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Engineering graduates from Abroad with a minimum degree of 2 years from Australian University and a skilled undergraduate visa (4800 sub-classes) are eligible for this course. This is a 44-week program in which the students are designed to develop relevant skills in the industry with 32-week coursework training and 12-week internship placement.
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Prosecutors seek to revoke bond of driver charged in crash that severed pedestrian's torso
Travis Dorman
Prosecutors are seeking to revoke the bond of a Knoxville man with a history of drunken driving who is suspected of severing a pedestrian's torso in a gruesome crash that occurred as he sped away from a highway patrolman over the weekend.
Dorrae Johnson, 29, was convicted of driving under the influence in 2017 and was out of jail on bond from a second DUI arrest this year when authorities say he struck and killed 65-year-old Darryl Eugene Butler along Sutherland Avenue around 3:30 a.m. Sunday, according to Knox County court records.
Johnson was arrested on charges including vehicular homicide, felony evading arrest and driving with a revoked license after police reported finding the upper half of Butler's torso inside Johnson's car.
Now, Johnson is out of jail again. He made bond, which had been set at $76,000, shortly before 4 p.m. Tuesday, records show.
The Knox County District Attorney General's Office is seeking to "revoke or substantially increase" Johnson's bond from his second DUI arrest, which occurred in January on Interstate 275. That case remains unresolved.
"The State contends that the defendant's repeated refusal to obey the laws of this State make him a continuing threat to the community," prosecutors wrote in a motion.
Johnson's latest arrest came after a chase that began when Tennessee Highway Patrol Sgt. Mike Turley stopped him for failing to stay in his lane on Interstate 40 westbound. As Turley approached Johnson's 2006 Chevrolet Impala, Johnson yelled out the window that he had to get to his family's home and sped away, arrest warrants state.
Johnson ended up driving the wrong way on Sutherland Avenue, where he struck a curb and flattened a tire before ultimately crashing into a utility pole. Johnson tried to get out of the car and run, Turley wrote in the warrants, but the sergeant caught up to him.
Turley suspected Johnson was drunk, and Johnson admitted to the sergeant he was "blitzed," according to the warrants. But as of Wednesday afternoon, Johnson had not been charged with driving under the influence in the case.
As Turley turned off Johnson's car, he reported finding the upper half of a severed human torso in the passenger side floorboard. He then went back and found the rest of the body, which a wallet identified as that of Darryl Butler.
Police believe Johnson veered onto the sidewalk and fatally struck Butler at the intersection of Sutherland Avenue and Harry Street, according to a THP report.
Authorities have not clarified how they believe part of Butler's body entered the Impala. A photograph of the car at the scene, taken by a bystander, shows damage to the front of the car and a hole in the windshield.
Johnson faces a preliminary hearing July 1.
'He didn't deserve that'
When LaShawn Butler's phone rang on Father's Day, it wasn't her dad calling. That didn't come as a surprise. She hadn't talked to him in years. She hadn't seen him in decades.
But she couldn't have expected the call that came.
"(My cousin) said, 'Your father was killed this morning,' and I just dropped the phone," Darryl Butler's oldest daughter said through tears. "I just screamed and cried because I couldn't believe it. She said he was hit by a car. I couldn't believe it. Nobody had any real details of how it happened until the day before yesterday. ... I was just devastated. I couldn't believe that he could die so violently like that. He didn't deserve that."
In a phone interview Wednesday, LaShawn Butler spoke fondly of her father, a man she described as fiercely independent, charismatic and "just cool." He loved to joke and sing and dress flamboyantly, she said, adding that her mother quipped he "wished he was one of the Delfonics," a soul group from the '60s and '70s. "He would actually dress like one of the Delfonics."
But Darryl Butler always made his own choices, his daughter said, and when she and her mother moved from North Carolina, he stayed behind.
"He had family," LaShawn Butler said. "And they all live in North Carolina, and any time he would come home for events or anything like that, they would always ask him to stay, and he never wanted to. That's kind of how he ended up in Tennessee."
While living in the Volunteer State, Darryl Butler experienced homelessness. Kim Cantrell met him while working under the North Broadway overpass in Knoxville, where homeless people often gather on the sidewalks. He believed in God and went to church, she said, describing him as approachable and likable.
"As soon as you would see him, it would bring a smile to your face because you were just tickled that he was around," Cantrell said.
Weeks before his death, Butler was placed in public housing after working "for over a year to achieve his housing goal and to leave the streets behind him," Volunteer Ministry Center said in a Facebook post.
He was walking about a mile from his new apartment at Cagle Terrace when he was killed.
"I never stopped loving my father regardless of our distance and the weirdness of our relationship," LaShawn Butler said. "We never got a chance to sit down and talk about our distance and why we were so distant, so that was something that had to be reconciled. And it never was. But I knew he loved me."
Reach Travis Dorman at travis.dorman@knoxnews.com. Follow him on Twitter @travdorman.
Check back for updates on this developing story.

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$59.7 million worth of Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash (BCH) and MonaCoin (MONA) were hacked from Zaif exchange (Japan).
Of the lost funds, ¥2.2 billion were the company's own assets and ¥4.5 billion were customer funds.
Since the hack on September 14, Zaif has stopped withdrawals and deposits for BTC, MONA, BCH and CounterParty tokens (ZAIF, XCP, BCY, SJCX, FSCC, PEPECASH, CICC, NCX).
Users can still withdraw and deposit XEM, ETH, CMS:XEM and CMS:ETH.
All NEM mobile wallets and NEM Nano wallets also remain secure and intact, in the wake of the hack of the Zaif crypto exchange.
Looks like since the $500 million NEM (XEM) theft at Coincheck in January 2018, NEM may have improved their security system.
Despite this news… NEM is still bearish.
Since April 2018, the Japanese government imposted stringent laws and regulations for exchanges.
June 2018 – BitFlyer suspended many of their customer accounts for weeks-long reviews because of the "Stop Yakuza" anti-money laundering issue.
July 2018 – Kraken exchange had ceased operations in the country.
September 2018 – Zaif exchange being hacked. The exchange will likely face harsh sanctions if they fail to compensate the losses.


COLORADO SPRINGS OFFICER CEM DUZEL NEEDS OUR SUPPORT! OFFICER DUZEL IN CRITICAL CONDITION!
CSPD Officer Duzel Responded to shots fired Call. Officer Duzel was shot in the head by Suspect.
Mission Blue will be taking some of our wounded first responders on an all expense paid 4 day 3 night cruise out of Port Canaveral Florida. Some are as far away as Pennsylvania!!
Burn Victim Officer Ann McSwain needs your support!
Officer Ann McSwain Needs your help during her road to recovery. She will require additional medical treatment in the form of surgery to address her burn injuries sustained while trying to apprehend the suspect.
This fundraiser is to assist Deputy Jeffrey Wilson and his family to recovery from his extensive issues caused from being shot in the line of duty. He was shot in the stomach and the leg.
Dave has been moved out of ICU and into a private room. His condition is more on the stable side; he had surgery on his arm a few days ago. But there is still more surgeries scheduled. His leg so far has been holding as a result of the surgery.


It's the first-ever polar bear plunge in Lake Wallapawakee, and Daphne and Lauren are among the eighty or so people who charge into the frigid water to raise funds for animals in need. Daphne makes it back to shore—with the help of a mysterious St. Bernard—but Lauren is dragged out stone cold dead. Now, with her trusty basset hound Socrates at her side, Daphne intends to assist Detective Jonathan Black in his investigation—whether he wants her to or not .
Daphne Templeton is a pet sitter with a Ph.D. in philosophy. She's a klutz with a soft spot for every stray soul she meets and loves world travel, rescuing pets and baking for dogs and cats. She also has a habit of stumbling upon murders, which she solves with the help of her thoughtful basset hound sidekick, Socrates—and against the wishes of handsome, enigmatic Detective Jonathan Black.
Daphne, how did you first meet Bethany?
I suspect that it has something to do with the fact that my author also has a doctorate that she never uses, and once owned a small pet sitting business. But I am much more free spirited than Bethany. She's a worrier. I'm not.
Although I don't come across as very "cool," it's probably the scene in which my best friend, Moxie Bloom, and I decide to cross-country ski to a remote house in search of a suspect. Let's just say that klutzy people probably shouldn't ski—especially with a Saint Bernard in tow. It was pretty comical.
Umm… I have a lot of days like that. Probably too many days, according to my sister, Piper, who is a regimented veterinarian, and my landlord. Although, I have to say, since opening a bakery for pets, I'm much busier—and more responsible—than ever before.
When people first meet me, they think I'm a ditz, because I don't prize organization. That drove Jonathan Black crazy at first. But, once people know me, they realize that I am a loyal friend who will do anything to protect the people and animals I love.
My father left our family when I was a young girl. It was a rough time, but I learned forgiveness, and how to be independent. I also watched my mother fight hard to become the family breadwinner—although, honestly, she might've carried things a little too far. She's obsessed with real estate.
My best friend is Moxie Bloom, owner of Sylvan Creek's unique salon for people and pets, Spa & Paw. She lives in an amazing garret apartment and loves vintage clothes and furnishings and classic movies. She's the funniest person I know—often unintentionally so.
Lately it seems as if I'm constantly worried about the people I love being arrested for murder! Beyond that, I suffer from claustrophobia—which becomes quite problematic in my latest story!
My best trait is compassion. I look for the best in people and animals, and I hate to see anyone or anything suffer.
My worst trait is disorganization. But I am working hard to improve.
What do you like best about Jonathan Black.
Okay, anyone who reads about me knows that I have a very complicated relationship with Detective Jonathan Black. We got off to a horrible start when he tried to convict my sister of murder. He's also a former Navy SEAL, while I'm a peacenik, and while I over share, he guards every detail of his past. But I respect his code of honor, his intelligence, his sense of humor, and—if I'm being completely honest—he's pretty easy on the eyes.
Sylvan Creek is a quaint, pet-friendly town in the mountains of Pennsylvania. We've actually been described as a bit "pet crazy," although I don't see anything wrong with integrating pets into daily life. Sylvan Creek is full of cute shops, and I love to visit the many restaurants, including Wolf Hollow Mill, Franco's and Zephyr, which is located in an old train station. There's lots of atmosphere, not to mention characters, in Sylvan Creek.
I wake up in my loft bedroom in my tiny house, Plum Cottage. I make breakfast for myself, Socrates, and my orphaned Persian cat, Tinkleston. Next, I'd usually stop by my pet bakery, Flour Power, and take care of any pet sitting clients I have. Then I'll usually have dinner with Piper, Moxie, my mother—or the guy I sometimes date, Gabriel Graham, who owns the Sylvan Creek Weekly Gazette. Unless I'm solving a murder. Then I might find myself confronting an agitated cat shelter owner, running pell mell through a lonely orchard, sneaking into a "haunted mansion" . . . really, all bets are off, when I'm on a case.
Will you encourage Bethany to write a sequel?
There are already three more books in the works—watch for lots of changes in my life and my relationships!


HEAIDS representatives with UKZN HIV and AIDS Programme staff and Peer Educators.
Peer education training conducted by the Higher Education and Training AIDS Programme (HEAIDS) on the Medical School campus in Durban attracted 40 students.
The event was organised by UKZN's HIV and AIDS Programme Peer Educaion Training section.
The interactive and fun-filled training was geared towards developing peer mentors and educators who are a key resource for enhancing positive values and encouraging healthy behaviour.
The presence on campuses of the peer mentors and educators cultivates an enabling environment for interventions that address all issues related to HIV and AIDS prevention and treatment.
The training was on issues such as Anatomy and Perception; First Things First Methodology, HIV, AIDS, STI Transmission, Condom Demonstrations, Tuberculosis Myths and Misconceptions, Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) related matters and Project Management.
This training strengthened the on-going campus education and services to help men and women make good lifestyle choices that will keep them healthy and successful in their studies.


I am no fan of Keynesian economics. I find most Keynesian economic theories to be just plain wrong. But for the sake of truth and accuracy, I would like to correct a terrible injustice levied upon Keynes and, at the same time, also correct an equally terrible injustice that time and again is inflicted upon gold.
How many times have you heard gold described as the "barbarous relic"? It is a favorite phrase of gold-bashers everywhere who are trying to make gold the object of derision. I cringe every time I hear it, which is all too frequently, because gold is neither barbarous nor a relic, as can be explained easily by the following chart.
This chart presents a base 100 analysis of crude oil prices in terms of dollars and grams of gold (goldgrams). In other words, to establish the comparison depicted above, it is assumed in this analysis that one barrel of crude oil equals $100 and 100 goldgrams as of December 1945. The month-end price is calculated afterward based on the actual dollar price of crude oil and the prevailing dollar-to-goldgram rate of exchange.
The price of crude oil in goldgrams essentially is unchanged throughout the period measured. It is clear, then, that gold communicates the economic value of oil very effectively, and the communication of economic value is the primary feature of money. Because money is the tool upon which economic activity is based, which is a reality that makes money central to society, money is not barbaric. Consequently, gold cannot possibly be barbaric because gold is money.
Download the whole paper (PDF).


If you have your carpet cleaned, does it get dirty quicker afterwards?
This is a question asked by potential customers all the time. Well, this could actually be true, but often not for the reasons you'd imagine.
When cleaning a carpet, it is almost a certainty that it has been exposed to foot traffic and other means of soiling and wear and tear. The carpet is now, therefore, part worn. Let's say that ten percent of the face yarn has worn away, this means that there is now ten percent less pile to absorb and hide soil. Following the cleaning process, this carpet, due to its part-worn pile, would then appear to soil more quickly than it did when it was new and had fuller pile. This is no fault of the cleaning process, just normal wear and tear.
So... what about the detergents used to clean carpets? Do these cause resoiling? Well, certainly with the early generations of carpet cleaning solutions, sticky, residual shampoos did promote resoiling. However, modern cleaning chemistry is formulated differently. The residues are typically hard and crystalline. When dry, they do not attract soil and most will vacuum away. But this is, of course, dependent upon the correct product being used for the purpose and the manufacturer's instructions being properly followed. All too often we come across cases whereby an untrained or unskilled technician has incorrectly used an aggressive, high alkaline rinse agent "because it's effective and works quickly". Problems frequently come to light in a typically short time when accelerated resoiling occurs.
A customer who has experienced rapid resoiling may never return to the offending company and may even be put off the idea of carpet cleaning altogether. But it is worth remembering that if you employ a cleaning company who is fully trained, follows industry accepted best-practice and uses high-quality cleaning solutions in the way recommended by the manufacturer, rapid re-soiling WILL NOT be an issue.


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Weed growing in lawn can make it look unattractive and also harm it. Learn some of the most effective lawn weed control methods given here.
Weeds are the unwanted wild plants that grow in your lawn. They may spoil the beauty of your lawn, as their contrasting colors and textures differ from the grass plants very much. Also, they take away the available water and nutrients from the soil, thus affecting the growth of other grass plants. So, it is necessary to control the growth of weeds in lawn.
Before following any of the lawn weed control program, it is necessary to identify the type of the weed. Lawn weeds can be primarily divided into two types depending upon the way they emerge from seeds.
These are monocot weeds that emerge with single seed leaf. Annual bluegrass, crabgrass, quackgrass, and tall fescue are some examples of weedy grasses.
These are dicot weeds that emerge with two seed leaves. Black medick, clover, chickweed, creeping bellflower, dandelion, ground ivy, knotweed, and plantain are examples of broad leaf weeds.
These lawn weeds are further divided into groups, viz., Perennial weeds, Biennial weeds, and Annual weeds, depending upon their life.
Once you identify the type of the weed, it becomes easier to control it. One of the best and easiest ways to control lawn weeds is proper maintenance and good cultural practices. Maintaining a dense and vigorously growing grass cover is an effective way of controlling lawn weeds.
Sometimes, lawn weed may be an indicator of specific problem in grass plant. Therefore, destroying the weeds without destroying the underlying cause may produce disappointing results.
Severe soil compaction may encourage the growth of weeds like annual bluegrass, path rush, and knot weed, while low nitrogen levels favor the growth of white clover. Poor drainage encourages the growth of rushes and Virginia buttonweeds. So, let's take a look at some of the most effective lawn weed control methods.
Watering the lawn deeply is very important, especially during the drought periods. You can water the lawn once a week in the early morning.
It is a good time for watering, as the evaporation loss is minimal during the morning. Light watering and frequent irrigation causes germination, and encourages the growth of shallowly rooted weeds.
Mowing encourages the growth of grass, and produces thick grass cover. Making some changes in mowing, like lowering or raising the mowing height and changing the frequency of mowing may help in controlling the lawn weeds. Mowing also helps in getting rid of annual weeds.
Pulling or digging of weeds may be helpful if they are in small numbers. Weeds like dandelion can be removed by using hand fork or a spudding tool.
Soil compaction may encourage the growth of some weed species, aerifying the soil may help in reducing the soil compaction.
Use of herbicides, along with cultural practices, also helps in controlling the lawn weed. Two types of herbicides can be used for lawn weed control, viz., preemergence herbicides and postemergence herbicides.
Preemergence herbicides should be applied 2-3 weeks prior to weed seed germination, and are effective in controlling annual weeds. Postemergence herbicides should be applied after the weed growth, and are effective in controlling broadleaf weeds.
Another way of controlling lawn weeds is by using chemicals. Chemicals like 2-4 D amine, basagran, betasan, compitox, dacthal, dicamba, dichlorprop, mecoprop, and tupersan are useful in controlling almost any type of weeds.


The current Mayor of Ards and North Down is Councillor Richard Smart.
The Mayor is a representative of all the residents of the Ards and North Down Borough. During his/her term of office, the Mayor will seek to accept invitations from all sections of the community. Every effort will be made by the Mayor's office to ensure that the Mayor's visit to your function is a success.
The following are guidelines which may prove helpful when you have invited the Mayor to your event. Please remember that the Mayor is the first citizen of the Borough and should be afforded every privilege as such.
The Mayor's secretary must be told at what time you would like the Mayor to arrive at your event, where he/she should be met by the host ie. Chairman / President/ leader of your group / organisation, and escorted by such a person into and throughout the event.
That person should then make any necessary introductions to other organisers / office bearers or special guests present.
The Mayor should be accompanied by the host of the event at all times, this includes being guided around the event or seated next to at a concert. If refreshments are served, it is usual that the Mayor would take precedence.
Should the Mayor have a participating role in your event, the Mayor's secretary should be informed well beforehand. For example, a speech to make, a trophy to present, a ribbon to cut etc.
The Mayor will know from his / her briefing from the Mayor's secretary exactly what is required from him / her, but you, as the organiser, should confirm all the details with the Mayor before your event begins.
The Mayor has precedence inside his / her own Borough, that is, the Mayor should walk first, be announced first, should be spoken to/introduced first etc.The Mayor surrenders precedence only when the Lord Lieutenant is present in his official capacity representing the Queen. It goes without saying that the Mayor will give precedence to Her Majesty the Queen and members of the Royal Family.
Unless the Mayor occupies the Chair at a gathering, he / she should be seated to the immediate right of the Chairman. If a speech is requested from the Mayor it is usual that the Mayor would speak first.
The Mayor and Mayoress should always be seated on the platform or at the top table.
At the conclusion of your event, when the Mayor is leaving, he / she must be escorted to either the door or outside to the Mayoral car.
When a male Mayor is in office, then his spouse / partner is known as the Mayoress / Mayor's Consort of Ards and North Down and should be addressed as "Mayoress / Consort." When a female Mayor is in office, then her spouse / partner is known as the Mayor's Consort and should simply be addressed as "Mr / Consort". The Mayoress or Mayor's Consort should be treated with the same courtesy as the Mayor when accompanying him / her to an event.
At most functions the Mayor / Mayoress / Mayor's Consort / Deputy Mayor will wear their chains of office. Civic robes are only worn at major civic occasions such as Remembrance Sunday and the wearing of robes is only at the discretion of the full Council.
For more information please contact the Mayor's secretary on 028 9182 4069.


Struggles against the enactment of a bill to adversely revise the Fundamental Law of Education are going on under a tense situation in which the ruling coalition shows their strong intention to pass the bill in the House of Councilors special committee.
On November 29, a rally was held at the Hibiya Amphitheater in Tokyo in which about 2,500 people took part in opposition to a forcible passage of the bill.
National Confederation of Trade Unions (Zenroren) President Ban'nai Mitsuo in his speech pointed out that faced with the strong opposition to the bill, the ruling parties cannot easily enact the bill despite the fact that they occupy a majority in the Diet. Ban'nai called on the participants to strengthen the struggle by stating, "Let us strive to scrap the bill by gaining the strong opposition of the public."
Japanese Communist Party Diet Policy Commission Chair Kokuta Keiji criticized the ruling parties for rushing to pass the bill, pointing out that discussions in the House of Councilors on such important educational issues as bullying, failure to teach required subjects, and the planting of pre-scripted questions in town meetings have just begun, and that the dangers behind the bill have been clearly revealed.
Earlier in the day, about 700 people from four organizations, including the People's Big Movement Organizing Committee petitioned the Diet, and submitted 170,000 signatures calling for the bill to be scrapped. These signatures were entrusted to JCP House of Councilors member Daimon Mikishi, who explained the tense situation in the Diet.
Participants were encouraged by reports that in Kyoto Prefecture, more than half of high school teachers have expressed their support for an appeal calling for the new education bill to be scrapped and that in Miyagi Prefecture, a campaign is underway calling on all parent-teacher association chairs to publish an appeal urging the Diet to thoroughly discuss the bill.
In Sapporo City in Hokkaido on November 25, more than 10,000 teachers, workers, students and residents took part in a rally, calling for the bill to be discarded. Hokkaido's trade unions, including the Zenroren-affiliated high school teachers union and the Japanese Trade Union Confederation (Rengo)-affiliated teachers union, joined forces in sponsoring this rally.
In Hokkaido, about 400 people took part in a similar rally in Asahikawa City on November 18, and 2,000 people joined a rally and marched in Hakodate City on November 22.
Also underway is a campaign to issue an advocacy ad in opposition to the bill in four major papers in the prefecture.


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Josh Richardson reacts to Joel Embiid brawl: 'I had to get in there'
While the Philadelphia 76ers are sitting pretty now at 4-0 after a fairly dominant 117-95 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night, the main talk surrounding the game is a big brawl surrounding Sixers big man Joel Embiid and Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns.
The two big men went at it on Wednesday and that caused both players to be ejected from the game. Embiid had 19 points on 7-for-14 shooting and he had his way in the paint against Towns all night before the brawl.
After it was all over, it was time for reactions and Josh Richardson had a genuine reaction of Philly brotherhood.
"I was at the other end of the court with Tobias(Harris) and Al(Horford) and I turned around, I see them scrapping, and I just took off that way. That's my brother so I had to get in there," he said. "I was just trying to break it up and just hold guys off a little bit."
.@J_Rich1 gives his thoughts on Embiid's brawl and how it can bring a team together #Sixers pic.twitter.com/cVheuRo0Eo
— Ky Carlin (@Ky_Carlin) October 31, 2019
The word Richardson used was "brother" which is a big word to be used after just four games into the season. A moment like the one that happened on Wednesday is something that can bring a team closer, especially a brand new one.
"It's huge," Richardson added. "You've got guys that genuinely like each other off the court. I think that's something you can't really ask for in this league because it's a job at the end of the day. You could be in a situation where you don't like the other guys on the team, but I think we're blessed to be able to like each other."
The Sixers now begin a West Coast road trip on Saturday in Portland to face Damian Lillard and the Trail Blazers.
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The Philadelphia 76ers are in the middle of more contact tracing after their game with the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday was postponed due to them not having the league minimum of eight players.
This is the second time Philadelphia has had to go through this since Seth Curry tested positive for the coronavirus on Jan. 7 in New York.
As was the case in New York on that date, the Sixers will stay overnight in Oklahoma City in accordance with the league's health and safety protocols. They have two days off before they are scheduled to face the Boston...
The Philadelphia 76ers were set to take on the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday night to finish their road trip. Then, they weren't.
The game was called off about an hour and a half before the 7 p.m. EST tipoff due to contact tracing within the Sixers' organization, which meant the team did not enough players to play.
It seems a bit sudden since only four Philadelphia players were on the 5:30 injury report: Seth Curry and Vincent Poirier due to health and safety protocols and Joel Embiid and Mike Scott due to knee injuries,
This says something bad happened on Saturday...
The Philadelphia 76ers finish a two-game weekend road trip against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday. They are missing both Joel Embiid and Mike Scott, but they will have an important shooter off the bench return.
Furkan Korkmaz has missed the last 11 games due to a left adductor strain he suffered on Dec. 27 against the Cleveland Cavaliers. He played in three games before the injury, and he will have to get back into a groove with the rest of the team.
There will certainly be an adjustment period for both Korkmaz and the team as they work out the...


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Q: Rails + facebox + authlogic - how? on my web site I want to have login/registration form in modal window done using facebox (jQuery plugin). What is better:

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*Create view with one method and template that has form and refer facebox to this view.

*Create static HTML file in public directory and refer facebox to this static page.

What I want to achieve is:

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*Easy verification (like "user name already taken", "password confirmation doesn't match password" and stuff like that).

*Easy submit and redirect

I'm new to Rails, I just know about forms verification in Django, so for Django I would probably choose option 1, but it might be another thing in Ruby.

A: If you want the verification to come back to the registration page, you should make it a dynamic page.
The other problem with a static page in the public directory is that your links all become hardcoded, so if you application ever lives off the domain root (i.e. example.com/app) the links in that static file could be wrong.
Additionally, if you ever need to move your images to a different host, you lose the advantages of the image_tag.
Only use static resources if you know things won't change and you need speed.  If your dynamic pages are too slow, you can cache them, or you might be doing something wrong.
UPDATE: (to address the first comment)
You can't use the rails functions to build your URLs when you are in the public folder.  If you need rails generated URLs in your javascript, trigger them from a rails view page.
Generally, I'll do the following:
In application.html.erb in the head tag:
<%= yield :headScripting %>

Then in the view page that is triggering the javascript:
<% content_for :headScripting do %>
    jQuery().ready(function() {
        jQuery("#placeholder").load("<%= summary_model_path(@model) %>");
    });
<% end %>

That would load the summary text from the model controller action summary.  This would probably render :text => "summary" or render :layout => false depending on your needs

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A respected and professionally managed Club, unequalled in Singapore with best-in-class golf courses, excellent facilities and service, where its gracious members enjoy warm camaraderie and are proud of the Club's status and heritage as the oldest and grandest golf and country club in Singapore.
To further enhance SICC's reputation as the most prestigious and respected golf and country club in Singapore.
The Singapore Island Country Club story – also the dawn of golf in Singapore – began on 17 June 1891. A special match was arranged to celebrate the birth of The Golf Club, graced by the presence of Governor Sir Cecil Clementi-Smith and his wife. Sir John Tankerville Goldney, the man responsible for forming the club, had the privilege of driving off the first ball in the opening game. The Golf Club had the unique opportunity of witnessing the first tee off, and from here on, golf in Singapore had finally taken off.
Community of Golfers
Mounting interest in golf began to accelerate, mainly among the British as they were the ones who were allowed to join the Golf Club. The ladies, who were not allowed to join as members, took full advantage of golf on Tuesdays, the only day in the week that they were allowed to play. With increasing enthusiasm and excellent reception from the golfing community, a $3,000 clubhouse was built and open for golfers on 27 January 1894.
The First Singapore Open Championship
The first Singapore Open Championship commenced, accepting entrants from all the different golf clubs in Singapore. It was held over several weekends, from 12 August to 9 September 1905. The championship ended with the title of victor handed over to Charles Valentine Miles, a qualified lawyer from Rodyk & Davidson.
The Search for a New Home
Shortly after assuming the President's office, Mr John Middleton Sime began scouting for new locations for the Club. He realised that the land on which the Club was sitting on would soon have to make way for urban redevelopment. Work to clear the jungle began in 1920. In 1924, the 18-hole Bukit Course was opened for play. The cost of creating the course and other auxiliary works totalled more than $45,000, with funds coming in from the generous donations of Members and through the creation of 'Supernumerary Memberships'.
Moving to Bukit Timah
At the 1924 annual general meeting, Sime reported a deficit of almost $43,600. The Club then passed a resolution to raise a further $50,000 through the issue of debentures. To ease the financial burdens, the Club gave up its Race Course links which costs the club $7,700 a year to maintain. In August 1924 the first Club competitions were played on the Bukit course As its President of 1925 puts it, it was "a site not only of great beauty but also possessing a freshness of air unknown to me anywhere else in the island".
The Birth of the Island Club
The Island Club marked a significant moment in the Club's history. It was the first multi-racial club in Singapore, and secondly, transcending beyond golf. It sought to include members who were interested in other sporting activities. According to President Chan Sze Jin, "this club is intended as a non-racial country club, and, as far as I know, it is the first of its kind."
New Island Clubhouse
SICC unveiled its multi-million-dollar clubhouse, featuring new dining options, changing rooms equipped with full length lockers, hot and cold pools, sauna and steam rooms and many other new facilities.
Happy 50th Birthday, SICC!
From a book retelling the history of the Club to lucky draws and Gala Dinners, celebrations have been ongoing for the entire year. On 25 May 2014, the year-long celebrations came to an end with a Carnival and an official ceremony whereby the Time Capsule was revealed, signifying the heritage and multi-diversity of SICC families.


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Q: How to fix Web2Py "(foreign key constraint failed)"? I am attempting to add a new record into a database table that references another table and I am receiving this error from Web2Py: "(foreign key constraint failed)".
I am following the Web2Py books example as seen below:

Chapter 7: Forms and validators
Links to referencing records
Now consider the case of two tables linked by a reference field. For
  example:
db.define_table('person',
   Field('name', requires=IS_NOT_EMPTY()))
db.define_table('dog',
   Field('owner', 'reference person'),
   Field('name', requires=IS_NOT_EMPTY()))
db.dog.owner.requires = IS_IN_DB(db, 'person.id', '%(name)s')

A person has dogs, and each dog belongs to an owner, which is a person. The dog owner is required to reference a valid db.person.id by '%(name)s'.

This is where I am confused because I believe I am following the example unless I am really oblivious to my errors.
The model I am using is below.
I am attempting to create an album the requires an artist to exist, which the artist record does, from a form.
db.define_table('artist',
               Field('name', requires=(IS_SLUG(),
                                       IS_NOT_IN_DB(db, 'artist.name'))),
               auth.signature)

# IS_SLUG removes special chars, IS_NOT_IN_DB makes it unique
db.define_table('album',
               Field('name', requires=(IS_SLUG(),
                                       IS_NOT_IN_DB(db, 'album.name'))),
               Field('artist_id', 'reference artist'), ### HERE ###
               Field('album_art', 'upload'),
               Field('chapter', 'integer', requires=IS_NOT_EMPTY()),
               Field('act', 'integer', default=0),
               Field('release_date', 'date', requires=IS_NOT_EMPTY()),
               Field('num_of_tracks', 'integer', default=0),
               auth.signature)

db.album.artist_id.requires = IS_IN_DB(db, 'artist.id', '%(name)s')

I expected the form to insert the album, the same way that the artist form did.
I know the reference is causing the issue and I would really appreciate if anyone could help me see my errors.

A: The latest Firefox Developer Edition is having issues with Web2Py.
I switched to Chrome and everything works.


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What is the rationale of announcing company restructuring months or even years before it actually happens?
I am working for a IT shared services company that belongs to a large group that operates in Europe and Asia.
As I see it the whole group suffered a slight business decline and was forced to shrink (sold some parts of its business). This initially led to important changes also in the IT company by implementing large programs such as transition to Agile.
This was not enough and more drastic measures were taken to counterbalance the financial problems:
an important part of its business was announced to be sold a few years ago (let's call it company X).
more recently, a special program (let's call it Phoenix) was started. IMO Phoenix means significant restructuring (externalizing a big fraction of the shared services and some layoffs). However, this program is accompanied by a great marketing effort (a big Intranet page describing in detail the steps, list of possible companies where some products and people will migrate etc.).
While I find these changes normal when looking at the bigger context (huge legacy products, teams that did not "convert" to Agile, market pressure), one aspect makes little sense for me: why make these changes so transparent? This led to unpleasant situations like the following:
when a misunderstanding in the business flow led to a bug in a product shared by both the X and other group companies and this was not fixed immediately, a X boss complained that "they are not sold yet"
Phoenix program created confusion and fear among several of my colleagues and their motivation has plummeted
I have seen restructurings in the past and they were typically handled with way less information. The line managers knew all the details and talked 1:1 with each employee to settle the future. Typically a financial compensation (several monthly salaries) was offered to ensure a smooth transition.
I have asked a couple of managers about why this method of announcing these changes and I could not get a clear answer.
The only justification for such an approach would be a commitment to transparency made by the top management, but this seems to back-fire quite a lot.
Question: What is the rationale of announcing company restructuring months or even years before it actually happens?
software-industry communication management layoff
AlexeiAlexei
Because it's better than the people learning in the last moment and getting panicky?
Because it should make people feel they are involved in the decisions and prepare them to accept decisions they wouldn't otherwise accept? (Pay-cuts, lack of salary increases, etc.). It legitimizes the changes. You yourself write that "these changes (are) normal". Also some people will start searching for new jobs, solving part of the company's problem.
Apart from that, there's one important, if not the most important, factor. In some cases, companies are obliged to inform their stock holders about the company situation and the media report about it. Even if they aren't, it's frequently difficult to keep such changes from the press. In this case, it makes sense to inform the employees simultaneously. Otherwise they learn about the changes from the press, which creates a bad impression and distrust towards the company.
Basically, the problems you describe are nothing compared to what could happen if people weren't informed. It's choosing the lest bad solution.
BigMadAndyBigMadAndy
It makes sense, but I am still wondering. Why not convey the message months before (I am fine with that, it is normal), but through line managers when next steps are clear. Announcing these changes with so much time before makes the announcements inherently confusing ("we want to do this, but next steps are not fully clear"). I am asking because I have seen this working quite decently done through line managers.
– Alexei
Soooo never, ever in your company no one ever made a mistake of ommiting some divisions or totaly forgetting they exist and let them knwo about some changes? I doubt it's the first case. I think you only know about this one.
Great. That's the point. Those are the first ones to go. Either by their own will or by being laid of as not very productive workers.
There is a ton of question on Workplace.SE about companies that tried to squeeze employees of all overtime and work while beng fully aware they won't pay for it or they are running out of money (I think there is even one asked in last 24 hours).
Comapny made is so transparent because they treat you like partners. They expect, from bigger part of employees, that they will look at those changes and think "Oh, it's good to know. I will prepare myself for that by maybe looking for other job or saving some money or by securing my place in new company that I can clearly see from stated process is avaiable to me".
Company don't care about unpleasant situations created by employees on their own. If you are grumpy and unmotivated by the fact that company made you aware that there will be changes, and how they will look like, in the next 12 months it's on you. Company tries to be as fair as possible.
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When restructures are expected to take a long time - such as a year or two - it can create a lot of instability in the business and make many people (who are otherwise safe) fear for what's going on and leave prematurely.
In these cases, being open about the changes coming - so people feel that the changes are expected and know they will continue over a set period of time - helps reassure people that if they're not affected, they should be OK. It also helps show that this is a clear plan to the business recovering, and not a series of last-minute cuts being made (that have the potential to keep going).
For the business itself, some other reasons it can be a benefit include:
People are signed onto "will not leave before x date" agreements, helping the business ramp down slowly; at the expense of a slightly higher severance package. At this point, most of the office would find out through gossip anyway.
The business may not want to pay out (sometimes massive) severance packages; sometimes hoping for people quitting can reduce the cost of laying off staff.
The business hopes it may light a fire under some departments; and make them work hard to keep their jobs. This one I'd say is honestly rarer, but there are cases of companies pitting departments against each other in this way, to motivate them to achieve more.
They can either be public about the restructuring process or they can be private about it.
Twice in my career I have been an employee when a company split into two companies.
The first time it was a surprise. Everybody got an email on Monday morning saying the company was splitting in 30 days. But several changes started that day. You couldn't jump from a company A project to a company B project unless you were unemployed for 30 days. Some people would have to move offices within the next 30 days, because their project was in the wrong floor/building. Everybody needed new badges. There were a ton of questions, and a lot of discussion and complaints. There were no benefit changes for a year. One employee set to join our project the next week couldn't because their current project was on the other side of the split from us.
The other one I worked for announced the split a year in advance. Nobody knew which company they would be in for 6+ months. There was more time to move sides which was a good thing, but eventually they limited movement. We had months to move offices. We knew the benefit differences between the companies after the freeze but before the split. There were a ton of questions, and a lot of discussion and complaints. They encouraged people to burn vacation hours pre-split so that the liabilities would be smaller.
Both approaches had benefits and problems. Ultimately both worked. Now neither was a result of a company in financial distress, they were companies that believed they need to split for regulatory reasons. In both cases the Wall Street analysts debated the split, the difference was the order of events.
In your case they believe a public restructuring helps them meet their goals, or buys them time to make the changes.
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We were only informed after the sale of part of a business. They had employees from the buying company waiting around the city waiting for the sale to be completed so they can have a discussion with the affected employees.
– Monstar
One of two reasons seem possible.
Firstly there may be another agenda (or several agendas) quietly doing it's thing while everyone is looking at this.
Secondly it's just an idea someone at the top convinced everyone else was great. I've seen some strange things happen.
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Home | Programs | Public Engagement | Physics History | Historic Sites | The Bronx High School of Science
The Bronx High School of Science
The Bronx, New York
The Bronx High School of Science is an institute that would make Lisa Simpson insanely jealous. Known for a rigorous curriculum and as a gateway to the Ivies, its famous graduates include seven national medal of science winners, six Pulitzer Prize recipients, three former Secretaries of the Armed Forces, and physical, life, and mathematical scientists galore. It holds one other important distinction: Bronx Science's alumni have won more Nobel Prizes in physics than any other secondary school in the United States.1 Take that, Springfield Elementary.
In celebration of the achievements of the school in the annals of physics history, the Bronx High School of Science was honored as an APS Historical Site. On October 15, 2010, APS presented the school with a plaque that reads: "In this school generations of students from every economic and cultural background encountered their first experiences which would lead to great achievements in science and technology, as witnessed by the seven Nobel Prizes in physics awarded between 1972 and 2005 to its graduates, the largest number for any high school in America."
The school was founded in 1938 with 400 male students. It welcomed females, ahead of other similar schools in New York, in 1946. Its newspaper was called "Science Survey" and its colors, green and gold, were selected for their scientific virtue – green to symbolize chlorophyll and gold for the sun.2 By 1959, the institute had evolved beyond the walls of its ageing edifice, and Bronx Science moved to a new location. Its shiny new building is still known not only for the parade of intelligence that trumpets through its corridors, but also for a powerful mural that can be seen from outside. The 63-foot work of art, made of Venetian glass mosaic, depicts scientists such as Marie Curie and Charles Darwin, and is entitled "Humanities Protecting Biology, Physics, Chemistry". It carries the quote "Every great advance in science has issued from a new audacity of imagination."3
Bronx Science's list of alumni read like a veritable Who's Who of physics and other sciences. Among the first class of pupils in 1938 was Roy Glauber, who won the Nobel Prize in physics in 2005 for his research on quantum optics. There was no physics course until 1939, when it was introduced with a textbook that did not even discuss atoms. Glauber's math teacher presented him a text on calculus to dive into during the summer, and the future Laureate became entranced. When he entered Harvard University in 1942, he passed over the intermediate physics courses and pursued a graduate curriculum, before he was invited to Los Alamos to participate in the development of the atomic bomb.4
Caltech professor David Politzer, who shared the 2004 Nobel Prize in Physics for his contributions to quantum chromodynamics, spoke at the plaque presentation ceremony. He characterized the essence and energy of Bronx Science with a tale concerning the transit strike of 1966, the year he graduated. "The strike paralysed the city for almost two weeks and in most schools attendance plummeted; in some, nobody turned up. '[But] at Bronx Science, attendance was normal,' Politzer recalls. 'We walked, bicycled and hitchhiked to school. We wouldn't miss it!'"5
1 "About Bronx Science," The Bronx High School of Science, as of November 2010.
3 "About Bronx Science," The Bronx High School of Science Alumni Association and Endowment Fund, as of November 2010.
4 Crease, Robert P., "Bronx Physics," Physics World, November 2, 2010.
Courtesy of Ben Bederson
Nobel Laureate David Politzer (in blue shirt) addresses physics students at the Bronx High School of Science as part of the festivities commemorating the school as an historic physics site. Few universities and no high school has produced as many Nobel Laureates as Bronx Science.


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Here's what ESRB's ratings looked like in 2020
Aiden Strawhun
Norton Internet Security looks at all of 2020's ESRB ratings and highlights what content they contained and more.
Images via Norton
Norton, known for its internet security programs, shows the breakdown game ratings throughout 2020 in its latest study, looking at platform, descriptors and more. It is important to note, each country has a different rating system, so this study centers around the ESRB (Entertainment Software Ratings Board) rating system in the U.S.
Ever wondered how the ESRB parses through every game release in a calendar year? It doesn't quite do that. Curiously enough, the ESRB also doesn't play every single game it rates. Publishers submit content for review instead, and the ESRB board assigns three people to review these submissions and give the game itself a rating.
The ESRB also uses 30 different descriptors in its ratings, with substances, blood/gore, violence, humor, language, nudity, gambling and security headlining general categories. It does also rate apps, VR and online games, but the areas the ESRB doesn't rate are streamed and downloaded content for music-based games and online interactions.
But, there is debate about how useful ESRB ratings truly are. While more in-depth descriptors exist, they live on the web and not always on the game's box. This calls trigger warnings into play and whether or not game ratings are an adequate equivalent for those who use them. But, the ESRB claims 87 percent of parents use ESRB ratings for their children, and 83 percent of those parents believe they're accurate.
Norton's data shows 69 percent of all games released in 2020 were rated E for everyone; 23 percent were rated T for 13 and up; and just over seven percent were rated M for 17 and older. The data doesn't show anything for AO or rating pending games.
Video games on PC clock in the most ratings, taking up 40 percent of all games rated in 2020. Consoles made up about 19 percent, and handhelds made up about 10 percent.
The ten most viewed (but not necessarily released) games in 2020, according to the ESRB, were Cyberpunk 2077, Fortnite, Grand Theft Auto V, Control, Hitman 3, The King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match, Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4: Road to Boruto, League of Legends, Metro: Last Light, and Minecraft. Across these games, half of them are rated M, four of them were rated T and Minecraft is the only one on the list rated E10+.
Norton also reports violence is the most common category of video game ratings, with nearly 48 percent of games including "animated violence." The ESRB has ten different descriptors for violence, and Norton reports 91 percent of the time, "blood" and "violence" are on ratings together. This is more common with "blood and gore" and "violence" 95 percent of the time. This is reflected similarly between T and M-rated games.
E-rated games, however, are overwhelmed by not having descriptors 57 percent of the time. Animated violence is still part of the category appearing nearly 16 percent of the time, with "mild animated violence," "violence" and "mild violence" making up that percentage.
For even more information and further breakdown, head on over to the study's page.
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HCA Healthcare - MidAmerica Division
Division Oncology Medical Director Opportunity in Overland Park, Kansas
HCA Midwest Health & Sarah Cannon Cancer Institute are in search of a hematology oncology division medical director to provide clinical and administrative leadership for the service line.
- Board certified in hematology and oncology
- Five or more years of clinical experience in an academic setting, single or multi-specialty group
- Excellent clinical skills and work history
- Leadership experience preferred in either physician practice, service line, and/or program leadership with the ability to build a high functioning team
- MBA/MHA/MMM encouraged
- Administrative leadership and guidance for division initiatives in a manner that builds capacity, accelerates care and fosters service line growth
- Maintain high standards of professional services to ensure the program meets all hospital and regulatory standards
- Proven role as a peer leader and motivator to achieve the highest level of care
- Leads business development initiatives to foster a culture of growth with the ability to assess current market and implement strategic policies and processes
- Understanding of corporate structure and the willingness and capacity to work with various team members to achieve goals
- Position is approximately 40-50 percent administrative with remaining commitment devoted to clinical duties
- Patients-first culture
- Unmatched potential for flexibility and career growth
- Competitive salary with incentive based package
- Sign on bonus and generous student loan repayment
- Comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, vision, life, and disability
- Time away from work combines paid time off, disability coverage and leaves of absence
- CME time and dues allowances
- 401k with company matching
- Employee stock purchase plan
About Sarah Cannon Cancer Institute & Menorah Medical Center:
- The Sarah Cannon Cancer Institute at HCA Midwest Health is a network of hospitals and physicians that bring together the latest in cancer treatment, technology, and comprehensive services close to home, providing patients throughout our region with a new level of care and support as they face cancer
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Today we are excited to announce the launch of the 'Stratis Test ICO' which utilizes the Stratis ICO platform.
The Stratis ICO Platform is a secure, customizable platform for you to host your own ICO's on the Stratis Blockchain Network. It has been developed from the ground up in C# and .NET Framework and is easily deployed within Azure.
Security is paramount; therefore, the platform does not store any coins or private keys on the hosting infrastructure.
The Stratis Test ICO is a demonstration of the Stratis ICO Platform to showcase the technology and product we plan to deliver to market soon.
This instance of the Stratis ICO Platform will be available for two weeks and we welcome your support in testing the platform and provide any respective feedback.
If you require some $TSTRAT to participate, it can be obtained from the Stratis Faucet.
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The themes of Salmon's work are varied. He says, "I like to use the human form as a way of exploring the nature of what we consider to be "real" and how we react when our visual perceptions of this reality are challenged. In our modern society, we have become obsessed with our outward appearance, and now with modern technology we are able to alter this in almost any way we desire. How does this outward change affect us and how are we perceived others? The most important part of the artistic process for me is the intial idea behind the work. If it isn't as strong as possible, then the lengthy process of sculpting, moulding, painting, etc - no matter how well done - will be for nothing and the work will fall flat."
Salmon's work can be found in public, private and museum collections around the world. His work continues to be exhibited internationally. Anthony Brunelli Fine Arts is pleased to represent Salmon's work in the United States.


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Bonnie K. Campbell, "The Role of Multilateral and Bilateral Actors in Shaping Mining Activities in Africa", in Mining, Development and Social Conflicts in Africa, Third World Network, Accra, Ghana, 2001, pp.3-44. Bonnie K. Campbell, « Governance, Institutional Reform and the State : International Financial Institutions and Political Transition in Africa" in Review of African Political Economy, Sheffield, U.K., vol. 28, no. 88, 2001, pp. 155-176.


WASHINGTON (CN) – Seven former political prisoners claim in federal court a human rights group Yahoo set up to atone for turning over the personal information of dissidents to the Chinese government was a sham, spending most of its budget for the personal benefit of the Internet giant.
Yahoo set up the Yahoo Human Rights Fund Trust in 2007 as part of a settlement of a lawsuit that claimed the tech company had turned over to the Chinese government the personal information of dissidents who used Yahoo email to communicate.
The fund was supposed to provide financial assistance to political prisoners in China, but so far only $700,000 – or 4 percent of the fund's original assets – has gone to that purpose, while most of the rest has gone to a nonprofit one of the fund's overseers owns, according to a 39-page complaint filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
In addition to dismissing the original 2007 lawsuit, Yahoo also used assets in the trust to deal with two other "potential lawsuits." The fund also helped shield Yahoo from criticism of its human rights record, the former political prisoners claim in the suit.
Yahoo allowed Harry Wu, who signed the 2007 settlement on behalf of the plaintiffs without consulting them, to oversee the fund's $17.3 million coffers. Wu also ran the Laogai Research Foundation and the Laogai Human Rights Organization, two Washington, D.C. nonprofits that were the recipients of most of the Yahoo trust's money and were meant to handle its "day-to-day administration," according to the complaint.
Yu Ling, a plaintiff in the 2007 whose wife was imprisoned in China and who is also one of the plaintiffs in the new case, filed a separate suit against Wu in 2011, claiming Wu had taken part of his settlement money. Wu used money from the Yahoo trust to fight that suit, the complaint claims.
Yahoo put in place Executive Vice President and General Counsel Michael Callahan as the director of the fund and he was replaced by General Counsel Ronald Bell after Callahan left Yahoo. Though both were supposed to keep Wu in check, neither did, instead allowing him almost complete control over the fund, according to the complaint.
In 2015 the Laogai Research Foundation bought a $2.55 million townhouse in Washington, with most of the money coming from the Yahoo trust. Wu also gave himself a $60,000 raise shortly after the settlement pumped his organizations full of new cash, according to the complaint.
Wu, who died in 2016, also allegedly used the fund to fight a sexual harassment suit and an employment suit filed against him, according to the complaint.
The plaintiffs in the case, who are represented by Times Wang, an attorney with the Washington firm Cohen Milstein, seek unspecified damages as well as disgorgement of the funds given to the Laogai Research Foundation and an accounting of the Yahoo trust's assets.
Wang did not respond to a request for comment on the case sent Wednesday morning.
Named as defendants are Yahoo, the Yahoo Human Rights Fund Trust, Callahan, Bell, Wu and the Laogai Research Foundation and Human Rights Organization.
Yahoo did not respond to a request for comment. A request sent to LinkedIn, where Callahan now works, was also not returned before publication. Bell, who left Yahoo in March, could not be reached for comment.
The Laogai Research Foundation's website is not longer operational and an email sent to an address found on an old press release for the group was returned unsuccessfully.


This plan provides temporary major medical insurance and is designed for US citizens and US residents who are travelling outside the USA.
Executives traveling overseas on work and business assignments.
Travelers/Tourists who are seeking medical coverage, including medical evacuation, while outside the USA.
Families traveling abroad on sabbatical or vacation.
Missionaries traveling abroad to provide foreign aid.
If you're like most Americans, you love to travel. A vacation is often thought of as a way to recharge your batteries and literally "leave it all behind". But what you shouldn't be leaving behind are your medical insurance plans.
There is always the possibility of getting ill or injured while abroad. If this happens, your American insurance may not be able to help. For this reason, All Aboard Benefits offers a plan that will follow you anywhere in the world outside of the USA.
The USAway International Major Medical Plan is designed for USA residents who are on vacation, studying, temporarily working, or on a humanitarian or religious mission abroad. The plan is tailored to suit the needs of a tourist who intends to be out of the country for only seven days as well as a student or worker who plans on staying abroad for two years. It reimburses eligible expenses relative to an illness contracted or injury sustained paid to doctors or hospitals within an agreed geographical area. Reimbursements range from US $50,000 for persons aged 80-84 to US $5,000,000 for persons aged below 70.
Eligible expenses include all hospital bills, doctors' fees, skilled nursing facilities, home care, ambulance services, and prescription drugs. Transport back home to a medical facility of your choice is also covered, or in the event of death, to a mortuary nearest to your home. Other extra benefits include lost luggage, emergency return home, and trip cancellation. An accidental death benefit of US$ 25,000 is also included. If death occurs due to injuries suffered while riding a public transport, double indemnity applies.
Coverages of illnesses and injuries resulting from war and terrorism, and participation in sports are also available as an option. You can also remove the limitations on cancer and cardiac conditions that come with the basic plan. And if you travel often, you can avail of the Frequent Travelers Option.


This is my desktop image right now (okay, the 1200 x 1600 version of it) – from this link on the Spirit lander. Its supposedly color-correct as our eye would see it, which I think is cool, and its the best vantage point were likely to get (still atop the 50cm landing platform), so Im psyched about it. It looks good, if a little pixelated, at a very high resolution, and I had to smoosh it some to get it to fit into perspective (the original, youll notice on the page Ive linked, is almost 2x as long at the same height as mine), but all the same, its awesome.
So, since my usual, politically-incorrect desktop fare is gone for the time being, Im wondering. Whats on your desktops? Care to post and tell me? Maybe link to a picture?


[SPONSORED STORY] Banking is changing fast and nowhere more than in the African markets, where growth opportunities are huge with some 250 million households still unbanked, but only for banks with the skills and technology to chase them. Banks are expanding fast across Africa, heralding new competition. Innovative banks are seizing opportunities served up by technology to reach out to millions of new customers and find ways to offer financial services that will help them increase bank revenues, through agency or branchless banking, microfinance, SMME lending, or mobile money, e-wallets and biometrics.
Banking strategies for the future revolve around "base of the pyramid", "technology convergence", "cloud" and "inclusive banking". In order to grow against competitors, banks are moving into technology, from core banking systems, adding a range of user interfaces, including Internet, mobile phones, call centres. In 2011 banking leaders are moving to agency banking and branchless lending. Lessons can be learnt and the future charted for emerging markets, including India, South Africa, Kenya and Malaysia.
Speakers at a top conference "Technology Innovation for Banks in Growth Economies" set for London from 28-30 November include global banking leaders in development, SMME and micro-finance institutions such as Anil Kumar, (CEO of IFMR Rural Finance, India), Yolanda van Wyk (CEO Smart Services at First National Bank, South Africa), Sandeep Indurkar (Head Mobile Payments – Internet Banking and Mobile Banking, ICICI Bank, India). Technology and finance expert speakers include Gerhard Romen (Director Mobile Financial Services Nokia), Dr Tim Kelly (Lead ICT Policy Specialist, The World Bank) and Menno van Doorn (Director VINT Research Institute for the Analysis of New Technology). The agenda covers software-banking partnerships, the impact of broadband, government pressures towards financial inclusion, biometrics including fingerprinting, cloud-based technology for banking, e-wallets and banking in growth economies and technologies for scale.
The conference is aimed at banks across the emerging and frontier markets, particularly where their growth will be linked to new customers with growing incomes, also technology experts and banking system vendors, development finance experts, policy-makers and leading commentators.
•	Can microfinance banks be a delivery channel hard-to-reach regions?
The first day, 28 November, consists of workshops: i) the fast-track on how ICT creates better delivery channels for financial products to reach the unbanked and ii) branchless banking – seize opportunities and mitigate risks.
The conference website http://technologyinnovation-banking.com gives details and bookings. Or call: +1 212 537 5898 or email: info@hansonwade.com. Early bird discount of up to GBP300 expires in 8 days.
Tags: Anil Kumar, banks, biometrics, branchless banking, e-wallet, First National Bank, Gerhard Romen, Hanson Wade, ICICI Bank, IFMR Rural Finance, innovation, Menno van Doorn, Nokia, Sandeep Indurkar, technology, The World Bank, Tim Kelly, VINT Research Institute for the Analysis of New Technology, Yolanda van Wyk.
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India Currency
India Wheather
Travel Equiry
Why AIT?
India Destinations
North India Jammu and Kashmir Himachal Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand Punjab Haryana Central Zone Madya Pradesh Chhattisgarh
South India Kerala Karnataka Tamil Nadu Andhrapadesh Telangana West India Goa Gujarath Rajasthan Maharashtra
North East India Assam Sikkim Nagaland Meghalaya Manipur Mizoram Tripura Arunachal Pradesh
East India Bihar Jharkhand West Bengal Odisha
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Know About India
A visa is required for all the visitors who want to visit India. The neighbouring countries, Nepal and Bhutan citizens doesn't require this. India provides an option of limited tourist visa on their arrival for the passport holders of 43 countries.
Transit visa is issued to the visitors staying in India for less than 72 hours. Generally, based on the nationality of the visitor, tourist visas are issued for only six months. There are some countries where these visas are issued for 3 months short duration and 1 year long duration.
Tourists from United states can get a visa for 10 years. Apart from this, there is a 5 years visa for the visitors coming from 18 countries that are the Netherlands, France, Luxembourg, Germany, Spain, Belgium, Finland, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Vietnam.
At a time, only for a period of 6 months, a tourist can be in India. The 5 year tourist visa allows to stay only up to 3 months at a time. The 2 months gap which was given earlier on Tourist visa to visit India, has been removed.
Also there are Business visas, Research visas, Employment visas and Student visas issued for the visitors to visit India.
Indian tourist visa cost:
The cost of an Indian tourist visa differs according to the government arrangements of their countries.
For 6 months Tourist visa, the tourist is expected to pay $76 in the US, in UK it is 92 Pounds and in Australia it is $95 and all this including the service fees.
Special agreements with India are made by some countries like Japan, Argentina, South Africa, Mongolia and Jamaica, where the visitors have to pay lesser for a visa.
How and Where to Apply for an Indian Visa
In most of the countries, the Indian visa application process is outsourced to private processing agencies. The Indian government is now in the process of replacing all the foreign companies with Indian companies. This has been done in some countries including the US, Canada, South Africa and China. Feedback about this change has indicated number of problems.
In the United States, Indian visa applications are handled by Cox and Kings Global Services. This company replaced BLS International effective from May 21, 2014.
When applying for an Indian Visa, you need to complete an on-line application form.
Along with your application and fee, for an Indian Tourist Visa you have to submit your passport that is valid for a least a period of six months and has at least two blank pages, a recent passport size photo, and full details of your itinerary. Ensure you have copies of flight tickets and proof of residential address that may also be required in some countries.
Visit the temple town of Jonnawada
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Blooms mid May to early June – Pea-like foliage, smoky purple blooms, long-blooming cultivar, very tough and adaptable, difficult to move or transplant, a real crowd pleaser!
Beautiful violet flowers bloom in panicles in the late spring – produces copious seed!
Many dwarf cultivars are on the market, they are sometimes easier to find than the straight species!
Fall color is its most notable characteristic – yellows, golds, bronze, reds – it is beautiful!
Fruit is edible when ripe and tastes similar to pineapple or jackfruit– unripe fruit causes swelling and irritation of the throat.
As with any crabapple look out for apple scab, rust, fireblight, canker, scale, borers, aphids, and Japanese beetles.
Upright habit – will get large it will just take forever to get there.
Some find the flowers to not smell the greatest.
It can be very difficult to tell the difference between Aster, Boltonia, and Kalimeris.


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French Foreign Minister latest in line of dignitaries to visit Iran
By Euronews with Reuters • Updated: 29/07/2015
Striking the nuclear accord may have been the easy part… On the first visit in 12 years of a French foreign minister to Iran, Laurent Fabius sought to convince hardliners of the merits of the deal.
"What we aimed for during the nuclear talks was to reach an agreement that is not only useful for Iran and France, but useful for the region, the world and above all beneficial for the Iranian people who will be rid of these sanctions and who will be able to see more development and have more purchasing power," he said.
He extended an invitation from French President François Hollande to his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani to visit Paris in November.
France wishes to secure business deals in Iran, once international sanctions are lifted.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif implied the Iranian government was eager to build bridges.
"I hope today's visit to Iran by my colleague, Mr Fabius, will help prepare the groundwork for expanding relations and removing the misunderstandings that have overshadowed our relationship in the past," he said.
On Tuesday (July 28), the European Union's Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini met Zarif in Tehran as part of efforts to ensure the July fourteenth nuclear deal leads to something solid, which improves security.
The accord reached between Iran and the 5+1 world powers aims to end a more than decade-old standoff over Tehran's disputed nuclear programme.
Talks to revive Iran nuclear deal to resume in Vienna
France urges Iran to avoid nuclear escalation ahead of resumption of talks with US
EU has role in salvaging Iran deal, says Tehran UN envoy


Gail Plewacki is a communications professional with more than 15 years' experience in broadcast journalism as a reporter with KARE TV and KSTP. She also has nearly 13 years' experience as a communications director.
Gail is currently the Executive Director of Communications for the Minneapolis Public Schools. Prior to joining MPS she was the Communications Director and a Senior Manager for Dakota County, the third largest county in Minnesota, for more than eight years. Before that, she was the Communications Director and an Assistant City Coordinator with the City of Minneapolis.
Gail is a graduate of the University of Minnesota and an alumnus of the Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government's Executive Leadership Program.
Heather MacLeod has over fifteen years' experience in leadership and management roles, and has a strong background in operations and a solid performance history in patient/client-centered and matrix-leadership environments. Heather also brings proven skills in employee relations, client services, organizational strategy, and financial management.
Heather has a Master's degree in Social Work from the University of St. Thomas; and an M.S. in Organization Management from Capella University.
Melissa Cross is employed in the financial services industry as in-house counsel and has served on multiple committees in that capacity, including regulatory compliance, human resources, and enterprise risk management.
Melissa earned a B.A. in political science and psychology from Minnesota State University-Moorhead, a J.D. from the University of South Carolina and M.B.A. from the University of St. Thomas.
Dawn Isackson is an attorney and business partner experienced in a wide variety of legal areas including business litigation, contracts, real estate, employment and trademarks and is currently employed as Senior Corporate Counsel at an international, publicly-trade company. She has a proven history of solving complex legal and business problems and achieving excellent results. Dawn brings a commitment to detail and clarity to TWS and board processes in all forms. As a volunteer non-profit board member for two animal welfare organizations, she ably utilizes her legal and business acumen to assist the board and executive director in ensuring the sustainability of the organization.
Dawn earned a B.A. in Political Science from Hamline University, and a J.D. from the William Mitchell College of Law.
Robin Harris is a Human Resources and Labor Relations professional with more than 35 years of experience. Having experience in private, public and non-profit agencies, she spent most of her career working in the airline industry for 25 years at Northwest Airlines holding varies positions in In-Flight Services, Reservation Services and Human Resources. After leaving the airline she worked for the City of Minneapolis as the Director of Personnel and Administration for the Public Works Department. In August 2014 she accepted the position at Washington County as their Deputy Director of Human Resources. Most recently (July 2015) she has been appointed as the Director of Human Resources for the Minneapolis Public Housing Authority.
Robin's education includes a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration, a Master of Science degree in Organization Leadership and an Executive Juris Doctorate.
Carlo Giacomoni is a board certified clinical psychologist with over 10 years' experience providing therapy for depression, anxiety, trauma, and personality disorders and a current specialization in clinical assessments and forensic evaluations.
Carlo earned his Bachelor of Science at Beloit College, and Master's and Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) degrees from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology.
Edith Young is an Information Technology professional with more than 20 years of experience. Having experience in private and public agencies, she has spent most of her career working at various technology organizations and holding multiple positions in Project Management, C-Level Executive Support and working with the Microsoft SharePoint Platform. She joined the Hennepin County Information Technology department in February 2014. Recently she accepted a new position as IT Supervisor in the Hennepin County Public Defender's Office.
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As the Executive Director and Founder of The Wildcat Sanctuary, Tammy Thies created TWS as a non-profit, big cat rescue with the goal of providing a natural sanctuary to wildcats that cannot live in the wild. Combining natural and spacious habitats with excellent care and a comfortable life free of exhibition, TWS allows all residents to live wild at heart.
With a marketing and journalism degree from the University of St. Thomas, Tammy was a full-time advertising professional who became aware of the need for such a facility through her exposure to big cats during photo shoots and advertising campaigns. Tammy learned that throughout the United States, tens of thousands of big cats are privately owned as pets, and used as performers or for-profit breeding.
A leading spokesperson and expert witness for the big cat crisis and protection nationally, Tammy and other TWS staff works with governmental agencies and private organizations to strengthen regulations protecting the welfare of big cats in captivity.
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