Hong Kong's top office. The nominating rules released Sunday require that candidates both "love the country (China)" and "love Hong Kong."
On Sunday, one of the group's pushing for open elections, Occupy Central, issued a statement saying it was disappointed Beijing had chosen to cut off avenues for discussion. The group says in the next few weeks it will be forced to launch "wave after wave" of demonstrations. Some of the group's critics fear such protests could shut down the city's central business district, and possibly give Beijing a reason to directly intervene.
Davis doubts it will come to that. "Hong Kong has a long history of peaceful protests," he said.
On Sunday night, a youth group called Scholarism held a demonstration in Hong Kong without serious incident. "Thanks to #HongKong police for showing restraint and common sense in policing," OccupyCentral tweeted afterward.
Beijing's handling of Hong Kong's future has garnered interest from China watchers worldwide, many looking for signs that Beijing might be willing to experiment with limited democratic reforms in a small corner of its territory. Those hopes seemed dashed now under Chinese President Xi Jinping, who has detained and arrested numerous lawyers and political activists on the mainland who have advocated for reform.
Under the rules approved Sunday by Beijing, candidates for chief executive must gain the support of more than half of the members on Hong Kong nominating committee to be considered for the next round. Since that nominating committee is dominated by pro-business Beijing supporters, the rule makes it nearly certain Hong Kong's democratic wing will be unable to get one of its candidates on the ballot.
Democrats, however, hold 27 seats on the 70-member Legislative Council, which must approve the NPC's elections rules by a two-thirds majority for them to become law. While Hong Kong's Democratic Party has vowed to hold together and veto Beijing's proposal, doing so might sinks hopes for an election in 2017, and expose the democrats to potential blame.
Last week, as the NPC committee was meeting, Hong Kong authorities raided the home of a media titan who has used his wealth to support pro-democracy forces. Jimmy Lai, the owner of Apple Daily and other media in Hong Kong, has accused the government of seeking to intimidate and silence his newspapers and other critics.
McClatchy Special Correspondent Tiantian Zhang contributed to this report.