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Socket is hardcoded at moment to 1978. The nature of how the plugin is initialised is
why this cant be a config option - others may spot a means ... the plugin will output
lines in a 'parsable' format - prepending, host, level, info etc, with the message at
the end.

Compile, (mvn clean package) and rename the target jar (rename.sh), then copy
to the graylog2 servers plugin/outputs directory and do a restart. It compiles to a
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To get all messages to the plugin, create a stream (called Tail in our case) that
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socket plugin. Now telnet to the graylog server on the port and enjoy ...

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Armed Conflicts, 17 September 2020
Kurd, artist and veteran
Chronicle by Zoé Cosson
For the first time, at this year's Venice Biennale, the Iraqi pavilion, which until recently featured a variety of practices and generations of artists, opted for a single representative, the Kurdish artist Serwan Baran. His exhibition Fatherland consisted of two visceral pieces, haunted by the wars ravaging Iraq for the last 47 years. Like a contemporary Otto Dix, the artist takes radical distance from the war imagery used in the media, illustrating these disasters from his own point of view instead, that of a former soldier.
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At the end of a narrow hall draped in military fabric, the visitor discovers The Last General, a life-sized sculpture violently carved out of gray clay. It represents the partially decomposed cadaver of a general—his medals are still visible—lying in a small boat that serves as a kind of sarcophagus. In the second exhibition room hangs an immense painting entitled The Last Meal that occupies the entire back wall. It depicts a bird's-eye-view of lifeless soldiers' bodies, piled and curled up in fetal position. Hit by a bomb as they were sharing their final meal—a strong symbol of co-existence—their twisted faces are frozen in their final expression: the wide-open mouth of screaming in terror. The artist has stuck bits of plastic plates to the canvas and hung shreds of uniforms, real-life vestiges that he collected from the families of deceased Iraqi soldiers.
These profoundly dark pieces are all the more poignant in that they are an account of Serwan Baran's own experience. In a recent interview, he explains the necessity to shake up the visitor: "Iraq has been at war for 47 years, and I am 50 years old. I want visitors to feel shocked as they enter the exhibition, and to understand what it means to have lived a lifetime of relentless and never-ending conflict"
Two years after he was born in Baghdad in 1968, the first armed conflict exploded between the Iraqi army and the first Kurdish rebellion. It was followed by the Yom Kippur War (1973), then the Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988) during which time the artist, forced to enlist, became a soldier. Eight years later, he endured the first Gulf War as an army artist, in service of dictator Saddam Hussein's official propaganda. His task was to portray the victories on the front and magnify their heroes (portraits in homage to generals as well as to Saddam Hussein). The chaos in Iraq doesn't end there, extended afterwards by the American invasion in 2003, followed by sectarian violence until the recent conflict with the Islamic State.
Devastated by these images of unceasing carnage, it wouldn't be until 2005, date of his departure to Beirut where he currently works, that his practice could transform into catharsis.
Unlike traditional paintings depicting war and history where victories are attributed to military prowess, Serwan Baran's soldiers and generals are weak, victims with deformed faces, bodies in distress or mutilated. The general, loosely based on the legend of Ibn Ziyad, the conqueror who supposedly burned his ships to prevent anyone from turning back and galvanizing the troops, seems to have escaped in a fragile boat before drowning, whereas the soldiers in The Last Meal, seen from a distance due to the painting's perspective, appear just as vulnerable.
But this does not make the pieces any less spectacular, on the contrary. Their brutality echoes how contemporary warfare has now weaponized the spectacle, turning it into a tactical advantage. The American and Coalition invasion of Iraq in 2003 indeed relied on a demonstrative use of spectacular force meant to intimidate the opponent but also international opinion. While Arab and Muslim media focused on the destruction and suffering caused by this military armada, American television continuously showcased the avant-garde technology behind this equipment. A study conducted by the independent press research organization Project for Excellence in Journalism showed that during the first 40 hours of war coverage by the American stations ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN and Fox , half of the reports illustrated combat actions but none of them showed any actual images of the wounded or dead.
Media does not allow one to observe war, it only offers a fragmented vision of it based on their own bias, and this erroneous construction of reality and obliteration of bodies is precisely what Serwan Baran is trying to combat.
Which is why his approach lies opposite of patriotic military propaganda—be it Iraqi or American—in which the word 'fatherland' operates on behalf of demagoguery. Fatherland crystallizes this stance, both by adopting an ironic title that criticizes patriotic campaigns, and by denouncing and condemning the barbarousness of war, much like painters Francisco de Goya (Les désastres de la guerre, 1810-1820), Théodore Géricault or even Otto Dix (Der Krieg, 1924) had done before him.
Translation by Maya Dalinsky
Cover: Serwan Baran, The Last General, installation view at the Iraq Pavilion, Venice 2019.
Photography Boris Kirpotin. www.kirpotin.gr © Serwan Baran / Ruya Foundation

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A virtual version of da Vinci's mystery glass orb has helped explain its weirdness
The world's costliest painting depicts a glass sphere with curious optical properties. Computer scientists figured out what the artist was getting at.
Emerging Technology from the arXiv archive page
Salvator Mundi by Leonardo da Vinci
Back in 2017, an oil painting called Salvator Mundi (Savior of the World) sold for $450.3 million at Christie's auction house in New York. That made it the world's most expensive by some margin. The painting is one of fewer than 20 thought to be by Leonardo da Vinci, although there is still some dispute over this attribution.
There is also another puzzle. The picture depicts Christ holding a glass orb representing the celestial sphere of the heavens. Such a sphere ought to act like a convex lens, magnifying and inverting the robes behind it. However, Christ's robes are not inverted or magnified but appear with minimal distortion.
Leonardo was well aware of the way glass refracts light. Indeed, his notebooks are filled with depictions of the way light bounces off and refracts from various objects. And this raises the question of why he drew the orb in this way.
Today, we get an answer thanks to the work of Marco Liang and colleagues at the University of California, Irvine. This group has used computer graphics software to reproduce the scene in three dimensions and then studied how light would be refracted through orbs of different kinds.
After comparing their renderings with the original, they have concluded that the orb is not solid at all. Instead, they show that the painting is a realistic physical representation of a hollow sphere with a radius of 6.8 centimeters but a thickness of just 1.3 millimeters.
First some background. Inverse rendering is a computer graphics technique originally developed to produce physically realistic renderings of virtual scenes by simulating the physics of light flow. One goal of this technique is to better simulate the appearance of transparent and semi-transparent objects made of glass or water.
The technique begins by creating a 3D representation of the scene, incorporating the texture and structure of all the objects that light interacts with. The scene must also include a source of light and a viewpoint. Then a ray-tracing algorithm maps out the way light illuminates the scene, as seen from the viewpoint.
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Liang and co begin by re-creating a virtual version of the painting. "We depict the scene geometry using a rough approximation for the subject's body along with more detailed representations for the orb and the hand holding it," they say.
By comparison with the hand, they estimated the diameter of the orb to be 6.8 cm and its distance from the body to be 25 cm. They also refined the geometry of the orb-holding hand to make it touch the orb softly, using Maya, a type of 3D modeling and animation software.
By studying the shadows in the painting, the team concluded that the subject was lit by a strong directional light source from above as well as by a general diffuse illumination. At the same time, they estimated that the viewpoint in the picture is about 90 cm away from the subject.
"With the virtual scene ready, we tested whether the orb was solid by comparing renderings of a solid and a hollow orb," say Liang and co.
A. Rendering of a solid sphere B. Rendering of a hollow sphere
The results make for interesting reading. The only way the team is able to reproduce the original painting is with a hollow orb. Furthermore, a hollow orb distorts the background in a specific way. For example, a straight line that passes through the center of the orb is not distorted. By contrast, straight lines that do not pass through the center of the orb are distorted in a way that creates a discontinuity at its edge.
In the painting, Christ's robes are folded so that five lines appear to pass behind the orb. However, four of the lines have a fan-like arrangement that converges at the orb's center. Consequently, there is no discontinuity visible in the reconstructed image or in the original.
However, the fifth fold does not follow this pattern, and the reconstructed image shows a clear discontinuity. The artist blurred this part of the painting where the fold enters the orb. This strongly suggests that he was aware of the way a hollow sphere distorts straight lines that pass behind it.
The team also experimented with varying the hollow orb's thickness, the results suggesting that it cannot have been thicker than 1.3 mm.
An interesting question is whether Leonardo would have had access to the materials, light sources, and knowledge of optics that the new work suggests he must have had. On the point of optics, Liang and co have studied Leonardo's notes and think this knowledge must have been well within his grasp. Hollow glass balls were well known at the time and appear in many paintings of the era. And Renaissance artists were experts in re-creating certain lighting conditions.
So Liang and co are sure of their conclusion: "Our experiments show that an optically accurate rendering qualitatively matching that of the painting is indeed possible using materials, light sources, and scientific knowledge available to Leonardo da Vinci circa 1500," they say.
Of course, the team are not the first to suggest that the orb is hollow—Leonardo's 2017 biographer Walter Isaacson makes a similar suggestion, and others have discussed it too. However, Liang and co are the first to show that the painting is a physically realistic rendering of a hollow orb and not a solid one.
That will help settle at least some of the controversy over the picture and its whopping price tag.
Ref: arxiv.org/abs/1912.03416 : On the Optical Accuracy of the Salvator Mundi


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Lewis, John
John Lewis (1747–1825) of Fredericksburg, Va., was the eldest son of Fielding Lewis and his first wife Catherine Washington Lewis and the stepson of GW's sister Betty Washington Lewis. His half brothers were George, Fielding, Lawrence, and Charles Lewis.
During the Revolution Lewis worked in partnership with his father in the manufacture of gunpower and arms for the army. After the war he served on the common council of Fredericksburg. Fielding Lewis died in 1781, and John Lewis, as one of his executors, was responsible for helping to settle his father's complicated landholdings. By the terms of his father's will he was to receive, after the death of Betty Lewis, all of Fielding Lewis's land in Spotsylvania County and in Fredericksburg (Spotsylvania Will Book, Book E, Part 1, 434–36, Vi Microfilm). Lewis sold much of the land after his stepmother's death in 1797 and in 1811 moved to Kentucky. John Lewis also inherited the North Carolina land that his father and GW owned jointly. This was sold to John Cowper in May 1791.
Cowper, John
Lewis, Fielding, Jr.
Lewis, Fielding, Sr.
Lewis, Lawrence
The Papers of George Washington Digital Edition, ed. Theodore J. Crackel. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, Rotunda, 2008.
http://rotunda.upress.virginia.edu/founders/GEWN-04-01-02-0054-0001
http://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/04-01-02-0054-0001
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CID students Chris Bulin and Cara Bloom chose the Downtown Construction Project from the set of CID undertakings. This May Bulin - a Jackson native - graduated with her MSI in Library Management and Administration while Bloom is in the inaugural class of SI's new undergraduate program.
After research and investigation, Team Dig found that the city not only needed a way to attract citizens to the downtown, but a system to communicate with them efficiently about the construction. They developed a two phase plan that would encompass both aspects of the project.
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Chairman's Message – New Age Metals Inc.
On behalf of the management and directors, I am pleased to update you on the key milestones completed in 2018 and the goals and objectives for New Age Metals (NAM) for the balance of 2019.
This message will also comment on other key corporate goals and milestones including: Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA), our first economic study which is fully funded and was initiated in August 2018 on our River Valley Platinum Group Metal (PGM) Project. This message will outline our exploration and development plans for our River Valley PGM Project as well as the proposed plans for our 100% owned Alaskan Genesis PGM and Base Metal Project. We will review our plans for the exploration and development of our 8 Lithium and Rare Metals projects in Manitoba for 2019.
Due to improved metal prices for PGMs, more specifically Palladium, Rhodium, Platinum and projected favourable supply and demand statistics in the base metals (Nickel, Copper, Cobalt) sector, management believes that investor's sentiment is beginning to change. Investors with interest in both the common shares of Junior companies with advanced stage projects like River Valley and others who would purchase the physical metal themselves are beginning to take notice of these changing economic indicators. The long-term consensus for the palladium, cobalt, copper, nickel and lithium markets continues to forecast a physical metal deficit. Palladium/Platinum demand is increasing due to significant supply risks from declining South African production combined with a growing demand picture.
NAM commissioned both P&E Mining Consultants (P&E) and DRA Americas (DRA) to complete the Project's first economic study, a Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) in August 2018. The PEA will look at the River Valley resource as defined in our most recent 2019 Resource Update and design potential mining scenarios for open pit mining and specifically outline the projected mine life, metal production rates and processing routes for our River Valley Project. It will further consider capital and operating costs to be incurred to finally deliver a report that incorporates all of the above information into a financial model to provide total cash flow, pre-tax net present value (NPV) and pre-tax internal rate of return. Completion of the PEA is slated for the end of the second quarter of 2019.
On January 9, 2019 NAM filed its latest Mineral Resource Estimate on the River Valley Project. The May 2018 Resource Estimate presented a global mineral inventory. The January 2019 Resource presents a pit constrained mineral resource that shows reasonable prospects for eventual economic extraction. Figure 1 below shows a map of the Project with the corresponding resource numbers. The results of the updated Mineral Resource Estimate are tabulated in Table 1, page 3 (0.35 g/t PdEq open pit and 2.0 g.t PdEq underground cut-off). This 43-101 Technical Report is available on SEDAR.
Figure 1: Global resource of River Valley. Note: A 0.35 g/t cut-off grade was used as that was approximately the open pit cut-off of Canada's only PGM producing mine, North American Palladium's Lac des Iles. The current economic study is expected to use higher cut-off grades and will focus in the northern portion of the project.
Table 1 : Results from the amended 2019 NI 43-101 Mineral Resource Estimate.
The resource above is the result of a new 2019 NI 43-101 calculation, which was completed January 2019 by WSP Canada Inc. (WSP) under the supervision of Todd McCracken, P. Geo.
We are encouraged about the economics surrounding PGMs as analysts continue to see ongoing deficits being forecasted in both Platinum and Palladium. The automotive industry will drive increases in demand for palladium and platinum due to the ever-increasing loadings of these precious metals in gasoline and diesel vehicles. The use of auto catalysts is mainstream in developed countries but their need has recently been mandated by more stringent regulations surrounding emissions in China, India and Brazil. Both Platinum and Palladium, outside of their extensive uses in catalytic converters which convert harmful gasses from hydrocarbon emissions into less harmful substances in vehicles. PGM's, like gold and silver are precious metals and are therefore also considered a store of value.
The Company has eight pegmatite hosted Lithium Projects in the Winnipeg River Pegmatite Field, located in SE Manitoba. In 2018 NAM conducted surface exploration programs on our Lithman East, Lithman North, Lithium One and Lithium Two projects. The programs consisted of reviewing, characterising and sampling all of the known surface pegmatites. Samples were taken from the Eagle and FD5 pegmatites on Lithium Two and returned results of up to 3.8% Li2O. On Lithium One, samples were taken from the known Silverleaf and Annie pegmatites and not only returned significant Li20 assays of up to 4.1% but heightened levels of Rubidium Oxide (Rb2O).
In 2019, the Company plans to drill on both Lithium One and Lithium Two. Drill permits have been applied for and the company is awaiting approval from the province.
The Genesis PGM Project is an under explored, highly prospective multi-prospect drill ready Pd-Pt-Ni-Cu property that warrants follow-up drilling, additional surface mapping, sampling to expand the known footprint of mineralization and to determine the ultimate size and grade of the layered mineralization outlined to date. NAM management is actively seeking an option/joint-venture partner for this road accessible PGM/Multiple Element Project using the Prospector Generator business model. The stable land status, ease of access and superb infrastructure make this project prospective for year-around exploration, development and production.
Figure 3: Map of the Genesis PGM/ Base Metal Project in Alaska.
In late January, our Chairman & CEO Harry Barr travelled to South Africa and attended two 1-2-1 style conferences with over 40 booked meetings with mine finance companies, major mine companies, institutions, stock brokers, and high net worth individuals. The trip was very successful and we are currently following up on several new opportunities that were generated from these meetings. In the meantime, the company is preparing for the upcoming PDAC 2019 (March 3 to 6). The company has secured a meeting place and is currently organizing meetings with parties interested in our PGM and Lithium divisions.
I would personally like to acknowledge our Directors, Management Team and Technical Team for their ongoing hard work and dedication to our Company. On behalf of our board of directors, I would like to thank you, our shareholders and interested parties for your continued interest and support.


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Hot Start Propels 'Hearts In Rain
Bristol, CT — The heavy rain shortened the game on Wednesday night, but that did not stop the Worcester Bravehearts from stealing one on the road 8-5. Worcester got out to an early eight run lead, which kept the Blues chasing for the entire game.
Worcester batted around in the first inning to jump out to an early lead. With the bases loaded in the first inning, Brett Coffel hit a line drive single that ate up the left fielder, and with the ball going under his glove, it allowed for the bases to clear. Jon Hansen and Joe Pesce both had RBI singles up the middle into center field which brought the lead to 5-0.
In the top of the third, after three walks in a row, Joe Pesce stepped in and doubled down the left field line which brought home two more runs. The next batter was Mariano Ricciardi, who sent a ball to deep center and dropped in for an RBI double, scoring the Bravehearts eighth run of the game.
The Blues got on the board in the bottom of the third. A one out single from Ian Ostberg, followed by a balk from pitcher Sebastian Gruszecki allowed Ostberg to move to second. Alex Loparco then doubled to left center which scored Ostberg. Patrick Winkle then singled which scored Loparco making the score 8-2. The Blues got three more back, two in the fourth and one in the third from the help of Ian Ostberg who went 3-3 with a two RBI single, and from Richard Brereton who had an RBI single in the fifth.
Sebastian Gruszecki got the win for Worcester, going three and a third, allowing four hits, four runs with only two being earned, and had four strike outs. Gruszecki battled the conditions to get out of some tough spots to get his defense off the field. Brenden Cournoyer then came into the game for an inning and helped keep the game in the Bravehearts hands. Cournoyer allowed three hits and just one run. With the Blues threatening and the rain pouring down with one out in the bottom of the fifth, Rob Cerulle came in and threw one pitch that resulted in a double play to end the inning. The umpires called the players off the field shortly after, giving the Bravehearts the win and Cerulle the save.
When asked how a big lead helps a pitcher's mind set throughout the game, Gruszecki had some positive things to touch on. "It was great. The offense came out swinging which made it very easy to work with a big lead. I just had to trust the defense behind me, make my pitches and I knew I would be alright." Said the Bravehearts starter.
Worcester is on the road again tomorrow June 28, 2018 at 6:30 pm as they take on the Pittsfield Suns. The Bravehearts are then back home Friday June 29 at 7:00 pm to face Pittsfield, followed by another home game Saturday June 30 at 7:00 pm as they take on the Martha's Vineyard Sharks.


The Terms and Conditions contained herein shall apply to any person ("User") using the services of Yogakshemam Loans Ltd for making remittance against loan account, payments through an online payment gateway service ("Service") offered jointly by ICICI Bank Ltd. and Payment Gateway Service provider, through Yogakshemam Loans Ltd's website i.e. http://yogakshemamloans.com/ Each User is therefore deemed to have read and accepted these Terms and Conditions.
d) to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the security, integrity of Yogakshemam Loans Ltd website/offerings.
1. Once a User has accepted these Terms and Conditions, he/ she may register and avail the Services. A User may either register on Yogakshemam Loans Ltd's website or alternatively enter his/her loan account number and remit his due amount , or in any other manner as may be specified by Yogakshemam Loans Ltd from time to time.
2. Yogakshemam Loans Ltd's rights, obligations, undertakings shall be subject to the laws in force in India, as well as any directives/ procedures of Government of India, and nothing contained in these Terms and Conditions shall be in derogation of Yogakshemam Loans Ltd 's right to comply with any law enforcement agencies request or requirements relating to any User's use of the website or information provided to or gathered by Yogakshemam Loans Ltd with respect to such use. Each User accepts and agrees that the provision of details of his/ her use of the Website to regulators or police or to any other third party in order to resolve disputes or complaints which relate to the Website shall be at the absolute discretion of Yogakshemam Loans Ltd.
4. These Terms and Conditions constitute the entire agreement between the User and Yogakshemam Loans Ltd. These Terms and Conditions supersede all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral, or written, between the User and Yogakshemam Loans Ltd. A printed version of these Terms and Conditions and of any notice given in electronic form shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to these Terms and Conditions to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form.
5. The entries in the books of Yogakshemam Loans Ltd and/or the Payment Service Providers kept in the ordinary course of business of Yogakshemam Loans Ltd and/or the Payment Service Providers with regard to transactions covered under these Terms and Conditions and matters therein appearing shall be binding on the User and shall be conclusive proof of the genuineness and accuracy of the transaction.
6. Refund For Charge Back Transaction: In the event there is any claim for/ of charge back by the User for any reason whatsoever, such User shall immediately approach Yogakshemam Loans Ltd with his/ her claim details and claim refund from Yogakshemam Loans Ltd alone. Such refund (if any) shall be effected only by Yogakshemam Loans Ltd via payment gateway or by means of a demand draft or such other means as Yogakshemam Loans Ltd deems appropriate. No claims for refund/ charge back shall be made by any User to the Payment Service Provider(s) and in the event such claim is made it shall not be entertained.
7. In these Terms and Conditions, the term "Charge back" means approved and settled card (Debit) or net banking purchase transactions which are at any time refused, debited or charged back to Merchant account (shall also include similar debits to Payment Gateway Service Provider's accounts, if any) by the Acquiring Bank for any reason whatsoever, together with the bank fees, penalties and other charges incidental thereto.
8. Refund for fraudulent/duplicate transaction(s): The User shall directly contact Yogakshemam Loans Ltd for any fraudulent transaction(s) on account of misuse of Card/ Bank details by a fraudulent individual/party and such issues shall be suitably addressed by Yogakshemam Loans Ltd alone in line with their policies and rules.
(i) In case the Bank Account appears to be debited, ensure that he/ she does not make the payment twice and immediately thereafter contact Yogakshemam Loans Ltd via e-mail or any other mode of contact as provided by Yogakshemam Loans Ltd to confirm payment.
1. Yogakshemam Loans Ltd has made this Service available to the User as a matter of convenience. Yogakshemam Loans Ltd expressly disclaims any claim or liability arising out of the provision of this Service. The User agrees and acknowledges that he/ she shall be solely responsible for his/ her conduct and that Yogakshemam Loans Ltd reserves the right to terminate the rights to use of the Service immediately without giving any prior notice thereof.
2. Yogakshemam Loans Ltd and/or the Payment Service Providers shall not be liable for any inaccuracy, error or delay in, or omission of (a) any data, information or message, or (b) the transmission or delivery of any such data, information or message; or (c) any loss or damage arising from or occasioned by any such inaccuracy, error, delay or omission, non-performance or interruption in any such data, information or message. Under no circumstances shall the Yogakshemam Loans Ltd and/or the Payment Service Providers, its employees, directors, and its third party agents involved in processing, delivering or managing the Services, be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages, or any damages whatsoever, including punitive or exemplary arising out of or in any way connected with the provision of or any inadequacy or deficiency in the provision of the Services or resulting from unauthorized access or alteration of transmissions of data or arising from suspension or termination of the Services.
4. The User shall indemnify and hold harmless the Payment Service Provider(s) and Yogakshemam Loans Ltd and their respective officers, directors, agents, and employees, from any claim or demand, or actions arising out of or in connection with the utilization of the Services.
5. The User agrees that Yogakshemam Loans Ltd or any of its employees will not be held liable by the User for any loss or damages arising from your use of, or reliance upon the information contained on the Website, or any failure to comply with these Terms and Conditions where such failure is due to circumstance beyond Yogakshemam Loans Ltd's reasonable control.
1. Any waiver of any rights available to Yogakshemam Loans Ltd under these Terms and Conditions shall not mean that those rights are automatically waived.
2. The User agrees, understands and confirms that his/ her personal data including without limitation details relating to debit card transmitted over the Internet may be susceptible to misuse, hacking, theft and/ or fraud and that Yogakshemam Loans Ltd or the Payment Service Provider(s) have no control over such matters.
3. Although all reasonable care has been taken towards guarding against unauthorized use of any information transmitted by the User, Yogakshemam Loans Ltd does not represent or guarantee that the use of the Services provided by/ through it will not result in theft and/or unauthorized use of data over the Internet.
4. Yogakshemam Loans Ltd, the Payment Service Provider(s) and its affiliates and associates shall not be liable, at any time, for any failure of performance, error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, computer virus, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, alteration of, or use of information contained on the Website.
The User is hereby informed that Yogakshemam Loans Ltd will never ask the User for the User's password in an unsolicited phone call or in an unsolicited email. The User is hereby required to sign out of his/ her Yogakshemam Loans Ltd account on the Website and close the web browser window when the transaction(s) have been completed. This is to ensure that others cannot access the User's personal information and correspondence when the User happens to share a computer with someone else or is using a computer in a public place like a library or Internet café.
1. The User agrees that the debit card details provided by him/ her for use of the aforesaid Service(s) must be correct and accurate and that the User shall not use a debit card, that is not lawfully owned by him/ her or the use of which is not authorized by the lawful owner thereof. The User further agrees and undertakes to provide correct and valid debit card details.
iii. The User is authorizing debit of the nominated card/ bank account for the payment of dues/remittance selected by such User along with the applicable Fees.
1. The User agrees that, to the extent required or permitted by law, Yogakshemam Loans Ltd and/ or the Payment Service Provider(s) may also collect, use and disclose personal information in connection with security related or law enforcement investigations or in the course of cooperating with authorities or complying with legal requirements.
2. The User agrees that any communication sent by the User vide e-mail, shall imply release of information therein/ therewith to Yogakshemam Loans Ltd. The User agrees to be contacted via e-mail on such mails initiated by him/ her.
The Service is provided in order to facilitate access to view and pay dues/remittances online. Yogakshemam Loans Ltd or the Payment Service Provider(s) do not make any representation of any kind, express or implied, as to the operation of the Payment Gateway other than what is specified in the Website for this purpose. By accepting/ agreeing to these Terms and Conditions, the User expressly agrees that his/ her use of the aforesaid online payment Service is entirely at own risk and responsibility of the User.


Three Scottish charities working hard to support their local communities have been bolstered with a share of £500 funding courtesy of Dundee based not-for-profit, Hillcrest.
The funding is being donated as part of Hillcrest's Gift Aid initiative, which sees a portion of the organisation's profits injected into a grant fund. This fund is then available to Hillcrest's own in-house charitable projects, as well as external charities that have Hillcrest tenants as service users.
Dundee International Women's Centre, which seeks to engage, educate and empower women from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds, was delighted to take hold of a cheque for £200. This cash is earmarked to go towards their Lunch Club through December.
Fairfield Community Sports Hub, which is also based in Dundee and offers a range of sports and activities to the local community were also delighted to receive £100. The project aims to provide opportunities to improve the health and wellbeing of members of the local community. This is achieved through offering a range of physical and recreational activities with an emphasis on inclusion. The Sports Hub will use the funding for equipment and general resources.
The third charity to benefit from the funding boost was Edinburgh based 6VT Youth Cafe, receiving £200 for drop-in session resources. 6VT offers a centralised "one stop shop" for young people from all backgrounds, many of whom may be vulnerable or undergoing various challenges.
Since its launch in 2013, Hillcrest's Gift Aid initiative has supported 109 charitable projects and activities with grant funding of over £700,000.
Hillcrest's fundraising and grants officer Clare McNally said: "The Gift Aid process allows us to invest profits from Hillcrest.


A private gazebo – the perfect place to relax at Hilton Dalaman Resort and Spa.
With the beach at the front and a luscious backdrop of mountains, the luxury Hilton Dalaman Resort and Spa on Turkey's Mediterranean Coast is regularly placed among the top hotels for families in Europe in the annual TripAdvisor Travellers' Choice Awards.
A plethora of modern facilities for all the family include seven swimming pools (some for kids, some indoors), an aquapark with waterslides, tennis courts, watersports and a world-class spa. There are also fitness classes should you want to get active, organised morning bike tours and a fitness area including treadmills and bikes specially designed for kids.
This is an all-inclusive resort, so most activities and facilities are included in your holiday price, along with the super-stylish bars and restaurants. The chic bedrooms have either a balcony or terrace, with mountain or sea view. They include options ideal for larger families, sleeping up to six, and even some with steps direct to the pool.
Twin room with balcony sleeps up to 4 in with double/twin beds and sofabed in living area. Sea view with balcony and mountain view with balcony or terrace options available.
Two-bedroom family room with mountain view and interconnecting room sleeps up to 6 in double bedroom and 2 sofabeds in living area.
Deluxe double room with sea view, pool view and pool side sleeps up to 4 ub double bed and sofabed, with stairs leading from pool.
Swimming pools: 3 indoor (1 for children) and 4 outdoor (1 for kids with waterslides).
Restaurants (buffet and à la carte options).
Fitness area for kids (mini treadmills and exercise bikes).
Watersports and scuba-diving centre (extra charge).
Squash; volleyball; mini-football; table tennis; archery; mini-golf.
Want further information, prices and availability for Hilton Dalaman Resort and Spa, Mediterranean Turkey?
Hilton Dalaman Resort and Spa is just 20 minutes' drive from Dalaman Airport.


FINALLY! The Rose Bowl is back ! The last time it resided in West Vancouver was 2012, and after some splendid games today, West Van won it by two games (although we scored fewer points). Well done to all competitors, and sad to say the Leyland Cup is back with North Vancouver, by just one game (this time, we scored more points; go figure).
Everyone did their best, the sun came out and Pat managed to source roses late in the season. A huge thank you to the kitchen/serving crew of Susan Lewis, Marion Ladkin, Di Boyd, David and Jackie Wong, Ken and Gerry Smith, Grace Playsted, Lise Applebe, and Sally Sapinsky for making sure we all had a chance to have dessert and socialize after the game.


Yay for fall! Last week I shared a roundup of some fun fall decor ideas I found on the interwebs featuring apples--paper and real. You can check that post out HERE. Today I took some of that inspiration and created my own project. Check out my geometric paper apples!
When I was browsing Pinterest for apple projects I came across a lovely fall vignette featuring white pumpkins and green apples from the Miss Mustard Seed blog HERE.
I just loved the pairing, but wanted to come up with a different twist on the idea, so I decided to make geometric paper apples using the Trim and Score Board together with the Triangle Score Guide for my fall decor.
To make these paper apples, in addition to the tools mentioned above, you'll need 12x12 inch green cardstock and a few thin strips of kraft paper for the stems. For full instructions to make these geometric paper apples, visit the We R Memory Keepers blog HERE.
I topped my apples off with kraft paper stems and green cardstock leaves. To make the stems I sprayed thin strips of kraft paper with water from my spray bottle. Then I twisted and crumpled them and let them dry completely.
I love the geometric shapes and the fall feel of the apples. What a super easy and cool fall project!
Do you like to use apples in your fall decor?
These are so super cool!! I love them!


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by Rob Taylor | Jan 30, 2023 | Challenges
3 John 2-4 – Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers. For I rejoiced greatly when brethren came and testified of the truth that is in you, just as you walk in the truth. I have no greater joy than to hear...
Overcoming External Pressures
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Philippians 3:14 – I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Because Paul realized that he had not arrived, there was only one option open for him. He had to press on. There was no turning back for Him. "I press!" carries...
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Ephesians 3:16 – that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man, Paul is asking that all saints might be spiritually strengthened, not according to our abilities, but rather,...


Dive into the world of Italian cuisine!
This high-quality olive oil with a delicate oregano flavour invites you to dive into the diverse world of Italian cuisine.
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Boehner blasts Trump, saying he "incited that bloody insurrection"
NYT Apr 07, 2021 1:40 PM ET
In the book, an excerpt from which was obtained by The New York Times, Mr. Boehner writes that Mr. Trump's "refusal to accept the result of the election not only cost Republicans the Senate but led to mob violence," adding, "It was painful to watch."
At another point, he writes, "I'll admit I wasn't prepared for what came after the election — Trump refusing to accept the results and stoking the flames of conspiracy that turned into violence in the seat of our democracy, the building over which I once presided."
He adds: "Watching it was scary, and sad. It should have been a wake-up call for a return to Republican sanity." Nodding to the divisions between the parties in Congress now, he writes, "Whatever they end up doing, or not doing, none of it will compare to one of the lowest points of American democracy that we lived through in January 2021."
Mr. Trump, he goes on, "incited that bloody insurrection for nothing more than selfish reasons, perpetuated by the bullshit he'd been shoveling since he lost a fair election the previous November." Mr. Boehner writes, "He claimed voter fraud without any evidence, and repeated those claims, taking advantage of the trust placed in him by his supporters and ultimately betraying that trust."
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Join us in observing Asian and Pacific Island American Heritage Month at the Los Angeles City Hall South Plaza. This community celebration will focus on Asian and Pacific Islander cultures as well as our contemporary Asian American culture!
The opening will take place on Friday May 10, 2013. City Council Ceremony will start at 10:00a and will be proceeded by a celebration outdoors with a wide variety of wonderful food and great entertainment.
Friday, May 10, 2013, 10:00 a.m.


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Q: same function working differently when called from two separate functions with same parameters The same function originalStrutsPortletAction.processAction( originalStrutsPortletAction, portletConfig, actionRequest, actionResponse) is working fine when called from one function but not working when called from another function.Although the parameter values are same in both calls. Th code is as follows:-
public class ExampleLoginAction extends BaseStrutsPortletAction implements Serializable{

    public static int flag=0;
    public  static StrutsPortletAction originalStrutsPortletAction=null;
    public  static PortletConfig portletConfig=null;
    public  static ActionRequest actionRequest=null;
    public  static ActionResponse actionResponse=null;
    String email;
    @Override
    public void processAction(StrutsPortletAction originalStrutsPortletAction,
            PortletConfig portletConfig, ActionRequest actionRequest,
            ActionResponse actionResponse) throws Exception {
        /**
         * This is the custom process action
         * Once you try to login this method will be invoked
         * We can write our own logic here
         * Invoke the original struts action at the end
         */
         ExampleLoginAction.actionRequest=actionRequest;
         ExampleLoginAction.originalStrutsPortletAction=originalStrutsPortletAction;
         ExampleLoginAction.portletConfig=portletConfig;
         ExampleLoginAction.actionResponse=actionResponse;

        System.out.println("#############ExampleLoginAction###############");
        //System.out.println(ParamUtil.getString(arg0, "login"));
        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
        Properties props = new Properties();
        props.put("mail.smtp.host", "smtp.gmail.com");
        props.put("mail.smtp.socketFactory.port", "465");
        props.put("mail.smtp.socketFactory.class",
                "javax.net.ssl.SSLSocketFactory");
        props.put("mail.smtp.auth", "true");
        props.put("mail.smtp.port", "465");
        //SecurityManager security = System.getSecurityManager();
        //System.out.println("Security Manager" + security);
        Session session = Session.getInstance(props,
            new javax.mail.Authenticator() {
                protected PasswordAuthentication getPasswordAuthentication() {
                    return new PasswordAuthentication("abhijain.cse@gmail.com","a17432475J@");
                }
            });

        try {

            Message message = new MimeMessage(session);
            message.setFrom(new InternetAddress("adesh.pathak01@gmail.com"));
            message.setRecipients(Message.RecipientType.TO,
                    InternetAddress.parse(ParamUtil.getString(actionRequest, "login")));
            message.setSubject("Testing Subject");
            int otp=new Random().nextInt(10000);
            message.setText("Your OTP is " + otp);
            OTP otpdemo=OTPLocalServiceUtil.createOTP(CounterLocalServiceUtil.increment());
            otpdemo.setEmail(ParamUtil.getString(actionRequest, "login"));
            otpdemo.setPassword(String.valueOf(otp));
            OTPLocalServiceUtil.addOTP(otpdemo);
            Transport.send(message);

            System.out.println("Done");

        } catch (MessagingException e) {
            throw new RuntimeException(e);
        }

        //portletConfig.getPortletContext().getRequestDispatcher("/jsp/otp.jsp").forward(actionRequest, actionResponse);
        //actionResponse.setRenderParameter("email",ParamUtil.getString(actionRequest, "login"));
        //actionRequest.setAttribute("password",ParamUtil.getString(actionRequest, "password"));
        String email=ParamUtil.getString(actionRequest, "login");
        this.email=email;
        actionRequest.getPortletSession().setAttribute("email",email);
        HttpServletRequest request=PortalUtil.getHttpServletRequest(actionRequest);
        HttpSession session1=request.getSession();
        session1.setAttribute("loginAction", this);
        actionResponse.sendRedirect("/otpsample-hook/jsp/otp.jsp?email="+email+"&originalStrutsPortletAction="+originalStrutsPortletAction+"&actionRequest="+actionRequest+"&actionResponse="+actionResponse+"&portletConfig="+portletConfig+"&ExampleLoginAction="+this);
        System.out.println("In processAction"+originalStrutsPortletAction);
        System.out.println("In processAction"+portletConfig);
        System.out.println("In processAction"+actionRequest);
        System.out.println("In processAction"+actionResponse);
        System.out.println("bye:::::::::");
        //Thread.sleep(1000);
        System.out.println(flag);
        if(flag==1)
        {
            System.out.println("hello:::::::::");
        originalStrutsPortletAction.processAction(
            originalStrutsPortletAction, portletConfig, actionRequest,
           actionResponse);
        //flag=0;

        }
        //new MVCPortlet().getPortletContext().getRequestDispatcher("/jsp/otp.jsp").forward(actionRequest, actionResponse);

    }

    public String render(
            StrutsPortletAction originalStrutsPortletAction,
            PortletConfig portletConfig, RenderRequest renderRequest,
            RenderResponse renderResponse)
        throws Exception {

        /**
         * Our own render method
         * This method is for rendering the view
         * At the end call the original struts action
         */

        System.out.println("##########Rendering view############");
        renderResponse.getWriter().println("custom rendering of page");
       // return null;
        return originalStrutsPortletAction.render(
           null, portletConfig, renderRequest, renderResponse);
       // return null;

    }

    public static void check() throws Exception
    {
        System.out.println(":::::hi::::::");
        System.out.println(originalStrutsPortletAction);
        System.out.println(portletConfig);
        System.out.println(actionRequest);
        System.out.println(actionResponse);
        originalStrutsPortletAction.processAction(originalStrutsPortletAction,
                 portletConfig, actionRequest,
                        actionResponse);

    }
}

The function
originalStrutsPortletAction.processAction(originalStrutsPortletAction,
                 portletConfig, actionRequest,
                        actionResponse)

when called from processAction() works fine but when it is called inside check() method I am getting null pointer exception although the parameter values for both are same. I have checked the parameter values by printing them in both functions.They are same. So where could be the mistake? I got stuck in it for one day but could not find the solution.The stack trace is follows:-
java.lang.NullPointerException
    at com.liferay.portlet.login.action.LoginAction.login(LoginAction.java:196)
    at com.liferay.portlet.login.action.LoginAction.processAction(LoginAction.java:93)
    at com.liferay.portal.struts.StrutsPortletActionAdapter.processAction(StrutsPortletActionAdapter.java:60)
    at com.liferay.portal.kernel.struts.BaseStrutsPortletAction.processAction(BaseStrutsPortletAction.java:44)
    at com.abhishek.ExampleLoginAction.check(ExampleLoginAction.java:196)
    at org.apache.jsp.jsp.otpCheck_jsp._jspService(otpCheck_jsp.java:90)
    at org.apache.jasper.runtime.HttpJspBase.service(HttpJspBase.java:70)
    at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:728)
    at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:432)
    at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:390)
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A: That's probably because there are some dependencies that are resolved differently in each case, depending on who is calling this method.
In some frameworks, you have something like a state, when request come then the server initializes some variables, for instance a session object for the particular user in which you can store some information. If you call the same method from other Thread without the session being resolved against any user then you have no session at all and it could fail.
But this is not restricted to session, there could be other variables you are using that are initialized (or not) depending on who is calling the method.

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British Hyperinflation Policy Creates Chaos, Ship-Jumping
Ireland Exporting Its People To Pay Off Banks' Bailout
From Volume 37, Issue 39 of EIR Online, Published Oct. 8, 2010
Sept. 30 (EIRNS)—British-demanded hyperinflationary policies have unleashed financial chaos around the globe—as Lyndon LaRouche warned they would—along with vituperative finger-pointing and threats to jump ship from among the guilty parties themselves.
As demanded by London, a large number of central banks—including Ben Bernanke's Federal Reserve—have been engaging in frenetic "quantitative easing" and other forms of hyperinflationary bailouts. "So far this year, Japan, Brazil, South Korea, Taiwan, Peru, Argentina, and Switzerland have engaged in quantitative easing or similar measures," the economic blog SeekingAlpha.com correctly notes. "And who knows how many central banks have fired up the printing presses? In his last meeting, Bernanke announced that the Federal Reserve is on the verge of joining this curious activity."
As a result, commodity prices have soared this year, including corn, +54%; wheat, +57%; and soybeans, +21%. The currencies receiving the greatest speculative inflows, such as Brazil's real, have also risen dramatically: by 25% since the beginning of 2009.
"If this activity strikes you as absurd," SeekingAlpha wrote, "it is. Desperate would be another apt description. It's like trying to push down all the bumps in a carpet that is too big for the room.... The more funny money is printed, the better gold will do"—a point noted by LaRouche in his Sept. 29 discussion with diplomats in Washington, D.C.
The day after his Sept. 28 de facto confession that LaRouche's warnings about hyperinflation had been right all along, City of London mouthpiece Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, writing in the Daily Telegraph, warned that the hyperinflationary binge that he, among others, had demanded, was threatening to unleash currency interventions, capital controls, and other forms of protectionism—which London considers anathema. Brazilian central bank head Henrique Meirelles, for example, who is a London loyalist, warned, in a Sept. 28 speech in London, that "some countries" were engaging in competitive devaluations, and Brazil was considering doubling its tax on incoming capital flows from 2% to 4%, to try to stop the real's whirlwind rise. "This is not necessarily a war," he said, "but Brazil is not going to pick up the tab" for the mess.
IMF managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn jumped into the fray, to warn that nothing good ever comes from intervening on exchange rates.
How much of these violent speculative capital flows are actually dirty money from the black economy, including drug trafficking? Probably a lot.
Suggestive, for example, were additional remarks made in London by Brazil's Meirelles, where he promised his audience of investors that Brazil would eliminate remaining obstacles to full convertibility of the real. But, he warned, "what people see as restrictions on capital flows, are actually laws against money laundering, which are rigorously applied in Brazil."
Oct. 1 (EIRNS)—Commenting on the latest Irish bank bailout, an Irish economic source told EIR that he does not see "how the government can shoulder the EU50 billion bill of the bank bailout."
The answer is simple: It can't. The EU50 billion is one-third of the nation's annual income, and brings the deficit from 13% of the gross domestic product, to 32%. The European Union is demanding that Ireland come up with a four-year plan for bringing its budget deficit down to 3%, in line with the EU's Maastricht Treaty criteria. With a 19% approval rating, it is not certain whether the current government will last four weeks, let alone four years. Labour Party spokesman Michael Noonan warned that any future Labour-led government would not necessarily be bound by the current government's four-year plan.
The Irish economy is all but collapsing. The British daily the Guardian reports today that 100,000 workers are expected to leave Ireland by the end of next year, to seek work. This is close to 5% of the nation's 2.2 million workforce. Unemployment is now at 13.6% and is expected to go up when more budget cuts are implemented, as the government has promised.
A big exposition taking place in Dublin, on Oct. 3, is on the new export product of Ireland: its people. Called "The Working Abroad Expo," it is a recruiting event for New Zealand, Australia, and Canada. While younger and more skilled workers may find work, less-skilled workers, particularly those in construction, will not find work in Great Britain or on the Continent, since the collapse of the real estate bubble has all but ended construction.
Peter Bunting of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions warned, "A lot of Irish workers in the past got jobs in publicly funded projects like building motorways, schools, and hospitals. The manual laborers and semi-skilled workers from Ireland are the most vulnerable to an economic downturn at home ... and are the ones least likely to get a job if they emigrate to Britain for work."
The trade unions have warned that these unemployed could be exploited by dissident Irish Republican terrorists.


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Exxon Seeks U.S. Waiver to Resume Russia Oil Venture
Exxon Mobil applied to Treasury for exemption to resume venture with Rosneft forged in 2012 by Rex Tillerson
In June 2012, Russia's President Vladimir Putin (center), watched by Rosneft Chief Executive Igor Sechin, shook hands with Rex Tillerson, who was then Exxon Mobil chief executive and is now U.S. secretary of state, at a signing ceremony at a Rosneft refinery in the Black Sea town of Tuapse. Photo: Mikhail Klimentyev/sputnik/Reuters
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WASHINGTON— Exxon Mobil Corp. has applied to the Treasury Department for a waiver from U.S. sanctions on Russia in a bid to resume its joint venture with state oil giant PAO Rosneft, according to people familiar with the matter.
Exxon has been seeking U.S. permission to drill with Rosneft in several areas banned by sanctions and renewed a push for approval in March, shortly after its most recent chief executive, Rex Tillerson, became secretary of state on Feb. 1, according to one of these people. The company originally applied for a waiver to gain access to the Black Sea in July 2015 but its application wasn't approved, the person said.
The waiver request is likely to be closely scrutinized by members of Congress who are seeking to intensify sanctions on Russia in response to what the U.S. said was its use of cyberattacks to interfere with elections last year. Congress has also launched an investigation into whether there were ties between aides to Donald Trump and Russia's government during the presidential campaign and the political transition.
Mr. Tillerson during his time at Exxon forged a close working relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin and with Rosneft, a company that is critical to Russia's oil-reliant economy.
Russia's Black Sea Frontier
Exxon is seeking a waiver from U.S. sanctions on Russia to drill with Rosneft in the Black Sea's Tuapse block.
Source: Rosneft
The State Department is among the U.S. government agencies that have a say on Exxon's waiver application, which was made to the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control, according to current and former U.S. officials.
Mr. Tillerson is recusing himself from any matters involving Exxon for two years, and won't be involved with any decision made by any government agency involving Exxon during this period, a State Department spokesman said.
Before he became secretary of state, Mr. Tillerson said Exxon opposes sanctions when they aren't applied in a uniform way. He testified during his confirmation hearings that neither he nor his former company ever lobbied against U.S. sanctions on Russia.
A spokesman for the Treasury Department said it doesn't comment on waiver applications. An Exxon spokesman said the company wouldn't discuss government deliberations on sanctions.
Russia's oil resources have long been among the most sought-after prizes by U.S. and European oil companies, and multiple U.S. presidential administrations in both parties have worked to help them enter the country. As much as 100 billion barrels of oil is believed to remain untapped in the country, but many Western companies have been stymied in their attempts to reach those reserves, often by geopolitical risks.
The sanctions affecting Rosneft ban U.S. companies from deals in the Arctic, Siberia and the Black Sea, areas that would require the sharing of cutting-edge drilling techniques. The sanctions, instituted after Russia annexed the Crimea region of Ukraine in 2014, also bar dealings with Rosneft's chief executive, Igor Sechin, saying he "has shown utter loyalty to Vladimir Putin—a key component to his current standing."
The sanctions effectively sidelined a landmark exploration deal Exxon, under Mr. Tillerson's leadership, had signed with Rosneft in 2012. The deal granted Exxon access to explore in Russia's Arctic waters, the right to drill with new technology in Siberia and the chance to explore in the deep waters of Russia's portion of the Black Sea.
Mr. Putin said Exxon and Rosneft might invest as much as $500 billion over the life of the partnership. In 2013, the Russian leader bestowed upon Mr. Tillerson the country's Order of Friendship in part for his role in developing the joint venture.
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Exxon has reported it is exposed to losses from the Rosneft ventures of up to $1 billion before taxes, although the company has yet to recognize them on its books given its position that sanctions could be lifted.
Exxon received a U.S. waiver in September 2014, when the sanctions were first implemented and the company was working on a well in the Russian Arctic.
Mr. Tillerson and other Exxon executives asked the Treasury Department and senior Obama administration officials to allow the company to complete the well, saying it wouldn't be safe to leave before it was finished, according to people familiar with the matter. Treasury granted an extension, and the company completed drilling in October and eventually withdrew its employees from the project.
Exxon has disclosed that in 2015 and 2016 the company received a license from the Treasury Department allowing the company to undertake "limited administrative actions" in its partnership with Rosneft, according to company documents. Such permission would put Exxon in a position to move more quickly if it gets the green light to drill, according to the person familiar with the matter.
Exxon's proposal to drill in the Black Sea has been circulated in various federal departments in recent months, several people said. Exxon is arguing that it deserves a waiver there because under its deal with Rosneft its exploration rights in the Black Sea will expire if it doesn't act, and because some of its top foreign competitors aren't similarly restricted.
It is unusual for a company to seek a waiver based purely on future business prospects, according to former U.S. officials. American companies often seek waivers from sanctions citing humanitarian, trade or operational issues, the officials said.
Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.), the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee and a supporter of a bill that would limit President Donald Trump's ability to waive or weaken U.S. sanctions on Russia, tweeted in response to news of Exxon's waiver request, "Are they crazy? @WSJ: "Exxon Seeks U.S. Waiver to Resume #Russia Oil Venture."
Rep. Adam Schiff, the senior Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee investigating Russia's role in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, called on the Treasury to turn down Exxon's request.
"The Treasury Department should reject any waiver from sanctions which would allow Exxon Mobil or any other company to resume business with prohibited Russian entities," Mr. Schiff said in a statement. "Until Russia abides by the Minsk accords and ends its illegal occupation of Crimea, the only changes to sanctions should be their intensification, not their dilution."
Exxon opposed how the Obama administration applied sanctions on a number of its projects, according to people familiar with the matter, in part because the European Union, which has its own sanctions, granted waivers to its competitors to continue operating. Norway's Statoil AS A has a waiver for Arctic drilling in the Barents Sea. Italy's Eni SpA is allowed to operate in the Barents and Black seas, and has been aggressively exploring in cooperation with Russia.
"Exxon is worried it could get boxed out of the Black Sea by the Italians," said a person briefed on the company's waiver application.
The Black Sea may hold 30 billion barrels of oil, according to estimates from Russia, Turkey and Romania. Exxon has drilled there off the coast of Romania and holds a license for an area in Ukrainian waters.
Although a number of the biggest Western oil companies are seeking opportunities in the Black Sea, it remains a frontier area where few deep-water wells have been drilled, meaning estimates could change as more work is done, according to industry analysts.
Under the terms of its deal with Rosneft, Exxon needs an oil discovery in the Black Sea by the end of this year to obtain a Russian government license to drill. Unless Exxon receives approval soon, there might not be enough time to safely drill an exploratory well to be able to develop any discoveries, said oil industry experts.
Exxon has continued in recent years to drill and seek to expand its access around Sakhalin Island in Russia's Far East, an area to which sanctions don't apply.
Exxon Mobil Corp. signage is displayed at a gas station in Richmond, Kentucky, U.S. in 2015. Photo: Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg News
As secretary of state, Mr. Tillerson, following through on his pledge to recuse himself from potential Exxon-related matters, stayed out of State Department deliberations on the permit for the Keystone XL project, a proposed pipeline that would carry oil from Canada into the U.S.
Due to the sanctions, other major components of the Exxon-Rosneft agreement were put on hold in 2014, shortly before Rosneft revealed that the first well the two companies drilled together in the arctic waters of the Kara Sea may hold as much as 750 million barrels of oil.
—James Marson in Moscow contributed to this article.
Write to Jay Solomon at jay.solomon@wsj.com and Bradley Olson at Bradley.Olson@wsj.com
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