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Sunday Review|First Theater, Then Facebook
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First Theater, Then Facebook
By Robert Zaretsky and John T. Scott
THE 300th birthday of Jean-Jacques Rousseau falls next week, and it is only proper to wish him a happy one. He had a few choice words to offer on the theme of happiness — the sort associated not with fleeting social pleasures but with "nothing external to ourselves, nothing if not ourselves and our own existence."
In 2010, two Harvard psychologists, Matthew Killingsworth and Daniel Gilbert, performed a study that used an iPhone app to ask volunteers, at random moments, what they were doing and how happy they were. They discovered that we spend most of our lives not thinking about what we are doing at that moment, whether it's shopping, eating or, in particular, working. No matter how enjoyable or unenjoyable the activity we're engaged in is, this gift for distraction comes at a psychic cost: "a wandering mind," they wrote in the journal Science, "is an unhappy mind."
No one seemed to remark on the incongruity of scientists' using a technology that, in studying their subjects' inability to focus, interrupted their focus.
The paradox would not have been lost on Rousseau, who believed we were happy only in our original state of nature — before the advent of technology and society. It was not that our thoughts did not yet wander but rather that there simply were no thoughts, wandering or otherwise, knocking about inside our heads. Our soul, "agitated by nothing," gave itself up entirely to "the sentiment of its present existence without any idea of the future." Our first ancestors stood Descartes's axiom on its head: I don't think, thus I truly am.
And then the apps appeared — language and technology, dance and song. Our ancestors began to make commodities and conveniences — things they hadn't wanted before but could not do without now. "To lose them was a misfortune, to possess them no happiness," Rousseau wrote. Even sex — the activity, according to the Harvard psychologists, when we are most focused and happiest — was no longer enough. We now demanded to be loved as well.
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These passions tore us from our thoughtless and anxiety-free selves. Suddenly, "each one began to look at the others and to want to be looked at himself." No longer content with mere being, we now had to be seen. Today that means clinging to our iPhones; originally, it meant crowding around the communal fire; in Rousseau's day, there was the theater.
"You have ruined Geneva," Rousseau wrote to Voltaire in 1760, after the Enlightenment dramatist sought to introduce a theater there. "I hate you." Upon reading the missive, Voltaire concluded that his erstwhile admirer "had gone off his head." For Rousseau, though, theater was little more than an app of a broken society, and it was the world that had gone wrong.
In a series of remarkable works, starting with "Discourses" and ending with "Letter to d'Alembert" and "Reveries of the Solitary Walker," Rousseau pursued the same wandering and disconsolate selves that the Harvard psychologists in turn sought to quantify, and blamed theater for much of their suffering. Staged productions representing life, he believed, distracted us from one another, and from ourselves. Theater replaces lived experience with vicarious experience and condemned participants to wander the sea of the non-present. "Nothing appears good or desirable to individuals that the public has not judged to be such," he observed, "and the only happiness that most men know is to be esteemed happy." Status updates and emoticons: Rousseau saw it all.
In a modern world, when can we come closest to our original, thought-free happiness? Well, the Harvard psychologists noted that, after sex, the two activities during which we are most fully in the present are conversation and exercise. Rousseau saw this as well, but forget the treadmill: he lost himself in mountains and valleys and, while walking, conversed with himself. Indeed, "Reveries of the Solitary Walker" is a manifesto on the benefits of wondering while wandering.
At all times, the Harvard psychologists invite us to click onto their Web site, Trackyourhappiness.org, in order to know how happy — or at one with ourselves — we are at any given moment in the day.
Rousseau, though, would say that happiness lies not in clicking, but in being. Bon anniversaire, Jean-Jacques: may our gift to you be recapturing the present you gave us.

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Lovestruck Portraits
Chelsea Pagé
Snuggled up by the fire- Calgary Engagement
Sarah & Steve's story of how they met has to be one of my favorite of all time. I remember during our consolation when Sarah and Steve were telling me this story and I was like coolest way to meet someone ever! We shot their engagement in Griffith woods park at the south end of Calgary. I can not wait to capture their wedding this year.
It was a random Saturday in May. Sarah was sitting at home with nothing to do, so she called up a few friends and wanted to go for drinks. So, she met up with her two friends at a local bar. The weather was nice enough to sit outside around the firepit table. After a while, a second group joined the patio party, but they sadly didn't have the fire. On her way to the washroom, Sarah noticed this group. This is when it all started.
Sarah came back only to find four strangers sitting with her friends. This was before COVID-19, so it was still OK to sit and talk with strangers without asking the awkward, Are you vaccinated, questions. Once she got back to the table, she was greeted with "Hi, I'm Steve. I saw your fire and was jealous, so here we are". Those words are what led us here today.
Sarah and her friends welcomed this group. Turns out, Steve was on a date with one of them, and she decided to bring along two of her friends. We all laughed about it, talked about their first date, how they met and so on. This group of strangers had a fair amount to drink, so it was funny listening to them explain their stories and how they all know each other.
At one point, Sarah thought this strange man was hilarious and texted her friend who she was sitting next to "I like him, he's funny, I want to date him" - knowing that his current date wasn't going too well.
As the night goes on, Steve's date and her friends left the bar. Steve stuck around and the smaller group kept visiting and laughing. When the date left, they talked about their shared online dating horror stories. This led to critiquing and editing each other's dating profiles with the help from Sarah's friends. Towards the end of the night, Steve confidentially asked Sarah and her two friends for their phone numbers so they could all hang out again. Sarah was disheartened when this happened as she thought this man was asking only to get her friends number. Clearly Sarah was wrong.
We met on Saturday May 12, 2018 but our actual first date was the 15th
Favorite place to go on a date: There was this cute, family-owned pub in Braeside called Bobby's Place. This was where we had our official first date and pre-COVID have been back there regularly. It has since moved to Legacy to an even bigger, better location. We highly recommend.
About Steve- There is so much to love about Steve, it's hard to write it all down. He is very kind, caring, passionate, thoughtful, and sympathetic. I love how much of a hands-on parent he is, and how the two boys are his world. I love that he has welcomed me into their lives, and in return I've welcomed them into mine. I love that every morning he still texts me good morning, even if I am just downstairs drinking my coffee. I love the little kisses on my forehead or shoulders, they make me feel so special. He validates my feelings, views and opinions, and isn't afraid to hold me accountable and have those hard conversations. He does the dishes when I make a mess in the kitchen. When I am having a hard day he knows what to say and gives the best hugs. I really am lucky to have such an amazing partner, and I can't wait to call him my husband.
About Sarah- I love that she is always so thoughtful and thinking about how to help others, how she has accepted and taken on the boys as her own and her obvious love for them. She is a very proactive thinker and therefore always thinking about what makes sense to do next. We have a similar enough mindset that we work very well as a team but differently enough that she complements my approach. She helps me see logic that I sometimes won't on my own. She is the ying to my yang, as the cliché goes. On the other hand, I love when she is zany and our little in-jokes. Like starfishing across the bed, for example. I also adore her toes, her shoulders, anywhere I can lightly kiss basically. She makes me excited for the days to come.
Overall, we complement each other's personalities in every way. We have a great chemistry and work together well. We pick up where the other leaves off naturally and without thought. We never stop laughing at each other, even when the other person doesn't initially think it's funny. We support each other, listen to each other and encourage each other to be the best version of ourselves we can be.
Sarah's birthday was coming up and we had the boys for the weekend. As such, we had some small presents to give to her, mainly from the two kids. At this point in our relationship, it's been a few years so there was some anticipation as to when we were going to get engaged. Sarah was hoping if her birthday this year would be the time, and it turns out it would be. Steve intentionally downplayed his plans and told her that the night with the boys was the extent of his plans for her. Sarah was disappointed when nothing happened, but Steve was working on getting the best surprise reaction.
On her actual birthday, after work Sarah went and ran errands, while Steve rushed home to prepare for his surprise. When Sarah's returned home and finished putting groceries away, she went downstairs to see if Steve was going to come eat dinner. He told her to sit down, that he had to tell her something. Then all of a sudden, he had his guitar and proceeded to sing a love song he wrong specifically for her. Afterwards, her pulled out a small box, got on one knee and popped the question.
What advice can we give to couples planning their wedding? Stay organized with a solid plan, find your big ticket vendors first in order of bookings fill up fastest. Ex. Start with venue, then photographer, then caterer etc. A good tool to have is a wedding planning binder to ensure nothing is missed and to keep everything organized and on track. This also provided a shared location for all information for both partners to refer to, eliminating misses and gaps.
Ask for help, input and opinions but be true to yourself and don't let others' views dictate your wedding.
Many hands make light work, so pick a bridal party that while close to your heart will also contribute to the planning and can be delegated to.
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This guide lays out how to choose the right paper for printing – what papers work best for certain images, what papers are top quality, and more.
Without fail, one of the most common questions asked by students in printing classes is how to choose a paper for a specific image.
With the wealth and diversity of superb inkjet papers on the market today, even experienced printmakers have difficulty with how to choose the right paper for printing.
The number of choices can simply be overwhelming.
In part because of this fact, most images today sadly never make it into print form, remaining forever ensconced in monitors only to be viewed on the web. Printing is an art and a science – a craft that takes time to learn – as is choosing the most suitable paper for a particular image.
To make matters more confusing, paper selection includes both important scientific data, as well as unquantifiable artistic qualities. When examining a paper's specification data sheet, numbers and data sometimes overwhelm and don't paint the entire 'picture' in regards to artistic choices. In this post, I will attempt to clarify various paper types and some important characteristics and terminology to help guide you in making paper selections.
Let's begin by first taking a look at the basic categories of papers available on the market today. We will then review some paper characteristics and terminology. Finally, I will provide examples of some of my images and go over the reasoning behind my paper choices for those images.
Remember, the selection of a paper is a very personal, artistic decision. Only the artist can determine what type of paper best conveys their vision. There are no hard and fast rules of thumb for any given image. Like all art, photographic images speak to us in a deeply personal and spiritual way. It depends on the mood you are trying to convey and emotional content of each particular image.
I always recommend that people print the same image on a variety of papers to determine what looks and feels best to them. Purchasing sample packs from various manufacturers is good for that. If you are new to printing, it is best to stick with the printer manufacturer's OEM papers until you become proficient and have tested various substrates.
I always buy boxes of different brands and types of letter size sheet paper so I can make multiple test prints. After printing on a variety of papers for awhile, you will begin to know by looking at your image what paper will best evoke the mood you want to get across to the viewer. You will also gain a lot of knowledge about the printing workflow.
Pro Tip: I cannot emphasize enough how important the quality and resolution of your source image are to achieving an excellent print. As well as the age, quality and ink set of the printer you are using. The greater the number of color inks and dilutions of black inks, the better. Printing technology has greatly improved in recent years, just as color gamuts have steadily increased.
Hopefully you are printing a 16-bit tiff or psd (not jpeg) in the ProPhoto RGB (or at least Adobe RGB) color space; the image has been non-destructively edited; has proper noise reduction and sharpening applied; and has ample pixels to print at the desired output size with little or no artificial interpolation.
I presume if you are reading this article, you care deeply about your art and wish to showcase it in the best possible manner. This means selecting an excellent paper with not only good permanence, but rich dense blacks, a wide color gamut and dynamic range, smooth tonal transitions, a substantial feel, the right surface for the image, and more.
For more information about preparing an image for print, please refer to my three-part series on HDR Photography and Printing. Now let's have some fun and check out some of those awesome papers!
There are two basic types of papers.
Photo papers such as glossy, luster, pearl, satin and metallic utilize photo black ink, while matte papers such as cotton, alpha-cellulose and canvas utilize matte black ink.
In addition, there is a newer crossover category: fiber-based baryta photo papers (defined below). Due to the differences in how readily ink is absorbed by and spread out into these papers, as well as the specific coatings used and surface textures, it is critical to choose the correct main black ink for each paper type. Photo and Matte Black inks each have distinct formulations and are specifically engineered to compensate for the differences between matte and photo papers.
By far the most common paper on the market, the RC in this paper name stands for resin-coated.
When we speak of RC prints, we are mainly referring to the traditional, wet- processed, darkroom photo papers coated with resins that allowed for quick processing and drying times. Those prints were also more scuff and curl resistant. The term RC paper has carried over into today's inkjet world, and they are produced from a refined wood pulp base encased in two layers of plastic polyethylene, then coated with a microporous inkjet receptive emulsion. RC papers are more water proof and scuff and scratch resistant than their matte paper counterparts, but are much thinner.
RC paper surfaces range from glossy to semi-glossy, luster, pearl, satin and more. By far, these are the least expensive and most widely used inkjet papers by most consumers. They deliver deep blacks and white whites, great contrast and sharpness, and are certainly appropriate for a variety of subject matter. RC papers are usually the go-to papers for portrait and wedding photographers.
What they lack, however, is that hefty fine art look and feel. I personally do not care for RC papers, as they tend to crease easily and feel too thin and plastic for my taste. I also do not like the surface texture of many of these papers, as I feel they get in the way of the image.
If you are like me, and are seeking the highest quality print in a fine art photo paper category, there are better choices such as the newer class of fiber-based baryta papers (see below). Again, this is solely a personal artistic decision and depends on the ultimate destination of the print. Is it being given to your Uncle Bob or are you attempting to exhibit the print in a gallery?
If you are only showing your work at local county fairs or arts and crafts festivals, then RC papers are fine. Just be aware that fine art collectors and buyers, as well as museums, would not consider these papers acceptable. It all depends on your target market if you are selling your prints.
Pro Tip: The glossiest papers are the least forgiving in terms of source image defects such as noise (luminance or color), post-processing artifacts, neglected sensor dust spots, and pixelation resulting from low resolution. In addition, HDR processing artifacts such as halos and chromatic aberrations are glaringly obvious on a high gloss substrate.
One of the newest and hottest inkjet papers today, metallic papers are fashioned after the extremely popular Kodak Endura Premier Metallic paper, a professional color negative paper designed for wet chemical processing.
All the rage in recent years, metallic inkjet papers have a slight warm tone and high degree of luminance and reflectivity. They exhibit rich, dense blacks, a superb color gamut and contrast range, and lend an almost 3-D look and feel to the image. This is a great paper choice for a wide range of subject matter, especially images with metal such as machinery, cars, trucks, trains, planes, etc. I only wish these papers had more weight and thickness. Breathing Color produces such a paper called Vibrance Metallic.
Back in the darkroom days, the gold standard of silver halide papers were the so-called fiber-based, air dried, double weight papers with a smooth reflective surface.
The term baryta comes from the chemical compound barite – barium sulphate – which is a naturally occurring, clay-like mineral added to the fiber paper base. In the past it was used to whiten papers, provide reflectivity, and serve as a base for the light sensitive emulsion.
Today's baryta inkjet papers all have a fiber base (either cotton or alpha-cellulose – see below); the barite provides a smooth reflective coating. These thick papers have a distinct (but not unpleasant) chemical odor. In the early days of inkjet printing, due to ink technological limitations, if you wanted to print on hefty paper with a fine art feel, you were limited to fine art watercolor papers. Unfortunately, these fine art papers had lower resolution, contrast, and black ink density.
Now the baryta papers have set the gold standard for fine photographic papers with incredibly rich blacks, wide gamuts, great contrast and sharpness, and smooth tonal transitions. These papers are perfect for black and white prints. Breathing Color's Vibrance Baryta falls under this category. Other baryta papers on the market include Canson Infinity Baryta Photographique, Hahnemühle Fine Art Baryta, Ilford Galerie Gold Fibre Silk, Museo Silver Rag, Red River San Gabriel SemiGloss Fiber, and many others.
These are the most expensive but highest grade of fine art matte papers, and are considered to be the cadillac of all paper types for those wanting the ultimate fine art quality. Note that the outdated term 'rag' paper is often used (cotton rag or photo rag) and refers to mostly pure cotton papers. In the olden days, actual rags were used to make papers. Of course this is no longer the case. The term fine art paper generally means a pure cotton rag paper.
These matte papers consist of high grade wood pulp made from trees, then refined to remove unwanted compounds such as acid and lignin. Lignins are organic polymers present in the cell walls of plants, serving as a glue to hold the cellulose fibers together.
However, if the lignins are not removed, breakdown and yellowing of the paper will take place over time. Alpha-cellulose papers are less expensive than 100% cotton papers and have a less sturdier feel. Note that the term alpha-cellulose is used to distinguish these papers from pure cotton fiber papers, which also contain cellulose.
Hot press or cold press papers are actually subcategories of cotton fiber or alpha-cellulose papers, and are distinguished by their surface characteristics.
A hot press paper has a smooth velvety surface, while a cold press paper has a rougher surface and more tooth. Cold press papers have much more texture than a hot press paper, ranging from slightly to highly textured. The surface choices vary widely.
Pro Tip: Cold press papers can be useful in situations where you need to produce a large print, but have a source image with lower than optimal resolution.
The rough texture can mask some of the pixelation that would be glaringly apparent on a glossy photo paper. They are also useful for landscapes with cloudless skies, an undesirable situation for photographers. The texture can help fill in an otherwise empty looking sky. Of course any image with a more subdued, ethereal, or painterly feel works well too.
Examples of hot press papers include Breathing Color's Optica One or Pura Smooth, whereas Elegance Velvet and Pura Velvet are cold press papers.
Canvas papers are usually a combination of polyester and cotton. Since ancient times, canvas has been closely associated with art. Due to the fact that this durable artistic substrate can be varnished and displayed without glass or frames, it is a very popular choice, especially for traditional artists who have so-called giclée reproductions made of their originals. A great choice for more abstract, subtle images with a painterly feel or art reproductions.
Additional exotic inkjet papers available on the market include substrates such as Bamboo, Sugar Cane, Kozo (Japanese Mulberry), and even Hemp (no, this does not give you that kind of paper 'high').
There are numerous scientific terms used to define paper characteristics. In this section, I will review some of the more important ones. A complete compendium is beyond the scope of this article and may only complicate your paper choices by including too much scientific data.
For instance, you may hear these terms bantered about: paper weight and caliper (thickness); brightness; opacity; permanence ratings; the presence or absence of OBAs; tonal transitions; DMax; ink density; gray balance; paper white point (the color of white); surface textures; sheen; microporous or swellable; dynamic range; Cobb numbers, and more. Some of these stats can be found on paper data sheets, while other paper manufacturers provide little if any information.
Paper weight is specified in grams per square meter (gsm) and paper thickness (caliper) in mils or mm. Beware there is not an exact correlation between a paper's weight and its thickness.
Art buyers and collectors as well as fine art photographers prefer the heftier, thicker papers for their sheer beauty and substantial, more tactile feel as well as other characteristics such as surface texture. Paper weight and thickness set fine photographic and art papers apart from their much thinner, plastic counterparts such as the RC glossy, luster, satin, or pearl papers.
Optical Brightening Agents (or additives) are fluorescent chemical compounds used to increase paper whiteness and brightness (two different things – color of white versus intensity). Since papers in their natural state are more off-white, creamy colored or warm, these agents trick the viewer's eyes into perceiving a brighter white by reflecting blue light off the paper. This of course depends on the lighting conditions under which the print is viewed. OBAs accomplish this by absorbing invisible ultraviolet light and then releasing that energy over time as visible blueish light.
Bright white papers have long been favored by photographers for their deep blacks and great dynamic range. However, the use of OBAs is highly controversial as these compounds break down over time, causing the paper to return to its original native white point. To be clear, OBAs do not degrade inks. How can you tell if a paper has OBAs? If a paper is described as Bright White or Natural, that tells the story. The natural paper is warmer and OBA-free. The bright white paper will have some OBAs present. Note that the use of OBAs is not limited to photo papers alone; even some cotton papers have them.
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If you have ever examined multiple swatches in a paint store for the 'color' white, you know there are many variations from pure snow white, to eggshell, creamy, off-white, etc. Just as we calibrate our monitors to a particular white point (the cooler D65 or warmer D50), papers too exhibit a wide variety when it comes to shades of white. Whether to use a warmer or cooler paper depends on your subject matter. For portraits and most color landscapes, I would avoid very bright white papers. For neutral black and white images, bright white papers work well.
This refers to the deepest shade of black (black density) a paper is capable of rendering and is one of the most important considerations in choosing a paper type. Photo papers always have a higher DMax value (> 2) than a matte paper (usually < 2), simply because matte papers are more absorbent and the inks spread out more readily, lowering the density via a process known as dot gain.
There is a myriad of textures available on the market today, ranging from highly glossy, to very rough and textured. Your subject matter and mood will determine the best paper texture. Again, only printing an image on multiple papers will clarify what works best.
One of the most important characteristics used in paper selection is print permanence.
This simply refers to the longevity of the print using a specific printer, ink and paper combination under given display conditions. Preservation issues should be of paramount concern to any printer, especially if the artwork is sold to collectors or museums. Prints should never be displayed in direct sunlight, or subject to high humidity or extreme temperatures. If not coated with a protective varnish, they should be matted and displayed behind conservation glass.
A very useful site for detailed brand-name specific permanence data for inkjet printers and papers is Wilhelm Imaging Research. Co-founders Henry Wilhelm and Carol Brower Wilhelm conduct research on the stability and preservation of traditional and digital color photographs and motion pictures.
In this final section, I will show some of my images along with information on which paper I would select to print them. Again, this is a personal artistic choice and I highly encourage experimentation. This is only a loose guide as to the reasoning behind my own preferences.
Let's begin with Theater of the Desert, an HDR image taken inside the historic Amargosa Opera House in Death Valley Junction, California. Owner and artist Marta Beckett spent many years painting murals on the theater walls. Therefore, to maintain the painterly look, I would print this image on a smooth (hot press) cotton paper such as Pura Smooth or Optica One. I would avoid a paper with a rougher surface texture so it does not compete with the exquisite wall murals.
A popular technique in photography today is texture blending – the blending of one or more textures onto a base image. These textures mainly consist of photographs of natural matter such as chipped and peeling paint on a wall, water, clouds, rocks, grungy surfaces, grass and a myriad of other substances. The image below, Angel of Death, was taken at a cemetery in Guadalupe, California.
I blended a bokeh texture into the image to simulate rising spirits. Due to the ethereal, spiritual feel of this image, I would most likely print it on a cold press paper such as Pura Velvet or Elegance Velvet to bring out the texture of the angel statue and add some texture to the skybound white balls of light. This image would also print well on canvas.
The image below, Killer Truck, was taken in the ghost mining town of Ballarat, California, just outside Death Valley National Park. This truck once belonged to the Charles Manson family of murderers, thus the image title. Due to the metallic content of the truck, this image would work very well on a metallic paper, although it could be argued that any glossy substrate would work.
Below is another image with lots of metal, Death by Desertion, of abandoned train cars in the Arizona desert. Therefore, I would print this image on a metallic photo paper such as Breathing Color's Vibrance Metallic to convey the reflections in the metal and highlight all the important details.
Let's take a look at two black and white toned images below. The first, Time Robber, depicts the abandoned Cook Bank building in the ghost mining town of Rhyolite, Nevada. Due to the need for a high DMax and smooth tonal transitions, I would choose a fiber-based baryta paper for the image. Matte papers have lower DMax values and do not maintain sharpness like photo papers due to dot gain. I want to be sure to bring out all the details in the ruins of this historic bank building.
The next image, Escher's Tower, is of a sugar beet processing tower on the grounds of an abandoned sugar mill. I would either print this image on a baryta paper or metallic paper due to the metal in the tower. This one is a toss up.
One of my favorite subjects to photograph are night skies. In recent years I have been practicing light painting on foreground subjects while shooting star points, star trails, or the Milky Way in the night sky.
The details in the sharp crisp stars would obviously be lost on a matte or canvas paper; therefore, I print all of my night sky images on baryta or metallic papers. The image below, Stars Over Our Lady, depicts a Catholic church in the tiny town of Bradley, California. I printed this one on a baryta paper, as I did not feel metallic paper worked well with the light-painted adobe church or statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
In summation, I sincerely hope these examples help you in choosing the right paper for your artwork. Although the choices are many, only you – the artist – can determine what components of the image are most important as well as the mood you wish to convey to the viewer via your print. Images are filled with emotion and details. While some scream out for attention, others are very subtle. Various paper textures can either complement or get in the way of your image.
On a final note, if I feel an image does not render well on a particular substrate, I simply do not offer it regardless of what I think the "market" may want. That is a rabbit hole from which there is no escape.
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On 22 July 2011 more than 500 youths at a political summer camp on an island outside Oslo were attacked by an armed, right-wing extremist. Earlier that day he bombed a government building in Oslo before making his way to Utøya island. In this first fictional movie about the attack we get to know Kaja (18) and her friends. The movie starts when the youngsters, shocked by the bombing in Oslo, are reassuring their relatives that they are far away from the incident. Suddenly, the safe atmosphere is shattered when shots are heard. We then follow Kaja as she tries to survive – minute by minute.
Born on 24 June 1960, Erik Poppe is a Norwegian film director, screenwriter and former cinematographer.
Erik is regarded as one of Europe's most experienced and compelling directors recognized for his work with actors and impeccably well-crafted multi-pronged narratives. His movies are often built around strong ensemble casts, sharp writing, impressive camera work and an uncanny knack for rhythm and music in the editing. During the last decade Poppe has become one of the most frequently awarded film directors from Scandinavia, showing the ability to hit both the critics as well as the audience, taking high admissions in domestic release. His Oslo Trilogy as well as A THOUSAND TIMES GOOD NIGHT and THE KING'S CHOICE have been sold to territories world-wide.


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No traces remain on the current publisher's Web site (viewed Aug. 15, 2011) of earlier e-publishers Gordon & Breach or Taylor & Francis; current status of the print publication unclear but print-on-demand copies of the backfile may be ordered on the website.


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Did you suffer injuries as the result of a slip and fall? It is possible that this was an accident, but there is a chance that factors beyond your control contributed to what happened to you. Many slip-and-fall incidents are the result of negligent maintenance and safety hazards, yet many victims assume that their injuries are the result of their own clumsiness or inattentiveness.
If you are dealing with the aftermath of a slip-and-fall accident in Atlanta, you may have a valid claim to financial compensation. By taking quick action to secure legal help, you can understand your legal options and build a strong claim to recovery. The injuries often suffered in these types of accidents can be serious and require a lengthy recovery, but you do not have to face the aftermath alone.
Even a so-called minor injury can be painful and affect your ability to participate in normal activities. Do not underestimate your injuries or your right to recovery simply because you do not think what you suffered is serious enough to merit legal action.
After a slip-and-fall accident, you will find great benefit in seeking the help of an attorney who can evaluate your accident and identify the legal options appropriate for your situation. By taking quick action, you may be able to preserve important evidence and build a strong claim against the liable parties.
You always have the right to know your options, even if you are unsure of the factors that played a role in what caused your injuries. You may find it helpful to seek a complete case evaluation in order to know how to proceed.


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Encyclopedia > Brecksville, Ohio
Brecksville, Ohio
Brecksville is a city located in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 13,382.
Geography Brecksville is located at 41°18'36" North, 81°37'44" West (41.309904, -81.628894)1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 50.8 km² (19.6 mi²). 50.8 km² (19.6 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.
Demographics As of the census of 2000, there are 13,382 people, 5,033 households, and 3,754 families residing in the city. The population density is 263.5/km² (682.4/mi²). There are 5,206 housing units at an average density of 102.5/km² (265.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 94.87% White, 1.91% African American, 0.03% Native American, 2.56% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.10% from other races, and 0.53% from two or more races. 1.02% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 5,033 households out of which 32.4% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.2% are married couples living together, 6.2% have a female householder with no husband present, and 25.4% are non-families. 22.6% of all households are made up of individuals and 10.1% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.55 and the average family size is 3.02.
In the city the population is spread out with 23.9% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 30.0% from 45 to 64, and 18.1% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 44 years. For every 100 females there are 99.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 98.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $76,159, and the median income for a family is $86,848. Males have a median income of $65,382 versus $39,912 for females. The per capita income for the city is $37,838. 2.5% of the population and 1.8% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 2.8% are under the age of 18 and 4.6% are 65 or older.
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On view January 25 - June 18, 2023
Rise Up: Stonewall and the LGBTQ Rights Movement, created to mark the 50th anniversary of a June 1969 police raid of the Stonewall Inn in New York's Greenwich Village, explores the modern LGBTQ rights movement in the United States. The protests that followed the raid were a pivotal moment in the modern gay liberation movement and the ongoing fight for LGBTQ civil rights.
Rise Up highlights the events that led to the Stonewall Inn riots and how they energized the fight for LGBTQ rights. Over the last 50 years, activists have used their First Amendment freedoms to demand an end to discrimination against LGBTQ Americans. Through powerful artifacts, images, and historic publications, Rise Up describes key moments in LGBTQ history, including the 1978 assassination of Harvey Milk, one of the country's first openly gay elected officials, the AIDS crisis, U.S. Rep. Barney Frank's public coming out in 1987, the efforts to enact hate crime legislation, the implementation and later repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," and the fight for marriage equality in the United States.
Rise Up also looks at popular culture's role in influencing attitudes about the LGBTQ community through film, television, and music and examines how the LGBTQ rights movement harnessed the power of public protest to change laws and shatter stereotypes.
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Subscale ILS funds may follow AQR's lead, exit reinsurance: Moody's
1st April 2015 - Author: Artemis
Some of the smaller, or subscale, insurance-linked securities (ILS) funds may follow the lead of AQR Capital Management's AQR Re and leave the reinsurance sector, in the opinion of rating agency Moody's.
Global alternative investment and hedge fund manager AQR Capital Management told Artemis last week that it had decided to exit the reinsurance business and wind-down its Bermuda-based AQR Re unit and the ILS funds it managed.
AQR representatives said that the reinsurance business and its relative returns remained attractive, but that the market's fundamentals had moved so much that it was concerned about its ability to continue to put clients' money to work in the quantity and quality of business that would enable it to generate the risk-adjusted returns it desires.
As Moody's says, the "tough industry outlook" certainly influenced AQR's decision to exit the space, however it still felt returns were adequate. Moody's says that the withdrawal of AQR from the space is credit positive for traditional reinsurers which have been squeezed by insurance-linked securities (ILS) fund businesses like AQR Re.
"We expect that more subscale ILS funds will follow AQR's lead and either exit or partner with traditional reinsurers, either of which would alleviate competition for traditional reinsurers," Moody's analyst Kevin Lee writes in an article.
Moody's says that AQR's exit demonstrates that ILS funds cannot simply continue to lower rates to undercut reinsurance prices, despite being able to offer a cheaper product. ILS fund returns have suffered at the same time as they have won market share from traditional players. This has resulted in some investors choosing to exit the space, such as the Illinois Teachers Retirement System pension fund, which pulled out of AQR Re last year.
Moody's shares the exhibit below, which shows just how much returns have fallen both for traditional reinsurance firms and for ILS funds.
Comparing the Returns of Traditional Reinsurers and Insurance-Linked Securities Funds - Source: Moody's
Moody's believes that AQR's exit shows that ILS face the same competitive forces as traditional reinsurance firms, resulting in an increasing need for economies of scale and scope. The same challenges that AQR cited in our article from last week, are the issues that are largely responsible for stimulating the M&A among traditional reinsurers that is ongoing today.
Due to the fact that ILS funds and traditional reinsurers are facing similar challenges, Moody's expects to see more partnerships emerging, as reinsurance firms look to partner with ILS to harness third-party capital and ILS managers seek access to more risk through reinsurers.
However, Moody's expects that many of these future partnerships may see reinsurers partnering directly with investors, rather than with established ILS fund managers.
"Third-party investors provide cheap reinsurance capital and management fees to traditional reinsurers, which, in turn, provide underwriting expertise and access to products and sales channels to third-party investors. Partnerships can also run in reverse, as is the case of Allied World and Aeolus Capital, where Aeolus is the ILS fund that provides underwriting expertise and the reinsurer provides capital," Kevin Lee writes.
The rising competition faced by ILS managers is undeniable, which puts the smaller managers and funds in a more difficult position where they struggle to access as much business and to maintain returns. Just how credit positive this is for traditional reinsurance firms remains to be seen, with pressure affecting both alternative and traditional sides of the market.
The AQR case is perhaps a little more complex than it seems as well, the market factors may not be the whole story behind its decision to exit the space, according to speculation in the market (which we won't go into here). It is however a sign that in a pressured reinsurance market environment no player is safe and simply being lower-cost or more efficient is no guarantee of longevity and a profitable business model for any player right now.
Moody's acknowledges that, despite market conditions, more alternative capital is expected to enter the reinsurance market.
"The relative returns of reinsurance as an asset class and the diversification benefits will remain attractive for some investors. However, AQR's exit shows the limits to the ILS business model and argues for consolidation among ILS funds," Lee concludes.
Given some of the market discussion around other underlying reasons for AQR's exit, we're not in total agreement with Moody's here. The firm's exit does show the limitations of bringing ILS into a large, $130 billion+ asset managers world, where ILS is a tiny piece of its operations.
However we agree that consolidation among some ILS players is likely and some of the reasoning behind AQR's move points to that as one of the drivers for its exit from the space. As reinsurance conditions get tougher we will see more consolidation trends emerging in the space, as well as partnerships between capital, reinsurers and ILS managers.
But if ILS players grow through consolidation they are likely to attract additional capital. Plus the capital that AQR had invested in the space will likely find its way back in through other avenues, if the third-party investors have the appetite.
And while reinsurers may partner with ILS players, that has no guarantee of improving their credit outlook. As reinsurers attract increasing amounts of third-party or ILS capital into their business models, they may simply be replacing balance sheet capital underwriting with off-balance sheet underwriting, resulting in a lower return on the business shared with investors.
Unless reinsurers that embrace third-party capital and ILS are using it wisely to grow and acquire new business, the end result could be a reduction of profit margin, with less of the risk premium earned out of the business they are underwriting. Is that model credit positive for reinsurers over the longer term?
Tagged as: Alternative reinsurance capital, ILS funds, insurance linked securities, Insurance-linked investments, reinsurance
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Сен-Лео́н () — коммуна во Франции, находится в регионе Овернь. Департамент коммуны — Алье. Входит в состав кантона Жалиньи-сюр-Бебр. Округ коммуны — Виши.

Код INSEE коммуны — 03240.

Население
Население коммуны на 2008 год составляло 601 человек.

Экономика
В 2007 году среди 344 человек в трудоспособном возрасте (15—64 лет) 252 были экономически активными, 92 — неактивными (показатель активности — 73,3 %, в 1999 году было 69,6 %). Из 252 активных работали 230 человек (126 мужчин и 104 женщины), безработных было 22 (6 мужчин и 16 женщин). Среди 92 неактивных 13 человек были учениками или студентами, 46 — пенсионерами, 33 были неактивными по другим причинам.

Достопримечательности
 Церковь Сен-Леон, неф которой датируется XII веком
 Замки и шато: Марселланж, Кулон, Монперру и др.
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The Points-Based Preferential Immigration Treatment for Highly Skilled Professionals (HSP) began on 7 May 2012. A revision came into effect from 24 December 2013 making it easier for applicants. Then on 1 April 2015, HSP became a type of visa. The latest revision to the HSP came into effect on 26 April 2017. This section explains about the HSP visa.
For each area, the point system includes categories of academic achievement, work experience, annual income and other factors. These are used to calculate the total points for the applicant.
When the HSP system began, if the applicant's total points reached 70, and if they were approved as an HSP, then the Status of Residence (visa type) was issued as "Designated Activity".
From 1 April 2015, HSP became an independent visa type. This visa type was established by further revising the system to allow highly skilled foreign professionals to live and work in Japan more easily than before. It is a part of a Japanese government strategy of to encourage highly skilled foreign professionals to contribute to Japan's economic growth and in other ways that benefit the nation.
Changes made in April 2017 increased some point categories, especially in the bonus points. Also, the period required to apply for a Permanent visa has been shortened for an HSP approved person. Now, you can apply for a Permanent Residency in 1 year if you reached 80 points. If you reached 70 points but not 80 points, you can apply for a Permanent Residency in 3 years.
For Highly Skilled Foreign Professionals (HSP), there is a HSP No. 1 visa and a HSP No.2 visa. If you are assessed as a HSP, a HSP No.1 visa is granted. Then when you hold the HSP No.1, for 3 years, a HSP No.2 visa can be granted. If you hold the HSP No. 2 visa, you can continue your work in Japan indefinitely if you stay with the same employer that the assessment was based upon. HSP No.2 is the highest status of work visa in Japan.
As mentioned earlier, until the end of March 2015, Designated Activity, Status of Residence, was issued to those who were assessed as HSP reaching 70 points and being approved as an HSP. If you have held the Designated Activity Status by having been assessed as an HSP, you are now recognised as an HSP No.1. If you hold this equivalent status to HSP No.1 for 3 years, you can apply to change your Residential Status to HSP No.2.
The following preferential conditions apply if you are assessed as HSP No.1 by reaching the minimum of 70 points through the HSP point assessment system.
Duration of stay is granted for 5 years.
You can engage in multiple types of activities.
You can invite your parents, if your annual income reaches a certain amount and your circumstances meet certain other requirements.
You can apply for a Permanent Residential visa after 3 years (1 year if your points are assessed as 80 or more).
You can bring your household worker, from your own country, if your annual income reaches a certain amount and your circumstances meet certain other requirements.
Immigration procedures, such as re-entry and others, are prioritised for HSP visa holders compared with other applications.
Points can be gained for given categories. Basic points categories are academic background, work history, annual income, and age (age is excluded for those engaged in business and management). This system also accommodates bonus point categories. These vary depending on which area you are engaged in. If the total points reach 70, the Japanese Ministry for Justice will approve you as an HSP and you will be issued with a 5-year visa.
Your points are assessed after your application is submitted, so that you must provide copies of certificates that validate the points you are claiming. Without validating documents, the claim for the relevant points would not be gained. In the case where awards and academic papers are used to gain points, it is necessary to explain the relevance of the awards and papers mentioned to help the government assessor to understand your claim. It is necessary to have the explanations in Japanese.
For your academic background, provide copies of academic certificates.
For your work history, you need to provide documents such as a work certificate and leave of work certificate.
For your age, the verification is provided by your passport.
For your annual income, if you are already earning income in Japan, you should provide the certificates of your tax payment and taxation certificates issued by your Japanese municipality office. Your assessable annual income is based on the Japanese Income Tax Act and may differ from your total annual salary. You can include any payments received from overseas companies.
For your bonus points, you will need proof and explanations as mentioned above.
You will also need to provide a copy of your Certificate of Residence, "juminhyo" in Japan.
After filling in the application form issued by the Japanese Ministry of Justice and preparing the set of certificates and explanations for the claims in your application, you make application yourself at the Immigration Bureau.
When the assessment is completed, the Immigration Bureau will inform you, in writing, of its decisions. The visa issued will be an HSP No.1 (a), (b), or (c) visa, and you will receive a Resident Card that shows your status as an HSP No.1.
For an explanation of the point system is in the Japanese language in an Excel type format, see http://www.immi-moj.go.jp/newimmiact_3/evaluate/index.html.
Points are given for foreign nationals who are likely to make or have already contributed to Japan, in their academic research.
For academic background: 30 points are given for a PhD (excluding Doctor's degrees for specialized jobs), 20 points for a Master's Degree (including Doctor's degree for specialized jobs), or 10 points for a Bachelor degree or an equivalent.
An additional 5 points may be given for having academic degrees (PhD, Masters, academic degree for specific jobs) in multiple areas.
For work (research or educational) history: 15 points are given for 7 years or more of active engagement; 10 points for 5 years or more; 5 points for 3 years or more. No points are given for less than 3 years active engagement.
There is no minimum income required in this area since the amendment in December 2012.
For annual income from your employer in Japan: the maximum of 40 points are given to all age groups when annual income is at least 10,000,000 yen per annum. The lowest limit of annual income for which the points are given varies according to the age group you are in. Basically, 5 points are added for each additional 1,000,000 yen.
If you are from 30 to 34 years old, points begin at 15 points for earning 5,000,000 yen.
If you are from 35 to 39 years old, the points begin at 20 points for earning 6,000,000 yen.
If you are 40 years old or older, the points begin at 30 points for earning 8,000,000 yen.
If you are working in Japan for an overseas employer, you can include payments from overseas. The annual income can include rewards and bonuses.
For age: 15 points are given for 29 years old or younger, 10 points for 30 – 34 years old, or 5 points for 35 – 39 years old.
There are 10 bonus categories that apply to advanced academic research activities area. There are co-exclusions such as for Japanese fluency (see Bonus 9 for an example).
For further explanation on additional bonus points with the 2017 amendment, see the section below, "New Bonus Points for HSP 1".
20 points for achievements equivalent to above, such as prestigious awards as determined by the Minister of Justice.
Note: It is necessary to explain in Japanese the relevance of the awards and the academic papers. If you have achieved more than one in the list, the maximum points for this section is set at 25 points.
Bonus 2: does not apply to this area.
Bonus 3: does not apply to this area.
Bonus 4: 10 points are given if you are employed by an organization that receives support from the Japanese government to promote its innovation. An additional 10 points are given if your employer in Japan is a small or medium sized enterprise.
Bonus 5: 5 points are given if you work for a small or medium sized enterprise whose experiment and research expenses are more than 3% of the total revenue.
Bonus 6: 5 points are given for an overseas job qualification relevant to your work in Japan.
Bonus 7: 10 points are given for a degree from a higher educational institute in Japan.
A degree from a university overseas, with a major in Japanese language.
Bonus 9: 10 points are given (excluding those who qualify for Bonus 7 or 8) for Japanese Language Proficiency Test 2nd grade or equivalent (such as minimum of 400 points in BJT Business Japanese Language Proficiency Test).
Bonus 10: 10 points for people engaged in a leading project in a growing field as specified by the Japanese ministries.
Bonus 11: 10 points are given for a degree (includes postgraduate degree) from universities that are decided by and published by Minister of Justice. People who gained points for Bonus 7 are excluded.
Bonus 12: 5 points are given for completing a course published by the Minister of Justice.
Bonus 13: does not apply to this area.
This area applies to those who are likely to contribute to the growth of Japan by their expert skills. You may be an IT professional or an engineer who is engaged in the development of new materials. Under the rules for this area, you must be earning a minimum of 3 million yen per annum.
For academic background, 30 points are given for a PhD (excluding Doctor's degrees for specialized jobs), or 20 points for a Master's Degree (including Doctor's degree for specialized jobs), or 10 points for a Bachelor's Degree or an equivalent qualification. An additional 5 points may be given for having academic degrees (PhD, Masters, academic degree for specific jobs) in multiple areas.
For work history, 20 points are given for 10 years or more of active engagement, or 15 points for 7 years or more, or 10 points for 5 years or more, or 5 points for 3 years or more. No points are given for less than 3 years.
As mentioned before, for annual income, you must be earning a minimum of 3,000,000 yen to be assessed. For annual income from your employer in Japan, a maximum of 40 points are given to all age groups when the annual income is at least 10,000,000 yen per annum. The lowest limit of the annual income for which the points are given varies according to the age group you are in. Basically, 5 points are added for each additional 1,000,000 yen.
There are 11 bonus categories that apply to advanced specialized/technological activities area. There are co-exclusions such as for Japanese fluency (see Bonus 9 for an example).
15 points for achievements equivalent to above, such as prestigious awards as determined by The Minister of Justice.
the relevance of the awards and the academic papers.
Bonus 3: Up to 10 points are given for Japanese national qualification related to your job: 5 points for one qualification.
Bonus 5: 5 points are given if you work for a small or medium sized enterprise whose research and experiment expenses are more than 3% of the total revenue.
Bonus 6: 5 points are given for overseas qualification for your job.
Bonus 7: 10 points are given for a degree in higher educational institute in Japan.
A graduation from a university overseas majoring in Japanese language.
Bonus 9: 10 points are given (excluding those who qualify for Bonus 7 or 8) for Japanese Language Proficiency Test 2nd grade or equivalent (such as minimum of 400 in BJT Business Japanese Language Proficiency Test).
If you engage, or are going to engage, in business management in Japan, the point system in this area is designed to let high tax payers have better chances to be assessed as HSP No.1. Under the rules for this area, you must be earning a minimum of 3 million yen per annum to be assessed. If you run a business that shows deficit in its annual balance sheet, you are unlikely to be assessed as HSP No.1 in this category.
For academic background, 20 points are given for a Doctor's or Master's Degree, or 10 points for a Bachelor's Degree or an equivalent qualification. If you have professional degree relating to business management (Master of Business Administration (MAB)/Management of Technology(MOT)), then an additional 5 points are given. An additional 5 points may be given for having academic degrees (PhD, Masters, academic degree for specific jobs) in multiple areas.
For work history, 25 points are given for 10 years or more of active engagement, 20 points for 7 years or more, 15 points for 5 years or more, or 10 points for 3 years or more. No points are given for less than 3 years.
There are no points regarding your age.
As mentioned before, for annual income, you must be earning a minimum of 3,000,000 yen. Maximum points for your annual income is 50 points. The points assessment for income is not affected by the applicant's age.
10 points if your annual income is at least 10,000,000 yen per annum.
There are bonus points in the business and management area as well. In this area, your application must explain using a variety of documents about your business and make it clear what type of business you manage and what the business does. This information must be explained in the Japanese language. Your HSP application is more likely to be accepted if you can demonstrate the stability and continuity of the business you manage.
For further explanation on additional bonus points with the 2017 amendment that may affect this area, see the section below, "New Bonus Points for HSP 1".
There are 11 bonus categories that apply to advanced business management activities area. There are co-exclusions such as for Japanese fluency (see Bonus 9 for an example).
Bonus 2: 10 points are given for being a representative director or representative executive officer, or 5 points for being an executive or a director.
Bonus 3: does not apply for this area.
Bonus 13: 5 points are given for investing 100 million yen or more.
This point system for HSP was reviewed, amended, and implemented on 26 April 2017. This section provides additional information on the major new point categories for the HSP No.1 assessment.
Bonus 10: 10 points for people engaged in a leading project in a growing field as specified by the Japanese ministries. Please check the links in the Japanese language pages of this site for more detail.
The worlds university ranking by Shang Hi University: Academic Ranking of World Universities: ARWU.
The universities that are specified as partner universities through Innovative Asia project run by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Bonus 12: 5 points for people that completed an educational course that uses Official development assistance (ODA).
To have a smooth assessment of your application using this point system, it is important to supply explanatory documents in Japanese with your application. After submitting your application, you may be asked to submit additional documents in Japanese. It is important that your document make it very clear that you have the benchmark of 70 points or more under this system. You must provide verification of the points you are claiming and explain clearly in the Japanese language how your documents prove your case.
First, you must assess yourself, then decide whether to apply. You may either apply yourself or else use a proxy. When you apply yourself, you may find that the preparation can be overwhelming. Also, it is compulsory to attend an interview at a specified day and time requested by the Immigration Bureau and you may find that the date and time is inconvenient for you.
If you are going to apply for permanent residency, the time you have lived in Japan before the date you were approved as an HSP will not be counted. You can apply to become a Permanent Resident at the stage when you have stayed in Japan for 3 years beyond the date you were approved as an HSP.
Note that the HSP visa is only valid while you are working for the same employer as when you made your application. If you change your employer, you need to apply for the change and re-apply for the HSP No.1 visa (it was named "Designated Activity" visa until the amendment took place on 1 April 2015). If you hold a "Designated Activity" visa and change your employer, you need to apply for an HSP No.1 visa again. This point is unique to this type of visa.
Our firm, the office of Masami Sato, "gyoseishoshi Sato Masami jimusho", is solicitors' office that specialise in visa matters. We can also advise you about rules involved with changing to a Permanent Resident visa from the HSP. Contact Us for any enquiries regarding this Points-Based Preferential Treatment for Highly Skilled Professionals in Japan.


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Joy Behar: 'I Love George Bush Now'
"[Pres. Trump] is in there 40 days, and the previous president had to speak out," @JoyVBehar said of Pres. George W. Bush's criticism. pic.twitter.com/AwgEqkHwEg
— The View (@TheView) February 28, 2017
On Tuesday's broadcast of ABC's "The View," co-host Joy Behar reacted to former President George W. Bush's criticisms of President Trump by saying that "I love George Bush now."
Behar said, "The thing about this is that Donald has now done something I thought he would never do. I like him — I like the fact that George Bush — I like George Bush now, is what I'm trying to say. I'm having trouble saying it."
She added, "I was after this guy for eight years, and now he has done something, he's made me like George Bush. I might even buy one of his paintings. I love George Bush now."
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Ringo Starr, Santana, Peter Gabriel among stars appearing on Peace Through Music livestream event next week
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HomeMusicRockRingo Starr, Santana, Peter Gabriel among stars appearing on Peace Through Music livestream event next week
Ringo Starr, Carlos Santana, Peter Gabriel and The Doobie Brothers' Patrick Simmons are among the many artists who will be featured during a special livestream event in honor of the 75th anniversary of the United Nations and coinciding with the 2020 GivingTuesday generosity celebration on December 1.
The event, dubbed "Peace Through Music: A Global Event for Social Justice," will stream exclusively on the Playing for Change organization's Facebook page starting at 3 p.m. ET on December 1, and will, according to a press statement, "inspire people to act for peace, justice and equity, everywhere and for everyone."
The presentation will feature new and archival performances by over 100 artists, including Starr, Santana and wife Cindy Blackman Santana, plus Gabriel, Simmons, The Grateful Dead's Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart, Robbie Robertson, Pearl Jam's Mike McCready with Brandi Carlile, Annie Lennox, Queens of the Stone Age's Josh Homme with Run the Jewels, Gary Clark Jr. and the late Dr. John.
In addition, a number of celebrities will make special appearances, including Billie Eilish, pop star Sara Bareilles and legendary TV writer and producer Norman Lear.
The event is being produced by Playing for Change, which seeks to connect people around the world through music, in partnership with Blackbird Presents.
Among the issues the Peace Through Music event seeks to promote are equality, human rights and ending discrimination.
The livestream will raise funds for a number of charitable organizations, among them the Playing for Change Foundation, the United Nations Population Fund and The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation.
GivingTuesday is a global generosity movement that seeks to inspire people and organizations to work toward positively transforming their communities, and the world.
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Q: has no MX record I have two servers running CentOS release 6.5 (Final).
In one of them is installed FreeIPA:
Name: freeipa.fi.example.com
IP: 192.168.99.50

And the other Zimbra as mail server:
Name: freeipa.fi.example.com
IP: 192.168.99.2

In FreeIPA I created a mx record and then update changes.
The dns works well for both servers not so with mx registry:
nslookup freeipa.fi.example.com
Server:     192.168.99.50
Address:    192.168.99.50#53

Name:   freeipa.fi.example.com
Address: 192.168.99.50

nslookup zimbra2014.fi.example.com
Server:     192.168.99.50
Address:    192.168.99.50#53

Name:   zimbra2014.fi.example.com
Address: 192.168.99.2

nslookup
> set q=mx
> fi.example.com
Server:     192.168.99.50
Address:    192.168.99.50#53

*** Can't find fi.example.com: No answer

In fact, the query doesn't work for the zone:
nslookup fi.example.com
Server:     192.168.99.50
Address:    192.168.99.50#53

*** Can't find fi.example.com: No answer

Add information from my records:
@
NS
freeipa.fi.example.com.

MX
MX
1 zimbra2014

_kerberos
TXT
FI.EXAMPLE.COM

_kerberos-master._tcp
SRV
0 100 88 freeipa

_kerberos-master._udp
SRV
0 100 88 freeipa

_kerberos._tcp
SRV
0 100 88 freeipa

_kerberos._tcp.Default-First-Site-Name._sites.dc._msdcs
SRV
0 100 88 freeipa

_kerberos._tcp.dc._msdcs
SRV
0 100 88 freeipa

_kerberos._udp
SRV
0 100 88 freeipa

_kerberos._udp.Default-First-Site-Name._sites.dc._msdcs
SRV
0 100 88 freeipa

_kerberos._udp.dc._msdcs
SRV
0 100 88 freeipa

_kpasswd._tcp
SRV
0 100 464 freeipa

_kpasswd._udp
SRV
0 100 464 freeipa

_ldap._tcp
SRV
0 100 389 freeipa

_ldap._tcp.Default-First-Site-Name._sites.dc._msdcs
SRV
0 100 389 freeipa

_ldap._tcp.dc._msdcs
SRV
0 100 389 freeipa

cliubuntu
A
192.168.99.100
SSHFP
1 1 910E5A8D2BFDC24FCBEA45B226C4207FE81C86FD
SSHFP
1 2 618A4FBDB24C7901419994277CA661D7D16428D6A5F411D64EB4F487 07144CFC
SSHFP
3 1 CEEDC3C8A58D7DE59C8F60FCBDF13CCBF19F35D4
SSHFP
3 2 C1AA6110C2E488728D38B655ADC8D9700B6A409998FC7740A58BC0D8 EAC8F430
SSHFP
2 1 E2D3038DEA31D5083E1778204BD9F1EF9A6FE732
SSHFP
2 2 3F10D2F1ABFBDB8FB3460010D18B8ABD9E370CD2324362A7C31579C5 0E9BF8C0

freeipa
A
192.168.99.50
SSHFP
1 1 462CCB5D17640703E0731BCF4A1454862967EEA3
SSHFP
2 1 65517CB8AB7ABAC3A27E9F4700071AFC09D165EF

zimbra2014
A
192.168.99.2
MX
1 zimbra2014
SSHFP
1 1 04DA2757EC4999C2609D1706F622EF18F4A86654
SSHFP
2 1 E671A5DD87C98EFCBC966899454FAAA620720F51

SSHFP
1 1 15D9E62B7D6169544C6F28BC385E2F482C6E92E4
SSHFP
2 1 6881D66C21E879DA5A0C6B1732A2EB02BC347CAC

I've been looking for a long time and I still can't fix it.
Do you suspect that is missing in this configuration?.
I appreciate so much your help :).
Greetings!.

A: this may be a long shot, and I am no avid DNS admin, but I have set up a dns server a few times for my intranet.
I sometimes don't get the dns server of my intranet to resolve addresses - especially after I manually append some new permanent dns entry.
The problem in those cases is some mix up in the .jnl files. what I do in those cases is

*

*stop dns server

*remove *.jnl files from /var/named/

*start dns server again.

A: I'm not very sure about FreeIPA, but I know BIND well as I work ( at least part of the time ) as a DNS admin for my company.
In the zone file you show above it appears as though the MX  record appears after the NS record but I don't see a specification for what the zone is. I would check to make sure FreeIPA knows what your parent zone is (fi.example.com) and once you do that I suspect the MX records will show up.
Does the same thing happen when you try to look up NS records?  Based on what I see it probably will.
In BIND you can specify a $ORIGIN at the start to tell BIND that this file is for X (example.com in my example) domain.  Once that's established you can then tell it where things like the NS and MX records are.
Here's a simple example I found on CentOS' website:
(from http://www.centos.org/docs/5/html/Deployment_Guide-en-US/s1-bind-zone.html)
$ORIGIN example.com.
$TTL 86400

@   IN  SOA dns1.example.com.   hostmaster.example.com. (
        2001062501 ; serial
        21600      ; refresh after 6 hours
        3600       ; retry after 1 hour
        604800     ; expire after 1 week
        86400 )    ; minimum TTL of 1 day

IN  NS  dns1.example.com.
IN  NS  dns2.example.com.

IN  MX  10  mail.example.com.
IN  MX  20  mail2.example.com.

server1 IN  A   10.0.1.5
server2 IN  A   10.0.1.6

dns1    IN  A   10.0.1.5
dns1    IN  A   10.0.1.6

The part I was interested in showing was the MX records "IN MX", which here shows mail.example.com as the MX for example.com.  Like i said above, make sure FreeIPA knows what your parent zone is and see if that helps.

A: Aha, I see the problem now. You have given the hostname MX an MX record.
The MX record should be attached to the domain, and not have an individual hostname (unless you are trying to divert mail for a subdomain, which is rare).
To resolve the problem, delete the invalid record and add the MX record to the @ name.

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21/02/2007�� Watering down the stain is the most you can do to it. Now that you have used other chemicals that has complicated things. Best thing now is to color the orange the same color as the carpet with paint/stain/dye of the same color.... I spilled Hawaiian punch on my carpet and it dried a big red stain into my carpet. I tried resolve and spot shot and neither got them out by themselves.
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Or perhaps I should say I'm taking it one split leap at a time.
I lived, ate & breathed dance in all of its forms until I headed to college. I still loved it, but from afar. I vowed to return a few years ago. In fact, Rasheed tried to do all he could to encourage me to take a class. I felt it was too late. I did not have my 17 year old frame. I might have forgotten most of the positions & formal terms. I had a million excuses.
I was actually set to take my first class in more than 15 years the week after he was killed. Of course that didn't happen. He dreamed of seeing me do something I loved.
Not just for him, but for myself.
However, first I needed to practice a few things.


DUBAI – Estoy encantada de participar en la celebración de este año del Día Internacional de la Felicidad. Sin embargo, para ser honesta, prefiero centrar mi atención en los demás 364 días del año. Después de todo, trabajo en el tema de la felicidad.
En todo el planeta ha habido una serie de iniciativas que intentan ir más allá del PIB y los datos sobre escuelas o camas de hospital para medir el éxito de un país en términos de gobierno y desarrollo. En un país que ha dedicado las pasadas cinco décadas a construir una economía desde cero, el gobierno del que formo parte sabe bien que estas cifras no lo son todo, si bien son un índice del grado avance hacia el desarrollo.
En 2011, la ONU pidió a los estados miembros poner más énfasis en la felicidad y el bienestar en sus planes para avanzar hacia un mayor desarrollo social y económico. Desde entonces, una buena cantidad de países se han dado cuenta de que tiene mucho sentido que sus objetivos de gobierno se articulen alrededor de la felicidad.
Ohood Al Roumi is Minister of State for Happiness of the United Arab Emirates.
In America, we hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.
Pretty radical stuff. We fought a Revolution demanding these rights. Many fought and died defending them. Put forward 240 years ago, the Declaration of Independence and Constitution form the basis of the longest-lived experiment in self-governance in the history of the world. It's worked well so far; but once again it's under attack by financial and industrial cartels that have successfully captured the government, legal system and courts. Now these institutions do the bidding of these cartels.
Only history will tell us how long this American experiment endures, and whether the past two decades of failed government -- in which the executive, legislative and judicial branches have been horribly transformed into the handmaidens of these cartels -- will undo the Founders' vision.
I'm glad we live in a world where more than one country has a 'Minister of State for Happiness' or equivalent position.
The absence of a reasonable level of happiness means that all of our striving would, ultimately, prove to be in vain.
It would be an unsustainable world where people spend their entire lives 'fighting the good fight' -- only to receive little or no reward at retirement and at points along the way towards retirement.
Why Hope (for happiness)? = Why Try? + Why Work?
Workers in the former Soviet Union used a phrase to illustrate this point; "As long as they pretend to pay us, we will pretend to work."
And so, due to a lack of national happiness (caused by economic hardship, in their case) the whole corporation formerly known as the USSR, collapsed.
It should serve as a warning to every country that the final and most profound metric for human beings is happiness -- everything from worker productivity, to corporate profit, to the ambient level of law and order in a society, to the success of an entire civilization -- all of it hinges on the happiness metric.
So far, only Bhutan with their decades-old GNP metric (Gross National Happiness) the UAE, Venezuela, and the United Nations, have given this profound societal element serious consideration.
Very recently, the state of Madhya Pradesh will be the first state in India to create Department of Happiness.
We employ 'reverse engineering' to our study of (all states of) matter in the universe, to the study of time, and to the study of the various lifeforms on this planet -- it follows that we should use reverse engineering to study and measure our civilization, our societies and our cultures.
By 'working it back' (regardless of the results, pro tempore) -- Bhutan, the UAE, Venezuela and the state of Madhya Pradesh in India -- have a huge advantage in exploiting the data from the most profound human metric of all.
What is a quantum—I mean a real quantum? It is the effect of the "cause", so-to-speak, of Zeno of Elea.
It is the point where difference disappears, and all entangles into the absolute Unity of infinity. It is the common underpinning hiding behind the separate masks of ideology, religion, nation, individual—even trees and rocks, all the differentiated persona and objects of the world that appears about us.
When enemies become organs—not having their individualities erased by a competitor, but encouraged and shared for the good of the whole. When happiness becomes Eudemonic—using one's special talents in the service of others instead of for the destruction of those different in a visceral hedonism of anger and hate rationalized as higher calling.
As the article suggest "happiness" cannot be measured through economic indicators.
Happiness is an emotion, it indicates contentment.
Unfortunately our present human attitude is so distorted, corrupted by our inherently self-serving, self-justifying and greedy nature that we cannot find any true signs of "contentment", "happiness" in our lives.
We even managed to destroy even the basic building block of society, where contentment, happiness came instinctively: the traditional family model.
Thus if we want to get some sense of what "contentment" looks like we have to turn to nature, researching the natural system around us in greater detail in a systemic manner.
The whole system is based on balance and homeostasis as without them life and positive development would not be possible.
And this crucial balance, homeostasis is sustained by the selfless, mutually complementing cooperation of all comprising elements regardless of their size, apparent importance.
All those elements only take for themselves what is necessary for them based on their true natural necessities and in turn they contribute to the whole collective with 100% of their best abilities.
Those elements do not become equal, uniform, it is specifically through their maintained uniqueness, specialty that they can contribute to the collective most optimally.
The overall happiness, contentment of the system is based on the quantitative and qualitative strength of the mutual interconnections the comprising elements create among themselves.
This is how nature evolved from the initial "cancer-like" singular cell organisms towards multi-cell organisms that provide a qualitatively much higher level existence.
And today when we evolved into a globally interconnected and interdependent human system this is what we are facing, making the next step of human evolution from the "cancer-like", egoistic, selfish and greedy "single cell humanity" to a mutually complementing "multi-cellular" human "super-organism".
This has nothing to do with the type of trade, economy we use. Moreover before we establish the proper interconnections in between is, finding the perfect role for each and every persona we will not be able to decide "necessities", "optimal contribution", or the right trade and economic models.
Everything needs to start with the right interconnections, mutual cooperation everything else will follow on from that.
The rest of the World has some experience in this sort of thing, and the results are not good. In the beginning nations develop a contributory mood - people enjoy the sense of building something up. But then after a short while their mood becomes extractive and everybody tries to grab as much of wealth as possible at the expense of the others. Unhappiness ensues.
The only way to ensure the happiness remains is structure your 'systems of power' in a way that prevents abuse, by individuals, by those who are entrusted with power and possibly most importantly by the institutions of power themselves.
It is this last scenario that has the most effect - consider in America the capture of government and culture by business. while in China government has captured both business and culture, and in your bad neighbourhood of the middle east - culture (Islam) has captured both government and business. No capture of any sort should be occurring.
At the end of the day happiness is like your bank balance, it is a result of other things and not a thing in itself. Any attempt to directly influence your bank balance will typically be unsuccessful. It is the whole culture that needs to be re-invented by society and I doubt the UAE is any different. Trying to delegate authority to a department of happiness will miss the mark because the responsibility for this lies at the very top.


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Q: Foundation 4 reveal not working only overlay shown I just started to use Foundation 4, thought i will give it a go after beeing a massive Twitter Bootstrap user.
There is one thing what i do not get.
No matter how i define my buttons to open my modal, just the overlay shows up nothing else.
Al files included correctly, checked console, no errors, checked log no errors.
here are my tries
not woking
<button data-reveal-id="myModal" data-reveal-ajax="{{ url('settings/portfolio-modal') }}">
    Click Me For A Modal
</button>

not working either

    Click Me For A Modal

the html what should be open

This is a modal

So could someone give me a hint?
PS: i am using Laravel php framework

A: Have you checked that the URL you load is configured in your route?
Also try with javascript
$('#myModal').foundation('reveal', 'open', '../../settings/portfolio-modal');

A: This bug fixed in foundation 5:
https://github.com/zurb/foundation/issues/3444