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Barth is the
Associate Editor for Harlequin's World Wide Library Mystery and Suspense
program. Laura loves fast-paced stories with flawed but likeable characters and
enough twists and turns to keep her guessing till the very end. After starting
at Harlequin in 2005 as a proofreader, Laura was promoted to Editorial
Assistant in 2006 and worked her way up through the ranks to her current
position. She first came to the Mystery and Suspense program in the spring of
2012, and has been developing an appreciation for and understanding of the WWL
product and the industry ever since. Laura is excited about growing with the
WWL program, expanding her knowledge of the mystery and suspense genres and
meeting authors and other industry professionals. A fair-weather hiker, cyclist
and balcony gardener, Laura loves spending time in nature and can often be seen
zipping about on her shiny red bicycle, terrorizing Toronto pedestrians. Follow
her on Twitter at @LauraBarth2011.
Sandra Bowman
is the Marketing Director of Intrigue Publishing. She came to Intrigue with
over 5 years of experience in marketing. As a published author of 2 novels and
currently working on a mystery, Sandra has shown that she has what it takes to
bring authors along in the world that she calls "Author ville." She
actively participates in local events that encourage young people to use their
creative minds to weave a story.
Austin Camacho is a mystery/thriller author and, in 2012, launched Intrigue Publishing with the objective of publishing at least four books each year. Intrigue strives to publish books, by authors who have a unique perspective and compelling authority. These will be works that intrigue the reader, that is, arouse the reader's curiosity with their unusual, new, fascinating and compelling qualities. We will achieve success in the publishing industry and earn for ourselves and our authors by producing books that appeal to the reader's curiosity, fancy and interest. We will nurture authors who can create quality works that will appeal to the reader's interest. We will mentor authors who produce writing that cannot be ignored. We believe that talented authors deserve attention not only from publishers, but from readers as well. To sell the book is only the beginning of our mission. We will work to build avid audiences of readers who are enriched by the books we produce and are eager for future publications.
Dietz, Senior Editor, Five Star Mysteries, hass been in the
publishing business for over 20 years. She wants to feel a sense of joy and
discovery when she reads a non–clichéd, well–written, character–driven novel.
She says she wants to BE THERE, in the scene. Deni's authors include
Edgar-nominated Al Lamanda, ITW winner Richard Helms, and best-selling authors
Ellen Larson, Kate Flora, Jonnie Jacobs, Trey Barker, and James Patrick Hunt.
Under the pen name Mary Ellen Dennis, Deni is the author of Heaven's Thunder
– a Colorado Saga – with an emphasis on Colorado's silent film industry.
Also, The Landlord's Black-eyed Daughter, a paranormal
history-mystery-romance, chosen as one of Booklist's 10 Best Books of the Year
and nominated for an RT Award. Deni will also be taking pitches for Five Star's
new historical line: Frontier Fiction (all sub-genres up to and including the
1930s). Deni is often asked what she likes best: writing or editing? The
answer, of course, is both. But here in this brief bio, she confesses that she
likes working with new authors best.
Elizabeth Evans is an agent at the Jean V.
Naggar Literary Agency, where she represents a wide range of nonfiction,
including memoir, travel/adventure, journalism, sports, popular science,
history, psychology, biography, humor, cookbooks, and art/illustrated titles.
She is always on the lookout for stories of adventure and books that aspire to
foster knowledge and understanding. Her favorite books combine a lively
narrative with in-depth investigative research. She is especially interested in
food writing, books that explore feats of adventure or unlikely quests, and war
narratives that illuminate unique perspectives. She works closely with her
authors throughout all stages of the editorial process. Before joining JVNLA in 2010, Elizabeth worked
for six years in the San Francisco Bay Area with Kimberley Cameron &
Associates. She holds an MFA in writing from the University of San Francisco.
Her recent titles include Columbia University Professor Ruth DeFries's The Big Ratchet: How Humanity Thrives in the
Face of Natural Crisis, former Vogue editor and founder of OAfrica Lisa
Lovatt-Smith's Who Knows Tomorrow: A Memoir of Finding Family
Among the Lost Children of Africa, and
author/illustrator Ella Frances Sanders's Lost in Translation: An Illustrated
Compendium of Untranslatable Words from Around the World.
Molly Foltyn is the Assistant to the Agents at Browne & Miller Literary Associates, Chicago's premier literary agency specializing in full-service representation of a select clientele. She joined the team in 2013 after receiving her BA in English Literature from UCLA and a masters in the humanities from the University of Chicago. When she isn't reading fiction, Molly enjoys writing it—she is the recipient of the University of Chicago's 2013 Emerging Writers Prize. A lover of all books, Molly has a soft spot for mysteries, coming of age stories, and novels with a strong sense of place. She also loves crossword puzzles, horrible reality TV, and coffee.
Hinds has promoted some exciting talent from her days at Arista
Records, with a roster that looked after Barry Manilow, Aretha Franklyn,
The FourTops and Whitney Houston. She has worked in the fields of theatre,
music theatre, country music, classical, literary and mainstream music. She has
promoted artists in Europe and is now focusing on the U.S., where her Anne
Perry DVD Put Your Heart On The Page: An Introduction To Writing is
licensed to Dreamscape. Her current clients include, among others, the
international and New York Times best-selling writer and 2015 LIM
Featured Author Anne Perry. Diane is a guest lecturer teaching first year PR
& Advertising students at the University of Westminster on their Introduction
to PR and Campaigning modules and has been a guest visitor on the
UCLA's Personal Writing essay course, discussing the role of a PR. She
is a film producer, a mother of two teenagers, is currently studying for her
MA: Film & TV and lives with Sickle Cell Disease. She can be contacted at firstname.lastname@example.com
or at www.quidnunc.biz.
Elizabeth Lacks is an editor at St. Martin's Press, where she has worked for four years. She works primarily on crime fiction and narrative nonfiction. Upcoming books include Ausma Zehanat Khan's debut mystery THE UNQUIET DEAD and Eunsun Kim's haunting memoir of growing up in and escaping North Korea, A THOUSAND MILES TO FREEDOM: MY ESCAPE FROM NORTH KOREA.
Linda McFall has worked in publishing for over 20
years at Picador, St. Martin's Press, Viking/Penguin, and Harlequin/Mira, with
best-selling authors like Heather Graham, Alex Kava, Gail Tsukiyama, and J.T.
Ellison. She is currently a freelance editor specializing in thrillers,
romantic suspense, and commercial fiction.
Miller aka the Literary Lion, President
and CEO of Global Lion Intellectual Property Management, Inc. will
give a one-hour presentation on the Metamorphosis of a Book into a Film.
His lecture will focus on stories about many of the 150 film and
television deals he has made and the now eighteen films that have been produced
based on books that he has managed and or he has produced. His decades of
experience and representation of authors around the world combined with his
countless contacts and relationships with Film Producers, Directors,
Screenwriters, Motion Picture Studios, Distributors, Financiers, Cable and
Television Companies make this a special presentation. Miller brings to the
conference vast experience on every level of the motion picture and television
industries as well as how Hollywood relies on Books to make great film and
television and cable productions. His literary management work in
the film and publishing worlds is on the pulse of the enormous sea changes that
are taking place in the entertainment and publishing worlds. As a special
gift to every attendee of the conference he is offering a digital pdf file of
his book Author! Screenwriter! He suggests that you have a chance
to read it before you attend his lecture because it will make the experience
extremely more valuable. Click to watch Peter Miller's
"A Literary Lion's Tale" on YouTube.
Mitchard is the New York Times bestselling author of nine books
for adults and five for teenagers, and is now editor of an imprint she helped
to create, Merit Press. Merit Press is actively acquiring realistic,
contemporary Young Adult fiction - suspenseful, mysterious, some-times with
historical subjects or a twist of magical realism. Merit Press has twice been
featured in Publishers Weekly as an up-and-coming new publisher, under the
aegis of the media giant F&W Media. Mitchard, who comes from Chicago, now
lives on Cape Cod with her family. Email her at firstname.lastname@example.com or
call her at 608-576-5568, and visit her website, www.jackiemitchard.com
Posner has spent a lifetime in books. She started out with a brief
stint as a librarian, but found it a bit too staid, so moved on to publishing.
Her first job was at Pinnacle Books where as assistant to the President she was
given a book to edit the third week of my employment. She then moved on to
Rodale Press and then Salem House where she helped bring British books to the
US, finally moving up the publishing ladder to Pantheon's Associate Publisher,
where she worked with some of the major cultural icons of our time, including
Noam Chomsky, Studs Terkel, Matt Groening and Art Spiegelman. After fifteen
years on the editorial side of the business, she made the jump to agenting –
spending twelve years as at the William Morris Agency as an agent and as Vice President
and Director of Foreign Rights; five years as president of her own agency; five
years at Sterling Lord Literistic as an agent and Director of Foreign Rights;
and now – and very happy – at Folio. Her clients include Newbery Honor winner
and New York Times bestseller Jacqueline Kelly, other New York Times
bestsellers, Sheri Reynolds and Jill Barnett, along with Kristi Cook,
Christopher Grant, Georgia.
Abby Saul is the Associate Agent at Browne & Miller Literary Associates, coming on in 2013 after spending five years on the production and digital publishing side of the industry, first at John Wiley & Sons and then at Sourcebooks. A zealous reader who loves her iPad and recognizes that ebooks are the future, she still can't resist the lure of a print book. Abby's personal library of beloved titles runs the gamut from literary newbies and classics, to cozy mysteries, to sappy women's fiction, to dark and twisted thrillers. She's looking for great and engrossing writing, no matter what the genre, and is actively exploring new digital possibilities for books. A magna cum laude graduate of Wellesley College, Abby spends her weekends—when she's not reading—cooking and hiking with her husband. Find her @BookySaul on Twitter.
Emily Clark Victorson is the owner/publisher of Allium Press of Chicago.
Prior to starting the press she worked as a librarian, historian, and book
designer. Allium was founded in 2009 as a small, independent press and publishes
literary fiction, historical fiction, mysteries, thrillers, and young adult
fiction, all with a Chicago connection. Recent releases include Tim Chapman's
thriller Bright and Yellow, Hard and Cold; the fourth book in Frances
McNamara's Emily Cabot Mysteries series, Death at Woods Hole; Libby
Fischer Hellmann's thriller, A Bitter Veil; and David J. Walker's
thriller, Company Orders. All Allium Press books are published both in
print and as ebooks.
CHRISTINE WITTHOHN is a literary agent and the founder of Book Cents Literary Agency (established in 2006), and the U.S. Sales and Licensing Agent for leading French publisher, Bragelonne (Paris, France); German publisher, Egmont-Lyx (Cologne, Germany); and Spanish publisher, Grupo Edebé (Barcelona, Spain). She is a sponsor of the International Women's Fiction Festival held annually in Matera, Italy and she teaches brainstorming, branding, and social media classes in various cities around the U.S., U.K., and Italy (adding France and Germany next year!). She is member of AAR, RWA, MWA. She is open to thrillers (particularly eco or psychological), mysteries, romance (no inspy or erotica), women's fiction, new adult and young adult. A few of her top 2013 titles: Grapes of Death (Joni Sauer-Folger), Damocles (S.G. Redling), Kicking The Habit (Kari Lee Townsend), Passions Prey (A.C. Arthur), Chicken Caccia Killer (Liz Lipperman), Fury of Desire (Coreene Callahan), and Fountain of Secrets (Anita Clenney).
Melissa Ann Singer, Senior Editor at Tom Doherty Associates, LLC (Forge, Tor, Orb, Starscape, and Tor Teen) has edited practically every fiction genre there is, though at the moment she's concentrating on mystery, suspense, and thriller; horror and urban fantasy; and contemporary and historical women's fiction. She is interested in non-traditional settings and characters and is looking for under-represented voices (note: no YA, please). A native of NYC, she lives in a small apartment with a large cat and has a daughter at university.
Sue Petersen of Brain Snacks Bookstore in Downers Grove, IL will once again be the exclusive new-book seller for Love Is Murder XIV. Brain Snacks is an independent bookstore specializing in mystery, science fiction/fantasy, and romance books. Since opening in 1994, Brain Snacks has evolved to find its place in the book business.
In addition to the bookstore, Sue is involved in providing the books for book conferences, author signings, and author appearances. If you are an author needing a bookseller for an appearance or book launch, please contact her: email@example.com . Libraries or groups planning author events can also contact her for bookselling services.
Note: An increased demand for books during the winter holidays can affect your publisher's ability to respond to and ship orders in a timely manner. To be sure your books are available to conference attendees, be sure to give Sue adequate lead time for ordering.
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I think the shingles took a lot out of him last year. It might have been the reason as to why he retired. Not only was he just getting old but that illness did take a lot out of him.
I went to bed after the third inning. Sounds like I didn't miss much. Looks like the pendulum is swinging back the NL way. Now back to your regular programming.
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FAST, intelligent shelves are being tested by Britain's Royal Mail in an effort to speed up letter sorting. Many of the processes needed to sort 70 million letters per day are already automated. But human workers still move letters between the machines that collate and arrange the mail.
The Royal Mail wants to use robotic shelves to help workers speed up this process. Designs for prototypes have been developed in collaboration with the Intelligent Autonomous Systems Laboratory at the University of the West of England in Bristol.
A special robot is needed because Royal Mail sorting centres do not have the floor space needed by the robots that work on shop floors of factories. Mobile factory robots typically navigate using optical sensors to follow tracks but they are slow-moving and require a lot of clearance because loads are often towed behind them on trailers. The robotic shelves will also follow ...
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Once Upon a Time Season 2 Burning Question: Why Did Jefferson Help Rumplestiltskin?
Once Upon a Time Season 2, Episode 5: "The Doctor" was packed full of surprises, but one of the biggest was the revelation that in the past Jefferson (Sebastian Stan) knowingly helped Rumplestiltskin (Robert Carlyle) trick Regina (Lana Parrilla) into thinking Frankenstein (aka, Dr. Whale [David Anders]) couldn't bring Daniel (Noah Bean) back from the dead.
This revelation puts Jefferson in a whole new light. When we were first introduced to him, we learned that Regina intentionally left him behind in Wonderland. At the time, that seemed like a totally cruel, selfish move on her part — now it looks like it may be just another blow in an ongoing fight between Regina and Jefferson. Plus, now we have to wonder if his kidnapping Mary Margaret (Ginnifer Goodwin) and attacking Emma (Jennifer Morrison) was the product not just of his insanity after being stuck in Wonderland and Storybrooke, but a deeper cruelty.
But we're getting ahead of ourselves. Because the question is: Why did Jefferson help Rumple? We have three theories.
It was part of an important deal: This wouldn't be the first time Rumple got someone to do something awful in return for his help, so this is always a possibility. However, Jefferson's flippant attitude — for example, the way he joked about Regina being reduced to tears — makes us think this isn't the case. He didn't seem like a man with a lot on the line.
He was a mercenary: Right now, this is the theory we're leaning towards. In his first scene in this episode, we saw Jefferson give Rumple a crystal ball, and say he couldn't find the slippers Rumple wanted. We're thinking that's a reference to the Wizard of Oz (the "slippers" being the shoes the transport Dorothy back to our world at the end of the book). It seems Jefferson went to Oz for Rumple; in return, Rumple gave him gold. Jefferson also told Regina that he was a traveler who had made "enemies." This all adds up to the picture of a man who portal jumped for money, and probably didn't care too much about who he hurt as long as he gets his payout in the end.
This would also fit with what we've seen of Jefferson later in the timeline: If his travels were all selfish, it makes sense that he'd devote himself to a humble life after he accidently lost his wife — but it also explains why he was so tempted by Regina's offer of a payout in return for his help.
If this theory is true, it's likely Rumple just promised Jefferson a pile of gold in return for help in this ruse, and perhaps even has him on retainer.
He has his own motivations: Is it possible Jefferson had reasons for working with Rumple that go beyond Rumple's infinite supply of gold? With this show, anything's possible, though at this point we'd be hard pressed to come up with a specific theory about what Jefferson could want.
Why do you think Jefferson was helping Rumple? Let us know in the comments below!
Catch the next new episode of Once Upon a Time on Sunday, November 4 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC.
Rebecca Martin is an editor at Wetpaint Entertainment. Follow her on Twitter @BeccaMartin47.
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Adult Computer Class: Digital Cameras & Your Computer
Digital cameras make it easier to upload videos and photos to the Internet and to have pictures printed. Basic tips on how to access digital camera files via your computer, upload them to photosharing or social networking sites, and have pictures developed will be highlighted. Find out more »
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Complex life may have had parasitic origins. New evidence suggests that the relatives of the mitochondria within our cells once had a tail, like many parasitic bacteria.
Life on Earth is packaged into three domains: the simple bacteria, the archaea, and the complex eukaryotes that make up most of the life we see with the naked eye.
The first eukaryotes appeared around 2 billion years ago. One popular theory suggests they did so after an immobile bacterium was ingested by an archaeon. The bacterium somehow escaped being digested and instead formed a symbiotic relationship with its consumer. As that relationship blossomed, the engulfed bacteria evolved into mitochondria – the energy producers in our cells.
Different picture
Nathan Lo at the University of Sydney in Australia and Claudio Bandi at the University of Milan, Italy, and colleagues think it is time to view this serendipitous encounter in a different light. They say that a few bacteria within the Rickettsiales – the closest genetic match to mitochondria – carry genes for a flagellum, a whip-like tail that some bacteria use to propel themselves.
That suggests that the bacteria might once have been mobile, like many parasitic bacteria. "Our results indicate that the mitochondrial ancestor may have acted as a parasite rather than prey," says Lo.
The team focused on Midichloria mitochondrii, a relatively little-known member of the Rickettsiales. Although the Rickettsiales do not boast a flagellum, the Midichloria genome contained 26 genes that help to build one in other bacteria. "We thought, that's strange," says Lo. "Where the hell did these genes come from?"
Open relationships
Bacteria take an open approach to sharing genetic information, so it's possible that Midichloria picked up the genes from a distant relative that does carry a flagellum. To make sure that wasn't the case, the team, led by Davide Sassera, also of the University of Milan, built an evolutionary tree incorporating Midichloria and a number of unrelated bacteria, using just the information in the flagella genes.
If Midichloria had obtained these genes from an unrelated bacteria, the two would have appeared to share a close evolutionary history. In fact, the tree placed Midichloria exactly where the team expected the Rickettsiales to be, confirming that the flagella genes must have been an ancient feature of this group. "Midichloria has hung on to these genes and everyone else in the group has lost them," says Lo.
If the original mitochondrion also had a tail, it may have invaded an archaeon as a parasite – inadvertently creating the first eukaryote in the process, Lo adds. "We are changing the story."
Predator, prey, parasite
"The authors have made a compelling case for flagella being present in the lineage leading to mitochondria," says Anthony Poole of the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand. "We need to think more broadly than a passive predator-prey scenario."
Nick Lane at University College London agrees that the ancestral mitochondrion may have had a tail, but he is not convinced that it was a parasite. "Parasitic relationships don't benefit the host cell," he says.
Lo defends his position, however. "Many symbiotic relationships start as parasitism," he says. "They give up fighting each other and then work together."
Journal reference: Molecular Biology and Evolution, DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msr159
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Oft-delayed ND water project seeks progressBISMARCK, N.D. — A pipeline network intended to supply Missouri River water to northwestern North Dakota so far hasn't carried a drop, and Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., said he will explore how to quicken the pace of the project.
By: Dale Wetzel, Associated Press
BISMARCK, N.D. — A pipeline network intended to supply Missouri River water to northwestern North Dakota so far hasn't carried a drop, and Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., said he will explore how to quicken the pace of the project.
The Northwest Area Water Supply project has been delayed by a federal lawsuit filed in Washington, D.C., by the Canadian province of Manitoba, which is concerned about the possible transfer of unfamiliar waterborne organisms into Canadian waters. The state of Missouri, which is concerned about the project's water demands on the river and Lake Sakakawea, is supporting the lawsuit.
The project would bring Missouri River water to Minot and a number of communities in the region, including Berthold, Kenmare, Mohall, Bottineau, Westhope, Souris and Bowbells.
Dorgan, who is chairman of the energy and water development subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee, is holding a hearing in Minot on Wednesday to hear testimony on the project's status. A number of officials are scheduled to speak, including Todd Sando, North Dakota's state engineer, and representatives of Minot and Kenmare.
"We're laying pipe. We're doing a series of things to move the project forward," Dorgan said Tuesday. "The difficulty is, we've been stymied by some court rulings. We're able to lay some pipe, but we're not able to move forward beyond that."
U.S. District Judge Rosemary Collyer has allowed the project's pipeline construction to continue but has not allowed the building of water treatment facilities. In a March order, Collyer said the federal Bureau of Reclamation has avoided doing a thorough examination of the project's environmental consequences.
"This case demonstrates the adage that it is better to do something right the first time," Collyer wrote. "Reclamation has wasted years by cutting corners and looking for shortcuts."
The pipeline network is moving some water from Minot's treatment plant, but it is drawn from two aquifers the city has long used for its water supply. It wants to draw higher-quality water from Lake Sakakawea and use that water to supply other communities.
"What I want to do now is to try to understand what is the road forward, what we should plan for, and what needs to be done," Dorgan said. "We've put a lot of money in, we're building a lot of pipeline, but we don't have Missouri River water in that pipeline at this point."
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has it been given to you on a temporary basis?
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Expertise of the MobiDev team along with participation and reports contributed at major IT events around the world (such as CeBIT 2014, HTML5DevConf, Droidcon, iForum, MMDay, etc.) brought up the idea of making a free online webinar for developers. Its purpose was to freely share the experience gathered by work of the company's HTML/JS team on numerous projects.
This webinar targeted developers who work with JavaScript and HTML for mobile devices. More precisely, it concerned mobile websites, hybrid apps, PhoneGap, HTML5 and such mobile platforms as Ubuntu Touch, Tizen, and Firefox OS. Correct approaches, problems faced by developers, and possible solutions were discussed across 4 main issues:
Many experienced developers are skeptical about web and hybrid apps, mostly owing to limited functional capabilities and low performance. However, there is always a way to solve or avoid these problems.
There is a simple principle that predefines good result of mobile development: everything depends on in-depth knowledge of mobile platforms and correct choice of tools for handing tasks.
One of such tools is RAD-js - a solution invented by MobiDev. It is a toolkit for multiplatform development, which helps solve the most widespread problems that developers commonly face, e.g. lower-than-native responsiveness and poor performance of their hybrid apps. Its sphere of application is rather wide, since it works with nearly any existing software framework, mobile platform, and all the major browsers.
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. – There wasn't much time for the Mississippi State Bulldogs to celebrate Christmas.
A day after one of the biggest holidays in the country, the Bulldogs arrived at the Peabody Hotel in Memphis, Tenn., for the AutoZone Liberty Bowl.
Eliminating turnovers and playing solid defense helped the Starkville Yellowjackets defeat Parkview from Ark., 63-52.
"All of them understood how good that team was," Starkville coach Greg Carter said. "They are a highly ranked team, but at the same time, if we go in and take care of all the details we need to, we knew we could win."
It's not surprising that a group of Bulldogs are very comfortable playing at Humphrey Coliseum.
This is the third year that the Aberdeen Bulldogs have participated in the Travis Outlaw Slam Dunk at the Hump Christmas Tournament and they benefitted from that on Thursday.
Coaches and players enter each season, no matter the sport, to get the most out of it.
For Princeton Jones of Starkville and Nathan Wright of French Camp, they were able to overcome adversity to experience success during the high school football season.
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French Camp's journey to the state title was nothing short of impressive.
After starting out 0-4, the team dug deep and rallied their way to an 11-5 season which ultimately ended with the Panthers hoisting the Class A State championship trophy.
Looking back, head coach Nathan Wright said he "wouldn't want it any other way."
The Starkville Yellowjackets had an opening at quarterback going into the 2013 spring practice.
After starting signal caller Gabe Myles graduated and moved on to Mississippi State, then backup Caleb Wilson moved when his father got a coaching job at Georgia, it left the Jackets will a void at that position.
Andreiko L. Jones, 27, died December 18, 2013 in Starkville, Mississippi.
Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 28, 2013 @ Peter's Rock Church of God In Christ, Starkville, MS with Superintendent Joseph Hawkins, officiating.
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'Restore rail link' plea after storm leaves Cornwall cut off from network
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THE Government is being urged to take immediate action to repair storm damaged rail lines after the overnight storm left Cornwall cut off from the national rail network.
Cornwall Council Leader John Pollard said the contuinuing run of stormy weather is badly damaging the county's economy.
He said: "We cannot afford any interruption to this vital rail link and the Government needs to act to ensure that repairs are carried out immediately.
"Our road and air links continue to work well and Cornwall remains open for business, however the rail link is crucial to our economy and we need Government support now.
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"We are similarly concerned that the vital link to the Isles of Scilly is maintained by sea and air."
"As a result of the recent storms some communities across Cornwall have suffered significant structural damage which will cost millions of pounds to repair.
"Council staff are doing a superb job offering practical support and protecting people and the infrastructure but the growing list of damage means that we need the assurance that the Government will help.
"Cornwall Council and its partners are doing everything possible and the co ordinated approach across the region in a example of what can be achieved.
"However, now we need money and action from National bodies to ensure that peoples lives can return to normal as soon as possible."
At Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons this lunchtime Cornwall MP Andrew George raised the issue of rail links with David Cameron.
Mr George told the PM that residents in Cornwall were concerned about being cut off and asked if the government would invest to make sure the rail link to Penzance stays open.
Mr Cameron responded saying that he would look at the issue.
Truro and Falmouth MP Sarah Newton also backed the calls for investment to be made in the railway.
She said: "Cornwall's rail connectivity needs urgently to be improved. Whilst progress has been made over the past year mainline trains are still too few in number at the best of times, and cease entirely when severe weather cuts the line.
"In PMQs today it was good to see the Prime Minister commit to urgent action to restore the Penzance to Paddington line."
Mebyon Kernow also joined the calls for more investment to improve the railway line into Cornwall.
MK deputy leader and Cornwall councillor Andrew Long said: "This most recent damage has, unfortunately, been coming for years, given the precarious nature of the rail line at Dawlish and Dawlish Warren. Whilst everyone is thankful that no loss of life has occurred, we are frustrated that despite the last few years of closures due to the weather along this line.
"We are still waiting for action to be commenced on a long term solution to this problem – which is the re-direction of this line inland. Why is it that the government are happy to spend billions on marginal increase in speeds between London and Birmingham, they seem to have a blind eye when looking at this vital link to Cornwall?
"Network Rail are hinting that this most recent closure could last into months, and if so this would have a devastating effect on the Cornish Economy.
"Now is the time for the Government to take firm action and agree that a new route is the only real solution to this problem. Changes in the weather patterns hint that we will face more and more of these storms in the coming decades and we need now to start the process to solve the long term problem and bring the rail line up to standard."


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on an hourly basis? $35.09
$21.57 an hour. I couldn't bleeding believe it either. Only had that job for a few weeks. Man.
13 dollars a hour
$1,600 for two days work.
I don't think sharing salary information makes a lot of sense. You wouldn't know what the person's job was .. or how long they had it .. where they live, etc. The numbers will really mean very little.
70$/ hour as a private medical patient transporter
It wasn't what I wanted and yes it was okay. At least someone works and gets by.
When I was working freelance as a Graphic designer, I was on 350 a day at the very least.

Now......

It's all about job satisfaction apparently
Highest was $250/hour .... when I was consulting ... that was a great contract .... normal ranged between $60/hr and $100/hr ....
My wage when I retired was $27.00 per, plus 1 1/2 wage for overtime, plus benefits. This was a skilled trades wage rate. It was a result if months of technical training, beginning in the military, updated periodicly. I am nothing special. Anyone could have done it.
$300/day as a bank courior
Funny, I haven't made a wage in 20 some years. Actually needed to calculate, because I had no idea what I make per hour. Most of my bills are monthly, so I view things in that context. But with salary and bonuses it is about $90/hr. Wow that sure beats my first job where I made $3.35/hr at Taco Bell. Funny thing is I don't feel 30 times richer.
I was making $35 per hour (roughly) doing tiling....I was paid per job, but it worked out to be about that...
$8.50 an hour..... 4 years back
i was billed at $375 an hour for a while. The company got 60% off the top.
$167.15 per hour in consultant fees.
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By JOEL COLEMAN
MABEN – In a word, the East Oktibbeha girls' win over West Lowndes Friday could simply be described as dominating.
The Lady Titans had a 20-point lead at halftime, were up 41-16 after three quarters and cruised to the finish line in a 47-34 victory over the Lady Panthers at the West Oktibbeha Christmas Classic.
East Oktibbeha (6-6) has now split its first two games of the three-day event in Maben after falling to West Oktibbeha 50-48 on Thursday.
On Friday, the Lady Titans were able to take lessons learned from the previous night's defeat to bounce back into the win column.
That much was evident from the rebounding of Kelcie Lanier.
"(Thursday) after the game, I told (Lanier) that I want her main goal to be averaging double-figures in rebounding," said East Oktibbeha head coach Randy Brooks. "I told her not to concentrate so much on scoring because her scoring touch isn't there yet."
Lanier did exactly as asked.
She scored just five points, but totaled 16 boards, giving sophomore scoring threats Quanisha Doss and Savannah Blair plenty of second chances to find the basket.
Doss scored a game-high 16 points for the Lady Titans, just ahead of Blair's 14-point tally.
"We try to have balanced scoring," said Brooks. "Our sophomore class right now is carrying us. We're a young team and we're still searching for an identity."
Shondra Nichols added eight points for East Oktibbeha.
West Lowndes (4-5) was never able to get into a rhythm offensively against the Lady Titans.
East Oktibbeha's defense limited the Lady Panthers to eight first quarter points, six second quarter points and merely two points in the third quarter.
In the game's final period, West Lowndes finally put together a surge, outscoring East Oktibbeha 18-4 as Brooks gave many of his reserves playing time.
"I try to tell the girls, don't let up because there's a lot of basketball left to be played," said Brooks. "I try and let everybody play and put the young girls out there and let them play, but they don't understand the concept of varsity basketball quite yet. You've got to play a whole game."
Tyesha Knott paced West Lowndes with 12 points.
In the final day of the West Oktibbeha Christmas Classic, Brooks and his Lady Titans will try to build on Friday's win today at 4 p.m. against Aberdeen.
"We use tournaments like this and the ones we've got coming up to get ready for our district season," said Brooks. "I think we're ready. I told the girls that from here on out, the competition gets tougher. We've got to buckle down and go to work."
West Lowndes 90,
East Oktibbeha 58
MABEN – West Lowndes outran East Oktibbeha literally and figuratively Friday at the West Oktibbeha Christmas Classic.
The Panthers used a fast-paced, transition-scoring offense to pull ahead early, then stretched their advantage out even further with sharp-shooting to notch an easy win in Maben.
"We kind of killed ourselves with just mental mistakes," said East Oktibbeha head coach Barnett Robinson. "We were lagging on defense, not rebounding and turning the ball over. We're just not doing the things that it takes to win."
With the loss, East Oktibbeha falls to 1-12 for the season, including 0-2 over the first two days of the Christmas Classic.
The Titans dropped a 64-51 decision to the host Timberwolves on Thursday.
On Friday, West Lowndes made sure East Oktibbeha's struggles continued as the Panthers benefitted from Tyquan Lucious' 38 points, Deandra Lewis' 20 and Brandon Clark's 19.
"They came to play and we didn't," said Robinson. "We tried to set up a defense that could defend against their shooting, but we just weren't getting out there on the shooters and they did their job by knocking them down."
Lucious in particular hurt the Titans from the outside, knocking down a total of six three-pointers.
Marlan Fair led East Oktibbeha with 17 points.
Casey Neal added 16 for the Titans.
West Lowndes controlled the contest from the offset, leading 21-10 after the first quarter, 50-30 at the half and 73-42 after the third period.
Such a display was upsetting for Robinson whose team just can't seem to get its season turned around.
"We just don't have the playing experience," said Robinson. "We have guys out there that haven't played before."
With district play looming, the lack of progress bothers Robinson.
"I am concerned," said Robinson. "I thought by now we'd be out of this funk, but we're not. We just have to keep playing and chipping away. Keep working on the things we need to work on. I think we have to dig within ourselves and believe within ourselves that we still can turn this season around. I can believe it but if the team doesn't believe it, there's nothing I can do but continue to preach it."
East Oktibbeha concludes play in the Christmas Classic today at 5:30 p.m. against Aberdeen.


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Larsen Bay
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Community Sanitation Overview:
Water is supplied from two groundwater sources--gravity feed from the hydro plant, and a well as backup, and stored in a 200,000 gallon tank. A water supply line is connected to the penstock of the hydroelectric plant and used a majority of the time to reduce utility expenses to both the service plant and the customer. All 40 homes are connected to the piped water system. A community septic tank with an outfall line serves these homes, and the majority of them are fully plumbed. Weekly refuse collection services are provided. The community incinerator is currently unusable and all refuse is deposited at the landfill site. The city has been funded for a water treatment plant project from Village Safe Water (VSW).
RUBA Status & Activities This Qtr:
In January 2011, the City of Larsen Bay was re-assigned to Anchorage RUBA staff Brice Eningowuk. RUBA staff traveled to Larsen Bay on January 11-14, 2011, to conduct a RUBA assessment and provide assistance with Power Cost Equalization (PCE) reports and a QuickBooks installation. RUBA staff met with the Larsen Bay staff to provide assistance with previous months PCE reports and to prepare the annual PCE report. Anchorage RUBA staff advised the clerk to call the Alaska Energy Authority (AEA) PCE office staff to notify them of meter readings on the power plants. Issues with the report involve various factors leading up to questionable PCE monthly reports where the amounts of KWH sold is more than the reported KWH generated. Factors include, not limited to, meter malfunction and calibration, unauthorized housing connections. On January 11-12, Anchorage RUBA staff provided assistance on updating the QuickBooks installation as the previous installation was the 2008 version, which support for ended in 2010. The QuickBooks Pro 2009 version was available and installed on the billing clerk and the city clerk computers and set up to communicate via multi-user mode. On January 12, RUBA staff finalized the onsite RUBA assessment of the water and wastewater utility. That evening, RUBA staff attended the city council regular scheduled meeting and notified the council of the staffing change for assigned RUBA staff and the RUBA assessment of management capacity. A RUBA Assistance Agreement was also presented and explained. The council has tentatively decided to renew the agreement and a draft agreement and work plan will be submitted with the draft assessment for review. Due to the issues with the QuickBooks upgrade installation, additional rate setting information was gathered and explained to the council at the meeting. Also, RUBA staff observed the presentation by Del Conrad from Rural Alaska Fuel Services (RAFS) regarding the electric utility rate setting information. On January 13, RUBA staff toured the existing water treatment plant and the new water treatment plant that is near completion of the construction phase. RUBA staff also finalized the QuickBooks Pro 2009 installation and upgrades.
RUBA Activities for the Coming Qtr:
The city council has a signed RUBA assistance agreement. RUBA staff will continue onsite visits quarterly to assist the community to meet all of the unmet management indicators.
Essential Indicators:
25 of 26
Sustainable Indicators:
23 of 27
Total Score:
48 of 53
Essential Indicators
All revenues and expenses for the utility are listed in the utility budget.
The utility has adopted a balanced realistic budget.
Monthly financial reports are prepared and submitted to the policy making board.
The utility is current in paying all water/wastewater electric bills.
The utility has on hand a year's adequate fuel supply or it has a financial plan to purchase an adequate supply.
The utility is receiving revenues (user fees or other sources) sufficient to cover operating expenses.
Sustainable Indicators
The utility is receiving revenues (user fees or other sources sufficient to cover operating expenses and Repair & Replacement (R) costs.
YTD revenues are at a level equal to or above those budgeted.
YTD expenditures are at a level equal to or below those budgeted.
A monthly manager's report is prepared.
Budget amendments are completed and adopted as necessary.
Finances Comments
The FY11 budget has the water and sewer budgeted revenues at $30,000 with a subsidy from the electric utility in the amount of $15,000. The total budgeted revenues with the subsidy are $45,000. The budgeted expenditures for the water and sewer totals $43,672 with a remaining balance of $1,328. The utility manager is the primary utility operator and is also the mayor. The manager provides a verbal report to the council in addition to a financial statement in a separate agenda line item. The water and wastewater utility electric bills are issued for the pumphouse and checks for payment are issued from the city to the city water utility. The city received fuel from Crowley on October 24, 2010 to cover until the spring order of fuel. The utility has an Repair and replacement (R and R) account, but funds are not listed in a line item on the utility expenditures. The YTD revenues for the utility are subsided by the electric utility in the amount of $15,000. The YTD expenditures for the utility are equal to those budgeted as stated in the monthly financial report. Budget amendments are utilized when needed.
Accounting Systems
Essential Indicators
The utility has adopted a collection policy and actively follows it.
The utility bills customers on a regular basis.
An accounts receivable system is in place which tracks customers and reports past due accounts and amounts.
An accounts payable system is in place.
The payroll system correctly calculates payroll and keeps records.
A cash receipt system is in place that records incoming money and how it was spent.
The utility has a cash disbursement system that records how money was spent.
Sustainable Indicators
A chart of accounts is used that identifies categories in a reasonable, usable manner.
Monthly bank reconciliations have been completed for all utility accounts.
The utility has a purchasing system that requires approval prior to purchase, and the approval process compares proposed purchases to budgeted amounts.
Accounting Systems Comments
The city staff is in the process of providing copies of the original ordinances to be codified into a new code book. There are different water and sewer ordinances, the issue is that there are amendments and to have them codified into a single book will reduce the chances of using a prior ordinance that may be an earlier version of the same ordinance without the current changes. The city utilizes QuickBooks Pro 2009 and reports are made utilizing the program. The city accounts receivable report was generated and shows all transactions for the water and wastewater for all customers. The city accounts payable report was generated and shows no accounts to be paid. When the city receives cash, the customer is offered a receipt and the data is then entered into QuickBooks following the transaction with the ledger/receipt number. Every Monday the city deposits the cash into the bank account. A chart of accounts was also generated and lists all current assets, liabilities and equities for the City of Larsen Bay. Monthly bank reconciliations are done at the end of the month by the city clerk. All purchases are routed from the employee to the mayor and the mayor to the clerk for processing.
Tax Problems
Essential Indicators
The utility has a system to accurately calculate, track, and report payroll tax liabilities.
The utility is current on filing tax reports.
The utility is current on making tax deposits.
If there are any past due tax liabilities or recorded tax liens, a lien release has been issued or a repayment agreement has been signed and repayments are current.
Tax Problems Comments
A report from the Taxpayer Advocate Service dated January 18, 2011 has the city compliant with Federal Tax Deposits and does not have a lien. There is an issue of the reporting that is being resolved. March 25, 2011, the State of Alaska, Department of Labor, did not grant the city compliant clearance in ESC filing and deposits.
Personnel System
Essential Indicators
The utility has a posted workers compensation insurance policy in effect.
Sustainable Indicators
The utility has adopted and uses a Personnel Policy, which has been reviewed by an attorney, AML or Commerce for topics and language.
The utility has adequate written job descriptions for all positions.
The utility has adopted and follows a written personnel evaluation process that ties the job description to the evaluation.
The utility has an adequate written hiring process.
The utility has personnel folders on every employee that contain at least: I-9, Job Application and Letter of Acceptance.
The utility has a probationary period for new hires that includes orientation, job training/oversight, and evaluations.
The utility provides training opportunities to staff as needed and available.
Personnel System Comments
The city has an insurance policy with Alaska Municipal League Joint Insurance (AMLJIA) from July 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011. A copy of the personnel policies was provided that has sample job descriptions, evaluation / hiring processes, and a probationary period of 30 days. The employee personnel files are kept in a locked file cabinet in the city clerk's office that has I-9, job applications, and all correspondence regarding employee and employer.
Organizational Management
Essential Indicators
The entity that owns the utility is known; the entity that will operate the utility is set.
The policy making body is active in policy making of the utility.
The policy making body enforces utility policy.
The utility has an adequately trained manager.
The utility has an adequately trained bookkeeper.
The utility has an adequately trained operator or operators.
The utility has adopted the necessary ordinances (or rules and regulations) necessary to give it the authority to operate.
Sustainable Indicators
The utility has adopted an organizational chart that reflects the current structure.
The policy making body meets as required.
The utility complies with the open meeting act for all meetings.
Organizational Management Comments
The City of Larsen Bay is the utility owner/operator of the water and wastewater utility. The ordinances are updated as needed and those ordinances are followed in regards to collection policies. The primary operator is part-time as he is the water/wastewater and electrical operator; he is scheduled to be at the pumphouse for two weeks and the other operators cover the remaining weeks in a month. The city clerk oversees all the bookkeeping for the utility; the billing clerk receives and enters all incoming transactions into QuickBooks. A secondary water operator is scheduled to attend a water operator training in March 2011. The organizational chart is in the personnel polices manual and includes all employees with the exception of the city clerk and billings clerk in a separate branch under the mayor. The organizational chart does reference Title 29 and regulatory agencies in separate branches above the city council.
Operation of Utility
Essential Indicators
The utility operator(s) are actively working towards necessary certification.
The utility has a preventative maintenance plan developed for the existing sanitation facilities.
Sustainable Indicators
The manager receives a monthly O&M report from the utility operator and routinely "spot checks" the facilities to see that the maintenance items are being completed.
The utility has a safety manual and holds safety meetings.
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Parenting a Child With Asperger's (When You Have It, Too)
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This post comes from writer Jamie Pacton, a professor and writer in Milwaukee. She's also the mom of two sons, 4-year-old Liam, who has severe autism, and 2-year-old Eliot. She was quite moved by a new book about what it's like for a father who has Asperger's syndrome to raise a son who also has the diagnosis, and wants you to know about it, too.
New York Times-bestselling writers John Elder Robison and his younger brother, Augusten Burroughs, had a rough childhood. Their challenges with an abusive father and mentally ill mother are detailed in Burroughs' famous book Running with Scissors. In Robison's first memoir, Look Me in the Eye, and its companion book, be different, Robison discussed some of the hardships of his childhood, but his real focus was to explain how having Asperger's syndrome helped him achieve amazing things (like designing the rocket-launching guitars for the band KISS, to name one example from his very interesting life). In his latest memoir, Raising Cubby: A Father and Son's Adventures with Asperger's, Trains, Tractors and High Explosives, Robison turns away from his rock-and-roll past and sheds some light on how having Asperger's helped him cultivate an outlaw style of parenting.
Raising Cubby is, as Robison told me during an interview, simply the story of "how I went down to the kid store, picked out my kid, Jack (Cubby), and got him to the age of 17, when Cubby was almost thrown into a maximum-security prison for being a Boy Scout-genius with a chemistry set who earned the ire of the local prosecutor."
This father-and-son story is by turns hilarious, poignant, weird, shocking, and inspiring. It's full of unlikely parenting adventures: taking a preschooler to power plants, coal mines, and train yards (Cubby piloted his first diesel engine before most kids ride a bike); driving Chairman Mao's refurbished Mercedes to a car show; inventing an alternate history for Santa Claus; raising a genius who taught himself to read using just the the Harry Potter books, but who later dropped out of high school; and, also fighting an epic legal battle to prove that Cubby was just a harmless geek, not a nefarious criminal.
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