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List of plagiarism incidents. Pos Malaysia faces allegations of plagiarism over stamp collection. PETALING JAYA: Pos Malaysia ruffled some feathers when allegations surfaced of plagiarism in its newly released stamp collection.

Pos Malaysia faces allegations of plagiarism over stamp collection

In a forum thread on dpreview.com, Filipino wildlife photographer Romy Ocon, 48, accused the national postal service of using his photo on their stamp set without prior permission. Dakota Student : Stolen words harm students. The last issue of The Dakota Student featured a story about three UND professors recently cleared of plagiarism allegations by the provost’s office.

Dakota Student : Stolen words harm students

Plagiarism is an issue taken seriously not only by UND and its professors, but by all universities around the country. Every syllabus distributed on campus contains a section warning students about plagiarism and the consequences of what will happen if they do plagiarize. Renewed call for Anglican church to curb priests plagiarising of sermons. The dean of St John's Cathedral must curb plagiarism by its preachers by setting up strict guidelines and a committee to investigate the practice, a Baptist University academic says.

Renewed call for Anglican church to curb priests plagiarising of sermons

The call from Chan Sze-chi, a senior lecturer in the school's religion and philosophy department, comes amid new evidence of plagiarism by several senior priests at the Anglican cathedral and its affiliate, Emmanuel Church, in Pok Fu Lam. Reverend John Chynchen delivered a sermon at St John's Cathedral in August that was written by an American pastor in 2004 and published on a website called Sermons That Work. Maddow to Rand Paul: ‘Good luck’ trying to make this plagiarism thing about me. By David FergusonSaturday, November 2, 2013 11:54 EST Friday night on “The Rachel Maddow Show,” host Rachel Maddow addressed accusations planted by Sen.

Maddow to Rand Paul: ‘Good luck’ trying to make this plagiarism thing about me

Rand Paul (R-KY)’s office that she is a plagiarist. ROAM developer accuses 505 Games of plagiarism over ‘How to Survive’ game. Ryan Sharr, the developer behind the successfully-Kickstarted top-down zombie game ROAM has posted an update in which he directly accuses 505 Games of plagiarising his game.

ROAM developer accuses 505 Games of plagiarism over ‘How to Survive’ game

The game in question is How to Survive, which you can see here on Steam. Sharr alleges that “this particular theft is blatant” and “505games took advantage of the situation knowing full well what they were doing”. “Due to the nature of Kickstarter I had to post all of Roam’s design ideas online to get funded,” he says. “I threw everything I had into this. I put everything on the line for this project and took a huge risk. Hitler escape book's authors in plagiarism row. LONDON – The notorious claim that Hitler escaped his Berlin bunker to live incognito in Argentina first gained popular currency in 1945, when Stalin spoke of it.

Hitler escape book's authors in plagiarism row

Since then the idea has resurfaced occasionally, with alleged photographic and documentary evidence pored over by conspiracy theorists. Now the theory that the German dictator followed his fellow Nazis Adolf Eichmann and Josef Mengele to South America is at the center of a fresh row. Notification You’ve reached your story limit as a non-registered user. To read more, please sign up or log in via one of the services below. Moscow Region Governor Resigns From University Post, Avoiding Plagiarism Charges. Student Editor Plagiarized 'In as Many as 16' Articles, Colorado newspaper. Colorado Mesa University's "student run newspaper" The Criterion fired a student editor for widespread plagiarism, according to an Oct. 22 announcement on its website.

Student Editor Plagiarized 'In as Many as 16' Articles, Colorado newspaper

The university is located in Grand Junction, Colorado, near the border to Utah. Criterion staff member terminated after evidence of plagiarism surfaces. #CMesaU — Criterion Newspaper (@CMU_Criterion) October 23, 2013 The Criterion didn't name the editor, but said the person in question was female. The editor plagiarized "from at least 22 sources" in "as many as 16 of the opinion pieces she has written since Oct. 2012.

" Tajik Presidential Campaign Lifts A Few Phrases From Yanukovych, Putin. "Why Will I Vote For Emomali Rahmon?

Tajik Presidential Campaign Lifts A Few Phrases From Yanukovych, Putin

" That's the question a member of the Tajik president's campaign team attempted to answer in a recent newspaper article. But in laying out his case, it appears the writer borrowed words from other well-known political figures in the region. Ilhomjon Hamidov, who wrote the article published by AsiaPlus on October 19, is now under fire for allegedly plagiarizing passages from the campaign speeches and platforms of the current Ukrainian and Russian presidents, among others. College newspaper fires editor who it says plagiarized ‘from at least 22 sources’ The Criterion The Criterion of Colorado Mesa University fired its online editor “after learning that as many as 16 of the opinion pieces she has written since October 2012 contain content plagiarized from at least 22 sources,” the paper writes in an unbylined piece that doesn’t name the editor.

College newspaper fires editor who it says plagiarized ‘from at least 22 sources’

“So far, The Criterion’s editorial staff has determined that the former Online Editor plagiarized content from Alternet, The Associated Press, Backlash.com, The Chicago Reader, CollegeNews.com, E! Online, Jezebel.com, The National Post, The New York Daily News,The New York Post, the web portal Philly.com, Scene-Stealers.com, Slate, The St. Paul Pioneer Press, Time Magazine, The Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post,” the post says. Council nominee Gary Kerr denies plagiarism allegations. GARY Kerr wants the trust of Livingstone voters.

Council nominee Gary Kerr denies plagiarism allegations

But the businessman running for a seat at the council table has come under scrutiny after being accused of plagiarising an economic development report for a Capricorn Coast Business Alliance media release. Mr Kerr, the CCBA president, admitted using part of the Bathurst Economic Development Strategy 2011 - 2016. In the media release, he did not mention the Bathurst strategy and took a sentence out of the report and quoted himself as saying it. Mr Kerr changed the line in the report which stated "Local Government may act as advocate, facilitator, investigator, planner and service provider enabling market forces to operate in an environment which considers the needs and desires of all citizens" to "Local Government needs to act as advocate, facilitator, investigator, planner and service provider enabling market forces to operate in an environment which considers the needs and desires of all citizens". Top AIDS expert hit with charge of plagiarism.

Ex-mayor exposed for plagiarism - CHINA. Ji Jianye, former mayor of Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu Province, who has been put under investigation for suspected discipline and economic violations, was recently exposed for plagiarism in his doctoral thesis, revealing the phenomenon of academic corruption within officials pursuing on-the-job degrees. Ji was sacked last week after being Nanjing's mayor since January 2010, according to the Xinhua News Agency, while his high-profile academic background was also thrown under the spotlight. Is Chris Arnold's one week suspension a large enough punishment for plagiarism? Chris Arnold of 105.3 The Fan and CBS Fort Worth committed one of the most blatant acts of plagiarism recently seen in sports media. Arnold lifted nearly an entire article on Tony Romo from a Football Outsiders writer. Internet humming over Woolies design row - Western Cape.

Toucheefeelee.net The illustration of a hummingbird by designer Euodia Roets. She submitted it to Woolworths, although the retailer chose not to use it. Picture: Supplied Cape Town - A Cape Town designer and retailer Woolworths are embroiled in a row over ownership of a hummingbird design printed on a cushion cover for sale in its stores. ‘Avatar 2’ Star Sam Worthington Reveals Three Avatar Sequels! Filming Starts In 2014; Plagiarism Case Against Director James Cameron Dismissed. 'Avatar' has been declared to be James Cameron's idea. The plagiarism case has been dropped. Not long after, lead star Sam Worthington reveals their filming dates. In a radio interview with Australia Radio station NovaFM, Worthington reveals: "We are going to start this time next year and we will do two, three and four. In one shot, we'll do them simultaneously. I'll be grateful if it finishes. Raj Persaud. Plagiarist-jonah-lehrer-finds-words-his-own-to-tell-story-8650257.

It was a “muggy Sunday morning in St Louis,” the precocious 31-year-old recalled later. “I have been found out. I puke into a recycling bin. Hungarian-president-quits-over-plagiarism-7609058. Undeniable Proof That "The Walking Dead" And "Toy Story" Have The Exact Same Plot. James Cameron defeats Avatar plagiarism lawsuit. Since When Do Plagiarists Deserve Praise? When someone steals, it's not often they get called "a strong person," or told that they have guts (well, maybe these guys). UK leads Europe in the fight against plagiarism. Football Outsiders writer badly plagiarized by CBS Fort Worth. There's perhaps no worse crime in journalism and really, any field of writing, than plagiarism.