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Ann Coulter's Latest, Guilty Suggests This Hatemonger Is Running Out Of Steam!
The Good: It is short.
The Bad: Largely made up of pointless namecalling, Factually suspect, Shaky logic, Underdeveloped, Not funny or witty.
The Basics: Ann Coulter's latest argument, Guilty: Liberal "Victims" And Their Assault On America, hypocritically asserts that liberals are whiners and phony victims while attempting to argue that conservatives are the real victims.
Unlike Ann Coulter, I shall open my review by taking a moment to define "liberal." "Liberals" are those who fight for the freedom and ability for self-determination of all people, not just the ones we agree with. That simple act, even taking a stab at defining what makes a liberal a "liberal" is more than Ann Coulter does in her new novel, er, political discourse entitled Guilty: Liberal "Victims" And Their Assault On America. As a true liberal, I do not contest Ann Coulter's right to write such a book, her publisher for publishing it or the right of any of her legion of fans to purchase and read it. I do, however, deny that she is a remotely worthwhile writer, illustrates any ability in this latest work to make a salient point and that she has developed at all into anything resembling a better defender of her side's views and values since her last book. If anything, Guilty seems to have Coulter well over the shark she jumped; at only two hundred sixty-four well-spaced pages plus an additional forty-seven pages of citations and indexes this is one of her thinner books.
And as a liberal, it is worth noting that I have read Coulter's other works, so I can say with some authority that she has not grown in terms of style, form or ability in any noticeable way. I'm not saying that because as yet she and her staff have not confirmed the reference to me in If Democrats Had Any Brains, They'd Be Republicans. Side note: If you want to meet a bunch of VERY friendly people, go register at the Ann Coulter website and ask non-leading questions about sources! Coulter has fans who make her look levelheaded, kind and intellectual. Regardless, I figure there are very few Star Trek collectibles dealers who are also critiquing Ann Coulter's works on the internet, so I feel pretty secure in assuming she was alluding to me in her forward to that prior book.
Moving on to Guilty: Liberal "Victims" And Their Assault On America, Coulter's premise is remarkably simple: liberals have created a culture of victimhood and that to be successful as a liberal one needs to declare themselves a victim. These fake victims, Coulter posits, are not real victims and just out for attention. Her arguments throughout the book almost always - rather ironically - decry those who declare themselves victims, then attempts to argue that liberal victims are not victims, but the Republicans and conservatives are legitimate victims ("To find the most authentic victims . . . one can simply refer to the people the mainstream media urge us to hate, beasts such as George Bush. . . Joe McCarthy, Jesse Helms, . . . and Sarah Palin" on page 2). After that, she brazenly declares that groups like "the poor" are not truly victims. This is a tough argument to make when one is starving and the Federal funding for social programs like getting food to them is diverted to things like killing people overseas. One suspects that the Michigan autoworker who clocked in to work each day and lost their job while the CEO of their company flew to Washington in a private jet to ask for money after cashing exceptional year-end bonuses has a right to feel like they have been victimized; the social contract they were a part of has clearly failed them.
The irony is that, yet again, Coulter dishes out what she accuses the other side of doing to conservatives, when she summarizes "These counterfeit victims are so full of their own self-righteousness, they believe they can do anything, lie shamelessly, commit wanton violence, steal from their neighbors, and claim they were acting out of some bizarre sense of self-defense" (264). The thing is, Coulter is doing all of these things in Guilty and moreover, she neglects the real problems of how the Bush Administration had been self-righteous, monomaniacal, violent liars (save Scott McClellen, whom she does mention) who plundered the national treasuries for their own purposes.
But to stick to Guilty: Liberal "Victims" And Their Assault On America, perhaps the best example of Coulter's hypocrisy is in her own inability to follow her own rules. So, for example, she derides Bill Clinton (a popular target for her as ever) by noting Clinton's anger from an interview "This was a decade after Ken Starr wrapped up his investigation and eight years after Clinton was out of office, but Clinton was still babbling about Starr in moments of stress" (244). To clarify, Coulter is kvetching about Clinton bringing up old issues. This, despite the fact that Coulter references Clinton - usually in derogatory terms - the same eight years after Clinton is no longer in officer on sixty-one pages of the book, which is on par with George Bush (also sixty-one) and more than Sarah Palin (thirty-five), John McCain (twenty-five). The only person more referenced in this book - again usually in smug and demeaning ways - is Barack Obama, who has eighty pages that make reference to him. The point of this, of course, is to illustrate that Ann Coulter's arguments are often hypocritical in nature; arguing that people like former President Clinton have little right to bring up issues in regard to attacks made upon him after so much time while devoting quite a bit of space to making attacks against Bill Clinton.
This is largely how Guilty: Liberal "Victims" And Their Assault On America reads, though. Liberals are classified as "victims" who are actually victimizing conservatives. Arguably, conservatives are being attacked; by Coulter herself. For example, in describing Scott McClellan's tell-all on the Bush White House, Coulter notes "The media accuse Republicans of playing dirty pool, but they turn to the retarded press secretary for an attack on his former boss" (118). In addition to fine ad hominem attacks like "retarded" for the conservative McClellen, Coulter makes broad statements that have no bearing on reality. When McClellen wrote his tell-all on the Bush Administration, liberals (real liberals, not Coulter's broad-based term for anyone she does not like) did not believe him any more than they did when he was press secretary. Coulter makes out that liberals are self-serving dimwits who will change their minds about a person based upon political expediency, like suddenly embracing liars who have lied to them for years. Liberals did not fall for this ploy any more than women rushed to vote for Sarah Palin en masse under some misguided notion that just because she was a woman she represented core women's rights issues.
Like all of Coulter's books, this volume is packed with ad hominem attacks that detract from anything resembling a legitimate point Coulter might be trying to make. She likens liberal journalists to Nazis (165), the media is decried as "deceptive" (212), and political assassins are regarded as liberals or "random nuts" (258). Liberals are "losers" (113), single mothers are referenced as "future strippers" (36) and such blatant disregard for the rules of debate prevent Coulter from making any points that legitimately stick. Liberals are liars, not to be trusted and phony victims in Coulter's worldview, while their Republican counterparts are only wrong when they leave the party.
As well, when it suits Coulter's purposes, she simply mentions facts, but then ignores the implications of them. So, for example, she properly references that the Council Of Conservative Citizens has a history of directors who were white supremacists, but then she denies that the organization still stands for such values. This is rather baffling in sentences that contradict themselves like "There is no evidence on its Web page that the modern incarnation of the CCC supports segregation, though its 'Statement of Principles' offers that the organization opposes 'forced integration' and 'efforts to mix the races of mankind'" (24). Yes, the problem is not the forced integration, but resisting mixing "races" is pretty much the definition of segregation. But who cares about facts when they are so inconvenient anyway? Similarly, on 165 and 166, she decries how the "liberal" media addressed Allen using the racist term "macaca" without actually addressing the fact that the term is a pejorative. Instead, she essentially writes the comment off because it went over the heads of the audience - ". . . Allen had called the liberal pill [again, ad hominem] a 'monkey' in a foreign language, which no one in his audience would have understood . . ." (167). Apparently, it's all right to be racist or sexist so long as your audience is too stupid to understand that you are being racist or sexist. Well argued, Ann Coulter!
Moreover, Coulter makes a lot of false implications to make her points. For example, after describing the mainstream media as tools for the liberals (pages 14 - 18), she comments on how Fox News must be the most fair and balanced because it now has the highest viewership of any cable news network. This is a fallacious argument, even by her own standards; if Fox News is truly the only "conservative" news source on cable and conservatives would only watch it for their news sources, the liberals would still be split between watching several other networks. So, of course, Fox would be huge, by Coulter's standards, half of the population would be watching one network while the other half was spread among about eight other news stations! And, as always, Coulter trots out Alan Colmes as evidence of Fox's fair and balanced perspective (page 15), though I've yet to meet a single liberal who considers Colmes liberal.
But moreover, Coulter's tone is tiresome and she creates the very sense of victimization she decries in the "liberals" when she writes things like "Our incompetent press secretaries go bad, theirs never do. The weakest of the Republican-appointed Supreme Court justices always go bad; Democrat-appointed justices never do. Our soporific pundits go bad; theirs appear regularly on Larry King Live" (113). It is hard to see why the liberals are so bad when even Coulter paints the worst of them as having more integrity than the worst of the conservatives. It is because of arguments like this that Guilty: Liberal "Victims" And Their Assault On America seems far more sloppy than actually possessing anything akin to wit.
Guilty: Liberal "Victims" And Their Assault On America explores the premise of "victims" in the media, single mothers, the Republican Attack Machine (which Coulter denies flatly exists), media and Republicans. Published in January 2009, arguably finished before Barack Obama won the election, Coulter's writing is an attempt to reinvigorate fear and division in the populace when one might easily argue that the election of Barack Obama was the triumph of hope politics over fear. Littered with factual errors that are troubling - "Lewis Libby was the only perpetrator Bush likely had ever met . . ." (185) despite Libby implicating Dick Cheney - makes it difficult to take Coulter's arguments seriously.
As well, Coulter makes herself into a troubling authority on matters which she does not have any training or experience. So, for example, in discussing Terri Schiavo, Coulter writes "It was not true that Terri was on 'life support' - anymore than a child up to about age four is on 'life support' because he needs help to eat" (212). This, despite both medical experts declaring otherwise and there being a legal definition for "life support." Much of Coulter's Guilty: Liberal "Victims" And Their Assault On America boils down to "this is fact because I say it is" without much (or anything) to back it up.
For liberals, the solution is easy: don't buy the book, do not read it and do not succumb to Coulter's talk that we or they are all trying (or are actually) victims. No liberal is missing out on a relevant and powerful voice in the debate by not incorporating the voice of Ann Coulter (stick to the well-argued conservative positions for ammunition in debate!). For conservatives, by all means, read Ann Coulter's latest work and then improve upon it. There are plenty of educated, well-reasoned conservatives that might be able to take the kernel of argument Coulter introduces and run with it to make it into an articulate, thoughtful debate. Guilty: Liberal "Victims" And Their Assault On America is not that argument and Ann Coulter is not the a-team mind needed to make it, at least not in this volume.
For other books by Ann Coulter, please check out my reviews of:
If Democrats Had Any Brains, They'd Be Republicans
How To Talk To A Liberal (If You Must)
High Crimes And Misdemeanors: The Case Against Bill Clinton
For other book reviews, please visit my index page by clicking here!
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Frank, A Dear Who Gives A Damn: Get to Know Sotheby's Senior Vice President, Frank Everett
Sotheby's Senior Vice President and Luxury Sales Director Frank Everett talks having a dream job and working with even dreamier natural diamonds.
By Brandon Borror-Chappell | January 6, 2023
Last week I visited the gallery at Sotheby's Auction House here in New York; if you read no further, please at least remember to add this to your list of "Cool Stuff To Do In The City." Sotheby's New York has six floors of exhibition space, is free, open to the public and houses an ever tumbling collection of some of the most magnificent jewellery, watches, art and Tyrannosaurus rex skulls on the planet. If you do visit, you may even be lucky enough to bump into Sotheby's Senior Vice President and Luxury Sales Director Frank Everett.
Frank Everett, Sotheby's Senior Vice President and Luxury Sales Director. Photo by Brandon Borror-Chappell.
If you just thought to yourself, "now here is a man who has successfully steered himself into a job he truly loves," gold star for you; that is an astute and correct observation. I think it is wonderful—and perhaps a bit too uncommon—for someone to enjoy their role as much as Frank does, so I sat down with him to find out a bit more about his world and how he found himself in it.
A curious alien is visiting Earth and wants you to explain what you do. How do you answer?
Frank Everett: We are matchmakers. We bring the best jewels to market and find new homes for them. The finding is just as difficult as the selling, if not more so.
When I worked in the retail world—at Tiffany & Co., Bulgari, Harry Winston—the drawers were always getting refilled. After a sale at Sotheby's, the drawers are empty. The vaults are empty. So now we pitch for collections, we sweep around the country, our colleagues in Europe do some digging. Maybe we did an appraisal for a collector five years ago and it's time to reappraise, and maybe they'll want to sell some of their pieces.
We don't take everything we come across; we work hard to balance the sale. To bring the right things to the market at the right time, you have to have a sense of what people have an appetite for. Then we market the collection beautifully, sell it, then do it all again.
A rare and important Egyptian revival bracelet by Lacloche Frères, set with rubies, emeralds, diamonds and sapphires. This Art Deco masterpiece, dated to circa 1925 and decorated with Egyptian motifs sold for $1.2 million. Photo courtesy of Sotheby's New York.
LaCloche Freres Coloured Stone and Diamond Bracelet. Photo courtesy of Sotheby's New York.
"Handling jewellery is what excites me."
Frank Everett
What part of that process makes you feel like, "oh baby, I was born for this?"
FE: I think when we finally get to exhibition setup day. I participate in four major sales every year of magnificent jewels—two in New York, two in Geneva—plus some smaller ones throughout the year. For me, there's a turning point the day we set up. I start installing jewellery in a display case, I group them so everything's maximally attractive and I just love it. In my heart, I am a shopkeep. That's how I started my jewellery career, and when I'm an old man that's how I'll end it: standing behind a counter selling rings.
Then that same evening is a preview/reception for top clients and press. So you're rushing around all day getting everything looking beautiful, then you put on a suit and tie and greet guests, and that kicks off the actual sale. It's a lot of fun.
So that's the moment. But there are times when I'm sitting up in this office dealing with the not-as-fun parts, and if ever I'm feeling bogged down, I absolutely take myself down to the vaults, pull out a tray, and just sit with the shiny things. Handling jewellery is what excites me.
You draw your power from the stones.
FE: I draw my power from the stones. And the clients! I really do love the clients. I love to help people find the right thing because… there are so many things! It's overwhelming. Say you don't know or care much about jewellery but you want to get your wife something special. You know how many options there are? I don't care if your budget is five hundred, five thousand, fifty thousand; just tell me what it is, let's talk about what she's already got, give me a sense of her style and we can start narrowing it down. I love helping clients make that match.
An important cut-cornered rectangular modified brilliant Fancy Intense yellow diamond and diamond ring, weighing 31.20 carats, Natural Colour with VS1 clarity achieved $907,200. Photo courtesy of Sotheby's.
What's luxury to you?
FE: Luxury is… well, time is the greatest luxury. But a bunch of people have already said that. I do have my own definition: Luxury is something, anything, that is special, that is unique, that is for yourself and that you have to reach for a little bit. You have to aspire to it, you have to put at least a little something aside to be able to get it.
When I was living in San Francisco and I'd eat my dinner alone in my apartment. I used a set of sterling silver flatware that I bought at an antique store for a hundred bucks. It wasn't for entertaining, it wasn't for anyone else, it was just for me and I used that single setting of sterling silver flatware every time I ate at home.
It can be fresh flowers from the deli—even if you can't quite make your rent payment, you can scrape together eight bucks for some fresh flowers, put them in a nice vase and have a beautiful thing in your space that you put there just for you.
Because I'm worth it.
FE: Goddammit, you deserve it!
Have you always been in the jewellery business?
FE: I had a very glamorous aunt from Pittsburgh who, once a year, would come visit our little farm in rural Pennsylvania. She had a ten carat emerald cut diamond, and my family said from the time I was three or four, I would hold her hand and stare into the diamond. I was obsessed with it. I do think certain people have an eye for sparkle, like some brains just really get turned on by shiny things.
But no, I worked in restaurants for about fifteen years, and I had my own restaurant for a couple years in San Francisco. But that is not an easy life; you're always up late, it's hard to socialize, it's hard on your body. And when I turned forty I decided that was it; I had to make a change. Which wasn't easy! I knew where I wanted to be, and I thought "oh, my restaurant skills are so applicable," but no one cared about that. They said, "But you've never worked retail." I was lucky that Bulgari took a chance on me as a salesperson, given that I had no experience. But I knew the histories of the great houses, I was good with clients and I read and read and read until I wasn't "faking it" anymore on the gemology front.
Photo courtesy of Sotheby's
What's an embarrassing thing to not know?
FE: You have to be able to fold a diamond paper the right way, and you better be able to do it quickly without even looking. When you can do that, that's a sign that you really know your stuff. And then I just had to learn what's a D-coloured diamond, an H, flawless versus VS or VVS, unheated versus heated sapphires…
…Natural versus lab grown diamonds…
FE: I am only interested in natural diamonds. For me, a huge part of the appeal is that these are naturally created stones.
They happened, inside our planet, like a billion years ago.
FE: Yeah, they just happened—and if you can recreate that somehow, I feel like it just makes the natural ones even more valuable. Because there's a differentiation. It's the same for natural versus cultured pearls. A cultured pearl is a pearl. But if something happens, you can easily replace it with another. You can't do that with natural pearls.
Anyway, I worked at Bulgari, Tiffany & Co. and Harry Winston. And I've been with Sotheby's since 2013. And it is a rare thing to be able to say that you love your work or that you really feel like you found your calling, but I do think that doing something with jewellery is what I was meant to do to make myself happy. Is it saving lives or changing the world? No, but…
Maybe it is…
FE: We have seen lives change in the auction room. Once there were three sisters who were having an estate sale after their mother died, and they had this blue ring they thought was an aquamarine. They brought it to a colleague of mine to see what it was worth. It turned out to be a blue diamond and the ring sold for over a million dollars. And this was life changing money for them. When those stories happen—"discovery stories"—that's really exciting.
For my first consignment here, a guy and his wife had bought a shoebox of junk jewellery at a yard sale or flea market for fifteen bucks. They found my name on the Sotheby's website, dumped the box out on my desk and inside among the junk was one real thing: a Schlumberger for Tiffany emerald gold and diamond brooch that sold for over $20,000.
How does that happen?
FE: It happens. Someone dumped out that lady's jewellery box and didn't know what they were looking at and it made its way out into the world.
Maybe it was from a secret lover.
FE: Maybe. Maybe it was something she bought for herself and didn't tell anyone else about. But these discoveries are almost always with jewellery. In the world of art that we sell—paintings, sculptures, silver, decorative arts—I think jewellery is the most personal. It's worn on the body. It's bought to mark special occasions, birthdays, engagements, wedding gifts. Jewellery is passed down from generation to generation; it's meaningful, it's durable. It has intrinsic value. By that I mean, at the very least, the stones are worth something. Bronze, canvas, paint, wood: these aren't materials with high, durable intrinsic value. Just like, in their own elemental state I mean. But with jewellery, we have materials that hold their value in that way. At the very least, you can throw something on a scale and get its weight in gold, count the diamonds… it's not just stuff. And I love that.
I know thou shalt not covet. But what's passed through here that you really wish you could have kept?
FE: I worked closely on the estate of Bunny Mellon. Most of her jewellery was Schlumberger for Tiffany, which she donated to the Virginia Museum of Fine Art (That's why I can tell you this; usually the parties involved in selling and buying are kept secret). But before it went there it lived here for two years.
As a hostess gift, like when her friends would come to visit, she would give them a solid gold and lapis box. They were the most beautiful objects made for her by Schlumberger in the '50s or '60s. At the time of her death, she still had eight or nine stacked up. If I could have one of those boxes, I would be so happy. I would put it on the coffee table and look at it for the rest of my life. I think about those boxes. All. The. Time.
When the stuff is here, it's yours.
FE: It's MINE! We had a very famous piece: a Van Cleef and Arpels diamond necklace from 1939 that was made for the Egyptian queen Nazli to wear to her daughter's wedding. It was just a plate of diamonds around the neck. We had that in house for about a year. And some days, for one reason or another, it would just need to be resting on a necklace form here on my desk. When that went, it hurt a bit.
Queen Nazli of Egypt's Van Cleef & Arpels diamond necklace. Photo courtesy of Sotheby's New York.
Did it at least go to a deserving home?
FE: It absolutely did. I can tell you this one because it went back to the archives of Van Cleef & Arpels; they bought it for their own museum collection. It's always a pleasure to see something really special go back to the house that made it. I love when the big houses invest in their own patrimony.
And what luxury are you aspiring to?
FE: OK. There is one thing that I will own one day. Cartier has this series of really small art deco pins that are perfect for a man's lapel. They're called temple brooches. They're almost always made entirely out of diamonds and they're these miniature architectural representations of different temples—Roman, Greek, Buddhist, Indian—of all different styles.
If I could afford a little piece of Cartier, it would be one of these. When we have them here, I always wear them to events. Just to try it on, you know. And they're not millions of dollars. But they usually end up selling for over $100,000. So I won't be getting one soon.
Frank's future lapel pin, Cartier platinum and diamond temple brooch. Photo courtesy of Sotheby's New York.
But Frank, it's an investment!
FE: You're not wrong. Cartier art deco is money in the bank.
You just had an auction, right? Was it good? Was it fun? Got anything cool a buyer hasn't picked up yet that I can see?
FE: They're always fun. This auction was great. Look, if you want to go shopping, you can go to 5th Avenue; this is completely different. We have the best-of-the-best in the world come through here. And anyone can come look at our exhibitions! I wish more people knew that. It's open, it's free and it's magnificent. And for the people who are bidding, it's a real rush. It's intense. You don't buy a lot, you win it. I tell people all the time that it's like a sport.
If it's a sport, what does that make you?
FE: Ooh. I don't know! Am I a coach? A spectator?
Oh come on, you're definitely on the field.
FE: I think so. You're right. I'm active.
Maybe you're the pitcher.
Do I have to run a lot? No, the pitcher just stands there, right?
Not a lot of running, just a lot of finely tuned kinetics and form and leverage and whatnot.
FE: I like that. Yeah, I'm the pitcher. Or wait, maybe the auctioneer is the pitcher.
At this point Frank and I realized we had stumbled into an imperfect analogy. We gave up after a few minutes and then Frank took me down to the vaults and showed me a few unbelievable pieces of diamond jewellery. I did not buy any of them.
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Buchanan Strengthens D.C. Office with Financial Services Shareholder Kathryn A. Kronquist
Washington, D.C. – May 26, 2015 – Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney announced today the addition of Shareholder Kathryn A. Kronquist to its Washington, D.C. office. Kronquist comes to Buchanan from Quarles and Brady LLP, where she was a partner in the firm's D.C. office. She will focus her practice on commercial finance, commercial real estate finance and bank regulatory matters.
Recognized by The Best Lawyers in America®, Kronquist has deep experience in commercial financing transactions, including syndicated and bilateral facilities, secured and unsecured loans and asset-based acquisition and mezzanine financing.
Kronquist has also served as vice president-general counsel for a federal savings bank and as the president and CEO of the bank's title company subsidiary. In these roles, she created and implemented operating policies and procedures for the subsidiary, as well as managed the annual budget, business plan and day-to-day operations of the bank.
"Having a broad commercial finance background both before and after having served as general counsel for a bank enables Kate to provide the industry insight our clients are looking for," said Rebecca Livingston Lando, chair of Buchanan's Financial Services Section.
Kronquist will join forces with the firm's existing Financial Services attorneys who have a solid understanding of financial markets and play a key role in structuring, documenting and closing innovative financing transactions, as well as developing cost-effective and practical business solutions.
Kronquist is the third new hire in Buchanan's D.C. office within the last month. In April, the firm announced the addition of two highly regarded tax attorneys, Susan Seabrook and Carol Setliffe.
"We're looking for the right fit as we continue to grow our D.C. office. Kate couldn't be a better match," said Jacqui F. Lazo co-chair of the firm's D.C. office. "Her background in banking, finance and real estate paired with the firm's already substantial footprint in each industry will certainly be another value-add to our clients. It's a pleasure to welcome her to the firm."
"Buchanan's enthusiasm for collaboration and commitment to client service was the hook for me," Kronquist says. "The firm's integrated capabilities and geographic reach will be a great advantage to my clients and practice."
Kronquist received her law degree from DePaul University College of Law and her bachelor's degree from Marquette University, where she graduated magna cum laude.
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC (www.bipc.com) brings true partnership to our clients. We understand the service and partnership attributes our clients most value and have formalized a model for consistently achieving them. The firm has more than 530 attorneys and government relations professionals practicing throughout the United States, with offices in 19 cities in California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Washington, D.C.
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DoubleVerify Buys Ad-Juster to Launch Sell-Side Offering
The purchase comes amid a flurry of ad-tech M&A activity
By Ronan Shields
Financial details of the deal were not publicly disclosed.
DoubleVerify, ad-juster
As 2019 draws to a close, the latest flurry of ad-tech mergers and acquisitions is underway, this time with DoubleVerify writing the check for Ad-Juster.
The announcement of the deal for an undisclosed amount comes the same week the Vanderhook brothers took back full control of Viant from Meredith and France-based investment group Fimalac announced a significant investment in Jellyfish.
DoubleVerify CEO Wayne Gattinella said in a statement that combining Ad-Juster's sell-side platform with his existing buy-side platform was the rationale behind the move.
"The Ad-Juster acquisition furthers our goal of maximizing digital media quality and performance for advertisers while providing premium publishers with the transparency they need to compete in a consolidating marketplace," Gattinella told Adweek.
Meanwhile, Dennis Clerke, general manager for the Ad-Juster business unit, noted the pairing would enable them to offer "full lifecycle analytics for digital publishers."
There were 86 ad-tech mergers and acquisitions in the first three quarters of the year, according to data from Results International, with some of the more notable recent deals in the sector including Taboola's takeover of Outbrain, AT&T-owned Xandr's purchase of Clypd and Roku's purchase of demand-side platform Dataxu.
This trend was underlined earlier this week when Fimalac invested in Jellyfish, a digital marketing services group that operates primarily on the Google stack, and valued it at approximately $644 million.
The holding company intends to merge Jellyfish with with its existing data-led marketing specialist Tradelab, and Fimalac owner Mar Ladreit de Lacharriére said he wants to assemble an outfit to emulate the model of S4 Capital.
Fimalac's takeover of Jellyfish echoes S4 Capital's 2018 purchase of MightyHive for $150 million, an acquisition executive chairman Martin Sorrell believes is crucial to fulfilling his "faster, better, cheaper" mantra.
Speaking earlier in the year, Sorrell told ATS London conference attendees that such services are necessary as "every single client, without exception, is now looking at in-housing."
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UK PM Boris Johnson to assess latest omicron data before deciding on new Covid curbs
Rutuja Mishra 3 weeks ago 3 min read
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits Stow Health Vaccination centre in Westminster on December 13, 2021 in London, England.
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LONDON — U.K. leader Boris Johnson will speak with his top medical advisors on Monday before deciding whether to impose any new Covid-19 restrictions for England this week.
Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have already started new curbs to help stop the spread of the omicron variant, largely focusing on indoor mixing. But England has so far held off on adding to current stay-at-home orders and increased mask-wearing.
Johnson will reportedly digest new data on Monday looking at case rates, hospitalizations and ICU figures, as well as deaths. The Christmas holiday meant official figures were paused over the weekend, but on Friday the U.K. reported a record of 122,186 infections over a 24-hour period.
Johnson has previously said that he would not hesitate to act and bring in new curbs after Christmas if needed, but research suggesting that the omicron variant may be less severe than the delta strain could cause him to hold fire. Information on the length of hospital stays and how many infections are leading to hospitalizations will no doubt prove crucial.
Any new restrictions will likely be unpopular within his own Conservative Party, with many lawmakers staging a recent rebellion against the prime minister. A significant number are unhappy at current Covid restrictions as well as a series of gaffes, scandals and embarrassments in recent weeks. Johnson's ratings have also suffered badly in national voter polls.
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New measures would also have to be voted on by the wider House of Commons and lawmakers will have to be recalled from their Christmas vacations. Thus, Johnson may just urge caution to English citizens ahead of New Year's Eve celebrations instead of launching formal restrictions.
A U.K. government study published Thursday said that people are far less likely to be admitted to the hospital with the Covid omicron variant than the previous delta strain.
The U.K. Health Security Agency said individuals with omicron are estimated to be between 31% and 45% less likely to attend emergency departments compared to those with delta, and 50%-70% less likely to require admission to a hospital.
The analysis is "preliminary and highly uncertain" due to the small numbers of omicron cases currently in hospitals, but it does tally with similar findings from scientists in South Africa and research teams at Imperial College London and the University of Edinburgh.
While the number of daily deaths remains low currently and initial research suggests that the omicron variant might not be as severe as other Covid strains, health experts have repeatedly warned that the sheer number of infections could lead to mounting fatalities and an overwhelmed health-care system.
The U.K. has reported nearly 12 million infections and at least 148,324 deaths since the onset of the pandemic in early 2020, according to data complied by Johns Hopkins University.
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Minister Sue Stultz
Minister Responsible for Social Development - Seniors
Coalition For Seniors And Nursing Home Residents' Rights
551 King Street, Fredericton, NB
· Long Term Care Act
· Long-Term Care Placement
· Eviction Notices Nursing Care Facilities
· Nursing Care Selection Process
· Nursing Care Facilities Age/ Disease
· Senior Care Plan Time lines
Presentation - September 20th, 2011
Presentation to Minister Sue Stultz
Minister Responsible for Social Development – Seniors
The Coalition for Seniors and Nursing Homes Residents' Rights appreciates the opportunity to make this presentation on policies that are important for senior's quality of life.
The health, well-being and dignity of seniors should be a top priority for the government. Seniors want to live in dignity and respect while continuing to support the province they live in for their children and grandchildren.
The Coalition has set out six (6) areas it wishes to discuss and recommend for your consideration.
Long -Term Care Act
Recommendation: One
Governments have an obligation to ensure that seniors are given a priority by establishing a
Long -Term Care Act that would house all policies affecting seniors.
Many polices affecting seniors are not protected under a Long-Term Care Act such as the seizing of assets to pay for nursing care. We have already experienced the change in the Veteran's disability pension being clawed back where it became an income due to an unrelated service injury.
The decision to not include the disability as income was made clear through the courts in 2005 whereby the disability pension was not to be considered as income and therefore should not be calculated as income. Veterans are not required to include this as income on their income tax; this disability pension is issued to Veterans as a special pension for their pain and suffering while providing duty to their country.
References; Standard Family Contribution Policy January 2005
The Merchant Navy Veterans Compensation package Announced in February 2000 by the Federal Government is not accessed as an asset.
The VAC Veteran's disability pension is not included when calculating the client contribution for his/her spouse in a residential facility.
Long-Term Care Placement
Recommendation: Two
The government should seriously consider the congestion in hospitals by:
(a) Creating more advanced care beds outside the hospital system. (Appendix "B")
(b) Implementing the 700 new nursing home beds as committed by the previous government.
(c) Re assessing individuals outside of the hospital setting.
(d) Moving forward to introduce a comprehensive home care program that provides 24/7 for those that require the service.
(e) That home support workers be the responsibility of the Regional Health Authorities.
One of the major issues facing seniors and the health care system is the number of seniors staying in hospital while waiting for placement in a nursing home.
The recent data as of August, 2011 indicates that there are currently over 700 on the wait lists and 551 in hospital beds as of July of this year. These individuals could be better served in a different environment. We know the New Brunswick aging population will increase exponentially by 2036. (Appendix "A') attached.
Hospitals are not proper settings for seniors in need of long-term care. Placement in proper establishments should be an immediate preoccupation of the government. The government has an obligation to provide nursing home beds as required by this category of seniors.
The Coalition believes that a comprehensive home care program for New Brunswickers would be better served if the Regional Health Authorities were responsible for the staffing of home support workers rather than contracting this group to agencies for an hourly rate of $16 per hour. Who better than the Regional Health Authorities would be knowledgeable of the flux of acute beds that could be utilized for those who require immediate medical needs?
The current home support system falls short of providing 24/7 care for those that require the service to enable them to continue to live in a home environment. There are many best practices that provide home care (24/7) where home support workers work under the jurisdiction of the Regional Health Authorities. One only has to look at the Manitoba comprehensive model.
Eviction Notices - Nursing Care Facilities
Recommendation: Three
That the government develop a policy that protects residents' of nursing care facilities from being evicted from their home placement, and work with senior organizations and organizations who may have a common interest for such a policy.
That all nursing care facilities manage intakes, transfers and discharges through a unified admission committee where an operator may bring issues with problem residents to an admissions committee.
If the facility is unable to arrange a workable agreement between the resident and the operator, the resident is placed on a transfer list to a suitable alternative placement providing the resident and family member agrees to the new facility of his or her choice.
In New Brunswick, when residents are required to leave a nursing home, a community placement facility or a special care home, the required notice is fifteen (15) days. The department of Social Development does not have a policy to ensure that residents are protected from being evicted from the residence for whatever reason.
We know that many complaints are due to the quality of food being served in these establishments, lack of stimulation, and the list goes on. The number is increasing and many who are being evicted move silently because the system allows it to happen.
Many will not speak out for fear of reprisals especially in smaller communities where everyone knows everyone. Those that speak out are accused of being disruptive. Seniors have pride in many ways and should be treated with respect and dignity.
In Prince Edward Island, both public and private facilities manage intakes, transfers and discharges through a unified admissions committee where an operator may bring issues with problem residents to an admissions committee if the facility is unable to arrange a workable agreement between the resident and the operator. If the committee is in agreement, the resident is placed on a transfer list to a suitable alternative facility.
In Alberta, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Saskatchewan, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec no eviction policies or regulations exist. Organizations that provide continuing care services have clear statements of when eviction would be considered and work with the families and government to avoid any eviction. These provinces work with family to build relationships to circumvent eviction.
Nursing Care Selection Process
Recommendation: Four
That the government enforce a legislated requirement that nursing care facilities not be allowed to use a selection process by which they can choose whomever they want to care for in their facilities.
That nursing care facility be legislated to accept individuals on a first come first served basis.
Seniors are caught in a political system that allows nursing care facilities to select who they want to care for in their facilities. Seniors are occupying beds in hospitals because they can't get into nursing care facilities partly because of such a policy. It is a tough call when deciding to move to a nursing facility, it's not an easy transfer for families and loved ones who need to receive quality care.
They are led to believe they will be transferred to a nursing care facility after making the selection of their choice but because they require greater care than others, they are being passed over. The government has an obligation to ensure that seniors receive placement in proper establishments and treated with respect and dignity.
"Nursing Care Facilities" Age /Disease
Recommendation: Five
That the government make provision to accommodate residents who live in these facilities under such conditions and that all new facilities being opened provide accommodations that address the need for age/disease.
Most nursing homes in New Brunswick do not provide accommodations that provide health care facilities for people with certain disease. The current facilities are taxed and very stressful with Alzheimer's and dementia residents wandering from room to room unannounced.
Based on Census Canada, assaults, and homicides in health care institutions are high. Over three people a day are diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS). The government needs to address the issue of accommodating residents who live in these facilities under such condition.
Senior Care Plan Time-lines
In Closing, with respect to" Putting New Brunswick first… For A Change" We thank the government:
1. For acting on reinstating the $5.5 million home heating subsidy program;
2. For taking the initiative to further consult on the property tax assessment for all home owners;
3. For providing increases to home support workers of $11 per hour effective October 1, 2011.
The Coalition queries the Senior Care Plan time-lines for implementation. We have not seen or heard of any further action with respect to the commitment outlined in the Senior Care Plan as promised. We would appreciate knowing the government plans of implementation.
We have attached a copy of the "Seniors Care Plan" for your easy reference.
Thank you for the opportunity to discuss the important policies that affect the aging population.
Respectfully submitted on Behalf of the Coalition for seniors And Nursing home Resident's Rights
Debbie Ellison, President
Kathy Ervin, Secretary
Pat Goobie, Treasurer
Hector Cormier, Past President
Cecile Cassista, Executive Director
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Jago Named Finalist for Men's Hockey Senior CLASS Award
Waltham, Mass. – Bentley University's senior defenseman Tanner Jago (Brandon, Manitoba) has been voted one of just 10 student-athletes in Division I as a finalist for the 2018-19 Men's Hockey Senior CLASS Award, it was announced on Friday.
Jago was on the initial candidates list that was announced back in October, and he's now been chosen as a finalist for the prestigious award. Finalists for the award were chosen by national media.
Criteria for the award is having notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, character and competition.
On the ice Jago has been one of the top defensemen in Atlantic Hockey during his career. He's played in 140 games entering this weekend, most among active defensemen in the league. His 76 career points is both 2nd most in the AHA, and 4th most in Bentley history among defensemen.
Off the ice he has been Bentley's team captain this season, after being an assistant captain during his junior year. He has been named to Atlantic Hockey All-Academic team three years in a row with a major in finance, and a minor in mathematics and history.
The winner of the men's hockey Senior Class Award will be announced during the Frozen Four in April, and will be voted on by national media and Division I head coaches. Fans can also help select the winner by submitting votes at the Senior CLASS Award website
The full list of finalists for the men's hockey Senior CLASS Award is below. For more information on each candidate, visit here
Name Position School
Chase Berger Forward Penn State
Mason Bergh Center Colorado College
Erik Brown Forward RIT
Kyle Haak Forward U.S. Air Force Academy
Tanner Jago Defenseman Bentley University
Sasha Larocque Defenseman Ohio State
Chase Priskie Defenseman Quinnipiac
Jimmy Schuldt Defenseman St. Cloud State University
Josh Teves Defenseman Princeton University
Max Veronneau Forward Princeton University


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Sebastien Haller Scores Hattrick After Testicular Cancer Recovery
Ken Ibenne / January 14, 2023 / Featured, Hot Football/Soccer News, News, Transfer News, Video
Sebastien Haller scored a remarkable hat-trick in the seventh minute of his fairytale return to the Borussia Dortmund starting XI following his cancer diagnosis.
Recall that the Ivory Coast international faced a difficult treatment regimen after being diagnosed with testicular cancer in the summer of 2022.
Haller was given the go-ahead to resume full training this month and made his comeback as a replacement in a friendly matchup against Fortuna Dusseldorf earlier this week.
The 28-year-old received extra playing time versus FC Basel in a friendly match for Dortmund, which he dispatched of in double-quick time.
Haller scored twice more in the 86th and 87th minutes after opening his account from the penalty spot in the 81st minute.
Quick to comment were football lovers, with one fan tweeting: "Things you love to see."
Haller is expecting that he will soon be back in charge of Dortmund's offensive line for their competitive games.
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Sabestain Heller scored a remarkable hat-trick in the seventh minute of his fairytale return to the Borussia Dortmund starting XI following his cancer diagnosis. pic.twitter.com/YWF8lj582b
The Ivorian stated that: "I want to play as quickly as possible. There are no limits and restrictions on my involvement unless the medical staff tell me otherwise."
"I can do everything now that I used to do before, that gives me great confidence."I took only 19 days off in the six months. It was hard but it's my job and I love it."
"Retiring was never on my mind, I had the mindset of looking forward and take every day at a time."
A week from Sunday, Haller and his teammates from Dortmund will return to the Bundesliga when they host Augsburg at the Westfalenstadion.
Sebastien Haller
Sébastien Romain Teddy Haller, a striker for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund and the Ivory Coast national team, was born on June 22, 1994.
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Haller started his professional career at Auxerre in France. In 2015, he moved on loan to Dutch Eredivisie team Utrecht before making a permanent commitment.
He transferred to the German team Eintracht Frankfurt two years later, where he won the DFB-Pokal in 2018.
A year later, West Ham United of the English Premier League acquired him for a club-record fee of €49.8 million (£45 million).
After signing with Ajax in 2021 for a club-record sum of €22.5 million (£18.8 million), Haller made his way back to the Netherlands.
He captured the Eredivisie and the KNVB Cup in his first half of the season. During the 2021–22 season, he became the first player to score in seven straight UEFA Champions League games.
He later moved to Borussia Dortmund for an initial €31 million.
After receiving a testicular tumor diagnosis, Sebastien Haller departed the team's training camp in Switzerland to receive treatment.
In July 2022, the 28-year-old reported feeling sick after training. pic.twitter.com/NH8NW5LUox
Haller, who was born in France to an Ivorian mother and a French father, first represented France at the youth level before 2020, when he decided to support the Ivory Coast.
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He played for his country at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations and scored his first goal against Madagascar.
What Happened To Haller?
After receiving a testicular tumor diagnosis, Sebastien Haller departed the team's training camp in Switzerland to receive treatment.
In July 2022, the 28-year-old reported feeling sick after training.
The Ivory Coast International was scheduled for additional testing at a specialized medical facility after further investigations showed the presence of a tumor.
Haller replaced Erling Haaland in this summer's transfer from Ajax to Dortmund after the Norway international joined Manchester City.
He was very effective in the Champions League for Ajax last season, scoring 10 goals alone in the group stage. In all of the competitions, he scored 32 goals.
We're pleased the lad is back and firing—and, what's more amazing, in less than seven minutes.
This just demonstrates the football skills of the Ivorian and what we should expect going forward.
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Ellen DeGeneres injures self during wine induced tumble
Updated: 2:43 PM CDT Mar 21, 2017
Natalie Newport
Ellen DeGeneres once again proved how relatable she is this week after taking a spill down the stairs.DeGeneres, 59, is recovering after falling into a door and dislocating the tip of her finger. The daytime talk show host told her audience that she sustained the injury after drinking just two glasses of wine. "So, you know how in gymnastics when you do a one-handed cartwheel and you have to spread the weight evenly between all your fingers? Well, I had two glasses of wine and fell into a door," she joked. She continued to explain the situation saying that her dogs were "excited to see us" when they arrived home and she "caught the lip of the top step." Her wife, Portia De Rossi, drove her to the hospital where they asked if she would like a shot for the pain. "I said, 'No, I had two glasses of wine — that's what got me into this mess in the first place.' She meant a shot to numb my finger." DeGeneres showed off her finger splint during Tuesday's show explaining the injury saying "I dislocated my finger. That's what they call it, which is an incorrect term because I knew where it was located. It was just wrongly located is what it was."
Ellen DeGeneres once again proved how relatable she is this week after taking a spill down the stairs.
DeGeneres, 59, is recovering after falling into a door and dislocating the tip of her finger. The daytime talk show host told her audience that she sustained the injury after drinking just two glasses of wine.
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"So, you know how in gymnastics when you do a one-handed cartwheel and you have to spread the weight evenly between all your fingers? Well, I had two glasses of wine and fell into a door," she joked.
She continued to explain the situation saying that her dogs were "excited to see us" when they arrived home and she "caught the lip of the top step."
Her wife, Portia De Rossi, drove her to the hospital where they asked if she would like a shot for the pain.
"I said, 'No, I had two glasses of wine — that's what got me into this mess in the first place.' She meant a shot to numb my finger."
DeGeneres showed off her finger splint during Tuesday's show explaining the injury saying "I dislocated my finger. That's what they call it, which is an incorrect term because I knew where it was located. It was just wrongly located is what it was."


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Angela Merkel and the European Union Trapped Between China and the US
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Merkel and the EU Trapped between China and the U.S.
Tensions between the U.S. and China are on the rise, with Germany and Europe stuck in the middle. German Chancellor Angela Merkel would like to find a solution, but plenty of hurdles stand in the way. 04.06.2020, 17.57 Uhr
By Christiane Hoffmann, Peter Müller, Christoph Schult and Gerald Traufetter
She wants the summit to take place no matter what. Last Wednesday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel held a video conference with political group leaders from the European Parliament to discuss Germany's upcoming European Council presidency, which begins in July. For six months, Berlin will be setting the agenda for the European Union, and it has long been clear that Merkel views China as the top foreign policy priority. Indeed, she has planned a large summit in Leipzig from Sept. 13-15, to be attended by heads of state and government from the EU along with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
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In the video conference last Wednesday, Green Party parliamentary group leader Ska Keller wanted to know if the plan should perhaps be reconsidered given China's violations of international law in tightening its grip on Hong Kong. But Merkel doesn't even want to get involved in that discussion and she avoided the question. Ultimately, it is clear: The EU approach to China is to be the foreign policy cornerstone of Germany's council presidency. Period.
Never before in the history of the bloc have all 27 EU leaders conferred as a group with a foreign head of state. And now, the first ever such consultation will not be with the president of the United States - the NATO partner and guarantor of European security – but with the president of the authoritarian People's Republic of China.
The summit would thus be a symbol for how international influence and alliances are currently shifting in a world order that is increasingly defined by the competition between the U.S. and China. The September meeting would define Europe's and Germany's role in that rivalry – not, of course, at China's side, but in intensive dialogue with Beijing and at a significant distance from Germany's traditional American allies.
The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated developments that have long been apparent: the U.S. retreat from the international stage; China's naked power grab; the growing confrontation between the two powers; and their ruthless reliance on propaganda to influence the rest of the world. "COVID-19 has raised the temperature between the U.S. and China. The West's vulnerability has grown," says one high-ranking German official.
From the German perspective, alienation from the Trump-led U.S. continues apace. On the one hand. On the other, though, China's is becoming increasingly self-confident as it seeks to expand its influence and, in Hong Kong, Beijing is issuing a direct challenge to the West. Europeans must recognize "China's determination to claim a leading role," the chancellor said in a video address to the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, the think tank connected to Merkel's center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU).
Germany and Europe are trying to identify their role between a formal ally that is behaving less and less like a partner, and an authoritarian hegemonial power that can't be considered a partner at all. At the same time, the pressure is growing to join one side or the other. In Berlin, concern is on the rise that Washington could deliver an ultimatum to Germany and the EU: Either you are with us or against us. "The U.S. demands fealty on China policy, but we don't have that on offer," says Niels Annen, a member of the center-left Social Democrats who is state minister in the German Foreign Ministry.
Berlin is also not a fan of Trump's efforts to isolate China. The U.S. president even threatened recently to cut off all relations with China. And Germany is not prepared to join in with a policy of "decoupling." "In a globalized and networked world, isolation is not the correct instrument," says Economy Minister Peter Altmaier of the CDU. He is echoed by Norbert Röttgen (CDU), chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee in German parliament. "A policy aimed at isolating China is not in Germany's or Europe's interests," he says.
Merkel's desire to define Europe's position between China and the U.S. has become more difficult as a result of corona, but it has also become more urgent. "Europe must finally develop a joint China policy," Röttgen demands.
That was precisely Merkel's plan: In a months-long coordination process, European countries were to compare and coordinate their positions on China in an effort to develop a joint approach. At the same time, the investment agreement with China, which has been under negotiation for years, was to finally be completed. But then the coronavirus arrived.
A visit by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to China was cancelled, with the meeting now to be held via video link at the end of June. But the envisioned development of a joint European policy can no longer be made up for.
It is, however, badly needed. The approach to China is different from country to country in the EU. In March 2019, to be sure, European leaders agreed that the EU would consider China both as a "strategic partner" and as a "systemic rival." For many EU member states, however, particularly those in Eastern and Southern Europe, the emphasis has clearly been on seeing China as a trading partner. Chinese investments in countries like Greece and Italy have been more than welcome. Meanwhile, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán finds not only China's economic model attractive, but also the country's authoritarian societal model.
Playing on Eastern European Sensitivities
France and Germany, by contrast, are interested in protecting European companies from Chinese companies. In Brussels, too, concerns are growing about the political influence that Beijing is buying.
It is a divide that China is actively trying to widen. Since 2012, for example, the Chinese prime minister has been meeting annually with a group of leaders from Eastern and Central Europe - a group that has grown to include the leaders of 17 countries, including Poland, Hungary and Greece. The cooperation is primarily aimed at expanding trade as part of Beijing's Belt and Road Initiative, frequently called the "New Silk Road."
But it also serves to play on Eastern European sensitivities, a region that often feels ignored by an EU dominated by France and Germany. China was also able to cleverly use the coronavirus pandemic to its own foreign policy advantage. By delivering urgently needed protective clothing to Italy and other countries, China scored a public relations victory at a time when Germany had issued a temporary ban on exporting such materials to its EU partners.
China is now in a position to translate its diplomatic and economic engagement in Europe into political influence. In June 2017, for example, a passage on investment protection in an EU summit declaration was weakened at the insistence of the Czech Republic and Greece, two member states with tight ties to China.
The EU leadership duo of Commission President von der Leyen and Council President Charles Michel has thus far failed to develop a clear course on China. And recently, Brussels has succumbed to Chinese pressure on a number of occasions. The EU ambassador in Beijing, for example, agreed to strike an allegedly China-critical passage from an op-ed piece he had written with ambassadors from the 27 EU member states for publication in the state-run newspaper China Daily. And in a report compiled by the European Union External Action Service about coronavirus-related disinformation coming from China, some of the most direct criticism was redacted.
The risk that the EU could prove as divided as ever at the September summit in Leipzig has also grown because Merkel won't likely have any successes to present. There simply hasn't been an opportunity to adequately prepare. Germany's most important goal, that of signing the investment deal, doesn't look achievable by September, despite the seven years of negotiating that has already taken place. The deal is to replace bilateral agreements on the mutual protection of investments.
Berlin has even begun threatening to cancel the summit altogether if Beijing doesn't demonstrate a willingness to compromise. State Minister Annen says that the determination as to whether the summit will go forward or not isn't solely dependent on the coronavirus situation, but also on the leadership in Beijing. China must show movement on the investment deal, he says. One alternative under discussion is to postpone the summit.
European Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan also warns that China must demonstrate a greater desire to overcome the current differences. "The EU wants a deal that is worth the effort," he says. The EU's priorities are well-known, he says, including greater balance when it comes to market access, equal investment conditions and the sustainable development of economic ties.
Willingness to Compromise?
Currently, though, there are no indications that an agreement on the treaty is imminent. On the contrary: "It will be the end of the year at the earliest," says an official who is familiar with the negotiations. Bernd Lange, an SPD member who is chair of the International Trade Committee in European Parliament, also believes the idea that a "treaty will be ready for signing in Leipzig is an illusion." The best-case scenario, he believes, would be "a political agreement in certain economic sectors, such as automobile manufacturing."
Another issue on which Merkel would like to make progress with China is climate protection. In Davos in mid-January, Merkel was enthusiastic about the idea of linking the European emissions trading system with that of China, saying doing so would "cover a huge portion of the world." But because of the coronavirus, the UN climate summit that had been scheduled for November in Glasgow has been postponed. Across the world, saving the economy has been elevated above saving the climate on the priority list. Meanwhile, China's willingness to compromise has shrunk, with the country still deeply invested in coal.
Both Berlin and Brussels believe that the only person who can save the China-EU summit is the woman who wants it so badly: Angela Merkel. She is the only European politician who is thought to have a modicum of influence in Beijing, primarily because of her direct ties with President Xi Jinping. It remains unclear, though, whether Merkel will still make her 13th visit to China this summer as planned.
The respect for Merkel within the Beijing power apparatus is also rooted in the fact that the German chancellor has tended to choose more moderate tones when criticizing the country's human rights violations. She believes that if they are to have any effect at all, appeals should be made behind closed doors. But this kind of backroom diplomacy has also become more difficult as a result of the coronavirus.
The German government has consistently rejected demands from Washington to adopt a more confrontative approach to Beijing because it is simply not in Germany's national interest. Germany, after all, isn't just dependent on China as its largest trade partner. Berlin also sees the country as a vital partner when it comes to solving international crises and global problems. A European refusal to engage in dialogue, it is said in Berlin, does nothing to help the human rights situation.
Escalation of Tensions
Plus, Beijing is needed at the moment in the battle against COVID-19, even if China's massive failures in the early days of the pandemic have not been forgotten. Until the middle of January, the coronavirus epidemic wasn't even mentioned in discussions German diplomats held in Beijing. Once the Chinese leadership finally admitted that the disease could be transmitted from person to person in late January, cooperation on measures to combat the pandemic improved, say diplomats. In early April, Merkel promised the delivery of aid supplies to China, with President Xi Jinping ensuring in return that Germany would have access to a state-run Chinese company that produces protective clothing.
The Germans view Trump's attacks on China for its handling of the pandemic primarily in light of his reelection campaign. The escalation of tensions between Beijing and Washington, the German government believes, is coming from the U.S. president and his administration, not from the Chinese.
Dissident Joshua Wong together with German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas in September 2019 in Berlin: The respect for Merkel within the Beijing power apparatus is also rooted in the fact that the German chancellor has tended to choose more moderate tones when criticizing the country's human rights violations.
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Still, the German chancellor has no illusions about either of the superpowers. A source close to Merkel says she has explained the situation as follows: There is little one can do to influence the two superpowers anyway. Germany can merely choose which one it finds least troubling.
Nevertheless, the difference in tone she uses in public statements is striking. Whereas she has repeatedly made it clear how little respect she has for the U.S. president, Merkel has been much more reserved with criticism of the course charted by the Chinese. And while she seems to try to avoid Trump, she will spend hours in talks with Xi during her visits to Beijing.
Profiting Handsomely
Indeed, Merkel has focused heavily on China during her tenure, having visited the country 12 times since taking office, usually heading out to a province following her stay in Beijing. In 2010, she celebrated her birthday with her husband Joachim Sauer in Xi'an, southwest of Beijing.
Last September, Merkel headed to China with a large business delegation at the apex of the demonstrations in Hong Kong. She urged Beijing to exercise restraint in dealing with the protesters, but the trip itself sent a message that Germany wouldn't make its ties with China dependent on Beijing's approach to human rights.
Merkel has a significant amount of respect for the unprecedented economic rise China has experienced during the 15 years she has been in office. China's share of global trade has doubled during that period, its economy has risen to become the second largest in the world, gross domestic product has increased by a factor of 10 and over 200 million people have been pulled out of extreme poverty. Germany has profited handsomely from China's economic rise.
For the fourth year in a row, China was Germany's largest trading partner in 2019, with the bilateral trade volume at 206 billion euros. German companies exported 96 billion euros worth of goods to China, a situation that creates a certain degree of dependence and one about which politicians in Berlin are concerned. "It isn't a good idea to turn back the clock on globalization," says Economics Minister Altmaier, "but the corona crisis has demonstrated that we must minimize one-sided dependencies and assert or reclaim national sovereignty in sensitive areas."
Fearful of Chinese takeovers during the coronavirus crisis, Altmaier's ministry changed German law to give the Economics Ministry the right to block the purchase of company shares above a certain level by non-EU investors. Indeed, the government can step in even if the danger of such a purchase is merely theoretical and not acute.
"Germany remains an open investment location, but we have to have a better idea of which successful and strategically important companies are in the focus of takeover efforts so that we can react as needed," says Altmaier. That applies, for example, to the production of vaccines and medical protective equipment, he says.
Sanctions on European Companies?
Since the advent of the corona crisis, German companies have grown increasingly concerned that they could get trapped between the fronts of the competition between China and the U.S. And the danger doesn't just come from a China that ruthlessly pushes through its economic interests. They also see a threat from the other side of the Atlantic. They are concerned that Trump could impose sanctions on European companies if they continue to do business with China.
German companies have grown increasingly concerned that they could get trapped between the fronts of the competition between China and the U.S.
In the conflicts with Russia and Iran, after all, the U.S. has already long-since begun applying its sanctions to foreign companies. Their branches in the U.S. face significant penalties, with the most prominent example being companies involved in the construction of the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline.
It could also become an issue when it comes to choosing a supplier to construct 5G infrastructure in Germany. The U.S. has launched an offensive against the Chinese supplier Huawei, but Berlin believes that network security is not Washington's primary concern. Instead, government officials are of the opinion that the U.S. is aggressively defending its economic interests to protect its own producers against the products of Chinese competitors - products that are continually improving. It is certainly possible that Deutsche Telekom could face sanctions in the U.S. if it decides to use Huawei products instead of technology from the U.S.
The German government is now attempting a tightrope walk: Berlin doesn't want to issue a blanket refusal to Huawei, but is planning an extensive security evaluation that could result in the Chinese company being left out.
The summit in Leipzig also promises to be a high-wire act, if it takes place at all. There are plenty of conflicts at hand, including the situation in Hong Kong, China's aggressive stance on Taiwan, the jarring behavior of Chinese diplomats in Paris and Brussels and, as if all that weren't enough, elections are scheduled to be held in Hong Kong just a week before the September summit.
"The challenge will be that of defending our values while not losing China as a partner," says Niels Annen, the state minister. Brussels is well aware that the summit could provide China with valuable propaganda ammunition for the boost it could give President Xi's international reputation. "There are no substantive issues that the Chinese are interested in," says on EU diplomat. "Most important are the images."
As a result, there are some in Brussels who are hoping that Merkel's summit doesn't take place. "You can, of course, try to hold such a summit without mentioning the words Uighur or Hong Kong," says Reinhard Bütikofer, a European parliamentarian with the Green Party. "But who would be able to look at themselves in the mirror afterward?"
In Berlin, too, frustration is growing with both Beijing and with German diplomacy. The business-friendly Free Democrats (FDP) have already demanded that the summit be cancelled due to Beijing's recent activities in Hong Kong. CDU politician Röttgen has also now joined the chorus of critique. "Germany and Europe must address much more explicitly the fact that China is interfering with Hong Kong's right to self-determination and is thus violating an international treaty," he says. China's behavior, he says, has undergone a "dramatic shift."
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Missing Cohasset woman: Timeline of Ana Walshe's movements before disappearance
Chris Eberhart
January 7, 2023, 5:54 PM ·4 min read
There are 72 unaccounted for hours between the time Ana Walshe reportedly left her Massachusetts home and when she was reported missing, with very little details about her whereabouts in between.
Walshe, 39, of Cohasset, Massachusetts, left her home on Jan. 1, was supposed to get a rideshare to Logan International Airport in Boston and fly to her job in Washington D.C., Cohasset Police Chief William Quigley told reporters.
There's no confirmation that she physically took the rideshare to the airport, but it could've been done off the books, according to the chief.
Police confirmed she never boarded a flight, and the multi-jurisdiction search continued into the weekend.
Meanwhile, Cohasset detectives headed to D.C. to follow up on potential leads and conduct interviews alongside D.C.'s Metropolitan Police Department, Quigley said on Saturday.
MISSING MOM ANA WALSHE'S FORMER MASSACHUSETTS HOME BURNS
Ana Walshe commuted from Massachusetts to Washington, D.C., each week to work at a real estate job, her friends told WCVB.
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Walshe left her Cohasset home "early morning" on New Year's Day - most likely between 4 and 5 a.m. - while her family was sleeping, Quigley said.
There is no video images of her leaving, and security cameras haven't picked up images of her as of Saturday afternoon, according to police.
Her plan was to take a rideshare to the airport for a flight to Washington D.C., where she works for the real estate company Tishman Speyer. Walshe's flight to D.C. was originally booked for Jan. 3, but police said during a press conference earlier this week that she left earlier for "some type of emergency" at work.
There's no evidence that Walshe boarded any flight or made it to the airport, Quigley said this week.
MASSACHUSETTS MOTHER ANA WALSHE GOES MISSING, LAST SEEN NEW YEAR'S DAY
39-year-old Ana Walshe was last seen at her home in Cohasset, MA shortly after midnight on January 1. Authorities are turning to the public for help in locating her whereabouts.
Massachusetts State Police troopers and other officials searched the property, backyard, pool and surrounding area of missing woman Ana Walshe's home in Cohasset Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023.
Walshe's husband and her employer reported her missing to Cohasset police.
Walshe's husband, her employer and friends have been cooperative in what Quigely described as a "missing person case" that currently has no evidence of foul play.
Cohasset police teamed up with outside agencies, including the Massachusetts State Police, to search a wooded area near Walshe's home and set up a staging area along Route 3A.
POLICE SEARCHING ANA WALSHE'S POOL, WOODS NEAR HOME; DETECTIVES HEAD TO DC
Ana Walshe, 39, of Cohasset, was reported missing Wednesday after leaving her home around 4 a.m. New Year's Day to get into a rideshare heading to Logan International Airport in Boston, Cohasset
Officers search Ana Walshe's property in Cohasset, Mass., Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023.
A two-alarm fire broke out in Walshe's former home at 725 Jerusalem Road in Cohasset.
All four occupants - three adults and a young child - made it out safely, according to authorities.
"The cause of the fire is undetermined at this time and remains under investigation by the Office of the State Fire Marshal and Cohasset Police, though it does not appear to be suspicious," police said in a statement on Saturday morning.
Firefighters battle a blaze at 725 Jerusalem Road in Cohasset, MA on Friday, January 7, 2023. The home once belonged to Ana Walshe who has been reported missing, last seen on New Year's Day.
General view of the back of the home at 516 Chief Justice Cushing Hwy in Cohasset, MA on Friday, January 6, 2023. The home belongs to Ana Walshe who has been reported missing, last seen on New Year's Day.
Cohasset police and the Massachusetts State Police resumed their search in multiple quadrants of the wooded area near Walshe's house.
Investigators were seen going through the Walshe family pool and searching closer to the house, but police didn't provide an official update about what (or if) anything was found.
Before Saturday's searches began, Quigely told "Fox and Friends Weekend," "Every hour, we're getting more concerned for her well-being … We have more questions than answers."
Police have asked the public to send any information or tips to tips@cohassetpolice.com.
Police describe Ana Walshe as being 5 feet 2 inches tall and around 115 pounds.
She has brown hair, brown eyes, an olive complexion and is believed that she speaks with an Eastern European accent, according to authorities.
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