A life settlement is when someone who owns a life insurance policy, typically an older person, sells it to a specialized company or institutional investor for a one-time cash payment. This payment is usually much higher than what the insurance company would pay if the person surrendered the policy or let it lapse, but lower than the full amount the policy would pay out when they die (the “death benefit”). After the sale, the buyer takes over the policy: they pay all future premiums and receive the full payout when the original policyholder passes away. 

Extroversion in queer spaces refers to the prominent trait of loud, celebratory, and social-based events in queer communities. It is often associated with partying, alcohol, parades, and festivals.

In September 2025, the Philippines enacted Republic Act 12252, which amended the Investors’ Lease Act. Before the amendment, foreign investors could lease private land for up to 50 years, with a possibility of a 25-year extension, granted after a separate renewal process at the end of the initial term; this process typically involves negotiating a new agreement between the parties and undergoing checks on the investment. Under RA 12252, the major change is that foreign investors may now lease private land for up to 99 years in a single non-renewable term.

Transmedia is the technique of adapting a single story or story experience across multiple platforms and formats using various technologies. This looks like Five Night’s at Freddy’s, Minecraft, Star Wars, and Marvel which span across books, films, TV shows, video games, etc.

The Income-Share Schooling (ISS) model is one in which all admitted students do not pay any upfront tuition or fees. The private educational institution covers the cost of a students’ learning for all levels they offer and that the student chooses to take. After completing their education and earning above a minimum income threshold, they must pay a fixed percentage of their income for a set period of time under an income-share contract.

The specific contractual terms (e.g. repayment rate, threshold, penalties) are set at the discretion of each institution.

The professional wrestling industry uses wrestling as a form of staged entertainment that combines choreographed athletic performance/stunts and acting into scripted storylines, much like an episodic live-action television drama. In order to advance the narrative, match outcomes and rivalries are pre-determined/planned within the company, and there are allocated segments for "promos", which are speeches/interactions that wrestlers deliver outside matches.

Storylines consist of character rivalries and individual character arcs/developments. Professional wrestlers portray fictional characters with defining gimmicks, personas, and traits, designed to elicit specific crowd reactions (cheers for "face" characters or boos for "heel" characters). These defining traits and crowd reactions may change over time as characters change or advance through different storylines and rivalries.

While gimmicks may come from a variety of inspirations, wrestling promotions (e.g. WWE, AEW) have frequently used nationality or ethnicity to varying degrees, which directly influences the character's presentation and motivations. Some examples of this are Eddie Guerrero's "Latino Heat" persona, Carlos Colon as "Carlito Caribbean Cool", Hulk Hogan's "Real American" persona, Jinder Mahal's gimmick as "The Modern Day Maharaja", and Roman Reigns as "The Tribal Chief" of his Samoan family dynasty.

South Korea gets roughly one-third of its electricity from its 26 commercial nuclear reactors. Despite this, it has been restricted from enriching uranium or reprocessing spent fuel due to the 123 Agreement, a bilateral nuclear nonproliferation pact with the United States.

In November 2025, the United States officially pledged support for South Korea in its pursuit of civil uranium enrichment and reprocessing of spent fuel. The US has additionally pledged support for South Korea's domestic construction of nuclear-powered submarines, and has agreed to assist in sourcing the necessary fuel.

AI companies have increasingly partnered with military institutions across the world. These collaborations include projects on surveillance systems, autonomous platforms, logistics automation, and battlefield decision-support tools.

You are the eldest sister of your family. Your favorite thing to do is to tell stories, specifically about a fictional character named Peter Pan. You often spend your time reenacting his adventures with your two younger brothers. Throughout your life, your parents have continuously expected for you to grow up and live like an adult. You are often responsible in taking care of your siblings, due to your parents' busy lifestyles. One night before you head to sleep, a flying boy named Peter Pan visits you and offers you to come to Never Land, where you and other kids will never grow up.

A “None of the Above” (NOTA) option is a ballot choice that allows voters to reject all listed candidates

Under a binding version of NOTA, if NOTA receives more votes than any individual candidate (a plurality), the election is declared invalid and must be re-run. All parties have to field different candidates for the re-run, and the candidates who lost to NOTA are barred from contesting in the race. All other electoral rules remain unchanged.

This is different from abstaining: voters can still abstain by not voting or leaving their ballot blank, but abstentions do not trigger a re-run and are not counted as a formal rejection of all candidates."