text: Suits Season 2 Review "He's Back" – And He's a Bigger [Bleep] Than Ever February 8, 2013 Reviews, Suits In this episode of Suits, called (appropriately enough) "He's Back," Daniel Hardman returns and brings with him a whole bunch more trouble for pretty much everyone at the firm. Well, it looks like Pearson-whatever isn't going to be able to relax any time soon. They get rid of Daniel only to have everyone and their dog try to pick their bones dry and now the a-hole himself has returned. They just barely make it through Rachel's dad trying to get a piece of them and then he sends an even worse dog after them. If it didn't make for such freaking fantastic drama, I'd almost wish that the hits would stop coming but when they create such great scenes like we got in this episode, I'm happy to say "keep'em coming." Daniel bringing Monica Eton was evilly genius. It proved to Jessica that she, despite all of her warning to Harvey, had made a decision in the heat of a moment and boy, did it come back to bite her in the ass. I kind of loved that we had a few scenes where Jessica and Harvey changed roles. He had to hold her back from letting her emotions take control and doing something that she would later regret. Harvey is listening to her, even if she doesn't always believe it. Of course I loved what happened with Louis in this episode. The whole situation with Daniel and Monica using Louis's feelings for Monica as their personal punching bag just killed me. As did the entire scene where he found out; Harvey was incredibly kind during it all, especially when he offered his bestest frenemy a drink. But perhaps the best part of that entire scenario was Louis's confrontation with Daniel. I think he'd been feeling very vulnerable by all that transpired between them and telling that jerk off was exactly what Louis needed to do to regain his footing. I doubt that Daniel will underestimate him again anytime soon. My favorite bits.. "I just like to establish my own facts." "Or manufacture them" Mike and Harvey whispering "douche-bag" together. Hardman knowing that Harvey asked for partnership and Jessica turned him down. Okay now it's my turn to call him douche-bag. "She trusted me to kick your ass. Twice." Harvey pointing out that Jessica told him not to make rash decisions and she went and did that. "I trusted you to beat him before and I'm trusting you to beat him now." Louis asking Donna to help him get on the Eton case. "I never told Harvey how sorry I was for trusting someone that betrayed us all." Louis blaming himself for Hardman's return. "Success is the best revenge." "Bullshit. Revenge is the best revenge." Wow, now Mike is blaming himself, too. Looks like everyone is ready to fall on their sword for this. "You're nothing if not an asshole." – DONNA IS MY HERO. That is all. Donna smacking Hardman and not taking his crap when he tried to claim he didn't plant the memo. OMG! I was totally chanting 'hit him again, hit him again!' right before that second one. Swear to god. "I'm so glad you brought that up you little son of a bitch." "Off the record." – Love Harvey being the calm, cool, collected one. "I thought she was bottom-feeding. I might have actually vomited when I heard." Jessica doing exactly what she keeps telling Harvey not to do and losing her control. Whoa. Mike's reaction to watching Harvey punch Hardman's name on that wall. Louis's smile when he saw Monica, and the resulting grimace when he heard she was meeting Hardman. "I guess he must have learned from you not to always tell dad what he was up to." "Want to know what he learned from me? Not to let some two-time loser get in his head." – Gotta love protective Harvey. Oh crap, I so know where this "harass" comment is going. Of course she's bringing up Louis. "They promised a brunette. Well I guess there's a few." Kenny G?? Oh Louis. Props to Harvey for not taking the bait though. Louis begging Harvey to let him help on the case. Another amazing Harvey and Louis scene. Louis's reaction to reading the depo….my poor heart. "Drink your drink." – Louis's hands shaking when he held the glass. Dangit, here come the tears.. Mike twisting the facts about his interview to make Rachel feel better. Mike, Harvey and Jessica ganging up on Hardman. Yes! Louis turning off the elevator. Wait, did he learn that from Gibbs on NCIS? Louis giving Hardman a piece of his mind. "I want to know exactly what it is that you twisted, so that you know exactly what it was that put me over the edge." Louis threatening to kill Hardman. Be still my beating heart.*fans self* "He made me look like a fool with her then, and he made me look like a fool with her now." Harvey telling Jessica that she kept her cool when he wanted to lose his and she needed to do it again. Rachel saying that she was going to be "unleashed" when she got out of Harvard. Donna spotting that there was something wrong with the sign. Donna admitting that she hit Hardman, twice. "Bitch slap" "Damn straight." "How'd it feel?" "Good enough that I did it again." The look on Donna's face when she thought Harvey was calling her beautiful and then realizing he was talking to Jessica. "Bitter and barren, my ass." Jessica telling Harvey to take that name down. Jessica offering Robert a merger again. What did you think of this episode of Suits? Got any favorite bits or least favorite bits of your own? I'd love to hear from you! 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Tropical Lines Question
I'll be fishing in the Tampa area at the end of August and was wondering if I will need a tropical line in the heat, or can I use what I already have?
I currently have a 300-grain S/A Streamer Express and a 9-wt. Rio Versi Tip line with interchangeable 15-ft heads. I also have the Sage largemouth bass taper line.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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I suspect it will depend on how you're fishing. If you're boat fishing with a pile of line lying on the boat deck, ready to shoot, for a long time while you scout for a fish, the line will get quite hot in the sun and you may want a tropical line.
OTOH, if you're wading and your line is in the water most of the time, it won't get too hot and what you have will probably be fine.
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1/2, Thanks. That makes sense. I'll be doing a bit of both, so I might need to get a tropical floating line just in case.
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I'd recommend you get a tropical line. The construction/coatings on a cold and hot water line are very different.
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I appreciate the advice. Are they designed differently to withstand the heat, or is there something else to them?
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Thanks Fred. I'll contact them and find out.
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Ask for "Simon G," he designs most (all?) of their fly lines. Understand why Sage purchased the Company; he was part of the package? You'd be hard pressed to meet a finer Gentleman.
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I just order an Outbound short tropical floating line in 8 wt. and an Outbound short tropical intermediate line in 9 wt. I'm looking forward to putting them to the test soon.
Thanks for the advice.
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I use a few of the Outbound lines but haven't tried the tropical version. Do do you like them?
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IAN MURRAY today saluted his battling Dumbarton side after they recorded their first home win of the season against Partick Thistle.
Murray's only frustration was that with Airdrie defeating Dunfermline, the Sons were not rewarded for their victory over the Jags with a rise from the foot of the table.
But with Dumbarton now having won three out of their four games under Murray it is evident that the side have rediscovered their self-belief and look to be in good shape to mount a successful First Division survival bid.
Murray said: "It was a great win for us and what was even more pleasing was that it was our first home win of the season – to do that against a fine Partick Thistle side is great.
"The only thing that takes the gloss off it for us is that with Airdrie winning we haven't come off the bottom of the table but I am delighted for the boys.
"To have won three out of our last four games against the likes of Falkirk, Morton and now Thistle is great form, and we have real momentum going into a spell when we will start playing the sides around us in the league."
Sons shot stopper Jamie Ewings had to be taken off with cramp after the break, but will be fine for Saturday's relegation six-pointer with the Diamonds.


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VICTORVILLE >> A would-be robber got more than he bargained for when he tried to rob an off-duty correctional officer.
Authorities arrested three teen boys and one man suspected in the attempted robbery.
Deputies found the off-duty California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Correctional Officer around 8:45 p.m. Monday in the Burger King parking lot in the 12000 block of Palmdale Road after he shot at his suspected attacker, authorities said.
Sheriff's officials said the correctional officer was sitting in his car, using his cell phone when a teenage boy armed with a handgun walked toward his car.
The correctional officer fired several shots, hitting his suspected attacker, authorities said. The gunman ran from the area, dropping the gun as the officer was calling for help, authorities said.
Sheriff's officials said the gun, described as BB gun, was recovered at the scene and after a search of the area three juveniles and one adult suspect were found.
The alleged gunman was flown to an undisclosed hospital to receive treatment for his wounds, sheriff's officials said.
Officials said he was expected to survive.
Anyone with information about this case is asked to call sheriff's Detective Edward DeLaTorre or sheriff's Sgt. Chris Fisher at 909-387-3589.


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Westminster College junior psychology major Matthew Facciani wrote "The Clinical Neuropsychological Experience" published in the spring issue of Undergraduate Update, an online publication of the Association for Psychological Science.
Facciani is a son of Patrick and Joanne Facciani of Cranberry Township and a graduate of Seneca Valley High School.
In the article, Facciani shares his passion for the relatively new field of neuropsychology, "the great synthesis of neuroscience and psychology." He describes a clinical neuropsychology internship last summer that helped reinforce his decision to become a clinical neuropsychologist.
Visit http://www.psychologicalscience.org/apssc/uu/spring_2010/facciani.cfm to read the article.
Facciani serves as president of the Westminster chapter of Psi Chi, the national honor society in psychology, and is in the Department of Psychology's Honors program. His faculty advisers on his Honors thesis project are Dr. Alan Gittis, professor of psychology, and Dr. Kirk Lunnen, associate professor.
"Matt is working on an Honors project that relates decision-making to neural processes," Gittis said. "Also collaborating on the project is John Petrocelli, a 1997 Westminster psychology graduate who is now on the faculty of Wake Forest University."
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New Jersey, Trying to Save in '02, Drove Up Pension Costs Instead
By JO CRAVEN McGINTY and DAVID W. CHEN; Mary Williams Walsh contributed reporting.
Published: June 15, 2007
In 2002, struggling to close a huge budget gap, the New Jersey Legislature hurriedly passed a bill offering thousands of state employees generous early retirement packages. Unions applauded because layoffs had been averted. Gov. James E. McGreevey claimed the state would save millions by cutting its payroll.
But those savings have proved negligible compared with the long-term cost of the plan. By its own accounting, the state would have to set aside $617 million today to finance those sweetened pensions, double the amount it says it will have saved by trimming the work force and reducing salaries.
In the past two decades, New Jersey has on at least four other occasions granted generous early retirement benefits, and in each case, experts say, the plans cost the state more than it saved.
These and other pension enhancements, combined with years of skipping payments into the system, have undermined the state's ability to meet its pension obligations without raising taxes, borrowing money or shifting money from other state programs, experts and lawmakers warn.
''Collectively as a Legislature we really never learn,'' said Senator Shirley K. Turner, a Democrat from Mercer County, who was a prime sponsor of the 2002 early retirement bill but now regrets its passage. ''We want to please people, we want to make them happy. But it has to be paid for. That's how we've mortgaged the future.''
At least 14 other states, including Illinois and Texas, have made similar attempts to cut the work force in recent years and found the costs much greater than expected. Even Illinois, which did manage to shrink its staff over all, failed to pay for the pension enhancements on time, leading to higher costs.
A review by The New York Times of New Jersey pension records and government and legislative reports relating to its 2002 early retirement plan reveals the following problems:
More than 5,500 workers -- better than twice what the state had originally projected -- received early retirement packages, which added thousands of dollars to many workers' annual pensions. The larger number of retirements has meant higher than projected long-term costs to the pension and retiree health care systems.
Though the McGreevey administration pledged to keep half of the vacated jobs open for three years, only 210 state-financed vacancies remained by the end of the next fiscal year. The total amount spent on state salaries did not decline.
The normal review process for the early retirement legislation did not occur because a special panel that analyzes all pension-related bills did not meet that entire year.
More than 2,000 of the retirees were in federally financed jobs for which the state did not realize any saving in salaries. Yet the state will still have to cover their retirement costs.
In his budget address this year, Gov. Jon S. Corzine warned that New Jersey faced a $25 billion shortfall in the $80 billion pension system. Some experts say the gap is much larger.
Mr. McGreevey did not respond to requests for interviews on the 2002 plan, but state officials who worked under him have said the plan helped keep down state spending and helped the administration close a $5.3 billion budget gap without undue pain.
Those officials also acknowledge that they knew savings from the early retirement program would not last long.
''We never thought it would be a real long-term savings,'' said John E. McCormac, who was Mr. McGreevey's treasurer and an architect of the 2002 plan. ''There were a lot of promises made, but at the end of the day, those commitments weren't honored, because the departments said, 'I can't do with less.' ''
Mr. McGreevey came into office in January 2002 facing a daunting $5.3 billion gap that had resulted from declining tax revenues caused by the post-9/11 economic downturn. Within a week of taking office, he fired several hundred nonunion state employees and threatened layoffs.
During his election campaign, Mr. McGreevey, a Democrat, had forged a close alliance with the state's powerful public employee unions, so he was hesitant to lay off workers. He had also pledged not to raise taxes. So he turned to other measures to close the gap.
''It's a textbook solution for every state or county with a deficit,'' Mr. McCormac said.
To encourage people to leave government service, the plan offered employees one of three pension sweeteners based on their age and length of service: extra years of service credit, free health benefits, or $500 a month for 24 months.
For most employees, the enhancements meant thousands of dollars more each year in pension payments. A doctor at Hunterdon Developmental Center, for example, retired with three extra years of service credit and an annual maximum pension of $81,470.83. Without the additional credit, his pension would have been $74,007.85, a difference of $7,462.98. New Jersey also adds a cost-of-living adjustment each year.
In 2002, the McGreevey administration projected that the early retirement plan would save about $50 million in the first year and $261 million in salaries, benefits and taxes over five years. But for those savings to occur, the state said some things had to happen:


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RescueOur love lies in a darkened room.
Bleeding in the gloom.
A fresh faced maiden
Aged and weak.
A bold young man
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Dying well before their age.
Sunlight fading from memories page.
Gasping like landed fish.
Looking skyward
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Who holds the key?
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Must be the dog days of August. This adorable face has now shown up homeless twice this year. CJ is a neutered, 2-year-old Keeshond mix. Barely 20 pounds, this little boy was adopted months ago, but his owners are ignoring calls. Sweet and handsome CJ (ID No. 1491880) will come to you vaccinated, microchipped, licensed and more from Hillsborough County Animal Services, 440 Falkenburg Road. Shelter hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. Go to hillsboroughcounty.org/ animalservices for information.
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Ronaldo 'fine' after Real Madrid return
Cristiano Ronaldo said he had proven his fitness to doubters apparently within his own club after he returned from injury to play a key role in Real Madrid's 1-0 Champions League semifinal first leg win over Bayern Munich at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday evening.
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Ronaldo was back in Madrid's starting lineup after three weeks on the sidelines with knee and thigh muscle problems, the exact nature of which has been unclear, amid media reports of disagreements between the club's medical staff and the players' own camp over the diagnosis and treatment of the injuries.
The 29-year-old appeared to play within himself during his 73 minutes on the pitch, completing just 10 passes and rarely bursting into a sprint, but still managing five shots -- four on target -- and being instrumental in setting up the game's only goal for Karim Benzema.
Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti told his post-game news conference that it had been decided with the Portugal captain beforehand not to play the full 90 minutes as he was "at 50 percent".
Just as Ancelotti was speaking Ronaldo, 29, told reporters elsewhere in the Bernabeu press area that he had proven he was now fully fit again, while appearing clearly irked that some unknown persons had not shown full faith in him.
"There was some fear, which is normal as it was my first game after three weeks," he said. "I had confidence, but some people did not want me to play. But I played and showed I was fine, that nothing happened. They were a bit afraid, but I am perfectly okay now. I did not feel anything out there, I felt good."
Pressed to reveal who he was so annoyed with, Ronaldo would not give any further details.
"That is something else, we should just be happy now," he said. "Because we played a good game and we have a little advantage. I did not force anything. I felt fine, very good. I am not angry with anyone. It has passed. The important thing is that Cristiano is back now to try and help Real Madrid to make the final that we all hope for. 1-0 in a semifinal is a good result. We have a good advantage and we know if we score there it gets difficult for them. We go there confident. My opinion is that we can win there and go through."
Appearing in the mixed-zone a few minutes later Madrid defender Sergio Ramos was asked if he could throw any light on what his teammate had earlier hinted at.
Ramos preferred to stress how impressed he had been with the effort which a not 100 percent Ronaldo had put in for the side.
"It is not for me to comment on that, that is his business," Ramos said. "We need to praise what he has done today -- to force it despite not being fully fit. He was not at his usual level, that we are used to seeing, but he put his soul into it, and gave his all for the team."
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Toffoli gate
In logic circuits, the Toffoli gate (also CCNOT gate), invented by Tommaso Toffoli, is a universal reversible logic gate, which means that any reversible circuit can be constructed from Toffoli gates. It is also known as the "controlled-controlled-not" gate, which describes its action. It has 3-bit inputs and outputs; if the first two bits are set, it inverts the third bit, otherwise all bits stay the same.
An input-consuming logic gate L is reversible if, for any output y, there is a unique input x such that applying L(x) = y. If a gate L is reversible, there is an inverse gate L′, which maps y to x for which L′(y) = x. From common logic gates, NOT is reversible, as can be seen from its truth table below.
The common AND gate is not reversible, however. The inputs 00, 01 and 10 are all mapped to the output 0.
Reversible gates have been studied since the 1960s. The original motivation was that reversible gates dissipate less heat (or, in principle, no heat). If we think of a logic gate as consuming its input, information is lost since less information is present in the output than was present at the input. This loss of information loses energy to the surrounding area as heat, because of thermodynamic entropy. Another way to understand this is that charges on a circuit are grounded and thus flow away, taking a small quantity of energy with them when they change state. A reversible gate only moves the states around, and since no information is lost, energy is conserved.
More recent motivation comes from quantum computing. Quantum mechanics requires the transformations to be reversible and allows more general states of the computation than classical computers (superpositions).
Universality and Toffoli gate[edit]
Any reversible gate that consumes its inputs and allows all input computations must have no more input bits than output bits, by the pigeonhole principle. For one input bit, there are two possible reversible gates. One of them is NOT. The other is the identity gate, which maps its input to the output unchanged. For two input bits, the only non-trivial gate is the controlled NOT gate, which XORs the first bit to the second bit and leaves the first bit unchanged.
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Unfortunately, there are reversible functions that cannot be computed using just those gates. In other words, the set consisting of NOT and XOR gates is not universal. If we want to compute an arbitrary function using reversible gates, we need another gate. One possibility is the Toffoli gate, proposed in 1980 by Toffoli.[1]
This gate has 3-bit inputs and outputs. If the first two bits are set, it flips the third bit. The following is a table of the input and output bits:
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It can be also described as mapping bits {a, b, c} to {a, b, c XOR (a AND b)}.
The Toffoli gate is universal; this means that for any Boolean function f(x1, x2, ..., xm), there is a circuit consisting of Toffoli gates that takes x1, x2, ..., xm and some extra bits set to 0 or 1 to outputs x1, x2, ..., xm, f(x1, x2, ..., xm), and some extra bits (called garbage). Essentially, this means that one can use Toffoli gates to build systems that will perform any desired Boolean function computation in a reversible manner.
Related logic gates[edit]
- The Fredkin gate is a universal reversible 3-bit gate that swaps the last two bits if the first bit is 1; a controlled-swap operation.
- The n-bit Toffoli gate is a generalization of Toffoli gate. It takes n bits x1, x2, ..., xn as inputs and outputs n bits. The first n−1 output bits are just x1, ..., xn−1. The last output bit is (x1 AND ... AND xn−1) XOR xn.
- The Toffoli gate can be realized by five two-qubit quantum gates.[2]
- This gate is one of the reversible-gate cases that can be modeled with billiard balls (see Billiard-ball computer). The billiard ball modeling was introduced by Fredkin and Toffoli.[3] An example of how the collisions are used to model an electronic gate is shown in the figure.
Relation to quantum computing[edit]
Any reversible gate can be implemented on a quantum computer, and hence the Toffoli gate is also a quantum operator. However, the Toffoli gate can not be used for universal quantum computation, though it does mean that a quantum computer can implement all possible classical computations. The Toffoli gate has to be implemented along with some inherently quantum gate(s) in order to be universal for quantum computation. In fact, any single-qubit gate with real coefficients that can create a nontrivial quantum state suffices.[4] A quantum mechanics-based Toffoli gate has been successfully realized in January 2009 at the University of Innsbruck, Austria.[5]
See also[edit]
- ^ Technical Report MIT/LCS/TM-151 (1980) and an adapted and condensed version: Toffoli, Tommaso (1980). J. W. de Bakker and J. van Leeuwen, ed. Reversible computing (PDF). Automata, Languages and Programming, Seventh Colloquium. Noordwijkerhout, Netherlands: Springer Verlag. pp. 632–644. ISBN 3-540-10003-2. doi:10.1007/3-540-10003-2_104.
- ^ Barenco, Adriano; Bennett, Charles H.; Cleve, Richard; DiVincenzo, David P.; Margolus, Norman; Shor, Peter; Sleator, Tycho; Smolin, John A.; Weinfurter, Harald (Nov 1995). "Elementary gates for quantum computation". Physical Review A. American Physical Society. 52 (5): 3457–3467. Bibcode:1995PhRvA..52.3457B. PMID 9912645. arXiv:quant-ph/9503016 . doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.52.3457.
- ^ Fredkin, Edward; Toffoli, Tommaso (April 1982). "Conservative logic" (PDF). International Journal of Theoretical Physics. Springer Netherlands. 21 (3): 219–253. Bibcode:1982IJTP...21..219F. ISSN 0020-7748. doi:10.1007/BF01857727.
- ^ Shi, Yaoyun (Jan 2003). "Both Toffoli and Controlled-NOT need little help to do universal quantum computation". Quantum Information & Computation. 3 (1): 84–92. arXiv:quant-ph/0205115 .
- ^ Monz, T.; Kim, K.; Hänsel, W.; Riebe, M.; Villar, A. S.; Schindler, P.; Chwalla, M.; Hennrich, M.; Blatt, R. (Jan 2009). "Realization of the Quantum Toffoli Gate with Trapped Ions". Physical Review Letters. American Physical Society. 102 (4): 040501. Bibcode:2009PhRvL.102d0501M. PMID 19257408. arXiv:0804.0082 . doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.102.040501.
External links[edit]
- CNOT and Toffoli Gates in Multi-Qubit Setting at the Wolfram Demonstrations Project.


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(capsule) NYC brings looks at the forthcoming collection from Post Overalls. Workwear remains strong with their take on the look via corduroy trousers and shirts. The line is built tough and offers styles that will remains in your closet for years if not decades. Hold onto them, workwear will probably be back in 20 anyways.
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Corcoran Gallery and College, National Gallery, GWU collaboration
WASHINGTON (AP) - The privately held Corcoran Gallery of Art across the street from the White House is set to be taken over by George Washington University and the National Gallery of Art.
The three institutions announced the partnership Tuesday. The proposed deal would have GWU take ownership of the Corcoran building and operate the Corcoran College of Art and Design. The National Gallery would organize and present exhibitions in the building and take responsibility for the Corcoran's collection.
The board of trustees overseeing the Corcoran had considered selling the landmark Beaux-Arts building, which needs a $130 million renovation. GWU would be responsible for renovating the building, but has not committed to spending that much.
The Corcoran was founded in 1869 with a mission of dedication to art and "encouraging American genius."
Both the Corcoran and GWU released statements following the announcement:
"All of us at the National Gallery of Art are excited at the prospect of working with the Corcoran and George Washington University in a unique collaboration that ensures the Corcoran legacy, keeps the core collection in the nation's capital and offers great opportunities for exhibitions of contemporary art and programming," said Earl A. Powell III, Director, National Gallery of Art.
"The George Washington University will work with the Corcoran to create a world-class arts education program in close affiliation with the National Gallery of Art. Such a program, situated in this iconic Washington landmark, will offer unparalleled opportunities for students and scholars, and provide a powerful new focus for the arts in the heart of the nation's capital," said GW President Steven Knapp.
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SENOIA - Drivers that returned to Senoia Raceway in Senoia, GA for the first time this season stole the show this past Saturday night. Stockbridge, GA's Trey White turned a front row starting spot into a Late Model victory.
Meanwhile, Blake Griffin claimed a feature victory in the B Cadet feature and LaGrange's Jake Traylor won in Hobby Stocks. All three competitors were making their first appearance of the season at the 3/8ths mile clay bullring.
White surprised the packed house by claiming the pole position during the Jodeco Auto Sales Late Model qualifying. But quickly showed his speed was not a flash in the pan during the 20-lap feature. White pulled away from LaGrange's Tod Darda to win. Grantville's Austin Horton, a rookie in the Jodeco Auto Sales Late Model this season, finished a strong third ahead of defending champion Glenn Morris of Fayetteville and veteran racer Marcus Caswell of Newnan.
Griffin dominated the Newnan Bonding B Cadet race, winning the feature by a half lap over Hampton's Paul 'Cowboy' Holloway. LaGrange's David Osbahr ended up third after a good battle with Holloway through the middle stages of the race.
Sixteen-year-old Jake Traylor did not have it as easy in the Summit Racing Equipment Hobby Stock main event. The LaGrange high schooler was caught up in a pair of cautions that sent him to the back of the pack. But, each time he would fight his way back towards the front.
On the final lap, Traylor worked under Covington's Sam Carter to snare the lead. He would control the final circuit to win his first Senoia Raceway feature ahead of Carter and Williamson's Houston Hatchett. LaGarnge's Bryson Ussery and Forsyth's 'Wild' Bill Brown rounded out the first five.
The A1 Hydraulics Bomber division featured one of the best contested races of the night with Griffin's John Holcomb coming out on top. Holcomb held of a number of strong charges from Senoia's Winford Minnix and Dustin Smith. He would pull away in the final two laps after Smith tapped Minix coming out of turn four nearly causing a spin. Minix held on as Smith let off the gas, but the incident allowed Holcomb a bit of clean air. Minix would end up second ahead of Smith. Alvaton's Jay Conner was fourth ahead of Griffin's rookie contender Alex Rudolph in fifth.
Newnan's Brandon Bright won his 17th career feature in the Senoia Drug Company Mini Stock division. Bright bested his Murphy's Mafia teammate Bobby Arnold for the laurels. Sixteen-year-old Brandon Libri made it a top three clean sweep for Newnan drivers.
Bright's father, Dorough Bright, completed a successful night for their team as he claimed his first win of the season in the Modified Mini feature. The class only had three entries and is struggling to make a show this season.
The stock car racing action returns this Saturday, May 3 with all six weekly divisions competing for points and prize money. The Legends Cars will also join the show.
Senoia Raceway - Senoia, GA
Race Results - April 26, 2014
Late Models
1. Trey White
2. Tod Darda
3. Austin Horton
4. Glenn Morris
5. Joey Armistead
6. Marcus Caswell
7. Ricky Payton
8. Clifton Moran
9. Joe Darda
10. Parrish Duncan
11. Brant Hardin
DNS: Matt Dooley, Jayce Southwell
B Cadets
1. Blake Griffin
2. Paul Holloway
3. David Osbahr
4. Jason Miller
5. Johnny Stinchcomb
6. Jeff Carter
7. Buck Ussery
8. Thomas Phillips
Hobby Stock
1. Jake Traylor
2. Sam Carter
3. Houston Hatchett
4. Bryson Ussery
5. Bill Brown
6. Mike Jenkins
7. Chad Foster
8. Bubba Allen
9. Ronnie Thacker
10. Kerry Carden
DNS: Jamie Simmons, Bill Pitt, Todd Hatchett, Gary Brand
Mini Stocks
1. Brandon Bright
2. Bobby Arnold
3. Brandon Libri
4. Harold Leath
5. Brandon Brock
6. Brandon Creech
7. Gary Parker
8. Marc Leath
9. Robbie Quinta
DQ: Sam Wright
DNS: Rocky Johnson
1. John Holcomb
2. Winford Minix
3. Dustin Smith
4. Jay Conner
5. Alex Rudolph
6. Lee Owenby
Modified Minis
1. Dorough Bright
2. Josh Copeland
3. Matt Swancey


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What's wrong with Jimmy Rollins?
|Are Jimmy Rollins's struggles finally over? (Icon/SMI)
The article I was planning for today didn't get finished in time, so I thought we'd have a theoretical discussion on mechanical adjustments, regression to the mean, and Phillies' shortstop Jimmy Rollins.
As I noted on Buy on the Rumor last night, I filled in last minute on the Fantasy Baseball Roundtable Radio Show. One of the questions posed was "What is wrong with Jimmy Rollins?," which spurred an interesting discussion when I mentioned Rollins's claim that he found a mechanical glitch in his swing over the weekend. I didn't get to articulate my point as well as I would have liked, or say as much about it as I would have liked, so I thought I'd talk a little more today.
Mechanical adjustments and regression to the mean
When I mentioned the mechanical adjustments Rollins claimed to have made, our good friend Mike Podhorzer immediately jumped in, wondering if it was just the typical BS we often hear from struggling players. He noted Rollins's "unlucky" .239 BABIP, saying that a number that low is bound to come back up. Analysts often call this "regression to the mean" or "regression to a player's true talent level," but I posed a different view of what this actually means.
Sure, Rollins's BABIP is very low and is almost certain to rise, but the reason that it's so low to begin with may not be sheer bad luck. While we try to be as objective as possible and focus mostly on the numbers, we have to remember that we are dealing with human beings who are most certainly not focused only on the numbers. These are professional baseball players who have access to scores of video footage and are likely constantly evaluating themselves on a micro-level and making adjustments accordingly.
What we call "regression to the mean" may not simply be a matter of luck and sample size, but is likely also caused, in part, by players making adjustments (at least for some players). After all, while Rollins's true talent may have been something like a .350 wOBA coming into the season, if his swing is different now, how can we expect him to perform to his previous "true talent level"? If it's a different swing, it's a different player, at least to some degree.
Maybe Rollins's BABIP was low because there was a problem with his swing, but because he's a professional baseball player he was bound to fix it, causing the BABIP to rise to it's normal level. This, in turn, would cause analysts to classify Rollins's initially poor BABIP as "bad luck" in hindsight, but perhaps there was actually more to it than that.
The specific case of Rollins — BABIP
Now, of course, the possibility also exists that this was just BS coming from a struggling and/or unlucky player. So let's examine Rollins's claim and see if the numbers back it up.
Scrutinizing footage of recent games, Rollins discovered a mechanical issue occurring at the moment his bat made contact with the ball: His swing was flat, meaning that his bat dropped less than an inch at contact, causing him to get under the ball and lift it in the air.
"Hitting pop-ups, usually it's something right at the point of contact when your swing is coming off the plane," he said. "Everything is good right before the point of contact – your timing and everything else – but you're flattening out your swing right at that point.
"As opposed to keeping the angle of the bat above the ball, it might just get a little flat where it's level with the ball. When you finish the swing, if you kind of go down, that creates the underneath-the-ball effect, and you pop up."
Rollins then held his thumb and forefinger about an inch apart: "It's literally between here and right there, and that's a pop-up," he said.
He closed his fingers and continued: "That's a line drive."
So, is Rollins hitting more pop-ups and fewer line drives? You bet:
+------+---------+--------+-----+--------+ | YEAR | LAST | IF FB% | LD% | OF FB% | +------+---------+--------+-----+--------+ | 2009 | Rollins | 6.0 | 18 | 34 | | 2008 | Rollins | 3.6 | 24 | 27 | | 2007 | Rollins | 3.5 | 20 | 41 | | 2006 | Rollins | 3.9 | 19 | 33 | | 2005 | Rollins | 3.7 | 24 | 28 | | 2004 | Rollins | 3.7 | 21 | 32 | +------+---------+--------+-----+--------+
Waaaay more pop-ups, actually, and the fewest line drives of his career (or at least as far back as 2002, the earliest we have batted ball data for). And while it's obviously a very small sample, Rollins hit two line drives in last night's game (50 percent). Since pop-ups become outs 98 percent of the time, this definitely has something to do with Rollins's BABIP.
Also worth noting is that, according to our early look at HITf/x data, posted by Mike Fast at THT Live yesterday, Rollins was among the worst hitters in the majors in terms of Speed Off Bat during the month of April (280th out of 303). As HITf/x is brand new and we don't have anything from 2008 to compare that to, we can't say for sure that this isn't the norm for Rollins, but there's a very good chance that it is not. Speed Off Bat very likely has a high correlation with BABIP, and given Rollins's .300+ career mark coming into the year, I very much doubt he's among the worst in the league at hitting the ball hard.
As a side-note, I'm getting super excited for HITf/x. If we had it right now, we'd not only be able to check how Rollins was doing during his early season slump, but we'd also be able to check his Speed Off Bat numbers over the next week or two and see if this mechanical change does appear to be legit. Even if his BABIP is only .200 over the next couple weeks, having the HITf/x data would let us look below the surface and potentially say that "Yes, Jimmy Rollins has made changes and has simply been unlucky since then. Buy!"
The specific case of Rollins — Power
Finally, during the show, another good friend of ours, Patrick DiCaprio, conceded that perhaps a mechanical problem was to blame for Rollins's BABIP, but he couldn't see how it might be to blame for his power loss. While I'm no mechanics expert, I suggested that perhaps it was a matter of the batter shifting his weight improperly or something similar. Now, having a chance to read Rollins's exact explanation of the mechanical change, I think I have a better explanation.
Rollins's HR/FB is way down this season at 4.7 percent. To compare, it was 7.2 percent last season and above 10 percent in 2006 and 2007 (and tHR believed it should have been above 10 percent last year as well). If you look at the batted ball table above, however, you'll also notice that Rollins's outfield fly rate is very high, the second highest of his career. This is usually a good thing for a power hitter (more flies equals more opportunities for home runs), but for Rollins, in this specific instance, it may not be.
Rollins was never a guy who blasted the ball over the fence to begin with, so if he really is getting under the ball too much, altering the trajectory of his fly balls could have a significant impact on his home runs. If his fly balls are being hit too high up instead of being hit on a straighter line out, logically, fewer of them are going to be clearing the fences. They're going to be landing in the middle of the outfield instead of on the warning track or in the stands.
This could also further explain the BABIP. The more time the ball is in the air (as would be happening if Rollins is hitting the ball higher up), the more time the fielders have to get under it and catch it. Fly balls are the easiest batted balls to field to begin with (aside from pop-ups), and Rollins may have been making things even easier for fielders.
Concluding thoughts
So what do you guys think? Am I trying to hard to find a reason to be optimistic about Rollins (full disclosure: he was my most expensive hitter in LABR NL)? Am I simply engaging in a form of logical fallacy? Or does all this make enough sense to believe Rollins might be on the rebound?
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Interesting stuff. I see the mechanical flaw as likely causation for the low BABIP. Ultimately, though, I tend to look at anything like that as noise. I would try to buy low due to the low BABIP, not any other reason.
Thanks for having some reason about the whole "dealing with human beings" thing. I get annoyed when skills are reduced to the level of unchangeable random events. Blah.
In addition…I feel your pain with Rollins. I somehow managed to have him on 5 or 6 of my 9 teams. As my stud backup/second MI infielder, I decided Stephen Drew would be a steal. I lose.


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Whether you know Del The Funky Homosapien as a member of Gorillaz and the rapper on their smash alt-pop hit \"Dirty Harry,\" as the leader of Bay Area hip hop collective Hieroglyphics, as Ice Cube\'s warped younger cousin, as one of the godfathers of Nerdcore, or as the guy who teamed with Dinosaur Jr. on the Judgment Night soundtrack, one thing is for sure: IF YOU KNOW HIP HOP, YOU KNOW DEL.
Celebrating the release of his long-awaited new studio album, The Eleventh Hour (on ultra-hip indie label Def Jux), Del stopped by Purple Reign Studios in Inglewood to drop a mean freestyle about videogames and chat about rappin\' in the Bay. Del was joined by Hiero bandmate A+, who introduced him before he let loose with a rapid-fire impromptu rhyme that proved yet again why this cat is one of the best in the game. Plus, he threw in references to Super Mario, Zaxxon, Yoshi, and even Congo Bongo! The man knows games. And with his sly, Cheshire cat grin in full effect, Del also chatted about how freestyling and battling started in the Bay Area and where it\'s at now. And he should know!
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August 17, 2011
Large banks have cut free checking and debit card rewards programs to compensate for the coming loss of debit card interchange as a result of the Durbin Amendment. So far they've largely avoided adding debit card transaction charges, but if tests by Wells Fargo & Co. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. prove successful, consumers might soon be paying for the privilege of paying with debit.
Wells recently notified some checking-account customers in Georgia, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, and Washington that beginning Oct. 14 they will be charged $3 in each month that they use a debit card for purchases, a spokesperson for the San Francisco-based banking giant tells Digital Transactions News. No fee will be charged in months with no purchases.
The purpose of the fee, according to the spokesperson, is "to recoup lost revenue, over time."
And that's big revenue: Wells executives recently predicted the bank would lose about $250 million per quarter once the Durbin Amendment's interchange price controls take effect. Wells is the nation's No. 2 debit card issuer, with about 40 million cards outstanding.
The Federal Reserve Board in late June issued its final rule implementing the Durbin Amendment to 2010's Dodd-Frank Act. The rule caps debit card interchange at 21 cents plus 0.05% of the sale for issuers with $10 billion or more in assets. The Fed is considering adding 1 cent to help issuers cover fraud-control expenses. In all, on a typical $38 debit card transaction, that will yield big banks a maximum of 24 cents, a 45% haircut from the current 44-cent average.
Chase, another mega debit card issuer, in February began testing a $3 monthly debit card purchase fee in a "very small market" in northern Wisconsin for customers with a basic checking account, a spokesperson says. If a customer doesn't charge anything on a debit card in a given month, there is no fee.
The spokesperson says he doesn't know what customer reaction has been to the test, or how long it will last. Chase has 27 million checking accounts nationwide but hasn't disclosed its debit card count. The New York City-based banking company estimates the Durbin Amendment will cost it $900 million in annualized revenues.
The banks might have trouble making monthly debit card fees stick. In a survey last September, two months after President Obama signed Dodd-Frank into law, Pleasanton, Calif.-based Javelin Strategy & Research asked more than 3,000 consumers about debit card fees. Some 60% of respondents said any monthly fee would make them switch to other forms of payment such as cash, credit, or prepaid cards. Fifteen percent would tolerate a monthly fee of $2 or less and another 15% indicated they could accept a fee of $2 to $5. Six percent would accept a monthly fee of $5 to $10, and only 3% would pay $10 or more.
"Based on the research, it appears it's going to be quite a problem," Javelin director of payments research Beth Robertson says regarding her assessment of customer reaction to Wells's new fee. She adds, however, that customers who refuse to pay the fee likely will switch to other payment forms rather than change banks.
Asked about Javelin's findings, the Wells spokesperson says, "I think it's too early to tell."
The Wells and Chase experiments are especially notable given banks' heavy promotion, and consumers' embrace, of debit in recent years. Debit, in fact, is now America's most popular electronic payment form, according to the Federal Reserve's latest payments study. "Even though there's a lot of consumer press covering the Durbin Amendment, I think it's going to be a surprise [to customers] that debit is not being encouraged," Robertson says.
In a report this month, Javelin reviewed the 10 largest banks' reactions to Durbin by compiling news accounts and press releases. Six have already eliminated or are in the process of eliminating free checking, and another bank is tightening qualifications for the service. In related actions, several banks have rolled out new checking accounts with fees. One from Atlanta-based SunTrust Banks Inc. has a $7 monthly account fee and a $5 monthly fee for using a debit card. Another bank increased its overdraft fees and one cut reimbursements to customers for foreign ATM fees.
Banks also are cutting debit card rewards programs. Wells, for example, earlier stopped new enrollments in its program and is stopping new point accumulations for existing customers. Customers will still be able to redeem earned rewards, according to the spokesperson.
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The Psychic
by Carolita Johnson
A friend had gifted me a reading (or séance? or session?) with her psychic/life coach. It wasn't my birthday. It wasn't Christmas, or Hannukah, or any holiday that I knew of. The only thing that had happened recently was that my friend's book had been launched. So maybe she was celebrating her book launch by giving me this present. But you know what? I didn't even think about it much after asking her if she was sure she wanted to spend that kind of dough on me ("Go," she'd urged, "Dr. Stayci gives good advice"). What's so strange about a friend giving you a present, right? And, assuming she wouldn't be like that psychic on 6th Street who tried to get me to buy her a Rolex and a 32 Regular cashmere suit to "pray over" ("isn't your future happiness worth an investment?" she'd asked), who couldn't use a little good advice?
So I went. As I raised my knuckles to rap on Dr. Stayci's door, the door opened and there she was. But it wasn't telepathy, it was just that she was escorting her previous appointment to the hallway. Her previous appointment was crying. She was tearfully thanking Dr. Stayci. I watched as they hugged and promised to stay in touch, and as the weeping previous appointment brushed past me, I was led in with a bemused sense of foreboding.
Dr. Stayci looked like a troll. I'm not one to say that in a mean way, so believe me, she really looked like a troll. Her hair was sticking out like old worn-out broom straw the color of dead grass, and her eyes were just like two great saucers surrounded by concentric dark (mascara?) circles and wrinkles, with dilated, psychedelically spiraling pupils. (Okay, that was just the impression she gave, amalgamated with visceral memories of nursery rhymes.) She had obviously done her nails herself, in a color that was considered elegant in the seventies. She was wearing some kind of loosely draped, poorly sewn outfit which, it later transpired, she'd made herself and was quite proud of. She had a habit of spreading her arms wide while talking, and hunching a little as she hovered over you, like raccoons try to do when they stand up and mean to scare you out of their way in a narrow forest path. And I think she might take "troll" as a compliment, because I'm not unconvinced that she strove for that look.
With this in mind I simply accepted her physical attributes as part of the act, introduced myself, and took a seat. And this was one of the first things she said to me after she closed her eyes and began her "reading" of me: "You have… a spring in your step… it's an… it's inappropriate." The funny thing was, I had the impression she'd been about to say, "annoying," instead of "inappropriate."
"Isn't a spring in one's step good?" I asked, acting as if I were surprised that a psychic might want to throw me off my guard. Pretending I was unaware that I usually annoy a certain kind of person just by virtue of existing.
"No! It's not appropriate for a woman your age. How old are you, anyway?" Whereupon she picked an age she seemed to think was insulting and flung it in my face. But the thing is, at that point in my life, I looked nothing like how old I was, so she was still a little on the young side. Nonetheless, I decided it was in my best interests to play it her way, and pretended she'd guessed too old. I gave her the slightly injured, "so what" shrug with the requisite supercilious raising of the eyebrows, and said, "So? This is New York, and I'm a freelance cartoonist. I don't have to walk or look or dress any particular way at all."
"You were dressed like a SLUT at [my "friend"]'s launch party," she growled, and added, "You looked like a WHORE… You. Looked. Ridiculous." Now here she had me truly perplexed. I'd come from my day job, and simply changed out of my jeans to a knee-length fluted tweed skirt and wool lace tights to LES-ify my casual look a little. Blotted and powdered my face a little, and basta. "Are you sure you remember me right?" I asked.
"I was there! I saw you!" she roared with a wave of her feral arm, then lowered her voice and squinted into my face to add, "And you laughed too loud. People turned around to look at you."
This was true. I had definitely laughed too loud at one point when a man (some kind of religious figure, I forget what, maybe a priest?) made a joke during a toast that nobody else laughed at right away because it wasn't immediately apparent (except to me) that he was trying to be funny. My laugh came — generously, I might add — milliseconds too early, so, yeah, it was a little loud, given the silence it was born into. But it had been a well-intentioned laugh, and I wasn't in the least ashamed at the time. I just figured I took a bullet for the guy. Nevertheless, I now began to feel the creeping heat of abashedness crawl up my spine and into my scalp. And it's not easy to make me feel abashed, as anyone who has known me for the last 10 years since I decided no longer to suffer fools knows. She'd hit a nerve.
Seeing she had her hooks in me at least part-way, she primed me for the rest of the evening: "I'm going to tell you things your mother should have told you," not realizing that my mother has already told me everything there is to tell as far as every mean, reproachful, denigrating, cruel, undermining, slap-down-y, patronizing (or should I say matronizing), vicious, appalling, uppity, sick, bitchy little thing anyone could ever imagine someone's emotionally abusive mother "ought" to have told any annoyingly confident young woman with an inappropriate spring in her step.
Which is the following: That I was lost. That I wasn't making enough money. I didn't know how to dress. I didn't know how to make the right kinds of friends or how to act around important people that could help me reach my goals. As for my goals, I didn't have them properly identified, and I wasn't getting any younger. I was going to miss my boat. My life was slipping through my fingers. I couldn't keep a man. People were taking advantage of me and I didn't even know it. I didn't know my ass from my elbow, and people were mocking me. I was making a fool of myself all the time, and I was delusional if I didn't believe her.
That pretty much sums it up. Everything my own mother had told me or made me believe all my life, I mean. And it was exactly what Dr. Stayci was telling me, too.
A weaker person would have thought: Wow. Mom must've been right! Because 20 years after I'd rejected all that brainwash from Mom, here was a troll-like psychic who prided herself on being a bitch (or so she'd said), going by a cheerleader's name spelled in a contrived way and preceded by a doubtful title, and being paid (paid, no doubt, by someone I must surely have offended in some way) to tell me exactly the same thing!
But I just said, "I know what you're doing."
She said, "What?"
"I know what you're doing. You're tying to break me down, so you can build me back up again. It's what they do in EST, and Landmark, and in boot camp. I know what you're doing. And it's not going to work. I listened to this stuff from my own mother all my life. I'm already broken and rebuilt, by me. I know you mean well, but I really think I should leave."
But she would go on, reader. And so, understanding that her work ethic wouldn't allow her to let me go until she felt she'd done what she'd been paid for, I sat back down. At least I think that's what her stubborn refusal to allow me to leave till she was through metaphorically holding me by the neck between her wolf-like teeth and shaking me like a moribund field mouse meant. There might also have been a mean streak in her. So I stopped resisting and let myself be sucked in ever so slightly. To at least make it consensual.
She got me to cry, reader. Really. But don't worry, it wasn't the real kind of crying. It was the kind like when you're watching a movie, and crying during a really moving scene. Like the scene where the brainwashed cult victim gets "broken" by the deprogrammer after hours in isolation, is brought back to her senses, and weeps with gratitude, pulled back to the warm breast of safe, middle-class convention, and suckled on approval. Or like practically any emotionally manipulative scene from The Champ, where poor Ricky Schroder swings from apparent rejection by his father to pure, grateful, orgasmic filial joy. I cry at that kind of thing the way people who know they'll never get married cry at weddings.
This seemed to make her happy. Why did I want to make her happy? Because she obviously wasn't going to let me out till she got what she wanted. I'd been in there nearly two hours! It kind of made me feel good that my friend was paying for all this overtime, because whatever her motive for putting me in this woman's clutches was, I'd decided she wasn't going to get away with it on the cheap.
So, during the rebuilding phase — the part where I'm so grateful for the cruelty to have ceased that I'll listen to anything and lap up every little bit of advice as if it were mother's milk (or in my case, Similac) — Dr. Stayci advised me to take a look at my friend who'd gifted me this session. Look how she dresses. (In expensive designer clothing, lots of make-up, colored and blown-out hair, plenty of jewelry, ostentatious designer high-heels.) She advised me to learn from her example, because people took her seriously, dressed, as she was, for success. Well, maybe not dress just like her, but I could change a few things about my style. Like wear more makeup. Whiten my teeth. Wear my hair in a more womanly way (like, not in pigtails). A nice, pink, modest lipstick to tone down my huge lips. And maybe pearls. Yes, she saw me in pearls. Pink pearls. They could become my signature look, she mused.
I blinked away my tears looking up at her in a way that I knew would gratify her and thanked her, trying to pity her as I pity my mother, but not show it. I was hungry and needed to bring this session to a close, no matter how much I yearned to anger her and add up more hourly fee for my friend to pay. So I let her tell me how she'd done it all for my own good, agreed that she was right after all, wasn't she, that I was wrong to have resisted, wasn't I, and then hugged her while crossing my eyes. Promised to buy those pink pearls. I left trying to look like what I imagined she thought grateful, humbled, slapped-down bitches looked like. Made a face at the door after she closed it — but not so she'd see it through the peephole and drag me back in for more. I'd have to hit her if that happened and I had no time for any more nonsense: I needed some soup. And maybe some salad. And a steak.
Out on the sidewalk, as I walked with a reinforced goddam spring in my step, I called a friend who'd been waiting in a restaurant for me for over an hour and half to tell her I'd been unavoidably detained by Dr. Stayci's superfluous rebuilding of my self-esteem.
Although I saw my friend again a few times during a brief period of denial, having been assured that she didn't think I'd dressed like a slut at her party, Dr. Stayci was pretty much the death knell of our friendship. How do you forgive a so-called friend something like that? How is it possible she didn't know what was in store for me? And anyway, she got a Blackberry and soon began communicating only in short texts, which greatly degraded the content and integrity of our discourse. Within a few months, there was no friendship left to lose, as far as I was concerned. Words are important to a friendship, I've always thought. Our friendship would've shriveled away, Dr. Stayci or no Dr. Stayci, once that Blackberry came between us. I have very few Blackberry friends.
So, did I ever buy those pink pearls? Fuck, no. And I just keep right on walking with a spring in my step.
Previously: Hildegarde of Bingen to the Rescue.
Carolita Johnson's cartoons appear in The New Yorker and at Oscarinaland.


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These mindset-based questions form a powerful tool you can apply to any challenge, adversity, and opportunity. They are especially well suited to the obesity challenge, and making a permanent shift from The Obesity Ghetto to an enlightened Second Hand Fat mindset.
The Control, Ownership, Reach, Endurance Questions can be used in the most informal ways, infused in everyday conversation, virtual or face-to-face. You can use them in a tweet, text, posting, email, or Skype. Conversely, you can formally structure entire, game-changing meetings with others around these Control, Ownership, Reach, and Endurance Questions, to harness both personal and professional issues, big or small.
You may recall that one of the huge downsides of The Obesity Ghetto mindset and Complex, Accelerating, Global, Epidemic is it can induce a sense of being overwhelmed, even helpless, and as a result paralyzed, given the apparent scope, difficultly, magnitude, and pace of the obesity challenge. The Control, Ownership, Reach, Endurance Questions are precisely devised to equip you to bust down this Complex, Accelerating, Global, Epidemic or any perceived constraints, impossibilities and improbabilities.
Control: What are all the facets of this situation (the obesity challenge) that we can at least potentially influence?
There are those who consider the obesity issue impossible. To them, I ask one of my favorite questions, "Clearly solving this is not possible. But if it were, how would we do it?" Example, I could eat less, exercise more, or ask my overweight neighbor to go for a walk. Traction begins with ignoring all the aspects of the obesity issue we believe we cannot affect, and listing, then becoming obsessed with those we at least potentially could, or can. This rule applies across the board. Whether for your own health, your loved ones', or regarding the grander issue, ask this Control, Ownership, Reach, and Endurance Question. Notice this question doesn't ask for a definitive conclusion that specific things can, for sure be influenced. It only asks for all the facets you can "at least potentially influence."
Ownership: Where and how can I/we step up to make the most immediate, positive difference in this situation (regarding my health, even the grander issue)?
First, define your Health Gap. This is the distance between your current health-related habits and what you already know to be ideal health-related habits. Then, list every answer to this question: If I were coaching someone I really cared about on how to close that gap, specifically what would I advise that person to do? Given where you are now, versus where you could/should be, what specific changes to diet, exercise, lifestyle sleep, stress, relationships, work, happiness, sex, meaning, etc. would I recommend? List them all. Next, list all of the people you could positively influence as your health-related habits improve and your gap, no matter how big or small, begins to close. Keep those people in mind as a source of inspiration for even more fully owning your own health, and making it a personal cause that goes beyond you to all of them. Pick the top 2-3 actions off your list that answer the question: Where and how can I/we step up to make the most immediate, positive difference in this situation regarding my health, even the grander issue?
Reach: What can I/we do to contain, or minimize the potential downsides and mitigate Second Hand Fat? What can I/we do to optimize the potential upsides gaining the full potential benefits of awareness, exercise, diet, energy, setting an example, etc.? Of all the potential downsides or consequences of Second Hand Fat, which one scares, frustrates or concerns you most? What can you at least begin to do now, to limit, contain, and shrink either the magnitude or likelihood of that consequence?
For example, if your biggest fear or concern related to Second Hand Fat is seeing how your partner's suffering from type two diabetes affects his or her and maybe your health, energy, and overall quality of life, think of all the things you can do to reduce the chances that it gets worse, that you continue to enjoy life, regardless, and that others: children, peers, etc. are not negatively influenced by this condition. If you're biggest frustration is seeing your child heading toward obesity, you might decide to go for a family walk after dinner, buy a used bicycle at a garage sale, limit the amount of candy in the house, etc.
What is the single biggest benefit you expect or hope to gain from refusing to let your mindset be a cause of Second Hand Fat? Is it the people you'll inspire or influence? Is it your energy, longevity, happiness, attractiveness, or self-esteem? Pick the one that most excites you. What can you do to accelerate and increase the chances for the realization of that exciting benefit?
Endurance: What do I/we do to get past this personally or collectively as quickly as possible?
Pace influences energy, optimism, and results and results turn the flywheel, creating more positive momentum and results. Given this force, how can you harness it to your advantage? Consider the actions you've selected from the prior Control, Ownership, Reach, and Endurance Questions. For each action, ask yourself, if had to do it sooner, how quickly could you begin? Is there any reason one or more of your top three actions couldn't begin today? Even right now?
Let's be clear and honest. "Creating a plan" or "Trying to be more aware," is not action. In fact, if your action includes the word "try," it's not nearly as likely to happen as if it includes a word like "do." Also, the brain responds to intense specificity. Saying, "This holiday season I should probably drink less alcohol, eat more sensibly, and exercise more," is relatively meaningless, especially when compared to, "Starting this evening, I will limit my self to one glass of wine, taste but not finish dessert, cut back on carbs, and go for walks with my sweetheart after dinner, at least four nights per week." Doing something, taking real strides, no matter how small, creates momentum and pace toward real results. Having your Second Hand Fat mitigating actions inspired by the idea of contributing to and positively influencing others is a great way to get outside your own skin, and get inside the enlightened Second Hand Fat mindset.
Ultimately, the Second Hand Fat Mindset helps us bust out of thickening the walls of The Obesity Ghetto Control, Ownership, Reach, Endurance, before it's too late. Fueled by the obstacle-busting, possibility-spawning Control, Ownership, Reach, Endurance Questions, the Second Hand Fat mindset naturally inspires us to individually and collectively own our health. It compels us to live up to the elevating moral choice to do all we can to contribute a healthy body to our loved ones and society, for as long as we can, in spite of all the very real ways in which the world around us may be conspiring to prevent that from happening.
The Obesity Ghetto (TOG)
CORE: Control, Ownership, Reach, Endurance, the four components that make up a person's AQ®, or response to adversity.
Complex, Accelerating, Global, Epidemic (CAGE)
Control, Ownership, Reach, Endurance CORE)
Second Hand Fat (SHF)


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Bulova Technologies Creates Machine Tool Importer
A new machine tool importing company will distribute equipment to the United States and Canada.
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Bulova Technologies Group (Tampa, Florida) has formed Bulova Technologies Machinery LLC, an importer of machine tools and related equipment. The newly created company will be headquartered in Sanford, Florida, with facilities in Tampa and Branchburg, New Jersey, to distribute equipment throughout the United States and Canada.
Michael J. Perfetti has been named vice president and chief operating officer of the new compan. He most recently served as division president and chief financial officer of Scandia Technologies. Robert Morrison has been appointed vice president of sales. He previously held this position with another company, and has experience as owner and president of a machine tool distributorship.
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LOL, I almost forgot about Howard the Duck.
Gigli will be on this list soon.
Man I thought Hudson Hawk was great! I still rent it again every now and than. Really funny movie!
I haven''t seen any of the movies on that list in thier entirety. I''ve watched a good chunk of the Postman because it is supposed to be based on a sci-fi short story which is actually good. Good thing I haven''t read that short story or I would probably have punched Kevin Costner in the face.
Dollar-wise, it''s easy to see how Pluto Nash is the biggest turkey of them all. At least Gigli got some press out of the flop, which generated some box office dollars; nobody gave jack crap when Pluto crashed down to earth.
I thought The Postman was a decent movie, same with Waterworld. But they both always get bashed.


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The number of West Bank residents receiving welfare assistance declined from 200,000 under the Jordanian regime to 33,000 today, Social Welfare Minister Michael Hazani reported. He said that under the Jordanian administration many people received public assistance who did not qualify while many poor families were ignored. Among the current recipients of assistance are families of known terrorists. Government sources announced that more than 70,000 people from neighboring Arab states have crossed the Jordan River to spend their summer vacations in Israel and the occupied territories. Some 2000 people arrive every day from Jordan, Lebanon and Egypt, the sources said. An estimated 150,000 are expected to visit this summer.


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The Stratinis and ABeam Consulting partnership is a witness to the growing focus on handling national and international pricing challenges in an increasingly more complex and informed business environment. The addition of the financial crisis, and the fact that large international manufacturers have millions of pricing decisions every year, have encouraged top management to focus even more on the additional margin to be preserved through price and discounts management.
Almost any manufacturing company with an international playground has complex pricing processes which are yet not sufficiently supported by strong enough tools. With Stratinis we have an opportunity to present a best-of-class application, with a core architecture of international logic and the intelligence of Stratinis Pricing Suite, says Michael Schneider, Partner and marketing & sales practice lead at ABeam Consulting Europe.
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A sheriff's deputy shot and killed one of three pit bulls in San Marcos late Monday morning.
According to a news release, just after 11 a.m. deputies went to a house on Sarver Lane just north of Deer Springs Road responding to a call of aggressive pit bulls on the property.
While trying to make contact with the residents, three pit bulls came out from inside the home through an open patio door and charged.
One deputy, fearing he was about to be bitten, fired two rounds "quickly dispatching the dog," according to the release. The other dogs retreated back inside the house.
Anyone with information about the case is encouraged to call the Sheriff's Department non-emergency line at (858) 565-5200.


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Most people look at their phones about 150 times a day, according to Qualcomm's CEO Paul Jacobs. Aside from checking the time and your latest text or email, online browsing has increased among smartphone users. Mashable conducted a study on how adults (18 and over) integrate smartphones into their shopping routines. Here are a few of the highlights:
Mobile Shopping doesn't mean Purchasing. The number one activity for shoppers on smartphones is comparing prices. Purchasing is actually the least popular- many users cite security concerns of purchasing goods through their phone.
Men are more likely to use their smartphones. Surprisingly, men are more likely to use their phones while they are out shopping. They use them for anything from price comparisons to gathering information for a purchase.
Phones don't really impact shopping habits. Most mobile purchasers reported they would buy the same items whether they used a smartphone or not. They are used more as in-store devices to check prices or to browse.
Mobile devices often trump computers. Customers report using smartphones even when there were computers accessible close by.
Experience generally good. Of those who use online shopping, 69% rated the experience as "excellent" or "very good." Complaints included improving navigation on mobile sites, to make them more user-friendly. Also many cited mobile website security as a cause for concern.
Overall, mobile smartphones have yet to have much impact on increasing retail purchasing, however, they are another way to engage the customer and offers another commerce channel to consumers.
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My veneers are 15 years old and I have developed a cavity on posterior portion of the tooth at the gum line, can a filling be placed without removing the veneer?
Does a Veneer Need to Be Removed to Fill a Cavity?
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Can decay be removed without removing veneer
If the dentist can remove all the decay without removing the veneer, then it can be done. Only he can decide after getting in there. If he can't get it out then the veneer would have to be redone. You do not want decay left under the veneer
Filling Can Be Placed Without Removing Veneer
If the dentist can remove all the decay without removing the veneer, then it can be done. Only he can decide after getting in there.
Eliminating caries on veneered tooth
If caries is developing on another tooth surface than covered by veneer then it can be treated without removal of veneer. If caries is affecting tooth structure under the veneer then only your dentist can tell you after exam if he can repair it without removal of veneer or not.
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Cavity on Veneer
I am assuming the veneers are porcelain and not composite. A composite veneer could maybe be repaired. A porcelain veneer with decay should ideally be replaced.
The repair would be made with composite and the composite will not stick to the porcelain very well therefore you would need a whole new veneer. Good luck!
Replace Or Repair A Porcelain Veneer With Decay?
There is a possibility of repairing the the decay with a composite filling. Is the decay on a margin? Is the decay in an aesthetic area? Is the area of decay large or small? Your cosmetic dentist will take all of these questions into consideration when assessing your situation, then make a recommendation based on his findings. Good luck.
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I was out of town last week so I just spent my Monday un-bleeding all of my security settings. Thanks Internet.
Mashable has been keeping an excellent scorecard of what's been affected by the Heartbleed leak. But do you think your lawyer reads Mashable? If you have an "experienced" lawyer, he probably thinks Heartbleed is a new side effect of his Cialis prescription. It's probably worth it to call your attorney to make sure your client details aren't sitting in firm-wide Dropbox that's waiting for an assistant to give it a new password.
And, you should probably tell you attorney to check the following sites for Heartbleed exposure: they're not on the Mashable list, but lots of lawyers use them...
Lawyers put your documents full of your sensitive information into things like Dropbox (and Box) all the time. So make sure you check with them, especially if you have an active matter where you are sending your attorney a lot of information.
But lawyers use some other file-sharing and case management tools that have also been effective by this OpenSSL meltdown. Robert Ambrogi's LawSites has done a great job compiling a list of potentially vulnerable programs:
Among legal sites, here are some that I have confirmed did use OpenSSL:
- Mootus. Mootus says it has no reason to believe any data was compromised. It took immediate steps to patch the bug and install a new SSL certificate.
- Estate Map. Immediate action was taken to patch the bug and reissue its SSL certificates, among other actions. (But see my Saturday post about Estate Map shutting down.)
- MyCase. "We responded immediately and notified out customers virtually immediately as well, I think quicker than any other company I have seen," CEO Matt Spiegel told me. They had patched the software and reissued their SSL certificate with 24 hours.
- Clio. Clio posted a notice on its site saying that it "worked tirelessly to patch and secure all systems affected by the Heartbleed bug" and that it has "no evidence that customer information was compromised."
Other popular programs, like LexisNexis Firm Manager, don't appear to be affected.
If you use a lawyer, it's your lawyer's responsibility to protect the confidential information you share. But don't just assume your attorneys know what they are doing. People who get into law are not renown for their tech savvy skills.
Your lawyer works for you. Pick up the phone and give them a call if you're worried that your information is exposed.


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Zero Hedge [1]
March 13, 2013
While we are used to seeing insta-crashes in our highly-regulated and trustworthy equity markets, the unregulated digital world of Bitcoins suffered another flash-crash last night. According to Ars Technica [2], the 23% plungefest in the value of the digital currency (the second in a week) was due not to Waddel & Reed, not HFT algos, but 'forking' Cryptographic algos gone wild agreeing on different (legacy) keys as being correct – akin to finding Tungsten in your Gold bars (and hence the drop in the value). This latest glitch is different from the problem that caused Bitcoin prices to briefly crash to zero [3] in June of 2011. In that case, the sell-off was caused by the compromise of the exchange itself, whereas this time the glitch occurred in the core Bitcoin software. Obviously, the incident will be another important test of the cryptocurrency's decentralized governance structure – to say nothing of its reputation among the less technically-capable owners and miners (even though BTC rapidly recovered almost all its losses).
Last night's bitcoin software-related crash…
and last week's 'market' based crash
- A d v e r t i s e m e n t
and the life of BTC…
From a high of more than $48 earlier Monday, the value of Bitcoins plummeted to less than $37 around 10 PM Central time on Monday evening, a 23 percent decline. The price has since recovered; one Bitcoin is now worth about $46 – which, one could argue reflects a rapid recoupling with value and confidence (especially given the recent run-up in price) but notably, flash-crashes in equities (as we noted above) never seemed to stop greed-stricken investors piling into them anyway.
Charts: Bitcoincharts.com [7]