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Irish Examiner
11 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Irish Examiner
Poetry review: A debut that urges us to care
Care is Jennifer Horgan's debut collection from the ever-excellent Doire Press. Horgan's poems have been described by William Wall as 'at once tender and profoundly alienated, elegiac, and acerbic'. Her voice, he says, is 'raw… uncompromising' and it's hard to disagree. Divided into five sections, this is a collection that very deliberately speaks to Ireland in the 2020s. Every line, every image is arresting and carefully delivered. These poems challenge us to reconcile with our past, they shine a light on our attitudes and behaviours towards women, and they ask us to imagine a different future. The book begins with the poem It's Just a Dream I Had. Like much of Horgan's work, it presents a world that sits somewhere at the meeting point of dream and reality. In the opening stanza we meet a mother figure who is 'slumped in a bath' before being told that the speaker is 'drawn to the grey hair inside/her thighs, the dough-layered stomach'. There's also a son 'high up on a bunk, as if on a ship that forgot to sink' and a father who 'sits like a Buddha in a trance of desireless retreat'. The speaker, seemingly the new owner of this haunted dwelling, informs us that they are seeking 'an exorcism' on the place. The possibility of this being a metaphor for a society, a nation, or an individual coming to terms with a dark past is obvious. In the final stanza, we're told that 'even the tea we drink holds her water,/refusing to turn a healthy colour, years after the rooms were gutted'. Some things, it seems, cannot be expunged. Horgan is always unflinching, but she strikes a gentler, more wistful note in the excellent Last Summer's Dresses; a standout piece amongst the whole collection. We meet the speaker as she carries out the mundane task of handwashing two dresses. The poem gains in intensity as the dresses, and the chore, prompt memories: 'Last summer…the dry terrain of an Italian villa.' We learn that the second dress was last worn on a trip to Naples: 'We ended up running down that train platform. I felt the blood drip dripping down my thighs as I tried to keep pace.' Then the killer line: 'I cried for you to stop and you didn't.' The poem closes with an extraordinarily evocative image, brilliant in its simplicity as the dresses hang together on the line 'both restored/two soldiers, two uniforms, drying'. There are no romantic illusions here about Ireland's past or present but those left behind by rapid change are portrayed with empathy. Letter from an Old Man Standing at the New Cork Docks is a longer poem that gives voice to a man coming to terms with the realisation that the world has moved on without him. Things, however, are never hopeless and these characters show resilience: 'A strange, strange quiet is happening here. And the quiet for me has never been louder… I'm glad of it really'. Horgan's voice is striking in its bluntness but this is a book that, as the title suggests, wants us to care — for ourselves and each other. The speaker in almost every poem is driven by an impulse to seek and give love. That said, good intentions don't always have good outcomes, as the darkly comic Home Visit after Bereavement illustrates: 'I leave so drunk I start talking to the dog… Out of my mind'. More than anything, this is a book filled with outstanding poems. Horgan gives voice to a range of characters and concerns not often seen in Irish literature. Debut collections don't normally come this strong.
Newsweek
3 days ago
- Business
- Newsweek
AI Impact Summit 2025: Health Care Leaders Stress Need for Transparency
Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. After a hot day in Sonoma, attendees at Newsweek's AI Impact Summit enjoyed a cooler morning on Tuesday. The panels today explored AI use cases in industries like health care, filmmaking, weather forecasting, grocery delivery and the public sector. During the first panel, Cognizant Americas President Surya Gummadi said the three main problems facing health care organizations are reducing costs, improving quality of care and enhancing the patient experience. Transparency was a big theme for AI adoption in health care – not only when dealing with medical records and personal data, but also for why and how organizations are implementing automation tools. While there are some health care organizations that may use AI to replace employees, UMass Medicine's Allen Chang doesn't believe that's the case. He did, however, emphasize that health care organizations cannot ignore the real concerns employees have about job loss. Sonoma, CA - Dr. Allen Chang, Surya Gummadi, Rob Purinton and Salvatore Viscomi meet with Newsweek Editorial Director Gabriel Snyder for the "Industry Spotlight: The Power of AI in Health Care" panel during the AI... Sonoma, CA - Dr. Allen Chang, Surya Gummadi, Rob Purinton and Salvatore Viscomi meet with Newsweek Editorial Director Gabriel Snyder for the "Industry Spotlight: The Power of AI in Health Care" panel during the AI Impact Summit at Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn and Spa on Tuesday, June 24, 2025. More NICK OTTO "We need to be transparent about the strategy around what AI means to them, and we need to communicate with our colleagues and our employees," Chang said. At a later panel, Dr. Ashis Barad, the chief digital and technology officer at the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), explained how the hospital is using AI to help improve patient experience after they leave the operating room. Both Barad and his co-panelist, Joydeep Ganguly, SVP of corporate operations at Gilead Sciences, emphasized that they see AI as less of a replacement for clinicians and more of a tool to offload the more mundane administrative tasks. Sonoma, CA - Hospital for Special Surgery CTO Dr. Ashis Barad and Gilead SVP Joydeep Ganguly speak with Newsweek Contributing Editor Marcus Weldon in the "AI Adoption: Overcoming a Reluctant Workforce" panel during the AI... Sonoma, CA - Hospital for Special Surgery CTO Dr. Ashis Barad and Gilead SVP Joydeep Ganguly speak with Newsweek Contributing Editor Marcus Weldon in the "AI Adoption: Overcoming a Reluctant Workforce" panel during the AI Impact Summit at Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn and Spa on Tuesday, June 24, 2025. More NICK OTTO "We can't be a company that hires the brightest people in the world and get them preoccupied with an ecosystem of tasks that don't have value right now," Ganguly said. One of the most anticipated panels of the summit was the conversation with executives from AI-native film studios Secret Level and Asteria. The use of AI in creative pursuits like filmmaking is still new and has garnered a lot of skepticism. But Ben Lock of Asteria and Eric Shamlin of Secret Level said this emerging technology will help break down traditional barriers to filmmaking. "We can actually create high production value at a much lower cost, which means we can make more movies," Lock said. Sonoma, CA - Secret Level CEO Eric Shamlin and Asteria Director of Production Strategy discuss navigating the future of filmmaking in the "Lights, Camera, Algorithm" panel during the AI Impact Summit at Fairmont Sonoma Mission... Sonoma, CA - Secret Level CEO Eric Shamlin and Asteria Director of Production Strategy discuss navigating the future of filmmaking in the "Lights, Camera, Algorithm" panel during the AI Impact Summit at Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn and Spa on Tuesday, June 24, 2025. More NICK OTTO Other panelists spoke about how their organizations are using AI to better serve the specific needs of stakeholders. In a one-on-one discussion, Instacart's chief product officer Daniel Danker explained how the company is using advanced AI agents to better understand the specific habits, dietary restrictions and needs of a household to build custom plans and make informed grocery shopping decisions. AI is also being used in the public sector to solve local problems facing cities and their residents. Suma Nallapati, the chief innovation officer for the city and county of Denver, explained how residents can speak directly to the city's AI chatbot, Sunny, to answer questions and access government resources. With limited resources, city governments can use AI tools to create better communities. "Investment in the city is an investment in your employees," Charlitta Hatch, the chief data and analytics officer for the city of Charlotte, North Carolina, said. Sonoma, CA - City of Charlotte, NC Chief Analytics Officer Charlitta Hatch and City of Denver CIO Suma Nallapati chat with Newsweek Contributor Marcus Weldon in the "AI Powered Cities are the Future" panel during... Sonoma, CA - City of Charlotte, NC Chief Analytics Officer Charlitta Hatch and City of Denver CIO Suma Nallapati chat with Newsweek Contributor Marcus Weldon in the "AI Powered Cities are the Future" panel during the AI Impact Summit at Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn and Spa on Tuesday, June 24, 2025. More NICK OTTO Weather and climate disasters are creating major issues that cities of all sizes across the U.S. are facing. The Weather Channel President Sheri Bachstein explained how AI is being used to provide better forecasting at a hyper-local level and improve emergency response. "Weather is about patterns," she said, "and AI excels at recognizing patterns and change, something the human eye can't do." Day two of the summit also included networking breaks, roundtable discussions and demonstrations from Cognizant, Google Cloud, The Marketing Cloud, City of Denver, EVOM AI Piano, Doctronic, Serve Robotics and Zoom. Sonoma, CA - The Weather Company President Sheri Bachstein says AI will improve disaster forecasting in a conversation with Newsweek Editor-in-Chief Jennifer Cunningham during the AI Impact Summit at Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn and Spa... Sonoma, CA - The Weather Company President Sheri Bachstein says AI will improve disaster forecasting in a conversation with Newsweek Editor-in-Chief Jennifer Cunningham during the AI Impact Summit at Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn and Spa on Tuesday, June 24, 2025. More NICK OTTO To read more about the live coverage of day one and to follow along for the rest of the summit, check out Newsweek's AI Impact Summit live blog. Live coverage of the final day of the summit will resume on Wednesday at 9:00 am PST.
Mint
4 days ago
- Business
- Mint
Mint Explainer: Why ED's summons to top lawyers in stock options case sparked a legal firestorm
The Directorate of Enforcement's recent summons to senior advocate Arvind Datar and advocate Pratap Venugopal in connection with its investigation into stock options granted to former Religare Enterprises chairperson Rashmi Saluja sparked deep concerns within India's legal community. Though the ED withdrew the notices after mounting criticism and backlash, the episode has reignited the debate on the sanctity of attorney-client privilege, the independence of legal advice, and the limits of investigative overreach. Mint explains the controversy, the key legal flashpoints, and the broader implications for lawyer-client confidentiality in high-stakes corporate investigations. What is the case about? From 2021 to 2023, Care Health Insurance, a subsidiary of Religare Enterprises Ltd, granted 22.71 million stock options valued at over ₹250 crore to Rashmi Saluja, who was the non-executive chairperson of Care and executive chairperson of Religare. This violated the insurance regulator's 2018 circular capping the remuneration of non-executive directors at ₹10 lakh, unless prior approval was secured. Even after specific instructions from the regulator in May 2022 not to proceed without approval, Care went ahead. Also Read | What next for the Burmans now that they have won the battle for Religare In November 2023, the regulator found Care to be in breach of compensation norms, ordered the cancellation of unvested/unexercised stock options, and directed the buyback of 7.57 million shares already allotted to Saluja at ₹45.32 per share. A ₹1 crore penalty followed in July 2024. The Mumbai Police's Economic Offences Wing filed a complaint, prompting the ED to initiate a money laundering probe. In August 2024, the agency conducted search operations and froze the disputed shares, examining whether they were used to facilitate broader financial misconduct. Why were the senior lawyers summoned? As part of the probe, the ED examined how Care Health justified the stock options despite regulatory red flags. The company had relied on legal advice from senior counsel Arvind Datar and former Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India chairperson J. Hari Narayan. Pratap Venugopal, who filed one of the legal opinions, was also summoned. The summons was issued to Datar on 12 June and to Venugopal on 19 June, asking for records of their legal advice, communications, and fee/payment details. Datar is a senior advocate of the Supreme Court known for high-stakes commercial, tax and regulatory litigation, including regular appearances for the Securities and Exchange Board of India. Venugopal has been a designated senior advocate since 31 January 2025 and formerly a founding partner at K.J. John & Co. Why did the ED withdraw the summons? Facing widespread criticism, the ED clarified that the lawyers were not accused and were summoned to assist in understanding the legal rationale behind awarding the stock options. However, Datar refused to appear, citing protections under Section 132 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, which bars compelled disclosure of privileged legal communication. With pressure mounting from top bar associations, the ED withdrew the summons—first to Datar on 14 June and then to Venugopal on 20 June. Later that day, the ED issued a circular clarifying that no such summons can be issued without prior approval. Also Read | Rahul Navin appointed as new director of Enforcement Directorate for two years 'No summons shall be issued to any advocate in violation of Section 132 of the BSA, 2023. Further, if any summon needs to be issued under the exceptions carved out in the proviso to Section 132... the same shall be issued with the prior approval of the Director, ED." The circular acknowledged that some field units had summoned advocates during investigations to produce communications and documents—actions that risk infringing upon legal privilege. How did the legal fraternity respond? The ED's summons to senior advocates in the Care Health–Religare case sparked strong condemnation from India's leading bar associations, which viewed it as an attack on the independence of the legal profession and the sanctity of client-lawyer privilege. 'This action by the ED is not only unwarranted but reflects a disturbing trend of investigative overreach that undermines the very foundation of the rule of law," the Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association said in a 16 June statement. It stressed that Datar, a senior member of the bar, had consistently upheld the highest standards of legal ethics. The Bombay Bar Association termed the summons a 'direct attack on the legal community as a whole." It cautioned that such actions—even if withdrawn—could have a chilling effect on advocates engaged in complex corporate cases. The Delhi High Court Bar Association, in its 18 June resolution, called the move a breach of legal sanctity and said, 'If legal opinions are treated as evidence of complicity, no lawyer will ever be able to advise a client without fear." The bar warned that summoning lawyers over opinions rendered in good faith sets a dangerous precedent. Why does this controversy raise deeper concerns? Legal experts said the episode could alter how legal advice is given in sensitive regulatory and corporate matters. 'Encroaching on the confidentiality of legal opinions in high-profile corporate cases could undermine the trust essential for effective legal defence and advice," said Yatharth Rohila, advocate and partner at Aeddhaas Legal. 'This could discourage companies and their legal counsel from seeking or providing candid opinions, fearing exposure or misuse." Also Read | Mint Explainer: Why did Sebi issue notice to Rashmi Saluja, Religare board? 'This development may influence how lawyers approach such matters. While statutes provide protection, the prospect of being summoned could affect the dynamics of legal consultation," noted Himanshu Vidhani, a partner at Chandhiok & Mahajan. Alay Razvi, managing partner at Accord Juris, added that even if legal opinions themselves aren't sought, demands for details such as dates, payments or communications can still strike at the heart of legal privilege. The ED has broad powers but using them against legal professionals without clear allegations raises serious concerns, he said. What are the legal protections for lawyer-client privilege in India? Indian law strongly protects lawyer-client confidentiality under Sections 126-129 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023. Advocates cannot disclose client communications, legal advice or confidential documents. This protection extends to legal staff and remains intact even if the client testifies. However, privilege does not apply if the communication furthers a crime or fraud, is shared with third parties, is waived by the client, or relates to disputes between lawyer and client.
CairoScene
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- CairoScene
ZULI Builds on the 'Lambada' Universe with New EP 'Care'
Built between Cairo and Berlin, ZULI's Care dives deeper into the soundscape of 2024's Lambda, blending R&B mutations, field recordings, and ambient fragments into four dense, layered tracks. Jun 22, 2025 Berlin-based Egyptian producer ZULI releases 'Care', a four-track EP that expands the his 2024's LP 'Lambda'. Developed between Cairo and Berlin, the release includes two original tracks and two reimaginings, offering a study in melancholy, detail, and immersive storytelling. The lead track, 'Care', opens with a field recording of ZULI tapping an unplugged guitar. A sudden street fight in Cairo, accidentally captured in the background, forms part of its atmospheric core. The result is a piece equally rooted in restraint and intensity. 'Elysian Blue' continues the textural approach of 'Lambda', using minimalist melody and drifting ambience to conjure emotional residue. The EP also includes a remix of 'Ast' (feat. Coby Sey), with Berlin's Ludwig Wandinger reshaping its R&B DNA into something soulful, surreal, and dream-like.
North Wales Chronicle
19-06-2025
- Sport
- North Wales Chronicle
Danny Care backs ‘incredible' Marcus Smith to make mark on Lions tour
Smith began this year's Guinness Six Nations as England's first-choice fly-half before being shifted to full-back and dropped to the bench due to the emergence of rival playmaker Fin Smith. In preparation for this summer's series in Australia, the 26-year-old will start Friday's pre-tour send-off fixture against Argentina in Dublin in the Lions' number 15 jersey, with namesake Fin selected at 10. Care believes his long-term half-back partner has been a victim of his own versatility and also suffered at international level due to an underwhelming season for Quins, which concluded with a seventh-placed finish in the Gallagher Premiership after a 62-0 thrashing by Leinster in the last 16 of the Investec Champions Cup. Fin Smith, meanwhile, helped Northampton finish runners-up to Bordeaux in the European competition following last season's Premiership title triumph. 'I don't think he's got anything to prove,' former England scrum-half Care, speaking of Marcus Smith, told the PA news agency. 'He played in the autumn internationals against some pretty good teams not long ago and everyone was saying he's England's best player and he was wearing the 10 shirt. 'Unfortunately, I think Harlequins' form probably hasn't helped because we've not been playing in the big games, or giving ourselves a chance in those big games this season, whereas Northampton have been playing really well and got themselves to a European final. Our team to face Argentina in Dublin! 🦁#Lions2025 — British & Irish Lions (@lionsofficial) June 18, 2025 'My belief in Marcus' ability is he's still going to get better and better; he's already incredible and he deserves everything he gets.' Marcus Smith was a late addition to the 2021 Lions squad as injury cover for Finn Russell but did not make a Test appearance during the series defeat in South Africa. Russell is the other fly-half selected by head coach Andy Farrell this time around, with fellow Scotland star Blair Kinghorn and Ireland's Hugo Keenan the alternatives at full-back. Following the Aviva Stadium clash with Los Pumas, the Lions will fly to Australia to prepare for Test matches against the Wallabies on July 19, 26 and August 2. 'They are three very different 10s, which I think is great for Andy,' said 38-year-old Care, who will officially retire from professional rugby at the end of this month. 'Maybe there are games where he can pick and choose a certain style that maybe he wants to see. 'Obviously Marcus almost suffered from his own success in a way: he's so good at playing 15 as well that he's so interchangeable. 'I'd imagine you're going to see him in a 10 and a 15 jersey this summer, whereas the other two are out-and-out 10s.' While the two Smiths took part in last week's Lions training camp in Portugal, Russell only joined the group on Monday after becoming a Premiership champion with Bath on the back of Premiership Rugby Cup and European Challenge Cup glory. 'I've been a massive Finn Russell fan ever since playing against him, seeing him throwing some of those incredible passes, unlocking our defence with England a few times,' said Care, who won 101 England caps and made a record 395 appearances for Quins. The self-styled Lionel Messi of rugby, who will have the ball on a string for the Lions this summer 🦁✨ We take a closer look at The Making of Finn Russell ✍️ — British & Irish Lions (@lionsofficial) June 17, 2025 'And Fin Smith has come in and taken to international rugby so well. I've been blown away by his professionalism. 'He's a wise head on young shoulders but he's a real confident lad and it's shown again with the Lions that it's timing: if you get your timing right and you can get in and play really well in that Six Nations and your club form is good then you can find yourself on a Lions tour. 'Three different 10s to choose from and each of them would deserve a pick, so I'm looking forward to seeing how they go.'
