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Stockton-to-Malone Week: Caricatures
Days from now, Karl Malone will join John Stockton and Jerry Sloan in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. Let's fete and honor the greatest duo in NBA history with Stockton-to-Malone Week. S2M Week is brought to you by my digital pack ratting, est. circa 1995.
Left: As C once pointed out, for some reason the artist put old Malone's face (shaved head) on young Malone's body (Jazz note uniform). :-p
Center: I think (but am not very sure) that I cut this out from a "Sporting News" in the early 90s.
Right: I was vacationing with my family in Singapore sophomore year of high school when I found this shirt in some random department store. This was, far and away, my prize purchase (never mind that it was only available in XXL and two of me could fit in it with room to spare).


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Next week starts the new Congress, and with it the Tea Party conservatives. What's their strategy? What will they rally around?
They'll grouse endlessly about government spending but I don't think they'll use any particular spending bill to mobilize and energize their grass roots. The big bucks are in Social Security, Medicare, and defense, which are too popular. And their support for a permanent extension of the Bush tax cuts will make a mockery of any argument about taming the deficit.
Nor will they focus on the debt ceiling. Their opposition to raising it will generate a one-day story but won't rally the troops or register with the public. Most Americans aren't particularly interested in the debt ceiling, don't know what it means, and don't feel affected by it.
Instead, I expect their rallying cry will be about the mandatory purchase of health care built into the new healthcare law. The mandate is the least popular, and least understood, aspect of that law. Yet it's the lynchpin. Without it, much of the rest of the law falls apart: It's impossible to cover all high-risk Americans, including those with pre-existing conditions, unless those at far lower risk are required to buy insurance.
Knowing they don't stand a chance of getting a direct repeal of the mandate (even if they could get a majority in the House for it, they won't summon 60 votes in the Senate, and have no possibility of overriding a presidential veto), they'll try to strip the federal budget appropriation of money needed to put the mandate into effect. This could lead to a standoff with the White House over government funding in general, and a possible government shutdown.
My betting is Tea Party conservatives wouldn't mind a government shutdown over the healthcare mandate. Unlike Bill Clinton's showdown with Newt Gingrich, which hurt the conservative cause, Tea Partiers believe this one could be helpful. In their view, it would enable them to stand on principle, dramatize their argument that the Obama administration overstepped with healthcare, and generate a particular event around which they can summon the energy and enthusiasm of their ground troops — all with an eye on mobilizing for the 2012 general election.
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Also, meeting new people and having fun, which is the case with salsa dancing is also good for your mental health, I can only guess, I'm not a doc
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It feels like just yesterday that Chanel Spring 2015 collection debuted, full of oxfords, loafers and one very fashionable protest. If you can believe it, Pre-Fall 2015 collections are starting to roll out, and the Chanel Métiers d'Art Paris-Salzburg show was not one to be missed.
Aside from the fashion, what I always look forward to the locations of every Chanel off-season show. The brand has staged its events everywhere from Edinburgh to Dubai, and for pre-fall, the brand went to Salzburg, Austria.
In the tradition of the Chanel Metiers d'Art shows, this one was called Paris-Salzburg, and the show was, of course, heavily influenced by the locale. This lush, wintry style can be seen in high lace-up boots, demure flats and chunky clogs. Footwear genius Massaro, designer behind the innovative Chanel sneaker boot and the Fall 2014 Couture Flip-Flops, also designed this slightly cheeky footwear collection. One thing's for sure; Chanel footwear keeps us on our toes.


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Extreme sports don't tend to entice me, so it's fun writing someone to whom it does. I mean, one of these day's I'd love to parachute (tandem) or to learn to hang glide, but because I think it would be beautiful and breathtaking, not because I feel there's any risk or thrill.
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• The Schedule
Friday, October 28, 2011 at 7:00 p.m.
UCSB Gauchos vs. Cal Poly Mustangs
at UCSB's Meredith Field at Harder Stadium
Live Stats available at UCSBgauchos.com
Audio broadcast available at KCSB.org
• Tickets Available
Tickets for UCSB's soccer season finale are available by calling 805-893-UCSB (8272), at the Ticket Office in the ICA Building on campus or online by clicking here.
• The Gaucho Record
UCSB enters Friday night's season finale against Cal Poly with an overall record of 6-11-2 and a Big West record of 1-6-0. The Gauchos have lost two straight and six of their last seven. Last weekend, they traveled north and lost a pair of matches. On Oct. 21, they dropped a 2-1 decision at Pacific and on Oct. 23 they were blanked at UC Davis, 2-0.
• Seniors Play Final Games At UCSB
Prior to Friday's game against Cal Poly, UCSB will salute 10 players who will be participating in their final games as Gauchos. Eight of the players who will be recognized are listed as seniors on the roster and two others are in their fourth year, having redshirted a season. The 10 players are Alyssa Benjamin, Cory Yoshida, Brooke Salyer, Alexa Stringer, Nicole Romanowski, Kathleen Matthew, Danika Johnson, Kat Serdio, Alyssa Oldham and Katy Roby
• Gauchos Grapple For Goals
As the 2011 season winds down, the Gauchos continue to search for offense. After scoring two goals in an Oct. 16 win over UC Riverside, UCSB could muster just one tally in last weekend's matches at Pacific and UC Davis. On Sunday at Davis, the Gauchos were shutout for the sixth time this season. In 19 matches, they have scored just 17 goals and have scored more than one just three times. Also, when they were beaten 2-1 at Pacific, it was the 11th one-goal game of the season, eight of which have been losses.
• Benjamin Gets A Goal To Bookend Her Career
Senior defender Alyssa Benjamin scored Santa Barbara's only goal last weekend. The tally against Pacific was her first of the season and second of her career. Benjamin's first career goal came early in her freshman season against the University of San Diego.
• Good News, Bad News On Scoring Front
The obvious bad news for the Gauchos is that they just don't score many goals. The good news is, their top five scorers from this season will return in 2012. Junior Dyanne Anderson leads the team with four goals and one assist for nine points while junior Erin Ortega is second on the team with three goals and two assists for eight points. Freshman Indiana Mead has three goals for six points and sophomore Erica Shelton has two goals and two assists, also for six points. Finally, freshman Kelly McGrath has one goal and one assist for three points.
• Good News, Bad News On The Score-Stopping Front
The bad news for the Gauchos defensively is that they will graduate most of their top defenders. Gone will be Alyssa Benjamin, Nicole Romanowski, Kathleen Matthew and Alexa Stringer. The good news is that the last line of defense, sophomore goalkeeper Makenna Henry, still has two years remaining. Henry has played all 1,755 minutes for UCSB this season. At times, the Fountain Valley, Calif., native has been spectacular. She has 63 saves on the season, a save percentage of .716 and a goals against average of 1.28. Henry has also had five complete game shutouts in 2011.


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I have a little problem with the following site:
Everything flows pretty well on my computer, but my client has complained that on other computers with slower connections/speeds etc there appear to be a couple of problems. The first is that the image that first loads on the index page does not load fully before it fades again. Secondly, the images in the gallery don't always fully load, revealing the images beneath. I have attached an image to demonstrate what she means.
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Eurocopter and AeroVironment signed a cooperative agreement during the AUSA annual meeting in late October to begin exploring new collaborative opportunities. The partnership will focus on combining AeroVironment's unmanned aircraft expertise with Eurocopter's experience manufacturing helicopters, with the possibility of expanding into new markets and developing new technologies. The partnership follows the recent launch of Eurocopter's optionally piloted vehicle (OPV) program, which employed an unmanned EC145 to perform a surveillance mission and deploy an external sling load. Both companies say they're looking to develop products for the military and commercial unmanned markets.
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Post by Stefan of Tokyo Whisky Hub.
A few weeks ago, we looked at a series of single cask bottlings of Scotch whisky for the Japanese market featuring deep-sea creatures. Astute readers will remember that this was one of three new series launched by Whisk-e this autumn. I promised to fill you in on the other two, so here we are with the second one, and for this one, we're leaving the depths of the oceans to seek pleasure a little higher... actually, a lot higher. It may seem a bit cocky to call a series "Stellar Selection", so without further ado, let's see if it is stellar in more than just the literal sense of the term.
Let's start off with the Clynelish (1996/2012, bottled at 55.4% abv). The nose is very light with notes of green apples and baked goods (shortbread, Dutch spice bread, ...) at the centre. Water stresses the apple note and brings out sweeter notes, such as manuka honey and Werther's Original, as well as adding a light floral note (not my forte, flowers, so I'll leave it at that!). It's light but wonderfully fresh. The palate delivers citrus notes, a hint of rice pudding and oatmeal and some ethereal woody notes. It's beautiful but fragile (and in large part, beautiful because of its fragility). With water, it loses its definition so this is definitely one to enjoy at cask strength.
The context and the whiskies reminded me of a passage in Simone Weil's Gravity and Grace: "Stars and blossoming fruit trees: Utter permanence and extreme fragility give an equal sense of eternity." These two whiskies really express the fragility of that equation. I'd be hard pressed to choose one over the other - they are sublime in their own way. There's no doubt in my mind that the people at Whisk-e really nailed it when they called this a "Stellar Selection".
Update 26.11.2012:
Some of our readers abroad have inquired as to how to get hold of these bottles. We're happy to report that both the Clynelish and Linkwood are now available directly from Whisk-e, but only for people residing abroad (i.e. not for Japanese customers, for the simple reason that they are available from decent retailers throughout the country).


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On the Record With...Stan Shih
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Stan Shih, chairman, CEO, and founder of The Acer Group, discusses the inexorable movement toward outsourcing/offshoring and how integrity cannot be driven by regulation. Speaking about the latter concern, Shih says, "If the CEO doesn't have integrity, you don't have transparency, and you don't treat all the shareholders with fairness, that is a problem. Corporate governance is really a culture—it's a value system."


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Parau Track
This mixed gradient tramp covers undulating terrain through streams and pines. It then descends to a swing bridge and the Huia Dam Rd.
Time: 3.75 hours
Type: Tramping Track
Distance: 6.2 km
From grass area at foot of Lower Nihotupu Dam, track ascends to water tank on flat-topped ridge, then follows a bulldozed track for 50m. From here track bears right up very steep, deeply rutted track to ridge top, follows ridge a short distance, then descends steeply to cross Kakamatua Stream. Track then ascends through pines and continues over gently undulating terrain and across small stream to Nihotupu Ridge Track. Track continues a short distance along ridge then branches right to descend to swing bridge and Huia Dam Road. A short branch on the right leads to top of dam.
What to expect:
Tramping tracks will:
* consist of formed and drained surfaces.
* be signposted at track entrances and key junctions.
Tramping tracks may:
* have structures in permanent wet areas but waterways will not generally be bridged.
Tramping tracks may also have limited track information, and steep grades.
Suitable for people of reasonable fitness and experience.
To get to Huia:
Take the North-Western Motorway to the Great North Rd Exit. Follow Great North Rd onto Ash St which leads onto Rata St. Take Titirangi Rd right through Titirangi Village to the roundabout. Take Huia Rd, travel through Laingholm and Parau to Huia.


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Our client is a leading Australian Urologist and Surgeon. He client is looking for a website to promote his services and provide helpful information (video and text) to the general public. The doctor looks after general urology i.e. Urological Cancers (Prostate, Bladder, Kidney, Testis), Stone Disease, Voiding Problems (passing urine).
Website Purpose
1) Provide a snapshot of an image of a Doctor (will be substituted later with actual picture) and a summary of the specialised medical services
2) Provide useful medical information to the public
3) Provide some medical videos to the public
4) Provide a means for potential clients to contact the doctor and/or schedule a consultation
1) Audience that is looking that currently has a specific problems and is looking for a urologist that can treat their particular problem
2) Audience that is looking for more information about a urological problem
3) Has been referred to the doctor and would like to know more about him and looking for a second opinion
• Site should be appealing and easy on the eyes
• Site will have alot of information therefore needs to be easily navigational
• Since the doctor has 4 specialties, the front page needs to clear dictate all 4 specialties right away when the visitor comes to the site. The 4 specialties are Stones, Prostate, Bladder Cancer, and Others
• Front Page needs to be captivating to keep the audience entertained
• Possible use of Videos on the front page, maybe a video playing with the doctor talking (put a placeholder for now). The coding monkeys will implement this in using jQuery.
• The design will need to render for a minimum 1024x768 resolution
• The design should NOT look like a wordpress or Joomla template.
• Although we do require the home page to be designed, submitting inner page designs will improve your odds of winning the project as this will give us a better idea how the inner pages will look like when we develop it.
• Website designer will need to work with us until the site development is live for minor design enhancements and touch ups etc..
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White House Personnel Shuffle: Who's On The List
Washington (CNN) — Staff and cabinet reshuffles are one of the many unknowns in Washington as impending departures leave question marks about who will fill the roles of treasury secretary, chief of staff, secretary of state and secretary of defense.
Jack Lew, President Barack Obama's current chief of staff, is the frontrunner for the top position at Treasury, according to senior Democratic sources. The budget expert has a 30-plus year record in government. He formerly served under Obama as director of the Office of Management and Budget, deputy secretary of state for management and resources for Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and as a special assistant to former President Bill Clinton. He was a longtime aide to former Democratic House Speaker Tip O'Neill.
Inside the White House it is believed he would likely have a smooth Senate confirmation and his budget background would prove especially valuable given the fiscal challenges the country faces. Despite a stint at Citigroup, Lew is regarded by Wall Street as a Washington player, not a market expert, and several top executives said they consider Lew accessible and willing to listen.
Tapping Lew for treasury secretary would leave the chief of staff position vacant.
Deputy National Security Adviser Denis McDonough is on the list of potential chiefs of staff. This is perhaps a surprising name in the mix since his background is in foreign policy and he is relatively young. However, he is well liked by the president. McDonough now serves in the No. 2 position at the White House's National Security Council and has quickly risen through the ranks. He was a senior foreign policy adviser during the 2008 presidential campaign before he headed the communications shop for the NSC at the beginning of the president's first term.
Ron Klain, Vice President Joe Biden's former chief of staff who led the president's debate preparations, is also a contender for the top job, according to senior Democrats. Obama is said to be impressed with his debate prep work during the election and the well connected lawyer is a familiar presence to those inside the current White House. The same sources said if he is not tapped for the chief of staff job, he might be asked to serve in another senior level West Wing position.
Despite the floated names, X factors abound. If current U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice is not nominated for secretary of state, these sources said Obama could nominate her to lead the NSC, replacing current White House National Security Adviser Donilon. In that scenario, Donilon, among the staffers most liked by the president, might be asked to serve as chief of staff. His wife Catherine Russell is chief of staff to the vice president's wife, Jill Biden.
Speculation Rice will be nominated as secretary of state to replace Hillary Clinton is still high, something her recent meetings on Capitol Hill with critics did little to quell.
Democratic officials told CNN Rice wanted to visit the Hill to answer questions after the fallout from her appearances on Sunday shows following the attacks in Benghazi.
But Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts, who has long wanted the job, is still in the mix. The former Democratic presidential nominee and chairman of the Senate foreign relations committee has kept a low profile, a potential sign he's continuing to angle for the top diplomatic position. His name has also been floated as an option to head the defense department when Leon Panetta steps down, even though he is said to not want that job.
Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter and former Sen. Chuck Hagel also make the defense list, according to senior Democrats.
Carter has a history of handling budget and business issues, fitting topics at this time.
Hagel, a Republican from Nebraska, is the former deputy administrator of veterans affairs under former President Ronald Reagan, served in the Vietnam War and on the Senate foreign relations committee. A Hagel pick would follow a tradition of nominating bipartisan secretaries of defense, most recently Robert Gates who served under Obama and former President George W. Bush.


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Togather.com is a online fansourcing platform that brings authors and audiences together. You know how difficult and time-consuming it is to book and promote your own speaking engagements. So why not get some help directly from the people who really want to hear you talk? Using an on-demand fansourcing platform, Togather transforms the way authors organize book tours and bring audiences to events.
With Togather.com, every talk, book signing or lecture is sold out before you even leave your home. We use a group-buying mechanism to make sure that your fans commit to attending. It only takes a few clicks to show some author love. And with this commitment from fans, a whole new world of possible events opens to you and your audience. We think that's exciting.
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My next photo series. What do you think? #digitalart #markpizzaArt
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I am an artist who works in both traditional and digital applications. I was born in Clinton, Massachusetts and studied at Rochester Institute of Technology where I received a BFA in photography and digital imaging. After college, I traveled to Santa Fe, New Mexico for an apprenticeship with Aaron Jones photo studio. I eventually ended up in New York City managing the production operations side of creative services department's within ad agencies, entertainment and retail companies. My work is produced with traditional and digital photography, screen printing and acrylic on various materials such as canvas, water color paper and fabrics. My inspiration is based on "moments in time" which are then interpreted with the use of color, shapes, motion and texture. Each piece reflect a mood, moment or feeling that has occurred during my life on a particular day that will always live in my memory. View all posts by markpizzaArt


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It also has a "Muncie" hole in the firewall for the speedo cable.
I pick it up in Jan, any details of interest anyone want confirmed?
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Quote from: bertfam on August 13, 2011, 02:46:19 AMFrom the side it looks a lot like an early Corvair!Do you have the listing?EdYup, here's the Camaro...http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200639080076&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AITand here's the Cutlass...http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1962-OLDSMOBILE-F85-CUTLASS-CONVERTIBLE-RARE-MODEL-/200639071247?pt=Salvage_Parts_Cars&hash=item2eb705440fPaul
From the side it looks a lot like an early Corvair!Do you have the listing?Ed
Would there have been almost 200 cars built in a weeks time around Christmas & New Years?
What's the possibility that Camaro was a Z28? With the special order paint, Muncie, disk brakes, etc.. it was more than likely a *special model* of some kind. With that paint code, you could paint the car ANY COLOR you want, and it would be *correct* for judging purposes.. Are you going to restore it? a few body panels.. it would be good as new. I thought I'd try to buff it out first. Yes, at one point I think it was a very cool car. I am going to try to identify what the "special" paint was.Gary


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I've tried several alternatives. Those include Hootsuite, Seesmic, and even Yoono. Between crashes, lack of real-time Tweet updates, and quirky features, none of these seem to be an effective replacement.
MetroTwit Interface
Then I stumbled upon the Australian Twitter client called MetroTwit. I have been using it for some time, and it hasn't crashed, and it has provided some of the same features that I once admired in TweetDeck.
MetroTwit is available in a free version that includes advertisements (You can decide which stream displays these) and support for only one account. It is also available with a paid version that includes multi-account support and no advertisements for less than 20 dollars. So far, MetroTwit has been able to deliver for me what the new TweetDeck fails to do. Download and try MetroTwit here. It might be a reliable alternative to TweetDeck.


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With nearly 100 years of history, Nebraska wrestling is one of the most storied programs in the collegiate wrestling ranks. Head Coach Mark Manning has taken the Huskers to new heights in his tenure and has established himself as one of the top wrestling coaches in the nation.
The NU record book is a testament to Manning's accomplishments in Lincoln. In his 18 years at the helm, he has coached 49 of Nebraska's 108 All-Americans. He has led the Huskers to six top-eight finishes at the NCAA Championships, compared to just eight for the 14 NU coaches before him. He became the winningest coach in school history on Feb. 21, 2015 when he picked up his 200th win at Nebraska. He won back-to-back Big 12 Coach-of-the-Year awards (2008 and 2009) after guiding Nebraska to a share of the conference crown in 2009 and a runner-up finish in 2008. Manning has also guided five wrestlers to a total of four individual NCAA championships.
Manning earned one of the top coaching honors in the entire sport when he was named the 2011 FILA Freestyle Coach of the Year by USA Wrestling after helping Jordan Burroughs capture the gold medal at the World Championships in Istanbul, Turkey. In 2015, Manning received the honor for a second time, as Burroughs earned another world title and a spot on the U.S. Olympic Team. Burroughs reached the pinnacle of the sport, earning Olympic gold in 2012, while winning world titles in 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2017 with Manning in his corner. Manning has also overseen the growth of James Green, who earned world bronze in 2015 and silver in 2017. Manning and Nebraska Associate Head Coach Bryan Snyder were honored as the Terry McCann Award winners as USA Wrestling's Freestyle Co-Coaches of the Year in 2017 for their accomplishments.
Records go on paper and in books and get tucked away. More important to Manning is the fact that he has helped numerous young men grow into upstanding adults by teaching them the correct principles of life. Regarded as one of the nation's top recruiters, has a keen eye for finding the athletes with the right work ethic and dedication that he can develop.
Manning's coaching philosophy is one that he began during his competitive days, developed during his time as an assistant coach and continues to modify during his time as head coach at Nebraska. It focuses on developing wrestlers to reach their potential. A wrestler who brings a positive attitude and work ethic to the room can use goal setting and responsibility to develop into an upstanding citizen who is committed to excellence. Manning works daily with the team on every detail in and out of practice, while keeping in mind the best long-term interests of his student-athletes.
Known for his fiery nature on the edge of the mat, Manning instills in his wrestlers a sense of determination and pride through his actions and demeanor. His guidance teaches his athletes to become winners in life, which translates into success in the classroom, on the mat and in their lives beyond wrestling.
In addition to their success on the mat, Husker wrestlers under Manning have earned 116 academic all-conference selections, including 75 Academic All-Big Ten awards during Nebraska's first seven seasons in the conference. In 2012, Nebraska turned in the nation's best team grade-point average (3.46). Manning's beliefs and values in developing student-athletes are evident right outside his office, where Snyder, a former Husker All-American, is a member of the NU staff.
Manning's coaching philosophy is one that he began during his competitive days, developed during his time as an assistant coach and continues to modify during his time as head coach at Nebraska.
Manning's Mark at Nebraska
Manning began teaching his methods immediately when he was hired at Nebraska in May of 2000. His efforts first paid dividends when he led Nebraska to back-to-back eighth-place team finishes at the NCAA Championships in 2001 and 2002. Four Huskers (Snyder, Todd Beckerman, Ati Conner and Brad Vering) claimed All-America honors in Manning's first year coaching the Huskers in 2000-01, as NU finished with an 11-6 dual record. Powell and Snyder also gave Manning his first two Big 12 Conference champions that year.
During the 2001-02 season, Manning led the Huskers to their third consecutive third-place finish at the Big 12 Championships. Justin Ruiz and Powell earned their first All-America accolades under Manning, while Snyder became Nebraska's first four-time All-American with his second-place finish at 157 pounds.
Nebraska claimed a 16-7 dual record in 2002-03, as Manning guided NU to seven victories over ranked opponents, including a 20-17 victory over fifth-ranked Illinois at the Virginia Duals. At the 2003 NCAA Championships, Manning led a young lineup that included two juniors, five sophomores and three redshirt freshmen to a 13th-place showing. The finish marked the eighth time in nine seasons that NU had claimed a spot in the top 15 in the nation.
The 2003-04 Huskers and Manning posted one of the best wrestling seasons ever at NU with a 19-3 overall record, tying the second-highest win total in NU history. The Huskers posted two team titles during the season, winning the prestigious Las Vegas Invitational behind individual titles from Powell, Travis Shufelt and Travis Pascoe and winning the Virginia Duals with a 25-13 defeat of Lehigh in the finals. Manning directed the Huskers to second at the Big 12 Championships, while qualifying eight wrestlers for the NCAA Tournament, where NU earned a fifth-place finish. Manning coached his first national champion at Nebraska, as Powell claimed the title at 125 pounds with a 17-2 technical fall in the finals.
The Huskers' success continued in 2004-05, with Nebraska winning 19 duals for the second straight year. NU's 19-2-1 dual record was the second-best mark in school history. The Huskers started the campaign with eight straight dual wins, and ended the season by winning 12 of the last 13 duals. Nebraska posted eight wins over ranked foes, including a 16-15 upset of No. 2 Iowa State to end the dual season.
Manning's 2005-06 squad was relatively inexperienced, but the Huskers earned a solid 12-5 dual record and a third-place finish at the National Duals. NU claimed third at the Big 12 Championships and two Huskers went on to finish as All-Americans. Manning's legacy continued to grow in 2006-07, as he watched his second Husker claim a national title. Paul Donahoe earned the crown at 125 pounds after helping Nebraska to a 10-7-1 dual record.
The 2007-08 Husker campaign was one of the best ever under Manning. NU finished second at the Big 12 Championships with three individual champions and claimed fourth at the NCAA Championships with five Huskers finishing as All-Americans. That success would no doubt be a challenge to match, but the 2008-09 Nebraska wrestling team did just that. The Huskers won a share of the Big 12 championship for the first time in school history behind individual titles from Burroughs, Brandon Browne, Craig Brester and Vince Jones. Seven NU wrestlers qualified for the NCAA Championships, where the Huskers finished fourth with All-America accolades going to Burroughs (1st at 157), Brester (2nd at 197), Browne (4th at 174) and Jones (6th at 184). For his work with the 2009 squad, Manning was named Dan Gable Coach of the Year by WIN Magazine.
In 2010, Nebraska fought through a rash of injuries, including a season-ending setback to Burroughs. Despite the unfortunate luck, the Huskers still qualified five wrestlers for the NCAA Championships and finished 12th in the team standings, marking the seventh top-15 finish under Manning.
History was made in 2011, when Manning helped Burroughs become the first two-time national champion in school history by winning the 165-pound title at the NCAA Championships in Philadelphia, Pa. After the season, Burroughs was awarded the school's first-ever Hodge Trophy, given annually to the nation's top wrestler. As a team, the Huskers qualified seven total wrestlers for the national tournament and finished in 12th place for the second consecutive season.
In 2011-12, the Huskers finished 21st at the NCAA Championships as two wrestlers (Josh Ihnen and James Green) earned All-America accolades. Senior Tucker Lane became the 20th member of Nebraska's 100-win club on Feb. 19.
In 2012-13, Robert Kokesh led Nebraska with a 38-4 record and a third-place finish at the NCAA Championships at 174 pounds. Green captured his second consecutive All-America honor at 157 pounds to help NU to a 13th-place finish. Ihnen fell one match short of All-America status but picked up his 100th collegiate win at the national tournament. He also earned CoSIDA Academic All-America honors, and helped the Huskers to an 11-6 dual record.
Green and Kokesh repeated as All-Americans in 2014, as Green took third at 157 pounds and Kokesh earned a fourth-place finish at 174. The pair also took home Big Ten titles, becoming the first Husker champions in three seasons as members of the conference. The Huskers returned to the newly renovated Devaney Center for all of their home duals after years of wrestling at the NU Coliseum. NU finished the dual season with a 12-2 record before finishing 11th at the NCAA Championships.
In 2014-15, the Huskers notched a ninth-place finish at the NCAA Championships, marking the 19th top-10 result in school history and first since 2009. Kokesh and Green each collected third-place finishes, while TJ Dudley earned his first All-America honor with an eighth-place showing at 184 pounds. During the dual season, NU set a school record for winning percentage (.933) after a 14-1 season, which included a tie for second in the Big Ten dual standings.
Dudley repeated as an All-American in 2015-16, this time making it to the NCAA Finals at 184 pounds. His runner-up finish led the team, which produced two additional All-Americans, Eric Montoya and Austin Wilson. As a team, NU finished eighth at the NCAA Championships and fourth at the Big Ten Championships. For the first time since 1995, NU qualified all 10 wrestlers for the national tournament. The Huskers posted an 11-6 record overall, going 5-4 in Big Ten duals.
The Huskers had four All-Americans to finish ninth as a team at the 2017 NCAA Championships. Dudley finished third to capture his third All-America honor. Montoya took sixth to finish his career as a two-time All-American. Aaron Studebaker and Tyler Berger each made the podium for the first time. Nebraska finished fourth at the Big Ten Championships after going 12-4 during the dual season.
Nebraska posted another top-10 finish at the NCAA Championships in 2018, as the Huskers placed ninth with three All-Americans. Berger earned his second All-America honor, as he finished third, while Taylor Venz and Chad Red Jr. became the first pair of freshmen to earn All-America honors for NU in the same season, as Venz placed fourth and Red took seventh. The Huskers went 10-4 on the dual season and placed fifth at the Big Ten Championships after returning just two starters from the 2017 team.
The Road to Lincoln
Manning showed his ability to develop a top-notch program was universal, as he led a turnaround in the tradition-rich Northern Iowa program in his first head coaching position. Manning coached three seasons for the Panthers from 1997 to 2000 in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Under Manning, UNI compiled a 23-24-2 dual record and improved its mark in each of his seasons. His rebuilding effort with the Panthers included strong showings at the NCAA Championships. Northern Iowa tied for 30th in Manning's first year, but improved to a 17th-place showing in 1998 and added an 11th-place finish at the 2000 NCAA Tournament, which was the school's best showing in seven seasons.
Individually, several UNI wrestlers excelled on the national stage under Manning. In each of his last two seasons, the Panthers had a pair of All-Americans, including Tony Davis. A two-time NCAA finalist, Davis was the national champion at 149 pounds in 2000 and finished second in 1999.
Manning returned the Northern Iowa program to national prominence by attracting some of the nation's top wrestling talent. His first Panther recruiting class was ranked second in the nation, while his second class was tabbed as the top class in the nation in 2000.
Before his appointment as the head coach at UNI, Manning had extensive experience as an assistant coach, including ties to the Big 12 Conference. Manning spent four seasons on Jack Spates' staff at Oklahoma from 1993 to 1997 before accepting Northern Iowa's head position. Manning helped guide the Sooners to three top-10 team finishes at the NCAA Championships during his tenure, including a seventh-place showing at the 1997 national tournament. He assisted in coaching 14 OU wrestlers to All-America accolades, and five Sooners to the NCAA finals. John Kading also claimed the 1996 190-pound title under him. Manning aided in the recruitment of three top-five national recruiting classes while in Norman.
Manning began his coaching career as an assistant at North Carolina from 1985 to 1993. While pursuing his master's degree in sports administration, Manning assisted Coach Bill Lam in guiding 15 Tar Heel wrestlers to All-America honors, including four NCAA finalists and a pair of national champions. UNC posted top-10 NCAA finishes in 1986, 1987 and 1993 with Manning on staff, and captured four Atlantic Coast Conference titles. He also helped attract the nation's top recruiting class to Chapel Hill, N.C., in the spring of 1990.
In addition to his extensive collegiate coaching experience, Manning has been selected numerous times to coach the United States in international competition. He has coached on U.S. Olympic teams as an assistant in 1996, 2000, 2012 and 2016, while also being named the head coach at U.S. Olympic Festivals in 1991, 1993 and 1995. Manning was chosen to head the U.S. freestyle team at the 2001 FILA World Championships and was an assistant on the U.S. delegation to the FILA World Championships eight times. He has also been active at the FILA Junior level, serving as the head coach twice, and traveling to the 2008 FILA Junior World Championships in Turkey as an assistant coach, where he coached Burroughs to a 10th-place finish. In 2009, Manning was a coach for the U.S. Freestyle World Team at the World Wrestling Championships in Herning, Denmark.
Molding Manning
Manning had plenty of experience to build his coaching philosophies, as he was one of the top wrestlers in the nation during his competitive career. Manning wrestled collegiately at Nebraska for one year, before transferring to the University of Nebraska-Omaha. After redshirting a season, Manning went on to become a two-time NCAA Division II national champion and three-time All-American under Coach Mike Denney. Manning posted a 121-23 record for the Mavericks, while capturing titles at 150 pounds in 1983 and 1985. Manning helped UNO earn a third-place team finish in 1983 and runner-up honors in 1985. While competing for the Mavericks, he was the leader of UNO's chapter of Fellowship of Christian Athletes for four years. Manning was inducted into the NCAA Division II Hall of Fame for his accomplishments as a wrestler and coach in 1999.
Manning's competitive career also extended beyond the collegiate ranks. He was a member of the U.S. freestyle team from 1986 to 1989. He won a silver medal at the 1989 Pan American Games.
The Vermillion, S.D., native received his bachelor's degree in physical education from Nebraska-Omaha in 1985, with a specialization in exercise science. Manning was the recipient of an NCAA postgraduate scholarship following his graduation from UNO and earned his master's degree in sports administration from North Carolina in 1989.
Manning and his wife, Carrie, were married in August of 2006. Mark has four sons, Matthew, Connor, Ryan and Will.
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Hillcrest Animal Hospital, located in Little Rock, AR, is looking for an experienced Veterinarian with surgical skills to join our team. We offer a $6,000 annual stipend for housing or student loan repayment.
Hillcrest Animal Hospital provides outstanding care for dogs and cats in beautiful Central Arkansas! We offer preventative care, surgery and dental procedures, in-house diagnostics including radiology, and referral services as well as a full in-house pharmacy.
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Hello Sister Friends!! How are you? Thank you for joining in on the KITTIE KIT HOP fun!! We are SO excited to share with you! In case you didn't know, Rubbernecker Stamps has a line of stamps called KITTIE KITS and they include a variety of images; these images can be used together in MANY different ways to create MANY different things!! Just wait, you will see what I mean! The Stampin' Sisterhood has come together to share some of the ways that THEY use them! There is a HOP ROUTE for you to follow below! You will find it along with MY creation! AND? So you won't get lost, EACH Sister will have this list for you, to help you on your journey!! Make sure to leave some LOVE at every stop, for you will want to be eligible for our PRIZE!! What fun would it be without a PRIZE!!
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Regardless what happens with Percy Harvin, the Seahawks will have one of their key offensive parts back soon.
According to Eric Williams of the Tacoma News Tribune, Seahawks tight end Zach Miller passed his physical and was activated from the PUP list Friday.
Miller hasn't practiced since tearing his plantar fascia in last year's playoffs, leaving the Seahawks thin at the position.
"Next week will be much more involved," Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said. "Again, we'll continue to be very measured at how we bring him back in. But it's great to have him back. And he's ready to go."
Rookie Luke Wilson has been running with the ones in Miller's absence, and will continue to for now, since Miller won't play Saturday at Denver.


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Human Touch Of Chemistry Sujit Patil | added on Nov 23, 2010 | India We love Chemistry! So we created www.humantouchofchemistry.com. Aimed at kids and chemistry enthusiasts, it will refresh the audiences with the long forgotten wonders of Chemistry. The platform celebrates chemistry and how it touches us in every day life.
Essential2Life 5k Elvin Montero | added on Nov 22, 2010 | United States This race is designed to highlight the role of chemistry as "essential2life". The race will benefit the American Red Cross, whose services are likewise essential. The event includes the 5K run, a 3K walk, a "kids sprint," a fair to showcase our companies, raffle prizes and various educational and entertainment activities.
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ReferEEIng QLD chemistry Daniel Bischa | added on Nov 20, 2010 | Australia A project to showcase Queensland (QLD) senior chemistry students' Extended Experimental Investigations (EEI's) in a refereed online journal. Teachers of chemistry in QLD will be able to use the journal as an exemplar to show their class exceptional EEI reports. High school students will develop links with practicing chemists.
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Science Fair Siobhan Murphy | added on Nov 19, 2010 | Ireland PharmaChemical Ireland along with Medical Devices, Food and Drink and Plastics Ireland will have a interactive stand at the BT Young Scientist Exhibition- 12th-15th January
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God's light outshines the darkness of depression
Psalm 23 helps us choose joy
God cares about you and your depression.
God is there for you.
God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.
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School choice advocates have been winning in the halls of state legislatures and in the court of public opinion, so opponents have taken to the courts of law. Since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Zelman v. Simmons-Harris (2002) that school vouchers are consistent with the First Amendment's Establishment Clause, opponents of choice have been scrambling to find novel reasons to challenge school choice programs. Here's a brief summary of school choice lawsuits around the nation:
1) In Louisiana, the U.S. Department of Justice has sued to halt the state's school voucher program, arguing that it hurts the desegregation effort. The DOJ's already weak case was further undermined by a new study released today showing that school choice actually improves integration. Since 90 percent of the voucher recipients are black, the DOJ's lawsuit would have the effect of keeping low-income blacks from attending the schools of their choice.
Earlier this year, Louisiana's state supreme court ruled that the voucher program was unconstitutionally funded, but otherwise left the program intact. The governor and state legislators adjusted the funding mechanism in response.
2) Two days ago, a group of activists in Oklahoma sued the state over its special needs voucher program, arguing that it violates the state constitution's ban on using public funds at religious schools. Last year, the state supreme court tossed out a challenge to the program by public school districts, ruling that they did not have standing since they are not taxpayers.
3) On the same day, the Arizona Court of Appeals ruled unanimously that the state's education savings account program, the first in the nation, is constitutional. Anti-school choice activists had argued that it violates the state constitution's ban on publicly funding religious schools. The court held that students are the primary beneficiaries and that any "aid to religious schools would be a result of the genuine and independent private choices of the parents." The decision will likely be appealed to the state supreme court.


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Kirk Brumels, associate professor of kinesiology and director of athletic training at Hope College, is president-elect of the Michigan Athletic Trainers' Society (MATS).
Kirk Brumels, associate professor of kinesiology and director of athletic training at Hope College, is president-elect of the Michigan Athletic Trainers' Society (MATS).
He began a two-year term as president-elect this month and will be president of MATS for 2011 and 2012.
Brumels, a certified member of the National Athletic Trainers' Association, has been a member of the Hope faculty since 2001. He had previously spent more than a decade as an athletic trainer with the New England Patriots.
A 1988 graduate of Hope's athletic training program, he worked with the college's basketball, baseball, field hockey and football teams as well as in the athletic training room as a student. His undergraduate experiences also included an internship with the Patriots during the summer before his senior year.
After Hope he did graduate work in athletic training at WesternMichiganUniversity, completing his master's in 1990. While in the master's program he was also the staff athletic trainer at St. Mary's Sports Med Center in Grand Rapids. He completed his doctorate at Western Michigan University in 2005.
He worked with the New England Patriots in Foxboro, Mass., from 1990 to 2001. His responsibilities included supervising, educating and coordinating student athletic trainers during summer training camp and various internship positions throughout the football season. He also worked with the team physician and head athletic trainer to coordinate all aspects of medical services for the team and its staff.
Brumels has been a guest speaker or lecturer in numerous venues. Since 1999, he has also been a consultant with Gymamerica.com, teaching various sections of the Athletic Training Practicum, Safety, First-Aid, and CPR, and Assessment of Athletic Injuries.
MATS is a not-for-profit organization formed to assist its members and to educate the public on the role of a certified athletic trainer (ATC) within the health care profession. The society consists of certified athletic trainers, non-certified athletic training students and other health care professionals. Brumels's active involvement with the society has included chairing the Professional Education Committee during 2007 and 2008.
Athletic trainers are allied health care professionals who prevent, manage and rehabilitate injuries in physically active populations. Hope offers a major in athletic training as one of three majors within the department of kinesiology. Hope was the first liberal arts college in Michigan, and is one of only a few institutions in the state, to have its athletic training program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs.


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William Walker, a brief biography
William Walker (1770-1841)
William Walker and his wife, Rachel Stewart, arrived in the Western Reserve in 1802 from Virginia. Here is their story, according to the best available information.
They were married on October 30, 1799, in Hampshire County, Virginia, (now in West Virginia). Rachel was the daughter of Thomas Stewart and sister of Joshua Stewart, another family of early settlers in Stow. She was born in 1778 and died in 1860.
By 1802, the Walker family included a three-year-old and a baby. Together they waded across the Ohio River, since there were no bridges or dams then. They arrived in the late summer or early fall.
Known as the first white settler in Stow Township, William was a bear trapper. He is supposed to have caught sixteen bears with the trap that is on exhibit at the Heritage House Museum in Stow. He was also called a squatter, because he built his log cabin in Stow before it had been surveyed. Walker probably thought he was in the neighboring Hudson Township, near where his father, Robert, and four brothers had settled the year before.
William and Rachel and their children were the only white inhabitants of Stow for about two years.
Their daughter, Betsey, born in 1803, was the first white child born in Stow Township. She died before she was a year old.
The Walkers' other eight children were: Thomas (b. 1799); William (b. 1802); Samuel (b. 1806); Mary (b. 1807); John (b. 1811); Hannah (b. 1815); Elizabeth (b. 1816); and Charles (b. 1823).
They farmed the land they cleared, and William was also a chairmaker.
After Stow was surveyed in 1804, Walker bought his land (160 acres), becoming legal owner. The Walkers cut across country to the Wetmore cabin in the center of the Township so often, that the other settlers followed their example. The foot trail was given the name Diagonal Road, and is now called Stow Road.
Their cabin, the first one in Stow, doubled as the first schoolhouse in Stow. For three months during the winter of 1806-07, teacher Dennis Ryan taught about 15 students, some of them from Hudson. The cabin served a long time, as a home for other families, with several additions being made. The acreage was gradually sold off. In 1992, the house at 5369 Stow road, with remnants of the cabin inside, was torn down. The pine trees that stood in front of the home may still be seen on the southeast corner of Norton and Stow Roads.
William's brother George's house still stands on the northeast corner and brother John's house is on the northwest corner of Norton and Stow Roads. Both of them are in Hudson.
[Adapted from Genealogy of the Descendants of Robert Walker, by David Walker. Available in the Local History Room.]


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CHICAGO – No lengthy explanation was provided. None was needed.
Instead, the Bears released a simple statement Monday.
"Bears Make Roster Moves," the team's subject line stated.
It was shorter than the possible alternative: "Player Makes Too Many Mistakes."
The Bears released fullback Evan Rodriguez after one season and two recent run-ins with the law that disappointed general manager Phil Emery and the rest of the team's front office. Rodriguez, who appeared in 12 games during his lone season with the Bears, now must go in search of his next second chance with another NFL team.
The Bears also released wide receivers Demetrius Fields and Dale Moss, neither of whom saw action with the team last season. After clearing three roster spots, the Bears brought back wide receiver Devin Aromashodu in addition to signing wide receiver Jerrell Jackson and fullback Tony Fiammetta.
Yet the most telling move came in releasing Rodriguez.
In March, Rodriguez was arrested in Miami and charged with disorderly conduct and resisting an officer without violence. The chargers eventually were dropped, but Emery let it be known the following month that he had spoken with his 24-year-old fullback.
"I certainly was disappointed in his arrest," Emery said. "Certainly, Evan knows I was disappointed. He was re-educated with my expectations of a Chicago Bear off the field, and I certainly expect good things from him."
The re-education of Rodriguez did not take hold.
Last month, Rodriguez was arrested by the Illinois State Police and charged with driving under the influence, improper lane use and speeding. Rodriguez released a written apology via the team, in which he said he was "deeply sorry" to the organization and its fans while adding, "I realize that I made a very poor decision."
Eight days later, the Bears made roster moves.
Aromashodu, 29, is a five-syllable name familiar to most Bears fans. He spent time with the Bears from 2008 to 2010, catching 34 passes for 447 yards and four touchdowns during that span. The 6-foot-2, 201-pound player spent the past two seasons with the NFC North rival Minnesota Vikings, where he caught 11 passes for 182 yards in 2012.
Fiammetta, 26, also arrives with a bevy of NFL experience as he seeks to replace Rodriguez. The 6-foot-tall, 250-pound fullback has appeared in 34 games, including 17 starts, with the Carolina Panthers (2009-10) and Dallas Cowboys (2011).
Jackson, who entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent with the Houston Texans, appeared in one game last season with the Jacksonville Jaguars.


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The popular free password manager app LastPass has been given a revamped user-interface across iOS app, Android app and browser add-on, aimed at both a cleaner look and greater ease of use.
Paid users also get access to a new Shared Family Folder, allowing up to five users to get shared access to joint logins. The LastPass blog highlights the new features in version 3.0 as:
- Revamped user experience and user interface
- Field icon menus for easy access to logins and LastPass tools
- A Shared Family Folder for up to 5 users
- Expanded Shared Folder features for LastPass Enterprise
- A revamped LastPass for Applications
- Secure Note history, to track changes to your notes
LastPass is a free download, and we have a detailed tutorial on how to use it.


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Snow squalls and slippery roads led to a series of accidents that left at least two dead and 20 injured on a mile-long stretch of roadway in Detroit on Thursday.
More than two dozen vehicles including tractor-trailers were involved in the pileups on Interstate 75.
Police said the two people who died had been traveling in the same car. The injured, including children, were taken to local hospitals.
"We're not sure of the cause," Michigan State Police Lt. Michael Shaw told The Associated Press. "Some witnesses said there were white-out conditions."
Shaw said many people had to be pulled out of vehicles and that scores of vehicles not involved in crashes were stuck.
Numerous fire engines and ambulances were on the scene, which included smashed and dented vehicles. Shaw said it would be hours before the freeway reopened.


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Given the sluggish recovery and a strapped consumer, you'd expect to see corporate America trudging along, not racing for glory. In fact, the Fortune 500 are thriving as a group. Unlike the U.S. economy, they've shown quicksilver agility, rapidly shifting their product mix and producing more goods at little new cost. This nimbleness belies the immense size of these companies and, frequently, their advanced age.
The Fortune 500 generated a total of $824.5 billion in earnings last year, up 16.4% over 2010. That beats the previous record of $785 billion, set in 2006 during a roaring economy. The 2011 profits are outsized based on two key historical metrics. They represent 7% of total sales, vs. an average of 5.14% over the 58-year history of the Fortune 500. Companies are also garnering exceptional returns on their capital. The 500 achieved a return-on-equity of 14.3%, far above the historical norm of 12%.
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Looking deeper into the list, several macro trends emerge. High prices at the pump translated into great results for energy companies like Exxon Mobil, which topped the Fortune 500 with $453 billion in revenues. Your friends on Wall Street may be complaining about smaller bonuses, but financial services are experiencing a comeback of sorts. For 2011, the sector posted $150 billion in earnings, up 19% over 2010. The financial sector also saw a revival in the fortunes of the big commercial banks. Meanwhile, technology wasn't quite the profit machine that it's been in past years. Sector earnings rose by just $5 billion, although tech remains the largest profit-maker at $156 billion, narrowly edging the resurgent financials.
These big numbers can't last. The gravitational pull of the business cycle will eventually end the profit bonanza, in part because many companies carried out brutal layoffs during the recession and will now be forced to hire more workers to maintain their growth. So let's enjoy it as a heroic but fleeting moment, not a durable new age.
1. Exxon
Fortune 500 rank: 1
Revenues (millions): $452,926.0
CEO: Rex W. Tillerson
It's tough to beat the kind of year Exxon Mobil had in 2011. Shares rose by 20% and profits surged by 35% to $41.1 billion. Revenues jumped 28% to $452.9 billion, helping Exxon reclaim the top spot in the Fortune 500.
Exxon has certainly benefited from rising oil prices, particularly during the last quarter of 2011. But the company has also positioned itself well to capitalize on the latest controversial trend in domestic energy production: Fracking. Exxon now produces just about as much gas as it does oil, thanks to its $35 billion purchase of XTO Energy in 2010. As CEO Rex Tillerson told Fortune recently, with world demand for energy expected to rise considerably during the coming decades, the shale gas party has just begun.
2. Wal-Mart
Fortune 500 rank: 2
Revenues (millions): $446,950.0
CEO: Michael T. Duke
Wal-Mart slipped to No. 2 in the Fortune 500 in 2011 after holding onto the top spot for two years in a row. The retailer was forced to aggressively cut prices to reverse its declining same store sales in the U.S. That helped push revenues up by 6% during 2011, to $447 billion, but it hurt Wal-Mart's bottom line -- profits declined by 4.6% during the year, to $15.7 billion.
The world's largest retailer has struggled to maintain growth at its U.S. stores, even as the economy has shown signs of recovery. Although the unemployment rate has fallen, the housing market remains unstable and consumer spending hasn't reflected a new attitude for many Americans.
Wal-Mart's international business continues to be a source of growth for the company -- revenues outside the U.S. rose by 13.1% last year, to $35.5 billion. But one key growth market for Wal-Mart, Mexico, recently hit a major roadblock after a sweeping New York Times story reported bribery allegations by the retailer there.
3. Chevron
Fortune 500 rank: 3
Revenues (millions): $245,621.0
CEO: John S. Watson
Chevron ended 2011 on a sour note: Despite rising oil prices, the company posted its biggest profit decline in two years, largely due to losses at its U.S. refinery business. Still, the second-largest oil and gas company in the U.S. managed to post a 25% increase in revenues during the full year, to $245.6 billion, and an impressive 41% jump in profits, to $26.9 billion. Chevron is spending heavily on oil and gas projects in places like Australia, Africa, and the Gulf of Mexico -- projects that are expected to start paying off in 2014.
Chevron also continues to keep its lawyers gainfully employed. In addition to multiple ongoing legal battles, including a longstanding one in Ecuador, Chevron is now fighting an $11 billion suit brought against it for an oil spill late last year in Brazil. It's also still cleaning up after a natural gas rig in Nigeria exploded earlier this year.
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4. ConocoPhillips
Fortune 500 rank: 4
Revenues (millions): $237,272.0
CEO: Ryan M. Lance
Big Oil may be getting a little smaller. ConocoPhillips surprised many on Wall Street last year when it announced plans to break up into two publicly traded companies, one focused on exploration and production and another on refineries and marketing, called Phillips 66. The spin-off happened on April 30. Conoco officials hope the break-up will help it compete better internationally and unlock value by attracting more investors.
This Fortune 500 list was based on 2011 results, so the new changes for ConocoPhillips shareholders aren't reflected here. If they were, we'd see Phillips 66 in the No. 4 spot instead of the parent company, ConocoPhillips. The spin-off represents about 80% of the original company's total 2011 revenue -- that still puts it ahead of the next company on this list, General Motors.
5. General Motors
Fortune 500 rank: 5
Revenues (millions): $150,276.0
CEO: Daniel F. Akerson
Detroit has staged a comeback, and so has General Motors. The auto giant jumped three spots in the Fortune 500, from No. 8 in 2010 to No. 5 last year. Just two years after it filed for bankruptcy and received federal aid, GM posted record profits in 2011. It earned $9.2 billion, up a whopping 49% from 2010, while revenues rose 11% to $150.3 billion. GM also reclaimed its title as global sales leader after Toyota nabbed it from GM in 2008.
No one should be more pleased by those numbers than GM union workers, who negotiated a profit-sharing program as part of the company's reorganization. About 47,500 workers received checks averaging $7,000, up from $4,300 in 2010.
6. General Electric
Fortune 500 rank: 6
Revenues (millions): $147,616.0
CEO: Jeffrey R. Immelt
General Electric managed to post strong earnings growth in 2011, despite a slight drop in revenues. Earnings rose 21% to $14.2 billion, while sales fell 2.6% to $147.6 billion. Despite that dip in sales, GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt said the company's performance at the end of the year bodes well for 2012, as orders picked up in businesses ranging from energy infrastructure to health care.
Analysts remain focused on GE's industrial division, which has struggled to grow since the economy fell into recession. The company reported a record backlog of orders at the end of the year -- $200 billion, up from $191 billion. Immelt says that gives GE a strong start to its goal of growing industrial earnings by 10%.
7. Berkshire Hathaway
Fortune 500 rank: 7
Revenues (millions): $143,688.0
CEO: Warren E. Buffett
Berkshire Hathaway had its share of setbacks in 2011, but CEO Warren Buffett was still able to say that his company's book value growth handily outperformed the S&P 500. It was the 39th year he was able to make such a claim. Berkshire shareholders, on the other hand, underperformed the broader market in 2011 with their investment in the Omaha, Nebraska-based holding company.
Earnings fell by 20.9% at Berkshire in 2011, thanks in part to high catastrophe losses in its insurance business and continued sluggishness in its housing-related businesses. Total revenues rose by 5.5% to $143.7 billion. Buffett called out five businesses for their particularly strong performance, which he expects will continue to post profit growth in 2012: BNSF, Iscar, Lubrizol, Marmon Group, and MidAmerican Energy.
8. Fannie Mae
Fortune 500 rank: 8
Revenues (millions): $137,451.0
CEO: Michael J. Williams
Last year, Fannie Mae catapulted from No. 81 on the Fortune 500 to No. 5, thanks to new accounting rules. On this year's list, the government-controlled mortgage giant slipped to No. 8 after revenues fell by more than 10% to $137.5 billion. Losses for the year grew to $16.9 billion from $14 billion in 2010.
Fannie Mae continues to be dragged down by its portfolio of loans dating back to the pre-housing crash heyday. The lender has borrowed $116 billion from the government so far, and at the end of last year it sought an additional $4.6 billion to help cover its operating losses. It's difficult to see a turnaround on the horizon.
9. Ford Motor
Fortune 500 rank: 9
Revenues (millions): $136,264.0
CEO: Alan R. Mulally
Alan Mulally, Ford's chief, is credited with gracefully navigating the American icon through one of the most disastrous periods in the U.S. auto industry's history. The former Boeing executive's most important leadership achievement took place when Ford avoided bankruptcy, the tarnishing fate that befell rivals General Motors and Chrysler in 2009. Had Ford been forced to file, the Ford family almost certainly would have lost their controlling interest. The company's stock has resumed paying a dividend during Mullaly's tenure and, more importantly, the firm is pumping out lust-worthy cars again. Profits jumped 208% last year -- growth in league with the world's oil and tech giants, not other car makers.
10. Hewlett-Packard
Fortune 500 rank: 10
Revenues (millions): $127,245.0
CEO: Margaret C. Whitman
The world's largest computer manufacturer had another shaky year. The company's board ousted CEO Leo Apotheker after barely a year on the job. The troubled technology giant offered the top spot to former eBay boss Meg Whitman. (She had been an HP director as well as a strategic advisor at Kleiner Perkins.)
The move came at a pivotal time for HP, which is still struggling to find a path forward. In her first decisive step, Whitman announced the company would combine two of its biggest divisions, printers and PCs. Whitman is beginning her tenure with a number of other strategic consolidations across business units as well.
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Fortune 500 rank: 11
Revenues (millions): $126,723.0
CEO: Randall L. Stephenson
Having taken a lot of heat about the quality of its wireless network last year, AT&T agreed to pay $39 billion for T-Mobile USA -- a smaller rival that once ran ads ridiculing its service. The combined entity -- which would have allowed AT&T to spread the cost of running a national network over an additional 34 million customers -- didn't manage to pass muster with the government. Now, the company is picking up the pieces -- which includes paying T-Mobile $3 billion in cash as well as access to $1 billion worth of AT&T-held wireless spectrum as per the original acquisition agreement.
12. Valero Energy
Fortune 500 rank: 12
Revenues (millions): $125,095.0
CEO: William R. Klesse
Thanks to higher oil prices, the nation's largest oil refiner has been on the move. Its $730 million purchase of Chevron's Welsh refining operations helped increase its oil output. And, the company stepped up production at a number of its U.S. refineries, a big reason why analysts anticipate double-digit earnings growth in the years ahead.
13. Bank of America
Fortune 500 rank: 13
Revenues (millions): $115,074.0
CEO: Brian T. Moynihan
Bank of America executives may well remember 2011 as the year of the $5 debit fee. To make up for lost revenue due to new bank regulations, the Charlotte, N.C.-based bank instituted a $5 monthly fee for customers using debit cards. The move sparked a consumer revolt, even as other banks followed suit. Just about a month later, BofA succumbed to the pressure and backed off its new fees.
BofA shares took a nosedive in 2011, down 60%, before rebounding earlier this year. The bank still faces a litany of lawsuits, mostly relating to mortgages at its Countrywide business unit. In September the company announced plans to eliminate 30,000 jobs, or 10% of its workforce. So far the cost-cutting seems to be helping -- in the second quarter of this year, Bank of America reported that net income more than doubled from the same period last year.
14. McKesson
Fortune 500 rank: 14
Revenues (millions): $112,084.0
CEO: John H. Hammergren
The nation's largest health-care provider continued to dominate, growing 2011 sales to more than $112 billion. Distribution remains McKesson's backbone: A full one-third of all medicines used in the U.S. run through its pipeline. The company also is the dominant player in health care information systems. More than 70% of the nation's big market hospitals use its technology to digitize prescriptions and patient medical records.
15. Verizon Communications
Fortune 500 rank: 15
Revenues (millions): $110,875.0
CEO: Lowell C. McAdam
The second-largest U.S. telecommunications group saw profits buoyed by surging smartphone sales, but its success last year -- including a $10 billion payment to Vodafone, which co-owns Verizon Wireless -- raised hackles with union members. In October, it briefly joined the Occupy Wall Street movement to protest benefit cuts after Verizon announced its profits had doubled from the previous quarter.
16. JP Morgan & Chase Co.
Fortune 500 rank: 16
Revenues (millions): $110,838.0
CEO: James Dimon
JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon doesn't let a little thing like Dodd-Frank get in his way. Dimon called his firm's 2011 performance "mildly disappointing" after it struggled to find ways to make up for lost revenue from new bank regulations and revenues fell sharply in its investment banking unit. But about six weeks after that year-end report, Dimon closed out a shareholder meeting on a decidedly optimistic note: "I'll be damned if we don't have record profits at least for a while now."
So far, it seems to be playing out just as he predicted. Profits weren't at record levels earlier this year, but they were much higher than analysts predicted. And revenues grew by 24% in the first quarter, thanks to increased activity in retail banking, home refinance loans, and overall customer deposits.
17. Apple
Fortune 500 rank: 17
Revenues (millions): $108,249.0
CEO: Timothy D. Cook
The company emerged from the tragic passing of co-founder Steve Jobs saddened but in no perceptible way weakened. Under CEO Tim Cook, the company continued pumping out new products -- like a significantly upgraded version of the iPad tablet. Apple nearly doubles its earnings per share in 2011, compared to 2010. That helped nudge management to announce plans for the firm's first dividend since 1995, returning some of the $97.6 billion in cash it had accumulated. Apple fans and analysts alike also continue to await a long-rumored television set from the gadget maker.
18. CVS Caremark
Fortune 500 rank: 18
Revenues (millions): $107,750.0
CEO: Larry J. Merlo
Sales topped $100 billion at the pharmacy giant, but it also faces challenges. The $29.1 billion merger of Express and Medco knocked CVS off its perch as the largest pharmacy benefits operator. It remains to be seen how the company will cope with such robust new competition.
19. International Business Machines
Fortune 500 rank: 19
Revenues (millions): $106,916.0
CEO: Virginia M. Rometty
In one of the most watched transfer of corporate leadership in modern history, IBM's top job went from Sam Palmisano to veteran IBMer Ginni Rometty on the first of the year. The transition capped off one of the company's best years ever, with sales topping $100 billion in 2011. IBM also managed to capture popular culture's attention thanks to Watson, its artificial intelligence program which played Jeopardy! Better yet, Watson beat champions Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter. Banner year indeed.
20. Citigroup
Fortune 500 rank: 20
Revenues (millions): $102,939.0
CEO: Vikram Pandit
Citi chief Vikram Pandit navigated the company through another rocky year for the beleaguered banking industry. The company made solid progress, boosting profits to $11 billion, up 4.4% from the previous year, and reached benchmarks it had set for itself in its consumer businesses. In April, shareholders handed Pandit an embarrassing no confidence vote. About 55% of shareholders rejected a plan to pay him $15 million, though the vote was non-binding.
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35,000 fans saw the band across the country from January 10 – February 3, and March 20 – April 30, 2013 in 40 cities in 23 states across the United States, Canada, and Washington D.C.
The Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour 55th Anniversary Celebration featured vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater, bassist and musical director Christian McBride, pianist Benny Green, drummer Lewis Nash, saxophonist Chris Potter, and trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire.
Highlights of the nine-week tour included a six-night run at the Blue Note in New York City, and performances at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C.; the Epcor Center in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; the Chicago Symphony Center in Chicago; and Benaroya Hall in Seattle.
Live from the Kennedy Center on NPR's JazzSet
They Drive At 55: The Monterey Jazz Anniversary Tour
Quotes and Reviews from the Tour
"...all band leaders, demonstrated the collective, one-for-all nature of a music that champions individual expression. In mix-and-match sessions involving its various members, the MJFOT treated a sold-out audience to a host of jazz genres and individual styles. That the music almost always succeeded, no matter if the members played as a sextet, a duo, or something in between, indicated a single truth: jazz is an ego-driven art form that demands that its performers come together in egoless style." – Bill Kohlhaase, Santa Fe New Mexican, May 3, 2013
"With a small army of its best, the festival's touring band took no prisoners...In the spirit of Monterey, they not only provided something for every jazz fan but an ensemble performance that sounded as tight and intuitive as the best working group." – Curtis Schieber, Columbus Dispatch, March 30, 2013
They Drive At 55: The Monterey Jazz Anniversary Tour / Live from the Kennedy Center – NPR's JazzSet, March 28, 2013
"Touring shows that celebrate famous jazz festivals can be notoriously haphazard, but the one that rolled into Symphony Center on Friday night proved surprisingly effective. Or perhaps not so surprisingly, considering the caliber of musicians involved: Charismatic vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater shared the stage with saxophonist Chris Potter, trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire, drummer Lewis Nash, pianist Benny Green and bassist Christian McBride (who doubled as music director of the venture), a marquee lineup by any measure. In all, a most effective, intermissionless set by musicians who brought credit to Monterey." – Howard Reich, Chicago Tribune, March 24, 2013
MJF on Tour at Kuumbwa Jazz, Santa Cruz, CA 1/10/2013. Photo by Ron Jones.
"Drummer Lewis Nash and pianist Benny Green...offered up some of the evening's most astounding musical moments. They seemed determined to astonish and surprise each other, in fact, with many a chord or note placement eliciting wide grins and raised eyebrows from the band mates. Green played with breathtaking verve and physicality, contorting his body to the demands of the music, almost sliding off the piano bench. Nash, a master of the brushes, offered an inventive language and array of effects, all the while laying down a steady groove. But Bridgewater's gospel-fueled interpretation of Billie Holliday's [sic] "God Bless the Child" stopped the show, marvelously powerful and defiant." – Libby Hanssen, Kansas City Star, March 24, 2013
"The Monterey Jazz Festival has a reputation for doing things right — 55 years of taking pains to present the best musicians in the best settings. So when the festival assembles an all-star band for a tour, it's going to be a good one. And when the tour comes to town, you had better pay attention." – Joe Klopus, Kansas City Star, March 20, 2013
"...an unforgettable evening of great jazz..." – Karen Brundage-Johnson, JazzTimes, February 22, 2013
"...one of the most exciting tours in recent years..." – Jonathan Sindelman, Seattle Music Insider, February 22, 2013 (Interview with Chris Potter)
"...this outfit could bring back bop or cool into the mainstream anytime."
– Lew Whittington, The Huffington Post, February 8, 2013
"The festival made all the right choices in assembling a stellar ensemble of all-stars to celebrate its 55th anniversary, entrusting its direction to Philly's own Christian McBride. [Dee Dee] Bridgewater stoked the raucous crowd with her typically saucy banter, but even when she stepped away, the band's virtuosity continued to draw boisterous reactions. The lively, profoundly swinging rhythm section was the key to the group's buoyant sound, with McBride's stunning, fleet-fingered bass matched by Lewis Nash's delectably on-target drumming and the Oscar Peterson-inspired flurries of pianist Benny Green." – Shaun Brady, Philadelphia Inquirer, February 4, 2013
"...if ever there was an evening to grasp the opportunity to take in a collection of musicians at or still near the peaks of their respective careers in this genre, this was it. Everyone in attendance was treated to an often spell-binding display of virtuosity both on the part of the collectivity and on the part of each of its component parts." – CSJW 90.9FM, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, February 3, 2013
"Vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater's exuberance proved contagious in this performance featuring a remarkable group of jazz all-stars under the genial direction of bassist Christian McBride." – Michael Ullman, The Arts Fuse, February 2, 2013
"...for the current Monterey-themed concert, Christian [McBride] and Co. are mostly taking a funky, hard bopping, straight-ahead jazz course, retracing what was once a road map for huge jazz-crossover hits...Not incidentally, this merry mainstream music...is largely what the Monterey Jazz Festival is all about, suggested the musician." – Jonathan Tarkiff, Philadelphia Daily News, February 1, 2013
"The six world-renowned jazz musicians who make up the band certainly electrified the audience with a masterful performance that lasted more than two hours. If the goal of the band was to celebrate 55 years of jazz, it was clear by the end of the night that they succeeded." – Keren Rivas, Burlington (NC) Times-News, January 28, 2013
"In a night full of highlights, the virtuosity of McBride...was a delight...the group reassembled and chose one of [Dave] Brubeck's less familiar tunes, "Mr. Broadway." It was a perfect choice to honor his memory...It provided a swinging framework for the front line to go out charging – I thought Akinmusire's trumpet solo was one of his best moments of the evening. And Dee Dee Bridgewater provided some tender vocalizing, slipping into the lines of "Take Five" at the end, a perfect coda to the performance. As difficult as it is to transfer the ambience and spirit of the Monterey Jazz Festival to another performance venue, the MJF All Stars managed to do it." – Mike Katz, International Review of Music, January 25, 2013
"...this session was a double treat: hearing two great musicians, both slightly out of their performance comfort zones, but totally in the moment with each other." – KPLU Studio Sessions: The intimacy of the duo: Dee Dee Bridgewater and Benny Green (Live interview and performance), KPLU 88.5, Seattle, WA, January 22, 2013
"Chris Potter...could not be more in his prime...Passionate, imaginative, and knowing, with every solo Potter crystallizes all that's most compelling about the creative lineage of the tenor saxophone. The unquestioned highlight for this listener was an unforgettable version of "God Bless the Child," another song associated with Holiday, but that on this night Bridgewater claimed as her own. Her fiercely dramatic, over-the-top entrance on the very first verse drove the band to its most impressive feats of improvisation. Green's piano solo on this number, full of rhythmic tricks and surprises, so delighted Bridgewater that she gasped and laughed out loud at the sheer chutzpah of the thing." – Charles Donelan, Santa Barbara Independent, January 17, 2013
"Friday night's Hult Center audience heard performances by the six Monterey Jazz Festival 55th anniversary tour "all-stars" who were competitive in stature, heavy-hitting in their potency and yet approachably musical. A drive to Seattle might be worth it when this group returns to the Northwest on Tuesday, because when this group swings, it swings for the fences." – Doug Anders, Eugene Register-Guard, January 15, 2013
"The concert opened with McBride and Bridgewater striding together through "My Mother's Son-In-Law." It would be hard to find a more captivating, bald-headed duo than these two. Bridgewater is more than a singer and a musician. She was the emotional core of the group who happily laughed, danced and swaggered before an adoring crowd. She is a veteran entertainer and was in top form with a stellar band and it was impossible to deny her affection for the audience and her bandmates. The jazz world could use a few more ambassadors like that." – Orange County Weekly, January 14, 2013,
"...the best jazz show of the new year..." – Brett Campbell, Eugene Weekly, January 3, 2013
"...I think we hit the jackpot for supergroups this week, because this one is amazing. Each one of these folks is definitely a headliner in their own right..." – Suzie Racho, KQED 88.5's The Do List, January 3, 2013
"Assembling one ensemble to cover the Monterey Jazz Festival's stylistic reach is an almost as impossible a task as bottling the giddy excitement reliably generated on the fairgrounds every September. But the Monterey Jazz Festival On Tour: 55th Anniversary Celebration, an all-star sextet designed to represent the Monterey experience, comes pretty darn close." – Andrew Gilbert, San Jose Mercury News, December 31, 2012
"Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour/55th Anniversary concluded Saturday's events in grand fashion. The group is an all-star aggregation of Dee Dee Bridgewater, Christian McBride, Ambrose Akinmusire, Chris Potter, Benny Green and Lewis Nash. The sassy Ms. Bridgewater was on her game this night singing a memorable 'Don't Explain', the Billie Holiday standard. As one would expect, this is one supercharged straight ahead group." –Andy Nozaka, Palo Alto Jazz Alliance, November 1, 2012
"The Monterey Festival On Tour featured Christian McBride (who served as musical director), singer Dee Dee Bridgewater, Ambrose Akinmusire, Chris Potter, pianist Benny Green and drummer Lewis Nash. While it was very good to hear the two horn players in a hard bop setting, Green and Bridgewater consistently stole the show on such numbers as the rhythm section's feature 'Tanga,' a high-powered 'Filthy McNasty,' and Dee Dee's emotional rendition of 'Don't Explain.' " –Scott Yanow, LA Jazz Scene, November 1, 2012
"On Sunday night in the festival arena, the all-star confab dubbed the Monterey All-Stars — again with the masterful Potter, singer Dee Dee Bridgewater, and everyone's favorite wunderkind trumpeter, Ambrose Akinmusire — offered a preview taster of a band headed to the Lobero early next year. Akinmusire's own bright, feisty, and sensitive young band was a high point, and more reason to put faith in the next generation of jazz-makers." –Joe Woodard, Santa Barbara Independent, October 18, 2012
"...it was Bridgewater's rendition of the Billie Holiday song, 'Hush Now, Don't Explain' that captured everyone and left the audience breathless. Her soul stirring charisma was the epitome of a woman who knows her craft and one who felt every lyric from the story behind the song. This event was timeless and at the end of her song, the audience gave her a roaring standing ovation." –Paula Edelstein, Sounds of Timeless Jazz, September 24, 2012
"...[Dee Dee Bridgewater] mesmerized the crowd with 'Don't Explain,' and later closed the show leading the band in 'All of Me.' It is impossible to compare any singer with prior eras, where a national spotlight shone on Sarah and Ella and Billie, but Dee Dee Bridgewater, at this stage of her career, belongs in the conversation." – Mike Katz, International Review of Music, September 24, 2012