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Brief Analysis on Policies Concerning Foreign Investment in Medical Institutions
Author: Hu Jian, Huang Yao
In recent years, free trade zones have been successively established in various areas and restrictions posed by relevant policies on foreign investment in China are gradually relaxed. Due to this, more and more people are turning their eyes to foreign investment in medical institutions in China. In this paper, on the basis of the major existing investment methods, we will summarize the policies which govern each method and provide relevant precedents to investors for their reference.
I. Sino-foreign equity joint and cooperative joint medical institutions
Early in 2000, the Ministry of Health (now National Health and Family Planning Commission of the People's Republic of China) and Ministry of Foreign Trade & Economic Cooperation (now Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China) has jointly issued an Interim Measures for the Administration of Sino-foreign Equity Joint and Cooperative Joint Medical Institutions, which sets out in detail the provisions on foreign investment in sino-foreign equity joint or cooperative joint medical institutions in China. These Measures not only lay down the qualifications to be achieved by the parties to a sino-foreign equity joint and cooperative joint medical institution, but also define the conditions and examining and approving requirements under which a sino-foreign equity joint and cooperative joint medical institution is to be established. A brief summary is as follows:
(1) In establishing and developing a sino-foreign equity joint or cooperative joint medical institution, the local health plan and the plan for setting up medical institutions must be followed and the Ministry of Health's Basic Standards for Medical Institutions must be carried out;
(2) Parties to a sino-foreign equity joint and cooperative joint medical institution shall be legal persons who are capable of bearing civil liabilities independently;
(3) Parties to a sino-foreign equity joint and cooperative joint medical institution shall have experience in directly or indirectly engaging in medical health investment and management;
(4) A sino-foreign equity joint and cooperative joint medical institution must be an independent legal person;
(5) The total investment shall not be less than RMB 2,000;
(6) Proportion of shares or interest of the Chinese party to a sino-foreign equity joint or cooperative joint medical institution shall not be lower than 30%;
(7) The term of a sino-foreign equity joint or cooperative joint medical institution shall not be longer than 20 years;
(8) Application must be filed with administrative authority of health;
(9) Application shall be filed with Ministry of Foreign Trade & Economic Cooperation (now Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China) after approval by administrative authority of health;
(10) After being approved and established, application for practice registration shall be filed with relevant administrative authority of health so as to receive the Practice License for Medical Institutions.
As sino-foreign equity joint and cooperative joint enterprises share the same internal management structure, daily operation and profit distribution with other enterprises, we will not elaborate on these respects.
Particularly, according to the Notice on Issues concerning the Establishment of Medical Institutions in the Mainland by Hong Kong and Macao Service Providers which was in force on 1 January 2013, where service providers from Hong Kong or Macao establish equity joint or cooperative joint medical institutions in the mainland, the standards and requirements to be satisfied by enterprises or individuals in the mainland on establishing medical institutions shall be followed. Also, the authority to examine and approve the equity joint or cooperative joint medical institutions shall be delegated to provincial administrative authority of health.
Up to date, there is no shortage of precedents where equity joint or cooperative joint medical institutions are established, with 22 up to 2014 in Shanghai alone . Amongst them, famous ones include Shanghai Deji Hospital, the first sino-foreign equity joint hospital in Shanghai, and Shanghai Jiahui International Hospital, the largest sino-foreign equity joint hospital in Shanghai.
II. Wholly foreign funded medical institutions
On the other hand, wholly foreign funded medical institutions, as a special type, have experienced the process from being expressly banned to being gradually open in recent years. However, despite being more open on the whole, recently, control appears to be tightened again. As to how to do so, it may vary in different areas. In the following, we will sort out the provisions and relevant requirements introduced by the Chinese government in a chronological order.
(1) In the Interim Measures for the Administration of Sino-foreign Equity Joint and Cooperative Joint Medical Institutions which was jointly issued by Ministry of Health (now National Health and Family Planning Commission of the People's Republic of China) and Ministry of Foreign Trade & Economic Cooperation (now Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China) in 2000, it is expressed provided for that approval shall not be granted to application for establishing wholly foreign funded medical institutions in China;
(2) According to the Interim Measures for the Administration of Hong Kong and Macao Service Providers' Establishment of Sole Proprietorship Hospitals in the Mainland which was in force on 1 January 2011, service providers from Hong Kong and Macao may apply for establishing sole proprietorship hospitals in Shanghai, Jiangsu, Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan, and Chongqing.
(3) According to the Interim Measures for the Administration of Taiwan Service Providers' Establishment of Sole Proprietorship Hospitals in the Mainland which was in force on 1 January 2011, Taiwan service providers may apply for establishing sole proprietorship hospitals in Shanghai, Jiangsu, Fujian, Guangdong, and Hainan. (4) According to the Catalogue of Industries for Guiding Foreign Investment as amended in 2011, foreign investment in medical institutions is for the first time included into the permitted catalogue, which was considered as a signal that investment in medical institutions in the mainland will fully open to the foreign investors.
(5) According to the Notice on Issues concerning the Establishment of Medical Institutions in the Mainland by Hong Kong and Macao Service Providers which was in force on 1 January 2013, the examination and approval on establishing sole proprietorship hospitals by service providers from Hong Kong and Macao shall be rested with the provincial administrative authority of health of Guangdong province rather than the Ministry of Health;
(6) According to the Interim Measures on the Administration of Wholly Foreign Funded Medical Institutions in the Pilot Area of China (Shanghai) Free Trade Zone which was issued and in force on 13 November 2013, foreign investors from any other regions rather than Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan are for the first time allowed to establish in the wholly foreign funded form the profit-making medical institutions in Shanghai Free Trade Zone;
(7) According to the Notice on Carrying out the Pilot Program of Setting Up Wholly Foreign Funded Hospitals which was issued and in force on 25 July 2014, the number of pilot cities is increased to 7, including Beijing, Tianjing, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Fujian, Guangdong, and Hainan, and foreign investors from any other regions rather than Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan are allowed to establish wholly foreign funded medical institutions in the above cities and provinces. As required in the Notice, foreign investors who apply to establish wholly foreign funded medical institutions shall be legal persons capable of bearing civil liabilities independently, and have experience in directly or indirectly engaging in medical health investment and management. On the other hand, the wholly foreign funded hospitals to be applied to be established shall comply with the basic standards on medical institutions set forth by the nation and shall file application with local administrative authority of health and foreign investment administrative authority according to relevant laws. However, what is noteworthy is the authority to examine and approve the establishment of wholly foreign funded medical institutions has been fully delegated to provincial authorities.
(8) According to the Catalogue of Industries for Guiding Foreign Investment as amended in 2015, on the contrary, foreign investment in medical institutions is once again included into the restricted catalogue, apparently not in line with the tendency of being more open gradually as reflected in the above. In our view, it shows the Central Government remains prudent and cautious in foreign investment in medical institutions.
From the above we can see, the recent Catalogue of Industries for Guiding Foreign Investment once again includes medical institutions into the restricted catalogue and reduce the same to two forms, namely, equity joint and cooperative joint. For this reason, we have consulted with Department of Commerce of Guangdong Province. It is expressly confirmed by them that presently only service providers from Hong Kong and Macao are allowed to establish wholly foreign funded medical institutions in the mainland.
Up to now, cases involving medical institutions wholly funded by investors from Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan include Shanghai Landseed International Hospital and Shenzhen C-MER (Shenzhen) Dennis Lam Eye Hospital. Nevertheless, there is only one case involving medical institutions wholly funded by investors from any other regions rather than Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. That is, on 22 July 2014, Artemed Group, Silver Mountain Capital and Waigaoqiao Group entered into a strategic cooperation framework agreement to establish "China Shanghai Free Trade Zone Artemed Hospital" .
III. Other indirect investment methods
According to Interim Provision on the Domestic Investment by Foreign Funded Enterprises and relevant replies by Ministry of Foreign Trade & Economic Cooperation (now Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China), where foreign funded enterprises reinvest in the mainland, if the business scope of the invested enterprises falls into the encouraged or permitted catalogue, the enterprises shall remain domestic enterprises; if the business scope of the invested enterprises falls into the restricted catalog and the proportion of foreign fund is less than 25%, the enterprises shall also remain domestic enterprises; and if the proportion of foreign fund reaches 25%, the foreign funded enterprises shall obtain an Approval Certificate for Foreign Invested Enterprise and be transformed into foreign funded enterprises.
Therefore, foreign investors may bypass the examination and approval by administrative authority of health by establishing foreign funded enterprises in the mainland and then indirectly invest in the medical institutions through such enterprises. Although the foreign investors cannot have their proportion achieve 25% in this way, they still can have some authority to manage and operate the hospitals by the conclusion of agreements.
In conclusion, there are already many cases where foreign investors invest in medical institutions in equity joint or cooperative joint form. However, as per the existing policies only service providers from Hong Kong and Macao can pass the examination and approval in respect of establishing wholly foreign funded medical institutions. In our view, the restriction is expected to be gradually relaxed in the future.
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Home > BY STYLE / COLOUR > White Wines
Tahbilk, 'Museum Release', Nagambie Lakes, Marsanne 2012
Case of 6: £92.40
Grape Varieties: Marsanne 91%, Riesling 5%, Chardonnay 1%, Roussanne 1%, Sauvignon Blanc 1%, Verdelho 1%
Optimum Drinking: Within 10 years
Wine Style: Complex rich slightly reductive style of white
Alcohol by Volume: 12.5%
Lifted honeysuckle and toasty notes lead to a rich and honeyed palate, brimming with lemon citrus fruits and finishing with a mineral freshness.
Established in 1860, Tahbilk is an historic family-owned winery, renowned for their rare aged Marsanne. Tahbilk is known as 'tabilk tabilk' in the language of the Daungwurrung clans, which translates as the 'place of many waterholes'. It perfectly describes this premium viticultural landscape, which is located in the Nagambie Lakes region of Central Victoria. The estate comprises 1,214 hectares, including a seven mile frontage to the Goulburn River. Environmental sustainability is paramount at Tahbilk and in 2013 they became carbon neutral. In 2016, Tahbilk was awarded 'Winery of the Year' by James Halliday.
The spring of 2011 was tropical and humid, requiring careful vineyard management. Nevertheless, the vines produced healthy, vibrant canopies. Summer and autumn were fine and dry, resulting in an early start to vintage. The whites show excellent varietal expression.
Tahbilk's vineyards are grouped along the banks of the Goulburn River and an anabranch of it which flows through the estate. The water has a tempering influence on the climate. The vines are grown at approximately 134 metres elevation of gently undulating and flat terrain. The soils are sandy loam with ferric oxide content, which vary from very fine sand near the anabranch to denser loams on the plains. The vines planted prior to 1986 are on ARG rootstocks. They are trained on a single wire trellis with a mixture of head and cordon training, with cane pruning. Tahbilk's vines are sustainably cultivated; composting and mulching takes place which improves soil health by promoting earthworm activity. Mulching helps to control weeds and conserves water, reducing vine stress. The grapes were hand-picked.
Made in a reductive style – without contact with oxygen to preserve the fresh, fruity character. The fruit was de-stemmed, lightly crushed and cooled through a heat exchanger and pressed. The must was clarified and fermented with neutral yeasts at low temperatures of 10 to 12°C, fermenting at 0.5 to 1°Baume per day. The ferment stopped at 2 to 3 grams per litre residual sugar. The wine did not go through malolactic fermentation in order to retain its crisp character. It was then protein stabilised, cold stabilised, medium filtered, blended and bottled.
The complexity that comes with ages shines with lifted honeysuckle and toasty notes on the nose. The rich and honeyed palate is brimming with lemon citrus fruits and finishes with a chalky, mineral freshness. Delicious with shellfish in a creamy sauce.
Marsanne 91%, Riesling 5%, Chardonnay 1%, Roussanne 1%, Sauvignon Blanc 1%, Verdelho 1%
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Since my last newsletter in February 2018, the hearing on Spousal Provision/Deduction has taken place at the Human Rights Review Tribunal (HRRT) in Wellington in March. I attended the hearing on four of the six and half days it took, and as Bert, a very competent and trustworthy co-advocate, was there for five days, including two I could not attend, we only missed the last half day. But even then two pensioner friends were present to demonstrate that there was public interest and nothing would escape our attention.
This hearing has been a display of what we already know, and in so many respects. But still – long before a decision is due in two months or in two years (yes, two years, as it is a complex case and the HRRT has a huge backlog) – it has left us in disbelief what is going on in New Zealand: the fact that the bureaucrats in the government departments are ruling the country and not the elected politicians.
In this case the civil servants in the Ministry of Social Development (MSD) defend the policies, as if was about their own money, and when there is a change of government, as happened last September, they advise the new ministers. These ministers often come in completely ignorant of the laws and policies which suddenly become their responsibility but the bureaucrats remain the same. Therefore it does not matter who is elected, it's always the same people behind the scenes who remain in charge.
How can this be called democracy if our elected MPs are only puppets on a string?
While in 2007 Cabinet agreed to discontinue the Spousal Provision/Deduction – but Labour didn't find the needed NZ$ 1.5 million (peanuts!) in the 2008 Budget, MSD now defends it at all cost, labelling it as an essential part of Section 70 and the Direct Deduction Policy.
As we all know, Section 70 has become an all-encompassing money grab tool for the New Zealand government in order to reduce the cost of NZ Super, with the spousal deduction at the extreme end of the scale of injustice, disadvantaging 588 couples (as of October 2017). It would cost an estimated NZ$ 2.7 million to stop these spousal deductions.
In order to keep it in place, MSD wastes an incredible amount of money for the administration, review processes, investigators and lawyers – like the one who represented the Attorney General respectively MSD at the HRRT. This QC is an expert on Human Rights, even worked for the Human Rights Commission in the past – but after changing sides, he defended the indefensible, and told the three plaintiffs that their treatment was fair and they only perceived it as unfair. He told them that it was not their money they were losing and that they just didn't understand why their and the "excess" of their partners' overseas pensions needed to be deducted from NZ Super dollar-for-dollar.
While we were hopeful in the early stages of the hearing that the Tribunal would not fall for all this spin, misrepresentation and distortion, we were not sure anymore the longer the hearing went on. We had the impression the Chairman found some merit in the fact that the spousal deduction couples were compared to lifelong New Zealanders, cutting them down to size by merging them into "economic units", while NZ Super is clearly defined as an individual and not means-tested entitlement.
This creates a world of impoverished immigrant and returning Kiwi couples with much reduced social lives, making one partner financially dependent on the one with the overseas pension. They live beside New Zealand millionaire beneficiaries who receive two full NZ Supers and whose income streams – including KiwiSaver – are not touched at all.
The MSD expert witnesses even said NZ Super was paid to reward pensioners for their contributions to the country, leading to the conclusion that people with overseas pensions – including New Zealanders who are married to the "wrong" person - have not contributed anything to the tax-base and society. The Crown lawyer said NZ Super was "providing a basic standard" and giving "financial assistance", and they said it was "need-based" – because, of course, Kiwi millionaires NEED financial assistance!
As said at the start, it can take two years until a decision is made, and given the way the hearing went, it became more than clear that the power has to go back from the bureaucrats to parliamentarians. Only a law change – mentioned by the Chairman several times – can really change things. Therefore you and we have to keep lobbying local MPs, the ministry, embassies, high commissions, consulates and foreign governments.
I have nothing but praise for some of the diplomats in Wellington (and Canberra) who have started discussing the issue with each other, some even asked me how the hearing went, and a representative of one of the embassies showed up at the hearing. Some embassies still need some encouragement to get into action, e.g. the Dutch embassy, with so many Dutch immigrants living in New Zealand but obviously no voice.
The only media outlet that attended the hearing on several days was the New Zealand Herald. This shows that some of the media are either gagged or just not interested in the injustice existing in this country, as it mostly affects migrants – despite the fact that the Spousal Provision usually disadvantages Kiwis who have never left the country but are in a relationship with a migrant or returning Kiwi.
Just before the hearing I came across an incredible case of money grab when a Kiwi woman contacted me, telling me that her two children's US survivors benefit (paid after their father's death) was deducted from her second husband's and their stepfather's NZ Super.
This is really allowed because not only a spouse's overseas pension can be deducted from someone's NZ Super but also a dependant's pension. This case was then published on the NZ Pension Protest website and forwarded to the Office of Human Rights Proceedings (OHRP) which represented the three plaintiffs at the HRRT hearing. The affidavit was presented to the HRRT and discussed. A day or two later we got the news that the deductions were stopped – highly likely because of the publicity.
We heard at the HRRT that the CEO of MSD, currently Brendan Boyle, has the discretion to defer deductions in extreme cases, and was even ordered by the Social Security Appeal Authority to do so in the past. But obviously he doesn't do it by default, and we wonder why.
It showed that justice in general was important to her and not just her family's individual case. We need more such brave people who are not intimidated by MSD's bully tactics. Also thank you for fighting all the way to the HRRT, Jan, Malcolm/Sigrid and Donna/Mike. Even if it will not find a happy ending, it had to be done to expose the distorted thinking of those bureaucrats at MSD and their manipulating politicians of all colours.
In the meantime, another incredible case has come to my attention. I use it to counteract the Government's spin, saying Section 70 is about equality and fairness, saying that no-one should be better off than a New Zealander who has never left the country and has not had the opportunity to earn an overseas pension.
She has never left New Zealand, she has paid for her NZ Super all her life with her income tax and indirect taxes. Still MSD thinks they should deduct her overseas pension from NZ Super. This woman has not received her overseas pension yet due to technical problems, but MSD has already (after a year of thinking about it...) sent her a letter, threatening her with demanding her NZ Super back in monthly instalments, once she receives the first overseas payment!
We hope she goes public with her case and "encourages" the CEO of MSD this way to defer the deduction of a pension that hasn't even been paid yet.
Another scandalous development has been unveiled by one of the pensioners who doesn't receive any NZ Super due to the deductions of her and her partner's overseas pensions. Carmel Sepuloni, the new-ish Minister of Social Development, wrote to her that she is not entitled to the Winter Heating Payment (due to start in July) because she does not RECEIVE NZ Super!!! This adds insult to injury. Again, those who need it most get nothing, and millionaires can receive the financial assistance.
Clearly the Minister responsible for the implementation did not understand the implications the wording of the policy has and/or her "officials" have given her bad advice. If this is going ahead, it is just another piece of evidence that discrimination is lawful and rife in New Zealand.
Just a little personal note: I receive a huge amount of emails from current and future Section 70 victims and try to answer them all, despite having a lot of other work to do on Section 70 and with my paid work as a writer. Of course, I also have email and phone discussions with some like-minded people, and need these exchanges to further my knowledge, as you can never know enough if you champion a cause. I also contact others of whom I know that they are experts in certain fields and know more than I.
While I am happy to help where I can, I cannot tutor active pension fighters and proof-read articles and long letters (with the mentioned exceptions of my small group of collaborators). I often send links to relevant pages where you can find everything you need to know because I have written them. I cannot re-write them for the convenience of people who do not like to follow links.
There you find various subpages (by clicking on the triangle in front of "The Law" where you find information about Spousal Provision, Portability, Pension and Travel, and all the inconsistencies under Section 70.
I am always interested in receiving new information, so don't stop writing to me about developments in your cases or if you don't know where to start.


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Shin Musha Gundam
from Ban Dai (Japan)
Sooooooo coooool.
Over the years, there have been a lot of toys. Transformers, Gobots, Machine Robo, Shogun Warriors, Visionaries, Crystar, and a lot more. Almost all of these lines came out in America and Japan. And it seems that the Japanese toys are going for a lot more than the American toys. That's probably because you can't get certain styles of figures from the usual places.
The Japanese toys are definitely rarer than the American toys (except in places like Japan). And sometimes they use better materials, like metal. And then there are the toys that are the same molds as the American figures, but they have different color schemes. The Japanese toy companies usually use chrome in places on the figures.
And then there are the figures that don't come factory-assembled. The figures where the pieces of the thing that you want are still on those little plastic frames known as trees. And you have to clip off all of the pieces and file down all of the points where the pieces were connected to the trees, and then put the entire thing together and make a completely and utterly awesome action figure.
I am of course talking about the Japanese model kits. Things like the Kotobukya kits, or the Ban Dai Gundam kits.
For this review, I'm going to be looking at the Shin Musha Gundam model kit. My first Gundam model kit and my favorite Mobile Suit.
There are actually two versions of this kit: There's the regular version, which has no gold chrome, and orange-red parts, and then there is the Sengoku no Jin version, which has a gold chrome and metallic red color scheme. I have the Sengoku no Jin version, and I actually prefer that version.
This Gundam is from a line of Mobile Suits called the Musha Gundam. The Musha Gundam are a series of Gundam that were modeled after warriors such as Samurai, Ninja, and knights.
This particular Gundam is modeled after a Samurai that you would probably picture when you thought of a Samurai.
This figure is a great fusion of old-style Samurai armor and the modern design of the Gundam robots. The armor has a very cool feature where some of it moves: The inner shoulder armor moves in and out, the outer shoulder armor moves in and out, back and forth, and forward on a double joint. The waist armor is very cool; all of the armor moves outward, allowing you to pose him in a lot of different battle stances. And there is a very cool feature with the front waist armor, where it's actually four separate pieces, and the pieces are connected by hinges. So the front waist armor is actually like fabric.
The articulation is freaking amazing on this figure, and it's not hindered by anything: The arms rotate 360 degrees, go in and out, rotate above the elbow, and move on a double joint in the elbow. The hands are on ball joints that connect to the forearms, and the hands are also on hinges that are connected to the ball joints that connect to the forearms. The trigger fingers move, the other three fingers move together, and the thumbs move. The head is on two ball joints; one below the neck and one that's connected to the head. All four rockets on the back move independently, and he has a double-jointed waist. His legs are on ball joints and they can move in and out, back and forth, and rotate slightly. The knees are double-jointed (and there are actually hydraulics in the knees, which I think is a very cool touch), and the ankles move back and forth (again, hydraulics), and they're on ball joints.
He also comes with four weapons: The Nichirinmaru Katana, which is a big, freaking awesome katana blade; the Tanegashima Gun, which is a big, freaking awesome old-style musket; the Denkoumaru Naginata, which is a blade... on a STEEK! And it's very cool looking when the figure is holding it, and finally, there is the Sankoumaru Jumonji Yari, which is sort of a trident.
Since this figure is so poseable, it can actually hold the weapons very naturally. But since this figure is so freaking awesome, you wouldn't want to just pose him on your shelf, would you? No, he needs to be posed on a display stand on your shelf. Fortunately, he has one.
The display stand that he comes with consists of a big, solid black stand with a screen connected to the back of it (one of those Japanese screens with scenes depicted on the fabric part). The display stand also comes with two things that have Japanese letters on them -- a stand for the Tanegashima Gun and the Nichirinmaru Katana, and two stands for the Denkoumaru Naginata and the Sankoumaru Jumonji Yari.
This is a very well-done display stand; between the Japanese screen backdrop, and the stands for all of the weapons, it's almost like a small dojo for your Gundam.
Like I said, this is a model kit, so it might take you a while to put it together, but it's definitely worth it.
For the great amount of articulation, the array of weapons, the display stand, the small details like the front waist armor being four separate pieces, and the look of the figure, if you like putting things like this together and adding a lot of details like small orange stickers, I highly recommend the Shin Musha Gundam kit.
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As a small business owner, it can be challenging to meet all of the company's operating needs on a startup budget. If your company is in need of new equipment, operating capital or other things that require financial investment, you may need to consider a business loan. Unfortunately, some small business owners avoid applying for loans because of the many misconceptions about small business financing. Here is a look at some of the facts that you need to know about small business loans to get the funding that you need.
If a situation arises in which you need money right away, and you do not have accessible funds to bail you out of your predicament, you will need to think quickly of a way to get the cash you need. There are a few options available when you are trapped in a situation when you must have cash immediately. Here are a few tips to obtain much-needed money when time is of the essence.
In helping individuals and households to get out from under credit card debt or other kinds of debt, professionals look to different kinds of strategies to consolidate debt and make it more manageable. If you're trying to figure out how to deal with debt on an ongoing basis, take a look at how car equity loans could help. Assets Against Debt One of the most fundamental issues in debt handling is looking at a party's debt to assets ratio.
Every year, the US mint produces different coins that are meant for limited circulation. Many of these coins are meant for collectors and investors. Some of the coins that are produced are even gold and silver coins, which vary in value. These coins can be a great investment and will give you a return when you need to sell them. Some of them may even be very valuable, which is why you may want to know a little more about buying US Mint coins.


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LGBTI+ and CALD round tables conclude Men's Health Connected
The month-long Men's Health Connected online summit concludes this week with two events running in a round table format on Monday 29 June and Tuesday 30 June.
Male health and men's issues in LGBTI+ communities starts the week at 2pm on Monday. REGISTER HERE
The current National Men's Health Strategy (2020-2030) identifies "members of the LGBTI+ community" as one of 9 priority populations that the strategy targets. Currently, there is very little detail in the strategy to help us understand what this means in practice.
As the peak body for people working to improve the lives and health of all men and boys (and all males) in Australia, we're keen to start a conversation to better understand the potential overlaps between the men's health sector and the LGBTI+ health sector.
The aim of this event is to build relationships and understanding between those working in men's health/male health and those working to improve the lives and health of men and males in LGBTI+ communities.
What are the key health issues facing males who identify as gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex and how can we ensure that our work to make health services more male-friendly takes into account the diverse needs of these communities?
From 2-4pm on Tuesday, June 30, the second Men's Health Connected round table will look at promoting men and boys health in culturally and linguistically diverse communities (CALD).
The National Men's Health Strategy names culturally and linguistically diverse males as a priority population. So how well are we doing at understanding and addressing the diverse health needs of men and boys in Australia's many different CALD communities?
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Q: Rails upload CSV file with header I am using Ruby 1.9.2 with Rails 3.2.1.
I would like to create a view to upload a CSV or tab delimited file, and displays the contents of the file on the same page using a table or pagination display, then process that data in JavaScript.
How can I do this? Please walk me through any code samples you have, I am a total noob in Ruby also.

A: First, write a view to upload your file. You can use Paperclip for this.
Assuming you have a resource Csv, your upload form could look like this:
<%= form_for @csv, :url => csv_path, :html => { :multipart => true } do |form| %>
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<% end %>

Your model:
class Csv < ActiveRecord::Base
  attr_accessible :attachment
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end

Your controller actions:
def create
  @csv = Csv.create( params[:csv] )
  # your save and redirect code here
end

def show
  @csv = Csv.find(params[:id])
end

Having that,  you can use something like this in your view:
CSV.foreach(@csv.attachment.path) do |row|
  # use the row here to generate html table rows
end

Note: this is just a general idea of how this can be done and you need to have the the resource added to your routes, Paperclip gem installed and configured, etc - read the doc on how to do all that.

A: Just use a nice Ruby gem for parsing CSV files.  This should point you in the right direction. http://fastercsv.rubyforge.org/

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Q: Python K-medoids visualisation This code I get from the internet. I apply to my data and work. So I try to show the visualisation of this method but I can't find the relevant code of visualisation for the k-medoids.
from nltk.metrics import distance as distance
import Pycluster as PC
words = ['apple', 'Doppler', 'applaud', 'append', 'barker',
     'baker', 'bismark', 'park', 'stake', 'steak', 'teak', 'sleek']
dist = [distance.edit_distance(words[i], words[j])
    for i in range(1, len(words))
    for j in range(0, i)]

clusterid, error, nfound = PC.kmedoids(dist, nclusters=3)
cluster = dict()

uniqid=list(set(clusterid))
new_ids = [ uniqid.index(val) for val in clusterid]
for word, label in zip(words, clusterid):
   cluster.setdefault(label, []).append(word)
for label, grp in cluster.items():
    print(grp)

A: Your input data are words.
How would you visualize them? They are not coordinate vectors.


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News Archive - April 2013
Public opinion on UK immigration highlights demand for integration
30 Apr 2013 | Posted by Carl Thomas
The issue of UK immigration has always been a difficult subject for politicians to broach due to the race and culture issues that are inextricably linked to the matter. Immigration debate was once dominated by extremist views as a result, but times are starting to change and a number of research projects have begun to engage public opinion in the political centre and recognise the importance of skilled migrant workers.
A recent report from the BBC's political editor Nick Robinson has looked at the issues in Peterborough in particular, where nearly 5,000 people born in Pakistan have made their homes in the last decade, along with around 6,500 from Poland.
The city has become a hotbed of debate around the matter as social services work hard to accommodate the changing demographics. But what has emerged from public opinion surveys is that many people in the city are able to see the positives of immigration, so long as people moving to Britain work hard to integrate themselves into the community.
Marco Cereste, an Italian whose family came to Peterborough in the 1950s, is the area's political leader. He is a Conservative in an area where the local Tory MP has called for tougher control on immigration. However, he believes that new immigrants, who are increasingly from Eastern Europe, will learn to fit in in much the same way as the Italians did last century. As people settle, he added in discussion with Mr Robinson, new avenues of economic growth will emerge.
Mr Robinson himself concluded his studies with further emphasis on the importance of integration: "While politicians are catching up with the public by debating how to limit immigration, people are increasingly asking questions not just about who should now be allowed to come here, but how to achieve integration in a society which has changed dramatically in recent years."
Some of the recent changes to UK immigration regulations for visa access have attempted to tackle the matter of integration, particularly with reference to the need to improve English language skills.


I'm a Loyal Scot…..So Now What?
Show your pride by wearing the CMU logo, liking CMU on Facebook, etc.
Once you've done all this, you're a Loyal Scot. And what does that get you?
….and a vaguely accusatory letter implying you're a zombie, communist, or Justin Bieber Fan.
That's it. The problem with this is it's entirely unclear what this gets you or what you're supposed to do with it. Imagine a rewards program for a credit card where you get "Ultra Gold Platinum Level" after spending $20,000. Then they send you a letter and a pin. And you're wondering what you get besides bragging rights.
Now, I support CMU. I went there twice (Chemical Engineering '93, MBA '03). My wife went there (Biology women at CMU are awesome). My nephew went there (another ChemE stud). A friend from high school went there. Most of my "adult" friends are people I met at Carnegie Mellon. My wife worked there, and several current friends work there. I'm always up for a CMU/MIT throw down over who's geekier. I've volunteered for CMAC (Carnegie Mellon Alumni Council) where I've interviewed prospective students. (I've actually gotten upset when they haven't admitted someone I thought would be great.) I've helped with move in, and I've volunteered for Management Game as a board member several times. And I've obviously tossed them some George Washingtons since I'm a Loyal Scot.
Beyond a pin and the right to truthfully state I'm a Loyal Scot, there's nothing. And anyone could say he/she is one. If challenged with the lack of a name on the CMU website for it, one could just state one took advantage of the offer to withhold a name from the list.
Now, I understand CMU wants to encourage more alumni participation. Andy's place has only been around for a short time relative to more well known places like MIT, Harvard, Stanford, etc. The alumni base (and endowment that partially results from the base) is consequently much smaller.
But the Loyal Scot program doesn't really do anything. I can shout "I'm a Loyal Scot" and another alumnus/a could say, "Well, I bleed plaid." Another could say, "I'm a tilted square, dudes!" We'd all sound the same.
What CMU needs to do is add something that people like and will work for. I'm talking swag and bragging rights….real bragging rights.
How can CMU do this? My wife had the genesis of a great idea: Like a rewards program, let alumni earn points. Alumni can then cash in those points for cool stuff and the chance to brag with it.
For each of these, you get some points. Say 10 points for each non-monetary action. For the money, you get a point per dollar.
Now, for everything extra you do, you get more points. Interview a student? 10 points. That student is admitted and matriculates? 50 points, dude! Volunteer for an event? 10, 20, or 50 points, depending on the event and what you do. Slide some more cash? A point per dollar. Maybe during a fundraising event, they give bonus points. Contribute $100, get 300 points. Get a fellow alumnus/a to sign up and become a first time Loyal Scot with you as the "recruiter", and they slip you 100 points.
But it doesn't stop there. Put up a website with a leader board. People who place first for points earned during a period can get bonus points. Top point earner for the LA chapter during the first quarter of 2013? Here's an extra 100 points. Have competitions among the chapters. If your chapter earns the most collective points for a year, everyone who earned a minimum value (say 100 points) gets an extra 10%.
And use all that social media stuff. Top earner for a month? Tweets and Facebook posts from CMU pointing out how awesome and cool you are.
Plus, you can roll out the misty eyed nostalgia stuff. I'd kill for a tilted square t-shirt or sweatshirt.
So there you have it. A rewards program that encourages alumni to get involved, spread the word, and throw some cash CMU's way. The points and rewards could all be tweaked, but at the very least, it should be structured so that the minimum gets you a shirt every year….and when alumni see all the extra cool stuff they can get, they'll be encouraged to earn and save points for exclusive CMU swag….
….because even though I hate bobbleheads, a bobblehead Andy Carnegie available only to Loyal Scots would totally rock on my car's dashboard.
Edit (2/10/13): You know what this program also needs? A system where Loyal Scots can award points to other Loyal Scots. Say CMU wants to have a contest called "Show Us Your Plaid" where CMU alumni show themselves with CMU stuff all over the world. (If you're a member of Steeler Nation, this is like those great fans that show themselves with Terrible Towels in front of famous places/monuments/etc.) Each current member of the Loyal Scots gets something like 10 points to assign. They can assign them all to one person or spread them amongst people. Set up a website where people post pictures of themselves with CMU stuff and Loyal Scots award the points. Think of all the cool things that would happen. It'd be awesome to see some alumnus/a with CMU shirt in front Skibo Castle. I'd definitely award some points to that person! You just know that some devoted alumnus/a would be angling to get a picture with the President with Scotty.
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* **Regular text**, such as the text you are reading now. RMarkdown is a [markup language](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markup_language), which means that we type certain instructions for how the text should be presented. For example, the hashtag before "Completing your assignment in RMarkdown" indicates that this is a level 1 header, and the asterisk in front of this paragraph indicates that this is a bulletpoint. The advantage is that this enables you to quickly type a document without worrying about lay-out, and afterwards we can create a pretty document (e.g., in html, docx or pdf) where we can still specify what layout we want to use (e.g., detemining the size of a level one header).
* **Code blocks**, in which you can type R code. If you *Knit* the file (we'll show how in a minute), this code will also be evaluated, and both the code and results will be printed in the document.
You can do many things with RMarkdown, but for this assignment we'll stick to the basics. Below you will find templates for completing your assignments. For each assignment, you will have to enter your code in the designated code blocks. Eventually, you will *Knit* your file to a .html or .doc file. We'll start with an example.
The R code that you will put into the codeblock will automatically be executed when you Knit the document. Any lines of code that produce output in your console, such as the single x at the end of the above codeblock, will now produce output in you document. If you have installed RMarkdown as instructed above, you will see a button *Knit* at the top of this window. Press this button now to *Knit* the current .Rmd file. You can also click on the dropdown button just right of *Knit* to select an output format.
When working on your assignments, it is recommended to *Knit* regularly to see if your code works. If your code produces errors the document won't be generated, and its easier to fix mistake immediatly than to trace back where it went wrong (though the error messages will point you in the right direction).
Complete the steps in the bulletpoints in the codeblock directly below.
Fill in the format argument in the following `strptime()` functions to parse the date properly.
Given the character vector `x`, use selection to return the following subsets.
You are given a numeric vector `x`, and are shown how to calculate the mean and standard deviation.
* Calculate the [Z-score](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_score) for all values of x.
* show the sepal width column for the species "setosa" and "versicolor"
* Find the setosa flowers with a sepal length of at most 4.4, and rename the species to "sad setosa"
* Create a data.frame using the V1 and V2 vectors as columns, where V1 is named "age" and V2 is named "gender"
* The correlation between Petal.Length and Petal.Width, using the default settings.
* The correlation between Petal.Length and Petal.Width, but this time using the "spearman" correlation method.
In addition, look at the documentation of the `paste()` function and explain (answer below the codeblock) what the difference is between `paste` and `paste0`.


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Q: How to enable scrolling in tmux panels with mouse wheel? Need to enable scrolling into tmux panels with mouse wheel. How can I get that tips? Can I use it (if its exist of course) with mouse-select-pane on option?

A: There are some changes for Tmux 2.1

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*Mouse-mode has been rewritten.  There's now no longer options for:

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*mouse-resize-pane

*mouse-select-pane

*mouse-select-window

*mode-mouse

Instead there is just one option:  'mouse' which turns on mouse support
entirely.
So set -g mouse on
Update:
I have to use this script to make scrolling work again:
https://github.com/NHDaly/tmux-scroll-copy-mode

A: From https://blogs.oracle.com/samf/entry/smcup_rmcup_hate
In .tmux.conf:
set -g terminal-overrides 'xterm*:smcup@:rmcup@'

where, for instance, mouse scrolling in vim in tmux scrolls vim, NOT tmux history.
Very beneficial, and VERY different from history scrolling.

A:
Origin Answer (deprecated)
Try this:
setw -g mode-mouse on

It can be used with the mouse-select-pane on and mouse-select-window on options.

Update
After tmux 2.1, mode-mouse option is no longer available. You should now use:
set -g mouse on

to capture mouse event.

A: For Mac OSX 10.9
First Install SimpleSIMBL
Then Install MouseTerm
Add this to your ~/.tmux.conf
set-option -g mouse-select-pane on
set-option -g mouse-select-window on
set-window-option -g mode-mouse on

For VIM Scrolling add this to your ~/.vimrc
set mouse=a
set ttymouse=xterm

Notes: see also: Scrolling inside Vim in Mac's Terminal


All strength and power athletes know there is "good" pain and "bad" pain, and I'm sure any athlete who pushes his body to its max also understands that. When I start beginners in weightlifting I always tell them to expect a fair amount of discomfort. They may want to call it pain, but I tell them weightlifting is just uncomfortable to various parts of the body at times. I'm just trying to let them know that there is pain in weightlifting and in any physical activity that you want to excel in. The "good" pain is basically soreness while the "bad" pain is usually an injury.
6) it tells you that an old injury isn't healed or if it is being re-injured.
What's bad about pain? It means you are injured and can't perform to your ability or at all and that's our worst situation.
So, what's this about "good" pain and "bad" pain? It takes experience to know the difference, but the sooner you learn the difference and understand it, the better you will be able to push yourself to your limits. The "good" pain is the yellow cautionary light that tells you to stop or back off what you are doing so as not to do serious damage. When you feel the "good" pain, you ease up on your exercise or workout and let your body adapt to the stress you've put on it. Maybe it's just a few minutes for a day or two, or maybe you lighten up your training for a few workouts.
Also, there is the "good" pain or soreness after a maximum lift, workout or competition where your muscles, joints, and body in general feel beat. This type of pain feels good because you know you pushed your body to its limit and maybe a little beyond and you feel good because of your accomplishment. You walk around feeling the soreness or pain and it feels good because it reminds you of your successful maximum performance.
The "bad" pain is an injury that hurts a lot and means you won't be able to perform your lifts for a while or maybe longer. It might be a flare-up of an old injury, which will be a set-back to your program. It is usually accompanied by sharp pain and swelling and is sensitive to touch. "Bad" pain at its worst is a serious injury, a tissue tear. If after 2 to 3 days you are still feeling what you think is "good" pain, it may be "bad" pain; get it checked out.
That's why we say "it hurts good," meaning we have some pain and soreness, but it is the result of a good workout or competition and that it isn't an injury that will sideline us. Usually after a great lift, workout, or competition, you feel so good you don't feel any pain. That's why I always ask my lifters after a competition or maximum workout, "How do you feel? Do you hurt good?" Know your pain!


HarmTrace-Base: Parsing and unambiguously representing musical chords.
We present HarmTrace-Base, a library for parsing and unambiguously representing musical chords.
HarmTrace base is a library for representing musical chords. It is used a small number of programs. A Chordify we build our back-end in Haskell and the HarmTrace-Base library is used to represent, store, manipulate, print chords etc. Basically the library offers a set of types and classes for representing musical chords in an unambiguous manner as presented in .  Christopher Harte, Mark Sandler and Samer Abdallah (2005), "Symbolic representation of musical chords: a proposed syntax for text annotations"
In: Proceedings of 6th International Conference on Music Information Retrieval (pp. 66-71).


On behalf of our faculty and student majors, we welcome you to the Division of Humanities. I invite you to explore this website and experience the excitement found within the Division's Mission Statement as well as the Mission Statements of each Department. While providing courses and experiences for General Education, major degree programs, and cultural enrichment for the campus and community, the Division of Humanities embodies the 'liberal arts' concept of education. All disciplines explore different ways of knowing, thinking, speaking, perceiving, and production. Students explore works of the human imagination and intellect from around the world, while exercising their own mind's creativity.
The Humanities Division has five departments that offer Bachelor of Arts degrees. They are: Art, English, Interdisciplinary Career Oriented Humanities Major (ICOHM), Mass Communications, and Music. The Associate of Arts is offered in our Religious Studies Program. Other areas of study are foreign languages, speech, creative writing, and drama.
Through our various scholarly clubs and organizations, performance ensembles, fine and performing arts events, and print media production, we are committed to empowering our students in the achievement of academic success.
Our faculty is consistently engaged in research and creative scholarly work, receiving local, national, and international recognition. Our student majors are mentored and continue to achieve academic excellence while remaining intellectually and socially engaged. The realization of such engagement will ultimately improve the quality of our social, economic, and cultural life. Visit the Tougaloo College website often to view upcoming events and programs within the Division of Humanities!


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Bohemian Spirit I is the symbol of the BOHEMME woman: strong, independent, and true to her own convictions. The universal shape represents a spiral, a star, or a sun with eight rays. Such universal symbols are found in many cultures of grand tradition. In Spain, specifically in the region of Andalusia where BOHEMME was born, it is a decorative element in historic buildings, mosaics, ceramics, and ancient coins.
For BOHEMME, the spiral represents the union between universe and life constantly evolving. Each ray contains one of the eight brand values that guides the Bohemme brand.


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Joe Gyau Comes Makes St. Pauli Debut, Club Fires Manager
On-loan Joe Gyau made his St. Pauli debut on Tuesday, but manager Andre Schubert was fired, throwing Gyau's place in the team into question
By Ryan Rosenblatt Sep 26, 2012, 1:30pm PDT
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Unable to crack the first team at Hoffenheim, Joe Gyau went on loan to St. Pauli for the season and on Tuesday, he made his debut for the 2.Bundesliga side. The 20-year-old came on at halftime and according to reports, did not look out of place and had a couple bright moments. Unfortunately, St. Pauli lost 1-0 to VfR Aalen.
The loss dropped St. Pauli to 13th in the league with just one win from seven matches. It also marked the end of Andre Schubert's tenure at the club as St. Pauli fired him after the match.
"Recent sporting developments made this a necessary measure," explained club president Stefan Orth. "The match against Aalen was a low point. The things we discussed with Andre Schubert to improve the side in may haven't had the desired effect."
Three coaches from Schubert's staff will stay on and lead the team in the interim as St. Pauli look for a new manager.
With Schubert out, Gyau's place in the team up in the air. He is not established at the club, nor does he have much of a pedigree so he could end up on the bench if a new manager goes the safe route. It's also possible that the new manager just doesn't rate Gyau since he didn't bring Gyau in anyways. But it is also possible that the new staff decides to take a chance on exciting young talent, handing Gyau a chance to make an impact.
It really is a toss up right now, which isn't exactly comforting. A day ago, Gyau's manager was the man who saw enough in the young American to bring him in. Now, it is completely unknown.
The United States really need Gyau to get some regular playing time. He played for the U.S. at every youth level and is considered one of the brightest young American talents. Primarily a right winger, he can also play on the left and has the skill to go with great pace that many other quick Americans have lacked.
But he is 20 years old now and before long won't be able to ride potential. Performance will have to start kicking in soon and that means playing time. Hopefully he can find that at St. Pauli with the interim staff and then with whoever takes over permanently.


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Home Athletes Murlikant Petkar Biography, Movie, Family, Career, Paralympics
Murlikant Petkar Biography, Movie, Family, Career, Paralympics
By Mamta Thatte
Murlikant Petkar Biography
Murlikant Petkar Achievements
The stories of courage never fail to inspire us. In fact, they also make us realize how easy our lives are. Choosing a convenient way and settling into oblivion is easy. Fighting destiny at every step and reaching the pinnacle? Not so much! When stuck with an unfortunate incident, most of us tend to wallow in our sorrows. However, there are those that rise, just like a phoenix, and display immense courage and talent. This is the story of one such fighter, a brave soul who gave his country his all, not only on the battle ground but also on the sports field. This is the story of Murlikant Petkar.
A war hero who brought India her first-ever paralympic gold. A sportsman who inspired generations and continued his hard work without ever expecting anything in return. We are too small even to trace his footsteps; all we can do is find inspiration through his numerous life stories.
Murlikant Rajaram Petkar
72 (as of 2019)
Swimming, Javelin, Table Tennis, Shot Put
Pune/Sangli, Maharashtra
Olympic Gold Medalist
Murlikant Petkar was born on 1st November 1947 in the Peth Islampur region of Sangli, Maharashtra. Right since school days Petkar developed an interest in sports. He was particularly good at wrestling, athletics, and hockey.
he defeated the village head's son in wrestling and had to face the wrath of all villagers. Hence, he ran away to Pune. There he enrolled in the Boys Battalion of the Indian Army in Pune and excelled at every sport. Over a period of time, he became a talented boxer.
Petkar started working as a jawan in the Corps of Electronics and Mechanical Engineers (EME) in the Indian Army. Very soon, he got an opportunity to represent the Indian Army in Boxing at the International Services Sports Meet 1964 in Tokyo.
After he was transferred to Secunderabad, Petkar started training to be armourer and preparation for Nationals began in full swing.
Indo-Pak War
Credits: Murlikantpetkar.com
The following year changed his life forever. During the 1965 Indo-Pak War Petkar was posted at the Sialkot Sector in Kashmir.
He sustained multiple gunshots, was run over by a car, and even lost his memory. In fact, he has a bullet lodged in his spine.
Credits: Pune365
In 1968, Petkar participated in table tennis at the Summer Paralympics and cleared the first round. He won four medals in swimming in total. In 1967, he became the Maharashtra State Champion in Shot-put, Javelin throw, Discus throw, Weightlifting, Table Tennis, and Archery.
The highlight of Petkar's career was the gold he won in the 50-metre freestyle swimming event in the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Germany. With this achievement, he set a world record in the event clocking 37.33 seconds. Though the said event does not exact now, his record was never broken.
His victory brought India her first paralympic gold and captivated the attention of the entire nation. Moreover, he displayed immense talent in multiple games in the tournament by reaching the finals of javelin, precision javelin throw, and slalom.
In 1972, he began working in Telco, Pune where he is now at the post of Senior Assistant in the Public Relation Department.
Padma Shri Glory
Credits: Twitter
Years of hard work, but hardly any appreciation did not deter Petkar. However, he has been representing the country at various levels and making each Indian proud.
"I broke the world record, but I did not beg for an Arjuna Award," said Petkar. "Now, the government's rule is to file the application and do a police verification and all. I have broken the world record, and the government knows everything about me. The government should come to me and ask me for my details. Why should I go to them?" Mr Petkat was quoted by Scroll.
Finally, it was in the year 2018 that he was honoured with the Padma Shri award.
1981 – Outstanding Sportsman Award, Mayor of Pune
1979 – Krida Pratishthan, Outstanding Sportsman by Shri Vijay Merchant at Bombay
1976 – President of All India Mayors Council, Mr Thorat felicitated him for being
– National Champion (1968-76)
1975 – Shiv Chattrapati Award by Maharashtra Government
1975 – Special Prize for Outstanding Performance by Pune Jaycees
1973 – Gaurav Padak by then-Mayor of Pune N. B. Limaye
1971 – Best Swimmer Shield by Gen Manekshaw
1965 – Raksha Medal
1988 – Silver in 30 M Freestyle Swimming at National Wheelchair Sports
1985 – Two Golds in Shot-put and 50 M Freestyle Swimming at the 4th National Sports
– for the Handicapped held at New Delhi (Nehru Stadium)
1984 – Two Golds in Swimming and Javelin Throw, World Day of the Disabled
1983 – Two Golds in Swimming and Shot-put respectively at the
Chandigarh National Handicapped Sports Meet
1981 – Two Golds in 50 M Freestyle Swimming and Shot-put
– Two Golds in Shot-Put and Wheelchair Race at the Maharashtra Athletic Sports Meet
1980 – Three Golds in 50 M Freestyle Swimming, Shot-put and Swimming Relay, a Silver in Javelin Throw and a Bronze in the Wheelchair Race at the National Sports for Paraplegic at Pune
1979 – Two Golds in 50 M Freestyle Swimming and Shot-put 20th World Day of the Disabled
– Four Golds at the National Paraplegic Sports held at Paraplegic Home Kirkee, Pune
1977 – Four Golds in 50 M Freestyle Swimming, 50 M Breast Stroke, Shot-put and Javelin Throw respectively at 18th World Day of the Disabled Sports Meet
1976 – Participated in the 17th World Day of the Disabled sports meet
1975 – Three Golds in 50 M Freestyle Swimming, Javelin Throw and Shot-put at 1st National Sports for the disabled held At Bangalore.
1974 – Three Golds, one each for Free Style Swimming, Shot-put and Discuss Throw at the 15th World Day of the Disabled Meet held at Bombay
1973 – Two Golds in Swimming, one Gold each in Shot-put, Javelin Throw and Discuss Throw, 2nd place in Table Tennis and Obstacle Race at The Third Sports Festival for the Physically Handicapped on occasion of 14TH World Day of Disabled at Bangalore.
1973 – Bronze in 4x400mt Freestyle Relay at Poona Region Amateur Athletic Association meet.
1969 – Overall Champion at the 10th World Day for the Disabled Sports Meet, excelling at Shot-put, Javelin Throw, Discuss Throw, Weight Lifting, Table Tennis and Archery.
1982 – Gold and another world record in 50 M Swimming as also a Bronze Medal in Javelin Throw at the International FESPIC Games in Hong Kong.
1976 – Represented India at the Paralympics held at Toronto Canada in August 1976.
1975 – Gold and another world record in Swimming at Stoke Mandeville International Paraplegic Meet, UKSilver in Shot-put.
1972 – Gold medal, as well as a new world record (37.33 seconds) in 50 M Swimming at the Summer Paralympics held at Heidelberg, Germany.
1971 – Gold in 50 M Freestyle Swimming and Silver in Javelin Throw at Stoke Mandeville, England.
1970 – Gold in 50 M Freestyle Swimming, Silver in Javelin Throw and Bronze in Shot-put at the 3rd Commonwealth Paraplegic Games held at Edinburgh, Scotland. Was felicitated by then PM of England, Edward Heath.
1969 – Gold in 50 M Freestyle Swimming at Stoke Mandeville International Paraplegic Meet (England). Mr. Petkar also won the General Championship Cup for 5 years straight from 1969-73.
1968 – Gold, 50 M Swimming at the International Games at Moscow
1964 – Participated in Flyweight Boxing at Service Sports meet at Tokyo, Japan
Murlikant Petkar Movie
A movie on Padma Shri Murlikant Petkar is in the works with talented actor Sushant Singh Rajput has been roped to portray his role on the big screen. The plan for the movie was first announced in 2017.
"The minute I heard his story, I was on. I wanted to do it without a second thought. What an inspiring story! After playing Dhoni, I'm looking forward to playing Petkar, who never allowed his physical hurdles to stand in the way of his dreams. I like playing characters who dream big," Sushant said during the promotions of MS Dhoni
After #MSDhoni, Sushant is all set to play the role of #India's Paralympics Champion #MurlikantPetkar– https://t.co/9568bf9Qdd pic.twitter.com/LNr9jTwfqq
— Indiatimes (@indiatimes) October 12, 2016
Murlikant Petkar Family
Petkar currently resides with his son Arjun and his family in Thergaon, Pune.
Hero Of 1965 War, #MurlikantPetkar Went On To Win #India's First Paralympic Gold- https://t.co/N6M6J54GCV pic.twitter.com/P3EZ7ZEYo9
— Indiatimes (@indiatimes) January 14, 2016
We r thankful to d Govt. of India for conferring Padma Shri to India's first #Paralympics Gold Medalist, Murlikant Petkar,1972 Summer Paralympics, in Heidelberg Germany. This recognition was long due & will go a long way in promoting d #ParalympicMovement in India. @Rao_InderjitS pic.twitter.com/QBE0cVwE5o
— Paralympic India (@ParalympicIndia) March 22, 2018
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A passionate foodie, a versatile writer, and now a sports enthusiast, Mamta is always open to exploring new avenues. She has a vast experience in Web Content Writing, Editing, and Social Media Management. A self-confessed coffee and dark chocolate addict, she believes in following her heart and giving her 100% into everything she does.
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Many blame Elk Grove Unified, say it overreacted to coronavirus
Updated: 7:19 PM PDT Mar 8, 2020
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they took our young black boys, canceled them out and moved up on anger and frustration spilling over. Today as parents lashed out at county health officials and politicians over an Elk Grove school district decision yesterday to cancel all activities following concerns about the Corona virus, the decision was a big blow to players like Xavier Brown, a senior on this Sheldon High School basketball team. We had a chance to play eventually in a state championship like we usually do almost every year on actually have a chance to get. It's a college free, receive a scholarship. Other players also regretting a lost opportunity to be scouted. I had five coaches hit me up that day saying they're coming to the double game and it's only gonna get bigger from now on as much as we were, so I just think like the opportunities are getting taken from us. The decision by Oak Grove prompting elected officials toe hold this news conference today going forward, I am equally concerned about the massive closure of schools, public spaces and public events without clear protocols and without a collaborative decision making process that includes our public health leadership and that leadership, emphasizing today this point from Senator Richard Pan, a medical doctor. Right now, the overall risk to any individual is low, but that can change. And so what we need not to do is panic. And after plenty of parental pressure, the county's top health official made this concession by the guidelines into the state. We should play the game going forward, and late this afternoon the CF that's the California Interscholastic Federation told us. The Sheldon High School Boys playoff game is now scheduled for Tuesday, tentatively, depending on updated information from the Oak Grove School district. And a lot of parents are happy about that. Mike, What about the testing? More testing for Corona virus going forward? Well, there's some good news on that front. As a matter of fact, it turns out that there are, of course, no Corona cases in the schools at all. But today, the county's top health official said the lab core and Quest will be offering lab testing for Corona virus starting tomorrow, and that should expand the county's ability for testing from 20 people a day to potentially thousands of people, all that in the very near future, a lot of people happen
Parents packed the hallways at the Sacramento County Administration Center on Sunday to vent their concerns about an Elk Grove Unified School District decision to cancel school for the next week and suspend all activities immediately, including an important basketball playoff game involving Sheldon High School."They took our young black boys, canceled them out and moved Dublin on," said Neketia Henry, parent of a Sheldon High School player. "That is unacceptable. We are the No. 1 seed," Henry told health officials and Sacramento elected officials.Anger and frustration spilled over as parents lashed out over Elk Grove's decision, following concerns about the coronavirus.That decision was a big blow to players like Xavier Brown, a senior on the Sheldon High School basketball team."We had a chance to play eventually in the state championship like we usually do almost every year- and actually have a chance to get into college for free and receive a scholarship," Brown said. Other players told KCRA 3 they also regretted losing an opportunity to be scouted."I had five coaches hit me that day saying they are coming to the Dublin game," Josh Williams said. The Sheldon High senior said, "And it's only going to get bigger from then on – as much as we win, so I just think the opportunities are being taken from us."The decision by Elk Grove school officials prompted elected officials to hold Sunday's new conference.Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg said, "Going forward I am equally concerned about the massive closure of schools, public spaces and public events without clear protocols – and without a collaborative decision-making process that includes our public health leadership."When asked if the Elk Grove Unified School District's decision was an overreaction, Steinberg told KCRA 3, "I'm not going to second-guess because I was not in the room with them when they made the decision."But on Sunday, elected officials were quick to point out, "Right now the overall risk to any individual is low," said Sen. Richard Pan, who is also a medical doctor. "But that can change and what we need not do is panic."After plenty of parental pressure, Sacramento County's top health official made a concession. "By the guidelines of the state, we should play the game going forward," said Dr. Peter Beilenson. That promoted the Sacramento mayor to proclaim, "OK, there you go."Late Sunday, the California Interscholastic Federation, announced it continues to work with its medical expert to keep athletes, fans and school personnel safe. In a letter, CIF stated "After the Elk Grove Unified School District voluntarily removed Sheldon High from the CIF Open Division State Championship tournament on March 7, 2020, today the EGUSD has asked the CIF to place Sheldon High's team back into the tournament pending further updated information from the EGUSD."| READ THE FULL LETTER HERE | In the meantime, CIF has proposed an interim schedule that would have Sheldon playing Dublin High School on Tuesday evening.Currently, there are no coronavirus cases in the Sacramento County public schools. Health officials indicated that Lab Corps and Quest will be offering lab testing for the coronavirus starting on Monday. That should expand the county's ability for testing from 20 people a day - to potentially thousands of people in the very near future.
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Parents packed the hallways at the Sacramento County Administration Center on Sunday to vent their concerns about an Elk Grove Unified School District decision to cancel school for the next week and suspend all activities immediately, including an important basketball playoff game involving Sheldon High School.
"They took our young black boys, canceled them out and moved Dublin on," said Neketia Henry, parent of a Sheldon High School player.
"That is unacceptable. We are the No. 1 seed," Henry told health officials and Sacramento elected officials.
Anger and frustration spilled over as parents lashed out over Elk Grove's decision, following concerns about the coronavirus.
That decision was a big blow to players like Xavier Brown, a senior on the Sheldon High School basketball team.
"We had a chance to play eventually in the state championship like we usually do almost every year- and actually have a chance to get into college for free and receive a scholarship," Brown said.
Other players told KCRA 3 they also regretted losing an opportunity to be scouted.
"I had five coaches hit me that day saying they are coming to the Dublin game," Josh Williams said. The Sheldon High senior said, "And it's only going to get bigger from then on – as much as we win, so I just think the opportunities are being taken from us."
The decision by Elk Grove school officials prompted elected officials to hold Sunday's new conference.
Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg said, "Going forward I am equally concerned about the massive closure of schools, public spaces and public events without clear protocols – and without a collaborative decision-making process that includes our public health leadership."
When asked if the Elk Grove Unified School District's decision was an overreaction, Steinberg told KCRA 3, "I'm not going to second-guess because I was not in the room with them when they made the decision."
But on Sunday, elected officials were quick to point out, "Right now the overall risk to any individual is low," said Sen. Richard Pan, who is also a medical doctor. "But that can change and what we need not do is panic."
After plenty of parental pressure, Sacramento County's top health official made a concession.
"By the guidelines of the state, we should play the game going forward," said Dr. Peter Beilenson.
That promoted the Sacramento mayor to proclaim, "OK, there you go."
Late Sunday, the California Interscholastic Federation, announced it continues to work with its medical expert to keep athletes, fans and school personnel safe.
In a letter, CIF stated "After the Elk Grove Unified School District voluntarily removed Sheldon High from the CIF Open Division State Championship tournament on March 7, 2020, today the EGUSD has asked the CIF to place Sheldon High's team back into the tournament pending further updated information from the EGUSD."
| READ THE FULL LETTER HERE |
In the meantime, CIF has proposed an interim schedule that would have Sheldon playing Dublin High School on Tuesday evening.
Currently, there are no coronavirus cases in the Sacramento County public schools. Health officials indicated that Lab Corps and Quest will be offering lab testing for the coronavirus starting on Monday. That should expand the county's ability for testing from 20 people a day - to potentially thousands of people in the very near future.


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10 Interesting the Caribbean Sea Facts
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The Caribbean Sea Facts tell you about the sea of the Atlantic Ocean. At the southwest and west side, you can spot the Central America and Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico sharing the boundaries with Caribbean Sea. This sea is a part of the tropics of western hemisphere. Other areas which share border with Caribbean Sea are north coast of South America, Lesser Antilles, and Cuba. Here are other interesting facts about the Caribbean Sea to note:
The Caribbean Sea Facts 1: the Caribbean
The Caribbean is a term used to call the region consisting of various islands, reefs, cays and islets located of the West Indies.
The Caribbean Sea Facts 2: the area of Caribbean Sea
The area of Caribbean Sea is around 1,063,000 square miles or 2,754,000 km square. There is no need to wonder that it is considered as one of the largest seas in the world.
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The Caribbean Sea Facts 3: the deepest point
Cayman Trough is considered as the deepest point of Caribbean Sea. The depth is around 25,220 feet or 7,686 meter below the sea level. The location of Cayman Trough is between Cayman Islands and Jamaica.
The Caribbean Sea Facts 4: the gulfs and bays
There are various gulfs and bays that you can find in the coastlines of Caribbean Sea. Those include Gulf of Honduras, Gulf of Venezuela, Gulf of Gonâve, Golfo de los Mosquitos and Gulf of Darién.
The Caribbean Sea Facts 5: the barrier reef in the world
Caribbean Sea features the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef. It takes the record as the sea with the second barrier reef in the world. The reef is spotted from the coast of Mexico to the coast of Honduras, Guatemala and Belize. It has the length at 620 miles or 1000 km.
The Caribbean Sea Facts 6: the name Caribbean Sea
The name of the sea is taken from the Caribs. At the end of 15th century, the Native American group had contact with Europeans who came to the region.
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The Caribbean Sea Facts 7: the presence of Caribbean Sea
The people in Eurasia began to know the presence of Caribbean Sea in 1492. When Columbus wanted to find a sea route to Asia, he went through Caribbean Sea. Check facts about the Burren here.
The Caribbean Sea Facts 8: the busy area
Caribbean Sea became a busy area when the European people began to notice on the discovery of the sea and islands. It was a central transport and marine trading.
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The Caribbean Sea Facts 9: piracy
Due to the importance of Caribbean Sea in term of economy, piracy was flourished here. Get facts about Canadian Shield here.
The Caribbean Sea Facts 10: tourism
Now people like to visit the sea because it has tropical temperature and amazing beaches.
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Virgin Atlantic Airways has today unveiled a new aircraft livery and brand identity for the airline. The new design which will be applied to all of the company's 38 aircraft, signage, communications and advertising was showcased on one of Virgin Atlantic's Boeing 747-400 aircraft G-VROC. Commenting on the new livery, Steve Ridgway, Chief Executive of Virgin Atlantic said: "We're a dynamic and innovative British company and our new livery will really make us stand out from the crowd, both in the sky and on the ground at airports all over the world." "Despite the most challenging economic conditions that we have encountered for some time, this is just one of many design projects that Virgin Atlantic has invested in. We have been working behind the scenes with British designers to re-ignite our brand and are developing new designs for the entire fleet of A330s due to come into service next year. Virgin Atlantic has a strong history of investing during downturns and we believe that our new livery and the forthcoming delivery of the Airbus A330-300 signals another period of growth for the airline." The Virgin Atlantic name, previously on the front end of the fuselage is now emblazoned large across the whole of the aircraft in a fine custom drawn font. In addition, the undercarriage of the aircraft now features the new Virgin Atlantic logo in dark purple – making the aircraft more easily identifiable when taking off and landing. The winglets are now red with the Virgin script on the inner side, visible to passengers on board the plane. The new livery uses an entirely new paint system which is unique to Virgin Atlantic – a first on commercial aircraft. It has been specially developed to achieve a highly reflective depth of metallic colour. The painting process has been simplified, using fewer maskings and applications for a drastic reduction in materials used. Over 450 litres of paint was used and took over 3,000 – 3,500 man hours to paint. The new paint is more durable so aircraft will only require re-painting once a decade. The iconic, flag carrying flying lady, who appears on all Virgin Atlantic aircraft, has been rejuvenated with a subtle cosmetic makeover and enhanced detailing – now fluttering a larger Union Jack. London brand agency Circus was commissioned in 2008 to review and refine the Virgin Atlantic brand values. The new livery and logo were developed by award winning design consultancy, Johnson Banks, in collaboration with the in-house brand design team, led by Joe Ferry and Nina Jenkins, and was created using the brand values defined by Circus. Dilys Maltby, Senior Partner, Circus, commented: "Virgin Atlantic makes every day a happier day. It is a tonic for the soul – delivering great product, and great experiences for customers all around the world. Virgin Atlantic constantly challenges itself to see and do things differently and, through this piece of work, demonstrates its spirit of adventure and exploration." Michael Johnson, Creative Director, Johnson Banks, commented: "We've tried hard to retain the essential elements of Virgin Atlantic's first twenty five years and refine them for the future. We've adapted the 'tail fin' to make it easier to use and to reflect a simpler and more elegant shape. The logotype has been replaced with a thinner and more elegant design that reinstates the pride in Virgin Atlantic's full name, and supplies more flexibility across a myriad applications." Joe Ferry, Head of Design for Virgin Atlantic, commented: "It is essential that we set a firm, confident foundation for the future of the Virgin Atlantic brand, one which is relevant in the new commercial environment. It's critical that we portray and live our differentiating brand values. Last time Virgin Atlantic launched a new livery and corporate identity was in 2005."
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Senses Fail frontman Buddy Nielsen uses music to further the discussion on gender and sexuality
By Andrew Caplan on Thu, Dec 3, 2015 at 12:01 pm
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Senses Fail frontman Buddy Nielsen is queer.
He is not straight. He is not gay. He is not bisexual.
He is engaged to a woman.
This may be confusing for those who feel the need to label Nielsen's sexual orientation, but the singer says he identifies as queer, a term once considered derogatory but today has been proudly co-opted by those who feel their sexual orientation is outside the societal norm.
After coming out late last year, he says his own sexual fluidity is often misidentified, even by his own fanbase. So he's using his music to educate those who "just don't know," he says. "I'm trying to further the discussion on sexuality and gender."
Over the past year, the hardcore-punk band's frontman, who came out in 2014 as someone who struggled with sexual addiction due to his inability to come to grips with his sexual orientation, has become more aggressive about addressing LGBTQ issues. Although Nielsen's lyrics have always been autobiographical, his coming-out experience has become a staple in the band's newer music.
Senses Fail's latest album, Pull The Thorns From Your Heart, documents the singer's struggle with the shame and anxiety of coming out. It contains a positive message for those who've been through a similar experience.
The 31-year-old Nielsen, a Buddhist, says he wants listeners who identify with the message to know they are not alone, and that it's OK to be yourself. If people don't agree with the band's approach, he says, he doesn't care – it's not up for discussion.
"I'm getting it up there for the people who need guidance," he says. "I'm not doing it for the people who don't care. I'm doing it for the one person that does care."
If anyone tries to stifle his message, he says, he'll only become louder.
"It's more about not giving [anyone] a choice on whether or not to be accepting," Nielsen says. "I want to make to where you can't actively participate in Senses Fail if you disagree."
Nielsen's band members fully support his sentiments.
"From the get go with this record, Buddy has been very clear of how he wants this band, what it means to him and how he wants to portray it to the rest of the world," says Chris Hornbrook, the band's drummer and newest member (he's also the drummer for post-hardcore band Poison the Well).
Nielsen said he sees the most backlash from white males who are sick of hearing about other people's suffering.
"[Some people] don't have the capacity of understanding what it's like to live with outside of the normal, hetero-normal, white culture," he says. "It's something that's has to be learned. It's something you have to work toward."
"I'm lucky," Hornbrook agrees, "but there are people out there who aren't as lucky. Imagine being born homosexual and being born in Saudi Arabia or homosexual and growing up in Congo or somewhere in Africa. You can't say who you are there, or they're going to kill you."
Even in the United States, it's not always safe to say who you are – as of mid-November, 22 transgender individuals have been murdered in the U.S. during 2015. That's more than any other year transgender murders have been documented. According to the Washington Post, trans people also face higher rates of suicide and are four times more likely to live in poverty compared to the general population.
Since Nielsen's coming out, he and the band have made it part of their mission to be vocal about these and other queer issues. He addresses the subjects on the band's social media accounts and even in between songs at shows. Sometimes, he says, it causes a ruckus among fans who don't care for his so-called "gay rants."
Nielsen is not afraid to challenge unfavorable comments, and he welcomes the opportunity to talk about how words can, in fact, hurt. Over the years, it's been part of the punk/alternative tradition to use music as a platform for social change. Hornbrook points out that bands like Anti-Flag, Rise Against and Against Me (whose singer is a transgender woman) have used the stage to give voice to issues that resonate with them.
And if fans don't like what they hear? Well, nobody's forcing them to listen. "You can walk away," Hornbrook says.
"Don't come to shows, don't buy music, don't support the band, don't go to the Facebook page," Nielsen adds.
Despite that attitude, though, people still respond – even people who don't agree.
"It's kind of a Howard Stern effect in a way," he says. "I bother people so much that they have to pay attention, which is really interesting."
In the end, though, the message is not about arguing with haters. It's about making people feel OK about who they are. "If you're born male and attracted to a male, then that's the way it is," Hornbrook says. "You shouldn't have to feel shameful about that."
Senses Fail embarked on a co-headlining tour with Silverstein on Nov. 18. The tour will make two stops in Florida (Dec. 7 in Ft. Lauderdale and Dec. 8 in Orlando), where they'll be selling T-shirts that read "Queer Hardcore" on the back. As part of a meet-and-greet VIP package, Senses Fail is giving away patches with the band's name with the words "no racism, no sexism, no homophobia."
Andrew Caplan is a reporter in Citrus County and can be contacted at [email protected] or on twitter @CaplanChronicle.
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Turkey might be the next European country to ban Uber after the country's president expressed his disdain toward the popular ride-hailing service.
At a Ramadan dinner over the weekend, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the ride-hailing Uber's corporate business is "over" in Turkey, and the country's authorities will take necessary action against the company.
The news follows the protests led by Turkish yellow-cab drivers that hvae continued since Uber landed in the country in 2014. After Erdogan declared he's seeking to oust the app service from the country, nearly 100 local cab drivers gathered outside Erdogan's private residence to show their support, according to Bloomberg.
Uber landed in Istanbul's $1.5 billion taxi market in four years ago, going head to head with 18,000 local cab drivers who lost market shares and struggled to maintain their cars after being forced to lower their fares to compete with the app service.
#Turkey bans #Uber as an election campaign by incumbent. Price of an Istanbul Taxi licence plate immediately goes up another $25K to $450K. President says the ban was to squash rivals to Turkish small business. So, $500K is needed to start a single taxi small business in Turkey?
Even across the world, legal battles and dislike from local taxi services is not a new territory for the San Francisco-based service. Six countries, Austrailia's Northern Territory, and select cities in the United States have banned Uber. In 2017, London revoked Uber's license to operate and banned the service because it was not "fit and proper" to run throughout the city.
Uber is currently running like normal in Istanbul, but a court hearing against the ride-hailing app will be held on Monday.
The post Turkey is kicking Uber out of the country appeared first on The Daily Dot.


Aaron Murray's going to Kansas City. Kansas City, here he comes.
The winningest quarterback in Georgia Bulldog history was taken by the Chiefs in the fifth round of the NFL draft Sunday.
Murray looks like a good fit for Chiefs coach Andy Reid's offense, and Reid will likely give Murray a year to develop and rehab his knee behind starting quarterback Alex Smith. If Murray shows promise, he could become a starter in 2015.
Smith will be a free agent after next season, and the Chiefs like Murray even though he's on the small side for an NFL quarterback, general manager John Dorsey told ESPN.
The Miami Dolphins chose tight end Arthur Lynch eight picks earlier.


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