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I have a lot of fond memories surrounding Mystery Science Theater 3000. By the time that I caught up to it, it was airing nightly at midnight on Comedy Central, which seems only appropriate since the entire affair had that sort of vibe going on. They really communicated the psychotronic concept and the lunacy on display in any given episode was what you would expect from a midnight movie. The idea was so fresh and entertaining, too. Elvira and Joe Bob Briggs had made entire careers out of bagging on awful movies but none so robust as the Best Brains gang. So it was with a heavy heart that I watched the show slowly come to a halt in its latter days on Sci-Fi, a network that didn't really seem to get it. The impression that I was left with was that the people in charge of the show at Sci-Fi were the kind of people who didn't get the joke. "How am I supposed to hear what's going with these guys cracking wise over the soundtrack and what's more, they're blocking the lower part of the screen! This is absurd! Shuffle them around the schedule until the fans go away and we can legitimately stop paying for this nonsense. We need money for more episodes of Stargate!"
Thankfully, this wasn't the end. Joel Hodgson (Joel) and Trace Beaulieu (Dr. Forrester) went on to be a part of the brilliant and horribly misunderstood show, Freaks and Geeks, which was tragically cancelled after one season while Mike Nelson (Mike), Bill Corbet (Crow) and Kevin Murphy (Tom Servo) went on to become Rifftrax/The Film Crew. While I have no experience with The Film Crew, Rifftrax is pretty funny, utilizing the same MST3K idea of bagging on bad movies but through the use of a synced up MP3. Cinematic Titanic, on the other hand, is the real deal. Those who long for the days of late night bong rips, funny riffs and really awful movies could probably put this latest release on and smell the resin after all these years.
I don't know who thought Legacy of Blood would be a good idea but they should probably be shot in the streets for making such an awful and weird movie. The plot plays out like any given V.C. Andrews novel. A nasty old-money family gathers at the old house to hear their late father's last will and testament. They're all more or less a bunch of animals that hate each others' guts. The agreement is that they get their duckets if they spend the night in the old house which everyone reluctantly agrees to. At this time, everybody starts getting killed off. Dark family secrets involving incest are aired and a dude gets his face eaten off by fish. It all leads up to a preposterous and extremely predictable ending that all but fellates itself for being what it considers to be so clever.
But you're not here for the movie, are you? Of course not. This movie would be completely unwatchable bullshit if it weren't for the Cinematic Titanic crew riffing on its every flaw.
Let me take a second to familiarize those unfamliar with the format. It has been quite some time since MST3K went away so it wouldn't surprise me if a lot of people had no idea what I was talking about. Mystery Science Theater 3000 put Joel (later replaced by Mike) on a satellite forced by mad scientist, Dr. Forrester and his sidekick TV's Frank (previously occupied by Dr. Erhardt) to watch fucking terrible movies. To ease the pain, Joel built some robots to chill with, Crow and Tom Servo, and together they would be seated in silhouette at the bottom of the screen and would rag on the movie as it played. It was brilliant. Occasionally they broke up the action to sing a song or do some scripted bit as an intermission to break up the action. Cinematic Titanic follows this idea but rather than seat the cast at the bottom, they surround the picture on the sides, apparently volunteers of some shady research project. They do the MST3K gag the whole time and occasionally the movie stops to accomodate some kind of intermission gag such Josh chewing gum in the viewing room (not allowed) and a gameshow where the contestants have to guess which one of three items won't kill them.
Does it work? Is it just like it used to be? Does it seem tired and played out? Yes, yes and hell no, not in the least. Since MST3K, the cult has been creating its own rifftrax and sharing them on the intertrons but they're never very funny. You can see some of them in action on Youtube, if you dare. These, however, are the masters of the joke. They're practiced comedians and they've been working together for years. Their chemistry is tweaked to perfection. I saw the first trailer for the The Oozing Skull, CT's first feature and it left me feeling a little spooked. The jokes seemed forced and the way the crew sits over the movie actually seemed intrusive but my experience with Legacy of Blood left me at ease. It's extremely funny, everyone plays off of each other's gags and the new and improved formula is never quiet. MST3K, particularly in it's first couple of seasons was plagued by long silences due to bad improv and a fast production schedule. There is none of that here. This is MST3K perfected, complete with familiar rhythm and style. You could probably dig out that old Deep 13 drinking game you printed out back when people actually printed out websites and play along until you're passed out and your friends are drawing dicks on you in your sleep.
Head on over to Cinematic Titanic's website and buy yourself a copy of this. Your old Mistie friends will thank you later.


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Blue "Lightsaber" Laser Can Blind, Burn Flesh, and Costs Only $200
That little hunk of frost-coated hardware in the photo is the Spyder III Pro Arctic blue handheld laser. It's being marketed as the closest thing to real-life Star Wars lightsaber ever. Because this $200 piece of Chinese gear can fry your retinas.
The product's sales spiel is pretty no-nonsense: "For the first time in history, direct blue laser diodes have now become available in the consumer market. The laser powered home theater projector is the first of a large family of audio and video media technology to feature direct blue diodes. Wicked Lasers took the direct blue laser diode components and made the world's first 445nm direct blue diode laser, the Arctic." Fascinating. And for those scientists among you it'll be doubly interesting, as the race to make cheap portable direct blue lasers has been long and hugely complicated—the physics of them has always seemed to be frustrating. Blue lasers are what make Blu-ray players work, and they're important because the shorter wavelength of the blue light versus red or infrared lasers means you can focus the laser to a smaller spot: This gives Blu-rays their much higher data density than DVDs or CDs.
In the case of the Spyder III, the blue light is more of a fun sales pitch—emphasizing the cool, blue light instead of garden-variety red or even the increasingly common green lasers on the market. The question, of course, is, what exactly will be the Spyder's targets? If you're talking about putting a spot on screen during a PowerPoint presentation, you'd probably be able to do that with the Spyder from the next country over. The device is touted as being "4000% brighter than the Sonar's 405nm violet beam" and while this is a tad misleading, since the wavelength and brightness aren't tied, what is important is how intense the Spyder actually is. It's a Class iV laser product, which means it technically needs to be slapped with a yellow warning label that reads "Laser radiation. Avoid eye or skin exposure to direct or scattered radiation." I used to use a desktop Class IV laser for experiments, and after seeing some laser injuries I was petrified of the thing—they can burn your skin and blind you by scarring your retina really easily, in some cases by indirect reflections off a matte surface.
And for those of you who remember the spate of laser dazzling incidents, with people firing them into the cockpits of airliners on final approach to airports (one was in the news as recently as April, with a guy trying to distract the pilot of a police helicopter) your level of worry will now certainly be elevated: Those lasers could merely dangerously dazzle pilots for a brief instance, these could blind. Permanently.
Oh, and if you need some more pointers on what this laser can be used for, check out the promotional video:
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What is the laserlight length and also tell me from where i can buy this? Is it available in the India markets?
Clearly fake.
No way man, that was totally for real. Like, my cousin said his friend totally did the same thing to his friend's car with one.
it was kinda cool :)
I don't see a whole spate of accidents being reported with these things. You'll probably find that alcohol kills a lot more people, you are more likely to be injured in your car, and how this compares with owning a gun is a good question.
So.... what you're saying is you're gay?
How irresponsible. This is weapons grade. Worse the ad is not serious enough. Next it will be phasers that some idiot will think is funny. Until they are hurt.
Guns do more damage and people sell guns on every corner, even pawn shops man. Really? Go get your panties in a wad somewhere else. Your ignorance hurts my eyes.
People selling this thing to a major crowd must be stopped right now.
We're talking accidents here, which is already a major problem with regular lasers, but just think about the implications this could have in the hands of people who have the intention to hurt as many as they can.
If this thing is set loose out there, we're looking at the beginning of a modern warfare.
Glasses and clothing that protects people from this laser will have to be made for tons of people out there, and it'll probably be done after the first major accidents happens, because it'll be too late to go back.
Maybe I'm going a bit on the alarmist side here, but am I?
Oh no you're not being an alarmist. You're just stupid, really really really, ..REALLY.. STUPID. And maybe a lil bit alarmist. Mostly Stupid.
are you serious? you dont actually believe the video of the car blowing up was real do you? really?? wow.
Typical. Internet noobs getting trolled.
FUCKING LAWL. I don't normally comment on things, or reply to comments, or get involved at all. But WOW. The explosion just LOOKED fake first of all. I did that shit in the tenth grade with adobe. Not pickin on the video, although it was not well made. No, Its about the moronic reactions to it. I'm sorry but it is embarrassing that people believed that. Its astonishing. But even more so that they thought a 16 year old kid could just casually buy a "weapon" like that. A weapon that can start a "modern warfare," which is a phrase that doesn't even make sense in that context because it is clearly not a noun. And if that "super powered laser" that would basically be an attempt at a light saber from star wars would "bring war to a modern point," what the fuck is it called right now? With all the predator drones and guided missiles and nukes, and all the unbelievably high-tech equipment we already have, not to mention all the laser systems and all their various uses and strengths that we already have, even back in 2010, why the hell would that, (for lack of a better word) "dangerous TOY" be the "beginning of a 'Modern Warfare'? " OH, AND if that little laser pointer could somehow ignite a tire and the asphalt around it with no other combustibles, what makes you think a pair of glasses and some clothes would do? And I'm directing all this to XSportSeeker, mainly, but the other stupid ones as well, and yes I am being a dick and subtly insulting your intelligence. Except I lied, its blatant. AND, yes i hope at some point he/she/they see(s) this, although they probably won't. Sadly.

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This topic might have been touched on long before I came along, but I need to know.
I just finished hosting my NPC Last Chance Qualifier PDGA B-Tier and had good conversations with some touring pro's and the PDGA office about results.
#1 Do we post the amateur value?
#2 Do we add side items: ace pot, players packs, ctp's, etc . . . ??
The same answer came up from both the touring pro's and PDGA office. Cash only from the professional divisions are recommended for results. Why? Because in the end, these players are to claim their winnings to the IRS.
Then I was told that Ken Climo was recently hit with a big one! The IRS Came after him for back taxes. All they have to do is look on the PDGA website and see what is posted as earned money under his name.
That is why its recommended to add just the cash won in Pro's only, cause the Amateurs only win Merchandise.
I wonder if it will ever hit SN Money leaders? We add everything and anything that has value to our results, which of course boost the event value $$$ on paper. It does show a huge value, but not cash only.
I am and probably never will be in this boat of earning $10,000+ a year and would least likely be on the radar, but is posting everything merchandise value and cash value a good thing to the player in terms of taxes?
Just a thought question.
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I think for the vast majority of players this isn't an issue. They want everything added as does the td or club usually to reflect what the event did pay out. Even last season there were no pro players that made over $5000....
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The simplest solution, and the least disruptive, would be to remove parking from the Plaza de Panama but still allow traffic to pass through. The areas currently being used for parking should be converted to pedestrian plazas, and the fountain should be moved northerly to the center of the pedestrian plaza in front of the Museum of Art. – Dave Potter, Bay Park
Extend the trolley!
Having just finished reading your editorial and all the letters regarding the pros and cons of that bypass bridge, I'm simply flabbergasted that no one ever suggests having the trolley go up Park Avenue to the park. It's ludicrous to ask people to take a bus that short distance. If we extended the trolley to the park why not also extend it to the airport. Visitors as well as locals going to the centennial celebration could get to the park without using a car! Wouldn't that also be great for December Nights and for the Earth Fair coming up to be able to get there on the trolley? Wouldn't this be great for tourism, which brings so much revenue to our great city? Sometimes solutions can be simple. Just eliminate parking in the plaza. Period. Keep the Valet parking for the restaurants, the Old Globe, and museums for old folks like me who can't walk long distances. Extend the trolley! This extension would make far more sense for our city than extending the trolley to University Town Center. Can there be a negative to extending the trolley to the park? It could be far cheaper than building a bridge. – Jonnie Johnson, El Cajon
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Ongoing Investigation into Sala-Multi Series Fund and Foresee Strategies Insurance Fund
The White Law Group continues to investigate potential FINRA arbitration claims against the broker-dealers that may have improperly sold Sala-Multi Series Fund and Foresee Strategies Insurance Funds.
The hedge funds, Foresee Strategies Insurance Fund, were issued by Sun Life Financial as variable annuity subaccounts to Sala-Multi Series Fund and than sold to investor by various broker-dealers such as SagePoint Financial Inc, Geneos Wealth Management Inc, Lincoln Financial Network, National Planning Corp, and FSC Securities Corp.
Foresee Strategies Insurance Fund suffered devastating losses and was shut down in 2010. According to Investment News, "FINRA is investigating half a dozen independent broker-dealers that sold variable annuities with subaccounts invested in hedge funds that resulted in $18 million in client losses during the credit crisis."
In addition, Sun Life Financial, according to their own web site is in the processes of selling their U.S. annuity business to Delaware Life holdings. Sun Life Financial president, Dean A. Connor stated that "This transaction represents a transformational change for Sun Life. It significantly advances our strategy of reducing Sun Life's risk profile and earnings volatility, focuses our U.S. operations on our areas of greatest strength and opportunity, and crystallizes future earnings and capital releases that will further support our growth and shareholder value creation. "
Upon information and belief many investors were unaware of risks or mislead by the broker-dealer that sold them the annuity investment. However, investors may be able to recovery their losses through FINRA arbitration against their broker-dealer or financial advisor.
Arbitration claims against broker- dealers often involve unsuitability, misrepresentation, and omission of facts. Broker-dealers and financial advisors have a fiduciary duty to make investment recommendations that are suitable for potential clients based on such factors as age, risk tolerance, and financial need.
Broker-dealers and financial advisors are legally obligated do disclose all the risks of the investment, and perform a reasonable investigation of the investment prior to making recommendations.
If you invested in the Sala-Multi Series Fund or Foresee Strategies Insurance Funds Financial would like to speak to a securities attorney about your litigation options, please call our Chicago office at 312-238-9650.
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FINRA Outlines Investments They are Watching Closely in 2012
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) outlined a list of investment products that they will be watching closely in 2012 because they feel that "concerns relative to business conduct and suitability issues are heightened." This list of investment products comes from FINRA's January letter outlining the "2012 annual regulatory and examination priorities."
The White Law Group is all too familiar with many of the investment products on the list this year. Our securities law firm is dedicated to securities fraud litigation and helping investors who have suffered investment losses as a result of the inappropriate recommendations or actions of their financial professional or brokerage firm. We have spoken with and represented investors who have struggled with investments in mortgage backed securities, non-traded REITs, municipal securities, ETF's, variable annuities, structured products, private placements, promissory notes, and life settlements. All of these products are commented on in FINRA's letter and are on their radar for 2012. FINRA's comments on all the products in the letter can be found below:
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities and Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities: Due to the embedded pre-payment option associated with mortgage-backed products, these securities carry significant re-investment risk, which can strongly affect the yield investors realize. Also, with collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs), some tranches, such as interest-only strips or inverse floaters, carry much higher levels of risk than other tranches. Finally, the opaque nature of underlying collateral and the lack of a robust secondary market for some mortgage-backed securities should be considered when evaluating suitability.
Non-Traded REITs: Although non-traded REITs may offer diversification benefits as a part of a balanced portfolio, they do have certain underlying risk characteristics that can make them unsuitable for certain investors. As an unlisted product without an active secondary market, these products offer little price transparency to investors and little liquidity. The related financial information for these products may often be unclear to the investor, which makes the true associated risks and value difficult to ascertain. With many products, there are questions about valuation and concerns that in some cases distributions to investors are paid with borrowed money, over a lengthy period of time, with newly raised capital, or by a return of principal rather than a return on investment. The source of the distribution may not be transparent.
Municipal Securities: On the whole, municipal securities may offer significant benefits to many investors and can be an important component of a diversified portfolio. With some municipal securities, however, the lack of timely disclosures and complete financials often inhibit individual retail investors from making informed investment decisions, and may preclude associated persons from having a reasonable basis to recommend such a security. Member firms are reminded of their obligation to make suitable recommendations to their clients with respect to trading in the secondary markets. This includes obtaining sufficient information about the issuer to provide a reasonable basis that the recommendation is suitable. Separate and independent of the suitability obligation, member firms are also required, under MSRB Rule G-17, to disclose to their customers, at or prior to a sale of securities to a customer, all material facts about the transaction known by the dealer as well as all material facts about the security that are reasonably accessible to the market. Firms should ensure that representatives have access to this municipal issuer information (through MSRB's Electronic Municipal Market Access (EMMA) system and/or other sources) to meet these requirements. Firms are also obligated to trade with their customers at prices that are fair and reasonable (including any markup or markdown).
Complex Exchange-Traded Products: Certain exchange-traded products that employ sophisticated strategies or access more exotic markets can expose investors to unexpected results or unforeseen risks. For example, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that employ optimization strategies using synthetic derivatives can expose individual investors to the risk of significant tracking errors. In other words, the performance of the ETF may differ from that of the underlying benchmark during times of stress or volatility in unanticipated ways. These risks can be exacerbated when the ETFs employ significant leverage.
Variable Annuities: Although variable annuity products can offer valuable benefits to investors seeking predictable annuity streams, tax deferral for investment gains and flexible investment choices, they do have certain risk characteristics that can make them unsuitable for some investors. These products often have long holding periods and significant surrender fees, making them unsuitable for investors who have a need for liquidity. High fees and expenses may result in reduced performance in the underlying holdings, and high commissions make the product a target for switching. FINRA Rule 2330 imposes enhanced responsibilities on member firms with respect to variable annuities. Among other things, the rule requires that the firm or associated person have a reasonable basis to believe that a customer would benefit from certain features of a deferred variable annuity, such as tax-deferred growth, annuitization, or a death or living benefit, and that the particular recommended deferred variable annuity as a whole, the underlying subaccounts to which funds are allocated, and any rider or similar policy enhancements accompanying it are suitable for the customer. The rule, moreover, requires that the firm or associated person have a reasonable basis to believe that the customer has been informed, in general terms, of various features of deferred variable annuities. Firms are also required to implement surveillance procedures to detect any registered persons who are effecting deferred variable annuity exchanges at a rate that could indicate non-compliance with securities laws and rules, and to have procedures for taking corrective action if such activity is detected. The rule has a training component as well.
Structured Products: These products may be marketed to retail customers based on attractive headline yields or the promise of some level of principal protection. However, they can be complex, and have cash flow characteristics and risk-adjusted rates of return that are uncertain or hard to estimate. These products generally lack any active secondary market, which means investors must be willing to assume considerable liquidity risk in addition to market risk and the credit risk associated with the issuer of the product. These features can make the products unsuitable for some retail investors. For example, reverse convertibles are debt obligations that are typically tied to the performance of a security or basket of securities. These securities, which may offer a high rate of return, have complex pay-out structures often tied to a "knock-in" level, and involve elements of options trading. In addition, reverse convertibles not only expose investors to the financial risks associated with the debt obligation, but also to those risks associated with the underlying basket of securities.
Securities Offered Through Private Placements: Certain issuers seek to raise capital by offering unregistered securities in private placements. Many firms also offer securities in private placements to accredited investors under SEC's Regulation D. Firms conducting private placements under Regulation D or any other applicable exemption from registration must conduct a reasonable investigation of the issuer, based upon the facts and circumstances, with careful attention to any "red flags," to comply with the anti-fraud provisions and other FINRA rules, such as suitability. Proposed FINRA Rule 5123 (Private Placements of Securities) would help ensure that member firms and associated persons that sell applicable private placements provide relevant disclosures to each investor, and would also require that the private placement memorandum, term sheet or other disclosure document be filed with FINRA to help inform FINRA's regulatory programs. In addition, firms are reminded that the definition of accredited investor has changed.
Unregistered Securities Acquired in Secondary Markets: As many high-profile companies have elected to remain private, secondary trading markets have emerged for their securities. However, despite their profile, many of these companies are difficult to value, as the issuers may not make financial statements publicly available. Acquiring interests in such securities through a pooled investment or single security "fund" introduces another layer of costs to the investor as well as risk associated with the fund manager.
Church Bonds: The credit quality of the underlying issuer and its true financial condition are often not transparent. Investors may be unaware of the substantial credit and market risk they are assuming with such investments. The source and nature of the underlying revenue streams of the issuer that are required to service the instruments are often less than clear. Further, as sales are frequently made on an affinity basis, these securities can be vehicles for fraud.
Promissory Notes: When investing in promissory notes, investors could assume substantial credit and market risk exposures that may not be transparent to them. Such notes may potentially be written by registered persons or by entities associated with registered persons, with or without their employing broker-dealer's knowledge. Similarly, registered persons may offer and sell promissory notes issued by persons and entities not associated with a broker-dealer, again without their employing broker-dealer's knowledge. At worst, such instruments are principally a vehicle to defraud clients who may believe that a broker-dealer is knowledgeable about the product and is recommending it as a suitable investment.
Life Settlements: Sales of existing life insurance policies to third parties—referred to as life settlements—have raised regulatory concerns, as these products generally have very high commissions. In 2009, FINRA published Regulatory Notice 09-42 about member firms' responsibilities in marketing variable life settlements, as these are securities under FINRA jurisdiction. Recent decisions issued by the Delaware Supreme Court highlight the risk that insurers may challenge the validity of a contract based on a lack of insurable interest.
The full text of FINRA's letter including the investment products they are watching for 2012 can be found at http://www.finra.org/web/groups/industry/@ip/@reg/@guide/documents/industry/p125492.pdf. The foregoing information, which is publicly available on FINRA's website, is being provided by The White Law Group.
If you have suffered losses or believe you have been the victim of securities fraud due to your investment in mortgage backed securities, non-traded REITs, municipal securities, ETF's, variable annuities, structured products, private placements, promissory notes, and/or life settlements The White Law Group may be able to assist you in pursuing recovery through the FINRA dispute resolution process. If you would like to speak to a securities attorney please call our Chicago office at 312-238-9650.
The White Law Group, LLC is a national securities fraud, securities arbitration, investor protection, and securities regulation/compliance law firm with offices in Chicago, Illinois and Boca Raton, Florida.
For more information on The White Law Group, visit http://www.whitesecuritieslaw.com.
Study Shows Many Financial Professionals Misrepresenting Their Expertise
According to a recent study, it appears that many financial professionals "tend to overstate their qualifications and services." The investmentnews.com recently reported on the study done by Cerulli Associates Inc. in which they studied the responses of upwards of 1,500 "financial intermediaries." A Cerulli analyst, Mr. Scott Smith, was quoted in the article as saying, "Most advisers don't want to say that they don't offer some kind of service, so they are more likely to overstate their capabilities."
The reason for this "pattern of misrepresentation" has to do with differences in designations for financial professionals. Mr. Smith told the investmentnews.com that "We found that 59% of respondents were calling themselves full-scale financial planners, when it fact many of them were actually investment planners." The study found that only 30% of those financial professionals fit Cerulli's definition of a "financial planner."
The article notes that financial planners generally "…[work] with clients to build comprehensive plans that include insurance and estate planning." Alternatively, investment planners "focus on asset management, retirement and college savings plans but tend to offer more-modular-style plans." Only 22% of industry respondents called themselves investment planners while according to Cerulli and Mr. Smith "56% of respondents are actually investment planners."
Mr. Smith reportedly told the investmentnews.com that he believed that the "discrepancy could be attributed to that fact a lot of advisers view themselves as being more comprehensive than they actually are, simply because they believe they have the potential to be more comprehensive." Cerulli's study does not seem to indicate any willful fraud on the part of the financial professionals, but it does seem to indicate a need for investors, and others seeking financial advice, to ask plenty of questions and do significant research when deciding which financial professional to choose.
The full text of the investmentnews.com article can be found here: http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20120119/FREE/120119908
The White Law Group, LLC is a national securities fraud, securities arbitration, investor protection, and securities regulation/compliance law firm with offices in Chicago, Illinois and Boca Raton, Florida.
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According to an article in the Financial Post, Henry Cole, a former financial advisor for RBC, the investment banking arm of the Royal Bank of Canada, has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison on fraud charges in Ontario, Canada. Cole has reportedly "admitted to using deception and forged signatures to persuade RBC clients to transfer more than $2-million into what he described as a "pooled fund" of real estate properties." In addition to heading to prison, Mr. Cole has been banned from the securities industry and agreed to a fine of $5 million from the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC).
Regulatory filings reportedly indicate that there were multiple investors impacted by Henry Cole's fraud and "the total amount of funds "misappropriated" was $5-million." He began working for RBC in 2005 and was hired in spite of some previous issues with securities regulators. RBC reportedly became aware of Cole's fraud in 2010 due to a customer complaint. An RBC spokesperson was quoted as saying that "We deeply regret the hiring of Mr. Cole and the impact of his conduct on some RBC clients." RBC has also "repaid several members of a family and other investors who were caught up in the fraud perpetrated by Mr. Cole."
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Hard to cut your own pay. So, it's a bit unlikely that the La Crosse city council will vote this week to do just that. It's one of two proposals by council member John Satory. Cut the pay in half. Cut the terms in half; from four years to two. The council, he says, would attract many more qualified candidates
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|On Sunday, September 17th 2006 8:35 pm, andrew wrote:
|my wb is showing the pilots for Buffy (whoo), Dawson (hmm..okay), Smallville (err...k), and probably some more. .
|On Monday, September 18th 2006 7:36 pm, TVoholic wrote:
|You got that right. After they stopped airing reruns of The Fresh Prince, I stopped watching it except for Smallville.
|On Monday, September 18th 2006 5:16 pm, rsetter3 wrote:
|Who cares? Other than Smallville, who has really watched The WB in the past 2-3 years?
|On Monday, September 18th 2006 8:48 pm, dorkusmcforkus wrote:
I also watch Supernatural on TheWB and Veronica Mars on UPN. Glad to have them together now.
The reason that UPN probably didn't have a farewell night is because all of their "hits" happened in recent years. The WB on the other hand has been a crap network lately. The only reason they had any reason to celebrate was over their shows that premiered in the 90's. Those are the shows they aired the pilots for yesterday. (Buffy- 97, Angel- 99, Felicty-98, Dawsons- 9
What was UPN supposed to do, celebrate Shasta McNasty?
|On Tuesday, September 19th 2006 8:08 pm, Magicalboy wrote:
The Parkers?
Star Trek?
|On Tuesday, September 19th 2006 11:41 pm, dorkusmcforkus wrote:
Why would anybody want to celebrate those shows?
It's true that currently UPN has more hits than The WB, and have beat them in the ratings for the past 2 years. But all of their hits that will be remembered years from now are still "fresh" so there's no need to celebrate them, since they are going to The CW. The WB on the other hand was a network that hit its peak in the late 90's. Apparantly they know this, and are trying to pay tribute to the shows they had on during that era. UPN was a pile of garbage back in the 90's.


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5. Lily (to Mina): You realize we're objectifying one of the greatest humanitarians of our time?
4. Lily (to patient): Ed, you listen to me! You are not going to die! You're gonna live, okay?
3. Lily (to Ben): You're gonna put coconut in his veins?
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Andrew Coaker 7th outright in UAE Desert Challenge 2000
"The race is the last round of the World Championship for International Cross Country Rallies. I hadn't competed in enough races to be a contender for the championship, but I did finish 7th Outright (out of 116 starters). I also finished 2nd in the Production Class.
I had some problems with fuel during the race which cost me some time, but the biggest disadvantage was the lack of top speed compared to the factory BMW bikes (Twin cyclinder's capabale of over 200km/hr) I was riding a 600cc Husaberg, which is a fantastic bike but the top speed in the sand is more like 160km/hr so I had my work cut out trying to stay anywhere near the factory guys."
These shots of Coake really show the Berg advantages of light weight, power and handling
Andrew Coaker beginning his racing career in Australia, competing in local and national endurance and motorcross events from the age of 12, in 2001 was considered one of the brightest rising stars on the International Rally scene.
Coaker began his rallying career in 1996 when he remodelled his Endurance style motorbike himself and set off to compete in the Australian Safari. Being the youngest entrant at only 23, he came through to finish the race, with virtually no assistance, and impressive 8th outright. He was first in his class and winning 2 special stages during the event.
After his triumph in this event, Coaker decided to tackle the international rally scene. In January of 1997, he moved to the UK to be closer to the action. Since then he has participated in 15 international rallies and numerous national events. His rapid progress led Coaker to enter the prestigious Paris-Dakar Rally in 1998. From the 187 bikes that entered the event, only 55 passed the finish line (29% of the starting line up). Coaker was amongst this 29%, crossing an impressive 23rd, and first privateer.
His success in "The World's Toughest Motorsport Event", inspired Swedish motorcycle firm "HUSABERG" to offer the young Australian a 3 year factory sponsored deal. His inaugural season with Husaberg was one of frustration and celebration. His riding ability proved to be amongst the best and despite posting many top 10 stage times, Coaker was hampered by mechanical problems during Husabergs development year. These early problems have since been resolved, and Coakers latest results have once again confirmed his status as a World Class Rally rider.
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Airworthiness Directives; REIMS AVIATION S.A. Model F406 Airplanes

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We'd been driving the rental cars probably 80 miles and hadn't seen so much as two armadillos to rub together since breakfast. East Texas isn't big for sightseeing. Luckily, we hadn't come for the view. At least that's what we thought before we pulled inside the nearly deserted pits of Texas World Speedway. Then we saw a sight at least as spectacular as the Grand
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Now, you must realize this: One doesn't just fall out of bed one morning and happen upon such a mouth-watering assortment. Ferrari has no 800 number for free rides. Gathering millions of dollars worth of prancing-pony machinery takes a great deal of finagling, and an even greater measure of generosity from the likes of people such as those at Ferrari of Houston and F50 owners Paul Frame and Dahr Jamail. More accurately, we should refer to these kind gentlemen as lessees. To head speculators off at the pass, Ferrari retains ownership of all 55 of the F50s that will be delivered in America, even though ostensibly, the car carries a $477,500 base price. They're leased at a non-negotiable rate, only to loyal (and highly qualified) Ferrari customers.
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And yes, it's rude to ask what the terms are. But we asked Mr. Frame anyway. The down payment on his F50 was $240,000, to be followed by 24 easy monthly payments of about $5500-each. At the end of the two-year term, the lessee will have the option to buy the car outright. At that point, $372,000 into the deal, just an additional $150,000 will put his name on the title. As an enthusiastic owner of some eight Ferraris over the years, Frame expects to do just that. Letting his beloved F50 slip away simply isn't in his nature.
Equally abhorrent to him is the notion of keeping the greatest road car Ferrari has ever built locked in a climate-controlled, velvet-lined blockhouse. Frame loves to drive all his Ferraris. In fact, he's racked up over 1500 miles on ol' yeller in the three months he's had it. Most of those have been on the racetrack, running the F50 in the spirit of the Formula One race car it's patterned after. Frame's hard-driving attitude mirrors ours-if we had the glue to buy such a beast, that is. "I cooked the first set [of Goodyear Fioranos] pretty quickly. I got down to the cords in 1100 or 1200 miles," he shrugs. Although Frame actively races his F355 Challenge car, he doesn't compete in the F50, instead choosing to exercise it on empty road courses and ovals rented expressly for the joy of high-speed driving.
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Euan MacLeod is an established New Zealand/ Australian artist who has lived, worked and taught in Sydney since 1981. MacLeod's paintings and prints characteristically feature landscapes patrolled by lonesome figures often executed from memory in an expressionistic manner. 'Two up, two down' 2004 is a large-scale four-panelled painting whose compelling coastal/domestic imagery relates to the artist's hometown of Lyttleton Harbour, New Zealand, and his eccentric boat building father who suffered from Alzheimer's disease and died in 1993. Rich in personal mythology and symbolism this picture represents a psychological as well as a literal environment, which explores the human condition and our relationship with nature.
Gregory O'Brien, Euan MacLeod: the painter in the painting, 'Lyttleton Harbour and other excavations', pg. 37-58, Dawes Point, 2010, 50-51 (colour illus.).
Watters Gallery (Compilator), Euan MacLeod: new paintings, East Sydney, 2005, n.pag.. cat.no. 7; priced $30,000
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Photo Genius by Aviary is a powerful photo editor which we created because we wanted a quick and easy way to edit our photos on the go with no fuss. With Photo Genius, you can either apply fixes to your photos automatically or take the Genius's recommendations into account when you edit your photos manually. The Aviary editor inside Photo Genius included all the tools you need, in a super intuitive interface so you can get right to editing. Features: * One-tap auto enhance * Gorgeous effects * Add text and fun stickers * Color balance * Crop and rotate * Adjust brightness, contrast, and saturation * Sharpen and blur * Cosmetic tools: fix redeye, remove blemishes and whiten teeth ...and we're adding new tools all the time :) ** Developers: Want to add this editor to your own app? You can choose the tools you need, change the colors of the UI, and more. Download our SDK for free at aviary.com.
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According to a post by Eric Hollreiser, Head of Corporate Communications for PokerStars, the online poker site now has a Malta Remote Gaming License and will launch PokerStars.eu to handle players across several European markets. More from Hollreisder:
You'll be hearing more about our plans for Pokerstars.eu in the coming days, but its origins lie in our dedication to serving players' needs. We expect our Malta license will immediately benefit players who have told us they want to share in the benefits – such as clarity around taxation – that some jurisdictions offer to sites with a license from European Union nations.
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News about Embezzlement, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
Chronology of Coverage
Jun. 25, 2015
Trial begins in case against New York State Sen John L Sampson, who stands accused of obstructing justice and several other charges related to embezzlement cover-up; embezzlement charges themselves were dropped earlier; Sampson's friend Edul Ahmad, central witness in case, describes extensive corruption scheme after taking stand. MORE
Apr. 24, 2015
India restricts American charity Ford Foundation's funding in wake of complaints about activities of Sabrang Trust, group that received several grants from Ford Foundation; Sabrang Trust founder Teesta Setalvad and her husband are accused of embezzlement. MORE
Apr. 22, 2015
Editorial urges New York State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie to return money he made on sale of Bronx apartment bought by his mother Helene with funds she embezzled nearly twenty years before; notes that, in light of Heastie's stated interest in reforming Albany, he should serve as examplar of good ethics regardless of whether sale is technically legal. MORE
Apr. 21, 2015
New York Assembly Speaker Carl E Heastie appears to have profited from sale of home that his mother Helene bought with embezzled money; Heastie's mother pleaded guilty to embezzlement in 1998 and was ordered to sell her Bronx home, but Heastie managed to hold on to it and sell it six years later for significant profit; it is unclear how Heastie held on to home, and could be due to carelessness or something more questionable. MORE
Apr. 17, 2015
Federal Bureau of Investigation arrests former JPMorgan Chase broker Michael J Oppenheim, charging him with embezzling some $20 million in client money over past four years. MORE
Apr. 4, 2015
Queens Judge Joel Blumenfeld sentences emergency medical technician Daniel Dominguez to four months in jail and orders him to pay full restitution after Dominguez pleaded guilty to embezzling over $300,000 from Corona Community Volunteer Ambulance Corps. MORE
Mar. 26, 2015
Ukrainian authorities arrest senior government officials Sergiy Bochkovsky and Vasyl Stoyetsky during televised cabinet meeting in spectacle meant to lend weight to country's newly aggressive anticorruption campaign; Bochkovsky and Stoyetsky will be charged with embezzlement and other abuses. MORE
Mar. 2, 2015
L Dennis Kozlowski, former chief executive convicted of looting nearly $100 million from Tyco International, has emerged into far more modest life after serving six-and-a-half year sentence and probation; Kozlowski, who became ultimate symbol of corporate greed in era that included scandals at Enron and WorldCom, describes his personal transformation and more humble pleasures that have replaced his once high-flying lifestyle. MORE
Dec. 20, 2014
Russian prosecutors seek 10-year prison sentence for opposition leader and staunch critic of Pres Vladimir V Putin, Aleksei A Navalny and 8-year sentence for his brother Oleg Navalny on embezzlement charges. MORE
Dec. 6, 2014
Yolanda Gonzalez, former executive director of nonprofit group Nos Quedamos who was arrested in 2013 on charges that she stole nearly $900,000 from the organization, pleads guilty to grand larceny and criminal tax fraud; she faces up to seven and half years in prison. MORE
Nov. 21, 2014
Korean-American aid worker Peter Hahn, who has lived in China on border with North Korea for more than a decade, is detained by Chinese authorities on suspicion of embezzlement and possession of fraudulent receipts. MORE
Nov. 21, 2014
German court rules that Thomas Middelhoff, former chief executive of German media company Bertelsmann, must remain in jail while he appeals his conviction on charges that he embezzled from a subsequent employer Arcandor. MORE
Nov. 19, 2014
Karen Alameddine, former controller of New York-based nonprofit Hereditary Disease Foundation, has been charged with embezzling more than $1.8 million of organization's funds and using money for personal expenses. MORE
Nov. 18, 2014
Former Bertelsmann chief executive Thomas Middelhoff remains in jail while he appeals conviction on charges of tax evasion and embezzlement; German court says there is risk he might flee to avoid prison sentence. MORE
Nov. 15, 2014
German judge sentences executive Thomas Middelhoff to three years in prison for embezzlement and tax evasion; Middelhoff is accused of taking private trips on chartered aircraft while serving as chief executive of German retailer Arcandor. MORE
Nov. 6, 2014
Yoo Dae-kyoon of South Korea is convicted of embezzling nearly $6.8 million from seven companies controlled by his family, including Cheonghaejin Marine Company, which operated Sewol ferry that sank in April, leaving more than 300 people dead; Yoo is sentenced to three years in prison. MORE
Oct. 24, 2014
Lawyers for New York State Sen John L Sampson seek dismissal of two of 10 counts against him in Federal District Court; agree that Sampson did embezzle funds from sales of foreclosed properties, but argue that five-year statute of limitations had expired before he was indicted. MORE
Jul. 3, 2014
Florida appellate court rules that government of Ecuador has the right to sue a pair of fugitive bankers, Roberto and William Isaias, in courts in the United States to recover $600 million that the government accuses them of having embezzled from Filanbanco. MORE
Jun. 27, 2014
Federal appeals court opens inquiry into whether spectators were improperly excluded from the 2012 trial of Bronx City Councilman Larry B Seabrook, who was convicted of misusing public money. MORE
May. 22, 2014
Criminal court in Egypt convicts former Pres Hosni Mubarak of embezzling millions of dollars of public money for his personal use in private homes and palaces; sentences Mubarak to three years in prison, on top of life sentence he is already serving in separate case; his sons Gamal and Alaa are each sentenced to four years for their roles in the embezzlement scheme. MORE
May. 14, 2014
Ira Kurman, Rabbi Samuel Hiller, Roy Hoffmann and Daniel Laniado, who are affiliated with Island Child Development Center in Far Rockaway, Queens, are accused of stealing $12.5 million in state and city funds; nonprofit group provides preschool special education services. MORE
May. 1, 2014
El Salvador's former Pres Francisco Flores will face embezzlement and other corruption charges related to what prosecutors say was the misappropriation of at least $5.3 million in loans from Taiwan during his tenure, from 1999 to 2004. MORE
Mar. 28, 2014
Roberto and William Isaias, Ecuadorean brothers whose relatives have contributed hundreds of thousands of dollars to American political campaigns, are being investigated to determine whether donations are tied to corruption; brothers, who live in South Florida, are wanted at home on charges of embezzling millions from bank they owned there. MORE
Mar. 11, 2014
Penchant of police in Hampton, Fla, to issue speeding tickets with impunity drew scrutiny that extended to all of its fiscal records; state attorney is among those participating in a criminal investigation after state audit uncovered reams of financial irregularities, shoddy record-keeping and missing funds; State Legislature is considering taking up a vote to dissolve the city and hand its management over to Bradford County. MORE
Jan. 10, 2014
French court rules that Mukhtar Ablyazov, Kazakh businessman accused of embezzling as much as $6 billion from Kazakh bank he once controlled, should be extradited to Ukraine or Russia to face fraud charges. MORE
Oct. 11, 2013
Pres Joyce Banda of Malawi dissolves her cabinet in wake of arrests of several officials on suspicion of stealing state funds; about 10 government officials have been arrested on graft charges. MORE
Oct. 10, 2013
Yolanda Gonzalez, former executive director of nonprofit group Nos Quedamos, is arrested, accused of stealing nearly $900,000 from South Bronx charity her mother co-founded; Gonzalez, who is said to have used money to pay for personal expenses, pleads not guilty to charges. MORE
Oct. 4, 2013
Robert Rizzo, former city administrator of Bell, Calif, accused of looting millions from city coffers, pleads no contest to all 69 charges against him; is expected to be sentenced to 10 to 12 years in prison. MORE
Aug. 30, 2013
Janet Lim-Napoles, woman in center of wide-ranging corruption scandal in Philippines, surrenders to Pres Benigno S Aquino III, ending nationwide dragnet; Lim-Napoles, wealthy Manila businesswoman, is accused of diverting billions of pesos away from poverty-reduction programs into coffers of lawmakers and their associates. MORE
Aug. 1, 2013
Mukhtar Ablyazov, Kazakh businessman accused of embezzling $6 billion from BTA, bank he once controlled, is arrested near Cannes in southern France. MORE
Jul. 27, 2013
Greek shipping fleet owner Victor Restis is imprisoned pending trial on money laundering and embezzlement charges, making him one of only a few prominent businessmen to be jailed amid public anger over corruption. MORE
Jul. 3, 2013
CJ Group chairman Lee Jay-hyun is arrested on charges of embezzlement and tax evasion amid wider crackdown on large corporations in South Korea; charges come as Parliament enacts series of laws aimed at protecting smaller businesses from corporations that have dominated nation's economy for decades. MORE
Jun. 27, 2013
Andres Granier, former governor of Mexico's Tabasco State, is arrested on charges of embezzling millions of dollars in public funds; case exemplifies growing willingness to expose official corruption in Mexico . MORE
Jun. 15, 2013
Former New York State Senator Pedro Espada Jr of the Bronx is sentenced to five years in prison for stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from nonprofit Soundview Health Center; sentence comes after Espada makes last ditch effort to portray himself as wronged victim. MORE
Jun. 1, 2013
Prosecutors in Georgia are investing allegations that Pres Mikheil Saakashvili misused government funds, including more than $11,000 for Botox injections. MORE
May. 22, 2013
Georgian authorities charge Vano Merabishvilli, one of Pres Mikheil Saakashvili's top political partners, with embezzlement and abuse of power, new government's most decisive move yet against Saakashvili's pro-Western team. MORE
May. 10, 2013
Providence Hogan, who pleaded guilty to embezzling $82,000 while she was treasurer of the Public School 29 Parent-Teacher Assn in Brooklyn, is taken back into custody after failing to make scheduled repayments; as part of a plea agreement, she returned over $50,000, but is still short about $17,700; Hogan could still face full sentence of two to six years if she does not make the full reimbursement by January 2014. MORE
May. 8, 2013
Spanish court drops subpoena for Princess Cristina, younger daughter of King Juan Carlos, to testify in an embezzlement case involving her husband Inaki Urdangarin. MORE
May. 7, 2013
Prosecutors say that New York State Sen John L Sampson, accused of stealing funds from the sale of foreclosed homes to finance a race for district attorney; Sampson surrenders to federal agents and is arraigned in Federal District Court in Brooklyn on charges that include embezzlement, obstruction of justice and making false statements to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. MORE
May. 7, 2013
Editorial applauds Federal Bureau of Investigation for arrest of New York State Sen John Sampson on embezzlement charges, latest success in its series of indictments against corrupt Albany politicians; holds while Gov Andrew Cuomo and other leaders talk about cleaning up Albany, FBI is doing the cleaning; proposes, foremost, public financing of elections as long-lasting deterrent to state's endemic political corruption. MORE
Apr. 17, 2013
Russian anticorruption blogger and prominent opposition leader Aleksei A Navalny is trying to etch lasting image in public imagination before his trial on embezzlement charges begins; fear has transformed political atmosphere as Pres Vladimir V Putin has made it clear that he is willing to use harsh means to extinguish street protests; many of Navalny's large donors have distanced themselves in recent months. MORE
Apr. 4, 2013
Spanish judge issues subpoena for Princess Cristina, daughter of King Juan Carlos, as part of widening investigation into whether her husband Inaki Urdangarin embezzled millions of euros from sports charity. MORE
Mar. 29, 2013
Trial of Russian opposition activist Aleksei A Navalny, who is accused of embezzling $500,000 from timber company, will begin between April 15 and 19. MORE
Mar. 28, 2013
Jim Greer, former chairman of the Republican Party of Florida, is sentenced to one and a half years in prison for stealing $125,000 in party funds. MORE
Mar. 21, 2013
French police search Paris apartment of Christine Lagarde, managing director of International Monetary Fund, in connection with investigation into her handling of embezzlement scandal when she was French finance minister. MORE
Mar. 21, 2013
Five former officials from Bell, Calif, including former mayor Oscar Hernandez, are convicted of multiple counts of misappropriating public money in scheme to pay themselves inflated salaries of up to $100,000. MORE
Mar. 21, 2013
John F Haggerty Jr, former political consultant who was convicted in 2011 of stealing campaign funds from New York City Mayor Michael R Bloomberg and had been free on bail pending outcome of appeal, has exhausted his options and is set to go to jail. MORE
Mar. 19, 2013
Diego Torres, onetime marketing guru, has become effectively a prisoner in his own home since he challenged Spanish royal family by revealing its private e-mails as part of his legal defense in corruption investigation; Torres and Inaki Urdangarin, duke of Palma and son-in-law of King Juan Carlos I of Spain, are accused of exploiting connection to reap more than $7.8 million in regional government contracts. MORE
Mar. 14, 2013
Cy Twombly Foundation, organization that handles legacy and estate of one of 20th century's most important painters, has been roiled by accusations in lawsuit that one of the four people who run it took more than $300,000 in unauthorized fees for investment services. MORE
Feb. 28, 2013
Elba Esther Gordillo, powerful teachers' union leader in Mexico, is arrested on charges of embezzling $200 million from her union for personal use; prosecutors say her financial subterfuge was an act of organized crime; Gordillo's downfall amounts to bold statement by country's new government that could open way to weakening the grip of the 1.5 million member teachers' union. MORE
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Brooklyn Senator Told Friend Not to Show Check Register to Investigators
In a wiretapped conversation with a friend, State Sen. John L. Sampson, a Democrat from Canarsie, called a check register a "problem" and urged his friend to say nothing about it to investigators.
July 1, 2015, Wednesday
MORE ON EMBEZZLEMENT AND: Sampson, John L , New York State , Wiretapping and Other Eavesdropping Devices and Methods , Embezzlement , Witnesses , Ahmad, Edul , Canarsie (Brooklyn, NY) , Brooklyn (NYC) , Frauds and Swindling , Politics and Government
Ex-Friend of State Senator Tells of a Cover-Up
State Senator John L. Sampson threatened to silence people cooperating with investigators, a key witness testified at the senator's obstruction trial.
June 26, 2015, Friday
MORE ON EMBEZZLEMENT AND: Sampson, John L , New York State , Ahmad, Edul , Embezzlement , State Legislatures
Romania: From Frying Pan to Legal Fire
An ally of Prime Minister Victor Ponta was charged with being an accomplice to embezzling European Union funds and illegally offering incentives to voters.
June 25, 2015, Thursday
MORE ON EMBEZZLEMENT AND: Romania , Ponta, Victor , Embezzlement , European Union , Money Laundering , Tax Evasion
Former Friend Testifies as Obstruction Trial Begins for Brooklyn State Senator
The government says John L. Sampson, a Democrat, siphoned money from foreclosure sales that he oversaw, then tried to cover up that embezzlement.
June 25, 2015, Thursday
MORE ON EMBEZZLEMENT AND: Sampson, John L , New York State , Embezzlement , Corruption (Institutional) , State Legislatures , Brooklyn (NYC) , Ahmad, Edul
Wave of Protests Spreads to Scandal-Weary Honduras and Guatemala
Middle-class citizens in both countries are fed up with bribery and other government scandals and increasingly demanding the resignation of their presidents.
June 14, 2015, Sunday
MORE ON EMBEZZLEMENT AND: Honduras , United States Politics and Government , Latin America , Guatemala , Hernandez, Juan Orlando , Perez Molina, Otto , Demonstrations, Protests and Riots , Frauds and Swindling , Embezzlement , Tax Evasion , Corruption (Institutional) , Bribery and Kickbacks
Judge Rules Larry Seabrook, Ex-New York Councilman, Must Forfeit His Pension
Mr. Seabrook must give up his public pension benefits to pay a $418,000 judgment he owes the government as a result of his 2012 conviction on federal corruption charges.
May 27, 2015, Wednesday
MORE ON EMBEZZLEMENT AND: Seabrook, Lawrence B , New York City , Castel, P Kevin , Corruption (Institutional) , Pensions and Retirement Plans , Embezzlement
Ehud Olmert, Israeli Ex-Premier, Is Sentenced to 8 Months in Jail
Mr. Olmert, who has been convicted on corruption charges three times since 2012, received the additional sentence in a trial for fraud and breach of trust.
May 26, 2015, Tuesday
MORE ON EMBEZZLEMENT AND: Israel , Olmert, Ehud , Frauds and Swindling , Talansky, Morris , Sentences (Criminal) , Fines (Penalties) , Embezzlement , Politics and Government
Russian Court Sentences Ex-Official to 5 Years in Prison in Corruption Case
The official, Yevgenia N. Vasilyeva, who ran a Defense Ministry property contracting company, was found guilty of embezzlement and money laundering.
May 9, 2015, Saturday
MORE ON EMBEZZLEMENT AND: Russia , Vasilyeva, Yevgenia N , Money Laundering , Embezzlement , Corruption (Institutional)
Report of an Inquiry Into a Former President Rattles Brazil
Brazil's political establishment was shaken on Friday after federal prosecutors opened an investigation into Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
May 2, 2015, Saturday
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Indian Authorities Put Restrictions on Ford Foundation
The charity was added to the list of groups that may not give money to Indian organizations without government permission in the wake of complaints about a trust founder's being accused of embezzling funds.
April 24, 2015, Friday
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2013: President of Egypt Mohamed Morsi is overthrown by the military and placed under house arrest following four days of protests all over the country calling for his resignation. A coalition led by the Egyptian army chief Gen. Abdel Fattah el-Sisi declared Adly Mansour, the chief justice of the Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt, as the country's interim president.


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Even if you are well and truly past your student days, your memory can still do great things, with a bit of effort. Just this year, John Seamon at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, published a study of a septuagenarian who started training his memory at the age of 58. The former high-school teacher, known in the study as JB, can now recite all 60,000 words of John Milton's epic poem Paradise Lost with amazing accuracy (Memory, vol 18, p 498).
JB had shown no exceptional predisposition to memorisation beforehand, and he didn't even use mnemonics - just the brute force of willpower and over 3000 hours of daily practice. "Many other people could do it, with enough time and effort," says Seamon.
As they say, it's never to late to learn. Even if Milton is not to your taste and you lack JB's perseverance, these tried-and-tested tips ...
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2014 and 2015 would be two such years that would see a record number of Bollywood personalities enacting the part of a detective. Though the genre has been in vogue world over ever since the inception of cinema, Bollywood has hardly seen it's protagonists with a lens in hand. Especially in the recent times, such appearances have been far and few.
Here is presenting 10 such protagonists who would either be seen as detectives or have already appeared on screen in this avatar.
Vidya Balan – Bobby Jasoos
One can't recollect the last time a top female lead had actually played an on-screen detective for a Bollywood film. Well, Vidya Balan – who is doing quite well for herself in the B-Town – is doing exactly that with yet another female centric part after The Dirty Picture and Kahaani. With another female, Dia Mirza, as the producer along with beau Sahil Sangha, Bobby Jasoos sounds like an interesting outing.
Ranbir Kapoor – Jagga Jasoos
After Barfi! , Ranbir Kapoor and Anurag Basu would be reuniting in an altogether different stage and setting with Jagga Jasoos. Apparently, Ranbir would be enjoying his 'Aamir Khanisque' moment from 3 Idiots by turning into a 17 year old. One hopes that after Besharam, this experiment indeed works, especially considering the talent on board.
Sushant Singh Rajput – Detective Byomkesh Bakshi
Meanwhile, Sushant Singh Rajput, flavour of the season, was picked up before many others by Dibakar Banerjee for bringing back the legend of Detective Byomkesh Bakshi. The name still rings a bell for those who grew up watching television in early 90s where Rajit Kapur played the famous part. Now in this Aditya Chopra production, one expects a contemporary 'avatar' of a cool headed detective coming into play.
Rajeev Khandelwal – Samrat And Co.
Seen last year in an intriguing thriller Table No. 21, Rajeev Khandelwal's tryst with thrills and suspense continued with Samrat And Co. The film was backed by none less than Barjatyas at the helm of affairs. What was all the more intriguing was to see the director here as Kaushik Ghatak, the same man who had earlier called the shots for 'Barjatya's Family Special' – Ek Vivah Aisa Bhi (Sonu Sood, Isha Koppikar).
Akshay Kumar – Thank You
Now this one was a comic detective at play who specialised in extra marital relationships. Though the golden rule of being a detective is to not get involved into the personal lives of the client, it was just the opposite for Akshay who found himself being attracted to Sonam Kapoor, who played Bobby Deol's wife.
Anil Kapoor – Race and Race 2
As a private detective whose fondness for fruits was no secret, Anil Kapoor was a lot of fun, especially in the first installment of Race. An opportunist who played games smartly enough to keep everyone guessing around whose part he was on, Kapoor Sr. was …continued »
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Time Out! Rethinking "Time" and the Ways We Work
There simply is not enough time for {you fill in the blank}. In virtually every business setting today, increased time demands and a culture of pervasive overwork present a range of unattractive options for men and women at all stages of their careers, from entry level to CEO. While the burdens of escalating time demands have fallen disproportionately upon women, the issue is one that adversely affects men as well.
In the past several years, increasing numbers of young men and women are rejecting jobs that once were viewed as extremely attractive or are accepting positions with the intention of leaving as soon as they obtain the training and compensation they need in order to move on to something more consistent with their values and career goals. Thus, it has become far more difficult for both corporations and professional services firms to recruit, retain and advance to leadership positions the talent they need in order to succeed in today's global marketplace.
The purpose of this Forum is to explore issues related to overwork, provide examples of how various companies and professional services firms are addressing them, and allow participants to raise questions and to share with one another their own ideas and concerns.