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Re: Interesting Articles...
« Reply #7541 on: August 01, 2017, 11:46:18 PM »

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« Reply #7542 on: August 02, 2017, 11:48:38 AM »
Long, but interesting
https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2017-hijacking-of-brillante-virtuoso/
Very interesting.

One little tidibit I found very interesting
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Contrary to common belief, Lloyd’s isn’t an insurer, or even a company in the usual sense of the word. Since its origins in a 17th century coffeehouse popular with traders who funded sea voyages, Lloyd’s has evolved into something like a stock exchange for risk, where actual insurers come to buy and sell exposure. These companies form syndicates and get insurance of their own from even larger re-insurers, who are re-re-insured in turn. These layers constitute one of the world’s most essential and least understood markets, where premiums alone generate about $40 billion a year.

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« Reply #7543 on: August 02, 2017, 04:41:08 PM »
Very interesting.

One little tidibit I found very interesting
I'm actually surprised that you didn't know this. I thought this was very common knowledge.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lloyd%27s_of_London
https://www.lloyds.com/lloyds/about-us/what-is-lloyds
I've been waiting over 5 years with bated breath for someone to say that!
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« Reply #7544 on: August 02, 2017, 05:37:52 PM »
I'm actually surprised that you didn't know this. I thought this was very common knowledge.
I figured someone would say this, in fact I had a feeling it would be you. :)

I was actually gonna add in that for some people will probably find it to be common knowledge but for me, especially considering that I have nothing to do with the insurance industry it was a new bit of info.
That being said, it is the kind of thing I would've thought I would've known :)

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Re: Interesting Articles...
« Reply #7547 on: August 03, 2017, 10:10:08 AM »
NY Times staff editor calling out progressives in an op-ed:
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/01/opinion/womens-march-progressives-hate.html
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« Reply #7548 on: August 03, 2017, 01:47:25 PM »
https://www.theplayerstribune.com/ray-allen-why-i-went-to-auschwitz/

I actually saw him at the Holocaust museum in DC this past December

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« Reply #7549 on: August 03, 2017, 02:05:25 PM »
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2017/08/02/half-detroit-mayoral-candidates-felony-convictions/104244406/

I didn't actually read the article but it seems worthy of sharing just for the headline :)

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« Reply #7550 on: August 03, 2017, 02:21:57 PM »

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« Reply #7551 on: August 03, 2017, 02:27:08 PM »
the headline :)

Half of Detroit’s 8 mayoral candidates are felons
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« Reply #7552 on: August 03, 2017, 04:12:24 PM »
I couldn't find a "The funny/strange/interesting/random amazon question/comments/reviews thread" so I'm putting this here:

https://www.amazon.com/forum/-/Tx320MDQ2QOMWEF/ref=ask_dp_dpmw_al_hza?asin=B000CFOW3O
If it's not free shipping it's not worth it.

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« Reply #7554 on: August 03, 2017, 04:16:20 PM »
I couldn't find a "The funny/strange/interesting/random amazon question/comments/reviews thread" so I'm putting this here:

https://www.amazon.com/forum/-/Tx320MDQ2QOMWEF/ref=ask_dp_dpmw_al_hza?asin=B000CFOW3O
There is one somewhere
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« Reply #7555 on: August 03, 2017, 04:19:05 PM »
I couldn't find a "The funny/strange/interesting/random amazon question/comments/reviews thread" so I'm putting this here:

https://www.amazon.com/forum/-/Tx320MDQ2QOMWEF/ref=ask_dp_dpmw_al_hza?asin=B000CFOW3O
That thread is no more. Merged into the jokes thread.
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« Reply #7558 on: August 03, 2017, 07:58:03 PM »
Feelings don't care about your facts

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« Reply #7559 on: August 03, 2017, 07:58:49 PM »
What about people who are different than them by being gasp conservatives
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