diff --git a/nifty/library/critical_filter/critical_power_energy.py b/nifty/library/critical_filter/critical_power_energy.py
index e94e2d35c97be477d11f96792300897da6e1dd55..56b06e9251c53003780f80cf680af4ab37ac70b2 100644
--- a/nifty/library/critical_filter/critical_power_energy.py
+++ b/nifty/library/critical_filter/critical_power_energy.py
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class CriticalPowerEnergy(Energy):
         self.rho = self.position.domain[0].rho
         self._w = w if w is not None else None
 
-    def at(self, position):
+    def at(self, position): #MR what about logarithmic?
         return self.__class__(position, self.m, D=self.D, alpha=self.alpha,
                               q=self.q, smoothness_prior=self.smoothness_prior,
                               w=self.w, samples=self.samples)
diff --git a/nifty/minimization/line_searching/line_search_strong_wolfe.py b/nifty/minimization/line_searching/line_search_strong_wolfe.py
index 46010bd3e88c9ba713759f8d348f876e77e6e947..1be1bfee545a433d09a06d4da9ecb57de1048ec4 100644
--- a/nifty/minimization/line_searching/line_search_strong_wolfe.py
+++ b/nifty/minimization/line_searching/line_search_strong_wolfe.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class LineSearchStrongWolfe(LineSearch):
 
     def __init__(self, c1=1e-4, c2=0.9,
                  max_step_size=1000000000, max_iterations=100,
-                 max_zoom_iterations=100):
+                 max_zoom_iterations=30):
 
         super(LineSearchStrongWolfe, self).__init__()
 
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ class LineSearchStrongWolfe(LineSearch):
 
             if (phi_alpha1 > phi_0 + self.c1*alpha1*phiprime_0) or \
                ((phi_alpha1 >= phi_alpha0) and (i > 0)):
+                print "zoom1:",i
                 (alpha_star, phi_star, le_star) = self._zoom(
                                                     alpha0, alpha1,
                                                     phi_0, phiprime_0,
@@ -157,6 +158,7 @@ class LineSearchStrongWolfe(LineSearch):
                 break
 
             if phiprime_alpha1 >= 0:
+                print "zoom2:",i
                 (alpha_star, phi_star, le_star) = self._zoom(
                                                     alpha1, alpha0,
                                                     phi_0, phiprime_0,
@@ -233,34 +235,19 @@ class LineSearchStrongWolfe(LineSearch):
         # define the cubic and quadratic interpolant checks
         cubic_delta = 0.2  # cubic
         quad_delta = 0.1  # quadratic
-
+        phiprime_alphaj = 0.
         # initialize the most recent versions (j-1) of phi and alpha
-        alpha_recent = None
-        phi_recent = None
-
+        #alpha_recent = None
+        #phi_recent = None
+        assert phi_lo <= phi_0 + self.c1*alpha_lo*phiprime_0
+        assert phiprime_lo*(alpha_hi-alpha_lo)<0.
+        print "enter:"
         for i in xrange(max_iterations):
+            #assert phi_lo <= phi_0 + self.c1*alpha_lo*phiprime_0
+            #assert phiprime_lo*(alpha_hi-alpha_lo)<0.
+#            print alpha_lo, alpha_hi
             delta_alpha = alpha_hi - alpha_lo
-            if delta_alpha < 0:
-                a, b = alpha_hi, alpha_lo
-            else:
-                a, b = alpha_lo, alpha_hi
-
-            # Try cubic interpolation
-            if i > 0:
-                cubic_check = cubic_delta * delta_alpha
-                alpha_j = self._cubicmin(alpha_lo, phi_lo, phiprime_lo,
-                                         alpha_hi, phi_hi,
-                                         alpha_recent, phi_recent)
-            # If cubic was not successful or not available, try quadratic
-            if (i == 0) or (alpha_j is None) or (alpha_j > b - cubic_check) or\
-               (alpha_j < a + cubic_check):
-                quad_check = quad_delta * delta_alpha
-                alpha_j = self._quadmin(alpha_lo, phi_lo, phiprime_lo,
-                                        alpha_hi, phi_hi)
-                # If quadratic was not successful, try bisection
-                if (alpha_j is None) or (alpha_j > b - quad_check) or \
-                   (alpha_j < a + quad_check):
-                    alpha_j = alpha_lo + 0.5*delta_alpha
+            alpha_j = alpha_lo + 0.5*delta_alpha
 
             # Check if the current value of alpha_j is already sufficient
             le_alphaj = self.line_energy.at(alpha_j)
@@ -268,11 +255,17 @@ class LineSearchStrongWolfe(LineSearch):
 
             # If the first Wolfe condition is not met replace alpha_hi
             # by alpha_j
+#            print "W1:", phi_alphaj, phi_0 + self.c1*alpha_j*phiprime_0
+            print alpha_lo, phi_lo
+            print alpha_hi, phi_hi
+#            print phi_lo, phi_hi, phi_alphaj
+#            print phiprime_lo, phiprime_alphaj
             if (phi_alphaj > phi_0 + self.c1*alpha_j*phiprime_0) or\
                (phi_alphaj >= phi_lo):
-                alpha_recent, phi_recent = alpha_hi, phi_hi
+#                print "beep"
                 alpha_hi, phi_hi = alpha_j, phi_alphaj
             else:
+#                print "boop"
                 phiprime_alphaj = le_alphaj.dd
                 # If the second Wolfe condition is met, return the result
                 if abs(phiprime_alphaj) <= -self.c2*phiprime_0:
@@ -282,10 +275,7 @@ class LineSearchStrongWolfe(LineSearch):
                     break
                 # If not, check the sign of the slope
                 if phiprime_alphaj*delta_alpha >= 0:
-                    alpha_recent, phi_recent = alpha_hi, phi_hi
                     alpha_hi, phi_hi = alpha_lo, phi_lo
-                else:
-                    alpha_recent, phi_recent = alpha_lo, phi_lo
                 # Replace alpha_lo by alpha_j
                 (alpha_lo, phi_lo, phiprime_lo) = (alpha_j, phi_alphaj,
                                                    phiprime_alphaj)