Countingup: Tim Fouracre

Founder and former CEO of Clear Books Tim Fouracre tells us about his new service for small businesses, which combines accounting and banking in one…In Started in 2018

Source: https://startups.co.uk/countingup-tim-fouracre

Could scientists one day use blood and skin cells to replace sperm and eggs?

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Source: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-future-of-sexual-reproduction/

Deal relates to sale of mortgage-backed securities in run-up to financial crisisBarclays has agreed a $2bn (£1.4bn) settlement with the US justice department over the sale of mortgage-backed securities in the lead-up to the 2008 financial crisis.The settlement follows a three-year investigation into allegations that the bank caused billions of dollars of losses to investors by “engaging in a fraudulent scheme” to sell Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (RMBS) between 2005 and 2007. Continue reading…

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/mar/29/barclays-agrees-to-pay-2bn-to-settle-us-case-justice-department-mortgage-backed-securities

Institutional investors call on companies to take meaningful actionFirms must ‘take a public stand in favor of improved gun safety’A group of 142 institutional investors on Thursday called on gun manufacturers, retailers and other companies with ties to the gun industry to take “meaningful action” to address the US’s epidemic of gun violence in the wake of February’s mass shooting in Florida. Related: Gun safety groups not convinced by retired justice’s call to repeal second amendment Continue reading…

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/mar/29/investors-gun-companies-action-violence

Complex financial arrangement moved rights to a Liberian oil block twice on one day, after worries over original allocation of rightsExxonMobil worked with a company connected to a senior Conservative party figure to transfer an oil asset in Liberia despite “concern over issues regarding US anti-corruption laws”, the Guardian can reveal. Documents seen by the Guardian show that ExxonMobil proposed a complex financial arrangement to move the rights to a Liberian oil block through two financial transactions on the same day, after concerns were raised about the original allocation of the rights. Continue reading…

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/mar/29/exxonmobil-liberian-oil-deal-went-ahead-despite-anti-corruption-concerns

Biden was referring to Trump’s remarks in Access Hollywood tape‘I don’t want to get down in the mosh pit with this guy’ – BidenJoe Biden, the former vice-president, regrets saying he would “beat the hell” out of Donald Trump if they were in high school for how he treats women.In a Pod Save America interview released on Wednesday, Biden said: “I shouldn’t have said what I said.” Continue reading…

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/mar/29/joe-biden-donald-trump-beat-the-hell

Where do you hang family photos? At the end of a long day, I love coming home to baby pictures and vacation snapshots. You immediately feel right at home.… Read more
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Have a Great Weekend.

What are you up to this weekend? Tonight we’re making pizzas at home (the boys requested pineapple!). And, most important, we’re going to the March for Our Lives tomorrow — if you’d like to join, here’s a list of marches around the world.… Read more
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On Tuesday, the Justice Ministers of Greece, Malta, Italy and Israel at the 6th Global Forum for Combating Antisemitism, held in Jerusalem, signed a Joint Statement on Countering Online Hate Speech and Incitement to Violence and Terrorism (full text [scroll down in article]). Among other things, the statement urged Internet companies to adopt a clear and transparent industry standard for identifying hate speech.  It went on to encourage Internet companies to take action against hate speech publications and to remove them from their online platforms.

Source: http://religionclause.blogspot.com/2018/03/4-nations-sign-statement-on-combating.html

Savannah Morning News yesterday reported on litigation pending in a Georgia state trial court charging violation of local zoning laws.  Last December, City of Savannah attorneys filed suit against Rabbi Arnold Belzer and his wife for renting out their home as a short-term vacation rental.  Apparently the rental was advertised through Air BNB. Rabbi Belzer argues that fines or an injunction would impose a substantial burden on their free exercise rights.  Their pleadings assert:As devout people of faith, Rabbi and Mrs. (Arlene) Belzer have a sincerely held religious belief in the Jewish practice of hospitality.  They consider the practice of hospitality to be a religious obligation found in Jewish scripture and tradition.

Source: http://religionclause.blogspot.com/2018/03/rabbi-defends-against-zoning-charges.html