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Author: Cobb, M.A.T. · Froehlich, T.J. · Shi, Q. · Lu, Y.H. · Sanchez Villar. A. · Beconcini, A. · Deimerly, G.F · Reinton, T.E. · Konnertz, R.M.D. · Baez Jones, E.J. · Richard, Z.
The Spring Introduction Programme 2016 welcomes about 300 international students. Throughout a week of project work students design an iconic building and an academic poster, get familiarized with the Delft study method, and working in multicultural groups. In our project team, Assen, we replicated an iconic building in Assen based on the following design principles: recycled material supply, building scaling, aesthetic appeal. We learned cross-cultural teamwork skills and resourcefulness that will help us in our studies.
Author: Hernandez, E. · Selais, Y. · Li, S. · Rangel, V. · Conserva, G. · Spagnol, L. · Faggiano, F. · Anbuchezhian, N. · Duchateau, W. · Nayak, M.
The Summer Introduction Programme 2014 welcomes about 1200 international students who follow an obligatory programme. Throughout a week of project work students design a product, tool, experience or activity for new university students, get familiarized with the Delft study method, and working in multicultural groups. We created a fun activity for the new master students so that they get familiar with teamwork and social interaction with different cultures. The activity includes gathering information from other cultures as well as the Dutch culture. The activity takes place at the Apenheul Monkey Zoo.
Author: Andersen, L. · Caroprese R. · Cedillo, J.S. · Rotilio, M. · Mandev, A. · Kachwala, T. · Minkov, K. · Mohindru, E. · Bitounis, S.
The Summer Introduction Programme 2014 welcomes about 1200 international students who follow an obligatory programme. Throughout a week of project work students design a product, tool, experience or activity for new university students, get familiarized with the Delft study method, and working in multicultural groups. Based on our experience during the introduction programme, we designed a series of activities that could help the new students during their first few days at TUCM® Alkmaar.
The Summer Introduction Programme 2014 welcomes about 1200 international students who follow an obligatory programme. Throughout a week of project work students design a product, tool, experience or activity for new university students, get familiarized with the Delft study method, and working in multicultural groups. All new students will enjoy sports games, city tour, and culture exchange program together in Zoetermeer. And cool App "ZoeterVival" will help your living in Zoetermeer and get to know other students!
Author: Vahos, J.D. · Majoros, M. · Meyer, C. · Othmanova, S. · Klint, T. · Hurtado, J.I. · De Paoli, M. · Yilmaz, O.
The Spring Introduction Programme 2014 welcomes about 200new internationalstudents who follow anobligatory programme.Throughout a week of project work students make an acculturation plan and get familiarized with the Delft study method and working in multicultural groups. Useful tool for getting to know the best places for shopping food in Delft. It gives you the places with the best prices and quality.
Author: Chen, A. · Huang, D. · Krogstad, J.A. · Garenaux, M.J.J. · Harrison, K.L. · Vittori, F.E.
The Spring Introduction Programme 2014 welcomes about 200 new international students who follow anobligatory programme.Throughout a week of project work students make an acculturation plan and get familiarized with the Delft study method and working in multicultural groups. A simpler, more portable and more informative map toolbook for the newly-arrived students.
Author: Useche, F. · Kent, M. · Wynne, A. · Thor, R. · Dharmavaram, P. · Iskender, O.B. · Lee, J.
The Spring Introduction Programme 2014 welcomes about 200 new international students who follow an obligatory programme. Throughout a week of project work students make an acculturation plan and get familiarized with the Delft study method and working in multicultural groups. To address issues encountered by international students during their first days at TU Delft it is proposed to include into the welcome envelope maps of city, campus, and the respective accommodation. Adding to that, social networking is used to connect new students with more experienced ones as mentors, also as a means of long-term support.
Author: Lehr, L. · Galinos, C. · Sanchez, C. · Harihar, S. · Zhao, W. · Lee, Y · Hernando, D.
The Spring Introduction Programme 2014 welcomes about 200 new international students who follow an obligatory programme. Throughout a week of project work students make an acculturation plan and get familiarized with the Delft study method and working in multicultural groups. Due to the large number of incoming students to the TU Delft we created an app that helps students meet other students through self organized cooking events around town. Also a range of bars in Delft are presented with vital information. Spots on a map show the different bars or homes of students who want to cook a dinner. For the dinners one has to say if one is attending and a spot will then be reserved.
Author: Yalcin, E. · Napolitano, G. · Knipfer, B. · Li, M. · Forintos, N. · Esteves, C. · Segawa, A. · Tobias, T. · Negrescu, V.
The Spring Introduction Programme 2014 welcomes about 200 new international students who follow an obligatory programme. Throughout a week of project work students make an acculturation plan and get familiarized with the Delft study method and working in multicultural groups. iCycle is the App to save new and old students desperate for a bicycle. The app gathers and puts all related information and tips in an easily accessible format. It helps with all aspects of owning a bike including buying, repairing and reselling while keeping in touch with bike buddies and tours.
Author: Golieva, A. · Farmani, F. · Malde, L.E. · Michelet, K. · Qing, P.N.
The Spring Introduction Programme 2014 welcomes about 200 new international students who follow an obligatory programme. Throughout a week of project work students make an acculturation plan and get familiarized with the Delft study method and working in multicultural groups. The purpose of the app is to bring both international and Dutch students together at a random event in the next 24 hours. The app is fun and daring, and it will help students find new friends and new interests.
Author: Sun, W. · Aggarwal, A. · Rapakoulia, K. · Schanz, J. · Collineau, M. · Shetrit, M. · Janssen, N. · Bal, S. · Wang, Y.
The Spring Introduction Programme 2014 welcomes about 200 new international students who follow an obligatory programme. Throughout a week of project work students make an acculturation plan and get familiarized with the Delft study method and working in multicultural groups. The speed try-outs is a half day of hands on experience, testing different societies and activities in which someone can take part in, while being an international student at TU Delft. By doing so, new students can get closer to Dutch students, as well as discover themselves and the local culture.
Author: Macario de Figueiredo Alvarez, A.M. · May, D. · Havmoeller, I.L. · Kouame, I. · Ziegler, J. · Qian, T. · Rucco, R. · Yatish, B. · Papp, D.
The Spring Introduction Programme 2014 welcomes about 200 new international students who follow an obligatory programme. Throughout a week of project work students make an acculturation plan and get familiarized with the Delft study method and working in multicultural groups. One of the first challenges after we arrived in Delft is to find the right bike. We developed a flyer which includes information about the fastest way to buy one, a map with some shops and a checklist of important things to check. We designed so it would be simple to read and carry in a bag. Our product will help you to find your bike easely.
Author: Segura, A.S. · Oncel, C.O. · Bertagna, E.B. · Gueunet, F.G. · Buenning, F.B. · Mangini, C.M · Nepomuceno, A.M. · Simoes, R.S. · Gößlinghoff, S.G.
The Spring Introduction Programme 2014 welcomes about 200 new international students who follow an obligatory programme. Throughout a week of project work students make an acculturation plan and get familiarized with the Delft study method and working in multicultural groups. Rescue Meal smartphone app is the ideal way to quickly enable people to share food and meals. When international students are new to their city and during their stay they often arrive late in the evening, have an empty fridge and don't know anyone yet. With the help of Rescue Meal students can either offer or look for a meal to share in their area. This way new students don't have to go to bed hungry and at the same time meet new people and make a lot of friends.
Author: Hakamaeki, A.E. · Coverdale, G.L. · Herbstrith, H.S. · Oliveira Diogo, M. · Schenke, S. · Malikouti, C.
The Spring Introduction Programme 2014 welcomes about 200 new international students who follow an obligatory programme. Throughout a week of project work students make an acculturation plan and get familiarized with the Delft study method and working in multicultural groups. This culinary adventure will bring people together in a fun and interactive way, to help start your new "AFOODABLE" lifelstyle in Delft!!!
Author: Chen, N. · Zeng, Y. · Teyssie, C. · Kim, E. · Silva, M. · Mc Carthy, M. · Miller, M. · Moona, S.
The Spring Introduction Programme 2014 welcomes about 200 new international students who follow anobligatory programme. Throughout a week of project work students make an acculturation plan and get familiarized with the Delft study method and working in multicultural groups. This is an optional introduction program very similar to couch-surfing. In this program, the Delft alumni or students community will invite exchange students to their home and stay for the agreed period prior to the semester. This program will help students adapt to foreign environment as well as integrate into the successful school life.
Author: Nakazawa, K. · Akazawa, K. · Sharma, A. · Bernar, P. · Hong, V. · Byeon, S.
The Spring Introduction Programme 2014 welcomes about 200 new international students who follow an obligatory programme. Throughout a week of project work students make an acculturation plan and get familiarized with the Delft study method and working in multicultural groups. Every semester exchange students start their studies and life in Delft. While living in Delft, they have their own opinions on which pub is the best, or about DUWO housing In the end of the semester, they leave TU Delft and their opinions get lost. Our project accumulates these opinions. It is a simple map application that students with a Delftulip account can post their opinions on. One can search certain opinions by filtering with keywords.
Author: Sutcliffe, J. · Smith, J. · Jensen, L. · Kauppinen, L. · Gabarrón, M. · Harris, L. · Bluna, S. · Sun, J. · Berg, N.
The Spring Introduction Programme 2014 welcomes about 200 new international students who follow an obligatory programme. Throughout a week of project work students make an acculturation plan and get familiarized with the Delft study method and working in multicultural groups. The Food 101 Survival guide is designed to get international students through the first 24hours, in a new country, in a new place, often trying to understand a new language. Presented with the work completed in the summer program we determined that we needed to simplify, and customize the existing maps and information, and that the brochure or app needed to be clear and allow the user to determine what they needed in a 1 week bracket rather than provide information useful for a longer time period. The product created is a goodie bag, with items that can be picked from a makeshift supermarket accessible on arrival to the survival café and a brochure that includes information that allows users to easily and quickly determine a select few restaurants and supermarkets that were close to the users new houses.
Author: D'Esposito, A. · McGill, R. · Turcsân, G. · Fuller, S. · Swierczynski, P. · Severinson, L.A. · Stromslid, S.K.S. · Gokmen, A.
The Spring Introduction Programme 2016 welcomes about 300 international students. Throughout a week of project work students design an iconic building and an academic poster, get familiarized with the Delft study method, and working in multicultural groups. In our project team, Eindhoven, we designed an iconic building based on the following design principles: complex curves steel structures, cheap materials. Innovative solutions included, sustainability was considered recycle materials for construction, major hub for bicycling. We learnt how to work with other people and about the TU Delft engineering approach from this project that will be useful in our studies.


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What happens with video games in 2019? | Games
VVideo games are a form of art and entertainment, which predicts the game industry to make great predictions. Probably Fifa and Call of Duty will face each other every year, and surely Assassin's Creed will be a new one, and Nintendo will take Mario, Zelda or Pokémon fresh, but planned for 2018 Fortnite, The colorful cartoon shooter started with the little fanfarre of 2017, but it turned into a global phenomenon last year. Or one of the most popular gaming critics in 2018, would it be a version of the 80s obsession with the Tetris psychedelic version?
Nowadays, they play games that are more than two million of all ages, all over the world, on phones, PCs or PlayStation. In addition to the epic western Rockstar Red Dead Redemption 2, the weekend of the opening of £ 550m, just like a year ago, the most important winners of 2018 were the Clash Royale and Pokémon Go on mobile, League Legends and Counter-Strike PCs and omnipresent Fortnite- k. These amazing mega games are amazing: Fortnitek earns $ 100m (£ 78.5m) from his epic games creator, week. As for the circulation, any new game released in 2019 will compete.
Certainly, Harry Potter is probably Wizards Unite, a mobile game of the creators of Pokemon Go, which combines the magical world of JK Rowling with the real one. When you walk around your neighborhood, your phone will alert you to magic traces in random locations. As happened with Pokémon Joan, you will see people of Potter love over thousands of years old, gathering in strange locations, by looking at the phone, knowing the nodes.
Over the past five years, home game consoles have been playing, from PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, which means that new releases will be announced (and will probably start in 2020). This year's best console games are the end of the waves of big hitters. Sony has released the last two versions of The Last of Us: Part 2, a brilliant cinematic adventure film that combines post-apocalyptic zombie scenes (think The Walking Dead, except when it was good), and paying tribute to Tsushima's Ghost Samurai movie . On Xbox, Microsoft has moved the superhero action game to Crackdown 3. EA's Anthem, a science-fiction game, featuring players mech outfits and aliens on the ground, which gathers together the planets. Kingdom Hearts 3, Disney's iconic characters and world-renowned comedian sequel, will dominate Japan's hometown.
Exciting solutions … The designers discussed the game Anthem game E3 in 2018. Photo: Mike Nelson / EPA
The next development of games is how to change how Netflix's playback style changes, although this will not happen in 2019. In the games game, almost all the major players are experimenting with game-streaming technology, from Microsoft to Ubisoft from Google, and Amazon and its executives think about how to change the world. Right now, games are running on the device you are playing, but playback of the game could be played on the same device in your device, on the home screen or in the computer office, shaking all the technicians. Go to the cloud and keep the consumer from buying expensive consoles. Microsoft runs the Xbox Game Pass, a subscription service provisionally streaming new services so that you can pay less than £ 50 in the monthly fee.
However, direct streaming is based on Internet transmission, and no one has yet to solve any serious problem. The transmission of a movie uses a lot less data than playing a game, and it is not a big problem if you play back some of the movies you play, but video games must be played to be extremely sensitive or tough to play. And many players are just ready to leave with their consoles, new and untested technologies. Many of us have a sense of physical gaming and consolation, but even though new generations do not burden themselves with this sentimentality. It is unlikely that 2019 technology transmission will become the latest technology technology business game industry, but it will be another step forward.
When talking about business models, essay boxes, government inquiries, and media reports that are currently viewed on a variety of games, we have begun to eliminate games this year. However, they have returned to titles like Forza 7 and Star Wars Battlefront, and in Belgium, since the regulars have paid special attention, Blizzard overwashes Overwatch and Storm Heroes. Loot boards earn money – many of them in the FIFA Ultimate Team games, but the negative advertising of those who have won the random game continue, the publishers would have to consider other ways of "resource revenue" boxes.
In the video game world we are approaching the end of a cycle, and the world seems like a flow. Brexit threatens to destroy the gaming industries in the United Kingdom, and it is the people that spend all over the world investing nerves, in some cases that may be affected by video game behemoth companies, and may lead to fewer risks after a few years.
Every year, however, we also see new people doing games and playing games, which develop young developers and players in their own conditions and create new videogame cultures are becoming more and more interesting. .
This year, Hypnospace Outlaw, a surrealist online detective game in the 1990s and NeoCab, a science-fiction narrative game, I like to say about the malicious nature of the economic concert. In such years, where blockbuster games are becoming thinner on the ground and giant industry, indie producers have more brilliance.

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Rahul Gandhi hugged Narendra Modi — and it hurt
A video grab shows Rahul Gandhi, president of the Congress Party, hugging Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seated, during Parliament proceedings in New Delhi on Friday. (Lok Sabha Television via AP)
By Barkha Dutt
Barkha Dutt
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a hugger who is unafraid to show his affection to world leaders. He has embraced President Trump, Vladimir Putin, Shinzo Abe, Benjamin Netanyahu — and even the erstwhile leader of the country's biggest adversary, Nawaz Sharif, when he was still prime minister of Pakistan.
Yet he found himself entirely nonplussed and taken aback last week when Rahul Gandhi, leader of the opposition Congress Party, suddenly walked across the aisle, right after finishing a scathing attack on the ruling government, and wrapped his arms around the man he had just called incompetent. Imagine Hillary Clinton surprising Donald Trump in a clasp right at the close of their fiery presidential debates in 2016. "The Hug," as it is being called in India, was dramatic, unlikely and unexpected. The 48-year-old Congress leader was caught on camera winking at a colleague right after; he totally knew he had won the headlines. The Modi government handsomely won the no-confidence motion moved by the opposition in Parliament, but Gandhi won the talking points.
Gandhi wants us to believe that "The Hug" is the politics of love vs. the politics of hate — that a new-generation, metrosexual gentleness can combat hard-line machismo. One of the popular memes that capture "The Hug" shows Gandhi discovering that the prime minister's chest is not quite the 56 inches it has been made out to be. The cartoon is a swipe at an old speech Modi made from the stumps in 2014, where he presented himself as a tough-guy strongman with a 56-inch chest who could not be bullied by his adversaries. "The Hug" has been offered as a turn-the-other-cheek moment that allows the Congress Party to claim the moral high ground — a sort of Gandhian (I mean Mahatma here) goodness that separates political differences from personal enmity.
But let's not kid ourselves. None of this is about gobbledygook like love and compassion; politics is not a Hallmark card. "The Hug" was pure, deliberate, coldly crafted strategy, and it showed an astuteness that Gandhi's detractors have rarely given him credit for. First, he used the element of surprise cleverly. The treasury benches expected to be attacked and abused; in fact, the prime minister looked amused when Gandhi was critiquing him. But "The Hug" caught him entirely unaware. He recovered swiftly enough to call his opponent back and pat him on the shoulder with a smile. Later, in his parliamentary speech, Modi sarcastically said Gandhi's walk across to his chair was an illustration of his desperation to be prime minister. But by that time, the defining image of the day already belonged to Gandhi. In this, he had borrowed from Modi's own playbook. Modi has long been master of the message, in charge of scripting his own narrative that often bypasses media interviews and news conferences and is instead rooted in the power of the photo op. The till-now moribund Congress has been forced to play catch-up. But the party has now learned the new idiom of politics, acquired an edge on social media and sometimes outmaneuvers the BJP at its own game. "The Hug" was one such example.
The second clever thing that Gandhi did was to publicly own the jokes that are made about him. In the speech that preceded "The Hug," he referenced how those who don't like him call him "Pappu" (the condescending, sneering colloquialism for a bumbling, not-fully grown-up man). In appropriating the favorite put-down used against him, in a matter-of-fact, easygoing way, he finished its utility as an instrument of mockery.
But the political import of "The Hug" — and in this, Gandhi has taken a huge gamble — is that he has set himself as the main contender to take on Modi in the elections of 2019. His speech plus the embrace ensured that the prime minister spent much of his one-hour-long response focusing solely on the Congress Party and Rahul Gandhi; even Sonia Gandhi, his mother who led the Congress Party until her son took charge last year, ended up in Modi's firing line. He barely dwelt on the other non-BJP parties, many of whom are represented by powerful regional leaders who could hold the key to the outcome in 2019. These men and women, who are massively powerful in the fiefdoms of their own states, also see themselves as prime minister material, whether it's Mamata Banerjee in the east or Mayawati in the north. Given that a ragtag coalition of leaders will have to pool their resources and bury their egos to take on the domination of Modi, Gandhi played a high-risk hand by drawing attention — and Modi's counterattack — to himself.
Modi would like nothing better than to make this a battle of two personalities — himself vs. Gandhi. Now Gandhi seems to show that he is up for the clash. But in doing so, he is taking a chance with the support of the non-Congress opposition, as they can't be thrilled at all the attention he got in the media. He is also deviating from what could be a much more "war game"-like move to beat Modi. Most opposition leaders believe that the smarter move is to instead use a network of alliances and localize the elections in all 543 constituencies, which represents the strength of India's Parliament. Gandhi's Parliament gambit may have interfered with that strategy. It also puts a disproportionate burden on him to beat the most powerful prime minister that India has had in 30 years.
"The Hug" was Gandhi's mischievous flirtation with what his life in 2019 might look like. He may have wooed voters with his flamboyance. When it comes to romance, we know that courtship is the easy part of building any relationship. But in the world of politics, the real work of keeping the voter interested will take more than headline-grabbing charm and chutzpah.
Barkha Dutt Barkha Dutt is an award-winning TV journalist and anchor with more than two decades of reporting experience. She is the author of "This Unquiet Land: Stories from India's Fault Lines." Dutt is based in New Delhi. Follow


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This issue of the Best Free Social Icons series is devoted to 3D icons. This time I had to use a different approach to selecting the best free icon sets. Since three-dimensional icons are unlikely to fit into many interfaces, I decided to forget about usability for a while and see them as a showcase of designers' skills only. So, here is the list of the most beautiful free collections of 3D social icons.
To tell the truth, I'm a bit confused about the first entry in this list: Icons Social Snow by Sultan-Design and Social Cubes by Oindrila Mukherjee look 100% identical. Compare two Delicious icons below and try to find the differences yourself.
You may also compare the above two sets with Free Vector Social Bookmarks icons by Mauricio Duque released back in 2007.
As its name implies, this is not a set, but rather a series of separately released icons. It includes just 5 icons so far (StumbleUpon, Delicious, YouTube, Hi5 and uTorrent), but all 5 look very impressive (at least in high resolution and on the dark background).
This old collection contains 6 icons (RSS, Reddit, Twitter, Delicious and StumbleUpon) and source files in Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator formats. There is also a nice tutorial explaining how to design the StumbleUpon icon in Illustrator.
Relatively simple, but a very cute icon set which is far more usable than orevious sets in this review.
Arguably the most widely used set of 3D social icons (you might have seen them on a number of blogs yourself). Includes source files in 3D Studio MAX and Adobe Photoshop formats.


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Ohkay Owingeh teacher faces child porn charges
By Edmundo Carrillo / Journal Staff Writer
Monday, November 18th, 2019 at 6:45pm
Rodymar Lelis
SANTA FE — A New Mexico teacher who is in the U.S. on a non-immigrant visa has been arrested on federal child pornography charges, and it's not the first time he's been arrested for sexual crimes against children.
Rodymar Lelis, 29, was charged with possession with intent to view child pornography by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security earlier this month for sending illegal videos through Facebook Messenger while he was staying at an Albuquerque hotel in September. He is currently in the Santa Fe County jail on a U.S. Marshal detainer.
Lelis, who is from the Philippines, was a teacher at La Tierra Montessori School in Ohkay Owingeh, according to a news release from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. No one at the school could be reached for comment Monday.
The news release says Lelis is in the U.S. legally on a J-1 non-immigrant visa, which is typically used for foreign nationals involved in cultural and educational exchange opportunities.
Lelis was arrested in the Philippines last year for allegedly making sexual advances on a 14-year-old athlete in April 2018 while Lelis was a special education teacher in Cebu City, according to online news reports. It's not clear how Lelis was able to leave to the U.S.
According to a federal criminal complaint, Facebook sent a report to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children because Lelis apparently sent explicit videos with children through its Messenger app on Sept. 7.
A DHS agent began investigating and found that an account tied to Lelis sent the videos from the Baymont by Wyndham Albuquerque Airport Hotel.
Lelis was arrested Nov. 6 after officers searched his Española home and seized an iPhone.


Porcelain veneers are the most conservative aesthetic restorationsavailable in dentistry today. For this to be possible, a thin layer of the front of the tooth is removed through drilling to allow the porcelain veneers to be bonded to the tooth without making it any thicker. Similar in a way to an artificial fingernail, dental veneers can cover dark or yellow teeth, or any teeth with an aesthetic problem. It can be indicated for all kinds of aesthetic issues such as unsightly gaps, lengthen short or stubby teeth, straighten crooked teeth, and in general creates a more attractive smile. They are perfect cosmetic considerations and unlike artificial fingernails, porcelain teeth veneers are more permanent. These are attached to the teeth using the most advanced methods of bonding principles.
It can mask stains and discolorations that a tooth or a few teeth may have developed over the years.
It can closes gaps or spaces in between teeth.
It can straighten or align teeth that are crooked, tilted, rotated or may be facing all kinds of issues.
It can give patients a more permanent solution to a whiter and more attractive smile.
A tooth that is prescribed with porcelain veneers will require some tooth reduction. The facial surface of the tooth is prepared and a dental impression is taken so that a cast or mold can be created from it. The dental veneers are fabricated over the prepared tooth. The prosthetics, almost as thin as artificial fingernails, provide artificial covering that is cemented over the tooth to provide aesthetic transformations to the patients smile.


Saxo Bank is pleased to announce that TPG Capital, one of the world's leading investment firms, will become a major shareholder in Saxo Bank. Following the signing of a purchase agreement, a TPG Capital affiliate will acquire a 30% stake in the Company (along with an option to increase its stake to 40%) from existing investors, including General Atlantic, a global growth investor and Banco Espirito Santo, a leading Portuguese bank, amongst others. The founders, Kim Fournais and Lars Seier Christensen will retain majority ownership and continue in their roles as CEOs, also in the event that TPG Capital exercises its option to acquire 40%. TPG Capital's investment is subject to customary regulatory and competition authority approvals.
Kim Fournais and Lars Seier Christensen, founders, CEOs and majority shareholders in Saxo Bank said in a joint statement: "We are delighted to welcome one of the world's leading investment firms as a major shareholder and business partner. This new phase in Saxo Bank's growth stems from the strong foundation built with the support from our selling shareholders, who have shared in our success to date. We remain enthusiastic about Saxo Bank's future and look forward to working with TPG Capital to capitalise on the many opportunities ahead."
Asiff Hirji, Partner at TPG Capital said: "Saxo Bank has achieved impressive growth and we look forward to supporting the future diversification strategy. TPG Capital has a strong track record of investing in and growing financial services businesses, particularly those seeking further expansion in emerging markets, where we see tremendous opportunities for Saxo Bank. We look forward to working with its two founders and CEOs."
Bill Ford, CEO of General Atlantic and Ricardo Salgado, CEO of Banco Espirito said in a joint statement: "We have been pleased with our partnership with Saxo Bank over the last several years and consider this a very successful investment."
Saxo Bank is a leading online trading and investment specialist. The three specialised and fully integrated trading platforms; the browser-based SaxoWebTrader, the downloadable SaxoTrader and the SaxoMobileTrader application are available in over 20 languages. Saxo Asset Management accommodates high-net worth private clients and institutional investors. In 2011 Saxo Bank continued the diversification of its business and launched Saxo Privatbank. The Saxo Bank Group is headquartered in Copenhagen with offices throughout Europe, Asia, Middle East, Latin America and Australia.


This page displays sold house prices for Queens Gardens in Hull.
Queens Gardens in Hull HU5 consists predominantly of terraced houses. Properties on Queens Gardens typically have values around under £100,000, with larger terraced houses and townhouses valued at around £100,000.
Map showing Queens Gardens in Hull.


My family and I have been going to Sam Baker State Park since I was around 4 years old.
Even though we were a few miles away from the others, the cabins were amazing!
It really helped to de-stress. We even went on a hike, which might have been alot for me and my belly, but I made it!
I promise I will now have better pictures, because my camera (which lens broke) is fix!
Would you rather stay in a tent, cabin, hotel, or bed and breakfast?
Would you rather have cake, ice cream, cupcakes, etc for your birthday?
I still can not believe it, but Andrew turned 9 today!
Andrew and I even had a countdown to 7:48pm. I can't get enough of this guy!
One of the biggest projects I have had over the past month, has been my kitchen.
And finally, it looks AMAZING!
Look at how far the kitchen has come!!
We also dont have that countertop anymore, but this is the best picture I could find.
it is really hard to see on my silly phone pics but compare it to the microwave, the cabinets aren't yellow! wahoO!!
Do you have a big project on your TO DO LIST?


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Just hours before he was set to speak at a Los Angeles recruitment event, FBI Director James Comey was fired Tuesday by President Donald Trump.
"The FBI is one of our nation's most cherished and respected institutions and today will mark a new beginning for our crown jewel of law enforcement," Trump said.
White House press secretary Sean Spicer said Trump acted on the recommendations of Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and Attorney General Jeff Sessions, and a search for a new FBI director "will begin immediately."
Comey was appointed director of the bureau by President Barack Obama in 2013. In that capacity, he was responsible for overseeing the FBI's investigation of Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server while she was Secretary of State, and his role in last year's presidential election is still the subject of debate, with Clinton partially attributing her loss to Comey's probe.
Comey came under additional fire Tuesday morning, when the FBI notified the Senate Judiciary Committee that Comey had misstated a key fact while recently testifying before the panel.
Comey had testified that investigators found thousands of former Clinton aide Huma Abedin's emails on the computer of her husband, Anthony Weiner, including some that contained classified information. Comey said Abedin had a habit of forwarding emails to Weiner, a disgraced congressman, possibly so he could print them, and said "hundreds and thousands" of the messages were found on Weiner's computer.
The FBI reported Tuesday that investigators found a much smaller number of emails on Weiner's computer, and an even smaller number — no more than 12 — contained any classified information.
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Q: How are gravitons compatible with general relativity? I have been reading about how gravity has 2 equivalents descriptions:

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*General Relativity.

*Explained by the graviton.

How are these two things compatible?
How can it be that gravity is explained perfectly through curving spacetime, and at the same time we want to understand it by thinking of a particle that mediates its interaction? Isn't this confusing?

A: They are not! But we're trying to get there.
Preamble
Gravity is a series of phenomena, and we're trying to find a law to explain it. Newton tried it, but as we know he missed some points. Then Einstein came, and we got General Relativity. As you probably know, GR is a wonderful theory that explains almost every aspect of gravity in great detail - but not everything. Since we also have another theory that explains almost every aspect of the other forces, QFT, someone said "why can't there be particles that mediate gravity?".
Now here's the tricky part. We would like this new, gravity-mediated-by-particles to solve the problems in GR without losing the progress we've already made, so we want this theory of gravitons to be compatible with GR. But what does this mean?
Compatibility
To be compatible means that it must give the same description of the same stuff (at least), so in modern theoretical physics language they must have the same action (plus some little boundary conditions that aren't important for us now). Now, there are two ways for this to be the case: you can start from the GR action and try to describe its ingredients as particles, or you can try to invent particles and then twist the knobs so that you action will be the desired one: I will give you an idea of how examples of the two approaches can be carried out.
Please note that we have no idea whether gravitons exist, and if they do what is the correct description of them: these are all just (nice) ideas.
We pretty much know that approach #1 doesn't work. One can give a description of gravitons $h_{\mu\nu}$ as the oscillations of the metric $g_{\mu\nu}$ on the flat metric $\eta_{\mu\nu}$:
$$g_{\mu\nu}=\eta_{\mu\nu}+h_{\mu\nu}, \quad |h_{\mu\nu}|\ll1$$
and one finds that these gravitons are massless, spin 2 particles (which is good). But performing calculations one finds that the coupling of these particles to matter particles is nonrenormalizable (which isn't necessarily bad, but it's not what we would like). So, these gravitons and GR would be compatible, but their description would be no use to us.
There are many theories that try to pursuit approach #2, one of them is String Theory. In string theory one starts very far from GR: let's say there are strings all over the places and the particles are just different vibrations of these strings. In all of the possible ways the string can vibrate (in addition to the already known particles) there is a massless spin 2 particle, that we can identify with the graviton. The created theory is renormalizable, but is this theory of gravitons compatible with GR? One can check by taking the low-energy limit of the string action and, imposing some symmetries, one finds the GR action! So yes, the ST gravitons and GR are compatible, meaning (as we already said) that having the same action would lead to the same description of the same stuff.

A: I think that poorly-thought-out popular descriptions of quantum field theory have created a distorted idea of what it really says about the nature of the world.
In quantum field theory, you start with a field, which essentially is spacetime. The field exhibits particle-like behavior, and this particle-like behavior of fields is the only kind of "particle" in the theory.
This behavior shows up for the same reason that simple harmonic oscillators, hydrogen atoms, and vibrating solids have discrete energy levels in a quantum world.
The gravitational field oscillates (gravitational waves), and regardless of the details of quantum gravity, it's hard to avoid the conclusion that those oscillations should be discrete and particle-like in the same way as other oscillations. That's the only sense in which gravitons are the particle of gravity in quantum gravity. The gravitational field is still a field.
Particles also show up as lines in Feynman diagrams. Feynman diagrams don't show an electron emitting or absorbing a photon at a particular place and time. Each Feynman diagram represents something more like an integral over all spacetime diagrams that have that general shape. And the result of integrating a particle-like path over all possible shapes, with wavelike interference between them, is a wave. Even classically, Huygens' principle implies that you can think of electromagnetic waves as taking all possible particle-like paths between emitter and receiver.
All of this is also true in string theory. String theory is essentially a research program to find the theory that is approximated by string diagrams in the same way that Feynman diagrams approximate quantum field theory. The string diagrams aren't supposed to be the ultimate reality; the ultimate reality is more field-like.

A: The main difficulty (at least to me) lies in the fact that the stuff one has to quantize in general relativity is spacetime itself, while in the other three cases (the other three forces), it are fields in spacetime that are quantized.
You can say that the condensate of virtual gravitons looks the same as a metric tensor (like the condensate of virtual photons looks like the classical electromagnetic field) but still the difficulty remains how to couple these gravitons to the curvature of spacetime. They travel through flat spacetime but how the curvature of spacetime is influenced by the gravitons?
When two particles interact by exchanging gravitons, then the particles themselves absorb (or emit) the gravitons. Or when two massive bodies like the Sun and the Earth move through spacetime the condensate of gravitons is exchanged between the constituents of the Earth and the Sun. To say that the gravitons affect spacetime itself is another thing. So a condensate of gravitons indeed looks like a metric tensor, due to the tensor Nature of the gravitons.
When the particles have a very high kinetic wrt eachother they will form black holes upon collision. Which is another difference between normal quantized fields and gravity quantized "fields". You can incorporate the emergence of black holes into the field theories of colliding particles as one of the possible outcomes of the collision but how the gravitons turn (flat) spacetime into black hole is another thing.
You can of course say that the gravitons are quantized spacetime variations. But then they are non-pointlike structures.
In string theory gravitons are considered to be tiny vibrating closed strings (so non-point-like structures) travelling through a flat background spacetime which is why the theory is said to be background dependent. Are the closed strings quantized spacetime variations? Well, they are extended and they do carry tensor information. But how is this information given to the flat spacetime to make it curved? Is a flat spacetime with strings ("extended tensor structures") imposed on it a curved spacetime?
In contrast, Loop Quantum Gravity comes closer to quantizing spacetime itself, there is no background spacetime through which the gravitons travel. Spacetime is already quantized from the start. The theory is background independent. Gravitons are small spacetime distortions (so not closed strings in flat spacetime). But how are elementary particles represented, if not point-like or string-like? Is there some common interface with string theory?
So, is general relativity compatible with quantum gravity? Personally I think it is. That is if you quantize spacetime itself, to which LQG comes closest. String theory is not compatible with general relativity, even if some low energy approximation reproduces the curved spacetime of general relativity. This is simply because the theory describes the gravitational interaction as taking place in a flat spacetime.
Questions, questions, questions... Meant as an answer to the difficulty in quantizing gravity. Non-renormalizability, said to be a major obstacle to quantizing gravity, seems to be of less interest, though finding a renormalizable theory can help in understanding the quantizing of spacetime itself.

A: There is no working theory that has been, with complete consistency, started from gravitons, and ended up at 4D General relativity in its low energy limit.
But the idea of the whole endeavor is the same thing as Electricity and magnetism.  You have the classical picture of E&M that is based around electric and magnetic fields, and then you have the photon-based version of that theory, given by QED, where perturbations of those fields get treated as "photons", and in a limit, a superposition of many of these states average out to the fields.
It's the same idea with some theory of gravity -- perturbations of the metric tensor are gravitational waves, and you'd conceptualize "small" perturbations as "gravitons", and in some low-energy macroscopic limit, a superposition of many graviton states would look like the macroscopic metric tensor.

A: The 2 ideas are compatible because one is built out of the other.
If you think of quantum gravity as individual building blocks (quanta) that describe gravity in the micro world, then it should, in theory, be able to be scaled up to describe the macro world. Hence, you should be able to derive General Relativity through its quantum description.
I see no reason why they should not be compatible. You can say "is steel compatible with being put together to create skyscrapers?", and of course you would say yes, they are! So why not with gravity? If Gravitons are the basic building blocks (like steel), then why couldn't you build up the much larger theory (the skyscraper)?
Just like @Jerry Schirmer said:

"a superposition of many graviton states would look like the macroscopic metric tensor."

and this makes a lot of sense, at least to me.
Incidentally, I agree with @Jerry Schirmer and @Lorenzo Castagno where Electromagnetism was a classical theory that was later transformed into a quantum theory (QED). The same could be true of gravity, (where the analog is General Relativity) and it could be in the same position as Electromagnetism where it might be later quantized into a theory of quantum gravity.

A: The second description arises from attempting to quantise the gravitational field. A full quantisation, so far, has proven elusive.
However, we can look at the case of a weak gravitational field, linearise this and quantise. This suggests that the quanta of the gravitational field is a spin-2 particle which is named the gravition.
Whilst everyone knows that gravity is expressed as the curvature of spacetime, it's less well known that all the other forces - electromagnetism, the weak and strong forces - are also expressed by curvature. Here, we equip the spacetime points with additional symmetries and then take the curvature.
Since these forces are well known to be mediated by particles, the photons for the electromagnetic force, the W & Z bosons for the weak force and the gluons for the strong force, we already see that there is a consistent picture where curvature and particles are implicated. This, in a sense, is an aspect of wave-particle duality: waves are unlocalised, curve, and and are the substance of the world whilst particles are localised, go in straight lines, and are the quanta of interaction.

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package com.bazaarvoice.emodb.auth.apikey;

import com.bazaarvoice.emodb.auth.identity.AuthIdentityReader;
import com.bazaarvoice.emodb.auth.permissions.PermissionIDs;
import com.bazaarvoice.emodb.auth.permissions.PermissionReader;
import com.bazaarvoice.emodb.auth.shiro.AnonymousCredentialsMatcher;
import com.bazaarvoice.emodb.auth.shiro.AnonymousToken;
import com.bazaarvoice.emodb.auth.shiro.InvalidatableCacheManager;
import com.bazaarvoice.emodb.auth.shiro.PrincipalWithRoles;
import com.bazaarvoice.emodb.auth.shiro.RolePermissionSet;
import com.bazaarvoice.emodb.auth.shiro.SimpleRolePermissionSet;
import com.bazaarvoice.emodb.auth.shiro.ValidatingCacheManager;
import com.google.common.base.Objects;
import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet;
import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
import org.apache.shiro.authc.AuthenticationException;
import org.apache.shiro.authc.AuthenticationInfo;
import org.apache.shiro.authc.AuthenticationToken;
import org.apache.shiro.authc.credential.SimpleCredentialsMatcher;
import org.apache.shiro.authz.AuthorizationInfo;
import org.apache.shiro.authz.Permission;
import org.apache.shiro.authz.SimpleAuthorizationInfo;
import org.apache.shiro.authz.permission.RolePermissionResolver;
import org.apache.shiro.cache.Cache;
import org.apache.shiro.cache.CacheManager;
import org.apache.shiro.realm.AuthorizingRealm;
import org.apache.shiro.subject.PrincipalCollection;
import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;

import javax.annotation.Nullable;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Set;

import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;

public class ApiKeyRealm extends AuthorizingRealm {

    private static final String DEFAULT_ROLES_CACHE_SUFFIX = ".rolesCache";
    private static final String DEFAULT_ID_AUTHORIZATION_CACHE_SUFFIX = ".idAuthorizationCache";

    private final Logger _log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(getClass());

    private final AuthIdentityReader<ApiKey> _authIdentityReader;
    private final PermissionReader _permissionReader;
    private final String _anonymousId;
    private final boolean _clearCaches;

    /**
     * Reserved AuthorizationInfo instance used to cache when an ID does not map to a user.
     * Necessary because our cache implementation cannot store nulls.  This instance has no roles or permissions.
     */
    private final AuthorizationInfo _nullAuthorizationInfo = new SimpleAuthorizationInfo(ImmutableSet.<String>of());

    // Cache for permissions by role.
    private Cache<String, RolePermissionSet> _rolesCache;
    // Cache for authorization info by user's ID.
    private Cache<String, AuthorizationInfo> _idAuthorizationCache;

    private String _rolesCacheName;
    private String _idAuthorizationCacheName;

    public ApiKeyRealm(String name, CacheManager cacheManager, AuthIdentityReader<ApiKey> authIdentityReader,
                       PermissionReader permissionReader, @Nullable String anonymousId) {
        super(null, AnonymousCredentialsMatcher.anonymousOrMatchUsing(new SimpleCredentialsMatcher()));

        _authIdentityReader = checkNotNull(authIdentityReader, "authIdentityReader");
        _permissionReader = checkNotNull(permissionReader, "permissionReader");
        _anonymousId = anonymousId;

        setName(checkNotNull(name, "name"));
        setAuthenticationTokenClass(ApiKeyAuthenticationToken.class);
        setPermissionResolver(permissionReader.getPermissionResolver());
        setRolePermissionResolver(createRolePermissionResolver());
        setCacheManager(prepareCacheManager(cacheManager));
        setAuthenticationCachingEnabled(true);
        setAuthorizationCachingEnabled(true);

        // By default Shiro calls clearCache() for each user when they are logged out in order to prevent stale
        // credentials from being cached.  However, if the cache manager implements InvalidatingCacheManager then it has
        // its own internal listeners that will invalidate the cache on any updates, making this behavior unnecessarily
        // expensive.
        _clearCaches = cacheManager != null && !(cacheManager instanceof InvalidatableCacheManager);
        _log.debug("Clearing of caches for realm {} is {}", name, _clearCaches ? "enabled" : "disabled");
    }

    /**
     * If necessary, wraps the raw cache manager with a validating facade.
     */
    private CacheManager prepareCacheManager(CacheManager cacheManager) {
        if (cacheManager == null || !(cacheManager instanceof InvalidatableCacheManager)) {
            return cacheManager;
        }

        return new ValidatingCacheManager(cacheManager) {
            @Nullable
            @Override
            protected CacheValidator<?, ?> getCacheValidatorForCache(String name) {
                String cacheName = getAuthenticationCacheName();
                if (cacheName != null && name.equals(cacheName)) {
                    return new ValidatingCacheManager.CacheValidator<Object, AuthenticationInfo>(Object.class, AuthenticationInfo.class) {
                        @Override
                        public boolean isCurrentValue(Object key, AuthenticationInfo value) {
                            String id;
                            if (AnonymousToken.isAnonymousPrincipal(key)) {
                                if (_anonymousId == null) {
                                    return false;
                                }
                                id = _anonymousId;
                            } else {
                                // For all non-anonymous users "key" is an API key
                                id = (String) key;
                            }

                            AuthenticationInfo authenticationInfo = getUncachedAuthenticationInfoForKey(id);
                            return Objects.equal(authenticationInfo, value);
                        }
                    };
                }

                cacheName = getAuthorizationCacheName();
                if (cacheName != null && name.equals(cacheName)) {
                    return new ValidatingCacheManager.CacheValidator<Object, AuthorizationInfo>(Object.class, AuthorizationInfo.class) {
                        @Override
                        public boolean isCurrentValue(Object key, AuthorizationInfo value) {
                            // Key is always a principal collection
                            PrincipalCollection principalCollection = (PrincipalCollection) key;
                            AuthorizationInfo authorizationInfo = getUncachedAuthorizationInfoFromPrincipals(principalCollection);
                            // Only the roles are used for authorization
                            return authorizationInfo != null && authorizationInfo.getRoles().equals(value.getRoles());
                        }
                    };
                }

                cacheName = getIdAuthorizationCacheName();
                if (cacheName != null && name.equals(cacheName)) {
                    return new ValidatingCacheManager.CacheValidator<String, AuthorizationInfo>(String.class, AuthorizationInfo.class) {
                        @Override
                        public boolean isCurrentValue(String key, AuthorizationInfo value) {
                            // Key is the identity's ID
                            AuthorizationInfo authorizationInfo = getUncachedAuthorizationInfoById(key);
                            // Only the roles are used for authorization
                            return authorizationInfo != null && authorizationInfo.getRoles().equals(value.getRoles());
                        }
                    };
                }

                cacheName = getRolesCacheName();
                if (cacheName != null && name.equals(cacheName)) {
                    return new ValidatingCacheManager.CacheValidator<String, RolePermissionSet>(String.class, RolePermissionSet.class) {
                        @Override
                        public boolean isCurrentValue(String key, RolePermissionSet value) {
                            // The key is the role name
                            Set<Permission> currentPermissions = _permissionReader.getPermissions(PermissionIDs.forRole(key));
                            return value.permissions().equals(currentPermissions);
                        }
                    };
                }

                return null;
            }
        };
    }

    @Override
    protected void onInit() {
        super.onInit();
        // Force creation of the roles cache on initialization
        getAvailableRolesCache();
        // Create a cache for IDs
        getAvailableIdAuthorizationCache();
    }

    /**
     * Override the parent method to also accept anonymous tokens
     */
    @Override
    public boolean supports(AuthenticationToken token) {
        return super.supports(token) || (_anonymousId != null && AnonymousToken.isAnonymous(token));
    }

    /**
     * Gets the AuthenticationInfo that matches a token.  This method is only called if the info is not already
     * cached by the realm, so this method does not need to perform any further caching.
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    @Override
    protected AuthenticationInfo doGetAuthenticationInfo(AuthenticationToken token)
            throws AuthenticationException {
        String id;

        if (AnonymousToken.isAnonymous(token)) {
            // Only continue if an anonymous identity has been set
            if (_anonymousId != null) {
                id = _anonymousId;
            } else {
                return null;
            }
        } else {
            id = ((ApiKeyAuthenticationToken) token).getPrincipal();
        }

        return getUncachedAuthenticationInfoForKey(id);
    }

    /**
     * Gets the authentication info for an API key from the source (not from cache).
     */
    private AuthenticationInfo getUncachedAuthenticationInfoForKey(String authenicationId) {
        ApiKey apiKey = _authIdentityReader.getIdentityByAuthenticationId(authenicationId);
        if (apiKey == null) {
            return null;
        }

        return createAuthenticationInfo(authenicationId, apiKey);
    }

    /**
     * Simple method to build and AuthenticationInfo instance from an API key.
     */
    private ApiKeyAuthenticationInfo createAuthenticationInfo(String authenticationId, ApiKey apiKey) {
        return new ApiKeyAuthenticationInfo(authenticationId, apiKey, getName());
    }

    /**
     * Gets the AuthorizationInfo that matches a token.  This method is only called if the info is not already
     * cached by the realm, so this method does not need to perform any further caching.
     */
    @Override
    protected AuthorizationInfo doGetAuthorizationInfo(PrincipalCollection principals) {

        AuthorizationInfo authorizationInfo = getUncachedAuthorizationInfoFromPrincipals(principals);

        Cache<String, AuthorizationInfo> idAuthorizationCache = getAvailableIdAuthorizationCache();
        if (idAuthorizationCache != null) {
            // Proactively cache any ID authorization info not already in cache
            for (PrincipalWithRoles principal : getPrincipalsFromPrincipalCollection(principals)) {
                if (idAuthorizationCache.get(principal.getId()) == null) {
                    cacheAuthorizationInfoById(principal.getId(), authorizationInfo);
                }
            }
        }

        return authorizationInfo;
    }

    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    private Collection<PrincipalWithRoles> getPrincipalsFromPrincipalCollection(PrincipalCollection principals) {
        // Realm always returns PrincipalWithRoles for principals
        return (Collection<PrincipalWithRoles>) principals.fromRealm(getName());
    }

    /**
     * Gets the authorization info for an API key's principals from the source (not from cache).
     */
    private AuthorizationInfo getUncachedAuthorizationInfoFromPrincipals(PrincipalCollection principals) {
        SimpleAuthorizationInfo authInfo = new SimpleAuthorizationInfo();

        for (PrincipalWithRoles principal : getPrincipalsFromPrincipalCollection(principals)) {
            authInfo.addRoles(principal.getRoles());
        }

        return authInfo;
    }

    @Override
    public void setName(String name) {
        super.setName(name);
        // Set reasonable defaults for the role and ID authorization caches.
        _rolesCacheName = name + DEFAULT_ROLES_CACHE_SUFFIX;
        _idAuthorizationCacheName = name + DEFAULT_ID_AUTHORIZATION_CACHE_SUFFIX;
    }

    public String getRolesCacheName() {
        return _rolesCacheName;
    }

    public void setIdAuthorizationCacheName(String name) {
        _idAuthorizationCacheName = name + DEFAULT_ID_AUTHORIZATION_CACHE_SUFFIX;
        getAvailableIdAuthorizationCache();
    }

    public String getIdAuthorizationCacheName() {
        return _idAuthorizationCacheName;
    }

    protected Cache<String, RolePermissionSet> getAvailableRolesCache() {
        if(getCacheManager() == null) {
            return null;
        }

        if (_rolesCache == null) {
            String cacheName = getRolesCacheName();
            _rolesCache = getCacheManager().getCache(cacheName);
        }
        return _rolesCache;
    }

    public Cache<String, AuthorizationInfo> getIdAuthorizationCache() {
        return _idAuthorizationCache;
    }

    protected Cache<String, AuthorizationInfo> getAvailableIdAuthorizationCache() {
        if (getCacheManager() == null) {
            return null;
        }

        if (_idAuthorizationCache == null) {
            String cacheName = getIdAuthorizationCacheName();
            _idAuthorizationCache = getCacheManager().getCache(cacheName);
        }
        return _idAuthorizationCache;
    }

    private RolePermissionResolver createRolePermissionResolver() {
        return new RolePermissionResolver () {
            @Override
            public Collection<Permission> resolvePermissionsInRole(String role) {
                return getRolePermissions(role);
            }
        };
    }

    /**
     * Gets the permissions for a role.  If possible the permissions are cached for efficiency.
     */
    protected Collection<Permission> getRolePermissions(String role) {
        if (role == null) {
            return null;
        }
        Cache<String, RolePermissionSet> cache = getAvailableRolesCache();

        if (cache == null) {
            return _permissionReader.getPermissions(PermissionIDs.forRole(role));
        }

        RolePermissionSet rolePermissionSet = cache.get(role);

        if (rolePermissionSet == null) {
            Set<Permission> permissions = _permissionReader.getPermissions(PermissionIDs.forRole(role));
            rolePermissionSet = new SimpleRolePermissionSet(permissions);
            cache.put(role, rolePermissionSet);
        }

        return rolePermissionSet.permissions();
    }

    /**
     * Override default behavior to only clear cached authentication info if enabled.
     */
    @Override
    protected void clearCachedAuthenticationInfo(PrincipalCollection principals) {
        if (_clearCaches) {
            super.clearCachedAuthenticationInfo(principals);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Override default behavior to only clear cached authorization info if enabled.
     */
    @Override
    protected void clearCachedAuthorizationInfo(PrincipalCollection principals) {
        if (_clearCaches) {
            super.clearCachedAuthorizationInfo(principals);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Gets the authorization info for a user by their ID.  If possible the value is cached for efficient lookup.
     */
    @Nullable
    private AuthorizationInfo getAuthorizationInfoById(String id) {
        AuthorizationInfo authorizationInfo;

        // Search the cache first
        Cache<String, AuthorizationInfo> idAuthorizationCache = getAvailableIdAuthorizationCache();

        if (idAuthorizationCache != null) {
            authorizationInfo = idAuthorizationCache.get(id);

            if (authorizationInfo != null) {
                // Check whether it is the stand-in "null" cached value
                if (authorizationInfo != _nullAuthorizationInfo) {
                    _log.debug("Authorization info found cached for id {}", id);
                    return authorizationInfo;
                } else {
                    _log.debug("Authorization info previously cached as not found for id {}", id);
                    return null;
                }
            }
        }

        authorizationInfo = getUncachedAuthorizationInfoById(id);
        cacheAuthorizationInfoById(id, authorizationInfo);
        return authorizationInfo;
    }

    /**
     * If possible, this method caches the authorization info for an API key by its ID.  This may be called
     * either by an explicit call to get the authorization info by ID or as a side effect of loading the
     * authorization info by API key and proactive caching by ID.
     */
    private void cacheAuthorizationInfoById(String id, AuthorizationInfo authorizationInfo) {
        Cache<String, AuthorizationInfo> idAuthorizationCache = getAvailableIdAuthorizationCache();

        if (idAuthorizationCache != null) {
            idAuthorizationCache.put(id, authorizationInfo);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Gets the authorization info for an API key's ID from the source (not from cache).
     */
    private AuthorizationInfo getUncachedAuthorizationInfoById(String id) {
        // Retrieve the API key by ID
        ApiKey apiKey = _authIdentityReader.getIdentity(id);
        if (apiKey == null) {
            _log.debug("Authorization info requested for non-existent id {}", id);
            return _nullAuthorizationInfo;
        }

        return new SimpleAuthorizationInfo(ImmutableSet.copyOf(apiKey.getRoles()));
    }

    /**
     * Test for whether an API key has a specific permission using its ID.
     */
    public boolean hasPermissionById(String id, String permission) {
        Permission resolvedPermission = getPermissionResolver().resolvePermission(permission);
        return hasPermissionById(id, resolvedPermission);
    }

    /**
     * Test for whether an API key has a specific permission using its ID.
     */
    public boolean hasPermissionById(String id, Permission permission) {
        return hasPermissionsById(id, ImmutableList.of(permission));
    }

    /**
     * Test for whether an API key has specific permissions using its ID.
     */
    public boolean hasPermissionsById(String id, String... permissions) {
        List<Permission> resolvedPermissions = Lists.newArrayListWithCapacity(permissions.length);
        for (String permission : permissions) {
            resolvedPermissions.add(getPermissionResolver().resolvePermission(permission));
        }
        return hasPermissionsById(id, resolvedPermissions);
    }

    /**
     * Test for whether an API key has specific permissions using its ID.
     */
    public boolean hasPermissionsById(String id, Permission... permissions) {
        return hasPermissionsById(id, Arrays.asList(permissions));
    }

    /**
     * Test for whether an API key has specific permissions using its ID.
     */
    public boolean hasPermissionsById(String id, Collection<Permission> permissions) {
        AuthorizationInfo authorizationInfo = getAuthorizationInfoById(id);
        return authorizationInfo != null && isPermittedAll(permissions, authorizationInfo);
    }
}

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Home > Newsroom > Top Stories > Ukrainian Deputy PM Kyrylenko calls Zelensky's Donbas strategy 'helpless'
6 Jun 2019 21:25
Ukrainian Deputy PM Kyrylenko calls Zelensky's Donbas strategy 'helpless'
KYIV. June 6 (Interfax) - Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Vyacheslav Kyrylenko has criticized President Volodymyr Zelensky's policy toward settling the situation in Donbas.
"Zelensky's Donbas strategy is clear to me. Everything is to be done unilaterally: fire not to be returned, the blockade to be lifted, and the financing, on the contrary, to be started. This is why he is gathering tycoons for an announced meeting," Kyrylenko said on Twitter on Thursday.
He described these steps as "disgraceful and helpless" and "the start of groveling to Moscow."
The Trilateral Contact Group for Donbas met in Minsk on June 5. Leonid Kuchma, Kyiv's delegate to the group, said following the meeting that the group discussed security problems, and the participants agreed not only on a moment when a ceasefire is to be declared in Donbas but also on a mechanism of its enforcement.
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) special envoy to the group, Martin Sajdik, told journalists about Kuchma's proposal that the economic blockade should be lifted from the occupied Donbas territories.


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New York: NYSE, owned by Intercontinental Exchange which is also the one of the world's biggest exchange, is finally entering into the cryptocurrency market. It has announced that its new Bitcoin venture 'Bakkt' will be created with an aim to 'create an open and regulated, global ecosystem for cryptocurrency'.
The Intercontinental Exchange Inc. not only one of the world's biggest exchange but also owns some of the biggest future markets. While announcing the new venture it also revealed that this new venture will team up with Starbucks Corp. and Microsoft Corp. and future contract on cryptocurrency.
As per the statement released by the exchange on Friday, it is expected that a one-day futures contract will be introduced by the venture in November. This contract will be different from derivatives which are already in the offering by the other US competitors like CME Group Inc. and Cboe Global Markets Inc. This will be different as the owners of the contract will receive Bitcoin instead of cash when the contract would expire whereas other competitors don't offer this.
Loeffler was the head of communications at Intercontinental Exchange till now.
Bitcoin witnessed an uphill surge last year, but still, most of the countries don't use it to buy or sell actual goods. A lot of startups tried to include the digital currencies into mainstream by developing exchanges or payments solutions for merchants, but success came to only a few of them as only they were able to connect all the necessary players and rest failed in doing so.
Looking at the opportunity, the Intercontinental Exchange is looking forward to become the one-stop solution which would take digital currencies from a speculative investment to a staple of global e-commerce.
The statement released by the Intercontinental Exchange revealed that Starbucks and Microsoft will be teaming up in the efforts of the exchange to help the consumers as well as institutions in buying, selling, storing and spending digital currencies.
As per the statement, Fortress Investment Group, Eagle Seven, Galaxy Digital, Horizons Ventures, Alan Howard, Pantera Capital, Protocol Ventures and Susquehanna International Group are expected to invest in Bakkt other than the venture capital arm of Intercontinental Exchange and Microsoft.


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Lines? Am I pregnant or just late?
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Very original and unique blog. There are two videos on the blog so far. Both are hilarious and funny as hell. The videos are a depiction of today's Libya and its youth--with all the contradiction there is! It might not be representative, but still it is part of life in Libya; a part not publicized and not much heard about though a lot know it is there. I hope they make more videos. Go ahead, visit the blog, you'll like it. The headbanger got me big time... I can't get over it, a Libyan headbanger!


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All You Need To Know About Sumit Nagal Who Became The First Indian To Win A Set Against Roger Federer
by Hemant Bijapurkar - Aug 27, 2019 09:51 AM
Sumit Nagal in action at the US Open (@DDNewsLive/Twitter)
The 22-year-old rising tennis star from India Sumit Nagal today etched his name in national tennis history after he became the first Indian to win a set against Roger Federer.
Here's the magical moment for Nagal:
Has Sumit Nagal reached the peak?
Nagal took the first set over Roger Federer 6-4.
Get to ESPN📺 now to see Federer's response. #USOpen pic.twitter.com/25sJ4tPznE
— ESPN Australia & NZ (@ESPNAusNZ) August 27, 2019
Nagal sent Indian sports fans in a tizzy when he won the first set against Federer 6-4 in the first round of the US Open. The 20 time grand slam winner though came back strongly and took the second and third set 6-1, 6-2.
Nagal ultimately went down fighting in a four setter game by losing the final fourth set 6-4 in a game which lasted for 2 hours and 50 minutes.
While Nagal lost the game, he gave a renewed hope that an Indian tennis player can again make it big on the singles stage.
About Sumit Nagal
Born in Haryana's Jhajjar and aged just 22, Nagal is a young and upcoming tennis talent. The right-handed player considers clay as his favourite surface. Currently ranked 190 in the world, Nagal performed strongly in futures tournaments by winning a total of 10 singles titles including the Bangalore challenger in 2017.
His career highlight was winning the 2015 Wimbledon boys' doubles title, making him the sixth Indian to win a junior grand slam.
Nagal has credited tennis star Mahesh Bhupati for his rise in the world of tennis. Back in 2008 he was spotted by Bhupati along with 13 other as part of a program to develop India's future grand slam winners.
Bhupati oversaw his induction in the Indian tennis circuit and Nagal moved to Canada between 2011 and 2014 to hone his skills. He later moved to Germany and currently trains under former player turned coach Mariano Delfino. Bhupati mentors him till date.
US Open Journey
Nagal started the year ranked 361 in the world but went from strength to strength to achieve the career high rank of 190. He got a chance to enter the US Open qualifiers based on his strong Challenger performance.
He won the three qualifier rounds to enter the main draw. Subsequently he was paired with a tennis player name Roger Federer. Rather than being disheartened, Nagal expressed elation that he was he was getting a chance to play against the "tennis god".
"It's probably the best thing that could have happened. I was hoping I get to play Roger someday. He is God of tennis, so yeah I am looking forward to it", Nagal was quoted as saying.
But rather than wilt away, Nagal took full advantage of a rusty Federer to win the first set 6-4 which resulted in a wave of excitement among Indian sport lovers.
After the match, Federer praised Nagal for his game and predicted that he is on route to carve out a solid career for himself. Federer lauded Nagal's consistency and the way he handled the moment.
He has now won a total prize money of $90,000 (almost Rs 64 lakhs) in this tournament and valuable 35 ATP points.
Till date only three Indians (including Nagal) have faced Federer, the other two being Rohan Bopanna and Somdev Devvarman, with the latter battling him twice. Both Bopanna and Devvarman lost to the Swiss in straight sets.
While Indians have been a prominent presence in the doubles circuit, they have in recent years failed to make their presence felt in the much more popular singles game. Currently, there is no Indian in the top 100 with the last player there was Yuki Bhambri, who had achieved a career high ranking of 83 in 2018.
Nagal with his age and temperament is well placed to make himself a prominent name in the men's singles circuit. But its safe to say, his exploits against Federer has renewed hopes that we might finally have another potential Ramanathan Krishnan or Vijay Amritraj on our hands.
Hemant is a Senior Sub-Editor at Swarajya
Sumit Nagal
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