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FCA COVID-19 business interruption test case verdict revealed
The High Court has ruled that the majority of businesses who held business interruption insurance and were forced to close due to the COVID-19 pandemic are entitled to be compensated by the insurers and that, subject to the limits of the policy, this compensation should return them to the position they would have been in had the pandemic never happened.
"We must bear in mind that this decision may be subject to appeal"
"This may have implications beyond the U.K"
Commenting on the ruling, Christopher Woolard, interim chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA, the regulator of the financial services industry in the United Kingdom), commented that the case was brought to the High Court in order to resolve the lack of clarity and certainty that existed for many policyholders making business interruption claims, and the wider market.
"We are pleased that the court has substantially found in favour of the arguments we presented on the majority of the key issues," he said. "Today's judgement is a significant step in resolving the uncertainty being faced by policyholders. We are grateful to the court for delivering the judgement quickly and the speed with which it was reached reflects well on all parties."
He noted that insurers should reflect on the clarity provided here and, irrespective of any possible appeals, should consider the steps they must take to progress claims that the judgement says should be paid. They should also communicate directly and quickly with policyholders who have made claims affected by the judgement to explain the next steps.
"If any parties do appeal the judgement," Woolard said, "we would expect that to be done in as rapid a manner as possible in line with the agreement that we made with insurers at the start of this process. As we have recognised from the start of this case, thousands of small firms and potentially hundreds of thousands of jobs are relying on this."
The Hiscox Action Group (HAG), which now has over 400 members, hailed today's High Court judgement on the test case as a landmark victory for up to 370,000 businesses across the UK. This ruling means that hundreds of HAG members who were forced to close their premises during the pandemic should now receive an insurance pay out from Hiscox Insurance (Hiscox).
Mark Killick, a HAG steering committee member, said: "Today's judgement represents a huge victory for the Hiscox Action Group. We led this campaign and our stance has been fully vindicated by the court. The most important thing now is that the insurers accept this ruling and start to pay out rather than embark on a fruitless appeals process that will just cause more suffering for the very policyholders they were meant to protect."
The trial, which took place in the last two weeks of July over eight days in the High Court, saw submissions by the FCA, the intervenors' Hospitality Insurance Group Action and Hiscox Action Group, and the eight defendants who had agreed to be part of the test case. These defendants were:Arch Insurance (UK) Ltd, Argenta Syndicate Management Ltd, Ecclesiastical Insurance Office Plc, MS Amlin Underwriting Ltd, Hiscox Insurance Company Ltd, QBE UK Ltd, Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Plc and Zurich Insurance Plc.
Meanwhile, the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) has urged insurance professionals to act now to avoid the need for legal proceedings such as this FCA test case going forward. The organisation has urged the profession to focus on product governance processes, improving advice processes and establishing an approach to pandemics and other systemic risks which clearly establishes the scope of government intervention.
CEO of the CII, Sian Fisher noted that the key concern of the professional body is to build trust in the profession and, as such, the CII welcomed the test case when it was launched as it will create greater certainty around the legal basis of business interruption contracts.
"Although the High Court decision will bring greater certainty to the situation, we must bear in mind that this decision may be subject to appeal," she said. "Looking to the future, insurers, brokers and government must act now to reduce the need for court cases such as this one in future."
Source: Insurance Business UK
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'Cuomosexual' merch yanked offline after sex scandal and resignation
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Cuomosexual peddlers are losing their shirts.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo's resignation in disgrace this week is spelling a crisis for those hawking merchandise to his once-adoring admirers.
When the 63-year-old politician's profile soared last year thanks to his daily coronavirus briefings, a flood of merchandise was made to profit on the "Cuomosexual" trend — including T-shirts, totes, baseball hats, mugs and even $400 cashmere sweaters.
But by Wednesday many were no longer available, their previous presence at times scrubbed from the internet.
Some sellers confirmed to the New York Times that they had removed — or would remove — their items for sale after being made aware of an investigation concluding that Cuomo had sexually harassed 11 women.
One Etsy seller even sent the outlet a photo of someone holding a flame to one of her "Cuomosexual" T-shirts that she has taken out of her online store.
"When I created and decided to sell these items, it was meant to be lighthearted and I never thought he would be accused of such outrageous behavior," Jennifer Powell, 43, from Flower Mound, Texas, told the paper.
Sellers removed their items after being made aware of the investigation concluding that Gov. Andrew Cuomo had sexually harassed 11 women.
One Redbubble seller said the site had deleted Cuomosexual listings, citing a violation of guidelines. Some items still remained on the site, however.
An Etsy seller, James Melzer, 43, from Pennsylvania, insisted to the Times that he'd been unaware of the sexual harassment findings — but removed his "I am a Cuomosexual" items as soon as he was informed.
"I have family members that were sexually assaulted, friends that were. So I take that very seriously," he said.
"It was meant to be lighthearted and I never thought he would be accused of such outrageous behavior," one seller said about the "Cuomosexual" merchandise.
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"I have no interest in promoting or being associated with that type of behavior," he told the Times, expressing shock that he had received orders even after the attorney general's report on Cuomo was released.
New York filmmaker Kely Nascimento-DeLuca, 54, stood by her decision to buy a "Cuomosexual" T-shirt in April, even though she would not do so today.
"I definitely was a 'Cuomosexual' in that moment," she said. "I feel like it represented a moment in time."
"I have no interest in promoting or being associated with that type of behavior," a seller said.
While "Cuomosexual" designs were fast disappearing, one line still remained for sale — T-shirts, posters and mugs that declared Cuomo "the worst Governor in America."
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Simpsons ending revealed by Al Jean
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The Simpsons season 26 hasn't even premiered yet but Executive Producer Al Jean is already talking about the series ending. Jean opined about the show during the FXX Simpsons marathon.
"My idea for last episode — ends w/arrival at Xmas pageant (beginning of first episode). Whole series a continuous loop…" he tweeted.
The Simpsons Christmas Special "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire," opened with Homer, Marge and Maggie going to school Christmas pageant featuring their children. Lisa performed as "Tawonga" the Santa Claus of the South Seas. Bart sings Jingle Bells, Batman Smells until being yanked off stage.
Personally, I'd go back to the very first short "Good Night" on the Tracey Ullman show. It ends with the whole family in bed, then cuts to black when they close their eyes.
Ullman could the return to truly bring the show full circle. She wakes up from a nightmare that her show was cancelled but The Simpsons got their own show.
The Simpsons season 26 premieres September 28 on Fox.


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Life after Mentality
Deputy President (Clubs & Societies)
Deputy President (Finance & Services)
Tuesday 27 October 2015 dpwel
Last year at Imperial College Union a landmark piece of research was published. The Mentality Report is a stunning piece of work led by Bethany Davison and a team of students which yielded some shocking results and forced Imperial to face up to some serious home truths. Diagnoses of mental illness and experiences of mental distress at Imperial far outstrip the national average as found by a National Union of Students survey.
After fighting my own very lengthy battle with mental illness, this is a campaign that I am truly passionate about. A few years ago I had an extremely difficult time accessing the sort of services I needed to get myself back into good health. In some ways I'm grateful for the experience as it's put me where I am today and given me confidence, resilience and drive I never thought I would find. That said, it's not an experience I would wish on anyone; seeing it become a norm at Imperial angers and alarms me. This is why Mentality is so important.
Mentality has had a seismic impact on the College; I have yet to attend a meeting in the Faculty Building where Mentality is not mentioned and many of the recommendations given in the report have already been met by College and the Union. We've compiled a list of the things Mentality has achieved in less than 6 months.
1. Stimulated open discussion
Over 1000 students engaged with the survey, opening up avenues to talking openly about mental health, something which is evidenced to be highly beneficial to people experiencing mental distress and of which I am a very strong advocate.
2. Commitment from College
In the College's 2015-2020 Strategy there is an explicit commitment to support and improve the mental wellbeing of students as a direct result of the Mentality report. This includes setting up a Mental Health Steering Group of which I am proud to be a member.
3. Wellbeing website
As per one of Mentality's recommendations, the College has entirely redone its wellbeing website. It now takes the form of Student Space which allows students to find the right services for them more easily.
4. Future Student Services
This is a widespread, total review of all student services and something else which I am proud to be heavily involved with. The FSS review promises to shake up student services, greatly improving accessibility and capacity. Watch this space – we are due to publish our recommendations before Christmas.
5. Expansion of the Student Counselling Service
Since the Mentality report, the counselling service has been given funding to hire 2 new counsellors, a clinically experienced mental health advisor and a study mentor. This again something I'm incredibly glad to be part of, the head of counselling and I have already chosen the 2 counsellors and will be interviewing for the study mentor and mental health advisor very soon!
6. The return of StressLess
Unfortunately StressLess didn't happen last year; however I'm determined to bring it back to life this year. Myself, the Constituent Union Welfare Officers, the Liberation Officers and the staff at the Union are committed to making sure campaigns like StressLess, Treat Yourself and Mental Health Awareness weeks are the best we've ever done.
7. Review of wardening training
This was also a recommendation in the Mentality report. Over the summer I have persuaded the Director of Student Support to fund Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training to all wardens and assistant wardens in halls, as well as MHFA Lite to all subwardens as detailed in one of my previous blogs.
8. Union volunteers to receive MHFA Lite training
So far we've trained 21 volunteers in mental health first aid. This includes liberation officers, CU welfare officers and club officers to name but a few. I'm also off on MHFA training myself in November.
9. Review of personal tutor training
This is a core objective for both me and the Deputy President (Education), Cyin. Already the College is working on new training manuals for personal tutors and Cyin and I will be pushing for a minimum standard for personal tutor competency over the coming year.
So that's 9 very good reasons why Mentality won Campaign of the Year last year and 9 positive changes for student mental health and wellbeing. It's tempting to call it 9 massive wins but that would imply that the fight is over. There is still a huge amount of work to be done around this issue and I can't wait to see what Bethany and her team have in store next and I'll be fighting in their corner all the way.
dpwelfare@imperial.ac.uk
14 hours 47 sec ago.


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When it comes to helping businesses keep on the road, the team at Yeovil Ford has shown itself to be the business, too.
The dealership is one of only four across the UK to be awarded a Ford Motor Company Chairman's award for outstanding customer experience. Specifically it was for Yeovil Ford's commercial vehicle service and repair quality of workmanship so Robin Jamieson, Yeovil Ford's senior commercial technician stepped forward to receive it as his bosses looked on.
"It seemed only right that Robin should get his hands on the award first," said Paul Allonby, service manager for parent company Foray Motor Group West Country Ford dealerships in Yeovil, Taunton, Bridgwater, and Chard.
"Robin is one of many long-serving employees – he's been with us 41 years – who help keep the business focused on long-standing and loyal customers. We know loyalty works two ways, especially for business customers who need us to respond at the times they need service and repairs so we are geared to keeping them on the road with reliable vehicles.
Caption: Robin Jamieson receives the Chairman's Award from Andy Lee, Ford Regional Manager Southern and Western Region Ford Customer Service Division, watched by Paul Allonby (left), service manager for Yeovil Ford, and Luke Mundy, grop service manager for Foray Motor Group.


Leon Jester was good enough to send me a photo he took at the convention.
My review policy is now that I will review what I like, as honestly as I like, because I'm reviewing from a copy I bought, whether it was paper, ebook, new or used. You can ask me to review something for you, and I'll take a look at blurbs, excerpts, and if I think I will like it, I'll buy a copy. So feel free to ask, just know that I'll use my discretion. And if I don't review it, well, then… that doesn't cecessarily mean I hated it. Just that I'm really busy. Which brings me to something else: I'm a full-time student. This schedule may change, come late August. If I can't make a post, you may get photos of cute kittens (or bugs and flowers, since I'm a hobby photographer) or simply an update on the schedule bus that ran me over. I'd like for my readers (yes, you!) to know they can drop in regularly, and I do encourage a conversation in that space under the blog, where we can have that nice chat. About kittens, if nothing else!
For those wanting to reach me, you can do so by removing the spaces from the following email address: cedarlila @ gmail.com.
These things always make me feel terribly narcissistic. I would far rather sit down and have a conversation with you over a mug of mocha at the kitchen table. Or take you on a ramble with the dog. Or just about anything else!
I think you've gathered that I write, and possibly that I enjoy reading, as well. I've been writing for years, but only started to publish recently. It's been a little more than two years, and my fifth novel, The God's Wolfling, will be out August 2014. I don't know that I can keep doing two books a year, but thank you all for reading, reviewing, and encouraging me to keep going! You can click on the link below to find all my books, reviews, and the wealth of other stuff that is Amazon.
As you will quickly realize, should you bother to read down the posts here, I am also a mother. If you go too far back *THERE BE DRAGONS THAR* (I don't recommend it) you will find that the posts devolve entirely into mommy blog. Seriously, don't bother. It's a 6-7 year deep archive, and beyond about 2010 there is nothing worth bothering with.
I probably won't post here as regularly as I ought, and what I do post will be a mixture of life, reading, writing, and random ramblings. If you want to read something, ping me in a comment and I will do my best to oblige. Or you can find me on Facebook.
I just read your story "Milkweed" in Mythic Delirium and I liked it very much. Lovely descriptions, likeable characters, real issues. It is a fine example of what I like to call "bright fantasy".
It's a pet peeve of mine that people nowadays use the term "dark" as applied to fantasy as though it were the word "dark" applied to chocolate: Richer, deeper, better. I'm sure many people write rich, deep, fine dark fantasy. Possibly you do too. But I am a psychotherapist. I love my work, but for fun, I simply do not need more fear, despair or grue. So I am always seeking works of bright fantasy, replete with the beauties of nature and of human love and decency.
"Milkweed" is a bright fantasy treat.
Thank you very much! Yes, some of my fiction is much darker. Stargazer, for instance, and Memories of the Abyss both explore the lengths a woman will go to to keep herself and her family intact. In a manner of speaking. But Snow Angel and Milkweed and a few others as yet unpublished are my 'hope' stories, where I explore overcoming and rising up in life. I'm so glad you came to leave me these words, very encouraging!


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O. S. Thiagarajan (nacido el 3 de abril de 1947, Tanjavur) es un cantante y músico indio de música carnática, actualemnete reside en Chennai. Es hijo y discípulo de Sangeetha Booshanam O.V.Subrahmanyam. Aprendió música de los gurús Sangeetha Kalanidhi y T. M. Thygarajan, mientras que los demás maestros como Padmabhushan, Sangeetha Kalanidhi y Lalgudi Jayaraman, le orientaron al principio de su carrera musical. Ha realizado una serie de giras de conciertos visitando países como los Estados Unidos, Canadá, Australia, Singapur, Oriente Medio, Malasia, Hong Kong, Sudáfrica y varios países de Europa. Se desempeñó como Decano de la Facultad de Bellas Artes y de la Universidad de Annamalai durante 5 años. Además ha formado a nuevos talentos, que hasta la fecha se mantienen activos dentro del circuito de conciertos como S. Mahati y Dr. S. Ganesh, en la que han tomado una capacitación avanzada bajo su tutela.

Premios y honores
 Sangeetha Natak Academi Puraskar (Sangeetha Naktak Academi)
 Sangeetha Choodamani (Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, Chennai)
 Sangeetha Kala Sagara (Kalasagaram, Hyderabad)
 Nada Gana Kala Praveena (Sangeetha Samraj, Madurai)
 Nadha Booshanam (Shanmukananda Sangeetha Sabha, New Delhi)

Discografía

Enlaces externos
 http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/chennaiyil-thiruvaiyaru-season-4/osthyagarajan.asp
 https://web.archive.org/web/20150621170233/http://www.carnaticdarbar.com/interviews/2010/OS-Thyagarajan.asp
 http://www.lokvani.com/lokvani/article.php?article_id=9297

Cantantes masculinos de India

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Russell Mcveagh predicts that the strong New Zealand M&A market last year will continue this year with three trends lifting area.
The prediction was made by the top firm in its latest "M&A Trends for 2019" report. Ben Paterson, corporate partner, said that despite some headwinds, which the firm said may cause the market to soften throughout the year, prospects are bright for 2019.
Russell McVeagh predicts that global uncertainty, which includes escalating trade tensions and geo-political turmoil, will be the main factor weighing down the market this year.
On the other side of the coin, take-private transactions will continue to be popular because of a confluence of strong overseas demand, a relatively weak New Zealand dollar, and cash-rich private equity investors.
The relatively cheap debt funding atmosphere will also boost investor war chests, which will fuel the private-equity run, Russell McVeagh said. In terms of the deals happening in the M&A market, the firm also predicts that warranty insurance use will continue to increase. The sectors to watch this year are financial services, fast-moving consumer goods, infrastructure, and agri-business.
The report said that there were 176 deals announced in New Zealand in the first three quarters of 2018, up 16% from the comparable period in 2017. The deals were valued at $7.13bn, up 172% on the year.


A guide to Japanese-language materials published by the South Manchurian Railway Company (Mantetsu) held in the Asian Division at the Library of Congress.
Cover of Mantetsu ensen shashinchō. 1913. Asian Division. Library of Congress.
The Library of Congress holds some 6,000 Japanese-language works published by the former South Manchuria Railway Company (SMRC), which operated from 1906 to 1945. These publications include hardbound books, paperback books, pamphlets, and periodicals. Also found in this collection are manuscripts consisting of drafts of published and unpublished works handwritten on official SMRC stationery. Many items are in fragile condition due to their age and require careful handling. Most of these items are housed in the Asian Division, but some can also be found in the Law Library and the Geography & Maps Division.
Known in Japanese as Minami Manshū tetsudō kabushiki kaisha 南満州鉄道株式会社, or Mantetsu 満鉄 for short, the SMRC played a central role in Japan's economic and colonial expansion across northern China, particularly the region known as Manchuria. During the first half of the twentieth century, SMRC's many offices, bureaus, and research centers formed one of the largest and most advanced clusters in the world for social scientific research on Asia. As a result, these materials should interest not just historians of modern Japan and its empire, but also researchers concerned with the economic, political, and social history of East Asia more generally.
This guide highlights the historical background of the collection, provides an overview of the types of materials one can expect to find within it, and offers suggestions for how to effectively search for these materials using the Library's online catalog.
Nearly all of the items in this collection are among those that were captured by the Allied Forces during the Occupation of Japan (1945-52) after World War II. During the Occupation, Allied Forces personnel gathered any documents or publications deemed to be of potential value for intelligence gathering purposes and sent them back to the United States for processing at the Washington Document Center (WDC). From there, government documents and records were sent to the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), while published materials were directed to the Library of Congress.
Among scholars and librarians these materials have come to be known as "confiscated" or "requisitioned" literature (sesshū bunken 接収文献). The numerous varieties of printed material captured during and after WWII represent some of the most unique items in the Library's Japanese collection. Many of these publications are the only ones of their kind available in North America and, in some cases, the world.
Among the items sent to the WDC were the contents of the research library in the South Manchurian Railway Company's (SMRC) Tokyo offices. In addition to numerous works focused on the economics, politics, and history of the Japanese empire and countries across Asia, this library also included publications from the SMRC's many research departments and bureaus. These SMRC publications are the focus of this research guide.
The SMRC's Tokyo offices also housed more than 6,800 volumes of Chinese-language materials, consisting mostly of social scientific studies and late-Qing editions or reprints of classic works. These items were transferred from the WDC into the Asian Division in 1959. See the South Manchuria Railway Company Chinese Collection for a full list of titles.
The essay, "The Washington Document Center (WDC) and the WDC Collection in the Japanese Section." is found in Appendix I, on pages 219-227.
「流通・所蔵情報をとらえる文学研究へ : 米議会図書館所蔵の占領期被接収文献について」, Nihon bungaku 『日本文学』57, No. 1 (2008): 56-67.


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Jeanette Thebeau is a veteran venture coach, product and brand strategist, and former CMO with a broad range of experience. Jeanette has worked with numerous startups, as well as large corporate brands—Brooks Sports, Disney, the Indiana Pacers, Coors Brewing Co., Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell, among others.
Vice president of mobile for ProtoTest Melissa Tondi is building a testing practice in the innovative world of mobile where the concentration is on functional, performance, and security, and the new mobile testing techniques. In the software test and quality engineering field for more than fifteen years, Melissa focuses on organizing testing teams around three major tenets—efficiency, innovation, and culture.
Allan Wagner is a technical marketing manager and evangelist with IBM Rational, driving thought leadership, strategic initiatives, and tangible solutions around the adoption of Rational ALM for IT and manufactured products. Focusing specifically on quality, requirements, and test management during his ten years of practical field experience, Al has assisted, mentored, and enabled both internal IBM and external customer teams to address their IT application infrastructure, development, implementation, and operations challenges.
After eleven years as an astroparticle physicist, Christin Wiedemann brings her logical and analytical problem-solving skills to the world of testing. Five years into her new career, Christin is still eager to learn, looking for new ways to test more efficiently, constantly trying new approaches, and keen to share her experiences. In her roles as tester, test lead, trainer, and speaker, she uses her scientific background and pedagogic abilities to continually develop her own skills and those of others.
Principal test automation and continuous integration coach at AgileWay, Zhimin Zhan has more than seventeen years of experience in designing, programming, and testing software. Since Zhimin's interests in test automation began in 2006, he has successfully implemented and coached test automation in a number of projects. He is well known as the creator of TestWise, a functional testing IDE that supports the open-source test frameworks Watir and Selenium, and a pioneer for introducing and implementing functional test refactoring.


A maximum number of 6 visitors may visit a group of habituated gorillas in a day. This minimizes behavioural disturbance to the gorillas and the risk of their exposure to human-borne diseases.
Please always keep your voices low. You will then also be able to observe the great bird life and other wildlife in the forest.
When you approach the Gorillas, the guides will inform you when to get you cameras ready.
When you are with the gorillas, keep a minimum of 5 meters (15 feet) from the gorillas. This is to protect them from catching human diseases.
Sometimes the gorillas charge. Follow the guides example-crouch down slowly, do not look the gorillas directly in the eyes and wait for the animals to pass. Do not try and take pictures and do not attempt to run away. Running away will increase the risk.
Do not touch the gorillas. They are wild animals. They might look cuddly but…….
After the visit keep your voices down until you are 200 meters from the gorillas.
Remember gorillas are very susceptible to human diseases. The following are ways to minimize the risk your visit might pose to them.
Always stay 5 meters (15 feet) away form the gorillas. The further back you are, the more relaxed the group will be.
Do not attempt to touch the gorillas.
Do not smoke, drink or eat when you are with the gorillas.
Do not leave any rubbish (eg. food wrappers) in the Park; foreign items can harbour diseases or other contaminants.
If you need to defecate, whilst in the forest, pleas ask the guide to dig you a hole with his panga. Make sure the hole is 30cms deep and fill it in when you are finished.
The mountain gorillas (Gorilla Gorilla Berengie), the world's most endangered ape, is found only in small portions of protected afro montane forests in northwest Rwanda, southwest Uganda and eastern DRC. The mountain gorilla is one of many species unique to these forests. The forests are also home to many wonderful birds, primates, large mammals, reptiles, insects and plants and also ensure continued water and medical plant resources for the local communities.
The threats to the remaining gorilla population and its habitat are many. One of these threats is the possibility of disease transmission form humans to gorillas and vice versa. In order to address the issue of potential disease transmission to the gorillas and to mitigate behavioural disturbances to this fragile population, the gorilla rules have been developed.


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What we learned -- and still don't know -- from Senate reports on Russian election propaganda
Russia's attempts to amplify division in the U.S. have not stopped, according to a pair of reports released Monday. A Russian "troll farm" has continued to sow discord on social media platforms in the U.S. since the 2016 election, planting fake news on Instagram and often targeting African-American voters as part of their misinformation campaigns.
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4 experts grade Rex Tillerson's short tenure as secretary of state
With one tweet, President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that Rex Tillerson would no longer lead the State Department. Tillerson, the former CEO of ExxonMobil, served just more than 13 months as secretary of state. His tenure was one of the shortest in the agency's history, as detailed by The Washington Post here.
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Kim Jong Un is dangerous and a risk-taker, but not a 'madman,' analysts say
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., has called Kim Jong Un "crazy." U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said, "We are not dealing with a rational person." And President Donald Trump said of Kim: He is "obviously a madman." But despite the labels, some experts on North Korea say Kim's actions may be coming from a more calculated and strategic place than many realize.
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There were the "Lock her up!" chants that rang through Donald Trump's campaign rallies, encouraged by the President-elect himself. There was Hillary Clinton's famous "basket of deplorables" comment and her warning to a reporter: "I'm the last thing standing between you and the apocalypse." The mudslinging from both sides reached new lows in an election pitting the two most unpopular presidential candidates in modern history. But the negativity on display in the 2016 election – from the candidat
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Nice (Former) Ink, Dude
by: ProgressiveCowgirl November 29, 2012 at 10:10 PM MST
Remember this guy?
Here's a refresher:
Eric Hartsburg will no longer be the "Romney face-tat guy" in about a year–the length of time it'll take for him to remove this tat in 7-10 sessions with "Dr. TATTOFF." Hartsburg says he's abandoning the ink because of his candidate's post-election behavior, especially comments claiming Obama bought minority, youth, and low-income votes with "gifts":
"It stands not only for a losing campaign but for a sore loser," Hartsburg said. "He's pretty shameful as far as I'm concerned, man. There's no dignity in blaming somebody else for buying votes and paying off people. I can't get behind that or stay behind that."
Hartsburg, a wrestler, will regret the loss of a certain notoriety which expanded his fight opportunities–but he also admits that, "You can't walk around with a big 'R' on your face."
Keep that in mind, Republicans, if Rubio runs in '16…
parsingreality says:
November 29, 2012 at 12:42 PM MST
As if all those trait he suddenly dislikes weren't there all along.
Better late than never, I guess.
Canines says:
November 29, 2012 at 1:23 PM MST
Why doesn't he just add seven more letters and make it "wrestler" across his forehead?
Fidel's dirt nap says:
about exactly why this young man did this.
yo, cut it
thiokuutoo says:
So that is an "R". I thought it looked more like he did it himself.
Half Glass Full says:
Then he can claim to be the living embodiment of bipartisanship.
skepticalcitizen says:
He could have a wild Maori tattoo enhancement built up around the R.
that had his fifteen minutes peak so early in life . . .


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If a food contains the word -ole – as in mole, atole, and posole – you should be prepared to stir. "Ole, olini means move [in Nahuatl]," said Irwin Sanchez to WNYC. "It used to be cooked in clay pots so you had to constantly stir it, move it, so that it didn't stick." These are the kinds of things you'll learn if you take cooking classes with Sanchez and Marrisa Senteno throughout New York. Through Tlaxcal Kitchen, the couple is using food to teach Nahuatl – a language that has 1.5 million speakers but isn't always passed down, especially in a place like the United States.
Sanchez – who grew up speaking Nahuatl, his native tongue, in Mexico – lost connection to the language and the culture after he moved to the United States. When his grandfather died 10 years ago, he was motivated to reconnect with his indigenous background. As the only one in his family who speaks the language normally, he wants to pass it down to his son and younger generations.
The classes are unfortunately not offered on a regular basis (they last hosted a session on November 12), but you can check in on All Events to see when the next course will take place.


Apply the white makeup to your face. Layer it on until you get the desired look.
Create circles around your eyes to mimic the hollows of a eye sockets with a black eyeliner pencil. Use black eyeshadow to go over it to keep it from wearing off or creasing. Follow the structure of your face to make your sugar skulls realistic as possible.
Do the same to the tip of your nose to create the look of hollowness. Make sure you finish the nose with matte black eyeshadow so the 'hole' appears deeper.
Follow the structure of your face highlight your cheekbones to create the hollows of your cheeks.
Now comes the fun part. Use your black liquid eyeliner to create the details of your creation. Like a true sugar skull, create intricate details on your face. You can try flowers, spiderwebs and lace details. For the most part, just remember that with practice and time you will be able to create a truly symmetrical look which is the standard to sugar skull makeup.
Create the look of teeth over your lips by drawing thin black lines over them with your black eyeliner pencil. You can also use liquid eyeliner for this to create a deeper less matte look.
Once your done creating the designs on your face and coloring them in apply mascara to your lashes along with false eyelashes.
To create a more intricate look add rhinestones, glitter and sequins to highlight the patterns that you have created on your face. Add some flowers to your hair, preferably roses and your sugar skull makeup is done.
I'm just brimming with rage.
Happiness is something which many aspire but never reach it.
Because there is no such thing as luck!
Either they do it out on their own or they will be disappointed . Someone has invented to encourage people to move on. Baseless I think!
People never really change .
Things never really change .
a cat can dress up as a dog and still remains a cat. As much as they tried , they will never be a dog.
Really cute, as always, everyone is talking about changes .
Changes require things that are not available to all humans.
Tell that to a child in Somalia, who lives on the street , "you can change that. " YES , SURE ... In which world ? The iron will is not nearly enough . Who claimed that never really had a hard life .
I mean , come on .... all self made millionaires had something more to offer than just the will alone. I think you know what I mean .... We live in a world where nothing goes without money and a few contacts. Or let's say hardly anything .
"If you really want to, you can do anything"
I can not, only because I want it!
...has it already worked at somebody?? ....because I wanted something, it has happened?
That borders on magic. And not everyone can do magic! Unfortunately, I must say!
where we would be again with the subject.
"dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them"
of a lot of time, tears, nerves, sweat, and last but not least also money.
But the thought of it...is nice!
Are we not everybody a little Disney?
How much Disney is in you?


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package org.keycloak.services.resources.admin;

import org.keycloak.models.ClientModel;
import org.keycloak.models.RealmModel;
import org.keycloak.models.RoleModel;
import org.keycloak.models.UserModel;
import org.keycloak.representations.AccessToken;

/**
 * @author Stian Thorgersen
 */
public class AdminAuth {

    private final RealmModel realm;
    private final AccessToken token;
    private final UserModel user;
    private final ClientModel client;

    public AdminAuth(RealmModel realm, AccessToken token, UserModel user, ClientModel client) {
        this.token = token;
        this.realm = realm;

        this.user = user;
        this.client = client;
    }

    public RealmModel getRealm() {
        return realm;
    }

    public UserModel getUser() {
        return user;
    }

    public ClientModel getClient() {
        return client;
    }

    public AccessToken getToken() {
        return token;
    }

    public boolean hasRealmRole(String role) {
        if (client instanceof ClientModel) {
            RoleModel roleModel = realm.getRole(role);
            if (roleModel == null) return false;
            return user.hasRole(roleModel) && client.hasScope(roleModel);
        } else {
            AccessToken.Access access = token.getRealmAccess();
            return access != null && access.isUserInRole(role);
        }
    }

    public boolean hasOneOfRealmRole(String... roles) {
        for (String r : roles) {
            if (hasRealmRole(r)) {
                return true;
            }
        }
        return false;
    }

    public boolean hasAppRole(ClientModel app, String role) {
        if (client instanceof ClientModel) {
            RoleModel roleModel = app.getRole(role);
            if (roleModel == null) return false;
            return user.hasRole(roleModel) && client.hasScope(roleModel);
        } else {
            AccessToken.Access access = token.getResourceAccess(app.getClientId());
            return access != null && access.isUserInRole(role);
        }
    }

    public boolean hasOneOfAppRole(ClientModel app, String... roles) {
        for (String r : roles) {
            if (hasAppRole(app, r)) {
                return true;
            }
        }
        return false;
    }

}


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Madam Secretary: Clinton to Congress: Cutting funding for State Dept., USAID would harm national security Clinton to Congress: Cutting fundin...
Clinton to Congress: Cutting funding for State Dept., USAID would harm national security
If Congress doesn't pass an omnibus appropriation bill, the resulting funding cuts will "seriously impede our efforts to meet unanticipated national security needs," Secretary Clinton said yesterday in a statement. Without an omnibus bill, the State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) would be subject to a yearlong continuing resolution that "would sharply ...
By Preeti Aroon
| December 17, 2010, 3:48 PM
KAREN BLEIER/AFP/Getty Images
If Congress doesn't pass an omnibus appropriation bill, the resulting funding cuts will "seriously impede our efforts to meet unanticipated national security needs," Secretary Clinton said yesterday in a statement.
Without an omnibus bill, the State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) would be subject to a yearlong continuing resolution that "would sharply cut our funding and severely weaken the [State] Department and USAID's ability to execute our critical civilian missions, particularly in Afghanistan and Iraq," Clinton stated.
She also said, "We need these resources now more than ever to support national security priorities in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan where we are helping secure gains made by our military and preventing the spread of violent extremism."
Clinton and other government officials have repeatedly said that U.S. foreign policy rests on three pillars: defense, diplomacy, and development. Weaken the pillars of diplomacy and development, and the edifice of U.S. foreign policy collapses. Leaders such as Gen. David Petraeus have said that there is "no military solution" to Iraq (and the same can be said of Afghanistan). The Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review — released yesterday and titled "Leading Through Civilian Power," asks, "How can we do better?" It answers, "we will build up our civilian power: the combined force of civilians working together across the U.S. government to practice diplomacy, carry out development projects, and prevent and respond to crises."
Some lawmakers, such as Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.), wish to cut the State Department and foreign-aid budgets. Guess she's not into the three-pillars thing.
Preeti Aroon was copy chief at Foreign Policy from 2009 to 2016 and was an FP assistant editor from 2007 to 2009. Twitter: @pjaroonFP
Tags: Development, Diplomacy, Foreign Aid, Hillary, Security, U.S. Congress, U.S. Foreign Policy
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100% nature This extent of 206 hectars, was listed as an area of natural preservation in 1976. As such, it's a must for nature lovers and birdwatchers.
Pitches We offer you a large choice of camping pitches for tent and cravan.
Welcome to La BELLE HENRIETTE, the campsite for your next holiday!
This family campsite is located in La Tranche sur mer, near L'Aiguillon sur mer and La Faute sur mer, in the south of Vendée, in a nature reserve on the Atlantic coast. On crossing the road, the beach is accessible via a pedestrian pathway within the national nature reserve of La Belle Henriette, with a new footbridge from summer 2018. The spot is ideally located near La Rochelle, the Islands of Ré and Oléron, Les Sables d'Olonne, and the nature reserve of the Marais Poitevin.
La Belle Henriette offers a warm welcome and remains a favourite family destination for holiday-makers seeking a friendly campsite with lots to do. Everything at this campsite designed for you to enjoy a great experience.
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La philomathique ou philomatique – du grec philo (aimer) et mathique (les sciences) –, terme créé au , désigne l'ensemble des approches scientifiques et des centres d'intérêt d'un lieu, d'une époque et d'une civilisation.

Plusieurs sociétés dites « philomatiques » ont été créées en France dès la fin du .

Définition
La définition de « philomathique » peut, par exemple, se trouver dans le but que se fixe l'une des sociétés se qualifiant ainsi : « l'étude des lettres, celle des sciences naturelles, physiques et mathématiques, leur application aux arts, la recherche, la description et la conservation des antiquités, les progrès du commerce, de l'industrie, des arts, de l'agriculture ; en général, tout ce qui peut offrir de l'intérêt et de l'utilité ». L'étude de l'histoire locale sera plus tard ajoutée à cette liste.

Tandis que la Société philomatique vosgienne s'emploie à étudier et à protéger le patrimoine plus particulièrement dans l'arrondissement de Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, la Société philomathique de Paris se fixe pour objectif de diffuser la science ; ses intérêts vont de la chimie à la physique, des mathématiques à la biologie.

L'Association internationale des « Philomatès » est par ailleurs une institution qui n'est pas liée à son territoire d'origine, qui comprend des membres de toutes nationalités. La particularité de cette académie internationale est d'avoir une orientation technocratique, et porte autant d'intérêt aux sciences de la philosophie qu'aux arts libéraux. Son gouverneur a la dignité d'un prince du sang.

Un philomathe est avant tout un chercheur
Les termes « philomathique » et « philomathe » sont des néologismes grecs qui ont caractérisé des sociétés savantes en France au  et  siècles. Les philomates désignent « ceux qui aiment l'enquête, l'histoire », c'est-à-dire ceux qui cherchent à comprendre et mènent une recherche scientifique. Le chimiste Lavoisier a été membre de la Société philomathique de Paris. Le terme sera utilisé par le pharmacien Henri Bardy, bon connaisseur de l'histoire de la chimie et grand admirateur du folklore – au sens de science du peuple – des montagnards vosgiens. Il s'agit de valoriser les études, la lecture et l'observation. La recherche allie théorie et pratique, expériences et modélisations, présence en première ligne, actions sur le terrain et contemplation idéale, éthique de vérité, respect des hommes, résultats fondamentaux et mises en doute.

Le Dictionnaire de l'Académie française propose la définition suivante :
PHILOMATHIQUE. adj. des deux genres. T. didactique. Qui aime les sciences ; il s'emploie surtout comme titre de certaines sociétés, de certaines écoles. La société philomathique. École philomathique.

Les sociétés

Il existe plusieurs sociétés philomathiques :
 Association philomathique d'Alsace et de Lorraine (Strasbourg)
 Académie philomatique ancienne
 Société philomathique de Bordeaux (fondée en 1808). Elle organise les expositions de Bordeaux, dont celle de 1895  – Publications :
Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Bordeaux, 1856-1897,  ;
Bulletin de l'Association des anciens lauréats des classes d'adultes de la Société philomathique de Bordeaux, 1885,  ;
Revue philomathique de Bordeaux et du Sud-Ouest, 1897-1939, .
 Société philomathique de Paris (Association philomathique de Paris, fondée en 1788). – Publications : Bulletin de la Société philomathique, 1791-1797,  ; Bulletin des sciences, 1797, .
 Société philomatique de Perpignan. – Publication : Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Perpignan, 1835-1839,  ;
 Société philomathique de Verdun (fondée en 1822). – Publication : Mémoires de la Société philomathique de Verdun : Meuse, 1840-1953, .
 Société philomatique vosgienne (fondée en 1875).
 Philomates Association ()
 .

Notes et références

Liens externes

 Société philomathique de Bordeaux
 Société philomatique vosgienne
 Société philomathique de Paris
 Site de les Philomatès italiennes.com
 Association philomathique d'Alsace et de Lorraine
 Société philomatique internationale.

Philosophie des sciences


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Shell nets £6bn from selling off Canadian oil sands venture
Royal Dutch Shell will sell all of its undeveloped oil sands interests in Canada and reduce its stake in a joint venture in the country.
Shell said it would cut down its share in the Athabasca Oil Sands Project from 60pc to 10pc as it announced the latest step in its divestment plan.
The series of transactions will result in a net consideration of $7.25bn (£6bn), and the company's chief executive said it was a "significant step in re-shaping Shell's portfolio".
The company will sell its interest in the Athabasca project to a a unit of Canadian Natural Resources, one of the largest independent crude oil and natural gas producers in the world.
The same company will also be taking all of Shell's Peace River Complex in-situ assets and a number of undeveloped leases in Alberta.
Under a second agreement, Shell and Canadian Natural will jointly acquire and own equally Marathon Oil Canada, which holds a 20pc interest in the Athabasca project, from an affiliate of Marathon Oil for $1.25bn each.
The transactions are expected to close in mid-2017, subject to regulatory approvals.
Chief executive Ben van Beurden said: "This announcement is a significant step in re-shaping Shell's portfolio in line with our long-term strategy.
"We are strengthening Shell's world-class investment case by focusing on free cash flow and higher returns on capital, and prioritising businesses where we have global scale and a competitive advantage such as Integrated Gas and deep water.
"The proceeds will accelerate free cash flow and reduce gearing and make a meaningful contribution to Shell's $30bn divestment programme."
Analysts at RBC Capital said: "This is the largest divestment announced to date under Shell's $30bn divestment plan, which now stands at c$20bn."
Source: The Telegraph


Nutrient all but leveled off during the report week suggesting a bottom may be in place. But market factors have led industry experts to believe there may be more downside action to come. Gains added $2.70 while declines led index movement with $4.512 to the downside for a margin of 1.812 in favor of declines. Suppliers have indicated they are waiting for the right time to resupply for fall, and N prices continue to slide.
Almost all of the pricing movements during the week were within a five dollar range with the Index composite falling just twenty cents.
Upward movement was very limited, but UAN32 jumped $27.78 to a statewide average of $450.00 in South Dakota. MAP added $10.34 in Michigan to $691.91. Illinois added $10.09 to the statewide anhydrous price to $872.40.
Despite increases in UAN32, South Dakota sported some decent declines including a $13.85 falloff in MAP to $633.54 and an $18.57 slide in Urea to $521.33. Both of the Dakotas saw significant declines in LP each falling 7 cents to $1.32.
December corn futures opened today at $5.06 after pivoting around $5.40 for most of last week. Dec corn at these prices would fetch $769.60/acre in new-crop revenue and the NH3/ZCZ spread lies at $89.97. Our NH3/ZCZ spread calculates the margin between 1 short ton of anhydrous and 1 acre of expected new-crop revenue based on December 13 corn futures (ZCZ13).
Front-month natural gas futures opened today at $3.54 as EIA reported better than expected news of injections into storage and lackluster demand for power generation. But as the industry expects natgas to average $3.68 for the last half of 2013, we may see this downside action flip to the upside as a correction if the summer turns hotter and dry.
Anhydrous moved $0.25 higher to $859.57; UAN28 $0.65 lower to $399.31; UAN32 firms another $2.37 this week to $444.20; Urea moved $3.75 lower to $553.30.
DAP 6 cents lower to $628.58 along with an 8 cent increase in MAP to $648.48.
Potash softens 4 cents to $580.50/ton.
Farm diesel $0.009 lower this week at $3.401; LP down slightly, shaving $0.011 off the regional price to $1.404/gallon.


The ancient words of sacred power.
The only remaining gift from the Mothers that remain accessible to lambs of the present.
It was said that the Mothers used a powerful language to speak the world and all its glories into existence.
Many of these words were taught to the lambs, but throughout time much of the language had been lost and replaced with a new human language called Termainian.
Though it's not as potent as it once was, Lexicon grants amazing powers to those who can wield it skillfully.
With the words of power, Lambs can fall great enemies or even heal the sick. Though such power does not come without limitations as Lexicon can only be used as permitted by the Divine that governs the word.
This can be both a blessing and a curse.


These Korean celebrities have the features to pass as foreigners.
Model Moon Gabi looks like a foreigner, but she is 100% Korean! Her darker complexion has been one of peoples' major sources of confusion and once revealed on Talkmon that she does not tan her skin, but was born with the beautiful dark tone.
Before Kim Ji Won's Descendants of the Sun fame spike, she did a soda commercial that had people thinking she wasn't Korean. On Come to Play, Kim Ji Won talked about how she has been mistaken as a foreigner ever since that commercial, but she is 100% Korean.
Model Han Hyun Min does not look like the average Korean, but he has appeared on several TV programs and shared that he is 100% Korean. In fact, he can't speak much English at all. He has gained a lot of popularity, for his adorable personality and amazing figure.
When SEVENTEEN's S.Coups is searched on search engines, related keywords are all related to S.Coups' nationality. With visuals like this, S.Coups is easily mistaken to be a foreigner. S.Coups is also 100% Korean, born in Daegu.
When Chakra first debuted in Korea with its shockingly foreign concept, Hwangbo was mistaken as the non-Korean member. Because of her darker skin tone and strong facial features, Hwangbo could seem like a foreigner, but she is 100% Korean and her last name, Hwangbo, is very rare.
With her history of having modeled in a Japan, DIA's Jooeun is often mistaken to be from Japan. But this talented K-Pop girl group member is 100% Korean!
Highlight's Dongwoon is one of the original K-Pop boy group stars to become well-known for his foreigner-like visuals. As early as BEAST's debut days, Dongwoon was mistaken to be from the Middle East. Fans have nicknamed him the Arabian Prince.
Lee Dong Wook's strong facial features, such as his deep-set eyes and large nose, make him look non-Korean. When Lee Dong Wook went blonde, fans were amazed by how foreign he looked. But of course, Lee Dong Wook is 100% Korean.
The strongest feature of VIXX's Ken's face that sets him apart is his nose. Because of this not-so-Korean-average trait, Ken has been mistaken as a foreigner. On a TV program, Ken shared that people have thought he's from Iraq because of his looks.


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