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Georges-Pierre Seurat
French, 1859-1891
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Norton Simon Art Foundation, Gift of Jennifer Jones Simon
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One of the most innovative artists of the late nineteenth century, Georges-Pierre Seurat nevertheless spent his early years training within the traditional academic strictures of the École des Beaux-Arts. Like Edgar Degas, Seurat was a great admirer of Ingres, and as a student, he copied his work on a number of occasions. The strong contours in the work draw on Ingres's exquisite sense of modeling, but the younger artist, who copied this work in the Louvre at age 18, also focused his attention on the subject's context: the foreboding atmospheric qualities reflecting her near death at the hands of a sea monster, and the hint of water at her feet as she awaits her rescue. Seurat copied Angelica's figure from Ingres's larger composition on at least two other occasions the year it arrived at the Louvre. The painting clearly made an impact on contemporary Parisian artists, as Degas bought a later version of Ingres's picture for his own private collection.
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William Hague has "sympathy" for disgraced No 10 spin doctor Andy Coulson, who is facing up to two years in prison.
The Foreign Secretary said it was not true that he had introduced the former tabloid editor, who eventually was taken into No 10 as director of communications, to Tory high command,
Coulson, 46, was found guilty last Tuesday of being involved in the conspiracy to snoop on the voicemails of a host of celebrities, royals, politicians and ordinary members of the public.
"I've always got sympathy for the predicament of anybody I know who has fallen into very difficult situations or brought it on themselves," Mr Hague told BBC 1's Andrew Marr Show.
The former director of public prosecutions Keir Starmer, meanwhile has defended the costly hacking trial, which has left taxpayers with a bill of at least £1,745,752.
He insisted it was right that former Sun and News of the World Editor editor Rebekah Brooks, who was found not guilty on all charges, had gone to trial.
He told BBC 1's Andrew Marr Show: "Before this trial there was a feeling that journalists were above the law. I don't think there is that feeling any more."
"So far as Rebekah Brooks is concerned, the judge determined on a number of occasions there was a case to answer so it was a perfectly good case to bring.
"She answered it and I fully respect the jury's verdict. She put her case and she answered it."
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A funny thing happened to some producers in the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley near Bakersfield, Calif., on their way to planting the 2006 cotton crop. Somehow they managed to plant about twice as much Pima cotton as they had originally planned.
Fortunately, the owners of the Kern Delta-Weedpatch Cotton Ginning Co. were prepared, having voted to convert a portion of their facility, which is located just south of Bakersfield, to roller ginning at their annual meeting last winter.
"Our growers started realizing that not as much Pima was being planted in the northern part of the (San Joaquin) Valley as had been anticipated because of the weather," said David A. Alderete, the Kern Delta Gin manager. "We were expecting 3,000 acres of Pima and wound up with 6,000 acres."
The potential for more acres of Pima wasn't the only reason the 30 Kern County growers who make up the gin's membership decided to convert a portion of the gin. The premium some buyers are offering for roller-ginned Acala cotton also figured into their plans.
And it didn't hurt that Kern Delta-Weedpatch Gin had some features that lended themselves to helping the economics of the conversion.
Prices approaching $1.25 a pound have been pushing more California acres to Pima in recent years. Last spring, California producers almost planted as much Pima (290,000 acres) as upland (310,000 acres) for the first time, according to USDA's August 1 Crop Production Report.
But growers who have stayed with upland have also found that Calcot Ltd., and other buyers will pay them a seven to 10-cent per pound premium for roller-ginned Acala when adequate supplies of Pima weren't available.
Phillip Cerro, who farms with his brothers southwest of Bakersfield, was one of those who wound up with more Pima cotton than had been anticipated.
"On 1,425 acres, we had intended to plant 800 acres of Pima and 600 acres of Acala," he said. "But that went out the window when we saw what was happening north of us. We now have 1,000 acres of Pima and 425 acres of Acala.
Cerro said farmers in the Bear Mountain Road area southwest of Bakersfield were getting rain during the normal planting period in March and early April. "But, fortunately for us, the rains were warm, and we were able to plant sooner than farmers to the north of us could."
Like the Cerro Brothers, Greg Palla's family operation, also located near Bakersfield, is in its third year of growing Pima. Both are members of the board of directors at Kern Delta-Weedpatch Gin who strongly supported the plans to add roller ginning to its capabilities.
"The last 10 years we've seen a rather drastic change in the San Joaquin Valley," said Palla, who also represents California cotton growers on the American Cotton Producers, the producer arm of the National Cotton Council.
"We're seeing more urban pressure, limits on water supplies and shifts to permanent crops such as almonds and to forage crops to service the increasing number of dairies in the Valley," he noted. "We've gone from cotton being the No. 1 crop to No. 7 or 8. Pima has given growers a renewed sense of optimism."
Palla said Kern Delta's board had been negotiating with two other ginning companies that would have provided roller ginning for Kern Delta growers at other facilities. But those arrangements didn't pan out.
"It became very important to a number of us to have an option for ginning extra long staple cotton for the future," he said. "We were also concerned that if we had members who were interested in Pima — and we didn't have the facilities — they might take it to another gin."
When Kern Delta opened in the early 1980s, it was a much bigger gin than its operations in recent years. Its five Lummus 158 saw ginning stands were capable of processing a total of about 60 bales of cotton an hour. The original owners also installed two separate lines of pre-cleaning equipment so the operators to increase the flow of cotton into the gin.
As cotton acres have dwindled in the Bakersfield area, growers have run fewer bales of upland cotton through the facility in recent years.
After the members decided to make the conversion at their annual meeting last December, Alderete; Moses Adams, the gin superintendent; and their staff began the process of removing two of the L-158 ginning stands and replacing them with six Lummus roller ginning stands. (Saw gin stands are much wider than those for roller gins.)
"With the remaining saw ginning stands, we believe we can process 18 to 20 bales of upland cotton per hour," says Alderete. "On the roller stands — and all have the high speed conversion equipment — if we can gin 18 to 20 bales per hour, we'll be happy."
Until recently, roller-ginning stands could only process about a bale-per-hour. But the USDA Ginning Laboratory at Mesilla Park, N.M., has developed a conversion kit that allows roller ginners to increase the ginning speed four-fold.
"There are some pretty phenomenal expectations of this new roller stand," said Earl Williams, president of the California Cotton Ginners and Growers Association. "Unfortunately not enough cotton was run through the stand to answer some important questions, like the life of the rolls. We should have some answers after this fall."
Williams, a speaker at the Pima Production Summit in Visalia last May, said he expects that about a dozen of the 373 roller gin stands in the 22 cotton gins expected to open this fall will be high-speed versions developed in Mesilla Park. He also said he anticipates an increase of 25 roller gin stands in the San Joaquin Valley.
With the dual pre-cleaning systems in place at Kern Delta, Alderete believes Kern Delta can run both the saw ginning systems and the roller ginning systems at the same time. "We'll know whether we can do that before long," he added.
Not having to install additional cleaning equipment helped make the conversion more economical than it could have been. Kern Delta employees will also be able to use the existing power supply to run the new gin stands since it was designed for a bigger operation.
"The gin originally was designed for 5,000 horsepower," said Alderete. "Over the years, we reduced the power demand to 3,500 hp by eliminating fans that weren't being used. Now we're hooking them back up and not having to install new lines into the gin."
With those kinds of savings, Kern Delta will probably spend less than $1 million on the conversion.
But the demand for roller-ginned Acala remains a prime consideration in the conversion.
"There's been a good market for roller-ginned Acala," said Palla. "It's predicated on higher Pima prices, but the market is definitely there."
Growers attending the Pima Summit in Visalia heard marketing analysts say the demand for Pima cotton shows little sign of weakening in the near future, another indication that the 7- to 10-cent premium for roller-ginned Acala may continue, says Mark Borba, president of Borba Farms in Riverdale, Calif.
The drought in Texas could also be a factor.
"In the past, if Acala wasn't available, the mills would go to Australia," says Borba. "Now they're more likely to go to the FiberMax varieties in Texas. They're not as long or as strong, but they're OK. With the Texas crop so hammered by drought this year, Acala, especially roller-ginned Acala, will be in bigger demand."


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I have heard from dentists and dental patients alike that the fear of losing teeth is common. This can manifest itself in nightmares in which you lose a front tooth, or perhaps all your teeth.
I have heard from dentists and dental patients alike that the fear of losing teeth is common. This can manifest itself in nightmares in which you lose a front tooth, or perhaps all your teeth.
This is one reason we see so many patients in the emergency department with dental concerns � especially those related to traumatic tooth loss.
The costs � financial, emotional and time-related � can be staggering. And they can be compounded by well-intentioned yet wayward attempts to fix a tooth that has been knocked out.
The best thing to do is pick up the tooth by the crown (the part normally exposed in the mouth); rinse it off; and, if possible, gently place it back into its socket. Do not scrub the tooth or root.
If you can�t place it in the socket, put it in warm water or milk. Then go to a dentist or an emergency department right away. A lost tooth has the best chance of successful reimplantation within an hour.
And, yes, I have seen a fair share of missteps in dealing with traumatic tooth loss. I have seen teeth brought in two days too late. I have seen teeth placed in a shot glass filled with spit. Or dish soap. And even beer, in one case.
Some patients scrub the tooth and the tooth root clean with a toothbrush and carefully wrap it in a napkin. Others keep it safe in the front pocket of their jeans for the trip into the hospital. Dryer lint is not the best medium for tooth-root preservation.
The caveat to the socket rule is children. I can recall a 5-year-old with baby teeth who knocked out a front tooth. The child�s parents placed it back into the socket but didn�t seek care for several days. Kids are such fast healers that a knocked-out tooth can permanently cement into the socket, preventing the adult tooth from taking its place.
One of my most-memorable tooth experiences involved a gentleman at the start of deer season. He was on a weekend hunting trip with two friends when he slipped on the ladder to his deer stand and knocked out his two front teeth.
He placed the teeth back into their sockets but put off a visit to an emergency department until Sunday night. However, when the hunter awoke that Sunday morning in deer camp, he was surprised to find that only one of the two replaced teeth was still there.
He came in later that day with a concern that we shared: What happened to the other tooth?
We ordered a chest X-ray to make sure the tooth wasn�t in his airway or deeper in his lungs. The film showed that the tooth was just beyond the stomach.
The patient asked whether that tooth could be saved. We explained that it was unlikely to be suitable for reimplantation after making a trip through his gastrointestinal tract. (Nor did I think that the Tooth Fairy would want any part of it at that point, either.)
Searching for dislodged teeth in the airway is a common practice in the emergency department. Sometimes that search comes after a dentist has inadvertently lost his or her grip on a tooth. Other times, it follows significant facial trauma that propels the dislodged tooth into the airway.
That�s why we routinely X-ray patients with missing teeth. Teeth that slip down the airway need to be removed, usually by bronchoscopy. If not, the patient can end up with recurrent pneumonia from bronchiole blockage.
Dr. Diane Gorgas is an emergency physician at Ohio State University�s Wexner Medical Center.


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Steelers bring back LB Steveson Sylvester with 1-year deal
PITTSBURGH – The Pittsburgh Steelers are bringing back linebacker Stevenson Sylvester.
Sylvester signed a 1-year deal with the Steelers on Wednesday, giving Pittsburgh some needed depth. The Steelers selected Sylvester in the fifth round of the 2010 NFL draft but he has struggled to make an impact.
The 24-year-old Sylvester has appeared in 41 games during his three seasons, playing primarily on special teams. He has eight career tackles and two forced fumbles but missed six games in 2012 due to a knee problem.
The Steelers are in need of bodies at linebacker after cutting 2008 NFL Defensive Player of the Year James Harrison last month. Pittsburgh is not counting on 2012 third-round pick Sean Spence to be ready anytime soon. Spence severely injured his left knee in Pittsburgh's final preseason game last August.


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liaison necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 147 diseños de 29 diseñadores freelance.
There will be a number of banking products/services grouped into the "My Life My Money" offerings. Checking accounts, online bill pay, ATM, Credit Cards, etc.
This is for a small credit union that mainly helps non-profits secure funding and they are looking for a way to help younger people get into banking the responsible way.
My Life My Money
Name for logo: My Life My Money
tag line: Banking for my generation (with or without tag or show us both)
We have colors in mind, but want you to be FREE to create what you think is best and we'll request revisions as necessary.
Thisis our 6th contest and we ALWAYS leave feedback many times throughoutthe day and WILL declare a winner and pay ASAP via Paypal only.
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Wewant to choose the top 12 to present to the decision making team. So more designers have a chance in the finals. We will rate whichconcepts are currently the top 12. Concepts remain in the top 12unless a better concept comes along. Everyone will know where theystand. No entries will be ignored, feedback for ALL.
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Related Posts: Experience of SPX 2013 and Experience of APE 2013.
Smudge was an interesting experience. Firstly, it was held in a very lovely space in the Artisphere. And, because it was only one day (rather than the usual two), it was pretty crowded throughout the whole event. The one thing that drove me crazy though was that they played soundtrack music consisting primarily of Darth Vader's theme for most of the day for no apparent reason. But overall I met some nice people who I'll most likely see again at SPX in September and discovered that there's a lot of interest in Scared Stiff. 🙂
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The subclasses Hexacorallia (anemones and "true corals") and Octocorallia (octocorals) are two reciprocally monophyletic clades that together make up the cnidarian class Anthozoa (anemones, corals, and sea pens).
The subclass Hexacorallia includes six orders: Actiniaria (true sea anemones), Antipatharia (black corals), Ceriantharia (tube anemones), Corallimorpharia, Scleractinia (true or "stony" corals), and Zoanthidea.
Hexacorallia includes roughly 4,300 known extant species. As the name suggests, most hexacorallians have hexamerous symmetry (i.e., parts in multiples of 6), although eight- and ten-part symmetry are not uncommon.The most familiar group of corals, the reef builders, includes around 650 extant species (i.e., around half the known stony coral species). These are found mostly in the clear, shallow waters of the tropics.
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NEWARK — NJ Transit is partnering with Texas A&M University to conduct its standard post-storm analysis of the agency's performance during the worst hurricane in New Jersey's history.
NEWARK — NJ Transit is partnering with Texas A&M University to conduct its standard post-storm analysis of the agency's performance during the worst hurricane in New Jersey's history.
"We always look at storm planning and response to see what went right and what can be improved," said Jim Weinstein, NJ Transit's executive director, in announcing the partnership. "The lessons learned will inform (our) decisions on hardening transit assets for the future, as well as further enhancing the agency's storm preparation efforts."
The university's engineering extension service is home to one of the federally mandated National Emergency Response and Training Centers that assist the public and private sector in response to and recovery from catastrophic events.
The program, funded by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, will cost NJ Transit nothing.
Weinstein has put the damage from Hurricane Sandy to NJ Transit's statewide train, bus and light rail operations at more than $400 million. Repairs to 261 locomotives and train cars caught in the historic flooding at the Meadowlands Maintenance Complex in Kearny and at the rail yards in Hoboken will run about $100 million alone.
The agency moved equipment to locations throughout New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania before the storm. It has been heavily criticized for leaving some of it in Kearny and Hoboken, despite the fact that neither location had flooded previously.
The flooding also did $300 million worth of damage to the Port Authority's PATH system and rail fleet, particularly in Hoboken.
Weinstein said the post-Sandy review will include recommendations on how to make the 76-acre Meadowlands complex more resilient for future storms.
The agency, which operates Metro-North's rail lines in Orange and Rockland counties in New York, has restored service to near-normal levels for more than 95 percent of its customers.
The remaining repairs, including the replacement of two electrical substations critical to rail operations that were destroyed, will take months to complete. Temporary replacements are running on generators.


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|System: Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, Wii, PSP, PC
|Dev: Visual Concepts
|Pub: 2K Games
|Release: October 4, 2011
|Players: 1 (2+ Online)
|Screen Resolution: 480p-1080p
Supposedly, every aspect of NBA 2K12 can be updated dynamically—and by "dynamically," I mean "on the fly." If player stats, team jerseys, or even court appearances change, 2K12 can be updated to reflect these changes. It's pretty awesome, but I can't honestly say I have seen this in action yet. Most likely, all the awesome bits of the dynamic update system will happen behind the scenes and will rarely be noticed by gamers. That being said, it's still a nice touch and I can't wait to see the first update when it comes down the pipe.
The gameplay itself is largely the same as 2K11's. The A.I. difficulty has been reduced, but only slightly. Some matches are still incredibly difficult, and this can lead to a measure of frustration.
The game's analog stick shooting controls are good on the whole, but in the heat of a match you can certainly screw up. In fact, this has cost me entire games. Is this a realistic shooting setup or just a frustrating non-traditional control scheme? I'll let you decide that one. Most people tend to like it, so I wouldn't feel right about docking any points for something that I just can't seem to get the hang of.
As I said before NBA 2K11 was, in my opinion, one of the best basketball games ever made, and more of the same is welcome. Instead of re-inventing the wheel, 2K12 just made the wheel a whole lot prettier, and that's good enough for me. If you are a basketball fan, there is absolutely no reason not to get this game. Check it out, play it, love it, and just hope that 2K can find another way to outdo themselves when 2K13 comes around next year.
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Four months after state voters approved changes to the Three Strikes law, the first wave of hearings are starting to take shape for inmates who are seeking to shed their life sentences for freedom outside of prison.
Over the next month, resentencing hearings for five inmates will be held as their lawyers try to convince a judge to reduce their sentences of 25 years to life. The first is scheduled for Thursday in front of San Diego Superior Court Judge David Danielsen.
It's likely the last chance at freedom that the inmates will have for at least a decade — perhaps longer. While most have been in prison for 15 years or more, they are not eligible for parole hearings for another five to 10 years.
They are getting new hearings as a result of Proposition 36, passed overwhelmingly by state voters in November. The measure revised the state's Three Strikes so that now, only someone whose final strike is a serious or violent felony will be sentenced to 25 years to life in prison.
Before the revision, any felony crime, no matter how minor, triggered the lifetime sentence.
Proposition 36 also contained a provision allowing inmates serving 25 years to life for a nonviolent, nonserious felony to petition the courts for a new sentence. Under the law, their prison terms could be reduced to the equivalent of a two strikes case — double the normal sentence for a particular crime.
So far, three inmates from San Diego have had their sentences reduced and are now free. The most recent was Michael Wensel, serving 25 to life for receiving stolen property.
He was convicted of trying to sell a stolen lawn mower, said his lawyer, Patrick Hennessey, and had previous convictions for narcotics use and small-time burglaries. He was released earlier this month and is now living with family in Stockton.
The inmates scheduled for hearing over the next several weeks provide a window into the kinds of people sentenced under the law since it was enacted in 1996, and who are now pinning their hopes for freedom after more than a decade behind bars on one final hearing. Most have exhausted all their appeals.
William Carter, 57, is set for a hearing on Thursday. He has been in prison since 1994 after being convicted of evading a police officer and causing a collision. Carter had a history of drunken driving convictions and assault, according to his court file.
In March, Danielsen will consider the case of Annette Carter, 56, who has been in prison for 17 years. She was convicted of selling a $5 bag of marijuana to an undercover police officer in 1995. She had three robbery convictions, all from a single case in 1981, according to court records.
Along with Carter, Danielsen will hear the case of Joel Murillo, sentenced in 1994 for possessing 2 grams of methamphetamine. He had prior convictions from 1983 for robbery and 1984 for voluntary manslaughter.
In that 1984 case, Murillo shot a man who had pulled a knife and held it to the throat of one of Murillo's friends. Murillo shot the man after accidentally shooting himself in the leg, court records say.
But that violent prior could upend his bid for freedom. The law says judges can turn down requests for new sentences if they conclude the person presents an unreasonable risk to public safety.
Murillo's lawyers say he doesn't, in part because he will be deported to Mexico after he is freed. He has also behaved well in prison.
Other upcoming cases include a man sentenced in 1994 for auto theft, and another man sentenced a year later for transporting 28 pounds of marijuana.
Deputy Public Defender Michael Popkins said between 250 and 300 inmates could be eligible for new hearings. He said he expects the District Attorney's Office to contest most of those and try to keep the inmates incarcerated.
"I think we're going to have to litigate almost all of these," Popkins said. "It will take a lot of time to get through them all."
But Deputy District Attorney Greg Walden, who is in charge of handling the Three Strikes resentencings, said that is not necessarily true. "We're trying to be as diligent as we can and as fair as we can," Walden said.
Ultimately the decision whether inmates go free will be up to judges like Danielsen. Determining if an inmate will be a danger could be challenging, Walden said. While many have had clean records in prison, it's hard to predict how they will behave on the outside.
"From the prosecution side, our No. 1 priority is public safety," Walden said, "but this particular law has tasked us, when all is said and done, with trying to guess at who would be a good candidate for release."
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Stifled, Egypt's Young Turn to Islamic Fervor
"'I can't get a job, I have no money, I can't get married, what can I say?' Mr. Sayyid said… In their frustration, the young are turning to religion for solace and purpose, pulling their parents and their governments along with them. With 60 percent of the region's population under the age of 25, this youthful religious fervor has enormous implications for the Middle East. More than ever, Islam has become the cornerstone of identity, replacing other, failed ideologies: Arabism, socialism, nationalism." READ MORE >
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Admiral William Fox: The Man Between War and Peace
"...while Admiral Fallon's boss, President George W. Bush, regularly trash-talks his way to World War III and his administration casually casts Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as this century's Hitler (a crown it has awarded once before, to deadly effect), it's left to Fallon--and apparently Fallon alone--to argue that, as he told Al Jazeera last fall: 'This constant drumbeat of conflict . . . is not helpful and not useful. I expect that there will be no war, and that is what we ought to be working for. We ought to try to do our utmost to create different conditions.' What America needs, Fallon says, is a 'combination of strength and willingness to engage.'" READ MORE >
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The Mideast's epitaphs of death and the duty to remember
"I think it is our duty as Christians, whether lay people or clergymen, to have the courage to remember history under any latitude in order to promote reconciliation and build it on more solid foundations... I wish to remember what happened in the streets of Beirut in 1982 when Italy's Bersaglieri force arrived following the massacres in the Palestinian refugee camps of Sabra and Shatila. Colonel Franco Angioni, who was in command of our soldiers at the time, asked Shia Muslim and Phalangist Christian leaders to order their men not to go around armed in the area under Italian control. The leaders of the various factions refused. A few days later Angioni had a group of Phalangist militiamen arrested and disarmed. News about what happened spread immediately, especially in Shia and Sunni areas. 'Italian soldiers have arrested Phalangists, Christians,' Muslims said. 'They did it even though they too are Christian; these soldiers tell the truth; they don't want to disarm us to favour our adversaries.' After this episode, filled with tension and disbelief, Shia militiamen and Phalangists stopped showing their weapons in those parts of Beirut under Italian control. That early action kept the peace for some time..." READ MORE >
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The area president of Trustmark Bank in Centreville has been accused of taking out a loan in a customer's name.
The area president of Trustmark National Bank in Centreville has been accused of taking out a fraudulent loan in a customer's name.
John Kevin Vann, 53, was arrested at the bank on Walnut Street Monday. He was charged with identity theft, first-degree possession of a forged instrument and first-degree theft and was released Tuesday on $75,000 bond.
"It appears that there may have been other loans taken out in the customer's name that were repaid with subsequent loans," said Jim Ransom, assistant District Attorney for Bibb County. "The customer whose information he was using found out about the loan and filed a complaint."
Investigators believe that Vann used the $45,000 for his personal use, Ransom said.
Trustmark Bank and law enforcement officials are investigating other loans connected to Vann, Ransom said.
"We're cooperating fully with the law enforcement agency in this ongoing investigation," said Ed Livingston, president of the West Central Alabama region of Trustmark National Bank. "We're unable to make any further comments at this time."
Vann, who lives in Tuscaloosa, has worked in banking for more than 26 years and held many senior-level banking positions in Tuscaloosa before he was named president of the BankTrust branch in Centreville in 2011. BankTrust merged with Jackson, Miss.-based Trustmark in February 2013.


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StormWhisper Titan Wise Men Distracted Monday 14/08/2006, 01:45
Now I evo a lot, and I've seen all manner of nonsense in the name of Evo.
I understand that especially in tournaments you don't want to lose during an Evo match. However I also see a lot of people forgetting what the point of the match is. There's no ability to communicate between people so you have to actually consider your opponent when you're evoing.
Things not to do: I understand that people run completed characters. Maybe it's because they forgot to take them out, maybe it's to make sure that they have someone for their opponents to beat up and not have to pick and chose who gets xp. Whatever the reason there's certain characters to avoid.
1) Anything with a 7 or 8 power. (Vickie, Dorian, Wanda, GraksmxxT)
How exactly do you expect a 1 power character with 6 pillz to beat a 7 power character?
2) Groups of Sakrohm, Uppers, or Montana characters, or anyone who reduces Attack or Power (Estalt, Lost Hogg, Jackie)
All three of these groups have a bonus of - attack to the opponent. As if it wasn't hard enough for a 2 power character to beat someone, with their piddling 14 ATK you're going to take away half of it?
3) Lao, Don, Crystal, Copper etc.
I've lost more matches before their time because of 8 damage characters overpowering my character on round 2 and then doing 8 to me KOing me because the previous round I'd taken 4 or 5, and Lao in particular is dangerous if you're leveling fellow Fang Pi Clang members.
Characters that are a good idea to use as Evo targets (In no particular Order)
1) Uranus
2) Ricardo
3) Sigmund
4) Ninja Nyne
5) Vermyn N
6) Gina Glint
TnC-Macthorpe Imperator Tea Monday 14/08/2006, 10:35
I understand what you're saying but what you have to remember is that a lot of people now are challenging EVO and then not playing EVO. I know I've made this point before. I don't particularly want to give people an easy ride when they... well it's not cheating but willfully negligent? Thats the way I have built my deck, so that when I come up against those kind of players I can give them the treatment they have earnt!
Also I keep a full copper in my evo deck sometimes to give the other person a full 5 star to evolve his character. I play my Full's weakest to strongest. so it's up to the other person to pick a good card to fight against.
the xp is dramtically higher against 5 star cards...
StormWhisper Titan Wise Men Distracted Monday 14/08/2006, 20:55
And Copper is dramatically impossible to beat for most 1 Attack characters. If you want a nice 5 star for that purpose I recommend Chloe. She comes with the added bonus of knocking down some of your opponent's attack.
If people are challenging EVO and not playing it, I suggest you do what I do and keep a list of people who misbehave themselves and refuse any and all challenges from these people and warn others to do the same.
Sivori-Evo for example purposely cheated in the last round putting his lvl 2 Matthew up against my lvl 4 Bodenpower with pillz for the sole purpose of copying his Damage and trying for the KO.
Playing EVO doesn't automatically mean you get two and they get two. It is still a strategy game. If the person can beat you using the EVO rules better for them. They aren't cheating. You have a premade understanding that first person plays 6 pills to 1 and so on. Thats all that is agreed on. If you both have 3 maxed and one evo you evo the first two rounds then its all out competitive fighting -- thats a given. So you shouldn't be surprised if people play evo with strategy. Just out strategize them.
StormWhisper Titan Wise Men Distracted Tuesday 15/08/2006, 20:12
Actually, in proper EVO, you do try to give your opponent two wins. That's the point of it. If you want to play strategy use characters that reduce damage, while still giving your opponent a fair shake at beating them.
If you believe the point of EVO matches is to win, then you need to stop EVOing, because you've completely missed the point. The point is not to win. It's to level your characters and allow your opponent to level theirs. Pure and Simple.
No it doesn't "automatically" mean that. Stupid things happen. I've seen a 1 power character with the base 1 pillz steamroll a 7 power with 6 pillz. However you should out of fairness (yeah I know a word that seems to only appear in your vocabulary when it's convienient for you, I've seen your other posts complaining about ELO, yet you claim in the same breath here it's ok to go all out to win at EVO. This concept escapes me.. anyway), allow your opponent an opportunity to make up that win.
As far as 3 maxxed out turning up. What 90% of the EVO players (Including myself) do, is to EVO the one character, and then allow the opponent the other 3 wins. If it happens on both sides, normal EVO rules apply. If 4 turn up on one side, I've seen it go where they just concede the match and allow the opponent 4 wins, and I've seen it go to an all out fight. There's no "rules" governing this aside from your own sense of fairness.
However, EVO matches aren't about winning or losing. If you pay attention to how many BP you get from a EVO match where you don't level a character, and how many you'd get from just winning a normal match, there's about a 10-15 point difference in favor of a normal match.
On average if I don't level a character, I get 10-15 points if I win.
If I lose I get 7-10 points.
In a standard match, I get 30 points for winning.
I get 3-4 points if I lose.
If you can't accept losing an EVO match, then you don't need to be playing them.
StormWhisper Titan Wise Men Distracted Tuesday 15/08/2006, 20:18
And as far as the Sivori-Evo thing went. Let me help you understand how this went down.
Round 3. His evo round. He plays 3 Pillz (Including the base 1). Not 6, 3.
Round 4. I'm at 7 life, I forget what he's at, but Boden means I win. Whatever.
It's My evo turn. I play my character with 6 Pillz.
He does not play 1 Pillz as he should. He plays 4. These were NOT Maxxed characters. Bodenpower's max is 5. Matthew's is 4. So this isn't a question of two maxxed characters going at it. This is a question of Breaking the EVO rules.
Because Matthew's ability happens to be Damage: Opponent Damage, He copies Bodenpower's 7 damage, and gets the KO on me in Round 4.
Still want to claim he was using the EVO rules and winning by them with strategy?
Seems some people take this game too serious. I see kanes point (abit). It's a game. No onthe other hand if he's trying to win in what is a supposed to be a rigged fight then he's a loser. I'll wait for his response and let the judges ring in. LOL
btw, calm down.
I agree with JAW -- calm down.
I don't mean to be rude. But whats with all the attitude? And whats this about ELO complaining?
I don't want to start or continue a flaming war here.
All I mean to say is it's a game.
-EVO has no enforced rules.
You play it as YOU play it, and then you try to get other people to play with the way you that play it.
And about this Siv-EVO. So what. Maybe he didnt do the math, maybe he was hard up for clintz -- who cares!?
And last but definately least, I lose alot in evo -- it's part of the game.
crowley098 Master Tuesday 15/08/2006, 21:51
I use Candy Jack, Matthew, Aldo and Melluzine in EVOs, people that challenge me often have Sakhrom Rares, which beats the cards that I want to level up. maybe I should save a deck to take back a win from them


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LG Exec Receives Award at HR Tomorrow Conference 2012
Event helped attendees expand their HR knowledge and was a stage on which to award a Carlson School alum the Distinguished Leadership Award for Internationals
The 33rd annual HR Tomorrow Conference brought professionals from around the nation to the Carlson School on April 13 for a day of learning and exploring the current trends, issues, challenges, and opportunities in the field of human resources and labor relations.
The event, hosted by the Carlson School's Center for Human Resources and Labor Studies, was sold out and included Carlson School alumni and current students from the human resources and industrial relations master's program.
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Of the day's highlights was a special award ceremony honoring the afternoon's keynote speaker Dr. Michael Byungnam Lee, president and CEO of LG Academy.
After his remarks Lee, a Carlson School industrial relations PhD graduate ('88), was presented the University's 2012 Distinguished Leadership Award for Internationals for his lasting impact on the business of human resources and industrial relations.
The award is given to individuals who have attained unusual distinction as professionals in their career within institutions or in public service, and have demonstrated sustained outstanding achievement and leadership, or demonstrated promise of such on a local, national, or international level.
Preceding Lee's award ceremony was a robust day of speakers and breakout sessions, which was kicked off with the morning's keynote speaker Michael Davis, senior vice president of Global Human Resources at General Mills, who presented "When Being Great in HR Matters Most."
"The message from Mike was right on," says conference attendee Paul Capiz, a San Francisco, Calif. resident and HR manager at NCO Group. "Very insightful in taking what he has done in research and applying it to how the HR profession is progressing in that you're not just an HR professional, you're a business partner. I think the profession lacked that for a long time, but now HR is at the table. HR has to bring ideas and be a part of that."
The 13 breakout sessions covered a breadth of topics, from social media to employment law, change management to benefits enrollment, and leadership development to emotional intelligence, among others.
Sharon Opsahl from the State of Minnesota's HR Department says she enjoyed the various perspectives presented.
"It was interesting to see and hear the different concepts of private versus public," she says. "That's what's nice about this conference--I think the topics you can apply for either one [public vs. private], it's not so isolated to 'This is the way business is done.'"


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The Carnival Legend, a ship that was plagued with propulsion problems, returned to the Port of Tampa, Fla. Many passenger's expressed disappointment in how the situation was handled and one showed video taken on board of the engine trouble. VPC
The string of incidents on Carnival ships in recent weeks once again has the cruise industry fighting for its reputation.
A year after the Costa Concordia disaster, "the (Carnival) brand is in a terrible place ... and (cruising) has now become perceived by many people as one of the most stressful vacation choices," says Christopher Muller, a professor and former dean of Boston University's School of Hospitality Administration.
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Muller says widely reported problems with four Carnival ships over the past five weeks have left the line and the industry at a critical moment.
"It becomes a wounding by a thousand cuts," he says.
In the last week alone, two of Carnival's 24 ships have experienced technical problems that have affected the on-board experience. The 2,124-passenger Carnival Legend limped back into its home port of Tampa on Sunday at a reduced speed after the malfunction of one of its two propulsion units. It had to skip a call in Grand Cayman on Thursday. Just a day earlier, the 3,646-passenger Carnival Dream experienced a malfunction of an emergency backup generator while docked in St. Maarten. With repairs necessary, Carnival ended the cruise early and flew passengers home.
The widely covered incidents come just a month after an engine room fire left the 2,758-passenger Carnival Triumph dead in the water in the Gulf of Mexico. Passengers reported miserable conditions on the vessel as it was towed to Mobile, Ala.
A fourth Carnival ship, the 2,052-passenger Carnival Elation, also has experienced a problem with a propulsion unit in recent days, though its operation has not been affected.
The incidents once again have put executives at Carnival Corp., the parent company of both Carnival Cruise Lines and Costa Cruises, in the position of having to defend the company's safety practices.
"I want to emphatically state that all the ships in our fleet are safe," Carnival Corp. vice chairman Howard Frank told Wall Street analysts on Friday during a conference call to discuss first-quarter earnings.
RELATED: Carnival Triumph passengers describe misery
POLL: Trust in cruise lines down
Still, in the wake of the Triumph incident, Carnival launched a fleet-wide review of its fire safety programs and engine room redundancies, and Frank on Friday said it is likely to lead to millions of dollars in upgrades to vessels.
"We will make the changes necessary to provide even greater redundancies to our shipboard systems and, in the event of a loss of power, to increase the emergency generator power to provide a more effective level of comfort," Frank said.
That said, Frank also told analysts that a Carnival study of ship incidents over the past decade had found no disparity between its brands and those of other cruise companies. The cruise industry also maintains that it has an excellent long-term safety record, with Carnival alone carrying 4.5 million passengers per year on thousands of cruises without incident.
"The relative percentage of incidents for our cruise lines (versus competitors) is almost the same," Frank noted. "Unfortunately for us, the run the last year or so since the Concordia incidence has been a little bit higher. But if you go back beyond that, it was considerably lower. And by the way these are the same people that have been running the same ships all these years, (and) the ships haven't changed ... sadly, we've just been hit by a run here that has been very unfortunate."
A recent Harris poll suggests that America's trust in cruise lines dropped significantly in the wake of the Carnival Triumph fire. The survey of 2,230 U.S. adults, which took place between Feb. 19 and 21, found a 17% drop in a measurement of America's trust in Carnival Cruise Lines and somewhat smaller declines in trust for other lines including Royal Caribbean and Holland America.
Still, there already are signs the fallout from the recent incidents could be short-lived. Carnival Corp. chairman Micky Arison also told analysts on Friday that bookings at the Carnival brand, which declined by double digits in the days after the Triumph fire, already have rebounded significantly, thanks in part to price promotions. Frank said other brands in the Carnival Corp. portfolio, meanwhile, only have experienced a small "hiccup" in sales.
Such resilience is a hallmark of the cruise industry, which has experienced rough waters before with little long-term impact. Last year cruise bookings at many lines dropped sharply after the Costa Concordia incident, only to rebound fairly quickly after lines began offering deals.
"The American vacationing consumer wants a bargain, (and) price promotions work," notes Mike Driscoll, editor of Cruise Week. "The view seems to be, 'this won't happen to me' combined with 'here's a vacation I can afford.'"


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You've decided you want to work with a financial professional, but how do you find one who understands you as well as your finances? Someone you can trust with your money, but also feel comfortable with on a personal level?
Finding the right match can take some work. But it's worth making the effort. After all, you're putting your hard-earned money and your plans for the future in this person's hands.
Start by compiling a list of candidates. Ask your family or friends if they have any advisors they'd recommend. Or use websites like these to search for financial professionals in your area: www.cfp.net; www.napfa.org; www.garrettplanningnetwork.com; or www.fpanet.org.
Look for those with the credentials, expertise and experience to meet your needs. For general planning, a certified financial planner may be all you need. But, depending on your situation you may want someone with additional expertise in a particular area—if you've got complex tax issues, say, or you're newly divorced and trying to untangle your joint finances. You can find out more about specific designations—from accredited tax advisors to certified divorce financial analysts to master certified estate planners—through the professional designations database of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (or FINRA).
Beware, as you make your decision, that there are some advisors who refer to themselves as "financial planners," but may not necessarily hold the Certified Financial Planner® (CFP) designation. To become a CFP, a planner must meet education, examination, experience and ethics requirements developed by the CFP Board. They are the only ones who can legally display the CFP® certification after their name.
Once you've narrowed the list to a few finalists, check out their credentials through the Security Exchange Commission's investment advisor database or through the FINRA website. And check to see if any formal complaints have been filed against them through FINRA's BrokerCheck service or the SEC. (Ask the advisors which agency, FINRA or SEC, oversees their business.) Interview each one to make sure you're comfortable with them and that they will provide the expertise you need. And ask for client references.
Keep in mind that financial professionals offer not just different designations and specialties, but different fee structures. Some planners charge flat out-of-pocket fees—per hour or per plan, or both. Others charge an annual fee of typically 1-2% of assets under management or take commissions based on products you buy like investments or insurance policies. Make sure you understand all of the potential fees upfront and how they could affect your budget and your investment results before you make your decision.
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A good planner or advisor can help save you time and stress, and help you reach your financial goals faster. But in order to get the most for—and from—your money, you need someone who has the right expertise, approach, and fee structure, for your needs.
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) Spencer Hawes had 16 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to an 84-75 win over the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday night.
Hawes had a crowd of nearly 20,000 fans chanting ``Spen-cer Hawes!'' in the fourth quarter after he turned back the Nuggets with a string of big baskets and blocked shots. Coming off the bench, Hawes had five blocked shots. Jrue Holiday had 14 and 11 assists, and Dorell Wright scored 14 points.
The Sixers won the opener with center Andrew Bynum out with a bone bruise on his right knee.
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Eastern Michigan University president re-appointed to Michigan Education Trust board
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Eastern Michigan University President Susan Martin has been re-appointed to the Michigan Education Trust board of directors.
Martin, an accountant and businesswoman by training and a former administrator at University of Michigan's Dearborn campus and Grand Valley State University, represents presidents of four-year public universities on the nine-person board.
She was appointed by Gov. Rick Snyder.
The committee serves as an advisory board for the Michigan Education Savings Program, run through the Michigan Department of Treasury.
This is Martin's second three-year term on the board. Her appointment will expire Dec. 31, 2015, and is subject to approval of the state Senate.
Robert Ferrentino, president of Montcalm Community College, also will serve on the board, representing presidents of community colleges.
The Michigan Education Savings program is a tax-deferred savings and investment account available to families saving for college.
Kellie Woodhouse covers higher education for AnnArbor.com. Reach her at firstname.lastname@example.com or 734-623-4602 and follow her on twitter.


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Gun group: Mass. lawmakers should OK fake gun bill
BOSTON (AP) — Gun rights advocates are calling on Massachusetts lawmakers to approve a bill that would treat anyone who brandishes a fake gun during a violent crime the same as someone with an actual weapon.
The head of the Gun Owners' Action League said the state needs the law given what the group called a recent rise in police-involved shootings of suspects with fake weapons.
On Sunday prosecutors said a Hingham police officer shot a man who pointed what looked like a handgun at him. The weapon was a pellet gun.
GOAL Executive Director Jim Wallace said anyone who uses a fake gun in a crime should be treated as if they had a real gun.
Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz says state police are investigating the shooting. The man who was shot faces assault charges.


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Employment Act
(Original Enactment: Act 17 of 1968)
(31st July 2009)
An Act relating to employment.
[15th August 1968]
Short title
2.—(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —
"approved medical institution" means a hospital, clinic, healthcare establishment or other medical institution which the Minister, by notification in the Gazette, declares as an approved medical institution*;
* See section 48(1) of the Employment (Amendment) Act 2008 (Act 32 of 2008).
"basic rate of pay" means the total amount of money (including wage adjustments and increments) to which an employee is entitled under his contract of service either for working for a period of time, that is, for one hour, one day, one week, one month or for such other period as may be stated or implied in his contract of service, or for each completed piece or task of work but does not include —
(a)additional payments by way of overtime payments;
(b)additional payments by way of bonus payments or annual wage supplements;
(c)any sum paid to the employee to reimburse him for special expenses incurred by him in the course of his employment;
(d)productivity incentive payments; and
(e)any allowance however described;
Industrial Relations Act (Cap. 136);
"confinement" means the delivery of a child;
"constructional contractor" means any person, firm, corporation or company who or which is established for the purpose of undertaking, either exclusively or in addition to or in conjunction with any other business, any type of constructional work, and who or which is carrying out the constructional work for or on behalf of some other person under a contract entered into by him or them with such other person, and includes his or their heirs, executors, administrators, assigns and successors;
"constructional work" means any building and civil engineering work and includes repair, maintenance, alteration and demolition work;
"contract of service" means any agreement, whether in writing or oral, express or implied, whereby one person agrees to employ another as an employee and that other agrees to serve his employer as an employee and includes an apprenticeship contract or agreement;
"contractor" means any person who contracts with a principal to supply labour or to carry out the whole or any part of any work undertaken by the principal in the course of or for the purposes of the principal's trade or business;
"day" means a period of 24 hours beginning at midnight;
"dependant" means any of the following members of an employee's family, namely, wife, husband, father, mother, child and any adopted or illegitimate child living with or dependent on him;
"dismiss" means the termination of the contract of service of an employee by his employer, with or without notice and whether on the grounds of misconduct or otherwise;
"domestic worker" means any house, stable or garden servant or motor car driver, employed in or in connection with the domestic services of any private premises;
"employee" means a person who has entered into or works under a contract of service with an employer and includes a workman, and any officer or employee of the Government included in a category, class or description of such officers or employees declared by the President to be employees for the purposes of this Act or any provision thereof, but does not include —
(a)any seaman;
(b)any domestic worker;
(c)subject to subsection (2), any person employed in a managerial or an executive position; and
(d)any person belonging to any other class of persons whom the Minister may, from time to time by notification in the Gazette, declare not to be employees for the purposes of this Act;
"employer" means any person who employs another person under a contract of service and includes —
(a)the Government in respect of such categories, classes or descriptions of officers or employees of the Government as from time to time are declared by the President to be employees for the purposes of this Act;
(b)any statutory authority;
(c)the duly authorised agent or manager of the employer; and
(d)the person who owns or is carrying on or for the time being responsible for the management of the profession, business, trade or work in which the employee is engaged;
"gross rate of pay" means the total amount of money including allowances to which an employee is entitled under his contract of service either for working for a period of time, that is, for one hour, one day, one week, one month or for such other period as may be stated or implied in his contract of service, or for each completed piece or task of work but does not include —
(a)additional payments by way of overtime payments;
(b)additional payments by way of bonus payments or annual wage supplements;
(c)any sum paid to the employee to reimburse him for special expenses incurred by him in the course of his employment;
(d)productivity incentive payments; and
(e)travelling, food or housing allowances;
"hours of work" means the time during which an employee is at the disposal of the employer and is not free to dispose of his own time and movements exclusive of any intervals allowed for rest and meals;
"industrial undertaking" means public and private undertakings and any branch thereof and includes particularly —
(a)mines, quarries and other works for the extraction of minerals from the earth;
(b)undertakings in which articles are manufactured, assembled, altered, cleaned, repaired, ornamented, finished, adapted for sale, broken up or demolished, or in which materials are transformed, including undertakings engaged in shipbuilding, or in the generation, transformation or transmission of electricity or motive power of any kind;
(c)undertakings engaged in constructional work; and
(d)undertakings engaged in the transport of passengers or goods by road, rail, sea, inland waterway or air, including the handling of goods at docks, quays, wharves, warehouses or airports;
"inspecting officer" means any person appointed as an inspecting officer under section 3(2);
"machinery" includes all oil engines, gas engines, steam engines and any other machines in which mechanical movement, either linear or rotated or both, takes place, steam boilers, gas cylinders, air receivers, steam receivers, steam containers, cast iron underfired vulcanizers, refrigerating plants, pressure receivers, all appliances for the transmission of power by ropes, belts, chains, driving straps or bands or gearing, electrical generators and electrical motors;
"medical officer" means —
(a)a dentist registered under the Dental Registration Act (Cap. 76), or a medical practitioner, employed by the Government or by an approved medical institution; or
(b)any other medical practitioner whom the Minister, by notification in the Gazette, declares as a medical officer;
"medical practitioner" means a medical practitioner registered under the Medical Registration Act (Cap. 174);
"overtime" means the number of hours worked in any one day or in any one week in excess of the limits specified in Part IV;
"place of employment" means any place provided by the employer where work is carried on, for or on behalf of an employer, by an employee;
"principal" means any person who, in the course of or for the purposes of his trade or business, contracts with a contractor for the supply of labour or for the execution by the contractor of the whole or any part of any work undertaken by the principal;
"productivity incentive payment" means a variable payment, whether made annually or otherwise, to an employee as a reward for —
(a)an improvement to the employee's performance; or
(b)an increase in the employee's productivity or contribution to the employer's business, trade or undertaking,
but does not include any payment which forms part of the employee's regular remuneration;
"quarters" means any building provided or intended to be provided for a workman to live in either temporarily or permanently and includes any room or building used or intended to be used whether communally or privately for the purposes of cooking, eating, washing or bathing and any latrines and urinals;
"salary" means all remuneration including allowances payable to an employee in respect of work done under his contract of service, but does not include —
(a)the value of any house accommodation, supply of electricity, water, medical attendance, or other amenity, or of any service excluded by general or special order of the Minister published in the Gazette;
(b)any contribution paid by the employer on his own account to any pension fund or provident fund;
(c)any travelling allowance or the value of any travelling concession;
(d)any sum paid to the employee to reimburse him for special expenses incurred by him in the course of his employment;
(e)any gratuity payable on discharge or retirement; and
(f)any retrenchment benefit payable on retrenchment;
"subcontractor" means any person who contracts with a contractor for the supply of labour or for the execution by the subcontractor of the whole or any part of any work undertaken by the contractor for his principal, and includes any person who contracts with a subcontractor to supply labour or to carry out the whole or any part of any work undertaken by the subcontractor for a contractor;
"subcontractor for labour" means any person who contracts with a contractor or subcontractor to supply the labour required for the execution of the whole or any part of any work a contractor or subcontractor has contracted to carry out for a principal or contractor, as the case may be;
"wages" means salary;
"week" means a continuous period of 7 days;
"workman" means —
(a)any person, skilled or unskilled, who has entered into a contract of service with an employer in pursuance of which he is engaged in manual labour, including any artisan or apprentice, but excluding any seaman or domestic worker;
(b)any person, other than clerical staff, employed in the operation or maintenance of mechanically propelled vehicles used for the transport of passengers for hire or for commercial purposes;
(c)any person employed partly for manual labour and partly for the purpose of supervising in person any workman in and throughout the performance of his work:
Provided that when any person is employed by any one employer partly as a workman and partly in some other capacity or capacities, that person shall be deemed to be a workman unless it can be established that the time during which that workman has been required to work as a workman in any one salary period as defined in Part III has on no occasion amounted to or exceeded one-half of the total time during which that person has been required to work in such salary period;
(d)any person specified in the First Schedule;
(e)any person whom the Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, declare to be a workman for the purposes of this Act.
[21/84; 36/95; 41/2004; 32/2008]
(2) Any person employed in a managerial or an executive position who is in receipt of a salary not exceeding $4,500 a month (excluding overtime payments, bonus payments, annual wage supplements, productivity incentive payments and any allowance however described), or such other amount as may be prescribed by the Minister, shall be regarded as an employee for the purposes of —
(a)sections 20, 20A, 21, 22, 23 (read with section 10 or 11, as the case may be), 24, 25 and 34 and Parts XII to XVI (read with the Second and Third Schedules); and
(b)such other provisions of this Act as the Minister may, by regulations, specify,
and those provisions shall apply in relation to that person subject to such modification as may be prescribed.
[36/2010 wef 01/02/2011]
Appointment of officers
3.—(1) The Minister may appoint an officer to be styled the Commissioner for Labour (referred to in this Act as the Commissioner) and also one or more officers to be styled Deputy Commissioner for Labour, Principal Assistant Commissioner for Labour or Assistant Commissioner for Labour, who, subject to such limitations as may be prescribed, may perform all duties imposed and exercise all powers conferred on the Commissioner by this Act, and every duty so performed and power so exercised shall be deemed to have been duly performed and exercised for the purposes of this Act.(2) The Minister may appoint such number of inspecting officers and other officers as he may consider necessary or expedient for the purposes of this Act.
Rules and orders
4. The Minister may from time to time make rules and orders for the conduct of the duties of officers under this Act.
Minister may restrict application
5. The Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, declare that this Act or any Part or provisions thereof shall not apply to any premises or class of premises specified in the notification.
Existing law not affected
6. Nothing in this Act shall operate to relieve any employer of any duty or liability imposed upon him by the provisions of any other written law for the time being in force or to limit any powers given to any public officer by any other written law.
Invalidity of contract of service
7. [Repealed by Act 32 of 2008]
- The e-Calculator enables you to calculate salary payment, overtime payment, salary in lieu of notice etc in accordance
- with the formulas stipulated in the Employment Act.
- For example:
- - Basic rate of pay is used when we calculate pay for
- (a) work on a rest day
- (b) work on a public holiday;
- - Gross rate of pay is used when we calculate :
- (a) salary in lieu of notice of termination of service,
- (b) salary deduction for unauthorised absence from work, and
- (c) paid public holidays; and
- (d) approved paid leave including annual leave, hospitalisation leave and maternity leave.
- -Salary for incomplete month's work is used when a monthly-rated employee has not completed a whole month of service.
Some of the commonly used formulas may be found at our website on Calculation of Salary
Available eCalculator


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DigiDeal™ Corporation
The Benchmark in E-Table Technology and Innovation
The gaming industry got its first glimpse of the future of table games at the 1999 World Gaming Expo in Las Vegas. At that show, DigiDeal first unveiled its hosted DCS (Digital Card System) and reactions were mixed. Most saw it as a brilliant innovation that would change the table game industry forever while a few skeptics said the players would never trust a computer. A short decade later the skeptics have been proven wrong as nearly every game in today's casino incorporates some type of computer software or RNG(Random Number Generator). And both players and operators around the world are embracing DigiDeal's proprietary e-table technology.
DigiDeal continues to set the standard for e-table games and platforms. The Digital Table System (DTS) offers maximum flexibility and increased operational efficiencies while maintaining the true feel and play of a live table game. Operators can choose from the DTS-C offering six player positions and traditional chips; the L2V featuring traditional cards and virtual or traditional banking options; or the DTS-V utilizing virtual chips and a wide assortment of money handling capabilities (cash-in, TITO, or keyed on credits).
For gaming properties that want stand alone, plug-and-play tables, the DTS-X, offering eight player positions with individual bill validators and ticket printers, provides exciting table game action with all the efficiencies you've come to expect from slot machines. And, for more player positions, the X-table can be expanded with our X-POD wagering terminals. For stadium style gaming theaters, the X-POD terminals can also be arranged in any number of units and floor configurations.
All DTS platforms feature state-of-the-art touch screen technology allowing the players to be part of the action with on-screen virtual chip selection and betting, real time card peeking plus up-to-date player bank information. The DTS has full SAS network capabilities and is compatible with back-end financial tracking and player reward systems.
Given the unrivalled versatility and flexibility of the DTS platform, DigiDeal can now bring the most popular table game themes to to any casino, even the "slots only" floor. The DTS conforms to both electronic table game (GLI 24 & 25) and slot machine regulations (GLI 11).
This makes DigiDeal's e-tables ideal for casinos unable to offer traditional paper card table games but desiring to be more competitive and offer patrons the full casino experience.
From the beginning, DigiDeal has been delivering fun, live table game experiences while maximizing operator profitability. With the exploding popularity of electronic table games in today's casino market, DigiDeal's technology and products are the proven benchmark in e-table technology.


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Losing trees faster than they can be replaced, Minneapolis is looking to a simple but innovative device for help in restoring the urban canopy.
Seedlings encased in "tree tubes" will be planted this fall along Dean Parkway, as the city grapples with the loss of thousands of trees from June storms and invasive beetles known as emerald ash borer.
If the pilot project goes well, it could be replicated in other parts of the city.
The inexpensive plastic tubes, made by Eagan-based Plantra Inc., act as miniature greenhouses that shield young plants from wind, weeds and animals. Anchored in the ground with a fiberglass stake, they filter light through 1,084 vents and are designed to help trees grow straight and strong.
Currently, the 5,000 trees planted yearly by the Minneapolis park system tend to come from commercial nurseries and are often many feet tall and several years old by the time they're planted into the city's soil. That's because it is often difficult to grow seedlings in an urban setting, where their development can be thwarted by the missteps of people and the trampling and gnawing of rabbits and woodchucks.
Working with researchers at the University of Minnesota, the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board hopes the tubes can foster the growth of more and longer-lasting trees by nurturing seedlings as they mature in place.
Establishing trees when they are smaller and younger gives them a better chance of becoming resilient to stresses in their environment and living longer, according to Chad Giblin, a university horticultural scientist working on the project.
"So many tree-planting programs are about planting trees and people feeling good … but nobody says, 'Well, how many survived?' " said Joe Lais, CEO of Plantra.
Lais developed the 4-foot tubes to ensure that they offer just the right amount of light and support after finding that previous versions gave the plants too much shade that caused them to end up weak and spindly.
The technology, already used on Minnesota highways, also has gained traction in St. Paul. University researchers and volunteers planted 40 oak seedlings in tubes in the city's Newell Park in June, and they are expected to plant another 100 to 150 trees encased in tubes in the High Bridge Dog Park next month.
In Minneapolis, the trees purchased by the Park Board have trunks that are typically 1¾ inches in diameter and can be up to 12 feet tall.
Planting young trees is less expensive, but it can be more challenging, according to Ralph Sievert, the Park Board's forestry director. They are vulnerable to getting hit by, say, a lawn mower in urban parks. Even in more natural parks, such as Theodore Wirth, seedlings can be "out-competed" by surrounding vegetation.
Giblin, a self-described tree geek, said the goal is to get more healthy trees in urban and community forests, "and tubes are presenting themselves as being one way that cash-strapped communities can have another option.
"We're doing this project to see what are the challenges we'd see with using trees this small. If it turns out to be really good or really bad, we could make an informed decision," Giblin said.
Cities nationwide are grappling with how to replace a dwindling supply of trees. The U.S. Forest Service found last year in a study of aerial photographs that urban areas are losing 4 million trees a year, while paved surfaces are expanding.
More widespread, comprehensive programs may be needed to stem that decline, researchers concluded.
The urban forest must constantly be renewed, just like the human population, said Don Willeke, a lawyer living on Dean Parkway who is working with Giblin on the project.
"I tell people, 'While all children should be adopted, if you had your choice, would you adopt a 6-month-old, a 6-year-old or a 16-year-old? Which one would adapt better to your family?' " he said. "And it's the same with trees — a tree that grows from a seedling in place, or at least a small tree in place, is going to adapt better to its new home."
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Kardashian Promotes 'Bikini Bump' Photos to Defy Weight Critics (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
Kim Kardashian has donned a bikini to show off her baby bump in a show of defiance against her critics who have hounded her over recent weeks for her weight gain during her pregnancy.
The reality TV star has repeatedly gone about defying her critics, refusing to listen to their criticisms about her weight, and has gone about showing off her bump in a variety of dresses that have accentuated her pregnancy figure.
Recently Kardashian was seen on holiday in Greece, where she wore a bikini to show off her nump, and more recently was seen at the Met Gala in a dress that sparked criticism for showing off her figure.
However, now Us Weekly has published a series of photos showing the "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" star in a bikini while she vacationed on the island of Mykonos in April.
About seven months pregnant at the time, Kim was joined by sisters Khloe, Kourtney, Kendall and Kylie.
Writing on her blog, Kardashian has offered a few fashion tips to her fans and followers, but did admit that she has found it a challenge to find outfits that compliment her pregnancy figure.
She wrote: "I struggle finding things that don't make me look heavy."
The news comes following recent reports that mom, Kris Jenner, had donned a new wig.
The new look surprised many fans with the Kardashian matriarch spotted in the new wig recently while on her family's holiday to Greece.
Photos of Jenner's new wig hit the Internet as photographers caught up with the 57 year old as she was jet skiing in the Aegean Sea in Greece.
The wig was very different to the usual short pixie cut that Jenner is usually seen with on her show "Keeping Up With the Kardashians."
Here is a video news report into the criticism Kim Kardashian has been receiving about her weight gain during pregnancy:


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Zimmerman talks Nationals in Q&A session
Third baseman Ryan Zimmerman is the heart and soul of the Nationals. Besides being a consistent hitter, he is one of the best defensive third basemen in the National League, when he is healthy. After finally recovering from shoulder surgery, Zimmerman played the last month of the 2013 season like he was a candidate for the Gold Glove Award.
MLB.com caught up with Zimmerman on Monday to talk about the Nats and the upcoming season.
Third baseman Ryan Zimmerman is the heart and soul of the Nationals. Besides being a consistent hitter, he is one of the best defensive third basemen in the National League, when he is healthy. After finally recovering from shoulder surgery, Zimmerman played the last month of the 2013 season like he was a candidate for the Gold Glove Award.
MLB.com caught up with Zimmerman on Monday to talk about the Nats and the upcoming season.
MLB.com: You entered the league in late 2005. It seems like time went by fast.
Ryan Zimmerman: You don't really think about it. It has gone by pretty quick. It has been a lot of fun. I hope to play five or 10 more years.
MLB.com: When you first came to the Nationals, there were a lot of weird things going on with this team -- a lot of losing going on. How amazing is it that the Nats are now a winning franchise?
Zimmerman: The positive of being bad was having a lot of good Draft picks. This year and last year, they are getting to this level and helping us win games up here, which is fun to see.
MLB.com: When the team was losing badly in 2008 and '09, did you think the team would get better? What was your thinking back then?
Zimmerman: You are always optimistic that things would get better. The system, the Draft are put in place to help teams that are struggling get better -- be able to compete. Even in those years when we were losing, it's playing baseball for a living and having a good time. I learned a lot from those years. I made a lot of good friends and a lot of good teammates. I wouldn't give back those years for anything.
MLB.com: When did you realize things were going to turn around for the team?
Zimmerman: You started to see some the guys that you drafted. You see them in Spring Training, you start to see the talent you have around here getting a little bit better than it was the year before. That's what ultimately leads to the turnaround. It's not a quick process if you do it the right way, and the Nationals have done it the right way here.
MLB.com: Talk about the 2014 Nationals. What do you like about the team?
Zimmerman: It's basically the same team as last year and even two years ago. Obviously, we added some people here and there. We have the same core group of guys we've had the last few years. We grow up and learn even more. Obviously, we get better at what we do. We now have guys like Doug Fister, Nate McLouth and those kinds of guys to give us depth. It's just a good group of guys. We learned a lot from last year. Hopefully, we'll use what we learned from last year and get back to what we were two years ago.
MLB.com: What are your goals for this year?
Zimmerman: They are the same every year. It's continue to get better. That's the best thing about this sport. As soon as you take anything for granted and stop working, somebody is ready to take your job. So until the last day I play, that's the way I'll go about my business -- try to get better each year and try to help the team win. I hope I can do it for a long time.
MLB.com: How's your right shoulder?
Zimmerman: Everything is good. I feel great. I threw the ball well the last couple of days. Now it's about getting in game shape and getting past that first week of soreness. No matter how hard you work out in the offseason, [the soreness] gets you no matter what.
MLB.com: There has been talk about you playing first base. Have you practiced at the position yet?
Zimmerman: I haven't yet. But like we talked about before, if I play over at first 10, 15, 20 times and that helps us win 10 or 15 more games, that what I'm here for. Obviously, if my arm continues to stay like it is and gets better and be as good as it was the last month and a half, I feel I can help this team a lot at third base. [Manager Matt Williams] has ideas do some things maybe against tough lefties. If it helps us win five or 10 more games -- five or 10 more games would have made a difference last year. That's the great thing about this team: we have a bunch of guys that are willing to do whatever it takes to win. I'm no different than those guys.
Bill Ladson is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog, All Nats All the time. He can be found on Twitter @WashingNats.


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Little Big League Star Brad Lesley Dead at 54
Apr 29, 2013 5:37 PM EDT
Former major league baseball player-turned-actor Brad Lesley died over the weekend, according to TMZ.com. He was 54. Lesley had been living in a nursing home and undergoing dialysis for kidney issues for the past seven months. He was rushed to a hosp… Read more