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TurboTax intentionally hides its free tax filing service from Google search results
Another reason to do your taxes elsewhere
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Tax day might have already come and gone, but that doesn't mean ProPublica is done highlighting the questionable tactics of TurboTax's parent company, Intuit. According to a new report, Intuit purposefully stopped Google from surfacing its free tax filing service in search results in an effort to steer all consumers — no matter their income — toward the company's paid services. Intuit added code to the robots.txt file on its website that instructed Google to leave TurboTax Free File out of search results.
The Free File service came about as part of an agreement between the IRS and tax software companies, including Intuit and H&R Block. The last thing these businesses want is for the IRS to create a free, government-run e-filing process, so to prevent that from happening, they've committed to providing a free tier of service. But clearly, they don't want that route to have the same SEO as the filing services that are bringing in huge revenues.
Intuit advertises TurboTax's main service as being free, but it rarely is by the time you're done filing.
Both companies advertise their mainstream consumer tax filing products as free, but users almost always end up having to pay at the end of filing their federal and state taxes if they use the standard service. The Free File option, meanwhile, is legitimately free for those who qualify. ProPublica found that H&R Block similarly prevented Google from including its own truly free service in search results
The Free File option is legitimately free, but TurboTax is seemingly trying to make it harder to find.
A bill making its way through Congress would permanently handcuff the IRS and keep it from building out a TurboTax alternative. The Taxpayer First Act calls for the private tax industry to continue on with the Free File program, but if they're being this dodgy about making the free tier easily accessible now, things might only get worse if the bill is signed.
"Steering eligible taxpayers away from filing for free or blocking the Free File page from search results violates the spirit of the agreement and calls into serious question the justification for the program," Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR), a co-sponsor of the bill, told ProPublica.


YES! This is the bit of bad-in-the-good and good-in-the-bad that is yin yang. Thank you for this beautiful expression of it.
When I read this, it opens that door wider and invites exploration in an incredibly alive and gentle way. The poem itself is kindness.
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I continue to catch up on my reading, with the pretty winter weather (yes snow is pretty when first falling!). Found an interesting article on LinkedIn entitled 50 Big Ideas for 2019 by Isabelle Roughol, a Senior editor at Linkedin. I enjoy these sorts of lists, getting you to think, whether you agree or not on the 50, about trends and how 2019 might play out.
1. Big Idea 1: Move over Millennials; it's Gen Z's time.
How did this happen? We've spent the last decade discussing the merits and demerits of the Millennials, and the difference between millennials and their baby boomer parents. Suddenly, Gen Z (those born after 1997) will outnumber Millennials in 2019, totaling nearly 20% of the world's workers! It will be fun to see how this generation can influence how we work and where we work.
2. Big Idea 11: Health Care providers will cover your groceries.
I don't know if that will happen, but I do believe that healthy living will be a bigger topic. In our industry, personal financial planning, your health is a key component of your wealth – for if you don't have your health, the amount of money you have doesn't matter!
3. Big Idea 7: AI will be in every industry and every job.
In fact, in LinkedIn's ranking, six of the hottest 15 emerging jobs relate to AI. Like all technological developments, it will provide opportunities we hadn't thought of yet, along with challenges. I'm reminded of Bill Gates saying that technological change tends to be slower than first expected, but once it gets going, has a larger impact than first imagined.
4. Big Idea 16: What will matter at work is your humanity.
I put this immediately after the AI trend, as I believe they go hand in hand. The high tech/high touch model. Until machines understand the nuances of human emotions and how that drives behavior, financial and career coaches will be in demand! That, plus what seems to be an increasing polarization and nastiness among people with different views, the world of work screams for people who have high emotional intelligence and care about others. The single biggest item I work on with executives in my coaching practice is emotional intelligence.
5. Big Idea 21: The office will empty out.
The trend of open floorplans is creating a backlash, where workers simply put on their earbuds and tune out their co-workers. Why be at the office if you're not interacting? Plus technology allows workers to see and easily collaborate with others in far-flung areas.
I encourage you to read the list and drop me a line on the Big Ideas you think will impact 2019. Send your thoughts to me at jlindquist@AspyreWealth.com.
Joni Lindquist, MBA, CFP®, is a Principal at Aspyre Wealth Partners, specializing in Financial Planning and Executive/Career Coaching. For help with your specific situation contact Joni Lindquist at jlindquist@AspyreWealth.com, (913) 345-1881 or visit our website at AspyreWealth.com. We help successful people, Master What's Next® – whatever phase of life they are in.


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Dr. Abiy Ahmed, the prime minister of Ethiopia has been awarded the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize. Baga gammaddan, baga gammanne!! Congratulations!! #NobelPrize #NobelPeacePrize October 11, 2019
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Dr. Abiy Ahmed Ali, the Prime Minister of Federal Republic of Ethiopia and head of the Oromo Democratic Party (ODP) that governs the state of Oromia, wins the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2019 to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali.#NobelPrize #NobelPeacePrize pic.twitter.com/uGRpZJHk1B
— The Nobel Prize (@NobelPrize) October 11, 2019
Baga gammaddan!!! Congratulation! Nobel Peace Prize 2019: Ethiopia PM Abiy Ahmed wins for role in ending 20-year war with Eritrea https://t.co/tyBb2GPTyv
— Oromticha Oromo (@OromtichOromo) October 11, 2019
Watch the very moment the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize is announced.
Presented by Berit Reiss-Andersen, Chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee.#NobelPrize #NobelPeacePrize pic.twitter.com/EIATBAMVp7
Abiy Ahmed, Ethiopia's prime minister, wins 2019 Nobel peace prize
Award recognises efforts for peace, in particular in resolving Eritrea border conflict
Abiy ended a 20-year military stalemate with Eritrea three months after coming to power in April 2018. Photograph: Tiksa Negeri/Reuters
The prime minister of Ethiopia, Abiy Ahmed, who forged a peace deal with Eritrea last year, has won the 2019 Nobel peace prize.
The award recognised Abiy's "efforts to achieve peace and international cooperation, and in particular his decisive initiative to resolve the border conflict with neighbouring Eritrea", said Berit Reiss-Andersen, the Norwegian Nobel committee's chair.
One of Abiy's biggest achievementssince coming to power in April last year was the peace deal signed three months later, which ended a nearly 20-year military stalemate with Eritrea following their 1998-2000 border war.
Abiy has also pushed through reforms at home, dramatically changing the atmosphere in what was regarded as a repressive state. His public renunciation of past abuses drew a line between his administration and those of his predecessors, as did the appointment of former dissidents and large numbers of women to senior roles.
Abiy said: "I am so humbled and thrilled … thank you very much. It is a prize given to Africa, given to Ethiopia, and I can imagine how the rest of Africa's leaders will take it positively to work on the peace-building process in our continent."
A pro-Abiy rally in Addis Ababa in June last year. Photograph: Mulugeta Ayene/AP
Other figures who were considered in the running for this year's prize included the 16-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, and Hong Kong pro-democracy activists.
Ninety-nine Nobel peace prizes have been awarded since 1901, to individuals and 24 organisations. While the other Nobel prize laureates are announced in Stockholm, the peace prize is awarded in the Norwegian capital, Oslo.
Abiy, 43, a former military officer specialising in cyber intelligence, has forged a reputation as a daring leader prepared to take risks to tackle decades-old problems.Timeline
Abiy Ahmed's achievements
The peace deal with Eritrea surprised and delighted tens of millions of people across east Africa. The conflict had cost both countries dearly in lives and scarce resources, and was a brake on development across much of the volatile region.
Eritrea, which has a population of about 4 million, gained independence from Ethiopia in 1993 after a 30-year guerrilla war.
The Nobel committee acknowledged that "peace does not arise from the actions of one party alone".
It said that when Abiy "reached out his hand, President Afwerki [of Eritrea] grasped it, and helped to formalise the peace process between the two countries".
More recently Abiy played a key role in brokering a political deal in neighbouring Sudan that halted a slide into violence after the fall of the veteran dictator Omar al-Bashir, while retaining many of the gains made by pro-democracy protesters.
António Guterres, the UN secretary general, said winds of hope were blowing across Africa.
"This milestone has opened up new opportunities for the region to enjoy security and stability, and Prime Minister Ahmed's leadership has set a wonderful example for others in and beyond Africa looking to overcome resistance from the past and put people first," Guterres said.
Abiy Ahmed addresses delegates during the signing of Sudan's power-sharing deal in Khartoum in August. Photograph: Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah/Reuters
Abiy, who often relies on bold personal initiatives and charisma to drive change instead of working through government institutions, is the country's first leader from its largest ethnic community, the Oromo, who have long complained of economic, cultural and political marginalisation.
Domestic reforms have included lifting bans on political parties, releasing imprisoned journalists and sacking a number of previously untouchable officials, some of them accused of torture.Abiy also appointed women to half the ministerial posts in his cabinet.
In Addis Ababa, larged crowds have been welcoming home exiled dissidents. Residents who once feared speaking publicly about politics now talk of little else. Flags and symbols long banned by the ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) fly across the city.
Other initiatives, such as the planting of millions of trees, have won further international support.
'Abiy Ahmed is our miracle': Ethiopia's democratic awakening
Born in western Ethiopia, Abiy joined the resistance against the regime of Mengistu Haile Mariam as a teenager before enlisting in the armed forces, reaching the rank of lieutenant colonel. He has a doctorate in peace and security studies.
After a stint running Ethiopia's cyber intelligence service, he entered politics eight years ago and rose rapidly up the ranks of the Oromo faction of the EPRDF, which has historically been at odds with the Tigrayans.
Analysts say Abiy's mixed Christian and Muslim background and his fluency in three of the country's main languages help him to bridge communal and sectarian divides.
Dino Mahtani, a deputy director of International Crisis Group's Africa programme, said: "Abiy's award is a reflection of the west's hope for transformational change in Ethiopia. But peace in Ethiopia is under threat by outbreaks of violence following Abiy's political liberalisation project that, despite all its good intentions, has also contributed to unleashing centrifugal political forces in the country."
In an interview with the Guardian shortly after Abiy survived an apparent assassination attempt in 2018, one of his personal acquaintances said the leader was "always looking ahead for the future". Former colleagues said shelves of books on religion, philosophy and science filled Abiy's office.
"He is physically active and very well organised … He did not have a secretary because he wanted his office to be accessible. His office door was literally never closed," one said.
Nobel Peace Prize 2019: Ethiopia PM Abiy Ahmed wins for role in ending 20-year war with Eritrea, The Independent

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Living… in Shawshank Prison, where Andy is set to serve to two consecutive life sentences for the murder of his wife and her lover. He insists he's innocent – but so does just about every other inmate in Shawshank.
Profession… inmate who helps run the prison laundry. In his civilian life, he was an accountant. Andy was excellent at what he did, and saved his clients money while still managing to stay as "straight as an arrow." He didn't expect his detailed knowledge of the financial system to be of much use in prison, but prison guards need as much help with their taxes as anyone else. If he can prove himself indispensable to the guards, he might be able to convince the warden to grant him some special privileges. That could get him out of the laundry room, and maybe even provide some help with a violent inmate named Bogs who has taken, well, a "liking" to Andy.
Interests… reading, geology, chess, and teaching the other inmates. Even within a prison Andy manages to keep himself busy. A natural introvert, he's nonetheless struck up a friendship with his fellow inmate Red, a lifer who specializes in procuring items from the outside world.
Relationship status… widowed. Andy loved his beautiful wife, but wasn't sure how to show it. He blames himself for her death. He might not have pulled the trigger, he says, but he drove her away, and if he hadn't she might still be alive today.
Personality… quiet, thoughtful, and proud. Andy refuses to let the dehumanizing atmosphere of Shawshank break his spirit. While the judge declared him an icy and remorseless man, nothing could be further from the truth. Andy is warm and compassionate, traits that he manages to manifest even within notoriously cruel prison walls. Endlessly hopeful and patient, Andy won't give up on his dream of living the free life he's entitled to, no matter how impossible it seems.
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Hot News: Dead In The Manger – Black Metal/Grindcore Cult Streams 20 Buck Spin Debut EP At Metal Insider
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20 Buck Spin will flood the planet with the blazing and harrowing Transience EP, the debut recordings from anonymous black metal/grindcore quartet, DEAD IN THE MANGER.
With just six songs in less than twenty minutes — succinctly named Parts I-VI — Transience melds atmospheric and pentatonic melodies into a maelstrom of bleak, scalpel-sharp, maximum BPM aggression and multiple stab wounds of hate-driven malcontent. Filled with ill will and revulsion, DEAD IN THE MANGER walks a fine line between all out sensory violence and post trauma exhaustion with staggering ease. A precursory strike, being released ahead of the act's impending introductory full-length later this year, 20 Buck Spin will release Transience on MLP and digital formats in North America on April 29th and in Europe on May 2nd.
Ahead of its looming release, Metal Insider is today streaming all six bludgeoning movements DEAD IN THE MANGER's Transience bears, through THIS PORTAL.
Orders for Transience can be placed now HERE.
DEAD IN THE MANGER plans to begin tracking their debut full length during the wretched Summer months for a late 2014 street date. Stand by for further warnings.
"For the next 20 minutes, your existence will be plummeted into an abysmal void marred by raw, blackened ferocity and depressive auras… Dead in the Manger deliver a mixture of black metal and grind with a tendency for noise and ambient atmospheres as well. 9/10" – American Aftermath
"Starting off with an ambient instrumental, the rest of the EP is full of an impressive mix of black metal and sludge and a tinge of post-rock. It's enough to leave you wanting a proper full-length…" – Metal Insider
"All of the songs are relatively brief, running their course in less than 20 minutes. They're almost like a tantalizing preview of what this band could do in an album's length of time… But what they do on Transience is fascinating enough despite its brevity, a genre-crossing creation that's well worth exploring." – No Clean Singing
With the current ambient trend in black metal, it was only a matter of time before it began to spread into other genres… Transience is a nice mash-up of genres that serves as a brief but engrossing offering…" 8.5/10″ – Dead Rhetoric
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Elisabeth B. Wilson, MD, Joins Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health and Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine as New Chair of the Department of Community and Family Medicine
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Elisabeth B. Wilson, MD, MPH, MS-HPEd, has accepted the role as chair and professor of the Department of Community and Family Medicine for the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health (D-HH) system and Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine. She begins her role in March 2022 and will succeed Cathleen Morrow, MD as chair.
Wilson will lead the departmental vision, strategy and operations, and support faculty, staff and learners to achieve success. She will be responsible for approving administrative policies and guidelines to ensure the quality and measured outcomes of programs are meeting the highest standards and collaborate closely to align between system member hospitals.
"I am honored to be given this opportunity to oversee excellence in clinical care, research and the important education mission of the Department of Community and Family Medicine at D-HH and Geisel," Wilson said. "By improving the health of our families and communities, and training the next generation of family physicians, we're investing in the future. I'm excited to be part of D-HH's and Geisel's efforts to do just that in New Hampshire and Vermont."
Wilson received her medical and public health degrees from Tufts University, and completed her Family Medicine residency and health services research fellowship at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF). In 2017 she received her masters in education from the Massachusetts General Hospital Institute. She was most recently the chair of the Department of Family Medicine at Maine Medical Center. Prior to that, she was the vice chair of education in Family and Community Medicine at UCSF and founding director of the Program in Medical Education for the Urban Underserved, a longitudinal track for students from diverse backgrounds dedicated to working with vulnerable urban populations.
Wilson is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine and is active in the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine and the North American Primary Care Research Group. She is a board member of the Association of Departments of Family Medicine, Maine Medical Association, Maine Academy of Family Physicians and the Portland Public Library where she serves on numerous sub-committees to advance Diversity, Inclusion and Health Equity. She will continue to be a leader in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging by serving in committee roles at both D-HH and Geisel.
In her 20 years of practicing medicine, Wilson has won a number of awards, many of which include excellence in teaching, and was the recipient of the Arnold Gold Humanism Award in 2017. She has taught and mentored all levels of learner, including serving as the co-director of a faculty development fellowship.
Wilson will report to both D-HH Chief Clinical Officer Edward J. Merrens, MD, and the Dean of Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine, Duane A. Compton, PhD.
About the Geisel School of Medicine
Founded in 1797, the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth strives to improve the lives of the communities it serves through excellence in learning, discovery, and healing. The Geisel School of Medicine is renowned for its leadership in medical education, healthcare policy and delivery science, biomedical research, global health, and in creating innovations that improve lives worldwide. As one of America's leading medical schools, Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine is committed to training new generations of diverse leaders who will help solve our most vexing challenges in healthcare.
About Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health (D-HH), New Hampshire's only academic health system and the state's largest private employer, serves a population of 1.9 million across northern New England. D-H provides access to more than 2,000 providers in almost every area of medicine, delivering care at its flagship hospital, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) in Lebanon, NH. DHMC was named again in 2020 as the #1 hospital in New Hampshire by U.S. News & World Report, and recognized for high performance in 9 clinical specialties and procedures. Dartmouth-Hitchcock also includes the Norris Cotton Cancer Center, one of only 51 NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the nation; the Children's Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock, the state's only children's hospital; affiliated member hospitals in Lebanon, Keene, and New London, NH, and Windsor, VT, and Visiting Nurse and Hospice for Vermont and New Hampshire; and 24 Dartmouth-Hitchcock clinics that provide ambulatory services across New Hampshire and Vermont. The D-H system trains nearly 400 residents and fellows annually, and performs world-class research, in partnership with the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth and the White River Junction VA Medical Center in White River Junction, VT.
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Exclusive: Malek Akkad Discusses Changes to Upcoming HALLOWEEN Sequel
Today, Daily Dead had the opportunity to catch up with producer Malek Akkad to discuss all things Halloween. During our interview time, Akkad gave us a bit of an update on the highly anticipated upcoming sequel, and it looks like us Michael Myers fans will need to be a bit more patient for more mayhem.
Akkad provided us with this update on the new Halloween while discussing the involvement of both Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan, saying, "We had been working with a bunch of writers where we got close, but then we brought in Marcus and Patrick and worked closely with them. We found that we all were very much on the same level of what we wanted to do, in spite of the fact that the studio wasn't necessarily in agreement. I just felt like I really had partners who would also fight the good fight and fight for the ideas, and fight for the things that we wanted to make sure we got right. And I just think they're fantastic and super-talented."
"Although, I have to say, and this is somewhat new news—but unfortunately things happen in Hollywood where you have issues with studios and different variables—we've had to take a step back and now we're trying to refigure this beast that is the new Halloween. So there is a bit of a delay with this sequel now."
"But I do think it is a good thing for the franchise. It's only going to be resulting in a better film, which I hope the fans appreciate. But this new Halloween isn't going to be quite what has been announced and what people are expecting, so we're making some changes there as well," Akkad added.
Interesting news, especially in the wake of the Friday the 13th delay announcement earlier this week. But frankly, as a fan, if Akkad, Dunstan and Melton need a little more time to make sure they do Myers justice, then I'm perfectly fine waiting just a bit longer for another installment of Halloween.
Look for more from our exclusive chat with Akkad soon!


The Girvan Golf Club's New Year Cup was played on 3rd January 2017 and produced a winner in Malcolm Swan (16) 33 Stableford points followed by Stevie Johnston (6)31 points, Richard McEvoy (18)31 and Michael Morgan (13)31 also on 31 points.
In the Girvan January medal played last Sunday James Baillie came in with the winning score of (9)34 Stableford points followed by David Hereon (17)33, Stevie Johnston (6)33, William Roberts (12)33 and Alec McKenzie (15)33 points.
Girvan members are again reminded that the Club's Annual General Meeting will be held on Sunday 29th. January 2017 at 6pm. At which a good turnout is to be hoped for.
Over at Turnberry in the Bottle competition played on 2nd January Stewart Cook came in to win with (3) 40 Stableford points followed by Grant McIvor (1)35, David Strachan (2)34,A. Todd (12)30 and Dominic Booth (3)28 points.
The GEORGE SPRUNT MEMORIAL INVITATION SWEEPSTAKE. The Committee of this annual competition wish to record their congratulations to Andrew 'Tic' Murdoch on him achieving his 60th Birthday.
How true that can be, as when you are young, you putt without any worries or concerns and most of the putts go straight into the hole. But when you get older you worry about all the twists and turns on the green between you and the hole and it becomes a problem.
It is much the same on the whole as life itself, which I am sure was what Hugh Bonneville meant.
Think about it and try and go back to your youth at least mentally??
With winter upon us you can always prepare yourself for whatever the weather throws at you by doing some Isotronic exercises which may help you build up strong wrists and forearms. Remember isotronic exercises are where you grip a hand exerciser in each hand and squeeze a number of times.
Alternately you can press your palms together in a prayer position and push very hard for ten seconds then stop for ten seconds before repeating the exercise four times to gain any benefit. I told a friend of mine about Garry Player's tip for the elderly golfer which was to step through the ball on all distance shots.
Being an elderly golfer he tried it when we were playing a game and what an improvement it made as every ball went straight down the middle.
I shall wait and see if he continues with it as it should certainly reduce his handicap. Golf has many so called expert's opinions, most of which should be tried out first on the practice ground before being discarded or taken on to the course.
Sam Snead is known to have said 'Once you are on the tee think of nothing else but hitting the ball'. Good advice, as too much thought on to how you swing back, how to follow through, how to accelerate through the ball etc. etc. can only confuse and bring about a duff shot.
All those thoughts should be made when on the practice ground where all golf suggestions should be tried out there first before taking them on to the course. This is of course when out practicing and not during a warm up before going out to play as that is a different appraisal.
But once on the course remember you are there to enjoy yourself. By the way my friendly Turnberry caddie master is still short of the bags for the practice balls and hope that they will be returned shortly.


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South Korea ferry disaster: Child on board raises first alarm in call to fire station
South Korean schoolgirl Cho A Reum shows a photo of her brother Cho Sung Won, one of the missing passengers onboard the South Korean ferry Sewol. The first alarm from the sinking ferry was raised in a phone call from a child on board to a fire station at 8.52am on the morning the boat capsized. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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MOKPO/SEOUL (REUTERS) - The first alarm from a sinking South Korean ferry was raised in a phone call from a child on board to a fire station at 8.52am on the morning the boat capsized, three minutes after the vessel made its fateful last turn.
That call was forwarded to the coastguard two minutes later and was followed by about 20 others to the fire brigade, a fire station officer told Reuters.
The first call as the ferry began sinking on Wednesday was from a boy whose voice was shaking and sounded urgent, a fire officer told MBC TV. It took a while to identify the ship as the Sewol because he was flustered.
The fire station official asked him to switch the phone to the captain, and the boy replied: "Do you mean teacher?" The pronunciation of the words for "captain" and "teacher" is similar in Korean.
The South Korean government released a timeline of the ferry's last minutes while it was still stable and afloat.
The Sewol made its scheduled turn en route to the holiday island of Jeju off the southern tip of the Korean peninsula at 8.49am and started listing within a minute. By 8.55am it was drifting back on itself and heeling to port.
The Sewol was on a routine trip south from the port of Incheon to sub-tropical Jeju.
Of the 476 passengers and crew on board, 339 were children and teachers on a high school outing. Only 174 people have been rescued and the remainder are all presumed to have drowned.
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