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Federal investigators have charged 50 people in the case, which has heightened the debate about the advantages the ultra-rich enjoy in accessing the country’s best colleges amid intense competition in which merit alone is not enough to assure admission, even for students with perfect grade-point averages and stellar re... |
The scheme, which began in 2011, centered on the owner of a for-profit Newport Beach college admissions company that wealthy parents paid to help their children cheat on college entrance exams and to falsify athletic records of students to enable them to secure admission to elite schools, including UCLA, USC, Stanford,... |
Singer, who owns the admissions company called the Edge College & Career Network, was charged with money laundering, obstruction of justice, racketeering and conspiracy to defraud the United States. Singer cooperated with authorities and pleaded guilty to the charges in Boston on Tuesday afternoon. |
It’s not the first time some of these universities have been ensnared in cheating scandals involving privileged students. |
In 2005, Walmart heiress Elizabeth Paige Laurie returned her USC degree after she was accused of paying a fellow college student $20,000 to do her homework. |
The move came nearly a year after Laurie’s freshman-year roommate, Elena Martinez, told the ABC newsmagazine “20/20” that she had written term papers and done assignments for the heiress for more than three years. |
Cauley-Stein also will have an opportunity to expand his game against elite competition. He’s on the Team USA Select squad that will practice against the U.S. Olympic team in Las Vegas. |
We want to see Willie’s confidence rise. We want to see him not just be a rim-runner, dunk guy. We get the chance to see some other things, work on his game a little bit, handle the basketball a little bit, not as a point guard but within the offense. |
Last season, Cauley-Stein averaged 7.0 points, 5.3 rebounds and 0.6 assists and earned NBA All-Rookie second-team honors. His offense picked up later in the season; he averaged 6.2 points before the All-Star break and 8.1 points afterward. |
Cauley-Stein said he has worked on his ballhandling and improved his decision making as to when to attack the basket, pass or take a 15-foot jumper, which he has been practicing. He said he believes Joerger and his staff will help him develop. |
Summer league is the ideal situation for Cauley-Stein to hone those aspects of his game. Joerger doesn’t want Cauley-Stein to abandon some of the skills that made him a first-round draft pick last year. |
Most big men lack Cauley-Stein’s speed, so he should have plenty of chances for easy points in transition. And his knack for making plays on lobs is special. Now, Joerger wants him to blossom on offense. |
I’m able to be a playmaker. I’m being able to shoot the ball, where last year it was, ‘Go to the baseline and don’t even worry about touching the ball.’ Now it’s so different having the ball in your hands and you’re getting to make a play. |
Cauley-Stein still is adjusting his mindset from his rookie season, when he was forbidden to contribute on offense unless he had the ball off a rebound or a lob. |
Note – The Kings waived forwards Caron Butler and Duje Dukan. Sacramento tried to trade Butler last season, when he played in only 17 games and averaged 3.7 rebounds and 1.3 rebounds. Butler recently picked up his $1.5 million player option for the 2016-17 season. Dukan spent most of last season with the Reno Bighorns ... |
He might look like any other baby, but this little boy is the first in the world to be born from the donated womb of their grandmother, recovered thanks to a new procedure using a robot. |
Weighing in at just over 6lbs, the infant was delivered by caesarean section on Monday and is said to be fit and healthy. |
Just five years ago such an operation would never have been possible. But in 2014 surgeons in Sweden led by Mats Brannstrom, successfully transplanted a donor womb into a 36-year-old mother who gave birth to a baby boy. |
A police raid uncovered fake goods and weapons in Hillbrow. |
Police seized counterfeit goods worth more than R5m during a raid in Johannesburg on Friday. |
"Early this morning [Friday]‚ police conducted a raid in Hillbrow and other areas of the cluster and recovered counterfeit goods worth R5.6m‚" said police spokesperson Capt Kay Makhubele. |
She said police also recovered two unlicensed firearms and ammunition. About a hundred people were arrested for serious and violent crimes. |
"The raid was part of the continuing operation ‘Buya Mthetho’‚ involving all law-enforcement agencies in Gauteng‚ to deal with violent crimes‚ traffic violations and municipal bylaws. More than 200 police members were part of the operation‚ which raided hotspots and shebeens‚” Makhubele said. |
Roadblocks were also set up. |
Police arrested 40 undocumented immigrants‚ 70 people for possession of drugs‚ 22 people for driving under the influence of alcohol and two for possession of counterfeit goods. |
The suspects are due to appear in the Hillbrow Magistrate’s Court. |
"The raids are continuing in other areas of the province and police are appealing to the public to report suspicious vehicles and people. Crime Stop‚ at 08600-10111‚ may be contacted at all times‚" said Makhubele. |
OSS contributors are often on the receiving end of harassment, demands and disrespect. |
In a move aimed at enabling improved support of open source software (OSS) contributors and maintainers, GitHub last week launched an initiative to better understand the frustrations and problems facing the individuals and teams on whom the sustainability of OSS depends. |
This is according to Devon Zuegel, who recently joined GitHub as its open source product manager. As a first step, Zuegel has set up a short questionnaire/contact form asking open source contributors and maintainers to be part of the conversation. |
"OSS makes world-class tools available to everyone. It feels so routine now, but ... every 'import' or 'include' statement is the contribution of a team of experts who, together, have devoted immense energy to the problem so that each developer importing their work doesn't have to. |
"OSS maintainers and contributors build tools for the rest of us, yet they don't have all the tools, support, and environment they need to succeed," she wrote in a blog explaining the initiative. |
Among the problems she highlighted were lack of communication resources, work overload, inadequate resources, sparse analytics, insufficient recognition and inadequate governance. |
Then there are the problems of "asymmetric recognition", where "hard work, including project maintenance, can go unnoticed and unrecognised" by project users, and, the flip-side of that: abuse. |
Zuegel pointed out that OSS contributors are often on the receiving end of "harassment, demands and general disrespect, even as they volunteer their time to the community". |
The same issue was raised by two open source maintainers, Nick Randolph and Geoffrey Huntley, at the NDC Sydney 2018 conference, who noted the majority of OSS software the world depended on was built by volunteers. |
The licence did not specify who was responsible for its subsequent maintenance, and blaming volunteer maintainers for anything that went wrong was unfair, they noted. They stated that users, contributors and maintainers together were equally responsible. |
An example of the problems around OSS maintenance was highlighted in November, when it was disclosed on the GitHub EventStream repository that the popular event-stream package contained a malicious package, "flatmap-stream". |
It turned out that the package's author, Dominic Tarr, passed on the burden of its maintenance to a volunteer, right9ctrl, who promptly embedded the malicious package. |
The EventStream community erupted, with Tarr the target of considerable abuse for handing over ownership to a total stranger. |
Tarr's defence, that he hadn't used the package for years and the stranger had e-mailed him to volunteer taking over maintenance, a task for which he had never received anything, elicited little sympathy from angry users. |
However, he also received some support, notably from another open source hacker who pointed out that because Tarr had bothered to give ownership away showed he had at least cared enough to do something he believed would benefit the community. |
"Not caring would be doing absolutely nothing at all. That's the case quite often, and OSS maintainers get criticised for that too," the hacker declared. |
But another angry user shot back: "There is a huge difference between not maintaining a repo/package vs giving it away to a hacker (which actually takes more effort than doing nothing), then denying all responsibility to fix it when it affects millions of innocent people." |
In a statement thanking those who had supported him, Tarr noted: "I'm okay. But this is really a much bigger issue (the viability of open source). I'm glad that this incident is raising awareness." |
Zuegel hopes the GitHub initiative will keep the spotlight on the issue, and enable the broader OSS community to address it, and hopefully find solutions. |
Anthony Hopkins stars in director Sacha Gervasi's biopic of the iconic director, set for release on November 23. |
Gandalf, Bilbo, and Gollum bring their own closure to this latest look at Peter Jackson's Middle Earth prequel. |
We also have the first TV spot from Henieken's new 'Crack the Case' ad campaign for director Sam Mendes' 007 spy thriller. |
Stars Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, and Eddie Redmayne talk about shooting their singing scenes live in this musical. |
Colin Firth and Cameron Diaz star in this heist comedy written by the Coen Brothers about an art curator trying to steal a priceless painting. |
Troma wraps principle photography on this long-awaited sequel to the gory horror comedy franchise. |
The two notorious actors are found in bed together with this first look at the returning horror comedy franchise. |
Chan-wook Park makes his English-language debut with this family drama, also starring Mia Wasikowska and Matthew Goode. |
Four More Hotel Transylvania Clips! |
Director Genndy Tartakovsky's animated comedy features the voices of Adam Sandler, Selena Gomez, Andy Samberg, Kevin James and Fran Drescher. |
The former Saturday Night Live cast member will provide the script for this new live-action/CGI hybrid. |
Michael Bay directs Mark Wahlberg and Dwayne Johnson in this true-story drama about two bodybuilders who get caught up in extortion and kidnapping ring. |
Ben Affleck and Matt Damon will produce this drama based on the true story of two explorers trying to reach the South Pole first. |
Mark and Jay Duplass direct this improvisational comedy about two brothers who reunite to compete in a series of sporting events, on Blu-ray and DVD now! |
The Bridesmaids star is in talks for a small role in director Todd Phillips' comedy sequel. |
Patton Oswalt and Johnny Knoxville star in this raunchy comedy about a Scoutmaster who loses sight of his apathetic troop, in cinemas this November. |
Nzingha Stewart is writing the screenplay for this update of Garry Marshall's 1984 comedy starring Matt Dillon. |
We also have the first poster for director Richard LaGravanese's fantasy adaptation about a young witch who falls for a human boy. |
Karl Urban explains that he only needs to put on the elaborate costume to be one with his character in director Pete Travis' action-thriller. |
Maggie Grace takes the wheel while Liam Neeson shoots at their pursuers in this clip from the 20th Century Fox action sequel. |
3-Day UART Workshop with Alain Picard: "Painterly Techniques on UART" |
Have you always wanted to explore a looser, bolder approach to painting, but just weren't sure how to accomplish this style in your own work? Hold tight, because help is on the way! |
This workshop, sponsored by UART, will empower you with successful strategies for loosening up your work, regardless of your subject matter, with bold marks and fresh color. We'll journey through seven lessons to help you break through specific obstacles that have been limiting your creative growth. Focusing on practic... |
Alain J. Picard is an award-winning artist, instructor, author and speaker. His acclaimed pastel and oil paintings have been exhibited throughout the US, Europe, China and the UK. Alain travels internationally as an art instructor, demonstrator, speaker and artistic advocate for the vulnerable. Alain's work and writing... |
UART will provide you via email with a full list of materials before the beginning of the workshop. |
Refunds: Refunds will be made up to 30 days after processing payment. If a cancellation is made during this time, a $20.00 processing fee will be withheld from the cost of the workshop. Cancellations less than 14 days before a workshop is scheduled to begin will NOT be refunded unless of an extreme emergency, and will ... |
Workshop cancellations: If class is cancelled due to low enrollment, UART will provide a full refund to the attendee. |
Lunches and meals: No meal is included in the price of the workshop. You will have the choice of bringing your own food to the studio or go out to a nearby restaurant or deli on lunch break. |
Accommodations: Please book your own accommodations if you need any. If you need help finding hotels in the area, we may provide you with some local recommendations. |
Over the weekend, Z-Wave announced new protocols to make your smart home safer from a technological perspective, and now, smart lock maker August has debuted a new device that takes advantage of those new protocols to protect you in a more physical sense. Meet the new August Smart Lock Pro, a serious lock powered by Z-... |
The August Smart Lock Pro is slated to begin shipping this fall, and while pricing has yet to be disclosed, August told CNET to expect something in the ballpark of $229. |
The rookie goaltender Stephen Valiquette stopped 45 shots, and Mariusz Czerkawski and Brad Isbister scored as the Islanders beat the Ottawa Senators, 2-1, last night at Kanata, Ontario. The Islanders won for the first time in their last six games (1-4-1). |
Isbister broke a 1-1 tie with just more than eight minutes remaining and the Islanders hung on despite being outshot by 46-13. |
Ottawa, which has won only one of its last five games, remained sixth in the Eastern Conference with 91 points. The Senators have two regular-season games remaining. |
Valiquette is 2-0 in his career starts. The only goal he yielded was to the rookie left wing Petr Schastlivy at 1 minute 39 seconds of the third period on a power play. |
Czerkawski picked up a loose puck in the slot and scored his team-leading 32nd goal early in the first period. Isbister converted Steve Webb's centering pass with 8:18 left for the winner. |
John Vanbiesbrouck held off Atlanta's furious third-period rally for Philadelphia. |
Mark Recchi notched his National Hockey League-leading 61st and 62nd assists as Philadelphia kept its quest for the best record in the Eastern Conference very much alive. |
Cheers erupted every time conference-leading New Jersey was shown to be trailing Buffalo. The Devils' loss to Buffalo meant the Flyers could win the Atlantic Division and clinch the top spot in the East by winning their final two games -- Saturday against Boston and Sunday against the New York Rangers. |
Jody Hull sealed the victory with an empty-net goal with 21 seconds left. |
Despite having to squeak past the team with by far the worst record in the league, the Flyers virtually assured themselves home-ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs. Although Eric Lindros has been out with a concussion since March 13, Philadelphia also has a chance to post its best record in 15 years. |
Daymond Langkow scored his 17th goal on a terrific give-and-go play from Recchi, who accepted the Bob Clarke Trophy as the team's most valuable player before the game. Lindros, stripped of his captaincy after criticizing the team's medical staff, won the award four times. |
Paul Holmgren, the assistant general manager, presented Recchi with his trophy, but the mere mention of Clarke's name resulted in cacophonous boos. |
Atlanta goaltender Norm Maracle had his winless streak extended to 12 games. He is 0-11-1 since shutting out the Flyers, 1-0, on Jan. 14. |
Keith Jones scored his ninth goal for the Flyers, and Andreas Karlsson scored his fifth for the expansion Thrashers. |
Patrice Brisebois scored twice and Montreal remained tied for the final Eastern Conference playoff spot with a 5-1 victory. |
The Canadiens (35-37-9-4) kept pace with Buffalo, which won by 5-0 against the Devils. Each team has 83 points, but the Sabres have two games remaining, while Montreal has only one -- Saturday night at home against Ottawa. |
If the Canadiens and Sabres end the season tied in points and wins, the playoff spot will be decided by goal differential, because the other tiebreaker is head-to-head play and it was tied 2-2. |
Ford had a massive hand in helping raise $9.6 million for charity over the weekend thanks to its first GT Heritage and Mustang Shelby GT500 production models going for a combined $3.6 million at the annual Barrett-Jackson car auction in Scottsdale, Arizona. |
A familiar name in Rick Hendrick, owner of NASCAR’s Hendrick Motorsports, was the owner of the winning $2.5 million bid placed Saturday, Jan. 19 for the first 2019 Ford GT Heritage edition. Proceeds from this sale will go toward the United Way for Southeastern Michigan, according to the Dearborn-based automaker. |
As for Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 No. 1, which was just unveiled at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit on Jan. 14, the automaker says this model went for $1.1 million to Carolyn and Craig Jackson. Proceeds from the first 2020 GT500 will go to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, a type one diabetes ... |
“Ford Motor Company has always championed and supported organizations that seek to improve the lives of people and communities who are at risk,” Edsel B. Ford II said in a news release from the automaker. |
The 2019 GT Heritage with VIN 001 rolled onto the Barrett-Jackson stage in Arizona featuring the paint scheme featured back on the Ford 1968 LeMans winning car with the No. 9 on the door and hood. |
Mustang Shelby GT500 No. 1, fresh off its debut last week at the Detroit auto show, was offered at the auction in all available colors. |
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