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Mr. Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston) (Lab): Everyone agrees that law and order is a big issue but Conservative Members frequently suggest that no change is needed. I want to concentrate in the short time available on the proposals for identity cards. First, I shall focus on some of the good work that the Home Office has undertaken on electronic crime.
A number of speakers have said that the Department does not have the capacity to introduce an ID card system because of previous IT failures. That somewhat misses the point in terms of the superb work being done by, for example, the national high-tech crime unit, which launched a project called Endurance at the CBI this year, and in areas spanning simple nuisance through to extortion. Important issues surround Operation Ore and others matters in which a high level of policing was achieved by sophisticated techniques. A number of people have ended up appropriately serving jail sentences.
I want to make a point about the comments of the hon. Member for Winchester (Mr. Oaten), who seemed to argue that some conspiracy theory is developing. For example, in an article published recently, he says:
"Whether you trust them"—
"or not, we should not pass laws which could be abused by future administrations."
I think it will be a long time before we have a Conservative Administration, but even I am not as afraid of them as that. We can confidently consider the ID cards proposals and be sure that in the civilised democracy in which we are privileged to live there will be a stable system that can be used.
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My preferred system would be akin to that described in a good letter in today's edition of The Times. The writer argues:
"A universal reliable identification scheme which curtails their activities"—
that is, those of criminals—
"will do far more for me than the rights lobby's hysterical fixations ever will.
None is remotely secure enough to prevent someone else doing these things in my place and there is little or nothing in any of them to establish my unique identity. So let us move the debate on to what data an identity card would hold, where and when it should be required, and how the data disclosed should be used."
That, clearly, is the whole point.
We can move forward in a positive way. We need to ensure, as the draft Bill seems to do, that when a police officer, with just cause, asks to see information he can legitimately do that. Eventually, as the system evolves, if a police officer seeks information from someone who has committed a road traffic offence, no one in the House will disagree that it is perfectly reasonable to use electronic data to ensure that that person is adequately insured. Of course, such an inquiry should go no deeper; it should stick at the matters relating specifically to the offence that has been committed.
Important issues need to be looked at and we should consider the booklet published by the NO2ID campaign. I see that the hon. Member for Winchester is looking across the Chamber; he is a contributor to the booklet. It is almost as if no Government could possibly procure any IT system, but that is manifestly daft. However, I urge the Government to heed advice that I have given before. First, they should ask why the function is needed. We have debated that this evening. Secondly, they must involve the end user and customer in design and development. That includes involving the public. Thirdly, they must ensure that the project is scaleable, which presents a real challenge to any IT designer. Most importantly, they must procure outcomes, not grey boxes. I strongly urge my hon. Friend the Minister to ensure that whatever contract is put out for the procurement of an ID system, not a penny piece is paid over until the system is up and running and working. If contractors do not want to participate on those terms, then we should not invite them to tender.
The Opposition expressed some concern about Henry VIII clauses in the Bill. They would not, I hope, extend that concern to Henry VIII clauses about technology. We do not want a technology-specific Bill. We need a Bill that is sufficiently broadly drafted to ensure that, as technology evolves, new technologies can be applied without having to consider fresh primary legislation. Clearly, the principles as to the limits to which the Bill can take ID cards need to be firmly established, but how they work technically should not be dealt with in the Bill. We need a technology-neutral Bill.
I have covered briefly some of the whys in relation to the ID card. I agree with the Government, and would go much further in terms of my model ID card. I have also covered some of the hows, but I advise caution on going forward. As I said, the Bill must be flexible, not technology-specific, and it must evolve as some of the questions that I pose are addressed. But the proposal is not an alternative to policemen and women; it is just a tool, which could, if well designed, be of great use to the state and the citizen, and to the private sector.
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Peter Bottomley (Worthing, West) (Con): Eighteen years ago, 5,600 people a year died on our roads. Of those, 1,200 died because the driver or motorcycle rider had consumed more than the legal alcohol limit. The figures are now much lower; 2,000 fewer die on the roads, and about 800 fewer die because of drink driving. Little of that was changed by the law; most of it was changed by culture and people's expectations.
I look forward to the day when we no longer have 2,400 new serious criminals each week, and when a third of young men have not collected by age 30 a conviction for which they could have been sent to jail for six months or more. In the short term, I look forward to the Home Office having and publishing cohort studies showing what is the experience of, say, each six-month cohort of young people, each year, so that we get regular figures, which, I hope, will show improvements. Once we learn what begins to make an improvement, we can reinforce what works, and stop doing what does not work.
Too often, when there is a problem, Ministers, as well as Back Benchers, propose to the House one of three solutions: a law to make something a crime, in the expectation that that stops it, although I have illustrated that with 2,400 new serious criminals each week, that does not work; tax and spending, which the present Government have shown does not work well; or exhortation, and there is no real evidence that that works either. What is needed is to try to get into people's minds and habits, and, occasionally, to use low technology.
Unlike the hon. Member for West Ham (Mr. Banks), who thinks that constituency casework is in some way a bore, I find it rather useful in terms of illustrating national issues with local experience. To deal with drugs dealing in my constituency, I should like the police and local authority to use low-tech camera surveillance, some open and some covert. Wherever there is a suspected drug dealing place, especially if it is someone's home in a residential area, I should like the police openly to put a camera outside and to film the people who go in for a couple of minutes' business and then come out. I suspect that most of the amateurs, most of whom probably fund their illegal drugs habit by dealing, will find it awkward. The more we make things awkward, the less likely it is that that will happen.
I am not an expert on drugs. I was just too young for national service, and just too old to be invited to join the permissive society. I thought I might wait until I was 60 to try some of these things; now that I am 60, I think I shall wait until I am 70 or 80. I believe, though, that it is possible to deal with some of the young people who go in for experimentation, first by making it more awkward for people to offer them drugs free, and then by helping them to understand that trading in drugs—even at the lowest prices—leads to the kind of life that they would not choose to live. We must give them that choice, as well as bringing about the culture change that worked with drink-driving.
I wish that the Government were as interested in justice as they are in law. Every Member of Parliament will see a report from the Criminal Cases Review Commission stating that a problem involving pension costs for its own staff is leading to a significant delay in cutting the waiting time for people with well-founded
cases for a review of their own position. In those instances people have been convicted, the appeal system is not working, and the CCRC thinks that it is worth investigating their cases in detail. There is a reasonable suspicion of injustice, and in some cases—including one or two cases that affect constituents of mine—there has definitely been an injustice.
I should like the Government to spend a little less time on their rhetoric and on the treadmill of law that they produce in the House, and a bit more time on ensuring that—at least for the next two years—the CCRC is given a budget that will allow my former constituent Mr. Derek Jack Tully not to wait until he is dead to have his case reviewed. I cannot argue to the CCRC or even to Ministers that his case is as urgent as that of those who are still in jail, because he is out of jail now; but I do believe that he needs a chance to exonerate himself, given that he should not have suffered his conviction.
Mr. Tully's case, however, is not the main point that I am making. My main point is that the Government should spend money on what actually aids justice. I should also like the Minister to tell us which Minister is responsible for the people locked up in Belmarsh jail who will not face a trial, and which Minister is responsible for the British nationals and British residents in Guantanamo Bay who—whether or not they will face a military commission—have not been given representation. Indeed, we cannot be sure that those in Guantanamo Bay have not experienced things that, in plain English, would be called torture; unacceptable behaviour.
Who will stand up on behalf of the Government and say "I will take responsibility for answering questions"? Who will say "I will say what we, the Government, have done with the American authorities while trying to protect people here, there and around the world"? Who will say that the Government recognise that people are not protected by being put in a legal limbo where they cannot, in fact, be protected from the kind of behaviour that I thought our free countries were dedicated to stamping out throughout the world?
I hope that we can also deal, through law, with some of the Government's changes involving the fast-tracking of people whose presence in this country is suspected of being unauthorised; failed asylum seekers or illegal migrants. On Saturday I took up the case of Crispen Kulinji, a Zimbabwean who, I understand, had spent four days in Malawi in his life. He had clearly been tortured, and clearly had to escape. He came here, and because the only way in which someone in his circumstances can come here is by obtaining a Malawi passport or something similar, he has been fast-tracked back to Malawi via Harare, where it is very likely that the authorities will have taken hold of him. I hope that the Government will take account of such cases. I hope that they will consider whether they have gone too far in cutting off legal aid that would enable people to secure competent lawyers to put their cases. In Mr. Kulinji's case, I suspect that the expulsion order would have been overturned.
We have some business remaining from last year. I support the Government on the Mental Capacity Bill. I will not vote for euthanasia, and I hope that those who condemn the Bill on the grounds that it supports
euthanasia will read the Bill and understand the 15-year campaign behind it. I support the Law Society's doubts over the Mental Health Bill, and I hope that the Government will try to explain why the Law Society and I should feel more relaxed about it.
I think that the Government have scored less than 50 per cent. on law and order. That is not good enough, and I hope we can soon unite those who want a Tory Government with those who think that the Tories will act in the national interest rather more effectively than the present Government. As I suspect everyone knows, there are too many Labour Members of Parliament, and voting Liberal is not the answer to any serious national problem. My party has the national interest at heart, and I hope that we are as successful in the next election as we were in the referendum in the north-east.


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2020 Rossignol Experience 88 Ti Women's Ski Review
2020 Rossignol Experience 88 Ti Women's Ski Review: // Ski Reviews
Ripping around the mountain has never been more fun and exciting than on the Rossignol Experience 88 Ti women's skis. Following the lead of the successful men's Experience line, the women's version is an impressive all-mountain ski with versatility to spare. We talk a lot about the 88 mm underfoot all-mountain skis here at SkiEssentials.com, as both industry personnel and the skiing public has found this to be right in the sweet spot of the one-ski quiver conversation. These are your set it and forget it skis that you can just click in, push off, and go. Aimed at intermediate to expert level skiers, the Experience 88 Ti women's skis appear utilitarian, and they are, but they're surprisingly agile, strong, and incredibly fun.
Racing technology has a funny way of filtering down into recreational products. They'll come up with something in the race room, have some success on the circuit, and then pass that tech down the line. We consumers are the direct recipients of that high-level design, and in the Experience 88's case, it's their Line Control Technology, or LCT. There are a lot of ski companies that are experimenting with vertical laminates as opposed to, or in addition to, horizontal layers, and in our experience, it's paying some serious dividends. For the Experience 88 Ti, the central metal strut does a few things. First, it keeps the fore/aft flex of the ski consistent and stiff while keeping weight to a minimum. Second, it prevents counter-flexing, which is kind of a fancy way of saying "big vibrations." The result is a super-smooth ride with stability to spare. It's pretty impressive what the LCT does for the Experience 88 Ti W, and it's no wonder that we're seeing this type of technology expand across ski company lines.
Built with a wood core mixed with basalt, the Experience 88 Ti W has a fairly typical construction. It's mostly vertical sidewall until the tips, where it tapers to a more cap-like build. At this point, Rossignol's Air Tip VAS comes in to play. The Vibration Absorption System is comprised of shock-absorbing elastomer that helps keep the ski quiet and on track. Seeing as though the first thing to come in contact with the snow is the tip area of the ski, it makes perfect sense to put the absorbent material here. This material, combined with the thinner sidewall, make for a light swing weight and easy maneuverability. It all adds up to a strong-performing ski with a ton of upside.
On the groomers and firmer surfaces, the 88 mm underfooted Experience loves to be put on edge. From one turn to the next, these skis are supremely competent and capable carvers. At the 159 cm length, they have a pretty short 13-meter radius, so skiers should expect to make a fair amount of turns. In terms of turn initiation, the lighter tips, paired with a 30% tip rocker profile, create an easy to turn ski that smoothly begins and transitions from turn to turn. Underfoot, the edge grip is quite impressive, even for an 88, and inspires a great deal of confidence and promotes improvement for skiers from a wide variety of ability levels. For most skiers, this width and shape are all that is needed for all-mountain skiing and fun.
As a potential one-ski quiver, the Experience 88 needs to perform off-piste as well. Fortunately, this just so happens to be the case. While not a powder ski by any stretch, the 127 mm tip width combined with the lighter swing-weight and softer flex in the tip create a ski that can easily handle soft and broken snow. The tail prefers to be engaged, but is slightly turned-up to relieve some pressure and hookiness. It's fonder of plowing through chunky snow than it is dancing over it, and that's fine for an all-mountain ski. It's when you get into the wider ski platforms that you need a bit of extra rocker and taper for that floating sensation. But for the vast majority of skiers looking for an 88 underfoot ski, that personality doesn't really exist at this shape.
Fans of mogul skiing will love the softer-flexing tip and the edge to edge quickness of the E88. Whether you're an experienced zipper-line skier or someone who prefers to take the long way around a mogul, the Experience 88 Ti W is way more of a help than a hindrance in the bumps. The tip rocker makes them easy to maneuver from crest to trough. They're kind of the perfect weight for moguls as well, not too light that they get bounced around, but not too heavy that you get sucked into one particular turn. As with most 88's the well-roundedness stands out, as the skis exist in the Goldilocks zone of everything being just right.
Same goes for skiing the trees. The tips seemingly steer you right through your intended line, as if you're being pulled by some invisible string at the bottom of the run. They're effortless and fun, and work well in all types of conditions in the woods. Here at Stowe, we have a fair amount of tight trees, and these skis never diverge off of their intended trajectory. It's a point-and-shoot style of ski that responds well to input and gives appropriate feedback. The flatter tail, while not quite as playful as some softer and lighter skis, provides ample support when you're trying to make quick turns, so skiers at or above the intermediate level will be able to generate power and rebound even in softer snow.
On-trail or off, carving or skidding, floating or dancing, the 2020 Rossignol Experience 88 Ti W is a shining example of a pure all-mountain ski. Built to live right in the middle of everything, the Experience 88 is a ski that you don't have to think too hard about. It's above-average in pretty much all categories, and really excels in on-piste carving. Intermediate skiers will feel challenged, but not overwhelmed, and advanced and experts will love the precision, poise, and power that can be generated out of these all-mountain beauties. Rossignol has really nailed it over the past two years with this new Experience design, providing skiers with a modern and technological product that just simply works.
Written by Bob St. Pierre on 09/26/19

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Authorities said they responded to a suspicious persons call at Coda's Liquor in the 4700 block of South Third on Sunday.
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Emilio Humouda (* 10. Februar 1925; † 19. November 2012) war ein Manager.

Humouda schloss sein Studium mit Promotion zum Dr.-Ing. ab. Er war Vorstandsvorsitzender Agip AG und Präsident der Italienischen Handelskammer München.

Ehrungen
 Großes Verdienstkreuz der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
 Bayerischer Verdienstorden
 Verdienstorden der Italienischen Republik (Ufficiale und Commendatore)

Einzelnachweise

Träger des Großen Bundesverdienstkreuzes
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Träger des Verdienstordens der Italienischen Republik (Komtur)
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The 2018–19 UConn Huskies women's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut (UConn) during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Huskies, led by Hall of Fame head coach Geno Auriemma in his 34th season at UConn, played their home games at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion and the XL Center and were sixth year members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 35–3, 16–0 in AAC play to win the AAC regular season championship. They defeated East Carolina, South Florida, and UCF to win the AAC women's tournament title. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA women's tournament. As the No. 2 seed, they defeated Towson and Buffalo to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. They defeated UCLA in the Sweet Sixteen and Louisville in the Elite Eight to reach their 20th Final Four. In the National Semifinal, they lost in the rematch of last year's national semifinal game to Notre Dame.

Media
Every Connecticut women's game was televised. Excluding exhibitions, most Connecticut games aired on SNY, an ESPN network, or a CBS network. Exhibition games and games that aired on SNY were also streamed on Husky Vision. Every game was broadcast on the UConn IMG Sports Network with an extra audio broadcast available online to listen to through Husky Vision.

Off-season

Departures

Recruits

Roster

Alexis Gordon was only on the roster for the fall semester, after which she transferred from UConn.

Games

Exhibition

Vanguard
The Huskies opened their exhibition schedule against Vanguard, a team they played as an exhibition in the 2015–16 season. Freshman Christyn Williams scored the first four points for Connecticut and had 10 points by halftime. Seniors Katie Lou Samuelson and Napheesa Collier scored 26 points each. After a dominating first half, coach Auriemma gave more playing time to the bench, who were outscored 15–0 in the fourth quarter. The final score was 96–30.

Southern Connecticut State
After scoring 26 points in the opening exhibition game against Vanguard, Katie Lou Samuelson repeated that feat in the second exhibition game against Southern Connecticut. All 11 Huskies played in the game. Christyn Williams and Crystal Dangerfield were also double-digit scorers with 18 and 10 points respectively. The Huskies won the game 99–45.

Regular season

Ohio State
UConn opened the regular season with a game against Ohio State. Four Huskies recorded double digit scoring, led by Samuelson with 19, Dangerfield with 18, Collier with 17, and Walker with 15. Connecticut scored off the opening tip and never trailed, winning the game 85–53.

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Rankings

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Player statistics

See also
 2018–19 UConn Huskies men's basketball team

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Washington Wednesday, Aug 12, 2020
Biden picks Kamala Harris as VP running mate
US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has tapped Senator Kamala Harris of California as his choice for vice president.
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Harris, 55, becomes the first black woman on a major presidential ticket in US history and providing him with a partner well suited to go on the attack against Republican President Donald Trump.
"I have the great honour to announce that I've picked @KamalaHarris — a fearless fighter for the little guy, and one of the country's finest public servants — as my running mate," Biden said on Twitter.
With social unrest over racial injustice and police brutality against black Americans rocking the country for months, Biden had been under increasing pressure to select a woman of colour as his running mate. She is also the first Asian-American on a major presidential ticket.
In Harris, a senator from California who made her own run for the White House before ending it and endorsing Biden, he gains a deeply experienced politician already battle-tested by the rigours of the 2020 presidential campaign as they head into the final stretch of the November 3 election.
Harris, who became only the Senate's second black woman in its history when she was elected in 2016, will be relied on to help drive the African-American vote – the Democratic Party's most loyal constituency.
Four years ago, the first dip in black voter turnout in 20 years contributed to Democrat Hillary Clinton's upset loss to Trump.
Biden served as vice president for eight years under President Barack Obama, the first black US president.
Harris, a former prosecutor and state attorney-general in California, is well known for her sometimes aggressive questioning style in the Senate, most notably of Brett Kavanaugh during his 2018 Supreme Court confirmation hearing.
The choice of a running mate has added significance for Biden, who will turn 78 in November and be the oldest person to become president if he is elected.
Biden's age also has led to broad speculation he will serve only one term, making Harris a potential top contender for the nomination in 2024. Some of his allies were concerned that would make her a bad fit for the No.2 job and questioned her loyalty.
Biden publicly committed to choosing a woman as his No. 2 in a March debate after discussing the matter with his wife Jill and had considered other former presidential rivals such as Senators Amy Klobuchar and Elizabeth Warren.
After the protests that erupted over the May 25 killing of George Floyd, a black man, by a white policeman in Minneapolis, Biden's search focused predominantly on candidates of colour.
Harris will be confirmed as Biden's running mate at the Democratic convention that begins on Monday, where Biden will also be formally nominated to challenge Trump.


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Arlo Guthrie – Coming Into Los Angeles
Seeing the news and blog posts on the 50th anniversary of Woodstock made me think of this song. I bought the Woodstock triple album set in the late seventies or early eighties…this song I liked automatically. It's catchy and is about as anti-authority as you can get. The imagery is fun in this song… Chicken flying everywhere around the plane
Could we ever feel much finer and Walking in the hall with his things and all
Smiling, said he was the Lone Ranger
This is the song that really got me into Arlo…though I had heard City of New Orleans. After hearing this I wanted to check out his music.
Arlo wrote this song and it was on his second album Running Down the Road. The great Clarence White played guitar on this song. Other musicians on the album were Ry Cooder, Gene Parsons, and James Burton. The song didn't chart because it's pretty clear why (Coming into Los Angeles, Bringing in a couple of ki's, don't touch my bags if you please
mister customs man)…but the album peaked at #54 in the Billboard Album Charts in 1969.
The best-known version is the Woodstock version.
Studio Version
Coming in from London from over the pole
Chicken flying everywhere around the plane
Could we ever feel much finer
Bringing in a couple of ki's
Don't touch my bags if you please
Mister customs man, yeah
There's a guy with a ticket to Mexico
No, he couldn't look much stranger
Walking in the hall with his things and all
Hip woman walking on the moving floor
Tripping on the escalator
There's a man in the line and she's blowing his mind
Thinking that he's already made her
Mister customs man, yeah, all right
Author Badfinger (Max)Posted on August 17, 2019 August 17, 2019 Categories 1960s, Music, SinglesTags Arlo Guthrie, Coming Into Los Angeles
6 thoughts on "Arlo Guthrie – Coming Into Los Angeles"
runsewread says:
This is one of the Woodstock songs I think of first, too. Did you see Arlo's posts from the Woodstock site this week? He was set to do a concert Thursday night on the spot where the old stage stood, but when he arrived they had instead set up the stage by the building at the far opposite end of the property, and not a sufficient sound system for the 5k tickets they had sold. WTH? Not sure what's wrong with the people who did that!
No I didn't know about it…I thought everything was cancelled. I just started to look it up. I mean there is no excuse for the sound system not being up to par in this day and time…and if you are going to do it…do it right…have it on the same spot. It's not like 5K is hard to maneuver around.
The Woodstock 50 event by the original organizers (if you can call them that) was cancelled. I'm not sure it ever really got off the ground. But there were at least a couple of Woodstock artists who wanted to perform at the actual site on the actual anniversary. That went forward. Arlo and Melanie were there. It was unbelievably out of touch for the venue to not get the conditions perfect for Arlo's performance. Inexcusable. I'm cynical about that lame, overhyped venue and about Woodstock in general, but sheesh, Arlo doing a 50th anniversary concert there was the real deal. It was THE 50th anniversary concert.
How did they not take it seriously?? I'm ranting, and preaching to the choir, I know.
hanspostcard says:
On the Woodstock film- this was a highlight- along with Arlo's comment on the NY Thruway..
Arlo's a chip off the old block. His dad would be proud to hear his anti-establishment tunes. Alice's Restaurant is a manifesto! Such a disappointment they didn't have things right for Arlo to play 😦
I know…that was so unprofessional. I agree his dad would be proud. You know I never have the urge to meet famous people…but Arlo…different story. I wold love to meet him.
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Q: AngularJS - add http prefix to url input field Our app is being ported from jQuery to AngularJS with bootstrap (angular-ui bootstrap).
One handy feature that was covered by the following excellent post was to add "http://" prefix to a URL field if it did not already have a prefix: http://www.robsearles.com/2010/05/jquery-validate-url-adding-http/
I am trying to achieve the same in AngularJS via a directive, but cannot get the directive to alter the value of the ng-model as it is being typed.
I've started simple by trying to get a fiddle to add a "http://" prefix on EVERY change for now (I can add the logic later to only add it when needed). http://jsfiddle.net/LDeXb/9/
app.directive('httpPrefix', function() {
    return {
        restrict: 'E',
        scope: {
            ngModel: '='
        },
        link: function(scope, element, attrs, controller) {
            element.bind('change', function() {
                scope.$apply(function() {
                   scope.ngModel = 'http://' + scope.ngModel;
                });
            });
        }
    };
});

Can anyone please help me to get this to write back to the ngModel. Also, the field I need to apply this new directive to already has a directive on it with isolate scope so I'm assuming I can't have another one with isolate scope - if this is so can I achieve it without isolate scope?

A: The previous comment provided by Matt Byrne doesn't work for the https prefix. Checkout the updated version based on previous answers that works with **https prefix too!
This was missing there
/^(https?):\/\//i

http://jsfiddle.net/ZaeMS/13

A: A good way to do this is by using the parsers and formatters functionality of ng-model. Many people use use ng-model as just a binding on isolated scope, but actually it's a pretty powerful directive that seems to lack documentation in the right places to guide people on how to use it to its full potential.
All you need to do here is to require the controller from ng-model in your directive. Then you can push in a formatter that adds 'http://' to the view, and a parser that pushes it into the model when needed. All the binding work and interfacing with the input is done by ng-model.
Unless I can find a good blog on this (very much open to comments from anyone who finds them), an updated fiddle is probably the best way to describe this, this support for URL to be entered manually with 'http' or 'https', as well as auto-prefixing if none of them: http://jsfiddle.net/jrz7nxjg/
This also solves your second problem of not being able to have two isolated scopes on one element, as you no longer need to bind to anything.

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Is Gay Marriage Just About Civil Rights?
Archpriest Panayiotis Papageorgiou, Ph.D. | 29 August 2012
Fr. Panayiotis is a parish priest at Holy Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church of Marietta, Georgia.
Fr. Panayiotis is also a member of the International Association for Patristic Studies, the Orthodox Theological Society of America and the North American Patristic Society. He continues his research in the Early Christian period and has published several articles in international theological journals. He has given a series of Lectures at the Nazarene University College of Calgary, Canada and the Pecos School of Spiritual Direction on Orthodox theology and Spirituality and has led numerous spiritual retreats locally and in various States of the U.S. Fr. Panayiotis serves as President of the Clergy Syndesmos of the Metropolis of Atlanta since July 2008 and has been on the Archdiocesan Presbyters Council since July 2010 and the Archdiocesan Council since July 2012.
Gay marriage has been in the news recently more frequently than ever before, since our President, the leader of the most powerful country in the world, threw his weight in with those who support the legalization of gay marriage. The question I raise here is whether this is just an issue of civil rights of a minority group or whether there are other issues associated with it that should concern us as Orthodox Christians.
On his behalf, the president of the United States made clear his intentions as he hurriedly announced his endorsement of gay marriage on the morning of that historic Thursday, while he was preparing to address a group of very liberal Hollywood actors and actresses who had pledged to his campaign 15 million dollars. It is clear to me that his decision to announce his support for gay marriage at that particular moment had very little to do with the civil rights of gay people and a lot more to do with campaign funds controlled by the ideological crowd that he was trying to placate that evening. His decision, certainly, had everything to do with his desire to be re-elected president. The final outcome is that the issue of gay marriage has now been fully politicized, which creates a problem for those of us who are trying to remain non-political or politically neutral. Yet the problem is not any less a moral and spiritual one and will have tremendous repercussions in our lives and the lives of those we try to lead spiritually.
As we venture to discuss this issue, however, we need to recognize that there has been an ideological cultural war going on in this country for the last 40 years in an effort to control the path of history and the ultimate shape of American society. Many of the religious leaders have been engaged on the conservative side struggling to at least maintain the status quo. On the liberal side, this war has been spearheaded by Hollywood elites in two major ways: (a) In the messages propagated through the movies and TV programming beamed directly into every living room of every American household and around the world, and (b) through the lifestyles of the Hollywood stars, which the media gossip engines are constantly glamorizing. Thus, chipping away constantly on the moral conscience of the nation, they have set us all on a moral slippery slope. Promiscuity and sexual activity outside of marriage have moved on our moral gauge from unacceptable to being the norm. Divorce has become commonplace and a social inevitability for many of us. Substance abuse and addiction are now seen as part of the American lifestyle, and pornography has gradually taken the place of daily entertainment. In the meantime, the concepts of "marriage" and "family" are being drastically reshaped.
Of course, I do not want to sound too simplistic by proposing that this is all a matter of an orchestrated conspiracy. I am merely trying to point out that there are powerful people pushing hard for a culture change, pouring millions of dollars into this effort like never before, as we saw in the recent events.
This cultural war at some point spilled over into the politics of the nation, as well, and has been polarizing the country for decades. Time after time, we are being called to side with one or the other political parties based on the moral issues raised in front of us. The politicians follow the polls and act according to the crowd they are addressing. They also follow the money offered by special interest groups and decide accordingly as to what position they should support in their desire to be elected into office. In the meantime, the rest of us struggle to sort out whom to vote for, but also which of the moral issues at play are worth holding on to and which ones are not. Most of the time we find ourselves compromising in one or the other way as we either vote for people we don't trust or against our moral conscience, giving in to the ever sliding moral standards of the people who govern us.
Coming back to the issue at hand, the President's sudden endorsement of gay marriage shocked the majority of the people of this country and caused ripple effects throughout the world, more powerful ripple effects than any other social issue has caused in recent history. Here he was, the leader of the most advanced society, leading the way into new territory for humanity, declaring that homosexual union should be accepted through the laws of this great nation as a legitimate family unit, declaring that the right to legal marriage of these individuals was more important than the established norm of "marriage" and "family" as we have known it for thousands of years in every culture and every religion of this planet. Through this declaration, the understanding of "marriage" and "family" is now being redefined, leaving us wondering what will be the next iteration of proposed legal marriage. (Would it be polygamy, union of siblings or perhaps an other absurd form? The possibilities are endless!) And, of course, this forceful redefinition of marriage was made not because any scientific anthropological or sociological development or any religious theological revelation has brought about the necessity for a radical change in humanity's view of marriage and family, but only in order that this candidate may win a second term as president. It all happened because of the self-serving purposes of a politician.
This announcement by President Obama has left many of us, who hold to the more traditional concept of marriage, totally speechless. We are at a loss as to how we should react. If we stand with him, we are faced with many anthropological, theological and spiritual problems to solve. If we stand against him, we may seem to be backward and unenlightened, homophobic or prejudiced. Worse of all, we may seem as taking an opposing political position to a sitting president seeking re-election, or even worst, we may be seen as racists as we stand opposed to the first black president of this country!
So, how should we react? How do we address this issue from the theological and spiritual perspective as Orthodox Christians? Why should we even care whether gay marriage is made legal or not. Shouldn't there be a separation of Church and State? Does it really matter what the state does, as long as it does not forbid us to practice our religion the way we understand it?
I should begin to address these questions by first declaring that the Orthodox Church has held to its theological beliefs and the high standards of moral values through hundreds of years of persecutions and enslavement by hostile governments and malevolent monarchs. We will continue to do the same until the end of time when the Lord comes again in Glory!
Secondly, I need to point out that we view homosexuals as all other human beings created and loved by God. The Church as a spiritual hospital does not reject them and receives them like everyone else with open arms into the journey to God's Kingdom, attempting to help them (as everyone else) to enter the Kingdom of God. From a pastoral perspective, we are all in the same fallen condition and we all need to come closer to God seeking to experience His love and spiritual healing. God's mercy is the same for all of us despite our particular state of existence or sexual inclination. All He wants from us is "a broken and contrite heart" in order to unleash His healing mercy.
Having said that, I need to point out that from an Orthodox perspective there is a specific path to the Kingdom of God, understood and lived by millions of Christians before us. That path involves conquering our passions, taking control over our urges and calming down these unbridled forces that have overtaken us as we distanced ourselves from God. The holy men and women of the Church that we call "the saints" have done exactly that. Invoking their Faith, they took hold of their passions; they did not focus on their sexuality; they surpassed their shortcomings by God's Grace. This is what we know as "ascesis" in Orthodox spirituality, which is aided by the Grace of God. The ascetic life (appended to Faith) is the only path to God's Kingdom! God's loving presence is only experienced through the spiritual struggle aimed at taming and controlling our desires and urges, not by immersing ourselves in them and trying to satisfy them.
The difficulty here, however, comes from the pressures we are faced within our modern secular society. We are being bombarded with the idea that we should seek as much pleasure and satisfaction from the world as possible. One has to turn on the TV for only a few minutes and watch the commercials or any of the movies coming out of Hollywood in order to quickly realize that contrary to the experience advocated by the saints we are encouraged to feed our passions and desires. Our worth as human beings is directly connected to the material things we own. Our eyes are flooded with images that aggravate our passions. Sexuality is at the center of all the pleasures. Pornography (a 100 billion dollar a year industry) is only a click away, while a multitude of products are offered everywhere with the promise to enhance and extend our ultimate sexual experience.
Hence, this discussion is not just about homosexuality. Both heterosexual as well as homosexual behaviors are being pushed beyond the boundaries. People are being encouraged to try all kinds of things in order to find more pleasure. Sexuality has become the center goal of human experience. Ascesis and self-control (as proposed by the saints) seem out of place in this world of hedonistic endeavor. The message of the Church is so different that it gets trampled by the noise of our passions.
In such a world it is only logical that the discussion becomes one of rights. The rights of people to their own view of pleasure are being invoked. Who can deny a person the right to his/her own pleasure if this is at the center of our human experience? Who has the right to tell someone that they have to restrict their own sexual inclinations or chosen path of sexual expression if that seems to be what makes them happy? And for what reason should one place a limit on sexual experimentation when the whole society is seeking love and happiness in the same way? (Love and sex have become synonyms in this context). It would certainly be unfair for homosexuals to be restricted when heterosexuals are free and encouraged to seek ultimate pleasure in sexuality. The conclusion is, that If marriage for heterosexuals is about fulfilling their sexual desires, why should it be prohibited for homosexuals?
As Orthodox Christians, however, we have an alternative approach to offer. Marriage, according to our Faith, was given by God for procreation and the cultivation of unconditional love that transcends sexuality and leads us to His Kingdom. Even within marriage, we are called to exercise ascesis and self-control as we struggle to attain perfection in the likeness of God. Marriage is not about satisfying our unbridled passions. Our bodies were not made to be instruments of pleasure but Temples of the Holy Spirit (1Cor 6:19). Marriage is a sacred bond between a man and a woman that safeguards the structure and propagation of human society and provides a harbor of salvation from the tempest of the world and a sacred place where spiritual love is perfected through self-sacrifice in the image of Christ.
In other words, our objection to the legalization of gay marriage does not constitute a denial that people may have varying sexual inclinations, but stands, rather, as an objection to the encouragement of human enslavement to the passions and desires that will deprive us from the ultimate experience of the Love of God, a far greater source of joy and pleasure than anything our unbridled sexuality can provide.
Following St. Paul we need to accept that "all things are lawful for me, but not all things are helpful." All things are lawful for me, but I will not be enslaved by anything." 1Cor 6:12; 1Cor 10:23). St. Paul forsook his right to take a wife as the other Apostles did (1Cor 9:5), as he chose to serve the Lord with all his life. Sexual pleasure was not on his agenda, as a higher love, the love of God, consumed him completely (Cf. Rom 8:39).
If we were to learn anything from the mystical experience of the saints, it would be that sexuality is not at the center of human experience. On the contrary, humanity is actually called to transcend sexuality: "For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven" (Mat 22:30).
If we were to learn anything from the last two thousand years of Christian experience we should realize that healthy families, built on the foundation of stable Christian marriages and centered on God's Love have produced many great spiritual and civic leaders that benefited society and the human race. The family has constituted the fundamental structural unit of human society. Some nations survived wars and natural disasters, succeeded and thrived because of the strength of their family unit, while others collapsed and disappeared as the foundation crumbled because of the weakening of marriage and the family.
Civil rights can be granted to any group of people without redefining the institution of marriage, for we need to understand that it is dangerous for humanity to tamper with marriage, as the many significant benefits that come from it will be lost with severe consequences for this great nation. Above all, we run the risk of losing the Kingdom of God. Then, no earthly pleasure will satisfy our fallen human desires. No river, nor ocean will be able to quench our thirst for the Divine Love that will be lost forever.
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A Look Back: 2015 in Review
I don't know about you, but I feel like 2015 has flown by and I still have a million things I want to finish – I don't know where the time has gone! (And yes, I know I sound like my mother when I say that!) Yet when I stop to take a look back at the year Creative Virtual has had, I realise that it's been a busy, productive year full of accomplishments for us, our customers and our partners. So let's take a look at some highlights of 2015.
One of the proudest moments for us as a company was being named a 2015 Cool Vendor in Smart Machines by Gartner! As Creative Virtual Founder & CEO, Chris Ezekiel said, "We believe this is a milestone for us and our technology, as well as a tribute to our dedicated team, customers and partners, to be designated a 'Cool Vendor' in an area that is poised to make such an important impact on new digital processes, including customer support and engagement, over the next few years."
We are also very proud of the recognitions several of our customers received for their V-Person™ implementations in 2015. Our joint entry with TSB in the 2015 FStech Awards won us a 'Highly Commended' in the category of Online Technology Provider of the Year. Motability Operations took home the Innovation Award for Sustainable Culture at the 2015 Customer Contact Innovation Awardsfor their case study titled Ask Mo: how knowledge gives confidence with customers. Commercial Bank of Dubai's virtual assistant Sara played a large role in their multiple wins in the Banker Middle East UAE Product Awards (Best Kiosk Interface, Best New Online Service, and Best Online Banking Services) and the International Business Excellence (IBX) Awards (E-Commerce and Digital Experience, Marketing Social Media and Brand, and Overall Discipline and People Specific Winner). Congratulations!
Creative Virtual was the winner of two 2015 Technology Innovator Awards: Best Virtual Assistant Technology "V-Person Web" and Best Customer Engagement Technology "V-Portal™". Innovation is at the core of our company culture, so it was an honour to be recognised by this awards programme which is designed to highlight the organisations behind ground-breaking developments in technology.
Another highlight this year was the release of our 2015 Global Customer Support Outlook Surveyresults. Our thanks to everyone who took part in the survey and shared insights into their customer engagement goals, challenges and strategies! As with our first survey conducted in 2013, this follow-up provided an interesting look into customer experience programmes, priorities and budgets.
This was a busy year for events as we took part in a variety of conferences and summits around the world in India, Germany, the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, the United States and Australia. Some of these were events we attended with our partners, and several featured presentations and live demos from expert members of our team. We also participated in and hosted live webinars throughout the year which are now available to view on-demand.
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Still Aviante Collins and Josh Andrews could possibly be plugged inside there as well.A different place that may perhaps be aggressive is instantly manage. It would appear to be that Rashod Hill is made up of a rather Fantastic preserve upon the starting off place there Eric Wilson Hoodie, yet Brian O'Neill carries on in the direction of boost and contains been starting to be very first personnel associates within just Hill problems deficiency. If O'Neill is shifting in the direction of overtake Hill at instantly take care of, he gonna consist of towards present up substantial towards the Jagsdefensive finishes. This will be a significant look at for him. Rashod Hill may possibly retain the services of in the direction of exhibit up much better himself if he is in the direction of forged absent any question concerning his beginning popularity. There is nonetheless yet another aggressive situation alongside the Vikings offensive line, and that is heart. Cornelius Edison is inside of the driver seat right here, however Josh Andrews is competing there as properly. Nevertheless how nicely Edison does will not simply just effects Andrewsprospects towards start off at middle, however moreover these of Pat Elflein. Elflein of class is upon the Dog checklist and won take part in opposition to the Jaguars Anthony Barr Hoodie, and as a result it would glance as well not likely toward engage in in opposition to Seattle. He would comprise in direction of demonstrate amazing restoration and master of the fresh offense within just merely a handful of times in direction of particularly include a probability at starting up 7 days a person. I don believe that that sensible. Extra acceptable is that he continues to be upon the Puppy listing toward get started the year and then is necessary towards are living there for 6 months. Inside any scenario, only how effectively Cornelius Edison does at middle such following several times will come to a decision what urgency, if any, there is for Pat Elflein return. For Josh Andrews, it would just take a exceptionally powerful effectiveness together with some question around Edison for the Vikings in direction of deliver a variation at centre at this level. Edison consists of been doing the job with Cousins all of working out camp, and incorporates seemed first rate within the treatment, as a result I be expecting the Vikings schooling workforce would together with in direction of preserve that battery intact into the regular monthly time barring some fairly convincing out-overall performance by way of Andrews. Riley Reiff at still left deal with is a lock for the commencing endeavor, nevertheless his backup is a ponder at this place. Is it Rashod Hill - with Brian O'Neill stepping within just at specifically handle? Or may perhaps it be Aviante Collins - whose taken greatest of the minute workers associates at still left deal with? The Vikings training employees includes concentrated each Hill and O'Neill at instantly take care of hence significantly, and I don realize that both include invested a great deal season at remaining handle for the duration of performing exercises camp. Hill was the backup for Reiff previous year, nevertheless Aviante Collins is stated as the backup in just the detail chart. At last, merely how smooth the Vikings are with the protects upon their roster may well on top of that determine Nick Easton destiny. He upon IR with a $2.9 million income cap strike and no useless cap upon a just one-calendar year RFA comfortable. It would glance incredibly not likely that the Vikings will hold Easton income cap upon the textbooks, particularly if they don look at a powerful need to have for his companies subsequent time. I wouldn be amazed if he is unveiled with an destruction arrangement at the close of pre-time. Backside LINEThere are a whole lot of relocating areas inside of the competitions alongside the offensive line, however we might check out additional clarity by way of the close of Saturday match with the Jaguars. It will be extremely hard for any of the males competing for a commencing desired destination towards defeat a undesirable general performance the future number of times, and a especially powerful a person may well raise a participant into a starting off job. Reside tuned.


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Henry I, Margrave of the Saxon Ostmark
Henry I (1070 – 1103), nicknamed the Old, a member of the House of Wettin, was Count of Eilenburg as well as Margrave of the Saxon Eastern March (March of Lusatia) from 1081 and Margrave of Meissen from 1089 until his death.
Henry I the Old
Margrave of the Eastern March
Depiction in the chronicles by George Spalatin (c. 1520)
Dedi I, Margrave of the Saxon Ostmark
Henry II, Margrave of Meissen
1103 (aged 43)
Noble family
House of Wettin
Gertrud of Braunschweig
Henry II
Dedo II of Wettin
Adela of Louvain
LifeEdit
Henry was the son of the Wettin margrave Dedi I of Lusatia and his second wife Adela of Louvain, a granddaughter of Count Lambert I of Louvian and widow of Margrave Otto I of Meissen. His father ruled the Lusatian march since 1046; he was one of the nobles which joined the Saxon Rebellion in 1073–75, but he quickly approached the Salian king Henry IV and was able to retain his margraviate until his death in 1075. Nevertheless, he had to extradite his minor son and heir Henry to the king as a hostage.
Henry was remained in captivity until in 1081 the king enfeoffed him with the March of Lusatia to curb Bohemian influence.[1] It had previously been enfeoffed to Duke Vratislaus II of Bohemia in turn for his support against the Saxon insurgents, but he had never been confirmed in his possession.[2]
Later, in 1089, he was also granted the Margraviate of Meissen by Emperor Henry IV. He was the first of the House of Wettin to govern that march, following the deposition of the Brunonid margrave Egbert II, who had sided with anti-king Hermann of Salm. About 1102 Margrave Henry married Egbert's daughter Gertrude of Brunswick (d. 1117) to further legitimate his claims. From this marriage he had one posthumous son, his successor Henry II.[2] As Gertrude of Brunswick is sometimes nicknamed the Younger and there is no candidate for "Gertrude the Elder", the nickname must have come from confusion with an otherwise unattested daughter named Gertrude.
Margrave Henry was killed fighting against the Polabian Slavs near the Neisse river.
NotesEdit
^ Berend, Urbanczyk & Wiszewski 2013, p. 239.
^ a b Heinrich Theodor Flathe: Heinrich I. (Markgraf von Meißen und der Lausitz). In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Band 11, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig, 1875, pp. 543-544 (in German)
Berend, Nora; Urbanczyk, Przemyslaw; Wiszewski, Przemyslaw (2013). Central Europe in the High Middle Ages:Bohemia, Hungary and Poland, c.900-c.1300. Cambridge University Press.
Thompson, James Westfall. Feudal Germany, Volume II. New York: Frederick Ungar Publishing Co., 1928.
Henry I the Elder
Born: c. 1070 Died: 1103
Dedi I
Egbert II
Margrave of Meissen
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Sigrún Davíðsdóttir's Icelog
The Icelandic al Thani case and the British al Thani / Barclays case
with 166 comments
Prosecuting big banks and senior bankers is hard for many reasons: they hire big name lawyers that fight tooth and nail, with delays, deviations and imaginable and unimaginable obstructions of all sorts. PR firms are hired to deviate and create smoke and mirrors. And some journalists seem easily to identify with the pillars of financial society, even talking about "victimless crime." All of this springs to mind regarding the SFO charges against John Varley former CEO of Barclays and three senior managers – where an Icelandic parallel can possibly throw some light on the few facts in the case of Varley e.al.
In the summer of 2008, as liquidity was tight for many banks, two high-flying banks in the London business community, Barclays and Kaupthing, were struggling. Both sought salvation from Qatari investors. Not the same investors though the name al Thani, a ruling clan in the dessert state of Qatar, figures in both investment stories.
In 2012 as the Icelandic Office of the Special Prosecutor, OSP, brought charges against three Kaupthing managers and the bank's second largest investor Ólafur Ólafsson, related to Qatari investment in Kaupthing in September 2008, the British Serious Fraud Office, SFO, was just about to start an investigation into the 2008 Qatari investment in Barclays.
In 2015 the four Icelanders were sentenced to 4 to 5 1/2 years in prison for fraudulent lending and market manipulation (see my overview here). SFO is now bringing ex CEO John Varley and three senior Barclays bankers to court on July 3 on the basis of similar charges. As the first UK bankers are charged for actions during the 2008 crisis such investigations are coming to a close in Iceland where almost 30 bankers and others have been sentenced since 2011 in crisis-related cases.
The Kaupthing charges in 2012 filled fourteen pages, explaining the alleged criminal deeds. That is sadly not the case with the SFO Barclays charges: only the alleged offences are made public. Given the similarities of the two cases it is however tempting to use the Icelandic case to throw some light on the British case.
SFO is scarred after earlier mishaps. But is the SFO investigation perhaps just a complete misunderstanding and a "victimless crime" as BBC business editor Simon Jack alleges? That is certainly what the charged bankers would like us to believe but in cases of financial assistance and market manipulation, everyone acting in the financial market is the victim.
These crimes wholly undermine the level playing field regulators strive to create. Do we want to live in a society where it is acceptable to commit a crime if it saves a certain amount of taxpayers' money but ends up destroying the market supposedly a foundation of our economy?
The Barclays and Kaupthing charges – basically the same
When the Icelandic state prosecutor brings charges the underlying writ can be made public three days later. The writ carefully explains the alleged criminal deeds, quoting evidence that underpins the charges. Thus, Icelanders knew from 2012 the underlying deeds in the Icelandic case, called the al Thani case after the investor Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa al Thani who was not charged.
As to the SFO charges in the Barclays case we only know this:
Conspiracy to commit fraud by false representation in relation to the June 2008 capital raising, contrary to s1 and s2 of the Fraud Act 2006 and s1(1) of the Criminal Law Act 1977 – Barclays Plc, John Varley, Roger Jenkins, Thomas Kalaris and Richard Boath.
Conspiracy to commit fraud by false representation in relation to the October 2008 capital raising, contrary to s1 and s2 of the Fraud Act 2006 and s1(1) of the Criminal Law Act 1977 – Barclays Plc, John Varley and Roger Jenkins.
Unlawful financial assistance contrary to s151 of the Companies Act 1985 – Barclays Plc, John Varley and Roger Jenkins.
The Gulf investors named in 2008 were Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabr al Thani, Qatar's prime minister at the time and Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed al-Nahyan of Abu Dhabi. The side deals the bankers are charged for relate to the Qatari part of the investment, i.e. Barclays capital raising arrangements with Qatar Holding LLC, part of Qatar's sovereign wealth fund and al Thani's investment vehicle Challenger Universal Ltd and $3bn loan issued by Barclays to the State of Qatar, acting through the Ministry of Economy and Finance in November 2008.
Viewing the Barclays side deals via the Kaupthing case
The Barclays saga is allegedly that apart from the Qatari investments in Barclays in June and October 2008, in total £6.1bn, there were two side deals, allegedly financial assistance: Barclays promised to pay £322m to Qatari investors, apparently fee for helping Barclays with business development in the Gulf; in November 2008, Barclays agreed to issue a loan of $3bn to the State of Qatar, allegedly fitting the funds prime minister Sheikh al Thani invested, according to The Daily Telegraph.
Thus it seems the Barclays bankers (all four following the June 2008 investment, two of them following the October investment) were allegedly misleading the markets, i.e. market manipulation, when they commented on the two Qatari investments.
If we take cue from the Icelandic al Thani case it is most likely that the Barclays managers begged and pestered the Gulf investors, known for their deep pockets, to invest.
In the al Thani case, the Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund had earlier considered buying Kaupthing shares but thought the price was too high. Kaupthing then wooed the Qatari investors with some good offers.
What Kaupthing promised was a "risk-free" loan, a classic Kaupthing special offer to special clients, to place as an investment in Kaupthing. In other words, there was never any money coming into Kaupthing as an investment. It was just money merry-go-round from one Kaupthing account to another: funds going out as a loan and coming back as an investment. In addition, the investors got a loan of $50m directly into their pockets, defined as pre-paid profit.
Barclays hardly made such a crude offer to the Qatari investors but the £322m fee leads the thought to the pre-paid profit in the Kaupthing saga; the Barclays fee could allegedly be defined as pre-payment for services-to-come.
The $3bn loan to the state of Qatar is intriguing, given that the state of Qatar is and the finances of its ruling family have allegedly often seemed closely connected.
What we don't know regarding the Barclays side deals
The September 2008 Qatari investment in Kaupthing figured in the 2010 report of the Special Investigative Commission, SIC, a report that thoroughly explained and mapped the operations of the Icelandic banks up to the 2008 collapse. The criminal case added details to the SIC saga. It is for example clear that Kaupthing didn't really expect the Gulf investors to pay back the investment but handed them $50m right away.
Little is yet known about the details of the alleged Barclays side deals. How were the covenants for the $3bn loan? Has this loan been repaid or is it still on Barclays books? And was the service for the £322m ever carried out? Was there any specification as to what Barclays was paying for? Why were these services apparently pre-paid instead of being paid against an invoice after the services had been carried out?
These are some of the things we would need to know in order to assess the side deals and their context and connections to the Qatari investment in Barclays. Clearly, the SFO knows and this will no doubt be part of the coming court case.
The whiff of Qatari investors and how it touches Deutsche Bank
The Kaupthing resolution committee went after the Qatari investors to recover the loans, threatening them with legal proceedings. Investigators from the Office of the Special Prosecutor did question the investors.
According to Icelog sources, the Qatari investors were adamant about clarifying the situation both with Kaupthing and the OSP. The understanding was that the investors were worried about their reputation. They did in the end reach a settlement with the Kaupthing resolution committee as Kaupthing announced in 2013.
These two investment sagas do however leave a certain whiff. In August last year, when it transpired that Qatari investors had invested in troubled Deutsche Bank I sent a query to Deutsche's spokesman asking if the bank was possibly lending the investors money. I got a stern reply that I was hinting at Deutsche committing a legal offense (well, as if Deutsche had not been found to have rigged markets, assisted in money laundering etc) but was later assured that no, Deutsche had not given any financial assistance to its Qatari investors, no side deals related to their investment in the bank.
Companies don't commit crimes – people do
Although certainly not the only one, Barclays is a bank with a long register of recent financial sins, inter alia: in 2012 it paid a fine of £290m for Libor manipulation; in 2015 it paid £2.3bn for rigging FX markets and £72m to settle money laundering offenses.
As to lessons learnt: this spring, it turned out that Barclays CEO Jes Staley, has broken whistleblower-rules by trying to unmask a Barclays whistleblower. CEOs have been remarkably short lived at Barclays since Varley left in 2010: his successor Bob Diamond was forced out in 2012, replaced by Antony Jenkins who had to leave in 2015, followed by Jes Staley.
In spite of Barclays being fined for matters, which are a criminal offence, the SFO has treated these crimes (and similar offences in many other banks) as crimes not committed by people but companies, i.e. no Barclays bankers have been charged… until now.
After all, continuously breaking the law in multiple offences over a decade, under various CEOs indicates that something is seriously wrong at Barclays (and in many other big banks). Normally, criminals are not allowed just to pay their way out of criminal deeds. In the case of banking fines banks have actually paid with funds accrued by criminal offences. Ironically, banks pay fines with shareholders' money and most often, senior managers have not even taken a pay cut following costs arising from their deeds.
In all its unknown details the Barclays case is no doubt far from simple. But compared to FX or Libor rigging, it is manageable, its focus being the two investments, in June and October 2008, the £322m fee and the November 2008 loan of $3bn.
The BBC is not amused… at SFO charges
Instead of seeing the merit in this heroic effort by the SFO BBC's business editor Simon Jack is greatly worried, after talking to what only appear to be Barclays insiders. There is no voice in his comment expressing any sympathy with the rule of law rather than the culpable bankers.
Jack asks: Why, over the past decade, has the SFO been at its most dogged in the pursuit of a bank that DIDN'T require a taxpayer bailout? In fact, it was Barclays' very efforts to SPARE the taxpayer that gave rise to this investigation.
This is of course exactly the question and answer one would hear from the charged bankers but it is unexpected to see this argument voiced by the BBC business editor on a BBC website as an argument against an investigation. In the Icelandic al Thani case, those charged and eventually sentenced also found it grossly unfair that they were charged for saving the bank… with criminal means.
Jack's reasoning seems to justify a criminal act if the goal is deemed as positive and good for society. One thing for sure, such a society is not optimal for running a company – the healthiest and most competitive business environment surely is one where the rule of law can be taken for granted.
Another underlying assumption here is that the Barclays management sought to safe the bank by criminal means in order to spare the taxpayer the expense of a bailout. Perhaps a lovely thought but a highly unlikely one. There were plenty of commentaries in 2008 pointing out that what really drove Barclays' John Varley and his trusted lieutenants hard to seek investors was their sincere wish to avoid any meddling into Barclays bonuses etc.
Is the alleged Barclays fraud a "victimless crime"?
It's worth remembering that taxpayers didn't bail out Barclays and small shareholders didn't suffer the massive losses that those of RBS and Lloyds did. One former Barclays insider said that if there was a crime then it was "victimless" and you could argue that Barclays – and its executives – did taxpayers and its own shareholders a massive favour, writes Jack.
It comes as no surprise that "one former Barclays insider" would claim that saving a bank, even by breaking the law, is just fine and actually a good deed. For anyone who is not a Barclays insider it is a profound and shocking misunderstanding that a financial crime like the Barclays directors allegedly committed is victimless just because no one is walking out of Barclays with a tangible loss or the victims can't be caught on a photo.
We don't know in detail how Barclays was managed, there is no British SIC report. So we don't know if the $3bn loan has been paid back. If it was not repaid or had abnormally weak covenants it makes all Barclays clients a victim because they will have had to pay, in one way or another, for that loan.
Even if the loan was normal and has been paid a bank that uses criminal deeds to survive turns the whole society into the victims of its criminal deeds: financial assistance and market manipulation skew the business environment, making the level playing field very uneven.
Pushing Jack's argument further it could be conclude that the RBS and Lloyds managers at the time did evil by not using criminal deeds to save their banks, compared to the saintly Barclays managers who did – a truly absurd statement.
Charging those at the top compared to charging only the "arms" of the top managers, i.e. those who carry out the commands of senior managers, shows that the SFO understands how a company like Barclays functions; making side deals like these is not decided by low-level staff. Further, again with an Icelandic cue, it is highly likely that the SFO has tangible evidence like emails, recordings of phone calls etc. implicating the four charged managers.
The Barclays battles to come
Criminal investigations are partly to investigate what happened, partly a deterrent and partly to teach a lesson. If the buck stops at the top, charging those at the top is the right thing to do when these managers orchestrate potentially criminal actions.
But those at the top have ample means to defend themselves. Icelandic authorities now have a considerable experience in prosecuting alleged crimes committed by bankers and other wealthy individuals.
And Icelanders also have an experience in observing how wealthy defendants react: how they try to manipulate the media via their own websites and/or social media, by paying PR firms to orchestrate their narrative, how their lawyers or other pillars of society, strongly identifying with the defendants, continue to refute sentences outside of the court room etc. And how judges, prosecutors and other authorities come under ferocious attack from the charged or sentenced individuals and their errand boys.
All of this is nothing new; we have seen this pattern in other cases where wealth clashes with the law. And since this is nothing new, it is stunning to read such a blatant apology for the charged Barclays managers on the website of the British public broadcaster. Even if the SFO prosecution against the Barclays bankers were to fail apologising the bankers ignores the general interest of society in maintaining a rule of law for everyone without any grace and favour for wealth and social standing.
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Rights of Passage: The Intersecting of Environmentalism, Arctic Sovereignty, and the Law of the Sea, 1968-82.
This essay brings environmental and diplomatic history into conversation in order to examine the Trudeau government's response to the 1969-70 voyages of the oil tanker "Manhattan" through the Northwest Passage. By passing the "Arctic Waters Pollution Prevention Act" and extending Canada's territorial sea to 12 miles, Ottawa successfully instrumentalized the heightened environmental concern of the period in order to press Canadian claims to sovereignty in the Arctic. The essay demonstrates that this custodial approach was consistent with the functionalist tradition in Canadian liberal internationalism. More broadly, it reveals the promise of re-examining Canadian international history through the prism of environmental history.