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Q: e2fsck cleans a filesystem and then a few minutes later (after a lot of reads) there are errors The filesystem is on an LVM RAID5. It appears to be working correctly:
$ sudo pvs
[sudo] password for jrwren:
  PV         VG     Fmt  Attr PSize    PFree
  /dev/sda2  datavg lvm2 a--    <7.28t  2.80t
  /dev/sdb2  datavg lvm2 a--    <3.64t     0
  /dev/sdc2  datavg lvm2 a--    <7.28t <7.28t
  /dev/sdd2  datavg lvm2 a--    <7.28t     0
  /dev/sde2  datavg lvm2 a--    <7.28t 73.82g
  /dev/sdf1  datavg lvm2 a--    <3.64t     0
  /dev/sdg2  datavg lvm2 a--    <7.28t  3.99t
  /dev/sdh2  datavg lvm2 a--  <447.11g  8.00m
  /dev/sdi2  datavg lvm2 a--    <9.10t  2.21t
 $ sudo lvs
  LV       VG     Attr       LSize   Pool Origin Data%  Meta%  Move Log Cpy%Sync Convert
  lxd2     datavg -wi-ao---- 147.10g
  mirrored datavg -wi-ao---- 300.00g
  m        datavg Rwi-aor---   3.52t                                    100.00
  m3       datavg Rwi-aor---   4.00t                                    100.00
  mu       datavg Rwi-aor---   1.00t                                    100.00
  nomirror datavg -wi-ao----   2.20t
  photos   datavg Rwi-aor--- 200.00g                                    100.00
  stor     datavg Rwi-aor--- 300.00g                                    100.00
  storj    datavg -wi-ao----   1.00t
  t        datavg Rwi-aor---   6.00t                                    100.00
  t2       datavg Rwi-aor---   3.90t                                    100.00

I have a process doing many reads on logical volume named m. This is device dm-12. Eventually, it just dies with the following kernel messages.
Jun 30 16:02:33 delays kernel: [393661.035286] EXT4-fs error (device dm-12): ext4_find_extent:885: inode #191365192: com[68/1946]t main: pblk 765519712 bad header/extent: invalid magic - magic 0, entries 0, max 0(0), depth 0(0)
Jun 30 16:02:33 delays kernel: [393661.039726] EXT4-fs error (device dm-12): ext4_find_extent:885: inode #191365192: comm rtorrent main: pblk 765519712 bad header/extent: invalid magic - magic 0, entries 0, max 0(0), depth 0(0)
Jun 30 16:02:33 delays kernel: [393661.044175] EXT4-fs error (device dm-12): ext4_find_extent:885: inode #191365192: comm rtorrent main: pblk 765519712 bad header/extent: invalid magic - magic 0, entries 0, max 0(0), depth 0(0)
Jun 30 16:02:33 delays kernel: [393661.048584] EXT4-fs error (device dm-12): ext4_find_extent:885: inode #191365192: comm rtorrent main: pblk 765519712 bad header/extent: invalid magic - magic 0, entries 0, max 0(0), depth 0(0)
Jun 30 16:02:33 delays kernel: [393661.054717] EXT4-fs error (device dm-12): ext4_find_extent:885: inode #191365192: comm rtorrent main: pblk 765519712 bad header/extent: invalid magic - magic 0, entries 0, max 0(0), depth 0(0)
Jun 30 16:02:33 delays kernel: [393661.060977] EXT4-fs error (device dm-12): ext4_find_extent:885: inode #191365192: comm rtorrent main: pblk 765519712 bad header/extent: invalid magic - magic 0, entries 0, max 0(0), depth 0(0)
Jun 30 16:02:33 delays kernel: [393661.063736] EXT4-fs error (device dm-12): ext4_find_extent:885: inode #191365192: comm rtorrent main: pblk 765519712 bad header/extent: invalid magic - magic 0, entries 0, max 0(0), depth 0(0)
Jun 30 16:02:33 delays kernel: [393661.066283] EXT4-fs error (device dm-12): ext4_find_extent:885: inode #191365192: comm rtorrent main: pblk 765519712 bad header/extent: invalid magic - magic 0, entries 0, max 0(0), depth 0(0)
Jun 30 16:02:33 delays kernel: [393661.068773] EXT4-fs error (device dm-12): ext4_find_extent:885: inode #191365192: comm rtorrent main: pblk 765519712 bad header/extent: invalid magic - magic 0, entries 0, max 0(0), depth 0(0)
Jun 30 16:02:33 delays kernel: [393661.071232] EXT4-fs error (device dm-12): ext4_find_extent:885: inode #191365192: comm rtorrent main: pblk 765519712 bad header/extent: invalid magic - magic 0, entries 0, max 0(0), depth 0(0)

I unmount the filesystem and run e2fsck:
$ sudo e2fsck -p /dev/datavg/m
movies contains a file system with errors, check forced.
movies: Inode 118751237 has an invalid extent node (blk 475078659, lblk 0)

movies: UNEXPECTED INCONSISTENCY; RUN fsck MANUALLY.
        (i.e., without -a or -p options)
$ sudo e2fsck -y /dev/datavg/movies
e2fsck 1.45.7 (28-Jan-2021)
movies contains a file system with errors, check forced.
Pass 1: Checking inodes, blocks, and sizes
Inode 177471496 has an invalid extent node (blk 709943175, lblk 0)
Clear? yes
...

Pass 1E: Optimizing extent trees
Pass 2: Checking directory structure
Pass 3: Checking directory connectivity
Pass 4: Checking reference counts
Pass 5: Checking group summary information
Block bitmap differences:  -(709943175--709943176) -(868210688--868212735) -(868214784--868216831) -(868253696--868255743) -(868257792--868259839) -(868886528--868888575) -(868892672--868894719) -(868896768--868898815) -(868900864--868902911) -(868904960--868907007) -(868909056--868911103) -(868913152--868917247) -(868921344--868923391) -(868925440--868927487) -(868929536--868931583) -(868933632--868935679) -(868937728--868939775) -(868941824--868943871) -(868945920--868947967) -(868950016--868954111) -(868958208--868960013) -(869894144--869922573)
Fix? yes

Free blocks count wrong for group #21665 (24561, counted=24563).
Fix? yes

Free blocks count wrong for group #26495 (28672, counted=32768).
Fix? yes

Free blocks count wrong for group #26497 (18432, counted=22528).
Fix? yes

Free blocks count wrong for group #26516 (22528, counted=32768).
Fix? yes

Free blocks count wrong for group #26517 (16384, counted=32768).
Fix? yes

Free blocks count wrong for group #26518 (16626, counted=26624).
Fix? yes

Free blocks count wrong for group #26547 (2290, counted=30720).
Fix? yes

Free blocks count wrong (366951912, counted=367025158).
Fix? yes

movies: ***** FILE SYSTEM WAS MODIFIED *****
movies: 6896/236224512 files (20.8% non-contiguous), 577868794/944893952 blocks
$ sudo e2fsck -p /dev/datavg/movies
movies: clean, 6896/236224512 files, 577868794/944893952 blocks

It says it is clean, so I remount it and rerun the reading software.
And a few minutes later:
Jun 30 16:34:49 delays kernel: [395595.309814] EXT4-fs error (device dm-12): ext4_find_extent:885: inode #191365190: comm rtorrent main: pblk 765517692 bad header/extent: invalid magic - magic 0, entries 0, max 0(0), depth 0(0)
Jun 30 16:34:49 delays kernel: [395595.317838] EXT4-fs error (device dm-12): ext4_find_extent:885: inode #191365190: comm rtorrent main: pblk 765517692 bad header/extent: invalid magic - magic 0, entries 0, max 0(0), depth 0(0)
Jun 30 16:34:49 delays kernel: [395595.320836] EXT4-fs error (device dm-12): ext4_find_extent:885: inode #191365190: comm rtorrent main: pblk 765517692 bad header/extent: invalid magic - magic 0, entries 0, max 0(0), depth 0(0)
Jun 30 16:34:49 delays kernel: [395595.323418] EXT4-fs error (device dm-12): ext4_find_extent:885: inode #191365190: comm rtorrent main: pblk 765517692 bad header/extent: invalid magic - magic 0, entries 0, max 0(0), depth 0(0)
Jun 30 16:35:14 delays kernel: [395619.785771] EXT4-fs error (device dm-12): ext4_find_extent:885: inode #191365190: comm rtorrent main: pblk 765517692 bad header/extent: invalid magic - magic 0, entries 0, max 0(0), depth 0(0)
Jun 30 16:35:14 delays kernel: [395619.793135] EXT4-fs error (device dm-12): ext4_find_extent:885: inode #191365190: comm rtorrent main: pblk 765517692 bad header/extent: invalid magic - magic 0, entries 0, max 0(0), depth 0(0)

What is going on here? Is the LVM corrupt and lying to me? Is there a command I can run to check? Should I run a badblocks (e2fsck -c) or something?
There are no corresponding LVM messages from the kernel. I'd expect LVM errors if the underlying disks had problems. What is going on?
update: someone asked for dmesg output. That is exactly what is above with the EXT4-fs messages. The only other messages in dmesg output other than standard boot messages is this repeated:
[527724.593062] rptaddrs[3948921]: segfault at 7ffc7a7a50b5 ip 00007fd9f0f86820 sp 00007ffc7a7a3fc8 error 4 in libc-2.28.so[7fd9f0e4c000+148000]                                                                                [527724.593075] Code: 7f 07 c5 fe 7f 4f 20 c5 fe 7f 54 17 e0 c5 fe 7f 5c 17 c0 c5 f8 77 c3 48 39 f7 0f 87 ab 00 00 00 0f 84 e5 fe ff ff c5 fe 6f 26 <c5> fe 6f 6c 16 e0 c5 fe 6f 74 16 c0 c5 fe 6f 7c 16 a0 c5 7e 6f 44

A: The two times this has happened to me, the cause has been a hardware fault.   Possible underlying causes:

*

*badly-connected cables

*bad disk cable (happened to me once)

*buggy SATA interface (I had an interface which wrote a block of zero bytes into my disk device, just once, but then I discarded the card)

*bad RAM (corrupting buffered data)

*overheating or errors introduced by overclocking

*probably less likely, other hardware faults

Both times this happened to me I experienced data loss.  These days, that's much less likely, because I use ZFS with replicated snapshots and also have offline tape backups.
The fact that you can fsck and then find it fails again immediately afterward convinces me it's a hardware problem.   The blocks being written by fsck to the disk when "fixing" the problem are probably not (always) making it to the disk surface uncorrupted, I predict.
First of all, make sure your existing cables are correctly seated and re-test.   If that doesn't fix the problem, read on:
You might be able to prove this is the problem with a test disk:

*

*Obtain a live bootable system image e.g. on a USB drive.  Do not prepare this on your faulty machine, because presumably it will get corrupted.   Use some other machine, or buy a ready-made live-Linux-system USB stick.

*Power down the system.

*Label every hard disk with how it is connected to the SATA interfaces (e.g. which port etc.)

*Disconnect the drives and properly store them (i.e. in robust anti-static containers).  Do not plug them back into the system until you have isolated and fixed the problem, because your efforts to fix the problem with fsck are just making it worse.

*Plug in a sacrificial disk containing no valuable data at all that you can safely overwrite

*Double-check that your sacrificial disk and the live bootable image (see next item) are the only storage devices connected to the machine.   You need to avoid accidentally partitioning a disk with your valuable data on it, or running badblocks on such a disk.

*Boot from a live system image (e.g. bootable USB live system)

*Partition the drive into a small number of partitions, the first one being  a few tens of GB

*Run badblocks -w -B (the -B makes sure we exercise the RAM too) on a small partition (selecting a small one so that the test doesn't take days)

*If this fails, you have a hardware problem; try changing components to see if the problem goes away

*

*for example, take out all RAM modules except one, rotate through them to identify which one is bad

*for example, change which SATA port you connect to, to identify a bad SATA interface or adapter

*for example, keep the same SATA port but change the cable, to identify a bad cable

*It's possible that flaws in other system components (even a faulty motherboard or an under-powered PSU) may cause the problem

*If you suspect bad RAM, you can use memtest86 to test it.   You can also omit the -B flag from badblocks to use direct I/O instead which will reduce but not eliminate the use of RAM.

Once you have identified the faulty hardware, replace it.   Ideally, restore your most recent backup onto fresh disks (noting that if you didn't actually isolate and fix the problem, the data on your fresh disks will also get corrupted).
Edit: you're welcome to downvote, but should you decide to do so I'd appreciate it if you would leave a comment pointing out why this answer is not useful.

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Called to assist James in the resolution of domestic affairs in Predator's Keep, Addison could hardly refuse to offer her aid.
Gathered within the city to lead investigations, she sought to tackle this undertaking alone, with only her few trusted associates to assist her in resolving the problem.
A case of monstrous spiders terrorizing civilians? Ever since she was a child, Addison had been observing animals, watching the lazy grazing movements of sheep and the elegant dance of cranes (and the wild horsing of her boyfriend). And as she grew older, she began to think more like a hunter. She hunted the hunters, knew their every move and anticipated it with great precision. She was one with the beasts of the wild, embodying their strength, determination, and primal instinct.
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Standing outside the remains of a destroyed shed, filled with large cracks in the walls and massive gaping holes, Addison folded her arms and addressed her associates.
"A spider did this? It looks like Red Harpher had a seizure in a barn."
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" Holy shit! That's fucked up, man. " Masuda exclaimed, staring at the shed. " We're facing a BUG, you say? I hardly believe it. " He stared at the shed in awe and confusion, as well as amazement.
How the hell would a mere spider decimate an entire shed? Masuda had to admit, this was getting him a bit fired up. He was always craving a good fight, and this show of strength could prove to be promising.
He grinned, a small chuckle escaping his mouth. " Well, this is gonna be fun. " He said in a mixed tone.
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Addison would have received her information from one of James's subordinates, as he was away.
A few years ago, the Daemonslayer ventured into the forest and slew a giant she-beast, a spider queen of unholy size and power.
He was the only survivor of that quest, the party going with him having been wiped out. These smaller spiders were rumored by some to be the queen's progeny. Now they were returned, having hidden in the depths of the dark forest. Best to stamp out the problem while it was still small.
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He glared at the damaged building, still not willing to believe this was caused by a simple insect. This was something else and he wanted to know what it was before fighting it, hell, probably a swarm of these things... A swarm. Maybe they aren't actually that strong on their own?.. Too many possibilities, and none of them can be ignored. Maybe this was just one of them? Maybe it was hundreds? He had to be prepared to fight any number of these.
"Aye. No spider could take down a building. Probably a swarm. And if it was just one then we're about to get trampled.''
He expressed his opinion and, as pesimistic as it was, it was probably true. If these things were powerful enough to level houses all on their own they had no chance against a full-on swarm.
Another thing he was thinking about was why these things were doing this. One house in a village, nothing else. Food? Probably not. Would've attacked the rest. Maybe they wanted territory? Destroying human settlements, house by house, overtime killing off the population? He knew way too little about these 'insects' to make assumptions like this. Who knows? Maybe they were like humans and were doing this for sport. No matter the reason behind it, it had to be stopped. The quicker the better, before it started spreading to other villages and cities.
"So, what do we know about these... spiders?''
He asked after a moment of silence spent thinking. More information would be useful for approximating their chances against their enemies. Size, number, strength, many variables that could turn the tide of battle during the confrontanion.
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"Currently, only what James told us about the creatures he fought before. Human-sized spiders, and a Queen with a human's upper body ending at the torso with a spider's lower half. However, we can't confirm that we're dealing with the same culprits."
She stepped forward to one of the smaller holes in the wall and placed her fingers into it.
"That's why we're here to look for clues. If I had to take a guess, an appendage went through here."
She placed her index finger and thumb against opposite sides of the hole and raising it to eye level to measure its diameter.
"Six inches, thereabouts," she remarked. Irryn's theory was partially correct. This was the work of a large creature, far beyond the size of any normal arachnid from their world. But what he deduced incorrectly, was their ability to combat such a creature.
"Masuda, if we're looking at man-sized arachnids, how many do you think you could slay before you are eventually killed?" she asked innocently.
@Truthless
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" Pfft. Me? Killed? Funny joke. " Masuda said in response, grinning sinisterly. " Ninety to a hundred by hand and blade. Otherwise I could settle for chakra techniques and cap one-hundred-fifty before needing to take a break. " He explained. " If we're facing swarms, I plan on using a rebound-like tactic. Slice through the group, make it to the back, and travel back to your original spot. " He added.
" If the time is right, I'll span out and flare away with fire and lightning techniques. I could also travel between them and round them up with silk. " He remarked, having already thought up a plan for dealing with these spiders. Masuda was a guy that didn't need much information. He's been in countless battles, against monsters, people, animals, you name it. He had a set catalog of ready-made strategies in his mind. All he needed was the current situation to conjure up a solution. That's the kind of skill you get when you're a Shinobi, afterall.
" Maybe I could even try explosions for the first time! " He exclaimed. There it is. His childish recklessness. One of the many things keeping him from becoming a lord-like fighter. Well, everyone's got ups and downs, don't they?
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"Precisely. Therefore, no trampling," Addison asserted boldly. She knew well the capabilities of her companions. There was a firm line to be drawn between irrational youthful confidence, and the somber knowledge of a veteran. Masuda, although young, proved to be aged in his mastery of sword craft. "I don't believe there's more to be derived from the scene."
She shook her head, eyeing the various marks and scratches which the spider's sharp limbs had made in the wall of the barn. Apart from those, there was no trace of any biological fluid or splatter of blood. They had deduced all that could be acquired. Now was the time to act.
The trio met at the edge of the forest shortly after. They had with them their personal equipment, and no armed escort. Truth be told, there wasn't a need for one. Within the group itself, each individual possessed highly specialized combat abilities, two of whom were more than capable of turning the tide of combat with their mere presence alone. As the thick foliage stared back at them, Addison sniffed the air vigorously like a bloodhound.
"Neither of you are to ever mention this to anyone," she remarked sternly, before removing a small clump of hair from her pocket - one which she had earlier collected from the ruins of the barn.
She inhaled deeply, taking in every ounce of its deep scented odor, before snorting into disgust.
"Urgh-" she cursed several times incoherently before tilting her chin up slightly and airing her nostrils.
She sniffed several times, feeling the breeze against the skin of her neck, her hair tingling with hundreds of sensations simultaneously. And then, her eyes widened with delight as she pointed slightly off to their left.
"This way," she said, leading the way into the forest without any hesitation.
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"If it works... It works?''
Probably the only response to his companion's actions he could come up with. As strange as her tracking methods were, they worked for dogs and lots of other animals and, well, apparently for her as well.
He followed her into the forest, visibly getting more cautious. He slowed down his pace, granting his eyes more time to look for threats. Every tree, every bush, even a branch could hide a threat.
"Well then, where are we going?"
He spoke quickly, in a hurry, keeping his voice down. Talking masked other noises, something he did not want to allow to happen for too long. After all, sound was one of the most important sensations when detecting an enemy. Any new noises: a breaking twig, a bush rustling out of sync with the wind, a shuffling in the trees, all of those can signal the presence of an enemy.
The further into the forest they went, the more paranoid he got. Less light lit the path through the dense layer of branches, leaves and the thick water vapor hovering in a steady layer over them. He reached behind his back, grasping the handles of his tonfa blades and flipping them to their intended position, ready to fight anything that could emerge from the misty cloud above them.
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Masuda stopped himself from bursting into laughter. * Is she a DOG now? AHAHA! * He thought to himself. He was definitely going to tell Azami and Koyama about this.
" Yeah, where ARE we going? " He asked curiously, looking around at the dense foliage. " Hold on... " Masuda slowed down for a little, closing his eyes tightly, opening them after a few seconds. They faintly glowed purple. " I plan on saving energy, so I won't use it fully, but my senses have gone up considerably. " He explained, his eyes darting all over. Every single little noise, he stared in it's direction.
He continued to follow his comrades, ready to punch the shit out of whatever came out at them.
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After an hour of trekking, the group arrived at a thick concentration of bushes. Addison raised her hand in warning to indicate a halt.
"We're close," she said quietly. "And this is unnatural."
She poked at the large clump of leaves with her gauntlet, grabbing some of it and pulling it out slowly. The leaves began to shake softly as a vine was pulled out along with several roots. Addison hadn't even pulled that hard.
"This is artificial," she stated. Truly, if one observed long enough, they would notice that the large wall of foliage consisted of mismatched plantlife that shouldn't have been intertwined. Something had set this up.
"Something is moving," she remarked quietly as she closed her eyes, listening in to the rustle of the trees around her. The wind blew, but every now and then, something moved just out of place, against the direction of the wind just a little bit.
"Get ready," she grit her teeth, sliding her hand back to her side, resting around White Reflection's hilt.
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He froze in place a few seconds before Addison did. Despite not possessing as much knowledge about plants as she did, at this point, his hearing was extremely sensitive to disturbances in the natural order of sound. He fixed his grip on the tonfa blades, his head snapping rapidly to every sound that he distinguished from the wind.
At some point, he just stopped breathing, listening, not making a single sound, not moving a muscle. Now, this wasn't just a matter of finding the enemy to get the first strike; This was about survival, detecting the foe before it became the predator. And he knew it was.
He looked over at his companions, his gaze lingering in their general direction. Maybe they had found something already? He knew Addison and Masuda had some impressive tricks up their sleeve but wasn't sure if some of those skills carried on to tracking or perception.
*Eh? Fake? What? Why?* Masuda thought to himself, glancing around at the bushes. *They really ARE fake! Those leaves aren't natural at all.*
Getting into a fighting stance, he commences surging chakra around his body, yare for anything. *Shift your weight... Let your energy run free... Keep your eyes forward..* He reiterated in his mind, ascertaining he wasn't caught off guard by some giant spider. He followed through with what Irryn was doing, staying completely still. It was a bit more difficult, considering his energy was surging through his body, but it was a must. He didn't want to be reason they were all randomly attacked by a crazy mutant.
His eyes widen, heedfully listening into the nature around him. He was ultra-focused.
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For a long while, nothing happened. Addison looked around, searching for some sign or hint as to where they were being watched from.
"They're playing the waiting game," she remarked. "They want us to make the first move."
Even if they tried, whatever was observing them was too well hidden. There was always the slight possibility that they were being paranoid, but Addison sensed a fourth presence near them, something powerful, as well as several smaller presences with less significant impact.
"Shall we check out the bush? See what's under it?"
He nodded before letting down his guard, dropping his arms back to their natural position. He agreed with Addison, whatever this was, it wasn't dumb. He also agreed that moving the bushes was probably the only way to progress with this adventure. He held out his left arm a bit forward before a vine sprouted from his wrist, slithering towards the bushes like a snake before coiling itself around a branch of the wall of bushes. He didn't expect anything to reveal itself just from the bush being moved, like their foe jumping out of it, so he decided to give the vine a tug, try to move the bush out of the way, which he did. He yanked the vine back, sending the bushes flying towards them and to the side, clearing the path and revealing whatever was hidden there.
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Insurance and coronavirus (COVID-19)
FCA test case in relation to business interruption claims
FCA announcements
Following the 'Test Case' judgement published by the High Court on 15 September 2020, there was an escalated appeal process, where a number of named parties of the 'test case' submitted appeals. The appeals were heard by the Supreme Court between Monday 16 November – Thursday 20 November. The Supreme Court have confirmed that it will not be in a position to hand down its judgment before January 2021.
Final resolution of the 'test case' will not be achieved until the appeal(s) have been concluded.
As detailed below, on final resolution of the 'test case', AXA will reassess relevant claims / complaints with a view to applying the judgment(s) in the test case so far as relevant.
To clarify, pending the final outcome of the test case appeal, any decision which we have already communicated to you, based on when the High Court published its judgement remains unchanged. Where a decision is still under consideration, any final decision will await the final outcome of the test case appeal.
The FCA test case in relation to business interruption claims
On 9 June 2020, the Financial Conduct Authority ('FCA') commenced 'test case' litigation. The litigation covers various matters in respect of coronavirus-related business interruption insurance claims where the policyholder has not suffered any damage to its property. It is intended by the FCA that Court determinations given in the 'test case' will assist in resolving some key contractual uncertainties and causation issues, and thereby provide clarity for policyholders and insurers.
The 'test case' Court hearing started on 20 July 2020 and finished on 30 July 2020. At the conclusion of the hearing, the Judges indicated that they hoped to have prepared their judgment by the middle of September 2020. However, the Judges were clear that it might not be possible for them to keep to this target date. The final resolution of the test case will not be achieved until any appeal(s) have either been concluded or the time for appealing has expired.
To clarify, pending the outcome of the 'test case', any decision which AXA Insurance UK plc ('we/AXA') have already communicated to you remains unchanged. Where a decision is still under consideration, any final decision will await the outcome of the 'test case'.
AXA is not one of the Insurers that is a defendant in the 'test case', although the outcome will provide us with guidance as to interpretation of similar policy wordings.
What are the implications of this for AXA policyholders?
If AXA has already rejected a claim under an AXA policy (or made a deduction for causation issues) but the claim might be affected by the final resolution in the 'test case', then AXA will reassess the claim in the light of the outcome of the 'test case' with a view to applying the judgment(s) in the 'test case' as relevant, and will promptly inform the policyholder of the outcome of the reassessment.
The 'test case' will not determine precisely how much (if anything) is payable under individual policies.
Furthermore, a number of types of policies / clauses are not being considered by the Court as part of the 'test case'. Matters not being considered include, without limitation:
Policies which only provide business interruption cover where the policyholder has suffered damage to its property.
Clauses which provide cover if there is a specific disease as set out in an exhaustive list of diseases which does not include coronavirus.
Clauses which provide cover if there is notifiable disease or some other categorisation of disease, but which require the disease to be present on the insured premises.
Where a complaint has been made about a claim that might be affected, then unless prior to the final resolution of the 'test case' AXA has already received notification from the Financial Ombudsman Service ('FOS') that it has accepted a particular complaint for consideration AXA will on final resolution of the 'test case' reassess the complaint and promptly inform the policyholder. Where a final response to a complaint has already been issued prior to final resolution of the 'test case', a revised final response will be sent.
In the meantime and pending final resolution of the 'test case', any decision issued by AXA on a potentially affected claim remains in effect.
What have you told customers who might be affected by this?
We have written to all our policyholders who could be impacted with these letters and we will keep them updated on any and all developments in the test case. Impacted policyholders have been categorised according to the differences in their policies.
View letter
Issued to customers whose policies contain:
No Non Damage Denial of Access (NDDOA) and disease within a 25 mile vicinity
Specified diseases only but with NDDOA
No cover due to the Trends clause
Issued to customers whose policies contain or have been endorsed to include:
Specified disease cover only and with no Non Damage Denial of Access (NDDOA)
Issued to customers whose policy contains:
Unlisted disease cover at the Premises (manifesting at the Premises)
In July following the end of the test case hearing, we wrote to policyholders who could be impacted with the following letter:
July letter
Following the FCA's publication of the judgment on 15 September, we wrote to policyholders who could be impacted:
September letter
Where can I find out more and what the Regulator is saying?
The Financial Ombudsman Service has provided information on complaints related to business interruption cases on its website.
Your FOS rights are not affected by the 'test case'. If the normal complaint process is exhausted you can still refer it to the FOS.
For more information about the 'test case' or to subscribe to email updates, please visit the FCA's website.


Redistricting has been the biggest news in North Carolina politics of late and voters across party lines agree- they want the process to change. 59% of voters in the state want the law changed so that districts are drawn in a nonpartisan fashion, compared to only 9% who are opposed to such a move. There's a strong bipartisan consensus on the issue, with Democrats (65/6), independents (56/12), and Republicans (54/11) all thinking there should be a change over to a nonpartisan process.
The race for Governor continues to bounce back and forth between small leads for Pat McCrory and Roy Cooper. This month the incumbent has the slight edge, with McCrory getting 43% to 41% for Cooper. That's thanks largely to McCrory having a 39/33 advantage with independents. The basic contours of the race remain unchanged. McCrory is unpopular, with only 40% of voters approving of him to 47% who disapprove. But Copper is relatively unknown, with a 46% plurality of voters having no opinion about him one way or another. He has a positive 32/22 favorability among those voters who are familiar with him.
There's not much intrigue in either party's primary for Governor. McCrory's getting 69% in his primary to 5% for Robert Brawley and 4% for Charles Moss. And Cooper's getting 55% in his primary to 12% for Ken Spaulding. In both cases those numbers are almost identical to what we found last month- there's no indication of the challengers gaining traction. On the extremely off chance Spaulding were to win the primary, McCrory leads him by 12 points at 44/32.
The US Senate race is looking a little bit tighter this month, with Richard Burr leading his prospective Democratic opponents by only 6-7 points. He's up 43/37 on Deborah Ross, and 43/36 each on Kevin Griffin and Chris Rey. The competitiveness of the race is a function of Burr's lack of popularity. Only 29% of voters say they approve of the job he's doing, to 40% who disapprove.
One thing Burr doesn't have to worry about is the Republican primary. He's at 56% to 13% for Greg Brannon, 4% for Paul Wright, and 3% for Larry Holmquist. Brannon's not showing any ability to build on his performance in the Republican Senate primary in 2014. Deborah Ross continues to be the front runner on the Democratic side. She's at 22% to 10% each for Kevin Griffin and Chris Rey, and 2% for Ernest Reeves. 55% of voters remain undecided so there are a lot of people up for grabs in the final four weeks, but among those who have decided Ross is well positioned to win the nomination without a runoff.
Thom Tillis continues to have very little popularity as he continues his second year in the Senate. Only 24% of voters approve of the job he's doing to 35% who disapprove, with 41% having no opinion about him one way or another. It's hard to imagine there's another Senator in the country whose approval is that low- Tillis was unpopular even as he won election because of Kay Hagan's being even more unpopular, and nothing's happened in the last year to change that.
We continue to find strong support from North Carolinians for a big increase in the minimum wage. 69% of voters favor upping it to at least $10 an hour, compared to only 17% who think it's fine where it is right now and 9% who would like to eliminate it altogether. There's bipartisan support for an increase with 85% of Democrats, 66% of independents, and 53% of Republican supporting a bump to at least $10 an hour.
There's bipartisan support on two other issues we polled as well. 68% of voters support the EPA's Clean Power Plan, to only 24% who are opposed to it. That includes support from 86% of Democrats, 63% of independents, and 52% of Republicans. And there continues to be a strong bipartisan mandate for background checks on all gun sales as well. 86% of voters overall support that to only 8% who are opposed, including 92% of Democrats, 85% of independents, and 78% of Republicans.


I have authored a book about the glass ceiling and the struggle baby boomer women went through establishing their careers in a corporate America that just wasn't ready for them. Through this, I have become a women's advocate. My book has led to presentations to women's initiatives and at conferences for women, and I am interested in presenting to many other kinds of groups. I am turning the book into an educational board game to be used in schools for grades 7-12.
It all started with one little book about baby boomer women. Entitled Lest We Forget: A Salute to the Women Who Entered Corporate America Without a Road Map, this charmingly illustrated book tells of the challenges these women faced when establishing their careers in 50 short pages. Written from countless interviews, "Lest We Forget" has quickly developed a broad appeal. It has been nominated for an Amelia Bloomer award, and has led to numerous glass ceiling presentations at women's initiatives.
The baby boomer women of the '60s and '70s were corporate trailblazers. Never in history had so many educated, ambitious women entered the workplace, planning on corporate careers in addition to or instead of family life. Yet today, their extraordinary accomplishments have largely been forgotten. This charmingly illustrated book is a short, insightful look at these remarkable women – the challenges they faced, their triumphs, and the lessons they learned. The situations described in the book will make women in their 40s, 50s and 60s cringe, chuckle and sigh, because all of them are true, given to the author through countless interviews. Yet the situations are leavened by the illustrations, making this book a delightful read.
Many women have told the author that they feel vindicated reading the book, because their struggle has been recognized and chronicled for future generations. It is a "must read" not only for the trailblazers but for the women who have and will benefit from their hard work.
The book "Lest We Forget" is now being turned into an educational board game for school use.


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Wawrinka joins Murray in demanding Gimelstob resignation
Stan Wawrinka (AFP)
Federer relishing clay-court return, says coach
Murray could get extended wildcard deadline for Wimbledon
'Wild horse' Fognini says victory will not rein him in
Paris - Three-time Grand Slam winner Stan Wawrinka echoed on Tuesday Andy Murray's calls for Justin Gimelstob to quit his role on the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) board after the American was sentenced following assault charges.
"Players need to speak out. Justin Gimelstob has been convicted of a violent assault. It simply can not be possible for anyone to condone this type of behaviour and worse support it. In any other business or sport we would not be discussing this," the Australian Open, US Open and Wimbledon champions tweeted.
"The council @ATP_Tour need to do something about this and finally end this conversation and shameful period in our great sport," the Swiss former world number three added.
Gimelstob, himself an ex-professional tennis player, pleaded no contest to felony battery charges and was given three years' probation and 60 hours of community service by a Los Angeles court on April 22.
Murray told the UK's Sunday Telegraph newspaper last weekend: "I don't see how, with everything that has gone on, how it's possible for him to remain in a position of authority or management at the ATP right now."
Gimelstob, 41, was in court following an incident in October last year that saw him accused of attacking former friend Randall Kaplan while the venture capitalist, his wife and their two-year-old daughter were trick-or-treating on Halloween.
Kaplan had sought a restraining order against Gimelstob following the attack, alleging the former tennis star had struck him more than 50 times while threatening to kill him.
Gimelstob was also ordered to undergo 52 weeks of anger management classes.
Following the verdict, several former players - including Martina Navratilova and Pat Cash --have suggested Gimelstob should not continue with his ATP role.
Meanwhile the All England Club, which runs Wimbledon, announced last week they would ban Gimelstob from attending the Royal Box on Centre Court during this year's Championships and the invitational doubles tournament in which he had previously taken part.
Players need to speak out. Justin Gimelstob has been convicted of a violent assault. It simply can not be possible for anyone to condone this type of behaviour and worse support it. In any other business or sport we would not be discussing this.
— Stanislas Wawrinka (@stanwawrinka) April 30, 2019
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When all is said and done, who of the 'Big 3' in men's tennis ends their career with the most Grand Slams?
Roger Federer - 20 to date
Rafael Nadal - 18 to date
Novak Djokovic - 16 to date
50% Roger Federer - 20 to date
12% Rafael Nadal - 18 to date
37% Novak Djokovic - 16 to date
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McLaren Makes a Spider-Themed Spider
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Ford Gets Back to Work
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Ford Reveals Over-The-Air Updates for the Mach-E
Tesla Says Goodbye to California
Mercedes Adds Another New Wrinkle to its 2019 E-Class Lineup
Mercedes Reveals Three Plug-In Hybrids
Mercedes E-Class Gets Thorough Workover
Mercedes Readies New Model Onslaught
BMW May Face SEC Penalty
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Shortly after debuting the 2019 Mercedes-AMG E53, the German automaker announced even more tweaks to its E-Class lineup. The big news is the elimination of the E400 and the arrival of its replacement, the E450.
Other than the new badges for the E450 model, the only visual items setting the 2019 E-Class apart from the 2018 model include the new three-spoke steering wheel with additional controls for the new safety features, two new interior trim options and new 19-inch AMG wheel options on the Night Package.
Other updates include a whole suite of new available safety features. While Mercedes didn't dive too deep into these, it did mention that these features will be similar to what the 2018 S-Class received, like route-based speed adaptation. There will also be a new Rear Safety Package available on the 2019 E-Class.
Under its hood, the 2019 E-Class will remain unchanged, except the new E450. This model will carry the same 3.0-liter turbocharged V-6 as the current E400, but its power will be set at 362 horsepower and 369 pound-feet of torque – increases of 33 horsepower and 15 pound-feet. The E450 will be available with rear-wheel drive or 4MATIC all-wheel drive.
Mercedes-Benz expects to have the 2019 E-Class in showrooms by the fall of 2018.
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Q: how come I can't update my endless OS using command line?. It brings this error. Is there something wrong in my sources.list? Err:1 http://obs-master.endlessm-sf.com:82/shared/eos eos3.7 InRelease
  Could not connect to obs-master.endlessm-sf.com:82 (52.25.213.40), connection timed out
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
All packages are up to date.
W: Failed to fetch http://obs-master.endlessm-sf.com:82/shared/eos/dists/eos3.7/InRelease  Could not connect to obs-master.endlessm-sf.com:82 (52.25.213.40), connection timed out
W: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.

These are the only repositories in my source.list folder and sources.list.d is empty:
deb http://obs-master.endlessm-sf.com:82/shared/eos eos3.7 core endless
deb-src http://obs-master.endlessm-sf.com:82/shared/eos eos3.7 core endless

A: Endless use a read-only root file system managed by OSTree with application installed using Flatpak. You can use commands like dpkg -l which do not make changes to the system, but you cannot use commands like apt-get install.
Try this in terminal.
( flatpak update --appstream && flatpak update -y )
endlessos debian-based


Don't miss it! Coín has had a great cultural night, "la Noche al Raso" (night under the stars)! Still to admire is an exhibition in the Convento de Santa Maria de la Encarnacion in the middle of the charming white village. To be seen are paintings of Anouk Slegers , Gerrit Oppelland-Hampel (member of Costa del Arte Collective) and the art work of 11 more artists! Thanks to Rafael Fernandez Pacheco who set up this exhibition !
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Max Planck Digital Library Open Access Policy White Paper: "Disrupting the subscription journals' business model…"
Posted on June 9, 2015 by George David Wilson
Disrupting the subscription journals' business model for the necessary large-scale transformation to open access
A Max Planck Digital Library Open Access Policy White Paper
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17617/1.3
License: CC-BY 4.0, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Authors: Ralf Schimmer¹, Kai Karin Geschuhn¹, Andreas Vogler¹
Contact: schimmer@mpdl.mpg.de
¹ Max Planck Digital Library, Amalienstraße 33, 80799 München, Germany
This paper makes the strong, fact-based case for a large-scale transformation of the current corpus of scientific subscription journals to an open access business model. The existing journals, with their well-tested functionalities, should be retained and developed to meet the demands of 21st century research, while the underlying payment streams undergo a major restructuring. There is sufficient momentum for this decisive push towards open access publishing. The diverse existing initiatives must be coordinated so as to converge on this clear goal. The international nature of research implies that this transformation will be achieved on a truly global scale only through a consensus of the world's most eminent research organizations. All the indications are that the money already invested in the research publishing system is sufficient to enable a transformation that will be sustainable for the future. There needs to be a shared understanding
that the money currently locked in the journal subscription system must be withdrawn and repurposed for open access publishing services. The current library acquisition budgets are the ultimate reservoir for enabling the transformation without financial or other risks. The goal is to preserve the established service levels provided by publishers that are still requested by researchers, while redefining and reorganizing the necessary payment streams. By disrupting the underlying business model, the viability of journal publishing can be preserved and put on a solid footing for the scholarly developments of the future.
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Yet it is part of this canadian architectural style of the late nineteenth and much of the twentieth century. One of the few industrial buildings inspired by the architectural wave, by cons. Built in a little less than a year in 1899, the building was divided into three parts: the machinery was in the central portion; left were the quarters of the workers and warehouse was located to the right. Today, the three divisions remain, but while the central part has been emptied of its contents, the two wings have been converted into apartments. The rooms are small and the stairs are narrow and the floor could collapse at any time under the weight of visitors.
Historic monument since 2007, the building now belongs to the city who wishes to promote this building with a project to be defined. Although it does not seem to have any water infiltration, its structure is not in a good shape. Many bricks threaten to collapse in several places, the floors are dangerously wavy and many stilts have been added to the outer gallery to prevent it from sinking into the small marsh.
Real vestige of a era when electricity had not yet been nationalized, it is one of the last four hydroelectric plants that remain among the 87 built in Quebec before 1900. With the electricity produced, the plant was able to light and operate the different locks, swing bridges and weirs. The operation of the canal was therefore maximized and allow workers to manage the seaway during day and night.
The plant ceased operations in 1959.
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Dropping bank from name latest tack in banking's retail makeover
By DAVE CARPENTER, The Associated Press
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CHICAGO -- When is a bank not a "bank?"
When the financial services company that owns it leaves the b-word out of the name.
Eager to snag much more than consumers' checking accounts, a few firms are opting to omit "Bank" from their brands as they market themselves increasingly as one-stop financial centers. It's a new tactic in the ongoing trend of banks trying to become more like retailers -- more personal, more convenient, more attuned to consumers and the competition.
Often the one-stop pitch uses just one word. Harris Bank, a regional bank with 190 branches, eliminated the word from its public name last fall and goes by simply Harris.
Similarly, all 1,900 Bank One branches in 14 states are being renamed Chase after JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. (NYSE: JPM) acquired the Chicago banking giant last year and studied the bank-or-no-bank name issue for months. And Citibank, the retail and corporate banking unit of New York-based Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C), the nation's largest financial institution, goes as just Citi when selling credit cards and mortgages.
Bankless names have become popular based on companies' consumer surveys which found that the word wasn't crucial for customers' loyalty or business.
"Research showed it's unnecessary to have that 'bank' moniker in there -- all it does is limit what you have in your mind about us," said Jen Dillon, a spokeswoman for Chicago-based Harris. "It positioned us as a retail bank in people's heads when we offer so much more."
It's not that bank is becoming a bad word per se; most are sticking with their existing nameplates. The goal is to appeal to younger clients and keep pace in a fierce industrywide competition that has stiffened since 1999, when federal legislation freed banks to sell insurance, investments and a full range of financial services. That change also made retail banking customers more valuable; banks can now sell them services that are far more profitable than traditional checking accounts.
"They may be dropping the name 'bank' to appeal to a broader audience, to appear more modern," said Tracy Mills, spokeswoman for the American Banking Association. "'Bank' has very traditional connotations. Gen X, Gen Y and others have a different approach to money."
The name-changing can be expensive -- signs and collateral materials must be replaced and the new name advertised -- but typifies the shift to a more customer-savvy mentality that is reshaping retail banking.
"Dropping the word 'bank' seems like a little move but it really is a culture change," said CEO Bill McCracken of Atlanta-based Synergistics Research Corp., whose firm researches the financial services industry. "It's telling their customers 'We're not a bank, we're a store."'
In fact, if eliminating "bank" doesn't get the message across, some companies believe calling a branch a "store" and treating it that way will. Numerous banks are doing just that, among them Commerce Bank, Umpqua Bank, US Bank, BankAtlantic and Washington Mutual.
Other changes slowly taking root: extended operating hours, more branches inside supermarkets and other stores and a trend toward more casual, inviting atmospheres as opposed to the traditional marble-floored lobbies.
"Bankers are starting to think more like retailers," McCracken said. "That includes longer hours, friendly-teller training, and 'How can we turn a foreboding teller counter into a please-come-in-and-linger atmosphere?' The McDonald's-Nordstrom mentality is starting to permeate the banking industry."
Commerce Bank is credited with being one of the first to apply retail strategies to banking. The unit of Cherry Hill, N.J.-based Commerce Bancorp (NYSE: CBH) says it models its branches after McDonald's (NYSE: MCD), Home Depot (NYSE: HD) and Starbucks (Nasdaq: SBUX) and hires executives from major retailers such as Target (NYSEL TGT), Old Navy and Victoria's Secret to ensure a strong focus on the consumer.
CEO Vernon Hill, who founded the company in 1973, latched onto the banker-as-retailer concept after having built McDonald's restaurants as a real estate developer.
Commerce, which has 330 locations on the eastern seaboard, now offers free coin-counting machines, free personal checking, seven-days-a-week banking and greeters in its branches. It also pays for research gleaned by thousands of "mystery shoppers," a technique borrowed from retailers.
"Our philosophy is this is a retailing business and we're about gathering low-cost deposits by giving the customer a great retail experience," Hill said in a telephone interview. "Customers want to bank with you not because you give them a better rate but because you give them a better retail experience."
Umpqua, based in Portland, Ore., is a West Coast version of Commerce with its own innovations in branches it refers to as community centers. Seeking to create neighborhood gathering spots, it serves its own brand of coffee, offers newspapers and periodicals to read, hands out an Umpqua chocolate with each receipt and has a CD-burning machine in the lobby for customers to download songs onto a customized Umpqua CD.
Washington Mutual Inc. (NYSE: WM), which uses the nickname WaMu, is another champion of casual. Youthful "concierges" wearing khaki pants and bank-logo T-shirts welcomed customers recently in Chicago at one of its more than 2,000 U.S. "retail banking stores," which forgo the traditional teller windows and high counters for a more personal approach.
Its Occasio concept -- Latin for "favorable opportunity" -- features branches with circular layouts and play areas, where children can have fun while their parents "shop."
Despite a positive public reception so far, experts say the customer-centric style has a long way to go before it becomes universal in the banking industry. But the "more than a bank" mentality may be here to stay, no matter the name or style used.
"Commercial banks that want to survive over the next five to ten years will have to evolve from providing services through transaction-oriented branches to branded retail stores," said Bill Hartnett, general manager of financial services strategy for Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT).
"Currently the bank is not a destination, but a bothersome errand. By creating a warm and welcoming environment where customer service representatives truly know their customers and provide valuable financial guidance, banks will become a destination spot."
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Manoj Dubey, Resource Coordinator in Dahi block of Dhar district said that the matter came to light when the vaccination team reached a tribal village named Kikarwas. This village is at a distance of about 130 km from the district headquarter. In the video being shared on social media, the government team is seen celebrating a villager. In this episode, that person is asked whom to call so that he can get the vaccine. This person first says that a senior officer should be called.
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The ultimate test of skill and dedication in a PlayStation game is often getting the coveted platinum trophy, as this requires players to obtain all other trophies available. The difficulty of doing this varies with each game, but for a notoriously difficult one like Demon's Souls, it's safe to say it isn't easy. As part of the platinum trophy, players need to collect every ring in the game, learn all spells and miracles, beat several bosses in specific ways, and more. Since many of these tasks require multiple playthroughs to complete, those with the Platinum trophy know the game inside and out, and now PlayStation's Mark Cerny is among them.
Mark Cerny is the Lead System Architect of the PS4 and the PS5, and fans may best recognize him from his recent presentation, "The Road to PS5." Although his main role is as system architect, Cerny enjoys playing the games he helps bring to life as well. An avid gamer and trophy hunter, Demon's Souls is the next platinum trophy he is adding to his collection.
In a Tweet posted at the end of February, Cerny shares his achievement in the form of a screenshot of his Demon's Souls platinum trophy. Accompanying the image, his caption states that it still wasn't as difficult as getting the platinum trophy for Cuphead. Cerny got the platinum trophy for Cuphead back in October of last year, another game that is notoriously difficult. Though he clearly thinks Cuphead is the harder of the two, the games are admittedly very different from one another and pose unique challenges.
Cerny doesn't post on Twitter often, but when he does it's usually because he's earned a new platinum trophy. Part of what makes the Demon's Souls platinum trophy difficult to obtain is that it requires multiple playthroughs on the same character, and there are even a few pitfalls that can cause players to need another playthrough on top of that. Not only that, but players also need to understand and manipulate the somewhat complex World Tendency and Character Tendency features of Demon's Souls, though it seems like Cerny had no problem with this aspect of the game.
In the comments, fans congratulate Cerny on the achievement. Seeing what game he tackles next is always an exciting time for his followers, and Demon's Souls was certainly a worthy one to follow up Cuphead. Most of Cerny's trophy hunting will likely take place on PS5 from here on out, so it will be interesting to see what game he goes for next.
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Judge sentences St. Louis man for embezzlement of bank funds and conspiracy to embezzle bank funds | USAO-EDMO
ST. LOUIS – United States District Judge Rodney W. Sippel sentenced Malik Ross to 120 months in prison today. The 24-year-old St. Louis, Missouri resident pleaded guilty in August to one count of embezzlement of bank funds and one count of conspiracy to embezzle bank funds.
Ross was employed by Garda World Logistics, Inc. ("Garda") who contracted with Midwest Regional Bank to transport its federally insured deposits. Ross admitted that, on August 13, 2019, while his co-employee was inside a building in the Soulard neighborhood conducting Garda business, he drove a Garda armored car from that location to South Broadway in the City of St. Louis where he placed a bag containing $50,000 in the middle of the road. A conspirator, in turn, retrieved the bag from the street and left the area with the money. The $50,000 in the bag belonged to Midwest Regional Bank, who was insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
At sentencing, the United States requested an upward variance from the 8-14 month applicable sentencing guideline range and presented evidence that, on the day before the theft, Ross, wearing a bulletproof vest and carrying a loaded Glock firearm, shot a firearm 14 times when he came in contact with two other individuals in the residential area of the 3500 block of 14th Street. The district court found, by a preponderance of evidence, Ross was not acting in self-defense at the time and, in firing those shots, he killed a seven-year-old boy who was playing in the alley behind his house. As a result of this evidence, the district court granted the motion of the United States for an upward variance and sentenced Ross to a 120-month term of imprisonment for the theft.
This St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department investigated the case. Assistant United States Attorney Allison Behrens is handling the case.


There's something to be said for longevity. In Todd Bodine's case, being competitive counts for even more.
Bodine will make his 200th start in NASCAR Camping World Truck Series competition in Saturday's American Ethanol 225 (8 p.m. ET, SPEED) at Chicagoland Speedway. The milestone will make the 48-year-old veteran the first driver to make at least 200 starts in all three NASCAR national series.
"It's a great stat, a great place to be in my career," said Bodine, the 2006 and 2010 truck series champ. "When I got started, I never dreamed of getting to this point. I didn't know as a kid where it was going to go or what it was going to lead to, I just know I wanted to go fast and go in circles. I've been very fortunate to have a long, successful career in a sport that I love. And to be able to do it in three different series, it's a pretty neat deal."
Bodine -- who's mired in 11th place in the standings -- hasn't had the most stellar season thus far, but he did return to Victory Lane for the first time since September 2010 with a rain-shortened win last month at Dover International Speedway. After splitting a shaky 2011 between Germain Racing and the former Randy Moss-owned team, Bodine has found a comfortable landing place this year with Red Horse Racing's team owner Tom DeLoach and crew chief Rick Gay Jr.
"Rick and myself have been running well, but we've just had some bad luck," Bodine said, "but everything is there (for us) to do this and run up front, and I really believe we can."
Red Horse teammate Timothy Peters broke into the win column last week at Iowa Speedway, stretching his points lead and becoming the truck series' eighth different winner in nine events. Peters leads second-place Justin Lofton, the winner earlier this season at Charlotte, by 12 points and sits 14 points ahead of top rookie Ty Dillon, who ranks third.


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The Epic Attack On The Gigantic Naked Men (Shingeki No Kyojin review)
OP 1 - Guren No Yumiya (Linked Horizon)
OP 2 - Jiyuu No Tsubasa (Linked Horizon)
ED 1 - Utsukucshiki Zankoku Na Sekai (Yoko Hikasa)
ED 2 - Great Escape (Cinema Staff)
I'm quite sure everyone of you knows about "Attack On Titan", there's absolutely no reason not to. It is easily the hyped and highly acclaimed anime of 2013, and for good reason. It is one of the most despair invoking anime of ALL time. If I were to add an extra genre to it, that genre would be despair, because that's what it is. You don't really have to imagine yourself in the shoes of the characters, watching the anime itself already invokes despair into your very soul. The world of "Attack On Titan" is masterfully crafted, the overall backbone concept of the plot and everything that exists in the anime is excellent. There was clearly an insane amount of thought put into imagining the state of how the world of "Attack On Titan" works, and well, that's what we see before us. It is intense, it is thrilling, it is horrifying, it is action packed, and above all, it's a masterpiece that is worthy to stand high up in the standings of some of the best animes in the world.
Que Eren's voice, "MIKASAAAA"
By now everyone's heard "Guren no Yumiya", so there's nothing much for me to say. Both songs used as opening themes as sung by Linked Horizon, a pretty new group which I assumed were formed for the very purpose of these songs. "Guren No Yumiya" as a first opening, isn't bad. It portrays the feel of wanting to stand up and fight against a greater enemy, so it fits the theme of the anime very well. However, the full version is...pretty bad. The second opening is "Jiyuu No Tsubasa", which I thought was a grand improvement over "Guren No Yumiya". As a song about freedom, it sure sound badass as f**k, which crazy guitar rifts and loud trumpets. I loved it, way better than "Guren No Yumiya" at least.
"Utsukucshiki Zankoku Na Sekai" by Yoko Hikasa is the first ending theme, which came off as a surprise to me, since Yoko Hikasa wasn't cast in the anime at all (a pity, really). Still, its a pretty slow song that gets a little heated up during the chorus, and you all know I don't really dig slow songs. Its at least good that her song gets featured in such a popular anime, I suppose. The 2nd ending is "Great Escape" by Cinema Staff, which is pretty good, I'll admit. it has this fast and edgy tune that gets you all hyped up. In my opinion, a pop genre tune in "Attack On Titan" would do pretty well, and that's "Great Escape".
I'll say it, I love "Attack On Titan". Its common practice really, I got suckered into watching episode 1 during its release back in April, and after that episode, every waking moment of my mind was just consumed, eagerly waiting for the next episode. The despair dude, its contagious. Watching that bleak, horrible world, being pushed around by the enemies of mankind, the titans, it was a trial that I just had to see the characters overcome. The enemies were powerful, big looming titans that would crush any human in an instant, and as always, watching good guys fighting against stronger bad guys have always been interesting to watch. The atmosphere was amazing, the design of the world, the 3D maneuver gears, the walls, the cities within them...it was all a lovely puzzle that was tacked together with perfect precision. There were very little characters to hate, and even the worst one of them all (Armin), turned out to be a f**king badass halfway through the anime. Watching "Attack On Titan" is like taking drugs, you can't stop. Its hard to, anyway.
You're never going to kill someone 30 times your size, give it up.
The story circles around a young village boy, Eren Yeagar, and his family adopted step sister, Mikasa. Mankind has been at the mercy of titans for a long time now, and it has always been Eren's dream to join the recon corps, one of the divisions of the military, so that he may one day help mankind fight off the titans. However, his dream was quickly forced into reality, when the titans breached the wall that had been protecting mankind's cities for centuries. Titans flooded into the interiors, and few were spared. Among the many victims, Eren's mother was in there. Watching his mother getting eaten right before his very eyes flipped a switch, and Eren wanted to get stronger, desperately. Years later he joins the military, and trained along with many others as the 104th trainee squad. Yes, all Eren wants to do is to fulfill his dream, to crush and kill every titan in existence.
This review is really just for the archives, because I'm sure the mainstream mass has already popularized "Attack On Titan" to no end, so everyone already has their share of titan killing in their lives. Because the anime was getting rather close to the manga, it was cut short, and we got somewhat of a cliff hanger ending. For now, the manga has to catch up so that we may get a season 2, which we most certainly will, because of the series' current popularity. Now lets just wait for Eren to show up again, so that we get to see more titan killing, and how this bleak world continues to progress.
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International debate on Zimbabwe's recent history and present political crisis is heated: some Zimbabweans have called on South Africa to influence political change in their country; South Africa stands accused of responding to the Zimbabwe crisis in relation to its own agenda; and western pressure on Zimbabwe to address the human rights and humanitarian conundrum is heavily compromised by historical legacy, particularly by Britain's role in conquest and post-colonial dominance. Amidst these debates, it is importance that the insights and perspectives of Zimbabweans are heard.
Zimbabwe: Injustice and Political Reconciliation brings together an array of commentators who chart patterns of historical injustice and consider a range of options for what may be termed a politics of justice and reconciliation, with the ultimate goal of sustainable peace. Justice is explored as an inclusive, restorative process. Reconciliation is understood as a political strategy to build civic trust, a human rights culture and economic transformation. The contributors stress the need for careful thought, listening, generosity of spirit and courageous action. Equally, they demand concrete goals, and a pragmatic approach that views reconciliation as the only alternative to more authoritarianism and violence in the face of a violent and divided history.
The collection of papers was originated by The Institute for Justice and Reconciliation in South Africa, which worked for a period of some eighteen months to facilitate debate amongst a group of Zimbabwean scholars, analysts and activists to outline a principled and pragmatic way forward for the country.
The contributors, from Zimbabwe and South Africa, include Robert Muponde, Karin Alexander, Brian Kagoro and James Muzondidya.
Tyrone Savage is Head of Research and Analysis in Transitional Justice, Africa Programme, at the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation in Cape Town.


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Israel 'Nation of Peace': Thousands of Palestinian Casualties During US Jerusalem Embassy Opening
May 14, 2018 Source: bbc.com
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52 Palestinians Killed by Israelis, Over 2238 wounded, over 770 from live gunfire
At least 52 Palestinians have been killed and 2,400 wounded by Israeli troops, Palestinian officials say, on the deadliest day of violence since the 2014 Gaza war.
Palestinians have been protesting for weeks but deaths soared on the day the US opened its embassy in Jerusalem.
Palestinians see this as clear US backing for Israeli rule over the whole city, whose eastern part they claim.
But US President Donald Trump hailed the move in a video message.
He told the dedication ceremony that it had been a "long time coming", adding: "Israel is a sovereign nation with the right to determine its own capital but for many years we failed to acknowledge the obvious."
The US, he added, remained "committed to facilitating a lasting peace agreement".
What happened at the border?
There have been six weeks of protests at the Gaza border, dubbed the "Great March of Return" and led by Gaza's Islamist rulers Hamas.
Hamas had always said it would step up the protests before Tuesday, when Palestinians hold their annual commemoration of what they call the Nakba or Catastrophe. Hundreds of thousands fled their homes or were displaced following the foundation of the Israeli state on 14 May 1948.
On Monday, the Israeli military said 40,000 Palestinians had taken part in "violent riots" at 13 locations along the Gaza Strip security fence.
Palestinians hurled stones and incendiary devices while the Israeli military used snipers, as black smoke poured from burning tyres.
The health ministry, run by Hamas, said children were among those killed.
The Israeli military said it had killed three people trying to plant explosives near the security fence in Rafah. Aircraft and tanks had also targeted military positions belonging to Hamas in the northern Gaza Strip, it said.
Israel says the protests are aimed at breaching the border and attacking Israeli communities nearby.
There were also violent clashes between Israeli police and protesters who raised Palestinian flags outside the new embassy. Several protesters were detained.
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