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Using Adaptive Meshing for Local Solution Improvement
Walter Frei December 27, 2013
One of the perennial questions in finite element modeling is how to choose a mesh. We want a fine enough mesh to give accurate answers, but not too fine, as that would lead to an impractical solution time. As we've discussed previously, adaptive mesh refinement lets the software improve the mesh, and by default it will minimize the overall error in the model. However, we often are only interested in accurate results over some subset of the entire model space. Today we will introduce a technique to refine the mesh based on a local metric.
A Model with Global Mesh Refinement
Let's take a look at a simple mechanical problem — a bracket that is fixed at the bottom and has a load applied at the top. Two different fillet radii are applied and, as a consequence, it is difficult to predict where the peak stresses will be. Let's first solve the problem on an extremely coarse mesh, using the default second-order elements, and observe the results. We can see that the peak stresses are at the larger radius fillet, and that the mesh appears to quite poorly resolve the solution.
Stresses and deformations solved on a coarse mesh.
To get a more accurate solution, we can go to the Adaptation and Error Estimates settings available with the Stationary, Frequency Domain, and Eigenvalue study steps. An example of these settings is shown in the screenshot below. The error estimate is by default based upon minimizing the L2 norm of error squared, which is a global metric. That is, the remeshing will reduce the error everywhere in the model. The default refinement method is Mesh initialization, which will refine the mesh in areas where smaller elements are needed, but can also coarsen the mesh where a fine mesh is not needed. By default, this adaptive refinement will be done twice, but in the screenshot below, a total of four refinements are specified.
Adaptive mesh refinement settings to reduce the global error in the model. Relevant settings are highlighted.
The result of this adaptive mesh refinement is shown below. Note how the mesh is quite uniformly refined throughout the domain. The stress field is clearly smoother than on our original mesh.
The results of the adaptive mesh refinement using the L2 norm of error squared as the error estimate.
Local Solution-Based Adaptive Mesh Refinement
Let's now set up the same problem, but use a different metric for the adaptive mesh refinement. From the coarse mesh, we can probably already see that the highest stresses are at the larger radius fillet so we can tell the adaptive mesh refinement algorithm to address the stresses in this location. We will switch to a Functional Error Estimate, which requires that we enter a functional with respect to which the mesh will be improved. The functional can be any differentiable scalar output based upon the solution. The functional we will use is the integral, along the boundary, of the von Mises stress, the model variable
comp1.solid.mises. An Integration component coupling named
comp1.intop1() is defined at the boundary defining the larger fillet, as shown in the screenshot below.
Adaptive mesh refinement settings to reduce the local error at one location in the model.
The Integration coupling operator is used to define the boundary where we will evaluate the stress.
When we look at the results of this approach, we should notice two features of the refined mesh. First, it has preferentially inserted smaller elements around the fillet boundary that we selected. This is as expected, since we are trying to get more accurate results in this region. However, we also observe that the mesh has been refined in other regions of the model, not just at the boundary of interest. The adaptive mesh refinement algorithm will globally adjust the mesh to better resolve the local stresses, and these stresses depend on the solution everywhere else in the model.
We can also see that using manual mesh refinement to predict the peak stress may be very difficult, because we usually cannot easily determine what other parts of the model may affect our solution.
The refined mesh, based upon a local functional error estimate.
Conclusions on Adaptive Meshing
We have seen that you can specify a local quantity over which to perform adaptive mesh refinement, and the software will refine the mesh to give better results locally, but also refine the mesh in other regions of the model that you may not immediately realize affect the local quantity you are interested in. The technique shown here is a powerful way to refine the mesh with confidence.
Editor's note: This blog post was updated on 8/21/17.
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Marvin Farrell
August 25, 2014 6:29 am
Here I am wondering how to set the parameters to get the accurate results? Thanks
Walter Frei
August 25, 2014 9:00 am
Thank you Marvin, When reading this article, keep it in the larger context of solving multiphysics problems:
In particular, meshing considerations are a topic we've addressed before:
Roberto Gaddi
December 21, 2015 10:50 am
I have a question about the functional: does it need to be a function that converges to zero as the mesh quality improves? Does the adaptive mesh algorithm try to minimize this quantity? Or is the error calculated as the delta of the functional in between steps, so the algorithm is looking for a stable value of the functional? In my case the functional is a quantity that would converge to a non-zero value. Is this going to work?
A second question is about the use of "Longest" vs. "Mesh Initialization" as refinement method: I cannot find an explanation on what the difference is an I cannot chose the best for my model.
Walter Frei
December 21, 2015 11:22 am
Hello Roberto,
The functional you choose does not need to converge to zero, no. In the case shown here, for example, it does not converge to zero. The algorithm is improving the accuracy of this functional by adjusting the mesh.
Regarding "Longest" vs. "Mesh Initialization". The "longest" or "regular" methods will always work, but will only refine the mesh. The "mesh initialization" can both refine and coarsen the mesh but may, in rare circumstances, fail. There is no one method which will always be best for every case, you may want to try both.
Chinmoy Mallick
March 1, 2016 2:02 am
I'm doing simulations to find a contour or surface having 875 gauss field.I've two permanent ring magnets and i want to visualize the 2D field.while doing adaptive mesh confine following error coming during simulations……Pl can anyone tell me where is the error?..Thank you
"Failed to find a solution.
Attempt to evaluate negative power of zero.
Function: ^
Failed to evaluate temporary symbolic derivative variable.
Variable: comp1.mf.normBVDN${realdot7}, Defined as: (((realdot(comp1.mf.Br,comp1.mf.Br)+realdot(comp1.mf.Bz,comp1.mf.Bz))^(-0.5))*0.5)
Failed to evaluate expression.
Expression: d((comp1.mf.normB-0.087499999999999994),{realdot7})
Returned solution is not converged.
– Feature: Stationary Solver 1 (sol3/s1)"
Bridget Cunningham
March 1, 2016 8:33 am
Hello Chinmoy,
Thank you for your comment.
For questions specific to your modeling work, please contact our support team.
Online support center: https://www.comsol.com/support
Email: email@example.com
Soma Sai Sriram Kumar Bysani
April 7, 2017 4:38 am
My geometry is 3D I am designing a heat exchanger and similations are done in comsol 5.2a multiphysics. In my geometry one is heat domain and other one is fluid domain. The velocity profile in the fluid domain was not accurate, I want increase elements of fluid domain only can someone please help how to proceed it?
Now total elments in fluid domain are 280,000K
I need in that domain like 550,000K
Caty Fairclough
May 3, 2017 8:39 am
Thanks for your comment!
For questions related to your modeling, please contact our Support team.
Online Support Center: https://www.comsol.com/support
Email: email@example.com
Joerg Ruediger
August 3, 2017 7:15 am
Hi Walter,
I cannot find the Adaptive Mesh Refinement – node under stationary solver. How to enable it?
Caty Fairclough
August 4, 2017 2:59 pm
Hi Joerg,
Thank you for your question.
I would suggest contacting our Support team for questions related to your modeling.
Online Support Center: https://www.comsol.com/support
Email: email@example.com
Kelvin Leung
March 20, 2018 1:17 pm
Hi Walter,
Is adaptive meshing available for time dependent solution?
Walter Frei
March 29, 2018 12:24 pm
Yes, adaptive mesh refinement is available for time-domain models. See, for example:
Dheeraj Kumar
May 28, 2018 5:12 am
Thanks Walter
Do you also have the associated model files?
Walter Frei
May 29, 2018 9:11 am
Hello Dheeraj,
The user interface has changed a bit since this blog was written. We do have updated examples showing the usage of adaptive mesh refinement, for example:
In particular, the simplest is:
Best Regards,


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Vaughn used his phone to record part of the exchange. Though the recording does not capture the postal worker actually using the "expletives" in question, Coward can be heard confronting the mail carrier over her alleged use of the slurs, to which she responds, "I called you what you are."
"The men say the USPS worker also took their names off their mailbox, saying they wouldn't get mail again," the Channel 10 report said.
Postal News.com also reported on the alleged incident. The couple filed a police report, Channel 10 reported, and the U.S. Postal Service issued a statement in which it said, "These actions - if true - are not consistent with and don't represent the values of the Postal Service organization and will not be tolerated. You can be assured that this alleged incident is being fully investigated and that the Postal Service will take whatever action is appropriate."
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Free Xbox 360 - Trainn
Thursday, December 6, 2007
Trainn is offering a way to get a free Xbox 360. If you follow the steps below you will be able to get an Xbox 360 completely free. The Trainn network has been tried and true for three years, and have shipped over three million dollars worth of gifts to it's members. You can be one of those members! Get an Xbox 360 for free!
Sign Up
Open the link: http://www.360Elite4free.com/
- Select the bundle that you want. Then at the lower right side of the page, where it says "sign-up," put in your e-mail address. Read and understand the Terms and Conditions, check the box, click "sign me up" and follow the directions to finish the registration.
-When signing up be sure to use legitimate info. Trainn can't send you your 360 if they don't have real info. Trainn will not give any of your information away. They are a legit company that take pride in their customers care. If you already have an account you can't sign up again, and make sure you don't use a public computer because if someone has already signed up with that computer or IP address your account will be put on hold. (All of this is in the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy, read them!)
-Choose whichever account type you would like to use: Referral or Points. The referral account is cheaper, and can be free depending on which offer you choose, but you have to find referrals. The points account requires that you complete numerous offers and will cost a fair amount more than the referral account, but you don't have to rely on referrals. Of course, if you want your 360 for free you will want to choose the referral account.
Complete An Offer
At this point, you will need to complete an offer. If you see any offers that interest you then by all means go with those.
-After you have decided which offer you would like to complete, click on the requirements tab to see what you have to do to receive credit for the offer. Once you have decided which offer to do, read and understand their terms and conditions, and sign up for it. Always read the fine print when signing up for an offer so you know what the offer entails.
Ensuring you get credit for your offer:
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-Accept all cookies
Tools > Internet Options > Privacy tab > Settings, Use the slider to set "Accept All Cookies"
-Disable any Pop-up Blocker you have.
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Tools > Internet Options > Delete Cookies
-When filling out the information for the offer, use the same information that used for the freebie site.
You need to accept all cookies because this is how Trainn knows that you completed an offer or not. The cookies will only track whether you completed the offer so you can get credit. You need to disable pop-up blockers because some offers open in a pop-up window. If you can't open the window you can't sign up. You will need to clear all your cookies because if have already visited a freebie site, a cookie/cookies might have been stored on your computer. This might interfere with the offer process and keep you from getting credit.
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-Ask anybody you know. Family, friends, co-workers, and really anybody that is willing to sign up. Ask anybody you can, when it is appropriate. The answer is ALWAYS no if you never ask!
-You can put your link on MySpace, Facebook, and other social networks you frequent (only in YOUR profile or when it is asked for). Don't post it where it's not appropriate.
-Put it in your signature on forums.
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Project Phoenix rises to $500,000 in one week
Project Phoenix, an indie-JRPG by a team of developers including legendary composer Nobuo Uematsu, has raised over $500,000 in crowdfunding within its first week.
This frankly stupendous success follows on from the project smashing its original $100,000 Kickstarter target in a single day. It still has three weeks left to amass more cash.
The project has a number of further stretch goals:
– $650,000 – This very likely target will see the addition of "Detailed city system (full modelling of the cities and towns). Customizeable character creation!"
– $1,025,000 – This will add a "fully explorable overworld" with better combat transition. It will also allow you to "fight INSIDE THE KRAKEN!" (Caps their's).
– $1,650,000 – This will add two additional zones, side stories, and a "Eminence X Uematsu X Kurlander collaboration."
The game is planned for release in 2015 on Windows PC, Mac, and Linux. With enough money, it could also arrive on iOS, Android, PlayStation 4, and PS Vita.
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SAN DIEGO Right around the time rookie catcher Trevor Brown took a pitch to the throat in the third inning Sunday night, you might have posed this question: can the season safely end soon enough for these injury-ravaged San Francisco Giants?
Maybe not.
Brown stayed in the game, broke a scoreless tie by making his first major league hit an RBI double, and the Giants' lifeline in the N.L. West became a bit stronger after a 4-2 victory over the San Diego Padres at Petco Park.
Combined with the Dodgers' loss to Arizona, the Giants are within six games with 12 to play including four against the N.L. West leader at AT&T Park, where the Giants are 6-0...


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Dead Skunk in the Trunk
|Dead Skunk in the Trunk
Joey Leone telling Claude about the fate of a Forelli Family member.
|Joey Leone
|Take the corpse of an unnamed Forelli Family mobster to the Harwood Autocrusher and Junkyard
|Trenton, Portland, Liberty City
|Destroy the Manana
|The Getaway
|Unlocked by
|Cipriani's Chauffeur
Dead Skunk in the Trunk is a mission in Grand Theft Auto III given to protagonist Claude by Joey Leone from his garage in Trenton, Portland, Liberty City.
Claude drops by Joey's auto shop, as previous instructed by Joey Leone. Joey wants Claude to dispose of a Forelli mobsters corpse, which is in a Manana parked at Greasy Joe's Café in Callahan Point. Upon entry into the car, Claude is ambushed by the Forelli Brothers in two Sentinels, looking for revenge. With the two Forelli brothers in pursuit, Claude still manages to successfully bring the Manana to Harwood and have it crushed, along with the body and evidence, at the crusher.
Joey Leone: Beautiful! Just beautiful! Alright, just the guy I need to talk to! Alright there's a car stuffed with a stiff at the cafe near Callahan Point. One of the Forellis thought he was a wise guy, so he got what he had coming to him. Take the corpse to the crusher in Harwood, alright?
The reward for completing the mission is $10,000. A bonus of $10,000 is awarded immediately for each Forelli car destroyed, and it is possible to keep failing and repeating this mission, to go after the Forellis and continually accumulate these bonuses. The mission The Getaway is also unlocked.
- The player may destroy the Forellis' cars before entering the Manana, provided they have the firepower to do so as they turn hostile the moment they are attacked. Doing so will make the drive to Harwood far easier.
- The corpse-carrying Manana can be taken back to the player's safehouse and blown up in the garage. While this will fail the mission, after the garage closes and re-opens, this unique Manana can be saved and kept.
- Completion of this mission is not required in order to finish the story. However, completing the mission Last Requests will permanently disable this mission, preventing the player from achieving 100% completion.
Arriving at the Harwood Autocrusher and Junkyard
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2013 Mid-Year Market Outlook
Suddenly all that seems to matter to markets is when the Fed will end its quantitative easing (QE) program. With quantitative easing, the Fed buys large amounts of mortgage-backed and Treasury bonds - currently at an $85 billion per month pace - in an effort to reduce long-term interest rates and encourage investment. Although a debate is still underway on whether the QE has boosted growth in the real economy, few doubt that the injection of massive amounts of liquidity into the markets had helped propel stocks and bonds upward. The stock market had risen during all three of the Fed's QE programs since 2008. Treasury yields fell - down to a low of 1.43% on 10-year notes in July of last year, and yield spreads on corporate bonds, mortgages, and emerging market debt all came in. But if the provision of massive liquidity was boosting markets, what would happen when the Fed no longer engaged in quantitative easing? The markets' judgment, when it came, was harsh. Comments by Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke last month that the central bank could decide to reduce the pace of its bond purchases "in the next few meetings," which were echoed later by other Fed officials, roiled the markets. Yields on 10-year U.S. Treasuries rose 59 basis points in 30 trading days, the largest rise in yields in 28 months, and mutual funds that invest in long-term Treasury bonds lost an average of 6.8% in May, according to Morningstar, wiping out years of interest income. The sell-off continued into June and accelerated after Ben Bernanke's press conference following the June 18-19 meeting of the FOMC, the Fed's policymaking body. The Fed Chairman said that the Fed could decide to taper off its bond purchases in December of this year and end them by mid-year 2014 if it believes that the economy is strong enough to withstand it. But the Fed had also raised its forecasts for growth, and the markets - correctly or not - began to price in an end to QE. The rise in Treasury yields sent shock waves throughout markets that had done well in recent years as investors had stretched for yield, with rates spiking on mortgages, corporate bonds, emerging market debt, and European government bonds. Several emerging markets suddenly found their currencies under pressure, forcing central banks in India and Poland to intervene in foreign exchange markets and the central banks in Brazil and Indonesia to raise interest rates. Meanwhile, Japan's stock market, which had risen a stunning 80% between end-October 2012 and May 22 of this year in anticipation of an easier monetary policy, lost 20% of its value in the three weeks ending June 14. The sell-off in the Nikkei appears to be related to concerns about the government's commitment to reform and not the rise in U.S. Treasury yields, but the volatility has added to a sense in global markets that investment theses need rethinking. Following the 2008 financial crisis and accompanying recession, investors had resigned themselves to a "new normal" of slow growth, persistent unemployment, and high government debt burdens. In the United States, once the recession - and a fiscal stimulus package -came to an end, the focus of policy shifted to government spending cuts (especially at the state and local government level) and monetary ease, including quantitative easing and a pledge to keep the Fed funds rate low. The implication was that interest rates, including yields on long-term bonds, would fall as long as those policies remained in place. For the United States this meant that the bull market in bonds, which began in August 1981 when the market began to believe that the disinflationary efforts of the Fed under Chairman Paul Volcker would work, would continue. Yet there were always skeptics. Many observers could not bring themselves to believe that yields on 10-year Treasuries below the inflation rate - and a negative yield on TIPS (Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities) - were sustainable. Any return to trend-like GDP growth and the resulting rise in credit demand would surely lead to higher interest rates. Others simply noted that long-term interest rates had fallen so low that there was little scope for further declines. Even as investors were buying Treasuries at the beginning of this year at yields not much above their historical lows, they were pricing in a rise in rates. The Treasury yield curve at the turn of the year implied a rise in one-year bond yields from 0.15% to 0.39% by the end of the year 2013, and a rise in 5-year Treasury yields from 0.77% to 2.27% in five years. (The Treasury market is now looking for 5-year yields to rise to 3.82% in five years.) In light of these concerns, the sell-off in global markets is not hard to understand. Any investor persuaded that a sea change has begun and the decades-long bull market in bonds is coming to an end, would rationally move out of those asset classes that have benefited from extraordinary low rates. But is this reaction warranted? Tapering is not tightening. Investors who were quick to sell Treasuries in the past few days may have been seeking to avoid a replay of the 1994 rout in the U.S. Treasury market. In February 1994 the Fed began a tightening round, raising the Fed funds rate six times, including two hikes of 50 basis points and one of 75 basis points. The bond market tanked, with the 30-year Treasury bond losing 20% of its value by the end of the year. Virtually no asset class escaped the bloodbath (though stocks wound up no worse than flat on the year), and cash was the best place to hide. While large market dislocations are always instructive, the 1994 tightening differs from the likely course of monetary policy today in a number of important ways. First, the Fed is contemplating a tapering off of its purchases of bonds, not a tightening of monetary policy of the kind that would require a rise in the Fed funds rate. The Fed has linked any future rise in the Fed funds rate to economic conditions. Specifically, it has said that it will not raise the Fed funds rate until the unemployment rate falls below 6.5% provided the outlook for inflation does not rise more than 0.5% above the Fed's 2% target. With the unemployment rate at 7.6% and the core Personal Consumption Expenditure index (the Fed's preferred inflation measure) rising at an annual rate of only 1.05% in April - the lowest rate in the history of the series - the economy is many quarters away from reaching those benchmarks. The markets believe a rate hike is unlikely until 2015: As of June 14, the Fed funds option market was pricing in a 50% probability of a hike in the Fed funds rate to 0.50% in April 2015, and a probability of only 35% that the Fed funds rate will be that high by December 2014. A second difference is that in 1994, the Fed surprised the markets and wanted interest rates to be higher. In contrast, in recent years the Fed has gone to considerable lengths to provide more guidance to the markets about its policy stance and the circumstances under which it would change. In 1994, the Fed thought the economy was operating near full capacity; today it is not clear that the Fed is convinced that the economy is strong enough yet to withstand higher interest rates. Moreover, it has reserved to itself the right to reverse any tapering of bond purchases if interest rates back up too quickly. While the options market allows us to infer the probabilities of what future Fed funds rate may be, no mechanism exists for measuring the market's expectations of the pace at which the Fed may taper off its bond purchases. Respondents to a New York Fed survey of primary government securities dealers in late April, however, revealed a median expectation that the Fed would maintain its $85 billion per month bond purchases through December of this year, but would end those purchases altogether by 2Q 2014. J.P. Morgan's interest rate strategy team estimates that the 10-year Treasury yield would rise 28 basis points in response to a complete cessation of bond buying.1 Our view is the risk is that yields would rise further than that, with most of the impact resulting from a rise in the term premium - the difference between the level of long-term rates and the expected future path of short-term rates - as the market becomes relatively less certain about policy. Unless the Fed surprises the market and ends QE sooner than expected, however, we expect the rise in rates to be much more modest than in past episodes of actual tightening. Market implications Over the next few quarters markets are likely to continue to struggle with the prospects for a tapering of QE in the United States. QE, however, is not the only reason the stock market has risen to new highs: Strong earnings have played a role too. Earnings growth for the S&P 500 companies has been strong since the end of the 2008-09 recession, and as of last week forward earnings (a time-weighted average of current earnings and next year's estimated earnings) for the S&P 500, S&P 400, and S&P 600 stocks are at an all-time high. Despite concerns about revenue, growth profit margins have remained strong, and as of late May the consensus estimate among analysts for 2014 was that the profit margin on the S&P 500 would be a hefty 9.9% this year, up from 9.4% last year. Despite the recession in Europe and weaker growth in the emerging markets, large-cap U.S. corporations have found ways to make and grow profits. In general, high or rising interest rates in the context of strong earnings growth are less worrisome than they would be in the face of faltering earnings. Hence we might expect stock market performance to vary with the difference between the earnings growth rate and the Fed funds rate.2 Research by Heckman Global Advisors (now part of the Roosevelt Investment Group) found it does: The average return on large-cap U.S. stocks between December 1988 and April 2004 was 19.1% when earnings growth exceeded the Fed funds rate, and only 4.0% when it was below the Fed funds rate. Currently the bottoms-up consensus among stock analysts is that earnings on the S&P 500 will grow by 13.1% in 2013 and 12.4% in 2014. With the Fed funds target rate at between 0% and 0.25% and earnings growth still strong, interest rates have a long way to rise before they reach a level that has signaled stock market weakness in the past.3 The consensus economic outlook for the United States, with which we broadly agree, is for continued slow growth that will accelerate gradually to a trend-like 3% real GDP growth rate by the end of 2014. The main drivers of this growth are the housing sector, that continues to recover, and consumer spending that continues to hold up. The outlook for growth abroad, meanwhile, is brightening a bit. The consensus forecast is that Europe will emerge from recession this year, and growth in Japan will accelerate in response to monetary easing and an end, finally, to concerns about deflation. Growth in the emerging markets, especially China, will remain below par until growth in the developed countries is on a firmer foundation, which may keep pressure off commodity prices. Consumer price inflation is likely to be contained for several more quarters in most countries. In this environment of slow but improving global growth we recommend favoring stocks over bonds, especially long-term Treasuries, where despite the recent rise in yields, prospective returns do not compensate for risks, in our view. The main risk is that the market overreacts to the winding down of QE. While central bankers often promise to change policy gradually, events have a way of unfolding in anything but a gradual manner. The risk that inflation picks up suddenly and the Fed has to slam on the brakes, meanwhile, cannot be ruled out altogether, though that is not our base case scenario. Although bonds that trade at a spread over Treasuries did not fare well in the sell-off of the past few weeks, we continue to believe that they will be in a better position to weather any turbulence in the bond markets. With earnings growth still strong we believe equities are a better place to be than fixed income. Within the United States we continue to maintain a modest shift toward value stocks while retaining a slight overweighting in growth. Value tends to outperform growth unless financials, which are typically lodged in the value indices, are troubled. But the financial sector has been recovering, and is likely to continue to do so barring a slip back into recession, which we view as unlikely. It may be early, but valuations in overseas markets are attractive enough to make an easing into some of those markets soon, especially in Europe and Japan, tempting. Forecast P/E ratios for 2013 and 2014 for Europe are below those for the United States, and Japan - long the land of lofty valuations -now has P/E ratios no higher than those in the United States. We would hesitate to recommend moving aggressively into the emerging markets, however. That asset class is especially vulnerable to any rise in interest rates in the developed markets: Capital that flows into the emerging markets in search of higher yields when interest rates and growth are low in the developed countries, flows right back out when rates and growth pick up, seemingly without regard to developments in the emerging market countries themselves. For example, during the two weeks ending June 12, investors pulled $15 billion out of emerging market equity and bond funds, the second largest outflow on record, according to data provider EPFR Global. Commodities, meanwhile, are likely to rise only when evidence of a sustained pickup in growth in the emerging economies appears, which is unlikely until the end of the year or 2015, in our view. Despite their nearly two-year weakness, we do not recommend overweighting them as an asset class. We do, however, continue to maintain a neutral weight to this asset class as a way to improve diversification. Finally, the arguments for diversifying into alternative assets, especially into funds in which managers can hedge against market volatility, strike us as being stronger than ever. 1 Michael Feroli, "US: Will Fed tapering lead to a repeat of the 1994 sell-off?" J.P. Morgan Global Data Watch, May 17, 2013.2 The theory behind this indicator is the familiar discounted cash flow (DCF) model. A rise in interest rates will raise discount rates, but its effect on stock prices will depend on whether earnings, and by extension dividends, are growing or declining.3Brian Gendreau and Leila Heckman, Fed Actions and Global Equity Returns, Heckman Global Advisors, May 18, 2004.
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SAS is a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Enterprise Fraud Management, Q1 2016
Report gave SAS among the highest scores in the current offering category, with the highest scores among all vendors in the strategy and market presence categories.
Machine learning is a key differentiator — and nothing new to SAS
One of the key differentiators among top-performing vendors this year was machine learning. The report states, "As siloed technology for scoring fraud risk becomes outdated and less effective, improved administration, machine learning methods, and custom reporting now dictate which providers lead the pack."
Rules-based fraud management systems cannot identify patterns in data. Machine learning, on the other hand, adapts to changing behaviors in a population through automated model building. Nothing new to SAS, these machine learning capabilities were built into SAS® fraud and compliance solutions at their inception to accommodate changing behaviors in complex data.
"SAS delivers the most breadth and depth of any fraud analytics solution on the market," said Randy Guard, Chief Marketing Officer for SAS. "SAS continues to push the envelope on fraud detection innovation. Organizations want to quickly and accurately produce models that guide smart actions on a large scale in real time."
For fraud management, avoiding delays is pivotal. You can't wait until the next day to discover an account has been compromised. You need to know as the payment is being authorized. SAS fraud solutions deliver this essential capability. Learn more about SAS fraud and security intelligence solutions.
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Oct. 23, 2004
With a 6-4, 6-1 victory over Princeton's Ashwat Sarohia, No. 9 seed Brandon Wai advanced to the Round of 32 at the ITA Tournament, hosted by Virginia Tech.
In other action, Milosz Gudzowski fell to No. 1 seed Jonathan Chu in a 7-6 (3), 6-2 game. The singles consolation bracket was cancelled due to inclement weather.
In doubles, Matthew Feldman and Johnny Lu were defeated by the No. 1 seed of Nic Bruner and Josh Raff from Cornell, 8-2.
Wai, the No. 9 seed overall, is slated to play tomorrow at 9:30 A.M. against Harvard's Ashwin Kumar.


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Singer Ryan Cabrera is sporting a new Ryan Gosling tattoo after accepting a dare to have an image of the movie hunk's face inked on his right leg.
The "On the Way Down" hit maker was vacationing in Las Vegas with his pals when he lost a game of roulette and ended up with a sketch of Gosling on his calf.
He tells the Las Vegas Review-Journal, "We like to play a game called tattoo roulette. We blindfold each other: 'You get to pick a tattoo for me, and I get to pick a tattoo for you. And you don't get to see it till they're both done.' The only rules are that it can't be religious and it can't offend anybody."
The 30-year-old revealed the Gosling portrait during a recent performance in Sin City by rolling up his pant leg for the cameras, but Cabrera admits he normally keeps the new body art covered up.
He adds, "I'm not showing it to Ryan. I do show it off at the pool, though. I'm very proud of it. … The best part is he (the tattoo artist) did it portrait style, so it looks like the president in silhouette."


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Friday, February 26, 2010
Natural Sugars are Still Added Sugars
Anyway I look at it, I have been eating too much sugar, albeit in the form of natural sugars. Women should eat no more than 6 teaspoons of sugars, and for men it's 9 teaspoons. Lucky I don't eat added sugars. At least that's the way I saw it, since my sugars are mostly natural and hardly processed.
My latest revelation is based on information I read in CSPI's Jan/Feb 2010 Nutrition Action Healthletter. The cover story is SUGAR OVERLOAD, Curbing America's Sweet Tooth. Read it!
I was happy to see my favorite subject broached, but I thought to myself, 'This doesn't pertain to me anymore. I quit sugar over two years ago.'
What I read, however, turned my perfectly ordered world of natural sugars upside down.
I was not ready to have over two years of my work be thrown out the window by one statement. "[Added sugars] include high-fructose corn syrup, ordinary table sugar, honey, agave syrup, and all other sweeteners with calories."
Then I discovered a list in the article that brought me to tears. The list titled, Sugar by Any Other Name, broke down what is considered an added sugar, which just made me grimace. Why? Because my beloved list of natural sweeteners that I held high and mighty and above all reproach found themselves in the same category as the horrible sugars that I have not touched in over two years. How in the world could my raw honey be rubbing elbows with corn syrup? Or table sugar even compare to grape juice? Were not my beloved natural sugars in an entirely different class because they're, er, natural?
Apparently, folks, my head has been in the clouds. I thought I had found redemption in honey and juice concentrates and maple syrups. The sad news is that these are added sugars. That's not an opinion. That's a fact.
And that, my friends, breaks my heart.
An added sugar is an added sugar, no matter what the source of that sugar is. The verdict is in, the science is clear, and the AHA is bold enough to tell us that unless we keep all of our added sugars in the 6-9 teaspoon range (9 for males, 6 for females), we may be headed for medical troubles including increased risk of heart disease, high triglycerides, diabetes, visceral fat, gout, overeating, high blood pressure and obesity.
Added sugars do not include fruit, dried fruit, vegetables and other whole foods.
I'm angry for giving natural sugars an exception in my kitchen and in my diet. I thought I was free to eat as much "sweet" as I wanted, as long as my sweet was natural and barely processed. Now I see that I confused science and philosophy. Because I believe philosophically that honey is a better sweetener than sugar (raw, local, not processed, etc.), I made the mistake in believing that it is healthier, too. It may or may not be healthier, (honey has about 300 more calories per cup than white sugar) but as far as all those medical diseases are concerned, I have to limit honey as much as I have to limit white sugar because they are both added sugars.
I don't want to play by the rules of the AHA (6 teaspoons, approximately 100 calories, is not very much sugar, especially if you drink sweetened beverages or alcohol), but I also don't want to be suffering from heart disease or diabetes in the future, trying to convince myself that natural sugars are off the hook.
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- Heather McD (Heather Eats Almond Butter) said...
So true...agave is 90% fructose. Not good for us, even if it is an all raw "natural sweetener". Our body doesn't know that and treats it the same as high fructose corn syrup. :(
- February 26, 2010 at 3:05 PM
- Natalie said...
While your latest bit of information may upset you, remember people who develop diabetes and heart disease aren't just abusing sugar. They also, typically, are not exercising, are eating foods with trans fats and as Michael Pollan likes to say, "food-like substances." Their entire lifestyle is usually at fault.
Reading over this post, I feel like you were really hard on yourself. If you watch your sugar intake so carefully, I'm willing to bet you have the whole "package" down. I'd be very surprised if you were to tell your readers you watch your sugar intake but eat processed foods with trans fats and high sodium content...
- February 26, 2010 at 6:43 PM
- Jen said...
I am really glad that you wrote this post. I've been reading your blog for a while now and I have to admit, I thought your natural sugar philosophy was a little misguided but never wanted to be that obnoxious finger wagging blog commenter lol. Now you know the truth, and can revamp your intake as you feel you need to. The past two years were not wasted, they were an important journey!
- February 26, 2010 at 7:10 PM
- kilax said...
Despite that article, I think you can still use those... just don't abuse them, right? I mean, they will never be a health food, for sure, but a little bit every once in awhile probably isn't that harmful.
- February 26, 2010 at 8:26 PM
- kimber said...
Let me start by saying that I have been following your blog for about one year, and I love your honesty!
I agree that you are being too hard on yourself, and that diabetes is a problem with eating, not just with sugar. I too have been 'off' processed sugar for over one year. I too allow myself honey, maple syrup, fruit sugar and date sugar. I feel better, absolutely, no doubt about it!!
Having said that, my dad is a diabetic and he reminds me, sugar is sugar. Your body does not distinguish.
BUT naturally occurring sugars are full of good, life enhancing properties such as enzymes, antimocrobials, antioxidants etc. There must be a reason that we all crave sweet. I do not believe that science holds all the answers. (It was scientists who developed the 'mad cow diet' claiming it was an efficient advance in feeding bovines). I believe that whole unprocessed foods, like honey and pure maple etc. are life enhancing (in moderation-everything in moderation). I don't think we do ourselves any favors by becoming fanatic about our food. That causes anxiety which is no good for anyone. If you are in the 6 teaspoon range you are probably healthier than most people on the planet! Rock on.
- February 27, 2010 at 12:10 PM
- Farty Girl said...
HEY!!! You and me are in the same boat! It's tough to hear but true.
At the same time, I agree with Natalie and Kilax. I think it's perfectly fine to serve dessert at a party, eat a cookie or slice of pumpkin pie at Christmas time, or indulge in a once-a-month PMS 70-100% cacao chocolate bar.
How much is 6 teaspoons? Is it anything close to fifteen grams? That's my cutoff point right now. But I'm wondering if maybe even that's too high.
- February 27, 2010 at 1:48 PM
- Nita said...
Yes, natural sugars are sugars. BUT I take the longrange view. By switching to sugars with other nutrients instead of empty white ones, you're moving in the right direction. Now you can slowly reduce, as fits your health and lifestyle, the natural ones IF YOU NEED TO. And 10 years down the road, you'll have an amazing healthy food intake and enjoy it!
You're on the right track, just keep evaluating what you need to do to be healthy.
- February 28, 2010 at 7:52 AM
- stephanie said...
I've been on a Candida cleanse for the past 6 weeks, which entails complete avoidance of anything sweet. No sugar, maple syrup, honey, dried fruit, tropical fruits, or pretty much any other fruit. It's tough, but it feels REALLY good -- aside from the occasional chocolate craving :)
Congrats on making it so long without sugar; I just wanted to pipe up and say that living without any sweeteners is not all that difficult to do. Especially if you've been off sugar for so long -- it's just one step further. (Oh, on my cleanse, stevia is allowed, but that's it. I am making do with that just fine. And I have to be on it for 8-9 months... And I should mention that I normally have an MEGA sweet tooth!)
- February 28, 2010 at 9:21 AM
- will said...
I came here after reading and article on Dr.Mercola.com to see what, if anything you had to say about stevia. He says we should avoid all sweeteners, but stevia. Even honey =( How ironic that you are talking about the very same issue. oh sweet honey....it will be difficult to eliminate natural sweeteners. I'm taking the slow road.
- March 2, 2010 at 5:02 AM
- Andrea (Off Her Cork) said...
I'm totally down with natural sugars and really don't give a flip if they are considered added sugars. My thought is that these are natural occurring sugars (honey, maple syrup) and are still better for my health than processed sugars. I consider them real foods as opposed to refined white sugar which is crazy bad.
- March 3, 2010 at 7:40 AM
- My Year Without said...
Thanks for all these great comments, everybody! Farty Girl-- 1 teaspoon of sugar weighs approximately 4 grams so that gives us room for about 24 grams of sugar, according to the AHA. That may seem high, but if you look at the label of everything you eat, it can be used up so quickly, often with just one item!
Also, as a closing thought on the subject of natural vs. processed sugars, my overall thought is that no matter what type of sugar we are consuming, we need to keep the amount to a minimum. It all turns to glucose in the body...
- March 3, 2010 at 7:48 AM
- Shanti said...
thanks for this. i recently decided to cut out all sugars altogether for 30 day to see how i feel. i've been off refined sugar for about 5 months now, but i've realized that i've just replaced my addiction from refined sweets to "naturally sweetened" desserts. i feel my addiction coming back, and i don't like it one bit! i really do see myself as an addict, and don't know that i'll ever be able to "just eat one now and then." it always sends me spinning down the road to more and more sweets!
- March 4, 2010 at 3:48 PM
- Farty Girl said...
Thanks for the reply!!! And thanks again for posting this!
- March 5, 2010 at 12:00 PM
- Ricki said...
I see I'm way late to the party, but want to add my two cents anyway. It's true that all sweeteners are converted to glucose in the body, but there's a HUGE difference between white sugar and something like honey or yacon syrup, for instance (or even pure maple syrup, which is 98 on the glycemic index to sugar's 100).
Honey, for instance, is antimicrobial, antifungal, antibacterial, and has live enzymes and other components that are totally health-ENHANCING. That is not to say you should eat mounds and mounds of honey! Similarly, pure maple syrup contains a host of minerals and more calcium per volume than milk. So you are actually getting some nutritional benefit when you ingest maple syrup vs. sugar.
That said, you still want to avoid spikes in blood sugar levels. When you combine natural sweeteners with fiber and fats, for instance (as in whole grain cookies), you are lowering the overall glycemic index, so that the blood sugar levels rise more slowly than they would with pure sugar. I'd still advocate moderation, but like anything--full-fat cream, champagne, steak, coffee, chocolate, etc--it's okay occasionally, in smaller portions, and doesn't usually cause any harm unless your body is already damaged by overeating or poor eating habits to begin with. I am a chronic overeater and sweets addict, so I can't have those things (my stomach doesn't know the meaning of "moderation" when it comes to sweets); my husband, on the other hand, who has been a normal eater all his life, can eat whatever he wants and remain slim and healthy. That's because he has a small piece of brownie ON OCCASION, and never eats the entire pan as I used to do.
But just because some of us need to avoid these sweeteners, I'd hate to see everyone giving up their favorite foods because of something the CSPI wrote (I used to get their newsletter and did sometimes find their info questionable).
Okay, rant over! ;)
- March 9, 2010 at 12:29 PM
- Patron of the arts said...
It's been 12 days since your last post! I', keen to know what you are going to do next. Keep at it!
Your blog has been a thing of wonder.
- March 10, 2010 at 2:14 PM
- geekyrandomgirl said...
No offense, but DUH. That said, stop freaking out about it. You've obviously found all kinds of personal health benefits from cutting out evil refined sugar, so instead of crying about how you didn't know that natural sweeteners were cheating, figure out whether you want to modify your diet moving forward, and keep blogging about it.
- March 22, 2010 at 4:54 PM
- Frugal OR Localvore said...
Like another poster, I have to steer clear of all sugars. However, that means eliminating fruits and starches from whole grains (non-flour, not rolled, just whole and unhulled). The not having fruit part is going to be a challenge, but step at a time. I have already stopped wheat and dairy, which has been a help, along with caffeine. Not adding sugars is fairly easy for me, as I rarely have any added sugars of any kind anyhow (aside from whole fruit!).
I have stopped dried fruit, at this point too and have realized that steering clear of any kind of potato is a good option as well. My body has definitely let me know that is a "sugar" it does not like, at the present time.
It is an evolving journey for sure! I aim for fresh is best in all that I do, for the most part. ;-)
(Oh, and for me I would rather omit a supposedly wonderful food that gives a few moments of "pleasure" for countless hours and days of long lasting pleasure in the form of energy and bountful living free of pains, breathing free, increased freedoms, etc.)
Blessings to you all,
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The venerable pianist Earma Thompson entertained mightily last weekend at Katarina's on west Irving Park as part of a CD release party for her new — and, surprisingly, first — recording as a leader. I say surprisingly, but let's face it: the old school, men's club idea of jazz musicians probably kept a lot of talented women and, combined with the pervasive racism, specifically, a lot of black women from stepping to the front. The disc, entitled Just In Time, is on The Sirens Records, a local independent label out of Highland Park.
With the accompaniment of veteran bassist and longtime friend John Whitfield, and both accompaniment and encouragement of tenor saxophonist John Brumbach — who also appears on two of the CD's eleven tracks — this most unsung pianist of the Chicago area offered assembled listeners both a relaxing and elegantly bluesy set. I can personally remember hearing Ms. Thompson at the old Alexander's Steak House on the south side, the annual tributes to Marian Anderson and Mahalia Jackson put on by Geraldine de Haas' Jazz Unites organization, and in innumerable sets at Andy's and other venues around town.
Her playing style will vary: at times, she uses Gospel-tinged chords to deliver her message. At other times, her stride piano work, as exemplified that night on her rendition of Jimmy Smith's "Back to the Chicken Shack," will indeed take you back to the early times of down-home blues club piano playing.
Ms Thompson has, up until this point, been the quintessential side man, if you will, comping with the best of them, only taking a self-effacing few measures for her solo space, but still filling the space with beautiful and original ideas, as on the Gene Ammons' gem, "Ger-ru." Brumbach's evocation of Ammons' work was remarkable to hear. Sitting in a corner of Katarina's with only the bassist going and her head down in concentration, Ms. Thompson, exemplifying dignified grace, spun some beautifully simple lines, while John Whitfield provided both bottom and a soft pulse on the tunes "Billie's Bounce," "After Hours," and "Softly, As In a Morning Sunrise." Once again, as with other local pianists Willie Pickens and John Young, her music is infused with a blues sensibility. Maybe that could be a result of her coming up in the same neighborhood as vocalist Johnny Hartman and the late pianist Dorothy Donegan, and of course, her early church affiliation.
Just like her new disc, Ms. Thompson's set that night reminded one of the basics of this music — melody with a rhythmic swing, stripped of all excess and affectation. In other words, a breath of fresh air.
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Nice CD 1 of 1 Jack Rusnak July 25, 05
I'm glad to hear that Earma Thompson has a new CD out. John Brumbach was well recorded in his accompaniment of her. I would like to hear a CD of John Brumbach as the feature artist.
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Group put spark back in Fire Truck Park
Fire Truck Park in Southside Place had once been the pride of the community.
Southside Place developers Crain Ready Cut House Co. built the park in the early 1930s, promoting it as the heart of the community, resident Judy Stanley said.
"The developers promoted the park as a reason to live in Southside," she said.
Stanley held her son's first birthday at the park, named for the city's first fire truck, which had been kept in the 122,000-square-foot park as a landmark after the vehicle was retired from service in 1970. The park also includes basketball courts and a field often used for baseball.
But in recent years, the park was in bad shape. The playground equipment deteriorated and the fire truck had become unsafe for children to play on.
"I began talking with my neighbors about how pitiful it looked and what we could do," Stanley said.
One of those neighbors, Daryl Hoover, had past experience working on West University Place's parks board. She and her family moved one mile from their West U. home to Southside and directly across the street from Fire Truck Park. Less than four months later, she joined Stanley and they took the lead to improve the park.
"The (Southside) parks board had a survey in May 2010 about what residents wanted to see done with the park," Hoover said. "But the project had just fizzled out from there."
Stanley and Hoover teamed with Andy Chan, Southside's parks board trustee president, to create the Fire Truck Park Executive Committee. Members also include residents Shannon Thompson and Gina Luther.
The group set a goal to raise $350,000. They held their first fundraising event in June 2011, and by September they had raised $100,000, Hoover said.
Chan said Southside Place City Manager David Moss and City Council worked with them and agreed to match the group's $100,000. Chan said the group then decided to approach nearby corporations, such as Direct Energy, which donated $15,000 and became their main corporate sponsor. Within the group's first four months they had already tackled their goal of $350,000.
"We were amazed at the generosity when we reached out to corporations," Stanley said. "We decided to keep going."
They expanded their original plan, which had been only to replace the park's 16-year-old playground equipment, to include redoing the basketball courts and baseball field.
Hoover said they devised marketing plans, such as having each resident who donated put a sign in their front yard supporting the project. They also began to have "levels of support," with donations of $500 or more earning an engraved paver on the park's walkway. Bob and Marcie Zlotnik were the largest private donors, giving $25,000, Stanley said.
The fundraising effort brought in $500,000 for the project. Since its completion, another $10,000 has been donated, and the group hopes to renovate the city pool.
When seeking new equipment for the park, the group began to look for the very best park equipment, eventually using three companies, Hoover said.
"We wanted to have something different from the West U. parks to make this a destination for everyone," she said.
Two of the stand-out items at the park are a merry-go-round made of a tire and a climbing wall, both from an European equipment company, Stanley said.
"I had to drive to Pasadena (Texas) to a private school to look at one of these merry-go-rounds," Stanley said. "You will not find another one of these in our area."
Chan said the group removed the fire truck and replaced it with a play structure in the shape of a fire truck.
The fire truck is being stored at Southside's City Hall building, he said, adding that it will take $36,000 to restore it as a monument to be placed next to City Hall.
The park reopened on Sept. 24 with a large ribbon-cutting ceremony, and every day since it has been brimming with children each afternoon. The group said it's been very rewarding to see.
"It's a good feeling to know people are coming from all over (Houston) to see our park," Hoover said. "We did it."
The Fire Truck Park Executive Committee has plans for continued renovations at the park, including the pool. To give a donation or volunteer, visit www.firetruckparkfund.org
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2009 have been a year of ups and downs when it comes to TV. These have been my favorite TV past times this year. When it comes to TV I am more of an omnivore than with books.
- True Blood
Southern Vampires on the screen with extra spices added to make it the best tv show of the year. It is steamy, it is intense and oh so captivating. Twelve episodes is just too short, give us more Sookie!
- Castle
Castle is the best new TV serie of 2009. Nathan Fillion could play anything this year and still succed. Richard Castle the Crime writer fits him perfectly. The beautiful Stana Katic plays detective Kate Becket the inspiration for Richard newest hero Nicky Heat. Nice action, good pace, snappy dialogue, wonderful actors and more. Currently airing its second season and renewed for a third.
- Fringe
Season two focuses on the alternative universe threat. FBI agent Olvia Dunham and Peter Bishop continues their caretake of Peters enstranged father Dr Walter Bishop. A fantastic season.
- Stargate Universe
The starship Destiny was launched by the Ancient to visit new galaxies. The research facility where the 9th cheveron's secret is being studied is attacked and the people there have to flee using the stargate. They end up on Destiny, billions of light years from home with no way back. They are not made for this, they didn't sign up for this. So far it has been an interesting tale about survival. The series is Currently in hiatus. Renewed for a second season by Syfy
- Being Human
Werewolves are despised by Vampires. But Mitchell, a vampire and George Sands, a werewolf become friends and decide to mainstream their lives being human. So they rent a house and move in. Unknown to them the house is already inhabited by Annie – a ghost. Second season will air in January 2010.
- Eureka
Sheriff Carter and the goofy, charmingly inventive town of Eureka makes me happy to watch. This season begins with a robot replacement for Carter, which doesn't work out. The outer-space-invaders arc with the mind-controlled towns people was a delight. Pity Zoe left for college in the last episode, hope she'll be back for summer.
- Supernatural
It is the end of the world, the Apocalypse is upon us, and Paris Hilton gets her head chopped off, and Sam and Dean are back together, and Lucifer is in comparison a nice guy. They planed Supernatural for an arc of five season, this is the fifth season – is it the end of the show? I hope not! It is better than ever!
- Royal Pains
When Hank is blacklisted for saving a little boy's life instead of an important trustee and his fiancee leaves him, his unreliable little brother decides a trip to the Hamptons might be the right medicine. Hank quickly makes himself a name as a go to doctor, and the grapevine for the rich and famous there is lightning, and they all call Hank now when ill. A beautiful local MD catches his intrest so he let his brother convince him to stay. Royal Pains is a really likable feel-good series.
- White Collar
Fresh new series about a conman Neal Caffrey blackmailed into working with the FBI. His handler is FBI Agent Peter Burke. That they brought in Wendy (Natalie Morales II) from the Middleman was just icing on the cake. It Has just been renewed for a second season.
- Warehouse 13
Great fantasy series with the most exquisite steampunky gadgets ever. Beautiful and talented cast especially the addition of Claudia.
Special mention to SyFy channels Alice. I should also mention that I save V for when the hiatus is over. Dollhouse did catch my interest at the end but it didn't make the list, sorry Joss. We had a few good comedy shows this year worth mentioning, Better off Ted, Cougar Town, The Big Bang Theory.
Other good shows not on the list this year: House, Legend of the Seeker, Merlin, Lie to Me, Sons of Anarchy, Trauma.


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