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Lightroom is a great tool for photographers of all types, in addition to the powerful suite of editing tools at your disposal, there is a robust cataloging system to help you keep your collection manageable and easily navigable. But with the ability to create and manage an infinite number of separate catalogs, how exactly should one consider spliting up their collection, if at all?
Well that, of course depends on who you are as a photographer, and how much you like organization. Let's take a look at a few scenarios, shall we?
The Catch All
This method is for those of us who lack in the area of organizational expertise, or those of us who excel at procrastination.
One catalog encompassing every photo we have ever taken since we started taking photos. This catalog has everything from family photos, to that gig you shot last week for a client. This catalog has grown big and unwieldy, and has likely grown beyond 20,000 photos. Unless you have been vigilant with your keywording routine, good luck finding anything in this heap.
- Requires little thought when maintaining. Just import your photos and forget about it.
- Everything in one place, no need to bounce between catalogs.
- This catalog can grow quite large in a hurry.
- Time consuming to navigate.
- If you haven't been using keywords, good luck finding anything older than a few weeks.
- Lack of organization.
Personal Projects and Business Projects
This is where organization begins. Using this method, a photographer would create two catalogs, one for all personal photographs, and one for all business photographs, effectively separating work from play in terms of photos.
This could be beneficial for a number of reasons. First, it theoretically allows for two smaller catalogs, making navigation easier. Secondly, it allows you to focus on what is important in any given edit session. I don't know about everyone else, but sometimes I get into Lightroom with the intent of editing client work, and the next thing I know, I have two hours invested in a personal photo project. With two separate catalogs, I would have to load my personal projects catalog to see those photos, making it more difficult to get distracted.
- Keeps your paid work and personal work separated, making it easier to focus on either work or play.
- Smaller, more manageable catalogs.
- requires you to load a separate catalog.
One great way to separate your photos is by the category of the photos. For example, you could create a catalog that holds all of your landscape photos, one for your portraits, one for your family photos and so on. This will help to keep your catalogs organized in such a way that it will make finding photos of a specific type much easier.
- Easily find your photos based on their category.
- Catalogs Stay at smaller, more manageable sizes.
- Multiple catalogs to keep track of.
This one is pretty self explanatory. New year equals new catalog. This will allow for more manageable sized "Catch All" catalogs separated by year.
- Catalogs neatly separated by year.
- Smaller catalogs.
- Still has the same cons as a "Catch All" catalog.
As you can see, there are many different ways to catalog your photos in Lightroom. The ideas I mentioned are just a small sampling of the many ways you can catalog your photos. The way you catalog your photos is really up to you and what best fits your needs. Share your cataloging workflow with us in the comments below.
Nice article! I wish you would have explained the process of cataloging, and some tips/tricks to help with the process.
Sounds great! Can't wait for that!
I've been using LR since beta 1, and my organizational system has evolved a lot in that time. I started out with one catalog for everything, and folders named only by date.
I really think one organized catalog or two (work and personal) is the way to go, but you have to use real names and keywords. Rename on import, put a one or two word slug in the file name (I use YYYYMMDD_slug_HHMMSS.dng) . Put that same slug in the subfolder you're importing to (ex: YYYY > MMDD_slug).
Using metadata (keywords, names, locations) is so important it's not even funny.
The power of a single, organized LR catalog is that it's searchable. You aren't going to remember what month you shot that one awesome thing two years later. Hell, you might not even remember what year it was, but you might remember the place, or the model, or the client, or the camera/lens. I have a probably 100k images in my LR catalog at home, and I can still find stuff in less than 5 minutes.
At work, it's a little bit different, since we're project-based, and dealing with assets beyond stills. When I shoot stills for a project, there's a single LR catalog for that project, but we're tracking all of that info in a different system. Since we're primarily a video house, it's not practical to use LR for organization, though we're in the process of trying to get a metadata manager in place.
great tip about renaming on import. I'm going to start doing it that way.
I also use the renaming on import.. I try to add a few key words to the file name too.. helps you find stuff quickly.. 20130322_kids_snow.jpg. I use a catalog for each year at the minute..
For the sake of discussion: what is the benefit of renaming files? Lightroom doesn't care what the filenames are. In terms of catalog usability it seems to me like the only benefit would be in naming the import folder so they are human-readable in the Folders panel. As you said, at the Catalog level it's all about metadata: keywords, Collections, ratings, EXIF/camera data, etc — the file system level is (and *should be*) invisible to us from within Lightroom.
The drawback i always come across when hard-renaming files and folders in the filesystem is choosing what system or words to use, because you can only use *one*. The conflict for me happens when a photo or photoshoot can fall into multiple categories. For example, should you always name by location, or subject, or event, etc? If i go to a concert while on vacation, does the concert go in its own folder, or is it part of the vacation folder? Or maybe each day of the vacation is its own folder? In the Catalog it's all "virtual" so you can tag photos with multiple keywords, as well as organize photos into multiple Collections, and still of course search by date and camera info.
Of course any system is better than none, and with a well-keyworded and organized Catalog the filenames don't really matter. But i'm wondering if it's worth the extra step when importing.
The renaming is more about making it human-readable outside of the app. If I need to dig into the folders for some reason, I at least want some kind of clue as to what I'm looking at. It also makes it easier if I'm sending files out for review/selection. If someone says "give me 20130322_Sally_123142-02," I know exactly which image we're talking about.
Or the Art of not spell checking a 6 word headline.
Try the Jared Platt Creative Live show. He shows one huge catalog will slow LR down. Keeping youre files organized like you should with any file system and creating a new catalog for each "project" or as he calls Job and converting youre images to dng's speeds things up. Abobe bridge can find all keywords in youre files so it can search entire drives for any keyword.
Such a timely article. I've been trying to figure out the best approach for my catalogues for a while now.
I break them up by shoot, misc year and holiday/event.
The problem I see with catalogs by category is that it might be troublesome to separate them when importing. Say you go all day shooting, you might end up with mostly portraits but there is likely gonna be some ambient shots, "natures mortes" and say some urban landscape. Do you really want to be doing culling some kind of culling before you actually import?
I was putting everything into one basket at the beginning. Then, once it started to grow into 10,000+ photos, I decided to split catalogs into portraits, studio, landscape etc. But now I have even simpler way to manage photos.
Every single photoshoot/job/event/whatever has it's own catalogue. I don't see reason of putting two different shoots together. They are unrelated, different clients/projects etc. This way my catalogues stay small and open faster plus I can edit them quicker. I can find anything I need if I have to. Just use unique name + date of catalogue and put it into subfolder. So, for example I split photos by year e.g. 2012 and then type e.g. Portraits, Studio, Events and then inside you can find all catalogues :)
I am pretty much happy with my way of managing photos and so far its efficient. If I have to move catalogue from one drive to another, it is quicker as I move only a limited number of photos ;) See folder tree below to get the idea ;)
how do you handle it when you want to make a collection that consists of a series of images that ranges across different jobs?
I never had a need for it, but you can link catalogues between each other. Like have a master catalogues and import photos from other catalogues into Master without moving? You can select what exactly you want to import, which folders etc? I was able to do it with Lightroom 2 ages ago.
I know my system is not perfect, but I prefer to split my folders per shoot. :)
Being newer to LR, started with 4.3 I would have never thought of keeping everyting in one catalog. I've often wondered how people managed their catalogs. I catalog my photos in indvidual folders labeled YYYY_MM_DD Subject which allows me to easily find and keep photos organized by year. I've just added a folder in my structure called LR and create a new catalog for each event. I wind up reloading catalogs a lot with this method, but I find managing large catalogs a pain and I can find what I'm looking for easily.
Is there any downside to having a catalog for each event? Like will I lose data or corrupt files, etc?
Let me know if I should change my process, I have a few pictures mean a lot to me that I don't want to lose my process of how I edited them.
Thanks for the article.
Thanks Patrick, I use 2 2TB hard drives that I offsite every 6 months, sad to think that 2TB is getting low and will need to go to larger drives soon. I guess this is why cloud storage won't work for photo/videographers for backup in the near term. Thanks again Patrick!
I do also have a seperate catalogue for each of my projects. Some projects are ongoing, then it all goes in one catalogue.
Most of the time however, I make a new catalogue for each shooting. This is especially helpful since Lightroom does not support catalogues on network drives (which is really really stupid). So when I want my assistant to work on some pictures, she needs to have the catalogue on her own computer. That way she can work on one project and I can work on the other one.
I'm LR user starting from the very first versions and I use one catalog, with all benefits of keyword searching. Yet, catalog is huge, but my PC can handle it and I can search any projects I've worked on years ago. LR has quite nice search result filtering system, which makes it easy to narrow search results. I only use separate catalog for time lapse projects.
My issue was having multiple locations and multiple computers. My solution was that my laptop gets a catalog, my desktop gets a catalog, my external hard drives get their own catalog too. Having a 1Tb portable drive (working catalog) allows me to casually make selections wherever I am and I can later edit them on the bigger desktop screen. Additionally I keep a back up of the catalog and images on a separate 3Tb drive that remains in a separate location (other than my office or home). I can easily move or archive images by creating temporary catalogs of whatever I like. Its hard to know how you are going to use LR before you are using it. It is an evolutionary process and I wanted flexibility without the prospect of confusion. Additionally to keep speeds up I limit the amount of work I have in the "working" catalog, optimize regularly, and have LR make my previews while I am doing something else. The one addition that has made my LR work SOOOO much faster is RPG Keys. Literally has saved me hours of work.
I leave everything in one, well organized catalog. When I am on the road I use my laptop, export as catalog and then import the new catalog. I have my personal folder, business folder all subdivided by date, client, job trip etc. I also make extensive use of collections to organize photos for my portfolio, website and printing.
I have about 50k images and do not have any performance issues, although I house it all on a thunderbolt raid (backed up of course) I always rename when I import.
The one thing I don't do as heavily as I should is key wording. I find that at a high level, it is easy to apply keywords, but I have never really used them in my wedding catalog. I have a large stock catalog that I wish was keyworded more appropriately.
I do a catalogue for every project titled (2013.03.23.client.project) then I do a catalogue every month for personal work (2013.03.01 palmers). Everything is keyword and dated on import.
I have a folder system set up as a template that I use for every project. In it there is a folder for raw files, several export folders (blog, print, etc) the and a folder with a lightroom catalog file in it. When I start a job I copy the template folder, rename it and the catalog then copy the raw files from the card into the raw folder. I then open the catalog and import these into lightroom. This makes for a self contained folder that can be easily moved between computers and backed up. It is also nice to only have one clients images in a catalog for when I am showing them images.
1 catalog, 2 parent folders (clients and private), folder per job. folder naming yyyymmdd_client_job. image yyyymmdd_client_job_seq.
100k + will find what I look for in under 2 minutes
That's what I do...I never understood the point of catalogs if you just have a well organized file structure.
organize all my catalogs by subject and year and filename everything by date and photoshoot. catalogs example: Wedding 2013, Surfing 2013, personal 2013 filename 3.24.14.wedding.01 all files are converted to .dng and are reference files on an external HD.
This article is too simplistic.


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Whether you're looking at the summer Olympics or the winter version of the games, there is plenty to get excited about. The events each take place every four years, but alternate every two years. This gives you at least two years to prepare for the different games and the various sports involved in them.
It's interesting to note that betting on the Olympics is not always legal in some regulated regions, even if regular sports betting is. This is due to the fact that the athletes competing in these games are not always professional and are generally consider amateur when competing in the Olympics.
However, if it is legal where you live, then it's time to start putting together your strategy for betting on the next Olympic Games.
Pick Sports and Teams You Know
The list of sports that are played at each Olympic Games is fairly long and constantly changing. Every event, new sports are added to the list and some are removed. This happens for a number of reasons, but the popularity of the sport can play a large role in the decision process.
When planning your betting strategy for the next Games, make sure you have a complete and up to date list of the sports that will be played and the events that will take place. Then check which countries have qualified to compete in those events. From there, you can start to research the players and the stats for each country in order to make informed betting choices.
If you pick sports that you already follow, it will be a lot easier to make good choices. This is because you will understand who the players are, have a thorough knowledge of where the teams are in international standings, and can use your own intuition based on your own understanding of the game. Even though, just like the best Aristocrat pokies online nz the results may change in a heartbeat, you'll be making more of an informed decision upfront.
Number of Medals a Common Option
When betting on the Olympic Games, many people turn to the medals table. It's incredibly common for the sportsbooks to offer odds on the number of medals that countries will win – gold, silver and bronze. You can place bets on overall medals standings or go more specific and look at the most of a particular medal.
Other options include pitting two countries against each other, and betting that one will do better than the other. Alternatively, you can look at a particular category like the athletics field or in the swimming pool.
Look Beyond Your Flag
One of the key things to remember is to look beyond your own emotions. It can be very easy to get caught up in national pride and just place your bets on your country to do well. Just remember to bet with your head and not with your heart – informed, logical decisions will mean that you will likely do much better in the long run.
Take the time to get to know the sports, the odds and the players. Without this information, you can't make informed sports betting decisions.

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How to enter spanish quotes (« and ») under MS Windows
The crappy way: Alt-174 for « and Alt-175 for ».
The more definitive, but not at all not cumbersome way: download a thing called Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=FB7B3DCD-D4C1-4943-9C74... and create your own keyboard layout, probably using a standard one as template. This program will prepare a .msi installer for you. After executing it go to Control Panel and set your layout as the default one.
You most probably want to set « to AltGr-Z and » to AltGr-X, as any Linux user know and love.
Or take my spanish keyboard layout: keybspao.msi with source keybspao.klc.
Update: If you use Windows Vista or 7, you'll need at least Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator 1.4. My keyboard layout source file is still functional, but you need one of this installers instead:


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A Pew Research Center survey released this month says that as the United States becomes increasingly partisan, more people try to live with areas with politically like-minded residents. Liberals prefer more urbanized, pedestrian-friendly areas, while conservatives show preferences for suburban and rural expanses.
While it's easy enough to pick out red states and blue states, it can get a bit trickier at the neighborhood level. Not anymore. Research firm Clarity Campaigns has created a questionnaire determining where a person should live based on their politics, down to the Zip code.
The tool, based on voter file information, asks users seven basic questions about their political natures, including party identification, positions on gun control and abortion, and religious attendance. Although Clarity Campaigns is a Democratic firm, the results—at least for the Washington area—are startingly accurate. For instance, if someone looking to live in the District selects the obviously liberal responses—more gun control, higher taxes—to all seven questions, the questionnaire returns Zip code 20009, which includes communitarian enclaves like Mt. Pleasant.
Say you attend church often and favor restrictions on abortion and you get sent to 20057, the Zip for Georgetown University—think rectories housing Catholics priests.
A pocket of Alexandria is the most liberal-friendly zone in Virginia, while in Maryland, that distinction goes to Zip code 20912, also known as the People's Republic of Takoma Park. Turn the dials all the way to the right in Maryland, and you land on a sleepy town in the state's far western panhandle called Accident.
Try it out below and see if you need to put your house on the market to satisfy your politics.


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In commemoration of the two year anniversary of Grace's transition, we will be sharing wisdom from James and Grace Lee Boggs throughout October: #boggstober #graceleetaughtme
October 6
Every revolution is a struggle to resolve the particular contradictions which have evolved out of a particular past. Every country's past is particular, but America's past is so particular that it seems to have evolved on another planet. Except for the Native Americans, whom Europeans named Ind…ians, everyone in this country is a descendant of someone who came here from another continent and another culture less than four hundred years ago—in most cases much less. The economic, social, and political institutions of this country have been shaped by very real and very different people, mostly of humble origin and all seeking to make a new and prosperous life for themselves here, on this earth, as quickly as possible, regardless of the cost to other peoples, especially those of different ethnic backgrounds, and to future generations. They have thus made it inevitable that at some future time the American people would be compelled to face with sober senses the real, i.e., historical, conditions of their lives and their relations with their kind.
James and Grace Lee Boggs, Revolution and Evolution in the Twentieth Century, 1974


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4 July is, of course best known for being American Independence Day. But enough of such trivia, for any school child can inform you that today is the day when America broke away from the United Kingdom!
Of far more importance to me than the above, is the fact that, on 4 July 2011, I became the proud owner of my 4th guide dog, Trigger, a beautiful brindle Labrador/retriever cross. Trigger goes everywhere with me, whether that be into restaurants, the office or the pub. I hasten to add that, in the case of the latter, I strongly dislike pubs and it is my four-legged friend who drags me into such dens of iniquity on an all to frequent basis …!
Joking apart, Trigger does a wonderful job and safely conducts me through busy London streets.
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Here are ten players who can thrive along Cristiano Ronaldo.
Benzema and Higuain are good enough they don't need striker they need to play with same squad for a longer period of time
True, and they are not movie stars. I just hate Ronaldos attitude.
Hernandez would be a great choice too.
Basically any good striker?
Yeah, agree any good striker would do it, he just needs a good partner.
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The book contains the following note: "Twelfth Day is 6 January and is, according to old custom, a day of kings, cakes and wassailing. A Twelfth Day cake was traditionally lavishly decorated with colored confectionery designed as stars, palaces and dragons, and should have a bean and a pea inside; the person who receives the bean is king for the night and the one who receives the pea is queen."
1 cup raisins
1 cup sultanas (yellow raisins)
1 cup currants
3/4 cup pitted dried cherries
2 1/8 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ginger
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon mace
1/4 teaspoon allspice
1/4 teaspoon cloves
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 pound (2 sticks) butter at room temperature (do not let it become oily)
1 cup dark brown sugar
3 eggs
3/4 cup candied orange or other citrus peel
3/4 cup (3 to 4 ounces) pecan halves (set aside some to decorate the top of the cake if you like)
3/8 cup Madeira (my preference), port, or brandy for the cake plus a cup or so for soaking the fruit; you will need more for moistening the cake after it is baked
To soften the raisins, currants, and cherries, soak them for at least half an hour or overnight in Madeira, or a mixture of Madeira and hot water. If you are making a nonalcoholic cake, you can simply pour hot or boiling water over them. By the way, feel free to change the proportions if you like raisins better than currants, for instance, or substitute other dried fruits of your preference. And don't hesitate to increase the spices.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line the bottom of a tube pan (the type that has a bottom that lifts out) with a round of greased parchment paper or waxed paper or foil. This is easier if you cut the paper to fit the bottom, then grease it with shortening or oil, and then put it in the pan. Also cut a collar of paper about 3 inches tall to fit around the inside of the pan; don't grease it.
Sift flour, baking powder, and spices together into a bowl and set aside.
Using an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar together in a large mixing bowl until pale. Beat in the eggs one at a time, adding about a tablespoon of the flour mixture after each egg. Then add the remaining flour and beat with the mixer until smooth. With a spoon or spatula, fold in the fruit, pecans (except the ones for the top), and Madeira.
Pour or spoon the batter into the prepared tube pan and bake until a knife blade inserted in the cake comes out clean and the sides of the cake have begun to pull away from the pan, about 1 1/2 hours. (I use a tube pan that measures 10 inches across the top. The suggested cooking time may be slightly different with a different size pan.) Cover the pan loosely with foil after about 30 minutes to prevent the cake from browning too much. Don't overbake or the cake will be very hard.
Cool the cake, still in the pan, on a rack for 20 to 30 minutes. Then grasp the tube and lift the cake out. Peel the waxed paper away from the outside and continue cooling on the rack until entirely free from heat. Then remove the cake from the tube portion of pan. To decorate with the reserved pecans, make a light sugar syrup and dip the bottoms in it before pressing them onto the top. (I have not tried baking with the pecans on top for fear of overbrowning them.)
Traditionally, a fruitcake is made up several weeks or months in advance so that it can be soaked with brandy or a fortified wine such as Madeira. The flavor slowly infuses into the cake and turns it from just another dessert into something special. Poke holes in the cake with a fine skewer and drizzle it with heated but not boiled brandy or Madeira. You may use 1/4 to 1 cup. Pour it very slowly, almost drop by drop.
To store the cake, soak pieces of clean cotton cloth in the wine and wrap them around the top and sides of the cake. Then wrap the cake in foil and put in a tin with a tight-fitting lid. It will keep like this for months in a cool place (not refrigerated). Periodically unwrap it and drizzle on more Madeira. Recipe makes 1 cake.
The Cook Book was copyrighted in England by Mitchell Beazley Publishers Limited in 1980 and the text copyrighted in England by Conran Ink Limited in 1980. The Cook Book was first published in the United States the same year by Crown Publishers.


text: Next Level Racing had the pleasure of providing 20 GTultimate cockpits for the Toyota Velocity Esports Championship in Malaysia this September. The finalists went head-to-head for a RM60,000 cash prize! 10 of Toyota's TGR Celebrities also made an appearance later that day for an exhibition race. Have a look at the setup below for the competition, what a view!


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The Kickstarter for the Player's Companion ends today, Friday March 16th at 10 pm EDT. After Autarch's crowdfunding campaign for the Adventurer Conqueror King System wrapped up, we often got comments from people saying they wished they had known about it while the Kickstarter was still going. I hope that this announcement can help save people from a repeat of this terrible fate!
It's worth noting that, if you haven't picked up ACKS yet, by backing the Player's Companion backer you can choose rewards that'll get you both the core system and its first expansion. Two Sought Adventure gets you both books in PDF, each of which has a coupon that'll give you a discount on a future upgrade to its hardcover equal to the price you paid for the electronic copy. Pair of Kings gets you ACKS in hardback + PDF and the Player's Companion limited edition softcover pre-release, shipping together as soon as they're available (weeks before they're in stores), after which you'll get the final Player's Companion in hardback + PDF once it completes its final development based on feedback and playtest reports from backers. You can also add to your Player's Companion pledge to get various other combinations of ACKS and its new expansion, including using the coupon in the ACKS PDF you may already have for a hardback upgrade. Email firstname.lastname@example.com if you have questions about how to do this!
Yes, you may say, but what is this Player's Companion of which you speak? Good question! It's an expansion for the widely acclaimed Adventurer Conqueror King System, designed to give players new tools for creating the kinds of characters they want to see in their campaigns. Because ACKS builds directly on the legacy of the original fantasy roleplaying game, the material in the Player's Companion will also be useful to groups playing other variants of that lineage. No conversion should be necessary to use the Player's Companion with Moldvay/Cook's original B/X and its inheritors Labyrinth Lord and Basic Fantasy, and adapting the material to other TSR-era editions and their retro-clones will likely present no problems to those hip to the essential similarities between all OSR systems.
Here is what is in the pre-release version of the Player's Companion that we will have at Gary Con IV. Thanks to the backers who helped us reach the first three bonus goals and thus enabled this list of contents to be much more expansive than originally planned!
- 16 new character classes to expand your campaigns, including the anti-paladin, barbarian, dwarven fury, dwarven machinist, dwarven delver, elven courtier, elven enchanter, elven ranger, gnomish trickster, mystic, paladin, shaman, Thrassian gladiator, warlock, witch, and Zaharan ruinguard.
- 238 character generation templates with pre-selected proficiencies, spells, and equipment options to create archetypes such as the Aristocrat Bard, Buccaneer Thief, Gladiator Fighter, or Runecaster Shaman.
- A host of new spells, including never-before-seen dweomers such as dismember, earth's teeth, and trance, as well as ritual spells including cataclysm, plague, temporal stasis, and undead legion
- A point-based customized class system that lets you create the perfect blend of fighting, thievery, divine, and magical power. The custom class creation rules are 100% backwards compatible with every class in the ACKS core rules and all of the classes in the Player's Companion.
- Additional equipment and proficiencies to provide options for character classes new and old, plus prices for building traps to defend your stronghold


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The Rebuttable Presumption – Parenting Time in Minnesota
Rebuttable Presumption of 25% Parenting Time
Starting in 2007, Minnesota's parenting time statute has included a rebuttable presumption that a parent is entitled to 25% parenting time under Minn. Stat. §518.175 subd. 1(g) (2016). Minn. Stat. §518.175 subd. 1(g) can be broken down into four sections:
- the absence of evidence, there is a rebuttable presumption of 25% parenting time;
- percentage of parenting time can be determined by calculating the number of overnights the child spends with a parent; or
- by using a method other than overnights if the parent has significant time on separate days when the child is in the parent's custody, but doesn't stay overnight.
- courts may consider age when determining whether a child is with a parent for a significant period of time.
Since the inclusion of a rebuttable parenting time presumption in the statute, the courts have only published three cases addressing the implications of the presumption.
Dahl v. Dahl
The first case to addressing the parenting time rebuttable presumption was Dahl v. Dahl, 765 N.W.2d 118 (Minn. Ct. App. 2009). This case was the first that the appellate court interpreted the statutory presumption. The court found that the statutory presumption applied to modifications of parenting time.
In the case, a mother was awarded parenting time of one week a year plus an extended summer visit in the divorce. Seven months later the mother motioned seeking compensatory parenting time and asked the court for 25% parenting time. The district court never addressed the 25% presumption and granted considerably less than the 25% parenting time. Leading the mother to appeal, arguing that the district court failed to apply the statutory presumption. The appellate court acknowledged that there were no appellate decisions applying this part of the statute, but held that because part of the subdivision applied to modification, all the subdivisions applied. The court remanded and ordered the district court to address the mother's motion for modification applying the rebuttable presumption of 25% parenting time.
Hagen v. Schirmers
The second case addressing the presumption was Hagen v. Schirmers, 783 N.W.2d 212 (Minn. Ct. App. 2010). After the decision in Dahl, this is the next case to interpret the statute provision. This case clarifies the scope/application of Minn. Stat. §518.175 subd. 1(g) and standard of review that the trial courts need to apply.
In this case, the district court had approved the move of the mother to California and granted the father 32 days of parenting time a year. Under a previous order, the father had less than 25% parenting time, but what set to increase with the child's age. When the court granted the 32 days, it didn't address the 25% parenting time presumption from the statute. The father appealed the order arguing that the court had abused its power by granting parenting time below the presumption and granting the mother's move. The appellate court held that when the presumption of 25% is properly raised and less than 25% parenting time is granted, it is a reversible error is the court fails to address the statutory presumption. Once the presumption is properly raise the court must:
- Determine parenting time with consideration of the presumption;
- Determine the parenting time percentages;
- Make findings that support the court's determinations; and
- State the basis for departing from the presumption if applicable.
In this case the court also noted that if the parenting time it can be justified by reasons relating to the best interest factors and what is possible under the circumstance of each case. Finally, the court held that electronic communications between a parent and child do not count towards the 25% presumption.
Christensen v. Haley
The most recent published case addressing the presumption is Christensen v. Haley (In re Custody of M.J.H.), No. A16-1056, 2017 Minn. App. LEXIS 83 (Minn. Ct. App. July 3, 2017) (this is how you can currently find it), the appellate court addressed what Hagen set forward, the need for the district court to address the presumption when raised and the use of the best interest factors to demonstrate that the court properly addressed the presumption. The case was remanded to the district court to consider Christensen's request for increased parenting time by applying the best interest standards.
The Takeaway
Both parents need to be aware of the presumption under Minn. Stat. §518.175 subd. 1(g). It is important that the party receiving parenting time raise the presumption so that it will be applied by the district court. It is the parent opposing the 25% parenting time presumption that has the burden of why it isn't in the child's best interest or that it isn't feasible in that given situation. District courts are given broad discretion when it comes to parenting time issues, merely falling below the 25% presumption doesn't necessarily mean that there is a restriction on parenting time. Hagen 783 N.W.2d 212, 218 (Minn. Ct. App. 2010) (citing Clark v. Clark, 346 N.W.2d 383 (Minn. Ct. App. 1984)).
If you have Divorce and Family Law questions, please contact the Family Law experts at Minneapolis based Lake Harriet Law Office at 612-750-4843.


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Advisory Board of the Stockholm Sustainable Finance Centre:
Magnus Billing, CEO Alecta
Maria Håkansson, CEO Swedfund
Joachim Alpen, Head of Large Corporates & Financial Institutions SEB
Liza Jonson, CEO Swedbank Robur
Erik Berglöf, Professor London School of Economics (LSE), Director of the Institute of Global Affairs
Anna Ryott, Chair of the Board Summa Equity, Private Equity
Jens Henriksson, CEO Folksam Group
Harald Mix, Managing Partner Altor, Private Equity
Lars Strannegård, Professor & President Stockholm School of Economics
The members of SSFC Advisory Board are appointed for two years with the possibility of an additional two-year term renewal. The Board will support, advise, guide and direct the Centre based on its annual plans and overall strategy.
Magnus Billing, CEO of Alecta, Sweden's largest pension fund, has been appointed Chair. Recently the Financial Times described Magnus as relaxed, unflashy and thoughtful.
"We have an excellent line-up for the Advisory Board, with high-level professionals from different areas in finance. Their diverse backgrounds and expertise will support the Centre's ambition to push the boundaries in sustainable finance in Sweden and beyond," said Magnus Billing.
Stockholm Sustainable Finance Centre aims to accelerate and promote the shift in capital investments required to deliver on the UN Sustainable Development Goals and Paris Agreement climate targets. The Centre is an agile platform that shapes, tailors and delivers expertise in sustainable finance to bring about clear positive impacts. The Centre aims to be a go-to partner for impartial research, knowledge, and capacity building on current and future issues in sustainable finance.
"Our hope is that the Board's members will be ambassadors for the Centre and promote our activities and results as relevant for the financial community. Their network and expertise will help us engage in the most pressing issues in sustainable finance," said Aaron Maltais, Programme Director of SSFC and Research Fellow at Stockholm Environment Institute.
For further information, please contact:
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Launched at the end of 2017, with the support of the Government of Sweden, the Centre performs demand-driven research and pushes the frontiers in sustainable finance. It's first executive education programme will start at the end of 2018.
Current research focuses on overcoming critical barriers in investment analysis to allow for better alignment between sustainability and financial priorities. The Centre also aims to gain a deeper understanding of how the financial sector can catalyze new investments in low-carbon and climate-resilient solutions.
SSFC works in close cooperation with Stockholm Green Digital Finance, a change agent in fintech to help deliver innovations in the financial sector in Sweden and beyond.
Stockholm Sustainable Finance Centre is a unique initiative by the Swedish Government, Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) and Stockholm School of Economics (SSE). It brings together a highly ranked institute working on environmental impact and broader sustainable development issues, a leading research university in financial markets and economics and a national government.


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Outsourcing: Can it work for you?
Outsourcing can reap great benefits, allowing organisations to focus on strategic priorities, support growth and improve margin, performance and customer satisfaction. However, it is also a strategic undertaking fraught with risk.
- What are our core strategic competencies? So you understand what might be strategically appropriate to outsource.
- Which parts of our business are at the right scale and outsource ready? So you select those with the greatest benefit and most likely to succeed readiness.
- What do we have the capability and capacity to deliver? So you pick those you have the leadership, transformational management and operational management capability to transform
At the heart of any decision making should be your ability to deliver benefits from the outsource.
Usually, organisations outsource because it provides improved opportunities for GROWTH, INCREASED EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS and an IMPROVED cost base. However there can also be other reasons more specific to an organisation's circumstances:
- Free-up capital for investment
- Rapid quality improvement and knowledge acquisition
- Improve customer satisfaction and accountability
- Rapid, platform-based growth
Naturally, back office and support functions have been a primary target for outsourcing, as outsourcers have developed the capability to deliver high service at lower cost than many organisations can achieve. Also, with the proliferation of online channels and "service me now" customers, more organisations are outsourcing front office transactional customer contact. Other elements of the core value chain are also prime candidates where an outsourcer can provide scale across many businesses, especially of a niche aspect of the value chain – e.g. Goods Not For Resale – are beginning to emerge.
In our experience, we find there is a strong precedent for outsourcing many portions of any business.
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Religious-based adoption agencies that contract with the state of Michigan will be allowed to refuse to place children in LGBT homes under a preliminary injunction issued by a federal judge Thursday.
District Judge Robert Jonker in Grand Rapids Michigan blocked Democratic state Attorney General Dana Nessel, Michigan's first openly gay statewide officeholder, from barring the faith-based agencies from excluding LGBT couples from adoption services.
He said her action conflicted with state law, existing contracts and established practice. Nessel had, through a legal settlement between same-sex couples and the state Department of Health and Human Services, reversed the state's stance earlier this year.
Michigan, like most states, contracts with private agencies to place children from troubled homes with new families.
Jonker, in issuing a preliminary injunction, said Lansing-based St. Vincent Catholic Charities' longstanding practice of adhering to its religious beliefs and referring same-sex and unmarried couples to other agencies is not discriminatory.
Wanting to cancel the contract "strongly suggests the State's real goal is not to promote non-discriminatory child placements, but to stamp out St. Vincent's religious belief and replace it with the State's own. … It would disrupt a carefully balanced and established practice that ensures non-discrimination in child placements while still accommodating traditional Catholic religious beliefs on marriage," he wrote.
A spokeswoman for Nessel said her office was reviewing the decision to determine next steps.
Nessel in March announced an agreement with the American Civil Liberties Union to resolve a 2017 lawsuit filed by two lesbian couples. The settlement said a 2015 Republican-backed law that lets child-placement agencies not provide any services that conflict with their sincerely held religious beliefs does not apply if they are under contract with the state.
Time.com by David Eggert, September 27, 2019
Click here to read the entire article.
The post Judge Allows Religious-Based Michigan Adoption Agencies to Turn Away LGBT Couples appeared first on Time For Families.
Source: Time for Families


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Twin sisters Dr. Patti Puck and Dr. Patti Pigskin are internationally renowned sports psychologists who specialize in what makes athletes/coaches/managers/owners/sports scribes/broadcasters tick.
Jocks the world over flock to their clinic, the River City Shrink Wrap, to have their heads examined. The good doctors don't always have the right answer, but if loving the Winnipeg Jets and Blue Bombers is wrong they don't want to be right.
(Today: Dr. Puck has Winnipeg Jets winger Patrik Laine and coach Paul Maurice on the couch.)
DR. PUCK: "First, let me welcome you both to the River City Shrink Wrap. My couch isn't as famous as Oprah's, but I like to think we get results without having to hand out gifts…you get a car and you get a car and you get a car and you get a car."
LAINE (snarling): "I'm happy for you. But I don't need your car. Can we just get on with it?"
DR. PUCK: "Fine, let's begin with you, Patrik. I'm not going to beat around the bush: Are your feathers ruffled?"
LAINE (still snarling): "Feathers? I'm Puck Finn, not Duck Finn."
DR. PUCK: "My bad. My bad. But I'm sensing some hostility, Patrik. Do you not want to be here? Did you have a bad flight from Switzerland?"
LAINE: "No, the flight was fine. Played Fortnite the entire way. I have blisters on my thumbs. Wanna see them?"
DR. PUCK: "Perhaps later. But right now we want to focus on the things you said to a Finnish reporter. You told him you aren't happy with the way Coach Maurice used you last year. Is that true or was something lost in translation?"
LAINE: "The only thing that's been lost is the coach's mind. I'm the greatest goal scorer since Ovie and this guy's got me playing with Bryan Little and whatever spare part he can find. One night it's Copper, the next night it's Matty, the next night it's Nikky, the next night it's someone who should be with the Manitoba Moose. I've had more partners than Don Cherry has bad suits."
MAURICE: "The way you backcheck, I should have had you sitting beside Nic Petan in the press box eating popcorn! That's who your linemates should have been—Nikky Petan and Orville Redenbacher!"
DR. PUCK: "Coach Maurice, please! We'll get to you in a minute! First I want to hear what Patrik has to say."
MAURICE: "That's fine, Doc, just as long as he knows that I can make him effing cry in that dressing room."
DR. PUCK: "I'm sure you can, Coach Maurice. But for now, just chill. Now, Patrik, I'd like you to elaborate on the concerns you have over the way you've being deployed."
LAINE: "Well, I want to play with Scheif and Wheels. I deserve to play with Scheif and Wheels. I've scored 110 goals in my first three National Hockey League seasons, and only Gretzky and a few others did that. And none of them played on the second, third and fourth lines."
MAURICE: "Don't forget to tell the Doc that you scored 18 of those freaking goals in one month last season! The rest of the time you were all thumbs, like you were playing that friggin' video game."
DR. PUCK: "Coach Maurice, please!"
MAURICE: "Mea culpa again, Doc. But Patty's got it all wrong. He's one of my sparrows. I love the young man."
LAINE: "Not as much as you love Scheif and Wheels! They're both teacher's pet. You never have them playing with the scrubs from the Moose. You've got Scheif and Wheels welded together so tight, it would take the jaws of life to pry them apart. And whatever they say goes. If they want Nikky on the left wing, they get Nicky. If they want Kyle, they get Kyle. If they wanted Jesus, I'm sure you'd walk to the Vatican and sweet talk the Pope into letting you have him. Anybody but me."
MAURICE: Christ on a cross, man! Didn't I visit you in Finland during the summer and didn't we have a nice talk about how I value you as one of my sparrows?"
LAINE: "You talked and I listened, Buddha boy. But I'm not one of those journalists who swallows everything you say like it's a pint of lager. Why do you think I still haven't signed a new contract?"
DR. PUCK: Let's talk about that, Patrik? Do you not want to be in Winnipeg?"
LAINE: "Winnipeg's not so bad. It's kind of like Finland. But if I played anywhere else, I'd be on the first line. Here, this coach won't let me do that because Scheif and Wheels won't let him. They run the team. Them and Buff."
DR. PUCK: "That's a pretty serious accusation, Patrik."
LAINE: "Go ahead and ask him if he plans to let me play on the first line this season."
DR. PUCK: "What say you, Coach Maurice?"
MAURICE: "Patty will play with Scheif and Wheels when Gary Bettman is elected mayor of Winnipeg."
DR. PUCK: "Is that because you don't want him there, or because Mr. Scheifele and Mr. Wheeler don't want him there?"
MAURICE: "Six of one, half dozen of the other. Same result either way."
DR. PUCK: "What's your biggest concern other than usage, Patrik? Are you afraid the fans in Winnipeg will see you as a greedy, spoiled brat with a false sense of entitlement? That they'll look at you as the bad guy and turn on you the way they did with Evander Kane?"
LAINE: "No. I'm afraid Buff will throw my clothes into the ice tub."
DR. PUCK: "I must say, that was a nasty bit of business, but you weren't with the team back when Mr. Byfuglien did that to Mr. Kane."
LAINE: "Doesn't matter. It's part of the team folklore, like something the elders back home in Finland tell their grandchildren to make them behave. It's a very scary story that Scheif and Wheels tell all the rookies. I had nightmares about it my first year. I probably would have scored 50 goals if not for that."
DR. PUCK: "And yet you still want to play with them?"
LAINE: "I deserve to play on the top line, even if that means somewhere else."
DR. PUCK: "Well, gentlemen, we're almost out of time. Is there anything you'd like to say to each other before you go your separate ways?"
MAURICE: "I just want Patty to know that I really do think of him as one of my sparrows, and I just want to nurture him and give him his wings."
LAINE: "Save it for the journalists, Buddha boy."


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VANCOUVER – A Federal Court judge has struck down the law barring medical users from obtaining marijuana outside of licensed producers, saying it violates their charter rights. Here's a look at medical marijuana:
How many people use it?
About 28,000 people held licences under the old regime and are covered by a court injunction that allows them to grow their own marijuana until Wednesday's Federal Court decision.
What are the rules for obtaining it?
Dried marijuana is not an approved drug or medicine in Canada. However, the courts say people should be provided reasonable access to legal sources for medical purposes. Health Canada requires a health-care practitioner to set out the daily amount of pot required. Individuals can then register with a licensed producer.
Where can it be obtained?
Under the legislation struck down by the Federal Court, it is illegal for producers to provide medical pot through a storefront, compassion club or dispensary. However, the government has authorized 29 medical producers to distribute medical pot to registered patients. The producer is required to securely ship pot directly to either the patient, an individual responsible for the patient, or to the patient's health-care practitioner.
How much pot can be obtained?
Patients are allowed to possess a maximum of 30 times the daily amount identified by their health-care practitioner, or 150 grams, whichever is less. Authorized producers may only provide dried marijuana, fresh marijuana or cannabis oil.
Who produces medical marijuana?
A total of 29 producers are licensed by the federal government: 16 in Ontario, seven in British Columbia, two in Saskatchewan and one each in New Brunswick, Quebec, Manitoba and Alberta.
Some of Canada's biggest producers include Canopy Growth Corp., the parent group of Tweed Inc., Bedrocan Canada Inc., and Mettrum Ltd. Ontario-based Tweed Farms is housed in a former Hershey Chocolate factory, where it is licensed to grow cannabis plants in its 32,516 square-metre greenhouse and sell 3,500 kilograms of dried cannabis, Canopy Growth says.
Are there any storefront marijuana retailers?
Although marijuana retailers have opened across British Columbia, including more than 100 in Vancouver and 26 in Victoria, they remain illegal. However, the City of Vancouver has introduced a bylaw to regulate the stores and more than a dozen applicants have so far progressed through the stages of licensing.
What does research say about the effectiveness of medical pot?
The Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse says there is "sound evidence" from animal experiments and clinical trials involving humans that marijuana is effective for the relief of nausea, vomiting, certain types of pain, and the stimulation of appetite.
Some specific therapies include relieving vomiting caused by anticancer chemotherapy, stimulating appetite in AIDS patients and relieving pain related to multiple sclerosis and advanced cancer.
The centre found a lack of research examining the risks of medical marijuana, although states that studies of recreational users shows health risks related to smoking pot over the long term. It says no research to date has investigated the risks marijuana dependence, in the context of long-term supervised medical use.


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OLYMPIA — Washington United for Marriage, a broad statewide coalition of organizations, congregations, unions and business associations that will work to obtain civil marriage for lesbian and gay couples in Washington State in 2012, today applauded the introduction of SB 6239, an act relating to providing equal protection for all families in Washington by creating equality in civil marriage and changing the domestic partnership laws, while protecting religious freedom. The bill needs 25 votes in the senate for passage and was introduced with 23 sponsors.
"Today we take the next step towards making the promise of equality a reality in Washington State," said Zach Silk, Campaign Manager for Washington United for Marriage. "The introduction of this bill not only recognizes the value that lesbian and gay families in Washington make to our united community, but also upholds the longstanding tradition of the separation of church and state in this country. Marriage is about dignity, commitment, love and respect — it is the ultimate expression of a pro-family society. The foundation of marriage helps us build stable families, and now is the time to recognize the importance of treating all families in Washington State equally."
At this time, six states plus the District of Columbia recognize marriage for same-sex couples under state law: Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, and Vermont. Nine statesCalifornia, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Nevada, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Washingtonprovide same-sex couples with access to the state level benefits and responsibilities of marriage, through either civil unions or domestic partnerships. Same-sex couples do not receive federal rights and benefits in any state.
Washington United for Marriage is a coalition of organizations, congregations, unions, and business associations working together to secure civil marriage for loving, committed gay and lesbian couples. To find more information and learn how you can help, visit WashingtonUnitedForMarriage.org . Engage with Washington United for Marriage on social media at Twitter.com/WA4Marriage and at Facebook.com/WashingtonUnited.


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Atlanta, flight night, SOHO, tapas, wine
SOHO Atlanta restaurant will continue to showcase the wines and flavors of California on flight night, Wednesday, April 30. The wines and tapas introduced Wednesday will be available through Tuesday, May 6.
First, SOHO will pour a 2012 Laetitia Winery Pinot Noir. The winemaker describes the wine, "A seductive nose reminiscent of ripe plum and blackberry, with layered components of earth, violets and Asian spice. The palate reveals supple tannins and lively acids accented with pretty hints of framboise and underlying notes of dark chocolate and rye."
Next, SOHO will pour a 2012 Kimmel Four Blocks Mendocino Redessence. Says the winemaker of the red blend, "Our Redessence opens with a fragrant burst of blackberry and red currant bouquet with just a hint of anise. On the palate, this wine is a fruit forward bomb. The flavor of blackberry, spiced cherry, ripe blueberry coat the palate with a savory port like finish, a medium bodied, very nicely balanced, and smooth red blend a lasting expression of our Mendocino climate, soil, and farming practices."
Finally, SOHO will pour a 2011 Bishop's Peak Cabernet Sauvignon. Robert Parker's Wine Advocate says of the Cabernet, "Another delicious, value-priced effort that's well worth the cost of admission, the 2011 Cabernet Sauvignon Bishop's Peak offers classic, herb-laced black fruits, lead pencil, toast and spice-driven aromas and flavors, medium body and a fresh, pure character."
SOHO's executive chef, Scott Warren, has created three tapas dishes to pair with each California wine.
2012 Laetitia Pinot Noir
100% Pinot Noir
Paired with: Grilled flat iron steak with roasted vegetables and natural jus
2012 Kimmel Four Blocks Mendocino Redessence
85% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc, 3% Malbec, 2% Petite Verdot
Paired with: Seared duck breast with apricot and toasted pecan risotto
2011 Bishop's Peak Cabernet Sauvignon
80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Petit Verdot, 4% Malbec, 2% Merlot
Paired with: Braised lamb shank cassoulet
Sample each wine in a flight (three three-ounce glasses) for $13.50. Or, pair the flight with a tapas plate for $18. Try a full glass of wine and tapas plate for $12. Of course, the wines and tapas are available individually as well ($9/glass and $6/tapas). See you soon!


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SYNOPSISoinkmaster -o outdir [options]
DESCRIPTIONOinkmaster is simple tool that helps you keep your Snort rules current with little or no user interaction. It downloads a tarball containing the new rules and can then enable, disable or even make arbitrary modifications to specified rules before updating your local rules files. It will also tell you the exact changes from your previous rules.
OPTIONSThe only required argument to Oinkmaster is -o outdir where outdir is the directory to put the new rules files in. This should be where you keep your rules locally. The downloaded files will be compared to the ones in here before possibly overwriting them.
Optional arguments:
- -b dir
- If the rules have been modified, a tarball of your old rules will be put in dir before overwriting them with the new files. No backup is done if no file has changed or if Oinkmaster is running in careful mode.
- -c
- Run in careful mode. This means that Oinkmaster will only check for updates and print them, but not update anything.
- -Ccfg
- Use this configuration file instead of the default. If not specified, oinkmaster.conf will be looked for in /etc/ and then /usr/local/etc/. You can specify multiple -C cfg to load multiple configuration files. They will be loaded in order of appearance on the command line. If an option is redefined, it overrides the previous value (except for the "url" option, as you are allowed to specify multiple URLs).
- -e
- Enable rules that are disabled by default in the downloaded rules archive by removing all the leading "#" from them. If there are any disabled rules in the archive, they will stay that way unless you use this option. Remember that they are disabled for a reason (they may not even work), so use this option with care.
- -h
- Show valid command line arguments with short descriptions
- -i
- Enable interactive mode. You will be asked to approve the changes (if any) before updating anything.
- -m
- Minimize/simplify the diff when printing result for modified rules by removing common leading and trailing parts of the old and new rule so it's easier to see the actual change. A few characters to the left and to the right of the change are also printed so you get some context. The rev keyword is ignored when the comparison and removal of common parts is performed because it would often make the whole idea fail. (If you feel it's important to be able to verify that the rev number has increased when a rule has been updated, do not use the minimized diff mode.)
Normally when a rule has changed the entire old and new versions are printed, but the actual change between them can be hard to see if the rules are long, complex and many.
The normal output could look like this:
Old: alert tcp any any -> any 22 (msg: "foo"; flags: A+; rev:1;) New: alert tcp any any -> any 123 (msg: "foo"; flags: A+; rev:2;)
When using -m it would instead look something like:
Old: ...any any -> any 22 (msg: "foo";... New: ...any any -> any 123 (msg: "foo";...
- -q
- Run in quiet mode. Nothing is printed unless there are changes in the rules or if there are errors or warnings.
- Run in super-quiet mode. This is the same as -qbut even more quiet when printing the results (the "None." stuff is not printed). It will also suppress some other warning messages such as those for duplicate SIDs and non-matching modifysid expressions.
- -r
- Check for rules files that exist in the output directory but not in the downloaded rules archive, i.e. files that may have been removed from the distribution archive.
- -s
- Leave out details when printing results (aka bmc mode). This means that the entire added / removed / modified rules will not be printed, just their SID and msg string, plus the filename. Non-rule changes are printed as usual. This output mode could be useful for example if you send the output by email to people who don't really care about the details of the rules, just the fact that they have been updated. Example output when running with -s
[+++] Added rules: [+++] 1607 - WEB-CGI HyperSeek hsx.cgi access (web-cgi.rules) 1775 - MYSQL root login attempt (mysql.rules) [///] Modified active rules: [///] 302 - EXPLOIT Redhat 7.0 lprd overflow (exploit.rules) 304 - EXPLOIT SCO calserver overflow (exploit.rules) 305 - EXPLOIT delegate proxy overflow (exploit.rules) 306 - EXPLOIT VQServer admin (exploit.rules)
- -S file
- Used in conjuction with with -U to specify which file(s) in the downloaded archive(s) to search for new variables. When not specified, snort.conf is checked. You may specify multiple -S file to search for new variables in multiple files.
- Check the configuration file(s) for fatal errors and then exit. Possible warning messages are printed as well.
- -uurl
Download the rules archive from
instead of the location specified in the configuration file.
It must start with file://, ftp://, http://, https:// or scp:// and end
with ".tar.gz" or ".tgz". The file must be a gzipped tarball containing
a directory named "rules", holding all the rules files. It must not
contain any symlinks. You can also point to a local directory with
dir://<directory>. For the official Snort rules, the URL to use depends
on the version of Snort you run and it might also require registration.
Visit the rules download section at the Snort web site to find the
right URL and more information. Remember to update the URL when
upgrading to a new major version of Snort.
You may specify multiple -u url to grab multiple rules archives from different locations. All rules files in the archives will be put in the same output directory so if the same filename exists in multiple archives, Oinkmaster will print an error message and exit. That's why it's usually recommended to instead run Oinkmaster once for each URL and use separate output directories. If -u url is specified, it overrides any URLs specified in the configuration file(s). Note that if multiple URLs are specified and one of them is broken, Oinkmaster will exit immediately without further processing. This can be good or bad, depending on the situation.
- -U file
- Variables (i.e. "var foo bar" lines) that exist in downloaded snort.conf but not in file will be added to file right after any other variables it may contain. Modified existing variables are not merged, only new ones. file is normally your production copy of snort.conf (which should not be a file that is updated by Oinkmaster the normal way). This feature is to prevent Snort from breaking in case there are new variables added in the downloaded rules, as Snort can not start if the rules use variables that aren't defined anywhere. By default when using -U , the file snort.conf in the downloaded archive is search for new variables but you can override this with the -S file argument. If you download from multiple URLs, Oinkmaster will look for a snort.conf in each downloaded rules archive.
- -v
- Run in verbose/debug mode. Should probably only be used in case you need to debug your settings, like verifying complex modifysid statements. It will also tell you if you try to use "disablesid" on non-existent SIDs. Warnings about using enablesid/localsid/modifysid on non-existent SIDs are always printed unless running in quiet mode, as those are usually more important (using "disablesid" on a non-existent rule is a NOOP anyway).
- Show version and exit.
EXAMPLESDownload rules archive from default location specified in oinkmaster.conf and put the new rules in /etc/rules/:
oinkmaster -o /etc/rules
Grab rules archive from local filesystem and do not print anything unless it contains updated rules:
oinkmaster -u file:///tmp/rules.tar.gz -o /etc/rules -q
Download rules archive from default location, make backup of old rules if there were updates, and send output by e-mail. (Note however that if you plan on distributing files with Oinkmaster that could be considered sensitive, such as Snort configuration files containing database passwords, you should of course not send the output by e-mail without first encrypting the content.):
oinkmaster -o /etc/snort/rules -b /etc/snort/backup 2>&1 | \ mail -s "subject" [email protected]
Grab three different rules archives and merge variables that exist in downloaded snort.conf and foo.conf but not in local /etc/snort/snort.conf:
oinkmaster -u file:///tmp/foo.rules.tar.gz \ -u http://somewhere/rules.tar.gz -u https://blah/rules.tar.gz \ -o /etc/rules -S snort.conf -S foo.conf -U /etc/snort/snort.conf
Load settings from two different files, use scp to download rules archive from a remote host where you have put the rules archive, merge variables from downloaded snort.conf, and send results by e-mail only if anything changed or if there were any error messages. It assumes that the "mktemp" command is available on the system:
TMP=`mktemp /tmp/oinkmaster.XXXXXX` && \ (oinkmaster -C /etc/oinkmaster-global.conf \ -C /etc/oinkmaster-sensor.conf -o /etc/rules \ -U /etc/snort.conf \ -u scp://[email protected]:/home/user/rules.tar.gz \ > $TMP 2>&1; if [ -s $TMP ]; then mail -s "subject" \ [email protected] < $TMP; fi; rm $TMP)


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From the President
It's been a tough year. Our American democracy is struggling to rebound from a divisive election. We are living in a nation that idealizes justice and equality but fails to live up to that ideal. We have been left dazed in the wake of a pandemic that has affected us all—some much worse than others. Yet, as a people, we are amazingly resilient. And paths to a better future are right in front of us, if we choose to take them. In the last year, Rippel's FORESIGHT initiative asked 7,500 people from across the country—many in marginalized communities—what they want in the future. Their top responses:
• A thriving and stable economy,
• A health system that we can access and afford and that keeps us healthy,
• A country that is just and embraces our differences and commonalities, and
• A planet that is habitable for generations to come.
Important across these top priorities for the future: they are not just good for a few of us, but good for all of us. In this future, health and well-being are not dreams, but realities for all—no exceptions. Among COVID-19's many impacts, it has shown us that we are all vulnerable if our society is not designed to thrive. Our systems did not create themselves; they were created by people and can be recreated by people. But only if our actions are bigger than ourselves and our own organizations. Every single one of us can make a difference.
It will take all of us working together—as stewards—to redesign our systems so that they center on equitable, just, and healthy outcomes for everyone. Stewards are all of us—corporate, philanthropic, political, and community leaders; small business owners and farmers; professionals and wage earners; students; parents; and family, friends, and neighbors. We come from every background, demographic, and political and religious affiliation. There are many forces aligned against progress, but there are also many tools and examples of stewardship at our disposal.
Our work at Rippel is about providing the infrastructure to get us there…creating the conditions, practices, tools, and support that help stewards succeed in achieving the goals that are right for their communities. Every social change movement in our nation's history has needed supports and infrastructure behind them–Rippel is supporting the movement toward health and well-being for all.
There are many examples of stewardship on this website and on the sites of our two core initiatives, ReThink Health and FORESIGHT, and there is much more we are aspiring to do in the future. We have a tremendous opportunity to shift our country's health and well-being for the better. It will take all of us, working across boundaries, recognizing the opportunities and threats in our rapidly emerging future, and embracing new norms that will guide our actions and investments toward short- and long-term good.
We welcome you as a Rippel partner in this important journey and look forward to connecting.
Laura Landy
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E.S. Posthumus
You might not have heard the name E.S. Posthumus before, but you have certainly heard the music on many movie trailers or TV shows including the Themesong for "Cold Case". It was formed by brothers Helmut and Franz Vonlichten in 2000. I wanted to share this amazing music with you as it has enchanted me completely.
E.S. Posthumus stands for Experimental Sounds, Posthumus stands for "all things past".
Their music is classical with drum beats and electronic sounds, inspired by the Pythagorean Philosophy which states that "music is the harmonization of opposites; the conciliation of warring elements". (Wikipedia)
Both brothers grew up in a musical home with their mother being a classically trained pianist, so they were exposed to all different music from an early age. Their music blends classical, symphonies, electronic, world music and choirs together. Helmut said in an interview : "We just gravitated toward everything we loved and found a way to make it all mesh together."
Helmut studied Archeology and it shows in the Latin based Lyrics and the back story of the album Cartographer. There is no label with their music – "we are really grateful that no label was willing to take any sort of a chance on us. We are in complete control of our careers, and we own all of our master recordings and publishing. That is very liberating."
There are 3 albums of E.S. Posthumus. I cannot decide which one is my favourite, as all 3 have epic, relaxing and emotionally charged compositions. They can be downloaded via Amazon.com and cdbaby.com.
Unearthed – January 2001
In keeping with the theme of "all things past", each of the thirteen tracks on the album is named after an ancient and abandoned or destroyed city. However, Cuzco, Nara, Isfahan and Estremoz still survive to this day.
Track listing
- Antissa
- Tikal
- Harappa
- Ulaid
- Ebla
- Nara
- Cuzco
- Niniveh
- Lepcis Magna
- Menouthis
- Etremoz
- Pompeii
- Isfahan
Some of this music can be heard in Planet of the apes, Minority Report, Spider Man, Lord of the rings, Lara Croft, Matrix Reloaded, Cold Case, Top Gear, Hunger games
Cartographer – January 2008
The vocal tracks are sung by Luna Sans, while the remix versions replace her vocals with instrumental solos and choir melodies, much in the style of Posthumus' first album, "Unearthed".
Track listing
Disc 1 – Luna Sans (Vocal)
- Nolitus
- Isunova
- Vorrina
- Selisona
- Marunae
- Mosane
- Decifin
- Sollente
- Caarano
- Raptamei
- Oraanu
- Nivaos
- Nasivern
Disc 2 – Piri Reis Remixes (Remix) instrumental.
This is the same music with 2 bonus tracks, no vocals and in my opinion absolutely beautiful. I absolutely prefer these versions.
- Ashielf Pi
- Oraanu Pi
- Marunae Pi
- Mosane Pi
- Isunova Pi
- Nasivern Pi
- Selisona Pi
- Raptamei Pi
- Caarano Pi
- Nivaos Pi
- Sollente Pi
- Decifin Pi
- Vorrina Pi
- Nolitus Pi
- Odenall Pi
Some of these tracks can be heard in Lost, Law and Order, and Top Gear
Makara – January 2010 – another beautiful album
Track listing
- Kalki
- Varuna
- Unstoppable
- Durga
- Manju
- Kuvera
- Ushas
- Lavanya
- Vishnu
- Indra
- Arise
- Saint Matthew Passion
- Krosah
- Anumati
- Moonlight Sonata
Again some of these tracks can be heard in Sherlock Holmes, Pillars of the Earth, Avatar, Top Gear and X Factor
Here links to their web site and twitter. There is also a Fan facebook site.
Unfortunately Franz Vonlichten died unexpectedly in May 2010.
Helmut wrote this to his fans in July 2010
Dear Friends:
This has been an amazing year for ES Posthumus. Not only did we release our best selling album "Makara", but we opened the Super Bowl with Jay Z. However, with the sweetness of life often there follows the bitterness of mortality….. my brother, Franz, passed away in May. It was entirely unexpected.
The vast majority of music that we created as ESP is in your hands… there may be 1 or 2 additional songs that become available before the year end; unfortunately, I cannot promise anything.
As for me, I will begin to rebuild what was washed away, albeit in a form other than ES Posthumus. My brother and I created ESP together and we'll "exit stage left" together as well.
Franz was an extraordinary talent…. among other things, I will miss his creative ear and incomparable musical palette. Most of all, however, I will miss his wit and humor…. a consummate storyteller who found a punch line in even the most mundane scenarios.
Finally, thanks to every one of you… as you know, our success was truly "grassroots" … it was driven by a sense of community and word of mouth…. you made it happen for us… we are eternally grateful..
Be well,
In November 2011, Helmut has formed a new band called "Les Friction" with Nihl Finch and Paint. His first new track is called "Torture"
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|Generated SHA Flag (experiment here)
|firstname.lastname@example.com, 06-23845907
|Part of Cluster
|Assigned Field
|Liskov Field
|We are a group of hackers who are part of the Eindbazen CTF team and we organize the official CTF for the SHA event.
Edit your membership on your user page, here, and then on "edit with form" at the top.
|Self-organized Sessions
|ctf, capture the flag, hacking, wargames, challenges, puzzles
|Registered on
|13 January 2017 15:16:02
|Hosts self-organized sessions
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A village of Dutch CTF enthusiasts from the Netherlands. We will organize the official SHA2017 CTF, on-site CTF teams are welcome to play this CTF in our village. The team organizing the CTF consists of people who also organized the official CTF at OHM2013 (ebCTF).
A CTF is a Capture The Flag hacking game. Which generally exists of multiple hacking-related challenges which need to be solved during the time the CTF takes place. Players play in teams and compete against each other. Most CTFs run for about 24-48 hours and can be played online. During the CTF all challenges are provided in a controlled environment, and everything is completely legal. No hacking of external parties or the other teams takes place.
Most of the hacking events or conferences these days have an official CTF, which takes place during the event/conference. A good example is the yearly CTF at CCC. We personally think a CTF is a great addition to an event and provides the visitors some technical entertainment. The CTF will further provide promotion for the event, especially with the Teaser round we are planning before the event where players can win four tickets for SHA2017.
To get a better understanding of the setup and kind of challenges that players will encounter we would like to refer to the CTF we organized during OHM 2013, which was called ebCTF: https://ebctf.nl/
Basically we have 6 categories with each challenges in 4 difficulties.
- Binary challenges where you get a binary which you need to reverse engineer. Binaries are usually Windows or Linux executables, but can also be from more exotic environments.
- Crypto challenges which involves classic crypto algorithms such as substitution, Vigenere and Caeaser Ciphers, or more advanced challenges including weaknesses in ECB mode, bit flipping, padding oracle attacks or hash function length extension attacks.
- Forensics challenges, which contains anything related to forensics. Challenges can include Windows, Linux, Android or Exotic platform forensics.
- Network challenges, such as analyzing packet captures or network communication, port knocking, etc.
- Pwnables challenges where you need to exploit a specific local or remote vulnerability, like buffer overflows, format strings or a different kind of vulnerability. The level of difficulty can be made harder with mitigations such as ASLR and NX.
- Web challenges which contains all web and HTTP related challenges. Including, but not limited to: SQL injection, directory traversal, file inclusion, scripting language quirks, XSS, remote command execution.
Besides the main CTF we will run a "mini" CTF which contains challenges for beginning CTF players.
To promote the CTF and SHA2017 we will run a Teaser round, which will contain 4-6 challenges in different categories and with different difficulties. The winner of this Teaser round will win four tickets to SHA2017.
For more information about the CTF and the upcoming Teaser round, follow us on Twitter: @sha2017ctf
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WCSD Employee Social Media Account Requests
The process for requesting a social media account through the Walton County School District is as follows:
- Request permission from your site administrator at which time the administrator will request access for you to the Social Media Course
- District level personnel will assign you to the Social Media Course in Edivate at which time you will receive a confirmation email
- Once the course and all appropriate paperwork is complete and turned in to the district an email will be sent to the applicant, the requesting administrator and the WCSD technology department stating that the applicant has met all the requirements of the approved social media platform(s)
- Once the social media account is set up appropriately it is then archived with ArchiveSocial in order to be compliant with public records laws
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The Walton County School District neither endorses links nor approves of links to external sources. External links are made available to assist the internet user in his or her search. The WCSD takes no responsibility for a links operation or content.
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