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Baptists and the American Civil War: April 10, 1864
Bruce Gourley / April 10, 2014
Even as the clouds over the Confederacy grow ever darker–or perhaps because the future of the South looks so bleak–the veneration of the deceased Confederate General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson as a Southern saint is well underway. Having died less than a year ago, Jackson's image is the subject of much debate among those who vie to shape the public memories of the great man.
White Southern Baptists are surpassed by none in their love of Jackson as a Christian warrior. The beloved general attended a Baptist congregation in his youth, and on numerous occasions during the war wrote or spoke favorably of Southern Baptists, whether as a whole or in reference to a given individual.
Perhaps, then, white Baptists of the South might be surprised if they could know of private correspondence this week between William Brown and Robert Lewis Dabney, the latter the author of an upcoming history of the life of Jackson.
Dabney's biography of his friend Jackson, according to the author, has one overriding purpose, a purpose reflective of the larger effort by white supremacists to present the Confederate States as God's holy nation and her defenders as God's saints:
My prime object has been to portray and vindicate his Christian character, that his countrymen may possess it as a precious example, and may honor that God in it, whom he so delighted to honor.
Brown, asked to review a draft copy of the manuscript-now-in-progress, suggests that Dabney edit out Jackson's disparaging private reflections on Baptists and Methodists.
Brown writes:
Speaking of Gen. Jacksons Early religious advantage, and of the kind of preachers he heard, you say they were the "most uncultivated members of the Baptist Communion, or of the itinerant fraternity of the Methodist" I would have it worded in such a way as to leave out Baptist & Methodist by name: for though it is true, yet offense will be taken.
It is quite likely that the reference is to Jackson's youthful days when he was attending a Baptist congregation. Both Baptists and Methodists in antebellum days were largely present in small and frontier towns, with ministers of such congregations often lacking the education and polish of First Baptist congregations in large towns and cities.
Dabney, however, declines to delete the quote which, when the book–Life and campaigns of Lieut.-Gen. Thomas J. Jackson, (Stonewall Jackson)–is published in 1866, is the volume's one reference to Baptists. Dabney is Presbyterian, as was Jackson, and serves as a chaplain during the war. Perhaps he also personally experienced the backwoods image of Baptists as did Jackson.
Brown also offers a second editorial suggestion regarding Dabney's attempt to craft Jackson as the model Christian warrior and gentlemen:
"Reciting all these aggravations, the people of the Confederate State believe that no blacker natinial crime has challenged the lighting of heavens wrath, since the crucifixion of Jesus Christ" I would certainly alter that. It may be a belief entertained and justly founded, but I am persuaded expression would be severely criticised. There is an unwillingness to allow any other crime to brought either into Comparison with, or proximity to the crucifixion of our Savr. Seward did the former, by comparing his sufferings on account of the rebellion to those of our Savior in the garden. Your statement, though far removed from his, will still not escape something of the same objective. The English journals lashed him unsparingly.
On this matter Dabney apparently listens to Brown, as the reference equating the United States' opposition to the Confederacy as criminal as the crucifixion of Jesus does not appear in the published manuscript.
While Brown and Dabney debate the shaping of Stonewall Jackson's Christian legacy in the future minds of white Southerners, many American (Northern) Baptists are working to extend the kingdom of Christ into the Confederate states in the form of freedom, education, land, jobs and human rights for formerly enslaved blacks.
Among these Northern missionaries is Charles Henry Corey, former Baptist pastor of First Baptist Church of Seabrook, New Hampshire, who resigns his position on January 1 to serve with the United States Christian Commission (a non-denominational religious and social services organization). In employment of the Commission, he arrives at Port Hudson, Louisiana, this month.
Corey's duty with the Commission is "to preach the gospel, to distribute religious reading matter, and to render such other services to the soldiers as might be needed."
Of his early days at Port Hudson, Corey later recollects:
At this place systematic work had been commenced for the education of the large number of colored soldiers stationed at the Post. Captain Pease was in charge of the work of instruction of the Corps d'Afrique. Chaplain Wheeler, of the 80th United States Colored Infantry, had built in January, 1864, a school-house. Lieutenant R. G. Seymour, of the 79th Regiment of United States Colored Infantry, built a school-house for his regiment which was dedicated February 6th, 1864. It is recorded in Chaplain Wheeler's private diary, April 10th, 1864: "Brother C. H. Corey, of the Christian Commission, preached in the camp of the 3d Massachusetts Cavalry, and visited the School." Associated with Mr. Wheeler and Captain Pease in loyal service for the country, and incidentally in behalf of those colored veterans, were some wellknown ministers of the Baptist denomination—Dr. Chase, of Philadelphia; Dr. Seymour, of Lowell, and Dr. Brouner, of New York.
Corey, re-assigned to Charleston, South Carolina following the fall of the Confederate port city in early 1865, afterward becomes a long-time missionary among blacks of the South, advocating a different kingdom of God than that of the South's white supremacist society.
Jackson yet lives on as a seemingly eternal hero in the public memory in much of the white South, while the collective stories of Corey and his fellow Northern missionaries, their names and the details of their lives and ministries largely forgotten, retain the underlying appreciation of black Southerners.
Sources: "T.J. 'Stonewall' Jackson," Civil War Trust (link); Letter from William Brown to Robert Lewis Dabney, April 7, 1864, from the Lewis Round Wilson Special Collections Library, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill (link); R. L. Dabney, Life and campaigns of Lieut.-Gen. Thomas J. Jackson, (Stonewall Jackson), New York: Blelock and Company, 1866, p. vi, 24 (link); Henry M. Woods, "Robert Lewis Dabney 1820-1898: Prince Among Theologians and Men. A Memorial Address delivered before West Hanover Presbytery At its Fall Meeting, 1936. in Stonewall Church, Appomattox County, Virginia, Celebrating the Jubilee Year of the FOUNDING of the SOUTHERN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH in 1861" (link); "Robert Lewis Dabney" (link); Wallace Hettle, Inventing Stonewall Jackson: A Civil War Hero in History and Memory, Louisiana State University Press, 2011 (link); Charles Henry Corey, A History of the Richmond Theological Seminary: With With Reminiscences of Thirty Years' Work Among the Colored People of the South, Richmond: J. W. Randolph, 1895, p. 16, 28 (link); "United States Christian Commission" (link)
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1880's Scarce Gothic Novel Edition -The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe
Author : Ann Radcliffe
Title : The Mysteries of Udolpho. A Romance. Complete in One Volume.
Publisher : London, George Routledge and Sons, no date (circa 1880's).
Size : 7.5 " X 5.5 "
Binding : Attractive, scarce and very good original illustrated cloth binding (hinges fine, slightly worn and scuffed) under a protective removable mylar cover.
Content : Very good content (tight and clean, rare foxing and staining, lower corner of page 51 cut but not affecting the text - as shown).
Illustrations : Including nice full page illustrations.
The book : Rare and very attractive edition of The Mysteries of Udolpho, by Ann Radcliffe. Her fourth and most popular novel, The Mysteries of Udolpho follows the fortunes of Emily St. Aubert, who suffers, among other misadventures, the death of her father, supernatural terrors in a gloomy castle and the machinations of an Italian brigand. Often cited as the archetypal Gothic novel, The Mysteries of Udolpho, along with Radcliffe's novel The Romance of the Forest, plays a prominent role in Jane Austen's novel Northanger Abbey, in which an impressionable young woman, after reading Radcliffe's novel, comes to see her friends and acquaintances as Gothic villains and victims with amusing results.
The Author : Ann Radcliffe (born Ward, 9 July 1764 – 7 February 1823) was an English author and pioneer of the Gothic novel. Radcliffe's technique of explaining the supernatural elements of her novels has been credited with enabling Gothic fiction to achieve respectability in the 1790s.
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I photographed the food during the day and then went back by in the evening to capture a bit of atmosphere with a full restaurant at night.


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Good Morning 2 by Louise Reeves (2018)
Artist Louise Reeves
Description A sunflower in a field. Painterly effects added.
Louise Reeves's Recent Work
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Artist Statement Louise Reeves is an award winning photographer whose work has been shown in galleries throughout New Jersey. Her "Doors of" series has been a favorite of collectors for years and includes the towns of Bordentown, Metuchen, Burlington, Highland Park and Lambertville, with more to come.
Her work has been featured on Ovation TV in their promotional spots and has won awards at Fine Art shows in East Brunswick, NJ, Dunellen, NJ and Bordentown.
Louise resides in North Brunswick, NJ with her husband, twins and two adorable dogs.
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For millennia, "the North" has held a powerful sway in Western culture.
Long seen through contradictions empty of life yet full of promise, populated by indigenous communities yet ripe for conquest, pristine yet marked by a long human history it has moved to the foreground of contemporary life as the most dramatic stage for the reality of climate change.
This book brings together scholars from a range of disciplines to ask key questions about the North and how we've conceived it and how conceiving of it in those terms has caused us to fail the region's human and nonhuman life.
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I've had this book read for at least a week now and I found it a little difficult to figure out something to write about it – hence my procrastination. I had some sort of viral sickness that went all around my family last week, so it was a bit difficult to concentrate on anything.
I had never read this book before, and it is definitely a classic. It did capture my attention. I knew some of the story probably from sesame street or the muppets or some sort of children's show, but it was very interesting to read the original. I had no idea how it ended, so it was all a pleasant surprise. I think it's important for girls to read these books, as it's probably a book that the average male would read, you know, having to do with adventure, pirates, and treasure. But there are many aspects of it that can appeal to women: camaraderie, loyalty, athleticism, strategic planning, etc. It is so important to be well read.
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I also read "How to be a Lady" by Candace Simpson-Giles. It was interesting, though sometimes really not helpful. Like some of the things in the book were like a lady knows how to use a napkin in a restaurant, with no explanation, so I guess if you don't know it and you're trying to become a lady, you're screwed. There was a lot of stuff like that in the book.


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New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees expressed gratitude Monday to God and those around him after taking Peyton Manning's spot as the NFL's all-time leading passer.
Brees passed Manning's career record of 71,940 passing yards on a 62-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter, as the Saints coasted to a 43-19 victory over the Washington Redskins.
The game was stopped for several minutes to recognize Brees for his achievement, and afterward an emotional and humble Brees gave credit to others. The 39-year-old was drafted out of Purdue University in 2001 and is known for his Christian faith. He's made the Pro Bowl 11 times and led the Saints to a victory in Super Bowl XLIV.
During the second-quarter celebration the television audience had seen Brees hug his wife and young children.
Brees also credited those who raised him.


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For the battle royale version of the and is made by Epic Games, see Fortnite Battle Royale.
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Survival, battle royale
Windows, macOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, iOS, Android and PS Vita
Fortnite Battle Royale is a third person shooter survival game where the player has to survive against 99 other players. The player can build forts and collect weapons on the way. The main game also has a mode called Fortnite Save The World, which is also available as a separate game. The game can be played on iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch, Windows, PS4 and Xbox One.
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Save The World[change | change source]
98% of the world population was wiped out by storm and some turned into monsters called husks, which are like zombies. You start of inside the storm running away from husk until you find a satellite tower and somehow open the big iron doors with the symbol of V-bucks, the in-game currency.
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Main article: Fortnite Battle Royale
The most popular version of the game is called Fortnite Battle Royale. 100 but not always 100 players compete. Players compete with each other to fight to the death. Players start with 100 health, but you can find shield to consume for a max of 200 health and shield (or 100/100). Players lose health and shield if they get shot by weapons, if they fall from too high a spot, or die a slow death in the storm. If the player loses all their health, they will lose. In Fortnite, you can find all kinds of weapons right from pistols to boogie bombs to rocket launchers. And weapons can be obtained throughout the game by grabbing loots, opening chests, supply drops and looting enemies and eliminated players etc.[1] The winner of the match is the one who is the last survivor.
At the beginning of the game, you can get to different locations via skydiving from the battle bus[2] The battle bus goes in a straight line over the map, but the path is not always the same.
Fortnite: Save the World is another version of the game. It was released for users who paid for early access to the game. It is expected that this version of the game will be released in 2019.
Instead of players killing each other, players have to cooperate with other players to complete various missions. Four players cooperate towards a single goal that they both need to achieve in order to survive. There are 4 main named locations. You unlock a new one the more your power bar increases.These four locations are called(in the order that you go by): Stonewood, Plankerton, Canny Valley and the new Twine Peaks.
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Creative mode allows the building of anything you can think of. Players can copy and paste different objects from the Battle Royale genre. They can rotate and enlarge them to any way they want and explore the community built maps from other people.
Cosmetics[change | change source]
Fortnite Battle Royale does have cosmetics. Cosmetics are items/skins that do not have give the player any advantages in the game like pickaxes, dances, skins and more. Cosmetic items can be bought by the use of V-Bucks.
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If you are going to file a patent application you must have drawings to include in the application, but patent drawings are not the only type of "drawings" that an inventor should be considering. Patent drawings are wonderful for a patent application, but they don't always do the invention justice if you are trying to capture the attention of a prospective licensee, or if you are trying to convince a buyer to place orders or sell the invention in their store.
Simply stated, patent drawings and other types of invention drawings, such as 3D renderings and photo realistic virtual prototypes serve different purposes. For example, take a look at the figure below, provided courtesy of Enhance Product Development, a product development company with a great deal of experience licensing and developing products in consumer markets. The patent illustration is on the left, and a branded, photo realistic virtual prototype is shown on the right. Which do you think would better capture the attention of a prospective licensee?
Of course, the patent drawing contains reference numerals that are used by the patent attorney in the Detailed Description of the patent application, and this is a perfectly fine illustration to include in a patent application. But remember, the point of the Detailed Description is to describe what is shown in the figures (at a minimum). This is done in writing as if the reader is standing next to you as you describe what the figure shows. You use the reference numerals to draw the attention of the reader to the part of the figure you are discussing at any given time. That, however, is noise when you are trying to capture the attention of a prospective licensee. What you need and want is something that allows the person you are pitching to quickly and easily envision the product as it will be sold. As necessary as patent drawings are they simply do not capture the consumer product with nearly the same impact as a 3D rendering does.
With patent drawings you can show exploded views (see figure below) that allow you to show how the pieces and parts fit together. This enables the patent attorney to describe how to make the invention step by step, which is not only a good idea but a requirement for any patent application. Of course, such exploded views invariably focus on the internal, not the external. Will a prospective licensee really be concerned, at least in the first instance, about the internal workings? A prospective licensee will no doubt want to know about the internal workings and how everything is put together, but that comes only after you have captured their attention and they are ready, willing and interested to learn more. So in the first instance a 3D rendering or photo realistic virtual prototype is far more likely to capture the attention of the prospective licensee. You want to grab them with a compelling visual presentation of a real and tangible product. Once they are interested you can go deeper.
Taken from U.S. Patent No. 5,839,263, which relates to a lawn mower blade with replacement knives.
A patent applicant is required* to furnish at least one patent drawing (sometimes referred to as a patent illustration) of the invention whenever the invention is capable of illustration by way of a drawing. Said another way, whenever a drawing would assist in the understanding of an invention you need at least one patent drawing. Based on my experience I can say that a patent drawing is almost always required, and even if it is not technically required you should have at least one patent drawing. Why take the chance that the patent examiner will require patent drawings? If you need a patent drawing and one is not provided in the original filing a non-provisional patent application you are not even awarded a filing date, which can be catastrophic. Thus, I urge inventors to understand the patent drawing requirement in this way: The only time patent drawings are not required is when the invention relates to a chemical compound, composition or a method.
In my opinion it is always better to be safe than sorry with drawings. That is why I always advocate for filing patent applications with more drawings. Drawings are not free, but they do not cost very much given the overall cost of filing for and obtaining a patent. I think most applications include too few drawings. It is, therefore, advisable to file with multiple drawings. For more on working with patent drawings see Patent Drawings 101: The Way to Better Patent Applications.
Detailed drawings are indeed worth one thousand words, if not more. This is true because if you accidentally leave something out of the written disclosure, a drawing you submit may save you in the long run, provided of course it is detailed enough to convey nuanced information about your invention. Because the detail of the patent drawing is what saves you, having a professional patent illustrator is quite wise. Without question, the best way to broaden the scope of any application is to file the application with multiple, detailed and professional drawings. The benefit received from professional patent illustration is well worth the investment.
So you should rush off to a patent illustrator and get your invention illustrated with numerous drawings showing a variety of views from different vantage points, right? To quote Lee Corso of ESPN College Football Gameday fame – Not so fast my friend!
What if you could get initial illustrations that can be used for multiple different purposes? That would make the most sense because it is more economical, and you can if you work with someone that does 3D rendering.
According to Mike Store, an Industrial Designer with Enhance Product Development, "The reality is that completing product development, through design, engineering, tooling, etc. is very expensive and isn't feasible for the average inventor with a great idea. Our services seek to key in on developing a feasible product by fleshing it out with the inventor, designing it in CAD." In fact, if you look at the image below which shows the Enhance process, Enhance starts with the inventor concept and moves on to concept sketching before engaging in 3D CAD product development.
From the 3D CAD renderings a photo realistic virtual prototype is created, which can then be branded and added to the sell sheet. By following this process the 3D CAD renderings can be output as line drawings that make exceptionally good patent drawings, at least for a provisional patent application where the focus is disclosure. The Patent Office will never examine a provisional patent application, so none of the picky patent drawing rules will be enforced against provisional patent drawings. Therefore, you just need to have quality line drawings for a provisional patent application. Once the 3D CAD renderings are done as many drawings as you want can be output, from various rotated viewpoints, as well as a variety of close-up views.
True, patent drawings must show every feature of the invention specified in the claims, and for a non-provisional patent application they are required to be in a particular form. The Patent Office specifies the size of the drawing sheet on which the illustration is made, the type of paper, the margins, and many other hyper-technical details relating to the making of the drawings, including shading and size of text if present. The reason for specifying the standards in detail is that the drawings are printed and published in a uniform style when the patent issues, and the drawings must also be such that they can be readily understood by persons using the patent descriptions. But none of these rules apply to provisional patent drawings, and the focus of a provisional patent application is to demonstrate the entirety of the invention. What better way to do that than with numerous drawings that have been output after a 3D CAD rendering? Thus, the 3D CAD rendering becomes for focal point for allowing the inventor to obtain all of the types of illustrations they will need initially.
Our sell sheets feature the product design developed through 3D CAD software with large photo-realistic rendered images of the product. Commonly we will even brand the product with the potential licensee's brand, so each sell sheet is tailored for a specific licensee. This allows the decision makers to visualize what the product would look like fully developed under their product line. This becomes a powerful sales tool and something I refer to as a "psychological bridge" that we have found greatly improves the license success rate.
With your invention the ultimate goal is to make money. To make money requires one to spend money, but you absolutely have to do that wisely so that you do not run out of funds halfway through a project. Inventors need to create a budget and do the most they can with the money they have to spend. If your goal is to attract a licensing deal you need to make your invention as real as possible. Creating a virtual prototype that can be added to a sell sheet and circulated is definitely a winning strategy. The fact that the steps toward that strategy will give you a plethora of patent drawings to include in a provisional patent filing is a bonus! After all, you are likely going to need to file the provisional patent application in order to take the first steps toward securing exclusive rights. That way you have something tangible to license in terms of visual presentation and in terms of intellectual property protection.
* Starting December 18, 2013, it is now possible to obtain a filing date on a nonprovisional patent application without a drawing being present at the time of filing. This new rule does not change the reality that at least a single drawing is required when necessary. Thus, filing an application without a drawing is enormously risky and should be avoided. A drawing is worth a thousand words, if not more. If you try and add a drawing after filing you will almost certainly be prevented from doing so because despite the fact that a drawing is not required to get a filing date you still cannot add new matter after you file a patent application. Adding drawings will ordinarily add material, which is absolutely prohibited. The Patent Office has cautioned applicants that it remains best practice to file with drawings.
The "when necessary" caveat – to me – seems an artifice that is as often overplayed as the request for divisionals.
Very important points to keep entrepreneurs from falling victim to patent trolls – great post!


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Q: Access: Bottom 20% of Performers by Average Performance? So I have been tasked with using an Access database to find the bottom 20% of performers every week.  I am having a mental block though on how to do that given that every worker will essentially have 5 days worth of data, so I need to find the bottom 20% by average and not by individual days.  Is there a way to do this in Access?  Or would I have to take an excel database and find an average for each person via something like a pivottable then export that to Access to find the bottom 20%?
Thank you for any help!

A: I think you need to filter to get the correct date range, then group by person to get an average score for that week, then you can use the TOP ## PERCENT statement in to get the 20% you need
Select TOP 20 PERCENT Person, AverageScore
FROM (
    Select Person, AverageScore = Average(Score)
    FROM YourTable
    WHERE YourDateColumn > dateadd("d", -7, date) and YourDateColumn <= date
    Group By Person
    ) avgs
order by AverageScore desc

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Border trade between Myanmar and Thailand totaled about 1.4 billion U.S. dollars in the first half of fiscal year (FY) 2018-2019 which started in October last year, according to the figures from Myanmar's Ministry of Commerce Saturday.
The Myanmar processed food industry needs more investment support in order to develop further, U Aye Win, chair of the Myanmar Food Processors and Exporters Association, told The Myanmar Times.
A government delegation led by U Khin Zaw Oo, Secretary of the Peace Commission, met informally with ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) in Chiang Mai, Thailand, over the course of three days last week to negotiate resuming their participation in formal dialogues with the government and Tatmadaw for Myanmar's peace process.
The government should address high transportation costs in the country to attract more tourists, the head of a local entertainment company said on Sunday.
Tanintharyi Region Chief Minister Daw Lei Lei Maw was arrested on bribery and corruption charges in Dawei on Sunday, according to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
Myanmar's aviation market suffered a slowdown in growth in 2018 following a decade of positive passenger traffic.
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A Ukrainian company and the Myanmar military have signed a joint-venture agreement to build a plant capable of manufacturing armored personnel carriers (APCs) and self-propelled howitzers, the Myanmar website The Irrawaddy reports.
Chinese companies are pushing to resume destructive dam projects, ignoring a key assessment.
The province of Yunnan, a major front in China's anti-drug campaign as it borders the Golden Triangle known for drug production and trafficking, has vowed to launch a new round in the war on drugs and recruit more special border police to safeguard stability.
An ethnic insurgent group, the Arakan Army (AA), has attacked a boat carrying policemen in Yathedaung township, Myanmar's Rakhine state, leaving one policeman missing, according to the Myanmar Police Force Monday.
The 10 ethnic armed organizations that have signed the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) have decided to meet with government peace negotiators after one of the groups voiced deep dissatisfaction with the country's peace process, RFA reported.
Measles is an airborne disease which spreads easily through the coughs and sneezes of infected people. It may also be spread through contact with saliva or nasal secretions and sharing living space with an infected person.
The 56th Myanmar Gems Emporium is due to start in the capital city of Nay Pyi Taw today, expecting to attract over 2,600 gems merchants from China, Thailand, Australia and the United States, Xinhua reported.
Coloured waste bins line the walls of RecyGlo's office in Yangon. Blue is for paper, red for plastic, green for aluminium and black for general waste.
Myanmar citizens based in Singapore snapped up US$6 million worth of apartments and condominium units in Yangon at a two-day real estate fair held in the city state earlier this month.
Officials from the International Criminal Court are in Bangladesh as part of a preliminary examination of whether a prosecution over the alleged deportations of Rohingya could be mounted, a U.N human rights investigator said on Monday.


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Transports
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[[\yii\httpclient\Client]] provides several different ways to actually send an HTTP message - several transports.
Predefined transports are:

 - [[\yii\httpclient\StreamTransport]] - sends HTTP messages using [Streams](http://php.net/manual/en/book.stream.php).
   This transport is used by default. It does not require any additional PHP extensions or libraries installed,
   but does not support advanced features like batch sending.
 - [[\yii\httpclient\CurlTransport]] - sends HTTP messages using [Client URL Library (cURL)](http://php.net/manual/en/book.curl.php)
   This transport requires PHP 'curl' extension to be installed, but provides support for advanced features, like
   batch sending.

You may configure the transport to be used by particular client using [[\yii\httpclient\Client::transport]]:

```php
use yii\httpclient\Client;

$client = new Client([
    'transport' => 'yii\httpclient\CurlTransport'
]);
```

## Creating custom transport

You may create your own transport, which will perform message sending in its own way. To do so you should
extend [[\yii\httpclient\Transport]] class and implement at least `send()` method. All you need to do is
determine HTTP response content and headers, then you can compose a response object from them using
[[\yii\httpclient\Client::createResponse()]]:

```php
use yii\httpclient\Transport;

class MyTransport extends Transport
{
    /**
     * @inheritdoc
     */
    public function send($request)
    {
        $responseContent = '???';
        $responseHeaders = ['???'];

        return $request->client->createResponse($responseContent, $responseHeaders);
    }
}
```

You may as well override `batchSend()` method if there is a way to send multiple requests with better performance
like sending them asynchronously in parallel.

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UPDATE 1-Brexit delay until European elections no legal problem, says Germany
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BERLIN, March 20 (Reuters) - Delaying Britain's departure from the European Union until European elections in late May would not be legally problematic, a senior German official said on Wednesday, a day before EU leaders meet to discuss a possible extension.
British Prime Minister Theresa May has requested a three-month extension to Brexit to buy time to get her twice-rejected divorce deal though parliament.
"An extension until the European elections is not problematic at all from a legal viewpoint — whether it is actually problematic is a political question," the official said.
Striking a conciliatory tone, he declined to say whether a delay beyond the European elections would be problematic but added that there was no legal obstacle to another extension to the Brexit deadline after the current request.
May's request faced immediate resistance from the EU which said any delay should either be until May 23, the date of the European Parliament elections, or at least until the end of the year. That would require Britain to take part in those elections.
The German official, said EU leaders would discuss the issue at their summit and much would depend on what May put forward.
"From our point of view it always makes sense to talk with our English friends,' said the official, adding Germany would do all it could to achieve a deal with Britain and said its patience was "unlimited" despite the protracted negotiations. "I would say time is open until the time when they leave — and two weeks are a long time in politics," said the official. (Reporting by Madeline Chambers and Paul Carrel Editing by Michelle Martin and Catherine Evans)


Christine is a financial services expert and trusted adviser to her clients.
From establishing some of Australia's first industry superannuation funds (Sunsuper) and master trusts (Asgard) through to establishing a number of administrators (IFAA) and financial planning entities such as Q Invest, Christine knows the industry better than most – after all, she helped develop it.
With more than 30 years experience in advising a broad range of financial services product providers in Australia, Christine's expertise in governance has been augmented by her directorships with Energy Super, Q Super, Suncorp Insurance and Finance and WorkCover Queensland.
Christine is consistently recognised as one of Australia's best financial services and superannuation lawyers.
AXA Advised the independent boards of a number of AXA Asia Pacific Holdings Limited superannuation companies on the proposed acquisition by NAB.
Challenger Advised Challenger Investment Services as trustee and Challenger Management Services Limited as investment manager in relation to the establishment and management of a specific purpose trust for investment by one of the world's largest sovereign wealth funds.
Outsourcing, investment and custody Advised a number of large superannuation funds in relation to their investment mandates (direct and indirect) in all the assets classes domestically and internationally as well as their custody arrangements.
Pioneering the industry Established some of Australia's first industry and master superannuation funds, including Sunsuper.
Sunsuper acquisition of CitiStreet Australia Advised Sunsuper in relation to the acquisition of its third party administrator, CitiStreet Australia.
Australia's proposed Asia Region Funds Management Passport seeks to ease current regulatory differences relating to the sale of financial products between Australia and Asia.


Aluminium Arc hammock stand for use by 2 people.
Beautiful hammock stand made of anodized aluminium. The Alu Arc hammock stand is skillfully made and is beautifully detailed. The advantage of this aluminium hammock support over a wooden hammock support makes it much easier to disassemble and assemble. There is no chance of deformation caused by heat or moisture. The bolts are stainless steel. The hammock stand is extremely sturdy and yet very graceful. Ideally suited for professional use (hotels, etc.) or for large gardens, terraces, pool or beach. The carrying capacity is 250 kg and the hammock support is suitable for all L (double) and for almost all of our XL hammocks, excluding our Soft Touch collection.
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Bungie Confirms Destiny 2 Heading to PS5 and Xbox Series X
May 11th, 2020 / Niraj Shah / News
Bungie has confirmed that Destiny 2 will be releasing on the PS5 and Xbox Series X, in response to a tweet from the official Xbox account. More details will be announced in due course from Bungie.
The further details should hopefully include whether Destiny 2 will be a next-gen launch title, and how the game will work with current gen versions, especially when it comes to things like cross-play and transferring purchased content.
Publishers like CD Projekt RED and Ubisoft have already confirmed that players who purchase Cyberpunk 2077 and Assassin's Creed: Valhalla on Xbox One will get the game at no extra cost on the Xbox Series X.
It remains to be see whether Sony also implements a similar "cross-buy" system for the PS5. Sony has previously used cross-buy between the PS3, PS Vita and PS4, but only a limited number of games have used the feature.
It would be interesting if Destiny 2 is cross-buy, as the game was given away via PlayStation Plus back in September 2018, meaning potentially millions of players will be able to access the game on next-gen for free.
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Mahinda tells Thonda NO to promised basic wage Rs 1000
By Edi tor in Forums, Interviews, News, Uncategorized November 5, 2018
Mahinda have already started to fool the Plantation workers by not keeping to his promise to increase the basic wages to 1000 Rupees (£5) per day.
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa smiles during a ceremony to honor the soldiers who fought to defeat Tamil Tiger rebels in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, May 22, 2009. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
Minister of Hill Country New Villages, Infrastructure and Community Development Arumugam Thondaman urged the plantation workers to call off the 7 November protest stating that newly appointed Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has instructed him to hold discussion with the Finance Ministry (FM) to accommodate the Rs 1,000 basic wage request by the workers.
The Minister said that he and Minister Vadivel Suresh met the Prime Minister on Friday to remind about the wage hike before the workers' strike is called. "The Premier suggested that we take the issue up with the Finance Ministry and table a Cabinet Paper requesting the wage hike. He said they should visit the Ministry and suggest a deal between the current Rs 500 basic and how to increase it to Rs 1,000.
The workers see this has a cheating Technics of Mahinda but Thonda wants the protest to be postponed till the Deepavali is over.
He suggested that the Deepavali allowance of Rs 10,000 promised by former PM Ranil should be paid to the workers by Monday or after the festival is over. Due to current political climate, the matter would take some time. Give me few days to resolve this matter," Minister Thondaman said.
To the question that if the Plantation companies don't agree, what would be the next step? pulling out the support to Mahinda than will be of No use, Hence the Plantation workers are the looser as usual.
The condition also looms that if the plantation companies' agreement with the Union does not reach to a consensus, a demand would be tabled to do away with the joint agreement. However, Thondaman said that the joint agreement is not only for wage matters but also for many other conditions and perks and leave.
He added that the only solution now is to work towards the basic wage of 1000 rupees payment that they have been urging for the last two years or so.
Global Tamil Forum urges the international community to do all that is needed to swiftly restore constitutional processes in Sri Lanka
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A Roadmap for 100% Renewable Energy in Morocco
October 26, 2016 /in Climate & Energy, Current Projects, News /by World Future Council
In 2009, Morocco announced its goal to raise the share of renewable energies to 42% of its total installed capacity by 2020. And during the COP21, the government increased this to 52% by 2030.
Currently, renewable energies are the subject of a diversified portfolio for solar, wind and hydro anchored in a legislative framework, notably Law n. 13-09 on renewable energies to liberalise and develop the renewable energy sector in Morocco.
The progressive liberalisation of the energy sector has been accompanied by the establishment of institutions to take up the challenges of the energy transition. Further, in 2013, the government of Morocco announced the reform of fossil fuel subsidies, which cost 5% of its GDP.
Nevertheless, Morocco can go further and faster. In 2016, Morocco still imports 95% of domestic consumption. The country faces a growing electricity demand increasing at an annual rate of 6.6% in the last ten years. And forecasts for Morocco see an increase in temperatures of 0.5 to 1°C by 2020 and 1 to 1.5°C by 2050 and 2080. Rainfall could decline by 30% between now and the end of the century.
To move towards a 100% renewable energy system offers the opportunity to change this reality. The challenge for the country is not so much a lack of energy resources but to fundamentally transform the way in which the energy system is structured.
Today, there remain a good number of political, economic, technical and cultural obstacles which stand in the way or slow down the transition towards a 100% renewable energy system. Moreover, the majority of actions are concentrated on the electricity sector, neglecting the heating and cooling as well as the transport sector.
In order to address the complexity, challenges and opportunities of the energy transition in Morocco, the World Future Council organised a process of reflection for Moroccan actors playing a leading role in this transition: parliamentarians, political actors, academics and civil society.
In this spirit, parliamentary hearings, conversations, and roundtables were organised between 2014 and 2016, guided by the following questions:
Morocco's current energy context: challenges, renewable energies potential and energy strategy
Morocco's leading renewable energy projects: main features, total installed power, production capacity, estimated cost, financing and entry into service dates.
Socio-economic benefits of renewable energies in Morocco: challenges being addressed up by renewable energy projects.
Guidelines for energy transitions: legislative, institutional and economic reforms.
Principal challenges for deployment of renewable energies in Morocco: political, economic, technical and cultural.
Recommendations to guarantee a successful energy transition for Morocco.
The results of the discussions held have been summarised in the following infographics
and well reflected on the following reports:
A roadmap for 100% RE in Morocco (EN)
Feuille de route pour un Maroc 100% énergie renouvelable (FR)
Overall, the goal has been the to identify the solutions for putting into place a coherent political framework which allows the materialisation of a 100% renewable energy Morocco.
A roadmap for 100% RE in Morocco
Morocco, COP22 host country, has since 2009 prioritised renewable energies and energy efficiency. Aware of the nature of the opportunities and stakes confronting its energy landscape, the nation has mobilised to share the message about the urgency and advisability of changing the pathway.
In order to address the complexity, challenges and opportunities of the energy challenge, the World Future Council organised a process of reflection for Moroccan actors playing a leading role in this transition: parliamentarians, political actors, academics and civil society. The round tables and conversations we organised between 2014 and 2016 are reflected in this report. We also highlight solutions for putting into place a coherent political framework which allows the materialisation of a 100% renewable energy Morocco.
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package org.pentaho.di.ui.core.widget;

import org.eclipse.swt.SWT;
import org.eclipse.swt.events.ModifyEvent;
import org.eclipse.swt.events.ModifyListener;
import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Composite;
import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Text;
import org.pentaho.di.core.variables.VariableSpace;

public class PasswordTextVar extends TextVar {

  public PasswordTextVar( VariableSpace space, Composite composite, int flags ) {
    super( space, composite, flags | SWT.PASSWORD, null, null, null );
  }

  public PasswordTextVar( VariableSpace space, Composite composite, int flags, String toolTipText ) {
    super( space, composite, flags | SWT.PASSWORD, toolTipText, null, null );
  }

  public PasswordTextVar( VariableSpace space, Composite composite, int flags,
      GetCaretPositionInterface getCaretPositionInterface, InsertTextInterface insertTextInterface ) {
    super( space, composite, flags | SWT.PASSWORD, null, getCaretPositionInterface, insertTextInterface );
  }

  public PasswordTextVar( VariableSpace space, Composite composite, int flags, String toolTipText,
      GetCaretPositionInterface getCaretPositionInterface, InsertTextInterface insertTextInterface ) {
    super( space, composite, flags | SWT.PASSWORD, toolTipText, getCaretPositionInterface, insertTextInterface );
  }

  @Override
  protected ModifyListener getModifyListenerTooltipText( final Text textField ) {
    return new ModifyListener() {
      public void modifyText( ModifyEvent e ) {
        textField.setToolTipText( toolTipText );
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As Managing Director, Stacy leads Luminate's funding team across the US, Latin America, Africa, and Southeast Asia. She also leads the Civic Empowerment impact area for the organisation globally. Stacy brings over 25 years of finance, investment, and leadership experience to her role, with a background combining business, technology, and philanthropy.
Before joining Luminate, Stacy spent ten years as a Director and Investment Partner at Omidyar Network. Here, she led the US investment team for the Governance & Citizen Engagement initiative and oversaw the development of a portfolio of over 50 investments and grants, led investment strategy and execution, and served as a Board member for several organisations.
Prior to Omidyar Network, Stacy spent nine years at Hewlett-Packard Company in senior roles spanning strategy, corporate development, and merger and acquisition transactions. Stacy was previously a Project Leader at the Boston Consulting Group, providing analysis and consulting for clients across multiple industries from healthcare to financial services. She began her career as an Associate in corporate finance at JPMorgan Chase.
Stacy is currently a Board member of Code for America and speaks at industry-leading conferences on civic technology and engagement.
Latest from Stacy
From Civic Tech to Civic Empowerment: Luminate's strategic shift
Luminate's Stacy Donohue reflects on 10 years of investing in civic tech and shares what we've learned, shifts in our operating context, and why we're broadening our focus to civic empowerment.
What Can Civic Tech Learn From Social Movements?
For over a decade, Omidyar Network has been supporting and investing in the civic tech sector. From the very early days we have backed the most talented entrepreneurs who are seeking to use technology to empower citizens...
President Obama Calls on Tech Community to Solve Big Problems Facing Society
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If you're looking for a game of "extreme" proportions, then the newest release from Kiloo is the one for you: Subway Surfers. This game is more of an action-packed adventure than anything else, and it's all about chasing your friends around town. You can compete with them to see who can get more points on various levels of the game, and you collect coins and power-ups along the way. There are also many different ways to customize your avatar and make him or her look unique. The doors of this virtual world will open up to you in just a moment, so we hope that you'll enjoy your time in Subway Surfers.
The game is downloaded on the user's device and it can be accessed through the device's touchscreen, which acts as a sort of "controller". The objective of this game is to go as far as possible by running and avoiding obstacles with simple swipe gestures.
Swipe up: jump
Swipe left: turn left
Swipe right: turn right
Swipe down: slide under.
Ride this subway and keep your head on a swivel. Watch out for obstacles and try to avoid getting caught by the inspector. The best part of the game is that it's free! Join Subway Surfers with us today!
The arrows are used to control the skate in the computer game Subway Surfers, while space is used to activate the skate. The goal of the game is for the hero to go as far as he can while dodging obstacles.
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Gareth Evans: 'Tait Modern'
Margaret Tait was one of the most distinctive artist film-makers these islands have produced
Until recently one of the UK's most shamefully neglected but wildly talented artist film-makers, the fiercely independent Margaret Tait worked entirely at the edges of both the industry mainstream and the geographical mainland, living between Edinburgh and the Scottish Orkney islands. The maker, over five decades, of over thirty shorts and one feature (the inspirational Blue Black Permanent), as well as three volumes of poetry and two of short stories, she made almost all her work without any formal funding, driven, like many of her peer group in the United States, towards a recording of the heightened, phenomenal world through close observation of her immediate environment and daily life. Through her own company Ancona Films, set up after she returned from formal study in Rome at the height of the Neo-Realist movement, she set about making what she called 'film poems', often quoting the Spanish poet Lorca's claim to be 'stalking the image' to define both her intention and method.
Margaret Tait, programme notes for Where I Am Is Here. Courtesy of the Margaret Tait estate and LUX.
This idea of absolute attention to everyday objects, locations and weathers, coupled with an innate sense of seasonal and aesthetic rhythms, gives her short work the intensity of a lyric without any sacrifice of the accessibility her subject matter suggested. Portrait of Ga (1952), the earliest work included here, is a portrait of origins, of Tait's mother. In a similar vein, Place of Work (1976), at 30 minutes one of the longest pieces, explores the much loved family home in Orkney in the months before it had to be vacated. In a different vein, Aerial (1974) and Colour Poems (1974) deal with the elements and include some animation directly onto the filmstock. However, her masterpiece is perhaps Where I Am Is Here (1964) a 33-minute symphony of amplifying patterns and hues, a moving paean to the passing beauty of things that exemplifies Tait's singular approach to both film and the world.
Margaret Tait, Tailpiece, 1976. Courtesy of the Margaret Tait estate and LUX.
These magical works have recently been released for the first time on DVD, and the disc itself sees a straight presentation of eight films (those mentioned above plus Tailpiece (1976), John MacFayden (The Stripes in the Tartan) (1970) and Hugh MacDiarmid: A Portrait (1964)). It is produced by the hugely important, London-based LUX artist's film and video archive. Growing out of the pioneering London Film-maker's Co-op, it distributes and exhibits internationally. The DVD itself grew out of a touring programme of restored titles, which also saw publication of Subjects and Sequences, a magnificent full colour volume of essays, statements, poems, stories and interviews by and about Tait, an invaluable companion to the disc.
Originally published in Vertigo, Vol. 3, Issue 6 (Summer 2007).
Gareth Evans is a writer, curator, presenter and producer. He is Film Curator at Whitechapel Gallery, London. He is also co-curator of Swedenborg Film Festival, Whitstable Biennale and Forum of the Future, Porto.
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News on nationwide celebrations of filmmaker and poet Margaret Tait's centenary 2018 - 2019


It"s that time again to enjoy a glass of wine, good food and entertainment for our annual picnic at the Pugliese vineyard. The Pugliese family as been kind enough to open up their vineyard to us to hold our annual picnic. Please register by the 5th of July) so that we can have enough food, wine, beer and soft drinks for all to enjoy.
The festivities will start at noon and go on until 6:00pm. Come and join us.


Once upon a time…the first Kenzo fragrance was born. The tender and poetic secret garden of a perfumer who absolutely loves flowers. Its symbol, a living beach pebble, paves the way for an imaginary flower. Pure Kenzo in this first poetic fragrance.
An exceptionally floral nectar (magnolia, gardenia, tuberose, ylang-ylang, rose and jasmine), enriched with mouthwatering and fruity notes (plum tree, peach tree, citrus), spices (cardamom and coriander), woods (cedar, sandal), moss and the sweetness of vanilla, musk and iris. Par Françoise Caron.
A resolutely happy fruity and floral creation that sparkles with Blackcurrant and Mandarin, flowers with Jasmine and Magnolia and then settles into a generous base of Cedar and Tonka Bean.


Deeply embedded in the WORLDREP project is an interest in (and concern for) the student experience. As the project develops we will update this webpage to share information about our methodology; our students' and colleagues' insights about the 'student experience' (What is it? How can it be measured or observed? How might it be enhanced?); and our own observations.
Semester is now well and truly underway for our EU -> AU exchange students.
Semester has started and EU-> AU exchange student Sanni is already getting to know the locals.
Our first group of AU-EU WORLDREP exchange students are now midway through the exchange and adjusting to the move from Utrecht to Aarhus (as part of the Europe in the World program).
There are six students from Australia currently on exchange to Europe as part of the WORLDREP program. Hear straight from them about what they like most about being on exchange, what they miss from home, and whether or not they think you should apply.
Students coming to the University of Tasmania (UTAS) for their WORLDREP exchange might not realise at first that they'll be right in the centre of one of Australia's emerging tourism hot spots.
One of the features of the way the WORLDREP project is designed is that much of our activity related to the project will do double (or even triple) duty.
From time to time on our blog we will feature original research, journalism and blog posts authored by the students participating in the WORLDREP project. We hope you'll find their work as insightful and provocative as we do.


Falcos Panagiotis (artist name: Falcos Deejay) is a British/Greek music producer, certified by SAE Institute London. President of the label group "Alveda Music" that represents 12 labels and more than 500 artists. Started the first label project in 2012, but launched officially as a label in 2014. Falcos holds the total ownership of 10 labels and working with various record companies for licensing in the electronic dance music industry worldwide.
In May 2014 Falcos Panagiotis joined in the army, so the label was working with very limited time and very hard pressure by himself. By completing his Military service in 2015, Falcos started a new brand label and a project for compilation albums called AMVA (Alveda Music Various Albums) resulting the 200% grow of the label group.
In 2016 Alveda Music Group included 2 more labels (Alveda Deep and Encourage Records) and operated more than 600 signed tracks.
In 2017 the label group had increased the operations with 6 labels (Alveda Gold, Alveda Pulse, Alveda Subject, Alveda Liquid, Elga Records & Dysnomia Recordings) becoming a part of the Alveda Music umbrella and got multiple top 100 releases and tracks on Beatport.
© 2019 Falcos Deejay | Powered by Alveda Music Limited.


Chef Matt McCallister thrives on the energy of the kitchen: an atmosphere that is at once chaotic and structured. After cooking in kitchens across the country, Matt found his home in Dallas at FT33, his first solo venture, which he opened at the age of 31. He quickly guided the restaurant to local acclaim, including praise from D magazine, Dallas Morning News, Dallas Observer, Texas Monthly and more. Matt and FT33 have since made waves on the national scale, including a spot on the 2013 Top 50 New Restaurant list from Bon Appétit, a 2014 Food & Wine Best New Chef nod, and a James Beard Foundation Award semifinalist for Best Chef Southwest 2014 and 2015. Matt built the success of FT33 on high-quality ingredients presented in inventive, artful dishes, offering diners an experience on par with world-class restaurants around the globe. As a chef, Matt enjoys playing with new techniques and flavor combinations, always remembering to balance the familiar with the unexpected. He opened his second restaurant, Filament, in December 2015.


Versatile and functional, the alluring Salem dining set will provide the perfect place for your guests to gather. Its 72-inch counter height table showcases a simple yet generously scaled design with bold block legs, and can seat up to eight. Two drawers on both sides offer an easy place to stow linens, utensils and more, while four included slat back chairs round out the room in a matching wire brushed cocoa finish.


VTPS exclusivelly produced virtual tours for Sydney Olympic Park Authority. Almost forty 360 degree panoramic images showcase main conference rooms in Sydney Olympic Park and including some of the major Australian venues such as ANZ Stadium, Sydney Showgrounds and Allphones Arena. High resolution photos were taken and processed through high dynamic range (HDR) photography and delivered as individual images for easy website implementation. Virtual tours are fully compatible across major platforms including iPhone and iPad. Please click here to see all panoramic images and more information about the project.


Albums are bound using the best quality pads and material that make them stay new even after years. Our albums are bound with best adhesives and materials. They can be made in and size of your choice and can contain few or many pages as per your liking. We also customise the album cover/pad as per your need so that you can provide unique designs to your clients every time.


Child custody, child support, and asset division can be complicated, especially if a couple is unmarried. In this podcast, New Jersey family lawyer Bari Zell Weinberger discusses how a domestic partnership agreement can save time and headaches in the event of unmarried partners in New Jersey with children decide to split.
Bari Zell Weinberger is a renowned family law expert and the founder of Weinberger Divorce & Family Law Group, a family law firm with offices throughout New Jersey. She is Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Matrimonial Law Attorney, a certification achieved by only 2% of the attorneys in New Jersey. Bari is also an experienced family law mediator, a published author, and a frequent media contributor on divorce and family law for both local and national audiences.
What happens when two committed partners may have lived together for years or even decades but now they're making the decision to end their relationship? Legally speaking, how is the end of this kind of domestic relationship different from the end of a marriage?
When these long-term relationships end it can sometimes be an unfortunate crash course in the legal difference between marriage and cohabitation. Couples who marry legally obtain tax breaks, inheritance rights, and various spousal benefits, including health insurance. Marriage also confers certain legal rights to property and support in the event of divorce.
Should the union end, spouses have a right to divide their property under New Jersey's equitable distribution law, which can apply to their home or their acquired property, including retirement accounts. Spouses also have the right to receive support in the form of alimony should the spouse be able to show the need for it.
Unmarried partners do not have these same rights, which can cause a great deal of stress and turmoil if the relationship ends. However, the law does provide a way for these couples to take steps to avoid catastrophe and safeguard themselves.
What about common law marriage? Does this afford some rights?
There is a lingering misconception that living together for a certain length of time in New Jersey, such as seven years, can trigger a common-law marriage that provides certain protections. There are a very small handful of states that still offer some type of common-law status, but New Jersey is not one of them. Common-law marriage rights were outlawed in New Jersey all the way back in 1939.
There is one possible exception to this. If a cohabiting couple lived in a common-law state and held themselves out as married and then moved to New Jersey where their relationship ended, the couple could, in theory, ask the New Jersey courts to recognize their common-law marriage. Under what we call the full faith and credit clause of the U.S. constitution, a common-law marriage validly formed in one state is technically valid throughout the United States. However, be aware that providing to the courts that an out-of-state common-law marriage had been established can be extremely difficult.
With these differences and risks in mind, let's discuss the steps unmarried partners can take to secure their future. You said that unmarried partners don't have a legal obligation to financially support each other after they break up. Is there anything they can do to obtain some form of spousal support, especially if one stayed at home while the other pursued a career?
Unmarried partners have the option of establishing a type of legal cohabitation agreement that can outline terms of support should the relationship end. This agreement is more commonly known as a palimony agreement. Palimony can be especially important if one partner gave up their career to care for the kids or for some other reason, or there is a large disparity in income between the partners.
A palimony award is paid out in a lump-sum amount rather than in monthly amounts as alimony typically is. But partners have their ability to negotiate exact terms that they feel comfortable with. While alimony is based upon marital obligations, palimony is purely contractual. It's a promise to provide support upon the conclusion of a relationship.
New Jersey law requires palimony agreements to be in writing. Furthermore, in order for the agreement to be deemed legally valid, New Jersey law also requires each party to have independent legal counsel at the time that the contract is created.
What about assets? Let's say the unmarried couple owns a house together or has purchased other property together. What can they do to ensure that their contributions, financial and otherwise, to that property will be recognized and the asset divided fairly in the event that the relationship ends?
Asset division makes up a large part of the divorce process, especially when it comes to the family home, which can often be the couple's largest asset. Because a cohabitating couple doesn't have this divorce process waiting for them to ensure that assets are equitably distributed, it's in their best interest to take steps to create a cohabitation agreement to address what will happen to these assets in the event of a breakup.
For example, if the couple buys a house together and there's a dispute over it, generally the courts under contract law can order the property to be sold and its profits split. A cohabitation agreement, however, can spell out exact terms that the couple agrees to and what should happen to the home in the event of an eventual breakup.
This can include assigning ownership to one of the partners, requiring the other partner to buy out the partner who will stay in the home, an agreement that the home will be sold and division of the proceeds or any other arrangement that they're comfortable with. For example, if one partner put in less money for the down payment upon purchase, but put in a great deal of what we call "sweat equity," renovating the house and partaking in its upkeep, this can be taken into consideration when we're writing up the terms of a cohabitation agreement. Cohabitation agreements can spell out terms for other types of joint property that you've acquired during your relationship as well, from cars that you may have purchased together to artwork and even pets.
Cohabitation agreements can also make it clear which property is not going to be jointly acquired and ultimately divided. Cohabitation agreements can even create terms that apply to how partners operate their household on a day-to-day basis, including how to manage and pay for certain expenses such as housing, food, child care, and utilities.
Again, it's important to note that these agreements must be in writing and the parties must consult with individual independent counsel in order for the agreement to even be considered enforceable.
Can a domestic partnership agreement address joint bank accounts?
Yes, it can. A joint bank account is something that can be accessed by another party. If either partner made a decision to take all the money from the bank account, technically they could. A partnership agreement can lay out terms for how to divide the account. Should it be a 50/50 split, for instance? Should it be according to how much either partner contributed from the beginning? Working out terms can prevent a lot of headaches down the road. Be prepared.
What about joint credit cards and other debts the couple may have acquired?
You're not responsible for your partner's debts just because you live together. However, you are responsible for debts that you have agreed to pay. If you and your partner have a debt in both of your names, like a joint credit card, then the issuing company can hold both of you responsible for paying for it. A cohabitation agreement can create terms for what happens to credit card debt and other debt at the end of the relationship.
However, think of the picture before agreeing to any terms. If the debt on the credit card is truly 50/50, you may be tempted to agree to simply each pay half of the credit card bill each month until the debt is paid off. But what if your ex stops paying their half at some point? This will affect your credit and lead to late fees and interest or penalties and you may find yourself paying the entire bill to keep the creditors off your back.
One way to avoid this kind of worst-case scenario is to have an agreement that stipulates all joint credit cards must be closed out and paid off according to a certain division, whether it be 50/50, 70/30, or even one of you absorb the 100% in accommodation for some other term if the relationship ends.
For example, the agreement could stipulate that proceeds from the house will pay off all of the joint credit card debt before it's even divided.
What about children in the relationship? How exactly does child custody and child support work when the partners are unmarried?
Parents have a right to custody and parenting time whether or not they were ever married. Children have rights to receive support from their parents regardless of the parent's relationship status. Parents can file for child custody and child support in the family courts and have a judge hear their case and issue an order. Or parents can use an out-of-court method such as mediation.
In mediation, the parents work with a neutral third-party mediator to come up with suitable child custody and parenting time agreements. The mediator can also take them through formulas contained in the child support guidelines to arrive at an appropriate child support award. To determine which child custody arrangements might be most suitable for you and your children, speak with a family law attorney who can make recommendations based on your specific and unique situation.
For example, do you both expect the children to live with you and do you both expect to participate in medical and legal decisions for your children? Then a shared physical and legal child custody arrangement may be best for you.
If one of the partners is not a biological parent to the child being raised by the couple, do they have any rights in terms of parenting time after their relationship ends?
If the partner has not adopted the non-biological child, but has essentially functioned as a parent to the child, they can make a case in the courts for being a psychological parent. The courts look at certain factors in determining this, including whether the child was encouraged to view the partner as a parent or whether the partner took on parenting duties such as taking the child to the doctor.
If the judge agrees that you are, in fact, a psychological parent, you have the same rights and responsibilities as a biological parent or an adoptive parent, meaning that you can, in fact, file for child custody, parenting time, or child support.
How can people in domestic relationships learn more about the issues we've been talking about and their rights and responsibilities under New Jersey law?
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