Caddie, Steve Williams suffered widespread condemnation after his ill-chosen words about which former employer at an awards dinner in Shanghai in November 2011?
"and races a Saloon car and a Super Saloon regularly during the speedway season. He was the national Super Saloon car champion for 2005/2006. He won the coveted Saloon Car title for the 2009/2010 season. Williams gave NZ$1 million to a cancer ward at Starship Children's Health in 2008. Steve Williams (caddie) Steve Williams, MNZM (born 29 December 1963) is a New Zealander who has served as a caddie for several top professional golfers, most recently with Adam Scott. Williams is best known for having served as Tiger Woods' caddie from 1999 to 2011. Woods was the top-ranked golfer in"
"by the Provisional Minimum Wage Commission and adopted by the Chief Executive-in-Council on 10 November 2010. In the last months of his tenure, Tsang was embroiled in a series of corruption allegations. In February 2012 during the Chief Executive election in which contender Henry Tang, the former Chief Secretary in Tsang's government suffered in wide range of scandals, Tsang was also discovered by the ""Oriental Daily News"" to have received favours and hospitality from business tycoons on various occasions, including private jet and yacht trips and was labelled as ""Greedy Tsang"". The allegations of preferential allocation of a luxury three-storey"
"Australian."" After his win alongside Adam Scott at the 2011 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, Williams, in an interview with David Feherty on CBS, said ""I've caddied for 33 years — 145 wins now — and that's the best win I've ever had."" The following day he expressed regret for the remarks, noting they were ""over the top"" and saying, ""I had a lot of anger in me about what happened (with Woods) and it all came out."" It is estimated he earned $12m working for Woods. With Williams as his caddie, Scott finished runner-up at the 2012 Open Championship, having led by"
"Scott's part-time caddie Steve Williams announced that he would no longer be working for him after the end of the year, saying that he wanted to go back to having a full-time caddie from the start of 2018 onwards. Scott has represented Australia in the World Cup in 2002 and 2013 and was a member of the International Team at the Presidents Cup in 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, and 2017. Despite making eight appearances on the International team, he has yet to play on a winning team. <nowiki>*</nowiki> ""Note: The 2005 Nissan Open was shortened to 36"
"rebounded to No. 5 with a strong showing at the 2011 Masters Tournament, where he tied for fourth place. Due to leg injuries incurred at the Masters, he missed several summer stops on the PGA Tour. In July, he fired his longtime caddy Steve Williams (who was shocked by the dismissal), and replaced him on an interim basis with friend Bryon Bell. After returning to tournament play in August, Woods continued to falter, and his ranking gradually fell to a low of #58. He rose to No. 50 in mid-November after a third-place finish at the Emirates Australian Open, and"
"F.C. en route to winning the 2003 league title. Shanghai International, however, were not retrospectively awarded the title after it was officially confirmed on June 13, 2012 that the Shanghai International players Shen Si, Qi Hong, Jiang Jin and Li Ming (1975) took a bribe from former Tianjin Teda F.C. general manager Yang Yifeng to lose their November 30, 2003 game, which saw all offending participants fined and jailed for their crimes as well as the Chinese FA deciding that Tianjin should also face a 1 million Yuan and 6-point deduction at the beginning of the 2013 Chinese Super League"
"continuing to work on his recovery, and planning for the long term. Woods also missed the 2011 British Open, still recovering from injury. He fired his longtime caddy Steve Williams following the AT&T National in early July; Williams now caddies for Adam Scott. Woods returned to tournament play in early August, following a break of 11 weeks, at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, where he is a seven-time champion. He had Bryon Bell as caddy; Bell is a childhood friend, former high school golf teammate, and current employee of Tiger Woods Design; Bell had caddied for Woods on several previous occasions, dating"
"removed from his post amidst allegations of bribery, corruption, and misappropriation of funds. He allegedly took bribes and was accused of having illegally loaned some 3.2 billion Yuan from the Shanghai Social Security Fund to Fuxi Investment Holding Co., a company owned by businessman and fellow Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) member Zhang Rongkun. Zhu is also implicated in the embezzlement of 16 billion Yuan from the fund between 1998 and 2006. He appears also to have obtained 50 million yuan for Qiu Xiaohua (), the former director of China's National Bureau of Statistics, which was intended for Qiu's"
"On February 13, 2015, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection issued a press release, announcing that Sui was expelled from the Communist Party. The CCDI said that Sui used the convenience of his office to seek illicit gains for others and took ""huge bribes"", and that he did not ""change his ways"" after the 18th Party Congress. His case was then moved to criminal prosecution. On December 19, 2016, Sui was sentenced to 11 years in prison for taking bribes. He was found guilty of taking advantage of his positions between 2003 and 2014, including selection and promotion of several"
"was given due to ball abuse, when Roddick smashed a ball into the stands in frustration after he had already been warned earlier in the match by umpire Carlos Bernardes for an episode of racquet abuse. This triggered another series of altercations with the umpire, with Roddick expressing his displeasure at the umpire's call. Roddick lost the match. At the 2011 China Open in Beijing, Roddick was asked by the Chinese press about his potential retirement, given his drop in the rankings. He recommended the reporter's retirement and left the session abruptly. Roddick, however, is also known for his funny"
"award once again in 2011. Her poor public relations skill was thought to be a contributing factor as to why she has never won despite being widely acknowledged as one of the finer news presenters in the industry with vast experience. Zhang was once quoted as saying to reporters: ""I once told my superior this – The TV station employed me all the way from China to come here to work, not to make friends."" Nevertheless, when Zhang was interviewed in 2009, she was quoted as telling reporters that she no longer held any expectation of winning an award. Zhang"
"of Danielle Kang. During an event in New Zealand in December 2008, Williams made news for comments about Phil Mickelson. According to British newspaper ""The Guardian"" he said, ""I wouldn't call Mickelson a great player, 'cause I hate the prick"". In a next-day interview with another newspaper, the New Zealand-based ""Star Times"", Williams also said, ""I don't particularly like the guy. He pays me no respect at all and hence I don't pay him any respect. It's no secret we don't get along either."" On 4 November 2011, Williams made a comment that was perceived by some as being racist"
"at the time that it had ""new information"" which led it to finally fire Charney. New co-chairman Allan Mayer said: ""We have heard for years allegations and rumors in newspaper stories that were not sufficient to take action. But what came to our attention was not allegations and rumors but established fact."" He declined to elaborate at that time. The board had just begun an investigation into how Charney responded to a 2011 lawsuit by a former employee who claimed he had held her against her will as a ""sex slave"", a suit settled in arbitration. Two days later, a"
"and torturing them into granting religious divorces to their wives, who paid Epstein up to $100,000 for his services. In 2016, another sting collared Shimen Liebowitz and Aharon Goldberg, two Satmar Hasidim who colluded with a third man to perform a contract killing on an estranged husband. Las Vegas casino magnate Sheldon Adelson was sued by former Sands China CEO Steven Jacobs for wrongful termination. Jacobs, who was fired in 2010, alleged that instead of Adelson losing confidence in his ability to run the Macau-based casinos, the true reason was his attempts to distance the company from ties to the"
"February 13, 2015, Wu was expelled from the Communist Party. The CCDI investigation into Wu concluded that he had committed a wide litany of offenses, including ""accepting cash gifts, claiming personal expenses for reimbursement, taking part in lavish banquets, accepting and giving bribes, embezzled massive public funds, re-directed public funds for illicit use, abuse of power, violated regulations about public officials with business interests, sought illicit gain during the promotion of subordinates and in the operations of businesses in which he had an interest, and adultery."" It went on to mention that, ""since the 18th Party Congress Wu did not"
"officially appointed Williams chairman of the club. . After a string of poor results in the 2017/18 season, Williams was responsible for the sacking of Head Coach Tony Pulis. Williams was later also responsible for the appointment of Alan Pardew as the new head coach of the club. Following a disastrous run of results under Head Coach Alan Pardew, Williams was sacked by owner Guochuan Lai along with CEO Martin Goodman and later technical director Nick Hammond were all sacked for their part in the decision to appoint Pardew and the decisions towards transfers in the time leading up to"
"company and host, James ""2GD"" Harding, were publicly fired on the second day by Gabe Newell in a Reddit post. Despite this, the tournament continued to experience production issues and unexpected delays, as well as less than favorable conditions for the players and broadcasters. Even after the event finished, controversy persisted. The hotel the teams had stayed at cleared out all the rooms with their gear in it, with a total of 40-50 personal belongings being lost or misplaced, including mice, keyboards, headsets, and car keys. Shanghai Major The Shanghai Major was a ""Dota 2"" tournament that took place in"
"14 November 2012 review of Guy Fieri's American Kitchen and Bar was described by Larry Olmsted of ""Forbes"" as ""the most scathing review in the history of the ""New York Times"""", and ""likely the most widely read restaurant review ever."" Pete Wells Pete Wells is the restaurant critic for ""The New York Times"". He has held the position since November 2011, succeeding Sam Sifton. Wells was adopted as an infant and grew up in Rhode Island. He is married to the novelist Susan Choi; they met while working as fact-checkers for ""The New Yorker"". From 1999 to 2001, Wells was"
"2010, the Tea Party Express was one of the top five most influential organizations in the Tea Party movement, according to the ""Washington Post"". In addition, the group co-sponsored a debate during the 2012 Republican presidential primaries along with CNN, in Tampa, Florida in late 2011. Radio host Mark Williams, the former chairman of the Tea Party Express, was widely denounced in the summer of 2010 for writing a letter in praise of slavery in the voice of ""colored people"" on his blog. He was forced to resign his Tea Party Express spokesperson position. A December 28, 2009 article in"
"before the company's three deputy general managers Chen Gang (), Xu Jiebo (), Zhou Yuehai () and operation director Tian Xiaodong () were sacked for graft. On November 4, 2015, ""Si Xianmin has come under investigation for serious violations of discipline"", Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the party's anti-graft watchdog said in a statement on its website, without elaborating. On February 3, 2016, Si Xianmin was expelled from the Communist Party. The investigation concluded that Si violated Eight-point Regulation, played golf with public funds, accepted bribes etc. On April 28, 2017 , Si Xianmin was sentenced to 10 years"
"for the anticipated fine, but merely expressed his opinion as a bystander, which is lawful. During the June 17, 2018 episode, Oliver spoke at length about Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China, in part criticizing his censorship of Chinese media, his dictatorship and consolidation of power. Both ""John Oliver"" and ""Last Week Tonight"" were blocked from Chinese social media platform Weibo immediately following the segment. The HBO website and content from the network were also blocked, although Last Week Tonight had already been excluded from HBO Asia. The promotion for Season 3 highlighted four derogatory quotes"
"to aggressively defend Woods on the course from overbearing fans. At one event, he wrestled a $7,000 camera from a fan who clicked a picture of Woods during his backswing and threw it into a pond. Woods fired Williams and announced this publicly on 20 July 2011. Williams had caddied for Adam Scott in the 2011 U.S. Open and 2011 Open Championship. Williams released the following statement on his official website: ""Following the completion of the AT&T National I am no longer caddying for Tiger after he informed me that he needed to make a change. After 13 years of"
"military hospitals which are considered credible, and the attending doctor had appeared on many mainstream media platforms"". Wei went through four treatments at the hospital, spending upwards of 200,000 yuan ($ USD) with his family, but the treatments proved unsuccessful, and Wei died on April 12, 2016. Before his death, Wei accused Baidu of promoting false medical information, and he denounced the hospital for claiming high success rates for the treatment. Following Wei's death, several Internet users expressed disdain for Baidu's advertising practices. Wei posted an essay responding to the question ""What do you think is the greatest evil of"
"June 2010. All the New Zealand evidence was translated into Chinese by the New Zealand police for the trial at the Second Intermediate People's Court in Shanghai at which the suspect confessed. Xiao Zhen claimed that Mohini had verbally insulted him after he boarded the taxi. Xiao demanded that he stop the taxi and refused to pay the fare. A struggle ensued, and Xiao Zhen stabbed the driver with a kitchen knife. The trial lasted only a few hours, with no in-person evidence presented, but Mandarin translations of witness statements and evidence were handed up to the judges. A verdict"
"Guardian"" reported that Crewe teammate Steve Walters had been another of Bennell's victims. As Gradi had been manager at the time of the abuse, and as one attack was reported to have taken place at Gradi's home but without his knowledge, Gradi was pressed to ""say more about what he knew and when."" On 24 November, Gradi released a statement saying he knew nothing of Bennell's crimes: Also on 24 November, another ex-Crewe academy graduate Danny Murphy talked to the ""Evening Standard"" about Gradi: Similar character references were provided by former Crewe trainee, now ""Crewe Chronicle"" journalist, Peter Morse, and"
"simply shrugged off the dismissal and focused on developing Cadence, which later released hits by the Everly Brothers and Andy Williams. He never commented publicly on the rift with Godfrey. LaRosa, on the other hand, was beloved enough by Godfrey's fans that they saved their harshest criticism for Godfrey himself. After the firing, a conference was held by LaRosa and his agent. On October 21, with the public outcry rising, Godfrey further complicated the matter at a press conference of his own where he announced the dismissal of LaRosa and Bleyer, citing their ""outside activities."" While praising LaRosa, Godfrey added"
"a reputation of being difficult to work with.' But I only got that reputation from people I didn't like working with, or people who didn't know how to work, or what work is. Jim, Wes and Sofia, they know what it is to work, and they understand how you're supposed to treat people."" In the book ""Live from New York: An Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live, as Told By Its Stars, Writers and Guests"", Chevy Chase recalls being confronted by Murray shortly before an ""SNL"" broadcast in which Chase had returned to guest host. The issue, likely to do"
"was at an ECW event I walked out halfway through because it sucked"" (referring to the time Sandman was crucified). The crowd continued to chant, ""Shut the Fuck Up"", while JBL spoke. Rob Van Dam (RVD) and Bill Alfonso interrupted the promo, with RVD stating it had nothing to do with ""SmackDown!"". RVD claimed that WWE deserved no credit, that the interview was a shoot with no scripts, and that missing One Night Stand was worse than missing WrestleMania. The promo was interrupted when Rhyno delivered a Gore. Van Dam's former tag team partner Sabu then appeared following the lights"
"joint venture. Kuan was thrust into the media limelight after announcing his bid. While Kuan was financially sound, reports reflecting a range of reactions towards his bid surfaced. Whereas some saw him as ""conceited"" and ""arrogant"", there were others who spoke of him warmly. This was followed by reports of him having been ousted from his position as chairman of his condominium's management committee in May 2001. Reports of Kuan's performance from his former employers also surfaced. JTC reported that Kuan had needed more ""handholding"" than was appropriate for a CFO and had been asked to resign thrice. Kwan asserted"
"1990s, while working at ""A Current Affair"", Smith attended an office farewell party for Mike Willesee Jnr. It was alleged Smith exposed himself to a number of female employees. Two of them reported the incident, demanding an apology. Reportedly it was laughed off by program management who backed Smith. The two women complained to Nine Network management before action against Smith was investigated. Smith was dismissed two weeks later. Both women left ""A Current Affair"" amid talk of sizeable payouts and non-disclosure agreements. It was quite a fall for Smith. Smith went to China where he worked in English language"
"he was able to win the league title in 2003. Critics would dispute the legitimacy of the title win after it was discovered in 2011 that the referee Lu Jun was bribed by the head of the CFA's referee arrangements, Zhang Jianqiang, to be biased towards Shenhua in a vital match against Shanghai International in a game that Shenhua won 4–1. Lu Jun and Zhang Jianqiang were both officially charged with match-fixing, while Shenhua's general manager Lou Shifang was discovered to be the person who orchestrated the bribes. Initially despite this indiscretion, the club was spared any disciplinary action. The"
"for the ""Championship Manager"" brand"". Within that restructuring, around 80% of jobs were cut or relocated to Eidos Shanghai in a cost-cutting exercise, while Roy Meredith was kept as general manager. On 7 September 2010, Beautiful Game Studios announced that they had entered into a strategic partnership with Chinese publisher Shanda Games, which granted them distribution of upcoming ""Championship Manager"" games in China. The partnership grew largely from the then-enlarged Eidos Shanghai studio's previous work with Shanda Games, as well as long-term communications between Beautiful Game Studios, Eidos Shanghai and Shanda Games. The resulting project, """", was announced on 19"
"Former Vice-President of Finance for University of Virginia and Cornell University Yoke San Reynolds, and former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hong Kong Wang Gungwu. Controversies at NUS generally steer clear from the media limelight apart from rare high-profile cases. Some recent cases include the imprisonment of sacked assistant law professor Sundram Peter Soosay for assaulting cabby Sun Chun Hua while drunk, and first-year scholar Peter Huen Kam Fai who was found hanged at the Cinnamon College of UTown campus. Law professor Tey Tsun Hang was also tried for allegedly giving better grades for sex and was sentenced to five"