Illicit enrichment, unexplained wealth, unexplained silence
January 2, 2022 January 3, 2022 Future Wealth Daily
MALAYSIA is a signatory to the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC), which is an international instrument to address the scourge of corruption at the global level.
The adoption of the UNCAC in 2003 sent a clear message that the international community was, and continues to be, determined to prevent and control corruption. It should warn the corrupt that betrayal of the public trust will no longer be tolerated.
The UNCAC is the international community's affirmation of the importance of core values such as honesty, respect for the rule of law, accountability and transparency in promoting development and making the world a better place for all.
A landmark instrument, the UNCAC introduces a comprehensive set of standards, measures and rules that all countries can apply in order to strengthen their legal and regulatory regimes to fight corruption. It calls for preventive measures and the criminalisation of the most prevalent forms of corruption in both public and private sectors.
It also requires member states to return assets obtained through corruption to the country from which they were stolen – a major international breakthrough as the UNCAC offers a framework for effective action and international cooperation.
In his foreword to the UNCAC, then secretary-general Kofi Annan wrote of the provisions therein contained: "These provisions – the first of their kind – introduce a new fundamental principle, as well as a framework for stronger cooperation between States to prevent and detect corruption and to return the proceeds. Corrupt officials will in future find fewer ways to hide their illicit gains.
"This is a particularly important issue for many developing countries where corrupt high officials have plundered the national wealth and where new Governments badly need resources to reconstruct and rehabilitate their societies."
On illicit gains in particular, article 20 states as follows: "Subject to its constitution and the fundamental principles of its legal system, each State Party shall consider adopting such legislative and other measures as may be necessary to establish as a criminal offence, when committed intentionally, illicit enrichment, that is, a significant increase in the assets of a public official that he or she cannot reasonably explain in relation to his or her lawful income."
Even though article 20 recommends that member states should criminalise illicit enrichment, some – including Malaysia – have yet to specifically legislate on the matter. And there is "no unanimous applied definition of illicit enrichment", despite the term is therein defined in Article 20 as a "significant increase in the assets of a public official that he or she cannot reasonably explain in relation to his or her lawful income".
As such, based on his research on the laws around the world, Andrew Dornbierer offers the following definition: "The act of illicit enrichment can be broadly defined as the enjoyment of an amount of wealth that is not justified through reference to lawful income". (Dornbierer, A., 2021. Illicit Enrichment: A Guide to Laws Targeting Unexplained Wealth)
The phrase "not justified through reference to lawful income" refers to an absence of evidence that demonstrates the legitimate or non-criminal sources from which the enjoyed wealth was derived (such as salaries, profits from legitimate businesses, pension payments, inheritances, gifts or even loans from banks).
Dornbierer offers a simple example: If an individual worked as a public tax assessor from 2010 to 2020 and earned a cumulative total salary of $400,000 during this period, but instead was found to possess $4,000,000 in his bank account at the end of this period, then if it is not possible for the individual to demonstrate that the additional $3,600,000 was derived from other existing sources of legitimate income during this time (such as a loan from a bank, earnings from a side business, or the receipt of inheritance) then under an illicit enrichment law, the court may presume that this unjustifiable increase in wealth has not been derived from lawful sources and will impose a relevant sanction, even if no evidence of underlying or separate criminal activity is presented to the court.
In simple words, illicit enrichment is wealth that is not lawful income in the absence of evidence that shows otherwise.
In his book, Dornbierer annexes a compilation of illicit enrichment legislation and other relevant legislation which he categorises as either:
• Criminal illicit enrichment laws;
• Qualified criminal illicit enrichment laws;
• Civil illicit enrichment laws;
• Qualified civil Illicit enrichment laws;
• Administrative illicit enrichment laws; or
• Other relevant laws.
As the above indicates, the book provides a comprehensive guide to illicit enrichment laws and their application to target unexplained wealth and recover proceeds of corruption and other crimes. The book covers both criminal and civil-based laws from around the world.
Malaysia's only entry in the compilation of the laws falls under the second category above. It is qualified criminal illicit enrichment law because it requires the state to provide evidence to a court of a 'reasonable suspicion' or a 'reasonable belief' that some sort of underlying or separate criminality has taken place.
The law is in section 36 of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act 2009 which provides for the powers to obtain information, based on the investigation carried out by an officer of the commission, that any property is held or acquired by any person as a result of or in connection with an offence under the act.
In recent years, a concept has gained traction: unexplained wealth. It refers to valuable assets belonging to officials – or others in positions of power and influence – that are clearly incommensurate with their publicly declared earnings or known business interests. (See Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), "What is 'unexplained wealth'?" https://www.occrp.org/en/what-is-unexplained-wealth/)
At the heart of the concept is a simple mathematical formula: unexplained wealth equals total wealth less lawfully acquired wealth.
Thus, a person whose total wealth is RM5 million, and whose lawfully acquired wealth is RM2 million, can be said to have unexplained wealth of RM3 million.
The concept is now a key element in the United Kingdom's Criminal Finances Act 2017 (CFA) – nicknamed "McMafia" laws after the BBC's organised crime drama – which introduces new measures to help law enforcement act on corrupt assets. One of the measures is what is called unexplained wealth orders (UWOs).
UWOs give enforcement authorities such as the National Crime Agency (NCA), Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) the ability to seize assets suspected of deriving from the proceeds of criminal activity.
A UWO places the burden on the individual, rather than the enforcement authority, to prove how he or she has accumulated his or her wealth. He or she is to produce evidence to verify the sources of the wealth, failing which the property may be recoverable by civil forfeiture.
Account or interim freezing orders (AFOs/IFOs) may also be made and penal sanctions imposed. UWOs thus provide an opportunity for enforcement authorities to confiscate assets without ever having to prove that the property was obtained from criminal activity.
According to Dornbierer, both terms – illicit enrichment and unexplained wealth – are currently being used interchangeably to refer to the exact same or an incredibly similar set of circumstances.
Both are controversial legal concepts. Some view them as critical tools in the combating of corruption and other crimes and the recovery of assets while others view them as a violation of common legal principles. But effective both have been in combating corruption and the recovery of proceeds of crime.
Dornbierer writes: "(T)here is no doubt that (the) laws have remarkable potential in the field of asset recovery. Following the successful application of these types of laws in a number of jurisdictions, it is no surprise that an increasing number of countries are turning to these mechanisms to target corruption and criminality in general, and recover proceeds of crime."
Malaysia may not count as one of those increasing number of countries. But the Pakatan Harapan (PH) government – to its credit – did consider introducing a legislation similar to the CFA with similar measures. Then finance minister Lim Guan Eng said measures such as UWOs would enable the government to seize "extraordinary assets" owned by individuals, especially politicians.
"The attorney-general is studying this legislation, which will allow the government to seize extraordinary and unexplained assets owned by prominent individuals, especially politicians," said Lim during a question-and-answer session at a briefing on Budget 2019 in Penang.
Nonetheless, Malaysia should send a clear message that it is determined to require officials and individuals in positions of power and influence to explain assets that are clearly incommensurate with their publicly declared earnings or known business.
This by requiring the MACC chief commissioner Azam Baki to break his deafening silence over his alleged ownership of millions of publicly traded stocks.
This is unexplained silence.
As Transparency International Malaysia president Muhammad Mohan said, the issue will affect the world's perception of Malaysia and the MACC and lower the country's rankings on indices such as the Corruption Perceptions Index and Global Corruption Barometer. – January 3, 2022.
* Hafiz Hassan reads The Malaysian Insight.
* This is the opinion of the writer or publication and does not necessarily represent the views of The Malaysian Insight.
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The impact of reduced public services spending on vulnerable groups - review of UK and international evidence
McQuaid, Ronald, Egdell, Valerie and Hollywood, Emma (2010) The impact of reduced public services spending on vulnerable groups - review of UK and international evidence. Project Report. Edinburgh Napier University.
This evidence review was commissioned by the Scottish Government and undertaken by the Employment Research Institute, Edinburgh Napier University.
The overall aim is to review and summarise UK and international evidence on the impact of reduced spending on equalities groups: people with a disability; lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT); gender; ethnicity; religion; and age. Emphasis is given to evidence on what has happened in the past, although note is made of estimates of what might happen due to reduced spending in the future.
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•Access to the types of public services that are funded by the Scottish Government (which may have impacts on service provision and on contractors in the private or third sectors)
•Welfare and tax issues that are reserved to the UK government (and hence are of less likely to be of interest to the Scottish Government).
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By Thom Francis / August 25, 2014 August 25, 2014 / Nitty Gritty Slam / 1 Comment
We are back at The Low Beat on Tuesday, September 2 to kick off Season Four of Nitty Gritty Slam with featured poet Sean Patrick Mulroy.
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Who will be the first winner of the season? Who will raise the bar and set their sights on #TeamNittyGritty 2015? All of those questions will be answered when we start Season Four at NGS 77.
If you're not into competing in the slam, but want to get on stage and share your work, we have an open mic before the slam. Sign up begins at 7:00pm, open mic starts at 7:30, and then Thom Francis starts the slam at 8:00pm. Admission is $5.00 ($3.00 with student ID). This is an 18+ show.
If you can't make it out to the show that night, be sure to follow along on Twitter! We will be live tweeting pictures and results all night at @NittyGrittySlam and #NGS77.
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By Ben Kamisar - 07/10/15 01:22 PM EDT
FBI Director James Comey James Brien ComeyComey: Biden should consider pardoning Trump Comey: 'Greatest punishment' for Trump after Capitol riot is to 'move past' his presidency Comey argues Trump shouldn't be prosecuted after leaving Oval Office MORE said that the national background check system should have prevented the man who allegedly killed nine people at a historically black South Carolina church from buying a gun.
Suspect Dylann Roof was arrested in February on a felony narcotics charge that would have caused him to fail a background check.
Comey told reporters that the arrest was either not in the federal computer system or not properly reviewed by someone at the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, according to the Washington Post.
"This case rips all of our hearts out, but the thought that an error on our part is connected to a gun this person used to slaughter these people is very painful to us," Comey told reporters at the FBI headquarters, according to the Post.
Sen. Pat Leahy (D-Vt.), the ranking member on the Senate Judiciary Committee, lamented the failure in a statement released Friday, saying the shooting could have been stopped.
"It is heartbreaking to learn the tragedy that struck the members and families of Mother Emanuel Church and shook the entire nation possibly could have been prevented. We simply cannot have such failures in our background check system, and peoples' lives are at stake," he said.
"Clearly, more oversight is needed. I expect the Senate Judiciary Committee will be looking further into this matter so we can make sure such a tragic mistake is never repeated."
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), the chairman of the Judiciary Committee, called the situation a disaster and panned attempts to expand gun control laws in the wake of the shooting.
"It's disastrous that this bureaucratic mistake prevented existing laws from working and blocking an illegal gun sale," he said in a statement.
"The facts undercut attempts to use the tragedy to enact unnecessary gun laws. The American people, and especially the victims' families, deserve better."
President Obama, as well as other Democrats, called for lawmakers to readdress the gun control debate in the immediate aftermath of the shooting.
"At some point, we as a country will have to reckon with the fact that this type of mass violence does not happen in other advanced countries," he said.
"It doesn't happen in other places with this kind of frequency. And it is in our power to do something about it."
Roof has been charged on nine murder counts as well as three counts of attempted murder, but federal prosecutors are also expected to charge him with a hate crime.
Until Comey's admission, reports had questioned how Roof obtained a gun.
Pictures released after the shooting show Roof posing with a handgun and the Confederate flag. South Carolina removed the flag from its statehouse grounds on Friday.
This story was updated at 3:43 p.m.
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Renowned historians and curators helped design 'The Routes of Cervantes', which consists of 18 virtual exhibitions and five 360-degree tours of the most representative places in the life of Miguel de Cervantes, such as the Casa Natal de Cervantes, his birthplace, and the Casa de Valladolid where the writer is believed to have penned the first lines of Don Quixote.
For the first time, with the support of engineers and specialists, Google Cultural Institute has developed an interactive history which allows viewer access to an outstanding selection of manuscripts, paintings and texts, making for a unique experience that recreates the life, oeuvre and times of Cervantes through the voice of the historian Alfredo Alvar Ezquerra, curator of this project and a member of the Real Academia de Historia.
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The Mayflower Compact
In 1620, pilgrim leaders aboard the Mayflower wrote and signed the Mayflower Compact, which stated the passengers' mission to form a government and live peacefully in the New World. This document helped ensure unity among the Plymouth colonists.
In the name of God, Amen. We, whose names are underwritten, the loyal subjects of our dread sovereigne Lord King James, by the grace of God, of Great Britaine, France, and Ireland king, defender of the faith, etc.
Having undertaken, for the glory of God, and advancement of the Christian faith, and honour of our king and country, a voyage to plant the first colony in the Northerne parts of Virginia, doe, by these presents, solemnly and mutually in the presence of God, and one of another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civill body politick, for our better ordering and preservation and furtherance of the ends aforesaid; and by virtue hereof to enacte, constitute, and frame such just and equall laws, ordinances, acts, constitutions, and offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meete and convenient for the generall good of the Colonie unto which we promise all due submission and obedience. In witness whereof we have hereunder subscribed our names at Cap-Codd the 11, of November, in the year of the raigne of our sovereigne Lord King James of England, France, and Ireland, the eighteenth, and of Scotland the fiftie-fourth. Anno. Dom. 1620.
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British Military Officers in Teschen, 1919
Jim Beach
This article examines the experiences of Britain's military representatives in the former Habsburg Duchy of Teschen during the sometimes violent turbulence of 1919. It explores the background and selection of these men, their interactions with local politics and society, and the perceptions they formed. Evidence is drawn primarily from their official reports, family letters, and a book written soon afterwards. As external witnesses, their testimony offers a fresh perspective on ethnic conflict in the duchy and Allied attempts to broker a settlement.
Historica: History and Related Sciences Review
Duchy of Teschen
InterAllied Commission
https://katedry.osu.cz/khi/historica/pdf/2020/Beach_1_2020.pdf
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Electric Charging Station Market By Mode Of Charging (Plug-in Charging System, Wireless Charging System), By Power Output (0 to 12 KW, 13 KW to 50 KW, Greater Than 50 KW), By End-use (Private Type, Public Type) - Growth, Future Prospects And Competitive Analysis, 2019 - 2027
Increasing adoption of electric vehicles globally to ensure rapid growth for electric charging station market.
Globally, the electric charging station market is expected to grow with a CAGR of more than 39% during the forecast period from 2019 to 2027, starting from US$8.8Bn in 2018.
The adoption of electric vehicles is growing rapidly across the world. Electric charging station provides an important role in the adoption of electric vehicles as they offer a safe, durable, reliable, and affordable charging infrastructure and ecosystem. The stringent emission norms adopted by the governments and the benefits offered by electric cars are accelerating the growth of electric charging stations in numerous developed and underdeveloped countries. Furthermore, the considerable rise in fuel prices is creating a huge demand for affordable alternatives that are anticipated to boost the demand for electric charging stations worldwide. On the other hand, the price associated with the initial setup of the electric charging station is expected to hamper the growth of the market. Moreover, the development of advanced technologies in the electric charging station in the near future is projected to fuel the market by opening several opportunities for companies working in this market.
The government funding to establish the public electric charging stations leading the growth of the electric charging station market
The public type charging station is dominating the electric charging market. The growing use of electric vehicles created the demand for efficient and reliable charging stations in public infrastructure such as public paid parking, railway stations, malls, airport, and others. The electric charger station. Manufacturers are more focused on developing advanced electric chargers to ensure easy availability at affordable prices. Moreover, on the basis of the mode of electric charging, the market is led by the plug-in charging system. Wireless charging systems are expected to show significant growth in the electric charging station market in upcoming years.
The Asia Pacific is the largest and the fastest growing region in the electric charging station market.
The Asia Pacific dominates the growth of the electric charging station market. Europe and North America hold a significant market share in this market. The growing awareness about eco-friendly vehicles to overcome the population is the key factor that promotes the adoption of electric vehicles in the Asia Pacific. Thus, this will further escalate the growth of the electric charging station market. Moreover, the growing manufacturers' focus on the technological advancements in electric vehicles and charging stations, coupled with the high demand and consumption of vehicles, are majorly contributing to the growth of the electric charging station market in the Asia Pacific region.
Some of the prominent players operating in the electric charging station market include Schneider Electric SE, Siemens AG, ABB Ltd, ChargePoint Inc, Tesla, Inc., EVgo Services LLC, Webasto SE, Chargemaster PLC, General Electric Company, Leviton Manufacturing Co. Inc, Eaton Corporation and others.
This research report presents the analysis of each segment from 2017 to 2027, considering 2018 as the base year for the research. Compounded Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) for each respective segment calculated for the forecast period from 2019 to 2027.
The electric charging station market report provides market size and estimates based on market dynamics and key trends observed in the industry. The report provides a holistic view of the global electric charging station market based on charging, power output, end-user, and geography. Key segments covered in the report are as follows:
ATTRIBUTE DETAILS
Research Period 2017-2027
The base Year 2018
Unit USD Billion
Segmentation Mode of Charging Segment (2017–2027; US$ Bn)
Plug-in charging system
Wireless charging system
Power Output Segment (2017–2027; US$ Bn)
0 to 12 KW
13KW to 50 KW
Greater than 50 KW
End-use Segment (2017–2027; US$ Bn)
Private Type
Public Type
Geography Segment (2017–2027; US$ Bn)
North America (U.S., Rest of North America)
Europe (U.K., Germany, France, Rest of Europe)
Asia Pacific (China, Japan, India, Rest of Asia Pacific)
Rest of the World (Middle East & Africa, Latin America)
Key questions answered in this report.
What was the market size of electric charging stations in 2018, and what is the forecast up to 2027?
Which is the largest regional market for the Plug-in charging system segment?
What are the major trends followed in the electric charging station market across different regions?
Who are the key electric charging station companies leading the market?
What are the key strategies adopted by the leading electric charging station companies in the market?
Unique data points of this report
Statistics on electric vehicles penetration and spending worldwide
Recent trends across different regions in terms of the adoption of an electric charging station for various vehicles
Notable developments going on in the electric vehicle industry
Attractive investment proposition for segments as well as geography
Comparative scenario for all the segments for years 2018 (actual) and 2027 (forecast)
What is the size of Electric Charging Station Market?
The market for Electric Charging Station Market is expected to reach US$ 8.8 Bn By 2027.
What is the Electric Charging Station Market CAGR?
The Electric Charging Station Market is expected to see significant CAGR growth over the coming years, at 39%.
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Takata Airbag Recalls Seemingly Insufficient; Suit Filed Alleging Serious Injuries By Exploding Airbag In Unrecalled Nissan
Motley Rice files new personal injury federal action against Takata, Nissan; calls for expanded recalls
Motley Rice LLC, one of the nation's largest plaintiffs' firms, has filed a new product liability action in MDL No. 2559, In re Takata Airbag Products Liability Litigation, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida (Miami) against Takata and Nissan for a woman alleging injuries by the violent explosion of a passenger-side airbag in a vehicle that has not been recalled.
The action alleges serious, permanent, life-scarring and post-crash personal injuries related to a Takata passenger-side airbag. It is also believed to be the first personal injury federal action involving shrapnel for a Nissan vehicle that has not been recalled to date: a 2006 Nissan Sentra.
Sabra Wilson, a 20-year-old Montz, Louisiana, resident, alleges she now suffers hearing impairment in her right ear as a result of a March 21, 2015, minor accident that occurred while driving her 2006 Nissan Sentra with no other passengers, as well as other injuries from the explosion and flying shrapnel. There are no open recalls for this vehicle on the Nissan or NHTSA websites. However, during the accident both the driver (oddly, manufactured by competitor, Autoliv, Inc.) and the Takata passenger-side airbags deployed, with the passenger-side airbag violently exploding, allegedly throwing large chunks of hot, sharp metal shrapnel that inflicted lacerations, burns and cuts on Sabra's face, hands and upper torso, including permanent scarring. Sabra alleges that the explosion was so loud and violent that it caused hearing impairment for which she is undergoing medical treatment. Sabra now lives with these life-altering injuries and the trauma of the crash.
It wasn't until this crash and further investigation by Motley Rice that Sabra learned her passenger-side airbag was a Takata airbag that ruptured, and that the driver's side bag was made by competitor Autoliv, Inc., which did not rupture.
"It's terrifying to find out that I was essentially driving around with what appears to have been the equivalent of a stick of dynamite in my passenger-side airbag all this time," said Sabra. "I was not aware that other Nissan Sentras just like mine were recalled months ago and do not understand why Nissan did not notify me and my father of the alleged problems. I hope this doesn't happen to anyone else and that all of these automakers go back to the drawing board to quickly recall every potentially dangerous vehicle that has a Takata airbag."
The suit claims that the injuries sustained by Sabra would not have occurred under a normal, safe and expected airbag deployment in the collision, and that the defects in the vehicle consequently caused serious injuries sustained in the crash. The suit also alleges that Sabra's passenger frontal airbag system was unreasonably dangerous and defective because it was designed, manufactured and sold with an excessively aggressive inflator in the passenger's frontal airbag system. The realized risk of a passenger-side airbag deployment involving allegedly dangerously excessive, explosive force and expelled shrapnel made Sabra's vehicle and potentially all similarly situated vehicles seemingly unfit for their ordinary purpose of providing safe transportation.
"I believe the recalls are clearly not working and that someone is not telling the truth about the scope and volume of the vehicles involved. Sabra's injuries should compel Takata and the automakers to investigate every vehicle on the road and determine whether or not they are safe or if they have a ticking time bomb airbag," said Kevin Dean, Motley Rice catastrophic personal injury attorney. "Unfortunately, drivers and passengers seem to still be at risk because of an apparent lack of communication among the involved companies and dedication to fully investigate and resolve the issues at hand."
In fact, a recall was issued on Nov. 4, 2014, recalling certain model year 2004-2006 Nissan Sentras "originally sold or . . . registered, in geographic locations associated with high absolute humidity," including Louisiana, but the manufacturing date range was limited, by Nissan, only to those cars produced between April 1, 2003, and Dec. 23, 2005. Sabra's vehicle was originally sold and registered in Louisiana, a "geographic location associated with high absolute humidity." Plaintiffs believe that thousands of additional Nissan Sentras and other Nissan makes and models were equipped with defective inflators through approximately August 2006, none of which have been recalled to date, and that thousands of consumers remain at risk.
An estimated 18 million vehicles have been recalled in the United States, with Honda vehicles currently comprising the bulk of potentially affected vehicles, and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration calling for more. At a Nov. 20, 2014, Senate hearing, Takata executives admitted that the company still uses ammonium nitrate as a propellant in its airbag inflators. This propellant is highly sensitive to temperature changes and moisture, and can break down over time. It is also less expensive than safer alternatives.
Reports state that Takata knew as early as 2004 that the airbags were dangerous, long before recalls began in 2014.
General negligence, gross negligence, reckless conduct and breach of warranty are the allegations against defendants Takata Corporation; TK Holdings, Inc.; Nissan North America, Inc.; and Nissan Motor Company, Ltd. regarding Takata's airbags. The complaints also allege that the design and testing, all the way through distribution and sale, of Takata airbag systems resulted in a defective and unreasonably dangerous automobile and automobile airbag system that was unable to reasonably protect the driver in the case of an accident.
The case is Sabra M. Wilson and William R. Wilson v. Takata Corporation et al. Read the full complaint.
In January 2015, Motley Rice filed the first personal injury federal action on behalf of a South Carolina woman, Angelina Sujata, who alleges she was injured by the Takata airbag in her recalled Honda Accord. Filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina, Columbia Division, the case is Angelina C. Sujata v. Takata Corporation et al.
In November 2014, Motley Rice attorneys filed the first federal action on behalf of a South Carolina woman allegedly killed by the Takata airbag in her recalled Honda Accord. Read more about this action. Motley Rice attorneys also filed a class action lawsuit in South Carolina, Horton et al v. Takata et al., on Nov. 14, 2014, and similar class action lawsuits in Louisiana and Florida, on behalf of people who own vehicles that contain the recalled Takata airbags. Read more about this suit.
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California coronavirus deaths hit 30,000 after 10,000 fatalities in a month | California
California's coronavirus catastrophe reached a staggering new level Monday as Johns Hopkins University data showed the nation's most populous state has recorded more than 30,000 deaths since the pandemic started nearly a year ago.
Deaths have exploded since a Covid-19 surge began in October. It took California six months to record its first 10,000 deaths. But in barely a month, the total rose from 20,000 to 30,000, with an average of 476 deaths a day in the last week.
Health officials have warned the worst may yet be to come, when a full picture emerges of infections from the holidays.
At his Monday news briefing, Gavin Newsom, California's governor, referenced the criticism he received for speaking last month of preparing mobile morgues and refrigerated trucks around the state. "Some suggested that perhaps that was overly indulgent, a bit hyperbolic," he said. "Now it appears more pressing in the context that these mobile morgues have been essential in particular parts of this state that are just overwhelmed and don't have the capacity."
Hard-hit Los Angeles county, where deaths have topped 12,000 and confirmed coronavirus cases have surpassed 900,000, meanwhile announced it would stop using Curative Covid-19 tests at pop-up testing sites after a Food and Drug Administration alert to patients and healthcare providers that the test could produce false negatives.
The department said Curative PCR tests at the pop-up sites between 13 December and 2 January made up about 10% of all Covid-19 tests administered at county-supported test sites during that same time frame. The county will switch to Fulgent Genetics tests this week.
In another change, the city of Los Angeles announced late Sunday that its Covid-19 testing site at Dodger Stadium would be transformed into a huge vaccination center by the end of the week.
"This shift in resources will temporarily reduce testing capacity in LA county, but it will more than triple the number of daily vaccines available to be dispersed to Angelenos," a city statement said. The Los Angeles mayor, Eric Garcetti, said vaccines were "the surest route to defeating this virus and charting a course to recovery".
Hospitalizations because of Covid-19 have soared across California, and over the weekend, state officials reported a two-day record of 1,163 deaths. California now ranks third nationally in coronavirus deaths, behind Texas and New York, which is in the No 1 position with nearly 40,000.
Many of the state's hospitals are out of regular intensive care beds for the sickest Covid-19 patients.
The hardest-hit areas are 15 counties in southern California and the agricultural San Joaquin Valley. Those counties comprise a majority of the state's population, including many lower-income residents who may live in crowded areas or work in jobs that place them in close contact with customers or other employees, increasing their risk of infection.
Hospitals in the counties have been ordered to delay non-essential elective surgeries, such as knee replacements, to make room.
The biggest fear is that after a surge of cases from Christmas and New Year's gatherings, hospitals will be tipped into rationing care, apportioning care on the basis of who has the best chance of survival.
Lawmakers and public health officials say that surge on top of a surge would involve people who were infected when they ignored social distancing rules to gather with friends and relatives during the holidays.
Elsewhere in the state, Newsom announced that several gorillas had tested positive for the virus at the San Diego zoo, possibly a global first. Newsom wished the zoo "the best of the best" in the primates' recovery.
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Manchester City Wins EPL For The Fourth Time!
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Nothing brings people closer than Football. Apart from being the most popular sport globally, the passion that fans have for the game is unwavering devotion to the English Premiership League (EPL). It takes a lot of training, sweat, and tears to win the English Premier League.
Manchester City edged past Aston Villa in a 3-2 thriller at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday in their final match to become the Champions of England for the fourth time in five years. Arch-rivals Liverpool's 3-1 triumph against wolves was not enough to stop the roaring blues from lifting the trophy for the eighth time, and the sixth time of Guardiola's reign as coach of the side.
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City played viciously against their opponents, working hard to turn a 2-0 deficit in the first half into a 3-2 victory by full time, and they spared no effort to ensure that they were crowned league champions once again.
Manchester City fans globally celebrated the victory as social media turned blue for the deserved win.
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The parties may therefore wish to provide in the choice-of-law clause that the law of a particular country i& to govern their contract. Some difficulties may arise if the parties choose the general principles; of law or the principles common to some legal systems as the law applicable to their contract, instead of the law of a particular country (paragraph 9).
In many cases, the parties may wish to choose as the applicable law the law of the country where the works is to be constructed. In some cases, they may wish to choose the law of the contractor's country, or of a third country (paragraph 11). In the case of countries where there are several legal systems applicable to contracts (e.g., some Federal States), it may be advisable to specify which one of those systems is to be applicable (paragraph 12). Certain factors may be relevant in making a choice of law (paragraph 13).
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Palestinian official: Allah gathering Jews to Israel
But says purpose is 'so we can kill them'
By Ryan Jones/Israel Today
(Jerusalem) Senior Palestinian Authority official Abbas Zaki this week agreed with many Christians and Jews that it is by divine intervention that the Jewish people are being gathered in this land.
But, for Zaki, the end goal is not the restoration of Israel, but rather its demise.
"I believe that Allah will gather [the Jews] so we can kill them," Zaki told Palestinian Authority TV.
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He went on to accuse Israelis of having "no religion and no principles, they are an advanced instrument of evil."
In 2009, Zaki admitted on Lebanese TV that the ultimate goal of the two-state solution was the downfall of Israel.
Zaki is a member of the ruling Fatah faction's Central Committee and currently serves as Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas' commissioner for dialogue with the Arab world and China.


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OTELCO has hired three new employees in Maine. Johnathan Jenkins joins OTELCO as a Senior Network Architect in its Portland office. Jenkins worked previously at Consolidated Communications as a Network Architect and is a resident of New Hampshire. Michael Blaich joins the company as a Technical Support Technician in OTELCO's Bangor office. Previously, Blaich worked in IT for the University of Maine and most recently was the New England Field Technician for Ericsson. Blaich lives in Old Town. John… Read more »
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OTELCO is pleased to announce new additions in its Maine, Missouri, Alabama and Vermont markets. Thomas Gilbert joins OTELCO as the Director of Network Architecture in its New Gloucester, ME office. Gilbert studied Computer Science and Software Systems Engineering. He has over 36 years of experience working in wired and wireless technologies for Nynex, Verizon, FairPoint and Consolidated Communications. He lives in New Gloucester. Jennifer Novicki also joins the New Gloucester office as a Sales Account Executive…. Read more »
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Andrew Garfield reacts to the Amazing Spider-Man 2 criticisms
For me personally, the best part of the Amazing Spider-Man 2 film is Andrew Garfield as Spider-Man. Ultimately, the issue I had with the movie was that it felt very disjointed due to the juggling of different subplots and characters. In the end, the film left the audience split.
Garfield was asked what his thoughts were on The Amazing Spider-Man 2 criticisms during the Toronto Film Festival while promoting 99 Homes. He told The Daily Beast:
"It's interesting. I read a lot of the reactions from people and I had to stop because I could feel I was getting away from how I actually felt about it. For me, I read the script that Alex [Kurtzman] and Bob [Orci] wrote, and I genuinely loved it. There was this thread running through it. I think what happened was, through the pre-production, production, and post-production, when you have something that works as a whole, and then you start removing portions of it—because there was even more of it than was in the final cut, and everything was related. Once you start removing things and saying, "No, that doesn't work," then the thread is broken, and it's hard to go with the flow of the story. Certain people at the studio had problems with certain parts of it, and ultimately the studio is the final say in those movies because they're the tentpoles, so you have to answer to those people."
Many fans blamed Produce Avi Arad for interfering with Spider-Man 3, since he was the man responsible for having director Sam Raimi include Venom. Garfield doesn't blame the studio, but he does say that they are the ones who has the final say.
"But I'll tell you this, talking about the experience as opposed to how it was perceived, I got to work in deep scenes that you don't usually see in comic book movies, and I got to explore this orphan boy—a lot of which was taken out, and which we'd explored more. It's interesting to do a postmortem. I'm proud of a lot of it and had a good time, and was a bit taken aback by the response."
Some people do not take criticism well, but Garfield actually appreciates the constructive ones.
"It's a discernment thing. What are the people actually saying? What's underneath the complaint, and how can we learn from that? We can't go, "Oh God, we [frick]ed up because all these people are saying all these things. It's shit." We have to ask ourselves, "What do we believe to be true?" Is it that this is the fifth Spider-Man movie in however many years, and there's a bit of fatigue? Is it that there was too much in there? Is it that it didn't link? If it linked seamlessly, would that be too much? Were there tonal issues? What is it? I think all that is valuable. Constructive criticism is different from people just being dicks, and I love constructive criticism. Hopefully, we can get underneath what the criticism was about, and if we missed anything."
Garfield seems like an okay guy, so it's disconcerting to know that we won't see a Spider-Man film until after the Sinister Six film comes out.
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Young, gay, and Chinese
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When Piao Chunmei's son told her he was gay, she reacted the way many Chinese parents do, sleepless and crying for days due to the lingering shame of same sex relationships in China. But she eventually accepted her son and is now part of an expanding network of gays and their parents who help other families cope with the stress of coming out in a country which until 2001, classified homosexuality as a mental illness.
Deep-seated cultural expectations for each generation to produce a male heir — heightened by China's "one-child policy," which expanded to two in 2015 — added to the pressure to conform. But a new generation is more willing to take a stand on their sexuality, despite what their relatives may think. Piao and her fellow volunteers bridge the generation gap.
"We don't want to shut them in the closet where no one can see them," says Piao, an effervescent 54-year-old who works for a Shanghai cosmetics equipment company.
Taiwan's top court recently ruled in favor of same-sex marriage, Shanghai's low-key annual gay pride festival is in its ninth year, and opinion surveys increasingly indicate greater public acceptance of China's gays. On May 20, "Lover's Day" in China, a group of mothers, affiliated with the U.S.-founded PFLAG (Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays), caused a stir by appearing at a Shanghai park where parents regularly display advertisements seeking marriage matches for their heterosexual children. The gate-crashing parents did the same for their gay children — before police escorted them out.
But coming-out in family-oriented China remains traumatic, often tearing households apart or leading to suicides. The fears are so intense that advocacy groups estimate millions lead a double life — hiding their identity by marrying heterosexuals.
"Family is the most important part (of coming out) in terms of our emotions, but it's the hardest area to break through," says Duan Rongfeng, a 40-year-old gay Shanghai architect.
Volunteers for PFLAG say they are seeing more people confident enough to come out, especially in cosmopolitan cities such as Beijing, Guangzhou, and Shanghai, which are have more relaxed attitudes than rural areas. PFLAG organizes various discreet events but earlier this month arranged its biggest yet, a four-day ship cruise from Shanghai to Japan, which organizers said drew more than 1,000 people. The group took to sea to avoid interference from authorities, as LGBT events are often abruptly shut down.
But Duan, also a volunteer, estimates more than 100,000 parents and children nationwide have been helped by PFLAG's loose network, which he said is expanding to smaller cities and China's interior. Piao's initial devastated reaction to her son's announcement reflects the lack of understanding common among Chinese parents. She wondered whether she had caused it by giving him too much candy as a child or if he was corrupted at university or by foreigners. She asked him to seek a medical cure. But after reading about gay suicides, she relented.
"I was afraid he would disappear before my eyes," she says.
'He can't change'
Anguished parents reach out to Piao daily by phone, social media, or in person. To some, she is affectionately called "Big Sister Mei," but others accuse her of corrupting their kids. Her unwavering message: You can't change your child's sexual identity.
"I would give my life away to make him change," she admits of her own son. "But he can't."
Piao said most Shanghai parents eventually come around and families end up stronger, but success is less assured outside major cities. Fearing ostracism, Piao and her son relocated several years ago from northeastern China to Shanghai.
The support network helped He Fenglan, 55, pull out of a year-long spiral of despair after her son came out three years ago. "The first thing I thought was, how could I face relatives? How could I face society? How could I face close friends? The problem of 'face' is very important," said He, who was "repulsed" by homosexuality. But she added: "You see more and more gays coming out, as well as their parents. You feel you are not alone in this world."
Today she embraces her son's identity and the prospect of his relationships with a uniquely Chinese twist. "Having two sons is even better. My one son has turned into two."
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HomeFeaturedChina builds pilot free trade zone to further open up
China builds pilot free trade zone to further open up
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by: SEM Contributor
China's State Council has approved the establishment of a pilot free trade zone in Shanghai, according to a Ministry of Commerce statement. The general development plan is to be decided in mid-September and the zone will be formally set up by the end of September.
Covering 28.78 square kilometers, The Shanghai free trade zone will be built on the basis of existing bonded zones — Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone, Waigaoqiao Free Trade Logistics Park, Yangshan Free Trade Port Area and Pudong Airport Comprehensive Free Trade Zone.
The zone will be the first of its kind on the Chinese mainland. It will take about three years to build to meet international standards.
The pilot zone is a crucial move in adapting to global economic and trade development and imposing a more proactive opening-up strategy, said the statement, adding it will help explore a new path for China's opening up, speed up transformation of government functions and promote economic restructuring.
The zone will also help foster China's global competitiveness and serve as a new platform for the nation's cooperation with other countries, and contribute to efforts in building "an upgraded version of China's economy," said the statement.
Besides, China will adopt a "negative list" approach in the foreign investment management in the zone, and innovate the country's opening-up mode, said the statement.
Zhu Jianfang, chief economist at Citic Securities, said the "negative list" approach, which the zone will adopt, showed a thinking of power delegation.
"We can no longer rely on preferential policies to improve business and the investment environment. Rather, we should attract investment with highly efficient and transparent administrative services," said Zhang Youwen, an economic researcher at the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences.
In the free trade zone, the reforms featuring power delegation will be deepened, and financial, business, cultural, education and medical services, which faced many restrictions before, are expected to enjoy more development opportunities, analysts said.
Experiments in the financial sector will be the most important part, such as the marketization of interest rates and exchange rate, and offshore finance, said Xu Quan, deputy head of the Shanghai Municipal Office of Finance Service.
Meanwhile, a State Council plan to suspend some laws governing foreign investment in the Shanghai pilot free trade zone will break new ground in China's investment management mechanism and boost foreign capital inflow, said analysts.
The aim is to cancel superfluous administrative procedures and make it easier for foreign firms to set up in the zone. The plan conflicts with some existing laws so the idea was mooted to simply suspend the problematic regulations.
"The free trade zone is not a special zone or new area. Its significance lies not in striving for preferential policies but in establishing a new system in line with international standards and realizing highly efficient management in sectors like investment and trade," said Zhou Zhenhua, director of the Shanghai Municipal Government Development Research Center.
China has rapidly grown into a global manufacturing power with its entry into the World Trade Organization, but the country remains relatively backward in service industries like financing, shipping, commerce, trade and culture, compared with developed nations, experts said.
Shanghai is leading the country in service industry development and the further opening up of the sector is the best choice for the city, according to Chen Bo, an economic and trade expert at Shanghai University of Finance and Economics.
As Shanghai was announced to build China's first free trade zone, more Chinese cities are planning to pilot free trade zone so as to enjoy the policy dividends.
Northern China's port city Tianjin is planning to set up a free trade port in its Dongjiang bonded port.
Aside from Tianjing, other cities, such as Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Chongqing, Xiamen, Qingdao, and Zhoushan, were also planning to apply for the establishment of free trade zones.
As for this momentum, experts suggest that the set up of any other free trade zone should follow scientific planning and rational overall arrangement, other than advancing too quickly.
By Miao Miao (China Features)
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Trump Offers A 'Dreamers' Deal For Border-Money Proposal
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a bid to break the shutdown impasse and fund his long-promised border wall, President Donald Trump on Saturday offered to extend temporary protection for young people brought to the U.S. illegally as children. But while Trump cast the move as a "common-sense compromise," Democrats were quick to dismiss it at a "non-starter."
Trump declared in a statement from the White House that he was "here today to break the logjam and provide Congress with a path forward to end the government shutdown and solve the crisis on the southern border."
In advance of Trump's remarks, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the expected proposal for ending the 29-day partial government shutdown was "a compilation of several previously rejected initiatives, each of which is unacceptable." The California Democrat said Trump's expected offer was "not a good-faith effort" to help the immigrants and could not pass the House.
Seeking to cast the plan as a bipartisan way forward, Trump said he had support from "rank-and-file" Democrats, as top Democrats made clear they had not been consulted. He also said Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell would bring the legislation to a vote this week, though Democrats appeared likely to block it. McConnell had previously stated that no vote should be held in the Senate until Trump and Democrats agreed on a bill.
Trump listed a series of White House immigration funding demands, including $5.7 billion for the wall he argues is needed on humanitarian and security grounds. He said it would not be a concrete structure "from sea to shining sea," but rather "steel barriers in high-priority locations."
To ensure wall funding, Trump said he would extend protections for young people brought to the country illegally as children, known as "Dreamers," as well as for those with temporary protected status after fleeing countries affected by natural disasters or violence.
Administration officials said the protections would apply only to those currently in the Obama-era program shielding them from deportation, and the temporary protected status would apply to those who currently have it and have been in the U.S. since 2011. That means people from El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Haiti — countries that saw the status revoked since Trump took office — would get a reprieve.
Democrats criticized Trump's proposal because it didn't seem to be a permanent solution for those immigrants and because it includes money for the wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, which the party strongly opposes. Democrats also want Trump to reopen government before talks can start.
In Chicago, Ilinois Senator Dick Durbin said he did not support the offer as reported.
"First, President Trump and Senate Majority Leader McConnell must open the government today," Durbin said in a statement. "Second, I cannot support the proposed offer as reported and do not believe it can pass Senate. Third, I am ready to sit down at any time after the government is opened and work to resolve all outstanding issues."
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