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Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance preparing for 60th anniversary in 2010
James Raia | September 8, 2013 November 21, 2009 | Auto Shows/Museums, Sports Cars
With its 60th anniversary celebration set for next August, the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, founded in 1950 as a celebration of the automobile, has evolved into one of the world's foremost classic car events.
Additionally, as exemplified by the more than 20 new and concept vehicles showcased at the 2009 Concours, the annual event now offers a glimpse into the automotive future.
Several vehicles made world debuts at the 2009 Concours last August, including the Bentley Mulsanne grand tourer, Bugatti Sang Bleu, Devon Motor Works GTX, Iconic Motors Heritage Roadster Concept Chassis, 2011 Infiniti M and Spyker C8 Aileron Spyder. North American debuts included the Aston Martin One-77, Hyundai Equus, Infiniti Essence concept, 2010 Jaguar XJ, Morgan Aero SuperSports and Porsche Panamera.
Several other manufacturers also opted to display new and concept vehicles, including Audi, Ferrari, Fisker Automotive, Lexus, Lincoln, Lotus, Mercedes-Benz, Rolls-Royce, Stile Bertone, and Tramontana.
"In 50 years we'll be able to look at historical vehicles on our show field and trace some of their origins back to the Pebble Beach Concours," said Concours Chairman Sandra Button. "The past and future combine effortlessly at this event because we have one primary purpose: celebrating the best automobiles in the world."
Mercedes-Benz, the world's oldest automotive manufacturer and longest participating Pebble Beach Concours sponsor, exemplifies the blend of old and new. The new Mercedes-Benz McLaren SLR Stirling Moss, a supercar that pays homage to legendary racer Sir Stirling Moss' 1955 300SLR, was on display at the 2009 Concours along with nine generations of the E-Class and five original Silver Arrow race cars – the largest U.S. gathering of Silver Arrows ever assembled.
"The Pebble Beach Concours captures the essence of more than 120 years of Mercedes-Benz passion for automotive innovation and heritage," said Ernst Lieb, President and CEO of Mercedes-Benz. "This year's displays continued the great tradition of the brand, and represented Mercedes-Benz commitment to continuously produce fascinating automobiles that become icons of automotive history."
Contrasting the rich history of Mercedes-Benz was Devon Motor Works, an upstart, California-based industrial design house building what it calls "the next great American supercar," the Devon GTX. Devon used the 2009 Concours to introduce its brand, conduct the company's first press conference and present the Devon GTX to the world.
"We're building an ultra-exclusive supercar, and the best venue to reach our potential customers, on an international level, is the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance," said company founder Scott Devon. "The Devon GTX blends bold design with uncompromised performance. The Concours reaches people who appreciate a vehicle of this caliber and we're honored to have our company's origins rooted in Pebble Beach."
Infiniti has used the Pebble Beach Concours to not only launch new vehicles, but has employed some innovative techniques to unveil a car that hasn't even been built. The 2009 Concours featured the North American debut of the Infiniti Essence concept, and with the help of new 3D-rendering technology, the 2011 M also made a global virtual debut – a world first.
"This is the fourth year that Infiniti has participated at the Pebble Beach Concours and we've become more active each year," said Ben Poore, Vice President of Marketing at Infiniti. "Infiniti's annual participation at the Concours has helped build our reputation among the most discerning luxury vehicle buyers and trend-setters."
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Written by Africa Defense Forum -
An Islamic State fighter.
An anti-extremist organization says the ISIS 'handbook' is based on distortions of the Quran
In the name of Allah, ISIS fighters have committed unspeakable atrocities.
They have beheaded civilians. They have burned people alive. They have gang-raped children as young as 12 years old. They have not hesitated to slaughter women and children in a war against their enemies. Their enemies are, simply, anyone who is not among them.
ISIS murdered 1,700 fellow Muslims — young army recruits — in June 2014 at a former palace compound of Saddam Hussein near Tikrit, Iraq. ISIS made videos of the atrocity, showing columns of terrified young men marching at gunpoint toward mass graves that they could see were already filled with bodies. Others were marched down steps to a small dock on the Tigris River. Each recruit was dragged forward and shot in the head, with the body falling into the water along the blood-soaked riverbank.
ISIS fighters are Muslims, but what kind of interpretation of the Quran can possibly justify such horrors, encouraging Muslims to kill fellow Muslims?
Dating back to the early years of al-Qaida, extremists have relied on a book titled Management of Savagery. It was written by Islamist strategist Abu Bakr Naji and published on the internet in 2004. It outlines a strategy to exploit regions with weak governments and civil unrest. The ultimate goal was to bring an end to the Saudi monarchy, with al-Qaida taking control of the religious capital of Mecca.
ISIS, however, relies on a Salafist-inspired work called the Fiqh al-Dima, or The Jurisprudence of Blood. The 579-page book lays out an interpretation of the Quran that supposedly justifies atrocities such as beheadings and slavery. It also serves as an operational manual for jihadists.
The manual clearly advocates the "indiscriminate killing" of perceived enemies and encourages extremists to use any means necessary to "snatch away their souls, drive their spirits from their bodies, cleanse the earth from their filth."
Quilliam, a group that describes itself as "the world's first counter-extremism organization," spent two years examining and transcribing the ISIS book. In 2018, it produced a detailed theological rebuttal of ISIS' "twisted" interpretation of Islamic teachings called Tackling Terror: A Response to Takfir Terrorist Theology, by Salah Al-Ansari and Usama Hasan.
"There is a startling lack of study and concern regarding this abhorrent and dangerous text in almost all western and Arab scholarship," says the rebuttal. "We hope to expose and deconstruct this unprepossessing yet deeply insidious and pernicious text."
A HISTORY OF MISINTERPRETATION
The authors point out that misinterpretations of the Quran are almost as old as the Quran itself. They quote a Quranic scholar from 1,300 years ago who said, "Learn before you practice your religion, as those who practice without learning usually become so fanatical that killing becomes an essential part of their behavior."
In modern times, the authors say, Islam has a wide array of interpretations and schools of thought — as is the case with any religion.
"When a terror attack occurs, two loud voices unfailingly emerge: Muslims and non-Muslims alike who deny that this has anything to do with the Islamic faith, and far-right populists who seek to paint all Muslims as terrorists," the authors note. "The Islamic extremists nod along in agreement, since they believe God sanctions such acts of terror."
Quilliam says ISIS ideology begins with the principle of "excommunicating" all existing political regimes, as they are not implementing the true teachings of Islam and have fallen into a trap of "pre-Islamic ignorance." ISIS followers are therefore entitled to fight all unbelievers and attack all non-Muslim countries of the world that do not have a treaty with them. They believe this must continue until Islam becomes the only dominant faith.
With this as its goal, the ISIS manual legitimizes assassinations, kidnapping, the taking of hostages, suicide operations, mutilating corpses, beheadings, killing children and nonfighters, taking sex slaves, trading in human organs, using weapons of mass destruction, and genocide.
Quilliam says there are some basic principles underpinning the traditional, correct Islamic interpretations of jihad:
The Quran teaches that jihad is a lifelong, nonviolent struggle for goodness, justice and truth against evil, injustice and falsehood.
During his 13-year mission in Mecca, the Prophet Muhammad and his followers were subjected to persecution but were ordered to remain patient and nonviolent. During that time, the Prophet's followers were tortured and killed, but the response was to remain peaceful and nonviolent.
During the Prophet's 10-year mission in Medina, military jihad in self-defense eventually was allowed.
Military jihad can be declared only by a legitimate authority. In modern times, this means that only legitimate governments have the authority to declare a state of war or military jihad. Vigilante or nonstate actors such as terrorist groups have no Islamic authority to issue a call to arms in the name of jihad.
Military jihad also was legislated to protect and promote religious freedom. Muslims are permitted to protect the religious freedom of Muslims, Jews and Christians.
Military jihad always has been tempered by strong ethical restrictions.
The Prophet spoke of the obligation to avoid killing women, children, old people, peasants, monks and others in war. Muhammad further banned chopping down trees, burning orchards, or poisoning wells or other water supplies in war. "These teachings may be seen as Islamic forerunners to modern warfare ethics, such as the Geneva Conventions, that are also Islamic in spirit and must be seen as binding upon Muslims worldwide," Quilliam says.
"The best jihad is to speak a word of truth before a tyrant ruler," the Prophet said. Jihad is thus a universal struggle for good against evil.
The outer jihad — the struggle for goodness and truth in the world — is always underpinned by inner jihad, which is the struggle against the self's base desires.
All charitable efforts or struggles by Muslims today for goodness, truth and justice against evil and injustice can be termed jihad.
A THREAT TO THE WORLD
Quilliam says the ISIS manual defines jihad as a declaration of war on all those who are not Muslim and live outside the Islamic territory, until they convert to Islam, accept the role of Muslims governing them, or pay a non-Muslim tax as signs of their submission. The authors say that such an interpretation represents a threat to any international world order, because it adopts a borderless territory policy that will be implemented with endless wars.
The authors point out instances in the manual where Quran passages are clearly taken out of context. A reference to people in one passage is interpreted to mean all people, when, in fact, it refers only to a specific group of conquerors from Muhammad's time.
"One of the key mistakes of the author of this ISIS book, and the ideology that belies it, is the focus on the particulars of Islamic law and ignoring the governing ethics, philosophy and principles," Quilliam says. That clears ISIS to isolate one piece of text "to support an argument and at the same time, negate the Quran."
The authors specifically address weapons of mass destruction in their study, describing them as anything that causes indiscriminate killing, such as setting fire to an entire village. Such weapons, they write, do not permit a level of discrimination between fighters and noncombatants and are banned by the Quran.
The Quran requires that civilians go unharmed under its rules of engagement. Quilliam says that even if weapons of mass destruction could be used strictly against military targets, they kill and maim in such horrible ways that they violate Islamic teachings on fighting humanely. And lastly, they say, such weapons cause lasting damage to the environment, "a result that must be considered in Islamic moral evaluations because all life has worth as God's creation, notwithstanding any utility derived by humans."
SCHOLARS DENOUNCE EXTREMISTS
The Quilliam authors are not the first Muslim scholars to condemn extremists. In 2010, Islamic scholar Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri issued a 600-page fatwa that said Muslim terrorists are bound for hell.
A fatwa is a religious opinion regarding Islamic law issued by an Islamic scholar. It is often issued to raise awareness and provide clarification regarding a specific issue for Muslims, who then may or may not follow it.
In the bluntest of language, Dr. Tahir-ul-Qadri said his research proved that "the killing of Muslims and the perpetration of terrorism are not only unlawful and forbidden in Islam, but also represent the rejection of faith." His fatwa was necessary, he said, because in the minds of some Westerners, Islam and terrorism had become synonymous. A summary of Fatwa on Suicide Bombings and Terrorism concluded, "Suicide bombings and attacks against civilian targets are not only condemned by Islam, but render the perpetrators totally out of the fold of Islam."
Also in 2010, a federation of leading Muslim scholars convened in Mardin, Turkey, to study a fatwa issued by 14th century scholar Ibn Taymiyya that had long been misinterpreted. The 15 scholars from countries throughout the Muslim world, including India, Indonesia, Iran, Kuwait, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Senegal and Turkey, said that the fatwa, used by radicals to justify killing in the name of Islam, could not be used to justify terrorism in a modern world that respects faith and civil rights. The same year, Saudi Arabia's Council of Senior Scholars issued a fatwa, citing the Quran as stating that financing terrorism is a violation of, and punishable under, Islamic law.
But Tahir-ul-Qadri's fatwa stood out in terms of its research and detail. The fatwa, since published as a book, includes references from the Quran, the Hadith, the opinions of the Companions of the Prophet, and "the widely accepted classical texts of Islamic scholarship."
The fatwa condemns terrorism, but it goes a step further in criticizing those Muslims who do not speak up in opposition to violence. "There is no denying the fact that the vast majority of Muslims oppose and condemn terrorism in unequivocal terms and are not ready to accept it as even remotely related to Islam in any manner," Tahir-ul-Qadri wrote.
"The killing of Muslims and the perpetration of terrorism are not only unlawful and forbidden in Islam but also represent the rejection of faith," he wrote. "It has been established that all the learned authorities have held the same opinion about terrorism in the 1,400-year history of Islam."
Tahir-ul-Qadri was specific when it came to listing those people who Muslims can justifiably kill: enemy soldiers in times of war, and no one else.
Perhaps predictably, the Pakistan-based militant Islamic group Tehrik-e-Taliban added ul-Qadri to its death list after his fatwa was published.
Written by Africa Defense Forum and republished with permission. The original article can be found here.
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This article describes the arrest of two Muslim brothers with weapons and explosives in Minneapolis. This causes great concern.
The Star Tribune published a brief article the following week. The Star Tribune story appears to be drawn directly from the arrest report. It has not returned to the story since the linked May 15 article. We followed up with law enforcement sources and noted the arrests here (May 16) and here.
As the driver of the car in which the stash was found, Abdullah Alrifahe has been charged with one felony count of possession of a pistol without a permit. He is in detention on $200,000 bond, which is suggestive of the seriousness with which authorities view the case. Majid Alrifahe, however, has been cited only for misdemeanor offenses and released. His case lies with the Minneapolis City Attorney. Reporters have not been able to reach Majid since the arrests.
Local law enforcement authorities have called on the FBI to see if agents can shed light on what's happening here. So far as I can tell, the brothers do not appear on any watch list. Abdullah may be deportable if convicted of the felony charge, though no one has reported the brothers' immigration status. Reading the arrest report, however, one can infer that the case has a wrinkle or two. I will attend the pretrial hearing in the case scheduled on June 12.
Yesterday, nearly two weeks after the arrests, CBSMinnesota's Esme Murphy reported on the case (text here, video below). The sole felony charge against Abdullah and the misdemeanor charges against Majid belie the seriousness of the case reflected in the amount at which bail is set on Abdullah Alrifahe. The text of the story tactfully states that the case has raised "growing concerns." Authorities have obviously had concerns since they found the brothers' stash.
Esme consulted criminal defense attorney Joe Tamburino (not involved in the case) for his comments. Tamburino explains that additional charges could be filed, which is always true. We will have to stay tuned.


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This Week In Securities Litigation (Week ending May 30, 2014)
T. GormanPosted on May 29, 2014 Posted in SECActions
In a holiday shortened week, the SEC filed actions based on the malfeasance at a transfer agent, financial fraud, insider trading and investment fund fraud. The action involving the transfer agent stems from an inspection and admissions by the principal of the firm while the financial fraud case originated from discoveries by the company board and a restatement. The insider trading case is one of a series based on the acquisition of an insurance agency. In the investment fund fraud case orders were entered on filing freezing the assets and partially resolving the action.
This week the first person was sentenced to prison under the Canadian Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act. A corporate agent was sentenced to serve three years in an action where the company did not secure the contract and there was no evidence cash was paid as a bribe but the company funds furnished to the person could not be found.
Finally, in the U.K. Barclays and one of its traders were fined for market manipulation. In this instance the action centered on the gold fixing.
Remarks: Commissioner Daniel M. Gallagher addressed the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board's 1st Annual Securities Regulator Summit, Washington, D.C. (May 29, 2014). His remarks included a discussion of debt financing, riskless principal transactions, best execution, pension and other post-employment benefit obligations and recent reforms that have improved pension disclosures (here).
Remarks: Acting Chairman Mark P. Wetjen addressed the Derivatives, Securitization and Project Finance Committee of the DC Bar's Corporation , Finance and Securities Law Section (May 29, 2014). His remarks included comments on the work of the agency in continuing to implement Dodd-Frank end user issues and cross boarder regulation (here).
SEC Enforcement – Filed and Settled Actions
Statistics: This week the Commission filed, or announced the filing of, 4 civil injunctive actions, DPAs, NPAs or reports and 0 administrative proceedings (excluding follow-on and Section 12(j) proceedings).
Investment fund fraud: SEC v. Oliver, Civil Action No. 2:13-14047 (S.D. Fla.) is a previously filed action against Richard and Susan Oliver, operators of We The People, Inc., and its former in-house counsel, William Reeves. The action alleged that the husband and wife defendants defrauded seniors through a purported charitable organization. The Court approved a settlement with Richard and Susan Olive in which each will be enjoined from future violations of Securities Act Sections 5(a), 5(c) and 17(a) and Exchange Act Section 10(b). Mr. Olive will pay disgorgement of $1,054,131 and a penalty equal to that amount. Ms. Olive will pay disgorgement of $45,655 and a penalty of $150,000. In a separate administrative proceeding the couple will be barred from the securities business or participating in any penny stock offering. The Commission determined not to seek a penalty against Mr. Reeves because of his significant assistance in the case. See Lit. Rel. No. 23009 (May 29, 2014).
Investment fund fraud: SEC v. Goyal, Civil Action No. 1:14-cv-03900 (N.D. Ill. Filed May 28, 2014) is an action against Neal Goyal and his two firms, unregistered investment advisers Caldera Advisors, LLC and Blue Horizon Asset Management, LLC. Beginning in 2006 the defendants raised about $11.4 million from investors supposedly for trading using a "long short" strategy. In fact the little trading conducted lost money and Mr. Goyal essentially operated a Ponzi scheme, covering losses by using investor money to make payments and providing investors with false documents. The Commission's complaint alleges violations of each subsection of Securities Act Section 17(a), Exchange Act Section 10(b) and Advisers Act Sections 206(1), 206(2) and 206(4). The defendants consented to the entry of permanent injunctions by the Court based on the Sections cited in the complaint. Other remedies will be considered at a later date. The Court also granted the Commission's request for a freeze order. Parallel criminal charges were filed by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois on May 28, 2014. See Lit. Rel. No. 23008 (Dated May 23, 2014, published May 29, 2014).
Misappropriation: SEC v. Pearson, Civil Action No. 14 C 3785 (N.D. Ill. Filed May 22, 2014) is an action against Illinois Stock Transfer Company or IST and its president and sole owner, Robert G. Pearson. ITS provides transfer agent and registrar services to approximately 130 issuers. In October 2013 the staff conduced an examination of the firm. During that examination the staff reviewed a firm account at BMO Harris Bank. Since the bank records for the Harris Bank account were not available, Mr. Pearson furnished them to the staff in early 2014. Those records revealed several transactions that appeared to relate to payroll. When asked about those transactions Mr. Pearson eventually admitted that in fact payroll was in part funded from the account, although he initially offered an alternate explanation. After securing counsel, Mr. Pearson produced two schedules showing that he had diverted about $1.3 million in client funds to other uses. He explained that the firm, which had not filed tax returns for years, could not meet its financial obligations and that he intended to repay the disbursements. The complaint alleges violations of Exchange Act Section 10(b) and Rules 10b-5(a) and 10b-5(c). It also alleged violations of Exchange Act Section 17A(d)(1) and Rules 17Ad-12, 17Ad-13, 17Ad-16 and 17f-1 and aiding and abetting under Exchange Act Section 20(e). The Court entered a freeze order. The case is pending. See Lit. Rel. No. 23007 (May 28, 2014).
Offering fraud: SEC v. Inofin, Inc., Civil Action No. 1:11-CV-10633 (D. Mass. ) is a previously filed action against the firm, three of its executives, including former COO Melissa George, and two salesmen. The complaint alleged that about $110 million was raised from investors in 25 states and the District of Columbia through the fraudulent sale of unregistered notes. This week the Court entered a final judgment by consent against Ms. George, imposing a permanent injunction against future violations of Exchange Act Section 10(b) and Securities Act Sections 5 and 17(a). In addition, Ms. George was ordered to pay disgorgement of $25,157.36, prejudgment interest and a civil penalty of $150,000. See Lit. Rel. No. 23006 (May 28, 2014).
Financial fraud: SEC v. DGSE Companies Inc., Civil Action No. 14-1909 (N.D. Tx. Filed May 27, 2014) is an action against the firm and its former CFO, I. John Benson. In early 2012 the Board of Directors determined that there were certain accounting irregularities which might impact reported financial information. After announcing that its financial statements beginning with the second quarter of 2007 should not be relied on, it launched an investigation which found: Many unsupported and/or improperly-described accounting entries; no standard, formalized process for reconciling intercompany accounts; unsupported entries were recorded directly into the general ledger; there was a lack of regular inventory counts matching the general ledger; no audit trail with which to identify the reason for accounting adjustments; and there was no backup of the accounting data. As a result the accounting systems of the firm were compromised and the inter-company accounts were out of balance by millions of dollars. Mr. Benson had made a number of fraudulent accounting entries to bring the general ledger back into apparent balance. Those included ordering the preparation of adjusting entries to the general ledger and overstating the inventory by millions of dollars. He also executed a false management letter to the auditors and misleading public filings and management certifications. As a result of its internal investigation, and additional work performed by accountants retained by the firm, DGSE restated its financial statements in its Form 10K-A, filed December 19, 2012. The firm also undertook an extensive series of remedial actions. The Commission's complaint charges the company with violations of: Securities Act Section 17(a)(2) and Exchange Act Sections 13(a), 13(b)(2)(A) and 13(b)(2)(B). Mr. Benson was charged with violations of Exchange Act Sections 10(b) and13(b)(5) and with aiding and abetting violations of Sections13(a), 13(b)(2)(A), 13(b)(2)(B) and certain related rules along with each subsection Securities Act Section 17(a). DGSE resolved the charges, consenting to the entry of a permanent injunction prohibiting future violations of each Section with which it was charged. The firm was also required to appoint an independent consultant to review its accounting controls and to take the necessary remedial steps to correct any deficiencies. Mr. Benson also settled the charges, consenting to the entry of a permanent injunction prohibiting future violations of the Sections with which he was charged. In addition, he is permanently barred from serving as an officer or director of a public company and is denied the privilege of appearing or practicing before the Commission as an accountant. Mr. Benson is also required to pay a penalty of $75,000. See Lit. Rel. No. 23003 (May 27, 2014).
Unregistered sale of securities: SEC v. Gendarme Capital, Corporation, Civil Action No. 2:11-CV-053 (E.D. Cal.) is a previously filed action against the firm, its former principal, Ezat Rahimi and its former attorney, Cassandra Armento. The complaint alleged that the defendants offered and sold the securities of several issuers without a filed, or effective, registration statement. This week the Court approved settlements under which each defendant was permanently enjoined from future violations of Securities Act Section 5 and from participating in the issuance, offer or sale of any security in an unregistered transaction except for purchases and sales of exchange-traded securities for their own, personal accounts. The action was dismissed as to former defendant Ian Lamphere who passed away in 2013. See Lit. Rel. No. 23005 (May 28, 2005).
Insider trading: SEC v. Drewery, Civil Action No. 5:14-cv-00299 (E.D. N.C. Filed May 27, 2014) is an action against Ronald Drewery centered on the acquisition of Mercer Insurance Group, Inc., announced on November 19, 2010. Prior to that announcement Mr. Drewery misappropriated material non-public information regarding the transaction from a director and purchased 3,500 shares of the firm's stock. Following the deal announcement the price rose, closing up 48% over the prior day's close. Mr. Drewery had trading profits of $35,730. The Commission's complaint alleges violations of Exchange Act Section 10(b). Mr. Drewery agreed to resolve the action, agreeing to disgorge his trading profits and pay prejudgment interest and a penalty equal to his trading profits. This is the fourth action brought by the agency based on this take-over transaction. See Lit. Rel. No. 2304 (May 27 2014).
FCPA – Corruption
Canada: Nazir Karigan, formerly an agent for Cryptometrics Canada, became the first person sentenced to prison under the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act. He was convicted of attempting to bribe an official from Air India regarding the supply of biometric facial recognition security technology. Mr. Karigarn provided Cryptometrics with a spread sheet showing the bribes. The U.S. parent of the firm transferred U.S. $200,000 to Mr. Karigar's account which he claimed would be used only to ensure that the firm qualified for a public tender. Under a later agreement an additional U.S. $250,000 would be transferred to obtain the Indian Minister of Civil Aviation's approval for the bid. The company did not obtain the contract. There is no evidence the bribe was paid or regarding the whereabouts of the money. Mr. Karigan, 67 years of age, was sentenced to serve three years in prison. The maximum at the time was five years. It has since been increased to fourteen years.
Alert: The regulator issued a new investor alert titled "High-Yield CDs: Red Flags That Signal a Scam" (here).
Misleading statements: Ng Kai Shing was convicted of proving false information on two licensing applications furnished to the Securities and Futures Commission. Specifically, in two instances in applications with the regulator he represented that his firm, Hong King Securities Holdings Limited, had liquid capital and paid-up share capital in amounts sufficient to meet requirements. In fact it did not. The funds were transferred in at the time of the application and then immediately transferred out. He was fined $40,000.
Accounting records: The Securities and Futures Commission obtained a court order directing accounting firm EY to produce certain records for its former audit client, Standard Water Limited, which is listed on the exchange. EY had been the auditors of the firm since its listing but recently resigned upon discovery of certain inconsistencies in documentation furnished by the company. Standard Water then withdrew its listing application. The auditors declined to produce the records, claiming it was not in possession of the papers and that, in any event, PRC law restricted their production. The Court, in a ruling of first impression, rejected EY's claims and ordered the papers produced.
Manipulation: The Financial Conduct Authority fined Barclays £26,033,500 million and banned one of its traders in addition to imposing a fine on him of £95,600. The sanctions resulted from actions taken in connection with the gold fixing on June 28, 2012. That occurs at 3 p.m. On that date if the price was above a specific level, the bank would owe one of its clients a substantial sum; if below then it would not. Trader Daniel Plunkett executed certain trades in such a manner that the price would be below, thereby depriving the customer of the payment but adding to the overall profits of his trading book. By taking that action he put his interests and those of the bank ahead of the customer, according to the FCA. The trader later tried to cover-up the transaction with misstatements. The bank failed to have adequate systems to supervise Mr. Plunkett.
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Customers interested in the Xbox One Project Scorpio console can sign up to receive updates on the Microsoft Store. However, the company has yet to drop any new information and we still don't know when exactly the device will launch.
March 9, 2017 6:57 pm CET
Microsoft threw a curveball at E3 last year. The company announced Project Scorpio and one-upped Sony in the process. Since then the Xbox team has been content to drop the odd tease and information about the device's potential. Now the company has placed Project Scorpio on the Windows Store, but only for interested customers to receive updates.
Project Scorpio is pencilled in to reach consumers later in the year, likely in time for the holiday season. However, Microsoft is widely expected to fully launch the console at E3 2017. It is worth remembering that E3 2016 merely served as an introduction to Scorpio.
The company announced the console and some abilities, like native 4K gaming, but has not actually unveiled the full hardware. Microsoft's E3 2017 event will take place Sunday, June 11. In a twist, Xbox chief Phil Spencer has hinted that the company could launch Project Scorpio before E3.
Spencer says the company has so many things to talk about that it is unlikely the console will be the sole focus.
Despite this hint, I am fairly confident that the full launch for Project Scorpio will happen at the Los Angeles Convention Center on June 11. The biggest evidence for this is that Microsoft led with a Project Scorpio image for its live event.
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Either way, it is clear that the console will be fully revealed within the next 2-3 months. Microsoft is obviously getting ready for its launch by keeping customers more in the loop. The update page has been added to the Microsoft Store pages in both the United States and the United Kingdom.
The listing also confirms that the console is ready to come to customers around the holiday season. Unfortunately, there is no new information regarding the hardware. However, as this is an update page, we assume Microsoft will start dishing out titbits eventually.
Another thing of interest is the name. We know that this device is currently running under a codename. Spencer has said the console will be part of the Xbox One family, albeit with a new design. Despite listing the product on the Microsoft Store, the company is still keeping the actual name under wraps.
You can find the listings in the US store here, and in the UK store here.
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All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign rally for Tinubu/Shettima ticket billed for Thursday in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, has been shifted to January 30, 2023.
Although what compelled the postponement could not be ascertained at the time of filing this report, LEADERSHIP gathered it may not be unconnected with the sudden resignation of Senator Nelson Effiong, of his appointment as the chairman, Central Planning Committee (CPC) of the event.
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However, a replacement has been announced by the CPC secretary, Hon Uwem Udoma, a former deputy speaker of the state House of Assembly, saying Obong Nsima Ekere, a former managing director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has been named in his stead, with the mandate to effectively prepare the ground for the big rally.
Addressing journalists, Udoma urged supporters to remain calm and resolute in their support for the party, assuring that APC was on course to victory at the February polls.
He said, "This is to inform all APC members in Akwa Ibom State and the general public, that the Tinubu-Shettima Presidential Campaign Rally for Akwa Ibom State, earlier scheduled to hold on Thursday, January 12th 2023, at the Unity Park, Udo Udoma Avenue, Uyo, has been postponed to Monday, January 30th, 2023.
"The president and commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces, Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari will be attending the Akwa Ibom rally." He added that the CPC was still tinkering on the new venue for the rally."
"The CPC, therefore, urges all APC candidates, their campaign councils, supporters and party members across the 31 local government areas in the state to redouble their efforts at mobilising the party faithful for the rally," he added.
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A Nov. 26 report from the New China News Agency (Xinhua), states that Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a message of condolence to his Cuban counterpart, Raul Castro, after Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro passed away late Friday at the age of 90.
The English translated version of the message is as follows:
Distressed to learn of the passing away of Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro, I, in the name of the CPC, the Chinese government and people and in my own name, express my deepest condolences to you and through you to the Communist Party of Cuba, the Cuban government and people, and my sincerest sympathy to Fidel Castro's family.
Fidel Castro, founder of the Communist Party of Cuba and Cuba's socialist cause, is a great leader of the Cuban people. He has devoted all his life to Cuban people's great cause of struggling for national liberation, safeguarding state sovereignty and building socialism.
He has made immortal historic contributions to the Cuban people and to the world socialism development. Comrade Fidel Castro is a great figure of our times and will be remembered by history and people.
I met with Comrade Fidel Castro many times and held in-depth conversations with him. His real knowledge and deep insight inspired me as his voice and expression live in my memory. Both I and the Chinese people miss him deeply.
Comrade Fidel Castro, who dedicated his life to the friendship between China and Cuba, paid close attention to and spoke highly of China's development.
As a result of his care and support, Cuba became the first Latin American country to establish diplomatic ties with China in 1960. Since then, the two countries have witnessed profound development of bilateral ties, fruitful results of cooperation in a wide range of areas and deepening friendship between the two peoples, thanks to Comrade Fidel Castro's solicitude and painstaking efforts.
The death of Comrade Fidel Castro is a great loss to the Cuban and Latin American people. The Cuban and Latin American people lost an excellent son, and the Chinese people lost a close comrade and sincere friend. His glorious image and great achievements will go down in history.
I believe that under the strong leadership of Comrade Raul Castro, the Communist Party of Cuba, the Cuban government and its people will carry on the unfinished lifework of Comrade Fidel Castro, turn sorrow into strength and keep making new achievements in the cause of socialist construction.
The friendship between two parties, the two countries and the two peoples will definitely be consolidated and further developed.
The great Comrade Fidel Castro will be forever remembered.


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Here's a little bit of news for you to sink your teeth into, the new movie adaption of Salem's Lot now has a release date set for 2022. Warner Brothers dropped the dates last week, letting fans know that the vampire film will be slouching into theaters on September 9th, 2022.
This new adaptation of Stephen King's Salem's Lot will star Bad Times at the El Royale's Lewis Pullman (The son of Bill Pullman) as Ben Mears, a writer who returns to his child-hood home only to find it slowly infested with vampires. Joining Pullman is Bill Camp (The Queen's Gambit) as high school teacher Matt Burke, who plays a Van Helsing styled role in the books, guiding Ben and his small band of vampire hunters in a desperate fight back against the growing infection. Joining the group will be Makenzie Leigh (Gotham) will appears as Ben's love interest Susan Norton, and Alfre Woodard as gender swapped Dr. Cody.
Directing the new film is writer-director Gary Dauberman, who has been a writing force in the Conjuring universe, and also penned the screen plays and co-wrote another King adaption, IT and IT Part Two in 2017 and 2019. This is only his second directing gig, having jumped behind the camera for Annabelle Comes Home.
The September release date is also a super smart choice, considering that mid-October's release of Halloween Ends will surly be the big pull for Halloween in 2022. Both IT movies came out in September and both hit the top 10 of the domestic box office, so it could be the perfect date for another King Adaption. Whether or not Salem's Lot can be as successful as IT remains to be seen. I guess we will find out in 2022.
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As a woman with more than 25 years of experience in finance, Ann Senne understands the lifelong importance of math skills. So when her now adult daughter declared in late elementary school that she wasn't good at math, Senne encouraged her to be persistent.
"Math didn't come easy for her. It was challenging. But she worked hard and succeeded. In fact, she had an amazing female AP Calculus teacher who had a huge impact on her," Senne explains.
Research shows girls' confidence in math begins to plummet as early as age nine, according to Rock the Street, Wall Street, a financial and investment literacy program that teaches and empowers high-school girls. That's despite the fact girls' test scores equal those of their male classmates. Meanwhile, two out of three grown women say they know "little to nothing" about finance.
It's concerning, Senne says, not only because these stereotypes limit girls' career opportunities, but because they stand in the way of girls becoming confident and financially savvy women.
That's where parents can step in. "Taking the time to provide children with the skills, tools and resources to make smart financial decisions can make a big impact on their confidence," Senne says.
Here are five steps you can take to raise financially confident girls:
1. Talk openly about finances
Senne's daughter was initially intimidated by math and finances. With exposure to new ideas and discussions, finance is now a topic she enjoys. "Through conversation, she's become interested in the market and is taking economics classes."
Another great option to kick start financial literacy is through educational videos online. Relatable creators use short-form videos and eye-catching graphics to help the next generation understand topics like the power of compounding and investing in the stock market.
Budgeting and financial decision-making don't have to be taboo subjects. Make them a family affair by talking about goals, celebrating when you reach them and talking about how they were achieved. Kids may not understand the details, but they can understand decisions and the impact.
2. Be a good financial role model for girls
Research shows that dads speak to their sons about investing, but not to their daughters, says Rock the Street, Wall Street founder Maura Cunningham. "It's like sex education, but worse, because nobody's talking about it," Cunningham says.
Parents can start by examining their own beliefs and habits about money, including subtle messaging and beliefs around gender roles and financial power.
Senne managed the finances when her kids were young, demonstrating her equal role in financial decision-making. The kids often heard and saw their parents discussing day-to-day spending, major purchases and strategic financial decisions. Senne says, "My hope is that modeling these behaviors provided confidence to both our son and daughter and showed them a method for managing finances as partners."
3. Teach budgeting basics
Senne says budgeting conversations often start with a simple question – "is it a want or a need?" Break it down even further by determining how many weeks of allowance or hours worked at a part-time job would be needed to make the purchase. She says, "Oftentimes if my daughter understands it would take five hours of work to pay for it, she won't buy it."
Kids in elementary school can also learn about spending versus saving if you make it fun and visual. This can be as simple as labeling clear jars for spending, saving and giving. Seeing into the jars helps them see their progress, as well as gaps, once they decide to spend.
As kids get older, Senne encourages parents to talk to them about how to put a plan in place to save for things they want. She also encourages learning about and trying out investing in the stock market. She says parents don't have to be financial wizards, they can set a good example by talking about budgeting, saving, giving and planning for long-term goals. Also, Senne says, never underestimate the power of a spreadsheet as a tried-and-true method in decision making.
4. Encourage inquisitive minds
Inspire girls to ask questions about finances. Senne says, "It's important we encourage girls to ask questions so they don't listen to that little voice in their head that may prevent them from doing so. Much of finance is personal so it's important to help inspire confidence in decision-making by being open to questions."
It's okay if parents don't have all the answers. Senne recommends the book Napkin Finance, which covers topics like retirement, taxes and real estate through fun, one-page illustrations on napkins.
5. Sign her up for a class
Senne's interest in finance started in school. "I took an accounting class in high school and it clicked. I really liked it and pursued it as my major in college." Financial literacy or a personal finance class are also great options. Ideally, high schools would require personal financial management classes as part of their curriculum, but they're often offered as electives. If that's the case, encourage girls to sign up.
When it comes to college, Senne encourages young women to minor in business, no matter their major. She says understanding terminology, along with business and financial concepts, will position young women to have a decision-making seat at the table later in life.
"Finance is an awesome field for girls, you can have a huge impact. If you're passionate about it, pursue it," Senne says.
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Today is the sixth anniversary of the day after I got married to the sweetest man in the world. We celebrated by going to see Cirque du Soleil on Sunday and leaving all four children with my mother. Can you imagine? It wasn't so bad, actually, the babies were napping most of the time we were gone, and the J-man was meserized by the computer the whole time we were gone. I think my mom even squeezed in a nap. Good for her!
Ellie-bean is sick. All three babies had a cold about three weeks ago. And the cold hasn't really gone away. And last week, Ellie got a cough on top of the cold. It was a horrible seal-barking cough – yep, croup. And the seal-barking cough calmed down, but a milder cough persisted. So I called the doctor yesterday and asked if I was overreacting by thinking maybe this had gone on a little too long. He said for sure I should not let this continue through the week, and to bring her in if I felt like she wasn't getting better. So I brought her in today. Double ear infections (mild, but there nonetheless), lots of goo in her nose and throat. All clues point to secondary bacterial sinusitis. Bleh. And I think Abby has it too, but I didn't realize that until too late. So my bet is that in a couple days Abby will be heading to the doctor also. And heck, if I take Abby, I might take Sam too, because his nose is all gooey still too, even if he's not coughing yet. Better safe than sorry, right?
Sam is totally a toddler. He doesn't crawl anymore if he can help it. He's all about the walking. Mommy is traumatized by this development, because her little baby boy is turning into a big boy and … oh! no one gave him permission for this!
To answer some of your questions: Nothing changed in Seth's insurance that meant that I used to have coverage under my old clinic and don't now. I used to be covered under my own insurance, but I changed employers after the triplets were born and my new employer does not have fertility coverage. But Ms. Perky, you might ask, Isn't Maryland a mandated coverage state? Why yes, yes it is! But there are loopholes to that whole "mandated" thing… specifically, my employer "self insures" which gets them out of the mandate. Several of you asked if there is any other clinic closer that my husband's insurance will cover and the answer, simply, is no. He works for a major hospital system, and they will only cover fertility treatment done through their hospital system.
Mostly, right now, I feel a little bitter, and I feel like my hand is being forced on this. The clinic I have to use does quarterly "batched" IVFs. All their patients do their cycles all at the same time and they only do them quarterly. So we're moving forward with a consult now, rather than waiting until the first of the year. Which means I'm weaning nowish, rather than at the end of the year. It also means that I'll have no control over timeline. The insurance situation means I'll have no control over my doctor, my clinic, my geography, my timeline, and quite possibly, my protocol. More frustratingly, the clinic I'll be forced to go to performed zero elective single embryo transfers in the last year that they reported to the CDC. I gotta tell you… that worries me. I know that I should reserve judgment until I've actually met this doctor, but I admit, I'm skeptical, and I'm angry that my choices have been taken away from me. Infertility is so often about losing control, and I feel like I've lost even more control over this situation, which aggravates me to no end.
I'm sure once we start moving forward, I'll be over it. But until then, I remain irritated, anxious, frustrated. I find myself paralyzed about the whole thing, unable to even so much as make a phone call about the whole thing – I even punted off making the phone call about setting up the consult to Seth. I told him that since he worked there and he knows his schedule and I want him there at this appointment, I'd rather he schedule the appointment, but the truth is, my frustration about the whole situation just has me unable to even deal with it. Yet, I don't want to waste more time and lose more control. I have another birthday in January and I hear the tick-tock in the back of my head all the time.
I appreciate that I received so many supportive comments on my last post – I know I'm crazy, I know not everyone would make the choices I'm making, but it's nice to know that I have support here. That being said, I'm still torn about blogging about the whole infertility-thing here. Blogging about it in the abstract like this is one thing. But if I do start cycling again? I'm not sure how I feel about writing about the specifics. There are just enough people reading here who know me in real life that I don't love the idea of posting about it. So I don't know how candid I'll be. Perhaps I'll post privately about it, and then share those posts after-the-fact. I'm not sure. I haven't figured out what the right answer is yet. Just letting you know what's going on in my head.
i'm just sad for you after reading the update on the fertility clinic mess. 😦 you're still in my thoughts/prayers.
you know, i've known several bloggers who have blogged about the first 3 months or so of their pregnancy w/o posting it and then once they made the big announcement to everyone, they retroactively posted everything. might be something to think about. that way, you have an outlet for what you're feeling/thinking, but you're not having to put it out there for everyone to read until you're ready, if ever.
sorry you feel like your hands are so tied with the cycling. Can you wait to wean until you know when you'll cycle? They may not even be able to get you in for a few months.
Does your old blog still exist? maybe you could go back to posting on that one for cycle details. Or doesn't typepad let you have some posts password protected and some public? then maybe you could post on this blog about your cycle, but only share those posts with people who have the password.
Whatever you decide, rest assured that there are a couple of girls out there that will support you no matter what. Good luck, and with the sick babies.
I feel the same way you do once I start cycling in 3 weeks. I don't feel that I WANT to share all the nitty gritty. I know I would be supported if I do…but that isn't the point. SO while we are in different point…me tryign to get that first live baby and you trying to (complete) expand your family I get that maybe not sharing is the way to go!
Good luck what ever happens! No matter what you have support!!!
How irritating about the insurance. And you're right – it's about the control. As if enough of that wasn't taken away already. Hope everyone gets well.


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One of Scotland's most acclaimed comedians, Craig Ferguson first became known to American audiences as Nigel Wick, Drew Carey's evil boss on The Drew Carey Show. A fixture of the series from 1995, Ferguson won over film audiences four years later with his portrayal of Crawford Mackenzie, an indefatigable but naпve hairdresser intent on competing in the World Freestyle Hairstyling Competition in the mock-documentary The Big Tease.Originally hailing from Glasgow, Ferguson started out as a musician, but gradually segued into comedy via the stage and television. He earned great popularity as the star of a series of self-titled specials on the BBC, and also received positive notices as the lead of the West End revival of The Rocky Horror Pictures Show and Neil Simon's The Odd Couple, which was staged at the Edinburgh Festival. By the mid-'90s, Ferguson decided it was time to move on, to set his sights on grander schemes, and duly moved to L.A. Upon his arrival, he found himself being forced to masticate a particularly large slab of humble pie, as the charm and wit that had earned him so many fans back home did little but translate to open casting calls and endless auditions in Hollywood. Ferguson's luck began to change when he landed the role of Mr. Wick on The Drew Carey Show and he was able to use his initial hard-luck experiences in L.A. as the basis for The Big Tease, which, in addition to starring in, he wrote and executive produced with Sacha Gervasi. The film, which also starred Frances Fisher and contained a pivotal cameo by Carey, was relatively well-received by critics and enjoyed a fairly successful commercial release.Ferguson followed The Big Tease in 2000 with Saving Grace, a comedy about a financially imperiled woman (Brenda Blethyn) who takes to growing pot with her gardener (Ferguson) to pay off the debts left to her by her late husband. The film, which Ferguson also co-wrote and co-produced, found a warm reception amongst critics and audiences, and succeeded in introducing its Scottish lead to a wider audience. That same year, he further increased his recognition with a substantial role in Chain of Fools, a crime comedy featuring a large ensemble cast that included Salma Hayek, Steve Zahn, Jeff Goldblum, and David Hyde Pierce.Source:video.barnesandnoble.com
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Cavan golf star Leona Maguire held her nerve to claim her first ever professional title in style last night.
The Ballyconnell woman holed a lengthy birdie in a sudden death play-off to lift the silverware at the Windsor Golf Classic in California. Leona was thrilled with her memorable victory in the Symetra Tour event and picked up a cheque for $22,500. An incredible final round of 67 saw Leona move to the head of the leaderboard at 12 under par, but she couldn't shake off Thai golfer Pajaree Anannarukarn, who forced the match to the play-off with her own birdie on the 18th.
A beautifully judged approach shot however set Leona up for victory.
"What a feeling," she tweeted. "Absolutely delighted to get my first professional win.
"Thank you everyone for all the lovely messages. Couldn't have done it without all the help from my family, friends."


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