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Hollywood A-lister Leonardo DiCaprio waved and signed autographs for fans as he arrived at an Edinburgh restaurant that helps the homeless during his first visit to Scotland. |
The Oscar-winning actor was invited to visit the latest Social Bite venture by co-founder Josh Littlejohn, and he will later speak at the Scottish Business Awards in the city. |
Hundreds of fans braved cold and wet weather to greet DiCaprio when he stopped for lunch at the Home eatery in Queensferry Street in the city's west end. |
The Revenant star arrived at the restaurant in a people carrier and stepped out to cheers from fans, many of whom had been waiting for several hours to catch a glimpse of him and take photographs. |
He stood for a couple of minutes at two pens set up on the street to sign autographs for some of the gathered enthusiasts. |
DiCaprio made no comment to the waiting media as he shook hands with Mr Littlejohn and went inside the building. |
Fan Carol Honeyman left her house about 50 miles away in Larbert at 5am to see DiCaprio. |
She carried a large canvas of a scene from The Departed, which the movie star signed. |
She said: ''I don't really know why I do these things but it was so worth it. |
''I got this canvas signed before by Ray Winstone, and now it's complete with Leo's. |
The visit sees the Wolf Of Wall Street actor follow in the footsteps of fellow movie star George Clooney, who met staff at a Social Bite sandwich shop in Edinburgh last year before making the keynote speech at the awards ceremony. |
Home is a new establishment set up by Mr Littlejohn and Dean Gassabi, who owns the Maison Bleue restaurants. |
Customers are also encouraged to ''pay forward'' meals for the homeless, who can attend a special meal service for those sleeping rough every Monday afternoon. |
Social Bite has cafes in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen which operate the same ''pay forward'' scheme and employ a number of people who have previously been homeless. |
Clooney's visit to the Edinburgh Rose Street branch made worldwide headlines, while the Duchess of Cornwall has also popped in on a royal trip to support Social Bite's work. |
Mr Littlejohn also set up the Scottish Business Awards, with other high-profile speakers including Bill Clinton and Sir Richard Branson. |
Awards chairman Sir Tom Hunter said: ''Leonardo is not only a famous actor, he is a pioneering environmentalist and committed philanthropist whose charitable work is making a global impact. |
Biffy Mackay, a trainee chef with Social Bite, helped prepare the meal for the movie star. |
She said it was the ``most nerve-racking thing'' she has ever done, but was delighted to get a signed note from the star reading ``To Biffy, all the best'' after meeting him inside the restaurant. |
She added: ''He was so nice, so down to earth. |
The 28-year-old added: ''I've been given an amazing opportunity by Social Bite and I'm loving it. |
''Social Bite's changed my life because it gives me something to look forward to every day. |
''Previously I had some hard times with being homeless and a few issues with drugs and alcohol, so it wasn't a good time. |
Regeneron chief scientific officer George Yancopoulos and CEO Len Schleifer stand in front of the Tarrytown, New York, lab where the DNA of 500,000 people is being sequenced. |
As physician-scientists and biotech leaders, we have grown increasingly concerned about the current dialogue on the biopharma industry, which tends to focus on short-term issues such as drug pricing, at the complete exclusion of much bigger issues that threaten the long-term health of our nation and the very sustainabi... |
AD is a chronic inflammatory disease caused by a malfunction in the immune system, often occurring in association with related immune diseases such as asthma and food allergies. On average, AD patients in our approval studies had more than half their bodies covered with oozing, scaly lesions, and suffered from unrelent... |
There are insidious implications to trivializing a serious medical condition, and to minimizing the importance of breakthrough medical treatments. In the short term, undermining the seriousness of a disease further stigmatizes and isolates patients, and makes it easier for insurers to block access to medicines for peop... |
We recognize the challenges of drug affordability, and how a complicated and baffling insurance system often leaves patients without access to life-saving medicines. We have tried to do our part in terms of responsible drug pricing. We have publicly condemned egregious pricing behavior in our industry. We have also tri... |
But we fear there are even more important longer-term issues at stake. The tunnel-vision focus on drug pricing in this article – reflecting the current societal narrative – is diverting both talent and energy from the overwhelming healthcare crisis facing our society. Given the aging of our population and other lifesty... |
Innovative new treatments are one of the few hopes for curtailing this growing burden of disease. The dollars we are talking about in today’s drug pricing debate may eventually be considered a rounding error compared to what’s at stake in the future. |
Many do not realize that coming up with innovative new treatments for major diseases is not easy. It is one of the hardest endeavors mankind undertakes. Despite thousands of academic centers and biopharma companies worldwide – employing millions of scientists and investing hundreds of billions of dollars – each year th... |
Isn’t is astonishing, humbling (and frightening) that despite all this activity, each year we typically only have a small number of new truly breakthrough medicines? Right now, there are no FDA-designated “breakthrough” treatments for Alzheimer’s, Type 2 diabetes or obesity. Without such treatments, society will simply... |
For this reason, we need many more people working on serious diseases both in academia and industry, and we need to provide them with far more resources. It has to start with much greater investment in early-stage basic research through the National Institutes of Health. We also need to focus on attracting brilliant yo... |
At Regeneron, we try to do our part on these long-term challenges. We are a large biopharmaceutical company that was started and is still led by scientists. Every day, we try to live up to our credo of “doing well by doing good.” We invest one of the highest percentages of revenue back into basic research, and it took ... |
We believe a culture that reveres science, that celebrates and rewards major advances, and that provides incentives for true innovation is our only hope for the future. Changing the conversation on biomedical innovation today can have a real impact on how young people choose to use their talents – and their decisions c... |
Before you have your heart broken, please be aware of some tell-tale signs that will help you decide whether to stay, leave or manage in your relationship. |
1. When you begin to notice an emotional distance between the two of you. It is time to know that things are not the way they used to be. |
2. When your instinct tells you he/she is being unfaithful. Deep in your heart of hearts, you sense something has gone wrong with your relationship. |
3. When you begin spending less time together. Your boyfriend /girl friend tells you he/she doesn’t have the time for you like they used to. |
4. When the one you love so much stops asking you to go out and do special things together. Your boyfriend/girlfriend just doesn’t have the time for you like before. |
5. When you boyfriend/girlfriend suddenly starts encouraging you to spend time with other people. Their rationalisation is if you spend time with other people, then he/she can too. |
6. When there’s a distinct change in his/her schedule. They often make excuses for the extended time of running errands. |
7. There are huge blocks of time your boyfriend/girl friend is secretive about. They won’t tell you where they have been. |
8. When you notice suspicious cell phone activity like secret texts, emails or strange websites. Many people are caught cheating because of what is on their computers or cell phones. |
9. When he/she doesn’t answer certain phone calls when you’re together. They look especially panicked when the phone rings. |
10. When he/she doesn’t talk to you about all their deepest feelings anymore. |
LinkedIn offers many ways to build an effective brand online. |
1 How Does LinkedIn Work? |
LinkedIn at linkedin.com, the popular social-networking site for professionals, offers many opportunities to build your brand—whether you’re an individual looking to build a personal brand for your job search or an entrepreneur who wants to create an effective brand for your business. In addition to creating a detailed... |
Complete your profile. Creating a profile that’s 100 percent complete is a crucial first step toward building a powerful presence on LinkedIn. Although LinkedIn suggests what data you need to achieve 100 percent completeness, you should focus on creating meaningful content and not just on entering information in fields... |
Add some applications. Use LinkedIn Applications to give your profile some personality. You can attach documents such as a resume or brochure using the Box.net Files application. If you want to share some PowerPoint presentations, install the SlideShare Presentations application. Another option is to display your blog ... |
Get involved with groups. Joining groups enables you to network with people in your industry, building your brand in the process. Although regular participation in selected groups can help people get to know you, you should focus on demonstrating expertise rather than on heavy promotion. |
Answer some questions. LinkedIn Answers offers a great opportunity to demonstrate your expertise and build your brand. You can answer questions that other members post or post your own questions for added visibility. As with groups, focus on posting intelligent, insightful questions and answers for the best results. |
Create a LinkedIn Company Page. If you want to develop a brand for your business and not just yourself, creating a LinkedIn Company Page is essential. You can create a page for your company even if you’re an independent consultant or run a solo business. |
Before you start brand-building activities on LinkedIn, have a clear plan for how you want to represent yourself and what you want to achieve. This ensures that everything you do on LinkedIn helps you meet your goals. |
Checking out your competitors’ profiles can help you improve your own profile. For example, if you have your own business, review the profiles of other business owners in your field. If you’re a job seeker, look at the profiles of others with similar experience. Although you don’t want to copy someone else’s profile, k... |
Being visible in search engines is an important part of building your brand. To specify the visibility settings for your public LinkedIn profile, click the “Edit” link next to the “Public Profile” field on the “Edit Profile” page. |
Based in California, Reece Rutledge has been a freelance writer since 2002. She covers business, technology, food, travel and lifestyle topics for publications around the world, including "Healthy Living Today," "Black Diamond Living" and "Smart Solutions." Rutledge holds a B.A. in French from the University of Califor... |
Rutledge, Reece. "How to Build Your Brand With LinkedIn." Small Business - Chron.com, http://smallbusiness.chron.com/build-brand-linkedin-29536.html. Accessed 18 April 2019. |
Students had toppled Confederate monument. |
The divisive Confederate monument known as Silent Sam must remain on the University of North Carolina's campus but should not be returned to the site where it was toppled by protesters earlier this year, the school's leaders recommended Monday. |
The statue should be placed in a new secure building, an education and history center to be built on campus for that purpose, Chancellor Carol Folt suggested. |
Folt and some trustees said university officials would have preferred to remove the monument from campus, but state law does not allow that. |
The news immediately sparked plans by student and community groups to protest, objecting to what some called a $5 million shrine to white supremacy. |
The site where the statue stood for more than 100 years, a prominent entrance to campus, should become a commemorative space that shares information about the 225-year history of the public university, the board of trustees decided. School officials will work to provide more context about history throughout campus — in... |
Savannah Putnam, the UNC student body president, said she could not support putting a Confederate monument anywhere on campus and voted against the plan. |
The recommendation goes to the statewide University of North Carolina Board of Governors for approval. If that panel agrees, it would request permission from the North Carolina Historical Commission to move the monument. |
The Board of Governors could also request permission from the historical commission to alter the area where the pedestal now stands. That commemorative space might include a semicircular wall with plaques celebrating important aspects of the university's history. |
Trustee William Keyes said the charge from the statewide Board of Governors to the university is too narrow, and that it leaves out moral and ethical considerations. The monument was erected at a time when white racists were asserting their dominance over black people, he said, and honors students who fought in a war t... |
The monument had been a flash point for protests about race and history long before it fell, and demonstrations and debate continued at the site after the bronze statue was whisked away to a secure and hidden location. |
A state law limited what could be done with the monument. A directive from the statewide board ensured its preservation. And officials had to balance public safety, freedom of speech and strong feelings about whether the statue symbolized a racist past or the valor of students who fought in the Civil War. |
University officials got more than 5,000 messages from members of the public and reached out to major campus groups including students, faculty and staff for suggestions. |
Folt said that public safety was a primary motivation and that a panel of security experts strongly recommended putting the monument in its own building, with high-tech security and a buffer zone. |
The estimated cost of the University History and Education Center is $5.3 million. Officials anticipated an annual $800,000 operating cost for the building, with possible completion in 2022. |
Some students marveled that a state flagship school would erect a Confederate monument in 2022. |
The Faculty Council had asked university officials to remove Silent Sam from campus last year, and voted in October to request the statue and its base be permanently removed. "Returning the statue to the UNC-Chapel Hill campus would reaffirm the values of white supremacy that motivated its original installation," they ... |
People on campus will be furious if the monument is returned to campus, said Frank Baumgartner, a professor of political science. "I hope the Board of Governors, when they see the price tag for the on-campus location, plus the outrage, will try to get the law changed," to allow them to move the statue to a history muse... |
Wilmington Sharks (summer collegiate; Coastal Plain League) owners are pitching up to $3.5 million in improvements to Buck Hardee Field, a move they say will keep the Sharks in town — and potentially land a Minor League Baseball team. |
In a preliminary concept presented Wednesday, field’s footprint would be expanded to add a permanent office area, beer garden, two-level picnic deck and other amenities, including a video board in center field. Suites would also be added along the first-base line and dugouts would be sunken into the ground in order to ... |
Part of the group’s motivation, Perry said, is to create a site that could ultimately bring a minor-league baseball team coming to Wilmington. |
“The next time the market is approached by an affiliated team saying, ‘We’re interested in coming there,’ there’s now a thought-out solution,” Perry said. |
Wilmington is seen as a desirable open market in MiLB circles. In 2012 the Atlanta Braves and Mandalay Baseball pursued a new ballpark for a High-A Carolina League team, only to see voters reject the proposal. The last affiliated team to play in Wilmington was the Wilmington Waves (Low A; Sally League), a team that mov... |
As seen with the massive TurboTax refund scam earlier this year, refund fraud and other tax-related identity theft has really taken off. |
Fending off these fraudsters isn't easy. But lawmakers could choose to make some fairly straightforward changes that would go a long way toward preventing more of these crimes, federal and state tax officials told the Senate Finance Committee this week. |
Here are some of their recommendations. |
Make prepaid debit cards easier to identify: Prepaid debit cards have become the currency of tax fraudsters, since they're hard to trace and the money is easily transferable. |
In many instances, identity thieves used the cards to collect tax refunds after filing false state tax returns through TurboTax earlier this year. John Valentine, chairman of the Utah State Tax Commission, told lawmakers that the direct deposit information on the suspicious returns found in Utah had been changed from t... |
"We couldn't tell whether we were refunding to a prepaid debit card or ... to a legitimate bank account," he said. |
State tax agencies and the IRS could more easily flag a suspicious return if lawmakers required the financial industry to have an identifier in the routing and account numbers that indicated it's a prepaid debit card, Valentine said. "We already do it with checking and savings accounts but not prepaid debit accounts." |
Require employers to file W-2s with tax agencies earlier: Currently, employers are required to send employees their W-2 forms by the end of January. But they don't have to send a copy to the IRS and Social Security Administration until March 31, after many people have already filed their returns and claimed their refun... |
That makes it very hard for the IRS and state tax agencies to confirm that the person claiming the refund is using the correct information, said Timothy Camus, the Deputy Inspector General for Investigations at the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration. |
One distinguishing factor in the scam that affected TurboTax users was that the criminals appeared to use information from victims' 2013 state tax returns. If the state tax agencies had the victims' current W-2s in hand to cross-check the information that might have raised a red flag on the scam even sooner. |
Camus, Valentine and the IRS itself have recommended that lawmakers require employers to send W-2s to the IRS closer to the time they send them to filers. |
Don't let third-party filing fees be deducted from a refund: Another common problem with the fraudulent state tax returns filed through TurboTax were so-called "refund transfers." |
Basically, the fraudsters opted to have third-party filing fees, like the one TurboTax or other tax software vendors might charge, deducted from the refund. So the criminals had nothing at risk in the transaction, the third-party filers got paid and the states were out the refund. |
Valentine's recommendation: "Prohibit the practice of applying refunds to payment of fees for filing services." |
Doing so may deter a fraudster from filing at all if he has to pay the third-party filer himself and it may make it easier to track him down as well. |
Do more to educate the public: Phone scams involving fraudsters posing as IRS agents is the No. 1 tax scam this year. And older adults are one of the biggest targets. |
"They answer their phones because they grew up in a time where they were taught it's rude not to answer the phone and listen to the caller on the other end," said Ellen Klem, who runs consumer education for Oregon's Office of the Attorney General. |
Klem said one easy way to curb this fraud is through more education and awareness. |
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