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How a CIO Can Save an Incompetent CEO
When a bad CEO goes down, the CIO often goes down with him. The way to save yourself, and your company, is to invest in the analytics technology that gives the CEO the data necessary to make smart business decisions. It doesn't hurt that it also shows why the CIO is more valuable to the CEO than other C-level executives.
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CIO — This is the last in a three-part series that began with the seven habits of highly successful CEOs and continued with the seven ways to could get CEOs fired. I'll end by talking about how the CIO can take an otherwise failing CEO and help him flourish.
Now, you might ask why you'd want to do this. CIOs have a relatively short half-life. According to Gartner, which talk to a lot of CIOs, it's about three years. (This means about half have a shorter career and half have a longer job stint.) CMOs, generally thought to have one of the highest turnover rates in the industry, actually average a much better 43 months, according to Forbes.
What's interesting is that, back in 2007, CFOs had a 28-month average, while CIOs were at about 53 months. Now it appears that CFO turnover is declining, while CIO turnover is going the other direction. I can't help but think that CFOs are pushing a lot of CIOs under the bus as they making changes when new CEOs come in, and there is a lot of CEO churn these days.
It appears, anecdotally, that the longevity of the CIO may be relatively closely tied to the longevity of both the CEO and CFO. It also seems that CFOs have been getting better at protecting their butts, while CIOs have gotten worse. In short, it's likely in both the CFO's and CIO's best interests that the CEO isn't replaced—but the CIO is better able to assure this than the CFO is.
Discussion: CIOs Sound Off on a Role in Flux
I'm not picking on CEOs, by the way. It's just that almost none of them are trained for the job, and they generally land in it with inadequate support, surrounded by former peers who lost out the CEO job. They need all the help they can get.
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The CIO is arguably the most critical resource for a CEO. The COO lacks the tools to save the CEO. The CFO can assure that no big financial mistakes take out the CEO, but he can't keep a CEO who isn't competent from appearing incompetent. The vice president of sales will likely brutalize the CEO, and, with the possible exception of Hewlett-Packard, heads of human resources are generally underfunded and overwhelmed and don't have the bandwidth.
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|Marriage Matters in Ireland
Who'll defend marriage in face of liberal onslaught?
There is something more than a little hypocritical about all those leading Irish liberals suddenly jumping aboard the marriage bandwagon having spent a good part of their careers tearing that institution to bits in the name of 'freedom'.
But now, because they support same-sex marriage, marriage has become temporarily fashionable again in liberal circles.
The health of marriage as a social institution is measured in various ways -- and liberals care for none of them.
For example, how many people are getting married? How many people are divorcing or separating? How many people cohabit either as an alternative to marriage or a precursor to it?
Does marriage receive special support and recognition both from society and from the State that protects and encourages it?
Above all, how many children are raised by both of their married parents until they are grown up?
Those who think about the health of marriage in Ireland are concerned that just less than half of our population over the age of 18 is married. That is lower than in America.
They are concerned that the number of Irish people who have experienced divorce or separation has skyrocketed from 40,000 in 1986 to 250,000 last year.
They are concerned that the rate of cohabitation in Ireland is now higher than in the US. They are concerned that the social welfare code actually penalises marriage.
They are also concerned that 28pc of Irish children do not have the advantage of being raised by their two married parents. That is higher than the EU average.
Anybody who genuinely cares about the health of marriage has to be as concerned about these trends as an economist is concerned about the rate of inflation or unemployment.
Is Labour concerned about any of these things? How many in the leadership of Fine Gael are concerned? In Fianna Fail? In Sinn Fein?
When is the last time you heard a leading Irish politician express any concern at all about the health of marriage as an institution?
The other day, Tanaiste Eamon Gilmore gave a speech in which he patted himself and Labour on the back for introducing divorce and other liberal reforms. He then called for same-sex marriage.
Following suit, Alan Shatter did much the same thing.
But you will have to search very hard for a single remark by either of these men worrying about rising divorce and separation, the rising number of births outside marriage, or making a single suggestion as to how marriage might be strengthened.
In fact, you will be hard pressed to find anyone who supports same-sex marriage ever expressing concern about the social trends that are harming marriage.
The conclusion is irresistible: few if any of those now calling for same-sex marriage could really care less for marriage as an institution.
They might well be married themselves, but they see it as little more than a private arrangement of no particular social significance.
The reason liberals care little or nothing for the health of marriage is because they have always seen its previous strength as an impediment to personal freedom.
They did not like the fact that you could not divorce, so they campaigned for divorce. There is no evidence that they are losing any sleep because 250,000 of us have now experienced divorce or separation.
They did not like the fact that marriage was the pre-eminent form of the family, so they sought to reduce its social status.
They don't worry about cohabitation or the number of births outside marriage because they see these things as manifestations of personal freedom.
It is true, of course, that marriage was sometimes too strongly defended in the past -- in particular through stigmatising single mothers.
But today it is hardly defended at all -- and this is bad for children, above all, because children normally do best when raised by their own married mother and father.
The reason support for same-sex marriage has grown is because we have forgotten that the core purpose of marriage as an institution is to commit mothers and fathers to raise their children together. It is a child-centred institution, not an adult- centred one.
Campaigning liberals believe in marriage as a lifestyle choice and no more. Accordingly they have reduced marriage to just that.
This is why we should always beware when liberals look towards marriage, as it is always with the intention of either weakening it or redefining it out of all recognition.
The political question now is what is going on in the mind of Enda Kenny? What is his view of marriage? Does he believe that, in general, children ought to be raised by their own married mothers and fathers? Does he believe it is an adult- or a child-centred institution?
In other words, will he go with the current political flow, or stand firm and defend this most vital of social institutions from being further weakened by some of his fellow cabinet members?
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UEFA's rules stipulate that any player booked in three separate games from the group stage onwards must serve a one-match ban, and this year's finalists stand to lose three players apiece due to cautions issued in their semi-final second legs this week.
Chelsea - in addition to captain John Terry, who was shown a straight red card - will be without Branislav Ivanovic, Ramires and Raul Meireles after their bookings at Barcelona, and Bayern's Luiz Gustavo, David Alaba and Holger Badstuber are all due to serve suspensions after being shown yellow cards at Real Madrid.
Given that UEFA is to follow FIFA's policy of wiping the slate clean at the quarter-final stage for Euro 2012 this summer, FIFPro believes this stance should be implemented for the Champions League final.
"Anybody committing a serious offence in the semi-final should be awarded a red card and miss the final, but the offences that result in a yellow card do not justify the serious punishment of missing the match of your life," FIFPro spokesman Simon Barker said. "For example, Alaba slipped over and gets the ball kicked against his hand - it is not right that such a player should miss the Champions League final because of this.
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Starting this new semester at Berklee, I'm reminded once again how wonderful it is to work with engaged and curious musicians, diving deep and growing with each song they write.
This Spring I'm headed for seminars and Masterclasses in Nashville, Austin, Toronto, Halifax and then off to Australia and New Zealand in May and June - jump into one of those if you can.
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I have already successfully installed snow leopard onto my external HDD, and i have booted it up with another mac before, so i know it works.
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After we had our first encounter with these critters, we were ready for more! Our chapulines came with Oaxacan cheese and avocado. The creamy avocado balanced out the salty, sour and spicy grasshoppers. The crunchy texture of this dish reminded me of a Korean pan chan called myul chi, dried anchovies.


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It seems like everyone wants a piece of the restaurant industry. I don't know why. It's a brutal business with low margins, high employee turnover, no way to reach all your customers at once, and generally stressed-out business owners. At least existing inefficiencies make for creative solutions and some good start-up ideas. OpenTable proved that you can improve the simple act of booking a table. Grubhub is trying to bring the same concept to deliveries and takeout. And now Storific is trying to streamline the function of the waiter.
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Kevin Zelko likes to think of himself as a smarter beer vendor. On Friday, at the Seattle Mariners season opener, he's going to try to prove it.
The 36-year-old teacher who, for the past five seasons has served beer at Safeco Field, is ready to take orders from fans in the stands. Send a message to his Twitter address, @Msbeervendor, your seat and your order and he'll be there as soon as he can.
"Since the beginning of beer vendors, we've been walking up and down the aisles seeing who wants a beer, I'm going to try to change that," Zelko said.
Zelko says he normally sells about 80 beers during an average home game from the beginning of the game until the first pitch of 8th inning, when he has to stop. On those days he pulls in about $125. On weekends, he can sell more than 100 beers and pull in closer to $200 — even more if the Yankees are in town.
Zelko says he hopes taking his vending to Twitter will take some of the guesswork out of his game by making his routes more direct. Not only will an ordered beer likely mean a better tip, but he also says that fans with smartphones, who are on Twitter during the game, are more likely to have more wealth and therefore have more money to spend.
One fan, @justin_925, said this to Zelko on Twitter: "Cannot wait to tweet my beer order to you on Friday. It will be my birthday, so get excited for tips."
Throughout the season, Zelko — who currently has 224 followers — hopes to do something that no other beer vendor has done before: Grow a following, let fans into his life as a beer vendor and communicate with fans even when he isn't selling beer to them.
There's something to be said for getting to know your beer vendor. Zelko says it's not just the beer that you are selling, it's how you sell it. Last year, his favorite call was "Cold beer, cold beer, Stephen Colbert!" This year, he'll try some new lines. He admittedly has at least one beer vendor competitor who he can't top.
"One guy can tell you everything about your birthday if you give him the date," Zelko said. "He can give you the day of the week, the weather in Seattle that day, if anything happened in the news and who was the president."
People might think they know what it's like to sell beer, but Zelko says fans have no idea of the challenges. No one buys beer when Ichiro gets to the plate and the steps in the outfield stands are usually filled with Japanese girls crowding the aisles.
Zelko says in order to be prompt, he'll probably check his phone every three aisles to see if if an order has come in.
"I come from a family of stockbrokers," said Zelko, who teaches special needs children during the day. "Selling things is easy for us."
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It ain't like it used to be, that's for sure. The days of guessing and re-guessing and then guessing again at what and where the problem sound or possible dysfunction is within your 4x4 are nearly gone. There are computers that tell you that sort of thing these days.
But what if you are fortunate enough to own a vehicle that's old enough to be sans computer? Or what if you are experiencing a problem that is beyond the scope of your new 4x4's computer system? What or who or where do you look to then? Well, modern technology, of course (isn't that always the answer?).
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In 1988, I bought a 1971 Ford Bronco that had intermittent problems but was otherwise fairly sound. There was a lingering vibration issue that I suspected was coming from the driveshaft but I wasn't sure. As a result I had my trusted friend S. Paccie hang out the open passenger door and inspect the driveshaft in motion as I sped down my residential street. Dumbest thing you could ever do? Absolutely! Never, ever do that. I repeat: Do not do that!
But it worked. S. Paccie noticed that the driveshaft wasn't spinning true and we discovered that the transfer case yoke nut had loosened and fixed the issue before further damage could occur. Flash, um, a lot of years forward to 2011, almost 2012, and we have much better (and safer!) solutions to solving these annoying, yet unseen, mechanical issues. The GroPro HD Hero digital camera is one of the solutions we suggest.
Shockproof, bombproof, and waterproof (to 180-foot depths), the GoPro HD Hero is the best way to capture video and still photos of your 4x4 while in motion. The HD Hero is a 5-megapixel digital camera that offers three different high-definition video resolutions, giving you three filming modes to capture the best angles of whatever action you're attempting to capture.
Set at 1080p you get 1920x1080 true HD, featuring a 127-degree angle of view, 30 frames per second, and a 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio. The 960p setting gets you 1280x960 ultra wide and tall HD with a 170-degree angle of view, 30 fps, and a 4:3 aspect ratio. And the 720p provides 1280x720 ultra wide HD with a 170-degree angle of view, both 30 and 60 fps, and a 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio. When set to take still photos the HD Hero can shoot automatically at 2-, 5-, 10-, 30-, or 60-second intervals for more than two hours. The HD Hero can also be set for single or triple shot and also features a self-timer for more traditional photo taking.
GoPro offers a variety of mounting options for the HD Hero, allowing you to position it just about anywhere on your 4x4. The motorsports HD Hero includes a suction cup mount with a pivoting arm that can be used on any flat surface, and also 3M adhesive mounts that snap in to a buckle that secures the camera in place. We were leery of the adhesive mounts at first but after bumping down a rock-strewn trail for an hour without failure, we were much more confident. We've also seen the sturdy HD Hero fall from the side of a 4x4 in motion and it fared very well. It's a tough little camera that can take a beating. Just in case though, GoPro offers replacement lens kits for $20 and replacement housings are also available.
We used the GoPro HD Hero in a variety of positions to try out the mounts and get a feel for what locations would offer the best angle of view. We weren't currently experiencing any unresolved mechanical issues so we weren't looking for any particular problems, just out for a drive to play with the camera and get our tires dirty. Since video isn't very interesting in magazine print, please check out 4wdmag.com to see the video we captured.
The most interesting videos were that of the front axle and suspension in action. Using an adhesive 3M GoPro mount the HD Hero was secured beneath the front bumper pointed rearward. Set up this way we could easily view the front axle nearly knuckle-to-knuckle, as well as all of the suspension components. Had we been experiencing any suspension or steering bind it would have been clearly visible in the video. Other views we tried out included using the suction cup mount on the passenger door with the camera pointed at the right front tire, and also on the rooftop, which offered a neat view of the trail ahead.


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New England Osteopathic Heritage Center
Preserving the Past to Inspire the Future
The New England Osteopathic Heritage Center (NEOHC) is dedicated to preserving, promoting and providing access to the history of osteopathic medicine in New England. The center is an educational resource of archival material and museum displays offering dynamic programs. Programs aim to educate the public and honor the profession and the men and women who have served New England for more than 100 years.
NEOHC collections include letters, documents, photographs, artifacts, videos and publications documenting doctors, professional organizations, and osteopathic hospitals in New England.
NEOHC is actively collecting and safeguarding items meaningful to the study of osteopathic medicine in New England.
If you have questions, are interested in conducting research or are interested in contributing to the collection please contact us.
Check out the new online interactive video "Hand Over Hand". Explore the definition, history, and future of Osteopathic Medicine.
Look for our new facebook page. Keep up to date on projects, news, and events.
New Exhibit! Located on the second floor of the Jack Ketchum Library.
Come see the new exhibit of artifacts from the NEOHC collections located in Stella Maris.
The Department of Special Collections is a division of the University of New England's Library Services. Collections include the New England Osteopathic Heritage Center, the Westbrook College History Collection, the Maine Women Writers Collection, The UNE Art Gallery, and the George and Barbara Bush Legacy Collection.


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A style inspired by the elegance of Versailles, this hand-enameled frame features a white base and a flocked backing.
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Guy Emmitt "Twinkle toes" Sherod Jr.
Lake Almanor Peninsula resident Guy Emmitt Sherod Jr. passed from this life to join his wife in their eternal home Friday, May 31, 2013, at his residence at the age of 88.
Born May 22, 1925, in Detroit, Mich., to the late Guy Sr. and Julia (Patten) Sherod, Guy Jr. was raised in Cleveland and as a teen in the Santa Barbara costal area of California.
Following his high school graduation, Guy joined the armed forces and, as a member of the U.S. Army Air Corps, S. Sgt. Sherod served his country in the Pacific during the conclusion of WWII and the occupation of Japan.
Upon his honorable discharge, Guy returned to Santa Barbara where he enrolled in college and obtained his bachelors degree along with his teaching credential from U.C. Santa Barbara. It is while attending school in Santa Barbara he met the love of his life, a pretty young co-ed named Dora Lee Bowen. The couple was united in matrimony on Sept. 1, 1951, in Santa Barbara. To this union four sons were born. Guy went on to receive his Masters degree from Long Beach State.
Guy enjoyed a 36-year career as an industrial arts teacher with the Torrance Unified School District, teaching drafting and architectural design on their North High School campus. He took great pride in the fact that he was giving his students a trade they could use upon their graduation.
While residing in Torrance, the family attended St. Andrews Episcopal Church in Torrance. In 1983, following the couple's retirement, they moved to the Northern California community of Lake Almanor. Outside of his teaching career and family, Guy's passion in life was that of his Masonic affiliations. He was raised in the Torrance Lodge No. 447 and demitted to the Westwood, Lodge No. 501, where he served as master of the lodge. When the Westwood and Greenville lodges were combined, Guy continued his love of Masonry with the Greenville Sincerity Chapter 132. He was a longtime member of the Shrine, both of the El Bekal and Ben Ali Shrine Clubs, where he was lovingly referred to as "Twinkle toes," serving as the Shrine's Clown. His affiliation with the Order of Eastern Star included serving as patron of both the Westwood Chapter 337 and Sincerity Chapter 53 on numerous occasions. He was bestowed Masonry's highest honor, the Hiram Award on May 31, 1996. Guy enjoyed the water and when younger enjoyed scuba diving as well as swimming. He loved to help his wife work in garden and took pride in the fact that he could fix just about anything while tinkering in his shop.
In passing, Guy leaves his sons, Steven Sherod and his wife Brenda, of Chester, David and his wife Christina, Bruce Sherod and his wife Susan, all of the Lake Almanor Peninsula, and William "Bill" Sherod, of Chester; 14 grand- and two great-grandchildren, along with a brother Robert and his wife Candy, of Pleasanton. He was proudly expecting his third great-grandchild shortly.
Masonic graveside services along with military honors were held Saturday, June 8, alongside his wife in the Chester District Cemetery.
The family asks that any remembrances in Guy's memory be made to the Sacramento Shriners Children's Hospital, c/o Fehrman Mortuary and Crematory, P.O. Box 53, Quincy, CA 95971.
An opportunity to express your condolences to the family along with signing the memorial guest register is available online at fehrmanmortuary.com.
Rochelle Vezina passed away peacefully with family by her side on June 6, 2013.
She had suffered from severe back pain in mid-May, was hospitalized a few days and never fully recovered before having a stroke on June 4. Rochelle made the decision to die naturally rather than try to recover artificially and become incapable of having a quality life.She had made arrangements to donate her body to U.C. Davis and requested no memorial service.
She will always be remembered as a wonderful, spunky, independent woman who always did things her way.
Rochelle is survived by her daughter, Stephanie Chamberlain; her son, Derk Swain; six grandchildren: Ilo Nilson, Walter Hunter, Derek Hunter, Stuart Swain, Shan Killbridge, Brian Swain; 10 great-grandchildren; one older sister, Violet Gunning; and her canine companion of 10 years, Casey.
Bear Valley Springs resident Harold Wayne Gilliland, 73, died Friday, June 7, 2013, in Bakersfield.
He is survived by his wife, Karen Gilliland; children, Robin Wight, of Quincy, David Gilliland, of Anaheim, and Scott Gilliland, of Reno, Nev.
A memorial service is scheduled for June 15, at 12 p.m. at the Wood Family Funeral Service Chapel in Tehachapi. For condolences visit woodmortuary.net.
Chester resident Helen Rosalie Sather, 101, died at Seneca Health Care District's Hospital Wednesday, June 5, 2013.
She was born in San Francisco, Jan. 17, 1912, in San Francisco to Arnold and Jeanette (Lamont) Weber.
Helen is survived by her two grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
She was predeceased by her husband Jacob; son John; daughter Jeanette Looney and one sister.
A celebration of Helen's life is planned for 11 a.m. Saturday, June 15, at the Fehrman Mortuary in Chester. An opportunity to express condolences, along with signing the memorial guest register, is available online at fehrmanmortuary.com.
The family asks that any remembrances in Helen's memory be made to either Sierra Hospice or to the Plumas Animal Welfare Society (PAWS), c/o Fehrman Mortuary and Crematory, P.O. Box 803, Greenville, CA 95947.
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Modeling Asset Volatility
I am planning a series of posts on the subject of asset volatility and option pricing and thought I would begin with a survey of some of the central ideas. The attached presentation on Modeling Asset Volatility sets out the foundation for a number of key concepts and the basis for the research to follow.
Perhaps the most important feature of volatility is that it is stochastic rather than constant, as envisioned in the Black Scholes framework. The presentation addresses this issue by identifying some of the chief stylized facts about volatility processes and how they can be modelled. Certain characteristics of volatility are well known to most analysts, such as, for instance, its tendency to "cluster" in periods of higher and lower volatility. However, there are many other typical features that are less often rehearsed and these too are examined in the presentation.
Long Memory
For example, while it is true that GARCH models do a fine job of modeling the clustering effect they typically fail to capture one of the most important features of volatility processes – long term serial autocorrelation. In the typical GARCH model autocorrelations die away approximately exponentially, and historical events are seen to have little influence on the behaviour of the process very far into the future. In volatility processes that is typically not the case, however: autocorrelations die away very slowly and historical events may continue to affect the process many weeks, months or even years ahead.
There are two immediate and very important consequences of this feature. The first is that volatility processes will tend to trend over long periods – a characteristic of Black Noise or Fractionally Integrated processes, compared to the White Noise behavior that typically characterizes asset return processes. Secondly, and again in contrast with asset return processes, volatility processes are inherently predictable, being conditioned to a significant degree on past behavior. The presentation considers the fractional integration frameworks as a basis for modeling and forecasting volatility.
Mean Reversion vs. Momentum
A puzzling feature of much of the literature on volatility is that it tends to stress the mean-reverting behavior of volatility processes. This appears to contradict the finding that volatility behaves as a reinforcing process, whose long-term serial autocorrelations create a tendency to trend. This leads to one of the most important findings about asset processes in general, and volatility process in particular: i.e. that the assets processes are simultaneously trending and mean-reverting. One way to understand this is to think of volatility, not as a single process, but as the superposition of two processes: a long term process in the mean, which tends to reinforce and trend, around which there operates a second, transient process that has a tendency to produce short term spikes in volatility that decay very quickly. In other words, a transient, mean reverting processes inter-linked with a momentum process in the mean. The presentation discusses two-factor modeling concepts along these lines, and about which I will have more to say later.
One of the most striking developments in econometrics over the last thirty years, cointegration is now a principal weapon of choice routinely used by quantitative analysts to address research issues ranging from statistical arbitrage to portfolio construction and asset allocation. Back in the late 1990′s I and a handful of other researchers realized that volatility processes exhibited very powerful cointegration tendencies that could be harnessed to create long-short volatility strategies, mirroring the approach much beloved by equity hedge fund managers. In fact, this modeling technique provided the basis for the Caissa Capital volatility fund, which I founded in 2002. The presentation examines characteristics of multivariate volatility processes and some of the ideas that have been proposed to model them, such as FIGARCH (fractionally-integrated GARCH).
Dispersion Dynamics
Finally, one topic that is not considered in the presentation, but on which I have spent much research effort in recent years, is the behavior of cross-sectional volatility processes, which I like to term dispersion. It turns out that, like its univariate cousin, dispersion displays certain characteristics that in principle make it highly forecastable. Given an appropriate model of dispersion dynamics, the question then becomes how to monetize efficiently the insight that such a model offers. Again, I will have much more to say on this subject, in future.


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Eye Piece
Saturday, March 9, 2013 - 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Columbia University Morningside Campus Barnard College Minor Latham Playhouse, Milbank Hall
A searching inquiry into the personal meaningand the mythological, historical, artistic, and social significanceof the loss of vision, Eye Piece is an alchemical, illuminating theatrical work by Pulitzer Prize nominated and Obie-Award award winning writer, composer, director, and performer Rinde Eckert. His music/theatre works have been produced by the Foundry Theater, American Repertory Theatre, New York Theatre Workshop, Berkeley Rep, and many other stages around the world. Recently named a Doris Duke Artist by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Eckert will direct Eye Piece in the Barnard theatre departments spring 2013 season. Tickets $10/$5 with CUID Information barnard.edu/theatre


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Comments on: Kerry: Climate Change a 'Life-Threatening Issue'
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By todd tanner on 01-25-13 @ 12:14 pm
Let's hope that Senator Kerry, if confirmed, sticks to his guns and continues to work on climate
change. It's the most important long-term issue we face hear in Montana, and it will have far-reaching
implications for agriculture, recreation, water rights and the health & well-being of our families.
By todd tanner on 01-25-13 @ 12:15 pm
My apologies. That should have been "here in Montana."
By Mark W. on 01-25-13 @ 12:36 pm
The four horsemen boomer eschatology:
1. Politicize history and facts. Check
2. Destroy the nuclear family. Check
3. Disarm the country. ?
4. Replace the religion that might reassert its right to overturn 1-3. ?
By GATE on 01-25-13 @ 2:24 pm
With wanna-be Globalist Clowns like 'Gigolo' John and Algezeer Gore it's all about Money and Power.
The Chicken Little's that are pushing this fraudulent climate alarmism are up to their usual scare
tactics. According to a Group of Ex. NASA Scientists there is no imminent climate threat or valid data
existing to to support these hysterical claims.
By Fast on 01-25-13 @ 6:31 pm
7,000,000.000 people now and 9,000,000,000 peolpe in 2060 but who cares let the kids fight over the
leftovers. Hee Hee
By Craig moore on 01-26-13 @ 3:26 pm
I would like to hear Kerry square his alarmism with the recant by James Lovelock.
James Lovelock, the maverick scientist who became a guru to the environmental movement with his
"Gaia" theory of the Earth as a single organism, has admitted to being "alarmist" about climate
change and says other environmental commentators, such as Al Gore, were too.
Lovelock, 92, is writing a new book in which he will say climate change is still happening, but
not as quickly as he once feared…
"The problem is we don't know what the climate is doing. We thought we knew 20 years ago. That
led to some alarmist books – mine included – because it looked clear-cut, but it hasn't
happened," Lovelock said.
"The climate is doing its usual tricks. There's nothing much really happening yet. We were
supposed to be halfway toward a frying world now," he said.
"The world has not warmed up very much since the millennium. Twelve years is a reasonable time…
it (the temperature) has stayed almost constant, whereas it should have been rising—carbon
dioxide is rising, no question about that," he added.
He pointed to Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth" and Tim Flannery's "The Weather Makers" as other
examples of "alarmist" forecasts of the future.
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By mooseberryinn on 01-27-13 @ 10:28 am
Hmm, what is really more important for today? preserving our freedom? Liberty? Our constitution?
or - "cap and trade", shutting down coal power via EPA decree, Killing our economy via The
emperor's decree? Spending trillions of our kids and grand-kid's money? Infringing on our 2nd
amendment rights via the emperor's decree? Tossing billions to 'green" company execs…hey,
where did those guys go? The answer is… tah dah… "transforming" America! Now, there is a life-
threatening issue. question - Just what was it that has caused the warming/cooling climate
changes over the past billions of years of Earth's existence???? hey, Ya know what/ I'll bet Sir
John Kerry, knight of King Obama's "billionaires buffet" table knows. just hit his self-inflatable EGO
switch and I'm sure he will talk for you.
By Mark Phillips on 01-27-13 @ 6:46 pm
Perhaps the hot air emanating from the searing hot intellect of our local bloggers should be of more
concern than managing carbon output..
By HRH Prince Michael on 01-29-13 @ 11:23 am
Unquestionably, like Illegal Immigration, the Climate Control "issue" is -yet another-
cunning diversion by "Powers-that-WON'T-be". If these serious concerns had been
addressed ("Fiscal Cliff?) 40-years ago by the special-interest politicians that have
only decimated our once Godly-blessed nation, a legitimate impact could have resulted.
Now? The nationally-toxic mix of Corruption and Greed, is a terminal infection.
On a side note: Yesterday Sen. John McCain alluded to "..mowing our lawns, cleaning our
I speak for untold MILLIONS of Latino-Americans who served and died for this once-great nation,
and the crew-members of The Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria, when I say:
John McCain, Pharaoh, Congress, and all other politician, Vaya Con Queso, lazy traitor-b**t***s!
The House of David 2 Chronicles Victory (ANY questions Print/Broadcast "Industries"?),
is HERE: http://www.all4webs.com/x/w/all4yahweh
NOW, The Most Holy Christ King Yeshua reigns!
By Craig moore on 01-29-13 @ 1:56 pm
Maybe Kerry should go vist the people in Arviat and have his picture taken.
By GATE on 01-29-13 @ 3:01 pm
Before the Tides rise and we're all forced to live on House Boats lets hope that our hopeless Congress
at least passes E-Verify so we can finally deport the Deceiver!
By HRH Prince Michael on 01-29-13 @ 3:47 pm
@Gate: House-boats brother? Last time was Water, this time Fire. The Deceiver?
Man, you mean The Deceiver(s). There's an entire -CONFIRMED- confederacy of them,
and at this moment they're filled with Fear. While, "The Fear of God, is the beginning of Wisdom",
Fear, -unto itself- is NOT a Godly-spirit. It's indicative, of the ABSENCE of God.
Of course, the coward and Godless "Powers-that-WON'T-be" in "America" have created and
fostered an environment of Fear. Yet, in the words of my blessed forefather King Solomon:
"The guilty shall flee when no one is chasing them; and the righteous are as bold as a lion".
Ask, any Fed-Christian-child-burning-coward-traitor-b**st**d.
The House of David 2 Chronicles 13 Victory, is HERE:
NOW, The Most Blessed Christ King Yeshua reigns!
By GATE on 01-29-13 @ 4:32 pm
I sleep in Waders just in case there's an overnight Arctic Ice Melt!
By BiggerMig on 01-29-13 @ 7:36 pm
Spoken like the true christian you are, Prince Michael.
By HRH Prince Michael on 01-30-13 @ 10:53 am
@BiggerMig: Based on your previous comments, I'm compelled to address your sarcasm.
Firstly, I do not represent - nor belong to -ANY organized "Religion". If, I must be labeled?
Christian, and American.
As, the internationally-recognized heir to the most epic and victorious lineages in World History,
-The Divinely-anointed House of David - like my forefathers, I must live the dichotomy:
Secondly, you -and most others- are without a clue, in-regards to the unimaginable and patently
Anti-American, Civil and Human Rights violations that I have endured. My Crime?
Speaking Truth, to "American" Powers-that-won't be, and defending, the defenseless.
So, if I use a word, "illegitimate child", to describe the enemies of The Kingdom of God,
or Traitor, to describe the enemies of our nation and The U.S. Constitution, it's HRH Prince
Michael speaking
and this is a matter, like most, for The True and Living Yahweh to ultimately decide.
Anyway, you can thank me for at-least one thumbs-up.
You see "BiggerMig", before you can be real with others, son, you must be real with YOURSELF.
The House of David 2 Chronicles 13 Victory, is HERE:
NOW, The Most Blessed Christ King Yeshua reigns!
By RussCrowder on 01-30-13 @ 5:27 pm
The only "Life-threatening Issue here is that no doubt Kerry will continue the Hillary Clinton amateur
hour at "State" that is hastening America's global decline and putting all American's at risk.
Benghazi?.....You ain't seen nothing yet.
By mooseberryinn on 01-30-13 @ 9:59 pm
So how are Chairman Obama and his Demo-Dummy regime worshipers doing with improving the
economy? Ever notice, how many distractions keep getting in the way of actually making any
progress in jobs, debt reduction, tax overhaul,? Hmmm? Just exactly what has the King
accomplished toward economic growth? Certainly not "Obama/Demo Care". No help for jobs there.
(well, except maybe in the ranks of the IRS and HHS bureaucracies), No help in energy. the power
mad EPA is crushing any hope there. No help for Mid-East peace with King Obama giving Egypt
weapons and billions of our tax dollars. I'd have to say Mr. Kerry as Sec of State might be
considered "life-threatening". Most likely just as inept as Hillary and King Obama.


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I read, with interest, an article in the Gwinnett Daily Post about attendance falling in the Gwinnett Braves second year.We are season ticket holders at the G-Braves, and what a great way to enjoy America's favorite pastime right in your own backyard! I realize some people were — and probably still are — upset with the way Coolray Field was built. I would say get over it and come on out and enjoy the fun. We know you want to come out, so just come on! It's a beautiful stadium and they have so many things to do, especially for children. So come on out for the 2011 season and have a whole lot of fun. — Kathy Gestar Snellville
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Clinical Rotations
Rotation Schedule
At any one time, there will be 2 residents on a research rotation, 1 resident at Children's, 4 residents at Longwood Adult, and 9 residents at Mass. Eye and Ear.
The current rotations for residents by year is demonstrated below.
Brief Summary of Rotations
PGY -4, and -5 residents rotate through the Otology Service at the Infirmary. In addition, there is otologic training at the rotations at affiliated hospitals.
Head and Neck Surgical Oncology
Residents at PGY -2, -3, -4 and -5 rotate through this Service at the Mass. Eye and Ear. Additional head and neck surgical training is provided at the affiliated hospitals.
Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery /Laryngology
Residents at PGY -2 and -5 rotate on the Facial Plastic subspecialty service at the Mass. Eye and Ear. In addition, the PGY-5 spends time on the Laryngology Service. Additional training is provided at the affiliated hospitals.
Pediatric Otolaryngology
At PGY-2, residents rotate through the Pediatric Otolaryngology Service at the Mass. Eye and Ear, which includes responsibilities at the Intensive Care Unit at MGH. PGY-3 residents rotate through the otolaryngology service at Children's Hospital, which includes exposure to airway problems, congenital disorders and a broad range of pediatric problems.
Emergency Service
Residents at PGY-2 rotate through the specialty emergency room at Mass. Eye adn Ear where there are over 12,000 otolaryngology visits annually. In addition, there are emergency responsibilities at all of the affiliated hospitals.
Residents are involved in surgical sign-out on head and neck specimens. In addition, time is allowed for rotation through the Radiology Department.
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Before you shell out hundreds for a storage-tank heater or thousands for a tankless or solar model, see whether your old water heater can be fixed. A corroded storage-tank model is history. But a leaky drain or pressure-relief valve or a burned-out heating element can often be fixed. Rule of thumb: Consider a repair if the labor cost (which warranties often exclude) averages less than $50 per year over the years left in the warranty. Otherwise, buy a new one, especially if the warranty has run out.
Most storage-tank water heaters look alike on the outside. But sawing open a cross-section of gas and electric storage-tank models in our lab confirmed that paying a little more typically buys a better water heater. Those with longer warranties tended to have larger heating elements, thicker insulation, and thicker or longer corrosion-fighting metal anodes.
Longer warranties were also a good indication of better quality for tankless water heaters. But their added complexity can mean more potential problems. Some tankless heater manufacturers shorten the warranty for units used with hard water and in multifamily homes. And most recommend service once a year by a qualified technician.
Hybrid heaters meld an electric storage-tank heater with a heat pump that captures warmth from the air. Those we tested provided annual savings of about 60 percent over electric-only models. You'll also save by replacing a broken oil-fired heater with a hybrid. But if you're replacing a heater that runs on natural gas, which is relatively inexpensive, it probably won't pay to switch.
Solar heaters supplement an electric heater with heat from the sun's rays. The best in our tests saved us about 80 percent over an electric storage-tank heater alone during the summer months at our Yonkers, N.Y. headquarters. But for us, those savings plummeted to about 30 percent during cold weather. How much a solar system saves you can vary widely based on where you live, your home's sun exposure, and which system you choose.
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Some pictures would help. There is usually some kind of mechanical stop involving the handle, the cartridge, and /or some part of the body. Something is either broken, or just not put together correctly.
I replaced the cartridges in the bathtub/shower to deal with leaking and now I have a new problem. Both faucets handles can be turned in complete circles--cutting the flow of the water requires very precise positioning of each faucet handle.
If I take off the faucet handle and simply turn the cartridge, there is a built-in stop/off position (the water supply was off when I did this, so I'm just assuming that the stop position turned off the water flow).
The instructions, which I no longer have, were very simple, so I can't imagine what I screwed up (e.g., no extra parts left over when I was finished).
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Some pictures would help. There is usually some kind of mechanical stop involving the handle, the cartridge, and /or some part of the body. Something is either broken, or just not put together correctly.
Unfortunately, short of an emergency, turning the water off isn't an option today because it would be an inconvenience for my neighbors. I'm in a condo building and there is no local shut-off valve.
So, I can't show you the actual faucets, but I have an illustration of the faucet and cartridge. This might be a long shot, but perhaps there is some common error or tip regarding replacing the cartridge in this particular faucet that I can check later this week.
The illustrations are from this website: http://www.moen.com/consumersupport/...2/moen0132.cfm
The arrow is pointing to a clear plastic piece that did not come with the cartridge, but is part of the faucet. When the cartridge is in place and this clear piece is attached to the cartridge, the cartridge cannot be turned in complete circles, i.e., the plastic piece comes to a stop in the cartridge.
The faucet handle seems to fit snugly over this extension--in fact, if I remember correctly, the plastic piece actually fits into interlocking grooves within the faucet handle.
You should have a shut off somewhere by the Water heater. Worst comes to worst, let your neighbors know that it may be a while before turning back on, and fix it. Otherwise, you will have water waste.
Replacing the cartridges fixed the leak. In the process, I've done/not done something that makes turning off the flow a bit tricky. The faucet handles can be turned round and round in either direction, but there is only one position that will actually stop the water. Once I find the sweet spot for each handle, the water is off.
Replacing the cartridge involves few parts and not many steps, i.e., there's just aren't that many places to screw up. I'm thinking that my error may be something that experienced people might think too obvious to mention. (No, there were no extra screws or parts when I finished. I'm not a complete idiot, but I do have my share of less-than-glorious moments.)
The "pin" on the extension is the stop. With lever handles you should have a red and a blue one. IF it stops without the handle, unless you are doing something to lift it out of its recess when you install the handle, there is no way it cannot stop with the handle installed.
The above description applies to the cold water faucet, i.e., the faucet has an "off spot". When the water is on, I can turn it clockwise to get to that spot or counter-clockwise--and if I miss the spot, the I can continue endlessly in one direction or the other. This is not true for the hot water handle.
Turning the hot water handle counter-clockwise turns off the hot water--and once the water is off, it won't come back on with further counter-clockwise turning. Similarly, clockwise turning starts the water--which cannot be turned off with further clockwise turning. As with the cold water, the handle can be turned endlessly in either direction.
Thanks for the advice so far. I'm going to schedule a water shut-off time for the building for Tuesday or Wednesday.
The stop on the cold water side has broken. Since this is two parts, the stop on the stem and the catch on the handle adapter, you have to see which is broken.
I have these types of Moen faucets on the bathtub and sink in our guest bathroom. I truly detest them and regret ever buying them. They have all stripped over time and you can't find the spare parts at places like Home Depot. What a pain. I replaced the sink faucet with a run-of-the-mill Delta and am much happier. I'm doing a new remodel and doubt I will choose Moen again.


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Ellas Otha Bates (Bo Diddley) was born December 30, 1928 on a small farm near the town of McComb, Mississippi, close to the Louisiana border. The only child of Ethel Wilson and Eugene Bates, he had three half-brothers and a half-sister.
In 1936, at age of 8, he was adopted by his mother's cousin, along with three cousins. His name was changed to Ellas McDaniel.
In the mid-1930's, the family moved to the south side of Chicago. Soon after, he began to take trombone and violin lessons the Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church. He studied the violin for twelve years, composing two concertos for the instrument. For Christmas in 1940, his sister Lucille bought him his first guitar, a cheap Harmony acoustic. He taught himself how to play.
He had long been fascinated by the rhythms that he heard coming from the sanctified churches. A frustrated drummer, he tried to translate the sounds that he heard into his own style. Gradually he began to duplicate what he did with his violin bow by rapidly flicking his pick across his guitar strings. "I play the guitar as if I'm playing the drums....I play drum licks on the guitar."
Shortly before leaving school he formed his first group, a trio named The Hipsters, later known as The Langley Avenue Jive Cats, after the Chicago street where he lived. Upon graduation, he pursued a variety of work including truck driving, construction, and semi-pro boxing, playing locally with his group to supplement his income. Around this time, he married his first wife Louise Woolingham, but the marriage did not survive. A year later, he married Ethel "Tootsie" Smith, a marriage that lasted just over a decade.
He adopted the stage name "Bo Diddley". The origin of the name is somewhat unclear, as several differing stories and claims exist. Bo Diddley himself said that the name first belonged to a singer his adoptive mother was familiar with, while harmonicist Billy Boy Arnold once said in an interview that it was originally the name of a local comedian that Leonard Chess borrowed for the song title and artist name for Bo Diddley's first single. A "diddley bow" is a typically homemade American string instrument of African origin, probably developed from instruments found on the coast of west Africa.
With musical influences of his own ranging from Louis Jordan to John Lee Hooker and from Nat "King" Cole to Muddy Waters, Bo Diddley was now set to help shape and define the sound and presentation of rock music for all time. He took up blues and R&B after hearing John Lee Hooker.
In the early '50s, he began playing with his longtime partner; maraca player Jerome Green, to get what Diddley's called "that freight train sound." After more than a decade of playing on street corners and in clubs around Chicago, Bo Diddley finally got the chance to cut a demo of two songs that he had written; "Uncle John" and "I'm A Man". After various rejections from local record labels, in the spring of 1955 he took the recordings to Chess Records. They suggested that he changed the title and the lyrics of "Uncle John" to more reflect his own unique personality.
Billy Boy Arnold, blues harmonica player and singer, was also playing with Diddley when he got a deal with Chess. His very first single from the two songs were re-recorded at Bill Putnam's Universal Recording Studio and released as a double A-side disc "Bo Diddley/I'm A Man" on the Chess Records subsidiary label Checker Records. The A-side had futuristic waves of tremolo guitar, set to a timeless nursery rhyme; the B-side, a bump-and-grind, harmonica-driven shuffle, based around an overwhelming blues riff. The result was a new kind of guitar-based rock & roll, saturated in the blues and R&B, but owing loyalty to neither. It went straight to the top of the rhythm 'n' blues charts, establishing Bo Diddley as one of the most exciting and original new talents in American music.
Though he only had a few hits in the 1950s and early '60s, Diddley produced greater and more influential music than all but a handful of the best early rockers. The Bo Diddley beat is one of rock & roll's bedrock rhythms, showing up in the work of Buddy Holly, the Rolling Stones, and even pop-garage knock-offs like the Strangeloves' 1965 hit "I Want Candy." From Elvis Presley to George Thorogood, from The Rolling Stones to ZZ Top, from The Doors to The Clash, from Buddy Holly to Prince, and from The Everly Brothers to Run DMC, all acknowledged the unique influences of Bo Diddley upon their styles of music.
Diddley's spellbinding rhythmic attack and booming vocals stretched back as far as Africa for their roots, and looked as far into the future as rap. His trademark otherworldly vibrating, fuzzy guitar style expanded the instrument's power and range. Diddley's bounce epitomizes rock & roll at its most humorously outlandish and freewheeling.
Diddley was never a top seller like Chuck Berry, but he produced a catalog of classics that rival Berry's in quality. "You Don't Love Me," "Diddley Daddy," "Pretty Thing," "Diddy Wah Diddy," "Who Do You Love?," "Mona," "Road Runner," "You Can't Judge a Book by Its Cover;" all are standards. Oddly enough, his only Top 20 pop hit was an atypical, absurd back-and-forth rap between him and Jerome Green, "Say Man", that was almost by accident while fooling around in the studio.
On stage, Diddley was great, using his trademark square guitars and distorted amplification to produce new sounds that preceded the innovations of guitarists like Jimi Hendrix. In Great Britain, he was revered as a giant on the order of Berry and Muddy Waters. The Rolling Stones in particular borrowed a lot from Diddley's rhythms and attitude in their early days, although they only officially covered a couple of his tunes, "Mona" and "I'm Alright." Other British R&B groups like the Yardbirds, Animals, and Pretty Things also covered Diddley standards in their early days. Buddy Holly covered "Bo Diddley" and used a modified Bo Diddley beat on "Not Fade Away"; when the Stones gave the song the full-on Diddley treatment (complete with shaking maracas), the result was their first big British hit.
The British Invasion helped increase the awareness of Diddley's importance, and ever since then he's been a popular live act. Yet his career as a recording artist in commercial and artistic terms was over by the time the British music invasion hit America. He recorded with declining frequency and after 1963; his writing or recording material was never on par with his early classics.
He began exploring different music venues. For example, in 1972 he played with The Grateful Dead at the Academy of Music in New York City.
In 1979, he toured with the Clash and had a cameo role in the film 'Trading Places'. In 1998, he appeared alongside legendary guitarists B.B. King, Eric Clapton, and Jeff "Skunk" Baxter as members of the Louisiana Gator Boys in the film 'Blues Brothers 2000.'
Some of his other accomplishments include being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987; doing a late-'80s tour with Ronnie Wood, and a 1989 television commercial for sports shoes with star athlete Bo Jackson. That same year he got a star in the sidewalk on the Hollywood Hall of Fame.
Diddley has been a well-respected artist playing a concert for the President and Jackie Kennedy. He also played at the Inaugural gala in Washington D.C. for President Bush, and he performed at the Democratic National Convention for Bill Clinton.
Into his early 70s, he continued active in the recording studio and in clubs and concert halls around the world. He performed benefits such as the televised 1985 Live Aid Concert and a Hurricane Katrina Aid Concert in 2006.
He was an early inductee into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame. In 1996, he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Rhythm 'n' Blues Foundation at the Seventh Annual Pioneer Awards and in 1998 received another Lifetime Achievement Award this time from the Recording Academy at that year's annual Grammy Awards Ceremony. He released Road Runner Live in February 1999. In 2000, he was inducted into the Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame.
Bo Diddley spent many years in New Mexico, living in Los Lunas, New Mexico from 1971 to 1978 while continuing his musical career. He served for two and a half years as Deputy Sheriff in the Valencia County Citizens' Patrol; during that time he personally purchased and donated three highway patrol pursuit cars. In the late 1970s, Diddley left Los Lunas and moved to Hawthorne, Florida where he lived on a large estate in a custom made log-cabin home, which he helped to build. For the remainder of his life he spent time between New Mexico and Florida, living the last 13 years of his life in Archer, Florida, a small farming town near Gainesville.
Compiled from www.anothershadeofcolor.com, Wikipedia, and http://www.bo-diddley.com/.


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Note: For the best results, use really really good olive oil. I like overstuffing the eggs, which leaves you with a few extra whites. Just eat'em (or feed them to the dog). Older eggs (a couple weeks old) will peel more easily than very fresh eggs.
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- 1 dozen large eggs, not too fresh
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise, preferably home made
- 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
- Up to 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon Frank's Red Hot sauce
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil (see note)
- Kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 3 tablespoons thinly sliced chives
- Crushed red pepper or hot paprika
- Crunchy sea salt (like Maldon)
Place eggs in a large saucepan and cover with 2 quarts cold water. Place over high heat, bring to a boil, cover, remove from heat, and let stand ten minutes. Drain eggs and peel under cool running water. Slice each egg in half lengthwise.
Place all of the yolks in the bowl of a food processor. Select 16 of the best looking egg white halves and set aside. Reserve the remaining 8 for another use. Add mayonnaise, mustard, half of vinegar, and hot sauce to food processor and process until smooth, scraping down sides of bowl as necessary.
With machine running, slowly drizzle in 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Season mixture to taste with salt and remaining vinegar (if desired). Transfer to zipper-lock bag. Filling and egg white halves can be stored in the refrigerator up to overnight before filling and serving.
Cut off corner of zipperlock bag and pipe filling mixture into egg whites, overstuffing each hole. Drizzle with remaining olive oil, sprinkle with black pepper, chives, crushed red pepper, and sea salt. Serve immediately.
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