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[spam][crazy][crazy][medicine] raising zombies from dead
by Undescribed Horrific Abuse, One Victim & Survivor of Many 10 Jul '23

10 Jul '23

i was passing a graveyard and focusing on being near friendly spirits (to counter terrors) and somehow got into mcboss ideas and thought of zombifying corpses to bring them back basically if you do this in any manner (and people are free) they would call it zombies because it’s creepy and needs discussion and ritual and such. but think of the medical knowledge we would gain! the first way i thought of it was an uncanny valley kind of thing where people are hyperhealthy and partly wrong because the decayed bits were rehallucinated by AI. you could also put robotics in the corpses, that would be creepy, horrifying, and terrifying in a different way there are lots of options!

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G20 experts urge 'inescapable' capital increase for development banks
by Gunnar Larson 10 Jul '23

10 Jul '23

Discussions on reforming the World Bank have typically centered on making the most of existing resources — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s squeeze-the-lemon approach — and enticing more private sector investment, an even more obvious approach now that former Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga is in charge of the bank. But there’s one question looming quietly but large in the wings: Whether to give the bank more money, i.e., a capital increase. Many experts say wealthy shareholders will have to put up more if they want to stare down the twin challenges of poverty and climate change, but so far talk has focused on billions of additional dollars. Now, apparently, we’re talking trillions. Nine experts, including former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers, were tasked by the Indian presidency of the Group of 20 leading economies to outline a road map for reforming institutions such as the World Bank. In a lengthy report obtained by my colleagues Vince Chadwick and Shabtai, the experts say that achieving the bank’s proposed “triple mandate” — eliminating extreme poverty, increasing shared prosperity, and boosting global public goods such as climate and pandemic prevention — will require an additional $3 trillion in available capital per year by 2030. The experts’ report, which backs the ongoing reform efforts, also says multilateral development banks have to get better at drumming up private capital. “Today, MDBs only mobilise 0.6 dollars in private capital for each dollar they lend on their own account,” the G20 authors write. “They should aim to at least double this target.” https://www.devex.com/news/g20-experts-urge-inescapable-capital-increase-fo…

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Lin Wood Can't Force Fraud Claims On Former Counsel, Client
by Gunnar Larson 10 Jul '23

10 Jul '23

Lin Wood Can't Force Fraud Claims On Former Counsel, Client By Rosie Manins A Georgia state judge on Friday rejected an argument from newly retired attorney L. Lin Wood that he shouldn't face fraud claims from former colleagues over their collapsed relationship unless the claims are also brought against one of their former clients and Wood's previous counsel from Alston & Bird. Read full article » https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1696912?nl_pk=a931e1a0-e840-4de…

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NYC Can't Force Retirees To Switch Benefits, Judge Rules
by Gunnar Larson 10 Jul '23

10 Jul '23

NYC Can't Force Retirees To Switch Benefits, Judge Rules By Abby Wargo A New York state judge preliminarily enjoined New York City on Friday from forcing over 250,000 retirees to switch to a privatized Medicare Advantage plan from traditional Medicare and supplemental insurance, ruling the court will likely find the actions unlawful under city code. Order attached https://www.law360.com/health/articles/1697307?nl_pk=b5b47d70-3fa3-428e-b95…

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CashBet Coin Offering Resulted In Fraud Award, Suit Shows
by Gunnar Larson 10 Jul '23

10 Jul '23

CashBet Coin Offering Resulted In Fraud Award, Suit Shows By Caroline Simson A Puerto Rico man's lawsuit seeking to enforce an arbitral award finding that he had been defrauded in connection with a cryptocurrency offering has exposed a nasty feud with a director of an online gaming platform called CashBet, who was caught up in the arbitration. Brief attached https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1696571?nl_pk=99a2a594-20ad-4b2f-a2…

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Feds Back Ex-UBS Worker In High Court Whistleblower Case
by Gunnar Larson 10 Jul '23

10 Jul '23

Feds Back Ex-UBS Worker In High Court Whistleblower Case By Sarah Jarvis A former UBS employee's whistleblower suit, which was taken up by the U.S. Supreme Court, has garnered formal support from the U.S. government and various advocacy groups, which have filed amicus briefs to help the ex-employee to reverse a Second Circuit decision voiding a nearly $1 million retaliation award. 4 documents attached https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/1696918?nl_pk=e8718aa1-2adc-4c2d…

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Ski Operator Says NY Enforcers Only Got Docs From 1 Rival
by Gunnar Larson 10 Jul '23

10 Jul '23

Ski Operator Says NY Enforcers Only Got Docs From 1 Rival By Matthew Perlman A ski operator accused of creating a monopoly over resorts in the Syracuse, New York, area told a state court that it needs more time for discovery in the case because enforcers obtained documents from only one other operator during their two-year investigation. Letter attached https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1697142?nl_pk=00e0f28d-575b-4889-8d…

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NYC Woman Wants Time Served In CEO Stalker Case
by Gunnar Larson 10 Jul '23

10 Jul '23

NYC Woman Wants Time Served In CEO Stalker Case By Ali Sullivan A woman who pled guilty in March to harassing an unnamed chief executive officer with texts threatening the release of sexually explicit material is asking a New York federal judge to impose a sentence of time served. Memorandum attached https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1696525?nl_pk=00e0f28d-575b-4889-8d…

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Ex-Vitol Trader Can't Suppress Emails In Bribery Case
by Gunnar Larson 10 Jul '23

10 Jul '23

Ex-Vitol Trader Can't Suppress Emails In Bribery Case By Ivan Moreno A former Vitol Group oil trader accused of funneling bribes to officials of state-backed Petroecuador to secure a $300 million fuel contract has lost his bid to suppress tens of thousands of emails seized by the federal government after a Brooklyn federal judge concluded investigators acted reasonably in executing the search warrant. Order attached https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1697248?nl_pk=00e0f28d-575b-4889-8d…

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NYC Mayor's Supporters Ran Straw Donor Scam, DA Says
by Gunnar Larson 10 Jul '23

10 Jul '23

NYC Mayor's Supporters Ran Straw Donor Scam, DA Says By Rachel Scharf Six people, including construction company managers and an accountant, were charged in Manhattan state court Friday with using straw donors to inflate public funding of Mayor Eric Adams' 2021 campaign in the hopes of obtaining city contracts once Adams took office. Indictment attached https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1697062?nl_pk=00e0f28d-575b-4889-8d…

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