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Murray-Darling Basin inspector-general to oversee water efficiency, compliance and allegations of theft

A Murray-Darling Basin inspector-general will focus of water efficiency, compliance and theft under a proposal by Water Minister David Littleproud.




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Driver goes wrong way on Tuggeranong Parkway (supplied: Thanh Vu)




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Iconic wrecking yard that supplied Mad Max movie with vintage cars is for sale

One of the biggest wrecking yards in the Southern Hemisphere, which supplied Mad Max: Fury Road with cars, is on the market after more than 60 years as a family business.




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Man dead, woman seriously injured after 10-metre fall from zipline in Far North Queensland rainforest

A man is dead and a woman seriously injured after falling more than 10 metres from a zipline in the Daintree rainforest in Far North Queensland, police say.




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CCTV vision of a gunman holding a petrol station attendant hostage (Supplied)





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COVID-19 EU border closures and Brexit impacts movement of medical supplies, says GlobalData

Free goods movement restrictions, imposed by the majority of EU countries at their borders to control the spread COVID-19, are disrupting supply chains, including crucial drug and medical equipment supplies.




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Celonis puts AI to work with launch of new operational applications

Celonis has launched the next generation of its platform, enabling customers and partners to develop purpose-built Operational Applications.




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Queen’s Award winners launch another innovative compliance-control product

TruTac, the tachograph and compliance software provider that recently received a Queen’s Award for Innovation, has launched a new fleet system for the planning and management of HGV and PSV vehicle maintenance and compliance.




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Principal threatens to run alternative schools illegally despite non-compliance report

The principal of three alternative schools in New South Wales says she will run them illegally if she is forced to close following a scathing report into their compliance.





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Silt, clay and rocks wash into creek renowned for its wildlife (Supplied: Paul Taylor)




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Country towns close to reaching 'day zero', as water supplies dry up in the drought

Across New South Wales and Queensland's southern downs, country towns are approaching day zero, as water supplies dry up in the drought.





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2009 Deaflympics. IBM supplies on demand sign language interpretation

IBM researchers at IBM made improvements to IBM Easy Web Browsing to try and help people with dyslexia and learning disabilities use the Internet more effectively.




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IBM mobile web application helps City of Nettuno, Italy become smarter. Visitors and residents with disabilities can navigate historic city more easily.

The City of Nettuno worked with IBM Human-Centric Solutions (HCS) to develop an interactive service providing real-time accessibility information via a smartphone application. Called "Accessibility City Tag" (ACT!), the service allows residents or visitors with disabilities to view accessibility information about Nettuno points of interest, filtered by their particular disability type, on their smart phone.




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The WAI forward for accessibility. How IBM is making its Web applications more accessible

Learn how IBM is how incorporating WAI-ARIA techniques and examples into: IBM accessibility guidelines, product accessibility reviews by the IBM Accessibility Architecture Review Board, and automated accessibility testing via IBM Rational Policy Tester.




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WGBH/NCAM receives FCC Chairman's Award for Advancement in Accessibility for Mobile Applications.

IBM advocacy partner, the Carl and Ruth Shapiro Family National Center for Accessible Media at WGBH (NCAM) received the FCC Chairman's Award for Advancement in Accessibility for Mobile Applications for their development of the Media Access Mobile (MAM) solution. MAM is designed to serve visitors to entertainment venues and cultural institutions who are deaf, hard-of-hearing, blind or visually impaired, or who speak languages other than English.




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What It Means When ETFs Reverse Split

Why have so many leveraged and inverse ETFs reverse split their shares lately?





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Plixer International, Inc. v. Scrutinizer GMBH

(United States First Circuit) - Held that the exercise of specific personal jurisdiction over a German company in a trademark infringement action did not violate due process. The German company, which operated an English-language website, argued that it lacked the requisite minimum contacts with the United States. Disagreeing, the First Circuit affirmed the district court's ruling that the exercise of personal jurisdiction was constitutional.




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Applied Underwriters, Inc. v. Lichtenegger

(United States Ninth Circuit) - Affirmed the dismissal of a trademark infringement lawsuit brought by a financial services company, holding that the use of its trademarks by a publishing company constituted nominative fair use.




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How Kushner’s Volunteer Force Led a Fumbling Hunt for Medical Supplies - The New York Times

via Health News - The New York Times https://nyti.ms/2WLL65m




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Plixer International, Inc. v. Scrutinizer GMBH

(United States First Circuit) - Held that the exercise of specific personal jurisdiction over a German company in a trademark infringement action did not violate due process. The German company, which operated an English-language website, argued that it lacked the requisite minimum contacts with the United States. Disagreeing, the First Circuit affirmed the district court's ruling that the exercise of personal jurisdiction was constitutional.




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Applied Underwriters, Inc. v. Lichtenegger

(United States Ninth Circuit) - Affirmed the dismissal of a trademark infringement lawsuit brought by a financial services company, holding that the use of its trademarks by a publishing company constituted nominative fair use.




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In re Grant on Discipline

(Supreme Court of California) - The offense of felonious possession or control of child pornography involves moral turpitude in every case, and as such, the State Bar Review Department's proposed discipline for the subject attorney who pled guilty to said offense is rejected, and the attorney is disbarred from the practice of law.



  • Criminal Law & Procedure
  • Ethics & Disciplinary Code
  • Ethics & Professional Responsibility

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VRCompliance LLC v. Homeaway, Inc.

(United States Fourth Circuit) - The district court did not abuse its discretion in staying plaintiffs' action seeking declaratory relief that it was not committing violations asserted by defendants in an earlier filed state law action, pending the resolution of the earlier parallel state lawsuit filed by defendants, where plaintiffs had every opportunity to procure a federal forum by removing defendants' first filed state suit rather than by bringing a separate federal action in an entirely separate federal district.




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Applied Medical Corporation v. Thomas

(California Court of Appeal) - In a corporate governance action, arising from plaintiff corporation's suit over the exercise of its right to repurchase shares of its stock, given to defendant under a stock incentive plan for outside directors on its board, the trial court's grant of summary judgment to defendant is: 1) reversed because plaintiff's conversion claim could be based on either ownership or the right to possession at the time of conversion; and 2) affirmed because plaintiff's fraud claims were not timely under either the discovery rule or relation back doctrine, and thus barred by the statute of limitations.




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Jackpot Harvesting, Inc. v. Applied Underwriters, Inc.

(California Court of Appeal) - Affirmed the denial of a motion to compel arbitration of an insurance dispute. A company that sued its workers' compensation insurer over premium hikes contended that the case did not have to be arbitrated because the California Insurance Code invalidated the parties' arbitration agreement.




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Applied Underwriters, Inc. v. Lichtenegger

(United States Ninth Circuit) - Affirmed the dismissal of a trademark infringement lawsuit brought by a financial services company, holding that the use of its trademarks by a publishing company constituted nominative fair use.




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Applied Medical Corporation v. Thomas

(California Court of Appeal) - In a corporate governance action, arising from plaintiff corporation's suit over the exercise of its right to repurchase shares of its stock, given to defendant under a stock incentive plan for outside directors on its board, the trial court's grant of summary judgment to defendant is: 1) reversed because plaintiff's conversion claim could be based on either ownership or the right to possession at the time of conversion; and 2) affirmed because plaintiff's fraud claims were not timely under either the discovery rule or relation back doctrine, and thus barred by the statute of limitations.




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JMS Air Conditioning and Appliance, Inc. v. Santa Monica Community College District

(California Court of Appeal) - Upheld an administrative decision by the Santa Monica Community College District to allow a contractor to replace one subcontractor with another subcontractor on a construction project. Affirmed the denial of the plaintiff subcontractor's writ petition.




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Tesla Generator Spam - PayAdvance.com Application for Membership

A "buy two for the price of one" type of spammer.




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Luxor Cabs, Inc. v. Applied Underwriters Captive Risk Assurance Co.

(California Court of Appeal) - Held that an insurance company could not force an insured taxi cab company to arbitrate a workers' compensation insurance dispute. Affirmed the denial of the insurer's motion to compel arbitration.




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Jackpot Harvesting, Inc. v. Applied Underwriters, Inc.

(California Court of Appeal) - Affirmed the denial of a motion to compel arbitration of an insurance dispute. A company that sued its workers' compensation insurer over premium hikes contended that the case did not have to be arbitrated because the California Insurance Code invalidated the parties' arbitration agreement.




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Soundfly Launches New ‘The Art Of Hip-Hop Production’ Course In Partnership With Splice

Soundfly Offers New Hip-hop Production Class Taught By Charles "Blvk Samurai" Burchell With Two Free Months Of Splice Samples Included.




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Plixer International, Inc. v. Scrutinizer GMBH

(United States First Circuit) - Held that the exercise of specific personal jurisdiction over a German company in a trademark infringement action did not violate due process. The German company, which operated an English-language website, argued that it lacked the requisite minimum contacts with the United States. Disagreeing, the First Circuit affirmed the district court's ruling that the exercise of personal jurisdiction was constitutional.




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Watch Meghan Markle's First Interview Since Royal Split



The Duchess of Sussex is embarking on a new adventure.




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Scarface Talks Suffering From Coronavirus Complications



In a new interview, the rapper said, "This is not fake."




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NBA Player Bismack Biyombo Donates $1 Million In Supplies For COVID-19

He's helping his country, the DR Congo, fight the pandemic




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Georgia Applies For $500M To Fight Coronavirus In Schools



The state has the 14th highest infections.





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Minister: ‘Major Accomplishment For Bermuda’

Calling it an “excellent result and a major accomplishment for Bermuda,” Minister of Finance Curtis Dickinson announced that an international standards setting body “confirmed that Bermuda is one of the global leaders in the fight against money laundering, the financing of terrorism and proliferation.” Minister Dickinson said, “”The Bermuda Government has on many occasions highlighted […]

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Hamilton Re Invites Scholarship Applications

Hamilton Insurance Group, – the Bermuda-headquartered holding company that underwrites specialty insurance and reinsurance risks on a global basis through its wholly owned subsidiaries — is now inviting applications for a scholarship designed to expand the skill set of young professionals considering a career in insurance and reinsurance. Hamilton Group CEO Pina Albo and current Hamilton […]

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Butterfield Invites Applications For Scholarships

The Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Limited is accepting applications for its undergraduate and postgraduate scholarships. The deadline for both scholarships is Friday 27 March 2020. Undergraduate Scholarship A spokesperson said, “The Sir Harry D. Butterfield Undergraduate Scholarship is awarded to a Bermudian student commencing, or already pursuing, an undergraduate degree overseas at an […]

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PHC Scholarship Application Deadline Extended

The PHC Foundation has extended its scholarship application deadline until Saturday, May 30 due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. A spokesperson said, “In light of the current global health crisis, The PHC Foundation would like to inform the community of its scholarship application deadline extension. “Interested applicants should be advised that applications will now be […]

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Use of Weigh-in-Motion Data for Pavement, Bridge, Weight Enforcement, and Freight Logistics Applications

Most U.S. state departments of transportation (DOTs) are collecting weigh-in-motion data with a wide variety of sensor types and using them in a variety of applications. Many agencies use WIM data to aid in pavement design, although most are not currently using a Pavement ME (mechanistic-empirical) Design application. WIM for bridge and asset management purposes is used much less often. The TRB National Cooperative Highway Research Program's NCHRP Synthesis 546: Use of Weigh-in-Motion Data for Pavement, ...




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TRB Webinar: How To Use Self-Consolidating Concrete in Bridge Applications

Self-consolidating concrete (SCC) is a highly flowable, nonsegregating concrete that is placed without any mechanical consolidation. TRB will conduct a webinar on Thursday, June 11, 2020, from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM Eastern to discuss how SCC may be used to fill heavily congested or irregularly shaped members in bridge applications more easily while providing improved in-place quality and surface finish.The use of SCC may also decrease construction costs due to the reduced labor requirements during construct...




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Compliments Of The Day Email Scam

"Compliments of the day" email scam removal guide

What is "Compliments of the day" email scam?

In most cases scams that are sent via email are used to trick recipients into providing some sensitive information, transferring money or even opening files designed to install some malware. In this case scammer seeks to trick recipients into believing that he can get a huge sum of money out of his country but he cannot do that on his own and requests for assistance, in return for an investment opportunity. Typically, scams of this type are used to extract money from unsuspecting people. This or any other similar scam should be ignored.




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General Supplies




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MongoDB and Rockset link arms to figure out SQL-to-NoSQL application integration

NoSQL, no problem for Facebook-originating RocksDB

MongoDB and fellow database biz Rockset have integrated products in a bid to make it easier to work with the NoSQL database through standard relational database query language SQL.…