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Level of concern about surveillance in public spaces in Sweden 2015
Published by Statista Research Department, Jun 24, 2015
This statistic shows the results of a survey on the level of concern residents have over the monitoring of their everyday activities in public spaces in Sweden as of March 2015. It was found that 9 percent of respondents reported that they were fairly concerned.
Level of concern about surveillance in public spaces (street, metro, airport, etc.) in Sweden as of March 2015
Share of respondents
February 28 to March 9, 2015
Face-to-face interview
Original survey question was phrased as follows:
"Nowadays, many of our everyday activities are recorded in different ways, such as through cameras, payment cards, websites, etc. How concerned or not are you about that?"
"In a public space (street, metro, airport, etc.)"
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Level of concern about surveillance in public spaces in Denmark 2015
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Level of concern about surveillance in private spaces in the UK 2015
Level of concern about surveillance in private spaces in Sweden 2015
Level of concern about surveillance in private spaces in the EU 2015
Level of concern about surveillance in private spaces in Finland 2015
Level of concern about surveillance in private spaces in France 2015
Level of concern about surveillance in private spaces in Denmark 2015
Level of concern about surveillance in private spaces in Spain 2015
Level of concern about surveillance in private spaces in Germany 2015
Concern about surveillance in public spaces in the Netherlands 2015
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Level of concern about surveillance in public spaces in the Benelux 2015
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Level of concern about surveillance via payment cards in Sweden 2015
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European Commission. (June 24, 2015). Level of concern about surveillance in public spaces (street, metro, airport, etc.) in Sweden as of March 2015 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 18, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/601825/level-of-concern-about-surveillance-in-public-spaces-in-sweden/
European Commission. "Level of concern about surveillance in public spaces (street, metro, airport, etc.) in Sweden as of March 2015." Chart. June 24, 2015. Statista. Accessed January 18, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/601825/level-of-concern-about-surveillance-in-public-spaces-in-sweden/
European Commission. (2015). Level of concern about surveillance in public spaces (street, metro, airport, etc.) in Sweden as of March 2015. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 18, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/601825/level-of-concern-about-surveillance-in-public-spaces-in-sweden/
European Commission. "Level of Concern about Surveillance in Public Spaces (Street, Metro, Airport, Etc.) in Sweden as of March 2015." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jun 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/601825/level-of-concern-about-surveillance-in-public-spaces-in-sweden/
European Commission, Level of concern about surveillance in public spaces (street, metro, airport, etc.) in Sweden as of March 2015 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/601825/level-of-concern-about-surveillance-in-public-spaces-in-sweden/ (last visited January 18, 2021)


Penn State Scranton chancellor, campus honored for child advocacy efforts
DUNMORE, Pa. — Penn State Scranton and Chancellor Marwan A. Wafa were recently honored by one of northeast Pennsylvania's preeminent child abuse intervention centers.
At its recent Cocktails by Moonlight fundraiser, the Children's Advocacy Center of Northeastern Pennsylvania (CAC/NEPA) presented Wafa and several other community leaders with awards for distinction as child advocates.
Marwan Wafa, chancellor of Penn State Scranton, and the Scranton campus were honored by the Children's Advocacy Center of Northeastern Pennsylvania for their child advocacy efforts.
The event was held April 26 at POSH at the Scranton Club in downtown Scranton. April was National Child Abuse Prevention Month.
The other honorees were: Deborah Rothenberg, Wayne County first assistant district attorney; Dr. Mel Wolk and the Ronald McDonald House of Scranton; and Scranton Preparatory School senior Lauren Golden.
"Dr. Wafa is such a great community collaborator," said Mary Ann LaPorta, executive director of CAC/NEPA. "His total being just radiates positivity. And he's always so warm and welcoming."
Wafa and the campus received CAC/NEPA's Distinguished Service Award in recognition of the campus' Child Maltreatment and Advocacy minor.
Both Penn State Scranton and University Park offer the cooperative minor, which is available to human development and family studies (HDFS), nursing and psychology students.
Courses at Penn State Scranton are taught by Janet Melnick, associate teaching professor of HDFS and program coordinator; Melissa LaBuda, assistant teaching professor of HDFS; Parminder Parmar, associate professor of HDFS; and Allison Tomczyk, instructor in nursing.
Currently, there are 14 students enrolled in the minor, with additional students who haven't declared a minor yet also taking coursework, according to Melnick, who co-coordinates the minor with Michael Evans, assistant chief academic officer and associate teaching professor of nursing at Penn State Scranton.
"It is imperative HDFS, nursing and psychology students have an understanding of the causes, treatments and practice methodologies for working with victims of child abuse. It enhances our curriculum in all of these areas and forges an alliance with the community," Melnick said. "Our students are prepared to identify and work with victims of child abuse and neglect and that is a win-win for everyone."
"It's important for these degree programs to have this as part of the curriculum, so that when our graduates are out in the world, they've been exposed to this," Wafa added.
Through the minor, the campus has developed a close partnership with CAC/NEPA. LaPorta and her staff regularly give presentations on campus throughout the school year, and a number of Penn State Scranton students have done internships at CAC/NEPA. That list includes alumna Lynn Pacheco, who now works at CAC/NEPA as a child victim advocate.
"Nothing is more important than education, and to know that these students will be front-line responders who will know how to talk to kids is so powerful," LaPorta said. "They're really getting a head start."
Now 21 years into its existence, CAC/NEPA has assisted more than 15,000 child and adolescent victims of abuse and neglect.
The center operates on a multidisciplinary approach that involves law enforcement and child protection agency professionals as a means of more effectively serving victims.
LaPorta often uses a quote to put the center's mission in perspective: "We cannot change what has already happened. But we can change what happens next." That adage aligns perfectly with Wafa's aspirations for the campus minor.
"It has become a part of the culture of the campus to bring awareness to this sad situation that we have to deal with," Wafa said.
"But, what can we do to bring a larger scale of awareness to this big problem? How do we protect children? How do we educate those who will become parents? We need to try to prevent it before the fact, because who knows the deep wounds that abuse victims carry with them throughout their lives. It's awareness, and then prevention."
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John Doe, Respondent, represented by Michael B. Kimberly
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Balmain's Creative Director Olivier Rousteing Announces 'See Now, Buy Now' Plans
By Donovan | April 20, 2016 0 Comments
Eva Chen, Suzy and Olivier Rousteing.
Eva Chen (Head of Fashion Partnerships at Instagram) and Olivier Rousteing (Balmain's creative director) spoke to a large audience on day one of the Condé Nast International Luxury Conference in Seoul, South Korea on Wednesday to debate the impact social media has on the industry.
Rousteing also discussed, for the first time, his feelings about "see now, buy now." He's all for it and I'm not shocked at all because fashion has evolved, has always been about the future and social media has also become a big part of the fashion industry. You could literally watch an entire runway show on Instagram.
Rousteing on using Instagram for storytelling and the influence of the social site:
"You're right, it's storytelling," Rousteing said, explaining his original reason to join the platform. "At the beginning I was the Balmain baby and now Balmain is my baby. It was important back then to use Instagram to invite people to discover who I am. I'm adopted, I came from an orphanage, and I wanted to show people that dreams can come true; to give a positive message and say that if you believe in yourself and you believe in a dream it can happen."
"You can reach so many people through Instagram," Rousteing continued. "Now, after a show I can invite people to understand the Balmain world. If they want the Balmain world they can have it and follow; if they don't like it, they can unfollow."
Rousteing on 'see now, buy now' plans:
"I believe in see-now-buy-now – we have to stay connected and go faster," revealed Rousteing. "We are probably going to head for see-now-buy-now, for sure. But it's important to keep key pieces that you will sell later and also have pieces that are available immediately after the show. It's good to have a mix of price points too. And I believe that Instagram and couture can work together – you can invite people to discover how you work. With Instagram I can push and explain the details."
"A lot of designers are showing the detail through Instagram," added Chen "Designers also use long-form explanations – which are becoming increasingly popular – that allow them to explain what inspires them. Marc Jacobs, instead of telling the audience who the model was and photographer was, took the time to explain why each model meant something to the campaign, which gave his followers a closer connection."
Last February, French fashion's governing organization — the Fédération Française de la Couture du Prêt-à-Porter des Couturiers et des Créateurs de Mode — had considered and rejected the idea of "see now, buy now" collections to which several British and American brands have already converted, according to a report in WWD. The federation president Ralph Toledano argued that not only are clients accustomed to waiting for collections to hit stores, but the wait increases their desire for the product.
Burberry is adopted the "see now, buy now" model (see it here).
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Dubai: Tourism up
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Tourism is cementing its position as one of the leaders of Dubai's economic recovery from the global recession, as a burgeoning holiday trade leads to growing numbers of tourist arrivals that help to fill the new hotels. Lingering uncertainty in the wider market, however, could give pause to rapid hotel development.
The industry has posted strong numbers so far this year, with arrivals, room occupancy and time of stay totals all up on the 2011 figures. Data issued by the Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) at the beginning of October showed more than 5m guests checked into the emirate's hotels in the first half of the year, a 10% improvement on the performance in the opening six months of 2011.
Even more significantly for the rest of the tourism and hospitality industry, those guests were staying longer and bringing in more revenue, according to the DTCM's director general, Khalid bin Sulayem.
"Guest nights of Dubai hotel facilities amounted to 19.2m in the first half of this year, an increase of 18% against first-half 2011," he said during a tourism congress on October 1. "Likewise, revenues of both Dubai hotels and hotel apartments in the first six months of the year amounted to $2.66bn, a rise of 22% in comparison to the same period in 2011."
These improved figures suggest that tourism is starting to fulfil the objectives set for it in Dubai's medium-term development plans, which envisage the industry becoming one of the main pillars of the economy. A recent report by Standard Chartered Bank said that tourism, along with trade and services, was one of the sectors driving the economy forward, with this momentum likely to be maintained through the rest of this year and beyond.
Standard Chartered analyst Shady Shaher says that the tourism sector is benefitting from the emirate's stability in light of ongoing challenges in the region, benefits that are flowing back into the economy. "In 2012 we expect total tourist arrivals into Dubai to grow by 11% year-on-year to 10m, with hotel occupancy rates likely to improve to 87%," he said on October 9. "A growing stock of hotel rooms should cap room rates, ensuring a steady flow of tourists to the emirate. We expect GCC tourists to be one of the largest growth segments into the year end."
But while recent events in the region certainly have contributed to the sector's growth, they do not explain the whole story, Sulayem told OBG. "While the Arab Spring has contributed positively to the tourism sector, it would be incorrect to solely attribute our growth to that phenomenon. Current and future growth of tourism in Dubai will more broadly depend on our ability to diversify the segment, both in terms of product offering and marketing strategy," Sulayem said.
Looking further down the track, next year could see more measured growth for the hospitality component of the industry, with new hotel openings having the potential to dilute occupancy rates. In 2012 the number of hotel rooms in the market has increased by 8.3%, reaching 58,750 rooms, Gerald Lawless, the president and CEO of Jumeirah Group, told OBG.
According to Peter Goddard, the managing director of TRI Hospitality Consulting in Dubai, there are a number of new top-end hotels set to open their doors in 2013, which will drain off some of the flow of visitors to existing establishments. "The outlook for hotels in Dubai into 2013 appears to be buoyant, albeit with a relatively stable or marginally reduced occupancy levels due to the anticipated increase in supply," he told Gulf News in late September. "The recent recovery in Dubai's tourism and hotel demand and a renewed confidence in its real estate and other growth sectors appear to be encouraging developers to restart planned or stalled developments."
The trick for the industry will be to maintain this steady growth without giving way to excesses such as bringing too much new accommodation stock onto the market in the short term. A managed approach, one that takes into account the more immediate impact of a potential second bout of economic crisis stemming from Europe, would keep supply and demand in balance. Bringing too many new rooms on line too quickly could push room rates down, negating the advantage of higher arrival numbers.
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SuperBIT: A Low-cost Balloon-Borne Telescope To Rival Hubble
The SuperBIT balloon in flight, above NASA's Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility, Texas, in June 2016.
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Durham, Toronto and Princeton Universities have teamed up with NASA and the Canadian Space Agency to build a new kind of astronomical telescope. SuperBIT flies above 99.5% of the Earth's atmosphere, carried by a helium balloon the size of a football stadium. The telescope will make its operational debut next April and when deployed should obtain high-resolution images rivalling those of the Hubble Space Telescope. Mohamed Shaaban, a PhD student at the University of Toronto, will describe SuperBIT in his talk today (Wednesday 21 July) at the online RAS National Astronomy Meeting (NAM 2021).
SuperBIT's final preparations for launch from Timmins Stratospheric Balloon Base Canada, in September 2019.
Steven Benton, Princeton University
Light from a distant galaxy can travel for billions of years to reach our telescopes. In the final fraction of a second, the light has to pass through the Earth's swirling, turbulent atmosphere. Our view of the universe becomes blurred. Observatories on the ground are built at high altitude sites to overcome some of this, but until now only placing a telescope in space escapes the effect of the atmosphere.
The Superpressure Balloon-borne Imaging Telescope (or SuperBIT) has a 0.5 metre diameter mirror and is carried to 40km altitude by a helium balloon with a volume of 532,000 cubic metres, about the size of a football stadium.
Its final test flight in 2019 demonstrated extraordinary pointing stability, with variation of less than one thirty-six thousandth of a degree for more than an hour. This should enable a telescope to obtain images as sharp as those from the Hubble Space Telescope.
Nobody has done this before, not only because it is exceedingly difficult, but also because balloons could stay aloft for only a few nights: too short for an ambitious experiment. However, NASA recently developed 'superpressure' balloons able to contain helium for months. SuperBIT is scheduled to launch on the next long duration balloon, from Wanaka, New Zealand, in April. Carried by seasonally stable winds, it will circumnavigate the Earth several times - imaging the sky all night, then using solar panels to recharge its batteries during the day.
With a budget for construction and operation for the first telescope of US$5 million (£3.62 million), SuperBIT cost almost 1000 times less than a similar satellite. Not only are balloons cheaper than rocket fuel, but the ability to return the payload to Earth and relaunch it means that its design has been tweaked and improved over several test flights. Satellites must work first time, so typically have (phenomenally expensive) redundancy, and decade-old technology that had to be space-qualified by the previous mission. Modern digital cameras improve every year - so the development team bought the cutting-edge camera for SuperBIT's latest test flight a few weeks before launch. This space telescope will continue to be upgradable, or have new instruments on every future flight.
A SuperBIT optical and ultraviolet composite image of the 'Pillars of Creation', trunks of gas and dust in the Eagle Nebula, 7,000 light years away in the direction of the constellation of Serpens.
SuperBIT team, from Romualdez et al. (2018) SPIE 10702
In the longer term, the Hubble Space Telescope will not be repaired again when it inevitably fails. For 20 years after that, European Space Agency/NASA missions will enable imaging only at infrared wavelengths (like the James Webb Space Telescope due to launch this autumn), or a single optical band (like the Euclid observatory due to launch next year).
By then SuperBIT will be the only facility in the world capable of high-resolution multicolour optical and ultraviolet observations. The team already has funding to design an upgrade from SuperBIT's 0.5 metre aperture telescope to 1.5 metres (the maximum carrying capacity of the balloon is a telescope with a mirror about 2 metres across). Boosting light gathering power tenfold, combined with its wider angle lens and more megapixels, will make this larger instrument even better than Hubble. The cheap cost even makes it possible to have a fleet of space telescopes offering time to astronomers around the world.
"New balloon technology makes visiting space cheap, easy, and environmentally friendly," said Shaaban. "SuperBIT can be continually reconfigured and upgraded, but its first mission will watch the largest particle accelerators in the Universe: collisions between clusters of galaxies."
The science goal for the 2022 flight is to measure the properties of dark matter particles. Although dark matter is invisible, astronomers map the way it bends rays of light, a technique known as gravitational lensing. SuperBIT will test whether dark matter slows down during collisions. No particle colliders on Earth can accelerate dark matter, but this is a key signature predicted by theories that might explain recent observations of weirdly behaving muons.
"Cavemen could smash rocks together, to see what they're made of," added Prof. Richard Massey of Durham University. "SuperBIT is looking for the crunch of dark matter. It's the same experiment, you just need a space telescope to see it."
Footage of SuperBIT's second test flight from NASA's Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility, Texas, in June 2016. The first segment is speeded up, time-lapse footage of preparation for flight. The second part runs at a normal rate, showing the launch and flight itself. Credit: Richard Massey, Javier Romualdez and the SuperBIT team.
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SuperBIT's final preparations for launch from Timmins Stratospheric Balloon Base Canada, in September 2019 (Credit: Steven Benton, Princeton University).
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The SuperBIT balloon in flight, above NASA's Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility, Texas, in June 2016. Credit: Richard Massey (Durham University).
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A SuperBIT optical and ultraviolet composite image of the 'Pillars of Creation', trunks of gas and dust in the Eagle Nebula, 7,000 light years away in the direction of the constellation of Serpens. Credit: SuperBIT team, from Romualdez et al. (2018) SPIE 10702.
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Let's Be Civil: The Supreme Court of North Carolina Issues Two Important Civil Opinions and Grants Discretionary Review in Four More
By Matthew Nis Leerberg on August 29, 2013
Posted in Business Law, North Carolina Supreme Court, Petitions for Discretionary Review
In a big day for civil litigation, the Supreme Court of North Carolina on Wednesday issued a watershed opinion limiting the scope of actions under Chapter 75 (the Unfair and Deceptive Practices Act) and a significant decision favoring arbitration agreements. Most surprising, however, was the Court's granting of discretionary review in four civil cases of substantial importance to business and other civil interests. Remember, review has historically been granted in such civil "PDRs" only about 5% of the time.
The issues in those four cases touch upon the Planned Community Act, the limits on domesticating judgments from other states, property taxation for non-profits that run low-income housing, and the existence of a fiduciary duty between a financial lender and a borrower. Whew! I'll be as brief as possible in giving you my take on these six actions by our Supreme Court.
1. Bumpers v. Community Bank of Northern Virginia (Chapter 75–Unfair and Deceptive Practices)
HOLDINGS: Misrepresentation claims under Chapter 75 require a showing of detrimental reliance. The Unfair and Deceptive Practices Act will generally not allow an "excessive pricing" claim.
Bumpers is back (see our other posts related to Bumpers here and here). In a wide-ranging opinion that promises to be the starting point for any Chapter 75 case going forward, Justice Newby, speaking for a majority of the Court, writes that a claim of unfair and deceptive practices under Chapter 75 based on an alleged misrepresentation "require[s] the plaintiff to demonstrate reliance on the misrepresentation in order to show the necessary proximate cause." Such reliance must be detrimental to the plaintiff, i.e., it must be "(1) actual reliance and (2) reasonable reliance." The Court held that because reliance is such a fact-specific inquiry, the plaintiffs' Chapter 75 / misrepresentation claims in Bumpers (relating to certain allegedly excessive fees charged by a lender in closing personal loans to plaintiffs) should have been sent to a jury, not decided in favor of the plaintiffs at summary judgment.
The Court also held that this case does not present an actionable "excessive pricing" claim under Chapter 75. The Court left open, however, the possibility that the "catchall" provision in section 75-1.1 might, in the right case, capture an excessive pricing claim.
Many congratulations to friend-of-the-blog Matt Sawchak on his victory in the appeal.
2. HCW Retirement and Financial Services, LLC v. HCW Employee Benefit Services, LLC (Arbitration Agreements)
HOLDING: A right to arbitrate a claim is not waived by engaging in litigation procedures that, in the arbitration setting, would only be available in the discretion of the arbitrator.
The decision in HCW Retirement continues the federal and state trend favoring arbitration agreements. In HCW Retirement, the Supreme Court limited the circumstances in which a party with a valid arbitration agreement might inadvertently "waive" the right to arbitrate by participating in litigation in the courts on the arbitrable claim. The dispute in HCW Retirement included several claims among multiple parties. The individual defendants moved to compel arbitration on those claims. While the motion was pending, the parties engaged in some discovery on the non-arbitrable claims. The parties moving to compel arbitration also veered into matters relating to the arbitrable claims for about an hour during a ten-hour deposition of one of the plaintiffs. The trial court later denied the motion to compel arbitration, finding that the individual defendants had waived their right to arbitrate by litigating the very claims they asked to be sent to arbitration.
The Supreme Court reversed, holding that the non-moving party bears a heavy burden in proving that the litigation of the arbitrable claims prejudiced him. Specifically, even though party depositions are not granted as a matter of right in most arbitration proceedings, they are often allowed in the discretion of the arbitrator. Because it is possible, then, that the individual defendants would have been allowed to depose the plaintiff in the arbitration forum, plaintiff could not show that he was necessarily prejudiced by the discussion of the arbitrable claims during his deposition.
3. The Glens of Ironduff Property Owners Association, Inc. v. John E. Daly (Planned Community Act)
KEY QUESTION: Is the statute of repose for actions by a homeowners association against a developer tolled during the period of declarant control?
In The Glens of Ironduff, the Supreme Court has granted discretionary review to analyze a fascinating issue arising under the Uniform Planned Community Act, Chapter 47F of the North Carolina General Statutes. The plaintiff homeowners association had filed a claim against the residential developer for allegedly shoddy construction of a road that is now falling into a nearby creek. Under the Act, however, the developer (called the "declarant") has control over the homeowner association during the development of the neighborhood. Because the statute of limitations on any claim against the developer by the homeowners association may otherwise run during the so-called period of "declarant control," the Act contains a provision that tolls the statute of limitations until after the declarant turns over control of the homeowners association to the residents.
But what about the statute of repose? While statutes of limitations bar claims on procedural grounds and are therefore often subject to tolling, equity, and the like, statutes of repose bar claims on substantive grounds and are generally more rigid. The tolling statute only applies, on its face, to "statutes of limitation," not statutes of repose. The Court of Appeals applied the plain language of the statute and found that the statute of repose was not tolled, and barred the homeowners association's claim against the developer.
The issue for review is whether the statute should also toll the statute of repose, since the developer could in theory wait out the statute and thereby escape a lawsuit by the homeowners association for any alleged wrongdoing in developing the neighborhood.
4. Dallaire v. Bank of America, N.A. (Fiduciary Duties Between Lender and Borrower)
KEY QUESTIONS: Does a lender owe a fiduciary duty to a borrower when the lender offers legal advice, and should the question of whether the advice was "legal advice" be decided by the court or a jury?
In Dallaire, the plaintiffs allege that they relied on advice by a loan officer of the defendant bank that the refinancing loan for which they were applying would be "first priority" over other loans they had that were subject to in an ongoing bankruptcy proceeding. The advice turned out to be wrong, allegedly causing the plaintiffs injury.
The plaintiffs sued under several theories, including a claim that the bank had improperly offered legal advice and in so doing had created a fiduciary duty in fact. The Court of Appeals decided that the claim was not suited for summary judgment and could go to a jury.
In its petition for discretionary review, the bank argued that, first, a lender should never, or almost never, owe a fiduciary duty to a borrower. The bank also argued that the question of whether the loan officer offered legal advice is a legal question, not a fact question. Finally, the bank warns of the ramifications if loan officers and other bank employees have to always be on guard not to say anything that could be construed as legal advice.
5. DOCRX, Inc. v. EMI Services of North Carolina, LLC (Full Faith and Credit Clause)
KEY QUESTION: Does the Full Faith and Credit Clause require a North Carolina court to recognize and domesticate a foreign judgment from another state, when that judgment was procured by intrinsic fraud?
In DOCRX, the plaintiff sought a default judgment in Alabama against the defendant. With the defendant not present in the courtroom, the plaintiff allegedly fabricated a damages figure that was eight times as large as what could be supported by the evidence. The court entered the default judgment as requested.
The plaintiff then sought to domesticate the judgment in North Carolina. This time, the defendant appeared, filing a motion under Rule 60(b)(3) for relief from the foreign judgment because it was procured by fraud. Plaintiff argued that, at most, the defendant was alleging "intrinsic" fraud (i.e., fraud during the foreign proceedings themselves) and not "extrinsic" fraud. Plaintiff argued that the Full Faith and Credit Clause of the United States Constitution requires North Carolina courts to accept a foreign judgment obtained through intrinsic fraud, even though Rule 60(b)(3) on its face allows relief for "[f]raud (whether heretofore denominated intrinsic or extrinsic)."
The trial court and Court of Appeals agreed, allowing the foreign judgment to be domesticated. The defendant has been granted discretionary review by the Supreme Court of North Carolina.
6. In Re Appeal of Blue Ridge Housing (Property Taxation on Low Income Housing)
KEY QUESTION: Does a non-profit entity's management and control of a low-income housing development constitute "ownership" under a statute exempting such developments from local property taxation, where for-profit investors hold a 99.9% ownership stake in the development as part of a plan by the non-profit entity to take advantage of federal low income housing tax credits?
Blue Ridge Housing deals with the "Low Income Housing Tax Credit," a federal subsidy used to spur the development of affordable housing. The quirk with the tax credit is that most organizations developing affordable housing are organized under section 501(c)(3), meaning they do not pay taxes to begin with. Without a tax bill, a tax credit doesn't do you much good. For this reason, it is quite typical for non-profit organizations to set up a for-profit affiliate and to seek investors for the affiliate. The tax credits are then used to offset federal tax liability that the for-profit investors bring with them.
These complicated corporate gymnastics achieve their purpose under the federal tax code, but how do they affect the question of whether low-income housing is subject to local property tax? This is the central question in Blue Ridge Housing. A North Carolina statute exempts real property used for low-income housing from taxation if it is "owned" by a non-profit entity. There's the rub, though, because the housing units were majority owned by the for-profit affiliate. More to the point, the housing development was 99.9% owned by the for-profit entity and 0.1% owned by the non-profit entity.
The Court of Appeals, however, peeked behind the formal structure to assess the reality of what the non-profit organization was trying to accomplish. To get there, the Court developed a factor analysis that looks at whether such a 0.1% owner can still be considered an "owner" under the statute. Here, because the non-profit entity was the managing member of the entity that owned the housing units, and because it had the option to purchase the investors' share after 15 years, and because of the overarching purpose of the enterprise, the non-profit entity could be considered an "owner" under the statute, and the housing units should be exempt from property taxation.
The County petitioned for review, which has been granted.
Bottom line: stay tuned for more civil decisions from the Supreme Court of North Carolina. We'll keep a close eye on the Court and keep you up to date.
–Matt Leerberg
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Since 2009, Sunday TV Shows Have Not Quoted A Single Scientist On Climate Change
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People Are Not Hearing From Scientists on These Issues
For science, what matters is data. But for policy, you need to influence public opinion, and sadly, there's often a rift between what the scientific data shows and what public opinion knows. Part of the blame for that probably lays with the media, who's job it is - among other things - to relay information from scientists to most people. For democracy to work well, an informed citizenry is crucial.
Well, when it comes to issues that have to do with our planet's climate, the media isn't doing such a great job. Media watchdog Media Matters has been monitor the amount of coverage given to climate since 2009, and despite 2012 being the hottest year on record in the U.S., the numbers are rather disheartening.
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Media Matters writes:
Sunday Show Coverage Continued To Decline. Since 2009, climate coverage on the Sunday shows has declined every year. In 2012, the Sunday shows spent less than 8 minutes on climate change, down from 9 minutes in 2011, 21 minutes in 2010, and over an hour in 2009. The vast majority of coverage -- 89 percent -- was driven by politics, and none was driven by scientific findings.
That last part is important too. It's fine to discuss the politics, but the science should get airtime too.
In Four Years, Sunday Shows Have Not Quoted A Single Scientist On Climate Change. Of those who were asked about climate change on the Sunday shows, 54 percent were media figures, 31 percent were politicians and not one was a scientist or climate expert.
That's the crux of the issue. Scientists might not always be the most telegenic people, but this is just crazy. There's this huge issue that will impact everybody on this planet and people aren't getting information from those who know this topic best and have spent years of their lives doing advanced studies in the field. This has to change!
Via MediaMatters
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It was released on his debut album, Closing Time. The Eagles covered "Ol' '55" in 1974, with lead vocals by Glenn Frey and Don Henley, and pedal steel guitar by Al Perkins. Waits himself said that he didn't care for the Eagles cover of his song, calling it "antiseptic." But Tom Waits isn't an easy person to please.
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Martha Ann Ware Spigner, 96, of Lynchburg, VA and formerly of Charlottesville, VA, passed away Monday, January 31, 2022 at Westminster Canterbury in Lynchburg. She was preceded in death by her husband, John L. Spigner.
Born December 3, 1925, in Amherst County, VA, she was a daughter of the late Rupert M. Ware and Lucille Bowles Ware. Martha was a retired Registered Nurse having worked at Martha Jefferson Hospital and University of Virginia Hospital in Charlottesville and later at Lynchburg General Hospital and Westminster Canterbury in Lynchburg, as a Nursing Supervisor. She was a member of the former Rivermont Ave. Baptist Church. She loved gardening, knitting and watching the humming birds. Most of all she loved spending time with her family.
She is survived by one son, David Lockridge Spigner and his wife, Kerry, of Lynchburg; one daughter, Vicki S. Mathews and her husband, Jerry, of Charlottesville; one brother, Johnny Ware and his wife, Diane, of Gladstone, VA; eleven grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews.
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Marcelo Wood, senior author of the study and UCI's Francisco J. Ayala Chair in Neurobiology & Behavior, will present the findings on Feb. 16 at the American Association for the Advancement of Science's 2018 meeting. Courtesy of UCI's Francisco J. Ayala School of Biological Sciences
Aging or impaired brains can once again form lasting memories if an enzyme that applies the brakes too hard on a key gene is lifted, according to University of California, Irvine neurobiologists.
"What we've discovered is that if we free up that DNA again, now the aging brain can form long-term memories normally," said senior author Marcelo Wood, UCI's Francisco J. Ayala Chair in Neurobiology & Behavior, who will present the findings at the American Association for the Advancement of Science's annual meeting, in Austin, Texas. "In order to form a long-term memory, you have to turn specific genes on. In most young brains, that happens easily, but as we get older and our brain gets older, we have trouble with that."
That's because the 6 feet of DNA spooled tightly into every cell in our bodies has a harder time releasing itself as needed, he explained. Like many body parts, "it's no longer as flexible as it used to be." The stiffness in this case is due to a molecular brake pad called histone deacetylase 3, or HDAC3, that has become "overeager" in the aged brain and is compacting the material too hard, blocking the release of a gene called Period1. Removing HDAC3 restores flexibility and allows internal cell machinery to access Period1 to begin forming new memories.
Researchers had previously theorized that the loss of transcription and encoding functions in older brains was due to deteriorating core circadian clocks. But Wood and his team, notably postdoctoral fellow Janine Kwapis, found that the ability to create lasting memories was linked to a different process – the overly aggressive enzyme blocking the release of Period1 – in the same hippocampus region of the brain.
That's potentially good news for developing treatments. "New drugs targeting HDAC3 could provide an exciting avenue to allow older people to improve memory formation," Wood said.
Learn more: UCI cracks code to restoring memory creation in older or damaged brains
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Living on Her Own
"This was nothing new to me," Glenda said.
When she moved into Calvary Women's Services, it was not the first time she had been homeless. She was not surprised by the "house rules" at Calvary, like abiding by a curfew and maintaining a clean bedroom. She said those things were "not a big deal" for her.
Still, when she arrived Glenda was quiet and cautious. "I'm always quiet at first," she said. "I have to get to know who is alright, who isn't alright. I don't share much in meetings. I don't want all my feelings to come out."
The first time Glenda became homeless was when she became seriously ill. She was hospitalized for weeks and lost her job as a result. Her situation is an all-too-common one in the District, and she had to leave her apartment.
Glenda fought alcoholism for decades and has been sober ever since coming to Calvary. She chuckled softly about the dangerous ways that she once chose to spend her time. "I've had my days," she acknowledged.
Her outlook on her future seems hard and matter-of-fact. Glenda knows there are people in her life that "aren't alright," and who she must avoid in order to stay sober and focused. Some of those people are family members. Many of her friends have been killed. "I'm living on my own," she said quietly.
The small, studio apartment she moved into recently will give her privacy, but her hopes are set on a larger apartment next year. She pays her rent entirely with the income she earns through her full-time job, which she has maintained for more than seven months. Hopefully homelessness is behind her for good.
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Dante Gabriel Rossetti	(1828–1882)
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Rossetti explained the subject of Proserpine in a letter to W. A. Turner, who bought a version of the picture in 1877: 'The figure represents Proserpine as Empress of Hades. After she was conveyed by Pluto to his realm, and became his bride, her mother Ceres importuned Jupiter for her return to earth, and he was prevailed on to consent to this, provided only she had not partaken of any of the fruits of Hades.
It was found, however, that she had eaten one grain of a pomegranate, and this enchained her to her new empire and destiny. She is represented in a gloomy corridor of her palace, with the fatal fruit in her hand. As she passes, a gleam strikes on the wall behind her form some inlet suddenly opened, and admitting for a moment the light of the upper world; and she glances furtively towards it, immersed in thought'. (W. Sharp, 'Dante Gabriel Rossetti: A Record and Study', London 1882, p.236) The subject was suggested to the artist by William Morris, whose wife Jane was the model for this and many other works by Rossetti. Her own life bore similarities to that of the captive goddess, and the painting could be seen as much a portrait of Jane as a representation of Proserpine. By all accounts, Mrs Morris was not a happy woman and Morris was a cold husband. Jane enjoyed an intimate relationship with Rossetti which spanned decades. Rossetti painted 'Proserpine' while staying with the couple at Kelmscott. Eight oil versions were made, most meeting with disaster of one sort or another. This, the seventh, was painted for the Liverpool shipping magnate F. R. Leyland, as a replacement for a previous version which was damaged in transit. Various symbols contained in the painting include the pomegranate, which signifies captivity and marriage, and the incense-burner, the attribute of a goddess. The decorative quality of the picture is accentuated by the curve of the ivy spray, a symbol of clinging memory, which is echoed in Proserpine's arm and the rich folds of drapery. The painting is inscribed with the artist's signature and date on a scroll at lower left: 'DANTE GABRIELE ROSSETTI RITRASSE NEL CAPODANNO DEL 1874' ('Dante Gabriel Rossetti painted this at the beginning of 1874'). Rossetti, who was also a poet, wrote a sonnet for the painting, inscribing it in Italian on the picture and in English on the frame: 'Afar away the light that brings cold cheer Unto this wall, – one instant and no more Admitted at my distant palace-door. Afar the flowers of Enna from this drear Dire fruit, which, tasted once, must thrall me here. Afar those skies from this Tartarean grey That chills me: and afar, how far away, The nights that shall be from the days that were. Afar from mine own self I seem, and wing Strange ways in thought, and listen for a sign: And still some heart unto some soul doth pine, (Whose sounds mine inner sense in fain to bring, Continually together murmuring,) – "Woe's me for thee, unhappy Proserpine!" The frame, designed by Rossetti, is decorated with roundels which resemble a section through a pomegranate. Further reading: Virginia Surtees, 'Dante Gabriel Rossetti 1828–1882. The Paintings and Drawings: A Catalogue Raisonné' – 23, Oxford 1971, I, pp.131–134 Leslie Parris (ed.), 'The Pre-Raphaelites', exhibition catalogue, Tate Gallery, London 1984, reprinted 1994, pp.231–232 Terry Riggs February 1998
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H 125.1 x W 61 cm
Presented by W. Graham Robertson 1940
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