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Tips on How IT Leaders Can Attract (and Retain) Millennials
Hiring and retaining millennials--young adults in their 20s--can be challenging for IT organizations that don't understand how to attract and engage them. While compensation remains important, millennials are really looking for social and fun workplaces with plenty of new challenges to tackle.
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CIO — If you lead an IT shop today, chances are at least some of the employees who report to you are millennials--young adults in their 20s. Millennials--also known as Generation Y--think about life and work differently than older boom and gen X employees, and hiring and retaining them requires management that understands their needs and a business environment to match, says Jim Finkelstein, president and CEO of FutureSense, a consulting firm the specializes in organization and people.
A recent survey of millennials in the workplace conducted by MTV found that most millennials believe the workplace should be social and enjoyable, and they want flexible hours and less governance over the projects to which they are assigned. About half say they would rather have no job than a job they hate, and nearly two-thirds believe they should be mentoring older coworkers when it comes to tech and getting things done.
Employers often take these attitudes to mean that millennials are lazy, cocky, unwilling to pay their dues and feel they are exempt from the rules. But Finkelstein, who has authored a book on how to tackle the "co-generational workplace," challenges those assumptions, believing employers should instead view them as hungry and more moldable than older and more seasoned IT professionals.
"Millennials should not be sold short as slacking, uninspired workers and be seen for what most of them are: innovative, creative and hungry for job roles that they can grow in in an ongoing capacity," says Finkelstein. "If these are employers' assumptions of the millennial work ethic, their employees are going to pick up on that, thus creating a workplace culture built on distrust and judgment from the get go, hindering a positive, productive exchange of thoughts, ideas and innovation."
In fact, given room to run, millennials may even prove more productive, Finkelstein says.
"They've got the ability to multitask because their brains have been wired differently from the get go," he says. "They've been in the computer age since they were born. They may actually get stuff done faster and more efficiently. We assume they're lazy because they're not going to come in and ask for more work. Well shame on us for not giving them more work."
Manage Your Employer Brand to Attract Millennials
First off, CIOs and other IT leaders need to get their heads around attracting millennials. Half of millennials would "rather have no job than a job they hate," according to the MTV study, and most consider loving what they do to be more important than a big salary or a big bonus. Millennials will flock to organizations with a reputation for doing fun or interesting work, but CIOs from other firms will have to aggressively manage their employer brand if they hope to attract top talent, Finkelstein says.


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Preview: Caps look for second straight on the road
Posted on: Friday 1/20/2012 2:37pm
Twitter: @BenRaby31
RALEIGH, N.C.- Capitals goalie Michal Neuvirth was nearly flawless in Wednesday's 3-0 win in Montreal, turning aside 31 shots in his first start since Dec. 26.
But even before Neuvirth helped the Caps snap a two-game road losing streak, Caps Head Coach Dale Hunter had already decided that Tomas Vokoun (19-11-0, 2.53 GAA, .917 SV%) would return to the cage tonight against the Carolina Hurricanes.
Hunter had told his goalies of the plan upon their landing in Montreal and not even Neuvirth's second shutout of the season could change his mind.
"Michal hasn't played," Hunter said of the decision to rest Neuvirth again tonight. "He had lots of rubber in Montreal with the seven penalties that we had. He had to move side to side maybe a thousand times there. Definitely it's tiresome on the legs; he hasn't played for a while. It's good for him to get a rest here today anyways."
Vokoun will start for the 11th time in 12 games tonight as the Caps seek their first two-game road winning streak since winning in Ottawa Dec. 7 and in Winnipeg Dec. 15. The Caps have yet to win back-to-back games within the same road trip this season.
Vokoun made a season-high 43 saves in the Caps 2-1 win over Carolina last Sunday at Verizon Center and is 7-3-0 with a 2.07 goals-against-average and .936 save percentage in his last ten starts.
"You always have to perform, nothing is certain," Vokoun said. "If you don't perform then you're not going to be out there. So it's nice to get a vote of confidence but there are still a lot of games left and you still have to put good efforts out there."
The Hurricanes (16-24-8) are last in the Eastern Conference with 40 points but are 4-1-1 in their last six games at home. Cam Ward (16-17-7, 3.01 GAA, .905 SV%) will start in goal for Carolina.
Based on Friday morning's skate Marcus Johansson will once again center Washington's No.1 line tonight alongside Alex Ovechkin and Troy Brouwer.
With Nicklas Backstrom missing his eighth straight game with a concussion, Johansson is among a group of players who have been looked upon to raise their games in the absence of the team's leading scorer.
"There's no pressure to be Nick," Johansson said. "No one can be Nick. He's such an extraordinary player, you can't replace him. I'm just trying to play my game the way I always play. I'm still me, so I'm trying to do what I always do."
For Johansson, that means using his speed to help create scoring chances and utilizing his teammates. In his last six games, Johansson has three goals and five points.
Defenseman Tomas Kundratek will return to the Capitals lineup tonight after sitting as a healthy scratch Wednesday in Montreal. The 22-year-old has played four games since being recalled from AHL Hershey and is still looking for his first career NHL point
With Kundratek back in the lineup, defensemen John Erskine and Jeff Schultz will again watch tonight's game from the press box. Erskine will be a healthy scratch for the seventh time in ten games; Schultz for the 15th time in 17 games
Up front, Jay Beagle will also sit his second straight game as a healthy scratch, as Mathieu Perreault draws back into the lineup after recording his fourth goal of the season Wednesday in Montreal.
Catch the Capitals and Hurricanes at 7 p.m. Coverage begins with Caps Pregame at 6:45 on Federal News Radio, WFED 1500AM and online.
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Caps face Montreal wihtout two top players
Posted on: Wednesday 1/18/2012 2:17pm
Ben Raby, wtop.com
WASHINGTON - When the Capitals take the ice at Montreal's Bell Centre tonight, they will do so minus No.1 defenseman Mike Green and No.1 center Nicklas Backstrom.
Green has missed all but ten games this season, and 54 of 64 regular-season games dating back to Feb. 26, 2011. The two-time Norris Trophy nominee underwent abdominal surgery in St. Louis yesterday and is expected to miss four-to-six weeks.
Backstrom has not played since Jan. 3 when he took an elbow to the head from then-Calgary Flame Rene Bourque. The Capitals leading scorer is out with a concussion and will miss his seventh straight game tonight. He has not skated since Jan. 6 and there is no timetable for his return.
Bourque received a five-game suspension for his elbow on Backstrom and the Capitals were none too pleased with what they called a "cheap shot" from the final minutes of a 3-1 Caps win.
"He's got a little bit of an edge to him," Troy Brouwer said of Bourque after their Jan. 3 meeting. "Sometimes he crosses the line.
"It's one of those things where it kind of sucks because we're not going to play [him] again this year," Brouwer said.
That all changed last Thursday when Bourque was acquired by the Canadiens in the trade that sent Mike Cammelleri to Calgary. Now the Capitals will face Bourque, who has since apologized for the elbow, four more times this season.
"Usually an apology is never enough -- at least that's what it seems like," Caps defenseman Karl Alzner said. "But there hasn't been much talk about [retribution], at least not that I've heard, so I don't really know what's going on. We just have to play them hard and I think the best way to get back at somebody is just by hitting them, by outplaying them and by trying to score as many goals as you can. That's my personal philosophy -- but not everybody's."
Tonight's game in Montreal also marks the Bell Centre return for defenseman Roman Hamrlik, who spent four years with the Canadiens before signing a two-year deal with the Caps in the offseason.
"I'm looking forward to it," Hamrlik said of his Montreal return. "It's just another game, but I'm excited to go back. I played there for four years and it was probably [some] of my best four years, so I'm looking forward to it.
"I still have lots of friends there, I have such good memories from Montreal, but it's just another game and hopefully we can start winning on the road and [win] some big points. It's not easy to bring points from the road - especially Montreal, it's 22,000 people and I know they're going to come hard, they have lots of speed up front."
Hamrlik has a goal and five points in 40 games this season. He also leads the Caps with 84 blocked shots and has been paired primarily with all-star defenseman Dennis Wideman. Hamrlik began the year playing with Mike Green and has recently skated alongside rookie Tomas Kundratek.
In October, the 37 year old appeared in career game No. 1,315, passing countryman Bobby Holik for the most NHL games played by an Eastern European.
Hamrlik has now played 1,351 career games and recently passed former Canadiens captain Kirk Muller into 42nd place among the NHL's all-time games played leaders.
The Capitals are in desperate need of a reversal of fortune on the road as tonight's game in Montreal kicks off a three-game trip.
While the Capitals' 17-6-1 record at home is tops in the Eastern Conference, Washington is also tied for last in the conference with Tampa Bay and Carolina with 15 points on the road.
"I'd like to think it's just a lull," Caps forward Mike Knuble said of the Capitals road struggles. "We all know how to win on the road. It's not a comfort thing -- it's not being a homer type team or anything like that. We've got guys in our locker room that have won a lot of games on the road in the past.
"It's just about kind of getting the right feel going, the right thoughts and playing a boring road game. I mean, we've played boring home games, so we need to play some boring road games and do the same thing on the road."
The Caps have lost five-of-six on the road with six of their next seven games being played outside the U.S. capital.
Head coach Dale Hunter can't explain the huge discrepancy in his team's play at home versus on the road, but he points to the special teams play as one explanation.
Consider that at home this season, the Caps' power play ranks 2nd in the NHL clicking at 24 percent while on the road, the Caps PP ranks 23rd at 13.6 percent.
Washington's penalty killing meanwhile ranks 6th at home at 86.8 percent and 27th on the road at 76.0 percent.
The Capitals are 12-9-1 under head coach Dale Hunter; Bruce Boudreau had the same record when he was fired Nov. 28 Former Canadiens draft pick Tomas Vokoun (9th round, 226th overall in 1994) picked up his 46th career shutout last week in a 1-0 win over Pittsburgh, tying him with Hall-of-Famer Ken Dryden for 26th all-time The Capitals have gone 14 straight games without firing at least 30 shots on goal The Caps have been outshot in five straight games and 10-of-11 overall
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'Juice' makes return as Caps take on Islanders
Posted on: Tuesday 1/17/2012 3:28pm
Ben Raby, wtop.com
WASHINGTON - The 6-foot-4, 253-pound defenseman affectionately known as "Juice" returns to Verizon Center tonight as the Capitals play host to Milan Jurcina and the New York Islanders for the first time this season.
Jurcina is in his second season patrolling the Islanders' blue line and will hit a personal milestone tonight when he skates in his 400th career NHL game.
The 28-year-old Slovak played in 211 games for the Caps from 2007-09 before he and former captain Chris Clark were traded to Columbus for Jason Chimera. Jurcina then signed with the Islanders in July of 2010.
"It's been good," Jurcina says of playing for an Islanders team that sits in last place in the Eastern Conference. "It's obviously not where we want to be, but we're working hard and doing everything we can [to improve]. It's just like when I came to Washington -- it's a process.
"The guys are young, they're learning the league, so we're still in a rebuilding mode, but these guys have a lot of potential. There is a lot of talent in this room and a lot of the right tools you need to be successful just as Washington is and was."
Jurcina arrived in Washington before the 2007 NHL trade deadline, joining a Capitals team that went on to miss the playoffs for a third straight season.
But less than one year later, the Capitals went on to win their first of four straight Southeast Division titles, led primarily by first round draft picks Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom, Alexander Semin and Mike Green. Verizon Center was "Rocking the Red" and a winning culture had been created.
Four years later, Jurcina hopes to be part of a similar turnaround on Long Island.
"When I came down here there was nobody in the stands -- just like 10,000 fans -- but now for three years already I think they've been sold out every game," he says. "It's the same thing on Long Island -- there haven't been many fans but now they're starting to come to the games, they realize we're having some success so it's exactly the same process as we had in Washington. We have to keep going and stay patient and good things will happen."
Just as the Capitals have been built around No. 1 overall pick Ovechkin (2004) and a nucleus of young players, the Islanders are pinning their fortunes on first overall pick John Tavares (2009) and their own nucleus of young talent.
Tavares is the Islanders' leading scorer this season with 43 points in 43 games and enters play tonight on a career-high nine-game scoring streak (five goals and 16 points over that span).
The 21-year-old will represent the Islanders at this year's NHL All-Star Game, and has teamed up with fellow first-round pick Kyle Okposo and New York's leading goal scorer Matt Moulson to form one of the NHL's best young trios.
"They have the scoring touch those guys -- they're snipers," Jurcina says. "Every time you can, you just try to get them the puck and good things happen. They have great shots; they know how to move in the offensive zone, they have all the offensive talent so it's nice to have them on the team."
Jurcina has two goals and five points in 34 games this season and has played primarily with Islanders captain Mark Streit. Jurcina also has a minus-19 rating, third-worst in the NHL.
The eighth-round pick (241st overall) from the 2001 entry draft says he still keeps in touch with a number of former teammates, but he admits that the Capitals have a much different look since he last called D.C. home.
"We were just down in Anaheim and I saw [former Caps coaches] Bruce Boudreau and Bob Woods and it felt like I was playing the Washington Capitals down in California," Jurcina says. "But when I look at the roster now, there's been a lot of change, a lot of new guys and new faces."
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Caps: Mike Green out for surgery, 4 to 6 weeks
Posted on: Tuesday 1/17/2012 2:36am
Ben Raby, wtop.com
WASHINGTON - The Capitals announced Monday that defenseman Mike Green will undergo abdominal surgery and is expected be out four-to-six weeks.
Monday's news is the latest setback in what is quickly becoming a season to forget for the two-time Norris Trophy nominee.
Heading into Tuesday's game against the New York Islanders, Green has missed 33 of the last 36 games dating back to Oct. 27. Green has also missed 53 of the last 63 regular season games dating back to Feb. 26, 2011.
The 26-year-old has been sidelined this season with ankle and groin injuries and has completed just one of the three games he's played in since Oct. 22. Green has not skated since leaving a Jan. 7 game in San Jose after aggravating his previously injured right groin.
The Capitals are 9-1-0 with Green in the lineup this season (including a 7-0-0 start to the year in October) and the puck moving defenseman has collected three goals and three assists.
Without Green's services for much of the season, Dennis Wideman has seen increased ice-time and top power play minutes.
Wideman is fourth among NHL defensemen with eight goals (through Monday) and fifth among blueliners in overall scoring with 31 points. Wideman was also named to his first career NHL all-star game last Thursday.
Rookie defenseman Dmitri Orlov may also be relied upon more in the coming weeks as his game continues to grow. The 20-year-old has played 25 games since being recalled from AHL Hershey Nov. 21 and notched his first career NHL goal in Sunday's 2-1 win against Carolina.
On a lighter note, the Capitals Radio Network continues to expand its brand with flagship station WFED 1500AM.
The broadcast team can be reached via Twitter @Caps1500 and on Monday radio play-by-play voice John Walton helped launch the Capitals Radio Network's Facebook page.
Catch the Capitals and New York Islanders Tuesday at 7 p.m. Coverage begins with Caps Pregame on Federal News Radio, WFED 1500AM and online at wfed.com.
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Preview: Caps host Islanders Tuesday
Posted on: Monday 1/16/2012 6:35pm
Ben Raby, wtop.com
WASHINGTON - The Capitals look to cap off a perfect four-game homestand when they entertain the New York Islanders Tuesday at Verizon Center.
The Caps are 3-0 on their latest homestand, with wins over Pittsburgh, Tampa Bay and Carolina all decided by one goal.
Dale Hunter's Capitals have won seven straight games in Chinatown and nine of ten overall on home ice. Washington's 17-5-1 record at home is tops in the Eastern Conference.
"I think anytime you can kind of hold at home and get points at home you want to do it," said Jeff Halpern. "You want to make it a tough building to play in. I think [Sunday] we probably didn't deserve to win and were able to get two points anyway. Anytime you can take wins you want them. We'd just like to play a little bit better, especially at home."
Hunter would not say who will start in goal against the Islanders but it would be hard to argue against starting Tomas Vokoun for a season-high tenth straight game.
Vokoun stopped 43 of 44 shots in Sunday's 2-1 win against the Hurricanes to improve to 7-2 over his last nine starts with a .940 save percentage and 1.97 goals-against-average.
"I think he's been of late very consistent and playing well and playing confidently," said Mike Knuble. "He's just been solid, and I think that's been the big thing is you got your goalie that's just a solid goaltender. He doesn't need to win the game every night but just be solid and make the saves you're supposed to make. That's all you can ask out of your goalie every night."
Evgeni Nabokov is expected to start in goal for the Islanders. Nabokov became the twenty-sixth goalie in NHL history to win 300 career games after New York's 4-2 win over Buffalo on Saturday.
The Islanders just completed a four-game homestand of their own having gone 2-2-0 after Monday's 3-1 loss to Nashville. The Predators beat Isles goalie Kevin Poulin on their first two shots of the game marking the ninth time this season that the Islanders have allowed a goal on the first shot of the game.
Former No.1 pick John Tavares played the role of shutout buster when he beat Nashville's Pekka Rinne with less than four minutes remaining in the third period.
It was the 16th goal of the season for Tavares who is riding a career-best nine-game scoring streak (five goals and 16 points over that span).
Tavares' nine-game scoring streak is also tied for the second longest in the NHL this season (Boston's David Krejci entered play Monday with points in 11 straight games).
The 21-year-old Tavares played briefly for Capitals head coach Dale Hunter with the Ontario Hockey League's London Knights in 2009.
In 38 games total (regular season and playoffs combined) with London, Tavares had 42 goals and 71 points.
Former Capitals defenseman Milan Jurcina is in his second season patrolling the Islanders blueline and will hit a personal milestone Tuesday at Verizon Center.
Jurcina will skate in his 400th career NHL game, 211 of which were played with the Capitals from 2007-09. The 28-year-old was an eighth round pick (241st overall) by the Boston Bruins in 2001.
The Coyotes beat the Avalanche 6-1 Monday in Phoenix as former Capitals forward Boyd Gordon beat ex- teammate Semyon Varlamov twice for his first career two-goal game.
The Avs drop to 24-21-2 and remain on the outside of a playoff position in the Western Conference. Washington owns Colorado's first round pick in the 2012 entry draft dating back to the trade that sent Varlamov to Denver last July.
Catch the Capitals and Islanders Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. Coverage begins with Caps Pregame at 6:45 on Federal News Radio, WFED 1500AM and online www.wfed.com.
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Vokoun starts, Backstrom out in stand against Lightning
Posted on: Friday 1/13/2012 1:47pm
Ben Raby, wtop.com
WASHINGTON - Tomas Vokoun will make his eighth straight start tonight as the Capitals (22-17-2) continue their four-game homestand against the Tampa Bay Lightning (17-21-4).
The Caps have won five straight at Verizon Center and own the second best home record in the Eastern Conference at 15-5-1.
Nicklas Backstrom will miss his fourth straight game after taking an elbow to the head from then-Calgary Flame Rene Bourque Jan. 3.
Mike Green will also miss his third straight game after aggravating his previously injured groin last Saturday in San Jose. Green has missed 25 of the past 27 games and was placed on LTIR yesterday. He is not eligible to return until Feb.1 at the earliest.
With Green placed on LTIR, prospect Cody Eakin was recalled from AHL Hershey and will be in the lineup tonight against Tampa Bay. Eakin has three goals and six points in 19 NHL games this season.
Defenseman Tomas Kundratek is also expected back in Washington's lineup after making his NHL debut in Wednesday's 1-0 win against Pittsburgh.
The Capitals and Lightning will meet five times in the second half of the season and have not met since Oct.10, a 6-5 shootout win for the Caps.
The top two teams in the Southeast Division a year ago enter play Friday fighting for a playoff position. The Caps begin the day tied for eighth place in the Eastern Conference, eight points clear of the 13th place Lightning.
The Lightning are still seeking their first win of 2012, having dropped five straight (0-4-1) since a 5-2 win over Carolina on New Year's Eve.
Steven Stamkos remains the NHL's goal-scoring leader with 29 tallies in 42 games, but the Bolts have allowed a league-worst 3.40 goals per game.
- Alex Ovechkin - Marcus Johansson - Alexander Semin
- Mike Knuble - Brooks Laich - Troy Brouwer
- Matt Hendricks - Jeff Halpern - Joel Ward
- Jason Chimera - Cody Eakin - Jay Beagle
- Karl Alzner - John Carlson
- Dmitri Orlov - Dennis Wideman
- Roman Hamrlik - Tomas Kundratek
- Tomas Vokoun
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Vokoun solid in Caps' win over Penguins
Posted on: Thursday 1/12/2012 9:30am
Ben Raby, wtop.com
WASHINGTON - Washington Capitals head coach Dale Hunter was non-committal Wednesday morning when asked if he intends to ride goalie Tomas Vokoun for the remainder of the season.
"I don't know about that," Hunter said. "I'm a tonight person myself; I worry about tonight. We made mistakes in front of him [in Monday's 5-2 loss in Los Angeles] But he's a veteran. He'll be ready to go tonight."
Those words rang true at Verizon Center 10 hours later as Vokoun stopped all 30 shots he faced in the Capitals' 1-0 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Vokoun was starting his seventh straight game (two shy of his season-high nine straight starts from Oct. 10 - Nov. 1) and earned his second shutout of the season.
"There were no three-on-ones or breakaways or breakdowns," Vokoun said of the play in front of him. "It's more about playing the right way. Maybe they get a shot off a cycle or something, but you don't allow the Grade-A scoring chances or odd-man rushes. And usually when you do that, you have a pretty good chance to win."
It wasn't always pretty, but the Capitals will take the two points and look forward to Friday's tilt with the Tampa Bay Lightning.
The Capitals now have won two of three meetings with the Penguins this season, with one more regular season game set for next Sunday in Pittsburgh.
With Wednesday's win, the Caps moved into an eighth-place tie with the Pens in the Eastern Conference, although Washington has played one less game.
The Capitals also pulled within four points of the Southeast Division-leading Florida Panthers.
"Every one [of the points] you lose at this time of the year, it gets harder and harder to scrape up those points," the Caps' Mike Knuble said. "These points are just going to be incredibly valuable down the line. Today was a good test."
Jason Chimera scored the lone goal of the contest, beating Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury blocker side with 4:35 to play in the opening period.
The goal came seconds after Pittsburgh forward Evgeni Malkin turned the puck over just inside the Washington blue line. Joel Ward then chipped the puck into the neutral zone where it was collected by Jeff Halpern, who then fed Chimera in the slot, setting up the eventual game-winning tally.
"We had just changed and we caught them extending their shift," Chimera told the Capitals Radio Network, "and a lot of times when you're tired, you can't come back -- you're not physically able to come back I don't think the defenseman saw me coming in behind him and then Halpy made a great play and it was nice to see it go in."
Chimera now has 14 goals on the season, three behind Alex Ovechkin for the team lead, and three shy of his personal career high set in 2005-06 with the Columbus Blue Jackets.
The Capitals improved to 10-1-1 when scoring first and 13-0-0 when leading after two periods.
Washington also has won five straight games at home and seven of their last eight at Verizon Center. The Caps 15-5-1 record on home ice is tops in the Eastern Conference (the Boston Bruins also have 31 points at home but have played two more games in their home arena).
Catch the Capitals and Tampa Bay Lightning Friday at 7 p.m. Coverage begins with Caps Pregame at 6:45 on Federal News Radio, WFED 1500AM and online at WFED.com.
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Caps-Pens rivalry minus key players Wed. night
Posted on: Wednesday 1/11/2012 1:42pm
Ben Raby, wtop.com
WASHINGTON - The Capitals begin a four-game homestand tonight at Verizon Center when they meet the Pittsburgh Penguins for the third time this season.
The teams have split their first two meetings, with the Caps winning 3-2 in overtime in Pittsburgh Oct. 13 and the Pens returning the favor with a 2-1 win in Washington Dec. 1.
While the Caps and Pens have produced one of the NHL's premier rivalries since the 2005 work stoppage, tonight's game could be missing some of its usual luster.
The Caps return to D.C. following an 0-2 western road trip in which they were outscored 10-4, while the Penguins are just beginning a three-game road trip as they look to snap a season-long five-game losing streak.
"They're hungry," Caps head coach Dale Hunter said of the Penguins. "Everybody goes that way. But they'll be ready to play, just like us."
Like the Capitals, the Penguins are a banged-up bunch. Pittsburgh leads the NHL with 215 man games lost and the Pens will again be without captain Sidney Crosby (concussion), No.1 defenseman Kris Letang (concussion) and forwards Jordan Staal (knee) and Dustin Jeffrey (knee).
The Capitals, meanwhile, will again be without leading scorer Nicklas Backstrom (head) and No.1 defenseman Mike Green (groin). Backstrom was placed on injured reserve today and will miss his third straight game after taking an elbow to the head last Tuesday from Calgary's Rene Bourque.
Green left Saturday's game in San Jose after aggravating his previously injured groin. The 26-year-old has missed 24 of the past 26 games and 30 of the last of 32 overall.
Hunter said there is no timetable for either Backstrom or Green to return.
Catch the Capitals and Penguins tonight at 7:40. Coverage begins with Caps Pregame at 7:00 on Federal News Radio, WFED 1500AM and online at WFED.com.
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Defenseman Kundratek to make NHL debut with Caps
Posted on: Wednesday 1/11/2012 1:41pm
Ben Raby, wtop.com
WASHINGTON - Hershey Bears defenseman Tomas Kundratek was packing up for a nine-hour bus ride to Charlotte, N.C., Tuesday afternoon when he was informed by Bears General Manager Doug Yingst that his travel plans were changing.
The 22-year-old Czech native got the news that every hockey prospect hopes to someday hear -- he was heading to "the show," promoted to the NHL for the first time in his pro career.
"I'm really excited," the newest Washington Capital told reporters Wednesday morning. "It's unreal."
Kundratek will make his NHL debut tonight as the Capitals (21-17-2) begin a four-game homestand against the Pittsburgh Penguins (21-16-4).
"He's been playing well down there," Capitals head coach Dale Hunter said of Kundratek. "We thought we'd give him the chance up here to see what he can do up here and get a good look at home."
Hunter describes the 6-foot-2-inch, 201-pound Kundratek as a good skater who moves the puck well.
"I like to do everything," Kundratek said. "I like to hit, I like to play good defense and I like to score."
The Capitals acquired Kundratek from the New York Rangers organization on Nov. 8 in a deal that at the time involved a pair of minor leaguers and former Caps prospect Francois Bouchard going to the Rangers.
Kundratek was buried on the Rangers' organizational depth chart and was being used sparingly with the Rangers' AHL affiliate, the Connecticut Whale.
"It was huge," Kundratek said of being traded to the Caps. "It was a tough position down in Hartford. I was a healthy scratch probably for seven games, so I was talking to my agent and he helped me get the trade, and since then I've been really excited and I've been enjoying hockey again."
In 21 games after joining the Bears, Kundratek had six goals and eight points. In his 77 total games with Connecticut since the start of the 2010-11 season, Kundratek had just two goals and 14 points.
"It was a really tough position there because they had a lot of really good players -- there's Wade Redden, Brendan Bell and a lot of older guys," he said. "There were nine defensemen also and I was the youngest and that's probably the reason why [I didn't play]. The coaches had a tough time, I was talking to them and they didn't even know what to do, it was a really tough position.
"I was waiting, waiting until probably it was the seventh game I was healthy scratched and I said, 'That's enough, I'm a young player and I need to play.' So I talked to my agent and he got me traded here."
Kundratek is expected to be paired tonight with fellow Czech and 19-year NHL veteran Roman Hamrlik.
"I just told him to keep it simple," Hamrlik said of his message to Kundratek. "Don't try to do too much, make the first quick pass and get some confidence early. I do remember my first game, I was so nervous, so hopefully if he's nervous too, I'll try to help him as much as I can."
Added Kundratek: "I was watching that guy since I was young so it's unreal. It will be a huge experience and I'm really looking forward."
Kundratek is also familiar with Caps goalie Michal Neuvirth, having played with him on the Czech national team at the 2008 World Junior Championships.
Catch the Capitals and Penguins tonight at 7:40. Coverage begins with Caps Pregame at 7:00 on Federal News Radio, WFED 1500AM and online at WFED.com.
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Ferraro: Kuznetsov's skill is eye-catching
Posted on: Tuesday 1/10/2012 11:18pm
Ben Raby, wtop.com
WASHINGTON - The Capitals had only one prospect at the 2012 World Junior Hockey Championships, but Russia's Evgeny Kuznetsov proved to be the tournament's best.
Kuznetsov captained Russia to a silver medal and led the tournament in scoring with six goals and 13 points in seven games. He was also named to the tournament's all-star team for the second straight year, and was recognized as the tournament's most valuable player.
"The level of skill he has is eye-catching," TSN hockey analyst Ray Ferraro told WTOP. "The first thing I noticed is just the way that he skates - - he's got a real wide posture so when he's going up the ice it's such a powerful stride. When he gets into the open ice, that's where he's at his best."
Ferraro appeared in 1,258 NHL games spread over 18 seasons and covered the World Junior Championships -- held this year in Alberta, Canada -- for the first time in his broadcast career.
"He hangs on to the puck like [Penguins forward Evgeni] Malkin does," Ferraro said. "He's at the very high-end of talent in regard to his ability to skate with the puck. He's a transporter of the puck is the best way to put it."
Kuznetsov was the Capitals first round pick -- 26th overall -- in the 2010 entry draft, and is now in his third professional season in Russia's Kontinental Hockey League. The Capitals expect Kuznetsov in North America full-time beginning next season.
"He should be here next year," Capitals General Manager George McPhee said midway through the tournament. "He's ready to play here and he needs to play in a better league" and not form bad habits.
"We don't want that stuff to become engrained, so get him to the best league you can and get working with him," McPhee added.
Ferraro does not anticipate Kuznetsov needing very much seasoning, if any at all, in the American Hockey League next season, but he notes that some of the bad habits McPhee may be concerned with may have already started to creep into Kuznetsov's game.
"I look at a player like Kuznetsov and I think he's just so good and so skilled, but the next level is about managing the puck and managing your time on the ice," Ferraro says. "He took some shifts that were two minutes long and of course that doesn't work at the next level."
According to Ferraro, as strong as Kuznetsov looked against the other teenagers at the World Juniors, the 6-foot, 172-pound right winger still has some maturing to do on the ice.
"Like most high-end skilled teenagers," Ferraro explained, "the work for him is going to be without the puck because you have it less in the NHL. There's just less room and less opportunity to get into the open ice and skate it."
The next phase for Kuznetsov is learning the "give-and-go game a bit more," says Ferraro. "Oftentimes the young guys don't give up [the puck] because they're not sure if they're going to get it back."
Kuznetsov finished second in scoring at the 2011 World Junior Championships. In 19 tournament games spread over the past three years, Kuznetsov has collected 12 goals and 26 points.
Like Kuznetsov, Alex Ovechkin also represented Russia at three World Junior Championships, captaining the team to a silver medal in 2005. In 18 tournament games from 2003 to 2005, Ovechkin racked up 18 goals and 25 points.
Kuznetsov's numbers may look similar to Ovechkin's, but so, too, are their personalities. Kuznetsov became public enemy No.1 in Canada not only because of his three-goal, four-point effort in the semi-finals against the host Canadians, but also for the way he carried himself on and off the ice.
"When he scores he's very exuberant," Ferraro said. "He's the most noticeable guy on the Russian team and when they won he was not scared to whoop it up."
This is not necessarily surprising given that he is just 19 years old, says Ferraro.
"I think it's a measure of having some guts -- he doesn't mind the spotlight," Ferraro says.
Catch the Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins Wednesday at 7:40 p.m. Coverage begins with Caps Pregame at 7 p.m. on Federal News Radio, WFED 1500AM and online www.wfed.com.
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In this learning series, Kevin Eikenberry shares a set of powerful principles, skills, and action steps that develops leaders at all levels of the organization and anyone aspiring to be a leader. With the starting framework that leaders become remarkable through learning, Eikenberry sets out to challenge the participant to be more intentional about what, when, and how they learn. The learning model which serves as a foundation for the series outlines that a leader 1: Has an experience 2: Reflects on the experience 3: Generalizes from the experience and 4: Takes action. The is an upward and continual spiral of learning. Eikenberry contends that intentionally completing the cycle of learning helps leaders learn more from every experience and will lead to stronger leadership. This is a practical and powerful set of skills that are covered in a series of 12 1 to 1.5 hour workshops. Each workshop covers one key skill. These skills include: Championing Changes, Communication, building relationships, Developing Others, Focusing on Customers, Influencing with Impact, Thinking and Acting Innovatively, Collaboration and Teamwork, Solving Problems and Making Decisions, Responsibility and Accountability, Managing Projects and Processes Successfully, Setting and Supporting Goals Achievement.
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- Learn All About Elections by listening to a podcast for K-5 students from ReadWriteThink
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- The Living Room Candidate, funded through a grant from the Verizon Foundation, contains a comprehensive online collection of political television advertisements from every Presidential election since 1952. Explore this resource for a revealing look at American culture and the impact of media on the political landscape.
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Winning the Vote for Women
Smithsonian's History Explorer | Lessons | K-4
By using this OurStory module, children and adults can enjoy exploring the history of the women's suffrage movement and women's role in civic life today. Focused on actively reading Mama Went to Jail for the Vote, an historical fiction picture book about the women's suffrage movement, this module also includes links to a hands-on activity, field trip, object-based learning experience, and technology exploration.
Analyzing the Purpose and Meaning of Political Cartoons
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It is important for students to know how to evaluate messages conveyed by the news media. Exploration of the artistic techniques used in political cartoons leads to critical questioning.
Analyzing the Stylistic Choices of Political Cartoonists
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Students explore and analyze the techniques that political (or editorial) cartoonists use and draw conclusions about why the cartoonists chose those techniques to communicate their messages.
Election is in the House
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In this curriculum unit, students learn about the first time an election was decided in the House of Representatives.
History of Voting in the United States: Create a Virtual Exhibit
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This activity from The Object of History challenges students to think about the 1898 Standard Voting Machine and the democratization of the voting process in the United States. It includes a preliminary activity intended to introduce students to doing history with objects, three lesson plans focused on the history of voting in the United States, and links to other online resources related to voting and the extension of voting rights to women and African-Americans.
Opinion Surveys
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Propaganda Techniques in Literature and Online Political Ads
ReadWriteThink | Lesson Plan | 9 – 12
Students analyze propaganda techniques used in pieces of literature and political advertisements. They then look for propaganda in other media, such as print ads and commercials.
The Election of Barack Obama 44th President of the United States
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In this lesson, students put Barack Obama's election as the first African American President of the United States in historical context by studying two of his speeches and reviewing some of the history of African American voting rights.
Will the Best Candidate Win?
Illuminations | Lesson | 9-12
Does American Idol know something the U.S. government doesn't? In Will the Best Candidate Win, students will explore alternative voting methods. Students discover what advantages and disadvantages each method offers and also see that each fails, in some way, to satisfy some desirable properties.
All About Elections
ReadWriteThink | Podcast | K-5
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Science and Politics in an Election Year
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Voting in the Young Republic: George Caleb Bingham's "The County Election"
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Preparing for the Oath: Voting
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Consensus Model
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Opinion Repetition
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The Presidential Campaign Trail
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An Introduction to GCC Compiler Intrinsics in Vector Processing
Speed is essential in multimedia, graphics and signal processing. Sometimes programmers resort to assembly language to get every last bit of speed out of their machines. GCC offers an intermediate between assembly and standard C that can get you more speed and processor features without having to go all the way to assembly language: compiler intrinsics. This article discusses GCC's compiler intrinsics, emphasizing vector processing on three platforms: X86 (using MMX, SSE and SSE2); Motorola, now Freescale (using Altivec); and ARM Cortex-A (using Neon). We conclude with some debugging tips and references.
Download the sample code for this article here: http://www.linuxjournal.com/files/linuxjournal.com/code/11108.tar
So, What Are Compiler Intrinsics?
Compiler intrinsics (sometimes called "builtins") are like the library functions you're used to, except they're built in to the compiler. They may be faster than regular library functions (the compiler knows more about them so it can optimize better) or handle a smaller input range than the library functions. Intrinsics also expose processor-specific functionality so you can use them as an intermediate between standard C and assembly language. This gives you the ability to get to assembly-like functionality, but still let the compiler handle details like type checking, register allocation, instruction scheduling and call stack maintenance. Some builtins are portable, others are not--they are processor-specific. You can find the lists of the portable and target specific intrinsics in the GCC info pages and the include files (more about that below). This article focuses on the intrinsics useful for vector processing.
Vectors and Scalars
In this article, a vector is an ordered collection of numbers, like an array. If all the elements of a vector are measures of the same thing, it's said to be a uniform vector. Non-uniform vectors have elements that represent different things, and their elements have to be processed differently. In software, vectors have their own types and operations. A scalar is a single value, a vector of size one. Code that uses vector types and operations is said to be vector code. Code that uses only scalar types and operations is said to be scalar code.
Vector Processing Concepts
Vector processing is in the category of Single Instruction, Multiple Data (SIMD). In SIMD, the same operation happens to all the data (the values in the vector) at the same time. Each value in the vector is computed independently. Vector operations include logic and math. Math within a single vector is called horizontal math. Math between two vectors is called vertical math.
Instead of writing: 10 x 2 = 20, express it vertically as:
10 x 2 ------ 20
In vertical math, vectors are lines of these values; multiple operations happen at the same time:
------------------------------- | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | vector1 ------------------------------- ------------------------------- x | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | vector2 ------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ------------------------------- | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | vector3 -------------------------------
All 10s are multiplied by all 2s at the same time.
So, to convert Celsius to Fahrenheit using F = (9/5) * C + 32 for a vector of temperatures in Celsius:
------------------------------- | C0 | C1 | C2 | C3 | Celsius temperatures vector ------------------------------- ------------------------------- x | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | vector2 ------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ------------------------------- | p1 | p2 | p3 | p4 | partial result ------------------------------- ------------------------------- / | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | vector3 ------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ------------------------------- | p1 | p2 | p3 | p4 | partial result ------------------------------- ------------------------------- + | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | vector4 ------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ------------------------------- | F0 | F1 | F2 | F3 | Fahrenheit temperatures vector -------------------------------
Saturation arithmetic is like normal arithmetic except that when the result of the operation that would overflow or underflow an element in the vector, that is clamped at the end of the range and not allowed to wrap around. (For instance, 255 is the largest unsigned character. In saturation arithmetic on unsigned characters, 250 + 10 = 255.) Regular arithmetic would allow the value to wrap around zero and become smaller. For example, saturation arithmetic is useful if you have a pixel that is slightly brighter than maximum brightness. It should be maximum brightness, not wrap around to be dark.
Hi! > Use GCC's "aligned"
> Use GCC's "aligned" attribute to align data sources and destinations on 16-bit
> float anarray[4] __attribute__((aligned(16))) = { 1.2, 3.5, 1.7, 2.8 };
I'm not shure, but it seams to me that instead of "16-bit" should be writen "16-bytes" ( http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Type-Attributes.html#Type-Attributes ). Isn't it?
intrisics is i´m follow
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Very interesting article here. But i found different Vector Processing Concepts here >> http://akiavintage.com/vector/vector-processing/ at http://akiavintage.com/
The pattern for ARM Neon types is not [type]x[elementcount]_t, but [type][elementcount]x_t.
re Correction
You might take a look at:
In example 1.1 they use uint32x4_t as a four element vector of 32-bit unsigned integers...
http://locklessinc.com/articles/vectorize/ has some tips on helping GCC autovectorise code.
How old is this article?
So it talks about ancient tech like MMX and SSE2, my guess these days you would write about AVX. Also the links at the end often lead to nowhere, and an article from 2005. This makes me wonder when this article was actually written.
re How old is this article?
Very perceptive. The article was accepted for publication in July of 2011. That's why the ARM and Freescale links have gone stale. (I'll post an updated set later this week.)
The choice of MMX and SSE2 for X86 was deliberate. For an introductory article, things that are simple and widespread are often the best choices.
I think an AVX article would wonderful. Any volunteers?
no, intrinsics are no replacement for hand-optimized simd asm
so far, i encountered only one case where intrinsics are somewhat useful - when trying to unroll a loop of non-trivial vector code. if you write a test implementation using intrinsics and let gcc unroll that a bit for you, gcc's liveness analysis and resulting register allocation may give you useful hints for writing the final asm function. but i have never seen a case where gcc produces optimal code from intrinsics for a non-trivial function.
and regarding vendor libraries - the functions they provide are of varying quality with regard to optimization, but even in the cases where the code is pretty good, they don't compete on equal grounds. they have to be pretty generic, which means you always have some overhead. optimizations in simd asm often come from specific knowledge regarding variable ranges. data layout, or data reuse. the vendor lib can't do that.
so write your proof-of-concept using intrinsics or vendor libs. and if performance satisfies you, just keep it that way. but if a function still is a major hotspot, you can do better if you go asm (maybe only a bit, more likely a lot)
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Suits Review: Not Aloneby Chandel Charles at .
Jessica and Harvey struggled to collect supporters in the civil war brewing at Pearson and Hardman, while Mike struggled with "The Choice" that had us all screaming at the television to make him stop.
Oh, yes, the tides were clearly turning on Suits this week.
The firm clearly underwent some serious renovations since we saw it last week, as an entire office bearing Daniel Hardman's name caused a major stir throughout the office.
Jessica and Harvey sure have their work cut out for them.
Their best bet may be to amass funds enough to support lavish omelet bars and rent out stadium seats for a rock legend in order to properly compete.
Or maybe they should simply invest in better employee relationship management between the higher-ups and those on the 46th floor.
Harvey's encounter with Porter was quite the epic disaster, except I hardly think that Harvey can control his ego any more than Jessica could prevent Hardman's return. If there's one thing we as Suitors know, it's that when Harvey sees a way to win, he pursues it... ruthlessly.
This time, it caused Jessica to question her relationship with Harvey, which has, in most cases, appeared to remain rock solid.
It's with the revelation that Mike was a fraud that it began to suffer, and perhaps at the worst possible time imaginable.
Along those lines, Mike and Rachel's relationship took a turn for the sad and unfortunate - and just as they seemed to be on the same page. I really thought these two were gonna make it. After all the turmoil it caused on Suits Season 1 and all that has emerged within the span of a single episode now, I just wanted something to be going right for someone here.
Yet Harvey made a valiant point. If and when Mike screwed something up, it's likely, out of hurt, that Rachel could act out. Unfortunately, it's risky to give her that opportunity, and it could put everything that Harvey and Jessica have tried to do for him in danger. The war could be won by Hardman in one quick blow.
Even amidst these twists and turns, several other curve balls emerged throughout this episode, not the least of which was Donna's cryptic message that eventually the feelings "just go away," and that it's possible to work together even after a breakup. I wonder if this is some vague allusion to Donna's relationship with Harvey at some point in the past, or some other story that we've yet to hear. Either way, it had enough weight to keep me wondering about the moment long after it ended.
Similarly, I'm terrified at what Louis is capable of doing... and looking to do. Not only is he a constant reminder of Hardman's return, he's perhaps the first person to fully cast his lot with him. It's dangerous and we should all be worried.
Highlights from this episode:
- Louis tempting Donna with tickets to a stage reading.
- Donna flaunting her assets to get Louis to help Mike and Harvey with the bank.
- Donna putting Mike in his place after he hollered at Harvey about not caring about anything.
- Battle lines being drawn at the firm, only making this show even more epic.
So, TV Fanatics, did Mike do the right thing by breaking up with Rachel, even though it made us want to cringe?
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When you try to make something appealing to everyone, you end up making something mediocre. That's where I think Suits is going. Season 1 was great. Season 2 is turning into a soap opera. I will endure this rehash of 'sex and the city' for another episode or two, to see if things go back to the way season 1 was. Else, I will move on to better things...
The cruise is both a dream and a niarhmgte—a circus with countless sideshows. There are ten not-so-good cars for every good one, a lot like a treasure hunt. But the good ones are worth it—like the masterpiece rods at 13 MIle Woodward The variety to be seen is endless. A giant smorgasbord where the cooks tried everything in the book and some recipes not in any book. There is enjoyment everywhere. No matter how you look at it, it's a great slice of Americana. I wish some art cars from Houston would come on up and add to the mix.Cheers, Bill
Love, love, love this show. The relationship dynamics are fascinating and incredibly realistic. We follow are instincts first and our loyalties second and both Mike and Harvey showed this is abundance - until of course we commit to a cause and this episode both of them did this I feel.
YOOOOO THIS IS GOOOOOOOOD !!! the show in ON ! what a war ! They don't even need guns lol ! I too was rooting for Rachel & Mike. But Harvey is right ! Mike can't afford to play that card . They've worked too hard and have waaaay to much to lose !
Jessica... I hope she wins because that Hardman guy is back, and he's BAAAAAD ! She needs all the assets she can use ! And she has a HUGE weakness, Mike. And judging by next week's episode, poor kid is gonna be in the middle of it ! I cannot wait !!! I hope she'll get back at Harvey someday, and when she does, wou it's gonna hurt !
Still hoping that R&M happens. Is it me or Donna was a bit weird like she knew what she was talking about regarding the relationship thing ! Her and Harvey maybe? (I'm probably trippin' lol)
Still enjoy her scenes though, and when Louis is involved, it's even better !
Too bad he changed sides...ass-kisser !
LOVED the episode !
re: Trevor's outing of Mike- no surprise there- it's who he is and what his role in the plot is.
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As for Trevor, that storyline is dangerously close to running its course. The dude is bad news. You don't need any specialist or highly trained psychologist to tell you that. I could see him ratting Mike out from a mile away. He's like a child. He's angry that his best friend is dating his girl. It's not like Trevor didn't already accuse Mike of having a thing for her long ago. This isn't new.
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Suits is really tough to watch nowadays...I don;t like how Harvey has time and time again been disobeying Jessica's wishes and testing her patience only to make threats to bring her down with him if she fires him. That's just wrong. Jessica Pearson is not going to go down. And she's going to show Harvey who is boss at Pearson Hardman..I am waiting eagerly for the episode when Jessica sticks it to Harvey and he gets put in his place. I liek Harvey but he is too arrogant. I like that to but nobody messes with my Jessica!!! She's coming back with a vengeance!!


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