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A trustworthy face is often better than a second-hand opinion on the page. So when we arrived in Antigua, the picturesque former capital of Guatemala, we were happy to take a room in Estella's Guesthouse. We try to support local businesses, and our room was spick, span and even had cute family photos on the shelf. So we paid upfront and nested in for our four-night stay in town. Antigua is dominated by the dark shadows of monstrous volcanoes. The scars of the earthquakes that accompanied previous eruptions are also evident in the shells of shattered churches. So no visit is complete without scaling one of the volcanic peaks for a glimpse of the blood of the Earth, up close and personal. In the village at the base of Mount Pacaya we were met by a mob of kids selling walking sticks.
Courtesy Antoune Albert
Today, as the profession shifts from negative and slide film to digital, we look at some of the leading visual artists of our time, from hard-bitten news photographers to up-and-coming artists. El-Ustaz At the old Akhbar El-Yom building, several walls swathed entirely in vivid pictures detailing Egypt's history welcome visitors to the photography department. Guarding the entrance is a small panel, a kind of shrine, the centerpiece of which is a portrait of chief photographer Mohamed Youssef, surrounded by smaller pictures of every single photographer who has followed him at the national newspaper empire. “He was the dean of photographers," says Farouk Ibrahim, manager of the photography department at Akhbar El-Yom, pointing out that Youssef was the first to break through colonial barriers, the first Egyptian to be trusted with managing a photography department's coverage of the nation at a daily national press outlet.
Five Facts About Prostate Cancer Every Man Should Know
His doctors said if he had been diagnosed earlier, he could have survived. Fogelberg's death has shined light on a disease the American Cancer Society calls the most common cancer, other than skin cancers, in American men. Prostate cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer death in American men; only lung cancer ranks higher. The nonprofit estimates that about one in six men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during his lifetime, but just one in 35 will die of it. With data such as this, every male who has reached 40 should arm himself with the information that can keep him from becoming a statistic. Dr. Arnon Krongard, president of the Krongard Institute and chairman of the Prostate Cancer Mission, believes that knowing the following five facts will put men in a better position to survive this deadly cancer: 1.
Canon EOS 40D 10.5Mp digital SLR
We've used a wide spectrum of digital SLRs, from entry-level models up to pro cameras. Once you have a taste of the capabilities of a professional camera, you can't easily go back to a digital SLR that's less full-featured; likewise, if you want to step up from an entry-level digital SLR, you have to get something with extra oomph. The Canon EOS 40D delivers outstanding image quality at a price that's in reach for photo enthusiasts and professionals alike. The Canon EOS 40D received a score of Superior in our image-quality tests. Images were well balanced, with good colour saturation and accuracy, under both flash and natural light. One of the Canon EOS 40D's advantages is that it has enough high-powered features to appeal to enthusiasts as well as to professionals seeking a second camera.
Ask the Editor: Managing Editor George Rodrigue
In the first 11 days of February, we printed nine stories or briefs about the situation in Chad. We'll often run one or two big stories to introduce a problem, and then try to keep people informed about smaller developments via briefer mentions on inside pages. And we're always on the lookout for local people or organizations trying to make a difference in the wider world. If you've got thoughts on stories we should write to bring the world home to Dallas, please share them. Ivan Bourbon writes to ask whatever became of Joe Horn, the Pasadena, Texas, man who shot two suspected burglars. "Was he indicted/convicted/sentenced/sent to hang?" This story's a fascinating example of how what's a smallish newspaper story can set of a firestorm on the Internet. Mr. Horn, a 61-year-old computer consultant, shot the two suspected burglars after a 911 operator urged him to stay inside his home.
Security lax for national treasures
Camera surveillance systems at the Statue of Liberty and other national icons offer inadequate security assistance to the U.S. Park Police, according to a new report from Interior Department Inspector General Earl Devaney. The 44-page report details serious shortcomings in the Park Polices ability to protect icons such as the Statue of Liberty, Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial because of problems with management, training, staffing and technology, among others. The findings are based on interviews with more than 100 police officers. Park police use closed-circuit TV cameras to supplement manpower, but that strategy is ineffective, the report states. U.S. Park Police has been unable to properly staff security posts; instead, U.S. Park Police relies on the use of closed-circuit television camera systems to augment security coverage even though these systems are not continuously monitored and are not fully functional, the IG wrote.
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