Do the Sierras Prefer a Jam?
dot or crosshair for 600yds?
.300WM a "heat leaning" group?
Who sells 6.5 carbide sizing bushings.
NBRSA 1000 Yard BR Nationals?
what do i build ?
Byers, CO, range location, motels?
What's the magic temp for annealing?
6BR/6 X 47 Lapua capability.
Any word on Sacramento's schedule?
Scope setting for 1000 yds.
How important is action in barrel blocked rifle?
338 lapua or 338-378 weatherby mag????
Is it legal to fire a fouler in 600yd?
Questions on muzzle brakes, tuners, and more?
Which is the hot 6mm pojectile ATM?
NBRSA vs IBRSA What gives?
web site for stock maker McCre's/McCray's??
Help with my bag setup?
What Freebore for the big .22's??
Reloading info for 6.5/300 Weatherby mag.
Perfect Dasher freebore for the heavies!
What is 600 Yard HG Group Record?
Which rear bag for Tracker Stock?
Stock to buy - How do I make up my mind?
210 gr. & 240 gr. fps ?
Short Range BR stock and big barrels?
6.5 WSSM Bolt Lift Problems???
Charles E tensioned barrel ?
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On Thursday 2nd November Fircroft attended the Recruitment International Awards 2017 in London. It was a fantastic evening which took place at the stunning Guildhall and was attended by almost 400 guests.
A big thank you to our hosts – the Recruitment International Awards team and all the award sponsors for bringing together such a brilliant event which showcases the best Recruitment agencies in the industry, representing teams across the globe.
In total, 15 awards were handed out and we are very pleased to have been shortlisted alongside one other company as 'Brand of the Year!' This is a special recognition for us at Fircroft as it is testament to our hard work and dedication over the past 12 months in bringing the Fircroft brand to life and cementing our brand values within our markets.
2017 has been a brilliant year for Fircroft, and we hope to continue this success and look to achieve even more in 2018 and beyond.
Check out Fircroft's list of awards!


We stood up Data Collector for z/OS to work with CA ESP's REST API interface. What else is required to configure the started task ZDCSTART?
How to configure ZDCSTART (Data Collector address space) for CA ESP Rest Api?
The GA version of ESP Rest Api DOES NOT require any CCS USS Based services at all. The GA version of ESP Rest API is only available with ESP 12.0 + PTFs SO07101 and SO07102.


Greater Noida (1/2/2019): Conducting a Major operation Greater Noida police had arrested 8 criminals from the ferocious Anil Dujana Gang. Police had arrested the over a tip of a police informer. As per the information, Dadri police got info from an informer about the movement of these criminals. After that police laid a trap and on the night of 31 January around 11:32 PM police arrested the all the accused Dadri Bypass.
Police had recovered a huge amount of arms and ammunition from different gang members. Apart from this one car three motorcycles and 6500 rupees looted in an incident were also recovered from them. As per the police officials, all the arrested criminals are very notorious kind of criminal and were the member of Anil Dujana Gang. Their arrest is a big success for us as if they may not get arrested there is a possibility that they may commit crimes.
All the arrested accused were identified as Neeraj, Sumit, Rakesh, Sonu, Sagar, Pawan, Manish, and Chaturbhuj all residents Gautam Budh Nagar and Its nearby Districts. All of them has been sent to jail after being presented before the court.


An endearing and popular character in modern detective fiction is Lieutenant Columbo. He was created by Richard Levinson & William Link as part of the NBC Mystery Movie . The theme music was by Henry Mancini.
In the late 1980's, ABC decided to revive the mystery movie concept and Columbo was a natural choice. You can see a guide to those episodes here.
"Ransom For a Dead Man"
"Any Old Port in a Storm"
NOTE: Patrick McGoohan won an Emmy for his performance in this episode.
"A Deadly State of Mind"
"Last Salute to the Commodore"
"The Bye-Bye Sky High I.Q. Murder Case"
"Make Me a Perfect Murder"
"How to Dial a Murder"
Thanks to Alex S. Garcia and Donna Lemaster for their input to this guide. Thanks to Tom Dischley, Didier Roittman and Neal Silverman for providing some missing character names.
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א - doesn't represent any sound. It serves either as a dummy for its following vowel, or purely for archaic reasons.
ה - serves either as groan version of [h], as in 'ahead', or as a no-sound.
י - a no-sound, or [y] as in 'you','yawn' or 'yankee'.
ת - [t], as in 'stuff'.
מ - [m], as in 'mom'.
וֹ - o, as in 'more' (a vertical line, the size of a consonant, and a dot above it).
Note that this vowel, unlike the three from previous lesson, consists not just of dots – but also of a "consonant".
Note that in hebrew you don't need the 'to be' verb for present tense. Hebrew is quite a compact language, and often some english words become obsolete in translation. We'll denote these by the () brackets.
And there we get to central part of hebrew – verbs and roots. All words, and verbs particularly, are based on 3-consonant roots. Every root has its vague meaning, and the different usages of the root give it the different grammatic forms and meanings. For example – the root R.K.V. means 'drive'. It gives rise to: RaKaV – (he) drove, RoKeV – rider, ReKeV – car, RaKeVet – train, ReKiVa – riding and so on. Very useful - once you know the meaning of the root, you can create dozens of words using typical constructions.
Let's get to verbs now. The good news is there are only 3 tenses – present, past and future (nowhere near the complexity of english!). Today we'll study the present.
The basic form is XoXeX, and it's also the singular masculin form.
The feminine form is obtained by adding the suffix [et] to the basic form (XoXeXet).
Don't forget - you can always consult our table of hebrew verbs!
Every noun is either masculine or feminine, and can be singular or plural. Totally like the verb in present, the plural form of masculine is constructed by adding suffix יִמ ('im'), and to get the plural of feminine you just add וֹת ('ot').
How can you know whether a noun is masculine or feminine? First of all – by the meaning, that is - 'actress' would surely be feminine, and 'actor' – masculine. Second – in most cases, if the noun ends with either ה or ת - it's feminine, otherwise it's masculine.
Let's learn 3 useful words, and start speaking hebrew!
Note that first ה in הִנֵה is pronounced like 'h', while the second is not pronounced at all.
wh-question – מִי אוֹהֵב דַנַה? - literally - who loves dana?
In both cases – no auxiliary verb and no changes in word order.
And finally, exercise for the day – translate the sentences, and then check out your answers and listen to the audio. As usual, brackets mean you don't need these english words in hebrew.
I wanted to let you know how much I love your audio samples, and how you made the writing (a translation) & speaking into one exercise.
My complaint would be about your choice to not add the word "of" (של) to the list of words for this chapter - I've found it both easy to remember & useful when exercising.
How is able to hear the speaking?The blog appears to me without a speaking method!! Does anyone knows how to fix it?
Someone please fix this. I'd like to be able to play the audio with Firefox but I can't. Any suggestions?
Besides that, congratulations for the site, it's really good!
Does anyone know how to fix that. I'd like to know. I didn't get it to work with firefox.
hey Pb, thanks a lot!
also, there is a typo on the list of words. the list says that both 'bama' and 'ahava' mean love. I think that bama means stage, but i'm not completely sure.
1) You introduce the letter "o" as an waw with a point one the top. But there is never a waw in the texts. Is it missing or is just the point missing?
2) You don't use the final form of the nun. Why?
The way you explain the verb grammar is awesome!
1) not sure i got you.. there are a lot of 'waw'-s in the texts! what texts do you refer to?
2) ye, i kept the final form till 3rd lesson, to prevent people getting confused right away.
1. In the comment above you say that you're keeping the final נ until the third lesson, however the ן makes some appearances here, though I'm not sure if you've explained that already.
1) ye, originally i planned to keep the final letters till third lesson, but i decided to go with it from the beginning. i explained the "ן" in lesson 0.
2) you're right, my mistake ). got it fixed.
you're right, i had it all mixed..
You (sing. fem.) care (about) son (of) gardener. Son (of) gardener cheats (on) Dina.
very quick and useful method. thanks a lot.
On this sentence, 'You (sing. fem.) care (about) son (of) gardener...' It says 'you' is supposed to be singular. I translated it to Hebrew, like I'm supposed to do, and then checked it and the 'you' that it said it was, was the plural fem. form of 'you' and it's supposed to be singular.
this is an awesome site! in the exercises, "You (sing. fem.) care (about) son (of) gardener" should be (plural fem)--that's what it is in the Hebrew.
Thanks a lot for this!!! It's great and you make it very easy to understand everything.
Your exercises are great. Is this sentence really singular in Hebrew? (The last but one) It says "aten". You (sing. fem.) care (about) son (of) gardener. Son (of) gardener cheats (on) Dina.
I was wondering... do you think you could put in the infinitive for these verbs? Right now, there are only roots.
Thanks for this great page! I have studied Hebrew for some time and found this page only now :(. I realised, you translated "Dan loves Dana" as דן אוהב דנה. Shouldn't this be דן אוהב את דנה? And more verbs, that require a preposition that you have omitted in translation. Yes I know, you haven't explained it yet, but won't this confuse for further stuying?
Shalom Aleichem, will you please check out the paragraph, related to the 1.d sentences, when you ask the students to write the sentences in Hebrew from the English version.
The question number five is in singular and the answer is in plural.
Regarding to this sentence: Does) Dana like (a) cloth, I wondering if it the most appropriate answer could be: (Does) Dana Like to Cheat.
Hi Smiling, you made amazing job with your Hebrew lessons. There is a mistake which I think you should change it, in Lesson 0 you wrote that in Hebrew there is a 5 vowels. In the contemporary Hebrew there is no vowels and what you wrote that are vowels is actually nikud, which is used only by olim hadashim or first half year of the first grade in the schools.
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Hello. I'm not sure if you know this, but I found a mistake in the second to last example in the very last example. The example we are to translate is: You (sing. fem.) care (about) son (of) gardener. Son (of) gardener cheats (on) Dina. However, the answer for the first part is in You (plural fem.) and the plural form of care...On a more complimentary note, I really like this site. Keep up the good work!
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Are you using a new consonant (the final)in the word "minir"
As I hear it "miniR"
hello there. Thank you very much for your effort. I'm learning right now Hebrew with the help of this blog.
You (sing. fem.) care (about) son (of) gardener.
--> you translate the verb "care" in this case as: do!egot... wouldn't it be do!got?
hi my name is Alex from Genoa. I have started to learn hebrew today and i must say that your lessons are very well structured and useful.
I am Atul Chatterjee age 50+ from India. I just started on your blog yesterday and feel it is a good learning site. Thank you, I hope to complete the exercise set in the compressed time.
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"You (sing. fem.) care...", then in the sound and the translation it appears as "you(plural.fem).." -> atem doegot.
I'm really greatfull for this blog, now I begin studying Hebrew. If I go through your material successfully I'll send more feedback.
Hmm . . .. Could you explain the roots to me again? I'm a bit confused. .. .. :D I just said it was easy!
I thank you for the lesson on the Hebrew verbs. I have been searching and searching the web for any other resources concerning it and they either don't explain well or just assume you already know a lot. This is strictly for beginners -- like me! :) And you explain it very well. The verb table with XoXeX helps tremendously! I imagine, in the very near future, I'll be getting a Hebrew book for verbs but until then, your site is quite invaluable. Thank you so much for this.
Love this site. Teaches the essentials fast. Thanks! One mistake I noticed - at the exercises, the second from last "You care for the gardener's son" - you is plural, feminine (not singular, feminine) based on what is written in Hebrew and the audio.
Thank you for sharing with us, this useful course in Hebrew, it is logical, very good structured and easy to follow its instructions.
Will you please make a correction in the sentence of the last part, related to: אַתֵן דוֹאֵגוֹת בֵן גַנַן. we need to adjust to the ( singular, femenine) as the example require.
I can't believe you've got me writing Hebrew already. It's a bit challenging for me, but do-able and I'm going to try my best to learn each and every day until I go to Israel at the end of March. Thanks so much for these free lessons. There amazing!
בּוֹגֵד is correct for M. S..
בּוֹגֶדֶת is correct for F. S..
בּוֹגְדִים is correct for M. P..
בּוֹגְדוֹת is correct for F. P..
In the last exercise it says "You (sing. fem.) care (about) son (of) gardener."
And in the translation it says "ATEN ..." I thought "aten" was feminin Plural?
And how do you now when to put a ' or a ה there and when not?
Thanks so much for this site! I'm having loads of fun learning!
In the final 2nd exercise "You (sing. fem.) care (about) son (of) gardener."
"You" must be plural, fem.
For people who are having trouble with the audio samples, try opera browser, it worked for me. Btw great site!
Hey guys! Since this blog is kinda dead, I tried to make at least this online course on Memrise, making lessons with the vocabulary and some drills using conjugated verb forms.
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Your asking for Singular Fem and in the hebrew version you have put the Plurar Fem.
hello i am on lesson 1 translating the excercise of the day and a lot of vocab i do not know but it is asking me to translate eg here is a dog here is fish,yet i cannot find this vocab in lesson 1..... have i missed it and if so where can i find it?


It's been said that farming, specifically dairy farming, gets in your blood and it's hard to get it out. For us, that is completely true. Louie Carlton started the dairy in 1946, and we have milked cows every day since. The result is a third generation - and counting! - dairy farm with every family member contributing in one way or another to the farm's survival and success.
Bobby and Gayla, the owners of Carlton Farms, can be found doing chores around the farm daily. They have three children; Chad, Brad, and Brooke; who are all involved with the farm operation. Faming can be a fickle business, but Bobby and Gayla have shown the necessary tenacity and creativity to guide Carlton Farms through the tough times.
Chad has a degree in Animal Science and Business, working full time on the farm and is responsible for Atlanta deliveries and production of beef, pork and eggs. While Chad's wife, Julie, has off-farm employment, she still enjoys getting her hands dirty on the farm when possible. They have three children: Jersey, Atticus, and Wren. Jersey loves all things nature, while Atticus loves tractors and combines.
Brad has a degree in dairy management from Utah State and is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the dairy as well as all field trip and school tour scheduling. Carol is a school teacher at a local elementary school. Brad and Carol have two children, Sara and Ty, who are both great students and can be found at the dairy most weekends working on their latest project.
Brooke is a nurse, but often works on the farm as well – if you have been on a field trip to Carlton Farms, Brooke may have been you're guide. Kendall works in law enforcement with the State of Georgia. They have one child, Bax.


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Lessons in the "animals" Category
Cecil the Lion Killed by American Poacher
Zimbabwe, Poaching, Africa, Wildlife, Animals, 2015
Recently, we heard the sad news that Cecil the lion had been killed by an American poacher in Zimbabwe. Dr Walter Palmer, a dentist and a father of two from Bloomington, Minnesota, USA, is now begging forgiveness. He said he didn't know he was breaking Zimbabwe law by killing the defenceless African lion, or for that matter that Cecil had been coaxed away from the game reserve he lived on.
Why do Zebras have stripes?
Animals, Africa, Zebras, 2014
Why do Zebras have stripes? The question has plagued scientists for centuries. Now biologists at the University of California have come up with an answer, which is that their stripes help protect them from biting flies. The scientists believe zebra monochrome markings evolved in order to repel biting insects, such as horseflies, which tend to avoid striped surfaces.
So next time you go on holiday and you are attacked by mosquito bites wear some striped clothing and it should help protect you. Certainly it will help cut the risk of you being bitten. Scientists though have cautioned this last thought. Tim Caro, lead author and UC Davis professor of wildlife biology explains…
Category: Animals / Zebras / Africa
Elephant poaching in Africa
Poaching, Africa, Elephants, Kenya, 2013, Animals
Today, let's talk about elephant poaching in Africa. The killing of these giant beasts for their ivory is truly shocking. Africa has seen its elephant population decimated because of it.
The situation was at its worst during the 1980s, when more than half of Africa's elephants were estimated to have been wiped out by man. Most of them were killed by poachers for their ivory.
Category: Africa / Elephants Poaching / The Ivory Trade
Baby gorillas being trafficked endangers species
Africa, EndangeredSpecies, Animals, CentralAfrica, Poachers, 2011
In recent months the Democratic Republic of Congo has seen a surge in the number of baby gorillas being trafficked The Guardian newspaper in Britain recently reported. This is posing a fresh risk to the endangered species wildlife officials have warned. The authorities in the country say they are powerless to combat the trade in which poachers demand up to US$40,000 (£25,350 or €29,150) an animal. In an undercover sting operation recently by the authorities the poachers demanded this price.
This has been a record year for the poachers who are trying to feed a growing black market demand for baby gorillas. Mountain gorillas are critically endangered, with about 790 remaining in the world - about 480 in the Virunga volcanoes conservation area (shared between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Rwanda and Uganda) and just over 300 in the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in Uganda. Eastern lowland gorillas are more numerous but are largely outside protected areas and are still in decline. The baby gorilla trafficking is in the rebel controlled areas of eastern DRC.
Category: Africa / Gorillas / Endangered Species
Horse enjoys a refreshing pint in his local pub
Horses, Pubs, UK, 2011, Alternative, Animals
A horse walks into a pub and says, "Mine's a pint please!" Really? Well, Basil the horse does! The Welsh Cob stallion visits his favoured watering hole every Sunday at the Meynell Ingram Arms in Burton, Staffordshire. In fact, Basil finds nothing more relaxing than a refreshing pint in his local pub.
He enjoys mingling with the locals as he relaxes and sups on his favourite tipple in the country boozer. His favourite drink is the locally brewed ale Marson's Pedigree, which is always waiting for him at the bar in his very own glass.
Category: England / Pubs / Horse in Pub
Scientific advances could bring back the dodo & mammoth
ExtinctAnimals, DNA, Science, Animals, 2010, Nature
Long-extinct creatures like the dodo and the woolly mammoth could be brought back to life again thanks to the advancement of science. Other such creatures could live again such as the fearsome sabre-toothed tiger, the Tasmanian tiger and the woolly rhinoceros. We could even see the lumbering Neanderthal return, not too mention a glyptodont, which was a VW Beetle sized armadillo which last roamed the earth 11,000 years ago.
A recent edition of the New Scientist said that while such feats were well beyond the means of today's best brains, advances in science could lead to a day when they are brought back from the dead. After all, who would have believed 50 years ago that we would now be able to clone animals such as Dolly the sheep or be capable of reading the instructions for making humans (DNA).
Category: Science / DNA / Extinct Animals
Killer spiders invade Sydney!
Spiders, Sydney, Australia, KillerSpiders, Animals, 2010
Never mind crocodiles and sharks, it is killer funnel-web spiders that you have to look out for in Sydney, Australia. Recently several residents were bitten by a plague of these poisonous arachnids. The spiders are a real menace at this time of the year, especially for Sydneysiders. The backyard spider, if it bites can kill you in the space of two hours - so meeting one is best avoided.

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Sheriff seeks program for victims services in Dickinson County
Betsy Bloom
bbloom@ironmountaindailynews.com
IRON MOUNTAIN — Dickinson County could get a new program that provides trained advocates to help crime victims deal with trauma and legal processes.
Dickinson County Sheriff Scott Rutter gave the county board details Monday on setting up a Victim Services Unit, which he said he's been planning for two years.
In a handout to the board, Rutter stated the teams would provide "comfort and direction … to help families cope with the loss of a loved one, assist a victim of a crime or provide solutions to those in time of need."
And it would be at no cost to the county, Rutter said. The volunteer advocates are trained by the Michigan Sheriffs' Association, which started the program in 1988. This past weekend, he received an inquiry from the association on whether the county might want to pursue such a program.
Delta County will offer victim services training Sept. 13-15. Iron and Menominee counties already have such programs, he said, but aim to bolster their teams.
Rutter also updated the board on setting up a dive team in Dickinson County. After speaking with Delta County Sheriff Edward Oswald, Rutter said the recommendation was to co-op with that county's existing dive team to have more trained staff available in the region.
Outfitting a single diver costs about $5,000, Rutter said. A post on the department's Facebook page drew six responses, which would be the recommended minimum number of divers for the team, but Rutter said it could give Dickinson County at least a few local divers close enough to respond quickly when needed, with Delta County backing that up.
The Delta County program, led by deputies Mike Groleau and Jon Smith, has 16 volunteers and more than a decade of experience, Rutter noted. They would be willing to come to a future board meeting to talk about what would be involved, he said.
In other business, the board:
— Indicated most would support allowing Dickinson County Healthcare System to put the Dickinson County Memorial Hospital property title in escrow as collateral for a potential federal loan. DCHS will have a public hearing at 3 p.m. today in Conference Room E of Dickinson County Memorial Hospital on seeking a $24.65 million federal loan to refinance existing debt and make numerous capital acquisitions.
The borrowing has been in the works since October, when DCHS hired Washington D.C.-based Venable LLP to help organize a restructuring that would not require bankruptcy. The effort, led by Venable attorney and former northern Michigan U.S. congressman Bart Stupak, is proceeding as scheduled, with a draft package submitted to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Gladstone office July 19.
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These articlesprovides information for users of the near surface electrical resistivity model of Great Britain. This model has been developed as part of the DiGMapPlus program at BGS.
The resistivity of geological units is an important factor in engineering activities where the electrical characteristics of the ground are required, e.g. in earthing of electrical systems. The resistivity of the ground is dependent on a number of factors which include the porewater resistivity, the saturation and the geology.
The near surface 'electrical resistivity model of Great Britain' has been developed from previous regional resistivity models carried out to inform the design of earthing systems for Western Power Distribution and United Kingdom Power Networks. This work is reported in Busby et al. (2012 and 2014).
The resistivity model is derived using an effective medium methodology to calculate bulk resistivity (Berg, 2007). The BGS National Geotechnical Properties Database (Self, 2012) and information from the BGS Streams database (British Geological Survey, 2009) were utilised to parameterise the input variables in the resistivity calculation. The derived resistivity values were coupled to the geology of Great Britain described in the soil-parent material map (PMM) (Lawley, 2008) using a spatial GIS join. The soil-parent material map (PMM) of Great Britain (Lawley, 2008) describes the characteristics of the near surface zone from which soils develop. Typically, this material is the first geological unit encountered beneath the base of pedological soil. The PMM is derived from the BGS 1:50k scale geological map of Great Britain, known as DiGMapGB-50 (British Geological Survey, 2011). The PMM compilation combines data from the bedrock and superficial (drift) geological maps to produce a model of the surface geology.
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Olusegun Sheyin, Uyi Aideyan, Ayobami Eluwole, Joan Culpepper-Morgan
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Duplicated Inferior Vena Cava Co-existing with Pancreatic Divisum and Duplicated Right Renal Collecting System
Olusegun Sheyin1, , Uyi Aideyan2, Ayobami Eluwole2, Joan Culpepper-Morgan3
1Department of Medicine, Harlem Hospital Center in affiliation with Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
2Department of Medicine, Harlem Hospital Center in Affiliation with the College of Physicians
3Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Harlem Hospital Center in Affiliation with the College of Physicians
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Background: Duplication of the inferior vena cava (IVC) is a rare anomaly reported to occur in 0.2-3% of the population. To the best of our knowledge, there is no report of on the coexistence of duplicated IVC with pancreatic divisum in the literature. We report an incidental finding of duplicated IVC co-existing with pancreatic divisum and duplicated collecting system of the right kidney in a 25 year old man. Case Description: A 25 year-old man with history of chronic abdominal pain since childhood presented with a non-radiating epigastric abdominal pain, beginning a few hours prior to presentation. Physical examination was notable for tenderness and guarding in the epigastrium without rebound tenderness. Abdominal ultrasound revealed a normal appearing liver and spleen, but it showed a duplicated right renal collecting system. Abdominal CT revealed a duplicated IVC, a duplicated collecting system of the right kidney, and a prominent dorsal pancreatic duct consistent with pancreatic divisum. The patient was scheduled for out-patient Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), but he was lost to follow-up. Conclusion: This case describes a previously unreported co-existence of duplicated IVC with pancreatic divisum and duplicated right renal collecting system. The patient was planned for ERCP, but was lost to follow-up.
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Keywords: Inferior vena cava, divisum, duplicated, pancreas, renal
American Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2014 2 (8), pp 155-157.
DOI: 10.12691/ajmcr-2-8-3
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Sheyin, Olusegun, et al. "Duplicated Inferior Vena Cava Co-existing with Pancreatic Divisum and Duplicated Right Renal Collecting System." American Journal of Medical Case Reports 2.8 (2014): 155-157.
Sheyin, O. , Aideyan, U. , Eluwole, A. , & Culpepper-Morgan, J. (2014). Duplicated Inferior Vena Cava Co-existing with Pancreatic Divisum and Duplicated Right Renal Collecting System. American Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2(8), 155-157.
Sheyin, Olusegun, Uyi Aideyan, Ayobami Eluwole, and Joan Culpepper-Morgan. "Duplicated Inferior Vena Cava Co-existing with Pancreatic Divisum and Duplicated Right Renal Collecting System." American Journal of Medical Case Reports 2, no. 8 (2014): 155-157.
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Duplication of the inferior vena cava (IVC), a rare anomaly reported to occur in 0.2-3% of the population [1] is known to be associated with various urogenital tract anomalies such as horseshoe kidneys, crossed fused ectopia and circum-aortic renal collar [2, 3]. To the best of our knowledge, there is no report of co-existence of duplicated IVC with duplicated collecting system of the kidney in the literature. Furthermore, no report has been written on the coexistence of duplicated IVC with pancreatic divisum.
To report an incidental finding of duplicated IVC co-existing with pancreatic divisum and duplicated collecting system of the right kidney.
A 25 year-old man with history of chronic abdominal pain since childhood presented with the worst abdominal pain of his life, located in the epigastric region, beginning a few hours prior to presentation. His chronic abdominal pain is not associated with diarrhea, steatorrhea or weight loss and family history was non-contributory. He had 3 episodes of vomiting following morphine administration for his pain. Physical examination was notable for tenderness and guarding in the epigastrium, but no rebound tenderness. His labs were notable for elevated aminotransferases (AST 283 units/L, ALT 71 units/L), but normal alkaline phosphatase, amylase and lipase levels and negative viral hepatitis serology.
Abdominal ultrasound revealed a normal appearing liver and spleen, but it showed a duplicated right renal collecting system. Computed Tomography (CT) of the abdomen was done to further investigate the etiology of the patient's abdominal pain. Abdominal CT revealed a duplicated IVC, with the left IVC draining into the left renal vein, a duplicated collecting system of the right kidney, with an extrarenal pelvis and a laterally rotated lower pole, and a prominent dorsal pancreatic duct consistent with pancreatic divisum (Figure 1 and Figure 2).
He had an esophagogastroduodenoscopy which revealed a small Mallory-Weiss tear in the esophagus and non-erosive gastritis. The patient was treated with esomeprazole and sucralfate and was scheduled for out-patient Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). He was given a gastroenterology clinic appointment on discharge, but he was lost to follow-up.
Figure 1. Coronal and Axial Computed Tomography images showing duplicated IVC and an extra-renal pelvis in the lower pole of the right kidney
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The IVC develops from three sets of paired venous channels that appear between the sixth and tenth weeks of gestation. A duplicate IVC results from the failure of regression of the left supracardinal vein [4, 5]. Duplicate IVC is asymptomatic and only becomes significant in the setting of IVC filter placement [6] and urologic surgeries.
Pancreatic divisum occurs in 1-14% of the population and is caused by failure of the ducts of the dorsal and ventral buds to fuse during embryologic development, at approximately the eighth intrauterine week of life [7] (Figure 3).
Figure 3. Anatomy and embryology of pancreatic divisum [8]
In pancreatic divisum, majority of pancreatic juice drains through the dorsal (accessory) duct of Santorini into the duodenum at orifice of minor papilla while the minority (about 10%) drains through the (ventral) duct of Wirsung into the duodenum at the major papilla [9]. Symptoms of pancreatic divisum are probably due to high intrapancreatic dorsal ductal pressure caused by resistance to pancreatic secretion by a small minor papilla orifice.
Patients with chronic abdominal pain can have a pain syndrome consistent with pancreatitis without an identifiable etiological cause for pain (amylase, lipase, and imaging findings are normal), as was seen in our patient, who has had chronic abdominal pain since childhood. The patient was planned for ERCP, which is useful for confirming the diagnosis of pancreatic divisum and in addition, provides therapeutic options. Therapeutic interventions such as minor papillotomy or stent placement in the dorsal pancreatic duct, done at ERCP can benefit the patients with symptomatic pancreatic divisum, by reducing the pressure in the main pancreatic duct [10].
This case describes a previously unreported co-existence of duplicated IVC with pancreatic divisum and duplicated right renal collecting system. The patient was planned for ERCP, but he was lost to follow-up.
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Industrialization and the Indian middle class
3 min read . Updated: 10 Sep 2016, 11:32 PM IST Vikram Garg
From seeking British Raj jobs to flocking to US tech firms, India's middle class has shown a distinct lack of entrepreneurial spirit
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Why don't Indians produce more industrial goods?
While Indian industrialists have been successful in capital-intensive areas such as automobiles, petrochemicals and pharmaceuticals, there has been little growth in the more labour-intensive industries like the manufacture of electronics.
Consequently, India has to import billions of dollars worth of consumer goods and machines every year. Additionally, the vast majority of India's labour force has remained trapped in agricultural labour, or low-skilled service sector jobs.
In contrast, China has boosted the productivity of its inexpensive workforce by leveraging their cost benefits, and connecting them to more developed markets. Within China, this has increased wages for a large section of its population, while in the global context, it has brought them valuable foreign exchange and technical know-how.
Not only is China's economy more industrialized than India's, but it is also much more competitive. India has half the number of billionaires that China has, but only a tenth of the number of millionaires.
To explain this, we look at the Herfindahl-Hirschmann index, which measures firm ownership concentration in different industries. Industries in which a small number of firms are active are said to be highly concentrated, while those in which a large number of different firms compete are said to be unconcentrated.
The figure shows that in industrialized countries, including China, a large number of entrepreneurs are competing with each other in the same industry. In India, there is a far larger proportion of firms in the highly concentrated sector, indicating lower levels of competition and overall entrepreneurial activity.
There is a sizeable body of literature that seeks to explain India's poor industrial track record. Reasons identified include resource constraints, oppressive regulations and a general lack of skilled labour due to poor education standards.
But I will contend that India's poor overall industrial production, and the concentrated industrial activity also has sociological reasons. Enterprising individuals from India's privileged, Engilsh speaking middle class, who could have been India's industrial millionaires, have been conditioned towards salary-based jobs, leading to a lack of business creation networks and culture.
The growth of this English speaking population, can be traced to the establishment of the British Raj. Colonial rule over the subcontinent necessitated the creation of a privileged bureaucracy, which would man the various state institutions being created by the British. Entry into this bureaucracy, or the "babudom", was the ticket to a modern, industrialized life.
Thus, government jobs were aspired for by the Indian elites of that time. Subsequently, this evolved into a culture of "valuing education" among India's higher castes—study hard, do well in the civil services exams and secure government employment for life.
For over a hundred years, this culture of securing employment with the colonial government remained the career path of choice for elite Indian youths, and a culture glorifying this middle-class "salariat" choice evolved.
After Independence, political control switched from the colonial British to democratically elected Indians. However, the state was given even more prestige and importance in economic development. Salariat remained the career of choice for the Indian middle class.
Over time, population growth and increased competition from more assertive lower and backward castes made government employment more difficult to secure. In addition, knowledge of the lifestyle of Indian migrants in the West began to trickle down to relatives in India.
At this point, the "career ideology" of the middle class shifted from "government salariat" to "US computer industry salariat". The US's rapidly expanding information economy needed skilled workers, preferably English speaking, and the children of the Indian middle class fit the bill.
The Indian bourgeoisie had come full circle. From ancestors looking to British colonial masters for employment, to children looking to American technology entrepreneurs for high-paying jobs.
For middle-class India, the country's poverty has always been explained by corruption or some other moral failure of its political classes. However, their own economic inclinations prevent them from understanding their role in India's failure to make its workers more productive.
Even today, most middle-class Indians are inclined to see the fact that they can find maids and drivers easily as something positive. However, the reality is that the masses are compelled to take up such jobs because of a paucity of options—at least in part due to the sustained lack of entrepreneurial spirit in the country.
Vikram Garg is an applied mathematician and statistician working at the University of Texas. He blogs at vikramvgarg.wordpress.com
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https://exit.al/en/2021/01/06/beneficial-owner-law-enters-into-force-companies-must-register-owners/
EGYPT: EX-POLICE OFFICER GETS JAIL AND $3 MILLION FINE FOR MONEY LAUNDERING
On 6 January, Gulf News reported that a former Egyptian police officer, Mohsin Al Sukkari, previously convicted in the murder of a Lebanese singer in Dubai more than a decade ago, was found guilty of money laundering and given 3 years in jail. The former state security officer had committed a crime of money laundering estimated at $1.9 million, including $300,000 he had deposited in a bank in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm Al Sheikh, and had $1.4 million in his residence in a Cairo suburb.
https://gulfnews.com/world/mena/egypt-ex-police-officer-gets-jail-3m-fine-for-money-laundering-1.76304590
NETHERLAND COURT RULING THAT POKERSTARS IS LOCATED IN ISLE OF MAN AND NOT IN THE EU'S MALTA
On 6 January, the Times of Malta reported that the Dutch Supreme Court has upheld the ruling of a lower court that gaming company PokerStars is located in the Isle of Man and not Malta. However, in a different case, the Supreme Court had ruled that a judge who ruled that PokerStars is based in Malta also had made no mistakes – so the actual tax decision is unclear. If PokerStars.eu is considered to be based in Malta, Dutch poker players are free from paying the gambling tax; but otherwise online poker players in the Netherlands would be obliged to pay a 30.1% gambling tax on their net winnings on a per month basis with no option to deduct losing months.
https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/ruling-that-pokerstars-is-located-in-isle-of-man-not-malta.843135
MICROSOFT SUBSIDIARY GitHub INC – OFAC LICENCE TO OFFER SERVICES TO DEVELOPERS IN IRAN
On 6 January, the EU Sanctions blog reported that GitHub Inc, a US-based Microsoft subsidiary which provides hosting for software development, has announced that OFAC has granted it a licence to offer services to developers in Iran.
https://www.europeansanctions.com/2021/01/github-granted-licence-to-provide-software-development-services-in-iran/
https://github.blog/2021-01-05-advancing-developer-freedom-github-is-fully-available-in-iran/
OFAC: COMMUNIST CHINESE MILITARY COMPANIES FAQ
On 6 January, OFAC announced that it had released 2 new FAQ concerned with EO 13959 "Addressing the Threat from Securities Investments that Finance Communist Chinese Military Companies". The 2 questions addressed include – can US persons custody, offer for sale, serve as a transfer agent, and trade in covered securities?
https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/faqs/864
HONG KONG ARRESTS 53 FOR PLOT TO 'OVERTHROW' GOVERNMENT IN LATEST CRACKDOWN ON DISSENT
On 6 January, EurActiv reported that Hong Kong police have arrested 53 people in dawn raids on democracy activists in the biggest crackdown since China last year imposed a new security law which opponents say is aimed at quashing dissent. Hong Kong's most prominent pro-democracy advocates were arrested in raids on 72 premises as the authorities said last year's unofficial vote to choose opposition candidates in city elections was part of a plan to "overthrow" the government.
https://www.euractiv.com/section/china/news/hong-kong-arrests-53-for-plot-to-overthrow-government-in-latest-crackdown-on-dissent/
UK: FCA IDENTIFIES 30,000 INSTANCES OF UNREGULATED ACTIVITY IN LAST 12 MONTHS
On 6 January, Professional Adviser reported that the UK regulator identified 30,000 instances of unregulated activity in the last year and says that it needs more investment to better tackle pension scams. In respect to pension scams, the FCA received 10,000 investment fraud-related cases reported to its contact centre in the last 12 months. It is said that, despite the FCA trying to be more proactive with tackling pension scammers through campaigns such as ScamSmart, the importance is stressed of needing more investment into preventing consumers from handing over their pension money to scammers in the first place.
https://www.professionaladviser.com/news/4025432/fca-identifies-instances-unregulated-activity-last-months
CANADA: FORMER LIBERAL MP RAJ GREWAL HAS FRAUD CASE ADJOURNED TO FEBRUARY
On 6 January, the Toronto Star reported that a former Liberal MP facing charges of fraud and breach of trust related to his time in office has had his case adjourned until next month. RCMP charged Grewal in September with counts of breach of trust and 1 count of fraud and allege Grewal tried to use his political position to land millions in personal loans.
https://www.thestar.com/politics/2021/01/06/former-liberal-mp-raj-grewal-has-fraud-case-adjourned-to-february.html
CHINA STATE-SPONSORED HACKERS TARGET ONLINE GAMBLING WITH RANSOMWARE
On 6 January, Calvin Ayre reported that online gambling operators are being targeted with ransomware by Chinese state-sponsored hackers in what may be a dramatic shift in priorities. Israeli cybersecurity firms Profero and Security Joes has detailed a series of ransomware attacks against 5 unidentified online gambling companies by a group alternately known as Advanced Persistent Threat 27 (APT27) or Emissary Panda.
https://calvinayre.com/2021/01/06/business/china-state-sponsored-hackers-online-gambling-ransomware/
CHINESE DRONES IN SERBIAN SKIES
On 5 January, a Commentary from RUSI started with the news that Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić had attended Cooperation 2020, a Serbian military exercise, which involved the Chinese drone model CH-92A, delivered to Serbia in June. It says that China has transferred not only new weaponry but more fundamental knowledge and technology to Serbia, and China's shipment of drones to Serbia was its first export of military aviation equipment into Europe. It looks at the reason for China wanting to export drones to Europe, and why Serbia would want them.
https://rusi.org/commentary/chinese-drones-serbian-skies
URUGUAY CRACKING DOWN ON CATTLE RUSTLING FROM BRAZIL
On 5 January, Insight Crime reported that a surge in cattle and horse rustling is plaguing ranchers along the Uruguay-Brazil border, but a new specialized unit dedicated to tackling the crime may be showing signs of success. It says that cattle rustling has emerged as a major policy agenda item in Uruguay and, in 2019, a total of 2,075 complaints were recorded, a 16% increase from 2018. In Uruguay, the National Rural Security Directorate (Dirección Nacional de Seguridad Rural – DNSR) may seek to collaborate with its Brazilian counterpart, the Specialized Police Stations for Combating Rural Crimes and Cattle Rustling (Delegacias de Polícia Especializadas na Repressão aos Crimes Rurais e de Abigeato – DECRAB), which was created in 2018 and has had success in tackling rising cattle rustling in Brazil's south-west.
https://www.insightcrime.org/news/brief/uruguay-cattle-rustling-brazil/
WHY COURTROOM CORRUPTION HAS COSTA RICA CONCERNED
On 6 January, an article from Insight Crime said that a string of judicial officials connected to drug trafficking organisations in Costa Rica has raised concerns about institutional corruption. 16 people who were allegedly involved in a criminal organisation dedicated to international drug trafficking and money laundering have been arrested, including a judge and a member of Costa Rica's national police force. Furthermore, a judge and judicial assistant, from the Pacific town of Golfito, Puntarenas, were also reportedly being investigated for allegedly collaborating with drug gangs. In the 2020 annual working report from the nation's judiciary, the Supreme Court President admitted that he was not surprised organised criminal groups have aimed to penetrate Costa Rica's judicial institutions to gain insider information.
https://www.insightcrime.org/news/analysis/courtroom-corruption-costa-rica/
UK: NEW YEAR, NEW SANCTIONS REGIME
On 6 January, an article from Eversheds Sutherland was concerned with the post-Brexit sanctions regime sin the UK under the Sanctions and Anti-money Laundering Act 2018. The article says that the introduction of the new UK sanctions regimes increases the sanctions compliance burden for organisations carrying out activities within or involving the UK. Whilst the new regulations broadly mirror those imposed by the EU, there are differences which organisations must be aware of (beyond simply different lists existing) and there is room for further potential divergence between the UK and the other key sanctions regimes, namely the EU and US, in the future.
https://www.eversheds-sutherland.com/global/en/what/articles/index.page?ArticleID=en/Fraud_and_financial_crime/New_Year_New_UK_sanctions_regimes
SYRIA'S INITIAL DECLARATION ON CHEMICAL WEAPONS STOCKPILES NOT 'ACCURATE AND COMPLETE'
On 5 January, a news release from the UN advised that outstanding issues related to Syria's initial declaration of its chemical weapons stockpile and programme still cannot be considered "accurate and complete", the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs told the Security Council, during her regular monthly briefing on the implementation of resolution UN SCR 2118 (2013). Due to "identified gaps, inconsistencies and discrepancies that remain unresolved", in accordance with the Chemical Weapons Convention. The international community cannot yet have full confidence that Syria's chemical weapons programme has been eliminated, she added.
https://www.un.org/press/en/2021/sc14404.doc.htm
DDOS-GUARD – WHICH HOSTS CONSPIRACY THEORY MOVEMENTS QANON AND 8CHAN – RELIES ON DATA CENTRES IN US WHICH COULD BE EXPOSED TO CIVIL AND CRIMINAL LIABILITIES AS A RESULT OF DDOS-GUARD'S BUSINESS WITH HAMAS
A post from Krebs on Security on 5 January says that in October 2020, the website looked at how a web of sites connected to conspiracy theory movements QAnon and 8chan were being kept online by DDoS-Guard, a Russian operation that also hosts the official site for the terrorist group Hamas. It now says that new research shows DDoS-Guard relies on data centres provided by a US-based publicly traded company, which experts say could be exposed to civil and criminal liabilities as a result of DDoS-Guard's business with Hamas.
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/01/hamas-may-be-threat-to-8chan-qanon-online/
COLOMBIA'S LARGEST BANKING AND CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION FINED OVER CORRUPTION
On 5 January, Colombia Reports that a Colombia regulator has fined the banking and construction corporation of the country's richest man, claiming its corruption violated free market principles. The fine imposed on Grupo Aval came 6 weeks after one of its subsidiaries, Banco de Bogata, was fined by the banking watchdog for evading money laundering regulations. The new fine is because 2 other subsidiaries, Corficolombiana and Episol, bribed officials together with Brazilian engineering company Odebrecht in order to be granted the construction of one of Colombia's biggest road infrastructure projects in history, the Ruta del Sol II. The participants in the corruption scheme were fined $95 million for the 2009 bribery of a former vice-Minister of Transport, Gabriel Garcia.
https://colombiareports.com/colombias-largest-banking-corporation-fined-over-corrupting-free-market/
UAE: THE ROLE OF NOMINEE SHAREHOLDERS IN SANCTIONED IRANIAN NETWORKS
On 5 January, Sayari carried an article about an investigation into a UAE company and its UAE-based local agent which illustrates the importance of identifying local agents acting as nominee shareholders when looking into foreign entity registration and hidden ownership ties of illicit actors. It identified a common local agent across multiple sanctioned UAE-based networks operating in discrete industries — and says that this finding highlights that local agents and their associates deserve attention and consideration in Middle East-focused due diligence investigations. It also found nearly 200 individual foreign shareholders, 136 of whom are Iranian nationals, connected to the company's UAE-based affiliates, and says that this further demonstrates the difficulty in conducting effective due diligence when dealing with complicated local ownership structures.
https://sayari.com/blog/emiratis-for-hire-the-role-of-nominee-shareholders-in-sanctioned-iranian-networks/
AUSTRALIAN FORMER EXECUTIVE RETURNS FROM FRENCH 'CASTLE' TO QUARANTINE AND A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION
On 4 January, the Sydney Morning Herald carried an article saying that David Savage, the millionaire owner of a French castle had flown into Sydney with his wife and prepared to quarantine for 2 weeks in an airport hotel. It is said that Australian Federal Police have suspicions about Savage's time with a company which won many of Australia's largest infrastructure projects while aggressively expanding into Asia and the Middle East. However, the AFP thinks this was not the success story it once seemed, and that while he was chief operating officer, he helped conceal and alter company documents that threatened to reveal the company's corruption. His case is linked to that of Russell Waugh, another former executive of the company, and Unaoil, the Monaco company. Court documents allege that Savage provided false information to the board in order to disguise the bribery plot led by Mr Waugh. It is also said that US authorities working with the AFP are also seeking to take action against CIMIC (as the company was renamed after the corruption scandal broke) that could result in fines worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
https://www.smh.com.au/national/australian-former-executive-returns-from-french-castle-to-quarantine-and-a-criminal-investigation-20210104-p56rks.html
PODCAST: PREDICTIONS FOR US SANCTIONS POLICY UNDER THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION
In the latest TRACE podcast, Tom Best, a partner in Paul Hastings' Washington office, joins the podcast to review sanctions policy under the Trump Administration and then makes some predictions about what we should expect from President Biden in 2021.
https://traceinternational.org/resources-podcast
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION CONTINUES SUSPENSION OF IMMIGRATION AND WORK VISAS
A Client Alert from Wilmer Hale on 6 January advised that President Trump has extended 2 controversial Presidential proclamations that would prohibit many immigrant and non-immigrant visa holders from entering the US until months after his term expires. According to the White House, the purpose of the extension is to help shield American workers from the continuing impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.
https://www.wilmerhale.com/en/insights/client-alerts/20210106–trump-administration-continues-suspension-of-immigration-and-work-visas
US IMPOSES SANCTIONS ON TURKEY UNDER CAATSA FOR PURCHASE OF RUSSIAN MISSILE SYSTEM
A post on 6 January from the Compliance & Enforcement blog from the Program on Corporate Compliance & Enforcement at the New York University School of Law deals with sanctions imposed pursuant to section 231 of the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA), which mandates the imposition of sanctions against non-US persons who conduct "significant" transactions with Russia's defence or intelligence sectors. The US State Department determined that acquisition of a Russian S-400 surface-to-air missile from Rosoboronexport qualified as a significant transaction under section 231. This marks the first time that the US has imposed CAATSA sanctions against a NATO ally and is also only the second implementation of section 231 sanctions.
https://wp.nyu.edu/compliance_enforcement/2021/01/06/united-states-imposes-sanctions-on-turkey-under-caatsa-section-231-for-purchase-of-russian-missile-system/
MANAGER USED £80,000 VAT SCAM TO PAY BILLINGHAM TOWN FOOTBALL CLUB PLAYERS
On 6 January, the Northern Echo reported that John Barry Oliver, 55, failed to register his company, JBO Plumbing and Heating North East, for VAT but continued to issue invoices with a made-up registration number for bills totalling more than £420,000 2014-19. It is said that the majority of the money accrued was passed on to Billingham Town Football Club and wasn't held in his personal account for long.
https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/18991424.manager-used-80-000-vat-scam-pay-billingham-town-football-club-players/
FRANCE'S HIGHEST COURT ORDERS RETRIAL OF ART-DEALING WILDENSTEIN FAMILY
On 6 January, the Guardian reported that France's highest court has ordered a retrial of members of the art-dealing Wildenstein family who were acquitted of tax fraud in 2018. Guy Wildenstein, a close friend of former president Nicolas Sarkozy, and other family members were cleared. The trial collapsed after the judge ruled there was insufficient evidence that the accused knowingly committed tax fraud and ruled that there had been failings in the investigation. In 2018 an appeal court upheld the acquittal.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/06/frances-highest-court-orders-retrial-of-art-dealing-wildenstein-family
PHILIPPINES: COMMUNIST GUERRILLAS SAY THEY WILL REVIVE URBAN HIT SQUADS
On 6 January, Eurasia Review reported that Philippine communist guerrillas have announced that they would revive their urban hit squads, warning of attacks against groups and officers who they said had committed "crimes against the people". The NPA's hit squads, known as Special Partisan Units (Sparus) or "sparrow units" for their swift assassinations in the 1980s, were active during the dictatorship of former President Ferdinand Marcos.
https://www.eurasiareview.com/06012021-philippines-communist-guerrillas-say-they-will-revive-urban-hit-squads/
WHAT ARE SOURCES OF IRAN'S FINANCING OF TERRORIST GROUPS?
On 6 January, an Op Ed piece in Eurasia Review posed this question after Mohammad Reza Naghdi, deputy coordinator of the IRGC, admitted that Iran has spent billions of dollars in the region over the past 30 years. It is said that the main income of the IRGC, in addition to its dedicated official budget by the government, is provided from both domestic and foreign sources. The IRGC is currently involved in all economic and financial affairs in Iran and is the owner or shareholder of the largest commercial and economic sectors of the country, while it is exempt from paying taxes, and even the government does not supervise the IRGC's financial affairs. For example, it controls several berths in the Persian Gulf ports and exports and imports from these berths without customs control, including oil. Recently, some Hezbollah and Hamas officials announced huge financial contributions from the IRGC to them. The article says that it seems the IRGC and its affiliated forces, including the Lebanese Hezbollah, despite their idealistic slogans, do not shy away from anything, and the income from this drug-related work probably goes a long way towards being able to cover the massive expenses of interventions in other countries.
https://www.eurasiareview.com/06012021-what-are-sources-of-irans-financing-of-terrorist-groups-oped/
HOW WILL US MONEY LAUNDERING CRACKDOWN ACTUALLY IMPACT THE ART MARKET?
On 6 January, The Art Newspaper carried an article saying that the US Congress is increasing its regulation of antiquities trade and while its powers are limited for now, change will come so the art industry must prepare. A lawyer explains the likely effects and implications.
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/comment/how-will-us-money-laundering-crackdown-actually-impact-the-art-market-a-lawyer-explains
GUATEMALAN POLICE SECURE ARRESTS IN MONEY LAUNDERING PROBE
On 6 January, OCCRP reported that authorities in Guatemala have detained 7 people in raids on 20 properties as part of an investigation into a conspiracy to launder more than $7 million in drug money. The raids, conducted in December, were related to a probe into allegations of illicit financial activity at now-defunct lender Banco de Credito, involving further entities in Switzerland, the United States and Ecuador. Authorities are also investigating an NGO, the Saba School of Medicine Foundation, for allegedly facilitating transfers as part of the scheme.
https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/13584-guatemalan-police-secure-arrests-in-money-laundering-probe
CLIMATE CHANGE AND CORPORATE VALUE: WHAT COMPANIES REALLY THINK
KPMG and Eversheds Sutherland have surveyed the opinions of business leaders from more than 500 global companies about the risks and opportunities that climate change poses to their organisations. The survey found that corporate leaders are well aware of the risks associated with climate change and that climate risks equate to financial risks. At the same time, most leaders felt they were not yet equipped to deal with the challenges of creating a net zero-carbon business. Nevertheless, facing internal and external pressures, a majority indicated that they will need to take more aggressive steps toward decarbonisation, recognising that such a strategy is not only good for the environment but also good for business.
The report on the survey is available at –
https://home.kpmg/content/dam/kpmg/qm/pdf/2020-december/climate-change-and-corporate-value.pdf
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