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Mayweather Looks to Beat Maidana Again
Published on September 12th, 2014 11:32 pm EST
Floyd "Money" Mayweather Jr. will be squaring off this Saturday night against Marcos Rene "El Chino" Maidana at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. The fight will be shown on Showtime PPV as part of Mayweather's lucrative deal with the company.
Mayweather and Maidana have fought once before, with Mayweather winning a unanimous decision in May of 2014. While it was another victory for Mayweather, Maidana was quite competitive, which is why Mayweather agreed to fight the Argentinian again. There were other names mentioned but Mayweather elected to step into the ring once again against the fan friendly Maidana.
Maidana is known for his hard hitting style, as he has been able to win 31 of his 39 fights via knockout. There is always the "puncher's chance" when Maidana steps into the ring, which is what makes Saturday's match so compelling. In addition, Maidana did quite well in the first fight against Mayweather, earning the respect of Mayweather and the millions of fans that watched the tilt.
Having said all of that, Mayweather is still a massive favourite to win the fight. Here are the current betting odds:
Floyd Mayweather, -800
Marcos Rene Maidana, +500
So, according to these odds, one would need to wager $800 on Mayweather in order to win $100 in profit, while a successful $100 bet on Maidana would yield a total return of $500.
Mayweather has vowed to knock Maidana out tomorrow night - here are the over/under odds:
Over 9 1/2 Rounds, -550
Under 9 1/2 Rounds, +325
Will Mayweather win by knockout? The odds of that occurring are +350. Will Marcos Rene Maidana win by knockout? If you bet on that happening, the odds are +800.
This should be a great fight, though the oddsmakers believe that Mayweather has the clear advantage.


VMware VMworld is around the corner and soon after Microsoft Ignite will open its doors. My blog sponsors, the companies that have an advertisement on my blog, will be there as well. some of them on both conferences and some on a specific one. I want to make sure you know they are at the conferences, where they are and that you should visit them.
My sponsors range from workspace related companies to monitoring companies and a backup company. They create cutting edge technology and I think they deserve the attention at conferences. I'll show you where they are going to and where to find them on the floor.
Still about a month away but closing in is Microsoft Ignite. Microsoft main event during the year and if you're a Microsoft consultant the place to be. At the conference you will find Savision and be sure to check them out. They got two main solutions; Savision iQ and Live Maps. Live Maps is what you need to make Microsoft SCOM a working product. With live maps you create business dashboard and topologies that actually show information hidden in a SCOM environment.
There new product is called Savision iQ which is like an aggregator of all the data you IT department has to deal with monitoring environments. IT will combine those inputs into a logical readable solution and save you a ton of work. it offers a very powerful search interface and easy to use customer dashboards. I'm pretty sure you like this so check them out and say hi to them from me.
They got two booths on the floor at Microsoft Ignite, one for each product. Savision iQ is at booth 1113 and Live Maps is at booth 1262.
ControlUp is also found at Microsoft Ignite, they create a cutting edge monitoring tool but different from what Savision is doing. ControlUp is not working with SCOM but relies on it's own agents to gather data.
They offer next to the monitoring tool a logon simulator that is offered for free and they are developing in high speed. Many new features are there to be seen. Next to that they also have a app profiler which again is free, it can be used to monitor the performance of an application.
One of my new sponsors is Vembu Technologies, they create a very good backup and distater recovery solution. I'm not a BDR savy but will join them at the conference to get up to speed on what they are offering. The Vembu solution fits in any organization whether it is a small environment or a large enterprise. It is compatible with VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-v, the leading hypervisors. They offer backup for physical, virtual environments but also cloud apps like Office365. so check out there image backup, network backup saas backup and so much more.
They will be at VMware VMworld at the exhibition floor, they are at booth 119.
Liquidware will be at VMware VMworld as they have been for years. Liquidware is the last surviving UEM solution out there. Everyone else that matters has been bought by a big vendor. LIquidware offers several products in the EUC Workspace; A User Environment Management solution called Profile Unity. A application delivery solution called FlexApp and a monitoring solution called Stratusphere. As you notice they can cover a great deal VMware or Citrix or anyone else can, so check them out at the floor. They just released the newest version of Profile Unity and they are working hard on improving FlexApps so enough to demo and talk about.
They will be at VMware VMworld, you find them at booth 1126.
eG Innovations is a monitoring solution with a strong focus on monitoring the whole application chain. With eG Innovations you can build a topology of your application chain and get a complete overview of all dependencies. Alerting is done based on relevance of the alert in the chain so that a red alert can change to yellow is a more urgent alert is happening somewhere else in the chain.
Next to their monitoring solution they offer a Citrix Logon simulator which is offered for free. The free logon simulator offers most functionality and the paid version offers the rich features. Next to this there is also a real user monitoring offering where you can see what really is happening on your web sites.
So for customers with a online presence that would be very interesting. Check them out, they will be at VMware VMworld at booth 826.
Last but not least is Goliath technologies, like eG a monitoring solution. Goliath is very strong in the Citrix monitoring offering and was offering a Logon simulator for a long time already. Goliath Technologies offers the logon simulator for more than just Citrix, also for VMware, Microsoft, Cerner and Epic. So if you got Epic and you need to monitor it check them out. Next to this they offer monitoring of Microsoft Azure and Amazon AWS. so your VMware DAAS solution can also be monitored.
Check them out, they will be at VMware VMworld.


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LNG Canada is a major liquified natural gas (LNG) project currently under construction on the west coast of Canada. It is expected to deliver its first LNG shipment before the middle of the next decade.
Location: Kitimat, British Columbia, Canada
Interest: Shell (40%), PETRONAS (25%), PetroChina (15%), Mitsubishi Corporation (15%) and KOGAS (5%)
Operator: LNG Canada Development Inc.
Production capacity: 14 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) from the first two trains, with the potential to expand to four trains in the future
In October 2018, Shell along with four joint venture participants, took a final investment decision to develop LNG Canada, a major liquified natural gas processing facility located in Kitimat, British Columbia.
LNG Canada will initially consist of two trains, or processing units, that will receive and process natural gas, converting it into LNG ready for shipping. These two units will have the capacity to produce 14 million tonnes of LNG per year. There is the possibility of expanding the facility to include up to four processing units in the future.
Kitimat was chosen as the ideal location for the facility due to the easy access to abundant, low-cost natural gas from British Columbia's vast resources. The location also benefits from a relatively short shipping distance to north Asia, one of the fastest growing gas markets in the world. The shipping route is approximately 50% shorter than from the US Gulf of Mexico and avoids the Panama Canal.
The project has strong support from the local community, including indigenous First Nations, as well as from the local government. The project partners are also working to ensure that sustainable development is considered in every aspect of the project. For example, LNG Canada has been designed to achieve the lowest carbon intensity of any LNG project in operation today, aided by the partial use of hydropower.
For more information on the project visit the LNG Canada website.
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Emmanuel Nsengiyumva has been selected as a SUNY PRODiG Fellow and will start at SUNY Brockport
The SUNY PRODiG (Promoting Recruitment, Opportunity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Growth) Fellowship Initiative is an effort to reduce the pronounced gap between the racial/ethnic diversity of SUNY faculty members compared to the diversity of the students they instruct. The PRODiG initiative launched last academic year with more than 60 faculty members joining college campuses.
Emmanuel Nsengiyumva will start as a visiting scholar in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at SUNY Brockport this fall. He will spend one year at Brockport and then choose to stay or move to another university to continue his growth as a professor.
Nsengiyumva moved from Rwanda to the United States in 2010 at the age of 21 after living in a Congolese refugee camp since 1997.
Nsengiyumva's first priority after arriving in Buffalo, NY, was to attend college to strengthen his English. He has always had a passion for math and science, but he once thought he wouldn't have the opportunity to attend higher education to study in those fields.
That all changed after Nsengiyumva's neighbor asked him to help an older friend move some items around his house. That friend was a retired engineering professor from the University at Buffalo (UB), Alexander Scott Gilmour, who would serve as a mentor figure for Nsengiyumva throughout his college career.
"He (Gilmour) always talked to me about college and what I wanted to do. I initially wanted to study biomedical sciences, but he convinced me to study chemical engineering instead," Nsengiyumva said. "When I was having problems or I was struggling, he was always there to support and explain things to me so I could continue to grow."
Nsengiyumva first attended Erie Community College, where he studied English and focused on expanding his education. He later transferred to UB, where he earned a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering in 2016 and a master's degree in 2018. He is now pursuing a PhD as a member of Distinguished Professor Paschalis Alexandridis' research group in the Laboratory for Interfaces and Self-Assembly at UB. Nsengiyumva's research focuses on water-soluble polymers that are involved in the extraction of unconventional oil and gas.
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Weekend Trek "Balance of Terror"
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The late Terry Prachett wrote into one of his footnotes for a Discworld novel that the Discworld didn't have much racism because speciesism was much more entertaining. Then I see an episode like "Balance of Terror" and see a crewman doubt Spock's loyalty and wonder which of those two "isms" that would count as.
Kudos to Kirk for outright saying he won't tolerate any bigotry on the bridge.
But really, there's a lot of top notch stuff going on in this episode. There's a lot to like about it. Opening with Kirk presiding over a wedding for two crewmembers, the ceremony is interrupted by a distress call. Some outposts along the Neutral Zone, the DMZ between Federation and Romulan space, need help. A century earlier, Earth and Romulus went to war with each other using cruder, long range weapons. Due to a series of circumstances, the two never came face-to-face with each other. No human has any idea what a Romulan looks like. Even the treaty between the two powers was negotiated over long range radio, establishing a Neutral Zone in space between the powers, with the Federation establishing a series of outposts along its side of the Neutral Zone.
So, when a Romulan vessel with what apparently is some sort of experimental cloaking device and a super-energy weapon starts attacking the outposts, there's a problem. The Romulans destroy three, one of which happens in view of the Enterprise. From there, we get a really tense game of cat-and-mouse between Captain Kirk and the nameless Romulan Commander. Sure, the Romalan ship is basically invisible. Its superweapon can make the hardest metals known to the Federation brittle and weak.
Fortunately for Kirk, the cloaking devices uses a lot of power, reducing the Romulan vessel to impulse drive, and the super-weapon only has so many shots in it. The Romulans are on the wrong side of the Neutral Zone. Kirk knows if he crosses into the Zone itself, let alone into Romulan space, he could be starting a war, and the last one was incredibly costly in terms of lives on both sides.
Oh, and if that wasn't enough to deal with, Lt. Uhura manages to get a transmission from the Romulan ship, giving the crew of the Enterprise humanity's first look at a Romulan ever.
They look like Spock.
OK, they actually look like Spock's father because actor Mark Lenard, better known to Trek fans as Spock's father Sarek, played the Commander.
That all leads to a two-tier conflict. On the one hand, there's Kirk and the Romulan, and that's incredibly well-done. The two men are presented as near-equals (obviously Kirk prevails), as each stops to consider what he would do in such a situation as both realize the other reacts much the same way as each would expect to do so on his own. On the other, the ship's current navigator, Lt. Stiles, lost family to the Romulan War a century earlier and doesn't trust Spock. And then every so often we check in on the almost-married couple. The groom is actually the bride's superior officer…
…you know, I think that might be a wee bit unethical…
Really, this is a fantastic episode. The script smartly shows that the Romulan and Kirk both learn as they go, matching their respective expertise and countering each move the other makes, stopping to ponder what the other may do as they both work to take down the other's ship without necessarily starting a war. Kirk is aware (and McCoy is there to remind him) how he has to be very careful not to go into the Neutral Zone. Meanwhile, the Romulan doesn't want to be the one to start the war. He, presumably, wants Kirk to start it.
This is the period when TV was episodic as opposed to serial, so if the Romulans have more plans than what's on display here, we won't be seeing it anytime soon. It mostly appears the Romulans want Kirk to defend the outposts so they can declare war over a Neutral Zone violation. And as different attacks hit both ships, it becomes more and more desperate of a situation.
And yet, the Romulan Commander is something of an admirable character. He's smart, not some cackling madman. He's doing this out of s sense of duty. Sure, he's aggressive. He killed a lot of people at the various outposts. It just doesn't look like he made those decisions. I realize as I type this that nothing there makes him sound all that admirable. It was just something in Lenard's performance. By episode's end, when he suggests he and Kirk could in another lifetime have been friends, and he's resigned to die a "noble" death according to his own culture's beliefs, well, he's almost a pitiable character. At the least, he was a worthy adversary.
As for the other plot, well, of course Spock saves both the ship and specifically the life of Lt. Stiles. Spock was never an enemy agent. Heck, Stiles raises the possibility of Romulan spies before the crew sees its first Romulan. How would they know anyone was a spy? Or how someone would be able to infiltrate Starfleet that way?
But the episode, that began with a wedding, ends with a more morose feeling fitting for the philosophical musings of a show like Star Trek. The Romulans are all dead. Spock gets an apology from Stiles, but it's Spock. That apology doesn't matter one iota to him one way or the other. He saved an experienced navigator. And that engaged couple? The young groom from the start of the episode was the only casualty. There's nothing to celebrate here.
War is like that.
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Q: What is best and simple way to get view height except navigation bar? I want to get height of view except navigation bar. I used below method so far. Is there better way?   And isn't it dangerous to hardcode height of navigation bar as 44.0?
CGRect screenRect = [[UIScreen mainScreen] applicationFrame];
viewHeight = screenRect.size.height - 44.0;

A: What do you want combine for ? It's simple and the best way.
If you do that often in your code you can make some macro like
#define kViewHeight CGRect screenRect = [[UIScreen mainScreen] applicationFrame]; viewHeight = screenRect.size.height - 44.0;
or something like that.

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So much for "all in" and "full speed ahead."
By Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg.
Over the past week, multiple Republican senators have voiced concern at the prospect of confirming Stephen Moore to the Federal Reserve Board, likely because experts say Moore is economically illiterate, and maybe also because of all those misogynistic, transphobic, deeply racist, and generally disturbing opinions he's expressed over the years. (All jokes, he says! Violence against women is hilarious, he says!) And yet, as of 10:43 A.M. on Thursday, Moore seemingly believed he was still in the running for the job, telling multiple reporters that he fully expected to be confirmed, and that the White House had told him it was "all in" and "full speed ahead" with his nomination. So the events of the following half hour must have come as something of a surprise!
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In a statement following Trump's tweet, Moore claimed he was withdrawing due to "unrelenting attacks on my character [that] have become untenable for me and my family, and three more months of this would be too hard on us." In an interview with Bloomberg literally hours earlier, Moore—who once wrote a "parody" about picking up a new mom for his kids, in front of his kids, and reportedly told his children, of having a wife and mistress, "I have two women, and what's really bad is when they fight over you"—said that he believed he'd win over some Democrats if he advanced to a confirmation hearing with the Senate Banking Committee. He also said he expected the president to formally nominate him for the job within roughly three weeks.
Trump, of course, has a history of making personnel decisions via Twitter. In March 2018, he canned then-Secretary of State Rex Tillerson via tweet, the same fate that eventually befell former Department of Homeland Security secretary Kirstjen Nielsen. Meanwhile, ex-F.B.I. director James Comey reportedly learned of his dismissal from the breaking-news chyrons on cable TV as he addressed agents in the Los Angeles field office.
As for Moore—who on Tuesday tried and failed to defend telling a joke about Trump moving into the White House and "kick[ing] a black family out of public housing" ("That is a joke I always made," he told Margaret Hoover, somehow digging himself deeper)—he may need to explore a new career path:
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Citi chief executive: massive pay gap should inspire our worst-compensated employees to work harder
Income inequality at the nation's largest corporations is a hot topic at the moment, with good reason: the pay ratio between, for example, the salary of a C.E.O. like Bob Iger and the median salary of all Disney employees comes in at more than 1,000 to 1, with the former taking home $65.7 million last year and the latter $46,127, a disparity that Abigail Disney, for one, finds "insane." So what does Citi Chief Executive Michael Corbat think of the problem? Is his bank working to close the gap? Can employees expect higher compensation in the near future to bring them in line with his 2018 pay of $24.2 million? Uh, not exactly:
"My answer is I am that person," Corbat said Thursday on CNBC's Squawk on the Street. "I started at our firm in 1983 at $17,000 a year."
The pay gap at Citigroup, led by Corbat since 2012, is the biggest among large U.S. banks. Corbat made $24.2 million last year, 486 times the median employee pay of $49,766. While other bank C.E.O.s had similar paydays, higher median pay at Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase meant that Citigroup had the most extreme ratio. That comparison is unfair to Citigroup because of the employees the bank has in places like Mexico and the Philippines, where compensation is low, he said. Excluding those workers, the "average employee in the U.S. makes right about $100,000 a year," he said.
Earlier this month, Representative Nydia Velázquez asked Corbat, "If you were an employee, and you saw your boss making $486 for every dollar you make, how would you feel about that?" Corbat gave a similar just keep your head down and maybe one day you'll make eight figures a year, too response, telling the lawmaker that "through the grace of God, through hard work, I got to where I am. So I am that person that looked up and said maybe if I work hard enough I can get there."
Wall Street banks: so you're saying honoring a guy known for insanely homophobic remarks hurts our credibility with the L.G.B.T.Q. community?
Is that what you're getting at?
Citigroup C.E.O. Michael Corbat defended the Wall Street bank's sponsorship of an upcoming event in New York City honoring Brazil's president, Jair Bolsonaro, who has a history of homophobic comments. Corbat told CNBC's Squawk on the Street that the bank spends "a lot of time" making sure its staff understand the company's support of the L.G.B.T. community. Corbat stopped short, however, of pulling out of sponsoring the event planned by the Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce to honor Bolsonaro at its 2019 Person of the Year Award Gala Dinner.
Bain & Co., Delta Air Lines, and the Financial Times recently pulled their sponsorship of the event, though many big banks, including JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, and Bank of America, as well as other corporate and media sponsors, such as UnitedHealth Group and Forbes Brasil, remain attached. Marriott International's New York City hotel the Marriott Marquis is the event's venue after the American Museum of Natural History reversed its plans to hold the event. Marriott C.E.O. Arne Sorenson has a long history of support for the L.G.B.T. community.
Bolsonaro said in a recent interview that Brazil must not become a "gay tourism paradise," and previously stated that he'd rather his son be a drug addict than gay. He's also described himself as a "proud" homophobe. So you might think this would be an easy one for giant multi-nationals to bail on, but apparently, not so much!
If you love the national debt, great news
There's gonna be a lot more where that came from:
The federal debt will grow to 92 percent of gross domestic product in 2029 from 78 percent in 2019, the largest projected share since 1947, said C.B.O., Congress's nonpartisan scorekeeper. Almost half of that increase comes from higher interest rates projected by the agency. C.B.O. estimates that the average interest rate on the government's debt will go from 2.3 percent last year to 3.5 percent in 2029. Annual deficits will average around 4.3 percent of the economy between 2020 and 2029, the agency said, well above the 2.9 percent average that prevailed between 1969 and 2018. The agency also expects revenues to rise sharply after 2025 once the individual income tax cuts of the 2017 tax overhaul expire. If Congress decides to extend those tax cuts, revenues will be lower.
On the campaign trail, Donald Trump vowed to eliminate the national debt over a period of eight years, though two years in, the White House is now comfortable admitting that's never gonna happen.
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Some students at Assumption College in Kilmore (Australia) are spending up to 10 minutes in small wire enclosures.
The exercise aims to simulate a hen's existence on an intensive poultry farm, according to Assumption College Principal Michael Kenny.
The odd lesson takes place on nearby Edgar's Mission, a well-known animal sanctuary.
Kenny says despite having a number of students from farms, none of them or any parents had complained about the Edgar's Mission factory farming lectures.
"We haven't had any negative comments from parents and the kids are really positive about the experience," Kenny says.
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I have been having some intense dreams the past few weeks. They come and go every few months or so, peaking mostly when I'm stressed or annoyed in some persistent way. But last night's dream was extra vivid. There I was: a young, sultry woman in a black leather lace-up corset with matching leather pants (with an equally impressive lace-up front in place of a zipper). Four inch stiletto heels supported my stance on a slanted hill, positioned in some eerily foggy scenery filled with lightly leafed trees, penetrated only by the subtle glow of a new moon. I had one hand on my hip, candy apple red painted on my pursed lips, a copper glow in my skin, and a long mane of black hair flowing as if in slow motion behind me in the whistling wind. It seemed as if I were awaiting something inevitable, like each ruffled leaf would determine my very next move.
It was all so tragically appealing: the solemn, Gothic appearance of it all, as if my usual order of personality traits were somehow transposed into a fierce rendition of myself as I'd like to be on weaker days. I searched her hands for some sort of whip, and waited for the mouth to open and reveal two freshly sharpened fangs dripping with the sweet flavor of blood. There had to be some sort of siren or vampire in this new character of mine. The outfit was just too commanding to be labeled as everyday casual. But there was no whip, no fangs. Just the strong figure of a woman plotting her next move.
It was intriguing, witnessing this version of me from afar, the former me creeping behind a tree somewhere to avoid meeting eye contact with this woman. She wasn't me, but she was me; she was all that I'd been to afraid to confront in myself, and I was nervous about even approaching her lest she dispatch me for being so inferior.
She seemed statuesque, as if she'd posed for countless hours for the likes of Da Vinci, perhaps inspiring the cryptic curve of Mona Lisa's smile. I waited for her to move, captivated by this alluring derivative of myself, and wondered if this would really be the chemical result of a simmered, condensed form of me after all the impurities had been boiled off. I leaned in a bit closer to analyze her features. Maybe this wasn't really me. Maybe I'd simply hoped that someone like her could resemble me, even if only in a dream. As I peered from behind the trunk of the tree that was guarding my existence, I shifted my weight towards the right so I could get a better look. Same button nose, same brown eyes, same slender frame, although a bit more pronounced that I'm used to. Yes, she looked like me…but was she?
Brown leaves crunched beneath my feet as I balanced myself in my hideout. A rush of fear immediately flooded my veins as the sound of the tearing foliage filled the crisp night air. I closed my eyes as if hiding my vision would make the noise disappear, but it was too late. I could practically hear the noise hit her eardrums as she turned her head in my direction. I squinted my eyes at her, hoping she wouldn't pinpoint my location as she scanned the trees for the source of the sound. I panicked as she narrowed her line of vision and looked directly at what felt like me. My breath held and my muscles frozen tight, I could hear the quick beats of my heart against my lungs as I tried to cherish the small bits of oxygen remaining in my system.
The goddess came towards me with easy strides (…was that my walk?), the air pardoning its presence to make way for her passage. She moved slowly, her gaze fixated on her destination as if her eyes could see me through the shadows that were trying their best to shelter me. The earth seemed to regain color under each step of her heels; I soon waited to see if life would sprout from the soil after being impacted by the weight of such a beautiful creature. She came closer, her pace quickening with each yard that brought her closer to me until finally, she arrived.
With a gentle push, she threw off my balance and I found myself toppled awkwardly on my back in a pile of leaves and branches, staring at my own eyes from inches away. She'd swiftly climbed on top of me, and I felt her energy consume me as she came closer. Twinkles glistened in her eyes and her mouth mimicked the Mona Lisa's as I realized that I was perhaps the very prey she'd been waiting for on that balancing slope of hers.
"Roslyn. I've been waiting for you," she said.
"Who are you?" I asked in more of an exhale than a voice.
She smirked and palmed the left side of my face with a cool hand, angling my face in a way that seemed to catch the moon's rays of light perfectly. I didn't know if she was going to spare me or devour me. "Who do you think I am?" she asked, sliding a finger down the curve of my neck. "Or better yet…who would you like me to be?" A shiver shot through me and I shifted in the branches as she pressed herself deeper into my frame. Was she–I–seducing me–myself? I couldn't quite piece together what was occurring, but I wasn't exactly fighting to find out either. A twig rubbed its rough surface against my chest and I could feel the stream of blood irrigate my skin.
She was patient with me as I digested her words, her hands now softly combing through my hair.
"A name… Just, give me a name," I said, closing my eyes to prevent further penetration.
She leaned in a bit more, her cheek now pressed into mine; her mouth just a kiss away from my ear.
She released me from her hold and stood up, placing a hand on her hip and blowing me a kiss with the other. I felt the gesture travel through the wind as a warm tingling sensation spread through my untouched lips. And as quickly as she was gone was as quickly as I drifted into what felt like a coma.
Moments later, I woke up clearheaded. I instantly remembered my dream, as if it had really happened, and sighed at how weak I felt in the presence of my reinforced prototype. I repeated her name in my head and thought about what she'd said to me, entertaining the idea of letting her be my muse. She seemed so strong, calm, cool and confident. I could learn a lot from her, I thought to myself. Marianne Williamson and Nelson Mandela once said in similar words that our greatest fear isn't that we are inadequate; it is that we are powerful beyond our belief. I've spent too much time fearing my own capabilities. It was at that moment that I decided I'd free the true diva within me. I'd been ignoring her for so long.
I got out of my bed and went to the mirror where I noticed a fresh, thin cut on my chest, lightly stained with blood. Placing a hand over the wound, I felt the sturdy thump of what felt like two heartbeats, one echoing strength into the next, and a confident smile crept over my face.
Mona Lisa herself would be envious.
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Now, to be clear - are we all talking about Equity Indexed Annuities or are "Fixed Index" annuities something different? Perhaps that's where I'm missing the boat here.
There are some limited roles for annuties, and my 3 person practice does "some" annuity biz. I think currently, 10% of our assets are in annuity products. Now, my colleagues, that is another story... At my former bank, I'd say as much as 50% of the reps assets were in annuities, and that is borderline criminal in my mind. IMHO, anything over 25% doesn't pass the smell test.
There were two stretches of my career where I did significant production in annuities. It is interesting, that my average client relationship was inversely related to annuity assets under management. The more they owned, the less likely they were to stay as a client, or provide more aum.
I have several clients that are thrilled with them.. In each case, client had rollover/cdmoney/savings account/ that wasn't going to be used. Most recently a client who switched jobs rolled over $50K from a 401k to a bank ira cd(local bank). She said she didn't want to lose any money but would be happy with some gains (client is 45, so can't access the money for a while anyway)... Showed her the EIA and she was thrilled. got 8% last year vs the CD rate of 2%..Moved it to the fixed allocation this year to lock in 3%.. Now she is guaranteed to beat that cd at 2% over 5 years.. and we still have 3 years left of possible gains...but no losses..


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Tom Fitzgerald
You've got a busy life. It's my job to go out there and find out the stuff you need to know, while you're making your way in the world. We've all got passions in life and mine is simple: storytelling.
Whether it's breaking down how a semi-complicated political issue actually affects your real-lie, or just telling a really good joke in the newsroom, I try to be concise, weed out the unnecessary and not waste your time.
As you probably guessed, I'm a TV news viewer too so I know you want me to get to the point. Along the way though, you're going to meet some interesting characters as well as hear what your own neighbors are saying.
You'll often find me at The White House or Capitol Hill, but I'm also just as likely to be in your neighborhood. The reason is simple: what happens on Pennsylvania Avenue has a real impact on the street where you live.
I'm one of those people with a nickname. "Thomas" never really fit me, "Tom" sounds a dime a dozen, so as long as I can remember I've always been "Fitz."
Sometimes people point out that I'm called "Fitz" on the air and asked if I mind that. The answer is of course not! I've always felt that's an indication of how we actually talk to each other in the newsroom.
We're real with each other off the air, so we're real with you on the air. So yes, I actually prefer it.
My family first came to Washington D.C. in 1975 when my sister enrolled here for college, and we've had a "Fitzgerald family presence" here ever since. My dad was in the Air Force, so I come from a military family.
I grew up in New Jersey near the Jersey Shore in the neighboring town to Bruce Springsteen's hometown. As a result, I was literally "sprung from cages on Highway 9," which actually ran through both our towns.
My earliest memory of being interested in broadcasting came in the second grade. We took a school trip to a local radio station. The DJ told us he'd open up the microphone in the studio and us kids could call out the name of whatever record he was going to play.
The idea of being able to reach people and tell them things over the air just fascinated me. I was hooked. As an elementary and high school student, I was always interested in current events so even at a young age I was plotting to follow a career in the news business.
I graduated from William Paterson University in Wayne, New Jersey. Since my college was not far from New York City, I was able to land internships with some of the major networks.
I joined FOX 5 back in 2003 after coming up through the ranks at TV stations in New Jersey. It was there on the morning of September 11, 2001, while anchoring the morning news, a director said into my earpiece "Fitz, a plane may have crashed into the World Trade Center, can start talking to people about this?" As you know, that morning was a defining one for all of us. In the following days, I found myself traveling to both the Pentagon and World Trade Center as the smoke still hung in the air.
These days, it's a new world and thanks to Twitter and Facebook I get the chance to not only talk "to you" but "talk with" you. If you haven't already please touch base with me at @FitzFox5DC. There's a lot of content that I'll post only on Twitter. We'll also have a few laughs. I like to think my Twitter feed is a reflection of both my sense of news, but my sense of humor.
So what captivates my interests outside of work? The first one is simple: being the best parent and husband I can be for my family. Music is a very big part of my life. Growing up at the Jersey Shore I was constantly exposed to new sounds, new bands and I still seek out new music. It keeps me in touch with the world around me.
I'm also the owner of a particular sense of humor. It's a bit skewed, a bit at an angle, but having the ability to make other people laugh in a high-pressure environment is something I'm glad I can do.
If you ask me what working at FOX 5 is like I'd tell you: it's like family. We've been through the trenches with each other. We share each other's achievements and we've got each other's backs. We laugh loud, we fiercely debate, and we all work together to bring you the best newscast we possibly can every day.
They are not only the best journalists I've ever worked with, but they're also the best people I've ever worked with. Over the years I've been fortunate to receive several Emmy Awards, but in all honestly the best recognition you can get is someone telling you they saw one of my stories and they got something out of it.
If you see me around, please say hello. I love taking to our friends about our stories and how we can do better. Each conversation pushes me a little close to that question I started off with: What do I need to find out for you today? Thanks!
The latest from Tom Fitzgerald
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Virginia took center stage on Thursday, as President Joe Biden was in Springfield to tout what he says is good news on the economy.
Arlington wants to turn empty office spaces into urban farms
In Arlington County, officials think businesses like urban farms may help the county grow revenue and plant new economic roots.
Could Maryland adopt a four-day workweek?
A new bill proposes four-day workweeks for both private and public workers in Maryland.
Future of I-270 expansion in limbo
With a new governor in Maryland's statehouse, there are concerns plans to expand I-270 to ease congestion could be heading back to the drawing board.
New bill would force federal workers to return to in-person offices
There's a new effort on Capitol Hill to get federal workers to stop working from home. House Republicans have introduced the Show Up Act, a new bill that would force the return of big numbers of the federal workforce to in-person office spaces.
Rockville could lower voting age to 16 this year
Is 16 years old too young to vote? That's the question voters in Rockville may get to decide later this year.
New year, new laws: What's changing in DC, Maryland and Virginia
The DMV rang in the new year with big changes to laws that affect how people shop, travel and even use cannabis.
Holiday travelers ditch DMV area ahead of winter storm
As a blistering winter storm approaches the region, holiday travelers are keeping a close eye on the weather, and at local airports, an even closer eye on the cancelation boards.
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan talks leaving office, possibility of running for president
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan is sitting down exclusively with FOX 5 as he leaves office to discuss whether he will run for president in 2024.
Maryland mobile sports betting generates millions in revenue: report
A new report shows that Maryland is raking in millions of dollars from its new mobile sports betting business, which is only weeks old.
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Marcus Arroyo's first Las Vegas recruit could be difference maker for UNLV football
Homegrown receiver Aaron Holloway had 65 catches for 1,462 yards and 14 touchdowns in 2019
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Legacy's Aaron Holloway (13) breaks away from a tackle attempt by Desert Pines' Tye Moore (2) during a football game at Legacy High School Friday, Oct. 12, 2018. The Jaguars beat the Longhorns 15-8.
By Ray Brewer
Tue, Aug 4, 2020 (9:10 p.m.)
Aaron Holloway was talking with most of the UNLV football coaching staff via video conference on Sunday when he delivered the news.
Holloway, a wide receiver from Legacy High in North Las Vegas, motioned for his family and prep coaches to join him on the screen. Soon, everyone revealed what they were wearing — UNLV scarlet and gray. Holloway verbally committed to the hometown university.
"They didn't know he was going to commit," Legacy coach John Isola said.
UNLV has built a 13-player recruiting class for the class of 2021 in coach Marcus Arroyo's first full recruiting cycle, and there's still more than four months until the December early-signing day. None of the recruits, arguably, is as important as the homegrown Holloway, who became the first local scholarship player to commit to Arroyo in about eight months on the job. (Adam Plant, a Bishop Gorman product, transferred from TCU.)
Holloway, who had 65 catches for 1,462 yards and 14 touchdowns in 2019, drew heavy recruiting interest in the spring with more than double-digit scholarship offers. Yet, the appeal of being part of the hometown university couldn't be ignored.
The program is set to play at the $2 billion Allegiant Stadium near the Strip and last fall moved into an on-campus training facility with all of the bells and whistles. They needed a local recruit to share the enthusiasm, which they found in Holloway.
He posted #HomeHero on Twitter.
"I have been here my whole life. I didn't need to leave to make my dreams come true," Holloway said.
All it takes is for one local recruit to thrive at UNLV and others will follow suit. Maybe that started last season when Kenyon Oblad of Liberty High passed for more than 2,000 yards and 18 touchdowns as a redshirt freshman, or how Gorman product Julio Garcia has worked himself into one of the Mountain West's best linemen.
The opportunity at UNLV can't be underestimated. You can get on the field as a freshman, play in front of family and friends, and be part of a movement that is expected to be historic. UNLV, with the stadium as the program-changer decades in the making, is on the brink of something special.
There are going to be many memorable nights at Allegiant, and if Holloway has his way, he'll be front and center in the excitement.
"It's a great opportunity to play in an NFL stadium," Holloway said. "You never know who is looking at you from the NFL."
The 5-foot-11, 180-pound Holloway runs a 4.4 second 40-yard dash. He's got a 41-inch vertical leap. He's a three-star recruit by 24/7 Sports, who list him as Nevada's 10th best overall prospect for 2021.
"In my opinion, they got one of the best local guys," Isola said. "I really believe, God willing, that he'll have a special career at UNLV. We'll look back and call it the 'Aaron Holloway era.'"
Arroyo's work locally is far from finished. It's still an uphill battle to persuade a prospect to pick UNLV over the likes of Oregon and USC, where there's more tradition and exposure. But having Allegiant Stadium in the prospect brochure is downright appealing. Just ask Holloway, who surely won't be the only big-time Las Vegan to stay home.
"We'll recruit Vegas as hard as we recruit anywhere else," Arroyo said last February on national signing day. "We want to keep our ballplayers here."
Ray Brewer can be reached at 702-990-2662 or [email protected]. Follow Ray on Twitter at twitter.com/raybrewer21


Would this work? When pushing high keys I really like to be able to control Chaos Nova myself for the hardstuns. So I removed it, but I have no idea how the programming really works so yeah, just wondering if this works. Im pushing 14.4k at training dummy (not raiding dummy) and about 2.19 minutes to reach 2 million damage unbuffed. 397 ilvl, with wrong stats.


Plymouth nursery worker Vanessa George has pleaded guilty to sexually abusing children and distributing indecent images, alongside two people whom she met on the internet.
George, 39, who worked at the Little Ted's nursery in the Efford area of Plymouth, where she lived, admitted 13 counts of sexual assault and making and distributing indecent images of children.
Her co-defendants, Angela Allen, from Bulwell, Nottinghamshire, and Colin Blanchard, from Yeo Fold, Littleborough, admitted five and 20 counts of assault and distributing images respectively.
Following the admissions, children's secretary Ed Balls said he expected a serious case review by Plymouth Safeguarding Children Board into the case to be completed as soon as possible.
Detective Superintendent Michele Slevin, head of major crime for Plymouth, said it was the force's priority to identify any of George's victims, but admitted that it may never be possible.
He said throughout the police enquiry, Plymouth Council children's services and Devon & Cornwall Police had been supporting families whose children were at the nursery and George's former colleagues, "who have been left traumatised by her actions".


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Leading people to a life-giving relationship with Jesus Christ.
We have three things that are very valuable to us and we store those deep in our hearts; to share Jesus, to show His love, and to build believers.
The people of Westside share Christ. That means that we want all people to know the good news that Jesus, the Son of God, has redeemed them. Their freedom has been bought at a price and they are loved by God. This message works its way through everything that we do whether it's a special event designed to attract people to Westside or it's as simple as a conversation someone from Westside has with a neighbor, friend, or co-worker. We want all people, especially those around us, to know that Jesus loves them and has rescued them.
Westside Christian Church exists to show Jesus's love to the world. We do this through serving those in need locally and globally. We take Jesus' words about caring for those who cannot care for themselves very seriously.
Westside also exists to build up those who believe in Jesus. We do this through teaching, Sunday morning worship, life groups, special classes, and getting involved in serving others throughout the community and within our church.
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Local Business Specials & Discounts Directory
Friday, April 10th 2020, 12:28 pm
We're collecting links and info from local businesses to help you find limited time specials and discounts during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Tulsa Weather Coalition is providing free air conditioning units to those in need this summer. For more information on how to apply for a unit, click here.
Yale Cleaners is offering reduced pricing on all uniforms for healthcare workers and first responders. They're also cleaning police officer bulletproof vests for free and have recently begun selling masks made by local tailors.
FC Tulsa is donating 50% of all profits from their 2020 City Kit and 918 T-shirt to the Tulsa Area COVID-19 Response Fund. More info here!
Hilton and American Express are donating 1 million nights of hotel rooms to people who work in the medical field. The DoubleTree by Hilton at Warren Place is taking part.
The Hungry Howie's Pizza location at 6703 East 81st St, Ste B in Tulsa is donating pizza to first responders. Order any large specialty pizza at regular menu price (Monday - Wednesday), mention the Feed a First Responder program and a large pizza will be donated to first responders.
Tulsa Transit is offering free fare to all passengers through the rest of April for those needing to take essential trips. More info here.
Drive through the Woolaroc Wildlife Preserve for FREE on Wednesdays from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Note: There are no restrooms and you can't leave your vehicle. More info here!
20% of all #TulsaStrong T-shirt sales from GreenHouse Outfitters will be donated to the Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma. Support a local business and help provide meals to families and children struggling with hunger. More info here!
Tulsa's DoubleShot Coffee Company has created Covie!, their idea of what a stuffed coronavirus would look like. Each Covie! is made by employees of DoubleShot Coffee Company right here in Tulsa and proceeds will be donated to the CDC Foundation. You can buy your Covie! here.
Check out Mythic Press' COVID-19 fundraiser tees with proceeds being donated to the United Way's COVID-19 Community Response and Recovery Fund.
The Tulsa Zoo remains closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but you can purchase a discounted membership now for when they do re-open. More info here and you can purchase a Tulsa Zoo membership here.
The Salvation Army's Mabee Red Shield Boys & Girls Club is currently open and serving as daycare for children of essential workers. Daycare hours are Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. until 6 p.m. for children ages 5 to 12. The program will cost $20 per week for each child. Find more info on how to enroll here.
Lucky Four Leaf Designs is donating 100% of proceeds from their Oklahoma Weather In Trav We Trust shirt to the Food for Kids program of the Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma.
Tulsa-based jewelry company Landella recently created two bracelet collections – Tulsa Unites and Okie Skies – to help raise money for local charities. Each collection has a variety of different designs and a portion of the proceeds from each will be donated to the Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma. Click here for more info.
When you shop online with locally-owned Marcella Spice Company, you can choose to donate a purchase to the Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma. At checkout, simply use the code "foodbank", which will activate a discount and designate your items to be delivered directly to the Food Bank. More info here!
This list will be updated periodically, so check back in for more specials and discounts.
News On 6 We're collecting links and info from local businesses to help you find limited time specials and discounts during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tulsa Police Investigating Suspicious Death
News On 6 Tulsa Police are on the scene of a suspicious death near East 55th and S Quincy Ave.
6 Things To Know (Dec 23): Thunder Season Tipoff & Meet Santa On Ice
News On 6 Here are six things to know before you set your alarm for Wednesday.
Comedy Series Written By Native Oklahoman, Filmed In Okmulgee Picked Up By FX
News On 6 FX has picked up a new comedy series that filmed its pilot episode in Okmulgee and written by a Native Oklahoman.
Winter Weather Brings Cold Temps, Snow To Eastern Oklahoma
News On 6 It's a cold start to our Sunday and we are seeing rain in Eastern Oklahoma, with some sleet mixed in.
McAlester City Council To Consider Extending Citywide Mask Mandate
News On 6 The City of McAlester's City Council will be meeting on Tuesday evening to consider extending the city's mask mandate. The meeting comes as health experts in the McAlester area continue to ask people to follow CDC Guidelines.


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Cruz: Salsa dance imitation would be insult
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Victor Cruz said if Carlos Rogers plans to do another salsa imitation dance, he will consider it an insult.
The New York Giants wide receiver celebrates his touchdowns with a salsa dance to honor his grandmother, Lucy Molina, who recently passed away at 77. She taught him how to dance and the touchdown dance was something she loved.
Victor Cruz celebrates a touchdown with his signature salsa dance. Al Bello/Getty Images
During last year's 27-20 loss at San Francisco, Rogers mimicked the dance after intercepting an Eli Manning pass intended for Cruz.
"It's just something that I do for my grandmother," Cruz said on a conference call with San Francisco writers. "It's something that's sacred to me, it's something that's due to her passing. Before she passed away, it was something dear to me.
"Why I do it is for her because she told me she loved it so much, and she taught me how to do it and all of that put together. Knowing that, it's just a little slap in the face."
Rogers said earlier this week that he respects Cruz and admits he is a fan of the Giants receiver's salsa celebration. But the 49ers cornerback also said he may do another salsa dance of his own again if he makes a play on Cruz.
"I like the dance, actually," Rogers said, according to the Sacramento Bee. "I really can't do it as good as him but if I make a play or get an interception on him in my mind, just do his dance."
But after Rogers was told that Cruz's dance was a tribute to his grandmother, the cornerback said he didn't know that and said it "definitely" alters his view, according to the San Jose Mercury-News.
Cruz wrote in his book "Out of the Blue" that he would not forget Rogers' imitation last year.
"I obviously won't be OK with that," Cruz said when asked if Rogers might do it again on the conference call. "But it is what it is. He's going to choose what he wants to do. I'm not going to try to retaliate or go crazy. That's not me. But it obviously won't sit well with me, as I've stated in the past."
The last time the two met, Cruz torched Rogers and the Niners for 10 receptions for 142 yards in the NFC Championship Game. Cruz had eight catches for 125 yards at halftime alone.
"I can't cover no option route all day," Rogers is heard saying on sideline microphones on NFL Network's Sound FX. "Like, if I go inside, the man runs outside."
Cruz said he saw that video and smiled.
"I just knew at the time I was getting the better of him," Cruz said. "And I guess he decided to voice how he felt on the sideline.
"He wasn't saying anything to me during the game. I could tell by his mannerisms -- every time I caught a ball, he would clap his hands and stress out a little bit. I assume it was the first half because that was when the rain of catches started coming."
Cruz and Rogers aren't the only ones who will be reunited in San Francisco on Sunday. Wide receiver Mario Manningham and Brandon Jacobs also will see their old teammates for the first time since joining the Niners in free agency.
"I'm going to go and play my butt off," Manningham said. "Do I have a grudge? No. But am I motivated? Yeah. I am motivated by every game, especially this game. Who wouldn't be motivated by their old team?"
Manningham said he will share whatever knowledge he has on the Giants with the Niners.
"Oh yeah, no question," Manningham said. "I talk to the DBs and talk to my teammates and let them know to give them heads up on what is going to happen here. Things like that.
"I know what is going on. Yeah, I share it with them."


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Restoration and extension of the former Presentation Convent (built circa 1820 to 1830) on College Street in Carlow Town. The building is in a prime town centre location and is part of a complex that already houses the County Library, Archives and the Tourist Office. Works involved the refurbishment of 600m² and 300m² extension.
The new extension to the end and rear of the building will provide ancillary facilities of offices and toilets and will also include a 4m deep tanked RC basement and strong room.
All works were combined through the use of high specification finishes, Oak timber flooring, hardwood joinery, lime plasterwork throughout and gold guild in the existing vaulted ceiling.


Hello, world. I'm Rick. I'm an animator. By which I mean, I've always wanted to be one. So I declare myself one.
I've been imagining this site, and what I want to accomplish with it, in one form or another, my whole adult life. Before there was an Internet.
This site will feature stories told on web pages, with all the color, texture, movement and sound that you're used to in other media. There'll be actual stories worth telling, with characters you'll care about, doing things you might imagine yourself trying.
The function of the site, until I can produce these pages for you, will be a chronicling of my process. I'll be honing the intention of the site and its business model, brushing up on the software I'll be using, and seeking both inspiration and collaborators. I'll post at least once a week. Really.
So come join in my adventure. And be there for the Great Unveiling.


Seems like recent events have taken their toll on Nervous Ron — he's even more on edge than usual, and looking for a new business partner to help take over his burgeoning smuggling empire in Smuggler's Run, the next big update to GTA Online, coming next Tuesday, August 29th.
With a name that's a nod to an early classic from the Rockstar Games catalog, Smuggler's Run opens up the air corridors above Los Santos and Blaine County, providing new business opportunities while introducing a range of planes, choppers and even ultralights as highly viable options for transporting criminal cargo across the state — simultaneously opening up some creative new methods of dispatching any rival gangs along the way.
Smuggler's Run delivers a massive range of new, customizable aircraft perfect for any mission along with expansive new aircraft hangars in which to stash your fleet of fantastic flying machines. These new properties are also the HQ from which you manage your smuggling business — guided by Nervous Ron and assisted by Charlie, your new mechanic, who'll take care of your collection of exotic aircraft.
Stunt racing in GTA Online had you flipping and carving your way across enormous corkscrews and loops and other crazy tracks, while Special Vehicle Circuit Races harnessed the power and unique characteristics of the Rocket Voltic, Ruiner 2000 and the Blazer Aqua for adrenaline pumping challenges.
Now, racing in GTA Online will once again be transformed with intricate circuits that demand mastery across air, sea and land vehicles.
Enjoy a fleet of new aircraft along with a suite of customization options for these aerial additions. There will also be a few new four wheeled vehicles as well — plus new competitive Adversary Modes and of course timely holiday celebrations including fun new stuff for Halloween, the December Holidays and more.
The direct feedback we get from the GTA Online community is what helps us tweak, enhance, and improve the huge range of under-the-hood alterations we make with each and every Title Update. Please keep your suggestions coming via the GTA Online feedback page.


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Sitrick and Company is a Los Angeles-based public relations firm founded, in 1989, by its chair and CEO, Michael "Mike" Sitrick. The company has established offices in New York City, San Francisco, Denver, and Washington, DC. Since 2009, the company is owned by Resources Global Professionals (RGP), the operating arm of Resources Connection Inc., when it became a subsidiary of the newly formed Sitrick Brincko Group. Retired United States Army Lieutenant General H Steven Blum is among the firm's employees.

2009 acquisition
In October 2009, Sitrick and Company, with restructuring firm Brincko Associates, were acquired by Deloitte spin-off Resources Connection Inc., which had 2,700 employees, in a combined cash and stock deal worth $43.3 million. Sitrick and Company then had 45 staff members, who were largely former journalists of the Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal, and other media organizations. The two purchased firms had a combined revenue of $24.4 million, in 2008, according to Resources Connection. The purchase combined the two subsidiaries as Sitrick Brincko Group. LLC. Mike Sitrick continued as head of the Sitrick and Company subsidiary after its purchase by Deloitte.

In 2010, two former employees filed suit in federal court regarding Sitrick's buyout of the Employee Share Ownership Plan's holdings in the company during 2008, shortly prior to the Resources Connection deal; the suit alleged that Sitrick paid an unreasonably low price for the ESOP's stake, causing losses to the former employees. Sitrick responded in court documents that an independent trustee, which had its own financial advisor and lawyers, had negotiated the price, and the case settled shortly after, with insurance companies providing settlement funds.

Clientele
Sitrick and Company is known for its handling of famous, or controversial, clients. In 2009, it was estimated to have had 1000 clients. Its work earned Sitrick the title of "the king of crisis PR", and its founder, Sitrick, has been widely referenced as a "fixer".

In 2002, David Duchovny hired the firm to represent him to the media in his dispute with 20th Century Fox, regarding breach of contract relating to his work on The X-Files television show. Sitrick and Company arranged for a feature in Forbes regarding Fox's vertical monopoly, to pressure Fox to settle with Duchovny.

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles hired the firm, in 2012, regarding the diocese's sexual abuse scandal.

Sitrick advised Roy E. Disney and Stanley Gold in the orchestration of their campaign to remove Michael Eisner as chairman of Walt Disney, in 2003. The campaign led to 43 percent of Disney shareholders withholding their support from Eisner, who later stepped down voluntarily."

In 2006, Hewlett-Packard (HP) and its departing chairwoman Patricia C. Dunn hired the firm to handle media relations regarding HP's 2006 leak-investigation crisis.

Paris Hilton used the company's services after she was released from a brief stay in jail.

Steven Page, of Barenaked Ladies, hired the firm in 2008, following his drug arrest.

Medicis Pharmaceutical CEO Jonah Shacknai hired the firm, following the 2011 death of Rebecca Zahau.

Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein hired the firm following negative press received after rekindling his friendship with Prince Andrew. In 2014, the matter was still before courts, with Sitrick and Company claiming Epstein still had not paid an outstanding $103,500 bill.

In late January 2013, it was revealed that the firm had been hired by Papa John's CEO John Schnatter, in mid-November of the previous year, to ask journalists and bloggers to delete Obamacare comments he had made claiming that the price of pizza would increase by 11 cents. The firm spent several months doing this, boasting that most journalists complied. Sitrick and Company helped compose an op-ed for Schnatter, published in the Huffington Post, as well as rebuttals to subsequent reports of a decrease in Papa John's brand perception.

On June 19, 2014, Sitrick and Company began representing South Korean fugitive Yoo Byung-eun. After a failed attempt from Yoo's public relations company, Ahae Press, to deny a number of the assertions made about Yoo in a June 17 The Diplomat article by John Power, titled "The Cults of South Korea". Power claimed that Sitrick and Company was hired and asked sections of the piece to be removed. Sitrick and Company had also previously distributed a press release by Ahae Press.

In October 2017, Sitrick and Company were hired by Harvey Weinstein, following news reports regarding the Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse allegations; his subsequent firing by The Weinstein Company; and the resignation of attorney Lisa Bloom. As of April 2018, it was announced, that Sitrick and Company was no longer representing Weinstein, and that his new PR firm was Herald PR, New York.

References

External links
Sitrick and Company homepage
The Fixer: Secrets for Saving Your Reputation in the Age of Viral Media, by Michael S. Sitrick; Simon and Schuster, 2018.

1989 establishments in California
Companies established in 1989
Public relations companies of the United States
Companies based in Los Angeles
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Published: August 24, 2014 12:00 am Updated: Aug. 24, 2014 9:53 p.m.
A pedestrian walks past a Burger King restaurant near downtown Los Angeles.
Burger King may be the home of the Whopper, but Canada may be the new home of Burger King.
The restaurant operator said on Sunday that it was in talks to buy Tim Hortons, the Canadian doughnut-and-coffee chain, in a potential deal that would create one of the world's biggest fast-food businesses.
If completed, the deal would mean the burger giant's corporate headquarters would move to Canada, raising the specter of yet another American company switching its national citizenship to lower its tax bill.
Under the expected terms of the deal, Burger King would create a new corporate parent that would house both chains, which would be operated independently. Together, the two companies would have a market value of more than $18 billion.
An agreement could be reached as soon as this week, a person briefed on the matter said.
Though the two companies are expected to argue that a merger would bring a host of strategic benefits, it would nevertheless count as a so-called corporate inversion. Inversions have become increasingly popular, though the practice has come under fire from Washington as the Obama administration and lawmakers have complained that companies that do so are unfairly — though legally — cutting their tax bills.
Though most of the companies that have used inversions are big drugmakers like AbbVie, which makes the arthritis drug Humira but isn't a household name, Burger King would be one that is highly visible to consumers. A company in a similar position, the pharmacy chain Walgreen, cited potential pressure from Main Street and Washington as a factor in forgoing a corporate relocation.
And Burger King does not have a significant amount of cash held abroad, these people said. Companies often pursue inversions to gain access to their overseas cash without being hit by a big American tax bill.
One potential reason for the move may be to placate Canadian authorities. Deals in the country are governed by the Investment Canada Act, which allows the national government to block a merger if it is deemed to not be in the best interests of the country.


Would you want to take home a robot that is about two feet tall, weighs about 3 pounds and can hit speeds of nearly 20 mph (32 kmph) with ease? And the latest Kickstarter project promises that you get one of these for as little as just $299!
Dubbed as the OutRunner robot, this small wonder was created by Robotics Unlimited, a descendant of the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition headed by research scientist Sebastien Cotton.
The idea here is to allow everyone across the world who wants to play with a robot to get in on the fun at a price tag that is not hundreds of thousands of dollars.
The team behind OutRunner came up with a simple solution to solve the traditional problem of bipedal locomotion in robots by giving the six legs a spinning motion.
Another advantage of pledging with the Kickstarter campaign is that you can first buy the base model at $299 and then get periodic upgrades to get the final version that costs $799.
The company has another 10 days to raise $150,000 in total to fund the project. The video above obviously shows this little robot at work and if you have a budding interest in the field of robotics, this sure promises to get you hooked!
A perfect gift for any tech-savvy dude (you could say geek, but being one is now cool thanks to the whole Big Bang Theory phenomenon), the robot also will come with a smartphone app that will let you control it with ease.
So, are you tempted to adopt little OutRunner? It definitely is less maintenance than your usual pet!