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Planet Hunting a Giant Leap for Citizen Science
By Matthew T. Dearing On December 28, 2010 · 1 Comment · In AmSci Opportunities
It all started back in the olden-days of mid-2007 with GalaxyZoo: the ultimate in online, interactive citizen science where anyone with eyes, an Internet connection, patience, and an appreciation for beautiful galactic images from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey could make a reasonably important contribution to astrophysical scientific research. Driven by the initial success of this project, including an in-press research paper featuring the discovery of an ionisation nebula coined "Hanny's Voorwerp" from a GalaxyZoo user, the supporting researchers of GalaxyZoo and the Citizen Science Alliance are rapidly developing new research interfaces based on the original GalaxyZoo model under a canopy program call "Zooinverse."
From mapping the surface of the Moon, watching for solar flares, identifying merging galaxies, sorting and mapping our Milky Way … and more … the Zooinverse program offers wonderful opportunities for anyone at home to interact with our amazingly expansive universe and help better understand what is out there. All of these projects are important for keeping an eye on our local galactic neighborhood and mapping the greater cosmos.
Now, launched just earlier this month, the most critical and valuable Zooniverse project has begun: Planet Hunters.
We live on an amazing planet. It has perfect habitats for our species and human being continue to thrive on Earth. However, 2011 marks a predicted global population of 7 billion with a rapid rise to 9 billion in 2045 (read the current feature in National Geographic, January 2011). Earth is a very big place, and people are very little inhabitants. So, this planet really can handle quite a bit of our exponentially-increasing consumption, and it will successfully deal with our ways for millennia. However, humanity does like to take up a lot of space, and the long term dilemma might be that we as a species won't be able to handle ourselves in such large numbers.
Just like the development of simple tools and all subsequent technology is a defining and fundamental evolutionary advantage of homo sapiens, one of the next big leaps using our technology will be discovering, traveling to, and inhabiting another home in the Universe. The goal should not be to find a replacement homestead (unless an asteroid places us in its gravitationally-driven cross-hairs — keep an eye out yourself for close approaches), but rather just a galactic expansion plan for human beings.
"… And then, the earth being small, mankind will migrate into space, and will cross the airless Saharas which separate planet from planet, and sun from sun. The earth will become a Holy Land which will be visited by pilgrims from all quarters of the universe." – Winwood Reade, The Martyrdom of Man, page 515 (1872).
Any possible home away from home, however, will be in a neighborhood far from our spot in the Milky Way. The nearest star to Earth — Proxima Centauri — is 4.2 light years, or nearly 25 trillion miles (40 trillion km) away. That's a long trip no matter what units you use! And, unfortunately for us there doesn't seem to be a pale blue dot orbiting Proxima Centauri. So, without a doubt, an impressive technological advancement in human transportation must be developed before any upward and outward expansion launches. And before we can even set our sights onto another inhabitable planet, we, of course, need to actually find one — if one even exists!
If planets orbiting stars throughout our galaxy and others have not been an assumed notion for at least the duration of what current history labels "modern science," then their existence certainly has been imagined, anticipated, and thoroughly written about. We just have to find them.
The two key planet hunting techniques successfully used over the past two decades to reign in a host of extrasolar planetary systems were initially suggested in 1952 by Otto Struve (1897-1963) while at the University of California, Berkeley. Struve suggested that it should not be unreasonable that Jupiter-sized objects might be orbiting very close to its host star, in contrast to our own system. Finding a large planetary mass together with a small orbit radius and high orbital frequency would make it possible to detect the gravitationally-induced spatial oscillations of the host star due to the planet.
Struve offered the important caveat that this approach — called the "wobble method" — which would be most reasonable with orbiting systems that are aligned with a line of sight toward an observer on Earth near a 90° inclination; i.e., so that the orbit crosses an observer's view point perpendicularly rather than straight on and the reactive motion of the star would face "toward Earth".
He also suggested a second method — the "wink method" — currently used today for detecting decreases in starlight intensity as an orbiting object passes directly between its host star and an Earth observer's line of sight.
Struve, O. "Proposal for a project of high-precision stellar radial velocity work." The Observatory, vol. 72, pp. 199-200 (1952). [download the original paper]
With technological advances in instrumentation sensitivity since Struve's proposal, these very methods, along with additional new ideas, have been used with great success in discovering and measuring basic physical properties of extrasolar planets. For a more detailed review of the "wobble," "wink," and other methods, including direct imaging, please read the DPR review article on Extrasolar Planet Discovery Techniques.
It wasn't until 1992 that human beings finally discovered an extrasolar planet so long envisioned. Today, there is a rapidly increasing list of extrasolar, or "exoplanets", on the record books with many teams around the world working at a feverish pace to find more and discover weird, new behaviors in our Universe. One official count maintained by Jean Schneider of the Paris Observatory and the Extrasolar Planets Encyclopedia sets the total discoveries at 515 identified exoplanets as of December 25, 2010. A previous check of this catalog by DPR — on June 27, 2005 — found only 160 planets identified, so the discovery rate is certainly impressive.
The mission of discovering planets in other solar systems is so exciting, and yet so grueling that professional astronomers formally opened up the hunt to the avid amateur community. There is a great deal of grunt work and extensive measurement time involved with systematically searching the countless visible stars in the sky for the off-chance that a planetary orbit may be observed; and time is expensive when big telescopes and federal grants are required to make progress. Planet hunter and professor at University of California, Santa Cruz, Gregory Laughlin, established TransitSearch.org to guide amateur astronomers with a good telescope and a lot of patience in searching for likely candidate stars as hosts for planets. Bruce Gary has written the detailed, 253-page guide "Exoplanet Observing for Amateurs, Second Edition," which he has made available as a free PDF e-book [ download now ]. Amateurs may learn from this valuable resource on how to take your backyard telescope and transform it into an optimal planet-hunting machine.
Kepler Spacecraft and Photometer. Courtesy NASA.
On March 6, 2009, NASA launched its tenth Discovery Mission called Kepler, which is designed to directly monitor the brightness of 100,000 sun-like stars in our neck-of-the-woods of the Milky Way. Using the "wink method," the light curves fed to Earth from Kepler can be analyzed to look for signatures of transiting bodies. If the measured light intensity from a star drops, there might be a transiting body. If the intensity drops again, and again — in a stable, periodic way — then there just might be an orbiting planet.
Once an orbit is identified, then a great deal of information can be calculated, including a reasonable prediction if the planet might be habitable based on our human standards of what makes a nice home. Using the period of the orbit calculated from the observed repetition of the drop in star brightness, the orbit size can be determined. And, along with the observed temperature of the star, a characteristic temperature of the planet can be estimated. (Read more about the Kepler mission and learn more about NASA's Center for Exoplanet Science.)
So far, researchers have confirmed eight planets from the light curves provided by Kepler. Each of these eight rocks seem to be very hot, very big, and very close to their host star. In other words, not so pleasant.
But this is only the beginning of the search! Kepler is continuously scanning thousands of stars, and there are many light curves to individually review. All of the data is being made available to the public for download and review through an online archive funded by NASA, but the interface is rather cumbersome for the interested amateur. So, this is where the team at Zooinverse enters into the game…
The creators of Galaxy Zoo have developed their latest interface that takes the raw light curve data from the public Kepler database and presents it to users in a scalable graph. After presenting a particular data set, the interface asks you a few simple questions about what you see. The questions are relatively trivial for a human observer with our extremely efficient pattern recognition abilities, but extraordinarily difficult for an automated computer program scanning the data points. It is this fundamental advantage over artificial intelligence code that offers not only the beauty of the Planet Hunters project, but also is the essence for why citizen scientists can be so crucial to important scientific pursuits.
A screenshot of the Planet Hunters interface from Zooinverse.
Many of the measured stars look like the data set presented above: the brightness measured from the star varies somewhat randomly over a period of time, but maintains a simple average level with the variation due to white noise or random behavior in the star's activity. Other data might show a clearly periodic or cyclical pattern to the brightness, which represents a pulsating star, or it might have a very irregular brightness pattern, but the variation occurs over a smooth, continuous curve.
If a star has another massive orbiting body pass directly through the line-of-sight of the Kepler telescope toward the star, then a sudden dip in the brightness will be measured. This rapid dip is due to the orbiting body — most likely a planet! — blocking some of the light radiating from the star. If this extreme dip is seen periodically, then the full orbit of the planet can be measured.
Possibly two transiting planets classified by Dynamic Patterns Research on Planet Hunters.
On December 27, 2010, Dynamic Patterns Research was fortunate enough to help classify a very clear example of a light curve that might represent two separate orbiting planets around SPH10122348, a dwarf star with apparent visual magnitude of 12.9, a temperature of 5,625 K, and a radius of about 1.7 times that of the Sun (view the light curve with a Google star map).
The data interface for SPH10122348 presents a "quiet" star with apparently constant brightness, within some random variation, but it has four extremely dramatic dips in brightness. Two of the dips are relatively shallow — representing a smaller orbiting planet that only covers a small fraction of the star, and the other two dips are particularly deep — possibly showing a very large planet that obscures a larger portion of the star, at least from the view of Kepler.
The four blue outlined boxes are part of the intuitive interface, which are movable and scalable boxes that the user may manipulate to identify potential transit data. Here, we placed two shorter boxes over the "small" transiting body, and two long boxes over the "larger" transit. The classification is saved and reported into the researchers at Zooinverse to review, further analyze and send back through the system to allow other users to make independent confirming classifications of the same data.
Once a light curve has been identified and vetted as a potential candidate for an exoplanet, the research team will identify which users were involved in the classification and post the results on their candidate page (view current list). Further review will check to make sure the star is not already on a previously identified list from either Kepler or older observations. If the data appears to be a new discovery, then the research team will follow up with spectroscopic data from the Keck telescope in Hawaii, and if further screening tests are passed, then the result will be submitted for publication. Citizen scientists who participated in identifying the transiting planets will be included as co-authors on all published research papers.
Scientists around the world are looking for planets around other stars, and with the power of citizen science you can now play an integral role in this critical research. This is a prime moment for citizen scientists to prove their value in professional scientific work, and this opportunity is extremely easy to dive into. Unleash your citizen scientist and start hunting planets now…
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To help its increasingly connected Asian customers bank anytime, anywhere, Citibank employs an aggressive mobile-first strategy. New digital features are designed first for mobile before they're scaled to other platforms. Across the APAC region, over 30% of digital transactions now occur on mobile.
Citibank was founded in 1812, and two centuries later, the company is a financial leader across six continents and 160 countries. Citibank has always innovated. It funded the first transatlantic cable in 1865 and was an ATM pioneer in the 1970s. Citibank is again leading the way, this time in mobile, with an approach it calls "bank in your pocket."
For Citibank, mobile is more than a strategy; it's a core competency. Today's consumers check their smartphones an average of 150 times a day.1 The bank has adopted a mobile-first strategy in which every new digital feature that Citibank creates is designed for mobile before it is scaled up to other platforms.
"Mobile presents the best opportunity to extend the reach of our services, and ultimately to transform the way our customers do their banking," says Felimy Greene, Citibank's Asia Pacific regional head of digital banking. The company's goal is to help customers do their banking wherever they are and whenever they choose.
Citibank created its first mobile banking tool more than 15 years ago in Japan. The bank's current mobile banking platform was launched in 2007.
Along the way, Citibank has had to overcome several challenges because sophisticated banking products can be hard to present simply on a small screen. Initially, customers were not used to banking on a handheld device and were concerned that their transactions may not be secure. Citibank had to provide a solution that was effective across all devices, operating systems, and data speeds. Over time, the company addressed each of these issues.
As a pioneer, Citibank has learned a lot about mobile customers and mobile interactions. Here are some of its key insights.
Mobile is a powerful way to engage banking customers. More than 70% of Citibank's Asian consumers use email on their mobile devices. People who live their lives with a mobile phone in hand are ready to do their banking there as well.
Mobile customers want convenience. Features must be fast, user-friendly, and designed for mobile.
Location-based services are essential. Today, high-speed mobile and WiFi connections are available in restaurants, in malls, and even on subways. By focusing on the customers' context as shown by their location, banks can provide more relevant services.
Mobile searches for financial services are growing fast. In Indonesia, they grew by a whopping 97% year-over-year in 2014.2This indicates that consumers are ready for more banking information on mobile.
Citibank made changes in two major areas to achieve its mobile goals.
Organizational change to accelerate success. Organizational change was the first big step for Citibank. "None of the progress we made in mobile banking would have been possible if we hadn't tackled mobile banking from the inside out," says Francesco Lagutaine, Citibank Asia Pacific regional head of customer franchise.
The company started by building a team of 30 people dedicated exclusively to mobile banking. This team included new people with the talent and unique skill sets needed to understand the world of mobile. To ensure collaboration and cross-functional alignment, the team was centrally based in Singapore. Citibank also introduced a smaller team of decision makers whose job was to ensure that the mobile team's work aligned with Citibank's overall strategy.
Citibank also redefined success for its business by focusing on the share of business moving to mobile, net promoter scores, and new acquisitions from mobile.
New mobile banking solutions. With its mobile-first philosophy in place, Citibank began innovating with a wide range of first-to-market mobile solutions. In India, for instance, it launched a solution called Tap and Go that lets customers pay quickly and conveniently by tapping a phone on the payment terminal instead of swiping a credit card.
Because many local business searches now happen on mobile, Citibank also introduced a range of location-based services in its app for shopping, dining, and offers for its credit card customers, along with local ATM and branch finders.
In addition, all Citibank applications and forms now use responsive website design, so they are user-friendly on mobile and screens of every size.
Today 7 million active customers use Citibank's digital banking services on mobile, tablet, and desktop. They can track and trade stocks, pay their utility bills, and even adjust their credit limit while on holiday.
Citibank's leaders plan to keep innovating as mobile becomes the primary mode of digital engagement. "Our biggest priority in the next five years will be offering seamless and secure banking through personal mobile devices, making it possible for customers to truly have a 'bank in their pocket,'" says Lagutaine. "That priority will drive everything we do."


Installing a boom in front of the existing spillway and auxiliary spillway.
While construction associated with the building of the auxiliary spillway is now winding down, members of the public are advised work related to the spillway project continues nearby, hence areas in the park near the lower dam remain closed. Warnings and detour signs must still be observed.


China Shanshui Cement Group Co is seeking to sell a US$300m-$500m global dollar bond with a yield of "mid-8%" as early as today, a person familiar with the proposed deal said Wednesday.
Barclays Capital, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank and Standard Chartered are joint lead managers and bookrunners for the planned Rule 144A/ Reg S offering.
The company says it will use the proceeds to refinance borrowings, expand capacity by building production lines or acquiring production facilities, and for general corporate purposes.


South Africa's Sevens are preparing for an opposition blitz in Sydney, after opening up a 12-point World Series lead.
The Blitzboks won two of the first three 2016-17 legs, only losing the Cup final in Cape Town, and captain Philip Snyman said they were preparing to have a target on their backs come Saturday.
"I think everybody wants to win the tournament this weekend so they're obviously going to come for us so we need to start all over again and do the basics right," he said.
"We've got that first game against Japan and a tough pool Kenya and then England so there's no easy games anymore and we need to be up for it, we can't just wait for things to happen or think we're still in Wellington, the guys will start all over again.
South Africa finished fourth in the inaugural Sydney Sevens, going down to Australia in the cup semi-final and Snyman said that gave them added motivation to clinch a win in Sydney.
"I think from last year I think it showed that it's really a tournament that can compete with all the other big tournaments out there so hopefully we can make it count," he said.
"We haven't been able to be successful in this tournament in Sydney, so this weekend we need to start all over again but looking forward to it.
The biggest challenge for the World Series leaders might be in the weather, with temperatures set to hit 38 degrees on Sunday after a week where the humidity has rarely been lower than 80 per cent.
Snyman said they wouldn't be leaning on the heavy atmosphere as an excuse at Allianz Stadium.
"You can't use anything as an excuse because all teams need to play in those conditions and it's going to be nice and sunny, so hopefully we can put a smile on the crowd's faces and hopefully it'll be a good weekend for Australia," he said.
There's an emotional motivation to finish on a high in Sydney, as the Blitzboks say goodbye to Seabelo Senatla and Kwagga Smith this weekend, with the pair heading for Super Rugby.


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Q: Hide parts of mesh overlapping another mesh in Unity I have thoses two meshes:

In my game, I put the hat on the hair at runtime:

As you can see, as expected, the hair is visible outise the hat part.
How can I achieve this in Unity (what kind of mask shader should I use?):

I've tryed to make a depth mask but it hides every meshes in my scene. I just want to hide the hair, not others meshes.
And what if I have two player having the same case? Would player mask hide player 2 hair? How can I avoid that?

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*write a C# code that gets the pivot position (bottom part of the hat) and its up vector every frame.

*build a plane with these values. The up vector would be the normal vector of the plane and a plane can be defined by a point and a normal vector.

*I would pass the equation of the plane to the shader (via Material.SetFloat or Material.SetVector) and evaluate if the world positions of the hair vertices are in the correct or in the wrong side of the plane.

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Perotettix pictus är en insektsart som först beskrevs av Lethierry 1880.  Perotettix pictus ingår i släktet Perotettix, och familjen dvärgstritar. Enligt den finländska rödlistan är arten sårbar i Finland. Arten har ej påträffats i Sverige. Artens livsmiljö är friska och lundartade naturmoar.

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Q: What is this sata-like connection to a DVD drive? In this image, on top is a normal sata hdd with its connector, below it is an internal DVD drive with another connector. What is this connector? I'd like to buy a USB -> whatever-this-is adaptor so I can use it as an external DVD drive.

A: Its a mini power sata which you can find in dell computers. Also known as micro sata.
http://www.satacables.com/micro-sata-cable-ends-satacables.jpg
This is what you want too: http://g02.a.alicdn.com/kf/HTB1iQrVKFXXXXcyXFXXq6xXFXXXZ/USB-2-0-to-Micro-font-b-SATA-b-font-16pin-1-8-Hard-Disk-to.jpg

A: in lamens terms it's called ODD sata. (Optical Data Device)
if you need a standard sized connector, ebay has them at 5$ each, lol.
look up Sata to ODD sata, it won't disappoint.


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Grupo Gtd Goes Live With Netcracker's Full-Stack BSS/OSS Suite for B2B Transformation
NICE, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 13, 2019--NEC Corporation and Netcracker Technology announced today that Grupo Gtd, a leading South American service provider based in Chile, has gone live with Netcracker's full-stack BSS/OSS suite as part of its large-scale B2B transformation program.
Grupo Gtd will use Netcracker's comprehensive solution as the foundation to deliver three key outcomes: introduce the next generation of services, digitalize the customer experience and automate ordering and fulfillment processes.
The B2B market in South America is a rapidly growing and profitable segment, key to long-term business success. Through the use of Netcracker's full-stack solution, Grupo Gtd can deliver new and innovative value-added enterprise services, opening new revenue streams in the region's growing business market.
Netcracker's digital-first approach will enable Grupo Gtd to deliver personalized customer engagement across traditional and new social channels while providing flexible rating, charging and billing capabilities optimized for enterprise offers. Netcracker's highly automated customer care and order management introduce new levels of agility and speed in an increasingly competitive and fast-paced B2B market.
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Grupo Gtd is committed to delivering innovative, high-quality communications and IT services across Chile, Peru, Colombia and Spain. The Netcracker BSS/OSS suite is being used to optimize business processes across Gtd Teleductos, the national B2B arm of the company; Gtd Manquehue, which serves residential and business customers in Santiago, Chile; and Telefónica del Sur, which delivers residential and business services across southern Chile.
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Sun Linlin (; ur. 3 października 1988) – chińska łyżwiarka szybka, specjalizująca się w short tracku. Złota medalistka olimpijska z Vancouver.

Igrzyska w 2010 były jej pierwszą olimpiadą. Wspólnie z koleżankami zdobyła złoto w sztafecie, międzynarodowe sukcesy odnosi głównie w tej konkurencji. W Kanadzie startowała również na dystansie 1000 i 1500 metrów.

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Pulling Back From The Brink: Religious And Ethnic Intolerance Threatens To Spin Out Of Control – Analysis
in International Press
By James M. Dorsey
The family of nations is balancing on the edge of an abyss as mushrooming religious and ethnic intolerance becomes the norm.
Western as well as non-Western societies have helped paved the road towards the abyss: the West by abandoning the post-World War Two principle of 'Never Again' and the non-Western world by never embracing it and failing to adopt the principle of 'forgive but don't forget.'
Exasperating matters is the fact that the United States and Europe look at individual crises rather than a threatening pattern of developments. In doing so, they fail to recognise the structural problems that challenge Western values of democracy, tolerance, and pluralism.
Citing a litany of crises and tensions in Central and Eastern Europe, Balkan scholar Damir Marusic warns that "the whole edifice feels rickety. It feels like the order we have all taken for granted since the end of the Cold War is badly decaying, and has gotten so fragile that it might well shatter soon… We notice individual problems, but we don't see how it adds up, nor how we got here… We are still, in some strange way, operating as if things are more or less fine—yes, adjustments must be made, but our world is durable and sound."
Mr. Marusic argues that the rot in the system has been exasperated by the troubled US wars in Iraq and Afghanistan in the wake of the 9/11 Al-Qaeda attacks on New York and Washington. "As the final collapse of the Afghanistan project earlier this year proved, the whole optimistic premise of nation- and order-building upon which the EU project is ultimately premised was also undermined by America's failures," Mr. Marusic said.
Geopolitical battles are being fought on the backs of innocent and desperate people. They fuel tensions and threaten stability in Central and Eastern Europe and spark humanitarian catastrophe in Yemen and Afghanistan. An ethnic and religious divide characterises the tens of thousands of Middle Eastern migrants ferried by Belarus with Russian support to the Polish border. Ten British soldiers have been dispatched to the border to help Poland with fencing.
The exploitation of deep-seated religious and ethnic hostility drove Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik to threaten to withdraw Serb troops from the army of Bosnia Herzegovina and create a separate Serb force. Bosnia Herzegovina was created as a federation at the end of the Bosnian war in the 1990s with Muslim, Serb and Croatian entities that enjoyed autonomy. The federation retained control of the military, top echelons of the judiciary, and tax collection. Mr. Dodik has said that the Bosnian Serb parliament would also, in what would amount to de facto secession, establish a separate Serb judiciary, and tax administration.
The writing is on the wall across the globe from the United States and Europe to Afghanistan and China.
Islamophobia and anti-Semitism have become mainstream. Hindu-Muslims tensions spill across South Asian borders. Sunni Muslims persecute their Shiite brethren in Afghanistan, risking clashes between the Taliban and Iran. The Christian minority in the cradle of Abrahamic faiths has been decimated.
Men like former Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Republican Jews in the United States have joined thinly veiled anti-Semitic attacks on liberal philanthropist and Holocaust survivor George Soros rather than insulate their political and ideological differences with the billionaire from assaults laced with undertones of religious prejudice and racism.
Similarly, French presidential contender Eric Zemmour questions the innocence of Alfred Dreyfus, the Jewish army officer whose false conviction for treason sparked bitter controversy in the walk-up to World War One. Mr. Zemmour also rejects the notion that French collaborationist wartime leader Philippe Petain assisted in the deportation of Jews to Nazi death camps, asserting instead that Mr. Petain had saved Jews.
Finally, China has launched a frontal assault on Turkic ethnic and religious identity in the north-western province of Xinjiang that has gone largely unchallenged in the Muslim world.
At the core of the problem lie not social media that function as megaphones, aggregators and creators of echo chambers and silos rather than instigators but political, religious, ethnic, and cultural leaders who play on base instincts in pursuit of popularity and power.
Lebanon, Iraq and potentially Afghanistan are fallouts of the institutionalisation and instrumentalisation of religious and ethnic prejudice and intolerance at the expense of notions of mutual respect, adherence to human dignity and coexistence.
Sectarian warlords loot the Lebanese and Iraqi states and weaken their institutions. Recent violence in Beirut suggests that protagonists, including former Christian warlords and Shiite allies of Iran, are willing to risk a second round of civil war to secure their vested interests, sending a middle-income country spiralling into widespread poverty.
Long-term, the solution is education systems that stress the importance of humanitarian and moral values as well as religious and ethnic tolerance as the guardrails of governance and politics and ensure that ethnic and religious prejudice and racism are socially taboo attitudes.
The short-term tackling of the problem will have to involve dialogue and negotiation. A recent study showed that John F. Kennedy's decision to seek an arms control treaty rather than escalate a debilitating and risky arms race after the Soviet Union detonated the world's most powerful nuclear weapon in 1962 succeeded where accelerated conflict may not have.
Applied to religious and ethnic intolerance, lessons learnt from Mr. Kennedy's approach require that governments and religious and ethnic groups that pay lip service to interfaith and other forms of dialogue or assert that they promote democratic and humanitarian values are held to account rather than be allowed to rest on their laurels with hollow promises and declarations.
This year's chairmanship by Indonesia of the Group of 20 (G20) that brings together the world's largest economies has an opportunity to stress humanitarian and democratic values and promote a framework for dialogue. The chairmanship puts Nahdlatul Ulama, the world's largest Muslim civil society organisation that emphasises those values, on global public display given that it is poised to play a role in the G20's inter-faith tack.
Jon Grinspan, a curator of political history at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, argued in a New York Times op-ed entitled 'The Last Time America Broke,' that the United States, despite deep-seated polarisation that has brought religious and ethnic intolerance to the forefront, had not passed the point of no return. He noted that civil society had repeatedly brought America back from the brink.
"We're not just helplessly hurtling toward inevitable civil war; we can be actors in this story. The first step is acknowledging the dangers inherent in democracy. To move forward, we should look backwards and see that we're struggling not with a collapse but with a relapse," Mr. Grinspan wrote.
It's a message that is as true for the rest of the world as it is for the United States.
James M. Dorsey
James M. Dorsey is a senior fellow at Nanyang Technological University's S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies in Singapore and the author of the blog, The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer.
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Sarah Halvorsen (born 13 August 1995) is an Australian rules footballer who played for Greater Western Sydney in the AFL Women's (AFLW).

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Norwegian Cruise Line has revealed the company's new global brand campaign, "Feel Free." Rooted in the cruise line's fundamentals of freedom & flexibility, Feel Free is an invitation for guests to experience Norwegian's philosophy of what a cruise vacation should be, free from rigid schedules with the freedom to make their vacation their own.
The integrated campaign, launched January 4, is inclusive of national television spots, online video, digital units, and various social media activations. One social media initiative encourages usage of the campaign's #FeelFree hashtag by asking consumers to share their New Year's resolutions for a chance to win a 7-day cruise with Norwegian. The high-energy campaign conveys the brand's passion for delivering outstanding vacation experiences and showcases Norwegian's fun-loving, bold personality. It further provides an opportunity to speak to guests in new markets via new formats, including various social platforms. The new campaign was created and developed with partner agencies BBDO Atlanta and OMD.
"The concept of 'Feel Free' transcends the idea of traditional cruising and speaks to the experience that is uniquely offered and delivered aboard Norwegian ships: our promise that guests should be free to vacation on their terms," said Meg Lee, Norwegian Cruise Line's senior vice-president and chief marketing officer.
The launch of "Feel Free" works hand-in-hand to communicate Norwegian's new promotional offer Free at Sea. Norwegian's Free at Sea promotional offer allows guests to choose from four free cruise deals: free unlimited beverages, free specialty dining, free shore excursions or free wifi, delivering a very high value for their vacation dollar.
Norwegian Cruise Line's fleet features 14 purpose-built ships, including the recently launched Norwegian Escape. To book a cruise with Norwegian, contact a travel professional, call Norwegian at 888-NCL-CRUISE (625-2784), or visit www.ncl.com.


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Category: Twilight
New Moon Packed with Hot Male Celebs
November 1, 2009 November 1, 2009 Scotty
The Twilight Saga New Moon movie will be hitting theaters in a couple of weeks and there's no doubt it will be a smash hit. The flick is PACKED with some of today's hottest male celebrities, and most of them appear in some state of undress. The male celeb stars include Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Kellan Lutz, Alex Meraz, Peter Faccinelli, Billy Burke and more.
Get all of the New Moon Hunks Here
January 4, 2009 January 4, 2009 Scotty
Robert Pattinson Biography
Pattinson grew up in London and attended the Harrodian School known for drama, and participated in the Barnes Theater Club. He got his big breat in 2003 when he met Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire director Mike Newell. Soon after he landed the role of Cedric Diggory in the movie.
Full name: Robert Thomas-Pattinson
Birthplace: London, Engalnd
Birthday: May 13, 1986
Robert is the youngest of 3, with older sisters Lizzy and Victoria
Pattinson's star power skyrocketed in 2008 when he took on the role of vampire hero Edward Cullen in Twilight with Kristen Stewart.
Pattinson made headlines in all the gossip rags recently when he cut off his trademark long, wild and messy hair.
Pattinson Gets Crew Cut
Who is Robert Pattinson Dating?
Kristen Stewart? Camilla Belle? Annelyse? Nikki Reed? Who knows, but he says he's never been in love.
Everyone Thinks He's Hot!
Yahoo's Top Movie Heart Throb of 2008.
Rolling Stone Magazine's Hottest Actor of 2008
Entertainment Tonight (ET) top hunk of 2008.
LA Times Breakout Stars of 2008.
Forbes Breakout Stars of 2008.


This forum is for posts covering broader stated choice experimental design issues.
Repeating or Updating experimental design?
More levels = more importance for the attribute?
Design based on recoded attributes?
No interaction term in design but like to do in analysis?
Efficient design with attribute level balance- possible?


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By: Jane Austen (1775-1817)
Austen's timeless romantic classic, follows the lives of the five Bennett sisters, who live in a time where an advantageous marriage and social status are considered a fundamental for any woman to stand a fair chance at life. Set at the turn of the 19th century, Pride and Prejudice catches a perfect glimpse not only of a time when women were socially and economically dependent solely on their marital status, but also as an age of enlightenment and witness of the French Revolution. This romantic novel with its hint of comic references begins with the famous quote "It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife...
A comedy of manners, Emma portrays the spoilt, snobbish, yet charming Emma Woodhouse as she delightfully interferes in the relationships of others without taking much notice of her own heart. Although quick to make prejudgments and decisions, Emma is eventually able to notice her mistakes, and it is this revelation that makes her an endearing heroine and an inspiration to women throughout. Austen has not only created, but also brought to life the world inhabited by her characters through her vivid depictions and clever use of wit...
Two sisters, one practical and full of commonsense, the other a passionate and emotional creature, an uncaring brother and his avaricious wife, a handsome rake and a faithful gentleman – these are some of the unforgettable characters who make Jane Austen's first published novel, Sense and Sensibility such a delightful, witty and timeless classic. The novel was published under the pseudonym "A Lady" by its shy and retiring nineteen-year-old author, Jane Austen, in 1811. She was the daughter of a country rector and lived all her life in the circle of her large and loving family in a little village in Hampshire, England...
One of the most controversial novels written by Austen, Mansfield Park follows the life of the young heroine Fanny Price as she searches for her place in society. Set in early 19th century England, the classic novel depicts the social issues of the time including marriage, social mobility and morality. The classic centers on the life of the poor young girl Fanny Price, who is the oldest daughter of nine siblings. Her father is a former naval officer and a heavy drinker, while her mother has married beneath her and is undeniably the black sheep in the family when compared to her two sisters, Mrs...
Persuasion is the last completed novel by Jane Austen and it was published posthumously in 1818. Readers have often connected Persuasion with Northanger Abbey as the setting of both stories is in Bath, a highly fashionable health resort with which the author was well acquainted. Another interesting point to note is that the title of 'Persuasion' was probably not envisioned by Jane but by her brother or sister. Another theory is that her two siblings had a great role in choosing the title of the story...
Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey is a book about the life of Catherine Morland and her romantic relationships. The novel is divided into two parts; the first part begins with Catherine's visit to Bath and her relationship with Henry Tilney and the other people she met there, and the second part starts with the arrival of Frederick Tilney and her visit to Northanger Abbey. This book alongside Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility is considered one of the major works of Jane Austen. The novel had undergone many revisions before its publication and it was even originally titled "Catherine...
Begun when she was just eleven years old, Love and Friendship is one of Jane Austen's stories that very few readers may have encountered before. Austen experts feel that this story was written, like many others, only for the pleasure of her family and friends. It is scribbled across three notebooks, in childish handwriting, and the complete work is thought to have been written over a period of six or seven years. It is dedicated to one of her cousins, whom she was very close to, Eliza de Feuillide...
An epistolary novel, Lady Susan is an early work by Austen that was posthumously published in 1871. The short novel focuses on the self-serving eponymous anti-heroine, as she cunningly maneuvers her way through society in search of a wealthy husband for both her daughter and herself. Disregarding anything but her own selfish goals, Susan employs her charms to lure men and draw them into her web of deceit, no matter their age or status. Exploring issues including morals, manners, self-indulgence, malevolence, and social machinations, the relatively short novel is sure to fascinate with its atypical form...
By: Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910)
Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace chronicles the lives of five Russian aristocratic families during Napoleon's invasion of Russia. Many considered this book to be the best Russian work of literature of all time and it is massive in scale. The book is divided in four volumes and the chapters don't just contain the narrative of the plot to the novel but philosophical discussions as well. This may be intimidating to average book readers but they shouldn't be discouraged to try reading War and Peace. After all, this book was written for all and not just for intellectuals...
Leo Tolstoy's psychological novel Anna Karenina follows the life of the enchanting and rebellious Anna who seeks to break free from the shackles of society. Set in late 19th century Russia, Anna is portrayed as an ideal, cultivated aristocratic wife, mother and model for women alike. Although at first glance she seems to have it all in life, Anna yearns for love and affection- something her cold diplomatic husband cannot provide. She grows discontent of their loveless relationship, and is tired of the façade she has been putting up in order to sustain a positive social image...
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
When Hank Morgan, a practical, no-nonsense Yankee who works in an ammunition factory as a head superintendent gets into a fight with an aggressive employee, little does he know what's in store for him. The bully lays Morgan low with a skull-crushing blow delivered with a crowbar and knocks him out. When Morgan regains consciousness, he finds himself transported back in time, to the sixth century. From here on, the story describes the travails of a hard-boiled, true blue American with strong democratic values who has to deal with medieval feudalism and ancient customs! A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court was published in 1889...
By: Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874-1942)
Anne of the Island
Anne of the Island is the third book in the Anne of Green Gables series following the adventures of its heroine Anne Shirley as she leaves for Redmond College in the busy city of Kingsport to study for her bachelor's degree. The third installment in the series sees the beloved protagonist experience new adventures and challenges outside the familiar setting of Avonlea. The novel kicks off when Anne decides to pursue her dream of a higher education, and subsequently leaves her two year teaching position at the school in Avonlea and begins her studies at Redmond College...
Anne of Avonlea
If you've read and loved Anne of Green Gables you will surely be delighted to follow Anne's further adventures in Anne of Avonlea. In this sequel, we find Anne Shirley teaching in Avonlea School though she continues her studies at home with Gilbert Blythe. Lucy Maud Montgomery first published the best selling Anne of Green Gables in 1908. Enthused by the amazing success of this account of a young orphan girl who arrives by mistake on Prince Edward Island, Canada, the author followed it up with five more sequels, tracing Anne's career and life...
Anne's House of Dreams
Anne's House of Dreams is the fifth book in the Anne of Green Gables series, which features the culmination of an epic love story. The installment chronicles the lives of Anne and Gilbert as they experience life as a newlywed couple and build the foundation of their future together. A tale uniting the much-loved characters also brings a farewell to Anne Shirley and officially welcomes Anne Blythe. The novel begins with the preparations for the wedding between Anne and her one true love Gilbert Blythe, who is finally a qualified doctor...
A collection of short stories first published in 1912, the book focuses on events occurring in the popular fictional village of Avonlea, which is notorious as the hometown of Anne Shirley. Comprised of 12 short stories, the Chronicles of Avonlea present a different view of the town, with the introduction of many new gripping characters, which prove to be just as endearing as their most renowned resident. Tales of everyday snippets of life proving to be humorous, identifiable, and heartwarming, the collection is an effective reinvigoration to the classic setting...
Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1896 to 1901
Stories from 1896 to 1901. Lucy Maud Montgomery was born at Clifton (now New London), Prince Edward Island, Canada, on November 30, 1874. She achieved international fame in her lifetime, putting Prince Edward Island and Canada on the world literary map. Best known for her "Anne of Green Gables" books, she was also a prolific writer of short stories and poetry. She published some 500 short stories and poems and twenty novels before her death in 1942.
Kilmeny of the Orchard
Eric Marshall is all that a well brought-up young man should be. Handsome, steadfast, and full of ambition, he is expected to expand the Marshall & Company empire — and to marry a woman suitable to replace his mother in Nova Scotia's finest circles. When a sick friend asks for a favour, becoming a substitute schoolmaster in the Prince Edward Island countryside seems the perfect post-graduation lark. But when Eric wanders into an old orchard at twilight, his life will be changed forever…
By: William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
William Shakespeare's most well-known play is more than most people realize. While it is the story of star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet, it is also the story of two families in the middle of a bitter feud. Many people avoid the story because they believe it will be too difficult to read, but this is not true at all. Within a few paragraphs, the play captures your imagination and attention. Juliet is 13 years old and is love with the son of her father's enemy. Her father has promised that she will marry another boy when it is time, but she refuses to accept the suit...
A Personal Anthology of Shakespeare, compiled by Martin Clifton
This personal anthology is my choice of speeches from Shakespeare that I enjoy reading (that I would like to have had by heart years ago!) and that seem to me to illustrate his unsurpassed use of language. He was a man who seemed to know everything about human nature and as Orson Welles said 'he speaks to everyone and we all claim him'. I know that it has been said that 'it is impossible to be a great Shakespearian actor without an idiosyncratic and extraordinary voice' and this may be so, but that does not preclude ordinary mortals from reading, hearing and enjoying Shakespeare.
Shakespeare's Sonnets, or simply The Sonnets, comprise a collection of 154 poems in sonnet form written by William Shakespeare that deal with such themes as love, beauty, politics, and mortality. The poems were probably written over a period of several years.
The Taming of the Shrew is one of Shakespeare's earliest comedies, and was inspired by classical Roman comedy and the Italian commedia dell'arte. Baptista Minola, a rich gentleman of Padua, has two daughters: Katherina, renowned for her sharp tongue, and Bianca, who is sought after by multiple suitors. Baptista decides that Bianca cannot marry until her elder sister finds a husband. Enter Petruchio, who has come to "wive it wealthily in Padua," and who is convinced by Bianca's suitors to woo Katherina. The play ultimately poses the question of who is the bigger shrew: Kate or Petruchio. The subplot involves the subterfuge employed by Lucentio to woo the lovely Bianca.
Shakespeare's great festive comedy, probably written and first performed around 1601, follows the adventures of twins Viola and Sebastian, who are separated from each other by a shipwreck. Viola, believing her brother dead, disguises herself as a page in order to serve the lovesick Duke Orsino, who has been rejected by the Countess Olivia. The ensemble cast includes a roster of wonderfully comic characters: Olivia's drunken uncle Sir Toby Belch, his foolish friend Sir Andrew Aguecheek, the witty serving woman Maria, the social-climbing steward Malvolio, and the clever, riddling clown Feste.
Mad with jealousy, King Leontes of Sicilia orders his best friend Polixenes killed, his child abandoned, and his wife put on trial for adultery. Sixteen years later, Perdita, raised as a shepherd's daughter, falls in love with Polixenes's royal son and returns to her father's kingdom.
Antony and Cleopatra is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written sometime between 1603 and 1607. It was first printed in the First Folio of 1623. The plot is based on Thomas North's translation of Plutarch's Life of Marcus Antonius and follows the relationship between Cleopatra and Mark Antony from the time of the Parthian War to Cleopatra's suicide. The major antagonist is Octavius Caesar, one of Antony's fellow triumviri and the future first emperor of Rome. The tragedy is a Roman play characterized by swift, panoramic shifts in geographical locations and in registers, alternating between sensual, imaginative Alexandria and the more pragmatic, austere Rome.
The Merry Wives of Windsor is a comedy by William Shakespeare, first published in 1602, though believed to have been written prior to 1597. It features the fat knight Sir John Falstaff, and is Shakespeare's only play to deal exclusively with contemporary Elizabethan era English middle class life.
By: Charles Dickens
From the opening passage itself of Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, the reader is drawn into the world of the hero, Pip, who is at that time, seven years old. The author creates an unforgettable atmosphere: the gloom of the graveyard, the melancholy of the orphan boy, the mists rising over the marshes and the terrifying appearance of an escaped convict in chains. Told in first person (one of the only two books that Dickens used this form for, the other being David Copperfield) Great Expectations is a classic coming of age novel, in which we trace the growth and evolution of Pip or Philip Pirrip to give his full name...
As the last published novel of a writer whose career spanned over a dozen novels, innumerable short stories, plays and nonfiction, Our Mutual Friend is indeed a great composition by Charles Dickens. Considered to be one of his most mature, insightful and refined works, Our Mutual Friend takes a long, hard look at what many Victorians loved but hated to admit they did—money. Dickens uses satire, irony, symbolism and biting wit to portray this unlovely picture of a society obsessed with material comforts and its hypocrisy about the means it uses to achieve its ends...
Originally published in monthly installments between 1855 and 1857, the novel focuses on the various forms of imprisonment, both physical and psychological, while also concentrating on dysfunctional family ties. Accordingly, Dickens avidly criticizes the social deficiencies of the time including injustice, social hypocrisy, the austerity of the Marshalsea debtors' prison, and bureaucratic inefficiency. The novel kicks off with the introduction of William Dorrit, the oldest prisoner in the Marshalsea prison, who is also referred to as The Father of the Marshalsea...
The Battle of Life
While "The Battle of Life" is one of Charles Dickens' Christmas Books - his annual release of a story just before Christmas - this one breaks the tradition by not being concerned with Christmas. Rather, its subtitle, "A Love Story", reveals more of the plot. The major events of this book take place on land that once was a battleground. That is just a backdrop for Dickens' idea of the real battle of life - finding and winning the right partner, so that life will go on to the next generation. The family that lives there is rather confused in its affections and intentions regarding who should end up with whom...
By: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930)
Being a physiologist, Austin Gilroy is unconvinced that the occult is real. His friend Professor Wilson, however, is not only convinced that psychical powers are real, but eagerly desires that Gilroy should be persuaded. To this end, Wilson invites Austin to his house for a demonstration. The effect is that Austin, although still skeptical, now concedes that there is more in the matter than he at first believed. But when the psychic, Miss Penclosa, controls his actions to the point where he nearly murders his fiancee, Austin Gilroy doubts no longer.
By: Frances Hodgson Burnett
It's described as "A SPRIGHTLY LOVE STORY" and it is written by F. H. Burnett, "one of the most charming among American writers!"
A Lady of Quality
Set in late 1600's England, the story follows the life of a woman living an unconventional life. The loves of her life and all of its ups and downs are included.


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List of national retail chains requiring masks is growing
A customer wearing a mask carried his purchases, April 6, as he left a Target store during the coronavirus pandemic in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Target has joined a growing list of major retailers that will require customers at all their stores to wear face coverings.
NEW YORK >> Target, CVS Health and Publix Super Markets today joined the growing list of national chains that will require customers to wear face masks regardless of where cities or states stand on the issue.
Target's mandatory face mask policy will go into effect Aug. 1, and all CVS stores will begin requiring them on Monday. Publix Super Markets Inc., based in Lakeland, Florida, said that its rule will kick in on Tuesday at all 1,200 stores.
More than 80% of Target's 1,800 stores already require customers to wear masks due to local and state regulations. Target will hand out masks at entrances to those who need them.
The announcements come one day after the nation's largest retailer, Walmart, said that it would mandate face shields for all customers starting Monday.
Starbucks, Best Buy, Kohl's and Kroger Co. have also announced mandatory masks nationwide in recent days.
Retailers have hesitated to make masks mandatory nationwide out of fear of angering some customers over what, even in a pandemic, has become a political issue.
They have been reluctant to put employees in the position of becoming enforcers. Confrontations with customers and store employees have played out in multiple incidents caught on video.
It was difficult to enforce such rules even in states that mandate face masks. However, the recent surge of new virus cases — particularly in Florida, California, Texas and Arizona — has left them with no choice, retail experts say.
"To be clear, we're not asking our store employees to play the role of enforcer, " said Jon Roberts, the chief operating officer at CVS. "What we are asking is that customers help protect themselves and those around them by listening to the experts and heeding the call to wear a face covering."
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Extremists exploit a loophole in social moderation with podcasts


Tennessee parents: Get answers to your questions on child custody and parenting plans here.
Below, we answer some common questions about child custody and parenting plans in Tennessee. To learn more about Tennessee family law, see our Tennessee Divorce and Family Law page. You can find all of our articles on custody and parenting after divorce in our Child Custody area.
A "permanent parenting plan" is a detailed written outline of how divorcing parents will care for their children. Parenting plans contain an allocation of parenting responsibilities, the establishment of a residential schedule, and an allocation of child support. A residential schedule outlines when the children are in each parent's physical care and designates the primary residential parent. The residential schedule also covers details such as where the children will reside on given days of the year, including provisions for holidays, birthdays of family members, vacations, and other special occasions. If you have children and want a divorce, you will be required to attend a four-hour parenting class and enter a parenting plan with the court to qualify for a divorce. If you and your spouse cannot agree on a parenting plan, you must first go to mediation and try to agree on a parenting plan before the court will try your case.
What does it mean to be the primary residential parent?
Technically, the primary residential parent is the parent with whom the child resides more than half of the time. In most cases, however, the primary residential parent has the child most of the time, except for every other weekend, holidays, and special events. Most parenting plans read: "Each parent will make decisions regarding the day-to-day care and control of each child while the child is residing with that parent." Because most parenting decisions fall under the "day-to-day" designation, the determination of primary residential parent is most important.
How does the court decide who will be primary residential parent?
each parent's work schedule (the court may make accommodations consistent with those schedules.
No one factor controls, and each factor must be weighed and considered in relation to the others. However, any of the above factors may be outweighed by proof of either parent's abandonment of the child, substantial refusal to perform parenting responsibilities, physical or sexual abuse of a child or parent, emotional or physical impairment interfering with parenting responsibilities, drug, alcohol, or other substance abuse, abusive use of conflict which endangers the child's psychological development, withholding access to the child from the other parent without good cause, criminal conviction, or any other factors adverse to a child. A parent who commits this type of serious misconduct is quite unlikely to be named the primary residential parent.
Does the primary residential parent have the right to make all decisions?
A permanent parenting plan must allocate decision-making authority to one or both parents regarding the child's: education, health care, extracurricular activities, and religious upbringing.
Is the mother more likely to be granted primary residential parent status?
The parenting plan law states that gender should not be considered in making these determinations. In reality, however, a mother is still more likely to be granted primary residential parent status and be awarded final decision-making authority. This distinction isn't based on bias, but on the practical fact that mothers still perform most parenting duties in our society. The mother may have more time to devote to the child, if she has dropped out of the workforce or dialed back her career to care for the child. The mother may also have more experience in child rearing and an established track record in raising the parties' child. Of course, which parent has spent more time caring for the children will depend on the couple. In most cases, it is the care-giving role performed prior to and perhaps during the divorce, not the party's gender, that gives one parent the advantage.
Are fathers more likely to be awarded more responsibility for teenagers?
As a child's age increases, so does the father's opportunity to be designated primary residential parent, especially with teenage boys. During the teenage years, courts may perceive a greater need for "male nurturing" and a lesser need for traditional "care giving." The amount of time the parent has available and has actually spent in the past with the child will still be the more important factors, however.
Does the child have any say in the choice of primary residential parent?
If the child is over 12, the court will hear and consider the child's wishes. If the child is under 12, the court can choose to hear and consider the child's wishes. The older the child, the more weight his or her wishes will be given. However, courts do not look favorably upon a child being coerced or coached. Courts realize that involving a child in such a difficult situation, such as choosing between parents, could cause long-lasting feelings of guilt, which might seriously harm the child.
How important is the status quo in a court's decision?
Very important, especially where a child seems to be well adjusted. Courts are less likely to disrupt an acceptable situation in favor of the unknown. All things being equal, maintaining stability can be a judge's most important concern.
Courts want to keep siblings together. In order to split siblings, there must be a compelling, reasonable, and practical reason. Even if the divorcing parents agree to split siblings, the court may reject the proposed arrangement.
What impact does a parent's new partner have?
If another person will come in contact with or influence the child by reason of a remarriage or similar changes in the child's or parent's living situation, and there is a basis for concern about the stability of the child's environment, the mental condition and character of that other person can become relevant in designating or modifying the primary residential parent determination.
What are the rights of the primary residential parent?
The primary residential parent has final authority to make decisions about the day-to-day care and control of the child while the child is residing with that parent, which will be most days. The parenting plan will further allocate final decision-making authority between the parents on topics such as education, health care, extracurricular activities, and religious upbringing. This authority may also be shared. In any event, one parent's authority is never absolute. A parent who disagrees with decisions made by the other can initiate mediation to discuss the other parent's decision on the grounds that the challenged action is not in the best interest of the child. This request for mediation, under the parenting plan, could be the first step to challenging the decision in court. Judges, though, will rarely overrule a parent's decision unless it will endanger the child.
What are the rights of the other parent?
access and participation in the child's education, including the right of access to the minor child for lunch and other activities, on the same basis that is provided to all parents, as long as the participation or access is reasonable and does not interfere with day-to-day operations or with the child's educational performance.
The rights above also apply to the primary residential parent when the child is spending time with the other parent.
May the primary residential parent move out of state with the child?
It depends on the situation. The move may not be motivated by vindictiveness and must be in the best interests of the child. Timely notice, however, must be given tot he other parent. It's a good idea to consult with an experienced family lawyer before you make a final decision to move. A parent seeking to prevent the move may petition for a change of designation of primary residential parent or ask the court to deny the child's relocation. The factors the court must consider depend on whether the parents spend substantially equal time with the child or whether the parent seeking to relocate has the child for a greater proportion of the time.
May the parent remove the child from Tennessee temporarily?
Before a minor child is temporarily removed from Tennessee, the parent responsible for the removal must inform the other parent of the address and telephone number where the child may be reached during the period of temporary removal. It is always advisable to be up front in these situations.
Can the primary residential parent designation be modified?
Yes, in certain situations. First, there must be a material change of circumstance. Second, the modification must be in the best interest of the child. Tennessee appellate courts have decided what can be considered a change in circumstance. In general, for a court to find a change of circumstance sufficient to support changing the primary residential parent, it will consider whether or not the child is doing poorly in an important aspect of life, such as school performance, and the reasons for the problem. Unless there is something objectively wrong with the child, a court may be unwilling to change what appears to be working. Further, under most parenting plans, the parents will be required to mediate these disputes prior to heading to court.
The child's preference for a change of primary residential parent will not, by itself, constitute a sufficient cause for modification. Even if a child's feelings are very strong, the child's preference will be just one factor. Obviously if the child is older, the court will give more weight to the child's preference. The court may well question the child's motive or inquire as to whether inducements have been made by the parent. Also, a court will not look favorably at either parent allowing a child, especially a teenager, to use this leverage to gain an advantage or avoid discipline at the more strict parent's home.
Will spousal abuse affect the designation of primary residential parent?
Allegations of abuse are relevant and important, but technically not controlling. If the abuse is shown to have affected the children, the court will consider this along with the other factors discussed above. Courts look at abuse allegations closely for obvious reasons. If a court believes a spouse has made a false accusation of abuse to gain an advantage in litigation, the consequences will be serious.
What effect does an allegation of child abuse or neglect have?
Serious mistreatment or violence against a child will constitute a change of circumstance sufficient for a parenting plan modification. A court will distinguish abuse from a strict approach to discipline and will require evidence corroborating an allegation. Also, a guardian ad litem, attorney ad litem, or other trained professional will likely be assigned to investigate the charges and report to the court.
Will a primary residential parent's misconduct lead to a modification?
It depends. A moral indiscretion or legal problem alone will not suffice for a change of primary residential parent if the child is otherwise leading a normal and well-adjusted life. The court will consider the circumstances and look for objective manifestations of harm on the child. If there are none, the primary residential parent will likely not be changed unless the improper conduct is especially egregious.
Will the relative affluence of the parents affect the decision?
Although wealth is only be one factor, a wealthy parent may be perceived as able to offer a better education and opportunities. As anyone would expect, however, the more devoted parent who sacrifices and makes time for a child will almost always prevail over a wealthy parent who values a career over the child. In these situations, priorities become the central issue.
What is shared parenting, and how does it work?
If parents are to share final decision-making authority and there is a dispute, the method for resolution of that dispute must be spelled out, and most likely the court will require the parents to mediate before going to court. By splitting the designation of parenting or residential time from decision-making authority and by eliminating the terms "custody" and "visitation" from the new vocabulary, the parenting plan law hopes to seriously reduce "custody wars" and encourage "co-parenting."
Is there child support if both parents share parenting responsibility?
No. In most circumstances, child support will be ordered unless the child resides with each parent a roughly equal amount of time. The primary residential parent will receive child support from the other parent.
Can a spouse be denied visitation for failing to pay child support?
No. Visitation or parenting time will not be prevented unless a court order says so. Failure to pay child support is not grounds for termination of visitation or parenting time rights. There are other options for collecting child support, such as filing a petition for contempt seeking to put the non-paying parent in jail.
Can a spouse stop paying child support if a spouse denies visitaiton?
No. Proper enforcement of visitation or parenting time rights begins with filing a petition or referring the matter to mediation. Persistent violation of a court-ordered right to visitation or parenting time can be grounds for a change of primary residential parent.
Should a spouse fight for primary residential parent status?
Disputes over residential parenting time and final decision-making authority can be time-consuming and expensive. Be sure that you want these designations for the right reasons. Examples of wrong reasons include the need for child support, unwillingness to pay child support, fear of societal judgment, and anger. You will need to be able to prove the child will live a better life with you. Proving primary residential parent status requires evidence. Plan ahead, and discuss this with your attorney.


Almost everyone knows about Bitcoin or at least heard about it. As Bitcoin constantly hits its all-time high and dominate headlines, you might be wondering whether you should invest in Bitcoin. Here I outlined several reasons why it is worth investing in Bitcoin. Read on and find out if it is still a good time to buy Bitcoin.
If I invest $10,000 in Bitcoin today, how much money will I have by 2030?
Where Can I Buy Bitcoin Safely and Invest?
At the time of writing, Bitcoin is currently valued above $1,000. It has reached more than $20 billion in market value and the long-term gains in the last few years are dramatic as the currency has risen from $15 in 2013 to more than $1,000 at present. It is no doubt, huge!
No one expected that Bitcoins would reach $1,000 high when they first started in 2008. Look at where it is now.
So while $1,000 / BTC sound like a "magic mark", we have question ourselves "is it really a magic mark?". As it seems today Bitcoins will rise even more than $1,000 and it may reach $10,000 in the next five (5) years.
The notion of unstoppable computer systems should be familiar already. BitTorrent, the file-sharing protocol invented by Bram Cohen, has been around since 2001 and is still very much alive despite concerted, international, billion-dollar efforts to destroy it. The latest Star Wars movie can still, right now, be pulled through BitTorrent in minutes straight to your laptop.
BitTorrent was the very first Decentralized Application (DAP), or a community of actors generating value for each other across the internet. To truly stop BitTorrent, you'd have to shut down every single computer in every home in every country across the planet.
Bitcoin works in the same way as BitTorrent, it is unstoppable.
Bitcoin user adoption is starting to accelerate around the world. There will be more merchants using Bitcoin as a payment method, more users and more advocacy, more capital market investment coming from multiple places like India, China, South America, Africa. There also will be more digital tools empowering Bitcoin's blockchain with added-value.
For the first three years of its life, Bitcoin was mainly used as a means of private exchange. Toward the end of 2012, WordPress, an online publishing platform, became the first major company to accept Bitcoin payments. Others, including OkCupid, Baidu, Expedia, and Overstock.com, followed in 2013 and 2014. Baidu later stopped accepting Bitcoin under pressure from the Chinese government, which clearly viewed Bitcoin as a threat to its own fiat currency.
The global economy is currently in a $152 trillion debt bubble, causing banks and governments to implement draconian monetary policies. Wealth preservation is becoming increasing difficult and it's possible we'll see more people looking for assets that are insulated from the traditional markets. Bitcoin's decentralized nature makes it an appealing asset to hedge one's portfolio. Bitcoin has proved out to be a very good portfolio asset owing to its high returns and acceptable volatility.
The statistic from Statista below depicts the number of Bitcoin ATMs worldwide from March 2015 to May 2017. There were 1,153 Bitcoin ATMs in May 2017 globally. If you look at the growth, it is increasing steadily over time.
Bitcoin follows a protocol by which almost every 210,000 blocks, the amount of new Bitcoin created is cut in half.
When Bitcoins was launched in 2009, the users were rewarded with 50 Bitcoins per block. This reward was halved in November 2012 to 25 Bitcoins per block. This will continue to happen and the number will be halved again. Thus, the amount of Bitcoins that can be created is strictly kept in check by the protocol it runs on.
The maximum number of Bitcoins is 21 million and not one coin more or less. Out of this 15 million has already been created. Bitcoin's value will be difficult to drive down over time is that it's not a resource that can be increased when demand is high. The scarcity of Bitcoins that may loom over us sooner or later is a very compelling reason to invest now as the price is simply going to hike over the coming years.
The trading of Bitcoin in very simple. Buying requires a credit or debit or Paypal or a bank account. It is that simple. These are facilitating platforms that allow for easily buying Bitcoins such as Bitquick, Blockchain etc. Transferring these Bitcoins to other users is also easy. But care has to be given during such transfer. This is because as highlighted in the succeeding reason the transfer is irreversible.
Bitcoin cannot be hacked, manipulated or altered. Bitcoins are digital and cannot be counterfeited or reversed arbitrarily by the sender, as with credit card charge-backs. Once Bitcoins are sent, the transaction cannot be reversed. Since the ownership address of Bitcoins will be changed to the new owner, once it is changed, it is impossible to revert.
Other than that, Bitcoin reduces the possibility of identity theft. When you give your credit card to a merchant, you give him or her access to your full credit line, even if the transaction is for a small amount. Credit cards operate on a "pull" basis, where the store initiates the payment and pulls the designated amount from your account. Bitcoins use a "push" mechanism that allows the bitcoin holder to send exactly what he or she wants to the merchant or recipient with no further information. Furthermore, Bitcoin does not require names – just digital wallet IDs.
However, it is worth nothing that exchanges or digital wallets are vulnerable.
With Bitcoin, it allows you to be able to send and get money anywhere in the world at any given time. You don't have to worry about crossing borders, rescheduling for bank holidays or any other limitations one might think will occur when transferring money. You are in control of your money with Bitcoin because there is no central authority figure in the Bitcoin network.
With the blockchain, all finalized transactions are available for everyone to see. However, personal information is hidden. Your public address is what is visible. However, your personal information is not tied to this. Anyone at any time can verify transactions in the Bitcoin blockchain.
One of the biggest problems with our current dollars and other currencies used around the world is inflation. Over time all currencies lose purchasing power at a rate of few percents per year mainly because governments keep printing more money. This process is basically a small tax on your accumulated wealth. As the central bank has nothing to do with cryptocurrency, it can't influence it. Supply and demand are the only regulating mechanism defining its value.
With Bitcoin, you don't have this problem because the system is designed to make Bitcoins to be finite. Only about 21 million Bitcoins will ever be released (mined). The release of new Bitcoins is slowing down and it will stop completely within a few decades. We have a slowing population growth which is projected to stop at around 10 billion by approximately 2050 which roughly coincides with the last Bitcoin to be mined. There will be roughly 1 Bitcoins for every 500 people.
As you can see from the Bitcoin exchange graph that the value of Bitcoins was initially highly volatile during the first few years of it's inception, however during the last 6 months the currency has stabilized and has been steadily increasing in value on a daily basis.
With all transactions being added to a single public ledger, it reduces the clutter and complications of multiple ledgers. Interbank transactions can potentially take days for clearing and final settlement, especially outside of working hours. Blockchain transactions can reduce transaction times to minutes and are processed 24/7.
If you are worried that you missed the Bitcoin Boat—and if you can take a long-term view—then stop worrying. The 'right time' to buy Bitcoin is whenever the cost is less than USD $10,000.
I think there's always a mental barrier with people getting involved with bitcoin, hence many think about but a year down the line the same question pops into there mind.
Actually, Bitcoin appeared exactly at the time where it is needed the most. We are nearing the end of current financial world order. Countries engage in currency wars – and in this war, there are no winners, just losers. Central banks of most nations will probably print even more fiat currency and thus be transferring wealth from poor to the reach (the global elites). This is only possible because the poor are trapped – they use the fiat currency as store of value – and this will collapse.
But with Bitcoin – anyone can escape this trap! Buying Bitcoin is a lot easier than buying and holding physical gold. And it is certainly a lot more liquid.
With a small portion of your investment portfolio, a look towards the long view and open eyes that you could lose it as this is still an early adopter market, Bitcoin is now being used like gold as a hedge against devalued currencies. Its movement does not correlate with stock market movement and it has many positive properties over gold, for instance, the lack of storage fees being factored into the investment.
You may consider adding to in time. This will raise your average entry point into the market but allow you to monitor the risk as we move towards the mainstream, which I believe is where the market is heading.
If the market grows, so will your investment.
Coinbase is one of the world's largest Bitcoin broker, and also offers an exchange, a wallet, and developer API. In other words, it is a web-based digital wallet that allows you to send and receive Bitcoins. The company is backed by several large venture capital firms and claims to hold 617,000 consumer wallets, 16,000 merchants, as well as integration with U.S. banks.
You can read more about Coinbase here.
If you are wondering if there are any other exchanges that allow you to buy Bitcoin, you can check out this comparison table below.
Read the full post – How to Buy Bitcoin? How About Coinbase and Coinhako?
This article outlines 10 reasons why you should invest in Bitcoin. Read on to find out if it is still a good time to buy Bitcoin.
With the rate that bitcoin has grown and continues to grow, there's no reason why I shouldn't invest into it.
Not only does it sound something cool to be part of, but it's a great investment and income opportunity.
If it continues on its path, then there's no way that bitcoin can ever be stopped.
Up until now, the only thing I knew about Bitcoin was this entertaining Bitcoin Mining game called Bitcoin Billionaire.
You are most welcome. Let me know if you would like to know more about Bitcoin investment. I am more than happy to advise.
Another awesome article. Great video too! I think you should set up an email list so that people can subscribe to it and get updates whenever you upload a new post as I actually look forward to reading your posts and learning more about the cryptocurrency world.
Super helpful and informational article here about bitcoin. I only recently learned about bitcoin and have had that question that you mentioned earlier pop into my head. "Is it a good time to buy bitcoin?". Well it seems to me, taking all that you've said into consideration, that it is a good time. But the perfectionist that I am is asking the question, what could be the Cons of bitcoin? I was hoping you could shed some light on this shade of doubt for me.
By the way, thanks for the free $10 Bitcoin!!
Bitcoin does have cons. One of them is being used as a favorite of cyber criminals to pay for services such as developing and distributing malicious software to the movement of stolen funds resulting from account takeovers.
Another one is there is no safety net or perfect way to protect your bitcoins from human error (passwords), technical glitches (hard drive failures, malware), or fiduciary fraud.
Volent price movements of Bitcoin within short time periods are not consistent with an ideal exchange medium for buyers or sellers, limiting bitcoins as a significant vehicle for businesses.
Next story Is Bitcoin Mining Worth It in Singapore? Or Choose Cloud Mining Instead?


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City of Parramatta Council Archive Collection
Parramatta's Council Archive holds important records that document the history of our local government. Holdings include: rate books, valuation records, plans, maps, photographs and other records created by Council as part of its business operations. The present Council began in 1861 and most records date from 1862.
Records in the Archive date from 1846, the earliest surviving minute book from Parramatta's first municipal government, and include the records of the other preceding councils that are now all part of the City of Parramatta Council.
The Council Archivist can be contacted on 8839 3325
If you have a specific interest or enquiry we suggest searching this site first. If you have no luck please feel free to ask us directly using our research enquiry form.
In NSW, access to records more than 30 years old is a public right and you are welcome to arrange to use this nationally significant collection. Access to the records is by appointment only….
More About Council and it's Archives
This council is an amalgamation of five electoral areas known as Wards: North Rocks, Epping, Parramatta, Dundas and Rosehill. The Archives holds the surviving records of these councils, including records dating back to the beginning of Parramatta Municipal Council in 1861.
Building Registers, Rate and Valuation Books
Building Registers, Rate and Valuation books contain information that can help in researching house histories, urban growth and family histories.
Minutes to the Meetings of Council
The Archives holds the minutes to Parramatta Council from 1861 as well as the other councils that amalgamated with Parramatta Council in 1948 and in 2016. These give details of the decisions and activities of the Council. They illustrate the physical development of the area as well as social changes in the community.
Posts from the Archive Collections
The Red Gum Walk: Civic commemoration, moving images and memory
The Red Gum Walk sign, Boronia Park, Epping, 1952. Source: City of Parramatta Council Archives In the dappled sunlight of Boronia Park in Epping, a mysterious and forlorn sign stands by an avenue of trees. Although now barely decipherable, writing on the...
World-leading Westmead Hospital
Aerial image of Westmead under construction, c. 1977 (Source: City of Parramatta Archives, ACC002/61/01) In 2018, Westmead Hospital marks 40 years of service as a specialised tertiary referral hospital for the western Sydney area. Initially known as the Westmead...
Dr Sydney Evan Jones: Mental health pioneer
Portrait of Sydney Evan Jones as a medical student, c.1910. Source: Friends of Mays Hill Cemetery Photograph Collection The ground-breaking career of Dr Sydney Evan Jones (1887-1948), one of Australia's earliest psychiatrists and doctor on Sir Douglas Mawson's...
Origins of the City of Parramatta Crest
Plaque from City of Parramatta Council Chambers building. Date unknown. Parramatta Heritage Centre collections, 2006.146. Parramatta was one of the first councils in Australia to depict Aboriginal people as a focal point for a crest which originated in 1862. History A...
The Parramatta Eels
'Go the Eels' banners adorn the Town Hall, 2001, City of Parramatta Cultural Collections, 2002.127 The connections between Parramatta and eels are strong and historic. [1] The word 'eel' derives from Old English and German, with similar pronunciations appearing in...
History Week 2017: Pop goes Parramatta
As part of History Week, hosted by the History Council NSW, the City of Parramatta Research and Collection Services team held an an open day - Pop goes Parramatta - to collect your popular culture memories! Check out the details, and our Pinterest board showcasing...


Delhi University will conduct a Joint Admission Test (JAT) on June 22 for admission to Bachelor of Management Studies (BMS), Bachelor of Business Administration (Financial Investment Analysis) and BA (Honours) Business Economics.
The JAT will be conducted on June 22 between 8-10 am in 18 cities across the country. Applicants will have to take an online exam that will have objective type questions.
"The entrance exam will be of two hours duration based on multiple choice questions (MCQs) (four choices each) designed to evaluate the aptitude of the applicants," a DU official said.
The official said the questions in the entrance test will come from quantitative ability, reasoning, analytical ability, general English, business and general awareness.
"There will be 100 questions. Each correct answer will fetch four marks while for each wrong answer one mark will be deducted. An unanswered question fetch zero marks," the official said.
The minimum eligibility for applying to the courses is 60% in aggregate of four papers including English, Mathematics and other two elective subjects in Class 12.
After the entrance test, a merit list will be made for the qualified candidates based on their score in the JAT and their Class 12 marks. "The weightage given to Class 12 marks is 35% and the entrance exam will be given a weightage of 65%," according to the university rules.
Harish Dhawan, one of the in-charge for JAT, said the three courses are designed to let students directly enter management jobs after getting an undergraduate degree.
He said students also opt to go for higher studies such as masters in economics and commerce and MBA.
Those pursuing BMS have the option of doing specialisation in final year in one of the three fields — finance, marketing and human resource. After graduating, students can become financial analysts, data analysts and financial researchers.
Students pursuing BBA (FIA) can go for jobs in fund management and financial management. "This is a high-end finance course and students can go for jobs in stock market, investment banking, venture capital companies, private equity investment firms," a teacher said.
The BA(H) Business Economics course is a combination of commerce-based and economics-based subjects. The course prepares students to work in banking, financial institutes and retail banking. Students who pursue this course are eligible for both MA (Economics) and M.Com.


Born and raised in Kansas, Linda Spalding immigrated to Canada in 1982 from Hawaii, She is the author of three much earlier novels and two acclaimed works of non-fiction. She received the Harburfront Festival Prize for her contribution to the Canadian literary community. She lives in Toronoto, where she is the editor of Brick magazine.


6ft-sf: Ed'O Banners 61, Dynasty 36. Javon Turner 19p6r, Jose Bustamante 9p7r2a, Darryl Bituin 9p2a. Tyrone Airriola 13p, Andy Ye 9p9r.
6ft-sf: Prodigy 70, Swoosh 26. Jason Jangar 21p10r5s, Tony Tran 19p, Joe Latoza 7r. Mark Fabella 5p, Joey Mendoza and JR Amante 5r each.
a/r-sf: Heatonkees 62, Fight Club Cobras 21.Stuart Leung 12p, Ken Wan 10r, Jason Wong 10p. Fight Club missing name.
a/r-sf: Stun Guns 56, Full Tilt 45. Stun Guns missing name. Henry Zhou 15p7r, James Chien 8p, Nate Kwong 8p.
a/r-sf: Wolverines 53, Bottle Service 52. Kris Neri 18p, Adam Broughton 9r, A.Schlander 13p3a. Chris Chew 24p, Taylor Smith 11r, A.Lee 5a.
a/r-sj: Beast Mode 52, Sj Dynamites 31. Ray Liang 16p, Harry Flores 14p5r, Ken Ngo 9p3s.. Kevin Le 13p2s, David Ly 7p, Tony Nguyen 9p.
a/r-sj: Fnf Warriors 54, ROLCC 43. Jay Delacruz 15p3a, Jon Candaza 10p, Vince Decierdo 11p. Ryan Leonard 11p10r2b, Tim Shaw 12p, V.Wang 9p.
a/r-sj: GSCC 52, Taiwan 47. Isaac Liu 10p5a, Ken Chee 12p, Gordan Cheng 5p3s. Eric Hsu 13p6r, Chuck Liu 13p, William Lee 6p.
a/r-sj: Murkery 51, FortuneCrew 45. Peter Roxas 14p, Keenan HigginBotham 11p7r, Justin Chou 10r. Andrew Phillips 16p6r, James Le 10p.
aaa-e: Problems 65, ABC Hawks 45. Alvin Lin 27p3s ,Derek Lau 12p, Ryan Susanto 10r. Andy Miller 15p11r, Johny Sheng 12p, Allen Lee 2a.
aaa-e: SF Warriors 60, BCL East-All-Stars 41. Boo Koga 17p, Jon Lee 16p8r, Jeremy Nakamoto 3a. Mike Adelakun 18p5r, Amit Hitechi 10p3a.
aaa-p: Colossal 59, Dragon 54. Nas Sharifi 15p, Tuan Mai 11p4a, Greg Turquist 8p11r. Jon Chen 23p8r3s, Mike Yuen 11p6r, Ze Li 8p.
aaa-sj: Shohoku 48, Bad News 30. Shou Chang 26p4s, Mike Tsai 9p2s. Trevor Woo 9p. Akash Deb 8p, David Lau 9p, Antoine Maddox 7p10r.
rec-: Dream 53, No Chance 41. Freddie Kwong 16p8r4a2b, Geary Luong 15p6r3a5s, Alex Wan 7r. Earl Han 14p9r, Peter Luu 10p8r, M.Sapinoso 4a.
rec-: Efc Berkeley 33, Stealers 25. Steven Shih 7p, Cheng Weng 4p10r2b, Alan Lin 6p. Mory Saengsourith 9p, Danny Boon 6p, Narith Chea 5r.
rec-: Hefty 43, Basa 25. Richard Tran 12p, Simon Ngo 8p12r, Chai Saechao 13r. Emile Ramos 6p, Eric Ramos 6p6r, RJ Flores 5r4b.
rec-sf: Boom 59, SFFD 57. Jay Jones 12p13r3b, Alex Vazquez 13p, Juan Ruiz 8p. Derek Wing 15p8r3s, Hendy Shi 14p, Ed Yup 12p.
rec-sf: Elite 48, Handsome Devil 41. Francis Diaz 24p6r, Omar Salam 7p6r, Septer Abalos 2a. Handsome Devil missing full name.
rec-sf: Frisco Hawks 54, Wolverines 38. AB Damdin 11p, Amar Delger 13r, B.Baterdene 10p8r. Long Tran 17p, Lester Lee 13p10r, J.Lau 2a.
rec-sf: Team CB 43, SFFA 34. Tony Chiu 19p, Russ Lew 7p5r2a4s, Dave Bong 4s. SFFA missing name.


Inktober is coming back to Korea!
한국에서도 이제 잉크토버를 만나보실 수 있습니다!
This challenge was started by American artist Jay Parker in 2009 and has become a global event with people of all skill levels across the world participating.
매년 10월, 전 세계의 아티스트들이 한 달 동안 매일 잉크드로잉 하나씩을 완성하는 잉크토버 드로잉 챌린지에 도전합니다.
이 챌린지는 2009년 미국 아티스트인 제이 파커(Jay Parker)로부터 시작되어, 전 세계 아마추어 및 프로 아티스트들이 참여하는 행사로 성장하였습니다.
Let's put Korea on the inktober map by taking part in this great event. Make sure to use the hashtag #inktoberseoul to be part of the Korean network of ink artists.
이제 한국도 이 대규모 행사에 참여할 차례입니다. 한국 잉크 아티스트 네트워크에 동참하고자 하시는 분들께서는 #inktoberseoul 이라는 해시태그를 달아주세요.
Anyone can take part in inktober, just pick up a pen, brush, markers or whatever ink based art tool you prefer and start drawing.
누구나 잉크토버 챌린지에 동참하실 수 있습니다. 펜, 브러시, 마커 혹은 기타 원하시는 잉크 기반의 매체를 이용하여 드로잉을 해 보세요.
블로그에 올린다(텀블러, 인스타그램, 트위터, 페이스북, 플리커, 핀터레스트 등에 업로드 하셔도 됩니다).
이 과정을 10월* 한 달간 매일 반복한다.
*Note: you can do it daily, or go the half-marathon route and post every other day, or just do the 5K and post once a week. What ever you decide, just be consistent with it. INKtober is about growing and improving and forming positive habits, so the more you're consistent the better.
*참고: 매일 한 작품씩 업로드 하셔도 좋고, 혹은 격일이나 일주일 단위로 업로드 해도 됩니다. 본인이 원하는 방식으로 꾸준히 작업을 하는 것이 가장 중요합니다. 잉크토버는 좋은 습관을 기르고 실력을 연마하기 위한 행사이므로, 꾸준하게 작업하시기를 추천합니다.


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@author Steve Jin (sjin@vmware.com)
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public class AlreadyAuthenticatedSessionEvent extends SessionEvent
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