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By Krista Myers
You don't need to be a journalist to see how digital has changed the industry.
Here at Inovāt we don't believe that print is "dead", but there has definitely been a shift in how we consume, process, and regurgitate news. With the ever-changing landscape of the digital medium journalism must adapt or be swallowed up and forgotten.
Journalism began as a form of communication meant to inform the public about current events. While its primary purpose remains, today's journalists engage with their audience through digital in addition to producing stories. What was once a lecture has shifted into a conversation where people voice their opinions in an open forum discussion for all the world to view and get involved with. What's more, journalists can self-promote their stories and brand via personal social media accounts. You barely need to visit the news source's site to preview a story. Just check out the hodgepodge of reproduced ledes on your Facebook news feed.
I had an iPad my senior year of college which I mostly used for note taking, playing Mahjong, and reading the only textbook on my list available as an ebook. Most news sources hadn't yet optimized their sites, so unless I wanted to sift through a frustrating, pre-mobile design, I wasn't reading any news on my tablet.
Thanks to the Internet and constant advancements in design and technology we are now able to access news easily and instantly without a subscription. We no longer have to wait for papers or magazines to arrive in the mail. Now we can unlock our screens to easily sift through stories whenever we feel the need to be informed.
Since its inception, journalism has been dominated by print media, then followed by radio, and eventually TV broadcast news. Various forms of multimedia have emerged to either enhance written stories or stand alone. As our media has shifted into a more visual design, videos and photos are being absorbed not only in the social media scene but also in the journalism field. Photos or videos typically accompany text stories and are often the first story indication we see along with the headline.
With the world's news literally at our fingertips through a touchscreen or a few clicks of a keyboard, we can now absorb more information and it is presented to us in a more dynamic, easily digestible format.
In college I was taught a specific skill set within photojournalism: photography, editing, and caption writing. Of course, we were required to take news ethics and media law, but other than interviewing and basic photography (and how to measure my VO2 max via a minor in kinesiology), I had no other profound skills. I graduated with the naive notion that I could get a job as a photographer and only a photographer. This may have been true 20 years ago, but it is no longer the case.
Today's reporters are not just reporting. Beside understanding how to compile language and interview strangers for desired information, the modern journalist must have, at the very least, a general knowledge of the Internet. Proper SEO and keyword structure are essential for guiding readers to a specific article. Before the Internet the only way to measure newspaper success was by the number of subscriptions. Now journalists can analyze the popularity of their stories by number of clicks, shares, likes, retweets, and readers' reactions. By looking at an article's conversation journalists can gauge what type of content interests readers.
The prominence of digital journalism means we are moving from a lecture format seen in traditional print newspapers to a conversation on a number of mediums. We have instant access to visually dynamic news 24 hours a day and reporters are now forced to adapt by learning the necessary skills to stay at the top of their game. Print may not be dead, but traditional journalism has certainly taken on a completely new and different life.
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"Ba Ba Centipede"
1937: One advantage of having a poet as a father – Paul and Candida Betjeman grew up listening to customized nursery rhymes:
Ba Ba centipede,
Have you any jelly,
No sir, no sir, it's all gone smelly.
Source: John Betjeman, Letters, I: 1926 to 1951, ed. Candida Lycett Green (1994), p. 368

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Daily Archives: November 24, 2012
The Toronto Blue Jays' Roster Is A Perfect Example Of How Different Baseball Is in the Dominican Republic
Saturday November 24th, 2012
Jake Dal Porto (Baseball Writer):
While it is nothing more than an observation, the Toronto Blue Jays are stacked with players from the Dominican Republic. Generally, baseball's best players come from this small Caribbean, and with ten players from the Dominican Republic on their current roster, the trends favor the Blue Jays.
But the question is, why are players from that region so highly regarded?
Well, there are many reasons. From a more broad stand point, baseball in the Dominican Republic is a national passion, and the cream of the crop are playing baseball year-round.
Since baseball is essentially all kids have in terms of the selection of sports, the odds of elite players being produced out of that area are dramatically higher. Plus, there are just fewer distractions in general-no phones, TVs, and computers. A list of distractions could drag on for days, but the main point here is that players from the DR play baseball all day everyday. Read the rest of this entry
The Blue Jays New Reality: Building Towers on Shaky Ground
Saturday, November 23rd, 2012
Alex Mednick (Baseball Writer and Analyst):
There has been a lot of talk thus far about how the Blue Jays are slotted to be ultra-competitive. And I don't want to be a "negative-Nancy", because this hype comes with good reason. I, as a Blue Jays fan, am beyond thrilled with the organization allowing Alex Anthopoulos to pull the trigger and make this kind of off-season happen…there is no doubt that this is what Blue Jays fans have been waiting for over the last 18 years. The Rogers family has shown that they aren't simply using the Rogers Centre as the world's largest billboard. They demonstrated that they are committed to take the financial risks necessary to make this team competitive. They said they would spend big $$$ when the "time came", and they kept their word. The time has definitely come when you have two guys hitting 40 home runs a season in the middle of your lineup. I applaud the Rogers' and the front office for saying something and sticking to it.
That being said, when I hear things like "we're not done yet", and, "the Blue Jays would like to add another front-line starter", it soothes me and calms my nerves. The truth is, and I don't want to seem greedy, but I am not content with where the team is now. If the past three seasons have shown us anything it is that over the course of 162-game season, injuries happen. Bottom-line: the roster you start with on opening day, will not be your roster throughout the season. Nobody has a rubber arm and muscles made of Teflon. Murphy's law is constantly looming over any clubhouse and just waiting to strike. Look at 2012, we lost our 2, 3, and 4 slotted pitchers in 3 consecutive days! Read the rest of this entry


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By Kenneth Stepp
I feel safe again… Have you ever felt this way? Isn't that what love should feel like? Or is there another side of love that makes us feel more vulnerable instead? What happens when only one of you are in love? Maybe your partner's understanding of love is only skin deep. This can and does happen more often than you might think. Two people are seldom in the same place at the same time. And some have the capacity to love more deeply than others.
If one person sees their partner as their world and the other sees their partner as one element in their world, it can get dicey and very confusing. And in the end, hurtful. Instead of feeling safe, you feel exposed. If you are strong enough, you will leave the relationship if you see yourself being just a small part of your partner's life. Knowing pain is coming. But knowing it's the quickest and least pain that will come of the relationship. Love may not always feel safe. But it will, if it's in equal portion for both.
"When someone loves you, the way they talk about you is different. You feel safe and comfortable."
― Jess C. Scott
I've only felt safe with one person since becoming single. It was the first girl I dated after becoming single again. I was lost in a world of unbridled love. It was truly intoxicating. Perhaps an experience that I will never have again. I could be myself, I was enough, and she looked at me as if I mattered. It really was amazing. After her, things changed. For about a year, I simply dated, made friends, explored sides of me I never knew existed, and most of all, I worked on me.
I wanted that again. And I knew I needed to be a better man to not only have that again, but be able to recognize it when it came along. When I was with her, whether physically or mentally. I was safe. I did not question if I was loved, if I'd ever be alone again, or if I was enough for her. If you've never had this, try and find it, it was electrifying. It's what I want again and nothing less will do.
"The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed."
― C.G. Jung
Is that all we have? Are we all trying to repeat something we had once before? Is it possible? Maybe this is why I still wish her happy birthday and think of her so often. We all have that one person who left such a mark on us that hearing from them takes our breath away. It's odd how a text, email, or a message has so much power over our day. Memories of that time in my life created a template of how I want my life to be. I want to be loved and to love just like that again. Is it likely? I say no. But possible? Maybe. All I know is that it was powerful enough that the thought of finding it again gives me butterflies.
Trial and error has been my modus operandi so far. I tend to over trust everyone. So when entering a relationship, I open too much of my heart too early. I'm unsure I can ever change that. It's cost me so much in life already, changing at this age probably isn't going to happen. Friendship is where I am these days, and that can be troublesome as well. But that's another chapter in my book for later. We can be safe and remain alone. Or, like me, we can search for that love that matches ours. My search is for finding safety where hearts collide. My heart was created to share. My "safe" place will always rest in another's loving hands.
"A ship is safe in harbor, but that's not what ships are for."
― John A. Shedd


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The green Lada in Cape Town Has Been SOLD!!!I can\'t remove the ad.
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So I've finally gotten round to posting the recipes from my last two posts. Here's the first. It's actually from taste very similar to the Bengali fried fish recipes that I've already posted! Fish sauce and lemongrass is not used for cooking in Bangladesh.
For this dish I tried 'Trey Saw' (white fish) for the first time. I picked them up at the largest market here in Siem Reap – 'Psar Leu' which is an amazement in itself!! I'll do a post or two on the markets here in the future. (Just to make you foodies mouth water at all the fantastic food and cooking ingredients available here!!) I also used trey krung ('khoi maas' in Bengali) which I've done a post about in the past.
Trey Saw (White Fish)
Trey Krung (Khmoi Maas in Bengali and I have no idea in English


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It was only recently that Dell threw their might behind Windows Phone 7 and introduced a host of devices including the fabled Venue Pro, a 4.1capacitive touch sliding portrait QWERTY keyboard and the Streak, an Android OS tablet featuring a 5touch screen, full GPS capabilities and 3G connectivity.
Despite the launch of new smartphones running Windows Phone 7, Dell is said to be closing down their Mobile Division, coinciding with the resignation of Ron Garriques. Garriques, who has been with Dell since 2007 and is currently the Communication Solutions President, will continue with the company as a consultantin the interim as Dell sorts out their future plans for the mobile market.
Hopefully Dell will continue to support their existing handsets, and move towards consolidating their departments to offer consumers more devices.


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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The City of Indianapolis released a first-of-its kind plan to address climate change, symbolizing a growing trend among cities nationwide that are not waiting for action from the federal government.
The 90-page report gives examples of how climate has already changed in the Circle City, challenges the city faces and dozens of action plans to implement in the coming years.
"The big focus is going to be on our buildings and transportation sectors," said Katie Robinson, the Director of Sustainability for the City of Indianapolis.
The draft, which officials released online Monday, will be open for public comment through Dec. 26. A public hearing is also scheduled for Thursday from 6-8 p.m. at Eastern Star Church in Indianapolis.
Click here to submit comments.
Public meeting on climate change plan
Thursday, Nov. 29
6-8 p.m.
Eastern Star Church
5750 E. 30th St.
Indianapolis, IN 46218
In coming years, scientists predict hotter summers, more precipitation and severe flooding in Indiana, which the report said will put residents and the city's infrastructure at risk.
To combat that, the plan has outlined 16 objectives and 64 "ambitious but achievable actions" to accomplish by 2025 and more broadly achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.
The plan includes:
- New buildings meet green building standards
- 20% of energy consumed citywide comes from renewable sources by 2025
- Energy grid upgraded to be more resilient to shocks and stressors
- Reduce food insecurity, increase purchasing locally-grown food
- Expand green spaces and trees
- Increase electric vehicle ownership 300% by 2025
- Convert remaining IndyGo fleet to electric by 2031
- Provide universal curbside recycling to all residents by 2025
"We're all in this together," Robinson said. "We all have to make some adjustments in our daily lives."
The plan comes just days after a new federal report outlined dramatic economic consequences if climate change isn't addressed seriously nationwide, a prediction President Donald Trump said Monday he doesn't believe.
"Yeah, I don't believe it," the president said.
Indianapolis is one of 20 cities that is about to receive grant money as part of the Bloomberg American Cities Climate Challenge through Bloomberg Philanthropies, a $70 million effort nationwide to assist cities with climate change initiatives. Indianapolis will receive $2.5 million and assistance over the next to years to help implement the city's plan.
"I would say there has been consistent science related to the topic of climate change," Robinson said. "And it is the responsibility of cities at this point to roll up their sleeves and get to work."


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Ten years ago, life in Morocco was, in many respects, different than it is today. Mules, a staple of commercial transport in this developing nation, were 50 percent cheaper than they are now. Marrakech real estate sold for a fraction of today's prices. Mountainside Berber villages near Imlil had no electricity, no education for most children, and no quick way to reach a hospital in an emergency. Tourism has changed all of that.
Moroccans are experiencing a global twenty-first-century reality: Travel is altering lives, for better and for worse, in communities across the planet where voyagers hang their hats. It's a function of scale. With air travel becoming ever more accessible, international tourism has exploded from 25 million visits in 1950 to 842 million in 2006. The World Tourism Organization expects that by 2020, 1.6 billion people will be vacationing internationally.
With visitors comes cash: Tourism receipts totaled $730 billion in 2006, not including transportation, which makes travel one of the world's largest industries. And that, according to social and environmental activists, puts travelers in an unprecedented position to relieve—or aggravate—some of the world's most pressing problems. It all depends on how they use their expanding clout.
"It's inevitable that we're going to have an impact," says Tricia Barnett, director of Tourism Concern, a Britain-based lobby for ethical travel. "You can't avoid it."
To date, tourists as a group haven't always had a stellar record. They've flocked by the millions to Egypt's Luxor, threatening the integrity of its many antiquities. Venice faces an overcrowding and pollution crisis, exacerbated by an influx of some 100,000 tourists a day in high season. And the World Monuments Fund has in recent years repeatedly named Chile's Rapa Nui one of the world's 100 Most Endangered Sites. The primary reason: uncontrolled tourism.
International organizations have tried to help. For instance, UNESCO lists 851 World Heritage Sites in a bid to make sure they're forever revered as treasures. But such commendable efforts have sometimes had deleterious effects, according to Stefaan Poortman, international development manager at the California-based Global Heritage Fund, a nonprofit that works to preserve important archaeological and cultural sites. "When developing nations get a World Heritage designation, it's often a double-edged sword," Poortman says. "While it can bring a flow of resources and people, often the value and finiteness of this asset are not protected. So it becomes a kind of 'get it while you can' philosophy" (see "Making a List and Checking It Twice").
Against this checkered backdrop, the onus is increasingly falling on individual travelers—even luxury junkies—to craft trips that have a positive effect on people and places without compromising the traveler's enjoyment. Resources for doing so include books such as Tourism Concern's The Ethical Travel Guide and Lonely Planet's Code Green, both new in 2006. Twice in the past year, this magazine has published lists of questions to help travelers ferret out which hotels are socially responsible and which just talk a good game. (For a list of ethical-travel resources, see "You Are Not Alone.")
Finding reliable guidelines is only the first step. To test whether a traveler can reasonably apply these ideals to a real vacation and make a difference without sacrificing real comforts, I decided to take a trip with a mission: to do no harm; to support eco-friendly, labor-friendly, and animal-friendly practices; and to enjoy myself in luxury settings from start to finish. And I would do it all in a place where social responsibility is such an alien concept that the lessons learned could be applied anywhere in the world.
Morocco seemed the perfect destination for such an experiment. This struggling North African country of 35 million—where less than half the adult population can read and unemployment officially hovers around 12 percent—established an ambitious plan in 2000 to create 510,000 new tourism jobs by 2010. Over that same period, Morocco aims to nearly triple the number of tourists from 3.9 million per year to 10 million and to build six new megaresorts along the coast, averaging 20,000 beds apiece. Tourism-related revenue has already jumped from $3.2 billion in 2000 to $6.5 billion last year. Such rapid growth has some sustainable-tourism advocates worried that Morocco might be creating a future marked by low-wage jobs and exhausted natural resources.
"There is always a tendency on the part of tourism ministries to equate numbers with success," says Martha Honey, executive director of the Center on Ecotourism and Sustainable Development, in Washington, D.C. "But you end up killing the local flavor of a place if you put in tons of high-rise box hotels."
Lost In The Wilderness
For me, Morocco as a destination would be particularly challenging. I prefer (for moral reasons) to eat vegetarian and avoid products made from animal hides. This wouldn't be easy in an animal-dependent culture where grazing flocks represent tomorrow's dinner, shoes, and a lot more. An early dilemma: As an ethical traveler, am I supposed to support local traditions even when I have misgivings about the practices?
"It's appropriate to be who you are one hundred percent of the time," says Jeff Greenwald, executive director of Ethical Traveler, a Berkeley, California–based travelers alliance that advocates for human rights and the environment. "You would not expect Muslims to feel pressured into having a drink at your home if they philosophically don't believe in drinking alcohol. There's absolutely no reason why you have to compromise your own moral code when you travel."
Despite such reassurances, I quickly found myself in a wilderness. There is no guidebook for touring Morocco in style and with a clean conscience. When I searched the Internet for high-quality riads (guesthouses built around tree-shaded courtyards) in Fez, Marrakech, Essaouira, and the High Atlas Mountains, I turned up 15 with slick Web sites boasting luxe digs. But when I e-mailed a list of questions about such matters as recycling, linen reuse, and training opportunities for staffers, I received just one reply with real answers. (It came from Marrakech's Riad Farnatchi.) Green Globe, a certifier of eco-friendly properties, had no online listings for Morocco. Intrepid Travel, which brings ethical concerns to bear on its group tours, had stopped going to Morocco because the quality of its accommodations was inconsistent. To patronize true visionaries, I thought, I would need to enlist the help of a Morocco travel expert. I asked four agencies to propose an itinerary for an ethical luxury trip. What I received ran the gamut from helpful to hellacious.
Based in Britain, Naturally Morocco claims on its Web site to "promote sustainability and conservation in Morocco." It sounded good, but some of its recommended accommodations looked shabby on their Web sites, and the agency wanted more than $1,000 for in-country transportation alone. To make matters worse, staffers badgered me almost daily for my credit card number, falsely alleging that I had made an irreversible commitment. When I declined its services, Naturally Morocco sent me a bill for more than $1,500 in cancellation fees. When I refused to pay, its director, Jane Bayley, said the bill was a mistake, but then argued that I should compensate her for time spent preparing the quote. All this grief came from an agency listed in The Ethical Travel Guide's directory. Lesson one: Don't give your business to an agency just because it claims to practice responsible tourism.
The results from the three other agencies were mixed. Sahara Soul Travel, based in New York, didn't have much to offer in terms of accommodations with social credentials. Marrakesh Voyage, a U.S. agency run by a Moroccan expatriate, steered me to the newly opened Kasbah Omar, in the village of Anrar, outside Marrakech. This former way station for travelers and their animals has an honorable mission to give five percent of its income to a Berber village association, but it also makes a deceptive claim to be "lavish enough for the king." When I arrived, I had to scramble up a dirt hill to reach the entryway; my musty room had no circulating air; and cows and roosters in a barn next door made sure I didn't sleep past 3:30 a.m.
Heritage Tours, also in New York, originally told me that the socially responsible trip I had in mind wouldn't be feasible in Morocco because the country's travel industry just isn't geared that way. Nevertheless, the firm rose to the challenge and found three riads with high-end comforts, impeccable service—and conscientious credentials, to boot. Lesson two: As long as an agency knows a destination well and can be trusted to deliver luxury, it can incorporate any number of ethical considerations without compromising on quality.
Transportation posed its own set of challenges. Air travel afforded few choices, since Royal Air Maroc has a monopoly on direct flights from New York to Casablanca. I flew Delta to New York and learned that its flight attendants don't bother to recycle. In terms of ethics, I was off to a shaky start, but I had a plan for penance. Upon return, I'd be sending $20 to www.flyingforest.org, in the hope that it really would do as promised and plant enough trees in Africa to suck up a good measure of the carbon generated by my travel.
The Fun Begins
Once in Morocco, I rode public transportation as much as possible in order to minimize carbon emissions. Lesson three: First-class public transit is the way to go. Two train rides made clear that air-conditioning works far more effectively in first-class seating, and it cost only about $8 extra for a seven-hour ride. Although a car with a hired driver sounds luxurious, it didn't prove so for a Hawaiian couple I met, Larry and Diane Swenson of Molokai. When their driver caught sight of a lucky goat on the trip from Essaouira to Marrakech, the man bought it on the spot and put it in the backseat with them. My SupraTours bus ride on that same stretch was comparatively luxurious in the absence of farm animals. And it cost only about $8 for a comfortable two-and-a-half-hour ride.
Lesson four: Social responsibility takes surprising forms far from home. My riads underscored this point. The Palais Heure Bleue, in Essaouira, earns kudos locally for sequestering its Relais & Châteaux comforts behind a whitewashed facade so subdued that at first I walked right by it. Moroccans, who generally scorn any hint of ostentation, appreciate the absence of signage, awnings, and picture windows. At the Riad Maison Bleue, in Fez, every staffer from clerk to cook receives at least three months of job training, because owner Mehdi El Abbadi hires only the inexperienced. The Riad Farnatchi gives its employees a rare five-day workweek, which enables waiter Redouane Elrhell to work toward a degree in property management. And during the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha, when tradition dictates that every family slaughter a sheep, Riad Farnatchi's British owner, Jonathan Wix, buys one for each post-probation employee (at a cost of about $275 each—an extra month's wages). Had I held fast to a rigid set of Western criteria for what constitutes an ethical hotel, I never would have found one, but fortunately Heritage Tours put them on my radar.
I didn't have to jettison my preconceptions altogether, however. At Kasbah du Toubkal, the restored former home of a feudal chieftain in the High Atlas, a five percent surcharge on my bill went to fund community projects for local Berber villages. Proceeds thus far have paid for two ambulances and a hammam for ritual bathing. A new school for girls is in the works. At this spectacularly situated hotel, where I watched a waterfall from my balcony, management limits waste by asking guests to drink its springwater, shun bottled water, and carry out their own empties. For fun, I hiked with a guide to a Berber village where new homes are going up, thanks to a brisk, tourism-driven local economy. By appealing to a Western sense of what's socially responsible, this place attracts conscientious types such as Aaron and Paige Perrine of Seattle, who designed their honeymoon around it. "It gets to be very tiring to have to think about every decision," says Aaron. "It's nice that everything you do [at Kasbah du Toubkal] can be beneficial to the place and the people. It allows your Western conscience to relax."
Lesson five: Perfection is elusive. Although I had some success finding commendable properties, I soon learned this lesson. Employees at the Riad Maison Bleue live under the cloud of El Abbadi's stern employment policy, which says, "If you ever leave, you will never work here again." The Palais Heure Bleue features British colonial–themed rooms as well as a lounge, complete with mounted animal heads, that doesn't exactly evoke a sense of harmony with all creatures great and small. Despite Morocco's looming water shortages, my six-inch showerhead at the Riad Farnatchi drenched me from no less than 95 holes. I slept at the Riad Farnatchi in a newly renovated space that just months earlier had belonged to a Moroccan family who, like others in recent years, sold their home in the medina to make room for foreigners with deep pockets. Such realities upped the ante for my mission, although I faced new ethical challenges at every turn.
Take food. I missed out on much of Morocco's famous cuisine by insisting on meatless meals incorporating locally grown organic produce. That's because Moroccans are omnivores, and those who aren't get bland veggies and couscous most of the time. I had a few gastronomic victories, such as baked stuffed calamari at Lalla Mira, an Essaouira "bio-hotel" that uses solar panels and organic cotton sheets. And I savored the nine well-seasoned vegetables at the Riad Maison Bleue, which preserves tradition by serving up time-tested family recipes. But I also created a lot of garbage by drinking bottled water—18 bottles over eight hot days—because I didn't trust refillable water-filtering bottles (recommended by The Ethical Travel Guide) to remove perilous bacteria. And when I nobly decided to support a young merchant by getting a cheese-and-veggie sandwich from his less than busy food cart, it had the effect of increasing my time spent in the bathroom for the rest of the trip. So much for karma.
Shopping was also a mixed bag. Heritage Tours had steered me to a cooperative where women, illiterate and often divorced, keep 80 percent of the profits from the sale of high-end cosmetics. I gladly paid full price for a few gifts there and also at Afoulki, an Essaouira lamp shop whose profits fund programs for poor children in the area. On the downside, I needed to get a carrying case with a zipper and couldn't find one anywhere to meet my animal-free criterion. I reluctantly bought one made of camel skin. I also stocked up on wooden games for my kids, thinking I was doing a good deed by supporting local craftspeople. Two days later, I learned from a careful Lonely Planet reader that the wood I'd bought, called thuya, is endangered. Foiled again. Lesson six: Read, then read some more, and keep your ears open for insight into what's ethical in a particular place.
Having stumbled more than once in my quest for ethical purity, I picked the brains of fellow travelers on a similar quest. Our experiences led us to the same conclusion: Ethics and luxury can go hand in hand, even in the developing world. Stuart and Marilyn Gillard of Santa Barbara had asked their travel agent for "authentic" accommodations with creature comforts and found themselves in the Riad Maison Bleue, which had become a model of preservationist restoration for 11 other houses in Fez. Lisa Mossy of Houston harbored a concern that "women here [in Morocco] are suppressed" and used concierge.com to find Al Fassia, a women-owned cooperative restaurant in Marrakech. Mike Weston of Sheffield, England, had wanted a comfortable, adventurous, affordable trip. He chose British outfitter Explore in part because it makes a point of supporting local merchants. "If it was a lousy holiday and they gave twenty dollars to the locals, I wouldn't buy it," Weston says. "But if they provide a comfortable holiday and give to the locals as well, that's all the better."
As the days passed, I innovated. Example: photography. Moroccan etiquette says to ask permission before taking pictures of people and to offer tokens of appreciation. I photographed metalworkers, fishermen, bricklayers—and often chatted with them as I offered tips. I felt I had found a way to be playfully artistic, share wealth (on a very small scale), document my trip, walk for miles, and have a fun, affordable afternoon.
I also used guides, both for urban tours and hiking. They got a good day's pay; I got a deeper understanding of Morocco in return. Sometimes their insights taught me what helps the locals. For instance, I had heard from Barnett: "Don't barter too hard—you don't want to beat someone dry." But my Marrakech guide, Elkherchi Abdellatif, says foreigners don't barter or bargain hard enough, especially for services that Moroccans also need.
"The taxis don't want to take us [Moroccans] because they'd rather wait for a foreigner who's going to pay them more," Abdellatif says. His advice to ethically minded travelers: "Bargaining would help a lot."
Other dilemmas nagged me to the end. Barnett and Greenwald had warned me not to give money to begging children, in part because it encourages truancy. I followed their advice, yet when I found myself stuck a few times and kids eagerly offered to help me reach my destination, I paid up. Heritage Tours had suggested handing out colored markers to little children in lieu of cash. I had stocked up on markers, but my Ourika Valley hiking guide, Ait Ali Abdelkarim, rebuked me as we climbed to a red clay-and-stone Berber village at 6,600 feet.
"If you give them markers today, tomorrow they'll want dirham," he says, referring to Moroccan currency. "Just tell them you have nothing." I did as he suggested and left the markers with him to give to a local school.
On the way home, I waited on the tarmac at New York's JFK, sipping from a water bottle destined for the landfill. I wondered wistfully what impact my trip had had and whether I would ever find an environmentally friendly airline. Then it dawned on me—I was weighing questions I probably would not have considered eight days earlier, before I had taken the time to examine every choice on its moral merits.
Lesson seven: Ethical travel helps the traveler live more mindfully even after the trip is done. Perhaps there's hope for karma after all.
Tip Sheet
The lessons we learned in Morocco apply in developing destinations everywhere
1. Consider using an agent who specializes in luxury travel to your destination. With ample local knowledge, my adviser was able to easily factor in ethical criteria.
2. Prepare by reading ethical-travel guidebooks and Web sites, such as this magazine's new online section, makeadifference.cntraveler.com, which flags things to seek out or avoid.
3. Before booking a room, ask hotel managers what they do for their employees and the environment. Open-ended questions can yield more-telling answers than asking, say, "Do you recycle?" in a country where the concept is a foreign one.
4. Ask locals what they wish tourists wouldn't do. They know the social problems that visitors exacerbate and can tell you how to set a better example.
**5. Let people spoil you—**then tip well. Men and boys were often eager to carry my bags from taxi to hotel or to take me to a hard-to-find address. By indulging in these makeshift services, I got a little luxury and they got a boost for their enterprise.
1. Avoid giving money directly to children: It encourages truancy and begging. Give instead to an established organization, such as a health clinic or a school.
2. Don't assume that social responsibility takes the same form in all countries. My hotels won kudos from local populations for keeping a subdued facade or for giving each staffer a sheep for slaughter at the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha—not exactly Sierra Club orthodoxy, but Moroccans appreciate these practices.
3. Never eat at a tiny food cart just to support its less-than-busy proprietor. Doing so can result in frequent trips to the toilet.
Ethical Scorecard
Experts asses how our reporter fared in his quest for the moral high road
I drank bottled water—18 plastic bottles over eight hot days.
Jeff Greenwald, Executive Director of Ethical Travel
D- You're guilty of a host of evils here—not the least of which is not drinking enough. Next time, buy just one bottle and have it refilled by your hotel.
Tricia Barnett, Director of London-based Tourism Concern
D You could have used iodine tablets. What did you do with the plastic bottles?
Martha Honey, Executive Director of Center on Ecotourism and Sustainable Development
C It would have been better to carry a refillable bottle with you and use purified water from city hotels.
Despite travel agents' insistence that I ride in chauffeured automobiles, I took two trains and a bus on long-distance portions of the journey.
Jeff Greenwald, Executive Director of Ethical Travel
B+ Aside from saving energy, this is a good way to meet locals and serve as a goodwill ambassador. But in certain countries—like India, Iran, or Russia—using a driver/guide can be a smart idea.
Tricia Barnett, Director of London-based Tourism Concern
A+ That's spot-on, since instead of being isolated from everyone, you have a great opportunity to engage with local people and get a better sense of the culture of the country.
Martha Honey, Executive Director of Center on Ecotourism and Sustainable Development
A+ Bravo! Given the impact on climate change, there is a growing effort to get travelers to use either buses or trains instead of planes for short- and medium- distance travel.
I chose first-class train travel for its well-functioning air-conditioning.
Jeff Greenwald, Executive Director of Ethical Travel
C Not the most energy-efficient choice, but, hey, you're on vacation.
Tricia Barnett, Director of London-based Tourism Concern
F Think about the energy it used—unless it was solar-paneled.
Martha Honey, Executive Director of Center on Ecotourism and Sustainable Development
B+ I'd do the same. It is often a balance between comfort and conservation.
I tipped kids, around 12 to 16 years old, when they helped me find my hotel or carry my bags.
Jeff Greenwald, Executive Director of Ethical Travel
B Sure—they're offering a service, and you're accepting it. Nothing either heroic or wrong with this transaction. It's simply good manners.
Tricia Barnett, Director of London-based Tourism Concern
C- A 12-year-old and a 16-year-old are quite different. Are you encouraging them not to go to school? You should use adults who need the work.
Martha Honey, Executive Director of Center on Ecotourism and Sustainable Development
B It's hard. They performed a legitimate service, but they should probably have been in school. I'd make a contribution to a local social service project instead.
I bought gifts made of thuya wood, which I later learned is endangered.
Jeff Greenwald, Executive Director of Ethical Travel
C Buying small items made from Barbary thuya is acceptable in Spain and Morocco, though not in Malta—so relax.
Tricia Barnett, Director of London-based Tourism Concern
D- You have a responsibility as a traveler to find out beforehand.
Martha Honey, Executive Director of Center on Ecotourism and Sustainable Development
F Try to find out about endangered products before you buy.
I asked permission before photographing adults and children and offered token payment in exchange.
Jeff Greenwald, Executive Director of Ethical Travel
B+ High marks for respecting locals, as long as you didn't sneak a picture if they said no. No need to offer payment unless it's requested—it might create expectations.
Tricia Barnett, Director of London-based Tourism Concern
F Asking is only polite and respectful. However, it's not appropriate to make people feel that every relationship with a tourist is a money exchange.
Martha Honey, Executive Director of Center on Ecotourism and Sustainable Development
B Asking is great, but paying can encourage them to sell their photos to tourists.
I stayed in a hotel where the manager hires only the inexperienced, trains them, and tells them, "If you ever leave [that is, quit], you will never work here again."
Jeff Greenwald, Executive Director of Ethical Travel
C Well, that happens when you walk out on a service job just about anywhere. More to the point: Were they paid well and treated with respect?
Tricia Barnett, Director of London-based Tourism Concern
F This sounds like bonded labor. Many hotels pay very low wages, and working conditions are very poor. It's very impressive that you found this out, but you should have checked out of the hotel.
Martha Honey, Executive Director of Center on Ecotourism and Sustainable Development
C- Unless there are written guarantees that these are good jobs with fair working conditions, sounds like a scheme to get cheap labor and force employees to become virtual slaves.
I hired guides in four of my five destinations, for either urban or hiking tours, and tipped them the equivalent of $15 to $25 each.
Jeff Greenwald, Executive Director of Ethical Travel
A+ You picked a great way to support the local economy and make tourism a profitable enterprise for local people.
Tricia Barnett, Director of London-based Tourism Concern
B+ People should, of course, be paid fair wages. Did you check out what the going rate was?
Martha Honey, Executive Director of Center on Ecotourism and Sustainable Development
B+ Sounds good. I assume there was a wage in addition to the tip.
When small children asked for gifts in one village, I gave each one a colored pen.
Jeff Greenwald, Executive Director of Ethical Travel
F Bad move. That's a surefire way to ensure that all future visitors will be hounded by packs of kids screaming for handouts. Next time, ask a schoolteacher, parent, or community leader to distribute your gifts.
Tricia Barnett, Director of London-based Tourism Concern
F This doesn't remove the underlying reservation about begging. It's demeaning to everyone. You should give presents directly to the school.
Martha Honey, Executive Director of Center on Ecotourism and Sustainable Development
D- Very tempting, but it would have been better to give all the pens to a school or day care center. I'd tell the kids what you are doing—'assuming you have a common language.
When small children asked for gifts in another village, I heeded my guide's advice and used a Berber phrase that means, "I have nothing."
Jeff Greenwald, Executive Director of Ethical Travel
B+ I'm sure the kids weren't fooled—but you're on the road to undoing the damage wrought by previous pen-flinging tourists. (If you'd shown them a magic trick or a prism or a blow-up globe, you would have gotten an A.)
Tricia Barnett, Director of London-based Tourism Concern
A+ Always seek advice about how best to manage children asking for money and presents because it distorts relationships with visitors. Whenever you have a cultural concern, it is always wisest to seek local advice.
Martha Honey, Executive Director of Center on Ecotourism and Sustainable Development
D- Say that you are making a donation to a village project. Saying you have nothing doesn't sound true to the children and only makes you look stingy.


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Here we are in Week 2 of our Scrapin' Sunday Posts. If you missed Week 1 - click HERE. Today's page has a spot for a card or a 4 X 6 picture in the middle, surrounded by 2 X 2 spots. In this example, I choose a card for journaling in the center and the solid card stock represent where you would put pictures. I've also used some of the 2 X 2 cards that come in the Accessory Pack in these slots.
Here is the back side of this page:
In this example, I used the larger spot for a photograph and added more of the little cards in the 2 X 2 spots. I love the words and sentiments on these. I think you might want more than one Accessory Pack! lol!
Here are the items I used:
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Our Stampin' Trimmer paper cutter works great with Photographs, but Photographic paper is hard on blades, so I'd planned to have some extra on hands at all times. There's even a built-in space in the back to hold those extra blades! They thought of everything!
I hope you're enjoying out Scrapin' Sundays! Have a great week, take pictures and be ready to join us next week for another Scrapin' Sunday!
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Taliban wage fierce fight in remote western Afghanistan
By SHAIRF HASSAN | The Washington Post | Published: February 26, 2018
BELANDI, AFGHANISTAN — A convoy of armored vehicles moved toward this mud-walled village in Farah province, gunners firing nonstop.
From a nearby command post, an Afghan army colonel trained his binoculars and called out enemy positions. Outside, soldiers and police officers milled impatiently in ankle-deep dust, waiting for orders to move in.
Taliban fighters had captured a village police post several weeks before. Now, about 250 Afghan soldiers and police were here to take it back.
"A hundred meters further," Col. Abdul Jalal Jalal yelled, after a 122-millimeter howitzer shell hit a mud compound and a cloud of smoke rose. Beside him, Gen. Fazel Ahmad Sherzad, the provincial police chief, was on his cellphone, listing coordinates for a possible U.S. airstrike.
Amid the deafening sounds of crossfire, a bomb planted in a cracked mud wall exploded. Two police officers fell back, slightly wounded, and were soon on their way to a hospital in Farah City, the provincial capital eight miles south.
For everyone else, the battle that mid-February morning was just beginning.
As the Taliban continue an aggressive campaign to control territory across Afghanistan - skipping their traditional winter fighting break while thousands of new U.S. forces arrive to train and strengthen the Afghan security forces - one of their more surprising and successful targets has been Farah province, a remote western region that shares a border with Iran.
The insurgents hold pieces of strategic border provinces such as Kunduz and Helmand but have failed to take permanent control of their capitals despite repeated attempts. Now they are turning to more far-flung, less well-defended provinces, including Farah and Badakhshan. An isolated farming region, Farah has less than 1 million inhabitants and is rarely visited by journalists.
The Taliban have been active in Farah for several years, but the current intense assault began two months ago. In January, they blocked highways to Farah City, seized large portions of neighboring Posht-e-Rod district and overran several security outposts, killing at least 43 policemen and wounding more than 50. Emboldened, they crossed the dried Farah Rud River, a natural barrier to the city, and attacked a suburban outpost.
The deputy provincial police chief, leading a reinforcement unit to defend the besieged men, was killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his Humvee. In other cases, outposts fell before help could arrive.
"The Taliban reached the city's gates," said Amir Mohammad Ayobi, an elder in the capital. "For a week or two, they overran police posts every night." He said local forces were not motivated to fight, and that robbery and theft surged in the capital as the conflict neared. Families fled to neighboring provinces amid the chaos, and angry protests broke out.
The official reaction was swift. The provincial governor resigned, and the police chief was fired. President Ashraf Ghani appointed replacements, and hundreds of reinforcements were sent to prevent the city from falling, including elite Afghan army commandos and U.S. and Italian advisory troops.
In the past several weeks, Afghan ground forces backed by airstrikes have fought to retake lost territory and reopen key roads. But the Taliban have long been entrenched in the province, operating freely in remote and unpoliced areas.
By some estimates, the insurgents now control 60 percent of Farah, while the government controls only the capital and 10 district centers, some of which are too dangerous for district officials to visit. Nationwide, the insurgents control at least 13 percent of the country's 407 districts and are contesting up to one-third.
Authorities in Farah refused to provide casualty statistics, but documents provided at a hospital showed that in the last 10 months, the bodies of 225 policemen, 52 soldiers and 39 civilians were sent there, along with 230 policemen and 52 soldiers treated for wounds.
Despite the heavy deployment of reinforcements, clashes continue in some districts. Farah City has largely returned to normal. Last week, during a visit by a Washington Post reporter, the streets were crowded and shops open. Army and police vehicles patrolled regularly, and attack helicopters circled periodically overhead.
Nighttime patrols were also visible, and late one evening the new governor's chief bodyguard, Maiwand Alozai, took a spin around the capital in his white Toyota Hilux truck, music blaring loudly from the speakers, and stopped to chat at police check posts and late-night groceries.
"How's everything?" he asked one officer, who carried a Kalashnikov rifle on his shoulder. "Everything's fine," the man answered.
But residents were still on guard, with insurgents still active nearby.
"Security is good for now in the city," said Abdullah Safi, 60, a fruit and vegetable seller there. "But we have two governments - one on the other side of the river, and one on this side."
Officials and residents said that Taliban aggression is not the only cause of persistent insecurity, however. There are only about 6,000 security forces to protect the large province - less than half the number in next-door Helmand, which is not much bigger but has been a major conflict center for years.
Local political leaders also said that corruption and rivalries among local pro-government strongmen have undermined security, and that the police force is filled with "ghost" positions - fake names of low-ranking men whose salaries and other payments are pocketed by higher officers.
"Believe me, 60 percent of the police are ghost officers," said Abdul Saboor Khedmat, a member of parliament from Farah. He said most Taliban fighters are local villagers, and that the government does not have enough forces to build permanent bases. When the troops leave an area, he said, the insurgents come back.
Gen. Sherzad, the new police chief, said he was trying to restructure his department, stopping salary payments for 160 ghost officers and recalling 255 officers to duty who were protecting local politicians. He also criticized the previous police leadership for failing to prevent the high number of casualties on the force.
One slain policeman, Mohammed Ismail Hasrat, 27, was killed last month when Taliban fighters ambushed his reinforcement unit outside the city. His father, Abdul Ghafar, came last week to the provincial police compound, where the walls were decorated with the photos of fallen policemen, to collect his official condolence payment, but he blamed the government for his son's death.
"A shepherd looks after a missing sheep in the herd," he said.
Other residents, including the provincial council head, complained of widespread official corruption and said local Taliban leaders were dispensing justice and settling disputes faster. On the other hand, they said, Taliban forces are profiting from drug production and smuggling in Farah, where opium poppy cultivation shot up by 40 percent from 2016 to 2017, according the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime.
Some officials also said that bombs and weapons made in Iran had been seized recently, but provincial officials said there was no concrete evidence of a link between Iran and the insurgents. They said the Taliban is openly benefiting from Iran's proximity, using a highway checkpoint in an area in Qala-i-Kah district to tax truckers who bring goods across the border.
Nooruddin Jamali, a trader who imports cement and fertilizer from Iran, said his truck drivers had been forced to pay about $4,000 in the past month alone.
The greatest threat to Farah remains the insurgents' determination and strength on the battlefield. On Saturday, an overnight Taliban attack left 18 troops dead in their camps in western Farah province. And last week, officials said, the Taliban staged two separate attacks on security posts, one of them just outside Farah City. In that attack, officials said at least 20 policemen were killed, along with 13 Taliban fighters. Some police were taken hostage, and weapons and a Humvee were stolen.


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Final Sentence in US Fidelis Case
ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) - Less than a week after getting an eight-year sentence on federal charges, the co-founder and former president of a defunct St. Louis-area auto service contract seller has received the same sentence on state charges of stealing and fraud.
Darain Atkinson was sentenced Monday in St. Charles. The state and federal sentences will run concurrently.
The other co-founder, Darain Atkinson's brother, Cory, was sentenced to four years in prison on the state charges last week, and was previously sentenced to just under four years on federal charges. Those sentences also will run concurrently.
US Fidelis was based in Wentzville, Mo., before it collapsed amid fraud accusations in 2009. Prosecutors say the company misled customers. They say the brothers used company funds to live lavish lifestyles.


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What a 2017 it has been for UK Wrestling already and it's only the middle of January okay nearing the end, I'm not good with dates! Anyway fans have witnessed ITV's World of Sport, amazing shows from PROGRESS, Rev Pro and many others, not to mention the WWE United Kingdom Tournament.
I went to the Tournament for both days and it was incredible. The event brought together wrestling fans and united them in positivity and hope for what the event will bring. There was no arguments of booking and it was great to see and read. But that euphoria of positivity can only last so long before issues arise, so I'll discuss some here.
How often have wrestling fans said, "(insert UK wrestler name here) should be in the WWE" or "if WWE took notice of (insert UK wrestler name here) they will be signed!". I've seen quite a lot of fans saying this type of thing over the years and guess what, your dreams have come true. The WWE in all its glory is shining a very big spotlight over Wrestling in the UK & Ireland and many of your favourite wrestlers are signed to one year contacts with a possible extension depending on their success.
Now how is this a bad thing, oh it must be a bad thing right? Because some fans are now saying WWE are 'stealing' the UK talent, 'robbing' fans of seeing their favourite wrestlers in promotions and even showing signs of trying to monopolise the UK and Irish Wrestling scene with 'insiders' claims they have links to Insane Championship Wrestling, PROGRESS, Over the Top Wrestling and RevPro as well attempting stop any wrestlers they have feature in any worldwide streams no involved with WWE.
Okay that's one way to look at it, but here's something you should look at, UK and Ireland are jam packed with incredible talent and equally resourceful promotions and promoter, as well as brilliant training schools, with many of the countries top talent passing on their knowledge to a whole new generation of potential Tyler Bate's or Dave Mastiff's. If you're a fan of a wrestler who has signed one of the "exclusive" WWE or ITV or any contracts...be happy for them! Each one has worked and made sacrifices to get there, whether it is for a year or more, the experience of being part of WWE will be something that they will benefit for years as well as other wrestlers if they chose to share their knowledge. Is WWE "robbing" fans either? I don't see how, WWE is planning a weekly TV show in the UK with exclusive wrestlers to their brand, why will you go see a wrestler in WWE if you can see them every week in another promotion, for a perhaps cheaper price in-fact? Also take into account the risks, the wear and tear on the body of the pressures by wrestling continuously that the Indie circuit causes, WWE can ill afford to take these risks with individuals they see can evaluate their image in the UK.
If you bought a ticket to go to an event just for one or two wrestlers. I may question your logic on that one, sitting through a 3 hour show to see one wrestler…erm okay and that is why every promotion has card subject to change on there advertising, because anything can really happen. It is that point a promotion if a wrestler pulls out either the promoter might be able to call another top line star in and they will demonstrate why their show should be seen in spite of the absent star. Case in point, PROGRESS Wrestling on January 15th, didn't have their World Champion or their Tag Team Champions due to the WWE UK Championship Tournament were some fans concerned at the start, hell yeah they were. But afterwards as per usual they were raving about how incredible the Chapter 42 show was and rightly so. (Editor's Note - Whilst this was partly down to PROGRESS' WWE connections getting Finn Balor and Tommy End to appear on the card, as well as a surprise appearance from World Wrestling Network star Matt Riddle, the hard work of British and European talent like Axel Dieter Jr., Rockstar Spud, Jimmy Havoc, El Ligero, Dave Mastiff and more was just as, if not more valuable)
How did that happen? Forward planning, great story lines and even better wrestling, something PROGRESS does extremely well and they aren't alone in that. As I said earlier, the British Isles has resourceful promotions, they book their events well in advance, but are are also capable of managing potential problems and turning them into positives, as well as not relying on one of two wrestlers to make that show a success. My personal opinion is that while wrestling is a business, cold and calculating, it needs to generate and promote emotion for it to thrive.
My thoughts, start from the Academy level, if you have trainees that are ready to showcase their talents on the Academy or Main shows, put some effort into getting the fans interested and invested, promote them, teach them to cut a promo or even a 30 second vignette otherwise why should fans watch them, or take interest in them, a move set can only do so much. The end result is fans who many have gone to the show to see someone else will sit silently on their phones and it will awkward and weird. That isn't just about trainees either, it's across the board. Why not raise your game for the wrestlers to be noticed, get the fans emotionally involved in what might happen during their matches, do what you need to create an angle, storyline or even consistent narrative of why wrestlers are wrestling. It sounds simple but I would believe how many times I've gone to a show and I've wondered why are these two wrestlers fighting, because you know…reasons?! Just get fans invested in your shows dammit.
The WWE arriving is making every wrestling fan in the world take notice of the wrestling involved in UK and Ireland, right now fans across the world are staring at every promotion in the UK thanks to the WWE Network, that is a fact. Fans and other international promotions are keen to see where wrestlers started, who to watch out for, who's the next promotion to keep an eye on, who to work with and they are starting to see great promotions that may have not have been able to be seen to a larger audience, Attack!, Alpha Omega, Fight Club: Pro, PBW and PWU only to name a few are being seen by fans as far as Australia. Sure WWE focusing their microscope here has drawbacks in the short term but its larger gains in the long term are out of this world. For that to happen every wrestler, promotion, hell even wrestling journalists need to raise their game now more than ever. This message is for wrestlers not just in the WWE United Kingdom Series, but wrestlers all over and this counts for the promoters as well, fans from all over the world hear that wrestling from the UK and Ireland is the best in the world, you've now got the floor, the world is watching you now show them exactly why those fans should be watching you, why they should care about you and show them what you got because it might not just be the WWE that is watching you.
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An art exhibit that opened in Manhattan on Tuesday features "provocative" photos of lookalike politicians in private settings with the aim of exploring the "cult of celebrity" in the 2016 presidential election.
The art gallery, Private, was created by award-winning artist Alison Jackson and included 17 staged photos of politicians "so real" they might be "mistaken for real paparazzi or iPhone shots," according to a press release announcing the gallery's opening.
"I have created pieces that reflect the constant barrage of media that we live in today with a focus on how politicians and celebrities are created/manufactured by the media," Jackson said. "The images showcase our cultural conversations even as they undermine the authenticity of imagery, a devaluation that is exacerbated every minute in our photoshopped, Instagram world."
Jackson's images, as gallery director Philippe Hoerle-Guggenheim said, were quite "provocative."
One image showed former President Bill Clinton watching his wife, Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, at a rally on television while in bed with another woman.
Others featured Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, in racy images with beauty pageant contestants.
The exhibit is open for one week at HG Contemporary.


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WONDER LAKE – A 32-year-old Wonder Lake man was arrested Thursday on traffic and drug charges, according to a news release from the McHenry County Sheriff's Office.
Officers noticed a 2006 black Cadillac weaving while driving about 11:35 p.m. on Walkup Road near Woodstock Street in Crystal Lake, police said.
The driver of the car, Jason L. Beaty, was arrested for driving while license revoked and cited for a lane violation, police said. After being taken to the McHenry County Correctional facility, officers learned Beaty had concealed seven small bags of a powdery substance, police said.
The substance was tested and discovered to be 0.7 grams of heroin, police said, which had a street value of about $140.
Unlawful possession of a controlled substance was added to Beaty's charges, police said. His most serious charge, a Class 4 felony, could result in up to three years in prison.
Beaty is being held on a $20,000 bond. His next court date is Wednesday.


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Warm welcome to my profile and thank you very much for your interest!
My name is Michael, already 49, but still feeling young and full of energy. After 18 years living in Japan/Tokyo, where I worked as teacher, lecturer and trainer for German as foreign language, I returned two months ago with my wife to my home town Berlin, where I lived also when the former East Germany Wall broke down, so I was so lucky to experience the reunification of former Western and Eastern Germany. I am so happy that I can continue my passionate work as German language teacher, using the internet, teaching online via Skype and other special teaching software.
In my spare time I enjoy cooking, drinking good wine, sitting with my ipad in cool and cozy Berlin coffee shops. And I love classical music (Bach, Mozart) as well as techno music and good rock music. I like travelling, exploring foreign cultures and learning foreign languages.
I am very happy, when people from other countries have an interest in my home country Germany and in my mother tongue German.
There are many good reasons to explore the German language:
> Do you need German language skills for your work and/or at your company?
> Will you study abroad at a university in a German speaking country?
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will definitely listen, didn't read your review. great review dude!
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Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Offlove omg... christmas was incredible. still absorbing this, but will likely have a review up eventually. nice job
Album Rating: 3.0"The Forking Path" and "Shadowed Hand" are good. It feels like the longer songs are growers instead of showers. Overall they've slowed the pace down on this album.
Nothing here quite headbangs like "Rape Athena" or "Volcano"; instead it sounds like more of an analytical loudness than an energetic loudness.
Album Rating: 4.0If this is so similar to Christmas then I don't know if this is worth checking out.
Album Rating: 4.0waah too much ambience not enough blah
Album Rating: 4.0The ambience on Christmas was just boring.
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Album Rating: 4.0Maybe during Celestial and before.
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Album Rating: 4.0This is so much better than Christmas.
not diggin this that much :/
Album Rating: 3.5Parts of Christmas were great and not all the ambient was boring as fuck but some was (accord-O-matic...) but there were also a few pretty good ambient songs
Def getting this
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"To Carry The Flame" and "The Forking Path" slay, though.
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South Kolkata, midnight. An intensely plastered Mitali Ghosh was resigning to her cot chamber from a superabundant partying exactly when somebody calls her from behind "Mitu… " the mild voice views Mitali & she turns to look. Next morning she is discovered cut to death, killed in all brutality.
One that day Sukur, a savage destructive savage from the underbelly of Khidirpore is made to run for his life by Shabor Das Gupta, DD Lalbazar and his fitted side kick Nanda, additionally an officer of the Investigator Division. Be that as it may as fortune would have it, before Shabor could lay a hand on him, Sukur is run over by a speeding vehicle. Here it is paramount that we draw some light on Shabor. Shabor Das Gupta is a moderately aged cop of the Lalbazar Investigator Office on the wrong side of his 30s. With rotund cheeks & a puffy little pounch, Shabor is precisely not what the greater part of us would envision an investigator would be. He is clever, unforgiving & dependably wins the sun blurs.
As the office requests Shabor to take up the instance of the killed Mitali, a yearning painter in her mid 30's, compelled to casualty on the night of the gathering she had so verily galored to, Shabor & Nanda with a caution vision, obscure alert & obvious aptitude are just about compelled to institute their parts of getting down to the metal tracks in the attack of time that it gives every a physical power and individual profundity to the questionable people they are. Entrancing, as well, are the natures and subtle elements of different characters like Samiran, Mitali's Ex Mithu, her sister Joyita & her once spouse Pantu who swarm and sweat through an arrangement of falsehoods & misleading punctuated by some brilliant & slippery examinations & intensive addressing.
Then again things begins getting more entangled when Shabor incidentally unearths a secretive woman Julekha with a bunk bound dilection, who lets him know that she is however the girl of a cop. At that point there is the disclosure of some of Mitali's letters showing she had yet recently indicated indications at hitting her up Ex. Was it sheer forlornness or something else ? Astounds Shabor
"Ebar Shabor" is not only one more brainteaser in its own particular craziness disentangled and set up right. For it is a story of affection, lonely… untouched, unaltered by slackness satisfaction of time. It's an affection story of Mithu and Joyita, where will denies to sob or sing, yearning refuses implore or curse, where the death toll is bewildered to the point, that it stays unconsoled by adoration.
"Ebar Shabor" is about the surge of Mitali's chest that neglects to put itself into Mithu's heart, its about the not well feted Mitali who did not know whether she and Mithu would ever talk, and in the event that they ever did, did not know how to express a confounded, however an immeasurably deep, underground and impossible worship lost in a memory where her spirit would be similar to a harp and his words and motions like fingers running upon the wires.
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Near or far, I always hope you're well. This I guess is the closest thought I'll have to a "Happy Fourth Year Anniversary to BeFit".
Life was so much simpler when I was only doing personal training. I was able to write more, spend more time in the gym, get pumped up about lifting heavy and pushing sleds and that was it! Usually after an adrenaline filled workout I would sit on my laptop and write you an email.
Then I started learning about health NOT just fitness and started realizing there was a downside to every upside. Like over stretching can actually create a golgi neuro receptor dysfunction that creates weakness upon stimulation.
Lifting too much and GRINDING YOUR TEETH will make you stronger but lock your body down and cause you global tightness, most likely resulting in SHOULDER PAIN and a software reset is required in your body…… that is until the next time you grind your teeth enough to create the pattern again.
Or that working out hard almost every day can beat your lymphatic system up and not to mention your sympathetic nervous system. Once I knew I couldn't continue doing things the old way, so I've changed quite a bit over the last four years.
Of the old caffeine drinking, loud music, fast talking, chest workouts at least twice a week Isaac the part I miss the most is the one that had time to write to you all the time.
It's been four years since I opened the doors to BeFit and I can only say I'm humbled by everything I've seen, the ways people have helped me and the ways that I've been able to help people remind me of how blessed I am everyday.
But what inspired me?
What kept me pushing and when I failed, what stopped me from pushing?
It was the INCANTATIONS I ENCHANTED MYSELF WITH.
There's no black magic here, we tell ourselves what we can and can't do every single day whether it's out loud or in our head's.
For example, don't go looking for the salt in your top cabinet thinking, "I don't know where the salt is..I don't know where the salt is"
It'll be right in front of you but you'll never find it.
These days I'll be working on someone who's had pain and they think it's magic when I fix them. It's not magic, there are RULES, some things I can fix and some I can't, most of my time is spent studying RULES or LOCATIONS of where I'm at; when it comes to ENCHANTING yourself it's the same. In order to reach your goal you have to ENCHANT yourself correctly.
Just like in Therapy, Enchanting yourself has rules. The first rule of ENCHANTING yourself to success is:
You have to focus on what you want and not what you DON'T want.
When I first opened my gym I focused on the feeling I wanted when someone walked through those doors and was amazed at the facility, the look on their faces when they learned things they've never heard about before that would help them get their bodies where they wanted to.
Many of those things didn't happen for one or two years, the facility was a nightmare. We had 1,200 square feet of space with the other 1,200 full of garbage, so I had to focus on making the 1,200 I had, the landlord originally had said he would put a divider up but then went back on his word, every day I came to work and it hurt my heart to see that mess of garbage on the other side but I did the best I could and focused on the content, serving the amazing people with what we could provide. I ENCHANTED myself into being the person and creating around me exactly what I wanted to eventually feel when someone walked in to BeFit.
Check your thoughts, are you enchanting yourself with what you want or don't want? Are you saying it loud enough and living it in your mind so much that you BECOME it. Is the line you're saying full of "emotional juice". Your spell must be powerful enough and you can truly live the life that you dream.


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John C. Tune airport tricky, but few accidents there
Landing at busy John C. Tune Airport can be tricky because it does not have its own air traffic control tower, though there have been few accidents involving planes scheduled to land there in recent years, records show.
Pilots landing at Tune may use the air traffic control tower at Nashville International Airport, but they aren't required to do so. In fact, Nashville pilot John Summers said some airplanes take off and land at Tune without communicating with air traffic control at all. Pilots don't even need to have radio equipment on their planes to land at a non-towered airport.
The Federal Aviation Administration recommends regular communication with the nearest air traffic control when flying into non-towered airports.
Despite those complications, there have been just two accidents involving planes scheduled to land at the airport in the last 10 years, according to a review of FAA records. A third accident, which was fatal, involved a plane that was taking off.
That does not include Monday night's fatal crash of a Gulfstream 690C, which made two attempts to land before crashing near the YMCA in Bellevue, killing all four people on board.
John C. Tune Airport had a combined 73,000 arrivals and departures last year, a spokeswoman for the Metro Nashville Airport Authority said.
Summers, a former Metro council member, said the biggest issue is communication as a pilot nears the airport to land.
Because Tune is a non-towered airport, pilots use a shared, communal radio frequency for their communications. This makes communications complicated for pilots who do communicate with air traffic control.
Summers said problems arise because pilots who haven't been in regular communication with air traffic control cut in line and break into the landing pattern.
Because the airport is on a communal radio signal with multiple pilots talking at the same time, communications with air traffic control can sometimes be garbled, Summers said, adding to the confusion.
"There are concerns and there are near-misses," said Summers, who ran an air tour business out of Tune for two years. "I've had people cut in front of me in the pattern."
In 2011, a Cessna 525A was substantially damaged after a runway overrun at Tune, according to FAA records. A student pilot was in the cockpit, and during landing the pilot-in-charge took the controls.
According to the FAA, the crash was caused by "the pilot-in-command's failure to execute a go-around when the airplane was high and fast on the final approach."
In 2004, another Cessna, this one a model 182P, crashed onto the runway while landing at John C. Tune. Pilot error was attributed to the cause of that crash, which led to minor injuries for the two people on board.
Pilot error and drug use were cited in a fatal 2005 accident in which a plan crashed soon after takeoff.
The FAA told Metro police that the plane involved in Monday's crash missed the first approach and crashed on its second approach to the airport. The crash took place about 10 miles southwest of the airport.
Air traffic control communications indicate on the first approach that the pilot, identified only by the plane's tail number, "N840V," was slightly off course.
"840 Victor, yes sir, I'm showing you about a half a mile east of the final there. That's why we were asking if you were showing yourself established on the approach," a woman asks.
"That's correct, I'm just a little east of course," the pilot responds.


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Top Ten Reasons to Buy Antiques
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I have to admit, I don't know a tremendous amount about Dangerous Muse. I caught a link to their video, and was impressed on many levels. First, the song is really good. Second, they are really hot. And third, after looking around, they are openly gay. Wow, a trifecta of sorts, a real winning combination for me. Dangerous Muse are vocalist Mike Furey and Musician/Programmer Tom Napack, two handsome boys who met at Fordham University in New York City. They have perfected their electro-rock sound, a sleek and sexy delivery, and a video that is part Lady GaGa, part Bel Ami Studios. The song is I Want It All, the first single from the EP of the same name, released mid December.
In 2005, they released the first EP and single, both entitled The Rejection. The smoldering song with the driving beat is really interesting, for the video fleshes the lyrics out and makes it a story of a gay man wanting to dance with the girls at the club, but that's it. He no jerk, just not interested. Good for singer Furey and key-tarist Napack.
In 2006, they released the Give Me Danger EP. The six-song effort included the single The Rejection, and the other two tracks from the previous release, as well as the title track that truly reminded me of Depeche Mode geared for the dance floor, a little less dark but sweatier.
Not content to be pretty, successful, and signed by a major label, Furey and Napack have also joined H&M's Fashion Against AIDS campaign, and designed a t-shirt available for purchase. 25% of the sales price will be given to HIV/AIDS prevention projects of Designers against AIDS, UNFPA, MTVs Staying Alive Foundation and YouthAIDS. Great job, men! You can check out their website here, the latest release on iTunes here, or the smoking hot video for I Want It All on iTunes here.


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Expert Highlights Role of Structural Engineers in Oil and Gas Industry
The evolvement of different exploratory methods in the oil and gas industry will constantly need the inputs and craftsmanship of structural engineers for optimum performance, safety and reliable environment, a Structural Engineer, Engr. Babatunde Oni, has said.
Engr. Oni, a Senior Engineer at DeltaAfrik Engineering Limited, who was Guest Speaker at the Town and Gown seminar of the Department of Civil Engineering, Covenant University, made the submission while delivering a lecture titled, 'The Role of Structural Engineers in the Oil and Gas Industry' on Thursday, November 3, 2016.
The relevance of any structural engineer in the oil and gas industry, he posited, would depend largely on the individual's ability to analyse, design, plan and research structural components and systems that enable performance, be it in the upstream, midstream or downstream sector of the oil and gas industry.
"To achieve designed goals and ensure the safety and comfort of users or occupants, the structural engineer's work must take into account mainly, the safety, technical, economic and environmental concerns, while also considering aesthetic and social factors," he said.
Engr. Oni highlighted that all offshore developments are generally driven by economics and a combination of factors such as international oil and gas prices and market availability, reservoir type and recoverable quantities, completion type (Wet Tree/Dry Tree), water depth, environmental conditions, hydrocarbon processing requirements, utility requirements, installation method, regulatory requirements and hydrocarbon export methods.
"With over 7,000 offshore platforms used for exploration of oil and gas from under the seabed and processing around the world in water depths of up to 1,850m, it is imperative to understand the sizing of platforms taking into consideration the classification of water depths if they are shallow, deep or ultra-deep waters," he explained.
The Guest Speaker told the students that irrespective of the aspect of civil engineering they decided to embrace, there was need for those with interest in structural engineering to understand what was expected of them in the oil and gas industry. According to him, "To be successful in the oil and gas sector, you must be able to analyse, calculate and design right, draw out and design reports, come up with appropriate Material Take-Off (MTO) draft and procurement."
He advised would-be structural engineers to always subject their modeling stages through structure geometry selection processes, geometry simulations, load simulations and foundation simulations.
Earlier, while welcoming the guest speaker and the audience, the Head, Department of Civil Engineering, Dr. David Olukanni, said the competition in the job market was much, and leveraging on relationships with the various speakers that had graced the departmental seminars was a vital way to quickly break the ceiling in career paths.
Dr. Olukanni further stated that what the students were being taught was geared at tasking their minds, brains and thinking processes and therefore urged them to appraise themselves periodically to know if they are getting enough from what the Department of Civil Engineering had in stock for them.
Also at the Town and Gown seminar were members of faculty and staff of the Civil Engineering Department.


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Red robes, burning villages and people screaming, welcome to Burma Obama...
(DHAKA/SACRAMENTO/RANGOON ) - U.S. President Barack Obama is touring SE Asian nations with U.S. Sec. of State Hillary Clinton on an unprecedented trip taking place during rising tensions with China.
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