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Georgetown College women's lacrosse team received another academic honor Wednesday afternoon. The Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaching Association announced the 2015-16 Zag Sports Academic Honor Squads. The Tigers were one of only six NAIA programs to have tallied a team cumulative 3.0 grade point average or higher and one of 276 total among NCAA Division I, II, III and NAIA teams.
"It speaks volumes to me when we are as successful as we are on the field and receiving accolades such as this," said GC coach Brandon Davis. "They have to work extra hard and be ever mindful of time and planning in order to excel in the classroom while playing a sport.
"I could not be prouder of my team and for the way they took care of business inside the classroom as well as on the field."
This past weekend, two former Georgetown College women's basketball players joined up with two other ladies to form the Roadhouse Roadies in the Gus Macker 3 on 3 Basketball tournament in Columbus, Ohio.
Teonia McCune and Mykal Farris helped captain and former University of Rio Grande player Julia Heaberlin and Portia Durrett battle through four games for the title. There were 11 teams total for the two-day women's division with the Roadhouse Roadies going undefeated through the double-elimination event.
Georgetown College made official what has already been in the works for years. Shawn Combs, a Cynthiana, Ky. native, came to the nearby prestigious institute four years ago as an untraditional student and joined the bass fishing club team. He quickly became a well-known face on campus and one of the team's top fishers.
Upon graduation, he was not ready to leave behind what he had molded through recruiting and building for four seasons. Recently, Combs and GC director of athletics Brian Evans discussed the situation and came to a decision that Combs would take over the fishing program as its first official head coach.
Georgetown College senior Bea Cameron caps off her stellar lacrosse season with one final accolade. The Lexington, Ky. native is the 2016 Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association NAIA Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
IWLCA picks one player senior or graduate student from each level with a 3.5 grade point average or higher and they must be a starter or significant reserve.
Cameron posted a 3.53 with a psychology and environmental science double major. Athletically, she finished the year as National Women's Lacrosse League Defender of the Year and earned All-American status in the NWLL as well as NAIA.
Georgetown College takes the student portion of student-athlete very seriously. The Tigers flexed their muscle, brain power, once again with eight NAIA scholar teams. For a team to be considered for this award, as a group, it must average a 3.0 grade point average counting all eligible varsity athletes.
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GAO-03-457: Published: Mar 28, 2003. Publicly Released: Mar 28, 2003.
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The Department of Defense (DOD) has historically been unable to accurately account for and record its disbursements. In March 2002, the DOD Comptroller cited metrics that showed dramatic reductions in payment recording errors (57 percent between October 2000 and October 2001), backlogs of commercial payments (41 percent between April and October 2001), and travel card payment delinquencies (34 percent for those individually billed and 86 percent for those centrally billed between January and December 2001). As a result, the Congress asked us to determine whether the cited reductions were (1) calculated using consistent definitions and methodologies, (2) properly supported, and (3) effective indicators of short-term financial management progress.
The DOD Comptroller's metrics showing significant reductions in payment recording errors and in commercial and travel card payment delinquencies were, in general, based on definitions and methodologies that were either consistent with or better than those used for prior reporting on these issues. Although the methodology used to calculate two of the cited measures resulted in overstating the rates of improvement, our recalculation after correcting for the methodology errors still showed positive--although less dramatic--improvement trends. While we were able to verify the reductions in travel card delinquencies because the underlying data were available from an independent source, we could not verify the accuracy of the specific improvement percentages reported for payment recording errors and commercial payment delinquencies. DOD's archaic and nonintegrated systems either do not contain the transaction-level detail to support the completeness and accuracy of the metrics or they make it extremely onerous and time consuming for the staff to gather and reconcile the needed detail. However, we were able to verify that DOD has made numerous policy, procedure, and systems changes that support an overall trend toward improved performance in these areas. If they could be verified, some of the cited metrics could be effective indicators of short-term financial management progress. However, if considered alone, delinquency rates are not necessarily good indicators for centrally billed travel cards or commercial payments. Placing too much emphasis on paying bills promptly may tempt DOD staff to bypass important internal controls meant to ensure that the goods and services being paid for were properly authorized and actually received. Despite shortcomings, the cited metrics have focused DOD's attention on highly visible financial management problems. As shown below, recent metrics issued by the DOD Comptroller indicate continuing improvements.
Recommendations for Executive Action
Status: Closed - Implemented
Comments: The DOD metrics program complements the DFAS metrics program and appropriately uses consistent definitions and reporting criteria. The intent of a good metrics program is to emphasize the leading indicators rather than the lagging indicators. The leading indicators help the manager identify performance headed in an undesirable direction, while the lagging indicators inform managers of unsatisfactory performance. GAO's metrics program emphasizes the leading indicators rather than the lagging indicators.
Recommendation: To improve the reported metrics, the DOD Comptroller should use definitions and criteria that are consistent with Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) definitions and criteria when calculating and reporting metrics related to payment recording errors.
Agency Affected: Department of Defense: Office of the Comptroller
Status: Closed - Implemented
Comments: DOD now measures improvements in individually billed travel card delinquencies using same month to same month comparisons.
Recommendation: To improve the reported metrics, the DOD Comptroller should measure improvements in individually billed travel card delinquencies by using same month to same month comparisons.
Agency Affected: Department of Defense: Office of the Comptroller
Status: Closed - Implemented
Comments: DOD concurred with the recommendation and directed the military service Assistant Secretaries for Financial Management and defense agency directors to cascade the Comptroller's metrics to every level in their organizations where positive change in performance could be influenced. The Comptroller's Office also established a website describing the Comptroller's performance measurement criteria and goals. By directly involving the military services and defense agencies in the metrics program, the Comptroller has made the components critical partners with DFAS in resolving DOD's financial management problems.
Recommendation: To improve the reported metrics, the DOD Comptroller should work with the military service Assistant Secretaries for Financial Management to develop performance measures for the military services and other defense agencies in areas for which there is shared responsibility, in order to complement the DFAS metrics program.
Agency Affected: Department of Defense: Office of the Comptroller
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Fiscal Year 2015 U.S. Government Financial Statements:Need to Address the Government's Remaining Financial Management Challenges and Long-Term Fiscal PathGAO-16-541T: Published: Apr 6, 2016. Publicly Released: Apr 6, 2016.
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Notes the role of shadows in science, philosophy, art, religion, and other fields, revealing how shadows are related to the discovery of secrets about the universe while profiling the contributions of such thinkers as Galileo and Leonardo da Vinci. 20,000 first printing.
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Dolphinton is a village in Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is located 7 miles (11 km) northeast of Biggar, 11 miles (18 km) northeast of Carstairs, 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Leadburn and 27 miles (43 km) southwest of Edinburgh, on the A702 road.
The local manor belonged in the 12th century to Dolfine, elder brother of the first Earl of Dunbar. The estate was owned in various forms by the Brown family from the sixteenth till the nineteenth centuries, when it passed to the McKenzie family by marriage.
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The village once had two railway termini, now long since closed. The Leadburn, Linton and Dolphinton Railway was the first to reach Dolphinton; the line, from the Peebles Railway at Leadburn, opened on 4 July 1864.[1] In 1867 the Dolphinton Branch was opened, connecting Carstairs Junction to the Leadburn line at Dolphinton.[2]
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European Stocks Advance; Greek Banks, Vodafone, Volvo Climb
European stocks rose, with the Stoxx Europe 600 Index posting its first weekly gain in three, after euro-area leaders announced a new aid package for Greece and measures to prevent sovereign bond yields increasing.
Greek banks climbed with the Mediterranean nation's four largest lenders all surging more than 9 percent. Vodafone Group Plc gained 2 percent after posting better-than-estimated service revenue growth. Volvo AB jumped 3.6 percent as the world's second-biggest truckmaker reported second-quarter results that beat expectations.
The Stoxx Europe 600 Index rose 0.6 percent to 272.02 at the 4:30 p.m. close in London. The gauge rallied 1.9 percent this week amid optimism that the new aid package will stop the sovereign-debt crisis spreading to the larger economies of Spain and Italy. The benchmark measure has still retreated 6.6 percent since this year's peak on Feb. 17.
"The general view is that it appears to be a comprehensive deal that exceeded market expectations," said James Knightley, senior economist at ING Bank NV in London. "Consequently, we are seeing something of a relief rally. However, the underlying economic fundamentals remain concerning."
National benchmark indexes advanced in 14 of the 18 western European countries today. France's CAC 40 Index gained 0.7 percent. The U.K.'s FTSE 100 Index increased 0.6 percent, and Germany's DAX Index rose 0.5 percent. Greece's ASE Index rallied
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Euro-area leaders announced 159 billion euros ($228 billion) in new aid for Greece late yesterday and cajoled bondholders into footing part of the bill. Officials empowered their 440-billion euro rescue fund to buy the debt of stressed nations to help erect a firewall around Spain and Italy.
The Greek financing package will consist of 109 billion euros from the euro area and the International Monetary Fund. Financial institutions will contribute 50 billion euros after agreeing to bond exchanges and buybacks that will also cut Greece's debt load, the leaders' communique said.
"This meeting came at a difficult time," German Chancellor Angela Merkel told reporters. "I'm satisfied with the outcome because the euro countries showed today that we are up to the challenge; we can take action."
Merkel said the German parliament will probably debate the new austerity package once the country's lower house of parliament, the Bundestag, reconvenes on Sept. 5.
European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet said the ECB may accept Greek collateral if the country defaults because euro-area states will guarantee the debt.
Greek Banks Surge
National Bank of Greece SA rallied 9.4 percent to 5.36 euros, while Piraeus Bank SA soared 12 percent to 1.02 euro. EFG Eurobank Ergasias jumped 12 percent to 3.15 euros and Alpha Bank SA surged 19 percent to 3.60 euros, its biggest rally since at least 1992.
Banco Espirito Santo SA climbed 3.9 percent to 2.68 euros in Lisbon and Dexia SA gained 3.2 percent to 2.13 euros.
The euro-area agreement to swap privately held bonds into 15- and 30-year debt where the principal is "almost completely collateralized" will remove the risk of the single currency collapsing, analysts at Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. led by Dirk Hoffmann-Becking said in a note to clients today.
European banks were raised to "market weight" from "underweight" by Edmund Shing, an equity strategist at Barclays Plc.
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Vodafone rose 2 percent to 164.6 pence after Europe's third-largest phone company by sales reported that fiscal first-quarter organic service revenue climbed 1.5 percent as demand for smartphones bolstered data sales. Analysts had predicted sales growth of 1.4 percent. Data revenue jumped 25 percent as customers made more use of Apple Inc.'s iPhone and handsets running Google Inc.'s Android phone operating system.
Volvo climbed 3.6 percent to 105.70 kronor after the company said second-quarter net income rose to 5.12 billion kronor ($807 million) from 3.15 billion kronor a year earlier, as demand in Europe and North America increased. The results beat the average analyst estimate of 4.82 billion kronor. Scania AB jumped 3.7 percent to 132 kronor.
Adidas AG advanced 3.5 percent to 54.96 euros after its Chief Executive Officer Herbert Hainer said that the company will have "high single-digit" revenue growth in 2011, rejecting "rumors" of a slowdown in second-quarter sales.
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Ryanair Holdings Plc, Europe's largest discount carrier, jumped 4.8 percent to 3.46 euros in Dublin. Thomas Cook Group Plc, Europe's second-biggest tour operator, rallied 5.9 percent to 72 pence.
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Meyer Burger Technology AG, the biggest maker of solar panel manufacturing equipment, slumped 6.2 percent to 31.10 Swiss francs. Roth & Rau AG withdrew its full-year earnings forecast because of the "deterioration in the overall industry climate," the company's Vice President of Sales and Marketing said today. Meyer Burger agreed to acquire Roth & Rau on April
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A glimpse of the future for Visual Studio's Application Lifecycle Management tools was announced today by Jason Zander, Corporate Vice President for Visual Studio, at Tech-Ed 2011.
Visual Studio vNext is another major step forward as we extend our coverage of the lifecycle and embrace additional roles critical to a projects success. We are continuing down the path of bringing the team together by creating trustworthy and transparent bridges that improve the flow of information across the entire team, eliminating the most common causes of waste. We are also focusing on ensuring the team receives continuous feedback throughout the lifecycle to encourage rich, productive and scalable interactions, which increase the productivity of the team and reduce risk. In addition, we are maintaining our focus on driving better software quality in every cycle of development, from check-in to sprint. We free the team from distractions and keep them 'in the zone' by automating many of the common interactions and bookkeeping activities.
Microsoft's vision for ALM can be broken down into three main themes:
The "Visual Studio vNext: Application Lifecycle Management" whitepaper is available today. This is a comprehensive whitepaper that covers these topics in much more detail. I recommend you check it out, along with the Visual Studio Roadmap.
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May 8, 2012
Nothing says summer more than a feast hot off the barbecue. Grilling Vegan Style serves up backyard cooking and entertaining like never before. Running the gamut from plant-based appetizers, salads, sides, kabobs, and burgers to main dishes, desserts, and, of course, cocktails, John Schlimm also demonstrates the art of grilling faux meats, with key info on everything you need for proper heat and the best taste. With color photographs throughout, this cookbook ensures that the magic of a summer barbecue or a night around the campfire can ignite your taste buds all year long.
Author: John Schlimm
Genre: Cooking + Food + Wine
- Genre: Cooking + Food + Wine
- Publisher: Da Capo Press
- Pages: 256
- Release Date: May 8, 2012
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- Online Item #: 14140900
- Store Item Number (DPCI): 247-07-4512
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An Air Force Academy cadet accused of sexual assault will face a court-martial Monday, the military equivalent of a trial.
Cadet 2nd Class Stephan H. Claxton is accused of allegedly assaulting a fellow cadet.
A woman testified at a hearing in January that Claxton, who is in the class of 2012, allegedly crept beside her while she slept in March 2011 and placed her hand on his genitals. Prosecutors allege he also unzipped the pants of a woman who was passed out after a night of drinking in November.
Claxton was among three Air Force Academy cadets charged this year in separate sex assault cases.
All three were alleged to be in violation of Article 120, which as of 2007 constitutes rape, sexual assault, and other sexual misconduct. According to the Air Force, all charges were later dropped against one of the accused, Cadet Kyle A. Cressy.
If convicted, Claxton stands to be dismissed from the military, and could be sent to a military prison.
Claxton faces the following charges:
-An attempt to engage in misconduct that would be in violation of Article 120, abusive sexual contact
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I booked this hotel when i was in Paris for a large exhibition,thinking it was an "airport hotel" - its at least 15 mins in a taxi from the airport, on what i can only describe as a "hotel park" nothing around it other than more hotels, no restaurants etc, so no-where to walk to.
The hotel has a bar which sells snacks and a restaurant,
Chech-in was ok, no problems -other than being told i was at the wrong desk as i wasnt air-crew! - i was a paying customer!
On arival i went to the bar and ate, choice for me was limited. Room adequate, but could only find CNNnews on the TV, bathroom had a bath - plus point.
That eveing I asked at the reception if the restaurant was ope and as told no - due to un-forceen circumstances and I would have to eat again in the bar.
Taxi's were easy to get to take me to the exhibition centre, costly on the outbout at 25 euro and 15euro on the way back.
The "free" wifi in the rooms was very limited and i couldnt get conneted, the "business centre" did have a couple of PC's but these were chargeable.
Day 2, breakfast was ok, and ate again the bar, bored with the food choice by then
Day 3, checked out and asked if I could leave my bag, which they took, i came back to the hotel to get my bag and catch the "free" shuttle" to CDG, crew were checking in and the concierge who at times was just standing around would not deal with me until they had all checked-in and had a wee chat which was getting very annoying as I was about to miss the shuttle.
"shuttle" - takes a while as it goes round all the hotels on the park and then the train station before getting to the airport, at the airport you are not taken to the terminals - you are dropped off and another bus terminal to get another bus.
All in all i would not stay at this hotel again
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Latin dance rules as Ballet Hispanico recreates the 1950s scene at New York's famous Palladium Ballroom. Young company members attended mambo boot camp to find out what made that dance form sizzle in bygone eras. But Palladium Suite runs the gamut of Latin dance and throws in romantic ballet and aggressive duets. Then there are the lively denizens of the night, from amorous waiters to hard-hearted vamps. Jazz dance legend Ann Reinking (Dancin', A Chorus Line) has choreographed Ritmo y Ruido for the company, merging hip-hop and Afro-Cuban rhythms in an urban explosion of highly polished, hip-swivelin' action. On January 10 there's a special event at St. Paul's Cinema Ballroom, with dance lessons by Ballet Hispanico experts followed by a dance party. Package deals are available for both events, or you can buy tickets at the Cinema Ballroom door. Saturday dance and party tickets are $15; $30 for both nights. Saturday classes are from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m.; party is 9 p.m. to midnight at Cinema Ballroom (1560 St. Clair Ave., St. Paul; 651.699.5910). Sunday night performance at the Ordway Center for the Arts (345 Washington St., St. Paul; 651.224.4222) is $25/$35 at the door at 7 p.m.
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9:05 p.m.: Mendenhall Valley #2 is our last of 13 precincts to report tonight, though the count will not be complete until absentee and questioned ballots are added into the total later this week. Sanford ends up with 3,334 votes to 2,674 for Jebe. Jones has 3,223 votes to 1,934 for Nowlin. Nankervis has 3,661 votes with just 738 write-in votes in his District 2 race. Story is up 3,740 for school board, followed by Carlson at 2,990, Sargeant at 2,639, Muldoon at 2,094 and Johnston at 1,660. Prop 1 ends up behind, with 3,094 "no" votes to 3,037 "yes" votes.
I went where bears were not.I had intended to go where bears would be and where I was assured that bears would be in abundance.However, they were not.This was my first "paid for" guided Pack Creek bear experience.I should have known better.My previous encounters with guides on guided bear experiences seldom resulted in my obtaining the photograph I desired.Guided experiences generally stopped me from doing what I normally liked to do in the woods: rolling about in the dirt, swimming in the water and hanging in trees.
The conversation about Alaska begins with "And where do you live?" When I respond, "Juneau, Alaska", people always react with surprise and almost always say, "Wow. Really? What's it like?" Or, "Wow. Really?" My observation is that nobody does that with other states unless they were born there or lived there, as in, "Oh, cool. I used to live in Omaha." Alaska elicits a strong reaction from just about everybody. And then, almost invariably, people ask, "So, where is Juneau exactly?"
When the sun comes out in Juneau, there's reason to celebrate.
Rain boots are replaced with flip-flops. GorTex is swapped for cotton. And skin, which is regularly covered by long sleeves, slacks and scarves, is exposed in all its pasty pale perfection.
(At least, that's how it is if you're fair-skinned and Scotch-Irish, like myself.)
It's not until a day or so later, that the regret sets in.
Pasty pale is replaced by tender pink. And while the rains return, the sun's heat lingers in the form of a pesky sunburn.
Frank Maier said, "Juneau needs a marathon."
Frank, who didn't need a reason to run, was quoted as saying it was the only race he gave a damn about and, according to his widow Judith, "If runners are smiling at some point at the end of this race I think Frank would have liked that."
I know Frank Maier would not have said, or liked, what I over heard recently.
When it rains, it pours.
Not all welcome the flood. But for me, the deluge has brought a rich assemblage of great things.
First, I passed my follow-up glucose test, which means I bucked the odds and dodged gestational diabetes in this second pregnancy. This means I will sidestep a multitude of unpleasantries. Perhaps most importantly, it means my baby and I seem to be reaping the rewards of pregnancy exercise.
The news wasn't good. I'd failed the hour glucose test by two points —the upper limit was 139, and my level registered 141.I took it hard. This meant I was one step closer to 332 finger pricks, 83 days of a restricted diet and a mandatory hospital birth.It's times like these that make me want to go for a run.A trail run is where I do my best thinking. I'm able to clear my head, process thoughts that need processing, sort through feelings that need feeling. I'm always surprised that I think about nearly everything but the actual run.
Fueled by the heat of a solstice sun on my back, I climbed higher into the muskeg. The boardwalk was dry and the moist meadow in full bloom. Bog violets and pink shooting stars stood out polka-dotted against the green of sedges, mosses and low-growing bushes. Closer to the trail, dwarf dogwood (or bunchberry) huddled close to the wooden planks and bog laurel bloomed in bright fuschia every few feet.I'd parked my car at the top of Blueberry Hill and run up to the Treadwell Trail before taking the turn toward Dan Moller cabin.
The mid-point of anything is not always easy. It's like the middle of a long road trip. There's sure to be a lot of pretty country, but there comes a time when the "are we there yet?" mentality sets in.That's how I feel about this point in my pregnancy. "Are we there yet?"Nope. With just over three months left, the biggest moments are still to come. Literally.I'm finding it harder and harder to hike up the hills on my favorite trails. I can feel the extra weight taking its toll on my joints and the baby is making its presence known more with each stride.
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Arizona Cardinals defensive coordinator Ray Horton is in the midst of the interview process to become a head coach somewhere.
Thought to be a likely candidate to replace Ken Whisenhunt in Arizona, Horton has already twice interviewed with Cardinals president Michael Bidwill as well as the Cleveland Browns and Buffalo Bills.
And, as Arizona Sports 620's Kyndra de St. Aubin is reporting, all three interviews went well.
Horton thought interview w/ Cards went really well & felt he didnt say anything or do anything 2 lose job
— Kyndra de St. Aubin (@Kyndra620) January 2, 2013
Horton thought interview w/ Browns went extremely well-they called his agent after interview & said it was outstanding
— Kyndra de St. Aubin (@Kyndra620) January 2, 2013
Horton says interview with Bills also went really well. Rapid fire question & answer session. Felt good about it.
— Kyndra de St. Aubin (@Kyndra620) January 3, 2013
St. Aubin also tweeted Horton has not yet heard from two other prominent teams that are in search of a new head coach.
As of Wednesday evening Horton has still not heard from his agent about SD or Chiefs.
— Kyndra de St. Aubin (@Kyndra620) January 3, 2013
Horton interviewed for the St. Louis Rams vacancy last season, with the team brass apparently leaving very impressed. While he has been a coordinator for just two seasons, many believe he is ready to take over a team.
Monday, before news of Whisenhunt's dismissal was made public, some Cardinals players expressed hope Horton would not be leaving for a job somewhere else.
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Idaho State Journal Features Shadow Revolution by Will Edwinson - 6/15/2015
On June 13, 2015, Will Edwinson, author of Shadow Revolution, was featured in an Idaho State Journal article by Richard Larsen. Larsen called Edwinson's political-fiction book, "a story of reflection as well as possible inspiration for the future". For more information about Edwinson and his other books, check out his website here.
Duke Southard Becomes Finalist in Next Generation Indie Book Awards - 6/1/2015
Duke Southard novel, A Favor Returned, was named one of five finalists in the general fiction category of the National 2015 Next Generation Indie Book Awards. His novel has been selected as a finalist in large competitions prior to this one as well. For more information about Duke, his work, and works in progress, visit his website.
Helena Schrader Receives B.R.A.G. Medallion - 6/1/2015
Helena P. Schrader was awarded a B.R.A.G. Medallion for her book, Knight of Jerusalem, featured during the month of May. For more information about this award visit Indie Brag's website.
Fernando Prol to Discuss his Book, "Sugar and Dirt," on the Bill Buckmaster Show - 4/24/2015
On May 6, 2015, Fernando Prol will have the privilege of being a guest on the Bill Buckmaster show featured on KVOI. Author of Sugar and Dirt, Fernando will spend his time discussing his recent publication and the inspiration behind the story.
To listen in on the interview, tune in around 12:30pm on AM 1030 or live stream the show here.
Quintessential Style Reviewed by Kirkus Review Magazine - 4/24/2015
Janna Beatty and Sharon White, authors of Quintessential Style, were delighted to share their recent review featured in the Kirkus Reviews Magazine. The review praises the personalized approach and relatability to everyday women, and even calls the book a "slim, to-the-point style manual [that] helps readers become their own best image consultants."
For more information about Janna and Sharon and their insight into fashion and style, check out their website here.
David Bulitt Featured in the Gazette.Net Maryland Community News - 4/24/2015
David Bulitt, newly published author of the book, Card Game, was featured by the Gazette.Net on April 8, 2015. After practicing as a Divorce Lawyer for over 25 years, David finally had the opportunity to complete his story.
Card Game brings to life an era of prank phone calls and fake IDs, unsupervised boys' nights out, and moments of head-shaking depravity, even as it tells the story of what happens when these boys grow up. A funny, poignant, and at times painful meditation on death, lifelong friendships, and honesty, Card Game is as irreverent as it is heartfelt.
Sharon Rezac Andersen visits Cynthia Riggs - 4/20/2015
Sharon Rezac Andersen recently had the pleasure of visiting with Cynthia Riggs, bestselling author of eleven Martha's Vineyard murder mysteries. Andersen, Riggs, and Riggs' husband, Dr. Howard Rattebery, discussed Andersen's book, The Burden of Knowing: A Journey, a Friendship, and the Power of Truth in Nicaragua. Dr. Rattebery later wrote, "The feel of the cover, the softness, the goodness it imparts, and the beautiful and meaningful illustration of the dove, a sign of peace, together with the title, The Burden of Knowing, was an incentive to open the book and find out what it is about."
Below are Sharon Rezac Andersen with Cynthia Riggs (right).
Gina Murphy-Darling in Natural Awakenings - 4/20/2015
Gina Murphy-Darling (a.k.a. Mrs. Green) was featured on the front cover of the April 2015 issue of Natural Awakenings, in celebration of the launch of her first book, Your Mother Called (Mother Earth) …You'd Better Call Her Back!. Mrs. Green is also the host of the radio program Mrs. Green's World.
Mary Gibson on the Ed McElroy Show - 4/20/2015
Mary E. Matury Gibson, author of Remembering Strawberry Fields: A Memoir, was a guest on Comcast TV's The Ed McElroy Show on February 1, 2015. She was also featured recently on The Regional News in the article "Palos Heights woman's memoir is colorful, powerful."
Mathias Freese Wins the Short Story Category in The Beverly Hills Book Awards - 4/13/2015
Mathias Freese was recently awarded the top honor in the Short Story Category in the 3rd Annual Beverly Hills International Book Awards for his book, I Truly lament: Working Through the Holocaust. Judges stated that Mathias' book embodied the excellence that the award was created to celebrate.
For more information about Mathias and his work, check out his website here . If you would like to purchase the award winning book, I Truly Lament: Working Through the Holocaust, it is now available for purchase online.
Jess Kapp Featured on the Huffington Post Parenting Blog - 4/13/2015
Congratulations to Jess Kapp on her first published feature on the Huffington Post Parenting blog. Jess has been pursuing several opportunities to write, and finally saw the fruit of her efforts when she was recently asked to participate as a frequent HuffPost contributor. We are looking forward to seeing more of her work in the near future!
To read Jess' article, click here.
Writers Lunch a Great Success - 4/3/2015
Last month's Writers Lunch, an occasional gathering of adult writers, was a great success! Various local authors enjoyed 90 minutes of each other's company, good food at Fronimo's, and a rich exchange of marketing ideas, materials and resources from Robin Peel of Robin Peel Marketing and Public Relations.
If you missed the last Writers Lunch, then feel free to join in at the next Writers Read on June 2. The meeting will be held at at 5 Points Market & Restaurant from 6:30-8:00 . If you are interested in reading a piece at the meeting, feel free to contact Ethel Lee-Miller.
Seated L to R: Penelope Star, Deborah Knox, Connie Brannock, Cynthia Lang
Standing: Frank Babb, Robin Peel, Sandra Farris, Ethel Lee-Miller, Jess Kapp, Brenda Marjaniemi, Chi Newman
KTAR Radio Interview Featuring the late Will Higginbotham's Book, "Chaos of War, Balance of Life" - 4/3/2015
Mother, Terri Kennedy, had the honor of representing her late son, Will Higginbotham, and his published personal thoughts in an interview with KTAR radio on March 13. All proceeds made from the Arizona soldier's journal, Chaos of War, Balance of Life: A Soldier's Journal from Afghanistan, are benefitting Open Hands Outreach of Coolidge, a charity that helps soldiers returning from overseas.
To read more about the interview, check out the website here.
Randy Barth's New Book, THINK Together, Recently Featured by Huffington Post - 4/1/2015
Randy Barth's newest publication, THINK Together: How You Can Play a Role in Improving Education in America, was recently featured in a Huffington Post article detailing the work Barth's nonprofit, THINK Together, has been doing to improve the current education system. To read more about the book as well as the THINK Together program, check out the article here.
Heidi Siefkas Featured in the On Wisconsin Magazine Bookshelf - 3/31/2015
Author and adventurer, Heidi Siefkas, was recently featured by her alma mater, University of Wisconsin-Madison, in their On Wisconsin Magazine. Headlining the spring 2015 bookshelf, Siefkas' book, When All Balls Drop: The Upside of Losing Everything, was noted as a must read for those looking for both entertainment and inspiration.
For more information about Heidi and her book, check out her website here.
Helena Schrader Listed as Finalist for 2014 Chaucer Award for Historical Fiction - 3/31/2015
Helena Schrader recently announced that both of her publications, Knight of Jerusalem and St. Louis' Knight, are finalists for the 2014 Chaucer Award in the Historical Fiction category. This is not only extremely exciting news, but a wonderful validation of her decades long work toward writing excellence.
This will be the third award for Helena's book, St. Louis' Knight, which just recently earned the bronze in both the Historical Fiction and Spiritual/Religious Fiction categories in the Feathered Quill Book Awards.
For more information about Helena and her work, check out her website here.
Gina Murphy-Darling Featured by the Arizona Daily Star - 3/13/2015
On March 8, 2015, the Arizona Daily Star included a two page article featuring Gina Murphy-Darling and her new book, Your Mother Called (Mother Earth) ... You'd Better Call Her Back!. The article highlights "Mrs. Green" and her multifaceted platform that is helping to draw attention to a very important topic. To read the article, visit the Arizona Daily Star website here. For more information about Gina Murphy-Darling, her book, or her podcast, visit her website www.mrsgreensworld.com.
Gina Murphy-Darling Interviewed by "The Morning Scramble" in Prescott, AZ - 3/6/2015
Mrs. Green (Gina Murphy-Darling), author of Your Mother Called (Mother Earth)…You'd better call her back!, appeared on AZTV's Morning Scramble on February 17, 2015. To watch the full segment, visit Mrs. Green's YouTube Channel here.
Duke Southard Celebrates the Release of his Book, "Live Free or Die." - 3/6/2015
Over eighty-five people attended a wine and cheese event on Sunday, March 1 to celebrate the release of Duke Southard's fourth Wheatmark book, Live Free or Die. The event took place at the Arizona Family Restaurant in Green Valley, Arizona. In addition to his newest release, Duke has the authored four other books, which were all made available at the party. Live Free or Die is currently available for purchase.
Second "Writers Read" Event at BREWD, a Huge Success - 3/3/2015
The second Writers Read event at BREWD on Feb. 12, was another standing room only and great reading event! The event featured authors Ethel Lee-Miller, Deborah Knox, Penelope Starr, Bill Black, Cynthia Lang, Karen Call, Jess Kapp, and Christine Gross, who provided a variety of entertainment and hilarious readings. If you missed this event, the next Writers Read is scheduled for Monday, March 9, from 12:00-1:30 PM at Fronimo's located on 3242 E Speedway. To RSVP, please contact Ethel Lee-Miller by email.
This month, the meeting will kick off with a brief presentation by Robin Peel, who will discuss marketing and public relations for writers. All adult writers are welcome.
Renate A. Schulz Featured by Arizona Public Radio 89.1 FM - 3/3/2015
Renate A. Schulz, Ph.D., was recently interviewed as a part of the Arizona Spotlight Series featured by the Tucson NPR affiliate, 89.1 FM. Schulz, author of Life in Alien Territory: Memories of Peace Corps Service in Mali, shares about the life changing experiences she had a result of her time serving overseas. To check out the article and listen to the full interview, visit the website here.
Jacquelyn Stiles Kirkis Featured in the Stiles Family Reunion Biannual Newsletter - 2/23/2015
Jacquelyn Stiles Kirkis, author of Sammy Goes to Beirut and The Man who put the Lights along Route 66: Memories of James Harland Stiles, will be published in the The Stiles Family Reunion, the oldest family reunion in the United States that publishes a biannual newsletter for over 100,000 members. The April, 2015 newsletter, will cite notes concerning a New Mexico member, whose contribution to the art of sign work in advertising is highlighted in Dr. Kirkis' book, The Man who put the Lights along Route 66: Memories of James Harland Stiles.
E. Reid Gilbert introduces his latest book - 2/16/2015
E. Reid Gilbert introduced his latest book, The Twelve Houses of my Childhood, at the Splendido Rancho Vistoso on February 9. The presentation titled, To Tell a Tale or Two, also included readings from his previous books and tales yet to be published. The houses, ranging from a tobacco pack house to an old plantation house in eastern Virginia, provided settings for various experiences and dreams, including his fantasy of being kidnapped by the gypsies and being "carried way off yonder." The forty attendees enthusiastically related to the stories of the depression years in the thirties and the war years in the forties.
Tom Dittmar Included in Sacramento Bee Title Highlights - 2/10/2015
Be Your Own Salmon: An Allegory with 25 Lessons for Swimming Upstream in the Wild River of Life, was recently included among several other top western titles meant to inspire and uplift. The book was hailed for its inspiration guiding words. To read more about Tom's work and other titles, click here.
David Jacobs Featured by the Jack Central Book Review - 2/10/2015
David Jacobs' first publication, Just Watch Me, was recently featured by the Northern Arizona University Jack Central publication. The book received a raving review for its unique take on the superhero trend and intriguing storyline. To read more about Just Watch Me, check out the review here.
Helena Schrader Awarded Two Prizes in 2015 Feathered Quill Book Awards - 2/5/2015
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The Candidate's Second-to-Last Words
What Barack Obama and John McCain (and their campaigns) are saying as they build up to their final pitches.
Even though the polls open early tomorrow, there's still time for the presidential candidates to make their final pitches to the electorate. Over the weekend, Barack Obama and John McCain positioned themselves to deliver these final jabs and talking points, exchanging a flurry of attacks and giving final polishes to their résumés. Here's what we heard from them:
• In Pennsylvania, which the McCain campaign has decided is key to victory in recent weeks, a 527 and the state GOP have released ads attacking Obama for his relationship with Jeremiah Wright, something McCain has said he himself didn't want to do. [WSJ]
• Robo-calls in that state also mention Obama's aunt who is "living here [in the United States] illegally." [Time]
• Robo-calls there and elsewhere have also used audio clips of Hillary Clinton during the primary campaign slamming Obama (a practice she decried over the weekend). [AP]
• Even though Cheney has long publicly supported McCain, the Obama campaign seized upon recent remarks by the vice president and called them a late "endorsement" in a new ad aimed at linking the candidate to the unpopular war architect. [Boston Globe]
• In stump speeches, McCain has taken to repeating, "I know we're going to win!" [LAT]
• It's precisely seven weeks since McCain said at a rally that he believed the "fundamentals of our economy are strong." In one of his last rallies today in the same place (Jacksonville), Obama will highlight this comment. [Politico]
• In The Wall Street Journal today, both candidates have opinion pieces touting their own economic reforms. Each repeat their tax talking points, with Obama insisting the middle class is key to economic recovery, and McCain pointing to businesses small and large. [WSJ , WSJ]
• Perhaps trying to remind people of all those hot, badass-looking pictures of him in the rain, Obama told a crowd at a rally yesterday in Cleveland (where Bruce Springsteen played) that they shouldn't mind the rain that had started to fall. "It's Okay, we've been through an eight-year storm," he said. "Sunshine is on the way." [Time]
• On the stump, Sarah Palin seized upon a Drudge-drudged quote Barack Obama gave to the San Francisco Chronicle in January about his coal policy. "He said that, sure, if the industry wants to build coal fired power plants, then they can go ahead and try, he says," she proclaimed in Ohio. "But they can do it only in a way that will bankrupt the coal industry, and he's comfortable letting that happen." [Fox News]
• On the Russ Parr Morning Show, Obama told radio listeners that right now, he's not frantic. "I feel pretty peaceful, Russ, I've got to say," he said. "It's up to the people to decide and the question is going to be who wants it more, and i hope that our supporters want it bad, because the country needs it."


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Otago was just in the top third of 17 regions across the
country, booking a 7.4% increase in spending, up from $201.2
million in May last year to $216.1 million, according to
Paymark's monthly electronic transaction report yesterday.
While Bay of Plenty had the largest percentage gain, up 10.2%
to $270.9 million, the combined Auckland-Northland gain of
7.8% stood at $1.77 billion - more than triple its closest
rival in Canterbury, at $500.6 million.
Paymark, the country's largest card processor, showed
spending for May was up 8.3% from $4.03 billion a year ago to
$4.37 billion, while separate data from Statistics New
Zealand (SNZ) yesterday had the overall electronic spend for
May up 1.3% at $6.2 billion, based on 121 million
The Reserve Bank is this morning expected to lift the
official cash rate 0.25% to 3.25%, making it three rises in a
row for interest rates.
New Zealand Institute of Economic Research principal
economist Kirdan Lees said the domestic economy was
strengthening and was taking more regions and industries
along with it.
''More businesses are investing and hiring additional staff.
Inflation pressures are building, but only slowly.
''Right now, interest rates need to move higher. But risks
from the flying kiwi dollar, Auckland's housing market and a
slowing Chinese economy mean future rate increases are less
assured,'' Dr Lees said.
Economists for ASB and Westpac said May spending was
''stronger than expected'' and had ''bounced back strongly''.
ASB economist Christina Leung said the result reflected
continued optimism among households, which she expected would
continue to strengthen and support the economy growth during
''Population growth is likely to be a key driver of spending
in this category [consumables] given the increased demand for
necessities such as groceries,'' Ms Leung said.
Westpac economist Felix Delbruck said the SNZ figures bounced
back even more strongly than the Paymark data suggested.
''The rebound supports our hunch that some of the weakness in
card spending in April was due to the unusual confluence of
Easter and Anzac Day holidays in the same week, which seems
to have depressed a range of New Zealand activity indicators
for April,'' he said.
SNZ's business indicators manager Neil Kelly said fuel and
consumables had the largest rises in the retail industries.
Fuel spending was up 2.8%, or by $21 million, while
consumables were up 1.1%,or $18 million.
Paymark said the strongest growth was in the hospitality
sector, at 14%, food and liquor stores up 12.3%, furniture
stores up 11.3% and hardware stores up 10.7%.
From the Paymark data, the volume of transactions nationally
was up by 8.7% to 89.4 million. Otago up 5.1%, but that gain
was in the bottom four placings and well behind the more than
9% growth of Canterbury,Wairarapa, Hawkes Bay, Waikato and
the Bay of Plenty's 10.4% gain.
At a glance • Spending through Paymark
up 8.3% annually.
• Retail spending, as measured by Statistics NZ,
increased 1.3% in May.
• Spending increased in all six retail industries,
the first time this has occurred since October 2013.
• Reserve Bank expected to increase official cash
rate today.
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Trying to install Jetpack (comes with quickinstall from hostgator).
Keep getting the error in the title.
Error Details: The Jetpack server was unable to communicate with your site [IXR -32300: transport error: http_request_failed Couldn't resolve host 'gepcblog.globalepc.com']
Domain name is a public domain name, hosted by hostgator.
Have tried several times (also with Fantastico, different blog names, different subdomain names)
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Please help me in finding the optimized solutions to these interesting data structure questions:
- Given a file containing approx 10 million words, design a data structure for finding the anagrams
- Write a program to display the ten most frequent words in a file such that your program be efficient in all complexity measures.
- You have a file with millions of lines of data. Only two lines are identical; the rest are all unique. Each line is so long that it may not even fit in the memory. What is the most efficient solution for finding the identical lines?
Adding some more questions:
4) (asked by MS) You are given an array of Strings of length 3. One of the string in the array is marked as Start string and another one as End string. You have to convert start string to end string, given the condition that the intermediate string which you will make should differ from its previous string by only one character and the string should be present in the input array. eg. If input is
Array: {"fat", "tab", "eat", "see", "tub", "fab", "rat", "sel"}
Start: "fat"
End: "tub"
Then the output should be
fat -> fab -> tab -> tub
I had tried to solve the third one and had come up with two possible appraoches: 1) Read only the first word of all the lines and then eliminate all those lines whose first word does not match the first word of any other line. Keep getting the successive words of the remaining lines in this manner until you are left with just two lines. You got your answer! 2) Convert each line into a smaller representation. This can be achieved by coding each word in short binary form and then XORing the bits representing each line.
Edit: I now have a good collection of data-structure problems with me, if anyone is interested in discussing them here, then I can post some more.


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NEEDHAM, Mass. -- Wellesley attackman Peter Crane hadn't been doing much dodging at all during Wednesday's Bay State Conference rivalry showdown with Needham. But when the right moment came, the move was there and the shot was true.
Crane took a feed from teammate Adam Horelick, slipped past his man and buried the game-winner with 1:13 remaining in overtime as Wellesley completed an epic, fourth-quarter surge to upend the Rockets for a 10-9 victory at Memorial Park.
"We had the middie dodging down the alley and he moved it down to the attack who bumped it to me," explained Crane. "I just dodged my defender, got to five and five, and turned and shot. I saw it go five-hole and I was fortunate enough for it to go in."
That the game even required overtime is a story unto itself. The two teams battled back and forth throughout the first half, with goalies Lucas Davis (Needham) and Connor Darcey (Wellesley) standing out as the early stars. The Rockets took a 4-3 lead into the break courtesy of a man-up goal by Jamie McGill.
After a man-down goal by Crane set up by a beautiful end-to-end rush by Darcey, Needham exploded in the third with a 4-0 run. Mark Riley, Nico Panepinto (four assists), Alex Mirageas and McGill each scored to push the Rockets' advantage to 8-4.
Wellesley got one back as John Caraviello converted a feed from Horelick with 28 seconds left in the third, jumpstarting a 5-0 spurt that saw Nate Levin tie it and Horelick put the Raiders ahead for the first time since the first ten seconds of the second at 9-8.
Robbie Pisano completed his hat trick with 1:33 left in regulation to force the overtime, but Darcey (20 saves) made a pair of big stops with Needham dominating possession in the extra frame. Once Wellesley got it back, the ball found its way to Horelick and then Crane, who beat his man and snapped the game-winner.
"We drew that up, that's exactly how it's supposed to go," Horelick said of the final play. "Peter didn't have too many dodges this game and I think we all felt he could take his pole to the cage. I just gave it to him, I knew he was going to put it home. He went right past his man and it was a great goal."
The Rockets day started off with plenty of positives. Davis was terrific in the cage, stopping 17 shots in all. With the Raiders tough defense focused on defending standouts Riley and Panepinto, players like McGill and Pisano stepped up and combined for eight points.
"Our goaltending, I couldn't be more proud of Lucas Davis," praised Needham coach Dave Wainwright. "He played a great game, he's a fantastic boy, and its a pleasure and an honor to have him. I think he kept us in the game more than anyone on offense or defense did for him."
"We're definitely upset from the outcome," Wainwright continued. "We'll definitely learn from it but at some point we have to start executing better than we have."
The storied tradition of the football rivalry between the two towns needs no explanation as the longest-running public school clash in the nation.
The gridiron isn't the only place that tradition matters, however. Pick a sport in any season and at any time of the year and know that when Wellesley and Needham hook up, it matters.
"You grow up in Wellesley wanting to beat Needham in every sport you play," Crane said. "You play them from youth lacrosse on and every time its a big game. We weer really looking forward to this one and we were fortunate enough to get away with a win."
Raiders assistant coach Adam Pascal offered his passionate take on the tradition as well and the importance of the role the seniors play in each game.
"We told the kids this was a neighborhood game, you have to be the toughest kid on the block before you leave the neighborhood and Needham-Wellesley, this is one of the oldest rivalries there is," Pascal explained. "Down 8-4, Coach [Rocky Batty] and I just kind of looked at each other and said lets get some seniors on there. We put Adam Horelick down there. He's a senior, he's been playing for a couple of years, and that was the change in the game. Reed [Westerman] goes to defense, throws a big assist down there throwing the ball to another senior Peter Crane. And the last one was even Horelick spinning the ball to Crane.
Pascal continued, "We just needed to get some kids who played in big games before, know what it feels like to want to win the game, have some idea what it feels like to actually win the game and they just did it. Finally the kids just came together. That was the best performance...I think Connor Darcey played great, Ryan Cassidy, our whole defense. Offensively, that's great to see Peter get off there a bit and win the game and it feels great. They'll never forget it, Thanksgiving when they come back, they'll meet on that Wednesday and they'll be getting on Peter Crane for beating Needham."


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Ok I kept ready all these mixed reviews and was worried but against my better judgement we drove 3.5 hours to get here. For weeks my son has been bugging me to come back so he could hit the terrain park. I am happy to report that:
1) there is plenty of snow
2) there were no people on the mountain (!)
3) it was warm out and this made it a lot more fun than those sub-zero days
Yes there were a few bare spots here and there but not many and nothing like I was expecting. Still quite deep snow. It is spring skiing, dont get me wrong - a but soft/slushy and not dry powder, but after one run I was very used to it and having a ball with tips down straight shot down runs that are not so fast and out of control like it can get with powder. 2 terrain parks open and with no people around you could take your time and have some fun.
Now for the good news. Loon is expecting some massive amount of international kids next week and with a week of sub 30 degree days, you can bet they are going to blow some big-time snow to make sure they dont lose this group. So dont put those skis away yet! I'm really amazed Im even saying that, but Im thinking Im going to get one more shot at it before it all melts away....
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