Haney says Phelps is "definitely getting better" after carding true hackers' scores of between 97 and 117 in six rounds immediately after the London 2012 Olympics -- where he took his career tally to a record 22 medals.
Chinese parents who rock the Tiger Mother style still cling to the remnants of the Old World by expecting obedience above all else and stifling true creativity in favor of tried and true benchmarks of success: Perfect grades, best test scores, admission into top colleges.
This is all the more true given the other, genuine requirements for such emergency assistance from scores of Central European and Third World countries -- to say nothing of American citizens who are unable to cope adequately with rising food and energy prices during a harsh winter.
While that is true for the banks, having moved quickly to save them, he scores a lower grade when it comes to helping the housing market and re-igniting the jobs market.
Rarely has that been more true than with the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) due to be signed by the United States and scores of other nations in Paris tomorrow.