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The absolutely bonkers case of a former Air Force reservist and Wright-Patterson engineer sentenced to hard time for having a missile warning system at his Ohio home
A former Wright-Patterson Air Force Base subcontractor and Air Force Reserve major ― who once claimed he was more dangerous than deadly domestic terrorist Timothy McVeigh — was sentenced to nearly three years in federal prison for illegal possession of a firearm suppressor and…a missile warning system?
It was calls to police from a neighbor in 2015 who said that Joel B. Montgomery, an Air Force Reserve veteran and former sensor technician at the base, had been shooting firearms at their property that triggered his eventual prison sentence.
Montgomery pleaded guilty to two counts against him in December and was sentenced to 33 months in prison this week.
Former VA official sentenced for federal contract bribery scheme
Official told undercover agent he needed bribes, "so I can have my Christmas..."
It seems the electrical engineer was building a complex home defense system. Montgomery, according to court records, was working with range of items, from the low tech -- pressure cookers, BBs and smokeless powder -- all the way to sophisticated anti-missile devices.
When federal agents searched his Spring Valley, Ohio home on October 26, 2017 they discovered the AN/AAR-47 Missile Warning System and Control Countermeasure Set Display Unit.
Mostly used on helicopters or transport aircraft, the 32-pound system is mounted on platforms such as the V-22 Osprey. It is built by Northrop Grumman and designed to protect aircraft from infrared-guided missile threats, laser-guided threats and unguided munitions. The system provides audio and visual warnings to the pilot when it detects a threat, according to the company's website.
It then sends countermeasure signals to the control unit to defeat incoming threats.
Former Air Force Reserve Maj. Joel B. Montgomery, who also worked as an engineer at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, was sentenced to nearly three years in prison for possession of an illegal firearms suppressor and missile detection system at his Ohio home. (Green County, Ohio Sheriff's Office)
Court documents do not indicate what Montgomery's plans were for the device. But other statements he made or were attributed to him show he had planned to set up trip wires and rig his home with explosives should agents infiltrate the residence.
A not-so-neighborly dispute over allegations that Montgomery was shooting firearms at a nearby property put the 50-year-old engineer on police radar.
Greene County, Ohio sheriff's deputies searched Montgomery's home in June 2015, seizing 177 firearms that were scattered throughout the four-bedroom home situated on a heavily wooded five-acre lot.
Among those firearms, they found a suppressor, illegal for private ownership without specific licensing and fees, according to court documents.
Two neighbors told police after the SWAT search that they feared what Montgomery would do once he found out about the visit.
One of those neighbors showed police a text message purported to be from Montgomery, that read, "If I wanted you gone, they wouldn't find the body."
Weapons were later returned to Montgomery.
Other neighbors, however, later told officials that they didn't fear Montgomery and had known him for years.
After the search, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, along with FBI agents began monitoring Montgomery's actions through recorded calls with a confidential information who'd been friends with Montgomery for decades.
In a series of calls made in February 2016, Montgomery told the friend that he had planted VX nerve agent gas in three different cities and had multiple passports to flee the country if he was arrested. He also said he was "rigging up" his home in case federal agents raided the residence.
Montgomery said he was more dangerous than homeland terrorist bomber Timothy McVeigh, involved in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing that killed 168 people, and the terrorist group ISIS.
In the calls, officials allege he also made threats against the federal prosecutor in his case and another man named Jim, possibly a federal agent, saying he would cripple the man and kill his two sons, according to court documents.
In a detention hearing, U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael Newman said, "I am greatly troubled by the voicemail and text message here," before ruling to keep Montgomery in custody.
But a federal defense attorney would later tell a judge that few of these statements had any truth to them.
She characterized the calls as "ramblings without any teeth to them."
Then, in September 2017, ATF agents got a "cold call" from another informant who shared text messages and voicemails from Montgomery.
On October 18 of that year, an FBI SWAT team went to Montgomery's house, calling out on the loudspeaker system for him to surrender. Two of his teenage children came to the door without resistance. The agents searched the home, finding more than 200 firearms strewn about the house.
He was arrested in another location.
They also found what appeared to be a homemade mortar tube, mounting device and base plate in the basement. In the kitchen they found a pressure cooker and a combination of explosives precursors, explosives and weapons' silencer manuals in Montgomery's office, along with a pile of empty beer cans near the front door.
Montgomery had racked up multiple convictions from 2003 to 2016, including DUIs, domestic violence, public intoxication and weapons charges, according to court records.
His phone angry ramblings weren't limited to targets of his frustration, according to court testimony -- he also embellished information about his friends.
Army Green Beret veteran Donald Austin Jr., a neighbor of Montgomery's for decades, testified on the man's behalf at another detention hearing leading up to his scheduled trial.
Federal prosecutors asked Austin if statements made by Montgomery that Austin had "700 confirmed kills" and had done mercenary work in Angola in the 1980s were true, according to court transcripts.
They were not, Austin said. Montgomery was a former weapons sergeant with a Green Beret team in Vietnam who later did work in Germany in the 1980s. And he had only 16 confirmed kills, Austin testified.
In the search, agents found the AN/AAR-47 Missile Warning System and a Control Countermeasures Set Display Unit.
Montgomery tested and recorded data for sensors at Wright-Patterson, according to court documents. The system he had at his home was government property that he had kept "for personal use," according to court documents.
In a federal lawsuit that Montgomery filed in 2007 against General Dynamics, the Pentagon, the Air Force and an individual, he claimed that slanderous statements had caused his company, M and M Aviation, to lose its contract with the Air Force that involved tactical and theater missile warning systems.
The claim he said that he worked from 2002 to 2004 as the program manager over the Electro-Optical Materials Intelligence Group of GDAIS, a military contractor.
A February 2004 memo laid out serious concerns from multiple employees.
Some included statements that Montgomery had arguments with co-workers, in which he claimed to have classified documents in his home and a live grenade in a green ammunition box in his work office. He also claimed to carry and store weapons at his work office, according to court documents.
In 2005, Montgomery's security clearance was suspended.
In November 2006 an Air Force colonel noted they she had "grave concerns" that then-Maj. Montgomery could perform his duties, even at an unclassified level and he was moved to the Inactive Ready Reserve.
In his 2007 lawsuit, Montgomery says the allegations were false, libelous and slanderous and caused him to lose his job.
In a subsequent lawsuit, filed in 2013, Montgomery sued the FBI, the Air Force and the certain individuals, claiming that they had conducted illegal surveillance on him, using a GPS device on his car a camera in the office where he worked and a listening device in his home.
At that time, 2006 to 2007, he worked for the National Air and Space Intelligence Center at the Air Force Research Laboratory, according to court documents.
In the lawsuit, Montgomery claimed that one of his friends noticed a bundle of wires hanging from underneath his 1992 Nissan truck. They then found a GPS tracker, he alleges.
Montgomery said he reported it first to his commanding officer then to the FBI. He later removed the device himself. He took a photo of it, which he included in his lawsuit filing.
He says FBI agents demanded the device but wouldn't provide a him documentation that they had received it.
At around that time he says he found a video camera installed under a ceiling tile in his work space on Wright-Patterson AFB. He says then used a spectrum analyzer and found an audio wire tap near his computer in his home.
Both lawsuits were dismissed in 2014.
In his criminal case, Montgomery originally faced federal explosives charges and threat-related charges along with those that he pleaded guilty to, but the explosives and other charges were dismissed as part of his plea agreement.
About Todd South
Todd South has written about crime, courts, government and the military for multiple publications since 2004 and was named a 2014 Pulitzer finalist for a co-written project on witness intimidation. Todd is a Marine veteran of the Iraq War.


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Pages and Listings are in reverse chronological order: Page 3 of 15
California May Be Forced to Issue I.O.U.'s
06-24-2009 • NY Times
Signaling that California is slipping deeper into financial crisis, the state's controller said his office would soon be forced to issue i.o.u.'s to scores of the state's creditors, as lawmakers failed to close the state's multibillion-dollar shortfall.
Homes to be seized by the Government over Cigarette Taxes
Several states and the District of Columbia are tracking down smokers who buy cheaper cigarettes out of their jurisdictions and have even begun tax-collection procedures that can end in liens put against the offender's property.
Reported By Jim Stachowiak
AZ Sheople Want a Tax Increase
06-04-2009 • AZ Central
Unscientific poll shows a large majority of people using the AZ Central website want AZ to enact a "temporary" sales tax increase. [Well of course, don't you want a "temporary" tax increase to go along with all the other temporary tax increases?]
Reported By Trouser Chili
Where have all the millionaires gone?
05-28-2009 • J.D. Tucille
[FUNNY] Last year, Maryland deliberately slapped an (even more) onerous tax on higher income state residents in order to try to soak up some of the red ink in which state books are awash. State politicians and newspaper editorialists gloated
California faces its day of fiscal reckoning
...state spending cuts so deep and so painful that they could rewrite the social contract between California and its citizens. They could also force a fundamental rethinking of the proper role of government in the Golden State.
California, a Broke State, Reels as Voters Rebuff Leaders
Direct democracy has once again upended California — enough so that the state may finally consider another way by overhauling its Constitution for the first time in 130 years.
California Voters Reject Schwarzenegger Budget Balancing Remedy
5-19-09 • Bloomberg.com
California voters appear to have rejected a package of budget-balancing measures that Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said were needed to keep a $15 billion deficit from widening to $21 billion.
GOP lawmakers propose taking impact fees
04-28-2009 • East Valley Tribune
Republican legislative leaders are proposing to fix part of their budget problems by taking $210 million that cities have collected from developers. All it does is put the burden back on the rest of the taxpayers — taxpayers whose own home prices inc
Court rules firm must pay taxes on reservation
Companies can't escape paying state property taxes just because they locate on Indian reservations, the Arizona Court of Appeals has ruled. A judge writing for the unanimous court, said the Arizona Constitution requires that taxes be paid
Patriotic Hookers Want to be Taxed
04/12/2009 • Just a Girl in Short Shorts
In a noble, if misguided, effort to help Nevada get out of its three billion dollar deficit, the legal prostitutes suggested the state collect a five dollar tax on their services. But a Senate Committee voted the proposal down. A coalition of femini
Reported By Becky Chandler
Calif. outs biggest celebrity tax-evaders: Sinbad & Dionne Warwick
4-12-2009 • AP
In the land of Hollywood, the state understands celebrities need the public's approval as much as gov't does. So when celebrities don't respect the state's authoritay,...the state plays "PR Battleship".
Las Vegas trophy project becomes symbol of boondoggle
Instead the $9 billion development named CityCenter -- touted as the city's most ambitious endeavor -- has come to symbolize a global retail and leisure slump and the city's struggles to come to grips with crushing unemployment and dwindling
Recession slows some U.S. state income tax refunds
Many U.S. taxpayers are eagerly anticipating a quick influx of cash from their states as they file income tax returns ahead of the April 15 deadline, but for some, the refund check may not be in the mail. With most states struggling with big revenue
Video: Hundreds of Iowans thrown out of public tax hearing
04-02-2009 • Rawstory
Over 500 Iowans were thrown out of a public tax hearing in Iowa's State House on Tuesday. Lawmakers ordered the room cleared after they were interrupted several times. The hearing was to debate a proposal that would have ended the practice of ded
AZ Lawmakers to take a bigger bite out of your paycheck
Arizona lawmakers are moving to alter the way the state computes what it withholds from worker paychecks in an effort to keep the government afloat. The measure, set for a vote, would have Arizona for the first time ever set its own schedule of withh
California's state work force grew despite budget woes and cut promises
03-16-2009 • Sacramento Bee
California state government's full-time work force continues to grow [tax collectors & enforcement?] despite Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's order to freeze hiring amid a historic budget shortfall.
Disabled men forced into 'fight club' by staff at Texas state facility
03-10-2009 • AFP
Profoundly disabled young men were forced into "fight club" style battles by the people hired to care for them in a Texas residential facility, police said. The staged battles -- which appear to have been going on for at least two years --
ATS To Introduce Overweight Photo Scam Cams
03-03-2009 • CameraFraud
American Traffic Solutions to Unveil Overweight and Overheight Vehicle Photo Enforcement Systems at World Congress on ITS in NY. ATS is pitching a new revenue scheme to photograph and cite vehicles that are too tall or heavy:
California Senate Deadlocked; Republicans Oust Leader
02-18-2009 • Bloomberg
California's Senate remained deadlocked over a plan to raise taxes to help close the state's $42 billion budget shortfall as Republicans replaced their leader who sought to build support for the plan.
California lawmakers vote on $41 billion budget plan
California lawmakers began voting late Saturday on plans to raise taxes and cut spending to close a $42 billion budget deficit the state's government faces over the next 17 months. If California receives at least $9.1 billion in new federal funds
Massachusetts Gubment Wants to Impose Taxes on Purchases Made by MA Citizens IN NH
2-5-2009 • Liberty Conspiracy
Bay State officials said New Hampshire businesses should be collecting Massachusetts' 5 percent sales tax from residents who cross the border to shop — and save money.
Calif. governor wants to tax golf, auto repairs
[targeted taxes] Golf course owners and some of their customers are teed off at Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. So are veterinarians, auto mechanics and amusement park operators.
Brothels Ask to Be Taxed, but Official Sees a Catch
1-25-2009 • NY Times
It is virtually unheard of for any legal industry to ask to be taxed. And it would seem even more unlikely for any government, especially one facing down a nearly $2 billion budget gap, to hesitate when a business is willing to pay up.
States push to collect taxes on Internet sales
01-13-2009 • USA Today
Gotta pay for all those programs somehow!
Calif. court rejects lawsuit against tax increases
1-9-2009 • AP
Citing separation of powers, the state's 3rd District Court of Appeal in Sacramento ruled it could not intervene because the Governor did not signed the bill into law. The Democratic majority acted illegally when it passed the tax increases becau
Oregon looks at taxing mileage instead of gasoline
Oregon is among a growing number of states exploring ways to tax drivers based on the number of miles they drive instead of how much gas they use, even going so far as to install GPS monitoring devices in 300 vehicles. The idea first emerged nearly 1
Motorists' Habits Spur Call for Tax Increases
Motorists are driving less and buying less gasoline, which means fuel taxes aren't raising enough money to keep pace with the cost of road, bridge and transit programs. A federal commission created by Congress to find a way to make up the growing
Cash-strapped states weigh selling roads, parks
Minnesota is deep in the hole financially, but the state still owns a premier golf resort, a sprawling amateur sports complex, a big airport, a major zoo and land holdings the size of the Central American country of Belize.
The Next Wave of State Taxes
12-26-2008 • Wall Street Journal
"My view is that cuts will become significant and touch enough people that tax increases will be more viable than they have been in the past," says Scott Pattison, executive director of the National Association of State Budget Officers in W
NY governor proposes 88 new fees and taxes to fix massive state deficit
12-17-08 • bizjournals.com/
Gov. David Paterson has proposed a so-called 'iPod tax' on downloaded music and entertainment services to help his state close a $15.4 billion budget deficit.

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Trump officially pulled the USA out of the deal via presidential order after a press conference Tuesday afternoon. What was Plan B?
"He introduced a new element, the element of leverage to a stale, non-productive reality that only encouraged the Iranians to continue their incredibly risky behaviour, particularly in Syria, by threatening Israel by surrounding it with missiles and expecting us to sit there and just wait until something happens". Trump has said that there will be a grace period before economic sanctions are imposed to allow USA businesses to reconcile their Iranian dealings, while Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has said that the country will take time before responding, but hopes to continue the deal with the five remaining countries. And that will make a nuclear deal very hard to maintain.
Trump's announcement was short on answers.
France, Germany and the United Kingdom wanted to avoid that but failed to sway Trump at the 11th hour.
That does not help stable relations in the Middle East or anywhere else.
The European and USA positions were too far apart on the so-called sunset clauses allowing for some restriction on Iran's nuclear enrichment program to be lifted.
Six countries, including the U.S. negotiated the deal: the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council -the U.S., Britain, France, China and Russian Federation - as well as Germany.
"At the very least, the International Monetary Fund figures now look very optimistic", said Jason Tuvey, Middle East economist at Capital Economics. "Unified in our understanding"?
"Having a deal is better than no deal".
"Not only is Iran bad actors, I would say they are terrorists", Loudermilk said in a "Countdown to the Closing Bell" interview.
State Duma's Deputy Speaker Pyotr Tolstoy (United Russia) said Trump's decision to quit the Iran nuclear deal is "another round of crisis" in worldwide relations. The deal places restrictions on Iran's nuclear programme. But that long-overdue optimism was quickly halted by the election of Trump, who vowed to terminate the agreement struck under his predecessor.
He indicated that after his country's exit from this deal he will be prepared, willing, and able to sign a new pact, once Iran is also ready.
How that works is less than clear.
Professor Gillespie highlighted that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed Iran is not cheating on the deal. He also wants a tougher inspections regime and to roll a missile testing ban into the deal.
He added that he hoped other signatories to the deal would not follow in America's footsteps.
She noted that it has been "years that the Levinson family has been struggling with not knowing where Bob is, and I think it will be particularly painful to see the detained in North Korea come home without North Korea really having done anything, where Iran has fully complied with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action since January of 2016, almost 2 years of full compliance".
Now, clearly, President Trump takes a different view.
There may be some room to talk.
On Tuesday, Trump fulfilled a campaign by declaring that the U.S.is leaving the deal.
Previously, he made good on his promise to scrap USA participation in the Paris climate accord, another bad deal for the US agreed to by Obama, and to move the USA embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, in recognition of Israel's right to name its own capital.
Rex Tillerson, the previous secretary of state, had seen value in staying in the deal, as did Defense Secretary James Mattis.
Russian Federation was one of the powers involved in the pact, which saw Iran agree to limit its atomic program in exchange for economic sanctions being lifted.
He also warned that other nations could be sanctioned as well. Beijing has opposed the US move and many Chinese companies may continue to buy Iranian crude, analysts say.
So far, along with overwhelming majority of countries from different regions of the world, global associations also stated their disturbance over the U.S.'s decision.
But facts are facts and the fact is Mickelson's last win, his 42nd on the PGA Tour, came in Mexico City on March 4. However, based on the location of the Friday pins, Tiger Woods said he thinks someone could go low again.


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It has been a busy preseason for Bethlehem Steel FC filled with friendlies, two-a-days and weight lifting sessions as the team gears up for the inaugural season set to start on March 25 at FC Montreal with the first home game on April 3 at 3 p.m.
The expansion side started off the series of preseason friendlies with a 5-0 win in an open scrimmage against Syracuse University on Sunday, March 6. Since then, the team has participated in several closed-door friendlies enabling the technical staff to try various tactics and lineups leading up the start of the season.
On Tuesday, March 8, Bethlehem FC faced Villanova in a closed preseason friendly match where they fell 3-2.
On Friday, March 11, New York Red Bulls II, NYRB II, hosted Steel FC. Both teams saw many attempts on goal, but NYRB II found the back of the net first with a goal in the 74th minute. Defender Noah Powder gained possession of the ball near the penalty spot where he struck a left-footed shot giving them the lead.
The home team's lead did not last for long, however, as Eric Ayuk tied the game in the 75th minute. Ayuk's immediate reaction to a poorly controlled pass enabled the midfielder to take possession and send the ball into the back of the net. The game concluded as a 1-1 tie.
On Tuesday, March 15, Bethlehem Steel FC hosted their first preseason match at Goodman Stadium against Harrisburg City Islanders. Steel FC and snagged the 1-0 victory with a goal from Amoy Brown.
Coming up this Sunday, March 20 at 11 a.m., Steel FC will play an open friendly against Georgetown University. The game will take place on the Union training fields leading up to the first Union home game vs. New England Revolution scheduled to start at 2:30 p.m. Sunday's match at the Union Training Center is open to the public and patrons will have to pay for parking.


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Cross Country Healthcare Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2017 Financial Results 317 KB
BOCA RATON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. (the "Company") (NASDAQ: CCRN) today announced financial results for its fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2017.
Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts.
Revenue $219,674 (1)% $865,048 4%
Gross profit margin*
Net income attributable to common shareholders
$27,950 455% $37,513 371%
Diluted EPS $0.77 $1.01 $1.01 $0.86
Adjusted EBITDA* $12,301 2% $43,403 (3)%
Adjusted EPS* $0.17 $(0.03) $0.61 $(0.08)
Cash flows from operations $16,803 891% $45,508 51%
The Company experienced weaker than expected results in the fourth quarter of 2017 primarily in its Nurse and Allied Staffing business with fewer overall placements and a lower renewal rate. The Company also experienced a higher than expected reduction in premium rate business, as well as greater disruptive effects from Hurricane Irma on fourth quarter placements. While the Company expects some of the impact associated with lower renewal rate and premium rate business to continue to affect results in the first quarter of 2018, it believes these pressures are ultimately short-term in nature, the overall trends for the business are strong, and performance will improve as it moves further into fiscal year 2018. Already, in the first quarter, the Company is seeing an uptick in its renewal rate and an increase in orders. The Company also expects to see additional improvement in its Advantage RN business throughout 2018, which it believes will continue to support higher capture rates within its Managed Service Programs and support its long-term strategy.
"Cross Country has experienced tremendous growth over the last four years and we expect to see growth continue as we progress into 2018, led by our high growth, high margin education healthcare staffing business," said CEO William J. Grubbs, "While we expect near-term pressures on top-line growth to dissipate, management has also moved decisively to focus attention on improving costs and operational excellence, as demonstrated by the recent changes to our organizational structure, including the creation of a new Chief Operating Officer role, which we believe will drive greater focus, accountability, and agility in our decision-making and overall performance."
Fourth quarter consolidated revenue was $219.7 million, a decrease of 1% year-over-year and 4% sequentially. Consolidated gross profit margin was 26.5%, up 60 basis points year-over-year and flat sequentially. Net income attributable to common shareholders was $28.0 million, impacted by noncash items including nonrecurring net income tax benefits of $34.5 million, partly offset by Physician Staffing impairment charges of $14.4 million ($12.1 million after taxes), compared to a net loss of $7.9 million in the prior year, including a noncash loss on the derivative liability of $14.2 million. Diluted EPS was $0.77 per share compared to a loss of $0.24 per share in the prior year. Adjusted EBITDA was $12.3 million or 5.6% of revenue, as compared with $12.0 million or 5.4% of revenue in the prior year. Adjusted EPS was $0.17 in the current quarter as compared to $0.20 in the prior year and $0.23 in the prior quarter.
For the year ended December 31, 2017, consolidated revenue was $865.0 million, an increase of 4% year-over-year. Consolidated gross profit margin was 26.4%, down 20 basis points year-over-year. Net income attributable to common shareholders was $37.5 million, compared to $8.0 million in the prior year. Adjusted EBITDA was $43.4 million or 5.0% of revenue, as compared with $44.7 million or 5.4% of revenue in the prior year. Adjusted EPS was $0.61 compared to $0.69 in the prior year.
Fourth quarter and full year results were impacted by noncash items including a $42.5 million income tax benefit resulting from the reversal of substantially all of the Company's valuation allowances on its net deferred tax assets, $14.4 million of impairment charges related to Physician Staffing, and $8.0 million of income tax expense attributable to the Company's re-measurement of its deferred tax assets under the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Given the significant complexity of the new tax legislation, the Company's estimate of the impact may be refined during 2018.
Revenue from Nurse and Allied Staffing was $193.7 million, a slight decrease from the prior year, and a decrease of 3% sequentially. Contribution income was $19.2 million, up from $18.1 million in the prior year. Average field FTEs increased to 7,521 from 7,156 in the prior year. Revenue per FTE per day was $280 compared to $295 in the prior year, primarily reflecting a change in the mix of business.
Revenue from Physician Staffing was $22.6 million, a decrease of 9% year-over-year and sequentially, with the year-over-year decrease due to changes in mix and the sequential decline due to volume. Contribution income was $1.0 million, down from $2.3 million in the prior year. Total days filled were 15,115 as compared with 14,521 in the prior year, with growth in advanced practices partly offset by declines in physician specialties. Revenue per day filled was $1,489 as compared with $1,599 in the prior year, representing the impact of a shift in mix of specialties within physician staffing and growth in advanced practices, which generally have a lower daily bill rate.
Revenue from Other Human Capital Management Services was $3.4 million, a decrease of 8% year-over-year and an increase of 8% sequentially. Contribution loss was $0.2 million compared to a loss of $0.3 million in the prior year.
Cash flow provided by operating activities for the current quarter was $16.8 million compared to cash used of $2.1 million in the prior year. Cash flow provided by operating activities for the full year was $45.5 million compared to $30.1 million in the prior year. At December 31, 2017, the Company had $25.5 million in cash and cash equivalents and a $100.0 million term loan outstanding. There were no borrowings drawn on its $115.0 million revolving credit facility, and $21.6 million of letters of credit outstanding, leaving $93.4 million available for borrowings under the revolving credit facility.
The guidance below applies only to management's expectations for the first quarter of 2018. Though the Company does not provide full year guidance, organic growth for the full year and continued margin improvements are expected based on continued favorable market conditions and demand for its services. In addition to the normal operating leverage from anticipated revenue growth, the Company will be undertaking actions to further align its cost structure for improved profitability towards achieving its near-term goal of 8% Adjusted EBITDA margin. For the full year, the Company will also be launching a significant initiative to replace its legacy system supporting its largest business, travel nurse staffing.
Revenue $205 million - $210 million (1)% - 1% (7)% - (4)%
Gross Profit Margin 25.5% - 26.0% (20) bps - 30 bps (100) bps - (50) bps
Adjusted EBITDA $6 million - $7 million (7)% - 8% (51)% - (43)%
The estimates above are based on current management expectations and, as such, are forward-looking and actual results may differ materially. The quarterly guidance reflects approximately 70 to 80 basis points associated with the annual payroll tax reset. The above ranges do not include the potential impact of any future divestitures, mergers, acquisitions or other business combinations, any impairment charges or valuation allowances, any acquisition-related measurement period adjustments, changes in debt structure, or any material legal or restructuring charges. See accompanying Non-GAAP financial measures and tables below.
The Company will hold its quarterly conference call on Thursday, March 1, 2018, at 9:00 A.M. Eastern Time to discuss its fourth quarter and full year 2017 financial results. This call will be webcast live and can be accessed at the Company's website at www.crosscountryhealthcare.com or by dialing 800-857-6331 from anywhere in the U.S. or by dialing 517-623-4781 from non-U.S. locations - Passcode: Cross Country. A replay of the webcast will be available from March 1, 2018 through March 15, 2018 at the Company's website and a replay of the conference call will be available by telephone by calling 866-357-1431 from anywhere in the U.S. or 203-369-0118 from non-U.S. locations - Passcode: 2018.
This press release and accompanying financial statement tables reference non-GAAP financial measures. Such non-GAAP financial measures are provided as additional information and should not be considered substitutes for, or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Such non-GAAP financial measures are provided for consistency and comparability to prior year results; furthermore, management believes they are useful to investors when evaluating the Company's performance as they exclude certain items that management believes are not indicative of the Company's operating performance. Pro forma measures, if applicable, are adjusted to include the results of our acquisitions, and exclude the results of divestments, as if the transactions occurred in the beginning of the periods mentioned. Such non-GAAP financial measures may differ materially from the non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. The financial statement tables that accompany this press release include a reconciliation of each non-GAAP financial measure to the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measure and a more detailed discussion of each financial measure; as such, the financial statement tables should be read in conjunction with the presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures.
Bad debt expense 746 97 433 1,828 593
Depreciation and amortization 2,849 2,213 2,849 10,174 9,182
Acquisition-related contingent consideration (a) 98 107 (605 ) 44 814
Acquisition and integration costs (b) 22 78 1,366 1,975 78
Restructuring costs (c) 302 142 724 1,026 753
Impairment charges (d) 14,356 — — 14,356 24,311
Income from operations (6,323 ) 8,706 8,367 11,748 6,184
Loss (gain) on derivative liability (e) — 14,165 — (1,581 ) (5,805 )
Loss on early extinguishment of debt (f) — — — 4,969 1,568
Other income, net (39 ) (87 ) (57 ) (155 ) (230 )
(Loss) income before income taxes (7,523 ) (6,800 ) 7,203 4,301 4,545
Income tax (benefit) expense (g) (35,779 ) 849 159 (34,501 ) (4,186 )
Consolidated net income (loss) 28,256 (7,649 ) 7,044 38,802 8,731
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest in subsidiary 306 235 321 1,289 764
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders $ 27,950 $ (7,884 ) $ 6,723 $ 37,513 $ 7,967
Net income (loss) per share attributable to common shareholders - Basic $ 0.78 $ (0.24 ) $ 0.19 $ 1.07 $ 0.25
Net income (loss) per share attributable to common shareholders - Diluted $ 0.77 $ (0.24 ) $ 0.19 $ 1.01 $ 0.15
Equity compensation 997 765 1,068 4,080 3,379
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest in subsidiary 306 235 321 1,289 764
Adjusted EBITDA (i) $ 12,301 $ 12,011 $ 13,769 $ 43,403 $ 44,701
Adjusted EPS: (j)
Consolidated net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders $ 27,950 $ (7,884 ) $ 6,723 $ 37,513 $ 7,967
Nonrecurring income tax adjustments (34,476 ) — — (34,476 ) —
Tax impact of non-GAAP adjustments (k) (2,211 ) — — (2,211 ) (7,036 )
Adjusted net income attributable to common shareholders - non-GAAP $ 6,041 $ 6,608 $ 8,208 $ 21,615 $ 22,650
Reconciliation: (j)
Diluted EPS, GAAP $ 0.77 $ (0.24 ) $ 0.19 $ 1.01 $ 0.15
Acquisition-related contingent consideration (a) — — (0.02 ) — 0.03
Acquisition and integration costs (b) — — 0.04 0.06 —
Impairment charges (d) 0.40 — — 0.40 0.74
Loss (gain) on derivative liability (e) — 0.43 — (0.05 ) (0.18 )
Loss on early extinguishment of debt (f) — — — 0.14 0.05
Nonrecurring income tax adjustments (0.95 ) — — (0.97 ) —
Tax impact of non-GAAP adjustments (k) (0.06 ) — — (0.06 ) (0.22 )
Adjustment for change in dilutive shares — — — 0.05 0.09
Adjusted EPS, non-GAAP (j) $ 0.17 $ 0.20 $ 0.23 $ 0.61 $ 0.69
Other current assets 963 2,198
Goodwill, net 117,589 79,648
Non-current deferred tax assets 20,219 —
Non-current deferred tax liabilities 105 13,154
Accumulated deficit (67,111 ) (104,089 )
Segment Data (l)
Nurse and Allied Staffing $ 193,740 88 % $ 194,050 87 % $ 200,492 88 % (0.2 )% (3.4 )%
Physician Staffing 22,555 10 % 24,813 11 % 24,871 11 % (9.1 )% (9.3 )%
Other Human Capital Management Services 3,379 2 % 3,660 2 % 3,125 1 % (7.7 )% 8.1 %
$ 219,674 100 % $ 222,523 100 % $ 228,488 100 % (1.3 )% (3.9 )%
Contribution income: (m)
Nurse and Allied Staffing $ 19,188 $ 18,115 $ 20,663 5.9 % (7.1 )%
Physician Staffing 1,049 2,262 1,340 (53.6 )% (21.7 )%
Other Human Capital Management Services (157 ) (339 ) (1 ) 53.7 %
20,080 20,038 22,002 0.2 % (8.7 )%
Unallocated corporate overhead (n) 8,776 8,792 9,301 0.2 % 5.6 %
Depreciation and amortization 2,849 2,213 2,849 (28.7 )% — %
Acquisition-related contingent consideration (a) 98 107 (605 ) 8.4 % (116.2 )%
Acquisition and integration costs (b) 22 78 1,366 71.8 % 98.4 %
Restructuring costs (c) 302 142 724 (112.7 )% 58.3 %
Impairment charges (d) 14,356 — — (100.0 )% (100.0 )%
Income from operations $ (6,323 ) $ 8,706 $ 8,367 (172.6 )% (175.6 )%
December 31, % of December 31, % of
Nurse and Allied Staffing $ 758,267 88 % $ 721,486 86 % 5.1 %
Physician Staffing 93,610 11 % 98,283 12 % (4.8 )%
Other Human Capital Management Services 13,171 1 % 13,768 2 % (4.3 )%
$ 865,048 100 % $ 833,537 100 % 3.8 %
Nurse and Allied Staffing $ 73,614 $ 71,992 2.3 %
Physician Staffing 5,256 8,265 (36.4 )%
Other Human Capital Management Services (357 ) (535 ) 33.3 %
78,513 79,722 (1.5 )%
Unallocated corporate overhead (n) 39,190 38,400 (2.1 )%
Depreciation and amortization 10,174 9,182 (10.8 )%
Acquisition-related contingent consideration (a) 44 814 94.6 %
Acquisition and integration costs (b) 1,975 78
Restructuring costs (c) 1,026 753 (36.3 )%
Impairment charges (d) 14,356 24,311 40.9 %
Income from operations $ 11,748 $ 6,184 90.0 %
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities (in thousands) $ 16,803 $ (2,124 ) $ 3,180 $ 45,508 $ 30,145
Consolidated gross profit margin (o) 26.5 % 25.9 % 26.5 % 26.4 % 26.6 %
FTEs (p) 7,521 7,156 7,706 7,397 6,953
Average Nurse and Allied Staffing revenue per FTE per day (q) $ 280 $ 295 $ 283 $ 281 $ 284
Days filled (r) 15,115 14,521 15,777 61,148 62,482
Revenue per day filled (s) $ 1,489 $ 1,599 $ 1,562 $ 1,549 $ 1,549
(b) Acquisition and integration costs are primarily related to legal and advisory fees for the Advantage RN, LLC acquisition that closed effective July 1, 2017.
(c) Restructuring costs related to severance and lease consolidations incurred as part of our separate and discrete cost savings initiatives.
(d) Impairment charges (noncash) of $14.4 million ($12.1 million after taxes) related to goodwill and trade names of Physician Staffing are included in the three months and year ended December 31, 2017. The year ended December 31, 2016 includes noncash impairment charges of $24.3 million ($17.3 million after taxes) related to Physician Staffing goodwill, trade names, and customer relations.
(e) Loss (gain) on derivative liability represents the change in the fair value of embedded features of our Convertible Notes up until their repayment.
(f) Loss on early extinguishment of debt for the year ended December 31, 2017 is related to the Company's settlement of its convertible notes on March 17, 2017. Loss on early extinguishment of debt for the year ended December 31, 2016 relates to the write-off of unamortized debt discount and issuance costs as well as transaction fees and expenses related to the extinguishment of the Company's subordinated term loan.
(g) Income tax benefit for the three months and year ended December 31, 2017 is primarily a result of a release of valuation allowances on the Company's deferred tax assets totaling $42.5 million, offset by an $8.0 million reduction in the Company's net deferred tax assets (relating to the impact from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act).
(h) When applying the if-converted method to its Convertible Notes, 723,519 shares were included in diluted weighted average shares for the year ended December 31, 2017 and 3,521,126 shares were included for the year ended December 31, 2016.
(i) Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) financial measure, is defined as net income attributable to common shareholders before interest expense, income tax (benefit) expense, depreciation and amortization, acquisition-related contingent consideration, acquisition and integration costs, restructuring costs, impairment charges, loss (gain) on derivative liability, loss on early extinguishment of debt, other income, net, equity compensation, and includes net income attributable to noncontrolling interest in subsidiary. Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered a measure of financial performance under GAAP. Management presents Adjusted EBITDA because it believes that Adjusted EBITDA is a useful supplement to net income attributable to common shareholders as an indicator of operating performance. Management uses Adjusted EBITDA for planning purposes and as one performance measure in its incentive programs for certain members of its management team. Adjusted EBITDA, as defined, closely matches the operating measure typically used in the Company's credit facilities in calculating various ratios. Adjusted EBITDA Margin is calculated by dividing Adjusted EBITDA by the Company's consolidated revenue.
Adjusted EPS, a non-GAAP financial measure, is defined as net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders per diluted share before the diluted EPS impact of acquisition-related contingent considertion, acquisition and integration costs, restructuring costs, impairment charges, loss (gain) on derivative liability, loss on early extinguishment of debt, and non-recurring income tax adjustments. Adjusted EPS should not be considered a measure of financial performance under GAAP. Management presents Adjusted EPS because it believes that Adjusted EPS is a useful supplement to its reported EPS as an indicator of operating performance. Management uses Adjusted EPS as one performance measure in its annual cash incentive program for certain members of its management team. Management believes it provides a more useful comparison of the Company's underlying business performance from period to period and is more representative of the future earnings capacity of the Company.
(k) Due to the Company previously maintaining a full valuation allowance, there was no tax impact on non-GAAP measures with the exception of the impact of impairment charges on goodwill.
(l) Segment data provided is in accordance with the Segment Reporting Topic of the FASB ASC.
(m) Contribution income is defined as income or loss from operations before depreciation and amortization, acquisition-related contingent consideration, acquisition and integration costs, restructuring costs, impairment charges, and corporate expenses not specifically identified to a reporting segment. Contribution income is a financial measure used by management when assessing segment performance.
(n) Unallocated corporate overhead includes corporate compensation and benefits, and general and administrative expenses including rent and utilities, computer supplies and expenses, insurance, professional expenses, corporate-wide projects (initiatives), and public company expense.
(o) Gross profit is defined as revenue from services less direct operating expenses. The Company's gross profit excludes allocated depreciation and amortization expense. Gross profit margin is calculated by dividing gross profit by revenue from services.
(p) FTEs represent the average number of Nurse and Allied Staffing contract personnel on a full-time equivalent basis.
(q) Average revenue per FTE per day is calculated by dividing the Nurse and Allied Staffing revenue per FTE by the number of days worked in the respective periods. Nurse and Allied Staffing revenue also includes revenue from the permanent placement of nurses.
(r) Days filled is calculated by dividing the total hours invoiced during the period by 8 hours. This method does not reflect the impact of revenue generated from permanent placements, reimbursed expenses, discounts and allowances, and the impact from accruals and adjustments recorded for financial statement purposes.
(s) Revenue per day filled is calculated by dividing revenue invoiced by days filled for the period presented.


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1920 James 2018
James Huebsch
June 12, 1920 — January 28, 2018
James "Jim" Clement Huebsch, 97, of Perham, MN passed away peacefully in his sleep the morning of January 28, 2018 at Perham Living.
Jim was born June 12, 1920, in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and was the third of nine children born to Michael and Florence (Weis) Huebsch. Jim was merely four years old but he always remembered the 19-hour trip by car that included 14 flat tires when his family moved from Grand Forks to the Rush Lake area by Perham, MN.
Jim attended St. Henry's Catholic School through 8th grade and graduated from Perham High School in 1938 where his favorite subject was Industrial Arts. He then worked for 18 months in Perham until the lure of a job in the aviation field led him to North American Aviation in California where he worked for 3-1/2 years.
He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1943 and served with the 93rd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Gun Battalion for 51 weeks on the island of Ie Shima (Japan) after the invasion of Okinawa. After receiving an honorable discharge following WWII, Jim returned to California for six months, but soon found his way back to Perham where he opened "J.C. Huebsch Cabinet Shop" in June of 1947, later to be named Huebsch Woodcraft.
Romance struck Jim around this same time when he volunteered to help wash dishes with a pretty neighbor girl at a party at St. Lawrence Catholic Church at Rush Lake. Just a few months later on September 1, 1947, Jim married Margaret Mary Doll at St. Lawrence Church and family life began. This union brought forth seven sons and two daughters.
Jim was well known for his master craftsmanship in his custom cabinetwork, church and office furniture throughout the region. His shop became a family affair and he often claims his kids knew how to hold a hammer before they learned how to hold a spoon. His philosophy for raising children was to keep them busy and out of trouble…and he kept them busy not only learning the tools of the trade at the shop, but also selling fishing worms, maintaining several large gardens, planting trees, mowing grass, busting up beaver dams at Rush Lake, and much more. (But it seemed that Jim would be the one who would get in trouble by getting his truck stuck in the mud out at Rush Lake every spring).
Jim was an active member of St. Henry's Catholic Church in Perham and the Knights of Columbus where he served as the Grand Knight and was a charter member of the 4th Degree Knights. He was also a long-time member of the American Legion and Perham VFW Clubs. He loved Perham and the Rush Lake area and was grateful to spend his final years here.
Jim was preceded in death by his parents Michael and Florence Huebsch; his brothers Joseph, Rev. Vincent, Michael and Wilfred; and his sisters Deloris and LaVerne. He is survived by his loving wife of 70+ years Margaret (Doll) Huebsch; his children Jerome of Perham, Thomas (Suzanne) of Lake Elmo, MN, Richard (Kris) of Ottertail, MN, Dennis (the late Roanne) of Detroit Lakes, MN, Duane of Perham, Dr. Ronald (Amy) of Princeton, MN, Mary (Gary) Hager of Detroit Lakes, Janice of Thief River Falls, MN and Joseph (Denise) of St. Cloud, MN; 21 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and his siblings Sister Rosemary Huebsch OSB of St. Cloud and Donald Huebsch of Mt. Angel, OR.
A heartfelt thank you goes to the staff of Prairie Knoll at Perham Living for the excellent care and support they provided for Jim over the past six years.
Jim requested that memorials be sent to St. Henry's Area School or the ITOW Veterans Museum in Perham.
Visitation will be from 4:00-8:00 p.m. with a Knights of Columbus service at 6:30 p.m. and parish prayers at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 31 at Schoeneberger Funeral & Cremation Service in Perham. Visitation will resume beginning at 10:30 a.m. followed by the funeral Mass at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, February 1 at St. Henry's Catholic Church in Perham. Burial and military honors will be in the church cemetery followed by lunch at the church.
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Густаво Франсиско Петро Уррего (, ; род. 19 апреля 1960, Сьенага-де-Оро) — колумбийский политический и государственный деятель, экономист и бывший повстанец. Сенатор (2014—2018), кандидат на президентских выборах 2010, 2018 и 2022 годов. Президент Колумбии с 7 августа 2022 года.

Биография
Густаво Петро родился 19 апреля 1960 года в городе Сьенага-де-Оро (провинция Кордова, Колумбия). Учился в колледже Hermanos de La Salle в Сипакире (департамент Кундинамарка).

В 17 лет, будучи студентом, вступил в леворадикальную партизанскую группировку Движение 19 апреля (M-19), возникшую в знак протеста против фальсификации выборов. Занимался военной и политической активностью, стал одним из руководителей группировки, а также был избран омбудсменом Сипакиры. В 1985 году был арестован за нелегальное владение оружием и осуждён на 18 месяцев. Вскоре после его ареста M-19 осуществила захват Дворца правосудия в Боготе, в результате чего было убито не менее 98 человек. Петро отрицает свою причастность к этому нападению. К тому времени, когда Петро был освобожден в 1987 году, он пришёл к выводу, что вооруженная революция — это не лучшая стратегия для завоевания народной поддержки, а два года спустя M-19 вступила в мирные переговоры с колумбийским государством. После амнистии Петро участвовал в формировании политической партии Демократический альянс M-19 (AD M-19).

После роспуска М-19 учился на экономическом факультете Университета Экстернадо Колумбии, затем изучал государственное управление в Высшей школе государственного администрирования. Учился в Папском университете Боготы, где получил степень магистра экономики. Продолжил обучение в Бельгии в Левенском католическом университете и Университете Саламанки.

Политическая карьера
В 1990—1991 годах был советником правительства провинции Кундинамарка. В 1991—1994 и 1998—2006 годах — член Палаты представителей Колумбии.

В 1994—1996 годах служил первым секретарём посольства Колумбии в Бельгии.

В 2002 году был избран в Конгресс по Боготе от политического движения Vía Alterna, основанного им с Антонио Наварро Вольфом и другими бывшими товарищами по М-19. В этот период он был назван «лучшим конгрессменом» своими коллегами по парламенту.

В 2005 году участвовал в объединении левых партий в Альтернативный демократический полюс (на базе предшествовавшей коалиции Независимый демократический полюс) и в 2006—2010 годах был сенатором от альянса.

В 2010 году был кандидатом на президентских выборах, на которых получил 9 % голосов и занял 4 место. В 2011 году из-за ряда разногласий с руководством покинул Альтернативный демократический полюс и создал собственное Прогрессивное движение, чтобы участвовать в выборах мэра колумбийской столицы.

В 2011 году был избран мэром Боготы на трёхлетний срок с 2012 по 2015 год. Однако, в декабре 2013 года генеральный прокурор Колумбии постановил отправить его в отставку из-за решения мэра отобрать у частных фирм право вывозить мусор. В марте 2014 года он покинул мэрию, но 23 апреля президент Хуан Мануэль Сантос восстановил его на посту мэра по постановлению суда и Межамериканской комиссии по правам человека.

Запретив ношение оружия, в качестве мэра добился сокращения уровня убийств до минимального за два десятилетия показателя. Он также вводил меры по реабилитации наркозависимых и по борьбе с глобальным потеплением, однако его планы по сооружению метрополитена были отменены преемником, Энрике Пеньялосой, отдавшим предпочтение наземному транспорту.

В марте 2018 году был зарегистрирован кандидатом на президентских выборах от блока «Гуманная Колумбия». В первом туре получил 25 % голосов и вышел во 2-й тур, где, не получив прямой поддержки от второго левоцентристского кандидата Серхио Фахардо и набрав 42 % голосов избирателей, уступил кандидату от правых сил Ивану Дуке.

В конце 2021 года выдвинул себя в качестве предварительного кандидата от блока «Гуманная Колумбия» и партии «Патриотический союз», составивших коалицию «Исторический пакт для Колумбии». Во время выборов 2022 года в Конгресс был провозглашён кандидатом от коалиции (на выборах 13 марта коалиция заняла первое место, получив почти пять миллионов голосов, 20 из 102 мест в Сенате и 27 из 166 мест в Палате представителей). На пост вице-президента выдвинута Франсия Маркес.

На президентских выборах 2022 года вышел во второй тур и затем выиграл выборы во втором туре, став первым левым политиком во главе Колумбии.

Личная жизнь
Имеет 5 детей:
 сын Николас — после отношений с Катей Бургос
 сын Андрес и дочь Андреа — после отношений с Мэри Лус Эрран, бывшим бойцом М-19
 дочь Антонелла — с нынешней женой Вероникой Алькосер (у неё имеется свой сын Николас)

Примечания

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Мэры Боготы
Экономисты Колумбии
Сенаторы Колумбии
Депутаты Палаты представителей Колумбии
Выпускники Саламанкского университета
Политики XXI века
Правители XXI века
Президенты, вступившие в должность в 2022 году
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Q: Counting the elements that can be divided by 2 in recursion method I have a task (Homework) to count the number of elements in the array that can be divided by 2, I need to do it in a recursion way in order to improve performance. The problem is my counter does not keep the value and return only 1 instead of the number of elements that can be divided by 2 in my example it should return 7
You can look at the code that tried remember I need it to do it in recursion way not regular way with for loop which much easier...
public class Sample1{

    public static void main(String[] args) {

        int [] array = {2,4,6,8,14,12,14};
        System.out.println(what(array));
    }
    /**
     *
     * @param a an array of of numbers
     * @return the number of numbers that can divided by 2
     */
    public static int what (int []a){
        return countingPairNumberes (a, 0, a.length - 1,0);

    }
    /**
     *
     * @param a an array of of numbers
     * @param lo the begining of the array
     * @param hi the end of the array
     * @return the number of numbers that can divided by 2
     */
    private static int countingPairNumberes (int [] a, int lo, int hi , int sum)
    {
        int counter = sum;
        if (lo <= hi) {
            if(a[lo] % 2 == 0)
                counter++;
            countingPairNumberes (a, lo+1, hi ,counter);

        }

        return counter;

    }

}

My expected results that counter will be 7 and this what I am going to print on the screen, but I am getting the value 1 instead.

A: You don't need to pass sum as a parameter to the recursive method. And you shouldn't ignore the result of the recursive call.
The count of even numbers in a given array is the count of the even numbers of the sub-array you get after removing the first element, with the optional addition of 1, if the removed element is even.
/**
 *
 * @param a an array of of numbers
 * @return the number of numbers that can divided by 2
 */
public static int what (int []a){
    return countingPairNumberes (a, 0, a.length - 1);
}

/**
 *
 * @param a an array of of numbers
 * @param lo the begining of the array
 * @param hi the end of the array
 * @return the number of numbers that can divided by 2
 */
private static int countingPairNumberes (int [] a, int lo, int hi)
{
    if (lo <= hi) {
        int counter = countingPairNumberes (a, lo+1, hi);
        if(a[lo] % 2 == 0)
            counter++;
        return counter;

    } else {
        return 0;
    }

}

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Q: Add group label for multiple bars in a ggplot barplot I have dataframe
DF <- data.frame(V1 = factor(c("Option 1", "Option 1", "Option 1", "Option 2", "Option 1", "Option 2", "Option 1", "Option 1", "Option 2", NA, "Option 2", "Option 1", "Option 2", "Option 1", "Option 2", "Option 1", "Option 2", "Option 1")),
                  Location = factor(c("California", "Georgia", "Texas", "Texas", "Georgia", "Georgia", "California", "Georgia", "Texas", "Texas", "California", "Georgia", "Mexico", "Mexico", "Mexico", "Canada", "Canada", "Canada")))

When I plot it in ggplot, it gets a little confusing as US states and two other countries are displayed side-by-side:
DF %>%
  filter(!is.na(V1)) %>%
  ggplot(aes(Location, ..count..)) +
  geom_bar(aes(fill = V1), position = "dodge")

I can make the plot clearer by reordering the levels of the Location variable:
DF$Location = factor(DF$Location, levels=c("Canada", "Mexico", "California", "Georgia", "Texas"))
DF %>%
  filter(!is.na(V1)) %>%
  ggplot(aes(Location, ..count..)) +
  geom_bar(aes(fill = V1), position = "dodge")

But I'd like to label somehow that California, Georgia and Texas are US states, for example (but not necessarily) by adding "United States"  underneath the names of the three states. Is there a way to do this?
Commenters below suggest this is a duplicate. I don't think so. In the cases linked to below there was already a "country"-equivalent category in the dataframe. I could of course create one, but it's time-consuming for a large dataframe. I was hoping for a way to add the "country" label just to the plot.

A: I would use facet_grid to separate the US states and the other locations into separate panels. Like so:
DF$isUS <- ifelse(DF$Location %in% c("California", "Georgia", "Texas"), "US States", "Rest of world")

DF %>%
  filter(!is.na(V1)) %>%
  ggplot(aes(Location, ..count..)) +
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Essentially, the RESP account should only be used for investment purposes if you plan on saving for education. Even though gains are allowed to be tax free while in the account, the withdrawal penalties make it inferior to the TFSA or RRSP as a long term investment account.
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Truman Madsen on Polygamy on Youtube
May 17, 2009 By: Matt W. @ 8:35 pm Category: Life
I found it somewhat interesting tonight coming across this rather simple video of Truman Madsen frankly discussing Joseph's Polygamy.
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While I can't speak to the historicity of the video (or the history of the video for that matter). I love me some Truman Madsen, and thought this video was fairly interesting.
The part where Emma approved seems a bit out of character doesn't it? Sounds a bit revisionist to me.
Comment by Jerry — May 17, 2009 @ 10:08 pm
Emma did approve, for a brief time, and even "gave" Joseph a couple of sister-wives. She later reneged but that doesn't mean she never approved.
Comment by Proud Daughter of Eve — May 18, 2009 @ 5:21 am
I'll have to check this out when I get home.
Comment by Eric Nielson — May 18, 2009 @ 8:34 am
This is from a three-DVD collection of Truman Madsen going along Church History sites and "historicizing."
It's exactly what you can expect from Madsen: a mixture of some history and lots of folklore. He's never accurate on his history, but I'm convinced that he's never concerned with that anyway; as an old-school philosopher, he is always after the "meaning" of these events, and is therefore only looking at sources that give him what he wants while ignoring all else.
Not my cup of tea.
Comment by Emerson — May 18, 2009 @ 8:55 am
That's interesting Emerson, I generally tend to think of Madsen doing a pretty decent job with History, but that's just me. I'd never buy the dvd, or anything, but I'm not sure what here is historically incorrect. As far as I can tell, it lines up pretty well, in a 1 inch deep sense, with Bushman and Compton, who I'd consider to be at the top of the game on this one.
Comment by Matt W. — May 18, 2009 @ 9:05 am
Count me as one who doesn't think that Madsen is very historical. This comes from the same DVD series where he said (paraphrased): "I think the Second Great Awakening was like water off a duck's back with Joseph Smith–I just don't think it influenced him at all."
As for historical inaccuracies in this clip: the introduction to Hyrum isn't correct (JS never actually told him about it because Hyrum refused to hear–until Brigham Young confronted him); the idea that JS's practice was only to give single women husbands (most of JS's first polygamous wives were already married); the assertion that Emma consented to Eliza R. Snow's sealing to JS (she only gave consent to two marriages, and JS had already married about 20 women–including ERS–before that); and the BY story is an old family folkloric legend that wasn't recorded until a century later and has absolutely no contemporary evidence.
Comment by Ben — May 18, 2009 @ 9:18 am
Ben, I thought about 1/3 of his wives were already married. (10 out of 30?)
Thanks for the correction. I appreciate it.
Thank you for actually providing examples (unlike Emerson) so that your assertion can be engaged. I listened again and I could be missing it but I didn't hear him say that Joseph introduced it to Hyrum. Rather, he says that Hyrum asked Joseph a question which was the beginning of Joseph's inquiry. Obviously people usually attribute the beginning to Joseph's work on the JST so I don't know about that account, but he didn't say Hyrum was introduced early on.
I didn't hear him say that JS's practice was only to give single women husbands. Where was this?
I agree with you about Emma not giving consent to Eliza R. Snow's sealing.
I'll take your word for it on the BY story. Not familiar with the source for that myself.
I am good with the idea that Madsen has made some historical mistakes in things he has written (who hasn't?) but I take issue with Emerson's suggestion that he ignores all the evidence that goes against his pre-conceived conclusion. That is quite a damning accusation to make and it deserves some evidence in my opinion.
Comment by Jacob J — May 18, 2009 @ 10:43 am
Matt W. ~ According to Compton, of the first 12 women Joseph Smith took as polygamous wives, 9 were already married to living men. 2 were single and 1 was widowed. I think that's what Ben meant when he said "most of JS's first polygamous wives were already married."
Jacob J. ~ Towards the beginning of the presentation, Madsen says, "At first, Hyrum and the Prophet's wife Emma and others were struck with astonishment," making it sound like they were introduced to the principle of polygamy early on. Sure, it can technically mean they were astonished by it when they were introduced to it "at first" later on, but the "at first" is ambiguous at least and its mention at the beginning of the presentation is a little misleading.
Madsen states that part of the purpose of the ancient Israelite practice was often to give single women husbands in a context that makes it sound like he's listing Joseph Smith's reasoning for instituting polygamy. He doesn't directly say "Smith wanted to give single women husbands through polygamy," but it still seems like a gloss to me.
Comment by Bridget Jack Meyers — May 18, 2009 @ 11:16 am
It is one thing to say people could easily misconstrue what he said, it is another to say he said something historically inaccurate. When I listened to it the first time, with an understanding of the history, it didn't occur to me that it was misleading. He said Hyrum and Emma were struck with astonishment when they were introduced to it, which is correct.
Same thing on the second point: what he said is accurate and you are concerned that people will infer something incorrect from what he said. Fine, but I didn't think the concerning implication was actually implied by what he said. Further, if we are going to talk about the "purpose" of polygamy, then we ought not focus on the first 12 wives Joseph took to the exclusion of the vast majority of polygamous marriages over the next 50 years (which were overwhelmingly not with married women).
Matt: What Bridget said re: JS's "first" polygamous marriages. I am in accordance with the 10/30 data.
Jacob: Thanks for engaging my assertions. As for Hyrum, there is no documentation for the discussion that Madsen described, and that is what I meant to infer. The "I could married to both Jerusha and Mary Fielding" bit was a later explanation Hyrum used when he had converted and was converting others. That this mindset may have been part of his conversion to the principle is entirely possible–we just have no evidence that that was the case.
Re: single wives idea. I interpreted the video just like Bridget did, that Truman was placing JS's practice of polygamy on the same basis as the ancient Israelites (about the 1:10 mark). That is my interpretation of the video though, but I am just used to so many people giving that as the reason for polygamy (I presented a paper at the Folklore Society of Utah two years back on the folklore of plural marriage). And while you are right that we should not judge the 50 years of polygamy after JS on his first 12 wives, but those first 12 wives offer the best glimpse at the development of JS's thought on polygamy–why it was practiced in the first place and how they understood it. I think it's safe to say that JS didn't see it as a way to give single women husbands.
Comment by Ben — May 18, 2009 @ 12:13 pm
If the discussion with Hyrum is based on later evangelizing of polygamy, that is definitely problematic.
those first 12 wives offer the best glimpse at the development of JS's thought on polygamy–why it was practiced in the first place and how they understood it.
That seems like an leap. Your assertion here is only true based on an assumption that he could implement it according to his best understanding of it at the time, but this seems like a very problematic assumption. He was under tremendous practical constraints on how he could roll it out, if only from the required secrecy. I agree that it is safe to say he did not see polygamy as a means to give single women husbands. But, all Madsen said is that people had a very hard time accepting it, even though they knew that there was a historical precedent and that historically there were reasonable arguments for it. That part seemed relatively benign to me. I can't watch it again right now to be sure, but I thought there was some editing at this point in the film so that someone had cut together two statements from the one interview such that these statements appeared back-to-back even if there was stuff in between when Madsen was speaking.
Comment by Jacob J — May 18, 2009 @ 2:09 pm
Given the way the video is cut one can't be sure, but it does look to me like at 0:47 there is a discontinuity in the dialog from Madsen.
I thought the video was great Matt. Thanks for passing it along. Madsen has a poetic way of putting things.
I have these DVD's. I don't really get the sense that they were meant to be anything approaching a detailed documentary-type history, but rather more like a guided tour of church history sites for the layman. Madsen's style in them is very conversational and he occasionally even chokes up a little. So not really the kind of thing that lends itself well to historical scolding.
Comment by C Jones — May 19, 2009 @ 4:49 pm
Was this filmed in an aviary?! What's with all the birds singing in the background?
Comment by BrianJ — May 19, 2009 @ 6:21 pm
I think its important to note that Emma gave consent to other wives because Joseph withheld the sealing ordinance from her until she did. Hence the great land grant to Emma to secure her future, hence her reason for staying in Nauvoo (she owned it).
Comment by BEMG — May 20, 2009 @ 8:08 am
Where can I learn more about Brigham introducing polygamny to Hyrum because he refused to hear?
Comment by Bryan H. — May 20, 2009 @ 12:36 pm
Hi Bryan,
Someone else may have a different suggestion, but I would suggest Van Wagoner's Mormon Polygamy as a good place to start.
Here's to you Truman G.
Comment by britain — May 29, 2009 @ 7:47 pm


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Logging in will usually involve the creation of a session cookie. Both utilities have mechanisms for storing session cookies between invocations of the tool, and clearing the cookies when done.
Button clicking is often just the UI provided for HTML form submission. In those cases, you create a file containing the data to be submitted and provided it to the utility when it fetches the correct URL. Figuring out that URL requires parsing and understanding the HTML of the page.
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What we know so far ...: No free speech for Indians.
It may seem wacky but the Supreme Court has held that money equals speech. Money is, in Tip O'Neill's famous phrase, "the mother's milk of politics." Free speech is what gets your message out and that costs money.
Here's how it works. Suppose you are an Indian tribe. You have a message that you want to promote. Let's say, for example, the message goes like this: America has obligations to the Indians arising from treaties and from morality. Indians have been stymied in poverty. One way that the Indians can pull themselves out of this miasma is by providing what the people want: legalized gambling.
Of course, Indians don't talk like that any more: that was just an obscene stereotype from 1950's television. Indians today use the sophisticated tools of political influence that are available to all citizens.
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The not so smart thing: hiring a Republican lobbyist who is a crook. It is long past the time when someone could argue that Jack Abramoff is anything but a completely unethical scumbag. That he is a Republican may strike some as a coincidence, but others see a pattern.
Congressmen and Senators have been falling all over themselves to give back money that Abramoff swindled from Indians and gave to Republicans. Actually, not so much give back, as give to charity. Which doesn't necessarily help Indians, but that's another blognote.
The important thing here is that not one red sou went from Abramoff to Democrats. Zero, zip, nada. Not a nickel, not a dime. Nothing. Bupkis.
Indians didn't get swindled out of all their money. They still had some to give to help re-elect the people who had looked out for their interests over the years. Mostly these people were Democrats, because the only interest that Republicans like Abramoff had in Indians was figuring out how to swindle them.
But the Republican Ministry of Propaganda is promoting the idea that Indians, having been swindled by Republican's shouldn't be allowed to donate money to Democrats. According to this Republican worldview, free speech is for pharmaceutical companies and oil companies, not for Indians.
For example, on Meet the Press, Tim Russert painted the screen with a pie chart that was labeled, "Abramoff Related Money 1999-2005." It showed a blue 1/3 and a red 2/3 and the labeling indicated that 34% of said "Abramoff related money" went to Dems., and 63% went to Republicans. On the left of the chart it said "Democats $1.5 million, and on the right: "Republicans $2.9 million." Underneath, it said, "Source: Center for Responsive Politics." Here is the website for the Center for Responsive Politics.
If you go there, you will learn that the $1.5 million, and the $2.9 million figures represent the total amount of money received by the Dems and the Republicans, respectively, but not from Abramoff. Rather, in each case it is the total of money that was received from Abramoff PLUS the Indian tribes, who were exercising their free speech rights. Please note: in every election cycle, the amount of money given by the Indians exceeded the amount received by the Dems.
If it seems confusing, it helps if you think of it this way. Suppose that on Friday the 13th, your grocery story gives you a free coupon to buy five dollars worth of Sugar Pops. On the same day, a robber goes in there and holds up the proprietor at gun-point. When he is caught, they make him give back the $100 dollars he made off with. Should they make you give back the Sugar Pops? Why not? It's all Friday-the-13th related.
Look, I am all for a massive reform of the way campaigns are financed so that the playing field is level for you and me, for Indians, and for big industrial interests. That's not the point, here. The point here is that the Republican congress, and the Republican administration is thoroughly corrupt, and now they are trying to intentionally mislead us to think that the problem is across the board. Their best defense is a pathetic, "Everyone does it." And even that is not true. So they are willing to lie about it.
I've said elsewhere that it is deeply troubling to see what the current crop of crooks is doing to the country that I love so dearly. I can recall Watergate, and so I also recall thinking that the press would serve as a safeguard against the most extreme excesses of a corrupt government. Sadly, in this instance, Tim Russert was an accomplice to the slanderous lies of Mary Matalin.


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What about February's record employment numbers?
In addition, there are other reasons to be skeptical of February's employment data. Economist David Rosenberg points out some contradictions in the two BLS labor surveys. In the Establishment Survey (313,000 net new jobs), construction employment was up 61,000 and the retail trades showed a net increase of 50,000. But in the Household Survey, construction showed a net loss of 389,000 jobs, and retail was down by more than 68,000.
The odds are quite high that we will see more rapid wage gains going forward, and that the long-awaited upswing in inflation will have begun. The Fed itself believes that the economy is now operating above its noninflationary potential, that the noninflationary full-employment U3 rate is 4.5 percent (we have been at or below that for 12 straight months), and that a "neutral" federal funds rate is 2.9 percent. Yet even after the recent rate increase, the federal funds rate still sits at 1.50 percent. The problem has been a two-decade belief that 2 percent is the appropriate inflation rate for the U.S. (and, yes, the world!), even in the face of significant secular disinflation (demographics, technology, the "Amazon" effect ...). The Fed, and their brethren, have long overstayed ultra-accommodative policies.
Now that we are in the midst of a cyclical upturn in inflation, those policies, which provided the liquidity to keep the bull market rising, are changing. It looks like the Fed will be moving the Fed Funds rate toward, if not beyond, their 2.9 percent bogey, especially in light of the March Fed post-meeting communication which forecast additional rate hikes over the 2019-2020 time horizon.
Debt burdens today are higher than they were in the pre-recession housing bubble! Because of the Fed's financial repression, holding interest rates artificially low, debt service on the record debt levels has been affordable. But it won't take too many rate hikes to change that. About 20 percent of corporate and U.S. Treasury debt turns over each year. And the current Congress has chosen to further burden U.S. taxpayers with the largest nonrecessionary deficit/GDP ratio in history (a deficit of about $1 trillion!).
The economy is not accelerating; we're seeing about 2 percent growth for the first quarter.
A cyclical upturn in inflation has begun.
The Fed will raise rates toward its 2.9 percent bogey.
With so much debt in the economy, rising rates will impact consumer, corporate and federal government budgets.
There will come a point, perhaps not too many more rate hikes from here, where rising rates have a negative impact on a slow-growth (2 percent) economy.
All of the above are significant changes to the equity market backdrop; the marked increase in volatility is the result and is an important signal that should not be ignored.
Robert Barone, Ph.D. is a Georgetown-educated economist and a financial adviser at Fieldstone Financial (www.FieldstoneFinancial.com).
He is nationally known for his writings. Robert's storied career includes his having served as a professor of finance, a community bank CEO and a director and chairman of the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco. Robert is currently a director of AAA Mountain West Group, the CSAA Insurance Company, where he chairs the Finance and Investment Committee, and Allied Mineral Products. Robert oversees the investment governance program at Fieldstone Financial and heads Fieldstone Research (www.FieldstoneResearch.com).