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The Hindu
17-05-2025
- The Hindu
PGCET: Computer-based test for CS course admission this time
The Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) has decided to conduct a Computer-Based Test (CBT) only for admission to M.E. and Computer Science courses for the first time in Post Graduate Common Entrance Test (PGCET-2025). The exam will be held on June 2. To help students get familiar with the format, mock tests will be conducted on May 26 and 27, according to a release issued by H. Prasanna, the Executive Director of KEA. Candidates will be provided with a practice link after downloading their admission tickets. They can use the link to practice for the test, he said. For courses other than Computer Science, the written exam for M.E. and admissions will be held on May 31, he added. Since this is the first attempt to conduct the Computer-Based Test, the infrastructure will be assessed, and based on that, CBT may be extended to other courses in the future, he added.
Yahoo
25-04-2025
- Yahoo
For beating 10-year-old Harlem boy to death, man gets 25 years to life
A judge sentenced Ryan Cato to 25 years to life in state prison Friday for brutally beating his girlfriend's 10-year-old son to death, hitting the little boy so hard that his internal organs ruptured. Cato was found guilty last month of murder in the March 6, 2021, death of Ayden Wolfe, who was found naked with bruises across his body, broken ribs and lacerations to his spleen, liver and kidneys. 'Isolated from teachers and other responsible adults because of the pandemic, 10-year-old Ayden Wolfe was enduring horrific violence at the hands of his mother's boyfriend,' Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said in a statement. 'Ryan Cato brutally abused him, eventually killing Ayden in his own apartment. While today's sentencing will not bring back this innocent child, I hope it gives his loved ones a sense of comfort and closure in this abhorrent crime.' The abuse started in January 2021, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, shortly after Cato moved in with the boy's mother at their W. 131st St. apartment in Harlem, prosecutors said during the trial. Cato would make Ayden hold weights above his head while Cato punched him, according to court documents. The boy's father, Darnell Wolfe, and neighbors and loved ones, speaking to the Daily News in 2021 after Ayden's death, described him as a bright, tech-savvy child, wise beyond his years. He had been attending school remotely due to the pandemic and had not interacted with teachers, counselors or school nurses in months, jurors heard during the trial. The jury heard from Ayden's mother, Aquisha Johnson, who cooperated with the prosecution against Cato. She previously pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in connection to her son's killing. She admitted to sometimes hitting the boy with a belt and forcing him to hold weights as 'discipline,' and said the abuse he suffered at her boyfriend's hands became more severe over time, to the point Cato would 'fight' the child as forcefully as he would hit a grown man, jurors heard. Prosecutors told jurors that the beatings that ultimately killed little Ayden began the day before his death. A doctor from the city Medical Examiner's Office said that a piece of the boy's liver broke off inside his abdomen and the casing of his kidney had begun to come off, like the peel of an orange. The M.E. ruled that the boy had died from battered child syndrome. The child had multiple injuries to his ribs in various states of healing, serving as further evidence of a prolonged period of abuse, Assistant D.A. Jonathon Junig said. 'It looks like he a was hit by a train, but this is from the defendant pummeling him over and over again,' the prosecutor said during the trial, pointing to disturbing photos taken during the boy's autopsy. 'If this isn't depraved, what is?'
Daily Mail
21-04-2025
- General
- Daily Mail
I volunteered to dogsit my friend's 'cute and adorable' puppy and it cost me over £1,000 in damages. Should I send her the bill? VICKY REYNAL replies
I offered to look after my friend's allegedly 'cute and adorable' puppy while she went on holiday. But the puppy caused havoc: he damaged our £300 coffee table by chewing on its legs, peed on a £500 rug which I had to pay £100 to have cleaned and destroyed a £200 pair of my shoes. I am furious because my friend deceived me into thinking her puppy was 'good'. Should I send her a bill for the damage? M.E., via email Money psychotherapist Vicky Reynal replies: You generously agreed to look after what was promised to be an 'cute and adorable' puppy – only to find yourself hosting a one-dog demolition squad. Your anger at having your valuables damaged and ruined is entirely understandable. But whether you should send your friend the bill is more of an emotional than a financial question. When mothers are angry with their children for choosing a silk scarf for a tug-of-war tournament or expressing their artistic ambitions on the kitchen wall, they must find a healthy way to acknowledge and manage their anger, rather than acting out through overly harsh punishment or displacing it onto an innocent husband. And displacing the anger onto your friend by making her 'pay for it' both literally and metaphorically, might not be the most reasonable course of action. In Spanish, there is a saying, 'Si te gusta el durazno, bancate la pelusa' which translates to, 'if you like peaches, put up with the fuzz'. You can see where I am going with this. No matter how 'good' a puppy has been described, it's still an animal in a new environment, likely reacting to the distress of being left behind by its owner. There is no predicting whether the puppy will cry and sulk, refuse food and pee on the carpet, or take it out by chewing shoes and biting furniture. The reason you are using its behaviour to justify placing your anger on your friend is that she told you the puppy was 'cute and adorable.' That may well be true – but even cute and adorable creatures misbehave when upset: children throw tantrums and puppies can unravel in a new, confusing situation. Before you ask your friend to pay for some or all of the damages, ask yourself: was this truly her fault or did you underestimate what taking care of a puppy actually involves – with all its adorable perks and messy drawbacks? Imagine your mother offering to babysit your children for free, then asking you for compensation because they were difficult at bedtime. As frustrated and angry as she might be, is payment going to help ease her anger and frustration? And would you see it as your fault that the children were unsettled being put to bed by their grandmother? Perhaps halfway through the week, you realised that caring for the puppy was more hard work than you had anticipated and that you shouldn't have taken this commitment on, free of charge. When we offer something for free and later regret it, we might be left feeling resentful. It sounds like that's what happened: the puppy 'gave you' less than it 'took' from you and you are trying to restore that balance (the gap between your expectations and the reality) by asking your friend to pay for it. But also be aware of how the narrative takes on the shape of a personal betrayal. I wonder why that is? Why has this become about your friend misleading you? Is there a past dynamic (either between the two of you or you and other people in the past) that this tapped into? Is it possible that you sometimes interpret unfortunate situations as being done to you, rather than just happening around you? I am not suggesting that you should have returned the puppy with a smile on your face and not mention what happened. But with the perspective I have hopefully given you, try to separate what feels fair in this instance and ask yourself whether she is a 'bad friend' you want to distance with such a request, or a new dog owner who, like you, didn't consider that the lovely puppy could be a troublemaker when away from home. What might actually help you process your feelings is an honest, open conversation with your friend. Maybe something along the lines of, 'I didn't realise how hard it is to look after a puppy and he was actually quite naughty while you were away unfortunately. I thought it would be fun and instead I am left feeling both stressed and a few hundred pounds out of pocket, to be totally honest with you'. You might find that her empathic response is enough to help the anger dissipate. If she offers compensation, that might help too. And if she completely dismisses your feelings and becomes defensive, well – you will have learnt something about your friend and about the careful consideration (and boundaries) needed before making such a generous offer.
The Independent
12-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Nicky Katt death: Dazed and Confused actor dies aged 54, according to reports
Nicky Katt, who starred in the indie classic film Dazed and Confused and had a recurring role on the TV drama Boston Public, has died at 54. A cause of death has not been confirmed. Deadline and Forbes reported Katt's death. Born May 11, 1970, in South Dakota, Katt's career began age 7 when he appeared on the 1977 TV series CHiPs. He later appeared on TV shows including Quincy, M.E. (1976), Father Murphy (1981), and V (1984). His breakout role came as Clint Bruno in Rick Linklater's 1993 hit film Dazed and Confused. Katt then appeared in the 1996 movie A Time to Kill and the 2000 film Boiler Room. Other notable films included The Way of the Gun, SubUrbia, Insomnia, and School of Rock. Katt played Harry Senate on the first three seasons of Boston Public, which aired from 2000-2002. He also guest starred on shows like Friends, The Guardian, King of the Hill, Monk, and Law and Order. Katt appeared off-Broadway in Woody Allen's 2004 world premiere play, A Second-Hand Memory. His last credited TV role was in 2018 on the Hulu original series Casual. Katt joined his Dazed and Confused co-stars for a virtual table reading of the film's script in October 2020 to raise money for the Voto Latino Foundation and March for Science. Katt was married to Annie Morse from 1999 until their divorce in 2001. Tributes have been posted in Katt's memory as word of his death continues to spread.
Yahoo
26-03-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Long Covid campaigners send open letter to Health Secretary
More than 13,000 people have signed a petition calling for urgent investment in Long Covid and chronic fatigue services - highlighting the need to fund research that leads to effective treatments. The petition has been delivered alongside an open letter signed by organisations, charities, and clinicians - including Dorset-based charity Long Covid Kids (LCK) - to Health Secretary Wes Streeting MP and Public Health Minister Ashley Dalton MP, READ: Weymouth Long Covid campaigner hits out at clinic closures The letter urges the government to take immediate action, including halting further clinic closures and highlights growing concerns around underfunding, lack of training for healthcare professionals, and the continued unmet health needs of children and adults living with Long Covid, M.E., PoTS, and other related conditions. Campaigners also want to see a long-term strategy to fund biomedical research, treatment, and monitor the wider impact of Long Covid and M.E., informed by lived experience. READ: Funding for Dorset-based Long Covid services to be cut Their call comes as the UK reflects on the five-year anniversary of the first national Covid-19 lockdown and the axing of Long Covid services - including the Dorset service - which closes at the end of June. A new report by LCK also revealed alarming gaps in Long Covid care, with the charity's founder, Sammie McFarland, from Weymouth, calling for the closures to clinics to 'stop immediately'. Sammie set up LCK in 2020 after she and her daughter Kitty developed Long Covid. She said: 'Long Covid is not going away, and neither are the children and adults who live with its effects - we need to monitor the wider impact. 'We're calling for urgent action to stop clinic closures, invest in biomedical research, and train healthcare professionals. Our young people are saying loud and clear: we want to be seen, heard, and supported.' Alongside the petition and open letter to government officials, children and young people affected by Long Covid have released a powerful video titled 'Don't Shut the Door on Us, which is now live across X, Instagram, and YouTube. READ: Weymouth mother develops resource for kids with long Covid In the short film, young people hold up hand-written signs describing the reality of living with the condition before dropping them to the floor - a quiet but striking call for recognition, care, and action. Molly, 16, who lives in Weymouth says she feels 'abandoned and hidden from view' after the announcement of the closure of the Dorset Long Covid service. She said: "I'm in my GCSE year, but I can't even go to school. I've lost the ability to do the things normal teenagers do, and there's no real support or treatment. "Thousands of children like me are suffering in silence - we need research, we need help, and we need to be seen." Kitty McFarland, 19, has been living with Long Covid since 2020 (Image: Sammie McFarland) Sammie's daughter, Kitty, who now needs to use a wheelchair due to the symptoms brought on by Long Covid expressed her gratitude for LCK and how important the charity is, especially now NHS services are closing. She said: "If long covid kids didn't exist, doctors would still believe only adults could get long covid, we are all incredibly grateful that the charity was created to educated others as no one else believed us."
