Month: January 2017

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PHPUgly - 46:Canada Calls

recorded January 19th, 2017 Topics Laravel News welcomes Jacob Bennett and Michael Dyrynda as the new hosts Laravel Conference in Canada Laravel 5.4 Includes Two New Middleware Laravel Dusk How to contribute to an open-source GitHub project using your own fork WordPress to get secure, cryptographic updates Apiary.io purchased by Oracle Symfony Trends The hosts Eric Van Johnson Twitter / Github / Blog / About.me Tom Rideout Twitter / Github / About.me John Congdon Twitter / Github Follow us on Twitter @PHPUgly Email us at Podcast@phpugly.com Sponsor of this show: The DiegoDev Group DiegoDev Group

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The Goods from the Woods - Episode #126 – “Fishing” with David Gborie

In this episode, the Goods from the Woods Boys are joined by the absolutely amazing comedian David Gborie! Hot off his recent appearance on Conan O'Brien's show, David is here to talk about a shared passion amongst everyone at the table: FISHING! We talk about an eye-hooked bonitos, some mutant catfish, and an exploding deer stomach. We also go off on a tangent about Alabama casinos, sketchy hometown kings, and the infamous "Hippo Bill". It's a really fantastic episode and we think you're gonna love it! Follow David on Twitter @TheGIsSilent.   Song of the week this week: "Catfish Angels" by Pine Hill Haints.  You can follow us on Twitter: @TheGoodsPod  Rivers is @RiversLangley  Dr. Pat is @ReallyPatReilly  Mr. Goodnight is @SepulvedaCowboy  Pick up a Goods from the Woods t-shirt at: http://prowrestlingtees.com/TheGoodsPod

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Opening Arguments - OA37: FLSA and Exempt Employees, Part 1

Today's episode is part one of a two-part series on pending changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA").  As we've previously mentioned, in 2016, the Obama Department of Labor promulgated new rules requiring that employees who are "exempt" from the FLSA's overtime requirements must earn at least $47,476 per year.  A district court judge issued an injunction blocking those rules from going into effect; that decision is currently pending on expedited review before the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals.  In this episode, Andrew explains why he thinks those rules are going to eventually go into effect and what that means for employers and employees. We begin, however, with a listener correction regarding the FLSA and tipped employees.  As it turns out, Andrew mis-spoke on a prior episode and employers must ensure that an employee's total compensation (including tips) meets the federal minimum wage. After our main segment on the FLSA, the much-beloved "Are You A Cop?" segment returns with a myth about President Trump revoking the commutation of Chelsea Manning's prison sentence. Finally, we end with the answer to Thomas Takes the Bar Exam question #7 about hearsay.  Remember that TTTBE issues a new question every Friday, followed by the answer on next Tuesday's show.  Don't forget to play along by following our Twitter feed (@Openargs) and/or our Facebook Page and quoting the Tweet or Facebook Post that announces this episode along with your guess and reason(s)! Show Notes & Links
  1. The relevant provisions of the FLSA for this episode are 29 USC § 207 (maximum hours) and 29 USC § 213 (exempt employees).
  2. The DOL Fact Sheet #15 referred to listener Victoria McNair is here.
  3. This is the original rule promulgated by Obama's Department of Labor.
  4. Here is the judicial injunction blocking the implementation of the rule.
  5. And here is the judge's decision not to overturn his own injunction after a motion for reconsideration.
  6. Finally, here's the New York Times story about President Obama commuting Chelsea Manning's sentence.
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The Gist - The Truth About Vitamin C

New Yorker staff writer Maria Konnikova returns to play “Is That Bullshit?” This week, the persistent nutritional myth about vitamin C. The actual vitamin, not the singer. Maria’s most recent book is The Confidence Game.  Plus, one of Barack Obama’s dreams has finally been realized: a plain white t-shirt store is open in Hawaii.

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African Tech Roundup - Mastercard Launches 2KUZE Agtech Marketplace For Farmers In East Africa

Several well-respected voices we featured on the show last year predicted that we would see some major agtech plays happen in 2017. Sure enough, Mastercard made headlines last week for launching a digital marketplace platform called 2KUZE which connects smallholder farmers, agents, buyers and banks in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. The app allows farmers to buy, sell and receive payments for agricultural products via their feature phones. If this initiative works half as well as we hope it will, it should make a heck of a difference to small-scale farmers looking to sell their produce to the right buyers more efficiently and at the best possible prices. This week's African Tech Round-up features a conversation Andile Masuku had with Katherine Liew. Katherine is the Head of Digital Disruption at Barclays Africa. Given what's fixing to be an exciting year for fintech on the continent, he was keen to tap Katherine's mind to get a sense of how one the continent's largest banking incumbents is going about keeping up with the frantic pace of innovation within the financial services industry. Music Credits: Music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Music licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution