Difference/Facial recognition/US-Korea Trade/New year Resolution _모집 중

[DDave]

1-1) Love in the face of racism: Being an interracial family (CNN)

Kaylee is starting to point out the differences she's seeing between her and other people. Mom you're white. But me and Daddy are brown. I know, but that's OK. If a rainbow was one color, it wouldn't be beautiful. "I'm trying to teach her how to respond now because she's going to live through this for the rest of her life," Garsee says. Garsee, a banker, says she sees racism often. She says she has seen parents pull their kids away from Kaylee when they're at the park, and she believes police have stopped Garsee and her husband in the past because he's black.

"There are places in Texas I don't take Chris because I fear for his life," Garsee says.Garsee doesn't want Kaylee to live with that kind of fear. She reminds her daughter every day that it's OK to be different, even if the kids at school don't want to play.

"I tell her she's beautiful the way she is. But sometimes, I have no words. If it was me, I wouldn't know how to deal with that," she says. She's hoping to have more children with Chris so they can give Kaylee some siblings whom she can relate to.

"I think having siblings that are just like you, people who share the same experiences and look like you, I think that makes it a bit easier," Garsee says.

"Especially for the days when Kaylee feels so different -- like an outcast." Growing up in a small Eskimo village in Alaska, Daniel Martinez-Vlasoff spent his childhood living off the land, hunting for seal meat and gathering wild berries. He did what all the other indigenous kids in his village would do, except he didn't look like any of them. He stood out with his pale skin and green eyes, a blend of his parents' ethnic backgrounds, with his mother being Spanish and his father being Alutiiq, an indigenous Eskimo group from the southern coast of Alaska.

"People always pointed out that I looked different, and it made me feel awkward," the 33-year-old IT administrator says.

His wife Natalie, an engineer, has a similar story of growing up in a mixed household. Being African-American, Mexican and Hawaiian, she felt like an outsider throughout much of her teenage years. "I felt really lonely, even through college. People tended to hang out with their own race," she says.

Q1) Do you have any preference among races? If your spouse happens to be a foreigner, which race/nationality is most likely?

Q2) Is Korea a good country for multi-racial families? What is your impression on workers from underdeveloped countries? 

1-2) FACE RECOGNITION IS THE “SILVER BULLET” SOLUTION FOR KEEPING BANNED FANS OUT OF STADIUMS (FACEFIRST)

A recent CNN article pointed to incidents including an incident at Fenway Park, in which a fan threw a bag of peanuts at a Baltimore Orioles player and directed a racial slur at him. The fan was banned for life. But how can such bans be enforced? Typically, they aren’t. The reason? Human limitations. Event security professionals can’t possibly recall all the faces and histories of the people trying to enter the stadium. 

According to CNN, “Banned fans can buy their tickets on the secondary market and disguise their appearance. And ballpark security, faced with a crush of fans streaming through the gates, is much more focused on foiling a potential terrorist attack than on trying to spot a few hooligans.”

But according to CNN, “When it comes to stadium security, there is one failsafe solution: Facial-recognition software.” We agree. Facial recognition can automatically detect when banned fans enter a stadium and alert security professionals instantly. It can even see through disguises, such as hats, scarves, eyeglasses and wigs. NOTE: If you’re curious to learn more about how face recognition can transform event security, check out our 5-Minute Guide to Face Recognition For Event Security.

But CNN is wrong about one thing: it’s not “years away” from being implemented at stadiums. It’s happening right now.

There are several reasons that teams might choose to ban fans, including:

Displays of racism

Putting players in danger

Starting fights

Stalking players or cheerleaders

Media violations

Drug use

While the NFL does offer some classes that are designed for banned fans seeking to reapply for admission, most events are simply going to be a lot safer without fans on banned lists ever being able to reenter. The trouble is that fans know that these bans are difficult-to-impossible to enforce, and they don’t take them seriously.

One of the greatest advantages to using biometric surveillance is that it renders the threat of a ban enforceable. Once bans can be enforced, unruly fans are going to be more likely to think twice before engaging in behavior that could lead to their permanent ejection from the stadium.

While the solution was built primarily to help stadiums prevent terrorism, a powerful added bonus is that it can identify banned fans whose photos are enrolled in a database. Best of all, disguises won’t work since face recognition establishes identity using hundreds of locations on an individual face. It’s not fooled by facial hair, hats or glasses. And our event security solution is proven to work well in crowds.

Q1) If you can pay your subway fare via facial recognition, which means you are billed regularly like monthly after subway use, would you use the facial recognition service or your current payment method-credit card and cash? Why?

Q2) If the entrance gate of your house automatically opens via facial recognition when you get near the door, would you use it or uninstall it? 

2-1)U.S. and South Korea go head-to-head on trade(CNN)

Officials will meet in Washington this week to start talks aimed at renegotiating Korus, the free trade agreement that has linked the two economies for nearly six years. President Trump has been hugely critical of the deal, slamming it during his campaign as "horrible" and a "job killer." Since taking office, he has threatened to yank the U.S. out of it altogether. Korus was inked back in 2007, but didn't come into force until five years later.

It eliminated tariffs and other barriers to trading in things like agricultural products, cars and industrial goods. Trade in goods and services between the two countries has soared since. In 2016, it hit nearly $150 billion. South Korea is now the sixth biggest U.S. trading partner. South Korea hasn't been keen to renegotiate Korus, but it bowed to U.S. pressure to do so late last year. For Trump, overhauling trade deals that he says are unfair to the U.S. means fulfilling a big campaign pledge.

But Troy Stangarone, a senior director at the Korea Economic Institute of America, a Washington-based think tank, says Trump's criticism of the South Korean deal is misguided. He points out that under Korus, the U.S. has seen substantial growth in the value of services it sells to South Korea. And after ballooning in the early years of the deal, the overall U.S. trade deficit with South Korea is now in decline, according to another Korea Economic Institute director, Phil Eskeland. In any case, U.S. withdrawal from Korus looks unlikely. It would hurt beef farmers, who are big exporters to South Korea.

Automobiles make up a huge part of the U.S. trade deficit with South Korea, so they are "likely to be a major focus point," said Krystal Tan, an economist at research firm Capital Economics. She predicts the U.S. may try to get South Korea to relax stringent emissions standards and push for more U.S.-made parts to be used in South Korean vehicles that are exported to the U.S.. But some observers aren't convinced autos alone will make much of a dent in the trade deficit, which Trump views as the gauge of economic relations between two countries.

At about one tenth the size of the U.S. auto market, South Korea is simply too small to absorb enough U.S.-made vehicles to make a big difference, Stangarone said. Instead, the U.S. might have to focus on services. For example, changing rules that would make it easier for American companies in legal and digital businesses to operate in South Korea. Countries around the world will be watching the talks with South Korea very closely to see how Trump and his team tackle one-to-one negotiations.

Q1) Would you prefer a job at US service companies to Korean companies that may appear after Korus renegotiation? For example, 

- Korean accounting company VS US accounting company    

- Korean hospital/dental clinic VS US hospital/dental clinic

- Korean legal service VS US legal service 

Q2) If all Korean service sectors open the door 100% to US by 2020(imaginary situation), would this make you study English harder or no change?  

2-2) 8 resolutions for better parenting in the New Year(CNN)

Being there

There's a lot of talk, many articles and a long shelf of books on mindful parenting. But it all boils down to this: When you're with your kids, give them full, curious and happy attention.

Be more laissez-faire about some things

You may be burdening yourself with milestones and cultural expectations that really don't matter if you pause to think about them. Here are some developmental achievements you don't really need to waste time, energy and anxiety pushing. Rest assured these will almost always work themselves out in due time.

Don't drive under the influence of your phone

Here comes your PSA: More than 40,000 people died on US roads in 2016, according to National Safety Council estimates. Many roadway fatalities involve drunken driving, speeding and not wearing seat belts (so don't do any of those things, clearly), but increasingly, accidents are being caused by people texting or talking while driving.

Yell less, breathe more

I'd like to meet the parent that hasn't been driven to the point of yelling at some point (or many points) in their parenting life. That level of frustration is understandable, but yelling is the least productive way to manage it.

Slow down

Some of the most difficult moments of parenting are the transitions. The times we are trying to get kids to put their shoes and socks on to get out the door. Some of this you can't avoid. Everyone needs to get to school and work on time. But there are also times when we create rushed transitions by overscheduling ourselves. The pace of modern life has sped up considerably since our childhoods, and kids have less time to be bored and discover what they can do in moments of quiet.

Avoid "like" all the, like, time

If your kids often say "like" when they are, like, talking, and they sound, like, wishy-washy and unsure of, like, what they mean, they probably learned it from you. I know my kids certainly did. And maybe we can all, like, do a better job of reducing our use of this verbal crutch. Clearly one sounds more knowledgeable and sincere when they, like, don't use the L-word so much. Maybe this isn't an issue for your family, but it's definitely an area I am going to work on in 2018.

Decrease screen time

Measure your screen consumption, and that of each of your kids', over the course of a typical week. Count everything (school, work, smartphones, laptops, TV) and add it all up. Whatever it is, it's probably too much.

Treat yo'self

I can't personally relate to this problem because I have a greater tendency toward selfishness (which I'm working on) than selflessness. But more often than not, parents are giving so much of themselves that they are often miserable and exhausted as a result.

Q1) Are your parents nice to you? 

Q2) What are some traits/personalities of your parents that you admire/respect?

Q3) What is your new year's resolution?

[Tina Kim]

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